Margaret Wilson
Aug 20, 2009
Margaret "Grandma" Wilson, 88, a resident of rural Columbia City in Smith Township, died at 12:30 a. m. on Thursday, August 20, 2009, at the home of her son north of Larwill following an extended illness. Mrs. Wilson was born in Fort Wayne on February 27, 1921, a daughter of Clem F. and Margaret Edith (Wolford) Neher.e She spent her...
Wavalene Smith
Aug 20, 2009
Wavalene M. Smith, 71, a resident of Fort Wayne,e died Thursday evening August 20, 2009 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, following an extended illness. She was a former resident of Florida, and prior to thate had lived in rural Allen County. Wavalene was born January 6, 1938 in Gomer, Ohio a daughter of the late Evan and Letha (Plikert)...
Mary Bucher
Aug 11, 2009
Mary M. Silverest Bucher, 89, a former resident of Eel River Township and of Fort Wayne, died at 9:00 a. m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2009, at Kingston Care Center in Fort Wayne following an extended illness. Mrs. Bucher was born on October 15, 1919 in Montpelier, a daughter of Charles D. and Inas [Spaulding] Wilson, and retired as a...
Evelyn Garman
Aug 2, 2009
Evelyn A. Garman, age 77, a resident of rural LaOtto, died on Sunday August 2, 2009 in the Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avillae following a brief illness. She had lived most of her adult life in the Huntertown and LaOtto area. Evelyn was born November 15, 1931 in Franklin County, Missouri, a daughter of the late Paul A. and...
Mary Hanchar
Jul 31, 2009
Mary Beth Hanchar, 64, a resident of Eel River Township in Allen County and wife of Phillip L. Hanchar, died at 10:05 a. m. on Friday, July 31, 2009, at Parkview North Hospital in Fort Wayne following an extended illness. Mrs. Hanchar was born on July 26, 1945 in Coldwater, Michigan, a daughter of Basil and Marcella [Sloffer] Hoyer, and...
Betty Weigold
Jul 23, 2009
Betty M. Weigold, 78, a former resident of Eel River Township, died at 3:35 a. m. on Thursday, July 23, 2009, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.e She had been taken to the hospital on Monday from Canterbury Rehabilitation Center where she had resided for the past year. Mrs. Weigold was born in Allen County on December 20, 1930, a...
Warren Hummell
Jul 17, 2009
Warren S. Hummell, 88, a resident of rural Albion, died on Friday, July 17, 2009, at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne following a lengthy illness. Mr. Hummell was born on March 16, 1921 in Braddock, Pennsylvania, a son of Samuel H. and Jessie M. [Richey]Hummell, and was married on November 4, 1940 in Cumberland, Maryland to Harriet Weist.e The...
Andrew Spencer
Jul 16, 2009
Andrew C. "Andy" Spencer, 17, a resident of rural Churubusco, passed away on Thursday afternoon, July 16, 2009, from the results of a one vehicle accident on County Road 550-East in rural Whitley County. Andy was born on December 15, 1991 in Fort Wayne, a son of Michael A. and Cathy A. (Lonsbury) Spencer. He was a lifelong resident of...
Megan Young
Jul 16, 2009
Megan Christine Young, 16, a resident of rural Columbia City in Smith Township, passed away on Thursday afternoon, July 16, 2009, from the results of a one vehicle accident on County Road 550-East in rural Whitley County. Megan was born on January 1, 1993 in Beech Grove, a daughter of C. Christopher and Tanya C. (Widmer) Young, and moved with...
Susan Rosentrader
Jul 10, 2009
Susan Rosentrader, 61, of rural Churubusco, died Friday, July 10, 2009, at home after battling cancer. She was born in Lafayette on December 1, 1947 to Bruce and Helen (Padgett) Atkinson.e She graduated from Paoli High School in 1965,e Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in early childhood education in 1969, and earned her master's degree from Purdue in 1972....
Phyllis Miller
Jul 1, 2009
Phyllis P Miller, age 90, a lifelong resident of rural Columbia City, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Phyllis was born December 18, 1918, in Fort Wayne, a daughter of the late Paul and Alta (Hawk) Egolf. She was a graduate of Churubusco High School with the class of 1936, and had worked...
John Fletter
Jun 30, 2009
John H. "Jack" Fletter, age 85, a resident of Holiday Park in Churubusco, Indiana died Tuesday June 30, 2009 at his residence following a brief illness. He had formerly lived on Harrold Road at Blue Lake West of Churubusco. Jack was born October 13, 1923 in Fort Wayne, Indiana a son of the late John David and Mary M. (Starost)...
Sidney Bennett
Jun 19, 2009
Pastor Sidney E. Bennett, 74, a resident of Fort Wayne, was pronounced dead on arrival on Friday, June 19, 2009 at 9:00 p. m. at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne after suffering an apparent heart attack at the family residence in Washington Township. Pastor Bennett was born on February 27, 1935 in Evansville, a son of Sidney and Deloris (Gentry)...
Margaret Hosler
Jun 17, 2009
Margaret J. "Peg" Hosler, 94, a former resident of LaOtto and widow of Howard P. Hosler, died at 11:15 p. m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Kendallville.e She had been a patient there for the past 17 years, and had been seriously ill for the past two weeks. Mrs. Hosler was born on October...
Anita Gordon
Jun 13, 2009
Anita F. Gordon, 53, a resident of rural Columbia City in Smith Township, died at 7 a. m. on Saturday, June 13, 2009, at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City.e She had been in failing health for some time, and had entered the hospital earlier in the morning. Mrs. Gordon was born in Mansfield, Ohio on June 8, 1956, a...
Walter Eix
Jun 2, 2009
Walter C. Eix, 86, a resident of Fort Wayne, died at 2:59 p. m.e on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.e He had been in declining health and had been hospitalized for most of the past month. Mr. Eix was born on May 1, 1923, and spent most of his life in Fort Wayne.e He served...
Elaine Felger
May 31, 2009
Elaine A. Felger, 69, a resident of rural Fort Wayne in Lake Township and wife of Norman P. Felger, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, May 31, 2009, at her residence. Mrs. Felger was born on October 19, 1939 in Monroeville, a daughter of Arthur and Margaret (Figel) Fuelling.e She spent her formative years in the rural Monroeville area and graduated from...
Donald Rothstein
May 31, 2009
Donald L. Rothstein, 73, a long time resident of Fort Wayne and most recently of Waterloo, died at 5:30 a. m. on Sunday, May 31, 2009 at his home.e He had been in declining health for some time and been seriously ill since March. Mr. Rothstein was born in Chicago on December 8, 1935, a son of John and Mary...
Marie Jones
May 29, 2009
Marie E. Jones, 90, a former resident of Churubusco and Fort Wayne and more recently of Columbia City, died at 4:15 p. m. on Friday, May 29, 2009, at Miller's Merry Manor in Columbia City following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Jones was born in Thorncreek Township in Whitley County on February 11, 1919, and spent her formative years there.e On...
Betty Zolman
May 28, 2009
Betty M. Zolman, 88, a former resident of Blue Lake near Churubusco and widow of Cline C. Zolman, died at 9:45 p. m. on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at The Oaks in Columbia City.e She had been a patient there for over four and one half years. Mrs. Zolman was born in Thornville, Ohio on September 29, 1920, a daughter...
