Ligonier, IN. Obituaries

May 22, 2018

LIGONIER -- Rose Marie Cooley, age 90 , residing in Ligonier, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 6:40PM at Avalon Village Nursing Home.  She was born on March 20, 1928 to Frederick and Margaret Goetz (Wheeler) Dunlap in Erie, PA. A lifelong resident of Erie, PA, until her health began to fail.  She then moved...

May 20, 2018

KIMMELL – Sharon Sue Young, 75, of Kimmell, IN died at 10:30PM on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville.  She was born on February 17, 1943 in Elkhart, IN to Lee and Cleo (Fausnaugh) Taylor.

Sharon spent most of her life working in factories as well as the RV Industry.  In...

May 16, 2018

Janet L. Gingerich, 61, of Topeka, passed away on May , 16, 2018 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN.  She was born on October 23, 1956 in LaGrange, IN to Carl and Mary (Stump) Folk.  She married Perry Gingerich on November 24, 1984 in Ligonier.

She is survived by her husband Perry Gingerich of...

May 14, 2018

SYRACUSE -- Rodney “Hot Rod” Scott Godfrey, 54, of  Ligonier, IN, lost his battle with cancer on May 14, 2018  at the Avalon Village Nursing Home in Ligonier, Indiana.  He was born on October 15, 1963 in Goshen, IN to John L and Mary Ann (Brock) Meyer.

The family has honored his request for no...

May 12, 2018

Little Rock -- Mary B. Wolf died on May 12, 2018, in Little Rock, Arkansas.   She was born on February 17, 1925 in LaGrange County Indiana.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Donald Wolf, in October of 2002.

She is survived by her four children: Susan Williams of Little Rock,...

May 5, 2018

LIGONIER – Joshua “Josh” Caine Klingaman , age 30, of Ligonier, IN passed away unexpectedly at Parkview Noble Hospital on Saturday, May 5, 2018 in Kendallville, IN.  He was born on July 8, 1987 in Goshen, IN the son of Mike H. Clark and Lori Ann (Klingaman) Sparks.

He is survived by his father, Mike...

Apr 28, 2018

LIGONIER – Kevin E. Ackerman , age 51, of Ligonier, IN passed away due to the result of a motorcycle accident on Saturday, April 28, 2018 in Fort Wayne, IN.  He was born on August 23, 1966 in Lima, OH the son of Stanley E. & Sharon L. (Routson) Ackerman.

He is survived by his...

Apr 24, 2018

WAWAKA – Curtis Dale Martin , age 49, of Wawaka, IN passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at his home in Wawaka, IN.  He was born on April 22, 1969 in Goshen, IN the son of William C. & Beverly A. (Kaser) Martin.

He is survived by his father, William “Bill” Martin; sister,...

Apr 23, 2018

CROMWELL – Lester Edwin Robinson , 94, of Cromwell died on Monday, April 23, 2018 at Courtyard Healthcare Center in Goshen.  Lester was born on July 20, 1923 to Edwin and Ethel (Johnson) Robinson near Cromwell, IN. One of five children, he was proceeded in death by his parents, two sisters, Dorothea and Frieda and a brother,...

Apr 20, 2018

Lois Anna Jane Beardsley, age 82, of Ligonier, IN passed away as the result of natural causes at Goshen Hospital on Friday, April 20, 2018 at 1:30 AM. She was born on November 19, 1935 the daughter of Charles Henry & Sylvia Jane (Boyce) Blair in Washington County, OH. On June 26,1955, she married Earnest Lester Beardsley, he preceded...

Apr 12, 2018

William “Bill” F. Karst , age 89 , of Goshen, IN, living most of his life in Cromwell, IN., passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 11:00 PM at Courtyard Healthcare Center in Goshen, IN.

Mr. Karst was born on December 3, 1928 to Julius Thomas and Leatha Sloma (Kline) Karst in...

Apr 12, 2018

Patricia “Patty” Joan (Schmucker) Miller age 56 of Ligonier, Indiana passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018 following prolonged complications of pneumonia. Born on August 22, 1961, Patty is the daughter of Daniel T. Schmucker and Irene (Frey) Thomas. Patty married Dennis Miller on September 7, 1997, in Martin, S.D.

Patty was the granddaughter...

Apr 5, 2018

Adriana “Donna” Cantu, age 45, of Ligonier, IN passed away unexpectedly on Thursday April 5, 2018 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on February 19, 1973 the daughter of Adrian and Gladys (Ake) Cantu in Weslaco, TX.

Donna is survived by her two loving daughters, Maria “Mali” Contreras of Ligonier, IN...

Apr 3, 2018

TOPEKA – Jacob M. “Jake” Galloway, age 88, of Topeka, IN passed away, on Tuesday afternoon April 03, 2018 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born in Cromwell, IN on January 4, 1930 the son of Merl and Erma (Lindsey) Galloway.  On June 16, 1956, Jake married Nancy L. Plank at the Baptist Church...

Mar 30, 2018

CROMWELL — Gregory A. Leedy, age 56, of Cromwell, IN passed away unexpectedly, on Friday morning March 30, 2018 at his home in Cromwell, IN. He was born in the Henry County Hospital in New Castle, IN on April 15, 1961 the son of Raymond "Gene" and Nancy E. (Schafer) Leedy.

Gregory is survived by...

Mar 26, 2018

Carrie Faye Staton , 42 of Waterloo, IN, passed away Monday morning, March 26, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born February 19, 1976 the daughter of John Chester Staton and Julia B. (Kidd) Fenner in Goshen, IN.

Carrie was a woman of many talents and great traits.  Her family describes...

Mar 26, 2018

Joe E. Adkins, 58 , of Ligonier, IN passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018 at his residence in Ligonier, IN.  He was born on August 21, 1959 in Logan, West Virginia to James and Betty (Maynard) Adkins.

He is survived by his loving partner of 11 years, Jeanne L. Adkins, of Ligonier, IN; Mother,...

Mar 18, 2018

Michael A. Poyser, 92, of Cromwell, IN passed away on March 18, 2018 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse.  He was born on November 24, 1925 in Cromwell, Indiana to George and Ethel (Hursey) Poyser. He married Margaret Kolberg on August 12, 1950 in Syracuse, IN.

He is survived by his wife Margaret Poyser of Cromwell; one...

Mar 17, 2018

Austin R. Delgado, age 21, of Kimmell, IN passed away on March 17, 2018. He was born November 26, 1996, the son of Christina Delgado in Goshen, IN.

He is survived by his mother Christina Delgado of Kimmell, IN; his grandmother, Kim Delgado (Jose Zamirippa) of Kimmell, IN; great grandfather, Erie Elson of Ohio; uncles, Antonio Delgado...

Mar 16, 2018

Delmar Lynn Yoder, age 18, of 4759 West 1100 North, Ligonier, IN, passed away on March 16, 2018 as the result of an accident. He was born on October 27, 1999 in LaGrange, IN to Harley and Loretta (Miller) Yoder.

Surviving are his parents, Harley and Loretta Yoder of Ligonier; three brothers, Vernon (Rose) Yoder of LaGrange,...