Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
Maria Elvira Ibarra
Aug 6, 2025
Maria Elvira Ibarra, age 56, of Topeka, passed away August 6, 2025 at her residence. She was born on December 6, 1968 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to Juan Leura Manzanares and Maria del Socorro Diaz Ramos. She married Andres Ibarra Perez on September 6, 1990 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Maria is survived by her husband, Andres Ibarra Perez; children,...
Marilyn Miller
Aug 3, 2025
Marilyn Jean (Moser) Miller, Ligonier, IN, passed away on August 3, 2025. She was born on August 7, 1937, to Martha E (Hire) Moser and Robert M Moser in Ligonier, Indiana. She was a proud mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Marilyn married the love of her life, Lester D Miller on November 27, 1955, at Richville UM Church. Marilyn and Lester...
Paula Hagaman
Aug 1, 2025
Paula J. Hagaman, age 75, of Ligonier, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2025 at Ascension Living Sacred Heart Village in Avilla. She was born on March 6, 1950 in Kendallville to Paul and Audra (Mault) Stiffner.
Paula is survived by her sisters, Sandra (Kenneth) Reid of Culpeper, VA, Gloria (Martin) McDonald of Kendallville; multiple step-grandchildren and nephews and nieces. She...
Byron L. Fought
Jul 31, 2025
Byron L. Fought, age 86, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2025 in Auburn, Indiana. He was born on January 26, 1939 in Ligonier, Indiana to Owen and Irene (Nelson) Fought. He married Marilyn Daugherty in Arlington, Virginia on June 23, 1962.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Fought of Ligonier, Indiana; children, Cary Fought of Ligonier, Roger Fought of...
Joyce Lynn Martin
Jul 18, 2025
Joyce Lynn Martin, age 58, of Kendallville, passed away Friday, July 18,2025 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. She was born on April 23, 1967 in Kendallville to Larry and Emma (Schrock) McClellan.
Joyce is survived by her parents, Larry and Emma McClellan. She was preceded in death by her brother, Billy Joe McClellan.
Cremation will take place at Legacy Cremation and...
Irene Fisher
Jul 15, 2025
Irene Fisher, age 99, of Cromwell, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. She was born on June 23, 1926 in Yale, Kentucky to Ernest and Adah May (Reed) Rollins.
She is survived by her son, Terry (Sherri) Fisher of Kendallville and brother, Eugene Rollins of Syracuse. She was preceded in death by her parents; grandson, Travis Fisher; brothers, Herman Rollins,...
Vernon "Bear" Galloway
Jul 13, 2025
Vernon "Bear" Galloway, passed away on July 13, 2025, in Goshen, IN, at the age of 69. Born on February 13, 1956, in Wolf Lake, IN, he lived a vibrant life characterized by love, adventure, and an undeniable free spirit.
His childhood in Indiana laid the foundation for a life that would be marked by both dedication to his community and...
Martin L. Bills
Jul 9, 2025
Martin L. Bills, age 68, of Shipshewana, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at his residence. He was born on September 7, 1956 in Kendallville, Indiana to Ronald Bills and Martha Ilene Turner. Martin married Raelene Galvin on July 2, 2005 in Emma, Indiana.
Martin is survived by his wife of 20 years, Raelene Bills of Shipshewana; children, Arthur Francis (DaVonna)...
Cathy J. Ratcliff
Jul 8, 2025
Cathy J. Ratcliff, age 73, of Goshen, passed away on July 8, 2025, at the Goshen Hospital. She was born on August 7, 1951, to Gerald and Edna (Haslett) Birch in LaGrange, Indiana. On June 8, 1985, she married Fred Ratcliff in Elkhart, Indiana.
She is survived by her husband, Fred Ratcliff; daughter, Jeanna Ryan of Millersburg; brother Michael (Crystal) Birch...
Fred L. Green
Jul 6, 2025
Fred L. Green, age 78, of Cromwell, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2025 at his residence. He was born on September 1, 1946 to Edwin Knight and Doris Rebecca (VanAlstine) Green in Kendallville, Indiana. He married Karen Sue Mynhier on January 17, 1976 in Kimmell, Indiana.
Fred is survived by his children, Jennifer Hines of New Haven, Jason (Heather) Green...
Linda Taulbee
Jul 5, 2025
Linda S. Taulbee, age 67, of Kimmell, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on May 9, 1958 to Robert and Betty (McInturf) Maloney in Sturgis, Michigan.
Linda is survived by her son, Jason Taulbee of Wawaka and a sister, Marcella A. Thornsberry of Ligonier. She was preceded...
Yesenia Anilu Mendez
Jul 5, 2025
Yesenia Anilu Mendez, age 53, of Ligonier, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Ligonier, Indiana. She was born on May 27, 1972, to Jorge “Coke” and Maria “Cony” Mendez in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
She is survived by her daughter, Tiffany Jaramillo; mother, Maria “Cony” Mendez; sister, Judy (Marco) Garcia; niece, Ginger Garcia; nephews, Kelvin (Marielos) Garcia and Marco Garcia...
Merlin Isaac, Sr.
Jul 4, 2025
Merlin Isaac, Sr., age 69, of Wawaka, passed away on Friday, July 4, 2025 at his residence. He was born on October 9, 1955 in Virgie, KY to Howell and Lilly (Wright) Isaac. Merlin married Lois Ann Hall on March 5, 1973 in Clintwood, VA.
Merlin is survived by his wife of 51 years, Lois Ann Isaac of Wawaka; son, Sterlin...
Matthew David Laughlin
Jun 22, 2025
Matthew David Laughlin, affectionately known as Matt, passed away on June 22, 2025, in Goshen, Indiana. Born on January 1, 1980, in Elyria, Ohio, Matt's journey through life was marked by his courage, thoughtfulness, and kindness.
Matt was a proud alumnus of Goshen High School, where he graduated in 1998. His formative years in Elyria and Goshen forged lifelong friendships and...
David Leroy Pendill
Jun 19, 2025
David Leroy Pendill, age 83, of Elkhart, passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at the Ernestine M. Raclin House in Mishawaka, Indiana. He was born on November 18, 1941 to Robert and Rosalie (Working) Pendill in Elkhart, Indiana.
David was an assistant chief of the Osceola Fire Department. He has also been a proud member of the UAW for 53...
Alice M. Johnson
Jun 19, 2025
Alice M. Johnson, age 80, of Wawaka, passed away Thursday June 19, 2025, at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville, Indiana.
Alice was born March 29, 1945 to Raymond and Carlie (Arnold) Hicks in Jolo, West Virginia. She was married to Kenneth Ray Johnson on February 1, 1981, in Cromwell, Indiana.
Alice was a wonderful loving wife, mother and grandmother to her family....
Christopher Vitale
Jun 18, 2025
Christopher P. Vitale, age 66, of Syracuse, passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at home. He was born on November 10, 1958 to Santo Joseph (Joe) and Elsie (Bougher) Vitale in South Bend, Indiana.
Chris graduated from Riley High School in South Bend and was employed for most of his career designing, building and installing signs, awnings and commercial/industrial air-handling...
Jack Lee Kime
Jun 16, 2025
Jack Lee Kime, age 90, of Ligonier, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2025, at Orchard Pointe in Kendallville. He was born on February 22, 1935, in Sturgis, Michigan to Dick Kime and Mildred (Patrick) Hamlet.
He is survived by his children; Cathy Markham of Goshen, Debbie (Randy) Mishler of White Pigeon, Michigan, Tina (Doug) Marchand of Millersburg, Jeff (Tammy) Kime...
Raul Moreno-Castañeda
Jun 16, 2025
Raul Moreno-Castañeda, 88, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2025 in Ligonier, Indiana. He was born on May 9, 1937 to Ignacio Moreno and Ana Maria Castañeda in Torreon Cahahuilo, Mexico. He married Socorro Hernandez Erives, she proceeded him in death on October 9, 2014.
He is survived by his children, Uriel (Aracely Valenzuela) Moreno of Goshen, Raul (Beatriz) Moreno of...
Lina J. Fedorow
Jun 15, 2025
Lina J. Fedorow, age 71, of Ligonier, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Ligonier, Indiana. She was born on December 12, 1953, to Vera (Kuska) Umar in Goshen, Indiana.
She is survived by her daughters, Michelle (Scott) Burchett of Ligonier and Allison Click of Indiana; brothers, Alex (Connie) Fedorow of Albion and Dave Federow of Goshen; sisters, Tanja Spencer...
