Max D. Sheets

Max D. Sheets, 87, of Goshen, died Wednesday afternoon, September 21, 2016,  at Courtyard Healthcare, where he had recently been admitted.

He was born June 7, 1929 in Nappanee to Paul and Alma (Buss) Sheets.

On February 19, 1947 he married Phyllis Joan Weaver.  She died March 3, 1980.  He later married Doris (Walsh) Curry in Goshen on October 5, 1984.

She survives along with his sons, Larry (Barbra) Sheets of Syracuse, Bradley (Carla) Sheets and Steven Sheets, both of Goshen; step-children, Rebecca (Rev. Charles) DeMent of Guilford, David Ray Curry of Portland, Tennessee, Karen Sue (Steve) Blackwell-Cole, Deborah (Khalaf) Mashhour and Linda Kay (Kenneth) Madison, all of Goshen; eight grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; 16 step-grandchildren; many step great-grandchildren; and a sister, Donabell Hoffman of Akron.

Along with his parents and first wife, he was preceded in death by a son, Douglas Sheets and a sister, Kathryn Sheets.

Max was a 1947 graduate of Concord High School, where he played basketball for Les McCuen.  His occupations included 16 years at Nibco; farming; ESI Meats; bulk milk driver; co-owner of Sports Spot; US Brass; and Goshen Cushion, retiring in 1995.

He owned the Sheets Happy Puppy Ranch from 1989 to 2010, producing over 700 Cocker Spaniel and Miniature Schnauzer puppies.

Max was an avid Notre Dame basketball and football fan, traveling to Ireland in 1996 for the Notre Dame vs. Navy football game.  He also loved to eat chicken at the Riverview Tavern, also known as Ma’s.

Visitation will be Wednesday, September 28, 2016, from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. memorial service at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association or Riverview Adult Daycare at Trinity United Methodist Church, Elkhart.