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Kenneth R. Wallace

Kenneth R. Wallace

Jul 22, 2007

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Kenneth R. Wallace, 64, of Waterloo died Sunday, July 22, 2007, in the Emergency Room of DeKalb Memorial Hospital, Auburn. He was born December 28, 1942, in Wayland, Kentucky, to Frieda Stanley. He lived most of his life in LaGrange County, and retired in 2006 from Fleetwood Homes in Garrett after working there for 15 years. He was...

Dorothy M. Targgart

Dorothy M. Targgart

Jul 8, 2007

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Dorothy May Targgart, 96, of Wolcottville died Sunday, July 8, 2007, at 2:20 p.m. in the Chandler House in Kendallville, where she had been a resident for the past year. She was born November 14,1910, in Benton, Elkhart County, Indiana, to Melvin & Maude (Huff) Hodge. She married Richard Henry Targgart on March 10, 1934, in Rome City,...

Diana R. Treesh

Diana R. Treesh

Jul 6, 2007

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Diana R. Treesh, 77, of Blackman Lake, Wolcottville died Friday, July 6, 2007, in the Emergency Room at Parkview LaGrange Hospital, LaGrange, Indiana. She was born August 17, 1929, in Warmister Wilts, England to Charles & Rosemary Monk. She had lived on Blackman Lake since 1987, coming from Butler. She moved to the US from England in 1957....

Elisabeth G. Hodge

Elisabeth G. Hodge

Jun 29, 2007

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Elisabeth G. (Bower)Hodge, 90, of Wolcottville died Friday, June 29, 2007, at 2:30 a.m. in Miller's Merry Manor, LaGrange, Indiana. She had been in failing health for the past four weeks. Mrs. Hodge was the Clerk-Treasurer for the town of Wolcottville unitl she retired in 2004, and continued to work part time in an advisory capacity until four...

Michael A. Snyder

Michael A. Snyder

Jun 26, 2007

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Michael A. Snyder, 47, of Kendallville was found dead at his residence on Tuesday, June 26, 2007. He had worked with his brother at Snyder Construction in Kendallville, and was a US Army veteran, serving in Germany. He was born June 4, 1960, in Buffalo, New York, to Kenneth & Helen (Rosenberger) Snyder. His mother survives in Kendallville....

Paul F. Ueber, Dds

Paul F. Ueber, Dds

Jun 24, 2007

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Paul F. Ueber, DDS, 80, of Clear Lake, Fremont, Indiana, died Sunday, June 24, 2007, at 8:30 p.m. at his residence. He was born August 26, 1926, in Fort Wayne to Charles & Esther (Minnick) Ueber. Dr. Ueber has lived at Clear Lake since May, 2006, coming from Adams Lake near Wolcottville where he resided from 1992 to...

Margaret L. "Peg" Ortstadt

Margaret L. "Peg" Ortstadt

Jun 23, 2007

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Margaret L. "Peg" Ortstadt, 101, of Davenport, Iowa, and formerly of Kendallville died Saturday, June 23, 2007, in Davenport. She was born December 19, 1905, in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, to Walter & Elizabeth (Riddle) Lang. She worked at The Mode Store in Kendallville, was a member of Tri Kappa and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She has lived...

Bertha Conley

Bertha Conley

Jun 18, 2007

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Bertha Conley, 89, of Stroh died at 2:15 a.m. Monday, June 18, 2007, in Provena Sacred Heart Home, Avilla. She was born August 26, 1917, in Knott County, Kentucky to Jack & Lona (Bailey) Handshoe. She had worked for many years at McCray Refrigeration in Kendallville and then Transogram in Sturgis, Michigan. She was a former member of...

Dorothy Kay

Dorothy Kay

Jun 16, 2007

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Dorothy Katherine Kay, 76, of Wolcottville died suddenly Saturday, June 16, 2007, at 7:20 p.m. in Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born February 6, 1931, in Chicago to Henry & Cecilia (Bergan) Papendik. She moved to the Wolcottville area in 1981, coming from Chicago. She was the owner and operator of the Adams Lake Restaurant and...

Geraldine "Gerry" Peters Bodkin

Geraldine "Gerry" Peters Bodkin

Jun 14, 2007

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Geraldine "Gerry" Peters Bodkin died Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. in the emergency room at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. Mrs. Bodkin was a teacher at Head Start in Garrett for six years. She served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era. She was a member of LaOtto Wesleyan Church in LaOtto. She also graduated...

Beatress W. Hale

Beatress W. Hale

Jun 10, 2007

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Beatress Wava Hale, 86, of Kendallville died Sunday, June 10, 2007, at 8 pm in Shepherd of the Hill, Kendallville. Mrs. Hale was born March 17, 1921, in Chicago, Illinois, to Scott Forker and Marie Nellie (Keller) Forker Weaver. She was a homemaker and had worked at Star Cleaners in Kendallville. She was an East Noble School Crossing...

Patricia Ann "Patty" King-Delarossa

Patricia Ann "Patty" King-Delarossa

Jun 3, 2007

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Patricia Ann "Patty" King-DeLaRossa, 69, of San Marcos, CA, formerly of Adams Lake, Wolcottville, IN, died Sunday, June 3, 2007 in San Marcos, CA. She was born May 18, 1938, in Fort Wayne, IN. She had worked at the Lazy Susan Restaurant on Adams Lake until moving to Oceanside, CA in 1994. In 1998, she moved to San...

Velma J. Stahl

Velma J. Stahl

May 27, 2007

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Velma J. Stahl, 79, of Kendallville died Sunday, May 27, 2007, at 6:35 p.m. in Hickory Creek of Kendallville. She was born January 4, 1928, in DeKalb County, Indiana, to Robert & Goldie (Swert) Lung. She was married April 7, 1945, in DeKalb County to Lloyd F. Stahl. He preceded her in death on January 8, 1982. She...

Charles M. Napier

Charles M. Napier

May 2, 2007

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Charles M. Napier, 68, of Rome City died Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at 8 a.m. at his residence. He was born March 3, 1939, in Hazard, Kentucky to Sidney and Florence Napier. He has lived in Rome City for 40 years, coming from Hazard. He was a truck driver for Ace Hardware in Perrysburg, Ohio for the past...

Edith E. "Edie" Buss

Edith E. "Edie" Buss

Apr 28, 2007

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Edith E. "Edie" Buss, 78, of Ligonier died Saturday, April 28, 2007, at 7:02 p.m. in Avalon Village Care Center, Ligonier, Indiana. She had been ill since June, 2004.

Edith was born December 12, 1928, in Ege, Indiana, to William & Alta (Harrold) Buss. She was a graduate of Avilla High School. On April 15, 1968,...

Brylie Grace Powers

Brylie Grace Powers

Apr 16, 2007

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Brylie Grace Powers, 3, died Monday, April 16, 2007 at 4:20 P.M. at her residence, in Wolcottville, Indiana, after a brave 9 month battle with brain and spinal cancer. She was born March 9, 2004 in Fort Wayne to Johnny Powers and Amanda (Patrick) Powers. She is survived by her parents; maternal grandparents, John & Flossie Davis of...

Duane H. Brady

Duane H. Brady

Apr 13, 2007

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Duane H. Brady, 43 of Wolcottville died at 4:45 P.M. Friday, April 13, 2007 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. Brady worked at Starcraft in the production of boats. He attended Ashley Love Devine Baptist Church. He was born March 31, 1964 in Kendallville to David and Diana (Casselman) Brady Sr. He is survived by his mother...

Melody Joy Emrick

Melody Joy Emrick

Apr 10, 2007

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Melody Joy Emrick, 49, of Sebring passed away at her home Tuesday afternoon April 10, 2007 after a five-month battle with renal cell kidney cancer. Melody was born March 3, 1958, in Garrett, Indiana, to Ellen J. (Ritter) Miller and David L. Emrick. She was a resident of the Kendallville and Garrett, Indiana area most of her life...

Joyce Ann Sparrow

Joyce Ann Sparrow

Apr 8, 2007

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Joyce Ann Sparrow, 68, of Wolcottville died Sunday, April 8, 2007, at her residence. She was born December 11, 1938, in Chicago to Harold and Irene (Brain) Bates. She and her husband moved to Witmer Lake in 1963 from Chicago. She had worked in the cafeteria at the LaGrange Hospital from 1979-2000. She attended St. Gaspar Catholic Church,...

Cecil L. Patrick

Cecil L. Patrick

Apr 7, 2007

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Cecil L. Patrick, 59, of Rome City died Saturday, April 7, 2007, at 8:20 a.m. at his residence with his family at his side. He was born June 17, 1947, in Knott County, Kentucky, to Woodrow and Beulah (Wooten) Patrick. He has lived at Rome City for 36 years, coming from Knott County, Kentucky. On March 12, 1969,...

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