Jul 4, 2023

Mary "Marge" M. Adkins, 91, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at Miller's Oak Pointe in Columbia City, IN. Born in Columbia City, IN, Marge was a daughter of the late David Peter and Helen (Wolf) Rock. Marge was a 1949 graduate of Coesse High School. She married Victor "Joe" Adkins on March 1, 1954 and he preceded her...

Jul 3, 2023

Dorothy Maxine (Boley) Krotke, 95, was called home by our Lord on July 3, 2023. Dorothy was raised in Ft. Wayne, IN and employed at International Harvester (IH) (Navistar). In 1949 she married John Krotke at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Fort. Wayne. They lived in Homewood, IL and she worked for 30 years at IH world headquarters as...

Jun 30, 2023

Helen Leone Kreider, 94, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2023 at home in Fort Wayne, IN. Born in Fort Wayne, IN, Helen was a daughter of the late Joseph and Flora (Doonan) Hull. She married Charles L. "Shorty" Kreider on February 3, 1945, and he preceded her in death on April 15, 2002. Helen was an active member...

Jun 26, 2023

Norma Jean Niedermeyer, 88, passed away Monday, June 26, 2023 in Fort Wayne, IN. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Pearl (McLaughlin) Niedermeyer. Norma worked at Sears for 42 years, until her retirement in 1995. She was a faithful member of Robinson Chapel United Methodist Church, acting as financial secretary for many...

Jun 25, 2023

Kathryn Elizabeth Hap, 76, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at AMG Specialty Hospital in Muncie, IN. Born in Frankfort, IN, she was a daughter of Lee E. and Kathryn Belle (Wilson) Colcord. Kathryn was a 1965 graduate of Wendell L. Wilkie High School. She then earned her bachelor's degree from Purdue University in 1969. Kathryn married Daniel...

Jun 18, 2023

Suzette Kay Burnau, 70, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away on June 18, 2023 at Parkview Hospital. She was born in Fort Wayne, IN on September 10, 1952, a daughter of the late Russell and Rosamond Burnau.

She was a graduate of Snyder High School in 1970 and went on to obtain her Nursing Degree. Suzette worked...

Jun 18, 2023

William "Bill" Cotton, 79, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2023. Bill was born in Huntington, IN on 9/24/43 to Wilbur and Pauline Cotton. He graduated from Huntington High School in 1961, served in the U.S. Army from 1965-1967, and then graduated from Huntington College in 1971. Bill worked the majority of his career at Lincoln National Life Insurance...

Jun 17, 2023

Kathryn C. Cole, 76, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2023 at Stillwater Hospice in Fort Wayne, IN.  A lifetime resident of Fort Wayne, Kathryn was a graduate of North Side High School class of 1964. She went on to devote 30 years as a caregiver to others in need. Kathryn's kindness and dedication to helping others went well...

Jun 16, 2023

William "Bill" Allen Bates, 66, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023 at home in Fort Wayne, IN. Born in Fort Wayne, Bill was a son of the late Judd and Juanita (Stilwell) Hargis. He married Joyce Keener on August 16, 1974. Bill worked for Judd Roofing for over 30 years, retiring in 2005. Bill enjoyed camping, playing cards,...

Jun 16, 2023

Betty Jane Wambach, 86, of Ft. Wayne, passed away on June 16, 2023. She was born in Ft. Wayne, IN on June 2, 1937 a daughter of the late Herbert and Mable Mayer.

Betty is graduate of Indiana University with a Bachelors of Education. She worked as a school teacher for a few years until she started...