Obituaries

Jun 16, 2015

Michael W. “Doc” Doom, 63, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 9:43 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at his home. He was born on November 29, 1951 in East St. Louis, IL to William O. & Helen J. (Kimes) Doom.

He graduated from Triad High School in Illinois and moved to Syracuse in 1998 from Collinsville,...

Jun 15, 2015

Eleanor Miller, 55, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at 1:10 PM in Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana. Born on October 24, 1959 in Paintsville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of George and Stella (Fitzpatrick) Bentley. She was a 1978 graduate of Warsaw Community High School. On February 18, 1982, Eleanor and John H. Miller were...

Jun 14, 2015

Ruth M. Seiffert, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 2:31PM in her Warsaw, Indiana home. Ruth was born January 20, 1931 in Claypool, Indiana to Merl Royse and Blanche Irene (Harper) Engle. She graduated from Warsaw High School in 1949. A lifetime Kosciusko County resident she was a finisher at Zimmer for 15 years and retired in 1993. Ruth...

Jun 13, 2015

Jack L. Stump, 84, of North Webster, IN passed away at 4:35 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw, IN. He was born on September 6, 1930 in Noble County, IN to Chester Leroy & Erma Lucille (Hontz) Stump.

He was a lifetime Noble / Kosciusko County area resident, graduated in 1948...

Jun 10, 2015

Doris M. Breading, 100, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 3:45 PM in Mason Healthcare, Warsaw, Indiana. Doris was born in Burket, Indiana on October 11, 1914 to Glen and Ethel (Davis) Hatfield. The family moved to Warsaw in 1915. She was a 1933 Warsaw High School graduate and was a GAA Honor Girl. On November 21, 1938 Doris...

Jun 8, 2015

William J.T. “Bill” Bowdler passed away Monday, June 8, 2015 at 2:08 PM in Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. Bill, born September 19, 1917 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, was the older of two sons born to Thomas and Mary (Challis) Bowdler. He graduated from Technical School in 1933. Bill and Marion Rendall were joined in marriage August 31, 1940...

Jun 7, 2015

Zachary Ryan “Zac” Baugher, 26, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at his home. He was born on March 26, 1989 in Goshen, IN to Sherie Baugher.

He was a lifetime North Webster / Syracuse area resident and attended Wawasee High School in Syracuse. He attended the Agape Fellowship Church...

Jun 5, 2015

Bobbie June (Boyd) Scott, 81, long-time resident of North Webster, IN passed away on June 5, 2015 in I.U. Goshen Hospital after an illness. She was born September 29, 1933 to Thomas Franklin and Nora (Warden) Boyd in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.

She lived in Oklahoma and New Mexico before joining the U.S. Army in 1954.  Shortly after her...

Jun 5, 2015

Kenneth L. “Ken” Gillenwater, 64, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 3:45 a.m. on Friday, June 5, 2015 in Albion, IN. He was born on August 7, 1950 in Bluefield, W. VA to George & Josephine (Rose) Gillenwater.

He grew up in Bluefield, W. VA, graduated in 1968 from Norfolk High School in Norfolk, VA and in...

Jun 4, 2015

Biography John F. Smith, 77, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 5:10 PM in his Warsaw, Indiana home. The son of Roy and Bertha (Holderman) Smith, John was born March 19, 1938 in Mentone, Indiana and was a 1956 graduate of Mentone High School. On December 3, 1979 he and Gelenia Diane Young were married in Warsaw, Indiana. A...

Jun 2, 2015

Margaret Carol “Maggie” Foster, 65, of Huntington, IN passed away at 3:45 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at her home. She was born on September 6, 1949 in Barthell, KY to Omar & Ruth Evelyn (Hamby) Bradley.

She lived most of her life in the Huntington/ Warren area resident except for 2 years in Somerset, KY...

May 31, 2015

Infant Omar Sebastian Vellejo, of Milford, IN was stillborn at 10:07 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at I. U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. He is the son of Karlie S. (Stump) Robles & Ociel J. Vallejo of Milford, IN.

He is survived by:

Parents – Ociel Vallejo & Karlie Robles of Milford

May 31, 2015

Harold G. Lowery, 93, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 2 AM in his home at Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, Indiana. Harold was born in Muncie, Indiana on November 20, 1921, to Arthur C. and Devona M. (Sharpe) Lowery. On December 24, 1942 in Springfield, Missouri, Harold married Gladys Dunnuck. He served with the United States Army...

May 29, 2015

Leo H. Richey, 81, passed away Friday, May 29, 2015 at 12:30 PM in his Leesburg, Indiana home. The son of Harry and Edna (Richardson) Richey, Leo was born October 2, 1933 in Cannelton, Indiana. He was a 1951 graduate of Tell City High School. He served during World War ll with the United States Army. Leo took Lois M....

May 26, 2015

Deloris D. Goshert, 87, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 1:30 PM in Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. DeDe, as she was known, was born February 13, 1928 in Carmel, Indiana. She was one of three daughters born to Richard C. and Sadie (Bishop) Hume. DeDe was a 1945 graduate of Warsaw Community High School. She earned a Bachelor’s...

May 26, 2015

Corrina Diane Gaff, 39, of Haines City, FL (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 as the result of a house fire in Haines City. She was born on February 23, 1976 in Wabash County, IN to Carl D. & Barbara J. (Gamsby) Porter.

She attended Wawasee High School in Syracuse, IN and...

May 26, 2015

Frank DeVon Hoffer, 88, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 5:40 AM in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. He was born February 8, 1927 in Marshall County, Indiana to John C. and Irene M. (Brumbaugh) Hoffer. Frank was a 1945 graduate of Atwood High School, Atwood, Indiana. On August 13, 1949, in Atwood, he and Dorothy E. Egolf were...

May 26, 2015

Leonard Gray “Cliff” Baugher, 71, passed away suddenly at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Goshen IU Hospital, Goshen, IN where he had been admitted a few hours earlier.  He was born on December 17, 1943 in Warsaw, the son of Arthur Herman and Eunice M. (Hatten) Baugher.

Leonard Gray earned the title of “Pistol...

May 24, 2015

Mary B. Kauke, 93, of Milford, IN (formerly of North Webster, IN) passed away at 10:35 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Lakeland Healthcare and Rehab in Milford. She was born on July 4, 1921 in Indianapolis, IN to George & Henrietta (Husser) Selig.

She attended public schools in Chicago, IL and was married on January...

May 23, 2015

Mary Alta Golightly, 85, of North Webster, IN passed away at 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at her home. She was born on May 3, 1930, in Redfield, IA to Oran and Lula (Devilbliss) Clements.

She graduated in 1948 from DeSoto High School in DeSoto, IA and was married on Sept. 26, 1953, in Des...