Bernice Rule, 93, of Wabash and formerly of Mentone, passed at away 10:58 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, at Bickford Assisted Living of Wabash. She was born on March 5, 1926, in Jasper to the late John and Elizabeth (Dick) Klingel. She married on June 25, 1949, in Warsaw to Floyd W. Rule Jr., who …read more.

Frances J. Besson, 95, Warsaw, passed at 9:55 a.m., Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.  

Robert A. Webster, 73, rural Etna Green, passed at 11:20 p.m., Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Meadows Care Center of Warsaw. He was born on Aug. 31, 1943 in Plymouth. to John Robert and Ruth (Dillman) Webster. He married on July 7, 1982 in Richmond, Va. to Mary Conlon Ware Alter, she survives. He …read more.

Iris M. (Boganwright) Davis, 91, Mentone, passed away at 10:24 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2017 from complications of a stroke suffered on April 17, at Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw. She was born the second of four children on March 22, 1926 in Marshall County. Her parents were Leonard and Treva Harsh Boganwright. On March 14, 1946 she “ran …read more.

Iris Davis, 91, Mentone, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw. Arrangements are pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Virginia J. Lucht, 90, Warsaw, and formerly of Mentone, passed at 1:21 p.m., Monday, April 17, 2017 at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw. She had resided at Millers Merry Manor of Warsaw for the last year and a half. She was born on Dec. 13, 1926 in Blue Island, Ill. to John and May (Cheney) …read more.

Harold L. Yazel, 91, of Mentone, passed at 8:49 p.m., Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.  

Betty J. Miller, 89, formerly of Mentone, passed at 7:08 a.m., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 at Mason Health Care of Warsaw. She was born on March 30, 1927 in Fulton County to Max and Leoma (Heminger) Anderson. She married on Feb. 2, 1947 in Koontz Lake to Harold L. Miller, who preceded on July 26, …read more.

David M. Pursifull, 75, rural Rochester, passed at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at Woodlawn Hospital of Rochester. He was born on Feb. 12, 1941 in Huntington County to Cedric and Velta (Redman) Pursifull. He married on April 30, 1983 in Tallmadge, Mich. to Wilma N. Bosscher, she survives. He was a farmer and …read more.

Doris L. Grubbs, 89, Bourbon, passed at 7:37 p.m., Monday, Dec. 26, 2016 at Visiting Nurses Home of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She was born July 3, 1927 in Mentone to Seth and Mildred (Robbins) Flenar. She married on Sept. 25, 1945 in Mentone to Leslie G. “Tuffy” Grubbs, who preceded on May 25, 2013. Doris …read more.

Paul D. Blue, 76, Warsaw, passed at 10:31 am, Saturday, Dec. 24, at the Meadows Care Center, Warsaw. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Vernon R. Spurlock Sr., 91, Mentone, passed at 7:35 am, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 at his residence. He was born on Jan. 27, 1925 in Hernshaw, West Virginia to William and Beulah (Tucker) Spurlock. He married on Oct. 10, 1943 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Elizabeth C. “Betty” Halstedt, she survives. He was an office …read more.

Vernon R. Spurlock, 91, Mentone, passed at 7:35 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, at his residence. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.  

Opal R. Epler, 92, formerly of Palestine, passed at 1:35 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Kristina Lyn Freant, 42, Talma, passed Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, at Woodlawn Hospital of Rochester. She was born on Feb. 17, 1974 in Plymouth to Gary and Peggy (Irwin) Kubley. She was a 1992 Tippecanoe Valley High School graduate. She enjoyed arts and crafts, everything outdoors, and all kinds of animals. She was always looking …read more.

Roy L. Jeffers, 89, of Mentone, Indiana passed at 12:15 a.m., Friday, Nov. 11, at Mason Health Care of Warsaw. He was born on Oct. 4, 1927 in Yale, Illinois to Gail and Lela (Gifford) Jeffers. He owned and operated J&J Sales in Mentone for 42 years. He closed the Mentone store and retired in …read more.

Roy L. Jeffers, 89, Mentone, passed at 12:15 a.m., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016 at Mason Health Care of Warsaw. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Vanoma I. “Judy” McFadden, 85, of rural Claypool, passed at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 at Kosciukso Community Hospital of Warsaw. She was born on Aug 27, 1931 in Howell, Mich. to JC and Nellie (Kaiser) Sprague. She was married on Nov. 10, 1951 in Millville, Mich. to Dr. Orville L. McFadden, he survives. …read more.

Vanoma I. “Judy” McFadden, 85, Claypool, passed Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

James Everett Goshert, 95, a retired farmer of Mentone, finished his earthly work and died peacefully at 7:25 a.m., Sunday, July 31, 2016 at Grace Village Retirement Community of Winona Lake, where he had resided for 12 days. James was born on Feb. 28, 1921 to Everett and Alice (Carles) Goshert near Atwood. He graduated …read more.

Newt Green III, 67, Mentone, passed unexpectedly Monday, June 13, 2016 at his residence Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Iris M. Anderson Thompson, 100, Mentone, passed at 3:25 p.m., Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw.

Irene M. Creighbaum, 77, Tippecanoe, passed at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26, 2016, at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Indianapolis. She was born on Aug. 17, 1938, in Pulaski County to Francis and Sara (Highland) Ludwig. She was married on June 20, 1959, in Mentone, to Forrest G. Creighbaum Sr., who preceded on Feb. 3, 1995. …read more.

Irene Creighbaum, 77, passed at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Raymond L. Lewis, 94, Mentone, passed at 10:25 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Mason Health Care of Warsaw. He was born on May 13, 1921, in Argos, Marshall County, to Ernest H. and Cloie (Biddinger) Lewis. He was married on Nov. 25, 1945, in Mentone, to Grace Alice Rans, who preceded on Aug. 12, …read more.

Richard L. Peterson, 76, of rural Rochester, passed at 12:15 a.m. Sunday, April 3, 2016, at his residence. He was born on July 27, 1939, in Fulton County, to Harley and Bertha (Beard) Wynn and was adopted at an early age by Joe and Mary Isabelle (Drudge) Peterson. He was married on April 8, 1962, …read more.

Hershell Shepherd, 74, of rural Warsaw, passed at 2:14 p.m. Monday, March 28, 2016, at Vibra Hospital of Fort Wayne. He was born on Jan. 21, 1942, in Hite, Ky., to Woots and Anna Mae (Scarberry) Shepherd. He was married on Oct. 31, 1960, in Drift, Ky. to Frankie Mullins, who passed on Nov. 3, …read more.

Marilyn E. Penn, 65, Mentone, passed at 3:45 a.m. Friday, March 25, 2016, at her residence. She was born on Aug. 14, 1950, in Atwood, to William and Helen (Hoffer) Frush. She married on July 5, 2014, in Mentone, to Daniel Penn, he survives. Marilyn worked as a Case Worker in Nevada, at Zolman Farms …read more.

Bonnie J. Shoemaker, 77, rural Claypool, passed at 10:26 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne. She was born March 2, 1939, in Kendallville, to Homer and Reba (Olinger) Mortimore. She was married on Nov. 26, 1982, in Rochester, to Paul A. Shoemaker he survives. She had worked in health care …read more.

Jeanelle L. Conaway Poe, 33, of Mentone, passed Saturday, March 12, 2016, at her residence.

George J. Reed, 86, of Mentone, passed at 6:14 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center of Fort Wayne. He was born on Nov. 3, 1929, in Nappanee, to George M. and Dorothy (Hardy) Reed. He was married on May 29, 1948, in Mentone, to June Brown, she preceded on April 30, …read more.

Dean C. Nellans Jr., 90, Mentone, passed at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Mason Health Care of Warsaw. He was born on Aug. 10, 1925, in Mentone, to Dean C. and Ethel (Tucker) Nellans. He was married on Dec. 17, 1964, in Mentone, to Jeannine Blue, she survives. Dean was a farmer and …read more.

Dean C. Nellans, 90, Mentone, passed at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Mason Health Care of Warsaw. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

James McIntosh, 82, Tippecanoe, passed at 3:47 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Helen M. Good, 82, Mentone, passed at 2:58 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne. She was born on Nov. 10, 1933, in Rochester, to Harley and Wiladine (Shively) Beck. She was married on Aug. 22, 1953, in Rochester, to Joseph C. Good, he survives. Helen was a 46 year Avon …read more.

Glenda L. Starner, 81, of rural Claypool, passed at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at Mason Health Care of Warsaw. She was born on March 7, 1934, in Wabash, to Roy and Katherine (Perry) Holle. She was married on Sept. 8, 1951 to Robert Starner who preceded Feb. 14, 2013. She had worked for …read more.

Glenda L. Starner, 81, rural Claypool, passed at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at Mason Health Care of Warsaw. Arrangements are pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Kay Goshert Camp, 63, Mentone, took the hand of her Savior, and stepped into heaven at 10:52 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at Millers Merry Manor of Warsaw, where she had resided since March of 2014. Kay Arlene was born July 18, 1952, to James and Iola (Tucker) Goshert. She was a 1970 graduate of …read more.

Julianne M. Thompson, 88, of Mentone, passed at 12:25 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw. She was born on May 7, 1927, in Kosciusko County, to Jerry and Alice (Verrecca) Benzart. She had been a Bookkeeper for Smith Tire Service of Warsaw, for 40 years. Julianne was a graduate of …read more.

Julianne Thompson, 88, Mentone, passed at 12:25 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at Millers Merry Manor of Warsaw. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Jerry Landwerlen, 73, Mentone, passed at 7:58 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at his residence. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Violet Overholt, 86, Mentone, passed at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, at St. Vincent Hospital of Kokomo. She was born on Feb. 16, 1929, in Kosciusko County, to Walter and Lola (Miller Parker) Overholt. She was a homemaker taking care of the elderly, her family members, and when the need arose she took care …read more.

Esther M. Holloway, 74, Mentone, and North Port, Fla. passed at 6:46 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital of Ft. Wayne, Indiana after being in failing health since Oct. 14, 2015. She was born on July 31, 1941, in Evansville, to Charles and Martha (Angel) Leonard. She was married on Jan. 1, 1984, …read more.

Thelma “Faye” Lowe, 91, formerly of rural Warsaw, and a resident of Mason Health Care of Warsaw, passed at 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at Mason Health Care of Warsaw. She was born on April 1, 1924, in Van Lear, Ky. to Clayton and Gracie (Boyde) Bowling. She was married on Nov. 18, 1972, …read more.

Thelma Lowe, 91, Warsaw, and formerly of rural Warsaw passed at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at Mason Health Care of Warsaw. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Rebecca E. Goble, 84, of Burket, passed away at 4:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 at Peabody Retirement Community of North Manchester. She was born March 16, 1931 in Prestonsburg, Ky. to Jack and Emma (Ellis) Osborne. Survivors are daughters: Mary (Wally) Chafin, Macon, Ga.; Shirley (Robert) Tobias, North Webster; sons: James (Ida) Goble, Burket; Kenneth (Shirley) …read more.

Velma F. (Ailer) Horn, 96, Warsaw, and formerly of Mentone, went home to be with the Lord and joining her husband of 73 years at 5:20 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. She was born on Sept. 11, 1919, in Fulton County, to Russell and Blanche (Wynn) Ailer. She was married …read more.

Karen S. Kindig, 70, Mentone, passed at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw. She was born on Feb. 7, 1945, in Fulton County, to Gerald and Emalene (Rhoades) Kindig. She had been married to Don Craig he survives. She had been a secretary at DaLite Screen of Warsaw and …read more.

Karen S. Kindig, 70, passed at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Daniel Roseberry, 63, of Mentone, passed on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at his residence. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.  

Patricia R. Gross, 84, Grace Village Retirement Community of Winona Lake, and formerly of Etna Green, passed at 8:05 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at Grace Village Retirement Community of Winona Lake. She was born on June 7, 1931, in Kosciusko County, to Howard and Olive (Linn) Hudson. She was married on Oct. 7, 1962, …read more.

Terry Lewis, 68, of Rochester,and formerly of Talma passed at 9:46 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, at IU Medical Center of Indianapolis. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Scott D. Bibler, 51, Claypool, passed away on Oct. 2, 2015, in a small plane accident near Lake Hartwell, Oconee County, S.C. He was born on Aug. 27, 1964, in Logansport, to Larry and Carolyn (Bundy) Bibler. Scott was married on June 27, 1987, in Burket, to Stephanie Nelson, she survives. Scott spent the last 25 years …read more.

Joan Welborn Zent, 85, of Millers Merry Manor of Warsaw, and formerly of Mentone, passed at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, at her residence. She was born on April 24, 1930, in Marshall County, to Ernest and Inez (Williams) Honegger. She married on May 15, 1949, in Bremen, to Everett W. Welborn, he preceded …read more.

Patricia Sue Eaton, 82, of Warsaw, formerly of Mentone, passed 9:17 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne. She was born Nov. 26, 1932, in Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, to Gerald and Reatha (Jefferies) Ballenger. On June 13, 1951, Patricia Ballenger married Mickey D. Eaton in Denver, CO. She was a …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. 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.

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.

Dianna J. Heisler, 73, of Mentone, passed at 8:04 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at her residence after a year long battle with cancer. She was born in Atwood on Aug. 29, 1941, to Harold and Ethel (Engle) Truex. On July 1, 1960, she married Larry Heisler, who survives. They were married in Atwood. She …read more.

Grace Alice Rans Lewis, 90, of Mentone, passed at 6:55 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at her home. She was born Sept. 6, 1924, in Fulton County, to George and Agnes (Hendrickson) Rans. She married Nov. 25, 1945, in Mentone she married her WWII sweetheart Raymond L. Lewis who survives. After graduating she was employed …read more.

Dianna J. Heisler, 73, of rural Mentone, passed 8:04 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at her residence Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Wilma M. Ritter, 73, of Akron, passed Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center of Fort Wayne. He was born Nov. 20, 1941, in Warsaw, to Robert and June (Baker) Reed. She was a polisher at Zimmer for over 25 years. She got her start in the earlier years at Hand Industries. Wilma …read more.

Shirley McVey, 88, of Pittsboro, and formerly of Mentone passed at 5:40 a.m. Sunday, June 21, 2015, at Brownsburg Health Care, Brownsburg. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

H. Dale Sherwood, 59, North Manchester, passed at 11 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Viola M. Stein, 88, of Mentone, and formerly of Columbus, Ohio, died at 2:20 a.m. Monday, June 8, 2015, at the home of her granddaughter Kimber Lee and grandson Kerry Goshert. She was born April 14, 1927, in Point Pleasant, Ohio, to Nial B. and Goldie (Holly) Scott and stepmother Ethel Scott. Viola married Paul …read more.

Viola M. Stein, 88, of Mentone, and formerly of Columbus, Ohio, passed at 2:20 a.m. Monday, June 8, 2015, at her residence near Mentone. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home Mentone.

Charles W. Butler, 93, Claypool, passed away at 9:58 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at his daughter’s residence. He was born Nov. 23, 1921, in Clinton County, the son of Horace E. and Ruth “Fairy” (Harman) Butler. On Nov. 23, 1942, in Kokomo, he married Mary E. Bruce, who preceded him in death June 13, …read more.

Lois I. Hunter, Mansfield, Ohio, formerly of Mentone, died at 9:24 p.m. Thursday, May 28, 2015, at Wedgewood Assisted Living Facility, Mansfield, Ohio. She was born Nov. 2, 1929, in Kosciusko County to Cloice and Trella (Flenar) Baum. On Feb. 27, 1949, she married Charles L. Hunter. He survives. Lois was a graduate of Mentone …read more.

Marcella J. Meredith, 84, Burket, passed away at 2:20 a.m. Monday, May 25, 2015, at Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw. She was born Nov. 25, 1930, in Kosciusko County, to Elmer and Blanche (Miller) Dickey. On Nov. 4, 1950, in Akron, Marcella was married to Vernon C. “Mumps” Meredith, who preceded her in death on Dec. …read more.

Marcella Meredith, 84, of Millers Merry Manor Warsaw, passed Monday, May 25, 2015, at Millers Merry Manor of Warsaw. Arrangements are currently pending at King Memorial Home Mentone

Mickey D. Eaton, 84, Warsaw, formerly of Mentone, died at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at his residence. He was born Dec. 1, 1930, at Newcastle Township, Fulton County, to Devon and Lena (Mollenhour) Eaton. On June 13, 1951, he married the girl of his dreams, Patricia Ballenger, in Denver, Colo., and she survives. …read more.

Howard W. Fawley, 86, of Mentone, passed away at 11:25 a.m. Wednesday, April 22, at Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw. He had been in failing health for two years. He was born to Milo and Mildred (Dunnuck) Fawley on Jan. 23, 1929, in Kosciusko County. He married Peggy F. Agens on Aug. 28, 1949. Fawley retired …read more.

A. Virginia Romine Thomas, 100, formerly of rural Etna Green, died at 5 a.m. Friday, March 13, 2015, at Millers Merry Manor of Warsaw. She was born Dec. 11, 1914, in Mishawaka to Octave and Ida (McWilliams) Archambeault. On May 3, 1932 in Bluffton, she married Marvin Romine. He preceded July 2, 1976. She then …read more.

Kenneth E. Holloway, 69, of Etna Green, passed away at 12:42 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, at Parkview Regional Medical Center of Fort Wayne. Holloway was born in Rochester on Feb. 15, 1946, to Omer Jack and Hazel (Tilden) Holloway. Holloway worked for Midwest Spring in Mentone for several years and was a member of the …read more.

Brett R. Harmon, 47, of Lafayette, and formerly of Warsaw, passed at 9:33 a.m., Monday, March 2, 2015, at his residence. He was born on April 14, 1967, in Warsaw, to Robert E. and Betty (Paxton) Harmon. Brett was a city bus driver for the City of Lafayette, for over 8 years. He was a …read more.

Brett R. Harmon, 47, of Lafayette, and formerly of Warsaw, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015 at his residence He was born April 14, 1967 in Warsaw to Robert E. and Betty (Paxton) Harmon. He was a city bus driver in Lafayette for over 8 years. He was a 1985 graduate of Warsaw Community High School. He …read more.

Pauline B. ‘Polly’ Kuhn, 83, Mentone, passed away at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at her residence. She was born on Aug. 30, 1931, in Akron, to John Otis and Pearl (Hart) Whittenberger. On May 18, 1951, at the Beaver Dam United Methodist Church of Akron, to Bernard D. Kuhn he survives. Polly was a homemaker. She was …read more.

Josephine Blue, 86, Warsaw, formerly of Santa Ana, Calif., Argos and Rochester, died at 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born on April 7, 1928, in Rochester to Curtis and Margaret (Etchyeson) Croussore. On May 23, 1945, she married Lewis Donald Blue. He preceded her in death on …read more.

Theodore “Ted” R. Holland, 71, of Bourbon, passed at 4:20 pm, Saturday, Dec. 6, at his residence. He was born March 29, 1943 in Plymouth, Indiana to Floyd “Tom” and Jessie (Bradley) Holland. Ted married on April 28, 1962 in Lapaz, Indiana to Peggy Cochern, she survives. He worked at R.R. Donnelly and Sons for …read more.

Nichole Leshawn Mikel, 17, of Etna Green, passed Thursday, Nov. 13, at her residence She was born on April 23, 1997, in Warsaw, to Rick and Heather (Sauer) Mikel. She was a senior at Tippecanoe Valley High School. She was a longtime volunteer at The Magical Meadows Therapeutic Horse Back Riding Center of Warsaw. She was a …read more.

Alice A. Engle, 79, of rural Claypool, passed away at 5:07 a.m., Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne. She was born on April 20, 1935, in Kosciusko County, to Leslie and Mary (Decker) Hohman. On July 17, 1953, she was married to Roy Engle in Burket. He survives. Alice was a …read more.

William Balmer, 85, of Rochester and formerly of the Akron/Mentone areas, passed at 8 p.m., Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at Hickory Creek of Rochester. He was born March 27, 1929, in St. Joseph County, Ind. to Albert and Elsie (Perry) Balmer. On May 19, 1951, in Fort Rucker, Ala., to Alice V. Perry she survives. Bill worked from …read more.

Colleen K. Wise, 68, of Warsaw, passed away 8:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, at her residence. She was born on Sept. 20, 1946, in Warsaw, to Arthur C. and Mary Ellen (Gray) Wise. She worked at R.R. Donnelly’s for 35 years. She graduate of Mentone High School. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren …read more.

Thelma Blue, 79, of Warsaw, Ind., and formerly of Mentone, Ind., passed away at 2:20 p.m. Friday, April 25, 2014, at her home. She was born Jan. 10, 1935, in Gilead, Miami County, Ind., to Lee and Bertha (Easterday) Moyer. She worked for DePuy Orthopedics of Warsaw for 18 years where she retired. She enjoyed bent and wiggly …read more.

Robert “Dale” Ladson Sr., 76, of rural Rochester, Ind. and Mentone, Ind., passed away at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Ind., after being in failing health since December. On June 29, 1937, Robert was born in Marshall County, Ind., to LaVerne E. and Mildred E. (Shaffer) Ladson. …read more.

Alvin R. Lowe, 76, of rural Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 10:02 a.m. Friday, March 28, 2014, at Mason Healthcare of Warsaw. He was born April 19, 1937, in Jamestown, Tenn., to Robert S. and Elizabeth (Hoover) Lowe. On Nov. 18, 1972, in Akron, Ind., he married Thelma Bowling Hively, who survives. Alvin worked at …read more.

Donald Stephenson, 69, of rural Rochester, Ind., passed away at 6 a.m. Monday, March 24, 2014, at his residence after being ill since July. He was born June 25, 1944, in Princeton, Ind., to Coen E. and Marie (Carwile) Stephenson. On April 21, 1990, he married Verna R. Weiger in Plymouth, Ind. Donald was a …read more.

Gael Johnson, 76, of Mentone, Ind., died at 9:35 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw, Ind. He was born Aug. 28, 1937, in Kosciusko County, Ind., to J. Clyde and Parentha V. (Kindig) Johnson. He graduated in 1955 from Beaver Dam High School. He was a R.R. Donnelley employee as …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.

Robert C. Smith, 85, of Davie, Fla., and formerly of Mentone, Ind., passed away at 8:36 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, at Vitas Hospice North Shore Medical Center, Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. He was born May 28, 1928, in Kosciusko County, Ind., to Max M. and Winifred (Tucker) Smith. On Oct. 21, 1950, in Mentone, Ind., …read more.

Lucinda “Cindy” Whetstone, 56, of Mentone, Ind., passed at 6:20 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, at her residence after courageously fighting cancer for her family for 2 1/2 years. She was born June 12, 1957, in Rochester, Ind., to Jack D. and Betty L. (Waltz) Fawley. On Oct. 16, 1976, she married Michael L. Whetstone …read more.

Pauline May Shoemaker, 89, formerly of Mentone, Ind., passed at 9:23 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at Mason Health Care of Warsaw, Ind. Pauline was born May 3, 1924, in Tippecanoe, Ind., to Henry and Edna Iola (Rhinehart) Middaugh. On Feb. 14, 1942, she married Charles Shoemaker who preceded her in death. She lived in …read more.

Shirley A. Newman, 77, of Warsaw, Ind., and formerly of Palestine, Ind., passed away at 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, at Select Specialty Hospital of Fort Wayne, Ind. She was born April 3, 1936, in Warsaw to Melvin and Cathrine (Bowser) Miller. On July 24, 1956, she married Robert D. Newman in Warsaw. Shirley …read more.

Helen Welty, 94, of Mentone, Ind., passed away at 4 p.m. Monday, July 22, 2013, at The Elkhart Hospice House, Elkhart, Ind. She was born in Marshall County, Ind.,, to parents Henry and Orpha (Hershberger) Reichert. In 1938, she married Leslie Welty. He preceded her in death in 1976. Helen was a homemaker, who was …read more.

Betty L. Fawley, 84, of Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, Ind.; and formerly of Mentone, Ind., passed away at 7:05 a.m. Saturday, June 22, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor. She was born May 23, 1929, in Rochester, Ind., to John and Hazel (Clay) Waltz. On May 15, 1954, she married Jack D. Fawley in Rochester. He …read more.

Leslie G. “Tuffy” Grubbs, 85, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 7:50 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Mason Health Care of Warsaw, Ind. He was born June 23, 1927, in Mentone, Ind., to Peter and Ada (Bradley) Grubbs. He had worked at Manwaring of Mentone and later at Zimmer Orthopedics, Warsaw, for 17 years …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.

Betty L. Shepherd, 70, of Burket, Ind., passed away at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. She was born Feb. 13, 1943, in Meally, Ky., to James and Lucille (Rusher) Stambaugh. She married Douglas M. Shepherd who passed away in 1996. She was a homemaker. Betty is survived by …read more.

Barbara Hudson, 66, of Warsaw, Ind., lost her several year battle with cancer at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, April 20, 2013. Barb retired from Warsaw Community Public Library. She attended Grace Baptist Fellowship Church. She loved to spend time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also loved reading, hiking, biking, kayaking, her flowers and her golden …read more.

Freeda Witham, 84, of Mentone, Ind., passed away at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at her residence. Freeda was born Nov. 27, 1928, in Plymouth, Ind., to Forrest and Goldie Teel Kesler. On Jan. 14, 1949, she married Rex Witham in Mentone. He survives. She worked for Farmers State Bank of Mentone. Freeda was …read more.

Norman L. Yates, 78, of Mentone, Ind., passed away at 7:05 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at Life Care Center of Rochester, Ind. He was born July 20, 1934, in Betsy Lane, Ky., to Hartman and Edith (Hall) Yates. He married Joann Converse on Feb. 19, 1960, in Huntington, Ind. Norman was a truck driver. He served his country …read more.