All Obituaries

Troy A. Jackson, 55 of Berne, IN. passed away on June 16, 2022. He arrived in this world on February 15, 1967, to his parents Edward and Miriam Jackson. Troy spent most of his childhood in the Adams County area, living briefly in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Shortly after graduating high school, he started pursuing his ambitions. He worked at RB’s Body Shop, Life Star, and Fleetwood doing painting and detailing vehicles, as well as automotive repairs. Troy achieved his dream of owning and...

Darrell E. Adams, 77, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022. He was born in Fort Wayne on July 17, 1944. He worked as a truck driver for G.E and then was a property owner/ manager for the rest of his life. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Karol "Kauffman '' Adams; daughter, Christine (Doug) Mathews; son, Brian (Marcy) Adams; and his grandchildren . He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl Adams and DeEtta Blaugh; and brother, Danny Adams. Memorial is from 5 to 8 p.m....

William “Bill” Peyton, 72, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 12th, 2022 at home with his daughter Kim by his side after battling dementia related health concerns for a while. Bill was born on May 30th 1950 in Logan, West Virginia. He really enjoyed the warm weather in Florida where he spent the last several years of his life. For fun he enjoyed going to the auction and buying and selling vehicles as a side hobby. Bill was mostly known for loving, caring and providing for...

Robert Allen Griffiths "Bob", passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022, at his home in  Fort Wayne, Ind. Bob was born Oct. 17, 1942, in Rome N.Y., to Robert H. and Esther (Boddy) Griffiths. He graduated from South Side High School in 1961. Bob enjoyed playing multiple sports, watching sports and being the biggest cheerleader to his grandchildren, nieces, and nephew. If there was a bleacher to sit on, Bob was there supporting them all. Bob also enjoyed the lake and his boat. Bob...

Penny Woods, 61, of Leo, IN passed away on June 9th, 2022. She was born on July 7th, 1960, to Robert and Shirley Bernardin. She was married to Paul Woods Jr. for 43 years; together they created a loving family with their five children and eighteen grandchildren. Penny enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and watching them play sports. In addition, she liked planning family vacations to Disney. She welcomed everyone with open arms and treated everyone with kindness and love. She...

Leonard Samuel Darling was born on July 1, 1962 in Michigan. Charlie (as he was known to his family and friends) passed away peacefully with family by his side on June 7, 2022. Charlie leaves behind his siblings Barbara Darling, Clifford(Tonya) Darling, Craig(Glenda) Darling, Mary(Kent) Carpenter, Robert Darling, David(Correena) Darling, Catherine(Craig) Mahathy. He is also survived by his Aunt Kay, Aunt Tubby, Aunt Robbie and several nieces and nephews that he loved dearly. Charlie is...

Allen Ray Keller of New Haven passed away Monday June 6th , 2022. To know Allen would be to know how to live life a quarter mile at a time. His biggest passions in life were his car, drag racing, motorcycles, along with his family and friends. Allen had a way about him that could just make anyone like him. Allen was most definitely a jack of all trades. He dabbled in a little bit of everything and was always somehow good at it all. He was always more than willing to share his knowledge with...

Deloris (Cookie)  Tolbert was born in the holy union to the late Louis and Bobby Caldwell on 03/20/1950. Deloris departed this life on June 3rd surrounded by her loving family at home. Deloris was a loving and devoted mother to her family. Deloris accepted Christ at a young age, she was active at Israel CME where she played the piano and sang in the choir. She would share her talent with others by teaching the children in the community to play the piano. Deloris graduated from Roosevelt...

Richard "Dick" Devine, 84, of Ossian Indiana passed away in Fort Wayne Indiana on June 1, 2022. Dick was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin on September 7, 1937. He graduated from Geneva High School and went on to earn his B.A. in architecture from Lawrence University and his M.S. in structural engineering at the University of Illinois. Following college, Dick worked as an architect for Albert C. Martin & Associates in Los Angeles, most notably working on the Union Bank Plaza, Arco...

Charles "Chuck" G. Schenck, 75, of Brownsburg, Indiana passed away on May, 31, 2022. He was born on May 1, 1947 to Charles and Marie Schenck. Chuck was an Eagle Scout  and outdoorsman and passed his love of nature to his son and friends. He loved hiking, camping, climbing, skiing, and partying. He spent formative years in Northern NJ and his young adulthood in the Catskill and 'Gunks Mountains of NY, where he requested his remains be scattered. He is survived by...