Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
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,...
Donald E. Day
Apr 27, 2018
World War II was still an everyday talk and concern in 1945 and the year brought light that the end of the war was nearing. That year nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki causing Japan to surrender on August 14th and with Adolf Hitler no longer in power after his death, the war ended on September...
Mona Workman
Apr 27, 2018
Mona Jean Rumbaugh Workman ran into the arms of Jesus early Friday morning, April 27, 2018. She was a glorious and well-earned 89 years old. Her greatest legacy was believing in people when no one else would. She was a big cheerleader for the down-and-out, the poor, addicts, the ones no one would believe in. Her passion for...
Wendell E. Carpenter
Apr 26, 2018
Hard working, strong willed, helping, friendly and a great sense of humor was just a few ways to describe Wendell Carpenter. He enjoyed being with family and friends and did not know a stranger. You could always tell that he liked you by how hard of a time he gave you. The final new episode of the classic...
Robert Alson Smith
Apr 26, 2018
Robert Alson Smith, age 80, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 6:00 am Thursday, April 26, 2018 at his home. Born on March 30, 1938 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, he was the son of Prentice Adrian and Mary Elizabeth (Worrell) Smith. He spent the first 17 years of his life in Chalmers before moving to Lafontaine....
Bonnie J. Hile
Apr 14, 2018
Gentle, kind, caring and all around awesome person, Bonnie J. Hile was truly one of a kind. She had a huge heart and her family was her first priority. She was humble and compassionate and if you were hurting, she was hurting. Bonnie loved her husband and children, but her life reward to being a great wife and...
Thomas S. Fey
Apr 9, 2018
Kind, caring, and a man with a great sense of humor are just a few ways to describe Thomas S. Fey. He was always there to help any of his family members out when they needed it, donated blood whenever he could and even helped the can food drives with the local schools to help his community out....
Ruth Joan Hinen
Apr 6, 2018
Ruth Joan Hinen, age 85, of Columbia City, IN was called to our Lord and Savior at 12:00 am Friday, April 6, 2018 at her daughter's home in Columbia City. Jo was born on May 19, 1932 in Allen County, the daughter of John W. and Carrie (Oser) Trahin. She was the youngest of 9 children and was...
Martha L. Crawford
Apr 2, 2018
Martha L. Crawford, 88, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 5:30 a.m. Monday, April 2, 2018 at Heritage Park, Fort Wayne. Born August 29, 1929 in Kosciusko County, she was the daughter of Ancil Zenn "Jim" and Eva Loretta (Yarian) Fox. She graduated from Atwood High School with the Class of 1947. She attended college at Penn State...
Betty J. Alberty
Mar 31, 2018
Betty J. Alberty, 96, formerly of Columbia City, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Signature Health Care, Fort Wayne. Born July 10, 1921 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Andrew J. and Esther (Adams) Robison. She was born and raised in Indianapolis and graduated from Arsenal Tech High School with the Class of 1939. Following her...
Kelly Ray Tate
Mar 28, 2018
With the biggest heart of anyone you know, Kelly Ray Tate was a person that never knew a stranger. It was easy for her to strike up a conversation and become immediate friends with someone she just ran into while out and about. Kelly was a giver and lived for her family. She was a wonderful daughter, granddaughter,...
Richard P. Mettler
Mar 26, 2018
Richard P. Mettler, of Albion, Ind., died Monday, March 26, 2018 following a three-year battle with cancer. Rick was the fourth child of R. Donald and Carroll (Bartholomy) Mettler, born November 9, 1944, in Fort Wayne. He attended Our Lady of the Lake Seminary at Lake Wawasee and graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1963. He attended...
Sandra J. White
Mar 25, 2018
Sandra J. White, 80, formerly of Springfield, Massachusetts passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018 at her home in Columbia City, Indiana surrounded by her loving family. Born May 1, 1937 in Springfield, she was the daughter of Benjamin F. and Helen A. (Slicer) Learned. She was the oldest of 16 children. She spent 79 years of her life...
Thomas Malcolm Trump
Mar 23, 2018
Thomas Malcolm Trump, PhD., age 60, of Columbia City, IN passed away on Friday March 23, 2018 at his home. Born on December 7, 1957 in Columbia City, he was the son of Malcolm Hugh and Lois Margaret (Gregory) Trump. Thomas attended local schools and graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1976. He...
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