Judith Brown
May 22, 2011
Judith A. Brown, 67, a resident of Fort Wayne and formerly of rural Churubusco, passed away at 2:05 p. m. on Sunday, May 22, 2011, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. Although she had been admitted to the hospital on Friday, her death was unexpected. Mrs. Brown was born in Springfield, Ohio on October 18,1 943, a daughter of Richard...
Fay Johnson
May 15, 2011
Fay A. Johnson, 69 of Urbana, passed away, Sunday, May 15, 2011 in Mercy Memorial Hospital Urbana, Ohio. He was born February 12, 1942 in Allen County, IN the son of Oscar Lee and Leah M. (Smith) Johnson. Fay retired from Navistar after 47 years of service.e He was a 20 + year member of the Abundant Life Church Springfield,...
Rosetta Mercer
May 8, 2011
Rosetta B. Mercer, 90, a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away at 9:34 a. m. on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.e She had been taken there last Wednesday from Byron Health Center where she had resided for the past 20 years. Mrs. Mercer was born in Hartford City on November 4, 1920,...
Lowell Schaefer
May 6, 2011
Lowell A. Schaefer, 55, a native of Fort Wayne and formerly of Boulder, Colorado, passed away at 9:20 p. m. on Friday, May 6, 2011 at Regency Place in Fort Wayne.e He had been in failing health since January. Mr. Schaefer was born in Fort Wayne on May 10, 1955, a son of Marvin F. and Mildred (Gerbers) Schaefer, and...
Dean Ayres
May 5, 2011
Dean L. Ayers, 92, a long-time resident of Churubusco, passed away at 10:16 p. m. on Thursday, May 5, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. Dean was born in Lowell on June 1, 1918, a son of Arthur and Carrie (Hathaway) Ayers, and as a child moved to Roanoke with his parents and two brothers. On April 18, 1944 he...
Linda Weatherholt
May 1, 2011
Linda Lothamer Weatherholt, 60, a resident of Blue Lake near Churubusco and wife of Larry W. Weatherholt, passed away at 11:37 p. m.e on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne where she had been a patient for one day.e Although she had been experiencing some health problems, her death was unexpected. Mrs. Weatherholt was born on...
Robert Haynes
Apr 30, 2011
Robert E. Haynes, 75, a resident of Churubusco, passed away at 2:20 a. m. on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.e He had suffered an apparent brain hemorrhage on Thursday. Mr. Haynes was born on June 26, 1935 in Garrett, a son of Morris and Cleatus (Thompson) Haynes, and as a young man served with the...
Robert Sloffer
Apr 29, 2011
Robert J. Sloffer, 88, a resident of Churubusco and widely acquainted Churubusco businessman and community leader, passed away at 3:30 p. m. on Friday, April 29, 2011 at the family residence following an extended illness. Mr. Sloffer was born in Huntertown on June 7, 1922, a son of Milo and Bertha (Dunten) Sloffer, and spent his formative years in that...
Beverly Lewis
Apr 27, 2011
Beverly M. Lewis, 83, a resident of Fort Wayne and widow of Jack L. Lewis, passed away at 3:40 p. m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Bethlehem Woods Nursing Home in Fort Wayne following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Lewis was born on March 15, 1928 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of Lloyd and Bernice (Brown) Reynolds, and graduated from...
John Dambra
Apr 26, 2011
John Guy Dambra Jr., 67, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 3:00p.m., on April 26, 2011, at Parkview North Hospital following complications to cancer treatments. He was born in Ipswich Mass. on August 8, 1942 to John Guy and Laura C. (Piecuch) Dambra Sr. e He is a graduate of Ipswich High School. Following graduation he joined the United States...
Cynthia Crooks
Apr 22, 2011
Cynthia Anne Crooks, 69, a resident of Churubusco and wife of David L. Crooks, passed away at 4:41 p.m. on Friday April 22, 2011, at Parkview Hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Crooks was born in Fort Wayne July 23, 1941, a daughter to Howard W. and Margaret (Neher) Wilson. She spent her formative years in Churubusco where she graduated...
Deette Duncan
Apr 21, 2011
Dee Duncan, 54, a resident of rural Churubusco and wife of widely acquainted Churubusco businessman Dale E. Duncan, passed away at 12:15 a. m. on Thursday, April 21, 2011, at the family residence in Smith Township following an illnesse over three years.e Mrs. Duncan was born in Dallas, Texas on April 30, 1956, a daughter of David E. and Barbara...
Michael Campbell
Apr 19, 2011
Michael Scott "Mike" Campbell, 47, a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away at 3:04 a. m. on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne following an extended illness. Mr. Campbell was born in Fort Wayne on December 10, 1963, a son of Robert M. and Janet L. (Redden) Campbell, and was a lifelong resident of Allen County.e...
Donald Pressler
Apr 12, 2011
Donald J. "Tod" Pressler, 81, a resident of Churubusco, passed away unexpectedly at 10:05 a. m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at the family residence from the results of an apparent heart attack. Mr. Pressler was born on July 8, 1929 in Thorncreek Township in Whitley County, a son of Riley and Lola (Gause) Pressler.e He spent his formative years...
Terry Miller
Apr 7, 2011
Terry R. Miller, 53, a resident of Churubusco, passed away unexpectedly at 4:52 a. m. on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. Miller was born in Fort Wayne on May 7, 1957. He was a graduate of Carroll High School in 1975, and he then earned an Associateeaas degree from Ivy Tech in engineering. He...
Betty Pence
Apr 3, 2011
Betty M. Pence, 88, a resident of rural Churubusco and widow of Roger L. Pence, passed away at 12:04 p. m. on Sunday, April 3, 2011, at the Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Pence was born in Huntertown on November 9, 1922, a daughter of Hugh and Geneva Ruth (Lochner) Drake.e She spent most...
Michael Downs
Apr 3, 2011
Michael R. Downs, 65, a resident of rural Churubusco and formerly of the Huntertown-area, passed away at 12:43 a. m. on Sunday, April 3, 2011, at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City shortly after admission. e He had been in failing health for some time. Mr. Downs was born on November 3, 1945 in Fort Wayne, a son of Archie...
William Kimmel
Apr 2, 2011
William L. Kimmel, 80, a resident of rural Churubusco in Allen County, passed away early on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in the emergency room at DeKalb Memorial Hospital in Auburn.e He had been taken there from Miller's Merry Manor in Garrett, where he had been a patient since August. Mr. Kimmel was born in Noble County on May 14, 1930,...
Eleanor Galliger
Apr 2, 2011
Eleanor E. Galligher, 83, a former resident near Wolf Lake and widow of Kenneth H. "Bud" Galligher, passed away at 1:10 a m. on Saturday, April 2, 2011, at the Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla.e She had been a patient there for nearly two years. Mrs. Galligher was born in Fort Wayne on July 29, 1927, a daughter of...
Michael Hazen
Mar 31, 2011
Michael E. ("Mick" or "Mike") Hazen, 70, a lifelong resident of Whitley County, died on Thursday, March 31, 2011. Mr. Hazen was born on June 21, 1940 to Chalmers and Mildred Hazen.e For 38 1/2-plus years he was employed at the General Electric Company in Fort Wayne. During his lifetime he was an active citizen in both Whitley County and...
