Florence Johnson
Oct 23, 2013
Florence L. "Flo" Johnson, 84, a resident of Churubusco and widow of Carlton F. Johnson, passed away at 12:57 a. m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at her home following a brief illness. Mrs. Johnson was born on October 5, 1929 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of Carl and Evelyn (McClain) Kramer, and spent her formative years there. On September...
Jack Mcconnell
Oct 21, 2013
Jack D. McConnell, 87, a resident of Green Township in Noble County, passed away at 6:15 a. m. on Monday, October 21, 2013, at the home of his son in Green Township following an extended illness. Mr. McConnell was born on April 5, 1926 in Green Township, a son of Isaac W. and Oma (Diffendarfer) McConnell. He spent his formative...
Louise Budrey
Oct 19, 2013
Louise Budrey, 93, a resident of Huntertown, passed away at 5:15 a. m. on Saturday, October 19 2013 at Ashton Creek Health & Rehab Center in Fort Wayne. She had been a patient there for the past year. Ms. Budrey was born in Wilmington, Ohio on September 17, 1920, a daughter of Abraham and Wadia (Emrod) Budrey, and spent her...
Lois Tester
Oct 12, 2013
Lois Elizabeth Tester, 95, a former resident of High Lake and widow of Francis E. Tester, passed away at 7:27 a. m. on Saturday, October 12, 2013, at Miller's Merry Manor in Garrett. She had been a patient there since July. Mrs. Tester was born in Jefferson Township in Adams County on September 6, 1918, a daughter of Clinton and...
Edna Dafforn
Oct 10, 2013
Edna Kathleen (Moudy) Dafforn, 98, of Arcola, passed away at 1:00 am on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Edna was born on September 20, 1915 in Leo, a daughter of Roy and Mahala (Moss) Moudy. She graduated from Leo High School in 1933. On March 21, 1935 she was married to Raymond L....
Carol Scott
Oct 4, 2013
Carol A. Scott, 66, a resident of Huntertown and wife of Stanley P. Scott, passed away at 3:53 p. m. on Friday, October 4, 2013, at University Park Health & Rehab Center in Fort Wayne. She had been in declining health since 2003 and had entered the nursing home last October. Mrs. Scott was born in Fort Wayne on October...
Grace Crabill
Oct 4, 2013
Grace Ellen Crabill, 88, a resident of rural Churubusco and widow of Jack E. Crabill, passed away at 7:00 a. m. on Friday, October 4, 2013 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City. She had been in failing health for some time and had been more seriously ill since September. Mrs. Crabill was born on March 8, 1925 in Eel...
Marolyn Felger
Oct 1, 2013
Marolyn Jean Felger, 68, of rural Churubusco in Allen County, passed away at 6:40 am on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Lutheran Life Villages at Pine Valley in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Felger was born on December 1, 1944 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of Rodney Wayne and Harriett Josephine (Evans) Griffis. She spent her formative years in Eel River Township,...
David Kuehner
Sep 29, 2013
David A. Kuehner, Sr., 72, of Columbia City, passed away at 6:45 pm on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at his home in Columbia City. Mr. Kuehner was born on February 27, 1941 in Fort Wayne, a son of Joesph and Lenora (Wynnican) Kuehner. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne, and graduated from Central High School in 1959. On...
Lois Hull
Sep 22, 2013
Lois J. Hull, 78, of Churubusco, passed away suddenly at 4:18 pm on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Ashton Creek Health and Rehabilitation in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Hull was born on January 14, 1935 in Eel River Township, Allen County, a daughter of Ralph and Madeline (Rosenogle) Roberson, and spent her formative years in Churubusco. On December 27, 1952 she...
Everett Osbun
Sep 17, 2013
Everett W. Osbun, 86, a former resident of rural Churubusco in Noble County, passed away at 11:10 a. m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Bethlehem Woods in Fort Wayne following a lengthy illness. Mr. Osbun was born in Auburn on July 11, 1927, a son of Clyde Jay and Lilly Marie (Rohm) Osbun. He spent his formative years in...
Patricia Troyer
Sep 14, 2013
Patricia Ann (Duke) Troyer, 77, a resident of rural Albion went to her heavenly one at 6:45 p. m. on Saturday, September 14, 2013, at North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion. Pat was born on November 20, 1935 in Columbus, Georgia to Rev. J. C. and Alma Frances (Morgan) Duke, and was married in Albion on July 2, 1960...
Paulanna Kirtley
Sep 12, 2013
Paulanna Y. "Pepper" Kirtley, 94, retired co-publisher of the Tri County Truth in Churubusco and widow of James H. Kirtley, passed away at 2:30 a. m. on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. She had been in declining health for several months. Mrs. Kirtley was born on December 14, 1918 in Rochester, the daughter...
Joan Walker
Sep 4, 2013
Joan Louise Walker, 57, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 12:05 am on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at her home in Fort Wayne after a long battle with lung cancer. Ms. Walker was born on July 31, 1956 in Columbia City, a daughter of Alfred E. and Helen (Geiger) Bolenbaugh. She spent her formative years in Churubusco, and graduated from...
Hazel Cupp
Sep 4, 2013
Hazel Faith Cupp, of Albion, infant daughter of Willard K. and Angela C. Cupp III. was stillborn on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. The surviving relatives include a sister - Anika Cupp of Albion; a brother - Willard Cupp IV of Albion; Paternal Grandparents - Willard (Shelly) Cupp II of Albion; Maternal grandparents...
Evelyn Stangland
Aug 30, 2013
Evelyn L. Stangland, 76, a resident of rural Albion and widow of Rex E. Stangland, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2013, at her home in Noble Township following an extended illness. Mrs. Stangland was born on November 4, 1936 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of Franklin and Annetta (McNeal) Gaff. She spent her formative years in York Township in...
Eleanor Swinehart
Aug 26, 2013
Eleanor J. Swinehart, 82, a resident of rural Churubusco and widow of George R. Swinehart, passed away on Monday afternoon, August 26, 2013 in Lewisville, Texas. She had become unexpectedly ill in February while visiting her daughter in Lantana, Texas. Mrs. Swinehart was born in Fort Wayne on August 17, 1931, a daughter of Eli and Alice (Lochner) Nicolet. She...
Janet Campbell
Aug 17, 2013
Janet G. (Craft) Campbell, 44, a resident of Camby in Marion County and wife of rural Avilla native Joseph C. Campbell, passed away at 4:49 p. m. on Saturday, August 17, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis after becoming unexpectedly ill on Wednesday. Mrs. Campbell was born in Winamac on May 18, 1969, a daughter of Woodrow and Goldie...
Madison Casey
Aug 16, 2013
Madison Noel Casey, infant daughter of Jon E. and Jessica K. (Moss) Casey of Fort Wayne, was stillborn at 12:30 p. m. on Friday, August 16, 2013 at Parkview Randallia Hospital. Surviving in addition to her parents are grandparents Kathryn and James Bolling of Auburn, John Moss of Fort Wayne, and Randall and Julie Garraghty of Lynchburg, Va; great-grandparents David...
Carrie Pippenger
Aug 16, 2013
Carrie Lee (Craft) Pippenger, 91, of Fort Wayne and formerly of rural Avilla, passed away on August 16, 2013, at 12:53 a. m. She was born on February 9, 1922 in Breathitt, Kentucky, to Elliot and Lona (Fletcher) Craft. She married Everett R. Pippenger on September 8, 1938. They lived many years in the Green Center area and Avilla. She...
