Phyllis A. Yaap
Dec 12, 2018
Phyllis D. Yaap, 87, of Goshen, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at Courtyard Healthcare.
She was born July 17, 1931 to Leroy and Susannah S. (Fry) Rice.
Survivors include four children, Beth Vanlandschoot, Arlene (James) Lee, James Yaap and Linda (Todd) Croy, all of Goshen, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded...
Theodore M. Klopfenstein
Dec 9, 2018
Theodore M. Klopfenstein, 92, of Goshen died Sunday, December 9, 2018, at Greencroft Healthcare.
He was born Nov. 23, 1926 to James G. & Mabel (Eicher) Klopfenstein in Duel County, Nebraska.
On May 15, 1948 he married Florence B. Helmick in Pinto, Maryland. She died July 28, 1995.
Survivors include two sons, Howard...
Lester Brubaker Bauman
Dec 9, 2018
Lester Brubaker Bauman, 86, of Goshen, died Sunday, December 9, 2018, at Green House Village.
He was born October 11, 1932 in Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada, to Henry and Rebecca (Brubaker) Bauman.
On June 8, 1957 he married Carol Bauman in Ontario. She died September 7, 2017.
Survivors include two daughters, Charlotte (Ritch)...
Dr. Humberto Perez Pancorbo
Dec 9, 2018
Dr. Humberto Pérez Pancorbo, 85, of Goshen, passed away at his home in Goshen, Sunday, December 9, 2018.
He was born September 16, 1933 to Hernan and Eudocia Pérez in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Solano; five children, Marianela (Carlos Wille) Pėrez, Margaret (Francisco) Ramirez, Giovanni (Joselyn) Pérez, Diana (Joel Barcenas)...
Judith M. Williams
Dec 9, 2018
Judith M Williams, 75, died December 9, 2018, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s.
She was born in Goshen on March 11, 1943 to Emile and Avis Tassin. She graduated from Goshen High School in 1961 and from Goshen College in 1962 with a Secretarial Certificate. In 1962 she married Dennis Wiese. In 1979 she married Thomas...
Myron D. Snoke
Dec 8, 2018
Myron D. Snoke, 91, of Cincinnati, Ohio died Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Hospice of Cincinnati.
He was born October 25, 1927 in Goshen to John Junior and Elizabeth (Dow) Snoke.
On July 15, 1951 he married Mary Jean Cash in Goshen.
She survives along with a son, David Snoke, Goshen, and grandson,...
Ruf Sanzhura
Dec 6, 2018
Ruf Sanzhura, 25, of Elkhart, died Thursday, December 6, 2018, in a vehicle accident in Osceola.
She was born January 28, 1993 in Ukraine.
Survivors include her parents, Pavel and Galina (Yamkovaya) Sanzhura of Elkhart; and brothers, Joseph and Dmitriy Sanzhura, both of Elkhart and Daniil (Axenia) Sanzhura of Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Ruf...
Virginia Alma Lieding
Dec 6, 2018
Virginia A. Lieding, 98, of Goshen, died Thursday, December 6, 2018, at Greencroft Healthcare.
She was born March 24, 1920 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin to William G. and Alma (Reinke) Graefe.
On June 15, 1940 she married Vernon W. Lieding in Kohler, Wisconsin. He died October 29, 1999.
Survivors include four daughters, Susan (Robert)...
Shirley A. Swartz
Dec 5, 2018
Shirley A. Swartz, 87, Goshen, died at 7:42 p.m. Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at Miller's Merry Manor in Wakarusa after a three-month illness.
She was born September 21, 1931 in Goshen to Wilfred M. and Mary Ellen (Strock) Marquis. They resided for several years at 216 Gra-Roy Drive in Goshen.
On December 28, 1948 Shirley...
Elberta Mary Landenberger
Dec 4, 2018
Elberta M. Landenberger, 95, of New Paris, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 at her home.
She was born Sept. 15, 1923 in New Paris to Osee and Mary (Welty) Weaver.
Survivors include three sisters, Opal Marie Weaver, New Paris, Norma (Vernon) Hershberger, Goshen and Jewell Wiggins, Dowagiac, Michigan and a large extended family.
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Duane Wells
Dec 3, 2018
Duane Wells, 46, of Goshen died Monday, December 3, 2018 at his home.
He was born April 29, 1972 in Oxnard, California.
On May 27, 2000 he married Michelle Davis in Warsaw.
She survives along with a daughter, Emma Wells; his parents, Herschel and Charlotte (Woods) Wells of Goshen; sisters, Pennie (Lee) Nisley...
Darlene M. Johnson
Dec 2, 2018
Darlene M. Johnson, 84, of Goshen died Sunday, December 2, 2018 at her home.
She was born November 14, 1934 in Milford to Chris and Ida (Miller) Yoder.
On April 19, 1957 she married Stanley L. Johnson in Goshen.
He survives along with a daughter, Christy Ledyard of St. Louis, Missouri; two step-daughters,...
Michaela "Kelly" K. Gay
Dec 2, 2018
Michaela “Kelly” Gay, 69, of Elkhart, died Sunday, December 2, 2018, at Greenleaf Living Center.
She was born February 5, 1949 in Goshen to Earl and Genevieve (Trainor) Albert.
On October 21, 1967 she married Stephen A. Gay in Goshen. He died October 12, 2009.
Survivors include two daughters, Michele (David) Runge of...
Wilbur Klopfenstein
Dec 1, 2018
Wilbur L. Klopfenstein, 82, of Goshen, died Saturday, December 1, 2018, at Courtyard Healthcare.
He was born October 9, 1936 in Beaver Crossing, Nebraska to James and Mabel (Eicher) Klopfenstein.
On September 15, 1956, he married Doris Roth in Goshen.
She survives along with two children, Kelly (Brett) Doberenz of Goshen and Gary...
Ernest Ray Reed
Nov 30, 2018
Ernest R. Reed, 52, of Goshen, died unexpectedly Friday, November 30, 2018, at his home.
He was born November 6, 1966 in Hazard, Kentucky.
On February 1, 1985 he married Melissa Ison in Hazard.
She survives along with three sons, Alex (Tori) Reed of Goshen, Ernest (fiancé, Christine) Reed of Sturgis, Michigan and...
Esther Grover
Nov 30, 2018
Esther Grover, 99, of Goshen, died Friday, November 30, 2018, at Waterford Crossing Healthcare.
She was born February 6, 1919 in Goshen to Harvey J. and Pearl (Miller) Stutzman.
On July 6, 1964 she married John M. Grover in Goshen. He died June 16, 1992.
Esther is survived by a sister, Doris Stutzman...
Philip A. Thomas
Nov 29, 2018
Philip A. Thomas, 53, of Goshen, died from heart failure due to cardiomegaly in Nairobi, Kenya on November 29, 2018.
Philip was born May 1, 1965 to Paul H. and Lou (Parker) Thomas in Goshen.
He was preceded in death by his mother and a sister, Vickie Lynn.
Surviving are his father of...
Mary Lou Williams
Nov 29, 2018
Mary Lou Williams, 88, of Goshen, died Thursday, November 29, 2018, at her home.
She was born March 6, 1930 in Goshen to John L. and Gladys J. (Rink) Steele.
On March 25, 1950 she married Harmon “Hap” Williams.
He survives along with three children, Susan (John) Fairless of Perrysville, Ohio, and Marla...
Ernest L. Stahl
Nov 26, 2018
Mishawaka – Monday afternoon, Nov. 26, 2018, a tough old Marine was reunited with his WWII buddies in heaven. Ernest Stahl was born August 15, 1922 in LaGrange County to Willis and Minnie (Weirick) Stahl. He was raised and loved by Claude and Melinda Selby of Fulton, Michigan. Ernie moved to Goshen when he eloped with Mildred Stahl of...
Dale E. Poscharscky
Nov 26, 2018
Dale E. Poscharscky, 90, of Elkhart died Monday, November 26, 2018 at Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born August 26, 1928 in Cromwell to Fred and Irma I. (Heffner) Poscharscky.
Survivors include three daughters, Gwendolyn (Michael) Stutzman of North Manchester, Mary (Frank) Rupe, and Jacqueline Miller, both of Cape Canaveral, Florida; a son, W. Adrian...
