Obituaries
Warsaw and Pierceton, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Warsaw, Pierceton and Kosciusko County, IN.
Helen Easterday
Feb 8, 2013
Helen Easterday, age 86, of Warsaw, IN passed away Friday February 8, 2013 at 1:25 AM in her daughters residence. She was born November 16, 1926 in Rochester, IN to Edward and Bessie (Guess) Sweany. A Warsaw, In resident since 2008 she formerly resided in Rochester, IN and Zephyrhills, FL. On August 1, 1952 in Fulton, IN she was...
Isaac 'Ike' Slone
Feb 7, 2013
Isaac Ike Slone, 76 of Warsaw, Indiana went home to be with his Lord and Savior and surrounded by his family at 1:15 pm Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Parkview North Hospital, Fort Wayne. On March 26, 1936, He was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to Adam and Julie (Haywood) Slone. He was united in marriage to Colleen Wilson on...
John Brookins
Feb 7, 2013
John Brookins, age 82, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Thursday February 7, 2013 at 5:02 PM in Grace Village Health Care Winona Lake, IN. He was born June 6, 1930 in North Manchester, IN to Orbie W. and Bertha Mae (Bonewitz) Brookins. He was a Warsaw, IN resident since 1965. On November 21, 1981 he was united in marriage...
Sara Kay Powers
Feb 6, 2013
Sara Kay Powers died February 6, 2013, at her home in Richardson, TX.A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, at Palestine Cemetery. Pastor Cindy Gackenheimer from Walnut Creek Church, Warsaw will be officiating.Sara Kay was born March 6, 1936, to John and Katharyn McSherry in Muncie. She spent most of her childhood in...
Russell Jackson
Feb 5, 2013
Russell Jackson, 58 of Warsaw, Indiana passed away at 8:45 am Tuesday, February 5, 2013 in his residence. On April 25, 1954, he was born in Warsaw to Haskell and Bessie (Ratliff) Jackson. Russell was a lifelong resident of Warsaw where he worked for Kimmel Glass Co., Warsaw for 30 years. He is survived by his mother, Bessie Jackson,...
Donald Glen 'Red' Woods
Feb 5, 2013
Donald Glen Red Woods, age 87, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away February 5, 2013 at 3:28 AM in Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw, IN. He was born December 31, 1925 in Valparaiso, IN to Elmer and Harriet (Carey) Woods. A lifetime Kosciusko County, IN resident Duane Everly Trucking of Bourbon employed him, IN as a Truck Driver. In Warsaw, IN...
Carolyn S. Combs
Feb 3, 2013
Carolyn S Combs, age 67, of Silver Lake, Indiana passed away Sunday February 3, 2013 at 9:07 AM at Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw, IN. She was born August 24, 1945 in Elwood, Indiana to Ralph and Mary (McMinn) Shepard. She married Bob Combs in Bedford, Indiana on November 13, 1964 who preceded her in death. She was a teachers...
James R. Reetz
Feb 3, 2013
James R. Reetz, 72 of South Bend, Indiana passed away at 11:20 pm Sunday, February 3, 2013 in Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw. On April 27, 1940, he was born in Charles City, Iowa to Carlton and Darlien (Phillips) Reetz Sr. He served in the U.S. Army from 1961 1963. Living most of his life in South Bend, James...
Roger Leedy
Feb 1, 2013
Roger Leedy Roger Leedy, age 72, of Pierceton, Indiana passed away Friday, February 01, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. in his residence. He was born on September 25, 1940 to Raymond and Velma (Gebert) Leedy. He married Carol Reed on March 16, 1974 in Akron, Indiana. He was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County. He served in the US Navy...
Gregory Justice
Jan 31, 2013
Gregory Lee Justice, 46, of Forney, Texas, passed away at 10:55 a.m., Thursday, January 31, 2013, at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, Texas, following a short illness. On March 7, 1966, he was born in Richlands, Virginia, to William (Toddy) and Rosemary (Beavers) Justice. A former Kosciusko county resident, he was employed at both Zimmer and Medtronic in the...
Freman 'Curly' Neher
Jan 26, 2013
Freman “Curly” Neher, 93 of Warsaw, Indiana passed away at 10:10 am, Saturday January 26, 2013 in his residence. On February 16, 1919, he was born in Rochester, Indiana to Herman and Mabel (Mreed) Neher. He was united in marriage to Amy Berniece Perry on August 19, 1942 in Redondo Beach, California. She preceded him in death on March...
Rachel Leigh Adams
Jan 24, 2013
Rachel Leigh Adams, 47 of Silver Lake, Indiana passed away at 5:40 pm Thursday, January 24, 2013 in her residence. On May 7, 1965, she was born in Columbia City, Indiana to Billy R. and Linda (Whitaker) Adams. She was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County. Rachel was a wonderful mother and friend, who would do anything for anybody....
Ethel L. Noggle
Jan 22, 2013
Ethel L. Noggle, 88 of Warsaw passed away at 2:54 pm Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born January 15, 1925 in Warsaw to Earl S. and Eva (Gaskill) Beebe. She married L.E. (Gene) Noggle on December 10, 1949 who preceded her in death in 2005. Ethel was a member of Trinity United Methodist...
Timothy 'Tim' Brown
Jan 22, 2013
Timothy “Tim” Brown, 54 of Warsaw, Indiana passed away at 5:30 am Tuesday, January 22, 2013 in his residence. On February 1, 1958, Tim was born in Warsaw to Max and Frances (Clabaugh) Brown. He married Carmen Glick on November 11, 2011 in Syracuse. A lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, Tim graduated from Warsaw High School in 1976. He...
Drake E. Omstead
Jan 18, 2013
Drake E. Omstead, born October 25, 1931 in Hackensack, NJ, passed away January 18th 2013, in Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He boarded the marriage train with childhood sweetheart Janis Tullis of Andrews, IN on May 29, 1953, and conducted sixty years of a beautiful marriage. He was preceded in death by his parents, Trevalyn and Katherine Omstead,...
L. Edward Kehoe
Jan 16, 2013
L. Edward Kehoe, 77 of Warsaw, Indiana passed away 4:45 pm, Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in Mason Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw. On November 20, 1935, he was born to Leo and Betty (Smith) Kehoe in Warsaw. He married Connie Morrison on September 2, 1960 in Pierceton, who survives. Edward worked in the Layout Dept. at R.R. Donnelley and...
Jack D. Kizer
Jan 16, 2013
Jack D. Kizer, age 87 of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 4:25 p.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. He was born on August 3, 1925 in Mishawaka, Indiana to Earl and Charlotte (Buchwold) Kizer. He married Joan Dibble on November 25, 1950 in South Bend. He was a 1943 graduate of Mishawaka High School. Jack...
Herbert Ross Sr.
Jan 14, 2013
Herbert Ross Sr., age 87, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Monday, January 14, 2013 at 9:40 p.m. in Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. He was born on February 21, 1925 to Jennings and Gladys (Bloom) Ross in Kosciusko County Indiana. He was a World War II veteran, receiving the Purple Heart. He was previously employed by Huffer Foundry as...
Barbara Ann Anderson
Jan 11, 2013
Barbara Ann Anderson, 75 of Winona Lake, Indiana passed away at 11:58 am Friday, January 11, 2012 in her residence. On May 19, 1937, she was born in Warsaw, Indiana to Harold and E. Geneal (Poor) Wolford. She married Richard Dick Anderson on February 19, 1966 in Warsaw. A lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, Barbara worked as a bookkeeper...
Keith W. Leverenz
Jan 4, 2013
Keith W. Leverenz, age 77, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Friday January 4, 2013 at 7:50 PM in Lutheran Hospital Fort Wayne, IN. He was born May 11, 1935 in Waldo, Wisconsin to Howard and Pearl (Chapman) Leverenz. He was a Warsaw, IN resident since 1968 and was formerly of South Bend, IN. He was united in marriage to...


