Hamilton, Indiana Jerome A. “Jerry” Rosswurm, 79 of Hamilton passed away Monday June 1, 2015 at his home on Hamilton Lake. He was born February 29, 1936 in Payne Ohio to Leo A and Theresa G (Brady) Rosswurm. Jerry worked as a Supervisor at Joslyn / Slater Steel in Fort Wayne for 42 ½ years…
The kindergarten students of Woodburn Lutheran School recently took a field trip to Hadley Farm. Pictured here are Morgan Green, Natalie Miller, Yosef Rascon, Joe Coomer Jr., Joelle Borchelt, Colin Bultemeier, Vivian Emenhiser, Alexis Smith, David Bennett, Rylee Hoover, Julia Stephenson, Jordan Bultemeier, and Lucas Brenneke.
Woodburn Lutheran School 6th grader, Abbey Gentz has broken two varsity school track records so far this season. Abbey is a daughter of Jake and Jamie Gentz. Abbey broke the record for the 880 yard by a just over a second. The previous record holder was Emily Voelker from 1998. Abbey also broke the school…
Love’s to donate $2,000 to local nonprofit The City of Woodburn receives a little ‘Love’ during its 150th birthday celebration. The new Love’s Travel Stop, which offers residents a new place to purchase fuel, snacks, meals and more, opened for business today. The 12,000 sq. ft. facility, located at U.S. Highway 24 and State Route…
Ramco is one of the newest additions to the Industrial Park along State Road 101 outside of Woodburn. The company’s headquarters is located in Rochester, IN about 90 miles away. This last weekend of April, on the 25th, the company celebrated their Grand Opening with a ribbon cutting including the officials of Woodburn. Mayor Richard…
Woodburn, IN Dorothy Phyllis (Brenneke) Benzinger, 95, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2015 at St. Anne Home, Fort Wayne. Born in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of the late William and Rose (Gunzenhauser) Junk. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Woodburn. She was always ready for a card game and never held…
Disappointment is a part of life. A part that we don’t enjoy, but we can still recover from and learn from. After all, most famous people did not become famous overnight. They had to work hard, make mistakes, and recover from big disappointment. Some of these include Michael Jordan, who was cut from his high…
The Woodburn Chamber of Commerce had a fantastic evening on Thursday, April 26 at the American Legion Post 377 on Main Street. This is the first annual banquet the chamber put forth for the members. Kevin Heckley of Heckley Auto gave the Invocation and following that was the dinner for all invited. The entertainment was…
James and Patricia (Snyder) Rex of Woodburn will celebrate 50 years of marriage on April 10, 2015. They were married at the New Haven United Methodist Church on April 10, 1965. James retired in 1985 as a teacher from Antwerp Elementary and Patricia retired after 32 years from East Allen County Schools in 1992 having…
REMINDER—It’s not too late to enter the Woodburn Dirt Digger’s Coloring Contest. Coloring pages are available at the Woodburn Hardware. Every page turned back in colored will get a packet of cosmos flower seeds to plant and the winner of the coloring contest will get an additional prize. If we get enough entries multiple prizes…
Antwerp, OH Jim R Friend, 81, of Antwerp, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Jim was born in Antwerp on February 2, 1934, a son of the late Hazel Delia (Peffley) and Harry Leroy Friend. He worked at Phelps Dodge I R & W for 35; Friend Flooring…
Elaine W. Sweet, 77 of Bell County, Kentucky formerly of Woodburn, passed away Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. She was born on Nov 3, 1937 in Luckey, Ohio a daughter of Frieda (Rife) & Franklin E. Ruswinkle. Elaine was a member of Christ Lutheran Church and the Daughters of Union Veterans. She will be remembered for…
Postal Service asks customers’ assistance in clearing walkways and areas around mailboxes of snow and ice for safety of mail carriersOHIO – With the recent snowfall, Postal Service carriers will attempt to make deliveries wherever possible. The Northern Ohio District is asking customers to help with the safe delivery of mail by keeping walkways and…
