Obituaries

Mar 20, 2016

Biography Samuel W. Cooper passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 3:50 a.m. in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw, Indiana. He was 71. One of six children, Samuel was born August 17, 1944 in Muncie, Indiana to Lemuel and Helen (Cameron) Cooper. He was a 1962 graduate of Muncie Central High School. He and Shelba J. Gunter were married...

Mar 18, 2016

Judith L. "Judy" O'Brien, 71, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 9:11 a.m. on Friday, March 18, 2016 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on May 27, 1944 in Chicago, IL to Louis & Erma (Kollaritsch) Miklos.

She graduated in 1962 from Merrillville High School and was married on May...

Mar 18, 2016

Donnabelle Mae Rule, 95, went to be with the Lord Friday, March 18, 2016 in Grace Village Healthcare, Winona Lake, Indiana. Donnabelle was born February 9, 1921 in Milford, Indiana. She was the youngest child born to Wallace E. and Martha Mae (Maggert) Rule. She was a 1940 graduate of Bourbon High School, Bourbon, Indiana. Donnabelle was a Warsaw resident...

Mar 16, 2016

Biography Lifetime resident of Warsaw, Indiana, Larry W. Bolinger, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw at 1:00 p.m. Born June 20, 1937 in Warsaw, Larry was 78 at the time of his passing. He was the son of Carl J. and Bernice (Wolfe) Bolinger and was a 1955 graduate of Warsaw High School. He and...

Mar 15, 2016

Frederick M. “Fred” Bontrager Jr., 92, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 9:24 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Warsaw Meadows Care Center in Warsaw, IN. He was born on March 11, 1924 in Goshen, IN to Frederick M. & Irene Bontrager Sr.

He attended Goshen High School and was a WW II Army veteran. He...

Mar 14, 2016

Birda Rhudell “Rhudy” Yeager, 87, of Goshen, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 4:37 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2016 at Greencroft Healthcare in Goshen.  She was born on March 4, 1929 in Chenoa, IL to Emler L. & Golden Gertrude (Kiper) Dennison.

She was a lifetime Kosciusko / Elkhart County area resident...

Mar 13, 2016

Allen L. “Al” Streby, 77, of North Webster, IN passed away at 8:48 p.m. on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN.  He was born on October 17, 1938 in Warsaw, IN to Hubert L. “Lewis” & Dorothy Gertrude (Burns-McBride) Streby.

He was a lifetime North Webster area resident, graduated in 1958 from...

Mar 9, 2016

Kathryn L. “Katy” Bowser, 27, of North Webster, IN passed away at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. She was born on April 22, 1988 in Goshen, IN to Terry L. & Eva Jo (McKnight) Bowser.

She was a lifetime North Webster / Syracuse area resident &...

Mar 8, 2016

Theresa F. Hoyt, 61, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at 7:44 a.m. in her rural Warsaw, Indiana home. A daughter born to Harold and Irene (Hines) Peterson, Theresa was born October 21, 1954 in Petersburg, Virginia. She was a 1973 graduate of Michigan City High School. Also in Michigan City and in the fall of that same year Theresa...

Mar 4, 2016

Steven K. “Steve” Hampton, 64, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at 8:13 PM in Shady Rest Home, Plymouth, Indiana. One of six sons born to Kenneth G. and Bonnie Lou (Singleton) Hampton, Steve was born September 11, 1951 in Hastings, Michigan. He was a 1969 graduate of Oak Hill High School in Swayzee, Indiana. He loved music and enjoyed...

Mar 2, 2016

Feb 29, 2016

Virginia Lee “Ginny” Wyland, 75, of Milford, IN passed away at 5:51 a.m. on Monday, February 29, 2016 at her home. She was born on April 21, 1940 in Goshen, IN to Arthur Dale & Marcella Virginia (Keim) Coy Sr.

She was a lifetime Syracuse / Milford area resident, attended Syracuse High School and graduated in 1960...

Feb 28, 2016

Judith A. “Judy” Keck, 76, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on September 7. 1939 in Goshen, IN to Robert W. & Marjorie J. (Laughlin) Wiles.

She grew up in Syracuse, attended Syracuse High School and returned to the...

Feb 28, 2016

Kathryn J. “Jean” Stewart, 81, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at her home. She was born on June 4, 1934 in Plymouth, IN to Leroy & Glenn (Rohrer) Coplen.

She graduated in 1952 from Carmel High School, Carmel, IN and on January 25, 1953 in Carmel she...

Feb 26, 2016

Pamela S. "Pam" Margraves, 61, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 4:03 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2016 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN.  She was born on November 10, 1954 in Indianapolis, In to Donald Paul & Patricia Ann (Ogburn) Spaulding.

She attended public schools in Frankton, IN and moved to the Barbee Lake /...

Feb 25, 2016

Tommy D. “Tom” Burkett Sr., 73 of Warsaw, IN (formerly of Pierceton, IN) passed away at 4:21 a.m. on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Warsaw Meadows Care Center in Warsaw, IN. He was born on May 1, 1942 in Martin, KY to Allen & Magdaline (Judd) Burkett.

He attended public schools in Kentucky and moved to the...

Feb 23, 2016

Seward Forrest Heckaman, 86, passed away February 23, 2016 in his Columbia City, Indiana home. Seward was born August 27, 1929 in Bremen, Indiana to Forrest Henry and Anna Marie (Heyde) Heckaman. He was a 1947 graduate of Burket High School, Burket, Indiana. He and Jean “Arlene” Kaufman were married August 7, 1948 in Pascagoula, Mississippi and would share 67...

Feb 22, 2016

Marilyn M. Mort passed away Monday, February 22, 2016 at 4:12 AM in Warsaw, Indiana home. She was 84. Marilyn was born September 19, 1931 in North Manchester to Herman and Lillian (Heeter) Martin. She was a 1949 graduate of North Manchester High School. Marilyn was married to Joseph Mort on October 6, 1950 in North Manchester. He survives. They...

Feb 22, 2016

Phyllis Irene Rowland, a lifetime resident of the Claypool, Indiana area passed away Friday, January 22, 2016 at 10:58 PM in Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. She was 93. Phyllis was born to Tony and Opal (Rodocker) Hoover May 26, 1922 in Claypool. She was a 1940 graduate of Claypool High School. Also in Claypool in the following year on...

Feb 19, 2016

Dennis M. Hazel, 80, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in his Warsaw, Indiana home. He was born to Lawrence S. and Evelyn R. (Robinson) Hazel November 15, 1935 in Elkhart, Indiana. He and Ruth Grabill were married May 31, 1995 in Harris, Arkansas. Dennis had been a Warsaw area resident for the past 22 years. He...