Cynthia Lee Slowey, age 64, of Kimmell, IN, passed away at 9:29 am on Thursday February 18, 2021, at her residence.  Born on November 12, 1956 in Janesville, WI, she was the daughter of Marvin and Madge (Woodrell) Robertson. Cynthia attended Craig High School in Janesville, and graduated with the Class of 1975. She worked in Quality Control at General Motors until her retirement. Cynthia enjoyed buying clothes for her grandchildren, collecting antiques, interior design, landscaping,...

David F. White, age 61, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 1:40 pm on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at his residence. Born on December 22, 1959 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Richard White and Martha (Wehnert) White. David attended Columbia City High School and went on to serve his country in the United States Air Force.On September 19, 2018 he married Julie Ritumalta. David worked for Dial-X in Albion for several years then was the owner & operator of White Glove Janitorial...

Paul Alex Azar, 68, of Columbia City, passed away unexpectedly while outside helping neighbors on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Born March 22, 1952 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Walter and Marcella Louise (Logan) Azar. He graduated from South Side High School with the Class of 1970 and received his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University. On September 22, 1987, he married Diane Northrup. Paul was an engineer for Almet in New Haven for over 20 years. In 2014, he and Diane moved to...

Sundra "Sunni" (Mullins) Watson, 73, of Columbia City, passed away Monday, February 15, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born April 5, 1947 in Floyd County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Glines "Glen" and Dixie (Caudill) Mullins. Sunni was the first-born grandchild on both her parents' sides. At a young age her father took a job and they moved to Huntington, Indiana and then to Columbia City when she was a teenager. She graduated from Columbia City Joint...

Patty A. Starkey, 81, of Columbia City, Indiana passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN. Born December 10, 1939 in Wolf Lake, she was the daughter of Raymond and Verda (Fry) Hoffman.    She attended Coesse High School and was a lifelong resident of Whitley County. On July 9, 1966, she married David Lee Starkey. She worked at Blue Bell for 15 years, Indiana Knit Company and was a licensed insurance agent helping her husband for many years...

Gloria Mae (Sheets) Hobbs, 88, of Larwill, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021 at her home. Born April 22, 1932 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Arlo Sheets and Mary (Hine) Beaver. She graduated from Jefferson Center High School with the Class of 1950. Following graduation, Gloria got married and moved to Zanesville in 1950. She had been a homemaker and retired from Keebler in Bluffton. In 1995, she moved to North Manchester before moving in with her son and daughter-in-law,...

Patricia Ann Cochran, 76, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at her home. Born June 26, 1944 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Julius and Alice (Debolt) Zumbrun. On November 22, 1975, she married Gaylord Cochran and retired from Precision Plastics in Columbia City. Patricia is survived by her cousin, Bill (DeMaris) Valjack; nephew, Jeff Kimpel. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gaylord "Red" Cochran in 1999; brother, Julius...

Denise A. Rambaud, age 61, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 12:07 am on Monday February 1, 2021 at her residence.  Born on June 13, 1959 in Canton, Ohio, she was the daughter of Benjamin and Anita (Yelesanko) Rambaud. Denise attended Malvern High School in Malvern Ohio and graduated with the Class of 1978.  She worked at Precision Plastics in Columbia City. Denise enjoyed talking with people and nobody was a stranger to her.  She was also an avid collector of old ceramic...

Kirby Wolfe, 47, of Columbia City, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born March 14, 1973 in Columbia City, he was the son of Harold Wolfe and Paula Anders. Growing up in Fort Wayne, Kirby enjoyed spending time listening to music, being with friends, playing baseball and being on the water. While attending Snider High School, Kirby joked that he was "Captain of the Varsity Smoking Team" and graduated with the Class of 1991. He...

John L. Couch, 73, of South Whitley, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021 at his home. Born February 27, 1947 in Harlan County, Kentucky, he was the son of  Ed and Sina (Cody) Couch. He graduated from Cumberland High School and went on to attend college. He had been an LPN, owned and operated a construction company in Texas before moving to Indiana. John then worked for United Technologies and started his own computer business in the 90's. John is survived by his son, Johnny Wayne...