Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
CHARLES S. HESS
Jan 19, 2011
Charles S. Hess, age 88, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne.Born on March 4, 1922 in Whitley County, Ind., he was the son of Pyrl and Daisy (Rouch) Hess. A lifetime resident of Whitley County, he attended school in Collins.On March 27, 1943 he...
KRISTINA L. CARPENTER
Jan 15, 2011
Kristina L. Carpenter, age 37, of Columbia City, Ind., died at 1:49 p.m., Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Parkview Whitley Hospital.Born on May 31, 1973, she was the daughter of Glen E and Margaret M. (Carpenter) Scoles. She received her GED and attended Kaplan College in Fort Wayne.A full time mother and grandmother, she enjoyed being with and...
STEPHEN BARTON-HUNLEY
Jan 14, 2011
Stephen L. Barton-Hunley, age 23, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died at 4:14 p.m. on Friday, January 14, 2011 at his residence in Fort Wayne.Born on October 26, 1987 in Fort Wayne, Ind., he was the son of Sam L. Hunley and Barbara D. Brenneke. A lifetime resident of Fort Wayne and Churubusco, he graduated from Churubusco High School...
RONALD HUGH HILE
Jan 12, 2011
Ronald Hugh Hile, age 81, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 3:43 p.m. Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at his residence.Born November 4, 1929, he was the son of Harold B. and Ruth L. (Enyeart) Hile. The majority of his lifetime was spent in Whitley County where he attended school. He proudly served in the United States Air...
MARSHA C. SCHINBECKLER
Jan 10, 2011
Marsha Colleen Schinbeckler, age 61, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 12:48 pm Monday, January 10, 2011 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City.Born on August 29, 1949 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Marshall C. and Gayle M. (Brumbaugh) Schinbeckler. She is a lifetime resident of Columbia City and had lived 60 years at her present...
GEORGE LEWIS SITTS
Jan 8, 2011
George Lewis Sitts, age 67, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 2:25 p.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.Born on June 9, 1943 in South Whitley, he was the son of Wayne and Irene Elizabeth (Salesman) Sitts. He lived his entire lifetime in Whitley County and the past 2 years at his present...
LOIS ELEANOR MOSSMAN
Jan 6, 2011
Lois Eleanor Kissinger-Mossman, age 97, of Columbia City, Ind., passed away at 9:35 p.m. on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at her residence.Born on July 2, 1913 in Whitley County, Ind., she was the daughter of Orland James and Ada May (Nei) Hurd. She was a lifetime resident of Whitley County and attended Whitley County Schools.She married her first...
TAYLOR LYNN CREECH
Jan 3, 2011
Taylor Lynn Creech, age 5 months, died on Monday, January 3, 2011 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City, Ind.She was born on July 28, 2010.A private burial was held at Oak Grove (Compton) Cemetery, Columbia City.Memorial donations in Taylor's memory may be made to The Compassionate Friends of Columbia City, c/o DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Dr., Columbia...
EVERETT C. TARGGART
Dec 30, 2010
Everett C. Targgart, age 80, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 1:10 p.m.Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Miller's Merry Manor Inc., Columbia City, Ind.Born on July 13, 1930 in Noble County, Ind., he was the son of Dewey and Myrta (Winebrenner) Targgart. He was raised in Noble County near Burr Oak and Merriam, Ind. After his marriage...
MARCIA ANN GORDON
Dec 30, 2010
Marcia Ann Gordon, age 62, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 2:10 a.m. Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.Born August 7, 1948 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Franklin M. and Dorothy J. (Buckles) Walker. A lifetime resident of Columbia City, she graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of...
AUSTIN LEWIS HODSON
Dec 30, 2010
Austin Lewis Hodson, age 89, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Stringfellow Hospital in Anniston, Ala. while visiting family. Born on April 10, 1921 in Whitley County, Ind., he was the son of Loren F. and Phylena (Brubaker) Hodson. He has been a resident of Indiana his entire life and has...
GLORIA ANN RUCKMAN
Dec 30, 2010
Gloria A. Ruckman, age 77, of Churubusco, Ind. passed away on December 30, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at The Oaks, Columbia City.Born on October 29, 1933 in Huntington County, IN, she was the daughter of Ernest and Helen (Allen) Routt. She has been a resident of Whitley County, IN since1951.She attended Arcola High School.On December 25, 1951, she...
JUANITA GLENN WALKER
Dec 28, 2010
Juanita Glenn Walker, age 88, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 4:15 a.m. Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at her home in Columbia City.Born August 17, 1922 in Markle, Wells County, IN, she was the daughter of Harry L. and Alma E.(Vollmar) Welches. Raised in Wells County on the family farm in the country that she cherished, she...
BARBARA JEAN ALLMAN
Dec 22, 2010
Barbara Jean Allman, age 81, of Churubusco, IN passed away at 11:29 a.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at her home.Born September 10, 1929 in Whitley County, IN, she was the daughter of Ernest L. and Helen L. (Shepard) Pressler. She graduated from Columbia City High School.On April 17, 1949 she married Guy W. Allman in Columbia City.A resident...
LOIS JEANETTE JOHNSON
Dec 22, 2010
Lois Jeanette Johnson, age 84, of Fort Wayne and formerly of Columbia City passed away at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Canterbury Health and Rehabilitation Center, Fort Wayne.Born on October 21, 1926 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of Robert Franklin and Tacy Berniece (Hill) Baker. She graduated from Wolf Lake High School with the...

DOROTHY M. MURPHY
Dec 20, 2010
Dorothy M. Murphy, age 81, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 6:16 a.m. on Monday, December 20, 2010 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City.Born on November 5, 1929 in Kokomo, IN, she was the daughter of Carl and Pearl (Hyndman) Boyer. She lived in Cromwell, Ind. then moved to Columbia City in 1994.She graduated from Larwill High...
HELEN L. JOHNSON
Dec 19, 2010
Helen Lois Johnson, age 81, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 11:58 p.m., Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN.Born on July 6, 1929 in Toledo, Ohio, she was the daughter of Albert and Evelyn (Bushrey) Bourdeau. She was raised in Toledo, Ohio but lived the majority of her life in Temperance, Mich. before...
ANNA MARGARET SWIHART
Dec 18, 2010
Anna Margaret Swihart, age 94, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 7:50 a.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2010, at Miller's Merry Manor, Columbia City.Born on April 15, 1916 in Elgin, Ill. she was the daughter of Peter H. and Phoebe Helen (Farney) Bahr. She was born and raised in Elgin, Ill. before moving to Toledo, Ohio and...
BLANCHE ELLEN BOCKELMAN
Dec 12, 2010
Blanche E. Bockelman, age 89, of Columbia City, Ind., died Sunday, December 12, 2010 at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne.She was born on February 5, 1921 in Union Township, Whitley County to Benjamin and Ethel Marie (Beeching) Wigent. She attended Coesse High School graduating with the Class of 1938.On August 6, 1939 she was united in marriage to...

EUGENE L. DECK
Dec 11, 2010
Eugene Lyle Deck, age 57, of Rome City, Ind., died peacefully at his residence surrounded by his family on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 8:10 a.m. Born on July 18, 1953 in Wolf Lake, Ind. he was the son of Ralph and Vada I. (Smeltzer)Deck. A resident of Wolf Lake for 23 years, then Albion for 13 years,...