Baad Dorothy B, 81, a resident of the Kendallville Lutheran Home, died there May 21. She was born March 23, 1906 in Kendallville, the daughter of Christian and Frieda (Schubach) Baad. A secretary, retiring in 1969, she was an accomplished violist and taught piano and violin in Fort Wayne for many years. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Avilla. Surviving are four half-sisters, Wanda Penfield and Waunette Plumb, Wolcottville, Marjorie Lorish of Sturgis, Mich., and Betty Whetstone of Marcellus, Mich. ~ 5-28-1987
Baad Frank O, 52, practically a lifelong resident of Kendallville and retired employee of Indiana Bell Telephone Co. died from a heart attack at his home, 519 Mott St. He was born July 14, 1879 in New Bedford, O., and was two years old when the parents came to this city where he grew to manhood and had since resided. When a young man he started his career in telephone work which he followed for 33 years, serving the greater part of that time as wire chief at the local exchange of the Indiana Bell Telephone Co. and his last two years as manager of the local exchange. Sixteen years ago he married in this city Ruby Wright, the widow who survives. He was commonly known to his friends as "Shady". + 4-2-1932
Babb Leta, 95, died Sept. 26, 1990 in Kenney Health Care Center, Ligonier. Born Dec. 30, 1894 in Topeka, she was the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Gump) Trittipo. She married Roy Olinghouse on June 2, 1914. He died in 1935. She married Walter Babb on Feb. 11, 1951. He died in 1974. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Albion and the Bristol OES. Surviving are 2 daughters, Mrs. John (Maureen) Black and Mrs. Franklin (Dolores) Jacob of Albion; 5 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. A son, William Olinghouse, a brother and 3 sisters preceded her in death. Funeral Saturday at Brazzell Funeral Home, Albion. Burial, Salem Cemetery. + 9-26-1990
Babcock A Harold "Ace", 65, Elkhart, was dead on arrival Oct. 6 at Elkhart Hospital. He was born June 9, 1913 in Noble County. On June 9, 1937 he married Ethel Hively in Goshen. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Ronald Hammon, Elkhart, and Mrs. Alan Kohart, Oakwood, Ohio; and seven grandchildren. He was employed by J. J. Babbitt Co. in Elkhart, was a life member of Fellowship Degree Loyal Order of Moose, Elkhart, associate member of FOP, and AREC rescue team. Funeral Monday at Hartzler-Gutermuth Funeral Home in Elkhart. Burial, Chapel Hill Memorial Garden. + 10-6-1978
Babcock Frank, 87, died Sunday at Elkhart where he had been staying. Born May 25, 1887 in Kosciusko County, he married Mary E. Hursey on May 25, 1910. She died in 1965. He lived in the Elkhart area since 1944 and was a former employee of the B&O Railroad, retired from the New York Central in 1963. He was a member of the Railroad Brotherhood. Surviving are one son, A. Harold (Ace) of Elkhart; two grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren. Services Wednesday. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 6-?-1974
Babcock Kathleen/Katherine Belt, wife of Earl H. Babcock and mother of Leon, Vivian and Claude Babcock, was born in Jefferson Twp, May 21, 1886, and died May 4, 1928 in Chicago, Ill. She spent her girlhood and school days in Noble County, graduating from Albion High School in 1904. She became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1901. She married Earl Babcock of Mishawaka June 10, 1912 and they lived in South Bend until five years ago when they moved to Chicago. She was recording secretary of the West Side Co-educational Society and president of the Child’s Hygiene Society. Besides her immediate family, she leaves to mourn her father, E. A. Belt; one brother, Ed K. Belt of Kalamazoo, Bertha Black and Ethel Lemmon of Albion, and Henretta Cass and Edith Baughman of South Bend. Funeral in Chicago Sunday afternoon. Burial at Union Cemetery. + 5-4-1928
Babcock Leslie L, 66, of Albion, died Dec. 16, 2007 at his residence. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and member of American Legion Post 246 in Albion. Surviving are a son, Phil, of Hudson, N.H.; a daughter, Sandra, of Mass.; a sister, Bonnie Camp of Fort Wayne; and a brother Larry R. Link of Fort Wayne. Private family services later. ^ 12-19-2007
Babcock Mary Elizabeth, 75, formerly of Cromwell, died Saturday at Elkhart General Hospital. The husband, Frank; a son; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a brother; two sisters survive. Services Tuesday. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 11-?-1964
Babin David J, Goshen, died May 4, 2003 at his home. He was born in Avilla June 14, 1941 to Joseph and Dorothy (Goldman) Babin. He married Elnora Marie Kauffman June 15, 1963 in Goshen. Surviving are his wife; 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Brianna and Doug Yoder of Elkhart and Michele and Craig Babin-Nelson of Indianapolis; 2 sisters and a brother-in-law, Mary and Donn Fleck of Millersburg and Rosalie DeBoard of Kendallville; and a brother, William of Kendallville. He worked at Sorg Dodge in Goshen for 29 years. He was a member of Pleasant Ridge Missionary Church and P.T. Cruiser Club. He graduated from Kendallville High School in 1959. Services in Goshen. Burial, Violett Cemetery, Goshen. ~ 5-15-2003
Babin John Ray, 11-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Babin, died at the family home here Thursday from pneumonia. He was born in Kendallville February 9, 1940. Funeral Sunday at the McKee & Clark Funeral Home, Avilla. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 1-?-1941
Babinger Guy L, 90, 212 Wedgewood Place, Kendallville, died of heart failure Tuesday at McCray Hospital. He was born Oct. 3, 1896 in Defiance, Ohio and moved to Kendallville three years ago. He was a retired farmer, a WW I veteran and a member of the American Legion. Surviving are three daughters, Kathryn L. Valenti of Kendallville, Mrs. William (Marcia) Watson of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Keith (Ilah) Rondot of South Whitley. One brother preceded him in death. Funeral Friday at Mast & Mock Funeral Home in Defiance. + 12-16-1986
Bacheler Gilbert Holland, 72, died suddenly at his Albion home Tuesday. He was born March 19, 1869 in New Jersey. He was the minister of the Presbyterian Church in Albion. Surviving are the widow; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Hammer of Indianapolis; a grandson, Shelley Hammer; a brother, Frank Bacheler of Hartford Conn. Funeral at Albion Presbyterian Church Friday. Burial, Albion Cemetery. * 1941
Bacheler Mary died July 23, 1951 at McCray Hospital of cerebral hemorrhage. She was born in Perry, Maine, where in 1901 she married the late Rev. G. H. Bacheler, who served as pastor of Presbyterian churches in Ligonier and Albion for about 25 years prior to his death. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. H. B. Upham of Indianapolis; a grandson, Shelley Hammer who made his home with her in Ligonier; one brother, Frank Johnson of Boscawen, New Hampshire; and one sister, Mrs. William Shattuck of Red Beach, Maine. Funeral Wednesday at Ulrey-Sedgwick Funeral Home in Ligonier. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 7-?-1951
Bachman Robert L, 69, R. 3, Wolcottville, died Wednesday at Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital. Born Dec. 2, 1918 in Wolcottville, he was the son of Russell and Opel (Lambright) Bachman. On July 12, 1950, he married Mary Kay Rice in Elkhart. He was a retired employee of Seal Power Co., LaGrange, where he worked for 25 years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Wolcottville and the Wolcottville United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Lori of Fort Worth Texas; a son, Robert Lee of Lewisville, Texas; a brother, Russell R. Jr. of LaGrange; and one grandchild. Funeral Saturday at Hutchins Funeral Home, Wolcottville. Burial, Woodland Cemetery. + 8-30-1988
Bachon Frank, 69, died while at work Friday at the home of Jacob Smith in Swan Twp. Death was reported due to a heart attack. The body was discovered by Velma Smith, 12-year old granddaughter. Surviving are three sons, two daughters and three brothers. + 10-?-1929
Back Harold, 78, died Friday in his Auburn Home. He retired in 1973 from Foley Pattern Co. with 9 years of service. He was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church, Waterloo. He was born Feb. 4, 1914 in Jackson, Ky. to Joseph and Mary Jane Back. He married Jessie Hogesten in 1934 in Jackson. She died Aug. 13, 1971. Surviving are 5 sons, Fred of Fremont, Harold Jr. of Waterloo, William of Auburn, Henderson of Albion and Jack of Texas; one daughter, Carley Davis of Auburn; 22 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. One son, Lloyd, 6 brothers and one sister preceded him in death. Services Monday in Feller Funeral Home, Waterloo. Burial, Swan Cemetery. + 1-22-1993
Back William Curtis, 52, died May 18, 1995 in his Auburn home. He was a warehouse employee of Food Marketing Corp., Fort Wayne, and a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Auburn. He was born Aug. 15, 1942 in Gage, Ky. to Harold and Jessie (Hogstein) Back. He married Martha Ochoa on Nov. 27, 1976 in Auburn. Surviving are his wife; a son, William Jr.; 2 daughters, Mrs. Dale (Karen) Torrez of Auburn and Mrs. Sean (Donna) Scanlon of Kendallville; 4 brothers, Henry of Albion, Fred of Fremont, Harold Jr. of Waterloo and Jack; one sister, Carley Davis of Auburn; 2 grandchildren, Travis and Amanda Torrez. Services Saturday at Feller Funeral Home, Waterloo. Burial, Swan Cemetery. + 5-18-1995
Bacon Robert J Dr., a former area resident, died in a plane crash Monday. Services Friday in Porter Funeral Home, Mt. Sterling, Ohio. + 4-?-1975
Badger Florence E, 89, Fort Wayne died August 8, 2001 at Provena Sacred Heart Home, Avilla. The graduate of Manchester College had lived in Fort Wayne since 1948. She worked for General Electric, Fort Wayne, for 35 years and volunteered at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, for several years. She was born June 4, 1912 in Noble County to George and Mabel (Bilger) Badger. Surviving are 4 nieces and a nephew. A brother, Vernon, preceded her in death. Services at Brazzell Funeral Home, Avilla. Burial, Swan Cemetery. ~ 8-23-2001
Badger George H, Swan Twp farmer, died at the family residence about 2 miles west of Swan on June 3, 1921. He had been ailing for a number of months with cancer of the stomach. “Hardge”, as he was commonly called, was the oldest son of Hamilton and Hannah Badger and was born in Swan Twp a little over 55 years ago. About 25 years ago he married Minnie Crawford, and they had one child. They separated after a number of years. In 1910 he married Mable Bilger of Swan Twp and they had 2 children, Florence aged 9 and George Vernon aged 5. He also leaves one brother and one sister. Funeral from his residence Sunday. * 1921
Badger Hamilton, of Swan, died Friday last. He was born April 15, 1811. Funeral was at Swan on Sunday. ~ 11-13-1890 He died November 7, 1890, aged 80 years. ~ 6-11-1891 He was a native of Connecticut and married Miss Roginson about 1855. Six children were born to them, 5 are living. He was one of the first settlers of Swan Twp where he settled in 1836 when there were few clearings or cabins. He taught in Huntertown, Avilla and other places. Noble Co Democrat 7-1-1891
Badger Mary Ellen, 73, of Fort Wayne, died Thursday at Mariner Health Care Center in Fort Wayne. She was born July 29, 1921 in LaGrange to Minor and Hazel (Redman) Newman. She was a member of Simpson United Methodist Church. Her husband, G. Vernon, died in 1978. Surviving are 2 daughters, Wanda Lingo of Sandy, Utah, and Karen Wehrle of Summerville, S.C.; a sister, June Clark of Fort Wayne; 3 brothers, Donald and William Newman of Fort Wayne and Richard Newman of Kendallville; 5 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, Fort Wayne. Burial, Covington Memorial Gardens. + 12-1-1994
Badger Minnie C, aged 75, a native of Avilla, died at her home in Tiffin, Ohio, from heart trouble. She was the daughter of P. L. and Mary Crawford, pioneer residents of Avilla. Graveside services Thursday at the Avilla Cemetery with burial in the family lot. ~ 5-26-1949
Badger Nellie died at her home near Tiffin, Ohio. She was the adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Campbell of Corunna and is survived by her husband, Carl Badger, son of George H. Badger of Swan Twp, and her foster parents. ~ 1-19-1916
Badger Ulysses, 74, who lived alone three miles south of Avilla, died Nov. 27 in the Sacred Heart Hospital, Garrett, of apoplexy. Dwight Hoot, who operates a milk route, found him unconscious lying on the floor of a woodshed a week before. He had fractured his hip in the fall. State detective Ed Rose investigated and found no evidence of foul play. Among the survivors are two nieces, Mrs. A. E. Diebele and Mrs. Mirth Inman of Kendallville. + 12-?-1940
Badorek Edward, 88, of Ligonier, died Monday at his residence. He was born in Decatur, Ill., Sept. 9, 1910 to Adam and Eva (Galla) Badorek. On June 7, 1947 in Ligonier he married Zella L. Artley. She died Aug. 30, 1998. A mechanic, he retired in 1975 from Ben Glaser Pontiac & Olds and Badorek's Garage. He was a member of the Goshen LOOM No. 836. Surviving are 3 sons, Gary of Plano, Texas, Rolly of Syracuse and Paul of Ligonier; a daughter, Mrs. Denny (Carol) Foster of Ligonier; 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 6 brothers and 6 sisters. Funeral Friday in Orr Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 1-4-1999
Badorek Paul W, 56, of Ligonier, died unexpectedly Sept. 27, 2010 at his residence. He had worked at Parker Hannifin for more than 10 years. He was a 1972 graduate of West Noble High School and served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of the Lutheran Church. He was born Nov. 26, 1953 in Wolf Lake to Edward and Lucille (Artley) Badorek. Surviving are 2 children, Kimberly Ahlert of Huntertown and Anthony Badorek of Wolf Lake; and 3 siblings, Gary (Diane) Badorek of Plano, Texas, Rolly (Karen) Badorek of Syracuse, Ind., and Carol (Denny) Foster of Fort Wayne; and 3 grandchildren, Tyler, McKenzie and Madeline Sidwell. Funeral Sept. 30 at Yeager Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. ^ 9-29-2010
Badorek Zella Lucille, 74, of Ligonier, died Sunday in Kingston of Ligonier. She was born Aug. 28, 1924 in McDonough, N.Y. to Roy and Dorothy (Brooks) Artley. On June 7, 1947 in Ligonier she married Edward Badorek. She retired from Monsanto Corp. in 1979. Surviving are her husband; 3 sons, Gary of Plano, Texas, Rolly of Syracuse and Paul of Ligonier; a daughter, Mrs. Denny (Carol) Foster of Ligonier; 2 brothers, Russell Artley of Goshen and Roy Artley Jr. of Mich.; a sister, Dorothy Oszo of Mishawaka; and 7 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 3 brothers and one sister. Funeral Wednesday in Orr Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 8-30-1998
Bahls Donald E, 70, died Oct. 191, 2000 at Parkview Noble Hospital. He was born Aug. 5, 1930 in Kendallville to Ernest and Flossie (Rauh) Bahls. On Nov. 28, 1951 in Corunna he married Eva Kimmell. He retired from the maintenance department of Kraft Foods in 1992 and was also a farmer. He was a 1948 graduate of Kendallville High School and a member of Zion Lutheran Church, West Fairfield. Surviving are his wife; a daughter and son-in-law, Christine and Mike Potter of Ashley; 3 sons and 2 daughters-in-law, Steven and Vicki Bahls of Leo, James and Lynn Bahls of Garland, Texas, and David of Angola; one sister, Bea Nichols of South Milford; 6 grandchildren, Jessica, Emily, Kristen and Jeremy Bahls, Carmen Weber and Zachary Potter; and 2 great-grandchildren, Reid and Bailey Weber. One sister, Margaret Bassett, preceded him in death. Services at Zion Lutheran Church Monday. Burial, church cemetery. + 10-22-2000
Bahls Eva B, 78, of Kendallville, died August 10, 2011, at Kingston at Dupont in Fort Wayne. She was born December 31, 1932, in Brimfield, to Paul and Pauline (Grunden) Kimmell. She worked at King Seeley in Kendallville. She is a member of Zion Lutheran Church, West Fairfield, Corunna. She was a 1951 graduate of Rome City High School. Bea married Donald Bahls in November 1951 in Corunna, and he died in October 2000. She is survived by 3 sons and a daughter, Steve (Vicki) Bahls of Auburn, Chris (Mike) Potter of Fort Wayne, Jim (Lynn) Bahls of Wyle, Texas, and Dave Bahls of Ashley; 6 grandchildren, Jessica (Will) Goins, Jeremy Bahls, Emily (Jordan) Marshall, Carman (Todd) Fredrick, Zach (Erin) Potter, and Kristen Bahls; 13 grandchildren; 7 sisters and one brother, Betty Smith of Kendallville, Frank Kimmell of Columbia City, LaVornia (Richard) Fulk of Rome City, Phylliss (Rex) Cole of Albion, Ola Crain of Elkhart, Sandra Groves of Albion, Sharon (Ron) Karlstadt of Bryan, Ohio, and Gloria Jean Kimmell of Brimfield. She was also preceded in death by her 2 brothers, Cecil and John Kimmell. Services Aug. 14 at Zion Lutheran Church. ^ 8-12-2011
Bahls F Luella, 91, a resident of Fort Wayne Lutheran Home, died there Monday. Born Aug. 25, 1896 in Noble County, she was the daughter of Herman and Kathryn (Emerick) Hanes. On Dec. 11, 1921 in Albion she married Walter G. Bahls, who died in 1976. She was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church. Surviving is a son, George of Fort Wayne. Services Wednesday in Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home, Kendallville. Burial, Fairfield Zion Lutheran Cemetery. + 10-19-1987
Bailey Alexander Kenneth was stillborn at Parkview Noble Hospital Dec. 22, 2001. Surviving are his parents, Tod and Catrina Bailey of Kendallville; a brother, Lucas; grandparents, Larry and Pam Bailey and Claude and Deb Manns; and a great-grandmother, Anna Bailey, all of Kendallville. Graveside services today at Lake View Cemetery. ^ 12-24-2001
Bailey Alfred Dean, 65, died Friday at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born Dec. 19, 1927 in Wawaka to F. Monroe and Hilda (Pepple) Bailey. A U.S. Army veteran of WW II, he was a member of the Cedar Lake Church of Christ. He was a truck driver for 30 years and retired in 1986 from Vulcraft in St. Joe after working 11 years as an inspector. He married Donna J. Walton on Nov. 4, 1945 in Garrett. Surviving are his wife; his parents; 3 daughters, Sharon Lapel of Tulsa, Okla., Norma Piggott of Las Vegas, and Beth Taylor of Hindman, Ky.; 2 sons, Michael of Butler and Norman of Hamilton, Ohio; 4 brothers, Raymond of Fresno, Calif., Jim of Fort Wayne, Carl of Bakersfield, Calif., and Jerry of Waterloo; one sister, Pearl Baumgartner of Taneytown, Md.; 24 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. One son, Doug, preceded him in death. Services Monday in McComb Dilgard & Cline Funeral Home, Auburn. Burial, Woodlawn Cemetery. + 11-5-1993
Bailey Alton Porter, 79, a lifelong resident of Noble County, died May 10 at the home of a son, Schuyler, five miles northeast of Ligonier. Surviving are three sons, Schuyler, Russell, Topeka, and Harry, Kendallville; two brothers and two sisters; 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. He was the father-in-law of Mrs. Mae Hickman. Funeral Sunday at Brown Funeral Home in Ligonier. Burial, Salem Cemetery. + 5-?-1944
Bailey Anna M, 91, of Kendallville, died Feb. 21, 2012 in Parkview Noble Hospital. She was a 1939 graduate of Kendallville High School. She worked at Publix Cafe and did the book work for her husband's plumbing business. She was a member of Trinity Church United Methodist in Kendallville. She was born Nov. 13, 1920 in Kendallville to William and Maude (Thompson) Wagner. On July1 5, 1939 in Albion, she married Kenneth Bailey. He died April 23, 1993. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Ralph Shew of Shipshewana; a son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Pam Bailey of Kendallville; 5 grandchildren, Charles and Kenneth Kilgore, Nicole Allread, Tod Bailey and Rachel Ruse; 8 great-grandchildren, Casey and Jesse Kilgore, Lucus Bailey, Isaac Kilgore, Zachary and Benjamin Allread, Bailey Ruse and Dylan Bailey. She was also preceded in death by 2 sisters, Evelyn Acker and Nina Rasler; 9 brothers, Harold, Roy, Earl, Walter, Carl, William, Harry, Robert and Richard Wagner; and 2 great-grandsons, Alexander and Christopher Bailey. Funeral Feb. 23 in Young Family Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ^ 2-22-2012
Bailey B V - Mr. and Mrs. Don D. Strock have received word of the death of Mrs. Strock’s brother, Dr. B. V. Bailey of Toledo, Ohio. Dr. Bailey, 86, died in Toledo Monday. Also surviving are his wife, Tesie; one daughter, Mrs. W. H. Brown of Fort Wayne; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Connie Williamson of Moline, Ohio; one other sister, Mrs. H. D. Parker of Avilla, and one brother, Fred. F. Bailey of Fort Wayne. Services Thursday in Creeg Funeral Home, East Toledo. Burial was in Auburn. ~ 9-16-1971
Bailey Catherine (Anglemyer) was born in Columbiana County, Ohio Nov. 19, 1837, and died in Noble County at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Heltzel, Dec. 31, 1909, aged 72 years 1 month and 12 days. She came from Ohio to Indiana in her young womanhood and for half a century has been a familiar figure in and around Kendallville. July 4, 1858 she married Willard Bailey. For the last 4 years Mr. and Mrs. Bailey have made their home with their daughter, Mrs. Heltzel and their 2 daughters, Carrie and Florence. She was one of seven children - only one is left - Mrs. Newton Tryon. She was a member of the Church of Christ. ^ 1-6-1910
Bailey Christopher Alan, 1 hour old, died Jan. 8, 2004 at Parkview Noble Hospital. He was born to Tod and Catrina Bailey of Kendallville. Surviving are his parents; grandparents, Claude and Debra Manns, Larry and Pam Bailey; great-grandmother, Anna Bailey; and a brother, Lucus, all of Kendallville. Graveside services today at Lake View Cemetery. ^ 1-12-2004
Bailey Douglas D, 29, Auburn Mobile Home Court, died Wednesday in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Death was due to injuries from a Tuesday night auto accident on Ind. 101 in Allen County. He was employed as a truck driver. He was born in Ligonier on Feb. 26, 1952. Surviving are his parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Alfred Bailey, Auburn; two daughters, Jodi and Rachel, both Auburn; two brothers, Michael, Butler; and Norman, New Carlisle, Ohio; three sisters, Sharon Lapel, Amarillo, Texas, Norma Piggott, Ligonier, and Beth Taylor, Mallie, Ky.; grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. Monroe Bailey, Waterloo, and Mrs. David C. Miller, Ligonier. Funeral Friday in Auburn Presbyterian Church where he was a member. + 3-4-1981
Bailey Edna I, 72, died Wednesday in St. Joseph Medical Center. A lifetime Allen County resident, she retired in 1976 as a clerical worker for General Electric after 38 years. Surviving are two sisters, including Doris L. Schlatter, Huntertown; and three brothers, Ross W., Albion, Eldon W., Fort Wayne, and Carl R. Bailey, Huntertown. Services Saturday in D. O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home. Burial, Leo Cemetery. + 5-30-1988
Bailey Edward died a few days previous to the meeting of the old pioneers, and on that day was buried. He came to Noble County in 1836. ^ 6-14-1889
Bailey Ellen, 40 years, 11 months and 13 days, died at the residence of F. Bortner in Jefferson Twp on Jan. 7. She leaves 5 sisters and 2 brothers. ^ 1-12-1882
Bailey Emma, 90, a lifelong resident of this community, died at Epworth Hospital in South Bend. Funeral at Brown Funeral Home, Ligonier, Sunday. A brother, Will H. Baker of Goshen, survives. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 1-?-1941
Bailey Ethel F, about 64, died Dec. 14, 1952 at her home in Garrett following a heart attack. Surviving are the husband, Clayton M.; a daughter, Mrs. Clare C. Aldrich of Kendallville; one granddaughter; and one sister, Mrs. Belva Young of Kendallville. She was well-known in Albion as the sister of the late Mrs. Aaron Rimmel and also as at one time being associated with her husband in the operation of the South Side Grocery. Funeral Wednesday at Garrett. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 12-?-1952
Bailey Frances, 87, died Sunday in the Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. Three sisters survive. Final rites Tuesday in the Immaculate Conception Church in Auburn. Burial, Catholic Cemetery, Avilla. ~ 8-2-1962
Bailey Francis A, 96, Fort Wayne, died Jan. 29 in her Perry Twp home. She was born Sept. 24, 1890 in Allen County to Benjamin and Catherine (Aaron) VanDolah. She lived in Allen County all her life. On Dec. 21, 1911, she married Harrison Bailey, who died in 1975. Survivors include three daughters, Edna of Fort Wayne, Wilma Rebbe, Sherman Oaks, Calif., and Doris Schlatter, Huntertown; three sons, Ross of LaOtto, Eldon of Fort Wayne, and Carl of Huntertown; one sister, Elizabeth Stellhorn, Fort Wayne; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She attended Huntertown United Methodist Church. Services Monday in D. O. McComb Lakeside Chapel. Burial, Leo Cemetery. ~ 2-5-1987
Bailey Glen W, 86, of R. 2, Kimmell, died Wednesday in the Alfran Nursing Home, Columbia City. He was born March 30, 1894 in Noble County, the son of Albert and Jen (Growcock) Bailey. He married Nona Stults April 18, 1915 in Kimmell and she died in 1979. He was a lifetime resident of the Kimmell area, a member of the Kimmell United Methodist Church and the Modern Woodmen of American. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Wayne (Betty) Lopshire of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Carl (Bonnie) Sampson of Kimmell; and two grandchildren. Funeral Saturday in Kimmell United Methodist Church. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 7-?-1980
Bailey Harold L, 65, of Ligonier, died May 25, 2008 at his home. A 1960 graduate of Wawaka High School, he was a retired factory worker. He was born July 9, 1942 in Noble County to Schuyler and Mae (Hickman) Bailey. He married Carla Folk on Oct. 4, 2003. Surviving are his wife; 4 sons and 2 daughters-in-law, Harold Jr. of Syracuse, Paul and Elaine of Edinburgh, Donny and Glenda of Wawaka and Jamie of Ligonier; 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Teresa and Frank Sims of Fort Wayne and Sara and Mac Davidson of Ligonier; 3 brothers, Rex of Wawaka, Ronald of Alabama and Edward and Julianna of Fla.; a sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Kenny Robinson of Ligonier; 13 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Service Thursday at Yeager Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. ^ 5-27-2008
Bailey Harry W, 61, of Wolcottville, died Wednesday at McCray Hospital, Kendallville. He was born in Worthington Oct. 17, 1923 to Harry J. and Edith (Wells) Bailey. On July 22, 1962 in Rochester he married Juanita Kennedy. A veteran of WW II, he had been a funeral director at Williams Funeral Home, Wolcottville, from 1968 to 1976. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge F & A M Ionic 380, and the Verner Hanes Post 110 American Legion in Wolcottville. Surviving are his wife; his stepmother, Levilla Bailey of New Port Ritchie, Fla.; two daughters, Mrs. Ron (Sally) Runyon of Greenwood, and Ann Gayheart of Wolcottville; a sister, Mrs. Wendall (Maxine) Bearss of Rochester; a brother, James Bailey of Lafayette; a stepsister, Mrs. Lowell (Sandy) Straw of Lagoda; a stepbrother, Robert Alexander of Holiday, Fla.; and two grandchildren. Services Saturday at Hite Funeral Home, Kendallville. Burial, Woodland Cemetery. + 3-13-1985
Bailey Hazel, 38, wife of Harry Bailey, of Rome City, died last evening at Lakeside Hospital, Kendallville, following an operation for goiter. The family moved here from Brimfield about six months ago. Surviving are the husband; five children, Bernadine, Russell, Harold, Kenneth and Cecil, ranging in age from six to 14 years; the father, Frank Frazie, Toledo, O.; two sisters, Mrs. Harry Mills, Toledo, O., and Mrs. Charles Snook of Kendallville; and an aunt, Mrs. Effie Squibb, Rome City. Funeral Friday from the Baptist Church here. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 7-?-1931
Bailey Joseph, 74, died at Ligonier Monday. Funeral was Wednesday at the M. E. Church at Brimfield. ^ 7-9-1908
Bailey Kathryn, River Forest, Ill., a longtime summer resident of Lake Wawasee, died Dec. 28 of a heart ailment. Surviving are the husband, James F., River Forest, Ill., and several distant relatives in Colorado. Services Dec. 30 from Ulrey Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 12-28-1970
Bailey Keith, 60, died Aug. 27, 2012 at his Albion home. He was born Sept. 29, 1951 in Kendallville, the son of Lloyd and Diana (Shepherd) Bailey. He was a veteran of the 326th Engineering Battalion of Fort Campbell Ky. He was a member of the American Legion Post 86 in Kendallville. Survivors include his son, Brian Bailey of Albion; his daughters, Jennifer Bailey of Kendallville and Schaleenah Dickerson of Mishawaka; his grandchildren, Kalie Duzan, Rylan Bailey and Jeffery Duzan; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Wes and Laura Bailey of Kendallville and Marvin and Rosie Bailey of Avilla, the mother of his children, Lovada Ehret of Kendallville.  He was preceded in death by his parents. Celebration of Life Aug. 30 at the American Legion Post 86. Cremation will take place. ^ 8-29-2012
Bailey Kenneth Orlo, 73, of Kendallville, died Friday in the Kendallville Manor Health Care Center. He was born Aug. 14, 1919 in Brimfield to Harry and Hazel (Frazie) Bailey. On July 15, 1939 in Albion he married Anna Wagner. He was a retired plumbing contractor and a member of Trinity Church United Methodist and Big Brother-Big Sister of Noble/DeKalb Counties. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Barbara Shew of Avilla; a son, Larry of Kendallville; 2 sisters, Bernadine Whetzel of Avilla and Ethel Fritz of Kendallville; 2 brothers, Harold of Kendallville and Donald of Lakeland, Fla.; 5 grandchildren, Charles and Kenneth Kilgore, Nicole Allread, Tod and Rachel Bailey; and 3 great-grandchildren, Lucus Bailey, Casey and Jesse Kilgore. Funeral Tuesday at Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 4-23-1993
Bailey Larry K, 69, of Kendallville, died at home December 29, 2013. He was born in Kendallville on April 30, 1944 to Kenneth Bailey and Anna (Wagner) Bailey. He graduated from Kendallville High School in 1962 and Ivy Tech in Fort Wayne. He married Pamela Jeanne Alexander on May 29, 1965 in Kendallville. Hewas employed with Dalton Foundry for 42 years as the electrical maintenance supervisor. He also worked for his father at Bailey Plumbing in Kendallville for four years. He was a member of the First Church of God in Kendallville. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Nici and Kent Allread of Serena, Ill., and Rachel and Zach Ruse of Kendallville; a son, Tod and Catrina Bailey of Kendallville; grandchildren, Lucus Bailey, Dylan Bailey, Zachary Allread, Benjamin Allread, Bailey Grace Ruse and Lillian Marie Ruse; and a sister, Barbara Shew of Kendallville. He was preceded in death by 2 grandsons, Alexander Kenneth Bailey and Christopher Alan Bailey. Funeral, January 1, 2014 at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ^ 12-31-2013
Bailey Linda L, 47, of Niles, Mich., died Sunday in her residence. She was born in Kendallville. She was a beautician in Fort Wayne and retired from Kmart in Niles. Surviving are her husband, Bill; a daughter, Regina Grimes of South Bend; 4 sisters, Connie Handshoe, Joann Wurth and Ruth Mountz of Kendallville and Caroline Martin of Fort Wayne; 3 brothers, Fred Swander and Larry Swander of Albion and Dick Swander; and 2 grandchildren. Funeral today in Niles Church of God. Burial, Highland Park Cemetery, Fort Wayne. + 9-4-1994
Bailey Lyle B "Doc", D.V.M., 83, died February 8, 2001 at Kendallville Manor Health Care Center. He was born October 28, 1917 in St. Paul, Ind. to Lloyd David and Frances Varble (Reed) Bailey. On August 10, 1939 he married Mildred Reginia Zeiger in Mishawaka. She survives. He graduated from St. Paul High School in 1935; Indiana University in 1941; and Michigan State Veterinarian School with a doctor of veterinary medicine degree in 1945. He practiced veterinary medicine in Kendallville from 1945 to 1959. From 1959 to 1969 he was a U.S. government poultry inspector. From 1970 to 2000 he worked for the City of Kendallville at the transfer site. He served 11 months in the Army in 1943. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a 60-year member of the Kendallville F&AM Lodge 276. He was a member of Trinity Church United Methodist. Surviving are 2 sons, Brian R. of Indianapolis, and Scott L. of LaGrange; a daughter and son-in-law, Julia A. and Don Grubaugh of LaOtto; 3 brothers and 2 sisters-in-law, Ivan L. Bailey of Greensburg, Roderick and Mary Bailey of St. Paul, and Donald and Hope Bailey of Lakeland, Fla.; and a sister, Pauline "Pat" Steen of Greenwood. Preceding him in death was an infant son, Edward Lee, in 1950. Services at Hite Funeral Home, Kendallville. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ~ 2-22-2001
Bailey Mae S, 91, of Ligonier, died Nov. 7, 2006 at Goshen Hospital. She had worked for Essex Wire as a press operator for more than 17 years. She was born May 24, 1915 in Noble County to Hugh and Bessie (Grubb) Hickman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Schuyler Bailey, on July 31, 1973; and 2 sons, Richard and David. Surviving are 5 children, Harold and Carla Bailey of Ligonier, Rex Bailey of Wawaka, Edward and Julie Bailey of Fla., Ronald Bailey of Ala., and Linda Robinson of Wolf Lake; a brother, Hugh Hickman Jr. of Albion; a sister, Martha Mansfield of Kendallville; 7 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Services Friday at J.A. Brazzell-Renner Funeral Home in Ligonier. Burial, Salem Cemetery. ^ 11-9-2006
Bailey Marie J, 51, of Ligonier, died Tuesday in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born March 12, 1946 in Dorchester, Va. to Paul and Helen (Klein) Crider. On March 25, 1936 in Ligonier she married Harold Bailey. She was a member of the Apostolic Lighthouse Tabernacle and Stone's Trace Historical Society. Surviving are her mother in Ligonier; her husband; 2 sons, Harold Jr. of Ligonier and Paul of Edinburg; 2 daughters, Teresa Bailey of Syracuse and Sara Davidson of Ligonier; 3 brothers, James and Phillip Crider of Ligonier and John Crider of Goshen; a sister, Paulette Wallace of Edinburg; and 4 grandchildren. Her father died in 1996. Funeral Saturday in Ulrey-Renner Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 4-22-1997
Bailey Mary, 71, lifelong resident of Elkhart Twp, died of a heart attack Sept. 7 at her home in Wawaka. Surviving are her husband, Alton; three sons, Harry of Kendallville, Russell of Topeka and Schuyler of Wawaka. Funeral Saturday at the Salem Church near Topeka. Burial, Salem Cemetery. + 9-?-1938
Bailey Mary L, 67, died Saturday in Woodview Manor Nursing Home, Fort Wayne. She was born Nov. 7, 1921 in Whitley County, the daughter of John and Dora (Yoder) Fulk. On Aug. 31, 1941 she married Ross Bailey. She had lived most of her life in Whitley and Noble Counties and was formerly in bookkeeping at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, for 10 years, retiring in 1964. She was a member of Swan Twp Homemakers’ Club. Surviving are her mother in South Whitley; her husband; four daughters, Mrs. Larry (Patricia) Gross of LaOtto, Mrs. Nick (JoAnn) Baker of Frankfort, Mrs. James (Linda) Thatcher of Avilla, and Jacque Bailey of Fort Wayne; a sister, Mrs. Robert (Dorothy) Mosher of Columbia City; four brothers, Lawrence and John, both Columbia City, Dale of South Whitley, and Paul of Albion; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services today in Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Riverview Cemetery. + 2-11-1989
Bailey Merry Christmas, about 41, (b. 12-25-1910) the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clouse of one and one-half miles south of Albion, ended her life by suffocation June 6 at the home of her parents. She had been despondent since the unexpected death of her husband, Paul, who was principal of Fremont High School, three years ago, according to Dr. Joseph D. Seybert of Kendallville, Noble County coroner who investigated. She was a teacher in the Avilla schools until last March when she resigned because of failing health. She was found unconscious in her bedroom by a sister, Mrs. Maxine Frymier. Surviving are the parents; a son, Douglas; two sisters, Maxine Frymier of Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Nile Egolf of Churubusco; three brothers, Kenneth, Frank and William, all of Albion. Funeral Monday in Burr Oak Baptist Church. Burial, Fremont Cemetery. + 6-?-1952
Bailey Monroe, 84, died Thursday at his home in Waterloo. He was born Jan. 26, 1909 in Noble County to Rollin and Goldie (Eaton) Bailey. He married Hilda June Pepple on Aug. 2, 1926. She died in January 1939. He married Irene King on Aug. 12, 1939. A retired DeKalb County farmer, he was a member of Cedar Lake Church of Christ in Waterloo. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Pearl Baumgartner of Md.; 4 sons, Jerry of Waterloo, Ray of Fresno, Calif., James of Fort Wayne and Carl of Bakersfield, Calif.; 3 sisters, Martha Hostetler of Millersburg, Mildred Stevens of Goshen and LaVerne King of Kendallville; one brother, Arthur of Goshen; 20 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and 9 great-great-grandchildren. One son, Alfred, died in 1993. Also preceding him in death were 4 grandchildren, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Services Tuesday at Cedar Lake Church of Christ. Burial, Fairfield Cemetery, Corunna. + 11-25-1993
Bailey Nona V, 84, of R. 1, Kimmell, died today in Goshen General Hospital. She was born Nov. 21, 1893 in Noble County, the daughter of George and Sarah (Knapp) Stults. She married Glen Bailey April 18, 1915 in Kimmell. She had lived in the Kimmell area her entire lifetime and was a member of Kimmell United Methodist Church. Survivors include the husband; two daughters, Mrs. Wayne (Betty) Lopshire of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Carl (Bonnie) Sampson of Kimmell; and two grandchildren. Funeral Thursday in Kimmell United Methodist Church. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 2-?-1979
Bailey Odra Mae, 78, Kendallville, died October 26, 2001 at Hickory Creek of Kendallville nursing home where she had lived since 1998. She was a telephone operator for Bell Telephone in Kendallville for 15 years and also worked for Lyall Electric and in the East Noble High School cafeteria. She was born October 21, 1923 in Kimmell to Homer and Blanche (Reed) Lawson. On March 15, 1941 in Cosperville, she married Harold Louis Bailey, who survives in Kendallville. Also surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Beverly and Robert Krock of Kendallville; a son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Debra Bailey of Avilla; 2 brothers and a sister-in-law, Roy and Betty Lawson of Auburn and Forrest Lawson of Fremont; a sister, Geneva Wagner of Kendallville; 5 grandchildren, Bobby Krock, Kim March, Corey and Chad Bailey, and Kelly Pasztor; and 7 great-grandchildren. Services Monday. Burial, Orange Cemetery. ~ 11-1-2001
Bailey Paul Gordon, 50, of 459 S. Freeman St., died Wednesday at his residence. Born in Hueysville, Ky., Aug. 3, 1931, he was the son of Edward and Myrtle (Hicks) Bailey. On Jan. 12, 1956 in Garrett, Ky., he married Audrey Ann Hicks. He moved to Kendallville from Ky. 20 years ago and was retired from Bauman & Harnish Rubber Co., Garrett, and Lane Foundry. Surviving are his mother in Hueysville; his wife; five daughters, Mrs. Rick (Tressie) Hass, Mrs. David (Marie) Wilson, Deborah Kay, Tammy Rena, and Donna Fay Bailey, all Kendallville; three sisters, Mrs. Isadore (Mabel) Bradley of Kendallville, Mrs. Geneva Williams and Clara Deihl, both Allentown, Pa.; four brothers, Clyde of Hueysville, Burnis of Lebanon, Ohio, Rudolph of Ohio, and Gerald of LaGrange; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father and two brothers. Services Saturday in Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 10-28-1981
Bailey Rachel, wife of Edward Bailey, died Oct. 16, 1881. She was a member of the M. E. Church. She was born in Pickaway County, Ohio in 1813. She was the daughter of James L. Wooddell who lived about 1 ½ miles north of Ligonier. He was killed by a falling tree as he was sitting in his wagon driving along the public road. She was married to Edward Bailey in Ohio, came to Noble County in 1835. > No date ^ 6-15-1882
Bailey Rebecca (Gibson) was born in Pocahontas County, Virginia, April 15, 1826 and died Oct. 8, 1900, aged 74 years 5 months and 23 days. She came to this country at the age of 8 and became a member of the M.E. Church. In 1851 she married Abraham Collett, who died a few years later. They had one child, Mrs. John Imes. On April 30, 1865 she married Joseph Bailey. Surviving are her husband; daughter, one sister and 2 brothers. Funeral Oct. 10 at the M.E. Church. Burial, Osborn Cemetery. + Poppy Scrapbook
Bailey Ross W, 81, Avilla, died Monday, February 13, 1995, at McCray Memorial Hospital, Kendallville. He was born in Allen County March 5, 1913, to H.C. and Frances (VanDolah) Bailey. He retired in 1979 as an inspector for County Line Cheese Company. He was former owner of Bailey's Tavern, LaOtto, and Bailey's Packing Plant. He was married to Mary Fulk, who preceded him in death. Survivors include four daughters, Patricia E. Gross, LaOtto, JoAnn Baker, Frankfort, Linda Garman, Huntertown, and Jacque Bailey, Fort Wayne; two sisters, Wilma Rebbe, Sherman Oaks, Calif., and Doris Schlatter, Huntertown; two brothers, Eldon Bailey, Huntertown, and Carl Bailey, Wolcottville; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home. Burial, Leo Cemetery. + 2-13-1995
Bailey Russell, 71, R. 2, Wolcottville, died Sunday in McCray Hospital, Kendallville. He is survived by the wife Agnes; two daughters, Mrs. Jack (Betty) Berhalter, Kendallville, and Mrs. Daryl (Mary) Steward, Brimfield; two sons, Russell B. Jr., Farmland, and Harry, Wabash; two stepsons and two stepdaughters, including Mrs. Wayne Archer, Cromwell; and a brother, Schuyler, Ligonier; 26 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. He was a retired farmer and a veteran of WW I. Services Wednesday in Williams Funeral Home. Burial, Woodland Cemetery. + 3-?-1970
Bailey Samuel A, 68, died Sunday in Downy, Ill., in the veteran’s hospital. He had been a Kendallville resident for 26 years and was retired from the Penn Central Railroad and was a veteran of WW II. He was born in Handshoe, Ky., April 15, 1908 to Reuben and Rebecca (Shepherd) Bailey. Survivors include four sisters, Grace Shepherd, Lebanon, Ohio, Radia Lowder, Kendallville, Blanche Combs, Lexington, Ky., and Beatrice Shepherd, Avilla; two brothers, Arnold, Handshoe, Ky., and Lloyd, Brimfield. Services Wednesday in Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ~ 7-1-1976
Bailey Schuyler E, 69, R. 3, died Monday in LaGrange County Hospital. He suffered a stroke three months ago. Born July 8, 1904 in Ligonier, he was the son of Alton and Mary (Parks) Bailey. He was a lifetime resident of the community and was married Dec. 11, 1933 in Goshen to Mae Hickman. He was a retired employee of Essex in Ligonier. Surviving are the wife; four sons, Harold and Ronald, Ligonier, Rex, Kendallville, Edward, U. S. Army; one daughter, Linda, Ligonier; and three grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday in Ulrey Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Salem Cemetery. + 7-?-1973
Bailey Scott L, 53, Kendallville, died March 21, 2002 in the V.A. Medical Center at Fort Wayne. He was born July 17, 1948 at Kendallville to Lyle and Mildred (Zeiger) Bailey. Surviving are his mother; a brother, Brian of Indianapolis; a sister and brother-in-law, Julia and Don Grubaugh of LaOtto. He was preceded in death by a brother, Edward. He was the former owner and operator of a delicatessen in Bloomington. He was a U. S. Army veteran. Services in Hite Funeral Home, Kendallville. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ~ 4-4-2002
Bailey Sonia Helen, 56, died Dec. 22, 2001 at the Ellis Crum residence in Kendallville. She worked 17 years at International Wire and was a member of Church of Christ in Kendallville. She was born March 12, 1945 to Guy Smith and Ada Elizabeth (Hambright) Westphal. Surviving are 2 sons, Kent of Fort Wayne and Shawn of Kendallville; 2 brothers and sisters-in-law, Michael and Marge Westphal of St. Anne, Ill., and Sheridan and Sandy Westphal of Fort Wayne; a sister and brother-in-law, Gail and Kenneth Ayers of rural Kendallville; and 5 grandchildren. Services Thursday at Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ^ 12-24-2001
Bailey Thomas Edward, 28, of R. 1, Cromwell, died Tuesday in St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend. Born Aug. 21, 1955 in Toledo, Ohio, he was the son of William and Nancy (Helm) Bailey. On Nov. 4, 1979 he married Sharon Grieder. He moved from Toledo to the Cromwell area in 1963. He was a 1973 graduate of Wawasee High School, a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Syracuse and was employed by Challenge Metal in Ligonier. Surviving are his mother and stepfather, Robert and Nancy Justus of Cromwell; his wife; a daughter, Jessica, and a son, Jeremy, both at home; a sister, Debra Bailey of Warsaw; grandfathers, Rudolph Helm of Toledo and Thomas Bailey of Venice, Fla. Services Friday at the Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 2-14-1984
Bailey William A, 62, Spanish-American War veteran, chef at Sargent Hotel, Wawasee for 22 years and well-known in the Cromwell area, died April 13 at the home of a sister in Niles, Mich. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + No date 4-13-1942
Bainbridge Alva, 53, died at his home six miles southwest of here Monday following a heart attack. Surviving are the wife, Fern; three sons, Harold and Kenneth of Fort Wayne and Gail Edward at home; a daughter, Jane, at home, four grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Yearling of Camden, Mich., and Mrs. Velda Chester of Fort Wayne. Services Thursday at the Hopewell Church. Burial, Swan Cemetery. ~ 3-22-1951
Bair Ada L, 74, of R. 1, Churubusco, died last Saturday in Whitley County Hospital. She was born July 20, 1894 in Noble County and had resided in this area her entire lifetime. Her husband was Ebony Bair, who died in 1956. Her parents were Irvin and Nettie Cunningham Haney. She was a member of Merriam Christian Chapel. Surviving are three sons, Ralph, Paul and Lynn, all of the Churubusco area; three daughters, Nora Jane Bair, at home, Mrs. Eddie Edwards (Mary Lois) of Albion and Mrs. Robert Delanoy (Pauline) of R. 3, Albion; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two brothers, Max, of Toledo and Boyd, of Fort Wayne; three sisters, Mrs. Chester Dickie of Culver, Mrs. Neil Hile of Albion and Mrs. Romona Diffendarfer of LaOtto. Funeral Monday in Merriam Chapel. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 1-9-1969
Bair Artie, 75, of Avilla, who had been residing with a son, Earl, 1019 W. Ludwig Road, Ft. Wayne, in recent months, died Monday in Parkview Hospital. She was a native of Noble County and a resident of this county most of her life. She was the widow of Frank Bair, to whom she was married in 1897. Surviving in addition to the son are another son, Don; three sisters, Mrs. Alice Hostetter of Kendallville, Mrs. Addie Dennison, Churubusco, and Mrs. Berniece Kent, Tucson, Ariz.; five granddaughters and two great-grandsons. The body was removed to the L. E. Berhalter & Son Funeral Home where services were held Thursday. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ~ 12-27-1956
Bair Catherine E, 95, 317 S. Main St., Avilla, died Saturday at her residence. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Walter (Tressa) Miller, Avilla, with whom she resided; two sons; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and one sister, Mrs. Mary Alice Perkins, rural Corunna. One daughter, Pearl, and one son, Cecil, preceded her in death. Services Tuesday in L. E. Berhalter & Son Funeral Home, Avilla. Burial, Fairfield Center Cemetery. ~ 6-15-1967
Bair Cecil, 87, of Cromwell, died Jan. 17, 2005 at Avalon Health Care in Ligonier from the effects of Alzheimer's disease. He had retired from Indiana Insulated Wire and had also worked at the Farm Bureau Co-op for 25 years and at Frick Services. He was a member of Ormas Baptist Church. He was born July 16, 1917 in Hanna, Ind. to George Alvin and Florence E. (Burns) Bair. On Sept. 12, 1941 in Warsaw he married Carolyn Light Jerles. Surviving are his wife; a daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Larry Wilkinson of Kimmell; a brother, Gene of Warsaw; 5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a 3-month old son, David; a daughter, Rosemary Zumbrun who was killed in a traffic accident in 1978; and 3 brothers, Clifton, Neil and Kenneth. Services Thursday at Orr Funeral Home. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. ^ 1-18-2005
Bair Clifton L, 78, of Miami Village, Columbia City, died Saturday at his LaPorte residence. He was born April 1, 1910 in LaPorte County, the son of Alvin and Florence (Burns) Bair. On Oct. 6, 1972, he married Virginia (McCullough) Murray. He had lived in Churubusco before moving to Miami Village in 1984. He had worked for Scotts-Foreman Co. for 12 years, retiring in 1975. Since 1976 he worked weekends as a guard for Teledyne in LaPorte. Surviving are his wife; a son, Phillip of Miss.; a stepdaughter, Monti Lea Lucas, Newaygo, Mich.; three brothers, Neil, Elkhart, Eugene, Warsaw, and Cecil, Wolf Lake; two grandchildren. Services Wednesday in Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 10-15-1988
Bair David Murray, 3-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bair of near Albion, died May 12, 1945 at McCray Hospital following a short illness with sleeping sickness, Surviving are the parents; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jerles, and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bair of Leesburg; and great-grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Light of Fort Wayne; a sister, Rosemary. Services Monday at the grandparents’ home. Burial, Albion Cemetery. + 5-?-1945
Bair Emma, 70, R. 2, Ligonier, died Thursday in McCray Hospital. She was born in Stark County April 27, 1890 to Charles and Mary Jane Peters Hissong. She married Irvin Bair. Surviving are the husband; four daughters, Mrs. Pauline Erdly of Ligonier, Mrs. Katherine Brazel of Syracuse, Mrs. Levanche Kugler of Hudson, and Mrs. Virginia Mynhier of Kimmell; two sons, Howard of Albion and Arthur of Marion; and two sisters. Services Sunday in Big Lake Church of God. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 5-?-1960
Bair Florence Edith, about 74, died at the home of her son Cecil (Zeke) of York Twp March 2, 1960, of carcinoma. She was born Oct. 5, 1885 in Thorncreek Twp, Whitley County, to Rufus and Sarah Beard Burns and was married to George Alvin Bair, who died in 1953. She had resided in Whitley, LaPorte and Kosciusko Counties, was a former school teacher and member of the First Baptist Church of Columbia City. Surviving are five sons, Clifton of LaPorte, Neil of Indianapolis, Cecil of Albion, Kenneth of Elkhart, and Gene of Warsaw; nine grandchildren; two brothers, Dr. Carl Burns of Omaha, Neb., and Rev. Earl Burns of Prairie du chien, Wis.; and a sister, Velma of St. Louis, Mo. A brother and a sister preceded her in death. Services at DeMoney & Son Funeral Home in Columbia City Friday. Burial, South Park Cemetery, Columbia City. + 3-?-1960
Bair Frank, 76, died at his home southwest of Avilla. He was a farmer in this community for many years. Surviving are the wife, Artie, and two sons, Earl and Don, of Fort Wayne and four grandchildren. Funeral Monday at McKee & Clark Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ~ 10-6-1949
Bair Howard F was born in Arcola June 25, 1918, the son of Irvin and Emma (Hissong) Bair and died Feb. 20, 1988. On July 21, 1943 in Kimmell he married Lois P Richardson. He was a farmer. Surviving are his wife; three daughters, Frances Bair and Paula Wade, Albion, and Martha Gillam, Fort Wayne; a son, Richard, Orlando, Fla.; four sisters, Pauline Erdly, Wolf Lake, Katherine Brazel and Alice Mynhier, Kimmell, and Levanche Kugler, Wolcottville; a brother, Arthur, Upland; and two grandchildren. Services at Kimmell Methodist Church Feb. 23, 1988. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 2-20-1988
Bair Irvin P, 83, died Monday in McCray Hospital of a heart attack. He was born March 15, 1888 in Pa., to William and Maria (Unger) Bair and was married in 1909 to Emma Hissong. She died in 1960. He was a resident of this area 46 years, coming here from Fort Wayne. A retired farmer, he was a member of the United Methodist Church and a 50-year member of the Modern Woodsmen of America. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Pauline Erdly, R. 2, Ligonier, Mrs. Katherine Brazel, Syracuse, Mrs. Levanche Kugler, Wolcottville, and Mrs. Alice Mynhier, Kimmell; two sons, Howard, Albion, and Arthur, Upland; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Herr, South Whitley, and Mrs. Eunice Hall, Kentland; 22 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services Thursday in United Methodist Church. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 9-?-1971
Bair John was born April 11, 1837 in Wood County, Ohio, and died at his home in Fairfield Twp, DeKalb County, March 2, aged 58 years 10 months and 21 days. He with his parents, Samuel and Elizabeth, and several brothers and sisters, came to Indiana in the autumn of 1855 and located in the above named place. The next year he returned to his native state for a time to learn a trade, which was that of carpenter; accomplishing that he again made this his home. On May 18, 1865 he married Williminia E. Bower of Noble County. They had 4 children, James A., Frances E., Vesta E., and Leslie A. Only 3 are now living, Vesta having died Feb. 26, 1876 being 9 months and 26 days old. He leaves a wife, 3 children, 4 brothers and 2 sisters. Funeral at Fairfield Center Church. Burial, cemetery nearby. ^ 3-7-1896
Bair John Henry, 65 years, 9 months and 13 days, died at his home on W. Whitley St. Thursday. He was the son of Solomon and Caroline Davis Bear, born Jan. 20, 1863 in Canton, O. On Sept. 7, 1893 he married Eva Payne, who with one daughter, Mrs. Caroline Horner, survive him. Three brothers, C. U. of this place, Samuel of Marion, and Frank of Avilla; and one sister, Mrs. Sadie Grawcock of Fort Wayne, also survive. Funeral at the residence Sunday. Burial, Eel River Cemetery. * 1928
Bair Kenneth, 65, of Elkhart, died Monday in Elkhart Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Betty; a daughter; three sons; four brothers, Cecil "Zeke" of Albion, Clifton of Columbia City, Neil of Elkhart, and Gene of Warsaw; and three grandchildren. Services Wednesday in Elkhart. + 9-2-1986
Bair Lois P, 81, died May 24, 2004 at Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home in Columbia City. She was a member of Kimmell United Methodist Church. She was born May 5, 1923 in Mandale, Ohio to John and Pauline (Scott) Richardson. On July 21, 1943 in the Kimmell United Methodist Church parsonage she married Howard F. Bair. he died Feb. 20, 1988. Surviving are a son, Richard of Orlando, Fla.; 3 daughters and 2 sons-in-law, Frances and Curtis Gillam and Paula Wade of Albion, and Martha and Jim Gillam of Fort Wayne; a sister Donna Meeks of Oakwood, Ohio; 2 grandchildren, Megan Adair and Aaron Wade; and 3 great-grandchildren, Austin and Jace Wade and Wade Adair. Services Friday at Kimmell United Methodist Church. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. ^ 5-26-2004
Bair Lynn I, 73, Churubusco, died Dec. 1, 2009 at the family residence in Smith Twp. He was born in Noble County on Nov. 8, 1936, a son of Ebony and Ada (Haney) Bair, and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1954. On December 31, 1954 he married Anita Shively. He was employed at International Harvester for 30 years, retiring in 1985. He later worked for Egolf Grain Co. and more recently worked for the Indiana Auto Auction in Fort Wayne. He was a member of the Sugar Grove Church of God. Surviving are his wife; 5 daughters, Debra (Ben) Lowe of Queen Creek, Ariz., Shelly Lybarger of Churubusco, Terri (Ron) Skinner of Albion, Susie (Kevin) Teague of Churubusco and Amy (Charlie) Vice of Albion; 2 sisters, Nora Bair and Mary Edwards of Albion; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Ralph and Paul Bair; a sister, Pauline Delanoy; a grandson, Andy Vice; and a great-grandson, Jacob Teague. Funeral Dec. 5 at the Sugar Grove Church of God. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. ^ 12-4-2009
Bair Marcelle J, 82, of Kendallville, died Friday in McCray Hospital. She was born March 4, 1911 in Kendallville to George and Delpha (Ross) Gehring. She married Willis Bair. He died in 1983. A member of Corunna Church of Christ, she had been the head cook for Prairie Heights High School before retiring in 1975. Surviving are 2 daughters, Sue Talbott of Kendallville and Marcia Gose of Vicksburg, Mich.; 2 sons, Steven and Kenton of Kendallville; one sister, Ethyl Shultz of Kendallville; 2 brothers, James and Arthur Gehring of Kendallville; 9 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Also preceding her in death were a son, George, and a sister, Talitha. Services today in Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 6-11-1993
Bair Nora J, 90, a former resident of Green Twp, died March 17, 2011, at North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion. She was born on February 8, 1921, in Noble County, a daughter of Ebony E. and Ada (Haney) Bair. A 1939 graduate of Churubusco High School, she graduated from business college in Fort Wayne. She was employed at General Electric in Fort Wayne, and retired after over 30 years from the offices of Albion Production Credit Association. She was a member of the Merriam Christian Chapel. Surviving are her sister, Mary Lois Edwards of Albion. She was preceded in death by a sister, Pauline Delanoy; and by 3 brothers, Ralph L., Paul, and Lynn I. Bair. Funeral March 21 at Merriam Christian Chapel Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 3-19-2011
Bair Paul, 80, Churubusco, died November 26, 2003 in Miller's Merry Manor, Columbia City. He was born January 12, 1923 in York Twp, Noble County, to Ebony E. and Ada (Haney) Bair. He graduated from Churubusco High School in 1941 and served with the U.S. Army during WW II. He married Regina Scattergood in Merriam on June 21, 1941. They lived at Blue Lake until moving to their home in Churubusco in 1956. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Gordon J. Wierschke of Albion; 2 sons and a daughter-in-law, Paul Jr "Butch" Bair of Winter Haven, Fla., and Max E. and Linda Bair of LaOtto; his twin sister and brother-in-law, Pauline and Robert Delanoy of Albion; 2 other sisters, Nora Bair of Churubusco and Mary Lois Edwards of Albion; a brother and sister-in-law, Lynne E. and Anita Bair, and a sister-in-law, Pauline Bair, all of Churubusco; 6 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife on February 13, 2002; his parents; a brother, Ralph; and a grandson, Todd Bair. He was employed as a conductor for the Norfolk & Western Railroad for 26 years, retiring in 1974. He was a member of Gilbert Davis American Legion Post 157, the Churubusco VFW Turtle Post 1846 and the Columbia City Elks 1417. Services at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 12-4-2003
Bair Pauline, 89, of rural Churubusco, died February 20, 2011, at her home. She was born near Merriam on April 17, 1921, a daughter of Tonda and Millie (Winebrenner) Keister. She graduated from Wolf Lake High School in 1939. On March 29, 1941, she married Ralph L. Bair. As a young woman, she had worked at Blue Bell in Columbia City. She was a member of Merriam Christian Chapel. Her husband died January 17, 2003. Surviving are her children Connie Bair, Keith (Deidre) Bair, and Curt (Diane) Bair, all of Churubusco, and Paula (Bill) Shultz of Albion; a brother Paul E. Keister of Albion; a sister Ilene Zumbrum of Columbia City. She was also preceded in death by a sister Virginia Parker. Funeral Feb. 24 at Merriam Christian Chapel. Burial Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 2-22-2011
Bair Ralph Lee, 83, died Jan. 17, 2003 at Parkview Whitley Hospital. He was born Sept. 14, 1919 in Noble Twp, Noble County, to Ebony and Ada (Haney) Bair. He graduated from Churubusco High School in 1939 and served in the U.S. Army in WW II. He married Pauline Keister on March 29, 1941. Surviving are his wife; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Keith and Dee and Curt and Diane of Churubusco; 2 daughters and a son-in-law, Connie Bair of Churubusco and Paula and Bill Shultz of Albion; 3 sisters and 2 brothers-in-law, Pauline and Robert Delanoy of Albion, Nora Bair of Churubusco and Mary and Edward Edwards of Albion; 2 brothers and a sister-in-law, Paul Bair and Lynn and Anita Bair of Churubusco; 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Services Monday at Merriam Christian Chapel. Burial Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 1-18-2003
Bair Regina M, 79, of Churubusco, died February 13, 2002 at home. She worked as a clerk at the former Bang's Dime Store in Churubusco for 20 years, retiring in 1973. She was a member of St. John Bosco Catholic Church in Churubusco, its Rosary Sodality, the Gilbert Davis American Legion Post Ladies Auxiliary and the Churubusco VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She was born January 26, 1923 in Grand Rapids, Mich. to Lewis W. and Edna C. (Grouleff) Scattergood. On June 21, 1941 in Merriam she married Paul Bair. Surviving are her husband in Columbia City; a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Gordon J. Wierschke of rural Albion; 2 sons and a daughter-in-law, Paul "Butch" Bair Jr. of Lake Wales, Fla., and Max E. and Linda Bair of rural LaOtto; 7 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial at St. John Bosco Church. ~ 2-21-2002
Bair Robert R, 68, 1240 E. Pleasant St., Rome City, died Tuesday in McCray Hospital after suffering a heart attack while shoveling snow at his residence. He was an auto mechanic, employed at Steve West Motors in Kendallville until last year. A U. S. Army veteran of WW II, he participated in the Battle of the Bulge. He was born Jan. 26, 1920 in Columbia City, the son of Timothy and Bessie Bair. He married Wanda E. Henney on April 28, 1946 in Whitley County. Surviving are his wife; one son, Robert R. Jr., rural Kendallville; six sisters, Millie Heron, Pearl Cox, Ruby Cramer, Lois Bridegan and Joann Kelley, all Columbia City, and Mary Gerrard of Fort Wayne; and one grandson. Two sisters, Edith Bair and Opal Cox, and one brother, Donald, preceded him in death. Services Friday in Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home, Kendallville. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 12-27-1988
Bair Ross W, 88, Kendallville, died April 13, 2003 at Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. He was born in Hudson June 5, 1914 to Royal and Catherine (McClish) Bair. He married Wilma Hay March 5, 1938 in Rochester. Surviving are his wife and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by 2 brothers and 2 sisters. He was a mechanic for J. R. Stonebraker and Evers Motor Sales, a member of the Presbyterian Church, F&AM Lodge 276, Lions Club, and worked for J.O. Mory in South Milford until retirement. Services at Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ~ 4-17-2003
Bair Steven A, 62, of rural Kendallville, died December 28, 2010 from cancer at his residence. He was born May 5, 1948 in Kendallville to Willis and Marcelle (Gehring) Bair. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict. On March 19, 1983 he married Dawn Noble. He had previously been at Budd Corporation, Lisle Corporation, and Flint and Walling in Kendallville. He is survived by his ex-wife; 2 sisters and brothers-in-law; Marsha and Denzil Gose of Grand Junction Col., and Monica Talbott of Kendallville; and 1 brother, Kenton Bair of Kendallville. Per his request there will be no visitation or funeral service. Cremation will take place. ^ 12-30-2010
Bair Timothy was born in Kendallville Sept. 13, 1967, the son of Kenton and Joyce (Reade) Bair. He was a 1987 graduate of East Noble High School. He died from massive head injuries sustained in an auto accident when the car in which he was riding ran off the road and struck a tree five miles north of Kendallville early Saturday morning. The driver of the car was traveling too fast to negotiate a curve in the road. Surviving are his parents, his father at R. 2, Kendallville, and his mother, Joyce Easterday, in Rome City; a brother, Brian of Kendallville; a stepbrother, Jason Easterday of Rome City; and grandmother Marcelle Bair of Kendallville. Services Tuesday in Hite Funeral Home, Kendallville. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 10-24-1987
Bair Willis A, 72, of R. 1, Kendallville, died Thursday in the emergency room of McCray Hospital from a heart attack. He was born in Hudson Aug. 2, 1911, the son of Royal and Catherine (McClish) Bair. In Albion in 1930 he married Marcelle Gehring. A lifetime area resident, he retired 10 years ago from McCray Refrigerator. He was a member of South Milford Church of Christ, Lions Club and Odd Fellows Lodge. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Sue Talbott of R. 1, Kendallville, and Mrs. Denzil (Marsha) Gose of Vicksburg, Mich.; two sons, Kenton of R. 2, Kendallville, and Steven of R. 1, Kendallville; a brother, Ross, Kendallville; a sister, Tressie Miller of Hamilton; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services Sunday at Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home, Kendallville. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 12-1-1983
Baird Adam, 5, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Baird, R. 2, Avilla, is also survived by a brother Matthew, at home; two sisters, Melodie and Marie Ann, at home; and the grandparents, Sam Baird, Mrs. Alene Lamphere and Mrs. Mary Rutherford, all of Salt Lake City, Utah. Services were Thursday in Fort Wayne Chapel Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints. Burial, Woodland Cemetery, Auburn. ~ 12-5-1974
Baird Charles Mrs of Wolcottville died this morning aged 64 years and one day. Funeral at her late residence Thursday. Among the relatives are her daughters, Mrs. E. N. Draggoo and Mrs. Louis Whetzel of this city. ^ 6-29-1909
Baird Edna B died at Lakeside Hospital March 24, 1939. She was born July 23, 1891, the daughter of Samuel M. and Lucy Baird when the family lived in Wellington, Kansas. One brother died at the age of 8 years, and her mother on Aug. 4, 1924, leaving the father, one sister, Mrs. Victor Weber, 9 nieces and nephews. Funeral at the home March 26. Burial, Rehoboth Cemetery. + 3-?-1939
Baird Fannie, 76, a lifelong resident of Cromwell, died Aug. 11 at McDonald Hospital in Warsaw. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Charles Smith, with whom she lived; one son, Rev. Roy Scott of Fort Wayne; 12 grandchildren; a brother Korey Mullin of Cromwell; several nieces and nephews. Services Aug. 13, 1947. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 8-?-1947
Baird Jessie Acus, wife of the late Will Baird, died at Lakeside Hospital, Kendallville, Sunday. Death was due to influenza and complications. She was practically a lifelong resident of Albion. There are no immediate surviving relatives. Services Tuesday. Burial, Albion Cemetery. + 5-?-1929
Baird Kenneth V, 70, of R. 3, Kendallville, died Saturday in McCray Hospital. Born in Noble County Oct. 25, 1908, he was the son of Alfred and Julia (Nichols) Baird. He married Pearl VanHart Oct. 5, 1935 in Kendallville. Survivors are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Wesley (Rebecca) Diehm of R. 1, Kendallville; two sisters, Louceal Baird of LaGrange, and Mrs. Gerald (Lodema) Smith of R. 1, Kendallville; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son and a sister. Funeral Tuesday in Hite Funeral Home. Burial, South Milford Cemetery. + 7-?-1979
Baird Lucy, daughter of Gideon and Eliza Zigler, was born in Noble County Jan. 19, 1862 and died at her residence in Albion Aug. 4, 1924, age 62 years, 7 months and 15 days. On March 19, 1885, she married Samuel Baird, and they had children, one son, Charles Clarence, who preceded her in death at the age of eight years, and two daughters, Alta, the wife of Victor Weber, and Edna at home, who survive. Of her life, 19 years was spent in Kansas and 13 in Texas, where she and her family lived. The remainder of her life was in Noble County. She was a member of the U. B. Church. Also surviving are 7 grandchildren; two brothers, Emory of Albion, and James of Kansas, a sister, Mrs. George Guthrie of near Albion. + 8-?-1924
Baird Pearl A, 75, a resident of the Kendallville Lutheran Home since 1979, died Monday at the home. Born in Ohio, Aug. 28, 1909, she was the daughter of Jesse and Artha (Longnecker) VanHart. In October 1935 she married Kenneth Baird, who preceded her in death July 1979. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Wesley (Rebecca) Diehm of R. 1, Kendallville; a sister, Mary Ellen Wilson of South Bend; a brother, Richard of California; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A son, a sister, and a brother preceded her in death. Services Thursday at Hite Funeral Home, Kendallville. Burial, South Milford Cemetery. + 5-27-1985
Baird Samuel, about 87, (b. 9-17-1859) died at McCray Hospital Aug. 20, 1947 of apoplexy. The survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Victor Weber of Albion; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Wilson, Calif. Funeral Friday at Bonham & Miser Funeral Home. Burial Rehoboth Cemetery. + 8-?-1947
Baird Velma M, 52, of Wolcottville, died Thursday at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born Nov. 15, 1931 in Farmersville, Ohio, the daughter of Paul and Sarah (Puls) Heileman. On June 23, 1951 in Wolcottville she married Donald Baird. She moved to this area from Farmerville 40 years ago and was a former employee of Duo-Therm. Surviving are her husband; her stepfather, Rev. Leroy Combs of Kendallville; three daughters, Teresa Christner of Sturgis, Mich., Mrs. Donald (Sara Jane) Ritchie of LaGrange, and Brenda at home; two sons, Michael and Bobby Jo of Wolcottville; a sister, Mary Bradley of LaOtto; a brother Donald of Richmond; a half-brother, Ronald Combs of Brimfield; and seven grandchildren. One brother, Roy, preceded her in death. Services Saturday at Hutchins-Armes Funeral Home, Wolcottville. Burial, Greenwood Cemetery. + 7-19-1984
Baird Winfred H, 77, Wolcottville, died Thursday at his residence. He was born Oct. 4, 1905 in DeKalb County to Edward and Emma (Freed) Baird and had lived most of his life in the Wolcottville area. He was a retired employee of McCray Refrigerator Co. Surviving are three daughters, Deanna Warren, Rachel Newsome and Ellen Mary Baird, all of Arab, Ala.; three sons, Charles of Douglas, Ala., Chester of Galesville, Ala., and Terry of Texas; a stepdaughter, Carol Lovely of Woodbury, Tenn.; a stepson, Bruce Pross of Hope Mills, N.C.; a brother, Ralph of LaGrange; and 11 grandchildren. Two sisters and four brothers preceded him in death. Services Sunday at Hutchins-Williams Funeral Home, Wolcottville. Burial, Fairfield Center Cemetery. + 2-24-1983
Baird William E, son of Harriett E. and Francis E. Baird, was born at Auburn  Oct. 31, 1864 and died at his home in Albion Aug. 25, 1928. He married Jessie Acus Aug. 16, 1898, and they had one daughter, who died in infancy. He came to Albion in 1902 where he resided until death. Three brothers and two sisters have preceded him in death. There is left the wife; one brother, Calvin of Auburn; three nieces and nine nephews. Funeral at the home Aug. 28. Burial, Albion Cemetery. + 8-?-1928
Baisden Margaret Leola, 68, died Dec. 2, 2007 at her Kendallville residence. She was born in Warriormine, W. Va. on Aug. 13, 1939 to Frazier and Annie (Davis) Brown. She married Cecil Baisden on May 13, 1965 in Cleveland, Ohio. He died July 26, 1990. Surviving are 3 daughters, Patty Boyd and Brenda Gibson of Kendallville and Martha Morgan of Albion; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Cecil and Michelle Baisden of Kendallville and Roger and Dawn Baisden of Avilla; a brother, Frazier Brown Jr. of Tampa, Fla.; 15 grandchildren, Joey Boyd, Casaundra Huerta, Amber Hake, Zachery Walsh, Charles Morgan, Alexis, Allison, Kayle, Raven, Brittany and Kursten Baisden, Tabitha Bowers, Ryan Osborne, Jessica and Katie Moreno; and 3 great-grandchildren, Bernabe Moreno VI, Sebastien and baby Herta. She was also preceded in death by 2 brothers, Frank and Roger Brown; and 5 sisters, Sue Cooper, Thelma Stevens, Lorraine Singel, Kathrine Mills and Louise Barnes. Graveside services Monday at Lake View Cemetery. ^ 12-6-2007
Baka Scott E, 45, of Wawaka, died February 26, 2012. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on February 13, 1967, to Riley and Barbara Jeanne (Havert) Baka. He graduated from East Noble High School in 1985.  He married Debbra Kay Campbell in April 1999 near Kendallville.  He was employed with Redman Homes in Topeka for 28 years. Survivors include his wife; 2 sons, Cade Baka of Kendallville and Lance Baka of Fort Wayne; a granddaughter, Olivia Baka; his mother; his father, Riley and Pat Baka of Ligonier; 2 brothers, Greg and Julie Baka of Columbia, Missouri, and Stephen and Jennifer Baka of Cheney, Washington; 4 sisters and 3 brothers-in-law, Robin Rex of Kendallville, Katherine and Barry Bley of Rome City, Gina and Roy Sanders of Fort Worth, Texas, and Kristin and Kevin Belcher of Fort Worth; and a brother and sister-in-law, Bobby and Rachel Campbell of LaGrange. Funeral March 1 at Bethel Christian Baptist Church. Burial, Orange Cemetery. ^ 2-28-2012
Baker Adam L, about 70, (b. 4-27-1901) of 618 S. Orange St., Albion, died Dec. 10, 1971 at McCray Hospital. A native of Noble County, he was born April 27, 1901, the son of Orrison and Minnie (Edwards) Baker. He and his wife, Adaline, were married in Albion on Dec. 7, 1939. He was a retired trucker and farmer and was a member of the Eagles Lodge in Kendallville. Surviving are his wife; and five stepchildren. Funeral services Monday at Bonham, Miser & Brazzell Funeral Home in Albion. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. + 12-?-1971
Baker Adeline "Babe", 72, a longtime Albion resident, died Sunday in Fort Wayne. Born in Fort Wayne Dec. 12, 1905, she was the daughter of Wilson and Delia Anderson. She married Lee Baker, who died Dec. 10, 1971. She was the owner of an upholstery shop in Albion. Survivors are three grandsons; two granddaughters; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Meriam Black, Fort Wayne. Funeral Tuesday in Brazzell Funeral Home, Albion. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. + 5-?-1978
Baker Agustavius, 81, died Sunday in his home here of a heart ailment. Born in Ohio, he had lived here most of his life. Surviving are two sons, Dewey, Cromwell, and Robert, Ligonier; daughters Mrs. Lulu Shell of Topeka, Mrs. Edrie Zumbaugh of Avilla, Mrs. Rosalie Mock and Mrs. Eloise Leaders, Indianapolis, Mrs. Virgil Albright, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Clarence Rex, White Pigeon, Mich.; one brother, Oliver L., Millersburg; 19 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services Wednesday. Burial, Salem Cemetery. + 1957 2-25-1957
Baker Alice Marie, 59, of 204 Grand St., Ligonier, died Friday in Goshen Hospital. She lived in Ligonier for 21 years. She was born March 31, 1928 in Berwind, W.V. to Dugan and Alice (Killian) Webb. On Dec. 21, 1945 she married George Baker in Berwind. Surviving are her husband; three sons, Bradley A. of Vero Beach, Fla., George and Gregory at home; four daughters, Lillian Mindy Lang of Cromwell, Francie Gibson and Kathryn Ball of Ligonier, and Alice Lexie Welch of Berlin, West Germany; 13 grandchildren; two brothers, Ray of Knoxville, Tenn., and Roy of Nashville, Tenn.; and four sisters, Virginia Watson of Tazewell, Va., Georgia Holcomb of Jacksonville, N.C., Phyllis Klink of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Delia Lockman of San Diego, Calif. One son and two grandchildren preceded her in death. Services Monday at Ulrey-Renner Funeral Home in Ligonier. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 1-15-1988
Baker Alma, about 69, of Richmond, formerly of near Kimmell, died Tuesday of a heart ailment. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. August Cavalage and Mrs. V. C. Griffis, both of Richmond; one son, Meredith of Eaton, Ohio; two sisters, Mae Upp of Wellington, Kans., and Mrs. Louie Hursey of Trenton, Mich. Funeral at Sparta Church. + 1949
Baker Alma D, 66, died Wednesday in her Kendallville home. She was born Sept. 14, 1932 in Angola to Elmer and Maude (Goodpaster) Gose. On April 9, 1954 in Kendallville she married Donald A. Baker. Surviving are her husband; a son, David of Kendallville; 3 daughters, Patty Beiswanger, Dawn Baker and Wanda Couture of Kendallville; 8 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Willis Gose of Kendallville and Wayne Gose of California; and one sister, Nancy Markel of Oklahoma. Graveside services Friday in Lake View Cemetery. + 10-21-1998
Baker Alpheus was born in Cornwall, Addison County, Vermont, April 14, 1795, where he passed his early life. On Aug. 19, 1820 he married Adelia Burgess, with whom he lived 9 years, when death carried her away, leaving him a widower with 4 small children, 2 sons and 2 daughters, all of whom survive him. On Feb. 7, 1830 he married Mrs. Mercy Mott, a widow with 3 children, who provided a faithful companion for the remainder of his life, a period of 58 years had he lived until the 7th of next month. On the anniversary of her 85th birthday, the wife saw the remains of her husband borne to their final resting place. After his second marriage, being then a resident of Ohio, with a family of 10 children and limited means, like many of the early pioneers, he settled in Noble County Aug. 16, 1836 in a little cabin where the village of Lisbon is now situated, but later moving on his own land half a mile west of Lisbon. At that time this part of Indiana was almost an unbroken wilderness and all the difficulties and perils of a settlement in a new country stared from every side. Dense woods surrounded the place marked out for a home, and Indians were almost the only inhabitant. On the day after arriving in this country he lost his team - almost his all - they having strayed away and supposed to have been taken by the blacklegs that then infested the counties of Noble and LaGrange. He participated in the War of 1812 in that decisive action at Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain. In our late war he was represented by 5 sons in loyal blue responding to our Union call. In 1837 he united with the Methodist Church, a feeble society in Lisbon, and upon the organization of that society in Kendallville he became a member. Nurtured and cared for by and at the residence of his youngest son, Frank, he died Jan. 11. Funeral was at the residence the 13th. Burial, Lisbon Cemetery. ^ 1-20-1888
Baker Alvin C died Jan. 31, 1965 at his R. 2, Albion home. He was a native of Noble County, born May 29, 1895, the son of Zachariah and Ellen Stoner Baker. He was a retired farmer and carpenter. He is survived by his wife, Dollie; three daughters, Mrs. Jeannette Dyarman of New Haven, Mrs. Virginia Redman of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Mary Walker of Ligonier; and seven grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at Bonham & Miser Funeral Home. Burial, Merriam Cemetery. + 1-?-1965
Baker Anna, 69, mother of Mrs. G. R. (Irene) McKinley, died Jan. 3 in McCray Hospital. A resident of Kendallville, she was born June 4, 1902 in Wells County to Augustus and Naomi (Scott) Lydy. She was married July 28, 1922, to Herman Baker, who preceded her in death Dec. 26, 1960. She was a member of the Lucky Birthday Club. Other survivors include another daughter, Mrs. Eugene (Evelyn) Wolfe, 512 Cedar Canyon Road, Huntertown, one son Donald, 235 Lisle St., Kendallville; four sisters; four brothers; and 15 grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday in Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ~ 1-6-1972
Baker Annabelle M, 70, of Wawaka, died Oct. 1, 1991 in Goshen General Hospital. She was born Aug. 23, 1921 in Steuben County, the daughter of Clarence and Goldie (Morrison) O'Brian. On Dec. 7, 1941 in Fort Wayne she married Richard V. Baker, who died in 1982. Surviving are 3 daughters, Mrs. Roger (Sharon) Baumgartner of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Martin (Cindy) Lecount of Ligonier, and Mrs. Todd (Debra) Brown of Hampton, Va.; a son, Kenneth Baker of Fremont; 8 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 3 brothers and a sister. Services Saturday in Orr Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Cosperville Cemetery. + 10-1-1991
Baker Bertha, 94, died Friday in LaGrange County Hospital following a stroke she suffered Thursday. She was born at Millersburg on Nov. 3, 1882, and was a lifelong resident of that city. On Jan. 18, 1901 she married Oliver Baker. He died in 1965. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Melvin Thomas, R. 1, Millersburg, Mrs. Allen Conrad, N.C.; and two sons, Raymond, Goshen, and Otis, Texas. Funeral at Burr Oak Church. Burial, Brown Cemetery. + 4-?-1976
Baker Charles, 77, pioneer resident of Swan Twp, died at his home south of Avilla of leakage of the heart. Complications also hastened his death. He was a farmer of the community and was a member of the M.E. Church. Surviving relatives include two daughters, Mrs. Bertha Whetzel of Ithaca, N.Y., now on a tour of Europe, and Mrs. Ralph Preston of near here; and a son, Frank, Springfield, Ill. Funeral Saturday from Swan M.E. Church. Burial, Swan Cemetery. + 5-?-1930
Baker Charles H, 75, died at his home a mile northeast of Howe Wednesday from a facial cancer. He was born on Sept. 25, 1851 in Chicago, Ill. After living in Iowa and the southwest for a number of years he came with his son, William, to Howe in 1896 to make his home with his two sisters, Mrs. J. R. Gory and Elizabeth Baker. His sisters and son preceded him in death several years ago. He sold his farm to Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Shultz but since has continued to make his home there. Funeral Jan. 7 at the home. Burial, Riverside Cemetery, Howe. + 1-5-1927
Baker Clarence E, 71, died of a heart attack at his home Thursday. He was president of the J. R. Baker & Sons Co., manufacturers of woodworking and metal novelties, and was associated with that firm since 1895. An active member of Kendallville Lodge No. 276 F&AM, Chapter No. 64, R.A.M., Council No. 50, R&SM, and of the Scottish Rite in Fort Wayne, Noble Chapter No. 122, OES and Apollo Commandery No. 19, Knights Templar. He is survived by two sisters, Millie of Kendallville, and Mrs. Charles Farrell of Kalamazoo, Mich.; a brother, Elmer of Kendallville; four nephews and two nieces. + 7-?-1940
Baker Claude E was born May 13, 1888, the son of Myron and Laura Baker, and died Aug. 22, 1924 at the age of 36 years, 2 months and 9 days. He was born and grew to manhood on the farm near Kimmell and was educated in the public schools of York Twp. He chose farming as his life work. November 7, 1908 he married Nellie Cole, and they had three children, Mildred 14, Kenneth 8, and a son who died in infancy. He was fraternally affiliated with the IOOF and the Modern Woodmen Lodges of Kimmell and was a member of the Sparta Christian Church. He leaves the wife and children, a father and mother, and a sister, Mrs. Ella Priest of Albion. + 8-?-1924
Baker Commodore Perry, the son of Samuel and Nancy Baker, was born at Summerford, Madison County, O., Aug. 1, 1847. He was of a family of six children of whom only two sisters survive him, Mrs. Anna Rarick of Memphis, Tenn., and Mrs. Josephine Woods of Syracuse. When he was two years of age when his parents’ family came to Kosciusko County, Indiana, where he attended school and grew to manhood. On Feb. 20, 1873 he married Sydney Catherine Cole. The children are two: Otis of Ligonier, and Gertrude, Mrs. Robert Bause of Cromwell. He was a farmer all of his life and served as trustee of Sparta Twp 15 years ago, during the term when the high school building was erected in Cromwell. He was also president of the Sparta State Bank. He was a friend and patron of all the churches, one of which has its building on his farm. He leaves a granddaughter, Mrs. L. N. Hontz of Indian Village; and one great-granddaughter, Marjorie Roberta Hontz. He died May 25, 1925, aged 77 years, nine months and 25 days. + 6-?-1925
Baker Dennis D, 86, a resident of the Ligonier community all his life, died March 29 in McCray Hospital. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Menno E. Yoder; two sons, Malvern S. and Russell F.; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a brother and one sister. Funeral Friday in Sparta Christian Church. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 3-29-1960
Baker Dollie Mae, 95, of Albion, died Saturday in Ligonier Health Care Center. She was born in Bryant on Nov. 1, 1898 to James Henry and Minnie Mae (McClellen) Wheeler. On Aug. 11, 1923 she married Alvin Baker. He died in 1965. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Kendallville. Surviving are 3 daughters, Mary G. Ladd of Ligonier, Virginia Redman of Fort Wayne and Jeanette Dyarman of Albion; 7 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Three brothers and one sister preceded her in death. Funeral Tuesday in Brazzell Funeral Home. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 6-11-1994
Baker Donald A, 77, of Kendallville, died Aug. 11, 2006 at his home. He had been plant supervisor with Safe Guard Industries in Kendallville for 33 years and was an Air Force veteran. He was born July 25, 1929 in Kendallville to Paul and Nancy (Lydy) Baker. He married Alma Donna Gose on April 9, 1954 in Kendallville. She died Oct. 21, 1998. Surviving are 3 daughters, Pattie Beiswanger, Dawn Baker and Wanda Couture of Kendallville; a son, David of Kendallville; a sister, Evelynn Wolf of Huntertown; 4 grandchildren, Aimee, Zach, Meghan and Lindsey. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Irene McKinnley, in 1997. Private services Monday. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ^ 8-15-2006
Baker Donald G, 64, of R. 1, Rome City, died Tuesday in Parkview Hospital. He formerly lived in Fort Wayne and had resided in Rome City the past three years. He was retired from General Electric. Survivors are his wife, Marceil; a daughter, Cheryl Burke of Fort Wayne; three sons, Ken of Benton Harbor, Mich., Timothy and Dennis, both Fort Wayne; and a sister, Miriam Ogg of Fort Wayne. Funeral Friday in Queen of Angels Catholic Church, Fort Wayne. Burial, Greenlawn Memorial Park. + 12-?-1979
Baker E Adeline was born Dec. 12, 1905 and died May 7, 1978. Funeral May 9, 1978 at Brazzell Funeral Home, Albion. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. + 5-?-1978
Baker Edna, 77, a retired LaOtto school teacher, died early Monday in her home. Born November 5, 1881, in Swan Twp, she began teaching in the elementary schools in Noble County after graduation from Taylor University. She retired in 1950 after teaching 49 years, 47 of them in the LaOtto School. Last rites Wednesday in the Wesleyan Methodist Church in LaOtto. Burial, Swan Cemetery. ~ 11-20-1958
Baker Elizabeth J, 76, of Wawaka, died Tuesday in Ligonier Health Facility. She was born in Elkhart June 5, 1920 to Lawrence and Zelda (Folck) Randall. On June 26, 1947 in Cromwell she married Malcolm Baker. A 1938 graduate of Cromwell High School, she graduated from International Business College in Fort Wayne. She was retired from Monsanto Corp. Credit Union and was a member of Sparta United Church of Christ, Ligonier OES 325 and volunteered at Ligonier Food Pantry. Surviving are her husband; 2 sons, Blaine of Ligonier, and Bill of Cromwell; 2 daughters, Mrs. Stanley (Elaine) Hochstetler of Columbia City, and Mrs. Greg (Marsha) Gibson of Gettysburg, Ohio; 9 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a sister. Funeral Saturday in Sparta United Church of Christ. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 7-31-1996
Baker Ella S, 93, died Jan. 17 at the Kosciusko County Farm. She was born in Noble County Oct. 22, 1868, the daughter of Jeremiah B. and Rebecca (Surfus) Noe. She married Melvin Baker, who preceded her in death. She was a retired school teacher, a member of the Kimmell Methodist Church and a past grand noble of the Rebecca Lodge. She is survived by a sister, Grace Long of Burlingame, Calif.; a brother, Marshall of Richmond; one niece and three nephews. Funeral at Kimmell Methodist Church on Saturday. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 1-17-1961
Baker Ellen, widow of the late Zachariah Baker, died of heart disease at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hile, in Elkhart Wednesday. She had been a resident of Noble County for many years and is survived by four sons and one daughter. Funeral Friday at Burr Oak Church. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 10-?-1924
Baker Elmer C, 86, of Fort Wayne, father of Mrs. Leota DeWitt of LaOtto, died at a Fort Wayne nursing home May 25. He was a retired self-employed carpenter. A Chattanooga, Ohio native and member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, he is also survived by a son, Hurless of Angola; a brother, Hugo of Celina, Ohio; and a sister, Mrs. Viola Riesen of Fort Wayne. Services in Fort Wayne May 28. Burial, St. Paul United Church of Christ Cemetery at Rockford, Ohio. ~ 6-2-1977
Baker Elsie, daughter of David and Harriet Bothwell Jones, was born Oct. 20, 1886; died March 18, 1931. November 4, 1907 she married Frank Baker. They had three children, Helen, Malcolm and Phyllis; the parents of Cromwell; three brothers, Harry H. and Ralph E. of Indianapolis, Ray V. of Cromwell; one sister, Mrs. Edna King of Portland, Ore. She united with Sparta Christian Church in 1915. Funeral Saturday at Sparta. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 3-?-1931
Baker Emma J, 74, died at her home in Wolcottville Sunday. She was born near Angola Dec. 31, 1864, the daughter of William and Cordelia Horn Carpenter. She was united in marriage with E. J. Baker near Woodruff Sept. 23, 1888. Two daughters were born to the union, Mrs. Hazel Roloff and Miss Harriet, now of Pacific Grove, Calif. She was a member of the Angola Church of Christ and Wolcottville Ladies’ Aid of the Evangelical Church. Surviving are the daughters; one grandson, John Roloff; a sister, Mrs. Ida Mullenix of Fort Worth, Texas. Funeral Tuesday at the home. Burial, Woodruff Cemetery. + 8-?-1940
Baker Estella Alice, 86, of S. Main St., Parker City, died Sept. 18 after a brief illness. She came to Kendallville in 1926 and taught in the high school for many years and was arts education director for Mishawaka Community Schools before retiring in 1958. She was preceded in death by a brother and several sisters. Services Sept. 21 near Parker City. Burial, Onarga Cemetery, Onarga, Ill. + 9-18-1989
Baker Ethel W, 79, R. 2, Ligonier, died Sunday at McCray Hospital after suffering a heart attack. She was born in Nov. 1884 at Farmland and spent most of her life in the Ligonier community. She married Frank Baker April 29, 1940 at Kimmell, and he died March 2, 1963. She was a member of Sparta United Church of Christ and Greencastle Grange, Kimmell. Surviving are one son, Karl Bourie, Fort Worth Tex.; one daughter, Mrs. Marvin Rogers, Brownsville, Tex.; eight grandchildren; one stepson, Malcolm Baker, R. 4, Albion; one stepdaughter, Mrs. John Denham in Iran; two sisters, Mrs. Nadine Gibson, Mishawaka, and Mrs. Mary Williams, Selma; and a half-sister, Mrs. Clarence Ball, Toledo, Ohio. + 3-?-1964
Baker Eva (Dooley) was born in Groveland, Putnam County, Ind. on December 2, 1863 and died Oct. 23, 1904 at the age of 40 years, 10 months and 21 days. When fifteen years old she united with the Church of Christ. She was married to James Elmer Baker Nov. 10, 1896. They had one son, John Baker, who with the husband survives. She leaves her father, John W. Dooley, two sister and two brothers, Mrs. Will Baker of this city, Mrs. Cora Enloe, Bertram Dooley and Harry Dooley of Danville, Ind. Funeral Oct. 25 from the residence. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 10-23-1904 ^ 11-4-1904
Baker Evangeline Kathryn, a native of Noble Twp who had lived in Fort Wayne since 1940, died July 27, 1985 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born Jan. 10, 1922 to Samuel and Lola Paulus. Both parents died when she was a child, and she was raised in Wolf Lake by an aunt and uncle, Esther and Otto Horn. She graduated from Wolf Lake High School in 1940. January 30, 1944 she married James E. Baker in Fort Wayne. In 1955 she retired from General Electric Co. She was a member of Colony Heights Church of Christ and Eastern Star Lodge. Surviving are the husband; two (?) sons, Terry E. of Atlanta, George and Bret V. of Huntertown; two sisters, Helen Hickman of Kimmell and Thelma Veitch of Ellenton, Fla.; four brothers, Bernard, Jay and Leon, all Columbia City; and Russell of Albion; and six grandchildren. Services Tuesday in D. O. McComb & Sons Foster Park Funeral Home. Burial, Highland Park Cemetery. + 7-27-1985
Baker Everett P, 95, of Kimmell died April 15, 2011 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse. He was born October 24, 1915 to U.S. & Mary (Stephenson) Baker. In May of 1939 he married Lucille Beezley. She died June 27, 2003. He was a farmer and farmed well into his nineties. He was a member of Broadway Christian Church for over 70 years. He He is survived by two daughters, Diana (Danny) Brown, and Judith (Ronald) Wentworth; 4 grandchildren and 6 great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 6 siblings. Funeral April 18 at Yeager Funeral Home. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. ^ 4-17-2011
Baker Fary M, 82, a lifetime resident of Noble County, died April 11, 1967 at her home on E. Hazel St., Albion. She was born Dec. 23, 1884 to Charles and Olive (Grate) Krieger in Noble County. Her husband, Samuel Baker, to whom she was married in 1902, preceded her in death in 1956. She is survived by two sons, Paul of R. 4, Albion, and Walter of Wolf Lake; six grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; four brothers, Milo Krieger of Albion, Fred Krieger of South Milford, Cloyd Krieger of Churubusco and Voyle Krieger of Albuquerque, N. M. She was a member of Burr Oak Baptist Church. Funeral Friday at Bonham & Miser Funeral Home. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 4-?-1967
Baker Floeila M, 89, of Albion, died Dec. 10, 2006 at Provena Sacred heart Home in Avilla. She was born in Noble County to Victor and Alta (Baird) Weber on July 11, 1917. She married Walter Baker on Aug. 24, 1935 in the Albion Methodist Church. He died March 11, 2001. She worked at the Wolf Lake School as a study hall supervisor before working for Wolf Lake Products. She was a member of the Burr Oak Baptist Church. Survivors include 3 daughters, Lucille and Dave Tumlinson of Jackson, Mich. Linda and Jack Butler-Whittaker of Kendallville, and Ann and Doug Gaerte of Albion; 2 sisters, Thelma Ott and Nelda Owen of Albion; 9 grandchildren, Tim, Walter and Robert Tumlinson, Lisa Balliet, Mindy Baldwin, Lorie Tipsord, Joe Butler, LeAnn Parker and Angie McCoy; 17 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, John Butler; a great-grandson, Benjamin Baldwin; 3 brothers, Glenn, Floyd and Vaughn Weber; and 3 sisters, Helen Walker, Wanda Jackson and Ruth Norris. Services Wednesday at Brazzell Funeral Home, Albion. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 12-12-2006
Baker Frank A died at his home in Kendallville Thursday from congestion of the bowels. He was a veteran of the Civil War. Before going to Kendallville, he owned and lived on the farm now owned by William Fleightner north of town. For a number of years he followed the business of painter and paper hanging and became familiarly acquainted with a large circle of people, who became his friends. He is survived by a widow, one son, Fred W. Baker, of Kendallville, former editor of this paper, and one daughter, Mrs. Harriet Robinson of Garland, Wyoming. The funeral was held at the residence Sunday. Burial, Lisbon Cemetery. ~ 5-28-1913
Baker Frank J, 70, died Saturday in St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was retired from the International Harvester Co., where he had been employed 35 years. He was a native of Fort Loramie, Ohio, but had lived in Fort Wayne 50 years and was a member of Harvester Ave. Missionary Church. Surviving are his wife, Annis; two daughters, Mrs. Richard Pattee, Avilla, and Mrs. Harry Hicks, Fort Wayne; a sister, Mrs. Everett Harvey, New Haven; and 16 grandchildren. Services Monday in the D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home. Burial, Covington Memorial Gardens. ~ 6-15-1972
Baker Geneva Irene, 73, of Centreville, died October 22, 2004 in Alamo Nursing Home in Alamo, Mich. She was born August 7, 1931 in Kendallville to John and Velda (Herendeen) Leitch. She married James Floyd Baker. He died Dec. 12, 1990. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Bob Molitor of Gobles; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Selma Combs of Marcellus, and Ben and Jeniece Leitch of Vicksburg; a brother, Wayne Leitch of Fostoria, Ohio; 8 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Also preceding her in death were 2 brothers, Calvin and Arnold; and a sister, Betty Lou Leitch. She was once a resident of Rome City and had lived in Centreville for 5 years. She was a machine operator at Arco Rubber in Schoolcraft. Graveside services at Avilla Cemetery. ~ 11-4-2004
Baker George, brother of Frank Baker of Allen, died at his home in Albion, Ohio, last Sunday of consumption. He formerly resided in this vicinity and owned a farm on what is known as Maple St. He was about 66 years of age. ^ 5-24-1889 He was born in Richland County, Ohio March 20, 1823; died at his home in Ashland County May 12, 1889, aged 66 years one month and 17 days. He moved with his parents to Noble County in 1836. He was a resident of that county 46 years when he with his family moved to Huron County, Ohio, living there until 1884. He married Mary E. Brown of Huron County, who with one daughter survives him. At the age of 17 he joined the M. E. Church near Lisbon where he then lived. ^ 6-14-1889
Baker George A, 83, of Ligonier, died March 17, 2004 at his home. He retired in 1988 from maintenance at Monsanto in Ligonier. A WW II U. S. Army veteran, he received the Purple Heart. He was born April 1, 1920 in Berwind, W. Va. to George and Mary Belle (Taylor) Baker. On Dec. 21, 1945 in Berwind he married Alice Marie Webb. She died in 1988. Surviving are 4 sons and 3 daughters-in-law, Bradley and Patty Baker of Norwalk, Ohio, George and Betty Baker of Syracuse, Gregory and Kristina Baker of Ligonier and David DePew of LaGrange; 4 daughters and 3 sons-in-law, Mindy and Bill Lang of Cromwell, Frances Baker, Kathy and Archie Ball of Ligonier, Alexis and Richard Welch of Jessup, Md.; 5 brothers, Lawrence of Hammond, Don and Fred of Mineral, Va., Wayne of Marion, Va., and Clarence of Alexander, Va.; 3 sisters, Pearl Wade of Mineral, Va., Mary Belle Moser of Marion, Va., and Bessie Sheets of Richmond, Va.; 21 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 4 brothers, 2 sisters and 2 grandchildren, Michael Lang and Christopher Ball. Services Saturday at Ulrey-Renner Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. ^ 3-18-2004
Baker Gerald, 52, died in a Bradenton, Fla. hospital due to carcinoma. He was a graduate of Cromwell High School in 1939 and served in the USAF for 20 years, having retired several years ago with the rank of Lt. Col. His first wife, Helen (Cookerly) Swager, died several years ago and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Suzette and Sharon; two brothers, Russell and Vernon; and a sister, Mrs. Bud Cripe, Bradenton, Fla. Military rites March 11 at Arlington. Burial, Arlington National Cemetery. + 3-?-1974
Baker Gladys, 71, Ligonier, died Jan. 19 following a coronary suffered as she entered a downtown beauty shop. She was born March 24, 1896 near Ligonier, the daughter of William and Minnie May (Eby) Baker. She had resided in the Ligonier community her entire lifetime and was employed many years by A. B. Weaver Hardware and J. F. Seagly Hardware. She was a charter member of Ligonier BPW and of the Eagles Auxiliary. Survivors include one brother, Claude; one sister, Mrs. Berniece Randall, both Ligonier, and several nephews. Services Monday in Ulrey-Sedgwick Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 1-19-1968
Baker Gloria, 54, died July 6, 1982 at her home on Old Mill Road in Fort Wayne. She was found floating in the indoor pool of her home by Richard E. Baker, her husband. Coroner’s office ruled the death an accidental drowning due to hypoglycemic shock during which the blood sugar drops. She had a history of diabetes. She was born in Garrett to Leon and Dorothy McCord Eagles Poppy and grew up in Albion. She is survived by her husband, her aunt, Jane Eagles of Albion; and a stepsister, Helen Powell of Albion. Funeral last Friday in Fort Wayne. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 7-6-1982
Baker Guy V, about 73, died June 7 at his home at Wawaka. He was a native of Noble County and a lifetime resident of the Albion and Wawaka communities. He was married in 1913 to Letha McWilliams. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. David Bennett of Skinner Lake; a brother, Alvin of Albion; one granddaughter and one great-granddaughter. Funeral at L. E. Berhalter & Son Funeral Home Wednesday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 6-?-1964
Baker Harry - Mrs. Clara Baker of Garrett has just returned from Kansas City, where she went to attend the funeral of her son, Harry Baker, whose death occurred on April 26. He was the son of Will Baker, who died at the residence of F. A. Baker about three months ago and for several years has been in the west. He leaves a wife and an infant son. ~ 5-18-1893
Baker Harvey C, 81, died Feb. 11, 2002 at the VA Hospital in Fort Wayne. A U.S. Navy veteran from 1941 to 1945, he was an auto mechanic for Hilkert & Pankop Dodge and Schmuck Garage in Kendallville. He was a member of the American Legion, VFW and Elks Lodge in Kendallville. He was born Jan. 19, 1921, in Stanton, Ky. to Roscoe and Rosa (Smith) Baker. He married Jessie Magill on Oct. 23, 1941. She died Oct. 16, 1933. He married Marie Coburn on March 19, 1979. Surviving are his wife in Kendallville; a daughter and son-in-law, Paula and Dave Smith of Kendallville; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, William and Geanie Baker of Chicago and Edward and Pam Baker of Rome City; 3 stepchildren; 3 sisters and 2 brothers-in-law, Bertha Strayer, Mabel and Virgil Whitford and Marty and Al Pyle of Kendallville; 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. A daughter, Evelyn Buchannan, died in 1979; and 2 brothers, Paul and Bobbie are deceased. Services Wednesday at Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Orange Cemetery. ^ 2-12-2002
Baker Helen, 72, of R. 3, Ligonier, died Wednesday at Alfran Nursing Home in Columbia City. Born Oct. 20, 1906 in Goshen, she was the daughter of Herman and Gertrude (Arehart) Ponka. She married Russell Baker March 1, 1926 in Knox. She was a lifetime resident of the Ligonier area and a member of Sparta United Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Lowell (Denice) Galloway of R. 2, Ligonier, Mrs. Max (Dorothy) McFarren of R. 3, Ligonier; a son, Donald "Whitey" Gillespie of Ligonier; a sister, Mrs. Erma Rensner of Kimmell; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral Saturday in Ulrey Funeral Home in Ligonier. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 5-23-1979
Baker Helen E, 79, of Ligonier, died Friday in Ligonier Healthcare Center. She was born in Cromwell on April 13, 1914 to Roscoe and Augusta (Knaack) Kiser. On Oct. 13, 1934 in Plymouth she married Robert Baker. He died in 1985. A 1933 graduate of Ligonier High School, she retired in 1977 from Essex Wire in Ligonier. Surviving are 2 daughters, Mrs. Richard (Mary Helen) Weaver of Goshen, and Joann Fulk of North Webster; a son, Robert Jr. of Elkhart; 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Two brothers and a sister preceded her in death. Funeral Tuesday in Orr Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 8-13-1993
Baker Herman, 60, R. 1, Albion, a veteran Newnam Foundry Co. worker, died Monday in Parkview Hospital. A core maker, he was a Newnam employee 35 years. A native of Wells County, he was born October 27, 1900 to William and Cora Jane Baker. He was married July 28, 1922, to Nancy Anna Lydy, who survives. He was a member of the Moose Lodge in Bluffton. Surviving with the widow are two daughters, Mrs. Gladys E. Wolfe of Rome City and Mrs. Wilma Irene McKinley of Avilla; a son, Donald A., Kendallville; a sister, Mrs. Genevieve Christman of Bluffton; and 8 grandchildren. Services this afternoon in Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ~ 12-29-1960
Baker Howard Lamar, 46, of Kendallville, and formerly of Cromwell and Ligonier, died Wednesday in McCray Hospital. A son of William H. and Minnie (Eby) Baker, he was born Dec. 2, 1906 in Cromwell. He attended Ligonier High School and had resided in Kendallville eight years. He had been employed as a bar tender and at one time had an interest in the Kendall Lounge. He was last employed at the Indiana Hotel in Fort Wayne. He was a member of Elks Lodge in Ligonier. Surviving are the widow, Ruth (Jamison) Baker, to whom he was married Sept. 15, 1938; four sons, William Howard, David Lee, John Robert and Michael, all at home; the father, William H. of Ligonier; two sisters, Miss Gladys R. Baker and Mrs. Bernice C. Randall of Ligonier; and one brother, J. Claude of Ligonier. Services Saturday in Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 4-?-1953
Baker Hugh, 87, and his 90-year old wife, Pearl, died Saturday morning in a fire on the top floor of the Kentwood Arms Hotel, Springfield, Mo., where they resided. The fire was reported to have started in their bedroom. Hugh was born July 2, 1890 in Kendallville, the son of William S. and Jennie (Dooley) Baker. He was a former postal inspector and employee of the Kendallville Post Office. He married Pearl Griswald July 2, 1914 in Kendallville. She was born May 26, 1887 in Hudson, Mich., the daughter of Francis and Cornelia (Alchin) Griswald. They had resided in Springfield one year, having resided in Panama City, Fla., the previous 13 years and before that in Kendallville. They are survived by two daughters, Mrs. John P. (Marjorie) Fite, Springfield, Mo., and Mrs. L. Stanton (Barbara) Cope, Stuart, Fla.; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a brother, L. D. Baker. She was preceded in death by four brothers and one sister. He was a member of the F&AM Blue Lodge Shrine and Knights Templars. Funeral Tuesday in Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 4-?-1978
Baker J Claude, 88, formerly of 104 E. Sixth St., Ligonier, died Tuesday in Heritage Manor Health Care Center in Ligonier. He was born June 22, 1901 in Noble County, the son of William and Minnie (Eby) Baker. A lifetime county resident, he retired in 1966 from NYC Railroad. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WW II and a member of West Noble American Legion Post and Eagles Lodge. Surviving are four nephews, David Baker of Ohio, John and Bill Baker, Kendallville, and Michael Baker of New Haven. A brother, Howard; and two sisters, Gladys Baker and Bernice Randall, preceded him in death. Graveside services Friday in Oak Park Cemetery. + 7-25-1989
Baker Jacob settled in this county in 1833 and was one of the few men to vote in the county’s first election in June 1836. He was one of the petit jurors at the first court held in the county. He died May 8, 1881, at the time being nearly 80 years old. He was married five times and has three surviving children. + 5-?-1881 > No date ^ 6-9-1881
Baker James "Mike", 72, R. 1, Churubusco, died August 9 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born in Noble County April 9, 1911, the son of William and Bessie (Davis) Baker. He married Ilene E. McGuire July 2, 1932. He had been employed by McCoy Lumber Co. for many years in Churubusco in the heating and plumbing department. He then worked for Dana Corporation from 1962 until his retirement in 1974. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Jack (Kay) Gordon, and a son, William, both Churubusco; a brother, Roy E., Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A brother and three sisters preceded him in death. Services Thursday in Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Eel River Cemetery. ~ 8-18-1983
Baker James R, 77, died at his home on St. Orchard St. Funeral took place at the family residence Tuesday. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. He was born Oct. 2, 1928 in Chester Co., Penn; died April 8 in Kendallville. Was the son of Aaron P. and Mary D. Baker, who were members of the Society of Friends. When 11 years, his parents removed from Penn. to Richland County, later Morrow County, Ohio, where the father died May 26, 1870, while the mother lingered until Feb. 26, 1887. They reared a large family, James R. being the 4th of 15 children. He is survived by 4 sisters, Mrs. Sarah Bouse of Canton, Ohio, Mrs. Louise Cummins of Dixon, Ill., Mrs. Mary Hackadorn of Galion, Ohio, and Mrs. Lydia Martin of near Kendallville. He was born on a farm, received instruction in the district schools and a high school course in Bucyrus, Ohio. He learned the tinner’s trade and became an efficient workman. He came to Indiana in 1852, settled in Columbia City, and for 6 years was there engaged in the sale of stoves and general hardware. In 1858 he removed to Kendallville and became the community’s pioneer hardware merchant. Oct. 18, 1854, he married Edith Swayze, daughter of William M. Swayze, a physician of the community. By stage, wagon and railroad a wedding trip was made to Galion, Ohio. They had 11 children: Charles A., Mary E., Lida L., Homer G., Frank W., all deceased, and 3 sons and 3 daughters, Amelia R., William S., Jennie L., James Elmer, Clarence E., and Grace M., the wife of C. H. Farrell of Kalamazoo, Mich., who with the wife survive. He assisted in the organization of the Methodist Sunday School in Kendallville and was a lifelong Methodist. ^ 4-14-1905
Baker Janice S, 55, of Kendallville, died January 29, 2012, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born July 6, 1956, in Hindman, Kentucky, to Clayton H. and Olive (Slone) Slone. On October 11, 1987, in Brimfield she married David L. Baker. Surviving are her husband; 2 sons, Matthew Jimenez and Trafton Jimenez of Kendallville; 3 grandchildren, Tynesha, Aliyah, and Alan Jimenez; 3 sisters and brothers-in-law, Brenda and Ray Ritchie of Wolcottville, Jeannie and Joe Woody of Taylorsville, North Carolina, and Robin and Phillip Lucas of Rome City; and 2 brothers, Clayton and Tabatha Slone of Rome City and Michael Slone of Rome City. She was preceded in death by her father on March 9, 2009; her mother in 1968; and a brother, Bobby Slone. Funeral Feb. 1 in Liberty Free Will Baptist Church. Wolcottville. Burial, Orange Cemetery. ^ 1-31-2012
Baker Jennie, 67, resident of this city and widow of the late W. S. Baker, died at her home, 433 N. Main St., from complications following pneumonia. She had been a resident of Kendallville the past 44 years. She was born at Groveland, Putnam County Ohio, June 7, 1866, the daughter of John W. and Elizabeth Dooley. She grew to womanhood there and resided in that community until Sept. 10, 1889 when she married William S. Baker, a native and lifelong resident of this city. He died June 29, 1927. She was a member of Methodist Episcopal Church. Surviving are 2 sons, Hugh, Springfield, Mo., and Laurence D., this city; 2 brothers, Harry Dooley, Indianapolis, and Bert, Danville; 3 grandchildren, and a niece of this city. Two sisters preceded her in death. Funeral Monday from the home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ^ 1-13-1934
Baker Jessie E, 72, died Saturday in her Kendallville home. She was born in Chicago Aug. 23, 1921 to Walter and Maude (Wright) Magill. On Oct. 19, 1940 in Kendallville she married Harvey Baker. A 1939 Kendallville High School graduate, she retired in 1987 from Monsanto. She was a member of VFW Post 1749 Ladies Auxiliary, Women of the Moose 1301, American Legion Post 86 Ladies Auxiliary and Noble Chapter 122 OES. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Mrs. David (Paula) Smith of Kendallville; 2 sons, William of Chicago and T. Edward of Fort Wayne; 7 grandchildren, T. Michelle, Marie, Jeffrey and Scott Baker, Tarrah and Tricia Smith and Jason Buchanan. A daughter, Evelyn Buchanan, and a sister, Mary Emma Magill, preceded her in death. Funeral Wednesday in Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Wright Cemetery. + 10-16-1993
Baker John, 72, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, May 14, 1807, where he lived until the year 1833, when he moved to this county at the age of 26, being one of the earliest settlers. He was married to Jane Thompson in Fayette County, Ohio, by whom he had five children, three of whom are living, and who are all well known to the most of the citizens of the west part of the county. His first wife, after having shared with him the hardships and privations of frontier life for thirteen years, died in 1846. He was again married to Abigail Smith, by whom he had five children, of whom four are living. He died August 26, 1879, at the age of 72 years. His wife died three months before him, having died May 19, 1879. For more than forty years he was a member of the M.E. Church. * & + 1879 No date 8-26-1879
Baker Kenneth H, 58, of Angola, died Saturday at Cameron Hospital, Angola. He was a truck driver for Letica Corp. of Fremont. He was born April 10, 1939 in Kendallville to Richard and Leita (Bradley) Baker. Surviving are 3 sons, Robert of Burlington, Mich., Michael of Coldwater, Mich., and Christopher of Wolcottville; 3 sisters, Sharon Baumgartner of Fort Wayne, Debbie Brown of Vermont and Cindy Lecount of Ligonier; and 2 grandchildren. Graveside services at Hopewell Cemetery. + 3-23-1998
Baker L L, 69, dropped dead Thursday as the result of a stroke of apoplexy at his home in Kendallville. He was just getting ready to visit his farm in Jefferson Twp. He was connected with the onion business here and elsewhere. He leaves besides the widow, two sons and one daughter, Mrs. Leighty of near here. He is also survived by a brother, Barney, of Fort Wayne. * 10-?-1924
Baker Laura A Pollock, 79, (b. 1-18-1869) died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Priest, April 6, 1948. Also surviving are four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a brother, Morton Pollock, Daytona Beach, Fla. Funeral Friday in Sparta Christian Church at Kimmell. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 4-?-1948
Baker Laurence D, 73, died March 3, 1968 at the McCray Hospital. He resided on U. S. 6 west of Kendallville, and was probably one of the most prominent figures from this area in Indiana politics, having served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1945 to 1948. He was a member of the State Budget Committee 10 years and was chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee for four years. He served as Republican member of the State Tax Board from 1961 to 1963. He resigned this post in 1963 and soon after, suffered his first heart attack. He was a former school teacher, having been affiliated with Gas City, Remington and Kendallville school systems. In recent years he devoted most of his time to his agriculture interests, that of raising prize-winning peonies and also operated an apple orchard west of Kendallville. He is survived by his wife, Frances; one son, David, Kendallville; a daughter, Mrs. Carolyn J. Moses, Lafayette; a brother, C. Hugh, Panama City, Fla., and eight grandchildren. Services Wednesday at the First Methodist Church, Kendallville. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ~ 3-7-1968
Baker Leita (Bradley), 807 Wagner St., Fort Wayne, died at the Lakeside Hospital, Kendallville, Sunday following a caesarian operation five days before. She was born April 29, 1919 in Swan Twp. Surviving are the husband, Richard; the infant son, Kenneth; her father, Floyd Bradley of Swan Twp; two sisters, Mrs. Lucille Lung, DeKalb County, and Mrs. Mildred Briggs of LaOtto; four brothers, Vern, Glenn, Gerald and Junior at home. The body was removed from the Iler Funeral Home at Garrett to the home of a sister, Mrs. Mildred Briggs at LaOtto Tuesday. Funeral at Hopewell Presbyterian Church Wednesday. Burial, Hopewell Cemetery. * 4-16-1939
Baker Letha C, 81, Albion, died Wednesday at Sacred Hear Home, Avilla. She was born March 21, 1896 to Wesley and Hattie (Barhan) McWilliams in Noble County. She married Guy Baker in 1913. He died in 1964. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Albion. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. David (Velda) Bennett, rural Albion; one grandchild; and three great-grandchildren. Two brothers preceded her in death. Funeral Saturday at Brazzell Funeral Home here. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 8-31-1977
Baker Lucille M, 82, died at home. She was born in Noble County on Jan. 22, 1921 to Paul and Maude (Kunce) Beezley. She was a member of Broadway Christian Chapel and an accompanist for the Broadway Quartet. Surviving are her husband, Everett Baker; 2 daughters, Diana Brown, Cromwell, and Judy Wentworth, Kimmell; a sister, Virginia Townsend, Tampa, Fla.; a half-sister, Jeanette Bockman, North Webster; a stepsister; grandchildren, Jackie and Dana Brown, Wendy Callahan and Josh Wentworth; and 5 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 3 brothers, William, Woody and Leroy Beezley; a half-brother, Bud Beezley; a stepbrother and a stepsister. Services Tuesday at Ulrey-Renner Funeral Home. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. ^ 6-29-2003
Baker Malcolm Earl, 81, of Wawaka, died Monday at his home. He was co-owner of 3B Welding before retirement. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and a member of Sparta United Church of Christ, American Legion Post 243, OES No. 325, Cromwell Masonic Lodge 705 F&AM, Fort Wayne Shrine and Scottish Rite, Antique Power of the Shrine and Noble County Shrine Club. He was also a member of the Noble County Antique Tractor Club and a former Sparta Cemetery trustee. He was born Jan. 30, 1923 in Garrett to Frank M. and Elsie (Jones) Baker. On June 26, 1947 in Cromwell, he married Elizabeth June "Betty" Randall. She died July 30, 1996. Surviving are 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Elaine and Stanley Hochstetler of Columbia City and Marsha and Roger Hainey of Troutwood, Ohio; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Blaine and Kim Baker of Ligonier and Bill and Bonnie Baker of Cromwell; a sister, Phyllis Denham of Bothel, Wash.; 9 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Helen Baker. Services Thursday at Sparta United Church of Christ. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. ^ 5-4-2004
Baker Marie M, 66, Maple Trailer Court, died today (d. 10-23-1973) in Goshen Hospital. She was born in Inman, Kansas June 18, 1907, the daughter of Abraham A. and Anna (Kroeker) Pauls, and was married May 23, 1942 in Oakland, Calif. to James A. Baker. They came to Albion two years ago from Fremont, Calif. Surviving are her husband; two sisters, Hilda Webel, Reedley, Calif., and Gusta Quiring, Chico, Calif.; and one brother, Rev. Otto Pauls, Fresno, Calif. Funeral Thursday in Bonham Miser & Brazzell Funeral Home. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 10-?-1973
Baker Mary, about 79, a primary teacher in the Kendallville schools for a number of years, died Monday at her home in Toledo, Ohio, following a heart attack. She was the widow of J. E. Baker. She was a member of Noble County Federated clubs, Noble Chapter 122 OES, Rebekah Lodge and the Culture Club until moving to Toledo. The body was returned to Kendallville for burial. Funeral Wednesday. + 1950
Baker Mary F, 82, of Cromwell, died of complications Tuesday at her residence. She was born July 14, 1880 in Monroeville, Ind., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Stephenson. She had been a Cromwell resident for the past eight years. Prior to that she had lived at Lake Wawasee and also southeast of Cromwell on a farm. She married Ulysses S. Baker on Nov. 5, 1899. Survivors include three sons, Harold of Camp Floodwood, Mich., Fred of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Everett of near Kimmell; three daughters, Mrs. Ruth McFarren and Mrs. Divona Correll, Cromwell; and Mrs. Fern Menolascino of Chicago; one brother, Joe Stephenson of Fort Wayne; one sister, Mrs. Elsie Fuhrman of Greenville, Mich.; 13 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services Thursday in Ulrey-Sedgwick Funeral Home, Cromwell. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 1-?-1963
Baker Mattie, 82, of Ligonier died Saturday in Goshen Hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage. She was born in Ligonier to Josiah and Evaline (Bause) Cramer and was a lifetime resident of the Ligonier and Cromwell communities. Her husband, Otis Baker, died in the 1940’s. She is survived by several cousins. Services were Monday at Ulrey-Sedgwick Funeral Home in Ligonier. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 6-?-1961
Baker May, 21 years, 9 months and 3 days, daughter of Luman and Annie Baker, died at the residence of Frank Baker near Avilla Oct. 9. ^ 10-17-1877
Baker Melvin, 65, died Nov. 5 from a heart attack at his home in Kimmell. He had spent his entire life in that community. Surviving are the widow, Ella Noe Baker; one sister, Mrs. Ella Conrad of Shreveport, La.; two brothers, Charles of Cleveland, O., and Myron of near Ligonier. Funeral Friday at Kimmell M.E. Church. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 11-?-1935
Baker Mercy (Hopkins) was born in Pittsford, Rutland County, Vt., January 3, 1803, and died at the residence of her son, Frank A. Baker, in Allen Twp, Noble County, Ind., March 22, 1895, aged 92 years, 2 months and 9 days. She was married to Silas S. Mott April 1, 1821. To this union were born two sons and one daughter: Matthew, Silas and Ruinda (Potter), all of whom preceded their mother to the spirit world many years. After the death of her first husband, she married Alpheus Baker, February 7, 1830, who died in January 1888, in his ninety-third year. By her last marriage seven children were born, four of whom, Timothy, Caleb, Mary (Richards) and Frank are still living. For the past twenty-five years her home had been with her youngest son, Frank, four miles south of the city of Kendallville. Mr. and Mrs. Baker came to Noble County in August 1836 and settled in a log cabin which stood near the present site of the school house in Lisbon. A year or two later they removed about half a mile further west and began to make a home on what has been known for years as the Baker farm, then an unbroken forest and now occupied by Mr. T. D. Baughman and Mr. George Tyler. Mr. and Mrs. Baker's family was the third to settle in Allen Twp, Mr. G. T. Ulmer's being the first. He came in 1834 and settled where Iddings Addition to Kendallville is now located; Samuel Weimer's was second. They came in the spring of 1836 and settled near Avilla. When Mr. and Mrs. Baker arrived in Noble County there were ten in their family, four of Mr. Baker's by a previous marriage, three by her first marriage and three by their last union. They came with little means, and the privations and hardships peculiar to settlers in a new and heavily-timbered country were experienced by them. They brought, however, an abundant supply of indomitable energy, perseverance, heroic endurance and fortitude, which served them even better than money, and they prospered, reared their children and lived to see them fill honored and useful places in life. Mrs. Baker was a well-formed, healthy woman, and possessed a rugged constitution, an essential requisite to resist and combat the sickly malarial influences so peculiar to the early history of this county. She seemed well-fitted for pioneer life and appeared to enjoy it. She was a most exemplary Christian woman, endowed with all the attributes of a grand and noble womanhood, and it may be said of her that she filled and rounded out the full measure of life's aims, purposes and duties. She was never happier than when ministering to the comfort and happiness of her family, her neighbors and friends. A peculiar feature, and one that deserves more than passing notice, is the war record of her family, of which she was justly proud. Mr. Baker, her husband, was a soldier of the War of 1812, and no less than six of her sons and two sons-in-law took prominent parts in the bloody drama of the War of the Rebellion, and several of them carry gunshot wounds inflicted upon them during the contest. During the last year or two of her life she was afflicted somewhat with rheumatic trouble, but the immediate cause of her death was perhaps the result of a fall she sustained in February last, which fractured the bones of her hip. She was tenderly cared for by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baker and her daughter, Mrs. Mary Richards, who was called here from her home in Michigan. Her funeral took place on Sunday afternoon and was largely attended. Mrs. Elizabeth (Crone) Jones of Garrett, a former neighbor and highly prized friend, delivered an impressive funeral discourse. The remains were laid beside those of her family in the Lisbon cemetery nearby and overlooked the scenes of her pioneer home. ^ 3-22-1895
Baker Minnie (Mrs. Orrison) died at her home in Noble Twp Feb. 17, aged 43 years, 4 months and 9 days. Funeral at Christian Chapel Thursday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 2-?-1920
Baker Minnie F, about 70, died Dec. 12, 1952 at McCray Hospital. She had been a resident of this community for many years. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Nellie Leatherman of Albion; three sons, Donald of Southport, N.C., Forrest of Seattle, Wash., and James; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services and interment was at the former home at Owensville. + 12-?-1952
Baker Myron G, 77, lifelong resident of York Twp and farmer, died at his home Sunday of heart trouble. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Laura Baker, one daughter, Mrs. Ella Priest, Albion; one brother, Charles, Cleveland, O.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Last rites Wednesday in Sparta Christian Church. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 6-?-1940
Baker Ned I, 21, of Garrett, died at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Covell, from tuberculosis. He was pursuing a course in law in Indiana University. Funeral will be Friday. ^ 1-14-1909
Baker Orrison J, son of Solomon and Sarah Baker, was born in Green Twp July 3, 1875. About a week ago went to the hospital for an operation from which he seemed to recover but on June 20 he died. On Oct. 22, 1896 he was marred to Minnie M. Edwards. They had five children, three of which with his wife preceded him in death. On Dec. 20, 1921, he married Delta Burnis Fahl. They had one child who also preceded him in death. He lived in Noble County all his life and the greater part on the farm where he lived at the time of his death. He was an active member of the Burr Oak Baptist Church for about 20 years. Surviving are his wife; two children, Adam Lee at home, Hazel May Thomas of Kendallville; two half-brothers, Clare V. Baker of Albion, and John M. of Findlay, O. Funeral Sunday at the Burr Oak Baptist Church. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 6-?-1940
Baker Otis, 74, retired farmer, died Monday in his home south of Cromwell. A native of this community, he was born Aug. 19, 1879, a son of Commodore and Sydney (Cole) Baker. Surviving are the widow, Mattie. Strictly private services will be Saturday in Hite Funeral Home, Kendallville. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 3-?-1953
Baker Paul H, 73, died May 9 in a hospital in Tucson, Ariz. after a heart attack. He and his wife lived in Sierra Vista, Ariz., moving there after retirement from Brownsburg, Ind. He was a graduate of Indiana University School of Business and had been employed at RCA for many years. Survivors include his wife, Lucile; and a sister, Brittie Baker. He was a member of several Masonic orders, was a veteran of WW I, a member of American Legion and a member of the United Methodist Church. Burial was in the family lot at Patoka, Ind. + 5-9-1987
Baker Pearl, 90, - See Hugh Baker.
Baker Pearl, a resident of the Lutheran Home, died Wednesday. A native and lifelong resident of Noble County, she was born Sept. 19, 1888, a daughter of Charles H. and Angeline E. (Porter) Fike. She was the widow of Ray M. Baker, who died June 2, 1968. They were married Oct. 13, 1910 in Albion. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church and Rebekah Lodge and originated the Merry Go Round Club in 1910. She was a piano teacher for more than 20 years and played piano for the silent movies in the early 1920’s at the Albion theater. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Maynard (Cotta Arlene) Cook, Fort Wayne; and two grandchildren, Thomas E. Cook, Memphis, Tenn., and Janice A. Cook, Waynedale; and two great-grandchildren. She as preceded in death by a sister. Funeral Saturday in Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. + 7-?-1973
Baker Ray McClellen, about 80, of R. 3, Kendallville, died June 2, 1968 in the Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born Nov. 3, 1887 in Bakertown, Jefferson Twp, Noble County, the son of Luman and Etha (Stair) Baker. He had lived his lifetime in the vicinity. He was united in marriage with Pearl Fike in Albion. He was a retired apiarist. Survivors are the widow; one daughter, Mrs. Maynard H. Cook of Fort Wayne; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. One brother and one sister preceded him in death. Funeral Wednesday. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. + 6-?-1968
Baker Richard V, 70, R. 1, Wawaka, died Thursday at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born March 9, 1912 in Lima, Ohio, the son of Charles and Lelia (Aplin) Baker. On Dec. 7, 1941 in Fort Wayne he married Annabelle O’Brian. He had resided in the Wawaka area 10 years, moving from Fort Wayne where he was the former owner-operator of Baker’s Standard Service Station. He retired in 1978 from Brookside Lincoln-Mercury. Surviving are his wife; three daughters, Sharon Baker of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Martin (Cindy) LeCount of Ligonier, and Mrs. Todd (Debra) Brown of Lawton, Okla.; a son Kenneth of Wawaka; a sister, Mrs. Fred (Rhea) Wilt of Lake Worth, Fla.; 4 brothers, Wilbur Brown, Churubusco, and Elmer, Charles and Bernard Baker, Fort Wayne; and 7 grandchildren. Services Monday at Orr Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Cosperville Cemetery. + 3-4-1982
Baker Robert Eugene, 30, of Ormas, was killed Oct. 18, 1953 as his northbound car skidded out of control on a curve of State Road 109 approximately four miles south of Wolf Lake and crashed broadside into a tree. He was born Jan. 13, 1923 in Whitley County. A graduate of Wolf Lake High School, he was a veteran of WW II and a member of Columbia City Post 98, American Legion. Surviving are the mother, Mrs. Tacy Berniece Baker; a brother, Paul L., R. 3, Columbia City; four sisters, Mrs. Bernard Skinner and Mrs. Woodrow Johnson of Noble Twp, Mrs. Robert Gaylord, Columbia City, and Ellen Baker at home; the grandparents, Mrs. Josephine Baker, Columbia City, and Lafayette Hill, Columbia City. Funeral at Ormas Baptist Church Tuesday. Burial, Thorn Cemetery. + 10-?-1953
Baker Roscoe, 72, 527 Fair St., died Monday in McCray Hospital. He was born in Powell County, Ky., Sept. 19, 1897, the son of Harvey C. and Susan Stewart Baker. A resident of Kendallville for 45 years, he was a retired McCray employee, working there nearly 20 years. On March 21, 1917 he and Rosa Smith were married in Roger, Ky. She died Sept. 15, 1968. He was a member of the Church of God. Surviving are five children, Mrs. Marion (Bertha) Strayer, 100 King St., Harvey, 527 Fair St., Paul J., Somerset, Ky., Mrs. Virgil (Mabel) Whitford and Mrs. Harold (Martha) Sage; 14 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lydia Wills, Stanton, Ky., and one brother, Olney. One son, one daughter, three brothers and one sister preceded him in death. Funeral Thursday at Berhalter Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, English Prairie Cemetery. + 8-?-1970
Baker Rosella M, 84, of Fort Wayne, died Saturday in Sacred Heart Home. She was a graduate of the old St. Augustine Academy, Fort Wayne. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. D. F. Abbott of Fort Wayne, and a brother, Albert K. Baker, Fort Wayne. Services in Fort Wayne. ~ 3-10-1960
Baker Roy L, 73, died Sunday in the St. Joseph Hospital, Ft. Wayne. He had been a resident of Ft. Wayne the past thirty-three years. He is survived by his wife, Katharine; one son, Ronald E. of West Lafayette; and one sister, Miss Edna Baker of LaOtto. Services Wednesday in D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home. Burial, Catholic Cemetery. ~ 10-31-1957
Baker Russell, 102, died March 30, 2007 at Avalon Village in Ligonier. He was born March 17, 1905 in Noble County to Dennis D. and Sophia (Stark) Baker. He married Helen C. Ponko on March 1, 1926 in Knox. She preceded him in death. A carpenter and a farmer, he raised Angus cattle. Surviving are a son, Donald E. "Whitey" and Rosemary Gillespie of Ligonier; and 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Denise and Lowell Galloway and Dorothy and Max McFarren of Ligonier; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and 28 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. Services Monday at Sparta United Church of Christ. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. ^ 4-1-2007
Baker Ruth died at the home of her son, Zachariah, 5 miles south of Albion Tuesday. Funeral will be Thursday at Burr Oak Baptist Church. She was born in Ashland County, Ohio in 1827 and with her husband and children came to Noble County in 1865. She was a member of the Merriam Christian Church. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jennie Himes of Lagrange; and 2 sons, Zachariah and Solomon. ^ 3-17-1910
Baker Ruth Ann, 81, 201 Grand St., Ligonier, died Sunday in Miller’s Merry Manor. She was born Nov. 15, 1892 near Topeka to James and Rosa (Long) Taylor. She was a lifetime resident of the Ligonier community and a member of the Ligonier Methodist Church and American Legion Auxiliary. Surviving are one son, James, Warsaw; two sisters, Mrs. Irene Cunningham, Ligonier, and Mrs. Herbert Cass, South Bend; one brother, Bruce, Ligonier. Funeral Wednesday in Ulrey Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 10-?-1974
Baker Ruth M, 82, died Sunday in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born in Kendallville May 30, 1914 to Emil and Pauline (Lempke) Menzel. On Aug. 12, 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio she married Walter A. Baker. He died in 1955. A 1932 graduate of Avilla High School and Scrandon Business College, she retired as a rental agent for Colony Bay Apartments in 1995 after 23 years of service. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, the Quota Club of Fort Wayne for the blind and Classified Women's Club. Surviving are a brother, William Menzel of Paulding, Ohio. She was preceded in death by 3 brothers, Walter, Otto and Ralph Menzel; and a sister, Emma Menzel. Funeral Wednesday in St. Paul Lutheran Church. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 10-6-1996
Baker Samuel, 73, died Friday at his home in this city. He leaves a wife and children. Funeral at the Evangelical Church Sunday. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ^ 4-26-1901
Baker Samuel P, 75, a resident of Abilene, Kan. the past 12 years, died Monday in Abilene. He was born May 4, 1907 to Samuel and Fary Baker and grew up in Albion. He had been a lineman with City Power & Light in Fort Wayne. Surviving are his wife, Emma, whom he married July 8, 1962; three daughters, Beth Parker of Calif., Claudine King of Albion, and Pauline Ross of Wolf Lake; a stepson, Roger Price of Mounds, Ill.; two stepdaughters, Jane VanGilder of Fort Wayne, and Ada Amos of Rushville; and a brother, Walter of Wolf Lake. Graveside services Friday at Bell Springs Cemetery, Abilene. + 5-3-1982
Baker Samuel W died in his home south of Albion. He was a member of the Burr Oak Baptist Church. Surviving are the widow; two sons, Paul and Walter, Albion, five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Guy and Alvin, Albion. He was born Jan. 3, 1880, the son of Zachariah and Ellen Baker, and passed away May 2, 1956. On Oct. 1, 1902 he married Fary Krieger. He lived his whole life in this community. Services in the Bonham & Miser Funeral Home in Albion. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. ~ 5-3-1956
Baker Stella, 92, former resident of Ligonier, died Sunday in Osteopathic Hospital, South Bend. She was born Oct. 17, 1878 in Fort Wayne and in 1895 she married Gus A. Baker, who died in 1957. She is survived by a son, Robert of Ligonier; six daughters, Mrs. Lulu Shell of Wolcottville, Mrs. Josephine Zumbaugh of Lake Wawasee, Mrs. Rosalie Mock of Franklin, Mrs. Virgil J. Albright, South Bend, Mrs. Clarence Rex, White Pigeon, Mich., and Mrs. Ellouise Leaders of Indianapolis; 18 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Services Tuesday in Ulrey Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Salem Cemetery. + 3-?-1971
Baker Stella Breeden, daughter of Cyrus and Mary Granger, was born in Marshall County, Ind., Feb. 18, 1880, and died at Epworth Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. Feb. 1, 1920, aged 39 years, 11 months and 19 days. She lost her mother when only seven years old, and Mr. and Mrs. William Cary, being childless, took Stella into their home after her mother’s death. May 15, 1898 she was married to Claude Breeden of Albion, Ind., and they had three children, Carl, Edith and Ione, all living. Stella and Claude lived together for seven short years when he died, leaving her to raise and care for the children. Seven years ago last Christmas time she was married to Olen Baker. They lived together for fourteen months when she was again left a widow. Since that time she has made her home at Fort Wayne, Ind. where she won honor and success in the business and religious circles, her last position being as assistant office manager at the Bowser Co., Fort Wayne. About nine years ago she joined the Methodist Church. The remains were taken to the home of the foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cary. Services Tuesday. + 2-?-1920
Baker Thomas Edward "Ed", 55, died June 19, 2002 at VA Hospital in Marian. He was vice president and general manager of L&L Fitting, Inc., Fort Wayne. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict and was a member of American Legion Post 381, 40&8 Voiture Locale 642 and the Society of Automotive Engineers. A 1965 Kendallville High School graduate, he graduated from Tri-State University in 1972. He was born Nov. 25, 1946 in Kendallville to Harvey and Jessie (Magill) Baker. He married Pamela E. Lehner March 17, 1968 in Kendallville. Surviving are his wife in Kendallville; a son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Charwyne Baker of Apex, N.C.; a son, Jeffrey of Arlington Heights, Ill.; a daughter, Marie Baker of Albuquerque, N.M. 2 grandchildren, Elizabeth and Andrew Baker; a brother and sister-in-law, William and Geanie Baker; and a sister and brother-in-law, Paula and Dave Smith of Kendallville. He was preceded in death by a sister, Evelyn Buchanan, on March 22, 1979. Services Saturday at Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ^ 6-21-2002
Baker Thomas H, 73, died May 8 at his 406 Sycamore St. home. Born April 26, 1906 in Howe to George and Zella (Foster) Baker, he was married July 30, 1938 in Stroh to Norma Zook. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Leo (Joan) Burkhart, Stroh, and Mrs. Franklin (Beverly) Richardson and Mrs. George (Madona) Tucker, both LaGrange; two sons, Robert and Howard, both Ligonier; one sister, Mrs. Charles (Nola) Zook, Stroh; one brother, Donald, Sturgis; 17 grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral at Stroh Church of God. Burial, English Prairie Cemetery. + 5-8-1979
Baker Thomas Wayne, 40, died Saturday in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born July 19, 1942 in Laconia, Tenn., the son of Lavon and Alma (Clutts) Baker. He married Sharon Smith July 27, 1963 in Spencerville. Surviving are his wife; three daughters, Theresa, Mindy and Shelly, all at home; a grandson, a brother, J. C., Spencerville; four sisters, Joyce Kugler, LaOtto, Bonnie Bishop, Spencerville, Peggy Hamilton and Carolyn Dusendshon, Fort Wayne. He was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. Services Monday at the church. Burial, White City Cemetery. ~ 5-26-1983
Baker Timothy of Burlington, Kansas, died there Sunday. He was 72 years of age and a former resident of this city. He had the distinction of being Kendallville’s first mayor. His brother F. A. Baker received word of the death. ^ 7-19-1906
Baker Virginia Davis, aged 20 years, 4 months and 29 days, died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Davis, south of Albion, Friday. She is survived by her parents, the husband, and one daughter, aged three years. Funeral Monday at Kendallville Church of Immaculate Conception, of which she was a member. Burial, Albion Cemetery. * 9-?-1928
Baker Walter J, 86, died March 11, 2001 at Kingston Nursing Home, Ligonier. He was a retired farmer, plumber and electrical worker. He was born May 18, 1914 in Noble County to Samuel W. and Fary M. (Kreager) Baker. On Aug. 24, 1935 at the Methodist Church in Albion he married Floeila Weber. Surviving are his wife; 3 daughters and sons-in-law, Lucille and Dave Tumlinson of Jackson, Mich., Ann and Doug Gaerte of Albion and Linda and Jack Butler of Garrett; 9 grandchildren, Tim Walter and Robert Tumlinson, Lisa Balliet, Mindy Baldwin, Lorie Tipscord, Joe Butler and LeAnn and Angie Gaerte; 18 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Paul, and in 1988 by a grandson, John Butler. Services Thursday at Brazzell Funeral Home, Albion. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 3-14-2001
Baker Wilbur, 74, Churubusco, died Dec. 27 in Parkview Hospital. A native of Lima, Ohio, he retired from Tokheim Corp. in 1974. He was a member of Moose Lodge 200, Fort Wayne. Surviving are his wife, Mary; one daughter, Gloria Davison, Fort Wayne; three stepsons, Charles and Jerry Ransom, Churubusco, and James Ransom of Laveen, Ariz.; one stepdaughter, Patricia Neukom, Churubusco; three brothers, Eugene, Charles and Bernard, all Fort Wayne; and one sister, Rhea Wilt of Calif. Services Friday in Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco. Crypt burial, Greenlawn Memorial Park. ~ 1-5-1984
Baker William was born near Lisbon Oct. 17, 1841 where he resided with his parents until the beginning of the war. He enlisted in Co. G, 30th Indiana Infantry and was with the regiment until wounded at the Battle of Shiloh and discharged. He was married to Clara J. Covell in Ligonier Sept. 3, 1863 and the next year again responded to his country’s call for troops and enlisted in the 152nd Indiana regiment and remained to the close of the war. From that time he was occupied mostly in teaching school until in 1879, his health failing, he went to Coffey County, Kansas and engaged in the more healthy occupation of farming. During the great boom of so many towns all through that country he sold out his farm and embarked in business in the thriving little town of Hutchison, since grown to quite a city. Here he lost the most of the little property he had accumulated, and with broken health he and his wife started west, stopping at some of the principal towns in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Colorado and California, ever seeking but never finding the goal of never-failing health, consumption having already taken too strong a hold on him. As a student he had made the eye an especial study and since leaving Hutchison has been engaged in optical work. For the last 2 years he has passed most of his time with his brother Frank, and his wife’s father, Lewis Covell in Garrett. He died Feb. 3, 1893. Funeral was at the residence of his brother, Frank, in Allen Twp. Burial, Lisbon Cemetery. A wife, 3 sons, 2 grandsons, a mother, brothers, sisters survive. ^ 2-10-1893
Baker William H, 64, died November 2, 2003 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born October 4, 1939 in Ligonier to Howard and Ruth (Jamison) Baker. On July 7, 1962 in Ligonier, he married Sally Pauline Blake. Surviving are his wife; 3 sons and a daughter-in-law, Jeffry and Kim and James of Kendallville, Robert of Louisville, Ky.; 2 brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Carol of Kendallville and Michael and Connie of Avilla; 9 grandchildren, Dustin, Jordon, James PW, Nathan, Paige and Peyton Baker, Tyler and Tara Johnson and Kirstie Hammel. He was preceded in death by a brother, David; and a granddaughter, Courtney M. Baker. He was employed for 30 years at Zollner Piston in Fort Wayne as a machinist; was a 1957 graduate of Kendallville High School and served in the U.S. Marines 1957-1960. Services at Hite Funeral Home, Kendallville. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ~ 11-6-2003
Baker Winfred "Bob", 59, of 1100 Belcher Road, Largo, Florida, died Aug. 4 at the Clearwater Community Hospital. He was a former Cromwell area resident and owned and operated the Bola Liquor Store in Cromwell. He was born in Paragon, Ind. and moved to Largo four months ago from the area. He was a retired Indianapolis businessman, a member of Elks Lodge No. 13 in Indianapolis, Moose Lodge No. 836 in Goshen, and F&AM and Turner Club in Indianapolis. Surviving are his wife, Romola J., Largo; one son, Michael, Indianapolis; one daughter, Mrs. Martha Brydon of Salem, Oregon; two brothers, James of Indianapolis, and Marvin of Paragon; a sister, Marchie Gillman of Denois, Iowa; and two grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday in DeMoss Lakeside Chapel in Clearwater. Cremation followed. + 8-4-1975
Baker Zachariah, 71, who resided south of Albion, died last Thursday of Bright’s disease. He was married in 1873 to Ellen Stoner, who survives with five children: Willis Baker and Mrs. Norley Hile of Elkhart, Samuel, Guy and Alvin of Noble County; and one sister, Mrs. James Himes of LaGrange. Funeral at Burr Oak Sunday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 7-?-1923
Baldridge Makayla, 20 months old, died Thursday in Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born Jan. 2, 1996 in Kendallville to Coy Michael and Marta (Johnson) Baldridge. Surviving are her parents in Rome City; grandparents, Richard and Debra Johnson of Bronson, Mich., Mike Baldridge of Rome City and Lydia Baldridge of Wolcottville; great-grandparents, Mary Pletcher of Howe and R. J. and Elizabeth Combs of Rome City. Graveside services Sunday in Orange Cemetery. + 9-11-1997
Baldwin Benjamin, son of John and Margaret Baldwin, was born in Shelby County, Ohio, Nov. 28, 1849, and died at his home in Green Twp, Nov. 26, 1927 at the age of 77 years, 11 months and 28 days. He was united in marriage to Anna Henderson Nov. 9, 1880. To this union were born two sons, Clinton R. of Calif., and Clarence A. of Noble County. The wife died Nov. 1, 1926. Surviving are the two sons; one brother and two sisters in Ohio, and a sister in Indiana. In early life he became a Christian and united with the Christian Church in Ohio. + 12-?-1927
Baldwin Enoch "Doc", 86, of R. 3, Albion, died Monday at his residence. Born Sept. 14, 1892 in Hillsdale, Mich., he was the son of Nathan and Madeline (Paine) Baldwin. He was a retired farmer. He moved to Albion in 1946 coming from Allen County. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge. Survivors are a foster sister, Mrs. Richard (Beulah) Manley of R. 2, Albion; and a foster brother, Floyd Miller of R. 3, Albion. One sister preceded him in death. Funeral Thursday in Brazzell Funeral Home in Albion. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 1-?-1979
Baldwin Eugene Martin, son of Martin and Rachel Baldwin, was born in Chicago, Ill., February 14, 1847 and died at his late home in Avilla December 6, 1925. At the age of 29 he married Rebecca Jetong of Mishawaka, Ind. They had four children. Two of these, Mrs. Rae Kennedy and Miss Bertha Baldwin, survive. After about 20 years of companionship, death entered and he was left alone with his two daughters. On May 23, 1908, he married Mrs. Margaret Jaquay, who survives. Also surviving are one stepdaughter, Mrs. Grace Hostetter, living near Albion; two brothers, Edward of Chicago and Leon, who lives in Arizona. At the age of 19 he united with the Christian Church at Mishawaka. He was also a member of the Masonic and Eastern Star fraternal orders. About 17 years ago he moved to a farm near Avilla and about 6 years ago he left the farm taking residence in Avilla. Burial, Mishawaka, Ind. ~ 12-10-1925 > No date
Baldwin Mary, 52, died at Lakeside Hospital Monday of complications. She is survived by the husband, Clarence; six brothers and one sister. Funeral Thursday from Miser Funeral Home. Burial, Albion Cemetery. + 12-?-1941
Baldwin Paul E, 43, of Kendallville, died at his residence on May 15, 2013. He attended Wayne Center United Methodist Church in Kendallville. Most recently, he was employed at Indiana Marine Products in Angola. He was born April 6, 1970, in Fort Wayne to Joseph E. and Joan A. (VanHorn) Baldwin. On November 14, 1998, in Kendallville, he married Charlotte L. Gibson. Surviving are his parents; wife; a daughter, Ashlyn Baldwin, at home; a son, Michael Baldwin, at home; a brother Dale (Lisa) Baldwin of Butler; 2 sisters, Connie (John) Tempel of Jacksonville, Florida, and Karen (Joe) Mansfield of Butler; grandmother, Elizabeth VanHorn of Fort Wayne. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Clarence E. VanHorn; grandparents, Glen and Dorotha Baldwin. Funeral May 20, 2013, in Young Family Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ^ 5-18-2013
Bales Charles, 65, a director of the Fort Wayne Perfection Biscuit Co., died of angina pectoris Nov. 23 at his home in that city where he had resided almost 50 years. He was born in Louis, Iowa and moved with his parents to a farm home northwest of Albion at an early age. He attended Albion schools until he was 19 years of age when he went to Fort Wayne. He attended the First Church of Christ, Scientist, was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Kendallville, Fort Wayne Consistory of Scottish Rite, Mizpah Shrine Temple and other organizations. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Phenie Michael Bales; four daughters, Phyllis and Wilma at home, Mrs. Maurice Chadwick of Akron, Ohio, and Mrs. Robert Talbot of Indianapolis; three grandchildren, Nancy and Robert Talbot Jr. of Indianapolis and Ann Chadwick of Akron; a brother, Verne of Iowa City, Iowa, and a sister, Alba of Winter Park, Fla. + 11-?-1938
Bales Emiline was born in Herkimer County, New York Oct. 1, 1822; died at the home of her daughter 3 miles northwest of Albion, Jan. 9, 1896, aged 73 years, 3 months and 9 days. In the 24th year of her age she came to South Bend where she remained 2 years. On Aug. 19, 1848 she married Charles Wright of Noble County. He died March 25, 1888. To this union was born 4 daughters, 3 of whom are still living. In March 1891 she married Henry W. Bales of Cass County, Iowa. In 1893 she identified herself with the M.E. Church in Ligonier. Funeral at the home of her daughter where she died on January 12. + Poppy Scrapbook
Bales William D, 56, a citizen of Albion, died Saturday from heart trouble. A few years ago he moved from his York Twp farm to Albion where he had since resided. He leaves a wife, a daughter, Alba, formerly of this city; 2 sons, C. H. of Fort Wayne, and Verne at home. Funeral from the residence Monday. Burial, Albion Cemetery. ^ 4-14-1905
Ball Carl L, 77, Albion, died Thursday (d. 2-11-1971) at Alfran Nursing Home, Warsaw. He was born April 29, 1893 in Allen County to Edward and Mary (Wherry) Ball and was a retired farmer. He was married in 1929 to Gleta Schick who died in 1963. He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Effie Peffer and Mrs. Blanche Roscoe, Albion, and Mrs. Helen McMann, Pleasant Lake; and two brothers, George, Albion, and Ross, Fort Wayne. Services Sunday at Bonham Miser & Brazzell Funeral Home. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 2-?-1971
Ball Charlotte E, 65, of Auburn, died today in Miller's Merry Manor, Garrett. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Auburn. She was born April 25, 1930 in Kendallville to Charles and Ruby (Martin) Hart. She married Kenneth Ball on Sept. 6, 1952. He died Nov. 9, 1995. She is survived by 2 sons, Eric of Homosassa, Fla., and Randall of Auburn; 2 brothers, Charles Hart of Scotts, Mich., and Clyde Hart of Kendallville; 4 sisters, Madeline Zimmerman of Leesburg, Fla., Eleanor Schlichtenmyer of Kendallville, June Freed of Sandusky, Ohio, and Barbara Rowe of Garrett; and 2 grandsons, Christopher and Daniel Ball of Homosassa. Private family service Monday in Trinity Lutheran Church, Auburn. Burial, Woodlawn Cemetery, Auburn. + 12-5-1995
Ball Christopher, 7, of 304 E. Miller St., Ligonier, died Tuesday during surgery at Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was born Sept. 6, 1972 in Elizabethtown, Ky., the son of Archie and Kathryn (Baker) Ball. He had been ill since birth with hydrocephalus. Survivors are the parents; two sisters, Teresa and Jammie, both at home; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ball of Elizabethtown and Mr. and Mrs. George Baker of Ligonier. Funeral Sunday in Ulrey Funeral Home in Ligonier. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 10-?-1979
Ball Craig E, 47, died July 5, 2007 at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis from a rare case of lymphoma. He had worked at Magnavox (now Raytheon) in Fort Wayne for 18 years and then became a stay-at-home dad. He had earned a degree from Ivy Tech and did volunteer work for Miller's Merry Manor nursing home in Garrett with the marketing and activity departments. He was born in Kendallville on Jan. 13, 1960 to Burnell and Ruth (Striggle) Ball. He married Connie Rhodes on Aug. 31, 1985 at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Avilla. Surviving are his wife; his parents; 3 sons, Lucas, Cory and Kyle; and 2 sisters and brothers-in-law, Sandra and Ron Marshall of Kendallville and Lorna and Gene Schlotterback of Garrett. Services Tuesday at Brazzell Funeral Home in Avilla. Burial, Swan Cemetery. ^ 7-8-2007
Ball Dorothy (Surfus) died February 23, 1953 at McCray Hospital in Kendallville. She had lived in Albion about two years. When she married Harold Ball they moved to Millersburg to reside. She leaves to mourn her departure her husband; two sisters, Mrs. Berlin Pressler of Albion, and Mrs. Clem Fausnaugh of Ligonier; and one brother, Melvin Surfus of Wolf Lake. Funeral at Ulrey-Sedgwick Funeral Home in Ligonier. Burial, Wolf Lake Cemetery. + 2-?-1953
Ball Edward L, about 76, (b. 10-8-1870) died July 11, 1947 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. C. Roscoe, of heart disease. He had been a resident of Kimmell but had made his home with his daughters during the past few months. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Roscoe, Mrs. Effie Peffer of Albion, and Mrs. Ted McMann of Ligonier; three sons, Carl and George, Albion, and Ross of Fort Wayne; a sister, Mrs. Gertrude Linnaberry of Monroeville; two brothers, Charles of Monroeville, and Frank of Augusta, Wis.; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services at the Roscoe home Monday. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 7-?-1947
Ball George L, 83, R. 4, Albion, died Jan. 2 in McCray Hospital. Born Jan. 28, 1895 in Allen County, he was the son of Edward and Alice (Whorry) Ball. He married Helen Caldwell Aug. 31, 1928 in Albion. He moved to the Albion area in 1910 from Allen County. He was a retired farmer and veteran of WW I, a charter member of American Legion Post 246 and Kimmell United Methodist Church. Survivors are the wife; three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Nedra) Trittipo, Kimmell, Mrs. Ira (Nancy) Lewis, Liberty Mills, and Mrs. Dennis (Kathy) Robarge, Goshen; two sons, G. Burnell, R. 1, Ligonier, and Lyle, R. 1, Decatur; three sisters, Mrs. Blanche Roscoe, Albion, Mrs. Effie Peffer, Kendallville, and Mrs. Helen McMann, Pleasant Lake; one brother, Ross, Fort Wayne; and 11 grandchildren. One brother preceded him in death. Funeral Friday in Kimmell United Methodist Church. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 1-2-1979
Ball Gleta (b. 11-28-1900) died at the McCray Hospital March 30, 1963. She is survived by the husband, Carl; the mother, Mrs. Anna Schick of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Varen Schick of Fort Wayne, and Kenneth Schick of Elkhart; two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Stroman of Ligonier, and Mrs. Gola Davidson of Philadelphia. Funeral Monday at Bonham & Miser Funeral Home. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 3-30-1963
Ball Grace I, 71, of 412 Lincolnway West, Ligonier, died Thursday in Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Cromwell April 15, 1915 to E. Earl and Clara (Buck) Vanette. She first married Cecil "Pete" Paulus May 1, 1936 and he died in 1951. On July 18, 1953 in Ligonier, she married Harold Ball. A lifetime area resident, she was a beautician and owned Grace’s Beauty Shop since 1959. She was a member of Stone’s Hill Community Church, Ligonier, Ligonier Eagles Auxiliary, Noble County and Indiana Hairdressers’ Associations. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Mrs. F. Wayne (Ina Jean) Moore of Ligonier; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Harry (Betty) Minnick of North Webster; a stepson, Eugene "Pete" Paulus of Texas; two brothers, Grover "Swede" and Ed Vanette, both of Ligonier; five grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Services Sunday in Stone’s Hill Community Church. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 1-22-1987
Ball Harold C, 77, of 412 Lincolnway West, died Tuesday in Kenney Retirement Community, Ligonier. He was born April 15, 1910 in Monroeville, the son of Glenn and Eva (Dazey) Ball. On July 18, 1953 in Ligonier he married Grace I. Paulus, who died in January 1987. A resident of Ligonier since 1953, he moved from Millersburg. He was retired from Mishler’s in Shipshewana as a butcher. He was a member of the Ligonier Eagles Lodge. Surviving are a stepdaughter, Mrs. Wayne (Ina) Moore, Ligonier; two stepsons, Harry Reed Jr., Wabash, and George Reed, Goshen; a sister, Mabel Ball of Fort Wayne. Services Friday in Orr Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Stringtown Cemetery. + 6-23-1987
Ball Helen E, 82, died Wednesday (d. 12-14-1988) at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born Jan. 28, 1906, the daughter of Charles and Jennie (McDaniel) Caldwell. On Aug. 31, 1928 in Albion she married George Ball, who died Jan. 2, 1979. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Nedra) Trittipo of Kimmell, Mrs. Ira (Nancy) Lewis of Claypool, and Mrs. Dennis (Kathy) Robarge of Bristol; two sons, George B. of Ligonier, and Lyle of Goshen; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. One brother preceded her in death. Services Saturday in Kimmell United Methodist Church. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 12-14-1988
Ball Jenni Marie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Ball, was born Oct. 29, 1970 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville and died four hours later of complications. The paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. George Ball of R. 4, Albion. + 10-?-1970
Ball Kathryn R, 51, died Sept. 16, 2007 at her Ligonier home. She was born March 12, 1956 in Berwind, W.Va. to George and Alice (Webb) Baker. She married Archie Ball on June 5, 1971. Surviving are her husband; 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Jammie and Efrain Salas and Teresa and Cristobal Campos of Ligonier; 3 brothers and 2 sisters-in-law, Bradley Baker of Norwalk, Ohio, George and Betty Baker of Fort Wayne and Gregory and Kristina Baker of Ligonier; 3 sisters and 2 brothers-in-law, Mindy and Bill Lang of Cromwell, Frances Baker of Ligonier and Alice and Richard Welch of Jessup, Md.; and 10 grandchildren, Alex Flores, Amy, Bianca, Chava, Matthew and Kiara Campos, Alia, Frankie, Vanessa and Jesenia Salas. She was preceded in death by a son, Christopher. Service Thursday at Apostolic Faith Church of God. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. ^ 9-18-2007
Ball Lyle L, 50, of R. 1, Wawaka, died Thursday in Elkhart Hospital. He was born March 2, 1943 in Wolf Lake to George and Helen (Caldwell) Ball. He was employed by Carriage Industries in Millersburg. A 1961 graduate of Albion-Jefferson High School, he was a 1965 graduate of Ball State University and a former teacher. Surviving are a son, Aaron of Goshen; a brother, George of Goshen; 3 sisters, Mrs. Kenneth (Nedra) Trittipo of Kimmell, Mrs. Ira (Nancy) Lewis of Claypool and Mrs. Denny (Kathy) Robarge of Bristol; and 2 grandchildren. A daughter preceded him in death. Funeral Saturday in Kimmell United Methodist Church. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 2--3-1994
Ball Mary Alice, daughter of Derus and Eliza Wherry, was born near Decatur, Ind. March 8, 1873, and died at her home in Kimmell, June 18, 1931, being 53 years, 5 months, 1 day of age. There is one half-brother, one stepbrother and one stepsister surviving. Her parents died when she was young and she made her home with her grandparents near Monroeville, Ind., where she grew to womanhood and in 1891 she was married to Edward Ball. They had 9 children, three of whom were daughters, Ethel, Opal and Pearl died in infancy. Three daughters, Mrs. Effie Peffer of Albion, Mrs. Blanche Applegate of Ligonier, Mrs. Helen McMann of Kimmell; and three sons, Carl and George of Albion, and Ross of Winslow, Ind.; 7 grandchildren and the husband survive her. The family moved to Noble County in 1910 where they have since resided. For many years she was a member of the Methodist Church, but after they moved near Pleasant Hill she became a member there. Funeral at Sparta Church Sunday. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 6-?-1931
Ball Walter Jr, 84, died June 15, 2011. On January 24, 1927 he was born to Walter R. and Mabel (Woodcox) Ball Sr. at Leiter’s Ford in Fulton County, Ind. On June 17, 1951 he married Berdenia M. Jackson. He was the plant manager and regional sales manager for International Mineral and Chemical in Nappanee for 25 years. He continued in agriculture sales at Nappanee Farm Bureau and T&T Fertilizer. He retired in 2006. He served in the U. S. Army and Air Force during World War II. He attended the Ligonier Evangelical Church and was a member of the American Legion Post 243 in Ligonier, the Masonic Lodge of Ligonier and the Scottish Rite of South Bend. He is survived by his wife; 2 sons, Steven L. (Nadia) Ball of Fort Wayne and Phillip L. (Tina) Ball of Ligonier; 2 daughters, Mary Ann (Leland) Hooley of Ligonier and Mary Alice (Bryan) Yoes of Houston, Texas; 4 grandchildren, Jeremiah (Rhoda) Ball, Olivia (Jonathan) Kline, Ashley, Megan and Elizabeth Yoes; and 4 sisters, Leona Skinner of Elkhart, Marquerite Click of Denver, Ind., Lucille (Don) Clifton of Culver and Colleen Burkhart of Plainfield. Funeral June 25 at Ligonier Evangelical Church. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. ^ 6-19-2011
Ballah Rose, 87, (b. 11-11-1859) died here Jan. 9, 1947 following a heart attack at the home of her sister, Mrs. William Swickard, where she had made her home since being brought here from Ligonier last October. Funeral Friday at Bonham & Miser Funeral Home. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 1-?-1947
Ballard Bert, 64, a resident of Rome City until recently, died in Chicago Nov. 19, 1946 at the home of his sister, Mrs. Mary Day Young. He is survived by three sons, Harlow, Edward and Donald of Rockford, Ill.; one brother, Dr. Harry of Chicago; and two sisters, Ethelone and Edna, both Chicago. Funeral and interment last Friday in Chicago. + 11-?-1946
Ballard Clifford V, 61, Brimfield, died at his home Saturday. He was born in Decatur Dec. 27, 1911, a son of Roy and Pearl (Burkhead) Ballard, with whom he lived. He was never married. He was a Brimfield resident 35 years and was employed for the entire time by Frick & Brimfield Lumber Co. Surviving are the parents; three sisters, Amanda Knavel, Burr Oak, Mich., Goldie Ballard, Sturgis, Mich., and Norma, at home; three brothers, James, Sturgis, Fred, Helmer and Leroy at home. Funeral today in Berhalter-Preston Mortuary. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 9-?-1973
Ballard Florence A, 65, R. 1, Albion, died today at McCray Hospital. She was born in Kendallville on Feb. 28, 1911, the daughter of Frank and Lottie (Mecum) Burch, and married Fred Ballard Sept. 20, 1946 in Brimfield. Surviving are her husband and a half-brother, Frankie Swank. Funeral at Berhalter-Preston Mortuary, Kendallville, Thursday. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 12-?-1976
Ballard Georgia Ann, 41, died Wednesday in her Indianapolis home. She was born Jan. 23, 1953 in Columbia City to Vernon and Annabelle (Miller) Saggars. She married William Perry Ballard July 12, 1975. She was a graduate of Columbia City Joint High School and a 1975 graduate of Indiana-Purdue University, Fort Wayne. She was a dental hygienist and affiliated with St. Lukes United Methodist Church in Indianapolis. Surviving are her husband; her parents; a daughter, Kimberley; a son, Matthew; 3 brothers, Vernon, John and Keith Saggars of Columbia City. She was preceded in death by a stillborn brother, Kerry Saggars. Funeral Friday in Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. Burial, Thorn Cemetery. + 8-3-1994
Ballard Irene, 81, died Tuesday at the hospital in Auburn. She was born in Noble County and had lived in Auburn ten years. She was the widow of the late Addison Ballard, who died in 1952. Surviving are two sons, Dr. James W., Dayton, and John L., Richmond; two daughters, Mrs. Alice Johnson, Auburn, and Mrs. Eunice Borst, Auburn, a brother, George Knepper, Santa Fe, N. M.; a sister, Mrs. Willard Lanhum, Auburn; six granddaughters and two great-granddaughters. Services Thursday in Auburn. Burial, Woodlawn Cemetery, Auburn. ~ 1-12-1956
Ballard J Addison, 79, of 407 N. Van Buren Street, Auburn, died of a complication of diseases in the Dr. Bonnell M. Souder Hospital in Auburn Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ballard moved from Avilla to the home of their daughter and son-in-law in Auburn, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson, nine years ago when Mr. Ballard’s health began to fail. He was Avilla town clerk treasurer for many years. He was born at Hallettsville, Texas, on July 11, 1874, son of the late Judge James W. and Alice Ballard. On April 9, 1900, he and Miss Irene Knepper were united in marriage at Cincinnati, Ohio. Surviving besides the widow and daughter are another daughter, Mrs. Eunice Borst of Auburn; two sons, Dr. James W., of Dayton, Ohio, and John of Richmond, Ind.; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was the last of a family which included four sisters and a brother. Burial, Woodlawn Cemetery. ~ 1-8-1953
Ballard Leroy, 90, Brimfield, died Saturday in McCray Hospital. He was born Oct. 7, 1886 in Washington Courthouse, Ohio, to Taylor and Becky Ballard. He and his wife, Pearl, were married in 1909 in Decatur. A retired employee of Frick Lumber, he had resided in Brimfield since 1943. Surviving are his wife; three daughters, Norma at home, Goldie, Sturgis, Mich., and Mrs. Mae Cnavel, Burr Oak, Mich.; three sons, Fred, Brimfield, Leroy at home, and James, Sturgis, Mich.; one brother, Jim, Washington Courthouse, Ohio; eight grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services Tuesday in Berhalter-Preston Mortuary, Kendallville. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 1-?-1977
Ballard Leroy "Gump", 84, of Wolcottville, died Aug. 25, 2010 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born in Decatur on Aug. 13, 1926 to Leroy and Pearl (Burkhead) Ballard. He milked cows for many years for John Schermerhorn of Brimfield. Survivors include his nephews and nieces. Funeral Friday at Independent Baptist Church in South Miford. Burial, Orange Cemetery. ^ 8-26-2010
Ballard Norma Jean, 74, died Dec. 15, 2006 at McCormicks Creeks in Spencer. She was born in Sturgis, Mich. on May 17, 1932 to LeRoy and Pearl (Burkhead) Ballard. She was a member of the Mt. Calvary Methodist Church in Tulip. Surviving are a brother, Leroy Ballard of Wolcottville. She was preceded in death by her parents; 2 sisters, Goldie and Amanda May; and 3 brothers, Cliff, Fred and Jim Ballard. Services Monday at Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Orange Cemetery. ^ 12-17-2006
Ballard Pearl, 85, 181 Kelly St., Rome City, died Saturday at McCray Hospital. She was born in Decatur on April 2, 1892, the daughter of Mac and Amanda Berkhead. She was married in 1909 in Decatur to Leroy Ballard, who died in 1977. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Robert (Amanda) Kneval, Burr Oak, Mich., Mrs. Goldia Kneval, Sturgis, Mich., and Miss Norma Jean, Rome City; three sons, James, Sturgis, Mich., Fred and Leroy, Rome City; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services Tuesday at Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 10-?-1977
Ballard Ruby, 61, of Rome City, died Wednesday in LaGrange Hospital from cancer. She was born in Welch, W. Va. on March 9, 1928, the daughter of Herbert and Martha (Hicks) Hicks. She married Fred Ballard. Surviving are her husband; 2 daughters, Sheila Hall and Sharon New of Rome City; 3 sons, Shirley VanHoozer of Brimfield, Dennis and Duane VanHoozer of Rome City; a brother, Diamond Hicks of Brimfield; and 15 grandchildren. Two sons, Danny and Billie VanHoozer; and 2 brothers, Raven and Hulen Hicks, preceded her in death. Services Saturday in Five Corners Baptist Church. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 3-7-1990
Ballew Marian, 47, was born July 2, 1927 in Indianapolis to Mr. and Mrs. Lowell (Ethel Flora) Poer and was employed as supervisor at Crosby Group, a division of American Hoist. She was a member of OES, White Shrine, and Terri Tales. She resided at 10111 Wheatfield Lane in Fort Wayne and died Wednesday in McCray Hospital. Survivors are her parents, of Lakeland, Fla.; one daughter, Mrs. Steven (Linda) Sample, Fort Wayne; one sister, Mrs. Robert (Joan) Michel, North Manchester; two brothers, Morris Poer, Covington, and James Poer, Avilla; three grandchildren. Services Friday in Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Fairview Cemetery, North Manchester. ~ 5-29-1975
Balliet Aaron, 84, died Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ed Smith of Jefferson Twp. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Ed Hilkert of Logansport, Mrs. Francis Cramer of Kendallville, and Mrs. Smith; and five sons, Bert of Huntertown, Forrest of Garrett, William and Randolph of Swan Twp, and Russell of Green Twp. Funeral Wednesday from the Smith home. Burial, Cedar Chapel Cemetery. + 6-?-1936
Balliet Clarence Eugene "Beanie", 67, R. 1, LaOtto, died Sunday in McCray Hospital. He was born in DeKalb County March 27, 1919, the son of William and Ethel (Dudley) Balliet. He married Ethel Dancer Jan. 28, 1941 in LaOtto. He was a lifetime area resident and retired farmer. He also retired from International Harvester and was a member of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife; a son Larry R., R. 1, Avilla; a brother, Bernard of Harrison Island, Mich.; and a grandson, Phillip. Three brothers preceded him in death. Services Thursday at Hopewell Church. Burial, Eel River Cemetery. ~ 7-3-1986
Balliet Ethel D, 63, died at her home near LaOtto Tuesday. Surviving are the husband William Balliet and four sons, Robert of LaOtto, Eugene of Avilla, Bernard and Paul of Detroit; two sisters, Mrs. Clyde Burton and Mrs. Floyd Hagg of Fort Wayne; and eight grandchildren. Services at Cedar Creek Chapel September 30. Burial, Cedar Creek Cemetery. ~ 9-29-1949
Balliet Hazel M, 73, died Jan. 2 in her apartment at LaVerna Terrace. She was born August 12, 1910, the daughter of George and Pearl (Brown) Campbell. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Raymond L. Peters and Robert Balliet. She had been a realtor the past 15 years and recently moved the business to N. Main St., Avilla, renaming it Realty House. She was also a beautician and a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in LaOtto, BPW, American Legion Post 240 Ladies Auxiliary and Tri-County Realty Association Surviving are a son, "Pete" Peters, Avilla; a daughter, Chloe L. Davis, Fort Wayne; three sisters, Violet Ferrier and Nora Campbell, Fort Wayne, and Bell Hollis, Garrett; a brother, Cleo "Bud" Kendallville; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services Friday at Brazzell Funeral Home. ~ 1-12-1984
Balliet Linda K, 18, Lima Road, died of injuries suffered in a 2-vehicle accident Saturday about a half mile south of LaOtto. The driver of the other vehicle veered left of center, striking the Balliet vehicle. She had lived in Huntertown most of her life but was born in Garrett and was employed with Grid Craft, Huntertown. Survivors include her mother, Laura (Roose) Balliet, Huntertown, her father, Virgil M. Balliet, Cromwell; five brothers, Eugene White, Manchester, Mich., Jimmy Grim, Ann Arbor , Mich., LeeRoy Kinley, Robert Grim and Walter Grim, all of Huntertown; and two sisters, Mrs. Eldon (Barbara) Dice and Mrs. Janet Foreman, both of Huntertown. Services in the Huntertown United Methodist Church. Burial, Huntertown Cemetery. ~ 1-31-1980
Balliet Mildred I, 82, Huntertown resident, died December 3 in Parkview Hospital. She was a member of the Huntertown United Methodist Church and had worked several years at General Electric Co. in Fort Wayne. She was a native of Van Wert, Ohio. Surviving are two daughters, Vivian M. Mills of Huntertown and Evelyn E. Moody of Sarasota, Fla.; a son, Virgil M. of Cromwell; two sisters, Naoma Holmes and Velma Eix, both Fort Wayne; and a brother, Clifford Clark of Howe. Services Monday in D. O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home. Burial, Cedar Chapel Cemetery. ~ 12-9-1982
Balliet Paul, 54, of Onaway, Mich., died of a heart attack Dec. 3. He was a native of LaOtto before moving to Michigan. Survivors include his wife, Jane; one son with the armed forces; three daughters, all of Michigan, and two brothers, Eugene of Avilla and Bernard of Harrison Island, Mich. Services Thursday at the Onaway Methodist Church. ~ 12-14-1967
Balliet Phyllis M, 77, died June 27, 2001 at home. Surviving are her husband, Granville "Ty" Balliet; 4 sons, Craig, Gail, Keith and Trent of Fort Wayne; a sister, Dorothy Donahue of LaGrange; 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Services Saturday at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Funeral Home. Burial, Huntertown Cemetery. ^ 6-28-2001
Balliet Robert D, 58, LaOtto, died of a heart attack last Friday at his summer cottage at Westler Lake, west of Wolcottville. A resident of the area all his life, he was born Jan. 16, 1909, in Butler Twp, south of Garrett. He was a diamond maker for the Indiana Wire Die Company, Fort Wayne. In July 1940 he was married to Hazel Peters, who survives. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Huntertown, and the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, LaOtto. Surviving are a son, Gene Peters, Avilla; a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Davis, Fort Wayne; three brothers, Eugene, Avilla, Paul, Onaway, Mich., and Bernard, St. Claire, Mich.; six grandchildren. Services Monday at the McKee Funeral Home, Garrett. Burial, Eel River Cemetery. ~ 8-24-1967
Balliet Thelma, 27, wife of Russell Balliet of Kendallville, died Saturday at the Lakeside Hospital from peritonitis. Surviving are the husband; two sons, Lorraine and Gene; the mother, Mrs. Leroy Sowers, Fort Wayne; two brothers and one sister, Lester Sowers of Battle Creek, Mich., Dale Sowers and Wanda Sowers of Fort Wayne. Funeral Monday at Cedar Chapel Church, DeKalb County. + 10-?-1933
Balliet William J, 68, of Onaway, Michigan, a resident of the LaOtto community until recently, died December 26, in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Fort Wayne of carcinoma. Surviving are the widow, Eleanor; four sons, Eugene, R. R. 1, Avilla, Robert, LaOtto, and Paul and Bernard, Detroit; a stepson, Keith of Miami, Florida; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Kathleen Hill, Detroit, Mrs. Albert Pennant and Mrs. Russell Skuse, both of Onaway, Michigan; five grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Nettie Cramer and Mrs. Grace Jackson, Kendallville; and four brothers, Randal, Auburn; Burch, Huntertown; and Russell and Forrest, Big Rapids, Michigan. Services Wednesday in the Cedar Creek Church of the Brethren. Burial, Cedar Chapel Cemetery. ~ 12-30-1954
Ballou Lillian L, daughter of Rev. G. T. and Anna M. Butler, was born at LaPorte, Ind. Sept. 22, 1872. She died June 9, 1928 in Chicago. She married W. H. Wells Feb. 13, 1892. They had three children. She was married to O. W. Ballou Nov. 1903. Her father, mother and brother, A. W. Butler, have preceded her in death. She leaves her husband of Chicago, Ill., Mrs. L. I. Banks of Miami, Fla., Mrs. F. W. Billmeyer of Victoria, Va., daughters; and B. L. Wells of Richmond, Va., her son; Mrs. C. M. Eagles of this city, her only sister; H. B. and A. F. Butler, of this city, brothers; and nine grandchildren. Funeral was in Albion at the home of her sister, Mrs. C. M Eagles. Burial, Albion Cemetery. + 6-?-1928
Ballou O W, 82, died May 3 in Chicago. Graveside services at Rose Hill Cemetery Thursday where interment will be made. He was related to the Butler family by marriage. + 1955
Balog Carolyn M, 58, of South Bend, died May 26, 2010 in her home. She was born Sept. 6, 1951 in South Bend, a daughter of Carmen and Violet (Noe) Mahnesmith. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of South Bend and several optometric associations. She graduated from Washington High School, South Bend, class of 1970, and Indiana University in 1981. On June 6, 1970 she married Daniel C. Balog in South Bend. Surviving are her husband; 2 daughters, Staci (David) Norman and Natali (Mark) Wenkus; and 3 grandchilden, Riley and Calla Norman and Amelia Wenkus; a sister Marilyn (Thomas) Johnson of Auburn; and a brother, Randolph (Kathy Woodruff) Mahnesmith of Fisherville, Va. She was preceded in death by her mother on Dec. 15, 2008 and her father on July 4, 2009. Services May 30 at Palmer Funeral Home, South Bend. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. ^ 5-28-2010
Balser Bonnie M, 59, died July 17, 2002 in the emergency room of Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, following a vehicular accident on U.S. 33. A 25-year employee of Lincoln Life Insurance Co., Fort Wayne, she retired in 1998. She was a member of St. John Bosco Catholic Church, Churubusco. She graduated from Central Catholic High School in Fort Wayne in 1961. She was born June 3, 1943 to William C. and Rosemarie (Majors) Wright in Fort Wayne. She married Stephen B. Balser March 31, 1962 in Fort Wayne. Surviving are her parents in Churubusco; her husband; 3 daughters and sons-in-law, Christine and Dave Kindlesparger of Fort Wayne, Cindy and Doug Thompson and Cheryl and Jeff Degler of Churubusco; 2 brothers and sisters-in-law, William and Judy Wright of Avondale, Ariz., and Tim and Kathy Wright of Fort Wayne; and 7 grandchildren. Services Saturday at St. John Bosco Church. Burial, Ege Cemetery. ^ 7-19-2002
Bammel Justin, 49, of Richmond, Ca., died Nov. 20 in Oakland, Cal. of complications. He was born March 16, 1931 in Manchester, Mich., a son of Justin and Martha Bammel. He had resided the past 20 years in the Richmond area. He was a printer and a member of the Catholic Church. Surviving are four brothers, Francis, Richmond, Va., Louis, Chicago, Ill., Merle, Detroit, Mi., and Mark, Los Angeles, Ca.; and one sister, Mrs. Charles (Shirley) Anderes, Topeka. Funeral Nov. 25 in St. Patrick Church, Ligonier. Burial, Union Center Cemetery, Nappanee. + 11-20-1980
Bandy Hazel Marie, 81, of Ligonier, died July 29, 2008. She had been employed by Schroffe's Greenhouse, Essex Wire, Kidd Co., Monsanto and Tower Trophy. She was born July 23, 1927 to Ernest and Ada Senter in Squire, W.Va. She married Fred Bandy on Oct. 27, 1956 in W. Va. He died Nov. 9, 1998. Surviving are 4 sons, William Crawford of Waldorf, Md., Eddie Senter of Ligonier, Terry Senter and Fred Bandy Jr. of Cromwell; and 2 sisters, Agnes Harper and Francis Senter of W. Va.; and 9 grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a son, James French; 3 brothers, Charles, Joe and Frank Senter; 2 sisters, Ethel Patton and Phyllis Maynard; and a grandson, Eddie Senter Jr. Services Friday at Lighthouse Gospel Tabernacle, Kimmell. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. ^ 7-30-2008
Bandy Verna, 78, of Scottsville, Ky. died and services were held last Saturday. Survivors include the husband, U. Y. Bandy; six daughters and four sons, including James Bandy of Cromwell. + 9-?-1969
Bange Edith Fay, 78, Angling Road, died Tuesday in McCray Hospital due to a heart condition. She was born March 6, 1893 in Greene County, Ind. to Riley and Viola (Davis) Lewis and was married Oct. 31, 1920 to Isaac Bange. She was a resident here 12 years moving from Martinsville. She was a member of the Brimfield Church of Christ. Surviving are the husband; three daughters, Mrs. Robert Barker, Kendallville, Mrs. Charles Griffith, Mooresville, and Mrs. Geraldine Richardson, Indianapolis; one son, William, Kendallville; three sisters, Mrs. Cecil Erwin, Fowler, Mrs. Harry Strater, Columbus, and Mrs. May Brown, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. One brother and one sister preceded her in death. Funeral Friday at Church of Christ, Martinsville. Burial, Shultz Cemetery. + 9-?-1971
Bangert Martin, 87, of Milwaukee, died Saturday. He had been a teacher at St. John Lutheran School, Kendallville. He graduated from Concordia College at Seward, Neb. and received an honorary doctorate from there. He founded the Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Lutheran Chorus and traveled all over the United States and the world with the group. He was involved with Lutheran music and mission camps and taught organ lessons. Surviving are his wife, the former Lonella Rehwinkel; a daughter, Elsa Fischer, Coloma, Mich.; two sons, Rev. Martin Bangert of New Berlin, Wis., and Rev. Dr. Mark Bangert of Chicago; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services tonight at New Berlin and Wednesday at Sheboygan. + 5-21-1988
Bangs Elizabeth (Spivey), 87, a retired school teacher and widow of Owen R. Bangs, former Ligonier superintendent of schools, died Friday in Greencroft Nursing Center in Goshen. She was a music and art teacher in Noble and Wells Counties for 25 years. She was born Feb. 27, 1896, in Hartford City, a daughter of J. R. and Alberta (Bauman) Spivey and was married June 28, 1923 in Bluffton to Mr. Bangs. He died in 1977. She had lived in this area since 1932, coming here from Bluffton. She was a member of the Bluffton United Methodist Church. Surviving are a son, James S., Fayetteville, N.Y.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a stepson, Rex Bangs. Services Tuesday in Orr Funeral Home. Burial, Elm Grove Cemetery, Bluffton. + 6-24-1983
Bangs Owen R, 91, S. Morton St., Ligonier, died Saturday in Strawberry Village Nursing Home. Born June 14, 1886 in DeKalb County, he was the son of Charles and Jennie (Reynolds) Bangs. He married Elizabeth Spivey in Bluffton in 1923. He was superintendent of Ligonier High School from 1932 to 1948. After retiring he served as assistant to the principal of Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio. After retiring from education he was Noble County probation officer. He was active in many Ligonier civic organizations. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Bluffton. While serving on the Anthony Wayne Council of Boy Scouts he was presented the Silver Beaver Award in 1964. He also received the Aurbach Award. Survivors are the wife, a son, James, Fayetteville, N.Y.; a sister, Faye, Huntington; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A son, Rex, Churubusco, preceded him in death in 1970. Funeral Tuesday in Ulrey Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Elm Grove Cemetery, Bluffton. + 9-10-1977
Banks Alvis, 57, died April 23 in his Auburn home. He was pastor of the Free Bible Tabernacle in Altona and worked as a foreman for Foley Pattern Co. of Auburn. He was born Jan. 29, 1932 in Letcher, Ky., the son of R. and Georgia (Brock) Banks. He married Geneva Gilley in Letcher Aug. 4, 1951. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Allen of Auburn , and Gary of St. Joe; one daughter, Janet Tuxhorn of Edwardsburg, Mich.; three brothers, Stanley of Avilla, J. C. of Auburn, and R. V. of Garrett; four sisters, Lorine Feightner and Shirley Hunter, Fort Wayne, Irene Johnson of Jackson, Ky., and Helen Terry of Kendallville; and seven grandchildren. His parents and a son, Madison, preceded him in death. Services at McKee-Miles Funeral Home in Garrett Tuesday. Burial, Christian Union Cemetery. ~ 5-2-1989
Banks Donna Mae, 68, died Wednesday at home. Born in Albion, she had lived most of her life in Fort Wayne and was retired from Royal Lace. Surviving are her husband, Vilas; a son, Larry L. Kalb, Fort Wayne; a sister, Mary Gerver, Wawaka; two brothers, Donald Weber, Fort Wayne, and Max Weber, Albion; and 5 grandchildren. Services Saturday in D. O. McComb & Sons Foster Park Funeral Home. Burial, Greenlawn Memorial Park. + 9-21-1988
Banks Lucille E, 64, R. 2, Avilla, died April 12 in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was a nurses’ aide at Byron Health Center until retirement in 1979. She was born near Pleasant Lake Sept. 10, 1923, the daughter of Franklin and Hazel (Snyder) Reinoehl. She married Harvey Banks Feb. 16, 1946. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Janice Libby of Victorville, Calif.; one brother, Esta Reinoehl, Avilla; three sisters, Beatrice Herron, Kendallville, Blanche Shultz, Fort Wayne, and Odessa Shultz, Garrett; and two grandchildren. She was a member of the House of Prayer, Corunna. Services Friday in McKee-Miles Funeral Home, Garrett. Burial, Eel River Cemetery. ~ 4-19-1988
Banta Albert, about 70, son of Albert Sr., who was a resident of Kendallville in the early '60s, died Thursday at his home in Ligonier. Funeral Saturday. ^ 9-24-1908
Banta Albert died Aug. 12, 1886, being over 81 years old. He was a native of Miami County, Ohio; came to Indiana in 1837. He held the offices of justice of the peace and postmaster in Benton, Elkhart County, and was sheriff of that county 2 terms. ^ 6-10-1887>
Banta Benjamin F died at his father’s residence near Wawaka Sept. 20, 1875. He was the son of Peter and Nancy Banta, aged 18 years, 11 months and 5 days. He leaves a father, stepmother, 2 brothers and grandfather. His mother died a few years ago. She was a member of the Christian Church near Wolf Lake. Albion New Era 9-30-1875
Banta Fredric W "Fred", 62, of R. 2, Syracuse, died Friday in Goshen General Hospital. He had been an employee of the Cromwell Lumber Co. for 35 years. He graduated from Goshen High School in 1930. During WW II he was a Lt Colonel, serving in Italy and France. He was born March 17, 1912 in Topeka and had lived in the area all his life. On April 17, 1939 he was married to Ruth Hostetler, who survives. He was a member of the Goshen Elks Lodge, Masonic Lodge and the Cromwell American Legion Post. Services Jan. 20 from Yoder-Culp Funeral Home. Burial, Violett Cemetery. + 1-?-1975
Banta John D, 72, a Civil War veteran and old settler of Noble County, died at his home in Ligonier Wednesday as the result of a stroke of apoplexy. ~ 12-4-1912
Banta Mary Ann (Zimmerman) was born Jan. 1, 1857 at Cosperville. On Feb. 5, 1880 she married DeWitt C. Banta. They had 5 children, 2 of whom died in infancy. Her entire life was spent in Noble County and for 18 years she was a resident of Kendallville and vicinity. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Ligonier. She died of pneumonia Jan. 29, aged 47 years and 28 days. She leaves a husband, one son, two daughters, one grandson, 4 brothers, 4 sisters. ^ 2-5-1904
Banta Maurice "Pete", 78, former Kendallville resident of 728 College Corner Road, Greenfork, died in Reid Memorial Hospital, Richmond, at 8 p.m. Friday. Born in Rochester Oct. 1, 1907, he was the son of Bruce and Anna (Hanson) Banta. On Aug. 18, 1932 in Indiana, Pa., he married Sara Howell. He was a farmer and had been superintendent of Lake View Cemetery in Kendallville for 16 years. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. R. Wayne (Carol) Detwiler of Greens Fork; a son, Phillip of Hurricane Mills, Tenn.; a sister, Ethel Fieneman of Kendallville; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Two sisters preceded him in death. Services at Hite Funeral Home, Kendallville, Tuesday. Burial, Avilla Cemetery. + 10-11-1985
Banta Roy, 79, a Ligonier native and long-time resident is survived by his wife, Zona Iden, who lives at 2121 Frances Ave., Elkhart. He worked as a meat cutter in Ligonier and owned a farm north of the city. Funeral Tuesday in Elkhart. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 12-?-1974
Banta Ruth C, 75, a South Bend resident, died Saturday in South Bend. Surviving are a son, Frederic, R. 2, Syracuse, manager of Cromwell Lumber Co.; and three sisters. Funeral Tuesday at Ulrey-Sedgwick Funeral Home in Ligonier. Burial, Eden Cemetery. + 10-?-1962
Banta Zona M, 88, 221 Frances Ave., Elkhart, died July 23 at Greencroft Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 16, 1894 in Noble County. She married Roy Banta on May 15, 1923 in Albion. He died in 1974. She was retired from Ziesel’s Dept. Store in Elkhart and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the First Baptist Church of Elkhart. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. John (Edith) Walter, Auburn; and two nephews, Junior Iden, Kimmell, and Deloss Iden, Fort Wayne. Services Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Elkhart. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 7-23-1986
Banter Jewell Phyllis, 40, R. 4, Albion, died Thursday (d. 5-1-1975) in Goshen Hospital. She was born Jan. 27, 1935 near Benton City, Ark. to Dewight and Phyllis Hale. She married Arlan Banter Dec. 19, 1973 in Louisville, Ky. They moved to Albion from Warren, Ind. a year ago. Surviving are her husband; two sons, Beryle E. Allinson and Harold C. Allinson, Louisville; two brothers, Charles Hale and Lazell Hale, Benton, Ark.; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Debra Vogelman and Lori Banter, Warren. Funeral Monday in Brazzell Funeral Home, Albion. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 5-?-1975