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...
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...
