Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
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...
Janis M. Rarick
Jan 1, 2009
CROMWELL — Janis M. Rarick, 71, of Cromwell died at 2:40 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, at Avalon Village of Ligonier. She was the retired manager of the Ligonier Marathon Station. Mrs. Rarick was a former member of the Ligonier EUB Church. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Post 243 in Ligonier. She was...
Max I. Coy
Dec 28, 2008
Max I. Coy, Age, 92 of Ligonier passed away December 28, 2008 at 9:10 AM at Avalon Village in Ligonier as the result of natural causes. He was born August 1, 1916 in Noble County to Roy & Ola (Stump) Coy. He married Edna Cripe, she preceded him in death. Mr. Coy was a lifetime area resident & a...
Perry A. Mast
Dec 24, 2008
Perry A. Mast, age 80, of Rome City passed away December 24, 2008 at 5:00 AM at the family residence after a brief battle with cancer. On January 27, 1928 in LaGrange County, IN Perry was born to Amos S. & Sarah M. (Yoder) Mast.On November 3, 1949 he married Juanita Christner, she survives. Mr. Mast, a lifelong area...
Dakota Reed Bushong
Dec 20, 2008
Dakota Reed Bushong, age 9, of Topeka died as result of a sledding accident that took place Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 11:47 AM in Topeka, IN. He was born December 6, 1999 in Goshen to Phillip & Shannon (Fisher) Bushong. He was a member of Topeka Baptist Church, and was a third grade student at Topeka Elementary School....
Lloyd J. Cripe
Dec 9, 2008
Lloyd J. Cripe, 82, of Goshen, died at 2:45 PM Tuesday at Courtyard Healthcare, Goshen. He was born June 11, 1926 in Elkhart County. He married Alma J. Cable October 21, 1979. She survives. Lloyd retired as a machine set up operator from Monsanto of Ligonier after 30 years of service. He served his country honorably from 1944-1946 in...
Betty L. Shoup
Dec 6, 2008
Betty L. Shoup, 80, of Wakarusa, formerly of Elkhart, died at 1:30 a.m. Saturday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa. She was born Aug. 15, 1928 in Greentown. She married Carl D. Shoup, her husband of 60 years, on June 29, 1947. He died Sept. 5, 2007. Betty was a 1946 graduate of Greentown High School in Greentown, IN. She...
William L. Lang Jr.
Dec 4, 2008
William L. Lang Jr., age 66, of Cromwell passed away Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 2:00 AM at his residence in Cromwell. He was born on October 26, 1942, in Mt. Carbon, West Virginia, to William L. Sr. & Anna (Robinson) Lang. He Moved to the area in 1964 coming from Deep Water, West Virginia. He married Lillian "Mindy"...
