Ligonier, IN. Obituaries

Aug 17, 2018

KIMMELL, IN - Timothy Lynn Dice, age 43, of Kimmell, IN passed away surrounded by family, Friday, August 17, 2018 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN.   He was born to the late Carles “Jim” and Denise J. (Daniels) Dice on February 25, 1975 in Goshen, IN.  On July 15, 1995, he married Millicent “Rhea” Leamon in Cromwell,...

Aug 16, 2018

Glen W. Ritter , age 78, of Fort Wayne, IN., formerly of Columbia City, IN, passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018, at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on May 13, 1940, the son of Howard A. and Farrell (Murphy) Ritter in Noble County, IN.

Glen is welcomed in to...

Aug 12, 2018

Harvey G. Holmen , age 72, of Ligonier, IN., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 12, 2018, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on March 25, 1946, the son of George R. and Margery L. (Lohse) Holmen in Alexandria, MN.

He is survived by his children; Tonya (Doug) Ogle of Ligonier,...

Aug 1, 2018

Darlene Sue Sprague, age 66, of Ligonier, IN passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at Avalon Village in Ligonier, IN. She was born in Noble County, IN on November 15, 1951 the daughter of Adrian and Orpha (Weade) Sprague.

Darlene was a lifetime area resident, attended the Church of the Nazarene, and worked for The Arc...

Jul 22, 2018

Victoria Grace Vliet , of Topeka, IN passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She is the infant daughter of Michael and Alana (Rush) Vliet of Topeka, IN.

She is survived by her parents; Michael and Alana Vliet; brother, Riley Vliet; sister, Savannah Vliet, both of...

Jul 20, 2018

GOSHEN - In the loving arms of our Father, commits to rest Verna Faye Ray on July 20, 2018.  Faye was the daughter of the late Robert and Della (Crider) Franklin.  She was born in Dorchester, VA on September 29, 1938.

She was a long-time resident of Indiana and an employee for many...

Jul 17, 2018

TOPEKA- Regina Fern Schwartz , age 19, of Topeka, IN passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Allen County, IN. She was born on May 25, 1999 the daughter of Perry and Katie Ellen (Yoder) Schwartz.

Surviving are her parents; one brother, Ryan Schwartz; four sisters, Sheila Schwartz, Janell Schwartz,...

Jul 16, 2018

Dennis L. Rose , age 74, of Ligonier, IN., passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 16, 2018, at his home in Ligonier. He was born on May 29, 1944, the son of Raymond F. and Mildred V. (Wysong) Rose in Wawaka, IN. On February 24, 1973, he married Suzanne Marie Beiderstadt, in Ligonier, IN.

He...

Jul 14, 2018

Tammy Kay McDonald , age 60, passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at her home surrounded by family in Ligonier, IN. She was born on January 21, 1958 in LaGrange, IN to Richard Haslett & Violet (Patrick McDonald) June Poff Birch.

Tammy did different things throughout her life, but spent 10 years working for...

Jun 30, 2018

Paul Alan Fulford, age 89, of Ligonier, IN passed on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at Avalon Village in Ligonier, IN. He was born on April 28, 1929 the son of Nathan M. and Vada J. (Sparrow) Fulford in Wawaka, IN. On June 4, 1950 he married Virginia Rose Carpenter.

Survivors include, his sweetheart of 68 years, Virginia...

Jun 27, 2018

Judy Kay Anglemyer, 65, of Elkhart passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at home.  She was born on January 3, 1953 to Eugene and Frances (Eaglebarger) Anglemyer in Allegan, MI.

Judy will be greatly missed by her children, Sherry (Geno) Drake, Heidi Webber, Gidget Fields, and Michael “Beatle” Fields; nine grandchildren, Samantha Cupp,...

Jun 10, 2018

LIGONIER - Dennis R. Miller age 70, of Ligonier, Indiana passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018 at the Avalon Village Nursing Home in Ligonier, IN.  Born on August 15, 1947, Dennis is the son of Lloyd and Ida (Miller) Miller. Dennis married Patricia J. Schmucker on September 7, 1997, in Martin, S.D.  She has since...

Jun 4, 2018

Keith Jay Bobeck, age 71, of Topeka, IN passed away Monday June 4, 2018 at 1:45 am at home following a brief illness. He was born on April 17, 1947 the son of Karl and Nedra (Loy) Bobeck in Topeka, IN. On May 24, 1970, he married Patce L. Kendall and they shared 48 years of marriage.

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May 26, 2018

WAWAKA, IN - Sondra M. Cunningham - Luke, age 82, of Wawaka, IN passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 11:33PM at the Avalon Village Nursing home in Ligonier, IN. She was born on December 10, 1935, the daughter of Ralph and J. Maud (Huff) Buchanan in LaGrange County, IN.  On December 31, 1955, she married...

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...