Obituaries

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Rev. Richard D. "P.D." Dunning

Rev. Richard D. "P.D." Dunning

Feb 3, 2017

Rev. Richard D. “P.D.” Dunning, 84, of Milford, IN passed away at 10:25 a.m. on Friday, February 3, 2017 at his home. He was born on September 10, 1932 in St. Joseph, MO to Thomas Jefferson “T.J.”  & Bertha (Smith) Dunning

He graduated in 1950 from Atchison High School, Midland University in Fremont, NE with his BA...

Helen Irene Wagoner

Helen Irene Wagoner

Feb 1, 2017

Helen Irene Wagoner, 98, of North Webster, IN passed away at 7:44 p.m. on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at her home. She was born on January 31, 1919 in North Webster, IN to Roy A. & Estella (Correll) Miller.

She was a lifetime area resident and graduated in 1937 from North Webster High School. On March 3,...

Patrick Michael "Pat" Mignery

Patrick Michael "Pat" Mignery

Jan 31, 2017

Patrick Michael “Pat” Mignery, 63, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 1:10 p.m. on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at his home. He was born on May 4, 1953 in Elkhart County, IN to Michael Joseph & Meredith Lee (Hess) Mignery.

He graduated in 1972 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse and lived in Kosciusko County for most...

Doris Jones (Light)

Doris Jones (Light)

Jan 30, 2017

Doris Katherine Jones passed away on Monday, January 30, 2017 at 11:50 AM in Kosciusko Community Hospital. Known by most simply as “Kate,” she was 89 years old at the time of her death. Kate was born on November 11, 1927 in Warsaw to FB Light and Gladys (Yenor) Light. She spent most of her lifetime in the Warsaw and...

Robert Lockridge

Robert Lockridge

Jan 30, 2017

Biography Robert L. Lockridge, 88, passed away Monday, January 30, 2017 at 3:50 a.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. Bob was born March 30, 1928 in Warsaw to John Leslie and Vera (Metz) Lockridge. He served with the United States Navy during World War ll and on December 8, 1946 S1 Robert Louis Lockridge was honorably discharged. Bob and...

Donald R. "Don" Miller

Donald R. "Don" Miller

Jan 30, 2017

Donald R. "Don" Miller, 85, of Warsaw, IN (Chapman Lake) passed away at 1:15 p.m. on Monday January 30, 2017 at his home. He was born on April 1, 1931 in Leo-Grabill, In to Elmer Ray & Pauline (Lindenmeyer) Miller.

He graduated from Central High School in Fort Wayne, attended Manchester College in North Manchester, IN, and...

William N. "Bill" Bess

William N. "Bill" Bess

Jan 30, 2017

William N. “Bill” Bess, 81, of Milford, IN passed away at 6:47 a.m. on Monday, January 30, 2017 at Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart, IN. He was born on January 9, 1936 in Franklin, OH to Raymond G. & Anna Imogene (Colvin) Bess.

He attended Milford High School and was a lifetime Milford area resident. He was...

Vaughn W. Atchison Sr.

Vaughn W. Atchison Sr.

Jan 29, 2017

Vaughn W. Atchison Sr., 66, of Ligonier, IN passed away at 1:49 p.m. on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Avalon Village Nursing Home in Ligonier, IN He was born on May 11, 1950 in Springfield, OH to Richard & Jane (Eversole) Atchison.

He graduated in 1969 from Tecumseh High School in Donnelsville, OH and was a United...

Cub Decker

Cub Decker

Jan 28, 2017

Send Flowers Infant Cub Trenson Decker January 28, 2017 Infant Cub Trenson Decker, the son of David and Margaret (McGuire) Decker was stillborn January 28, 2017 in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. In addition to his mommy and daddy, Cub also has 2 brothers and 2 sisters who are sad and will miss not having him to love and play...

Sharon Marie Barrett

Sharon Marie Barrett

Jan 27, 2017

Sharon Marie Barrett, 72, of North Webster, IN passed away 6:03 a.m. on Friday, January 27, 2017 at Mason Health & Rehab in Warsaw, IN. She was born on May 21, 1944 in Indianapolis, IN to Wendell & Margaret (Gilley) Galbreath.

She graduated in 1962 from Arsenal High School in Indianapolis and moved to the North Webster...

Gary D. Kirkwood

Gary D. Kirkwood

Jan 26, 2017

Gary D. Kirkwood, 65, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:22 a.m. on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart, IN. He was born on December 31, 1951 in Greenfield, IN to Millard Stephen & Maidee Walton (Pettus) Kirkwood.

He grew up in Greenfield, IN, attended Greenfield High School and moved to the Syracuse...

Betty J. Finney

Betty J. Finney

Jan 26, 2017

Betty Jane Finney, 91, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 5:03 a.m. on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN.  She was born on July 30, 1925 in Huntington, IN to Earl F. & Edna (Shivley) Garretson.

She graduated in 1943 from Huntington High School and was a World War II Navy veteran. On...

Donald E. "Don" Fackler

Donald E. "Don" Fackler

Jan 25, 2017

Donald E. “Don” Fackler, 82, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. He was born on July 18, 1934 in Goshen, IN to Forrest W. & Blanche I. (Culler) Fackler.

He graduated in 1954 from New Paris High School, a United States Army veteran,...

Luther Allen

Luther Allen

Jan 24, 2017

Luther Harvey Allen passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 7:49 p.m. in Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. Known by most as “Harvey,” he was 72 years old at the time of his passing. Harvey was born on July 1, 1944 to Chris Allen and Sylvia (Adair) Kissinger in Yeager, West Virginia. He spent the past 46 years...

Joanne Holbrook (Babcock)

Joanne Holbrook (Babcock)

Jan 19, 2017

Joanne Vera Holbrook passed away in Kosciusko Community Hospital in the early hours of Thursday, January 19, 2017. She was 86 years old. Born on September 24, 1930, she was born to Dale Babcock and Vera Cartwright in Warsaw, Indiana. It was here, in Warsaw, where she would spend most of her adult life and where she would marry Richard...

Samuel W. "Sam" Israel

Samuel W. "Sam" Israel

Jan 19, 2017

Samuel Walter “Sam” Israel, 51, of Warsaw, IN passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at his home. He was born on January 27, 1965 in Linwood, Ca to Billy Gene & R. Leigh (Price) Israel.

He graduated from high school in Orange County, CA, College of the Desert in Palm Desert, CA, and California State in...

Jean Hopkins (Stump)

Jean Hopkins (Stump)

Jan 19, 2017

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-877-212-3610 Code: 2003273P Jean Ann Hopkins passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 6:16 AM in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital of Indiana. She was 50 years old. Born on January 11, 1967, Jean was the daughter of John Stump, Sr. and Carol (Teeple) Stump. She was a 1985 graduate of Wawasee High School...

Robert David Kissell

Robert David Kissell

Jan 18, 2017

Obituary provided by family

Robert David Kissell born on May 8, 1935 in South Bend, IN passed peacefully, surrounded by his family, to arrive for his next tee time in joining the Lord’s foursome in Heaven on January 18, 2017. Robert “The Rock” was preceded in death by his parents Herbert and Genevieve Kissell and his brothers Jack...

Neva Lucille O'Connor

Neva Lucille O'Connor

Jan 18, 2017

Neva Lucille O’Connor, 58, of Fort Wayne, IN (formerly of Syracuse & North Webster) passed away at 3:50 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at Parkview Randalia Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on November 11, 1958 in Columbia City, IN to Maurice R. & Donna L (Rockwell) Snyder.

She graduated in 1977 from Wawasee...

Marjorie M. Cox

Marjorie M. Cox

Jan 17, 2017

Marjorie M. Kleinknight Cox, 99, of Goshen, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 12:55 a.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Greencroft Healthcare in Goshen. She was born on May 2, 1917 in Uniondale, IN to Van A. & Clellah (Cupp) Barrick.

She grew up in Ossian, IN and graduated in 1935 from Ossian High...