Charles E. Disbrow Jr.
Charles Edward Disbrow Jr., 79, rural South Whitley, died at 1:32 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City. He was born July 12, 1944. On Aug. 20, 1982, he married Sharon Rose King, who survives. He also is survived by twin daughters, Stacy M. … Read More
Dorothy D. Burton
Dorothy Dolores Burton, 86, Columbia City, died at 9:56 a.m. Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City. She was born Sept. 17, 1937. On May 12, 1956, she married William V. Burton, who preceded her in death in 2016. She is survived by her children, … Read More
Wellington N. VanHouten
Wellington Noel “Welly” VanHouten, 84, rural Columbia City, died at 7:08 p.m. Sunday, March 3, 2024, at home. He was born Jan. 8, 1940. In August 1968, he married Virginia Knecht; they later divorced, and she survives. He also is survived by his daughter, Angela K. (Michael) Poor, … Read More
Kevin L. Harris Jr. — UPDATED
Kevin Lee Harris Jr., 34, rural Warsaw, died at 10:01 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2024. He was born Feb. 11, 1990. On May 21, 2022, he married Kylie Ann Rick, who survives. He also is survived by his children, Harvey and Gwendolyn; parents, Kevin and Dawn Harris, Warsaw; … Read More
Nyla L. South
Nyla Louise South, 109, Whitley County, died at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2024, at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City. She was born July 6, 1914. On Sept. 22, 1934, she married James William South, who preceded her in death in 1985. She is survived by a daughter, … Read More
Myrtus Merritt “Butch” Dierks
Myrtus Merritt “Butch” Dierks, 81, North Manchester, passed away Feb. 24, 2024, at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City. Born in Warsaw on May 1, 1942, he was the son of the late Arnold W. and Snowden Joan (Custer) Dierks. He graduated from Sidney High School in 1960 … Read More
Rosalie J. Hazen
Rosalie June Hazen, 91, formerly of South Whitley, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, at Parkview Huntington Hospital. She was born Jan. 6, 1933. On Sept. 20, 1952, she married Harold Glen Sutter. On Dec. 29, 1979, she married James Riley Hazen, who preceded her in death in 2020. … Read More
Roger E. Fenker
Roger E. Fenker, 76, rural Columbia City, died at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. He was born Feb. 24, 1947. On Dec. 6, 1969, he married Rebecca A. Kennedy, who survives. He also is survived by his children, Ryan (Nancy) … Read More
Sharon A. Julian
Sharon Ann Julian, 78, South Whitley, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, at The Waters of Columbia City. She was born Sept. 10, 1945. On March 15, 1964, she married Curtis Hontz, who preceded her in death. On Oct. 30, 1983, she married Charles Julian, who preceded her in … Read More
Francis ‘Henry’ Leathers — UPDATED
Francis H. “Henry” Leathers, 52, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, from health complications at Parkview Whitley Hospital, South Whitley. Henry was born on Feb. 22, 1971, in Adrian, Mich., to John Henry and Cindy Lewana Helzer-McCoy. He graduated from high school in California and then enlisted … Read More
Carla E. Cress
Carla E. Cress, 61, South Whitley, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born Sept. 3, 1962. On Sept. 3, 1993, she married Jesse Cress Jr., who survives. She also is survived by her stepchildren, Tonya Marie Cress, Jesse William Cress III and … Read More
Francis ‘Henry’ Leathers — PENDING
Francis H. “Henry” Leathers, 52, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2024, at Parkview Whitley Hospital, South Whitley. Arrangements are pending at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels of Warsaw and Pierceton.
Read MoreLarry G. Lepley
Larry Gene Lepley, 88, Columbia City, died at 5:34 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, at Parkview Whitley Hospital. He was born Dec. 29, 1935. On March 30, 1957, he married Kay L. Lancaster, who preceded him in death in 2023. Lepley is survived by two children, Erin (Randy) … Read More
Marcus Lynn Graber
Marcus Lynn Graber, 3 months, died unexpectedly Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, at home. He was born Oct. 14, 2023, in Wabash County. He is survived by his parents, Marcus M. and Elizabeth D.E. (Schwartz) Graber; sister, Lucinda R. Graber; brothers, Joshua, Stephan and Josiah Graber; and grandparents, Daniel … Read More
Albert A. Mattern
Albert Allen Mattern, 70, Columbia City, formerly of LaPaz, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, at home. He was born Oct. 4, 1953. He is survived by his sister, Selena Waldo, Buchanan, Mich.; two nieces; five nephews; friend of more than 40 years, Lorie Sprouse, South Whitley; and lifelong … Read More
Rick J. See Sr.
Rick J. See Sr., 66, South Whitley, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. He was born April 1, 1957. He is survived by his children, Rickie (Cara) See, Pierceton, Jamie Benedict, Warsaw, Keith Allen See, Fort Wayne, Thomas See, Elkhart, and Kira Abbot, South Whitley; 13 grandchildren; brother, Chuck … Read More