Obituaries

Oct 24, 2016

Betty Joy Horne, age 84, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 4:52 pm in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital of Indiana. She was born on October 7, 1932 in Port Huron, Michigan. She was the daughter of Nelson and Beatrice (Hillis) Rankin. It was in Port Huron where she would marry Robert M. Horne. Together they began family and...

Oct 16, 2016

Mary L. Pozorski, 59, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at her home. She was born on November 7, 1956 in Milwaukee, WI to LeRoy M. & Alice Y. (Katczka) Beilke.

She graduated from North High School in Evansville and attended the University of Evansville. She was married in 1989...

Oct 12, 2016

Biography Lutie Ellen Beatty, known to most simply as “Granny,” passed away Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 at 11:26 am in Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. She was 87 years old. Lutie was born on February 20, 1929 in Warsaw, Indiana. She was the daughter of Artie and Florence (Ryan) Long. She spent her lifetime in the Warsaw and Leesburg...

Oct 8, 2016

Phillip E. “Phil” Hartley, 83, of Syracuse, IN joined Jesus & God in heaven at 6:15 a.m. on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at his home. His journey with cancer was long and hard but Phil knew his Lord was with him which gave him peace. He was born on November 13, 1932 in Muncie, IN to Harry & Velma...

Oct 8, 2016

Marie E. Cripe, age 88, of Spoonbill Street North, Jacksonville, Florida and formally of Warsaw, Indiana, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 8, 2016. She was born November 3, 1927 in Avilla, Indiana to Wilmer P. and Alma (Diederich) Weimer. On February 14, 1947 she married Norman Jay Cripe who proceeded her in death on October 24,...

Oct 6, 2016

Nathan David Bowerman, 29, of Port Saint Lucie, FL (former summer resident of Black’s Landing on Tippecanoe Lake), passed away October 6, 2016 after a three year battle with cancer. He was born in Kokomo, IN on March 15, 1987 to David & Joni (Black) Bowerman.

He graduated from Port Saint Lucie High School and...

Oct 4, 2016

Sandra Lynn Sullivan, age 67, of Plymouth, IN passed away at home on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, after a long illness.  She was born on September 10, 1949 in Elkhart, IN to Robert and Bea Everly Jr. After earning a degree in Education from Purdue University in 1971, Sandy moved to Alaska where she taught for 3 1/2 years. ...

Oct 2, 2016

Larry S. Bowers of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2016 surrounded by the love of his family. Seventy-seven years old at the time of his passing, Larry had lived many years in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. He and his wife moved to Warsaw in 2013 to be nearer their family. Larry was born on November 27, 1938 in...

Oct 1, 2016

Frederick H. “Butch” Grisso, 75, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 7:35 p.m. on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Mason Health & Rehab in Warsaw. He was born on May 7, 1941 in Warsaw, IN to Warren H. & Ruby J. (Miller) Grisso.

He was a lifetime Warsaw area resident and graduated in 1959 from Warsaw High...

Sep 30, 2016

Laura Shepherd, 63 years old, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2016 in Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, Florida at 2:04 pm. A resident of Lakeland for the past 11 years, she had spent most of her lifetime in the Warsaw, Indiana area. Laura was born on June 28, 1953 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Ershell and...

Sep 24, 2016

Patricia G. “Pat” Stewart, 76, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 2:52 p.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born on March 6, 1940 in Indianapolis, IN to Elmer & Louise (Gaskins) Gebhardt.

She graduated in 1958 from Thomas Carr Howe High School in Indianapolis and attended Indiana University in...

Sep 22, 2016

Jack Nelson Powell, 87, passed away on September 22, 2016, at his home in Warsaw, IN. He was born December 9, 1928, in Clunette, IN to Graydon Powell and Mildred (Miller) Powell. On April 18, 1948 he married Virginia May Smith in Atwood, Indiana. Virginia proceeded him in death in 2014; they had been married 66 years. He was a...

Sep 16, 2016

Sharon Kay Shepherd crossed over to her Heavenly Home on Friday, September 16, 2016 at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, Indiana. She was 64 years old at the time of her death and was surrounded by her loving family. Sharon Kay was given by God to parents, Clyde and Emma Jean (Adams) Shepherd on November 2, 1951 in Warsaw,...

Sep 12, 2016

David Edward Holbrook, age 70, passed away September 12, 2016 near Leesburg, Indiana as the result of injuries which he sustained in a motor vehicle accident. David was born on July 18, 1946 in Warsaw, Indiana. He was the son of Paul Holbrook and Florence (Stoddard) Holbrook. Having lived in the area most of his life, David was a 1964...

Sep 11, 2016

June Marie Vanator, previously of Leesburg, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016 in Dekalb Health, Auburn, Indiana. She was 84 at the time of her death. June was born to Larry H. and Violet (Little) “Gomar” Gommadinger on November 6, 1931 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was a graduate of Leesburg High School and a former member of Leesburg...

Sep 11, 2016

Michael Scott Hayes, 26 years old, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, Indiana. Michael was raised in Silver Lake, Indiana but was living and working in Mishawaka, Indiana. Born on February 20, 1990 in Goshen, Indiana, Michael is the son of Scott Hayes and Sally (Hoover) Arter. He was engaged to be...

Sep 11, 2016

Leslie K. “Kay” Neff, 75, of New Paris, IN passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at her home. She was born on September 15, 1940 in Goshen, IN to Glenn Castle & Mary Alice “Mickey” (Coy) Eisenhour.

She was a lifetime area resident, attended grade school in North Webster & New Paris and graduated in 1958...

Sep 8, 2016

Virgil L. Currence Jr., 85, of Milford, IN passed away at 12:51 a.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Lakeland Rehab & Healthcare in Milford, IN. He was born on January 3, 1931 in Bluefield, W. VA to Virgil L. “Stubby” & Ella B. (Buffalow) Currence Sr.

He grew up in Bluefield, W. VA, graduated in 1949...

Sep 8, 2016

Douglas M. “Red” Barnett, 80, of North Webster, IN passed away at 6:59 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on July 9, 1936 in Bartley, WV to Zell and Lillian (Spears) Barnett.

He grew up in West Virginia, attended public schools in War, WV, and...

Sep 5, 2016

Biography Mayedene L. Lehman passed away peacefully on Monday, September 5, 2016 at 2:30 AM in Lake City Place, Warsaw, Indiana. She was 89 years old at the time of her passing. Born into a large family, Mayedene was the daughter of Benjamin Harrison Main and Hazel May (Knisley) Main. They welcomed her into their family on October 25, 1926....