AKRON – Violet M. “Vi” Gagnon, 86, formerly of Akron, passed at 11:38 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, 2024, at Timbercrest Senior Living Community of North Manchester.

Patsy Lou Trimble, 75, Warsaw, died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. Arrangements are pending with Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw.

MENTONE – Marshall Anthony Woods, 63, Mentone, died at 11:57 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne.

SYRACUSE – Lance Michaelson, 55, Syracuse, died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. Arrangements are pending with Titus Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Syracuse.

SYRACUSE – Leroy Rassi, 82, Goshen, died Sept. 18, 2024, at Center of Hospice Care in Elkhart.

MENTONE – Debra L. Hunter, 70, Mentone, died Sept. 18, 2024. She was married to Mark Hunter on Oct. 23, 1981.

MENTONE – Kay M. Alber Eiler, 78, Mentone, died at 5:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at the Warsaw Meadows.

MILFORD – Judith “Judy” M. Gilland, 83, Milford, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at Warsaw Meadows Nursing Home in Warsaw.

James A. “Jim” Gardner, 76, passed away in his Warsaw home on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024.

Nilah K. Wagner, 80, of Warsaw, passed away on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, at Paddock Springs.

BOURBON – Marcella Redman Ratliff, 89, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Fort Wayne.

Marjorie E. Foltz, age 92, of Milord, passed away unexpectedly early Tuesday morning, Sept. 17, 2024, at home.

Rhonda L. Helvey, of rural Akron, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, at the age of 57. Rhonda was a loving wife, full-time homemaker and strong woman of faith who dedicated her life to family, teaching and her church community.

SYRACUSE – Gerald "Jerry" G. Young, of Dewart Lake, passed peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in his home surrounded by his loving family.

MILFORD – Lorelei Teresa Haab, 83, was born kicking and screaming on Aug. 23, 1941, in Blue Island, Ill., to Herbert and Ida Lode Foyle, and passed away on Sept. 12, 2024, peacefully in her home on Dewart Lake.

Verna Jane Shedd Curry, of Winona Lake, passed away Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at Grace Village Health Care in Winona Lake at the age of 93.

Arleen Tomoko Alejado, 73, Winona Lake, formerly of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Tammy Kline died on Sept. 16, 2024, at Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Bernard Barber, 82, Milford, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, at Peabody Retirement Community.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Wilma G. Metzger was born on Oct. 17, 1932, near Minot, N.D., to Lawrence and Alice Moore Wray. Our Heavenly Father called her home on Sept. 16, 2024, at the age of 91 years, 10 months and 29 days.

Robert E. Pennington, 84, of Bourbon, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, at Signature Healthcare of Bremen.

Ora “Bud” Troyer Jr., age 90, formerly of Nappanee, died at 7 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at Hubbard Hill Estates surrounded by family.

Verna Jane Shedd Curry, 93, Winona Lake, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at Grace Village Health Care in Winona Lake.

SYRACUSE – Gerald "Jerry" Young, 85, Dewart Lake, Syracuse, died Sept. 15, 2024.

NORTH WEBSTER – Kevin Weikart, 52, Pierceton, died Sept. 12, 2024, at Lutheran Hospital.