Darrell E. Hively, 71, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 3:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at his residence. He was born on April 28, 1943, in Warsaw, Ind., to Eva (Schumaker) Hively and Lestor Hively.  On March 16, 1985 he was married to Dolores J. (Uphouse) Hively, who survives in Winona Lake. …read more.

Laura Faith Parker, 53, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 4:25 a.m. Monday, May 12, 2014, at her residence. She received a diagnosis of Melanoma in 2001.  Buoyed by the grace of God, the power of prayer and a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, she was an inspiration to her family and friends as she continued …read more.

Mary Pauline Whitcraft, 95, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 12:10 a.m. Friday, May 9, 2014, in Grace Village Healthcare, Winona Lake.  She was born April 20, 1919, in Lancaster County, Penn., to Adam and Gertrude (Doster) Redcay. On Jan. 1, 1940, she married Reverend John M. Whitcraft. He preceded her in death. Mary …read more.

William “Max” Fluke, 90, of Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2014, at Grace Village Health Care. After graduating high school he was drafted into the U.S. Army on June 3, 1943. He served during WWII as an Advanced Scout in Luzon and New Guinea, and …read more.

Betty L. Bussard, 91, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 8:35 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, 2014, in Grace Village, Winona Lake. She was born Dec. 23, 1920, Wabash, Ind., to Royal L. Lavengood and Enid (Fritchey) Lavengood. She was a 1939 graduate Wabash High School, Wabash, Ind. She married Richard J. Bussard, Nov. 29, 1942, Wabash. She lived …read more.

Anna Regier, 87, of Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Grace Village Health Care. She was born on May 17, 1926, in Meade, Kan., to Peter J. Rempel and Elizabeth (Classen) Rempel. On Nov. 2, 1945, she was married to Edward W. Regier, …read more.

Idella Mae Kauffman, 88, of Grace Village Retirement Community of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Grace Village Health Care. Idella was born on Dec. 5, 1925, in Lagrange County, Ind., to William Carl Sigler and Ora Idella (Updike) Sigler. On April 2, 1949, she was married …read more.

Walter P. Krontz, 63, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in his home. Walter was born July 17, 1950, the son of Walter and Pauline Krontz, Sr. He has been a resident of Bourbon since 1998. He had worked at Dexter Axle of Freemont, Ind., as a welder …read more.

Susan A. Craig, 65, a resident of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 7:14 a.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2014, unexpectedly in her home. Susan was born the daughter of John Benedict and Helen (Yates) Benedict at Rochester, Ind., on March 20, 1949. She was a lifelong resident of the Bourbon area and a graduate of Bourbon …read more.

John “Wes” Degenkolb Jr., 51 of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. On April 11, 1963, he was born in Marion, Ind., to John W. and Betty (Kelley) Degenkolb Sr. He was united in marriage to Susan Sprinkle on Feb. 22, 1996, in …read more.

M. Rose Snyder, 103, Winona Lake, Ind., passed away 6:52 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Grace Village Health Care in Winona Lake. She was born on Sept. 14, 1910, in Conemaugh, Penn., to Grover and Myrtle May (Gossard) Snyder. Rose graduated from Ashland College in Ohio with a teaching certificate in 1929.  She taught …read more.

Margaret “Maggie” Eileen Farra, 83, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 8:09 a.m. Friday, April 4, 2014, at Mason Health & Rehab of Warsaw, Ind. She was a resident of Kosciusko County, Ind., for the past 9 years where she had been attending Warsaw Community Church. Margaret had worked in the Columbus Kroger Bakery …read more.

Karen J. Weirick, 69, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, March 16, 2014, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center of Mishawaka, Ind. Karen was born Nov. 21, 1944. She has been a lifelong resident of the area. On Sept. 15, 1962, she married Barry Weirick, who died Oct. 22, 2003. Karen was …read more.

Lily Mae Hurd, 82, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away Monday, March 10, 2014, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. She was born Jan. 11, 1932, in Bonanza, Ky., to Henry and Rushie (Robinson) Yates. She married Johnie Hurd on Oct. 6, 1947, in North Manchester, Ind. She was a resident of Grace Village Nursing …read more.

Elma Grace (Ingram) Abbott, 90, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 10:28 p.m. on March 5, 2014, at Grace Village Health Care of Winona Lake. She was born on July 23, 1923, in College Springs, Iowa, to Elma (Fine) and George Benton Ingram. On Dec. 25, 1941, she was married to Alvon Dale Abbott, …read more.

Juanita M. Byrer, 94, longtime resident of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, March 6, 2014. She was born Sept. 8, 1919, to Artie Ray Seymour and Eunice Evelyn (Deacon) Seymour in Bourbon. Juanita was a graduate of Bourbon High School, class of 1938. She married her high school sweetheart, Warren D. (Ham) Byrer …read more.

Vonna Mae (Summers) Rettinger, 86, of Warsaw, Ind., and formerly of Bourbon, Ind., passed away from cancer early Sunday morning, March 2. Vonna Mae was born at home on Sept. 4, 1927, to Viola (Walter) and Roy Summers in North Liberty, Ind. After graduating as salutatorian from North Liberty High School, she attended Indiana University …read more.

Billy “Bill” Ray Weirick, 62, Tippecanoe, Ind., passed away at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, in his home with his family at his side. Bill was born Jan. 15, 1952, to Eugene and Betty (Mullins) Weirick at Plymouth, Ind. He has been a lifelong resident of the area. Bill was an owner/operator truck driver, …read more.

Merle Leroy Sheffer, 84, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 7:55 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw, Ind. He was born on March 18, 1929, in Van, Pa., to Warren Garnet Sheffer and Neva Izora (Ziegler) Sheffer. On Aug. 16, 1951, in Oil City, Pa., he was married to …read more.

Nancy J. Brock, 62, resident of Bourbon, Ind., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at 7:05 p.m. in her home. Nancy was born June 6, 1951, to Donn and Mary (Angle) Kesler at South Bend, Ind. She married Rex Brock on April 28, 1973. Nancy was a graduate of Wawasee High School class of …read more.

Lois L. Baker, 84, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. Lois was born the daughter of Lloyd and Edna Ewing Ritchison on May 31, 1929, at Milford, Ind. She was a resident of the area all her life, was a homemaker and a faithful member of the Bourbon First …read more.

Willis E. Berkey, 87, of Bourbon passed away February 14, 2014 at St Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. He was born April 22, 1926 to Harry and Bertha (Schrock) Berkey. He married Sara Harris on Aug 11, 2006; she survives. Willis was preceded in death by his second wife Marie Berkey on June 17, …read more.

Naomi J. Augustine, 91, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 11:34 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Bremen Health Care and Rehabilitation. Naomi was born July 20, 1922, to Onel and Mary (Oler) Sickmiller in Marshall County, Ind. She married Robert E. Augustine on Nov. 3, 1945. Naomi was a graduate of Plymouth High School …read more.

Anna Marie Hughes, 79 of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 3:13 p.m. Feb. 7, 2014, in St. Joseph Hospital – Select, Fort Wayne, Ind. On Oct. 15, 1934, she was born in Lancer, Ky., to Henry and Lizzie (Hurd) DeRosett. She was united in marriage to Malcom Hughes on July 1, 1961, in Clintwood, …read more.

Edward Owen Fox, MD, 82, passed away at 5:53 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, in Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, Ind., after a long illness. He was born Feb. 20, 1931, in Worcester, Mass. He attended the college of the Holy Cross and, after graduating summa cum laude with a degree in Classics, he …read more.

Harold Russell Brown, 77, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 11:20 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, in his residence. He was born Dec. 22, 1936, in Warsaw, Ind., to Harold V. and Doris L. (Wilson) Brown. He was united in marriage to Harriet Davis in Warsaw on Feb. 4, 1956. He entered service with …read more.

Carol E. (Kay) Lemler, 92, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 6:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in her home. Carol was born June 15, 1921, to Ezra and Helen (Craig) Geib at Bourbon. She married Joe Lemler on Aug. 16, 1946; he died Jan. 17, 1974. Carol was a graduate of Bourbon High School, …read more.

Idabel Margaret Goodrich, 89, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 1:03 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, at Grace Village Healthcare Center, Winona Lake. On May 13, 1924, she was born in Mishawaka, Ind., to Ernest and Lillian (Hunt) Lovett. In 1942, she graduated from Mishawaka High School where she enjoyed bookkeeping and commercial classes. …read more.

Ezra Carter VerHage, 6, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at his residence. He was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, Ind.  He was born on Nov. 24, 2007, in Warsaw, Ind., to Micah Alan VerHage and Stephanie Marie (Scott) VerHage, who survive in Winona Lake. He …read more.

Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Merkle, 97, a resident of Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, Indiana, and formerly of Claypool, Indiana, passed away at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. She was born on Sept. 14, 1916, in Blanca, Colo., to Wilbur Albert and Josephine Blanche (Pavy) Campbell. They were both Methodist ministers. She married Charles …read more.

Bedelia B. Weirick, 85, of Grace Village, Winona Lake, Ind., and formerly of rural Tippecanoe, Ind., and Mentone, Ind., passed away at 11:50 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at Rivercrest Specialty Hospital of Mishawaka, Ind. She was born Dec. 29, 1928, in Marshall County, Ind., to Raymond R. and Helen A. (Darr) Weirick. She was a …read more.

Clifford D. Stevenson, 84, of Bourbon, Ind., and formerly of Mishawaka, Ind., passed away at 5:37 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center of Mishawaka. Cliff was born Jan. 12, 1929, to Roy B. and Clara (Howdershelt) Stevenson at Rosemont, W.V. He had been a resident of Bourbon since 2005 moving …read more.

Martha Alkire, 92, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 11:54 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw, Ind. She was a resident of Kosciusko County, Ind., for the past 20 years. She attended Practical Bible Institute in up-state New York. In 1945 she went to West Virginia to work …read more.

Wendell G. Sadler, 79, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Grace Village Health Care, Grace Village, Winona Lake. He was born May 5, 1934, in Danville, Ill., to Marguerite (Sadler) Snyder. He was a 1952 graduate of Diamond High School, Danville. He faithfully served his country from …read more.

Norma Jean ‘Jeanie’ Clauss, 83, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 8:39 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2013, in Normal, Ill., after a courageous battle with lymphoma. Jeanie was born in 1930 in Rochester, Ind., to Dean Nellans, Sr. and Ethel Tucker Nellans. She graduated from Mentone High School in 1949. Following high school Jeanie graduated from …read more.

Titus Flores Carroll, the still-born son of Timothy Carroll and Michelle (Flores) Carroll of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 3:24 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw, Ind. He is also survived by his brother: Caleb Flores Carroll; a sister: Gwen-Persis Flores Carroll; and grandparents: Jeff and Pam Carroll, …read more.

Bessie Wallen, 89, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 10:13 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, in Mason’s Health & Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Ind. She was born Sept. 26, 1924, in Prestonsburg, Ky., to Albert and Annie (Stephens) Hall. On July 17, 1940, she married Henry Wallen in Bull Creek, Ky., since 1961 from Prestonsburg, Ky. …read more.

Pastor Ivan H. French, 88, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, at Grace Village Health Care Facility, Winona Lake. Ivan was born April 14, 1925, in Ontario, Ore., to Harry French and Anna Maude (Wright) French. On Sept. 17, 1944, he was married to Arloeen Edith (Krause) …read more.

Rev. William “Bill” F. Burd, 86, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at his residence. He was born on Feb. 8, 1927, to William Burd Sr. and Esther (Weismer) Burd. On June 10, 1955, he was married to Geraldine “Gerri” Araminta Peil. They were married for 50 years …read more.

Ernest E. “Ernie” Watkins, 91, of Morganton, N.C., and formerly of Bourbon, Ind., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. A lifelong resident of the Marshall County, Ind., area, Ernie enjoyed golf, bowling and horseshoes. Born in Marshall County on Nov. 16, 1922, he was the son of the late Henry Watkins and Catherine “Kate” Miller …read more.

Vernon L. “Bing” Himes, 77 of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, in his residence. On May 25, 1936, he was born in Plymouth, Ind., to Russell and Helen (Lucas) Himes. He was united in marriage to Flora Jean Prater in 1955 in Warsaw, Ind., who preceded him in …read more.

Virginia B. ‘Ginger’ Smith, 79, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 9:42 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, in her residence. She was born May 17, 1934, Plainfield, N.J., to Harold Bergstrom and Irene (Torell) Bergstrom. She was a graduate of Van Wert High School, Van Wert, Ohio with the class of 1952. She received a Bachelor of …read more.

Norma Jean Marner, 84, Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 8:59 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, Ind. She was born May 13, 1929, to Emsley Otis and Mary Gladys (Miller) Blackburn in Kokomo, Ind. In 1968 the family moved north to Warsaw, Ind. Jean was a homemaker for most …read more.

Jean Zielasko, 91, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 4:50 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, at her home. She was born Oct. 28, 1922, in Primrose, Pa., to Frances Turner (Beatty) and Robert Finley Beveridge Sr. On July 22, 1944, she was married to Rev. John W. Zielasko, who survives.  They spent 15 years …read more.

Inez Pearl Barrett, 97, of Kosciusko County, Ind., passed away at 10:10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, in Grace Village Healthcare, Winona Lake, Ind. She was born July 12, 1916, in Scott Township, Kosciusko County, to John LaMont and Annie Alta (Eaton) Early. On Feb. 20, 1938, she married Herschel Wayne Dinkledine in Milford, Ind. Her second marriage …read more.

Roger G. Burget, 64, of Tippecanoe, Ind., passed away at 8:15 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, at 8:15 p.m. in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, Ind. There will be a celebration of life at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Tippecanoe Community Building, Tippecanoe. Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home Bourbon, Ind., are assisting the family.

Donald Larry Doan Sr., 75, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 3:52 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013,  in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, Ind. He was born April 17, 1938, at Clinton, Ind., to Donel Raymond and Agnes Howe Doan. Don was a resident of Bourbon since 1973 moving here from Warsaw, Ind. He …read more.

Richard DeVon Craig, 68, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 1:55 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, in his home with family by his side. DeVon was born the son of James Earl Craig and Gertrude Marie Bailey Craig in Plymouth, Ind., on March 16, 1945. He was a lifelong resident of the Bourbon area and …read more.

Evelyn Lucille Hamell, 91, of Winona Lake, Ind., and formerly of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 11:10 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, at Grace Village Health Care of Winona Lake. She was born on Jan. 19, 1922, in Nokomis, Ill., to Wesley Melton Hardy and Edna (Buchholz) Hardy. On June 3, 1941, she was …read more.

William G. Marks, 87, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 4:57 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake. Born on Oct. 25, 1925, in Columbia City, Ind., he was the son of Garl E. and Arlouine (Ramp) Marks. He and his parents moved for a short time to Montpelier, …read more.

Clarence Hatcher, 85, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 2:55 p.m. on Oct. 20, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw, Ind. He was born on Oct. 9, 1928, in Sevierville, Tenn., to Ruben Hatcher and Mary ‘Shepherd’ Hatcher. On Oct. 6, 1946, he was married to Sinia Faye Hatcher who passed away on …read more.

Florence Faulkner, 89, of Bourbon, Ind., and formerly of Atwood, Ind., passed away at 12:40 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home of Plymouth, Ind. Florence was born April 12, 1924, at Bremen, Ind., to Arthur C. and Mabel May Mitchel. Florence was a graduate of Bremen High School in the …read more.

Janet P. Deafenbaugh, 78, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 12:23 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. On Nov. 11, 1934, she was born to Richard and Edith (Burke) Kelley in Ivyton, Ky. Living her adult life in Warsaw, she worked for Zimmer Inc., Warsaw for 22 years as …read more.

Virgil D. Enders 93, formerly a resident of Bourbon, Ind., passed away on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, Ind. Virgil was born Jan. 20, 1920, at Wyatt, Ind., to Samuel and Bertha Schweisberger Enders. He married Dorothy Vollmer on Dec. 23, 1944, at Bremen, Ind., in the Lutheran Parsonage with Rev. …read more.

Ruby A. Landrum, 103, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, in her son’s home. She was born Sept. 19, 1910, Minden, Neb., to Frank Larson and Hannah (Nielsen) Larson. Ruby graduated with honors from Ripon Union High School in 1928, ad later graduated with a Bible degree from the Bible Institute of Los Angeles …read more.

Viva J. Wolfe, 76, of Grace Village, Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 1:14 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, in Grace Village Health Care. On Dec. 15, 1936, she was born in Warsaw to Howard and Edith (Foltz) LaFollete. Viva was a lifelong resident of Warsaw. She worked for G.T.I. and then Flint Ink, Warsaw, …read more.

Marie M. Raypole, 89, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 7:35 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, at Grace Village Health Care of Winona Lake. She was born on Feb. 3, 1924, in South Whitley, Ind., to Orval L. Joy and Viola M. (Brock) Joy. On May 4, 1942, she was married in Denver, Colo., …read more.

Mary E. Cecil, 93, formerly of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 1:50 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, at Wood Haven Health Care in Bowling Green, Ohio. She was a pastor’s wife and worked as a Personnel Coordinator and Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. She supported mission work around the world, and she had a …read more.

William Russell “Russ” Ogden, 88, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, at Grace Village Health Care of Winona Lake. He served the Lord through the Grace Brethren Church for 50 years. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot during World War II, and was a …read more.

Benjamin F. Lepore Sr., 91, of Grace Village, Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 11:10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, in Grace Village Health Care. Arrangements are currently pending at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. To send online condolences, visit the McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels website.

Faye I. King 87, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, Ind. Faye was born June 10, 1926, at home in Bremen, Ind., to Walter and Elva Berkeypile Heckaman.  She was a resident of the area all of her life and a graduate of …read more.

Doris Madge (Cline) Smythe, 103, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 12:05 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, at Grace Village Health Care of Winona Lake. She was born Nov. 16, 1909, in Belle Union, Ind., at the family farm home to Jesse Ellsworth Cline and Myrtle Florence (Moser) Cline. On June 15, 1929, she …read more.

Donald David Roeber, 81, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away 7:50 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, at Grace Village Health Care in Winona Lake, Ind. He was born on May 21, 1932, in Elmhurst, Ill., to Edgar Valentine Roeber and Clara Amanda (Pankow) Roeber. On July 14, 1956, he married R. Louise Ferrell who …read more.

William Russell ‘Russ’ Ogden, 88, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, at Grace Village Health Care of Winona Lake. He was born on Nov. 30, 1924, in Centerville, Iowa, to William A. Ogden and Frances E. (Coffman) Ogden. On Aug. 20, 1948, at Highland Park, Ill., he was …read more.



Ellen McMath Lambert, 97, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 12:25 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013, at Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake. She was born in Raton New Mexico on April 23, 1916, to James and Iva Mae (Countryman) McMath. She married James Edward Lambert in Indianapolis on Jan. 8, 1938. They lived …read more.

Bill G. Brady, 77, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 8:29 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, in his home. He was born on March 31, 1936, in Oak Lawn, Ill., to Richard Earl and Elsie Mae (Gardner) Brady. He grew up in Illinois and has lived most of his life in the Kosciusko …read more.

Betty Chumbler, 87, of Winona Lake, Ind., and formerly of Valparaiso, Ind., passed away at 5:38 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at Grace Village in Winona Lake. She was born Dec. 18, 1925, in South Wales to Thomas Childs and Catherine (Thomas) Childs. On Feb. 14, 1945, in South Wales she was married to Willard …read more.

John Albert McClements, 90, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, in the Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw, Ind. Born on Sept. 6, 1922, in Highland Park, Mich., to Francis Harvey McClements and Florence (Cusworth) McClements. On June 9, 1947, he married Betty Rosanna Connor, who survives. After …read more.

Ralph Everett Hamell, 89, of Winona Lake, Ind., and formerly of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, at Grace Village Health Care. He was a resident of Kosciusko County, Ind., for the past 46 years where he attended Christ’s Covenant Church of Winona Lake. Ralph was a graduate of …read more.

April Heather Yoder, 22, of Bourbon, Ind., was tragically killed in a car accident on Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, near Loudonville, Ohio. She was traveling to visit her boyfriend, Justin Hershberger, of Sugarcreek, Ohio. April was born in Belize City, Belize, on March 1, 1991, to Steven and Jennifer Yoder. April spent some of her childhood …read more.

Marilyn H. Thrasher, 83, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Grace Village, Winona Lake, Ind.  She was known to many as the “Teddy Bear Lady”. She was born in Fort Wayne, Ind., to Glenn and Carrie Hopper. A Fort Wayne North Side Alumni, she had been …read more.

Barbara Jean Kottka, 62, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, at home with her family by her side. Barbara was born the daughter of Russell William and Edith Pratt Weirick on March 4, 1951, at LaPorte, Ind. She was a homemaker and graduated from Knox High School. On March 16, 1997, she …read more.

Dorothy Sahagun, 88, of Bourbon, Ind., and formerly of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 8:58 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor of Plymouth, Ind. On Jan. 28, 1925, she was born to Oscar and Anna (Weishalla) Haavig in Staples, Minn. She was united in marriage to Mario Sahagun on June 21, 1947, in …read more.

Clair F. Miller, 92, of Goshen, Ind., passed away at 11:32 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in his home at Waterford Crossing, Goshen. He was born April 27, 1921, in Roaring Spring, Pa., to Elmer W. and Ida (Brown) Miller. He graduated in 1940 graduate of Woodbury High School, Woodbury, Pa. He served in the …read more.

Marjorie E. Heckaman, 81, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 4:50 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in her home. Marjorie was born the daughter of Victor Zillmer and Frances O. Reichert Zillmer on July 18, 1932, at Bremen, Ind. She was a resident of the area all her life and she graduated from Bremen High …read more.

Lyle W. Shenefield, 81, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in his residence. He was born May 18, 1932, in Bremen, Ind., to Warren and Maree (Laudman) Shenefield. He was graduate of Bremen High School Class of 1950 and was united in marriage to Gloria Schneider on Jan. …read more.

Paul W. Haines, 90, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 5:06 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at Heritage Point United Methodist Memorial Home, in Warren, Ind. He was born on May 2, 1923, in Seoul, Korea, to missionary parents Paul Ehret Haines and Myrtle (Neff) Haines. He attended Seoul Foreign School until World War …read more.

Velma L. Gruenewald, 94, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away Thursday, July 11, 2013, at  Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake. Velma was born May 3, 1919, in Etna Green, Ind., to Fred C. and E. Fern (Yeiter) Williamson.  She was a 1937 graduate of Atwood High School, Atwood, Ind. A lifetime Kosciusko County resident, she …read more.

Virginia Snyder, 36, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 5:05 p.m. on Sunday, July 7, 2013, at Center for Hospice Care Hospice House in Elkhart, Ind. She was born on July 21, 1976, in Chicago, Ill., to Kimberly S. Fultz. She attended George Washington High School in Chicago and attended the University of Illinois. She was …read more.

Robert LeRoy Bottorff Sr., 65, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2013, in his residence. On Nov. 7, 1947, he was born in Valparaiso, Ind., to Clyde and Anna Bernice (Ketchum) Bottorff. Robert lived in various towns in Northern Indiana until moving to Winona Lake 3 years ago. He …read more.

Marjorie F. Walters, 93, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away in the evening on Friday, June 14, 2013, at Grace Village Retirement Community. She was born Dec. 12, 1919, to Harry Walter Fisher and Pansy LeValley Fisher in Hartford City, Ind. On May 29, 1941, she married Leon T. Walters, who preceded her in death …read more.

Reverend John Robert Boggs Jr., 91, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 4:17 a.m. on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne, Ind. He was a United Methodist minister, starting his ministry with the church in 1944 and retiring in 1992. He pastored in Ohio, North Dakota and Indiana. He started …read more.

Mary E. Schang, 84, of Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 11:15 a.m. on Monday, June 17, 2013, at Grace Village Health Care. Mary was born on March 2, 1929, in North Liberty, Ind., to Albert Clell Schrader and Leona Fern (Arnold) Schrader. On Dec. 17, 1955, she was married to …read more.

Bruce R. Moore, 84, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 1:51 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2013, in his home. He was born March 19, 1929, Council Bluffs, Iowa, to John Vernal Moore and Francis “Grace” (Robinson) Moore. He married Joyce Cain on Aug. 27, 1950, in Dayton, Ohio. Bruce enlisted in United States Army-Air …read more.

Edna Joy Miller, 104, of Winona Lake, Ind., and formerly of Mentone, Ind., passed away at 12:45 a.m. Friday, May 3, 2013, at Grace Village Retirement Community. She was born Nov. 16, 1908, in Marshall County, Ind., to Orville E. and Nancy H. (Stackhouse) Martin. On Feb. 17, 1928, in Plymouth, Ind., she married Joseph …read more.

Reverend John M. Whitcraft, 96, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2013, in Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake. John was born near Lititz, Penn., on March 19, 1917, to Elmer and Edna (Weaver) Whitcraft.  They preceded him in death. John married Mary Pauline Redcay on Jan. 1, 1940. …read more.

Margaret F. “Peg” Scott, 75, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 12:04 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. She was born Oct. 13, 1937, in Chicago, Ill., to Robert F. and Margaret F. (Hully) Fixel. She was a 1955 graduate of Marion High School, Marion, Ind. On Sept. 6, …read more.

Ann Marie Petty, 95, of Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, Ind., passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013. She had been retired since 1970, having worked as a secretary for Empire Brush Company, and was also a secretary for the Port Chester School District in Port Chester, N.Y. She moved from New York to Warsaw, …read more.

Marcella “Marcy” Elaine Regier, 65, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at her residence. She was a resident of Kosciusko County, Ind., for the past 35 years where she was a member of Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, and Moms In Touch of Warsaw, Ind. Marcy was a …read more.

Kathryn R. Lehmann, 86, formerly of Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 12:10 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at The Hearth at Sycamore Village in Fort Wayne, Ind. She had been a resident at The Hearth at Sycamore Village since December 2012, and before that she was a six year …read more.

Marvin L. Goodman Jr., 91, formerly of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at his daughter’s residence in Camp Verde, Ariz. He was born Oct. 22, 1921, in Modesto, Calif., to Marvin L. Goodman Sr. and Susan R. (Minnix) Goodman. While attending Grace College & Seminary in Winona Lake, he met …read more.

Donald E. Wallen, 70, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2013 at his residence. On Feb. 11, 1943, Donald was born to Henry and Bessie (Hall) Wallen in Prestonsburg, Ky. He was a resident of Kosciusko County, Ind., since 1958 residing in Winona Lake. On July 8, 1972, he …read more.

Jane Jontz, 87, Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 5:55 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at Grace Village Healthcare in Winona Lake. She was born on March 5, 1926, in Winona Lake, to the late John Robert Richards and Mary Eileen (Martin) Richards Sands. On Nov. 28, 1948, she was married to Robert Samuel …read more.

Dr. E. Michael ‘Mike’ Grill, 67, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2013, after battling leukemia at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born on Nov. 29, 1945, in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Adam Edward “Ed” Grill and Kittie (Myers) Grill, who survives in Winona Lake. …read more.

Rita Kay Ferguson, 63, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 1:50 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2013, in Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake. She was a resident of Kosciusko County, Ind., for the past 24 years where she attended church at the Salvation Army of Warsaw and was a member of the Salvation …read more.

Nancy Ann (Boggs) Shoemaker, 87, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 11:03 p.m. Sunday, March 10, 2013 in Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake. She was born in Chicago, Ill., on Feb. 21, 1926, to Harry W. and Helen C. (Dale) Boggs. She was united in marriage to ‘Tim’ Byron Leroy Shoemaker on June 12, …read more.

Clayton Hall, 60, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 1:05 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2013, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. He was born Oct. 5, 1952, in McDowell, Ky., to Willis and Stella (Osborne) Hall. He was formerly a resident of McDowell, Ky., and Marion, Ohio. On July 7, 1990, in Warsaw he …read more.

Yolanda Mae (Dasch) Polston, 83, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 8:15 a.m. Saturday, March 9, 2013, in Grace Village Health Care Winona Lake. She was born to Neal and Hattie Dasch on Oct. 1, 1929, in Lawrenceville, Ill. On May 21, 1950, she married Porter William Polston. They were blessed with four children: …read more.

Edward Lynn Gardner, 52, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 8:55 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at his residence. He loved the Lord and was a loving husband and father. He was a compassionate person to the point that one day he picked up a hitchhiker and gave him his new boots and coat. …read more.

Imogene L. Preston, 95, of Albion, Ind., passed away at 5 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. She was born Jan. 30, 1918, in Topeka, Ind., to Irvin and Ella (Moseman) Fought. She married Clayton Preston on Feb. 6, 1937. He preceded her in death in 2011. Imogene was a homemaker and had worked for the …read more.