Robert A. Bogner, 66, Mentone, formerly of Fort Wayne, died unexpectedly at 4:06 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, at home. He was born Nov. 6, 1957. He is survived by his siblings and several nieces and nephews. King Memorial Home, Mentone, is handling arrangements.
Read MorePeter J. Foster, 72, died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Mentone. He was born Nov. 28, 1950. He is survived by his sister, Kristine; two nieces; one nephew; and one great-niece. Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home, Bourbon, is handling arrangements.
Read MoreDwight David Lackey, 67, Warsaw, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. He was born Feb. 29, 1956. His wife of 44 years, Terry Lackey, survives. He also is survived by three sons, Daniel Taylor, Mentone, David Taylor (and his fiancée, Fabiola), Warsaw, and Brooks Lackey, Warsaw; three grandchildren; and … Read More
Gary L. Sponseller, 68, of Zanesville, Ohio, formerly of Kosciusko County, passed away Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, after a battle with Parkinson’s, Lewy body dementia and ultimately pneumonia. He was born July 31, 1955, in Warsaw, to Robert O. and Ruth M. Hawley Sponseller. On Nov. 20, 1982, … Read More
Joshua David Beery, 51, rural North Manchester, died at 8:26 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, at home. He was born July 8, 1972. On May 20, 2006, he married Heather Beth Foust, who survives. He also is survived by his children, Jackson (Ally) Beery, Indianapolis, and Melanie (Payton) … Read More
Gertrude Rose Smythe, 98, Warsaw, passed away Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Archbold, Ohio. She was born to Neal and Ellen (Sandham) McClane on July 30, 1925, in Warsaw. After graduating from Mentone High School in 1943, she joined the local Civil Air Patrol. On June 2, 1946, … Read More
Beatrice J. “Bea” Hughes, 77, of Mentone, went home to be with the Lord at 10:56 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, after a very short illness, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne. Bea was born on July 15, 1946, in Warsaw, to the late Anthony “Pat” and Lois … Read More
Carolyn Joan Eberly, 91, South Whitley, died at 7 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, 2023, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. She was born July 4, 1932. On Sept. 9, 1951, she married Dean M. Eberly, who preceded her in death in 2017. She is survived by her children, Marvin … Read More
Patsy (Bucher) Owens-Sparks, 81, of Mentone, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, at her home surrounded by family. Patsy was born on Sept. 1, 1942, the daughter of Frank and Charlotte (Hamilton) Bucher. She graduated from Laketon High School. She married the late William Owens on Feb. … Read More
Teddy Dewayne Leiter, age 81, of Akron, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, at 5:48 p.m. in the emergency room at Woodlawn hospital in Rochester. He was born on Jan. 25, 1942, in Warsaw, in Kosciusko County, to Roy and Willodean (Brown) Leiter. He attended Claypool High School. Ted … Read More
Teddy Dewayne Leiter, 81, Akron, died at 5:48 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in the ER at Woodlawn Hospital in Rochester. He was born on Jan. 25, 1942, in Warsaw. He married Karen J. Kreighbaum on July 8, 1960, at the Akron Church of God. Surviving Ted is … Read More
Lee M. Redinger II, 45, rural Rochester, died at 3:08 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, at Indiana University North Hospital of Indianapolis. He was born June 29, 1978. On Oct. 10, 1998, he married Heather Shortz, who survives. He also is survived by his mother, Priscilla Nash, Mentone; … Read More
Franklin L. Swick, 86, of rural Burket, passed away at 1:03 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at his residence. Frank was born on Oct. 22, 1937, in Akron, to the late Claude E. and Fern E. (Warren) Swick. He attended Burket High School. Frank served his country in … Read More
Wendell D. Randall, 73, of Claypool, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, at Stillwater Hospice. Born on Aug. 15, 1950 in Gratiot County, Michigan, Wendell was the son of Frank and Lois Sitts. Married on Oct. 27, 1982, he shared 48 years … Read More
Gertrude Rose Smythe, 98, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. She was born July 30, 1925. On June 2, 1946, she married Harold A. Smythe Jr., who preceded her in death in 1988. She is survived by a son, David Smythe. King Memorial Home, Mentone, is handling arrangements.
Read MoreGeoffrey R. Bailey, 46, of Mentone, passed unexpectedly Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at his residence. Geoff was born on July 22, 1977, in Plymouth, to Martin and Amy (Coplen) Bailey. He was a 1996 graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School. He had also attended Argos Community Schools and … Read More
