Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
May Marlene Mann
Apr 11, 2011
May Marlene Mann, age 75, of Cromwell, IN passed away on April 11, 2011 at her residence following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on November 11, 1935 in Walkerton, IN to Samuel & Gladys (Stankey) Tener. On June 2, 1955 she married David Donald Mann. He preceded her in death on October 5, 1992. Mrs. Mann...
Maureen O. Black
Apr 10, 2011
Maureen O. Black, age 93, of Albion passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 11:30 PM at Northridge Village in Albion. She was born on June 18, 1917 to Roy & Leta (Trittipo) Olinghouse in Ligonier, IN. On January 21, 1945 in Ligonier she married John Black at the Ligonier Presbyterian Church. He preceded her into heaven March...
Shirley Swartz
Apr 6, 2011
Shirley Swartz, age 73, of Ligonier, IN passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 11:02 PM at Goshen Hospital after an extended battle with cancer. She was born on July 23, 1937 to Ozro Leon Hutchings & Alma (Petree) Hutchings-Gunter in Noble County. On February 17, 1956 she married Ronald Swartz. He survives. Mrs. Swartz was a dedicated...
C. Clark Bromley Jr.
Apr 4, 2011
C. Clark Bromley Jr., age 80, of Ligonier, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2011 at 12:00 AM at his residence after an extended illness. He was born on July 11, 1930 to Charles Clark and Hellen (Heberling) Bromley in Denver, CO. On January 18, 1990 he married Kathy Mickols. Mr. Bromley served his country honorably in the United...
Jim J. Vanlaecke
Apr 1, 2011
Jim J. VanLaecke, age 58, of Elkhart, IN passed away unexpectedly on April 1, 2011 at his residence. He was born on April 30, 1952 in Augsburg, Germany to Josephine & Julius VanLaecke. On July 17, 1998 he married Tamara Shackle. Mr. Vanlaecke previously lived in Jacksonville, NC where he worked for the Jacksonville Police Department. He later resided...
Martin Pena
Apr 1, 2011
Martin Pena, age 89, of Ligonier passed away at his residence on April 1, 2011 at 1:48 PM. Mr. Pena was born on December 1, 1921 in Sabinas, Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to Martin & Guadalupe (Rodriguez) Pena. On January 1, 1966 he married Aurora Rodriguez. Mr. Pena moved to Noble County in 1973 coming from Mexico. He retired...
Rosa M Whetstone
Mar 25, 2011
Rosa M. (Eash) Whetstone, age 90, of Topeka, IN passed away at 4:17 PM on Friday, March 25, 2011. She was born on January 22, 1921 in LaGrange County, IN to Menno and Sarah (Lambright) Eash. On January 31, 1946 she married John S. Whetstone. She is Survived by her husband John; 2 sons, Glen (Alma) Whetstone of Topeka,...
Patricia A Mclallin
Mar 24, 2011
Patricia A. McLallin, 86, of Ligonier, Ind., passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. in Northridge Village, Albion, Ind. She was born on March 10, 1925, in Kendallville, Ind., to Paul Eugene and Leone Castor (Richards) Warford. She married Gerald W. McLallin on June 20, 1943. He preceded her in death in 2008. She was a...
Billy L. Johnson
Mar 23, 2011
Billy L. Johnson, age 64, of Ligonier passed away at Avalon Village in Ligonier on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 5:58 AM following an extended illness. Mr. Johnson was born on November 23, 1946 to Charles E. & Effie (Brown) Johnson in Wolf Lake, IN. He was a lifetime area resident. Mr. Johnson worked for Starcraft in Goshen for...
Justin Gamblin
Mar 2, 2011
Justin Gamblin, age 22, of Lafayette, formerly of Ligonier, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 6:30 AM as the result of a house fire in Lafayette. Justin was born on September 29, 1988 in Goshen, IN. He was a lifetime area resident and a 2007 graduate of West Noble High School. Justin was a fulltime student...
David Wilson Allen
Feb 26, 2011
David Wilson Allen, 78, of Indianapolis died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, at St. Frances Hospital in Beech Grove. Mr. Allen had lived in Ligonier prior to moving to Indianapolis in 1996. He was a member of the Goshen Apostolic Pentecostal Church. Mr. Allen was born Dec. 30, 1932, in Van Wert, Ohio, to Wilson ‘‘Bill’’ and Martha Geraldine ‘‘Gerry’’...
Amanda Schrock
Feb 23, 2011
Amanda Schrock, 90, of Topeka died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, at Parkview LaGrange Hospital. Mrs. Schrock was a lifetime Topeka resident. She was born Sept. 3, 1920, in Topeka to Henry and Emma (Bontrager) Beechy. She married Jacob A. Schrock on Oct. 15, 1940. He died Oct. 18, 2003. Surviving are her children, Susie (Sam) Schrock of Arthur, Ill.,...
Harry W. Hart
Feb 22, 2011
Harry W. Hart, age 70, of Cromwell, IN, formerly of Syracuse, IN, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, February 22, 2011 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born on October 7, 1940 to Wesley and Wilhelamine (Strong) Hart in Norfolk, NE. On June 7, 1969 he married Michele Miller. Growing up in Omaha, NE he joined the United...
Eddie Wilson Hall
Feb 21, 2011
Eddie Wilson Hall, age 66, of Dry Creek, KY passed away on Monday, February 21, 2011 at his residence from natural causes. He was born on January 23, 1945 in Indian Creek of Pike County, KY to Edward & Margaret (Bailey) Hall. Mr. Hall worked for Lippert Components for over 15 years as a welder. Surviving are his children,...
Frieda Miller
Feb 15, 2011
Our loving mother & grandmother Frieda L. Miller, age 71, of Ligonier, formerly of Topeka, departed Sacred Heart Nursing Home in Avilla to be with the Lord on February 15, 2011 at 6:40 PM. She was born on May 12, 1939 to Levi & Susanna (Schrock) Christner. In June of 1975 she married Mike Miller, he preceded her in...
Roy D. Mynhier
Feb 13, 2011
Roy D. Mynhier, age 78, of Ligonier, IN passed away Saturday, February 12, 2011 at his residence. He was born on January 19, 1933 in Kimmell to Joseph & Eva (Hunt) Mynhier. On December 15, 1953 he married Judy Zarse in Cromwell, IN. She preceded him in death in 1997. Roy graduated from Cromwell High School and played on...
Thomas E. Walburn
Feb 11, 2011
Thomas E. Walburn, age 58, of Cromwell, IN went to be with His Lord, on Friday, February 11, 2011 in Lansing, MI. Tom was born on November 26, 1952 at Lucky Hospital in Wolf Lake, IN to Edward & Norma Jean (Deisler) Walburn. He was part of the first class to graduate from West Noble High School in 1971....
Elvita Mullins
Jan 31, 2011
Elvita Mullins, age 64, of Ligonier, IN passed away unexpectedly following a brief illness on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 10:00 AM at her residence in Ligonier. She was born on November 23, 1946 to Herbert and Daisy (Chaffins) Slone in Floyd County Kentucky. Mrs. Mullins moved to the area in the 1960's coming from Kentucky. She was a...
Treva Rex
Jan 25, 2011
Treva Opal Rex, age 104, of Ligonier passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at her home of natural causes. She was a lifetime area resident and a dedicated homemaker. Mrs. Rex graduated from Topeka High School in 1923. She had attended the EUB in Ligonier for several years. She was born March 30, 1906, in Topeka, Indiana, to Orson...
Claude A. Alexander
Jan 24, 2011
Claude A. Alexander, 69, of Kimmell passed away on Monday, January 24, 2011 at the Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Kendallville. He was born July 26, 1941 in Hammond to William E. & Edna Mae (Donivan) Alexander. Claude was a long-time resident of Calumet Township and a US Army Veteran. He was a lifetime member of the North Webster...
