Ligonier, IN. Obituaries

Oct 25, 2024

Betty J. Maloney, 87, of Kimmell, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024 at home. She was born on September 9, 1937 in Noble County to Earl and Florence (Sylvester) McInturf. She married Robert E. Maloney on March 7, 1964; he passed away September 12, 2014.

Betty retired from General Electric in 1993 after 27 years of...

Oct 24, 2024

Monroe Hummel, age 79, of Columbia City, Indiana passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at home as the result of natural causes. He was born on April 24, 1945 in Sturgis, Michigan, the son of Kenneth and Alice (Frey) Hummel.

Upon graduation from Lagrange High School, Monroe entered the United States Air Force. He served...

Oct 23, 2024

Nelson Brian LeCount, 84, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at his Wawaka home.

Nelson was born February 5, 1940, at McCray Memorial Hospital, Kendallville, IN, to the late Paul G. and Helen K. (Yeager) LeCount.

He was a 1959 graduate of Wawaka High School.  Nelson served in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1962,...

Oct 20, 2024

SGT Sarah Emily Roque was born on 12 October 2001 to Ana Dolores Roque and Jorge Roque in Lubbock, Texas. She graduated from West Noble High school in 2020. SGT Roque enlisted into the U.S. Army on 30 June 2020 to become a Combat Engineer, beginning her career with One Station Unit Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and entering...

Oct 20, 2024

William “Bill” Edward Sprague, age 80, of Ligonier, Indiana went to be with The Lord on October 20, 2024. He was born on April 9, 1944, the son of Frank Jr. and Martha (LeCount) Sprague in Ligonier. Bill graduated from Ligonier High School in 1963. On September 25, 1964, he married Patricia “Pat” Armstrong in Topeka, Indiana.

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Oct 17, 2024

Angel M. Charles Long, age 40, of Ligonier, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at Goshen Hospital.  She was born on June 18, 1984 in Goshen, Indiana to Elmer and Rosemary Charles. She married Adam Long on December 31, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Angel is survived by her husband, Adam Long of Ligonier; children, Lillyanna Arispe...

Oct 14, 2024

Gertrude B. Kinzer, 96, of Ligonier passed away on October 14, 2024 at home. She was born on September 8, 1928, to John and Sarah (Rasnake) Charles in Cucumber, West Virginia. Gertie married William Ray Kinzer at the Shiloh Baptist Church in Ligonier, Indiana on Valentine’s Day in 1998.

Gertie had an extraordinarily strong faith and was...

Oct 10, 2024

Dorothy Mae Hire, age 102, of Millersburg, Indiana passed away surrounded by her family, on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville, Indiana She was born on September 8, 1922 to Marshall and Lucille (Steward) Angel at her Grandparent Stewart's Farm in Elkhart County, Indiana. She attended school at the Hex School in her early years...

Sep 25, 2024

Patsy A. Deel, age 80, of Ligonier, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at her residence.  She was born on April 17, 1944 in Murphy, VA to Harmon and Margaret (Deel) Deel. She married Edgar Deel on January 5, 1963 in Grundy, VA.

Patsy is survived by her husband, Edgar Deel of Ligonier; daughter, Sue (Gene)...

Sep 20, 2024

Michael David Zawadzke, age 64, of Albion, Indiana, and formerly of Bause Lake, Cromwell, and Ligonier, died Friday, September 20th, at 3:30 am. He was born June 27, 1960, in Columbia City, IN to David and Bertha(Gorsuch) Zawadzke. On February 5, 1994, in Ligonier, he married Twila Caskey.

He graduated from Vincennes University in 1981 with an...

Sep 19, 2024

George W. Campbell, age 85, of Goshen, Indiana passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at home. He was born on April 19, 1939 the son of George W. Campbell and Erma W. Roe in Kendallville, Indiana. George graduated from Wolf Lake High School in 1957 and served 3 years in the 25th Infantry of the Army.  He retired...

Sep 15, 2024

Joan M. Burns, age 71, of Millersburg, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024 at her residence. She was born on August 2, 1953 in LaGrange, Indiana to Jim and Ruth (Lum) Fry. Joan married Stephen Burns on May 11, 1974 in Goshen, Indiana.

Joan is survived by her husband, Stephen Burns of Millersburg; sons; Aaron Burns...

Sep 14, 2024

Donald Gene Click Sr., age 76, of Wawaka, Indiana passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, September 14, 2024. He was born on June 2, 1948 in McDowell County, West Virginia the son of Clarence Edward and Nellie Mae (Dawson) Click. On August 5, 1966, he married Laura Amy Deskins in Grundy, Virginia.

Don worked as an...

Sep 13, 2024

Kathleen Ann Greider, age 77, of Cromwell, Indiana passed away at home on Friday, September 13, 2024. She was born on July 7, 1947 the daughter of Harold J. & Pansy D. (Plant) Michael. She married Wilfred “Bill” Greider in July of 1976; he preceded her in death on May 7, 2022 after 45 years of marriage.

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Sep 13, 2024

Manuel Salinas, age 77, of Ligonier, Indiana passed away on Friday, September 13, 2024 at home. He was born on March 6, 1947 the son of Lorenzo Salinas Cervantes and Ma. Concepcion Montes in Port Isabel, Texas. On January 30, 1970, he married Evarista Salinas.

Manuel moved to Ligonier 33 years ago and retired from Rinker Boats...

Sep 5, 2024

Melody Lee Nimtz, 72, of Cromwell, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 5th 2024.

Survivors include children: Michael (Jamie), Rebekah (Jose), Luke and Daniel as well as six grandchildren and siblings: Melinda, Melissa, Matthew and Mark. She is preceded in death by her husband Steven, her parents and brother Michael....

Sep 2, 2024

Linda Lou Galloway, 77, of Ligonier passed away Monday, September 2, 2024 at home surrounded by family. She was born on November 1, 1946 to Morris "Dutch" and Ruth (Blanton) Sprague in Kendallville. On April 8, 1967, she married Carroll Eugene Galloway at the Broadway Christian Church in Kimmell; he survives.

Linda worked for over 32 years...

Aug 31, 2024

Kenneth "Ken" Hubert Galligher, Jr., 68, of Albion passed away peacefully at home on August 31, 2024. He was born on November 16, 1955 in Ft. Wayne to Kenneth Sr. and Eleanor (Galbreath) Galligher. Ken married Linda Welch on April 25, 2024 in Albion.

Ken worked for many years as a union negotiator with Tokheim in Fort...

Aug 27, 2024

Ermon W. Whitehead, age 76, of Kimmell, Indiana went to be with The Lord on Tuesday morning, August 27, 2024. He was born on July 4, 1948 the son of Charlie Owens and Frances Mildred (Rigney) Whitehead in Barrier, Kentucky.

On September 5, 1970, he married his sweetheart, Brenda Whitehead on her birthday in Tennessee.

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Aug 26, 2024

Gerald “Jerry” Flora, age 79, of Kendallville, passed away on August 26, 2024 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. Jerry was born on August 8, 1945 to Homer & Louella (Lester) Flora in Mishawaka. On March 4, 1967 he married Martha Ellis in Indianapolis.

Jerry spent most of his career as a math...