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Edith Diane Root

Edith Diane Root

Apr 6, 2022

Edith Diane Root, 82, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born November 26, 1939, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Lowell H. and Kathleen J. "Kathy" (Robbins) Kimpel. On October 3, 1958, in Fort Wayne she married Carl F. Root. He survives in Kendallville. Diane started working as a car...

Craig Lynn Meyer

Craig Lynn Meyer

Mar 31, 2022

Craig Lynn Meyer, 48, of Kendallville, Indiana, died unexpectedly Thursday, March 31, 2022, in his sleep at his home. He was born August 23, 1973, in Columbia City, Indiana, to Lynn and Carolyn (Reas) Meyer. Craig was a robotic specialist at TI Automotive in Ligonier, where he had worked for 4 ½ years. A 1992 graduate of East Noble High...

Dun Mosley

Dun Mosley

Mar 30, 2022

Donathon "Dun" Mosley, 52, of Kendallville, Indiana, died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at his residence. He was born July 17, 1969, in Detroit, Michigan, to Leroy Mosley and Connie (Martin) Milliman. He previously worked at Group Dekko. He also was co-owner of Rockstar Karaoke and DJ. Dun was an excellent singer and played in area bands. He was a...

Terry L.  Jordan

Terry L. Jordan

Mar 29, 2022

Terry L. Jordan, 68 of Wolcottville died Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born May 6, 1953 in Sturgis, Michigan to Virgil and Mary (Wilcox) Jordan. They preceded him in death. Mr. Jordan had worked at Dexter Axel in Albion for over 30 years. Terry was a race car enthusiast. He also loved...

Janice M. Richardson

Janice M. Richardson

Mar 26, 2022

Janice M. Richardson, 73, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville following a short illness. She was born March 1, 1949, in Garrett, Indiana, to Arthur and Lorene (Lash) DePew and grew up in the small town of Altona. Jan was a 1967 graduate of Garrett High School. She retired as senior editor...

Donna J. Root

Donna J. Root

Mar 26, 2022

Donna Jean Root, 85, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. She was born May 4, 1936, in Warren, Ohio, to Earl Thomas and Alice Inez (Hyde) Swart. She moved to this area in 1981, coming from Ohio. On November 5, 1984, in Kendallville she married Wayne J. Root. He survives in Kendallville....

Raymond Fuller

Raymond Fuller

Mar 24, 2022

Raymond Fuller, 82, of Wolcottville, Indiana, died Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne following a short illness. He was born September 1, 1939, in Knott County, Kentucky, to Pearl and Edna (Owens) Fuller. He moved to this area in 1957, coming from Kentucky. Mr. Fuller retired from Tenneco in Ligonier. He had also worked...

Rayna Jean Herron

Rayna Jean Herron

Mar 22, 2022

Rayna Jean Herron, 65, of Rome City, Indiana, died Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at her home. She was born June 10, 1956, in Bluffton, Indiana, to William Bales and Dixie I. (Betz) Merriman. They preceded her in death. On September 4, 2010, she married Jimmy Herron. He preceded her in death on June 11, 2018. She was a CNA and...

Jeannie Lynn Conley

Jeannie Lynn Conley

Mar 21, 2022

Jeannie Lynn Conley, 49, of Pleasant Lake, Indiana, died Monday, March 21, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born March 3, 1973, in Auburn, Indiana, to Eugene and Linda Jean (West) Mosley. She had worked as a quality specialist in area factories. Jeannie was gifted at crafting. She enjoyed painting, music, and singing. Surviving are...

Ruth Ann Fortune

Ruth Ann Fortune

Mar 21, 2022

Ruth Ann (Newberry) Fortune, 73, of Topeka, Indiana, departed her earthly life on Monday, March 21, 2022, at the home of her son in Topeka. She was born February 7, 1949, in Hazard, Kentucky to Raymond and Sylvia Newberry. Ruth came to Indiana in 1997, coming from Kentucky. She worked at Nibco in Goshen until she retired in 2009. Ruth...

Don

Don

Mar 16, 2022

Roedonald "Don" Polly, 57, of Kendallville, Indiana, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, while working at his shop on Lincoln Street in Kendallville. He was born March 11, 1965, in LaGrange, Indiana, to Joe "Buster" and Eva (Noble) Polly. On October 26, 1985, in Wolcottville he married Shellie Lea Lower. Mr. Polly was the HVAC instructor at Impact Institute...

Ruth Ann Hoover

Ruth Ann Hoover

Mar 11, 2022

Ruth Ann Hoover, 51, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Friday, March 11, 2022, due to an automobile accident near Kendallville. She was born June 29, 1970, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Kenneth Ray and Lydia Ruth (Garvey) Bolen. In 1991 she married Clovis Duane "Punk" Hoover. He preceded her in death on February 6, 2016. She had worked at Dexter Axle in...

Keneth Slone

Keneth Slone

Mar 10, 2022

Kenneth Slone, 68, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Thursday, March 10, 2022, at his residence. He was born January 2, 1954, in Hindman, Kentucky, to W. Slone and Anna Lou (Short) Combs. He honorably served in the U.S. Army. Surviving are two nieces, Tonya Sawyer of Angola and Teresa Sawyer of Fort Wayne; and a nephew, Lloyd Sawyer of Wolcottville. He...

Pamela K Riley

Pamela K Riley

Mar 4, 2022

Pamela K. Riley, 77, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Friday, March 4, 2022, at Orchard Pointe Health Campus in Kendallville. She was born June 9, 1944, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Noble and Elizabeth (Gard) Wagner. Ms. Riley grew up in northeast Indiana. From 1973 to 1993 she resided in New Jersey and then moved to Georgia where she resided until 2003....

Keith William Hart

Keith William Hart

Mar 3, 2022

Keith William Hart, 84, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Thursday, March 3, 2022, at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born February 9, 1938, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Mahlon Keith and Lillian Elizabeth (Kammerer) Hart. He graduated from Kendallville High School in 1956 and Greer Technical Institute in Joliet, Illinois in 1958. Keith honorably served in the U.S. Army...

Mary Kathryn Schlotterback

Mary Kathryn Schlotterback

Feb 27, 2022

Mary Kathryn "Mary K" Schlotterback, 104, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Sunday, February 27, 2022, at Chandler Place in Kendallville. She was born May 7, 1917, in Noble County, Indiana, to Henry and Ruth (Rowe) Peterson. She was a 1935 graduate of Ligonier High School. On May 14, 1939, she married Arthur Stockton. He preceded her in death on November 14,...

Frank Hall

Frank Hall

Feb 26, 2022

Frank Hall. 77, of Wolcottville, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at his home. He was born May 18, 1944, in Floyd County, Kentucky, to Ollie and Josephine (Whitaker) Hall. On September 23, 1974, in Angola he married Margaret Rheinheimer. They shared 47 years together raising their children and grandchildren. He was employed by NG Gilbert in...

Flanery Patrick

Flanery Patrick

Feb 24, 2022

Flanery Patrick, 78, of Rome City, Indiana, died Thursday, February 24, 2022, at his residence. He was born February 22, 1944, in Hindman, Kentucky, to Woodrow and Beulah (Wooten) Patrick. Mr. Patrick retired from Reliable Tool & Machine in Kendallville. Flanery enjoyed playing corn hole and horseshoes. He loved to feed the birds and go for walks with his wife....

Raymond Ray "Sonny" Kline, Jr.

Raymond Ray "Sonny" Kline, Jr.

Feb 24, 2022

Raymond Ray "Sonny" Kline, Jr., 73, of Brimfield, Indiana, died Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born March 3, 1948, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Raymond Kline, Sr. and Bonnie (Guston) Williams. They preceded him in death. In 1967, he married Joyce Huth. She preceded him in death on December 1, 2005. Sonny,...

Shirley Ann Krieger

Shirley Ann Krieger

Feb 22, 2022

Shirley Krieger, 85, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at her residence. She was born February 28, 1936, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to William and Iva (Laney) Douglas. On August 4, 1967, at Trinity Church United Methodist in Kendallville she married Wayne G. Krieger. He preceded her in death on December 21, 2005. Mrs. Krieger retired from Kraft...

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