ALBION — Kirk Alan Sickafoose, 59, of Albion, Indiana, passed away at home on Monday, May 9, 2022. He was born on Aug. 20, 1962, in Columbia City, Indiana, to Jack and Shirley (Henning) Sickafoose. Kirk was a lifetime area farmer. He raised cows and horses and was a member of the Appaloosa Horse Club. He loved his family, granddaughters, and International Harvester tractors. On Dec. 15, 1984, in Albion, he married Rebecca Zumbrun. Kirk leaves behind his wife, Becky Sickafoose, of...

Wolf Lake – Kevin M. King, 50, of Wolf Lake, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.  He was born on October 3, 1971, in Kendallville, to Jimmy and Renecia (Wicker) King.  Kevin worked at Dexter Axle in Albion for nearly 30 years, most recently as a shipping and receiving supervisor.  He enjoyed the outdoors – fishing, hunting, and playing sports.  He loved to ride motorcycles.  Kevin was also a...

LAOTTO — Mary Hall, 89, of LaOtto, Indiana, passed away peacefully at home, on Sunday, April 17, 2022.  She was born on June 25, 1932, in Hoagland, Indiana, to Arthur and Paula (Rossman) Schroeder.  On June 7, 1958, at St. John's Lutheran Church - Bingen in Hoagland, she married Ned Hall. He preceded her in death on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Mary was a homemaker and farm wife. She enjoyed gardening and handwriting letters and cards. She was a longtime member of Immanuel...

LAOTTO — Neddie "Ned" Hall, 87, of LaOtto, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Orchard Point Health Center in Kendallville. Ned was born on Aug. 19, 1934, in Langley, Kentucky, to Revis and Lou (Osborn) Hall. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and member of Avilla American Legion Post #240.  He retired from DCAS as a quality assurance specialist. He also farmed and enjoyed playing golf. Ned was a longtime member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in...

CHAROLETTE L. ROBINSON, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.  Born Dec. 4, 1930, in Fort Wayne, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Bernadean (Weber) Waltenburg. She was introduced to her future husband, Kermit Robinson, on a double date. They married on Nov. 11, 1952 and were blessed with many happy years together. Charolette spent many happy hours at her cottage on Steinbarger Lake with Kermit, family and friends. Charolette loved all animals, especially dogs and...

Lora Lee Gorsuch, 89, of Albion, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. She was born on Dec. 1, 1932, in Pleasant Lake, Indiana, to Anthony and Nellie (Stoy) Blomeke.  She was a graduate of Ball State University with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education, and later received her Master's in Education from University of St. Francis. Lora Lee had a wonderful career lasting 38 years, including teaching at Albion...

Avilla – Hobart E. Hinkson, Jr., 61 of Avilla, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at his home surrounded by family.  He was born on January 29, 1961, in Fort Wayne, to Hobart and Donna Bell (Pattee) Hinkson.  He was a US Army veteran and former Post Commander of Avilla American Legion Post 240.  Hobart loved his family and grandkids.  He also enjoyed camping, fishing, and spelunking.  He was a Colts fan and watched NASCAR races.  He was employed at...

Everett Eugene "ET" Troyer, 81, of Albion, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2020.  He was born on March 9, 1939, on the family farm in Green Township, Noble County, to Allen and Ruth (Leitch) Troyer.  He spent his entire life in Noble county. On July 2, 1960, he married Patricia "Pat" Duke at the Albion Wesleyan Church. They celebrated 53 years of marriage before her passing on September 14, 2013. Everett served in the Air National Guard and the Volunteer...

WOLCOTTVILLE — Joshua E. Williams, 41, of Wolcottville, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. He was born on Jan. 16, 1981, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Issac and Kathryn (Coplin) Williams. Josh was a graduate of Prairie Heights High School and was recently employed at Colormaster. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing, listening to music, doing gardening, and playing with his dog, Ruger.  He also enjoyed spending time with...

  Dorinda J. Carmichael age 47 of Avilla, IN died Tuesday, March 15, 2022 in Avilla, IN. She was born October 28, 1974 in Indianapolis, IN to Larry G. Minks Sr. and Donna L. (Van Valkenburg) Minks. She married Danny “Dan” Carmichael on June 24, 2006 in Gatlinburg, TN and he died Jan. 29, 2020. She taught at Rudaes Beauty College form 2004 – 2017 and Family Shears for many years. Dorinda enjoyed spending time with her family playing cards and watching the grandkids....