Obituaries
Warsaw and Pierceton, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Warsaw, Pierceton and Kosciusko County, IN.
Betty Lou Gebert
Dec 11, 2017
Betty Lou Gebert, 86 of Pierceton, Indiana passed Monday December 11, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City, Indiana. She was born on May 6, 1931 to Glen and Grace (O’Connell) Neer in Warsaw. She has been a lifetime residence of Kosciusko County. She was united in marriage to Donald Gebert on December 15, 1952 in...
Arlie Wayne Reffitt
Dec 11, 2017
Arlie “Wayne” Reffitt, age 60, of Silver Lake, IN passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 at 10:40 AM in His residence. He was born April 12, 1957 in Prestonsburg, KY to Joe Wheeler and Josephine (Adams) Reffitt. He was united in marriage to Richelle Miller on June 14, 1986 in Warsaw, IN. A Kentucky resident for 2 years he...
Paul T. Heiman
Dec 10, 2017
Paul T. Heiman, Sr., 94, of Warsaw passed away on December 10, 2017 at 5:40 PM in his residence. He was born to Anthony and Sophia (Uhlenhake) Heiman on September 20, 1923 in Columbia City, IN. He faithfully served his Country in the United States Army as T-5 with the 723rd Railway Operating Battalion from 1943 to 1946 in...
Sherry J. Bailey
Dec 7, 2017
Sherry Jo Bailey 76 of Warsaw, Indiana passed away at 7:06 pm Thursday, December 7, 2017 in her residence. On August 27, 1941, Sherry was born in Van Wert, OH to Charles and Marcile (Bisel) Hall. Sherry graduated from Van Wert High School. Sherry is survived by 2 daughters Shelley (Mark) Littlejohn and Penny K. Kittrell, sons Tim (Sharon)...
Michael Scott Goble
Dec 7, 2017
Michael Scott Goble, age 25, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 5:31 PM in Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. Michael was born July 24, 1992 to Leonard and Linda (Kay) Goble. He died from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Michael is survived by his mother and father; Linda (Kay) Goble and Leonard Goble...
Marty Deeter
Dec 5, 2017
Marty J. Deeter, age 58, of Columbia City, IN passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 5:00 PM in Miller’s Merry Manor of Columbia City. He was born May 9, 1959 to John and Becky (Alsworth) Deeter. A Columbia City resident for three years he formerly resided in Pierceton, IN. He was formerly employed as a Hoistman for Trail-Lite...
Hargus Tackett
Dec 4, 2017
Hargus Tackett, age 82, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Monday, December 4, 2017 at 8:48 PM in his residence. He was born March 4, 1935 in Floyd County, KY to Andrew and Addie (Blanton) Tackett. He was united in marriage to Evelyn Ervin on April 28, 1980 in Warsaw. He was a Warsaw City Employee and retired from the...
Noah Chandler Williams
Dec 4, 2017
Noah Chandler Williams, 20, Madison, Wis., died Monday, Dec. 4, 2017 in Madison. Death was accidental. He was born Jan. 31, 1997, in Fort Wayne, to Chandler Morgan Williams and Erin Louise Miniear Williams. He was a graduate of Warsaw Community High School, where he was honored as salutatorian of the class of 2015. He was a junior at...
Nelva Verseput
Nov 27, 2017
Nelva M. Verseput, age 94, of Winona Lake, IN passed away Monday, November 27, 2017 at 2:14 AM in Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake. She was preceded in death by her husband Henry Nelson Verseput and her daughter Sherri (Verseput) Colbert. She is survived by her son Gary (Joyce) Verseput, son-in-law Kay (Sherri) Colbert, six grandchildren and 16...
Theresa A. Lucas
Nov 26, 2017
Theresa A. Lucas, age 63, of Silver Lake, Indiana passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 9:35 PM in her residence. Arrangements are pending with McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw.
John B. Vance
Nov 26, 2017
John B. Vance, 91 of Dowagiac, Michigan passed away on Sunday November 26, 2017 at 11:35 p.m. at Lakeland Regional Health Systems, St Joseph, Michigan. He was born on September 2, 1926 to William Harvey and Lola IeaLea (Shores) Vance in Des Arc, Arkansas. He was a US Navy Veteran serving more than 20 years and receiving the rank...
Maudie Ford
Nov 26, 2017
Maudie Ford, age 89, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 7:50 a.m. in Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, Indiana. She was born May 13, 1928 in Blue River, Kentucky to Henry and Evelyn (Gibson) Slone. A long time Kosciusko County, IN resident, she was united in marriage to Jack Ford on July 31, 1965...
Brittanie Michelle Fugate
Nov 24, 2017
Brittanie Michelle Fugate, age 22 of South Whitley, IN passed away Friday, November 24, 2017 in Parkview/Whitley Hospital, Columbia City. She was born October 26, 1995 in Warsaw, IN to Robert and Sherri “Renee” (Adams) Fugate. A resident of Pierceton and South Whitley, IN, she was Shelter Advocate for the Beaman Home, Warsaw and was a former Special Needs...
Lana J. Warnacut
Nov 22, 2017
Lana J. Warnacut, age 67, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 10:48 PM in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born March 30, 1950 in Vincennes, IN to Harold and Catherine (Gentry) Clifford. She was a Warsaw, IN resident since 1976. On August 15, 1981 in Clunette, she was united in marriage to Jay Warnacut....
Baby Ellie Lynnette Francis
Nov 22, 2017
Baby Ellie Lynnette Francis, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 10:52 PM in Dupont Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. She was born November 22, 2017 in Fort Wayne, IN to Taylor Rothenberger and Anthony Francis. Surviving are her Parents; Anthony Francis and Taylor Rothenberger both of Warsaw; Taylor is also formerly of Avilla, IN, also surviving are Maternal Grandparents;...
Janet Morgan
Nov 20, 2017
Janet E. Morgan, 57, Sarasota, Florida, and Syracuse, Indiana passed away on November 20, 2017 at 7:32 AM in her residence. On April 4, 1960 she was born in Sarasota, Florida to J. Alan and Lucy (Wolfe) Morgan. She was united in marriage on February 17, 2004 in Jamaica to James Page who survives. She was a graduate of...
Douglas A. Hoffer
Nov 19, 2017
Douglas A. Hoffer, 81, of Warsaw, passed away November 19, 2017 at 3:18 PM in his residence. On December 12, 1935 in Clunette he was born to John and Treva M. (Martz). He was united in marriage on June 11, 1975 to Felicia “Phyllis” Ruvo in Warsaw, Indiana, who survives. A lifetime Kosciusko County resident he graduated from Atwood...
Helen Lucille Harding
Nov 19, 2017
Helen Lucille Harding, age 91, of Warsaw, IN passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 2:05 AM in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw. She was born July 8, 1926 in Fort Wayne, IN to Fred and Hulda (Bareman) Ehinger. She was united in marriage in Fort Wayne, IN to Kenneth R. Harding on April 22, 1949. She was...
Nathan D. Shepherd
Nov 14, 2017
Nathan D. Shepherd, 80, Warsaw, passed away on Nov. 14, at 10:30 a.m. at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born in David, Kentucky to Sylvester and Nancy (Nelson) Shepherd on July 13, 1937. He was raised in Liberty Mills and went to Manchester High School. He was married to Juanita (Prater) on May 29, 1966 and they...
Gary Eugene Oradat
Nov 13, 2017
Gary Eugene Oradat, 72, also known as “Big O” to many friends, passed away Monday, November 13, 2017 from a 20 month’s courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer. The love of his life, Linda Sue (Pressler) survives. They were married 54 years and had a very full life together. Family meant everything to Gary and he showed that to his...


