Rodney Lee “Rod” Blackburn, 59, of Goshen, IN passed away at 3:21 a.m. on Monday, February 24, 2020 at his home. He was born on March 5, 1960 in Goshen, In to Marshall & Vivian (Ratliff) Blackburn. He lived most of his live in the Elkhart / Goshen area, attended Elkhart Community Schools, and was a United States Navy veteran. He was married on October 16, 1982 in Goshen, IN to Cynthia D. “Cindy” Marner who survives. He loved fishing, hunting, golfing and...

Priscilla June Rhode, 99, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2020 at her home. She was born on June 23, 1920 in Chicago, IL to Otto J. & Edith (Williams) Rhode. She moved to the Syracuse area when she was 14 years old from Chicago, IL and graduated in 1938 from Syracuse High School. She also graduated from University of Illinois, received her Master’s Degree from Indiana University in Indianapolis, and was a United States Coast Guard veteran. She...

Paul Ray Sliter, 95, of North Webster, IN (formerly of Milford, IN) passed away at 3:35 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. He was born on June 10, 1924 in Russellville, AR to George & Beulah (Pierce) Sliter. He grew up in Arkansas, attended public school in Bradford, AR, and moved to Indiana in 1955. He was married on August 16, 1969 in Warsaw, IN to Myrtle L. (Hollar) Veach who survives. He retired in 1986 as the owner / operator of Sliter...

Raymond “Ray” Setlak, 74, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Golf Side Hospice in Zephyrhills, FL. Arrangements are pending at Owen Family Funeral Home, St. Rd 13 & CR 500N, North Webster, IN. Please check back later for complete obituary and service information.

Robert L. “Bob” Dust, 90, of Goshen, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 10:32 a.m. on Friday, February 21, 2020 at the Maples of Waterford Crossing in Goshen. He was born on January 28, 1930 in Chicago, IL to Fred C. & Esther J.B. (Hedin) Dust. He moved to Syracuse in 1942 from Chicago, IL, graduated in 1948 from Syracuse High School, and was a United States Army veteran. He was the former o-owner & operator of Dust & Son Decorators for 47 ½ years as...

Dakota Bleu Fisher, 31, of North Webster, IN passed away at 9:28 p.m. on Friday, February 21, 2020. He was born on November 8, 1988 in Huntington, IN to Kimberly K. Fisher & Stephen L. Walker. He was a lifetime are resident, attended Wawasee High School in Syracuse, graduated from Lakeland High School in LaGrange, and attended Ivy Tech Community College in Warsaw. He was married on May 29, 2010 in Syracuse, IN to Dawn N. Brinegar who survives. He formerly worked at M & S Excavating...

Donald J. "Don" Serviss Sr., 81, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. He was born on July 3, 1938 in Queens, NY to George & Frances Lazarus Serviss. He grew up in New York and attended John Adams High School in Ozone Park, NY. He retired from L & F Manufacturing in Bohemia, NY and moved in August 2015 to Syracuse area after being in Pennsylvania for 14 years. He is survived by: Daughter...

Donald G. “Don” Smith, 69, of Milford, IN passed away at 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at his residence. He was born on December 4, 1950 in Bronson, MI to Walter Warren & Fanny (Troyer) Smith. He graduated from Bronson High School in Bronson, MI, attended Kellogg College in Iowa, and was a United States Army veteran. He was married on October 30, 2000 in Goshen, IN to Debra S. (Tyler) Bowler who survives. He retired in 2012 from Medtronic in Warsaw after several...

George A. Bushong, 97, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 10, 2020 at Wellbrooke of South Bend in South Bend, IN.  He was born on November 23, 1922 in Syracuse, IN to Joseph R. & Olive M. (Geyer) Bushong. He was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1940 from Syracuse High School. He served in the United States Army Air Corps from January 11, 1941 to June 30, 1945 and was in the Normandy Campaign. On June 16, 1946 in Kansas City, MO he...

Larry R. Kelley, 79, of North Webster, IN passed away at 4:41 a.m. on Friday, February 7, 2020 at Parkview Hospital Randallia in Fort Wayne, IN.  He was born on February 8, 1940 in Hicksville, OH to Ernest & Eunice (Hill) Kelley.  He formerly attended Woodburn High School in Woodburn, IN and was a United States Marine Corps veteran.  He retired from BF Goodrich in Woodburn and was a member of the North Webster Church of the Brethren in North Webster. He previously resided...