Obituaries

Mar 2, 2021

Obituary

David Michael Marter, 71, of Rome City, Indiana, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

He was born July 19, 1949, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to George Michael and Evelyn Josephine (Many) Marter.

Mr. Marter honorably served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years. He then worked as a...

Mar 1, 2021

Calling(s)

Thursday, March 04, 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Friday, March 05, 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Jon Edward Blackman, 47, of Kendallville died Monday, March 1, 2021, at his residence.

He was born August 24, 1973, in...

Feb 28, 2021

Calling(s)

Thursday, March 04, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Thursday, March 04, 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Larry Lynn Kurtz, 79, of Rome City died Sunday, February 28, 2021, at his residence.

He was born May 18, 1941, in Angola...

Feb 26, 2021

Calling(s)

Tuesday, March 02, 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Wednesday, March 03, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Wednesday, March 03, 11:00 AM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

James Franklin "Jim" Ebert, 73, of Fort Wayne...

Feb 22, 2021

Calling(s)

Friday, February 26, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Friday, February 26, 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Larry Allen Antonides, 75, of Kendallville died as the result of an accident on Monday, February 22, 2021, at his residence.

He was...

Feb 19, 2021

Calling(s)

Tuesday, February 23, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Tuesday, February 23, 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Lillian I. Mitchell, 101, of Kendallville died Friday, February 19, 2021, at the home of her daughter in Kendallville.

She was born March...

Feb 18, 2021

Service

Friday, June 18, 2:30 PM Mt. Zion United Methodist Church

Etta Mae Erwin, 95, of Foley, Alabama, and formerly of Pleasant Lake, Indiana, died Thursday, February 18, 2021, at Diversicare of Foley Nursing Home in Foley, Alabama.

She was born July 22, 1925, in Pleasant Lake, Indiana, to Rollie Roy and Louvisa H....

Feb 16, 2021

Obituary

Cleo I. "Jean" King, 97, of Kendallville died Tuesday, February 16, 2021, in Kendallville with her family at her side.

She was born August 10, 1923, in Lovings, Oklahoma, to James and Anna (Baty) Tomlin.

On August 3, 1940, in Atoka, Oklahoma, she married Joseph E. King. He preceded her in death on October...

Feb 11, 2021

Calling(s)

Sunday, July 18, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel

Sunday, July 18, 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel

Helen E. (Keck) Baird, 87, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Thursday, February 11, 2021, at her residence. Having gone through one surgery in September, getting COVID which weakened...

Feb 9, 2021

Obituary

Larry Lee Gotshall, 79, of Wolcottville died Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at the Laurels of DeKalb in Butler.

He was born October 25, 1941, in West Unity, Ohio to Lloyd Erhman and Dorothy Jeannette (Haynes) Gotshall.

He was a 1959 graduate of Lima High School in Howe.

Mr. Gotshall honorably served in...

Feb 9, 2021

Obituary

Betty Jean MacKenzie, 98, of Avilla and formerly of Gardena, California, died Tuesday, February 9, 2021, of natural causes at Presence Sacred Heart Home in Avilla.

She was born September 14, 1922, in Fort Wayne to Ralph and Dorothy Mae (Robbins) Sponhauer. She was one of four daughters and grew up working on the family farm....

Feb 8, 2021

Service

Friday, February 12, 2:00 PM Woodland Cemetery, Wolcottville

Juanita L. Bailey, 92, died Monday, February 8, 2021 at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville, where she had resided for 6 years, becoming well-loved by the staff.

She was born April 11, 1928 in Henry County to Sammie and Orpha (Lockridge) Kennedy.

She...

Feb 4, 2021

Service

Monday, February 08, 2:00 PM Lake View Cemetery, Kendallville

Tina M. Shropshire, 54 of Fort Wayne and formerly of Avilla died Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Signature HealthCare of Fort Wayne.

She was born July 20, 1966 in Toledo, Ohio to Virgil Carl and Dollars Mae (Porter) Smith.

She married Kenneth...

Jan 30, 2021

Calling(s)

Wednesday, February 03, 10:00 AM to 12:00 AM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Wednesday, February 03, 12:00 AM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Max E. Hill, 90, of Albion, died Saturday, January 30, 2021 at the Chandler House in Kendallville.

He was born June 27, 1930...

Jan 29, 2021

Calling(s)

Monday, February 01, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Bethel Christian Baptist Church, 2838 E. Hwy 6, Kendallville

Tuesday, February 02, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Bethel Christian Baptist Church, 2838 E. Hwy 6, Kendallville

Tuesday, February 02, 11:00 AM Bethel Christian Baptist Church, 2838 E. Hwy 6, Kendallville

Geneva Holliday,...

Jan 29, 2021

Calling(s)

Wednesday, February 03, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 319 E. Diamond Street, Kendallville

Thursday, February 04, 11:00 PM Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 319 E. Diamond Street, Kendallville

Ranulfo Salazar Morales, 87, of Kendallville died Friday, January 29, 2021, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville.

He was...

Jan 27, 2021

Calling(s)

Monday, February 01, 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Wolcottville Chapel

Monday, February 01, 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Wolcottville Chapel

Ricky Wray Adams, 61, of Pierceton, died Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at the home of his daughter in Constantine, Michigan.

He was born...

Jan 24, 2021

Service

Friday, January 29, 12:00 PM Hudson United Brethren Church

Mildred Lucile Brand, 99, of Fort Wayne died Sunday, January 24, 2021, at the Towne House Retirement Community in Fort Wayne.

She was born June 16, 1921, in Fort Wayne to Ancil D. and Lucile (Libey) Buss.

Mrs. Brand was a farmer's...

Jan 22, 2021

Obituary

Elwilda Virginia Lewis, 94, of Kendallville and formerly of Jacksons Gap, Alabama, died Friday, January 22, 2021, at Orchard Pointe Health Campus in Kendallville.

She was born June 1, 1926, in Fort Wayne to William and Elizabeth (McCormick) Tatman.

She was a 1944 graduate of Central Catholic High School in Fort Wayne.

...

Jan 21, 2021

Calling(s)

Tuesday, January 26, 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Tuesday, January 26, 6:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Terry L. Goldey, 74, of Fort Wayne died Thursday, January 21, 2021, at his residence.

He was born November 21, 1946, in Fort...