Updated: Miriam L. Ridings, 90, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. Miriam was born Nov. 8, 1922, in Ossian, Ind., to the late Glenn F. and Maude (Weirich) Jackson. She married Jackson D. Ridings on Dec. 6, 1941, who preceded … Read More
Updated: Judy Dillman-Morganthaler, 72, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born Jan. 24, 1941, in Anderson, Ind., to Russ and Louise (Bookout) Regenold. Judy lived in the Syracuse area for the last 20 years coming from Anderson. She … Read More
Updated: John W. Snider, 72, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 9:55 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in his residence. On May 24, 1941, he was born in Kokomo, Ind., to Donald Mann and Marion (Williamson) Snider. John was raised in Kokomo, graduating from Kokomo High School in 1959. He … Read More
Updated: Jerry Wallace Banks, 68, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at his home. He was born Sept. 18, 1945, Alpena, Mich. Jerry was inducted into the US Army on Dec. 6, 1965. He served during Vietnam. SP5 Jerry Wallace Banks was honorably discharged Dec. 7, … Read More
Updated: Donald E. Dohner, 77, of Nappanee, Ind., passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at 7:23 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, at Doctor’s Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg, Texas. He was born Feb. 20, 1936, to the late Ward and Marian (Hart) Dohner in Arcanum, Ohio. Mr. Dohner was … Read More
Updated: Ruth M. Rose, 72, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 9:35 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, at Kosciusko Community Hospital. She was born on June 6, 1941, in Elkhart, Ind., to Edward and Eva L. (Kiser) Lock. She graduated in 1961 from Elkhart High School and moved from … Read More
Updated: Dennis Ray Hoskins, 71, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 7:08 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home of Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born on March 3, 1942, in Norwood, Ohio, to the late Lige C. Hoskins and Margaret (Kidd) Hesse. On … Read More
Updated: Harold R. Wrightsman, 82, of Silver Lake, Ind., passed away at 9:56 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. He was born at Flint, Mich., on April 2, 1931, to Raymond and Nellie (Flora) Wrightsman. He served in Korea in the United States Army. … Read More
Updated: Ralph Emerson Kistler Jr., 75, of Ligonier, Ind., passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday Dec. 27, 2013. He was born at home on the family farm near Leiters Ford, Ind., on May 12, 1938, to Ralph E. Sr. and Verna B. (Cripe) Kistler. On June 27, 1959, … Read More
Updated: Doris A. Ivy, 63, of South Whitley, Ind., passed away at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, at her home surrounded by her family. Born on Oct. 17, 1950, in Fort Wayne, Ind., she was the daughter of Walter M. and Hilda C. (Witte) Bruner. She graduated from Columbia … Read More
Updated: Paul L. Thompson, 79, of rural South Whitley, Ind., passed away at 3:55 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, at his home. He had been in failing health for the past 2 years. He was born Dec. 5, 1934, in Fort Wayne, Ind., to Chester Arthur and LouEtta (Hinkson) … Read More
Updated: Helen E. Kurz, 81, a former resident of South Whitley, Ind., passed away at 11 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2013, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, Ind., where she had been a resident for the past 6 months. She was born April 18, 1932, in Whitley County, Ind., to … Read More
Updated: Eugene E.C. Sneed, 42, of Nappanee, Ind., died unexpectedly, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, at Meadows in Nappanee. He was born Sept. 12, 1971, in Hammond, Ind., to Robert and Cindy (Baltes) Sneed Sr. He was a graduate of Plymouth High School. Mr. Sneed moved to Nappanee 4 years … Read More
Updated: Ralph R. ‘Whitey’ Wideman Jr., 85, of Warsaw, Ind., and formerly of Mentone, Ind., passed away at 4:35 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, at Millers Merry Manor of Warsaw, where he had been for 2 weeks. He was born on Nov. 24, 1928, in Mentone, to Ralph and Alma Gail (Miller) … Read More
Updated: Marion B. ‘Bill’ Patty, 77, of Goshen, Ind., and formerly of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at his home. He was born July 9, 1936, in Fort Wayne, Ind., to Marion Francis and Naomi (Bill) Patty. He graduated in 1954 from Southside … Read More
Updated: Sharon A. Hensley, 66, of Elkhart, Ind., passed away at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, at Woodland Manor Nursing Home in Elkhart. She was born Sept. 6, 1947, in Goshen, Ind., to Nelson C. and Norma J. (Liechty) Wogoman. She was a lifetime of the Elkhart, Kosciusko … Read More
