Obituaries
Warsaw and Pierceton, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Warsaw, Pierceton and Kosciusko County, IN.
Justin “Dean” Burnworth
Dec 24, 2017
Justin “Dean” Burnworth, age 38 of Fort Wayne, Indiana passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017 at his residence in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born June 28, 1979 in Columbia City, IN to Bill and Sandy (Smith) Burnworth. He was a Pierceton, IN resident until 1990 when he moved to Fort Wayne. He was an avid baseball, basketball and...
Craig R. Carlson
Dec 22, 2017
Craig Carlson, age 67, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Friday, December 22, 2017 at 4:11 PM in Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne. He was born to Edwin and Margaret (Rosenkranz) Carlson in Mount Vernon, NY on March 11, 1950. Survivors include a daughter Tina Eigsti of TX, a sister Lisa Carlson of NJ, a brother Bruce E. Carlson of...
Malakai Michael Garrett
Dec 22, 2017
Malakai Michael Garrett, 2, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2017at 6:15 PM in Parkview North Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born February 6, 2015 in Fort Wayne to Lantz Garrett and Amber (Unverzagt) Garrett. Malakai was such a very energetic little boy and full of life who loved to play with his trucks and cars. He...
Hillard Collins
Dec 18, 2017
Hillard Collins, 72, of Winona Lake passed away on December 18, 2017 at 8:20 PM in his residence. On July 29, 1945 he was born in Anco, Kentucky to Delza and Linda (Allen) Collins. On August 11, 1972 he was united in marriage to Reca Scott in Warsaw, Indiana. He proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1963 to...
Ulysses Francis
Dec 17, 2017
Ulysses Francis, age 74, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 8:46 AM in his residence. He was born January 15, 1943 to George and Ellen (Meade) Francis in Leander, Kentucky. He was united in marriage to Bessie Carolyn “Judy” Francis in Silver Lake, IN on April 14, 1963. Judy preceded him on June 9, 2010....
Christine Price
Dec 14, 2017
Christine Thorlakson Price age 88 of South Whitley, Indiana. passed away at Parkview Home Health Hospice in Fort Wayne, In. from Pancreatic Cancer. Christine was born May 7th,1929. Third child of Einar and Helga Thorlakson. Christine attended the Eastman school in Akra Township. After she graduated from Cavalier High School, she was employed with Dave Henderson, ASCS at the...
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....
