Leslie A. Handshoe
May 31, 2009
Obituary
Leslie Arnold "Les" Handshoe, 47, of Wolcottville died Sunday, May 31, 2009, at 8:52 a.m. while en route to Parkview Hospital following an accident on State Road 5 in LaGrange County.
Mr. Handshoe was self-employed. He and his wife had transported Amish in the area. He attended East Noble High School. He was an avid fan...
John L. Kendrick
May 30, 2009
Obituary
John L. Kendrick, 71, of Kendallville died Saturday, May 30, 2009, at 1:55 a.m. in his residence following a long illness.
Mr. Kendrick has lived in this area for 39 years, coming from Kentucky. He was a supervisor at Newnam Foundry in Kendallville from 1967 to 1988. Prior to that he worked in Hindman, Kentucky, as...
Edward A. Schrock, Sr.
May 24, 2009
Obituary
Edward Alvin Schrock, Sr., 83, of LaGrange and formerly of Royer Lake died Sunday, May 24, 2009, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Mr. Schrock had worked for 30 years at McCray Refrigeration in Kendallville. He retired from Spreuer & Sons in LaGrange at the age of 76. He was a member of the Plato United Methodist...
Danny M. Fugate
May 20, 2009
Obituary
Danny Michael Fugate, 41, of Wolcottville died Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at 2:55 a.m. in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He had been in failing health for several years, and had been in the hospital since December.
Mr. Fugate was a lifetime area resident. He had last worked at A-1 Production in Kendallville, and previously worked at...
Margaret Tarney Ewing
May 19, 2009
Obituary
Margaret Joan "Maggie" Tarney Ewing, 75, of Kendallville died Tuesday, May 19, 2009, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She had been a patient there for the past week.
Mrs. Ewing was a lifetime area resident, and graduated from Kendallville High School. She retired from The News-Sun in Kendallville after 35 years. She started working on October...
Geneva C. Kimmell
May 6, 2009
Obituary
Geneva Christenia Kimmell, 93, of Fort Wayne and formerly of Kendallville died Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at 4:45 p.m. in The Towne House, Fort Wayne.
Miss Kimmell was a graduate of Ball State University. She was a teacher for 40 years, retiring in 1978. She taught second grade in Kendallville from February 1943, to May, 1978,...
Norman Miller
May 6, 2009
Obituary
Former Kendallville business owner Duke (Norman) Miller ended his journey at age 74 on May 6, 2009
Norman K. "Duke" Miller, 74, of Angola and formerly of Sylvan Lake, Rome City, died Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at 4:35 p.m. in his residence.
He attended Concordia Military School in Fort Wayne through his Junior year....
Minnie Wicker Griffey
May 5, 2009
Obituary
Minnie Wicker Griffey, 73, of Wabash and formerly of Kendallville died Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at 2:59 p.m. in her residence in Wabash.
Mrs. Griffey had worked as a nurses aide for 12 years at McCray Memorial Hospital in Kendallville.
She was born March 25, 1936, in Wheelwright, Kentucky, to Gradis and Edda (Berry)...
John E. Biddle
May 1, 2009
Obituary
John Elmer Biddle, 76, of Adrian, Georgia, and formerly of Rome City died July 17, 2008, in Georgia. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2009, at 2 p.m. in the Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel, State Road 9 North, Wolcottville with Rev. Jack Thomas of the Wolcottville United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will...
Lucy C. Walter
Apr 28, 2009
Obituary
Lucy C. Walter, 93, of Kendallville died Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at 2:45 p.m. in Shepherd of the Hill, Kendallville.
Mrs. Walter had resided at the nursing home since January, 2000, coming from Rome City. She was a homemaker, and, along with her husband owned and operated Orpheum Dry Cleaners in Fort Wayne for many years....
Hilda L. Schneider
Apr 3, 2009
Obituary
Hilda L. Schneider, 88, of Fort Wayne died Friday, April 3, 2009, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Mrs. Schneider had lived most of her life in Kendallville prior to moving to Fort Wayne. She was a homemaker.
She was born September 3, 1920, in DeKalb County to Clarence and Daisy (Brugh) Getts.
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Ellen Gamble
Apr 2, 2009
Obituary
Ellen Gamble, 86, of Corunna died Thursday, April 2, 2009, at 5:45 p.m. in Kendallville.
Mrs. Gamble moved to this area from Kentucky in 1953. She was a homemaker.
She was born October 6, 1922, in Knott County, Kentucky, to Clifton and Ruthie (Short) Mosley. She was married to Loss Gamble. He preceded her...
Sharon Ann Terry
Apr 1, 2009
Obituary
Sharon Ann (Sleeper) Terry, 60, of Stroh died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Mrs. Terry, a lifetime area resident, was a graduate of Prairie Heights High School. She retired from Kraft Foods in Kendallville.
She was an avid bingo player. She dearly loved her grandchildren, and enjoyed attending their sporting...
Virginia Conley
Mar 31, 2009
Obituary
Virginia R. "Granny" Conley, 83, of LaGrange died Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at 3:27 p.m. in her residence.
Mrs. Conley, a lifetime area resident, was a homemaker. She graduated from LaGrange High School, and attended the Ontario Congregational Church.
She was born October 7, 1925, in LaGrange to Lewis and Jane (Dunnafin) Hart.
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Louise R. Button
Mar 27, 2009
Obituary
Louise R. (Rockwell) Button, 96, of Kendallville died Friday, March 27, 2009, at 5:25 p.m. in Shepherd of the Hill, Kendallville.
Mrs. Button attended Pelham Memorial High School in New York. She was a graduate of Syracuse University in 1933 and Columbia University. She was an English teacher in Schaghticoke, New York. Upon moving to Kendallville...
Nannie Mcpherson
Mar 26, 2009
Obituary
Nannie Mcpherson, 56, of LaGrange, died Thursday, March 26, 2009, at 5 a.m. in her residence following a year long battle with cancer.
Mrs. Mcpherson has lived in this area since the age of four, coming from Kentucky. She was a homemaker, and attended World Harvest Family Worship Center in Garrett.
She enjoyed family...
June L. Minar
Mar 26, 2009
Obituary
June L. Minar, 94, Rome City died Thursday, March 26, 2009, at 5:05 p.m. in Northridge Village Nursing Home, Albion.
Mrs. Minar was a 1932 graduate of Kendallville High School. She has lived in Rome City since 1939. She had worked at Swartzlander's Jewelry Store in Kendallville, and was a homemaker.
She was a...
Bethel Patterson
Mar 25, 2009
Obituary
Bethel I. Patterson, 79, of Rome City died Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at 6:05 a.m. in Shepherd of the Hill, Kendallville.
Mrs. Patterson has lived in Rome City since 1965, coming from Kentucky. She retired from Rome City School as a preschool teacher. She also cared for children in her home for a number of years....
Ruth E. Berryhill
Mar 14, 2009
Obituary
Ruth Elaine (DePew) Weirich Berryhill, 84, of Avilla died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at 9:45 p.m. in her home following an extended illness.
Mrs. Berryhill has lived in Avilla since 2004, coming from Kendallville. She had worked at Firestone in Kendallville, Community State Bank in Avilla, and along with her husband, Arnold, owned and operated A...
Clayton H. Slone, Sr.
Mar 9, 2009
Obituary
Clayton H. Slone, Sr., 76, of Wolcottville died Monday, March 9, 2009, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Mr. Slone retired after working at the Lane Foundry and Newnam (now Dalton) Foundry in Kendallville for a total of 34 years. He had also worked 8 years at Walkers in Ligonier. He was a member of the Salem...
