Obituaries

Sep 22, 2019

Richard M. Taylor, 69, of Warsaw, IN passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at his residence. He was born on July 26, 1950 in New Castle, IN to Ostie & Frances Eleanor (Lawson) Taylor.

He grew up in Daleville, IN, graduated from Daleville High School, and moved to Warsaw 40 years ago from Daleville. He was...

Sep 21, 2019

Joel Shumaker, age 80 and a lifetime resident of the Warsaw area, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 10:34 p.m. at Kosciusko Community Hospital. The son of the late Leroy H. Shumaker and the late Rosella I. (Meredith) Shumaker, he was born in Warsaw on November 13, 1938. Joel attended Warsaw High School and on August 6, 1958...

Sep 19, 2019

Florence H. “Helen” Vanlaningham, 89, of Milford, IN passed away at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at her son’s home in Milford. She was born on June 14, 1930 in Burrows, IN to Clarence & Myrtle (Gibson) Starbuck.

She graduated from Camden High School and was married on January 3, 1949 in Delphi, IN to...

Sep 18, 2019

Sarah Madeline Hairrell, 45, of Milford, IN passed away at 1:29 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on July 14, 1974 in Marion, IN to Larry Francis & Judith Carol (Goen) Hairrell.

She graduated in 1993 from Warsaw High School & formerly lived in Houston, TX, Mentone,...

Sep 17, 2019

Ronald E. Norman, a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 1:38 p.m. in Winona Lake at Grace Village Retirement Community. He was 91 at the time of his death. Known by many as “Ron,” he was born on May 8, 1928 in Flint, Michigan, Ron was the son of Richard L. and Freda K....

Sep 16, 2019

Barbara June "Barb" Lainez, 62, of Etna Green, IN passed away at 1:45 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2019 at her son's home in Warsaw, IN. She was born on June 3, 1957 in Bremen, IN to Mahlon E. & Martha (Slabaugh) Schmucker.

She attended the United Christian School in Nappanee and lived most of her life...

Sep 16, 2019

Arthur Baldridge, a longtime resident of Pierceton, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on September 16, 2019. He was 83 years old. Born on August 19, 1936 in Blue River Kentucky, he was the son of Andrew and Sally (Ousley) Baldridge. On June 14, 1955, he was married to Renis Bradley who preceded him in death on July 26,...

Sep 13, 2019

Catherine Jean Fowler, 62, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 11:30 p.m. on Friday, September 13, 2019 at her home. She was born on September 27, 1956 in Chillicothe, OH to Harry L. & Patty L. (France) Bower.

She grew up in Chillicothe, OH and graduated in 1974 from Chillicothe High School. She was married on September...

Sep 11, 2019

Steven D. Grow, 58 years old, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 1:40 p.m. in his Silver Lake home. Born on October 2, 1960, he was the son of Elbert D. Grow and Dorothy (McGinnis) Grow and one of four children. He attended Warsaw High School and dedicated more than 25 years of service...

Sep 11, 2019

Richard Kridner, age 81 and a resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 in Kosciusko Community Hospital at 9:58 a.m. Born on August 16, 1938 in Pontiac, Illinois, Richard was the son of Louis and Virginia (Fairchild) Kridner. He was the last living child of four Kridner siblings. Richard was a fun person. He could be...

Sep 10, 2019

Monica R. Bice, 84, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:40 a.m. on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at her home on Dewart Lake.

Monica  was born on January 25, 1935 in South Bend, IN to Walter P. & Clara O. (Turkowski) Trytko. She grew up in South Bend and graduated in 1952 from South Bend Catholic High...

Sep 10, 2019

Ricardo Perez, age 64 of Richmond, Kentucky passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, September 10th at 3 a.m. He was the son of Pedro Perez and Porfiria Campos Perez and born on July 27, 1955 in Brownsville, Texas. Ricardo was a supervisor for White Metal in Warsaw for many years. He moved to Kentucky several years ago and previously...

Sep 9, 2019

Ruth A. Howard, a lifetime area resident, passed away quietly on Monday, September 9th at 12:55 a.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor. She was the daughter of Frank and Hona (Thacker) Hawkins, spending her childhood in the Bourbon area. She was a 1959 graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School and worked for Da-Lite Screen for more than forty-seven years. Ruth was...

Sep 9, 2019

Phil Sparrow, known to some as “Birdman” because of his surname, passed away quietly on Monday, September 9, 2019 at 10:13 p.m. in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital. He was 76 years old and was a longtime resident of Atwood. Phil was born in Plymouth on March 23, 1943. He was the only son of Victor Sparrow and Eula Dean (Spurlock)...

Sep 9, 2019

Max Devon Eisenhour, 83, peacefully passed away in his home surrounded by his loving family on September 9, 2019.

He was born to Roy Calvin and Grace Verena (Miller) Eisenhour on November 5, 1935. He worked several jobs during his lifetime which included farming, Commodore Homes, Burger Dairy, Goshen Milk, and 35 years at Relizon/Work Flow One...

Sep 8, 2019

Phyllis Lorrene Fackler, 84, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 2:18 a.m. on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at Avalon Village Healthcare in Ligonier, IN. She was born on March 12, 1935 in Noble County, IN to Harry George & Catherine Maxine (Lingofelter) Fackler.

She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and attended New Paris Schools. She retired...

Sep 6, 2019

Max Allen Huffer, age 81 and a proud lifetime resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly, surrounded by his loving family on Friday, September 6, 2019 at 11:19 a.m. in Fort Wayne’s Parkview Randallia Hospital. Max was one of five children born to the late Morton Henry and Gladys Voine (Minear) Huffer. He was born in Warsaw on July 21, 1938...

Sep 5, 2019

Dennis Ray Shreve, known by most as “Denny,” passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 7:09 a.m. in his Silver Lake home surrounded by his loving family. He was 65 years old. Born on September 10, 1953 in Noblesville, Indiana, Dennis was the son of Raymond and Virginia (Heiny) Shreve. He attended Anderson High School and spent much of...

Sep 5, 2019

Darvin R. Lafferty, Jr., age 52 and lifetime resident of Warsaw, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2019 in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital. He was the son of Darvin R. Lafferty, Sr. and the late Sharon (Mulldune) Lafferty. Born on November 10, 1966 in Warsaw, Darvin was a 1985 graduate of Warsaw Community High School. He went on to earn...

Sep 4, 2019

Robert “Bob” E. Nicholas, 93, went to his heavenly home at 7:15pm on Wednesday, September 4, at Paddock Springs Assisted Living Center in Warsaw.  He was surrounded by his family and friends.

He was born February 20, 1926, in Mendon, MI, to Earl and Grace (Timm) Nicholas.  On July 5, 1946 he married Wava Wells.  She proceeded...