Ruth (Owen) Ott, 96, of rural Albion, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at her home. She was born in Green Township, on Nov. 18, 1922, to the late Otis and Maggie (Diffendarfer) Owen. She spent her formative years in Noble County, attending Green Center School and Albion High School. Ruth was married to …read more.

Richard “Louie” Geiger, 69, Churubusco, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 22, 2017, at his home. He was born on March 5, 1948, in Wolf Lake, to the late Tonny and Venus (Herron) Geiger. He spent his formative years in Churubusco and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1966. Geiger was married on Feb. 3, 1973, …read more.

Catherine Fleetwood, 91, Churubusco, passed away at 5:35 a.m.  August 17, 2017,  at Sycamore Village in Fort Wayne. She was born July 23, 1926 in rural Churubusco. She was the only daughter of Clarence and Mable (Hibbs) Raypole. She spent her formative years in Churubusco and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1944. Catherine married …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

W. Leone Gross, 91, Churubusco, and widow of Gerald L. Gross, passed away at 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Lutheran Life Villages, Pine Valley. Mrs. Gross was born Jan. 15, 1926 in Churubusco, the only child of Everence and Mabel (Green) Bonar, and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1944. On Oct. …read more.

  Donna Mae Sheldon, age 94,Churubusco, passed away on Jan. 21, 2017 at her family farm. Born in Allen County on May 18, 1922, a daughter of George And Emma (Glaw) Wappes, she spent her formative years in Allen County and graduated from Huntertown High School in 1940. She enjoyed reading and doing her word …read more.

Sharon E. Strater, 65, Fort Wayne, passed away at 5:32 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born  June 9, 1951 in Wolf Lake, a daughter of James A. and Doris (Rohr) Mangus. She spent her formative years in Noble County, and graduated from West Noble High …read more.

Robert (Bob) Earl Wakeland, 79, Columbia City, passed away at 11:49 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Robert Wakeland was born March 16, 1937 in Rochester, a son of Wilson Mearl and Margaret (Nicoll). He graduated from Plymouth High School. On June 26, 1971 he was married to Karen Sanders and moved …read more.

Joseph F. J. Buchtman, 90, Churubusco, passed away at 12:32 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. Joseph Buchtman was born May 11, 1926 in New Haven, a son of Joseph F. and Frances (Schafer) Buchtman. He spent his formative years in New Haven. After school, he served his …read more.

Donald Herron Jr., 57, Churubusco, passed away at 4:01 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mr. Herron was born June 16, 1959 in Columbia City, a son of Donald R. and Gail (Stoops) Herron, Sr. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, and graduated from Churubusco High School …read more.

Harold Lee Kirkpatrick, 63, Fort Wayne, passed away at 8:51 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 in Fort Wayne. Mr. Kirkpatrick was born Feb. 20, 1953 in Wolf Lake, a son of Frank and Alice (Powell) Kirkpatrick. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, and attended Churubusco High School. After high school he joined the United …read more.

Charles Jim Meier, 80, Churubusco, passed away at 5:24 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 at his home in Churubusco.

Virginia Ruth McBride, 95, Churubusco, passed away at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, at Sacred Heart Nursing Home in Avilla.

Mary L. Nichter, 92, Churubusco, passed away at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

Max Pearson, 81, Columbia City, formerly of Churubusco, passed away at 5:10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 at his home in Columbia City.

Arthur L. Resler, 78, rural Churubusco, passed away at 8:11 a.m. Monday, August 1, 2016 at North Ridge Villiage in Albion. Mr. Resler was born on Jan. 18, 1938 in Green Twp, Noble County, a son of Kenneth J. and Fannie (Roberson) Resler. He spent his formative years in Green Twp, and graduated from Churubusco …read more.

Eunice J. Vinogradov, 72, Churubusco, passed away at 8:53 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.

James A. Addis, 64, Churubusco, passed away at 5:26 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at home in Green Township.

Frederick “Al” Wiley Jr., of Albion, passed away at 10:55 a.m. on Friday, April 15, 2016 at his home in Albion. He was born on Oct. 29, 1946, at Lucky Hospital in Wolf Lake, a son of Frederick “Pat” and Marceil (McDowell) Wiley, Sr. He spent his formative years in Wolf Lake, and graduated from …read more.

Fern M. Baxter, 77, Churubusco, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 26, 2016, at her home. Fern was born in Ligonier on Aug. 6, 1938, a daughter of Frank and Hazel (Owen) Wilson. She spent her formative years in Albion, and had lived all of her adult life in Churubusco. Employed at Dana Corporation in …read more.

Mary Lou McDowell, 86, a resident of rural Avilla and widow of Robert F. McDowell, passed away at 5:40 a.m. Monday, March 21, 2016, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. She had been taken to the hospital one week ago from North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion, and had been more seriously ill for the past two weeks.

Michelle Marie McEntee, 28, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 5:43 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mrs. McEntee was born on Jan. 17, 1988, in Des Moines, Iowa. She spent her formative years in Wabash, and graduated from Wabash High School in 2006. On July 6, 2015, she …read more.

Evelyn “Evy” Hendrickson, 88, Fort Wayne, widow of J. William Hendrickson, passed away at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at Parkview Hospital Randallia, Fort Wayne. She had been taken there Saturday from Heritage Park Nursing Home and had been a nursing home patient since 2009. Mrs. Hendrickson was  born June 25, 1927, in Thorncrrek …read more.

Clara Parrett Wineland, 83, Albion, passed away at 12:38 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, with her children by her side. Clara was born in Churubusco May 1, 1932, a daughter of Charles and Etta (Christlieb) Bunger and spent her formative years in LaOtto. Most of her adult life …read more.

Scott A. Tulley, 48, Columbia City, passed away at 6:35 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Mr. Tulley was born Dec. 20, 1967, in Fort Wayne, a son of Onda Tulley. He spent his formative years in Churubusco and attended Churubusco High School. Scott enjoyed watching the Indianapolis Colts. …read more.

Edwin Parker Jr., 90, a former resident of Churubusco and more recently of Fort Wayne, passed away at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at Coventry Meadows, Fort Wayne. Mr. Parker was born Feb. 22, 1925, in Fort Wayne, a son of Edwin E. and Ila (Guiff) Parker. He spent his formative years in Churubusco …read more.

Dorothy E. Decker, 70, a resident of Churubusco, passed away at 4:45 a.m. Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She had been in declining health since January. Decker was born on Feb. 13, 1945, in Trigg County, Kentucky, a daughter of Wilton and Mildred (Francis) Lancaster. She spent her …read more.

Dianna L. Anderson, 59, a resident of rural Churubusco, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning, Nov. 14, 2015, at the family residence in Smith Township. Dianna was born on Jan. 16, 1956, at Wolf Lake, a daughter of Eldon D. and Phyllis (Harrold) Anderson She spent her formative years on the family farm in Smith Township …read more.

Molly Ann Knotts Rennaker, 47, of Fort Wayne and a native of Eel River Township near Churubusco, left the chains that bound her to life and ran laughing and dancing into the arms of Jesus at 5:20 a.m. on Friday, July 31, 2015, at Ashton Creek Health & Rehab in Fort Wayne. Molly was born …read more.

Amos Jesse Sheets, 92, formerly of Nappanee, died at 12:05 a.m. Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Greencroft Nursing Center, Goshen, where he had resided for five years. He was born March 18, 1923, in Locke Township to Curtis and Chloe (Pippenger) Sheets. Amos lived his lifetime in this area and was a 1941 graduate of …read more.