Obituaries

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Jerry Lee Moore

Jerry Lee Moore

Mar 24, 2016

Jerry Lee Moore, 75, resident of Goshen and longtime resident of the Daleville / Yorktown area, passed away at his residence on March 24, 2016. He was born September 7, 1940 in Muncie, the son of George Raymond and Stena Mae Martz Moore. He was a 1960 graduate of Daleville High School and retired from General Motors in Anderson....

Elizabeth J. Leach

Elizabeth J. Leach

Mar 23, 2016

Elizabeth Jane "Ebby" Leach, 92, of North Webster, IN passed away at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN where she has resided since 2008.  She was born on April 6, 1923 in Andrews, IN to Walter Irvin & Lela Mae (Bare) Gradeless.

She graduated in 1942 from Chester High School...

Bradley Dye

Bradley Dye

Mar 23, 2016

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-877-212-3610 Code: 2003273P Bradley Allen “Brad” Dye, 34, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 8:51 PM in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana as was the result of injuries he received in a traffic accident March 20th. Brad was born January 24, 1982 to Daniel and Carolyn (Jordan) Dye. Brad attended Leesburg Elementary and...

Mary Huffman (Longenecker)

Mary Huffman (Longenecker)

Mar 23, 2016

Mary Helen Huffman, 78, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 2:40 a.m. in Mercy Medical Center, Canton, Ohio. Mary was born September 12, 1937 in Warsaw, Indiana to Gerald H. and Mabel (Neyhardt) Longenecker. She was a 1955 graduate of Atwood High School. She and Charles R. Huffman were joined in marriage June 28, 1963 in Rochester, Indiana. She...

Samuel Cooper

Samuel Cooper

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...

Judith L. "Judy" O'Brien

Judith L. "Judy" O'Brien

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...

Donnabelle Rule (Rule)

Donnabelle Rule (Rule)

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...

Larry Bolinger

Larry Bolinger

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...

Frederick M. "Fred" Bontrager

Frederick M. "Fred" Bontrager

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...

Birda Rhudell "Rhudy" Yeager

Birda Rhudell "Rhudy" Yeager

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...

Allen L. "Al" Streby

Allen L. "Al" Streby

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...

Kathryn L. "Katy" Bowser

Kathryn L. "Katy" Bowser

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 &...

Theresa Hoyt (Peterson)

Theresa Hoyt (Peterson)

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...

Steven Hampton

Steven Hampton

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...

Virginia L. "Ginny" Wyland

Virginia L. "Ginny" Wyland

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...

Judith A. "Judy" Keck

Judith A. "Judy" Keck

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...

Kathryn J. "Jean" Stewart

Kathryn J. "Jean" Stewart

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...

Pamela S. "Pam" Margraves

Pamela S. "Pam" Margraves

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 /...