Warsaw and Pierceton, IN. Obituaries

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Dec 7, 2023

Alice F. Sparks, 76, of Warsaw, peacefully passed away at home on Thursday, December 7, 2023 with family by her beside.

Alice was born in Emma, Kentucky on May 21, 1947 to Allen and Magdline (Judd) Burkett. She attended Prestonsburg schools before her family moved to Warsaw, Indiana when she was 19 years old.

Dec 6, 2023

Joan Meredith, 86, of Warsaw, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at Grace Village in Winona Lake.

Joan was born on March 18, 1937 in Laketon, Indiana the daughter of Henry and Mabel (Sickafus) Reiken. She graduated from Laketon High School with the class of 1955.

Joan married Ronald Meredith...

Dec 3, 2023

Jimmy Fleming, 81, peacefully passed away with his family by his side on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, Indiana.

He was born August 21, 1942 in Martin, Kentucky to Anna (Buckley) Plotner and Ballard Fleming.

On August 18, 1987 he married his darling wife Judy...

Dec 1, 2023

Dorothy L. Teeple, 93, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2023 at Paddock Springs Assisted Living in Warsaw, Indiana.

She was born on July 18, 1930 to Donald Sr. and Geneva (Wyland) Miller in Warsaw, Indiana. She graduated from Warsaw High School with the class of 1948.

Dorothy married Donald L....

Nov 30, 2023

Gary L. Sponseller, 68, of Zanesville, Ohio, formerly of Kosciusko County, passed away on November 30th, 2023, after a battle with Parkinson’s, Lewy Body Dementia and ultimately pneumonia.

He was born July 31st, 1955, in Warsaw, to Robert O. and Ruth M. Hawley Sponseller. On November 20th, 1982, in Claypool, he married Kathy A. Ransbottom,...

Nov 26, 2023

Teresa “Teri” Ann Baldacci, 53, lifetime resident of Warsaw, passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at Stillwater Hospice, Fort Wayne.

Teresa was born on April 17, 1970 in Warsaw the daughter of Carroll Love Curtis. She married James Baldacci on March 1, 2001.

Teresa liked being outdoors,...

Nov 19, 2023

Patsy (Bucher) Owens-Sparks, 81, of Mentone, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at her home surrounded by family.

Patsy was born on in September 1, 1942 the daughter of Frank and Charlotte (Hamilton) Bucher. She graduated from Laketon High School.

She married the late William Owens on February 9, 1963...

Nov 17, 2023

Kevin D. Banghart, 64, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

He was born in Warsaw, Indiana on July 15, 1959 to Jerry and Janice (Kling) Banghart. He graduated from Warsaw High School with the class of 1977.

Shortly after graduation, Kevin joined the...

Nov 16, 2023

Lisa Marie Westfall, 55, passed away peacefully with loving family by her bedside at 5:09 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Lisa was born on April 27, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois to Bobby Joe and Doris Marie (Campbell) Anglin.

In Gary, Indiana in 1997, Lisa...

Nov 13, 2023

Judy Lyn Lowry, 72, of Warsaw, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023 at her home.

Judy was born on December 2, 1950 in Warsaw the daughter of Melvin and Margaret (Sausaman) Schue. She married Allen Lowry on July 12, 1970, spending 53 years together.

She worked at Maple Leaf Farms...

Nov 11, 2023

Avanell Borders, 83 of Pierceton went to be with the Lord on Saturday November 11, 2023. Her last days were spent in Hospice care and surrounded by family whom she loved and she was loved by dearly.

Avanell “Ava” was born on April 24, 1940 in Charlottesville, Indiana. She was the daughter of...

Nov 10, 2023

Kay Lingofelter, 78, of Warsaw, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 10, 2023 where she spent her last days surrounded by friends and family whom she loved dearly.

Kay was born on September 20, 1945 in Warsaw the daughter of John and Susie (Brandenburg) Kindle. She was united in marriage to Jan...