Columbia City, IN. Obituaries

May 14, 2020

Vickie Lloyd, age 62, of Columbia City, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital. Born April 17, 1958 in Muncie, she was the daughter of Larry Sr. and Dorothy (Dodd) Reynolds. She graduated Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1976. On June 27, 2009, she married Jerry Lloyd, who the two had known...

May 14, 2020

James R. Hazen, age 90, of South Whitley, IN, passed away at 2:15 pm on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Miller's Merry Manor, Columbia City. Born on January 25, 1930 in Whitley County, he was the son of Hiram and Christabelle (Riley) Hazen. Jim attended school in Coesse and graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class...

May 13, 2020

Christopher Allen Machlan, age 21, of Columbia City, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born June 16, 1998 in Columbia City, Indiana, he was the son of Philip and Heather(Lemley) Machlan. Chris grew up at Tri-Lakes. He graduated Columbia City High School with the Class of 2016. Chris worked for Forrest River Trailer...

May 6, 2020

Tenacious and loving were a few ways of describing Roseann Hohenstein. She loved her family, had great hospitality skills, and enjoyed caring for others. Her family jokingly called "Radar Roseann" because you could never get anything past her, and she was always interested and concerned with what her loved ones were doing. She loved to sing, relax with...

Apr 30, 2020

Evelyn M. (Marks) Wagoner Hawkins, age 99, of Columbia City, IN passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Miller's at Oak Pointe. Born July 30, 1920 in Huntington, she was the daughter of Lewis W. and Luella (Hodson) Marks. She graduated from Roanoke High School with the Class of 1938. Evelyn worked at both Coil Engineering and G.E....

Apr 27, 2020

Jeffery K. Arnold, 64, of South Whitley, passed away at 1:30 a.m. Monday, April 27, 2020. Born April 13, 1956 in Decatur, IN, he was the son of Warren and Glory (Lautzenheiser) Arnold. Jeff graduate from Whitko High School with the Class of 1974. On November 3, 1979, he married Dorthea Schrader in Reno, NV. Jeff served in...

Apr 27, 2020

Barbara Joan Huntley, 84, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 3:40 am on Monday April 27, 2020 at Majestic Care of New Haven. Born August 25, 1935 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Maurice D. and Edna M. (Davis) Hursey. She attended local schools and graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of...

Apr 20, 2020

James C. Berg, 93, of Big Lake, passed away at 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 20, 2020 at Peabody Retirement Center, North Manchester. Born October 18, 1926 in Muncie, he was the son of Velmar Berg and Helen (Clinger) Gascon. He graduated from Yorktown High School with the Class of 1944 and received a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering...

Apr 19, 2020

Wayde Alan Nix, age 60, of Columbia City, IN, passed away on Sunday April 19, 2020 in Willis, Texas. Born on December 18, 1959, in Columbia City, he was the son of Wayne and Ruth (Goings) Nix. Wayde spent his life in Jefferson Township and graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1978. On...

Apr 14, 2020

Carol Jean Kosteck, 69, of Columbia City, IN, passed away unexpectedly at 2:26 pm Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at her home. Born November 8, 1950 in Wolf Lake, she was the daughter of Herschel Evan and Helen Louise (LaRue) Coulter. She grew up in Columbia City attended Columbia City Joint High School and graduated with the Class of...

Apr 13, 2020

Ina Mae Ashley, age 83, of South Whitley, IN, passed away at 7:54 am on Monday April 13, 2020 at Miller's Oak Pointe, Columbia City. Born on July 27, 1936 in Vicco, Kentucky, she was the daughter of James and Susie (Sumner) Burnett. Ina attended Dilce Combs High School and graduated with the Class of 1954. On December...

Apr 11, 2020

Margie E. Wyland, 94, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away at 2:06 am Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Parkview Whitley Hospital. Born on June 6, 1925 in Texas, she was the daughter of Monroe Hatley and Leona Hatley Rollins. While growing up in Lampasas, Texas, Margie met Harold Wyland who was stationed in Texas with the U.S. Army...

Apr 4, 2020

Linda L. Gordon, age 76, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 11:35 pm on Saturday April 4, 2020 at Miller's Oak Pointe, Columbia City. Born on July 30, 1943 in Terre Haute, IN, she was the daughter of Mildred (Schooley) King. Linda attended Wiley High School and graduated with the Class of 1961. She then furthered her...

Apr 3, 2020

Brandon D. Faucett, age 56, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 4:12 pm on Friday April 3, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born on October 31, 1963 in Clinton County, Indiana he was the son of Barry L. and Wanda J. (Baliff) Faucett. Brandon attended Churubusco High School and graduated from Eagle Tech Academy with the...

Apr 1, 2020

Robert "Bob" Lee Hartman, 88, of Columbia City, IN passed away Wednesday morning, April 1, 2020 at his home. Born August 9, 1931 in Columbia City, he was the son of Herbert Valiere and Rachel Mae (Davis) Hartman. He graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of 1951 and then served in the U.S. Army during...

Mar 31, 2020

Jim Martin had an unwavering faith in Jesus Christ. He was “joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer” (Romans 12:12). Jim was an encourager and always reached out to others to see how they were doing. He was friendly natured, always had a smile on his face, and just by his eye contact with you, you...

Mar 20, 2020

Marjorie Jane Lee, age 89, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 1:19 am on Friday March 20, 2020 at Majestic Care West, Fort Wayne. Born on December 15, 1930 in Oswego, NY, she was the daughter of Frank and Jane (Baker) Leroy. Marjorie attended Austin High School in Elpaso,TX and graduated with the Class of 1949. She...

Mar 19, 2020

Dwight Hendrickson, age 59, of Albion, IN, passed away from injuries sustained in an accident on Thursday afternoon, March 19, 2020 in Noble County. Born July 25, 1960 in Whitley County, he was the son of Thomas Stewart Hendrickson and Colleen (Myers) Statler. Dwight attended school in Coesse and Central Noble High School. He had worked at Dexter...

Mar 19, 2020

Marjorie Hoppas passed away on March 19, 2020.  Her survivors include her husband, Robert; two sons, Scott Hoppas and Dale (Deanna Wineland, daughter-in-law) Hoppas; six grandchildren, Britny Hoppas, Jena Hoppas, Shay Hoppas, Drew Hoppas, Deavin Hoppas, and Danielle Hoppas; and 7 great grandchildren.

In 2008 Marjorie Hoppas moved to Port Saint Lucie, FL where she enjoyed retirement...

Mar 18, 2020

John Rowe, 43, of Pierceton, Indiana passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at his home. Born on July 7, 1976 in Columbia City, he was the son of James E. Sr. and Brinda F. (Collins) Rowe. Growing up in Columbia City, John loved playing sports. He graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of 1995....