Obituaries

Apr 17, 2008

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Long time Kendallville business owner and attorney R. Stan Emerick, 86, of Syracuse died Thursday, April 17, 2008, at 7:25 am in Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Mr. Emerick was an attorney with Emerick & Diggins Law Firm since 1950 . He graduated from Wabash College and the University of Michigan, and proudly served in...

Apr 9, 2008

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Eva Polly, 68, of Wolcottville died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne after a sudden illness.

Mrs. Polly retired from Superior Samples in Ligonier. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, and hunting mushrooms.

She was born December 5, 1939, in Briathitt, Kentucky, to Curtis and Lillie (McDaniels) Noble. On June 24, 1961, in...

Apr 7, 2008

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Erma Hunter, 78, of Avilla died at 7:45 p.m. Monday, April 7, 2008, in Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. She had resided there for five years, coming from Kendallville.

Mrs. Hunter had worked as a grocery store cashier and at Miller's Restaurant in Kendallville.

She was born July 25, 1929, in Knott County,...

Apr 7, 2008

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Michelle Renee "Shelly" (Conley) Welch, 39, of Wolcottville died unexpectedly after a brief illness on Monday, April 7, 2008, at her residence.

Ms. Welch had lived in the Rome City area most of her life. She had made her home with Bill Tyler for the past 12 years.

She was born April 7, 1969,...

Apr 6, 2008

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Margaret Mae Pfeiffer, 89, of Kendallville died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at 10:50 p.m. in Shepherd of the Hill, Kendallville. She had resided at the nursing home for 15 years.

Mrs. Pfeiffer had lived in Kendallville since 1968. She had been a beautician since 1956, owning her own shop, Margaret's Beauty Shop on Main Street and...

Apr 4, 2008

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Marjorie Berniece Conard, 95, of Kendallville died at 7:18 pm on Friday, April 4, 2008, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. She had resided at Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla for 10 years, and prior to that was a lifetime resident of Kendallville.

Miss Conard was a 1930 graduate of Kendallville High School, a 1932...

Mar 28, 2008

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Barry J. Borucki, 52, of Wolcottville died Friday, March 28, 2008 at his residence.

Mr. Borucki retired in 2001 after 20 years with the United States Army, and moved to Adams Lake. He had received a Bachelor's Degree from Western Illinois University and a Master's Degree in Theology at Liberty Baptist in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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Mar 24, 2008

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Richard L. "Dick" Grice, Jr., 67, of Kendallville died Monday, March 24, 2008, at 6:40 pm at his residence. He had been ill for two weeks.

Mr. Grice had lived in Noble County since 1994, coming from Florida. He was raised in Niles, Michigan, and was a former member of the Sons of the Legion in...

Mar 23, 2008

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James T. Ehinger, 81, of Wolcottville died Sunday, March 23, 2008, at 10:20 pm in Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. He had been in failing health for a month.

Mr. Ehinger had lived in the Wolcottville area since 1973, coming from Fort Wayne. He had worked in heating and air conditioning for Irene Byron at Fort...

Mar 14, 2008

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Blanch Ritchie, 69, of Rome City died Friday, March 14, 2008, at 11:25 pm in Avalon Village Nursing Home in Ligonier. Mrs. Ritchie retired from Silgan Plastics in Ligonier, working there for over 25 years. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Rome City. She was born June 6, 1938, in Mousie, Kentucky, to Andy...

Mar 7, 2008

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Becky Mae Blowers, 83, of Wolcottville died Friday, March 7, 2008, in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient since Saturday.

Mrs. Blowers was a homemaker, and had lived at the same Wolcottville address for 56 years. During World War II, she served as a Medical Technician in the Women's...

Mar 3, 2008

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Faye G. McClellan, 90, of Kendallville died at 10:50 am Monday, March 3, 2008, at Shepherd of the Hill Nursing Home. Mrs. McClellan enjoyed being with her family, embroidery, fishing, flowers and gardening. Faye was a lifetime area resident. She worked for 16 years at Universal Friction in Kendallville and 15 ½ years as a Nurses Aid at...

Mar 1, 2008

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Leona Eileen (Murphy) Theurer Marsack Link Tucker, 87, of Ontario, California, and formerly of Corunna, Indiana, died Saturday, March 1, 2008, in Ontario.

Mrs. Tucker graduated from Kendallville High School in 1938 and St. Joseph's School of Nursing in Fort Wayne in 1942. She was a registered nurse from 1942 to 1980, working in hospitals in...

Feb 28, 2008

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Loma Siples, 76, of Kendallville died Thursday, February 28, 2008, at 7:36 pm in Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla, where she resided for the past three weeks.

Mrs. Siples has lived in Noble County most of her adult life, coming from Ohio. She was a homemaker.

She was born March 16, 1931, in...

Feb 25, 2008

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Clarence Robert "Bob" Norris, 77, of Rome City died at 1:17 pm Monday February 25, 2008, at his residence. Mr. Norris graduated from Junction City High School, Junction City, Ohio. He was a US Navy veteran, serving during the Korean Conflict. He enjoyed being with his grandchildren, woodworking, and collecting vintage cars. Bob was a tool and die...

Feb 25, 2008

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Betty L. Welch, 86, of Kendallville died Monday, February 25, 2008, at 12:30 am at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. She had been in failing health for eight years.

Mrs. Welch was a homemaker, and her family was her whole life. She was a charter member of the Moose Lodge No. 1301 Auxiliary. She loved reading,...

Feb 19, 2008

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Harry F. Greenwalt, 58 of Ashley died Tuesday at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born January 10, 1950 in DeKalb County, Indiana to James Robert and Isabelle Jane (Rupp) Greenwalt, they preceded him in death. He graduated From Angola High School and worked at International Harvester in Fort Wayne. Surviving is one sister Kathleen Greenwalt of...

Feb 18, 2008

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Elizabeth "Liz" Combs, 75 of Rome City died Monday, February 18, 2008 at Parkview LaGrange, where she had been a patient since Saturday. Mrs. Combs came to Rome City in 1953 from Knott County, Kentucky. She was born June 9, 1932 in Knott County, Kentucky to Hiram & Bessie (Field) Short whom preceded her in death. Mrs. Combs...

Feb 16, 2008

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John B. Hutchins, 73, a well known Kendallville business man and native, died Saturday, February 16, 2008, at 4:10 pm at his residence following a recent illness.

Mr. Hutchins graduated from Kendallville High School in 1952 and Indiana College of Mortuary Science in 1953. He received a B.A. Degree from Hanover College in 1957 majoring in...

Feb 14, 2008

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Lynda J. Tackett, 64, of Kendallville died Tuesday morning, February 14, 2008, at her residence with her family at her side.

Mrs. Tackett was a homemaker. She attended Little Flossie Old Regular Baptist Church in Lisbon and Morning Star Old Regular Baptist Church in Belleville, Michigan.

She was born March 10, 1943, in Bay...