Columbia City, IN. Obituaries

Aug 29, 2022

Joanne M. (Schlatter) Case Stieren, 83, of Columbia City, Indiana passed away Monday, August 29, 2022 at Parkview Hospital. Born July 30, 1939 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Clifford V. and Lucille B.(Yurkovic) Schlatter.

Growing up in Allen County, Joanne attended school in Huntertown. On February 26, 1988, she married John Stieren. Joanne worked...

Aug 28, 2022

Emma Sue Lewis, age 17, of Churubusco, IN, passed away at 5:11 pm on Sunday August 28, 2022, at her residence.  Born on February 11, 2005, in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Michael and Darci Jo (Puckett) Lewis.

Emma was a Senior at Churubusco High School and was active in show choir and competition dance. ...

Aug 25, 2022

Robert L. Haney, 93, of Columbia City, Indiana, died Thursday, August 25, 2022 at Bethlehem Woods Nursing Center in Fort Wayne. Born August 25, 1929 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Joseph P. Haney and Martha R. (Miller) Haney.

Early in childhood, his family moved to Whitley County. He spent his formable years...

Aug 24, 2022

Shirla Jean Henney, 87, of Columbia City, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at her home with family by her side. Born February 14, 1935 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Fred and Berneice (Schlaudroff) Anderson.

She attended grade school through her Junior year at East Union Center in Wells County and graduated...

Aug 22, 2022

Mary Elizabeth Denny, known always as Betty, age 103 of Fort Wayne, Indiana and formerly of Portland, Oregon for over 60 years, left behind her earthly body to join her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Heaven on Monday August 22, 2022.  Born March 2nd, 1919 in Caernarfon, Wales in the United Kingdom, she was the daughter of Thomas...

Aug 16, 2022

John Lynn Starkey, 76, of Albion, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Born April 22, 1946 at Lucky Hospital in Wolf Lake, he was the son of Roy Wilson and Alice Loena (Egolf) Starkey.

He graduated from Wolf Lake High School with the Class of 1964 and was...

Aug 16, 2022

Richard H. Rarick, 81, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Miller's Merry Manor in Columbia City. Born February 25, 1941 in Noble County, he was the son of Charles and Louella (Pressler) Rarick.

Growing up, Rick played a variety of sports as he attended Columbia City Joint High School and...

Aug 11, 2022

Joan Ritter, 95, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022 at Miller's at Oak Pointe.

Born on July 19, 1927 in Angola, she was the daughter of William and Catherine (Hutchins) Griffiths. Growing up in Steuben County, Joan graduated from Angola High School with the class of 1945. Out with a friend...

Aug 8, 2022

Ted E. Geiger, age 92, of Albion, IN, passed away at 7:24 am on Monday August 8, 2022, at his residence.  Born on June 5, 1930, in Wolf Lake, IN, he was the son of Harold and Treva (Ritter) Geiger.

Ted attended Wolf Lake High School and graduated with the Class of 1948 and was the only...

Aug 8, 2022

Daniel M. McCoy, 75, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Monday, August 8, 2022 at Parkview Whitley Hospital. Born September 8, 1946 in Indiana, he was the son of Willis McCoy  Jr. and Jane (Kruse) McCoy.

Daniel was the fourth born child of six children. He had been with ResCare for over 20 years in Columbia City...

Aug 7, 2022

Richard L. Shoddy, age 89, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 1:05 pm on Sunday August 7, 2022, at Miller’s Oak Pointe, Columbia City.  Born on October 16, 1932, in Griffith, IN, he was the son of Lewis and Catherine (Halsema) Shoddy.

Richard attended local schools and then proudly served his country in the United States...

Aug 6, 2022

Rosita Marie Kaminski, 64, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away at 10:58 am on Saturday August 6, 2022, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne.  Born on February 19, 1958 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of Edwin and Rozella (Scheiber) Herbst.

Rosita attended Columbia City High School and she was a homemaker for the majority...

Aug 3, 2022

Joyce F. Douglas, age 86, of Churubusco, IN, passed away at 10:00 pm on Wednesday August 3, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.  Born on July 19, 1936, in Columbia City, she was the daughter of Joseph and Alice (Foster) Snider.

Joyce attended Jefferson Center High School and graduated with the Class of 1954.  She...

Jul 31, 2022

William "Bill" Thomas Winters, 95, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022 at his home. Born February 25, 1927 in Harrison, Indiana, he was the son of Oliver and Anna (Haas) Winters.

He attended local schools while growing up in Harrison. Bill was drafted into the U.S. Army during WWII. Before going overseas, he...

Jul 26, 2022

Jimmy Vandersaul age 79, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 2:19 am on Tuesday July 26, 2022, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw.  Born on June 30, 1943, in Wolf Lake, IN,  he was the son of Marion and Nellie (Gray)Vandersaul.

Jimmy attended Larwill High School and graduated with the Class of 1961.  On June 17, 1973,...

Jul 22, 2022

Todd Landon Longenbaugh, 54, of Columbia City, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022 at his home with family by his side. Born September 19, 1967 at Warsaw Murphy Medical Center, he was the son of James "Jim" and Faith (Barber) Longenbaugh.

His family moved away to Ohio and then to Fort Wayne by the time he started...

Jul 21, 2022

Danny Clark, 82, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, July 21, 2022 at his home. Born June 9, 1940 in Hegewisch, Illinois, he was the son of John and Frances (Zbinden) Clark.

Danny's family moved from the Chicago area to Knox County, Indiana where he attended Knox High School. Danny served in the U.S. Army,...

Jul 18, 2022

Thomas J. Smith, age 61, of Fort Wayne and formerly of Columbia City passed away at 7:43 am on Monday July 18, 2022, at Majestic Care Jefferson Pointe, Fort Wayne.  Born on August 10, 1960 in Huntington, IN, he was the son of Richard L. “Smitty” and MaDonna R. (Cunningham) Smith.

Thomas attended Columbia City High School...

Jul 15, 2022

Larry W. Clark, 78, of Columbia City and formerly of Manistique, Michigan passed away Friday, July 15, 2022 at Parkview Whitley Hospital. Born November 15, 1943 in Columbia City, he was the son of Raymond and June (Roberson) Clark.

Growing up on the family dairy farm in rural Union Township, Larry attended Columbia City Joint High School...

Jul 12, 2022

Marion E. Nix, 102, formerly of Fort Wayne and Whitley County, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022 in Bedford, Texas. Born July 28, 1919 in Camden, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Raymond and Stella (Mills) Trumbower. When Marion was 1, her family moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana where she graduated from Central High School and attended Warner...