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Paul "Pete" Stahly
Feb 17, 2017
Paul Devon "Pete" Stahly, 74, of Sarasota, Florida and also of Goshen, Indiana passed away Friday, February 17, 2017 in Sarasota, due to congestive heart failure.
He was born to Paul Daniel & Elise (Hostetler) Stahly on September 12, 1942 in Wakarusa.
On January 11, 1964 Pete married Patricia Metzler.
She survives along...
G. Bernita Smith
Feb 16, 2017
Gloria Bernita Smith, 94, of Kennesaw, Georgia and formerly of Goshen, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Blue Willow.
She was born August 15, 1922 in Elkhart County to Henry Claude and Irene (Holdeman) Elliott.
On February 11, 1961 she married Robert E. Smith in Goshen. He died March 17, 1981.
Survivors...
Maryfaith Coles
Feb 14, 2017
This tribute is in loving memory of Maryfaith Coles, 55, who died Tues., Feb. 14, at Goshen Hospital after a long term illness.
She was born July 6, 1961 in El Paso, Texas to Allan Belcher and Gayle (Akers) Zamudio. They preceded her in death.
On January 27, 1982 she married Maurice Coles in East...
James "Jim" Howard Boyer
Feb 14, 2017
James “Jim” Howard Boyer 79, of Nappanee, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at the home of his granddaughter.
He was born January 2, 1938 in Goshen to Clifford Boyer and Edna (Kauffman) Boyer Lockwood.
On March 23, 1958 he married Janice Sechrist in Goshen.
She survives along with a daughter, Jackie (Michael...
Doris Lee Brown
Feb 14, 2017
Doris Lee Brown, 78, of Goshen, died at her home Tuesday, February 14, 2017.
She was born in Goshen January 22, 1939 to Orrion and Inez (Simmons) Ott.
Survivors include a son, Lloyd (Regina) Ott of LaGrange; three grandsons, Logan, Luke and Lincoln; and eight siblings, Keith (Phyllis) Ott, Kay Pepper, Dennis Pepper, Glen (Mary)...
Franklin D. Creech
Feb 14, 2017
Franklin D. Creech, 76, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Febraury 14, 2017 at his home. He had been ill since September 2016.
He was born December 15, 1940 in Totts, Kentucky to Daniel and Stella (Doss) Creech.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy; three children, Larry (Kim) Robbins of Goshen, Sandy Drake of Elkhart...
Dana Franklin Deboard
Feb 13, 2017
Dana Franklin DeBoard, 69, of Victoria, Virginia and formerly of Goshen, passed away February 13, 2017, in Richmond, Virginia.
He was born May 20, 1947 in Sharon, West Virginia to Gerald and Ella (Payne) DeBoard.
He is survived by three children, Elizabeth (Dallas) Price, Anita (Charles) Sickle and Dana (Ann Marie Biovert) DeBoard; six grandchildren,...
Laura Louise Haney
Feb 13, 2017
Laura L. Haney, 79, of Goshen, passed away Monday, February 13, 2017 at her home surrounded by loving family members and supported by Goshen Home Care and Hospice.
She was born June 28, 1937 in Akron to Leo and Mary (Ball) Adams.
On May 8, 1957 she married Leslie E. “Doc” or “Bugs” Haney in...
Beverly R. Slagle
Feb 12, 2017
Beverly Slagle, 87, of Goshen, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Greencroft Health Care, Goshen.
She was born December 9, 1929 in Chicago to Richard and Edna (Kaeding) Vinke.
On May 14, 1950 she married James P. Slagle. He died October 21, 2012.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda (Craig) Chupp of Goshen;...
Sara Sue Norton
Feb 12, 2017
Sara Sue Norton, 73, of Millersburg, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Goshen Hospital.
She was born May 2, 1943 in Port Huron, Michigan to Elmer and Lucille Marie (Young) Reichard.
Sara Sue is survived by her husband, Roger, a daughter, Alicia (Kevin) Gray of Millersburg; four sons, Steven (Traci) Norton of Elkhart, Allen...
Saloma Albrecht
Feb 10, 2017
Saloma Albrecht, 96, of Leo and formerly of Sarasota, Florida, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.
She was born October 6, 1920 in Woodburn to Victor and Katie (Hochstetler) Delagrange.
In the late 1940’s she married Kenneth Albrecht. He died April 22, 1997.
In the late...
Thelma Laverne Kauffman
Feb 9, 2017
Thelma LaVerne Kauffman, 92, of Goshen, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Goshen Hospital. She was born February 26, 1924, in Shanesville, Ohio, the daughter of Elmer N. and Ella Irene (Yoder) Kauffman. The family moved to Topeka when Thelma was six years old.
Survivors include two sisters, Claramae (Don)...
Lisa Jean Sabo
Feb 9, 2017
Lisa Jean Sabo, 55, of Syracuse passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017, at her home.
She was born May 10, 1961 in DuQuoin, Illinois to Herbert Dwight and Ora Jean (Moore) Hitt.
She is survived by her husband, Raymond Sabo; two sons, Ryan Sabo of Lawton, Oklahoma and Jayson Sabo of Syracuse; a grandson, Austin...
Coe Kramer, Jr.
Feb 8, 2017
Coe Kramer, Jr., 93, of Goshen, passed away early Wednesday morning, February 8, 2017 at Greencroft Health care.
He was born August 21, 1923 in Goshen to Myron C. and Edith I. (Lippincott) Kramer.
On July 20, 1979 he married Dottie (Guthrie) Pierson, at the Plymouth United Church of Christ.
She survives along...
Ruth Helena Walker
Feb 7, 2017
Ruth Helena Walker, 93, of Goshen, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Febraury 7, 2017 at Greencroft Health Care after a brief illness.
She was born May 6, 1923 in Mishawaka to Rev. August H. and Helena J. (Herrif) Miller.
On March 15, 1942 she married Robert D. Long in Millersburg. He died June 22, 1984. Later...
Ruth E. Wilson
Feb 7, 2017
Ruth E. Wilson, 93, of Goshen, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at her home.
She was born January 29, 1924 in Goshen to Rev. Harry McKinley and Clara Mare (Swihart) Gunderman.
On April 7, 1948 she married Woodrow Wilson in Elkhart.
He survives along with a son, Dan (Marcia) Wilson of Goshen;...
Lola E. Weybright
Feb 6, 2017
Lola E. Weybright, 94, of Goshen passed away Monday evening, February 6, 2017 at her home.
She was born February 24, 1922 in Hamshire, Texas to Charles and Edna (Blosser) Stouder.
On June 13, 1941 she married Gerald P. Weybright in Nappanee. He preceded her in death May 18, 1999.
Survivors include a...
Lois J. Hostetter
Feb 6, 2017
Lois J. Hostetter, 80, of Nappanee, died Monday evening, February 6, 2017 at the home of her daughter.
She was born October 24, 1936 in Milford to George and Ruth (Fisher) Fox.
On December 23, 1956 she married David N. Hostetter in Nappanee. He died March 23, 2013.
She is survived by a...
Byron Roth
Feb 4, 2017
Byron Lee Roth, 83, of Goshen, went to be with the Lord Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Goshen Hospital as a result of complications from a fall earlier in the week.
He was born October 22, 1933 in Goshen to Rollin and Cleota Roth.
...Lowell R. Falk
Feb 1, 2017
Lowell Roger Falk, 92, of Goshen, was laid to rest in Violett Cemetery, Goshen on February 2, 2017 after his death on February 1. He was born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin on September 28, 1924 to Roger Owen and Hilda Ella Ida (Ollendorf) Falk. He lived in Wisconsin until after his graduation from Horlick High, Racine, Wisconsin...
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