Obituaries

Jul 29, 2015

Betty Rose Coughlin 90, of Albion, IN passed away at 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at North Ridge Village Nursing home in Albion.  She was born on August 10, 1924, in Etna, IN, to Cletus C. and Thelma E. (Wheeler) Stump.

She lived most of her life in Whitley, Noble, and Kosciusko Counties, attended Washington...

Jul 28, 2015

Beulah M. Wentz passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 7:30 PM in Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana on her 94th birthday. She was born July 28, 1921 in Livingston, Kentucky to Harrison B. and Lula (Perciful) Cope. On June 2, 1950 in New Paris, Ohio, Beulah became the bride of Harold H. Wentz. They moved to Warsaw in 1961....

Jul 27, 2015

Jeffrey Scott Kawsh, 50, of North Webster, IN passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015 in Lexington, TN from injuries suffered in a vehicle / pedestrian accident. He was born on May 6, 1965 in Chicago, IL to Frank T. & Priscilla J. (Peshek) Kawsh.

He grew up in Chicago and attended Foreman High School in Chicago and...

Jul 24, 2015

Alley W. Dile, 85, passed away Friday, July 24, 2015 at 8:45 AM in Pierceton, Indiana home while surrounded by her children. Alley was born October 27, 1929 in Springfield, Kentucky to Thomas Jefferson and Flossie Mae (Harden) Coulter. She was a graduate of Mackville High School, Mackville, Kentucky. She and Leslie J. Dile were married July 6, 1946. He...

Jul 24, 2015

Sharon L. Masterson passed away Friday, July 24, 2015 at 3:03 PM in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana at the age of 71. A twin daughter of Clarence and Shebea King, Sharon was born in Lakeville, Indiana on January 3, 1944. She and Donald Masterson were joined in marriage November 7, 1967 in LaPaz, Indiana and would share 47 years...

Jul 22, 2015

Nong Y. Fulk, 64, of Syracuse, IN passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 12:30 a.m. in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka, IN. She was born on January 6, 1951 in Bangkok, Thailand to Bill & Norm Toopwong.

She attended public school in Thailand and moved to the United States 44 years ago from...

Jul 19, 2015

Edna M. “Marie” Mock, 87, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 6:31 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Avalon Village Nursing Home in Ligonier, IN. She was born on December 21, 1927 in Leesburg (Clunette), IN to Leroy S. & Mary Ruth (Goodman) Bennett.

She was a lifetime Kosciusko County area resident and attended Atwood High...

Jul 17, 2015

Lois J. Stone, 69, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015 at 7:45 PM in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Lois was born November 30, 1945 in Flint, Michigan to Amos and Ora M. (Stiltner) Stone. A Claypool, Indiana resident, Lois was an industrial sewer for Da-Lite Screen and had been in their employment for 43 years until the time of...

Jul 15, 2015

Biography Harold J. VanCleve, 84, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 6:15 PM in his Warsaw, Indiana home. Harold was born to Hiram and Lois (McCandless) VanCleve August 21, 1930 in North Liberty, Pennsylvania. He was a 1948 graduate of Wilkensburg High School, Wilkensburg, Pennsylvania. He entered the United States Army where he served as an MP during the...

Jul 15, 2015

Christine R. “Chris” Bitting, 53, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at her home. She was born on March 3, 1962 in Springfield, OH to H. Stanley & H. Marie (Beamer) Gardner.

She attended Goshen High School, graduated in 1980 from Wawasee High School and then attended Lutheran Nursing School...

Jul 13, 2015

Neva Jeanette Gross, 98, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015 at 11:23 PM in Grace Village Assisted Living facility, Winona Lake, Indiana. The oldest of seven children belonging to Earl and Katie Pearl (Ropp) Gross, Neva was born May 24, 1917 in the Old McDonald Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. She was the salutatorian of the 1936 graduating class of Warsaw High...

Jul 10, 2015

Viola M. “Vi” Weicht, 86, of Blairstown, NJ (formerly of Pierceton, IN) passed away at 8:10 a.m. on Friday, July 10, 2015 at the home of her daughter in Blairstown, NJ. She was born on April 6, 1929 in Noble County, IN to Cecil Edward & Vicie Gladys (Howell) Knapp.

She graduated in 1948 from Wolf Lake High...

Jul 9, 2015

Biography Robert “Bob” J. Bledsoe, 41, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 11:18 a.m. while holding his wife’s hand in Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois. Bob, born September 25, 1973 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, was the son of James “Timm” and Susan M. (Gresso) Bledsoe. He was a 1992 graduate of Northridge High School in Middlebury, Indiana....

Jul 9, 2015

John William “Jack” Jacobs, 88, of North Webster passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at his home. He was born on May 8, 1927 in Cleveland, OH to Walter R. & Bertha E. (Montgomery) Jacobs.

He attended Alexandria High School, Indiana University and was a United States Navy Veteran. On April 7, 1949 in Alexandria, IN...

Jul 6, 2015

Eraldo “Eddie” DiRico, 72, of Winona Lake, Indiana passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 at 9:20 PM in St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Eddie was born to Pasquale and Maddalena (D’Angelo) DiRico on September 28, 1942 in Orsogna, Italy. He was a para trooper in the Italian Army. However he lived most of his life in Kosciusko County, Indiana...

Jul 6, 2015

Jerry L. Smith, 85, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 at 4:41 AM in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. Born June 20, 1930, Jerry was the son of Walter B. and Agnes (Harman) Smith. He was a 1948 graduate of Warsaw Community High School and graduated in 1952 from Manchester (College) University with a degree in education. In Atwood, Indiana...

Jul 6, 2015

Donald John “Don” Klawitter, 79, of Syracuse, IN passed away on Monday, July 6, 2015 at his home.  He was born on February 29, 1936 in Hammond, IN to Joseph F. & Martha (Mikolajczak) Klawitter.

Don was a graduate of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish (Calumet City, IL) Elementary School and a 1953 graduate of...

Jul 3, 2015

Biography Todd “Gee” Allison, 27, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 in Peru, Illinois. Gee was born July 8, 1987 in Albany, New York to Jesse L. and Michelle (Wells) Allison. On January 6, 2011 Gee and Faith Worton were married in Panama City, Florida. They were residents of Peru, Illinois for the past 4 years having come from Silver...

Jul 2, 2015

Biography Loy H. Stover, 76, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 8:43 PM in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. Loy was born in Howard County to Esmond and Bessie (Lovel) Stover on June 15, 1939. He was a 1958 graduate of Kokomo (Indiana) High School. He served in the United States Army. He took Maxine Mills as his wife...

Jul 1, 2015