George Banks
Nov 18, 2019
George D. Banks 46, of Fort Wayne, passed away on November 18, 2019. Born in Fort Wayne, on April 28, 1973, to Cecil P. and Valarie (Armstead) Banks. He worked at Iontron in Fort Wayne. He loved working on cars, dirt bikes, collecting antiques and shopping for clothes. George is survived by one daughter, Sara Banks; two sons, Zach Kelley...
Patricia Roberts
Nov 17, 2019
Patricia A. (Thoma) Roberts, 59, of Churubusco, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2019, at her home in Churubusco. Born in Fort Wayne, on August 27, 1960, she was raised by her parents, James and Mary (Farrell) Imbody. She spent her formative years in New Haven, graduating from New Haven High School. Patricia was married to Timothy Roberts in Churubusco,...
Norman Schaefer
Nov 17, 2019
Norman C Schaefer, 95, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2019, at his farm in Allen County. Born in Fort Wayne, on April 17, 1924, to the late Henry and Clara (Hitzeman) Schaefer. He spent his formative years in Allen County, graduating from Arcola High School in 1942. Norman was married to Charlotte Blessing at St. John's...
George "Bill" Gordon
Nov 16, 2019
George "Bill" William Gordon, 69, of Columbia City, passed away on November 16, 2019, at his residence in Columbia City, IN. Born in Fort Wayne, on June 1, 1950, to the late George W. Sr. and Lillian P (Amoski) Gordon. He graduated from Churubusco High School in 1968. He served in the US Army. Bill is survived by two sons,...
Barbara Eckert
Nov 6, 2019
Barbara A. Eckert, 78, formerly of Albion, passed away on November 6, 2019, at Miller's at Oak Pointe in Columbia City. Born in Columbia City, on August 28, 1941, to the late Emory and Celia (Gaddis) Bittner. She spent her formative years in Columbia City, graduating from Columbia City High School in 1958. Barbara married her high school sweetheart Donald...
Pamela Pence
Nov 4, 2019
Pamela Kay Pence, 62, of Churubusco, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019, at her home. Born in Kendallville, on June 21, 1957, to Larry and Nancy (Lamle) Herendeen. She spent her formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Churubusco High School in 1977. She worked at Emperial Design Custom Woodwork for 15 years and later retired from C & A...
Kenneth Hill
Oct 30, 2019
Kenneth "Ken" G. Hill, 66, passed away at home on October 30th, at 5:44 a.m. with his wife by his side, after bravely battling glioblastoma brain cancer for 12 1/2 months. He was born June 2, 1953, in Fort Wayne, Indiana to the late Kenneth A. Hill and Roselyn M. Hill. He was a 1971 graduate of Northside High School....
Morris "Bill" Shanabarger
Oct 29, 2019
Morris J. "Bill" Shanabarger, 91, of Churubusco, passed away on October 29, 2019, at Kingston at Dupont. Born in Churubusco, on February 26, 1928, to the late Ralph and Effie (Tarlton) Shanabarger. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, and attended Churubusco High School. He worked at International Harvester for 36 1/2 years, retiring on May 31, 1982. Bill was...
John Scherer
Oct 28, 2019
John A. Scherer, 65, of Churubusco, passed away on October 28, 2019, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born in Fort Wayne, IN, on July 14, 1954, to the late Jack E. and Nila J. (Bugert) Scherer. He graduated from Northrup High School in 1972, and recieved his associates degree in electrical engineering from Ivy...
Gloria Bojrab
Oct 26, 2019
Gloria J. Bojrab, 86, of Fort Wayne, passed away on October 26, 2019, at Parkview Regional Hospital. Born in Arcola, on July 20, 1933, to the late, Wayne and Helen (Vaughn) Miller. Gloria was married to George W. Bojrab on November 21, 1953, in Fort Wayne. She worked at Lincoln Bank in Fort Wayne for five years. She also was...
Kenneth Ott
Oct 19, 2019
Kenneth K Ott, 89, of Wolf Lake, passed away on October 19, 2019, at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester. Born in Noble County, on July 9, 1930, to the late Harvey and Hildreth Marguerite (Waugh) Ott. He spent his formative years in Wolf Lake, graduating from Wolf Lake High School in 1948. Kenneth was married to Doris Ann Schlabach...
Gary Gordon
Oct 12, 2019
Gary Lynn Gordon, 72, of Churubusco, passed away suddenly on October 12, 2019, in Rochester, Minnesota. Gary was born in Fort Wayne, on July 30, 1947, to the late Ermal and Cynthia (Hickman) Gordon. Gary entered the Army in 1966. Later that same year he was injured in basic training for the 82nd Airborne and given an honorable discharge. He...
Jacqueline Mcconnell
Oct 11, 2019
Jacqueline M. McConnell, 67, of Churubusco, passed away on October 11, 2019, at her home. Born at McCray Hospital in Kendallville, on August 18, 1952, to the late Jack and Rosemary (Kocher) McConnell. She spent her formative years in Noble County, graduating from Churubusco High School. She then graduated from St. Joe School of Nursing School. Jackie worked as a...
Delbert Hartman
Oct 8, 2019
Delbert ("Del") Elias Hartman, 95, formerly of Merriam and later Fort Wayne, passed away on October 8, 2019, at Parkway Village Health Community in Little Rock, Arkansas. Del was born in Wakarusa, on September 9, 1924. His father, John Hartman, was a minister and trained at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. His mother Lilie (Kilmer) Hartman, an artist, poet and...
Larry Russell
Oct 7, 2019
Larry Russell, 66, of Churubusco, passed away on October 7, 2019, at Presence Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. Born in Peoria, IL, on September 28, 1953, to the late Ernie and Hattie (Wylie) Russell. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Churubusco High School in 1971. He worked at Lincoln Food Services in the R & D for...
Donald Scharlach
Oct 7, 2019
Donald "Don" Scharlach, 68, was called to his heavenly home on October 7, 2019, after a 2 1/2 month journey with cancer. Don was born in Newton, MS, on August 6, 1951. He lived in Mississippi for 5 years before moving to Bluffton. He spent his formative years in Bluffton and graduated from Bluffton High School in 1969. After high...
Cynthia Schotter
Oct 7, 2019
Cynthia "Cindy" "Stevi" Hagan Schotter, 62, of Sacramento, CA, passed away on October 7, 2019, at her sister's home in Churubusco. Cindy was born in Fort Wayne, on October 1, 1957, to the late Cornelius and Jeanette (Harber) Hagan. She spent her formative years in Fort Wayne, graduating from Northside High School in 1976. She also attended American River College...
John Herron
Oct 6, 2019
John R. Herron,76, of Bloomington, formerly of Churubusco, passed away on October 6, 2019, at IU Health Bloomington. Born in Wolf Lake, on July 22, 1943, to the late Paul and Margie (Bherns) Herron. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Churubusco High School in 1961. John married Margit (Benner) in Churubusco on September 16, 1967. He was...
Ruth Gibson
Oct 1, 2019
Ruth Lee Gibson, 81, of rural Albion, passed away on October 1, 2019, at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born in Clearfield, KY, on October 27, 1937, to the late Joseph and Arntie (Hardin) Terrell. Ruth was married to Clayton Gibson in New Albany, IN, on September 23, 1957. The couple moved to Noble County in 1965. Clayton preceded her in...
Richard Hosler
Sep 29, 2019
Richard Hosler, 72, of Columbia City, passed away on September 29, 2019, at Ashton Creek in Fort Wayne. Richard was an exceptional man to know and love. Although he accomplished much, he was a humble man whose greatest source of pride was found in his family. On November 29, 1946, Richard Leon Hosler was born to his proud parents Frank...
