Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
Dean E. Bowman
Mar 18, 2020
Dean E. Bowman was generous, kind and loving. She was always willing to help others, never was a stranger to new neighbors and always had a had smile on her face. The 1930's was mostly associated with the Great American Depression and President Franklin D. Roosevelt pledged to use the power of our government to make Americans' lives...
Margaret E. Dafforn
Mar 13, 2020
Margaret E. Dafforn was a hard-working lady who guided and encouraged her children to be the best they could be. She was tough but loving and her Christian faith gave her reassurance over her 96 years of life. The debut of the movies The Ten Commandments and Hunchback of Notre Dame were released in 1923. The year was...
Brenda C. Murphy
Mar 9, 2020
Brenda Collette Murphy, age 67, of Tri-Lakes, passed away at 2:44 pm on Monday March 9, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Born on October 14, 1952, in Columbia City, she was the daughter of Franklin and Una (Bowman) Smith. Brenda attended Columbia City High School and graduated with the Class of 1971. On November 22,...
Virginia Anne Nance
Mar 8, 2020
Virginia Anne Mumford Nance, age 85, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away at 6:50 pm Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Kingston Care Center on Washington Center Road. Born on June 27, 1934 in Raleigh, NC, she was the daughter of Carey Gardner Mumford and Fannie Cleone (Cooper) Mumford. Virginia graduated from Needham Broughton High School, Raleigh, NC, with...
Emmet Eugene Bachellor
Mar 6, 2020
Emmet Eugene Bachellor, age 87, of Albion, IN passed away at 8:34 am on Friday, March 6, 2020 at Goshen Health Hospital, Goshen. Born on November 6, 1932 in Paulding, OH, he was the son of Merle and Nellie (Baldwin) Bachellor. Emmet graduated from Payne High School, Payne, OH with the Class of 1951 and proudly served his...
Thomas E. Winebrenner
Mar 6, 2020
Thomas E. Winebrenner, age 73, of Churubusco, IN, passed away at 10:02 pm on Friday March 6, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Born on December 28, 1946 at Luckey Hospital in Wolf Lake, IN, he was the son of Nelson and Caroline May (Loe) Winebrenner. Thomas attended Columbia City High School and graduated with the...
Evelyn G. Egolf
Feb 28, 2020
Evelyn G. Egolf, age 79, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 3:45 pm on Friday February 28, 2020 at her residence. Born on February 15, 1941 in Madison, IN , she was the daughter of Roy and Zelphia (Parson) Odgen. Evelyn attended local schools and graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1959....
Jeff "Puffy" Cook
Feb 26, 2020
Jeffery "Puffy" Allen Cook, 46, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Parkview Hospital. Born April 5, 1973 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he was the son of Charles Jr. and Ruth Esther (Cook) Cook. Growing up in Columbia City, he enjoyed playing summer ball, played the trombone and while attending Columbia City...
Mary Swenda
Feb 23, 2020
Mary Maude (Strack) Swenda, 93, of Fort Wayne, Ind., passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020 at St. Anne Home and Retirement Community. Born May 16, 1926 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Charles L. and Priscilla (Freiburger) Strack. She was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church in 1926 and graduated from Central Catholic High School with...
Duane E. Ruckman
Feb 18, 2020
Duane Ruckman was strong willed, hardworking and loving. One could always go to Duane for advice and he had a great sense of humor. Duane was the rock of his family; he was very proud of his family and his great grin and phrase "Hey what do you say" will be missed. The 1930's is mostly associated with...
June E. Miller
Feb 16, 2020
Warm, kind, caring and devoted were just a few ways to describe June Miller. She was one of the most selfless people you could have had the pleasure of meeting. She always put her family first, had understated strength and peace. Her great smile will be missed by her family, friends and anyone that she touched over her...
George C. Murphy
Feb 13, 2020
Hardworking, loving and witty were just a few ways to describe George Murphy. He had a strong Christian faith, was passionate about people knowing the Lord and took it as an honor to lead his family in prayer before meals. George had a great sense of humor; an amazing laugh and his witty phrases will be missed by...
Craig E. Lock
Feb 13, 2020
Craig E. Lock, 68, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020 at his home. Born November 1, 1951 in Whitley County, he was the son of Paul R. and Marjorie I. (Breisch) Lock. He graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1970. Craig worked for Dana Weatherhead for over 25 years...
Max L. Hilligoss
Feb 12, 2020
Max L. Hilligoss, 102, of South Whitley, IN passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Heritage of Huntington. Born on June 12, 1917 in Huntington County, he was the son of Arthur G. and Dorothy M. (Marshall) Hilligoss. He played basketball and baseball while attending Clear Creek High School and graduated with the Class of 1935. On February...
Maxine Eatherton
Feb 11, 2020
Maxine Joan (Corbin) Eatherton, 93, of Columbia City, Indiana stepped into eternity Tuesday morning, February 11, 2020. Born September 13, 1926, she was the older twin born to Alva Perry and Ruby Camilla (Kennedy) Corbin of Wharton, Ohio, Wyandot County. Her twin brother Max Junior Corbin preceded her in death. She graduated from the Wharton High School with...
Lucille Welch
Feb 11, 2020
Lucille (Crick) (Peterson) Welch, 97, formerly of Kimmell, passed away at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Lutheran Life Villages, Fort Wayne. Born March 9, 1922 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Fernando and Lucinda (VanAuman) Crick. She graduated from Elmhurst High School with the Class of 1940. Wanting to serve her country and help...
Karen Wolf
Feb 10, 2020
Karen Wolf, 80, of Larwill, Indiana, passed away at 2:22 p.m. Monday, February 10, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born on October 4, 1939 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Jess and Madge (Sharp) Mathias. She grew up on her family's farm and graduated from Larwill High School with the Class of 1957. On February...
Carole Saari
Feb 9, 2020
Carole Saari, age 72, passed away at 6:22 pm Sunday, February 9, 2020 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City, Indiana. She was born in the state of Washington on February 2, 1948. Carole spent her career as a traveling nurse and retired from Parkview Regional Medical Center as a surgical nurse. She is survived by her son...
H. June Brock
Feb 8, 2020
Bold, outspoken, loving, and loyal are just a few ways to describe H. June Brock. Several events which occurred in 1921 include New York Yankee pitcher Babe Ruth sets new home run record, Wonder Bread is sold nationally for the first time, Betty Crocker was developed to help with cooking questions, and on May 31, 1921, Reid and...
Erma I. Buckles
Feb 4, 2020
Erma I. Buckles, 100, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 1:25 a.m. Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Miller's at Oak Pointe. Born September 2, 1919 in Noble County, she was the daughter of Owen E. and Florence I. (Moroney) Fought. She graduated from Albion High School with the Class of 1937. On July 2, 1937, she married...
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