Columbia City, IN. Obituaries

ROBERT EUGENE WORKMAN
Jan 18, 2012
Robert Eugene Workman, age 83, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 9:55 p.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor Inc., Columbia City.Born May 11, 1928 in Logansport, IN, he was the son of Grover Cleveland and Pearl Mae (Michael) Workman. In addition to Kalamazoo, MI, he lived in several Indiana cities including, Kentland, Churubusco, Auburn,...
MARJORIE M. JUDD
Jan 15, 2012
Marjorie M. Judd, age 79, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 1:13 p.m. Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City.Born March 15, 1932 in Noble County, IN, she was the daughter of Chris H. and Dorothy B. (Ringler) Lehman. She lived in Noble County until the age of nine, moving with her family to...
DANIEL ROSAS TORRES
Jan 9, 2012
Daniel Rosas Torres, age 85, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 11:00 p.m. Monday, January 9, 2012 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. Born on March 20, 1926 in Hondo, TX, he was the son of Frutoso and Maria Rita (Rosas) Torres. He was raised in Texas and in 1948 moved to Columbia City. His...

CAROL "DARLENE" KNELLER
Jan 8, 2012
Carol "Darlene" Kneller, age 83, of Columbia City, IN passed away Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 5:15 p.m. at Parkview Oaks Nursing Home, Columbia City.Born December 14, 1928 in Syracuse, IN, she was the daughter of Chester and Margaret (Poscharscky) Miller. She graduated from Syracuse High School with the Class of 1947. She has been a resident of...
LANA LYNETTE MCCOY
Jan 6, 2012
Lana Lynette McCoy, 64, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 3:01 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2012 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born on January 7, 1947 in Fort Wayne, the daughter of William O. and Wilma J. (Roose) Harris. Lana has spent her entire lifetime in Whitley County and graduated from Columbia City High School...
MELINDA ANNE JONES
Jan 1, 2012
Melinda Anne Jones, age 34, of Huntertown, IN passed away at 10:46 p.m Sunday, January 1, 2012 at her home.Born February 22, 1977, in Columbia City, IN she was the daughter of John and Mildred Earlene (Graves) Bradbury. She lived in Etna and Columbia City areas most of her lifetime until recently moving to Huntertown.She graduated from Columbia...
VIRGINIA L. LUSK-BAUMGARTNER
Dec 31, 2011
Virginia L. Lusk-Baumgartner, age 95, formerly of Columbia City and currently of Fort Wayne, passed away at 7:47 a.m. Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Covington Commons, Fort Wayne, IN. Born June 1, 1916 in Fort Wayne, IN she was the daughter of Sylvester and Elsie (Ferguson) Coleman. She spent her childhood in Fort Wayne and graduated from Elmhurst...
HOWARD S. STRADER
Dec 29, 2011
Howard S. Strader, age 82, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away at 5:58 a.m. Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. Born October 13, 1929 in Akron, OH, he was the son of William and Mildred (McPhillen) Strader. He was a resident of Allen County until moving to Whitley County in 1951.He attended...
ISABEL I. KITSON-BISHOP
Dec 26, 2011
Isabel I. Kitson-Bishop, age 90, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 10:28 a.m. Monday, December 26, 2011 at her home.Born October 7, 1921, in St. Joseph County, IN, she was the daughter of Marvin and Pearl (Enders) Odiorne. She spent her childhood in St. Joseph County. On March 10, 1942 she married Monroe Kitson, in Goshen.She and...
EVELYN M. SCHINBECKLER-TOLLIVER
Dec 23, 2011
Evelyn M. (Gipe) Schinbeckler-Tolliver, age 93, formerly of Lake Wawasee, Syracuse, IN passed away at 3:30 p.m. Friday, December 23, 2011 at St. Anne Home and Retirement Community, Fort Wayne where she resided for the past 7 years.Born July 24, 1918 on the Gipe Family farm, at SR 9 and CR 500 N, in Thorncreek Township, she was...
ROBERT L. VONHOLDT
Dec 23, 2011
Robert L. von Holdt, age 84, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 10:10 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2011 at The Oaks, Columbia City.Born on June 18, 1927 in Chicago, IL, he was the son of Norbert W. and Barbara (Hessel) von Holdt. He grew up in Chicago and graduated from Loyola Academy with the Class of 1945....
SHANNON LYNN BISEL
Dec 19, 2011
Shannon Lynn Bisel, age 39, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 1:38 p.m. Monday, December 19, 2011 at her residence.Born January 27, 1972 in Glendale, AZ, she was the daughter of Paul D. and Coral Lee (Luken) Rambo. Raised in Glendale, AZ, she moved to Iowa until moving to Fort Wayne. She has resided in Columbia City...
JEAN S. LANGOHR
Dec 18, 2011
Jean S. Langohr, age 91, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 6:05 p.m. Sunday, December 18, 2011 at her home.Born December 8, 1920 in Fountain County, IN, she was the daughter of Grover Courtland and Oveta (Abolt) Smith. Following her graduation from Newtown High School, she continued her education at Indiana University in Bloomington. On May 6,...
JESSIE LEETTA WAGNER
Dec 15, 2011
J. LeEtta Wagner, age 91, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 8:40 p.m. Thursday, December 15, 2011 at Miller's Merry Manor Inc., Columbia City.Born on April 4, 1920 in Jefferson Township, she was the daughter of Lester and Ethel (Hollenbaugh) Brock. She grew up in Whitley County and Oregon. She attended Laud School and graduated from Jefferson...
MAX E. SHECKLER
Dec 12, 2011
Max Eugene Sheckler, age 75, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 8:39 a.m. Monday, December 12, 2011 at his home.Born December 27, 1935 in Columbia City, he was the son of Marshall Luther and Nellie (Engle) Sheckler. A lifetime Columbia City resident, he attended Columbia City High School.On March 31, 1956 he married Eunice Kincaid at the...
ORVAL R. FISHER
Dec 11, 2011
Orval Ray Fisher, age 92, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 7:50 a.m. Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City.Born May 8, 1919 in Thorncreek Township, Whitley County, he was the son of Francis Warner and Lillian L. (Keirn) Fisher. Orval spent his entire lifetime in the Columbia City area where he graduated from...
HOWARD A. ERNST
Dec 10, 2011
Howard A. Ernst, age 95, of Columbia City, IN passed away peacefully at his residence at 7:05 p.m., Saturday, December 10, 2011. Born on November 4, 1916 in Sorento, IL, he was the son of Donald and Grace (West) Ernst. Raised in Columbia City, he attended Thorncreek School and graduated from Columbia City High School.On November 24, 1967...
DIXIE NEI
Dec 8, 2011
Dixie Clingerman "Sis" Nei, 71, passed away at 8:12 a.m. Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN surrounded in love with her daughters and grandchildren. She had become suddenly ill at her home on Wednesday. She was born on July 27, 1940 in Ormas, Noble County, the daughter of William F. and Irene (Heintzelman) Clingerman. She...
KIM D. JENKINS
Dec 6, 2011
Kim David Jenkins, age 57, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 8:13 p.m. Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.Born October 29, 1954 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Cyrus Jack and Wanda Marie (Foulk) Jenkins. He spent his childhood in Fort Wayne where he graduated from Heritage High School with the Class...
WILLODEAN ALICE LYONS
Nov 30, 2011
Willodean Alice Lyons, age 92, of Huntington, IN passed away at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Oakbrook Village Nursing Home, Huntington. Born March 27, 1919 in Columbia City, IN the daughter of Raymond Earl and Francis Marie (Nei) Schrader. She spent her childhood in Columbia City where she graduated from Columbia City High School with the...