Obituaries

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...

Feb 12, 2008

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Mary Ann Rowe, 69, of Blackman Lake, Wolcottville died Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at Bradenton Hospice Hospital in Bradenton, Florida, after suffering a stroke a week earlier.

Mrs. Rowe retired in 1994 after 33 years as a teacher at Northcrest Elementary School in Fort Wayne, teaching third, fourth, and fifth grades. She was a member of...

Feb 12, 2008

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Racine Smith, 63, of Albion died Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at her residence with her family at her side.

Mrs. Smith was a homemaker. She had been an area resident for 55 years, coming from Kentucky. She attended Five Corners Baptist Church in Wolcottville.

She was born September 20, 1945, in Mousie, Kentucky, to...

Feb 11, 2008

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Richard Lee Bullock, 70, of McAllen, Texas, died Monday, February 11, 2008, at his residence. He had been ailing for two years.

Mr. Bullock retired as a Tool and Die Maker with Dana Corporation in 2000 after 39 years. He enjoyed the weather, his many friends, and music. He was a member of the Hoosier Cruiser...

Feb 7, 2008

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Ruby A. Pearson Peck, 86, of Corunna died at her home Thursday, February 7, 2008, with her family at her side.

Mrs. Peck had lived in the area for 49 years, coming from West Virginia. She was a homemaker. She sang in church since her childhood. While living in West Virginia, she had a radio program...

Feb 5, 2008

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Harold R. Barkdull, Sr., 77, of Wolcottville died Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at 12:49 am in Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, Florida, where he had been a patient since Thursday.

Mr. Barkdull retired in 1989 as a Tool and Die Maker with General Motors Corp. He graduated from Spiceland High School in 1950, and proudly...

Jan 31, 2008

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Ronald Dale Bollman, 75 , of Kendallville died Thursday, January 31, 2008, at 1:35 am in Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville.

He was the last original resident from the old Lutheran Home on Mitchell Street to move into the new Shepherd of the Hill facility. He had resided in the nursing home for 21 years, coming from...

Jan 29, 2008

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James F. (Jim) Elam, 63, of Waldron Lake died Tuesday, January 29, 2008, at 9:40 pm at his residence. He had lived at the lake for ten years, coming from Hartford City.

Mr. Elam retired in 2000 as Economic Development Manager with I&M Electric Company after 34 years. He was a member of the Rome City...

Jan 27, 2008

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Cleo A. McKean, 99, of Kendallville died Sunday, January 27, 2008, at 1:36 am in Shepherd of the Hill Nursing Home. She had resided there for four years.

Mrs. McKean was a homemaker her entire life. She was an active member of Trinity Church United Methodist in Kendallville since 1922 and a member of the Lydia...

Jan 8, 2008

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Henry John Eickholtz, 73, of Kendallville died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, January 8, 2008, at his residence.

Mr. Eickholtz moved to Noble County in 1972, coming from Charlestown, Indiana. He retired in 1998 after 37 years as an Environmental Health Specialist with the Indiana State Board of Health. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic...

Jan 4, 2008

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Ann B. Antrup, 83, of Auburn died Friday, January 4, 2008, at 1:45 pm in Betz Nursing Home in Auburn where she had resided the past two years.

Mrs. Antrup had resided in the Kendallville and Auburn areas most of her life. She was a member of the Eagles Lodge in Butler.

She was...

Dec 31, 2007

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Phyllis M. Haslup, 89, of Avilla died Monday, December 31, 2007, at 10:05 pm in Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville.

Miss Haslup was a lifetime resident of the Fort Wayne and Avilla areas. She retired from Community State Bank in Avilla after 17 years. She was a member of the Kendallville 1st Church of God and a...

Dec 31, 2007

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Madeleen Wooten, 67, of Rome City died suddenly Monday, December 31, 2007, at 3:16 am in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne where she had been a patient since early Sunday morning.

Mrs. Wooten had lived in Noble County most of her life, coming from Kentucky. She was a homemaker.

She was born August 23, 1940,...