Ligonier, IN. Obituaries

Dec 18, 2023

Karen Sue Green, age 73, of Cromwell, Indiana passed away on Monday, December 18, 2023. She was born on December 26, 1949 the daughter of Edwin and Mary (Gangwer) Mynhier in Wolf Lake, Indiana. On January 17, 1976, she married Fred Green.

Karen is survived by her husband of 47 years, Fred Green of Cromwell, three children,...

Dec 14, 2023

Pattie Green, age 74, of Cromwell, Indiana passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at home. She was born on October 4, 1949 the daughter of Herbert and Isabell (Sprague) LeCount in LaGrange, Indiana. On December 16, 1976, she married Irving “Pete” Green; he preceded her in death on March 27, 2017.

Pattie is survived by...

Dec 11, 2023

Janet Eloise Teel, age 88, of Cromwell, IN passed away on December 11, 2023 at her home. Janet was born on November 21, 1935 in Charleston, WV to Idine and Eva (Hoover) Copen. On June 21, 1958 in Big Chimney, WV she married David L. Teel.

Janet is survived by two daughters, Cynthia Dooley and Christina (Kevin)...

Dec 8, 2023

Janet M. Tuvell, age 79, of Syracuse, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023 at her residence.  She was born on January 11, 1944 to Eugene and Edith (Hosstter) Gray in Wabash, Indiana.  She married Dolph Tuvell on February 26, 1971 in Ligonier, Indiana.

Janet is survived by her husband of 52 years, Dolph Tuvell of Syracuse;...

Nov 30, 2023

Bruce Edward Williams Sr., age 70, of Cromwell, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2023 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.  He was born on November 19, 1953 to Charles Edward and Viola “Tootsie” (Hargrove) Williams in Jointer, AR. He married Debra Conrad on June 19, 1987 in Cromwell, IN.

Bruce is survived by his...

Nov 24, 2023

Bradford “Brad” Franklin Cogar, age 79, of Topeka, Indiana, formerly of Wawaka, Indiana, passed away at home on Friday, November 24, 2023. He was born March 26, 1944 the son of Adam Ross and Cordie (Cadle) Cogar in Webster Springs, West Virginia.

He is survived by two children, Bruce (Renee) Cogar of Mansfield, Ohio and Susie (Douglas)...

Nov 20, 2023

Margaret Ann “Peggy” Stuckman, 63, of Ligonier, Indiana passed away on Monday, November 20, 2023 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on July 22, 1960, the daughter of Frederick and Esther (Eash) Sprague in Goshen, Indiana. On October 21, 1989, she married Randy Stuckman at Clinton Brick Mennonite in Millersburg, Indiana.

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Nov 16, 2023

Tracey J. Howard, age 63, of Ligonier, passed away on November 16, 2023 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born on August 6, 1960 to Rick Elijah & Lois (Musser) Courtright in Goshen, IN. On June 17, 1979 she married Dean Howard in Wawaka at the United Methodist Church.

Tracey loved spending time with...

Nov 11, 2023

Patricia “Pat” Linn, age 85, of Goshen, formerly of Cromwell, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 2:30 am at Goshen Hospital. She was born on April 27, 1938 in Elkhart, IN to Herschel & Catherine (Hawn) Emmons. On October 15, 1966 she married Melvin Linn in Elkhart.

Pat owned and operated M&M True Value Hardware...

Nov 7, 2023

Ruth Ann Hite, 85, of Ligonier, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in Kendallville, Indiana. She was born on August 18, 1938, the daughter of Frank and Erma (Deam) Gregg. On February 18, 1967, she married Bill Hite of Ligonier. They raised two children, Rebecca Ann (Becky) Stoltzfus and Harlan Dean Hite.  She has one grandchild, Bryan...

Nov 3, 2023

David R. Fought, age 85, of Topeka, Indiana passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 3, 2023 while doing what he loved, farming. He was born on September 15, 1938 the son of Robert M. and Dorothy (Frick) Fought on the Fought family farm that was founded in 1852 in Topeka. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1956 and...

Oct 31, 2023

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Oct 22, 2023

Forrest Lee Feightner, age 91, of Ligonier, Indiana passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2023 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on August 26, 1932, the son of Howard A. & Valeria L. (Reid) Feightner. He married Peggy J. Ramsby on July 2, 1955; she preceded him in death in 1998. He married Peggy E. Moore on November 4,...

Oct 20, 2023

Catherine “Patty” Ilene Geiger, age 93, of Kimmell, Indiana passed away at home with her family by her side on Friday, October 20, 2023. She was born on March 18, 1930 the daughter of Ralph and Bandora (Kolberg) Iden. On June 4, 1949, she married Charles Geiger; he preceded her in death on May 8, 2014.

She...

Oct 9, 2023

Irene L. Losee, age 73, of Ligonier, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2023 at her home.  Irene was born on August 29, 1950 in Floyd County, KY to Edward and Margarete (Bailey) Hall.

Irene is survived by her siblings, Louise LeCount of Ligonier, Helen Bevis of Ligonier, Vernon (Wanda) Hall, Lois (Merlin) Isaac of Wawaka, Billy...

Oct 5, 2023

Paula M. Garza, age 71, of Ligonier, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at her home. She was born on July 24, 1952 to Raul Martinez and Ernestina (Ortiz) Martinez. Paula married Fernando Garza on May 5, 1971 in Hidalgo, Texas.

Paula is survived by her children, Fernando (Karata) Garza, Jr. of New York, Nancy Oviedo...

Oct 5, 2023

Nancy C. Petersen, age 85, of Ligonier, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Elkhart General hospital.  She was born on March 8, 1938 to Newberry and Faye (Zehner) Cooper in Elkhart, Indiana.  She married Roger R. Petersen on November 17, 1957 in Wakarusa, Indiana.  He passed away on December 7, 2009.

Nancy is survived by...

Sep 25, 2023

Mary Ann Archer, age 82, of Cromwell, Indiana, passed away at 11:40 AM at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne on Monday, September 25, 2023. She was born on November 8, 1940 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to James and Elizabeth (Fawcett) Tyler.  She married Denzel Archer on January 5, 1985 in Cromwell, Indiana.

Mary Ann is...

Sep 21, 2023

David “Vinee” Allen Vinson, age 75, of Ligonier, Indiana passed away at 10:34 PM on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at The Cedars in Leo, Indiana. He was born on April 5, 1948, the son of Bennie Vinson and Pearl (Stone) Vinson in Decatur, Indiana. On May 26, 1978, David married Geri Lewis.

David and Geri owned and...

Sep 14, 2023

Victor Flores, age 19, of Ligonier, Indiana went to be with The Lord on Thursday, September 14, 2023. He was born on January 16, 2004, the son of  Hugo and Rosalba (Padilla) Flores in Goshen, Indiana. Victor lived in Ligonier and Fort Worth, Texas while growing up.

He enjoyed watching soccer and WWE, listening to music, dancing,...