Christopher Bratten
Oct 28, 2014
Christopher Bratten, 52, of Churubusco, passed away at 12:30 p. m. on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at home in Churubusco after a long fight with cancer. Mr. Bratten was born on December 3, 1961 in Muncie, a son of David Bratten and Dianne (Wallace) Papenbrock. He spent his formative years in Warsaw. Mr. Bratten was a member of the Son's...
J. L. "Jack" Hill
Oct 26, 2014
J. L. "Jack" Hill, 90, widely acquainted Green Township farmer and a former resident of rural LaOtto, passed away at 8:22 p. m. on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at The Oaks in Columbia City. He had been a patient there since September 5. Mr. Hill was born on June 14, 1924 in Green Township, a son of Lee and Romona...
Thelma Price
Oct 26, 2014
Thelma J. Price, 54, a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, October 26, 2014. For the past 14 months she has courageously battled pancreatic cancer. Thelma was born on August 25, 1960 in Ayrshire, Scotland, a daughter of Donald James and Elizabeth (Henderson) MacDonald, and spent her formative years there. She completed her education...
Grace Siebern
Oct 19, 2014
Grace. G. Siebern, 97, a resident of rural Churubusco and widow of Lawrence F. Siebern, passed away unexpectedly early Sunday morning, October 19, 2014 at Covington Commons in Fort Wayne. Grace was born in Roanoke on August 18, 1917, a daughter of Samuel B. and Laura E. (Mutton) Platt. She spent her formative years in Huntington County and graduated from...
Robert Boruff
Oct 16, 2014
Robert James Boruff, 54, of Churubusco, passed away at 8:18 pm on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at his home in Churubusco. Mr. Boruff was born on October 7, 1960 in Bloomington, a son of Robert and Jane (Thomas) Boruff. He spent his formative years in Grand Blanc, MI, and graduated from Grand Blanc High School in 1978. After high school...
Barbara Pearson
Oct 15, 2014
Barbara L. Pearson, 86, a resident of rural Churubusco and widow of Melvin B. Pearson, passed away unexpectedly at 8 a. m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at the Kingston Care Center in Fort Wayne. She had been a patient there for one and one half years. Mrs. Pearson was born in Smith Township on May 12, 1928, a daughter...
Karen Simmons
Oct 11, 2014
Karen Sue (Hetrick) Simmons, 53, a resident of Churubusco, passed away unexpectedly at her home and was found on Saturday, October 11, 2014. Karen was born in Fort Wayne on March 17, 1961, a daughter of Bill and Alice (Shaddle) Hetrick. She spent her formative years in Fort Wayne and graduated from North Side High School in 1979. As a...
Larry Ford
Oct 10, 2014
Larry D. Ford, 69, formerly of Churubusco and Kendallville, passed away at 7:45 p. m. on Friday, October 10, 2014 at North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion. He had been a patient there since 2009. Mr. Ford was born in Wabash County on October 4, 1945, a son of Henry H. and Helen Louise (Cleek) Ford, and graduated from...
Donald Eckert
Sep 25, 2014
Donald W. Eckert, 74, of Albion, passed away at 7:30 am on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at North Ridge Nursing Home in Albion. Mr. Eckert was born on May 1, 1940 in Fort Wayne, a son of Russell and Jeanie (Zell) Eckert. He spent his formative years in Columbia City, and graduated from Columbia City High School in 1958. On...
Emanuel "Snick" Geiger
Sep 22, 2014
Emanuel "Snick" N. Geiger, 102, of Churubusco, passed away at 5:10 pm on Monday, September 22, 2014 at his home in Churubusco. Mr. Geiger was born on January 16, 1912 in Rome City, a son of Emanuel A. and Matilda (McCoy) Geiger. He spent his formative years in Churubusco. On April 17, 1929 he was married in Churubusco to Mabel...
Kimberly Davis
Sep 21, 2014
Kimberly R. Davis, 38, of Churubusco, passed away at 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Davis was born on January 13, 1976 in Chesapeake, Virginia, a daughter of Glenn Ferguson and Glory Shelmadine. She spent her formative years in Chesapeake, Virginia. She was married in Chesapeake, Virginia to Robert Davis,...
Mary Gray
Sep 16, 2014
Mary Alice Gray, 94, a resident of Churubusco and widow of John C. Gray, passed away at 12:50 a. m. on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She had been taken there on Sunday from the Presence Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. Mrs. Gray was born on November 28, 1919 in Smith Township, a...
Ray Ashbaugh
Sep 16, 2014
Ray E. Ashbaugh, 96, a resident of rural Fort Wayne and long-time Lake Township farmer, passed away at 7:55 a. m. on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at the Kingston Care Center in Fort Wayne where he had been a patient for the past eleven months. Mr. Ashbaugh was born on May 19, 1918 in Van Wert, Ohio, a son of...
Dorcas Pressler
Sep 12, 2014
Dorcas J. Pressler, 81, a resident of Churubusco and widow of Donald "Tod" Pressler, passed away at 1:54 a. m. on Friday, September 12, 2014 at Lutheran Life Villages Pine Valley in Fort Wayne following an extended illness. Mrs. Pressler was born on August 22, 1933 in Green Township in Noble County, a daughter of Ted and Carnie (Herron) Pippenger,...
Susan Gering
Sep 7, 2014
Susan D. Gering, 53, of Churubusco, passed away at 5:05 pm on Sunday, September 7, 2014 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City. Miss. Gering was born on May 15, 1961 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of Don and Virgina (Mudrack) Gering. She spent her formative years in Fort Wayne, and graduated from Wayne High School in 1979. After high...
Donald Spear
Sep 5, 2014
Donald P. Spear, 73, a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away at 11:12 a. m. on Friday, September 5, 2014 in the emergency room at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Although he had been in declining health for some time, his death was unexpected. Mr. Spear was born on August 27, 1941 in Fort Wayne, a son of Peter and...
Robert "Mike" Winebrenner
Sep 5, 2014
Robert "Mike" R. Winebrenner, 97, a resident of rural Albion, went home to be with the Lord and his beloved wife Velda at 12:00 a. m. on Friday, September 5, 2014 at home in Albion. Mr. Winebrenner was born on March 4, 1917 in Merriam, a son of Norris James and Ruby (Skinner) Winebrenner. He spent his formative years in...
Alton Parker
Sep 1, 2014
Alton W. Parker, 89, a resident of rural Albion and widely acquainted York Township farmer, passed away at 5:50 p. m. on Monday, September 1, 2014 at Presence Sacred Heart Home in Avilla following an extended illness. Mr. Parker was born in Wolf Lake on January 13, 1925, a son of J. D.and Doris (Wiley) Parker. He was president of...
Bruce Deck
Aug 31, 2014
Bruce Leo Deck, 59, of Wolf Lake, passed away at 5:18 pm on Sunday, August 31, 2014 at his home. Mr. Deck was born on November 9, 1954 in Wolf Lake, a son of Ralph E and Vada Ilene Deck. He spent his formative years in Wolf Lake. He was employed at Dana Weatherhead for 28 years. Mr. Deck was...
Betty Hall
Aug 31, 2014
Betty D. Hall, 85, a resident of New Haven and formerly of Woodburn, passed away at 7:57 a. m.on Sunday, August 31, 2014, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne. Although she had been in declining health, she had been active until the past week. Mrs. Hall was born on January 23, 1929 in Milan Twp. in Allen County, a...
