Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
Novilla White
May 24, 2013
Novilla Mae White, 78, of Cromwell, IN passed away on May 24, 2013 at her home. She was born on January 22, 1935 in Indiana to Atlee & Ilah (Berry) Swickard . She married Norman Beckner in 1952. He preceded her in death in 1979. She then married Morris White. He preceded her in death in 1996. She is...
Bobby Lee Gibbons
May 19, 2013
Bobby Lee Gibbons, 62, of Ligonier, passed away on May 19, 2013 at home. He was born August 7, 1950 in Bulan, KY to Johnny & Bessie (Gibbons) Miller. He married Wilma Roberts July 13, 1992 in Albion, IN. Mr. Gibbons retired after 30 years employment at Supreme Corp. in Goshen. He is survived by his wife, Wilma, of...
Linda L. Steininger
May 12, 2013
Linda L. Steininger, age 72, of Cromwell passed away on Sunday May 12, 2013 following a brief battle with cancer. She was born December 10, 1940 the daughter of Harold M. & Elizabeth (McClintic) Bassett in Warsaw, IN. On June 23, 2001 she married Ronald Steininger, he survives. She is also survived by three sons, Tharon C. Smith Jr....
Charles Anthony Fennell
May 12, 2013
Infant Charles Anthony Fennell passed away on May 12, 2013 at 10:20 AM at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He was the son of Tiffany Howerton and Anthony Fennell. Charles is survived by, his parents of Goshen; maternal grandmother, Dawn Howerton of Goshen; paternal grandparents, Carol (Bart) Fausnaugh of Georgia and Sean Fennell of Arizona; maternal great-grandparents, Peggy (Jerry) Arthur...
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...
