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Doris Elizabeth Mefferd

Doris Elizabeth Mefferd

Jul 28, 2022

Doris Elizabeth Mefferd, 88, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Thursday July 28, 2022. She was born on January 6, 1934, in South Milford, Indiana, to Ralph and Ruth (Babcock) Lee. On April 18, 1954, at the South Milford United Methodist Church in South Milford she married Gerald L. Mefferd, Sr. He preceded her in death on March 10, 2013. They were...

Steven  Lynn Fuhrman

Steven Lynn Fuhrman

Jul 25, 2022

Steven Lynn Fuhrman, 66, of Avilla, died Monday, July 25, 2022, at Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born August 25, 1955 in Fort Wayne to Wilbert and Helen (Krueckeberg) Fuhrman. They preceded him in death. On June 18, 1994, in Fort Wayne he married Robin E. DePew. Steve retired from Prairie Farms Dairy where he was a maintenance...

Kelly Jayne Kelley

Kelly Jayne Kelley

Jul 24, 2022

Kelly Jayne Kelley, 61, of Rome City, Indiana, died Sunday, July 24, 2022, at her residence. She was born December 6, 1960, in LaGrange, Indiana, to Anthony Max and Donnabelle (Chiddister) Zimmerman. They preceded her in death. On August 28, 1984, she married Robert D. "Bob" Kelley. He preceded her in death on June 29, 2015. Mrs. Kelley had worked...

Bradley James "Brad" Mccormick

Bradley James "Brad" Mccormick

Jul 23, 2022

Bradley James "Brad" McCormick, 52, of Auburn, Indiana, died Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born March 26, 1970, in LaGrange, Indiana. He was a 1988 graduate of East Noble High School where he played football and wrestled. He received his associate's degree from New Mexico State University. He honorably served in...

Thomas Michael Mcgregor

Thomas Michael Mcgregor

Jul 19, 2022

Thomas Michael McGregor, 57, of Pretty Lake, LaGrange, Indiana, died Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at his residence. He was born December 7, 1964, in Belleville, Michigan, to Thomas Phillip McGregor and Faith Ann (Schlough) Lee. He was married on September 17, 1988, to Lea-Ann Smiley. Mr. McGregor received his bachelor's degree from ITT Tech in Fort Wayne. He retired from...

Agnes Mary Mead

Agnes Mary Mead

Jul 18, 2022

Agnes Mary Mead, 91, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Monday, July 18, 2022, at 6:05 p.m. at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She began her life journey on July 6, 1931, in Swan Township, Noble County, Indiana, at her parent's home. Born to Esta and Beatrice Pearl (Reinoehl) Herron, she was the second of eight children. She spent her...

Grace Patricia Bock

Grace Patricia Bock

Jul 14, 2022

DUE TO HEALTH CONCERNS, GRACE'S VISITATION AND SERVICE HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO JULY 24th and 25th ****************************************************************************************************************************************** Grace Patricia Bock, 14, of LaGrange, Indiana, died unexpectedly Thursday, July 14, 2022, at 2:45 p.m. while in route by EMS to the hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born February 8, 2008, in Auburn, Indiana, to Brian K. Bock and Marisa Carpenter....

Gina Ann  Huggins

Gina Ann Huggins

Jul 13, 2022

Gina Ann Huggins, 59, of Rome City died surrounded by her family overlooking a beautiful sunrise on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at her residence. She was born April 8, 1963, in LaGrange to Tom and Anne (Watson) Stoltz. Her father preceded her in death in December of 2000. On November 28, 1981, at the Topeka United Methodist Church in Topeka...

Cheryl  Morr

Cheryl Morr

Jul 11, 2022

Cheryl A. Morr, 70, of Hudson died Monday, July 11, 2022, at her residence. She was born January 16, 1952, in Garrett to Dale J. and Doris (Dixon) Henderson. On May 1, 1971, in Fort Wayne she married Richard P. "Dick" Morr. He preceded her in death on November 1, 2018. Mrs. Morr had worked at Kraft Foods in Kendallville...

Tolbert Gibson

Tolbert Gibson

Jul 10, 2022

Tolbert Gibson, 66, of Enterprise, Oregon, and formerly of Kendallville, Indiana, died Sunday, July 10, 2022, as the result of a car accident in Buford, Wyoming. He was born on September 14, 1955, in Kendallville to Edward and Edith Mae (Elkins) Gibson. They preceded him in death. Tolbert honorably served in the U.S. Navy from 1974 until 1978. He was...

Lonza Leroy Castle

Lonza Leroy Castle

Jul 10, 2022

Lonza LeRoy Castle, 84 of Kendallville, died on Sunday, July 10, 2022. He was born August 15, 1937, in Wittensville, Kentucky to Roy and Birdie (Burgraff) Castle. On August 7, 1965 in Wittensville he married Virgie Ann Scarbury. She preceded him in death on January 9, 2018. He honorably served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Castle retired from Dalton Foundry...

Michelle Lynn Somerset

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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