All Obituaries

Russell Gregory Brown, age 67 of Warsaw, Indiana passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023 at home. He was born on April 25, 1955 the son of Russell Paul and Mary Frances (Walker) Brown in Anderson, Indiana. On April 25, 1996 he married Kathryn Van Ness.  He is survived by his wife Kathryn Brown of Warsaw, three children Josh Russell (Amanda) Brown of Warsaw, Katrina Van Ness of San Marcos, CA, and Morgan (Charles) Pettigrew of Barbee Lake; eleven grandchildren, Deon Van Ness, Huntter Van...

Patrick Robert Fuller, age 75, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away on Sunday morning, March 26, 2023 at home. He was born on December 8, 1947 the son of Robert and Buthene (Garber) Fuller in Warsaw. On May 30, 1981, he married Judy Elaine Long; she preceded him in death on October 9, 2019 after sharing 38 years of marriage. Pat served his country in the Army Reserves and worked in manufacturing as a supervisor for many years. He loved playing golf and was an avid fan of The...

Hans-Georg Gilde, age 89, on February 24, 2023, died peacefully, sleeping in his home  and surrounded by family,  with the support of Hospice . He was born July 8. 1933, in Ragnit, East Prussia, Germany to Oskar and Lotte Gilde. In 1947 at the age of 14 he crossed from Greifswald, D.D.R. into W. Germany. In 1950 at age 17 he was able to immigrate to the United States and Hempstead, NY. Despite many hardships, he taught himself English and graduated with honors from Hempstead High...

Steven William VanDyke, age 67, of Warsaw, Indiana went to be with The Lord and his wife, on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at home. He was born on January 14, 1955 the son of  Marion (Wydra) VanDyke in Chicago, Illinois. On November 19, 1982, he married, Ellen Fay Prater; she preceded him in death on June 23, 2010. Steve grew up in Chicago and had lived in Arkansas and Nebraska before coming to Indiana. He owned and operated Specialty Tree Service for twenty years with his son, Chris....

Gerald Ray Hastings, Jr., age 57, of Syracuse, IN, passed away unexpectedly on January 4, 2023 at home. He was born on July 14, 1965 to Gerald Ray, Sr. and Patricia A. (Hensley) Hastings in Lima, Ohio.  Gerald loved cars and honorably served his country in Iraq during the Gulf War.  Gerald is survived by his mother, Patricia A. Nelson; Siblings, Sandy Piehl, Jon A. Nelson, Ron Nelson, Jr., Leslie L. Nelson-Talarico, and Derrick Hastings.  He was preceded...

Susan Hyde, 63, of Pierceton, passed away January 2, 2023 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born on Sept. 19, 1959 in Arizona to Joan and Paul Hazelett.  Sue enjoyed painting, arts and crafts. She also loved spending time with family, making many great memories. When Sue’s children were younger, she loved to volunteer to make popcorn at their school. In her later years, watching her grandkids was her greatest joy, especially on this past Christmas...

William “Bill” Gerrity, Sr., 68, of Warsaw, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital in Warsaw. He was born on January 5, 1954, in Germany and was adopted by Ray and Rosemary (Snoreck) Gerrity at the age of five. On June 19, 1978, Bill married Susan Morehead, sharing 45 years together. She survives. Bill joined the Navy and was ready to serve in Vietnam, but the war ended on the day of his graduation from basic training. He would go on and serve until his...

Leona Evelyn (Moore) Smith, 89, of Warsaw passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Mason Health Care in Warsaw. She was born on April 27, 1933 to Orville and Bessie (Wray) Moore in Minot, North Dakota. On Dec. 15, 1950, Leona married Ford Smith.  Leona lived most her married life on the family farm near Claypool. She was employed with Fashion Bug in Warsaw for 21 years and attended Grace Brethren Community Church for over 30 years. Leona is survived by her daughters, Rhonda (Steve)...

Lois K. Perkins, age 68, of Warsaw, IN passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at home following a long battle with MS. She was born on December 22, 1953 the daughter of Marion and Alice Hylton in Indianapolis, IN. On June 24, 2005, she married Paul David Perkins. She worked at Indiana Bank and was vice-president of Levelmaster Construction Inc in Indianapolis. Lois loved to read, fish, had a great sense of humor, and loved to laugh. In spite of her illness, she always had a positive...

Wrensley Jordan-Michael Swihart passed in the arms of The Lord on July 17, 2022 at home. He was born on March 31, 2022 the son of Chassidy Swihart. Wrensley is survived by his parents, Chassidy Swihart and Darren Corbett of Akron, IN; and Dennis Bradley of Warsaw, IN, and Jaren Swihart; three sisters, Meaka Swihart, Issabella Corbett, and Marlee Corbett; three brothers, Trigger Swihart, Kase Swihart, & Michael Swihart; great-grandparents, Linda and Richard Powers of South...