Search Archived Marriage Records
Nancy Rose Cox
Plymouth -- Nancy Rose Cox, 77, of Plymouth, Ind., passed away at the Lifecare Center of
Rochester December 3rd, 2010 at 7:45 p.m. She had battled Alzheimer’s disease for the latter
part of her life.
Nancy was the daughter of Arthur and Eva Roach of Rockville, Ind. She was one of eight children.
On June 10, 1955, in Plymouth, Ind., Nancy met and married
the love of her life and soul-mate,
Richard Cox. They were married
51 years before he preceded her in death. Together, Nancy
and Richard set a perfect example of a true loving relationship which was witnessed by their
family. They shared one daughter, Melody Sue Norton.
Nancy is survived by her daughter Melody and husband Nelson (Duke) Norton, Plymouth. Two
granddaughters and their families survive as well. They are Brooke E. and Brian S. Enyart of
Russiaville, Ind., and their children, Delaney and Brady: Micah M. and Ralph T. Robertson,
Plymouth, and their children, Gabreal, Gillian and Ashton.
Nancy worked 30 years for Wagner Wire (Essex) in Plymouth and also enjoyed spending time
with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She took joy in seeing their happy faces and
would do most anything to bring happiness to their lives. She was a member of the Fitness
Forum and participated in the Silver Sneakers exercise program.
Although Nancy was not one to join clubs or be a leading member of a group, she always
supported everyone around her. She was always there to baby sit a grandchild, help bathe a
horse, work at the eat-shack at the 4-H fair, bake cookies and spoil great-grandchildren. When
asking the great-grandchildren what they remember about “Nanny”, they all agreed that when
they stayed with her, they always got their way (even if it meant eating chocolate cake for
breakfast). The youngest of the great-grandchildren was drawn to her first and before any other
grandparent. She was always ready to try something new with them even if it meant riding a
horse, zooming around the fields in a go-cart, picking up rocks or just playing outside.
When not with her grandchildren, Nancy loved to spend her spare time shopping, laying in the
sun and refinishing antiques. She couldn’t pass a shoe store or rack of purses without browsing
which is a fond memory shared by the women in her family.
Growing up during the depression, Nancy developed a deep sense of compassion and passed
this on as a life-lesson to her daughter, Melody. She never judged anyone by what they had or
what they wore. Instead, she helped the less fortunate.
As Nancy grew old with her disease, her personality changed. She became the entertainer at her
residence in Rochester. She was a little feisty at times but always ready to laugh and have a
good time.
Friends will be welcomed by the family to celebrate the life of Nancy Monday, December 6, 2010,
from 3 to 7p.m. at the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Friends may also call at the funeral home after 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7.
Funeral services for Nancy will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, in the funeral
home. Justin Chambers, pastor of the New Song Church, Plymouth, will officiate.
Burial will be in Oakhill cemetery.
Memorial gifts in Nancy’s name can be made to Toys for Tots 54516 State Road 933 South Bend, Indiana.
David Fussey
FORT WAYNE -- David Fussey, 77, of Fort Wayne, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, at home.
He was born in the small village of Harding Stone on the outskirts of Northampton, England, and
was formerly of Cinnaminson, N.J. and Southern California. He was an aerospace engineer by
profession. He liked woodworking and his garden.
He was a chorister of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic for many years. He was also a veteran of the
Royal Air Force.
He is survived by his wife, Jeanie Fussey; two sons, Paul (Louisa) Fussey of West Chester, Pa.
and Mark (Sarah) Fussey of Plymouth; five grandchildren: Scott, Adam, Kasia, Zachary, and
Samuel; stepchildren: Ann, Amy and Peter, all of Muncie; six step grandchildren; and three
step great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Zilpah (Welch) and wife Audrey Fussey.
Services are at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, at Advantage Funeral Home, 2403 E. Wallen Road,
Fort Wayne, with calling from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Cancer Association.
Ronald L. Steinke
WALKERTON -- Ronald L. Steinke, 68 of Walkerton, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2010 at his home.
He is survived by his aunt, two sisters, two nephews, three nieces and cousins.
Visitation is Tuesday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home, 408 Roosevelt Road, Walkerton.
Services are Wednesday, Dec. 8 at 11 am. EST at the funeral home.
Burial will follow at Woodlawn cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the donor's choice in loving memory of Ronald Lee Steinke.
Kenneth W. Hartle
CULVER -- Kenneth W. Hartle, 80, of Culver, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010 at his residence.
He is survived by sons Kenneth Hartle of Royal Center and Stacy (Lisa) Hartle of Culver;
daughters Shelley (Joe) Sheppard of Culver, Sandy Hood of Leiters Ford, Stephanie Bilby of
Rochester, and Sue Ellen Sedlacek of Galveston, Ind.; three sisters; 17 grandchildren and 19
great-grandchildren.
Visitation is Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Odom Funeral Home, Culver.
Services are Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Bob Metzger officiating.
Burial will be at Culver Masonic cemetery.
Lisa Joanelle (Harman) Koontz
BOURBON -- Lisa Joanelle (Harman) Koontz, 54, Center Street, Bourbon, died Saturday Dec. 4, 2010 of
natural causes at her residence.
She was born May 2, 1956 in Rochester, to Thomas W. and Joan Lynn “Jody” Cullum Harman.
She was part owner in the family printing business Harmony Marketing Group, Bourbon.
She was a 1974 graduate of Mentone High School, Lisa loved cooking and helping cater meals.
She also had a great love of animals. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 424 in Bourbon.
She is survived by her son, Zachary William Gothan, of Bourbon; her father Thomas and wife
Vicki Harman, of Mentone; two brothers: Timothy and wife Rita Harman, Warsaw; and Joel
Harman and fiancée Katie Nifong, Rochester; one niece: Rebecca (Harman) and husband
Zachariah Allen, Elkhart; one great nephew: Asher Allen, Elkhart; one uncle: Jon and wife
Martha Cullum, Parker City, Ind.
She was preceded in death by her mother Joan Lynn Harman June 13, 2001.
Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7 at King Memorial Home, 101 North Tucker St., Mentone.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, at King Memorial Home, Mentone with the Rev.
William McPhail officiating.
Burial will be at Mentone cemetery Mentone.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gideon’s International.
Shirley Poor
PLYMOUTH -- Shirley Poor, 63, died Saturday, Dec. 4 at her residence.
She is survived by her husband, Arthur and five children: Karen (Jeff) Samuels of Plymouth;
Mike (Angie) Poor of South Whitley; Jason (Serena) Poor of Plymouth; Dakota Poor of Plymouth
and Hunter Poor, all of Plymouth; as well as nine grandchildren, three sisters, four brothers and
two half-sisters.
Visitation is Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Services are at the House of Prayer Church, 12450 Plymouth-Goshen Trail, Thursday at 2 p.m.
with the Rev. Ronald D. Humphrey officiating.
Burial will be at New Oakhill cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be made in Shirley's name to the House of Prayer.
Patsy J. Singleton
KNOX -- Patsy J. Singleton, 70, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Hobart.
She is survived by her sons, Bobby Singleton, of Florida, and Bill (Tina) Singleton, Jeff (Sandy)
Singleton and Sam (Crystal) Singleton, all of Knox; daughters, Janet (Terry) McIntire and Patty
(Tony) Rose, all of Knox; 16 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Vera (Ray)
Singleton of Grovertown and Jean (Dave) Thompson of Knox.
Visitation will take place from 2 to 8 p.m. (CT) Wednesday, Dec. 8 and one hour prior to services
Thursday at Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel.
Funeral services will take place at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9 at the funeral chapel.
Burial will follow at the Fletcher cemetery, Hamlet.
Iva Jean Summey
KNOX -- Iva Jean Summey, 83, of Knox, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010 at Starke Memorial Hospital.
She is survived by sons, Clay Barnett of Athensm James Summey of LaPorte, Michael Summey
of Knox, Roger Summey of Fort Wayne; brother Ernest Rowe of Plymouth; 10 grandchildren and
10 great-grandchildren.
Visitation is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7 at Braman & Sons Memorial Chapel.
Services will be at the chapel at 1 p.m., Tuesday, with the Rev. Charles Begley officiating.
Sister Loretta Volk
DONALDSON -- Sister Loretta Volk, 88, died of natural causes in the Catherine Kasper Life
Center at 8:05 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010.
Sister Loretta was born in Wendelin, Ill., Dec. 31, 1922. She was the daughter of Anton C. and
Catherine Kuenstlor Volk.
Sept. 8, 1944, she entered the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Convent and professed her
vows June 25, 1947. Prior to entering the convent, she stayed home to help her mother with the
six children in her family.
Sister Loretta received her B.S. in Education and her master's in Education and then went on to
teach in Chicago, Ill., Edwardsville, Ill., Beckemeyer, Ill., Mishawaka, Ind., and East Chicago, Ind.
She later became principal in Hecker, Ill. When she retired from teaching and administration,
Sister Loretta became a wonderful Sister Hostess at St. Mary Medical Center in Gary, and St.
Catherine Hospital, East Chicago.
Sister Loretta is survived by her sisters, Sister Antoinette Volk of Donaldson and Ethel Zwilling,
Claremont, Ill.; a brother, Don Volk of Ingram, Ill.; sisters-in-law, Dorothy (Anton) Volk of
Washington, Ill. and Lelia (Louis) Volk of Claremont, Ill.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Friends may call at the Catherine Kasper Home Chapel Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 4:30 to 9 p.m.
The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated by the Reverend Fathers Robert Zwilling, James
Bueyster and Ed Konerman, S.J. Thursday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. EST.
The Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, is entrusted with
arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Development Fund,
9601 Union Road, P.O. Box #1, Donaldson, IN, 46563.
Burnette "Bunny" C. Fish
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Burnette “Bunny” C. Fish, 93, of Sacramento, Calif., died at 10:22 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010 at Sutter Oaks Nursing Home in Sacramento.
She is survived by a son, Kenton (Margaret) Fish of Las Vegas Nev.; two grandchildren; two
step grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and three step great-grandchildren.
Visitation will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, at Jordan Baptist Church, 11447 19th
Road, Argos. Funeral services will take place at 2 p.m. Friday at the church.
Burial will follow at Jordan Baptist cemetery, Argos.
Memorial contributions may be made to the World Gospel Missions, P.O. Box #948, Marion, IN,
46952. Arrangements were entrusted with the Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Vernon E. “Butch” Ketcham
HAMLET -- Vernon E. “Butch” Ketcham, 62, of Peru, formerly of Hamlet, died Sunday, Dec. 5,
2010 in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
He is survived by daughters, Tammy Moore of Lebanon, Mo., Sheila (Elmer) Sloan of Peru, and
Nichol (Brian) Rowe of Knox; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sisters, Vera (Ray)
Singleton of Grovertown and Jean (Dave) Thompson of Knox.
Visitation will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. (CT) Friday, Dec. 10, at Rannells Funeral Home,
Hamlet Chapel.
Funeral services will take place at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the funeral home.
Roger Allen Nifong
BREMEN -- Roger Allen Nifong, 85, of Bremen, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010 at the Bremen
Health Care Center.
He is survived by a son, Rex (Jacqueline) Nifong of Plymouth; two daughters, Marcia (Michael)
Hall of Elkhart, and Judy (Joel) DeSelm of Woodburn; eight grandchildren; two great grandchildren;
brothers, Floyd (Ruth) Nifong and Norman (Betty) Nifong, both of Plymouth; and
sister, Lorna Cooksey of LaPorte.
Visitation will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8 and one hour prior to services
Thursday at Mishler Funeral Home, Bremen. Funeral services will take place at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 9, at the Bremen Church of the Brethren. Burial will follow at the Bremen cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bremen Church of the Brethren. "
Mary Jean Woodhams
ELKHART -- Mary Jean Woodhams, 70, of Elkhart, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010 at Eastlake Nursing Home.
She is survived by a brother, James R. (Marca) Woodhams of Silver Spring, Md.; sisters,
Dorothy (Rick) Winter of Nellysford, Va., and Elizabeth (Donald) Roth of Elkhart; three nieces;
and four nephews.
Cremation has taken place and services will be held at a later date.
Memorials may be made to the ADEC.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, assisted the family with arrangements.
