Auburn, IN:  Richard D. Lounsbury, 69, formerly of Orland, IN., died Friday, March 23, 2018 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born October 27, 1948 in LaGrange to the late Harry and Evelyn (Rush) Lounsbury.  Richard was a self-employed mechanic and did excavating.  He married Stella Irene (Mobley) Lounsbury on October 14, 1969 in Howe, IN.,  and she preceded him in death on June 5, 2016. Richard enjoyed racing...

Allen Leroy Metzger (81) of Fremont, IN, passed away on February 24, 2018 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on November 6, 1936 in Noble Township, Branch County, Michigan to Walter and Lola (Good) Metzger. He started school in Bremen, Indiana, but attended Bronson Community Schools for most of his education. .Allen enlisted in the US Navy in 1955. In 1957, he married Joanne Blair and together they had 3 sons. (This marriage ended in divorce.) In 1963, he...

Fort Wayne:  Iva G. Davis, 87, formerly of Butler, died Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born March 18, 1930 in Fort Wayne to the late John and Nettie May (Hunter) Shepherd. Iva graduated from Bullard and Elmhurst High Schools.  She worked for Ballastran Transformer Company in Fort Wayne for 16 years.  Iva and her husband Raymond moved to Butler in 1970 and owned the D/A Trailer Court for 37 years.  She was...

  Angola:  Virgene Sanders, 83, died Friday, January 26th, 2018 at Chandler Place Assisted Living in Kendallville. She was a member of the Calvary Lutheran Church.  She retired from the Steuben Council on Aging (Angola) in 1999. She was born March 8th, 1934 to the late William and Jenny (Erxleben) Selking in Preble, Indiana. Virgene married Steve Sanders on June 29, 1962 and he preceded her in death on June 20, 2015. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law;...

Frances Ellen McKale Clouse, “Fran,” age 92, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, January 16, 2018.  She spoke often of being in glory land, and has now reached her heavenly home.  Fran was born on November 20, 1925, to the late Arthur and Berdena McKale in Sturgis, Michigan.  After her father passed away, she was raised by her Mother and stepfather, Ray Wadsworth. Fran lived most of her life in the Angola area.  She owned and operated...

Angola:Catherine “Katy” I. (Gaskill) Johnson, age 86 of Angola, IN (formerly of Fort Wayne, IN) fell asleep in death January 5, 2018 at Northern Lakes Nursing & Rehab Center in Angola. She was born in February of 1931 in Fort Wayne, IN to the late Robert James and Emma Mae (Bonifacius) Gaskill.  Catherine raised and sold champion AKC Poodles and Yorkies at her kennel “Lorilea Kennels” in Fort Wayne and later here in Angola.  She had...

Auburn:  Richard E. Hilkey, age 86, died Friday, January 5, 2018 at Presence Sacred Heart Home in Avilla.  Richard was born on October 13, 1931, in Auburn to the late Ferman Cecil and Vera (Buss) Hilkey.  He married Marilyn Lou (Darby) Hilkey on October 25, 1952 at the March Air Force Base in California, and she preceded him in death on May 24, 2015.  He worked at the Auburn Foundry for 12 years and then for Colwell Industries in Kendallville for 15 years.  He...

Angola:  Stanley W. “Stan” Monroe, 67, died unexpectedly at home on Sunday, December 24, 2017. Stan was born, September 18, 1950 in Paoli, Indiana to the late George William and Ruth Evelyn (Dougherty) Monroe.  He was the owner of Midwest Services in Angola from 1986 to 2017.  Stan married Susan Kay (Beals) Monroe on April 14, 1984 in Virginia and she survives.  He was a member of various car clubs, was the youngest AKC Kennel Club show superintendent, a...

Angola:  Rita Marie Crimmins (nee Davis), longtime resident of Angola Indiana, died on December 11th at her daughter Mary Beth's home in Noblesville Indiana; she was 94 years old. Rita was born September 11, 1923 in South Bend, Indiana to Noemi (Probst) and Albert C. Davis. She attended St. Joseph's Elementary School and South Bend Central High School. It was during her grammar school days that she was captivated by a neighborhood boy, John Crimmins, a good-looker who...

  Hamilton:  David Ray Crody, age 56, of Hamilton, IN, passed away on Tuesday from complications of the silent grip of Alzheimer’s.  A proud, fourth generation Veteran, serving in the United States Army and Air Force, he gave his love of Country to his children, both of them enlisting in the Army. David was the quintessential outdoorsman; more apt to be spending his free time hunting, fishing, or open-fire cooking than anything else. Upon...