Michelle Lynn Somerset
Jul 8, 2022
Michelle Lynn Somerset, 54, of Reseda, California, died Friday, July 8, 2022, at her residence. She was born February 27, 1968, in Goshen, Indiana, to Wilbur D. and Sandra L. (Clason) Weaver. She worked as a home healthcare nurse. Shelly enjoyed listening to music and spending time with her family and friends. Her cats were her children, and she loved...
Robert J. "Bob" Becker
Jul 1, 2022
Robert J. "Bob" Becker, 76, of LaGrange, Indiana, and formerly of Wolcottville died Friday, July 1, 2022, at his residence. He was born October 26, 1945, in Wolcottville to Robert and Josephine (Kline) Becker. Bob worked at GE in Fort Wayne, Grummon-Olson in Sturgis, Michigan, and was a loyal driver for the Amish for the last ten years. Bob was...
Dennis Joseph Hogan
Jun 30, 2022
Dennis Joseph Hogan, 82, of Rome City, Indiana, died Thursday, June 30, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born January 1, 1940, in Fort Wayne to Michael Thomas and Esther E. (Chapman) Hogan. He was a 1957 graduate of Central Catholic High School in Fort Wayne and a 1961 graduate of Purdue University. On February...
Gabrielle Elissa "Gabi" Lehman
Jun 27, 2022
Gabrielle Elissa "Gabi" (Skaggs) Lehman, 37, of Ligonier, Indiana, died Monday, June 27, 2022, in Garrett, Kentucky. She was born February 16, 1985, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Tony L. Skaggs and Kitty S. Skaggs Hasse. She worked as a CNA in Kentucky and had formerly worked at Keystone and Forest River, both in Goshen. Gabi was a tattoo artist who...
Pamela Jean Combs
Jun 24, 2022
Pamela Jean Combs, 67, of Cosperville, Indiana, died Friday, June 24, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born March 4, 1955, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Charles Lee Nesbitt and Rosemary (Valenziano) Wagner. Her mother preceded her in death. On May 28, 1995, in Clay City, Kentucky, she married Cordell Combs, Jr. He survives in Cosperville....
Beverly Joyce Riccius
Jun 24, 2022
Beverly Joyce Riccius, 93, of Avilla, Indiana, and formerly of Kendallville went home to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, June 24, 2022, at Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. She was born April 9, 1929, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Glen and Wava S. (Shultz) Zinn. On June 6, 1954, in Garrett she married Jack Edward Riccius. He preceded her...
Viva Mae "Vicki" Yoder
Jun 23, 2022
Viva Mae "Vicki" Yoder, 93, of Kendallville, Indiana, and formerly of Sarasota, Florida, passed away from natural causes on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Lutheran Life Village in Kendallville. She was born September 29, 1928, in LaGrange County, Indiana, to Kash R. and Helen L. (Keller) Shafer. They preceded her in death. She was raised in LaGrange County and graduated...
Zachary "Zac" Jedediah North
Jun 19, 2022
Zachary "Zac" Jedediah North, 27, of LaGrange, Indiana, died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 19, 2022, at his residence. He was born February 16, 1995, to John J. North and Amy J. (Hicks) Bolen. Zac was employed as a machine operator at Controlled Machining in Kendallville. He was a member of the LaGrange Missionary Church. Zac loved to make music and...
Vicki Lynn Hart
Jun 14, 2022
Vicki Lynn Hart, 64 of Kendallville, passed away on June 14th, 2022, around 2 o'clock in the afternoon in her home. Vicki was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on December 3rd, 1957. She attended Carroll High School. Vicki was married to Robert David Hart Sr. on June 13th, 1987. Vicki loved many things in the world but nothing more than...
Charlene M. Randol
Jun 12, 2022
Charlene M. Randol, 84, of North Fort Myers, Florida, and formerly of Wolcottville, Indiana, died Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Winkler Court in Fort Myers. She was born January 26, 1938, in Detroit, Michigan, to Rufus "Marty" and Helen L. (Forker) Martin. On March 26, 1955, in Wolcottville she married Paul E. Randol, Sr. He preceded her in death on...
Kendall Newton Smith
Jun 12, 2022
Kendall Newton Smith, 66, of Ashley, Indiana, died Sunday, June 12, 2022, at his residence. He was born June 3, 1956, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Charles "Bud" and Ruth (Carter) Smith. He was a graduate of East Noble High School. Kendall retired after 35 years with the B&O Railroad where he was an engineer. He also worked for Aaron Holman...
Suzanne D Gerardot
Jun 10, 2022
Suzanne Dolores Gerardot, 86, of Adams Lake, Wolcottville, Indiana, died Friday, June 10, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born October 29, 1935, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Robert John and Leona E. (Anspach) Herber. On June 17, 1961, in New Haven she married Terry A. Gerardot. He survives at Adams Lake. Mrs. Gerardot retired...
Sarah Hester Meade
Jun 7, 2022
Sarah Hester Meade, 87, of Ligonier, Indiana, died Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at her residence with her family at her side. She was born November 11, 1934, in Olive Hill, Kentucky, to Clella and Arlie (Baker) Tabor. On August 21, 1965 in Verdonville, West Virginia, she married Hallie Forrest Meade. He preceded her in death on December 15, 2013. Mrs....
Leonard H. Judt, Jr.
Jun 7, 2022
Leonard H. Judt, Jr., 80, of Kendallville, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born June 8, 1941, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Leonard H. and Mary Elizabeth (Joseph) Judt. He was a graduate of Concordia High School in Fort Wayne and International Business College in Fort Wayne where he was...
Melissa Maria Albertson
Jun 7, 2022
Melissa Maria Albertson, 56, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at her residence. She was born September 21, 1965, in Clark County, Indiana, to Harry E. Albertson and Betty J. (Jackson) Dye. She had worked at Wells Fargo Bank in Fort Wayne. Melissa enjoyed watching law and order shows on television and cooking. Surviving are her father...
Junemarie Krystal Voyles
Jun 4, 2022
Junemarie Krystal Voyles, 33, of Portage, Indiana, died from the results of an auto accident on Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Lake County, Indiana. She was born September 7, 1988, in Munster, Indiana, to James Voyles and Valerie (Buffo) Watkins. Her father survives in Black Oak, Indiana, and her mother survives in Portage, Indiana. Also surviving are a daughter, Brookie...
Haley Nichole Watkins
Jun 4, 2022
Haley Nichole Watkins, 12, of Portage, Indiana, died from the results of an auto accident on Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Lake County, Indiana. She was born September 24, 2009, in Munster, Indiana to Stephanie Watkins. She was raised by her grandmother, Valerie Watkins who survives in Portage. Also surviving are her birth mother, Stephanie Watkins of East Chicago; two...
Madonna Marie Smith
May 27, 2022
Madonna Marie Smith, 105, of LaGrange, Indiana, died Friday, May 27, 2022, at Miller's Merry Manor in LaGrange. She was born December 30, 1916, in Garrett, Indiana, to Thurlo and Cleo (Rhodes) Miller. Mrs. Smith worked alongside her husband on the farm and drove the tractor every day. She was a member of the Wolcottville United Methodist Church. Madonna enjoyed...
Rene Elaine Salinas
May 26, 2022
Rene Elaine Salinas, 58, of Pleasant Lake, Indiana, died Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born November 25, 1963, in Butler, Indiana, to Jack and Marsha Kay (Heffley) Souder. She was a caretaker, having taken great care of her mother until her death on May 19th. Rene enjoyed flowers and gardening. She...
May Duty
May 24, 2022
May Duty, 77, of Wolcottville, Indiana, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at her residence. She was born June 13, 1944, in Hardburly, Kentucky, to Burnis and Catherine (Owens) Ritchie. On December 22, 1962, in Rome City she married James W. Duty. Mrs. Duty was co-owner of D & K Auto Sales in Wolcottville and she was a homemaker. She...
