Obituaries

May 10, 2019

Mary L. Thomas passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019 at 1:55 a.m. in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital. Age 68 at the time of her passing, she was a longtime Warsaw resident who will be missed by many. Mary was born on December 5, 1950 in Huntington. One of two children, Mary was the daughter of LeRoy Ward and Mary...

May 10, 2019

Christina (Guardiola) Espinoza, a beautiful, loving mother, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019 at the age of 89 in Visiting Nurse Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. The daughter of Jose and Maria Guardiola, she was born on July 24, 1929 in San Marcos, Texas. She was a lifelong resident of Kosciusko County and was the matriarch of the Espinoza family....

May 10, 2019

Donna K. Barth, 58, of Columbia City, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 4:11 a.m. on Friday, May 10, 2019 at her sister’s home in Ligonier, IN. She was born on July 18, 1960 in Detroit, MI to Bradley & Jerry (Korzenborn) Tingley.

She graduated in 1978 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse and in...

May 9, 2019

Marilyn L. Perry, 88, of Milford, IN passed away at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born on November 18, 1930 in Nappanee, IN to Jacob Harold & Florence Opal (Clayton) Myers.

She lived most of her life in Milford and graduated in 1948 from Milford High School....

May 8, 2019

Robert O. Smith, Sr., age 73 and a resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Wednesday, May 8th at 7:20 a.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. Robert was the son of Frank and Callie (Anglin) Smith and was born in Bradshaw Mountain, West Virginia. He was a graduate of Warsaw Community High School and was employed by R.R. Donnelley and...

May 4, 2019

Elizabeth Anne Walker, 60, of Kendallville, IN passed away at 11:22 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at her parent’s home in Kendallville, IN. She was born on July 20, 1958 in Kendallville, IN to Thomas E. & Vonetta A. (Green) Trowbridge.

She grew up in Churubusco and graduated in 1976 from Carroll High School in Fort...

May 2, 2019

Edwina Grace “Win” Sroufe, 75, of North Webster, IN passed away at 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2019. She was born on December 14, 1943 in Beach Grove, IN to Edward Robert & Irene (Balint) Eves.

She graduated from North Western High School in Kokomo and attended International Business College in Fort Wayne. She was married on...

May 1, 2019

Linda Marie Novello, 74, of North Webster, IN passed away at 4:39 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at her home. She was born on December 19, 1944 in Cleveland, OH to Everett James & Grace (Gallagher) Pierce.

She grew up in Cleveland, OH, graduated from Downers Grove High School and attended Mr. Robert’s Beauty School in...

May 1, 2019

Donna Beeson, 85, of Winona Lake and a longtime resident of Vincennes, died Wednesday, May 1, 2019 in her Grace Village residence. Donna was born March 25, 1934, in Hartford City, the daughter of Elwood and Geneva (Whybrew) Farr. She graduated from Hartford City High School in 1952 and worked at the Free Methodist denominational headquarters in Winona Lake before...

Apr 30, 2019

Bonnie L. Brandon, 91, of Goshen, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 11:50 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 (her 91st birthday) at her daughter’s home in Elkhart, IN. She was born April 30, 1928 in Hamilton, IN to Dwight F. & Vera M. (Heller) Haughey.

She grew up in Hamilton, IN, graduated in 1946...

Apr 29, 2019

Jane C. DeRolf, 76, of North Webster, IN passed away at 5:19 a.m. on Monday, April 29, 2019 at her home. She was born on August 6, 1942 in Hammond, IN to Charles & Dorothy (Thorpe) Kaufman.

She grew up in Hammond, graduated in 1960 from Hammond High School and attended Hammond Business College. She was married...

Apr 29, 2019

Lois Ann Click, 78, of Winona Lake, IN passed away at 2:18 p.m. on Monday, April 29, 2019 at her home. She was born on July 5, 1940 in Prestonsburg, KY to Wayne Curtis & Surilda (Poe) LeMaster.

She grew up in Prestonsburg and was married on January 17, 1959 in Prestonsburg, KY to Clyde Click who...

Apr 27, 2019

Roy G. Lewis, 66, of Pierceton, IN passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on December 20, 1952 in Hazel Park, MI to Glen Allen & Beulah (Music) Lewis.

He grew up in Kentucky, attended public schools there, and moved to the Pierceton area several...

Apr 26, 2019

Richard L. Hattery, 68 of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 26, 2019 at 9:08 p.m. in the home of a friend. Born in Marshall County on June 9, 1950, he was the son of Donald and Dorothy (Freece) Hattery. He spent most of his life in the Plymouth and Warsaw areas and was employed by Premier Concepts, Warsaw....

Apr 23, 2019

Lillie F. “Susie” Hartup, 81, of Warsaw, IN passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at her home. She was born on April 19, 1938 in Kosciusko County, IN to Robert Royce & Josephine “Jo” (Reiff) Galbreath.

She was a lifetime Pierceton / Warsaw area resident and graduated in 1956 from Pierceton High School. She was married...

Apr 22, 2019

Ruth Mae Schanbacher, age 92 and a longtime resident of Chapman Lake, passed away quietly at 11:05 a.m. on April 22, 2019 in Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake. The daughter of Dee Walter and Edith Mae (Hellwarth) Fast, Ruth was born on March 25, 1927 in Mercer County Ohio. She graduated as valedictorian from Rockford High School in 1944...

Apr 22, 2019

John W. Blackburn, 88, of Goshen, IN passed away at 10:40 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2019 at Courtyard Healthcare Center in Goshen, IN. He was born on May 8, 1930 in Prestonsburg, KY to Elbert & Eliza (Skeens) Blackburn

He grew up in Prestonsburg, KY and attended public schools there. He moved to Indiana in 1954...

Apr 21, 2019

Nancy L. Fritz, age 71 and a resident of Huntington, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 21, 2019 in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital. She was previously a resident of Warsaw where she had worked as an LPN at Kosciusko Community Hospital. She also worked for Duemling Clinic, Fort Wayne. Nancy was born on October 1, 1947 in Kosciusko County and...

Apr 19, 2019

Jerry Leroy Searls, 57, of Syracuse, IN (formerly of Coco, FL) passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 19, 2019 at his brother's home. He was born on January 21, 1962 in Goshen, IN to Jack Leroy & Kay Frances (Stouder) Searls.

He grew up in Cromwell area, attended West Noble High School, and lived in...

Apr 17, 2019

Teresa Lynn Tackett, age 57 and a lifetime resident of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 2:58 a.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital. The daughter of Arlas Slaven and Sharon (Webster) Palmer, Terrie, as most knew her, was born on June 16, 1961 in Warsaw. She attended Tippecanoe Valley High School and worked for Crystal Lake Egg...