Obituaries
Warsaw, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Kosciusko County, IN.
Barbara C. (Hines) Wood
Jul 24, 2017
Barbara C. Wood, 74, of Warsaw passed away unexpectedly, July 24, 2017 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Barbara was born May 12, 1943 at home in White County, Indiana to Walter and Lucille Hines. She graduated from Rochester High School and retired from Warsaw Community High School.
She loved spending time with her family...

David L Sult
Apr 30, 2017
David L. Sult, 56, of Rochester passed away unexpectedly April 30, 2017 after a sudden illness. He was born May 15, 1960 in Rochester to William and Diana (Wagoner) Sult. He married Brandy Dust on May 15, 2015; she survives. David loved being outdoors, gardening, camping and hanging out by his pond. He was a simple guy with odd...

Steven D. Gardner
Mar 25, 2017
Steven D. Gardner, 46, of Tippecanoe passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 25, 2017. He was born on July 3, 1970 in Plymouth to Charles "Jake" and Barbara (White) Gardner.
Steve was employed at Viking Foods in Akron and will be dearly missed by his friends and family, especially his fiance, Debbie Goble.
It was Steve's...
Debra S. (Randall) Corl
Feb 20, 2017
Debra S. Randall, 60, of Peru took the Lords hand and went home on February 20, 2017. Deb was born October 26, 1956 in Ionia, Michigan to Robert Edwin and Sherilyn Gayle (Rusmisel) Randall.
Heaven gained a beautiful angel when Deb passed away. She was a loving mother, daughter, sister and friend. While Deb may have given...

Olive M. (Hayworth) Hope
Dec 7, 2016
Olive May Hope, 90, of Warsaw, formerly of Sweetser, died Wednesday, December 7 at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born July 11, 1926 in Prairie Creek, Indiana to the late Elmer and Edna (Shoemaker) Hayworth; she married Charles “Charlie” Hope on February 19th, 1948 in Terre Haute, Indiana; he preceded her in death on June 9, 2008.
...William M. Hyde
Nov 23, 2016
William M. “Bill” Hyde Sr. 76, of Warsaw passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at his home. He was born February 26, 1940 in Warsaw to Bruce Sr. and Isabella (Blodgette) Hyde. William married Janet Geller on October 30, 1965; she survives.
Bill honorably served in the United States Army and retired from Warsaw Foundry where he...

Connie L. (Shepherd) Hobbs
Nov 14, 2016
Connie L. Hobbs, 51, of Warsaw passed away Monday, November 14, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born January 29, 1965 in Warsaw to Jay and Mollie (Hall) Shepherd, she married Kevin Hobbs on April 15, 1989; he survives.
Connie is survived by her husband Kevin of Claypool, four children, Ashley Hobbs...
John M. Kroemer
Oct 29, 2016
John M. Kroemer, 57 , of Fort Wayne, IN passed away October 29, 2016 at his home. He was born in Fort Wayne on December 3, 1958 to John B. and Virginia C. Kroemer.
He was husband to Rita (Grimmer) of Bethlehem, PA and beloved father to Charles of Bethlehem, Beth Huth (Ron) of Bethlehem, John P....
Edgar Lampkin
Oct 20, 2016
Edgar Lampkin, 74, of Kokomo passed away October 20, 2016 in Kokomo. He was born March 6, 1942 in Lee County, Virginia to Charles B. and Cynthia Jane (Worley) Lampkin.
After graduating from Castlewood High School in Virginia, Edgar joined the United States Army where he served as a tank Mechanic. After relocating to Indiana, he began...

Mariam Bruce
Oct 1, 2016
Miriam Bruce, 90, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2016 at her home in Gallatin, TN. Miriam was born to Walter and Ora Irvine on December 12, 1925 in Leesburg, IN. She married the love of her life, Robert “Bob” Bruce, on September 23, 1944 and moved to Claypool, IN where she and her husband raised their 4 children...
Brandi D. Adkins
Jun 10, 2016
Brandi D. Adkins, 22, of Fort Wayne, formerly of Warsaw passed away Friday, June 10, 2016. She was born October 14, 1993 in Pikeville, Kentucky to Danny Adkins and Sheila Jackson.
Brandi was a fun, outgoing person with a vibrant sense of humor. She enjoyed making people laugh and made friends easily. She was sometimes stubborn, especially...

Helen L. Ledbetter
Jun 3, 2016
Helen L. Ledbetter, 84, of Warsaw passed away Friday, June 3, 2016 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Helen was born March 27, 1932 in Floyd County Kentucky to Orville and Opal (Kidd) McKinney. She married Duane; he survives.
She moved to Warsaw from Florida in 2001 to help her brother run Graceland Village Trailer Park. She...
Edward J. Riordan
May 4, 2016
Edward Joseph Riordan, 72, of Warsaw, passed away May 4, 2016 at his home after an extended illness. He was born June 20, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois to Rose (Monahan) and Harry Riordan. On Nov. 1, 1978, he married Joan Marie Higgins in Las Vegas, Nevada.
He is survived by his wife, Joan; two sons, James Edward...
Stewart A Lecount
Apr 18, 2016
Stewart Allen LeCount, 55, of Warsaw passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at Hospice in Fort Wayne. He was born October 07, 1960 in Goshen to Roger Allen and AnnaBelle (Thomas) LeCount.
Stewart was a graduate of Mission High School in Mission Texas, was a mechanic for over 30 years. He loved to cook, work on cars...

Harold "Toby" Konkle
Apr 16, 2016
Harold E. “Toby” Konkle, 59, of Mentone passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 at home surrounded by family. He was born December 14, 1956 in Warsaw to Howard and Nancy (Whitaker) Konkle. He married Pattie Davis on September 27, 1980; she survives.
Toby was a lifelong area resident and was employed with Dalton Foundry retiring after 30...

Robert "Rob" D. Bloom
Feb 29, 2016
Arrangements for Robert D. Bloom are currently pending. Please check back for updates.
Heritage Funeral and Cremations Services is honored to assist the Bloom family with loss of Robert.
James Carl Mckinney
Jan 17, 2016
James Carl McKinney, 72, of Warsaw passed away Sunday, January 17 at Mason’s Healthcare. He was born on February 22, 1943 in Kentucky to Orville and Opal McKinney. On May 2, 1980, he married Judy Hamilton; she preceded him on November 17, 2003.
Carl enjoyed playing poker, watching wrestling, going to the races and drove a stock...

Claude G. Mullins
Jan 14, 2016
Claude Gene Mullins, 77, of Mentone passed away January 14, 2016 in his home. He was born August 5, 1938 in Martin Kentucky to Hampton F. and Florence (Hale) Mullins.
Claude was born and raised in Floyd County Kentucky before moving to Kosciusko County in 1965. Claude served in The United States Army during the Korea and...

Oscar "Pee Wee" Russell
Dec 25, 2015
Oscar “Pee Wee” Russell, 70, of Milford passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 in Fort Wayne from a heart attack. He was born on March 27, 1945 in South Bend to Oscar M. and Thelma (Crawford) Russell. He married Martha ”Myrt” Elliott Fisher on December 30, 1995.
Pee Wee worked many years as a painter for Smoker...
Tamara "Tami" J. (Hall) Nelson
Nov 20, 2015
Tamara J. “Tami” Nelson, 54, of Syracuse, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015 at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital after a courageous ongoing battle with Diabetes. Tammy was born November 29, 1960 in Marion to Kenneth L. Sr. and Virginia (Lewis) Hall. On March 12, 1979, she married Rick Nelson; he survives.
Tami lived most of...