MILFORD — Dale R. Stump, 91, Milford, passed away Dec. 13, 2016, at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Milford. He was born Oct. 27, 1925, in Nappanee, to Clayton and Hazel Defreese Stump. He graduated from Milford High School with the class of 1943 and went on to honorably serve his country in the U.S. Navy. He married Glennis Orn on June 17, 1944, in San Jose, Calif.
COLUMBIA CITY — James J. Cook, 79, rural Larwill, died Jan. 24, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born Jan. 10, 1938, in South Whitley, a son of Joseph Ambrose and Mary Louise Myers Cook. He graduated from Larwill High School. He enlisted in the United States Navy. He was honorably discharged June 9, 1963.
Armin C. Mueller, 84, Warsaw, passed away at 12:10 a.m. Jan. 29, 2017, in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born Dec. 17, 1932, in South Bend, to Alfred J. and Angela A. Aeppler Mueller. On May 11, 1956, in Warsaw, he was united in marriage to Beverly Rapp, who died Dec. 20, 1988.