Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
Paul Ryckman "Ryck" Prenger
Jul 18, 2011
Paul Ryckman "Ryck" Prenger, age 65, of Topeka, IN passed away unexpectedly July 18, 2011 at his residence. He was born June 17, 1946 in San Diego, CA to Paul J. & Elizabeth Gene (Ryckman) Prenger. Paul moved to the area in 2000 coming from Medford, OR. After graduating from high school Paul went on to serve his country...
Emal Mullins
Jul 11, 2011
Emal Mullins, age 90, of Kimmell, IN passed away Monday, July 11, 2011 at Northridge Village in Albion, IN. He was born on August 19, 1920 to Harrison & Roxie (Stanley) Mullins in Ramey Flats, VA. On November 21, 1946 he married Bessie J. Vanover in Clintwood, VA. Mr. Mullins moved to the area in 1962 coming from Virginia....
Lena Slabach Borntrager Suderman
Jul 9, 2011
Lena Slabach Borntager Suderman passed onto her heavenly home on Saturday morning July 9, 2011 at Goshen Hospital. Lena was born October 3, 1912 in LaGrange County, IN to John S. Miller & Martha (Miller) Miller. She married Abraham Slabach March 10, 1932, he passed away April 13, 1943. She later married Dan C Borntrager on November 4, 1949,...
Robert Dean Anglemyer
Jul 7, 2011
Robert Dean Anglemyer, 63, of Constantine, MI, passed away on July 7, 2011 at home. He was born on October 14, 1947 to Eugene and Frances (Eaglebarger) Anglemyer in Elkhart, IN. Survivors include four sisters, Frances (Emmeth) Engeseth, Carol Anglemyer both of Delton, MI, Judy Anglemyer of Elkhart, IN, and Kathy Blankenship of Grand Junction, MI; four brothers, Donald...
Thomas Robert "Bud" Davidsen
Jul 6, 2011
Thomas Robert “Bud” Davidsen, age 85, of Cromwell, IN went home to be with his maker on July 6, 2011 at 2:10 AM at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born on May 12, 1926 to Thomas Martin &Alvena (Petersen) Davidsen in Kosciusko County. He married Marjory Orcutt on February 2, 1951. Mr. Davidsen was a lifetime area...
Merl "Don" Donald Galloway
Jul 5, 2011
Merl “Don” Donald Galloway Jr., age 79, of Ligonier, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 5:00 AM at Avalon Village in Ligonier, IN. He was born on November 27, 1931 in Sparta Township to Merl D. & Erma C. (Lindsey) Galloway Sr. On October 5, 1963 he married Esther Anna Borntrager in Ligonier. Mr. Galloway was a...
Violet I. Hanshew
Jul 3, 2011
Violet I. Hanshew, age 99, of Topeka, IN passed away Sunday, July 3, 2011 at 4:10 AM in Parkview LaGrange Hospital. She was born on January 9, 1912 in Lexington, IL to Homer & Bessie (Mae-Poling) Brummett. She married Elmer Hanshew, he preceded her in death. Violet moved to the area in 1926 coming from Illinois. She had worked...
Ronald Swartz
Jun 25, 2011
Ronald D. Swartz, age 77, of Ligonier, IN passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 8:40 AM at Parkview LaGrange Hospital. He was born on November 11, 1933 to William Henry & Norma Nineva (Householder) Swartz in Kendallville, IN. On February 17, 1956 he married Shirley Hutchings, she preceded him in death on April 6, 2011. Mr. Swartz...
Maria Delourdes Gutierrez De Delgadillo
Jun 19, 2011
Maria Delourdes Gutierrez De Delgadillo, age 60, of Aguascalientes, AGUAS, Mexico passed away on June 19, 2011 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN following a brief battle with cancer. She was here visiting her family in the States when she became ill. Maria was born on February 11, 1951 in Asuascalientes, Mexico to Agustin & Maria Del Refujio...
James Franklin Hewitt
Jun 19, 2011
James Franklin Hewitt, age 84, of Kimmell, IN passed away Sunday June 19, 2011at his residence following an extended illness. He was born October 5, 1927 in Elkhart, IN to Lee & Leafa Mae (Locke) Hewitt. He was married to his bride of 44 years, Helga Brathearing, she survives. He retired as a sergeant from the United States Army...
Mary P. Fry
Jun 17, 2011
Mary Pauline Fry, age 70, of Ligonier passed away at 3:00 AM in IU Goshen Hospital following a brief battle with cancer. She was born on November 30, 1940 in Noble County, IN to Eli E. & Anna (Frey) Miller. She married Harvey Fry on October 16, 2002. Mary was a member the Old Order Amish Church & was...
Bob C. Chiddister
Jun 16, 2011
Bob C. Chiddister, age 53, of Cromwell, IN passed away unexpectedly at 7:30 PM on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at his residence. He was born on August 15, 1957 in LaGrange, IN to Bob W. & Deloris (McClure) Chiddister. Bob graduated from Fairfield High School in 1976. He worked for Cromwell Lumber Company for over 16 years & has...
Walter "Bob" Ball Jr.
Jun 15, 2011
Walter “Bob” Ball Jr., age 84, on June 15, 2011 completed his duties here on earth. On January 24, 1927 he was born to Walter R. & Mabel (Woodcox) Ball Sr.at Leiter’s Ford in Fulton County, IN. On June 17, 1951 he married Berdenia M. Jackson at the Fulton Evangelical Church. Bob lived in Fulton County working as a...
Danny B. Smith
Jun 12, 2011
Danny B. Smith, age 74, of Ligonier, IN passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at his residence. He was born on January 17, 1937 to John T. & Ethel (Pepple) Smith in Wawaka, IN. On June 16, 1956 he married Shirley L. Altimus in Green Center, IN. She preceded him in death on April 25, 2011. Mr....
Gerald E. "Gene" Birch
Jun 12, 2011
Gerald E. “Gene” Birch, age 84 of Ligonier passed away at 7:35 AM on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville, IN. He was born to Charlie & Susie (Rarick) Birch in Wolf Lake, IN. He married Violet “June” Poff in 1963, she preceded him in death in 2005. He later married Jean Parks in 2008,...
Clara Marie Wiese Vance
Jun 10, 2011
It is with love and heartfelt sorrow that we announce the passing of Clara Marie Wiese Vance on June 10, 2011. Clara was born October 24, 1907 at home on the Wiese family farm on Adams Center Road in New Haven, IN, moving later to Ft. Wayne, Ligonier and Goshen. She was the 6th of 11 children of Henry...
Robert L. Yoder
Jun 8, 2011
Robert LeRoy Yoder, age 91, of Topeka, IN passed away on June 8, 2011 at 5 PM at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville, IN. Mr. Yoder was born on April 19, 1920 to Erman B. & Gladys (Phillips) Yoder in LaGrange County, IN. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1937 and went on to serve his country honorably...
Edward Lee Peffer
Jun 6, 2011
Edward Lee Peffer, of Ligonier passed away at 6:30 PM on Monday June 6, 2011 at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He was born the son of Charles E. Peffer & Josephine M. Leighty on July 13, 1948. He graduated from Avilla High School in 1966 and went on to serve his country honorably in the United States Army from...
Jennifer Gail Wright-Duesler
Jun 4, 2011
Jennifer Gail Wright-Duesler, age 35, of Wawaka passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at Parkview hospital in Fort Wayne, IN at 3:15 PM. She was born on April 23, 1976 in Port Smith, Virginia to Thomas W. & Joyce (Nelson) Wright.She graduated from Slippery Rock High School in Slippery Rock, PA in 1994. She is survived by...
Wayne Massey
Jun 4, 2011
Wayne Massey, age 59, of Bear Lake near Albion, IN passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at his residence. He was born on December 3, 1951 to Lewis Leon & Mary Ellen (Dunlap) Massey in Kokomo, IN. He served his country honorably during Vietnam in the United States Army from 1971-73. Wayne was an avid outdoorsman to...
