Gaar Jeffrey L, 2, was born March 11, 1977 at McCray Hospital to Terry and Margaret Gaar. He is survived by his parents; his sister, Julie; his great-grandparents, Frank Bonkoski, Charles Ley, and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gaar, R. 1, Garrett. See Victoria J. Ley. ~ 5-3-1979
Gaar Terry L, 63, of Garrett, died May 5, 2010 at DeKalb Hospital. He was born Dec. 9, 1946 in Fort Wayne to Lloyd and Cleo (Bowsman) Gaar. He was a graduate of 1965 Garrett High School. He worked at Fort Wayne National Bank for 11 years and with Verizon Data Services for 25 years, retiring in 2004. He married Margaret Ley on June 22, 1968 in Garrett. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Garrett and the Knights of Columbus Council in Garrett. Surviving are his wife: a daughter, Julia and Ron Regazzi of Leo; a son, Travis and Christina Gaar of Garrett; his grandchildren, Victoria and Matthew Regazzi and Conner Gaar. He was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey. Mass of Christian Burial May 10 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Garrett. Burial, St Mary's Cemetery. ^ 5-7-2010
Gabbard Pamela Sue, 54, of Cromwell, died July 8, 2006 at Goshen. She was employed at Silgan Plastics in Ligonier. She was born June 18, 1952 in Wolf Lake to Earl and Mildred (Jensen) Kring. She married Sidney Gabbard on April 7, 1971 in Elizabethtown, Ky. Surviving are her husband; a son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Crystal of Cromwell; 2 brothers, Philip Stump of Fort Wayne and Stephan Stump of Flagstaff, Ariz.; 2 sisters and brothers-in-law, Kay and Tal Turner of Indianapolis and Sherry and Terry Bair of Ligonier; and 4 grandchildren, Tony, Drew, Alex and Zack. Services Wednesday at Ulrey-Renner Funeral Home. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. ^ 7-10-2006
Gabet Michael A, of Butler, died Jan. 22, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born Dec. 29, 1946, in Fort Wayne to Arthur A. and Rose (Housel) Gabet. He was a supervisor at Charleston Metal in Waterloo. He retired in 2009. He married Pamela Moulder on April 23, 1965, in Waterloo. He is also survived by 4 daughters and 2 sons-in-law, Blinda and Steve Freeman of LaOtto, Maria Gabet of Bryan, Ohio, Michele Gabet of Bryan and April and Nate Nickloy of Angola; a brother, Richard Gabet of Butler; 3 sisters and two brothers-in-law, Ann and Jerry Dohner of Butler, Patricia and Charles Miller of Hicksville and Ellen Kelder of Garrett; and 5 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Ronald Gabet. Services Jan. 26 at Feller & Clark Funeral Home. Burial, Maple Grove Cemetery, Edgerton. ^ 1-24-2011
Gabriel Sister M (Spauer), 99, died Friday at the Sacred Heart Home, Avilla. A native of Germany, Sister Gabriel had served in this community the past 48 years. She is survived by a nephew, Father Fisher, Boden, Germany; and a cousin, Sister Salana of St. Anthony’s Hospital in Chicago. Burial, Sacred Heart Home Cemetery. + 12-?-1968
Gaby Charles, 82, lifelong resident of Noble County, died last Thursday in Lakeside Hospital where he had been treated for complications following pneumonia. Born a half mile south of Brimfield, he had lived on the same farm his entire life. Surviving are a brother, George, of Ligonier, and several nieces and nephews. His wife died six years ago. Funeral last Sunday. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 1-?-1941
Gaby Emma, 78, wife of Charles Gaby, died Thursday at her home two miles southeast of Brimfield. Death was caused by cancer and complications. She was born near Topeka Oct. 22, 1857, the daughter of John and Kathleen Blake. She is survived by the husband, a brother and several nieces. Funeral Sunday from the home. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 9-?-1935
Gaby Geneva, aged 83 years, 11 months and 2 days, daughter of the late Isaac and Eva Pancake and wife of George Gaby, died at her home in Ligonier on Feb. 7. She was one of seven children having preceded her in death, except one sister, Mrs. Cora Hess of Kendallville. They resided on the Gaby farm near Brimfield until 1912 when they moved to Ligonier. She is survived by her husband; two sons, Tim and Roy, residing near Brimfield; a sister, Mrs. Hess; and five grandchildren. Funeral at her home Friday. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 2-?-1939 Banner 2-9-1939
Gaby George D, about 98, one of Noble County’s oldest citizens, died at his Ligonier home Oct. 19, 1951. He was long and effectively active in the Democratic party and during the Woodrow Wilson presidential term served the people of Ligonier as postmaster. He at one time also served as a director of the Fort Wayne State School. Surviving are two sons, Timothy of Ligonier, and Roy of Wawaka; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services Monday at A. J. Berhalter Funeral Home in Kendallville. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 10-?-1951
Gaby Ruth, 79, 612 E. Mitchell St., died Sunday in the Lutheran Home. Born in Convoy, Ohio Sept. 5, 1893, she was the daughter of John and Emma Rozine (Sheets) Pancake. She moved from Ohio to this community in 1915. In 1915 she was married in Ohio to Roy R. (Jack) Gaby, who died Sept. 5, 1959. She was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Albion, the Orange Twp Homemakers Club and Orange Twp Busy Bees Club. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. M. W. (Helen) Wright, Lewisville, Tex., Mrs. W. C. (Betty) Whitaker, Long Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Sam (Carol) Rose, Fort Wayne; a son, Jack, R. 1, Wawaka; 12 grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. John (Charlotte) Steinmetz, Van Wert, Ohio, and Mrs. Carl (Martha) Schieferstein, Fort Wayne; and a brother, Aaron, South Charleston, W. Va. She was also preceded in death by a son, a daughter and two sisters. Funeral Wednesday at Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 3-?-1973
Gadomski Anna M, 88, formerly of Fort Wayne, died Sept. 17 at Sacred Heart Home, Avilla. The New York City native was previously a cook at St. James Restaurant and at Four Winds Motel in Fort Wayne. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ege. Her husband, Walter, died in 1958. Surviving are daughters, Mary T. Fletcher and Marjorie Taulbee of Churubusco, and Gretta Gadomski of Shipshewana; sons, Joe L. of Fort Wayne and Lee W. of Kendallville; 22 grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Mass Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church, Ege. Burial, Ege Cemetery. ~ 10-9-1997
Gadomski Cecelia H, 90, of Fort Wayne, died Sunday in Parkview Hospital. A native of Noble County, and former resident of Avilla, she had lived in Fort Wayne the past year. She was a member of St. Jude’s Catholic Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Stephen Schenher of R. 3, Kendallville, and Mrs. Pat Weimer, R. 2, Albion; nine grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and one brother, Joseph Grams of Tyner, Ind. Services Wednesday in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ege. Burial, Ege Cemetery. ~ 12-2-1971 + 11-?-1971
Gadomski Lee William, 65, of Rome City, died October 27, 2004 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born June 24, 1939 in Ege to Walter William and Anna (Schmidt) Gadomski. On February 28, 1990 in Maui, Hawaii, he married Bonnie Lou Rowlison. Surviving are his wife; 4 daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and Ken Ramey of Kendallville, Brenda and Roger Arnett of Avilla, Aimee and Rex Swank of Russiaville, and Katrina and Tyler Chrisman of Auburn; a son and daughter-in-law, Walter "Wally" and Melinda Gadomski of Fort Wayne; a stepson; a brother and sister-in-law, Joseph and Jean Gadomski of Venice, Fla.; 3 sisters, Mary Theresa Fletcher of Churubusco, Marjorie Taulbee of LaOtto and Gretta Gadomski of Shipshewana; 10 grandchildren and a great-grandson. He was preceded in death by 2 sons, Steven in 1960 and Edward O. in 1991; and a brother, John. He had been a truck driver for various companies, including 7 years for Shambaugh & Sons, 17 years for Wible Lumber and 20 years for Kendallville Distributors. After retirement he chauffered the Amish and operated KunTree Folks Ice Cream at area fairs and festivals. He was a member of American Legion Post 215 in LaGrange, the Kendallville VFW Post Men's Auxiliary, Eagles and Moose lodges. Services at Community Baptist Church. Burial, Orange Cemetery. ~ 1-4-2004
Gadomski Marguerita E "Marge", 89, died June 23, 2006 at Shepherd of the Hill Nursing Home. She was born May 29, 1917 in Harrison County, Ohio, to Charles and Lillian (Lathan) Covert. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Wayne Vice of Avilla; a son, Phillip Fortman of Crescent City, Calif.; 5 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Viola Conder of Flushing, Ohio. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Terry Vice; and a brother, Harry Covert. She had lived in Kendallville 15 years and was employed for many years by General Electric in Fort Wayne. She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church and American Legion Post 240 Auxiliary, both in Avilla. Services Tuesday in Brazzell Funeral Home, Avilla. Burial, Hooper-King Cemetery. ~ 6-29-2006
Gadomski Steven Lee, six-week old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gadomski, died early Sunday at the residence, 313 S. Lewis. He was born July 4 in McCray Hospital. Surviving in addition to the parents are a sister, Deborah, at home; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Vachon of New Haven; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Anna Gadomski; and great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Gonya of Payne, Ohio, and Mrs. John Gadomski. Services at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Tuesday. Burial, Ege Cemetery. ~ 8-18-1960
Gaerte Clarence D, about 73, (b. 11-23-1883) died April 27, 1957 in his home at Wolf Lake following a heart attack. Surviving are the widow, Dora; two daughters, Mrs. Ace Erdly of Wolf Lake, and Mrs. Wayne Mowry of Columbia City; two sons, Clifford of Albion, and Forrest of Pierceton; 17 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two brothers, Grover and Winfield, both Columbia City. Last rites at Wolf Lake Methodist Church Monday. Burial, Wolf Lake Cemetery. + 4-?-1957
Gaerte Dora Belle, 91, a former resident of R. 4, Albion, died April 6 at Miller’s Merry Manor. She was born Aug. 25, 1888 to Joseph and Essie Farmer Smith. When she was 16 her family moved to Whitley County where they resided four years before moving to Noble County. On Oct. 23, 1907 she was married to Clarence D. Gaerte. He died April 27, 1957. She was a member of Wolf Lake United Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, Clifford E. of R. 2, Albion, and Forrest H. of R. 1, Pierceton; two daughters, Mrs. Glenn (Odine) Shroyer of R. 2, Ligonier, and Mrs. Wayne (Esther) Mowry, R. 2, Albion; 18 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Sam (Olive) Egolf, R. 2, Albion. She was preceded in death by two sons, one daughter, three brothers and one sister. Services Tuesday at DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home. Burial, Wolf Lake Cemetery. + No date
Gaerte Ella I, 86, died Nov. 9, 2003 at The Oaks in Columbia City. She was a retired nurses' aide at Whitley County Hospital and a member of Tri-Lakes Baptist Church. She was born March 1, 1917 in Anderson to Edward and Fannie (Hill) Beck. On May 29, 1937 in Anderson, she married Clifford E. Gaerte. He died in 1988. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Katy and Al Wiley of Albion; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth and Karen Gaerte of Columbia City and Dennis and Darlene Gaerte of Warsaw; 2 sisters, Betty Creech and Frances Lee; 8 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Also preceding her in death were a son, Glenn in 1991; 2 brothers, Frank and Perry; and 4 sisters, Alice, Norma Elsie and Ethel. Services Wednesday at Orr Funeral Home. Burial, Wolf Lake Cemetery. ^ 1-11-2003
Gaerte Elsie Gertrude died Feb. 9, 1960 at her home in Noble Twp. She was a member of the Blue River Church of the Brethren. Surviving are the husband, Winfield; five sons, Orval and O. J. of Thorncreek Twp, Whitley County, Curtis of Green Twp, Dale of Perry Twp, and Jack of Wawaka; three daughters, Mrs. Roy Grate of Albion, Mrs. Ralph McCoy of Thorncreek Twp, Whitley County, and Mrs. Earl Biddle of Avilla; 31 grandchildren; and one brother. Funeral tomorrow in Blue River Church of the Brethren. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 2-?-1960
Gaerte Evelyn L, 87, died May 3, 2007 at Parkview Noble Hospital. She was born June 12, 1919 in Washington Twp, Noble County, to Asa N. and Pearl (Galloway) Stump. She married William Gaerte on Dec. 12, 1939 in Albion. Surviving are 2 daughters, Brenda Firestone and Jean and Russell Smith of Albion; a son, Ken W. of Indianapolis; a brother, Joseph and Becky Stump of Ligonier; a sister, Ruby and Fred Campbell of Fla.; 6 grandchildren, Michelle Sheppard, Evan Firestone, Wendy Hepmer, Michael Gaerte, Jennifer Brookshire and Joseph Smith; and 3 great-grandchildren. Private funeral. Burial, Salem Cemetery. ^ 5-4-2007
Gaerte Gene S, 67, died Nov. 18 at the family residence north of Wolf Lake. He was born in Noble Twp on June 25, 1932, a son of R. Curtis and Julia (Conner) Gaerte. He was a lifelong resident of Noble County and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1950. On April 23, 1950 he married Mary Ann Geiger in Whitley County. He was employed at the former J. I. Case Co. in Churubusco and by Kraft Foods in Kendallville, and he later worked as a truck driver for Noble County Farm Bureau Co-op. He retired from Essex Wire and Cable in Fort Wayne in 1975. He also was a Noble Twp farmer and a member of the Blue River Church of the Brethren. Surviving are his wife; a daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Jack Gaff of LaGrange; 5 sons and daughters-in-law, Steven and Vickie, Jerry and Candy, Daniel and Trudy and Alvin and Debra, all of Albion, and George and Jody of Columbia City; 2 brothers and sisters-in-law, Loren and Hope of Albion, and Kevin and Mary Lou of Avilla; 3 sisters and brothers-in-law, Karen and Roger Smith of Churubusco, Judith and Terry Wootan of Albuquerque, N.M., and Virginia and Terry Skiles of Avilla; sister-in-law, Kay Ann Riddle of Albion; 19 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Richard, on May 8, 1982. Services in Blue River Church of the Brethren. Burial, Wolf Lake Cemetery. ~ 12-2-1999
Gaerte Hazel E, 72, died Monday in Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne. Surviving are her husband, Forrest; her mother, Zoe Fetters, Columbia City; six daughters, Mary Lou Leamon, Wolf Lake, Dora Clingerman and Jean Prescott, Pierceton, Judy Meservy, Syracuse, Roma Earl, Warsaw, and Becky Bushong, Easton, Pa.; a son, Richard, Pierceton; three sisters; two brothers; and 19 grandchildren. Services Wednesday in Eastlund-Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse. + 10-3-1988
Gaerte Kevin P "KP", 57, of rural Avilla, died January 1, 2002 at the DeSoto Memorial Hospital in Arcadia, Fla. He was born in Wolf Lake on October 28, 1944, a son of Curtis and Julia (Conner) Gaerte. He attended Albion schools and was stricken with polio at age 14. After recuperation he returned to school and graduated from Churubusco High School in 1963. On October 1, 1966 he married Mary Lou Lengerich. They lived near Valparaiso where he attended Valparaiso Tech for 2 years. They moved to their present farm home in Noble County in 1968. He was an electrical technician and engaged in farming until he was forced to retire due to ill health. He and his wife wintered in Arcadia, Fla. since 1980. He was the founder of the Tri-County Antique Puller's Association and a member of Blue River Church of the Brethren. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Barbara Gaerte of St. Paul, Minn.; 3 sons, Matthew (wife Pat) Gaerte of Cedar Springs, Mich., and Dean (wife Sylvia) Gaerte and Ben Gaerte of Avilla; a brother and sister-in-law, Loren M. "Ike" and Hope Gaerte of Albion; and 3 sisters and brothers-in-law, Karen and Roger Smith of Churubusco, Judy and Terry Wootan of Albuquerque, N.M., and Jenny and Terry Skiles of Avilla; 4 grandchildren, Diamond, Mikaela, Autumn and Dean Jr. Gaerte. He was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Richard D. on May 8, 1982 and Gene S. on November 18, 1999. Funeral at Blue River Church of the Brethren. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 1-24-2002
Gaerte O J, 84, of Columbia City, died January 23, 2007 at his home. He had retired as a lead man machine operator from Dana Corp. in Fort Wayne. He and his wife were owners of Gaerte Jonah Style Fish Fry catering business. He was a member of the Tri-Lakes Lions Club, American Legion Post 98, FOE 1906 and Moose Lodge of Columbia City and South Whitley VFW. He was a 1942 graduate of Wolf Lake High School and served in the U.S. Army 1942-46. He was born August 28, 1922 in Whitley County to Winfield and Elsie (Zumbrun) Gaerte. He married Virginia Trumbull in Knox on July 30, 1949. She died May 28, 1999. Surviving are 4 sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Sandy of Indianapolis, O.J. Jr. and Hiwanda of Lebanon, Tenn., Leslie and Marcy and Ronald and Tina, all of Columbia City; a daughter and son-in-law, Vickie and Robert Wolfe of Phillips, Wis.; 8 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by 3 sisters, Olive Biddle, Lova Grate and Frieda McCoy; 4 brothers, Curtis, Orville, Dale and Jack; and one grandson, Joe Gaerte. Services Saturday at DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home, Columbia City. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 1-26-2007
Gaerte Richard Dale, 48, R. 2, Albion, died Saturday from injuries received in a farm accident when a front loader rolled into a ditch on his son’s farm. He had lived in Noble County since 1954. He had been employed at Dana Corp., Fort Wayne, since 1952 and was a member of Merriam Christian Chapel. He was born Dec. 15, 1933 in Noble County, the son of R. Curtis and Julia (Conner) Gaerte. He married Kay Ann Young in 1954. Survivors include his parents and his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Dan (Kathy) Fortman, R. 1, Avilla; three sons, David and Donald, R. 2, Albion, and Douglas, R. 4, Albion; three sisters, Mrs. Roger (Karen) Smith, R. 2, Churubusco, Mrs. Terry (Judy) Wooten, Tucson, Ariz., and Mrs. Terry (Ginny) Skiles, R. 1, Avilla; three brothers, Gene, R. 4, Albion, Max, R. 3, Albion, and K. P., R. 2, Avilla; and four grandchildren. Services Tuesday at Merriam Christian Chapel. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 5-13-1982 + 5-8-1982
Gaerte Ruth, 98, of Columbia City, died Oct. 30, 2005 at Parkview Whitley Hospital. She had been employed at Blumenthal's Dress Shop and later at Wearly Monuments. A graduate of Arcola High School, she had been a clown for High Hope Ministries and Whitley County Clowns. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Thorncreek Home Extension Club, and Farm Bureau. She was born Feb. 25, 1907 in Hartford City to Henry D. and Minnie (Beasley) Frazier. In 1928 she married Orval M. Gaerte. He died April 11, 1963. Surviving are 2 daughters, Laurice Moore of Columbia City and Amelia Winebrenner of Churubusco; a sister, Esther McDonald of Seminole, Fla.; 2 grandsons, Steve and Larry Moore; and 3 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a brother, George Frazier. Services Wednesday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home in Columbia City. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 11-1-2005
Gaff - The two-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gloyd Gaff, residing at Bakertown, died Monday. Short services and burial at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Tuesday. + 10-?-1931
Gaff Abby C, 91, died March 22 at Alfran Nursing Home in Columbia City. She had lived at R. 1, Churubusco. She was born Oct. 31, 1886 to Fred and Frances (Harlan) Ott and was a lifelong resident of Noble County. Her husband, Milo Gaff, died in 1956. She was a member of the Merriam Christian Chapel. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Welty Smith and Mrs. Harry Tucker, both Albion; four sons, John, Cumberland, Md., Robert, Albion, Laurel, Churubusco, and Woodward, R. 1, LaOtto; a sister, Mrs. Marion Dick, Tucson, Ariz.; 28 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services in Merriam Christian Chapel March 25. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 3-30-1978 + 3-22-1978
>Gaff Benjamin F, aged 19 years 8 months and 24 days, died at his father’s residence in Green Twp Aug. 8, 1875 after an illness of 7 weeks caused by a broken and bruised leg which was amputated a week before his death. He leaves a father and mother, 2 brothers and one sister. Albion New Era 8-26-1875
Gaff Bessie Mabel, 52, R. 3, Albion, died today in McCray Hospital. A lifetime Noble County resident, she was born Oct. 10, 1901 in Jefferson Twp, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hockenbarger. In Sept. 1918 she was married to Gloyd Gaff, who survives along with a son, Bert H. near Albion; a daughter, Mrs. Sara May Rhoads, Waynedale, and two grandchildren. One son preceded her in death. Services Wednesday in A. J. Berhalter Funeral Home. Burial, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. + 1953
Gaff Betty, 79, died Saturday at Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home, Garrett. Born in Allen County, she had worked at Wayne Candies and Garrett Electric Motors. Surviving are her husband, Thurlo "Frog"; a daughter, Louise Rennecker of Defiance, Ohio; a son, Sam, of LaOtto; 15 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Services Tuesday at Brazzell Funeral Home, Avilla. Burial, Perry Twp Cemetery, Huntertown. * 5-15-1999
Gaff Betty I, 85, of Columbia City, died Jan. 8, 2011, at Parkview Whitley Hospital. She was born April 23, 1925 in Churubusco, a daughter of Roy and Alice (Hull) Gaff. She graduated from Churubusco High School in 1943. She worked at General Electric in Fort Wayne for 44 years, retiring in 1985. Surviving is her sister Ellen Griffin of Fort Wayne. She was preceded in death by two brothers Robert E. “Gene” Gaff and Ralph Gaff. Services Jan. 15 at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. Sheets & Childs 1-10-2011
Gaff Carl E, 75, of rural Churubusco, died Nov. 23, 1996 in Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born in Smith Twp, Whitley County, on March 12, 1921 to Thomas C. and Maude E. (Bennett) Gaff. On July 24, 1954 in Angola he married Madalene A. Beck. He was a lifetime Churubusco area resident. He graduated in 1939 from Churubusco High School and participated in the basketball program there, along with his 5 brothers. He served overseas with the U.S. Army during WW II. He was employed as a machinist at International Harvester in Fort Wayne for 20 years, retiring in 1983. Surviving are his wife; 5 brothers, Thurlo "Frog" of LaOtto, Rodger of Nappanee, John of Columbia City, Raymond L. of Churubusco, and Leonard "Jake" of Huntertown; and 6 sisters, Ilene Gordon, Mary Gray, Willodean L. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Lee (Nevah) Fulk and Shirley Stamp of Churubusco, and Mrs. Ray (Barbara) Leitch of Danville, Iowa. Funeral Tuesday in Churubusco United Methodist Church. Entombment, the mausoleum at Covington Memorial Gardens. ~ 12-5-1996
Gaff Carl L, 80, of Albion, died December 30, 2011 at North Ridge Village Nursing Center in Albion. He was born in Huntertown on December 4, 1931 to Jay L. Gaff and Virginia (Guillaume) Gaff. He graduated from Churubusco High School in 1951, and married Patsy Ray on February 20, 1955 in Albion. He was employed in the past with Dana Corporation in Fort Wayne and Excel Distributors in Albion. He retired in 1994 from Noble County REMC as a lineman after 25 years of service. He was a member of the Berean Baptist Church in Albion. Survivors are: his wife:3 sons, Wyatt Gaff of Coral Gardens, Florid, Wyndell and Shelly Gaff of Fort Wayne, Wylie and Shirley Gaff of Grayling, Michigan; 8 grandchildren, Cameron and Amanda, Stephanie, Carl, David and Jennifer, Alexander and Eric; and brother, Herbert and Neva Gaff of Churubusco. He was preceded in death by his infant son, Mitchell Gaff, who died in February 1958. Funeral Jan. 3 at Hite Funeral Home.  ^ 1-1-2012
Gaff Cecil E, 79, R. 2, Albion, died Oct. 7, 1970 at Whitley County Hospital. He was born May 11, 1891 in Noble County and was married to Ethel M. Kepford Feb. 16, 1921. He had lived on a farm in Noble County all his married life. He was a member of the K. of P. Lodge in Wolf Lake and also of the Christian Chapel in Merriam. Surviving are his wife; a stepson, J. C. Hawk of R. 2, Albion; and two grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at Christian Chapel. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 10-?-1970
Gaff Chris B, 50, of Albion, died March 27, 2008 at his home from Lou Gehrig's disease. He was a deputy surveyor for the Noble County Surveyor's office. A 1976 graduate of Central Noble High School, he was a member of the Sons of the American Legion in Albion and of Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Church. He was born Feb. 14, 1958 in Columbia City to Burt and Jacquelyn (Norris) Gaff. He married Jody Smith in Albion on May 10, 1985. Surviving are his mother and his wife; a son, Caleb of Fort Carson, Colo.; 2 daughters, Jolene and Courtney of Albion; 2 sisters and a brother-in-law, Candy Gaff of Fort Wayne and Carol and Jim Pankop of Kendallville; a brother and sister-in-law, Cliff and Julie Gaff of Albion. He was preceded in death by his father on Oct. 2, 1994. Services Monday at Mt. Pleasant Church. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. ^ 3-29-2008
Gaff Clarence Spencer, 82, of Kimmell, died May 5, 2008 at his home. He had been a molder for 13 years and then was self-employed as an electrical contractor until retirement. He was a member of the Church of Christ in Ill. and Ind. and was a member of the American Legion and VFW. He served in the European Theater during WW II. He was born Aug. 24, 1925 in Green Twp, Noble County, to Franklin and Annetta (McNeal) Gaff. He married Emma J. Wiley on March 10, 1947. Surviving are his wife; 4 sons and 3 daughters-in-law, Anthony and Peggy Gaff of Kewanee, Ill., Timothy and Joyce Gaff of Kimmell, Nicholas and Sandy Gaff of Osceola and Mark Gaff of Sacramento, Calif.; a daughter and son-in-law, Frances and John Hawley of Winchester; a sister and brother-in-law, Evelyn and Rex Stangland; 10 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cynthia, and a sister, Millie Boggs. Services Thursday at Yeager Funeral Home in Ligonier. Burial, Stringtown Cemetery. ^ 5-6-2008
Gaff Cynthia, 24, R. 1, Kimmell, died of internal injuries after her car crossed the center line at the crest of a hill and struck a car driven by David P. Owens, who also died. She was born Sept. 12, 1953 at Wolf Lake to Clarence and Emma Jeanne (Wiley) Gaff. She lived most of her life in the Kimmell-Ligonier area and lived 10 years in St. Joseph, Ill. She was employed at Essex Wire, Corp., Topeka, and was a member of the Ligonier Church of Christ. Survivors are her parents in Kimmell; sister, Mrs. John (Frances) Hawley, Winchester; four brothers, Tony, Lincoln III., Tim, Goshen, Nick, Milford and Mark of Muncie; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, Albion; and step-grandmother, Cecil Wiley, Bremen. Services Saturday in Ligonier Church of Christ. Burial, Stringtown Cemetery. +10-?-1977
Gaff David Julian, two months and 26 days old, died after a three-day illness at his home at Bear Lake. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Julian Gaff; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Gaff and Mr. and Mrs. Willis Geiger of Noble County; great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gaff of Churubusco and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Raypole of Tri-Lakes. Funeral in Columbia City July 24. Burial, Thorn Cemetery. + 7-?-1947
Gaff Deloris M, 85, rural Churubusco, died March 22, 2011, at Lutheran. She was born September 6, 1925 in Kosciusko County, a daughter of Charles and Flossie Ellen (Johnson) Leiter. She graduated from Sidney High School in 1943. On May 18, 1946 she was married in North Manchester to Herman L. Gaff. She had worked at the Magic Wand Restaurant in Churubusco, served as an attendant at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco, and also worked as a cashier at the Mor For Less Grocery in Churubusco for several years. She was a member of Christ Community Church in Churubusco. Her husband died February 10, 1984. Surviving are her daughters Sue (Ernie) Pyle of Churubusco and JoDee (Leonard) Jaurigue of Fort Wayne; a brother Max (Doris) Leiter of Sidney; a sister Irene Barnes of Warsaw; 10 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers Raymond and Eugene Leiter. Funeral March 26 at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. Sheets & Childs Funeral Home 3-23-2011
Gaff Dorothy I, 74, of Auburn, died Sunday in DeKalb Hospital. She was born Aug. 2, 1913 in Noble County to Wallace and Daisy (Craig) Goodrich. On June 20, 1960 in LaGrange she married Earl R. Gaff. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Darlene G. Gerue of West Bloomfield, Mich.; a son, Eugene A. Swift of Genoa, Ohio; a brother, Ralph of Hudson; a half-sister, Margaret McPherson of Arcadia, Fla.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Corunna Church of Christ. Services at McComb, Dilgard & Cline Funeral Home Wednesday. + 9-13-1987
Gaff Dortha E, 76, R. 1, Churubusco, died June 27 at the home of her niece and nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Manier in Green Twp. She was a native of Noble County, born May 14, 1906, a daughter of Henry and Huldah Kinsey Gaff. She had retired in 1970 from the General Electric Co. in Fort Wayne where she had worked 27 years. She was a member of the Churubusco Church of the Nazarene, the Quarter Century Club at G. E. and the Elex Club. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. Four sisters and 2 brothers preceded her in death. Funeral Wednesday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home in Columbia City. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 7-?-1982
Gaff Earl R, 74, of rural Auburn, died Wednesday when he was struck by a car. He retired from Newnam Foundry, Kendallville, in 1977. He served in the Army in WW II and was a member of the Garrett post of the American Legion. He was born May 29, 1914 in Noble County to the late Oliver and Jessie (Hunt) Gaff. He married Dorothy I. Goodrich on June 20, 1960 in LaGrange. She died Sept. 13, 1987. Surviving are one stepdaughter, Darlene G. Gerue of West Bloomfield, Mich.; one stepson, Eugene A. Swift of Genoa, Ohio; one brother, Carlos of Hamilton; and one sister, Dessie Dobbins of Kendallville. Services Saturday at McComb, Dilgard & Cline Funeral Home, Auburn. Burial, Hamilton Cemetery. + 2-8-1989
Gaff Ethel M, 88, died Sunday in Whitley County Hospital. She was born April 29, 1892 in Noble County, the daughter of Amos and Amanda (Ravely) Kepford. She married Rev. Florien Hawk March 6, 1915, and he died March 9, 1918. She married Cecil E. Gaff in February 1921, and he died Oct. 7, 1970. She lived in the Merriam community and was a member of the Merriam Christian Chapel. Surviving are her son, J. C. Hawk, R. 1, Churubusco; two sisters, Mrs. Clesson (Cecil) Miller, R. 1, Wawaka, and Mrs. F. T. (Evelyn) McCarty, LaGrange; a granddaughter, Kay Hawk; and a great-grandson, Nathaniel Hawk. A grandson, Rev. Terry Hawk, preceded her in death. Services Wednesday in Merriam Christian Chapel. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 3-26-1981 + 3-?-1981
Gaff Freeling W, 78, died Dec. 29, 1945 at the home of his nephew, Laurel Gaff at R. 1, Kimmell. He is survived by two brothers, Victor and Glenn of Churubusco; four sisters, Mrs. Albert Herron and Mrs. Frank Herron of Churubusco, Mrs. Millie Baughman of Ligonier, and Mrs. Kitty Gappinger of Albion. Service Monday at Christian Chapel. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 12-?-1945
Gaff George Mrs, Green Twp, died at her home 2 miles south of Charter Oak Wednesday from an attack of lagrippe. Surviving are the husband; five daughters and one son. Mrs. John Williams of Albion is one of the daughters. Obsequies Saturday from the Christian Chapel south of Albion. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 5-21-1909
Gaff Glenna, 37, of R. 1, Churubusco, died at McCray Hospital Dec. 27. She was born May 24, 1973, the daughter of Alfred and Naomi (Renkenberger) Fulk and had always been a Noble County resident. She was married in 1955 to Marion Gaff, and they resided on a farm seven miles northwest of Churubusco. Survivors include her husband, her mother, and five brothers, Dale of R. 7, Columbia City, Harold of R. 3, Albion, James of Calif., Richard of Avilla and Howard of Churubusco. Three sisters, Mrs. Howard Householder of R. 3, Albion, Mrs. George Hoffman of Churubusco, and Mrs. Oscar Monroe of R. 1, Kendallville, also survive. Rites at Sheets Funeral Home Dec. 31. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 12-30-1971 + 12-?-1971
Gaff Gloyd H, 69, of R. 4, Albion, died last Wednesday in the Whitley County Hospital. He was born Oct. 5, 1896 to Howard and Gertrude Herron Gaff. In 1917 he married Bessie Hockenbarger and they spent their entire married lives in Noble County. She died in 1954. He had made his home with a daughter, Mrs. Norman Rhodes of R. 1, Warsaw. Also surviving are a son, Burt of R. 4, Albion; 7 grandchildren; 2 brothers, Franklin of R. 4, Albion, and Laurel of R. 1, Kimmell; a sister, Mrs. Laver Shanabarger of R. 1, Churubusco. He was also preceded in death by a son, John, 3 infant children, and a brother, Roy. Funeral was Friday in Sonday & Sheets Funeral Home. Burial, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. * 7-?-1966
Gaff Harry H, 86, brother of Mrs. Velma Herron, and father of Tony, Wilbur and Herman, all of Churubusco, died Oct. 6, 1981 in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born in Whitley County and resided in the South Whitley area all his life. In March 1943 he was married to Iva Bollinger, who died in 1963. He was a farmer and a member of the Charter Oak Methodist Church. Other survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Marilyn) Hull of Ansonia, Ohio; 16 grandchildren, and 32 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son in infancy; two brothers; and two sisters. Services last Friday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. +10-6-1981
Gaff Herman L, 57, of R. 1, Churubusco, died Feb. 10 at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born March 3, 1926 in Whitley County to Harry H. and Viva Pippenger Gaff. On May 18, 1946 he married Deloris Leiter and they lived in Whitley County. He served with the U. S. Navy in WW II in New Guinea. He retired from Dana Corp. in Fort Wayne in 1980. He was a member of the Church of God at North Webster. Surviving are his wife; 2 daughters, Mrs. Ernie (Sue) Pyle of Churubusco, and Jodee Mullins of Fort Wayne; 10 grandchildren; 2 brothers, Tony of R. 5, Columbia City, and Wilbur of Churubusco; one half-sister, Mrs. Harold (Marilyn) Hull of South Whitley; 2 half-brothers, Garland Link of Waterloo and Everett Link of Phoenix, Ariz. Funeral at Sheets Funeral Home in Churubusco Monday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. * 2-?-1984
Gaff Howard S, 71, died at the home of a son, Roy, Jan. 2, 1945. Surviving are four sons, Roy, Laurel, Franklin and Cloyd, Noble County; one daughter, Mrs. Laver Shanabarger, Churubusco; four sisters, Mrs. Nellie Baughman, Bluffton, Mrs. Caroline Gappinger, Albion, Mrs. Vinnie Herron and Mrs. Mentor Herron, both Churubusco; and three brothers, Victor and Glenn, Churubusco, and Freeling, Noble County. + 1-?-1945
Gaff Ida, 71, died Wednesday (d. 5-31-1939) at her home in Merriam. She was born July 6, 1867 in Noble County to Jacob and Phebe Herman Kister. On February 11, 1891 she was married to Warren Gaff and spent her entire life in this community. Services Saturday at Christian Chapel. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 6-?-1939
Gaff Irene W, 92, died Sept. 13, 2003 at Miller's Merry Manor in Columbia City. She had been employed in the maintenance department of Smith-Green Community School Corp, retiring in 1976 after 10 years of service. She was a member of Merriam Christian Chapel. She was born June 12, 1911 in Merriam to Franklin and Alice (Addis) Walker. On Dec. 30, 1944 she married Sherman T. Gaff in Huntington. He died July 7, 1985. Surviving are a son, Teddy of Churubusco; a daughter and son-in-law, Nita and Philip Keirn of Columbia City; and a grandson, Todd A. Herendeen. Also preceding her in death was a brother, Wilmer Walker. Services Wednesday at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 9-15-2003
Gaff J Franklin, 65, of R. 4, Albion, trustee of York Twp, died April 24, 1969 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born in Green Twp Sept. 24, 1903, the son of Howard and Bertha (Herron) Gaff. He attended Charter Oak School. On Sept. 30, 1924 he was married to Annette McNeal at Noblesville. They spent their entire married life in Noble County. He was a farmer and for many years served as assistant rural mail carrier out of Albion. He was a member of the Merriam Christian Chapel and of the Rural Letter Carriers’ Association. Surviving are the widow; one son, Clarence of R. 1, Kimmell; two daughters, Mrs. Garold (Millie) Boggs of R. 2, Churubusco, and Mrs. Rex (Evelyn) Stangland of R. 2, Auburn; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one brother, Laurel of R. 1, Kimmell; and one sister, Mrs. Laver Shanabarger of Churubusco. Two brothers preceded him in death. Services at Merriam Christian Chapel Sunday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 4-?-1969
Gaff J L "Jake", 49, R. 4, Albion, died July 4 in Parkview Hospital. He was born in Noble County March 12, 1935, the son of J. Lincoln and Juanita (Decker) Gaff. He married Retta Belle Winebrenner Oct. 3, 1954. He was a lifetime Albion area resident and was a truck driver. Surviving are his wife; his parents; two daughters, Cynthia Stump and Melinda Myers, both of rural Kimmell; three sons, Jack, Columbia City, James, rural Churubusco, Joseph, rural Kimmell; a brother, Jon of Churubusco; and four grandchildren. Services Saturday at Burr Oak Baptist Church. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 7-12-1984 + 7-4-1984
Gaff J Lincoln, 71, died today in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born Aug. 10, 1916 in Noble County, the son of Glenn and Ellen (Herron) Gaff. On Sept. 15, 1934 he married Lavon Decker. He moved from Noble County to Churubusco in 1978 following his retirement from farming. Surviving are his wife; a son, Jon of R. 1, Churubusco; a brother, Loren of Churubusco; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. One son, J. L., preceded him in death in 1983. Services Sunday in Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 12-24-1987
Gaff Joan Marie, 61, of Churubusco, died Sept. 1, 2009 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was employed with the Post & Mail Newspaper, Columbia City as the circulation manager. Surviving are her husband, Fred; daughter, Amy (Jim) Bohnstedt of Columbia City; brother, Martin (Judy) Anspach; grandchildren, Colton and Caden Bohnstedt. Funeral Friday at DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home, Columbia City. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. Journal Gazette 9-2-2009
Gaff Jocquelyn, 80, died Oct. 2, 2011 at North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion. She ws born in York Twp on May 28, 1931, the daughter of Owen and Thresa (Hursey) Norris. She graduated from Albion High School in 1949. On July 13, 1952 she married Burt Gaff. He died Oct. 2, 1994. She worked at Monsanto in Lionier and was a waitress at Coopers in Albion for several years. She was a member of the VFW Women's Auxiliary and a past York Twp trustee. Surviving are her daughters, Candace Gaff of Gainesville, Fla., and Carol (Jim) Pankop of Kendallville; her son, Cliff (Julia) Gaff of Albion; her brother, Philip Norris of Albion; grandchildren, Clint and Carleigh Pankop, Jolene and Caleb Gaff, Courtney and Lee Gemmill, Brice, Alyssa, Ethan, Dylan and Darla Gaff. She was also preceded in death by her son, Chris Gaff on March 27, 2008; and 3 brothers, Jack, Larry and Lane Norris. Funeral Oct. 6 at Brazzell Funeral Home, Albion. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. ^ 10-5-2011
Gaff John H, 28, lifelong resident of the Bakertown area, who died Monday in the Robert W. Long Hospital, Indianapolis, where he had been confined one week for treatment of a blood disorder, will be buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Funeral services will be held this afternoon. Born July 13, 1919, in the Bakertown community, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gloyd Gaff, who survive. A veteran of WW II, he was a member of the Churubusco American Legion Post and the Eagles Lodge at Albion. Surviving besides the parents are a brother and sister, Burt and Sara Gaff, at home. ~ 8-14-1947
Gaff Jon L, 54, of Columbia City and formerly of Green Township in Noble County, died June 10, 2012 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born on August 16, 1957 in Columbia City, a son of J. Lincoln and Juanita LaVon (Decker) Gaff. He graduated from Churubusco High School in 1975. Surviving are his mother, Juanita LaVon Gaff of Columbia City; a daughter Jackie Gaff of Fort Wayne; a son, Joseph Gaff of the U. S, Army; and 2 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother J.L. Gaff.  Funeral at Sheets & Childs Saturday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. Sheets & Childs 6-13-2012
Gaff Joseph D, son of Robert and Mary Deardorff Gaff, was born near Canton in Stark County, Ohio, Aug. 11, 1833, died Aug. 3, 1922, aged 89 years, 11 months and 22 days. He married Susan Hawk on Jan. 2, 1859. They had ten children, two of whom preceded him in death. He leaves the widow and eight children, Henry and Warren of Churubusco, Mary Mason and Minnie Kister of Churubusco, Nora Johnson of Huntertown, Lena Rose of Wawaka, Arie J. Deardorff of Cromwell, and Oliver of Kimmell; 41 grandchildren and 51 great-grandchildren. In 1839 he came with his parents to Indiana, who drove an ox team from their Ohio home to near Benton in Elkhart County, a distance of 250 miles. The boy, then six years of age, walked every step of the distance, helping to drive the stock. The trail over which they traveled was, for a great distance, through an almost unbroken forest. (Fort Wayne had only 500 people living there at that time.) The family retraced and settled near Round Lake in Whitley County, Indiana, where they lived for one year, moving from there to Green Twp, Noble County, where he has resided continuously except a short time in Sparta Twp, almost 81 years a resident of Green Twp. He was the oldest resident of the township, having lived more years in the township than any other person. He attended school in the first school building erected in the township and the writer believes he helped to erect it. He was always among the foremost to be interested in the building up and the development of his community, indeed he was one of the pioneers such as to whom we are deeply indebted for the building and making this great country ours. Uncle Joe was always just and honorable with his fellow men. He had strong convictions and could not be swayed from a thing he thought was right and never upheld a thing he thought was wrong. He was always interested in civic affairs, having attended every election since 1854, casting his first presidential vote for John C. Fremont in 1856. Services at Merriam Chapel August 6, 1922. + 8-?-1922
Gaff Joseph Lee, 42, died June 3, 2007 at his Ligonier home. He was born July 17, 1964 in Kendallville to J. L. "Jake" and Retta Belle (Winebrenner) Gaff. He married Teresa Hall on March 8, 1991 in Benton Baptist Church. A 1982 graduate of Central Noble High School, he was a maintenance technician at Tower Advertising in Topeka. Surviving are his mother in Albion; his wife in Ligonier; 3 sons, Jake, Jeremy and Josh; 2 daughters, Crystal and Tiffany; 2 brothers, Jack of Columbia and Jim of Zellwood, Fla.; and 2 sisters and brothers-in-law, Cindy and Steve Hartley of Syracuse and Mindy and Doug Myers of Albion. Services Friday at J.A. Brazzell and Ulrey-Renner Funeral Home. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 6-5-2007
Gaff Katheryn E, 82, died March 15, 2003 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born Dec. 10, 1920 in Noble County. She married Max S. Gaff Feb. 23, 1946 in Wolf Lake. He died in 1995. She was a member of Grace Brethren Church. She is survived by 2 sons, Keith of Columbia City and Ken of Fort Wayne; 4 grandchildren, Stephen, Jon, Sarah and Leaha Gaff; 2 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Thomas Hively of Wolf Lake. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Frances Graham in 2000. Services March 17 at D.O. MCComb & Sons Pine Valley Funeral Home. Burial, Wolf Lake Cemetery. ^ 3-17-2003
Gaff Laurel D, 79, of R. 1, Kimmell, a retired farmer who was a barber in Churubusco and Kendallville, died in Kosciusko Community Hospital Oct. 9. A native of Green Twp, he was born Nov. 14, 1899 to Howard Spencer and Gertrude Herron Gaff. He spent his youth in Green Twp. He married Hilda Leitch Aug. 20, 1921, and they lived in Washington Twp. He was a member of Ormas Baptist Church. Survivors are his wife; two sons, Vearl V. of Wolf Lake and Allen of South Whitley; two daughters, Mrs. Herbert Linvill of Kimmell and Mrs. Cecil Paulus of Leesburg; 13 grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Laver Shanabarger of Churubusco. Services in Salem Community Church Oct. 12. Burial, Salem Church Cemetery. ~ 10-11-1979 + 10-?-1979
Gaff Laurel E, 81, of Columbia City, died March 30, 2006 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He operated a farm and stock truck business for many years in Green Twp and had also been employed at W.A. Jones & Son in Columbia City for more than 35 years. He was born Aug. 19, 1924 in Noble County to Milo and Abby (Ott) Gaff. He married Jean Heintzelman. She died in 1993. Surviving are 2 sons and a daughter-in-law, Ken of Columbia City and Randy and Diana of Churubusco; a daughter and son-in-law, LaDonna and Joel Hoehn of Ossian; a brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Neda of Ligonier; 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Services Friday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home in Columbia City. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 4-3-2006
Gaff Madge D, 82, died September 10, 2000 in Provena Sacred Heart Home, Avilla. She was born July 8, 1918 in Churubusco to Charles Arthur and Maude May (Smith) Davis. On July 18, 1943 in Churubusco she married Woodward J. Gaff. He died May 2, 1991. She was a bookkeeper for 20 years for Home Loan & Savings in Fort Wayne and a bookkeeper for Thornhill Oil in Fort Wayne. She retired from Riley's in Avilla. She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Avilla and was church bookkeeper and a member of Swan Twp Homemakers' Club. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Russell (Melba) Larrison of Avilla; 3 sons, Wallace of LaOtto, Dr. Terry of Kendallville, and Bruce of Kalamazoo, Mich.; a sister, Hallie Sidebottom of Indianapolis; and 7 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Wilda Wagner. Services in Calvary United Methodist Church, Avilla, Burial, Eel River Cemetery. ~ 9-21-2000
Gaff Marion V, 46, died Nov. 25 in the Veterans Hospital in North Chicago. A lifetime Noble County resident, he was born Aug. 17, 1930. His wife, Glenna, died in 1971. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Abby Gaff, R. 1, Churubusco; two sisters, Mrs. Welty (Helen) Smith, and Mrs. Harry (Pauline) Tucker, both of Albion; four brothers, John, Maryland, Robert, Albion, Laurel, Churubusco, and Woodward, LaOtto. Services Sunday in Merriam Christian Chapel. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 12-2-1976 + 11-25-1976
Gaff Maude E, 73, died May 21 in Whitley County Hospital. The mother of 12 children, she was born Jan. 20, 1896 in Latty, Ohio, the daughter of George and Bessie (Ward) Bennett. In 1915 she was married to Thomas Gaff, who survives. The 12 children include six sons, Thurlo, LaOtto, Roger, Nappanee, Carl, John, Ray, and Leonard, all of Churubusco; six daughters, Mrs. Ray (Ilene) Gordon, Mrs. Mary Gray, Mrs. John (Willodean) Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Robert (Shirley) Stampe, all of Churubusco, Mrs. Lee (Nevah) Fulk, Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Ray (Barbara) Leitch, Danville, Iowa. Additional survivors include 37 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Harmon Beck, Garrett; and one brother, Russell Bennett of Fort Wayne. Services Saturday in the Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 5-29-1969 + 5-?-1969
Gaff Milo, 73, died Nov. 27, 1956 at Luckey Hospital in Wolf Lake. He was a farmer and a lifelong resident of Green Twp. Surviving are the widow, Abby; two daughters, Mrs. Welty Smith and Mrs. Harry Tucker of Albion; five sons, Fred of Cumberland, Md., Woodward of Swan Twp, Robert of Albion, Laurel of R. 1, Churubusco, and Marion at home; 26 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and two brothers, Levi of Albion, and Leo of Auburn. Funeral Friday in Merriam Christian Chapel. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 11-?-1956
Gaff Mitchell Ray, (b. 10-1-1957 - d. 2-26-1958) five-month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gaff, died last Wednesday at the Kendallville Hospital. He had only been sick that day. Surviving are a brother, Wyatt; the parents; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ray. Services in the Methodist Church on Friday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 3-?-1958
Gaff Robert E "Gene", 83, of rural Auburn, died April 1, 2005 at Harborside Healthcare in New Haven. He was the owner and operator of Gaff's Tin Shop in Churubusco from 1960 until retirement in 1997. He was born July 19, 1921 in Churubusco to Roy and Alice (Hull) Gaff. He graduated from Churubusco High School in 1941 and served with the Army Air corps in WW II. On Sept. 17, 1955 he married Mildred Rosenogle in Angola. He was a member of Gilbert Davis American Legion Post 157 and Disabled American Veterans. Surviving are his wife; a son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Melanie of Auburn; a stepdaughter; 2 sisters, Betty Gaff and Ellen Griffin of Churubusco; a brother and his wife, Ralph and Dorothy of Phoenix, Ariz.; 2 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Services Wednesday at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. ^ 4-3-2005
Gaff Robert M, 91, formerly of Merriam, died March 18, 2009 at Avalon Village Nursing Home in Ligonier. He was born March 17, 1918 in Green Twp, Noble County, to Milo and Abby (Ott) Gaff. He married Naomi Keister on Nov. 4, 1939. She died Jan. 26, 1992. He married Nada Brown on Oct. 16, 1993. He retired in 1984 after several years of service as a safety consultant for IOSHA Division of Labor. Surviving are his wife; 6 sons and their spouses, Neal and Kathy Gaff of Angola, Monte and Nancy Gaff of Churubusco, Lyle and Terri Gaff of Elkhart, Martin and Sally Gaff of Kouts, Ind., Jack and Debbie Gaff of LaGrange and Douglas and Rebecca Gaff of Rolling Prairie, Ind.; 2 daughters, Julie and Lucille Gaff of Warsaw; a stepdaughter; 23 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Dolores Hiatt in 1997; 4 brothers and 2 sisters. Funeral March 21 at Ligonier Evangelical Church. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 3-20-2009
Gaff Roy B, 67, died Feb. 12, 1960 as he was being admitted to the VA Hospital in Fort Wayne. He had suffered a heart attack at his home in Churubusco about an hour earlier. He was a WW I veteran and was active in the American Legion and several fraternal organizations. Surviving are the widow; two sons, Eugene of Churubusco, and Ralph of Phoenix, Ariz.; two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Knafel of Albion, and Mrs. Homer Londt of Columbia City; nine grandchildren; three brothers, Lloyd and Franklin of Albion, and Laurel of Kimmell; and one sister, Mrs. Laver Shanabarger of Churubusco. Funeral Tuesday in a Churubusco funeral home. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 2-?-1960
Gaff Sarah, daughter of Jacob and Phebe Herman Kister, was born in Green Twp Nov. 19, 1862 and died at her home in Whitley County of heart trouble at the age of 80 years, 1 month and 18 days. On Dec. 22, 1887 she married Winfield Scott Gaff. They had 6 children - 3 sons, Leslie of Noble County, Silas of Fort Wayne, and Harry at home; 3 daughters, Mrs. Corlis Fleck and Mrs. Guy Herron, both of Smith Twp. A daughter, Mina Raypole, died about four weeks ago. Her husband died in Jan. 1941. She lived on the farm where she died about 58 years and was a member of Christian Chapel for a number of years. She is survived by her 3 sons, 2 daughters; a sister, Mrs. John Coverstone of Thorncreek Twp, 17 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral at Merriam Christian Chapel Saturday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 1-?-1943
Gaff Sherman T, 80, Churubusco, died July 7 at Columbia City Community Care Center. He was born January 29, 1905, a son of Warren and Ida (Kister) Gaff, in Noble County. On December 30, 1944 he married Irene Walker. The couple first lived in Green Twp on a farm and then moved to their current Churubusco location in 1966. He had been a farmer and last was a custodian with the Smith-Green Community School System, having retired from there in 1973. He also served in WW II in the Army Air Force. Surviving are his wife, Irene; one son, Teddy at home; one daughter, Mrs. Ralph (Anita) Herendeen, Churubusco; one grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Blanche Weigel, Albion. Preceding him in death were five brothers, Elza, Sylvan, Clayton, Alpheus and Thomas. Services at Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco on July 10. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 7-11-1985 + 7-7-1985
Gaff Susanna, daughter of Jacob and Nancy Hawk, died at the home of her son, Henry Gaff, May 29, 1925, aged 87 years, 7 months and 14 days. She was married to Joseph Gaff, and they had 10 children, two preceding her, with her husband who died Aug. 6, 1922. Those surviving are Mary Mason of Churubusco, Henry Gaff of Merriam, Mrs. Casper Deardorff, Cromwell, Warren Gaff of Merriam, Mrs. John Johnson of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Sherman Kister of Merriam, Mrs. Ulysses Rose of Wawaka, and Mrs. Oliver Gaff of Albion; two sisters, Mrs. Jim Russell and Mrs. Nathan Beavers of Churubusco; two brothers, Joe Hawk of Kendallville and Jacob Hawk of Toledo, O.; 40 grandchildren; 67 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. + 6-?-1925
Gaff Thomas C, 83, of Churubusco, died in St. Joseph’s Hospital Aug 7. He was born Feb. 21, 1895 at Merriam to Warren and Ida Kister Gaff. He married Maude Bennett Dec. 15, 1915 and they lived in Churubusco all their married life. She died May 21, 1969 and he had lived in his Pleasant St. home 56 years. He was employed by Allen County well driller, Carl Thompson, for 15 years, then retired in 1961 after working 16 years for Fruehauf Trailer Co., Fort Wayne. He was a member of Merriam Christian Chapel.. Survivors include six sons, Thurlo of LaOtto, Carl and Ray of Churubusco, Roger of Nappanee, John of Columbia City, and Leonard of Huntertown; six daughters, Mrs. Ilene Gordon, Mrs. Mary Gray, Mrs. John Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Robert Stampe, all of Churubusco, Mrs. Lee Fulk of Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Ray Leitch of New London, Iowa; 37 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; one brother, Sherman of Churubusco; and one sister, Blanche Weigle of Wolf Lake. His grandson, Rev. David Gaff will conduct services in Sheets Funeral Home today. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 8-10-1978 + 8-?-1978
Gaff Thurlo S "Frog", 87, of LaOtto, died September 28, 2004 in Auburn. He was born November 4, 1916 in Churubusco to Thomas and Maude (Bennett) Gaff. On September 25, 1938 in Fort Wayne he married Betty Myers. She died May 15, 1999. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Louise and Herb Rennecker of Defiance, Ohio; a son and daughter-in-law, Sam and Sandy Gaff of LaOtto; 3 sisters, Mary Gray and Shirley Stamp of Churubusco, and Barbara Leitch of Iowa; 4 brothers, Roger of Nappanee, John of Columbia City, Ray of Muncie and Jake of Huntertown; 5 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Carl; and 3 sisters, Ilene Gordon, Neva Fulk and Willodean Kirkpatrick. He had spent most of his life in the LaOtto area and had worked in welding and painting for LaOtto Fabricating for 23 years. He was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Avilla. Services at Brazzell Funeral Home, Avilla. Burial, Huntertown Cemetery. ~ 10-7-2004
Gaff Vearl V, 78, of Wolf Lake, died July 12, 2004 at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif. He was employed at Weatherhead in Columbia City, and at Essex in Columbia City, and had driven RVs for Rockwood in Goshen. He was affiliated with Ormas Baptist Church and was a member of Cromwell Masonic Lodge 705 F&AM. He was born May 17, 1926 in LaGrange to Laurel D. and Hilda D. (Leitch) Gaff. On April 22, 1945 he married Frances Jane Piper. Surviving are his wife; 3 daughters and 2 sons-in-law, Jannie Robert of North Manchester, Ann and Doug Graft of Villa Park, Calif., and Jane and Terry Zorger of North Manchester; a son, James of Helena, Mich.; a brother, Allen of South Whitley; 2 sisters, Virginia Linvill of Auburnville, Fla., and Doris Paulus of Leesburg; 9 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Services Saturday at Ormas Baptist Church. Burial, Thorn Cemetery. ^ 7-15-2004
Gaff Verne, about 86, died June 14, 1973 at the Whitley County Hospital. He was born in Noble County, the son of Henry and Huldah Kinsey Gaff. He married Mina Mae Kuhns in 1910 and the couple spent their entire married life in this area. She died in 1964. He was employed several years by the State Highway Dept and later was employed by J. I. Case Co. in Churubusco, retiring in 1952. He then served in the police department of Churubusco. Surviving are two sons, Jay of Albion, and Paul of Maryland; three sisters, Rosa Busz, Mary Schrader, and Dortha Gaff, all of Columbia City; eight grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral at Krider Funeral Home in Churubusco Saturday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 6-?-1973
Gaff Virginia I, 69, of R. 2, Albion, died at Whitley County Hospital May 10. She was born April 14, 1913 in Noble County to Paul and Alice Mason Guillaume. On Sept. 5, 1931 she was married to Jay Gaff. She lived her entire life in Noble and Whitley Counties. Surviving are the husband; 2 sons, Carl of Albion and Herbert L. of R. 2, Albion; 8 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Don of Fort Wayne and Leon of Waynedale; and 4 sisters, Mrs. Lucille Heffelfinger of R. 2, Churubusco, Mrs. Doris Johnson of R. 2, Churubusco, Mrs. Robert (Gladys) Marker of Noblesville, and Mrs. Leonard (Betty) Byrd of Naples, Fla. Funeral Thursday in Krider-Workman Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. * 5-?-1982
Gaff Warren, about 76, of southern Noble County, died at his home last Sunday. Services were at Merriam Christian Chapel Wednesday. He is survived by six sons, Sylvan of Fort Wayne, Sherman at home, and Elza, Thomas, Clayton and Alpheus, Whitley County; a daughter, Mrs. Blanche Weigel; a brother, Oliver, Garrett; and five sisters, Mrs. Mary Mason of Allen County, Mrs. John Johnson of Whitley County, Mrs. James Deardorff of Cromwell, Mrs. Minnie Stroh of Noble County, and Mrs. Ulysses Rose of Wawaka. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 3-?-1944
Gaff William Otterbein, son of Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Gaff, was born at Waterloo, Ind. Aug. 12, 1882, and died at Arkansas City, Kansas, Nov. 23, 1906, aged 24 years, 3 months and 11 days. He was baptized March 11, 1894 and united with the Evangelical Lutheran Church at LaGrange, Ind. Feb. 7, 1897. He afterwards transferred his membership to Fairfield, Ind. He leaves his parents, five brothers and two sisters. Funeral was held from the home of his sister, Mrs. Bricker in Hicksville, Ohio. His parents and all of his brothers and sisters were in attendance at the obsequies with the exception of his oldest brother, John, who resides in the south. + 11-?-1906
Gage - Mrs., mother of W. A. Stewart of Elkhart Twp, died at Ligonier July 5. ^ 7-11-1884
Gage Alice A, 63, died Thursday at her home of a heart attack. Survivors are the husband, Frank; six sons, Richard, Thomas, both Albion, James, Portland, Ore., Harry, Stanton, Mich., Fred, Indianapolis, William, Thule Air Force Base in Greenland; two daughters, Mrs. Norma Bogner, Columbia City, Mrs. Carolyn Pippenger, Albion; 19 grandchildren. Services Sunday at the Methodist Church. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 10-20-1960
Gage Beulah M, 77, R. 1, died Tuesday (d. 7-18-1972) in Alfran Nursing Home, Warsaw. She was born Sept. 21, 1897 in Green Twp to George and Viola (Weeks) Wright. She married Otto E. Walburn, who died Dec. 1930. A member of Indian Village United Methodist Church, she moved to North Webster from Noble County in 1955. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Arnold (Leonore) Dull, R. 1, Kimmell; one son, Edward G. Walburn, R. 1, Cromwell; one sister, Mrs. Paul (Effie) Thomas, R. 1, Kimmell; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A daughter, one brother, and two sisters preceded her in death. Funeral Friday in Bonham-Miser-Brazzell Funeral Home in Albion. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 7-?-1972
Gage Claire, 85, R. 3, Ligonier, was accidentally killed Thursday while operating a farm tractor hauling wheat. He apparently fell from the tractor as he entered his farm lot. The tractor continued out of control and struck a tree, stalling the motor. He was born Nov. 1, 1889 in Noble County to Jesse and Alice (Spriegel) Gage. He resided his lifetime in the Ligonier area as a farmer and breeder of Shorthorn cattle. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Helen Compton, Ligonier, and Mrs. Anna Wilhelm, Sturgis; a brother, Walter, Salem. Services Sunday in Ulrey Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Cosperville Cemetery. + 7-?-1975
Gage Cora, about 38, was killed Friday when the car in which she was riding with her husband, Gale, and their young child left the pavement and crashed into a tree on State Road 20 six miles east of Angola. She was driving en route to her home in Ligonier after spending the day visiting relatives at Hillsdale, Mich. Four children, the husband, her mother and one sister survive. Funeral Monday in Ligonier. + 9-?-1941
Gage Franklyn H, about 65, (b. 2-16-1900) died April 30, 1965 at his home on State Road 9 north of Albion. He was the son of Abram and Ethel Pancake Gage. He was born in Noble County and had resided here all his life. Surviving are the wife, Minnie; six sons, Richard, Thomas, William and Harry, all Albion, Fred of Fort Wayne, and James of Portland, Ore.; two daughters, Mrs. Carolyn Pippenger of Churubusco, and Mrs. Harry (Norma) Bogner of near Churubusco; a brother, William A. of South Bend; and 25 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Robert, who was killed during WW II. Services Monday in the First Methodist Church of Albion. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 4-?-1965
Gage Gene, 57, of R. 3, Howe, died Thursday in LaGrange Hospital. Born May 5, 1931 in LaGrange County, he was the son of Archie and Retha (Ringler) Gage. On Jan. 26, 1950 in St. Joseph County, Mich., he married Alice L. King. He was retired general manager of Culp Motor Sales in LaGrange and a member of Meridian Sun Lodge No. 76 F&AM, LaGrange County Shrine Club and Scottish Rite Valley and Mizpah Shrine, Fort Wayne. Surviving are his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Denny (Kathy) Lehner, Burr Oak, Mich., Mrs. Kraig (Judy) Keenan, Wolcottville, Mrs. Jon (Connie) Gochenaur, South Bend, and Dr. Tracy Gage, Hartford, Conn.; a son, Steven, LaGrange; two sisters, Mrs. Jean (Betty Lou) Merrifield, LaGrange, and Mrs. Max (Mary Ellen) Alexander, Kendallville; and nine grandchildren. Services Saturday in Frurip-May Funeral Home, LaGrange. Burial, Greenwood Cemetery. + 5-5-1988
Gage Harry D "Bud", 54, R. 1, Albion, died Tuesday (d. 1-19-1988) in Standish, Mich., of an apparent heart attack. He was an independent trucker working in the Standish area when he was found dead in his truck. A Noble County native, he was born Nov. 4, 1933 to Frank and Alice (Caldwell) Gage. He married Linda Miller June 17, 1977 in Kendallville. Surviving are his wife; two sons, John and Gene of Fort Wayne; one daughter, Colleen Landis of Fort Wayne; two stepsons, Stan Ackerman of Kendallville and Troy Ackerman of Albion; two sisters, Norma Bogner of Columbia City and Carolyn Pippenger of Churubusco; four brothers, Richard of Etna, Fred of Fort Wayne, William of Albion, and Tom of Columbia City; two grandchildren and three step-grandchildren. Services Friday at Brazzell Funeral Home, Albion. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ~ 1-26-1988 + 1-19-1988
Gage James Franklin "Dutch", 45, died Jan. 21, 1966 at his home in West Linn, Oregon. He was born May 5, 1920 in Noble County, the son of Franklin and Alice Caldwell Gage of Albion, who preceded him in death. He was a veteran of WW II and was to retire this year from the Air Force Reserve with the rank of major, following 25 years of service. He was a partner in the Cascade Oil Co. in West Linn, distributors of petroleum products. Surviving are his wife, the former Dora Johnston whose father was a Baptist minister in the Wawaka area several years ago; four children, Steven, a member of the Peace Corps in Alaska, Robert, Jeanne and Johnny, all at home; five brothers, Fred H., a Kendallville accountant, and Richard, William, Tom and Harry, all of Albion; and two sisters, Mrs. Harry (Norma) Bogner of Columbia City, and Mrs. Jim (Carolyn) Pippenger of Churubusco. Interment was in a Portland, Oregon cemetery. + 1-?-1966
Gage Jesse, 68, native of Elkhart Twp and a member of a pioneer Noble County family, died this morning at his home, "The Oaks" about four miles west of here due to complications. He was born on the old Gage homestead and spent his entire life in this community. He is survived by three sons, Claire, Walter and Charles at home; and three daughters, Mrs. Anna Wilhelm, Sturgis, Mich., Mrs. Helen Compton, and Mrs. Audrey Stuff, near here; and a number of grandchildren. + 5-?-1932
Gage Laban H was born Sept. 29, 1869 and died May 19, 1947. Services at Spring Hill, May 22. Burial, Spring Hill. + 5-?-1947
Gage Robert Newton (First Lieutenant), was killed in the performance of his duty as a soldier of the U. S. while on a bombing flight over Borneo in Oct. 1944. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gage of near Albion, and his wife were notified last October that the War Department had continued to list Bob as missing. He was born June 11, 1918 in Elkhart Twp, Noble County. He attended grade school at North Elkhart Twp School and his senior year was at Albion where his parents had established their home. He joined the Armed Forces April 6, 1942. He graduated as a pilot with Class 43-H at Frederick, Okla. Aug. 30, 1943. He married Geraldine Cauchman of Enid, Okla. on Sept. 9, 1943. A son, Robert L. was born July 1, 1944. He wore the American Theater Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon, the Air Medal, five Oak Leaf Clusters, Unit Citation, three Battle Stars, and several other honors earned in the five theaters of action in which he served. This is the 65th life Noble County has given. + 10-?-1944
Gage Sheila F, 74, of Albion died June 20, 2009 at Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Avilla on June 8, 1935 to Kenneth and Gertrude (Schmuck) Lash. She graduated from Kendallville High School in 1953 and married William Gage on June 12, 1954 in Kendallville. She worked at Kraft Foods for 15 years before retiring in 1978. She was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Albion. Surviving are her husband; 3 daughters, Monte and Jeff VanGessel of Avilla, Melinda Kipfer of Fort Wayne, Marilee and Gregg Wetzel of Albion; a son, Michael Gage of Fort Worth, Texas; 7 grandchildren, Andrew and Jonathan VanGessel, Bailey and Sydney Kipfer, Dugan, Will and Jessica Wetzel; her mother; a brother, Gene and Phyllis Lash; a sister, Lavinn and Donald Hyland, all of Kendallville. She was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Lee and Kenny Lash. Private funeral at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. ^ 6-22-2009
Gage Thomas M, 80, Albion died August 22, 2013 at his residence in rural Albion. He was born on November 23, 1932, in Noble County to Frank and Alice (Caldwell) Gage. On February 17, 1978 in Albion he married Joyce A. Daignault. He was co-owner of Gage Brothers Construction and Asphalt for many years. He owned Gage Transport and was a driver for Moorehouse Oil and Thornhill Oil. When he retired, he drove the delivery truck for Lily of the Valley Floral Shop in Albion. He served in the United States Coast Guard. He was a member of the Albion American Legion Post 246. Surviving are his wife, Joyce of Albion; his sons, Kris of Albion and Curt (Lori) Gage of Rome City; a daughter and son-in-law, Kelly and Brandt Marshall of Florida; his grandchildren, Austin and Danielle, Alex, Bailey, Brooklyn, Ryan, Drew, Chelcey and Trent, Karly, Bryce, Amber and Braden; his brothers, Richard Gage of Kendallville and Fred “Hod” and Grace Gage of Fort Wayne; and his sisters, Norma “Sis” Bogner of Larwill and Carolyn “Squirt” and Jim Pippenger of Churubusco. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Robert, James, Harry, and William Gage; and a granddaughter. He has been cremated. A graveside service, September 8 at Sweet Cemetery. ^ 9-5-2013
Gage William F, 82, of Albion died August 19, 2013, at Parkview Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born in Ligonier on August 9, 1931 to Frank and Alice (Caldwell) Gage. He graduated from Albion Jefferson High School in 1949 and Ball State Teacher’s College in 1955. He served in the Air Force for 8 years. He taught sixth grade at Wolf Lake and history at Albion Jefferson High School. He married Sheila Lash on June 12, 1954 in Kendallville. She died June 20, 2009. In 1963, along with his brothers, Bill began Gage Brothers Construction and remained actively involved in the business until his retirement from Gage Construction in 1996. Also, along with his family, he established the Pondi Restaurant in Albion in the early 1970s, developed Hickory Hill Apartments and also donated the land to build Gage Field in Albion. He was a member of Albion American Legion Post #246, Kendallville Elks, and the Albion Jaycees and St. Marks Lutheran Church in Albion. Survivors include 3 daughters, Monte and Jeff Van Gessel of Avilla, Mindy and Vince (deceased) Kipfer of Fort Wayne and Marilee and Gregg Wetzel of Albion; a son, Michael Gage of Fort Worth, Texas; grandchildren, Andrew and Jonathan Van Gessel, Bailey Weisz, Sydney Kipfer and Dugan, Will, and Jessica Wetzel; 3 brothers, Richard Gage of Kendallville, Fred “Hod” and Grace Gage of Fort Wayne and Tom and Joyce Gage of Albion; and 2 sisters, Norma “Sis” Bogner of Larwill and Carolyn “Squirt” and Jim Pippenger of Churubusco. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Robert, James, and Harry “Bud” Gage. Services, August 25, 2013, at St. Marks Lutheran Church. Burial with military honors will follow the funeral at Rose Hill Cemetery in Albion. ^ 8-23-2013
Gagen Alice, 51, died Saturday (d. 3-28-1981) in McCray Hospital. She was born Nov. 1, 1929 in Berea, Ohio, the daughter of Ralph and Alice Robinson Benedict. She moved from Illinois to Albion in November 1975 when she and her husband, Robert, purchased the Noble County American, of which she was assistant publisher. They were married April 5, 1952. She was a school teacher with Central Noble School Corporation and a member of the Unitarian Congregational Church in Fort Wayne. Surviving are the husband, her father; a stepmother, Gertrude Benedict; a daughter, Sarah McKinney, Fort Wayne; two sons, Robert, San Diego, Calif., and Dan of Albion; a sister, Anne Spitver, Grafton, Ohio; a half-sister, Mary Bardwell, Waterville, Ohio; and a brother, Ralph Benedict Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. Services March 31 at Brazzell Funeral Home, Albion. ~ 4-2-1981 + 3-28-1981
Gagen Robert C, 84, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., died Aug. 23, 1986 at Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital, Lewiston, N.Y. Born June 28, 1902 to William D. and Ada Laidlaw Gagen in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 8, 1924 he married Margaret Juel in Jamestown, N.Y. She died in July 1984. Educated in parochial and public schools on the west side of Cleveland, upon graduation from West Technical High School in 1920 he began employment with National Carbon Company, a division of Union Carbide Corporation, in Lakewood, Ohio. He retired in 1965 as director of industrial relations for the Niagara Works of National Carbon in Niagara Falls, where he and his family had moved in 1934. He served as president of the Niagara Community Center for two years and served on the Niagara Falls City Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals. Survivors include a son, Robert C. Jr. of Albion, Ind.; a daughter, Mrs. Marbud Prozeller, Youngstown, N.Y.; a brother, Charles H., Cleveland; three sisters, Sister Cecelia Agnes and Mrs. Ernest (Eileen) Ponstingle of Cleveland, and Mrs. Leonard (Catherine) Glasstetter of Fairview Park, Ohio; ten grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Holger J., and three sisters. + 8-23-1986
Gages Jacob, 75, formerly of St. Louis, committed suicide Monday by hanging himself at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Abe Werthermer, in Ligonier. His body was found suspended from the top of the bathroom door by the cord of his bathrobe. He had been in ill health for some time and had threatened to take his life. The body was taken to the Kerr Funeral Home. + 10-?-1935
Gaines Hazel F, 84, of Kendallville, died Wednesday at her home. She was born March 17, 1898 in Williams County, Ohio, to John and Margaret Bell (Yerdy) Shankster. Nov. 16, 1920 in Bryan, Ohio, she married Jasper Russell Gaines, who died July 25, 1957. She was a member of the First Church of Christ, Kendallville, American Legion Auxiliary Post 86, and the CWF and Mary Ruth Circle of the church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. William (Ruth Elaine) McKinley of Kendallville, and Mrs. Wilford (June Margaret) Travis of Taylor, Mich.; a son, John Robert of Kendallville; a sister, Vera Peterson of Mt. Clemens, Mich.; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. A brother preceded her in death. Services Saturday at Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 3-2-1983
Galbreath Charley Denny, 3 years, 10 months and 10 days, son of William and Eliza Galbreath, died March 30 in Ligonier. + 4-11-1877
Galbreath Grace, 88, died Saturday at the home of a son in Show Low, Ariz. The Fort Wayne native moved to Ariz. 30 years ago. Her husband, Elsworth, preceded her in death. Surviving are four daughters, Violet Pierce and Lillian Remmert, both of Payson, Ariz., Ruth Youghan of Tempe, Ariz., and Eleanor Galligher of Albion; two sons, Robert of Show Low, Ariz., and William of Columbia City; two brothers, Carl L. Brinkman of Fort Wayne, and William Brinkman of Hudson; 33 grandchildren; 80 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Services Friday at Camelback Sunset Chapel, Phoenix, Ariz. Burial, Mountain View Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz. + 11-1-1989
Galbreth William, 76 years, 2 months and 26 days, died at his residence, Haw Patch, of inflammation of the lungs, Jan. 31, 1873. He was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., where he resided until 1855 when he came to this county. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church for 48 years. Albion New Era 2-6-1873
Gale Alice was born April 2, 1857 near Brimfield, Ind., and died at her home in Wawaka, Dec. 31, 1929, aged 72 years, 8 months, 29 days. She was the daughter of Joseph and Lucinda Weaver, being the oldest of a family of ten children. She spend her girlhood days attending school and teaching in her home community. In 1869, at the age of twelve, she united with the Church of the Brethren at the old Weaver Church near her home. She married Henry Gale Feb. 29, 1880. They had five children. One son, Albert, preceded her in death. Surviving are her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Osie Yoder of Milford, Ind., and Mrs. Ethyle Young of Albion; and two sons, William of Etna and Charles at home; seven grandchildren; three brothers, Albert of Ligonier, Joe of Raton, N.M., and Frank of Churubusco; and one sister, Mrs. Grace Harper of Ligonier. + 12-?-1929
Gale Anna Alverda, 68, died last Thursday at the home of her son, L. W. Wible of Allen Twp, death being due to paralysis. She was born in Allen Twp, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Halferty. Surviving are two sons, L. W. and Roy Wible; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Tryon of Allen Twp, Mrs. Walker Jaquay of Albion; one brother Martin Luther Halferty of Albion. Funeral Saturday at Mt. Pleasant Church. + 2-?-1924
Gale Charles A was born May 4, 1882 to Henry and Alice Gale. At that time the family lived southeast of Ligonier. There were three boys and two girls in the family, one brother and the mother having preceded him in death. He is survived by the father, Henry of Wawaka; one brother, William of Etna; and two sisters, Mrs. Harvey Yoder of near Milford, and Mrs. Orlo Young of near Albion. On Oct. 12, he died. He was a member of the Church of the Brethren. Funeral Oct. 7 at the Church of the Brethren. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 10-?-1934 ^ 10-5-1934
Gale Effie Z, 83, formerly of R. 9, Columbia City, died Saturday at Lakeland Loving Care Nursing Home, Milford. She was born Oct. 2, 1898 in Noble County to Lewis and Alice (Musser) McLallin. On March 9, 1919 in Brimfield she married William H. Gale who died earlier this year. She was a lifetime Noble-Whitley County resident and a member of Sparta United Church of Christ. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lester (Betty) Hinen of Columbia City, and Mrs. Arthur (Norma) Kile of Syracuse; 6 grandchildren; and 8 great-grandchildren. Services Wednesday at Orr Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 9-4-1982
Gale Henry was born April 11, 1856 in New York to Luman and Hannah Gale, there being four sons in the family. All have now died except one brother, William, living in Connecticut. At the age of nine years he was brought as an orphan to Noble County was given a home by a family by the name of Stewart near Cosperville who raised him to young manhood. On Feb. 29, 1879, he married Alice Weaver. She died in 1929. They had five children, Albert and Charles have died. Surviving are Mrs. Orlo Young of Albion, Mrs. Harvey Yoder of Milford and William of Larwill. There are also six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was a member of the Church of the Brethren. He died March 26. Funeral at the Church of the Brethren, Wawaka, Thursday. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 3-?-1935
Gale John, 90, one of the few remaining Civil War veterans of Noble County, and for many years a resident of Wolf Lake and later at Kendallville, died at the home of his son, Grant H. at Dowagiac, Mich. Wednesday following a stroke of apoplexy. Surviving are the son; one daughter, Mrs. Betty Long of Ligonier; a half-sister, Mrs. Lydia Hoffman of Cromwell; two grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Services Sunday at Brown Funeral Home in Ligonier. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 6-?-1936
Gale Luella daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Gale, was born near Sedalia, MO., Dec. 31, 1882. When very young her parents moved to Ligonier, and it was here that her childhood days were spent. At the age of twenty-two she was united in marriage to Mr. Freeman Mann. To this union were born two children, Richard and Mildred. Her married life was spent in Toledo, Ohio. She departed this life March 14, 1916, aged 33 years, 2 months and fourteen days. She leaves to mourn her loss, a husband, two young children, a mother, sister and four brothers, besides host of friends. Ligonier Leader 3-23-1916
Gale Marvel, 53, N. Cavin St., died Thursday in Goshen Hospital from cancer. She was born Sept. 11, 1918 in Ligonier, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gale. She owned and operated a beauty shop in Ligonier for many years and was employed at Monsanto at the time of her death. There are no survivors. Funeral Sunday at Ulrey Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 10-?-1971
Gale William H, 90, of R. 9, Columbia City, died Sunday in Lakeland Loving Care Nursing Home, Milford. Born in Noble County Sept. 21, 1891, he was the son of Henry and Alice (Weaver) Gale. On March 9, 1919 he married Effie McLallin in Brimfield, who survives at the nursing home in Milford. he was a lifetime resident of Noble and Whitley Counties, and a retired farmer. He was a member of the Sparta Church of Christ in Kimmell. Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Lester (Betty) Henin of Columbia City, and Mrs. Arthur (Norma) Kile of Syracuse; a sister, Ethel Young of Albion; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services Thursday in Orr Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 1-3-1982
Galic Ursula, 76, South Bend, and formerly of New Bloomfield, Pa., died July 11 in St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend. Born Jan. 19, 1912, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank; five sons, Rev. Bernard J. of South Bend, formerly of Avilla, William of Alaska, Emory of Pa., Michael of Va., and Phillip of Fla.; and a sister, a brother and several grandchildren. Services Wednesday in Holy Family Catholic Church, South Bend, and Saturday in Pa. ~ 7-19-1988 + 7-11-1988
Gall Anna C, 69, died in St. Joseph’s Hospital Aug. 31. A native of Columbus, Ohio, she was the widow of James Gall, who died in 1968. Three daughters survive, Joyce Tackett of LaOtto, Jane Philbee of Churubusco, and Anna L. Gall, at home; two sons, James III of San Jose, Calif., and John of Yarmouth, Me.; two sisters, Helen Anderson of Columbus and Hazel Clevenger of Granville, Ohio; and a brother, Albert Seun of Columbus. Services Sept. 3 in Klaehn’s Wayne St. Chapel. Burial, Greenlawn Memorial Park. ~ 9-4-1980 + 8-13-1980
Gallmeyer Augusta L, 86, died Friday. A native of Adams County, she lived in Fort Wayne 60 years. She was an employee of Wayne Knitting Mill, Fort Wayne, until the company moved south in 1937, then went to work for General Electric and retired from there in 1961. She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne. Surviving are a niece, Erma Knapp, Garrett; a step-niece, Mrs. Alfred Woodcox, Auburn; three nephews, Leroy Stoll, Huntertown, Richard and Ronald Gallmeyer, Fort Wayne; and one step-nephew, Walter Stoll, Ossian. Services in Chalfant-Perry-Klaehn Funeral Home, Fort Wayne. Burial, Concordia Lutheran Cemetery. + 3-?-197?
Gallmeyer Devona Helen, 72, of Noble County, died Oct. 6, 2008 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She retired from Parkview Whitley Hospital and she and her husband had owned B&D Bait Shop, Big Lake, from 1962 to 1986. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and TOPPS in Columbia City. She was a 1954 graduate of Elmhurst High School. She was born in Fort Wayne on June 14, 1936 to Paul and Helen (Kroemer) Lydy. She married Robert Gallmeyer on June 29, 1957 in Waynedale. Surviving are her husband; 5 sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald and Susan, Rex and Cindy and Rick and Regina Gallmeyer of Albion, Randy and Angie of Wolcottville and Ryan and Kim Gallmeyer of Kendallville; a brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Sandra Lydy of Kendallville; and 12 grandchildren. Services Friday at DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home, Columbia City. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 10-9-2008
Gallo Jesslynn Sue, daughter of Hector Gallo Jr. and Delisha Roark of Albion, died shortly after birth Saturday at Parkview Noble Hospital. Surviving are her parents; grandparents, Eddy and Terri Roark of Albion, and Ralph Detwiler of Albion; great-grandmothers, Dale Messer of Albion and Betty Gray of Churubusco. Services Tuesday at Brimfield Revival Center. Burial, Orange Cemetery. ^ 9-20-2004
Galloway Alva, about 66, lifelong resident of Noble County, whose home was at Cromwell, was crushed to death in an accident while working at the Smith gravel pit northwest of Kendallville Aug. 3, 1945. His wife died four years ago. He is survived by two sons, Forrest, who operates a store at Wawasee, Delbert, Leesburg; two daughters, Mrs. Walter Fenzau and Mrs. John Shock of Mishawaka; three sisters, Mrs. Jane Whirledge, Fort Wayne, Mrs. Nellie Johnson, Elkhart, and Mrs. Emma Lung, Cromwell; three brothers, Charles in Washington, Harry of near Lake Wawasee, and Hudson, near Cromwell; 8 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Funeral from Henney Funeral Home at Cromwell. Burial, Indian Village Cemetery. + 2-?-1969
Galloway Amy R, 76, died Feb. 15 at Betz Nursing Home, Auburn. She was born Nov. 18, 1892 to Harvey and Iona Miller Priest in Noble County and had been a lifetime resident of the community. Surviving are one son, Paul, R. 2, Kendallville; and one daughter, Mrs. Max (Pauline) McCormick, R. 2, Syracuse; one sister, Mrs. Ilene Buck, R. 2, Syracuse; 1 grandchild. Funeral from Ulrey-Sedgwick Funeral Home Feb. 17. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 2-?-1969
Galloway Anderson, son of Joseph and Francis Galloway, was born near Cromwell March 14, 1840. On Feb. 8, 1866 he married Harriet Miller, and to this union 10 children were born. He leaves to mourn his aged companion, 6 children - Groase, Clara, Etta, Orda, Ora and Oakley; 2 sisters, Mrs. Martha Himes and Mrs. Frances Eaton. He was a veteran of 30th Ind Regiment of Volunteers and a member of the Masonic order. He died at his home in Cromwell April 22, 1922. Liongier Leader 4-26-1922 Contributed by Judy Richter
Galloway Angeline (Groase), 84, a native and lifelong resident of this community, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Knapp, in Fort Wayne. Also surviving are five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at L. H. Moore Funeral Home in Cromwell. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 6-?-1954
Galloway Belva, 59, died at her home Tuesday from heart trouble and complications. She was a native of Cromwell and had resided here most of her life, except for a while in South Bend, Angola, and Pleasant Lake. Surviving are the husband, Dr. O. B. Galloway, retired dentist; four sons, James of Chicago, Mark of South Bend, Thomas of Columbus, Ohio, and Jack Mayfield; five grandchildren; her father, Preston Lung of Lake Wawasee; and two half-sisters. Funeral Friday at L. H. Moore Funeral Home. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 3-29-1949
Galloway Bessie, 69, of South Bend, died Saturday in her home of a heart ailment. She was born near Cromwell but for the past 32 years had lived in South Bend. Surviving are the husband, Okley; a son, Lavon Nichols, South Bend; three brothers, Lon and Odis of Cromwell, and Joe D. Brown, Mishawaka; a sister, Mrs. Goldie Mayfield of Ligonier; a half-brother, George Brown, St. Paris, Ohio; a half-sister, Mrs. Pearl McIntyre of Cassopolis, Mich.; and 3 grandsons. Funeral Wednesday in L. H. Moore Funeral Home. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 2-?-1955
Galloway Clara B, 60, wife of Prof. J. J. Galloway of the Geology and Geography Dept. of Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., died at their home Jan. 29, 1945 of carcinoma. The former Clara Beswick Davis, she was born in Newport, Ind. Nov. 26, 1886, the only daughter of Samuel Brenton and Sarah Canaday Davis. Her father was long the editor of the newspaper, The Hoosier State, as was her brother, the late Bird H. Davis. She was married to J. J. Galloway on Sept. 13, 1914, and they had one daughter, Priscilla Sarah, and who is now the wife of Capt. C. E. Bunge, Air Force Flight Surgeon. She leaves besides her husband and daughter, a brother, Frederick W. Davis of Redland, Calif., and four nieces and nephews. Funeral was at Allen Funeral Home, Bloomington, last Wednesday. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington. + 1-29-1945
Galloway Cora Marion, 75, died at her home in Ligonier early Tuesday. Surviving are three sons, Herbert of Ligonier, James, Papakeechie Lake, and George of Kansas City; three grandchildren; 1 brother, Conrad White of Ligonier; and a sister, Mrs. John Hollar, Leesburg. She was born near Ligonier, a daughter of Milton and Rebecca (Snoke) White and had resided in that community most of her life. Funeral this afternoon at Ulrey-Sedgwick Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 4-?-1964
Galloway Daniel R, 83, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Walter Carrick southeast of Cromwell Tuesday. He was born Sept. 17, 1867, the son of James and Rachel (Rohrer) Galloway, on the Galloway farm two miles south of Cromwell and had resided in this community all his life. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Carrick, and Mrs. Lucille Schlabach residing southeast of Cromwell; and two grandchildren. Funeral Friday at Broadway Christian Church south of Cromwell. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 10-?-1950
Galloway Don H, 56, Ligonier, died Tuesday at his residence from an apparent heart attack. He was born in Sparta Twp on Dec. 9, 1924, the son of Floyd and Mae (Hoover) Galloway. He was a lifetime Ligonier resident, a WW II Army veteran, and a member of the Broadway Christian Chapel near Cromwell. Surviving are two brothers, Melvin of Lakeside, Mont., and Earl of Kimmell. Services Thursday in Orr Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 11-17-1981
Galloway Earl L, 88, of Kimmell, died of natural causes on April 6, 2010 at Kosciusko Hospital. He was a lifetime farmer and had worked as a mechanic at Charlie's Sunoco in Ligonier for more than 25 years. He was a 1940 graduate of Cromwell High School and a life member of the Moose Lodge in Kendallville. He was born Dec. 14, 1921 in Noble County to Floyd and Mae (Hoover) Galloway. He married Helen Amick on Sept. 16, 1972. Surviving are his wife; 4 children, Harold Galloway of North Webster, Carroll and Linda Galloway of Ligonier, Jerry Galloway of Roanoke and Ronnie and Robin Galloway of Cromwell; a stepdaughter; 14 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Melvin and Don Galloway. Funeral April 9 at Yeager Funeral Home. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. ^ 4-8-2010
Galloway Ernest Hudson "Hud", 80, a lifelong resident of this community, died Saturday at his home three miles south of here. He had lived his entire life on the same farm just east of Indian Village. Surviving are two brothers, Charles of Toppenish, Wash., and Harry of near Lake Wawasee; and two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Johnson of Elkhart, and Mrs. Emma Lung of Cromwell. Funeral Tuesday in Indian Village EUB Church. Burial, Indian Village Cemetery. + 3-?-1949
Galloway Floyd M, 60, died in a 15-foot fall from a bank barn after losing control of his tractor July 26, 1951 at his farm home on R. 1, Kimmell. He was hurled to the ground beneath the tractor he had just driven into the barn with a load of wheat. His wife was riding on the wheat wagon but jumped clear when she saw that her husband was unable to stop the tractor. It plowed through the side of the barn and pinned him underneath with the wagon and wheat on top of him. Neighbors said he had only recently started operating the tractor by himself and that "he didn’t know how to handle it too well." He was born in Noble County April 14, 1881 and is survived by three sons, Earl of near Cromwell, Melvin of Kalispell, Mont., and Don of Miami, Fla.; the mother, Mrs. Angeline (Groase) Galloway, of near Cromwell; one sister, Mrs. Fred Knapp of Fort Wayne; and 3 grandchildren. Funeral Sunday in Broadway Christian Church. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 7-?-1951
Galloway Forrest Ray "Frosty", 69, R. 3, Syracuse, died Dec. 25 at Orlando, Fla. where he was vacationing. He was born Sept. 23, 1899, the son of Alva and Lillie Miller Galloway. He had lived in the Syracuse area all of his life. On Oct. 14, 1922 he married Ruby Sloan. He had owned and operated Galloway’s Grocery at Lake Wawasee. He was a veteran of WW I, a member of the Elks Lodge of Ligonier, and the American Legion at Ligonier. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Willis (Mary) Hare, R. 3, Syracuse, and Mrs. Richard (Donna) Workman, R. 1, Syracuse; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. John (Zelma) Shock, R. 2, Syracuse; and one brother, Delbert of Leesburg. Funeral at Harris-Troxel Funeral Home, North Webster. Burial, McClintock Cemetery, Syracuse. + 12-25-1968
Galloway Frances was born in Vermont in 1814, and died Aug. 16, 1875, being at the time, 61 years of age. She came to Noble County in 1836 with the family of Mr. Rolin Stewart, the father of James C. Stewart, now auditor of Noble County. She was married to Joseph Galloway, one of the first settlers of the county, with whom she lived until his death in 1861. She was the mother of 11 children, several of whom have preceded her in death. > 6-8-1876
Galloway Groase, 84, died in Fort Meade, Fla., where he was spending the winter. Surviving are the wife, Angie; a son, Floyd, near Cromwell; a daughter, Mrs. Fred Knapp, Fort Wayne; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, O. B., Cromwell, and O. D., South Bend; and three sisters, Mrs. Etta Wright, Auburn, Mrs. Ora Hyndman and Mrs. Clara Wright, Cromwell. + 4-?0-1952
Galloway Gwendolyn, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Galloway, former residents of Ligonier and presently of Newark, Delaware, died Tuesday at the Medical Center in Wilmington, Delaware. She was born April 12, 1960 in Goshen. Her mother is the former Louise Vance. Survivors include the parents; a brother, Kenneth, Newark, Delaware; a half-brother, Michael Jacobs, Newark; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Vance, Ligonier. Graveside services at Sparta Cemetery Saturday. + 10-?-1975
Galloway Harvey H, 65, died at his home Tuesday of a heart attack. He was serving in his third year of a first term as trustee of Sparta Twp. He was born on a farm south of Cromwell Aug. 2, 1892, the son of George and Mary (Archer) Galloway, and on June 2, 1920 he married Bernice McFarren. He was a veteran of both WW I and II. He was associated with Cromwell Lodge No. 705 F&AM, Knights of Pythias, Sparta Post No. 421, American Legion, and the Fort Wayne Scottish Rite and Shrine, and Ligonier Chapter 325 OES. Surviving are the widow; three sons, Leonard with the Army Air Force in England, Lester of Ligonier, and Lowell, who is in the Army Air Force stationed in Turkey; 3 daughters, Mrs. Eugenia Tincher, Ligonier, Mrs. Marvel Buell of Warsaw, and Mrs. Rose Ann Lawson of Lake Wawasee; three brothers, Jesse of Bloomington, Merle of Cromwell, and Marion, Ligonier; one sister, Mrs. Mildred Hahn of Fort Wayne; and 12 grandchildren. Funeral Saturday from L. H. Moore Funeral Home. Burial, Indian Village Cemetery. + 12-?-1957
Galloway Herbert, 63, Ligonier, died Sunday in his home of an apparent coronary. He was born Sept. 19, 1911 in Ligonier to Marion and Cora (White) Galloway. He married Leila Lee Oct. 25, 1964 in Benton. A lifetime resident of the area, he was a retired Ligonier merchant and a member of the Ligonier Presbyterian Church and Ligonier Elks and Masonic Lodges. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Diane) Bourque, Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Gary (Susan) Franks, Auburn; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Ed (Jane) Harper, Cromwell; one stepson, Jerry Lee, Cromwell; two brothers, James, Grand Rapids, Mich., and George; six grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday in Ulrey Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 3-?-1975
Galloway James, 62, of Grand Rapids, Mich., died in the Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich. on June 11. He was born on Jan. 24, 1913 in Ligonier to Marion and Cora (White) Galloway. He was a Ligonier resident, moving to Elkhart many years ago. He had been a Grand Rapids resident for three years. He was married to Hilda Arnston Sept. 29, 1972. He was the owner of the G & B Metals Sales in Grand Rapids. He was a member of the Elks Lodge in Hasting, Mich. and served in the Armed Forces during WW II. Others survivors include a son, George, Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs, Colo.; and a brother, George. Funeral Saturday from Ulrey Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 6-11-1975
Galloway James C, 54, died in Leadville, Col. of pneumonia. He was formerly of Sparta Twp. ^ 8-19-1880
Galloway Jennie M, about 75, of R. 1, Kimmell, died March 3, 1968 in Whitley County Hospital. She was born Sept. 27, 1892 in Noble County and had lived her entire life in the Kimmell community. She was married to Samuel H. Galloway, who preceded her in death. Three nieces survive. Services March 6 in a Cromwell funeral home. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 3-?-1968
Galloway Jesse J, 79, retired Indiana University geology professor who pioneered the study of microscopic fossil in rocks, died April 10 at his home in Bloomington from a heart attack. He had been retired since 1953 but had continued research at I.U. He was the first teacher of the science of small fossils in the United States. He was born in Noble County near Cromwell. He was a professor emeritus at I.U. From 1931 to 1953 he served as full professor of geology and paleontology. He was the first person to receive a Ph.D. from I.U. He taught at Columbia University, New York City for 15 years. He was the author of several books. Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. Joseph Sgro, and his granddaughter, Joey Sgro, who live with him. His wife died in 1945 in Bloomington. His sister, Elva Koher, died in Chicago in 1951. His brother, Harvey died in Cromwell in 1957 and his brother, Marion, died in Ligonier in May 1961. Services and burial in Bloomington. + 4-?-1962
Galloway Lelia, 83, died Sept. 21, 2001 in Goshen Hospital. She was a Cromwell High School graduate and the past owner of Town Crier Gift and Card Shop in Ligonier. She was born Feb. 14, 1918 in Bath County, Ky., to Arthur and Rose Alfrey Staton. She was preceded in death by 2 husbands, Kenneth Lee in March 1955, and Herbert Galloway in Feb. 1975; and 5 brothers. Surviving are a daughter, Janet and Ed Harper, Cromwell; a son, Jerry and Sandra Lee, Newburgh; 5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Funeral Monday in Orr Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. ^ 9-23-2001
Galloway Lester J, 85, died February 2, 2013, at Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. He was born August 8, 1927, in Cromwell to Harvey H. and Berniece (McFarren) Galloway.  He married Louise O. Vance on January 9, 1953, in Warsaw,and she died December 29, 2003. He was in signal communication on the CSX Railroad in the Western Region for 40 years, retiring in 1988. He was member of the F&AM, Shriner’s, and the West Noble American Legion Post in Ligonier. He is survived by a son, Michael (Lynn) Jacobs of Garrett; grandchildren, Shane (Julie) Jacobs, Chad (Courtney) Jacobs, Courtney (Mike) Beerens, Brittney (John) DeKoninck, and Chyanne Galloway, Cheyla Galloway and Chalise Galloway, all of Quincy, Calif. He is survived by his great-grandchildren, Ashlee Jacobs and Blake Jacobs, Leo, Brooklyn and Hailey Jacobs, Garrett, and Abigail and Logan DeKoninck; a brother, Lowell Galloway, Kendallville, a sister, Rosanne Lackey, Jacksonville, Fla. He was preceded in death by his wife; a son, Kenneth Galloway; 2 brothers, Louis and Leonard Galloway; and 2 sisters,: Marvel Buell and Eugenia Baugher. Services Feb. 9 at Provena Sacred Heart Home. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. ^ 2-7-2013
Galloway Lillie Mae, 63, died Saturday at her home four miles southwest of Cromwell. Surviving are the husband, Alva; two sons, Horace of Lake Wawasee, and Delbert of Elkhart; two daughters, Mrs. Elma Shock and Mrs. Freida Fenzau, Mishawaka; her mother, Mrs. Julia Miller of near Cromwell; one brother, Roy; six sisters, Mrs. Walter Knepper, Mrs. Arthur Iden, and Mrs. Charles Hamman, Cromwell, Mrs. Court Airgood, Berne Center, Mich., Mrs. Theodore Lynn, Grand Rapids, Mich., and Mrs. Clyde Jones, Mishawaka; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral Monday at the Frame United Brethren Church at Indian Village. Burial, Indian Village Cemetery. + 10-?-1941
Galloway Louise O, 71, died Dec. 29, 2003 at Parkview Hospital at Fort Wayne. She was born April 16, 1932 to Everett M. and Myrtle (Owen) Vance. She married Lester J. Galloway on Jan. 9, 1953 in Warsaw. Surviving are her husband in Garrett; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Lynn Jacobs of Garrett and Kenneth and Dana Galloway of Quincy, Calif.; a brother, Leon Vance of Ligonier; a sister and brother-in-law, Donna and Lee Holm of Naples, Fla.; 2 grandsons and their wives, Shane and Julie and Chad and Courtney Jacobs; 5 granddaughters, Courtney and Brittney Jacobs, Chalise, Chyanne and Cheyla Galloway; 2 great-grandchildren, Ashlee and Blake Jacobs. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Gwendolyn Galloway. Services Saturday in Thomas Funeral Home, Garrett. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. ^ 12-30-2003
Galloway Mae B, R. 1, Cromwell, died Wednesday at Strawberry Village Nursing Home. She was born March 5, 1895 in Kosciusko County, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hoover. On Dec. 17, 1913 she married Floyd Galloway. He died in 1951. She was a member of the Broadway Christian Chapel. Survivors include three sons, Melvin, Kalispell, Mont., Earl, Kimmell, and Don, Cromwell; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral Friday at Broadway Christian Chapel. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 12-?-1979
Galloway Marion, 76, of Ligonier, who served two terms as Noble County sheriff in the 1940’s, died May 24 while being taken from Lake Wawasee to Goshen Hospital. He was stricken with a heart attack. A Republican, he was elected to terms beginning in 1940 and 1944. He was a member of Broadway Christian Church. Surviving are his wife, Cora; three sons, Herbert, Ligonier, James, Syracuse, and George, Kansas City, Mo.; two brothers, Merle, Cromwell, and Jesse, Bloomington; and a sister, Mrs. Mildred Hahn, Fort Wayne. Services Friday at Ulrey-Sedgwick Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 5-?-1961
Galloway Martin, 76, died last Thursday at the home of a son, Glen, south of Cromwell. Also surviving are two daughters, including Mrs. Nellie Mock of North Webster; a brother; a half-brother; five sisters; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral Sunday. Burial, North Webster Cemetery. + 7-?-1947
Galloway Mark Anderson, 84, of Cromwell, died Oct. 15, 2005 at his home. He was born Jan. 11, 1921 to Orda and Belva (Lung) Galloway in Angola. He married Norma E. Rennback on Nov. 30, 1946. She died in 2004. He was a member of Cromwell Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church, the American Legion of Syracuse, National Association of Postmasters, Eagles Lodge in Syracuse and Disabled American Veterans of Goshen. A WW II U.S. Army veteran, he worked as a postmaster in Cromwell for 25 years and also worked for Studebaker Corp. Surviving are 4 sons and 2 daughters-in-law, Byron and Sally of Marietta, Ga., Kevin of Cromwell, David and Kathy of Syracuse and Roger of Glendale, Ariz.; 7 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by 2 brothers, Tom (his twin) and Jim. Services Thursday at Mishler-Eastlund Funeral Home, Syracuse. Military burial at Sparta Cemetery. ^ 10-19-2005
Galloway Mary Etta, 80, former resident of Warsaw where she lived a number of years, in the last three years lived in the Cromwell area with nieces and nephews, died on Nov. 15, 1974 in Warsaw Hospital. Born July 28, 1894 to John A. and Eliza A. (Brown) Galloway of R. 1, Cromwell, she is survived by one sister, Sarah Prentice; and 3 nieces and two nephews, Zelma Poscharscky, Gladys Conkling, Iris Hunter, Ivan Prentice and Alvin Wilkinson. A brother, Samuel H., and a sister, Rosa A. Wilkinson, preceded her in death. Funeral Nov. 17 at Broadway Church. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 11-?-1974
Galloway Merle D, 74, Cromwell, died Thursday in the VA Hospital, Fort Wayne, from a heart attack. He was born July 23, 1896 in Noble County to George and Mary (Archer) Galloway and had lived in the Cromwell area all his life. On March 28, 1929 he and Erma Lindsey were married in Kimmell. He was a retired farmer and member of the Masonic Lodge and American Legion. Surviving are his wife; three sons, Jacob, Topeka, Merle Jr. and John, Cromwell; one daughter, Mary Jane, Elkhart; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral Sunday at Ulrey Funeral Home, Cromwell. Burial, Indian Village Cemetery. + 8-?-1970
Galloway Merle “Don” Jr., 79, of Ligonier, died July 5, 2011 in Ligonier. He was born Nov. 27, 1931, in Sparta Twp to Merle D. and Erma C. (Lindsey) Galloway Sr. On Oct. 5, 1963, he married Esther Anna Borntrager in Ligonier. He graduated from Cromwell High School in 1950 and served in the Marine Corps from 1952-1955. He retired from Lyon & Greenleaf after 26 years. He then went on to work for Kreager Brothers in Fort Wayne until 1998. He was also a member of Cromwell Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his wife; 2 sons, Vernon Galloway of Syracuse and Donald Galloway of Texas; 4 daughters, Colleen Galloway of Ligonier, Malinda (Rich) Henderson of Ligonier, Michele (Keith) Schmidt of LaGrange and Christine (Kenny) Sprague of Ligonier; 13 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren; one brother, Jacob “Jake” (Nancy) Galloway of Topeka; and one sister, Mary Jane (Larry) Kegerreis of Elkhart. He was preceded in death by a brother, John Galloway. Funeral Saturday at Ligonier United Methodist Church. Burial, Indian Village Cemetery. ^ 7-6-2011
Galloway Okley D, 84, of South Bend, died Sunday in Memorial Hospital of carcinoma. A former Cromwell resident, he was retired from Studebaker Corp., South Bend. Survivors include a niece, Mrs. Lucille George, Sacramento, Calif.; and four nephews, Postmaster Mark Galloway, Cromwell, James Galloway, Louisville, Ky., Tom Galloway, Columbus, Ohio, and Dewey Hyndman, South Bend. The son of Anderson and Harriet Miller Galloway, both deceased, he was born near Cromwell. His wife, the former Bessie Brown, died in 1951. He was a member of Cromwell Lodge No. 705 F&AM. Funeral Dec. 5 from Ulrey-Sedgwick Funeral Home, Cromwell. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 12-?-1966
Galloway Orda B, 81, a retired dentist who had practiced in Cromwell 37 years and also at Pleasant Lake, died on Monday at the home of a son, Tom, in Columbus, Ohio, where he had lived for the last eight years, of a heart attack. Also surviving are sons James of Louisville, Ky., and Mark of Lake Wawasee, Cromwell postmaster; two sisters, Mrs. Etta Wright of Auburn, and Mrs. Ora Hyndman of Cromwell; a brother, Okley of South Bend; and several grandchildren. Services Sept. 29 at L. H. Moore Funeral Home. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 9-?-1960
Galloway Rachel (Rohrer) was born at Baltimore, Maryland April 25, 1830 and died at her home in Sparta Twp, June 4, 1895, aged 65 years, 1 month and 9 days. When four years of age she, with her parents, left Maryland and located in the state of Ohio, and in the year 1844 came to Noble County and located on the land where she died. In the year 1845 her mother died and she, being the eldest daughter in a large family of children, had the care and filled the place of a mother in the household. In Feb. 1852 she married James C. Galloway who was a volunteer soldier during the Civil War and died about 15 years ago. They had 8 children, all of whom are now living. + 6-4-1895
Galloway Rebecca, daughter of John and Susanna Cramer, was born Dec. 31, 1851 in Washington Twp, and died July 22, 1933 at her home in Wolf Lake. She was one of a family of five, two boys and three girls, all of whom have preceded her in death except one, Susanna Bause. On May 2, 1869 she married Scott Galloway and they moved to the farm south of Wolf Lake where they lived until 1892 when they moved to Wolf Lake, where she has since resided. She was a member of the Wolf Lake Baptist Church. They had seven children, two of whom - Herbert and Rosie - died in infancy. Surviving are J. W. of Anchorage, Alaska, Mrs. Rhoda Kimmell, Mrs. Blanche Starkey and Vera Galloway of Wolf Lake, and Mrs. Edna Thomas of Syracuse; five grandchildren, Mrs. Erma Erickson, Fort Wayne, Russell Galloway of Livingston, Mont., DeWitt and Theo Thomas and Roy Starkey and four great-grandchildren. + 7-?-1933
Galloway Samuel H, 68, ended his life by hanging Thursday. He was a school teacher in the Noble County schools for many years and in the late 1920’s was associated with Kendallville Trust & Savings Co. and the Noble County Bank & Trust Co. at Kendallville. A native of Noble County, he was a former Republican councilman in Kendallville. He was president of the Kendallville Rotary Club 1928-29 and was a past secretary of the Lakeside Hospital Board. He was formerly trustee of Washington Twp and had been in declining health for the past several months. Surviving are the widow, Jennie; and three sisters, Mrs. Rosa Wilkinson and Mrs. Sarah E. Prentice of near Cromwell, and Miss Etta of Warsaw. Funeral Saturday in L. H. Moore Funeral Home. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 4-?-1955
Galloway Scott died Sept. 9, 1921 while in the Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago where he had gone to secure medical and surgical aid in an ailment of long standing. The son of Joseph and Frances Galloway, he was born March 16, 1849 in Washington Twp. He was 72 years, 5 months and 22 days of age. All his life he lived in this vicinity. After his marriage to Rebecca Cramer, May 2, 1869, they moved to his farm three miles south of Wolf Lake where they resided until 1892 at which time they moved to Wolf Lake where their home has since been. They were the parents of seven children, two of whom, Herbert and Rosa, died in infancy. The surviving children are J. Walter of Alaska, Mrs. Rhoda Kimmell, Mrs. Blanche Starkey, Mrs. Edna Thomas and Miss Vera, all of Wolf Lake. In Feb. 1921 he was received into the Wolf Lake Baptist Church and was baptized Feb. 21. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge of Wolf Lake. Also surviving are four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; a brother, Anderson; and two sisters, Martha Himes and Frances Eaton, all of Cromwell. Six brothers and three sisters, three half-brothers and one half-sister have preceded him in death. Services at the Wolf Lake Baptist Church Sept. 12. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 9-?-1921
Galloway Tadd Lynzzy, 2-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Galloway of Cromwell, was dead on arrival at Goshen Hospital Sunday. The child became ill suddenly. Cause of death has been attributed to an apparent overwhelming virus infection. He was born Nov.3, 1965 in Goshen Hospital. Surviving are the parents; a brother, Travis Lee; the grandparents, Earl Galloway of Knapp Lake, Mrs. Evelyn Galloway, Syracuse; and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Johnson of Cromwell. Funeral Wednesday at Ulrey-Sedgwick Funeral Home. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 2-?-1968
Gallup Abigail was born in Monroe, Saratoga County, N. Y. She died in Kendallville June 10, 1893 at the age of 80 years, 1 month and 22 days. In 1835 she married Rufus Gallup. They had 5 children, 2 of whom died in infancy. Three are living, John L., Gallup, Luthena Tait and Adaline Wright. For 37 years she has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of this place. + 6-10-1893 ^ 6-16-1893
Gallup Alice, 72, died of a heart attack Sunday while visiting relatives in Aurora, Ill. She was a resident of Kendallville and Fort Wayne many years and is the widow of Rufus B. Gallup. Surviving are one sister, one nephew and three nieces, all of Aurora. Funeral Thursday in the local Immaculate Conception Church. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 3-?-1940
Gallup John Leonard was born in Moreau, Saratoga County, N.Y. March 14, 1843, and died at Fort Worth, Texas Feb. 2, 1895, aged 51 years, 10 months and 18 days. He came with his father’s family at the age of seven to Noble County in 1850. Here he spent a number of years in the pursuit of farming, but the last sixteen years of his life were devoted to other occupations, with his residence in Kendallville. He married Martha E. Young in this city May 5, 1864. They had one child, Rufus B., who is now one of the business men of our city, a partner in the grocery firm of Duerr & Gallup. He was a member of the National Union, Knights of Honor, Knights of Pythias and Free and Accepted Masons. He leaves a wife, one son, two sisters. + 2-2-1895 ^ 2-15-1895
Gallup Josephine, 90, of Wolcottville, died Jan. 2, 2006 at Provena Sacred heart Home in Avilla. She had served as assistant postmaster in Brimfield for several years and assisted her husband on the family farm. She was a 1933 graduate of Rome City High School. She was a member and organist of First Baptist Church in Wolcottville. She was born Aug. 24, 1915 in Cosperville to Herman and Ruth (Edsall) Frick. She married Walter M. Gallup on March 24, 1940 in Brimfield. He died Nov. 17, 2002. Surviving are 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and James Chandler of Fort Wayne and Deborah and Michael Kerr of Indianapolis; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, James and Pam of Wolcottville and Phillip and Kathy of Fort Wayne; 6 grandchildren, Angela Hawk, Jeffrey Gallup, Michael and Scott Chandler, Shannon and Erin Kerr; 6 great-grandchildren, Christopher and Katelyn Hawk, Nolan, Joseph and Eloise chandler and Grace Gallup. She was also preceded in death by 3 brothers, Harold, Robert and Burton Frick; and a sister, Marceile Potee. Services Friday at First Baptist Church. Burial, Woodland Cemetery. ^ 1-4-2006
Gallup Ralph W, about 70, (b. 2-9-1886) of Cosperville, died Feb. 27, 1956 in LaGrange County Hospital from a heart ailment. He operated a farm northwest of Wawaka for many years. Surviving are the widow, Minnie; two daughters, Mrs. Carl Gappinger of Ligonier, and Mrs. Fred Hottinger of Muncie; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services Wednesday at Bonham & Miser Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 2-?-1956
Gamble Athna, 80, of Kendallville, died May 20, 2010 at Kendallville Manor Health Care Center. She had been employed at No-Sag for 20 years and retired from Taylor Made in 1999 after 19 years of service. She was born in Patton Fork, Ky. on July 11, 1929 to Warnie and Cora (Patton) Stephens. She married Farris Gamble on April 12, 1948 in Paintsville, Ky. He died Nov. 27, 2003. Surviving are a daughter, Nadine Howard of Salt Lick, Ky.; 4 sons, Eddie Gamble of Kendallville, Junior and Mindy Gamble of Fort Wayne, Michael and Dill Gamble of Kendallville; 25 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 7 sisters, Bertha Vanderpool of Plymouth, Ohio, Susie Miller of Mishawaka, Melba Miller of Wolcottville, Herma Tuttle of Auburn, Harweda and Carl Clark of Hicksville, Ohio, Brenda and Beckam Davidson of Auburn and Carla and Rob Bleck of Coldwater, Mich.; and 4 brothers, Willie Stephens of Corunna, Clinton and Jeanne Stephens of Waterloo, Grover Stephens of Waterloo and Gary and Kerry Stephens of Quincy, Mich. She was preceded in death by a son, Woodie; 3 brothers, Clayton, Cletus and Henry; and 2 sisters, Edna and Collie. Funeral Monday at Brimfield Revival Center. Burial, Orange Cemetery. ^ 5-22-2010
Gamble Farris, 83, Kendallville, died November 27, 2003 at Provena Sacred Heart Home. He was born March 12, 1920 to Edward and Collie (Combs) Gamble. He married Athna Stevens on April 12, 1948. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Nadine Howard of Saltlick, Ky.; 4 sons, Ed, Mike, and Dill of Kendallville, and Junior and his wife Mindy of Fort Wayne; a daughter-in-law, Vickie Gamble of Wolf Lake; a brother, Adam of Kendallville; a sister, Blanche Howard of Dayton, Ohio; 23 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a son, Woodie; and 2 brothers, Payton and Loss. He was a carpenter, a member of Little Flossie Old Regular Baptist Church and a WW II U. S. Army veteran. Services at Little Flossie Church. Burial, Orange Cemetery. ~ 12-4-2003
Gamble Woodie, 55, Columbia City, died November 16, 2002 at his home. He was born in Knott County, Ky. on January 4, 1947 to Farris and Athna (Stephens) Gamble. He married Vickie Young on December 19, 1987 in Calvary United Methodist Church in Avilla. Surviving are his mother; his wife; 5 sons, Jacob D. and Joshua A., at home; John S. and Guy; 4 brothers, Eddie, Mike and Dill of Kendallville, and Junior of Fort Wayne; one sister, Nadine Howard of Ky.; and 6 grandchildren. One daughter, Teresa, preceded him in death. He was a machinist for Taylor Made and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam. Services Wednesday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 11-21-2002
Gandy Barbara Elizabeth, about 78, who resided near Merriam, died at the Armington Nursing Home in Warsaw Sept. 15, 1951. She was a native of Tippecanoe Twp, Kosciusko County, but had lived in Noble County for 62 years. She is survived by two sons, Max and Hugh of R. 2, Albion; a daughter, Mrs. Robert E. Wysong of Wolf Lake; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; five brothers, Daniel, Leander and John Garber of North Webster, Commodore Garber of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Jacob Garber of Huntington; and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Strombeck of North Webster, and Mrs. Emma Cook of Albion. She was a member of the Mock Christian Church at North Webster. Funeral Tuesday at Merriam Christian Chapel. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 9-?-1951
Gandy Bert E, about 80, (b. 12-23-1871) formerly a resident of the Merriam community, died Feb. 21, 1952 in a hospital in Toledo. Ohio. Services at Bonham & Miser’s Feb. 23. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 2-?-1952
Gandy Charles J, 21, was killed less than a mile from his home when he was thrown from his car as it smashed into a tree on State Road 9 south of Merriam. He was the son of Max Gandy, principal of the Columbia City Joint High School. A graduate of Wolf Lake High School and discharged from the Navy in 1962, he had been employed at the International Harvester in Fort Wayne. Surviving are the parents at R. 2, Albion; a sister, Mrs. James Elser, also R. 2; and the grandparents. Services Friday in Christian Chapel. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 7-?-1963
Gandy Elmer C, 47, former banker and real estate dealer, died Dec. 28 at the home of his sister, Mrs. Harry Madden of Churubusco, following an illness of two weeks. Surviving are one son, Oscar of Chicago; three sisters; two brothers; and two grandchildren. His wife, Ethel (Smith) Gandy died in 1942. Rites were Friday. Burial, Eel River Cemetery. + 12-?-1943
Gandy J D, 54, (b. 12-25-1905) of Kendallville, an appliance service man, was killed March 24, 1960 in a one-vehicle mishap at the intersection of State Road 9 and Noble County Road 100N. He was returning to Kendallville after visiting his mother, Mrs. Doris Airgood, at her home southwest of Albion and his car slammed into a large post at the southwest corner of the intersection. A veteran of WW II and a former member of the American Legion in Albion, he was employed by the Noble County Appliance Center in Kendallville until illness last Oct. forced him to leave temporarily. He entered the Army in March 1942 in Idaho and was honorably discharged May 1, 1944. His wife, Esther, also is an employee of the appliance store. Surviving are the wife and mother; three daughters, Deborah and Cynthia at home, and Mrs. David Weaver, Seaside, Oregon; and two grandchildren. Services Monday in Bonham & Miser Funeral Home. Burial, Wolf Lake Cemetery. + 3-?-1960
Gandy John Wesley, son of Dr. Owen and Cynthia Gandy was born Dec. 11, 1859 and died Oct. 24, 1930. Oct. 30, 1879 he married Margaret L. Stewart. They had five children, Nita Blanche having died in infancy. Surviving are the wife; four children, Day of Newport, Wash., Ruby Ott, Hazel Luckey and Cynthia Swihart of the immediate vicinity. Two brothers, Charles of Noble Twp and Bert of South Bend; also three grandchildren. Funeral and burial at Christian Chapel Tuesday. + 10-?-1930
Gandy Margaret L, 72, widow of John Gandy, died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Ott near Merriam. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Ott, Mrs. Hugh Luckey and Mrs. Paul Swihart; and one son, Day of the state of Washington. Funeral was at Christian Chapel Saturday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + No date. Daughter of Newman and Mary Ann Stewart, she was born in Noble County Nov. 6, 1859 and died March 24, 1932, aged 72 years 4 months and 18 days. She died the same day of the month on which her companion died 17 months ago. On Oct. 30, 1879 she married John W. Gandy. They had 5 children, 4 of whom survive. She also leaves 3 grandchildren, J. D. Gandy of Newport, Wash., John Luckey and Marjorie Ott. She was a member of Merriam Christian Chapel and the Pythian Sisters. + 3-?-1932
Gandy Max, about 69, of R. 2, Albion, a retired principal of Columbia City High School, died Nov. 9, 1970 in Whitley County Hospital after suffering a stroke at his home. His first teaching position was at Little Lake School in Noble County. He went to the Columbia City School in 1928 and became principal of Columbia City High School, a position he held until his retirement in 1968. At his retirement he was highly honored when the new Columbia City Joint High School’s athletic field was given the name, "The Max Gandy Athletic Field." He also had served in his earlier years as principal of the Merriam School in Noble County. Surviving are the wife, the former Bonita Humbarger; one daughter, Mrs. Owen Smith, R. 4, Albion; two grandchildren; one brother, Hugh of Churubusco; and a sister, Mrs. Robert Wysong of Wolf Lake. Services today at Merriam Christian Chapel. + 11-?-1970
Gandy O Day, about 63, (b. 7-16-1886) formerly of Wolf Lake, died Dec. 5, 1949 at his home in Newport, Wash., following a heart attack. Surviving are the widow, Nelle; a son, J. D. of Wolf Lake; two grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Hazel Luckey of Wolf Lake. Funeral this afternoon at Bonham & Miser Funeral Home. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 12-?-1949
Gandy Ora D, about 75, (b. 6-13-1875) of near Merriam, died June 26, 1951 in McCray Hospital. He was a farmer. He is survived by his widow, Victoria; three daughters, Mrs. Claude Surfus of LaGrange, Mrs. Russell Lindsey of Kendallville, and Mrs. Jesse Winebrenner of Albion; one son, Colby of Galion, Ohio; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services at Merriam Christian Chapel June 29. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 6-?-1951
Gandy Owen died near Merriam July 20, 1875, aged 59 years 9 months and 15 days. He leaves a wife, a number of children and an only surviving brother. Sermon in Christian Chapel. Albion New Era 7-29-1875
Gandy Victoria, about 80, (b. 3-1-1877) and a resident of the Merriam community for many years, died May 15, 1975 at McCray Hospital. She was a native of Whitley County and the widow of Ora Gandy, who died in 1951. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Russell Lindsey, Kendallville, Mrs. Jesse Winebrenner of Albion, and Mrs. Claude Surfus of LaGrange; one son, Colby of Chicago; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Esterline of Columbia City, and Mrs. Charles Shively of Churubusco. Services Saturday in Bonham & Miser Funeral Home. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 5-?-1957
Gandy Zelpha Almeda, 79, widow of the late Freedom Gandy, died at her home in Merriam Sunday of a complication of diseases. She was a daughter of William and Christena Yates McDaniel, born in Noble County Oct. 19, 1857. She married Mr. Gandy March 4, 1876. A son, Ora, and a brother, A. F., survives. She was a member of Merriam Christian Chapel where funeral will be Tuesday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 1937
Ganes Elizabeth A, 83, Wolf Lake, died Friday in Strawberry Village Nursing Home, Ligonier. Born Sept. 16, 1897 in Albion, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Rardin. She married E. Joseph Ganes on Sept. 16, 1914. He died Aug. 27, 1949. Formerly of Elkhart, she moved to Wolf Lake in 1962. She was a member of the Elkhart Women of the Eagles. Survivors include 3 daughters, Mrs. David (Louise) Walker, Brighton, Mich., Mrs. Nelson (Bertha) Wyley, Vancouver, Wash.; and Mrs. Marion (Dorothy) Huff, Elkhart; one son, Irwin, Wolf Lake; 5 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. One son and 2 brothers preceded her in death. Services Tuesday in Walley-Mills-Zimmerman Funeral Home in Elkhart. Burial, Rice Cemetery. + 5-?-1981
Ganger Mahala, 69, of Elkhart, was instantly killed Sunday when she was struck by an east bound Wabash freight train 2 miles west of Wolcottville. Mr. and Mrs. Ganger were driving east of the county line road enroute to Wolcottville when the accident happened. She is survived by her husband, Milo; a daughter, Mrs. Louis Levy of Ligonier; a son, Virgil Todd of near Wawaka; a stepson; a sister, Mrs. Adeline Bowman of Fort Wayne and 8 grandchildren. Funeral yesterday at the Levy home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. * 1938
Gangwer Cora, 77, of Kimmell, died Wednesday at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born Sept. 10, 1909 in Noble County, the daughter of Grover and Kitty (Barcus) Johnston. She married Hershel Gangwer in Kimmell May 4, 1935. She worked in the Kimmell Post Office for 14 years before retiring in 1976. She lived in Noble County all her life. She was a member of the Kimmell United Methodist Church, Mother’s Club and Conservation Club. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Mrs. John (Shirley) Bennett of Roundup, Mont.; a son, Carl of Rockford, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. William (Esther) Browning of South Bend; a brother, Clyde of Syracuse; and two grandchildren. Services Monday at Orr Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 6-15-1987
Gangwer Delois "Snook", 66, of R. 1, Ligonier, died Monday in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born Nov. 4, 1913 in Noble County, the son of John and Thella (Sparrow) Gangwer. On Nov.15, 1947 in Churubusco, he married Lorraine Opliger. He was a lifetime resident of the Ligonier area and a retired maintenance man for Ligonier Rubber Co. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. David (Janet) Pauly of Elkhart Lake, Wis.; a son, Terry of Indianapolis; five sisters, Mrs. Laura Alfrey and Mrs. Matthew (Geraldine) Tracy of Ligonier; Mrs. Albert (Lattice) Smith of Cromwell, Mrs. Maxine Tedrick of St. Joseph, Mich., and Mrs. Edwin (Eileen) Mynhier of Kimmell; four brothers, Hershel of Kimmell, Merritt and Delvin of Ligonier, and Delbert of New Paris. Funeral Wednesday in Orr Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 7-?-1980
Gangwer Edward, about 74, of R. 1, Wawaka, died July 1 at LaGrange County Hospital. He was a retired railroader, a native of Eaton, Ohio, but had resided in the Wawaka community the past 30 years. Surviving are the widow, Wilma; four sons, Paul of Kimmell, Dean of Ligonier, and William and Donald of Goshen; seven daughters, Mrs. Grace Heffner of Ligonier, Mrs. Minor Wert and Mrs. John Rosenogle of Wawaka, Mrs. Donald Deck of Goshen, Mrs. Walter Klemm of Elkhart, Mrs. Leduane Morrison of Sturgis, Mich., and Mrs. Clifford Vaughn of Angola; two brothers, John of Ligonier and Earl in Fla.; 30 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral Sunday in a Ligonier funeral home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 7-?-1955
Gangwer John, 95, R. 2, Ligonier, died Friday in Goshen Hospital following a stroke at his home. He was born Feb. 26, 1877 in Darke County, Ohio, but spent most of his lifetime in the Ligonier area where he was a truck farmer and operated a roadside produce stand. His wife, Thella Mae Sparrow, died in 1937. Surviving are five sons, Delois, Merrit and Delvin, Ligonier, Delbert of New Paris, and Hershel of Kimmell; five daughters, Mrs. Allie Alfrey, Mrs. Jack Tracy of Ligonier, Mrs. Albert Smith of Cromwell, Mrs. Edwin Mynhier of Kimmell, and Mrs. Walter Tedrick of St. Joseph, Mich.; 31 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral Sunday in Ulrey Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 4-?-1972
Gangwer Katherine O, 77, of Ligonier, died Oct. 2, 2006 at the home of a daughter in Middlebury. She had worked at NISCO in Topeka, retiring in 1991, and was a member of the Church of Christ in Ligonier. She was born March 25, 1929 in Ligonier to Milo and Katherine (Simmons) Miller. She married Delvin Gangwer on Aug. 23, 1947 in Ligonier. Surviving are her husband; a son, Randy of Goshen; 3 daughters and a son-in-law, Brenda and Harold Aldrich of Middlebury, Wanda Brown of Albion and Joyce Wheeler of Kirbyville, Texas; a brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Delores Miller of Fort Wayne; a sister and brother-in-law, Barb and Bud Woods of Fort Wayne; 9 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Geri; a grandson, Scott Aldrich; a granddaughter, Gerri Brown; a great-grandson, Willis Wantz; 2 brothers, Robert and Quentin Miller; and 4 sisters, Margaret Poyser, Eloise Arnold, Devona Medsker and Marilyn Wright. Services Friday at Miller-Stewart Funeral Home in Middlebury. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. ^ 10-4-2006
Gangwer Mary, 26, R. 1, Wawaka, died Saturday in Fountainview Place, Goshen, from injuries received Oct. 27 in an automobile accident. She had been in a coma since that time. Born Dec. 22, 1951 in Elkhart, she was the daughter of Robert and Ruth (Lynn) Harris. She married Randy Gangwer Oct. 20, 1973 in Goshen. she had lived in Ligonier the past five years, coming from Goshen. She was employed by Crown International, Goshen, where she was a line supervisor. Survivors include the husband and parents; two sisters, Mrs. Lynne Bennett, Austin, Texas, and Miss Martha, Jackson, Mich.; and one brother, John, Elkhart. Funeral Tuesday in Sugar Grove Church northwest of Goshen. Burial, Sugar Grove Cemetery. + 12-?-1978
Gangwer Paul L, 80, of LaGrange, died March 31, 2008 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He had been an auto technician at Burnworth Zollars in Ligonier, retiring after 15 years of service. He was an Army veteran and a member of American Legion Post 215 in LaGrange. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in LaGrange. He was born June 18, 1927 in Noble County to Edward and Wilma (Stoner) Gangwer. He married Berneta Price on May 29, 1948 in New Haven. Surviving are his wife; Ken and Kathy Gangwer of Ligonier; 2 grandchildren, Mandy and Matthew Gangwer; 3 sisters, Mildred Klemm of Elkhart, Margaret and Lejuene Morrison of Wolcottville and Rosalie and John Rosenogle of Wawaka. He was preceded in death by 4 sisters, Lois Wert, Vada Vaughn, Grace Honeywell and Dorothy Deck; and 3 brothers, Donald, Dean and William Gangwer. Services Thursday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Ligonier. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. ^ 4-2-2008
Gangwer Thella, 49, died on Sunday following her son, Thurlow’s death from pneumonia at her home in Ligonier. Surviving are her husband, four sons, seven daughters, one brother and four sisters. Funeral in Sparta Christian Church Wednesday. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 2-?-1937
Gangwer Thurlo, 32, son of John and Thella Gangwer died Jan. 28 at his home near Ligonier from double pneumonia. He was born in Noble County and is survived by his widow, two children, his parents, six sisters and three brothers. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 2-?-1937
Gangwer Wilma S, 94, of R. 1, Wawaka, died Saturday. Born Nov. 9, 1886 in Millersburg, she was the daughter of William and Barbara (Rockenbaugh) Stoner. On Nov. 30, 1905 she married Edward Gangwer in Millersburg. He died in 1954. She had lived in the Ligonier-Wawaka area since1918. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Donald (Dorothy) Deck and Mrs. John (Rosalie) Rosenogle of R. 1, Wawaka, Mrs. Clifford (Vada) Vaughn of Angola, Mrs. Edgar (Grace) Honeywell of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Mildred Klemm, Elkhart, and Mrs. Leduane (Margaret) Morrison of Sturgis, Mich.; four sons, Dean and Paul, Ligonier, William and Donald, Goshen; a brother, William D. of Millersburg; 31 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; and 22 great-great-grandchildren. Services Tuesday in Ulrey Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 4-?-1981
Gans Ethel, 85, of Wolf Lake, died May 4, 2009 at her home. She had been a supervisor at Essex in Ligonier and Topeka, retiring in 1985 with 35 years of service. She was a member of Light House Tabernacle Church. She was born March 25, 1924 in Hi Hat, Ky., to Bert and Lillie (Orsburn) Stanley. She married Thomas Reed on May 17, 1943. He preceded her in death. She married Irvin Gans on May 17, 1958 He died Jan. 11, 1993. Surviving are a son, Thomas (Phyllis) Reed of Columbia City, 3 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Rhonda Reed; 3 sisters, Elsie Newsom, Carmel Mitchell and Jewell Hamilton; and a brother, Ishmal Caudill. Services Friday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. Burial, Wolf Lake Cemetery. ^ 5-7-2009
Gants Nellie was born in Albion on May 12, 1872, the daughter of Ira and Sarah Jane (Price) Kiblinger. In 1897 she married Roland Gants of Cromwell and they opened a grocery in Auburn where they lived until about 1900 when they returned to Cromwell. He died in 1944. She died Nov. 3. Surviving are a son, Winston of Cromwell, a daughter, Mrs. Ernestine Skubitz, Goshen; and 3 grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday from L. H. Moore Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 11-?-1952
Gants Winston L, 85, of Ligonier, died Sunday in Heritage Manor Health Center. He was born June 20, 1901 in Cromwell to Roland and Nellie (Kiblinger) Gants. A lifetime area resident, he was a barber for many years in Cromwell before his retirement. He was a member of True Light Tabernacle in Kimmell. His wife, the former Mary Buchtel, died in 1969. The only immediate survivor is Ernestine Skubitz of St. Paul, Minn. Services Wednesday in Orr Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Syracuse Cemetery. + 8-24-1986
Gantz Harry M, about 68, (b. 2-10-1883) whose home was about four miles northwest of Albion, died Oct. 18, 1951 at the Williams Convalescent Home in Butler. Surviving are the widow, Martha; a son, Harry M. Jr. of New Haven; a daughter, Miss Dolly of Fort Wayne; a stepson, Rolland Waters of Camp Atterbury; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Karl Bowman of Albion, and Mrs. Harold Hexter of Philadelphia, Pa.; and four grandchildren. Services Oct. 20 at Bonham & Miser Funeral Home. Burial, St. Joseph’s Cemetery northeast of Fort Wayne. + 10-?-1951
Gantz Martha D, 79, Albion, died June 16, 1978 in her home. She was born in Logan County, Ohio to William and Alice (Ansley) Moore. Retired from Essex Wire in Ligonier, she had been a resident of Albion for 35 years. Preceding her in death were her husband, one son and one daughter. Survivors include a daughter, Bernice Bowman, Albion; a son, Roland D. Waters, Fort Wayne; a stepdaughter, Dolly M. Broom, New Haven; two sisters, Maybelle Leipold and Marjorie Campbell, Fort Wayne; a brother, William J. Moore, Albion; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services Monday at Brazzell Funeral Home in Albion. Burial, Parker Cemetery, Fort Wayne. + 6-?-1978
Gappinger Albert, 85, (b. 5-21-1873) a lifelong resident of this community who spent his entire working career as a dray line operator, died Nov. 19, 1958 in McCray Hospital. For many years he ran his dray line between the Albion railroad station and houses of business in Albion. At first he used a horse and cart, then turned to trucks. He retired a number of years ago. He was a member of IOOF. He is survived by his widow, Frances; one daughter, Mrs. Walter Dobrobt of Elkhart; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Leon Nevills and Mrs. Dennis Parquet, both Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one brother, Ervin of Albion. Funeral Friday in Bonham & Miser Funeral Home. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 11-?-1958
Gappinger Alice Ruth, daughter of Thomas and Olive Tremly Griffin, was born in Fort Wayne, Ind. May 27, 1902. She died at her home in Albion Aug. 13, 1930. Ruth, as she was known by her many friends, was only fourteen months of age when her mother died and she went to make her home with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reed of Albion. When she was 11 years of age she united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in Albion. She married Ralph Gappinger May 27, 1926. In March of 1929 a daughter, Carolyn, was born to them. She is survived by her daughter; her father, Thomas Griffin of Brimfield, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Ralph Mawkins of LaGrange, Ill.; her foster mother, Mrs. Mary G. Reed of Albion; and a foster sister, Mrs. Bernard Guild of Glenwood, Ind. + 8-?-1930
Gappinger Allie, about 68, died at the Luckey Hospital in Wolf Lake last Sunday following complications after a broken hip. Surviving are two sons, Orville E. Pressler, now of Columbia City, formerly of Albion and for four years auditor of Noble County, and Carl Gappinger of Elkhart; one daughter, Mrs. Reuben Bauman of Kendallville; one brother, Walter Stultz of Fort Wayne; three sisters, Mrs. Amos Targgart of Wolf Lake, Mrs. Charles Ott of Columbia City, and Mrs. Claude Winebrenner of Toledo; and five grandchildren. Services Tuesday at Miser Funeral Home in Albion. Burial, Albion Cemetery. + 3-?-1943
Gappinger B Frank, 66, pioneer resident of Noble County, died Monday at his home in Jefferson Twp, after an illness of 3 years. He had resided on the farm where he died since 1900. Surviving are the wife and one son, Carl, and one daughter, Mae, both at home. Also 3 brothers and one sister, John, Albert and Edward, and Mrs. Fred Waltman, all of Albion. Funeral will be this afternoon from the Lutheran Church. Burial, Albion Cemetery. Noble Co Democrat 8-5-1926 The son of Frederick and Margaret Gappinger, he was born in Malvern, Carroll County, Ohio, Jan. 8, 1860; died Aug. 3, 1926, aged 66 years 6 months and 26 days. When he became 21 he went west and spent 18 years in that part of our country. He spent most of his time in Montana. In 1899 he came back home and Oct. 17, 1900 he married Allie P. Stults and they had 3 children, Clarence F., Carl and Mae, Clarence dying in infancy. He was a member of the Lutheran Church. He was one of a family of 7 boys and 3 girls. Surviving are his wife, son, daughter May; one sister, Mrs. Fred Waltman; 4 brothers, John, Edward, Ervin and Albert, all of Albion; one stepson, Orville Pressler and 2 grandchildren. Two brothers, Henry and Frederick, and 2 sisters, Mrs. Joseph Neufer and Cora Margaret, preceded him in death. Noble Co Democrat 8-12-1926
Gappinger Carl M, 81, of R. 2, Howe, died Tuesday at LaGrange Hospital. Born in Noble County May 13, 1903, he was the son of Frank and Allie (Stults) Gappinger. On May 13, 1927 in Wawaka, he married Jennie M. Gallup. He moved from Wawaka to LaGrange County in 1962 and was a retired farmer and custodian for Lakeland and Westview School Corporations. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Josephine) Shemberger of Howe; a son, Carl M Jr. of Howe; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. One brother and one sister preceded him in death. Services Friday at Frurip-May Funeral Home, LaGrange. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 7-17-1984
Gappinger Caroline E, about 84, (b. 10-2-1871) died June 6, 1956 at McCray Hospital. She was a lifetime resident of this community, a member of the Methodist Church and OES. Surviving are the husband, Ervin; one son, Ralph of Albion; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Albert Herron and Mrs. Frank Herron of Churubusco; and two brothers, Victor and Glen Gaff of Churubusco. Funeral Saturday at First Methodist Church. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 6-?-1956
Gappinger Catherine Margaret (Moff) was born Dec. 10, 1836 in Baden, Germany. In early infancy she was received into the Church of Christ. She was confirmed on March 24, 1850 at Neukirchen, Baden, Germany. At the age of 21, July 23, 1857 she married John Gappinger at Chambersburg, O. They moved to Albion, where they lived six years during the pioneer days of that community. They then moved to Kendallville, which has been the home of the deceased during the rest of her life. She died March 3, 1920. Of her nine children, four have preceded her in death. Remaining are William H. of Kendallville, John G. of Toledo, Mrs. F. H. Case and Mrs. D. A. Munger of Los Angeles, Cal., Mrs. J. R. Mason of Kalamazoo, Mich.. Seven grandchildren; Gertrude Gappinger of Washington, D.C., Mrs. W. W. Otis of Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs. R. A. Nichols of Sodus, N.Y., Paul Klinkenberg and Mrs. Harry Ziebell of Kendallville, Paul and Betty Munger of Los Angeles; and one great-grandchild, Louise Margaret Nichols. + 3-3-1920
Gappinger Edward, 76, native and lifelong resident of Albion, died Nov. 30 at his home on E. Main St. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Gappinger, early pioneers of Albion. When in active life he was a farmer near Albion. Surviving are a son, Fred of Albion; and a daughter, Pauline of Cleveland, Ohio; two brothers, Ervin and Albert of Albion. Funeral at Bonham & Miser Funeral Home Saturday. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 11-?-1944
Gappinger Ervin, 89, (b. 11-16-1870) died Dec. 1, 1959 at McCray Hospital. He was a pioneer resident of this community, a farmer in Jefferson Twp, and a member of the First Methodist Church of Albion. Surviving are one son, Ralph, of east of Albion; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral Friday at Bonham & Miser Funeral Home Friday. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 12-?-1959
Gappinger Frances G, about 82, (b. 1-13-1874) died May 2, 1956 at McCray Hospital from cerebral thrombosis. A former resident of Albion, she had lived in Cleveland, Ohio, for many years. She returned here about two years ago to make her home with her son and sole survivor, Fred. Funeral Thursday at Bonham & Miser Funeral Home. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 5-?-1956
Gappinger Frances Parquet, 92, R. 1, Churubusco, formerly of Fort Wayne and Albion, who had resided since 1964 at the home of her son, Dennis Parquet, died there today. Born in Belford, N. Y., she resided in Fort Wayne from 1915 until 1943 and in Albion from 1943 to 1964 and was a member of the Spiritualist Science Church of Fort Wayne. Her husband, Albert Gappinger, died in 1958. Surviving are the son; a daughter, Mrs. Lucille Nevills, Fort Wayne, and a sister, Mrs. Rose Kloster, Croghan, N.Y. Services at Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco Thursday. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 6-9-1976
Gappinger Fred J, about 72, of Orchard Ridge Trailer Park, Albion, died Dec. 18, 1970 at McCray Hospital. He was born July 10, 1898 in Albion to Edward and Frances (Goodrich) Gappinger. He had spent his entire life in this community except for a short time in Colorado in his younger days. He was a retired farmer and a 50-year member of North Star IOOF Lodge. The only survivor is an aunt, Mrs. Frances Gappinger. He was preceded in death by one sister. Funeral at Bonham, Miser & Brazzell Funeral Home in Albion. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 12-?-1970
Gappinger Fred Jr., 20, died at his home in Albion last Saturday of consumption. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gappinger and a nephew of John Gappinger of this city. ^ 6-17-1887
Gappinger Grace Margaret was born July 14, 1903 at the Gappinger farm home in Jefferson Twp near Albion. She died at the home of her parents in Albion March 29, 1928. At the age of eleven years she united with the Albion Methodist Episcopal Church. After graduating from the high school in the class of 1921, she served for a year and a half as an employee in the local post office. She was also employed at the courthouse and at the Farmer’s State Bank. She is survived by the father, Ervin, the mother, Caroline Gaff Gappinger; and one brother, Ralph G., another brother having died in infancy. Funeral at M. E. Church Sunday. Burial, Albion Cemetery. + 3-?-1928
Gappinger John was born Sept. 10, 1830 at Rentilingen in Wurttemberg, Germany. In 1850 at 20 years of age he emigrated from Germany to the United States, landing at New York. He was a tanner by trade and carried on that business in a number of places before coming to Ind. He was for a while at Pittsburgh, Pa., Ravenna, Ohio, and at Chambersburg, Columbiana County, Ohio, where on July 23, 1857 he married Margarite Moff. The same year they moved to Albion, where they remained until 1863 when they made Kendallville their home. He opened up a harness and leather shop and for thirty years he has carried on that business. There were nine children, eight of whom survive, Louis, Albert, Will, Amelia, Lulu, Minnie, John and Lena. There are two grandchildren, Margarite and Gertrude. He built this house, one of the historic landmarks of our fair city, twenty-eight years ago. He was baptized and confirmed in the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Five brothers and two sisters remain. He died Monday, the 19th, 1893. His last words, spoken in German to his daughter, were "This is the last time. It is all over now." He died here in his own yard under a shade of these trees. Services were conducted at the residence. + 6-19-1893 ^ 6-30-1893
Gappinger John, 84, of Albion, died at Kendallville Hospital July 31. He was the eldest son of Frederick and Margaret Gappinger, deceased, pioneer resident of Albion. He was a successful stock raiser and farmer. He was never married and in late years resided with his brothers, of whom three survive - Albert, Ed and Ervin - all of Albion. Funeral Sunday at Miser Funeral Home. + 8-?-1942
Gappinger John R, 50, Albion, died Friday at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born Feb. 4, 1937, the son of Ralph and Marjory (Schutt) Gappinger. He married his wife, Hannelore, in Germany in 1966. She died in 1975. He was a foreman at Albion Wire and a retired master sergeant in the U. S. Army. He was a member of the American Legion and Eagles. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Jack (Heidi) Hull, Spencerville, Carlo Jo of Calif. and Diana and Christina of Albion; one son, Werner Schroeder of Germany; three sisters, Mrs. Dick (Caroline) Lower of Kenton, Ohio, Mrs. Ken (Jean) Smolek and Mrs. Ronnie (Ann) Winebrenner, Albion. Services Monday at the United Methodist Church in Albion. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. ~ 3-19-1987 + 3-13-1987
Gappinger Margaret was born in Pekin, Carroll County, O., Oct. 20, 1834 and died Jan. 14, 1926, aged 91 years, two months and 25 days. She was united in marriage to Frederick Gappinger Feb. 15, 1856. They resided in Ohio about six years after their marriage, at which time they moved to Albion, which was about 1864. he was remarkably successful in the tanning and harness business. They had ten children, eight growing to maturity, and six still living. Two of the deceased died in infancy, and Frederick at the age of 21, and Mrs. Joseph Neufer dying about six years ago. The living are the only daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Waltman; five boys, John, Frank, Edward, Ervin and Albert; and nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. She united with the M. E. Church at the age of 18. She has been a member of the M. E. Church at Albion longer than any other member now on the church record. She began her widowhood about 14 years ago and was rendered an invalid as the result of an accident about 13 years ago and has been bedfast about three years. Services at the home Saturday. Burial, Albion Cemetery. + 1-?-1926
Gappinger Marjory J, 90, died July 4 in the Sacred Heart Home, Avilla. She was born March 28, 1907 in Noble County to Clarence and Inez (Beckley) Schutt. On Aug. 4, 1933 she married Ralph Gappinger, who died in 1974. A lifetime Noble County resident, she was a homemaker and a member of OES in Albion. Surviving are 2 daughters, Mrs. Ronnie (Ann) Winebrenner, and Mrs. Ken (Jean) Smolek of Albion; 2 sisters, Alice Freeman of Avilla and Gladys Sellers of Orland; a brother, Everett of Avilla; 13 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 2 sons, Jack and John; a daughter, Carolyn; 2 grandchildren; and a brother, Glenn. Funeral in Asbury United Methodist Church, Albion. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. ~ 7-10-1997
Gappinger Pauline, about 53, died July 12, 1954 at Cleveland, Ohio, where she had lived for several years and was employed as a buyer for the Halle Brothers Co. for the past 20 years. She was a graduate of Albion High School, Indiana University and the Fine Arts School in Chicago. From 1922 to 1927 she was a teacher of home economics in the schools at Garrett. She was born near Albion. At the time of her death she was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church in Cleveland. Surviving are the mother, Mrs. Frances Gappinger of Albion and Cleveland; and one brother, Fred of Albion. Funeral at Millard Son & Raper Funeral Home in Cleveland. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 7-?-1954
Gappinger Ralph G, 72, died Wednesday at McCray Hospital. The R. 1, Albion resident was born in Albion Sept. 30, 1901 to Ervin and Caroline Gappinger, who, as well as one sister and one brother, have preceded him in death. He married Marjory Schutt Aug. 4, 1933 at Burr Oak, Mich. She survives, with three daughters, Mrs. Dick (Carolyn) Lower, Rushville, Mrs. Ronnie (Ann) Winebrenner, and Mrs. Ken (Jean) Smolek, both Albion; two sons, John, Germany, and Jack, Fort Wayne; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was a retired farmer, school bus driver and license examiner, a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Albion, the Masons and Scottish Rite, Fort Wayne. Funeral Saturday at Brazzell Funeral Home, Albion. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 6-?-1974
Gappinger Samuel Edward, about 76, (b. 1-8-1868) lifelong resident of Albion, died Nov. 30, 1944. He was a son of the late Frederick and Margaret Gappinger. He is survived by a son Fred of near Albion; a daughter Pauline of Cleveland, Ohio; two brothers, Ervin and Albert Gappinger of Albion. Funeral Dec. 2 at Bonham & Miser Funeral Home. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 11-?-1944
Gappinger Sarah Ann, about 68, died April 29, 1944 due to complications. Surviving are the husband, Albert; two sisters, Mrs. Harmon Slessman of Albion, and Mrs. Frank Skinner of Kendallville. Private services Monday at Miser Funeral Home. Burial, Albion Cemetery. + 4-?-1944