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TAYLOR  LYNN CREECH

TAYLOR LYNN CREECH

Jan 3, 2011

Taylor Lynn Creech, age 5 months, died on Monday, January 3, 2011 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City, Ind.She was born on July 28, 2010.A private burial was held at Oak Grove (Compton) Cemetery, Columbia City.Memorial donations in Taylor's memory may be made to The Compassionate Friends of Columbia City, c/o DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Dr., Columbia...

MARCIA  ANN GORDON

MARCIA ANN GORDON

Dec 30, 2010

Marcia Ann Gordon, age 62, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 2:10 a.m. Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.Born August 7, 1948 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Franklin M. and Dorothy J. (Buckles) Walker. A lifetime resident of Columbia City, she graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of...

EVERETT  C. TARGGART

EVERETT C. TARGGART

Dec 30, 2010

Everett C. Targgart, age 80, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 1:10 p.m.Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Miller's Merry Manor Inc., Columbia City, Ind.Born on July 13, 1930 in Noble County, Ind., he was the son of Dewey and Myrta (Winebrenner) Targgart. He was raised in Noble County near Burr Oak and Merriam, Ind. After his marriage...

AUSTIN  LEWIS HODSON

AUSTIN LEWIS HODSON

Dec 30, 2010

Austin Lewis Hodson, age 89, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Stringfellow Hospital in Anniston, Ala. while visiting family. Born on April 10, 1921 in Whitley County, Ind., he was the son of Loren F. and Phylena (Brubaker) Hodson. He has been a resident of Indiana his entire life and has...

GLORIA  ANN RUCKMAN

GLORIA ANN RUCKMAN

Dec 30, 2010

Gloria A. Ruckman, age 77, of Churubusco, Ind. passed away on December 30, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at The Oaks, Columbia City.Born on October 29, 1933 in Huntington County, IN, she was the daughter of Ernest and Helen (Allen) Routt. She has been a resident of Whitley County, IN since1951.She attended Arcola High School.On December 25, 1951, she...

JUANITA  GLENN WALKER

JUANITA GLENN WALKER

Dec 28, 2010

Juanita Glenn Walker, age 88, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 4:15 a.m. Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at her home in Columbia City.Born August 17, 1922 in Markle, Wells County, IN, she was the daughter of Harry L. and Alma E.(Vollmar) Welches. Raised in Wells County on the family farm in the country that she cherished, she...

BARBARA  JEAN ALLMAN

BARBARA JEAN ALLMAN

Dec 22, 2010

Barbara Jean Allman, age 81, of Churubusco, IN passed away at 11:29 a.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at her home.Born September 10, 1929 in Whitley County, IN, she was the daughter of Ernest L. and Helen L. (Shepard) Pressler. She graduated from Columbia City High School.On April 17, 1949 she married Guy W. Allman in Columbia City.A resident...

LOIS  JEANETTE JOHNSON

LOIS JEANETTE JOHNSON

Dec 22, 2010

Lois Jeanette Johnson, age 84, of Fort Wayne and formerly of Columbia City passed away at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Canterbury Health and Rehabilitation Center, Fort Wayne.Born on October 21, 1926 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of Robert Franklin and Tacy Berniece (Hill) Baker. She graduated from Wolf Lake High School with the...

DOROTHY  M. MURPHY

DOROTHY M. MURPHY

Dec 20, 2010

Dorothy M. Murphy, age 81, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 6:16 a.m. on Monday, December 20, 2010 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City.Born on November 5, 1929 in Kokomo, IN, she was the daughter of Carl and Pearl (Hyndman) Boyer. She lived in Cromwell, Ind. then moved to Columbia City in 1994.She graduated from Larwill High...

HELEN  L. JOHNSON

HELEN L. JOHNSON

Dec 19, 2010

Helen Lois Johnson, age 81, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 11:58 p.m., Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN.Born on July 6, 1929 in Toledo, Ohio, she was the daughter of Albert and Evelyn (Bushrey) Bourdeau. She was raised in Toledo, Ohio but lived the majority of her life in Temperance, Mich. before...

ANNA  MARGARET SWIHART

ANNA MARGARET SWIHART

Dec 18, 2010

Anna Margaret Swihart, age 94, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 7:50 a.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2010, at Miller's Merry Manor, Columbia City.Born on April 15, 1916 in Elgin, Ill. she was the daughter of Peter H. and Phoebe Helen (Farney) Bahr. She was born and raised in Elgin, Ill. before moving to Toledo, Ohio and...

BLANCHE  ELLEN BOCKELMAN

BLANCHE ELLEN BOCKELMAN

Dec 12, 2010

Blanche E. Bockelman, age 89, of Columbia City, Ind., died Sunday, December 12, 2010 at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne.She was born on February 5, 1921 in Union Township, Whitley County to Benjamin and Ethel Marie (Beeching) Wigent. She attended Coesse High School graduating with the Class of 1938.On August 6, 1939 she was united in marriage to...

EUGENE  L. DECK

EUGENE L. DECK

Dec 11, 2010

Eugene Lyle Deck, age 57, of Rome City, Ind., died peacefully at his residence surrounded by his family on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 8:10 a.m. Born on July 18, 1953 in Wolf Lake, Ind. he was the son of Ralph and Vada I. (Smeltzer)Deck. A resident of Wolf Lake for 23 years, then Albion for 13 years,...

EMERY  H. SCHILLING

EMERY H. SCHILLING

Dec 9, 2010

Emery Harold Schilling, age 103, of Columbia City, passed away at 4:30 a.m. Thursday, December 9, 2010 at Peabody Retirement Center, North Manchester.Born June 15, 1907 in Chester Township, Wabash County, he was the son of Mathias and Ida (Leonhardt) Schilling. His first 4 years of school were spent at the one room Fruit School and after graduating...

ANNA  NICOLE JACKSON

ANNA NICOLE JACKSON

Dec 9, 2010

Anna Nicole Jackson, age 23, of Columbia City, passed away at 11:21 a.m. Thursday, December 9, 2010 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.Born on October 22, 1987 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of Larry Lynn and Tawnya Lynn (Sexton) Jackson. She spent her entire lifetime in Columbia City and graduated from Columbia City High School with the...

PHYLLIS  E. MITCHELL

PHYLLIS E. MITCHELL

Dec 7, 2010

Phyllis E. Mitchell, age 88, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 7:55 a.m., Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at her home.Born on September 29, 1922 in Columbia City, Ind., she was the daughter of Victor and Hazlette (Brubaker) Phend. She lived most of her life in Whitley County, Ind.She attended Larwill High School graduating with the Class of...

DONALD L. "SMILEY" REED

DONALD L. "SMILEY" REED

Dec 3, 2010

Donald Laurel "Smiley" Reed, age 91, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 12:20 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2010, at The Oaks, Columbia City.Born on August 27, 1919 in Logansport, IN, he was the son of Homer L. and Ruth (Twells) Reed. A resident of South Whitley since 1965, he has resided at The Oaks/Oak Pointe in...

LOGAN  E. TEMPLETON

LOGAN E. TEMPLETON

Nov 27, 2010

Logan E. "Bubba" Templeton, age 21, of Columbia City, Ind., died on Saturday, November 27, 2010 due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.He was born on June 23, 1989 to Carson E. and Tamera M. (Schinbeckler) Templeton. A 2008 graduate of Churubusco High School, he was currently employed at C & A Tool as a machine...

MILTON  WEBSTER FOLDS,  JR.

MILTON WEBSTER FOLDS, JR.

Nov 26, 2010

Rev. Mr. Milton Webster Folds, Jr., age 84, of Churubusco, IN passed away at 4:26 p.m. on Friday, November 26, 2010 at his residence.Born on February 6, 1926 in Chicago, IL, he was the son of Milton Webster Sr. and Jessie (Deacon) Folds. He lived in Columbia City from 1982-1998 then from 1998-2009 he resided in Churubusco and...

RALPH  EARL GALWAY

RALPH EARL GALWAY

Nov 25, 2010

Ralph Earl Galway, age 89, of Columbia City, Ind. died at 9:35 p.m. on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at the home of his daughter in Columbia City (Big Lake), Ind.Born on October 29, 1921 in Marion, Ind. he was the son of the late Ralph I. and Mattie M (Iliff) Galway. A graduate of Marion High School, he...

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