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Elisa M. Wiley

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

Service

Saturday, March 27, 11:30 AM Church at Garrett, 1370 South Randolph Street, Garrett

Obituary

Elisa M. Wiley, 62, of Garrett, Indiana, died Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne following a stroke.

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Dean O. Mcclish

Dean O. Mcclish

Mar 21, 2021

Calling(s)

Friday, March 26, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Service

Friday, March 26, 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Obituary

Dean 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

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

Helen P. Swanson

Mar 12, 2021

Calling(s)

Saturday, March 20, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Service

Saturday, March 20, 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Obituary

Helen P. Swanson, 86, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Friday, March 12, 2021, at her residence.

She was born December 27, 1934, in Albion,...

Irene Brown

Irene Brown

Mar 10, 2021

Calling(s)

Monday, March 15, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Service

Monday, March 15, 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Obituary

Irene 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

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

Service

Saturday, March 13, 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Hudson-Ashley Chapel

Obituary

Nora 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.

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Sharon Faith Miller

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

Service

Friday, March 12, 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Hudson/Ashley Chapel

Obituary

Sharon 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

Wanda L. Pierson

Mar 4, 2021

Calling(s)

Monday, March 08, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Service

Monday, March 08, 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Kendallville Chapel

Obituary

Wanda 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

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

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

Obituary

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

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

Larry L. Kurtz

Larry L. Kurtz

Feb 28, 2021

Calling(s)

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

Service

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

Obituary

Larry 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

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

Service

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

Obituary

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

Larry Allen Antonides

Larry Allen Antonides

Feb 22, 2021

Calling(s)

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

Service

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

Obituary

Larry 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

Lillian I. Mitchell

Feb 19, 2021

Calling(s)

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

Service

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

Obituary

Lillian 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

Etta M. Erwin

Feb 18, 2021

Service

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

Obituary

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....

Cleo I. "Jean" King

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

Helen E. Baird

Feb 11, 2021

Calling(s)

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

Service

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

Obituary

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...

Larry Lee Gotshall

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

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

Juanita L. Bailey

Feb 8, 2021

Service

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

Obituary

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...

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