David Fenker
Nov 21, 2015
David H. Fenker, 78, a resident of rural Churubusco in Noble County, passed away at 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Presence Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. He had been in failing health for the past year and had been a patient there for the past two months. Mr. Fenker was born in Fort Wayne on May...
Dianna Anderson
Nov 14, 2015
Dianna L. Anderson, 59, a resident of rural Churubusco, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning, November 14, 2015, at the family residence in Smith Township. Dianna was born on January 16, 1956 at Wolf Lake, a daughter of Eldon D. and Phyllis (Harrold) Anderson. She spent her formative years on the family farm in Smith Township and graduated from Churubusco High...
Gordon Wierschke
Nov 12, 2015
Gordon J. "Ski" Wierschke, 76, of Columbia City, passed away at 6:09 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City. Mr. Wierschke was born on September 16, 1939 in Polar, Wisconsin, a son of John and Addie (Ledingham) Wierschke. He spent his formative years in Polar, Wisconsin. Following high school he served his country in...
Etta Lopshire
Nov 4, 2015
Etta I. Lopshire, 92, formerly of Churubusco and widow of Warren R. Lopshire, passed away at 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. She had been taken there from Northridge Village Assisted Living in Albion where she had resided for the past year. Mrs. Lopshire was born on January 14, 1923 in Wayne Township...
Betty Kaiser
Nov 4, 2015
Betty Jean Kaiser, 79, a resident of Warren and wife of Rev. William W. Kaiser, passed away at 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne with her family by her side. Betty was born on September 2, 1936 in Mishawaka, a daughter of Clyde and Gladys (Hamilton) Perkey. She attended Jamestown schools...
Margaret Fairchild
Nov 3, 2015
Margaret Adena. Fairchild, 75, of Columbia City, passed away at 3:58 a.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Fairchild was born on December 25, 1939 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of Clarence and Mildred (Parker) Hyser. She spent her formative years in Roanoke, and attended Roanoke High School. On November 13,...
William Fletcher
Nov 2, 2015
William H. "Skeet" Fletcher, 87, a resident of Churubusco, passed away at 9:15 p.m. on Monday, November 2, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Fletcher was born in Jackson, Kentucky on March 27, 1928, a son of Doc and Maude (Stamper) Fletcher. He moved to the Collins-area as a youth with his parents, and served with the...
Margaret Gregory
Oct 28, 2015
Margaret L. Gregory, 88, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 12:25 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Kingston Care Center in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Gregory was born on September 20, 1927 in Hicksville, Ohio, a daughter of Raymond and Leona (Wilson) Baker. She spent her formative years in Fort Wayne. On October 1, 1945 she was married in Fort...
Betty Norton
Oct 27, 2015
Betty Elaine Norton, 91, passed away at 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at the Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville, Ohio. She had been a resident there for the past five years. Mrs. Norton was born on July 6, 1924 in Albion, Michigan, where she spent the early years of her childhood. She later moved to Toledo, where she...
Nancy Traxler
Oct 26, 2015
Nancy Sue Traxler, 78, a resident of Fort Wayne and formerly of LaOtto, passed away at 3:39 a. m. on Monday, October 26, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne with her family by her side. Nancy was born on November 13, 1936 in Swan Township in Noble County, a daughter of William D. and Leah (Moore) Worman....
Marsha Elward
Oct 25, 2015
Marsha K. Elward, 62, of Churubusco, died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. Born on November 8, 1952 to Robert and Florence Wafer in Fort Wayne, Marsha graduated from South Side High School in 1971. She married her high school sweetheart Robert Elward on May 25, 1973, and they had three daughters. Marsha moved to...
Gene Herron
Oct 20, 2015
Gene E. Herron, Jr., 63, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 1:47 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at VA Hospital in Marion Mr. Herron was born on February 18, 1952 in Columbia City, a son of Gene E. Herron and Shirley (Shively) Herron. He spent his formative years in Churubusco and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1970. After...
Estel Murphy
Oct 13, 2015
Estel L. Murphy, 81, a resident of rural Churubusco, passed away at 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at the VA Northern Indiana Healthcare System in Fort Wayne. He had been in failing health for some time and had been a patient there for one day. Mr. Murphy was born on December 13, 1933 in Noble County near Cromwell....
Samuel Meredith
Oct 6, 2015
Samuel Burton Meredith Sr., 68, of Columbia City, passed away at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at his home in Columbia City. Mr. Meredith was born on March 20, 1947 in Fort Wayne. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne, and graduated from Central High School. On April 21, 2006 he was married in Plant City, Fl...
James Maus
Oct 4, 2015
James C Maus, 61, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 9:05 a.m. on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at his home in Fort Wayne. Mr. Maus was born on July 30, 1954 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, a son of Charles and Imogene (Davies) Maus. He spent his formative years in Scranton, and graduated from Scranton High School in 1972. He received his...
Hilda Spangle
Sep 28, 2015
Hilda M. Spangle, 96, of Phoenix, Az, formerly of Huntertown, passed away peacefully at 12:18 p.m. on Monday, September 28, 2015 at her home in Phoenix, Arizona. Mrs. Spangle was born on May 31, 1919 in Huntertown, a daughter of Henry and Lora (Eby) Byerley. She spent her formative years in Huntertown. She lived in Arizona for the last 6...
Edwin Gordon
Sep 27, 2015
Edwin L. Gordon, 80, of Huntertown, passed away at 11:55 p.m. on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mr. Gordon was born on June 11, 1935 in Allen County, a son of Herbert and Wanda (Strite) Gordon. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1953. After high...
Adeline Thompson
Sep 24, 2015
Adeline Joan Thompson, 83, of Avilla, passed away at 5:05 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Presence Sacred Heart in Avilla. Mrs. Thompson was born on August 15, 1932 in Lake Township, Allen County, Indiana, a daughter of George A. and Jennie (Smith) Fritz. She spent her formative years in Lake Township, and graduated from Arcola High School in...
Marna Widmer
Sep 19, 2015
Marna J. (Sage) Widmer, 63, of Leo, passed away at 7:25 a.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. Marna was born on November 1, 1951 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of Russell and Fern (Rhodes) Sage. She spent her formative years in Huntertown, and graduated from Carroll High School in 1970. She devoted her life...
Nancy Sherman
Sep 14, 2015
Nancy A. Sherman, 66, a resident of Merriam, passed away at 5:40 a. m. on Monday, September 14, 2015, at Miller's at Oak Pointe in Columbia City following an extended illness. She had been in declining health for some time and had been a patient there for the past two weeks. Nancy was born in Fort Wayne on November 7,...
