All Obituaries

Amber Danielle McCormick, age 38, of LaGrange, IN passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN.  Miss. McCormick was born on January 21, 1984 in Fort Wayne, IN to Jimmy Bryson McCormick and Rose Marie (Poynter) Lehman.  She attended East Noble High School in Kendallville, IN.  Amber previously was employed at Subway in Rome City, IN for over 4 years.  Amber was an outdoors enthusiast. She enjoyed taking walks in her flip flops, raking...

Marvin J. Grabill, age 79, of Elkhart, IN passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at Life Care Center in LaGrange, IN.  Mr. Grabill was born on January 15, 1943 in Goshen, IN to John and Helen (Hodge) Grabill.  In 1961, he graduated from Concord High School in Elkhart, IN.  Mr. Grabill served his country honorably with the United States Navy during the Vietnam War from 1963-1967.  Marvin was a skilled Tool and Die Maker for over 30 years.  With the help of...

Richard "Jay" Dale Carter Jr., age 65, of Idlewild, MI passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital in Reed City, Mi.  Mr. Carter was born on May 10, 1957 in Breckenridge, MI to Richard Dale Carter Sr. and Shirley Ann (Roach) Carter.  He attended High School at Houghton Lake High School in Houghton Lake, MI.  On June 28, 1986, he married Annette Renee Collins in LaGrange, IN.  Jay was one of the founding employees of Dutch...

Susan I. Reiling, age 73, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at Evergreen Village in Fort Wayne, IN. Ms. Reiling was born on September 27, 1949 in Sturgis, MI to Ralph and Mary (Miller) Smith.  She attended LaGrange High School.  Susan was employed by Nishikawa Cooper in Topeka, IN for 4 years.  She then worked for Becton Dickinson in Auburn, IN for 5 years.  Susan enjoyed puzzle books, coloring, and Dachshund dogs.  She was an avid fan...

Betty Lou Burner, age 78, of Howe, IN passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at her residence.  Mrs. Burner was born on March 26, 1944 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to the late Mike and Annabelle (McKay) Mangene.  She graduated from Cedarville High School in Michigan.  Betty worked in book keeping for many years.  On September 21, 2002, she married Daniel Burner in LaGrange, IN.  Betty enjoyed knitting, crocheting, reading, and old cars.  She and her husband...

Fernando Fernandez Reyes, age 20, of Angola, IN passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at his residence.  He was born on November 16, 2001 in Angola, IN to Fernando Fernandez Perez and Mercedes Reyes Garcia.  Fernando graduated from Prairie Heights High School.  He was previously employed at ATM in production in Angola, IN.  Fernando enjoyed playing video games, Fortnite, and anime such as Naruto and One Piece.  He was very active skateboarding, playing basketball,...

Kathleen O’Dell, age 92, of LaGrange, IN passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at her residence.  Kathleen was born on June 14, 1930 in Deer Creek, Carroll County, IN to John W. and Rinda (Cooper) Hall, and moved to LaGrange, at the age of 9.  She married her husband of 65 years, William Thomas O’Dell of July 31, 1948 in Defiance, OH.  They lived in Kendallville for several years, moving to LaGrange in 1960. She worked in the insurance industry for 35...

Susanna J. Jent, age 80, of LaGrange, IN passed away peacefully on Monday, October 3, 2022 at Life Care Center LaGrange.  Ms. Jent was born on April 20, 1942 in Sturgis, MI to the late Edward and Edna (Crain) Long.  She graduated High School in Sturgis, MI.  For 23 years, she served as a home health aid for Farmer's State Bank's Trust Department.  She loved crafting, listening to music, tending to her plants, and bird watching.  Her true passion in life...

Timothy Coburn, age 65, of Kendallville, IN passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022 at Parkview Regional Medical Center.  Mr. Coburn was born on June 17, 1957 to Chester and Osie (Chaffins) Coburn.  In 1975, he graduated from Lakeland High School in LaGrange, IN.  For 10 years, he was employed at Pace America in Middlebury, IN.  He then worked for Dometic in LaGrange for a few years.  Tim then was employed for 5 years at Morgan Olson in Sturgis, MI.  He...

Stephen Taylor Bell, age 71, of Howe, IN passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at his residence.  Mr. Bell  was born on September 28, 1950 in San Diego, CA to the late Finley and Joyce (Brothers) Bell.  In 1968, he graduated from Point Loma High School.  He then continued his education majoring in journalism and obtained a degree from San Diego State University.  On July 24, 2021 he married Bernadette Minga in Tucson, AZ.  For nearly 25 years, Stephen was an...