Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
CHERYL L. MCDEVITT
Nov 28, 2011
Cheryl L. McDevitt, age 56, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 5:44 a.m. Monday, November 28, 2011 at her home.Born July 9, 1955 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of Robert Leon and Gloria Jean (Watson) Gibson. A lifetime Columbia City resident, she graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1973 and...
BETTY ANN SNIDER
Nov 19, 2011
Betty Ann Snider, age 80, of Columbia City, IN passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 11:30 p.m. at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.Born February 5, 1931 in Urbana she was the daughter of Fred and Fern (Overholser) Gable. She was a Whitley County resident her entire lifetime and attended Larwill High School. Her first marriage...
DOROTHY E. CUNNINGHAM
Nov 17, 2011
Dorothy E. Cunningham, age 84, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 2:03 a.m. at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. Born April 25, 1927 in Allen County, IN, she was the daughter of Edgar L. and Leona R."Mary" (Pike) Heinkel. A native of Fort Wayne, she graduated from Precious Blood Catholic School,...
RYLIE ANN POWELL
Nov 16, 2011
Rylie Ann Powell, age 4, of Larwill, IN passed away at 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis, IN. Born December 14, 2006 in Columbia City, IN she was the daughter of Paul Powell, Jr. and Amber Waybright. She lived her entire lifetime in Larwill, IN. Survivors include her mother, Amber Waybright of Larwill;...
FRED L. NIX
Nov 13, 2011
Fred L. Nix, age 60, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. Born on August 25, 1951 in Quebec City, Canada, he was the son of Alfred J. and Marion E. (Trumbower) Nix. He grew up in Columbia Township and in 1993 moved to...
CORDELIA MAY BROWNING
Nov 12, 2011
Cordelia May Browning, age 88, of Pierceton, IN, passed away at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, November 12, 2011, at Miller's Merry Manor Inc. Columbia City.Born February 7, 1923, in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of Drue Dresher and Forest Ethel (Denlinger) Funderburg. She spent her childhood in Illinois, where she graduated from Elgin High School. She received a...
KEITH ARISPA RUPERT
Nov 11, 2011
Keith Arispa Rupert, age 93, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 3:47 p.m. Friday, November 11, 2011 at Miller's Merry Manor Inc., Columbia City.Born on December 31, 1917 in Huntington County, he was the son of Daniel D. and Mary E. (Weigold) Rupert. He was a lifelong resident of Whitley County, living over 50 years on Hanna...
MANTIE L. ERNST
Nov 11, 2011
Mantie Louise Ernst, age 82, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 11, 2011 at her home.Born on June 12, 1929 in Eolia, KY, she was the daughter of J. Ballard and Hila (Branson) Collier. She grew in Eolia and came to Columbia City in 1962. On November 24, 1967 she married Howard A....
EDWARD LEE MILLER
Nov 11, 2011
Edward Lee Miller, age 69, of Albion, IN passed away at 5:45 pm Friday, November 11, 2011 at IU Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN.Born on October 9, 1942 in Peru,he was the son of Joseph Harold and Mary (Deeb) Miller. He lived in Peru moving to Fort Wayne in 1963 and the in 1992 he moved to his present...
BRIAN A. LANGMEIER
Nov 10, 2011
Brian Allen Langmeier, age 44, of Columbia City, IN and formerly of Chillicothe, OH passed away at 5:20 a.m. Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.Born May 12, 1967 in Janesville, WI he was the son of Albert Arthur and Garnet R. (Gavin) Langmeier. He attended Parker Senior High and completed his education at Madison Area...

ROBERT L. JACKSON
Nov 5, 2011
Robert L. Jackson, age 83, of Albion, IN passed away at 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at his residence at Big Lake. Born January 2, 1928 in Crawfordsville, he was the son of Bazil and Venia Grace (Bowles) Jackson. He lived his entire lifetime in Whitley and Noble counties and attended Collins High School. On April...
SANDRA JOAN RARICK
Oct 31, 2011
Sandra J. Rarick, age 70, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 5:10 a.m. Monday, October 31, 2011 at Miller's Merry Manor Inc., Columbia City, IN. Arrangements are pending at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home.Please check back for complete obituary information including visitation and funeral dates and times.
EDDIE EUGENE LEE
Oct 24, 2011
Eddie Eugene Lee, age 58, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 7:59 p.m. Monday, October 24, 2011 at his home. Born on March 4, 1953 in Iaeger, West Virginia, he was the son of Robert E. and Maxine (England) Lee. At age 5 he moved from West Virginia to Columbia City and graduated from Columbia City High...
PHYLLIS E. WINEBRENNER-DUBEA
Oct 23, 2011
Phyllis E. Winebrenner-Dubea, age 87, formerly of Columbia City passed away at 11:00 p.m. Sunday, October 23, 2011 at her son's home in rural Bluffton.Born on January 27, 1924 in Liberty Mills, she was the daughter of Robert and Evelyn (Calhoun) Fitch. She was raised in Liberty Mills where she attended school. Following her first marriage to Carl...
FREDERICK D. SCHRADER
Oct 21, 2011
Frederick D. Schrader, age 90, of Columbia City, passed away at 7:00 a.m. Friday, October 21, 2011 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City.Born on July 9, 1921 in Columbia City he was the son of Raymond Earl and Francis Marie (Nei) Schrader. He served in the US Army Air Force during WWII. He was united in marriage to...

PHYLLIS J. MCCOY
Oct 19, 2011
Phyllis J. McCoy, age 84, of Wolf Lake, IN passed away at 2:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at her home.Born July 16, 1927 in Noble County, she was the daughter of Orville J. and Lottie (Walburn) Strouse. Raised in Noble County, she graduated from Wolf Lake High School with the Class of 1945. On October 18, 1947...
ELNORA L. NORRIS
Oct 17, 2011
Elnora L. Norris, age 71, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 11:05 p.m. Monday, October 17, 2011 at Canterbury Rehab, Fort Wayne.Born March 21, 1940 in Huntington County, she was the daughter of Edward P. and Bessie H. (Rupley) Schenkel. She grew up in Andrews and moved to Whitley County in 1975.She graduated from Andrews High School...
RICHARD M. COLEMAN
Oct 15, 2011
Richard M. Coleman, age 54, of Richmond, IN passed away at 6:37 a.m. Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Reid Memorial Hospital, Richmond, IN.Born on December 7, 1956 in Allen County, IN, he was the son of Richard A. and Ilene M. (Vaught) Coleman. He graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of 1975.He was in the...
LYLE R. BAILEY
Oct 14, 2011
Lyle R. Bailey, age 64, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 5:55 a.m. Friday, October 14, 2011 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.Born on February 16, 1947 in Huntington, he was the son of Walter R. and Mary Jane (Bailey) Bailey. Lyle spent his childhood in Huntington graduating from Huntington High School with the Class...
RALPH P. ZEIGLER
Oct 13, 2011
Ralph P. Zeigler, age 85, of Churubusco, IN passed away peacefully in his barn on the Zeigler family farm at 12:48 p.m. Thursday, October 13, 2011. Born on April 25, 1926 in Smith Township, Whitley County, he was the son of Jessie and Lillie F. (Prough) Zeigler. A lifetime resident of Whitley County he graduated from Churubusco High...