Columbia City, IN. Obituaries
Max R. Secrist
Sep 24, 2014
Max R. Secrist, 93, of rural Columbia City, Indiana, died at 9:00 am, Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at his home. He was born August 20, 1921 in Urbana, Indiana to Adam and Florence Edna (Huffer) Secrist. Max was a 1940 graduate of Atwood High School. He married Virginia Kreger in Warsaw on February 22, 1942; she died July...
Roger D. Geiger
Sep 24, 2014
Roger D. Geiger, 87, of Albion, Ind. passed away at 5:20 a.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Parkview Oaks, Columbia City. Born on March 11, 1927 in Noble County, he was the son of Harold and Treva (Ritter) Geiger. He attended Wolf Lake Schools. He worked at Liberty Coach in Syracuse and retired from International Harvester in Ft....
Wanda Johnson
Sep 23, 2014
Wanda G. (Bailey) Johnson, 60, of South Whitley, passed away at 2:10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at her daughters home. She was born on December 17, 1953 in Anderson, South Carolina. As a child, her mother, Grace Parrett moved her and her siblings to Ft. Wayne. On August 25, 1984 she married Kenny Johnson. A dedicated...
Martha Ann Putman
Sep 19, 2014
Martha Ann Putman, age 89, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 11:10 a.m. on Friday, September 19, 2014 at Millers Merry Manor Nursing Home, Columbia City.Born on June 10, 1925 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of Fred L. Marrs and Eliza R. (Poland) Estlick. She was raised in Larwill and from 1955 to 1990 she...
Brinda F. Rowe
Sep 17, 2014
Brinda F. Rowe, age 64, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 9:36 p.m. Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Born on March 14, 1950 in Sayersville, KY, she was the daughter of Nollin and Helen (Rowe) Collins. She graduated from Union City High School, Marshall, MI with the Class of 1968.On July...
Riola F. VanWey
Sep 16, 2014
Riola F. VanWey, 92, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 1:54 p.m. Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Miller's Merry Manor in Columbia City. Born on February 27, 1922 in Mitchell, S. D., she was the daughter of Ernst F. and Stella V.(Hall) Taylor. Besides a short period of time in South Dakota, Riloa was a lifetime resident...
Charles Cook, Jr.
Sep 15, 2014
Charles Cook, Jr., 79, formerly of Columbia City, Ind. and of Avon Park, FL, went home to be with our Lord at 9:32 p.m. Monday, September 15, 2014 at Good Shepherd Somers Hospice House in Sebring, Fla. Born on July 28, 1935 in Clarence, Mo., he was the son of the late Rev. Charles T. Cook, Sr. and...
John Paul Greene
Sep 12, 2014
John Paul Greene, 42, passed away September 12, 2014, in Lima, Ohio.He was born to Stanley Martin and Peggy (Watkins) Greene on November 1, 1971, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He graduated from Huntington High School with the Class of 1990 and had been a sign maker for Johnson Brothers in South Whitley and Signs Source USA in Lima....
Kameron Miller
Sep 10, 2014
Infant Kameron Quinton Kole Miller, 19 days old passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 while traveling home from Riley children's hospital. He was born on August 22, 2014 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City, Ind. After complications with labor he was delivered via an emergency c-section and transported down to Riley's in Indianapolis Ind. It was...
Inez Pauline Loutzenhiser
Sep 9, 2014
Inez Pauline Loutzenhiser, 90, formerly of Columbia City, Ind. passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Heritage of Huntington.Born on July 20, 1924 in Jefferson Township of Whitley County, she was the daughter of Albert A. and Ruth A.(Gardner) Loutzenhiser. She graduated from Jefferson Center High School with the Class of 1943. She had moved to Fort Wayne...
Charles Hill
Sep 9, 2014
Charles Hill, 91, passed away on September 9th, 2014 at The Oaks Nursing Home in Columbia City, IN.He was born on June 28, 1923 in Jefferson County, Indiana to the late Matilda and Sylvester Hill. Mr. Hill lived his formative years in Indianapolis, graduating from Emmerich Manual High School.He enlisted in the Army in 1943 and served in...
Mary Elaine Wilkinson
Sep 7, 2014
Mary Elaine Wilkinson, 86, of Columbia City, Ind. passed away at 11:27 a.m. Sunday, September 7, 2014 at Parkview Whitley Hospital. Born on November 26, 1927 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Edward O. Sr. and Lucille Mary (Jackson) Bowser. She graduated from North Side High School with the Class of 1946.On June 1, 1947 she...
Marilyn McKinney
Sep 5, 2014
Marilyn J. McKinney, 73, formerly of Albion, IN. She passed away at 2:21 p.m. Friday, September 5, 2014 at her daughter's home in Bradenton, FL. Born on July 7, 1941 in Kokomo, IN.She was the daughter of Charles L. and Vivian F. (Willis) Baker. Marilyn attended Kokomo High School of Kokomo, IN. On December 17, 1957, she married...
Barbara L. Paris
Sep 2, 2014
When reflecting on the life of Barbara Paris, words such as kindhearted, devoted and hardworking come to mind, yet it will be her unending love for her family that will be her lasting legacy. She was a natural source of love, comfort and hope for so many others, yet it was the moments she shared with those she...
Melvin Mance
Sep 1, 2014
Melvin Martel Mance, 81, of Columbia City, Indiana passed away at his home at 10:00 p.m. on Monday, September 1, 2014.He was born on June 21, 1933 in Evanston, Illinois to Stonewall and Anna Mae (White) Mance. Melvin lost both of his parents while in his early teens but, with the guidance of his sister, brothers and uncle,...
Viola M. Houser
Aug 29, 2014
Viola M. Houser, age 100, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 6:10 a.m. Friday, August 29, 2014 at Parkview Oaks, Columbia City. Born on June 25, 1914 in DeKalb County, she was the daughter of Walter R. and Alta C. (Farner) Hose. She was a lifetime resident of Indiana moving to Columbia City in 1977.She completed her...
Ada R. Wood
Aug 29, 2014
Ada R. Wood, 79, of Columbia City, IN passed away 5:07 p.m. on Friday August 29, 2014 at her residence.Born on January 9, 1935 in Columbia City, IN, she was the daughter of Ora William and Bessie E. (Zolman) Dowell. She graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of 1953 and then attended Parkview Methodist School...
Raymond G. Shoda
Aug 28, 2014
Raymond G. Shoda, age 74, of Perrysburg, OH and formerly of Columbia City, passed away at 8:05 p.m. Thursday, August 28, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital, Maumee, OH.Born on October 14, 1939 in Columbia City, he was the son of William R. (Ben) and Edith Irene (Gay) Shoda. He graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class...
Lavonne Irene Galway
Aug 26, 2014
Lavonne Irene Hobbs Galway, 86, of Columbia City, Ind., passed away peacefully of kidney failure at 7:21 p.m. Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Parkview Whitley Hospital. Born on March 4, 1928 in Grant County, she was the daughter of Noble D. and Dorothy O. (Long) Hobbs. She had lived in Columbia City since 2001. Prior to her move,...
Sandra S. Farris
Aug 12, 2014
Sandra S. Farris, 77, of Granger, Ind. passed away at 8:08 pm Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at her daughters home in Mishawaka. Born on July 18, 1937 in Cromwell, she was the daughter of Virgil R. and Anna M.(Priest) Kistler. She graduated from Cromwell High School with the Class of 1955. On May 5, 1956, she married Phillip...
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