William “Bill” A. Henning of Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake, Indiana passed away at 8:25 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Grace Village Health Care at the age of 83. He was born on July 1, 1935 in Blantyre, Ontario, Canada to Sarah Lina (Sewell) Henning and Ralph McClure Henning.  He was raised in India as the son of missionaries, returning to the United States for high school.   On August 17, 1957 he was married to Rose Marie (Hesselgrave)...

Dr. Trevor Percival Craigen of Warsaw, Indiana went home to be with the Lord at 12:19 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2019 at Wampler Senior Home in Bourbon, Indiana at the age of 74.  He was born on September 1, 1944 in Cape Town, South Africa to Ruth (Pridgen) Craigen and Robert Percival Craigen.  On March 25, 1967 he was married to Colleen Alice (Kendall) Craigen, who survives.  Dr. Craigen was a resident of Kosciusko County, Indiana for the past 8 years.  He was the...

Paul Eugene McGlennen of Silver Lake, Indiana passed away at his home surrounded by family at 4:21 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at the age of 70. He was born on May 14, 1948 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Virginia (Laughlin) McGlennen and Raymond McGlennen.  He was married on November 24, 1973 to Marsha (Truex) McGlennen.  They had three sons before they divorced.  Paul enlisted in the U.S. Army on April 15, 1968 and was a Vietnam Veteran.  He proudly served until his...

Bonnie Jeanne Metzger, formerly of Silver Lake and Winona Lake, Indiana, passed away at 12:35 a.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Timbercrest Senior Living in North Manchester, Indiana at the age of 90. She was born on September 5, 1928 in Silver Lake, Indiana to Velma Grace (Hill) Shipley and Carl Wendell Shipley.  On January 3, 1951 she was married to Ernest Ray Metzger, who passed away May 12, 1986. Bonnie was a 1946 graduate of Silver Lake High School.  She spent the majority...

Ximayra Yamilette Ortiz, daughter of Jennifer Sanchez and Ramon David Ortiz of Pierceton, Indiana sadly passed away unexpectedly at 4:00 a.m. Friday, April 19, 2019 at the age of 9 months and 27 days old. She was born on June 23, 2018 in Columbia City, Indiana.  Her parents attended Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Warsaw.  Ximayra will be forever loved and missed.  She also leaves behind her sister:  Maria Guadalupe Ortiz (at home in Pierceton, Indiana); and...

John R. Denton of Pierceton, Indiana passed away unexpectedly at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at his residence at the age of 37. He was born on January 21, 1982 in Berrien Springs, Michigan to Laura Renee (Lauck) Olmstead and Robert Lee Denton.  On April 26, 2011 he was married to Elizabeth Ann (Keppel) Denton, who survives.  John was a resident of Kosciusko County, Indiana for the past nineteen years.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, and mushroom...

Lorabel Wildman of Warsaw, Indiana passed away at her residence at 11:05 p.m. on Monday, April 15, 2019 at the age of 95.  She was born on June 10, 1923 in Milford, Indiana to Grace (Driver) Ferverda and Ray Ferverda.  On November 26, 1946 she was married to Harold Rex Wildman, who survives.  Lorabel was a 1941 graduate of Milford High School, she was an English teacher for the Warsaw School District having taught at Leesburg School and Warsaw High School.  Lorabel also...

Gary Lee Polk of Leesburg, Indiana passed away at 5:27 a.m. on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home of Fort Wayne, Indiana at the age of 57. He was born on March 8, 1962 in Goshen, Indiana to Shirley Ann (Tinkey) Polk and Larry Eugene Polk. He was married to Sherry Sue (Long) Polk.  Together they had four sons before they divorced.  Gary was a 1980 graduate of Warsaw High School and owned and operated Gary Polk Equipment in Leesburg.  He was a longtime...

Nikko Lynn Crum of Warsaw, Indiana passed away at her residence at 3:37 a.m. on Monday, April 15, 2019 at the age of 65. She was born on November 15, 1953 in Alameda County, California to Inge Erika (Elkelman) Walker and William Maxon Walker.  On October 28, 1978 she was married to Robert Leroy Crum, he passed away on October 14, 1995. Nikko attended two years of college in Alameda, California, she worked as a nurse’s aid and as an ambulance medic.  She was a past...

Hubert Patrick Kennedy of Warsaw, Indiana passed away at 11:11 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home of Fort Wayne, Indiana at the age of 81. He was born on March 17, 1938 in Plymouth, Indiana to Ruth Laurene (Smith) Kennedy and Lewis Kennedy.  On February 22, 1980 he was married to Saundra Lea (Miller) Kennedy, who survives. Hubert was a 1956 graduate of Plymouth High School in Plymouth, Indiana.  He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on December 18,...