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...
Robert Wells
Apr 30, 2017
Robert C. Wells, Jr., 62, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 2:20 p.m. on April 30, 2017 in Fort Wayne. Born in Fort Wayne on July 15, 1954, a son of Wilson and Elizabeth (Kohlenberg) Wells. He spent his formative years in Allen County and graduated from Carroll High School in 1972. Robert engaged in farming all his life and...
Beverly Grote
Apr 29, 2017
Beverly N. Grote, 87, a resident of St. Joe, passed away at 12:56 p.m. on April 29, 2017 at Parkview regional Medical Center. Born in Fort Wayne on April 25, 1930, she was a daughter of William and Thelma (Carnes) Barnes. She spent her formative years in Fort Wayne graduating from South Side High School. She belonged to the Fort...
Paul Buchanan
Apr 28, 2017
Paul A. Buchanan Sr., 77, of Churubusco, passed away at 2:18 p.m. on April 28, 2017 at his Blue Lake home. Born on September 13, 1939 in Indianapolis, he was a son of Herschel "Red" and Bernice (Troyer) Buchanan. He spent his formative years in Churubusco and graduated from Churubusco in 1959. Paul served in the United States Army. He...
Rollin Miller
Apr 20, 2017
Rollin L. Miller, 94, of Coldwater, MI, passed away on April 20, 2017 at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC. He was born on April 9, 1923 in Kokomo, a son of the late Roy and Nettie (Mast) Miller. He spent his formative years in Lagrange county and graduated from Topeka High School in 1941. Rollin served his...
Roger Kostielney
Apr 19, 2017
Roger Joseph Kostielney, 75, of Indianapolis, passed away April 19, 2017 at Community Hospital North. Born in Indianapolis on November 19, 1941, he was the son of the late Anthony and Helen (Bianski) Kostielney, he spent his formative years in Indianapolis and graduated from Scecina High School in 1959. After high school he served in the United States and Force....
Leone Gross
Apr 15, 2017
W. Leone Gross, 91, a resident of rural Churubusco in Allen County and widow of Gerald L. Gross, passed away at 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Lutheran Life Villages at Pine Valley. Mrs. Gross was born on January 15, 1926 in Churubusco, the only child of Everence and Mabel (Green) Bonar, and graduated from Churubusco High School...
Robert Felger
Apr 4, 2017
Robert L. Felger, 82, a resident of rural Fort Wayne and prominent Lake Township farmer, passed away at 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Kingston Residence of Fort Wayne following a long battle with cancer. Mr. Felger was born on March 22, 1935 in Fort Wayne, a son of Charles J. and Helen M. (Byerley) Felger, and spent...
Leona Bracht
Mar 28, 2017
Leona M Bracht, 87, of Huntertown, passed away at 11:05 a.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Lutheran Life Villages at Pine Valley. Born on November 26 ,1929 in Perry Township, Allen County, she was a daughter of the late Versil and Mary (Rhodes) Hatch. She Spent her formative years in Huntertown and graduated from Huntertown High School in 1948....
Donald Lothamer
Mar 24, 2017
Donald Francis Lothamer, 90, of LaOtto, passed away at 10:15 p.m. on March 24, 2017 in Fort Wayne. Born on February 7, 1927 in Fort Wayne a son of Cletus and Anna (Lucas) Lothamer. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne and graduated from Central Catholic High School. After high school, he served his country in the United States...
Basil Shaffer
Mar 17, 2017
Basil Leroy Shaffer, 81, a resident of Churubusco, passed away on March 17, 2017 at Miller' Merry Manor in Columbia City. Born in Marion on August 27, 1935, a son of John and Nellie (Southerly) Shaffer. He spent his formative years in Huntington County and graduated from Lancaster High School in 1953. He was married on July 3, 1954 to...
