All Obituaries

David Lynn Kropp, age 78, of Kendallville, died Monday, June 1, 2020 at Sacred Heart Home, Avilla. Mr. Kropp was born in Kendallville, Indiana on September 29, 1941 to the late Robert F. Kropp and Elizabeth Barbara (Burhenn) Kropp. He graduated from Kendallville High School in 1959 and attended college in Winfield, Kansas. He joined his father in 1967 at Kropp Insurance in Kendallville and took ownership in 1987 until his retirement in 2008. He married Lillian “Lee” Hawkins on...

Carol Ann Krontz died of cancer on May 30, 2020. Born March 16, 1938, she was 82. Carol is survived by her husband, Howard Krontz of Kendallville, Indiana. Raised in Butler, Indiana, she married her high school sweetheart. They were together 63 years. Carol retired after 28 years from Kendallville Publishing Company. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Glendoline Ginder and brother, Donald.  Other survivors include their four children: son, Brad and Juni; son, Bret and...

Click here to view Memorial Tribute Brian Dean Hursey, age 50, formerly of Kendallville, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 29, 2020 at his residence in Butler. Brian was born in Kendallville, Indiana on November 11, 1969 to Roger Dean Hursey and Judy Allison (Sparkman) Hursey Smith. His father died in 1981. He graduated from East Noble High School in 1988 and was employed for 35 years with Pizza Hut in Kendallville and Domino’s Pizza in Cicero, Noblesville and...

Click here to view Memorial Tribute Emmojene Coburn, age 90, of Kendallville, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Lutheran Life Villages, Kendallville. Mrs. Coburn was born in Lackey, Kentucky on February 15, 1930 to Clint and Ellen (Conley) Goodman. She married Clester “Cush” Coburn on December 18, 1950 in Rockfork, Kentucky and he preceded her in death on December 16, 2012. She was employed with No-Sag for 12 years and was a homemaker.  Survivors include: Son, Herbert...

George Andrew Koebler, age 71, of Wolcottville, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at his residence. George was born in Sussex, Wisconsin on July 2, 1948 to Roland George and Marie Christine (Hauser) Koebler. He honorably served his country in the United States Air Force and he was a farmer. He married Mary Lou Stephan on May 10, 1969 in Holly Hill, Wisconsin. Survivors include: Wife, Mary Koebler of Wolcottville. Daughter, Krystina “Tina” Egolf of Rochester, Indiana. Son,...

Donna Belle Hefty, age 90, a lifelong resident of Rome City, passed away Monday, May 25, 2020 at Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville. Mrs. Hefty was born in Rome City, Indiana on December 14, 1929 to Lloyd J. and Evelyn L. (Stiffner) Sturgis. She graduated from Rome City High School in 1947 and attended International Business College, Fort Wayne. She married Everett Hefty, Jr. on August 13, 1949 and he preceded her in death on May 29, 1997. Donna was the bookkeeper for the family business,...

Click here to view Memorial Tribute Sergeant Allen “Tanker” Pfeiffer, 91, died peacefully at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Kendallville Indiana on May 24, 2020.   He fought a long, hard battle with cancer for years.     Following in his family’s footsteps, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp after graduation.  He served in the H Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment, 1st Marine Division.   His unit spent two years on the...

Claudette Marie Craighead Estabrook, age 70, died at her home in Fort Wayne, IN on May 23, 2020 from complications of ALS.   A life-long resident of Fort Wayne, IN, she was the second child of eight born to Robert George (1917-1996) and Mary Catherine (Hollie Zartman) Craighead.  She graduated Central Catholic High School in 1967, attended Ravenscroft Beauty College 1968, and met her husband, Dale Estabrook, while they both were working for the Time’s Corners...

Click here to view Memorial Tribute Wanda Mae Munk, age 96, of Kendallville, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. Mrs. Munk was born in Jefferson Township, Wells County, Indiana on March 5, 1924 to Miles W. and Nellie Marie (Hall) Stoneburner. Wanda graduated from Ossian High School in 1942 and started working soon after at General Electric in Fort Wayne. She was also employed with General Telephone in Albion and the Albion Lumber Company. On June...

Olen Alonzo Jones passed peacefully into the arms of His Savior on the morning of May 17, 2020, in the comfort of his home. He was born September 12, 1933, to Franklin Earl Jones and Mabel Ross Jones of Peru, Indiana. His two sisters and one brother preceded him in death. Olen and Janice Louise Borton (surviving) were married on December 22, 1967, and between the two of them they have eight children: Donna (Robert) Lepkojus, Mansfield, OH; Jackie (Michael) Lane, Quaker City, OH; Ronny Dee...