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Virgil Bowers
Mar 17, 2010
Virgil J. Bowers, 93, a resident of Albion, passed away at 3:25 p. m. on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at Miller's Merry Manor in Garrett following a brief illness.e He had been a patient there since March 4. Mr. Bowers was born on October 23, 1916 in Auburn, a son of Homer and Grace (Farver) Bowers, and spent his formative...
Helen Gentis
Mar 2, 2010
Helen J. Gentis, 75, a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away at 12:20 a. m. on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne.e She had been a patient there since Thursday. Mrs. Gentis was born in Bluffton on July 19, 1934, a daughter of George Edward and Annabell (Leanch) Betz, and spent her formative years there.e...
Jacob Fulk
Feb 25, 2010
Jacob E. Fulk, 79, a resident of rural Churubusco in Allen County, died at 3:09 p. m. on Thursday, February 25, 2010, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.e He had been a patient there since Sunday. Mr. Fulk was born on January 23, 1931 in Eel River Township, a son of James and Elva (Bosler) Fulk, and spent his life...
Robert Saylor
Feb 21, 2010
Robert V. Saylor, 84, a resident of Churubusco, passed away at 6:45 p. m. on Sunday, February 21, 2010, at North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion following a lengthy illness.e He had been a patient at the nursing home since Thursday. Mr. Saylor was born in Fort Wayne on November 21, 1925, a son of Arley and Cleo (Harzog)...
Phyllis Geiger
Feb 21, 2010
Phyllis M. Geiger, 85, a resident of Churubusco and widow of J. D. "Jake" Geiger, passed away at 11:30 p. m. on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at her home following an extended illness. Mrs. Geiger was born on December 19, 1924 in Eel River Township, a daughter of John I. and Fern S. (Brandon) Jones, and spent her formative years...
Dorothy Adams
Feb 18, 2010
Dorothy A. Adams, 69, a resident of Churubusco and widow of D. Lyle Adams, passed away at 1:05 a. m. on Thursday, February 18, 2010, at her residence. She had been in declining health since 2005. Mrs. Adams was born on March 3, 1940 in Noble County, a daughter of Dale F. and LaVelda K. "Betty" (Keller) McCoy. She spent...
Kenneth Lemley, Sr.
Feb 12, 2010
Kenneth L. Lemley, Sr., 79, a resident of Churubusco, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2010 at 8:41 p. m. at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne following an extended illness.e He had been a patient there since Tuesday. Mr. Lemley was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on November 5, 1930, a son of Harry Harold and Caroline (Carpenter)...
Donald Linsley
Feb 9, 2010
Donald R. Linsley, 81, a resident of rural Churubusco, passed away at 4:18 a. m. on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.e He had been in declining health for some time, and had been taken to the hospital on Thursday evening from North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion. Mr. Linsley was born on March 21,...
John Vinogradov
Jan 30, 2010
John Vinogradov, 72, a resident of rural Churubusco, passed away at 5:30 a. m. on Saturday, January 30, 2010, at the family residence in Smith Township following an extended illness. Mr. Vinogradov was born on April 21, 1937 in New York City, a son of John Peter and Madeline (Sway) Vinogradov.e As a young man he served in the U....
Ryan Hamilton
Jan 28, 2010
Ryan E. Hamilton, 34, a former resident of Churubusco and more recently of Fort Wayne, was pronounced dead on arrival on Thursday morning, January 28, 2010, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne after being found unresponsive at his home. Born in Bluffton on March 21, 1975, he was the son of Robert E. and Sandra J. (Lacoax) Hamilton.e He moved...
Ruby Mccoy
Jan 13, 2010
Ruby McCoy, 83, a resident of rural Avilla and widow of Raymond J. "Gene" McCoy, passed away at 12:45 p. m. on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at the residence of her daughter in Albion.e She had been in failing health for some time, but her death was unexpected. Mrs. McCoy was born in Rockfork, Kentucky on August 2, 1926, a...
Thomas Fletcher
Jan 13, 2010
Thomas L. Fletcher, 57, a resident of Churubusco, died at 8:45 p. m. on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.e He had been hospitalized since last Thursday after suffering an apparent brain aneurysm. Mr. Fletcher was born on November 23, 1952 in Fort Wayne, a son of Jasper S. "Pete" and Mary T. (Gadomski) Fletcher.e A...
Annabelle Shively
Jan 10, 2010
Annabelle L. Shively, 81, a resident of Churubusco and wife of Joe Shively, passed away at 8:35 a. m. on Sunday, January 10, 2010, at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City. She had been in failing health for some time, and had entered the hospital on Friday. Mrs. Shively was born on September 18, 1928 in Columbia City, a daughter...
Kenneth Beachler
Jan 5, 2010
Kenneth E. Beachler, 68, a resident of rural Churubusco, passed away at 6:05 p. m. on Tuesday, January 5, 2010, at the family residence in Green Township.e He had been in declining health for the past three years. Mr. Beachler was born in Wabash on September 27, 1941, a son of the late Ernie and Flora E. (Renicker) Beachler, and...
Mary Didion
Jan 4, 2010
Mary Catherine Didion, 54, a resident of Round Lake, passed away at 8:14 p. m. on Monday, January 4, 2010, at the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne following a lengthy illness. Born in Fort Wayne on June 2, 1955, she was the daughter of John Paul and Mary Ellen (Clemmer) Wisniewski.e She spent her formative years in...
Aiden Rossi
Dec 29, 2009
Aiden Anthony Rossi, infant son of Brandon L. Rossi and Kasey Sue Streby of Churubusco, was stillborn at 7:15 p. m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at Parkview North Hospital in Fort Wayne. Surviving in addition to the parents are maternal grandparents James and Kimberly Streby of Churubusco and Anthony, Sr. and Shari Rossi of Fort Wayne; and great-grandparents Tony...
Joseph Bailey
Dec 27, 2009
Joseph F. Bailey, 92, a resident of Blue Lake near Churubusco, died at 5:09 a. m. on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City.e He had been a patient there since Saturday. Mr. Bailey was born on April 23, 1917 in Huntington, a son of Charles and Cressie (Folk) Bailey.e He graduated from Southside High School...
Glen Ott
Dec 24, 2009
Glen D. Ott, 82, a resident of rural Churubusco, died at 7:57 p. m. on Thursday, December 24, 2009, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville following an extended illness.e He had been taken to the hospital on Tuesday from the North Ridge Village Nursing & Rehab Center in Albion. Mr. Ott was born on August 6, 1927 in Eel River...
Evelyn Eytcheson
Dec 13, 2009
Evelyn M. Eytcheson, 89, a former resident of Eel River Township near Churubusco and more recently of Columbia City, died at 7:45 p. m. on Sunday, December 13, 2009, at the residence of her daughter in Columbia City.e She had been in declining health since June. Mrs. Eytcheson was born on March 22, 1920 in Huntington, a daughter of David...
Ella Fick
Dec 4, 2009
Ella Louise Fick, 102, a former resident of Lake Township, went to her Heavenly Home on Friday, December 4, 2009, at Kingston Care Center in Fort Wayne.e She had resided there for the past one and one-half years. Mrs. Fick was born on June 5, 1907 in Lake Township in Allen County, a daughter of Henry and Minnie (Stahlhut) Thiele.e...

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