Obituaries
Warsaw and Pierceton, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Warsaw, Pierceton and Kosciusko County, IN.
Rebecca L. Coonse
May 11, 2022
Rebecca L. Coonse, 63, formerly of Winona Lake, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at Franciscan Health Lafayette, Indiana. Born on January 10, 1959, in Cleveland, Ohio, Rebecca was the daughter of (the late) Irvin R. and Donna (Jones) Hahn. She worked in customer service for PNC Bank. Rebecca enjoyed sunflowers and participating in karaoke . Rebecca often...
Jerry L. Craig
May 7, 2022
Jerry L. Craig, 86, of Warsaw, died Saturday May 7, 2022 at Kosciusko Community Hospital. Jerry was born in Warsaw on January 2, 1936, the son of (the late) Robert G. & Frances E. (Benton) Craig. He graduated from Warsaw High School with the Class of ’54 and on January 11, 1957 he married Connie (Holle) Craig, who survives...
Nancy K. Overbay
May 7, 2022
Nancy K. Overbay, 69, of Pierceton, died Saturday May 7, 2022 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. Nancy was born in Wabash on January 20, 1953, the daughter of (the late) Omer and Mildred (Cherry) Eakright. She had an outgoing personality and was known as a “people-person”. She was a classic car enthusiast who enjoyed attending antique & classic...
Bernice Berg
May 6, 2022
Bernice M. Berg, age 89, of Warsaw, IN went to meet the Lord on Friday, May 6, 2022. She was born on July 4, 1932 to Frank and Rosa (Lindauer) Fetter in Mariah Hill, IN. Bernice attended Dale High School in the late 1940’s while helping her parents on the family farm. Following her schooling, she was a nanny,...
Douglas W. “Frenchie” Pifer
May 6, 2022
Douglas W. “Frenchie” Pifer, 74, of Warsaw, died Friday May 6, 2022. Doug was born in Warsaw on July 7, 1947, the son of (the late) Wayne and L. Maxine (Pinkerton) Pifer.He graduated from Warsaw Community High School with the Class of ’65 and was a lifelong Warsaw resident. He retired from R. R. Donnelley & Sons in 2006...
Geraldine Cox
May 2, 2022
Geraldine Cox, 93, of Warsaw, died Monday May 2, 2022 at Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake. She was born in Silver Lake on October 21, 1928, the daughter of (the late) Grover and Mary (Brown) Richardson. She graduated from Silver Lake High School with the Class of ’46 and on March 28, 1948, she married John Elmer...
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...
