Obituaries

Mar 12, 2022

Betty Jean Horn, 94, of Mentone, IN passed away at 8:57 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at her home. She was born on February 11, 1928 in Marion, IN to Adison & Garnett (Kesler) Sanders.

She graduated from Tippecanoe High School and was married on June 29, 1946 at the Church of Christ in Mentone, IN...

Mar 10, 2022

Kent Tea Mishler, 79, of Pierceton, IN passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at his home. He was born on December 24, 1942 in Goshen, IN to Raymond & Beatrice (Tea) Mishler.

He grew up in Nappanee, graduated from New Paris High School, and lived most of his life in the Syracuse / Pierceton area. He...

Mar 10, 2022

Linda R. Prater, 73, of Winona Lake, IN passed away at 8:16 a.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, IN. She was born on May 13, 1948 in Adrian, MI to Oliver & Roxie (Holbrook) Prater.

She grew up in Michigan, graduated from Adrian High School, and attended beauty school in...

Mar 8, 2022

Ray Allen Miner sadly passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, March 8th. He was known by all as a loving and very social man. He was born in Warsaw, Indiana to Harold “Bud” Miner and Betty (Martin) Miner on November 7th, 1943. He married Gayle Schneider on the 20th of July 1968 and they spent 48 years together...

Mar 8, 2022

Richard Lee Holbrook, known to most as “Dick,” passed away in his Warsaw home in the early hours of March 8, 2022. He was 89 years old. Born in Warsaw on August 20, 1932, Dick spent most of his lifetime in the Warsaw area. He was the son of Clifford M. and Mary (Haas) Holbrook and one of six Holbrook...

Mar 8, 2022

Lyndell S. “Scott” Sandoval, 73, of Milford, IN passed away at 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on August 5, 1948 in Marion, IN to Rueben & Anita (LeMaster) Sandoval.

He grew up in Illinois, graduated from Harrison High School in Chicago, IL, and...

Mar 7, 2022

Lester Calhoun, age 79 and a resident of Kosciusko County for more than sixty years, passed away in Tomahawk, Wisconsin on March 7, 2022. He recently moved there with his daughter and son-in-law. Born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky on December 24, 1942, Lester was the son of Ershel and Mabel (Boggs) Calhoun. He was one of 10 siblings, all of whom...

Mar 7, 2022

Larry E. Konkle, 54, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 8:16 p.m. on Monday, March 7, 2022 at his home. He was born on March 13, 1967 in Phoenix, AZ to Gerald & Donna M. (Shepherd) Konkle.

He lived most of his life Warsaw area and attended Warsaw High School. He formerly worked at Gulf Stream in...

Mar 7, 2022

Jeanna K. Moore, 65, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 1:25 a.m. on Monday, March 7, 2022 at her home. She was born on December 3, 1956 in Columbia City, IN to Floyd R. & Doris L. (Bishop) Brandenburg.

She lived most of her life in the Larwill / Pierceton area and attended Whitko High School. She...

Mar 3, 2022

James Ryan Collins, age 45 of rural Warsaw, passed away in his parents loving home on March 3, 2022 just after 11 a.m. Born in Prestonsburg, KY on February 20, 1977, James was the son of James Curtis Collins and Louvada “Lou” (Rose) Collins. His family moved to Kosciusko County when James was an infant; he grew up in the...

Feb 25, 2022

Arthur Lavon Harman, 84, passed away to be with his Lord on Friday, February 25th, 2022 at 1:00am EST at his home surrounded by family members. Lavon, as all knew him by, was born on January 15th, 1938 in Warsaw, Indiana to W. Russell Harman and Ruby (Stookey) Harman. He was a 1956 graduate of Warsaw High School and went...

Feb 25, 2022

Gene J. Jessie, 85, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, February 25, 2022 at Warsaw Meadows Healthcare. He was born on December 4, 1936 in Coretta, WV to Charles Markus & Virgie Jane (Powers) Jessie.

He grew up in West Virginia, attended high school in War, WV, and was a United States Navy...

Feb 23, 2022

Marilyn J. Connors, of Warsaw, passed away peacefully at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne on Wednesday February 23, 2022, at the age of 88. Born in Illinois on September 27, 1933, she was one of three daughters of Samuel and Lillian McKendry. Marilyn spent more than 30 years working at R.R. Donnelley in various positions. In her last ten years...

Feb 23, 2022

Kevin Ray Ogburn, 62, of North Webster, IN passed away at 2:49 a.m. on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on October 1, 1959 in Middleboro, MA to Jon Alexander & Joan Louise (Thomas) Ogburn.

He moved to the Warsaw area in 1976 from Muncie, IN and...

Feb 22, 2022

Charles M. "Mike" Miner, 73, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:23 a.m. on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at his home. He was born on April 10, 1948 in Indianapolis, IN to Russel “Bus” & Arleen (Boles) Miner.

He was a lifetime Warsaw area resident, graduated in 1966 from Warsaw High School, and was a United States...

Feb 22, 2022

John Blackburn, former Warsaw resident, passed away in Sun City Center Florida, on February 22, 2022, with his wife Eva Jo Blackburn at his side. He was born on June 8, 1958 to John Blackburn and Norma (Blackburn) Avalos. He's a brother to Diane (Terry) Buck, Deb Hampton, Eva Howard, and Michelle Dailing. He's a father to Kristina (Todd)...

Feb 19, 2022

Donald (Don) Wayne Conley, age 67, of Warsaw, finished his race Saturday, February 19th, 2022, at Parkview North Hospital in Fort Wayne of Pulmonary Fibrosis. Don was born to John and Marceil Conley on Mother’s Day, May 9th, 1954, in Austin, Texas. He moved to Warsaw in 5th grade from Silver Lake. He was a 1972 graduate of Warsaw Community...

Feb 18, 2022

Janice T. Amado, 57, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 5:09 a.m. on Friday, February 18, 2022 at Goshen Hospital. She was born on June 18, 1964 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil to Alfredo Bernardes & Maria (Santa Maria) Torres.

She grew up in Brazil and graduated from high school & attended college there. She was married on...

Feb 15, 2022

George E. Ditton Jr., 76, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 9:52 a.m. on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on July 18, 1945 in Coloma, MI to George E. & Vernum (McNees) Ditton Sr.

He grew up in Coloma, MI, attended high school in Coloma and moved to...

Feb 14, 2022

Michael J. Summers, of Warsaw, passed away peacefully at Chateau Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Fort Wayne on Monday February 14, 2022, at the age of 74. Born in Anderson, Indiana on January 17, 1948, he was the son of Robert P. Summers and Joan M. Bemish. He was a graduate of Anderson High School. Michael was a jack of all...