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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...
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)...

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