Rose Mary Mckinney
Sep 4, 2008
Obituary
Rose Mary McKinney, 80 of LaGrange died Thursday, September 4, 2008 at Miller's Merry Manor.
Mrs. McKinney was a homemaker. She had lived in the LaGrange county area since 1992 coming from LasVegas, NV where she had lived for 15 years and prior to that she lived in Muncie, IN where she was born and raised....
Girley Mae Burtz
Sep 4, 2008
Obituary
Girley Mae (Hicks) Burtz, 50, of Fremont died Thursday, September 4, 2008 at Cameron Memorial Hospital in Angola. She had been ill since March.
Ms. Burtz lived in Noble County most of her life. She worked as a cashier at WalMart in Angola and had previously worked at Tenneco Automotive in Ligonier for 12 years. She...
Merritt Diggins
Aug 31, 2008
Obituary
Local businessman and attorney Merritt Diggins, 94, of Kendallville died Sunday, August 31, 2008, at 11 p.m. at his residence.
Mr. Diggins was a graduate of Kendallville High School. He graduated in 1936 from the Indiana University School of Law. He practiced law in the firm of Emerick & Diggins in Kendallville for over 40 years....
Elizabeth Roy
Aug 29, 2008
Obituary
Elizabeth K. Roy, 96, of Kendallville died Friday, August 29, 2008, at 3:25 p.m. in Shepherd of the Hill Nursing Home, Kendallville, where she had resided for the past three years.
Mrs. Roy moved to Kendallville in 2002 from Idaho. She had worked as a bookkeeper and office manager. She studied classical piano at the University...
Larry E. Edwards
Aug 14, 2008
Obituary
Larry Edwin Edwards, 69, of Rome City died unexpectedly Thursday, August 14, 2008, at 9:45 p.m. at his residence.
Mr. Edwards, an area lifetime resident, was a businessman and entrepreneur. He founded Edwards Floor Coverings in Rome City in 1963. His business involvements included Group One Auto Sales at US 6 and SR 9, Kendallville, R...
Dr. Domingo Cruz-Diaz, Jr.
Aug 14, 2008
Obituary
Dr. Domingo Cruz-Diaz, Jr., 63, of Kendallville died Thursday, August 14, 2008, at 8:47 a.m. in Select Hospital, a part of St. Joseph Hospital, in Fort Wayne. He had been a patient at the hospital since the end of May.
Dr. Cruz attended the Medical School University of Puerto Rico. He moved to the states from...
William Becker
Aug 13, 2008
Obituary
William John "Will" Becker, 19, of Topeka died Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at 3:33 p.m. as the result of a moped/auto accident at LaGrange County Road 200 North and 500 West. He was a lifetime area resident of Topeka.
Will was a 2008 graduate of Westview High School, graduating with honors and fourth in his senior...
Virginia Lear
Aug 9, 2008
Obituary
Virginia L. Lear, 93, of Springfield, Ohio, and formerly of Rome City, Indiana, died Saturday, August 9, 2008, in Forest Glen Health Campus, 4100 Middle Urbana Road, Springfield, Ohio.
Miss Lear had resided in the Springfield area for 31 years. She was a Sister of the Precious Blood, having served at Kneipp Springs and St. Gaspar...
David Weingartner
Aug 5, 2008
Obituary
David Weingartner, 51 of Dayton, Ohio, and formerly of Fort Wayne died Thursday, July 24, 2008, in Dayton.
Mr. Weingartner graduated from Bishop Dwenger High School and IPFW in Fort Wayne with a Bachelor's Degree in Music. During college, he studied music for one year in Vienna. He was raised in Fort Wayne, lived a year...
Barry Osbun
Aug 5, 2008
Obituary
Barry G. Osbun, 55, of Kimmell died unexpectedly Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at 9:45 a.m. in his residence.
Mr. Osbun was a lifetime Noble County resident. He had formerly worked at Dow Corning in Kendallville. He had been a volunteer at Chain of Lakes State Park, and enjoyed Civil War history. He was a U.S. Army...
Rusty K. E. Wallace
Aug 2, 2008
Obituary
Rusty Kenneth Erin Wallace, 12, of Stroh died Saturday, August 2, 2008, at 6:50 a.m. at the home of his nurse in Kendallville.
Rusty enjoyed cartoons and listening to music.
He was born December 11, 1995, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Rhonda Hays.
Surviving are his mother and stepfather, Rhonda (Hays) and...
Rosella Byerley
Jul 30, 2008
Obituary
Rosella I. Byerley, 78, of Kendallville died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 30, 2008, in the emergency room at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Mrs. Byerley lived in LaGrange and Noble Counties her entire life. She graduated from South Milford High School. She had worked at Kirkwood's Clothing Store, Singer Sewing Machine Store, and McCray Refrigeration all in Kendallville....
Ruth Mountz
Jul 30, 2008
Obituary
Ruth M. Mountz, 79, of Kendallville died Wednesday, July 30, 2008, in Shepherd of the Hill Nursing Home, Kendallville. She had resided at the nursing home for a month.
Mrs. Mountz was raised in Garrett and had lived most of her life in Kendallville. She graduated from Garrett High School. She was a homemaker and offered...
Phyllis Ransbottom
Jul 28, 2008
Obituary
Phyllis I. Ransbottom, 79, of Rome City died Monday, July 28, 2008, at 11:50 a.m. in the home of her daughter on Sylvan Lake.
Mrs. Ransbottom, a lifetime area resident, was a hairdresser in her own salon, The Oriental Beauty Parlor in Rome City for many years. She also worked as an aide at the Rome...
Ethel I. Skaggs
Jul 20, 2008
Obituary
Ethel Irene Skaggs, 68, of Brimfield died Sunday, July 20, 2008, at 2:40 p.m. in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Mrs. Skaggs had worked at Starcraft Boats in Topeka. She lived in Noble County most of her life.
She was born September 10, 1939, in Knott County, Kentucky, to Burnas and Katherine (Owens) Ritchie.
...
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...
