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Lester W. Shriner
Sep 11, 2017
Lester W. Shriner, 95, of Goshen, died Monday, September 11, 2017 at Greencroft Healthcare.
He was born February 6, 1922 in Clarksville, Michigan to Frank and Katie (Miller) Shriner.
On October 19, 1940 he married Mildred L. Weaver in Wakarusa. She died August 26, 1973. On May 18, 1974 he married Charlotte M. (Lehman) Hettmansperger. ...
Arabella Juliet Chokey
Sep 9, 2017
Goshen – Arabella Juliet Chokey, infant daughter of Cheyanne M. Neal and Taylor E. Chokey, was stillborn Saturday, Sept. 9, at Goshen Hospital.
They survive along with a brother, Gabriel E. Chokey and a sister, Arilye T. Chokey, both at home, and a grandmother, Flora (Steve) Randolph, Goshen.
Private services and cremation will take place...
Jay Alexander Cudney
Sep 9, 2017
Jay Alexander Cudney, 18, of Goshen, died Saturday, September 9, 2017, at his home.
Jay was born March 4, 1999 in Goshen.
He is survived by his parents, Michael and Samantha (Thayer) Binkley and a brother, Cody Cudney of Goshen.
Jay was a member of the 4-H Rabbit Club for several years.
...Mason Alan Wilson
Sep 9, 2017
Mason Alan Wilson, of Goshen, was stillborn September 9, 2017, at Goshen Hospital.
He is survived by his parents, Kyle and Rachel (Zimmerman) Wilson; grandparents, Bruce and Kim Zimmerman, Judy Zimmerman, Sheri and Daniel Cervantes, all of Goshen, and Jeff Wilson, Syracuse; numerous aunts and uncles and a cousin, Wyatt Dills.
A Tuesday, September 12,...
Fanny Mae Taylor
Sep 9, 2017
Fanny Mae Taylor, 77, formerly of New Paris, died Saturday, Sept. 9, at Avalon Village, Ligonier.
She was born January 1, 1940 in LaGrange to Levi and Barbara (Fry) Miller.
On May 2, 1970 she married Jerry Taylor in Goshen.
He survives along two children, Sheri (Kim Walker) Taylor and Rodney (Irene) Miller,...
Carol Bauman
Sep 7, 2017
Carol Bauman, 83, of Wakarusa, died Thursday, September 7, 2017, at Miller’s Merry Manor.
She was born December 31, 1933 in Ontario, Canada where she married Lester B. Bauman June 8, 1957 and lived there until moving to Elkhart in 1970 for Lester to study at the Mennonite Biblical Seminary. They moved to upstate New York in...
Shari P. Klippenstein
Sep 3, 2017
Shari P. Klippenstein, 60, of Goshen, died Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Courtyard Healthcare, Goshen, where she had recently been admitted. She battled with ovarian cancer for many years.
She was born June 12, 1957 in Taegu, South Korea and was adopted by Donald L. and Elizabeth (Sawatzky) Klippenstein.
She is survived by her mother, Elizabeth of...
Alice Rose Hanby
Sep 3, 2017
Goshen – Alice Rose Hanby, infant daughter of Rod Hanby and Anne Horst Hanby, was born Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 at Goshen Hospital. She joined sisters Clara, 5, and Martha, 3, who were delighted to welcome their sister.
Alice was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and lived at home until Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, one week...
Lowell "Gene" Davis, Sr.
Sep 1, 2017
Lowell “Gene” Davis, Sr., 70, of Goshen, died Friday, September 1, 2017 at Goshen Hospital after a brief battle with cancer.
He was born December 20, 1946 in Goshen to Ralph and Mary E. (Hurdick) Davis.
On July 12, 2003 he married Gail (Chokey) Wheeler.
She survives along with two daughters, Laura (Matt)...
Jack A. Hertig
Sep 1, 2017
Jack A. Hertig, 76, of Goshen died Friday, September 1, 2017 at the Center for Hospice Care, Elkhart.
He was born January 9, 1941 in Wayland, Iowa to Allen D. and Iola (Hite) Hertig.
On August 25, 1963 he married Ruthann Nisley at Rock Run Church of the Brethren, Goshen.
She survives along...
Kent A. Robinson
Aug 31, 2017
Kent A. Robinson, 59, of Goshen, died Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Goshen Hospital.
He was born January 11, 1958 in Goshen to William F. and Martha Lucille (Long) Robinson.
Kent is survived by his brother, Michael (Shan) Robinson of Elkhart.
Kent worked in public relations and press releases for the University of...
Dr. Kenneth D. Miller
Aug 29, 2017
Kenneth Devon Miller, 89, died on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017 at Courtyard Healthcare Center after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born Feb. 15, 1928 to Irwin and Mildred (Yoder) Miller in Shipshewana, where he grew up on the family farm. He married Bertha P. Neufeld on June 7, 1952. They...
Anthony R. North
Aug 28, 2017
Anthony R. North, 25, of Goshen, died Monday, Aug. 28, at Goshen Hospital after a lifelong illness.
He was born Nov. 30, 1991 in Sturgis, Michigan.
He is survived by his parents, Paul and Stephanie (Wiley) North, Goshen; sisters, Brittany (Mark) Houghton, Goshen, Christa North, Warsaw and Alexis North, Elkhart; and grandparents, Kenneth and Judith...
Shelley J. Griffin
Aug 27, 2017
Shelley J. Griffin, 90, of Goshen died unexpectedly Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 at her home.
She was born June 29, 1927 in Ypsilanti, Michigan to Dennis and Frances Mae (Troyer) Yoder.
She is survived by two sons, Tim (Susan Drow) Griffin of Lake Ann, Michigan and Todd (Karen) Griffin of Cedar Crest, New Mexico.
...Janet Lemarr
Aug 27, 2017
Janet Lemarr, 73, of Goshen, died at her home late Sunday, August 27, 2017.
She was born June 8, 1944 in Goshen.
She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Hebe “Cecil” Lemarr; her mother, Mable (Stiver) Bradley of Arizona; three daughters, Jackie (Dale) Farthing, Carla (Jorge) Munoz and Joan (Emiliano Sr.) Carranza, all...
Rev. Vernon E. Bontreger
Aug 21, 2017
Rev. Vernon E. Bontreger, 92, of Goshen, passed away Monday, August 21, 2017 at Greencroft Healthcare.
He was born February 15, 1925 in Elkhart and adopted as an infant, by Manasseh E. and Mary (Hochstetler) Bontreger. In 1969, he reconnected with his birth mother, Antoinette (Dandino) Marconi, his grandmother, Rose Dandino, and the...
Timothy Lee "Buck" Falin
Aug 18, 2017
Timothy Lee "Buck" Falin , 56, of Goshen, died Friday, August 18, 2017, at Elkhart General Hospital. He had been ill the past three years.
He was born July 12, 1961 in Charleston, West Virginia.
On August 27, 1994 he married Loretta Hall in Goshen.
She survives along with his father, Willie Falin,...
Marjorie A. Grimm
Aug 17, 2017
Marjorie A. Grimm, 93, of Goshen, died Thursday, August 17, 2017, at Courtyard Healthcare.
She was born January 19, 1924 in Ligonier to Ray and Vera (VonBlon) Gale.
On August 18, 1942 she married Elmer W. Grimm. He died May 14, 2012.
Survivors include three children, Linda Bechtel of Elkhart, Jerry W. Grimm...
Gail A. Williams
Aug 14, 2017
Gail A. Williams, 72, of Elkhart, died Monday, August 14, 2017 at Center for Hospice Care, Elkhart.
She was born February 4, 1945 in Chicago to William J. and Beatrice (Cullen) Williams.
On August 21, 1965 she married Frank L. Williams in Elkhart.
He survives along with a son, Jeffrey (Cheryl) Williams of...
Joel Meade
Aug 13, 2017
Joel M. Meade, 40, Syracuse, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017 at Goshen Hospital.
He was born Sept. 8, 1976 in Goshen to Ira Meade, Goshen and Vickie (Roger) Shuder, Syracuse.
On Aug. 27, 2004 he married Brandy Reed in Sedalia, Missouri.
Brandy survives along with his parents and a brother, Jason W. Meade,...
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