Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
Roger Bockelman
Oct 31, 2019
Hardworking and quiet were just few ways to describe Roger Bockelman who had a very loving personality. At a young age he learned the value of work before play and later in life, he enjoyed the relaxing times of having a cup of coffee throughout the day either at the truck stop or Big G's in Columbia City....
John R. Pullen
Oct 29, 2019
John Richard Pullen, 88, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home. Born on November 23, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of John Morgan and Anna Erna (Schulz) Pullen. As a boy, John learned the value of hard work. He spent time working at...
Wayne Edward Bennett
Oct 29, 2019
Wayne Edward Bennett, 89, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away at 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Majestic Care Southwest. Born June 8, 1930 in Warsaw, he was the son of Russell Edward and Fairy May (Bollinger) Bennett. He graduated from Washington Center School in 1948 and Valpo Tech. On December 1, 1957, he married Margie E....
Janice Marlene Lowe
Oct 28, 2019
Janice Marlene Lowe, age 78, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 5:10 am on Monday October 28, 2019 at her residence. Born on April 21, 1941 in Collins, she was the daughter of Clifford and Velma (Judd) Deutsch. Janice attended new Columbia City High School and was in the first graduating class in 1959. She worked for...
April McClurg
Oct 26, 2019
April Sue Marker McClurg, 44, of Rome City, Indiana, passed away at 1:47 a.m. Saturday, October 26, 2019 at her home. Born on April 10, 1975 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of Randy Marker and Kathleen (Fey) Marker. She grew up in rural Rome City. As a child she played t-ball, was a Girl Scout and...
John "Nick" Lawrence
Oct 25, 2019
John "Nick" Lawrence, 79, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away at 7:13 a.m. Friday, October 25, 2019 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home. Born August 2, 1940 in Denver, Colorado, he was the son of David F. Sr. and Margorie (Campbell Baker) Lawrence. At the age of 9, Nick moved to California with his mother and grandmother. After...
Mary Jane Peeler
Oct 22, 2019
Mary Jane Peeler, age 97, passed away on Tuesday October 22, 2019 at Golden Years Homestead in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She was born in York Center, Ohio on February 25, 1922 to Charles F. and Imo Irene (Clapsaddle) Hathaway. Her family moved from Louisville, Ohio to Kokomo, Indiana in 1929. She graduated from Kokomo High School with the...
Donna B. Hinen
Oct 21, 2019
Donna B. Hinen, 85, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away at 5:20 p.m. Monday, October 21, 2019 at Signature Care. Born May 17, 1934 in Huntington County, she was the daughter of Harley Arlo Sheets and Mary C. (Hine) Beaver. She was raised in Jefferson Township in rural Whitley County where she attended Jefferson Center High School. Donna...
Jimmie "Jim" L. Schinbeckler
Oct 14, 2019
Jimmie "Jim" L. Schinbeckler, 78, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away at 7:04 a.m. Monday, October 14, 2019 at Parkview Whitley Hospital. Born December 29, 1940 at his parent's farmhouse in rural Whitley County, he was the son of James W. and M. Catherine (Gilliam) Schinbeckler. He grew up in Jefferson Township before his parents moved into Fort...
Ross "Bud" Alan Snyder
Oct 14, 2019
Ross "Bud" Alan Snyder, age 62, of South Whitley, IN passed away at 4:33 pm Monday, October 14, 2019 at his South Whitley home. Bud was born on November 24, 1956 in Birmingham, MI, to the late Ross Albert and Marjorie Mary (Hamlin) Snyder. Bud grew up in Michigan and graduated from Howell High School with the Class...
David J. Beers
Oct 13, 2019
David J. Beers, age 61, of Columbia City, IN, moved to his eternal home at 8:02 am on Sunday October 13, 2019, from his home. Born on March 4, 1958 in Fort Wayne, IN, he was the son of John and Carol Ann (Schmidt) Beers. David was brought up in Fort Wayne, worked diligently to become an Eagle...
Dean F. Lott
Oct 13, 2019
A devoted husband, son, father, and grandfather, who put others before himself, and an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, and mushroom hunting are just a few ways to describe Dean Lott. A few historical events that occurred in 1967 include the first Rolling Stone Magazine publication, NASA launched the Lunar Orbiter 3 Space Craft, The National Transportation...
Marvin Dean Whitehead
Oct 11, 2019
Marvin Dean Whitehead, 77, of Pierceton, Indiana, passed away at 3:42 pm Friday, October 11, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. Born July 11, 1942 in Mt. Home, Arkansas, he was the son of Troy and Jesse (Ritter) Whitehead. On July 16, 1961, he married Mavis Lucille Peden. For most of his career, he and his...
Jeannie K. Parker
Oct 10, 2019
Jeannie K. Parker, 68, of Columbia City, Ind., passed away at 7:04 p.m. Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born September 26, 1951 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of James Henry Sr. and Fayma June (Allander) Pequignot. She graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1969. On August 5,...
Matthew Ryan Frederick Lee
Oct 10, 2019
Matthew Ryan Frederick Lee, 25, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 at his home. Matt was born on February 4, 1994 in Waterville, Maine. He was the son of William and Debra (Erstad) Lee. While growing up, Matt and his two older siblings, Steven and Katherine, lived in Maine, Kentucky, and New Hampshire before...
Rhonda Lori King
Oct 9, 2019
Rhonda Lori King, 57, of Columbia City, Ind., passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at her mother's home. Born December 9, 1961 in Redondo Beach, Cali., she was the daughter of Nicholas and Muriel (Fearn) Konoloff. She grew up in the Orange County area until her parents moved to Oregon while she was attending Pacifica High School. She...
Bradley E. Hartman
Oct 8, 2019
Outgoing, personable, and caring were just a few of the words that Bradley E. Hartman's family could use to describe the great husband, father, grandfather and brother that he was. Just in time for the 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle observation tower in Seattle, Washington was finished. That same year John Glenn, Jr., became the first American...
Lynn R. LaRue
Oct 4, 2019
Lynn R. LaRue, age 61 of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 9:16 pm on Friday October 4, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Born on November 24, 1957 in Rittman, OH, he was the son of Norman and LaVerne (Mills) LaRue. Lynn attended Carroll High School and graduated with the Class of 1976. On May...
Mildred F. Hess
Sep 30, 2019
Mildred F. Hess, 96, of Columbia City, passed away at 2:14 p.m. Monday, September 30, 2019 at Kingston Care Center, Fort Wayne. Born May 29, 1923 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of John Franklin and Mabel Agnes (Jagger) Hazen. She graduated from Churubusco High School with the Class of 1941. On March 27, 1943 she married...
Carol A. Burton
Sep 28, 2019
Loving, generous, and always willing to help others are just a few ways to describe Carol Burton. A few events in history that occurred in 1942 included most manufacturing and supplies being set to support the war effort, that led to the first rationing in America, the minimum draft age is lowered from 21 to 18, the invention...
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