Thelma Crow, 92, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 3:22 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on March 24, 1920, in Milford, Ind., to Charles Washington and Clara (Leatherman) Price. She graduated from Milford High School in 1938 and was married on June 14, 1941 in Milford …read more.

Thomas Jeremy Archer, 9 days old, of Goshen, Ind., passed away at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, at Riley Hospital in Indianapolis, Ind. He was born Nov. 4, 2012, to Jeremy Archer and Beth Nichole Davis of Goshen, formerly of Syracuse, Ind. He is survived his parents: Beth Davis, Goshen; and Jeremy Archer, …read more.

Worth “Junior” Packer Jr., 76, of North Webster, Ind., passed away at 6:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, Ind. He was born on June 11, 1936, in Bladen Co., N.C., to Worth and Delia (Edwards) Packer Sr. He attended Bladenboro High School in Bladenboro, N.C., and was married …read more.

Elizabeth Anna Earles, 82, of Leesburg, Ind., passed away at 8:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Ind. She was born on Jan. 4, 1930, in Wyandotte, Mich., to Thomas F. and Margaret M. (McIntosh) Cox. She graduated in 1948 from A.E. Smith High School in Riverview, …read more.

Dawn M. Reeves, 42, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at her home. She was born on Jan. 16, 1970, in Indianapolis, Ind., to Pamela Sue (Hawkins) Bailey. She grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from Ben Davis High School.  She moved to the Kosciusko County area 15 years ago …read more.

Roberta B. Sowers, 89, of Indianapolis, Ind., and formerly of Leesburg, Ind., passed away at 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, Ind. She was born on July 7, 1923, in Claypool, Ind., to Percy King and Florence N. (Cozens) Perkins. She graduated in 1943 from Warsaw High School …read more.

Kadence Marie Cooper of North Webster, Ind., was stillborn at 8:06 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, Ind. She is the infant daughter of Dwayne Allen Cooper and Kathryn (Katie) L. Bowser. She is survived by her parents: Dwayne Cooper and Katie Bowser, North Webster; a sister: Brynn Bowser, North Webster; maternal …read more.

Harry E. Minnick, 87, of Ligonier, Ind., and formerly of North Webster and Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012, at his home. He was born on Aug. 13, 1925, in South Bend, Ind., to Harry L. and Clara Etta (Hurley) Minnick. He was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko and …read more.

John M. “Jay” Phipps Jr., 57, Fort Wayne, Ind., passed away at 7:45 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne after a short stay. He was born on Jan. 30, 1955, in Bluffton, Ind. to John Marshall and Gloria Jane (Gardner) Phipps. He graduated in 1973 from Homestead High School …read more.

Paul A. Rush, 86, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 12:04 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at Grace Village Nursing and Rehab in Winona Lake, Ind. He was born on Jan. 10, 1926, in Mentone, Ind., to William R. and Bernice (Goshert) Rush. He lived most of his life in the Kosciusko County area, graduated …read more.

Edith A. Avery, 76, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, at her home. She was born on Aug. 22, 1936, in LaGrange, Ind., to Moses E. and Goldie F. (Miller) Mast. She lived all of her life in Elkhart and Kosciusko counties, permanently moving to Syracuse in 1952 from …read more.

Mary C. Hewitt, 89, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012 at her home. She was born on Dec. 25, 1922, in Toledo, Ohio, to Nicholas and Kathryn (Smitzer) Isel. She grew up in Toledo and graduated from high school there. On Nov. 10, 1943, she married David L. …read more.

Jimmie Lee “Jim” White, 74, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 8:35 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, at IU Goshen Hospital. He was born on Dec. 31, 1937, in Etna Green, Ind., to Robert O. and Mary E. (Heckaman) White. He graduated in 1956 from Etna Green High School, 1961 from Ball State in Muncie, …read more.

Albert Andrew “Bert” Bauer, 88, of North Webster, Ind., passed away at 5:05 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, at Summit City Nursing Rehab in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born on Oct. 22, 1923, in Celina, Ohio to Valentine and Chloral (Counterman) Bauer. He graduated from North Side High School in Fort Wayne and …read more.

James C. Chapman, 86, of North Webster, Ind., passed away at 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, at Mason Health & Rehab in Warsaw, Ind. He was born on July 7, 1926, in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., to James C. and Mary Iona (Settle) Chapman. He attended public schools in Florida and was a …read more.

Jason Allen Coy, 31, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, at his home. He was born on Nov. 2, 1980, in Warsaw, Ind., to Allen L. and Sheryl A. (Ogburn) Coy. He is a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1999 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse. He was …read more.

Morris W. “Morrie” Wolferman, 77, of Milford, Ind., passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, at The Maples Nursing Home in Goshen, Ind. He was born on July 25, 1935, in Milford to John W. & Ruth (Blough) Wolferman. He grew up in Milford and graduated in 1953 from Milford High School. He …read more.

Kari R. Edwards, 52, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, at the home of her mother and stepfather in Syracuse. She was born on Jan. 13, 1960, in Denver, Colo., to Thomas L. and Beverly K. (Alexander) Koble. She graduated in 1978 from Wheat Ridge High School in …read more.

Richard J. “Dick” Harmon, 71, of North Webster, Ind., passed away at 7:07 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, at the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born on June 7, 1941, in Seneca, Mich., to Wilbur Joseph and Ruth O. (Bell) Harmon. He grew up in Michigan, attended high school …read more.

Mary Louise Ridenour, 99, of Warsaw, Ind., and formerly of Wabash, Ind., passed away at 6:25 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, at Gardens of Lake City in Warsaw. She was born on Dec. 31, 1912, in Marion, Ind., to Herbert and Georgiana (Kerlin) Knox. She graduated in 1930 from Marion High School and on Jan. …read more.

Elizabeth E. “Elaine” McCorkle, 55, of Leesburg, Ind., passed away at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, at her home. She was born on Sept. 1, 1957, in Kokomo, Ind., to Frederick J. and Betty L. (Condo) McCorkle. She grew up in Kokomo, graduated in 1975 from Hayworth High School in Kokomo and the moved …read more.

Tim Simison, 59, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away unexpectedly at 3:55 a.m. Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, at his home. He was born on Dec. 17, 1952, in Warsaw to Jack D. & Mildred (Reiner) Simison. He was a lifetime Warsaw area resident and graduated in 1970 from Warsaw High School. He was married on June 20, …read more.

Eleanor J. Price, 95, of Syracuse, In., passed away at 4:40 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at The Meadows Nursing Home in Warsaw, Ind. She was born Dec. 15, 1916, in LaGrange, Ind., to Clayton L. and Nina V. (Frick) Hunter. She lived in LaGrange during her early years and graduated in 1937 from …read more.

Jennifer A. “Jenny” Murphy, 40 of Albion, Ind., and formerly of North Webster, Ind., passed away at 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, at her home as a result of a mobile home fire. She was born on May 1, 1972, in Goshen Ind., to Mearlin E. and Myra A. (Corll) Bixler. She grew up in …read more.

Paul Smith, 90, of Leesburg, Ind., passed away at 2:20 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, Ind. He was born on Jan. 29, 1922, in Hanfield, Ind., to Arthur and Margaret (McKenzie) Smith. He graduated in 1940 from Van Buren High School in Van Buren, Ind., and was married …read more.

Walter D. “Walt” Nichols Jr., 72, of North Webster, Ind., passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in McAllen, Texas. He was born Sept. 22, 1939, in Mishawaka, Ind., to Walter D. and Alice (Scott) Nichols. He attended Mishawaka High School and in 1957 went into the National Guard for 7 years where he did …read more.

Dale Arnold Allen, 82, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 8:11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, at his residence. He was born Sept. 23, 1929, in Grant County, Ind., to Raymond Harley and Agnes Allegra (Largent) Allen. He graduated in 1947 from Sweetser High School in Sweetser, Ind., and in 1951 from Ball State …read more.

J D Geiger, 82, of North Webster, Ind., passed away at 11:35 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, at Mason Health & Rehab in Warsaw, Ind. He was born on Sept. 7, 1929, in Noble County, Ind., to Adrian M. and Mary R. (Birch) Geiger. He was a lifetime resident of Noble and Kosciusko counties. He graduated …read more.

Reese Alan Brewer, 63, of Warsaw, Ind., and formerly of Syracuse, Ind., passed away 11:55 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, at his home. He was born on May 3, 1949, in Indianapolis, Ind., to Paul D. and Rowena K. (Kline) Brewer. He lived most of his life in the Fort Wayne and Warsaw areas.  …read more.

Alden H. “Al” Bradley, 74, of North Webster, Ind., passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, at Mason Health & Rehab in Warsaw, Ind. He was born on July 7, 1938, in Blue Hill, ME, to Leon and Frances (Bartholomew) Bradley. He grew up and attended high school in Maine and was married …read more.

Richard L. “Rich“ Mueller, 86, of North Webster, Ind., passed away at 5:18 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at his home. He was born on Nov. 10, 1925, in Chicago, Ill., to Herman Otto and Pearl Olive (Ryan) Mueller. He attended high school in Chicago and attended the University of Chicago. He was a United …read more.

Carl L. Hepler Sr., 82, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 1 a.m. Thursday, July 26, 2012, at Mason Health & Rehab in Warsaw. He was born on Oct. 10, 1929, in Nappanee, Ind., to Willard and Anna (Cripe) Hepler. He was a lifetime Elkhart and Kosciusko County area resident and attended West Millwood and Carris …read more.

Mary Ladd, 95, of North Webster, Ind., passed away Saturday, July 14, 2012, at her home. She was born on Oct. 19, 1916, in Sidney, Ind., to Samuel and Awilda (Boyer) Meloy. She graduated from Sidney High School and was married in 1936 to Paul E. Ladd who preceded her in death in 1970. She …read more.

Russell P. “Russ” Whetten, 54, of Milford, Ind., passed away Friday, July 13, 2012, as the result of a motorcycle accident near Milford. He was born on Oct. 18, 1957, in Elkhart, Ind., to Larry L. and Nancy M. (Stevens) Whetten. He attended Fairfield High School and lived most of his life in the Elkhart-Kosciusko counties …read more.

Gabriella Marie Hartman, 2 hours old, of North Webster, Ind., passed away at 4:40 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2012, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born to Brandon Shane and Shannon Marie (Wilson) Hartman. She is survived by her parents: Shane and Shannon Hartman, North Webster; a sister: Grace Lilian Hartman; and a brother, Graham Bradley …read more.

Leo D. Parkhurst, 73, of Pierceton, Ind., passed away at 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, 2012, at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse, Ind. He was born on Sept., 14, 1938, in East Gary, Ind., to Olin and Maude Elizabeth (Ginter) Parkhurst. He attended East Gary Edison High School in East Gary and was a United …read more.

Jeffrey D. “Jeff” Lahrman, 29, of Milford, Ind., passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2012, at his home. He was born on Sept. 12, 1982, in Fort Wayne, Ind., to Robert D. “Bob” and Laurie M. (Bader) Lahrman. He grew up in Fort Wayne and graduated in 2001 from Northrop High School. He formerly attended the …read more.

Michael K. “Mike” Elwood, 61, of North Webster, Ind., and formerly of New Haven, Ind., passed away at 5:40 a.m. on Sunday, July 1, 2012, at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born on Oct. 11, 1950, in New Haven to Roy M. and Donna J. (Graber) Elwood. He graduated …read more.

Shirley L. Young, 78, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 16, 2012, at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born April 3, 1934 in Logansport, Ind. to Kermit B. and Edith A. (Kitson) Hunt. She graduated in 1952 from Logansport High School and attended Western Union Business College in South …read more.

Laymon F. Chesney, 72, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 10 p.m. on Friday, June 8, 2012, at his home. He was born on Jan. 31, 1940, in Anderson, Ind., to Kenneth R. and Iona M. (Foreman) Chesney. He graduated in 1957 from Summitville High School in Summitville, Ind., and was married in June 1957 …read more.

Ronald Clinton Sharp entered eternal life at 3 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Kosciusko Community Hospital. He was born in Syracuse, Ind., on Nov. 27, 1919, in a home where St. Andrews United Methodist church is currently located, to Fielden and Muriel (Baker) Sharp. Nearly his entire life was spent in his hometown. His …read more.

Nancy A. Walker, 67, of Pierceton, Ind., passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2012, at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. She was born on July 31, 1944, in Muncie, Ind. to Betty M. Merritt. She attended Central High School in Muncie and was married on April 21, 1962, in Muncie to David M. …read more.

Sue A. Baker, 80, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 3:42 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2012, at her home. She was born April 5, 1932, in Goshen, Ind., to William and Martha A. (Brown) Whetten. She graduated in 1950 from New Paris High School and was a Syracuse area resident. She was married on March …read more.

Ricky R. Richardson, 49, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 12:08 p.m. Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born on Nov. 16, 1962, in Michigan City, Ind., to Russell Roy and Dorothy A. (Gouplski) Richardson. He was a lifetime area resident and attended Wawasee High School in Syracuse. He …read more.

Dennis R. “Denny” Blosser, 61, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, Ind. He was born on May 18, 1950 in Elkhart, Ind., to Doris Blosser. He attended Wakarusa High School and was married on Aug. 14, 1987, in Eden, OH, to Jacqueline R. “Jackie” Hoover. He …read more.

Earl J. “E.J.” Campbell Jr., 57, of North Webster, Ind., passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2012, at his home. He was born on April 22, 1955 in Bloomington, lll., to Earl J. and Betty Jean (Crawford) Campbell. He attended Bloomington High School in Bloomington and was a United States Marine.  He moved to Indiana about …read more.

Baylee Rehn Corrao, of Ligonier, Ind., was stillborn at 1:59 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, 2012, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital in Goshen, Ind. She is the daughter of Cyrus Jacob & Chauncey Lee (Wiggs) Corrao. Baylee is survived by her parents: Cyrus and Chauncey Corrao, Ligonier; a sister: Lakohta Rain Corrao, at home; maternal …read more.

Robert Ray Sherman, 48, of North Webster, Ind., passed away at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, Ind. He was born Jan. 5, 1964, in Savannah, GA., to John Thomas and Martha Frances (Ray) Sherman. He graduated in 1982 from Hickory High School and served from 1983-1987 and 1991-2001 …read more.

Maxine Helen Harreld, 96, of Leesburg, Ind., passed away at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in her residence. She was born Jan. 17, 1916, in Marion, Ind., to Russell and Myrtle (Hamaker) Kessler. She graduated in 1933 from Marion High School and on Jan. 16, 1937, she married Robert Sterling Harreld in Marion. He preceded …read more.

Catherine L. Silver, 99, of Vevay, Ind., and formerly of North Webster, Ind., passed away Friday, April 20, 2012. Arrangements are pending at Owen Family Funeral Home in North Webster.