OBITUARIES
James A. ‘Jim’ Gardner
James A. “Jim” Gardner, 76, passed away in his Warsaw home on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024.
Nilah K. Wagner
Nilah K. Wagner, 80, of Warsaw, passed away on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, at Paddock Springs.
Marcella Ratliff
BOURBON – Marcella Redman Ratliff, 89, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Fort Wayne.
Marjorie E. Foltz
Marjorie E. Foltz, age 92, of Milord, passed away unexpectedly early Tuesday morning, Sept. 17, 2024, at home.
Rhonda L. Helvey
Rhonda L. Helvey, of rural Akron, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, at the age of 57. Rhonda was a loving wife, full-time homemaker and strong woman of faith who dedicated her life to family, teaching and her church community.
Gerald ‘Jerry’ G. Young
SYRACUSE – Gerald "Jerry" G. Young, of Dewart Lake, passed peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in his home surrounded by his loving family.
Lorelei Teresa Haab
MILFORD – Lorelei Teresa Haab, 83, was born kicking and screaming on Aug. 23, 1941, in Blue Island, Ill., to Herbert and Ida Lode Foyle, and passed away on Sept. 12, 2024, peacefully in her home on Dewart Lake.
Verna Jane Curry
Verna Jane Shedd Curry, of Winona Lake, passed away Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at Grace Village Health Care in Winona Lake at the age of 93.
Arleen Tomoko Alejado
Arleen Tomoko Alejado, 73, Winona Lake, formerly of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital.
Tammy Kline
NORTH MANCHESTER – Tammy Kline died on Sept. 16, 2024, at Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne.
Bernard Barber
Bernard Barber, 82, Milford, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, at Peabody Retirement Community.
Wilma G. Metzger
NORTH MANCHESTER – Wilma G. Metzger was born on Oct. 17, 1932, near Minot, N.D., to Lawrence and Alice Moore Wray. Our Heavenly Father called her home on Sept. 16, 2024, at the age of 91 years, 10 months and 29 days.
Robert E. Pennington
Robert E. Pennington, 84, of Bourbon, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, at Signature Healthcare of Bremen.
