Obituaries

Sep 21, 2015

Donald Paul "Don" Long, 64, of Bourbon, IN passed away Monday, September 21, 2015 in Goshen, IN. He was born on July 18, 1951 in Warsaw, IN to Emery A. & Ruth Naomi (Crouse) Long.

He graduated from Triton High School, attended the University of Colorado in Pueblo, CO on a basketball scholarship for 1 year and...

Sep 19, 2015

Melvin L. “Ledru” Gray, 92 passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at his home, on the ancestral Mock farm near North Webster. He was born at home on March 20, 1923 in Pierceton, IN (near Ridinger Lake) to Lester John Newton & Hazel Mildred (Mock) Gray, who were descendants of two local pioneering families....

Sep 19, 2015

Eleanor Jane Weyand, 80, of North Webster, IN passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at her home. She was born on March 20, 1935 in Kokomo, IN to Arthur L. & Genevieve E. (Elvin) Miller.

She graduated in 1953 from Kokomo High School, 1957 from Purdue University in West Lafayette, and received her Master’s Degree from...

Sep 18, 2015

Deloris L. “Rene” Hayes, 83 and loved by many, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 10:18 a.m. on Friday, September 18, 2015 at her home. She was born on April 11, 1932 in Marshall County, IN to Cleo & Estelle (Pierce) Frazier.

She graduated from Wawasee High School in Syracuse. She was married on October 16, 1954...

Sep 17, 2015

Olivia S. Ramirez, 67, of North Webster, IN passed away at 8:21 a.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at her home. She was born on September 15, 1948 in Brownfield, TX to Jesus & Julia (Garcia) Salazar.

She grew up Texas and attended public schools in Brownfield. She was married April 1967 in Altus, OK to Refugio...

Sep 15, 2015

John Lorene Hill, 94, of Nappanee, IN passed away at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Center for Hospice House in Elkhart, IN. He was born on October 9, 1920 in Shipshewana, IN to Delbert E. & Blanche E. (Kreighbaum) Hill.

He graduated in 1939 from North Webster High School, attended Barber College in Indianapolis, IN...

Sep 15, 2015

James W. “Jim” Schoeff, 68, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 in his residence. He was born on November 22, 1946 in Huntington, IN to Wallace E. & Betty L. (Cowin) Schoeff.

He graduated in 1965 from Huntington High School and in 1969 from Monmouth College in Illinois with his...

Sep 14, 2015

Herbert Earl “Herb” Metcalf, 85, of Milford, IN went home to be with his Lord & Savior at 8:40 p.m. on Monday, September 14, 2015 at his residence. He was born on July 27, 1930 in Adamsville, MI to Ray Lucas & Marjorie Irene (Landis) Metcalf.

He graduated from Bristol High School in Bristol, IN and attended...

Sep 11, 2015

Roger Allen Paysen, 69, walked into the waiting arms of Jesus, Friday, September 11, 2015 at 7:24 PM at his Silver Lake, Indiana home. Roger was born to Harold and Elnora (Fleming) Paysen May 11, 1946 in Celina, Ohio. He was a 1964 graduate of Celina High School. He entered the United States Navy March15, 1966 in Lima, Ohio and...

Sep 8, 2015

Rosella M. “Rosie” Hardy, 90, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born on January 7, 1925 in Warsaw, IN to Edward E. and Mamie F. (Roberts) Black.

She was raised in North Webster and graduated in 1942 from North Webster High...

Sep 7, 2015

Walter Roy “Walt” Steffen, 87, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:02 p.m. on Monday, September 7, 2015 at Greencroft Health Care in Goshen, IN. He was born on March 6, 1928 in Elgin, IL to Theophile E. & Mabel M. (Wewetzer) Steffen.

He attended Elgin High School in Elgin, IL and on June 4, 1950 in...

Sep 7, 2015

Terese G. DeYoung, 76, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 2:12 a.m. on Monday, September 7, 2015 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on April 14, 1939 in Chicago, IL to Edward & Antoinette (Potenza) Stack.

She graduated from Evergreen Park High School and attended University of Illinois in Urbana, IL....

Sep 6, 2015

Inez B. Caywood, 89, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:28 a.m. on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born on February 19, 1926 in Churubusco, IN to Edward E. & Mabel Ann (Geiger) Gordon.

She lived most of her life in North Webster/ Syracuse area and graduated in 1944...

Sep 6, 2015

Sandra Jean (Denton) Young, 72, of Syracuse, Indiana lost her battle with cancer on Sunday, September 6, 2015.

“Sandi” was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on July 25, 1943. She attended Central High School and remained a resident of Fort Wayne until 1982. Sandi worked various office jobs as a young woman and eventually worked...

Sep 2, 2015

Edward A. Hoffman, 83, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 10:55 AM in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Edward was born May 16, 1932 in Fulton County, Indiana to William Foster and Eathel (Drudge) Hoffman. He served with the Army Air Force at Lackland Air Force Base. He lived most of his life in the Claypool, Indiana...

Sep 1, 2015

Mary Ellen Johnson, 94, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 1:10 AM in her Warsaw, Indiana home while surrounded by her loving family. Mary Ellen was born June 16, 1921 in Huntington, Indiana to Carl C. and Virginia Mae (Dowler) Robinson. She graduated from Huntington High School with the class of 1939. Mary Ellen would marry the love her...

Aug 29, 2015

Helen Eloise Smith, 93, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw following a short illness surrounded by her family. Helen was born on December 14, 1921 in Warsaw to James O. & Nellie (Devenney) Tuttle.

She graduated in 1940 from Larwill High School and was...

Aug 23, 2015

Tammy L. Martin, 40, of North Webster, IN passed away at 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born on September 3, 1974 in Frankfort, MI to Kathleen “Pat” (Weaver) Turner.

She attended Triton High School in Bourbon, IN, graduated in 1993 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse,...

Aug 22, 2015

Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Smith, 56, of North Webster, IN passed away at 6:48 p.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN following a motorcycle accident in Elkhart County. He was born on February 16, 1959 in Anderson, IN to Henry D. & Barbara Ellen (McCarty) Smith.

He graduated in 1977 from...

Aug 21, 2015

M. Margene Clase, 74, passed away unexpectedly in her Warsaw, Indiana home Friday morning, August 21, 2015 at 7:35. Margene was born November 6, 1940 in Warsaw to Raymond and Marie (Priser) Haines. A lifetime Kosciusko County resident, she had been a sales representative at CVS for 12 years. Margene was a past president of Senior’s Our Night Out. Left...