Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
Frances E. Kuehner
Oct 27, 2022
Frances E. Kuehner, age 67, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 5:56 pm on Thursday October 27, 2022, at her residence. Born on August 6, 1955, in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Robert and Margaret (Storie) Brown.
Frances and her family moved from Fort Wayne to Blue Lake, Churubusco in 1965, before moving to...
Viola May Bosserman
Oct 26, 2022
Viola May Bosserman, age 94, of Tri-Lakes, passed away at 11;44 pm on Wednesday October 26, 2022, at her residence. Born on March 19, 1928, in Spencerville, IN, she was the daughter of Cloyd and Blanche (Flagg) Wood.
Viola attended Coesse High School and graduated with the Class of 1946. On March 20, 1948, she married Willis...
Arlene Aboud
Oct 23, 2022
Arlene Aboud, 61, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022, at Miller's Merry Manor in Columbia City. Born April 8, 1961, in El Paso, Texas, she was the daughter of John H. Sr. and Ema C. (Chacon) Aboud.
Arlene was very loving, had a great sense of humor, was funny, and enjoyed being around...
Colleen Phyllis Statler
Oct 19, 2022
Colleen Phyllis Statler, 92, of Albion, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at her daughter's home. Born March 27, 1930 in Allen County, she was the daughter of Chester and Loretta (Allgier) Myers.
Colleen's family moved from Fort Wayne to Green Center in Noble County where she would grow up. As a teenager, Colleen left school...
Richard "Duke" Ropp, Jr.
Oct 16, 2022
Richard “Duke” Ropp, Jr., age 76, of Columbia City, IN, passed away on Sunday October 16, 2022. Born on April 25, 1946, in Seattle, WA, he was the son of Richard and Eleanor (Lessner) Ropp.
Duke attended Columbia City High School and graduated with the Class of 1964. He then proudly served his country as a United...
Eileen M. Heath
Oct 15, 2022
Eileen Marie Heath, age 67, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 4:19 am on Saturday October 15, 2022. Born on October 16, 1954, in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Richard E. and Florence M. (Lahrman) Heath.
Eileen attended Concordia Lutheran High School graduated with the Class of 1972. She worked at Scott’s Grocery Store,...
Lynn S. Zumbrun
Oct 14, 2022
Lynn S. Zumbrun, age 79, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Friday, October 14, 2022, at his home. Born June 7, 1943, in Wolf Lake, he was the son of Ted and Mary Margaret (Staley) Zumbrun.
Lynn attended Columbia City Joint High School and graduated with the Class of 1961. He then proudly served his country in...
Barbara Sue Knisely
Oct 12, 2022
Barbara Sue Knisely of Churubusco, Indiana, passed away at her home on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. She was born March 31, 1943, to Russell and Jennie (Zell) Eckert. On April 20, 1966, she became the beloved bride of Orville Lynn Knisely who survives her.
Barbara graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of 1961. She...
Ruth Warman
Oct 10, 2022
Nina “Ruth” Warman 96, of Churubusco, Indiana passed away Monday, October 10, 2022 at her home. Born January 11, 1926 in Bluffton, she was the daughter of Howard and Maxine (Dilley) Mossburg.
Ruth spent her childhood years in Bluffton and graduated from P.A. Allen High School with the Class of 1943. On February 3, 1945, she married...
Cindy Whitacre
Oct 2, 2022
Cynthia “Cindy” Karen Whitacre, age 57 of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 10:59 am on Sunday October 2, 2022, at her residence. Born on November 20, 1964 in Costa Mesa, CA, she was the daughter of Ollis and Katherine (Farmer) Whitacre.
Cindy attended Boca Ciega High School in Gulf Port, FL, and graduated with the Class...
Richard C. Sheets
Oct 1, 2022
Richard C. Sheets, age 82, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 9:58 pm on Saturday October 1, 2022, at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City. Born on June 19, 1940, in Whitley County, he was the son of William and Anna (Watson) Sheets.
Richard attended Larwill High School and graduated with the Class of 1959. He worked...
Victor I. Cunningham
Sep 30, 2022
Victor I. Cunningham, age 77 of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 12:45 pm on Friday September 30, 2022, at Majestic Care of West Allen, Fort Wayne. Born on December 24, 1944, in Marion, IN, he was the son of Frederick and Dorothy (Miller) Cunningham.
Victor attended Oak Hill High School, Converse and graduated with the Class...
Paul E. Cox
Sep 29, 2022
Paul E. Cox, 93, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away at 1:30 am Thursday, September 29, 2022 at Parkview Randallia's Hospice in Fort Wayne. Born January 19, 1929 in Jefferson Township of Whitley County, he was the son of C. Walter and Bertha (Buffenburger) Cox.
Paul spent his lifetime in Whitley County....
Zelma Mae Watson
Sep 28, 2022
Zelma Mae Watson, 79, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at her home. Born November 12, 1942 in Plymouth, she was the daughter of Claude E. Wyman and Hazel (Bules) Pascoff.
Zelma grew up in Marshall County near Plymouth and Argos and attended Pierceton High School. She also lived in Texas, Colorado and...
Floyd "Butch" Newcomer
Sep 26, 2022
Floyd S. "Butch" Newcomer, 71, of Leo, Indiana, passed away Monday, September 26, 2022 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born November 14, 1950 in Goshen, he was the son of Edward E. Sr. and Geneva J. (Lindzy) Newcomer.
Growing up in Syracuse, "Butch" played football, ran track, and wrestled. He graduated from Indiana School for the Deaf...
Lacey L. Langohr
Sep 24, 2022
Lacey Louise Langohr, age 42, of Pierceton, IN, passed away at 2:35 pm on Saturday September 24, 2022. Born on October 11, 1979, in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Scott and Betty (Patrick) Langohr.
Lacey attended Columbia City High School. She worked as a secretary for Podlaski LLC, Fort Wayne for the last several years. ...
Catherine F. Jagger
Sep 24, 2022
Catherine F. Jagger, age 93, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 11:48 pm on Saturday September 24, 2022, at her residence. Born on August 13, 1929, in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Everett and Georgie Ann (Fisher) James.
Catherine lived in South Whitley and moved to Columbia City in 2009. She attended West Ward...
Robert Edward Miller Sr.
Sep 24, 2022
Robert Edward Miller Sr., 86, of Albion, Indiana, passed away peacefully in his sleep and joined his beloved wife on her birthday on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at their home. Born November 13, 1935 in Antwerp, Ohio, he was the son of George R. and Mary M. (Gordon) Miller.
After moving from Ohio to Churubusco, Indiana, Bob...
Christy R. Ellis
Sep 19, 2022
Christy R. (Spurling) Ellis, 47, of Centerville, Ohio, passed peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, September 15, 2022. Born September 4, 1975 in Goshen, Indian, she was the daughter of Tom and Linda (Bechtold) Spurling.
She graduated from Wawasee High School with the Class of 1994 and attended college at Indiana Institute of Technology.
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Carolyn R. French
Sep 19, 2022
Carolyn R. French, 94, of Columbia City, Indiana and formerly of South Whitley, passed away Monday, September 19, 2022 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born August 14, 1928 in Huntington, she was the daughter of Norman and Mary (Thomson) Karns.
Spending most of her life in Whitley County, Carolyn was a Majorette in the South Whitley High...
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