Jeffrey D. Smith, 61, formerly of Warsaw, passed away after a short illness on Feb. 18, 2020, in Iowa. He was born on Feb. 3, 1959, in Rockford, Ill. Jeff served his country proudly in the Army. He …

NORTH WEBSTER – Dakota Bleu Fisher, 31, North Webster, died at 9:28 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Arrangements are pending at Owen Family Funeral Home, North Webster.

NAPPANEE – Sonya L. Stutzman, 60, Milford, died at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, at her residence. She was born July 4, 1959, in Elkhart, to Lamar D. and Ann Marie Enyeart Stutzman. …

Betty Ford Tully, age 95, and a longtime area resident, passed away quietly on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, in Paddock Springs Healthcare, Warsaw.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Charles Douglas Harper, 78, North Manchester, died at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

SYRACUSE – Robert L. “Bob” Dust, 90, Goshen, and formerly of Syracuse, died at 10:43 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, at the Maples of Waterford Crossing, Goshen.

Horace James “Jim” McConnell, 82, Leesburg, died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, at his residence.

Suzanne “Sue” Drake, 54, Silver Lake, died at 1:25 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in her residence. She was born on Jan. 10, 1966, in Marion County, W. Va., to Charles and Belva Joann …

On Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, at 8:13 p.m., Charles Lachlan Sparks ran into the arms of his heavenly father surrounded by his parents and grandparents. No longer encumbered by walkers and leg braces, he …

Myron Dean Blackford, known to all as simply Dean, of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly at home at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 202,0 at the age of 87.

Kenneth Davis, 67, Pierceton, died at 7:47 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in his residence.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Christean Calloway, 77, North Manchester, died at 8:24 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.

SYRACUSE – Donald J. "Don" Serviss Sr., 81, Syracuse, died at 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse.

Virginia D. Hanna, 89, of Warsaw, passed away at 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at Miller's Merry Manor in Warsaw. 

MENTONE – David O. Starner, 59, rural Claypool, died at 1 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at IU Health Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis.

Albert Lee Hurd, a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, after a brief period of illness.

NORTH MANCHESTER – James “Jim” Rittenhouse, 89, Fort Wayne, died at 3:55 p.m. Sunday,?Feb. 16, 2020, at Apple Ridge Assisted Living, Fort Wayne.

AKRON – Krystal K. Smith, 71, Rochester, died at 12:50 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at Franciscan Health Lafayette East.

NAPPANEE – Sherry Bontrager, 61, Nappanee, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at Elkhart General. 

Stephanie Purvis Walker, 47, Silver Lake, passed away at 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw after a long courageous battle with stage IV pancreatic cancer.

Lon Slone, age 73, of Claypool, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, at 11:30 p.m. in his residence.

Martha Marie Thomas, age 87, and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, at Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation in Fort Wayne.

Ellen Hatcher, age 79, of Warsaw, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, at  8:25 p.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw.

NAPPANEE – Robin C. Clark, age 57, of Warsaw, passed away peacefully at her residence, surrounded by her family at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, after a long battle with cancer.

MENTONE – David Starner, 59, rural Claypool, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at IU Health Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis.