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Robert Mathis

Robert Mathis

Jan 22, 2019

Robert Mathis, 82, of Goshen died Tuesday, Jan. 22 at his home.

He was born Oct. 15, 1936 in Indianapolis to Phreno & Carrie (Shook) Mathis.

On Jan. 18, 1958 he married Mary E. Coats in Goshen.

Mary survives along with children, William Mathis, Anchorage, Alaska, Robin Renee (Jeff) Truex, Mishawaka, Robert (Carla)...

Frederick Theodore Myers

Frederick Theodore Myers

Jan 22, 2019

Frederick Theodore Myers, 73, of Elkhart, died January 22, 2019 at Golden Living Center.

He was born November 8, 1945 in Sidney, Nebraska to Ruben and Kathleen (Willis) Myers.

Other family include, a sister, Glynnabell Robinson and three brothers, Larry, David and Thomas Myers.

Mr. Myers served in the U.S. Army during the...

Dennis A.W. Pepper

Dennis A.W. Pepper

Jan 21, 2019

Dennis A.W. Pepper, 72, of Goshen died Monday, January 21, 2019, at Goshen Hospital.

He was born August 17, 1946, in Goshen to David and Inez (Simmons) Pepper.

On October 7, 2017 he married Nancy Marsh in Goshen.

She survives along with his children, Lori Pepper of Goshen and David (Bridget) Pepper of...

Mui T. Holdeman

Mui T. Holdeman

Jan 21, 2019

Mui T. Holdeman, 77, of Elkhart, formerly of Goshen died unexpectedly Monday, January 21, 2019, at Elkhart General Hospital.

She was born July 21, 1941, in Saigon, South Vietnam.

Mui married Loyal J. Holdeman, April 22, 1962 in Saigon. He survives.

A local resident since 1963.  Mrs. Holdeman worked at NIBCO, Inc. for...

Jennifer Corrine Walters-Miller

Jennifer Corrine Walters-Miller

Jan 20, 2019

Jennifer C. Walters-Miller, 37, of Goshen, died unexpectedly Sunday, January 20, 2019, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis.

She was born July 5, 1981 in Mishawaka.

On March 10, 2012 she married Karl Miller.

He survives along with three children, Thomas and Emily Mitchell and Logan Miller, all at home; parents, Charles (Carol J.)...

John Junior "Shorty" Kaufman

John Junior "Shorty" Kaufman

Jan 20, 2019

John rarely allowed his stature to define his life. He invested in everything around him and any task that needed to be done. He applied his skills to support his family in many ways. He built 3 of the 10 houses his family lived in with skills learned in the RV factories and from his father. He was a...

Dale E. Showalter

Dale E. Showalter

Jan 19, 2019

Dale E. Showalter, 83 of Goshen died Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Courtyard Healthcare.

He was born April 3, 1935 in Goshen to Noble and Edna (Kauffman) Showalter.

On March 6, 1954 he married Janet C. Moseman in Topeka.  She died Nov. 9, 2014.  He married Sherry (Knoblauch) Schrock on December 27, 2015 in Goshen....

Erma J. Swartzendruber Stutzman

Erma J. Swartzendruber Stutzman

Jan 18, 2019

Erma J. Swartzendruber Stutzman, 81, of Goshen, died Friday, January 18, 2019, at Goshen Hospital after battling Alzheimer’s since 2013.

She was born August 23, 1937 in Sturgis, Michigan, to Alfred and Arie (Slabach) Kauffman.

On May 14, 1961 she married Cecil Swartzendruber in Goshen.  He died January 24, 2011.  On December 14, 2013 she...

Arthur Joseph Danielwicz

Arthur Joseph Danielwicz

Jan 17, 2019

Arthur Joseph Danielwicz, 72, died Thursday, January 17, 2019 at home.

He was born August 16, 1946.  Arthur was a Goldenrod resident in Middlebury.

Visitation will be Wednesday, January 23, 2019, from 9 until the 10 a.m. funeral service at First United Methodist Church of Middlebury.  Pastor Ron Russell will officiate.

Burial will...

Virginia Lee Benn

Virginia Lee Benn

Jan 13, 2019

Virginia L. Benn, 74, of Goshen, was welcomed home by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Sunday, January 13, 2019, at Methodist Hospital, Merrillville, after a short illness.

She was born April 8, 1944 in Indianapolis to Robert E. and Dorothy (Miller) Hamm.

She married Terry L. Benn on April 3, 1965 in Elkhart.

...

Sandra J. Stoner

Sandra J. Stoner

Jan 12, 2019

Sandra J. (Palmer) Stoner, 83, of Goshen, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019.

She was born September 28, 1935 in Three Rivers, Michigan, the daughter of Donald and Opal (Lovejoy) Palmer.  She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Sherry (Palmer) Moore.

On January 6, 1957 she married Duane E. Stoner.  He...

Leana Lee Males

Leana Lee Males

Jan 11, 2019

Leana Males, 58, of Goshen, died Friday, January 11, 2019, at Goshen Hospital, after a short battle with cancer.

She was born October 12, 1960 in Elkhart.

Survivors include a daughter, Megan (Eric) Kaiser of Milford; two grandchildren, Lincoln and Madison Kaiser and a brother, William Merry of Peru.

She was preceded in...

Pauline Marie Deter

Pauline Marie Deter

Jan 11, 2019

Pauline Deter, of Elkhart, left this earth on January 11, 2019.

She was born June 30, 1945 to John and Rose Reis in Madison, Wisconsin and lived out the last 54 years of her life in Goshen.

She married William Baker in 1964 and Dean Deter in 1980.  Both preceded her in death.

...

Edna Hunsberger

Edna Hunsberger

Jan 11, 2019

Edna Hunsberger, 96, of Goshen, died Friday, January 11, 2019, at Green House Village of Goshen.

She was born March 27, 1922 to Ishmael and Fanny (Snyder) Martin on the family farm in Conestoga, Ontario, Canada, where on August 3, 1946 she married Paul A. Hunsberger.  He died May 19, 2016.

Survivors include five children;...

Teresa Lynn Burger

Teresa Lynn Burger

Jan 10, 2019

Teresa Lynn Burger, 62, of Goshen, died Thursday, January 10, 2019, at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

She was born May 31, 1956 in Middlesboro, Kentucky to Richard R. and Doshie B. (Snodgrass) Evans.

On May 23, 1982 she married Steven Burger in Goshen.

He survives along with two sons, Joshua (Jennifer) Burger of...

Rosalie M. Chandonia

Rosalie M. Chandonia

Jan 7, 2019

Rosalie M. Chandonia, 96, of Goshen, died Monday, January 7, 2019, at home.

She was born February 2, 1922 in Goshen to Seward O. Nickler and Mary (Hutchison) Nickler Stewart.

On April 23, 1939 she married John J. Knisley.  They divorced in 1971.  In 1975 she married Jon C. Chandonia.  He died August 21, 1990....

Herbert T. Hershberger

Herbert T. Hershberger

Jan 5, 2019

Herbert T. Hershberger, 90, of White Pigeon, Michigan died Saturday, January 5, 2019 at home.

He was born December 17, 1928 in Elkhart to Delbert and Martha Elizabeth (Priem) Hershberger.

On March 19, 1949 he married Grace M. Coleman in Goshen.

She survives along with three children, Gilbert (Mary) Hershberger of Elkhart, Robert...

Helen Joan Thompson

Helen Joan Thompson

Jan 5, 2019

Helen Joan Thompson, 89, of Goshen passed away at 4 p.m., Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Waterford Crossing Health Center.

Joan was born June 29, 1929, near Marshall, Illinois to Lillie Mae (Marvin) Burns and lived with her grandparents, Ernest William and Lillie Belle Marvin in Marshall, Illinois.

She will forever be remembered by William...

Edward Garcia

Edward Garcia

Jan 3, 2019

Edward Garcia, 75, of Goshen, died Thursday, January 3, 2019, at home.

He was born March 26, 1943 in Malakoff, Texas to Jesse and Manuela (Felán) Garcia.

On August 14, 1971 he married Peggy Troyer at East Goshen Mennonite Church.

She survives along with two daughters, Gretchen (Luke) Morningstar and Alison Romero, both...

Gerhard J. Reimer

Gerhard J. Reimer

Jan 1, 2019

Gerhard Johan Reimer, 90, of Goshen died January 1, 2019 in the care of Goshen Health Hospice.

He was born on June 16, 1928 on a farm near Blumenort, Manitoba, Canada to David P.  and Justina (Brandt) Reimer. He grew up speaking Plautdietsch (“Low German”), learned English in primary school and farmed with his parents. He earned...

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