Marilyn Heiden
Oct 15, 2015
Mrs. Marilyn D. Heiden, 64, of Rochester, passed away at 7:15 PM, Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Center For Hospice of South Bend. On March 6, 1951, Marilyn D. Schultz was born in Mishawaka. She spent her youth there and in 1969, with great pride, Marilyn graduated from Mishawaka High School. She began a career in health care working as...
Jean Ann Rouch
Oct 3, 2015
Mrs. Jean Ann Rouch, 85, of Fulton passed away early Saturday morning shortly after arrival to Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. Born in Peru on December 16, 1929, Jean Ann Miller was the cherished daughter of Ward and Elva Cooke Miller. Jean Ann spent her childhood in Peru. With great Tiger pride she graduated from Peru High School in 1947. After high...
Homer Dale Sommers
Oct 1, 2015
Mr. H. Dale Sommers, 71, of Rochester, passed away at 6:15 AM, Thursday, October 1, 2015 at his residence. In Peru, on February 27, 1944, Homer Dale was born to Daniel A. and Beulah F. Lockridge Sommers. Growing up, he shared his childhood with a brother Donald. He attended Woodrow School and graduated from Rochester High School. Passionate about agriculture,...
Virgil Jana
Sep 14, 2015
Mr. Virgil L. Jana, 94, of Rochester, passed away at 1:30 AM Monday, September 14, 2015 at Life Care Center of Rochester. On July 28, 1921, Virgil Leroy was born in Starke County the treasured son of Albert P. and Bertha I. Fear Jana. Growing up he shared his childhood with a sister, Pauline. In 1941 he graduated from Edison...
Richard Biltz
Sep 5, 2015
Mr. Richard "Richie" Biltz, 47, of Rochester, passed away early today, September 5th. Born on June 10, 1968 in Rochester, Richard Dewayne Biltz was a treasured son of Terry W. and Amanda Helen Cave Biltz. Growing up he shared his childhood with two brothers, David and Anthony. He was a member of the Rochester High School class of 1985. In...
Sidneigh Jo Carr
Aug 30, 2015
At 3:13 pm on Sunday, August 30th... Sid Jo began her final journey. At 4:46 she RAN to and fell into her Heavenly Father's open arms! Sidneigh Jo Carr was born August 26, 1989 at IU Medical Center, Indianapolis. It was with great anticipation, Sidneigh Jo and her twin sister Chaneigh Mae were born to Greg & Teri, with big...
Leon Miller
Aug 29, 2015
Mr. Leon H. Miller, 43, of Fulton passed away Friday evening at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Ft. Wayne from injuries sustained in a farming accident. Born in Bremen on May 26, 1972, Leon was a treasured son and the second oldest of the Harley and Barbara Mullet Miller family. As one of ten children, growing up Leon shared his...
Hazel Conwell
Aug 22, 2015
Mrs. Hazel Julia Elizabeth Conwell, 94, of Rochester was in the presence of her daughters June and Carol when she passed away at the Kindred Health Care of Kokomo at noon on Saturday, August 22, 2015. Born on December 29, 1920, Hazel Julia Elizabeth Baker was the cherished daughter of William and Tressie Dehm Baker. Growing up as the oldest...
Barbara Warner
Aug 22, 2015
Mrs. Barbara Ann Shoemaker Warner 82 of Richland Center passed away at 6:59 a.m. Saturday at her home. Born in Argos, on September 21, 1932, Barbara Ann Shoemaker was the cherished daughter of Claude and Susie Kickert Shoemaker. Growing up she shared her childhood with a sister Claudette and a brother Don. With great pride she graduated from Argos High...
Shirley Anderson
Aug 14, 2015
Mrs. Shirley Mae Anderson, 68, formerly of Argos and Plymouth passed away at 4:42 PM, Friday, August 14, 2015 at Life Care Center of Rochester. On February 14, 1947, Shirley was born in Plymouth to Cecil Owen and Dorothy Irene Black Bixel. She was a graduate of Plymouth High School. Shirley and Terry Anderson were married in 1981 and later...
Catherine Koten
Aug 12, 2015
Catherine M. Koten, 88, of Lake Manitou and Barrington Hills, Ill., died Wednesday afternoon in the presence of all three of her children: John, Mark, and Sarah. Catherine died of natural causes and passed from this life in utter peace. Catherine lived a life defined by clear priorities and a big heart. She valued love above all else. Her husband,...
Gary Pollock
Aug 11, 2015
Mr. Gary O. Pollock, 56, of Akron, was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away at 1:53 PM, Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Woodlawn Hospital. On February 17, 1959, Gary was born in Warsaw to Shirley Eugene and Norma Jean Taylor Pollock. Growing up he shared his childhood with a sister Mary Jo and two brothers Craig and...
Steven Reel
Aug 8, 2015
Mr. Steven Marshall Reel, 59, of Akron, passed away at 10:16 PM, Saturday, August 8th, at Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. On December 6, 1955, Steve was born in Chicago Heights to Robert Wesley and Cleo Jeanette Baxter Reel. Steve was a mechanic supervisor for the transportation department of a public school system. He was a member of The Crown...
Ronald Simons
Aug 6, 2015
Mr. Ronald J. Simons, 69, of Rochester, passed away at 1:02 am, Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center of Fort Wayne. On April 19, 1946, in Peru, Ronald J. was born a treasured son of John William and Thora Louise Bagwell Simons. During his youth he enjoyed playing the trumpet for his church at Crooked Creek in...
Judy Gudas
Aug 1, 2015
Mrs. Judy A. Gudas, 49, of Kewanna was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away at her home on August 1, 2015. Born on July 1, 1966, in Three Oaks, Michigan, Judy Ann was a cherished daughter of William Thomas and Shirley Jane Hess Magers. Growing up she shared her childhood with a brother Joe and two sisters...
Lester Gordon
Jul 23, 2015
Mr. Lester W. Gordon, 97, of Rochester, passed away at 3:30 AM Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Hickory Creek of Rochester. In Fulton County, on October 21, 1917, Lester William Gordon was born a treasured son of Frank and Sophia Tetzlaff Gordon. As the second youngest of eight children, he shared his childhood with four sisters and three brothers. Following...
Mardelle Goller
Jul 15, 2015
Mardelle Kathryn Goller, 94, of Rochester, passed away at 2:50 AM on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru due to complications of pneumonia. On February 19, 1921, in Danforth, IL, Mardelle Kathryn Krueger was born, a cherished daughter of George and Esther Heideman Krueger. As one of 7 children she shared her childhood with a sister...
Mary Mcclelland
Jul 14, 2015
Mrs. Mary Ann McClelland, 87, of Rochester passed away at 12:00 noon, Tuesday, July 14th, at Hickory Creek. On January 11, 1928, Mary Ann was born in Terre Haute to Robert Louis and Lois Temple Haig. In Allen County, on April 3, 1966, Mary Ann married Robert Wayne McClelland. Together they shared 35 years of life's adventures. Sadly he passed...
Barbara Randolph
Jul 4, 2015
Mrs. Barbara Jewel Randolph, 83, of Rochester, was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away at 12:30 p.m. on July 4, 2015. On March 14, 1932, Barbara was born in Forrest County, Mississippi, the precious daughter of Estelle Wilkes. Growing up she shared her childhood with a brother Vernon. Willie Randolph married Barbara in Chicago, together they shared...
Donna Smith
Jul 2, 2015
Mrs. Donna J. Kindig Smith, 86, of Rochester, passed away at 8:47 AM, Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Life Care Center of Rochester. Born in Rochester on January 8, 1929, Donna Jean was a cherished daughter of Oral "Hap" and Eva M. Severns Kindig. Growing up, she shared her childhood with a sister, Helen and a brother, Omer, as the...
