Obituaries

Sep 3, 2021

Ronald L.  “Ron” Block, 79, of North Manchester, IN passed away at 3:33 a.m. on Friday, September 3, 2021at his home. He was born on August 12, 1942 in Michigan City, In to Robert Frank & Virginia M. (Miller) Block.

Graduated in 1960 from South Whitley High School, was a United States Air Force veteran, and attended...

Sep 2, 2021

John W. Arthur III, 59, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 5:35 p.m. on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on March 30, 1962 in Charleston, W. VA to John W. & Janice (Waggoner) Arthur Jr.

He grew up in West Virginia and graduated from high school...

Sep 1, 2021

Rex Mast passed away quietly on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake. He was 80 years old. The son of Albert S. and Gladys (Stahl) Mast, Rex was born at home near Sidney on September 11, 1940. He spent most of his life in the Pierceton and Sidney area and was a graduate of Pierceton...

Aug 29, 2021

Dorotha Lawlor, age 87 and a longtime resident of Kosciusko County, passed away quietly at Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake on Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 9:07 pm. Born Dorotha Jean Siverd on April 5, 1934, in Green Township, Pennsylvania, Dolly, as most knew her, spent her formative years in eastern Pennsylvania. She was a 1952 graduate of...

Aug 29, 2021

James D. Truex, known to most simply as “Jim,” passed away quietly on Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 6:25 p.m. in Fort Wayne at Parkview Randallia Hospital. He was 90 years old. Born at home in Clunette, Jim was the son of Algie and Martha (Grove) Truex. He was a lifetime area resident and spent more than 71 years married...

Aug 29, 2021

Don S. “Steve” Davis, 81, Of Warsaw, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, August 29, 2021 at Grace Village Healthcare in Winona Lake, IN. He was born on September 27, 1939 in Syracuse, IN to Donald & Emogene (Eby) Davis.

He graduated in 1958 from Syracuse High School and was married...

Aug 29, 2021

Cynthia Ann Kreider, known to most as Cindy, passed away quietly at home on Sunday, August 29, 2021. She was 59 years old. The daughter of the late Darvin Setser and Phyllis (Mahoney) Rider, who survives, Cindy was born in Warsaw and spent most of her life in Kosciusko County. She was a 1981 graduate of Whitko High School and...

Aug 26, 2021

Franklin “Hal” Minear, 83, of North Webster, IN passed away at 1:35 p.m. on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on September 8, 1937 in Warsaw, IN to Franzyl Floyd & Elsie Maurice (Thompson) Minear.

He was a lifetime Kosciusko County area resident, moved to North Webster in 1949, and graduated in 1955...

Aug 26, 2021

Lavona M. Gerard, lifelong resident of Warsaw, passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at the age of 93. Titus Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2000 East Sheridan Street, Warsaw is assisting the family. Friends may join the family at the funeral home for visitation on Saturday, August 28, 2021 beginning at 12:30 p.m. until the...

Aug 25, 2021

Molly Faye Swift, 73, of North Manchester, IN passed away at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash, IN. She was born on September 8, 1947 in Harlan, KY to Grant and Stella (Dodd) Brock.

She grew up in Harlan, KY and moved to Indiana in 1961.  She was formerly...

Aug 23, 2021

Ann Kathryn "Annie" Whetten, 72, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:58 a.m. on Monday, August 23, 2021 at Goshen Hospital. She was born on December 1, 1948 in Goshen, IN to Harold & Agnes Lovella (Fisher) Joint.

She graduated from Millersburg High School and lived most of her life in Millersburg / Syracuse area. She was...

Aug 23, 2021

Guss Jay Denna, age 52 and a resident of Pierceton, IN, passed away quietly on Monday, August 23, 2021 at 7:15p.m. in Peabody Retirement Community. He had battled Alzheimer’s for several years. Born in Lake Tahoe, California on January 4, 1969, Guss was the son of the late Glen Denna and the late Virginia (Moody) Denna. He spent his formative...

Aug 22, 2021

James D. “Jim or Sarge” Sweazy, 64, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:41 a.m. on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at his home. He was born on April 3, 1957 in Elkhart, IN to Walter James & Nancy (Russ) Sweazy.

He grew in in Elkhart, graduated in 1975 from Concord High School in Elkhart, and moved to...

Aug 22, 2021

Gretchen Ann Jones (Morgan), of Warsaw, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Mason’s Health and Rehab on Sunday, August 22, 2021, at the age of 81. She was born on March 14, 1940, in Warsaw, Indiana, the daughter of Harold “Frank” and Joan B. Morgan (Kester). She married the love of her life Ronald Jones in Elkhart on...

Aug 21, 2021

Paula L. Bright, 67, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:31 a.m. on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at her home. She was born on May 28, 1954 in Wabash, IN to Paul & Patricia (Fahl) Bright.

She graduated in 1972 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse and lived her life in the North Webster, Syracuse, and Warsaw...

Aug 21, 2021

John H. G. White, 82 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly at home in the company of his family. Although he had bravely battled Leukemia for several months, his passing in the early hours of August 21, 2021 came more quickly than was expected. Born on December 21, 1938 in Roann, John was the son of Warren...

Aug 21, 2021

Robert E. Gross, a resident of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on August 21, 2021 after a brief battle with his health. He was 52 years old at the time of his passing from Fort Wayne’s Parkview Hospital. Born on September 3, 1968 in Warsaw, he was the son of Byron McNees and Sharon (Himes) McNees. He attended Warsaw Community High...

Aug 20, 2021

Kathryn J. Hostetler, 68, of Silver Lake, IN passed away at 11:55 p.m. on Friday, August 20, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Gary, IN on September 23, 1952.

She graduated from Lew Wallace High School in Gary and was married in 1974 in Gary to Vidan Markovski who preceded her.  She grew up in...

Aug 20, 2021

Florence Elizabeth Figert, known to many as “Flo,” passed away quietly on Friday, August 20, 2021 in North Manchester at Peabody Retirement Community. She was a longtime resident of Warsaw. The daughter of Randolph Theodore and Daisy Esther (Tiffany) Moeller, Flo was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on December 25, 1933. She spent her formative years in Johnstown and graduated from...

Aug 20, 2021

Mildred M. “Milly” Ginger, 86, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 6:55 p.m. on Friday, August 20, 2021 at Goshen Hospital. She was born on December 8, 1934 in Syracuse, IN to Orbra W. & Ruby L. (Wilkinson) Bobeck.

She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident, graduated in 1952 from New Paris High School, and attended Goshen...