Obituaries

Aug 11, 2019

Jennie L. Hamman, 63, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 12:10 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on April 11, 1956 in Goshen, In to Jack E. & Ruth A. (Neibert) Hamman.

She was a lifetime North Webster / Leesburg area resident and attended Wawasee High School...

Aug 11, 2019

Dennis Lee Newcomer, 70, of Milford, IN passed away at 5:44 a.m. on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN.  He was born on July 4, 1949 in Goshen, IN to Devon Wayne & Betty Lou (Coleman) Newcomer.

He was a lifetime Nappanee / Milford area resident and graduated 1968 from Milford High School....

Aug 10, 2019

Lois S. Johnson, 84, of Goshen, IN passed away at 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at The Maples Healthcare in Goshen, IN. She was born on July 21, 1935 in Elkhart, IN to William Bruce & Wilma (Rockstroh) Sellers.

She graduated in 1953 from Elkhart High School, 1956 from Ball State University in Muncie, IN,...

Aug 10, 2019

Ted Wayne Upson passed away unexpectedly in his Warsaw home on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 2:40 p.m. Age 83 at the time of his death, he was a longtime Warsaw resident. Ted was born in Fort Wayne on February 29, 1936. He was the only son of Edwin and Eloise (Shenefield) Upson and graduated from Washington Center High School...

Aug 9, 2019

Lois V. Kinder passed away quietly on Friday, August 9, 2019 at 10:55 a.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. Age 90 at the time of her death, she was a longtime area resident. Born Lois Bright on December 15, 1928, she was the daughter of Clifford Bright and Marie (Slabaugh) Bright. She was one of three children and a graduate...

Aug 9, 2019

Richard Lee "Dutch" Davis, 95, of Mentone, IN passed away at 3:00 a.m. on Friday, August 9, 2019 at his residence. He was born on March 19, 1924 in Athens, IN to Harvey & Fay (Kamp) Davis.

He was a lifetime Kosciusko County area resident, graduated in 1942 from Akron High School, and was a United States Marine...

Aug 8, 2019

Addam R. Shepherd, age 76 and a resident of Warsaw, died on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center at 2:35 a.m. Addam was born on December 17, 1942 in Warsaw and was the son of the late Albert and Hettie (Meade) Shepherd. He served in the US Army for 18 years with service during Vietnam, ultimately...

Aug 8, 2019

Janet M. Collins, 76, of North Webster passed away at 11:36 p.m. on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Miller's Merry Manor in Warsaw, IN. She was born on January 23, 1943 in Marion, IN to John Oris & Dora Ellen (Bliss) Rogers.

She grew up in Fairmount, graduated in 1961 from Fairmount High School, and attended Marion...

Aug 7, 2019

Lois E. Harrison, 81, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at her home. She was born on April 28, 1938 in Peru, IN to Charles & Mary (Pontius) Fish.

She lived most of her life in the Marion area and was married on August 16, 1975 in Wabash County, IN...

Aug 7, 2019

Lorraine A. Rainford, 56, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 10:56 p.m. on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at her home. She was born on October 21, 1962 in Gary, IN to William Dean & Evelyn Ann (Rolfe) Bennett Sr.

She graduated in 1980 from Andrean High School in Merrillville, IN and was married on September 28, 1985...

Aug 7, 2019

Gladys Riley, age 74 and a lifetime resident of the Etna Green area, passed away unexpectedly at 10:10 p.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital on Wednesday, August 7th. The daughter of Harry W. Slabaugh and Virginia K. (Gray) Slabaugh, Gladys was a graduate of Etna Green High School. In fact, she was valedictorian of the class in 1962 and went on...

Aug 7, 2019

Judy K. Metzger, 73, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 8:40 a.m. on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at her home. She was born on October 27, 1945 in Pierceton, IN to Keith & Stella (English) Phillips.

She was a lifetime Pierceton area resident and attended Pierceton High School. She was married on December 20, 1970 in Illinois...

Aug 1, 2019

Barbara M. Perry, 86 of Columbia City, passed away quietly on Thursday, August 1, 2019 in her home. She had lived in Columbia City for the past several years, moving from Silver Lake where she spent nearly 25 years. Barbara was the daughter of Elmer James and Edna Marie (Turner) Condon. She was born in Muncie and spent most of...

Jul 28, 2019

Mary Kathryn Johnson, age 97 and a resident of Winona Lake, passed away quietly on Sunday, July 28, 2019 at 12:04 p.m. at Grace Village Retirement Community. Mary was born on February 15, 1922 in Huntington County, Indiana. She was the only daughter of Fred and Belle (Elder) Ahlfeld. She was a 1940 graduate of Chester High School outside of...

Jul 28, 2019

Richard A. “Smokey” Schmucker, 75, of Warsaw, IN (Barbee) passed away at 4:38 p.m. on Sunday, July 28, 2019 at his home. He was born on February 24, 1944 in Warsaw, IN to Jauncy & Thelma (Ogle) Schmucker.

He was lifetime Kosciusko County area resident and attended Atwood High School. He was married on July 3, 1965...

Jul 26, 2019

Marsha M. (Englehart) Woodworth, 53, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 7:37 p.m. on Friday, July 26, 2019 at her home. She was born on July 24, 1966 in Marion, IN to Jimmie Lee & Georgia Aliene (Hayes) Englehart.

She graduated in 1984 from Marion High School in Marion, IN and moved to the Cromwell / Syracuse...

Jul 22, 2019

Bridget Jean "Moo Moo" Castle, 60, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 4:20 a.m. on Monday, July 22, 2019 at her home. She was born on September 12, 1958 in St. Joseph County, IN to Leonard & Mary K. (Murphy) Wolford.

She lifetime Warsaw area resident, graduated from Warsaw High School and attended Grace College in Winona Lake...

Jul 20, 2019

Paul N. Wagner, 66, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 9:02 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at his home. He was born on December 20, 1952 in Bremen, IN to Stuart & Marcia V. (Hetznecker) Wagner.

He grew up in Bremen, graduated from Bremen High School, and Indiana University in Bloomington. He was married on May...

Jul 20, 2019

Stephen Boyd Poe, a lifetime area resident, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 20, 2019. He was 55 years old and the son of Boyd and Shirley (Hite) Poe. Steve, as many knew him, was a 1982 graduate of Warsaw Community High School who went on to earn an associate degree from Ball State University. He was employed by Pepsi...

Jul 19, 2019

Alice Marie Bartman, 81, of Warsaw, IN (formerly of North Webster, IN) passed away at 5:13 a.m. on Friday, July 19, 2019 at Warsaw Meadows Care Center in Warsaw, IN. She was born on October 28, 1937 in Westmont, IL to Louis Arthur & Ruth Wilhelmina (Erickson) Pease.

She grew up in Illinois and graduated from High...