Columbia City, IN. Obituaries

Oct 10, 2021

Hella K. Zeigler, age 86, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 3:05 pm on Sunday October 10, 2021, at Miller’s at Oak Pointe, Columbia City.  Born on February 5, 1935, in Mannheim, Germany, she was the daughter of Tobias and Suzanna (Schroder) Mayer.

Hella was schooled in Germany and then came to the United States in...

Oct 7, 2021

Geraldine  Graves, 88, of South Whitley, Indiana, passed away Thursday morning, October 7, 2021 at Peabody Retirement Community. Born July 23, 1933 in Pierceton, she was the daughter of Arthur Earl Barker and Minnie Mae (Weaver) Barker Kling. She attended Columbia City High School. On May 5, 1951, she married Junior Graves. In 1973, Geraldine began working at the...

Oct 2, 2021

Eva Diane Wachter-Kendall, age 80 of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 5:47 pm on her 50th wedding anniversary, Saturday October 2, 2021, surrounded by her family.  Born on December 13, 1940, in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Vincent and Jeanne (Sprock) Wachter.

On October 2, 1971, she married William R. Kendall in Baltimore, MD. ...

Oct 2, 2021

Danial L. Loe, age 73, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 2:25 pm on Saturday October 2, 2021, at his residence.  Born on January 20, 1948, in Wolf Lake, IN, he was the son of Guy and Betty (Mock) Loe.

Dan attended Churubusco High School and graduated with the Class of 1967.  He then went on...

Sep 30, 2021

Monas Kathleen Murphy, age 86, of South Whitley, IN, passed away at 2:45 am on Thursday September 30, 2021, at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City.  Born on December 31, 1934, in North Manchester, IN, she was the daughter of Charles and Ida (Benner) Smith.

Monas attended South Whitley High School and graduated with the Class of 1952....

Sep 29, 2021

Twinda Whitehead, 59, of Brookings, Oregon, passed away at 12:40 p.m., Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Born April 16, 1962 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Marvin and Mavis (Peden) Whitehead.

Growing up in Whitley County, Indiana, Twinda attended Columbia City Joint High School. She was a member of Camelback Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Phoenix, Arizona....

Sep 28, 2021

Danny Lin Rice Sr., 71, of Columbia City, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021 surrounded by family at his home on Loon Lake. Born October 3, 1949 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of George Jr. and Vada (McClure) Rice. He grew up on the north side of Fort Wayne in a rural area at the time and...

Sep 27, 2021

Andrew William “Andy” Lowe, age 62, of Fort Wayne, IN, passed away at 8:12 am on Monday September 27, 2021, at his residence. Born on July 18, 1959, in Columbia City, he was the son of Barbara (Maloney) Wood and Charles Lowe.

Andy graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1977, where he...

Sep 25, 2021

Geraldine "Gerry" Schauber, 84, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021 at her home. Born April 24, 1937 in Minneapolis, MN, she was the daughter of Frederick J. and Esther (Mulwee) Marshall.

Gerry grew up in Minneapolis, moved to Fort Wayne in the early 1950's and attended Central High School in Fort Wayne. On...

Sep 24, 2021

Donna Marie Walker, 93, of Churubusco, Indiana passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Parkview Whitley Hospital. Born June 9, 1928 in Allen County, she was the daughter of John and Mabel (Opileger) Ellis.

She grew up in Roanoke and attended Roanoke High School. On February 19, 1947, she married Donald Walker, Sr. at the EUB Church...

Sep 23, 2021

Gloria J. Aumsbaugh, 91, formerly of Columbia City, passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Born February 26, 1930 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of George and Gladys(Huffman) Armel.

She attended school in Kendallville and graduated from Columbia City High School. On June 13, 1948 she married Herschel Aumsbaugh. Gloria was a...

Sep 23, 2021

John Arthur Whittenberger, 79, of Waynedale, Indiana, passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home. Born September 3, 1942 in Huntington, Indiana, he was the son of Arthur and Florence (Kerch) Whittenberger.

He attended Huntington North High School and served in the U.S. Army. On March 15, 1960, he married Helen Covey. John...

Sep 21, 2021

James "Jim" Fahl, 75, of Columbia City, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday night, September 21, 2021 at his home. Born June 25, 1946 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Fritz and Eileen (Meyer) Fahl.

Jim grew up on a farm in rural Whitley County and by the time he was in high school, they moved into...

Sep 20, 2021

Austin H. Eckert, 89, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Monday, September 20, 2021 at Parkview Hospital. Born August 24, 1932 in Huntington, he was the son of Paul and Agnes (Campbell) Eckert.

He was raised in Huntington County before his family moved to Whitley County in 1947. Austin graduated from Washington Center High School with the...

Sep 18, 2021

Sandra “Sandy” E. Johnson, age 83, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 3:00 am on Saturday September 18, 2021, at her residence.  Born on June 27, 1938, in DeKalb County, she was the daughter of Basil and Vera (Hills) Bickel.

Sandy grew up in Garrett, attended local schools and graduated from Garrett High School with the...

Sep 16, 2021

Terry Lee Slagal, 70, formerly of Columbia City, passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Auburn Village. Born October 13, 1950 in Wolf Lake, he was the son of Russell Dean  and Mary Louise (Howe) Slagal.

Terry had been baptized Catholic and enjoyed collecting baseball hats and wearing bright colors.

Terry is survived by his...

Sep 10, 2021

Janet Marie Goldwood, 75, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly Friday, September 10, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born May 2, 1946 in Janesville, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of  Robert and Marie (Welsch) Rutledge.

She graduated from Janesville High School with the Class of  1965. After moving to Columbia City, Janet met Barry Goldwood...

Sep 5, 2021

Modest, dedicated, intelligent, and hardworking were just a few ways to describe Stan Mosher. Even though he was math and science minded, family meant the most to Stan. He had so much love for each one and was known as a fun grandpa! He taught his boys how to express love and show emotion to support their family. Stan...

Sep 3, 2021

Tyler Patrick Smothers, 26, of Roanoke, passed away unexpectedly Friday, September 3, 2021 at home. Born April 19, 1995 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Mark and Luann (Mathews) Smothers.

Growing up in rural Roanoke, Tyler could be found reading, drawing, being out doors, playing soccer and playing with his cousins. He...

Sep 1, 2021

Donald R. Smothers, 82, of Roanoke, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at his home. Born August 26, 1939 in Harrisburg, Illinois, he was the youngest child of Arthur and Anna (Wilkins) Smothers.

Growing up in Harrisburg, Don attended Harrisburg High School. He worked various jobs as a teen to earn money before he started as...