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...
Steven Richard Finton
Dec 15, 2021
Steven Richard Finton, 53, of Hudson died Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born on July 19, 1968 in Detroit, Michigan.  He had worked as a greeter at Walmart for 16 years.  He then worked the spring training games in Florida for the Minnesota Twins Baseball Team. Steve was a member of The...
Lawrence Ray "Larry" Hammel
Dec 14, 2021
On December 17, 1932, in a small home on Rush Street in Kendallville, Indiana, Lawrence Ray "Larry" Hammel was born. He passed away on December 14, 2021, with his two sons and best friend, Retta Gaff, by his side. He was the second son born to Arnold Martin and Inez Eva (Conklin) Hammel. Larry was a student at St. John...
Robert A. Groves
Dec 8, 2021
Robert A. Groves, 78, of Stroh, Indiana, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at Northern Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Angola. He was born July 16, 1943, in Richwood, West Virginia, to Raymond and Frances (Sparmblack) Groves. He honorably served in the U.S. Army from 1962 to 1965. Mr. Groves retired as a truck driver for CMW Transport Company in...
Roger D. Witham, Sr.
Dec 5, 2021
Roger D. Witham, Sr., 73, of LaGrange, Indiana, died Sunday, December 5, 2021, at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville. He was born March 5, 1948, in Kendallville to James Ernest Witham and Ruth Ellen (Pierce) Worthington. His parents preceded him in death. He honorably served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr. Witham retired from Dexter Axle in Elkhart where he...
Rose Ann Worman
Dec 4, 2021
Rose Ann Worman, 77, of Wolcottville, Indiana, went to visit her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 4, 2021, from her residence with her loving family at her side.Rosie was born December 8, 1943, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Arnold and Bertha (Karasiewicz) Teders, while her father served in World War II.She spent her formative years in Noble County...
Maulta Ritchie
Dec 2, 2021
Maulta Ritchie, 79, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Thursday, December 2, 2021, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. She was born October 11, 1942, in Ajax, Kentucky, to Jacob and Mary Ellen (Combs) Jones. On June 4, 1958, in Fisty, Kentucky, she married Dallas Ritchie. Mrs. Ritchie and her husband moved to this area from Fisty, Kentucky. She worked at Starcraft...
Joseph Daniel Belcher
Dec 1, 2021
Joseph Daniel Belcher, 31, of Huntington, Indiana, died Wednesday, December 1, 2021, in Butler.He was born February 20, 1990, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Paul J. and Robin (Daler) Belcher.Joseph was a welder by trade.He enjoyed hunting and fishing. And, he dearly loved his children.Surviving are a daughter, Autumn Rain Belcher; a son Bryson M. Belcher; his father and stepmother,...
Linda Louise Clingan
Nov 30, 2021
Linda Louise Clingan, 73, of Hudson, Indiana, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne following a short illness.She was born June 9, 1948, in Auburn, Indiana, to Virgil Hubert and Dorothy (Maurer) Provines.On July 21, 1972, in Auburn she married Ronald Lee Clingan which founded the loving family that flourishes today.Linda retired from Courier...
Bobby Booth
Nov 29, 2021
Bobby Ray Booth, 61, of Corunna, Indiana, died Monday, November 29, 2021, at his residence with his family at his side.He was born May 22, 1960, in Detroit, Michigan, to Ellis Ray and Dana Jean (Sparkman) Booth.On February 9, 1990, he married Melissa Rose Hall.Mr. Booth was a forklift driver at Redmond Homes in Topeka.Bobby was a member of Harbor...
