Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
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...
Sonja Jo Ottinger
Nov 19, 2009
Sonya Jo Ottinger, age 47, of Cromwell, IN passed away unexpectedly November 19, 2009 while at home. She was born on February 10, 1962 in Huntington, IN to Jay Rittenhouse & Nancy Sands. She married Mark Ottinger on May 23, 1981. Sonja moved to the are in 1990 coming from Columbia City. She worked as a licensed massage therapist,...
Roberta Rose Ostrander
Nov 19, 2009
Roberta Rose Ostrander, age 77, of North Webster, IN passed November 19, 2009 at 3:20 PM in Goshen General Hospital. She was born on August 27, 1932 in Middletown, OH to Herbert & Grace (Hawkins) Fugate. She married Gene Ostrander, he preceded her in death. Roberta was a lifetime area resident. She worked for Cromwell Products for several years...
Joyce "Marlene" Knox
Nov 11, 2009
Joyce "Marlene" Knox, 73, of Kimmell died of natural causes on November 11, 2009 at 4:29 AM at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born on January 19, 1936 in Noble County, IN to Charles & Althea (Fausnaugh) Reeve. She married Ronald L. Knox on November 4, 1953 in Albion, IN, he survives. Marlene was a lifelong area...
Alyssa Marie Macias
Nov 1, 2009
Alyssa Marie Macias was born into Heaven November 1, 2009 at 4:58 AM at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. Baby Alyssa Marie is survived by her Parents: Jose A. Macias & Heather R. Taylor-Macias of Ligonier. 3 Brothers: Jose Taylor, Gustavo Taylor, & Fernando Macias all of Ligonier. Grandmother: Arlene Fran Collins of Ligonier, Grandfather: Larry B. Taylor of...
Norman Jack Biddle
Oct 31, 2009
LIGONIER — Norman Jack Biddle, 83 of Ligonier died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital unexpectedly as the result of natural causes. Mr. Biddle was born July 29, 1926, at Wolf Lake to Chester & Elsie Pauline (Sarrnow) Biddle. He was a lifetime area resident. He worked in plumbing and heating for several decades and previously owned...
Laila Jean Longstreth
Oct 31, 2009
TOPEKA — Laila Jean Longstreth, 78, of Topeka died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at 8:27 p.m. at Parkview LaGrange Hospital, LaGrange, after a brief illness. She was born May 6, 1931, in Murraysville, W.V. to William G. & Myrtle (Hughes) Boggs. On Sept. 6, 1983, she married Robert Longstreth; he survives. She moved to the area in 1991, coming...
Reba E. Sandlin
Oct 25, 2009
Reba E. Sandlin, age 91, of Ligonier, IN passed away Sunday October 25, 2009 at 7:30 AM of natural causes at Avalon Village in Ligonier. She was born on October 7, 1918 in Etna Green, IN to Noah & Ethel (Hamman) Seniff. She married Russell Bellman, he passed away in 1953. She then married Jason "Hap" Vanette, he passed...
Sharon Stoner
Oct 25, 2009
Sharon S. Stoner, age 49, of Cromwell died unexpectedly Sunday October 25, 2009 at 10:05 PM at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne after a brief illness. She was born on February 6, 1960 to Glen & Madlean (Shepherd) Coburn in Kendallville, IN. Sharon was a lifelong area resident and she worked for Kidd & Company until 1995. She leaves...
James M. "Jim" Smith
Oct 3, 2009
KIMMELL, IN - James, “Jim” Matthew Smith, 85; passed away October 3, 2009, at his residence in Kimmell after a lengthy illness. He was born in January of 1924 to Edward and Ada Smith in Keokee County Virginia. Jim lived in the Kimmell area for the past thirty years. He worked as a wire mill foreman for Essex Wire....
Ross Edward Jett
Sep 29, 2009
Wawaka- Ross Edward Jett, 77, died peacefully in his sleep the morning of Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at his Wawaka, Indiana home. He was a lifelong resident of Noble County. Mr. Jett was a longtime member and was very active in the Wawaka Church of the Brethren. He had been engaged in farming until 1988, and was currently the...
Paula Eash
Sep 16, 2009
Paula Eash, of Buchanan, MI, formerly of Ligonier, IN passed away Wednesday September 16, 2009 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, MI at 4:45 PM of natural causes. She was born on September 21, 1948 to Fred & Thelma (Paulus) Rowlison in Sturgis, MI. She worked in the health care profession and most recently worked for Lakeland...
Fred A. Ott
Sep 11, 2009
Fred A. Ott, age 88, of Ligonier, IN passed away at his residence Friday September 11, 2009 at 2:30 AM after a four month battle with cancer. He was born March 28, 1921 in Elkhart County to Ivan and Faye (Stoner) Ott. He was a lifelong area resident. He served his country in the United States Army during World...
