Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
Seth J. Thompson
Jan 3, 2020
Seth J. Thompson, 20, of Albion, IN passed away at 10:24 p.m. Friday, January 3, 2020 from injuries sustained in a car accident. Born December 21, 1999 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Dave Thompson and Sara (Holbrook) Miller. He grew up in Albion and enjoyed fishing, hunting and played football as he grew up. He...
Charles Gordon Knight
Dec 29, 2019
Charles Gordon Knight, 74, of Columbia City passed away peacefully at 4:45 a.m. on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at his brother's home in Burr Oak, Noble County, IN. He was born in West Virginia on July 17, 1945, the son of James C. and Hazel Katherine Collins) Knight. His formative years were spent in West Virginia and he...
Dan L. Romine
Dec 29, 2019
Dan L. Romine, age 71, of Columbia City, IN, passed away peacefully, at 5:02 pm on Sunday December 29, 2019 at his residence. Born on December 23, 1948 in Warsaw, he was the son of Marvin and Alice Virginia (Archambeault ) Romine. Dan grew up in Etna Green. He attended Mentone High School and graduated with the Class...
Cynthia Sharkey
Dec 27, 2019
Cynthia Teresa Sharkey, age 66, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 6:56 pm on Friday December 27, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born on March 30, 1953 in Pittsburg, PA, she was the daughter of John and Thresa (Vodzak) Paunovich. Cynthia attended Columbia City Joint High School and graduated with Class of 1972 and from Ivy...
Dewey L. Souers
Dec 17, 2019
Dewey Lynn "Skip" Souers, 84, of Columbia City, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at St. Joseph Medical Center. He was born December 7, 1935, to Fred and Gladys (Berst) Souers in Fort Wayne. His formative years were spent on a farm outside of Markle, Indiana. He then moved with his parents to Columbia City in 1943 where...
Debra Brown
Dec 17, 2019
Debra Brown, 51, of Pierceton, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly at 9:17 a.m. Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw. Born on April 1, 1968 in Columbia City at Whitley Memorial Hospital, she was the daughter of Raymond Jackie Brown and Myrna (Yancey) Brown. She grew up in Columbia City and attended Columbia City Joint High...
William R. Middaugh
Dec 15, 2019
William R. Middaugh, age 83, of Columbia City, IN, and formerly of Evansville, IN, passed away at 7:10 pm on Sunday December 15, 2019 at Miller's Merry Manor, Columbia City. Born on January 21, 1936 in Lagro, IN, he was the son of Charles R. and Olive (Kellar)Middaugh. Always a hard worker, William helped his grandfather as a...
Robert F. Busick
Dec 7, 2019
Robert F. Busick, Jr. 78, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 10:40 p.m. Saturday, December 7, 2019 at his home. Born July 10, 1941 in Bluffton, he was the son of Robert F. and Margaret (Brebaugh) Busick. Bob grew up in Bluffton before his family moved to Huntington. He graduated from Huntington High School with the Class...
Eugene G. Shatto
Dec 6, 2019
Eugene G. Shatto, 63, of Kendallville, IN passed away at 6:22:44 a.m. Friday, December 6, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital with his family by his side. Born on August 9, 1956 in Auburn, he was the son of Eugene C. Shatto and Connie (Holsinger) Fisher. While growing up, Gene enjoyed fishing, playing basketball with his friends and was on...
Billie A. Mishler
Dec 5, 2019
Billie A. Mishler, 60, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 12:27 p.m. Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born February 13, 1959 in Warsaw, she was the daughter of Franklin J. Frey and Edith Evelyn (Harmon) Hackworth Frey. She graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1977. On February 28,...
Henry A. Kolb, Sr.
Dec 3, 2019
Henry A. Kolb, Sr., 92, of Albion, passed away at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at his home. Born January 8, 1927 in Allen County, he was the son of Henry C. and Irene M. (Hathaway) Kolb. Hank attended Elmhurst High School and served in the U.S. Navy. On September 19, 1953, he married Maxine Wagner at...
Phyllis Herendeen
Dec 3, 2019
Phyllis J. Herendeen, 93, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at The Hearth at Sycamore Village. Born May 16, 1926 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Lawrence "Bob" J. and Odetta (Clingerman) Coverstone. Phyllis grew up in Columbia City and enjoyed playing with her friends on Elm Street. She...
Patricia M. Johnson
Dec 3, 2019
Patricia M. Johnson, 85, of Columbia City, IN passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at Parkview Whitley Hospital. She was born February 19, 1934 to Earl and Alice B. (Hinman) Herron in Whitley County. Patricia graduated from Coesse High School in 1952 and Lutheran School of Nursing in 1955. She worked at Whitley Memorial Hospital for 25 years....
Dirk DenUyl
Dec 2, 2019
Outgoing, hardworking, and someone that could talk to anyone or always make you laugh are just a few ways to describe Dirk DenUyl. A few events that occurred in 1962 include the completion of The Space Needle observation tower in Seattle, Washington in time for the 1962 World's Fair, the first Kmart department store opening in Garden City,...
Mary Gebert
Nov 28, 2019
Mary Katherine Gebert, age 97 of North Manchester, IN, passed away at 6:30 pm on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. Born on April 29, 1922 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Charles and Rhoda (Cook) North. Mary attended local schools and graduated from Larwill High School with the Class of 1941....
Donald E. Sievers
Nov 26, 2019
Donald E. Sievers, 81, of Columbia City, IN passed away unexpectedly at 8:27 a.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at his home. Born February 22, 1938 in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Irvin and Helen (Corbin) Sievers. He was a lifetime Whitley County resident, growing up on the family farm on Keiser Road. He graduated Columbia City...
Nancy Seymour
Nov 25, 2019
Nancy Seymour, 73, of Columbia City, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly at 8:31 a.m. Monday, November 25, 2019 at her home. Born January 7, 1946 in Warren, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of George and Dora (Green) Lobdell. She grew up in Clarendon and graduated Warren Area High School with the Class of 1964. Nancy worked at New Process...
Robert D Leas
Nov 24, 2019
Robert "Bob" Leas was not just a hard-working man, he was very sweet, social and outgoing. He enjoyed laughing and had a great sense of humor. He took great pride in having a wonderful family and was honored when he was twice elected as "King" by his peers at the Woodlands Senior Center. In 1932, most Americans were...
Sandra Weeks
Nov 23, 2019
Sandra K. Weeks, 71, of Columbia City, passed away at 4:55 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Warsaw Meadows Care Center. Born on January 30, 1948 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Robert and Fern (Maywhore) Weston. She graduated Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1967. On October 4, 1969, she married Lowell...
Nancy L. Walker
Nov 17, 2019
Nancy L. Walker, age 78, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 3:48 am on Sunday November 17, 2019 at Provena Sacred Heart Home, Avilla. Born on August 18, 1941 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Frank and Edna (Leedy) Marrs. Nancy attended local schools and graduated from Larwill High School with the Class of 1959....