Obituaries

Sep 11, 2009

Obituary

Mark E. Sargent, 60, of Kendallville died Friday, September 11, 2009, in the University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.

Mr. Sargent graduated from Bishop Noll Institute in 1967. He was a Kendallville resident for 35 years He worked for Firestone, then as a mechanic for Max Platt Ford Lincoln Mercury in Kendallville for 33 years.

Sep 8, 2009

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Robert Czupryn, 78, of Kendallville died Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at 10:05 a.m. in Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville.

Mr. Czupryn had lived in the Kendallville area since 1958, coming from Martinsville. He graduated from Hirsch High School in Chicago where he was one of their best football players. He received his bachelors degree from Purdue University...

Sep 7, 2009

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Jeffrey W. Zody, 46, of Kendallville died Monday, September 7, 2009, at Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville.

Mr. Zody was a maintenance manager at Griffith Rubber in Garrett. He was a member of the U.S. Army and served in Desert Storm. He was a member of the Northwest Ohio Blacksmith Association and was a board member of...

Sep 6, 2009

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Carl G. Knafel, 90, of Rome City died Sunday, September 6, 2009, at 12:05 a.m. in Parkview LaGrange Hospital, LaGrange.

Mr. Knafel was self-employed carpenter and stone mason. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge 276, Kendallville.

He was born November 26, 1918, in Wolf Lake to Arthur and Elsie (Emmen) Knafel. On...

Sep 4, 2009

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Patricia Ann "Pat" Parker, 63, of Hudson died Friday, September 4, 2009, in Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City.

Pat was a homemaker. She attended the Independent Full Gospel Church in Ashley.

She was born January 20, 1946, in Neon, Kentucky, to James and Dorothy (Cornett) Hunter.

Surviving are a daughter, Kelly Parker...

Sep 2, 2009

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Wallace N. "Wally" Licorish, 87, of Corunna died Wednesday, September 2, 2009, at 9:20 p.m. in Wesley Healthcare, Auburn.

Mr. Licorish has lived in this area since 2003, coming from Florida where he had lived for 25 years.

He had worked as an Engineering Supervisor for Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan, for 30...

Aug 30, 2009

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Phillip W. Ackerman, Sr., 71, of LaGrange died Sunday, August 30, 2009, at 6:54 p.m. in the VA Northern Indiana Health Care System, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Mr. Ackerman had worked at Summit Plastics in Sturgis, Michigan. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving from 1960 to 1964.

He was born May 18, 1938, in...

Aug 28, 2009

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Mary Jane Brand, 87, of Kendallville died Friday, August 28, 2009, in Kendallville Manor HealthCare Center, where she had resided the past five years. She moved to Kendallville in 1959, coming from Avilla.

Mrs. Brand graduated from Avilla High School in 1940. She had attended Charmaine Finishing School in Fort Wayne. She was co-owner, along with...

Aug 22, 2009

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Virgil R. Fannin, 75, of Kendallville died Saturday, August 22, 2009, at 12:30 p.m. in his residence.

Mr. Fannin lived in Kendallville since 1955, coming from Kentucky. He had worked at Lane Foundry in Lisbon for 33 years and Tenneco Manufacturing in Ligonier for 12 years. He attended the Independent Full Gospel Church in Ashley.

Aug 18, 2009

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Marcia A. Fuleki, 59, of St. Joe died Tuesday, August 18, 2009, in her residence. She had been in failing health since January.

Mrs. Fuleki had worked at the Oasis Tavern in St. Joe. She enjoyed collecting McCoy pottery and crocheting, and was a graduate of East Noble High School.

She was born August...

Aug 9, 2009

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Evelyn F. (Leffel) Black, 91, of Avilla died Sunday, August 9, 2009, at 6:00 a.m. in the home of her daughter near Albion.

Mrs. Black has been an area resident for 20 years. She graduated as valedictorian of her senior class in Deedsville, Indiana. She had worked at Wirk Garment in Ligonier, Auburn Rubber Company, and...

Jul 16, 2009

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Juanita C. Masters, 85, of LaGrange died Thursday, July 16, 2009, at 2:54 am in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne where she had been a patient since Tuesday.

Mrs. Masters was a homemaker. She was a member of the Methodist Church.

She was born August 26, 1923, in Arcola, Indiana, to James and Maud (Denner)...

Jul 12, 2009

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Grant Arnold, Jr., 66, of Kendallville died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at 5:35 p.m. in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Mr. Arnold attended Liberty Freewill Baptist Church in Wolcottville. He was retired from Reliable Tool and Machine in Kendallville after 34 years of service, and enjoyed fishing.

He was born September 14, 1942, in Logan,...

Jul 11, 2009

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Jack E. Berhalter, 86, of Kendallville died Saturday, July 11, 2009, at 6:05 p.m. in Provena Sacred Heart Home, Avilla.

Mr. Berhalter, a lifetime area resident, had worked 25 years at Puritan Ice Cream, two years at Berhalter Furniture Store, eight years as head custodian at East Noble High School, and ten years at Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral...

Jun 13, 2009

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Ralph Thomas Walburn, 95, of LaGrange died Saturday, June 13, 2009, in Life Care Center of LaGrange, where he had resided for the past three years.

Mr. Walburn, a lifetime area resident, was a farmer, mechanic, and had worked in maintenance. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in LaGrange and a life member...

Jun 12, 2009

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Edna Wicker, 75, of Kendallville died peacefully Friday, June 12, 2009, at 11:59 p.m. in her residence with her family at her side.

Mrs. Wicker moved to this area in 1959, coming from Kentucky. She had worked at Lyall Electric for 11 years. She was a member of Little Flossie Old Regular Baptist Church in Lisbon....

Jun 7, 2009

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Herbert Daniel Hauenstein, 80, of Corinth, Texas, and formerly of Kendallville died Sunday, June 7, 2009, in his residence.

Mr. Hauenstein had moved to Indiana from Germany in 1952. In 1983, he moved to Oklahoma, and has resided in Texas since 2002. He had been a tool and dye maker for 60 years. He was a...

Jun 6, 2009

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Bonnetta Sells-Stacy, 56, of Kendallville died Saturday, June 6, 2009, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Mrs. Sells-Stacy had lived most of her life in this area, coming from Kentucky. She had worked as a nurses aide at Shepherd of the Hill and Betz Nursing Home. She was a member of the Baptist church.

She...

Jun 3, 2009

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Joseph LaConte, 92 of Lakeland, Florida, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 7:56 a.m. in Valencia Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center in Lakeland.

Mr. LaConte was a U.S. Army veteran serving during World War II. He had served in the European Theater for 33 months. He was stationed in Algeria, French Morocco, Normandy, Sicily, Tunisia, Palermo,...

Jun 2, 2009

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Thomas E. Stewart, 57, of The Villages, Florida, and Westler Lake, Wolcottville, Indiana, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at 3:12 p.m. in Health Central Hospital, Ocoee, Florida, due to complications from surgery.

Mr. Stewart retired as Lieutenant Colonel with the U.S. Army after 31 years of service. He and his wife were last stationed in Huntington...