Everett Eugene “Gene” Penn, 84, of Columbia City, died Sunday, Dec. 31, at Parkview Whitley Hospital. Gene was born July 24, 1933, in Bracken, to Everett J. and Lydia Lucille (Aughinbaugh) Penn. The birth took place in the living quarters upstairs. Everett and Lucille ran a small country … Read More
Vera B. Plattner, 104, died at 4:47 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, at Oakwood Manor in Oshkosh, Wis. She was born Dec. 13, 1912, in South Whitley, a daughter of Adam and Lesta (Geist) Lehman. She graduated from South Whitley High School in 1931. On December 24, 1935, she … Read More
William Alvin Austin, Sr., 88, of South Whitley died at his home Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. He had been in declining health. He was born August 2, 1929 in Cleveland Township, Whitley County, a son of the late Frank H. and Martha M. (Speicher) Austin. His formative years … Read More
Hilda M. Hendrickson, 95, formerly of Columbia City, passed away peacefully Sunday evening, Sept. 24, 2017, surrounded by loved ones, at the home of her daughter, Vicki, where she resided since March 2009. She was born Jan. 20, 1922, in Eel River Township, Allen County, a daughter of … Read More
David B. Lortie, 74, of Cleveland Township, Whitley County, died at 5:07 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, where he was admitted on Wednesday. He was born July 25, 1943, in Allen County, a son of John B. and Celeste C. … Read More
Lloyd E. Montz, 100, died at 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Community Northview Care Center, Anderson. He was born on Dec. 22, 1916 in Whitley County a son of the late Clarence and Susie (Bentz) Montz. He grew up in Washington Township and graduated from Washington … Read More
Donna Rae Rodriguez, 57, Barbee Lake, died at 12:56 p.m., Thursday, April 13, at her home. She was born Jan. 5, 1960, in Columbia City, a daughter of Reino A. and Sharon L. (O’Brien) Panula. Her formative years were spent in Columbia City. She graduated from Columbia City … Read More
Norma F. Parker Curless, 94, Columbia City, died at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, April 15, at Miller’s Merry Manor where she had been a resident since March. She was born April 17, 1922, in Elwood, a daughter of John Alvia and Edna Ruth (Hartin) Hurst. Her formative years were … Read More
Roseanna Miller, 66, Columbia City, died at 4:26 p.m., Saturday, April 15, at Renaissance Village where she had been a resident since March 24. She was born Aug. 8, 1950, in Kansas City, Mo., a daughter of John F. and Shirley J. (Foster) McCord. Her formative years were … Read More
Helen Watkins, 92, rural South Whitley, died at 7:55 a.m. Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Peabody Home, North Manchester where she had been a resident since May 2016. She was born Aug. 8, 1924 in Breathitt County, Ky. a daughter of Bennie and Martha (Noble) Clemons. Her formative … Read More
Mary Ann Loe, 83, rural Columbia City, died Monday morning, Feb. 20, 2017 at her home. She was born Dec. 8, 1933 in Whitley County, a daughter of the late John and Vivian (Roth) Gillespie. Her formative years were spent in Columbia Township where she attended elementary school. … Read More
Haley Centers, 88, formerly of Columbia City, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2016 at Cridersville Healthcare Center outside of Lima, Ohio. She was born March 8, 1928 in Johnson County, Ky. a daughter of the late Lee and Cassie (Jackson) Gibson. Her formative years were spent in Johnson County. … Read More
Laurel H. “Butch” Keister, 75, Columbia City, passed away peacefully at his home at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. He had been in failing health. He was born June 27, 1941, in Noble County, a son of the late Herman and Wilma (Smith) Keister. His formative years … Read More
Larry L. Miller, 68, South Whitley, passed away Friday evening, Oct. 14, at his home. Born November 18, 1947 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Willis E. and Mildred (Ross) Miller. He grew up on his family’s 700 acre farm in Larwill and attended Larwill High … Read More
Beverly A. Wheeler, 84, Columbia City, died at 10:12 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at Miller’s at Oak Pointe where she became a resident on July 21. She was born Jan. 29, 1932, in Green Township, Noble County, a daughter of Bert and Gwendolyn (Ward) Menzie. Her formative … Read More
Larry D. Wilkinson, 82, Richland Township, Whitley County, died unexpectedly early Friday morning, Sept. 16, 2016, at his home. He was born May 20, 1934, in Columbia Township, Whitley County, a son of Joseph R. and Mildred P. (Harshman) Wilkinson. As a young boy, his family moved to … Read More
