AKRON – Franklin P. Keitzer, 73, Rochester, died at 10:24 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, at Parkview Regional Medical Center of Fort Wayne.

Elaine Marie Enders-Long, 71, of Warsaw, passed away peacefully on Aug. 26, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne.

Carolyn L. Williamson, 78, in Warsaw, passed away peacefully at her residence on Aug. 27, 2025.

Jo Anne Coplen, 79, of Plymouth, passed away on Aug. 13, 2025, at 6:46 p.m. at Mishawaka's Raclin House at Center for Hospice Care.

Joyce Haney, 98, Winona Lake, died Aug. 27, 2025.

Earl James Allen Sr., 81, of Winter Haven, Fla., and also Warsaw, died at 9:53 p.m. on Aug. 22, 2025, at Good Shepherd Hospice, Auburndale, Fla., after a long illness.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Grover Franklin Archer died Aug. 27, 2025, at the Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester.

When Alice departed this life, she had an extra special place in her heart for JaQwan Nelson/nephew, Lamaria Nelson, Edward Nelson, Jessie Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson, Antonio Nelson Jr. and Frankie Nelson. She graciously cared for them upon the loss of their mother, Tiffany Marie Edwards, who was named after Alice.

Donald Ray Shepherd, 55, Mentone, died on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.

Dianne Marie Lund, of The Villages, Fla., and formerly of Warsaw, passed into glory on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, at the age of 72 in the care of Cornerstone Hospice House, The Villages, Fla.

Emma Jean Meade Hurd went to be with her Lord and Savior on Aug. 25, 2025.

Elaine Enders-Long, 71, Warsaw, died Aug. 26, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Judith "Judy" Kay Fields died Aug. 22, 2025, at The Waters of Wabash West in Wabash.

Gabriella Alexis Snyder, 3 months, Warsaw, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Veta Joy Holle, Laketon, died Aug.21, 2025, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester.

Leaurel Rene Camden Lube, 76, of Concord, N.C., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, at Tucker Hospice in Kannapolis, N.C.

Nondas Lynn Joyner, 89, Warsaw, died on Aug. 26, 2025.

Emma J. Hurd, 80, Warsaw, died on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, at Parkview Randallia.

Arthur Serrano Gonzalez, 69, Warsaw, died on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Leaurel Rene Camden Lube, 76, of Concord, N.C., died Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Tucker Hospice in Kannapolis, N.C.

Lucille M. Weirick, 88, of Warsaw, passed away Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, at Millers Merry Manor Warsaw.

George A. Pavel, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, at the age of 88.

NORTH MANCHESTER – John Bacon Curtis died Aug. 23, 2025, at the Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester.

Sylvia Daugherty, 79, Beaver Dam, Claypool, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Aug. 24, 2025, at her home, after a courageous battle with lymphoma.

Nicoletta “Nikki” E. Deck, 77, Warsaw, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones.