Obituaries

Jan 2, 2018

Mary Small passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 9:22 a.m. in Goshen Hospital. She was 83 years old. Mary was born on November 23, 1934 in Wayne County, Indiana to William P. Harper and Evelyn (Weimer) Harper. On August 25, 1951, Mary married Marvin Leo Small in Darke County, Ohio. They would share 66 years together prior to...

Dec 31, 2017

Gilbert E. Cox, age 76 and a resident of Warsaw’s Mason Healthcare, passed away on Sunday, December 31st at 10:25 p.m. Gilbert was born on December 13, 1941 to Gurvase Cox and Ethel (Norris) Cox. Born in Shelby, Michigan, he made his home in Warsaw after moving here in 1966. Lucky enough to find love twice, Gilbert was first married...

Dec 30, 2017

Ronnie L. "Ron" York, 75, of Etna Green, IN passed away at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Mishawaka, IN surrounded by his family. He was born on May 27, 1942 in Candler, NC to Truman Lewis & Verta (Dobbs) York.

He grew up in New Castle, graduated from New Castle...

Dec 29, 2017

Douglas W. "Doug" Aden, 91, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 5:30 a.m. on Friday, December 29, 2017 at his daughter's home in Tulsa, OK. He was born on August 9, 1926 in Chicago, IL to James & Jean Miller (Georgeson) Aden.

He graduated in 1944 from Thornton Township High School in Harvey, IL and was a...

Dec 29, 2017

William Lee “Bill” Kruger, 82, Of North Webster, IN passed away at 11:24 p.m. on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Columbia City, IN. He was born on April 23, 1935 in Pierceton, IN to Charles Alton & Margaret Marie (Burns) Kruger.

He was a lifetime North Webster area resident and attended North Webster...

Dec 27, 2017

Pauline Metzger, age 85, entered into rest on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 in Florida. Formerly a resident of Warsaw, she was born August 29, 1932 in Van Lear, KY. She was the daughter of Ed and Myrtie Brown. She enjoyed reading and spending time with her grandchildren. Pauline was preceded in death by her husband, Harold C. Metzger; her parents;...

Dec 26, 2017

Eloise DeLaCruz, 62, of Larwill, IN passed away at 10:35 a.m. on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at her sister’s home in Pierceton, IN. She was born on June 29, 1955 in Napoleon, OH to Carlos & Elvira (Ramos) DeLaCruz.

She graduated in 1974 from West Noble High School in Ligonier, IN and was a lifetime Wilmot area...

Dec 25, 2017

Diane Kay Parker, 63, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 4:00 a.m. on December 25, 2017 at Mason Healthcare & Rehab in Warsaw, IN. She was born on February 26, 11954 in Warsaw, IN to Ronald Eugene & Doris Irene (Jefferies) Wiltrout.

She was a lifetime Warsaw area resident and graduated in 1972 from Warsaw High School....

Dec 25, 2017

Judy Arlene Buehle, age 79 at the time of her passing, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 25, 2017. Having spent much of her lifetime in Warsaw, she had been a resident of Miller’s Merry Manor’s Assisted Living for the last several years. Judy was born on February 11, 1938 to parents, Kern and Romana (Fifer) Kretchmer....

Dec 23, 2017

J. Bruce Bricker passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at 2:29 a.m. in Fort Wayne at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home. He was surrounded by love from his family at the time of his passing. Bruce was born on March 21, 1942 in Greenville, Illinois to James Bricker and Dixie (Harper) Bricker. The family moved often with his father’s...

Dec 23, 2017

Patty Jo Byrer, 68, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 6:40 p.m. on December 23, 2017 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on July 20, 1949 in Warsaw, IN to Loyd Howard & Georgia (Ervin) Robinson.

She was a lifetime Pierceton / Warsaw area resident and graduated in 1967 from...

Dec 23, 2017

Dec 22, 2017

Royce E. Beeson, 88, of North Webster, IN passed away unexpectedly at 2:11 p.m. on Friday, December 22, 2017 in North Webster, IN. He was born on July 5, 1929 in Alexandria, IN to John & Gladys (Weaver) Beeson.

He grew up in Alexandria and graduated in 1947 from Alexandria High School. He was married in 1954...

Dec 19, 2017

Thomas Keith “Tom” Witmer, 66, passed away peacefully at 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 with his children at his side in his home. He was born on December 28, 1950 in Wolf Lake, IN to Thomas Edison & Betty Eloise (Henwood) Witmer.

He graduated in 1969 from Columbia City High School, attended Purdue University in West...

Dec 18, 2017

Dec 18, 2017

Vicki D. Becker, 68, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 6:20 a.m. on December 18, 2017 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN.  She was born on August 29, 1949 in Fort Wayne, IN to Robert & Laura (Williams) Squires.

She graduated in 1967 Elmhurst High School in Fort Wayne and attended Ravenscroft Beauty College in Fort...

Dec 14, 2017

William Ray “Bill” Francis, 65, of North Webster, IN passed away at 7:50 a.m. on December 14, 2017 at the Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN.  He was born on August 31, 1952 in Hammond, IN to Charles & Alice Francis.

He graduated from Morton High School in Hammond, IN and was married on January...

Dec 13, 2017

Barbara E. “Barb” Edwards, 75, of North Webster, IN passed away at 12:29 a.m. on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. She was born on July 21, 1942 in Anderson, IN to Roxford Fleming & Mary Jane (Layton) Arford.

She graduated in 1960 from Middletown High School in Middletown, IN,...

Dec 12, 2017

Dorothy Eloise Brake, 93, of Silver Lake, IN passed away at 10:05 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at her residence. She was born May 6, 1924 in Huntington, IN to William F. & Alberta T. (Reynolds) Jones.

She grew up in Huntington, graduated in 1941 from Huntington High School, and lived a short time in Columbia...

Dec 11, 2017

Michelle L. Baker, age 52, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 11, 2017 at 10:09 p.m. at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She was born on January 23, 1965 in Kosciusko County to Donald Reid and Beverly J. (Rathbun) Reid. She spent her lifetime in Kosciusko County and was a 1983 graduate of Whitko High School. On November 4,...