Charles N. Smith
Oct 21, 2011
Obituary
Charles Newton "Bud" Smith, 91 of Kendallville died Friday, October 21, 2011, in Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla where he had resided since Monday.
Mr. Smith was a lifetime area resident.
He was the sales manager for Coffey Oldsmobile in Kendallville from 1952 to 1967. He and his wife owned and operated the...
Richard H. Brown
Oct 19, 2011
Obituary
Richard H. "Dick" Brown, 77, of Auburn passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at home.
He was born in Kearny, New Jersey, on February 2, 1934, to the late William Terry and Clara Mae (Rupp) Brown.
After graduating in 1952 from North Arlington, New Jersey High School, Mr. Brown entered the U.S. Navy...
Keith Wallace
Oct 19, 2011
Obituary
Keith Erin Wallace, 46, of LaGrange died Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at 11:24 p.m. in his rural LaGrange County residence. He had been ill for eight weeks.
He was employed at Champion Homes in Topeka for over 15 years.
Keith loved the outdoors. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was known by...
Emily Lynn Jordan
Oct 18, 2011
Obituary
Emily Lynn Jordan, 13, of LaGrange went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at 10:20 a.m. in her residence.
She had attended Wolcott Mills School in Wolcottville. She also attended Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Rome City.
Emily was born March 7, 1998, in LaGrange to Jeffery and Traci (Miller) Jordan....
Ellis J. Crum
Oct 17, 2011
Obituary
Ellis J. Crum, 83, of Kendallville died Monday, October 17, 2011, at 8:15 p.m. in Lutheran Life Villages, Kendallville.
Mr. Crum had lived in this area since 1958.
Ellis was an evangelist, serving in churches in Connecticut, California, Windsor Canada, and Kendallville. He was also a publisher of Sacred Selections. He was a missionary...
Johnie Conley
Oct 12, 2011
Obituary
Johnie Conley, 65, of Rome City died Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at his son's home in Burr Oak, Michigan.
Mr. Conley retired as a truck driver.
He was born March 28, 1946, in Floyd County, Kentucky. On August 22, 1966, in Shelby, Ohio, he married Shirley A. Couch.
Surviving are his wife,...
Fredericka Crandell
Oct 11, 2011
Obituary
Fredericka (Owen) Crandell, 94, of Kendallville died Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at 4:38 p.m. in Lutheran Life Villages, Kendallville.
Mrs. Crandell was born June 9, 1917, in Washington, D.C. to Richard B. and Fredericka (Smith) Owen. She was a graduate of Western High School and Strayer College. She married James Lerch Crandell in Washington, D.C. in...
Gloria Trier-Simonton
Oct 7, 2011
Obituary
Gloria Trier-Simonton, 66, of Wolcottville died Friday, October 07, 2011, at 3:45 a.m. in her residence on Big Long Lake surrounded by her family.
She was a 1963 graduate of Kendallville High School. She received a degree as an LPN from Ivy Tech in Fort Wayne and a bachelor's degree as an RN from The University...
Stephanie Nicole Fugate
Oct 4, 2011
Obituary
Stephanie Nicole Fugate, 18, of Garrett died Tuesday, October 04, 2011, as a result of an auto accident near Garrett.
She was a Senior at Garrett High School. She loved playing basketball and enjoyed music.
She was born July 23, 1993, in Kendallville to Sonny and Crystal (Hunter) Fugate. Her parents survive in Garrett....
Palmer D. Smith, Sr.
Sep 25, 2011
Obituary
Palmer D. "PD" Smith, Sr., 65, of South Milford was carried home to be with the Lord by angels on Sunday, September 25, 2011, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne after battling a short fight with cancer.
He graduated from North Caroline High School in Greensboro, Maryland, in 1965 and went on to serve his country...
Robert H. Spillner
Sep 18, 2011
Obituary
Robert H. Spillner, 81, of Kendallville died Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 9:47 p.m. in Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla.
Mr. Spillner was a graduate of Salem Center High School. He served honorably in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Robert was a member of the Moose Lodge No. 1301 for 62 years, Eagles...
Claudine L. Wise
Sep 17, 2011
Obituary
Claudine L. Wise, 71, of Kendallville, Indiana died Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 12:45 a.m. at Parkview Noble Hospital of Kendallville.
Claudine was a homemaker, and resided most of her life in the Kendallville area.
She was born on May 21, 1940 in Noble County, Indiana to Claud C. and Dorothy I. (Conrad) Kline....
Brett Alan Honaker
Sep 15, 2011
Obituary
Brett Alan Honaker, 48, of Wolcottville died Thursday, September 15, 2011, at 8:50 a.m. in his residence.
Mr. Honaker was a lifetime area resident. He was a self employed carpenter.
He was born November 5, 1962, in Kendallville to Keith Honaker and Jean (Bishop) Perkins. On March 20, 1983 in Lake Gage he married...
Lee Ronald Logan
Sep 10, 2011
Obituary
Lee Ronald Logan, 55, of Kendallville died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 10:05 p.m., in Indiana University Health Center, Goshen.
Mr. Logan was a lifetime area resident. He had previously worked at Starcraft for 23 years and for the past 13 years owned and operated Logan Cage & Supply in Kendallville.
He was a...
Iva Jane Neumann
Sep 6, 2011
Obituary
Iva Jane Neumann, 89, of Kendallville passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Kendallville Manor HealthCare Center, Kendallville.
Mrs. Neumann was a 1940 graduate of Northside High School in Fort Wayne. She moved to the Wolcottville area from Fort Wayne. In 1990, she retired from Park Center in Fort Wayne after 21 years.
...
Michael E. Rottger
Sep 2, 2011
Obituary
Michael Earl (Gopher) Rottger, 57, of North Manchester and formerly of Kendallville died Friday, September 2, 2011 at 7:15 p.m. in Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester.
Mr. Rottger moved to North Manchester 1 ½ years ago from Kendallville.
He had worked at Newnam Foundry in Kendallville for 23 years.
He was...
Dora Mullins
Aug 29, 2011
Obituary
Dora Mullins, 77, LaGrange and formerly of Brimfield and Kendallville died Monday, August 29, 2011, at 12:23 p.m. in Parkview LaGrange Hospital, LaGrange.
Mrs. Mullins had lived in Noble County since 1962, coming from Kentucky. She had resided at Miller's Merry Manor in LaGrange for the past year.
She graduated from Hindman High School...
Norma R. Pankop
Aug 26, 2011
Obituary
Norma Ruth Pankop, 78, of Fort Wayne died Friday, August 26, 2011, at 11:50 a.m. in Select Hospital in Fort Wayne.
She had resided in Fort Wayne for 49 years, coming from Corunna.
She retired in 2001 from W. S. Shamban Seals Division in Fort Wayne after 22 years.
Norma is a...
Jennifer Lynn Krotzer
Aug 26, 2011
Obituary
Jennifer Lynn Krotzer, 39, of Wolcottville died Friday, August 26, 2011, at 10:36 p.m. in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
She was a transport driver for the Amish. Jennifer was born February 5, 1972 in LaGrange to Teresa (Coburn) Irelan.
Surviving are her grandmother, Osie Coburn of Kendallville; her stepfather, John Irelan of Kendallville; a...
Della M. Sizemore
Aug 25, 2011
Obituary
Della M. Sizemore, 50, of Stroh died Thursday, August 25, 2011, in the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, following a lengthy illness.
Ms. Sizemore graduated in 1979 from Prairie Heights High School where she played basketball and softball.
She worked at the Turkey Lake Restaurant & Tavern for 17 years and was the assistant manager....
