Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
TAYLOR MARIE MCINTOSH
Jun 13, 2011
Taylor Marie McIntosh, age 17 months, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 4:40 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2011 at her home.Born January 5, 2010 in Warsaw, she was the daughter of Jesse Eugene McIntosh and Brittany Nicole McConnehey. Survivors include her parents of Columbia City; paternal grandparents, Alger (Shelley) McIntosh of Columbia City; maternal grandmother, Lu Ann...
BETTY M. (METHOD) BAUGHMAN
Jun 12, 2011
Betty Marjorie (Method) Baughman, age 84, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 2:54 am Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City, IN.Born June 2, 1927 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of Ralph Leo and Katherine Candice (Coyle) Pratt. She graduated with the Class of 1945 from Columbia City High School.A former resident...
THEA K. FRY
Jun 4, 2011
Thea K. Fry, age 63, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 7:37 p.m., Saturday, June 4, 2011 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.Born on February 8, 1948 in Allen County, Ind., she was the daughter of Jasper G. Styles and Theadora G. (Koutras) Harmon. She lived in Allen County moving to Whitley County in 1981.She...
GARY P. WOLF
Jun 4, 2011
Gary P. "Soup" Wolf, age 57, of Columbia City, Ind., died at 1:35 a.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at his residence.Born on October 26, 1953 he was the son of Joseph and Joan (O'Keefe) Wolf. A life time resident of Columbia City he graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1972.On November 28,...
CAROLYN J. KESSIE
Jun 4, 2011
Carolyn J. Kessie, age 74, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 5:35 p.m., Saturday, June 4, 2011 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Born on November 11, 1936 in Whitley County, Ind., she was the daughter of Paul C. and Violet M. (Dolly) Boggs. She was a lifetime resident of Whitley County.She attended Thorncreek School...
MARIE C. CLARK
May 31, 2011
Marie C. Clark, age 90, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Saint Anne Home and Retirement Community, Fort Wayne. Born on March 6, 1921 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, she was the daughter of William and Minnie (Meier) Meyer. She was raised in Munich until she was 5 years old, when...
DONNABELLE M.OUFE SR
May 30, 2011
Donnabelle M. Sroufe, age 83, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 10:05 p.m. Monday, May 30, 2011 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne after spending three years at Sycamore Village.Born on September 16, 1927 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of George Earl "Pappy" and Mary Alice (Addis) Loe. She attended the West Ward...
GRANVILLE J. WHITTAMORE
May 30, 2011
Granville J. Whittamore, 56, of Albion (Big Lake), Ind. passed away on Monday, May 30, 2011 peacefully at home surrounded by those he loved. Granville was born December 26, 1954 in Batesville, Ind. He graduated from Brookville High School with the Class of 1973. Granville Pearl Whittamore is his father and Granville J. is in heaven with his...
EDWARD ARNOLD HAMMONS
May 26, 2011
Edward Arnold Hammons, age 58, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 7:47 p.m. Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne.Born December 14, 1952 in Ossian, IN, he was the son of Harold L. and Betty Jane (Spitler) Hammons. A former resident of Fort Wayne where he graduated from North Side High School, he...
DEBORAH JO MOORE
May 24, 2011
Deborah Jo Moore, age 59, of Columbia City, Ind., died at 12:20 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne.Born on April 26, 1952 in Kendallville, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Janice (Harp) Larson. She graduated from East Noble High School with the Class of 1970.She married Dennis Moore...
NELSON W. KEISTER
May 21, 2011
Nelson W. Keister, age 89, of Columbia City (Tri-Lakes), Ind., died on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at the home of his son.He was born on November 25, 1921 in Merriam, Ind. to the late Albert and Gertrude (Addis) Keister. He graduated from Wolf Lake High School with the Class of 1939.He served in the US Army during World...

HELEN M. WHALEY
May 20, 2011
Helen M. Whaley, age 100, died on Friday, May 20, 2011 at Millers Merry Manor, Columbia City, Ind.Born on January 21, 1911 in Steuben County, Ind., she was the daughter of the late Morris W. and Anna L. (Goodrich) Hanson. She graduated from Fremont High School and then attended South Bend Business College where she earned a degree...
BRENT WILLIAM BARTOL
May 20, 2011
Brent William Bartol, age 43, of Columbia City, Ind., died unexpectedly at 2:45 p.m., Friday, May 20, 2011 at Parkview Whitley Hospital Emergency Room, Columbia City.Born on May 5, 1968, he was the son of William C and Nancy A. (Stoll) Bartol. Born in Fort Wayne, he graduated from Snider High School with the Class of 1987.He attended...
MARGUERITE GEISLEMAN
May 17, 2011
Marguerite Geisleman, age 79, of Columbia City, Ind., died on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at her residence.Born on July 28, 1931 in Allen County, Ind., she was the daughter of the late Charles M. and Eva (Clark) Winchester. Born and raised in Allen County, she attended Arcola High School.She moved to Whitley County in 1981 where she became...
JAMES R. NIX
May 15, 2011
James Robert Nix, age 75, of Columbia City, Ind., died on Sunday, May 15, 2011 unexpectedly at his residence.Born on May 7, 1936, he was the son of the late Leo and Magdalene Nix. Born in Fort Wayne, he moved with his family to the Tri-Lakes area as a child and resided in Whitley County for the majority...
GAYLE Y. KILE
May 15, 2011
Gayle Y. Kile, age 58, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 5:28 a.m. Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City. She was born on May 29, 1952 in Portland, the daughter of Ronald Jack and Ruth V. (Day) Pease. She lived in Fort Wayne and then moved to Whitley County in 1969.She graduated from...
E. MAX GLASSLEY
May 14, 2011
E. Max Glassley, 89 of Columbia City and formerly of South Whitley passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 11:50 p.m.He was born October 12, 1921, the son of Russell L. and Winifred L. (Shriver) Glassley,in the same house in which he grew up in South Whitley. Mr. Glassley spent his entire lifetime in South Whitley until...

MARGE J. CHIDESTER
May 12, 2011
Marjorie J. Marge Chidester, formerly of Fort Wayne, Ind., and currently a resident of Sarasota, Fla., died on Thursday, May 12, 2011 while visiting her son in Maine.Born on July 23, 1925, she was the daughter of Charles V. and Carrie E. (Gallogly) David. She attended Central Catholic High School, Fort Wayne graduating with the Class of 1943.On...
HAZEL L. HARTLEY
May 12, 2011
Hazel L. Hartley, age 96, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 1:15 a.m. Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Sycamore Village, Fort Wayne. Born May 28, 1914 in Mercer County, PA, she was the daughter of Charles and Emma (Miller) Musselman. She lived in Allen and Noble Counties until moving to Florida and then returned to Whitley County....
MARY PRUCINSKY
May 10, 2011
Mary Fern Prucinsky, age 72, of Albion, IN passed away at 4:28 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne.Born February 25, 1939 in Fort Wayne, IN, she was the daughter of Daniel Hobart and Selma (Anderson) Wolfe. A lifetime resident of Noble County, and graduate of Albion High School, she lived in her...