OBITUARIES

Patricia Ann McNeely

NORTH MANCHESTER – Patricia Ann McNeely died Dec. 18, 2024, at Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital in Warsaw.

Donald Swinford

Donald Swinford, 75, of Kuhn Lake, Pierceton, died Dec. 18, 2024.

June Ann Senff

MENTONE – June Ann Senff, 84, Mentone, died surrounded by family at 2:05 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.

Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ Aguilar Medrano

Guadalupe “Lupe” Aguilar Medrano, of Warsaw, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, at the age of 51.

Infant Oaks

Ryan Michal Embury Oaks came into this world sooner than expected, and was born on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Huntington. He died after meeting his parents, Gracie Minerva Oaks and Tyler Michal Embury, of Columbia City.

Kermit L. Collins

Kermit L. Collins, 88, peacefully passed away in his home on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.

James Riley Bowman

James Riley Bowman, 78, Bourbon, formerly of Warsaw, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024.

Frankie Blackburn

SYRACUSE – Frankie Blackburn, 79, Syracuse, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, at Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital.

Hayden Bartels

Hayden Bartels, 21, Syracuse, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, at Center for Hospice Ernestine M. Raclin House.

Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ Aguilar Medrano

Guadalupe “Lupe” Aguilar Medrano, 51, Warsaw, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.

Randall ‘Randy’ Paul Pollen

Randall “Randy” Paul Pollen, 73, of Milford, passed away peacefully on Nov. 29, 2024, surrounded by his family after a long illness.

Peggy Welty

Peggy Welty, 86, Warsaw, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.

Carlla Jeanne Kiser

Carlla Jeanne Kiser, age 75, of Warsaw, passed away on Dec. 12, 2024, at Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital after bravely fighting breast cancer for several decades.

Beulah E. Badskey

Beulah E. Badskey, a cherished mother, grandmother, sister and devoted wife, passed away on Dec. 13, 2024, at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City, Ind. Born on June 8, 1936, in Servia, Ind., to Henry George and Sylvia Rose Vandermark Young, Beulah led a life defined by her unwavering commitment …

Joann Wilcoxson

Joann Sellers Wilcoxson, Winona Lake, died Dec. 7, 2024.