James Hibbs
Jun 30, 2015
James D. Hibbs, 55, of Churubusco, passed away at 6:32 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at his home in Churubusco. Mr. Hibbs was born on January 27, 1960 in Auburn, a son of Devillo "Jack" and Donna (Froman) Hibbs. He spent his formative years in Churubusco. He was self employed as a farmer and handy man. The surviving relatives...
Jason Spurgeon
Jun 29, 2015
Jason Daniel Spurgeon, 29, a resident of Fort Wayne and a native of rural Allen County, passed away unexpectedly early on Monday, June 29, 2015 at his home. Jason was born in Fort Wayne on December 1, 1985, a son of Dan J. and Jane (Miller) Spurgeon. He spent most of his formative years in Allen and Noble Counties, and...
Dalton Brady
Jun 28, 2015
Dalton D. Brady, 13, of Collins, passed away at 4:02 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Dalton was born on June 20, 2002 in Columbia City, a son of David and Brandy (Rice) Brady. He spent his formative years in Collins, and attended Churubusco Middle School. He was a member of the...
Robert Eminger
Jun 23, 2015
Robert J. Eminger, 87, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 5:35 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at his home in Fort Wayne. Mr. Eminger was born on July 4, 1927 in South Milford, Indiana, a son of Hiram and Lura (Wentworth) Eminger. He spent his formative years in South Milford, and graduated from Kendallville High School in 1947. He...
Robert Smith
Jun 22, 2015
Robert C. "Bob" Smith, 77, a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away at 4:40 a. m. on Monday, June 22, 2015, at his home following an eight month battle with cancer. Mr. Smith was born in Wolf Lake on April 15, 1938, and spent his formative years in Noble County. He was educated at Albion High School, attended St. Francis...
Glen Nicodemus
Jun 18, 2015
Glen L. Nicodemus, 83, a resident of rural Churubusco, passed away at 1:48 p. m. on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne following a brief illness. Mr. Nicodemus was born in Jefferson Township near Columbia City on March 21, 1932, a son of Jesse and Velma (Crawford) Nicodemus. On June 1, 1952 he was...
Francis Harter
Jun 11, 2015
Francis M. Harter, Jr., 79, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2015, at Signature Health Care in Fort Wayne. Mr. Harter was born on September 23, 1935, in Churubusco, a son of Francis M. and Jessie (Freeman) Harter. He spent his formative years in Churubusco and graduated from Churubusco High School. On December 28,...
Claude Tarr
Jun 10, 2015
Claude Keith Tarr, 68, of Churubusco, passed away at 8:10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at VA Hospital in Marion. Mr. Tarr was born on March 8, 1947 in Bluffton, a son of Claude C. and Florence (Maddux) Tarr. He spent his formative years in Jefferson Twp., Grant County, and graduated from Hartford City High School in 1967. After...
Charles Gudakunst
Jun 6, 2015
Charles L. "Chuck" Gudakunst, 72, a resident of Columbia City and formerly of rural Churubusco in Noble County, passed away at 6:48 p. m. on Saturday, June 6, 2015, at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. He had entered the hospice home on Thursday evening, but had been in failing health for the past six months. Mr. Gudakunst...
James Streby
May 31, 2015
James "Jim" W. Streby Sr., 48, of Columbia City, passed away at 3:42 pm on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at his home. Mr. Streby was born on March 6, 1967 in Fort Wayne, a son of Kenneth Streby and Linda (Lambert) Kuehner. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne, and graduated from South Side High School in 1986. After...
Charles Rollins
May 31, 2015
Charles F. Rollins, 81, of Churubusco, passed away at 6:46 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at Parkview Hospital Randallia in Fort Wayne. Mr. Rollins was born on February 5, 1934 in Churubusco, a son of Marvin and Florence (Deck) Rollins. On June 29, 1984 he was married in Allen County to Betty (Heffelfinger) Geiger. Following high school Mr. Rollins...
M. Bailey
May 28, 2015
Charlene (Fuhrman) Bailey, 99, a former resident of Churubusco and more recently of Syracuse, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015, at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse. She had been a patient there for over five years. Mrs. Bailey was born on April 28, 1916 near Marion, a daughter of Charles and Faye (Smith) Barnhouse. As a youth she moved...
Barbara Courtney
May 24, 2015
Barbara Lee Courtney, 49, of Avilla, passed away at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Courtney was born on November 25, 1965 in Gary, Indiana, a daughter of Jerry L. Griffin and Janet (Harper) Ihnat. She spent her formative years in Chesterton, and graduated from Chesterton Senior High School in...
Martha Bushong
May 19, 2015
Martha (Tomlinson) Bushong, 88, of Albion, passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Northridge Village Nursing Home in Albion. Mrs. Bushong was born on November 2, 1926 in Hillsdale County, Michigan, a daughter of Charles Mory and Mary (Tucker) Wilkins. She spent her formative years in Churubusco, and graduated from Churubusco High School on April 24,...
Evelyn Digregory
May 13, 2015
Evelyn Maxine DiGregory, 96, a resident of rural Churubusco and wife of Alfred DiGregory, passed away at Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Miller's Merry Manor at Oak Pointe in Columbia City following a lengthy illness. Mrs. DiGregory was born on August 31, 1918 in Thorncreek Township in Whitley County, a daughter of LeVerr (Gaff) Shanabarger, and was educated in the...
Bette Owen
May 7, 2015
Bette Jean Owen, 80, a resident of rural Albion and widow of Dale F. Owen, passed away at 5:47 p. m. on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. She had been in declining health for the past one and one-half years. Mrs. Owen was born in Noble County on June 8, 1934, a daughter of Fred...
Bobbie Poynter
May 4, 2015
Bobbie M. Poynter, 80, of Albion, passed away at 5:50 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mr. Poynter was born on December 8, 1934 in Alexandria, a son of Roy and Fontella (Garman) Poynter. He spent his formative years in Alexandria. He was retired from Ormsby Trucking, but drove for several company's...
Ronald Anderson
May 1, 2015
Ronald Lee Anderson, 61, of Churubusco, passed away at 2:18 p.m. on Friday, May 1, 2015 at his home in Eel River Township. Mr. Anderson was born on May 25, 1953 in Garrett, a son of William O. and Esther (Pippenger) Anderson. He spent his formative years in Eel River Township, and graduated from Carroll High School in 1971. He...
Floyd Boland
Apr 28, 2015
Floyd K. Boland, 76, of rural Columbia City, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at his home in Smith Township. Mr. Boland was born on January 12, 1939 in Columbia City, a son of Roy F. and Anna (Bauermeister) Boland. He spent his formative years in Columbia City. He was employed at Falstaff Brewery Co., and retired in 1990...
Cynthia Mcbride
Apr 28, 2015
Cynthia S. McBride, 57, a resident of rural Albion and wife of George Hayes McBride, passed away at 11:20 p. m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at her home. She had been in declining health since September. Mrs. McBride was born in Columbia City on January 28, 1958, a daughter of Paul T. and Verdonna "Tootie" (O'Connell) Konger. She spent...
