Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
Edith I. Landon Goodrich
Mar 11, 2009
Edith I. Landon Goodrich, age 93 of Ligonier, IN passed away March 11, 2009 at 6:15 PM at Avalon Village in Ligonier, IN from natural causes. Edith was born September 26, 1915 in Centerville, IN to William & Eppie (Ewers) Cooper. In 1935 she married Herschel Landon, he preceded her in death. She then married Kenneth Goodrich in 1964;...
Myrle "Be" Sprunger
Mar 9, 2009
Myrle O. “Be” Sprunger, age 88 of Ligonier, IN passed away March 9, 2009 at 12:15 PM at Avalon Village in Ligonier from natural causes. She was born February 1, 1921 in Hillsdale, MI to Eli and Olive M. (Baldwin) Amstutz. On August 30, 1938 she married Harry L. Sprunger, he preceded her in death in 1987. “Be” moved...
Rosalie Pendill
Feb 17, 2009
Rosalie Pendill, age 90, of Bradenton, FL, formerly of Elkhart, IN passed away February 17, 2009 at Manatee Springs Care & Rehabilitation in Bradenton, FL. She was born on September 14, 1918 to Keith and Beulah Working in Ligonier, IN. She married Robert Pendill. She retired from CTS Corporation in Elkhart after 30 plus years of service and had...
Betty M. Wolfe
Feb 17, 2009
Betty M. Wolfe, age 83, of Ligonier, formerly of Albion, passed away at 8:35 PM February 17, 2009 at Avalon Village Nursing Home in Ligonier. She was born February 24, 1925 in Fort Wayne to Frank and Ora (Snider) Spillner. She married Charles F. "Chuck Jr." Wolfe on December 1, 1944 in Ada, Ohio. He passed away in 1998....
Troy E. Bridegan
Feb 15, 2009
Troy E. Bridegan, age 30, of Albion, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly February 15, 2009 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident that took place on February 14, 2009. He was born June 12, 1978 in Columbia City, the son of Charles E. and Toni (Fry) Bridegan. On April 25, 2001...
Fannie M. Miller
Feb 14, 2009
Fannie M. Miller, 59 of 5825 S 300 W; Topeka, IN 46571 passed away February 14, 2009 at 5:15 AM in her home after a brief illness. She was born August 18, 1949 in LaGrange County, IN to Melvin J. & Susie D. (Nissley) Miller. She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. Survivors include her Mother:...
John D. Moore
Feb 10, 2009
John D. “Big John” Moore, 69, of Bear Lake in Albion, died at 3:43 a.m. Feb. 10, 2009 at Avalon Village Nursing Home, Ligonier after an extended illness. He was born Nov. 7, 1939 in Dunkirk, the son of Fred & Thelma (Weaver) Moore.On Sept. 17, 2001 he married Deloris E. Hirsch and was a lifelong area resident. He...
Frederick Duane Shisler
Feb 7, 2009
Frederick Duane Shisler, 84, of Kimmell died at 4:10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, at Avalon Village Nursing Home in Ligonier. Mr. Shisler had been a lifetime area resident. He was a farmer and had worked in various occupations through the years including serving as the caretaker of Sparta Cemetery for several years. Mr. Shisler graduated from Albion-Jefferson High...
Fannie Lambright
Feb 6, 2009
Fannie A. (Yoder) Lambright, age 67, of Topeka, IN passed away February 6, 2009 at 3:40 AM at her residence following a three week illness. She was born April 19, 1941 in Loogootee, Indiana to Amos and Emma (Graber) Yoder. She was a homemaker and a member of the Old Order Amish Church. She married Harvey A. Lambright on...
Earnest L. Beardsley Sr.
Feb 1, 2009
Earnest L. Beardsley, 75, died February 1, 2009 at 8:35 PM from natural causes at Goshen General Hospital. Earnest was born to Clyde and Gladys (Scholfield) Beardsley in Marietta, Ohio on November 8, 1933. He married Lois Anna Jane Blair on June 26, 1955. He moved to the area in 1964 and attended the Church of Christ. He retired...
Richard C. Saggars
Jan 26, 2009
Richard C. Saggars, age 84, of Ligonier, IN passed away January 26, 2009 at 10:45 PM at Northridge Village Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center in Albion, IN. He was born Feb.12, 1924 in Lagrange County to Jacob and Madge (Rowe) Saggars. He graduated from Topeka High School where he was the valedictorian and class president. He was a lifetime...
Charles A. Keller
Jan 17, 2009
Charles A. Keller, 77, Ligonier, died at 5:18 a.m. Saturday at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. On October 24, 1931 he was born to Carl A. & Margaret Jane (Mock) Keller in Bluffton, IN. He was a graduate of Bluffton High School & a Licensed Beautician for nearly 35 years. Mr. Keller had previously owned & operated a beauty shop...
Frances E. Fisel
Jan 17, 2009
LIGONIER — Frances Eleanor Fisel, 84, died Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Avalon Village Nursing Home, Ligonier. On January 25, 1925 in Noble Co., IN she was born to Elmer Eugene & Nellie Marie (Roach) Chiddister. She married Richard D. Fisel in Goshen Aug. 14, 1943. He died Dec. 27, 2002. She had worked at various businesses, the last...
Helen B. Hagen
Jan 15, 2009
Helen B. Hagen, age 79, a resident of Anna Maria Island, FL., formerly of Ligonier passed away unexpectedly as the result of natural causes on January 15, 2009 at 12:13 AM at her summer home on Lake Wawasee. In 1997 she was given a second chance at life when she received a kidney from her sister Barbara. Helen was...
Michael Lynn Herschberger
Jan 12, 2009
Michael Lynn Herschberger, 14, along with his brother Lyle Eugene, passed away unexpectedly Monday January 12, 2009 at the family residence. He was born on June 11, 1994 in Goshen to David B. and Arlene W. (Bontrager) Hershberger. He lived in Ligoner all his life. He was a member of the Old Order Amish Church and was and 8th...
Ola Fry
Jan 12, 2009
Ola Fry, 99, of Topeka, passed away at 5:00 PM Monday, January 12, 2009 at her home of natural causes. She was born June 9, 1909 in Haven, Kansas, to Jacob T. and Sarah (Miller) Bontrager. She moved to Topeka in 1943 from Haven, Kansas. She was a dedicated homemaker and a member of the Old Order Amish Church....
Lyle Eugene Herschberger
Jan 12, 2009
Lyle Eugene Herschberger, 12, along with his brother Michael Lynn, passed away unexpectedly Monday January 12, 2009 at the family residence. He was born on January 3,1997 in Goshen to David B. and Arlene W. (Bontrager) Hershberger. He lived in Ligoner all his life. He was a member of the Old Order Amish Church and was also a 6th...
Teresa Ann Deese
Jan 9, 2009
KENDALLVILLE — Teresa Ann Deese, 43, of Kendallville died at 9:23 p.m. at her home. She had worked at the Charger House Restaurant for many years, was a graduate of Central Noble High School, and had obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Francis College in Fort Wayne. She was born Nov. 7, 1965, in Noble County to...
Mary M. Janes
Jan 7, 2009
Mary M. Janes, 73, passed away unexpectedly at 2:15 PM Wednesday, January 7, 2009, in Ligonier. She was born May 13, 1935, to Ray and Leah (Summers) Shell. She was a lifetime area resident. She graduated from South Bend Memorial School of Nursing in 1956 and went on to serve in the nursing profession for more than 52 years,...
Elsie M. Thacker
Jan 2, 2009
LIGONIER -- Elsie M. Thacker, 97, of Ligonier, formerly of Matador, Texas, died at 8:12 p.m. Friday (Jan. 2, 2009) at Avalon Village, Ligonier. She was born Dec. 30, 1911, in Yoakom County, Texas, to W.M. and Annie (Drennan) Vaughn. On Oct. 6, 1928, she married Clyde Gilbert in Roaring Springs, Texas. He died in 1976. She married Freeman...
