Obituaries

Oct 5, 2020

James B. "Brad" Thomas, 47, of Warsaw, IN passed away on Monday, October 5, 2020 at his home. He was born on May 7, 1973 in Columbia City IN to Lewis R. “Randy” & Jeanne G. (Cooper) Thomas.

He was a lifetime Noble / Kosciusko County area resident and graduated in 1991 from West Noble High School....

Oct 5, 2020

Janet A. Douglas, age 74 and a longtime Silver Lake Resident, passed away quietly on Monday, October 5, 2020 in Syracuse at Miller’s Merry Manor. Born on January 25, 1946 in New Washington, OH, Janet was the daughter of Clyde Hiler and Anna (Karl) Hiler. She attended school in New Washington at Buckeye Central High School and was married to...

Oct 4, 2020

Guadalupe C. "Lupe" Castillo, 58, of Elkhart, IN (formerly of Milford, IN) passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born on May 1, 1962 in San Antonio, TX to Gilbert Castillo & Carmen Perales.

She moved to Indiana in September 1972 and graduated from Wawasee High School in Syracuse. She lived...

Oct 4, 2020

Alvin Gene Schambers, 61 of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Sunday, October 4, 2020 while surrounded by his loving family. Alvin was born in Fort Wayne on February 26, 1959. He was the son Kenneth and Barbara (Listenberger) Schambers. In his youth, he had a paper route in the Harlan area east of Fort Wayne and later went on to...

Sep 29, 2020

Sharon Richards, 80, of Columbia City, IN peacefully passed away to be with the Lord at 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Columbia City, IN.  She was born to Wayne and Emma Gaylord on June 20, 1940.  She lived in Whitley county all her life.  On May 28, 1960 she married Roger Richards....

Sep 29, 2020

John Anthony “Tony” Bajic, 79, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 3:05 p.m. on September 29, 2020 at his residence.  He was born on April 20, 1941 in Chicago, IL to John Joseph and Elizabeth (Brown) Bajic.

He graduated from Tilden Technical High School in Chicago and served in the United States Army.  He was married on...

Sep 28, 2020

Phillip M. "Phil" Sherman, 77, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 8:50 a.m. on Monday, September 28, 2020 at his residence. He was born on March 7, 1943 in Arcola, IN to Virgil & Edna (Butler) Sherman.

He graduated from Wolf Lake High School and lived most of his life in Whitley, Noble, and Kosciusko counties. He...

Sep 28, 2020

William Ralph “Bill” Lyons, 54, of Roann, IN passed away at 12:47 a.m. on Monday, September 28, 2020 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on July 12, 1966 in Wabash, IN to Denver Ray & Lorraine (Wheeler) Lyons.

He graduated in 1985 from Northfield High School in Wabash and formerly attended Ivy...

Sep 26, 2020

Mildred A. Nine, age 88 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Kosciusko Community Hospital. Born Mildred Monroe on March 20, 1932, she was the daughter of George Monroe and Cora (Wolfe) Monroe. She was married to the late Duane E. Nine on May 15, 1954 and shared more than twenty-six years...

Sep 25, 2020

Sebastian Jarski, 39, of Fort Wayne, IN (formerly of Warsaw, IN), passed away at 4:57 p.m. on Friday, September 25, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born on November 8, 1980 in Warsaw, Poland to Marek Arthur & Hanna (Gniadzik) Jarski.

He moved to the United States in 1988, attended Warsaw High...

Sep 24, 2020

Gail F. Zimny, 71, of Claypool, IN passed away at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at her residence.  She was born on July 9, 1949 in Chicago, IL to James Francis & Martha Jean (White) Desmond.

She graduated in 1967 from Oak Park River Forest High School in Oak Park, IL and was married on...

Sep 24, 2020

Lisa J. Toth, 57, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 7:39 a.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on October 4, 1962 in Portland, IN to Joseph Edgar & Shirley (Merry) Collins.

She graduated in 1981 from Jay County High School and attended Rudae’s School of Beauty Culture...

Sep 22, 2020

Zachery Michael “Duckbill” Stavedahl, 21, of Silver Lake, IN passed away from injuries sustained in an automobile accident along with his loving girlfriend, Shelby Hogle, at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2020.  He was born on March 11, 1999 to Charles Devon & Deidre DeAnn (Brown) Stavedahl.

He was a lifetime Warsaw area resident and graduated from...

Sep 22, 2020

Daryle L. Smith Sr., 50, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 10:56 a.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on February 17, 1970 in Boston, MA to David Steel & Velma Smith.

He grew up in Alabama, graduated in 1989 from Dallas County High School in Plantersville, AL and was a United...

Sep 21, 2020

Lonnie E. Hanson, Sr., a longtime resident of the Warsaw and Barbee Lake area, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020. He was 83 at the time of his death. Originally from Chicago, he was born there on February 18, 1937 and was the son of Forest A. and Doris A. Hanson. He was a graduate of Chicago’s Bowen High...

Sep 20, 2020

Eric Leon Longenecker, 49, of Southlake, TX & Syracuse, IN passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born on April 29, 1971 in El Paso, TX to Chester D. “Chet” & Tonda L. (Tiedge) Longenecker.

He graduated in 1989 from Carroll High School in Southlake, TX. He...

Sep 19, 2020

Dane Edward Gans, 54, of Warsaw, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 3:21 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on August 15, 1966 in Elkhart, IN to Carlyle & Connie (Poyser) Gans.

He attended Wawasee High School in Syracuse and lived most of...

Sep 19, 2020

Roy Orvil Caywood Jr., 96, of Syracuse, IN passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at his home. He was born on April 10, 1924in Mishawaka, IN to Roy Orvil & Helen B. (Jones) Caywood Sr.

He graduated in 1942 from North Webster High School, was a United States Army veteran, and was a lifetime North Webster...

Sep 18, 2020

Robert L. “Bob” Stolze Jr., 73, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 9:52 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2020 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on December 8, 1946 in Michigan City, IN to Robert L. & Freida (Kyle) Stolze Sr.

He Graduated in 1966 from Isaac C. Elston High School in Michigan...

Sep 18, 2020

Rosemary Ann Roembke, 93, of Pierceton, IN passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020 at her home. She was born on January 1, 1927 in Fort Wayne, IN to Charles & Florence (McLaughlin) La Ba.

She graduated from Central Catholic High School in Fort Wayne and was married on July 9, 1949 to Paul F. Roembke who...