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Joyce Kring Fort Wayne


Joyce A. Kring, 76, of Fort Wayne passed away on November 15, 2023. Joyce was born on January 31, 1947, in Jumping Branch, WV. She received her cosmetology license in 1968 and remained a beloved...

Donna Sefton Fort Wayne


Donna Jean (Miller) Sefton, 84, of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday November 22, 2023. Donna was born in Pittsburgh PA on September 17, 1939, one of the sixteen children of (the late) Francis and Viola...

Christy Rice Harlan


Christina J. Rice, 52, of Harlan, passed away at her home on Tuesday November 28, 2023, surrounded by her family. Christy was an Inpatient/Observation Authorization Team Member at Parkview, an...

Chris Thatcher Fort Wayne


Christopher Wade Thatcher, a beloved son, brother, father, uncle, and friend, died unexpectedly on November 23, 2023, at the age of 57. Chris graduated from Homestead High School in 1985,...

Nancy Westendorf Fort Wayne


With great sadness, the family of Nancy Ann Westendorf, 61, of Leesburg and formerly of Fort Wayne, announce her passing on November 24, 2023. Nancy was the 5th of 9 children of Dorothy Evelyn...

Michael Espinoza Fort Wayne, Indiana


Michael Isaiah Espinoza, 24, of Fort Wayne, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. He was born in Fort Wayne on March 14, 1999 to Craig and Cynthia (Espinoza) Mohas. Michael...

Katherine Kelly Fort Wayne


Katherine Gant Kelly, 64, of Ft. Wayne, IN peacefully passed away at home on Sunday, November 19, 2023.  Kathy was born to Nancy (Gant) Curda and the late William Gant in Elmhurst, IL on...

Jim Smith Carmel


James R. Smith, 85, of Carmel, passed away at his daughter’s home in Fort Wayne on Thursday, November 30, 2023, surrounded by his family. Jim was born in Evansville on March 1, 1938, the son...

Dorothy Hensinger Fort Wayne, Indiana


Dorothy M. Hensinger, 97, of Fort Wayne, passed away Monday, November 20, 2023 at Sage Bluff. She was born on August 18, 1926 in Fort Wayne to the late Everett and Julia (Bobay) Litchfield. On...

Pete Garcia Fort Wayne


Pedro “Pete” Garcia, Jr., 65, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2023, at his home surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Pete was born on March...

Donald McCormick Fort Wayne


SGM Donald D. McCormick, USA (Ret’d), 88, of Fort Wayne and formerly of Black River Falls WI, died Monday November 27, 2023. He was born in Black River Falls on April 18, 1935, the son of...

Mary Norris Fort Wayne


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Tim Lawrence Coldwater MI


Tim Lawrence, 51, of Coldwater, MI, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023 from heart failure. Born Sept. 9, 1972, in Ft. Wayne, IN, he was the son of Barbara (Botts) Lawrence and the late Ron...

Lisa Wetzel Fort Wayne


Lisa K. Wetzel, 67, of Fort Wayne passed away after a lengthy battle with myelofibrosis on November 16th, 2023 at Stillwater Hospice. Lisa was born on February 27th, 1956 in Fort Wayne to the late...

Bill Lawson New Haven


William A. “Bill” Lawson, 91, of New Haven, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at home, surrounded by his family.  Bill was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on...

Robert Everest Fort Wayne


            Robert L. Everest, age 90, of Fort Wayne, IN, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 13, 2023.  Bob was born in Niagara...

Frances Mozzone Fort Wayne


Frances Patricia Mozzone, 82, of Fort Wayne passed away November 11, 2023, at Lincolnshire Place, surrounded by family. Frances was born March 17, 1941, in Tipton, Indiana, to the late Aloysius...

Marshall Smith Fort Wayne


Marshall Smith, 82, of Fort Wayne, passed away Monday November 20, 2023. He was born in Fort Wayne on April 2, 1941, the son of (the late) Arza and Leona Smith. Mr. Smith honorably answered his...

Sandra Lovellette Fort Wayne


Sandra “Peachy” Lovellette, 72 of Fort Wayne, IN passed away on Friday, November 10, 2023. She was born on May 2, 1951 in Decatur,IN. She loved her family very much and enjoyed...

Joan Kinder Fort Wayne, Indiana


Joan A. (Joni) Kinder, 80, of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, passed away enveloped by the love of her family and friends, on Sunday, November 12, 2023.  Born March 11, 1943, in South Bend, Indiana, she...

Sally Miller Fort Wayne


Sally J. Miller, 75, of Fort Wayne passed away Nov. 9, 2023. She was a member of St. Joseph Hessen Cassel Catholic Church. Sally was a waitress at BJ's Diner, Minnie's Diner and retired...

Luanne Obergfell Fort Wayne


Luanne Obergfell, 91, of Fort Wayne, passed to her heavenly home on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her family.  Luanne was born in Pittsburgh,...

Doug Staight Fort Wayne


Paul Douglas Staight, 90, of Fort Wayne, died Sunday November 12, 2023 at Grey Stone Health & Rehabilitation Center. Doug was born in Fort Wayne on May 24, 1933, the son of the late A. Paul...

Carol Ward Fort Wayne


Carol L. (Obergfell) Ward, 89, a lifelong Ft. Wayne resident, died Thursday, November 9, 2023. She was born Feb. 15, 1934, the youngest of the eight children of Leo and Charlotte (Freistroffer)...

Gary Clouse Fort Wayne


Gary M. Clouse, Jr., 33, of Fort Wayne, died Friday October 27, 2023. He was born in Fort Wayne on November 1, 1989, the son of Gary M. Clouse, Sr. and Kathleen Clouse, who both survive. Gary is...

Ray Meinerding Jr. Fort Wayne, Indiana


Ray Meinerding 84, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away peacefully in the arms of Jesus on November 10th, at Ashton Creek Nursing Home.  He was born on March 12, 1939, in Grabill, Indiana, to...

Quintin Lepper Indianapolis, Indiana


Quintin C. Lepper, age 29 of Indianapolis, passed away in a fatal car accident on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. He was born in Dallas, TX on July 31, 1994, to Brad and Suesie Lepper. A 2013 graduate...

Phyllis Banasiak Fort Wayne


Phyllis Jean Banasiak, age 91, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at Parkview Randallia Hospital.  Born on January 15, 1932, in Toldeo, Ohio, she was the daughter of...

Richard Baker Lagrange


Richard L. Baker, 75, died Tuesday November 14, 2023 at Parkview Randallia Hospital. He was born in Lagrange on June 6, 1948, the son of David Baker, Sr. and Pansy M. (Dekay) Baker. Richard...

James Schumaker Fort Wayne, Indiana


James E. Schumaker Sr., 90, of Fort Wayne, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born on March 12, 1933 in Bippus to the late J. Earl and...

Janet Ditton Fort Wayne


Janet M. Ditton, 77, of Fort Wayne, died Monday November 6, 2023, at Parkview-Randallia Hospital. Janet was born in Fort Wayne on April 11, 1946, the daughter of the late James and Genevieve...

Donna Hopkins Fort Wayne


Donna Jean “dj” Hopkins, 77, went home to be with the Lord on Friday November 3, 2023.  Dj was the daughter of the late Ronald and Erma Horine.  She was a graduate of Roanoke...

Nancy Brown Fort Wayne, Indiana


Nancy L. Brown, 61, of Fort Wayne, passed away Monday, October 30, 2023 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. She was born on February 14, 1962 in Fort Wayne to the late Richard and Marcia...

Dennis Kleinrichert Fort Wayne


Dennis J. Kleinrichert, 87, of Fort Wayne passed away November 1, 2023. Dennis was born September 2, 1936  in Mishawaka, IN to the late Carl and Mildred Kleinrichert. He was a member of Saint...

Martha Zuber Fort Wayne


Martha Jane Zuber, 96, passed away October 28, 2023 after a sudden illness. Born June 22, 1927, to Leo J. and Ursula F. Wolfe in Fort Wayne, she was a longtime Fort Wayne resident who retired in...

Linda Prior Auburn


Linda (Cox) Prior, 74, of Auburn, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 28, 2023.  She was born in Hicksville, Ohio on January 28, 1949, to the late James Cox and Orphia (Moore)...

Laura Martin Fort Wayne, Indiana


Laura L. Martin, 58, of Fort Wayne, passed away Monday, October 23, 2023 at Parkview Randallia Hospital. She was born on June 7, 1965 in Fort Wayne to the late James A. and Mary Ann (Beckman)...

Ron Shroyer Fort Wayne


Ronald R. Shroyer, 79, of Fort Wayne, died Sunday October 29, 2023 at Stillwater Hospice Home. Ron was born in Fort Wayne on April 22, 1944 and was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic...

Marie Benedict Fort Wayne


Marie W. Benedict, 91, of Fort Wayne, died Thursday October 26, 2023, at Grey Stone Health & Rehabilitation Center. Marie was born on Long Island in Jamaica, NY, the daughter of the late...

Darlene Gennaitte Fort Wayne


Darlene G. Gennaitte, 91, of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, October 25, 2023. She was born in Fort Wayne on December 22, 1931, the daughter of the late Alton and Alma (Franke) Liddy. Darlene...

Harold Merkler Fort Wayne


Harold G. Merkler, 84, of Fort Wayne, died Monday October 16, 2023. He was born in Fort Wayne on March 14, 1939, the son of the late Frank T. and Gazel (Wabel) Merkler. Harold, or...

Antonia Munoz Fort Wayne


Antonia O. Munoz, 89, of Fort Wayne, died Sunday October 22, 2023, at Grey Stone Health & Rehabilitation Center. Antonia was born on December 4, 1933, in El Alto de Dolores in Madera,...

Julie Palermo


Julie Palermo, 64, of Fort Wayne ended her battle with pancreatic cancer on October 18, 2023 at her home in Fort Wayne, IN. Julie was born February 18, 1959 in Fort Wayne. She was a long time...

Jerald Klausing Fort Wayne, Indiana


Jerald P. “Jerry” Klausing, 73, of Fort Wayne, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at his residence. He was born on July 26, 1950 to the late Elmer J. and Jeanette I. (Miller)...

Anita Alderfer Fort Wayne


Anita Ruth Alderfer, age 72, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023, at Lutheran Hospital.  Born on April 13, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Lois...

Shirley Lauer Fort Wayne, Indiana


Shirley Lauer, 89, of Fort Wayne, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2023 at her residence. She was born on January 9, 1934 in Fort Wayne to the late Norbert J. and Eptha (Fitzgerald) Getz. Mrs....

Jackie Heil


Jackie L. Heil, 81, of Fort Wayne passed away at home Saturday, October 21, 2023. Jack was born September 2, 1942 in Celina, OH, to the late Ralph and Mary Jane Heil. Jack spent his early...

Joseph Brown


Joseph A. Brown, 65, of Fort Wayne passed away Friday, October 20, 2023 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Joe was born March 19, 1958 on St. Joseph's Feast day. He graduated from New Bremen...

Michael Klein Fort Wayne, Indiana


Michael W. Klein, 81, of Fort Wayne, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023 at his residence. He was born on October 4, 1942 in Fort Wayne to the late Willis and Evelyn (Sutton) Klein. Mike was...

Jonathan Ohlwine Fort Wayne


Jonathan Michael Ohlwine, age 35, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023, at Lutheran Hospital.  Born on June 24, 1988, he was the son of the late Robert Ohlwine and Sally...
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