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Pauline Clemens Fisher

Pauline Clemens Fisher

Jul 14, 2018

Pauline Clemens Fisher died July 14, 2018, at her home in the Green House Village, Goshen.  She was 91 years old.

She was born to Clara Ruth Clemens and Ernest Rittenhouse Clemens on November 15, 1926, in her mother’s home town of Line Lexington, Pennsylvania.  When Pauline was six years old, her family...

James W. Sawyer

James W. Sawyer

Jul 14, 2018

James W. Sawyer, 75, of Goshen, died Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Elkhart General Hospital from pulmonary fibrosis.

He was born February 8, 1943 in Elkhart to Keith and Glida (Giambi) Sawyer.

Survivors include his wife, Linda Wargon; sons, Scott (Angel) Sawyer of Edwardsburg, Michigan and Mark Sawyer of Mishawaka; grandchildren, Alicia, Kayla, Nicholas “Guido”...

Beulah Angeline Cripe

Beulah Angeline Cripe

Jul 14, 2018

Beulah A. Cripe, 96, of Goshen, has gone home to be with the Lord, Saturday, July 14, 2018, from Greencroft Healthcare.

She was born November 9, 1921, in Millersburg to Lawrence Clifford and Margaret Angeline (Rink) Cripe.

She is survived by a brother, Lawrence Junior (Doris) Cripe and numerous nieces and nephews.

She...

Charles E. Williams

Charles E. Williams

Jul 13, 2018

 Charles E. Williams, 88, of Goshen died Friday, July 13, 2018 at Goshen Hospital.

He was born July 22, 1929 in Mississippi County, Arkansas to Joe and Winnie (Townsend) Williams. He came from a family of ten children.

On May 5, 1948 he married Viola “Tootsie” Hargrove in Bassett, Arkansas.  She died Feb. 17, 2003.

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Wm. Dean Chupp

Wm. Dean Chupp

Jul 12, 2018

Wm. Dean Chupp, 66, of Bristol, died Thursday, July 12, 2018, at Goshen Hospital.

He was born September 5, 1951 in Rennselaer to Levi and Ella Mae (Hochstetler) Chupp.

On November 27, 1982 he married Jane M. White in Bristol.

She survives along with three children, Mary Jane, Katie and Joshua Chupp, all...

Thomas E. Marquis

Thomas E. Marquis

Jul 12, 2018

Thomas E. Marquis, 78, of Goshen, died Thursday, July 12, 2018, at Courtyard Healthcare.

He was born November 14, 1939 in Goshen to Wilfred and Mary Ellen (Strock) Marquis.

On September 19, 1970 he married Kathy Ann Straub at First Presbyterian Church, Goshen.

She survives along with a daughter, Michelle (Carl) Marquis Hubbell...

Virginia Wisgo

Virginia Wisgo

Jul 12, 2018

Virginia Wisgo, 80, of Goshen, died Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Courtyard Healthcare.

She was born September 29, 1937 in Pensacola, Florida to William and Sybill (Myrick) Gardner.

Survivors include daughters, Marie Shaughnessy, Pensacola, Florida, and Roberta (Kenneth) Carter, Goshen; son, Frankie (Cora) Wisgo, Pensacola, Florida; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and three siblings.

She was...

Linda Kay Madison

Linda Kay Madison

Jul 11, 2018

Linda Kay Madison, 63, of Goshen, died Wednesday, July 11, 2018,  at The Maples at Waterford Crossing.

She was born November 8, 1954 in Tucson, Arizona to Irmith “Red” Curry and Doris (Walsh) Sheets.

On December 21, 2008 she married Kenn Madison in Warsaw.

He survives along with her mother, Doris Sheets; two...

Cassandra C Hochstetler

Cassandra C Hochstetler

Jul 10, 2018

Cassandra C. Hochstetler, 21, of Goshen, died Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at home.

She was born December 23, 1996 in St. Joseph County.

She is survived by her loving husband, her best friend, the love of her life, Donovan Hochstetler; her parents, Shaun Custard and Billie Jo Rippey; sisters, Carissa, Shauna and Kyra; grandparents, Tim...

Debra S. Hanson

Debra S. Hanson

Jul 7, 2018

Debra S. Hanson, 66, of Elkhart, died Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Elkhart Hospice House after a 16 month battle with brain cancer.

She was born May 11, 1952 in Goshen to Frank and Geraldine “Gerry” (Rosenberg) Rensberger.

On March 11, 1972 she married Jim Hanson in Goshen.  He survives.

Deb was preceded...

John K. Johnson

John K. Johnson

Jul 7, 2018

John K. Johnson, 66, of Goshen, died Saturday, July 7, 2018, at Community North Hospital, Indianapolis.

He was born December 18, 1951 in South Bend to LeRoy and Dorothe (Dean) Johnson.

He is survived by daughters, Michelle (David) Hubbard, Martha Hamilton and Miranda Gray, all of Goshen; grandchildren, Dylan Johnson, Donovan and Jacqueline Yeazel, Emily...

Louise I. Yoder

Louise I. Yoder

Jul 6, 2018

Louise I. Yoder, 89, of Goshen passed away Friday, July 6, 2018, at Elkhart General Hospital.

She was born December 7, 1928 in Goshen to Harvey and Lydia Harshberger.  On June 27, 1953 she married LeRoy N Yoder. He died May 23, 1998.

Louise is survived by two daughters, Diane (Denny) Miller of Elkhart and...

Cheryl L. Lambert

Cheryl L. Lambert

Jul 5, 2018

Cheryl L. Lambert, 53, of Elkhart, died Thursday, July 5, 2018, at home after a year and half battle with metastasized uterine cancer.

She was born July 31, 1964 in Goshen to Larry Wayne and Dorothy A. (Shephard) Lambert.  They preceded her in death.

Cheryl is survived by her domestic partner of 15 years, Amy...

Donald Ellsworth Paff

Donald Ellsworth Paff

Jul 4, 2018

Donald Ellsworth Paff, 94, of Goshen,died July 4, 2018, at Greencroft Healthcare.

He was born July 14, 1923, in Goshen to Ernest A. and Freda M. (McDevitt) Paff.

On June 3, 1949, he married Patricia Hoover at the Jimtown Methodist Church.

She survives along with two sons, Eric (Kay) Paff of Burke, Virginia;...

Wava Dea Hamblin

Wava Dea Hamblin

Jul 3, 2018

Wava Dea Hamblin, 91, of Goshen, died Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at Goshen Hospital.

She was born December 22, 1926 in Fort Wayne to Clifford A. and Dovie (Noyer) Meyers.

On January 9, 1977 she married John S. Hamblin.  He died February 8, 2015.

Survivors include two daughters, Cheryl (Larry) Callan of Elkhart...

Don R. Morse

Don R. Morse

Jul 2, 2018

Don R. Morse, 80,of Elkhart died Monday, July 2, 2018 at home.

He was born Oct. 25, 1937 in Goshen to Charles R. and Wilma E. (Thornton) Morse.

On April 11, 1987 he married Berneda King at Calvary Methodist Church, Elkhart.

She survives along with a son, Joseph W. (Dawn) Stealy of Pembroke,...

Jurgen L. Faldoe

Jurgen L. Faldoe

Jul 1, 2018

Jurgen L. Faldoe, 76, of Goshen, died Sunday, July 1, 2018 at Greencroft Healthcare after an extended illness.

He was born September 22, 1941 in Kelliher, Minnesota to Virgil L. and Magdalena (Suhr) Faldoe.

On March 4,1961 he married Shirley Hurlbert in Blackduck, Minnesota.

She survives along with three children, Denise (Mervin) Lambright...

James C. Mclaughlin

James C. Mclaughlin

Jun 29, 2018

James C. McLaughlin, 67, of Goshen, died Friday, June 29, 2018, at home.

He was born May 9, 1951 in Flint, Michigan to Duane McLaughlin and Patricia (Schnault) Overman.

In October 1971 he married Josephine Zarkowski.  She died December 28, 2017.

Survivors include three children, Jeremy (Megan) McLaughlin of Goshen, Anjanette (Jeremy) Blom...

Margie Lou Taylor

Margie Lou Taylor

Jun 27, 2018

Margie Lou Taylor, 62, of Shipshewana died Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at home.

She was born December 22, 1955 in Charleston, West Virginia to Paul Richard and Launa Mae (Stanley) Wilson.

Survivors include three daughters, Christina (Rodney) Silcox, Linda (Tony) White and Loretta Williams, all of Goshen; a son, Grevil J. (Tracy) Hagerman III of...

Elizabeth "Betty" Jeschke

Elizabeth "Betty" Jeschke

Jun 27, 2018

Elizabeth “Betty” Jeschke, 88, of Goshen, died peacefully June 27, 2018 at Goshen General Hospital, with family by her side. She was diagnosed with multiple myeloma six years ago Betty was born to Gordon and Margaret Claassen Bixel November 27, 1929, in Bluffton, Ohio. She graduated from Bluffton College (University) in 1951 and that same year married Oscar Miller...

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