All Obituaries

Click here to view Memorial Tribute Helen Barbara Bauman, age 90, of rural Kendallville and Skinner Lake near Albion, died Friday, March 22, 2019 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville.  Mrs. Bauman was born at Arcola, Indiana on June 6, 1928 to James and Dora Snyder.  Her family moved to Noble County in 1938 and she graduated from Rome City High School in 1946.  She was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Kendallville and she was married to Robert...

Nancy L. Kelty, age 85, of Kendallville, died Friday, March 18, 2019 at home.  Mrs. Kelty was born December 2, 1933 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Francis and Esther Murphy. She married Patrick O. Kelty on April 27, 1957 in Fort Wayne and he preceded her in death in 2004.  Nancy will be remembered for her devotion to her family and to her community.   Survivors include: Sister, Linda and Ralph Holler of Scottsdale, Arizona. Nieces and nephews: Martin Kelty of Indianapolis;...

Click her to view Memorial Tribute Betty Jane Freed, age 90, of Wolcottville, died Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Orchard Pointe in Kendallville.  Mrs. Freed was born in Steuben County, near Helmer, Indiana on July 12, 1928 to the late Earl and Bertha (Forker) Leas.  She graduated from Mongo High School in 1946 and married Gary Woodrow Freed on November 8, 1947 in Kendallville.  He preceded her in death on May 16, 2013.  Betty was employed with Sealed Power in LaGrange for 27...

Doris Lily “Dee” Hamilton, age 90, of Kendallville, died Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Presence Sacred Heart Home in Avilla.  Mrs. Hamilton was born on June 17, 1928 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin to George and Hazel (Ayers) Streeton.  She graduated from Bangor High School in Wisconsin in 1946 and San Jose State University in 1951.  She was married to Richard Phillip Hamilton on August 6, 1948 in Bangor, Wisconsin and he preceded her in death on October 29, 1999.  Dee was...

Click here to view Memorial Tribute Darel Lynn Fike, age 59, of Pretty Lake, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 15, 2019 at his residence. Darel was born in Auburn, Indiana on August 29, 1959 to the late Earl Riley Fike and Blanche Rose (Barlow) Fike.  He married Cindy Lea Weimer on November 11, 1978 at the courthouse in Albion. He was employed for many years as a delivery driver for Culligan in Kendallville.  Over the past ten years has operated his own handyman...

Click here to view Memorial Tribute John Wilford Slone, Jr., age 42, was found dead Thursday, March 14, 2019 rural Kendallville. He was born on February 26, 1977 in Kendallville, Indiana to John Wilford Slone, Sr. and Linda Sue (Johnson) Slone. Survivors include: Parents, John and Linda Slone of Kendallville. Paternal grandmother, Maxine Slone of Hindman, Kentucky. Daughter, Amber Slone of Michigan. Son, John W. Slone, III of Kendallville. Son, Eric Matthew Slone of Auburn. Son, Austin...

Click here to view memorial tribute Avery Wayne Hart, age 84, of rural Avilla, died Thursday, March 14, 2019 at his residence.  Mr. Hart was born in LaGrange, Indiana on November 9, 1934 to the late Fearon B. Clela Bell (Cox) Hart.  He married Arlene Lorane Kern on December 21, 1957 in Kendallville and she preceded him in death on March 28, 2016.  Wayne was employed with Flint & Walling in Kendallville for 45 plus years.  He was a member of the First Church of God in...

Click here to view Memorial Tribute Sandra Jean Shepherd, age 76, of Ligonier, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Auburn, Indiana on February 26, 1943 to the late Alva Anthony and Edna Mae (Ulrey) Frick.  She married James Miller on March 26, 1960 in Albion and he preceded her in death on July 2, 1990.  She later married Johnny B. Shepherd on March 8, 1996 and he also preceded her in death on December 26, 2011. She was employed with Dana Corporation,...

Click here to view Memorial Tribute Rolley D. "R.D." Hampshire, age 81, died Sunday, March 10, 2019 at the Northern Indiana Veterans Administration Hospital in Fort Wayne.  Mr. Hampshire was born June 23, 1937 in Auburn, Indiana to the late George A. and Constance L. (Browand) Hampshire.  He was a United States Navy veteran and employed as a field supervisor with Northern Indiana Fuel & Light Company in Kendallville. He also was a maintenance supervisor with Mattel...

Wilda Mae Christian, age 69, of Kendallville, died Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne.  Mrs. Christian was born and raised at Three Forks holler near Jolo, West Virginia to the late Crocket and Elva (Pruitt) Rowe.  She graduated from Bradshaw High School in 1967 and married Larry Gene Christian in April of 1968 in West Virginia.  Larry preceded her in death on December 20, 2016.  Wilda was employed with King Seeley in Kendallville and...