Obituaries
Warsaw and Pierceton, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Warsaw, Pierceton and Kosciusko County, IN.
David L. Whaley
May 1, 2022
David L. Whaley, 82, passed away on December 13, 2021, at Physicians Regional Hospital in Naples, Florida. He was born in Kentland, Indiana in 1939 to LaFern and Alice Whaley. He was married to Judy Ford, August 20, 1961. Dave earned his Bachelor’s degree in Education at Indiana State University and his Master’s Degree from Indiana University. He started...
Mary L. Baker
Apr 27, 2022
Mary L. Baker, 63, of Warsaw, died Wednesday April 27, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mary was born in Warsaw on March 27, 1959, the daughter of (the late) Ira and Annabell (Tyson) Pratt. In 1996, she married Charles R. Baker, who preceded her in death in 2008. Mary was a lifelong Warsaw resident and a homemaker...
Donald R. Barton Ii
Apr 27, 2022
Donald R. Barton II, 32, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at his residence. Born on October 13,1989 in Warsaw, Indiana, Donald was the son of Don Barton I and Becki Webb. He was united in marriage to Mariah Konkle on April 11, 2022. Don loved riding motorcycles, enjoyed gambling, and especially playing “Fort Night”...
Judith Wilson
Apr 27, 2022
Judith Wilson, 76, formerly of Columbia City, Indiana died on April 27, 2022. She was born February 7, 1946, in Elizabeth City, NC, to Rev. and Mrs. W.B. Walker. Judi was a member of Blue River Covenant Brethren Church, Columbia City, where she loved attending services until her health declined. She graduated from the University of Maryland and worked...
Max E. Reed
Apr 27, 2022
Max Eugene Reed, 90, of Warsaw, died at 12:10 a.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City. He was born on July 30, 1931, in South Bend, Indiana, to Doris Grant Reed and Ronald F. Reed. They lived in Plymouth with relatives and Max’s father worked as a meat cutter in a family store. When...
Terry Blue
Apr 24, 2022
Terry Blue, 74, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022 in his residence. Born on August 25, 1947, in Warsaw, Indiana, Terry was the son of Charles and Vivian (Slusher) Blue. He was united in marriage to Nancy (Hall) Blue on March 12, 1975, in Las Vegas. He was a 1965 graduate of Warsaw High School....
Brenda Leah Roberts
Apr 24, 2022
Pierceton: Brenda Leah Roberts, 57, of Pierceton, died Sunday April 24, 2022. She was born in Sandusky, Michigan March 5, 1965, the daughter of Samuel and Betty (Wenger) Slater. On July 1, 2000, she married Thomas Eugene Roberts II in Claypool, who survives after 21 years of marriage. Brenda was a homemaker who was devoted to her family &...
Jerry Lee Burkett
Apr 24, 2022
Jerry L. Burkett, 59, of Pierceton, died Sunday April 24, 2022 at Kosciusko Community Hospital. He was born in Martin KY on March 6, 1963, the son of (the late) Donald R. and Betty (Sexton) Burkett. Jerry was employed by Lippert Components in Elkhart in the travelling maintenance dept. He is survived by his daughter, Jessica (Jamison) Shepherd of...
Harry Rowe Sr.
Apr 23, 2022
Harry Rowe Sr., age 79, of Silver Lake, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. Born on June 1, 1942, in Page, Virginia, Harry was the son of Harry Curtis Rowe and Eva Maggie Meadows. He was united in marriage to Shirley R. (Sheets) Rowe on July 2, 1964. He proudly served his...
Benjamin “Lester” Mckrill
Apr 19, 2022
Benjamin Lester McKrill, 90, of Warsaw, died Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at Kosciusko Community Hospital. He was born March 29, 1932, in Warsaw, the son of (the late) Benjamin and Lillian (Wilson) McKrill. He graduated from Claypool High School with the Class of ’50 and on February 15, 1953, he married Sally C. (Bunting) McKrill; she preceded him in...
Melissa M. “Missy” Engle
Apr 18, 2022
Melissa M. “Missy” Engle, 41, of Warsaw, passed away Monday April 18, 2022 in Warsaw. She was born in Warsaw on December 23, 1980, the daughter of Robert M. Engle and Bonnie (Robinson) Long. Melissa was an avid reader, and she thoroughly enjoyed gaming, and cooking. She dearly loved her precious daughters. Missy will be lovingly remembered by her...
Melody Spaulding
Apr 17, 2022
Melody L. Spaulding, 67, of Warsaw, passed away Sunday April 17, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Melody was born July 10, 1954 in Kokomo, the daughter of Elmer & Kathleen (Tilly) Byers and she had resided in Warsaw for the past 50 years. On July 15, 2005 Melody married George Spaulding in Warsaw. She was retired and...
Gary Lee Black Sr.
Apr 12, 2022
WARSAW – Gary Lee Black Senior, age 64, of Warsaw, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in Norton Audubon Hospital of Louisville, Kentucky. Gary was born to Ray G. and Marjorie L. (Zorn) Black on March 21, 1958, in Warsaw. He has been a lifetime Warsaw resident. He worked at Warsaw Foundry in his youth and most recently...
Elaine Marilyn Moore
Apr 11, 2022
On Sunday, March 6, 2022, Elaine Moore passed away peacefully at the age of eighty-seven, in her home in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. She was born on August 12, 1934, in Long Island, New York to parents, Margaret Wells (Klatt) and Raymond Wells. Elaine has two siblings: Douglas Wells, who survives her, and Raymond Edward “Ray” Wells, who passed...
Peter Peconga
Apr 10, 2022
Peter Peconga, age 48, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022 in Warsaw. Born on June 23, 1973, in Gräfenberg, Germany, Peter was the son of Ronnie and Angelika C. (Oed) Peconga. Peter was a diligent worker for many years at the Warsaw Menards. He enjoyed racing and was known to have the ability to fix...
Michael G. Meck
Apr 4, 2022
Michael G. Meck, 75, of Warsaw, died Monday April 4, 2022. Mike was born in Warsaw on July 9, 1946, the son of (the late) Robert and Jane (Irwin) Meck. He graduated from Leesburg High School with the Class of ’64 and then attended Manchester College, earning his degree in accounting. On July 24, 1965, Mike married Wendy (Robison)...
Dekota J. “Cody” Bencze
Apr 4, 2022
Dekota J. “Cody” Bencze, 24, of Warsaw, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022. Cody was born July 31, 1997, in Warsaw, the son of Joseph E .Bencze Sr. and Pamela (Lapp) Bencze. He was a lifetime Warsaw resident and was the manager of his family’s auto repair business, USA Muffler & Brakes in Warsaw. Cody was an avid Notre...
Cheryl Kay Wallen
Apr 3, 2022
Cheryl Kay Wallen, 70, Warsaw, used her last breath to say “told you I was dying” April 3,2022. Cherie was born on May 20, 1951, to Geraldine Hopkins and Robert Perkins. She was united in marriage to Jack Wallen on December 2, 1977. (He proceeds her in passing Dec. 2005) Cherie was the eldest of all her siblings and...
Michael “Mike” D. Patton
Apr 3, 2022
Michael “Mike” D. Patton, 68, Warsaw, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at his residence. Born on July 10, 1953, in Muncie, Mike was the son of Robert Edward and Mary Alice (Leach) Patton. He was employed from 1992 to 2010 at the Warsaw Foundry Co. He was a member of the New Hope Free Will Baptist Church,...
Michael E. Williams
Apr 2, 2022
Michael “Mike” E. Williams, 69, of Claypool, IN, passed away unexpectedly on April 2, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Born August 21, 1952, in Warsaw, Indiana, to Ivory Williams and Julia Mae (Hopkins) Williams. He attended North Manchester High School. Mike proudly served his country in the US Navy during the Vietnam Conflict. He received...
