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Michael D. Hathaway
Dec 30, 2017
Michael D. Hathaway, 67, of Goshen died Sat. Dec. 30, 2017 at Goshen Hospital.
He was born Sept. 26, 1950 in Muncie to Arthur “Art” and Janette (Walker) Hathaway.
On Feb. 21, 1970 he married Sandra McClish in Goshen. She died April 6, 2005.
Survivors include a son, Darin (Tara) Hathaway of Elkhart...
Lillian Rebecca Culp
Dec 30, 2017
Lillian Rebecca Culp, 96, of Goshen, died Saturday, December 30, 2017, at her home.
She was born May 18, 1921 in Des Moines, Iowa to Louie and Martha (Connelly) Pietro.
On July 4, 1955 she married Romane Culp in Goshen. He died January 2, 1998.
Survivors include three sons, Michael (Jacquelyn) Culp and...
Richard P. Williams
Dec 30, 2017
Richard P. Williams, 90, of Goshen, died Saturday, December 30, 2017 at his home.
He was born March 13, 1927 in Elkhart to Herbert and Ethel (Irick) Williams.
On August 24, 1947 he married Margaret Puterbaugh in Elkhart.
She survives along with two sons, Douglas P. (Lynn) Williams of Elkhart and Bradley N....
Mary Catherine Weaver
Dec 28, 2017
Mary C. Weaver, 93, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and formerly of Goshen, died Thursday, December 28, 2017, at Cottage Grove Place.
Survivors include her two daughters, Donna (John) Grooms of Rochester, and Christine (Jim) Doty of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; a brother, Vic McKibbin of Goshen; a sister, Norma Hilbish of Syracuse; four grandchildren, Ryan Grooms of Rochester,...
Angela Marie Avalos
Dec 28, 2017
Angela M. Avalos, 37, of Goshen, entered Goshen Hospital on December 25 and died December 28, 2017.
She was born August 24, 1980 in East Liverpool, Ohio to Maurice and Maryfaith (Belcher) Coles.
Angela is survived by her husband, Ricardo Rodriquez; four children, Maurizio, Ezra and Yeseina Avalos and Iverson Morazon; a brother, Maurice (Paige)...
Barbara A. Goins
Dec 27, 2017
Barbara Ann Goins, 71, of Goshen, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Goshen General Hospital.
She was born June 23, 1946 in Welch, West Virginia to Daniel Morgan and Grace Lenora (Holbrook) Akers.
She is survived by...
Donovan " Don" J. Beyeler
Dec 24, 2017
Don was born February 14, 1943, to Noah and Viola (Mast) Beyeler in Sterling, Ohio. At age six he moved with his family to a farm near Waynesboro in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. His lifelong interest in birding grew out of days of identifying birds, their songs, and their nests in the Virginia countryside.
He attended...
Patrick A. Hann
Dec 21, 2017
Patrick A. Hann, 60, of Goshen, died Thursday, December 21, 2017, at Goshen Hospital after several extended illnesses.
He was born September 12, 1957 in Goshen to Richard A. and Peggy (Stouder) Hann.
Survivors include his mother, Peggy Hann of Goshen; a brother, Michael A. Hann of Osceola; a nephew and a great nephew.
...George J. Zollinger
Dec 20, 2017
George J. Zollinger, 93, of Goshen died Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at his home.
He was born October 18, 1924 in Goshen to George and Bertha (Mullin) Zollinger.
Survivors include a son, David (Lisa) Zollinger of Goshen; a daughter, Jane (Richard) Hart of Crestwood, Kentucky; two grandchildren, Mary Hart and Clayton Zollinger; and a sister,...
Rex A. Shriner
Dec 20, 2017
Rex A. Shriner, 64, of New Paris, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017 at his home.
He was born July 15, 1953 in Goshen to Albert and Thelma (Robinson) Shriner.
On July 22, 1978 he married Christy Sweatland. She died Aug. 2, 2014.
Survivors include two daughters, Megan Fuller of Bristol and Carrie (Joseph)...
Dora Z. Espinoza
Dec 20, 2017
Milford – Dora Z. Espinoza, 87, died Wednesday, Dec. 20 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Healthcare.
She was born June 5, 1930 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
On April 2, 1955 she married Jose Espinoza in Brownsville, Texas. He died Feb. 9, 1985.
Survivors include 10 children, Henry (Margarita) Espinosa, Tippecanoe, Reyna (Joe Stevens)...
Robert B. Baltosser
Dec 19, 2017
Elkhart – Robert B. Baltosser, 83, of Goshen, died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 at Valley View Healthcare Center due to an illness.
He was born Aug. 5, 1934 on the Krisher Homestead in Williams County, Ohio to Forrest and Katherine (Krisher) Baltosser.
On Nov. 6, 1953 he married Sandra Clark at Bertrand Bible Church in...
Alyncia Skylar Schmucker
Dec 19, 2017
Alyncia Skylar Schmucker, infant daughter of Jason and Elizabeth (Thomas) Schmucker, was stillborn, early Tuesday morning, December 19, 2017 at Goshen Hospital.
Her family, including her siblings, Devon, Jordan, Sophia and Collin, were anxious to meet the newest member of the family.
“R.I.H.” Rest in Heaven, our beautiful Angel baby! You will be greatly missed...
Wilma Jean Bixler
Dec 17, 2017
Wilma Jean Bixler, 82, of Goshen, died Sunday, December 17, 2017 at her home.
She was born August 31, 1935 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to Wilfred and June (Fyock) Dishong.
She married Donald R. Bixler on October 6, 1962 in New Windsor, Maryland.
He survives along with two children, Loren (Rhonda) Bixler of Goshen...
Susie Warner
Dec 17, 2017
Susie Warner, 86, of Goshen, passed into the arms of her Savior, Sunday evening, December 17, 2017 with her family by her side.
She was born August 1, 1931 in Syracuse to Raymond and Zelma (Hanshew) Lung.
...
Dorothy Anna Bontrager
Dec 13, 2017
Dorothy Anna Bontrager, 86, of Goshen, died December 13, 2017 at her residence following an illness with lymphoma.
Dorothy was born June 11, 1931 in Nappanee to Henry and Jemima (Kuhns) Schmucker. On September 8, 1949, at Fair Haven Amish Mennonite Church, Goshen, she married Eli A. Bontrager. He died March 4, 1986.
She is...
Joseph Wendell Whitehead
Dec 12, 2017
Joseph Wendell Whitehead, 20, of Goshen, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 following an auto accident.
He was born September 22, 1997 in Goshen to Jeffrey and Connie Whitehead.
On December 31, 2015 he married Mauren Santamaria in Costa Rica.
She survives along with a son, Salomon; his parents, Jeff and Connie Whitehead of...
Charlene Christophel
Dec 9, 2017
Charlene Christophel, 93, of Goshen, died Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Greencroft Healthcare.
She was born September 29, 1924 in Middlebury to Noble and Edna (Kauffman) Showalter.
On Nov. 1, 1947 she married Theron Christophel at Clinton Brick Mennonite Church, Goshen. He died Aug. 1, 2001.
Survivors include three daughters, Sandra Buss of...
Wilda M. Goering
Dec 8, 2017
Wilda M. (Metzger) Goering, 90, of Goshen died Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen, Ind. She was born Dec. 9, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Paul A. and Madeline (Jones) Metzger.
On Sept. 13, 1952 she married Paul L. Goering at Marquand Chapel, Yale Divinity School, New...
Arlene G. Hoover
Dec 6, 2017
Arlene G. Hoover, 90, of Goshen died Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Courtyard Healthcare.
She was born January 28, 1927 in Beaver Crossing, Nebraska to Ezra and Flony (Eicher) Roth.
On Nov. 22, 1945 she married Merlin Stutzman in Beaver Crossing, Nebraska. He died May 10, 1963. On Aug. 11, 1979 she married Edwin Russell...
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