Warsaw and Pierceton, IN. Obituaries

Samuel Ralph Reiff

Feb 4, 2024

Samuel R. Reiff, 95, passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2024 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City, IN.

Samuel was born on March 1, 1928 in Pierceton, Indiana to Ralph and Lillie (Wissler) Reiff. He attended Pierceton schools.

In Columbia City, Indiana on December 30, 1950, Sam married Geraldine “Gerry”...

James Cormican

Feb 4, 2024

James A Cormican, 78, of Kingsford Heights, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2024 at his home.

James was born November 16, 1945 in Frankfort, Indiana the son of the late Delbert and Mary (Wyant) Cormican. He was united in marriage to Frances O. Earl on March 6, 1965 in Warsaw, Indiana who survives....

Terry Mckinney

Feb 2, 2024

Terry Dean McKinney, 74, of South Bend, Indiana, passed away on Friday, February 2, 2024 at his home.

Terry was born March 30, 1949 in Warsaw, Indiana the son of the late Norman and Helen (Neer) McKinney.

He enlisted in the US Army and proudly served his country from 1969-1971, stationed...

Debra Bradley

Jan 30, 2024

Debra K. Bradley, 58, of Warsaw, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at Goshen Hospital.

Debra was born on April 28, 1965 in Warsaw to Raeburn Bradley and Shirleen (Baldridge) Bradley Pitts.

She previously worked for Tenneco in Elkhart. Debra was a simple person who enjoyed going to the movies,...

Betty J. Skees

Jan 30, 2024

Betty J. Skees, 92, peacefully passed away with her loving family around her bedside at 11:33 a.m. on Tuesday, January 30, 2024.

Betty was born on May 10, 1931 in Atwood, Indiana to Minnie May (Scheoff) and Clarence Huffman. She graduated from Atwood High School.

She married John R. Skees Jr....

Sherri Fugate

Jan 29, 2024

Sherri “Renee” (Adams) Fugate, 47, of Ligonier, passed away on Monday, January 29, 2024 at Goshen Hospital.

Sherri was born on December 27, 1976 in Columbia City to Sherry (Sutton) and Joseph Adams.

She was a graduate of Warsaw Community High School.

She worked as a Bus...

Clark Shepherd

Jan 26, 2024

Clark Shepherd, 72, of Claypool, Indiana, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2024 at Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital, Warsaw due to covid complications.

Clark was born on September 24, 1951 in Paintsville, Kentucky the son of Jay and Mollie (Hall) Shepherd.

Clark was a mechanic by trade and a handy man doing many odd...

Geri

Jan 25, 2024

Geraline “Geri” Webb Craig Vallotton, 86, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2024, under the care of Parkview Hospice. Geri was a resident of Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake, IN, and former resident of Knoxville, TN; Flemingsburg, KY; Baton Rouge, Pitkin, and Pineville, LA.

Geri was born at home in Manifest, Louisiana, on...

Joy V. Gunter

Jan 25, 2024

Joy V. Gunter, 80, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at Kosciusko Community Hospital.

Joy was born on July 21, 1943 in Fulton County, Indiana to Irvin Joe and Mildred B. (Silveus) Leckrone. She graduated from Silver Lake High School with the class of 1961.

She worked for R.R....

Kim Kuhn

Jan 19, 2024

Kim Kuhn, 70, of Warsaw, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2024 at Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital.

Kim was born on March 4, 1953 in Warsaw to Fredric and Mary Maxine (Gillespie) Kuhn. He married Shirley Ann Montel on June 16, 1979.

He worked on the processing line for Maple Leaf Farms....

Joy Mccarthy Sessing

Jan 17, 2024

SERVICE UPDATE:

Joy Diane McCarthy-Sessing, 76, passed away on January 17, 2024.

She was born on August 15, 1947 in Minneapolis, MN to Bernice Elizabeth (Halverson) and LeRoy Melvin Hebert. She grew up in Robbinsdale, MN and graduated from Robbinsdale High School with the class of 1965.

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Roger L Shenefield

Jan 17, 2024

Roger Lee Shenefield, 89, of Warsaw, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at his residence.

Roger was born on April 1 , 1934 in North Manchester to Burris Bernel and Lulu (Grossnickle) Shenefield. He married Dorothy Hartman on April 1, 1983 who proceeded him in passing on March 15, 2005.

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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.

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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.

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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...