All Obituaries

Ellen Mae Dazey 84, of Columbia City, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at her home. She was born June 10, 1935, in Whitley County to the late John and Evelyn (Eames) Clingerman. Ellen spent her formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Churubusco High School in 1953. She was a member of the Wolf Lake VFW Auxiliary, the Albion American Legion and the Albion Eagles Lodge Auxiliary. On June 30, 1993, she married James C. "J.C." Dazey. She worked as a machine operator...

Toby K. Sheets, 41, of Tarpon Springs, Fl., passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at his home. Born in Fort Wayne, on November 29, 1977, to Keith Sheets and Elaine Yager. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne and Florida, graduating from East Lake High School. After high school he graduated from Marine Mechanics at PTEC Clearwater. Toby enjoyed fishing, but he especially loved spending time with his little girl Lainey. Toby is survived by his mother,...

Mary Ann Riecke, 88 , a Churubusco resident, died at 5:20 pm, Friday, May 17, 2019, at the family residence. Born August 18, 1930, in Churubusco, graduating from Churubusco High School in 1948. She then attended St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing and graduated in 1951. On April 26, 1952, she was united in marriage to Robert L. Riecke and the couple lived in the Churubusco area. Her career with St. Joseph Hospital as a registered nurse spanned a period of 40 years working in the...

June "Marie" Peters Shannon, 97, of Auburn, formerly of Avilla, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019, at her home in Auburn. Born in North Manchester, on February 10, 1922, to John and Mary (Kindley) Meadows. She spent her formative years in North Manchester, graduating from North Manchester High School in 1941. Marie was married to Donald Maynard Peters on June 7, 1943. Together the couple had six children. He preceded her in death on December 21, 1982. She was...

Robert "Bob" J. Fritz, 74, of Churubusco, passed away on May 7, 2019, at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born in Fort Wayne, on August 27, 1944, to Robert and Violet (Hatfield) Fritz. He spent his formative years in Allen County, graduating from Arcola High School in 1962. Bob was married to Alma Auld at St. John's Lutheran Church, Lake Township, on October 26, 1963. In addition to working on the family farm, Bob also worked and retired from United...

Paul W. "Buddy" Merrill, 64, of Churubusco, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019, at his residence. He was born October 31, 1954, in Fort Wayne, to the late Paul and Jennie (Potter) Merrill. He graduated from Churubusco High School in 1974. He married Becky Hardstey on February 14, 1975, in Fort Wayne. Paul worked in the warehouse at Supply Technologies in Fort Wayne. He was also a member of the American Legion and attended Churubusco United Methodist...

Carl "Punk" V. Walker, 87, of Warren, passed away on April 30, 2019, at his residence. Born in Wolf Lake, on February 18, 1932, to the late Hayes and Ruth (Snyder) Walker. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Wolf Lake High School in 1950. He served in the U.S. Army. Carl was married to Velma Elswick on October 1, 2010. He was a farmer and owned Swim Pools Inc. for many years. Carl was a member of Healing Waters Ministry. His...

Philip Campbell Dunn, 76, of Albion, passed away on April 28, 2019, at Parkview Noble Hospital. Born in Auburn, on July 12, 1942, to the late Charles "Ring" and Dorothy (Goodwin) Dunn. He spent his formative years in Waterloo, graduating from Waterloo High School in 1960. After high school, he attended and graduated from Purdue University in 1964. Philip was married to Sandra (Harlan) Jackson in Green Center, on September 3, 1988. He retired from Raytheon in Fort...

Rachel (Rodenbeck) Schenher, 46, of Avilla, passed away on April 21, 2019, at Parkview Noble Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, on November 4, 1972, to Jim and Gail (Thompson) Rodenbeck. She spent her formative years in Noble County, graduating from East Noble High School in 1991. Rachel was married to Jim Schenher Jr., in Kendallville, on July 3, 2004. She worked at Mahoney Foundries for 12 years, retiring in January 2019. She was a member of the Calvary United...

Betty A. Dorton, 98, formerly of Gaston and widow of Howard M. Dorton, passed away at 8:20 p.m., on Monday, April 15, 2019, at Signature Healthcare in Muncie where she had been a resident for the past ten years. Mrs. Dorton was born in Eaton on April 1, 1921, a daughter of Carl A. and Margaret (Spears) Wright. She spent her formative years in Eaton and graduated from Eaton High School in 1939. On December 20, 1941, she was married in Indianapolis to Howard...