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,...
Verna Mae Gibson
Jun 6, 2011
Obituary
Verna Mae Gibson, 69, of Ligonier and formerly of The Lamplighter in Kendallville died Monday, June 6, 2011, in Avalon Village in Ligonier.
Mrs. Gibson moved to this area in 1950 from Kentucky. She had worked at Essex and Monsanto, both in Ligonier.
She was born April 1, 1942, in Bolen, Kentucky, to Carew...
Billie Dale Short
Jun 4, 2011
Obituary
Billie Dale Short, 65, of Rome City died Saturday, June 4, 2011 at her daughter's home in Wolcottville, with her family by her side.
She retired from Kraft Foods in Kendallville.
She was born September 12, 1945 in Carrie, Kentucky to Demous & Ellen Short.
She is survived by one daughter, Jessica...
Richard L. Johnson
May 30, 2011
Obituary
Richard L. Johnson, 82, of Kendallville and formerly of Rockford, Illinois, died Monday, May 30, 2011, in Lutheran Life Villages, Kendallville.
Mr. Johnson was employed by the Federal Aviation Agency for 35 years. He was an air traffic controller at Migs, Midway, and O'Hare airports all in Chicago, and retired as training officer from the Rockford...
Beth Romaine Reiske
May 23, 2011
Obituary
Beth Romaine Reiske, 88, of Kendallville, has completed her journey in life May 23, 2011, at 1:30 a.m. in Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville.
Mrs. Reiske graduated from Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Nebraska. She received a bachelor of science degree in Home Economics from the University of Nebraska.
Along with her husband, she was...
Edna E. Lundy
May 21, 2011
Obituary
Edna E. "Eddie" Lundy, 94, of Kendallville passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011, at 8:45 a.m. in Lutheran Life Villages, Kendallville where she had resided since February, 2000.
Mrs. Lundy was a lifetime area resident and a graduate of Kendallville High School. She worked as a bookkeeper for Midwestern Magnesium, Kendallville Foundry, and retired from Flint...
Ronald G. Ungerer
May 20, 2011
Obituary
Ronald G. Ungerer, 62, of Avilla died unexpectedly Friday, May 20, 2011, at 10:23 p.m. in his residence.
He was President of R&D Wire which started in June, 1990, in LaOtto.
Ron enjoyed gardening, camping, and was an avid NASCAR fan, but he most enjoyed spending time with family and his grandchildren.
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Mary M. Spice
May 19, 2011
Obituary
Mary M. Spice, 96, of Adams Lake, Wolcottville died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at 8 a.m. in her daughter's home.
Mrs. Spice moved to this area from Defiance, Ohio, in 1967. She retired from Brown's Bakery in Defiance.
She was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church, Wolcottville and had participated in the Ladies Aid....
Douglas B. Emrick
May 10, 2011
Obituary
Douglas B. "Doug" Emrick, 68, of Avilla died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, in his residence.
Mr. Emrick was a lifetime area resident. He graduated from Salem Center High School in 1961. He was a machinist at Morr Pattern and Tool in Kendallville and retired form Pease Windamatic in Huntertown.
He was a member of...
James A. Havert
May 6, 2011
Obituary
James Albert Havert, 76, of Rome City died peacefully in his home Friday, May 6, 2011, from a long-term illness.
Mr. Havert retired in 1998 from Silgan Plastics, formerly Monsanto, in Ligonier.
He honorably served his country in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1961.
He was a member of St....
James Morris
May 5, 2011
Obituary
James Morris, 76, of Rome City died Thursday, May 5, 2011, at 6:51 p.m. in Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville.
Mr. Morris moved to this area in 1955, coming from Austin, Indiana.
He retired fromStarcraft RV, working in Wolcottville, Topeka, and Goshen.
He was born January 17, 1935, in Prairie County, Kentucky, to...
Martin Joel Kretzmann
May 3, 2011
Obituary
Martin Joel Kretzmann, 57, of Kendallville died Tuesday morning, May 3, 2011, in his residence.
Mr. Kretzmann was currently employed by St. John Lutheran Church. He received his PhD from the University of Denver. He was a Professor of Sociology while in Colorado.
He resided in this area for ten years, coming from Colorado....
Jack D. Deter
May 2, 2011
Obituary
Jack D. Deter, 83, of Kendallville died Monday, May 2, 2011, in his residence.
Mr. Deter has lived in this area since 1966, coming from El Paso, Texas.
He worked as a mechanic. He also worked in maintenance at Kraft Foods, in Kendallville. He retired as a millwright from Kirsch in Sturgis, Michigan.
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C. June Parr
Apr 28, 2011
Obituary
C. June Parr, 91, of Kendallville died Thursday morning, April 28, 2011, in her residence.
Mrs. Parr lived on the farm her grandfather purchased in 1898. On February 2, 2001, June and her family were honored to have the farm registered as a Hoosier Homestead Farm - owned by the same family for over 100 years....
Patricia Engle
Apr 23, 2011
Obituary
Patricia Engle, 75, of Kendallville died Saturday, April 23, 2011, at 10:58 p.m. in DeKalb Memorial Hospital, Auburn.
Mrs. Engle was a lifetime area resident. She had worked at the Garrett Head Start, Hubbard Spool in Garrett, was a cook at Floyd's now the Railroad Inn in Garrett, did house cleaning, and took care of the...
Bonnie M. Hohman
Apr 22, 2011
Obituary
Bonnie M. Hohman, 100, of Kendallville died Friday, April 22, 2011, at 10:25 p.m. in Gardens at Lake City, Warsaw.
Mrs. Hohman had lived in Kendallville from 1916 to 2008 when she moved to Warsaw.
She had worked in retail all of her life, including The Cinderella in Kendallville and managed Seagly's Gift Shop...
