Obituaries
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Katherine J. Hartnup
Mar 21, 2013
Obituary
Service: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 11 a.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
Calling: Monday, March 25, 2013 - 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home ************************************************************************* Katherine J. Hartnup, 89, of Kendallville died Thursday, March 21, 2013, at 4:20 p.m. in Lutheran Life Villages, Kendallville.
She moved to this area...
George A. Harmon
Mar 17, 2013
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Service: Friday, March 22, 2013 - 1 p.m. in the Wolcottville Church of God
Calling: Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 3 to 7 p.m. in the church ********************************************************************** George A. Harmon, 65, of Wawaka died Sunday, March 17, 2013, as the result of an auto accident on U.S. 6 near Wawaka.
He had lived...
Lauren D. Atz
Mar 15, 2013
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Memorial Service: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 11 a.m. in St. John Lutheran Church, 301 South Oak Street, Kendallville. ************************************************************************** Lauren Dean Atz, 84, of Tempe, Arizona, formerly of Kendallville passed away on March 15, 2013, after having suffered a fall. Mr. Atz was born in Kendallville on September 21, 1928, to Ralph Harold and Elsie (Wagner) Atz....
Jack E. Debolt
Mar 14, 2013
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Service: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 11 a.m in St. John Lutheran Church, 301 South Oak Street, Kendallville
Calling: Monday, March 18, 2013 - 6-8 p.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel, 222 South State Street, Kendallville and one hour prior to services at the church on Monday. ***************************************************************************
Jack Edward DeBolt, 80,...
Paul R. Caldwell
Mar 14, 2013
Obituary
Service: Monday, March 18, 2013 - 2 p.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel
Calling: Sunday, March 17, 2013 - 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. in the funeral home and one hour prior to services on Monday *************************************************************** Paul R. Caldwell went to be with his Lord on Thursday, March 14, 2013, at home.
...
Edwina A. "Winnie" Cruze
Mar 13, 2013
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Memorial service: Sunday, March 17, 2013, at 3 p.m. in the Rome City United Methodist Church ***************************************************************************** Edwina Antoinette "Winnie" Cruze, 91 of Rome City, Indiana, formerly of Dayton, OH passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Hospice of Dayton.
Born January 14, 1922 in Cincinnati, OH to the late Joseph and Antoinette {Becker} Trendler.
...Gerald L. Mefferd, Sr.
Mar 10, 2013
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Local businessman, Gerald L. Mefferd, Sr., 79, of Kendallville died Sunday, March 10, 2013, in his residence.
He has lived in this area most of his life and graduated from Kendallville High School.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1954-1956 where he was a heavy equipment mechanic.
Mr. Mefferd owned Mefferd's...
Evelyn L. Hill
Mar 8, 2013
Obituary
Service: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 11 a.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel
Calling: Monday, March 11, 2013 - 2-7 p.m. in the funeral home and one hour prior to services on Tuesday *************************************************************** Evelyn L. Hill, 89, of Wolcottville died Friday, March 8, 2013, in Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville following a month-long illness....
Lavon R. Bible
Mar 2, 2013
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Memorial service: Saturday, March 9, 2013, at 1 p.m. in the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Jeanie and Doug Rheinheimer, 301 Wolcott Street, Wolcottville ****************************************************************** LaVon R. Bible, 84, of Wolcottville died Saturday, March 2, 2013, in Miller's Merry Manor, LaGrange where he has resided since July.
He moved to this area five years ago,...
Deborah E. Grate
Feb 26, 2013
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Memorial Service: Saturday, March 9, 2013, at 11 a.m. in Hilltop Baptist Church, Rome City *****************************************************
Deborah E. Grate, 54, of LaGrange died Tuesday, February 26, 2013, in Parkview LaGrange Hospital, LaGrange following a lengthy illness.
She was a lifetime area resident.
Deborah worked at Dometic in LaGrange.
She was...
Sharon Lee Haskins
Feb 25, 2013
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Sharon Lee Haskins, 71, of Brownsburg died Monday, February 25, 2013, in her residence following a lengthy illness.
She was a 1959 graduate of Kendallville High School, and received her Master's Degree from Indiana University.
Having grown up in Kendallville, she was a familiar face at the Riley Street Grocery which was owned and...
Helen M. Strater
Feb 20, 2013
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Service: Saturday, February 23, 2013 - 11 a.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
Calling: Friday, February 22, 2013 - 3 to 7 p.m. in the funeral home ****************************************************** Helen Marie Strater, 94, of Kendallville died Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at 7:50 a.m. in North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion.
She was...
Maxine N. Berhalter
Feb 16, 2013
Obituary
Maxine N. Berhalter, 90, of Kendallville died Saturday, February 16, 2013, at 11:27 p.m. in Lutheran Life Villages, Kendallville.
She was a lifetime area resident, and a 1940 graduate of Garrett High School.
Mrs. Berhalter worked for the Ludlow Monument Company in Kendallville and retired in 1985 after 17 years as bookkeeper at Cal-Gas...
Connie Patrick
Feb 10, 2013
Obituary
Service: Friday, February 15, 2013 - 11 a.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel
Calling: Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 2 to 7 p.m. with an evening service at 7 p.m. in the funeral home ******************************************************** Connie Patrick, 76, of Rome City died Sunday, February 10, 2013, at 7:55 a.m. in Parkview Regional Medical Center,...
Hadney Clevenger
Feb 3, 2013
Obituary
Service: Saturday, February 9, 2013 - 2 p.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel
Calling: Saturday, February 9, 2013 - 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the funeral home ***********************************************************************
Hadney Clevenger, 80, of Ligonier died Sunday, February 3, 2013, at 2:20 p.m. in Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville after a long battle with...
Robert John Abbott
Jan 30, 2013
Obituary
Robert John Abbott, 66, of Wolcottville died Wednesday, January 30, 2013, in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.
He had lived in this area for over 20 years.
Mr. Abbott was a truck driver for Maple Tree Trucking in Elkhart.
He was a member of Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Rome City.
...Kyle Scot Peotter
Jan 30, 2013
Obituary
Calling: Monday, February 4, 2013 - 2-6 p.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel ************************************************* Kyle Scot Peotter, 17, of Freeport, Illinois, and formerly of LaGrange died Wednesday, January 30, 2013, in Green County, Monroe, Wisconsin.
He was raised in this area and attended Lakeland High School. In 2007 his family moved to Freeport, Illinois....
Myron Hill
Jan 27, 2013
Obituary
Calling: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 2-8 p.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel
Service: None, private burial at Lake View Cemetery, Kendallville **************************************************
Myron K. Hill, 74, of Rome City died Sunday, January 27, 2013, at 2:40 a.m. in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne following an extended illness.
He...
Laura L. Carver
Jan 27, 2013
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Laura Louise Carver, 85 of Kendallville went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 27, 2013, at 7:50 a.m. in Parkview Noble Hospital.
She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Avilla and a lifetime member of Kendallville Eagles Lodge 985.
She was born on December 9, 1927, in Noble County to...
Leah Larkin
Jan 27, 2013
Obituary
Service: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 10:30 a.m. in the South Milford United Methodist Church
Calling: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 3-8 p.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel and one-half hour prior to services at the church on Thursday ************************************************** Leah M. Larkin, 98, of Fort Wayne and formerly of Kendallville died Sunday, January...
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