Dorothy Conner
Feb 21, 2015
Dorothy L. Conner, 75, of Churubusco, passed away at 1:00 am on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion. Mrs. Conner was born on May 8, 1939 in Missouri, a daughter of Dennis Lee and Dorothy (Pinkerton) Sagee. On June 27, 1963 she was married in Churubusco to Richard Lee Conner. Mrs. Conner spent her...
Cynthia Flaherty
Feb 11, 2015
Cynthia A. Flaherty, 77, a resident of Churubusco, passed away at 4:20 a. m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion. She had been a patient there for the past 16 months. Ms. Flaherty was born on June 13, 1937 in Sheridan, Wyoming, a daughter of Edward H. and Margaret (Jacobson) Mason. She spent...
Leo Garlitz
Feb 1, 2015
Leo Patrick Garlitz, 71, of Huntertown, passed away at 10:31 pm on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Flagstaff Medical Center in Flagstaff, AZ. Mr. Garlitz was born on October 29, 1943 in Provo, Utah, a son of George H. and Bertia (Sparks) Garlitz. After high school he served his country in the U.S. Navy. On June 6, 1970 he was...
Amanda Espy
Jan 30, 2015
Amanda Bianski Espy, 34, a resident of Fort Wayne and formerly of Columbia City, passed away at 9:53 p. m. on Friday, January 30, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Amanda was born in Auburn on February 6, 1980, a daughter of Bryan L. and Lori (Gardenour) Bianski. She spent most of her formative years in Columbia City and graduated...
Kenneth Bohnstedt
Jan 27, 2015
Kenneth M. Bohnstedt, 59, a resident of Fort Wayne and a native of Churubusco, passed away at 7:30 a. m. on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at the family residence in Eel River Township following an extended illness. Mr. Bohnstedt was born on February 1, 1955 in Garrett, a son of Gene A. and Martha A. (Myers) Bohnstedt, and spent his...
Idamae Deem
Jan 26, 2015
Idamae L. Deem, 82, a former resident of Churubusco and widow of Harold L. Deem, passed away at 7:20 p. m. on Monday, January 26, 2015 at Miller's at Oak Pointe in Columbia City following an extended illness. Mrs. Deem was born on June 18, 1932 in Craigville in Wells County, a daughter of Merlin L. and Clara H. (Chandler)...
David Rennecker
Jan 21, 2015
David G. Rennecker, 53, a resident of rural Fort Wayne, passed away at 7:58 a. m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2015. He had been in failing health since May. Mr. Rennecker was born on July 11, 1961 in Fort Wayne, a son of Eugene L. and Dolores "Dee" (Weaver) Rennecker, and graduated from Northrop High School in 1980. On September...
Willadean Hall
Jan 18, 2015
Willadean J. Hall , 88, of formerly of Huntertown, passed away at 10:57 am on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at her home in Plainfield. Mrs. Hall was born on July 6, 1926 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of Forrest and Althea (DePew) Pontius. she spent her formative years in Leo, and graduated from Leo High School in 1944. On June...
Marilyn Helgesen
Jan 15, 2015
Marilyn A. Helgesen, 77, a resident of Churubusco, passed away at 9:35 a. m.on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Wesley Healthcare in Auburn following a four year battle with Bulbar ALS. Mrs. Helgesen was born on December 28, 1937 in Smith Township, a daughter of Luey J. and Florence (Ott) Wade. She was a lifelong resident of Churubusco and graduated...
Sueanne Brady
Jan 13, 2015
Sueanne H. Brady, 79, a resident of rural Churubusco and wife of David B. Brady, passed away at 12:10 p. m. on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at her home. She had been in declining health for some time, but had only been seriously ill for the past two weeks. Mrs. Brady was born on February 21, 1935 in Indianapolis, a...
Duane Barth
Jan 7, 2015
Duane M. Barth, 68, a resident of rural Columbia City, passed away at 1:03 p. m. on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City. He had been in declining health for the past two years. Mr. Barth was born on July 5, 1946 in Fort Wayne, a son of Robert and Margaret (Downend) Barth. He spent...
Ralph Deck
Jan 2, 2015
Ralph Eugene Deck Sr., 85, of Albion, passed away at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 2, 2015 at his home south of Wolf Lake. Mr. Deck was born on May 25, 1929 in Oakwood, Ohio, a son of George G. and Elmira (Rollins) Deck. After high school Ralph joined the United States Air Force and served his county for 17...
Ralph Perry
Dec 29, 2014
Ralph E. "Butch" Perry, 74, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 9:08 a.m. on Monday, December 29, 2014 at his home. Mr. Perry was born on May 31, 1940 in Fort Wayne, a son of Sidney and Valleta (Oberholtzer) Perry, Sr. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne. After high school he serviced in the United States Army. On...
Edith Colpean
Dec 24, 2014
Edith L. Colpean, 83, of Saginaw, Michigan, passed away at 5:25 pm on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Colpean was born on September 10, 1931 in Kiel, Germany, a daughter of Wilhelm and Elisabeth (Clausen) Mohr. She spent her formative years in Kiel, and Emigrated to Toranto, Canada in 1954. In June,...
Floyd Herdman
Dec 23, 2014
Floyd E. Herdman, 90, of Huntertown, passed away peacefully at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne surrounded by his loving family and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Mr. Herdman was born on February 28, 1924 in Fort Wayne, a son of Clarence and Blanche (Gebert) Herdman. He spent his formative years in...
Barbara Gensheimer
Dec 23, 2014
Barbara Gensheimer, 70, of Churubusco, passed away at 3:00 am on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Miller's Merry Manor in Columbia City. Ms. Gensheimer was born on November 26, 1944 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a daughter of Joe and Lucille (Durnell) Roach. She spent her formative years in Fort Wayne, and graduated from New Haven High School in 1963. She...
Ralph Mittendorf
Dec 21, 2014
Ralph Mittendorf, Jr., 88, of Huntertown, passed away at 4:02 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Ashton Creek in Fort Wayne. Mr. Mittendorf was born on January 5, 1926 in Madison County, Indiana, a son of Ralph and Ruth (Painter) Mittendorf. He spent his formative years in Madison County, and graduated from Summitville High School in 1943. On February...
Robert Butts
Dec 13, 2014
Robert E. Butts, Sr., 98, a resident of rural Wolcottville and formerly of Fort Wayne and Churubusco, passed away at 8:05 p. m. on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville following a brief illness. Mr. Butts was born in Fort Wayne on February 2, 1916, a son of Carl E. and Helen (Lutz) Butts. He spent...
Jonathan Arehart
Dec 10, 2014
Jonathan Rawson Arehart, 58, of rural Churubusco in Noble County, passed away at 7:15 pm on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mr. Arehart was born on April 26, 1956 in Bitburg, Germany, a son of Phillip L and Ruth (Fulk) Arehart. He spent his formative years in Green Township and spent most of...
Martha Englehart
Dec 10, 2014
Martha Engelhart, 99, of Clearwater, Florida, passed away at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 in Churubusco. Mrs. Engelhart was born on June 30, 1915 in Bainbridge, Indiana, a daughter of Fred and Myrtle (Hennon) Boatman. She spent her formative years in Bainbridge. After high school she attended Central Normal College in Danville, Indiana, where she received her teachers...
