Auburn – Joy L Carpenter, 89, of Auburn died Sunday December 3, 2023 at Betz Nursing Home in Auburn. She was born in Celina, Ohio on January 18, 1934. Her father was Loyd Clark and her mother was Bertha (Cunningham) Christian and they have both passed away. Joy graduated from Celina High School. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and also her Master’s Degree from Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne. She taught for 20 years first and second grade in...

***Schedule change***  Funeral Mass will now be held on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church instead of Friday morning at 10:00 AM due to church scheduling.   George Michael Davis, 74 of Auburn passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2023. He was born on April 10, 1949 in Garrett to George Harper and Delores Theresa (McGuire) Davis.  He graduated from Garrett High School in 1967.  George then attended Ball State University...

Delores June Abbott, 89, passed away Saturday, Decemeber 2, 2023, at her home in Auburn.  She was born August 23, 1934, in Rochester, Indiana to Oscar and Ruth Abbott.  June was admitted to the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center when she was 8 years old. She lived there for 47 years. She then moved to Oak Meadows in Auburn at the age of 55 and lived there for several years before moving to a Rescare Waver Home in Auburn. She loved all the staff at Rescare.  A graveside...

Ashley – James Joseph Brown, 89, of Ashley passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023 at Parkview Randalia Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born October 3, 1934 in Richlands, Virginia to James Henry and Lula Mae (Deskins) Brown. James worked as a coal miner in Virginia before moving to this area where he worked for 25 years at General Electric in Fort Wayne before retiring in 1990. He attended Pleasant Chapel Church of the Brethren and enjoyed being outdoors including in the garden,...

Donald O. “Radar” Robinett, 80, passed away Friday, December 1, 2023, at his home in rural Waterloo. He was born January 13, 1943, in Pleasant Lake, Indiana to Elvin T. and Wilma L. (Lockhart) Robinett. He married Terri Dixon on August 6, 1984, in Houston, Texas, and she survives in Waterloo. Don drove truck for Star Fleet Trucking. The company pulled campers to different locations throughout the country. Also surviving are seven children and their spouses, Andrew T. and Dawn...

Norma J. Ankney, age 94 of Auburn, passed away on Thursday, November, 30, 2023 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Garrett. Norma was born on April 27, 1929 in Fort Wayne, her parents were Arthur and Ethel (Crocker) Hoffer.  She married her first husband, Edward Sproat on March 20, 1946 in Fort Wayne and he preceded her in death on May 7, 1969.  She married her second husband, Hayden Ankney on April 24, 1982 in Auburn and he preceded her in death on June 1, 2021.  Norma worked...

Angela R. (Benbow) Johnson, 56, of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at her parents’ home in Kendallville, Indiana. She was born April 13, 1967, in Marion, Indiana to James E. and Darlene (Thrailkill) Benbow. Angela was an IT Technician working with Vera Bradley for five years and Cooper Tire for 25 years. Angela loved traveling especially to mountains and oceans. She enjoyed her job as a IT Technician, but most of all she loved the Lord, her family and friends. She...

Sue Carol Ward, 89, of Garrett and formerly of Auburn, Indiana, was known as Little Granny, and went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. She was born Sept. 30, 1934, in English, West Virginia, daughter of the late Thomas and Leona Colley. She married Samuel Ward on April 9, 1955, and he passed away on Dec. 27, 1976. She worked at Hermac Inc., until she was 74 years old, retiring in 2008. She loved her family, cooking, baking, music and sitting under her maple tree. She...

Auburn – Dorothy E Hart, 90 of Auburn and formerly of Waterloo passed away Monday November 27, 2023 at her home in Auburn. She was born in Auburn on December 11, 1932 to Sidney and Elois (Swartz) Smith. Dorothy worked early on at the Waterloo Dairy which her parents owned. She would wrap butter before school. After high School and college she worked in accounting at Cooper Tire and Rubber in Auburn for 29 years retiring in 1997. She was a member of First Grace Church in Waterloo...