Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
Hugh B. Fowler
Jun 1, 2018
Hugh Bartley Fowler, age 80, of Fort Wayne, IN, passed away at 2:43 am on Friday June 1, 2018 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Born on April 7, 1938 in Syracuse, NY, he was the son of George and Norma (Snyder) Fowler. Hugh was born and raised in New York and attended Baldwinsville Central Schools and...
Bonnie Jean Christner
May 29, 2018
Bonnie Christner was a godly woman who lived a life of strong Christian faith. Nearly everything she set out to accomplish was met with steadfast prayer. A firm believer, Bonnie faced every challenge with grace by trusting in her Lord and Savior. Prayer helped her survive cancer and helped guide her in helping others in times of trouble....
Charles Earl Tucker
May 29, 2018
Charles "Chuck" Earl Tucker, 63, of Sanford, Michigan and formerly of South Whitley, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at MidMichigan Medical Center in Midland, Michigan. Born January 28, 1955 in LaGrange County, Indiana, he was the son of Forrest and Jeanette (Dickson) Tucker. He grew up in Green Township of Noble County and attended Wolf Lake...
Debra L. Reavis
May 22, 2018
Debra L. Reavis, 63, of Columbia City, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. She was born on December 3, 1954 in Columbia City, IN the daughter of Russell F. "Buck" and Eldora Mae (Cullers) Ray. Deb spent her entire lifetime in Columbia City. She received her diploma from Columbia City...
Elizabeth Ruth Scheiber
May 18, 2018
Elizabeth Ruth Scheiber, age 88, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 7:06 am on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Parkview Randallia Hospital, Fort Wayne. A few pieces of history that occurred in 1930s include being in the midst of the Great Depression, a gallon of gas was 10 cents and on April 23, 1930, Clarence William and...
Elizabeth A. Maloney
May 15, 2018
The debut of the movies The Ten Commandments and Hunchback of Notre Dame were released in 1923. The year was also remembered for the first baseball game at the newly constructed Yankee Stadium, insulin introduced for treatment of diabetes, Warner Brothers was established and the first issue of Time Magazine was released. In technology, the world's first domestic...
Randy G. Branning
May 15, 2018
Randy "RB" Branning of Columbia City, passed away peacefully at the young age of 66, on May 15, 2018 at 2:01 pm, surrounded by his 3 daughters and a few close family friends. He was born on August 6, 1951 in Warsaw to Elmer and June (Gebert) Branning of Larwill. RB grew up in Larwill and loved to...
Teofilo Brunner
May 13, 2018
Teofilo Ricardo Brunner, age 87, of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 4:02 am on Sunday May, 13, 2018 at his residence. Born on June 23, 1930 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was the son of Teofilo and Elena (Prendergast) Brunner. Teofilo attended Argentina schools and graduated college earning his Engineering Degree. On February 25, 1957 Teofilo married...
Michael McKinney
May 13, 2018
Happy go lucky, upbeat, giving, caring, compassionate, and positive are just a few words to describe such a great man like Michael McKinney. He touched so many lives because he never knew a stranger and was never too busy to help someone. He was hard working and his greatest accomplishment was having his wonderful family and he adored...
Gertrude "Gert" J. Baker
May 12, 2018
The first successful liquid fueled rocket was launched, aerosol sprays were developed and Henry Ford introduced the 40-hour work week at his Ford Motor Company in 1926. That same year U.S. Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles was created, the first public demonstration of a television and the radio network, National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was launched and...
Becky S. Wells
May 11, 2018
Caring, strong willed, and quiet are just a few ways to describe such a great lady like Becky S. Wells. She had a great sense of humor, a loving heart and was there to listen to you. Her family was her main love, including the love she had for her husband of 43 years, her two children, five...
Joann Williams
May 7, 2018
Maralee "Joann" Williams, 91, of Columbia City passed away at 3:56 a.m. Monday, May 7, 2018 at her residence. She was born on January 27, 1927 to Earl and Naomi (Flickinger) Hoover in Columbia City. She grew up on a farm in Thorncreek Township and attended Thorncreek Elementary School and then Columbia City High School. After graduation from...
Amanda Christine Jones
May 6, 2018
Someone who was genuine, caring, generous, very outgoing, and was always thinking of other people are just a few ways to describe Amanda Jones. A few pieces of history that occurred in 1985 include the release of the Nintendo Entertainment System, Michael Jordan was named the NBA Rookie of the Year, the 40th President of the United States,...
Rita Bellinger
May 5, 2018
Rita Lynn Bellinger, age 65, of Columbia City, IN, passed at 10:30 am on Saturday May 5, 2018 at her residence. Born on November 11, 1952 in Fort Wayne, IN, she was the daughter of Thomas J. Sr. and Darlene May (Steinbacher) Hyser. Rita was a lifetime Whitley County resident, attended local schools, and graduated from Churubusco High...
Richard Arthur Cullers
May 4, 2018
A very caring personality, a great sense of humor, and a bit obsessive compulsive, but very focused and attentive to details are just a few ways to describe Richard Cullers. A few pieces of history that occurred in 1944 include President Franklin Roosevelt being elected to his fourth term, Benjamin Green inventing sunscreen for soldiers, later founding the...
Frances Gordon Stuckey Brown
May 3, 2018
Frances Gordon Stuckey Brown, age 91, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 5:45 am on Thursday May 3, 2018 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. Born on May 27, 1926 in Clearwater, FL, she was the daughter of Lester and Janie (Stanford) Gordon. Frances moved to Pine Apple, AL in 1936, where she attended Moore...
Elma Cecilia Lawrence
May 2, 2018
Elma Cecilia (Hauter) Lawrence, 96, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 11:23 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Miller's Merry Manor. Born February 26, 1922 in Rosedale, OH, she was the daughter of James and Margaret (Arend) Hauter. She received her education at the Hicksville Public School graduating in 1940. She married Max J. Lawrence June 10,...
Ross Alan Moog
May 2, 2018
Hardworking, teasing, and Christian are just a few words that comes to mind when thinking about Ross Alan Moog. He was a well put together man who had a strong faith and a strong worth ethic. With a unique sense of humor, you knew that you were "in with him" by the effort he put in to teasing...
Don G. Swoverland
May 1, 2018
Compassionate, sincere, honest and giver were just a few words to describe the character of such a great man like Don G. "D.G." Swoverland. He was a devout Christian who loved Jesus and you could tell by his actions. He was always willing to serve and help others. He was easy to talk with and made everyone feel...
Rita K. Shelton
Apr 29, 2018
Rita K. Shelton, 66, of Columbia City, Ind., passed away at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 29, 2018 peacefully at her home. Born February 6, 1952 in Huntington, she was the daughter of Willis J. Sims and Geraldine F. (Cunningham) Sims. She was a lifelong resident of Whitley County, attending South Whitley High School. She worked at C.F. Goma,...
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