Alvin Joest
Jul 19, 2008
Obituary
Alvin Henry Joest, 85, of Wolcottville died Saturday, July 19, 2008, at 1:50 p.m. at his residence with his family at his side.
Mr. Joest graduated from the Univesity of Evansville with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. from 1945 to 1947 during World War II and from 1950...
Dorothy L. Powers
Jul 19, 2008
Obituary
Dorothy L. Powers, 87, of Kendallville died Saturday, July 19, 2008, at 11:03 a.m. in Kendallville Manor HealthCare Center.
Mrs. Powers had lived in Kendallville prior to moving to Fort Wayne in 1972. In 2000, she moved back to the Kendallville area.
She was born June 20, 1921, in Elkhart to Levi and Mary...
Pauline Combs
Jul 3, 2008
Obituary
Pauline Combs, 76, of Albion and formerly of Rome City died Thursday, July 3, 2008, at 11:01 p.m. in Northridge Village Nursing Home, Albion, where she had resided since February.
Mrs. Combs was a homemaker. She was a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed her family, cooking, and flowers.
She was born December 10,...
Guy Fortier
Jun 23, 2008
Obituary
Guy "Doug" Fortier, 77, of Wolcottville and formerly of Fort Wayne died Monday, June 23, 2008, in Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville.
Mr. Fortier graduated from Fort Wayne Central High School. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp from 1949-1952, during the Korean conflict. He was a Fort Wayne Police Officer, and obtained the rank of sergeant...
Leon L. Hill
Jun 10, 2008
Obituary
Leon L. Hill, 92, of Wolcottville died Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at 7:10 a.m. in Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. He had been in the hospital since Saturday evening.
Mr. Hill, a lifetime area resident, graduated from Wolcottville High School in 1934 where he was class president and valedictorian. He retired in 1975 from Kirsch Drapery...
Herman R. Sells
Jun 8, 2008
Obituary
Herman R. Sells, 61, of Rome City, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 8, 2008, at 7:28 p.m. in the emergency room at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville.
Mr. Sells had lived most of his life in Noble County. He retired in 1992 from the Fort Wayne Foundry after working there for a number of years. He attended...
Rosemary L. Wolff
Jun 6, 2008
Obituary
Rosemary L. Wolff, 68, of Butler and formerly of Kendallville died Friday, June 6, 2008, at 8:47 a.m. in the Laurels of DeKalb Nursing Home in Butler. She had resided there for three months, and had previously been at Shepherd of the Hill in Kendallville.
Mrs. Wolff, a lifetime area resident, graduated from Kendallville High School...
Gerhard Krull
Jun 4, 2008
Obituary
Gerhard John Krull, 99, of Rome City died Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at 3:30 p.m. in Provena Sacred Heart Home, Avilla, where he had resided since January 4, 2008.
Mr. Krull graduated from high school in Germany and attended a private agriculture school there. He came to the United States on May 10, 1930, and soon...
James W. Pierson, Sr.
May 28, 2008
Obituary
James W. Pierson, Sr., 76, of Rome City died Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at 2:21 p.m. in Miller's Merry Manor, LaGrange, where he had resided for three days.
Mr. Pierson had resided most of his life in Rome City, and attended Rome City High School. He retired in 1992 from Flint & Walling Mfg. in Kendallville...
Travis P. Armey
May 28, 2008
Obituary
Travis P. Armey, 24, of Kendallville died Wednesday, May 28, 2008, in Kendallville.
Mr. Armey had attended Northside High School in Fort Wayne and lived with his father, Daniel Armey until 1995. He then moved to Howe, and had lived in Kendallville the past five years. He worked at Performance Food Group in Kendallville, and had...
Margaret Bartman
May 13, 2008
Obituary
Margaret Lorraine Bartman, 72, of Kendallville made her triumphant entry into Heaven after a sudden diagnosis of acute leukemia. She died Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at 2:55 p.m. at her home with her family by her side.
Mrs. Bartman has lived in Kendallville the past three years due to her daughter, Karen's relocation. She had owned...
Tarena Rae Longsworth
May 10, 2008
Obituary
Tarena Rae Longsworth, 57, of Kendallville died Saturday, May 10, 2008, at her residence.
Mrs. Longsworth has lived in Kendallville since 2001, coming from Wolcottville. She had worked as a retail clerk, and was a member of the Kendallville Eagles Lodge.
She was born July 24, 1950, in Kendallville to Ray Wilbur and Hilda...
Brandon Lee Halsey
May 10, 2008
Obituary
Brandon Lee Halsey, 32, of Wolcottville died Saturday, May 10, 2008, at 5:15 p.m. at his residence. He had battled cancer for five years.
Mr. Halsey was a lifetime area resident. He was a licensed realtor.
He was born February 15, 1976, in Kendallville to Roger Haston and Barbara Pearson. He was later adopted...
Wilma M. Bontrager
May 5, 2008
Obituary
Wilma Mabel (Miller) Bontrager, 84, of Wolcottville died Monday, May 5, 2008, at 12:55 a.m. at the home of her son, Orla Bontrager.
Mrs. Bontrager was a homemaker and a member of the Old Order Amish. She was a lifetime area resident.
She was born January 22, 1924, in LaGrange County to Henry and...
Herman L. Campbell
Apr 30, 2008
Obituary
Herman L. Campbell, 78, of Wawaka died Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at 9:45 a.m. at his residence.
Mr. Campbell had moved to this area in 1956, coming from Kentucky. While in Kentucky, he had worked at a lumber mill. He retired in 1992, after 38 years at No-Sag in Kendallville. He was a veteran of the...
John E. Cook
Apr 28, 2008
Obituary
John E. Cook, 88, of Adams Lake died Monday, April 28, 2008, at 11:40 p.m. in Kendallville Manor HealthCare Center in Kendallville.
Mr. Cook was a lifetime resident of Adams Lake. He graduated from Wolcottville High School, and was a US Navy veteran, serving during World War II. He was a self-employed carpenter, and worked as...
Delbert E. Morr
Apr 25, 2008
Obituary
Delbert Earl "Del" Morr, 69, of Waldron Lake died Friday, April 25, 2008, at 2:22 a.m. at his residence.
Mr. Morr was a Journeyman Pattern Maker and had worked for 23 years in the trade. He previously co-owned and operated Morr Pattern and Tool in Kendallville where he was vice president. He had also worked at...
James Bolen
Apr 22, 2008
Obituary
James Bolen, 75, of Kendallville died Tuesday, April 22, 2008.
Mr. Bolen had worked at the Kendallville Foundry, retiring in 1999 after 41 years. He had lived in the area most of his life, coming from Kentucky. He enjoyed fishing and hunting.
He was born July 5, 1932, in Garrett, Kentucky, to Whitley and...
Betty E. Newkirk
Apr 19, 2008
Obituary
Betty Eileen Newkirk, 76, of New Haven died Saturday, April 19, 2008, at 3:20 am in Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne following a brief illness.
Mrs. Newkirk was a homemaker, and had worked at Indiana Bell as a service representative in Kendallville for five years. She had been a volunteer at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne...
Nelda M. Rowlison Cummins
Apr 18, 2008
Obituary
Nelda Maxine (Rowlison) Cummins, 77, of Rome City died Friday, April 18, 2008, at 11:05 pm in Shepherd of the Hill in Kendallville. She had been at the nursing home since March, coming from Rome City where she had resided for 45 years.
Mrs. Cummins was a homemaker and had worked several years in the housekeeping...
