Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
EDYTHE ILENE RICHARDSON
Apr 2, 2012
E. Ilene Richardson, age 84, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 2:40 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2012 at Covington Meadows, Fort Wayne. Born on November 15, 1927 in Fort Wayne the daughter of Paul H. and Irene (Ferrell) Shroyer. In 1937 she moved from Allen County to her present home in Whitley County. She attended Jefferson Township...

HARRY JAMES "JIMMY" DAILEY
Apr 1, 2012
Harry James "Jimmy" Dailey, age 68, of Columbia City, IN died at 9:28 a.m. Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Born July 4, 1943, in Fort Wayne, IN, he was the son of Harry E. and Mildred L. (Pelkey) Gill-Dailey. He graduated from Central High School, Fort Wayne with the Class of 1962....
DOROTHY P. WHEELER
Apr 1, 2012
Dorothy P. Wheeler, age 90, of South Whitley, IN passed away at 9:00 p.m. Sunday, April 1, 2012 at her home. Born on March 5, 1922 in Lieters Ford, IN, she was the daughter of Charles and Nellie (Fisher) Campbell. She moved from LaPorte, IN to South Whitley, and lived there for 40 years. She worked at Dana...
ROBERT EUGENE GILBERT
Mar 26, 2012
Robert Eugene Gilbert, age 74, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 1:40 p.m. Monday, March 26, 2012 at Parkview Huntington Hospital, Huntington. Born on December 9, 1937 in Lima, OH he was the son of Charles Leonard and Goldie Marie (Toland) Gilbert. He grew up in Lima, OH and his adult lifetime was spent inDelphos and VanWert,...
DONALD E. ALVEY
Mar 24, 2012
Don Alvey, age 84, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 2012 at his home.Born March 10, 1928 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of John and Bessie (Hanshew) Alvey. He attended Fort Wayne Schools. He resided in Fort Wayne until moving to Columbia City in 1958. On July 29, 1977 he...
MARY LOU LOWERY
Mar 24, 2012
Mary Lou Lowery, age 69, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 11:54 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2012 at her home.Born March 24, 1943 in Huntignton. She was the daughter of Dale E. and Maragaret F. (Veilahauer) Shivley. She was raised in Huntington graduating from Huntington Township School with the Class of 1962 and Fort Wayne School of...
JOEL S. HARRIS
Mar 20, 2012
Joel S. Harris, V, age 65, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at his residence. Born May 19, 1946, in Falls Church, VA, he was the son of Joel S. and Isabel (Clark) Harris, IV. He graduated with the Class of 1964 from a Virginia high school. Following college, he served...

AILSA L. "BILLIE" SCHUMAN
Mar 19, 2012
Ailsa L. "Billie" Schuman, age 93, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 11:55 a.m. Monday, March 19, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor, Inc., Columbia City. Born March 27, 1918 in Ormas, IN, she was the daughter of Donald C. and Goldie B. (Adair)Goodrich. She graduated from Ligonier High School with the Class of 1936. For 22 years,...
NINA GRANT
Mar 19, 2012
Nina Grant, age 87, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 6:40 a.m. Monday, March 19, 2012 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City, IN. Born March 26, 1924 in Whitley County, IN, she was the daughter of Wilbur and Lucille (Weeks) Pressler. A lifetime Whitley County resident, she graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of...
FLOYD METTLER
Mar 18, 2012
Floyd Mettler, age 91, of Longwood, FL passed away at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 2012 at Longwood Health Care Center, Longwood, FL. Born June 26, 1920 in Whitley County, IN, he was the son of Floyd E. and Edna P. (Leer) Mettler. He attended the Columbia City public school system. On August 22, 1937 he married Dorothy...
LORRAINE A. WILLYARD
Mar 18, 2012
Lorraine A. Willyard, age 82, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 10:30 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 2012 at her home.Born August 6, 1929 in Churchville, MD, she was the daughter of B.W. and Ada (Blackburn) Parlier. When she was an infant, she moved with her family to Bedford, OH, where she graduated from Bedford High School with...
GLADYS LORETTA REIMER
Mar 18, 2012
Gladys Loretta Reimer, age 85, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 9:49 a.m. Sunday, March 18, 2012 at Oak Pointe, Columbia City. Born May 16, 1926 in Fort Wayne, IN, she was the daughter of Harry and Nora Luella (Nelson) Johnson. Raised in Fort Wayne, she attended Central High School. She moved to Columbia City following her...
RITA M. ARMEL
Mar 16, 2012
Rita M. Armel, age 85, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away at 1:55 p.m. Friday, March 16, 2012 at Covington Manor Nursing Center, Fort Wayne. Born October 3, 1926 in Fort Wayne, IN, she was the daughter of Loren B. and Rosella J. (Arens) Sanders. She attended Precious Blood School, graduated from Central Catholic High School and continued...
LAVON E. TUCKER
Mar 16, 2012
Lavon E. Tucker, age 91, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 16, 2012 at her home. Born June 21, 1920 in Huntington County, IN, she was the daughter of Henry O. and Bertha (Reinkensmeir) Piepenbrink. Raised in Huntington County, she attended Huntington High School. On August 1, 1947, she married Jerry J. Tucker...
ROSEMARY L. LOWEN
Mar 12, 2012
Rosemary L. Lowen, 78 of Columbia City passed away at 11:00 p.m. Monday at Millers Merry Manor Nursing Home, Columbia City. She was born on May 5, 1933 in Muncie, IN the daughter of Kenneth W. and Edrie M. (Russell) Carney. She attended South Side High School, Fort Wayne. She married Howard E. Lowen, Sr. in Fort Wayne...
ROSEMAY L. LOWEN
Mar 12, 2012
Rosemary L. Lowen, 78 of Columbia City passed away at 11:00 p.m. Monday at Millers Merry Manor Nursing Home, Columbia City. She was born on May 5, 1933 in Muncie, IN the daughter of Kenneth W. and Edrie M. (Russell) Carney. She attended South Side High School, Fort Wayne. She married Howard E. Lowen, Sr. in Fort Wayne...
SUSAN AMY ADAMS
Mar 10, 2012
Susan Amy Adams, age 54, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 11:29 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born on November 29, 1957 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of H. Wesley and Madonna Rose (Martz) Adams. She lived in Allen and Whitley Counties her entire lifetime and had a family cottage...
EDWARD EUGENE WEBER
Mar 9, 2012
Edward Eugene Weber, age 99, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 12:15 p.m. Friday, March 9, 2012 at his son's home in Kosciuisko County.Born on September 20, 1912 in Larwill, he was the son of Jacob Weber and Ada Solt-Weber-Hamilton. Following the death of his mother, Edward was reared in Larwill by his aunt and uncle, Albert...
LINDA L. BISEL
Mar 2, 2012
Linda L. Bisel, age 64, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 2:20 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2012 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.Born on November 2, 1947 in Muncie,she was the daughter of C. Marvin and Betty L. (Stafford) Fager. She spent her life in Albany until 1989 when she moved to her Big Lake residence.She graduated from...
JOSEPH Z. BARANOWSKI
Mar 1, 2012
Joseph Z. "Joe-Joe" Baranowski, age 63, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 1:15 a.m. Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City. Born August 22, 1948 in Cherbourne, England, he was the son of Mieczyslaw and Janina Baranowski. He attended a Catholic School. A former resident of Fort Wayne and Warsaw, he lived in Columbia...