Obituaries

Feb 18, 2016

Donna Rink Patton, 75 of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, February 18, 2016 surrounded by her family at Courtyard Healthcare, following an extended illness with COPD. She was born September 15, 1940 in Goshen to Emil and Elsie (Long) Helbling. On August 3, 1991 she married Darle W. Patton in Goshen. He died December 10, 2003. She is survived by...

Feb 17, 2016

T. Jay Graber, 81 of Goshen died Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Courtyard Healthcare. He was born April 14, 1934 in Howard County to Joel and Anna (Marner) Graber. On June 6, 1953 he married Mary S. Kaufman in Howard County. She survives along with a daughter, Doncella (Jeff) Sheline; two sons, Therman Jay, Jr. (Dana) Graber and Kevin Graber,...

Feb 16, 2016

Jeff Moles, Sr., 49, of Syracuse, died at his home early Tuesday morning, February 16, 2016 of natural causes. He was born in Goshen on April 16, 1966 to Hess and Marvel (Dills) Moles. On February 23, 2002 he married Michelle Meyer in Goshen. She survives along with a son, Jeffrey Lee (Jennifer) Moles, Jr. of Elkhart; his mother, Marvel...

Feb 13, 2016

Kennon R. Shorthouse, 81, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Elkhart General Hospital after a six month illness. He was born September 20, 1934 in Goshen to Ray B. and Marie (Yoder) Shorthouse. He married Linda J. Clementz April 3, 1960 in Elkhart. She survives along with two daughters, Kenda Shorthouse of Elkhart and Kathy (Randy) Fackelman...

Feb 13, 2016

Richard “Dick” D. Null, 72, of Goshen, died Saturday, February 13, 2016 at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. He was born October 3, 1943 in Wakarusa to Paul Richard and Geraldine (Truex) Null. Survivors include two sons, Terry W. (Sonya) Null of Middlebury and Paul Null of Phoenix, Arizona; a daughter, Tammy Holmes of Elkhart; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; former wife,...

Feb 11, 2016

Walter Shidler, 94, of Goshen, died Thursday morning, February 11, 2016 at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. He was born November 2, 1921 in Goshen to Ira J. and Fannie “Fern” (Elliott) Shidler. On March 14, 1942 he married Treva Lechlitner. She survives along with two children, Marilyn Ratliff of Laguna Niguel, California and Jerry D. (Carol) Shidler of Goshen; two...

Feb 10, 2016

Donna Lynn Cooper, 61, of Goshen, passed away Wednesday morning, February 10, 2016, at Elkhart General Hospital after being diagnosed with leukemia in April 2015. She was born January 15, 1955 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Clyde and Odean Springer. On May 9, 1981 she married Glenn C. Cooper in Goshen. He survives along with two sons, Christopher Cooper of...

Feb 10, 2016

Lena L. Carpenter, 90, of Goshen, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born January 13, 1926 in Goshen to Ira and Fern (Elliott) Shidler. On April 17, 1948 she married Donald A. Carpenter at the West Goshen Church of the Brethren. She is survived by three sons, Robert (Grace) Carpenter, Millersburg, Randall (Peggy) Carpenter and...

Feb 9, 2016

Ellen Palmer Thompson, 83, of Wheaton, Illinois, died on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Seasons Hospice, Naperville, Illinois. She was born on February 6, 1933, in Mishawaka, the daughter of Clyde G. and Kathryn M. (Chappell) Palmer. On February 10, 1957, she married Bert A. Thompson of Alexandria.

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Feb 8, 2016

Bernice V. Mullet, 90, of Shipshewana, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, February 8, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. She was born August 28, 1925 in Willowby, Ohio to Charles and Dorothy (Reed) Wagner. On December 11, 1954 she married Enos “Pete” Mullet in Goshen. He died July 26, 2002. Survivors include a son, David M. (Paulette) Mullet...

Feb 7, 2016

Lester I. Culp, 97, of Goshen, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born September 19, 1918 in Tiskiwa, Illinois to Emanuel I. and Cora (Smucker) Culp. On June 16, 1945 he married Inez Oberholzer in Greencastle, Pennsyslvania. She survives along with three children, Joetta (Kenneth) Strickler of Patterson, California, Charles (Mary) Culp of Des Moines,...

Feb 3, 2016

Carolyn Rose Griffey, 63, of Goshen died Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born August 30, 1952 in Elkhart to Roy Lavern and Jesse (Wilfret) Nichols. On January 25, 1971 she married Gary Griffey in Michigan. He survives along with a daughter, Dusty Renee Griffey and a son, Don’l Griffey both of Goshen; three grandchildren; two...

Feb 2, 2016

Mary Ellen (Blackmun) Crouch, 84, of Goshen, Indiana, died on February 2, 2016, at Greencroft Healthcare, from complications of renal cancer. Mary was born on November 20, 1931, in Niles, Michigan to Ruth (Carnes) and Harold Blackmun, graduated from Niles High School, and attended Hanover College and Michigan State University, where she studied literature. On September 10, 1950, she married...

Feb 1, 2016

Esther R. Lantz, 76, of Goshen passed away Monday evening, February 1, 2016 surrounded by her family at Greencroft Healthcare into the loving arms of Jesus. She was born December 19, 1939 in Walnut Creek, Ohio to Albert and Katie (Miller) Kuhns. On June 29, 1958 she married Glendon “Glen” E. Lantz at North Goshen Mennonite Church, Goshen. He...

Jan 31, 2016

Marilyn A. Davis, 85, of Elkhart, passed away into Jesus' arms on Sunday, January 31, 2016, while wintering in Mesa, Arizona. She was born August 3, 1930 in Nappanee to Roy and Uretha (Frederick) Burkholder. Survivors include two children, Tempa A. (Fred) Davis of Union, Michigan and Max A. (Mary Ann) Davis of Mesa, Arizona; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren....

Jan 31, 2016

Menno Lewis Chupp, 80, of Goshen, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2016, at Elkhart General Hospital after battling extended illnesses. He was born November 20, 1935 in Amboy, Indiana, to Elmer M. and Fannie (Miller) Chupp. On September 2, 1956, he married Lucile J. Hoover at Salem Mennonite Church in New Paris. Menno worked at several area businesses, including...

Jan 30, 2016

Shirley Pitts Edwards, 92, of Goshen,  passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born October 2, 1923 in Evanston, Illinois to John Beman and Alva (Tuerk) Pitts. Mrs. Edwards is survived by two daughters, Judy (Daniel) Helm of Denver, Colorado and Jill (Doug) Perry of Goshen; five grandchildren, Heather Perry (Todd) Berkey, Dale (Cortnie)...

Jan 29, 2016

Roy L. Brinkley, 88, of Goshen, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016 at his home. He was born November 18, 1927 in Coffee County, Tullahoma, Tennessee to Charles and Ethel (Kelley) Brinkley. He married Patsy Patterson in September 1978 in Elkhart. She survives along with Roy’s daughter, Carmen Starr Brinkley Vandemark of Elkhart; two grandsons, Shannon and Shawn Vandemark; and...

Jan 28, 2016

Jeremy R. Lemarr, 41, of Goshen, died Thursday evening, January 28, 2016 as a result of an auto accident in LaGrange County. He was born August 26, 1974 in Goshen. On September 13, 2008 he married Angela Vassar. She survives along with his parents, Cecil and Janet (Bradley) Lemarr of Goshen; three children, Jeremy Ray Lemarr of Goshen, Zoey Adams...

Jan 28, 2016

Jay Alvin Miller, 88, of Goshen, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016, at Courtyard Healthcare. He was born February 22, 1927 to Harold E. and Olla Mae (Mitschlen) Miller. On April 13, 1946 he married Jeanette Twiford in Michigan City. She survives along with four children, Steve (Mavis) Miller of Goshen, Dave (Margaret) Miller of Elkhart, Janice Pearson of Goshen...