Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
David Laird
Apr 10, 2013
David Forrest Laird, Jr., 68, of Ligonier, Ind., passed away on April 10, 2013 in Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. He died of complications from a heart attack. David was born on Jan. 27, 1945, in Passaic, New Jersey to David F. Laird, Sr. and Annie Roy (Carson) Laird. He married Debbie Hagen on September 1, 1973. She...
Alice Mae Kimmel
Apr 7, 2013
Alice Mae Kimmel, age 86, of Ligonier passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at Northridge Village in Albion, IN. She was born on March 4, 1927 to Roy W. & Grace (Crieghton) Parker. On February 11, 1946 she married Edward G. Kimmel. He preceded her in death on February 4, 1997. She is survived by her grandchildren, Sean...
Walter G. Earl
Apr 4, 2013
Walter G. Earl, 87, of Cromwell, passed away at 10:45 P.M. Thursday April 4, 2013 at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville. He was born on October 10, 1925 in Woodbury Falls, NY to John Gilbert and Sarah (Jones) Earl. He married Margaret Norton on December 17, 1954 in Kansas City, MO. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, of...
Dailynn Rae-Ann Johnson
Mar 26, 2013
Dailynn Rae-Ann Johnson, 27 days old, passed away at 9:34 A.M. Tuesday March 26, 2013n Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on February 27, 2013 in Fort Wayne to Robert and Carey (Pollard) Johnson. Surviving are her parents and a brother, Laithen Johnson, all of Cromwell, IN. Grandmothers, Nancy Owen and Lawanna Wolfe, both of Wawaka, IN survive. Also...
Betty Jean Garvin
Mar 25, 2013
Betty Jean Garvin, of Westler Lake near Wolcottville, IN passed away at her home on Monday, March 25, 2013 at the age of 76. She was born on July 1, 1937 the daughter of Sam & Mary (Yoder) Petersheim in Yoder, Kansas. On July 21, 1955 she married Glen Slabach. She later married Jack Garvin on December 17, 1983;...
Eleanor Steller
Mar 24, 2013
Eleanor Steller, 91, of Cromwell passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2013. She was born on November 6, 1921 in Ligonier, IN to Louis E. and Audrey (Burkhart) Sisterhen. She was a long time member of the Indian Village United Methodist Church and the Women’s Society. Eleanor was also a member of the Washington Juniors Extension Homemaker’s Club since...
Thomas Wills Miller
Mar 21, 2013
Thomas Wills Miller, 72, of Cromwell, passed away on March 21, 2013. He was born on January 23, 1941in Logansport, IN to Richard and Jean (Wills) Miller. He married Debra Phillips in 1975. Tom was raised in Syracuse, IN, and graduated from Syracuse High School where he lettered in Baseball, Basketball, and Track for the Yellow Jackets After serving...
Kay R. Shearer
Mar 19, 2013
Kay R. Shearer, 76, of Ligonier, passed away on Tuesday March 19, 2013 at Parkview Noble Hospital. She was born on April 1, 1936 in Wolf Lake, IN to Bruce & Ruth (Knox) Taylor. She married Douglas Shearer on February 17, 1951 in Ligonier. He preceded her in death on June 7, 2003. She is survived by 4 sons...
Clifford C. Pettit
Mar 6, 2013
Clifford C. Pettit, 88, of Ligonier passed away at 4:03PM on March 6, 2013 at Avalon Village in Ligonier. He was born on September 7, 1924 in Bucyres, OH to Cannes and Ida (Brause) Pettit. On December 21, 1948 he married Susan Anderson in Chicago, IL; she preceded him in death in January 2007. He was a graduate of...
Beverly K. Mcdonald
Mar 4, 2013
Beverly K. McDonald, 73, formerly of Cromwell, passed away at 5:50 P.M. Monday March 4, 2013 in Goshen. She was born to Gideon Olen & Chloie (Hoover) LeCount on January 1, 1940 in Milford. She married Raymond McDonald in January 13, 1961. He preceded her in death in 1988. She is survived by a son, Randy McDonald, of Cromwell;...
Juanita B. Ritchie
Mar 4, 2013
Juanita B. Ritchie, 88, of Ligonier passed away on Monday, March 04, 2013 at 5:15 AM at Parkview Whitley Hospital. She was born on November 1, 1924 in Ashland, KY to Walter and Virginia (Conley) Atkins. Juanita married Arthur Ritchie in 1941; he preceded her in death in 1991. She moved to the area in 1963 coming from Fisty,...
Christian David Forsyth
Feb 28, 2013
Christian David Forsyth., age 40, passed away on February 28, 2013. On October 23, 1972 he was born to William and Lorraine (Hupa) Forsyth in Patersen, New Jersey. On January 17, 2005 he married Delana Picca. He studied at Montclair University, Montclair, New Jersey receiving a degree in Aviation and achieved his pilot and FCC licenses. He moved to...
Imogene L. Preston
Feb 22, 2013
Imogene L. Preston, 95, of Albion passed away at 5:00 A.M. February 22, 2013. She was born on January 30, 1918 in Topeka, IN to Irvin & Ella (Moseman) Fought. She married Clayton Preston on February 6, 1937. He preceded her in death in 2011. She is survived by 5 children: Charlene (Sanford) Hooley of Ligonier; Karen (Jerry) Branham...
Marietta Yoder
Feb 22, 2013
Marietta Yoder, 92, of Topeka passed away at Greencroft Healthcare in Goshen, IN on February 22, 2013. She was born December 9, 1920 in Goshen, IN to Melvin J. & Lillie (Hostetler) Yoder. She married Maynard Yoder on Sept. 24, 1949 in Goshen. He preceded her in death in November of 1998. She is survived by 2 granddaughters, Sabrina...
Virginia M. Creps
Feb 15, 2013
Virginia M. Creps, 90, of Ligonier, passed away on February 15, 2013 in Albion. She was born September 9, 1922 in San Francisco, CA to Howard and Violet (Flagherty) Pearson. She married Robert L. Creps on May 2, 1945 at the Presidio Army Base in San Francisco. He preceded her in death in 1985. She is survived by her...
Barbara Ann Lehman
Feb 7, 2013
Barbara Ann Lehman, age 83, of Wawaka, IN passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at her home as the result of natural causes. She was born on August 25, 1929 in Kendallville to Hilda (Bowman) & Harold Reichard. She retired from Johnson Controls in Goshen as a quality control inspector and is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church...
Alva L. Mynhier
Feb 4, 2013
Alva Linden Mynhier, 92, of Ligonier, passed away at 10:30 PM on Monday, February 4, 2013 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. He was born to Edwin and Stella (Hunt) Mynhier, Sr. on August 27, 1920 in Kentucky. He married Dorothy M. Willsey on May 11, 1946. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of Ligonier; two sons, Steven...
Christine M. Weade
Jan 31, 2013
Christine M. Weade, of Ligonier passed away following a brief illness at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at the age of 84. She was born on August 9, 1928 the daughter of Bleve & Cathrine (Seals) Gumm in Salem, IN. On September 25, 1947 she married Howard Weade, he preceded her in death in...
Virgil R. Price
Jan 30, 2013
Virgil R. Price, age 97, a lifetime resident of Ligonier passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 1:45 pm at his son's home in San Diego. He was born on June 27, 1915 in Ligonier, IN to Ray C. and Ruby D. (Olinghouse) Price. He married Bertie M. Thunander November 12, 1938; she preceded him in death December...
Refujio Rosales
Jan 14, 2013
Refujio Rosales, 87, of Ligonier, passed away at 1:30 P.M. Monday January 14, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born December 9, 1925 in Mexico to Diego and Josefina (Morales) Rosales. He married Ma de Jesus Marin in Mexico. She preceded him in death. He is survived by a son, Ismael Rosales, of...
