Obituaries

Mar 19, 2021

John I. Schuh, 85, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 1:45 a.m. on Friday, March 19, 2021 at his home. He was born on September 23, 1935 in Columbia City, IN to Waldo E. & Sarah Ilene (King) Schuh.

He attended grade school in Columbia City, IN, graduated in 1953 from Warsaw High School, and served in...

Mar 18, 2021

David Ray “Dave” Waggoner, 68, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at his home. He was born on October 14, 1952 in Angola, IN to Melvin & Christina (Logan) Waggoner.

He attended Homestead High School and United States Army veteran. He lived most of his life in the Fort...

Mar 18, 2021

Mary Helen Manwaring, age 82 of Chapman Lake and previously of Mentone, passed away quietly at home on Thursday, March 18, 2021. She was surrounded with the love of her children at the time of her passing. Born on October 10, 1938, she was the daughter of Everett E. and Bernice M. (Myers) Miner. She grew up in the Syracuse-North...

Mar 17, 2021

Heidi K. Linn, 88, peacefully went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 in Grand Rapids, Michigan while in the presence of her daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren. Heidi was born in Hohenstaufen, Germany on January 29, 1933 to Christian and Pauline Knauss. She trusted Jesus Christ as her Savior as a 14-year-old. Her life was characterized by fervent...

Mar 16, 2021

Debra L. "Deb" Bissell, 68, of North Webster, IN passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on January 10, 1953 in Hartford City, IN to Wilbur E. & Shirley M. (Hurlock) Mitchener.

She graduated in 1971 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse. Spent her summers...

Mar 15, 2021

Janet S. Lilly, 73, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 15, 2021 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on July 20, 1947 in Hager Hill, KY to Ted & Evelyn (Music) DeLong.

She grew up in Kentucky, attended Johnson County Public Schools, but lived most of her life...

Mar 14, 2021

Glen Edward Campbell, 83, of Roanoke, IN (formerly of Fort Wayne & Greenville, TN) passed away at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at his son's home in Roanoke, IN. He was born on December 29, 1937 in Greenville, TN to Frank & Juanita (Brown) Campbell.

He graduated from Greenville High School in Greenville, TN and...

Mar 13, 2021

Don Street, age 43 of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 13, 2021 just after 2 a.m. in Warsaw at Kosciusko Community Hospital. He was born Donald Earl Street in Chicago on April 15, 1977 and was the son of Donald Street and Larita (Sullivan) Mason. His family moved to the Warsaw area when Don was young. He graduated...

Mar 13, 2021

Claudia Esther Yates, 63, of Claypool, IN passed away at 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at her home. She was born on March 27, 1957 in Iaeger, WV to Claude Luther & Bessie May (Jones) Roberts.

She grew up in West Virginia, graduated in 1975 from Iaeger High School in Iaeger, WV, and moved to...

Mar 12, 2021

Ruth A. Graber, 73, of North Webster, IN passed away at 9:25 a.m. on Friday, March 12, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on July 17, 1947 in Warsaw, IN to Melvin W. & Esther E. (Sarber) Holdeman.

She grew up in the Bourbon area, attended Bourbon High School, and lived most...

Mar 12, 2021

Ruth Ann Weikart, 46, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 12:45 p.m. on Friday, March 12, 2021 at her home. She was born on July 3, 1974 in Kendallville, IN to Maggard & Virgie (Collins) Caudill.

She graduated from West Noble High School and moved to the Pierceton area 24 years ago from Ligonier. She was married...

Mar 11, 2021

Julia “Judy” Roberts Boxell, 84, of Warsaw, passed away on March 11, 2021, surrounded by her children. Born December 22, 1936 in Peru, Indiana to Basil and Alice (Wilkinson) Roberts, Julia was the second youngest of eleven children and the apple of her father’s eye. He died when she was only five years old, but she spoke often of how...

Mar 11, 2021

Mark A. Wirth, 60, of South Bend, IN passed away at 2:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was born on February 20, 1961 in Evansville, IN to Jennings B. & Mary Alice (Lipking) Wirth Jr.

He lived most of his life in the South Bend area, graduated from South...

Mar 9, 2021

Jean Bradbury, age 86 of Warsaw, passed away quietly in the early hours of Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw. Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, Jean was the daughter of the late Garret A. Corson and the late Mini A. (Olson) Corson. Jean was a protective and caring person with an ornery side. She was...

Mar 7, 2021

Stephen R. Parker, known to many as “Steve,” passed away in his Oro Valley, Arizona home on Sunday, March 7, 2021, Age 77. Steve took pride in growing up in rural Indiana and loved the farm country, he spent over 40 years as a resident at Chapman Lake until he recently sold the family home in 2020. Born on April...

Mar 7, 2021

Stacy S. Swinehart, 59, of Kimmell, IN passed away at 7:43 a.m. on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on December 8, 1961 in Warsaw, In to Gary & Kay L. (Kruger) Clark.

She graduated in 1980 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse was a lifetime Kosciusko / Noble...

Mar 5, 2021

Joan M. Slocum, 62, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 2:45 a.m. on Friday, March 5, 2021 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on July 17, 1958 in Evergreen Park, IL to Lawrence & Beverly (Kellett) Buletty.

She grew up in Chicago area and moved to the Syracuse area in...

Mar 4, 2021

Heather A. McClure, 44, of North Webster, IN passed away at 7:20 a.m. on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at her home. She was born on October 3, 1976 in Muncie, IN to Robin A. & Kathy A. (Smith) Smith.

She was a lifetime Syracuse / North Webster area resident. She attended Wawasee High School in Syracuse, attended Indiana...

Mar 4, 2021

Trudy Kimes, age 66 of Warsaw, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 3:45 p.m. at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. Born Gertrude Louise Butts on May 11, 1954, Trudy was the daughter of Thomas R. and Doris M. (Swaney) Butts. She was born in Green County, Ohio and attended Union City Community High School in Indiana. Nearby, her...

Mar 3, 2021

Thomas A. Gordon, a resident of Warsaw and originally of Kokomo, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly of diabetic complications on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. He was 48 years old. The son of Tom Gordon and Renita (Price) Chesney, Thomas was born in Kokomo on August 17, 1972. He graduated from Western High School in 1993 and was married on June 14...