David Michael Lantz, 72, Ligonier, died Friday, July 19, 2024, at Goshen Hospital. He was born Nov. 21, 1951. He is survived by his siblings, Linda Santos, Cynthia Simmons and Steven (Janet) Lantz, all of Goshen, and John (Michelle) Lantz, Ligonier; half-siblings, Brenda (Richard) Donat and Samuel Lantz, … Read More
Philip Gordon, 70, Cromwell, died Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at Goshen Hospital. He was born May 17, 1954. On Oct. 2, 1976, he married Jan Gordon, who survives. He also is survived by his daughters, Julie (Gary Jr.) Rasler, Cromwell, and Stephanie (Brian) Collins, Albion; 15 grandchildren; 23 … Read More
Mark Daniel Stamper, 62, Elkhart, formerly of Warsaw, died Monday, July 8, 2024, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Dec. 15, 1961. His wife, Beverly Stamper, survives. He also is survived by his father, Donald Stamper, Ligonier; children, Bryan (Misty) Stamper, Warsaw, Trent (Lilli) Stamper, Warsaw, Holly … Read More
Linda L. Piggott, 74, Wawaka, died Friday, July 5, 2024, at home. She was born Feb. 22, 1950. On Sept. 18, 1982, she married Mike Piggott, who survives. She also is survived by her son, Jeremy Chagoya; stepdaughter, Tracy Piggott Winn, Wawaka; two sisters; and two brothers. Yeager … Read More
Abel Dominguez Salazar, 50, Ligonier, died unexpectedly Thursday morning, June 27, 2024, in LaGrange County. He was born July 2, 1973. On July 17, 2007, he married Rosalba Beltran, who survives. He also is survived by his mother, Ofelia Salazar, Mexico. Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen, is handling arrangements.
Read MoreMonte Lynn Ramer, 75, Albion, died Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Fort Wayne. He was born Jan. 14, 1949. He is survived by three children, Leslie (Lael) Ramer, Leo, Nick (Jessica) Ramer, Fort Wayne, and Shauna Ramer, Columbia City; four grandchildren; and friend, Penelope Jones, New Haven. Yeager … Read More
Sherry Lynn Carr, 54, Kendallville, died unexpectedly at 5:24 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville. She was born Feb. 25, 1970. She is survived by four children, La’Keasha (Jonie Kinnison) Carr, Kendallville, Kayla Carr, Edinburg, Texas, La’Torie Lynn Carr, South Milford, and Derrick Carr, … Read More
Jerry Wayne Pauley, 72, Cromwell, died at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at Goshen Hospital. He was born Sept. 12, 1951. His wife, Vickie G. Pauley, whom he married April 6, 1985, survives. He also is survived by four children, Jennifer (Harold) Caudill, Ligonier, Jada Dunlap, Kimmell, … Read More
Ava Lea Reed, 78, Avilla, died Monday, June 17, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. She was born Aug. 6, 1945. She is survived by two sons, Jeffrey Reed and Gregory Reed; a brother, Eugene (Kim) Kathary, Ligonier; a stepsister, Deiride Marshall; and friend, Jeff Henson, … Read More
Kirby Wogomon, 65, Elgin, Ill., died Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Henry Ford Hospital, West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. He was born Nov. 25, 1958. He is survived by his mother, Carolyn (Whetten) Hull, and stepfather, Tom Hull, Ligonier; sons, Brandon (Jillian) Wogomon, New Boston, Mich., and Chase Wogomon, … Read More
Homer Ray Reeve, 85, Ligonier, died Friday, June 14, 2024, at Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville. He was born Oct. 11, 1938. His wife, Norma J. (Patton) Reeve, whom he married Sept. 5, 1959, survives. He also is survived by three daughters, Shelly (Kerry) Keck, Wawaka, Tracy (Bob) Tinkey, … Read More
Peggy Marie Hartsough, 69, Ligonier, died Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at Parkview Randallia Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born July 29, 1954. She is survived by her son, Frank (Billiejo) Quinn, Ligonier; six grandchildren; a brother, Robert Rector, Pierceton; and two sisters, Kathy Griffin and Carol Fulford, both … Read More
Shirley Fay Friend, 81, Kendallville, formerly of Columbia City, died Thursday, June 6, 2024, at home. She was born Feb. 22, 1943. On April 19, 1971, she married Larry Friend. She is survived by her children, Rob Friend, Kendallville, and Millisa (Michael) Burdette, Ligonier; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; … Read More
Roberta J. Fisher, 100, Ligonier, died Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at home. She was born Jan. 25, 1924. On Oct. 10, 1947, she married Billy B. Fisher, who preceded her in death in 2004. She is survived by her daughter, Carol J. Gunder, Ligonier; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; … Read More
Rosetta Martin, 89, Goshen, formerly of the Silver Lake area, died Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at home. She was born May 17, 1935. On May 11, 1957, she married Eugene M. Martin, who preceded her in death in 2010. She is survived by three children, Rosalyn (Lavern) Cross, … Read More
Marissa I. Pacheco, 50, Ligonier, died Sunday, June 2, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan. 22, 1974. In 2018, she married Ricardo Gorostieta, who survives. She also is survived by her child, Jose Chavez, Ligonier; siblings, Jose Pacheco, Esteban Pacheco, Julio Pacheco, Antonio Pacheco, … Read More
