Josephine Shipe
Jan 21, 2022
On January 21, 2022, Josephine Shipe of Anniston, Alabama, and formerly of Wildwood, Indiana, passed away peacefully at the age of 81 after a brief illness. Josephine was a loving mother and homemaker with a compassionate spirit whose passion was caring for others. She was a supporter of the East Central Alabama United Cerebral Palsy Center, member of Oakridge Baptist...
Zadie Lee Conklin
Jan 16, 2022
Zadie Lee Conklin, 76, of Whiteland, Indiana, died Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Greenwood Health Care Center in Greenwood, Indiana. She was born January 11, 1946, in Ariton, Alabama, to Robert L. Sanders, Sr. and Lee Sanders. On April 7, 1967, in Ozark, Alabama, she married Thomas Lewis Conklin. Mrs. Conklin worked as a nurse's aide for 18 years in...
Melody Gay Huffman
Jan 15, 2022
Melody Gay Huffman, 60, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born April 8, 1961, in Kendallville, Indiana, to John and Ione (Linthicum) Kitchen. On July 25, 1987, in Kendallville she married Brett Alan Huffman. He survives in Kendallville. Mrs. Huffman had worked at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in...
Michael Wayne Root
Jan 13, 2022
Michael Wayne Root, 66 of Fort Wayne died Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born September 24, 1955, in Kendallville to Wayne and Donna (Vanette) Root. He enlisted in the U.S. Army. Mr. Root worked as a truck driver at CWC and Parrish Leasing in Fort Wayne. Surviving are three daughters, Marilyn (Jon) Comstock...
Larry Ray "Squeaky" Patrick
Jan 13, 2022
Larry Ray "Squeaky" Patrick, 72, of Wolcottville, Indiana, died Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born September 27, 1949, in Hazard, Kentucky, to Estill and Lola (Combs) Patrick. He moved to this area in 1964, coming from Kentucky. On March 23, 1968, in Wolcottville he married Janice Back. Mr. Patrick drove truck...
Brian Henry Joest
Jan 11, 2022
Brian Henry Joest passed away on January 11, 2022, at the age of 64 at the Visiting Nurse Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana after a months-long battle with cancer. Brian was born to Alvin Henry and Josephine Annette (Atwood) Joest on April 28, 1957, in LaGrange, Indiana. After graduating with the Lakeland High School Class of 1975, he earned...
Sandra Kay Smith
Jan 9, 2022
Sandra Kay Smith, 63, of Hudson, Indiana, died Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born September 26, 1958, in Angola, Indiana, to Richard Smith and Freida (Pairon) Adkins. Sandra was a 1976 graduate of Prairie Heights High School. She worked for SPI Security as a security guard at RR Donnelley in Angola. She...
Frederick James Nutt
Jan 9, 2022
Frederick James Nutt, 78, of LaGrange, Indiana, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, January 9, 2022, after a two month battle with COVID. He was born November 5, 1943, in Bay City, Michigan, to Noble and Velma (Eckinger) Nutt, the youngest of four children. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and honorably served from July...
Leann Michel O'Quinn
Jan 9, 2022
Leann Michel O'Quinn, 62, of Auburn, Indiana, died Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born September 13, 1959, in Kendallville, Indiana, to John Edward and Donnabell (Lower) Witham. She was a graduate of Prairie Heights High School. On August 8, 1981, in Mongo she married Jimmy D. O'Quinn. He preceded her in...
Karen May Stockwell
Jan 7, 2022
Karen May Stockwell, 79, of Pleasant Lake, Indiana, died Friday, January 7, 2022, at Astral at Auburn. She was born May 24, 1942, in Stroh, Indiana, to Floyd and Florence (Gravit) Perkins. On September 23, 1962, in Stroh she married Lynn S. Stockwell. He survives. Mrs. Stockwell retired after 19 years as a bookkeeper for the Steuben County Highway Department....
Mattie (Manns) Cordial Slone
Jan 7, 2022
Mattie (Manns) Cordial Slone, 88, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Friday, January 7, 2022, at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Kendallville. She was born July 16, 1933, in Wayland, Kentucky, to James and Nora (Allen) Manns. On March 14, 1950, in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, she married Raymond Cordial. He preceded her in death in 1993. Then, on November 20, 1994, in Kendallville...
Rita Marie Stackhouse
Jan 6, 2022
Rita Marie Stackhouse, 88, of Pleasant Lake, Indiana, died Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Lakeland Rehab and Healthcare Center in Angola. She was born November 27, 1933, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to Richard and Helen (Davison) Helms. On September 14, 1951, in Ashley she married Ora Dean Stackhouse. He preceded her in death on September 2, 2017. Rita lived all of...
Jan 4, 2022
Russell Keith Wolfinger, 75, of Coldwater, Michigan, died Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at the home of his son in Rome City, Indiana. He was born July 18, 1946, in Coldwater, Michigan, to Russell F. and Florence A. (Miner) Wolfinger.Russell lived in the Coldwater and Colon, Michigan, area all his life. He had worked at Grumman Olson in Sturgis, Michigan, until...
"Bobby" "Bob-Bo" Malott
Dec 30, 2021
Robert Gilbert "Bobby" "Bob-Bo" Malott, Jr., 37, of Auburn, Indiana, died Thursday, December 30, 2021, at his residence. He was born May 28, 1984, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Robert G. Malott, Sr. and Tammey M. (Hyser) Parker. He worked at Aludyne in Auburn, formerly Shiloh, in the maintenance department. He formerly worked at Busche in Albion. Bobby enjoyed cars,...
Marshall Sillaway
Dec 28, 2021
John Marshall Sillaway, Jr., 82, of LaOtto, Indiana, died Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born March 9, 1939, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to John Marshall and Julia (Telgman) Sillaway. On May 13, 1983, in Kendallville he married Donna Kelley. Mr. Sillaway retired from Shambaugh & Sons in Fort Wayne where he...
Sherry L Huffman
Dec 26, 2021
Sherry L. Huffman, 76, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Sunday, December 26, 2021, at the home of her daughter with her family at her side. She was born November 27, 1945, in Garrett, Indiana, to Calvin and Alice (Clark) Myers. On January 8, 1966, in Angola she married Stephen Michael Huffman. He preceded her in death on April 28, 2019. Mrs....
Marjorie Ellen Gorrell
Dec 26, 2021
Marjorie Ellen Gorrell, 84, of Pleasant Lake, Indiana, died Sunday, December 26, 2021, at Lakeland Nursing Home in Angola. She was born February 5, 1937 in Wabash County, Indiana to Albert and Florence (Hoover) Sims.  On August 2, 1963, in Laketon, Indiana she married John Gorrell. He survives in Pleasant Lake. Mrs. Gorrell was a homemaker. Also surviving are three...
Paulina Mae Thomas
Dec 24, 2021
Paulina Mae Thomas, 59, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Friday, December 24, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born April 13, 1962, in Huntington, West Virginia, to Walter and Betty (Weber) Webb. On June 24, 2000, in Rome City she married Michael James Thomas. He survives in Kendallville. Mrs. Thomas had worked at Lake Park Industries in...
Robert C Cox
Dec 19, 2021
Robert C. Cox, 95, of Rome City, Indiana, died Sunday, December 19, 2021, at Avalon Village in Ligonier. He was born September 5, 1926, in Elkhart Township, Noble County, Indiana, to Charles Robert and Bertha M. (Smith) Cox.  Mr. Cox was a lifetime area resident, having resided in the same home for 65 years. He had worked in a greenhouse...
John J. "Jack" Butler
Dec 16, 2021
John J. "Jack" Butler, 96, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Ascension Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. He was born October 26, 1925, in Kendallville, Indiana, to John Wallace and Gladys (Jourdan) Butler.  On December 1, 1945, in Garrett he married Evelyn Pauline Leeson.  Mr. Butler worked as a production manager at Phillips Industries in Albion and...
