Betty E. Guenin, 91, of LaFontaine, passed away at 3:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, at her home. She was born to the late Kenneth and Myrtle (Gaines) Howard on Nov. 6, 1923, in Wabash County. She was a graduate from Lincolnville High School. Betty married William Joseph Guenin on March 20, 1942, he passed …read more.

Richard Dean “The Old Man” Eltzroth, 79, of Lagro, died at 7:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, at his home. He was born Dec. 16, 1935, in Grant County, to Alan and Edith (Hall) Eltzroth. Dick was a Warren High School graduate. He married Sharon Ann Baker in Ossian, on Aug. 3, 1956; she died …read more.

Elizabeth Ann Tyner, 74, of Wabash, died at 1 p.m.  Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, at her home. She was born Sept. 25, 1940, in Wabash, to Robert and Ruth (Warner) Oswalt. She married Terry Lee Tyner at the Bunker Hill Air Force Base Chapel on Nov. 30, 1963. Elizabeth was an Air Force wife for over 13 years …read more.

William Glenn Rhoads, age 61, of Plymouth, passed away at 8:26 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Culver. William was born on May 7, 1954, in Indianapolis, to Lester “Max” and Beverly (Bohannon) Rhoads, Jr. On April 17, 1997, William married the former Cindy L. Kolar in ceremony in Plymouth. The …read more.

Thomas Lee Fredrick, 68, died at 10:30 p.m. Friday, July 17, at his residence in Tucson, Ariz. He was born March 9, 1947, to Arnold and Ruth (Rehak) Frederick, in Warsaw, and married Judy Wittwer on Dec. 22, 1967. He retired in 2007 from Zimmer as a machinist. He graduated from South Bend Riley High School, …read more.

Lyle J. Gephart, 84, Bourbon, passed away Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. Arrangements are pending at Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home.

Harriett Eloise Baxter, age 84, passed away at 3:05 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw. Mrs. Baxter was also a former resident of Grace Village Retirement Community of Winona Lake. Arrangements are pending with Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw.

Edward A. Hoffman, 83, passed away at 10:55 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Edward was born May 16, 1932, in Fulton County, to William Foster and Eathel (Drudge) Hoffman. He served with the Army Air Force at Lackland Air Force Base, and lived most of his life in …read more.

William Glenn Rhoads, Plymouth, died on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Arrangements are pending at Van Gilder Funeral Home.    

Richard Gene Stavedahl, 82, of Akron, and formerly of Mentone, passed at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Peabody Retirement Community of North Manchester. He was born on Sept. 29, 1932, in South Bend, to Charles A. and Eva Mae (Blew) Stavedahl. He married on July 27, 1951, in Argos, to Betty Nicodemus, and …read more.

Truman L. Martin, 90, of Nappanee, peacefully passed away after a brief illness at his home at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. He was born July 12, 1925, in Harrison Township, to Willis and Nellie (Culp) Martin. He was a lifetime area resident. Truman was a dairy farmer, and part owner of Sta-Fast Hitches …read more.

Karen E. Thompson, 67, of Wabash, died at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at her home. She was born Feb. 16, 1948, in Wabash, to Russell and Lodema (Speicher) Kirby. Karen was a 1966 graduate of Southwood High School, and a graduate of Manchester College. She married Ballard Thompson in Wabash on May 18, …read more.

Allen O. Trump, 96 formerly of the Argos community, died at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Rochester, where he had been in declining health for several weeks. Allen was born on June 20, 1919, in Mishawaka, to Orville Trump and Ada (Way) Trump and had lived in the …read more.

Richard Gene Stavedahl, 82, of Akron, and formerly of Mentone passed at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Peabody Retirement Community of North Manchester. Arrangements are pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.  

William “Rock” Wells, age 59, of Warsaw, passed away at 10:05 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born July 19, 1956, in Fremont, Ohio, to Lester and Versie (Lacey) Wells. He was united in marriage to Beth Sims in Warsaw, on Dec. 26, 1987. A Warsaw resident since 1977, …read more.

Edward A. Hoffman, 83, Claypool, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Arrangements are pending at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw.

Lydia Mae Burkey, age 94, passed away at 7:35 am, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa. She was born Sept. 21, 1920, in Marshall County to Joseph and Emma (Miller) Schwartz. Mrs. Burkey was a lifetime area resident. She was married to Paul L. Burkey Nov. 2, 1941, in Nappanee. He preceded …read more.

Allen O. Trump, 96 formerly of the Argos community, died at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Rochester, where he had been in declining health for several weeks. Arrangements are pending at Earl-Grossman Funeral Home.

Barbara “Jodie” Cook Atkinson, 83, of Indianapolis, and formerly of Mentone, where her and her husband Dr. David Cook practiced and lived from 1975 to 1984, passed away at 3:03 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at Community East Hospital of Indianapolis. She was born Nov. 6, 1931, in Indianapolis, to Leo and Esther (Brummet) Miller, …read more.

Mack Shepherd, age 80, of Ligonier, passed away at 10:45 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, at Goshen Hospital in Goshen. He was born on March 16, 1935,  to Henderson and Lucindy (Johnson) Shepherd in Hazard, Ky. He worked at Starcraft for 23 years, Commodore Homes for seven years, and then Kroger for five years. Mack was …read more.

Donald W. Honeycutt 56, of Bourbon, passed away Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling , W.Va., unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack. Donald was born April 26, 1959, at Washington, DC to lloyd C. Honeycutt and Margie Louise Honeycutt. Donald was a truck driver for Shaffer Trucking. He also was an LPN working …read more.

Russell V. Overmyer, 100, of Culver, passed away Aug. 31, 2015, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Culver. He was born Sept. 14, 1914, to Charles and Emma (Von Ehr) Overmyer near Burr Oak. On July 23, 1939 he married Esther L. Trease. She preceded him in death July 13, 2010. Russell has his own custom farm …read more.

Charles William Whittenberger, 73, Akron, died at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born Dec. 6, 1941, in Logansport, to Charles D. and Vena Bernice (Snyder) Whittenbeger. He graduated from Akron High School in 1959, and graduated from Indiana University in 1964. Charles married Carol Ann (Rowland) …read more.

Cooper Adam Hecker, 8 months, of New Palestine, passed away on Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, at Riley Hospital for Children. He was born on Dec. 17, 2014, in Indianapolis as the son of Joshua Adam and Ashley (Collier) Hecker. Super Cooper was known for his infectious smile. He loved his Sophie the giraffe, his blanky, …read more.

Donald E. Rice, 85, passed away at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 at his home at Big Barbee Lake. He was born on Oct. 11, 1929, to Charles and Faye Rice in Lima, Ohio. He worked for IHC in Fort Wayne as an engineer for 25 years and ten years in the Detroit area …read more.

Charles William “Bill” Whittenberger, 73, Akron, died at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Arrangements are pending with Earl-Love Funeral Home.

Mary Ellen Johnson, 94, passed away at 1:10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in her Warsaw home while surrounded by her loving family. Mary Ellen was born June 16, 1921, in Huntington, to Carl C. and Virginia Mae (Dowler) Robinson. She graduated from Huntington High School with the class of 1939. Mary Ellen would marry …read more.

Mack Shepherd, 80, Ligonier, passed away on Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, at IU Goshen Hospital. Arrangements are currently pending with Yeager Funeral Home.

Donald R. Helmuth, age 61, Milford, passed away at 1:02 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne from injuries received in a horse riding accident on Aug. 18, 2015. He was born April 21, 1954, in Bremen to Crist E. and Wilma (Yoder) Helmuth. Mr. Helmuth lived his lifetime in this …read more.

Erma Geri Vetor, 96, Wabash, died at 6:45 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor East, Wabash. She was born in Claypool on Nov. 8, 1919, to Floyd and Edith (Karns) Drudge, both deceased. Erma was a homemaker. She married Jackson W. Vetor on March 26, 1938. He died on Jan. 9, 1995. …read more.

Ted M. Hill, 81, North Manchester, died at 5:15 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. He was born in North Manchester on March 17, 1934, to Forrest W. and Mildred M. (Baker) Hill, both deceased. He married M. Faith Cripe on Aug. 4, 1956. She died April 1, 2013. Ted …read more.

Bobby Joe Gist, 78 of Warsaw, went home to be with Jesus at 12:40 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, in his residence. On April 18, 1937, he was born in Centerville, Ark. to Arrie and Ruby (Underwood) Gist. He was united in marriage to Bonnie Jean Rohrer on July 31, 1976, in Warsaw, who survives. …read more.

Mary Ellen Johnson, 94, Warsaw, died in her home on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. Arrangements are pending at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw.

Ronald J. Ruiz, age 62, of South Bend, formerly of Wakarusa and Nappanee, died unexpectedly in Temple, Texas, at 8:18 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. He was born August 5, 1953 in Elkhart  to Victor and Bernice (Bonner) Ruiz. He was married to Marilyn Cowles. She preceded him in death February 22, 2010. Ron had …read more.

Richard F. Joyce, 84, former resident of Plymouth, passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. Richard was born June 25, 1931 in Indianapolis, to the late Robert P. and Ruth Mae (Jupin) Joyce. He attended Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, where he met his wife and they graduated in 1953. …read more.

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.