Ligonier, IN. Obituaries

Sep 4, 2023

Karen Sue Branham, age 83, of Ligonier, Indiana, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023. She was born on June 16, 1940 the daughter of Imogene (Fought) Preston and Clayton Preston at their Home in Antwerp, Ohio. On August 3, 1958, she married Gerald Branham at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Ligonier.

Karen was a brilliant...

Sep 2, 2023

Frederick John Fuller Jr., age 72, of Big Lake near Albion, Indiana passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at home following a lengthy illness. He was born on June 12, 1951 the son of Frederick and Betty (Hinzman) Fuller in Detroit, Michigan. On September 27, 2013, he married his best friend, Lynette Bennett in Noble County, Indiana.

Aug 31, 2023

Kristopher Lee Goodyear, age 46, of Goshen, Indiana, lost a twelve year battle with heart failure on August 31, 2023. He passed away at the Heart Institute at Parkview Regional Medical Institute in Fort Wayne. He was born on March 26, 1977 in Muncie, IN.

Kristopher was a loved son, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend to...

Aug 31, 2023

Wanda E.  Buck, age 73, of Wawaka, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville, Indiana. She was born on July 4, 1950 in Cushman, Arkansas the daughter of Julian Kenneth and Laura Mae (Hampton) Garrison. On October 18, 1980 she married Michael Buck.

She is survived by her husband of...

Aug 11, 2023

Rondell “Nathan” Short Jr., age 45, of Ligonier, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly on Friday morning. August 11, 2023 at home. He was born on January 5, 1978, the son of Rondell and Kimberly (Strouse) Short in McDowell, Kentucky.

He is survived by his mother, Kim Short of Ligonier; four children, Krauss Short of Wolcottville, Starr Short of...

Aug 7, 2023

Barbara L. DeBolt, age 69, of Syracuse, Indiana passed away on Monday, August 7, 2023, at 4:50 am at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on September 21, 1953 the daughter of Harry James Jr. and Mary “Alice” (Farney) Wade in Berwind, West Virginia. On March 8, 1986 she married Richard DeBolt.

Barb is...

Aug 5, 2023

Karol McCoy, 82, formerly of Albion, died on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Saint Anne Home in Fort Wayne.

She was born at Luckey Hospital in Wolf Lake, Indiana on February 15, 1941 to Kenneth and Dorcile (Peffer) Harlan.

She married Robert McCoy on May 30, 1959, in Albion. Together they raised two sons, Robert,...

Aug 2, 2023

Virginia Lee Johnson, age 76, of Ligonier, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 2:08 pm at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on December 1, 1946, the daughter of Lester Jr. and Mary L. (Johnson) Blake at Lucky Hospital in Wolf Lake, Indiana.

She is survived by two children, Rick...

Jul 29, 2023

Ellen J. Ruppel, age 81, of Ligonier, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at her home. She was born on October 14, 1941 in Ligonier to Harold and Anna (Hite) Simmons. Ellen married Henry Ruppel. He passed away on October 16, 2015.

Ellen is survived by her sons, Randy (Pam) Ruppel of Roanoke, VA, Brad...

Jul 28, 2023

Hernando L. Martinez, 90, of Ft. Wayne, IN passed away on July 28, 2023 at 6:15 PM. He was born April 13, 1933 in Brownsville, Texas to Gregorio and Manuela Martinez. He married Felicitas Martinez on July 20, 1985 in Toledo, OH.

He worked as a farm worker for 10 years and also worked for Anderson’s Construction...

Jul 20, 2023

Kenneth Richard Wolf, age 96, of Osceola, Indiana left Miller’s Health Care in LaPorte on Thursday, July 20, 2023, to forever be with The Lord. He was born on October 1, 1926 in Logansport, Indiana, the son of John and Edna (Weikle) Wolf. On November 1, 1947, he married  Netha Virginia McCaskill in Elkhart, IN and together they shared...

Jul 9, 2023

Debra Lee Treece, age 63, of Leesburg, Indiana passed away unexpectedly on Sunday,  July 9, 2023 at home. She was born on October 11, 1959 in Sturgis, Michigan. She married Ronald Tackitt in 1994 and they were together for nearly 30 years.

She is survived by three children, Roy (Heather) Allen of Syracuse, Julanna Allen, and Paul...

Jul 8, 2023

Brad Weaver, age 47, of Noble County, Indiana passed away unexpectedly, on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at home. He was born on May 27, 1976 the son of Milo and Sharon (Sparks) Weaver in Goshen, Indiana.

He is survived by his mother, Sharon (Ernie) Miller of Ligonier; five children, Karis D. Weaver, Gage Weaver, Shauna Weaver, and...

Jul 6, 2023

Chad Jason Cook, age 49, of Fort Wayne, formerly of Ligonier, passed away unexpectedly on July 6, 2023 at 9:58 pm at home. He was born on October 31, 1973, the son of Bade and Carol (Poff) Cook in LaGrange.

He is survived by his other half, Tina Lynn Cervantes; bonus daughter, Victoria Lynn Thomas;  five siblings,...

Jul 3, 2023

Sophia Esmeralda Lara, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 3, 2023 in Sevierville, Tennessee. She was born on October 14, 2021 in Kendallville, Indiana.

She will be greatly missed by her mom and dad, three brothers, godparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and many cousins.

A funeral mass will begin at 10 am on Saturday, July 8,...

Jun 29, 2023

Alan R. Griffith Sr., age 79, of Kimmell, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Avalon Village in Ligonier. He was born on July 3, 1943 to Alton & Elsie (LeCount) Griffith in Mount Clemons, Michigan.

Alan grew up in Florida, and moved to Indiana in his early 30s. He worked within the RV and mobile...

Jun 25, 2023

Michael Allen Cooper, age 68, of Ligonier, Indiana passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at home as the result of natural causes. Mike had battled cancer for seven months and had recently beat it with a cancer free test. He was born on June 30, 1954, the son of Wade and Kathryn Cooper in West Virginia.

Jun 24, 2023

Jennifer Marie (Macias) Dunn, age 40, of Syracuse, Indiana passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at home. She was born on June 20, 1983, the daughter of Rex and Sandi (Woodard) Parrett in Warsaw, Indiana.

She is survived by four children, Anna (David Zachary Ratliff) Macias of Goshen, Lillian Macias and Gabriel Macias of Ligonier,...

Jun 17, 2023

Kristi G. Peak, age 60, of Wawaka, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2023 at her residence. She was born on January 10, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio to Ronald Woodworth and Sonja (Trine) Colden. She married Ronald Peak on June 28, 1986 in Mt. Gilead, Ohio.

Kristi is survived by her children, Anthella (Scott) Ebert of Marion,...

Jun 16, 2023

Joseph D. Harlan, age 83, of Cromwell, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023 at his residence. He was born on February 25, 1940 in Churubusco, Indiana to Dorothy (Swenson) Bitner and Don Harlan. He married Connie Kissinger on August 22, 1965 in North Webster. She passed away on March 27, 2019.

Joseph is survived by his...