Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
Crystal C. Mast
May 29, 2025
Crystal C. Mast, age 67, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at her residence. She was born on September 22, 1957 to Dale and Marylin (Pippenger) Craig in Columbia City, Indiana. Crystal married Allen Mast on November 10, 1973 in North Webster, Indiana.
Crystal is survived by her husband, Allen Mast of Topeka; children, Matthew (Jodi) Mast of...
Gary Lawrence
May 26, 2025
Gary Lawrence (79), of Cromwell, went to be with his Lord and Savior Monday, May 26, 2025. Gary was born to Jennie Lorraine Kuhn Lawrence (Miller) and Jesse Willmore Lawrence of North Webster on June 4, 1945. After graduating from North Webster High in 1963, Gary enlisted into the United States Marine Corps. While stationed in Yuma, AZ, he met...
Jack LeCount
May 24, 2025
Jack LeCount, age 95, of Ligonier, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at home. He was born on March 31, 1930 to Roscoe and Ethel (Stacker) LeCount in Cromwell, Indiana. On March 5, 1952, he married Barbara J. LeCount in Angola, Indiana. She passed away on January 13, 2025.
He is survived by his son, Jeff “Dewey” (Connie) LeCount of...
Ignacio Trinidad Nicolas
May 23, 2025
Ignacio Trinidad Nicolas, age 62, passed away, Friday, May 23, 2025 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on February 1, 1963 to Filemon Trinidad Hernandez and Clara Nicolas Lopez in Magdalena Jaltepec, Nochixtlan, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Ignacio is survived by his brother, PorfirioTrinidad Nicolas; sisters, Petrona Trinidad Nicolas, Maria Trinidad Nicolas and Lilia Trinidad Nicolas. He...
Randy Reeve
May 21, 2025
Randy J Reeve, age 72, of Albion, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at home surrounded by family. He was born on November 6, 1953 to Leland and Joan (Frehse) Reeve in South Bend, Indiana. Randy married Jo Ellen Greer on January 10, 1975. They were married for 50 years.
Randy is survived by his wife, Jo Ellen Reeve of Albion;...
Marlena Kwilinski
May 20, 2025
Marlena S. Kwilinski, age 77, of Middlebury, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2025 in Syracuse, Indiana. She was born on February 18, 1948 to Dennis and Clara (Brock) Gilbert in Middletown, Ohio.
Marlena is survived by her husband, Edward Kwilinski of Middlebury, IN; children, Scott Kwilinski and his wife Christine and their sons Alexander and Michael of Wyoming, MI, Laura Niesen and...
Dr. Robert C. Stone
May 13, 2025
Robert Charles Stone passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, May 13th. He was surrounded by the many women of his family – the bane and greatest blessing of his life.
Bob, or Doc Rock as he was affectionately known, was born on June 25th, 1929, on the family strawberry farm southeast of Marion, Indiana in Grant County. He was...
Barbara Anne Stoltz
May 12, 2025
Barbara “Anne” Stoltz, age 91, of Topeka passed away on May 12, 2025, at Greencroft in Goshen, Indiana. She was born on February 4, 1934, to Willard & Pearl (Davis) Watson in Inverness, Mississippi. On May 9, 1953, she married Tom Stoltz in Gulf Port, MS. He passed away on August 24, 2000.
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Raven Hicks Jr.
May 6, 2025
Raven “Bub” Hicks Jr., 77, of Ligonier IN, passed away peacefully at his residence on Tuesday, May 6th, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 25th, 1947 In War, WV. Raven dedicated his life to service, both in the military and to his family.
Raven proudly served in the Army from 1967 to...
Diann Kay Cook
May 5, 2025
Diann Kay Cook, age 82, of Ligonier went to be with our Lord on Monday, May 5, 2025. She was born on March 18, 1943, in Garrett, Indiana, the daughter of Robert Richards and Alouise (Fordyce) Moore.
She grew up in rural Albion, where she enjoyed her pony, Patty. She attended Albion Jefferson...
Kenneth Griffith
May 2, 2025
Kenneth (Herc) Griffith, 73, of Ligonier passed away at 7:38 P.M. on Friday, May 2, 2025 at Parkview Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family.
He was born January 20, 1952 to Kendall and Olive (Patton) Griffith. He is survived by his loving wife, Lucy Griffith; two daughters, Tracy (Griffith) Pelfrey and Tamara (John) Bair; three grandchildren, Jordan Pelfrey, Uma (Sergio)...
Lucinda Kay Mcclure
May 1, 2025
LuCinda 'Cindy' Kay McClure, 77, of Wolf Lake passed away at 3:46pm on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Parkview Whitley Hospital surrounded by all her family after a well fought battle with cancer.
She was born on October 22, 1947, in Astoria, Oregon, a daughter of Thomas Abijah and Mildred Jane (Waters) Smith. She grew up in...
Richard E Frye
Apr 30, 2025
Richard (Dick) Frye, age 88 of Punta Gorda, Florida and formerly of Rome City, Indiana passed away after a short illness in Port Charlotte, Florida. Dick was born on April 5, 1937, in Bluffton, Indiana, the oldest son of Forrest and Mary Frye.
On September 18, 1955, he married Ardonna Sager at Sugar...
Jennifer Garcia
Apr 26, 2025
Jennifer Garcia, age 15, of Kimmell, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at her residence. She was born on September 3, 2009 in LaGrange, Indiana to Jose Garcia and Sandra Micaela Perez Moreno.
Jennifer is survived by her parents, Sandra Micaela Perez Moreno of Kimmell and Jose Garcia of Mexico; siblings, Miguel...
Sarah M Traxler
Apr 24, 2025
Sarah M. Traxler, age 82, of Columbia City, passed away, Thursday, April 24, 2025 at her home after an extended illness. She was born in Charleston, WV to Dallas Elrod and Rebecca Crabtree on May 28, 1942. Sarah married Dennis Traxler on September 6, 1975.
Sarah is survived by her husband of 49 years, Dennis Traxler; children,...
Johanna Pauline Baird
Apr 22, 2025
Loving wife, mother, and “Omi”, Johanna Pauline Baird, passed away peacefully at her home in Ligonier, Indiana, on April 22, 2025. Johanna was born on January 11, 1938 in Worms, Germany, the daughter of Heinrich and Josephine (Pauly) Hammes. Her brother, Otto Hammes, preceded her in death, as did a great-grandchild, Dalton Gibson. Johanna has extended family in Germany...
Lorraine Good
Apr 19, 2025
Lorraine Good, age 95, of Ligonier, Indiana passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 3:25 am at Orchard Pointe Health Campus in Kendallville.
She was born on February 5, 1930 to John & Anna (Poskonka) Ginter at home in Chicago, Illinois. Lorraine was married to Vance A. Good, Jr. from 1948...
Nancy O'Connell
Apr 19, 2025
Nancy Gail O'Connell, a beacon of kindness and unwavering faith, passed away on April 19, 2025, in Ligonier, IN. Born on July 17, 1944, in Utica, NY, she embodied love and care throughout her life.
A dedicated mother, she leaves behind her loving daughters, Pauline Anderson and Jennifer (Jason) Hicks Sr.; her son,...
Miranda A Tapia-Guzman
Apr 12, 2025
Miranda A. Tapia-Guzman, age 18, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2025 in Ligonier, Indiana. She was born on August 26, 2006 to Jose Tapia and Maria Guzman in Goshen, Indiana.
Miranda is survived by her mother, Maria Guzman of Ligonier and step-father, Latoye Gentry of South Bend; grandparents, Maria and Jesus Guzman of Ligonier, grandmother, Esthela...
Florence Elizabeth Thompson
Apr 5, 2025
Florence Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson, a beacon of warmth and kindness, passed away on the 5th of April, 2025, at the age of 74, in Wawaka, Indiana. Born on March 4th, 1951, in English, West Virginia, to the late Virgil Christian and Virginia (Taylor) Keene. Betty was a loving sister to Roy Christian and five cherished half-siblings.
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