Obituaries

Apr 27, 2017

David Richard “Dave” Kessler, 73, of North Webster, IN passed away at 4:35 a.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at his home. He was born on November 21, 1943 in Flint, MI to Kenneth Richard & Lois Ada (Pardon) Kessler.

He graduated in 1962 from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, MI. On September 22,...

Apr 24, 2017

Joseph James “Joe” Verteramo passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at 6 o’clock pm in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was 87. Joe was born October 11, 1929 in Springfield, Massachusetts to James Joseph and Agnes (Brocka) Verteramo. He earned a BS from Texas A&M College. On February 27, 1954 and in Harlingen, Texas he chose Gloria...

Apr 24, 2017

Richard Rivera, 50, of Warsaw, IN passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at 11:01 p.m. at his residence. He was born in New York, NY to Julio & Adalgisa (Buenaventura Santana) Rivera.

He attended public schools in the Bronx, NY and in 1985 he married Peggy Fay Morgan in Perry, NY, they later divorced.  In 2011 he...

Apr 21, 2017

Arnold Eugene Bell, 78, of Rochester, IN passed away at 8:59 a.m. on Friday April 21, 2017 at the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on May 7, 1938 in Rochester, IN to John Arnold & Emlene Bernadean (Zartman) Bell.

He lived most of his life in the Rochester area, attended...

Apr 20, 2017

Biography Esther J. Orcutt, 91, passed away Apr 20, 2017 in Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw. Born to Robert Henry and Sylvia (Fawley) Secor on Feb 10, 1926 in Palestine, Esther was a 1944 graduate of Mentone High School. On May 23, 1946 she became the wife of Robert Grindle until his passing on Aug 30, 1994. Esther would then marry...

Apr 19, 2017

Virgie M. Jernigan, 95, of North Webster, IN passed away at 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at her home. She was born on January 8, 1922 in Springfield, TN to William Boyd & Sara S. (Carver) Bush.

She attended Orlinda High School in Orlinda, TN and moved to North Webster, IN in 1953 from Cross...

Apr 14, 2017

Biography John E. Hanish passed away quietly on Friday, April 14, 2017 at 3:08 PM in Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, Indiana. He was 81 years old at the time of his death. John was born on June 29, 1935 in Hammond, Indiana. He was the son of Chuck and Myrtle (Shavey) Hanish. On December 14, 1968, John would be...

Apr 13, 2017

LaVerne Ryan, 90, of Winona Lake, IN passed away at 4:16 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Grace Village Healthcare in Winona Lake, IN. She was born on March 16, 1927 in Chicago, IL to David & Helen (Burdgnski) Bolin.

She graduated in 1944 from Lindblom High School in Chicago, IL. She was married on October...

Apr 12, 2017

Dorothy J. “June” Baker, 91, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 9:11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on February 28, 1926 in Muncie, IN to Frank O. & Dorothy M. (Goodwin) Leyendecker.

She graduated in 1944 from Muncie Central High School and on May 20, 1951...

Apr 7, 2017

Richard E. “Dick” Moore, 72, of Milford, IN passed away at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, April 7, 2017 at his home. He was born on July 25, 1944 in Anderson, IN to Eldon Wallace & Mildred Margarete (Holloway) Moore.

He graduated high school. He retired from United Telephone of Florida after 38 years and moved to the...

Apr 6, 2017

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-877-212-3610 Code: 2003273P Mack Eugene Amiss, known by many as “Jake,” passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 11:59 PM in Warsaw’s Kosciusko Community Hospital. He was 83 years old at the time of his passing. Jake was born on September 9, 1933 in Wabash, Indiana. He was the son of the late...

Apr 5, 2017

Ted Earl Harman heard his call from Glory to come home by God, his Heavenly Father, on April 5, 2017 at 9:33 p.m. Angels ushered Ted into the arms of Jesus - his Savior of many years. Ted is walking on streets of gold with those who had accepted Jesus as their personal Savior. Ted was a Korean War Veteran...

Apr 2, 2017

Apr 1, 2017

Anna J. “Jean” Watkins, 61, of North Webster, IN passed away at 8:10 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at her home. She was born on May 14, 1955 in Warsaw, IN to Lawrence & Bobbie (Calhoun) Elkins.

She attended Warsaw High School and was a lifetime Warsaw, Winona Lake, and North Webster area resident. On May...

Mar 29, 2017

Carolyn Sue Hartman, 78, of Claypool, IN passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at her home. She was born on January 28, 1939 in Kosciusko County, IN to Everett & Frances (Brown) Warren.

She attended Burket Public Schools and lived most of her life in Burket & Warsaw area before moving to Claypool...

Mar 29, 2017

Doris Ann Cook, a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 shortly after 10:30 PM in Kosciusko Community Hospital. She was 80 years old at the time of her death. Doris was born on November 25, 1936 in Kosciusko County to Gus and Delpha (Mortimer) Blosser. She was one of nine children and was...

Mar 28, 2017

Adelaide V. Disher, 102, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 5:02 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at her home. She was born on March 25, 1915 in Kendallville, IN to Fred E. & Florence S. (Wagner) Spencer.

She grew up in Goshen, graduated in 1934 from Goshen High School, and moved to Syracuse in...

Mar 27, 2017

Josephine D. Durecki passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017 at 11:10 AM in her Warsaw, Indiana residence, having turned 85 that same day. She was surrounded by her loving children at the time of her death. She was born on March 27, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan to Frank and Martha (Pietrowski) Dolecki. She would graduate from high school in...

Mar 26, 2017

Willie Dean Lafferty passed away on the evening of Sunday, March 26, 2017 in Mason Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw, Indiana. Willie was 73 at the time of his passing. He was born to Albert and Maggie (Burchett) Lafferty on October 28, 1943 in Edgar, Kentucky but spent much of his adult life in the Warsaw area. Willie was married...

Mar 26, 2017

Dennis Allen Brown, 66, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 9:36 p.m. in his Claypool, Indiana home. Born October 22, 1950 in Wolf Lake, Indiana, he was the son of William Henry and Ilah (McCullough) Brown. He served in the United States Army. He had spent much of his life in Whitley County. Dennis was the kind of person...