AKRON – Sylvia Diane Ritchie, 65, rural Akron, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne.

Geary Lee Buchanan, 76, Warsaw, died Jan. 11, 2026.

Donna L. Garber, 87, passed away peacefully at 8:10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw, surrounded by her loving family.

James “Jim” Jay Norman, 96, North Manchester, died Jan. 6, 2026.

Jerry Everett Mikel, 52, Akron, died Jan. 5, 2026, at his residence.

Ann Tusing Teeple-DeLong, age 76, of Warsaw, departed this world on Jan. 10, 2026, leaving behind a legacy filled with love and joy.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Sonda Marlene West Coble, 86, born Sept. 20, 1939, at home in North Manchester to Glenn and Mayme Clark West, passed away on Dec. 23, 2025.

Darwin Eugene Call, 81, Warsaw, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne.

Eddie D. Dawson, 76, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026

Patricia “Pat” Hite passed away on Jan. 9, 2026, at the age of 84.

Pamela Sue Frauhiger, age 50, of Warsaw, surrounded by her family when she went home to be with her Lord on Jan. 10, 2026, while on hospice care after a courageous battle of cancer.

James “Jim” Wade Stouder, 85, Warsaw, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. He was born May 20, 1940, in Nappanee, to Jospeh “Joe” Stouder and Doris Babcock Stouder.

James “Jim” Wade Stouder, 85, Warsaw, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.

SYRACUSE – Kerrie Schrock, 79, formerly of Syracuse, died Jan. 6, 2026, at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, Fla.

Kerry Rose, 66, of Taylors, S.C., beloved husband of Tracey Rose, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025.

Patricia “Pat” Hite, 84, Warsaw, died Jan. 9, 2026, at Warsaw Meadows Care Center.

Donna L. Garber, 87, died Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw.

Pamela Frauhiger, 50, Warsaw, died Jan. 10, 2026.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Bonnie Jean Douglass, 95, died Jan. 8, 2026, at the Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester.

Ann Tusing Teeple Delong, 76, Warsaw, died Jan. 10, 2026, at Parkview Kosciusko Hospital.

Jacob "Jake" Amos, 38, Claypool, died Jan. 7, 2026.

Wally Bahler, 85, passed away on Jan. 3, 2026, at his home in Fishers.

Ann Janet Gephart, 89, of Warsaw, passed away on Jan. 8, 2026, at the age of 89.

AKRON – Michael M. Reed, 80, Akron, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.

Joseph P. Muncy, 67, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026.