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...
Robert E Fate
May 22, 2022
Robert E. Fate, 88, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born January 8, 1934, in Bluffton, Indiana, to Albert and Verda (Leslie) Fate. He honorably served in the U.S. Army. On July 3, 1959, in Fort Wayne, he married Marjorie A. Niebel. Mr. Fate retired from Rae...
Benjamin H. "Ben" Budd
May 20, 2022
Benjamin Harrison "Ben" Budd, 46, of Wolcottville, Indiana, died unexpectedly Friday, May 20, 2022, at his residence. He was born June 26, 1975, in Angola, Indiana, to Robert and Lynda (Clifton) Budd, but grew up as one of the "Pleasant Lake Kids" where he played baseball. He was a 1995 graduate of Angola High School where he played football. On...
Marsha Kay Ritter
May 19, 2022
Marsha Kay Ritter, 82, of Pleasant Lake, Indiana, died Thursday, May 19, 2022, at her residence. She was born January 1, 1940, in Auburn, Indiana, to Ray and Maxine (Houser) Heffley. Mrs. Ritter was a homemaker. Surviving are a daughter, Rene Salinas of Pleasant Lake; a son, Monte Souder of Sebring, Florida; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Diane (Bob)...
Penelope G. "Penny" Mcclish
May 16, 2022
Penelope G. "Penny" McClish, 75, of Fremont, Indiana, died Monday, May 16, 2022, at her home. She was born June 10, 1946, in Eaton, Indiana, to Joseph William and Olive Louise (New) Daugherty. Penny moved to Wolcottville in 1994 and moved to Fremont in 2015. She dearly enjoyed her time living in Wolcottville. She was a Mary Kay Consultant and...
Hobart Michael Poyser
May 11, 2022
Hobart Michael Poyser was born to Ralph and Margaret Poyser on March 11, 1943, in Kendallville, Indiana. In 1948, they moved from their home in Rome City to Wolcottville where Hoby graduated from Wolcottville High School in 1961. He joined the United States Air Force in 1962, serving in Hawaii, Guam, and several locations in the United States. He saw...
Evelyn Mae Newman
May 10, 2022
Evelyn Mae Newman, 84, of Rome City, Indiana, died Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Prescence Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. She was born January 24, 1938, in Kendallville to Royal Harold and Isabelle Alice (Strater) Lehman. On April 19, 1959 in Kendallville, she married Roger W. Newman. He preceded her in death on March 27, 2011. She had worked at...
Gloria Jean Keezer
May 5, 2022
Gloria Jean Keezer, 87, of Commerce, Georgia formerly of New Bavaria, Ohio passed away in the arms of Jesus on May 5, 2022. She was born March 22, 1935, in Steuben County, Indiana, daughter of the late Merland and Marie (Getts) Hart. On July 12, 1953, she married the love of her life Robert Keezer. Surviving her are three children,...
Sue Ann Smith
May 1, 2022
Sue Ann Smith, 77, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Sunday, May 1, 2022, at Orchard Pointe Health Campus in Kendallville. She was born January 26, 1945, in Kendallville to John Allen and Margaret (Burger) Leslie. Ms. Smith grew up in Avilla on a farm and graduated from Avilla High School, where she received the top homemaker award for her senior class....
Myrna Lou Cook
Apr 28, 2022
Myrna Lou (McClellan) Cook, 84, of Ashley, Indiana, passed into Heaven on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at her residence. She was born November 30, 1937, at home in DeKalb County, Indiana, to Terry and Bertha (Getz) McClellan. On September 13, 1957, she married Ralph Cook. He survives in Ashley. She was a member of Mt. Zion Methodist Church near Golden...
Rex Mcdaniels
Apr 27, 2022
Rex McDaniels, 69, of Kendallville died Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born September 23, 1952, in Martin, Kentucky, to George and Vernice (Salisbury) McDaniels. They preceded him in death. On June 8, 1973, in Kendallville he married Carol A. Tackett. Mr. McDaniels worked for Newnam/Dalton Foundry in Kendallville for 36 years....
Lavon M. Diehm
Apr 23, 2022
LaVon M. Diehm, 88, of Hudson, Indiana, died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville. She was born January 29, 1934, in Auburn, Indiana, to William "Bill" and Pearl (Loucks) Hasselman. She was a graduate of Ashley High School. LaVon was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, West Fairfield, Corunna. She last worked at Albright's Grocery in...
Mindy Darlene Hinkley
Apr 19, 2022
Mindy Darlene Hinkley, 70, of Angola, Indiana, died Tuesday, April 19, 2022. She was born July 3, 1951, in Angola, Indiana, to Albert and Harriet (Weihmiller) Spurgeon. She previously owned and operated Burger's Korntree Acres in Angola. Mrs. Hinkley was a member of Angola American Legion Post 31 Auxiliary. Surviving are two daughters, Julie (Don) Uecker of Roanoke and Erinn...
Melinda Ann "Mindy" Hicks
Apr 19, 2022
Melinda Ann "Mindy" Hicks, 52, of Wawaka, Indiana, died from complications of LUPUS on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at University Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born February 16, 1970, in Kendallville to Eugene and Diana (Ross) Sorg. On August 3, 1996, at Victory Baptist Church in Rome City she married C. Sherman Hicks. She had worked at KFC, Ames, and...
Lawrence E. Copeland
Apr 16, 2022
Lawrence E. "Larry" Copeland, 69 of Kendallville died April 16, 2022 at his residence. He was born June 5, 1952 in Fort Wayne to Clyde R. and Janis C. (Goar) Copeland. They preceded him in death. Larry was a 1970 graduate of East Noble High School. He is survived by his sister, Janine "Kate" Smith in Washington State. A graveside...
Christina F Wilcox
Apr 15, 2022
Christina F. Wilcox, 26, of Kendallville, Indiana, died unexpectedly due to an epileptic seizure on Friday, April 15, 2022, at her residence. She was born April 9, 1996, in Kendallville to Nathan Ray and LaShonda (Handshoe) Wilcox. Christina was a 2014 graduate of East Noble High School. She was a homemaker. Recovery was a part of her life. Surviving are...
Logan Larry Schambers
Apr 15, 2022
Logan Larry Schambers, 18, of Avilla, Indiana, died unexpectedly on Friday, April 15, 2022, in Hicksville, Ohio. He was born October 9, 2003, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to James Lee and Laura Lee (Farley) Schambers. He had worked at Subway in Kendallville and Butler. Logan was good with electronics. He enjoyed playing video games and was very good at modifying...
James W Messer
Apr 7, 2022
James W. Messer, 71, of Rome City, Indiana, died Thursday, April 7, 2022, at his residence. He was born April 27, 1950, in Vicco, Kentucky, to Clyde and Elsie (Holliday) Messer. On February 15, 1968, in Rome City he married Delena "Sue" Combs. Mr. Messer had worked at Newnam Foundry in Kendallville and No-Sag in Kendallville. Following his accident in...
