Obituaries

Jun 27, 2020

Thomas Douglas Smith, a resident of Etna Green, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Saturday, June 27, 2020. He was 50 years old. Born in Brooklyn, NY on August 31, 1969, he was the son of Edwin O. Smith and Marie (Pastore) Scognamillo. He spent his formative years in New York and was a huge Yankees, Jets and Rangers...

Jun 26, 2020

Andrew Mullan “Andy” Culbertson, 71, Silver Lake, passed away Friday, June 26, 2020 at his home. He was born in Augusta, Georgia on July 8, 1948 to Wells and Miriam Culbertson.

Andy was a graduate of North Augusta High School and continued his studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Upon graduating Georgia Tech and completing the...

Jun 24, 2020

Jerry Lee Stutzman, 79, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 8:50 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at Avalon Village Healthcare in Ligonier, IN. He was born on May 2, 1941 in Hutchison County, KS to Jerry J. & Alma (Stutzman) Stutzman.

He graduated in 1959 from Atwood High School and was a United States Army veteran....

Jun 22, 2020

Ruby May, a longtime resident of Kosciusko County, passed away in the loving care of her great-granddaughters, LaShea May and Cadence May in their Warsaw home on Monday, June 22, 2020 just after 4 p.m. She was 85 years old. Born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky on April 6, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Malcolm and Malvrie (Davis) Sparks....

Jun 22, 2020

Vickie G. Lerch, 68, of Milford, IN passed away at 1:59 p.m. on Monday, June 22, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on March 20, 1952 in Jacksonville, FL to Eugene & Joyce (Latham) Bivins.

She graduated in 1970 from Hobart High School and was married on March 20, 1971...

Jun 21, 2020

Cassandra Marie “Cass” Fleck, 32, of North Manchester, IN (formerly of Akron, IN) passed away at 8:11 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, 2020 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville, IN. She was born on July 20, 1987 in Warsaw, IN to Charles Edward & Lisa Marie (Kindig) Slone III. She was later adopted by Timothy R. Fleck.

She...

Jun 18, 2020

William L. “Bill” Tarman, 89, of Goshen, IN (formerly of New Paris, IN) passed away 8:50 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Green House Village of Goshen and is now with his Lord & Savior. He was born on March 21, 1931 in Denver, CO to Wilma Tarman.

He graduated in 1949 from New Paris High...

Jun 18, 2020

Naomi Ruth Boyer, 90, a resident of North Webster, IN died at 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester. She was born August 13, 1929 in Windfall, IN to William Darrell and Wilma (Smith) Clouser.

Naomi spent the majority of her childhood on a family farm in Windfall, they later...

Jun 18, 2020

Bessie Jean Plikerd Grimes, 91, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:53 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. She was born on September 13, 1928 in Crawfordsville, IN to Charles Louden & Gertrude Leona (Bond) Sosbe.

She graduated in 1946 from Crawfordsville High School and moved to the Syracuse area in 1966 from Crawfordsville....

Jun 15, 2020

Steven J. Conaway, 65, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:47 p.m. on Monday, June 15, 2020 at his residence.  He was born on March 18, 1955 in Flint, MI to Raleigh and Linda (Stone) Conaway.

He graduated from Millington High School in Millington, MI and was married on December 24, 1984 in Caro, MI to Barbara...

Jun 15, 2020

Douglas Brian Miller passed away in his Elkhart home surrounded by his wife (Steffany), daughter (Grace), son (Gabriel), daughter-in-law (Erica), granddaughter (Bridgette Rose), and sister-in-law (Starr Cox) on June 15th, 2020. On April 29th, 2020,

Douglas was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer that had spread to his liver. Cancer did not win the battle though, Douglas...

Jun 14, 2020

Margaret Elizabeth "Margie" Rockenbaugh, 65, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:31 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. She was born on June 16, 1954 in Goshen, IN to Arnold & Marjorie Maxine (Cory) Hall.

She was a lifetime Syracuse / Warsaw area resident and attended Syracuse public schools. She was married on December...

Jun 12, 2020

John Robert "Bob" Fisher Sr., 103, of Milford, IN passed away at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw, IN. He was born on August 21, 1916 in Milford, IN to Rev. Leroy Martin & Bertha (Bucher) Fisher.

He was a lifetime Milford area resident and graduated in 1934...

Jun 12, 2020

LeAnn K. Falcon, 57, of Goshen, IN passed away at 3:15 a.m. on Monday, April 6, 2020 at her home. She was born on May 23, 1962 in Goshen, IN to Leroy & Shirley (Larimer) Rassi.

She lived most of her life in the Middlebury / Goshen area and graduated in 1980 from Northridge High School in...

Jun 12, 2020

Todd Alan Shuherk, 57, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 11:44 a.m. on Friday, May 8, 2020 in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was born on April 11, 1963 in Paulding, OH to Dennis Wayne & Sue A. (Bromagem) Shuherk. Todd was married to Brenda K. (Bradley) Jones on February 14,...

Jun 12, 2020

Stephen D. "Steve" Hann, 63, of Nappanee, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 9:28 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on April 24, 1956 in Elkhart, IN to James William & Virginia Ruth (Grimes) Hann.

He graduated in 1976 from Wawasee High School...

Jun 12, 2020

Robert B. "Bob" Bause, 77, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on December 14, 1942 in Detroit, MI to Robert F. & Alma LaFern (Ritter) Bause.

He was a lifetime North Webster / Warsaw area resident and graduated in 1961 from North Webster High...

Jun 11, 2020

Katherine J. Deerwester, 83, of Warsaw, IN, passed away at 2:04 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at her residence. She was born on October 21, 1936 in Bourbon, IN to Russell and Iva (Starrett) Rule.

She graduated from Warsaw High School and was married on April 6, 1958 to William T. “Bill” Deerwester who preceded her on...

Jun 11, 2020

Buddy Joe Miller, 85 of Winona Lake and previously of Elkhart, passed peacefully from his earthly body straight into the presence of his Heavenly Father on Thursday, June 11, 2020. His smile and friendly conversation will be missed by his family and by his friends at Grace Village Retirement Community (where he also enjoyed calling Bingo and the Thursday Night...

Jun 10, 2020

Mitchell Max “Mitch” Riley, 20, of Columbia City, IN (formerly of Pierceton, IN) passed away on June 10, 2020 at his home. He was born on August 13, 1999 in Warsaw, IN to Dale Mitchell & Joyce Helen (Holle) Riley.

He lived a few years as in infant in California but lived most of his life in...