Bobbie Butler
Oct 19, 2009
Bobbie Jean Butler, 82, a resident of Churubusco and widow of Robert E. Butler, died at 8:45 p. m. on Monday, October 19, 2009, at The Oaks in Columbia City.e She had been a patient there for he past six years. Mrs. Butler was born in Greenwood, Mississippi on May 11, 1927, a daughter of Hugh Davis and Louise [Holland]...
Neil Kreger
Oct 15, 2009
Neil F. Kreger, 73, a resident of Churubusco, died on Thursday, October 15, 2009, at his home.e Although he had been in failing health, his death was unexpected. Mr. Kreger was born in Fort Wayne on November 25, 1935, a son of Kenneth W. and Hazel E. [Peek] Kreger, and spent his formative years in Huntertown.e As a young man...
Donald Greve
Oct 7, 2009
Donald W. Greve, Sr., 83, a resident of Blue Lake near Churubusco, died at 9:35 p. m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at the Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla.e He had been a patient there for the past two years. Mr. Greve was born in Fort Wayne on September 20, 1926, a son of Edward B. and Nora A....
Helen Yant
Oct 3, 2009
Helen J. Yant, 83, a resident of Fort Wayne and widow of Oathel S. Yant, died at 12:10 a. m. on Saturday, October 3, 2009, at her residence. Mrs. Yant was born in Fort Wayne on October 20, 1925, a daughter of Arthur and Anna (Conahon) Arnold, and graduated from Central Catholic High School. She was married in Fort Wayne...
Marilyn Waterson
Sep 29, 2009
Marilyn J. Waterson, 81, a resident of Huntertown and wife of H. Max Waterson, died at 1:30 a. m. on Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Waterson was born on October 6, 1927 in Whitley County, a daughter of Leo D. and Dorothy O. [Hively] Smith.e She...
Esther Lincoln
Sep 28, 2009
Esther M. Lincoln, 94, a resident of Eel River Township in Allen County and widow of Everett R. Lincoln, died at 1:15 a. m. on Monday, September 28, 2009, at the Towne House Retirement Center in Fort Wayne.e She had been a nursing home resident for the past seven months. Mrs. Lincoln was born north of Avilla on June 29,...
Richard Guiff
Sep 27, 2009
Richard E. Guiff, 83, a resident of rural Churubusco, died at 10:30 a. m. on Sunday, September 27, 2009, at his residence in Eel River Township.e He had been in declining health since June. Mr. Guiff was born in Smith Township in Whitley County on October 28, 1925, a son of Fred A. and Berneice L. [Slater] Guiff, and graduated...
Harvey Steinbacher
Sep 27, 2009
Harvey John Steinbacher, age 87, a resident of Betz Nursing Home in Auburn, Indiana since 2006, died there Sunday September 27, 2009 following an extended illness. He formerly lived in rural Albion, Indiana. Harvey was born July 15, 1922 in Fort Wayne, Indiana a son of the late Harvey and Lucille (Merilett) Steinbacher. He lived most of his life in...
Rex Spangle
Sep 25, 2009
Rex L. Spangle, 70 a resident of Huntertown, died at 4:43 p. m. on Friday, September 25, 2009, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.e He had submitted to open heart surgery earlier in the day, but his death was unexpected. Mr. Spangle was born on June 1, 1939 in Fort Wayne, a son of Wilbur A. and Hilda M. (Byerley)...
Raymond Price
Sep 22, 2009
Raymond Douglas "Dugan" Price, 86, a resident of rural Huntertown, died at 3:30 p. m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, at his residence in Eel River Township following an extended illness, and surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Price was born on August 21, 1923 in Fort Wayne, a son of the late Walter E. and Mary Ellen [Poinsette] Price,...
Brady Pippenger
Sep 18, 2009
Brady Pippenger, was stillborn Friday September 18, 2009 at Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne. He is the infant son of Aaron Lynn and Michelle Leigh (Rupley) Pippenger. He is also survived by his grandparents George and Marily Pippenger of Albion, and James and Lynn Rupley of Corunna; great-grandparents; Milton and Roberta Rupley of South Whitley, and Paul Besson of Warsaw....
Alma Bowers
Sep 13, 2009
Alma M. Bowers, 90, a resident of Albion and wife of Virgil J. Bowers, died at 9:02 a. m. on Sunday, September 13, 2009, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville.e She had been in failing health for the past two months. Mrs. Bowers was born on August 23, 1919 in Celina, Ohio, a daughter of Everett Earl and Fannie [Marbaugh]...
Annabelle Bender
Sep 10, 2009
Annabelle Bender, 95, a former resident of Churubusco and widow of Howard G. Bender, died at 5:40 p. m. on Thursday, September 10, 2009, at her residence in New Haven following a brief illness. Mrs. Bender was born in Hankley, Illinois on November 2, 1913, a daughter of Wallace H. and Cornelia Graham.e On March 29, 1941 she was married...
Marvin Stauffer
Sep 9, 2009
Marvin J. Stauffer, 67, a resident of Churubusco, died unexpectedly at 10:20 p. m. on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, at the family residence after collapsing from the results of an apparent heart attack. Mr. Stauffer was born near Grabill on May 30, 1942, a son of Roy William and Lillian Amelia [Hollinger] Stauffer, and spent his formative years on the...
Dale Lefever
Sep 4, 2009
Dale J. LeFever, 82, a resident of Churubusco and former Churubusco town official, died at 2 p. m. on Friday, September 4, 2009, at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne following an extended illness. Mr. LeFever was born in Columbia City on March 30, 1927, a son of Arthur and Fern [Secrist] LeFever, and spent his formative years ine Churubusco.e...
Janice Geiger
Aug 31, 2009
Janice I. Geiger, 70, a resident of rural Columbia City in Smith Township and wife of Dale E. Geiger, died at 8:31 p. m. on Monday, August 31, 2009, at the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.e She had been in failing health since February. Mrs. Geiger was born in Green Township in Noble County on January 18,...
Phyllis Ott
Aug 30, 2009
Phyllis G. Ott, 79, a resident of rural Churubusco and wife of Glen D. Ott, died at 1:40 p. m. on Sunday, August 30, 2009, at the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.e She had been in declining health for the past month. Mrs. Ott was born on August 7, 1930 in Wolf Lake, a daughter of Melvin...
Joyce Dice
Aug 28, 2009
Joyce E. Dice, 75, a resident of Eel River Township near Huntertown, and wife of Keith M. Dice, died at 4:10 p. m. on Friday, August 28, 2009, at Parkview North Hospital in Fort Wayne.e She had been in declining health since January. Mrs. Dice was born in Huntington on July 29, 1934, a daughter of Paul and Katherine [Marshall]...
Herman Osterholt
Aug 27, 2009
Herman H. Osterholt, 81, a resident of Lake Township in Allen County, died at 7:30 a. m. on Thursday, August 27, 2009, at the family residence at Lake Everett.e He had been in declining health since April. Mr. Osterholt was born on December 4, 1927 in Fort Recovery, Ohio, a son of Ben J. and Johanna [Wenning] Osterholt.e He spent...
Kenneth Gross
Aug 25, 2009
Kenneth E. Gross, 77, a former resident of Churubusco, died at 12:18 p. m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, at the Timbercrest Senior Living Community in North Manchester, where he had lived since 2004. Mr. Gross was born in Arcola on October 31, 1931, a son of Alfred H. and Icie [Shively] Gross, Sr.e e He spent his formative years...
