OBITUARIES

James M. Shaneyfelt

James M. Shaneyfelt, 61, passed away in his home on May 1, 2025, from a very brief cancer diagnosis.

Dean Miner

Dean was born in 1938 to Bram and Ruth Heisler Miner of Etna Green. In 1974, he married Jill Geiger, who survives.

James Gast

James Gast, 80, Warsaw, died April 30, 2025, at Stillwater Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.

Evelyn Adams

Evelyn Adams, 96, of Winona Lake and formerly of Leesburg, died April 30, 2025, at Grace Village Retirement Community.

Genevieve Metzger

Genevieve Metzger, 90, of Warsaw and Claypool, died May 1, 2025, at Mason Health Care.

Deloris J. Bradley

Deloris J. Bradley, 71, of Hamlet, entered the Heavenly gates on Monday, April 28, 2025, peacefully at her home, surrounded by the love of her family.

Marilyn E. Wagner

Marilyn E. Wagner, of Warsaw and formerly of North Webster, passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at the age of 82.

John Rinker

SYRACUSE – John Rinker, 93, a Korean War veteran from Syracuse, passed away at his home on April 28, 2025.

Dane Alden Rumfelt

Dane Alden Rumfelt, 79, Goshen, formerly of Milford, died at 2 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Esther’s House, Center for Hospice, Elkhart.

Charolette Lee Marcum

Charolette Lee Marcum, of Mentone, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital at the age of 57.

Carol Diane Warner

Carol Diane Warner, of Winona Lake, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in the care of Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, at the age of 82.

James ‘JD’ David Francis

NORTH MANCHESTER – James "JD" David Francis, born on March 27, 2000, in Warsaw, to David Francis Sr. and Cosondra Dawn Addair, passed away on April 28, 2025, in Liberty Mills, at the age of 25. JD was a loving individual, known for his lively spirit and his unwavering commitment …

Joan Pippenger

Joan Pippenger, age 91, of Milford, died at 11:01 p.m. on Sunday night, April 27, 2025.

Richard Walker Snodgrass

Richard Walker Snodgrass, of Warsaw, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2025, in the care of Grace Village Rehab in Winona Lake, at the age of 82.

Robert A. Stokes

Robert A. Stokes, 91, peacefully passed away surrounded in his family’s love on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in his daughter’s home in Goshen.