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Oneita Young
Jun 18, 2012
Oneita J. Young, 68, a resident of rural Churubusco and wife of David L. Young, passed away at 2:15 a. m. on Monday, June 18, 2012, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Young was born in Wolf Lake on December 1, 1943, a daughter of Archie A. and Arrena (Leitch) Weidman, and graduated from Churubusco High School...
James "Jim" Strong
Jun 12, 2012
James "Jim" K. Strong, 64, of Churubusco, passed away at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mr. Strong was born on June 6, 1948 in Fort Wayne, a son of Cecil and LaVon (Disler) Strong. He spent his formative years in Churubusco. After high school Mr. Strong served his country in...
Jon Gaff
Jun 10, 2012
Jon Lynn Gaff, 54, of Columbia City and formerly of Green Township in Noble County, passed away at 6:10 a. m. on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mr. Gaff was born on August 16, 1957 in Columbia City, a son of J. Lincoln and Juanita LaVon (Decker) Gaff. He spent his formative years...
Betty Thiel
Jun 5, 2012
Betty Jo "B. J." (Dazey) Thiel, 60, a resident of Fort Wayne and native of Wolf Lake, passed away at 7:15 p. m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at her home. She had been in declining health since December. Mrs. Thiel was born in Wolf Lake on September 30, 1951, a daughter of James C. "J. C." and Mary (Moeller)...
Genevieve Anderson
Jun 5, 2012
Genevieve "Ginny" G. Anderson, 95, a resident of rural Churubusco in Allen County and widow of Harold G. "Hap" Anderson, passed away at 6:56 p. m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2011, at the Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She had been in failing health, and was taken to the hospital from her home on Saturday. Mrs. Anderson was...
Ana Atarama
Jun 2, 2012
e Ana Mercedes Atarama , 65, of Fort Wayne, went Home to her Lord at 10:50 pm on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at her home in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Atarama was born on July 9, 1946 in Piura, Peru, a daughter of Felix and Mercedes (Leon) Aponte. She was married to Duilio Victor Atarama, in 1971 and moved from Peru...
Mary Wilson
Jun 2, 2012
Mary A. Wilson, 84, a resident of Huntertown and widow of Melvin Earl Wilson, passed away at 10:30 a. m. on Saturday, June 2, 2012, at her home following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Wilson was born on December 2, 1927 in Hartford, Alabama, a daughter of Hose and Florence (Cotton) Simmons, and spent her formative years in that area, where...
Matthew "Pete" Hill
May 29, 2012
Matthew "Pete" J. Hill , 40, of Columbia City, passed away at 9:29 am on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. Hill was born on February 19, 1972 in Fort Wayne, a son of Max and Judy (Oliver) Hill. He spent his formative years in Columbia City. He enjoyed time spent with his children and...
Lawrence Croy
May 29, 2012
Lawrence A. Croy, 90, a resident of Churubusco and formerly of LaOtto, passed away at 8:56 p. m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.e He had been in declining health, and was taken to the hospital from his home on Thursday evening. Mr. Croy was born in Noble County on September 21, 1921,...
Richard Murphy
May 25, 2012
Richard Murphy, 61, of Churubusco, passed away at 11:07 am on Friday, May 25, 2012 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Mr. Murphy was born on June 17, 1950 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a son of Richard Wells and Ruth (Parker) Murphy. He spent his formative years in New Haven, and graduated from New Haven High School in 1968....
Willard Gilbert
May 25, 2012
Willard J. Gilbert , 69, a resident of Churubusco, passed away at 12:41 pm on Friday, May 25, 2012 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mr. Gilbert was born on December 6, 1942 in Churubusco, a son of Oscar E. and Icellee (Winebrenner) Gilbert. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, and graduated from Churubusco High School in...
Stephen Abshire
May 21, 2012
Stephen J. Abshire, 65, a resident of Columbia City and formerly of Churubusco, passed away at 3:14 p. m. on Monday, May 22, 2012, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.e He had been seriously ill since last August. Mr. Abshire was born on March 28, 1947 in Bloomington, a son of Roy E. and Dorthea L. (Stagg) Abshire,...
Buna Head
May 17, 2012
Buna C. Head, 97, a resident of Blue Lake near Churubusco, passed away at 12:21 p. m. on Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Parkview Oaks in Columbia City, where she had been a patient for over seven years. Mrs. Head was born on July 28, 1914 in Jefferson Township in Huntington County, a daughter of Arthur C. and Mary Ann...
Eva Mccormick
May 14, 2012
Eva M. McCormick, 91, a resident of Churubusco and formerly of rural Avilla, passed away at 4:05 a. m. Monday, May 14, 2012, in the emergency room at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City shortly after admission.e Although she had been in failing health, her death was unexpected. Mrs. McCormick was a native of West Virginia and was born May...
Ruth Cox
May 13, 2012
Ruth N. Cox, 99, a resident of Lake Township in Allen County and widow of Lawrence V. Cox, passed away at 11:00 a. m. on Sunday, May 13, 2012, at the Hamilton House in Fort Wayne where she had resided for the past two years. Mrs. Cox was born on November 5, 1912 in Kosciusko County, a daughter of Amiel...
William Mccoy
Apr 28, 2012
William G. McCoy, 75, of Albion, passed away at 1:55 p. m. on Saturday, April 28, 2012, at Avalon Village in Ligonier following a lengthy illness. Mr. McCoy was born on February 27, 1937 on the family farm southwest of Albion, a son of James Ralph and Freida L. (Gaerte) McCoy.e He spent his formative years in York Township and...
Herbert Brooks
Apr 25, 2012
Herbert Raymond Brooks, 77, a resident of Wolf Lake, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at his home. Mr. Brooks was born in North Judson on November 4, 1934, a son of Raymond and Clara (Katchke) Brooks.e He spent his formative years there, graduated from North Judson High School, and as a young man served with the U....
John Plunkett
Apr 20, 2012
John Lee "Thatch" Plunkett, 64, a resident of Churubusco and formerly of Fort Wayne, passed away at 6:30 a. m. on Friday, April 20, 2012, at the family residence.e He had been battling cancer for the past seven years, and had been more seriously ill since 2010. Mr. Plunkett was born in Fort Wayne on January 20, 1948, a son...
Verba Wilson
Apr 19, 2012
Verba Mae Wilson, 73, a resident of Eel River Township in Allen County and wife of Lyle G. Wilson, passed away at 5:43 a. m. on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. She had been in failing health for the past month, and had been a patient there for the past three...
Roxie Gloyd
Apr 6, 2012
Roxie L. Gloyd, 62, a resident of rural Churubusco in Allen County and wife of Dennis R. Gloyd, passed away after a long battle with cancer at 5:31 p. m. on Good Friday, Aprile 6, 2012, at her home in Eel River Township with her family and friends by her side. e She had been in declining health since July....

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