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Elisa M. Wiley
Mar 23, 2021
Calling(s)
Saturday, March 27, 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM Church at Garrett, 1370 South Randolph Street, Garrett
ServiceSaturday, March 27, 11:30 AM Church at Garrett, 1370 South Randolph Street, Garrett
ObituaryElisa M. Wiley, 62, of Garrett, Indiana, died Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne following a stroke.
...Dean O. Mcclish
Mar 21, 2021
Calling(s)
Friday, March 26, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel
ServiceFriday, March 26, 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel
ObituaryDean O. McClish, 88, of Kendallville died Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville.
He was born January 12, 1933, in...
Ava Marie Hamilton
Mar 13, 2021
Obituary
Ava Marie Hamilton, 60, of Osceola, Indiana, died unexpectedly Saturday, March 13, 2021, at her residence.
She was born September 1, 1960, in Martin, Kentucky, to Bud Kermit Hamilton Sr., and Eva Jean (Lawson) Hall. Her parents preceded her in death.
Ms. Hamilton was a homemaker.
Surviving are a son, Jonathan Hamilton...
Helen P. Swanson
Mar 12, 2021
Calling(s)
Saturday, March 20, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel
ServiceSaturday, March 20, 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel
ObituaryHelen P. Swanson, 86, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Friday, March 12, 2021, at her residence.
She was born December 27, 1934, in Albion,...
Irene Brown
Mar 10, 2021
Calling(s)
Monday, March 15, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel
ServiceMonday, March 15, 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel
ObituaryIrene Halsey Brown, 82, of Auburn, Indiana, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Betz Nursing Home in Auburn.
She was born January 5,...
Nora Evadean Sanders
Mar 7, 2021
Calling(s)
Saturday, March 13, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Hudson-Ashley Chapel
ServiceSaturday, March 13, 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Hudson-Ashley Chapel
ObituaryNora Evadean Sanders, 89, of Hudson, Indiana, went home to be with "our" Lord on Sunday, March 7, 2021, surrounded by her family at her home.
...Sharon Faith Miller
Mar 5, 2021
Calling(s)
Friday, March 12, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Hudson/Ashley Chapel
ServiceFriday, March 12, 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Hudson/Ashley Chapel
ObituarySharon Faith Miller, 91, of Hudson, Indiana, died Friday, March 5, 2021, at the home of her son in Orlando, Florida.
She was...
Wanda L. Pierson
Mar 4, 2021
Calling(s)
Monday, March 08, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel
ServiceMonday, March 08, 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel
ObituaryWanda L. "Cissy" Pierson, 83, of Rome City, Indiana, died Thursday, March 4, 2021, at Orchard Pointe Health Campus in Kendallville.
She was...
David Michael Marter
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...
Jon Edward Blackman
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
ObituaryJon Edward Blackman, 47, of Kendallville died Monday, March 1, 2021, at his residence.
He was born August 24, 1973, in...
Larry L. Kurtz
Feb 28, 2021
Calling(s)
Thursday, March 04, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel
ServiceThursday, March 04, 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel
ObituaryLarry Lynn Kurtz, 79, of Rome City died Sunday, February 28, 2021, at his residence.
He was born May 18, 1941, in Angola...
James F. Ebert
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
ServiceWednesday, March 03, 11:00 AM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel
ObituaryJames Franklin "Jim" Ebert, 73, of Fort Wayne...
Larry Allen Antonides
Feb 22, 2021
Calling(s)
Friday, February 26, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel
ServiceFriday, February 26, 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel
ObituaryLarry Allen Antonides, 75, of Kendallville died as the result of an accident on Monday, February 22, 2021, at his residence.
He was...
Lillian I. Mitchell
Feb 19, 2021
Calling(s)
Tuesday, February 23, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel
ServiceTuesday, February 23, 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel
ObituaryLillian I. Mitchell, 101, of Kendallville died Friday, February 19, 2021, at the home of her daughter in Kendallville.
She was born March...
Etta M. Erwin
Feb 18, 2021
Service
Friday, June 18, 2:30 PM Mt. Zion United Methodist Church
ObituaryEtta 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....
Cleo I. "Jean" King
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...
Helen E. Baird
Feb 11, 2021
Calling(s)
Sunday, July 18, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel
ServiceSunday, July 18, 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel
ObituaryHelen 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...
Larry Lee Gotshall
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...
Betty Jean Mackenzie
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....
Juanita L. Bailey
Feb 8, 2021
Service
Friday, February 12, 2:00 PM Woodland Cemetery, Wolcottville
ObituaryJuanita 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...
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