Albion - Alden "Al" Myers, 79, of Albion, passed away on Tuesday September 12, 2017 at North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion.  He was born on August 27, 1938 in Hayworth, IL to the late Harrison & Susie (Tory) Myers.  Al received his undergraduate degree from Huntington University and later his Masters degree from Butler University in Indianapolis.  On March 25, 1967 in Howe, IN he married Karen Ramer.  He taught at Lima High School in Howe for four...

AVILLA — Kathleen W. Boyer, 93, of Avilla, died Tuesday September 5, 2017, at the Presence Sacred Heart Home. She was born in Kendallville to George and Alva Seng. She was raised in Kendallville by her step-parents, James and Edith Woods, after losing both of her birth parents. A graduate of Kendallville High School, she married Gerald “Jack” Boyer on April 1, 1945. Kathleen loved to knit, crochet, work with flowers, and design and make Barbie Doll clothing....

Albion - Dorcile Harlan, 96, of Albion, passed away on Sunday Sept 3, 2017 at North Ridge Village in Albion.  She was born on Sept 21, 1920 in Garrett to the late Elmer and Alta (Bordner) Peffer.  A 1938 graduate of Albion Jefferson High School, she married Kenneth Harlan on June 16, 1940 in Syracuse.  He preceded her in death in 1995.  She was elected Noble County Recorder for 4 years, and worked in the courthouse for over 15 years.  She also worked at Essex...

Albion - Steven F. Jacob, 70, of Albion, passed away on Wednesday August 30, 2017, at Goshen General Hospital.  He was born on Sept 25, 1946 in Kendallville to the late Franklin and Dolores (Olinghouse) Jacob.  A lifetime area farmer, he also was a heavy equipment operator.  Mr. Jacob was a former Noble County Commissioner, member of the Rotary Club, C.M.A., and belonged to Vineyard Church in Syracuse and Victory Christian Church in Lehigh Acres, FL.On July 30, 2005 in...

Albion – Kimberly K. Slone, 48, of Albion, passed away on Thursday August 24, 2017 at North Ridge Village Nursing Home.  She was born to Max D. and Linda M. Smith on January 2, 1969.  She was a resident of North Ridge Village Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center in Albion for 10 years.  She loved all of her resident friends and everyone that was part of the facility while she resided there.  She enjoyed playing bingo, Wii Bowling, coloring, jigsaw puzzles,...

Sylvia (Brigham) Broughton, 95, formerly of Sioux Falls, SD, died Monday, August 21, 2017, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville, IN. Sylvia Stolley, daughter of Theodore and Amelia (Giertz) Stolley was born October 13, 1921 in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Sylvia was a longtime resident of Sioux Falls, living here from 1930 until 1972. While in Sioux Falls, she was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church. She graduated from Washington High School with the class of 1939. She was...

KENDALLVILLE —  Donnabelle "Celia" Myers, 89, of Kendallville, passed away on Friday August 18, 2017. She was born on March 12, 1928 in Warsaw to the late Wilbur and Zoah Ada (Blue) Ross. A lifetime area resident, she married Donald Myers on January 6, 1945 in Albion. He preceded her in death on April 6, 2012. She loved music, and could play by ear, often playing her dulcimer. She enjoyed antiquing, collecting pottery and traveling the...

ALBION — David G. Davis, 82, of Albion, passed away on Wednesday August 16, 2017, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born on May 9, 1935, in Elkhart to the late Wayne and Ruth (Grimm) Davis. On June 10, 1972, in Albion, he married Nila Moore. She survives in Albion. He was an over-the-road truck driver as an owner and operator for over 30 years, making runs from coast to coast. Following his truck driving years, he worked at Guardian and...

Janet S. Leatherman, 74, of Avilla, died on Sunday August 6, 2017, at Parkview Regional Medical Center. She was born on February 9, 1943, in Fort Wayne to the late Arthur and Gwendolyn (Everson) Pieper. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Avilla and loved to play bingo in her spare time. On May 18, 1992, she married Robert Leatherman who survives in Avilla. Also surviving is son, James Deetz of Fort Wayne; daughters Julie (Steven) Kahn of Roanoke,...

John Shaffer went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, July 30. John was born on June 5, 1955, to John Shaffer and Nancy (Shaffer) McCarthy in Olean, New York. He graduated from Allegany Central School in 1973. He attended Northwood Institute in Midland, MI where he was an All-American Defensive Tackle. In 1979, John moved to Fort Wayne, IN to be with his two sons, Sean James and Shane David. While helping to raise Sean and Shane, John was a union construction worker, a...