Glorea A. Bell, 82, North Manchester, died at 4 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Glorea was born on March 16, 1932, to Warren and Eloise (Peabody) Grossnickle, both deceased. She was a secretary at Bell Accounting in North Manchester from 1963-2005, and married Weldon F. Bell on Jan. 22, …read more.

Charles Monroe Hamilton, 53, of Rochester, passed away at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, in his home. Charles was born on Aug. 23, 1962, in Bremen, the son of the late Harold and Maxine (Worsham) Hamilton. He is survived by a son: Joe (Jennifer) Hamilton, Culver; four grandchildren: Kaylee; Madlin; Breana; and Jaden; a …read more.

David G. Hoesel, 63, of South Bend, passed away at 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at his home. He was born on April 19, 1952, in Culver, to John D. and Gwen M. (Graham) Hoesel. On Nov. 1, 2013, in South Bend, he was united in marriage to Martha Jean Robinson, who survives. Mr. …read more.

John P. Sarber, Sr., 83, husband, grandfather, brother, and coach, passed away with his family near on Sunday evening, Aug. 30, 2015. John was born Sept. 21, 1931, in South Bend, to Charley C. and Estella E. (Hoover) Sarber. The family would move to New Carlisle, where we would graduate from New Carlisle High School …read more.

Helen Eloise Smith, 93, of Warsaw, passed away at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw following a short illness surrounded by her family. Helen was born on Dec. 14, 1921, in Warsaw to James O. and Nellie (Devenney) Tuttle. She graduated in 1940 from Larwill High School and was married on …read more.

Phyllis M. Ream Corricelli, 91, North Manchester, died at 5:12 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born on Jan. 10, 1924, in North Manchester to Kenny Ream and Estella (Williams) both deceased. She attended grade school at Martha Winesburg and graduated Central High School in 1942. During WWII …read more.

Robert L. Elward, 85, of Coldwater, Mich., formally of Ligonier, passed away at 3:50 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, at the Laurels of Coldwater in Coldwater, Mich. Mr. Elward was born on Dec. 12, 1929, in Fort Wayne, a son of Robert and Mary (King) Elward. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne, and …read more.

Mary Ann (Burkett) Martin, 83, of Culver, passed away Wednesday evening, Aug. 26, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Mary Ann was born in Ora, on July 20, 1932, the daughter of Cecil and Blanche (Whetstone) Burkett. She graduated from Knox High School in 1950. She met William Martin in Mishawaka and they were married …read more.

Joyce Louise Nicol Goss of Warsaw, passed into the presence of Jesus, her Lord and Maker at 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at the age of 86. Joyce was born on April 5, 1929, in Arenzville, Ill. to Albert and Ida (Nobis) Nicol. She was 16 when her German Lutheran family moved to the …read more.

Catherine A. Folker, 62, died Saturday evening, Aug. 29, 2015, at IU Health Goshen Hospital, after a steady decline in health. She was born in Goshen to Wilbur “W.C.,” Folker and Virginia Mae Folker on Sept. 29, 1952. A graduate of Goshen High School, class of 1971, Cathy worked at the Goshen Post Office until …read more.

Miss Sidneigh Jo “Sid Jo” Carr, 26, Rochester, was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away on Aug. 30, 2015, at South Bend Memorial Hospital. Left to cherish Sid’s memory are her parents: Greg and Teri Simpson Carr, Rochester; two sisters: Chaneigh Mae Carr, Muncie; and Sgt. Ryleigh Larryn (Deanna) Carr, Ft. Campbell, …read more.

Ruth Crippes, 80, of Plymouth, Mich., passed away at 4:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at Independence Village Assisted Living, Plymouth, Mich. Arrangements are pending at DeMoney-Grimes, a Life Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City.

Helen E. Smith, 93, of Warsaw, passed away at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw. Arrangements are pending at Owen Family Funeral Home, SR 13 and CR 500N, North Webster.

Leon H. Miller, 43, Fulton, passed away Friday evening at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne from injuries sustained in a farming accident.  Born in Bremen on May 26, 1972, Leon was the treasured son and second oldest of Harley and Barbara Mullet Miller. As one of 10 children, growing up Leon shared his childhood …read more.

Thomas Gerard Chamberlin, 58, died peacefully in his home shortly after 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. He was under hospice care and surrounded by his loving family. Tom was born in Fort Wayne and moved to Argos when he was 13. He was the son of Jim and Carole (McKean) Chamberlin-Meredith and the step …read more.

Phyllis Corricelli, 91, North Manchester, died at 5:12 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, 2015 in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.  Arrangements are pending at McKee Mortuary, 1401 SR 114W, North Manchester.

Mary Jane Brooks, 87, Glendale, Ariz., died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015 in The Gardens of Sun City, Sun City, Ariz. She was born Aug. 29, 1927 in Albion to Charles O. & Gladys E. (Frasier) Bowman.  On August 29, 1947 she married R. Ned Brooks. He died December 8, 2013. She was a homemaker and …read more.

Shirley A. Hobbs, age 79, of Wabash passed away at 5:40 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015 at Autumn Ridge Healthcare Center in Wabash. She was born to the late Foster Gatchel Sr. and Florence (Hart) Gatchel on Oct. 11, 1935 in Wabash. Shirley married Melvin Richard Hobbs on July 26, 1957, he passed away Aug. …read more.

Ralph Macey, age 82, of Plymouth died in his home Thursday evening, Aug. 27, 2015. Ralph was born in South Bend Sept. 18, 1933. After returning from Korea in 1957 as a sergeat in the 69th Signal Detachment, he enrolled at the Indiana Institute of Technology in Fort Wayne. There he earned bachelor of science in electronic engineering. He …read more.

Robert Maggart, 81, of Cromwell, passed away Aug. 29, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Syracuse. He was born on Nov. 9, 1933, in Columbia City, to Floyd and Rachel (Leininger) Maggart. On April 10, 1953, he married Delores Hogan who survives. He retired from Don and Sons Excavating in 2013. He was a member …read more.

Richard “Dick” Roberds, 81, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, in Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas. He was born Oct. 14, 1933, to Clifford and Ignota Roberds in Warsaw. Dick attended Wabash College in Crawfordsville, and graduated from Indiana University with a B.S. in Business Administration in 1955. He was proud member of Phi Kappa …read more.

Michele L. Ohler, 75, Santa Ana, Calif., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. Mickey, as she was known, was born on June 13, 1940, and was the daughter of Burford M. and Esther Summy Ohler. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Jo Alyce (Ohler) Kennedy. Mickey grew up in Plymouth, …read more.

Paula Bixler, age 60, of Elkhart, passed away at 6:33 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart after a long illness. She was born April 5, 1955, in Dayton, Ohio, to Paul and Ruth (Lunsford) Dawson. She moved to Michigan in 1985, and then to Indiana in 2014. She …read more.

Carol Scott, 65, of Los Osos, Calif., passed away at 2:20 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Carol was born on Nov. 30, 1949, in Ojai, Ca, a daughter of John and Beverly (Bauer) Scott. The surviving relatives include a son: Matthew Allie, Cayucos, Calif.; a daughter: Gwyn …read more.

Brian Hunter Strouse, 55, died at 4:07 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, at Glenbrook Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, Fort Wayne. Born May 20, 1960, in Columbia City, son of the late Edgar “Bud” Strouse, Jr. and Mary Louise (Amans) Strouse. He graduated from Columbia City Joint High School, 1979. Bachelor’s degree from Duke University …read more.

Tammy L. Martin, 40, North Webster, passed away at 7:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at IU Goshen Hospital, Goshen. She was born Sept. 3, 1974, in Frankfort, Mich., to Kathleen “Pat” (Weaver) Turner. She attended Triton High School in Bourbon, graduated in 1993 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse, and lived most of her …read more.

Mary “Ann” (Brooks) Paul, age 87, of Monterey passed away early Sunday morning, Aug. 23, 2015. Ann was born on May 13, 1928, in Starke County, to Raymond and Clara (Katschke) Brooks. Ann married Peter Anthony Paul on May 3, 1948 in a ceremony in North Judson; he passed on April 21, 2007. Ann is …read more.

Marybelle Shemberger Henry, 88, passed away Monday morning at her Pretty Lake home surrounded by her loving family. Belle was born in Bremen on Nov. 17, 1926, the daughter of Carl A. and Blanche B. (Snobarberger) Haab. She graduated from Bremen High School with the Class of 1944 and DePauw University in 1948. There in …read more.

Margaret Jackson, 88, of South Bend, passed away at 12:50 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend. She was born on July 29, 1927, in Williamson, W. Va., a daughter of Alex and Lucy Hester (Lions) Robinette. On May 14, 1946, in Dayton, Ohio, she was united in marriage to Stuart L. …read more.

Surrounded by angels, earthly and celestial, Gene Hoover, 90, entered eternity into the open arms of His Lord and Savior on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, in Matthews, North Carolina. He had been in declining health for several years, but he fought the good fight until the very end. Gene was born Feb. 11, 1925, in …read more.

Jill McLean Stover, age 81, passed away peacefully at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, surrounded by family at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Milford. She was born in Hillsdale, MI on July 6, 1934.  Jill graduated from Hillsdale High School in  1952 and married her husband of 60 years, Bob Stover, at the end …read more.

Stephen Michael Gillespie, age 65, of Baytown, Texas, formerly of Ligonier, passed away on June 10, 2015, in the Michael E. Bebakey VA Medical Center. He was born on Feb. 26, 1950, to Donald and Rosemary (Prucinsky) Gillespie in Kendallville. He graduated from Ligonier High School in 1968. After high school, Steve enlisted in the United …read more.

Gary Lee Thompson, 62, of Lagro, died at 6:35 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born March 26, 1953, in Findlay, Ohio, to Harry and Elsie (Bretz) Thompson. Gary was a 1971 graduate of Northfield High School. He married Brenda Burnsworth in Lagro, on November 24, 1972. …read more.

Patricia Ann (Wood) Emmons was born in Trumansburg, N.Y., on July 5, 1935, at her Grandmother Quinn’s home (since torn down). She grew up in Ithaca, N.Y., but her family later relocated to the Fort Wayne area where she attended Arcola High School. Aside from seven memorable years lived in Fla. during one of her …read more.

Duane E. Piper, 84, North Manchester, died at 7:21 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born in South Whitley on Oct. 21, 1930, to Walter Ray and Ethel M. (Bentz) Piper, and served in the US Army from 1948-1968. After retirement from his military career, he was employed in …read more.

All who knew Vicki Kessie would agree that she was truly beautiful on the inside and out. She was gracious, genuine, and compassionate – the sort of person who was willing to do whatever she could for others. Although Vicki had a great sense of humor, she also didn’t shy away from calling things as …read more.

Louis E. Stump, 87, Goshen, died at 7:15 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. He was born Sept. 13, 1927, in New Paris, to Orb and Neva (Jones) Stump. He married Mary A. (Wise) Stump, on Aug. 22, 1954, in Nappanee, and she died Oct. 7, 2014. Surviving are a …read more.

Jeffrey D. ‘Jeff’ Smith, 56, North Webster, passed away at 6:48 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at Parkview Regional Hospital, Fort Wayne, following a motorcycle accident in Elkhart County. He was born Feb. 16, 1959, in Anderson, to Henry D. and Barbara Ellen (McCarty) Smith. He graduated in 1977 from Madison Heights High School in Anderson, …read more.

Christina Kaye Keyes, 46,  Churubusco, passed away at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug.  23, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne surrounded by her family. Mrs. Keyes was born on Feb.  2, 1969, in Winamac, a daughter of Mickey and Connie (Lowery) Baker. She spent her formative years in Rochester, and graduated from Rochester …read more.

Lael Laverne Miller passed away on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at Signature Healthcare of Bremen from Parkinson’s Disease. He was born June 2, 1935, in Kosciusko County to Jonas E. and Laura (Leinbach) Miller. At the age of four months, his father was killed in a truck/train accident. His grandparents, Daniel and Lydia (Lehman) Leinbach …read more.

Marybelle Shemberger Henry, 88, passed away Monday morning in her Pretty Lake home in the company of her family. Service arrangements are pending with Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home.

Penelope “Penny” Lynn Shapiro of Warsaw, passed away at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center of Fort Wayne, at the age of 48. She was a 1985 graduate of Putnam County High School in Granville, Ill., and later she attended Illinois Valley College for two years.  She worked for many years as …read more.

Floyd O. Haag, commonly known as “Shorty”, 89, of Bremen, passed away at 3:40 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, in Elkhart County Hospice House. Floyd was born on July 18, 1926, the son of Irvin Floyd and Mary Jane (Hostetler) Haag. On Dec. 20, 1951, he married Ruth M. Flory. He is survived by his …read more.

Dawn M. (Bessinger) McDonald, 41 a former Plymouth resident, passed away from a work related auto accident on Thursday evening, August 20, 2015 in Orange County, Fla. Dawn was born in Plymouth, on Dec. 13, 1973, to Randy H. Bessinger and Jeanette S. (Warren) Horvath. She was a member of the Plymouth High School class …read more.

M. Margene Clase, 74, passed away unexpectedly in her Warsaw home at 7:35 a.m. Friday,  Aug. 21, 2015. Margene was born Nov. 6, 1940, in Warsaw to Raymond and Marie (Priser) Haines.  A lifetime Kosciusko County resident, she had been a sales representative at CVS for 12 years. Margene was a past president of Senior’s Our Night …read more.

Victoria J. Kessie, 63, Columbia City, passed away Sunday, Aug, 23, 2015, at her home. Arrangements are pending at DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home, Columbia City.

Sarah N. Shafer, 78, of rural Wabash, died at 9:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash. She was born Feb. 27, 1937, in Patterson, Ga. to R.L. and Kate (Davis) Walker. Sarah was a 1954 graduate of Peru High School. She married Donald L. Shafer in Peru, on June …read more.

Former Plymouth resident, Michele L. Ohler, 75, now residing in Costa Mesa, Calif., passed away there Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. Arrangements are pending at Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home.

Berton M. Moore, 82, Wabash, passed away at 5:35 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, at VA Northern Indiana Health Care System, Marion. He was born to the late William V. and Agnes (Campbell) Moore on March 9, 1933, in Wabash. He married Phyllis Akers on June 30, 1956, she survives. Berton served his country in …read more.

Brooks O. Heffley, 54, Churubusco, passed away Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at his home. He had been in failing health for three years, but had been more seriously ill for the past year. Heffley was born Sept. 1, 1960, in Fort Wayne, a son of Harold D. and Helen J. (Timmerman) Heffley, and was a lifelong …read more.

Linda Lou Yeiter, 75, Warsaw, passed away Friday, Aug. 21, 2015 in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. She was born Nov. 13, 1939, in Warsaw, to Dwayne and Maxine (Wideman) Horn. She married Larry Yeiter in Atwood July 21, 1956. She was a farmer’s wife and homemaker. Linda was a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church; …read more.

Elizabeth Jane Richardson, 84, Syracuse, passed away on Aug. 21, 2015, at the IU Health Goshen Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born on Oct. 18, 1930, in Huntington, to Emery and Orpha (Holmes) Drabenstot. On Aug. 9, 1946, she married Marlin Richardson who preceded her in 2005. She moved to the lake area in 1977 coming …read more.

Donna J. Yoder, 89, Rochester, passed away at 9:29 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at Hickory Creek of Rochester. She was born on Aug. 5, 1926, in Howard County, the daughter of John F. and Dorothy P. (Parker) Kuhn. On June 14, 1969, in Rochester, she married Eli Yoder. He preceded her in death on …read more.

Betty Jo Keyser Worsham, 89, a resident of Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, passed away at 5:45 a.m., Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. Betty was born Sept. 14, 1925, in Johnson County, Ill., the daughter of Oliver H. Keyser and Martha E. (Baker) Keyser. She married Everett L. Worsham on July 6, 1946, in Bourbon,; …read more.

Ida Marie Harreld, 96, passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth. Ida was born in Provo, Ky., on Jan. 8, 1919, the daughter of William and Phinis (McKenney) Green. She was married on July 3, 1937, to Howard A. Harreld in Anderson. Marie was a homemaker and assisted her husband on the …read more.

Barbara Ann Shoemaker Warner, 82, of Richland Center, passed away at 6:59 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, at her home. Born in Argos, on Sept. 21, 1932, Barbara was the cherished daughter of Claude and Susie Kickert Shoemaker. Growing up, she shared her childhood with her sister, Bonnie and brother, Don. She graduated from Argos …read more.

Virginia Mead, 86, of Bourbon, died at 2:05 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Milford from an extended illness. Virginia was born Aug. 23, 1928, in Bremen to David and Mable (Miller) Schuch. She had lived in the Bourbon area, traveling back and forth from Jupita, Fla. and Ontario, Canada. …read more.

Larry L. Herr, 72, Nappanee, died at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw. For several years, he had suffered from complications of diabetes. Larry was born Jan. 21, 1943, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was adopted by Floyd B. and Lulu (Berger) Herr, and graduated from Wakarusa High School in 1961. …read more.

Richmond Wadkins, 68, of Silver Lake, passed away at 7:35 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, at his residence. Richmond was born on Oct. 1, 1946, in Floyd County, Ky., to Nero Wadkins and Minerva (Robinson) Wadkins. He was married to Bobby (Perkins) Wadkins, who survives in Silver Lake. He was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, where he worked …read more.

Barbara Warner, 82, Rochester, was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away at 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, 2015. Arrangements are currently pending at the Good Family Funeral Home, Rochester.

Hazel Conwell, 94, Rochester, passed away at the Kindred Health Care of Kokomo at noon Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. Arrangements are currently pending at the Good Family Funeral Home, Rochester.

Lucille Joy Teel, 97, of Greenwood, where she had lived for the last two years and formerly of Milford, and the Akron and Mentone, area passed at 10:10 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at Greenwood Meadows of Greenwood. She was born April 3, 1918, in Etna Green, William and Ruth (Jones) Stutzman. She first married Wade Whetstone. …read more.

Janet A. Perzee, 68, Pierceton, passed away at 2:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, at IU Goshen Hospital in Goshen. She was born on June 2, 1947, in Pontiac, Ill., to Gilbert and Ferne (Stalter) Yordy. She graduated in 1965, from Eureka High School in Eureka, Ill., in 1969 from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, …read more.

John Harold Young, 73, formerly of Milford, passed away at 6:55 a.m. Aug. 22, at Englewood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne. He was born Aug. 30, 1941, to Harold and Flora (Poehlein) Young in Milford. John graduated from Milford High School in 1959 and during the next few years attended Indiana University, ASU …read more.

Mildred Nicolai, 102, of Syracuse, passed away at 10:08 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at Goshen Hospital. Mildred was born Feb. 28, 1913, to Jesse and Maude Miller. Except for an early childhood move where she and her family homesteaded on the plains of Montana, Mildred made her home and life in Syracuse. It was there …read more.

Grace Quinn Schmucker, infant daughter of Myron and Joanna (Yoder) Schmucker, Nappanee, was stillborn at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at Elkhart General Hospital. Grace is survived by her parents; brothers: Bentley Dwight; and Brent Alan, at home; maternal grandparents: Orlin and Betty (Miller) Yoder, Nappanee; and paternal grandparents: Owen and Norma (Stutzman) Schmucker, …read more.

Betty J. Worsham, Plymouth, died Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. She was born Sept. 14, 1925. Services are pending at VanGilder Funeral Home, Plymouth.

Janet A. Perzee, 68, Pierceton, passed away at 2:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, at IU Goshen Hospital, Goshen. Arrangements are pending at Owen Family Funeral Home, North Webster.

Ruth E. Brown, 74, of Wabash, passed away at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born to the late Walter Evans and Lula Mae (Ward) Hartsell on July 18, 1941, in Wabash. Ruth retired from Wabash County Hospital as a housekeeper. She was a member of Christ Fellowship …read more.

David P. Arlington passed away Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. He was born to Paul and Marilyn Arlington. He married Barbara Kubal, who survives. Also surviving are his mother-in-law: Lorraine Kubal; a cousin: Danny (Rita) Schopf; two nieces: Tammy Kjer; and Stephanie Johnson; a nephew: Rober Kjer; in-laws: Marie Kjer; and John Kubal; and a great-niece: …read more.

Simon Smith, 91, of Syracuse, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at his home. He was born Jan. 3, 1924, in Noble County, to Howard and Veronica (Simon) Smith. On Dec. 31, 1976, he married Millie Eustler, who survives. He was a USMC Veteran. He moved to Syracuse from Fort Wayne in 1979, where he …read more.

Leon E. Metzger, 82, North Manchester, died at 10:29 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. He was born May 30, 1933, to Orville and Mae E. (Niccum) Metzger, in Wabash County. He was a North Manchester area farmer for several years. He married Agatha M. Coning on Jan. 5, 1964. She …read more.

Phyllis R. Jacox, 90, passed away at 11:10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, at the Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo, Mich. Phyllis was born in Plymouth, on Aug. 9, 1925, to Cornelius E. and Lena E. (Hite) Rogan. She graduated from Argos High School with the class of 1944. Phyllis became the bride of Roger …read more.

Simon Smith, 91, of Syracuse, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at his home. Arrangements are currently pending at the Eastlund Funeral Home.

Betty A. Parson, 99, of Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, former longtime rural Roann resident, died at 5:20 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at Peabody Healthcare Center. She was born Sept. 22, 1915, in Miami County, to Noah B. and Edith Laura (Long) Kotterman. Betty was a 1933 graduate of Chili High School, received her Bachelor degree …read more.

Richmond Wadkins of Silver Lake, passed away at 7:35 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, at his residence at the age of 68. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1965-1974, and served two tours in Vietnam in 1965 then again in 1969. Richmond was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, where he worked as …read more.

Albertis “Albert” L. Sherow, 76, Warsaw, died Tuesday evening Aug. 18, 2015, at IU Health Goshen Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born on Nov. 26, 1937, in Plymouth, to Aldora Albertis Sherow and Anna (Fetters) Sherow. Albert had lived in Warsaw, for the last 11 years, having lived in Richland Center before that. …read more.

Debra J. Freed, 62, Nappanee, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, from natural causes at her daughter’s residence. She had been in ill health for an extended period of time. She was born Feb. 26, 1953, in South Bend, and has lived in Nappanee since 1975. She worked at the Elkhart Truth as a District Manager …read more.

Betty Jean Faust, 86, of LaFontaine, passed away at 10:51 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine. She was born on July 27, 1929, in Washington Township, and adopted by the late Vaughn Trostel and Minnie E. (Lapshire) Trostel. She was a 1948 graduate from Wabash High School. Betty married Ray W. …read more.

Don Otis Gardenour, 93, of Fort Wayne, formerly of Wabash, died at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at his home in Fort Wayne. He was born Aug. 10, 1922, in Huntington, to Don Gardenour and Cecil (Divelbiss) Gardenour Montel. Don was a 1941 graduate of Huntington Township High School. He was a US Army veteran during …read more.

Albertis “Albert” L. Shedrow, 76, Warsaw, died Tuesday evening, Aug. 18, 2015, at IU Health Goshen Hospital following a lengthy illness. Arrangements are pending at Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.    

Alfred M. Crook, 75, of Cromwell, passed away at 10:46 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, as the result of an automobile accident near Ligonier. He was born on Jan. 27, 1940, in Nashville, Tenn. to Henry Alfred and Mary Emeline (Kenneth) Crook. He grew in in Tennessee and attended public school there. He was married …read more.

Jerry R. Stoner, 75, of Wabash, passed away at 8:08 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at his home. He was born to the late Roy W. and Kathrine (Welker) Stoner on Aug. 8, 1940, in Delphi. Jerry was a 1958 graduate from Delphi High School and attended IU of Kokomo. He married Roxanna Wray on June 11, …read more.

Phyllis R. Jacox, 90, Plymouth, passed away at 11:10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, at the Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Arrangements are pending with Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home.

Charlotte May Skiba, 88, a former 37 year resident of Oak Lawn, Ill., passed away Sunday evening, Aug. 16, 2015, at the Catherine Kasper Life Center located at The Center at Donaldson where she has resided since 2004. Charlotte was born in Chicago, Ill. on March 20, 1927, to Joseph and Frances (Szymanski) Skiba. She graduated High …read more.

Frances “Fran” Shively, 94, Warsaw, died at 11:25 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. She was born April 18, 1921, in Warsaw, to Royal and Lucile (Valentine) Neff. She graduated from Claypool High School in 1939 and married Donald Shively on Feb. 14, 1944, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. She was …read more.

Paul A. Levernier, 98, passed away at 8:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, in Indianapolis, after a brief illness. Paul was born Dec. 10, 1916, in Denver, Colo. to Martin W. Levernier and Era Chambers Levernier. Paul spent his early years in Winnetka, Ill. on his grandparents’ farm while finding ways with his brother to get …read more.

Frank Sherman Nixon, 97, of North Manchester, died at 3:20 p.m. Sunday, Aug.  16, 2015, at Peabody Health Care Center in North Manchester. He was born Jan.  5, 1918, in North Manchester, to Harry R. and Nora (Thompson) Nixon. Frank was a graduate of Central High School, in North Manchester. He was an Army Air …read more.

Virginia “Ginger” May Lundgren of Grace Village Retirement Community of Winona Lake, passed away at 1:55 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw at the age of 93. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Oswego. She graduated in 1942 from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and after finishing …read more.

Homer G. Hoover, 91, North Manchester, died at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. He was born Feb. 24, 1924, in Wabash County, to Lawrence and Mary (Frantz) Hoover. He was a service manager for the International Harvester dealership in North Manchester for 20 years. He was then a …read more.

Nancy A. (Drake) Heminger of Timber Lane, Plymouth, died at 5:45 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at her residence following a six-month illness. Nancy was born on May 14, 1932, in Argos, to Claude Merle Drake and Mildred (Harrod) Drake and had lived most of her life in the Argos community. On Aug. 30, 1952, …read more.

Margaret Kathleen Nelson, 93, died Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, at Parkview Whitley Hospital a few days after suffering a major stoke. She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on Dec. 5, 1921, a daughter of George and Agnes Atkinson. During World War II, Margaret served as a tailor and seamstress making uniforms for the British …read more.

Maria Evilsizor, 76, of Columbia City, died at 4:55 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. She was born Aug. 20, 1938, in Setcdorf, Czechoslovakia, a daughter of Alfred and Anna (Feike) Ehrlich. In 1946 her family moved to Germany where she graduated from Germany. In November 1975 she moved …read more.

Margaret A. “Peg” Kring, 71, passed away in her home on Sunday, Aug.  16, 2015. Peg was born in Plymouth, on Sept.  28, 1943, to Floyd E. and Beulah B. (Holsinger) Price. She graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1961. She lived in Laporte and Elkhart counties before moving back to Plymouth. …read more.

Charlotte M. Skiba, 88, passed away Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, in the Catherine Kasper Life Center, Donaldson. Arrangements are pending at Johnson-Danielson funeral home.

Tehya M. Grimm, 18, Rochester, passed away at 1:30 p.m Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, as a result of an automobile accident. She was born May 22, 1997, in Warsaw to Richard “Richie” J. and Mary (Spaulding) Grimm. Tehya was a 2015 graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School. She attended the …read more.

Donald E. Klopfenstein, 94, of Columbia City, died Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at Manorcare Health Services in Rolling Meadows, Ill. He was born Aug.  16, 1920, in Fort Wayne, a son of Lester and Elizabeth (Schneider) Klopfenstein. As a young boy, his family moved to rural Columbia City from Garrett. He completed his education at Columbia City …read more.

Robert “Bob” Thompson, 68, of North Webster, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at the IU Health Goshen Hospital. He was born on Feb.  21, 1947, in Paulding, Ohio, to Carl & Dorothy (Sutton) Thompson.  He married Pat Sams in June of 1970, she survives.  He lived in Syracuse for 45 years before moving to North …read more.

Paul Levernier, 98, Syracuse passed away on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at the Westminister Village in Indianapolis. Arrangements are currently pending at the Eastlund Funeral Home.

Maria (Castro) Santos-Rubio, 90, of Wabash, passed away at 12:31 a.m. on Aug. 17, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor West in Wabash. She was born to the late Silvestre and Isabel (Rangel) Castro on March 30, 1925, in Alamo, Texas. Maria grew up around Edinburg, Texas. She lived most of her life in Port Lavaca, Texas, …read more.