Carol Jean (Stayton) Shoemaker, 78, Argos, died Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at home. She was born Dec. 25, 1946, in Argos. On June 19, 1965, she married George Shoemaker, who survives. She also is survived by her daughter, Kristi (David) Yoder, Claypool; sons, Michael (Laura) Shoemaker, Argos, and … Read More
John F. Slabaugh Sr., 78, Tippecanoe, died Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at home. He was born Oct. 10, 1946. His wife, Barbara (Knapp) Slaybaugh, preceded him in death. He is survived by his son, Jay (Tonya) Slabaugh, Logansport; daughter, Dawn (Cody) Edwards, Tippecanoe; sisters, SueKay Slaybaugh, Monticello, and … Read More
Betty Ann Bessinger, 91, died Thursday, April 10, 2025. She was born Jan. 15, 1934. Her husband of 53 years, Wayne Kelsey Bessinger, preceded her in death in 2010. She is survived by two children, Susan (Tony) Konkle and Clint (Melissa) Bessinge; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Deaton-Clemens … Read More
Mildred I. Ames, 97, Warsaw, died Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Paddock Springs, Warsaw. She was born Aug. 24, 1927, in Bourbon. In 1947, she married Max Ames, who preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughters, Theresa (Brad) Fackler, Fishers, and JoAnn (Jerry) Johnson, North … Read More
Cecil I. Davenport, 77, Bourbon, died Friday, March 21, 2025, at home. He was born June 26, 1947. His wife, Dixie (Bird) Davenport, whom he married April 7, 2005, survives. He also is survived by his sons, Jeffrey (Amy) Davenport, Rochester, and Jason (Theresa) Davenport, Bardstown, Ky.; stepson, … Read More
Noah Ralph Kelly, 26, Bourbon, died suddenly Tuesday, March 11, 2025. He was born Feb. 2, 1999. He is survived by his mother, Amanda (Christine) Eisenhart; his sisters, Emma Tobolski and Bethany Tobolski; and his brothers, Jared Kelly, Gabriel Tobolski, Preston Tobolski, Christopher Tobolski, Alex Kelly and Marquis … Read More
Eugene “Gene” Neyhart Sr., 96, died Monday, March 10, 2025, at St. Joseph Hospital, South Bend. He was born May 21, 1928. His wife, Muriel (Reed) Neyhart, preceded him in death in 2003. He is survived by a brother, John Neyhart; five children, Eugene (Linda) Neyhart Jr., Phillip … Read More
Joe L. Kintzel, 82, of Warsaw, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025, in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home of Warsaw, with his wife, Donna, and his son, Jim, at his side. Joe was born on Oct. 27, 1942, to Leonard L. and Margery A. (Adams) Kintzel, in … Read More
Norma Faulkner, 88, Bourbon, died Friday, March 7, 2025, at home. She was born Oct. 20, 1936. On June 28, 1953, she married Thomas R. Faulkner, who survives. She also is survived by her daughters, Pamela Sue (Elmer) Miller, Bourbon, and Melody (Rudy) Tamayo, Kailua, Hawaii; her sons, … Read More
Larry Roger Ross, 80, was born on June 30, 1944, to Howard and Ruth (Daniel) Ross in Washington Courthouse, Ohio. Larry died Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at Paddock Springs of Warsaw, surrounded by his loving family. He graduated from Fremont Ross High School of Fremont Ohio in 1963. … Read More
Joanne Marie Lemler, 80, Bourbon, formerly of Rock River, Wyo., died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth. She was born Nov. 20, 1944. On Aug. 17, 1961, she married David F. Lemler, who survives. She also is survived by her son, Jeffery D. Lemler, … Read More
Jackelyn “Jackie’ Ochstein, 68, Bourbon, died Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born Sept. 28, 1956. On Aug. 21, 1976, she married David “Ox” Ochstein, who preceded her in death in 2002. On Aug. 23, 2024, she married Delon Furnivall, Tippecanoe, who survives. … Read More
Robert L. Bottorff Jr., 57, Plymouth, formerly of Warsaw, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. He was born Dec. 29, 1967. His wife, Michelle (Becker) Bottorff, whom he married Dec. 11, 2003, survives. He also is survived by his sister, Ann Bottorff, … Read More
Delbert L. Weakly, 73, Bourbon, a native of Plymouth, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, at Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital, Warsaw. He was born March 9, 1951. He is survived by his sisters, Ann (Jim) Auer and Lydia (Dan) Wiseley; three nieces; 15 great-nieces and great-nephews; and five great-great-nephews. Deaton-Clemens … Read More
Daniel Ray Lemler, 68, of Nappanee, passed from his earthly life into heavenly glory on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at Goshen Hospital, following an extended period of illness. Dan, named Raimond Rabus at birth, was born Dec. 15, 1956, in Ulm, Germany. After his birth mother passed away … Read More
Donnabelle Elaine Thomas, 90, a lifelong resident of the Etna Green and Bourbon area, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. She was born April 4, 1934. On Feb. 10, 1956, she married Russell Thomas, who preceded her in death in 1998. She is survived … Read More
