Dorothy L. Smith, 94, of Columbia City, passed away 10:37 p.m. Monday, September 28, 2020 at her home. Born October 31, 1925 in New Paris, she was the daughter of Chris and Dorothy Bernice (Ringler) Lehman. She graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of 1943. On December 20, 1943, she married Milton Smith at the Nazarene Church in Columbia City. She was a member of First Church of God. Dorothy is survived by her son, Douglas E. Smith; brother, Kenneth L. (Elsie) Lehman of...

A good listener, supportive, and always willing to help someone in need are just a few ways to describe Roger McCoy.  A few events from 1935 that occurred in history include:   the Amelia Earhart solo flight across the Pacific, Parker Brothers release the game Monopoly, nylon was first introduced, and on September 22, 1935 in Noble County, Indiana Dale and LaVelda (Keller)McCoy welcomed the birth of William Roger McCoy. Roger had a bit of an ornery streak in him that show at...

Hard working, kind, gentle and caring are just a few ways to describe Larry Sheets. He was born into a farming family and lived farming in and out. He was a great teacher to his family and passed on farming knowledge to his children and grandchildren.   By the end of the year of 1941, the United States of America was turned upside down after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Earlier in the year the country was all in tune to the news and much talk around the water coolers was about the war...

Muriel  Konoloff, 83, of Columbia City, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at her home with her daughter by her side. Born August 13, 1937 in Washington, she was the daughter of Tony and Vivian Fearn. On January 16, 1960, she married Nicholas Konoloff in Las Vegas, Nevada. They lived in California for many years before moving to Indiana after retiring. Muriel worked for Toyota's corporate office in California; along with Hallmark and Fashion Bug. Muriel is survived by her...

Jimmy E. Hoppas, 84, of Columbia City, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at his home. Born November 12, 1935 in Allen County, he was the son of Eddie and Clara (Crabill) Hoppas. He graduated from Churubusco High School with the Class of 1954. Jimmy served in the U.S. Army and worked for Whitley County Consolidated Schools in the Custodian Department and retired from Reelcraft Industries with 10 years of service. He was a former member of Columbia City United Methodist Church. Jimmy...

Ronda K. Allen, 58, of Columbia City, gained her Angel wings unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, September 15, 2020 at her home. Born September 1, 1962 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of Ronnie York and Dixie "Sis" (Clingerman) Nei.   Ronda grew up at Tri-Lakes and attended Columbia City Joint High School where she was involved with Cheer Block. She graduated with the Class of 1980 and moved to Florida before moving back to Columbia City in 1990. Ronda worked at the...

Peggy Mallane, 67, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away at 9:55 a.m., Sunday, July 05, 2020 at her home. Born September 19, 1952 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of Dale J. and Gladys E. (Walker) Gamble. She was on the swim team and school band, graduating Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1970. On September 5, 1971, Peggy married Phillip Mallane III. She attended Purdue University for nursing and earned her Associates Degree and worked over 30 years as a registered...

Anthony “Umpa” Allen Zielinski, age 61, of Noblesville, IN, passed away at 9:13 pm on Saturday September 12, 2020 at I.U. Health Blackford Hospital, Hartford City.  Born on July 22, 1959 in Toledo, OH, he was the son of Richard and Carol (Day) Zielinski. Anthony attended DeVilbiss High School, Toledo and graduated with the Class of 1977 and then proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy.  Anthony attended Berkley School of Music for Audio Engineering and later owned...

Waneta Wood had a positive outlook on life, was welcoming of others, happy and was a very hard worker. As her children grew up in Coesse, she had the house all the neighborhood children flocked too and had a home where her grandchildren and family enjoyed gathering at for Friday night meals.   With 10's of thousands of people traveling the road and rail in America looking for work and twenty five percent of the population on unemployment, 1933 was the worst year of the depression....

Phyllis M. Reith, 89, of Huntington, passed away Friday, September 11, 2020 at 7: 35 p.m at her home in rural Whitley County. Born March 25, 1931 in Huntington, she was the daughter of Paul J. and Agnes E. (Campbell) Eckert. She grew up in Whitley County and graduated from Washington Center High School with the Class of 1948. She married Jack Swain on September 25, 1948 at St. Catherine's Catholic Church. In 1950, they moved to the Milford and Elkhart area, then to Houston, Texas...