Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
Gael Ibarra
May 11, 2013
Gael Ibarra, age 8 months, of Ligonier, IN passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 2:35 AM at Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart, IN. He was born on August 12, 2012 to Jose and Angelica M. (Uresti) Ibarra in Elkhart, Indiana. Surviving are his parents, Jose and Angelica Ibarra of Ligonier; four siblings, Gerardo, Erika, Jose, and Ivan...
Dean A. Parson
May 10, 2013
Dean A. Parson, 80, of Ligonier passed away at 8:30 AM on Friday, May 10, 2013 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on January 7, 1933 to Verlin and Ruby (Sutton) Parson in Wabash County, IN. On March 30, 1957, he married Janice Florey in Wabash, IN they were married for 48 years before she preceded him in death...
Jwanetta "Bonnie" Sprague
May 3, 2013
Jwanetta (Bonnie) Sprague, 82, of Ligonier, passed away at 8:00 P.M. on May 3, 2013 at home. She was born on August 12, 1930 in Adrian, MI to Glen & Myrtle (Coleman) Borders. She married Robert Wooten on December 5, 1965. He preceded her in death in 1986. She married Forrest Glen Sprague in 1987. He preceded her in...
Willard Kauffman
Apr 22, 2013
Willard Kauffman, 63, of Ligonier, passed away at 8:12 P.M. on April 22, 2013 in Cromwell, IN. He was born on January 26, 1950 in Arthur, IL Eli and Bertha (Herschburger) Kauffman. On July 1, 1972 he married Alanna Mark. He is survived by his wife, Alanna, of Ligonier, and his daughter, Tina (Michael) Cain of Winter Garden, FL....
Maria Guadalupe Fernandez
Apr 19, 2013
Maria Guadalupe Fernandez, 59, passed away on April 19, 2013 at Hospice House in South Bend, IN. She was born on August 25, 1953 to Juan Corona Aguilar & Felicitas Martinez de Corona in Tampico, Mexico. She married Sergio Fernandez on August 24, 1978. He preceded her in death in 1987. She is survived by 6 children: Maria Mora...
Lillian A. Hosford
Apr 12, 2013
Lillian A. Hosford, 94, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 12, 2013 at 3:50 AM at North Ridge Villiage in Albion. She was born on July 11, 1918 to Howard and Jeannette (Chaffee) Gard in rural Noble County. On March 6, 1937 Lillian married Charles T. Hosford, Sr.; he preceded her in death on...
Russell T. Bertram
Apr 11, 2013
Russell T. Bertram, 88, of Cromwell, passed away at 11:10 P.M. Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Avalon Village in Ligonier. He was born on September 1, 1924 in Syracuse, IN to Russell Henry and Ann Jane (Hynes) Bertram. He married Gloria Werker on June 30, 1946 in Kimmell, IN. She preceded him in death on April 17, 2006. He...
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...
