Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
PAUL R. ANDERS
Jun 6, 2008
Paul R. Anders, age 81, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 7:55 a.m. on Friday, June 6, 2008 at Miller's Merry Manor Inc., Columbia City. Born on August 27, 1926 in Columbia Township, Whitley County, IN he was the son of Roy and Mary E. (Sievers) Anders.A lifelong Whitley County resident, he graduated with the Class of...
DONNA J. WAGONER
Jun 4, 2008
Donna J. Wagoner, age 81, of Fort Wayne, IN formerly of Columbia City, passed away at 7:05 a.m. on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. Born in Jefferson Township, Columbia City, on July 26, 1926, she was the daughter of Guy E. and Merle D. (Putman) Wagoner.In 1997, she moved from Whitley...
HELEN LOUISE BOSCHET
Jun 3, 2008
Helen Louise "Mickey" Boschet, 83, of Columbia City, passed away at 3:45 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at North Ridge Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Albion, IN. Born on November 3, 1924 in Eaton, IN, she was the daughter of Harold R. and Mary E. (Long) Lineback.A former resident of Dunkirk, Warren, and Eaton, IN, she moved...
JEROME FRY
May 31, 2008
Jerome Fry, 76, of Columbia City, passed away at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at his residence, after several months of courageously battling cancer. Born on October 3, 1931 in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, IN, he was the son of Pastor Valmont A. and F. Beryl (Weeks) Fry. Jerome moved from Warsaw to Whitley County as a...
HARVEY JOSEPH HILE
May 25, 2008
Harvey J. Hile, age 93, passed away at 9:12 a.m. on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. Born in Goshen, IN on June 30, 1914, he was the son of Barney C. and Verda M. (Winebrenner) Hile.As a child, he was raised in Noble County until 1927 when he and his family moved...
MICHAEL RAY WILSON
May 23, 2008
Michael Ray Wilson, age 43, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 23, 2008 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. Born on October 6, 1964 in Fort Wayne, IN, he was the son of David R. and Ruth D. (Mercer) Wilson. He attended Wayne High School in Fort Wayne, IN. A Fort Wayne native...
KENNETH D. FOSTER
May 22, 2008
Kenneth D. Foster, age 69, died at 10:38 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at his home. Born in Chicago, Cook County, IL on August 25, 1938, he was the son of Douglas B. and Elizabeth (Mueller) Foster. He graduated with the Class of 1956 from Glenbard High School, Glen Ellyn, IL. From 1956 to 1959, he served...
DAVID A. MITCHELL
May 22, 2008
David A. Mitchell, age 54, passed away at 11:46 a.m. at his home on Thursday, May 22, 2008. Born in Columbus, OH on November 24, 1953, he was the son of Thomas W. and Ellen M. (Wilgus) Mitchell.He graduated with the Class of 1972 from Jackson High School, Jackson, OH and he served in the United State Navy...
ARTHUR R. WATERSON
May 21, 2008
Arthur R. Waterson, age 61, passed away at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, May 21, 2008 at his home. Born in Syracuse, IN on July 25, 1946, he was the son of Roy C. and Polita (Sansone) Waterson.He graduated with the Class of 1964 from Ligonier High School, Ligonier, IN. He also attended Hanover College for over 3 years....
CHARLOTTE ALBERTA PITTMAN
May 20, 2008
Charlotte Alberta Pittman, 87, died at 6:43 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at the Visiting Nurse Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. Mrs. Pittman had been in failing health for the past several months; however, she became suddenly ill on Tuesday and was taken to Lutheran Hospital. Born on December 8, 1920 in Hamilton Township, MI, she...
FERN ELIZABETH SMITH
May 17, 2008
Fern E. Smith, 91, died at 9:56 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Parkview Whitley Hospital Emergency Room. Born on January 23, 1917 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Earl and Lena (Schmidt) Berry.A lifetime resident of Whitley County, she graduated from Coesse High School with the Class of 1935. On January 1, 1937, she...
JEANETTE MANNS
May 9, 2008
Jeanette Manns, age 68 and three-quarters, of Rock Hill, SC joined Fannie Jane in heaven at 1:40 p.m. Friday, May 9, 2008. Jeanette was born on July 7, 1939 in Drift, KY, she was the youngest daughter of Caloway and Fannie Jane (Hollon) King.She attended Churubusco High School, Churubusco, IN, met the love of her life and married...
ALAN McARTHUR DIXON
May 9, 2008
Alan McArthur Dixon, age 65, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 6:50 p.m. Friday, May 9, 2008 at Parkview Whitley Hospital Emergency Room, Columbia City, IN, after becoming suddenly ill while working on a race car in South Whitley. Born on June 12, 1942 in Lafayette, IN, he was the son of Roscoe Francis "Bud" and Alice Ruth...
HAZEL MAE WORKMAN
May 8, 2008
Hazel Mae Workman, age 93, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 12:25 a.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at Miller's Merry Manor, Inc., Columbia City. Born on December 2, 1914 in Whitley County, IN, she was the daughter of Russell and Ruth (Kreider) Amber.A Whitley County native, she graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class...
ROBERT D. THOMAS
May 4, 2008
Robert D. Thomas, age 68, of Columbia City, IN died at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, May 4th, 2008 at Coventry Meadows, Fort Wayne, IN after a 4 year courageous battle with cancer. He was born on September 7th, 1939 in Plymouth, IN the son of Charles C. and Florence I. (Welborn) Thomas.He graduated from Plymouth High School with the...
MILDRED G. MULLENDORE
May 3, 2008
Mildred G. "Millie" Mullendore went to be with her Lord and Savior at 8:40 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2008. She had been active in all respects until only a few weeks ago. Born on the family farm in Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana on January 30, 1921, she was the eldest daughter of Charles P. and Lyda...
RALPH T. CLARK
May 2, 2008
Ralph T. Clark, age 71, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 4:20 a.m. on Friday, May 2, 2008 at Miller's Merry Manor, Inc., Columbia City, IN. Born on June 2, 1936 in Jefferson Township, Whitley County, IN he was the son of James S. and Alice H. (McLaughlin) Clark.A lifetime Whitley County resident, he graduated from Jefferson...
RAYMOND LEE CLARK
Apr 25, 2008
Raymond Lee Clark, age 88, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 12:30 pm Friday, April 25, 2008 at Canterbury Health and Rehabilitation Center, Fort Wayne, IN. Born in Union Township, Whitley County, IN on August 3, 1919 he was the son of Alva E. and Effie E. (Smith) Clark. He graduated from Coesse High School with the...
JOHN J. DEAR
Apr 23, 2008
John "Junior" Dear, age 81, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 8:32 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City. Born in Kenton, OH on January 7, 1927, he was the son of Benjamin Franklin and Jennifer Florence (Mahan) Dear. He attended school in Columbia City and later in life took night classes studying...
JAMES LYLE STRACK
Apr 18, 2008
James Lyle Strack, age 86, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 6:50 a.m. on Friday, April 18, 2008 at his home. He was born in Fort Wayne, IN on April 13, 1922 to Charles L. and Pricilla (Frieburger) Strack.He graduated from Central Catholic High School with the Class of 1940 and married Mary Ellen Fox on November...