Wilma Josephine Miller, 93, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 1:25 a.m. Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Miller's at Oak Pointe. Born February 22, 1927 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of John and Emma (Fiedler) Kerch. She graduated from Coesse High School with the Class of 1944. On July 4, 1948, she married Amos "Dutch" Miller at St. John's Lutheran Church. After she and Dutch married, they lived in Fort Wayne where she worked for G.E. for a few years. In 1967 they...

Sandra Lee Leininger, 82, of Columbia City, IN passed away Tuesday night, November 24, 2020 at Mason Health in Warsaw. Born June 25, 1938 in Bucks County, PA, she was the daughter of Paul Somers and Dorothy (Heucheroth) Somers Hallman. She grew up in LeHigh Valley, PA and graduated from Southern LeHigh High School with the Class of 1956. On September 12, 1959, she married Darl Leininger at Hope Lutheran Church where she was a member. Sandy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother; and...

Marilyn Joan Landis, age 59, of New Haven, IN, passed away at 10:00 am on Sunday November 22, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Marion.  Born on April 24, 1961 in Columbia City, IN, she was the daughter of Paul and Sharon (Smith) Creager. Marilyn attended Columbia City Joint and Woodlan High Schools. She married Jerry Landis in Tocsin, IN.  Marilyn worked at Speedway as an attendant for several years.  She also enjoyed playing bingo and spending time with her...

Leolan "Press" Pressler, 89, of Columbia City, IN, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Miller's at Oak Pointe. Born July 4, 1931 in Wabash, he was the son of Ray and Ruth (Bowers) Pressler. After moving to Whitley County in 1945, he graduated from Larwill High School with the Class of  1949. Press served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. On September 27, 1958, he married Diana L. Place in Syracuse. Press worked for G.E. in Fort Wayne and retired from...

Charlene D. Relue, age 77 of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 12:15 am on Sunday November 15, 2020 at Miller’s at Oak Pointe, Columbia City.  Born on December 27, 1942 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Charles and Christine (Neireiter)Laubscher. Charlene attended South Side High School and graduated with the Class of 1961. She worked at Parnell Park Nursing Home for 8 years, then Lincoln Life Insurance Company for 14 years.  Charlene then worked at Parkview Randallia...

Dora Ellen Coulter, age 77 of Wolcottville, IN, passed away at 8:48 am on Saturday November 14, 2020 at Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville.  Born on June 30, 1943 in Muncie, IN, she was the daughter of James and Ada (Cox) Hillman. Dora attended Royerton High School and graduated with the Class of 1961.  In March of 1967, she married David Allen Coulter and moved to Witmer Lake, where she resided for 53 years.  Dora worked in manufacturing nearly all of her working career...

Cheryl (Green) Lawson, 61, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 in the comfort of her home on Round Lake. Born May 11, 1959 at Whitley Memorial Hospital, she was the daughter of Frederick Keith and Marleen Joyce (Fulk) Green.   She graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1977. Cheryl retired from Dana in Syracuse in 1999 and had worked for Chematics for a brief time helping with anything they needed. She was a member of the...

Larry Gene Lee, 59, of Columbia City, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, November 10, 2020 at his home. Born November 16, 1960 in Warsaw, he was the son of Robert and Maxine (England) Lee. He graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1979. In 1981 he moved to Dallas, Texas for two years and returned to Whitley County. He worked at Landis Tool Grinding and Precision Plastics. Larry enjoyed motocross, was a history buff and had a love of cars, trucks and...

Mark A. Crawford, 63, of Columbia City, passed away Monday, November 9, 2020 at Canterbury Green Nursing Home. Born August 17, 1957 in Whitley County, he was the son of Gerald and Evelyn (Brandenburg) Crawford. He graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1975. Mark worked for Weatherhead/ Goma for 28 years and after the plant closed, he worked for Paragon until he retired. Mark was an avid fisherman year round and also enjoyed watching sports. He was a diehard...

Shy, reserved, and not wanting to stand out in a crowd are just a few ways to describe Judy Hudson.  A few pieces of history that occurred in 1944 include President Franklin Roosevelt being elected to his fourth term, Benjamin Green inventing sunscreen for soldiers, later founding the Coppertone Company, and on August 8 1944, the welcoming of Judith Kay Bradbury the oldest of two children born to Jay and Elleen (Jones) Bradbury in Ossian, Indiana. Judy loved her younger sister very much...