Janet E. Borton, 1941-2004

JANET E. BORTON, 62, died early Monday morning, Nov. 29, 2004, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. She had two heart surgeries in recent months (Aug. 9 and Nov. 1) and died from complications arising after the second operation. Janet was a hardworking and faithful Christian who devoted her life to her family and to her church. Born in Warsaw, she was self-employed with Borton's Cleaning Service for nine years and was an active member of United Church of God. Survivors include her husband, Robert Borton of Churubusco; sons, Joel Borton of Fort Wayne, Jeffrey A. Borton of Churubusco; granddaughter, Sophia Borton of Fort Wayne; mother, Helen Welty of Mentone, Ind.; sisters, Helene Dunlap of Jacksonville, Fla., Sue Ann Mizell of Dallas, Texas; and brother, Lyle Welty of Cleveland, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her father, Leslie Welty; and sister, Carol Wolf. Burial is in Veterans' Garden section of Highland Park Cemetery, Fort Wayne. Memorials to United Church of God.

Phyllis Crow, 1937-2001

PHYLLIS KAY CROW, 63, died April 6, 2001 in Portland, Ind., of cancer. She was born June 17, 1937, in Jay County, Ind., to Donald and Virginia Louck, who preceeded her in death. Phyllis is survived by her daughter Violet Gehrke and and two grandchildren, Wesley Worthen and Scarlet Ellis and one great-grandchild, Arielle Worthen. Phyllis had been a member of the Church of God since 1959. Frank McCrady peformed her funeral service in Portland, Ind., and she is buried in Claycomb Cemetery in Portland.

Lois R. Dilbone, 1919-2003

LOIS R. DILBONE, 84, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003, in a Fort Wayne, Ind., hospital. She was born Aug. 27, 1919, and was preceeded in death by her husband Wilbur. Lois is survived by her daughter Kay and several grandchildren. Darris McNeely performed her funeral service in Van Wert, Ohio, and she is buried in the Woodland Cemetery in Van Wert.

Ada N. Padolsky, 1902-2003

ADA NEOMA PADOLSKI, 101, died Wednesday, June 4, 2003, in Florissant, Mo. She was born in Athens, Ohio, on Oct. 17, 1902, and lived in Michigan, Indiana and Missouri. She married John Padolski Oct. 18, 1950, and they lived in Toledo, Ohio, until his retirement, when they moved to Ayersville, Ohio. Ada was baptized on March 18, 1964, and attended services in Fort Wayne, Ind., until a congregation was established in Toledo in 1977. At the age of 75 she got a driver's license so she could get around on her own. In 1997 she moved to St. Louis, where she lived alone in an apartment until 2002. She then moved to a nursing home in Florissant. She had two daughters, several children and numerous great- and great-great-grandchildren. Darris McNeely performed her funeral service in Defiance, Ohio, and she is buried in the Live Oak Cemetery in Paulding, Ohio.

John S. Robinson, 1945-2006

JOHN S. ROBINSON, 60, died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, Austin, Texas, from complications of prostate cancer. John was born Feb. 11, 1945, in Glasgow, Scotland, and was reared in the faith since age 5. Robinson served as chief executive officer of Dynamic Resource Group, the management company that oversees the publishing and fulfillment companies owned by the Muselman family of Berne, Ind. For almost 35 years he had been involved in the publishing industry in a variety of positions. Robinson was founding editor of The Worldwide News, and later In Transition. In addition to his business pursuits in the 1980s, he served on the faculty of the University of Texas at Tyler, teaching journalism, public relations and graphic arts classes. His undergraduate degree is from Ambassador College, Big Sandy, 1966, and he served on the faculty there. He also earned a master's degree in journalism from Texas A&M University, Commerce and had completed other graduate work at the University of Southern California. After moving to Berne in 1989, he was an adjunct professor in journalism at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., teaching a magazine class. Robinson, who was born in Glasgow, Scotland, was a U.S. citizen as well as a British subject. He was a member of the United Church of God Fort Wayne, and had pastored several congregations in previous years in Texas and Ohio. He spoke fluent Spanish, and listed travel as his principal hobby. He has spent time in all 50 states of the United States and has traveled to 25 countries on five continents. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, the former Alice Rothery; his mother, Margaret Robinson of Tulsa, Okla.; sons John David and Stephen and daughter, Rachel, all of Austin; a brother, Mark Robinson of Plano, Texas; a brother, Robert Robinson of Palestine, Texas; and sisters Felicity Reedy of Tyler, Texas, and Mary Robinson of Tulsa, Okla.; and seven grandchildren. Pastor Darris McNeely officiated at the funeral, Monday, Jan. 9, in Austin and burial was in the Robinson family section of Latham Cemetery, near his hometown of Alice, Texas. Preferred memorials are to the American Cancer Society. You may donate in John's memory online by clicking here. The Robinson family receives mail at 3521 Mocha Trail, Austin, Texas 78728.

Suzanne Wolfe, 1935-2000

SUZANNE R. WOLFE, 64, died early Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 18, 2000, at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. She was born and reared in the Auburn, Ind., area, and lived for many years near or in Columbia City. She graduated high school in 1953 and worked as a telephone operator before her marriage to Richard Wolfe in June 1959. She then became a homemaker and also sold Avon for more than 15 years. Survivors include her husband Richard, sons Michael and David, daughter Barbara Harvey, six grandchildren and her step-father, Clem Decker of Morganton, N.C. She was preceeded in death by her father, Arthur Runge, her mother Wanda, daughter Michell Ann Wolfe and brother Steven Runge. Darris McNeely and Bob Borton performed the funeral, and burial is in the Eberhard Lutheran Cemetery in Columbia City. Memorials to the American Diabetes Association.