Scott Tulley
Jan 21, 2016
Scott A. Tulley, 48, of Columbia City, passed away at 6:35 p.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mr. Tulley was born on December 20, 1967 in Fort Wayne, a son of Onda Tulley. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, and attended Churubusco High School. Scott enjoyed watching the Indianapolis Colts The...
Larry Pressler
Jan 18, 2016
Larry A. Pressler, 65, a resident of rural Churubusco in Allen County, passed away at unexpectedly at 7:43 p.m. on Monday, January 18, 2016 at his home in Eel River Township from the results of an apparent heart attack. Mr. Pressler was born in Fort Wayne on August 11, 1950, a son of Gene and Ruth (Pippenger) Pressler. He spent...
Marjorie Leininger
Jan 16, 2016
Marjorie Irene Leininger, 87, a former resident of Fort Wayne and widow of Ted L. Leininger, passed away at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at the home of her daughter following an extended illness. Mrs. Leininger was born on March 31, 1928 in Akron, a daughter of Granville and Esther (Harris) Dawson, and moved to Huntertown as a...
Brannen Paris
Jan 13, 2016
Brannen D. Paris, 40, of Churubusco, passed away unexpectedly at 5:43 a.m. on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at his home in Churubusco with his son Korbin at his side. His family is thankful for the emergency responders who work so hard to revive him. Mr. Paris was born on April 25, 1975 in Fort Wayne, a son of Gerald T....
Elizabeth Dehaven
Jan 10, 2016
Elizabeth "Betty" DeHaven, 99, a resident of rural Columbia City at Round Lake and widow of Walter B. DeHaven, passed away at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at the home of her daughter. Mrs. DeHaven was born on July 22, 1916 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of Ralph and Johanna (Adler) Noll. She spent her formative years in...
Steven Getty
Jan 7, 2016
Steven J. Getty, 66, a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne following an extended illness. Mr. Getty was born on September 14, 1949 in Fort Wayne, a son of Reynold and Helena (Miller) Getty. A lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, he graduated from Bishop...
David Bonar
Dec 27, 2015
David L. Bonar, 83, a resident of Churubusco and well-known Churubusco businessman, passed away at 4:20 a.m. on Sunday, December 27, 2015, at the family residence following a lengthy illness. Mr. Bonar was born in Churubusco on August 2, 1932, a son of Trevor H. and Berenice N. (Gross) Bonar, and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1950. As a...
Terry Pippenger
Dec 17, 2015
Terry Pippenger, 67, of Churubusco, passed away at 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Pippenger was born on September 16, 1948 in Wolf Lake, a daughter of Lee and Gladis (Cole) Harlan. She graduated from Wawaka High School in 1966. On June 11, 1966 she was married in Kendallville to...
Marjorie Tomlinson
Dec 14, 2015
Marjorie J. Tomlinson, 87, a resident of Churubusco and widow of Edward A. Tomlinson, passed away at 5:20 a.m. on Monday, December 14, 2015, at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. She had been in failing health for some time and had entered the hospice home on December 3. Marjorie was born in Allen County on May 27,...
Steven Moses
Dec 13, 2015
Steven Francis Moses, 65, of LaOtto, passed away at 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at his home in LaOtto. Mr. Moses was born on June 1, 1950 in Fort Wayne, a son of Louis Herbert and Mary Elizabeth (Bennett) Moses. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne, and graduated from Dwenger High School. He was an avid...
Robert Lewis, Jr.
Dec 12, 2015
Robert Lewis, Jr., 68, a resident of Churubusco and well-known local pharmacist, passed away unexpectedly at 11:23 p.m. on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at his residence. Bob was born in Schenectady, New York on July 17, 1947, a son of Robert and Merlin (Brassard) Lewis, Sr. He spent his formative years in Schenectady and graduated from Mont Pleasant High School...
Keith Dice
Dec 12, 2015
Keith M. Dice, 86, of rural Fort Wayne, passed away at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Ashton Creek in Fort Wayne. Mr. Dice was born on November 22, 1929 in Fort Wayne, a son of Howard and Jessie (Ott) Dice. He spent his formative years in Huntertown, and graduated from Huntertown High School in 1948. On June...
Edwin Parker
Dec 11, 2015
Edwin Parker Jr., 90, a former resident of Churubusco and more recently of Fort Wayne, passed away at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, December 11, 2015 at Coventry Meadows in Fort Wayne. Mr. Parker was born on February 22, 1925 in Fort Wayne, a son of Edwin E. and Ila (Guiff) Parker. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, and graduated...
Shelvy Fast
Dec 4, 2015
Shelvy Jean Fast, 79, a resident of Green Township in Noble County and wife of Billy J. Fast, was received into the arms of her Loving Savior on Friday, December 4, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne from injuries received in an auto accident on November 18. Shelvy Jean was born in Green Township on September 6,...
Irene Pulfer
Dec 3, 2015
Irene H. Pulfer, 94, a former resident of Churubusco, passed away at 4:55 a.m. on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the Christian Care Center in Bluffton following an extended illness. Irene was born in Wells County on January 17, 1921, a daughter of Ernest and Elizabeth (Kipfer) Pulfer. Her early years were spent in Huntertown before moving to Churubusco with...
Kathlene Barnhart
Dec 1, 2015
Kathlene M. Barnhart, 68, of Churubusco, passed away at 6:48 a.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at her home in Churubusco. Mrs. Barnhart was born on September 30, 1947 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of Raymond and Vera (Stephenson) Alter. She spent her formative years in Fort Wayne, and graduated from South Side High School in 1966. On December 3,...
Dorothy Decker
Nov 29, 2015
Dorothy E. Decker, 70, a resident of Churubusco, passed away at 4:45 a.m. on Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She had been in declining health since January. Ms. Decker was born on February 13, 1945 in Trigg County, Kentucky, a daughter of Wilton and Mildred (Francis) Lancaster. She spent her formative years in...
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...
