Obituaries

Mar 8, 2022

Doris A. Parrish age 74 of Hamilton, IN and formerly of Garrett, IN died Tuesday, March 8, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Doris was born March 12, 1947 in Garrett, IN to W.R. "Mike" and Ellen Rachel (McDuffee) Sechler. She married John Compton on August 16, 1969 in Angola, IN           and he died May 7, 1995. She later...

Feb 6, 2022

Janet L. Hathaway age 83 of Ft. Wayne and formerly of Garrett, IN and Indianapolis, IN died Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Story Point Independent Living – Ft. Wayne, IN.  Janet was born March 11, 1938 in Garrett, IN to Charles "Bill" and Mary (Hess) Atkins. She married Eston W. Hathaway on June 8, 1958 in Ft. Wayne, IN....

Feb 6, 2022

Harold Steven Pepple " Steve" or "Pumper" age 79 of Garrett, IN died Sunday, February 6,2022 at Parkview DeKalb. Steve was born June 12, 1942 in Garrett, IN to Harold L. and Ruth Kern Pepple and they preceded him in death.  He owned Pepple's Service Station since 1963 and was a Garrett Fireman for 32 years, retiring in 2004....

Jan 27, 2022

Ronnie Lynn Prentice age 76 of Hudson, IN died Thursday, January 27, 2022 at his home. Ronnie was born May 12, 1945 in Auburn, IN to Ralph E. and Wava A. (Shields) Prentice and they preceded him in death. He married Gloria R. Hardman on June 1, 1968 in Angola, IN. Ronnie was a tool and die maker at...

Jan 6, 2022

GARRETT — Doris L. Kees, 87, of Garrett, Indiana, died on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022.

She was born on Aug. 16, 1934, in Hamilton, Indiana, to Arthur W. and Lucy (Beard) Newcomer.  She was a member of First Church of Christ in Garrett.  Doris was married to Harry Kees on Oct. 31, 1952, in Garrett. He preceded...

Dec 18, 2021

Laura E. Lawhead age 83 of St. Joe, IN died Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Parkview DeKalb Hospital.

Laura was born December 30, 1937 in Ft. Wayne, IN to Robert M. and Cathren D. (Stillwell) Hensinger. She married Gilbert E. Lawhead on January 20, 1968 in Garrett, IN and he died May 3, 2007. Laura worked as...

Dec 11, 2021

Betty Lou Sells age 82 of Auburn, IN died Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Parkview DeKalb Hospital. Betty was born February 15, 1939 in Ft. Wayne, IN to Virgil and Eva (Remaly) Beck and they preceded her in death.  She worked in Production for Garrett Products, retiring in 2001.She started the Garrett Girls Softball League in 1974 and was...

Dec 8, 2021

GARRETT — Robert L. "Bob" Maloney, 61, of Garrett, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

He was born on July 6, 1960, in Fort Wayne, to Paul and Yvonne (Wenker) Maloney.

A 1979 graduate of Garrett High School, Bob worked as a bagger with...

Dec 8, 2021

Cheryl Louise Coleman age 76 of Garrett, IN died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Parkview – Randallia. Cheryl was born August 2, 1945 in Garrett, IN to Merritt A. and Mary Rose (Whittecar) Tuttle and they preceded her in death. She married Charles W. Coleman on September 19, 1964 in Garrett, IN. She was the attendance secretary at Garrett...

Dec 4, 2021

Nick Roscoe Hoot age 82 of Rome City, IN died Saturday, December 4, 2021 at ShorePoint Health – Venice, FL. Nick was born October 25, 1939 in Fremont, IN to Roscoe S. and Edythe Faye (Dangler) Hoot and they preceded him in death. He married Julia "Judy" Swander on November 15, 1959 in Garrett, IN and she died January...

Dec 1, 2021

Beau M. Carroll age 29 of Niles, MI and formerly of Garrett, IN died Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Beau was born May 27, 1992 in Auburn, IN to Brian K. and Pamela S. (Parvu) Carroll. Beau was an entrepreneur and jack of all trades.

Beau is survived by his loving fiancé: Katie Roberts, Niles, MI; mother: Pamela...

Nov 20, 2021

Robin Lynn Scranage age 58 of Waterloo, IN died Saturday, November 20, 2021 at her residence. Robin was born April 2, 1963 in Mount Holly, NJ to George Ronald and Beverly Ann (Shupe) Wells. Robin married John D. Scranage II on March 24, 1984 in Auburn, IN and he died April 21, 2017.

Robin was a school...

Nov 6, 2021

Christel C. "Kitty" Suter age 86 of Garrett, IN died Saturday, November6, 2021 at Kendallville Manor – Kendallville, IN. Christel was born August 28, 1935 in Berlin, Germany to Erich B. and Johanna E. (Mootz) Stachel and they preceded her in death. She married Harry W. Suter April 17, 1954 in Ft. Wayne, IN and he died July 10,...

Nov 3, 2021

James Albert Roark age 58 of Garrett, IN died Wednesday, November 3, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. James was born August 15, 1963 in Decatur, Georgia to David and Naomi (Lawson) Roark. James was a semi-driver and was a United States Army veteran.

He was a member of the Garrett American Legion Post#178

James...

Nov 1, 2021

Kerstin Sorensen, 88, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021.  Kerstin was born April 14, 1933, in Klippan, Sweden, to Hans and Ella Larsson.  She was the oldest of three children, with a sister, Siv, and a brother, Larsake.

Kerstin had plans to study to become a Lutheran pastor when she met Henning Sorensen, her Danish Viking. ...

Oct 27, 2021

Rebecca Ann (Bloom) Ashcraft, age 70, of Lake of the Woods in Hudson, IN passed away peacefully on Oct. 27th, 2021. Becky was born on December 23rd, 1950 in Garrett, IN.  She was the daughter of Robert L. Bloom and Deloris May Hippenhammer.

She was a 1969 Graduate of Garrett HS and a 1970 Graduate of International...

Oct 22, 2021

Robert "Bob" L. Bond age 73 of Orland, IN and formerly of Garrett, IN died Friday, October 22, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center – Ft. Wayne, IN. Bob was born July 22, 1948 in Bethesda, MD to Paul D. and Rita M. (LeBlanch) Bond and they preceded him in death. Bob was a United States Army Veteran, serving...

Oct 11, 2021

Dorothy J. Diederich age 88 of Garrett, IN died Monday, October 11, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy was born April 30, 1933 in Antwerp, OH to Lloyd D. and Madeline (Derck) Cottrell. She married Melvin F. Diederich on October 11, 1952 in Garrett, IN. She worked as a secretary for Melvin at the Garrett License Branch and...

Oct 11, 2021

Shirley A. Polinuk age 83 of LaOtto, IN died Monday, October 11, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Shirley was born November 29, 1937 in Warsaw, IN to Richard W. and Lillian (Cress) McConnell and they preceded her in death. She married George A. Polinuk on December 17, 1958 in Warsaw, IN. Shirley was a nurse at St. Joseph...

Sep 23, 2021

Rosemary H. Harpel age 87 of LaOtto, IN died Thursday morning, September 23, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Rosemary was born April 5, 1934 in Ft. Wayne, IN to Clyde L. and Flossie I. (Beard) Cartwright. She married Wayne J. Harpel on July 14, 1951 in Ft. Wayne, IN and he died August 8, 2010. She worked as...