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Madeline Bordine

Madeline Bordine

Nov 28, 2010

Madeline Mary Bordine, age 86, a resident ofe Miller's Merry Manor in Columbia City since 2006, died there at 2:05 p. m. on Sunday November 28, 2010.e She formerly lived in Churubusco since 1998. Madeline was born on May 5, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan, a daughter of the late Paul William and Celia (Kowalski) Bloom.e She grew up in Detroit...

Dorothy Easterday

Dorothy Easterday

Nov 24, 2010

Dorothy L. Easterday, age 65, a resident at the Northridge Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Albion for the past several years, past away there onWednesday November 24, 2010 following an extended illness. She had previously lived on North Orange Street in Albion and prior to that in Butler. Dorothy was born on June 16, 1945 in Hammond, a daughter...

Hulda Duncan

Hulda Duncan

Oct 31, 2010

Hulda L. Duncan, 88, a resident of rural Churubusco and widow of Earnest A. Duncan, passed away at 4:30 p. m. on Sunday, October 31, 2010, at the Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla.e She had been in declining health for the past seven years. Mrs. Duncan was born on January 29, 1922 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of William...

Agnes Hartman

Agnes Hartman

Oct 24, 2010

Agnes I. Hartman, 84, a former resident of Merriam and more recently of Fort Wayne, passed away at 5:23 a. m. on Sunday, October 24, 2010, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne following a lengthy illness. She was born in Merriam, May 3, 1926, to Olen and Mary Shaffer. She accepted Christ and was baptized at Merriam Christiane Chapel. Throughout...

Charles Gilbert

Charles Gilbert

Oct 22, 2010

Charles E. "Charlie" Gilbert, 58, a former resident of Churubusco and more recently of Warsaw, was found dead at 1:02 p. m. on Friday, October 22, 2010 at his home.e Although he had suffered some health problems, his death was unexpected. Mr. Gilbert was born in Columbia City on December 2, 1951, a son of Edward E. and Freda E....

Patricia Clark

Patricia Clark

Oct 21, 2010

Patricia A. "Pat" Clark, 80, a long-time resident of Churubusco, passed away at 5:50 a. m. on Thursday, October 21, 2010, at the residence of her daughter in Noble County.e She had been in failing health for the past three months. Mrs. Clark was born in Fort Wayne on February 2, 1930, a daughter of James A. and Margaret E....

Mildred Harreld

Mildred Harreld

Oct 19, 2010

Mildred Pauline Harreld, 95, a former resident of Ege and more recently ofe Snellville, Georgia, passed away at 8:24 a. m. on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at Golden Living-Medical Arts in Lawrenceville, Georgia following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Harreld was born on June 3, 1915 in Marion, a daughter of Paul and Mildred (Smith) Dooley.e She spent her formative years...

Ilene Baker

Ilene Baker

Oct 18, 2010

Ilene E. Baker, 97, a resident of rural Churubusco and widow of James A. "Mike" Baker, passed away peacefully at 11:05 a. m. on Monday, October 18, 2010, at her home in Smith Township following an extended illness. Mrs. Baker was born on December 25, 1912 in Smith Township, a daughter of James W. and Ollie (Yates) McGuire. She spent...

Martha Wallace

Martha Wallace

Oct 18, 2010

Martha Jean Wallace, 88, a resident of Fort Wayne and widow of Herbert Wallace, passed away at 11:10 a. m. on Monday, October 18, 2010, at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne.e She had been in declining health since July. Mrs. Wallace was born on September 5, 1922 in Bluffton, a daughter of John and Joeanna (Burdg) Mendenhall, and moved...

Jeffery Morris

Jeffery Morris

Oct 17, 2010

Jeffery L. Morris, 53, a resident of rural Churubusco, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 17, 2010, at his home. Mr. Morris was born in Columbia City on September 25, 1957, the oldest son of Ronald E. and Marna (Smolek) Morris.e He was a lifelong resident of the Churubusco community, and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1976. For the...

Martha Land

Martha Land

Oct 13, 2010

Martha "Mrs. Cecil" Land, 88, a resident of Fort Wayne and a native of Noble County, passed away at 11:22 p. m. on Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Mrs. Land was born in Merriam on November 5, 1921, a daughter of Nicholas and Etta May (Addis) Herron.e She spent her formative...

Gerald Shank

Gerald Shank

Oct 12, 2010

Gerald G. "Bud" Shank, 73, a resident of rural Huntertown, passed away at 5:35 p. m. on Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Shank was born in Auburn on July 23, 1937, a son of Glenn A. and Velma L. (Tooman) Shank, and spent his formative years in the Huntertown-area.e He graduated from...

William Davis

William Davis

Sep 29, 2010

William H. Davis, 74, a resident of Garrett and formerly of Avilla, passed away at 10:42 a. m. on Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.e He had been in failing health for the past month. Mr. Davis was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 22, 1936, a son of Henry William and Izola (Clark) Davis. A...

Harriet Wiard

Harriet Wiard

Sep 22, 2010

Harriet E. Wiard, 98, a resident of Fort Wayne and widow of Donald D. Wiard, passed into eternity with her Lord at 3:30 a. m. on Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at Hamilton House in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Wiard was born in Charlevoix, Michigan on August 31, 1912, a daughter of Charles J. and Amelia (Schaffer) Cork, and spent most of...

Virginia Pepple

Virginia Pepple

Sep 7, 2010

Virginia M. Pepple, 93, a resident of Avilla and widow of Huber Pepple, passed away at 6:04 a. m. on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville.e She had been in failing health for the past month, and had entered the hospital on Friday. Mrs. Pepple was born on June 4, 1917 in Green Township in Noble...

Willard Hankins

Willard Hankins

Sep 6, 2010

Willard S. "Bill" Hankins, 89, a resident of Huntertown, passed away at 9:15 a. m. on Monday, September 6, 2010, at the Kingston care Center in Fort Wayne following an extended illness. Mr. Hankins was born on March 22, 1921 in Warsaw, a son of Marvin C. and Marie (Webber) Hankins, and as a young man served with the U....

Thomas Parrish

Thomas Parrish

Sep 6, 2010

Thomas B. Parrish, 59, a resident of rural Fort Wayne in Eel River Township, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 6, 2010, at his residence. Mr. Parrish was born in Fort Wayne on August 2, 1951, a son of Robert E. , Sr. and Sylvia M. (Shoopman) Parrish.e He spent his formative years in Eel River Township, and graduated from...

Talia Smith

Talia Smith

Aug 18, 2010

Talia Joy Smith, age 20, La Otto, Indiana, passed away Wednesday August 18, 2010 as the result of a car-bicycle accident on Old S.R. 3 North of C.R. 400 S. Talia was born April 30, 1990 in Fort Wayne to Brad and Mary (Speakman) Smith. Talia graduated from East Noble High School in 2008, an Honor Graduate (top 10 in...

Kenneth Dammeyer

Kenneth Dammeyer

Aug 17, 2010

Kenneth E. Dammeyer, 73, a resident of rural Churubusco, passed away on Thursday evening, August 17, 2010, at the family residence in Smith Township. He had been in declining health for some time, and had been seriously ill since January. Mr. Dammeyer was born on January 2, 1937 in St. Mary's Ohio, a son on Leon and Ada (Moeller) Dammeyer....

Walter Partin

Walter Partin

Aug 10, 2010

Dave Partin, 62, a resident of Churubusco, passed away at 1:05 a. m. on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at the home of his mother in Churubusco.e He had been in failing health since March. Mr. Partin was born in Middlesboro, Kentucky on July 15, 1948, and moved to Churubusco with his family in 1955. A U. S. Army Vietnam veteran,...

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