Elizabeth Joy Runkel
May 18, 2020
Elizabeth J. Runkel, 93, of Goshen and formerly of St. Joseph, Michigan died Monday, May 18, 2020 at Goshen Hospital.
She was born July 10, 1926 in Hartford, Wisconsin to John and Millie (Brown) Sterman.
On July 31, 1954 she married Rev. Curtis W. Runkel in Hartford, Wisconsin. They were blessed with 47 years of...
Daniel Adam Lee
May 17, 2020
Daniel A. Lee, 65, of Millersburg, died Sunday, May 17, 2020, at home from complications related to a recent surgery
He was born May 12, 1955 in Buckhannon, West Virginia to Robert E. and Rose L. (Bragg) Lee.
Survivors include two daughters, Felicity Miller and Amy Dennis, both of Elkhart; six grandchildren; two sisters, Cathleen...
Delores E. Bender
May 16, 2020
Delores E. Bender, 79, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, May 16, 2020, at home.
She was born February 11, 1941 in Nappanee to Harold and Helen (Oswalt) Heckaman.
On May 11, 1958 she married Terry M. Bender in Nappanee. He died August 7, 2017.
Survivors include a daughter, Tamra (Rick) Rink of New Paris...
Mary Jo Blosser
May 16, 2020
Mary Jo Blosser, 63, of Goshen, died Saturday, May 16, 2020, at home.
She was born January 5, 1957 in Elkhart to Marvin Runnels and Mary Rose (Heiliger) Runnels Spencer.
On May 5, 1975 she married Samuel Blosser in Elkhart.
He survives along with three children, Heather (James) Barrows of Weyauwega, Wisconsin and...
Ronald Lee Miller
May 15, 2020
Ronald L. Miller, 73, of Goshen, died Friday, May 15, 2020, at Goshen Hospital.
He was born May 20, 1946 in Goshen to Ernest and Wilma (Eash) Miller.
Survivors include three children, Juanita Pittman of Goshen, Dayton (Jennifer) Miller of Moody, Texas and Brad (Tanya) Miller of Leesburg; six grandchildren and a sister, Virginia Smith...
Dean M. Brubaker, Dds
May 14, 2020
Dean Brubaker, 95, of Goshen, passed away May 14, 2020, at Greencroft, Goshen, IN.
He was born March 22, 1925, in Flora, IN, to John and Clara Patrick Brubaker. After military service in World War II, he enrolled in Manchester College, North Manchester, IN, and in 1952 was graduated from the Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis,...
Bernice "Bernie" E. Miller
May 14, 2020
Bernice "Bernie" Eileen Miller, 99, passed away May 14, 2020 at Greencroft Healthcare.
She was born on October 14, 1920 in Elkhart to Ira M. Smith and Leona Marie Snyder. Bernie was a 1939 graduate of Concord High School, married Edward Miller February 24, 1940 and was a Goshen resident most of her life. She was predeceased...
Mary Etta Holsopple
May 13, 2020
Mary Etta (Stinebaugh) Holsopple, 97, of Goshen, passed away peacefully at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2020, in her room at Greencroft Retirement Community. Her heart, full of love for all, had finally given all there was to give.
She was born March 18, 1923, in Logansport, to Walter C. and Merle (Spitler) Stinebaugh.
She...
Keith C. Wenner
May 13, 2020
Keith C. Wenner, 72, of Milford died Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Goshen Hospital.
He was born October 29, 1947 in Elkhart to Kenneth and Hazel (Braddock) Wenner.
Survivors include two daughters, Gretchen Searfoss of Syracuse and Jill (Steve) Blake of Texas; two grandsons, Austin Searfoss and Nathaniel Senders; a brother, Wayne Wenner of Newark,...
Peggy S. Fisher
May 12, 2020
Peggy S. Fisher, 74, of Goshen died Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Greencroft Healthcare.
She was born July 24, 1945 in Wilson, Arkansas to Sidney A. and Maxine Lola (Phillips) Honey.
Survivors include two daughters, Kristina Reeves and Debbie (Lloyd) LaFary; three grandchildren, Hannah LaFary, R.J. and Jorday; a sister, Mary Shepard; and a brother,...
Esther H. Weddle
May 10, 2020
Esther H. Weddle, 83, of Goshen, died Sunday, May 10, 2020, at home.
She was born August 10, 1936 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to John R. and Fairy A. (Pfaltzgraff) Hershman.
On December 29, 1957 she married George Curtis Weddle. He died November 21, 1983.
Esther graduated Summa Cum Laude from Elizabethtown College, Pennsylvania...
Norma Jean Wolff
May 8, 2020
Jean Wolff, 63, of Goshen, passed away on May 8, 2020.
Jean was born to Norman and Jean (Allen) Cole on September 4, 1956, in Goshen.
Jean was blessed with a family at a very young age, but then she went back to school to receive her diploma. After that she worked her way through...
Henry A. Seidner
May 5, 2020
Henry A. Seidner, 84 of Goshen died Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at his home.
He was born in Fulton County, Ohio on May 30, 1935 to Arthur E. and Opal (Miller) Seidner.
On April 2, 1954 he married Betty Shaffer in Goshen.
She survives along with two daughters, Dianna L. Seidner of Goshen...
Ervin Stutzman
May 4, 2020
Ervin “Erv” Stutzman, 77, of Goshen passed away Monday, May 4 at home.
Erv was born on September 29, 1942, in Arthur, Illinois, to Albert and Saloma (Schrock) Stutzman.
Erv spent most of his career as a Radiologic Technologist, traveling extensively as an MRI instructor for GE. He also owned a small business which included...
Kent L. Weaver
May 4, 2020
Kent L. Weaver, 64, of Indianapolis and formerly of Goshen, died Monday, May 4, 2020, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital, 86 th St., due to the Covid-19 virus, which he contracted 10 days prior.
He was born June 3, 1955 in Elkhart to Wayne L. and Ruth V. (Bolsinger) Weaver. They preceded him in death.
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Michael K. Hoover
May 2, 2020
Michael K. Hoover, 67, of Goshen, died unexpectedly of natural causes, Saturday, May 2, 2020, at home.
He was born April 1, 1953 in Goshen to Clair and Donnabelle (Garber) Hoover.
On November 29, 1997 he married Charlotte Weaver.
She survives along with his father and a sister, Kristine (George, III) Skyrm, Goshen....
Betty Jean Martin
May 1, 2020
Betty Jean Martin, 86, of Goshen, died Friday, May 1, 2020, at home after a short illness. She was born April 19, 1934, in Millersburg, Ohio to Ray and Erma (Gardner) Mast. On July 12, 1952, she married Ralph D. Martin in Berlin, Ohio.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Richard Mast and sister,...
Paul Musser Gingrich
Apr 30, 2020
Paul Musser Gingrich, age 90, of Goshen passed away April 30, 2020 of natural causes. He was born November 25, 1929 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Thomas and Mary (Musser) Gingrich. He married Ann Gish Keener August 11, 1951. She passed away on January 18, 2013. He is survived by five children and spouses: Larry P. (Sheila Kline) Gingrich of...
John D. Williams
Apr 28, 2020
John D. Williams, 75, of Elkhart, died Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at home.
He was born September 29, 1944 in Gilboa, West Virginia, to Pat and Vesta (Hughes) Williams.
On January 7, 1967 he married Paula J. Rodriguez. She died February 27, 2012.
Survivors include two children, Vickie Howard of Elkhart and John...
Carole Jean Taapken
Apr 28, 2020
Carole Jean Taapken, 77, of Danville, Illinois, died Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at OSF Hospital in Danville.
She was born April 11, 1943 in Petersburg, Illinois, to William Hohimer and Dollie (Vaughn) Woods.
Survivors include four children, Randy (Missie) Taapken of Beardstown, Illinois; Lisa Taapken, Syracuse, Indiana; Tony Taapken of Elkhart, Indiana; and Michael...
