Obituaries
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Laelah Kay Marie Schaefer
Jul 27, 2016
Obituary
LaElah Kay Marie Schaefer, infant daughter of Andrew and LaTasha (Scheurich) Schaefer of Kendallville, was stillborn on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, in Dupont Hospital, Fort Wayne.
She is also survived by her twin sister, LaTaya Rae Lynn Schaefer; maternal grandparents, Terry and DurInda Scheurich of Wolcottville; paternal grandparents, Dean and Patty Schaefer of Avilla; maternal great...
James R. Bryant
Jul 24, 2016
Calling(s)
Wednesday, July 27, 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
Thursday, July 28, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
ServiceThursday, July 28, 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
ObituaryJames R. "Jim" Bryant, 88, of Wolcottville died Sunday, July 24,...
Kenneth C. Ihrie
Jul 24, 2016
Calling(s)
Saturday, July 30, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
ServiceSaturday, July 30, 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
ObituaryKenneth C. "Butch" Ihrie, 72, of Kendallville and formerly of Wolcottville died Sunday, July 24, 2016, in his residence.
He was a lifetime area resident....
Betty J. North
Jul 19, 2016
Calling(s)
Thursday, July 21, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Woodruff Grove United Methodist Church
ServiceThursday, July 21, 12:00 PM Woodruff Grove United Methodist Church
ObituaryBetty J. North, 87, of Wolcottville died Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at 6 a.m. in Miller's Merry Manor, LaGrange where she had resided for the past month.
...
Judith J. Dodane
Jul 16, 2016
Calling(s)
Monday, July 18, 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel
Tuesday, July 19, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM St Gaspar Catholic Church, Rome City
ServiceTuesday, July 19, 11:00 AM St. Gaspar Catholic Church, Rome City
ObituaryJudith J. "Judi" Dodane, 77, of Adams Lake, Wolcottville died Saturday,...
Mary Ellen Trowbridge
Jul 5, 2016
Calling(s)
Friday, July 08, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
Friday, July 08, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
ServiceSaturday, July 09, 10:00 AM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
ObituaryMary Ellen Trowbridge, 78, of Ligonier died Tuesday, July 5, 2016,...
Douglas L. Gaerte
Jun 22, 2016
Calling(s)
Saturday, June 25, 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
Sunday, June 26, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Sugar Grove Church of God, Churubusco
ServiceSunday, June 26, 2:00 PM Sugar Grove Church of God, Churubusco
ObituaryDouglas Lee Gaerte, 61, of Albion died Wednesday, June 22, 2016,...
Brenda Faye Ritchie
Jun 22, 2016
Calling(s)
Friday, June 24, 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM Liberty Free Will Baptist Church, 2900 E 1150 N-57, Wolcottville, IN 46795
ServiceSaturday, June 25, 11:00 AM Liberty Free Will Baptist Church, 2900 E 1150 N-57, Wolcottville, IN 46795
ObituaryBrenda Faye Ritchie, 64, of Wolcottville died Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in her residence with...
Jimmy Isbell
Jun 21, 2016
Obituary
Jimmy Isbell, 55, of Wolcottville died Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at 5:25 a.m. in the Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart.
He was a lifetime area resident.
Mr. Isbell worked in the steel industry. He was also a musician, and, at one time, had his own band.
He was born March 21,...
Carl Michael Thurston
Jun 12, 2016
Calling(s)
Friday, June 17, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
ServiceSaturday, June 18, 11:00 AM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
ObituaryCarl Michael "Mike" Thurston, 69, of Hudson died Sunday, June 12, 2016, in his residence.
He moved to this area in 2003 from Tipton.
...Mildred Adams
Jun 10, 2016
Calling(s)
Monday, June 13, 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM Liberty Free Will Baptist Church, 2900 E 1150 N-57, Wolcottville, Indiana
ServiceTuesday, June 14, 10:00 AM Liberty Free Will Baptist Church, 2900 E 1150 N-57, Wolcottville, Indiana
ObituaryMildred Adams, 81, of Wawaka died Friday, June 10, 2016, in North Ridge Village, Albion where she...
Clayten Jayce Tingley
Jun 7, 2016
Obituary
Clayten Jayce Tingley, 19 days old, of Kendallville died unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.
He was born May 19, 2016, in Hillsdale, Michigan, to Alexander S. Tingley and Leigha Elaine Lawrenz. His parents survive in Kendallville.
Also surviving are maternal grandparents, Jennifer and Todd Froelich of...
William W. Conley
May 30, 2016
Calling(s)
Thursday, June 02, 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Full Gospel Revival Center
ServiceFriday, June 03, 11:00 AM Full Gospel Revival Center
ObituaryWilliam Wade "Billy" Conley, 73, of LaGrange and formerly of Wolcottville died Monday, May 30, 2016, in St. Joe Hospital, Fort Wayne.
He had worked at Newnam Foundry in...
Joan P. Sobieski
May 30, 2016
Calling(s)
Thursday, June 02, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 301 East Diamond Street, Kendallville
ServiceThursday, June 02, 11:00 AM Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 301 East Diamond Street, Kendallville
ObituaryJoan Patricia Sobieski, 90, of Kendallville died Monday, May 30, 2016, at 1:48 a.m. in Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville.
...Ruth M. Wengert
May 29, 2016
Calling(s)
Wednesday, June 01, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM St. Michael Lutheran Church, 2131 Getz Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana
ServiceWednesday, June 01, 12:00 PM St. Michael Lutheran Church, 2131 Getz Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana
ObituaryRuth Marie Wengert, 82, of Fort Wayne passed into the loving arms of Jesus on Sunday, May 29, 2016,...
Margaret M. Scott
May 24, 2016
Calling(s)
Thursday, May 26, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
Friday, May 27, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
ServiceFriday, May 27, 1:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
ObituaryMargaret M. "Peg" Scott, 77, of Kendallville died Tuesday, May 24,...
Morris D. Barker
May 20, 2016
Calling(s)
Tuesday, May 24, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
Tuesday, May 24, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
ServiceWednesday, May 25, 10:30 AM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
ObituaryMorris Dean "Mo" Barker, 61, of Kendallville died Friday, May 20,...
Tammy Dodson
May 19, 2016
Calling(s)
Monday, May 23, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
ServiceMonday, May 23, 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel
ObituaryTammy R. Dodson, 56, of Albion died Thursday, May 19, 2016, in her residence.
She was a lifetime area resident.
Mrs. Dodson had...
Madisyn Elaine Days
May 18, 2016
Calling(s)
Sunday, May 22, 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM New Life Tabernacle, 609 Patty Lane, Kendallville
ServiceSunday, May 22, 4:00 PM New Life Tabernacle, 609 Patty Lane, Kendallville
ObituaryMadisyn Elaine Days, 18 months old, died Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in Kendallville.
She was born November 19, 2014, in Kendallville to Nicole...
Lois Loraine Parker
May 14, 2016
Obituary
Lois Loraine Parker, 87, of Kendallville, died Saturday, May 14, 2016, in the home of her daughter, Debra Lane in Romeo, Michigan.
Loraine was a lifetime area resident and retired as a corporate secretary and controller for Quick Tanks, also in Kendallville.
She was born March 13, 1929, in Wolcottville, to Charles Earl and...
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