Gracie Lea Freeman, of Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, passed away at 12:07 p.m. Feb. 27, 2017, at the age of 81.  She was born June 15, 1935, in Van Buren, Ark., to Roland and Nora Belle Moses Fisher. On Jan. 31, 1957, she was married to Charles Eugene Freeman; he passed away March 30, 2004. 

Rita Joan “Joni” Hathaway, 82, North Webster, passed away at 6:35 p.m. Feb. 23, 2017, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.  She was born Aug. 28, 1934, in Elwood, to Bert and Catherine Reese Phillips.

Kittie Grill, of Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, joyfully entered heaven at 4:59 p.m. Feb. 26, 2017, at her residence at the age of 96.  She was born Aug. 21, 1920, in Dayton, Ohio, to George W. and Kittie Erbaugh Myers. On Feb. 28, 1942, she married the love of her life, Adam Edward “Eddie” Grill. He preceded her in death on Dec. 8, 1987.  She was a longtime resident of Dayton, where she and Eddie were extremely active in Grace Brethren church activities. She was also the owner of the highly successful Dayton Nutra Foods health food store. She was noted for using the proceeds from that store to support missionaries and pastors throughout America and the world.  Grace College was one of the true passions of Kittie’s life and she displayed an “irrational attachment” to that institution. Since the early 1960s, she was an enthusiastic prayer warrior for, and financial donor to, the college.   She was a member of Winona Literary Club and Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church. Most important to Kittie was her relationship to Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior. One could not be in her presence very long without hearing about the miracle of salvation through Christ as well as her devotion to the reality that “all things work together for good to those who love the Lord and are called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28).   She was unusually devoted to her family and will be lovingly remembered by her son, Stephen (wife Susan) Grill, Winona Lake; daughter-in-law, Becky Grill, Winona Lake; grandson, Josh (wife Amy) Grill, Winona Lake; grandchildren: Anna Grill, Ethan Grill, Sarah Roy, Brad Pickens and Evan Pickens; as well as three great-grandchildren.  She was preceded by her parents; husband; and a son, E. Michael Grill, in 2013.  Her funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw, and officiated by the Rev. Tom Julien and the Rev. Dick Anderson. A private family graveside service will take place at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.  Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.  ***** Memorials to Grace College and Theological Seminary, 200 Seminary Drive, Winona Lake, IN 46590, would be appreciated by the family. Condolences may be sent at www.redpathfruthfuneral home.com.  

John Raymond Sprong, 83, Warsaw, passed away March 1, 2017, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. Arrangements are pending with Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw.

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail.  • 9:17 a.m. Monday – Kenyon Dwight Harris, 30, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #209, Warsaw, arrested on four counts of failure to appear and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $7,382 • 10:14 a.m. Monday – Stephanie Lynn Cleveland, 29, of 334 E. CR 1250N, Milford, arrested for theft. Bond: $10,500.  • 11:14 a.m. Monday – Richard Lamars Cole, 54, Fort Wayne, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set. • 12:20 p.m. Monday – Stephanie Marie Weeks, 29, Osceola, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $528.  • 12:34 p.m. Monday – Ronald Thomas Miller, 54, Palos Park, Ill., arrested for fraud, corrupt business influence, money laundering and two counts of theft. Bond: $75,250. 

Barbara Grabill, 83, Warsaw, passed away at 3:47 p.m. Feb. 27, 2017, at her home.  Arrangements are pending at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, Warsaw.   

Gracie Lea Freeman, of Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, passed away at 12:07 p.m. Feb. 27, 2017, at the age of 81.  She was born June 15, 1925, in Van Buren, Ark., to Roland and Nora Belle Moses Fisher. On Jan. 31, 1957, she was married to Charles Eugene Freeman. He passed away March 30, 2004. 

Kittie Grill, 96, of Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, passed away at 4:59 p.m. Feb. 26, 2017, at her residence.   Arrangements are pending with Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw.  

Rita J. Hathaway, 82, North Webster, passed away at 6:35 p.m. Feb. 23, 2017, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. Arrangements are pending with McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw.

Rex Hogan, 85, Pierceton, passed away at 11:35 p.m. Feb. 24, 2017, in his residence. Arrangements are pending with McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw.

Terry Lee Winteregg, beloved husband and father, of 2114 Whitetail Run, Warsaw, passed away at 11:40 a.m. Feb. 18, 2017, at Mason Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 1, 1950, in Decatur, to Doyle and Phyllis Hoffman Winteregg. On Aug. 5, 1972, he married Kathy Habegger in Berne. Soon after, they moved to Warsaw.

Jennifer Lorane Yoder, 52, passed away at 3:38 a.m. Feb. 25, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, due to a blood clot in her brain.  She was born in Isabella Bank, Belize, to Horace and Inez Hulse. She was married to Steve Yoder.

John Vining, 73, Glen Elyn, Ill., formerly of rural Bourbon, died at 6:40 a.m. Feb. 24, 2017, at Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, Naperville, Ill.

Kitty R. Fink, 82, Nappanee, died Feb. 24, 2017, at her residence of natural causes.

Terry Lee Winteregg, 66, beloved husband and father, of 2114 Whitetail Run, Warsaw, passed away at 11:40 a.m. Feb. 18, 2017, at Mason Health Care and Rehabilitation Center.

Casey J. Roberts, 30, Leesburg, passed away in his residence at 5:46 a.m. Feb. 23, 2017.

Casey J. Roberts, 30, Leesburg, passed away in his residence at 5:46 a.m. Feb. 23, 2017.  Arrangements are pending at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw.

June D. Shank, 74, Warsaw, died Feb. 22, 2017, in Venice (Fla.) Regional Bayfront Health. Arrangements are pending at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw.

James Edward "Jim" McCleary, 73, Warsaw, passed away at 3:03 p.m. Feb. 21, 2017, at Sycamore Village Healthcare, Fort Wayne.  He was born Aug. 4, 1943, in Warsaw, to Virgil A. and Lucille Thorp McCleary.  He was a lifetime Warsaw area resident, graduated in 1961 from Warsaw High School and attended Purdue University, West Lafayette. He was a United States Air Force veteran and attended the Air Force Academy. 

NORTH MANCHESTER — The Rev. Carl R. Lemna, 86, North Manchester, passed away Feb. 23, 2017, at Timbercrest Healthcare.  He was born Aug. 16, 1930, in Nappanee, to Frank and Virdie Lemna. He retired in 1992 after 40 years as a pastor in the United Methodist Church.  He served pastorates in Peru, Elkhart, Dunlap, West Lafayette, South Bend and North Manchester. He spent six years on the EUB Board of Missions and 12 years on the United Methodist Board of Ordained Ministry of Northern Indiana. 

David Becknell was born to loving parents Milo Dale and Helen Plummer Becknell on April 29, 1933, in Plymouth. Dave and his older brother, Bill, grew up on the family farm in Bourbon, where three generations of Becknells lived, loved and worked. Always athletic, he was a runner and basketball player for the Bourbon Comets. He also played baritone in the school band.  One of his schoolmates since elementary school was Pauline Patterson. The two were sweethearts since the ninth grade and married after high school. 

Russell Dale Grindle, 4 hours, passed away Feb. 4, 2017, in Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.  He was born Feb. 4, 2017. Survivors include his father, Randall Grindle; his mother, Amber Burnworth; three brothers: Jorge Burnworth, Ricky Grindle and Keith Grindle, his twin, all at home; two sisters, Calissa Grindle and Breanna Macey, at home; grandparents:  Doyle and Vicki Burnworth, South Whitley; Tori and Pat Blocher, North Webster; and Steven and Laura Smith, Sandwich, Ill.; and great-grandparents:  Larry and Lorretta Burnworth, Shipshewana, and Bill Elliott, Claypool. 

ROCHESTER — Former Rochester resident Mary Alice Jones, 97, passed away Feb. 18, 2017, in Trenton, Mich. On Feb. 2, 1920, she was born in Kosciusko County to George and Esther Dunfee Long.

Debra S. Randall, 60, Peru, took the Lord’s hand and went home on Feb. 20, 2017.  She was born Oct. 26, 1956, in Ionia, Mich., to Robert Edwin and Sherilyn Gayle Rusmisel Randall.  Heaven gained a beautiful angel when she passed away. She was a loving mother, daughter, sister and friend. While she may have given birth to only one child, she was a mother to many. She loved kids dearly, didn’t know a stranger and adopted any stray animal she saw. She loved to crochet, watch old movies, and spend time with her son, Robert. 

GOSHEN — Hazel B. Rarick, 98, died the evening of Feb. 22, 2017, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. She was born April 28, 1918, in Milford, to Chauncy and Bertha Ulery Weybright. On Feb. 27, 1937, she married Dane W. Rarick in New Paris. He died June 11, 1991.