Obituaries

Jan 4, 2021

Daniel Ronald Caffoe March 17, 1955 – January 4, 2021 Dan Caffoe, 65, fought the good fight against a rare brain tumor called gliosarcoma. He will always be remembered as a wonderful and loving husband, father and Papa. Always a leader, he finished as he began life. With the onset of the fatal diagnosis and throughout his subsequent suffering, he...

Jan 1, 2021

Harold G. Marcum, Sr., age 76 and a longtime resident of North Manchester, passed away quietly at home while surrounded by his loving family on Friday, January 1, 2021. Born in Logan, West Virginia on October 6, 1944, Harold was the son of James and Nannie Marcum. He grew up in West Virginia and was married there to Jo Ann...

Dec 30, 2020

Jean Arlene Heckaman, 88, died on December 30, 2020 at North Woods Village in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born March 16, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois and married Seward F. Heckaman in 1948, who preceded her in death in 2016. They were married for 68 years. Additionally, she was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Francis Kaufman, one...

Dec 30, 2020

Deborah A. “Deb” Richards, 63, of North Webster, IN passed away at 4:47 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on June 20, 1957 in Fort Wayne, IN to Philip Morris & Antoinette M. “Toni” (Barile) Holmes.

She graduated in 1976 from Wawasee High School and...

Dec 29, 2020

Juanita “Jane” Lozano, 89, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at her home. She was born on July 19, 1931 in Detroit, MI to Maria (Briseno) Santiago.

She attended high school in Texas and moved to the Syracuse area 60+ years ago from Texas.  She was married on August 25,...

Dec 29, 2020

Ninfa Maria Gomez, age 58 of Warsaw, Indiana and a longtime resident of Harlingen, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 10:35 p.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. Born on February 8, 1962 in Princeton, Florida, Ninfa was the daughter of Jesus Hernandez Consalez and Juanita (Martinez) Gonzalez. She spent much of her youth in Harlingen where...

Dec 29, 2020

Sandra Kay “Sandy” Hedington, 68, of Tippecanoe, IN passed away at 3:45 a.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at her home. She was born on January 30, 1952 in Milford, IN to Hubert E. & Anna (Wise) Cain.

She grew up in Milford, graduated in 1970 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse, and lived in Tippecanoe area...

Dec 29, 2020

Teddy Fonk, age 78 of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away quietly but unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 just after 3 p.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. He was born on February 1, 1942 in Russell, Illinois and was the son of Leslie Teddy Fonk and Eleanor (Burkhardt) Roth. Growing in Chicago’s north suburbs, Teddy was graduate of Zion-Benton High School....

Dec 28, 2020

Janice Lynn Torbet, 68, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 11:15 p.m. on Monday, December 28, 2020 at her home. She was born on July 10, 1952 in Watseka, IL to Glen & Annabelle (Wilson) Schladenhauffen.

She grew up in Watseka, graduated from Watseka High School, and moved to the Syracuse area in 1987 from Illinois. She...

Dec 28, 2020

Helen Lucille Grimm, known to most as “Lucille,” age 96, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2020 at Peabody Retirement Community Health Care Center in North Manchester. Lucille was born on November 24, 1924 in Atwood to Fred and E. Fern (Yeiter) Williamson. She was a 1942 graduate of Atwood High School. Lucille received a certificate from South Bend Business...

Dec 28, 2020

**A Life Celebration® for Diane and her son, Matt will be held at Harrison Center Church on Saturday, July 10, 2021 from 1 to 5 p.m.** Diane K. Burr, age 67 of Warsaw, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020 at 12:43 p.m. in Parkview Warsaw. Her passing, though unexpected, was health related. Born to Alan and Mildred (Whetstone) Grindle...

Dec 27, 2020

Phyllis Maxcine Custer, 93, of Warsaw, IN (formerly of Milford, IN) passed away at 7:50 p.m. on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. She was born on August 17, 1927 in Wolf Lake, IN to Arthur Ray & Alta (Speicher) Evans.

She graduated in 1945 from Milford High School and attended Goshen College. She was married...

Dec 27, 2020

Martha Jane Burnett, 87, of Warsaw, IN passed away 9:27 a.m. on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Warsaw Meadows Care Center.  She was born on May 15, 1933 in Plymouth, IN to Robert J. & Minnie L. (Ranstead) Lewallen.

She graduated in 1951 from Tippecanoe High School in Bourbon, IN and was married on June 5, 1970...

Dec 27, 2020

Rebecca Nicole "Becky" Singh, 29, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Indiana University Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. She was born on February 13, 1991 in Elkhart, IN to Douglas E. & Patsy A. (Miller) Doty.

She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 2010 from Wawasee...

Dec 24, 2020

JoAnn Clayton, 83, of Columbia City, IN (formerly of North Webster, IN) passed away at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City, IN. She was born on December 14, 1937 in Nappanee, IN to Kirby & Alma (Reed) Robinson.

She graduated in 1955 from Warsaw High School and lived most...

Dec 19, 2020

Eugene Gilbert Kunkle, known to most as “Gene,” passed away in his sleep on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Lutheran Life Village in Fort Wayne. A resident of rural Pierceton, he was 83 years old. Gene was born on May 5, 1937 in Fayette City, Pennsylvania and grew up there and in the neighboring communities. On November 26, 1955, he...

Dec 19, 2020

Patrick L. Minner, known to family and friends as “Pat,” passed away quietly in his Warsaw, IN home on Saturday, December 19, 2020 while surrounded by his loving family. Born in Henning, TN on October 24, 1948, he was the son of Raymond and Dorothy (Flowers) Minner. He graduated from Ripley High School and went on to attend Memphis State....

Dec 19, 2020

Juanita M. Frantz, age 87 of Warsaw, passed away quietly in her home on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 12:25 a.m. Her loving family had cared for her as her health declined. Juanita was born on November 20, 1933 in Dixieland, California. She was the daughter of Albert Berry Davis and Laura Rebecca (May) Davis who passed at an early...

Dec 17, 2020

Jacob Hostetler, age 89 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away on December 17, 2020 in Signature Healthcare of Bremen where he and his wife have lived for the past several months. Born on July 28, 1931 in Middlebury, Jacob was the son of Jerry and Emma (Eash) Hostetler. On November 19, 1950, Jacob was married to Sylvia Miller....

Dec 16, 2020

Jarred Jay Miller, age 22 and a lifetime resident of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in his Warsaw home. The son of Donald Shepherd and Cindy (Miller) Martin, he was born on February 8, 1998 in Warsaw. Growing up in the area, Jarred played Young Tigers football and went on to play through...