Obituaries
Bremen, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Bremen and Marshall County, IN.
Steven Lee Collet
Feb 23, 2008
Steven Lee Collet, 48, of Beebe, AR, passed away on February 23, 2008. He was a graduate of West Noble High School and later received his B.S. in Professional Aeronautics. He retired as a Master Sargeant from the USAF and was also a veteran of the Gulf War, Desert Storm and the Panama Conflict. He was born on November...
Shane R. Krull
Feb 20, 2008
Shane R. Krull, 33, of North Webster, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw. He was born on November 13, 1974, in Goshen, to Hubert & Beth (Sweetheimer) Krull. Shane was a lifetime area resident and attended Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren. Survivors include his parents of Milford, 1 sister: Shanna (Chris)...
Ruth N. Zechiel
Feb 18, 2008
Ruth Zechiel, 83, of Madison Township, passed away at 5:40PM on Monday, February 18, 2008, at Miller's Merry Manor in Wakarusa. She was born on March 30, 1924, in St. Joseph County, IN to Clayton R. & Esther B. (Wille) Kline. She married Herbert L. Zechiel on October 10, 1943, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Woodland. He preceded...
Albert L. Stricklin
Feb 17, 2008
Albert L. Stricklin, 71, of Waterloo, formerly of North Webster, passed away February 17, 2008, at 10:55PM at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. He was born on February 12, 1937, in Pricedale, PA, to Albert & Cathrine (Vukovich) Stricklin. Albert was a truck driver for over 20 years and lived in North Webster several years before moving to Waterloo,...
Dennis R. Harper
Feb 15, 2008
Mr. Dennis R. Harper passed away February 15, 2008 at 6:15 AM at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne after an courageous battle with heart disease. He was born on December 30, 1950, in Princeton, Indiana, to Herschel & Phyllis (Sullivan) Harper and moved to Syracuse in 1957. Dennis was retired from Bristol Pipe in Elkhart, IN, after 22 years...
Wayne E. Stahly
Feb 13, 2008
Wayne E. Stahly, 73, of Millersburg, IN, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born on September 10, 1934, in Warsaw, Indiana, to Harold & Marcella (Eaton) Stahly. A lifetime area resident, Wayne retired in 1985 as a grinder operator with Dana after 33 years. He enjoyed Square Dancing and Round Dancing and...
Lawrence Hartter
Feb 9, 2008
Lawrence Lee Hartter, 98 of Rochester Hills, Michigan passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2008 in Rochester Hills, Michigan of natural causes. He was born February 1, 1910 in Milford, Indiana to William and Lydia (Rassi) Hartter. On May 1, 1938, he married Helen Louise Gerber of Fort Wayne. She preceded him in death on November 27, 2004. A...
Janet Kay Hooley
Feb 8, 2008
JANET KAY HOOLEY, 58, of Fort Wayne, passed away Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, 3:15 p.m., at her residence, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on March 21, 1949, in Goshen, to Robert and Nancy (Stoltz) Sutton. She married Byron R. Hooley on June 17, 1972; he survives. She lived in the Fort Wayne area for 36...
Richard Burton Thompson
Feb 4, 2008
Richard Burton Thompson, 54, of Syracuse, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2008, at his residence. He was born on December 29, 1953, in Paulding, Ohio, to Carl & Dorothy (Sutton) Thompson. Richard lived in Syracuse since August of 2007, coming from New York City. He was previously a Controller with Van Guard, Inc. in Manhattan from 1979 to...
Roland E. Hansen
Feb 2, 2008
Roland E. Hansen, 81, of Bremen passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at the Community Hospital of Bremen. He was born June 21, 1926, in Bremen, Indiana to Frank and Mabel (Schneider) Hansen. On Nov. 1, 1947 he married Evadean V. Clindaniel. She survives. He was a lifetime area resident. Roland was a member of Grace United Methodist...
Dorothy Mae Desomer
Feb 1, 2008
Dorothy Mae deSomer, 80, of Cromwell, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2008, at 11:30AM at her residence. She was born on July 13, 1927, in Gardner, IL. She married Frank deSomer; he preceded in 1964. Dorothy moved to the area over 30 years ago, coming from Joliet, IL. She worked as a nurse for over 30 years and...
C. Earl Hirons
Jan 30, 2008
C. Earl "Papa" Hirons, 93, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at 4:48AM at Avalon Village in Ligonier. He was born on June 6, 1914, in Muncie, IN, (Delaware County). He played Basketball and Football before graduating from Yorktown High in 1933. He married Lillian (Monroe) "Gee-Gee" Hirons in 1936. She preceded him in death in 1992 in...
Ross Mcnay Howell
Jan 29, 2008
Ross McNay Howell, 65, of Lake of the Woods, Bremen, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2008, at 10:16 PM He was born on January 4, 1943. He married Dixie Kertai on December 1, 1984. She survives. Ross ran Hoosier Transit of Nappanee, Indiana, moving motor homes for Gulfstream Coach for the last 7 years. Survivors include His Wife:...
Stanley O. Getz
Jan 20, 2008
Stanley Otho Getz, 86, of Bremen, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2008 at the Bremen Health Care Center. He was born on May 22, 1921, in Elkhart, IN, to John G. & Violet G. (Shafer) Getz. If Stan were to be remembered for anything, it would be the love he had for his family and his love of...
Everett Charles Price
Jan 17, 2008
Everett C. Price, 93, of Milford, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2008, at 4:56PM at Lakeland Rehabilitation & Healthcare. He was born on January 25, 1914, in Milford to Charles & Clara (Leatherman) Price. On December 10, 1939, he married Leona Rassi; she preceded him in death on January 2, 2004. A lifetime area resident and farmer, Mr....
Bruce F. Kuhn
Jan 17, 2008
Bruce F. Kuhn, 71, of Warsaw, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2008, at 2:45AM, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw. He was born on October 21, 1936, in Pierceton, IN, to Fred & D'Maris (Shock) Kuhn. On April 20, 1996, he married Judy (Garman) Kuhn. She survives. Bruce also lived in Colorado and Florida and was retired from...
Yvonne M. Conn
Jan 17, 2008
Yvonne M. Conn, 87, of Leesburg, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2008, at 7:35PM at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw. She was born on April 1, 1920, in Milford to Jacob and Lavica (Dewart) Bucher. In 1941, she married Willard B. Conn. He preceded her in death in December, 1992. A lifetime area resident and homemaker, Yvonne was...
N. Virginia Cain
Jan 16, 2008
N. Virginia Cain, 91, of Milford, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at 5:32PM at Goshen General Hospital. She was born on December 29, 1916, in Kosciusko County to Claire & Bertha (Noble) Heagy. On January 20, 1940, she married Farrell Cain. He preceded her in death in January of 1988. A lifetime area resident, Virginia worked as...
Hershel G. Fisher
Jan 13, 2008
Hershel G. Fisher, 89, of Bremen, passed away at his residence after an extended illness on Sunday, January 13, 2008. He was born on May 16, 1918, in Nappanee, IN, to Virgil & Anna (Fox) Fisher. On December 25, 1937, he married the former Pearl Laverne Young. She survives. A farmer, Hershel was a member of the Bremen Missionary...

Ruth Lenna Culler
Jan 11, 2008
Ruth Lenna Culler, 87, of Syracuse, passed away Friday, January 11, 2008, at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on March 31, 1920, in Syracuse to Harry & Lenna (Brickel) Culler. A lifetime area resident, Ruth retired from Essex Wire in Topeka, Indiana, after 35 years. She was a member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church and...