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Grandma Jo
Oct 25, 2022
Josephine Anna "Grandma Jo" Ritchie, 82, of Kendallville, Indiana, went home to be with Jesus and to meet with her beloved husband in Heaven on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.
She was born May 5, 1940, in Fort Wayne to Earl R. and Rosa (Kunz) Freeland.
She was...
Richard Allen Dalrymple
Oct 25, 2022
Richard Allen Dalrymple, 60, of Angola, Indiana, died Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at his residence.
He was born September 5, 1962, in Angola to Richard Henry and DonnaRae (Gager) Dalrymple.
On July 6, 1996, he married Sherrie Ernsberger.
Mr. Dalrymple worked in the maintenance department at Ventra in Angola and at Halex in...
Joan A. Herrmann
Oct 25, 2022
Joan A. Herrmann, 76, of Albion, Indiana, died Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at Orchard Pointe Health Campus in Kendallville.
She was born on May 20, 1946, in Towson, Maryland, to Charles and Dorothy (Kurtz) Knarr.
On June 23, 1973, in Fort Wayne she married Paul D. Herrmann.
Mrs. Hermann was an LPN and...
Robert J. Price
Oct 22, 2022
Robert J. "Bob" Price, 85, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Saturday, October 22, 2022, in the emergency room at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville.
He was born October 4, 1937, in Goshen, Indiana, to Fillmore and Pauline (Elijah) Price.
On September 25, 1960, in Kendallville he married Carol A. Kammerer.
He honorably served in...
Donald H. Schlemmer
Oct 21, 2022
Donald H. Schlemmer, 81, of Wolcottville, Indiana, died Friday, October 21, 2022, at his residence.
He was born March 3, 1941, in Monroeville to Arthur and Gertrude (Grotrian) Schlemmer.
On June 3, 1961, at St. John Flatrock Church in Monroeville he married Sue Ann Brueck.
Mr. Schlemmer was a farmer and retired from...
Tamyra Hamilton
Oct 16, 2022
Tamyra Hamilton, 55, of Rome City, Indiana died Sunday, October 16, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her family.
She was born on July 7, 1967, in Mishawaka to Crit and Margaret (Gibbins) Miller. They preceded her in death.
On May 15, 2010, at Bethel Christian Baptist Church in Kendallville she married Jeremy Hamilton. He...
Janis L. Deam
Oct 14, 2022
Janis L. Deam, 75, of Wolcottville, Indiana, died Friday, October 14, 2022, in Kendallville.
She was born December 27, 1946, in Bluffton to Kenneth and Blenda (Mowery) Harrold.
On March 27, 1971, in Poneto, Indiana she married Kenneth Deam. He survives in Wolcottville.
Mrs. Deam had worked as an accountant for 33 years...
Gary D. Boyer
Oct 13, 2022
Gary D. Boyer, 70, of Stroh, Indiana, died Thursday, October 13, 2022, at his residence.
He was born December 3, 1951, in Garrett, Indiana to Gerald Russell "Jack" and Kathleen Wilma (Seng) Boyer.
Mr. Boyer honorably served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
He retired from the Fort Wayne Foundry.
Gary enjoyed...
Jason Lamarr Ritchie
Oct 13, 2022
Jason LaMarr Ritchie, 48, of Kendallville, Indiana passed away peacefully Thursday, October 13, 2022, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne.
He was born May 28, 1974, in LaGrange to Oliver and Carolyn (Strunk) Ritchie.
On March 20, 1995, in Albion he married his high school sweetheart, Chastity Godsey.
He worked at Forest...
Nancy Lee Latchaw
Oct 8, 2022
Nancy Lee (Roesti) Latchaw, 83, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Saturday, October 8, 2022, at the home of her daughter near Pierceton.
She was born September 17, 1939, in Napoleon, Ohio to Lester and Pauline (Zachrich) Roesti.
She graduated from Defiance High School, Defiance, Ohio, and from Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing in Fort Wayne.
...Ida Marie Phillips
Oct 6, 2022
Ida Marie Phillips, 88, of Hudson, Indiana, died Thursday, October 6, 2022, at her residence.
She was born July 17, 1934, in Detroit, Michigan, to Edward and Suzan (Holquin) Guzman.
Mrs. Phillips and her husband owned and operated Phillips Brick Cleaning in Hudson where she was the bookkeeper.
Ida enjoyed dancing, reading, and...
Phyllis Evelyn Stair
Oct 4, 2022
Phyllis Evelyn Stair, 99, died, Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville.
She was born July 24, 1923, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Gerhard and Edna (Bremer) Fackler and lived in the city almost her entire life.
She married F. Wayne Stair, Jr., on March 2, 1946. He preceded her in death...
Michele A Winchester
Oct 4, 2022
Michele A. Winchester, 59, of Hudson, Indiana, died Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her family following a lengthy illness.
She was born March 27, 1963, in Fort Wayne to Nicky Lamb and Pauline (Miller) Albertson.
She was a homemaker.
Michele enjoyed riding on the Harley, playing BINGO, and casino...
Douglas A. Rohlfing
Oct 3, 2022
Douglas Allen Rohlfing, 72, of Kendallville, Indiana, died unexpectedly on Monday, October 3, 2022, at his residence.
He was born January 8, 1950, in Peoria, Illinois to Stanley W. and Lillian B. (Mahan) Rohlfing.
On August 28, 1971, he married Beth Marie Sexton. She survives in Kendallville.
Mr. Rohlfing retired from Edy's Ice...
Sophronia Godsey
Sep 27, 2022
Sophronia Godsey, 79, of Hudson died Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at the home of her daughter in Wolcottville.
She was born on January 7, 1943 in Hindman, Kentucky to Austin and Hollie (Polly) Ritchie.
On June 5, 1959 she married Leon H. Godsey. He preceded her in death on January 10, 2021.
Mrs....
Margaret Ann Herron
Sep 27, 2022
Margaret Ann Herron, 78, of Ligonier, Indiana, and formerly of Avilla died Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Avalon Village in Ligonier.
She was born February 27, 1944, in Coldwater, Michigan, to Louis L. and Bertha C. (Croxton) Ditton.
On April 19, 1963, in Fort Wayne she married Charles F. "Charlie" Herron. He preceded her in...
Betty I. Carter
Sep 17, 2022
Betty I. Carter, 93, of Kendallville, Indiana died Saturday, September 17, 2022, at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville.
She was born August 1, 1929, in Rochester, Indiana to Alfred and Edith (Anthony) Greer.
Betty was a homemaker and caretaker. She retired as a live in caretaker at the Howard County Home.
She attended...
Sharon Marie Oliver
Sep 16, 2022
Sharon Marie Oliver, 85, of Warsaw, Indiana, and formerly of the Rome City died Friday, September 16, 2022, at Millers Merry Manor in Warsaw.
She was born July 28, 1937, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Charles and Mary Alice (Sparrow) Frain.
In 1956, she married LeRoy Oliver. He preceded her in death December 30, 2000.
...Shanke M. "Shane" Harshman
Sep 14, 2022
Shanke Michael (Marti) Harshman, 47, passed away in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at his home in Rome City.
Shanke "Shane" was born on June 3, 1975 in Kendallville to Gary R. and Marsha Lee (Monroe) Marti.
He earned and received his GED from East Noble High School.
Shanke was a...
Janetta Slone
Sep 11, 2022
Janetta Slone, 64, of Burr Oak, Michigan died Sunday, September 11, 2022, at her daughter's home in Helmer, Indiana.
She was born May 4, 1958, in McDowell, Kentucky to Mitch and Alphia (Kiser) Blankenship.
On September 8, 1979, in Clintwood, Virginia she married the love of her life, Wilgus Slone, Jr. They just celebrated 43...
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