Suzanne Surber
Jan 22, 2018
Suzanne Kay Surber, 66, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 7:25 p.m. on Monday, January 22, 2018 at Life Care of Fort Wayne. Born on January 9, 1952 in Marion. She was a daughter of Rev. Herman And Lucy (Bojrab) Surber. She grew up a daughter of a United Methodist Pastor in central Indiana, living in Grant, Howard and Delaware...
Mildred Krider
Jan 21, 2018
Mildred Grace Krider, 99, of Churubusco, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Miller's at Oak Point Nursing Home in Columbia City. She was born on December 23, 1918 in Thorncreek Township, Whitley Co. to the late Everett and Lois (Shively) Chapman. She spent her formative years in Huntertown and graduated from Huntertown High School in 1936. She married Joe...
Jacqueline Smith
Jan 20, 2018
Jacqueline Jane Smith, 90, of Churubusco passed away in her daughter's home Saturday, January 20, 2018. She was born October 6, 1927 in Fort Wayne to the late George and Clara (Closson) Baillie. She spent her formative years in New Haven and graduated from New Haven High School in 1945. She worked at General Electric in Fort Wayne. She was...
Glen Freeman
Jan 16, 2018
Glenn "Ray" Freeman, 89, of Churubusco, passed away at 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at his home. Born in Allen County on October 15, 1928, He was born to Sidney and Jessie (Arnold) Freeman. He spent his formative years in Churubusco and graduated from Churubusco High School. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a long...
Oweda Shelton
Jan 15, 2018
Oweda J. "Oddie" Shelton 79, Formerly of Churubusco died January 15, 2018 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. She was born August 14, 1938 in Natwan, WV to the late Carl and Lucinda (Estep) Brown. On January 14, 1956 she married Robert B. Shelton in Columbus, OH. He preceded her in death on November 26, 2006. She retired in 2003 from...
Nicholas Gump
Jan 13, 2018
Nicholas D. Gump, 38, of Churubusco, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at his home. He was born on November 8, 1979 to John and Annette (Messmann) Gump. He spent his formative years in Churubusco and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1999. He attended Ivy Tech college where he received an Associate's degree in Accounting. Nicholas also went...
George Vanhorn
Jan 12, 2018
George William "Bill" Van Horn, age 91, most recently of Churubusco, passed away at 8:05 a.m. on Friday, January 12, 2018 at Parkview Whitley Hospital. He was born on January 9, 1927 in Belmont County, Ohio. He was the only son of Albert and Lela (Neuhart) Vanhorn. He spent his formative years on the family farm helping his dad farm....
Barbara Houser
Jan 11, 2018
Barbara J. Houser, 86, of Huntertown, passed away at 9:32 p.m. on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. She was born on January 11, 1932 in Sioux City, Iowa. She was a daughter of the late John and Edith (Falk) Harward. She spent her formative years in Sioux City and graduated from East High High School in...
Mardell Messmann
Jan 1, 2018
Mardell M. Messmann, 91, of Huntertown, passed away at 1:45 a.m. on Monday, January 1, 2018 at Ashton Creek Nursing Home. Born on October 24, 1926 in Huntertown She was the only daughter of the late Almon & Freedonna (Dunten) Smith. She spent her formative years in Huntertown and graduated from Huntertown High School in 1945. Mardell married the late...
Robert Hoffman
Dec 26, 2017
Robert "Bob" Gene Hoffman, 71, of rural Columbia City, went to Heaven to live with Jesus (as Berylnn would say) on December 26, 2017 after a brief stay at Ashton Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center. Having survived childhood polio and finally succumbing to stroke related Alzheimer's disease, he spent a lifetime fighting even until the end. Bob was born on...
Richard "Louie" Geiger
Dec 22, 2017
Richard "Louie" Geiger, 69, of Churubusco, passed away unexpectedly on December 22, 2017 at his home. He was born on March 5, 1948 in Wolf Lake, he was born to the late Tonny and Venus (Herron) Geiger. He spent his formative years in Churubusco and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1966. Louie was married on February 3, 1973 to...
Timmy Zeigler
Dec 19, 2017
Timmy Zeigler, 57, of rural Churubusco, passed away at 3:33 a.m. on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at his home. Born on May 12, 1960 in Columbia City. Timmy was the only son of Allen and Marilyn "Jeanie" Zeigler. He spent his formative years on the family farm and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1979. He worked at Smith -...
Ilene Leitch
Dec 17, 2017
Ilene Leitch, 97, of Churubusco, passed away on December 17, 2017 at North Ridge Village in Albion. Born on December 13, 1920, in Noble County, she was a daughter of the late Sanford and Vada (Addis) Winebrenner. She spent her formative years in Noble County. Ilene was married in Churubusco on July 4, 1937, to Everett K. Leitch. He preceded...
Inn Bolen
Dec 11, 2017
Inn Bolen,83, of Churubusco, passed away at 11:34 p.m. on Monday, December 11, 2017 in Fort Wayne. He was born in Knott County, Kentucky on May 30, 1934 to the late Wheatley and Lottie (Frazier) Bolen. He spent most of his formative years in Kentucky and West Virginia before moving to Indiana. Inn was married at St. Paul of the...
Martha Egolf
Dec 11, 2017
Martha Ann Egolf, 85, a resident of Churubusco, passed away at 2:48 p.m. on December 11, 2017 in Fort Wayne. Born on April 22, 1932 in Whitley County, a daughter of Abraham and Ruth (Beavers) Nestel. She spent her formative years in Churubusco and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1950. She was married on October 1, 1950 to Russell...
Jerome Frye
Dec 6, 2017
Jerome Eugene Frye (Jef), or Darby as he was known to most, born October 9, 1949 age 68, unexpectedly departed this world on December 6th, 2017. He was a graduate of Albion Jefferson High School, The GE Tool & Die Apprenticeship, and Purdue. He worked many places over the years as a CAD engineer / designer including Dana, Magnavox, Cooper,...
Valda Hansen
Dec 4, 2017
Valda L. Hansen, 93, of Churubusco, passed away on December 4, 2017 at Parkview Noble. She was born on December 18, 1923 in Churubusco she was a daughter of Oscar and Icellee (Winebrenner) Gilbert. She spent her formative years in Churubusco and attended Churubusco High School. Valda was married in July of 1957 to Melvin Hansen. The couple remained in...
Edward "Ed" James
Dec 4, 2017
Edward "Ed" L. James 71, of Churubusco passed away December 4, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born August 1, 1946 in Portland, IN to the late Harold L. and Marie (Auker) James. He graduated from Dunkirk High School in 1966. He married Elizabeth (Simon) James on September 24, 1966 she survives. He was in the...
Jacqueline Tilbury
Nov 23, 2017
Jackie Tilbury, 74, of Churubusco, passed away at 8:20p.m. on November 23, 2017 in Fort Wayne. Born on July 29, 1943 in Olympia, Washington. She was raised by her parents Carl and Joan Thomas. She spent her formative years in Alaska. Jackie was married on February 23, 1968 to Arthur Tilbury in Alaska. The couple moved to Churubusco in 1975....
Mary Bianski
Nov 23, 2017
Mary Louise "Suzy" Bianski, 92, of Laotto, passed away at 11:00 p.m. on November 22, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born on July 23, 1925 in Allen County, Indiana. She was the only daughter of Arthur and Irma (Drewett) Happel. She spent her formative years in Arcola and she graduated from Arcola High School where she was also a...
