Lee Roy “Peanut” Smith, 77, died peacefully at his Columbia City residence at 11:28 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2019. He was born in Happy, Ky., March 11, 1942, a son and the youngest of six children, of the late Lloyd and Flora (Burdine) Smith. His formative years were spent in the Happy, Ky., area where …read more.

Betty Mardel Meehan, 90, of Columbia City, died at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Miller’s Merry Manor where she had been a resident since July 2016. She was born November 24, 1926 in Fort Wayne, Ind. a daughter of Ralph Henry and Rosa Belle (Thurber) Work Jr. She completed her education at Central …read more.

Thomas J. Williams, Jr., 89, rural Columbia City, died Friday, July 15, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne where he was admitted Thursday after collapsing outside a local restaurant.

Gale Roger Burkholder, 74, of rural South Whitley, died at 5:06 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Parkview Hospital on Randallia in Fort Wayne.

William Fredrick Hall, 78, Columbia City, died at 8:30 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayn

Bradley E. Smith, 67, of Churubusco, died at 9:34 p.m. Sunday, April 24, 2016, at Ashton Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center, Fort Wayne where he was admitted on April 17. He was born February 5, 1949 at Luckey Hospital, Wolf Lake a son of the late Donald R. and Margaret (Hutsell) Smith. His formative years …read more.

Phyllis A. Woods, 86, a resident of Ridinger Lake, Kosciusko County, formerly of South Whitley, died at 5:17 p.m. Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Grace Village Health Care Facility, Winona Lake where she was admitted on Saturday.

Dorothy E. Slusher, 60, rural Pierceton, died at 5:40 p.m. Thursday, March 17, 2016, at her home. She was born Jan. 5, 1956, in Kokomo, a daughter of Rev. Clarence Harold and Donna L. (Johnson) Polk. Her formative years were spent in Peru, Kokomo, Kingford Heights, Green Center and Larwill before moving to Pierceton in …read more.

Daniel “Les” Simmers, 83, Columbia City, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, March 6, 2016, at his home. He was born Sept. 26, 1932, in Jefferson Township, Whitley County a son of Dewey R. and Bernice (McFarren) Simmers. As a young boy, his family moved to Collamer. He graduated from South Whitley High School in 1950. …read more.

Robert Cowles Smith, 88, Churubusco, died at 8:55 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2016, at Northridge Village in Albion where he had been a resident since April 2015. He was born Aug. 11, 1927, in Towanda, Pa., a son of Edwin Valentine and Genevieve Augusta (Cowles) Smith. He graduated as the valedictorian in his class from …read more.

Franklin “Gene” Kreider, 82, a lifelong resident of Whitley County, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at his home. He was born Jan. 28, 1934, in Whitley County, a son of Riley and Tressa (Roberts) Kreider. He graduated from South Whitley High School. On Feb. 2, 1955, he was united in marriage to Shirley K. Newell. …read more.

Hannah Belle Marrs, 94, formerly of South Whitley, died at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at Peabody Home, North Manchester where she resided since Dec. 2004. She was born Nov. 19, 1921, in Whitley County, a daughter of Carlyle Roberts and Lettie Mae (Bayman) Thomson. Her formative years were spent in Cleveland Township. She …read more.

Roy Conley, 76, of Columbia City, died at 12:25 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at Miller’s at Oak Pointe where he had been a resident since Sept. 2015. He was born May 5, 1939 in Gunlock, Ky., a son of George and Peggy (Hale) Conley. He completed his education in Swampton, Ky. then moving to …read more.

David Scott White, 46, South Whitley, died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, of natural causes. He was born Jan. 27, 1969, in Alexandria, a son of David Gates and Edna D. Boone. His formative years were spent in Alexandra. He graduated from Alexandria – Monroe High School with the class of 1988. …read more.

Raymond A. “Bud” Loe, 93, South Whitley, died at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne where he was admitted on Monday. He was born March 11, 1922, in Columbia City, a son of the late Wilber R. and Viola (Hartman) Loe. He spent his formative years in Whitley …read more.

Steven E. Shoemaker, 64, of rural Columbia City, died Friday evening, October 23, 2015 at Glenbrook Rehab and Nursing Center, Fort Wayne. He was born July 10, 1951, in Columbia City, a son of Edgar and Nadine (Heller) Shoemaker. His formative years were spent in Etna Troy Township, Whitley County. He graduated from Columbia City …read more.

John R. Ross, 57, of rural South Whitley, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at his home. He was born Jan. 16, 1958, in Columbia City, the son of Donald R. and Bonnie L. (Warner) Ross. His formative years were spent in the Sidney area. He graduated from Whitko High School with the class of 1976. …read more.

Rosemary E. Riemen, 76, of Big Lake, died at 1:29 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne after suffering a severe stroke Friday evening. She was born Sept. 17, 1939 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of John S. and Moness (Tagtmeyer) Hooper. Her formative years were spent in Fort Wayne. …read more.

Janice Allen Mayhew Hammer, 92, of Columbia City, went to her heavenly home Wednesday morning, Sept. 16, 2015, at Jefferson Place Health in Louisville, Ky. She was born Sept. 21, 1922, to Horace and Clementine White Mayhew in Roanoke, Va. She attended school in Roanoke and left for college at age 16 to attend Converse …read more.

Barbara Jane “Janie” Weber, 83, of South Whitley, died at 3:35 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, where she was admitted in March. She was born Aug. 13, 1932, in Fort Wayne, a daughter of John Marion and Barbara Philamina “Minnie” (Meier) Weber. At the age of five, her …read more.

Esther A. Loe, 89, a resident of South Whitley, died at 9:55 p.m. Friday, July 10, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, where she was admitted earlier in the day. She was born May 14, 1926, in Lake Leelanau, Mich., a daughter of Otto and Cecelia (Walters) Schaub. Her formative years were spent in …read more.

Lorene Minnix, 68, of Columbia City, died at 6:38 a.m. Thursday, April 13, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. She was born April 3, 1947, in Sewell, Ky., to Ancle B. and Maudie (Smith) Minnix. At the age of seven, her family moved to Columbia City, returning to Kentucky when she was 12. …read more.

Janet S. Kile, 71, of rural Larwill, died Sunday evening, March 15, 2015, at Hope Hospice House in Fort Myers, Fla. She was born on May 25, 1943, in Fort Wayne, the only child of Cletus and Beulah (Haas) Ressler. Her formative years were spent in Columbia City. She graduated from Columbia City Joint High …read more.

Betty J. Anderson, 92, formerly of South Whitley, died at 5:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 at Peabody Home in North Manchester where she became a resident Dec. 7, 2013. She was born July 17, 1922 in Sturgis, Mich. a daughter of Sylvan R. and Ethel Mae (Edgett) Bentz. At the age of 12, her …read more.

Jan Alynn Bristow, 71, of rural South Whitley, died Tuesday evening, Sept. 30, 2014 at his home after a short illness. He was born April 28, 1943, in Detroit, Mich. to James M. and Dorothy G. (Terman) Bristow. In 1946 his family moved to South Whitley and in 1959 to Urbana. He graduated from Urbana …read more.

L. DeWayne Gable, 80, of South Whitley, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, at his home. He was born July 25, 1934 in Whitley County, a son of the late Delmar and Ethel (Miller) Gable. His formative years were spent in the South Whitley area. He graduated from South Whitley High School. On March 17, 1956, …read more.

Miriam J. Bishop, 87, a lifelong resident of South Whitley, Ind., passed away at 1:56 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2014, in the emergency room at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City, Ind. She was born March 13, 1927, in South Whitley, Ind., a daughter of Claude H. and Ruth L. (Bair) Herr. She graduated from South …read more.

Craig Eugene Sherbahn, 61, of South Whitley, Ind., passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, Jan. 28, 2014, at his home. He was born July 19, 1952. He graduated from South Whitley High School and received his Bachelor of Science in agriculture education in 1974 and Masters of Animal Science degree in 1977 from Purdue University. On April …read more.

Kevin Mark Grant, 60, of South Whitley, Ind., passed away at 7:50 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Ind., where he had been a patient for the past 2 weeks. He was born on Jan. 25, 1954, in Battle Creek, Mich., a son of the late Elmer Leon and Elsie …read more.

Dorothy E. Bumgardner, 86, of South Whitley, Ind., passed away at 1:18 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 at Grey Stone Health & Rehabilitation where she had been admitted on Dec. 23. She was born June 28, 1927, in Allen County, Ind., to J.F. and Marie (Stairhime) Borcherding. Her formative years were spent on a farm …read more.

Kristopher Corridan Shepherd, 25, of South Whitley, Ind., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, at his home. He was born Oct. 23, 1987, in Warsaw, Ind., a son of Christopher W. and Kelly L. (Earl) Shepherd. He has always lived in South Whitley. He graduated from Whitko High School in 2006. He then earned an …read more.

Russell E. ‘JR’ Rhoades, 90, of South Whitley, Ind., passed away at 1:38 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind., where he had been a patient since Saturday, July 27. He was born Aug. 2, 1923, in Fort Wayne, Ind., to the late Russell W. and Ruth (Stukey) Rhoades. His formative years …read more.

Marylin A. King, 73, of Columbia City, Ind., passed away at 3:46 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Parkview Whitley Hospital where she was admitted Saturday. She was born Oct. 24, 1939, in Kosciusko County, Ind., a daughter of A. Ralph and Opal (Wolfe) King. Her formative years were spent in the Larwill, Ind., area. She …read more.

Betty L. Hodges, 89, a resident of rural South Whitley, Ind., passed away at 12:30 a.m. Thursday March 21, 2013 at the home of her daughter. She had been in failing health. She was born May 10, 1923 in Carroll County, Ind., to the late Leo F. and Axie E. (Cross) Landis. Her formative years …read more.