Firmin William "Bill" Suever
Feb 5, 2022
Firmin William "Bill" Suever, 89, of Wolcottville, Indiana, died Saturday, February 5, 2022, at his residence. He was born March 8, 1932, in Delphos, Ohio, to George Arthur and Rose Marie (Heising) Suever. On September 10, 1955, in Delphos, Ohio, he married Marilyn Meyer. Mr. Suever honorably served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a Purple...
Victor Dee Chaney, Jr.
Feb 3, 2022
Victor Dee Chaney, Jr., 77, of Corunna, Indiana, died Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Laurels of DeKalb in Butler. He was born March 5, 1944, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Victor D. Chaney, Sr. and Maurine (Smith) Chaney. Mr. Chaney retired after 42 years with Kraft Foods in Kendallville. Victor enjoyed fishing, being at the farm, and going to casinos. He...
Donald Lee Wallen
Feb 2, 2022
Donald Lee "Don" Wallen, 69, of Wawaka, Indiana, died Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. Wallen was born September 14, 1952, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Burley and Gearldene (Terry) Wallen. On January 20, 1973, in Wolcottville he married Vickie Lynn Davis. He honorably served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Wallen retired from Topeka Graphics in...
Andrew John "Andy" Pankop
Feb 1, 2022
Andrew John "Andy" Pankop, 61, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at his residence. He was born April 21, 1960 in Kendallville, Indiana, to Paul W. and Mary Jewel (McClanahan) Pankop. Mr. Pankop had worked for the City of Albion prior to his retirement. Andy enjoyed hunting, gardening, and playing aggravation. He loved living on the farm. Surviving...
Creedence Lawrence Lechleidner
Jan 31, 2022
Creedence Lawrence Lechleidner, infant son of Ezra Lawrence Lechleidner and Tayla Compton, both of Avilla, Indiana, was stillborn on Monday, January 31, 2022, at Parkview DeKalb Hospital in Auburn. Surviving are a brother, Easton Hansel Lechleidner, at home; maternal grandparents, Bruce Compton and Della Pierce-Compton of Corunna; and paternal grandparents, Angela Crone of Angola and Alan Lechleidner of Ashley. There...
Constance D. "Connie" Fisher
Jan 29, 2022
Constance D. "Connie" Fisher, 84, of Angola, Indiana, died Saturday, January 29, 2022, at her residence. She was born October 6, 1937, in Hudson, Indiana, to Richard C. and Anna R. (Morr) Holsinger. She was a 1955 graduate of Pleasant Lake High School. Mrs. Fisher previously worked at Angola Wire, DeKalb High School cafeteria, and Carlin Park Elementary School cafeteria...
Ronald Eugene Mellott
Jan 28, 2022
DUE TO THE CURRENT WEATHER EMERGENCY, THE VISITATION AND FUNERAL SERVICE FOR RONALD MELLOTT HAS BEEN CHANGED AS FOLLOWS: VISITATION: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2022, FROM 2 P.M. TO 8 P.M. AND SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2022, FROM 10 A.M. TO 11 A.M. FUNERAL SERVICE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2022, AT 11 A.M. BOTH WILL BE AT YOUNG FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, KENDALLVILLE CHAPEL...
Freda Lou Georgel
Jan 25, 2022
Freda Lou Georgel, 86, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born April 24, 1935, in Elwood, Indiana, to Roy Kenneth and Eva Josephine (Anderson) Blackford. On November 20, 1954, in Anderson she married James E. Georgel. He survives in Kendallville. Mrs. Georgel was a homemaker. She was a member...
Vonda Tuttle
Jan 23, 2022
Vonda Tuttle, 64, of Ashley, Indiana, died Sunday, January 23, 2022, at her home with her husband by her side. She bravely fought a long battle with cancer. She was born December 14, 1957, in Pikeville, Kentucky, to Nelvin and Loretta Hamilton. She had worked at JCI in Kendallville. Mrs. Tuttle was a member of the Stroh United Baptist Church....
Keith Reed Stewart
Jan 22, 2022
Keith Reed Stewart, 92, of Wolcottville, Indiana, died Saturday, January 22, 2022, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born April 8, 1929, in Hamilton County, Indiana, to Walter and Freda B. (Southard) Stewart. On July 1, 1951, in Noblesville he married Barbara J. Rasler. She preceded him in death on March 9, 2015. He lived in Noble...
Robert W Warstler
Jan 21, 2022
DUE TO THE CURRENT WEATHER EMERGENCY, THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR ROBERT WARSTLER HAS BEEN CHANGED AS FOLLOWS: FUNERAL SERVICE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2022, AT 11 A.M., WITH VISITATION FROM 10 A.M. TO 11 A.M. AT YOUNG FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, HUDSON-ASHLEY CHAPEL, 612 NORTH MAIN STREET, HUDSON ******************************************************************************************************************************** Robert W. Warstler, 73, of Hudson, Indiana, died Friday, January 21, 2022, at...
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...
