Grant Arnold, Jr.
Jul 12, 2009
Obituary
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,...
Jack E. Berhalter
Jul 11, 2009
Obituary
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...
Ralph T. Walburn
Jun 13, 2009
Obituary
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...
Edna Wicker
Jun 12, 2009
Obituary
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....
Herbert D. Hauenstein
Jun 7, 2009
Obituary
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...
Bonnetta Sells-Stacy
Jun 6, 2009
Obituary
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...
Joseph Laconte
Jun 3, 2009
Obituary
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,...
Thomas E. Stewart
Jun 2, 2009
Obituary
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...
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.
...
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...
