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...
R. Stan Emerick
Apr 17, 2008
Obituary
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...
Eva Polly
Apr 9, 2008
Obituary
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...
Erma Hunter
Apr 7, 2008
Obituary
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,...
Michelle R. Shelly Welch
Apr 7, 2008
Obituary
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,...
Margaret M. Pfeiffer
Apr 6, 2008
Obituary
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...
Marjorie B. Conard
Apr 4, 2008
Obituary
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...
Barry J. Borucki
Mar 28, 2008
Obituary
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.
...
Richard L. Grice, Jr.
Mar 24, 2008
Obituary
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...
James T. Ehinger
Mar 23, 2008
Obituary
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...
Blanch Ritchie
Mar 14, 2008
Obituary
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...
Becky M. Blowers
Mar 7, 2008
Obituary
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...
Faye G. Mcclellan
Mar 3, 2008
Obituary
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...
