MENTONE – Michael F. Nelson, 89, of Burket, passed at 11:03 a.m. Friday, April 24, 2026, at his residence.

SYRACUSE – Roger Lee “Snatchie” Niles, Syracuse, died Thursday, April 23, 2026.

Gregory “Greg” “Grouchy Greg” Allan Shafer, 59, Claypool, died Friday, April 24, 2026, in the care of Tobey Hospital in Wareham, Mass.

Robert Wolfe Sr., 92, Syracuse, died April 24, 2026, at Heritage House Assisted Living Community in Nappanee.

Patricia Ann Welch, 91, Warsaw, died Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

Roger Niles, 80, Syracuse, died April 23, 2026.

Robert L. Howard, 74, Warsaw, died April 24, 2026, at Parkview Regional Medical Center.

Danny Lee Bruner, 77, Melbourne, Fla., died April 2, 2026.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Paul Blanton, a devoted husband and hardworking man, passed away at his home in North Manchester on April 23, 2026.

Geneva Bayne, 78, Warsaw, died Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Patricia Ann Welch, 91, Warsaw, died Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

It is with deep sorrow that we mourn the passing of Richard Sisk Jr., of Warsaw, who died on April 21, 2026, at the age of 66.

Connie Irene Phillips, 72, Warsaw, died Sunday, April 19, 2026.

Richard Sisk Jr., 66, Ligonier, died April 21, 2026, at Avalon Village in Ligonier.

Earle Richard Hanlin, 73, of Leesburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.

David Owen Warner, of Winona Lake, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in the care of Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, at the age of 87.

Patti Marie Lynch Longenecker, 97, Warsaw, died Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Paddocks Springs.

Samuel Castañeda Flores, 66, Warsaw, died Thursday, April 16, 2026, in the care of Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

Jorie Webster, 77, Winona Lake, died April 17, 2026.

Connie Phillips, 72, Warsaw, died April 19, 2026.

Patti Longenecker, 97, Warsaw, died April 16, 2026, at Paddock Springs.

Julia A. Galloway, 82, passed away April 13, 2026, at the home of her daughter in Elkhart.

Samuel Castañeda Flores, 66, died Thursday, April 16, 2026, in the care of Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Michael Dewayne Clabaugh, 69, of rural South Whitley, passed away at 9:36 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at the Waters of Columbia City.

SYRACUSE – Doris Armbruster, 100, Syracuse, died April 17, 2026