Obituaries

Dec 18, 2023

George E. Meyer, 85, of Rochester, was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away at 7:07 PM on Monday, December 18, 2023 at his home.

On February 28, 1938, George Erwin Meyer was born in South Holland, IL to Erwin and Mildred Sons Meyer. Shortly after high school, he answered the call of patriotism, George...

Dec 16, 2023

Craig C. Cowie, 73, of Claypool, IN (formerly of Wakeman, Ohio) passed away on Dec. 16, 2023 at Woodlawn Hospital in Rochester, IN with his loving wife Deb at his bedside. This followed a valiant battle with dementia the last few years.

On October 7, 1950, Craig Charles Cowie was born in Lorain, Ohio. He was a...

Dec 14, 2023

Tammy See, 66 of Rochester was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away at 6:04 PM on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at her home.

On July 16, 1957, Tammy Lynne Shelburne was born in Noblesville to Howard Dale & Rebecca Jacqueline 'Jackie" Wire Shelburne. She was the oldest daughter and the fourth of eleven children....

Dec 13, 2023

Cheryl L. Hodge, 70, of Akron passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at her residence.

On January 14, 1953, Cheryl Louise was born in Bemidji, MN to Garold D. and Dorothy L. Buck Randall. Proudly Cheryl graduated with the Class of 1971 from the Indiana Academy of Cicero.

Cheryl and Gary Wayne Hodge were...

Dec 10, 2023

Henry W. Paulson, 67, of Rochester passed away at 1:23 AM on Sunday, December 10, 2023 at his residence.

On September 30, 1956, Henry Walter was born in Chicago to John Donald and Helen Florence Kalma Paulson.  Proudly, Henry graduated with the Class of 1973 from Wells High School of Chicago. Answering the call of patriotism, Henry...

Dec 3, 2023

Tina Irene Burkett VanSpeybroeck, 60, of Rochester went home to be with Jesus. She was surrounded by her loving family when she passed  at 7:15 PM on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Woodlawn Hospital.

On April 11, 1963, Tina Irene Burkett was born in Crawfordsville to James David and Jane Louise Crosby Burkett. Growing up she shared...

Dec 2, 2023

Mr. Robert Lee "Opie" Holloway Jr. passed away on December 2, 2023, at his home.

Opie was born on May 21, 1951, in Rochester.  He was the treasured son of Robert L. and Vera Frances Shriver Holloway. Growing up he went to school at Kewanna and graduated with the class of 1969.  Shortly thereafter he served our...

Nov 22, 2023

Violet M. "Cricket" Fisher, 87, of Rochester was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away at 5:32 PM on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at her home.

On November 26, 1936, Violet M Smith was born to Sam C. and Hazel M. Sutton Smith near Tiosa. Growing up as the third born of five of the...

Nov 22, 2023

Anita A. Castleman, 77, of Rochester  was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away at 11:58 AM on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at her home.

On November 9, 1946, Anita Ann Yeazel was born to Wayne Robert and Kathleen J. Perdue Yeazel. Growing up she shared her childhood with four sisters and a brother. In...

Nov 18, 2023

Abraham Lincoln once famously stated,

"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."

David Charles Leavell, born on April 8, 1951, and peacefully departed on November 18, 2023.

David was born as the youngest child of Pete and Goldys Leavell on April the...

Nov 16, 2023

Gary W. McGee, 77, of Argos, was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away at 9:08 PM on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at Elkhart General Hospital.

On December 12, 1946, Gary Wayne was born in Wynne, AR to Arthur Garfield and Allie Kelso McGee.  Growing up he was one of the ten  McGee children that...

Nov 15, 2023

Devon Gibbons, 70, of Rochester passed away at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at Stillwater Hospice of Fort Wayne.

On March 8, 1953, Harold Devon was born in Rochester to Harold "Gibby" and Marjorie Waltz Gibbons. Growing up he shared his childhood with his brother Don. Devon graduated with the Class of 1971 from Rochester...

Nov 14, 2023

Della A. Deeb, 98, of Rochester passed away at her residence at 11:45 AM on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at Wynnfield Crossing of Rochester.

On June 11, 1925, Della Alberta Martin was born in rural Montgomery County near Darlington to William and Grace Burkhart Martin. Growing up she shared her childhood with five brothers and ten sisters,...

Nov 11, 2023

Edward D. Bigler September 8, 1930 – November 11, 2023

Ed was born September 8th, 1930, near Lacrosse, IN to Edward and Ruth (Dutton) Bigler. He had three sisters, Rosemary Krueger, Margaret (Peggy) Simmons, and Elizabeth (Bitsy) Darda. Both Rosie and Peggy preceded Ed in death.

After growing up on a farm in LaPorte County...

Nov 10, 2023

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Carlos G. Orduno, 18, of Rochester, was fatally injured in a motor vehicle accident in the early morning hours of Friday, November 10, 2023, in Akron on his way to work.

On November 13, 2004, Carlos Giovanni Orduno was born to Juan...

Nov 8, 2023

Former Rochester resident, Jane J. Tyler, 83, passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, in Appleton, WI.

On April 4, 1940, Jane was born in Vandergrift, PA.  Answering the call of patriotism, she served with the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1962. While in the Army, Jane was a med lab technician and taught...

Nov 5, 2023

Former Rochester resident William E. "Bill" Gottschalk, 89, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at the Frances Georgeson Hospice House in Naples, Florida.

Born near Fulton, IN on July 23, 1934, Bill was the son of Fred and Helen (Shuman) Gottschalk. As the third of the five Gottschalk children, he shared his childhood...