Obituaries

Dec 6, 2009

Obituary

Phillip M. (Buckshot) Watts, 28, of Avilla died Sunday, December 6, 2009, in his residence.

Mr. Watts was a 1999 graduate of East Noble High School. He had worked as a motorcycle mechanic at Aaron's Motorsports in Arizona. He had moved back to this area in June from Arizona.

Phil enjoyed playing the guitar....

Nov 25, 2009

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Edward A. Grady, Sr., 88, a Kendallville businessman and lifetime resident died Wednesday, November 25, 2009, in his residence.

Mr. Grady graduated from Kendallville High School in 1939, of which he was the class President. He was a member and Deacon of the First Presbyterian Church in Kendallville. He was a 50 year member of the...

Nov 3, 2009

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Oveta N. "Tootie" Radovic, 91, of Kendallville died Tuesday, November 3, 2009, in Lutheran Life Villages, Kendallville.

Mrs. Radovic was a lifetime area resident, having resided in Phoenix, Arizona for a short time. She was employed by McCray Memorial Hospital in Kendallville.

She was a founding member, the first President, and a lifetime member...

Oct 25, 2009

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Wilbur D. Weaver, 79, of LaGrange left his home in the arms of our Savior at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, October 25, 2009, in the home of his daughter, Melissa Riehl near LaGrange.

Mr. Weaver had resided in Topeka most of his life. He had lived in LaGrange for the last ten years.

He was...

Oct 19, 2009

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Barbara S. Suffridge, 69, of LaGrange died Monday, October 19, 2009, at 10:20 a.m. in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Ms. Suffridge retired as a graphics artist from Litho Graphics in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She moved to LaGrange in October 2003, to be closer to her family. She attended the Wolcottville Church of God. She was a member...

Oct 13, 2009

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John E. Scott, Sr., 61, of LaGrange died unexpectedly Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at 4:03 p.m. in the emergency room of Parkview LaGrange Hospital.

Mr. Scott worked at Hostetler Tire in LaGrange. He was a member of the Sturgis Baptist Church in Sturgis, Michigan. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving from 1968...

Oct 9, 2009

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Marlene Suzan "Suzie" Gose, 62, of Ligonier died Friday, October 9, 2009, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Mrs. Gose was a lifetime area resident. She graduated from Ligonier High School in 1965. She had been a cosmetologist in Ligonier for many years.

Suzie was blessed to have received a lung transplant in March...

Oct 4, 2009

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Jo-Elaine (Kribbs) Randol, 72, of Wolcottville passed away in the loving arms of her daughter, Linda "Lin" Crampton at 11:50 a.m. on Sunday, October 4, 2009.

Mrs. Randol enjoyed living most of her life in Florida. She worked as a bookkeeper for her parents at Kribbs Accounting Service in Okeechobee, Florida. She owned and managed Enchanted...

Oct 2, 2009

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Chadwick Wayne Howard, 28, of Hillsdale, Michigan, died Friday, October 2, 2009, in HIllsdale.

Mr. Howard worked in construction. He enjoyed sports and lifting weights.

He was born July 3, 1981, in LaGrange, Indiana, to Steven Howard and Carla (Hicks) Shepherd. His father survives in Garrett, Kentucky, and his mother survives in Shipshewana, Indiana....

Oct 2, 2009

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Richard W. Hartnup, 86, of Kendallville and formerly of Fort Wayne and Coldwater, Michigan, died Friday, October 2, 2009, in the Chandler House in Kendallville.

Mr. Hartnup had lived in Kendallville for two years. Most of his life was spent in Fort Wayne. After retirement, he and his wife lived at Coldwater Lake near Coldwater, Michigan....

Sep 22, 2009

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James B. Perkins, 48, of Wolcottville died Tuesday, September 22, 2009, in his residence.

He was born November 24, 1960, in Noble County to Arnold and Joan (North) Perkins.

Surviving are his mother and stepfather, Joan & Edward Subzda of Rome City; his father, Arnold Perkins of Wolcottville; three daughters and a son-in-law, Jennifer...

Sep 19, 2009

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Jane Hossinger, 90, of Kendallville died Saturday, September 19, 2009, at 5:10 p.m. in her residence.

Mrs. Hossinger had lived in Kendallville since 1954. She was first and foremost, a wife, mother, grandmother, and homemaker. She also was an owner and director of Hossinger Refrigeration in Kendallville.

She was a member of Trinity Church...

Sep 18, 2009

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Jim L. Hisey, Sr., 59, of Brimfield died Friday, September 18, 2009, at 4:15 p.m. in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Mr. Hisey had worked at Frick Lumber Company in Brimfield and the Wolcottville Lumber Company.

He was born January 12, 1950, in Kendallville to Kenneth & Anna (Hofferman) Hisey.

Surviving are three...

Sep 14, 2009

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Jack Lee Freed, 64, of Lafayette and formerly of Kendallville died Monday, September 14, 2009, at 11:30 p.m. in Heritage Health Care, West Lafayette.

Mr. Freed was a welder for LaBour Pump Company in Elkhart for 30 years. He retired from Food Finders Food Bank in Lafayette.

He was born March 13, 1945, in...

Sep 11, 2009

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Marilyn Wilt, 70, of Wolcottville died Friday, September 11, 2009, in her home on Dallas Lake.

Mrs. Wilt was a retired Registered Nurse. She had worked at Caylor-Nickel Hospital in Bluffton and McCray Memorial Hospital in Kendallville. She was the former Director of Nurses at LaGrange Hospital, health occupations instructor at Lakeland High School, and nurse...

Sep 11, 2009

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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...