Catherine Fisher
Feb 27, 2020
Catherine Fisher, 92, of Columbia City, passed away on February 27, 2020, at Parkview Whitley Hospital. Born in Indianapolis, on October 10, 1927, to the late John and Rose (Herman) Fisher. She spent her formative years in Marion and Churubusco. She worked at Burger King and Passages Workshop from 1990 to 2010. She spent the majority of her time at...
James Wehrle
Feb 24, 2020
James A Wehrle, 66, of Churubusco, passed away on February 24, 2020, in Fort Wayne. Born in Fort Wayne, on April 9, 1953, to the late Robert and Helen (Eber) Wehrle. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne, graduating from Bishop Dwenger High School in 1971. James was preceded in death by his life partner, Debra Reimund, on June...
William Blessing
Feb 22, 2020
William "Bill" J. Blessing, 56, of Churubusco, passed away on February 22, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Fort Wayne, on December 22, 1963, to the late Larry and Thelma (Gordon) Blessing. He spent his formative years in Churubusco and attended Churubusco High School. Bill was married to Cindy Fryback in Churubusco, on March 6, 2016....
Inabelle Egolf
Feb 21, 2020
Inabelle Egolf, 103, of Churubusco, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020, at Lutheran Life Villages at Pine Valley. Born in Noble County, on August 28, 1916, to the late Glenn and Gladys (Moore) Veazey. She spent her formative years in Elkhart until she was 12 and relocated with her family to Whitley County, graduating from Churubusco High School in...
Sarah Gilbert
Feb 13, 2020
Sarah A. Gilbert, 53, formerly of Churubusco, went to be with the Lord and her parents on Thursday, February 13, 2020, at Sacred Heart in Avilla. Born in Whitley County, on April 23, 1966, to the late Edward and Freda (Wise) Gilbert. She spent her formative years in Churubusco and attended Smith Green Schools and Park Hill Learning Center. Sarah...
Paul Page
Feb 9, 2020
Paul J. Page, 91, of Avilla, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. Born on August 7, 1928, in Fairmount to the late Paul C. and Florence (Niccum) Page. He graduated from Churubusco High School in 1947. After high school, he enlisted in the Army National Guard, serving from 1947-1950. Paul was married to...
Evelyn Rollins
Feb 8, 2020
Evelyn LaVon Rollins, 88, formerly of Churubusco, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020, at Five Star Residences of Fort Wayne. Born in Albion, on June 3, 1931, to the late Jesse and Bessie (Pippenger) Gordon. She spent her formative years in the Churubusco area. Evelyn was married to Melvin Rollins on September 23, 1963. Together the couple lived in...
Darlene Foote
Feb 6, 2020
Darlene H. "DAR" Foote, 60, of Blue Lake, died at 8:20 a.m. Thursday, February 6, 2020, at the family residence. Born January 28, 1960, in Norwalk, OH, to the late C. DuWayne and Nancy L. (Harding) Hauser. On December 9, 1986, she was united in marriage to Mike D. Foote in Las Vegas, NV. She was a Ladies Auxiliary member...
William "Smitty" Smith
Feb 2, 2020
W. Bill "Smitty" Smith, 81, of Churubusco, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Born in Fort Wayne, on April 27, 1938, to the late Noah and Rosalyn (Frye) Smith. He enlisted in the United States Navy and served from 1956-1959. He was a member of the UAW Local 12775. Smitty was...
Tracie Gross
Jan 31, 2020
Tracie L. Gross, 49, of Churubusco, passed away on January 31, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, surrounded by her family. Born in Whitley County, on November 18, 1970, to Donald and Marilyn (Nicodemus) Gross. She spent her formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Park Hill Learning Center in 1990. After high school, Tracie worked briefly at...
Thomas Beezley
Jan 22, 2020
Thomas "Tom" L. Beezley, 74, of Churubusco, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at his home. He was born on January 10, 1946 in Wolf Lake, to Raymond Royce "Buck" and Jeanette (Herron) Beezley. Tom grew up helping his dad work on cars and he especially loved working on his dad's race cars and going to the local race...
Robin Plasterer
Jan 20, 2020
Robin R. Plasterer, 58, of Churubusco, passed away on January 20, 2020, at Aperion Care of Fort Wayne. Born in Indianapolis, on July 26, 1961, to the late Joseph and Annabelle (Stickler) Shively. She spent her formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Churubusco High School in 1979. Robin was married to Richard Plasterer in Whitley County, on April 17, 1982....
Blanchie Shultz
Jan 18, 2020
Blanchie M. Shultz, 103, of Fort Wayne, passed away on January 18, 2020, at her home in rural Allen County. Born in Fairfield, on June 4, 1916, to the late Franklin and Hazel (Snyder) Reinoehl. Blanchie married Jesse "Doc" Shultz in Noble County, on June 12, 1935. She was a homemaker and assisted with the farming where she enjoyed telling...
Gordon Gilbert
Jan 18, 2020
Gordon L. Gilbert, 88, of Churubusco, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at his home. Born in Churubusco, on April 21, 1931, to the late Jasper and Helen (Rowland) Gilbert. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Churubusco High School in 1950. After high school he served in the United States Army. Gordon was married to Eva...
Jay Hilliard
Jan 15, 2020
Jay W. Hilliard, 70, of Avilla, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Born in Kendallville, on July 9, 1949, to the late William and Audrey (Addis) Hilliard. He spent his formative years in Noble County, graduating from Churubusco High School in 1967. While in high school he was known to play...
Seth Eviston
Jan 5, 2020
Seth Owen Eviston, 45, formerly of Fort Wayne, passed away on Sunday evening, January 5, 2020, at his home in Indianapolis. Born on Sept. 1, 1974, in Maumee, Ohio to Bill and Linda (Hand) Eviston. He spent his formative years in Northwest Allen County and was a 1993 graduate of Carroll High School. He graduated from Carroll with Honors of...
Sylvia Shoopman
Jan 2, 2020
Sylvia Marie (Parrish) Shoopman, 88, of Churubusco, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Dupont Hospital. Born on January 20, 1931, in Liberty, KY, to the late Melvin and Francis (Wilkerson) Shoopman. Sylvia was married to Robert E. Parrish Sr. He preceded her in death in 1993. She was a homemaker and worked...
Chad Miller
Jan 1, 2020
Chad J. Miller, 49, of Churubusco, passed away on January 1, 2020. Born in Auburn, on December 27, 1970, to Tim and Dawn (Ayers) Miller. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Churubusco High School in 1989. Chad was married to Laura Fulk in Memphis, TN, on June 30, 2007. He worked as a fabrication shop manager for...
Rhonda Bridegan
Dec 26, 2019
Rhonda Bridegan 60, of LaOtto passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019. Born on September 23, 1959, in Fort Wayne to the late Max D. and Gloria (Hughes) Jackson. Rhonda married John Bridegan on June 10, 1994, in Albion. She worked at Paul Davis Systems for 10 years. Rhonda is survived by her husband; a step-son, John Bridegan Jr.; a...
Debra Comparet
Dec 26, 2019
Debra Dawn Comparet, 63, of Churubusco, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019, at her home. Born in Garrett, on September 19, 1956, to the late Ted and Marjorie (Dawson) Leininger. She spent her formative years in Fort Wayne, graduating from Northrop High School in 1974. Debra was married to Daniel at Lake Pleasant, on March 21, 1975. She worked...
