Melvin Hinrichs
Jul 24, 2011
Melvin J. Hinrichs (aka Nevaeh Blue), 44, a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away unexpectedly at 12:42 a.m. on July 24, 2011, at St. Joe Hospital. Melvin was born on July 14, 1967 in Whitley County, a son of James and Pam (Wilson) Hinrichs. He spent his youth in Churubusco graduating from Churubusco High School in 1987. He belonged to...
Elaine Krider
Jul 23, 2011
Elaine Carol Krider, 64, a resident of rural Churubusco in Allen County and wife of David R. Krider, passed away at 12:50 a.m. on Saturday, July 23, 2011, at the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, after a brief illness. Elaine was born on November 20, 1946, in Decatur, a daughter to Marcus and Marcella (Gehres) Reidenbach. She...
Donna Dowell
Jul 18, 2011
Donna Gordon Dowell, 89, a resident of Churubusco, passed away at 6:35 a. m. on Monday, July 18, 2011, at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City.e She had been a patient at The Oaks in Columbia City, and was taken to the hospital one week ago. Donna was born on September 8, 1921 in Allen County, a daughter of William...
William Steffey
Jul 15, 2011
William W. Steffey, 85, a resident of rural Avilla and long-time Noble County farmer, passed away at 7:50 a. m. on Friday, July 15, 2011, at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. Mr. Steffey was born on April 17, 1926 in Mankato, Minnesota, a son of Vern J. and Maude (Neuhouser) Steffey, and moved to Noble County as...
Ray Mcneal
Jul 14, 2011
Ray W. McNeal, 78, a resident of Wolf Lake, passed away at 9:00 p. m. on Thursday, July 14, 2011, at North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion.e He had been in failing health since earlier this year. Mr. McNeal was born on May 11, 1933 in Green Township in Noble County, a son of Ernest E. and Mable (Kichler)...
Judith Kellogg
Jul 12, 2011
Judith J. Kellogg, 70, passed away at 6:52 p.m. on Tuesday July 12, 2011, at her residence. She had been in decline health since March 26, 2011 Mrs. Kellogg was a daughter of Eric and Dorothy (Branstrator) Lindquist, born in Fort Wayne on August 19, 1940, and graduated from South Side High School. On September 1, 1959 in Nashville, TN....
Anna Fulk
Jul 9, 2011
Anna Belle Fulk, 84, a resident of Kendallville for the past 11 years and formerly of Green Township in Noble County, passed away at 10:30 a. m. on Saturday, July 9, 2011, at her home.e She had been in failing health for the past month. Mrs. Fulk was born in Noble County on November 6, 1926.e She was raised by...
Phillip Mattingly
Jul 5, 2011
Phillip E. Mattingly,e Sr., a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away at 8:20 p .m. on July 5, 2011, at his residence, after a brief illness. He was born to James and Eunice Mattingly on January 7, 1934 in Lexington, Kentucky, and spent his formative years in Lexington. He served his country during the Korean Conflict serving in the U....
Shirley Gumm
Jul 5, 2011
Shirley J. Gumm, 74, wife of Donald E. Gumm and a resident of Shriner Lakee near Columbia City and formerly of Churubusco, passed away July 5, 2011 at 10:22 a.m., at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient since June 24. Mrs. Gumm was born in Hampton, Georgia on December 17, 1936, a daughter of Esco...
Evelyn Short
Jul 3, 2011
Evelyn Annette Short, 84, of Columbia City and formerly of Churubusco, passed away at 7:05 p.m. on July 3, 2011, at Millers Merry Manor in Columbia City, after a long illness. A daughter of Hobart Murphy and Zella (Newberry) Murphy, she was born on June 3, 1927 in Clinchco, Virgina, ande spent her formative years in West Virginia. On February...
Herbert Sutton
Jun 27, 2011
Herbert K. Sutton, 86, a resident of rural Huntertown and widely acquainted DeKalb County farmer, passed away at 3:45 p. m. on Monday, June 27, 2011, at the family residence in Butler Township. He had been in failing health for the past month. Mr. Sutton was born in Fort Wayne on November 7, 1924, a son of Charles and Mary...
Christopher Hardacre
Jun 20, 2011
Christopher J. Hardacre, 54, of Columbia City, passed away at 2:50 a.m. on June 20, 2011, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, after entering the hospital on Tuesday. Mr. Hardacre was born March 31, 1957 a son of John Richard & Ruth E. (Miller) Hardacre, in Casper, Wyoming. He spent his child hood in Churubusco, moving to Columbia City just...
Cordelia Swoverland
Jun 13, 2011
Kathleen eaA"Katieea Swoverland, 94, of Churubusco, passed away at 6:06 p.m. on June 13, 2011, at Heritage Park Nursing Home, after a long illness. She was born to Clarence and Clara (Dodson) Carriger on August 30, 1916 in Churubusco, where she spent her formative years. Following her graduation for Indianapolis Methodist College she spent her career working at several different...
Arthur Lamle
Jun 11, 2011
Arthur R. Lamle, 95, a resident of rural Fort Wayne and long-time Eel River Township farmer, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 1:05 a. m. at the Hamilton House in Fort Wayne where he had been residing for the past year due to declining health. Mr. Lamle was born on February 8, 1916 in Eel River Township, a...
Debra Reimund
Jun 6, 2011
Debra L. Reimund, 57, a resident of Blue Lake near Churubusco, passed away unexpectedly at 5:50 a. m. on Monday, June 6, 2011 in the emergency room at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City after becoming suddenly ill at her home. Ms. Reimund was born on December 12, 1953 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of Herbert E. and Blanche (Smith)...
Larry Lieberenz
Jun 5, 2011
Larry Lieberenz, 66, of Kimmell, passed away at 1:10 a.m. on June 5, 2011, at Parkview Hospital. Mr. Lieberenz was born to Joe & Gladis (Mower) Lieberenz on July 4, 1944 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He spent most of his formative years in Fort Wayne before moving to Cromwell. He settled in the Wolf Lake area in 1978 where he...
John Cramar
Jun 3, 2011
John M. "Jake" Cramar, 79, a resident of rural Churubusco, passed away at 9:30 p. m. on Friday, June 3, 2011, at his home.e He had been in declining health for the past four years, and had returned to his home from the hospital on Tuesday. Mr. Cramar was born in Fort Wayne on April 3, 1932, a son of...
Mary Melkus
Jun 3, 2011
Mary Lortie Melkus, 62, of Churubusco, passed away at 10:40 p. m. on Friday, June 3, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital. She had been declining in health but her passing was unexpected. Ms. Melkus was born in Goshen on March 26, 1949, a daughter of Gerald and Eleanor (Middaugh) Kistler. e She spent her formative years in Elkhart County where she...
Oscar Lawson
Jun 2, 2011
Leroy Lawson, 85, a resident of Churubusco, passed away at 3:45 a. m. on Thursday, June 2, 2011, at his home.e He had been in failing health since April, and had returned home two days ago after being hospitalized. Mr. Lawson was born in Wolf Lake on May 11, 1926, a son of Homer and Blanche (Reed) Lawson, and spent...
Gregory Taylor
May 29, 2011
Gregory D. Taylor, 49, of Fort Wayne, passed away 10:48 a.m. May 29, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital, after a brief Illness. Mr. Taylor was born to David V. & Joan (Marquart) Taylor on April 30, 1962, In Fort Wayne, where he spent his formative years. He married Robin (Perry) May 16, 2011. He worked for YRC Glen Moore as a...
