Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
Donna "Darlene" Peck
May 29, 2019
Donna “Darlene” Peck, age 81, of Cromwell, IN passed away on Wednesday May 29, 2019 at 1:45 pm at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on November 17, 1937 to William E. and Lucy E. (Clayton) Rogers. On October 15, 1976 she married Harper “Fred” Peck. He preceded her in death on December 26, 2009....
Ruth Ann Haggard
May 28, 2019
Ruth Ann Haggard, age 73, of LaGrange, IN, formerly of Ligonier, IN passed away at 8:28 on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on March 10, 1946 the daughter of Charles Wesley and Thelma Mae (Galbrith) Taylor in Bangor, MI. She married Jerry Haggard in 1990; he preceded her...
Phyllis Miller
May 25, 2019
Phyllis Miller,age 91, passed away in Auburn, Indiana , on May 25, 2019. She was born Nov.21, 1927 at Darlington, Indiana to George E. and Rose V, Peterson, On May 3, 1946 she was married to Philip A.Miller and he died on March 29, 2000. Survivors include daughters Rosemary Sprunger, Auburn, IN , Carol Cohee (husband Byron) of Macy,...
Steven W. Gorsuch
May 15, 2019
Steven W. Gorsuch, 54, of Cromwell, passed away on May 15, 2019. He was born to the Roy “Dean” Gorsuch and Lexie Duesler in Goshen, IN.
Steven is survived by 2 daughters; Cia Gorsuch of Ligonier and Kaylie Gorsuch of Fort Wayne, 2 sons; Griffen Gorsuch of Columbia City and Tyler Gorsuch of Fort Wayne; his mother;...
Kyle Frederick Cunningham
May 15, 2019
Kyle Frederick Cunningham, age 80, of Kimmell, IN passed away at home on Wednesday, May 15 th , 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born on August 26, 1938 to Frederick & Rose Cunningham in Ligonier, IN. On October 26, 2006, he married Jean (Maloney) Speaker in Anderson, South Carolina.
Kyle was a lifetime area resident...
Adam Isai Abad
May 11, 2019
Adam Isai Abad, age 16, of Ligonier, IN passed away unexpectedly on Saturday May 11, 2019. He was born on April 16, 2003 the son of Javier Abad and Sarai Zayago in Elkhart, IN.
Adam attended West Noble High School and was very athletic. He had wrestled, played soccer, and basketball. Adam was also very talented and...
Margaret E. Conner
May 6, 2019
Margaret E. (Folk) Conner, age 95, of Ligonier, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2019, at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville.
She was born on March 28, 1924, to Frank and Poneda (Schoeff) Folk in Huntington County.
Margaret worked for Essex Wire in Ligonier for 24 years. She also worked in various food establishments over...
Levi M. Bontrager
May 6, 2019
Levi M. Bontrager, age 83, of Goshen, passed away at 3:25 a.m. Monday, May 6, 2019, at Goshen Hospital.
He was born on March 26, 1936, in Shipshewana, the son of Manas A. and Elizabeth (Miller) Bontrager. On April 6, 1957, he married Barbara Owens; she preceded him in death in 2005. On Aug. 31, 2007, he...
Paul Reid
May 6, 2019
Paul Reid, age 76, of Ligonier, IN passed away on Monday May 6, 2019 at his home. He was born on October 7, 1942 the son of Chet and Irene (Shultz) Reid. On August 1, 1965 he married Clarene Reid; she preceded him in death on April 7, 2012.
Paul is survived by two daughters, Suzanne “Suzy”...
Johnnie D. Sparks
May 1, 2019
Johnnie D. Sparks, age 89, of Ligonier, IN passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 2:08 PM at his home in Ligonier, IN. He was born on August 4, 1929 the son of Clyde Sparks and Delphi (Belcher) Payne. On January 17, 1954 he married Barbara Mullins; she survives.
Johnnie is survived by 2...
Ronald Ray Heffner
Apr 26, 2019
Ronald Ray Heffner, age 86, of Kimmell, IN passed away on Friday, April 26, 2019 at 2:05 PM at Northridge Village in Albion, IN. He was born on August 25, 1932 the son of Ray and Mildred (Huff) Heffner. On June 8, 1953 he married Peggy J. Robinson; she preceded him in death on June 17, 2014.
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Phyllis A. Archer
Apr 23, 2019
Phyllis A. Archer, age 94, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 9:45 am on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Northridge Village in Albion, IN. She was born on December 9, 1924 the daughter of Raymond L. & Elva L. (Vorhis) Bitner in Syracuse, IN. On August 12, 1945 she married Clair W. Archer; he preceded her in death on...
Merrill B. Frick
Apr 18, 2019
Merrill B. Frick, age 88, of Wawaka, IN passed away peacefully on Thursday April 18, 2019 at 4:31 PM at Goshen Hospital. He was born on August 10, 1930 the son of Harry D. and Mary Blanche (Blosser) Frick. On September 10, 1950 he married Louise Rhea on the lawn of her parents, Ralph and Paula Rhea’s home....
Mable Leamon
Apr 7, 2019
Mable Leamon, 89, of Cromwell, passed away on April 7, 2019 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. She was born on March 3, 1930 to the late Charlie and Ollie (Stevens) Hackworth. She married Arthur Boyd Leamon. He passed away on May 4, 2002. Mable worked at Spencer’s Toy in Cromwell for 15 years.
Mable is survived...
Oscar L. Storms
Apr 5, 2019
Oscar L. Storms, 65, of Rome City, passed away at Parkview Reginal Medical Center, Friday, April 5, 2019. He was born on April 24, 1953 in London, KY to Verlin and Laota (Irvin) Storms. He married Diana Faulkner on July 4, 1972 in Ligonier, IN.
Oscar is survived by his wife, Diana Storms of Rome...
Rosemary Charles
Apr 1, 2019
Rosemary Charles, age 69, of Ligonier, IN passed away Monday April 1, 2019 at Parkview Hospice in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on January 20, 1950 the daughter of Beckan Taulbeel and Garnet Angie (Taulbee) Clark in Wolf Lake, IN. On February 27, 1976 she married Elmer Defroy Charles Sr.; he survives.
She is...
Joseph C. Fulford
Apr 1, 2019
Joseph C. Fulford, age 87, of Ligonier, passed away at Goshen Hospital on Monday, April 1, 2019 at 5:15 AM. He was born on October 22, 1931 in Wawaka, IN to the late Nathan and Lavada (Sparrow) Fulford. He married Mavis Conrad on September 11, 1954 in Albion, IN. She passed away on August 27, 2016.
Joseph...
Connie Jo Harlan
Mar 27, 2019
Connie Jo Harlan, age 74, of Cromwell, IN passed away following an extended illness at 2:42 PM on March 27, 2019 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on March 16, 1945 the daughter of Carl and Alice (DePoy) Kissinger in Kosciusko County, IN. On August 22, 1965, she married Joseph Don Harlan; he survives....
Phillip "Flip" Eugene Morris Jr.
Mar 24, 2019
Phillip Eugene “Flip" Morris, age 53, of Ligonier passed away on March 24, 2019 at home. He was born on February 16, 1966 the son of Phillip and Virginia (Blake) Morris Sr. in Goshen, IN. On September 16, 2018 he married Tracy Abner; she survives.
Survivors include his wife, Tracy Morris of Ligonier, IN; daughters, Taylor Morris of...
Rosie Diane Albaugh
Mar 23, 2019
Rosalie Diane "Rosie" Albaugh, age 70, of Cromwell, IN passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 1:20 pm at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on June 24, 1948 the daughter of Melvin and Evelyn (Slone) Brazel, in Goshen, IN. On February 16, 1991 she married Michael J. Albaugh; he survives.
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