Obituaries
Warsaw and Pierceton, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Warsaw, Pierceton and Kosciusko County, IN.
Curt N. Gatke
Feb 5, 2016
Curt N. Gatke, 64 of Warsaw, Indiana passed away at 10:50 am Friday, February 5, 2016 in Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. On June 9, 1951, he was born in Warsaw, Indiana to Donald E. and Lucile (Andrus) Gatke. He was a lifetime resident of Warsaw where he was a client of Cardinal Service, Warsaw. Curt was a...
Maurice E. Morrison
Jan 30, 2016
Maurice E. Morrison, 79 of Leesburg, Indiana passed away at 12:10 am Saturday, January 30, 2016 in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. On February 29, 1936, he was born in Pierceton to Walter and Irene (Froh) Morrison. A lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, he was former owner of Roto Rooter of Kosciusko County, where he served for forty five years....
Steven R. Reisinger
Jan 28, 2016
Steven R. Reisinger, 66 of Claypool, Indiana passed away January 28, 2016 at 3:42 PM at his residence. He was born September 11, 1949 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Leonard and Donna (Cline) Reisinger. He had lived in Claypool for the last 9 years. He was the former owner of Corvette Nationals, owner of Horsepower Marketing and had been...
Kay I. Caudill
Jan 28, 2016
Kay Caudill, age 60, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 8:00 AM in Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. She was born May 10, 1955 in Columbia City, IN to Harold and Ileana “Jake” Brandenburg. She was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County. She was united in marriage to Russell Miller on November 8,...
Debora Jo “Debbie” Shoemaker
Jan 26, 2016
Debora Jo “Debbie” Shoemaker, 61 of Leesburg, Indiana passed away Tuesday January 26, 2016 at 9:33 a.m. in her residence. She was born on January 14, 1955 to Willis Eugene and Sara (Stutzman) Berkey in Pigeon, Michigan. She grew up in Warsaw then moving around the country, returning back to Leesburg in 2007 after she retired from Cobre Valley...
Karen Best-Hummitch
Jan 25, 2016
Karen Best-Hummitch, 71 of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Monday January 25, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. in her residence. She was born on February 2, 1944 to John and Evelyn (Foley) Best in the District of Columbia, Washington. She was a lifetime resident of Warsaw, Indiana. She was a Real Estate Agent working for RE/MAX for many years. Karen is...
Lowell D. Red Derossett
Jan 23, 2016
Lowell D. Red DeRossett, 74 of Leesburg, Indiana passed away at 2:13 pm Saturday, January 23, 2016 in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. On May 12, 1941, he was born in Lancer, Kentucky to Henry and Lizzie (Herd) DeRossett. He was united in marriage to Cheryl Pollock in Warsaw on July of 1979, who survives. Lowell lived most...
Barbara Joan Sylvester
Jan 22, 2016
Barbara Joan Sylvester, 74 of Pierceton, Indiana passed away at 10:00 am Friday, January 22, 2016 in her residence. On June 23, 1941, she was born in Pierceton to Jim and Emma Bell (Elder) Slusher. She was united in marriage to Estle Sylvester on November 19, 1962 in Pierceton, who survives. Barbara was a lifetime resident of Pierceton. She...
Kevin C. Bennett
Jan 12, 2016
Kevin C. Bennett, 51, of Warsaw passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016, in Fort Wayne at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana. On September 13, 1964 he was born in Warsaw, Indiana to Stephen and Linda (Hopkins) Bennett. He was united in marriage on August 9, 1996 in Warsaw, Indiana to LeAnn Barton. A lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, Kevin worked...
Richard Theodore Groomes
Jan 9, 2016
Richard T. Groomes, 65 of Claypool, Indiana passed away at 4:45 pm Saturday, January 9, 2016 in his residence. On November 16, 1950, he was born to Theodore and Elaine (Cavanaugh) Groomes. He lived in Bay City, Michigan for thirty years before moving to Kosciusko County, Indiana twenty one years ago. He retired from sales in the carpet industry,...
Russell Eugene Haggard
Jan 6, 2016
Russell Eugene Haggard, 43 of Pierceton, Indiana passed away at 8:35 am Wednesday, January 6, 2016 in his residence. On November 23, 1972, he was born in Anderson, Indiana to James and Alice (Rice) Haggard. He moved to Pierceton from Anderson in 1996. He was a great father. Russell is survived by his companion, Christine Shafer, Pierceton; his daughter,...
Liberty Ann Parks
Jan 2, 2016
Liberty Ann Parks, age 3 months of Claypool, Indiana passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 3:39 AM in Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne. She was born September 18, 2015 in Warsaw, IN to Katelynn Staab and Kody Parks, who survive. Other survivors include grandparents Ruby Staab and Zachery Eyer of Claypool, grandparents Kathy Lee Brown and Richard Parks...
Timothy A. Long
Jan 1, 2016
Timothy A. Long, age 50, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away January 1, 2016 at 3:27 AM in Indiana University Health Hospital, Indianapolis, IN. He was born on September 10, 1965 to William and Beverly (Huggins) Long in Plymouth, IN. He was united in marriage on September 17, 1988 to Susan Belancin at the Nativity Catholic Church in Portage, IN....
Virginia C. “Ginnie” Fretz
Dec 29, 2015
Virginia C. “Ginnie” Fretz, 71 of Winona Lake, Indiana passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 4:20 a.m. in Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. She was born on June 20, 1944 to Taylor R. and Dorothy V. (Miles) Horne in Minnie, Kentucky. She was united in marriage on June 11, 1978 to Phillip Fretz in Bourbon, Indiana. Virginia...
Sarah Jane Vlot
Dec 29, 2015
Sarah Jane Vlot, 18 of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 in her home surrounded by her loving family and her faithful companion dogs Blue and Penny. She was born May 5, 1997 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Cornell and Dana Vlot of Warsaw. Sarah was a senior at Warsaw Community High School and was active in...
Mary Jane “Molly” Sprong
Dec 24, 2015
Mary Jane “Molly” Sprong, age 89, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 9:00 AM in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. She was born August 24, 1926 in Wabash, IN to Melvin Judd and Ruth Lucille (Beaver) Gillard. She was a graduate of the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Nursing. As a Nurse, with 45...
William “Danny” Reffitt
Dec 23, 2015
William “Danny” Reffitt, 59 of Warsaw, Indiana went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 3:30 pm Wednesday, December 23, 2015 in his residence. On May 15, 1956, he was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to Floyd Gene and Anna Belle (Collins) Reffitt. He was united in marriage to Roxana Milburn in Burket, Indiana on November...
Randy K. Cumberland Sr.
Dec 23, 2015
Randy K. Cumberland Sr., 73 of Warsaw, Indiana passed away at 3:35 pm Wednesday, December 23, 2015 in Grace Village Healthcare Center, Winona Lake, Indiana. On April 27, 1942, he was born in Rochester, Indiana to Norman and Ruby (Keesey) Cumberland. He was united in marriage to Mary Clare Lauth in Rochester on October 17, 1968, who survives. He...
Robert R. Roatcap
Dec 15, 2015
Robert R. Roatcap, 48 of Pierceton, Indiana passed away on Tuesday December 15, 2015 in his residence. He was born on April 15, 1967 to Jack Sr. and Wanda L. (Place) Roatcap in Santa Maria California. He served in the US Navy as a welder and fire fighter on the USS Iowa. He was united in marriage to Connie...
Kathryn A. Clark
Dec 15, 2015
Kathryn A. Clark, 89, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away at 8:28 am on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. Kathryn was born in Toledo, Ohio on July 8, 1926 to Clifford and Lillie (Conrad) Clauser. She was united in marriage to Ancil Clark on April 12, 1947 in Fort Wayne, Indiana who preceded her in death...
