Obituaries
Warsaw and Pierceton, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Warsaw, Pierceton and Kosciusko County, IN.
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...
Kari Ann Hutcherson
Apr 1, 2022
Kari Hutcherson, 58 of Columbia City passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022, at her residence. Born on March 2, 1964, in Lebanon, Indiana to Ronald Keith Hutcherson “Coach Hutch” and Ruth Ann (Dyer) Hutcherson. She graduated from Warsaw Community High School in 1982 and continued her education at Northern Iowa University obtaining a bachelors degree in Social Work,...
Felika Bradican
Mar 26, 2022
Felika Bradican, 83, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. Born on September 24, 1938, in Begejci, Yugoslavia, Felika was the daughter of Ion and Viora (Martin) Bontila. She was united in marriage to Mita Bradican on February 21, 1957, in Yugoslavia. She has been a resident of Warsaw since 2003....
Lovina Ruth Jefferson
Mar 26, 2022
Lovina Ruth Jefferson, 77, of Syracuse, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Goshen Hospital, Goshen, Indiana. Born on January 18, 1945, in Cornell, Wisconsin, Lovina was the daughter of Orlando and Shirley (Pagenkopf) Newburry. She was united in marriage to Robert L. Jefferson on September 29, 1979, in Syracuse, Indiana who preceded her in death. Lovina...
Lena Mae Deaton-Howard
Mar 23, 2022
Lena Mae Deaton-Howard, 93, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at Miller’s Merry Manor Warsaw. Born on June 9, 1928, in Salem, Indiana, Lena Mae was the daughter of Nelson and Orpha Ann (Williams) Pollock. She was united in marriage to Max G. Deaton who preceded her in death in 1987. In December 1992 she...
Donald “Don” Ray Mcdermit
Mar 22, 2022
Donald Ray McDermit, 88, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at his residence. Born on February 22, 1934 in Hartford City, Indiana, Don was the son of Fred and Evelyn (Stewart) McDermit. He was united in marriage to Judy (Estep) McDermit on February 15, 1984 in Las Vegas, NV. He was a graduate of Hartford...
Gus Katris
Mar 19, 2022
Gus Katris, 88, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Paddock Springs Senior Living, Warsaw, Indiana. Born on September 29, 1933, in Nestani, Greece, Gus was the son of Chris and Helen (Fountalas) Katris. He was united in marriage to Nitsa Glinos on July 4, 1958, in Toronto, Canada. He served as a Military Policeman...
