Obituaries

Feb 28, 2015

C. Craig Doran, 60, of Burket, Indiana, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 2:06 PM in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Craig was born January 5, 1955 in Warsaw, Indiana to Byron C. and JoAnn (Cole) Doran. He was a 1973 graduate of Mentone High School. In 1977 he graduated from Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana where he was a...

Feb 28, 2015

Owen Marion Snyder, 76, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 5:43 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on September 24, 1938 in Fort Wayne, IN to Marion & Orleta (Schwartz) Snyder. He grew up in Fort Wayne, graduated from South Side High School and was in the Army National Guard....

Feb 27, 2015

Ruth V. Williams, 89, of North Webster, IN passed away at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, February 27, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on April 6, 1925 in West Palm Beach, FL to Charles & Pearl (Stump) Hull. She moved to Indiana in the 1930’s, attended South Whitley High School and lived in the North Webster...

Feb 27, 2015

Biography Chris L. Carter, 51, passed away unexpectedly Friday, February 27, 2015 at 3:12 AM in the emergency room of Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. Chris was born May 29, 1963 in Warsaw to Harry T. and Rosalie A. (Snyder) Carter. She was a homemaker and lifetime Warsaw resident who attended God’s Highway to Heaven and Word of Truth Ministries....

Feb 25, 2015

Theodore T. Routh, 74, of North Webster, passed away at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday February 25, 2015 at his home. He was born on October 29, 1940 in Muncie, Indiana to the late Jonathan B. & Caroline A. (Orr) Routh. On January 18, 1984 in Warsaw, IN he married Judith “Judy” (Neihardt) Perez. She survives along with a daughter, Teresa...

Feb 25, 2015

Flora Bynum, 72, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 3:37 AM in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. Flora was born February 26, 1942 in Reid, Mississippi to Otis and Beatrice (Vance) Phillips. She had lived in the Warsaw area for the past 30 years. She worked in the health care field as a CNA and was a foster parent....

Feb 24, 2015

With her family by her side, Bonnie H. Gragg, 97, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 3:37 PM in her Warsaw, Indiana home. Bonnie was born October 24, 1917 in Mentone, Indiana to Mervel and Ruth (Schweitzer) Smith. She and Kenneth Gragg were joined in marriage on May 20, 1933 in Etna Green, Indiana. They...

Feb 23, 2015

Barbara J. “Barb” (Gamsby) Porter, 67, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 2:40 a.m. on Monday, February 23, 2015 at her home. She was born on November 13, 1947 in Wabash, IN to Russell & Edna (Harney) Gamsby Sr. She attended Wabash High School and was a lifetime Wabash / Kosciusko County resident. In 1970 she was married in Wabash,...

Feb 21, 2015

Feb 20, 2015

Tara Lynn Thornburg, 23, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 1:00 a.m. on Friday, February 20, 2015 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on June 4, 1991 in Goshen, IN to Troy L. Thornburg & Rachel M. Coons. She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 2010 from Wawasee High School in...

Feb 20, 2015

Theodore Willis “Ted” Method, 85, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:50 p.m. on Friday, February 20, 2015 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse. He was born on July 15, 1929 in Syracuse, IN to Ralph & Eloise (Mabie) Method. He was a lifetime Syracuse area resident, attended Syracuse High School and was a United States Air Force veteran. On...

Feb 15, 2015

Feb 13, 2015

Thurl S. Kester, 68, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 at 4:02 AM in his Warsaw, Indiana home. The son of Clyde T. and Geneva W. (Stucker) Kester, he was born September 13, 1946 in Wabash, Indiana. He attended Warsaw schools. He and Janet E. Schaetzle were married March 7, 1965 in Bourbon, Indiana. She would precede him in death...

Feb 10, 2015

Rex Leroy Evans, 76, passed away February 10, 2015 at 4:26 AM in Warsaw Meadows Care Center, Warsaw, Indiana. Rex was born December 31, 1938 in Warsaw to Charles S. and Dorothy A. (Engle) Evans. He was a 1956 graduate of Claypool High School. On November 14, 1957 he entered the United States Air Force in Indianapolis, Indiana. A1C Rex...

Feb 7, 2015

Henrietta K. Thomas, 82, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 4:45 AM in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. Henrietta was born May 6, 1932, in Cervenka, Yugoslavia to Frederick and Julianna (Genyeresh) Lahm. She came to Kosciusko County from Germany in 1955. On July 1, 1978 she and Emil Emerson Thomas, Jr. were married in Frankton, Indiana. He would...

Feb 7, 2015

Carolyn J. Olinger, 81, of North Webster, IN passed away at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at her home. She was born on April 3, 1933 in Fort Wayne to Albert & Irene (Kelley) Loshe. She grew up in Fort Wayne & attended Catholic Public Schools in Fort Wayne. She retired from ITT Corporation in Fort Wayne as...

Feb 4, 2015

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-877-212-3610 Code: 2003273P Dale Singer Nellans, 93, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 9:27 PM in Timbercrest Senior Living Community in North Manchester, Indiana. Dale was born July 7, 1921 in Sevastopol, Indiana to Herschel Vern and Mabel Irene (Singer) Nellans. He grew up on Twin Pine Poultry Farm (Sevastopol)...

Feb 1, 2015

Feb 1, 2015

Cassie Mae (Haywood) Shepherd, 101, went to be with Jesus Sunday, February 1, 2015 at 4:50 AM in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw, Indiana. One of twelve children, Cassie was born November 29, 1913 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to Hager Lee and Sarah (Adkins) Justice. She was married to Willie Haywood on July 20, 1934 in Prestonsburg. They moved to...

Jan 28, 2015

Service in Louisville, Kentucky at a later date.