Noel Jackson
Jan 2, 2009
Noel E. Jackson, age 76, died Friday January 2, 2009 at his residence in Churubusco, In. He had been ill for an extended period of time. Noel was born in Fort Wayne, In. on December 25, 1932 a son of the late Hugh and Ruth (Krewson) Jackson. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne, and was united in marriage...
Terry Buchanan
Dec 28, 2008
Terry L. Buchanan, Sr., 63, a resident of Blue Lake near Churubusco, died on Sunday, December 28, 2008 at his residence.e Although he had been in declining health for some time, his death was unexpected. Mr. Buchanan was born in Indianapolis on November 15, 1945, a son of Herschel L. "Red" and Bernice M. (Troyer) Buchanan.e He moved to Blue...
Patricia Stone
Dec 26, 2008
Patricia F. Stone (Oberlin), 77, a resident of Fort Wayne, died at 1:50 a. m. on Friday, December 26, 2008, at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne.e She had been taken there on Thursday from the Byron Health Center, where she had resided since 2004. Ms. Stone was born on October 25, 1931 in South Bend, a daughter of Charles...
Timothy Mcmaster
Dec 26, 2008
Timothy O. McMaster, 35, a resident of the Seddlemeyer Apartments in Fort Wayne,e died at 7:13 p. m. on Friday December 26, 2008 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne as the result of a sudden illness. Timothy was born June 28, 1973 in Harvey, Illinois, the son of Daniel O. and Carol A. (Thompson) McMaster. He was a graduate of...
Robert Lepper
Dec 26, 2008
Robert W. Lepper, 81, a resident of rural Kimmell, died at 7:55 p. m. on Friday, December 26, 2008, at his residence following an illness of nearly three years. Mr. Lepper was born on July 4, 1927 in Fort Wayne, a son of the late Warren B. and Mary K. (Chapman) Lepper.e As a young man he enlisted in the...
Marie Campbell
Dec 15, 2008
Marie L. Campbell, 89, a former resident of Churubusco and widow of Joseph G. Campbell, died at 7:03 a. m. on Monday, December 15, 2008 at Renaissance Village in Fort Wayne.e She had been a resident there for over three years. Mrs. Campbell was born in Green Township in Noble County on September 9, 1919, a daughter of Milton and...
Russell Egolf
Dec 13, 2008
Russell J. Egolf, 79, widely acquainted Noble County dairy farmer and community leader and a resident of rural Churubusco, died at 1:40 a. m. on Saturday, December 13, 2008, at the family residence in Green Township after a brief illness. Mr. Egolf was born on September 29, 1929 on the Egolf Family Homestead in Thorncreek Township in Whitley County, a...
Kevin Brudi
Dec 13, 2008
Kevin D. Brudi, age 35, a resident of Chandler, Az. passed away Saturday December 13, 2008 of injuries relating to a Motocross accident. Kevin was a former resident of Churubusco, Indiana until 2002. Kevin was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on January 30, 1973 a son of Ken Gaff and the late Karen Jean (Trahin) Brudi. His father lives in...
Robert Mcdowell
Dec 11, 2008
Robert F. McDowell, 80, a resident of rural Avilla, died at 10 p. m. on Thursday, December 11, 2008, at the family residence in Green Township following an extended illness. Mr. McDowell was born in fort Wayne on March 19, 1928, a son of Rosswell C. and Carrie Inez (Fusselman) McDowell, and spent his early years in Ohio.e As a...
Lillian Foote
Dec 6, 2008
Lillian P. Gordon Foote, 92, a former resident of Churubusco, died at 5:50 p. m. on Saturday, December 6, 2008, at the Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla.e She had been a resident there since 2001. Mrs. Foote was born on October 23, 1916 in Chrisman, Illinois, a daughter of Felix David and Rose (Meeks) Amolsky.e As a young girl...
Blanche Kumfer
Dec 4, 2008
Blanche Lucille Kumfer Kurtz, 91, a resident of Fort Wayne, died on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 4:20 a. m.e at the Kingston Care Center in Fort Wayne.e Although she had been a patient there for over five years, her death was unexpected. Born on May 14, 1917 in Allen County near Huntertown, she was a daughter of Bert Julius...
Francis Weber
Nov 29, 2008
Francis "Fritz" R. Weber, age 87, a resident of Albion, Indiana died suddenly on Saturday November 29, 2008 in the North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion. Fritz was born July 6, 1921 in Jefferson, Ohio a son of the late Melvin Russell and Mytle (Hower) Weber. As a young child he moved with his family to Wolcottville, Indiana where...
Thomas Bare
Nov 21, 2008
Thomas L. Bare, 56, a resident of Warsaw and formerly of Noble County near Merriam, died at 2 p. m. on Friday, November 21, 2008 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.e He had been a patient there since last Saturday after suffering an apparent heart attack at his residence. Mr. Bare was born on October 14, 1952 in Indianapolis, a...
Timothy Jefferies
Nov 21, 2008
Timothy Wayne Jefferies, 49, a resident of Churubusco, died Tuesday evening, November 18, 2008 at his home after suffering an apparent heart attack. Mr. Jefferies served for three years in the U. S. Marine Corps, and was formerly employed by Bosch Automotive Motor Systems in Albion. He adored his three children, loved to search for Native Indian artifacts, was an...
Lucy Shlater
Nov 14, 2008
Lucy L. Duncan Shlater, age 95, a former resident of Churubusco,e diede Friday November 14, 2008 at the Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.e Lucy was born February 28, 1913 in Eel River Township Allen County, Indiana a daughter of the late David C. and Blendina (Grayless) Hyndman. She was a graduate of Churubusco High School with the class of 1930,...
Jerry Griffin
Nov 14, 2008
Jerry L. Griffin, age 66, a resident of Harborside Health Care Center in New Haven, Indiana for the past two years died Friday evening November 14, 2008 following an extended illness. Jerry was born February 2, 1942 in Rockwood, Tennessee a son of the late Fred L. and Ruth (Worley) Griffin. As a young man he graduated from the Portage...
Barbara Childs
Nov 14, 2008
Barbara A. Childs, 82, wife of Charles E. Childs and long-time Gaston businesswoman, died at 4:40 a. m. on Friday, November 14, 2008, at Muncie Health & Rehabilitation Center in Muncie. She had been in declining health after suffering a stroke over six years ago, and had been a patient there for over five years. Mrs. Childs was born at...
Nicole Johnson
Nov 11, 2008
Nicole M. Johnson, age 23,e a resident of Churubusco,e died early Tuesday morning November 11, 2008 following a traffic accident on U. S. 33 south of Churubusco. Nicole was born December 13, 1984 in Fort Wayne, Indiana a daughter of Bruce L. and Terri K. (Schlund) Johnson. She was a graduate of Churubusco High School with the class of 2003....
Madalene Gaff
Nov 8, 2008
Madalene A. Gaff, 93, a former resident of rural Churubusco and widow of Carl E. Gaff, died at 2:25 a. m. on Saturday, November 8, 2008, at the Provena Sacred Hearth Home in Avilla.e She had been in failing health for a number of years, and had been a resident there for the past six years. A native of Michigan,...
Max Gross
Nov 8, 2008
Max G. Gross, 81, a resident of rural Churubusco in Allen County, fell asleep in the arms of Jesus at 12:35 a. m. on Saturday, November 8, 2008, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.e He had been in declining health, and had been seriously ill for the past five weeks. Mr. Gross was born in Noble County on August 12,...
