Columbia City, IN. Obituaries

Apr 26, 2021

Jean Ann "Jeanne" Comparet, 62, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Monday, April 26, 2021 at her home. Born March 4, 1959 in Flint, Michigan, she was the daughter of Bernard and Juna (Woods) Smarowski.

She graduated from Fenton Senior High School with the Class of 1977 and Mott Community College. Jeanne would move to Fort Wayne,...

Apr 25, 2021

Cozetta "Cozy" R. Barnes, 55, of Columbia City, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 at her home. Born December 7, 1965 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Earl B. Wagner and Edna M. (Brockmeyer) Meyer.

Cozy graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1984. She also completed an Early Childhood Care...

Apr 23, 2021

Eunice Sturgill, 85, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Friday, April 23, 2021 at her home. Born November 6, 1935 in Breathitt County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Robert and Ethel (Spencer) Fugate.

Growing up in Boone County, she was the oldest child. She attended Hebron School. Eunice began working as a teenager on her father's...

Apr 11, 2021

Mary E. Earl, age 75, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 4:20 pm on Sunday April 11, 2021, at her residence.  Born on December 29, 1945, in Monroe, Michigan, she was the daughter of Arthur and Hilda (Johnson) Williams.

Mary attended Bremen High School, Bremen, IN.  She has been a Whitley County resident since the 1970’s...

Apr 6, 2021

Betty Jean Gray, 91, of Churubusco, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at her home. Born November 5, 1929 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of George Earl and Mary Alice (Addis) Loe.

She attended Columbia City High School. On October 30, 1947, Betty married Paul Gray. In 1958, they moved to the farm where she...

Apr 1, 2021

Loving, caring, and giving would first come to your mind when you hear Carolyn Martin’s name. She loved ministering as God had gifted her and encouraged others not only in their faith, but in life itself. Carolyn never wanted to leave anyone out, enjoyed entertaining others and having fun.

With the Great Depression finally beginning...

Mar 29, 2021

Margaret N. Kay, 89, of Albion, passed away Monday, March 29, 2021 at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville. Born January 20, 1932 in Noble County, she was the daughter of Frank and Nona (Smith) McCoy.

She graduated from Albion Jefferson High School with the Class of 1950. While attending Indiana Business College, Margaret met Charles Kay and...

Mar 28, 2021

Roger Herman Tucker, age 79, of Columbia City, IN, passed away peacefully, with his loving wife and daughters, Amy and Christelle, by his side at 7:25 am on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at his residence. Born September 17, 1941 in Ligonier, he was the son of Herman and Irene (Carter) Tucker.

Roger attended Albion High School and...

Mar 21, 2021

Gerald L. Pensinger, 90, of Albion, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021 at Ashton Creek Health & Rehab. Born August 5, 1930 in Portland, Indiana, he was the son of Dale and Mary (Nixson) Pensinger.

When he was 6, Gerald's family moved to Bear Lake in Noble County from Jay County and he would remain there for...

Mar 15, 2021

Roselyn A. Roth, 81, of Columbia City, passed away Monday, March 15, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born April 1, 1939 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of William and Armella (Bendele) Boschet.

She graduated from Central Catholic High School with the Class of 1957. Rosie was very nurturing, compassionate, loving, and was a lifelong...

Mar 11, 2021

The sunshine to her family, Marilyn Pletcher was always smiling. She was loving, caring, and loved to laugh. Marilyn being a hard worker, not only took care of her husband and her five children with making breakfast and having dinner ready every night, but she also still found time to work outside of the home.

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Mar 10, 2021

Laura Jane Johnson, age 58, of Garrett, IN, passed away at 7:46 pm on Wednesday March 10, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.  Born on March 21, 1962 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Donald and Betty Jane (Lewis) Merriman.

Laura attended Carroll High School and graduated with the Class of 1980.  She also attended...

Mar 10, 2021

Betty H. Treece-Green, 94, of Columbia City, passed away Wednesday morning, March 10, 2021 at Miller's at Oak Point. Born January 9, 1927 in Allen County, she was the daughter of Paul C. and Sarah (Steel) Reimer. She attended Arcola High School. After a brief marriage to Donald Rhoades, Betty married Roger Treece on December 30, 1963. They were...

Mar 9, 2021

Donald  Bingham, 66, of Larwill, Indiana passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at his home. Born May 6, 1954 in Columbia City, he was the son of Richard Elwood Bingham and Edna "Mimi" (Gordon) Yagel.

He attended Columbia City Joint High School and went on to serve in the U.S. Marine Corp. Don worked in...

Mar 9, 2021

Deloris May Geeting Ware, 90, formerly of Columbia City, passed away March 9, 2021, at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, IN. Born October 23, 1930 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Chlora May (Clark) Geeting.

She graduated from Washington Township High School with the Class of 1948 where she was...

Mar 9, 2021

Mable I. Creech, 90, of Churubusco, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Betz Nursing Home in Auburn. Born June 20, 1930 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Floyd and Mary (Knight) Trumbull.

She graduated from Churubusco High School with the Class of 1948. Mable married Ralph Creech on December 18, 1948 and was a...

Mar 6, 2021

Richard Earhart, age 72, of Fort Wayne, IN, passed away at 2:41 pm on Saturday March 6, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.  Born on October 11, 1948 in Huntington, he was the son of Deloise and Emma (Lavine) Earhart.

Richard attended Huntington County Schools and graduated from Huntington North High School with the Class of 1968....

Mar 6, 2021

Stephan Easterday, age 70, of Warsaw, IN, passed away at 1:05 pm on Saturday March 6, 2021 at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.  Born on February 3, 1951 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Dallas and Marjory (Blew) Easterday.

Stephan enjoyed spending time with family and eating sweets, especially chocolate.

Survivors include his nephews...

Mar 5, 2021

Nell W. Faurote, age 90, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 8:50 am on Friday March 5, 2021 at Sage Bluff Health & Rehabilitation, Fort Wayne.  Born on July 30, 1930 in Jackson, KY, she was the daughter of Charles and Mattie Lou (Robertson) Banks.

Nell attended Kentucky Schools and moved to Indiana in 1961.  She...

Mar 4, 2021

Alondale B. King, age 42, of Fort Wayne, IN, passed away at 1:35 pm on Thursday March 4, 2021 at his residence.  Born on May 7, 1978 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Jerry and Diane (Ray) King.

Alondale attended Columbia City High School, where he wrestled and played football.  He then proudly served his...