Obituaries

Feb 20, 2020

Betty Ford Tully, age 95 and a longtime area resident, passed away quietly on Thursday, February 20, 2020 in Paddock Springs Healthcare, Warsaw. Born on October 21, 1924 in Wabash, she was the daughter of the late Noah Carrolton Morrison and the late Erba Rae (Beigh) Morrison. She graduated from Claypool High School and attended Manchester College and was married...

Feb 18, 2020

Donald J. "Don" Serviss Sr., 81, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. He was born on July 3, 1938 in Queens, NY to George & Frances Lazarus Serviss.

He grew up in New York and attended John Adams High School in Ozone Park, NY. He...

Feb 18, 2020

Albert Lee Hurd, a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 after a brief period of illness. Eighty-Five years old at the time he was called home, Albert was born on April 2, 1934 in Sugarloaf Holler near Prestonsburg, Kentucky and was the son of Edgar and Fanny (England) Hurd. He was one of thirteen...

Feb 18, 2020

Virginia D. Hanna, 89, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Miller's Merry Manor in Warsaw, IN.  She was born on June 1, 1930 in Warsaw, IN to Vernon R. & Ida D. (Nine) Dimon.

She was a lifetime Warsaw area resident and graduated in 1948 from Warsaw High School....

Feb 17, 2020

Jesse Alfred Mead, 80, formerly of Larwill, IN passed away at home on Feb. 17, 2020 in Monticello, MN. He was the husband of Donna (Adair) Mead and retired as an O.T.R. trucker for most of his life.

Jesse is survived by his wife of 41 years – Donna; children - Jesse Jr. (Teresa) Mead, Danny Mead,...

Feb 15, 2020

Martha Marie Thomas, age 87 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation in Fort Wayne. Born on January 16, 1933 in Bourbon, she was the daughter of Owen E. and Edith (Snell) Snyder. She was a graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School and went on to attend Marion...

Feb 15, 2020

Donald G. “Don” Smith, 69, of Milford, IN passed away at 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at his residence. He was born on December 4, 1950 in Bronson, MI to Walter Warren & Fanny (Troyer) Smith.

He graduated from Bronson High School in Bronson, MI, attended Kellogg College in Iowa, and was a United States...

Feb 10, 2020

George A. Bushong, 97, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 10, 2020 at Wellbrooke of South Bend in South Bend, IN.  He was born on November 23, 1922 in Syracuse, IN to Joseph R. & Olive M. (Geyer) Bushong.

He was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1940 from Syracuse...

Feb 7, 2020

Larry R. Kelley, 79, of North Webster, IN passed away at 4:41 a.m. on Friday, February 7, 2020 at Parkview Hospital Randallia in Fort Wayne, IN.  He was born on February 8, 1940 in Hicksville, OH to Ernest & Eunice (Hill) Kelley.

He formerly attended Woodburn High School in Woodburn, IN and was a United States Marine...

Feb 6, 2020

Barbara Cook Hudson, age 88 of Claypool, died at 11:43 pm on Thursday, February 6, 2020 in her home, surrounded by family. She was born February 13, 1931 to Zella Carter Cook and Walter Cook of Fulton, Indiana. On October 1, 1949, she married Kenneth L. Hudson who preceded her in death on July 15, 2002. Also preceding her death...

Feb 4, 2020

Vickey Lynn Montgomery, 67, of Cromwell, IN passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born on February 27, 1952 in Lagrange, IN to Wayne & Francis (Danielson) Lewis.

She lived most of her life in the Lagrange area and moved to Cromwell in 1992.  She formerly attended Lakeland High...

Feb 3, 2020

Robert J. Hausbach, 88, of Milford, IN passed away on Monday, February 4, 2020 at his residence. He was born on March 23, 1931 in Fort Wayne, IN to Willis & Evelyn (Knox) Hausbach. He grew up in Indiana and lived in West Palm Beach, FL for over 40 years before moving back to Indiana in December 2017. He was a...

Feb 2, 2020

Delores (Shirey) Harman, age 87 and a longtime area resident, passed away quietly on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw. She was born on April 17, 1932 to Edwin A. and Flo O. (Ellis) Shirey. She was one of eight Shirey children and was the last of her siblings. On October 14, 1950, she was married...

Jan 31, 2020

Kurt K. Kruger, 66, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 2:29 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2020 at his home.  He was born on March 16, 1953 in Warsaw, IN to Loren & Betty (Barker) Kruger.

He graduated from Wawasee High School in 1971 and was a lifetime Kosciusko / Noble County area resident.  He formerly owned...

Jan 31, 2020

Alex J. “Jim” Weaver, 86, of North Webster, IN passed away at 9:40 p.m. on Friday January 31, 2020 at Masons Health and Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw, IN. He was born on June 1, 1933 in Pixley, CA to Alec & Avenal (Mitchell) Weaver.

He graduated from Delano High School in Delano, CA and attended California Polytechnic State...

Jan 29, 2020

Calvin Craig Kline, 68, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 3:33 a.m. on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on January 23, 1952 in Kendallville, IN to Oscar & Marguerite (Randol) Kline.

He graduated in 1971 from West Noble High School in Ligonier and lived most of his life in Noble County &...

Jan 28, 2020

Vicki Sue Dunithan, 53, of Syracuse, IN passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at her home. She was born on July 5, 1966 in Columbia City, IN to Calvin & Alma J. (Prater) Ousley.

She attended high school in David, KY, moved to Syracuse area in the mid 1980’s from Kentucky, and attended Goshen College. She...

Jan 27, 2020

Thomas Villasenor, 92, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:07 a.m. on Monday, January 27, 2020 at his home. He was born on December 11, 1927 in Brownsville, TX to Miguel & Matiana (Carrizalez) Villasenor.

He attended public schools in Texas and moved to Indiana when he was 7 years old, lived in Plymouth, and then back...

Jan 26, 2020

Eileen Sellers, age 94 and a resident of Grace Village, Winona Lake, passed away quietly on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Grace Village Health Care. Born on February 15, 1925 in Thorp, Wisconsin, Eileen was the daughter of George and Katherine (Henkel) Mueller. She spent her formative years in Wisconsin, graduating from Hannibel High School and was an honorably discharged...

Jan 25, 2020

Margarita (Garza) Ballin, age 69 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away in the early hours of Saturday, January 25th at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home. Born in Tuff, Texas on July 20, 1950, Margarita was the daughter of Felipe Garza and Maria (Medelez) Garza. She spent several years in Texas before moving to Warsaw. She worked for Maple...