Columbia City, IN. Obituaries

Oct 29, 2020

Larry R. Jones, age 85, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 12:35 pm on Thursday October 29, 2020 at Ascension Sacred Heart, Avilla.  Born on December 19, 1934 in Whitley County, he was the son of Hershel and Clarabelle (Reider) Jones.

Larry graduated from Columbia City High School and proudly served his country in the U.S....

Oct 28, 2020

Kenneth J. Rock, age 93, of Columbia City,IN, passed away at 2:34 am on Wednesday October 28, 2020 at his residence.  Born on July 18, 1927 in Fort Wayne he was the son of David Peter and Helen Teresa (Wolf) Rock.

Kenneth attended local schools and graduated from Coesse High School with the Class of 1945.  He...

Oct 28, 2020

Grateful for the little things, friendly, loving, caring, and generous with her time are just a few ways to describe Linda Plattner.  A few events that occurred in history in 1951 include the U.S. designed the Breeder Reactor which converted Uranium to Plutonium, the first commercial computer, UNIVAC, is put into use at the U.S. Census Bureau, Dennis the...

Oct 24, 2020

William Dale Heinbaugh, 91, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Miller's Merry Manor. Born June 10, 1929 in Painesville, Ohio, he was the son of Dale Tower and Esther Carolyn (Stroll) Heinbaugh.

Bill grew up in in Russiaville, Indiana and moved to Warren where he graduated from Salamonie Township High School. He...

Oct 23, 2020

Larry Lee McKown, 85, of Columbia City, passed away Friday, October 23, 2020 at his home. Born July 25, 1935 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Ralph McKown and Itha (Fruchey) McKown and brother of Jack and Richard McKown.

Larry graduated from Wolf Lake High School in 1953. From 1953-1954, he worked at Wirk Garment...

Oct 22, 2020

Nancy Jane Yant, 80, of Columbia City, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born October 19, 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of Harold Davis and Kathryn (Barnes) Davis-Wills.

She graduated from Riverside High School in Milwaukee with the Class of 1956. In 1974, Nancy moved to Whitley County, Indiana....

Oct 17, 2020

Brenda Gail Duty, age 69 of Pierceton, IN, passed away at 12:12 pm on Saturday October 17, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.  Born on October 1, 1951 in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of Roy and Mildred (Bush) Collier.

Brenda attended Larwill High School and graduated with the Class of 1969.  On February...

Oct 12, 2020

Joshua Clay Vasquez, 44, a resident of Glendale, Arizona, passed away unexpectedly on October 12, 2020.

Josh was born on December 7, 1975 in Columbia City.  He graduated from Columbia City High School in 1994 and received an Associates in Business from Indiana Tech in 2007. Josh moved to Arizona while in his 20’s.  He became a...

Oct 11, 2020

Tina Lee Nickolson, age 54, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 9:26 pm on Sunday October 11, 2020 at Visiting Nurse Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.  Born on October 9, 1966 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of William and Peggy (Sprinkle) Royal.

Tina attended Snider High School and was a very loving homemaker for her...

Oct 7, 2020

Shane Edward Evans, 45, of Albion, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on September 13th. Born March 7, 1975 in Columbia City, he was the son of Alan Wilkerson and Vickie (Evans) Beasley.

He graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of 1993. Shane spent...

Oct 4, 2020

Gloria Jean Jackson, age 86, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 4:20 am on Sunday October 4, 2020 at Majestic Care of West Allen, Fort Wayne.  Born on April 15, 1934 in Wolf Lake, IN, she was the daughter of Albert and Jenny (Johnson) Waltman.

Gloria attended Wolf Lake High School.  On April 15, 1950 she...

Sep 30, 2020

Charles A. Kay, 89, of Albion, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at Lutheran Life Villages, Kendallville. Born April 20, 1931 in Morocco, he was the son of William and Blanche (Purdy) Kay.

He graduated from Morocco High School with the Class of 1949, attended Ivy Tech School in C.A.D. Systems and received his bachelor's degree in...

Sep 30, 2020

Kevin L. Dear, age 64, of Columbia City, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at his home. Born May 14, 1956 in Columbia City, he was the son of John and Shirley (Brockup) Dear.

He attended Columbia City Joint High School and worked at Passage's Opportunity Center. Kevin found lots of joy in playing his ukulele and...

Sep 28, 2020

Dorothy L. Smith, 94, of Columbia City, passed away 10:37 p.m. Monday, September 28, 2020 at her home. Born October 31, 1925 in New Paris, she was the daughter of Chris and Dorothy Bernice (Ringler) Lehman.

She graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of 1943. On December 20, 1943, she married Milton Smith at...

Sep 27, 2020

A good listener, supportive, and always willing to help someone in need are just a few ways to describe Roger McCoy.  A few events from 1935 that occurred in history include:   the Amelia Earhart solo flight across the Pacific, Parker Brothers release the game Monopoly, nylon was first introduced, and on September 22, 1935 in Noble County, Indiana Dale...

Sep 26, 2020

Hard working, kind, gentle and caring are just a few ways to describe Larry Sheets. He was born into a farming family and lived farming in and out. He was a great teacher to his family and passed on farming knowledge to his children and grandchildren.

By the end of the year of 1941, the...

Sep 19, 2020

Dean Lawrence (Everett Dean Lawrence), age 86,  was born June 2, 1934 in Whitley County, Indiana and passed on September 19, 2020 in Fairfax, Virginia.  This Hoosier passed from pneumonia after bravely living with Alzheimer’s for many years.  Dean was the youngest of four boys (Jesse Wilmore, Max J, and Carl Ray), born to Hilah Ann (Slater) and Lyman...

Sep 16, 2020

Jimmy E. Hoppas, 84, of Columbia City, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at his home. Born November 12, 1935 in Allen County, he was the son of Eddie and Clara (Crabill) Hoppas.

He graduated from Churubusco High School with the Class of 1954. Jimmy served in the U.S. Army and worked for Whitley County Consolidated Schools...

Sep 16, 2020

Muriel  Konoloff, 83, of Columbia City, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at her home with her daughter by her side. Born August 13, 1937 in Washington, she was the daughter of Tony and Vivian Fearn.

On January 16, 1960, she married Nicholas Konoloff in Las Vegas, Nevada. They lived in California for many years before moving...

Sep 15, 2020

Ronda K. Allen, 58, of Columbia City, gained her Angel wings unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, September 15, 2020 at her home. Born September 1, 1962 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of Ronnie York and Dixie "Sis" (Clingerman) Nei.

Ronda grew up at Tri-Lakes and attended Columbia City Joint High School where she was...