Obituaries

Feb 26, 2020

Rozella E. "Sandi" Anderson, 71, of North Webster, IN passed away at 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on June 18, 1948 in Goshen, IN to Melvin & Martha (Randolph) Rohn.

She lived most of her life in the Goshen / North Webster area and graduated...

Feb 25, 2020

John Allen Niswonger, 69, of Goshen, IN passed away at 5:17 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on July 16, 1950 in Vicksburg, MI to Raymond C. & Alma V. Niswonger.

He attended public schools in Michigan and lived most of his life in St. Joseph County,...

Feb 25, 2020

Brenda Sue Jones, 70 years old of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 in her home. Born on March 9, 1949 in Wofford, Kentucky, she was the daughter of William A. and Beulah (Green) Lane. She was a graduate of Anderson County High School in Kentucky and lived most of her life there. Seven years ago, she...

Feb 24, 2020

Priscilla June Rhode, 99, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2020 at her home. She was born on June 23, 1920 in Chicago, IL to Otto J. & Edith (Williams) Rhode.

She moved to the Syracuse area when she was 14 years old from Chicago, IL and graduated in 1938 from...

Feb 24, 2020

Rodney Lee “Rod” Blackburn, 59, of Goshen, IN passed away at 3:21 a.m. on Monday, February 24, 2020 at his home. He was born on March 5, 1960 in Goshen, In to Marshall & Vivian (Ratliff) Blackburn.

He lived most of his live in the Elkhart / Goshen area, attended Elkhart Community Schools, and was a United...

Feb 24, 2020

Paul Ray Sliter, 95, of North Webster, IN (formerly of Milford, IN) passed away at 3:35 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. He was born on June 10, 1924 in Russellville, AR to George & Beulah (Pierce) Sliter.

He grew up in Arkansas, attended public school in Bradford, AR, and...

Feb 23, 2020

Lexie Adkins Stephens a longtime resident of Pierceton, was called Home into eternal rest on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 9 p.m. Age 90, she was living at Paddock Springs Healthcare at the time of her death. She was the matriarch of a large, loving family to whom she was known as “Granny.” Born as Lexie Grace Conn on August...

Feb 23, 2020

Donald Garry Prater, age 74 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed into eternal rest on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 3:20 p.m. at his home. The son of Virgle Preston Prater and Pearlie (Adams) Prater, he was born on September 21, 1945 in Brainard, Kentucky. He was one of ten children born to the pair and spent his formative...

Feb 22, 2020

Raymond “Ray” Setlak, 74, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Gulfside Hospice in Zephyrhills, FL. He was born on January 17, 1946 in Gary, IN to Alexander & Stephanie Setlak.

He graduated in 1964 from Lew Wallace High School in Gary, IN and was a 2nd Class Petty Officer...

Feb 21, 2020

Robert L. “Bob” Dust, 90, of Goshen, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 10:32 a.m. on Friday, February 21, 2020 at the Maples of Waterford Crossing in Goshen. He was born on January 28, 1930 in Chicago, IL to Fred C. & Esther J.B. (Hedin) Dust.

He moved to Syracuse in 1942 from Chicago, IL,...

Feb 21, 2020

Dakota Bleu Fisher, 31, of North Webster, IN passed away at 9:28 p.m. on Friday, February 21, 2020. He was born on November 8, 1988 in Huntington, IN to Kimberly K. Fisher & Stephen L. Walker.

He was a lifetime are resident, attended Wawasee High School in Syracuse, graduated from Lakeland High School in LaGrange, and attended...

Feb 20, 2020

Jim McConnell, age 82 and a resident of Leesburg, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, February 20, 2020. Born on June 26, 1937 in Warsaw, he was one of eight children born to Roger and Bessie (Snellenberger) McConnell. He was raised in the Warsaw area and was a graduate of Leesburg High School where he was manager of...

Feb 20, 2020

Betty Ford Tully, age 95 and a longtime area resident, passed away quietly on Thursday, February 20, 2020 in Paddock Springs Healthcare, Warsaw. Born on October 21, 1924 in Wabash, she was the daughter of the late Noah Carrolton Morrison and the late Erba Rae (Beigh) Morrison. She graduated from Claypool High School and attended Manchester College and was married...

Feb 18, 2020

Donald J. "Don" Serviss Sr., 81, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. He was born on July 3, 1938 in Queens, NY to George & Frances Lazarus Serviss.

He grew up in New York and attended John Adams High School in Ozone Park, NY. He...

Feb 18, 2020

Albert Lee Hurd, a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 after a brief period of illness. Eighty-Five years old at the time he was called home, Albert was born on April 2, 1934 in Sugarloaf Holler near Prestonsburg, Kentucky and was the son of Edgar and Fanny (England) Hurd. He was one of thirteen...

Feb 18, 2020

Virginia D. Hanna, 89, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Miller's Merry Manor in Warsaw, IN.  She was born on June 1, 1930 in Warsaw, IN to Vernon R. & Ida D. (Nine) Dimon.

She was a lifetime Warsaw area resident and graduated in 1948 from Warsaw High School....

Feb 17, 2020

Jesse Alfred Mead, 80, formerly of Larwill, IN passed away at home on Feb. 17, 2020 in Monticello, MN. He was the husband of Donna (Adair) Mead and retired as an O.T.R. trucker for most of his life.

Jesse is survived by his wife of 41 years – Donna; children - Jesse Jr. (Teresa) Mead, Danny Mead,...

Feb 15, 2020

Martha Marie Thomas, age 87 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation in Fort Wayne. Born on January 16, 1933 in Bourbon, she was the daughter of Owen E. and Edith (Snell) Snyder. She was a graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School and went on to attend Marion...

Feb 15, 2020

Donald G. “Don” Smith, 69, of Milford, IN passed away at 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at his residence. He was born on December 4, 1950 in Bronson, MI to Walter Warren & Fanny (Troyer) Smith.

He graduated from Bronson High School in Bronson, MI, attended Kellogg College in Iowa, and was a United States...

Feb 10, 2020

George A. Bushong, 97, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 10, 2020 at Wellbrooke of South Bend in South Bend, IN.  He was born on November 23, 1922 in Syracuse, IN to Joseph R. & Olive M. (Geyer) Bushong.

He was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1940 from Syracuse...