Bessie Wallen, 89, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 10:13 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, in Mason’s Health & Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Ind. She was born Sept. 26, 1924, in Prestonsburg, Ky., to Albert and Annie (Stephens) Hall. On July 17, 1940, she married Henry Wallen in Bull … Read More
Pastor Ivan H. French, 88, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, at Grace Village Health Care Facility, Winona Lake. Ivan was born April 14, 1925, in Ontario, Ore., to Harry French and Anna Maude (Wright) French. On Sept. 17, 1944, … Read More
Rev. William “Bill” F. Burd, 86, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at his residence. He was born on Feb. 8, 1927, to William Burd Sr. and Esther (Weismer) Burd. On June 10, 1955, he was married to Geraldine “Gerri” Araminta … Read More
Vernon L. “Bing” Himes, 77 of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, in his residence. On May 25, 1936, he was born in Plymouth, Ind., to Russell and Helen (Lucas) Himes. He was united in marriage to Flora Jean Prater in 1955 … Read More
Virginia B. ‘Ginger’ Smith, 79, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 9:42 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, in her residence. She was born May 17, 1934, Plainfield, N.J., to Harold Bergstrom and Irene (Torell) Bergstrom. She was a graduate of Van Wert High School, Van Wert, Ohio with the class … Read More
Norma Jean Marner, 84, Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 8:59 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, Ind. She was born May 13, 1929, to Emsley Otis and Mary Gladys (Miller) Blackburn in Kokomo, Ind. In 1968 the family moved north to Warsaw, … Read More
Jean Zielasko, 91, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 4:50 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, at her home. She was born Oct. 28, 1922, in Primrose, Pa., to Frances Turner (Beatty) and Robert Finley Beveridge Sr. On July 22, 1944, she was married to Rev. John W. … Read More
Inez Pearl Barrett, 97, of Kosciusko County, Ind., passed away at 10:10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, in Grace Village Healthcare, Winona Lake, Ind. She was born July 12, 1916, in Scott Township, Kosciusko County, to John LaMont and Annie Alta (Eaton) Early. On Feb. 20, 1938, she married Herschel … Read More
Evelyn Lucille Hamell, 91, of Winona Lake, Ind., and formerly of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 11:10 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, at Grace Village Health Care of Winona Lake. She was born on Jan. 19, 1922, in Nokomis, Ill., to Wesley Melton Hardy and Edna (Buchholz) … Read More
William G. Marks, 87, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 4:57 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake. Born on Oct. 25, 1925, in Columbia City, Ind., he was the son of Garl E. and Arlouine (Ramp) Marks. He and his parents … Read More
Clarence Hatcher, 85, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 2:55 p.m. on Oct. 20, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw, Ind. He was born on Oct. 9, 1928, in Sevierville, Tenn., to Ruben Hatcher and Mary ‘Shepherd’ Hatcher. On Oct. 6, 1946, he was married to … Read More
Janet P. Deafenbaugh, 78, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 12:23 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. On Nov. 11, 1934, she was born to Richard and Edith (Burke) Kelley in Ivyton, Ky. Living her adult life in Warsaw, she worked for … Read More
Ruby A. Landrum, 103, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, in her son’s home. She was born Sept. 19, 1910, Minden, Neb., to Frank Larson and Hannah (Nielsen) Larson. Ruby graduated with honors from Ripon Union High School in 1928, ad later graduated with a Bible degree … Read More
Viva J. Wolfe, 76, of Grace Village, Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 1:14 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, in Grace Village Health Care. On Dec. 15, 1936, she was born in Warsaw to Howard and Edith (Foltz) LaFollete. Viva was a lifelong resident of Warsaw. She worked … Read More
Marie M. Raypole, 89, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 7:35 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, at Grace Village Health Care of Winona Lake. She was born on Feb. 3, 1924, in South Whitley, Ind., to Orval L. Joy and Viola M. (Brock) Joy. On May 4, … Read More
Mary E. Cecil, 93, formerly of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 1:50 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, at Wood Haven Health Care in Bowling Green, Ohio. She was a pastor’s wife and worked as a Personnel Coordinator and Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. She supported mission work … Read More
