Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
SHIRLEY JANE SALLOT
Oct 28, 2009
Shirley Jane Sallot, age 69, of South Whitley, IN passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 2:59 a.m. at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. Born on September 11, 1940 in Churubusco, IN, she was the daughter of Roy and Alta (Ferguson) Deck.A lifetime Whitley County resident, she graduated from Churubusco High School with the Class of 1958....
MARY ALICE FRYE
Oct 28, 2009
Mary Alice Frye, age 90, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at Parkview Whitley Hospital. Born on December 2, 1918 in Bluffton, Wells County, IN, she was the daughter of Harry and Frances L. (Hughes) Ulmer. Born and raised in Wells County, IN she moved to Jay County, IN and...
GWENDOLYN MARY CLARK
Oct 22, 2009
Gwendolyn Mary Clark, age 71, of Columbia City,IN passed away at 2:09 a.m. Thursday, October 22, 2009 at Lutheran Hospital of IN, Fort Wayne. Born on November 11, 1937 in Huntington, IN she was the daughter of Andrew Robert and Cornelia Elizabeth (Bauer) Johnson. Raised in Washington Township, Whitley County, she has lived in Jefferson Township, Whitley County,...
LINDA SUE OUSLEY
Oct 18, 2009
Linda "Sue" Ousley, age 59, of Larwill, IN died at 10:58 a.m. Sunday, October 18, 2009 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born in Allen County, IN on July 24, 1950 she was the daughter of Ronald Hugh and Ada Belle (Herron) Hile, Sr.She graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1969. On June 23,...
JAY EDWARD BOHDE
Oct 18, 2009
Jay Edward Bohde, age 41, of Loon Lake, rural Columbia City, IN passed away at 8:36pm at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Emergency Room, Columbia City, IN. Born on November 6, 1967 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Thomas Edward and Janet Faye (Price) Bohde.He graduated from Hawkinsville High School, Hawkinsville, GA. He has lived in numerous locations...
RYAN RICHARD DEWEY
Oct 10, 2009
Ryan Richard Dewey, age 40, of Columbia City, IN passed away at his residence Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Born on September 30, 1969 in Goshen, IN, he was the son of Richard Dean and Donna Jean (Blakesly) Dewey.He lived his life in Goshen until moving to his present home in 2007, graduating from Goshen High...
ANNETTA BERNICE PHILLIPS
Oct 3, 2009
Annetta Bernice Phillips, age 90, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 8:00 p.m.,Saturday, October 3, 2009 at The Oaks. Born on March 16, 1919 in Columbia City, IN, she was the daughter of Russell L. Hawn and Clelo Catherine(Killian)Hawn. When she was a child her family lived for three years in Toledo, OH and then they moved...
ALLAN GEORGE JOHNSON
Oct 1, 2009
Allan G. Johnson, age 82, of Columbia City, IN died unexpectedly Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne. Born on February 15, 1927 in Chicago, IL he was the son of George and Mae (Swanson) Johnson.He attended Sures High School in Chicago, IL graduating with the Class of 1945. He then attended Purdue University graduating...
DIANA L. PRESSLER
Sep 28, 2009
Diana Lou Pressler, age 69, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 3:23 am Monday, September 28, 2009 at her residence. Born on October 20, 1939 in Goshen, IN, she was the daughter of Reed Place and Alice (Benner) Place.She attended Jasper High School, Jasper, IN and married Leolan D. Pressler on September 27, 1958 in Syracuse, IN....
ALICE ANNABEL PHEMISTER
Sep 27, 2009
COLUMBIA CITY DATELINECONTACT: JoEllen Gaff, Daughter2979 E SR 14, Columbia City, IN 46725 260-248-1001Alice Annabel Phemister, age 97, of Columbia City, IN went to be with her Lord and Savior at 3:00 a.m. Sunday, September 27, 2009 at Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home, Columbia City, IN. Born on March 27, 1912 in Columbia Township, Whitley County, she was...
JAMES OSCAR PEPPLER
Sep 26, 2009
James Oscar "The Blade" Peppler, 76, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 12:07 p.m. Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born on May 29, 1933 in Fort Wayne, IN he was the son of Gearheart and Carolyn Peppler.He graduated from South Side High School with the Class of 1951 and then attended American Optical....

NICHOLAS "NIC" SCOTT MCCOY
Sep 25, 2009
Nicholas "Nic" Scott McCoy, 41, of Kendallville and formerly of Columbia City passed away at 8:10 p.m. Friday, September 25, 2009 at his residence. He was born on January 13, 1968 in Columbia City, the son of Jack LeRoy McCoy and Joan Pamela Pettigrew.Nick spent his lifetime in the Kendallville and Noble County areas, graduating from East Noble...
GEORGIA A. CLARK
Sep 18, 2009
Georgia A. Clark, 69, of Jefferson Township, Whitley County, passed away at 9:10 pm Friday, September 18, 2009 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. She was born in Hillsdale, MI on October 24, 1939, the daughter of George W. and Martha Estelle (Gittings) Littlefield.Georgia was raised in Hillsdale and then moved to Osseo, MI. She graduated from Hillsdale...
RICHARD C. BRIDGE
Sep 14, 2009
Richard C. Bridge, age 74, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away at 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 14, 2009 at Bethlehem Woods, Fort Wayne. Born on February 15, 1935 in Whitley County, IN, he was the son of Russell V. and Vera M. (Smith) Bridge.He graduated from Columbia City High School in 1953. In 1954, he moved to Fort...
SHARON ANN CREAGER
Sep 14, 2009
Sharon A. Creager, age 69, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away at 1:02 p.m. Monday, September 14, 2009 at her residence. Born on October 27, 1939 in Kinderhook, MI she was the daughter of Floren Smith and Edna Mae(Spade)Smith.She graduated from Jefferson Center High School with the Class of 1957. On February 14, 1959 she was united in...
JERRY LEE BOLINGER, Sr.
Sep 13, 2009
Jerry Lee Bolinger Sr., age 69, of Albion, IN passed away at 10:41 a.m. on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born on November 24, 1939 in Wells County, IN he was the son of Cloyce and Wilma (Raber) Bolinger. He graduated with the Class of 1957 from Jefferson Township High School, Whitley County. On...
JAMES J. LYNAM
Sep 6, 2009
James J. Lynam, age 84, of Columbia City, IN and formerly of Peconic, NY died at 7:15 a.m. on Sunday, September 6, 2009 at The Oaks Nursing Facility. He was born in New York, NY on October 7, 1924 to James M. and Bridget (Barry) Lynam.He lived in Long Island, NY until March of 2008 when he moved...

E. JANE FORTNEY
Sep 4, 2009
E. Jane Fortney, age 87, of North Manchester, IN passed away at 5:45 a.m. Friday, September 4, 2009 at Peabody Retirement Center, North Manchester. Born on March 17, 1922 in Fort Wayne, IN she was the daughter of Edwin P. and Ruby E. (Trevey) Boxberger.A native of Fort Wayne, she graduated from Central Catholic High School with the...
DEBORAH SUE CALHOON
Sep 4, 2009
Deborah Sue Calhoon, age 48, of Columbia City, IN died Friday, September 4, 2009 at 2:28 p.m. at Parkview Hospital Fort Wayne. She was born on September 29, 1960 in Columbia City, IN to Frank R. and Jenna M. (Wolfe) Diehl.She attended Columbia City Joint High School. On July 21, 1978 she married William F. Calhoon at Zion...
JOAN MARIE GAFF
Sep 1, 2009
Joan Marie Gaff, age 61, of Churubusco, IN passed away at 6:40 a.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at Lutheran Hospital of IN, Fort Wayne. Born on February 27, 1948 in Fort Wayne, IN, she was the daughter of Harry R. and Josephine M. (Blume) Anspach.Born and raised in Fort Wayne, she moved to Churubusco, IN in 1972. She...