Obituaries
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Timothy W. Byerley
Nov 10, 2012
Obituary
Service: Friday, November 16, 2012 - 7 p.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
Calling: Friday, November 16, 2012 - 3-7 p.m. *************************************************
Timothy W. Byerley, 55, of Kendallville died unexpectedly Saturday, November 10, 2012, in his residence.
He was a lifetime area resident and a 1975 graduate of East Noble...
Doris E. Smith
Oct 24, 2012
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Service: Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
Calling: Friday, October 26, 2012 - 2 to 6 p.m. in the funeral home **************************************************
Doris E. Smith, 80, of Kendallville died Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at 2:11 p.m. in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne following a brief...
Eugene I. Barnes
Oct 24, 2012
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Service: Saturday, October 24, 2012 - 4 p.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel
Calling: Saturday, October 24, 2012 - 2-4 p.m. in the funeral home *************************************************
Eugene I. Barnes, 85, of Wolcottville died Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at 12:50 p.m. in his residence.
He moved to this area over 20...
Wayne T. Garton, Jr.
Oct 18, 2012
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Wayne Thomas "Tom" Garton, Jr., 67, of Rome City died Thursday, October 18, 2012, in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.
He was a life time area resident, graduating from Kendallville High School in 1964.
Mr. Garton was a heavy equipment operator and had worked for Reith-Riley, Hipskin Asphalt, S.E. Johnson, and retired from...
Sylvia C. Post
Oct 18, 2012
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Sylvia Claire (Nowels) Post, 76, of LaGrange and formerly of the Rome City and Wolcottville area died Thursday, October 18, 2012, in Life Care Center in LaGrange.
She had worked as a cook at Kneipp Springs in Rome City and at a nursing home in LaGrange.
She was a member of the Rome City...
Robert L. Reichard
Oct 16, 2012
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Calling: Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 4-8 p.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel *************************************************
Robert Lee Reichard, 67, of Wolcottville died Tuesday, October 16, 2012, in the Philippines.
He was born February 15, 1945, in Celina, Ohio.
He moved to this area 28 years ago, coming from Ohio.
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Terry Keck
Oct 13, 2012
Obituary
Service: Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 11 a.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel
Calling: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - 2-8 p.m. *************************************************
Terry E. "Chopper" Keck, 56, of Wolcottville died Saturday, October 13, 2012, as a result of an accident while working on a truck at LLC Transport near Wolcottville.
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Shawn Michael Leins
Oct 12, 2012
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Service: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 7 p.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel
Calling: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 3 to 7 p.m. **************************************************
Shawn Michael Leins, 18, of Cromwell and formerly of Ashley died Friday, October 12, 2012, in Cromwell.
He had attended DeKalb High School in Auburn.
...Richard S. Keck, Sr.
Oct 11, 2012
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Service: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 11 a.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel
Calling: Monday, October 15, 2012 - 3-8 p.m. **************************************************
Richard S. Keck, Sr., 81, of Wolcottville died Thursday, October 11, 2012, in the I.U. Medical Center, Indianapolis.
He was a lifetime area resident. He retired in 1994...
Everett L. Hovarter
Oct 11, 2012
Obituary
Service: Monday, October 15, 2012 - 10 a.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
Calling: Sunday, October 14, 2012 - 2-6 p.m. and one hour prior to services on Monday **************************************************
Everett L. Hovarter, 82, of Kendallville died Thursday, October 11, 2012, at 3:25 p.m. in his residence.
He was a...
Alda D Miller
Oct 10, 2012
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Alda D. Miller, 78, of Kendallville died Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 10:45 a.m. in Heritage Park Nursing Home, Fort Wayne.
She was a lifetime area resident. She worked for 27 ½ years at Kendallville Laundry & Dry Cleaning in Kendallville.
She was born August 30, 1934, in Kendallville, to Wilbur W. and Dorothy...
Douglas M. Tibbits
Oct 8, 2012
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Douglas Mark Tibbits, 53, of Wolcottville died Monday, October 8, 2012, in his residence.
He had worked at Keystone RV in Goshen, and became disabled due to an accident while at work.
He was born January 23, 1959, in Nebraska to John J. and Tessie (Prestil) Tibbits. On June 27, 1998, in Kimmell he...
Rachel L. Dwyer
Oct 8, 2012
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Rachel L. Dwyer, 50, of Corunna died Monday, October 8, 2012, at 7 a.m. in her residence.
She had lived in rural Corunna and Fort Wayne most of her life. She graduated from Concordia High School in Fort Wayne.
She worked for Michael D. Corps Financial Advisor in Kendallville as an administrative assistant and...
Norma J. Emerick
Oct 4, 2012
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Norma J. Lehman Emerick, 82, of Kendallville died Thursday, October 4, 2012, at 1:55 p.m. in Lutheran Life Villages, Kendallville.
She was a lifetime area resident. She had worked at King-Seeley in Kendallville, International Harvester in Fort Wayne, Fine Wire in South Milford, and on the family farm.
Mrs. Emerick was a member of...
Mary Flora Kaough
Oct 2, 2012
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Mary Flora Kaough, 90, died Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at home in the arms of the family that loved her dearly.
Flora was a kind and loving wife, mother, and grandmother who possessed a playful sense of humor and she was loved by all who met her.
She enjoyed golfing, the beaches of Florida,...
Albert G. Manuel
Sep 28, 2012
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Albert G. Manuel, 104, of Venice, Florida, died Friday, September 28, 2012, in Venice, Florida.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Mr. Manuel was a music teacher in the New York City Public School System for 19 years. He then was a purchasing agent for Otto Construction Company and Koppers...
Richard O. Bacon
Sep 24, 2012
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Richard Oren Bacon, 79, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, in Spencer, Ind. He was a former resident of Palos Park, Ill., and Jacksonville, Fla.
He was born October 9, 1932 in Fort Wayne, IN to Donald L. and Margaret A. (Phipps) Bacon.
Richard was a career newspaperman, having worked in Fort Wayne, Logansport, Hammond,...
Mary Meyers
Sep 21, 2012
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Mary A. Meyers, 70, of LaGrange died Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, in Parkview Regional Medical Center of Fort Wayne.
Mrs. Meyers had lived in Indiana for the past 36 years, and had retired after working as a clerk at the Dollar Store in Wolcottville.
She was born in New York, N.Y., on June 25,...
Helen M. Sanders
Sep 10, 2012
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Helen M. Sanders, 92, of Avilla and formerly of Kendallville died Monday, September 10, 2012, at 9:45 p.m. in Provena Sacred Heart Home, Avilla.
She was a homemaker.
She was born October 1, 1919, in Mishawaka to Marvin Ottis and Lillian (Yeazel) Mead. She married James Sanders, and he preceded her in death.
...Kermit E. Fisher
Sep 2, 2012
Obituary
Service: Friday, September 7, 2012 - 2 p.m. in Calvary United Methodist Church, Avilla
Calling: Friday, September 7, 2012 - Noon to 2 p.m. in the church *************************************************
Local businessman, Kermit E. Fisher, 84, of Avilla died Sunday, September 02, 2012 at 9:39 a.m. in Provena Sacred heart Home, Avilla.
Kermit was...
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