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Harold D. ‘Sonny’ Howard Sr.
Esther Nelson
Wilma L. Hepler
Betty L. Burnett Zimpelman

Betty L. Burnett Zimpelman, 86, of Mentone, died at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at Signature Health Care in Bremen.
Ruth Mae Schanbacher
Nancy L. Fritz
Thomas J. ‘Tom’ Elsten Sr.
Lillie Hartup

NORTH WEBSTER – Lillie Hartup, 80, of Warsaw, died Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at her home.
John W. Blackburn

SYRACUSE – John W. Blackburn, 88, of Goshen, died at 10:40 p.m. Monday, April 22, 2019, at Courtyard Healthcare Center in Goshen.
Miriam A. Cripe

NAPPANEE – Miriam A. Cripe, 97, of Nappanee, died at 7:53 a.m. Sunday, April 21, 2019, at Goshen Hospital.
Anne M. Speicher

SYRACUSE – Anne M. Speicher, 84, of Leesburg, passed away on April 18, 2019, at her home.
Paul Eugene McGlennen

Paul Eugene McGlennen of Silver Lake passed away at his home surrounded by family at 4:21 p.m. Sunday, April 21, 2019, at the age of 70.
John R. Denton

John R. Denton of Pierceton passed away unexpectedly at 4:45 p.m. Thursday, April 18, 2019, at his residence at the age of 37.
Nancy L. Fritz

Nancy L. Fritz, 71, of Huntington, died at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.
Doris Francke Schipper

AKRON – Doris Francke Schipper of rural Roann died at 1:37 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019, at her residence.
Ruth Schanbacher

Ruth Schanbacher, 92, of Winona Lake, died at 11:05 a.m. Monday, April 22, 2019, at Grace Village Retirement Community.
Wilma I. Rostochak
Bonnie Jeanne Metzger
Danny W. West
Carolyn D. Frantz
John R. Denton
William ‘Bill’ A. Henning
Jerry Leroy Searls
Betty Lee Nettrouer
Lucy Ann Peterson

SOUTH BEND – Lucy Ann Peterson, 78 years old, passed away on April 17, 2019, at her home in Milford.
Infant Galvan

Angel Vining Galvan, stillborn, of Warsaw, passed away at 11:35 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Kosciusko Community Hospital.
Letitia Ann ‘Tish’ Carter

ROCHESTER – Letitia Ann “Tish” Carter, 83, of Rochester, died at 6:45 a.m. Thursday, April 18, 2019, in her home.
Danny W. West

Danny W. West, 73, of Warsaw, passed away at 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Peabody Health Care in North Manchester.
Larry D. Farmer

NORTH MANCHESTER – Larry D. Farmer, 71, of Laketon, died at 8:45 a.m. Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.
Marabel L. See

ROCHESTER – Marabel L. See, 99, of Macy, died at 5 a.m. Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw.
John R. Denton

John R. Denton, 37, of Pierceton, died unexpectedly at 4:45 p.m. Thursday, April 18, 2019, at his residence.
Danny West
Lucy Ann Peterson
Teresa Lynn Tackett
Thomas J. Elsten
Trudy B. Haney
Brenda G. Miller
Margaret M. ‘Mert’ Helton
Teresa Tackett
Dr. John Henry Stoll
Sylvia G. Whitaker
Charles E. Hart
Elaine Donna McAllister Bertsch
Charles ‘Chuck’ Sellers
Carolyn Jean Pigman
Anton J. ‘Tony’ Schwartz
James D. ‘Jimmy’ Clemans
Darla Lee Eads
Margaret M. Helton
Lorabel Wildman
Gary Lee Polk
Sylvia G. Whitaker
Trudy B. Haney
Vesta ‘Darlene’ Grimes

ROCHESTER – Vesta “Darlene” Grimes, 68, of Rochester, died at 10:58 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2019, at her residence.
Stephen Allen Schwartz

SYRACUSE – Stephen Allen Schwartz, 71, of Syracuse, died in his home on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at 6:12 a.m.
Iris V. Dickerhoff

MENTONE – Iris V. Dickerhoff, 86, of Mentone, passed at 5:58 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at her residence surrounded by loved ones.
Gary Lee Polk

Gary Lee Polk, 57, of Leesburg, died at 5:27 a.m. Monday, April 15, 2019, at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.
Nikko Lynn Crum

Nikko Lynn Crum of Warsaw passed away at her residence at 3:37 a.m. Monday, April 15, 2019, at the age of 65.
Frank Junior Stone

Frank Junior Stone, age 95, of Chapman Lake, was born on June 12, 1923, and passed from this life on April 12, 2019.
Hubert Patrick Kennedy
George William Zinsmeister
Jeffery L. Kuhn
David E. "Mag" Kern
William "Bill" A. Henning
A. Devon Marshall
Vesta Grimes
Anton J. Schwartz
Eldon Fruitt

NORTH MANCHESTER – Eldon Fruitt, 87, of North Manchester, died at 8:45 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Timbercrest Healthcare.
James D. ‘Jimmy’ Clemans

James D. "Jimmy" Clemans, 61, of Warsaw, died at 4:30 a.m. Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw.
Hubert Patrick Kennedy

Hubert Patrick Kennedy, 81, of Warsaw, died at 11:11 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home of Fort Wayne.
Matthew Hoshal

Matthew Hoshal, 27, of Warsaw, formerly of Etna Green, died at 7:03 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne.
Frank Stone

Frank Stone, 95, of Warsaw, died at 9:10 a.m. Friday, April 12, 2019, in Fort Wayne’s Majestic Care of West Allen.
Iris V. Dickerhoff

MENTONE – Iris V. Dickerhoff, 86, of Mentone, died at 5:58 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at her residence.
Lena Mullett Borkholder

NAPPANEE – Lena Mullett Borkholder, 41, of Nappanee, died at 1:10 a.m. Friday, April 12, 2019, at her residence.
William ‘Bill’ A. Henning

William “Bill” A. Henning, 83, of Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake, died at 8:25 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Grace Village Health Care.
Bobbi Jo George Axson
Iris V. Dickerhoff
Pauline Kirleis
Patricia Karen Appel
Maryellen Neterer Best
George Louis Robertson
Betty June Vervaet
Drucilla A. Varney
Mary Ellen Blue
Paula S. Whitesell
Sherman Kimbal Scott
Mary E. Blue
Mary Louise Jenkins
Peggy A. Miller
David E. Kern
Jimmie A. George
Anna J. Hurd
Paula S. Whitesell
Crystal Arlene Simpson
John Thomas Wade
Florence E. Strong
William E. "Bill" Thompson
Valda Vere Fruit Collier
Christopher 'Cricky' Scott Cochran
Brenda K. Ward
Billy Wilson
Violet Louise Sponseller
Matthew Franklin Thomas

Matthew Franklin Thomas, age 33, passed away on March 10, 2019, after a career of service to his country.
George T. Dvorak

George T. Dvorak, 74, of Leesburg, passed away at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at his home.
Valda Vere Fruit Collier

Valda Vere Fruit Collier, 96, of Pierceton, died at 12:25 a.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City.
Daniel Thomas Rose

Daniel Thomas Rose, 54, passed away in his home April 4, 2019.
Anna J. Hurd

Anna J. Hurd, 71, Mentone, died at 10:58 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019, in Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw.
Christopher ‘Cricky’ Scott Cochran

Christopher “Cricky” Scott Cochran, 47, of Warsaw, died at 4:34 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019, at his residence.
Paul Winslow

Paul Winslow, 82, Nappanee, died at 4:41 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at Goshen Hospital.
Stanley R. ‘Stan’ Insley

Stanley R. “Stan” Insley, 78, of Syracuse, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Greencroft Rehab in Goshen.
Lloyd A. Hochstetler

Lloyd A. Hochstetler, 82, of Nappanee, died at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Goshen Hospital from complications associated with congestive heart failure.
Brenda J. Alexander

PIERCETON – A graveside service for Brenda J. Alexander is planned for 5 p.m. Wednesday in Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton. Pastor Jim Baughman will officiate.

Brenda died March 23, 2019.
Lloyd Schwartz

Lloyd Schwartz, 72, of Etna Green, died at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at his residence.
Brenda K. Ward

Brenda K. Ward, 61, of Noble County, died at 6:12 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in her residence.
Daniel Thomas Rose

Daniel Thomas Rose, 54, of Warsaw, died at 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2019, in his residence.
Violet L. Sponseller

Violet L. Sponseller, 93, of Winona Lake, died at 4:15 a.m. today, April 4, 2019, in Grace Village Health Care.
Gloria J. Chivington

Gloria J. Chivington, 66, of North Webster, passed away at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at her home.
Edward L. ‘Ed’ Chivington

Edward L. “Ed” Chivington, 66, of North Webster, passed away at 8:35 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at his residence.
Lucrecia Cenobia Magno Martinez

Lucrecia Cenobia Magno Martinez of Rochester passed away at 10:27 p.m. Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne at the age of 64.
George Louis Robertson

George Louis Robertson passed away, surrounded by devoted family and friends, at 4:10 a.m. Feb. 23, 2019, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw after a determined and courageous fight against cancer.
Rhonda Kay Allen

Rhonda Kay Allen, 61, of Silver Lake, passed away April 1, 2019, surrounded by her family.
Arlo Mae Secrist

Arlo Mae Secrist, 95, of Bourbon, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw.
Gerald D. ‘Spiderman’ Spanley

Gerald D. "Spiderman" Spanley, 63, of Oscoda Township, Mich., died at St. Mary's of Michigan Hosptial in Saginaw, Mich., following an illness.
Bernice C. Knepp

Bernice C. Knepp, 86, of South Bend, died on April 1, 2019, at home surrounded by her family.
Stanley R. ‘Stan’ Insley

Stanley R. “Stan” Insley, 78, of Syracuse, died at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Greencroft Rehabilitation in Goshen.
Larry Edwin ‘Swi’ Swihart

Larry Edwin "Swi" Swihart, 78, of rural Silver Lake, died Sunday, March 31, 2019, at his home.
Donald F. Kenipe