Warsaw and Pierceton, IN. Obituaries

Barbara "Barb" Teel

Jan 12, 2024

Barbara J. Teel, 78, of Winona Lake, Indiana, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2024, in her residence following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s.

Barb was born April 13, 1945, in Warsaw, Indiana, the daughter of Robert E. and H. Juanita (Fawley) Delp. She was united in marriage to James D. Teel on September 16,...

Joyce N. Boggs

Jan 11, 2024

Joyce N. Boggs passed peacefully on January 11, 2024 at Miller’s Merry Manor Rehabilitation in Warsaw.

She was born the only child of Dorotha and Gordon Taylor on September 24, 1931. She attended school in Warsaw and was a proud graduate of the Warsaw High Class of 1949. She also attended Indiana Business College.

...

Rick J. See, Sr.

Jan 10, 2024

Rick J. See Sr., 66, of South Whitley, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024.

Rick was born on April 1, 1957 in Warsaw to Warren “Bud” Arthur and Lavonne (DeVaux) See.

He graduated from Warsaw Community High School class of 1976.

Rick worked as a contractor...

Suzanne Rhoades

Jan 7, 2024

Suzanne Rhoades, 84, of Warsaw, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2024 at The Waters of Columbia City, previously at Grace Village.

Suzanne was born on June 10, 1939 in Aurora, Illinois to Dr. Lyle and Charlestine (Condo) Willits.

She attended Warsaw Community High School class of 1957.

...

Danielle (Smith) Collins

Jan 6, 2024

Danielle Nicole Smith, Niles Michigan passed away Saturday, January 6, 2024 after a brief illness at the age of 32.

Danielle, a Warsaw native attended Warsaw Community Schools with the graduating class of 2009. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

She is survived by her father, Jeffrey...

Katherine Rojean Hines

Jan 5, 2024

Katherine Rojean (Haas) Hines passed away suddenly on January 5th 2024 in Daytona Beach Florida due to heart failure. Born to Lewis and Ruby Haas in Pierceton Indiana on May 12th 1940. Her ashes will placed with her parents at Hillcrest cemetery.

Georgiana G Porter

Jan 2, 2024

Georgiana G. Porter, age 88, of South Whitley, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 in her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Georgiana was born on November 28, 1935 in Marion, Indiana the daughter of the late Frank and Virginia (Heal) Heath. She was a graduate of Gas City Mississinewa High School. She...

Sue Ann Huffman

Jan 2, 2024

Sue Ann Huffman, a cherished member of the Warsaw community, passed away at the age of 77 on January 2, 2024, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Surrounded by her loving children, Sue's journey concluded after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born on November 8, 1946, in Warsaw, Indiana, to D. Wayne and...

Patricia "Pat" Likens

Jan 1, 2024

Patricia “Pat” Likens, age 90, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away at 3:52 am Monday, January 1, 2024 in Kosciusko Community Hospital. She was born March 17, 1933 in Warsaw, Indiana to Joseph and Maxine (Metzger) Johnson.

Patricia was united in marriage to Ed Likens in Bluefield W.Va. on August 15, 1959 who passed away on...

Betty Rose Stahl

Dec 30, 2023

Betty Rose Stahl, 96, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Lifetime Pierceton, Indiana resident, Betty Rose was born on January 7, 1927, to Oren Lee and Beatrice Berdell (Pollock) Nichols. She graduated from Pierceton High School with the class of 1945 and went on to graduate from...

Tracy S Rutledge

Dec 23, 2023

Tracy S. Rutledge, 57, of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023 in her home surrounded by her loving family.

Tracy was born on February 14, 1966 in Winamac, Indiana the daughter of Roger L. and Susan (Moore) Barton. She was united in marriage to Ken Rutledge on December 10, 2016.

...

Donald Lee Heeter

Dec 23, 2023

Donald Lee Heeter, 60, of Pierceton, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023 at his home.

Don was born on September 14, 1963 in Warsaw, Indiana to Ronald D. and Mrytle M. (Tackett) Heeter. He previously worked at Dalton Foundry in Warsaw. Don was known for be a simple man, easy going and laid...

Jay Engle

Dec 20, 2023

Jay D. Engle, 67, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at Paddock Springs in Warsaw.

Lifetime Warsaw resident, Jay was born on August 4, 1956 to Earl Eugene and Dora Jane (Chinworth) Engle. He graduated from Warsaw Community High School with the class of 1974. He went on to graduate from Purdue University- Fort...

Thomas Swartz

Dec 19, 2023

Thomas W. “Tom” Swartz, 80, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw.

Tom was born in Kendallville, Indiana on April 14, 1943 to Thomas W. and June (Mullen) Swartz.

In the First United Methodist Church in Warsaw, Tom married Sharon (Zorn) Breeden on October 21,...

Kenneth N Baber

Dec 17, 2023

Kenneth N. Baber, 90, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at home.

Kenny was born on January 30, 1933 to Earl and Mable (Keesey) Baber in Miami County, Indiana. On December 24, 1952 he married the love of his life Marjorie “Marj” Walker ten days after their first date. She preceded...

Judith Ann Metzger

Dec 15, 2023

Judith A. Metzger, 82, passed away peacefully in her daughter’s home in Batavia, Ohio on Friday, December 15, 2023.

Lifetime Indiana resident, Judy was born on June 9, 1941 to Donald and Loretta (Davis) Randall in Warsaw, Indiana. In 1974 She moved to South Whitley, Indiana where she lived for 25 years before moving back...

Donald Drudge

Dec 13, 2023

Donald D. Drudge, 85, passed away Wednesday evening December 13, 2023 at Addison Pointe Health and Rehabilitation in Chesterton, Indiana.

Donald was born in in Wheatfield, Indiana on September 6, 1938 to Eugene Ross and Florence Benita (Robinette) Drudge. He graduated from Pierceton High School with the class of 1937.

Don...

Janice Owens

Dec 13, 2023

Janice A. (Holbrook) Owens, 86, of Warsaw, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at Kosciusko Lutheran Hospital.

She was born on August 7, 1937 in Kosciusko County to Clifford and Mary (Haas) Holbrook. She married Valis Owens on July 27, 1956 who proceeds her in passing.

Janice was a graduate...

Ruth A Schacht

Dec 12, 2023

Ruth Ann Schacht, 83, of Leesburg, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at Goshen Hospital.

Ruth was born on January 18, 1940 in Woodstock, Illinois to David and Elsa (Carlsson) Anderson. She was a graduate of Woodstock Community High School in 1958 and a graduate of American Beauty Culture in 1962.

...

Ginko Haney

Dec 10, 2023

Ginko Haney, 84, peacefully passed away in her Warsaw home on Sunday, December 10, 2023.

Ginko was born in Nagasaki, Japan on March 1, 1939 to Yosaku and Take Noda. She told her family the memory she had when she was 6 years old of seeing and hearing the American planes flying over Hiroshima and...