Clayton Michael "Mike" Varney Jr., 51, of Colon, MI (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020 in Colon, MI. Arrangements are pending at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, IN. Please check back later for complete obituary and service information. 

Richard Lloyd "Dick" Tillman, 83, of Syracuse, IN & Merritt Island, FL passed away at 6:47 a.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at his home in Syracuse. He was born on November 27, 1936 in Elkhart, IN to Lloyd E. & Josephine (Butler) Tillman. He graduated in 1954 from Elkhart High School, was a Class of 1958 graduate from the United States Naval Academy, and received a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University. He was married on July 29,...

Daniel D. “Dan” Van Lue, 61, of Milford, IN passed away at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on May 14, 1959 in Adair Co., MO to Jack & Katheryn N. (Wright) VanLue. He grew up in Wakarusa, graduated in 1978 from Northwood High School in Nappanee and lived most of his life in the Milford area. He was married on March 14, 1981 in Goshen, IN to Lesia G. Tyler who survives. He was a welder by trade and formerly worked at Bison Manufacturing...

Mona Belle Byrd, 98, formerly of Syracuse, IN passed away at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Mason Health & Rehab in Warsaw, IN. She was born on October 22, 1921 in North Webster, IN to Ray & Nora (Mock) Firestone. She was a lifetime Syracuse / North Webster area resident and graduated in 1940 from Syracuse High School. She was married on February 24, 1940 to James H. “Jim” Byrd who preceded her in 1990. She retired from Dana Corporation in Syracuse after 13...

Shirley Irene McKinley, 79, of North Webster, IN passed away at 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on August 25, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA to William & Ethel (Weiser) Harris. She grew up in Plymouth, IN and attended Plymouth High School. She was a homemaker and formerly worked at Kinro in Syracuse and Wawasee Café in Syracuse. She in Goshen and moved to North Webster / Syracuse area in 1984. She was married on July 4,...

Dorothy Marie “Dot” Tucker, 88, of Milford, IN passed away at 1:19 a.m. on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. She was born on September 27, 1932 in Milford, IN to Raymond Roscoe & Adelia Tena (Krull) Pinkerton. She was a lifetime Milford resident, graduated in 1950 from Milford High School, and a graduate of Elkhart Business College.  She was married on August 26, 1951 at Milford Christian Church to William “Leon” Tucker who survives.  She was...

Edna A. Hill, 92, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 1:25 p.m. on Thursday, October, 8, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on April 1, 1928 in Mooers Forks, NY to Earl A. & Rosa Ethlyn (Massey) Moore. She graduated from Mooers High School, NY and attended Houghton College in Houghton, NY. She was married on January 22, 1948 in Mooers Forks, NY to Stanley A. “Stan” Hill who preceded her on March 23, 1986. She moved to Kosciusko County in July 1973...

Charles Henry “Charlie” Niemann, 62, of Huntington, IN passed away at 4:44 p.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at his home. He was born on March 29, 1958 in Huntington, IN to Carl Fredrick & June Maxine (Funderburg) Niemann. He attended Huntington Public Schools and was a United States Army veteran. He was a lifetime Huntington / Marion area resident and spent time as a young boy at Webster Lake, and was a handyman. He is survived by: Sister – Sue Niemann of...

James B. "Brad" Thomas, 47, of Warsaw, IN passed away on Monday, October 5, 2020 at his home. He was born on May 7, 1973 in Columbia City IN to Lewis R. “Randy” & Jeanne G. (Cooper) Thomas. He was a lifetime Noble / Kosciusko County area resident and graduated in 1991 from West Noble High School. He was employed at North Webster Construction (formerly Pacemaker Buildings) for 24 years. He is survived by: Parents – Jeanne & Terry Bowen of...

Guadalupe C. "Lupe" Castillo, 58, of Elkhart, IN (formerly of Milford, IN) passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born on May 1, 1962 in San Antonio, TX to Gilbert Castillo & Carmen Perales. She moved to Indiana in September 1972 and graduated from Wawasee High School in Syracuse. She lived in Milford for several years, Fort Wayne for a few years, and most of her life in the Goshen / Elkhart area. She was a homemaker and a member of the...