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Carl Coplen
Dec 30, 2013
Biography Carl "Dean" Coplen , 89, formerly of Warsaw died peacefully on Monday, December 30, 2013 in Banner Gardens Hospice House, Mesa, Arizona. He and his wife had made their home in Mesa since 1999. Dean was born May 11, 1924 in Akron, Indiana to Lee and Cora (Zimmerman) Coplen. He was a 1942 graduate of Gilead High School where...
Ruth M. Rose
Dec 29, 2013
Ruth M. Rose, 72, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 09:35 a.m. on Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Kosciusko Community Hospital. She was born on June 6, 1941 in Elkhart, IN to Edward & Eva L. (Kiser) Lock. She graduated in 1961 from Elkhart High School and moved from Elkhart to the North Webster / Syracuse area in 1968. She worked...
Jerry Banks
Dec 28, 2013
Jerry Wallace Banks, 68, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013 at 2:43 PM in his Warsaw, Indiana home. Jerry was born September 18, 1945 in Alpena, Michigan. He was inducted into the United States Army December 6, 1945 and served in the Vietnam War. SP5 Jerry Wallace Banks was honorably discharged December 7, 1967. After his tour of duty with...
Marion B. "Bill" Patty
Dec 26, 2013
Marion B. ‘Bill’ Patty of Goshen, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, December 26, 2013 at his home. He was born on July 9, 1936 in Fort Wayne, IN to Marion Francis & Naomi (Bill) Patty. He graduated in 1954 from Southside High School in Fort Wayne, attended Indiana University in Bloomington for 3...
Warren G. Benson
Dec 24, 2013
Warren G. Benson, 89, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at his home peacefully with his family surrounding him. He was born on May 26, 1924 in Etna Green, IN to Ora & Celia (Jones) Benson. He lived most of his life in the Syracuse area and graduated in 1942 from Syracuse High...
Sharon A. Hensley
Dec 24, 2013
Sharon A. Hensley, 66, of Elkhart, IN passed away at 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at Woodland Manor Nursing Home in Elkhart. She was born on September 6, 1947 in Goshen, IN to Nelson C. & Norma J. (Liechty) Wogoman. She was a lifetime Elkhart, Kosciusko & Noble County area resident and received her GED from Goshen High...
Evelyn Marie Bennett
Dec 23, 2013
Evelyn Marie Bennett, 86, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Monday, December 23, 2013 at her home. She was born on May 26, 1927 in Bowling Green, KY to James H. & Mammie E. (Young) Miller. She grew up in Indianapolis, IN & graduated from Washington High School. On September 5, 1948 in Indianapolis she married Rev. James...
Zelpha Ginter (Witmer)
Dec 21, 2013
Biography Zepha Ginter, 91, passed away December 21, 2013 at 7:40 PM in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. Zepha was born February 9, 1922 in North Webster, Indiana to Glen and Sylvia (Miller) Witmer. She was a 1940 graduate of North Webster High School. And on January 4, 1942 in Whitley County, Indiana she became the bride and life partner...
Albertis J. Mickem
Dec 20, 2013
Albertis J. Mickem, 78, of Leesburg passed away at 2:05 a.m. on Friday, December 20, 2013 at his home. He was born on February 15, 1935 in Middlebury, IN to Melvin V. & Evelyn (Nettrouer) Mickem. He attended Middlebury Public Schools and moved to the local area in 1951 from Elkhart, IN. On October 3, 1958 in Milford, IN he...
Debra Starr (Gaylor)
Dec 20, 2013
Biography Debra Kay Starr, 53, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 at 6:08 PM in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. Debra, daughter of William and Ella Faye (Sexton) Gaylor was born September 18, 1960 in Columbus, Ohio. On April 16, 1976 in Clintwood, Virginia, she and Paul D. Starr were joined in marriage. They moved to Warsaw in...
Bessie Wallen (Hall)
Dec 18, 2013
Bessie Wallen, 89, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at 10:13 PM in Mason's Health & Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Indiana. Bessie was born September 26, 1924 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to Albert and Annie (Stephens) Hall. She and Henry Wallen were joined in marriage July 17, 1940 in Bull Creek, Kentucky. Together she and Henry moved to Kosciusko County in 1961 from...
Berniece Wood (Barker)
Dec 17, 2013
Berniece C. Wood, 90, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 3:10 AM in Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. Berniece was born October 3, 1923 in Pierceton, Indiana to Arthur and Minnie (Weaver) Barker. On October 26, 1940 she and George A. Wood were joined in marriage in Warsaw. A lifetime Kosciusko County resident, Berniece had worked for Da-Lite Screen...
Reid Kern
Dec 16, 2013
Send Flowers Infant Reid Julian Kern December 16, 2013 - December 16, 2013 Infant Reid David Thomas was stillborn at Kosciusko Community Hospital Monday, December 16, 2013 to Deanna Thomas and Jon Kern of North Webster, Indiana. Arrangements will be posted when available. Facts Born: December 16, 2013 Death: December 16, 2013 Services
Mark Archer
Dec 13, 2013
Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-877-212-3610 Code: 2003273P Mark A. Archer, 52, passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 13, 2013 at 11:15 PM in Parkview Regional Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Born November 15, 1961 in Goshen, Indiana, to Norman and Jo Ann (Heaton) Archer, Mark was a 1980 graduate of Warsaw Community High School. A lifetime Leesburg, Indiana resident, he...
Ethel Johnson (Dotson)
Dec 13, 2013
Ethel D. Johnson, 75, passed away Friday, December 13, 2013 at 10:35 AM in Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. The daughter of Amos Lester and Gladys (Prater) Dotson, Ethel was born April 13, 1938 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. She and Henry Johnson, Jr. were joined in marriage February 5, 1984 in Prestonsburg. In 2007 they moved and made their home in...
David Mayhew
Dec 11, 2013
David Frank Mayhew, 73, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 5:30 PM in his Warsaw, Indiana home. David was born September 19, 1940 in Gary, Indiana to Edward W. and Ruth Rowena (Torbet) Mayhew. He was a 1958 graduate of Gilead High School. He lived most of his life in the Warsaw area. It was in Warsaw on July...
Janet E. DeVittorio
Dec 10, 2013
Janet E. DeVittorio, 78, of North Webster, IN passed away at 2:55 p.m. on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at her home. She was born on March 14, 1935 in Cleveland, OH to Murray G. & Margaret (Barnes) Hawk. She graduated from Brush High School in Lyndhurst, Ohio and from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA. She grew up in Ohio and...
Stephen L. Porter
Dec 8, 2013
Stephen L. Porter, 72, of North Webster, IN passed away at 10:02 p.m. on Sunday December 8, 2013 at Grace Village Health Care in Winona Lake, IN. He was born on August 19, 1941 in Ironton, OH to Paul W. Porter Sr. & Maxine Hill Porter. He graduated from Ironton High School and was a United States Army veteran. He...
Frank J. Winters
Dec 8, 2013
Frank Joseph Winters, 74, of North Webster, IN passed away at 11:15 p.m. on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on January 2, 1939 in Huntington, W. VA to Mike & Sophie (Kurtz) Winters. He grew up in West Virginia, attended public school there, and in 1979 received his GED from...
Kenneth Menzie
Dec 2, 2013
Kenneth E. Menzie, 73, passed away unexpectedly Monday, December 2, 2013 at 6:05 PM in the home of his daughter, Darlene, where he had lived for the past 4 years. He was born December 21, 1939 to Kenneth and Elsie (Kirkpatrick) Menzie in South Bend, Indiana - where he lived most of his life. Ken was a 1958 graduate of...
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