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James F. Codling Of Garrett, Indiana

James F. Codling Of Garrett, Indiana

Aug 24, 2009

James F. Codling age 80 of Garrett, IN died at 9:40 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2009. He was born October 1, 1928 in Portland, IN to Walter and Luella (Glesnor) Codling. He married Reva F. Williams in 1951. James served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a salesman for Kraft Foods. Survivors include: Wife -...

Elsie E. Schlotterback Of Garrett, Indiana

Elsie E. Schlotterback Of Garrett, Indiana

Aug 22, 2009

Elsie E. Schlotterback, 78 of Garrett, IN; died on Saturday, August 22,2009 at 5:45 a.m. at Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home in Garrett. She was born April 27, 1931 in Marysville, OH to Walter and Laura (Rausch) Kleiber. She married Earl M. Schlotterback on December 8, 1950 in Garrett. He passed away August 3, 2002. Elsie worked at the...

Karl K. Kearns Sr. Of Garrett, Indiana

Karl K. Kearns Sr. Of Garrett, Indiana

Aug 8, 2009

Karl K. Kearns Sr. age 85 of LaOtto, IN died at 4:45 p.m. Saturday, August 8, 2009 at Miller's Merry Manor - Garrett, IN. He was born February 14, 1924 in DeKalb County, IN to Joseph L. and Mabel (Kahlo) Kearns and they preceded him in death. He married Phyllis Traxler on September 30, 1950 in Garrett, IN. He...

Marilyn E. Smith Of Garrett, Indiana

Marilyn E. Smith Of Garrett, Indiana

Aug 7, 2009

Marilyn E. Smith age 70 of Garrett died at 6:08 p.m. Friday, August 7, 2009 at Select Care Specialty Hospital - Fort wayne, IN. She was born May 14, 1939 in Fort Wayne to Clarence "Bob" and LaVon (baum) Rodey and they preceded her in death. Marilyn Married Kenneth F. Smith on August 7, 1965 in Fort Wayne, IN...

Anna (Ann) Mary James Of Garrett, Indiana

Anna (Ann) Mary James Of Garrett, Indiana

Aug 6, 2009

Anna (Ann) Mary James age 89 of Garrett, IN died at 2:42 a.m. Thursday, August 6, 2009 at Miller's Merry Manor - Garrett, IN. She was born May 9, 1920 in Chicago Heights, IL to Sam and Mary Venterelli. Her adoptive parents were Joseph and Vincincia Tusso. Survivors include: Daughter and Son In-Law: Mary and Kirk Vachon, Garrett, IN...

Hilda E. Loutzenhiser Of Garrett, Indiana

Hilda E. Loutzenhiser Of Garrett, Indiana

Aug 5, 2009

Hilda E. Loutzenhiser age 82 of Garrett, IN died at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at DeKalb Memorial Hospital - uburn, IN.She was born April 4, 1927 in Clarkton, NC to Robert Byron and Lydia (Hester) Clark and they preceded her in death. She married Dale L. Loutzenhiser Jr. on April 12, 1953 in Santa Ana, CA and...

Virginia M. Wilondek Of Garrett, Indiana

Virginia M. Wilondek Of Garrett, Indiana

Aug 2, 2009

Virginia M. Wilondek, 90 of Montpelier, OH and formerly of Garrett, IN; died on Sunday, August 2, 2009 at Bryan Community Hospital in Bryan, OH. She was born October 31, 1918 in Garrett to Nathan and Mary (Koby) Kammerer. She married Thomas Wilondek on October 17, 1940 and he died June 13, 1989. Virginia was a homemaker and a...

Lorraine B. Beber Of Garrett, Indiana

Lorraine B. Beber Of Garrett, Indiana

Aug 2, 2009

Lorraine B. Beber, 68 of Garrett, IN died on Sunday, August 2, 2009 at Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home in Garrett. She was born May 18, 1941 in Hartford City, IN to LeRoy S. and Grace (Matlin) Sprowl. She worked at Stanadyne in Garrett until its closing and was a waitress at Gottfried's in Garrett for many years. Survivors...

Betty J. Zern

Betty J. Zern

Jul 24, 2009

Betty J. Zern, age 85 of Garrett, IN died at 3:05 a.m. Friday, July 24, 2009 at Miller's Merry Manor in Garrett. She was born December 17, 1923 in Garrett to Don and Martha (Schlueter) Zern and they preceded her in death. Betty was a secretary at Wiley Export Corporation from 1943-1960 and then at Warner Gear in Auburn,...

Barbara L. Lacross

Barbara L. Lacross

Jul 14, 2009

Barbara L. LaCross,76, of LaOtto and formerly of Hazel Park, MI died at 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at Hamilton House Assisted Living in Fort Wayne, IN. Barbara was born May 8, 1933 in Alma, MI to Theodore J. and Ruby A. (Hannafius) LaCross. She was a seamstress and a member of the Voice of Deliverance Tabernacle Church...

Mary Helen Vauris

Mary Helen Vauris

Jul 3, 2009

Mary Helen Vauris age 91 of Garrett, Indiana died Friday, July 3, 2009 in Clermont, Florida. She was born March 3, 1918 in Garrett to Charles and Helen (Loftus) Carlin and they preceded her in death. She married Howard Leon Vauris in 1936 and he died in 1980. She worked for Dr. John Harvey for many years and was...

Marilynn M. Fulk

Marilynn M. Fulk

Jun 30, 2009

Marilynn M. (Southern) Fulk, 86 of LaOtto, IN died at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born August 23, 1922 in Fort Wayne, IN to Ralph and Mabel (Ormiston) Southern, they preceded her in death. She married Hugh E. Fulk Sr. on June 21, 1941 in LaOtto,...

Kermit "Gene" Eugene Farrington Jr

Kermit "Gene" Eugene Farrington Jr

Jun 27, 2009

Kermit "Gene" Eugene Farrington Jr. age 72 of Garrett, IN died at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Hickory Creek at Kendallville, IN. He was born February 26,1937 in DeKalb County, IN to Kermit E. Farrington Sr. and Margrete (Kaellner) Farrington. He married Joyce Ann Smith on December 12, 2003 in Auburn, IN. Gene was a heavy equipment...

Eric S. Fuller

Eric S. Fuller

Jun 24, 2009

Eric S. Fuller age 39 of Leo, IN died at 2:31 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at Parkview Hospital. He was born August 2, 1969 in Fort Wayne, IN to Steven W. and Linda E. (gaskill) Fuller. He graduated from Leo H.S. in 1987 and from Purdue University in 1991 with a B.S. in Forestry Management. He worked for...

Helen F. Gebo

Helen F. Gebo

Jun 24, 2009

Helen F. "Granny" Gebo age 85, of Garrett, IN died at 2:21 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born January 29, 1924 in Orange, IN to Scott and Ada (Andis) Fuller. She married Chester H. Gebo Jr. on October 30, 1945 in Hammond, IN and he died March 1, 2001. Helen...

Joan B. Hillegass

Joan B. Hillegass

Jun 22, 2009

Joan B. Hillegass, 79 of Garrett, IN died at 11:07 p.m. Monday, June 22, 2009 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville, IN. She was born November 16, 1929 in Wabash, IN to Russel L. and Eloise N. (Long) Windle. She married Robert L. Hillegass on December 6, 1958 in Kendallville. Joan was a homemaker and had been a Garrett...

Margaret L. Waring

Margaret L. Waring

Jun 19, 2009

Margaret "Peg" L. Waring, 78 of Auburn, IN died on Friday, June 19, 2009 at 8:25 p.m. at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born March 6, 1931 in Buffalo, NY to Edward and Margaret (Fleming) Albright. She married Richard J. Waring on September 25, 1954 in Hamburg, NY. They moved to Auburn in 1963 to raise...

Tony L. Vanderpool

Tony L. Vanderpool

Jun 19, 2009

Tony L. Vanderpool, 51 of Garrett, IN died on Friday, June 19, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. at Betz Nursing Home in Auburn, IN. He was born March 1, 1958 in Garrett to John and Mavis (Howard) Vanderpool. He was laborer at Kimballs in Auburn for 21 years. Tony enjoyed hunting and liked to fish. Tony is survived by his...

Marie G. Brindle

Marie G. Brindle

Jun 10, 2009

Marie G. "Mickey" Brindle, age 89 of Garrett, IN; died on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home in Garrett. She was born December 28, 1919 in South Bend, IN to Frank and Ester (Schrader) Grunawalt. Marie was a meat packer at Eckrich from 1953-1977. She married Earl Brindle October 4, 1975 and he died January...

Izola M. Mcmillen

Izola M. Mcmillen

May 31, 2009

Izola M. (Conrad) McMillen age 92 of Garrett, IN died at 4:10 a.m. Sunday, May 31, 2009 at Provena Sacred Heart Home - Avilla, IN. She was born May 10, 1917 in Noble County to Edgar Earl and Izola E. (Ridinger) Hicks and they preceded her in death. She married Delbert E. Conrad on June 10, 1937 in Plymouth,...

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