Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
Ronald Lee Knox
Mar 24, 2010
KIMMELL — Ronald Lee Knox, 73, of Kimmell died at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. Mr. Knox was a lifetime area resident. He had worked for Supreme Corporation and Starcarft Tanks. Mr. Knox was a member of the Cromwell-Kimmell Lions Club and the Ligonier-Albion Bowling Association. He was also a member of...
Hazel L. Smith
Mar 18, 2010
Hazel L. Smith, age 65, of Cromwell passed away Thursday March 18, 2010 at her residence. She was born on July 22, 1944 in Auburn, IN to Walter and Mable (Gingerich) Wallace. She married Charles L. Smith on February 17, 1972. Hazel worked for ten years at Meijer in Dunlap and had worked at the Lakeland Spinal Health in...
Larry A. Rasnake
Mar 15, 2010
Larry A. Rasnake, age 58, of Cromwell passed away Monday March 15, 2010 at his residence after an extended battle with cancer. He was born on June 15, 1951 in War, West Virginia to Marvin Rasnake and Jean (Mills) Waters. He married Debora Beckner on August 1, 1980, she survives. Mr. Rasnake was a lifetime area resident and worked...
Michael Bruce Waggoner
Mar 15, 2010
Michael Bruce Waggoner, 52, passed away at M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, Texas on Monday, March 15th at 4:00 a.m. after a short but courageous battle with cancer. He was born August 25, 1957 to Felix and Doris Waggoner at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is survived by his wife, Meladie of 12 years (Germantown, TN) and two sons,...
Jerry Lynn Burkitt
Mar 12, 2010
Jerry Lynn Burkitt, age 63, of Cromwell, IN passed away March 12, 2010 at 7:45 PM in his residence. He was born June19, 1946 in St. Charles, IL to Granado K. & Helen M. (Brown) Burkitt. Jerry married Elaine VanDrew\Miretti on August 16, 2008, she survives. Jerry graduated from Columbia City High School & went on to earn an...
Ruth I. Fausnaugh
Mar 2, 2010
Ruth I. Fausnaugh, age 91, of Wawaka, formerly of Kimmell, passed away Tuesday March 2, 2010 at 2:50 PM from natural causes, in her residence. She was born on May 2, 1918 to John & Floy Griffin in Auburn, IN. She married Bernard Fausnaugh on January 3, 1946 in Garrett, IN. He preceded her in death on May 16,...
Denise L. Baker
Feb 27, 2010
Denise Lynn Baker, age 56, of Goshen, IN, formerly of Milbank, SD passed away Saturday February 27, 2010 at Avalon Village in Ligonier. She was born on May 7, 1953, in Milbank, SD, to Earl and Marilyn (Miller) Hawkinson. She attended South Shore High School in South Shore, SD. & was also a member of Peace Lutheran Church in...
Virginia "Ginny" E. Guthrie
Feb 26, 2010
Virginia "Ginny" Guthrie, age 86, of Cromwell, died at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville on February 26, 2010. She was born on May 18, 1923 in Glenkarn, Ohio to Russell & Ada Lavon (Beam) Flatter. Virginia worked as a secretary to the Chief Process Engineer for AVCO. She retired from Family Fare in Ligonier. Virginia enjoyed playing euchre, reading...
Evelyn M. Johnson
Feb 25, 2010
Evelyn M. Johnson, age 93, of Ligonier, died February 25, 2010 of natural causes at Avalon Village. She was born to Loyal & Goldia (Cox) Moseman on March 10, 1916 in Ligonier, IN. Evelyn graduated from Ligonier High School in 1935. She married Cluade Johnson on June 29, 1963 in Wawaka. Evelyn returned to the area from Gary, IN...
Brandon Allan Replogle
Feb 23, 2010
Brandon A. Replogle, age 18, of Kimmell, IN passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, February 23, 2010 as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on January 3, 1992 in Indianapolis, IN. He was lifetime area resident. Brandon was a senior at West Noble High School and had worked for Pizza Hut, Sweet Corn Charlie's and...
Amanda Lynn Musser
Feb 23, 2010
Amanda Lynn Musser, age 18, of Cromwell, IN passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born November 22, 1991 to David Eugene Musser and Rhonda Chivington Krause. Her father preceded her in death in October 1997. She was a lifelong area resident and a senior at West Noble High...
Katrina "Tina" Fausnaugh
Feb 22, 2010
Katrina ‘‘Tina’’ Fausnaugh, 61, of Kimmell passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 22, 2010. She was born January 22, 1949, in Fort Wayne to Stuart Nathaniel Sr. and Dorothy Jean (Holcomb) Swink, they preceded her in death. She was a lifetime area resident and a graduate of North Side High School in Fort Wayne. Ms. Fausnaugh had worked for Silgan...
Robert Owens
Jan 28, 2010
Robert Owens, of Ligonier, age 69, died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at his residence in Ligonier. Mr. Owens was born on October 5, 1940 to Keen & Esther (Reynolds) Owens in Leburn, Kentucky. He married Judy Hall in 1962, she passed away in 1972. He moved to Ligonier in 1972 coming from Columbus, IN where he had lived since...
Mary J. Schlabach
Jan 15, 2010
Mary J. Schlabach, aged 88 years, 8 months & 16 days, of Topeka, IN passed away January 15, 2010 at 8:30 PM as the result of natural causes. She was born on April 28, 1921 to John S. & Martha Miller. On January 14, 1941 she married Amos Schlabach, he preceded her in death on May 15, 1994. She...
Earnest Shell
Jan 12, 2010
Earnest J. Shell, 91, of Ligonier died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, at Avalon Village in Ligonier. He was born March 13, 1918, to John and Etta (Gill) Shell. He married Donnabelle Stahley on Aug. 30, 1941, in Wawaka. She preceded him in death on Aug. 9, 2009. Mr. Shell was a lifetime area resident & had farmed for more...
Harper F. Peck
Dec 26, 2009
Harper F. Peck, age 81, of Cromwell, IN passed away December 26, 2009 at 1:25 PM at Avalon Village in Ligonier. He was born December 29, 1927 in Pennsylvania to the late Robley Peck & Alverta (Scouten) Earnhart. On October 15, 1976 in Syracuse, IN he married Darlene Rogers she survives. On December 7, 1944 at the age of...
Esperanza Resendiz
Dec 20, 2009
LIGONIER — Esperanza Resendiz, 47, of Ligonier, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009, at 8:18 a.m. at Elkhart General Hospital after a brief illness. She moved to Ligonier in 1994 coming from Mexico and was a dedicated homemaker.She was a member of Eben-ezer Evangelistic Center in Ligonier. She loved cooking, spending time with her family and doing God’s work. She...
Melvin E. Twaits
Dec 10, 2009
Melvin E. Twaits, age 83, of Kimmell, IN passed away December 10, 2009 at Rivercrest Specialty Hospital in Mishawaka, IN. Melvin was born July 9, 1926 in Sparta Township, IN to the late John R. “Shortie” & Lora (Hart) Twaits. He served his country honorably in the United States Navy on the USS Chenango from 1942-46. He retired as...
Martha "Marty" Jean Leitch
Dec 9, 2009
Martha "Marty" Jean Leitch, age 83, of Smalley Lake of Kimmell, died on December 9, 2009 at 11:13 AM after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on April 19, 1926 to John B. & Iva Mae (Coats) Clouse in Green Township, IN. She married Carroll "Peck" V. Leitch in Albion on August 10, 1946. They were married...
Barbara Ann Kurtz
Dec 1, 2009
Barbara Ann Kurtz, age 64 of Topeka, IN died on December 1, 2009 at 8:15 AM at her son's home, John Jay Kurtz, after battling cancer since May. She was born on August 27, 1945 and was a lifetime area resident. She worked in the Westview School Cafeteria and was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. She...
