Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
Clinton Eugene Ile
Jan 5, 2022
Clinton Eugene Ile, 85, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Peabody Memorial Retirement Home. Born June 14, 1936 in Wayne County, Illinois, he was the son of Vernard C. and Army(Merrick) Ile.
Clint was born and raised in Illinois. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1955 and served during the Cold...
Donna Jean Roberson
Jan 4, 2022
Donna Jean Roberson, 92, formerly of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Cottage Garden Memory Care in Goshen. Born September 10, 1929 in Warsaw, she was the daughter of S. Dale and Kathern (Crone) Cummings.
She attended Collins Grade School and graduated from Churubusco High School with the Class of 1947. On June...
Jane D. Brown
Dec 30, 2021
Jane Darlene Brown, 74, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born December 24, 1947 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Carl and Vera (Sullivan) Hale.
She attended Southern High School in Baltimore. Jane loved her family and they meant the most to her. Jane was...
Robert Maley
Dec 30, 2021
Robert “Bob” Eugene Maley, age 65, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 6:00 pm on Thursday December 30, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Born on December 2, 1956, in Chicago, IL, he was the son of Leo and Mary Ann (Jacob) Maley.
Bob attended several township elementary schools in Columbia City, then attended...
Doris E. Buckles
Dec 30, 2021
Doris E. Buckles, 90, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center.
She is survived by her sons, Joe Buckles and Jerry (Angie) Buckles; daughter, Jackie Buckles; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Buckles and daughter, Judy Shepard. In...
Alice Ruth (Gaff) Parker
Dec 23, 2021
Alice Ruth (Gaff) Parker, age 99, of Larwill, IN, passed away at 12:10 pm on Thursday December 23, 2021, at Visiting Nurse Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. Born on March 17, 1922 in Noble County, she was the daughter of Eliza and Josephine (Rowland) Gaff.
Alice attended Larwill High School and graduated with the Class of 1941. On...
Wayne Gordon
Dec 23, 2021
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Wayne Allen Gordon, 76, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 23, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born June 24, 1945 in Columbia City, he was the son of Leonard Dale and Florence Alice Elizabeth...
Viola M. Van Meter
Dec 22, 2021
Viola "Vi" M. Van Meter, 66, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at her home. Born June 12, 1955 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Gilbert M. and Rose E. (Quinn) Hiscutt.
Growing up in Whitley County, Viola attended Columbia City Joint High School. On March 31, 1973, she married Melvin...
Robby Wogoman
Dec 20, 2021
Robby Wells Wogoman, of Phoenix, Arizona passed Monday, December 20th, 2021 at John C. Lincoln Medical Center. Born August 22nd, 1966, in Columbia City, Indiana, he was the oldest of 5 children born to Janice and Herb Perry.
Spending most of his childhood and teenage years at Big Lake in Noble County, going to school at Wolf...
Anita Pensinger
Dec 18, 2021
Anita J. Pensinger, 88, of Albion, Indiana, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Sacred Heart Nursing Home, Avilla. Born March 27, 1933, in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Clarence R. "Buss" and Lena (Samuels) Leaman.
Anita graduated from Northside High School with the Class of 1951 and later married Gerald Pensinger. Not only was...
Jeannie L. Byers
Dec 17, 2021
Jeannie L. Byers, 65, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at her home on Tri-Lakes. Born September 22, 1956 in Decatur, she was the daughter of John and Rita (Rumschlag) Girard.
Growing up in Decatur, she graduated from Bellmont High School with the Class of 1974. On May 20, 1983, Jeannie married David...
Janice M. Perry
Dec 13, 2021
Janice M. Perry, 73, of South Whitley, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born February 16, 1948 in Bluffton, Indiana, she was the daughter of Henry and Edna (Bay) Fink.
After the family moved to Big Lake in rural Noble County, she attended school in Wolf Lake. Janice spent the majority of...
William C. Wicker
Dec 12, 2021
Loving, positive and a teasing personality were just a few ways to describe William “Bill” Wicker. Bill always reminded others to have a positive outlook on things in life and he loved to joke around with others. He adored all of his grandchildren, and it was not uncommon to spot Bill sitting on the ground playing a game or...
Bob Herron
Dec 11, 2021
Robert W. “Bob” Herron, age 62, of Decatur, IN, passed away at 6:43 pm on Saturday December 11, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Born on December 29, 1958, he was the son of Kenneth Wayne and Virginia (Cramer) Herron.
Bob attended Columbia City High School and graduated with the Class of 1977. He worked...
Lois J Cormany
Dec 11, 2021
Lois J. Cormany, age 88, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 9:54 pm on Saturday December 11, 2021, at Visiting Nurse Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. Born on May 13, 1933, in Columbia City, she was the daughter of Edward and Arlene (Gregory) Krider.
Lois grew up in Thorncreek Township and graduated from Columbia City High School...
Thomas Eric Franklin Jr.
Dec 6, 2021
Thomas Eric Franklin Jr., 53, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Monday, December 6, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born March 18, 1968 in Fairfax, Virginia, he was the son of Thomas Franklin Sr. and Willa Mae "Petey" (Ditton) Atkinson.
He graduated from high school in the Charlestown, Ohio area. Tom served in the U.S. Army...
Paul Arthur Schultz
Dec 4, 2021
Paul Schultz was a man who enjoyed life. He had a great personality, liked to joke around, and socialize but, he had a competitive side as well. Paul was honest with his thoughts and gave his advice and he had an ornery but loving side.
After Rev. Otto C. and Edna E. (Alton) Schultz moved from Minnesota...
Dutie D. Browning
Dec 4, 2021
Dutie D. Browning, 75, of South Whitley, Indiana, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at home. Born April 25, 1946 in Logansport, she was the daughter of Ned and Phyllis (Beck) Simpson.
Growing up in Young America, Dutie was the first graduating class at Lewis Cass High School in 1964. It was in high school where she...
E. Allen Lowery
Dec 2, 2021
E. Allen Lowery, 82, of Columbia City, passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021 at his daughter-in-law's home. Born September 28, 1939 in Benzonia, Michigan, he was the son of Marshall and Bertha (Price) Lowery.
He graduated from Rock Creek High School in Indiana with the Class of 1958 and then served in the U.S. Army until 1961....
Steve R. Bair Sr.
Nov 30, 2021
Steven Ross Bair Sr., 72, of Columbia City, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at his home with family by his side. Born December 12, 1948 in Kendallville, he was the son of Glen Bair and Joan (Beekman) Pranger.
Growing up in Fort Wayne, Steve competed in Track and Pole Vault. He was in the first graduating...
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