James J. Buchanan
Nov 8, 2022
James J. "Jim" Buchanan, 76, of LaGrange, Indiana, died Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at Majestic Care of Goshen.
He was born May 2, 1946, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Verlin and Emily (O'Neill) Buchanan.
On March 17, 1994, he married Jerilyn Himes.
He honorably served in the U.S. Army.
Mr. Buchanan...
Pamela S. Bottjer
Nov 6, 2022
Pamela S. Bottjer, 62, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Majestic Care in Fort Wayne.
She was born April 5, 1960, in Auburn, Indiana, to James Mapes, Sr. and Carolyn (Sleeper) Mapes.
On October 11, 1986, in Kendallville she married Craig M. Bottjer. He preceded her in death on September 21, 2016....
Margaret A. Mossman
Nov 6, 2022
Margaret A. Mossman, 77, of Rome City, Indiana, died Sunday, November 6, 2022, at her residence.
She was born January 19, 1945, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Walter and Dorothy (Brady) Mossman.
Margaret was a buyer for Neiman Marcus and the owner and operator of Granny's Tavern on Sylvan Lake at Rome City.
Surviving...
Joann Wright
Nov 6, 2022
JoAnn (Stonebraker) Wright, 71, of LaGrange, Indiana, died Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Orchard Pointe Health Campus in Kendallville.
She was born January 24, 1951, in Kendallville, Indiana, to John K. and Geraldine A. (Lehman) Stonebraker.
Mrs. Wright worked at Machine-Rite in LaGrange, Kraft Foods in Kendallville, and was self-employed as an escort driver for...
Richard K. Duncan
Nov 3, 2022
Richard Kay Duncan, 81, of Hamilton, Indiana died Thursday, November 3, 2022, at his residence surrounded by his family.
He was born September 12, 1941, in Hamilton to Glenn and Fern (Stout) Duncan.
Mr. Duncan retired as a heavy equipment operator.
He was a member of the Hamilton Fish and Game Club and...
Fred Stacy
Oct 31, 2022
Fred Stacy, 79, of Rome City, Indiana, died Monday, October 31, 2022, at his residence.
He was born December 14, 1942, in Knott County, Kentucky, to Ishmael and Serina (Miller) Stacy.
On October 8, 1971, in Kendallville he married Sherry Lynne Gose.
Mr. Stacy retired from Quick Tanks in Kendallville where he was...
Megan Leigh Slone
Oct 31, 2022
Megan Leigh Slone, 33, of Louisville, Kentucky, and formerly from Warsaw, Indiana, died from the results of an accident on Monday, October 31, 2022, in Louisville, Kentucky.
She was born May 31, 1989, in Warsaw, Indiana, to John Edward and Kathleen (Smith) Slone. Her parents survive in Columbia City.
Megan enjoyed reading, drawing, woodworking, and...
Loretta Mcnamara
Oct 31, 2022
Loretta McNamara, 68, of Auburn, Indiana, died Monday, October 31, 2022, at Auburn Village in Auburn.
She was born September 17, 1954, in Kendallville to Marion Dean and Norma Jean (Burch) Morr.
Loretta had worked at Kraft, DriveSol, Colwell, and in the mail room at the News Sun. As her parents aged, she became a...
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...
