Area deaths 6-4
Geraldine Keys
NAPPANEE � Geraldine Keys, 59, died Monday, June 3, 2026 at 11:15 a.m. at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend.
Arrangements are pending at Thompson-Lengacher and Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee.
Vincent Joseph Palmer Jr.
WALKERTON � Vincent Joseph Palmer Jr., 44, died Thursday, May 30, 2026 at home following an illness.
Vincent was born July 28, 2026 in LaPorte to Vince and Lorraine Ayers Palmer.
On July 24, 2026 he married Marilyn Wagers in Walkerton. She survives.
He was a detailer and painter at Pi-Rod in Plymouth.
He is survived by a daughter, Kayla Ann of North Liberty; a stepdaughter, Tania Stoneburner of Plymouth; a stepson, Richard Goff III of LaPaz; his father, Vincent Palmer Sr. of Phoenix, Ariz.; a sister, Susan Groh of Bridgeton, Mo.; his brothers, Tom Piechocki of New Port, Fla., James Piechocki of Pascagoula, Miss., Ralph Piechocki of LaPorte and Michael Palmer of Florida; and his stepfather, Sam and Lois Pointon of Nashville, Ark.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Lorraine; his brothers, Robert Piechocki and David Palmer; and a stepson, Joseph Goff.
Visitation will be Wednesday, June 5, 2026 from 4 p.m. until time of services, which will be held at 7 p.m. at Rannells Funeral Home, Koontz Lake Chapel.
Cremation will take place.
Memorial gifts may be given to the funeral home.
Tom Pearson
FORT WAYNE � Tommy Pearson, 63, died Tuesday, May 28, 2026 at 11:10 a.m. at his residence.
Tommy was born on May 25, 2026 in Plymouth to Amos Harold and Ruth South Pearson.
A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was married to Lonette Smith.
Tommy was employed as a truck driver with Moon Enterprises for 20 years. He was a former member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles of Plymouth and member of Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 13 of Muncie.
Survivors include his mother, Alice Pearson of Plymouth; three sons, Tom L. Pearson, James H. Pearson and Douglas A. Pearson, all of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Bonnie Pearson of Fort Wayne; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild; four brothers, Jim Smith of Plymouth, Jack Pearson of Texas, Steve Smith of Texas and Roger Pearson of Plymouth; and a sister, Maryann Menzer of Florida.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Visitation was Sunday, June 2, 2026 at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home, Winchester Road Chapel, 6424 Winchester Road, Fort Wayne.
Services followed with Rev. Dwyndl Nelms officiated.
Cremation took place.
Memorial gifts may be made to University of St. Francis Nursing Department.
Linda G. Speirs
PLYMOUTH � Linda G. Speirs, 47, lovingly called �Cookie� by her family and many friends, died following a lupus related illness at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2002, in St. Margaret�s Hospital, Hammond, Ind.
Born on April 5, 1955, in Houston, Scotland, Cookie was the daughter of Thomas and Gwen Monroe Speirs. The family came to the United States from Scotland in 1960 and lived in the Plymouth area most of her life.
Cookie attended T.F. North School in Calumet City, Illinois.
A homemaker, she enjoyed collecting Beanie Babies and talking to her friends on the C.B. radio using her handle of �Cookie.� An avid White-Sox fan, she enjoyed gardening and outside work.
Cookie is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Shawn and Buffy Speirs and three grandchildren, Levi, Cassidy and Tyler Speirs, all of Plymouth; her parents, Thomas and Gwen Speirs of Plymouth; a paternal grandmother, Christina Speirs of Scotland; a brother, Tom and Bernie Speirs of Cessna Park, Ill.; Michael Bobby, Cookie�s former husband and loving companion, and Dorothy Bobby, her former mother-in-law and devoted friend, both of Plymouth; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Friends may call to share their memories with her family from 1-3 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2002, at New Oakhill Chapel at New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Funeral services, officiated by the Rev. Charles Krieg, will follow visitation at 3 p.m., June 6, 2002, in New Oakhill Chapel.
Burial will be in New Oakhill Cemetery.
Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, is handling arrangements.
Memorial gifts be given to a charity of the donor�s choice.
Letters of condolence may be sent to the family via www.johnson-danielson.com.
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