Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
HOWARD L. WOLFE
Nov 25, 2010
Howard L. "Windy" Wolfe, age 93, formerly of South Whitley, Ind., passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at Peabody Retirement Center, North Manchester, Ind.Born on June 18, 1917 in Columbia Township, he was the son of Grover and Effie (Stayer) Wolfe. He attended high school at the former Pierceton High School, graduating with the Class of 1936.His...
MERRITT ASA EATHERTON
Nov 21, 2010
Merritt Asa Eatherton, 84, of Columbia City, IN went quickly, but safely and peacefully home to his Lord and Saviour at Parkview Whitley Emergency Room, Columbia City at 3:37 am Sunday, November 21, 2010. He was born on September 9, 1926 in Fostoria, OH the son of Asa Brayton and Nora Mae (Vanderhoff) Eatherton. Merritt was raised in...
WILLIAM C. SPROWL
Nov 14, 2010
William "Bill" Chester Sprowl, age 61, of Columbia City, Ind., died at 9:52 a.m. on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at his residence.Born April 26, 1949 in Marion, IN he was the son of Chester H. and Charlotte May (Carter) Sprowl. Born and raised in Marion, he graduated with the Class of 1967 from Mississinewa High School, Gas City....
SUZANNE J. SHOCK
Nov 2, 2010
Suzanne Jeanne Shock, age 65, of North Webster, IN passed away at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN.Born on October 2, 1945 in Muncie, she was the daughter of Dallas Floyd and Marguerite J. "Peggy" (Sweeney) Buis. She spent most of her lifetime in North Webster and graduated from North Webster High...
LOIS M. MOTE
Oct 31, 2010
Lois N. Mote, age 89, of Columbia City, IN passed away Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 8:53 p.m. at The Oaks, Columbia City.Born April 16, 1921 in Laud, Jefferson Township, IN she was the daughter of Otto and Dessie (Roberts) Ward. Raised in Laud, she graduated from Jefferson Center High School with the Class of 1938.On February 24,...
JAMES "JIM" LEROY SHELMADINE
Oct 24, 2010
James "Jim" Leroy Shelmadine Sr., age 72, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away Sunday, October 24, 2010 in Lawton, OK. Born August 14, 1938 in Columbia City, IN he was the son of Ray and Ruth (Underwood) Shelmadine. He entered service with the United States Marine Corps August 31, 1955 at Fort Wayne, IN and was honorably discharged...
TAMARA "TAMMY" MAE GEIGER
Oct 23, 2010
Tamara Mae "Tammy" Geiger, 45, of Fort Wayne passed away at 4:30 pm on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at the Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. She was born on January 27, 1965 in Fort Wayne the daughter of George L. and Eva Mae (Simpson) Geiger. She grew up in rural western Allen County and has spent her lifetime in...
JOE EUGENE HUFFMAN
Oct 13, 2010
Joe Eugene Huffman, age 84, formerly of South Whitley and currently of Columbia City, passed away at 3:40 p.m., Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at the Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. Born on September 28, 1926 in North Manchester, he was the son of Grover Cleveland and Myrtle (Shireman) Huffman. He lived in Akron and South Whitley and in...
MARYNELLE GOOD
Oct 11, 2010
MaryNelle Good, age 68, of Columbia City, Ind., died at 9:10 p.m. on October 11, 2010 at Select Specialty Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. Born on April 4, 1942 in Rochester, Ind., she was the daughter of the late Charles D. and Maxine (Smythe) Powers. Raised in Rochester, Ind., she graduated from Rochester High School with the Class of...
MARCIA M. HIMES
Oct 9, 2010
Marcia Mabel Himes, age 61, of South Whitley, Ind., died at 12:12 p.m., Saturday, October 9, 2010 at The Waters of Summit City in Fort Wayne, Ind.Born on October 7, 1949 in Huntington, Ind., she was the daughter of H. June and Ruby (Jenkins) Mishler. She graduated from South Whitley High School with the Class of 1967.On June...
THOMAS EDWARD SCHINBECKLER, DDS
Oct 6, 2010
Thomas Edward Schinbeckler, DDS, age 51, of Carmel, IN passed away at 8:10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at his home. Born on December 17, 1958 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Keith E. Pickle and JoAnne (Witte) Schinbeckler. He grew up in Columbia City and graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the...
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