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Janice Kay Ritter

FENTON, MICH. - Janice Kay Ritter, 75, of Fenton, died Thursday, June 13, 2019.
Susann M. Kellogg

Susann M. Kellogg, 86, of Syracuse, died at 11:47 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. at Goshen Hospital.
Sharon Sue Knight

Sharon Sue Knight, 73, died at Hickory Creek at Rochester, Rochester, at 2:46 a.m. on June 11, 2019.
David Samuel Collins

David Samuel Collins, 49, of Leesburg, died surrounded by his loving family at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2019.
Rosemary Parsons

Rosemary Parsons, 96 and living life to the fullest, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 just after 4 p.m. in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital.
Larry Edward Price

NORTH WEBSTER - Larry Edward Price, 74, of North Webster, Ind., passed away at 3:28 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Kathleen J. Siwy

SYRACUSE - Kathleen J. Siwy, 67, of New Paris, (formerly of Syracuse) died at 6:15 a.m. on Friday, June 14, 2019, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Syracuse.
Ruby V. Sanders

Ruby V. Sanders, 81, and a longtime resident of rural North Webster, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester.
Raymond L. Burt

Raymond L. Burt, 87, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw.
Mary Ann Secrest

Mary Ann Secrest, 60, Claypool, died Wednesday, June 13, 2019, in her residence.
Ruby V. Sanders

Ruby V. Sanders, 81, North Manchester, and previously of North Webster, died at 3:35 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester.
Rosemary Parsons

Rosemary Parsons, 96, Warsaw, died at 4:15 p.m. June 12, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.
Lowell Richard Denney

Lowell Richard Denney of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 5:18 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw at the age of 84.
Dean Duane Abbott

NORTH MANCHESTER – Dean Duane Abbott, 74, North Manchester, died at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at his residence.
Mildred M. Behnke

Mildred M. Behnke, 83, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away on Monday, June 10, 2019, at 11:45 p.m. in Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home Northeast, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Mary E. Shroyer

Mary E. Shroyer, 93, passed away at 9:59 p.m. on Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the home of her daughter surrounded by her family.
Jackie Patrick Redden

Jackie Patrick Redden, 33, of Maryville, Tenn., and formerly of Warsaw, died at 10:48 a.m. on Friday, June 7, 2019, at Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, Tenn.
Betty Jean Eaton

GREENVILLE, OHIO - Betty Jean King Eaton, 97, of Greenville, Ohio, formerly of Dewart Lake, Syracuse, Ind., went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 7, 2019, at the Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville.
Jerry Watson Goff

Jerry Watson Goff, 91, North Webster, died on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at 9:55 p.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.
Gidieon Orion Cook

Gidieon Orion Cook of Warsaw, Ind., was sadly taken from this earth and greeted into Heaven into the arms of Jesus, his Lord and Savior, on Monday, June 10, 2019, at the age of 8.
Lowell Richard Denney

Lowell Richard Denney, 84, of Warsaw, died at 5:18 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw.
Sharon Knight

AKRON – Sharon Knight, 73, rural Akron, died at 2:46 a.m. June 11, 2019, at Hickory Creek at Rochester.
Deloris D. Mentzel

BOURBON – Mrs. Deloris D. Mentzel, 90, of rural Tippecanoe, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at home with her family by her side.
James Harvey Hurlock

AKRON – James Harvey Hurlock, 87, died on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Plymouth, Ind., at 10:55 a.m.
Mary Louise Chandler

Mary Louise Chandler, 76, Silver Lake, died at 7:06 a.m. Sunday, June 9, 2019, at her daughter's home in Wabash.
Mildred M. Behnke

Mildred M. Kirk Behnke, 83, Warsaw, died on Monday, June 10, 2019, at 11:45 p.m. in Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home Northeast, Fort Wayne.
Anna P. McConnell

Anna P. McConnell, 79, and a resident of Leesburg, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at 7:25 p.m. at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, Ind.
Shawn Webb

Shawn Webb, 49, of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly Friday June 7, 2019, at his residence.
Raymond L. Burt

Raymond L. Burt, 87, Warsaw, died Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw.
Mary I. Mace

NORTH WEBSTER – Mary I. Mace, 99, of North Webster, died at 11 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2019, at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse.
Gregory Rex Witham

MENTONE – Gregory Rex Witham, 69, passed away peacefully Friday, May 17, 2019, at his residence in Valparaiso.
Mary E. Shroyer

Mary E. Shroyer, 93, Warsaw, died at 9:59 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2019.
Marjorie P. Ellenberger

COLUMBIA CITY – Marjorie P. Ellenberger, 83, of Claypool, Ind., passed away at 9:46 p.m. Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital.
Rita Joan Brown

Rita Joan King Brown, 68, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019, at 1:17 a.m. in her residence.
Marjorie P. Ellenberger
Connie Shepherd
Mary I. Mace
Mary L. Chandler
Redid Velazquez Moyotl

Redid Velazquez Moyotl

Redid Velazquez Moyotl, 43, of Pierceton, died unexpectedly at 5:15 p.m. Monday, June 3, 2019, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Warsaw.
Marian F. Hunter

Marian F. Hunter

AKRON - Marian F. Hunter, 89, of rural Akron, Ind., passed at 2:55 p.m. Thursday, June 6, 2019, at her residence.
Anna P. McConnell

Anna P. McConnell, 79, Leesburg, died on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at Goshen Hospital.
Matthew Hoshal

Matthew Hoshal, 27, Warsaw, and formerly of Etna Green, died at 7:03 p.m. April 7, 2019, in Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne.
Dyrell C. ‘Buck’ Kreis

Dyrell C. “Buck” Kreis, 74, of Claypool, Ind., passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at 4:45 a.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw.
Taiya Hope Mullins

Taiya Hope Mullins, 20, of Claypool, Ind., passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at 5 p.m. in Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Ind.
Redid Velazquez

Redid Velazquez, 43, of Pierceton, died at 5:15 p.m. on Monday, June 3, 2019, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Warsaw.
Robert Murray Penn

SEBRING, Fla. – Murray Penn, 86, of Sebring, Fla., passed away Friday, May 31, 2019.
Charles ‘Charlie’ LeRoy Walker

Charles “Charlie” LeRoy Walker, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 12:27 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne, Ind., at the age of 73.
Lucille Masterson

NAPPANEE – Lucille Masterson, 93, Nappanee, died at 9:53 a.m. June 4, 2019, at Warsaw Meadows Care Center, Warsaw.
Dyrell ‘Buck’ Kreis

Dyrell “Buck” Kreis, 74, Claypool, died Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at 4:45 a.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw.
Taiya Mullins

Taiya Mullins, 20, Claypool, died at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis.
Martha Edna Ross

ROCHESTER – Mrs. Martha Edna Ross, 80, of Rochester, passed away at 5:56 a.m. June 2, 2019, at Mease Dunedin Hospital in Dunedin, Fla.
Clarence I. ‘Buzz’ Mowery

NORTH WEBSTER - Clarence I. “Buzz” Mowery, 92, of North Webster, Ind., passed away at 5:50 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, Ind.
Charles ‘Charlie’ LeRoy Walker

Charles “Charlie” LeRoy Walker, 73, Warsaw, died at 12:27 a.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne
Connie Shepherd

Connie Shepherd, 61, Silver Lake and previously of St. Petersburg, Fla., died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 2, 2019, in her home.
Robert A. Goodman Jr.

ROCHESTER – Robert A. Goodman Jr., 64, Rochester, died June 1, 2019, at home.
Carol Sue Schrader

Carol Sue Schrader, 82, passed away quietly at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, on June 2, 2019, just after 2 p.m.
Carol Rose Rowe

Carol Rose Rowe, formerly of Argos and Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 12:14 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City, Ind., at age 74.
Helen Dzuba

Helen Dzuba, 97, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away on June 1, 2019, at 1:40 p.m. in Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake.
Mable J. Vickers
Robert A. Goodman
Carol Rose Rowe
Martha E. Ross
Brent M. Hisey
Loren Dale Pyle

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Loren Dale Pyle, 80, of Bloomingdale, Mich., died peacefully on May 19, 2019.
Stacy Lynn Priser

Stacy Lynn Priser, 32, and a lifetime resident of Warsaw, passed away in the loving care of her family and Heartland Hospice after bravely battling Glioblastoma.
Richard ‘Dick’ Piper

Richard “Dick” Piper, 84, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 10:05 a.m. Sunday, May 26, 2019, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.
Kenneth L. Kobb

NAPPANEE - Kenneth L. Kobb, 67, Nappanee, died at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at Goshen Hospital after a brief illness with pancreatic cancer.
Mike Kelly

Mike Kelly, formerly of Warsaw, Ind., and presently of North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 6:26 p.m. on Monday, May 27, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne, Ind., at the age of 86.
Jessie Elizabeth Hamilton

Jessie Elizabeth Hamilton of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 5:25 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw at the age of 91.
Mary Jane Foley

ROCHESTER – Mary Jane Foley, 96, of Rochester, Ind., passed away at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 26, 2019, at Solaris Nursing Home, Port Charlotte, Fla.
Rickie Strang

NAPPANEE – Rickie Strang, 67, Nappanee, died at 7:55 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Elkhart General Hospital Emergency Room, of natural causes.
Larry W. Smith

AKRON – Larry W. Smith, 38, Silver Lake, died Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Ralph Shepherd

Ralph Shepherd, 78, of rural Etna Green, Ind., went to be with his Savior at 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at the Meadows of Warsaw.
Robert Kent Schmeltz

NAPPANEE – Robert Kent Schmeltz, 84, Syracuse, died Saturday, May 25, 2019.
Tommy E. Reffitt Tommy E. Reffitt

Tommy E. Reffitt, 77, Pierceton, died Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at 10:16 p.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.
Osie Lawmaster

BOURBON – Osie Lawmaster, 78, of Pierceton, Ind., passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Indiana Health University Hospital of Indianapolis.
Helen I. Tucker

Helen I. Tucker, 92, of 1250 W. 146th St., Westfield, Ind., and formerly of the Argos Community passed away peacefully on Monday, May 27,2019, at 6:52 a.m. at Coppertrace Senior living in Westfield, Indiana.
Richard ‘Dick’ Piper

Richard “Dick” Piper, age 84, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 10:05 a.m. Sunday, May 26, 2019, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.
Mike Kelly

Mike Kelly, North Manchester, formerly of Warsaw, died at 6:26 p.m. Monday, May 27, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne, at the age of 86.
Jessie Elizabeth Hamilton

Jessie Elizabeth Hamilton, 91, Warsaw, died at 5:25 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw.
Ryan M. Hisey

ROCHESTER – Ryan M. Hisey, 31, of Rochester, died at 5:07 a.m., Thursday, May 16, 2019.
Connie Puckett

Connie Puckett, age 52, of Claypool, Ind., passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019, at 1:11 a.m. in Anderson, Ind.
David Fruit

David Fruit of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 1:40 a.m. Sunday, May 26, 2019, at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw at the age of 54.
Sandra ‘Sandie’ S. Hazel

ROCHESTER – Mrs. Sandra "Sandie" S. Hazel, 68, of Rochester, passed away on May 24, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, with husband Barry at her bed side.
Jerry A. Kreger

Jerry A. Kreger, 80, Pierceton, died Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Lincolnshire Place, Fort Wayne.
Valena Mae Beigh

Valena Mae Beigh of Warsaw and Winona Lake passed away at 6 a.m. Saturday, May 25, 2019, in her residence at age 93.
Karen S. Hill

Karen S. Hill, age 58, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 1 a.m. Saturday, May 25, 2019, in her residence.
Kenneth D. Mort

Kenneth D. Mort, age 84, of Plymouth, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 18, 2019, in the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.
Curtis Ousley Jr.

Curtis Ousley Jr., 64, of Claypool, passed away on May 24, 2019, at 11:25 a.m. in V.A. Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.
Richard Piper

Richard Piper, 84, of Warsaw, died at 10:05 a.m., Sunday, May 26, 2019, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.
Robert C. Savage

Robert C. Savage, age 89, and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2019, at 8:54 a.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.
Gregory R. Witham Gregory R. Witham Gregory R. Witham Gregory R. Witham

MENTONE – Gregory R. Witham, 69, Valparaiso, and formerly of Mentone, died Friday, May 17, 2019, at his residence.
Alfredo DiRico

Alfredo DiRico, age 81, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019, at 8:20 a.m. in Warsaw.
George Dean Pendry

George Dean Pendry, 54, of Warsaw, died at 6:26 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne.
Esther M. Sheeks

Esther M. Sheeks, 76, of Rochester, died at 2:55 PM, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester.
Alfredo DiRico Alfredo DiRico Alfredo DiRico

Alfredo DiRico, 81, of Warsaw, passed away Friday, May 24, 2019, at 8:20 a.m. in Warsaw Meadows.
Kim Allen Havlin

Kim Allen Havlin, 65, of Silver Lake, died on Thursday, May 23, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne.
Dirk Greider
Roderick ‘Rick’ Smith

Roderick “Rick” Smith, born July 22, 1948, to James and Avis Smith in Battle Creek, Mich., went to be with the Lord on May 18, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.
Helen Louise Miller

Helen Louise Miller, 88, of Warsaw, Ind., formerly of Ripley, Ind., passed away at 1:05 a.m. Monday, May 20, 2019, at Cardinal Group Home in Warsaw.
George J. Ball

Lt. Col. George J. Ball, USAF (Ret.), 70, passed away April 27, 2019, at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Ill., of complications due to severe radiation burn.
George Dean Pendry

George Dean Pendry, 54, of Warsaw, died at 6:26 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne.
Richard ‘Dick’ Trowbridge

BOURBON- Richard “Dick” Trowbridge, 77, of Bourbon, passed away Sunday May 19, 2019, at home in the care of his family as his faithful caregivers during his illness.
Everett Gillman Jr.

MENTONE – Everett Gillman Jr., 61, of Etna Green, Ind., passed May 18, 2019, at the Center for Hospice of Roseland, Ind.
Charles Milton ‘Chuck’?Gilbert

Charles Milton “Chuck” Gilbert, 83, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at his son’s residence.
Ginger Loree Gifford

Ginger Loree Gifford, 69, passed away on the evening of Saturday, May 18, 2019, from complications resulting from pneumonia.
Gilberto Garcia Jr.

Gilberto Garcia Jr., 39, of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at 5:55 p.m. after having been involved in a motorcycle accident near Goshen, Ind.
Donnabelle Rider

NORTH MANCHESTER – Donnabelle Rider, 80, of North Manchester, formerly of Sidney, died at 9:45 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2019, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester.
Lee E. Norris

MENTONE - Lee E. Norris, 89, of rural Mentone, Ind., passed at 4:12 a.m. Monday, May 20, 2019, at his residence.
Malinda Mae Miller

NAPPANEE – Malinda Mae Miller, age 90, of Leesburg, died at 8:15 a.m., Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa, where she resided for four years.
Rick L. Hatfield

Rick L. Hatfield, age 58, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019, in his residence.
Charles M. Gilbert

Charles M. Gilbert, 83, Warsaw, died at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2019.
Ginger Loree Gifford

Ginger Loree Gifford, 69, passed away on the evening of Saturday, May 18, 2019, from complications resulting from pneumonia.
Perry M. Borkholder

NAPPANEE – Perry M. Borkholder, 75, of Nappanee, died at 12:45 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Syracuse, after a long illness.
Orville Bolin

Orville Bolin, age 59, of Warsaw, died on Friday, May 17, 2019, at 4:05 p.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.
Susan Ward Ashby

Susan Ward Ashby of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 11:10 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw at the age of 73.
Richard L. Adamson

AKRON – Richard L. Adamson, 81, of Akron, Ind., passed at 7:45 a.m. Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Woodlawn Hospital of Rochester, Ind.