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...
Joanne Johnston
Aug 11, 2015
Joanne B. Johnston, 83, a resident of Churubusco, passed away at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at her home following a brief illness. Joanne was born in Fort Wayne on January 6, 1932, a daughter of Luther K. and Opal G. (Cripe) Johnston. She graduated from Churubusco High School in 1950 and was a lifelong resident of Churubusco....
Todd Guisinger
Aug 6, 2015
Todd A. "Goose" Guisinger, 46, a resident of Butler and a native of Tri-Lakes, passed away at 2:20 a.m. on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne following an illness of two years. Todd was born on May 23, 1969. He spent his formative years on Shriner Lake and graduated from Columbia City High School...
William Berry
Aug 6, 2015
William E. Berry, 84, a resident of rural Churubusco, passed away at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 6, 2015, at his home in Smith Township following an extended illness. Mr. Berry was born in Fort Wayne on December 26, 1930, a son of Everette M. L. and M. Bernice (Deem) Berry and spent his formative years near Churubusco. He graduated...
Mary Gordon
Aug 4, 2015
M. Phyllis Gordon, 92, a resident of rural Churubusco and widow of Sanford D. Gordon, passed away at 10:27 a. m. on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at her home in Smith Township. Mrs. Gordon was born on April 18, 1923 in Eel River Township, a daughter of Neil J. and Alma M. (Grady) Walker. She spent her formative years in...
Molly Rennaker
Jul 31, 2015
Molly Ann Knotts Rennaker, 47, of Fort Wayne and a native of Eel River Township near Churubusco, left the chains that bound her to life and ran laughing and dancing into the arms of Jesus at 5:20 a.m. on Friday, July 31, 2015 at Ashton Creek Health & Rehab in Fort Wayne. Molly was born in Fort Wayne on September...
Franklin Bassett
Jul 31, 2015
Franklin L. "Bud" Bassett, Jr., 87, a resident of Auburn, passed away at 6:45 p.m. on Friday, July 31, 2015, at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne. Although he had been in declining health, he had only been seriously ill for the past week. Mr. Bassett was born in Auburn on January 11, 1928, a son of Franklin L.and Anna...
Ronald Rohrer
Jul 27, 2015
Ronald W. Rohrer, 60, a resident of rural Churubusco and well-known Churubusco businessman, passed away unexpectedly and was found on Monday morning, July 27, 2015 at his home in Smith Township. Mr. Rohrer was born in Columbia City on September 22, 1954, a son of Ralph and Louise (Hitzemann) Rohrer. He spent his formative years in Green Township and completed...
Robert Platz
Jul 24, 2015
Robert D. Platz, 87, of rural Butler and formerly of Garrett, passed away at 8:05 p. m. on Friday, July 24, 2015, at The Cedars in Leo. He had been a patient there for the past two days. Robert was born on December 25, 1927 in Elkhart, a son of Floyd E. and Martha Louise (Webster) Platz. As a young...
Margaret Rekeweg
Jul 21, 2015
Margaret B. Rekeweg, 99, a resident of High Lake near Albion and widow of Wilbur D. Rekeweg, passed away at 3:40 p. m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Rekeweg was born on February 6, 1916, in Ravenna, Nebraska, a daughter of Frederick and Amanda (Bohn) Stein, and spent her formative years there until the dust bowl...
Dennis "Hammer" Hanley
Jul 15, 2015
Dennis "Hammer" Lee Hanley, 61, of LaOtto, passed away at 9:52 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mr. Hanley was born on March 4, 1954 in Garrett, a son of Robert Hanley and Patricia (Jackson) Pitser. He spent his formative years in Swan Township in Noble County, and graduated from East Noble...
Edna Eldridge
Jul 10, 2015
Edna B. Eldridge, 84, a resident of Roanoke and formerly of Schenectady, New York, passed away at 9:20 p. m. on Friday, July 10, 2015, at her home. Although she had been in declining health, she had been more seriously ill for the past two weeks. Mrs. Eldridge was born on July 19, 1930 in Sycamore, Illinois, the only child...
Thomas Scherschel
Jul 9, 2015
Thomas M. Scherschel, 72, of Churubusco, passed away at 1:55 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mr. Scherschel was born on September 27, 1942 in Fort Wayne, a son of Martin and Velma (Bobay) Scherschel. He spent his formative years in New Haven, and graduated from Central Catholic in 1960. On June...
Donna Hibbs
Jul 8, 2015
Donna R. Hibbs, 77, of Churubusco, passed away at 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Hibbs was born on January 5, 1938 in New Amsterdam, a daughter of Floyd and Evaleen (Voyles) Froman. On April 17, 1954 she was married in New Amsterdam, Indiana to Devillo "Jack" Hibbs. She was employed at...
Sandra Speakman
Jul 6, 2015
Sandra Kay (Herron) Speakman, of Churubusco, passed away shortly before 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 6, 2015, at Parkvew North Hospital in Fort Wayne from complications of heart disease. Sandy was born on December 27, 1939, in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Kenneth and Emily (Waters) Herron. She spent her youth in Whitley, Noble and Allen Counties, and attended Churubusco High...
Morris Bracht
Jun 30, 2015
Morris H. Bracht, 87, a resident of of Huntertown, passed away at 9:50 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at his home. Mr. Bracht was born on August 7, 1927 in Perry Twp., a son of August and Margaret (Kugler) Bracht. He spent his formative years there and graduated from Huntertown High School in 1945, serving as the class president....
