Margaret R. "Peg" Metz
Apr 29, 2024
Margaret Ruth (Lewis) Metz, March 28, 1924 to April 29, 2024. Beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Margaret "Peg" was born in Universal, Vermillion County, Indiana to Harry T. and Margaret (Hughes) Lewis. She had three half brothers, Jack, James and Robert.
On May 31, 1942, Peg married Kahrl A. Metz. After he served in WWII,...
Jay C. Simmers
Apr 23, 2024
Jay C. Simmers, 76, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Wednesday, April 23, 2024, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville.
He was born May 27, 1947, in Huntington, Indiana, to Paul J. and Frances (Eddingfield) Simmers. They preceded him in death.
On October 20, 1990, in Albion he married Danita C. (Sutorius) Solero.
Mr. Simmers...
Sandra Sue Allread
Apr 23, 2024
Sandra Sue Allread, 84, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville.
She was born September 8, 1939, in Avilla, Indiana, to Carl and Esther (Cramer) Workman.
On June 11, 1961, in Avilla she married Robert Allread. They had lived at Blackman Lake for 47 years prior to moving...
Harold D. "Bud" Goodman, Ii
Apr 21, 2024
Harold Dean "Bud" Goodman, II, 57, of North Tazewell, Virginia, died Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.
He was born September 13, 1966, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Harold Goodman, I and Deborah (Pearson) Goodman.
On September 17, 1997, in Tazewell, Virginia, he married Lisa Musick.
Mr....
Eva Hayner
Apr 20, 2024
Eva Thompson/Hayner passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024, peacefully at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, with her family at her side. She had been battling cancer since 2021.
Preceding her in death is her husband, Charles Hayner; son, Christopher King; parents, Lester and Magdalene Thompson; three brothers and four sisters.
Surviving is her...
Karen M Bloom
Apr 15, 2024
Karen M. Bloom, 64, of Kendallville, Indiana, died unexpectedly Monday, April 15, 2024, in the ER at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville.
She was born on April 13, 1960, to Wayne D. and Margaret Lorraine (Lorenz) Bartman.
A few years after receiving a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in 2008, she retired from KPC Media in...
Edna Marie Russell
Apr 10, 2024
Edna Marie Russell, 54, of Bronson, Michigan, died Wednesday April 10, 2024, at the home of her sister near Wolcottville, Indiana, surrounded by her family.
She was born June 9, 1969, in Hazard, Kentucky, to Dale and Linda (Fuller) Caywood. Her parents survive in Wolcottville.
On February 26, 2016, in LaGrange she married Robert Leon...
Vicki E Bales
Apr 10, 2024
Vicki E. Bales, 70, of Rome City, Indiana, died Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at her residence surrounded by her family.
She was born June 15, 1953, in Batesville, Arkansas, to Victor and Hester (Womac) Altom. They preceded her in death.
On September 11, 1971, she married Jerry L. Bales. He survives in Rome City.
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Nannie Back
Apr 10, 2024
Nannie Back, 98, of Wolcottville, Indiana died Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the home of her daughter also in Wolcottville.
She was born April 28, 1925, in Vest, Kentucky to Harrison and Sylvania (Patrick) Williams.
On April 4, 1946, in Hindman, Kentucky she married John L. Back. He preceded her in death on February 18,...
Jay Anthony Middleton
Mar 31, 2024
Jay Anthony Middleton, 71, of Kendallville, Indiana, went to his final resting place on Sunday, March 31, 2024.
Jay was born February 7, 1953, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Richard L. and Gloria R. (Hagan) Middleton. They preceded him in death.
He retired as a CNC operator at Hendrickson's in Kendallville. He later painted for...
Wayne A. Schurr
Mar 29, 2024
Wayne Allen Schurr, 86, of Hudson, Indiana died Friday, March 29, 2024, at Northern Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation in Angola.
He was born August 6, 1937, in Garrett to Paul and Ruby (Tuttle) Schurr.
He graduated from Hillsdale College in Michigan with a bachelor's degree in education.
He began an eight-season professional baseball...
Gayle Joyce Stees
Mar 26, 2024
Gayle Joyce (VanRamshorst) Stees, 87, of Wolcottville, Indiana, born November 27, 1936, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at Parkview LaGrange Hospital surrounded by her family.
Gayle was a graduate of Bloom Township High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois. She received her BA from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.
She was an educator and...
Marilyn M. Mullinix
Mar 14, 2024
Marilyn Mae Mullinix, 85, of Kendallville, Indiana died Thursday, March 14, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.
She was born May 27, 1938, in Muncie to Austen and Mary (Koger) Mullen.
Marilyn retired from Raytheon in Columbia City.
She enjoyed gardening, feeding hummingbirds, doing puzzles, and collecting antiques. Marilyn dearly...
Richard G. Schaefer
Mar 12, 2024
Richard G. "Dick" Schaefer, 83, of Blackman Lake, Wolcottville, Indiana died Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at his residence.
He was born January 15, 1941, in Valley City, Ohio to Earl and Carol (Bernard) Schaefer.
In 1961, he married Marilyn Millon in Goetzville, Michigan.
He retired from International Harvester in Fort Wayne as an...
Robin Lynne Haines
Mar 10, 2024
Robin Lynne Haines, 69, of Sylvan Lake, Rome City, Indiana, died Sunday, March 10, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.
She was born August 8, 1954, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Richard D. Hulett, Sr. and Betty L. (Lane) Hulett.
On February 25, 1972, in Kendallville she married Barry P. Haines.
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Linda Lee Jetmore
Mar 6, 2024
Linda Lee (Wilhelm) Jetmore, 83, of Auburn, Indiana, died Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at her home in Auburn.
She was born March 14, 1940, in Fairfield Center, Indiana, to Clyde V. and Essie Belle (Hathaway) Wilhelm.
She had worked several places through the years, but dearly enjoyed being a homemaker and "Mom" to the neighborhood...
David Allen Weaver
Mar 6, 2024
David A. Weaver, 84, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and formerly of Royer Lake in LaGrange County peacefully passed this life on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
David was born August 21, 1939, in Elkhart County, Indiana, and grew up in Wawaka. He was the son of the late Frank and Elberta Weaver.
David met and married...
William H. Lane, Jr.
Mar 6, 2024
William Henry Lane Jr. passed on March 6, 2024. He was born on May 16, 1943, in Burlington, Indiana to
William and Sarah (Starbuck) Lane, who both preceded him in death. He graduated from Burlington High
School in 1961 and North Manchester College with his Bachelor's in 1965 and his Master's in Education
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John E. Valenti, Jr.
Mar 6, 2024
John Edward Valenti, Jr., 81, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.
He was born December 29, 1942, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to John Edward Valenti, Sr. and Kathryn (Babinger) Valenti.
He married the love of his life, Lien Hoa Būi. She preceded him in death...
Sadie Mae Grate
Mar 1, 2024
Sadie Mae Grate, 94, of Ashley, Indiana, died Friday, March 1, 2024, at her residence surrounded by her family.
She was born December 13, 1929, in Noble County to Jim and Bertha (Betts) Owens.
In January 1974, she married Herbert Grate at the Hudson United Brethren Church. He preceded her in death.
She...
