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Terry Eugene Lanham, Jr.
Jul 3, 2017
Terry E. “June Bug” Lanham, Jr. 28, passed away early Monday morning, July 3, 2017 at his home.
He was born December 7, 1988 in St. Joseph County.
He is survived by his parents, Terry E. Lanham Sr. of Goshen and Valerie A. (Whitley) Lanham, Goshen; a sister, Teresa (Earl Wagner) Lanham, Goshen; a brother,...
Joseph Charles Ortiz
Jul 2, 2017
Joseph Charles Ortiz, 94, of Goshen, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017, at Goshen Hospital surrounded by his family.
Joe was born Oct. 14, 1922 in San Antonio, Texas to Joseph E. and Elisa (Bernal) Ortiz.
He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945 as a Ball Turret Gunner. He...
Ryan Lee Foor
Jul 1, 2017
Ryan Lee Foor, 30, of Edwardsburg, Michigan, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017, at his home from natural causes.
He was born August 30, 1986 in Elkhart.
Survivors include his parents, Brian (Dawn) Foor and Jane (Winieckie) Marie; his fiancé, Elizabeth “Betsy” Shrock; two children, Liam and Myles Foor; a brother, Tyler (Ashley) Foor of...
Sunoma "Sunny" G. Ingold
Jun 29, 2017
Goshen-Sunoma "Sunny" G. Ingold, 77, died Thursday, June 29, at Kindred Hospital of Northern Indiana, Mishawaka.
She was born Nov. 14, 1939 in Dunkirk, New York.
Survivors include her husband, James D. Ingold; three children, Shelley B. ( Donald) Gardineer, New Castle, Colorado, Amy J. (Ronnie) Weatherholt, Goshen and Kenneth A. (Pam) Ingold, San Diego,...
Norman R. Cole
Jun 27, 2017
Norman R. Cole, 87, of Goshen, died Tuesday evening, June 27, 2017 at his home.
He was born July 31, 1929 in Elkhart to Paul and Clara (McCollum) Cole.
He is survived by his wife, Jean; two daughters, Cathy Cole and Jean Wolff, both of Goshen; and a son, William Cole of Daytona Beach, Florida....
Robert K. Garber
Jun 27, 2017
Robert “Bob” K. Garber, 95, of Bristol, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Heritage Point, Mishawaka.
He was born June 16, 1922 in Goshen to Earl and Bertha (Kauffman) Garber.
He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Olene (Gardner) Garber; five children, Terry (Pam) Garber of Bristol, Steve (Linda) Garber of Middlebury,...
Roy L. Simpson
Jun 26, 2017
Roy L. Simpson, 65, of Goshen, died Monday, June 26, 2017 at Goshen Hospital after battling Leukemia for a year and a half.
He was born May 11, 1952 in Monica, Illinois to George H. and Velma (Camp) Simpson.
Survivors include four sons, Nathan, Justin and Hayden Simpson, all of Goshen and Roy B. Simpson...
Wilbur E. Hostetler
Jun 25, 2017
Wilbur E. Hostetler, 92, of Goshen, died Sunday, June 25, 2017 at Miller’s Merry Manor, LaGrange.
He was born November 29, 1924 in a farmhouse on C.R. 38, Goshen to Edward W. and Mary Edna (Yoder) Hostetler.
On May 15, 1949 he married Donna L. Blough in Topeka.
She survives along with two...
Larry Herschberger
Jun 24, 2017
Larry Herschberger, 64, of Middlebury, died Saturday morning, June 24, 2017 at his home.
He was born June 30, 1952 in Wolf Lake to Henry and Wilma (Troyer) Herschberger.
On January 7, 1983 he married Mary Watson in Goshen.
She survives along with two daughters, Desiree (Tim Kopp) Herschberger of Washington, D.C., and...
Roger E. Bishop
Jun 24, 2017
Roger E. Bishop, 70, of Goshen, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017 at the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Elkhart.
He was born November 28, 1946 in Cando, North Dakota to Frank and Ruby (Markwardt) Bishop.
On August 21, 1970 he married Marilyn Fisher in Harvey, North Dakota.
She survives along with...
Neva P. Kriner
Jun 24, 2017
Neva P. Kriner, 91, of Elkhart died Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation - Valley View, Elkhart.
She was born November 9, 1925 in Core, West Virginia to Arley and Martha Mazella (Moore) Walls.
On September 2, 1949 she married Everett Franklin Swartz in Oakland, Maryland. He died in 1964.
...
Elsa Ortiz
Jun 23, 2017
Elsa Ortiz, 51, of Goshen, died Friday, June 23, 2017 at her home following a seven year struggle with cancer.
She was born May 17, 1966 in Mexico City, Mexico to José De Jesus and Beatriz Arias Mendoza.
Her mother survives along with a son, Martin Fuentes of Goshen; a daughter, Zyanya Fuentes of Goshen;...
Elmo Ray Paff
Jun 21, 2017
Elmo Ray Paff, 100, Council Bluffs, Iowa, died on June 21, 2017.
He was born in Goshen, Indiana, March 21, 1917 to Ina Anne Mehl and Vernon Ray Paff, the second of two sons.
Elmo graduated from DePauw University in 1939. In 1942, he graduated from Chicago Theological Seminary...
Donald "Kenn" Kenneth Koch
Jun 21, 2017
Donald Kenneth “Kenn” Koch, 86, of Goshen, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2016 at his home.
He was born February 21, 1931 in Miller, South Dakota to Bernard and Dorothy “Suzie” (Harn) Koch.
On April 8, 1951 he married Patricia Evans in Goshen.
She survives along with three children, Kevin (Jeannie) Koch of...
Susan L. Kowalenko
Jun 21, 2017
Susan L. Kowalenko, 70, of New Paris, died Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at her home. She had been ill the past year.
She was born May 12, 1947 in London, England to Kenneth and Frances (Britt) Orange.
On February 14, 1987 she married Jake Kowalenko in Elkhart.
He survives along with a daughter,...
Mary Kay Dobson
Jun 20, 2017
Mary Kay Dobson, 70, of Millersburg, passed away early Tuesday morning, June 20, 2017 at her home. She had been ill since July 2016.
She was born June 30, 1946 in Pine Mountain, Kentucky to Roscoe F. and Becky M. (Begley) Blowers.
Survivors include a son, Roscoe E. Dobson of LaGrange; five grandchildren, Ryan, Justin,...
Gladys Marie Christner
Jun 20, 2017
Gladys Marie (Troyer) Christner, 77, of LaGrange and formerly of Topeka, went to be with Jesus Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Miller’s Merry Manor, LaGrange. She loved Jesus and her family more than anything.
She was born August 6, 1939 in Goshen to Ezra and Mary (Miller) Troyer.
She is survived by five children, Diane...
Marlys Rae Yoder
Jun 18, 2017
Marlys Rae Yoder, 84, of Goshen, passed away early Sunday morning, June 18, at her home.
She was born May 14, 1933 in Arlington, South Dakota, to Ralph Abraham and Juliaetta (Jensen) Nettleton.
Survivors include two children, Lisa J. (Randy Crussemeyer) Yoder and Lori A. Yoder; a daughter-in-law, Teri Yoder; four grandchildren, Savannah Crussemeyer, Tory...
Henry B. Seidner
Jun 18, 2017
Henry B. Seidner, 53, of Goshen, died Sunday, June 18, at Goshen Hospital after a recent cancer diagnosis.
He was born January 18, 1964 in Goshen to Henry Arthur and Betty Jane (Shaffer) Seidner.
They survive along with two sisters, Diana L. Seidner of Goshen and Karen K. Seidner of Aurora, Ohio.
He...
Jacqueline Hochstedler
Jun 17, 2017
Jacqueline Hochstedler, 61, of Goshen, went to be with the Lord in the early morning hours on June 17, 2017, surrounded by her family and friends after an extended illness.
She was born November 2, 1955 in Kokomo, but resided most of her life in the Goshen area.
She is survived by her parents, Walter...
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