Obituaries

May 13, 2020

Mary Louise Kinney, age 69 of Syracuse and formerly of Evart, Michigan, passed away quietly on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. Mary was the daughter of Joseph Robert and Thelma (Baker) Smith. She was one of ten Smith children and was raised in Midland, Michigan where she attended Midland High School. Mary was a homemaker...

May 13, 2020

Chris Bidwell, 84 and a resident of Pierceton for the past fifty-five years, passed away quietly on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 4:05 p.m at Paddock Springs Health Care where she’d lived for the past nine months. Born on November 20, 1935 in Atwood, IN, she was the daughter of Arnold B. and Wilma J. (Huffman) Chrisenberry. She was a...

May 12, 2020

Sue Jane Bolinger passed away on the evening of Tuesday, May 12, 2020 in Indianapolis. A resident of Warsaw, she was 82 years old. Sue was born on August 29, 1937 in Warsaw and was the daughter of Judd and Jettie (Thompson) Vanator. She attended East Ward School and was a 1956 graduate of Warsaw High School. She was one...

May 9, 2020

William James Wing, known to many as “Bill” or “Billy,” passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 7:45 p.m. in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital. Age 51, he was a resident of Warsaw, and previously a resident of Shiawassee County, Michigan and of Costa Rica. Born on November 3, 1968 in Owosso, Michigan, Bill was the son of James...

May 4, 2020

Earl Gene Ward, Jr., age 49 of Rochester, passed away quietly on Monday, May 4, 2020 in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital. The son of Earl Ward, Sr. and Judy Ann (Duty) Ward, Earl grew up in the Warsaw area and was a graduate of Warsaw Community High School. He was a metal fabricator by trade and was the owner of...

May 2, 2020

Ruth Alice (Palm) Linderman, 91, of Rochester, IN (formerly of Plymouth, IN) passed away at 6:49 a.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at the Life Care Center in Rochester. She was born on August 31, 1928 in Knox, IN to Elmer H. & Cora M. (Colby) Palm.

She grew up in Starke County and attended Knox High School....

May 1, 2020

Jimmie Glen “Jim” Kuhn, 82, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 8:20 a.m. on Friday, May 1, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on March 2, 1938 in Warsaw, IN to Glen & Blanche (Kline) Kuhn.

He graduated in 1956 from North Webster High School and was a United States Army veteran. He lived most of...

May 1, 2020

Evalee M. “Eve” Payne, 86, of North Webster, IN passed away at 10:48 p.m. on Friday, May 1, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on October 19, 1933 in Anderson, IN to Addison L. “A.L.” & Eva (Forrer) McKee.

She graduated in 1951 from Anderson High School and attended Indiana...

Apr 30, 2020

Allen W. “Al” Avery, 72, of Syracuse, IN was called to come home by his Heavenly Father at 12:40 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. His race has been run and circle of life is now complete. He was born on September 15, 1947 in Goshen, IN to Owen D. & Waneta (Amsden)...

Apr 26, 2020

Terry Allen Amor, 73, of Rochester, IN (formerly of Koontz Lake, IN) passed away at 4:50 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home in Plymouth, IN. He was born on March 21, 1947 in La Porte, IN to John & Shirley M. (Filmore) Amor.

He grew up in Starke County and attended Oregon...

Apr 25, 2020

Joan Black, known by many as “Jo,” passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 1:52 p.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. A Warsaw resident, she was 65 years old at the time of her unexpected passing. Jo was the daughter of Joan “Jo Jo” Depalma. She was born in New York on April 14, 1955 and attended school in...

Apr 24, 2020

Edward A. “Ed” Russell, 62, of Michigan City, IN passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020 at his residence. He was born on November 29, 1957 in Knox, IN to Kermet A. & Marianne M. (Janik) Russell.

He lived most of his life in Starke County, IN, graduated from North Judson High School, and moved to Michigan...

Apr 21, 2020

John A. Voland, 82, of North Webster, IN passed away at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on January 18, 1938 in Gas City, IN to John William & Mary Louise (Murphy) Voland.

He attended Gas City High School and lived most of his life in...

Apr 21, 2020

Charles E. Buell, age 97 and a lifetime resident of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Charles was born in Warsaw on May 7, 1922, the son of George and Edna M. (Nine) Buell. He was a 1941 graduate of Warsaw High School. After graduating, he served in the US Army...

Apr 18, 2020

David Edward Read, age 95 of Warsaw, passed away quietly at home on April 18, 2020. He was previously a longtime resident of Milwaukee, making his home in Kosciusko County since 2008. Born at home on the family farm in Spirit Lake, Iowa, David was the son of Wm. Martin and Inez (Long) Read. He was the one of five...

Apr 17, 2020

My Hoa Thi Gehlhausen, 71, of New Carlisle, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 1:11 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2020 at La Porte Hospital in La Porte, IN. She was born on August 1, 1948 in Saigon, Vietnam.

She grew up in Vietnam and attended public schools there. She was married on July 25,...

Apr 16, 2020

Paul Longawa of Leesburg, IN, died on April 16, 2020 after a short battle with cancer. He was born on May 31, 1952 in East Chicago, IN to John and Mary Rose Longawa and grew up in Hammond (Hessville), IN. He spent most of his life in the Calumet Region, moving to Valparaiso in 2013, and then to Leesburg,...

Apr 12, 2020

Robert S. “Rob” Divine, 55, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 4:52 p.m. on Sunday, April 12, 2020 at his home. He was born on March 7, 1965 in South Bend, IN to Robert E. & Loretta A. (Davis) Divine.

He attended Garden Spot High School in New Holland, PA and moved to the Warsaw area 20...

Apr 12, 2020

Kimberly L. "Kimi" Jones, 53, of Portage, IN (formerly of Warsaw, IN) passed away at 12:07 p.m. on Sunday, April 12, 2020 at her mother's home in Portage. She was born on August 20, 1966 in Gary, IN to Thomas Charles & Carol Martha (Law) Pezan.

She graduated in 1985 from Jefferson City High School Jefferson City,...

Apr 11, 2020

Linda A. Musselman, 78, of Milford, IN passed away at 5:32 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2020 from injuries suffered in an automobile accident south of Warsaw, IN. She was born on June 11, 1941 in South Bend, IN to James Franklin “Jim” & Mary Naomi (Casper) Reed.

She grew up in South Bend, graduated in 1959...