Obituaries

Jan 23, 2016

Richard L. Curtis 71, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 2:47 p.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. He was born on November 22, 1944 in Elkhart, IN to Kenneth E. and Esther L. (Pippen) Curtis.

He graduated from high school in Georgia, moved to the Syracuse area 20 years ago...

Jan 23, 2016

Sandra M. “Sandi” Rude, 50, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 7:55 AM in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sandi was born in Warsaw, Indiana February 10, 1965 to Samuel W. and Mary Lou (Schrader) Baxter. She was a 1983 graduate of Warsaw Community High School and in 2000 she earned her bachelor’s degree in Social Work through St....

Jan 21, 2016

Biography Amanda J. Sudlow, 41, went home to be with her Lord Thursday, January 21, 2016 in the IU Health University Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana after a year-long battle with cancer. Born January 9, 1975 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, she was the daughter of Richard Donald and Carolyn J. (Smith) Sudlow. She would move to Warsaw, Indiana from Rockford, Illinois in 1983....

Jan 16, 2016

Donna E. Jernigan, 79, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 9:25 p.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born on March 17, 1936 in Elkhart, IN to Harold Dean & Goldie Elizabeth (Mellott) Mock.

She moved to the Syracuse area in the 1940’s and attended Syracuse High School. She...

Jan 14, 2016

Nancy Ann McCartney passed away unexpectedly Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 9:23 PM in the emergency room at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. She was 67. Nancy was born May 13, 1948 in Lisbon, Ohio to Herbert and Margaret (Martin) Allmon. She was a 1966 graduate of Crestview High School in Columbiana, Ohio. She and Ancil Loye McCartney were married...

Jan 13, 2016

Herman A. “Herm” Ritenour passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 8:50 PM in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, Indiana. Herm was born to Lester and Lora (Hoover) Ritenour May 12, 1934 in Wabash County, Indiana. He grew up on the home farm and was a 1952 graduate of Chester Township High School in Wabash County. Herm and Bonnie W....

Jan 10, 2016

Biography Sharon A. Ermi passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 2:16 PM in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana, at the age of 71. She was born January 12, 1944 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Stanley B. and Margaret (Engelke) Olkowski Helms Nisiewicz. Sharon moved from Milwaukee to Milford, Indiana 15 years ago. She was employed by Maple Leaf Farms for...

Jan 9, 2016

Royce Allen Cox, 85, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at his residence. He was born on October 12, 1930 in Warsaw, IN to Charles S. & Helen M. (Zimmer) Cox.

He was a lifetime Warsaw area resident, attended Warsaw High School, and was a United States Army veteran. He...

Jan 8, 2016

Jerry L. Richardson, 64, passed away, surrounded by a loving circle of family and dear friends, on Friday, January 8th, 2016 at 10:50 am, following admission the previous morning at Kosciusko Community Hospital.

A lifetime resident of the area, Jerry was born August 17, 1951 to William (Bill) and Mary Richardson and spent his early years in...

Jan 8, 2016

Charles W. “Sonny” Gross Jr., 76, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2016 at his family farm in Syracuse.  He was born January 7, 1940 in Warsaw, IN to Charles W.  & Wilma G. (Norman) Gross.

He was a lifetime Warsaw / Syracuse area resident and attended Warsaw High School. He...

Jan 7, 2016

Melvin E. Keplinger, Jr., 75, passed away at 8:30 PM Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born January 26, 1940 in Beaver Dam, Indiana to Melvin Eugene and Ella Laverne (Walters) Keplinger, Sr. He was a 1958 graduate of Mentone High School, Mentone, Indiana. Mel entered in the United States Army at Indianapolis,...

Jan 6, 2016

Wynn L. Schwalm, 58, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 10:10 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born on February 13, 1957 in Goshen, IN to Dean L. & Anna (Douma) Schwalm.

He was a lifetime Goshen / Syracuse area resident, graduated in 1976 from Goshen High...

Jan 4, 2016

Lillian M. Arlic, 89, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 2:20 p.m. on Monday, January 4, 2016 at her home. She was born on September 28, 1926 in Watertown, NY to Matthew & Florence Cassell.

She graduated from High School in New York and was married on July 26, 1958 in Watertown, NY to Hartmuth A. “Hodd”...

Jan 3, 2016

Sandra J. “Sandy” (MacPherson) Johnson, 85, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 11:29 a.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on February 6, 1930 in Fort Wayne, IN to Roy Powers & Bertha (Lear) MacPherson.

She graduated in 1948 from Glenn H. Curtiss Memorial High School in Hammondsport,...

Jan 3, 2016

Alara Mae Williams, 5, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at her home. She was born on December 13, 2010 in Indianapolis, IN to Daniel Scott Williams & Jessica Ann Hites.

She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and attended North Webster Elementary School.

She is...

Jan 2, 2016

Vivian C. “Corrine” Bontrager, 87, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Lakeland Rehab and Healthcare in Milford, IN. She was born on June 12, 1928 in Des Moines, IA to Albert & Martha (Hanson) Clifton.

She graduated in 1945 from Goshen High School and on July 10, 1946 in...

Jan 1, 2016

Dec 30, 2015

Lillian M. (Reusser) (Nei) Hawley, age 88 years, of Kimmell, Indiana went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 30, 2015. Lillian was born on February 3, 1927, in Berne, Indiana, to Paul W. and Agnes R. (Atz) Shoemaker. She was married to George F. Reusser on October 14, 1948 at Cross Evangelical Reformed Church...

Dec 29, 2015

Biography Doris “Jean” Shanbeck, 94, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 6:57 AM in her home at Miller's Merry Manor Assisted Living, Warsaw, Indiana. Jean was born September 23, 1921 in Warsaw to John Alva and Anna M. (Beatty) Bowser. She attended Warsaw Community Schools and lived most of her life in Warsaw. On October 16, 1939 in Fort...

Dec 28, 2015

Patrick J. Reilly, Jr., age 73, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015 at 5:15 p.m. in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw, Indiana. Patrick was born November 20, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to Patrick J. and Bertha (Mooney) Reilly, Sr. He was united in marriage to Marlene Mackey on May 22, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois. Serving as a police officer...