Ligonier, IN. Obituaries

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.

Other survivors...

Deedra Louise Kreager

Mar 22, 2019

Deedra Louise Kreager, age 72, of Lafayette, Ind. and formerly of Cromwell, Ind. passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019 at home. She was born on Oct. 30, 1946 the daughter of Arthur and Bonnie Jean (Moore) Wehmeyer in Rushville, Indiana. On October 4, 1969, she married Jerry Kreager; he survives.

Deedra was...

Elizabeth "Betty" Lemon

Mar 21, 2019

Elizabeth J. “Betty” Lemon, age 87, of Kendallville, IN passed away at Parkview Noble Hospital on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 1:40 AM. She was born on September 10, 1931 the daughter of Harold and Hilda (Bowman) Reichard in Kendallville, IN. On November 24, 1960, she married Richard Lemon; he preceded her in death.

Betty...

Maria Andrea Pizana Contreras

Mar 21, 2019

Maria Andrea Pizana Contreras, age 83, of Ligonier passed away at 10:10 PM on Thursday March 21, 2019 at Avalon Village in Ligonier. She was born on November 3, 1935 to the late Francisco Contreras and Bernarda Aguilar in Aguascalientes, Ags. Mexico. On October 9, 1952, she married Manuel Pizana and together they shared over 67 years of marriage....

Larry B. Taylor

Mar 17, 2019

Larry B. Taylor, age 73, of Ligonier, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at 2:25 p.m following an extended illness at Northridge Village in Albion. He had been a resident there since 2016

He was born on September 30, 1945, the son of Leland Devere and Cleo Euda (Fausnaugh) Taylor in Noble County.

Larry...