“Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

K. Fredrick Hathaway, 89, peacefully passed away at home with his family’s love surrounding him on Sunday morning, Sept. 14, 2025.

Jacqueline “Jackie” Hatcher, 75, died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Plymouth.

AKRON – Billy E. “Butch” Sitts Sr., 86, of Warsaw and formerly of Akron, died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, at his residence.

Austyn Jakiah McDaniel, 24, Claypool, died Sept. 12, 2025.

Darrel Mast, a beloved member of the South Whitley community, passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 12, 2025, at the age of 60.

Tony Lozier, 70, North Webster, died Sept. 13, 2025, at The Waters of Syracuse.

Kay Lozier, 81, Warsaw, died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in the care of Warsaw Meadows.

SYRACUSE – Judith Hansen, 77, Milford, died Sept. 12, 2025, at Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital.

Terry Glenn Dausman, of Ellwood City, Pa., and formerly of Warsaw, passed away in his residence in Pennsylvania on Sept. 8, 2025, at the age of 75.

BREMEN – Sonya Kay Hoskins, 83, passed away peacefully on Sept. 10, 2025, surrounded by family in the comfort of her home.

Jeri Pruitt, Warsaw, died Sept. 10, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne.

Raymond L. Bledsoe, 78, peacefully passed away on Sept. 9, 2025, at his residence in Claypool.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Calvin Clark Pugh, 92, Duncanville, Texas, died Aug. 24, 2025.

Carole Carey, Warsaw, died Sept. 3, 2025.

Verdonna Yakimicki, 66, Hoffman Lake, Warsaw, died Sept. 10, 2025, at Parkview Regional Medical Center.

Leroy Junior Swinford II, of Fort Wayne, and formerly of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the age of 59.

Jeri Pruitt, 51, Warsaw, died Sept. 10, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Bette Jo Grube, 76, North Manchester, died Sept. 8, 2025.

Billie “Bill” Ward Everly, of Warsaw, passed away at his home on June 27, 2025, at the age of 77.

NORTH WEBSTER – Jamie Elijah, 48, Fort Wayne, and formerly of Warsaw, died June 9, 2025.

Terry Dausman, 75, formerly of Leesburg, died Sept. 8, 2025, in Ellwood City, Pa.

Raymond L. Bledsoe, 78, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Ronald "Ron" Rease Bashore, Warsaw, died Sept. 9, 2025.

John Grady Agee, 71, Warsaw, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025.