Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
Galen E. Gilbert
Aug 18, 2019
Galen Eugene "Gib" Gilbert, 86, of Columbia City passed away quietly at his home at 10:20am Sunday, August 18, 2019. He was born on July 7, 1933 in South Whitley, the son of William Lester and Hulleta M. (Kistler) Gilbert. Galen graduated from South Whitley High School with the Class of 1952. He went on to serve his...
Mary Swihart
Aug 17, 2019
Mary Kathleen Swihart, age 60, of South Whitley, IN, passed away at 8:55 pm on Saturday August 17, 2019 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. Born on August 22, 1958 in Cincinnati, OH, she was the daughter of James and Lois Ann (Mecklenborg) Dehan. Mary was the first born of five children and attended Catholic Schools...
Lawrence G. Bowers, Jr.
Aug 17, 2019
Very quirky and ornery, with a fond love for family, especially his grandchildren, are just a few words to describe Larry Bowers. A few historical events that occurred in 1936 included the completion of the Hoover Dam construction, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened to traffic, the United Auto Workers began their sit-down strike, and on February 27,...
Marlin E. Worden
Aug 17, 2019
Happy, lenient, and compassionate were a few ways to describe the characteristics of Marlin Worden. He had a big heart, never judged others and never complained. Marlin was very laid back, easy going and rarely would raise his voice. He was a great man for anyone to look up to. With the Great Depression finally beginning to ease...
Marsha E. Glass
Aug 14, 2019
Marsha E. Glass of Oregon, OH passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2019. Born February 9, 1952 in Columbia City, IN, she was the daughter of John Thomas and Lora (Lee) Eyanson. She graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1970. She attended Ball State University and graduated from the University of Toledo earning a...
Justin C. Hughes
Aug 12, 2019
Justin Hughes was a guy who enjoyed life to its fullest. He had a great sense of humor and loved to give those he loved a hard time. You could tell how much he liked you by the effort Justin put in to teasing around with you. He was very gentle and would do almost anything for anyone....
Debbie Richey
Aug 7, 2019
Debbie Richey, 48, of Columbia City, passed away at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at her home. Born April 18, 1971 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Jules Dewayne Richey and Sue Ellen (Egoff) Richey. She had attended South Side and Elmhurst High School. Debbie worked as a nurse's aid at Lutheran Hospital, waitressed and...
Melodye "Mel" A. Nulf
Aug 6, 2019
Perfect, amazing and happy were just a few of the words Mel Nulf's family could use to describe such a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. Many times, throughout the years Mel had to be the voice of reasoning while raising her two sons along with her husband. It was a true gift and reward for raising...
Michael Lynn Losey
Aug 1, 2019
A man who loved his family, Mike Losey never wanted to miss an opportunity to have his family around him. He adored his wife, three daughters and his grandson. He was hardworking, adventurous and could easily spark up a conversation with someone he had never met. Amongst everything, he had a heart of gold. The year 1955 saw...
Garnet A. Pettigrew
Jul 30, 2019
Garnet Pettigrew was an independent and assertive lady with a good sense of humor. Not wanting to be the center of attention, she liked being behind the scenes to take care of planning and hosting others. She loved her family dearly and whenever possible, she was there to support her children and grandchildren in their activities over the...
Judy Goff
Jul 18, 2019
Judy Goff, 77, of New Haven, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Majestic Care West, Fort Wayne. Born April 5, 1942 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Francis "Punk" M. and Dolly A. (Coggeshell) Jones. She married Carl Goff on December 28, 1988 in New Haven. She loved spending time with her husband as they...
Sandra Watkins
Jul 17, 2019
Sandra S. Watkins, 73, of Columbia City, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Miller's at Oak Pointe, Columbia City. Born September 8, 1945 in Columbia City, she was the daughter of Lee Arthur and Ethel Pearl (Weeks) Brown. She attended Columbia City Joint High School and worked at Dana Weatherhead in Columbia City for 31 years and...
Michael McCoy
Jul 17, 2019
Michael L. McCoy, 70, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at home, surrounded by his family and friends following a short battle with cancer. Mike resided in Columbia City nearly all his life. He was born Nov. 20th 1948 to Robert and Donna (Burns) McCoy. He graduated from Columbia City Joint High School in 1967 and...
Rosalie Hurd
Jul 17, 2019
Rosalie E. Hurd, 92, of Columbia City passed away at 6:27 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, where she was admitted on Tuesday after suffering a fall at her home. Mrs. Hurd was born at home on West Keiser Road, Columbia City on May 6, 1927, the daughter of Clarence E. and...
Hubert Smith
Jul 14, 2019
Hubert C. Smith, 95, passed away at 12:07 p.m. on Sunday, July 14, 2019 at Miller's at the Oaks, Columbia City. He was born on July 2, 1924 in Hutsonville, IL the son of Marshall P. and Cecile Grace (Myers) Smith. He graduated from Teachers' College High School with the Class of 1942 and then went on to...
Roberta Reynolds
Jul 4, 2019
Roberta Reynolds, 76, of Columbia City, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born May 8, 1943 in Wolf Lake, she was the daughter of Bert E. and Lova I. (Bashore) Helblig. She attended Columbia City Joint High School and on August 5, 1961 she married Marvin L. Reynolds. They made their home in...
Phyllis C. West
Jun 28, 2019
Phyllis C. West, 89, of Columbia City, passed away at 12:45 pm on Friday, June 28, 2019 at Majestic Care West, Fort Wayne. Born on December 22, 1929 in Muncie, she was the daughter of Merrell H. and Nancy Kathryn (Metz) Cross. She attended Muncie Central High School. On November 3, 1950 she married Robert E. West in...
Barbara Kay Helfrich
Jun 28, 2019
Barbara "Kay" Helfrich, 79, of Columbia City, Ind., passed away at 6:33 am on Friday, June 28, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born September 3, 1939 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Robert "Henry" and Louise (Louise Blew) Helfrich. Kay graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of 1957. She had previously lived...
Beverly Pressler
Jun 21, 2019
Beverly Pressler, 66, of Redkey, Ind. and formerly of Bear Lake, passed away Friday, June 21, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born November 6, 1952 in Wolf Lake, she was the daughter of John C. and Maxine (Cart) Kilgore. She graduated from Central Noble High School with the Class of 1971. Beverly married Charles "Chuck" Pressler following...
Tristin Michael Stocksdale
Jun 20, 2019
Adventurous, humorous and strong willed, Tristin Michael Stocksdale lived his life to the fullest. Even at a young age, he had a big heart and would do anything to help another person that was in need. The son of Matthew D. Stocksdale and Nikki J. (Krider) Osbun, Tristin was born at Whitley Memorial Hospital in Columbia City, Indiana...
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