Jesse Hand
Jul 13, 2020
Jesse Max Hand, 74, of Garrett, passed away Monday, July 13, 2020, at his home. Born in Huntington County, IN, on October 24, 1945, to the late William and Estella (Warstler) Hand. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Jesse married Jacque Cartwright in Huntertown, on December 2, 1967. He worked at Dana in Fort...
Paula Stephens
Jul 10, 2020
Paula Lee Johnson-Stephens, 64, of Columbia City, passed away on July 10, 2020, at Miller's at Oak Pointe. Born in Fort Wayne, on August 11, 1955, to the late Harry and Gloria (Boggs) Johnson. She spent her formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Churubusco High School. Paula spent part of her adult life in Arkansas. She loved the atmosphere of...
Merrill Hackett
Jul 10, 2020
Merrill Keith Hackett, 90, of Fort Wayne, passed away on July 10, 2020, at his home. Born at his home on Taylor Street, on November 5, 1929, to the late Walter and Alverta (Scherrer) Hackett. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne, graduating from South Side High School. Merrill was married to Edith Auld in the West Wayne Methodist...
Sheila Leitch
Jul 9, 2020
Sheila Kay Leitch, 52, of Churubusco, passed away on July 9, 2020, at her home. Born in Chandler, AZ, on January 20, 1968, to the late Billy Joe and Ester L. (Walston) Yancey. Sheila was married to Jonathan D. Leitch in Mesa, AZ, on August 8, 1987. The joy of her life was spending time with her grandchildren. She worked...
Fern Neuhouser
Jul 4, 2020
Fern Lucille Neuhouser, 91, of Fort Wayne, died on Saturday, July 4, 2020. Born Nov. 15, 1928 in Wakarusa, Ind., she was the daughter of the late Jim and Viola Miller. After her marriage to Calvin Neuhouser in May, 1947, she moved to the Fort Wayne area where they lived together on a small farm and raised four children. Fern's...
Robert L. Richards
Jun 29, 2020
Robert L. "Duke" Richards, 87, of Churubusco, passed unexpectedly at his home on Monday, June 29, 2020. Born in Churubusco, on December 15, 1932, to the late Lloyd and Juanita (Davis) Richards. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Churubusco High School in 1950. He served our country in the United States Army from 1951 to 1954. He...
Larry Johnson
Jun 27, 2020
Larry Johnson, 79, of Avilla, passed away on June 27, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Born in Whitley County, on January 4, 1941, to the late Oscar and Lea (Smith) Johnson. Larry was not afraid to work. He retired from Harvester after 15 years. He also worked for the State of Indiana Highway and owned a...
Chad Tucker
Jun 26, 2020
Chad Roger Tucker, 47, of Churubusco, passed away on Friday, June 26, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born in Port Clinton, OH, on January 14, 1973, to Roger and Linda (Bell) Tucker. He spent his formative years in Albion, graduating from Central Noble High School in 1992. He worked as a fabricator for U.S. Automation. He was the owner...
Bill Warstler
Jun 22, 2020
Billy Eli Warstler, 84, of Fort Wayne, passed away on June 22, 2020, at Byron Health Center. Born in Dekalb County, on September 30, 1935, to the late Roy and Laura (Bishop) Warstler. Billy was married to Mary Ann Shutt in Garrett, on January 5, 1958, and moved from Garrett to Churubusco where he had lived until moving to Byron...
Michael Rennaker
Jun 22, 2020
Michael Douglas Rennaker, 21, of Churubusco, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Monday, June 22, 2020. Born in Whitley County, on June 29, 1998, to Paul and Rebecca Sue (Becky Bell) Athy-Rennaker. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Churubusco High School in 2017. He went on to attend Ivy Tech and...
Mary Gause
Jun 19, 2020
Mary "Jeanne" Gause, 85, of Huntertown, passed away on June 19, 2020, at Lutheran Life Villages at Pine Valley. Born in Cumberland, MD, on May 4, 1935, to the late Oswald and Mary (Evans) Todd. She spent her formative years in Garrett, graduating from Garrett High School in 1953. She graduated from Ball State University with a teaching degree. Jeanne...
Robin Wickman
Jun 18, 2020
Robin Wickman, 51, of Dunnellon, FL, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2020, unexpectedly at her home. Born in Morehead, KY, on June 25, 1968, to the Richard and Betty (Terrell) Maxey. She spent her formative years in Sumpter Florida and Campbell County, Tenn., graduating from Campbell County High School. Robin loved to do crafts and spend time with her...
Raymond Boland
Jun 12, 2020
Raymond Boland, 83, of Columbia City, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020, at Miller's Merry Manor in Columbia City. Born in Fort Wayne, on March 7, 1937, to the late Roy and Anna (Bauermeister) Boland. Raymond served in the United States Navy from 1955 to 1979. After he retired from the Navy he worked as a security guard at...
Gladys Marker
Jun 11, 2020
Gladys E Marker, 96, resident of Naples, FL. and formerly Fishers and Huntertown, went to Heaven to be with our Lord and her husband Robert L. Marker on Thursday, June 11, 2020 Gladys was born on April 2, 1924, in Huntertown, a daughter of Paul and Alice (Mason) Guillaume. She is the last of their seven children (one adopted). Gladys...
Betty Harris
Jun 9, 2020
Betty June Harris, 95, of Churubusco, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at her home. Born in Holden, MO, on June 23, 1924, to the late Rolla and Elsie (Nowell) Harris. After her mother died when she was eight, with hard work and two step-mothers, she was able to graduate from Centerview High School in 1942. She came to...
Dorthy Scheurich
Jun 8, 2020
Dorthy Ann Scheurich, 75, of Avilla, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2020, at Parkview North Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, on July 17, 1944, to the late Virgil and Alma (Shull) Bowers. She spent her formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Churubusco High School in 1962. Dorthy was married to William Scheurich at the Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Avilla,...
Juanita Evans
Jun 7, 2020
Juanita L. Evans, 89, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 7, 2020. She passed away at Miller's @ Oak Pointe in Columbia City. Juanita was born in Campton, KY, to the late George L. and Rilda F. (Russell) Rose on November 18, 1930. She graduated from Talma High School in 1948 and married Gerald C. Evans on...
Jonathan Sabatino
Jun 6, 2020
Jonathan Sabatino, 60, of Columbia City, passed away on June 6, 2020, at his home. Born in California, on August 19, 1959, to the late John and Patricia (Keen) Sabatino. Jonathan is a veteran of the United States Army. He worked as a contractor for Quality Construction. Jonathan is survived by his son, Sir' Royan (Kelsey) Sabatino; four sisters, Sherry...
Kevin Berry
Jun 6, 2020
Kevin Richard Berry -- a planner of grand adventures, first-rate cut-up, friend for the long haul and a husband, son, brother and uncle beyond compare -- died at his home on June 6, 2020, or as he might say, 202 days before Christmas. He was 48. A brief but courageous battle with cancer ended his life. But he leaves for...
Brandon Ehinger
Jun 5, 2020
Brandon Lee Ehinger, 22, of Churubusco, passed away on June 5, 2020, at his home. Born in Columbia City, on November 10, 1997, to Rodney and Sheila (Addis) Ehinger. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Troy Center High School in 2016. Brandon was engaged to Jaylynn Skinner on March 13, 2020. He was a fun-loving talented musician....
