Columbia City, IN. Obituaries

Mar 3, 2021

Robert "Bob" Trout, 56, of Fort Wayne, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Parkview Hospital. Born March 18, 1964 in Toms River, New Jersey, he was the son of Janice (Trout) Minick.

At a young age Bob moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana. He attended Washington and Hoagland Elementary, Fairfield Middle School and South Side High School....

Feb 24, 2021

Jon "Jamie" Joseph, 56, of Columbia City, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at his work. Born March 17, 1964 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he was the youngest child of Charles F. and Vivian M. (Strebig) Joseph.

Growing up in Fort Wayne, he was an adventurous kid who enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. Jon graduated from...

Feb 18, 2021

Cynthia Lee Slowey, age 64, of Kimmell, IN, passed away at 9:29 am on Thursday February 18, 2021, at her residence.  Born on November 12, 1956 in Janesville, WI, she was the daughter of Marvin and Madge (Woodrell) Robertson.

Cynthia attended Craig High School in Janesville, and graduated with the Class of 1975. She worked in Quality...

Feb 17, 2021

David F. White, age 61, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 1:40 pm on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at his residence. Born on December 22, 1959 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Richard White and Martha (Wehnert) White.

David attended Columbia City High School and went on to serve his country in the United...

Feb 16, 2021

Paul Alex Azar, 68, of Columbia City, passed away unexpectedly while outside helping neighbors on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Born March 22, 1952 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Walter and Marcella Louise (Logan) Azar.

He graduated from South Side High School with the Class of 1970 and received his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University....

Feb 15, 2021

Sundra "Sunni" (Mullins) Watson, 73, of Columbia City, passed away Monday, February 15, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born April 5, 1947 in Floyd County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Glines "Glen" and Dixie (Caudill) Mullins.

Sunni was the first-born grandchild on both her parents' sides. At a young age her father took a job...

Feb 12, 2021

Patty A. Starkey, 81, of Columbia City, Indiana passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN. Born December 10, 1939 in Wolf Lake, she was the daughter of Raymond and Verda (Fry) Hoffman.

She attended Coesse High School and was a lifelong resident of Whitley County. On July 9, 1966, she...

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...