Gladys Barnhart
Jun 5, 2008
Gladys Lucile Barnhart, 88, a former resident of rural Churubusco in Noble County and widow of widely acquainted Noble County farmer and auctioneer Clarence A. Barnhart, died at 12:12 p. m. on Thursday, June 5, 2008, at the residence of her daughter in Elkhart. She had resided in an assisted living facility and later in a nursing facility in Fort...
Richard Bianski
Jun 3, 2008
Richard "Paul" Bianski, agee 81,e passed awaye Tuesday June 3, 2008 in Mission, Texas. He was born December 1, 1926 in South Bend, Indiana a son of the late Frank Joseph and Leona (Richards) Bianski. He enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and served one submarine tour. He served as a Commander of the Churubusco American Legion Post #e 157....
Everett Powell
May 27, 2008
Rev. E. Vaughn Powell, 85, widely acquainted resident of Churubusco and pastor emeritus of Churubusco United Methodist Church, died at 2:15 a. m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He had been in declining health for the past several months. Rev. Powell was born on September 12, 1922 in Linneus, Missouri, a son of Alonzo...
Karen Brinkley
May 25, 2008
Karen D. Brinkley, 45, a resident of Noblesville and formerly of Fort Wayne and Churubusco, died at 6:45 p. m. on Sunday, May 25, 2008, at St. Vincent's Hospice Home in Indianapolis. She had been in declining health for the past two years. Ms. Brinkley was born on April 5, 1963 in St. Louis, Missouri, a daughter of Thomas and...
Lucy Christlieb
May 25, 2008
Lucy "Marie" Christlieb, 93, a resident of Garrett and widow of Milton W. Christlieb, died at 1:53 p. m. on Sunday, May 25, 2008, at DeKalb Memorial Hospital in Auburn. She had been in failing health since November. Mrs. Christlieb was born in Etna-Troy Township near Lorraine in Whitley County on July 23, 1914, a daughter of Alan Edward and...
Iva Gorsuch
May 24, 2008
Iva M. Gorsuch, 92, a resident of Churubusco and widow of Dean W. Gorsuch, died at 11:45 p. m. on Saturday, May 24, 2008, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. She had been taken there on Friday from the Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla, where she had been a patient for the past six weeks. Mrs. Gorsuch was born...
Warren Lopshire
May 15, 2008
Warren R. Lopshire, 91, a resident of Churubusco and formerly of Allen County, died at 2:10 p. m. on Thursday, May 15, 2008, at The Oaks in Columbia City. He had been a patient there for the past four months. Mr. Lopshire was born in Wayne Township in Allen County on October 30, 1916, a son of G. Herbert and...
Jesse Fulk
May 10, 2008
Jesse H. Fulk, age 92, a resident of rural LaOtto, died Saturday May 10, 2008 at his residence in DeKalb County. Jesse was born February 19, 1916 in Ege, a son of the late Frank and Bertha (Eberly) Fulk. He lived his entire life in the Ege and LaOtto areas. A 1934 graduate of the LaOtto High School, as a...
Betty Rollins
May 3, 2008
Betty I. Rollins, 64, a resident of Churubusco and wife of Charles F. Rollins, died at 3:10 a. m. on Saturday, May 3, 2008, at her residence. She had been in failing health for nearly two years. Mrs. Rollins was born in Allen County on June 28, 1943, a daughter of Jeremiah Michael and Mary Lucile (Guilliam) Heffelfinger. On January...
Richard Thiel
May 2, 2008
Richard L. "Rick" Thiel, 56, a resident of Fort Wayne, died at 5:07 p. m. on Friday, May 2, 2008, at the family residence in Eel River Township. He had been in declining health since October. Mr. Thiel was born in Fort Wayne on July 31, 1951, a son of Lewis and Valera (Lohman) Thiel. He spent his formative years...
Linda Clark
Apr 26, 2008
Linda L. Clark, 61, a resident of rural Churubusco in Allen County, died at 2:28 a. m. on Saturday, April 26, 2008, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She had been ill since September, but her death was unexpected. Mrs. Clark was born in Fort Wayne on September 3, 1946, a daughter of Robert W. and Helen F. (Sakowicz) Warner....
Edith Addis
Apr 17, 2008
Edith Irene Addis, 67, a resident of Churubusco and wife of Roger L. Addis, died at 1:30 a. m. on Thursday, April 17, 2008, at the family residence. She had been in failing health for the past 15 months. Mrs. Addis was born in Fort Wayne on September 4, 1940, a daughter of Carl and Louise (Johnson) Ditton, and spent...
Walter Queitsch
Apr 13, 2008
Walter "Wally" Queitsch, 20, a former resident of Green Township in Noble County and more recently of Columbia City, was found dead early Sunday, April 13, 2008, at his home, apparently of natural causes. Born on September 17, 1987 in Columbia City, Wally was the son of Paul R. and Teri (Selvin) Queitsch, and spent all of his formative years...
Helen Surface
Apr 11, 2008
Helen A. Surface, age 86, a former resident of North Main Street in Churubusco, died Friday evening April 11, 2008 in the Millers Merry Manor in Columbia City. S he had been a resident there for about two years. Mrs. Surface was born May 10, 1921 in Kendallville, a daughter of the late Sherman and Mary (Dice) Crawford. As a...
Wilbur Gaff
Apr 11, 2008
Wilbur W. Gaff, 85, a resident of Churubusco, died at 7:35 p. m. on Friday, April 11, 2008, at The Oaks in Columbia City. He had been in declining health for some time, and had entered the nursing home on January 31. Mr. Gaff was born on January 20, 1923 in Smith Township, a son of Harry H. and Viva...
James Martin
Apr 8, 2008
James L. Martin, 73, a resident of rural Columbia City and formerly of Green Township in Noble County, died at 1:10 a. m. Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at the family residence. Although he had been in declining health since December, his death was unexpected. Mr. Martin was born on January 14, 1935 in North Manchester, a son of Joe W....
Roger Lafevor
Mar 22, 2008
Roger L. LaFevor, 63, a resident of rural South Whitley, lost his courageous fight against cancer at 5:30 p. m. on Saturday, March 22, 2008, at his residence with his loving family at his side. Mr. LaFevor was born in Fort Wayne on March 27, 1945, a son of the late Louis H. and Laura L. (Fritz) LaFevor. He graduated...
Wendell Noaker
Mar 16, 2008
Wendell B. Noaker, 77, a resident of Albion, died at 2:30 a. m. on Sunday, March 16, 2008, at Hickory Creek at Kendallville. He had been in declining health since October, and had entered the nursing home on February 29. Mr. Noaker was born on July 8, 1930 in Detroit, a son of Mervin and Florence (Burkman) Noaker, and spent...
Nancy Green
Mar 14, 2008
Nancy K. Green, 59, a resident of rural Churubusco and wife of Jack L. Green, died at 6:25 a. m. on Friday, March 14, 2008, in the comfort of her home following a valiant 15 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Mrs. Green was born in Fort Wayne on May 7, 1948, a daughter of Robert B. "Beany" and Erin A....
Barbara Mascho
Mar 14, 2008
Barbara E. Mascho, 67, a resident of rural Churubusco, died at 10:15 p. m. on Friday, March 14, 2008 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. She had been in declining health since Christmas, had entered the hospital on Monday. Mrs. Mascho was born on August 20, 1940 in Steinhatchee, Florida, a daughter of David Franklin and Bessie Mae (Stephens) Gentry....
