Obituaries

Jun 10, 2018

Colleen Lynn Murphy, 51, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 10:35 a.m. on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at her residence.  She was born on August 25, 1966 in Muncie, IN to Charles and Rebecca (Vance) Murphy Jr.

She grew up in Muncie, attended Southside High School in Muncie, and moved to Kosciusko County in 1986. She was a...

Jun 10, 2018

Jun 9, 2018

Obituary for Jean Johnston (Dunkle) Jean Marguerite Johnston, Warsaw, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 9, 2018 just after 2 p.m. Called Home from Lake City Place Assisted Living, she was 90 years old. Jean was born on October 17, 1927 to Lela and Forrest Lee Dunkle in Mayburg, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Sheffield High...

Jun 6, 2018

Obituary for Ronald Jones Ronald “Ron” Jones, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, June 6th at Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis. Ron was born on May 16, 1934 in Richmond, Indiana. He was the son of Virgil and Gladys Virginia (Henley) Jones, both of whom preceded him in death. Ron was united in marriage to Gretchen Morgan on August 29,...

Jun 5, 2018

Elmer Ellsworth Williams, 74, of Mentone, IN passed away at 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on November 7, 1943 in Alexandria, IN to Virgil G. & Cora Berniece (McClish) Williams.

He graduated in 1961 from Alexandria High School, attended Indiana Business College in Anderson...

Jun 5, 2018

Phyllis D. Harris, 68, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 11:10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on February 7, 1950 in Wolf Lake, IN to Harry & Viola (Miller) Knox.

She was a lifetime Cromwell / North Webster area resident, graduated in 1968 from...

Jun 4, 2018

Obituary for Marilyn Shirey (Anderson) Marilyn Ruth Shirey, a resident of rural Mentone, Indiana passed away quietly in Parkview Whitley Hospital under the tender care of their hospice team. Her Monday, June 4th passing was at 3:25 a.m. She was 79 years old. Marilyn was born in Plainwell, Michigan on January 3, 1939 to Harold Anderson and his wife, Helen...

Jun 3, 2018

Obituary for Brooks Helmuth Brooks Phillip Helmuth passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 10:52 p.m. in his Warsaw home. He was 33 years old. Brooks was born in Warsaw on July 3, 1984 to Phillip Helmuth and Debra Jean (Menzie) Helmuth. He attended Warsaw Community High School. He served in the United States Army as an Infantryman...

May 31, 2018

Jane A. Shepherd, 64, of North Webster, IN passed away at 12:51 a.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on August 27, 1953 in La Rochelle, France to Sgt. Dallas F. & Marguerite J. “Peggy” Buis.

She was a lifetime North Webster area resident and graduated in 1971...

May 30, 2018

Hazel M. Webb, 75, of Fort Wayne, IN (formerly of Warsaw, IN) passed away at 6:15 a.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Covington Manor Nursing Home in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born October 2, 1942 in Palestine, Texas to Horace Henry and Allie May (Bowman) Ricks.

Hazel was valedictorian and graduated in 1960 from Maydelle...

May 30, 2018

Harold D. Debolt, 88, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 9:50 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN.  He was born on May 15, 1930 in Plymouth, IN to John & Jessie (Lacarte) DeBolt.

He was a lifetime Noble & Kosciusko County area resident, attended Ligonier Public Schools, and was a...

May 30, 2018

Robert W. “Bob” Pifer, 87, of Winona Lake, IN passed away at 11:28 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Grace Village Healthcare in Winona Lake, IN. He was born on December 1, 1930 in Warsaw, IN to John W. & Lillian A. (Heisler) Pifer.

He lived most of his life in the Kosciusko County area, graduated...

May 29, 2018

Ray R. "Rick" Smith Jr., 63, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at his home. He was born on January 2, 1955 in Heidelberg, Germany to Ray R. & Emma L. (Lehman) Smith Sr.

He grew up in Michigan, graduated from Waterford Kettering High School in Waterford, MI, and attended...

May 27, 2018

Eddie Lee Kuhn, 76, of North Webster, IN passed away at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at his home. He was born on August 2, 1941 in Wolf Lake, IN to Marvin Earl & Betty Rose (Stump) Kuhn.

He was a Lifetime North Webster / Cromwell area resident and attended North Webster High School. He...

May 26, 2018

Patrick L. "Pat" Miller, 60, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 8:40 p.m. on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Lakeland Rehab & Healthcare in Milford, IN. He was born on October 27, 1957 in Grand Haven, MI to Boyd L. & Esther L. (Johnson) Miller.

He grew up in Michigan where he attended high school, lived in...

May 26, 2018

Cayle L. Woodard, 61, of Milford, IN passed away at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at his home. He was born on July 21, 1956 in St. John, MI to Lester & Dorine (Taber) Woodard.

Cayle graduated in 1975 from Ovid-Elsie High School in Ovid, MI, and in 1979 from Central Michigan University with a...

May 25, 2018

Obituary for Robert D. Lozier Robert D. Lozier, known to many as “Bob,” was called Home on Friday, May 25th from his Warsaw residence. He passed away at 10:30 a.m. at the age of 90. He was the son of Harry and Bertha (Snell) Lozier. He graduated from Leesburg High School with the class of 1946 and spent his lifetime...

May 24, 2018

Robert F. “Bob” Mueller, 73, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City, IN. He was born on July 26, 1944 in Chicago, IL to Robert Frank & Mary (Olenich) Mueller.

He graduated from Kelly High School in Chicago, attended Illinois State University, and graduated...

May 23, 2018

Dennis R. Maulsby, 83, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 2:46 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at his daughter’s home in Warsaw, IN. He was born on February 22, 1935 in Des Moines, IA to Clarence Russell & Arlene Evelyn (Brod) Maulsby.

He graduated from high school and attended 2 years of college and was married...

May 22, 2018

Danny J. Richardson, 66, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at his home. He was born on July 23, 1951 in Warsaw IN to Jesse J. & Wanda M. (Haas) Richardson.

He was a lifetime Pierceton / Syracuse area resident and attended Pierceton High School. He was married on August 16, 1969...