OBITUARIES

Max L. Blocher

NORTH MANCHESTER – Max L. Blocher, 80, died Aug. 22, 2024.

Ron Bruce

Ron Bruce, 75, of Whitehouse, passed away on Aug. 21, 2024, in Whitehouse, Texas.

Jack J. Brunetto

Jack J. Brunetto, 72, Warsaw, died Aug. 22, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center.

Roger Perkins

Roger Perkins, 76, Leesburg, died Aug. 21, 2024.

Dale A. Burbank

Dale A. Burbank, 77, Gas City, passed away at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in his childhood home in Gas City.

Douglas David Dwyer

Douglas David Dwyer, 57, Chicago, and formerly of Warsaw, died Aug. 21, 2024, at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, Ill.

Billie ‘Bill’ Wayne McBroom

Billie “Bill” Wayne McBroom, of Warsaw, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at his residence at the age of 83.

Kathy Snell

Kathy Snell, 69, of Warsaw, passed away on Aug. 12, 2024, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne.

Josiah Robert Gray

Josiah Robert Gray, of Warsaw, passed into heaven on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was airlifted to the hospital because of complications from unexpected seizures on Wednesday, Aug. 7.

Donald A. Fraley

Donald A. Fraley, of South Bend, met his heavenly father on Aug. 15, 2024.

Deborah ‘Deb’ Becker

Deborah “Deb” Becker, of Warsaw, passed away at 5:42 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was 64 years old.

Iris Fick

Iris Fick, 87, Warsaw, died Aug. 20, 2024, at Parkview Kosciusko Hospital.

Leonard Emery

Leonard Emery, 84, Warsaw, died Aug. 14, 2024.

Richard LaRue

Richard LaRue, 41, Warsaw, died Aug. 19, 2024, at Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital.

Beth ‘Elaine’ Warren

Beth “Elaine” Warren, 71, died at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw.