Columbia City, IN. Obituaries

Feb 4, 2021

Gloria Mae (Sheets) Hobbs, 88, of Larwill, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021 at her home. Born April 22, 1932 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Arlo Sheets and Mary (Hine) Beaver.

She graduated from Jefferson Center High School with the Class of 1950. Following graduation, Gloria got married and moved to Zanesville in 1950....

Feb 2, 2021

Patricia Ann Cochran, 76, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at her home. Born June 26, 1944 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Julius and Alice (Debolt) Zumbrun.

On November 22, 1975, she married Gaylord Cochran and retired from Precision Plastics in Columbia City.

Patricia is survived by her...

Feb 1, 2021

Denise A. Rambaud, age 61, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 12:07 am on Monday February 1, 2021 at her residence.  Born on June 13, 1959 in Canton, Ohio, she was the daughter of Benjamin and Anita (Yelesanko) Rambaud.

Denise attended Malvern High School in Malvern Ohio and graduated with the Class of 1978.  She worked...

Jan 26, 2021

Kirby Wolfe, 47, of Columbia City, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born March 14, 1973 in Columbia City, he was the son of Harold Wolfe and Paula Anders.

Growing up in Fort Wayne, Kirby enjoyed spending time listening to music, being with friends, playing baseball and being on the water....

Jan 24, 2021

John L. Couch, 73, of South Whitley, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021 at his home. Born February 27, 1947 in Harlan County, Kentucky, he was the son of  Ed and Sina (Cody) Couch.

He graduated from Cumberland High School and went on to attend college. He had been an LPN, owned and operated a construction company...

Jan 22, 2021

Clarence M. Dean, Jr., age 79, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 9:05 am on Friday January 22, 2021, at his residence.  Born on August 20, 1941 in Terre Haute, he was the son of Clarence and Mary (Cook), Sr.

Clarence attended Terre Haute Schools and then went on to work in maintenance at Silgan Plastics,...

Jan 19, 2021

DeWayne Manns, 82, of Rock Hill, South Carolina and formerly of Churubusco, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Atrium Mercy Hospital, Charlotte, NC. Born May 17, 1938 in Jackson, KY. He was the son of Curt Mann and Beulah (Taulbee) Fletcher.

He attended Churubusco High School. On September 8, 1956, he married the love of...

Jan 15, 2021

Growing up in a time where technology was rapidly changing and children and teens were introduced to home video gaming, Dustin Wood still loved spending his childhood being outdoors and working on the family farm. He was hard working, loving, patient and he was a great prankster! Being a handy man and a “MacGyver”, Dustin could fix anything. His...

Jan 14, 2021

Mary Agnes Johnson, 89, of Arcola, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born August 20, 1931 in Whitley County, IN, she was the daughter of James and Alice (McLaughlin) Clark.

She attended St. Patrick's Catholic Church School and graduated from Jefferson High School with the Class of 1949. On June 20,...

Jan 13, 2021

John "Jack" C. Ellsworth, 88, of Columbia City, passed away Wednesday evening, January 13, 2021 at Parkview Whitley Hospital. Born April 25, 1932 in Midland, Michigan, he was the son of Claude E. and Mary (Johnston) Ellsworth.

He graduated from high school in Midland in 1950. Jack served in the U.S. Air Force as an airplane mechanic,...

Jan 11, 2021

Donna J. Weinberg, age 61, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 8:57 am on Monday January 11, 2021 at her residence. Born on June 1, 1959 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of Kenneth and Ruth (Colpetzer) Hyser, Sr.

Donna was raised in Collins and attended Churubusco High School.  She graduated with the Class of...

Jan 11, 2021

James Michael Pfeiffer, 66, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 at Parkview Hospital. Born October 24, 1954 at Lucky Hospital in Wolf Lake, he was the son of Argyle M. and Louise E.(Mason) Pfeiffer.

Growing up on Shriner Lake, Jim enjoyed all of the lake activities and spent his entire life living on...

Jan 9, 2021

Jerry S. Vandersaul, age 80, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 7:22 pm on Saturday January 9, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.  Born on September 7, 1940 in Kosciusko County, he was the son of Marion and Nellie (Gray)Vandersaul.

Jerry attended Larwill High School and graduated with the Class of 1958.  On June...

Jan 8, 2021

Mick (Marvin) Keith Gordon, 85, a lifelong truck driver of Lynn, Indiana completed his final trip on January 8, 2021.  He was surrounded by loved ones in his family home as he peacefully left this world for the next.  Born October 4, 1935 in Winchester, IN, he was the son of David William and Edith (Thornburg) Gordon.

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Jan 4, 2021

Phyllis Jean Egolf, age 87, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 1:13 pm on Monday January 4, 2021 at Parkview Randallia Hospital, Fort Wayne.  Born on March 15, 1933 in Allen County, IN, she was the daughter of Archie and Eva (Runyan) Smith.

Phyllis attended Jefferson Center High School and graduated with the Class of 1951....

Jan 3, 2021

John J. Raffety, age 95, of Fort Wayne, IN, formerly of White Hall, IL, passed away at 6:15 am on Sunday January 3, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Huntington.  Born on June 16, 1925 in Jacksonville, IL, he was the son of John W. and Lenna (Cawthon) Raffety.

John attended Greene County Schools and then worked as...

Jan 3, 2021

"Bill" William John McKown Jr., 71, of Columbia City, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Parkview Hospital. Born January 31, 1949 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of William Sr. and Betty (Reese) McKown.

He graduated from Columbia City Joint High School Class of 1967. On May 9, 1970, he married Dena Wolfe...

Dec 31, 2020

Vearl E. McCoy, 93, of Franklin, Indiana passed away at Thursday night, December 31, 2020 at Homeview Health & Rehabilitation Center of COVID 19.  Born on May 30, 1927 in Noble County, he was the son of Earl J. and Hallie (Brumbaugh) McCoy.

He grew up in Noble County and raised his family in Elkhart and Noble...

Dec 26, 2020

Joyce A. Pawlak, age 80, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 4:05 pm on Saturday December 26, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center.  Born on August 7, 1940 in South Bend, she was the daughter of Joseph and Helen (Murphy) Bonjorno.

Joyce attended Washington Clay High School in South Bend and graduated with the Class of...

Dec 22, 2020

John Alan Snepp Sr., 75, of Columbia City, passed away Tuesday night, December 22, 2020 at his daughter’s home in South Whitley. Born December 14, 1945 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of John J. and Helen (Barker) Snepp.

Growing up in rural South Whitley, John was a typically adventurous boy and learned the value of...