Jerry Partin
Mar 9, 2022
Jerry Lynn Partin, 69, of Goshen, passed away on March 9, 2022, at his home in Goshen. He was born in Middlesboro, KY, on August 4, 1952, to Ben and Victoria (Partin) Teague. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Churubusco High School in 1971. After high school he served in the United States Army from 1972-1976. Jerry...
Linda Butler
Mar 8, 2022
Linda A. Butler, 80, of Kendallville, passed away on March 8, 2022, at Orchard Pointe in Kendallville. She was born in Wolf Lake, on August 14, 1941, to the late Walter and Floeila (Weber) Baker. She spent her formative years in Wolf Lake, graduating from Wolf Lake High School in 1959. Linda was married to Charles Whittaker in Green Center,...
Verdonna "Tootie" Konger
Mar 6, 2022
Verdonna "Tootie" Konger, 87, of Albion, passed away on March 6, 2022, at her home. She was born in Coesse, on October 13, 1934, to the late Loren and Irene (Hyndman) O'Connell. She spent her formative years in Northwest Allen County, graduating from Huntertown high School. Tootie was married to Paul Konger in Ege, on June 19, 1954. He preceded...
Larry Gross
Mar 2, 2022
Larry E. Gross, 84, of rural LaOtto, unexpectedly went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born in Allen County, on October 12, 1937, to the late Ernest and Mildred (Owen) Gross. He spent his formative years helping on the family farm-being one of...
Barbara Hyndman
Feb 25, 2022
Barbara J. Hyndman, 84, of Churubusco, passed away on February 25, 2022, at Miller's at Oak Pointe in Columbia City. She was born in Wabash, on August 19, 1937, to the late Robert and Miriam (Young) Weesner. She spent her formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Churubusco High School in 1955. Barbara was married to Roger Hyndman in Churubusco, on...
James Emrich
Feb 21, 2022
James A. Emrich, 80, of Huntertown, passed away on February 21, 2022, at his residence. He was born in Allen County, on May 12, 1941, to the late Clifford and Kathryn (Freeman) Emrich. He spent his formative years in Northwest Allen County, graduating from Huntertown High School in 1959. James was married to Karen Gresley on August 31, 1963. She...
Beverly Harris
Feb 21, 2022
Beverly Ann Harris, 85, of Churubusco, passed away on February 21, 2022, at her home. She was born in Whitley County, on April 26, 1936, to the late Ralph and Mildred (Decker) Lefever. She spent her formative years in Churubusco and attended Churubusco High School. She worked at Dana, Churubusco, for 27 years. After her retirement, she worked for Walmart...
Howard Fishbaugh
Feb 21, 2022
Howard Fishbaugh, 48, of Churubusco, passed away on February 21, 2022, at his residence. He was born November 21, 1973, in Huntington, to Donald Fishbaugh and the late Doris (Griffith) Craft. He is survived by two sisters, Donetta K. Smith, Kathryn M. Fishbaugh; three brothers, Harold Craft, Benjamin Craft, William Craft. In addition to his mother, Howard was preceded in...
Joan Troyer
Feb 21, 2022
Joan M Troyer, 84, of LaOtto, passed away on February 21, 2022, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. She was born in Albion, on November 4, 1937, to the late Berland and Luella (Danner) Conrad. She spent her formative years in Noble County and attended Albion High School. Joan was married to Harold Troyer at the Asbury...
Andrea Kinney
Feb 20, 2022
Andrea J. Kinney, 69, of Churubusco, passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at her home. She was born in Fort Wayne, on December 20, 1952, to the late Bernard and Dorothy (Wilson) Balser. She spent her formative years in Fort Wayne, graduating from Northside High School. Andrea was married to Marvin S. Kinney, Jr. He preceded her in death...
Ronald Loy
Feb 14, 2022
Ronald T. Loy, 72, of Churubusco, passed away on February 14, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born in Fort Wayne, on April 8, 1949, to the late Henry "Bud" and Ruth (Cotterman) Loy. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne. He served in the United States Marine Corps for two years, following school....
Corinne Toth
Feb 14, 2022
Corinne E. Toth, 87, of Fort Wayne passed away on Monday, February 14, 2022, at her daughter's residence. She was born on December 27, 1934, in Woodburn, to the late Raymond and Mildred (Doctor) Wetter. She spent her formative years in Woodburn and graduated from Woodburn High School, in 1952. After high school, she went to IU Fort Wayne, where...
Anthony "Tony" Troendly
Feb 10, 2022
Anthony J. "Tony" Troendly, 43, of Fort Wayne, passed away on February 10, 2022, at his residence. He was born on May 3, 1978, in Fort Wayne, to Joseph A. and Darlene (Millberg) Troendly. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne and graduated from Northrop High School in 1997, where he was in the marching band. On July 2,...
James Claymiller
Feb 9, 2022
James Joseph Claymiller, 63, of Churubusco, passed away on February 9, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born in Fort Wayne, on September 25, 1958, to the late Russell and Phyllis (Robin) Claymiller. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne, graduating from Northrop High School. James has spent the last 14 years with the...
Joseph Blake
Feb 9, 2022
Joseph W. Blake, 85, of Churubusco, passed away on February 9, 2022, at Miller's at Oak Pointe in Columbia City. He was born in Point Isabel, on March 31, 1936, to the late Wayne and Maxine (Farrington) Blake. He spent his formative years in Fairmont, graduating from Fairmont High School in 1954. Joseph was married to the love of his...
Dolores Lesch
Feb 8, 2022
Dolores Lesch, 94, of Churubusco, passed away on February 8, 2022, at Kingston Care. She was born in St. Louis, MO, on October 13, 1927, to the late Fredrick and Gertrude (Breite) Temke. She worked for General Metal Products, in St. Louis as a secretary. She worked there for several years up to her retirement in 1992. Before that, she...
Mitchell Price
Feb 7, 2022
Mitchell N. Price, 59, of Fort Wayne, passed away on February 7, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center. He was born in Kendallville, on August 14, 1962, to the late Raymond and Martha (Garman) Price. He spent his formative years in Northwest Allen County, graduating from Carroll High School in 1981. He worked as a custodian for Lutheran and Dupont...
Louella "Pruny" Ayers
Feb 7, 2022
Louella "Pruny" J. Ayers, 95, of Churubusco, passed away on February 7, 2022, at Sage Bluff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne. She was born in Noble Township, Noble County, on May 1, 1926, to the late Melvin and Catherine (Buckles) Burnworth. In grade school, she attended Wolf Lake School. After the death of her mother, in 1937, she...
Rebecca Mcguire
Feb 6, 2022
Rebecca Ann "Becky" McGuire, 75, of Churubusco, passed away on February 6, 2022, at her residence after a courageous eleven-month battle against colon cancer. She was born at Lucky hospital, Wolf Lake, IN, on April 26, 1946, to the late James W. and Gene Ellen (McCoy) Freeman. She graduated from Albion-Jefferson High School in 1964 and International Business College, Fort...
Kimberly Frane
Feb 6, 2022
Kimberly Ann Frane, 54, of Novi, MI, passed on February 6, 2022, at her residence in Michigan. She was born in Glendale, AZ on December 29, 1967, to David and Bonnie (Johnston) Walker. She spent her formative years in Huntington and graduated from Huntington High School in 1986. Kimberly was married to Scott T. Frane on July 9, 1988, in...
