Obituaries

Dec 17, 2018

Esther M. Vanlaningham, 79, of Milford, passed away at 10:08 p.m. on Monday, December 17, 2018 at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester IN. She was born on October 21, 1939 in Hardinsburg, IN to Chester I. & Florence Belle (Bunch) Thompson.

She graduated in 1957 from Hardinsburg High School and was married on November 14, 1958...

Dec 17, 2018

Charles E. “Chuck” Vanderveer, 82, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 6:55 p.m. on Monday, December 17, 2018 at his home. He was born on July 3, 1936 in Grand Valley, CO to Charles & Ester (Hendricks) Vanderveer.

He was a lifetime New Paris / Syracuse area resident, graduated in 1954 from New Paris High School, and...

Dec 14, 2018

Doris Louise Lucas of Warsaw passed away at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, December 14, 2018 in Grace Village Healthcare Center, Winona Lake. She was 84 years old. Doris was born on December 29, 1933 in Bluffton, Indiana to Charles and Margaret (McFarren) Wilson. Doris was one of seven children and graduated from Bluffton High School with the class of 1951....

Dec 13, 2018

Raymond G. “Gene” Kitson, 87, formerly of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:40 a.m. on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw, IN. He was born on February 18, 1931 in Syracuse, IN to Raymond H. & Mary Erin (Flemming) Kitson.

He graduated in 1949 from Syracuse High School, attended Purdue University in West...

Dec 9, 2018

Martha L. “Marty” Scearce, 87, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:55 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Towne House Retirement Community in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on January 2, 1931 in Syracuse, IN to Leo Burtram “Burt” & Mary H. “Hazel” (Dewart) Whitehead.

She graduated in 1948 from Syracuse High School and in...

Dec 8, 2018

Heidi Joy Paul, 51, of North Webster, IN passed away at 12:22 p.m. on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at her home. She was born on August 3, 1967 in North Conway, NH to Frank D. & Emalou (Harshman) Massa.

She moved to the Syracuse / North Webster area resident 14 years ago from Virginia and attended Warsaw High...

Dec 5, 2018

Lela Jeane Ballard, 88, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 2:26 a.m. on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw, IN. She was born on July 20, 1930 in South Whitley, IN to John Winford & Ruth Alma (Hapner) Ballard.

She attended Columbia City High School and lived most of her life in South...

Dec 5, 2018

Virginia A. “Ginger” Faulkner, 56, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 2:47 a.m. on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on August 10, 1962 in Goshen, IN to James & Ellen (Nusbaum) Holdeman.

She attended Fairfield High School and lived in the New Paris, Goshen, and Cromwell...

Dec 5, 2018

Peter V. “Pete" Avalos, 77, of Milford, IN passed away at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on January 26, 1941 in Crystal City, TX to Guadalupe & pilar (Vasquez) Avalos.

He lived most of his life in the Milford area where he attended public schools....

Dec 3, 2018

Donald W. Yeiter, a resident of Milford, passed away quietly on Monday, December 3, 2018 at 1 p.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor, Syracuse. Don, as many knew him, was 90 years old. Born on February 12, 1928 in Etna Green, Donald Wayne Yeiter was the only son of Lawrence and Naomi (Miner) Yeiter. Raised in the family home, he graduated...

Dec 3, 2018

Bonnie S. Peck, 76, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, December 3, 2018 at Avalon Village Nursing Home in Ligonier, IN. She was born on October 9, 1942 in Ligonier, IN to Robert & Kathryn (Keasey) Gunder.

She attended Ligonier High School and was a lifetime Ligonier / Syracuse area resident. She was...

Dec 2, 2018

Daniel Lynn Forschner, 64, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at his home. He was born on August 4, 1954 in Fort Wayne, IN to Harland Lynn & Elsie (Swank) Forschner.

He was a lifetime Fort Wayne area resident and graduated from high school in Fort Wayne. He was formerly employed at...

Dec 1, 2018

Mark G. Boggs, 67, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Miller’s Oak Point Nursing Home in Columbia City, IN. He was born on September 9, 1951 in South Bend, IN to Wilbur E. & Dora A. (Jacobs) Boggs.

He graduated in 1969 from Clay High School, attended Thornton Community...

Dec 1, 2018

Barbara Joan Fraley, age 80 and a resident of Warsaw, was called Home on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 8:05 a.m. from Lakeland Healthcare Center in Milford. She was born on March 1, 1938 in Cape Girardeau, MO to Paul and Geraldine (Summerlin) Koch. One of two children, Barbara moved with her family to Indiana in the 1940s. She was...

Nov 29, 2018

Devin Keith Ley, 59, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 1:34 p.m. on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at his home. He was born on May 13, 1959 in Van Wert, OH to Dr. Dean E. & Doris E. (Edwards) Ley.

He grew up in Ohio, attended high school there, and was married to Mischelle T. “Mikki” Kolodziej...

Nov 26, 2018

Nov 24, 2018

Pauline Firestone, 100, formerly of Syracuse, IN passed away at 6:20 a.m. on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Courtyard Healthcare Center in Goshen, IN. She was born on May 10, 1918 in Syracuse to Cleotus F. “Clee” and Virgie Mae (Ward) Hibschman.

She graduated in 1936 from Syracuse High School and on February 26, 1939 in Syracuse...

Nov 22, 2018

Nov 21, 2018

Sandra L. “Sandy” Dvorak, 69, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 10:26 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at her home. She was born on February 3, 1949 in Joliet, IL to Fred “Fritz” & Jean (Hooper) Siedlarz.

She graduated in 1967 from Mt. Assisi High School in Lemont, IL and was married on May 3, 1969...

Nov 17, 2018

Everett D. "Daryl" Marshall, 71, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at his home. He was born on February 7, 1947 in Manton, KY to Ellis & Ada (Click) Marshall.

He grew up in Kentucky, graduated in 1965 from Martin High School in Martin, KY, and moved to the Warsaw...