Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
LINDA S. REILING
Aug 27, 2013
Linda S. Hutton-Reiling, age 65, of Churubusco, IN passed away at 9:56 a.m. Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne after a courageous battle with cancer and with her loving family surrounding her.Born on January 12, 1948 in Fort Wayne, IN,she was the daughter of Alfred S. and Eileen V. (Holmes) Hutton-Rennecker. Linda...
JACK JULIAN FLETCHER
Aug 19, 2013
Jack Julian Fletcher, age 62, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 1:15 am Monday, August 19, 2013 at his farm. Born on July 19, 1951 in Columbia City, he was the son of George M. Fletcher and Mary (Anderson) Fletcher. He graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1969. He was a Livestock...
JOANN M. PAULUS
Aug 19, 2013
JoAnn M. Paulus, age 85, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 7:30 a.m. Monday, August 19, 2013 at Parkview Oaks, Columbia City. Born on March 27, 1928 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Oren E. and Fern (Kyler) Sroufe. She has lived in Whitley County her entire life.She graduated from Larwill High School with the...
GREGORY WAYNE MCKINLEY
Aug 18, 2013
Gregory Wayne McKinley, age 57, of Peru and a former Columbia City resident passed away at 9:00 p.m. Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Born on November 30, 1955 in Winchester, he was the son of James Melvin and Vonne Ann (Hoover) McKinley. He was raised in Columbia City and graduated from Columbia...

J. RICHARD "DICK" CIRA
Aug 17, 2013
J. Richard Dick Cira, 83, of Columbia City, IN passed away at his residence with his loving family surrounding him at 4:35 p.m. Saturday, August 17, 2013. He was born on January 8, 1930 in South Bend, IN, the son of Don L. and Alice Marie (Hickling) Cira. He was raised in South Bend and graduated from South...
TERRY QUINN MARSHALL, SR.
Aug 17, 2013
Terry Quinn Marshall Sr., age 75, of Columbia City, passed away at 5:55 a.m.Saturday August 17, 2013 at his residence.Born on August 30, 1937, in Fort Wayne, he was the son of the late Overton Quinn Marshall and Evelyn Margurite (Huegenard)Murray. He graduated from North Side High School with the class of 1957.On February 28, 1958 he married...
JAMES VANLANDINGHAM
Aug 16, 2013
James Jim Vanlandingham, 85, of Columbia City passed away on Friday, August 16th at 12:15 a.m. in Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City following a short illness.He was born on April 29, 1928, the son of James and Betty (Crowe) Vanlandingham who preceded him in death. Jim graduated in 1946 from Mt Summit High School, Mt. Summit, IN. On...
VERNON J. ROBBINS
Aug 15, 2013
Vernon J. Robbins, age 64, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 12:50 pm Thursday, August 15, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family.Born on November 10, 1948 in Leatherwood, KY, he was the son of James W. Robbins and Dovie E.(Baker) Robbins. He graduated from Leatherwood High School with the Class of 1966.On March 28, 1970,...

DWIGHT "PETE" DAVID KIMBRELL
Aug 10, 2013
DWIGHT DAVID "PETE" KIMBRELL, age 68, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 5:05 p.m. Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw, IN. Born on June 15, 1945 in Birmingham, AL, he was the son of David A. Kimbrell and Florence Leora(Key) Kimbrell. He worked at Franklin Coach delivering travel trailers for 18 years and also was...
NANCY ANN EGOLF
Aug 8, 2013
Nancy Ann Egolf, age 73, formerly of Columbia City, IN passed away at 2:05 p.m. Thursday, August 8, 2013 at Golden Years Homestead, Fort Wayne.Born on January 29, 1940 in Coldwater, MI, she was the daughter of Murl and Rachael (Martin) Batterson. Nancy graduated in 1958 from Coldwater High School. On October 26, 1958 she married Joseph K....
EVELYN A. BECK
Aug 4, 2013
Evelyn A. Beck, age 96, formerly of Michigan City, IN passed away at 1:45 PM, Sunday, August 4, 2013 at her home in Fort Wayne. Born on March 15, 1917 in Michigan City, she was the daughter of Henry J. and Catherine (Reicher) DeBald.On October 22, 1938, she married Hudson Elwood Beck in Michigan City. Survivors include her...
M. IRENE SMITH
Jul 30, 2013
M. Irene Smith , age 91, of Columbia City, passed away at 11:05 a.m. on Tuesday July 30, 2013 at Millers Merry Manor.Born on August 28, 1921, in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Avery M. and Florence (Kiser) George. She attended Grace Elementary School and graduated from Jefferson Center High School with the Class of 1940.Irene...
ROBERT J. DEMONEY
Jul 29, 2013
Robert J. DeMoney, age 93, of San Jose, CA and formerly a lifetime Columbia City resident passed away at 9:35 a.m., Monday July 29, 2013 at Glorian Manor, San Jose, CA.Born on August 7, 1919 in Columbia City, he was the son of Jesse Allen and Effie Evelyn(Lawrence)DeMoney. Bob began working for his fathers funeral home, J.A. DeMoney...

HOMER C. "JR." HURSEY
Jul 20, 2013
Homer C. Jr. Hursey, age 77, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 4:06 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at his residence.Born on November 6, 1935 in Whitley County, he was the son of Homer C. Hursey and Mabel (Brown) Hursey. He attended Columbia City High School and was a lifetime resident of Whitley County.He worked at...
JERRY K. WALKER
Jul 18, 2013
JERRY KENT WALKER, age 74, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 5:08 a.m., Thursday, July 18, 2013 at his home, surrounded by his loving and faithful family. Born on February 23, 1939 in Coesse, he was the son of Paul Walker and Margaret (Miller) Walker. He graduated from Coesse High School in 1957 and Indiana Tech in...
NORMA A. LANDIS
Jul 15, 2013
Norma A. Landis, age 81, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 4:35 p.m. Monday, July 15, 2013 at Parkview Oaks, Columbia City, IN.Born on October 29, 1931 in Kentucky, she was the daughter of Fred and Dolores (Kessinger) McClure. She lived in Allen County then moved to Whitley County in 1953.She retired from General Electric in Fort...
GUY H. WILSON
Jul 11, 2013
Guy H. Wilson, age 84, of Mattawan, MI passed away at 2:30 a.m. Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Rose Arbor Hospice Home, Kalamazoo, MI. Born on June 30, 1929 in Albion, Noble County, IN, he was the son of Frank C. and Hazel (Owen) Wilson. He attended Albion High School. On June 14, 1952, he married June E....
ROGER A. LONG
Jul 10, 2013
ROGER A. LONG, age 55, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 9:46 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born on April 25, 1958 in Columbus, OH, he was the son of Junior Long and Rita F.(Jenkins) Long. He worked in the Parts Department at Dimension Ford in Ft. Wayne and at Rice...
DONALD AFTON YORK
Jul 10, 2013
DONALD AFTON YORK, age 83, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Born on October 16, 1929 in Puyallup, WA, he was the son of Wilmer York and Betty (McGaughy) York. He graduated from Nashua High School in Montana with the Class of 1947....
LARRY L. GOSS
Jul 7, 2013
Larry L. Goss, age 81, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 7, 2013, at his residence.Born on January 14, 1932 in Rochester, IN, he was the son of Raymond and Alma (Rosborg) Goss. He was born and raised in Rochester and graduated from Rochester Joint High School with the class of 1951....