Reva Smith
Jun 19, 2022
Reva Mae Smith, 80, of Fort Wayne, passed away of natural causes, June 19, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center. She was born in Angola on January 16, 1942, to the late Willard and Ina Mae (Barker) Muncie. Reva was married to James J. Smith on July 20, 1957. She worked at Byron Health Center for over 20 years. Reva...
Aureus Randall
Jun 16, 2022
Aureus Drake Randall, 31, of Churubusco passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 17, 2022. He was born in Miami, Florida, on March 24, 1991, to Drake and Tammy (Gillenwater) Randall. He spent his formative years in Churubusco and graduated from Churubusco High School. Aureus was engaged to Camarie Elliott on December 26, 2017. He had previously worked for Greycraft Signs...
Dorothy Salesman
Jun 11, 2022
Dorothy A. Salesman, 92, of Churubusco, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at her home. She was born in Allen County on October 11, 1929, to the late Roscoe and Hannah M. (Felger) Hyndman. She spent her formative years in Churubusco and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1947. Dorothy was married to Richard Salesman on June 5, 1948,...
Dewenia Miller
Jun 9, 2022
Dewenia E. (Andrews) Miller, 88, was released from this earth on Thursday, June 9, 2022, to join her Heavenly Father, her beloved husband Robert, legendary parents Austin and Nellie Andrews, and two siblings Donald and Robert Andrews. She was born on July 30, 1933, in Alexandria, IN. She graduated from Alexandria High School in 1951. She worked for Bell Telephone...
Lester Keister
Jun 7, 2022
Lester "Pete" T. Keister, 91, a longtime resident of rural Albion, passed away at 6:30 a.m. on June 7, 2022, at Waterford Crossing Healthcare in Goshen, after a ten-day stay at Goshen Health Hospital. Mr. Keister was born on September 26, 1930, in Noble County, to the late Thurlo and Venis (Winebrenner) Keister. He graduated from Wolf Lake High School...
Ruth Leitch
Jun 7, 2022
Ruth E. Leitch, 92, of Churubusco, passed away on June 7, 2022, at Lutheran Life Villages. Ruth was born in Fort Wayne, on October 6, 1929, to the late Herman and Emma C. (Fuchshuber) Miller. She graduated from Southside High School in 1947. Then she earned her bachelor's degree from Ball State Teacher's College in 1951 and later went on...
Harold Troyer
Jun 1, 2022
Harold Allen Troyer, 85, of LaOtto, passed away, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at his home. Harold was born in Noble County, on November 13, 1936, to the late Allen and Ruth (Leitch) Troyer. He spent his formative years on the farm in Noble County and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1954. Harold was married to Joan Conrad, on...
Nancy Parish
May 30, 2022
Nancy L. Parish, 86, of Churubusco, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2022, at Stillwater Hospice Home. She was born in Fort Wayne, on March 2, 1936, to the late Charles and M. Lois (Jackson) Bower. Most of her lifetime was spent in the Churubusco area. She graduated from Huntertown High School in 1954. Nancy was married to Jerry Parish,...
Raymond Gaff
May 18, 2022
Raymond Lee Gaff, 92, of Meza, AZ, formerly of Churubusco and Muncie, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at the Muncie Estates. He was born in Churubusco on October 31, 1929, to the late Thomas and Maude (Bennett) Gaff. He spent his formative years in Churubusco and graduated from Churubusco High School. Raymond served in the United States Navy...
Dylan Morefield
May 15, 2022
Dylan Scott Morefield, 22, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022. He was born in Noblesville, on October 7, 1999. He was the son of Christopher Morefield and Carla Marie Bacon. He spent his formative years helping his father maintain the Blue Ridge Estates in Churubusco. He took his knowledge he gained from that time and took...
Ellen Griffis
May 13, 2022
Ellen A. Griffis, 76, of Garrett, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022, at her home. She was born in Fort Wayne, on December 21, 1945, to the late Normand and Veronica (Wable) Howard. She spent her formative years in Payne, Ohio and graduated from Payne High School. Ellen was married to Richard Griffis in LaOtto, on August 4, 1978....
Brian Semprini
May 11, 2022
Brian A. Semprini, 42, of Huntertown, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at Stillwater Hospice Home. Brian was born in Coldwater, Michigan, on November 11, 1979, to Robert Brian Semprini and Kelly Lee Forte. He spent his formative years in Huntertown and attended Carroll High School. He was a welder at ADM in Huntertown for 10 years. He enjoyed...
Barbara Fritz
Apr 28, 2022
Barbara E. Fritz, 84, of Fort Wayne, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center. She was born in Churubusco, on January 30, 1938, to the late George W. and Velma (Ferguson) Lincoln. She spent her formative years in Northwest Allen County and graduated from Huntertown High School in 1956. She was married to Kenneth P. Fritz...
Jerry Insley
Apr 19, 2022
Jerry L. Insley, 77, of Churubusco, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at Kingston Care Center, Fort Wayne. He was born on April 23, 1944, in Wolf Lake, to the late Barney and Maxine (Klemm) Insley. He spent his formative years at Blue Lake and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1962. He was a life-long resident of Churubusco....
David Moser
Apr 18, 2022
David Lynn Moser, 62, of Huntertown, passed away on April 18, 2022, at Franciscan Health Hospital in Rensselaer, IN. He was born on August 20, 1959, in Adams County, to Loren and Grace (Liechty) Moser. On June 8, 1985, he married Amy L. Fuller in Uniondale, IN. He graduated from South Adams High School in 1977. After high school, he...
James Mcguire
Apr 14, 2022
James "Jim" McGuire, 89, of Churubusco, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at his home. He was born in Columbia City, on September 20, 1932, to the late Joseph & Alice (Ardern) McGuire. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Churubusco High School. Jim was married to Jean Butler on October 25, 1996, in Fort Wayne. Jim...
Margaret Hoot
Apr 10, 2022
Margaret "Peggy" Hoot, 96, of Huntertown, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at Grey Stone Nursing & Rehab in Fort Wayne. She was born in Kokomo on December 9, 1925, to the late C. Leland & Mary Ann (Ziegler) Rogers. She spent her formative years in Kokomo and graduated from Chippewa High School in 1944 and attended Manchester College....
Ira Schlotterback
Apr 9, 2022
Ira "Skip" Francis Schlotterback, 86, of Albion, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Parkview Whitley Hospital. He was born on April 27, 1935, in Green Township, to the late Ira S. & Helen (Gay) Schlotterback. He spent his formative years in Noble County and graduated from Wolf Lake High School in 1953. Skip was married to Martha Lung...
Laura Shank
Apr 4, 2022
Laura Mae Shank, 96, of Churubusco, passed away on April 4, 2022, at Ascension Sacred Heart Village, in Avilla. She was born in Green Township, on October 28, 1925, to the late Lodie and Eva Ellen (Richards) Freeman. Laura was married to Orthelle R. Shank on October 30, 1948. He preceded her in death on November 15, 1991. Laura worked...
Marilyn Parish
Apr 4, 2022
Marilyn L. Parish, 86, of Churubusco, passed away on April 4, 2022, at Kingston Care Center in Fort Wayne. She was born on October 15, 1935, in Fort Wayne, to the late Nelson and Sarah (Bolbey) Arnold. On October 20, 1956, she married Brian L. Parish in Churubusco. Marilyn graduated from Huntertown High School in 1955. She was a charter...
