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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,...
Donna Mccoy
Sep 11, 2015
Donna L. McCoy, 71, a resident of rural Albion and wife of Phillip A. McCoy, passed away unexpectedly at 4:29 a. m. on Friday, September 11, 2015 at the family residence in Noble Township. Mrs. McCoy was born in Kendallville on March 29, 1944, a daughter of Russell "Buck" and Lois (Kline) Hetrick. She spent her formative years in Brimfield,...
Rosalie Gordon
Sep 10, 2015
Rosalie Jean Gordon, 79, a resident of rural LaOtto and wife of Howard L. Gordon, passed away at 11:45 a. m. on Thursday, September 10, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne following a lengthy illness. She had been a patient there for the past two weeks. Mrs. Gordon was born in Noble County on January 31, 1936,...
Ann Stoll
Sep 4, 2015
Ann M. Stoll, 67, a resident of rural Albion and wife of James R. Stoll, passed away at 8:16 p.m. on Friday, September 4, 2015, at the Presence Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. She had been in failing health for several months, and had been a patient there for the past two weeks. Mrs. Stoll was born on January 21,...
Richard Ning
Sep 3, 2015
Richard Yue Ning, 39, a former resident of Fort Wayne, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at his home in Indianapolis. He was born in Fort Wayne on April 30, 1976 and spent his formative years there. He graduated from Northside High School and from IUPU Fort Wayne. He is survived by beloved parents Helen and Chung Ning, brother...
Lisa Chiddister
Aug 31, 2015
Lisa L. Chiddister, 56, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born on April 17, 1959 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of Jack R. and Bettina "Tina" (Einhorn) Worthman. She lived her life in Fort Wayne, and graduated from South Side High School in 1977. Lisa loved "The Lake", nature, art,...
Robert Elward
Aug 29, 2015
Robert L. Elward, 85, of Coldwater, formerly of Ligonier, passed away at 3:50 a.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the Laurels of Coldwater in Coldwater, Mi.. Mr. Elward was born on December 12, 1929 in Fort Wayne, a son of Robert and Mary (King) Elward. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne, and graduated from Central High School...
Carol Scott
Aug 25, 2015
Carol Scott, 65, of Los Osos, Ca. passed away at 2:20 a.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Carol was born on November 30, 1949 in Ojai, Ca, a daughter of John and Beverly (Bauer) Scott. The surviving relatives include a son Matthew Allie of Cayucos, Ca; a daughter Gwyn (John) Canaan of...
Christina Keyes
Aug 23, 2015
Christina Kaye Keyes, 46, of Churubusco, passed away at 2:15 pm on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne surrounded by her family. Mrs. Keyes was born on February 2, 1969 in Winamac, Indiana, a daughter of Mickey and Connie (Lowery) Baker. She spent her formative years in Rochester, and graduated from Rochester High School...
Brooks Heffley
Aug 20, 2015
Brooks O. Heffley, 54, a resident of Churubusco, passed away on Thursday afternoon, August 20, 2015, at his home. He had been in failing health for three years, but had been more seriously ill for the past year. Mr. Heffley was born in Fort Wayne on September 1, 1960, a son of Harold D. and Helen J. (Timmerman) Heffley, and...
Alice Dove
Aug 17, 2015
A. Irene Dove, 98, a former resident of Huntertown and widow of Paul D. Dove, passed away at 11:13 p. m. on Monday, August 17, 2015, at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville. She had been a resident there for the past eight years. Mrs. Dove was born in Jefferson Township in Noble County on March 19, 1917, a daughter of...

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