F. Michael Minick, age 49, of Fort Wayne, IN, passed away at 9:25 p.m. on Thursday May 28, 2020 at Dupont Hospital. Born April 20, 1971 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Floyd Turner and Janice (Trout) Minick. Mike attended Hoagland Elementary, Emmanuel Lutheran, Concordia Lutheran, and finally graduated from Northrup High School with the Class of 1990.  He also attended Ivy Tech Community College for paramedic training. Mike volunteered at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo for 5...

Joseph Lee Doyle, age 67, of Kimmell, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020 at his residence. Born on May 8, 1953 in Lafayette, Indiana, he was the son of Cyril and Marion (Lorance) Doyle. Joe graduated from South Newton High School with the Class of 1971. On November 22, 1974, he married Cathleen (Wingler) in Nashville, Tennessee. He started working for General Motors in 1975 and retired in 2008. Joe liked watching sports, especially baseball, football and NASCAR. He was a diehard Chicago...

Janet D. Miller, 82, of Albion, Indiana, passed away 12:46 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at her home. Born September 24, 1937 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Dale E. and Virginia C. (Holocher) Meyer. She grew up in Whitley County and graduated from Churubusco High School with the Class of 1955. While growing up, she knew Robert E. Miller who lived a few houses away. While he was serving in U.S. Army, the two began talking and seeing each other when he was home. On November 29,...

Hard working, outgoing, caring, quick-witted, and well-loved by all are just a few ways to describe Whitney Shoda. A few pieces of history that occurred in 1987 were Michael Jackson released "BAD" Album and Single, the Simpsons were seen on TV for the first time, 1 gallon of gas was 89 cents, and on June 9, 1987 Mike Shoda and Paula (Downing) Woll welcomed the birth of Whitney Ann Shoda in Columbia City, Indiana. Whitney was a lifelong Whitley County resident. She attended Columbia City...

Dale Eugene Eby, age 85, of Columbia City, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, May 23, 2020 at his home. Born September 5, 1934 in New Paris, he was the son of Charles Samuel and Erma (Holderead) Eby. He graduated New Paris High School with the Class of 1953. He married his first wife, Marla Kasey on July 29, 1961 in Constantine, MI and after her passing, he married Carol Miller on July 26, 1976. Dale worked for Dairy Farmers of America for 16 years, retiring in 1997. He lived in New...

Judy L. Kissinger, 80, of Columbia City, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home. Born September 30, 1939 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Albert and Dorothy (Ellenwood) Garman. She graduated South Side High School with the Class of 1957. On August 23, 1958, she married Lynn Kissinger. In 1971, they moved to rural Columbia City from Fort Wayne. Judy had been a Teacher's Assistant at Etna-Troy and Mary Raber Elementary Schools for over 20 years. She was...

Jason Stewart was adventurous, caring, loving and soft hearted. He was quiet and very trusting of others. Jason loved spending time with his friends, family and having get togethers with them all. Born at Lutheran Hospital on September 2, 1976 in Fort Wayne, he was one of the twin sons of Cheyenne Stewart and Janice (McCool) Osborn. Jason would grow up living in South Whitley. As a boy, he loved being outdoors, playing in the woods and doing anything that involved going fast like...

Steven E. Harrold age 68, of Fort Wayne, IN, passed away at 1:44 pm on Friday May 15, 2020 at I. U. Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Born on November 8, 1951, in Wolf Lake, IN, he was the son of Ronald and Eudora (Thompson) Harrold. Steven attended Strasburg High School, in Ohio and graduated with the Class of 1970. On March 19, 1973 he married Sandra K. Mowry in Merriam, IN. Steven worked for Dana Corporation in Fort Wayne for 30 years until his retirement in 2006. He was a...

James R. Hazen, age 90, of South Whitley, IN, passed away at 2:15 pm on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Miller's Merry Manor, Columbia City. Born on January 25, 1930 in Whitley County, he was the son of Hiram and Christabelle (Riley) Hazen. Jim attended school in Coesse and graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of 1948. He worked as a general contractor and marketing consultant after serving his country in the U.S. Army. Jim was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness...

Vickie Lloyd, age 62, of Columbia City, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital. Born April 17, 1958 in Muncie, she was the daughter of Larry Sr. and Dorothy (Dodd) Reynolds. She graduated Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1976. On June 27, 2009, she married Jerry Lloyd, who the two had known and grew up together in their youth. Vickie had worked for Lutheran Hospital and Renaissance Village. She was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses-Edgewood Hall. Vickie...