Updated: E. Allen Lowery, 82, Columbia City, passed away Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at his daughter-in-law’s home. Born Sept. 28, 1939, in Benzonia, Mich., he was the son of Marshall and Bertha (Price) Lowery. On Nov. 23, 1973, he married Mary (Shively) Dyke. Allen is survived by his daughter-in-law … Read More
Updated: Teresa Ann Vigar, 67, rural Roann, died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at her home in Roann. She was born on July 2, 1954, in Wabash, to Harold D. and Patricia Ann (Melton) Bowman. She married David L. Vigar at the Roann Christian Church on Jan. … Read More
Updated: Alice Joy Howard, 80, Pierceton, passed away after a long fruitful life on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in Columbia City. Alice was born on May 5th, 1941 in Warsaw. She married Lonzo Howard in Silver Lake in 1959. He preceded her in 2012. The loving memory of Alice … Read More
Updated: Eugene T. Coffelt Sr., 85, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, Nov. 30, 2021, at home on his farm. Born Jan. 2, 1936 in Noble County, he was the son of Perry and Florence (Brendel) Coffelt. On Feb. 17, 1963, he married Marie Roberson in … Read More
Updated: Betty Jean Yaney, 81, Churubusco, passed away Nov. 30, 2021, at Sacred Heart Village in Avilla. She was born in Chappell, Neb., Aug. 6, 1940, to the late Eugene and Bessie (Shriner) Haws. Betty is survived by two sons, Lynn Yaney and Lon Yaney; her daughter, Bernadette (Jon) … Read More
Updated: Beverley J. “Bev” Blue, 76, Columbia City, formerly of Leesburg, passed away at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, at University Park Healthcare in Fort Wayne. She was born July 26, 1945, in Lincoln, Ill. to Daniel Earl and Doris Jean (Hall) Hobbs. She was married May 1, … Read More
Updated: Timothy Jetmore, 66, Columbia City, died unexpectedly at his home of natural causes on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Born on Oct. 29, 1955, in Fort Wayne, he was a son of the late Donald and Hazel (Taulbee) Jetmore, Sr. He is survived by a brother: Donald P. (Sheila) … Read More
Updated: Keith Rollins, 41, South Whitley, passed away on Nov. 24, 2021, on his little farm in South Whitley. He was born in Fort Wayne on Dec. 22, 1979, to Ed and Paula (Richards) Rollins. He was married to Pamela Kuhn in North Webster on Feb. 14, 2015. Keith … Read More
Updated: Beverley J. “Bev” Blue, 76, Columbia City, (formerly of Leesburg) passed away at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, at University Park Healthcare in Fort Wayne. Arrangements are pending at Owen Family Funeral Home, SR 13 and CR 500N, North Webster.
Read More Updated: Jay L. Pence, 70, Columbia City, died peacefully at 5:43 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, at Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Wayne. Born May 5, 1951, in Fort Wayne, he was a son of the late Oscar Leigh and Jean Cornelius (Herrman) Pence. Jay graduated from Columbia City Joint … Read More
Updated: Charles Dewey “Charlie” Roberts Jr., 70, Milford, passed away at 4:04 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, at his home. He was born on May 21, 1951, in Louisville, Ky., to Charles Dewey and Bertha Mae (Hayes) Roberts Sr. He was married on Nov. 27, 1987, in Clay … Read More
Updated: Mack Pratt, 78, Pierceton, passed away Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at his home with family by his side. Born Feb. 2, 1943, in Hazard, Ky., he was the son of Malcolm Pratt and Helen (Clemons) Watkins. On February 9, 1963, he married Shirley Mae Garrett in Hazard. Mack … Read More
Updated: Ralph J. Bailey, 94, of Columbia City, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at his home Ralph was born in Columbia City on Sept. 20, 1927, the son of the late Ralph J. and Pearl C. (Goppert) Bailey. He graduated from Pierceton High School with the class of 1945. … Read More
Updated: Cheryl Darlene Corner, 72, of Columbia City, died at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, at Majestic Care of West Allen. Born March 25, 1949 in Whitley County, she was a daughter of Ralph and Mary (Sheets) Corner. Surviving is her mother, Mary Corner; daughter, Tracy Corner of … Read More
Updated: Bernadette Bradley, 73, North Manchester, passed away Nov. 16, 2021, at her home. The daughter of Ralph M. and Dorothy L. (Coffey) Willett, she was born June 26, 1948, in Maysville, Ky. On Aug. 27, 1966, she married Sam D. Bradley. Together they welcomed four children: Jeff, Chris, … Read More
Updated: Marilyn J. Shepherd, lifelong resident of Warsaw, passed away peacefully at 7:33 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw at the age of 82. Born on Feb. 22, 1939, in Warsaw, she was the daughter of George and Donna Fuller. She was united … Read More
