by Deb Patterson | Dec 20, 2014 | Fulton County, Obituaries
Betty I. Ginther, 84, of Rochester passed away at 4:54 p.m. Dec. 16, 2014, at her residence. On April 9, 1930, Betty was born in Kewanna to Gilbert K. and Ollie Harris White. Growing up she shared her childhood with six brothers and four sisters On Feb. 21, 1948,...
by Deb Patterson | Dec 20, 2014 | Fulton County, Obituaries
Reba J. Pfledderer, 69, of Rochester passed away at 7:19 PM, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2014, at Wabash County Hospital. Pfledderer was born in Guymon, Okla., on July 7, 1945, to Gladys Bargsley. She is survived by her husband Jack Pfledderer; a daughter, Lori Reed; and a son,...
by Deb Patterson | Dec 20, 2014 | Obituaries, Wabash County
Evelyn Alice Shafter, 92, of Warren, passed away at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, at Heritage Pointe Retirement Home, Warren. Born on June 19, 1922 in Ellingson, South Dakota, she was the daughter of Celia M. and Beatrice I. (Gooding) Smith. She moved in 1938 to...
by Deb Patterson | Dec 20, 2014 | Obituaries, Whitley County
Harry P. Chalk, 84, of Columbia City, died at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 at his home. He was born August 1, 1930 in Champaign, Ill., a son of Joseph and Lena (McLaughlin) Chalk. As a young boy, his family moved to Sidney, where he completed his education. On...
by Deb Patterson | Dec 20, 2014 | Obituaries, Whitley County
Carolyn Ann Stidham, 65, of Columbia City, died unexpectedly of natural causes at 3:55 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. She was born Jan. 12, 1949, in Warsaw, a daughter of Roy Elmer and Ruth Joan (Brower) Combs. She graduated from South Whitley High School and Patricia...
by Jarrett Van Meter | Dec 19, 2014 | Marshall County, Obituaries
Viola Martha Schini, 100, formerly of Bremen, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. She had spent the last six years as a resident of Miller’s Merry Manor in Wakarusa, in assisted living and the nursing facility. She was born on Feb. 22, 1914, to Joe and Mary (Beutel)...
by Alyssa Richardson | Dec 19, 2014 | Kosciusko County, Obituaries
Betty Holcomb, 89, passed away at 1:26 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born on July 18, 1925, in Rochester, N.Y., to Fredrick Currier and Helen (Becker) Currier. She was a homemaker She is survived by two sons: Michael (Joyce)...
by Alyssa Richardson | Dec 19, 2014 | Kosciusko County, Obituaries
Clarence H. ‘Bimbo’ Atkins, Jr., 52, 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, at his residence. He was born May 31, 1962, in Bremen, to Clarence H. Atkins, Sr. and Erma (Peters) Atkins. He was a 1980 graduate of Warsaw Community High School. He lived in Kosciusko...
by Alyssa Richardson | Dec 19, 2014 | Marshall County, Obituaries
Robert L. Gibbons, 86, of Plymouth, passed away at 5:11 a.m., on Dec. 17, 2014, at Sprenger Health Care, in Mishawaka. Bob was born on Sept. 24, 1928, in Fulton County, to L.J. and Mildred (Quivey) Gibbons. He graduated from Richland Center High School. After...
by Alyssa Richardson | Dec 19, 2014 | Noble County, Obituaries
Jane H. Mannan, 93 a longtime educator, passed away Tuesday evening in the Catherine Kasper Life Center. Born in Morocco, Ind., on April 26, 1921, she was the daughter of Victor and Florence (Wright) Hancock. She was raised in Morocco and graduated from high school...