Obituaries

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Ralph Caudill

Ralph Caudill

Jan 25, 2015

Ralph Caudill, 71, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at his home. He was born on March 26, 1943 in Melvin, KY to Alvin & Pearlie (Slone) Caudill. He grew up in Kentucky and graduated in 1963 from Wheelwright High School in Wheelwright, KY. He moved from Kentucky to Elkhart, IN in 1963...

A. Fern Porter

A. Fern Porter

Jan 24, 2015

A. Fern Porter, 86 of North Webster, formerly of Huntington, passed away at 12:40 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at her residence.  Fern had worked for Square D in Huntington for many years. She loved camping and had camped at various locations with her husband over the years. They spent their summers at their cottage on the Barbee Lake chain...

Alice Harriet Gregorowicz

Alice Harriet Gregorowicz

Jan 20, 2015

Alice Harriett Gregorowicz, 93, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 6:08 a.m. on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at her home. She was born on February 1, 1921 in East Chicago, IN to Joseph & Lola Lutkus. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in East Chicago, received her Bachelor’s degree from College of St. Teresa in Winona, MN & her Master’s...

Leona Irene Keim

Leona Irene Keim

Jan 19, 2015

Leona Irene Keim, 90, of Ligonier, IN passed away at 1:03 p.m. on Monday, January 19, 2015 at Avalon Village Healthcare in Ligonier. She was born on August 10, 1924 in Dane County, WI to William & Lillian (Detwiler) Keim. She attended public school in Wisconsin and lived most of her life in Milwaukee, WI & San Jacinto, CA...

Lowell J. Welty

Lowell J. Welty

Jan 18, 2015

Lowell J. Welty, 77, of Milford, IN passed away at 5:25 p.m. on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at his home. He was born on May 2, 1937 in New Paris, IN to Ray & Edna M. (Oswald) Welty. He graduated in 1955 from New Paris High School and was a lifetime New Paris, Syracuse, and Milford area resident. He was...

Jeff L. Green

Jeff L. Green

Jan 17, 2015

Jeff L. Green, 63, of Nappanee, IN passed away at 4:46 p.m. on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at his home. He was born on November 2, 1951 in Oceanport, NJ to Harland LeRoy & Catherine Margaret (Parnow) Green. He grew up in New Jersey, graduated high school and attended college there. He moved to the Butler / Waterloo area from...

Kasey LaRue (Kahler)

Kasey LaRue (Kahler)

Jan 17, 2015

Kasey Dawn LaRue, 53, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 5:00 PM in her Warsaw, Indiana home. Born September 24, 1961 in Warsaw, she was the daughter of Douglas D. and Irene Rose (Riggens) Kahler. She attended Warsaw Community Schools and was a lifetime Warsaw resident. Kasey was a machine operator at Biomet, Inc. for the past 2 years....

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Jan 17, 2015

Robert S. Taylor, 81, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 12:45 PM in St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Bob was born to Robert W. and Helen H. (Smith) Taylor on November 13, 1933 in Warsaw, Indiana. He was a 1951 graduate of Claypool High School, Claypool, Indiana. Bob and Marjorie J. Black were joined in marriage May 31,...

Richard England

Richard England

Jan 15, 2015

Richard Dean England, 51, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 9:00 AM in his daughter’s New Haven, Indiana home. Richard was born July 1, 1963 in Warsaw to Richard D. and Mary Jane (Hall) England. On October 31, 1992 in Warsaw, he and Debra J. Nelson were joined in marriage. She preceded his death on January...

Brandon Hurley

Brandon Hurley

Jan 14, 2015

Brandon Michael Hurley, 21, passed away unexpectedly Friday, January 14, 2015 at 9:00 AM in his Warsaw, Indiana home. Brandon, the son of Jesse Hurley and the late Melissa Sue (Prater) Cupp, was born August 9, 1993 in Champagne, Illinois. He was a 2009 graduate of Warsaw Community High School. A lifetime Warsaw resident, Brandon was employed at the Detroit...

Colleen Sisk (Miller)

Colleen Sisk (Miller)

Jan 13, 2015

Biography Colleen J. Sisk, 64, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 3:50 PM in her Warsaw, Indiana home. She was born August 31, 1950 in Warsaw to Donald L. and Dorotha B. (Fowerbaugh) Miller. Colleen was a 1968 graduate of Warsaw Community High School. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from IPFW. She lived in Warsaw...

Thelma Streifler (Emshoff)

Thelma Streifler (Emshoff)

Jan 12, 2015

Thelma was born in Frankfort, Indiana on June 8, 1914 to Henry and Hattie Emshoff. She died peacefully in her home at Grace Village, in Winona Lake, Indiana on January 12, 2015, at the age of 100.5. Thelma grew up in Frankfort and graduated from Frankfort High in 1932. While working as a cashier in Wheeler's Restaurant, she met Paul...

Harold Metzger

Harold Metzger

Jan 11, 2015

Harold C. Metzger, 84, passed away January 11, 2015 in Tavares, Florida. Harold was born April 30, 1930 in Springfield, Missouri to Joseph C. and Mamie (Yonts) Metzger. He served with the United States Army in the Korean War. On October 29, 1949 he and Pauline Brown were married. They would share 65 years. Harold was a finish carpenter for...

Jacky Britt

Jacky Britt

Jan 9, 2015

Biography Jack L. Britt, 61, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015 at 2:53 PM in the Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. The son of William and Maudie (Murray) Britt, Jr., Jack was born February 28, 1953 in Tazewell County, Virginia. Jack served in the US Army. Lived in the Warsaw area for past 20 years from the...

Charles F. "Charlie" Adams

Charles F. "Charlie" Adams

Jan 9, 2015

Charles F. “Charlie” Adams, 88, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 3:40 p.m. on Friday, January 9, 2015 at Grace Village Health Care in Winona Lake. He was born on June 16, 1926 in Akron, IN to Waldo L. & Mabel (Dickey) Adams. He was a lifetime Kosciusko County area resident, graduated from Beaver Dam High School and attended Purdue...

Wendell Brown

Wendell Brown

Jan 8, 2015

Visitation Saturday January 10, 2015, 4 PM - 8 PM at Titus Funeral Home

David Pittman

David Pittman

Jan 7, 2015

Biography David W. Pittman, 76, of Claypool, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 1:41 AM in the Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The son of James and Ruth (Welsh) Pittman, David was born September 3, 1938 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Perry High School, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. In Elizabeth City, North Carolina on May 28, 1962,...

Ruth M. Wagoner

Ruth M. Wagoner

Jan 6, 2015

Ruth M. Wagoner, 96, of North Webster passed away at 2:33 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 in her home. She was born on August 30, 1918 in Banquo, IN to Elmer L. & Zephy V. (Roberts) Spaulding. She was raised in Huntington & Grant County, IN and graduated in 1936 from Van Buren High School in Van Buren, IN....

Deborah L. "Debby" Richcreek

Deborah L. "Debby" Richcreek

Jan 4, 2015

Deborah L. “Debby” Richcreek, 62, of North Webster, IN passed away at 2:06 p.m. on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on June 8, 1952 in San Diego, CA to Merrill & Marilyn (Keiffer) Le France. She grew up in California and graduated from high school in San Diego, CA....

Rose Sims (Braun)

Rose Sims (Braun)

Jan 3, 2015

Rose A. Sims, 80, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 11:40 PM in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw, Indiana. Born May 3, 1934 in Wisner, Nebraska, she was the daughter of Edward C. and Alta Margarete Louise (Paasch) Braun. She was a 1951 graduate of Wisner High School. On July 17, 1953 in West Point, Nebraska she and...