Rick Lemish
Mar 15, 2017
Rick A. Lemish, 57, of Albion, passed away at 11:00 a.m. on March 15, 2017 at his home. Born on May 31, 1959 in Columbia City, a son of Richard and Peggy (Leazier) Lemish, he spent his formative years in Churubusco and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1977. He later received an associate's degree from Ivy Tech. He was...
Robert Davis
Mar 13, 2017
Robert Freeman Davis Jr., 49, of Fort Wayne, passed away on March 13, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born in Chicago on December 30, 1967, son of Robert F. and Dorothy M. (Patton) Davis, Sr. He spent his formative years traveling the county graduating from Glenbard North in Carol Stream, IL in 1987. After High School he served 7...
Robert Love
Mar 12, 2017
Robert L. Love, 87, a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away at 11:15 a.m. on March 12, 2017, at Kingston Care Center in Fort Wayne. Born in Valley City, Harrison County, Indiana on July 15, 1929, a son of Boyd and Ada (Bliss) Love. He spent his formative years in Corydon Indiana. He moved to Fort Wayne with his family...
John Weber
Mar 12, 2017
John M. Weber, 67, of Albion, passed away at 4:22 p.m. on March 12, 2017, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Born on December 26, 1949 in Kendallville, he was a son of Fritz and Marydean (Hoover) Weber. He spent 44 years as a toolmaker and retired from BAE in 2012. John was a morning regular to the...
Doris Sloffer
Mar 11, 2017
Doris Maxine Sloffer, 94, of Churubusco, passed away at 8:00 p.m., on March 11, 2017 at her home. Born on April 18, 1922 in Whitley County, a daughter of Walter and Gladys (Stroh) Gordon. She spent her formative years in Churubusco and was the valedictorian of the 1940 graduating class. Doris was married on April 4, 1942 to Robert J....
Janet Coffey
Mar 9, 2017
Janet H Coffey, 87, of Fort Wayne, passed away on March 9, 2017, at Lutheran Life Villages in Fort Wayne. Born on May 7, 1929 in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was a daughter of Edward and Mary (Carrigan) Winter. She was married on December 18, 1948 to Patrick Coffey in Cincinnati, Ohio, The Couple move to Fort Wayne in 1962 and...
Bettie Shank
Mar 2, 2017
Bettie Shank, 92, a resident of LaOtto, passed away on March 2, 2017 in Fort Wayne. Born on October 24, 1924 in Garrett a daughter of Frank and Ethel (Cramer) Cobbs. She spent her formative years in LaOtto. She was married on June 26, 1945 in Churubusco to Thad Shank, he preceded her on July 28, 2014. Bettie was a...
Dean Barrett
Mar 2, 2017
Dean C. Barrett, 91, a lifelong Eel River Township farmer and a resident of rural Fort Wayne, passed away at 12:34 a.m. on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne as a result of a stroke. Mr. Barrett was born in Decatur, Illinois on February 4, 1926, a son of Ferre Charles and Sylvia Marie (Myers)...
James Shively
Feb 28, 2017
James Joseph "Joe" Shively, 92, a resident of Churubusco, passed away on February 28, 2017 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. He had been in declining health since February 1st. Born in Smith Township on January 27, 1925, he was a son of Esli and Helen (Egolf) Shively. he attended school in Smith Township and Churubusco. He spent...
Jay Herendeen
Feb 24, 2017
Doug Herendeen, 71, a resident rural Churubusco, passed away on February 24, 2017 at IU Health University Hospital, Indianapolis. Born in Green Township, Noble County, on February 7, 1946, he was a son of Dallas and Beulah (Campbell) Herendeen. He spent his formative years in Noble County and graduated from Albion Jefferson High School in 1964. He was married on...
Dewey Rigsby
Feb 24, 2017
Dewey R. Rigsby, 54, a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away on February 24, 2017 at Glenbrook Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Fort Wayne on March 7, 1962, a son of James and Eldora (Eagleson) Rigsby. He enjoyed turning wrenches and the pursuit of perfection Dewey is survived by his mother Doris (Eagleson) Rigsby; a son, Steven...
Darlene Schinbeckler
Feb 23, 2017
DARLENE F. SCHINBECKLER, of Churubusco, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 at Hospice Home. Born Sept. 9, 1948 in Fort Wayne, she was a daughter of the late John and Mabel (Zehr) Leavitt. Darlene was a retiree from (Dana) Mahle in Churubusco. Darlene is survived by daughter, Tami Longardner and granddaughter, Jade Longardner of Churubusco; two brothers, Garry Leavitt...
James Dafforn
Feb 22, 2017
James R. Dafforn, 74, of rural Auburn, passed away on February 22, 2017 at his home. He was born on March 20, 1942, in Bluffton, a son of Robert and Mary (Deam) Dafforn. He Spent his formative years in Huntertown and graduated from Huntertown High School in 1960. Mr. Dafforn spent his life farming. He belonged to the National Oliver...
Edith Romine
Feb 11, 2017
Edith M. Romine 94, a former resident of Churubusco and widow of Leo E. Romine, passed away at 10:20 a.m. on Saturday, February 11, 2017, at the North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion. She had been a patient there since 2015. Mrs. Romine was born on July 11, 1922 in Green Township, and was the youngest of ten children...
Lalia Hand
Feb 5, 2017
Lalia I. Hand, 98, a resident of rural Huntertown, passed away on February 5, 2017 at Heritage in Huntington. She was born in Noble County on November 19, 1918, a daughter of George and Effa (Owen) Kimmel. On August 9, 1941 she was married to Kenneth Hand. He preceded her in death on January 22, 2003. She retired from GTE...
Norrita Hettinger
Jan 25, 2017
Norrita L. Hettinger, 56, of rural Churubusco, passed away on January 25, 2017 at her home. She was born on October 12, 1960 in Fort Wayne to Norris and Rita (Frazier) Comings. She spent her formative years in Perry Township and graduated from Carroll High School in 1978. Norrita was an active member at the Churubusco United Methodist Church. She...
Patricia Musice
Jan 22, 2017
Patricia J. "Trish" Musice, 45 a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away with her family by her side at 12:36 a.m. on Sunday, January 22, 2017, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, after collapsing unexpectedly on Friday afternoon. Trish was born in Fort Wayne on July 5, 1971, a daughter of William and Frances (Georges) McCormick, and was a lifelong resident...
Donna Sheldon
Jan 21, 2017
Donna Mae Sheldon, age 94, a resident of Churubusco, passed away on January 21, 2017 at her family farm. Born in Allen County on May 18, 1922, a daughter of George And Emma (Glaw) Wappes. She spent her formative years in Allen County and graduated from Huntertown High School in 1940. She enjoyed reading and doing her word searches. She...
Beatrice Mero
Jan 19, 2017
Beatrice "Bea" Mero, 83, passed away peacefully Thursday January 19, 2017 at Kingston Care Center after a long illness. Born in 1933, Bea was the youngest of five children from the marriage of Ephram and Lucille (Carver) Funk. She graduated North Side High School in 1951 and married fellow North Side graduate, Carl E. Mero, on June 28 1952, they...
Clarence Resler
Jan 18, 2017
Clarence L. Resler, 85, a resident of Churubusco, passed away on January 18, 2017 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. Born on October 10, 1931 in Green Township, to Kenneth and Fannie (Roberson) Resler. He spent his formative years in Green Township and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1950. He was married on October 17, 1952...
