Leannah E. Pratt
Dec 29, 2010
Obituary
LeAnnah E. Pratt, 88, of Kendallville died Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at 9:59 a.m. in Kendallville Manor HealthCare Center.
She graduated from South Side High School in Fort Wayne in 1942. She retired from the Dietary Department at McCray Memorial Hospital in Kendallville in 1981.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church...
David Lee Gaston
Dec 26, 2010
Obituary
David Lee Gaston, 72, of Auburn died Sunday, December 26, 2010, at 7:50 a.m. in Wesley Health Care Center, Auburn.
Mr. Gaston, a lifetime area resident, retired from Warner Gear in Auburn. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of the VFW in Garrett and Auburn. The Muzzle Loader Club in St. Joe...
Larry L. Donat
Dec 26, 2010
Obituary
Larry L. Donat, 67, of Rome City died Sunday, December 26, 2010, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Mr. Donat was a lifetime area resident. He was a partner in C.M. Donat & Sons Pepsi Cola Distributors in Rome City. He recently worked for Eshelman Excavating in Kendallville.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, having...
Rodney J. Kitchen
Dec 23, 2010
Obituary
Rodney Jay Kitchen, 57, of Wolcottville died Thursday, December 23, 2010, in Goshen General Hospital, Goshen.
Mr. Kitchen was a 1972 graduate of East Noble High School. He received an associates degree in electronics from ITT in Ft. Wayne. He was owner and operator of Kitchen TV & Appliance in Wolcottville and Kendallville for 30 years,...
James Gibson
Dec 19, 2010
Obituary
James "Jim" Gibson, 67, of Wolcottville went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 19, 2010, at his home surrounded by his loving wife and daughters.
Mr. Gibson retired from Reliable Tool & Machine Company in Kendallville, and had also retired as a truck driver.
He was an avid Nascar fan, who...
Cassandra Hippenhammer
Dec 17, 2010
Obituary
Cassandra Sue Hippenhammer, 58, of Kendallville died Friday, December 17, 2010, in the emergency room at Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville.
Mrs. Hippenahmmer graduated in 1970 from North Side High School in Fort Wayne. She was a homemaker.
She is the current Vice President of the Humane Society of Noble County, and is a member...
David Mcfarlin, Sr.
Dec 17, 2010
Obituary
David McFarlin,Sr. 92, of Kendallville died Friday, December 17, 2010, at 5:30 a.m. in Kendallville Manor HealthCare Center where he had resided for two years.
Mr. McFarlin was a farmer and had worked at Newnam Foundry in Kendallville for over 20 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II.
...
Franklin Hockenbarger
Dec 14, 2010
Obituary
Franklin Hockenbarger, 90, of Kendallville died Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at 12:27 p.m. in Provena Sacred Heart Home, Avilla, where he had resided for two months.
Mr. Hockenbarger was a lifetime area resident. He retired in 1983 after 27 years with the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, having...
Tracy A. Hicks
Dec 10, 2010
Obituary
Tracy Ann Hicks, 40, of Auburn and formerly of Garrett died Friday, December 10, 2010, at 1:55 p.m. in DeKalb Memorial Hospital.
She graduated from Lakeland High School in 1988. She had previously been employed by Reinhart in Spencerville.
She was a member of Green Chapel Church, Wolcottville.
Tracy was born May...
Jack E. Parker
Dec 6, 2010
Obituary
Jack E. Parker, 76, of Kendallville died Monday, December 6, 2010, in his residence.
Mr. Parker graduated from Albion High School in 1952. He served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957.
Jack operated his own business over 35 years, Parker Glove and Supply, and later owned Parker Outlet Center, specializing in Carhartt...
Kevin W. Pruiett
Dec 5, 2010
Obituary
Kevin W. Pruiett, 49, of Washington, DC died Sunday, December 5, 2010, in Washington, DC.
Mr. Pruiett had lived in Washington, DC for 20 years, coming from Fort Wayne and Decatur, Illinois. He was a Senior Associate with David Jones Architects of Washington, DC, where he had worked for the last 15 years.
He...
Sherry Shay Jordan
Dec 2, 2010
Obituary
Sherry Shay Jordan, 44, of Kendallville died unexpectedly Thursday, December 2, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. in Kendallville.
Mrs. Jordan graduated from East Noble High School in 1985. She worked as the bar manager at Josh's Bar & Grill in Kendallville for 11 years.
She was a member of the VFW Post 2749 Auxiliary and...
Milton H. Latta
Nov 19, 2010
Obituary
Milton H. Latta, 81, of Branford, Florida, and Kendallville died Friday, November 19, 2010, in Chiefland, Florida.
Mr. Latta had worked as a foundry molder. He was a member of the First Church of God in Kendallville and McCall Chapel in Branford, Florida. He was also a member of the Eagles Lodge in Columbia City since...
George A. Laurie
Nov 13, 2010
Obituary
George A. Laurie, 69, of Kendallville died Saturday, November 13, 2010, at 11:32 p.m. in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Mr. Laurie had worked in maintenance in several area factories. He most recently worked at Parkview Noble Hospital as a security officer.
He was a veteran of the Navy, serving from 1959 to 1970. He...
Betty J. Barkdull
Nov 12, 2010
Obituary
Betty J. Barkdull, 75, of Wolcottville died Friday, November 12, 2010, in Wesley Health Care Center, Auburn.
Mrs. Barkdull had lived in this area since 1969, and frequently wintered in Florida. She retired in 1985 after 18 years at Dometic in LaGrange.
She was born December 8, 1934, in Anderson to Joseph and Gertrude...
Martin C. Manahan
Nov 11, 2010
Obituary
Martin C. "Marty" Manahan, 50, of Avilla died unexpectedly Thursday, November 11, 2010, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Marty was a 1978 graduate of East Noble High School. He owned and operated Lawnscape of Avilla.
He was a member of American Legion Post 86 Sons of the Legion in Kendallville where he was the...
David L. Christner
Nov 10, 2010
Obituary
David L. Christner, 89, of Wolcottville transferred to Heaven Wednesday, November 10, 2010, from his home on Messick Lake.
He was born March 28, 1921, in Topeka to Levi D. and Goldie O'Neil (Eash) Christner. On March 19, 1946, in Old Fort, Ohio, he married Lois Heilman.
He had lived in the Wolcottville area...
Elita M. Day
Nov 3, 2010
Obituary
Elita M. Day, 53, of Kendallville died Wednesday, November 3, 2010, in her residence.
Ms. Day had lived most of her life in Kendallville. She was a factory worker, and had worked for 35 years in the same building.
She was born March 8, 1957, in Angola to Charles William and Arnell J. (Hollinger)...
Kymberly K. Shortridge
Nov 2, 2010
Obituary
Kymberly K. (Doerflein) Shortridge
On Tuesday, November 2, 2010, Kymberly Kristin Shortridge drifted away to touch the face of God and into the waiting arms of her beloved Dad, Walter Doerflein, and her Grandma Rie.
Kym married her high school sweetheart, Craig, and together they have a son, Spencer, age 11. They survive in...
Thelma J. Beiswanger
Nov 1, 2010
Obituary
Thelma J. (Myers) Beiswanger, 84, of Kendallville died Monday, November 1, 2010, at 9:15 a.m. in Lutheran Life Villages, Kendallville.
Mrs. Beiswanger was a lifetime area resident. She owned and operated the Majic Mirror Beauty Shop in Kendallville for ten years. She had also worked as a bookkeeper for Wible Realty in Auburn.
She...
