Shirley M. Fore, age 97 of Auburn, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Parkview DeKalb Hospital in Auburn.  She was born May 9, 1925 in Waterbury, Connecticut to Lovell and Mable (Whelpley) Cole.  In 1946, Shirley graduated from the Hartford Hospital School of Nursing in Hartford, Connecticut.  After graduating from nursing school, this 24 year old young lady headed west to Denver, Colorado where she moved into a YWCA and started her nursing career.  She...

Patricia J. Rohrer, 91, of Auburn, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Betz Nursing Home in Auburn. She was born February 21, 1932, in Auburn to Albert J. and Helen J. (Freeman) Griffin. She married Bernard L. Rohrer on June 6, 1959, in Edgerton, Ohio, and he survives in Auburn. Pat worked at Indiana Bell in Auburn as an operator for 30 years, worked for Dr. Liddell Veterinarian Clinic for 10 years and retired after 17 years for DeKalb Central Schools as the copy operator. She was a...

Marie D. Bandy, 94, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023, at the Laurels of DeKalb in Butler. She was born November 7, 1928, in Plymouth, North Carolina to Louis Richard and Lula Jane (Phelps) Davenport.   Marie married James F. Bandy on June 15, 1951, in Camp Springs, Maryland. James passed away May 28, 2000. She worked for the United States Government Civil Service as an Accounting Technician for 22 years, retiring in 1990. She also worked alongside her husband, Jim, as a secretary...

Thomas B. Parr, age 76, of Corunna passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Ascension Sacred Heart Village in Avilla. He was born on July 29,1946 in Auburn to Otis “Burdette” and Lydia “Ruth” (Reinoehl) Parr. Tom worked for the State of Indiana as a milk inspector for 45 years.  He would travel around the state visiting dairy farms inspecting the milk that they were producing.  At one point in his career he had over 300 farms that he would visit. ...

Hamilton – Jack S. Thompson, 89, of Hamilton, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023, at his home on Hamilton Lake with family by his side. He was born December 30, 1933, in Kokomo, Indiana to William and Joy (Clarkson) Thompson. Jack was a graduate of Kokomo High School and graduated from Indiana University with a Master’s degree and later graduated from Purdue University with a Master’s degree.   He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp serving in the...

LaRene Fay Hunter, 79, of Auburn, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born on Jan. 9, 1944, in Westby, Wisconsin, to Theodore and Hazel (Oftedahl) Stueland. LaRene was a graduate of Viroqua High School in 1962. She attended Luther Hospital School of Nursing in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and graduated in 1965. She married James Charles Hunter on Aug. 4, 1973, in Westby, Wisconsin, and he passed away on June 27, 1995. LaRene...

William “Bill” S. Kobiela, age 78, of Auburn passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at home surrounded by his family. He was born on June 21, 1944 in Garrett to Joseph and Leona (Blaskie) Kobiela.  He graduated from Garrett High School in 1963. Bill honorably served his country in the United States Army in the 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War from June of 1963 until June of 1966. He married Sandra S. Sithen on March 20, 1965 in Garrett.  She resides in...

Jimmy Darrell Taylor III, age 28, of Waterloo passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Jimmy was born on February 11, 1995 in Whitesburg, Kentucky.  Jimmy was a good dad and spending time with his daughter was very important to him, he loved his family very much.  He also loved his dog, Eazy.  Jimmy enjoyed playing his guitar and being outside fishing and riding dirt bikes.   Survivors include: His mom; Lisa Rangel of Waterloo. His daughter and his significant...

Randy “Rocky” J. Rollins, age 27, of Garrett passed away unexpectedly on March 14, 2023. Rocky was born on September 16, 1995 in Auburn.  He had been working at Kraft in Kendallville for the last year.  Prior to working at Kraft he worked with his father at Benny’s Auto Repair for several years.  Rocky enjoyed riding his motorcycle and working on cars.  Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.  He will be greatly...

Kendallville – David Alan Houser, 77, died Tuesday March 14, 2023 at his home in Kendallville. He was born December 29, 1945 in Decatur, IN to David F and Anna J. (Gunder) Houser. David worked as a maintenance Mechanic for Cooper Tire in Auburn retiring in 2007. He was a member and served at Dayspring Community Church in Auburn for many years. He was a volunteer fireman for the Corunna Fire Department and also served as an EMT. His many interests included gardening, musical...