Edna Mae Bailey

NORTH MANCHESTER – Edna Mae Bailey, 86, North Manchester, died at 6:55 a.m. June 7, 2016, in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.

Kay A. Noel Ahrns

Kay A. Noel Ahrns

Harold Jr. East

Harold Jr. East, 88, Warsaw, was called home by his Lord at 6:50 p.m. Aug. 17, 2016, in his family’s Warsaw home.

Ed French

AKRON – Ed French, 83, farmer, electrician and preacher, died June 16, 2016, at his rural Silver Lake home.

William 'Bill' Edward Barden

William “Bill” Edward Barden, 77, Warsaw, passed away comforted by his wife Jan. 25, 2016, at his winter residence in Wilmington, N.C.

Carol Sue Rickel Leedy

JONESBORO, Ga. – Carolyn Sue Rickel Leedy, 81, passed away Feb. 4, 2016, in Piedmont Henry Hospital, Stockbridge, Ga.

Dorothy M. Bailey

Dorothy M. Bailey, 89, Winona Lake, passed away at 12:20 p.m.  Jan. 18, 2016, at her residence.

John E. Deemer


Commissioners Hear Request for $1M Investment in AcceLinx

Kosciusko County Commissioners heard a request this morning for $1 million in funding for the establishment of an orthopedic business accelerator.

Roger L. Boocher

NORTH MANCHESTER – Roger L. Boocher, 73, Paoli, formerly of Sidney and Columbia City, died at 9:45 p.m. July 4, 2016, in Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis.

Sandra L. Hamilton

Sandra L. Hamilton, 79, Warsaw,  passed away at 6:48 a.m. May 28, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Jacqueline Rose 'Jackie' Mann

SYRACUSE – Jacqueline Rose “Jackie” Mann, 86, Elkhart, passed away at 2:05 a.m. July 7, 2016, at Courtyard Healthcare Center, Goshen.

John R. Nichols

AKRON – John R. Nichols, 76, rural Claypool, and Sun City, Ariz., died May 8, 2016, at the Arrowhead Hospital, Glendale, Ariz.

Carl Sandlin

HUNTINGTON – Carl Sandlin, 67, Huntington, died at 8:26 p.m. June 27, 2016, at his home.

Charles 'Jack' Alton Fawley

Charles “Jack” Alton Fawley, 81, passed away at 8:01 a.m. April 19, 2016, in his Warsaw home.

Helen Eloise Smith

Helen Eloise Smith, 93, Warsaw, passed away at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 29, 2015, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, following a short illness, surrounded by her family.

Inez B. Caywood

SYRACUSE – Inez B. Caywood, 89, Syracuse, passed away at 12:28 a.m. Sept. 6, 2015, at I.U. Goshen Hospital.

Lyle J. Gephart


WWII Veteran Honored at Meeting

World War II veteran Don Shively has a simple answer when people ask him about his experience taking two islands from the Japanese.

Roberta M. Arbuckle