Richard M. Ritchie, 59, of Rochester, passed Monday, March 2, 2015 at his residence. He was born Sept. 27, 1955, in Chicago, Ill to Herschel and Beulah (Smith) Ritchie. He was married to Jean Dennis Johnson. Ritchie was a heavy machine operator for Miller Farm Drainage. He was also involved 4-H Horse … Read More
Donald Joswiak, 81, of Claypool (Yellow Creek Lake), and formerly of Chicago, passed away at 2:25 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw. He was born on Jan. 12, 1934, in Chicago, to Frank and Sophie (Rufkowski) Joswiak. He was first married to Audrey Collins, … Read More
Andrew Beck, 41, of Rochester, (Talma) and formerly of North Manchester, passed away unexpectedly passed at 10:25 a.m., Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at his residence He was born on April 30, 1973, Independence, Mo., to Roger E. Guthrie and Annette Kester. His companion was Tonia Smith of Rochester, (Talma) she survives. … Read More
E. Willodene Saner, 81, of Silver Lake, passed away at 9:18 p.m., Monday, Feb. 9, 2015 at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw. She was born on May 31, 1933, South Whitley, to Ray and Ruth (Underwood) Shelmadine. On Feb. 3, 1961, in Akron, she was married to Fred Saner, who survives. Willodene was … Read More
Chance Nicholas Beck, 17, of Macy, and formerly of Akron, passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at his residence. He was born on June 23, 1997, Whitley County, to Andrew E. Beck and Julie A. Carr. Chance was a Tippecanoe Valley High School Junior. In earlier years he played baseball, basketball and … Read More
Caitlin O. Heisler, 20, of Beaver Dam Lake, Claypool, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at her residence. She was born on Sept. 27, 1994, in Rochester, to Terrance L. and Barbara (Bailey) Heisler. She was a 2013 graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School where she was on the swim team. She attended … Read More
Martha E. Waymire, 87, Rochester, 12:35 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, at Life Care Center of Rochester, Ind. She was born Sept. 30, 1927, in Frankfurt, Germany. In Aug. 7, 1948, in Bad Nuheim, Germany, Martha married Vernon Marks “Bud” Waymire, who preceded her in death on Jan. … Read More
Rita Gayheart, 55, of Warsaw, Ind., passed at 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 29, 2014, at Parkview Whitley Hospital Emergency Room. Rita was born on Sept. 29, 1959, Warsaw to Leona Darlene Reed. She had worked at DePuy Orthopaedics/Johnson & Johnson of Warsaw for 25 years. She was very … Read More
Mary Belle Swihart, 80, rural Rochester, passed away at 2:24 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, in the Woodlawn Hospital Emergency Room. Born Aug. 1, 1934, in Miami County, to Lyle and Cleo (Mathias) DePue, she graduated from Argos High School in 1953. On July 2, 1960, at Argos … Read More
James P. Boyne, 50, of rural Rochester, Ind., passed at 4:15 a.m., Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, at his residence He was born on April 15, 1964, Chicago, Ill., to John and Charlotte (Jagaminas) Boyne. He was married to Laurie A. Beauchamp. Jim worked for the foundry in Plymouth. … Read More
James T. Shanes, 69, of Warsaw, passed at 5 p.m., Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne. He is survived by his wife Barbara and his children. No services are currently planned. Hartzler Funeral Home is entrusted with the funeral arrangements. … Read More
Richard Fry, 46, of Akron, passed away at 3:54 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne, after being in failing health since July 20. He was born on Jan. 21, 1968, in South Bend, to Richard A. and Jacqueline (Nowak) Fry. On April 22, 1988, in Rochester, he … Read More
John C. Kline, 53, North Manchester, died at 4 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, in the Wabash County Hospital Emergency Room. He was born June 28, 1961, in Warsaw, to John E. and Annette (Roland) Kline. He graduated from Southwestern High School, Colorado Springs. He was a landscaper. … Read More
Glova M. Weaver, 86, of rural Macy, Ind., and rural Akron, Ind., passed at 2:19 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at Woodbridge Health Care of Logansport, Ind. She was born on June 5, 1928, Jasper County, Ind., Odos and Bessie (Timm) Poisel. She was married on Dec. 11, 1954, in … Read More
Ronnie Hurd, 64, of rural Mentone, Ind., passed away at 11 a.m., Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, at his residence. He was born on Dec. 5, 1949, in Prestonburg, Ky., to Bennie and Dora (Anderson) Hurd. He attended Mentone High School and graduated from Rochester High School. He served his … Read More
Wyatt Davis, 14, of Akron, Ind., passed at his residence Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. He was born Sept. 10, 1999, Warsaw, Ind. Wyatt was an eighth grader at Tippecanoe Valley Middle School. He enjoyed old cars, reading, and working at Hoffman Body Shop where he worked for over a … Read More
