Ligonier, IN. Obituaries

Jul 20, 2014

Katie (Thomas) Bontrager, age 93, of Ligonier, IN passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2014 at 7:09 PM at home. She was born on March 6, 1921 to Ben and Lovina (Mullet) Thomas in Dodge City, Kansas. Katie married Andrew L. Bontrager who preceded her in death on April 23, 1982 after 38 years of holy matrimony. Mrs. Bontrager...

Jul 17, 2014

Sharon Hill, 72, of Ligonier, passed away on July 17, 2014 at her daughter’s home. She was born on April 29, 1942 to Juanita Trine in Columbia City, IN. She married Jimmy Hill on April 14, 1965. He preceded her in death on February 6, 2007. She is survived by her daughter, Tracy (Eric) Robbins of Ligonier, and a...

Jul 10, 2014

Etosha Marie Wooten, age 32, of Rome City, formerly of Ligonier, passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 6:15 PM at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on May 27, 1982 to Ken & Deborah (Kraft) Wooten in Goshen, Indiana. She graduated from West Noble High School. She had a love for fishing, being...

Jul 5, 2014

Charles W. “Billy” Nichols, of Goshen, IN and formerly of Topeka, IN, passed away on Saturday July 5, 2014 at Goshen Hospital at the age of 53. He was born on September 24, 1960. He is survived by his mother, Charla Fought of Topeka, IN; two sisters, Sharla (Mark) Thompson of Topeka, IN and Rhonda (Bryon) Morgan of LaGrange,...

Jul 4, 2014

Harvey L. Heintzelman, 75 of Ligonier passed away Friday July 4, 2014 at his home. He was born on July 8, 1938 to the late Joseph & Anna Mae (McDonald) Heintzelman in Cromwell, IN. On April 8, 1961 in Ligonier, he married Patricia S. Christlieb, who was his beloved wife for 53 years. Surviving are his wife, Patrica Heintzelman...

Jul 1, 2014

J. Hal Stump, 77, passed away on July 1, 2014 at Select Service Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN after a lengthy illness. He was born on August 9, 1936 in Washington Township, Noble County to James and Gladys (Stults) Stump. On April 8, 1955, he married Bonita Bender. Hal attended grade school at Washington Center and graduated from Wolf...

Jun 28, 2014

Brian W. Gabbard, 42, of Ligonier, passed away on June 28, 2014 at home. He was born October 7, 1971 in Goshen, IN to Sidney and Pam (Kring) Gabbard. He was engaged to Trina Wicker. He is survived by his fiancée, Trina, of Ligonier; 4 Sons: Anthony and Andrew Gabbard of Ligonier, Alexander and Zachary Gabbard, of New Paris;...

Jun 27, 2014

Michael K. Hooley, 59, of Topeka, passed away on June 27, 2014 at home. He was born on February 6, 1955 in LaGrange, Indiana Francis and Vera (Troyer) Hooley. He is survived by his daughter, Vanessa Hooley, and her mother, Rhonda, of Jackson, Ohio. He is survived by 2 granddaughters, Trinity and Paisley Hooley. Also surviving are: 2 brothers,...

Jun 24, 2014

Roque Calvo, 84 of Ligonier, passed away on June 24, 2014 at home. He was born on March 26, 1930 in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango, Mexico to Raymundo Calvo and Luisa Salazar. He married Concepcion Saucedo. She preceded him in death. He then married Maria A. Mena in Mexico. Mr. Calvo is survived by his wife, Maria, of Ligonier, and...

Jun 22, 2014

John R. Hollowell, age 88, of Ligonier, IN passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2014 at 1:50 PM at Avalon Village in Ligonier, IN. He was born on March 11, 1926 to Perry and Gertrude (Hughes) Hollowell in Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1957, John married Julia A. Hiatt. She preceded him in death. He attended Shepherdsville School and in...

Jun 17, 2014

Peggy J. Heffner, 78, of Kendallville, formerly of Kimmell, passed away on June 17, 2014 at home. She was born on September 13, 1935 in Nappannee, IN to John & Matilda (Carl) Robinson. She married Ron Heffner on June 8, 1953 at her parent’s home in Kimmell, IN. She is survived by her husband, Ron, of Kendallville, and 2...

Jun 16, 2014

Richard “Dick” Dewey Baker, age 75, of Albion, IN passed away on Monday, June 16, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on August 6, 1938 to Dewey and Helen (Fisher) Baker. On August 22, 1957 he married Rosalie Price at Wawaka Brethren Church. They were married 56 years and over the course of their marriage...

Jun 13, 2014

Betty Lou Love, 60, of Cromwell, passed away on June 13, 2014 at her home. She was born on April 17, 1954 in Ellesworth, Maine to Maurice and Florence (Palmatier) Griffin. She married Robert Love on November 6, 1998 in Coldwater, MI. Betty is survived by her husband, Robert, of Cromwell; a son, Robert (Brenda) Dotson of Cromwell; a...

Jun 6, 2014

SYRACUSE — Peter Duane Null, 78, passed away at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne Friday June 6, 2014 as the result of natural causes. He was born Nov. 5, 1935 in Montgomery, Mich., the son of Frank and Madge Null. He grew up in Montgomery, Mich., and after college moved to Ligonier, where he met his wife...

May 25, 2014

Eileen Evelyn Huff, age 90, of Albion passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2014 at 7:50 PM at North Ridge Village in Albion. She was born on January 18, 1924 to Fred and Cora (Selby) Hoeppner in Fort Wayne, IN. The family moved to Bluffton, Indiana where Eileen graduated from P.A. Allen High School. She also graduated from International...

May 19, 2014

Patrick Dooley, age 59, of Cromwell, IN passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014 at 11:40 PM at Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on August 9, 1954 to Richard and Vivian (Young) Dooley in Elkhart, Indiana. On December 2, 1978, he married Cynthia Teel. She survives. He received his GED and went on to serve...

May 14, 2014

Kenny Lee Growcock, age 55, of Wolcottville, IN passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at home. He was born on June 3, 1958 to Bob and Karen (Weaver) Growcock in LaGrange, IN. He graduated from Lakeland High School in 1977 maintenance technician in the lumber industry. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Kenny enjoyed mushroom hunting and watching Nascar...

May 8, 2014

Charles Geiger, age 82, of Cromwell, IN passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 7:02 PM at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on August 1, 1931 to Adrian and Mary (Birch) Geiger in Noble County, IN. On June 4, 1949, he married Catherine “Pat” Iden. She survives. He graduated from Cromwell High School in...

May 4, 2014

Wayne Frame, age 96, of Ligonier, IN passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 2:35 pm at Avalon Village in Ligonier. He was born on July 4, 1917 in Fort Wayne, IN to George Edward and Pauline (Farra) Frame. He married Margaret Ellen Westrick on April 24, 1943 in Chicago, IL; she preceded him in death in...

May 4, 2014

Arthur E. Loutzenhiser Jr., age 56, of Ligonier, IN passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 9:00 AM at home. He was born on February 1, 1958 to Arthur and Shirley Shaffer (Harrell) Loutzenhiser in Goshen, Indiana.

He had worked as a production worker at Nibco in Goshen, IN. Arthur had a passion for repairing cars...