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McAdams Ruby Marie, 79, of Ligonier, died Saturday morning at her residence. She was born Oct. 6, 1903 in Wells County to William and Stella Penrod. On June 2, 1934 in Muncie she married Roy McAdams. She had moved to Ligonier in 1950 and was a licensed beautician. She was a member of the Ligonier Presbyterian Church, OES, and the American Legion Auxiliary. Surviving are her husband; her stepfather, Herbert Huth of Fort Wayne; and three sisters, Betty Alvis of Indianapolis, Helen Griswald of Fort Wayne, and Virginia Katoss of Minnesota. Services Tuesday at Ulrey Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Grove Cemetery, Poneto. + 11-13-1982
McAndrews Jeffery B, 29, of R. 1, Ligonier, was killed Thursday in an auto accident near Cromwell. He was born Jan. 9, 1960 in LaGrange, Ill., the son of James and Gayle (Stegman) McAndrews. He moved to Ligonier a year ago from Brookfield, Ill., and was a self-employed salesman and Marine Corps veteran. Surviving are his father and stepmother, Patricia, in Ligonier; his mother in St. Petersburg, Fla.; a sister, Heather of Ligonier; three brothers, Michael of Fort Wayne and Mark and Shawne of Ligonier; grandparents, Virginia McAndrews of Chicago, Ill., and James Carlyle of Kingman, Ariz. Services Monday in Ulrey-Renner Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 8-24-1989
McArdle Elouise M, 58, died January 29 at her Fort Wayne home. She was a native of Kentucky and had lived in Fort Wayne the past 22 years. She had worked as a licensed practical nurse at Lutheran Hospital until about three months ago. Surviving are her husband, Vernon; two sons, Michael, Avilla, Kevin, Hillsdale, Mich.; five daughters, Mrs. Mary Slattery, Mrs. Colleen Carteaux and Michelle McArdle, all Fort Wayne, Mrs. Maureen Shea, Monrovia, and Mrs. Patricia Laurenz, St. Louis; three brothers and two sisters. Services Friday in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Burial, Covington Memorial Gardens. ~ 2-7-1980
McArdle Mary, 81, formerly of Monroeville, died Feb. 27 in the Sacred Heart Home. She was a native of Allen County and a member of St. Rose Catholic Church in Monroeville. She was born in Allen County March 16, 1890. Surviving are several nieces and nephews, all of Fort Wayne. Services in St. Rose Church. Burial, church cemetery. ~ 3-2-1972 + 2-27-??
McArdle Janetta M "Jan", 59, of Avilla, died October 24, 2006 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She had been ill since September 9 with lung and kidney failure. She was born December 11, 1946 in Columbia City to Leon and Dorothy (Jones) Federspiel. She married Michael John McArdle on September 20, 1968 in Chicago, Ill. Surviving are her husband; her mother in Fort Wayne; 3 brothers, Jerry Federspiel of Aberdeen, Ky., Andy Federspiel of Fort Wayne, and Ernie Federspiel of Montgomery, Ala.; a sister, Carol Lahr of Fort Wayne; her stepfather, Dean Tinney of Fort Wayne. She was preceded in death by her father; a son, Patrick, on May 17, 1986; and a sister, Sandy Eix in 1987. She had worked for the Community State Bank in Avilla for many years. She was a graduate of North Side High School, a member of Avilla American Legion Post 240 Auxiliary, and Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Albion, where services were held. Burial, St. Mary's Cemetery, Avilla. ~ 11-2-2006
McArdle Pat M, 17, Avilla, was killed Saturday in a two-vehicle accident on SR 8 in DeKalb County east of Auburn when he lost control of his car. He was born in Chicago Sept. 21, 1968, the son of Mike and Jan McArdle, Avilla. Surviving are his parents; grandparents, Dean and Dorothy Tinney and the late Leon Federspiel, Fort Wayne and Vernon and Dorothea McArdle, Fort Wayne, and the late Elouise McArdle. Services Tuesday in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, of which he was a member. Burial, St. Mary’s Cemetery. ~ 5-22-1986 + 5-17-1986
McArthur Kenneth Lyle, 76, of Rome City, died Wednesday in LaGrange Hospital. He was born Feb. 20, 1911 in Cassopolis, Mich., the son of Harlan and Anna (Babcok) McArthur. On Dec. 9, 1936 in Cassopolis, he married Hazel VanAllen. He was a laborer. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Betty Dunham of Three Rivers, Mich.; a son, Kenneth L. Jr. of Charlotte, N.C.; a brother, Emery Snyder of Fort Apache, Ariz.; 9 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Graveside services Saturday in Greenwood Cemetery, LaGrange. + 5-5-1987
McAulay Iva A, 88, died at Sacred Heart Home, Avilla Wednesday. She was born in Emporium, Pa., May 13, 1900, the daughter of Charles and Mabel Spangler. She first married James Edward Foster, who died in 1957. On June 14, 1962, she married Allen D. McAulay, who died Feb. 27, 1974. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kendallville. Surviving are a daughter, Charlotte Foster of Kendallville; a niece, Betty Mangenel of Emporium, Pa.; a grandson, Art Maurer of Kendallville; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral mass Monday morning in Coppersmith-Condon Funeral Home, Emporium, Pa., with burial there in Newton Cemetery. + 2-1-1989
McBride Abner, 35, living near Swan, died yesterday of typhoid fever. ^ 11-20-1891
McBride Alexander died Saturday in Vernon Manor in Wabash. He was born in Fort Wayne. Surviving are his parents, Tasha Pulver and Jason McBride of Albion; grandparents, Don and Marty McBride and Carl and Carol Pulver of Albion; great-grandparents, Beatty McBride of Fort Wayne, Raven and Ruby Hicks of Brimfield, Joyce White of Fort Myers, Fla., and Carl and Barbara Pulver of Crescent City, Fla. He was preceded in death by his great-grandfathers, Donald McBride and Glen White. Graveside services Wednesday in Sweet Cemetery. + 2-20-1999
McBride Cecil A, 77, a native of Eel River Twp, died in Miami, Fla. and services were conducted here March 7. Survivors are his wife Marjorie; one son, Duane of Miami; one daughter, Bernadette Randall of Torrance, Calif.; two brothers, Forest of Churubusco and Ray of Fort Wayne; and one sister, Evelyn McBride of LaOtto. Services in Sheets Funeral Home. Burial, Eel River Cemetery. ~ 3-9-1978 + 3-?-1978
McBride Charles A, about 73, a retired barber, died Dec. 24, 1959 in Whitley County Hospital. He was a native of Eel River Twp, Allen County, and had lived in Churubusco since 1908. He retired four years ago after working as a barber in Churubusco and Columbia City for many years. Surviving are the widow, Orpha; four sons, Ray H., Albion, Orval, Spurgeon and Donald of Churubusco; one daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Stureman of Albion; 10 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at Sonday Funeral Home in Churubusco. Burial, Eel River Cemetery. + 12-?-1959
McBride David Mitchel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie McBride, Albion, was born Feb. 17, 1955 and died Feb. 19, 1955. Surviving are the parents; a brother, Craig Allen; grandparents, Mrs. Helen Terry, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy McBride of Ari. Prayer services last Saturday at the Bonham & Miser Funeral Home. Burial, Rose Hill Cemetery. + 2-?-1955
McBride Evelyn L, 94, of Churubusco and formerly of LaOtto, died January 18, 2004 at University Park Nursing Center in Fort Wayne. She was born in Allen County August 1, 1909 to Calvin and Ada (Johnson) McBride. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were 5 brothers, Cecil, Forest, Laurel, Ray and Roy McBride. She retired in 1974 after 30 years of service as a candy maker at Wayne Candies in Fort Wayne. In 2000 she was honored for being a member of Ari Church of God for 78 years. Services at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home. Burial, Eel River Cemetery. ~ 1-29-2004
McBride Forest A, 80, died November 19 in Sacred Heart Home. He was born in Allen County June 19, 1901, the son of Calvin and Ada (Johnson) McBride. He married Myrtle Freeman March 9, 1926. She died in April 1963. He was a member of the Ari Church of God. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Dale (Betty) Sloffer, R. 3, Churubusco, Mrs. Daniel (Carol) Alspach, R. 1, Churubusco; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; one brother, Raymond, Fort Wayne, and one sister, Evelyn of LaOtto. Three brothers preceded him in death. Services Sunday in Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Fairview Cemetery. ~ 11-25-1981 + 11-19-1981
McBride Marie C, 75, died January 4 at the Sacred Heart Home. Survivors include one son, Tom L. of Fort Wayne; three daughters, Eileen F. Bolenbaugh of Fort Wayne and Margie Opliger and Sue Glessner, LaOtto; one brother, Lawrence Topp of Pierceton; and one sister, Viola Sellers of Fort Wayne. Services Friday. Burial, Covington Memorial Gardens. ~ 1-13-1983
McBride Mary E, 83, died Sept. 7, 1995 in McCray Hospital, Kendallville. She was born Oct. 18, 1911 in Noble County to Henry Guy and Ruth (Franks) Favinger. On March 28, 1933 in York Twp she married Ray H. McBride. He died Nov. 18, 1982. A registered nurse, she worked at McCray Hospital until her retirement in 1977. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Prentiss Chapter of OES and Noble County Red Cross. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Ted (Martha) Smith of Wolcottville; a son, David T. of Bradenton, Fla.; a sister, Edith Sherwin of North Manchester; a brother, Bob Favinger of Radcliff, Ky.; 3 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, William Favinger, and a sister, Lillian Burton. Funeral Monday in Asbury Church. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. + 9-7-1995
McBride Orval C, 73, Churubusco, died Saturday in St. Joseph Medical Center, Fort Wayne. He was a native of Churubusco and had lived there most of his life. He was retired from Coca Cola Bottling Co., previously working for the former Joslyn Stainless Steels. Surviving are his wife, Virginia; a daughter, Sharon Herron, Churubusco; two sons, David and George, Churubusco; a sister, Eleanor Stureman of Kimmell; a brother, Donald of Churubusco; six grandchildren. Services Tuesday in Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 1-8-1987 + 1-2-1987
McBride Ray H, 73, Albion, died November 18 in McCray Hospital. He was born June 28, 1909, the son of Charles and Orpha (Fleck) McBride. He married Mary Favinger March 28, 1933 in York Twp. He was a retired monotype operator and had moved to Albion from Fort Wayne in 1939. He was a member of the Albion Masonic Lodge No. 97, Boy Scout leader, member of Asbury United Methodist Church in Albion. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Ted (Martha) Smith of Wolcottville; a son, David T., Ridgefield, Conn.; a sister, Mrs. Guy (Eleanor) Stureman, rural Albion; two brothers, Orval and Donald, rural Churubusco; and 3 grandchildren. Services Sunday in Asbury United Methodist Church. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. ~ 11-25-1982 + 11-18-1982
McBride Raymond J, 75, Fort Wayne, died Thursday in Lutheran Hospital. He was born in Eel River Twp and retired in 1973 from the U. S. Postal Service after 30 years. Surviving are his wife, Evelyn M.; three sons, James R., Robert P. and Michael G., all Fort Wayne, and Jerry L. of Carson City, Nev.; four daughters, Donna and Mary McBride, Patricia Kerr and Nancy Zabolotney, all Fort Wayne; and a sister, Evelyn L. McBride of LaOtto. Services Saturday in Klaehn’s Wayne St. Chapel in Fort Wayne. Burial, Concordia Memorial Gardens. ~ 2-3-1983
McBride Richard M, 81, known in the Brimfield area, died Saturday at his home on U. S. Highway 6 near Rome City from influenza and complications. Funeral was Tuesday at Arthur Berhalter Mortuary at Kendallville. Surviving are the widow, Estella; two sons, Fred of Fort Wayne and Charles of Garrett; four daughters, Beulah at home, Mrs. Alta Flint, Rome City, Mrs. Curtis Cazier near Rome City, and Mrs. Alma Heitz of Garrett; several grand and great-grandchildren. Burial, VanBuren. + 2-?-1942
McBride Ross Terry, 34, died June 9, 1991 in a Noble County motorcycle accident. He was born in Kendallville Dec. 17, 1956 to Ronald and Ellen (Terry) McBride. On Sept. 22, 1984 in Ege he married Julie Ann Gienger. Surviving are his parents in Churubusco; his wife; 3 children, Jeremie, Brooke and Kassie; brothers, Craig of Midland, Va., and Brent of Churubusco; and a sister, Sarah Leazier of Churubusco. Services this morning at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ege. Burial, Ege Cemetery. + 6-9-1991
McBride Royal M, 68, died Sunday in Garrett Hospital. He resided at R. 3, Churubusco and had retired in 1969 from International Harvester Co. after 29 years of service. He was born Aug. 29, 1907 to Calvin and Ada Anna (Johnson) McBride in Allen County. He married Theora Lincoln in 1928, and she died in February 1973. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Ted Thurston, Churubusco, Mrs. George Ditton, Columbia City, Mrs. James Allred, Huntington; two sons, Ronald, Churubusco, and Byron, Noblesville; one sister, Miss Evelyn, LaOtto; three brothers, Raymond, Fort Wayne, Forest, Churubusco, Cecil, Miami, Fla.; and 11 grandchildren. Services Tuesday in Sheets Funeral Home in Churubusco. Burial, Fairview Cemetery. ~ 11-20-1975
McBride Wayne J, 54, of near LaOtto, was killed instantly in a one-vehicle crash Saturday. Burial, Embry Cemetery. He was born Dec. 11, 1911 in Kendallville, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. McBride, who now live in Garrett. He was married Feb. 14, 1934 to Florence Riccius and has been employed at American Steel and Dredge in Fort Wayne. Surviving besides the widow and parents are five brothers, a half-brother and three sisters. Final rites Tuesday in McKee Funeral Home in Garrett. ~ 11-4-1965 + 10-?-1965
McCall Ruth died April 9, 1993 in Denver, Colorado. She was born May 17, 1897 to Melvin and Kate Smith Wysong and was a member of the 1917 graduating class of Wolf Lake High School. In 1929 she married Lewis McCall and they lived in Roseville, Mich. After her husband's death in 1978 she moved to Denver. Surviving are 2 sisters, Mary Seymoure and Cora Hill of Denver; 2 brothers, Kenneth of Crystal River, Fla., and Donald of Columbia City. She was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Robert of Wolf Lake and Harvey of Nappanee. Memorial services at Presbyterian Church in Roseville. Burial, Port Huron, Mich. + 4-9-1993
McCally Juanita, 78, died Sunday in Southview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Kendallville. She was born in LaGrange County on Aug. 19, 1915 to Lester and Hazel (Dunifan) Reade. She married Sam McCally April 25, 1934 in Albion. He died Aug. 22, 1976. She was owner of McCally's Store at Skinner Lake. Surviving are her mother and a sister, Catherine Rasler of Kendallville. Funeral Wednesday in Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. + 5-1-1994
McCally Myrtle, 73, ended her life by walking into Skinner Lake, where they operated a store for many years, last Friday. She had been ill and despondent. She and her husband had returned from Fla. early in Jan. Services were held Monday at Burr Oak Baptist Church. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. Surviving are the husband, Sam; a son and a daughter, Mrs. Lenora Whitford of Fla. The body was found in brush near the McCally store and cottage at the lake. + No date 5-8-1959
McCally Sam, 67, died Sunday at Byron Health Center, Fort Wayne, and was operator of McCally Union 76 Station at Skinner Lake. He was born Dec. 20, 1908 in Sturgis, Mich. to Sam S. and Myrtle Steckley McCally. He married Juanita Reade, who survives, April 25, 1934 in Albion. Services at Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home Tuesday. ~ 8-26-1976 + 8-?-1976
McCally Samuel S, about 82, (b. 9-28-1883) died Sept. 17, 1965 at LaGrange County Hospital from a stroke. He was born in LaGrange County but had lived many years in Noble County and for the past number of years had operated a retail store and service station at Skinner Lake in company with his son, Samuel, who survives with three grandchildren. Mrs. McCally died in 1959. Funeral Sept. 21 at Bonham & Miser Funeral Home in Albion. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. + 9-?-1965
McCamment Marcelles T, 79, died July 10 at his home in Wolf Lake. He had resided in the community 51 years. Surviving are the wife, Nora; one son, Charles of Albion; four daughters, Mrs. Reuben Oliver, and Mrs. Triffon Urdanoff of Wolf Lake, Mrs. Hazel Dazey of Albion, and Mrs. Forest Crandall of Berrien Springs, Mich.; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services Sunday in the Seventh Day Adventist Church at Wolf Lake, of which he was a member. Burial, Wolf Lake Cemetery. + 7-?-1952
McCamment Nora, 93, died July 28, 1971 in National City, Calif., where she had resided the past 13 years. She is survived by five children, Charles of National City; Mrs. Maude Oliver and Mrs. Hazel Dazey of Wolf Lake, Mrs. Nina Urdanoff of National City, and Mrs. Irene Crandell of Berrien Springs, Mich.; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She worked at the Luckey Hospital in Wolf Lake for many years. Services Saturday at Seventh Day Adventist Church in Wolf Lake. Burial, Wolf Lake Cemetery. + 7-?-1971
McCammon Grace Pearl, 88, of 3641 Hilly Lane, died Monday in Turtle Creek Nursing Home. She had lived in Elkhart since 1954, coming from Cromwell. She was born May 29, 1884 in Cromwell and married Clarence R. McCammon Oct. 30, 1909 in Albion. He died in 1944. Surviving are a son, Wilbert A. of Elkhart; two grandchildren; and a sister, Verna. Services were last week in Hartzler-Gutermuth Funeral Home. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. She was a member of the Church of Christ Scientist and a charter member of the Cromwell American Legion Auxiliary. + 3-?0-1973
McCammon John Leslie "Les", 83, died Sunday in Goshen Hospital. He was born in Cromwell on Oct. 3, 1879, a son of Webster and Mary Ellen (Hontz) McCammon. He was married in 1905 to Ollie May Archer, who preceded him in death. A retired feed mill operator in Cromwell, he was a member of Cromwell Lodge No. 705 F &AM. Survivors include one son, Ned, Cromwell; and two grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at Ulrey-Sedgwick Funeral Home, Cromwell. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 2-?-1963
McCammon Ned A, 79, died Tuesday in Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Nov. 24, 1913 in Cromwell to John L. and Ollie Archer McCammon. He married Eleanor J. Clark on Feb. 12, 1937 in Fort Wayne. He and his father owned and operated the J. L. McCammon & Son Feed Mill at Cromwell for many years. Recently he was employed by the Indiana Toll Road Commission, retiring in 1978. He was the founder of Noble County Little League baseball program. A graduate of Cromwell High School and International Business College in Fort Wayne, he was a member of Cromwell Lions Club and Elkhart Moose Lodge 599. Surviving are his wife; a son, L. Clark McCammon of Macomb, Ill.; a daughter, Mrs. Roger (Anna) Holdeman of Pittsburgh, Pa.; 3 grandchildren and a great-grandson. Funeral Saturday at Walley-Mills- Zimmerman Funeral Home in Elkhart. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 11-23-1993
McCammon Ollie, about 77, a native and lifelong resident of the Cromwell community, died Dec. 8 at her home following a stroke. Surviving are the husband, Les; a brother, Ben Archer of Cromwell; three sisters, Mrs. Etta Schlotterback of Ligonier, Mrs. Grace McCammon of Elkhart, and Mrs. Verna McCammon of Cromwell; and two grandchildren. Services Saturday. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 12-?-1954
McCammon Ralph J, 64, was found dead at his home Jan. 10 after having been stricken with a heart attack. Death was attributed to a coronary occlusion and established at 8:30 p.m. Jan. 9. He had resided southeast of Cromwell in Washington Twp and had been a Noble County resident all of his life. He was born Oct. 4, 1898 to William and Mary Ellen (Hontz) McCammon. He was a semi-retired farmer and a past member of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Etna. Surviving are a brother, John Leslie of Cromwell, and several nieces and nephews. Three brothers and three sisters preceded him in death. Services at Salem Church in Wilmot on Sunday. Burial, Metz Cemetery. + 1-10-1963
McCammon Wilbur, 66, died Monday at his home here from a heart ailment. He was a lifelong resident of this community. He is survived by his wife, Verna; a daughter, Mrs. Harry (Jane) Schultz of Milford; one grandson; two brothers, Leslie of Cromwell and Ralph in Washington Twp; and two sisters, Mrs. William Long, south of Cromwell, and Mrs. Charles Beezley of Fort Wayne. Funeral Wednesday at L. H. Moore Funeral Home. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 12-?-1952
McCartney Christine C, 59, Garrett, died Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born December 22, 1922 in Denver, Colo., the daughter of Herbert and Christine (Stieger) Mackey. She married Lester McCartney June 1, 1949 in Searcy, Ark. She was an RN at McCray Hospital and had been in nursing for 30 years. Surviving are her husband and mother; two sons, James W. of Ypsilanti, Mich., and William of Bellingham, Wash.; one daughter, Christine, Fort Wayne; two brothers, Henry, Columbia City, and David, Whittier, Calif.; and one sister, Mrs. Dean (Luthisha) Snyder of Monroeville; and three grandchildren. Services at the Randolph St. Church of Christ. Burial, Christian Union Cemetery. ~ 12-2-1982 + 3-?-1982
McCartney David of Avilla was found dead in an outbuilding on his premises, heart disease no doubt. His 2 sons were absent, one in Ohio and the other in Kansas City, Mo. Funeral was at the Avilla M. E. Church on Wednesday and burial was made in the cemetery there. ^ 10-14-1887 He was born in Bedford County, Penn. Feb. 9, 1817; and died in Avilla Oct. 10, 1887, aged 70 years, 8 months, 1 day. He was married in 1840 to Margaret A. McKimm, who survives. They had 4 boys and 5 girls. One son and 2 daughters preceded him in death. In 1853 they moved to Swan Twp and have been continuous residents of this vicinity since. Eccentric at times, but never harsh, there beat in his bosom a heart kind and sympathetic. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and an indefatigable Sunday School worker. * 1887
McCartney Emma (Mrs. Enlow) died at her home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She has been a sufferer from consumption, and leaves a husband and five children. She was known in Avilla, her former home. Mr. M. A. McCartney left at once for Cedar Rapids. ~ 2-18-1897
McCartney Lauren E, former cashier of the Noble County Bank & Trust Co., was found in Bixler Lake at Kendallville Wednesday. The body was discovered after a letter written to Mr. Erwin, an undertaker, had been received in the morning mail. McCartney had supposedly gone to Fort Wayne Tuesday evening, where he mailed the letter that informed the undertaker where to find his body. He had tied a clothes line rope around the spring board at the bathing beach of the lake and around his body. He was wearing a rain coat and hat when found. He is survived by a wife and two sons. + 4-?-1931
McCartney Margaret, 86, died at the home of her son, E. D. McCartney, in Cedar Rapids, Ia. Aug. 5, 1904. Funeral was held last Saturday at the residence of Robert Strouse of Avilla and interment was in Avilla Cemetery. She was born in Lancaster County, Penn. May 19, 1818. In 1837 she married David R. McCartney and with him came to make a home near Avilla, then the new west. He died in 1887, and for the past 10 years she made her home with her son, E. D. She is survived by 3 sons, William of Kendallville, James of Indianapolis, and E. D. of Cedar Rapids, and 3 daughters, Mrs. Robert Strouse of Avilla, Mrs. Thompson of Alexandria,and Mrs. Gump of Churubusco, Ind. ^ 8-12-1904
McCartney Robert, 87 years, 2 months and 23 days, died on the 13th near Avilla at the residence of his son, David. Funeral was on the Sabbath last at Hopewell Chapel where he had long worshipped. ^ 8-18-1881
McCartney William, 83, died Saturday at Lakeside Hospital in Kendallville. Funeral was Monday from the home of the son, Lauren E., Richmond St. He is survived by his son; a sister, Mrs. Mary Gump, Churubusco, and one brother, E. D. of Cedar Rapids, Ia. ~ 5-30-1929 + 5-?-1929
McCartney William, born April 4, 1876 in Avilla, died March 31, 1957 in a rest home at Fowlerton, Ind. His home was at 715 W. 7th St., Marion, Ind. Funeral was at Diggs Funeral Home at Marion. Burial, IOOF Cemetery. Survivors include the widow, Lillie; three sisters, Mrs. Jennie Veazey, Garrett, Mrs. Grace Duke of Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. Faye Mullendore, Hagerstown, Md. ~ 4-11-1957
McCarty Agnes, 42, died at her home in Brimfield last Wednesday from heart trouble and asthma. She was a teacher in the Elkhart Twp schools for many years and was later employed as a clerk in the NYC freight house and ticket office in Kendallville. She was born June 16, 1893, the daughter of William A. and Mary L. McCarty, in the home where she lived her entire life and where she died Jan. 8, 1936. Surviving are her father; a brother, F. B.; two nieces and a nephew. Her mother died 19 years ago. Funeral Saturday at Brimfield Methodist Church. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 1-?-1936
McCarty Cyrus Samuel, 75, a retired farmer from the Huntertown community who moved to Kendallville, died July 11at his home. Surviving are his wife, Mary; two daughters and four grandchildren. Services Sunday. Burial, Fairview Cemetery. + No date
McCarty Evelyn Rose, 73, R. 1, LaGrange, died Sunday in LaGrange Hospital. The family formerly lived in Brimfield and Rome City and Lowell. Daughter of Amos and Amanda Friend Kepford, she was born Oct. 4, 1909. She married Francis McCarty July 23, 1931 in Brimfield. She attended Manchester College and had taught school before her marriage and in later years. She had recently been a substitute in the Lakeland Corporation. She belonged to Beta Nu Chapter Psi Iota Xi and was a member of Merriam Christian Chapel. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Sharon Hendrickson; two grandchildren, John David and Susan Clare Hendrickson, all of Crown Point; and a sister, Cecil Miller, R. 1, Wawaka. Funeral Wednesday at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 11-28-1982
McCarty Francis T, 81, died November 22, 1990 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born July 3, 1909, the son of Frank and Hattie (Nasshahn) McCarty in Merrillville. He married Evelyn R. Kepford in Brimfield on July 23, 1931. She died in 1982. A retired industrialist, he was an unsuccessful candidate for governor as one of 7 candidates at the June 7, 1952 Republican state convention. He attended Indiana University and was a member of Kendallville Elks and Rome City Lions Club. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Sharon) Plesha of Crown Point; one sister, Mrs. Max (Mary) Adair of Brimfield; one brother, Glenn Bollinger of Kendallville; 2 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. One sister, Mary Gard, preceded him in death. Memorial service Dec. 1 at Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 11-22-1990
McCarty Frank B, 83, Brimfield, justice of peace in Orange Twp for 50 years, died Monday in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. A native of Brimfield, he was born March 23, 1887, the son of Rev. William and Mary Bliss McCarty. On Aug. 9, 1908 he married Hattie Nasshahn. He was a NYC telegraph operator for 35 years, a member of Brimfield United Methodist Church, Noble County Bar Association, and a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge at Rome City. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Francis, Lowell, Ind., and Glenn Bollinger, Kendallville; two daughters, Mrs. Mary E. Adair, Brimfield, and Mrs. Cedric (Mary) Gard, Kendallville; 7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. A sister and brother preceded him in death. Funeral Wednesday in Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 9-21-1970
McCarty Hattie, 87, Brimfield, died Saturday in McCray Hospital. Born in Merrillville July 23, 1880, she was the daughter of Emil and Elizabeth (Straus) Nasshahn. She married Frank McCarty Aug. 9, 1908. He died Sept. 21, 1970. She was a member of the Brimfield United Methodist Church and a charter member of the Busy Bees Club. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Mary Gard, Kendallville, and Mrs. Max (Mary Elizabeth) Adair, Brimfield; two sons, Francis T., LaGrange, and Glenn Bollinger, Kendallville; 5 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Three brothers and two sisters preceded her in death. Funeral Wednesday in Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 3-?-1978
McCarty Miles, 72, died last Wednesday at his home in LaOtto of heart disease. He is survived by 2 sons and one daughter. Funeral at the Lutheran Church Saturday. Burial, Fairview Cemetery. Albion New Era 4-5-1933
McCarty Phyllis Ann, 84, died Jan. 17, 2008 at her home near Avilla. She was employed with Monsanto in Ligonier and assisted on the family farm. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Avilla. She was born in Kendallville on May 5, 1923 to Kenneth and Flora (Hasselman) Gehring. She married Virgil McCarty on Feb. 25, 1944 in Adrian, Mich. He died Jan. 20, 1999. Surviving are 4 daughters and 2 sons-in-law, Shirley McKinley of Kendallville, Sally McCarty of Avilla, Luanne and Ron Kammerer and Brenda and Bob Ulch of Kendallville; 9 grandchildren, William, Eric, Jeremy and Chad McKinley, Bryan, Kelly and Melinda Kammerer, Ryan and Olivia Ulch; one great-grandchild, Matthew McKinley; and 2 brothers and sisters-in-law, Bill and Fran Gehring and Ken and Bonnie Gehring of Kendallville; and a sister, Evelyn Shumaker of Kendallville. She was also preceded in death by a sister Esther Gehring, on Nov. 26, 2007. Services Saturday at Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ^ 1-18-2008
McCarty Virgil E, 77, died Wednesday in McCray Hospital, Kendallville. He was born June 28, 1921 in Michigan to Eugene A. and Lillian J. (Long) McCarty. On Feb. 25, 1944 in Adrian, Mich., he married Phyllis Gehring. He was a retired farmer. Surviving are his wife; 4 daughters and 2 sons-in-law, Shirley McKinley, Luanne and Ronald Kammerer and Brenda and Robert Ulch of Kendallville and Sally McCarty of Avilla; 4 sisters, Verna Mairle of Goshen and Marie Logan and Donna Holibuik of Deerfield, Mich., and Joyce Forsythe of Tecumseh, Mich.; 4 brothers, Roland of Fort Myers, Fla., Max and Bruce of Deerfield and Alvin of Battle Creek, Mich.; and 9 grandchildren. Funeral Saturday in Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 1-20-1999
McCarty William A, 91, retired Methodist minister, died Friday at his home in Brimfield. He was born in a little cottage which was located on what is now the public square where now stands the court house of Blackford County on April 14, 1861, the son of Rev. W. E. and Henrietta Frash McCarty. On June 28, 1883 he married Mary L. Bliss of Brimfield, Ind. They had three children; one son and the daughter preceded him in death. His wife died Nov. 27, 1916. He was a member of the Methodist Church of Brimfield and the Odd Fellows Lodge at Kendallville. Surviving are a son, Frank; 4 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren. He was the organizer and first pastor of the Avilla Methodist Church. Services Sunday in Brimfield Methodist Church. Burial, Orange Cemetery.~ 11-27-1952 + 11-?-1952
McClain Avis Athelda, about 62, of Columbia City, died June 11, 1954 at Whitley County Hospital. She was born at Burr Oak, where she lived until 1916 when she removed to Columbia City. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Woman’s Relief Corps, OES, and Elks Lodge Auxiliary. Surviving are two sons, Ted and Paul of Columbia City; two sisters, Mrs. Bess Summerlott, Waterloo, and Mrs. Wilma Stiver, Wolf Lake; 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Services June 13 at a Columbia City funeral home. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 6-?-1954
McClain Martha E, 99, who resided in Green Twp, died Oct. 27, 1955 in Whitley County Hospital after suffering a broken hip in a fall. She had resided in the same community all her lifetime. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Earlin Budd; a son, B. H. of Churubusco; 4 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral Sunday in Blue River Methodist Church. Burial in the church cemetery. + 10-?-1955
McClain Philip Dennis, 81, died at the home of his daughter Jan. 20. Surviving are the widow, Martha; a son, and a daughter, Mrs. Earlin Budd of Green Twp. Funeral Tuesday at Blue River Methodist Church. Burial in the church cemetery. + 1-?-1940
McClanahan Bob, 52, of Olathe, Colo., died Dec. 1, 2010, after a year-long battle with brain cancer. He had a variety of skills, he was a hunting guide, carpenter, and a surveyor of mining claims. He attended Central Noble High School in Albion, Ind., and enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Carson, Colo. He was born March 5, 1958, to Art and Marilyn McClanahan of Kendallville. He married Lisa Linn of Ligonier in 1984. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Kari McClanahan; a son, Cody McClanahan; two granddaughters; two brothers Doug McClanahan of Ligonier, and Richard (Susan) McClanahan of Millersburg; and a sister, Susan (Doug) Myers of LaGrange. He was preceded in death by his sister, Elizabeth. Funeral Saturday at Grace Baptist Church in Montrose, Colo. with burial to follow at the Olathe, Colo. Cemetery. ^ 12-10-2010
McClanahan Dale S, 52, of Florissant, Mo., died Sept. 22, 1986. Born in Albion on June 10, 1934, he was the son of Jewel and Sarah (Hutchison) who preceded him in death. Surviving are his wife, Louetta (Gorsuch); two daughters, Mary Jane Koester and Kathy Hilliker; two sons, Ron and Darell, all of Florissant; 6 grandchildren; two brothers, Art of Albion, and John of Mansfield, Ohio; one sister, Mary Pankop of Kendallville. Services Sept. 25 in Florissant. + 9-22-1986
McClanahan Elizabeth died at birth Feb. 16, 1959 at McCray Hospital. Surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McClanahan of R. 3, Albion; three brothers, Douglas, Richard and Robert at home; the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore of Pennville, and Mr. and Mrs. J. O. McClanahan of Albion. Graveside services Tuesday in Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 2-?-1959
McClanahan Jewel O, 52, a farmer residing on R. 2 southwest of Albion, died Dec. 7, 1961 at McCray Hospital from injuries suffered in a head-on collision Dec. 4 on the Baseline Road southwest of Albion. He was born March 19, 1909 in Mo., was long active in 4-H club work and the Noble County Farm Bureau. He was a member of Burr Oak Baptist Church. Survivors include the widow, Sarah; three sons, John at home, Arthur of R. 3, Albion, and Dale of Florissant, Mo.; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Pankop of R. 1, Albion; 11 grandchildren; 4 brothers, including L. D. (Bill) of Albion, and six sisters. Funeral at Burr Oak Baptist Church Sunday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 12-?-1961
McClanahan Marilyn, 67, died Jan. 3, 2001 in her home. She was born in Fort Wayne on June 9, 1933 to Paul and Ester (May) Moore. She is a graduate of East Union High School. On March 22, 1952 she married Arthur T. McClanahan in Jacksonville, N.C. She was a member of Berean Baptist Church and had retired from Silgan of Ligonier. Surviving are her husband; 3 sons, Douglas and Richard of Ligonier and Robert of Montrose, Colo.; a daughter, Susan R. Myers of LaGrange; and 7 grandchildren, Amy Schlemmer, Kelli, Kari and Cody McClanahan, Seth, Sean and Jason Myers; and a sister, Marge Jeffrey of Hockley, Texas. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth; and a brother, Richard Moore. Services Saturday at Berean Baptist Church. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 1-3-2001
McClanahan Sharlette, 49, of Millersburg, died March 2, 2006 at her home. She had been employed at Lippert Components in Goshen and Supreme Corp. in Goshen. She attended Ligonier United Methodist Church. She was born March 11, 1957 in Welch, W.Va. to James and Fern (Estep) Deskins. She married Richard McClanahan on July 12, 1974 in Albion. Surviving are her husband; 2 daughters and a son-in-law, Amy McClanahan of Angola and Kelli and Brandon York of Milford; 3 brothers and 2 sisters-in-law, Jerry and Phyllis Deskins of Arondale, W.Va., Arnold, Robert and Charlie Deskins of Ligonier; a sister and brother-in-law, Debbie and Donnie Myers of Cromwell; and 3 grandchildren, Cainan McClanahan, Kate York and McKenzi Schlemmer. Services Saturday at The Crosswalk in Ligonier. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. ^ 3-24-2006
McClellan Arthur G, 84, of R. 2, Albion, died at his residence today. Born in Michigantown April 18, 1902, he was the son of Lewis and R. Alice (Hardy) McClellan. On June 28, 1922 in Warren he married Mary Bailey. A resident of Albion since 1945, he was a retired farmer and drove a school bus 25 years for Wolf Lake and Washington Twp schools. He was a member of Merriam Christian Chapel. Surviving are his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Gilford (Bonnie) Rider of New Paris, Shelvya Bauer of Leo, and Mrs. Jerry (Doris) Carson of Wolf Lake; 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. One son and one sister preceded him in death. Services Wednesday in Merriam Christian Chapel. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 1-26-1987
McClellan Debra J, 50, of Albion, died Dec. 18, 2009 at Wesley Healthcare Center in Auburn from Huntington's Disease. She was born Dec. 22, 1958 in Angola to Clyde and Patricia (Goddard) Briggs. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Amanda (Havert) and Adam Schieber of Kendallville; 3 sons and one daughter-in-law, Ryan Applegate, Jeff Applegate and Chris and Angel Applegate of Bellview, Fla.; 13 grandchildren, Taylor, Kylee, Alexis, Jordan, Xander, Ethan, Morgan, Isis, Madison and Emily Applegate and Jackson, Ethan and Makenzie Schieber; 3 sisters, Kerry Fuhrman of Auburn, Patty Dominey of Fort Wayne and Linda and Russ Olinger of Wolcottville; and one brother, Steve Briggs of Fort Wayne. She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Ryleigh Applegate, a grandson, Christopher Fuller, a daughter-in-law, Amber Applegate and one brother, Michael Briggs. Cremation has taken place. Memorial service Tuesday at the Brazzell Funeral Home. Burial, Orange Cemetery. ^ 12-20-2009
McClellan Della M Beckwith, 61, of Kendallville, died Saturday at Parkview Hospital. Born in South Milford Sept. 1, 1924, she was the daughter of William and Mary (Hamilton) Smith. She married Vernon C. McClellan May 13, 1972 in Angola. He died June 15, 1984. A lifetime area resident, she was a 27-year employee of the Lutheran Home in Kendallville and was a member of Assembly of God. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Bob (Beverly) Potter of Garret, Mrs. Nate (Carol) Wilondek of Defiance, Ohio, Mrs. Jack (Betty) Kammerer of Kendallville, and Mrs. Warren (Dorothy) Herendeen of Kendallville; a son, Frank L. Beckwith III of Fort Wayne; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Richard (Patricia) Hammel and Mrs. Carl (Rita) Rose of Kendallville, and Loraine Allen of Indianapolis; two stepsons, Leland McClellan of Coldwater, Mich., and Marvin McClellan of Albion; a sister, Mrs. Russell (Thelma) Reed of Loveland, Colo.; two brothers, William Smith of Sun Valley, Calif., and Marion Smith of South Bend; two stepsisters; a stepbrother; 17 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Two grandchildren preceded her in death. Services Tuesday at Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home, Kendallville. Burial, Fairfield Cemetery. + 11-2-1985
McClellan Faye G, 90, of Kendallville, died March 3, 2008 at Shepherd of the Hill nursing home. She worked for 16 years at Universal Friction in Kendallville and 15 1/2 years as a nurses' aide at the Lutheran Home. She was born Dec. 18, 1917 in Kendallville to Walter W. and Mary Elizabeth (Harris) Greenwalt. She married Vernon C. McClellan in November 1933. He died June 15, 1984. Surviving are 3 daughters and 2 sons-in-law, Patricia and Richard Hammel and Rita M. and Carl Rose of Kendallville, and Lorraine Allen of Indianapolis; 12 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by 2 daughters, Donn and Nancy McClellan; 3 sons, Leland, Max and Marvin McClellan; 3 sisters, Bertha Hoover, Wava Drake and Violet Hall; and a brother, Warren Greenwalt. Services Friday at Young Family Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ^ 3-5-2008
McClellan Franklin J, 67, of Kendallville, died July 2, 2010 at Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. He was born in Adrian, Mich. on July 6, 1942 to Raymond and Lucille (Gillespie) McClellan. With this brother, he owned and operated McClellan Brothers Construction for 5 years during the mid-1970's. Surviving are 2 brothers and sisters-in-law, Larry and Emma McClellan of Topeka and David and Thelma McClellan of Kendallville; 2 sisters and a brother-in-law, Lola Meeder of Grand Ledge, Mich., and Teil and Rick Neff of Rome City. He was preceded in death by an infant brother, Raymond. Services Tuesday at Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. ^ 7-3-2010
McClellan Gladys M, 71, Avilla, died July 22 in Fort Wayne. She was born Aug. 20, 1924 in Wells County, a daughter of Earl and Olive (Close) Cutler. On Sept. 16, 1942 she married Walter Porter. He died in 1965. On April 1, 1972 she married John McClellan. He died Oct. 5, 1975. She is survived by one son, Eugene W. Porter of Angola; 2 daughters, Charlene K. Foster of Avilla and Donna M. Schieber of Angola; 3 brothers, Paul, Forrest and Kenneth; one sister, Ruth Hall; 14 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Richard; 4 brothers and 4 sisters. Memorial services July 26 in Garrett United Methodist Church. Burial, Woodlawn Cemetery. ~ 8-1-1996
McClellan Hannah - Mr. and Mrs. Willard Young have received word of the death of the former’s aunt, Mrs. H. B. (Hannah) McClellan of Leesburg, Florida. They formerly owned and operated the McClellan Funeral Home in Avilla. Surviving are one daughter, June Stephenson; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services December 28. ~ 1-9-1986 + 12-?-1986
McClellan Homer B, former Avilla business man, died last week at his home in Leesburg, Fla. The body was returned to Farmer, Ohio, where they had formerly lived. He was former owner and director of McClellan’s Funeral Home in Avilla. The business was sold in 1935 to McKee-Clark. Surviving is his wife, Hannah, and one daughter, June Stevenson, both Leesburg. ~ 5-27-1982 Interment, Tranquility Cemetery, Seaman, Ohio. ~ 6-10-1982
McClellan Hulda, 25, wife of James McClellan of near Brimfield, died from injuries received in an automobile accident just south of the city at the forked road near Waits Road. + 1919
McClellan Leland V, 43, Coldwater, Mich., died Tuesday at his residence. He was born in Kendallville April 2, 1944 to Vernon and Faye (Greenwalt) McClellan. On May 8, 1987 in Coldwater he married Regina Rasmussen. He moved from Kendallville to Coldwater three years ago and was employed by Green Fountain Lawn Care Co., Coldwater. He was a U. S. Army veteran and former member of the Eagles Lodge in Kendallville. Surviving are his wife; his mother in Kendallville; a daughter, Lori of Tenn.; two sons, Chad Waugh of Kendallville, and Leland Jr. of Columbia City; a stepdaughter and stepson, Regina and Dale Deter of Coldwater; three sisters, Patricia Hammel and Rita Rose of Kendallville, Lorraine Allen of Indianapolis; and a brother, Marvin of Albion. Two sisters and one brother preceded him in death. Services in Dutcher Funeral Home, Coldwater. Burial, Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Mich. + 9-1-1987
McClellan Lewis A was born July 18, 1877 and died Sept. 13, 1955. Services at Bonham & Miser’s Sept. 15. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 9-?-1955
McClellan Lucille M, 78, of Kendallville, died April 20 in Kendallville Manor. She was born in Noble County May 8, 1920 to Elmer and Allie (Strouse) Gillespie. On May 9, 1938 in Auburn she married Raymond S. McClellan. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Surviving are her husband; 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Lola Ann and Gary Meeder of Pottersville, Mich., and Teil J. and Rick Neff of Wolcottville; 3 sons and 2 daughters-in-law, Larry and Emma of Ligonier, Franklin of Avilla, and David Lee and Thelma of Kendallville; a sister, Goldie Jorn of Kendallville; and 5 grandchildren, Richard and Robert Gard, Jerry Butler, Karena Woods and Joyce McClellan. She was preceded in death by a son, Raymond; and a grandson, Bill McClellan. Funeral in Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home, Kendallville. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. ~ 5-6-1999
McClellan Marvin Cody, 49, died Sept. 9, 2003 at his residence at Bear Lake. He had worked at a saw mill. He was born April 10, 1954 in Kendallville to Vernon and Faye (Greenwalt) McClellan. On June 9, 1973 in Kendallville he married Kathy Sherman. Surviving are his mother; his wife; 2 daughters, Abbey and Kara of Albion; 3 sisters and 2 brothers-in-law, Lorraine Allen of Indianapolis, Rita and Carl Rose of Kendallville and Patricia and Richard Hammel of Kendallville. He was also preceded in death by a son, Mark; 2 sisters, Nancy and Donna; and 2 brothers, Max and Leland. Services Friday at Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ^ 9-10-2003
McClellan Mary E, 99, died April 9, 2002 at Millers' Merry Manor in Columbia City. She was a member of Merriam Christian Chapel. She was born May 31, 1902 in Huntington County to Marion and Laura (Rittenhouse) Bailey. She married Arthur G. McClellan on June 28, 1922. He died Jan. 26, 1987. Also preceding her in death were a son, Marion; 2 brothers, Charles and Harmon Bailey; and a sister, Fern Thompson. Surviving are 3 daughters and 2 sons-in-law, Bonetha and Gilford Rider of New Paris, Shelvya Bauer of Leo and Doris and Jerry Carson of Wolf Lake; 8 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Services Friday at Merriam Christian Chapel. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 4-10-2002
McClellan Michael P, 50, of Columbia City, died July 27, 2010 at his residence. Born June 22, 1960 in Auburn, he was the son of Alphias and Martha (Dewitt) McClellan. He graduated from Auburn High School with the Class of 1978. On May 3, 1996, he married Glenda S. Wooten in Albion. Most recently he worked at Busche Inc., Albion, having also worked at Snax N' Pax and Kautextron in Avilla. Survivors include his wife, Glenda S. McClellan; 4 stepchildren; brother, Matthew (Tina Larner) McClellan of Albion; sister, Melinda (Lee) Hess of Zulu, IN. Funeral July 30 at DeMoney Grimes Funeral Home. Burial, Hooper-King Cemetery. ^ 7-28-2010
McClellan Raymond S, 88, of Kendallville, died Aug. 17, 2006 at Kendallville Manor health care center. He was a bricklayer and mason for Demaree Construction in Albion and a member of Kendallville Church of Christ. He was born in Elkhart on Oct. 28, 1917 to Levi and Mary (Shult) McClellan. He married Lucille M. Gillespie in Auburn on May 9, 1938. She died on April 20, 1999. Surviving are 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Lola and Gary Meeder of Pottersville, Mich., and Teil and Rick Neff of Wolcottville; 3 sons and 2 daughters-in-law, Larry and Emma of Topeka, David and Thelma, and Frank of Kendallville; and a sister, Dorothy Powers of Kendallville. He was also preceded in death by 2 sisters, 2 brothers, one son and one grandson. Services Monday at Young Family Funeral Home. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. ^ 8-19-2006
McClellan Ruby Alice, about 89, of R. 2, Albion, died March 26, 1970 at Farris Nursing Home at Columbia City. She was born Sept. 20, 1880, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen (Sarah Barnett) Hardy. In 1900 she married Lewis McClellan, who died Sept. 13, 1955. She had been a resident of the Albion community since 1944 and was a member of the Blue River Church of the Brethren. Surviving are one son, Arthur of R. 2, Albion; one daughter, Mrs. Jacob Kohart of Fort Wayne; 3 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Services Sunday in Columbia City. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 3-?-1970
McClellan Ruth D, 83, of Auburn, died February 13, 2011, at DeKalb Hospital. She was born in Kendallville on August 25, 1927, to Robert G. and Elsie May (Newman) Strater. She graduated from Kendallville High School in 1946. She married DeWayne C. McClellan on June 2, 1951, in Angola. He died May 23, 2007. She was the cafeteria manager for DeKalb Central Schools for 18 years, retiring in 1994. She was a member of the Cedar Lake Church of Christ in Waterloo. Survivors include a son, Dennis and Jane McClellan of Rome City; 3 daughters, Delores and Chad Kilgore of Auburn, Delsie and Keith Harmes of Waterloo and Deanna and John Mohre of Auburn; a second son, Bob Kessler of Auburn; nine grandchildren, Amber McClellan, Quartz McClellan, Berell McClellan, Danelle Yarian, Jennifer Hathaway, Tonia Haskins, Dustin Harmes, Justin Harmes and Spencer Mohre; seven great-grandchildren, Johnathan Sewell, Iris Sewell, Caleigh Yarian, Keagen Yarian, Weber Yarian, Ella Hathaway and Jayde Haskins; and one brother, Robert and Marie Strater of Kendallville. She was also preceded in death by four brothers, Hollie, Fred, Warren and Donald Strater. Funeral Feb. 18 at Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ^ 2-15-2011
McClellan Sarah was born in Greene County, Penn., Sept. 19, 1803. She removed to Athens County, Ohio in 1851, where she became a member of the Christian Church. In 1865 she came with her family to Kansas, where she lived until her death. She died at the residence of her son, John A., in Willis, Brown County, Kansas, Jan. 7, 1892 of la grippe, aged 88 years 3 months and 18 days. Of 11 children, three sons remain, John A., James W., and Dorsey. Funeral was in the Christian Church Jan. 9. Burial, Troy Cemetery. + 1-7-1892
McClellan Vernon C. "Mac", 74, Kendallville, died Friday in McCray Hospital. Born Nov. 9, 1909 in Chebanse, Ill., he was the son of Levi and Mary E. (Schultz) McClellan. On May 13, 1972 he married Della Beckwith in Angola. A 50-year resident of Kendallville, he was a retired employee of the Lutheran Home. Survivors are his wife; 3 daughters, Mrs. Richard (Patricia) Hammel, Mrs. Carl (Rita) Rose, and Mrs. Lorraine Allen, all of Kendallville; two sons, Leland, Minn., Marvin, Skinner Lake; 4 stepdaughters, Mrs. Bob (Beverly) Potter, Garrett, Mrs. Nathen (Carolyn) Wilondek, Defiance, Ohio, Mrs. Jack (Betty) Kammerer, Kendallville, Mrs. Warren (Dorothy) Herendeen, Garrett; one stepson, Frank Beckwith, Fort Wayne; one sister, Mrs. Oved (Dorothy) Powers, Fort Wayne; one brother, Raymond, Kendallville; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Two daughters, one son, one brother and one sister preceded him in death. Services Monday at Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home, Kendallville. Burial, Fairfield Center Cemetery. + 6-15-1984
McClelland Alverdia - See Ollie Johnson.
McClelland Jane, wife of William McClelland, died at her residence in Cromwell Feb. 8, 1875 of typhoid pneumonia, aged 49 years and 4 months. She was born in Virginia and removed to Guernsey County, Ohio in 1828, where she was married to William McClelland in 1852. They removed to Noble County and settled in Albion. From here they removed to a farm in York Twp where Mr. McClelland combined the occupations of farmer and gunsmith until last fall when they went to Cromwell where he once more engaged exclusively in his trade. She was a member of the Lutheran Church and leaves a husband, 4 daughters and a son of seven years. Albion New Era 2-18-1875
McClelland Peter died at his residence 2 miles southwest of Wawaka of typhoid fever. ^ 2-5-1880
McClelland Pirl - See Ollie Johnson.
McClelland William A b. 3-9-1882 d. 7-20-1951 bu. Rose Hill Cemetery. + 1951
McClement Charles James, 68, of Fort Myers Beach, Fla., died Jan. 26 from a heart attack. He was born July 29, 1927 and was a retired engineer for B&O Railroad in Garrett with 40 years of service. He was a member of Elks and Eagles Lodges in Garrett, American Legion Post 381, Rome City, and Moose Lodge of Kendallville. Surviving are his wife, Irene; 3 daughters, Sandy Fisher of Kendallville, Kim Leiter of Avilla, and Laura Tarman of New Paris; a son, Charles of Rome City; a brother, Robert of Honolulu, Hawaii; and 13 grandchildren. A brother, George, preceded him in death. Funeral in Fort Myers, Fla. ~ 2-1-1996
McClement Irene Frances, 79, of Kendallville, died February 10, 2005 at Shepherd of the Hill. She was born in Chicago on January 1, 1926 to John and Mildred (Patterson) Pusateri. She married Charles James McClement on June 28, 1947 in Chicago and he died January 28, 1996 in Fort Myers, Fl. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Roxanna of Rome City; 3 daughters and sons-in-law, Sandy and Gary Fisher of Kendallville, Kim and Mark Leiter of Avilla, and Laura and Dave Tarman of New Paris; 15 grandchildren and spouses, Erin McClement, Misty and Matt Coplin, Stacey, Andrea and Amy Hall, Angela and Billy Stevenson, Steven Pyle, Aaron, Christi Fisher, Amanda, Calvin and Hillary Leiter, Crystal and William Warner, Todd Burton, Sarah and David Ian Tarman; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Christopher Tarman on February 20, 2003. She was a past dispatcher with the Kendallville Police Dept. She was a member of Moose Post No. 551 in Fort Myers and was a past member of Elks Lodge Auxiliary in Garrett and the American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 381 in Rome City. Services February 12 at Hite Funeral Home. ~ 2-24-2005
McClish Donald R, 54, 624 N. Riley, died Tuesday in McCray Hospital. Born April 20, 1921 in Ind., he was the son of Clyde and Marjorie McClish. On July 4, 1955 he married Patricia Biggs in Angola. Employed as a truck driver, he was a member of the Assembly of God, FOP 985 and a WW II veteran. Surviving are the wife; 2 daughters, Sandra Kay Dutton, S.D., and Donna Ann at home; a son, Donald Jr., Garrett; three stepchildren, Teresa Moeller and Ronald Lee Bonar, Fort Wayne, and Dianna Lynn Lewis, Kendallville; a sister, Mrs. Berdina Stauffer in Fla.; and two stepsisters, Mrs. Helen Grate and Mrs. Laura Boyd, both Ashley; a half-sister, Alta Jean Ulmer in Columbus, Ohio. Services at Hite Funeral Home on Friday. Burial, Fairfield Center Cemetery. + 6-?-1975
McClish Mildred, 86, Roscommon, Mich., died Friday at Grayling Health Care Center in Grayling, Mich. She was born Jan. 31, 1901 in Ashley to Jacob and Mary (Jonser) Mintzer. On March 31, 1969 she married Hayes A. McClish who preceded her in death. Surviving are a stepson, Hayes L. McClish of R. 3, Wolcottville; a sister, Iva Mintzer of Fremont; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A brother preceded her in death. Funeral today at Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Fairfield Center Cemetery. + 9-11-1987
McCloe A F, 87, a retired and well-known pastor of the U. B. Church, died Friday at his home near Churubusco when he accidentally fell through a basement door which, because of poor eyesight, he mistook for another door. He had been an active pastor for 40 years in northern Indiana and Ohio. + 7-?-1941
McCloughan Andrew J was the third child in the family of seven children of Martin and Elizabeth Hubler McCloughan, born Nov. 19, 1856, and died Sept. 1, 1929, aged 72 years, 9 months, 12 days. He spent all his life in and around Wolf Lake. He married Harriet Hile March 18, 1880. They had one son, Eugene of Wawaka, Ind. There is left the widow, the son, three grandchildren, one great-grandchild; one brother, Jacob of Woodville, O.; three sisters, Mrs. Mary McClintock, Syracuse, Ind., Mrs. Sarah Boomershine, Millersburg, Ind., Mrs. Artemesia Traster, Columbia City. Sermon preached Sept. 3 in the M. E. Church at Wolf Lake. + 9-1929
McCloughan Harriett A, 86, died at her Wolf Lake home Nov. 23, 1946. She was the widow of A. J. McCloughan. Funeral was at Wolf Lake M. E. Church Monday with Rev. L. N. Hile, a nephew of the deceased, in charge. Burial, Wolf Lake Cemetery. She is survived by one son, Eugene at home; 3 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Emory Hile of Warsaw and Rev. C. A. Hile of Warren; two half-brothers, Chester Hile of Ligonier, and Cecil Hile of Goshen; and one half-sister, Mrs. Charles West of Jacksonville, Fla. + 11-?-1946
McClughen Alonzo H "Lonny", 82, died at Soldiers Home, Lafayette, Wednesday. Born in Noble County June 8, 1898, he was the son of Henry and Mary (Castret) McClughen. He was a former resident of Rome City, retired from Flint & Walling Mfg. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Grace McKeever of Madison, and nieces and nephews. Services Friday in Berhalter-Williams Funeral Home, Wolcottville. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 8-?-1980
McClure Dean James, 69, died Sunday in Maryvalle Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Ariz. He was born in Rome City December 8, 1921, the son of James and Dorothy (Tidd) McClure. On Nov. 27, 1946 in Indianapolis he married Faye L. Teeple. He owned and operated McClure Implement Co. in Kendallville 1946-80 before retirement. He was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran and member of Rome City Masonic Lodge, Mizpah Shrine and Scottish Rite of Fort Wayne and American Legion Post 86, Kendallville. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Susan Resseitt of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a son, James of Kendallville; 2 sisters, Ellen VanWagner and Mary Belle Denney of Kendallville; a brother, Norvin of Fort Wayne; and 5 grandchildren. A daughter, Judith, preceded him in death. Services Thursday in Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 5-?-1991
McClure Emma, 75, of Kimmell, died May 28, 1952 at Luckey Hospital in Wolf Lake from cerebral thrombosis. Surviving are 4 sons, Medley and Robert of Kimmell, Ollie of Boon, Mich., and Woodrow of Goshen; two daughters, Mrs. Cora Schlabaugh of Cromwell, and Alma of Kimmell; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one half-sister, Mrs. Lena Bowling of near Ligonier. Services Saturday at the Methodist Church. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 5-?-1952
McClure George, 64, died Jan. 15 at his home in Kimmell of carcinoma. Funeral was Sunday at the Sparta Christian Church. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Emma; four sons, Medley, Robert and Woodrow of Kimmell, and Ollie of Cadillac, Mich.; two daughters, Mrs. Cora Schlabaugh of Cromwell and Alma of Kimmell. + 1-?-1941 1-15-1942
McClure Helen Lucile, 86, died Dec. 8, 2002 at her home on Tri-Lakes. She was a member of Big Lake Church of God and Ladies Lions Club at Tri-Lakes. She was born in Kendallville on Jan. 31, 1916 to James Blain and Osie Ellen (Tucker) Couts. She married Thomas Frederic McClure on June 16, 1931. He died March 6, 1996. Also preceding her in death were 2 sons, Thomas Jr. and Michael; a daughter, Lillian Johnson; 2 grandsons, Rick Jones and Mike Coulter; a great-great-grandson, Scott Coulter; 2 brothers, Therlow and Ralph Couts; and 5 sisters, Ida Bryan, Thelma Kretzinger, Doris Byerley, Geraldine Couch and Deloris Couts. She is survived by 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Edward and Pat and David and Cindy McClure of Columbia City; 3 daughters and sons-in-law, Deloris and Bob Chiddister of Ligonier, Elaine and Ruben Weiner of Ithaca, N.Y., and Earlynn and Tom Beard of Sarona, Wis.; 27 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren. Services Wednesday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. Burial, Orange Cemetery. ^ 12-9-2002
McClure Isabelle, 83, (b. 11-7-1868) died at the Methodist Hospital in Fort Wayne Sept. 4, 1952. She had been a resident of Jefferson Twp for most of her life. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Armstrong in Fort Wayne with whom she had resided recently; a son, James of near Kendallville; and 6 grandchildren. Funeral at Bonham & Miser Funeral Home Sunday. Burial, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. + 9-?-1952
McClure Jacob S, 74, died May 26 at Memorial Hospital in Kendallville. He was born in Marlinton, W. Va., Aug. 1868, the son of the late James and Elizabeth Gibson McClure. He came to Noble County when 21 years of age and has been a resident of Noble County until death. Surviving are his widow; a son, James L. of Albion; a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Armstrong of Fort Wayne, Ind.; one sister, Mrs. Sallie Shear of Marlinton, W. Va.; one brother, Abraham of Woodrow, W. Va.; 6 grandchildren. Funeral at Miser Funeral Home May 29. Burial, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. + 5-?-1943
McClure John Medley, 62, who came to Kimmell 44 years ago from Bangor, Ky., died Friday at Beatty Memorial Hospital, Westville, of pneumonia. He was a barber. Surviving are the widow; two daughters, Mrs. Edgar Clark of Ligonier and Mrs. Eli Fry of Lake Wawasee; 6 grandchildren; three brothers; two sisters, Miss Emma of Kimmell and Mrs. Elmer Schlabaugh of Cromwell. Funeral Sunday. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 10-?-1958
McClure Robert "Bert", 66, of 405 2nd St., died Tuesday in his home of a heart attack. He had lived in Ligonier for 43 years and had been employed by Lyon & Greenleaf Milling Co. for 40 years. On Feb. 9, 1930 he married Erma Himes. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Larry McKenna, Cromwell; 3 grandchildren; and two sisters. Funeral Saturday at Ulrey Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 9-?-1973
McClure Ronald Lee, 3-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow McClure of Kimmell, was found dead in bed at the home of a grandmother, Mrs. Anna Fry, March 5. The baby, sleeping alone, became entangled in bed clothing and was declared dead by suffocation. + 3-?-1939
McClurg Sarah Ann died Sunday. Funeral was at Oak Grove Church Wednesday. Burial, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. ^ 2-21-1902 She was born in Columbiana County, Ohio June 6, 1851. Moved with her parents to Noble County in 1852. Married David McClurg May 9, 1872. In Sept. 1872 they moved to Iowa, but returned to Noble County in 1877. They had 4 children. The oldest, a boy, died in infancy. Three daughters with their father and husbands and one grandson survive. She was a member of the Baptist Church. She died Feb. 17, aged 50 years 8 months and 11 days. ^ 2-28-1902
McComb - Infant was stillborn in Parkview Hospital Oct. 25 to Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. McComb of Huntertown. A brother, Brian, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Romano of Fort Wayne, and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McComb of Apollo Beach, Fla. also survive. Graveside services in St. Vincent’s Catholic Church Cemetery Oct. 27. ~ 10-30-1975
McComb James A, 68, died April 2 in Fort Myers Hospital, Bonita Springs, Fla. He was born April 1, 1923 in Huntertown, the son of Charles A. and Leta (Valentine) McComb. He married Lois Houser. Surviving are his wife; four sons, Daniel, Auburn, David and Douglas, Huntertown, and Dennis, Grabill; one daughter, Diane, Huntertown; two sisters, Louise Logar, Huntertown, and Betty Shoener of Anaheim, Calif.; and seven grandchildren. He was a retired real estate broker with Chess Real Estate Co. and the former owner of McComb & Sons Masonry Contractors, a member of Huntertown United Methodist Church, a WW II Navy veteran and former board president of Eel River-Perry Consolidated School System. Services Monday in Huntertown United Methodist Church. Burial, Huntertown Cemetery. ~ 4-10-1986
McComb Leta, 81, retired Huntertown postmistress, died in Byron Health Center Nov. 23. She was born in Ossian and spent most of her life in the Huntertown area. She was a member of Huntertown United Methodist Church and OES and is survived by a son, James of Huntertown; two daughters, Mrs. Lois Logar of Huntertown and Mrs. Betty Shoener of Anaheim, Calif.; a sister, Miss Rita Valentine of Huntertown, and a brother, Ralph Valentine of Fort Wayne. Services in Huntertown United Methodist Church Nov. 25. ~ 11-27-1975
McComb Vern E of Fort Wayne, died July 28, 1963 in the Garrett Hospital. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Russell, Brookston, and Danford near Fort Wayne; five daughters, Mrs. Frances Brown, Albion, Mrs. Loren Freck, Mrs. Walter Sloffer, and Mrs. Jack Lucas, Huntertown, and Mrs. Russell Kelham, LaOtto; two brothers, Lynn of South Bend, and Glenn of Fort Wayne; a sister, Mrs. Lydia Dunten, Huntertown; 29 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home. Burial, Huntertown Cemetery. + 7-28-1963
McCombs Florence P, 62, rural Hudson, a 20-year resident of the Hudson community, died Saturday in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Funeral was Tuesday in Stroh Church of God. She was born July 24, 1905, in Huntington to Harmon and Edith Kald, and was married June 18, 1927, to Keith D. McCombs in Roanoke. Survivors include the husband; two sons, Gerald D. and Larry A., both of Los Angeles; one daughter, Mrs. Marilyn Luttman, R. R. 1, Avilla; one sister, Mrs. Jennie Middauh of Roanoke; and 11 grandchildren. Burial, Circle Cemetery near Hudson. ~ 3-14-1968
McCon Marjorie H died in a Colorado Springs, Colo. hospital Wednesday. She was a native of Kendallville and had lived in Fort Wayne most of her life before moving to Colorado six years ago. She had been employed at the Fort Wayne State Hospital & Training Center. Surviving are her husband, LaRay; four sons, Jerry of Flint, Mich., Terry of Denver, Kenneth of Fort Wayne and Kevin of Colorado Springs; three daughters, Marjorie Synder and Maureen McCon of Huntertown and Kathy Humbrecht of Fort Wayne; two brothers, M. Lee Hindman of Pleasant Lake and C. Wayne Hindman of Los Angeles; and two sisters, Capitola Deininger and Jean Hindman of Fort Wayne. Services Dec. 29. Burial, St. John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Fort Wayne. + 12-?-1981
McConnell Aline B, 84, died Tuesday in McCray Hospital. She was born in Knox County July 4, 1895, the daughter of David F. and Louetta (Neal) Boyd. On Oct. 20, 1916 she married Francis T. McConnell in Indianapolis. He died Aug. 8, 1934. She had lived in Kendallville the past two years, coming from Indianapolis where she had been employed 27 years by Block’s Dept. Store. She was a member of the White Cross Guild at Methodist Hospital, Julietta Home, and Red Door, all of Indianapolis. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Mary Louise) King of Rome City; a brother, Guy D. Boyd of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; 4 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son and two brothers. Funeral Thursday in Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis. + 3-?-1980
McConnell Dorothy M, 66, Wolcottville, died Friday at Miller’s Merry Manor in LaGrange. She was born Oct. 7, 1907 in Quincy, Mass. She was married to Foster McConnell Nov. 5, 1949. Funeral was Monday at Hutchins-Williams Funeral Home of Wolcottville. Her husband preceded her in death. They were former residents of Avilla and she was a member of OES. + 1-?-1974
McConnell Foster G, 65, of Tucumcari, N.M. and formerly of Fort Wayne and Avilla, died Aug. 23 in Tucumcari. Services Saturday in Chalfant-Perry-Klaehn Funeral Home, Fort Wayne. Burial, Woodland Cemetery, Wolcottville. A native of Noble County, he moved to Tucumcari from Fort Wayne in June. He was a retired self-employed electrician. He was a member of Summit City Lodge 170, F&AM, Scottish Rite, Mizpah Shrine, the Shrine Foot Patrol and Royal Arch Masons. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy; two brothers, J. B. of Huntertown and D. F. of Butler; and four sisters, Mrs. Ralph Rasler of Tucson, Ariz., Mrs. Herbert O’Brien of Wolcottville, Mrs. Herbert Beekman of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Arthur Woodcock of Auburn. ~ 9-2-1971 + 8-?-1971
McConnell George Washington died last Sunday. He was born in Morgan County, Ohio, March 10, 1822, his father, Alexander, being one of the leading citizens of that county. In 1849 he went to Calif. where he remained 3 years working in the gold mines. In 1853 he became a resident of Noble County, 3 years later joining his fortunes with those of Miss Cornelia Egbert. In 1857 they returned to Ohio where they remained until 1860 when they again took up their residence in this township. For a number of years he was manager and proprietor of the Rochester Mills but later gave all of his attention to the management of his farm near Rochester. In 1890 he removed to this city where he resided up to the time of his death. + No date
McConnell James died at the residence of Hiram Bradley in Albion May 20, 1881. He was born Jan. 20, 1808 in Muskingum County, Ohio, and came with his family to the Hawpatch in the spring of 1832, the second family to settle there. He married Elizabeth Shoup in 1838, who died Sept. 24, 1874, leaving two sons, Thomas who resides at Ligonier, and William who died Sept. 28, 1874. He married twice later and his last wife died about 2 years ago. One of his brothers, William, who resides in Wis. is the last of the family left. His father, William, died April 15, 1848 at the age of 67, and his mother, Agnes, died Aug. 23, 1851 at the age of 66 years. All are buried on the corner of the old McConnell farm, where he was buried on May 22, 1881. + 5-?-1881 ^ 6-9-1881
McConnell James Lawrence, 80, R. 1, Rome City, died Wednesday in Bluffton Clinic. He was born Sept. 6, 1891 at Convoy, Ohio, and had lived in Rome City since 1960, moving from Fort Wayne. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. McConnell. In 1914 he was married to Nora P. Finkhousen in Convoy. A retired engineer on the old Nickel Plate Railroad, now the Norwalk & Western, he was a member of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and of Jehovah Witnesses. Surviving are the widow; a son, Carl, Fort Wayne; two daughters, Mrs. F. L. Roe, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Dena Preston, Burr Oak, Mich.; two brothers, F. W., Van Wert, Ohio, and V. L., Jupiter, Fla.; and 6 grandchildren One daughter and two brothers preceded him in death. Funeral Saturday in Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Lindenwood Cemetery. + 9-?-1971
McConnell Jack D, 87, of Green Township died Oct. 21, 2013, at the home of his son in Green Township. He was a farmer and operated McConnell Construction for many years, retiring in 1988. He had also served as a school bus driver for Smith-Green Community Schools for 38 years. He was a 1944 graduate of Churubusco High School and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was born on April 5, 1926, in Green Township to Isaac W. and Oma (Diffendarfer) McConnell. He married Rosemary Kocher on Sept. 26, 1948, in California. His first wife preceded him in death on March 28, 2002. He was later married at Ormas on July 6, 2004 to Charlotte (Johnson) Duncan. Surviving are his wife; children, David R. (Karen) McConnell of Churubusco, Jerry L. (Carol) McConnell of Muncie, Jacqueline McConnell of Albion, Richard (Rhonda) McConnell of Anaheim, Calif., Jill (Gary) Bontrager of LaOtto, Joel Isaac (Colette) McConnell of Albion, and Joannie Schnellbach of Fort Wayne; and 26 grandchildren. ^ 10-23-2013
McConnell John B, 69, Alamo, Tex., formerly of Huntertown, died July 31, at Kosciusko Community Hospital after suffering a heart attack. He was born in Kendallville Dec. 28, 1907 and married Beulah Wyatt May 19, 1934. He was a retired construction worker and electrician. He moved to Texas two years ago from Huntertown. Survivors are his wife; three sisters, Mrs. Ralph Rasler, Tucson, Ariz., Mr. Wilma O’Brien, Wolcottville, and Mrs. Herbert Beekman, Elkhart; and a brother, DeLoss, Waterloo. Burial, Huntertown Cemetery. + 7-31-1977
McConnell John F, 81, formerly of Garrett, died Thursday at the Sacred Heart Home. He was born in DeKalb County November 11, 1876 and had always lived in DeKalb, Noble or Steuben Counties. Surviving are three sons, Foster and John B., of Fort Wayne and DeLoss, Butler; four daughters, Mrs. Mildred Rasler, Kendallville, Mrs. Wilma O’Brien, Wolcottville, Mrs. Hariett Beekman, Wolcottville, and Mrs. Elizabeth Woodcock, Auburn, twelve grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one brother, Walter, of Ray, Indiana. Services Saturday the McKee Funeral Home in Garrett. Burial, Christian Union Cemetery. ~ 10-2-1958
McConnell Louisa (Mrs. William), 86, died Aug. 7 and funeral was Monday at Christian Chapel. Her grandsons served as pallbearers, Capt. Lee McConnell, Dallas, Tex., Clayton King, Marquette, Mich., Jack McConnell and Isaac King, Noble County, Richard Ort, Churubusco. The following grandchildren served as flower bearers, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Arehart, Noble County, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Biddle, Mr. and Mrs. Roya Hunter, Mrs. Samuel Patton, Ligonier, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schwab, Albion, Mrs. Isaac King, Mrs. Marshall Wallace, Ligonier, Mrs. Lee McConnell, Lafayette, Mrs. Karl Freese, Nappanee, Marilyn Ort, Churubusco. + 8-?-1943
McConnell Mary died late yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Shaffer. She leaves 2 daughters and 2 sons, Mrs. J. N. Denney at Ligonier, Mrs. J. A. Shaffer of this city, Ed McConnell of South Bend, and William of this place. The body will be taken to Ligonier Friday after short services at the Shaffer home. ^ 2-8-1911
McConnell Orpha, 67, wife of Clarence L. McConnell of 407 W. South St., a resident in Sturgis for the last 17 years, died at Sherwood Hall Nursing Home last Thursday. Surviving are her husband; 3 sisters, Mrs. Martha Curtis of Benton Harbor, Mrs. Mary Daugherty of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Anola Driver of Lima, O.; and her brother, Ora W. Sheets of Ypsilanti. Funeral was Monday at Foglesong Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Lawn Cemetery. + 3-13-1961
McConnell Rosemary, 42, of rural Albion died March 8, 2002 at her home. She was born in Churubusco on Nov. 4, 1929 to Frank and Claire (Niess) Kocher. She married Jack D. McConnell in Calif. on Sept. 26, 1948. She worked as a secretary and a librarian at several schools and retired in 1990 as a vocational education teacher in the Garrett-Keyser-Butler School District. Surviving are her husband; 3 daughters and sons-in-law, George and Jacqueline Campana of Albion, Gary and Jill Bontrager of LaOtto, and David and Joan Schnellbach of Churubusco; 4 sons and daughters-in-law, David and Karen McConnell of Churubusco, Jerry and Carol of Muncie, Richard and Rhonda of Dayton, Ohio, and Joel and Colette of Albion; 4 brothers, Robert of Cortez, Colo., Roger and Martin of El Cajon, Calif., and Richard of Los Angeles, Calif.; 20 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Celebration of Life Service Tuesday at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home. ^ 3-30-2002
McConnell William J, 89, died Dec. 28 at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Bertha King, a mile and one-half southeast of Ligonier. Also surviving are three sons, Ross of Fort Wayne, George, Columbia City, and Isaac, Noble County; and another daughter, Mrs. Sidney Ort, Churubusco. Funeral Sunday at Christian Chapel. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 12-?-1944
McCord Howard B, 60, of Auburn, died at Lakeside Hospital, Kendallville, Thursday shortly after his automobile crashed into a G R & I passenger train at a crossing on the Toledo-Chicago pike one mile south of Kendallville. He had been used to driving another kind of car and was not accustomed to the foot appliance of the Ford sedan. It is believed that he failed to see the approaching train until at the crossing and that he stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake. He was a druggist at Auburn until several years ago. Since then he had been a state oil inspector. Surviving are the widow, two children, Victor of Glendale, Cal., and Mrs. Leon Eagles of Albion. + 5-?-1925
McCord Matilda died Sunday in Lakeside Hospital, Kendallville, as the result of an auto accident at Skinner Lake. She had spent the day with her daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Eagles, and granddaughter, Gloria, at Albion and was riding back to her home at Auburn when the accident occurred by the collision of the car driven by R. C. Dilgard and a Mr. Magnuson. Neither car was badly damaged as both cars were moving slowly and at first it was thought no one was seriously hurt. Later she was taken to the hospital and died upon entry to the hospital. She is survived also by a son, Victor of California. + 4-?-1938
McCord Sherlie is dead. His untimely end came early Tuesday in the Ligonier "jungles" where passing Knights of the Road gather. In cold medical terminology his death was due to acute alcoholism. In one of the pockets of the dead man was an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Twenty-five years ago he was somebody. His body was taken to the Kerr Funeral Home and through the good offices of the Ligonier post of the American Legion was given decent burial Thursday. Thus ends the saga of "just another bum". * 1941
McCorkle Lloyd M, 51, of Fort Wayne, died Thursday in Lutheran Hospital at Fort Wayne. A native of Madison County, Iowa, he had resided in Fort Wayne since 1932 and was a dispatcher for Transport Motor Express, Inc., the past five years. He was an Army veteran of WW II. Surviving are his wife, Patricia L.; two daughters, Terilyn and Jody J., at home; a stepson, Eric Geiger, Fort Wayne; his mother, Mrs. Mable McCorkle, Fort Wayne; and a brother, Ralph F., Avilla. Final Monday in the Mungovan & Sons Mortuary South in Fort Wayne. Burial, Woodlawn Cemetery at Auburn. ~ 2-12-1970 + 2-?-1970
McCorkle Mable B, 79, died Wednesday in McCray Hospital. She was born in Madison County, Iowa, July 2, 1899 and was married to Calvin McCorkle who died in March 1965. Surviving are one son, Ralph, R. 2, Avilla; five sisters; two brothers and four grandchildren. Services Saturday in Brazzell Funeral Home, Avilla. Burial, Hooper-King Cemetery. ~ 10-5-1978 + 1978
McCorkle Ralph F, 72, died March 9, 1992 in McCray Hospital, Kendallville. He was born in Summerset, Iowa, September 12, 1919 to Calvin and Mabel (Frederick) McCorkle. In 1940 in St. Andrews Church in Fort Wayne he married Margaret Richards. He moved to Avilla 40 years ago and was retired from the shipping department of Phelps Dodge. He was a WW II Marine Corps veteran and a member of American Legion Post 240 in Avilla. Surviving are his wife; 2 sons, John of Avilla and Patrick of Fort Smith, Ark.; and a grandson. Services Friday in Brazzell Funeral Home, Avilla. Burial, Hooper-King Cemetery. + 3-9-1992
McCormick Alma, 61, a member of the staff of the Sacred Heart Home, died Tuesday in St. Joseph Hospital, where she had been a patient for four days. She is survived by two brothers, Harry of Fort Wayne, and William J. of Marion, and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson of Marion. ~ 6-2-1960
McCormick Arnold G, 59, Ligonier, died Thursday in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born March 2, 1915 in Hampton, Iowa to Gene and Clara (Gerhardt) McCormick. He married Beatrice Hagen Aug. 7, 1958. He moved to Ligonier in 1958 from Iowa and was employed by Lyon and Greenleaf. He was a member of the Ligonier Eagles and Goshen Moose Lodge. Surviving are his wife; his parents in Iowa; four daughters, Mrs. Joyce Reed, Mrs. Janice Case, Mrs. Barbara Toomsen and Miss Mary, all of Iowa; one son, David; one stepson, Jerry Branham, Ligonier; two sisters and one brother, all of Iowa; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Charlene Gehring, Ligonier; and several grandchildren. Funeral Sunday in Ulrey Funeral Home, Ligonier,. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 1-?-1975
McCormick Beatrice M, 92, died Aug. 6, 2002 at Kingston of Ligonier. She was employed by Wirk Garment, Kroger and Monsanto, all in Ligonier and was a member of Ligonier United Methodist Church, Eagles Auxiliary and Noble County Democratic Women's Organization. She was born June 2, 1910 in Chicago to Herman and Rose (Hagen) Paschke. She married Arnold McCormick, who died in 1975. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Karen Branham of Ligonier; a daughter, Charlene Gehring of Ligonier; 3 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren. Services Sunday at Ulrey-Renner Funeral Home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. ^ 8-8-2002
McCormick Clarence G, 76, of rural Avilla, died April 8 in his home. He was born in Harvey, W. Va. Aug. 17, 1920 to James Tate and Laura (Lego) McCormick. On Nov. 27, 1939 he married Eva Smith. He served in the National Guard and was a coal miner in W. Va. before moving to Fort Wayne in 1926, where he was employed as a union carpenter for 10 years, retiring in 1972 due to poor health. He moved near Avilla in 1972. Surviving are his wife; 2 sons and their wives, Charlotte and Clarence Jr. of Avilla, and Jerry and Jannette of Churubusco; 7 daughters, Mrs. Emery (Eva Jean) Burgess and Mrs. Jerry (Carol Sue) Gibson, Columbia City, Mrs. Jerry (Gloria) Foust of Roanoke, Judy Stopher, Linda McCormick and Mrs. Stanley (Pansy) McCoy of Churubusco, and Mrs. Tom (Alice Faye) Jennings of Mount Pleasant, Tenn.; a brother, Frank of Chicago; a sister Margaret O’Vireki of Chicago; 24 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Jimmy B. on May 24, 1993; a sister; and 6 brothers. Funeral in Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco. Entombment was in a mausoleum in Covington Memorial Gardens. ~ 4-17-1997
McCormick Ferris J, 94, R. 2, Wolcottville, died Tuesday at his residence. He was born in Wolcottville Oct. 11, 1893. In 1919 in Allentown, Pa., he married Mabel M. Berkemier, who preceded him in death. He lived in Noble County most of his life and had been a school teacher and principal in Noble and LaGrange County schools. Surviving are a son, John F. of Wolcottville; 3 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. One sister preceded him in death. Services Friday in Hutchins Funeral Home, Wolcottville. Burial, Woodland Cemetery. + 5-10-1988
McCormick Frank R, 82, died Jan. 26. He was born April 24, 1895 in Allen County to Allen H. and Ella (Cook) McCormick. He had lived in Kendallville 30 years, having moved there from Auburn. He married Dorothy E. Bennett Nov. 26, 1925 in Auburn. She died Jan. 16, 1962. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Raymond (Ruth Ann) Mitchell, Avilla, Mrs. Gene (Josephine) Manson, Cicero, and Jeannette Kurtz, Kendallville; two sons, Royal, Wall Lake, Mich., and James W., Kendallville; 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. One daughter, one granddaughter, three brothers and three sisters preceded him in death. Services are pending due to weather conditions. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ~ 2-2-1978 + 1-?-1978
McCormick James W, 68, died today in McCray Hospital. He was born in Auburn Nov. 29, 1929 to Frank and Dorothy (Bennett) McCormick. On June 21, 1951 in Angola he married Elouise Murphy. A 1949 graduate of Kendallville High School, he was a veteran of the U. S. Army and had been employed by McCray Refrigerator Co. for 24 years and Flint & Walling Mfg. 20 years, retiring in 1993. He was a member of Trinity Church United Methodist, American Legion Post 86 and VFW Post 2749, all in Kendallville. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Brenda S. Bish of Brimfield; 2 sons, James II of Kendallville and Bennie at home; a sister, Jeannette Kurtz of Kendallville; 5 grandchildren, Amanda and Austin McCormick, Jennifer Clauss, Crystal Rodman and Jennifer Bower; and 2 great-grandchildren, Nicholas Terry and Kimberly Vanderpool. He was preceded in death by 2 sisters, Ruth Ann Mitchell and Jo Ellen Mason; and a half-brother, Roy McCormick. Funeral Monday in Trinity Church United Methodist. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 2-?-1998
McCormick John F was born Jan. 3, 1870 and died Aug. 9, 1954. Services at Williams Funeral Home Aug. 11. Burial, Woodland Cemetery. + 8-9-1954
McCormick Max, 59, of R. 2, Syracuse, died Wednesday in Strawberry Village Nursing Home, Ligonier. Born Jan. 22, 1921 in Wolcottville, he was the son of William Henry and Dell McCormick. In Huntington Sept. 25, 1948 he married Pauline Galloway, who is his only survivor. He had lived most of his life in Cromwell and was a retired heavy equipment operator. He was a veteran of WW II and a member of the Wawasee Lakeside Chapel. Funeral Friday in Ulrey-Moore Funeral Home, Cromwell. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 5-?-1980
McCormick Pauline, 64, of R. 2, died Wednesday in the garage of her home following a fall. The body was found Friday. Born June 16, 1917 in Cromwell, she was the daughter of Harry and Amy Galloway. She married Max McCormick, who died May 21, 1980, on Sept. 25, 1948 in Huntington. She had lived in the Cromwell area most of her life and was a member of Wawasee Lakeside Chapel. The only immediate survivor is a brother, Paul of Lakeland, Fla. Services Wednesday at Ulrey Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 1-20-1982
McCormick-Erne Jesse Allen, 4 days old, Churubusco, died May 14 in Parkview Hospital. He was born May 10 in Fort Wayne. Surviving are his parents, John McCormick, Avilla, and Julie Erne of Churubusco; grandparents, Junior and Charlotte McCormick of Avilla, Douglas Erne of Columbia City, and Renee Erne of Churubusco. Graveside services May 18 in Eel River Cemetery. ~ 5-24-1988 + 5-14-1988
McCosh James A, 33, of Garrett, died Dec. 29, 2000 in Fort Wayne. He was born June 30, 1967 in Auburn to James A. and Susan Louise McCosh. He married Jammie Whan on June 15, 2000. He worked construction for two years. Surviving are his parents; his wife; a daughter, Rhiannon; 2 brothers, Jody and Jason; a sister, Angie Bolton; 2 stepsons, Travis Lyons and Kyle Whan; and a stepdaughter, Katlyn Lyons. A brother, David, preceded him in death. Services Jan. 3, 2001 at Thomas Funeral Home in Garrett. Burial, Cedar Creek Cemetery. ^ 1-2-2001
McCourt H Alan, 31, was killed March 24 in a plane crash near Lilburn, Ga. He was born July 22, 1945 in Roscommon, Ireland to H. Noel and Barbara (Finneran) McCourt and he married Nancy Gerdts Sept. 20, 1970 in Waseca, Minn. They lived at 100 Sammy Dr. here with their two children, Keri and Erin. He served in the U. S. Army in Germany during the Viet Nam Conflict and was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church where funeral mass was said Monday. Survivors include his widow and children, his parents in New York; two sisters, Carol Olive and Linda Schrepher, also New York. ~ 3-31-1977 + 3-24-1977
McCoy Alice, youngest daughter of George and Anna McCoy, was born Nov. 5, 1892 and died June 19, aged 14 years 7 months and 14 days. She leaves her mother, one sister and one brother. Her father died May 12, 1900. Funeral Saturday at Hopewell Church. ^ 6-27-1907
McCoy Allie, 86, died May 4 in Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ligonier. He was born in Green Twp October 12, 1896, the son of William and Lovilla (Gaff) McCoy. He had been employed as a section hand for the New York Central Railroad. Survivors include two nephews, Gerald and Raymond Gene McCoy, both Avilla; and two nieces, Audrey Luther, Albion, and Patty Uhl of Nashville, Tenn. Services at Sheets Funeral Home in Churubusco on Friday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 5-12-1983 + 5-4-1983
McCoy Anderson M, 76, died Monday at his home two miles north of Churubusco. Surviving are the wife, Jennie; a daughter, Mrs. Dwight Parish, Churubusco; two brothers, W. J., Kendallville, and Albert, Avilla; four sisters, Mrs. James Hanlon and Mrs. Ed Richards of Avilla, Mrs. Ira Craig of Churubusco, and Mrs. Charles Haney, Albion. Services at Sonday Funeral Home of Churubusco Thursday. Burial, Riverview Cemetery. ~ 12-16-1948
McCoy Arthur, about 73, a retired erection engineer, died at his home at 900 S. Superior St., Fort Wayne, June 5, 1966. He was born in Churubusco June 24, 1892, the son of James and Naomi Parker McCoy. In November he married Vada I. Reynolds, at Kimmell. They farmed in Noble County until he took employment in bakeries in Albion and Ligonier. Being interested in baking equipment, he came to Albion and had employment with the Union Steel Products Co. in March 1928. His family moved to Albion in Sept. of the same year. He constructed bakery equipment in almost every state in the Union, as well as in New Brunswick and Mexico. During the war years, he was employed as a supervisor in Dept. No. 13 of Union Steel, retiring in Oct. 1957. He was a member of the First Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife; three sons, Willis of Albion, Herbert of Portland, Ore., Edgar of Lee, Mass.; one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Clara) Harrison of Blissfield; a sister, Miss Vina, Fountain City; and 7 grandchildren. A brother, John Irving, preceded him in death. Services at King & Helrigel Home for Funerals. Burial, Riverside Cemetery. + 6-?-1966
McCoy Bernice Joyce, 37, died Sunday after surgery at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, after being involved in a tractor mower accident in Green Twp, Noble County. She was born Sept. 15, 1955 in Bedford, Penn. to Melvin and Helena Fore Bollman. On April 10, 1975 she married Larry McCoy of Noble County. She was employed in the shipping department at Lectron in Hamilton. Surviving are her husband; 2 sons, Phillip and Dennis McCoy of Butler; a daughter, Jodi McCoy of Butler; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Lori (Blas) Jasso of Hicksville, Ohio; a stepson, Larry McCoy II of Butler; 2 brothers, Fred and David Bollman of Buffalo, N.Y.; 2 sisters, Shirley Fani of Hancock, Md. and Gloria Gates of Everett, Pa.; and 3 grandchildren, Danielle Blas, Michael and Jessica Jasso. Funeral Wednesday in Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 7-25-1993
McCoy Carl T, 39, of Syracuse, died Aug. 7, 2010 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. Funeral Thursday at Owen Family Funeral Home in Syracuse. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. ^ 8-11-2010
McCoy Carl W, 80, died today in McCray Hospital, Kendallville. He was born Feb. 13, 1910 in Noble County to John and Iona (Kesling) McCoy. On July 6, 1932 in Albion he married Mabel Jagger. He was a farmer and feed and chicken salesman and a member of Blue River Church of the Brethren. Surviving are his wife; 2 daughters, Mrs. Jim (Jane) Earnhart and Mrs. Kenneth (Phyllis) Fulk of rural Albion; 3 sisters, Ethel Renkenberger and Orpha Snell of Avilla and Iva Hiatt of Albion; 6 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 2 sisters and one brother. Services Saturday at Blue River Church of the Brethren. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 4-19-1990
McCoy Charlotte Ariadne died Monday in Whitley County Hospital. She was the wife of Elza McCoy, who survives. Their residence is on R. 1, Avilla. She was born Jan. 25, 1916 in Whitley County and was a member of Blue River Church of the Brethren. Also surviving are three children, Mrs. Jack Hovarter of Kendallville, Phillip of Albion, and Paul, at home; the mother, Mrs. Lawrence Shively; three brothers, Noah Shively of Laketon, Roger Shively of Warsaw and Dale Shively of Columbia City; five sisters, Mrs. Raymond LaRue (Roeen) of Middletown, Mrs. Walter Yant (Esther) of Silver Lake, Mrs. Thomas Toor (Oliva) of Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Mrs. James Baughman (Pearl) of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Ronnie Helgesen (Marceil) of Churubusco. One sister died in infancy. Funeral Friday in Blue River Church of the Brethren. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 11-24-1966 + 11-?-1966
McCoy Chauncey, 88, Albion, died September 23 in McCray Hospital. He was born in Green Twp June 24, 1894, the son of Theodore and Carrie (Henry) McCoy. On October 8, 1919 he married Virgie DeHoff. A retired farmer, he had lived in Green Twp until moving to Albion eight years ago. Surviving are his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Charles (Phyllis) Macy, Churubusco, Mrs. Thomas (Ruth) Motter, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Jack (Norma) Griebel, Fort Wayne; a son, Donald E., R. 1, Avilla; 18 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. One son, four sisters and one brother preceded him in death. Services Saturday in Hopewell Presbyterian Church. Burial, King Cemetery. ~ 9-30-1982 + 9-22-1982
McCoy Clara, 71, died Sunday in McCray Hospital, Kendallville. She had lived in the Avilla area 60 years and had been employed as a housekeeper at Glen Oaks Nursing Home in Auburn. She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church, the auxiliary of Sacred Heart Home, Avilla BPW and a Red Cross volunteer. She was born in Tennessee Dec. 3, 1908, a daughter of Martin and Sarah (Klopfenstein) Buehrer. She married Wilbert McCoy June 29, 1928. He preceded her in death. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Rex (Anna) Watson, R. 2, Avilla, and Mrs. Herman (Dorothy) Schultz, Fort Wayne; two sons, Maurice, West Lafayette, and Cmdr. Marion, Midway Island; a brother, Joseph of Fort Wayne; and 11 grandchildren. Services Wednesday in Calvary United Methodist Church. ~ 11-20-1980 + 11-?-1980
McCoy Claude died at Grand Forks, S. D. The body arrived at Avilla Wednesday. Burial, Hopewell Cemetery. ^ 1-6-1909
McCoy Cloyd F, 73, Harper Lake, died Aug. 5, 1989 in the Kendallville Nursing Home. He was born Sept. 2, 1915 in Van Wert, Ohio, the son of Russell and Bertha (Meyer) McCoy. On Aug. 19, 1983 in Wadsworth, Ohio, he married Patricia Bixler. He moved to Harper Lake, Kimmell, from Ohio in 1986. He was retired as a tool room inspector with Conval Inc., Wadsworth, Ohio, and a member of the Wadsworth Eagles Lodge. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Gloria Jean Hussey of Steger, Ill., and Phyllis Marie Rue of Wadsworth, Ohio; three sons, Cloyd R. of Juneau, Alaska, Bruce E. of Doylestown, Ohio, and Gary Lee of Wadsworth, Ohio; three stepsons; two stepdaughters; 15 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. A grandchild preceded him in death. Services Monday in Riverview Memory Gardens Chapel, Defiance Ohio. Burial, Riverview Memory Gardens. + 8-5-1989
McCoy Cora, 34, wife of Orlo McCoy died at her home six miles north of Churubusco on Thursday of last week. Her death was caused from cancer and complications. She is survived by the husband and one son, father and mother, two brothers and one sister. The funeral was held on Sunday from the Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Swan Twp, of which she was a member. Burial occurred in the cemetery adjacent to the church. The funeral was one of the largest ever held at the Hopewell Church. The daughter of Frank and Amanda Cooley, she was born in Swan Twp September 24, 1896. She grew to womanhood in her home in Swan Twp, attending the public school, graduating from the high school of LaOtto in 1916. August the 19th of this same year she married Orlo McCoy of Green Twp. She died September 18, 1930, at her home in Green Twp. One sister Maggie and one brother Merritt preceded her in death. She had one son Harold who, with the husband and her father and mother, one sister and two brothers survive. ~ 9-?-1930
McCoy Daisy M, 50, died Sunday in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born in Kendallville July 2, 1947 to James and Kathleen (Leitch) Clouse. On April 18, 1970 in Albion she married William McCoy. She was a dollmaker and member of Albion Wesleyan Church, Noble County Sewing Guild, York Twp Homemakers Club and Noble County Gas & Steam Association. Surviving are her husband; her parents; 2 brothers, John and Mark Clouse of Albion; and a sister, Mrs. Delbert (Janet) Smith of Albion. Funeral Friday in Albion Wesleyan Church. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 6-7-1998
McCoy Dale F, 59, of Wolf Lake, was born Dec. 18, 1915 to William and Emma Hossinger McCoy of Noble County and was married March 11, 1935 to Lavelda McCoy. He was a member of Green Center EUB Church and a retired farmer. He died at his home Sept. 19. In addition to his widow, he is survived by one son, Roger of Larwill; three daughters, Mrs. Jennia Mae King of Butler, Mrs. Dorothy Adams and Mrs. Hermione Stanley, both of Churubusco; 12 grandchildren; one brother, Orlo of Churubusco; and one sister, Mrs. Welcome DeHoff of Avilla. Services in Krider-Bair Funeral Home Sept. 22. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 9-25-1975 + 9-19-1975
McCoy Daniel Lee, 8-day old son of Mark and Patricia (Justice) McCoy, died Friday in Children's Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born May 9 in Fort Wayne. Surviving are his parents; a brother, Randy; and grandparents, Don and LaVera McCoy of Avilla, James Justice of Warren; great-grandparents, Laura Knach of Avilla and Virgie McCoy of Albion. Graveside services Tuesday in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. + 5-18-1991
McCoy Danny Vearl, 37, died Feb. 7, 1995 at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital, New York, due to an AIDS-related syndrome. He was born Jan. 18, 1958 in Goshen to Vearl E. and Phyllis (Strouse) McCoy. He was a freelance actor, singer and dancer and a 1980 graduate of Butler University, Indianapolis. He had performed leading roles in many Broadway shows. Surviving are his parents in Caballo, N.M.; a sister, Deidre Berkopes of Speedway; grandparents, Orville J. Strouse of Wolf Lake and Hallie McCoy of Duarte, Calif. He was preceded in death by a grandfather and a grandmother. Funeral and burial Friday at Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 2-7-1995
McCoy Dennis W, 21, Butler, died May 5, 2000 at his home in Butler. He was born July 23, 1978 in Fort Wayne and had been a Butler resident since 1986. He graduated in 1997 from Eastside High School where he played football all 4 years. He was on the wrestling team for 3 years and was involved in summer league softball. His mother, Bernice Joyce McCoy, died July 25, 1993. Surviving are his father and stepmother, Larry and Gale McCoy of Butler; 2 sisters and a brother-in-law, Jodi and Jason Shull of Fort Wayne and Lori Jasso of Hicksville, Ohio; 2 brothers and a sister-in-law, Phillip McCoy and Larry II and Kelly McCoy of Butler; 2 stepbrothers, Michael Smurr of Waterloo and Lynn Smurr of Butler; grandmothers, Hellena Bollman of Bedford, Pa. and Ruby McCoy of Avilla. Services in Sheets Funeral Home at Churubusco. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 5-18-2000
McCoy Edna M, 87, died Tuesday in her Fort Wayne home. She was a Noble County native. Survivors include 2 daughters, Rosalee McCoy and Sharon Gard and a son, Robert, all of Fort Wayne; a sister, Margaret Johnson of Kendallville; 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Services Thursday in D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. + 11-7-1995
McCoy Eldora P, 89, of Albion, died July 29, 2010 at North Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Albion. She was born Dec. 21, 1920 in Whitley County to Oscar and Etta Fulk. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Stanley and Pansy McCoy of Churubusco; 2 daughters and a son-in-law, Peggy and Keith Rupert of Albion and Donna Coleman of Albion; 2 sisters, Gertrude Fulk of Albion and Laurel Wilson of Uniondale; 7 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leland McCoy, in 1985; a son, Robert McCoy in 2010; 2 sisters and 5 brothers. Funeral Monday at Sheets and Childs Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 7-30-2010
McCoy Elza, 85, formerly of Green Twp, died July 12 at Shepherd of the Hill nursing home in Kendallville. He was born in Noble County on April 20, 1913, a son of Thomas and Mamie (Maggart) McCoy. He was married Feb. 22, 1935 near Merriam to Charlotte Shively. She died in 1966. He was a dairy farmer, owning his own dairy farm. He spent his entire life in Noble County and was a member of Blue River Church of the Brethren. Surviving are 2 sons, Phillip of Albion and Paul of Columbia City; 2 sisters, Enid Weaver of Avilla and Fay Friskney of South Milford; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. One daughter, Carol Hovarter; and one brother, Leland, preceded him in death. Funeral at Blue River Church of the Brethren. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 7-30-1998
McCoy Emma R, 17 months, the little child of John McCoy, died Feb. 28 and was buried at Hopewell March 2. ^ 3-8-1895
McCoy Esther L, 87, formerly of Churubusco, died Tuesday in Miller’s Merry Manor, Garrett. She was born April 16, 1901 in Decatur, the daughter of Jeptha and Sarah (Gilliom) Leichty. On Nov. 26, 1931, in Berne she married Orlo McCoy who died in 1985. She had moved from Berne to the Churubusco area in 1931. She was a housewife and member of Churubusco United Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Joan) Hyndman of Churubusco; a stepson, Harold McCoy of Churubusco; three sisters, Mrs. Carl (Agnes) Reinhard of LaPorte, Mrs. John (Edith) Gottshalk of Arlington, Va., and Mrs. Edison (Bernice) Lehman of Berne; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A brother and a sister preceded her in death. Services Saturday in Churubusco United Methodist Church. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 1-15-1989
McCoy Ethel May, 80, R. 1, Avilla, died Sunday in Whitley County Hospital. She was born Sept. 23, 1899 in Noble County to Wilbert and Laura (Diffendarfer) Pippenger. She married Alva McCoy in 1916, and he died in June 1975. She had lived her entire life in Noble County and was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church at Albion. Survivors include two daughter, Mrs. Audrey Luther, Albion, Patty Uhl, Nashville, Tenn.; two sons, Gerald and Raymond Gene, both Avilla; six sisters, Edna Akers and Hazel Geiger, both Churubusco; Viva Wing, Michigan; Lila Fleck, Paulding, Ohio, Eileen Owen, Kimmell, and Lenita Gondas, Fort Wayne; two brothers, Ted, Churubusco and Erlin, Albion; 15 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Services Wednesday in Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 8-14-1980 + 8-?-1980
McCoy Eva Anna, 78, Avilla, was found dead in her mobile home near Avilla Saturday. Funeral was Tuesday in Hopewell Presbyterian Church. She was born Oct. 4, 1888, the daughter of James M. and Sarah Ann Anderson McCoy, and had lived her entire life in this area. A brother, Wilbert, and a sister, Alice, preceded her in death. Surviving are two nephews, Maurice McCoy, Memphis, Tenn.; Chaplain Marion McCoy, stationed at Coronado Base, San Diego, Calif.; two nieces, Mrs. Rex (Anna) Watson, Avilla, and Mrs. Herman Schultz, Fort Wayne. Burial, Hopewell Church Cemetery. ~ 12-22-1966 + 12-?-1966
McCoy Frank, about 69, of R. 4, Albion, died Sept. 19, 1959 at a summer cabin at Kalkaska, Mich. He is survived by one son, Ralph; and one daughter, Mrs. Charles Kay of Albion; nine grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Grover Aungst of Kendallville. Funeral at Sparta Christian Church Tuesday. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. + 9-?-1959
McCoy Freida L, 83, died June 25 in Columbia City. She was born Jan. 24, 1913 in Noble County, the daughter of Winfield and Elsie (Zumbrun) Gaerte. She married James Ralph McCoy in 1935. He died Oct. 30, 1965. Surviving are 3 daughters, Janice Aungst of Dade City, Fla., Norma Riccius of Avilla, and Mary Inlow of Albion; 3 sons, James, William and John of Albion; 2 brothers, O. J. and Jack; 18 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Wolfe; 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Funeral June 29 in Blue River Church of the Brethren. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 7-18-1996
McCoy Gerald "Mannie", 70, rural Avilla, died Thursday at his home. He was born in Noble County Oct. 20, 1917, the son of Alva and Ethel Mae (Pippenger) McCoy. He married Mildred Brant Oct. 21, 1939. He had lived in Fort Wayne before moving to Noble County and lived at his present address since 1969. He had been employed by Newnam Foundry and Levin & Sons and retired in 1987 from Burtzner-Wilhelm Sand & Gravel. He was a member of Northern Indiana Draft Horse Association. Surviving are his wife; three daughters, Joyce Carpenter, Albion, Mrs. Richard (Donna) Day, South Bend, and Glenda Holbrook, Albion; a son, Larry, Fort Wayne; two sisters, Audrey Luther, Albion, and Patty Uhl, Nashville, Tenn.; a brother, Raymond Gene, Albion; 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. One sister, Deloris Marker, preceded him in death. Services Sunday in Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Hooper-King Cemetery. ~ 2-16-1988 + 2-11-1988
McCoy Guy R, 107, of Avilla, died Dec. 7, 2005 at Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. He had worked at the former Harrold Chevrolet, McCoy's Hatchery, McCoy Lumber and Geiger Implement in Churubusco and had worked as a self-employed auto mechanic. He was a member of Churubusco United Methodist Church. He told those attending his 107th birthday celebration that he attributed his long life to clean living. "I never smoked or drank or cussed," he said, "and I went to church and Sunday School every week." He was born May 18, 1898 in a log cabin in Green Twp, Noble County, to Samuel Leslie and Nancy Ellen (Russell) McCoy. He married Maxie E. Beavers on Oct. 21, 1922. She died Aug. 22, 1985. Surviving are a daughter, Gene Freeman of Albion; a son and daughter-in-law, Glen and Sherry McCoy of Churubusco; 7 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren. Services Saturday at Churubusco United Methodist Church. Burial, Eel River Cemetery. ^ 12-8-2005
McCoy Hallie, 93, died Wednesday in Duarte, Calif. She was a former Noble County resident. Surviving are 2 sons, Ronald of Duarte and Vearl of Wolf Lake; 2 sisters, Grace Tipton of Albion and Ruth Brumbaugh of North Manchester; a granddaughter and a great-granddaughter. Memorial services later. + 2-17-1999
McCoy Harold O, 86, died Thursday at The Oaks in Columbia City. He and his father founded McCoy's Feeds Inc. and the McCoy Lumber Co. in Churubusco. In 1956 they sold the feed mill and closed the lumber company. They then built the former Churubusco Super-Valu, the Laundromat and Family Restaurant on the site of the lumber company. He and his son, Jerry, owned McCoy Realty in Churubusco for several years. He was a member of Churubusco United Methodist Church, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Volunteer Fire Dept. and Fort Wayne Air Stream Travel Club. He had served as a director and stockholder of the Churubusco State Bank. He was born in Noble Co. April 28, 1917, the son of Orlo and Cora Naomi (Cooley) McCoy. He graduated from Churubusco High School in 1935. On June 26, 1938 he married Sylvelda Egolf. She died Sept. 21, 1993. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Beverly of Winona Lake; a daughter and son-in-law, Coreen and Fred Gilbert of Fort Wayne; 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Services Sunday in Churubusco United Methodist Church. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 7-18-2003
McCoy Harriet Irons, 90, died at her home in Green Twp. Funeral will be Sunday in Hopewell Church and burial made in Hopewell Cemetery. She was a pioneer and county resident. She is survived by 4 sons, Winfield, Bert and Scott of Noble County, and Anderson of Whitley County; 5 daughters, Mrs. Jane Hanlon, Mrs. Edward Richards, and Mrs. Carl Haney, all of Noble County, and Mrs. Rosa Richards and Mrs. Ira Craig of Churubusco; 23 grandchildren and 52 great-grandchildren. ^ 1-6-1934
McCoy Isaac, Green Twp, died Tuesday of heart trouble and paralysis. ~ 9-17-1891
McCoy James Winfield, 90, a resident of Noble County, died in a Butler convalescent home Thursday. He was born in Penn. July 21, 1865, a son of William and Harriet Irons McCoy. He was married to Amanda Bear, who died in 1918. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Grover Aungst, Kendallville; a son, Frank, near Albion; four sisters, Mrs. Jane Hanlon and Mrs. Pearl Haney, Albion, Mrs. Dessie Richards, Avilla and Mrs. Ira Craig, Churubusco; 8 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville Saturday. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. ~ 11-10-1955 + 11-?-1955
McCoy Janice Ann, 56, died Friday after being involved in a traffic accident in Yorktown, Va. She was born Sept. 16, 1940 in Richmond, Va. to Richard and Eunice Todd. She married Jerry McCoy on June 10, 1962. A 1958 graduate of Great Bridge High School, she was a 1962 graduate of Wheaton College. She was a historical interpreter for Colonial Williamsburg, Va. Surviving are her husband; her parents in Chesapeake, Va.; a son, Christopher of Tulsa, Okla.; a sister, Linda Wells of Great Bridge; and a brother, Richard C. Todd of Charlotte, N.C. Funeral Thursday in Churubusco United Methodist Church. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 11-1-1996
McCoy Jennie A, who resided two miles northeast of Churubusco, died December 2 in the Farris Nursing Home at Columbia City. She was a native of Swan Twp. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Dwight Parish; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Helen Yeiser, Avilla; and two brothers, Clarence Schutt of Swan Twp and Clifton Schutt, Rogers, Ark. Services in Sonday Funeral Home in Churubusco with burial in Riverview Cemetery. ~ 12-9-1954
McCoy Jesse Albert, 44, farmer of this county, died May 10 at the Huntington Hospital from injuries received two weeks ago when the truck he was driving was struck by a train at Huntington. His companion, A. J. Winebrenner, was killed instantly. Mr. McCoy had rallied slightly last week but an abscess formed near the lung and death resulted. He is survived by his widow, Chloe (Budd); two sons, Donald and James; a daughter, Marjorie; one brother, Frank of Albion; one sister, Mrs. Grover Aungst of Kendallville; and his father, James of Albion. Funeral at Christian Chapel Wednesday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. He was born Feb. 2, 1892 in Noble County, the son of James W. and Rebecca Bair McCoy. + 5-?-1936
McCoy John Milo, 90, (b. 10-15-1867 - d. 12-8-1957) a retired farmer and a native and lifelong resident of Noble County, was found dead Sunday in the basement of his home in Green Twp, R. 1, Avilla, by a daughter, Mrs. Orpha Snell, Jefferson Twp. He apparently had suffered a fatal heart attack Sunday morning after going to the basement to check his fire. Surviving in addition to the daughter are two sons, Lawrence, Ft. Wayne, and Carl, Albion; three other daughters, Mrs. Anna Snell and Mrs. Ethel Renkenberger, near Avilla, and Mrs. Iva Hiatt, near Albion; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Joe, Churubusco, and Robert, Avilla; and a sister, Mrs. Tillie Geiger, Churubusco. Services Wednesday in Hopewell Presbyterian Church of which he was a member. Burial, church cemetery. ~ 12-12-1957
McCoy Kermit T, 80, of Churubusco, died Saturday in Whitley County Hospital. He was born April 1, 1908 in Churubusco, the son of Harry and Lura (Gaff) McCoy. On Aug. 11, 1928 in Churubusco he married Gladys Roberson. A lifetime area resident, he retired in 1973 from General Electric Co. He was a member of Churubusco United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge No. 515 and OES No. 136. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Wallace (Dolores) Green of Columbia City; a son, Richard of Howe; a half-sister, Oakey Hite of Ligonier; 4 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Services Tuesday in Orr Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 1-21-1989
McCoy Larry D, 65, of rural Avilla, died March 21, 2006 at his home. Born in Fort Wayne, he graduated from Albion High School in 1958 and lived in Fort Wayne until moving to Swan Twp. Surviving are his wife, Lisa; his mother, Mildred of Kendallville; children, Deborah (Brian) Riecke, Cindy (Steve) Inman and Leslie (Bob) Semprini of Huntertown, Kathy (Doran) Peacock of Kendallville, Kimberly Biancardi of Kokomo and Lisa (Paul) Buchanan of Churubusco; several stepchildren; sisters, Joyce Carpenter of Albion, Glenda Stevens of Kendallville and Donna Hardy of South Bend; 20 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Gerald A. McCoy; and an aunt, Bessie Hull. For the past 21 years he had been employed in the maintenance department at Mullinix Packages, Inc., Fort Wayne. Services Friday in Sheets & Childs Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Hooper-King Cemetery. ~ 3-23-2006
McCoy Lawrence J, 57, of Fort Wayne, brother of Mrs. Anna Snell and Mrs. Ethel Renkenberger, Avilla, died Sept. 26, 1964 in Parkview Hospital Fort Wayne. Born in Whitley County, he had resided in Fort Wayne 30 years. He was employed by Joslyn Steel Co. and was a member of St. Mathew’s Lutheran Church. Also surviving are the widow, Edna; two sons, Lawrence Jr. of Detroit, and Robert, serving with the Army at Fort Meade, Ga.; three daughters, Mrs. Donald Teague of San Diego, Calif., and Rosalee and Sharon at home; a grandson; two more sisters, Mrs. Orpha Snell and Mrs. Iva Hiatt; and a brother, Carl, all of Albion. Funeral Tuesday in D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home, Fort Wayne. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. ~ 10-1-1964 + 9-?-1964
McCoy Leland, 70, Churubusco, died Feb. 12 in McCray Hospital. He was born in Noble County Jan. 20, 1916, the son of Thomas and Mamie (Maggert) McCoy. He married Eldora Fulk May 7, 1938. A Green Twp farmer until moving to Churubusco in 1973, he was employed by American Tractor Company and Kraft, Inc. He was a Green Twp trustee from 1970-1978 and a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Peggy Rupert of Albion and Donna Coleman of Port Clinton, Ohio; two sons, Robert of Albion and Stanley of Churubusco; two sisters, Fay Friskney, Wolcottville and Enid Weaver of Avilla; a brother, Elza of R. 1, Avilla; and 10 grandchildren. Services Friday at Sheets Funeral Home in Churubusco. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 2-21-1985 + 2-12-1985
McCoy Leslie, 82, R. 1, Churubusco, a lifelong resident of Noble County, died July 28 in his home. He is survived by the widow, Helen; one son, Guy; two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two brothers. Services Sunday in Krider Funeral Home. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 8-4-1960
McCoy Lydia Ann, 58, died at her home one mile north of Churubusco last Friday. She was born in Noble County and was married to Mr. McCoy when a young woman. Surviving are the husband; three daughters, Mrs. Ollie Weimer and Mrs. Gladys Scheurich of Avilla, and Mrs. Alreada Buehrer at home; 8 grandchildren; 2 brothers, David and Ed Richards of Churubusco; and two sisters, Mrs. John Grawcock of Churubusco and Mrs. James Harter of LaOtto. + 3-?-1930
McCoy Mabel M, 92, of Albion, died Sept. 7, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne. She had worked for Ben Franklin, Haffner and Dollar General stores. She was born June 16, 1914 in Whitley County to Grover and Estella Mae (Shively) Jagger. On July 6, 1932 in Albion she married Carl McCoy. He died in 1990. She was a member of Blue River Church of the Brethren. Surviving are 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Phyllis and Ken Fulk of Kendallville and Mary Jane and James Earnhart of Albion; 6 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren; and 3 sisters, Ruth Pickett and Gladys Squires of Fort Wayne and Madeline Hively of Churubusco. Preceding her in death also were 2 sisters, Evelyn Kimmel and Lois Gandy. Services Monday at Blue River Church of the Brethren. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 9-10-2006
McCoy Mamie, 88, of R. 1, Avilla, died in Sacred Heart Home April 18. She was the widow of Thomas McCoy who died March 7, 1950. She was born in White County Dec. 2, 1889 to Lawson and Nora Alexander Maggert, and she was married Jan. 28, 1912. A housewife, she was a member of Green Center United Methodist Church. Survivors are two sons, Elza of R. 1, Avilla, and Leland of R. 1, LaOtto; two daughters, Mrs. John Friskney of R. 3, Wolcottville, and Mrs. Lauren Weaver of Avilla; 15 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services at Krider-Workman Memorial Chapel April 21. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 4-20-1978 + 4-?-1978
McCoy Marion "Mac" W, 77, of Charleston died March 16, 2013.  He was an ordained minister with the Presbyterian Church.  He had served as the associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Warren, Pa., and was staff chaplain and assistant supervisor with the Medical College of Virginia.  He had also served as the director of pastoral care at Southside Hospital in Bayshore, N.Y., and retired as pastor of the Valley Stream Presbyterian Church in New York.  He served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years, with duty in DaNang, Vietnam.  He was born June 18, 1935, in Noble County to Wilbert and Clara (Buehrer) McCoy.  He is survived by his wife, Sara McCoy of Charleston, S.C.; his daughters, Elizabeth McCoy of Framingham, Maine, and Rebecca McCoy and her husband, Mark Merriner of Mathews, Va.; his son, Edward McCoy of Charleston; and his sisters, Anna Watson of Avilla, and Dorothy Schultz of Fort Wayne.  He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Maurice McCoy of West Lafayette.  A memorial service will be held  April 20, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Charleston.  ^ 3-28-2013
McCoy Maurice J, 61, of W. Lafayette, died Feb. 25 in St. Elizabeth Medical Center emergency room in Lafayette. He was born in Avilla June 18, 1935 to Wilbert and Clara (Buehrer) McCoy. On July 28, 1952 in Lafayette he married Jean A. Lathrope. He had lived in West Lafayette 25 years, moving from Hillsdale, Mich. He was sales manager for Best Windows and Doors in Lafayette. He was assistant Boy Scout master of Troop 338 and a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife; 5 sons, Douglas of Gurnee, Ill., Stephen of Broad Ripple, Robert of Ann Arbor, Mich., Michael of Lafayette, and Richard of Bloomington; 2 sisters, Mrs. P. R. (Anna) Watson of Avilla, and Mrs. H. A. (Dorothy) Schultz of Fort Wayne; his twin brother, Marion W. of Valley Stream, N.Y.; and one granddaughter. Funeral in Covenant Presbyterian Church, West Lafayette. Burial, Tippecanoe Memory Gardens in West Lafayette. ~ 3-6-1997
McCoy Maxie E, 83, Churubusco, died Aug. 22 in Whitley County Hospital. She was born in Churubusco Sept. 6, 1901, the daughter of Samuel and Alice (McGuire) Beavers. She married Guy R. McCoy Oct. 21, 1922. She was a lifetime Churubusco resident and a member of the Churubusco United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Mrs. James W. (Gene) Freeman, R. 1, Albion; a son, Glen R., R. 3, Churubusco; a sister, Mrs. Abe (Ruth) Nestel, Churubusco; 7 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Services Sunday at the United Methodist Church. Burial, Eel River Cemetery. ~ 8-29-1985
McCoy Mildred L Johnson, 63, R. 1, Avilla, died Tuesday in Miller’s Merry Manor at LaGrange. She was born in Andrews May 23, 1918, the daughter of Victor and Lucille (Rudig) Sharp. She and Robert F. Johnson, who died in September 1964, were married March 10, 1937. She married Elza McCoy February 12, 1969. Surviving with her husband are one daughter, Mrs. Gregg (Pam) Parker, Wolcottville; two sons, Craig Johnson, Avilla, and Terry Johnson of Fort Wayne; two stepsons, Paul McCoy, Columbia City and Philip McCoy of LaOtto; seven grandchildren and nine step-grandchildren; two sisters, Phyllis Reidel, Fort Wayne, and Beverly Feichter of Kirkland, Washington. One stepdaughter, Carol Hovarter, preceded her in death. She had lived in the community since 1956 and was a member of the Blue River Church of the Brethren where services will be conducted Saturday. Burial, Hopewell Cemetery. ~ 9-17-1981 + 9-?-1981
McCoy Mildred M, 86, died Aug. 29, 2007 at her daughter's Kendallville residence. She retired from Tokheim in Albion after 7 years and had worked at Haffner's Variety Store in Kendallville for 13 years. She was born in Fort Wayne on Sept. 25, 1920 to Alva J. and Alice Anna (Moore) Bryant. She married Gerald A. McCoy on Oct. 20, 1939 in Fort Wayne. He died in Feb. 1988. Surviving are 3 daughters, Joyce Carpenter of Albion, Donna Hardy of South Bend and Glenda Stevens of Kendallville; 16 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Lisa McCoy of Avilla; and 2 sisters-in-law, Patty (McCoy) Uhl of Nashville, Tenn., and Luella Bryant of Fort Wayne. She was also preceded in death by a son Larry in March 2006; 8 brothers, Herman, Carl, Wayne, Dale, Donald, Earl, Delmer and Gerald Bryant; and 3 sisters, Nellie Wendt, Bessie Hull and Irene Nisse. Graveside services Saturday at Hooper-King Cemetery. ^ 8-30-2007
McCoy Milo "Bert", 76, a native and life-long resident of Noble County died Tuesday at the home of a sister, Mrs. Charles R. Haney, in Green Twp. Surviving are a son, Clarence, Alhambra, Calif.; a granddaughter; one brother; and three other sisters, Mrs. Jane Hanlon and Mrs. Ed Richards, Green Twp, and Mrs. Ira Craig of Churubusco. Services Friday at Sonday Funeral Home in Churubusco. Burial, Hopewell Cemetery. ~ 1-11-1951 + 1-?-1951
McCoy Morgan "Shelly", 25, Ligonier, died Monday in a train accident near Ligonier. He was born July 31, 1963 in West Palm Beach, Fla., to Frederick and Diana (Pachico) McCoy. He was a molder for the Columbia City Division of Fort Wayne Foundry and had lived in the Ligonier area nine months, having moved from Osseo, Mich. Surviving are his fianceé, Julie Pena, Ligonier; his father, Frederick, Los Angeles, Calif.; stepfather and mother, Robert and Diana McArthur, Osseo, Mich.; two sons, Robert and Morgan II, Pittsford, Mich.; two daughters, Teresa and Lori, Pittsford, Mich.; one brother, James, Orlando, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Timothy (Claudia) Blocher, Osseo, Mich., and Maxine, West Palm Beach, Fla.; two stepbrothers, Mac McArthur and Christopher McArthur of Pittsford, Mich. Services Sunday at Orr Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery. + 7-24-1989
McCoy Nona, 64, of R. 4, Albion, died March 31 in Butler. A lifetime resident of Noble County, she was born Jan. 5, 1891, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Smith. Services were held Sunday in the Sparta Christian Church at Kimmell. Surviving is the husband, Frank; the parents of Albion; a son, James R., Albion; a daughter, Mrs. Marguerite Kay of Powell, Ohio; eight grandchildren; five brothers, (only 4 listed) Welty and Byron of Albion, Lee of North Webster, and Guy in Florida; and two sisters, Mrs. Berniece Berkes of Albion, and Mrs. Lucille Frey of R. 4, Albion. Burial, Sparta Cemetery. ~ 4-7-1955 + 3-?-1955
McCoy Nora, 87, R. 1, Avilla, died Saturday at the Glen Oaks Nursing Home in Auburn. A lifetime area resident, she was born January 1, 1883 in Noble County, the daughter of Jefferson and Elizabeth (Cramer) Owen. She was married July 31, 1898 to Robert M. McCoy. He died in 1961. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Wallace (Velda) Scheurich, R. 1, Avilla, and Mrs. Zelma Scheurich, R. 3; one sister, Mrs. Ethel Cramer, Avilla; one brother, Fred Owen, Albion; four grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday in Hopewell Presbyterian Church. Burial, Hopewell Cemetery. ~ 7-30-1970 + 7-?-1970
McCoy Phyllis J, 84, of Wolf Lake, died Oct. 19, 2011, at her home. She had resided in Noble and Elkhart counties until moving to New Mexico in 1988. She returned to Wolf Lake in 1997. She was a 1945 graduate of Wolf Lake High School. She was born July 16, 1927, in Noble County to Orville J. and Lottie (Walburn) Strouse. She married Vearl E. McCoy on Oct. 18, 1947. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Deidre Berkopes of Flat Rock; and a granddaughter.  She was preceded in death by her son, Danny Vearl McCoy. Private service next week at Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 10-21-2011
McCoy Ralph, 54, an Albion area resident for 50 years, died Saturday in his home, R. 4, Albion. Cause of death was listed as a heart attack. Born in Kendallville September 8, 1911, he was the son of Frank and Nona Smith McCoy. On March 30, 1935, he married Freida Gaerte, who survives. A member of Blue River Church of the Brethren, south of Merriam, he was a farmer and at one time worked for the county highway department. Surviving beside the wife are three sons, James, Albion, and William and John, both at home; four daughters, Mrs. Jerry Wolf, Massillon, Ohio, Mrs. Thomas Aungst Jr., Albion, and Norma and Mary McCoy, both at home; one sister, Mrs. Charles Kay, R. 4, Albion, and eight grandchildren. Services Tuesday in Merriam Blue River Church of the Brethren. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 11-4-1965 + 10-?-1965
McCoy Randy M, 4, died Thursday in St. Joseph Medical Center, Fort Wayne. He was born March 14, 1989 in Fort Wayne to Mark L. and Patricia (Justice) McCoy. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Avilla. Surviving are his parents; grandparents, Donald L. and LaVera McCoy of Avilla and James W. and Kathy Justice of Fort Wayne; great-grandmothers, Virgie McCoy and Laura Knach of Avilla. A grandmother, Shirley Justice, and a brother, Daniel, preceded him in death. Funeral Monday in St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial, St. Mary's Cemetery. + 12-30-1993
McCoy Raymond J "Gene", 62, died unexpectedly Oct. 21, 1911 at his Green Twp residence due to an apparent heart attack. He was born in Green Twp on August 19, 1929, a son of Alva and Ethel Mae Pippenger McCoy. He married Ruby Gibson in Noble County on Sept. 3, 1949. He was employed as a railroad worker in Garrett and retired from Asbury Foundry in Auburn this past August after 26 years. He also farmed in Green Twp. He was a member of Tri County, Tri State and Four County Pony Puller's associations. Surviving are his wife; daughters, Mrs. Paul (Shirley) Lothamer of Kendallville and Nancy Nevil of Albion; sons Larry of Butler and Tony of Green Center; sisters, Audrey Luther of Albion and Mrs. Paul (Patty) Uhl of Nashville, Tenn; 19 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Gerald and a sister, Deloris Marker. Funeral Friday at Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 10-21-1991
McCoy Richard C, 46, R. 1, Avilla, died Friday at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born August 26, 1924 in Noble County to Chauncey and Virgie (DeHoff) McCoy. He was married to Waunieta Walt, who survives. Except for two years immediately following their marriage, they resided in Noble County. A graduate of Huntertown High School, he worked in the International Harvester Co. engineering department for 25 years. He was a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church where he served as elder, the Masonic Lodge at Huntertown, and Avilla American Legion Post No. 240. An Army veteran of WW II, he had served in Austria. Surviving in addition to his wife and parents are two daughters, Pamela, a freshman at Purdue, and Maureen, at home; one son, Richard Lee, at home; three sisters, Mrs. John (Phyllis) Fulk, R. 1, Churubusco, Mrs. Thomas (Ruth) Motter and Mrs. Jack (Norma) Griebel, both of Fort Wayne; and one brother, Don, R. 1, Avilla. Funeral Monday at Hopewell Presbyterian Church Burial, King Cemetery. ~ 4-11-1971 + 4-?-1971
McCoy Robert A, 71, died June 4, 2010 at his place of business, R. A. McCoy Inc. in Albion. He was born Dec. 7, 1938 in Green Twp, the son of Leland and Eldora (Fulk) McCoy. He was married to Karol Harlan. Surviving are 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Robert A. Jr and Kathy McCoy and Michael and Nikole McCoy of Albion; his mother of Albion; his grandchildren, Nick, Connor, Maria, Margaret and John McCoy; a brother and sister-in-law, Stan and Pansey McCoy of Churubusco; 2 sisters and a brother-in-law, Peg and Keith Rupert and Donna Coleman, all of Albion. Memorial calling June 6, 2010. Cremation will take place. ^ 6-5-2010
McCoy Robert M, 83, died at his home on R. 1, Monday after a year’s illness. He was a retired farmer and a lifelong resident of Green Twp He was born April 4, 1878 in the same house where he died. His parents were the late Isaac and Vianna Irons McCoy. He and Nora Owen were married July 31, 1898 at Churubusco. He was a member of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church. Surviving are the widow; two daughters, Mrs. Zelma Scheurich, Kendallville, and Mrs. Velda Scheurich of R. 1; four grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Tillie Geiger, Churubusco. Funeral this afternoon in the Hopewell Presbyterian Church. Burial, Hopewell Cemetery. ~ 11-30-1961
McCoy Ronald, 71, died Dec. 24, 2000 at a Duarte, Calif. nursing home. Surviving are a brother, Vearl of Wolf Lake; and a niece. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 12-27-2000
McCoy Rose, about 46, died Sunday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Williamson, in Kimmell. She was a former resident of Chicago and had been in Kimmell only about 6 months. The body was taken to Chicago Monday for burial on Tuesday. Surviving are the daughter, Beatrice Williamson of Kimmell. + 2-?-1949
McCoy Ruby, 83, rural Avilla, died January 13, 2010. She was born in Rockfork, Kentucky, on August 2, 1926, a daughter of Noah and Frances (Conley) Gibson. She had worked at Warner Gear. On September 3, 1949, she was married in Noble County to Raymond J. “Gene” McCoy. He died Oct. 21, 1991. The surviving relatives include her children, Larry (Gail) McCoy of Wolcott and Nancy Nevil and Tony McCoy, both of Albion; and four sisters, Helen Zimmerman of Albion, Nella Mae Gibson of Auburn, Della Fay Ruff of Turtle Lake, Wis., and Rosa Lee Wood of Auburn. There are 20 grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and 56 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Shirley Lothamer; seven sisters; seven brothers; three grandsons; and a great-granddaughter. funeral Jan. 16 at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 1-16-2010
McCoy Ruth C, 85, of Chicago, died Tuesday at her residence. She was born in Salem Center Feb. 7, 1904, the daughter of Roscoe and Etta (Weaver) Conklin. She left Kendallville in 1940, moving to Chicago. She had been a buyer for Marshall Field & Co. department store and was also a self-employed businesswoman dealing in stocks and bonds since 1950. Her husband, Joseph, died in 1975. There are no survivors. Graveside services Friday in Lake View Cemetery. + 4-4-1989
McCoy Sarah Ann, youngest daughter of Thomas A. and Jane Cooley Anderson, was born in Swan Twp, Sept. 15, 1857 and died July 16, 1934, aged 76 years, 10 months, 1 day. She married James. M. McCoy Oct. 25, 1884. He died May 11, 1900. Two children and one stepson are left, Wilbert McCoy of Swan Twp; Eva A. McCoy of New Sheffield, Pa. One daughter, Alice M. McCoy, preceded her in death in 1907. There are two granddaughters, Anna May and Dorothy Louise McCoy. She has been a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church for many years. * 1934
McCoy Scott, 71, of Green Twp, died Friday at the home of his daughter here, Mrs. Clarence Weimer. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Scheurich of Swan Twp, Mrs. Joe Buehrer and Mrs. Clarence Weimer of Avilla. Funeral Monday at the Local Evangelical Church. + 10-?-1938
McCoy Thomas W, 60, died Tuesday at the supper table in his home southwest of Avilla following a heart attack. He was a farmer all of his life and was born in Indiana to Isaac and Vianna Irons McCoy. He was a member of the Green Center EUB Church where funeral was held Friday afternoon. Surviving are the wife, Mamie; two sons, Elza and Leland; two daughters, Mrs. Fay Friskney and Mrs. Enid Weaver; three brothers, John M., Joseph and Robert, and three sisters, Mrs. John Owen, Mrs. Tillie Geiger and Mrs. Della Shambaugh, all of Noble County, and 11 grandchildren. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 3-9-1950 + 1950
McCoy Tony J II, 13, died Oct. 27, 1991 in the emergency room at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, after being involved in an electrocution accident at his Green Twp home. He was born in Noble County May 23, 1978 to Tony J. and Pam Pancake McCoy. Surviving are his father of Albion; his mother of Churubusco; a sister, Kristy, and a brother, Travis, both of Churubusco; grandparents, Ruby McCoy of Avilla, James and Marsha Pancake of Albion, and Patricia Young of Angola; a great-grandfather, Virgil Pancake of Albion. Funeral today at Sheets Funeral Home. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 10-27-1991
McCoy Vada I, about 79, of Albion, Mich., died May 12, 1970 in Gaylord, Mich., where she was visiting her daughter. She was born in Albion on Aug. 27, 1890, the daughter of Orley H. and Clara (Miles) Reynolds. After graduating from the Albion High School in 1910, she attended Tri-State College in Angola. For four years she taught in the public schools of Noble County prior to her marriage on Nov. 18, 1915 to Arthur McCoy of Kimmell. She was a member of the Albion Women’s Club, the First United Methodist Church and Senior Citizens group, all of Albion, Michigan. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Clara Harrison of Gaylord, Mich.; three sons, Willis of Albion, Mich., Herbert of Portland, Ore., and Edgar of Malvern, Pa.; a sister, Mrs. Hazel Carver, Albion, Mich.; 7 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral at Helrigel-Tidd Funeral Home in Gaylord, Mich. May 15. Burial, Riverside Cemetery, Gaylord. + 5-?-1970
McCoy Vianna Murray (Irons) was born April 18, 1847 in Beaver County, Pa., where she grew to womanhood. She came to Noble County, in 1866 where she married Isaac McCoy on Jan. 8, 1867. They had, four boys and three girls; and these, with five stepchildren completed the family circle. Her husband died Sept. 15, 1891, leaving her alone to care for the large family. Three children, Mrs. Maggie Henry, Mrs. Sarah Diffendarfer and Theodore McCoy preceded their mother in death. At the age of 14 she became a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Scottsville, Pa. In 1868 shortly after coming to Indiana, she united with the Hopewell Presbyterian Church by letter. She remained a faithful consistent member of this church for 48 years. She died Aug. 31, 1916 at the age of 69 years, four months and 13 days. Two sisters, Mrs. Harriet McCoy of this neighborhood and Mrs. Lizzie Smith of Beaver County, Pa.; six children, John, Joseph, Robert and Thomas McCoy, Mrs. Matilda Geiger and Della Shambaugh; three stepchildren, James McCoy, Mrs. Mary Crothers and Mrs. Lettie Owen; 62 grandchildren remain. Funeral at the home Saturday. Burial, Hopewell Cemetery. ~ 9-6-1916
McCoy Virgie B, 102, died September 29, 2000 at Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. She was born August 10, 1898 in Swan Twp of Noble County to Orlando B. and Ocie Mae (Whan) DeHoff. On October 8, 1919 at Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Swan Twp she married Chauncey McCoy. He died September 22, 1982. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Noble County. She was a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church. Surviving are one son, Donald of Avilla; 3 daughters, Phyllis Butts of Churubusco and Ruth Motter and Norma Griebel of Fort Wayne; 18 grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 2 brothers, two sisters and one son, Richard, who died in 1971. Services Monday at Hopewell Presbyterian Church. Burial, Hooper-King Cemetery. ~ 10-5-2000
McCoy W Joseph, 83, a life-long resident of this community and retired farmer, died Saturday in the Whitley County Hospital. He was a member of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church. He is survived by the widow, Emma; one daughter, Mrs. Forest DeHoff; two sons, Orlo, Churubusco, and Dale, R. R. 1, Avilla; 13 grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; a brother, Robert, R. R. Avilla, and a sister Mrs. Till Geiger of Churubusco. Services Tuesday in the Krider Funeral Home in Churubusco. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 4-30-1959
McCoy Wilbert A, 71, was found dead along the roadside near his home Saturday. A native of Pennsylvania, he was born October 25, 1885, a son of James and Sarah McCoy. His parents moved to this community when he was three years old, and he was a resident here since then. He was a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his widow, Clara; two daughters, Mrs. Anna Watson, north of Avilla, Miss Dorothy McCoy, at home, and twin sons, Maurice and Marion, both in college; one sister, Miss Eva McCoy of R. 1, Avilla. Services Tuesday in Hopewell Presbyterian Church. Burial, Hopewell Cemetery. ~ 2-14-1957 + 1957
McCoy William, 85, a resident of Noble County for many years, died Feb. 21 at his home in Green twp. A native of Penn., he came to Noble County when a young man and July 2, 1864 married Harriet Irons, who survives, together with their children, Winfield Scott and Bert of Noble County, Anderson of Whitley County, Mrs. Frank Hanlon, Mrs. Edward Richards and Mrs. Charles Summers of Noble County, Mrs. Ira Craig and Mrs. David Richards of Churubusco. Funeral in the Hopewell Evangelical Church. + 2-21-1923
McCoy William C, 82, died Friday at McCray Hospital. He had lived for 44 years at 424 N. Park Ave., Kendallville. He was born in Miller City, Ohio, on Feb. 12, 1895, a son of William and Barbara McCoy. On Dec. 2, 1932 he married Alice R. Werner at the St. Michaels Church just north of Waterloo. He was a retired watchman for No-Sag Inc., Kendallville, and a member of the Odd Fellows. Services at Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home Monday. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 5-?-1977
McCoy William G, 75, of Albion, died April 28, 2012, at Avalon Village in Ligonier. He was born on Feb. 27, 1937, on the family farm southwest of Albion, to James Ralph and Freida L. (Gaerte) McCoy. He graduated from Albion-Jefferson High School in 1955. He was a dairy farmer in York Township for much of his life, and had also worked at Monsanto and later at Maple Leaf Farms. On April 17, 1970 he married Daisy M. Clouse. She died June 7, 1998. Surviving are two brothers, James R. (Linda) McCoy and John (Donna) McCoy, both of Albion; two sisters Janice M. Aungst of Dade City, Fla., and Mary Inlow (Ron) Poyser of Albion; 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Services Tuesday at the Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 4-30-2012
McCoy William T, farmer residing north of Churubusco in Noble County, received fatal injuries near the sinkhole on the road north of Churubusco Tuesday when he leaped as his team was running away with a heavily loaded wagon down grade. He became caught in the lines and was dragged several feet and finally under the wheels of his wagon. He died a few minutes later in the home of Dan Fulk. He leaves an aged father, John, who lived with him; 2 sons; and 4 brothers, Leslie of Smith Twp, George of Fort Wayne, and Isaac and Charles of Noble County. * 10-16-1917
McCray Amanda (Reynolds) of Kendallville whose family has been identified for many years with the material growth and prosperity of this community, died Monday at her home on Water St. She had lived in Ohio and in 1857 she married Hiram McCray, a native of Va. They had five children, Homer, Elmer E., John, Cora and Lena. In 1868 they removed to Kendallville where he engaged in the produce business, which developed eventually into the refrigerator manufacturing business, now one of the leading industries of Kendallville. He died Oct. 3, 1888. She is survived by her three sons, Elmer E. and Homer of this city, John of Iowa; and her two daughters, Mrs. J. T. Stahl and Mrs. H. H. Macomber of this city; besides a number of grandchildren. She was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church. Funeral Thursday from the residence. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 5-13-1912
McCray Ellen, about 82, died Oct. 22 at Lakeside Hospital in Kendallville. She was the widow of the late Homer McCray. Funeral last Saturday. + 10-?-1942
McCray Elmer E, 72, refrigerator manufacturer and philanthropist of Kendallville, died of a heart attack Dec. 30 at his winter home in Atlanta, Ga. Funeral was held Sunday. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. Attending the last rites of their employer, more than 300 workmen marched in a body to the home Sunday to view the remains and hear the parting sermon. He was held in high esteem for his philanthropy and ideal citizenship. Among his gifts to the community were large cash donations to the Lakeside Hospital and a $3000 building last year to the fairgrounds for use of 4-H Clubs. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Lena McCray; a daughter, Mrs. Sarah Candler, Atlanta, Ga.; a brother, Homer; and two sisters, Mrs. Cora Stahl and Mrs. H. H. Macomber. + 12-?-1937
McCray Hannah, 87, a pioneer of Noble County and one of the early settlers of this community, died at her home in Rome City Tuesday. She has been a resident of Rome City for more than 50 years. Her death was due to the infirmities of old age. Her husband died some years ago and she has been making her home with her only child, a son, William, who survives. Funeral from the M. E. Church Thursday. Burial, Osborn Cemetery. ^ 12-20-1911
McCray Hiram died Tuesday. He was born in Licking County, Ohio in 1833. He came to Kendallville in 1868 and engaged in the business of butter and egg packing, with which and other business interests he has been successfully engaged since. In 1857 he married Amanda Reynolds, who survives. He is the father of five, children, Homer, Elmer, John, Cora and Lena, all living and present at his bedside through his illness. He served two terms in the common council of Kendallville and two years in the state legislature as representative. The funeral takes place at the family residence this afternoon. + No date ^ 10-5-1888
McCray Homer, 82, vice president of the McCray Refrigerator Co. at Kendallville for many years, and chairman of the board of directors since the death in 1937 of his brother, E. E., died Thursday of heart disease and complications. A pioneer resident the name McCray was symbolic with the rapid strides and growth of Kendallville. McCray had been associated with the Refrigerator Co. since 1892 and in the interim has seen the products of the company shipped to almost every country in the world. Surviving are the widow, Ellen; and two sisters, Mrs. H. H. Macomber and Mrs. Cora Stahl. Funeral Sunday at the residence. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 10-?1941
McCray Lena Willett was born at Lima, Ind. in 1861. Her life previous to her marriage was spent at her birthplace and at Kendallville. She was married in 1886 to John McCray and since her marriage had lived in Chicago. She died Aug. 22, 1897, leaving a husband, father and mother, two brothers and a sister Funeral at the home of her brother. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 8-22-1897 ^ 8-27-1897
McCray Stella Amanda (Harris) was born in Union City, Ind. April 18, 1869. She was the oldest of five daughters. Her life was spent in her native city. She graduated in 1889 from the high school. She was married Nov. 8, 1894 to Elmer McCray. She united with the Presbyterian Church here March 1896. She died May 29, 1896. Her father, mother and three grandparents together with three sisters and a husband mourn. Funeral Sunday at the home of her father, Major William Harris, at Union City. + 5-29-1894 ^ 6-5-1896
McCrea William, 82, pioneer, died at his home in Rome City Wednesday from a heart attack. He was born in Penn. and came to Noble County with his parents when he was five years old. He is survived by several cousins. Funeral Saturday at Rome City Methodist Church. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 12-?-1935
McCreary John, son of Mr. and Mrs. Asa McCreary of Green Twp died Monday from lung trouble. Funeral Thursday at the house. Burial, Hopewell Cemetery. ^ 4-28-1909
McCreary Leslie F, 76, of Fort Wayne, died today at his residence. He was born in Avilla Nov. 29, 1909 and on Oct. 7, 1933 in Albion married Fern I. Windle. He had lived in Kendallville 20 years, moving to Fort Wayne 32 years ago. He was a retired custodian with Fort Wayne Community Schools where he had worked 19 years. He was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife; a sister, Martha Mapes of Kendallville; and a brother, Floyd McCreary of Elkhart. Services Thursday in D. O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, Fort Wayne. Burial, Covington Memorial Gardens. + 11-11-1986
McCreery A June, 79, died Feb. 11, 2001 at Parkview Noble Hospital. She was born in LaPorte on June 17, 1921 to Welcome Willard and Engla Christina (Erickson) Short. On Oct. 28, 1950 she married Milton Hall McCreery in Fort Wayne. He died in 1987. She was a member of Green Chapel Redeemed Church and was a nurse's aide at McCray Hospital, retiring in 1983 after 23 years. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Dawn McCreery of Rome City; 3 stepchildren; a sister, Mary Jane Byerwalter of Western Springs, Ill.; 20 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Services Wednesday at Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. ^ 2-12-2001
McCreery Milton H, 76, 608 Diamond St., died Tuesday at McCray Hospital. Born Oct. 28, 1910 in Carbondale, Ill., he was the son of Milton H. and Sally (Shamness) McCreery. On Oct. 28, 1950 in Fort Wayne he married June Short. He was a retired security guard at Newnam Foundry and was a member of the Moose Lodge. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Steve of Rome City, and John of Chillicothe, Mo.; two daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Barbara) Wentworth of Kendallville, and Mrs. Jack (Caroline) Sperbeck of Lafayette; one sister, Ethelyn Reese of Palm Bay, Fla.; 20 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. One son and two sisters preceded him in death. Graveside services at a later date. + 3-10-1987
McCue Theresa May, 54, 313 E. Williams St., died Wednesday in her home. She was born May 5, 1921 in St. Louis to Charles Reynolds and Mary C. (Reynolds) Dorris. On Aug. 11, 1938 she married Frank McCue in Kansas. She was an 8-year resident of Kendallville, coming from St. Louis. She was a member of the Moose and Eagles. Surviving are her mother; her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Denzil (Donna) McDonald, Kendallville; four sons, Verne, Kendallville, David, Franklin and Danny of Fort Wayne; a sister, Mrs. Viola Wilkinson, Glendale, Calif.; and 10 grandchildren. Services Saturday at Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 6-?-1975
McCuen Bertha Devere, 83, died at Kenney Retirement Community Ligonier. Born Dec. 19, 1902 in Kosciusko County, she was the daughter of William O. and Minnie Edna (Yeager) Lutes. In Kosciusko County she married Willard M. McCuen who died April 28, 1981. She moved from Nappanee to Plymouth in 1948 and lived there until moving to Ligonier in 1981. She and her husband had a young people’s orchestra that performed for various churches 1940-55. Surviving are a foster son, Richard E. Howard of Ligonier; five sisters, Evelyn Gall of Ligonier, Marjorie Lutes, Mary Hepler, Nellie Sechrist and Helen Miller of Nappanee; and four brothers, Everett of Elkhart, and Delbert, Herman and Clifford of Nappanee. Services today in Johnson Funeral Home. Burial, Stoney Point Cemetery near Atwood. + 9-5-1986
McCuen Lena, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herberger, died Dec. 23 of consumption, aged 27 years, 2 months and 24 days. She leaves a father, mother, husband and 4 children, besides a sister and several brothers. She was a member of the Christian Church for 10 years. ^ 12-26-1884
McCullick Vern, about 75, died March 6, 1967 in his office in his garage at 4711 Lillie St., Fort Wayne, a victim of a heart attack. He was born Feb. 14, 1892 in LaGrange County near South Milford, the son of Albert and Barbara Ann Englert McCullick. He lived in South Milford until about 9 years ago when he moved to Fort Wayne. He retired ten years ago from McCray’s where he had been an accountant for over 34 years. He was a member of the Fort Wayne Amora Club, the Kendallville IOOF Lodge, the 20-year club at McCray’s, the Mitchell Street Methodist Church, Coliseum Lions Club and formerly a member of the Kendallville Lions Club. Surviving are his wife, Gertrude; two daughters, Mrs. Beverly Noe of Defiance, Ohio, and Mrs. James Curtis of Albion; one stepson, Ray W. Fish of Fort Wayne; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Madeline Kasson of Lima, Ohio; 5 grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Belle Zimmerman of Kendallville, and Mrs. Orpha Cahrier of Coldwater, Mich. One sister preceded him in death. Funeral this afternoon at Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. + 3-?-1967
McCullough Frances V, 66, died Jan. 11, 1995 in her Kendallville residence. She was born in Kendallville on Oct. 2, 1928 to Verlin and Evelyn (Trowbridge) Marshall. On July 11, 1954 in Wolf Lake she married Donald E. McCullough. She was a bookkeeper and receptionist for Albion New Era and helped her husband with custodial work until 1994. She was a member of Wolf Lake Seventh Day Adventist Church. Surviving are her parents; her husband; 2 daughters, Mrs. Ronald (Sharon) Wagner of Watervliet, Mich., and Holly McCullough of Kendallville; a son, Edward of McDonald, Tenn.; and 4 grandchildren, Benjamin, James and Sarah Wagner and Kimberly McCullough. She was preceded in death by a brother, Melvin Marshall. Funeral Saturday in Hite Funeral Home. Burial, Sweet Cemetery. + 1-11-1995
McCullough Marian E, 92, formerly of Churubusco, died May 28, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Columbia City. She was born Dec. 14, 1893 in Noble County, the daughter of Isaac and Ella (Workman) Rosenogle. In 1918 she married John McCullough, who preceded her in death May 13, 1963. They lived in the Churubusco area. She was a cook for many years at the Green Grill and was a member of American Legion Post 157. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Geraldine) Weeks of LaOtto, Mrs. Clifton (Virginia) Bair and Betty Phillips, Columbia City; and Ellen Crabill, Churubusco; three sons, Roy of Grand Rapids, Thomas of Albion and David of Columbia City; a sister, Bessie Bryie of Churubusco; three brothers, Burlin of Albuquerque N.M., Omar of Albion, and Earl of Coquille, Ore.; 18 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and a number of great-great-grandchildren. Services Friday in Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ~ 6-5-1986 + 5-28-1986
McCullough Roy A "Red", 73, died Friday at home. He was a Whitley County native and had lived in Fort Wayne. He had been employed by International Harvester 10 years and was a WW II Navy veteran. Surviving are his wife, Bea; a daughter, Barbara Jones, Chesterton; four sons, Robert of Alto, Mich., Jack of Fort Wayne, Gary of Caledonia, Mich., and Pat, Grand Rapids, Mich.; four sisters, Ellen Grabill and Virginia Baer of Churubusco, Geraldine Weeks, Albion, and Betty Phillips, Columbia City; two brothers, David, Springfield, Ohio, and Gene, Syracuse; and 11 grandchildren. Services in Grand Rapids, Mich. today. Burial, Plainfield Twp Cemetery. + 7-22-1988
McCullough Thomas, 80, died December 16, 2013, at DeKalb Health in Auburn. He was born in Whitley County to John and Marion (Rosenogle) McCullough on December 29, 1932. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. On June 11, 1954, he married Judith Hire in Churubusco. He retired from Dana Corporation with over 42 years of service. He had a family of 3 children, Larry McCullough of Albion, Lani (Warren) Elliott of Fort Wayne, Lynn (Kathy) McCullough of Ligonier; one sister, Virginia of Ligonier; 9 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 6 siblings, Ellen, Dave, Betty, Geraldine, Roy and Max. Funeral, December 21, 2013, at Stone’s Hill Community Church. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. ^ 12-18-2013
McCullough Thomas Henry, 76, died this morning at his home here. No immediate relatives survive. A native of Allen County, he had lived here 60 years. Funeral Tuesday. Burial, Riverside Cemetery. + 2-?-1939
McCurdy Edith, 81, died Thursday in Akron, Ohio, where she had made her home the past 41 years. She resided at 850 Work Dr. A former resident of this community, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse W., who died August 1959. She was a member of the Woodlan United Methodist Church in Akron and of Kenner Rebekah Lodge, Garrett. Surviving are a son, Harold W., New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; two daughters, Mrs. Edith Brammell, Cincinnati, and Mrs. Grace Eblen, Akron; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services Sunday in Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco. Burial, Huntertown Cemetery. + 4-?-1970 + 4-?-1970
McCurdy Michael D, 34, R. 1, Rome City, died Saturday at his residence from an apparent heart attack. He was born Feb. 22, 1950 in Indianapolis, the son of Robert and Ruth (Johnson) McCurdy. On Nov. 4, 1978 in Indianapolis he married Charyl J. Smith. He moved to Rome City three years ago from Indianapolis and was a member of the First Christian Church, Kendallville. Surviving are his wife; his father in Calif.; and his mother and stepfather, Ruth and Stephen King, in Indianapolis; two daughters, Linda and Meisha at home; four sons, Michael, Donald, Justin and Christopher; a brother, Tim of Buffalo, N.Y.; a half-brother, Stephen King II of Indianapolis; and a half-sister, Linda Smythe of Indianapolis. Services Tuesday at Hutchins-Armes Funeral Home, Wolcottville. Burial, Orange Cemetery. + 5-19-1984

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