Obituaries

Oct 23, 2019

Robert James “Bob” Carr, 94, of North Webster, IN passed away at 2:05 a.m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Mason Healthcare & Rehab in Warsaw, IN. He was born on September 17, 1925 in Montpelier, IN to Everett & Margaret (Bales) Carr.

He grew up in Muncie, IN and graduated in 1943 from Muncie Central High...

Oct 23, 2019

Thomas D. "Tom" Mehl Sr., 85, of Milford, IN passed away at 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at his home. He was born on May 20, 1934 in Middletown, OH to Douglas A. & Elda (Smallwood) Mehl.

He attended Cromwell High School and lived most of his life in the Cromwell, Ligonier, Syracuse, and Milford...

Oct 22, 2019

Jerry S. "Stan" Williams, 61 of North Manchester, IN passed away from complications of A.L.S. at 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at his home. He was born on March 7, 1958 in Peru, IN to Jerry S. & Donna Lou (Tate) Williams Sr.

He grew up in Peru, graduated in 1976 from Maconaquah High School, 1980 from...

Oct 20, 2019

Barbara Brookins-Prater, age 84 of Grace Village Retirement Community, passed away quietly on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 3:34 a.m. Barbara was the daughter of the late Gail R. and Iva L. (Bowers) Hidy and was born in Wabash on May 16, 1935. She spent most her youth in the North Manchester area, graduating from Central High School in 1953....

Oct 15, 2019

Jimmy R. Dawson, age 77 of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 just before 4:30 a.m. at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw. Jimmy was born on March 30, 1942 in David, Kentucky. He was the son of the late Earl and Josephine (Sparks) Dawson. He was a graduate of Prestonsburg High School and moved to the Warsaw...

Oct 14, 2019

Kenneth Ray “Kenny” Knisley, 87, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 5:00 a.m. on Monday, October 14, 2019 at his home. He was born on January 26, 1932 in New Paris, IN to John & Cecil (Strycker) Knisley.

He attended New Paris Public Schools and was a Korean War Army veteran. He was married on April 13,...

Oct 13, 2019

Rodney A. Holloway, a resident of Mentone, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at home. He had struggled with diabetes for nearly twenty years and although his family mourns his death, they are comforted to know there is no more testing, no more waiting for results and no more doctor’s appointments for Rodney who was only 36 years...

Oct 11, 2019

Marc A. Kneller, 69, of Silver Lake, IN passed away at 5:28 p.m. on Friday, October 11 2019 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on June 14, 1950 in Huntington, IN to Edward Howard & Dorothy Eloise (Jones) Kneller.

He was a lifetime Kosciusko County area resident and attended Warsaw...

Oct 9, 2019

John Jay Mahler was born in Niles, Michigan on November 27, 1945, to Arthur Jay Mahler and Verna Mae (Randall) Mahler.  As a youngster, he lived with his parents on Olson Road between Monterey and Leiters Ford, Indiana.  He graduated from Aubeenaubee High School.  On September 17, 1965, he married Linda Carl, and together they had six children.  He...

Oct 9, 2019

Lois Gulley, 85, of North Webster, IN passed away at 11:50 a.m. on October 10, 2019 at her residence.  She was born on June 3, 1934 in Florence, AL to Charles & Lola (Hubbard) Freshour.

She grew up in Savannah, TN, lived in Marion, IN for 15 years, and moved from Gas City, IN to the Barbee...

Oct 9, 2019

Phillip B. Strieby, 89, of Milford, IN passed away at 9:44 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at the Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. He was born on July 11, 1930 in Kansas where he was adopted by Robert N. & Lera L. (Ott) Strieby.

He graduated from Syracuse High School in 1948 and received an associate’s...

Oct 7, 2019

Brian F. Bensing, 51, of North Webster, IN passed away at 9:07 a.m. on Monday, October 7, 2019 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on October 15, 1967 in Fort Belvoir, VA to William F. & Linda K. (Miller) Bensing.

He graduated from Stevenson High School in Livonia, MI was currently employed as...

Oct 6, 2019

Toby Joe Yoh, 47, of Silver Lake, IN passed away at 3:30 a.m. on October 6, 2019 at his residence . He was born on May 27, 1972 in Mountain Home, ID to Harold B. & Jilda M. (Searfoss) Yoh.

He grew up in Scott, OH and Ligonier, IN.  He graduated from West Noble High School in...

Oct 4, 2019

Nancy J. Stouder, 70, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 4, 2019 at her residence. She was born on March 13, 1949 in Cincinnati, OH to Delbert & Larlie (Perry) Chenault.

She moved to Syracuse in 1999 from Michigan. She graduated in 1980 from Hillsdale Community High School in Hillsdale, MI and...

Oct 4, 2019

Michael A. “Mike” Pavlick, 80, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 10:42 p.m. on Friday, October 4, 2019 at his residence. He was born on August 18, 1939 in Charleroi, PA to Michael & Rose “Rosie” (Columbus) Pavlick.

He grew up in Pennsylvania and attended high school in Pennsylvania and Marion, IN. He was a United States...

Oct 4, 2019

Carolyn S. “Sue” Golden, 80, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:40 p.m. on Friday, October 4, 2019 at her residence. She was born on January 16, 1939 in Shirley, IN to Kenneth H. & Mabel L. (Keck) Wales.

She graduated from Shirley High School and moved to the Syracuse area in 1968 from Fort Wayne, IN....

Oct 4, 2019

Sandra Kay Pfaff, known to most as “Sandy,” passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019 at 12:43 p.m. in Fort Wayne’s Visiting Nurse Hospice Home. Born on April 3, 1945, in San Francisco, California, she was the daughter of the late William Collins and the late Florence (Mikels) (Collins) Denny. Sandy spent most of her childhood in the Logansport area...

Sep 28, 2019

Mary Lou Baxter, age 88 and a longtime Warsaw resident, passed away quietly on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 2:45 p.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. Born on April 22, 1931, Mary Lou was the only daughter of Carl J. and Ruth (Gates) Schrader. She was born in Columbia City and was united in marriage to the late Samuel W....

Sep 26, 2019

David Brian Webster, 61, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 11:40 p.m. on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on December 10, 1957 in Madison, WI to Gary Atward & Anna Mae (O’Gara) Webster.

He grew up in Wisconsin and graduated from East High School in Madison,...

Sep 23, 2019

Gayle Harris, 84, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 11:10 a.m. on Monday, September 23, 2019 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on March 25, 1935 in Anderson, IN to Fay Newton & Dessie (Anderson) Kern.

She graduated in 1953 from Anderson High School, received her B.S. Degree in 1957 from Hanover College, and her Master’s...