Frurip-May Funeral Home

01/12/2026

Norman Heign Service

01/07/2026

Norman F. Heign, age 83, of Brighton, Indiana, passed away Monday, January 5, 2026, at Parkview LaGrange Hospital.

He was born September 18, 1942, in Brighton, Indiana, to Robert W. and Lucille (Garlets) Heign. Norm was a lifelong resident of the Brighton area and a 1960 graduate of Brighton...

01/06/2026

Donna J. Sturgis, age 96, of LaGrange, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

She was born on March 24, 1929, in LaGrange, Indiana, to Clarence S. and Florence E. (Gitt) Curtis. Donna was a lifelong resident of LaGrange County and ...

01/06/2026

Stephen K. Curtis, age 76, of LaGrange, passed away peacefully on his birthday, Sunday, January 4, 2026, at The Waters of LaGrange.

He was born on January 4, 1950, in Sturgis, Michigan, to the late, Donald D. and Mildred J. (Gitt) Curtis.

Stephen was a lifelong resident of LaGrange and ...

12/30/2025

Sally Gankiewicz, 87, of LaGrange, IN died Monday, December 29, 2025, at Life Care Center of LaGrange, IN.

Mrs. Gankiewicz was born in Kazmierek, Poland to Feliks and Konstancia (Urbanek) Szadkowski.

Living in Indiana for 65 years, Sally was a homemaker.

Surviving are her dau...

12/29/2025

Shirley A. Freed, 89, of LaGrange, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 26, 2025, at Parkview LaGrange Hospital.

Born on March 17, 1936, in LaGrange, she was the daughter of Arthur J. and Wilma M. (Coney) Dunafin. Shirley spent her entire life in LaGrange County, where she bu...

12/28/2025

Cheryl L. Miller, 64, of LaGrange, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at her residence, with her beloved husband, Bud, and her faithful dog, Eddie, by her side.

She was born on November 16, 1961, in LaGrange, Indiana, to Jack Lewis and Nyla L. (Burroughs) Olds.

Cheryl was a...

12/25/2025

12/23/2025

I would like to announce on behalf of the Bontrager family that the service for Stephanie will be held at Brighton Chapel and not at the Mongo Methodist Church.

Stephanie D. Bontrager, age 35, of Howe, Indiana, passed away due to complications during cancer treatments at IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis.

She was born on February 28, 1990, in South Bend, Indiana, to Kenneth E. “Sam” Hall, Jr. and Fawn L. (Garlets) Hall.

Stephanie...

12/21/2025

I would like to announce on behalf of the Bontrager family that Stephanie’s funeral service will be held at the Brighton Chapel not the Mongo Methodist Church.

Stephanie D. Bontrager, age 35, of Howe, Indiana, passed away due to complications during cancer treatments at IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis.

She was born on February 28, 1990, in South Bend, Indiana, to Kenneth E. “Sam” Hall, Jr. and Fawn L. (Garlets) Hall.

Stephanie...

12/20/2025

June M. Cattell, age 105, of Kendallville and formerly of Howe, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville.

She was born at the family farm on Cranberry Road in the Marcellus, Michigan area, to Isaac and Edna (Wortinger) Kaestner. June was ...

12/16/2025

Wayne B. Gonser, 66, of LaGrange, IN, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN.

Wayne was born on May 21, 1959, in LaGrange, IN, to Walter D. and Mary Lou (Douglas) Gonser, who preceded him in death.
A lifelong resident of LaGrange and DeK...