Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
Debra Ruth Hanlon
Dec 20, 2018
Debra Ruth Hanlon, age 62, of Wawaka, IN passed away on Thursday December 20, 2018 at home. She was born on January 23, 1956 the daughter of Bernard Albert and Ruth Ida (Griffin) Fausnaugh. Debra is survived by her daughter, Tracy L. (Joey) Patton of Wawaka, IN; granddaughters, Courtney and Trinity Patton of Wawaka, IN; brothers, Stan A. (Nancy) Fausnaugh ...
Roger A. Stahly
Dec 17, 2018
Roger A. Stahly, age 76, of Kimmell, IN, passed away on Monday December 17, 2018, at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on November 17,1942, to Fred and Doris (Knepper) Stahly. He married Karen R. McLallin on September 5, 2003.
Roger is survived by his loving wife; daughters, Lisa (Michael) Mabie of Carmel,...
Joseph Neal Taylor
Dec 17, 2018
Joseph Neal Taylor, age 74, of Ligonier, passed away following a battle with cancer on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at 1:35 p.m.
He was born April 3, 1944, the son of Leland and Cleo (Fausnaugh) Taylor in Noble County. On June 25, 1983, he married Vicki Crossley.
Joseph is survived by his wife of over...
Walter Lee Brazel
Dec 10, 2018
Walter Lee Brazel, 80, of Ligonier, IN passed away on December 10, 2018 at North Ridge Village Nursing and Rehab in Albion, IN. He was born on October 26, 1938 in Syracuse, IN to Russell and Katherine Marie (Bair) Brazel. He married Anne L. Waterson on July 29, 1961 in the Methodist Church in Ligonier.
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Joseph A. Chivington
Dec 10, 2018
Joseph A. Chivington, 78, of Cromwell, passed away on December 10, 2018 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. He was born on July 9, 1940 in VanWert, OH, to Eugene and Mary (Riechard) Chivington.
Joseph is survived by his brothers, Ed (Gloria) Chivington of North Webster, David Chivington of Cromwell; a sister Karen...
Bernis E. Wingard
Dec 3, 2018
Bernis E. Wingard, age 99, of Topeka, IN passed away on December 3, 2018 at Life Care Center in LaGrange, IN. She was born on February 14, 1919 in Topeka, IN the daughter of Perry and Jeanette (Oesch) Yoder. In August of 1946, Bernis married Harley Wingard; he preceded her in death in 1995.
Bernis...
Donald L Underwood Jr.
Nov 30, 2018
Donald L. Underwood, Jr., 86, of Wawaka, passed away on November 30, 2018 in Syracuse, IN. He was born on December 8, 1931 in Fort Wayne, IN to Donald L. and Flawey (Johnson) Underwood, Sr. Donald married Georgia Caskey on January 19, 1955. She preceded him in death on May 15, 2000. He then married Wanda Slone on September...
Thomas Wayne Fausnaugh
Nov 28, 2018
Thomas W. Fausnaugh, 61, Auburn, Indiana, died on November 28, 2018 in Auburn, IN.
Born on April 16, 1957, in Kendallville, Indiana, the son of Alden “Doc” and Nancy (Miller) Fausnaugh.
Tom graduated from West Noble High School in 1975 and attended Ball State University.
He was a television director/producer for NBC for...
Michael Kent Maggart
Nov 24, 2018
Michael Kent Maggart, age 73, of Cromwell, IN passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at the Center for Hospice care in Elkhart, IN. He was born on July 14, 1945 in Wolf Lake, IN the son of Herbert and Betty Jean (Vance) Maggart. On September 2, 1995 he married Marsha Jean Burdette.
Michael is...
Michael T. Jackson
Nov 12, 2018
Hilo, HI – Michael Thomas Jackson, age 68, of Putnam, OK, passed away unexpectedly Monday, November 12, 2018 at the Hilo Medical Center in Hilo, HI. On July 21, 1950, he was born to the late Thomas Samuel Jackson and Helen (Rosenogle) Chokey in Kendallville, IN. On July 3, 2002 he married, Carrie Jo Vandenberg in Hilo,...
Jerry Lee Reichard
Nov 11, 2018
WAWAKA - Jerry Lee Reichard, age 76 , of Wawaka, IN passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018 at his residence. On January 20, 1942, he was born to Harold and Hilda (Bowman) Reichard in Kendallville, IN. On February 24, 1967, he married Virginia Sprague at Messiah Lutheran Church in Wolcottville, IN.
He is survived by,...
Ned Lynn Shisler
Nov 7, 2018
Ned Lynn Shisler , age 61, of Albion, IN., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on September 11, 1957, the son of Frederick D. and Alice A. (Haney) Shisler in Kendallville, IN.
He is survived by his companion of 8 years, Jan...
Lynne Douglas
Nov 4, 2018
Lynne Douglas, age 78, of Ligonier, IN passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 2:53 PM. She was born on June 13, 1940 the daughter of Theodore and Uteva (James) Mowat in White Pigeon, MI.
She is survived by her son, Terry (Teresa) Douglas of Ligonier; two step-grandchildren, Blake Watson of Ligonier, and Kristopher (Charity) Watson...
Viva M. Meroney
Nov 4, 2018
Viva M. Meroney, 97, of Ligonier passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018 at North Ridge Village in Albion. She was born on October 8, 1921 to Ernest and Nellie (Duesler) Huff in Noble County.
Viva graduated from Ligonier High School with the class of 1940, and on August 6, 1941, she married Robert J. Meroney. ...
Paul William Grim
Nov 3, 2018
Paul William Grim, 81, of Cromwell, IN passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Grey Stone Health and Rehabilitation Center in Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born April 10, 1937 to Charles and Mary (Tagtmeyer) Grim in Ft. Wayne.
Paul graduated from Wolf Lake High School in 1956. Paul worked for Union Local 103 as a heavy...
Larry Lee Depew
Oct 31, 2018
Larry Lee DePew, age 76, left this world to be with The Lord on Wednesday, October 31 2018 at home in Syracuse, IN. He was born on August 22, 1942 the son of Monroe “Tony” L. and Irene J. (Myers) DePew in Sturgis, MI. Larry married the love of his life, Peggy C. Hudnall, in Phillipsburg, OH...
Mary A. Gaerte
Oct 25, 2018
Mary Althea Gaerte, age 92, of Ligonier went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday October 25, 2018 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville, IN. She was born on September 9, 1926 to the late Edward J. and Esther F. (Lehmann) Magers in Wawaka, IN. On September 27, 1944, she married Jack Gaerte in Albion,...
Marie "Dorine" Paton
Oct 17, 2018
Marie “Dorine” Paton age 84, of Wawaka, IN, formerly of Narragansett, RI went to be with her Lord and Shepherd on October 17, 2018 as the result of heart complications. She was born on July 6, 1934 the daughter of Theophile and Marie Edna (Boudreau) Laferriere in Centerdale, RI.
She is survived by five children,...
Donald R. Chrisman
Oct 14, 2018
Donald R. Chrisman, age 85, of Ligonier, IN, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 14, 2018. He was born on March 13, 1933 to the late Harley L. and Dorothy D. (Dickinson) Chrisman at their family home in Ligonier. On May 17, 1957, he married Linda Stump; she survives.
He...
Curtis Lee Dotson
Oct 9, 2018
Curtis Lee Dotson, 73, of Ligonier, IN, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. He was born on March 23, 1945 in Clintwood, VA to Melburn and Ada (Elkins) Dotson. On February 4, 1977, he married Cindy Mae Stribling in Virginia; she survives.
Curtis is survived by his...
