Obituaries

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...

Feb 7, 2020

Larry R. Kelley, 79, of North Webster, IN passed away at 4:41 a.m. on Friday, February 7, 2020 at Parkview Hospital Randallia in Fort Wayne, IN.  He was born on February 8, 1940 in Hicksville, OH to Ernest & Eunice (Hill) Kelley.

He formerly attended Woodburn High School in Woodburn, IN and was a United States Marine...

Feb 6, 2020

Barbara Cook Hudson, age 88 of Claypool, died at 11:43 pm on Thursday, February 6, 2020 in her home, surrounded by family. She was born February 13, 1931 to Zella Carter Cook and Walter Cook of Fulton, Indiana. On October 1, 1949, she married Kenneth L. Hudson who preceded her in death on July 15, 2002. Also preceding her death...

Feb 4, 2020

Vickey Lynn Montgomery, 67, of Cromwell, IN passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born on February 27, 1952 in Lagrange, IN to Wayne & Francis (Danielson) Lewis.

She lived most of her life in the Lagrange area and moved to Cromwell in 1992.  She formerly attended Lakeland High...

Feb 3, 2020

Robert J. Hausbach, 88, of Milford, IN passed away on Monday, February 4, 2020 at his residence. He was born on March 23, 1931 in Fort Wayne, IN to Willis & Evelyn (Knox) Hausbach. He grew up in Indiana and lived in West Palm Beach, FL for over 40 years before moving back to Indiana in December 2017. He was a...

Feb 2, 2020

Delores (Shirey) Harman, age 87 and a longtime area resident, passed away quietly on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw. She was born on April 17, 1932 to Edwin A. and Flo O. (Ellis) Shirey. She was one of eight Shirey children and was the last of her siblings. On October 14, 1950, she was married...

Jan 31, 2020

Kurt K. Kruger, 66, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 2:29 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2020 at his home.  He was born on March 16, 1953 in Warsaw, IN to Loren & Betty (Barker) Kruger.

He graduated from Wawasee High School in 1971 and was a lifetime Kosciusko / Noble County area resident.  He formerly owned...

Jan 31, 2020

Alex J. “Jim” Weaver, 86, of North Webster, IN passed away at 9:40 p.m. on Friday January 31, 2020 at Masons Health and Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw, IN. He was born on June 1, 1933 in Pixley, CA to Alec & Avenal (Mitchell) Weaver.

He graduated from Delano High School in Delano, CA and attended California Polytechnic State...

Jan 29, 2020

Calvin Craig Kline, 68, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 3:33 a.m. on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on January 23, 1952 in Kendallville, IN to Oscar & Marguerite (Randol) Kline.

He graduated in 1971 from West Noble High School in Ligonier and lived most of his life in Noble County &...

Jan 28, 2020

Vicki Sue Dunithan, 53, of Syracuse, IN passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at her home. She was born on July 5, 1966 in Columbia City, IN to Calvin & Alma J. (Prater) Ousley.

She attended high school in David, KY, moved to Syracuse area in the mid 1980’s from Kentucky, and attended Goshen College. She...

Jan 27, 2020

Thomas Villasenor, 92, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:07 a.m. on Monday, January 27, 2020 at his home. He was born on December 11, 1927 in Brownsville, TX to Miguel & Matiana (Carrizalez) Villasenor.

He attended public schools in Texas and moved to Indiana when he was 7 years old, lived in Plymouth, and then back...

Jan 26, 2020

Eileen Sellers, age 94 and a resident of Grace Village, Winona Lake, passed away quietly on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Grace Village Health Care. Born on February 15, 1925 in Thorp, Wisconsin, Eileen was the daughter of George and Katherine (Henkel) Mueller. She spent her formative years in Wisconsin, graduating from Hannibel High School and was an honorably discharged...

Jan 25, 2020

Margarita (Garza) Ballin, age 69 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away in the early hours of Saturday, January 25th at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home. Born in Tuff, Texas on July 20, 1950, Margarita was the daughter of Felipe Garza and Maria (Medelez) Garza. She spent several years in Texas before moving to Warsaw. She worked for Maple...

Jan 24, 2020

Rhea Lea Foltz, age 38 and a resident of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 24, 2020 in her Warsaw home. Previously of Rochester, Rhea was born and raised in Milford. She was the daughter of the late Edward E. Foltz, Jr. and the late Jacqueline (Heckaman) Foltz. She was a 2000 graduate of Warsaw Community High School and...

Jan 24, 2020

Jimmie Lee “Jim” Avery, 75, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 11:33 p.m. on Friday, January 24, 2020 at his home. He was born on September 16, 1944 in Syracuse, IN to Owen D. & Waneta (Amsden) Avery.

He was a lifetime area resident and attended Syracuse Public Schools. He was married on March 24, 1962 in...

Jan 22, 2020

Norman W. “Dick” Rhodes, 93, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 11:32 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on October 5, 1926 in Pierceton, IN to John A. & Martha L. (Roberts) Rhodes.

He graduated in 1944 from North Webster High School, was a United States Army veteran, and lived most...

Jan 22, 2020

Maris Ann Knox Kneeland, 80, of Dewey passed away in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, at her home, surrounded by family. She was born on June 11, 1939, to Florence (Hieser) and Alvin Knox in Dewey. She started school in Fisher grade school, graduated from Fisher High School and majored in music at Goshen College. She...

Jan 21, 2020

Laura C. Stucky, 102, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 9:55 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at the Maples of Waterford Crossing in Goshen, IN. She was born on January 10, 1918 in Syracuse, IN to Charles C. & Dale E. (Hillabold) Bachman.

She graduated in 1936 from Syracuse High School, 1940 from Indiana University in...

Jan 21, 2020

Eugene H. Sarber, age 95 passed away at Mason’s Healthcare in Warsaw, Indiana on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. He was born in Mentone, Indiana to Esther and Elmer Sarber. He lived in Mentone his entire life until moving to Warsaw for retirement. He married the former Betty Jean Cain on June 1, 1946. She died on July 29, 1990. He...

Jan 19, 2020

David E. Kuhn, a resident of Syracuse, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne as the result of injuries which he sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was 52 years old. Born on September 17, 1967 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of David M. Kuhn and Patricia A. (Burns) Kuhn....