Obituaries

May 23, 2015

Shirley Marie Rackeweg Blackburn, 91, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, May 23 2015 at 10:55 PM in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, Indiana. Shirley was born November 29, 1923 in Breathitt County, Kentucky to Tommy and Stella (Kelley) Williams. A former Warsaw, Indiana resident, Shirley came with her family to Indiana when she was 12. On July 16,...

May 20, 2015

Octavian “O.C.” Plymale, Jr., 88 of North Webster, Indiana, passed peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida. He was born in 1926 in Muncie, Indidana, to Octavian & Waneda (Waters) Plymale.

O.C.  graduated in 1945 from Cowan High School in Cowan, Indiana,...

May 20, 2015

Biography Maurice M. “Maurie” McDaniel, 97, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 11:10 AM in Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. Born March 13, 1918, Maurie was the son of Joseph and Cora (Koser) McDaniel. He was a 1937 graduate of Atwood High School, Atwood, Indiana. He took Hattie M. Stidham to be his bride on April 29, 1940 in...

May 17, 2015

Daniel Fletcher Shanbeck, 83, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015 in Dade City, Florida. Dan was born July 6, 1931 in Pierceton, Indiana to Alpheus A. and Victoria (Stinebaugh) Shanbeck. He was a 1953 graduate of Manchester College. Dan attended North Winona Church of the Brethren when living in Kosciusko County. He enjoyed electronics and music. Dan entered the United...

May 14, 2015

Biography Earnest A. Mumford, 88, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 8:25 AM in his Silver Lake, Indiana home. Earnest was born in Brookville, Pennsylvania on April 16, 1927 to Lewis and Rachel L. (Reed) Mumford. She and Ruby D. Nelson were joined in marriage in Silver Lake on August 18, 1946. Earnest served in the United States Navy...

May 14, 2015

Lucinda S. McMillan, 68, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 8:02 AM in her Winona Lake, Indiana home. Lucinda was born in Warsaw, Indiana on October 29, 1946 to Max S. and Anita Maxine (Weldy) McMillan. She was a homemaker and a lifetime Warsaw and Winona Lake area resident. Lucinda was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ...

May 13, 2015

Fredrick John Wilson, 65, with family surrounding him, went to be with his Lord Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 10:00 PM in his Warsaw, Indiana home. Fred was born April 28, 1950 in Logansport, Indiana to Lester Lewis and Lucille Love (Werner) Wilson. He was a 1968 Winamac High School graduate. He remained in Winamac until the late 1970’s. On...

May 13, 2015

Mary L. Mappes, 99, of Syracuse, IN passes away at 8:10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on April 14, 1916 in Galena, MO to Cleo & Blanche (McMichael) Craig.

She graduated from High School in Galena, MO and attended William Woods College in Missouri. She was married in...

May 11, 2015

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-877-212-3610 Code: 2003273P Lois M. Richey, 79, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at 4:30 PM in her Leesburg, Indiana home. Born April 11, 1936 in Ney, Ohio, she was the daughter of Richard and Juanita (Thomas) Mack. She was a 1954 graduate of Butler (IN) High School. On September 15, 1955, she and...

May 10, 2015

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-877-212-3610 Code: 2003273P Arloa B. Kurosky, 86, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at 10:08 PM in her Warsaw, Indiana home. Arloa was born March 24, 1929 in Hastings, Michigan to Glenn M. and Ethyl O. (Stewart) Smith. She was a 1947 graduate of Ionia High School, Ionia, Michigan. On June 10, 1950 in...

May 9, 2015

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May 9, 2015

Biography Kenneth J. “Kenny” Graff, 68, of Leesburg, Indiana passed away May 9, 2015 at 5:20 A.M. in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Kenny, was the son of Stanley and Virginia (Downing) Graff and was born at Goshen, Indiana on January 6, 1947. On May 29, 1970 at Syracuse, Indiana he married Carol Wechter. He served in the...

May 5, 2015

Charlena “Grace” Randall passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 1:30 AM in Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana at the age of 95. The daughter of Tony and Fredonna (Holderbaum) Baugher, Grace was born November 25, 1919 in Troy Township, Whitley County, Indiana. On November 3, 1945 she and Paul William Randall were married in Warsaw. She lived most of...

May 5, 2015

Obituary for Ray Porter Ray Porter, 79, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 6:30 AM in Warsaw Meadows Care Center, Warsaw, Indiana. Ray, born August 1, 1935 in Floyd County, Kentucky, was the son of Walker and Bessie (Frazier) Porter. He and Shirley A. Lay were married April 1, 1955 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ray lived most of his life...

Apr 29, 2015

Evalee Hale, 65, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 1:47 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on July 23, 1949 in Salyersville, KY to James & Arizona (Howard) Mullins. She has been a resident of the Pierceton / Larwill area since the mid 1960’s and graduated in 1969 from Larwill...

Apr 29, 2015

Phyllis Ann Eastman, 63, of Goshen, IN passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 in North Webster, IN.  She was born on January 21, 1952 in Noblesville, IN to Raymond E. & Virginia Mae (Heiny) Shreve. She moved to the Goshen area 39 years ago from Anderson, IN and was married on April 20, 2011 in Goshen, IN to Robert K....

Apr 28, 2015

Marilyn M. Bartman, 63, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 1:56 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on May 3, 1951 in Goshen, IN to Ralph “Frank” & Sue A. (Whetten) Hoover. She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and attended Syracuse High School. She was married on...

Apr 21, 2015

Donald W. “Don” Hicks, 58, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at his home. He was born on April 1, 1957 in War, West Virginia to John L. and Ethel M. (Hicks) Hicks. He moved to Kendallville area in the 1970’s from West Virginia and to the Syracuse / Milford area in 1980.  He...

Apr 20, 2015

Biography Beverly A. Disher, 77, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015, at 8:10 AM in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Beverly was born September 6, 1937 in Columbia City, Indiana to Ralph and Laura (Shoemaker) Bills. She became the wife of Eldon W. Disher on October 24, 1954. She lived most of her life in Warsaw. A homemaker, Beverly was...

Apr 19, 2015

Trecy L. Bowers, 48, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015 in her Warsaw, Indiana home. Trecy, the daughter of Larry and Annette (Morrison) Bowers, was a 1985 graduate of Ithaca High School, Ithaca, Michigan. Survivors include her parents: Larry and Annette Bowers of Warsaw; grandmother: Margerite Dent, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan; sister-in-law: Becky Thomas of Claypool, Indiana; brother-in-law: Dennis Penner of...