Rosalee E. Shepherd, 87, rural South Whitley, passed away at 4:15 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. One of four children, she was born Aug. 15, 1931, to Olin and Mabel (Biehl) Lofland in Wabash County. After graduating high school, Rosalee Lofland … Read More
Marjorie J. Kite, 91, rural South Whitley, died at 5 a.m. Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital Fort Wayne, where she was admitted on Wednesday. She was born April 15,1927, in Gary, daughter of the late Edwin Scott and Blanch L. (Ulmer) Scott. She began her schooling … Read More
Ellen Gerard, 90, Winona Lake, and formerly of South Whitley, passed away at 2:20 a.m. on July 19, 2018, at Grace Village, Winona Lake. She was born on March 26, 1928, in Kosciusko County to Lionel Sr. and Caroline (Hostetler) Kreger. She graduated from Pierceton High School in … Read More
Karol Elayne Dimmick, 81, formerly of South Whitley, died at 8:09 p.m. Monday, July 2, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne where she was admitted on Sunday. She was born May 18, 1937, in Dunkirk, a daughter of the late Rev. Henry and Esther (Courtney) Uhrick. As … Read More
Gary Stephen Maggart, 70, of rural South Whitley, died Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at his home. He was born Aug. 20, 1947, in Wolf Lake, a son of the late Gerald and Virginia (Jones) Maggart. His formative years were spent in the Larwill area. He graduated from Larwill … Read More
George E. Hutchison, 71 and a resident of Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, passed away at 9:45 p.m., Monday, June 25, 2018. Hutchison was born on Jan. 1, 1947 to Gobel Hutchison and Helen (Brainard) Hutchison. Born in Rush, Ky. he was the oldest of 12. He spent many … Read More
Trula J. Cramer, 75, Wabash, died at 12:17 p.m. Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born Feb. 8, 1943 in Wabash County, to J.C. and Ruth (Tait) Draper. She was a 1961 graduate of Somerset High School. She first married Gary Frank; he … Read More
Ruth Ann Grant, 78, South Whitley, died at 4:27 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne where she was admitted on Saturday. She was born Oct. 29, 1939, in Huntington County, a daughter of the late Merideth Jack and Clara Ann (Emely) Geist. … Read More
An interment service for Robert H. Lancaster, 86, a lifelong resident of South Whitley, who died Feb. 4, 2018, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 16, 2018, at the South Whitley Cemetery. Military honors will be presented to honor of his service in the U.S. Army … Read More
Randy G. Branning, 66, South Whitley, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at his home. Arrangements are pending at DeMoney-Grimes, a Life Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City.
Norma June Kyler, 86, Clermont, Fla., formerly of Columbia City, died at 2:55 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at Parkview Randallia, Fort Wayne, where she had been a resident for the past week. She was born June 1, 1931 in Whitley County, Indiana, a daughter of the late Esta … Read More
Peggy J. Metzger, 54, North Manchester, passed away at 6:18 a.m. Friday, May 11, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. She was born May 13, 1963 in Warsaw, to O.C. and Carolyn R. (Caverly) Jarrell. She graduated from Whitko High School in 1982. She was a … Read More
Larry Rex “Butch” Lancaster, 81, South Whitley, died at 3:18 p.m. Thursday, April 26, 2018, at Parkview Randallia Hospital, Fort Wayne where he had been a patient for the past 2 1/2 weeks. He was born Jan. 26, 1937, in Whitley County, a son of the late Gerald … Read More
Janice E. Parker, 74, South Whitley, formerly of Rochester, passed away at 4:16 p.m., Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at her residence. She was born Sept. 16, 1943, Valparaiso, the daughter of Luther and Ruby (Spencer) Eades. On Dec. 23, 1961, in Chesterton, she married Ernest W. Parker. He … Read More
Kenneth R. Boggs, 73, South Whitley, passed away at 5:45 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 2018, at his home. Arrangements are pending at DeMoney-Grimes, a Life Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City.
Joan R. Eberhart, 77, South Whitley, died at 7:20 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at Vibra Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born April 26, 1940, in Cleveland Twp., Whitley County, a daughter of the late Wallace D. and Lillian (Stansberry) Eberhart. Her formative years were spent on a … Read More
