Hazel Moore
Jun 22, 2017
Hazel K. (Bolling) Moore 86, of Auburn, passed away June 22, 2017 at Auburn Village Nursing Home Auburn. She was born on May 5, 1931 in Harlan, KY to Steven and Nervie (Hurst) Owens. She was married to Ruben Messer he preceded her in 1953. She was then married to Frennie "ED" Bolling he preceded her in 1986. She was...
Charles Akers
Jun 17, 2017
Charles Eugene "Gene" Akers, 95, of rural Churubusco passed away at his home after in Green Township on June 17, 2017. He was born on July 27, 1921 in Fort Wayne, to Millard and Mary Edna (Pippenger) Akers. He spent his formative years in Churubusco and graduated from Churubusco High School. On December 31, 1944, he was married to Edna...
Phyllis Riecke
Jun 17, 2017
Phyllis Lou Riecke, 91, of Churubusco, passed away on June 17, 2017 at Presence Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. Born on September 22, 1925 in Ege, to Joseph H. and Mary (Maloney) Riecke. She graduated from Huntertown High School in 1943. She worked for 50 plus years at the Dime Store in Churubusco. She was a life time member of...
Tyler Saylor
Jun 15, 2017
Tyler James Lewis Ora Saylor, 24, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 4:02 a.m. on June 15, 2017 in Fort Wayne. Born in Fort Wayne on July 4, 1992, a son of Carolyn Staley and Jimmy Saylor. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne and graduated from Elmhurst/Wayne in 2011. He worked for Maggart Tree solutions. He enjoyed racing...
Joan Ott
Jun 13, 2017
Joan C. Ott, 86, of Albion, passed away at 12:45 p.m. on June 13, 2017 at her home. Born in Churubusco on February 21, 1931, she was a daughter of George and Elmira Mae (Rollins) Deck. She spent her formative years in Churubusco. Joan was married on September 30, 1950 to Howard Ott. The couple moved to Noble Twp. Near...
Karon Hare
Jun 6, 2017
Karon Louise (Gaff) Hare 70, of Churubusco, passed away surrounded by her family at her home, on Tuesday June 6, 2017. Born on October 9, 1946 in Wolf Lake, to the late Loren L. and Marilynn D. (Dafforn) Gaff. She was married to Bruce L. Hare on October 13, 1988 in Columbia City. She worked at Dana Corp in Churubusco...
Arrena Diffendarfer
Jun 4, 2017
Arrena Ellen Diffendarfer, 94, of Columbia City, formerly of Churubusco, passed away on June 4, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born on March 4, 1923, in Noble County, she was a daughter of Kenneth and Thelma (Herron) Leitch. She spent her formative years in Noble County and graduated from Churubusco High School. She was married on July 4, 1968...
Gene Smith
Jun 1, 2017
Gene W. Smith, 72, of La Otto, passed away at 3:00 a.m. on June 1, 2017 at his home. Born on January 14, 1945 in Wauwatosa, Wi. He was the son of B. Wade and Flora (Pierceton) Smith. He spent his formative years in Frankfurt Germany graduating from the American Military base in Frankfurt. Gene was married in Battle Creek,...
Betty Jones
May 31, 2017
Betty R. Jones, 86, of Churubusco, passed away on May 31, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born in Belle Rive, Illinois on August 29, 1930, she was the daughter of Roy and Leila Mae (Waggoner) Taylor. She was married on July 5, 1969 to George W. Jones. He preceded her in death. She retired from DeKalb Feed in Rockfalls,...
Gladys Rasler
May 30, 2017
Gladys Elizabeth "Betty" Rasler, 91, formerly of Churubusco, passed away on May 30, 2017 at her son's home in Evansville. Born in Lochwinnick, Scotland on January 13, 1926, she was the daughter of Harold and Joan (Noble) Bishop. She spent her formative years in Scotland and moved to the United States as a World War II war bride. She settled...
Lois Johnston
May 28, 2017
Lois Naomi Johnston, 86, of Columbia City, passed away at 12:40 a.m. on May 28, 2017 in Fort Wayne. Born on March 29, 1931 in Garrett, a daughter Noah and Leora (McCarty) Longenecker. She spent her formative years in Rural Allen County and graduated from Huntertown High School Lois was married on October 13, 1951 in Columbia City to Virgil...
Robert Jones
May 27, 2017
Robert L. Jones, 85, of Churubusco, passed away at 8:15 a.m. on May 27, 2017 at Sacred Heart in Avilla. Born in rural Allen County on June 29, 1931, a son of John & Fern (Brandon) Jones. He spent his formative years in Allen county and graduated from Huntertown High School in 1949. After high school, he served in the...
Drew Griffis
May 27, 2017
Drew Phillip "Kuntry Buck" Griffis, 26, a resident of LaOtto, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at his home. Drew was born on December 15, 1990 in Kendallville, graduated from East Noble High School in 2009, and was a lifelong resident of LaOtto. Previously employed at Bosh Group in Albion, he was currently employed for his uncles at...
Paul Keister
May 26, 2017
Paul E. Keister, 93, of Albion, passed away at 8:45 p.m., on Friday May 26, 2017 at Miller's at Oak Point, Columbia City. Born on July 17, 1923 in Noble County, he was the son of Tonda and Millie (Winebrenner) Keister. He spent his formative years in Noble County graduating from Wolf Lake High School. After high school, he served...
Diana Meroney
May 25, 2017
Diana Sue Meroney 70, passed away Thursday May 25, 2017 at North Ride Village Nursing Home in Albion, IN. She was born October 24, 1946 at Wolf Lake, IN to the late Leland R. Sr. and Margaret J. (Solinger) Meroney. She was a homemaker, and attended Cornerstone Wesleyan Church. Surviving relatives include son Joseph Treesh of Utah, Grandchildren Chelse Adams...
Joshua Fletcher
May 19, 2017
Joshua Michael Fletcher, 42, formerly of Churubusco, passed away on May 19, 2017 at his home in Lewiston, Michigan. Born in Fort Wayne on July 13, 1974, a son of Cynthia Fletcher and Henry Parton. He spent his formative years in Churubusco and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1992. After High School, he served his country in the United...
Melvin Royal
May 17, 2017
Melvin E. Royal, 84, of Churubusco, passed away on May 17, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born in Fort Wayne on May 1, 1933, a son of John and Rose Bell (Dull) Royal. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne and attended Auburn High School and Central Catholic High School. Raised his family in rural Whitley county and...
Bradley Hoot
May 15, 2017
Bradley A. Hoot, 47, of Huntertown, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017. Born on January 6, 1970 in Fort Wayne, a son of Lloyd and Susan (Clark) Hoot. He spent his formative years in Rural Allen County and graduated from Carroll High School in 1989. He was married to Laura L. Williams on November 29, 1998 in Huntertown. Brad...
Rodney Hughes
May 14, 2017
Rodney A. Hughes, 61, a resident of Churubusco, and formerly of New Haven, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 14, 2017, in the emergency room at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne after collapsing unexpectedly shortly before. Mr. Hughes was born in Syracuse on July 24, 1955, a son of Larry and Betty Jean Hughes. He spent his formative years in Fort...
Cletus Collum
May 3, 2017
"Al" Cletus E. Collum, 81, of Rural Columbia City, passed away at 9:47 a.m. on May 3, 2017 at his home. Born in Booneville, Mississippi on October 23, 1935, he was a son of Cletus L. and Virginia (Murphy) Collum. Cletus was married on February 29, 1972 to Brenda J. Kufalk she survives. He retired from Dana Corp. after 44...
