Paul E. Randol, Sr.
Aug 9, 2011
Obituary
Paul E. Randol, Sr., 76, of Wolcottville and North Fort Myers, Florida, died Tuesday, August 09, 2011, at 4:55 p.m. in I.U. Health Goshen Hospital in Goshen.
Mr. Randol and his wife lived in Florida for 26 years from 1982 to 2003 and have wintered there since 2003.
He worked at McCray Refrigeration and...
Frances E. Stangland
Aug 4, 2011
Obituary
Frances E. Stangland, 96, of Albion died Thursday, August 4, 2011, at 2:20 p.m. in her residence.
Mrs. Stangland, a lifetime area resident, graduated from Wolf Lake High School in 1932. She was a teacher's aide and worked in the cafeteria at Wolf Lake School.
She and her husband moved to the Stangland Family...
Sam Sawyer
Aug 3, 2011
Obituary
Reverend Sam Sawyer, 90, of South Milford died Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at 8:20 a.m. in his residence.
He had worked for the Michigan Ambulance Service in Detroit for ten years. After moving to this area in 1950, he worked at Newnam Foundry in Kendallville.
He was a Baptist minister for over 50 years...
Rae Shella Pierce
Jul 24, 2011
Obituary
Rae Shella (Cox) Pierce, 52, of Lafayette and formerly of Kendallville died Sunday, July 24, 2011, at 10:18 a.m. in Rosewalk Village Nursing Home, Lafayette.
She had lived in the Lafayette area for a year. She was a homemaker, and was a member of Harbor of Love Baptist Church in Kendallville.
She was born...
Ricky Blankenship
Jul 20, 2011
Obituary
Ricky Blankenship, 57, of Wolcottville died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 20, 2011, in the emergency room at Cameron Hospital in Angola.
Mr. Blankenship had attended Prairie Heights High School. He worked for 36 years at Morgan Olson in Sturgis, Michigan.
He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He loved spending time with his grandchildren....
Betty M. Hissong
Jul 19, 2011
Obituary
Betty M. Hissong, 77, of Kendallville died Tuesday, July 19, 2011, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Mrs. Hissong lived in this area 16 years, coming from Corunna. She was a graduate of the Waterloo High School.
Betty had worked at Essex in Auburn and did janitorial work at Group Dekko Services in Kendallville.
...
Ismael G. Cante-Avila
Jul 16, 2011
Obituary
Ismael G. Cante-Avila, 15, of Delavan, Wisconsin, died Saturday, July 16, 2011, at the home of his mother in Kendallville.
He was a student at Big Foot High School in Walworth, Wisconsin, where he would have been a Junior this fall.
He was born July 27, 1995, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin to Columba Avila.
...
Teresa Irelan
Jul 15, 2011
Obituary
Teresa (Coburn) Irelan, 57, of Kendallville died Friday, July 15, 2011, at 12:18 a.m. in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Mrs. Irelan has lived in Kendallville for ten years, coming from Wolcottville. She was a homemaker.
She was born May 28, 1954, in Garrett, Kentucky, to Chester and Osie (Chaffins) Coburn. On October 22, 1994,...
Cheryl L. Stevens
Jul 15, 2011
Obituary
Cheryl L. Stevens, 67, of Albion died Friday, July 15, 2011, at 10:58 p.m. in her residence.
Mrs. Stevens had lived in Albion since 1976, coming from Sylvan Lake. She had worked at Kraft Foods in Kendallville, Leatherman Construction in Albion, Plastamatics in Albion, Sackner in Albion, CompreCare Home Health in Kendallville and did housekeeping at...
Margaret E. Benning
Jul 11, 2011
Obituary
Margaret Ellen Benning, 83, of Westler Lake, Wolcottville passed away peacefully into eternity Monday, July 11, 2011, in North Ridge Village Nursing & Rehab Center, Albion, where she had been a resident the past three years.
She had lived in this area since 1986, coming from Indianapolis. She was a receptionist at the Muncie Clinic in...
John A. Fey
Jul 11, 2011
Obituary
John A. Fey, 79, of Adams Lake, Wolcottville died Monday, July 11, 2011, in Parkview LaGrange Hospital, LaGrange.
Mr. Fey was a lifetime area resident. He graduated from Central High School in Fort Wayne.
He was an automobile salesman working at Northway Chrysler Plymouth in Fort Wayne, LaGrange County Dodge in LaGrange; and Ben...
Beverly J. Mortimore
Jul 7, 2011
Obituary
Memorial Service: Saturday, April 14, 2012, at 11 a.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel.
Calling: Saturday, April 14, 2012, from 10-11 a.m. in the funeral home *************************************************
Beverly Joan "Gramma B" Mortimore, 85, of Kendallville passed quietly with her family at her side Thursday, July 7, 2011, at 5:15 p.m. in the...
Bob Lunk
Jul 6, 2011
Obituary
Robert James "Bob" Lunk, 61, of Kendallville died Wednesday, July 6, 2011, in Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville.
He had lived in this area for 16 years, coming from Virginia. He had worked as a loan officer in a Pittsburgh bank.
Locally, Bob was a coach and supervisor at the YMCA. He thoroughly enjoyed the...
Arnell June Acker
Jul 3, 2011
Obituary
Arnell June Day Acker, 92, of Kendallville died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at 10 a.m. in Lutheran Life Villages, Kendallville.
Mrs. Acker was a homemaker.
She was a member of Eagles Lodge 985 Auxiliary and American Legion Post 86 Auxiliary.
She was born June 30, 1919, in Butler to Burton Wilford and...
Gordon C. Chandler
Jun 27, 2011
Obituary
Gordon C. Chandler, 83, of Westler Lake, Wolcottville died Monday, June 27, 2011, in the home of his sister in Fort Wayne.
Mr. Chandler had lived in this area since 1952, coming from Fort Wayne. He retired from the Falstaff Brewery in Fort Wayne after 35 years.
He served in the Merchant Marines and...
Jane Bateman Whitehair
Jun 17, 2011
Obituary
Local business owner, Jane "Grammie" Bateman Whitehair, 84, of Wolcottville died Friday, June 17, 2011, at 1:15 p.m. in Wolcottville at the home of her son, Don, with her family at her side. She had been in failing health for six months.
Mrs. Whitehair was a lifetime area resident. She owned and operated the Wolcottville Laundromat...
Marcella J. Long
Jun 17, 2011
Obituary
Marcella Jean Long, 71, of Albion and formerly of Kendallville died Friday, June 17, 2011, in Northridge Village in Albion.
She graduated from Kendallville High School. She received a master's degree in social work and counseling. She was a Professor and head of the Social Work Department at St. Francis College in Fort Wayne. She has...
William B. Foor
Jun 16, 2011
Obituary
William B. Foor, 70, of Kendallville died Thursday, June 16, 2011, in Kendallville Manor HealthCare Center, Kendallville.
Mr. Foor served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1960 to 1964 and 1972 to 1974. He retired after 25 years with Friction Material in Huntington. He attended Faith United Methodist Church, Kendallville.
He was born July...
Amy Lou Hawkins
Jun 14, 2011
Obituary
Amy Lou Hawkins, 85, of Kendallville died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, in Lutheran Life Villages, Kendallville.
Miss Hawkins was a lifetime area resident. She retired from the Kendallville Laundry.
She was born September 6, 1925, in Kendallville to Wilbur Ray and Lulu Amy (Canfield) Hawkins.
Surviving are one nephew and three nieces,...
Robert P. Rowe
Jun 7, 2011
Obituary
Robert P. Rowe, 89, of Winter Haven, Florida, and formerly of Wolcottville, died Monday, January 24, 2011, in the Good Shepherd Hospice Resident Center, Auburndale, Florida.
He was an over the road truck driver for Ringle Express with over 1,250,000 safe miles recorded. He was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church in Winter Haven,...
