Ryan W. Perez
Apr 27, 2015
Ryan W. Perez, 28, of Goshen, died Monday, April 27, 2015 at the home of his parents. He was born September 5, 1986 in Goshen to George and Susan (Master) Perez. On June 14, 2008 he married Kelsey Runyan in New Paris. She survives along with a son, Coalten, at home; his parents of Goshen; and a sister, Andrea...
Charlene F. Farmwald
Apr 26, 2015
Charlene F. Farmwald, 75, of Goshen, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015, at I.U. Hospital Indianapolis after a very courageous 20 day battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Charlene was born October 3, 1939 in Goshen, the daughter of Otis and Etta (Buzzard) Weaver. She graduated from Bethany Christian High School in 1957 and married the love of her life,...
Ruth A. Craig
Apr 26, 2015
Ruth A. Craig, 83, of Goshen, died Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Greencroft Goshen Healthcare, following a long illness of Alzheimers-like dementia. She had been cared for and attended to by Greencroft's loving and competent staff since March 2012. She was born May 3, 1931 in West Liberty, Ohio to Stephen S. and Mamie (Byler) Hostetler. She attended Goshen...
Millard Charles Lind
Apr 25, 2015
Millard Charles Lind, 96, of Goshen, Indiana, died on April 25, 2015 at his home at Greencroft. He was born in Bakersfield, California on October 10, 1918 to Norman A. and Sarah Flohr Lind, and was married to Miriam Sieber Lind on April 17, 1943, in Goshen. He is survived by his children and their spouses - Dan and...
Nina K. Bacon
Apr 24, 2015
Nina K. Bacon, 59, of Topeka, died Friday night, April 24, 2015, at the home of her son after an extended illness. She was born October 30, 1955 in Indianapolis to Charles and Mary Catherine McNeal. Survivors include a son, James (Michelle) Bacon of Goshen; a daughter, Carla Bacon of Ligonier; five grandchildren, Haley and Dylan Morefield, Hannah Holewinski,...
Gertrude "Trudy" A. Long
Apr 23, 2015
Gertrude "Trudy" A. Long, 83, of Shipshewana, passed away Thursday evening, April 23, 2015, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital after a brief illness. She was born July 10, 1931 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Louis and Sena (Balgoyen) VanDyke. On Oct. 3, 1953 she married Robert Long in Grand Haven, Michigan. He survives along with two daughters, Linda (David) Clark...
Connie Sue Slauf
Apr 21, 2015
Connie S. Slauf, 50, of Elkhart, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born January 24, 1965 in New York City to William H. Green and Sue (Simpson) Evans. On Nov. 4, 2013 she married Steve Slauf. He survives along with two step-sons, Josh (Shirley) Buelna of Elkhart and Michael (April) Szymanowski of Bristol; four...
Richard "Dick" D. Sleppy
Apr 18, 2015
Richard D. Sleppy, 83, passed away Saturday morning, April 18, 2015 at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. He was born in Goshen on May 16, 1931 to Leland and Mary (Stutzman) Sleppy. On May 26, 1957 he married Jane E. Myers in Goshen. She died Dec. 30, 2013. Survivors include a daughter, Jill (Larry) Martin of Goshen; three sons, Dale...
Bettie J. Igney
Apr 14, 2015
Bettie J. Igney, 88, of Elkhart and formerly of New Paris, passed away Tuesday morning, April 14, 2015 at East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart. She was born September 27, 1926 in Bluffton to Samuel and Aldine (Kipfer) Reimschisel. On September 7, 1946 she married Thurl D. Igney, Sr., in LaPorte. He died June 18, 2014. Survivors include...
Laveta M. Randall
Apr 14, 2015
Laveta M. Randall, 71, of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, April 14, 2015 at Courtyard Healthcare. She was born February 14, 1944 in Elkhart to John L. and Catherine E. (Fisher) Hartzler. Survivors include a son, Matt Randall of Elkhart; a granddaughter, Lindsey Randall; two sisters, Juanita Hartzler of Las Vegas, and Vivian D. Hunt of Kansas City, Missouri; and...
George Juday
Apr 14, 2015
George R. Juday, 90, of Goshen, passed away Tuesday, April 14, at Courtyard Healthcare where he had been the last three weeks. George was born August 18, 1924, in Goshen to Albert and Cecil Irene Juday. On April 3, 1943 he married Opal Greenawalt. George and Opal enjoyed 72 special years together. She survives along with four children, Floyd...
Viola M. York
Apr 13, 2015
Viola M. York, 77, of Goshen, died Monday, April 13, 2015 at Memorial Hospital, South Bend. She was born June 5, 1937 in Elkhart County to Jess and Mary (Chupp) Chupp. She is survived by two sisters, Irene Miller of Archbold, Ohio and Dorothy Nisley of LaGrange; a brother, Lester Chupp of Goshen; and a step-sister, Millie (Levi) Schmucker...
A. Gordon Dewilde
Apr 12, 2015
Albert "Gordon" DeWilde, 89, of Goshen and formerly of Middlebury, died Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born February 16, 1926 in Waterloo, Iowa to Albert and Freda (Hall) DeWilde. He moved with his family to Goshen in 1940. He graduated from Goshen High School in 1945 where he played football and ran track, holding the...
Larry H. Fisher
Apr 11, 2015
Larry H. Fisher, 73, of Goshen, passed away early Saturday morning, April 11, 2015, at IU Health Goshen Hospital after a six year battle with cancer. He was born November 18, 1941 in Charleston, West Virginia to Arthur and Ethel (Duty) Fisher. On June 19, 1964 he married JoAn Leslie Roe in Elkhart. She died May 12, 2013. Survivors...
Helen E. Prahl
Apr 11, 2015
Helen E. Prahl, 101, of Goshen, passed away early Saturday morning, April 11, 2015 at Courtyard Healthcare where she had been since March 13. She was born February 3, 1914 in Goshen to Charles Henry and Emma Mae (Hoffman) Everett. On November 16, 1962 she married Robert James Prahl. He died December 14, 1965. Survivors include nieces, Jan Foster,...
Barbara L. Archer
Apr 8, 2015
Barbara L. Archer, 84, of Goshen, died Wednesday evening, April 8, 2015 at her home. She was born September 4, 1930 in Bartholomew County to Harry and Iva (Sylvester) Smith. On January 21, 1961 she married Richard R. Archer in Elkhart. He survives along with two daughters, Kathy Thomas, of Elkhart, and Susan C. (Jerry) McBride, of New Paris;...
Grace Gonzales-Aguilar
Apr 8, 2015
Grace Gonzales-Aguilar, 56, of Elkhart, died Wednesday morning, April 8, 2015 at her home. She was born August 11, 1958 in San Antonio, Texas. On January 11, 1996 she married Guillermo Aguilar. He survives along with her father, Guadalupe (Hilda) Gonzales, of Indianapolis; her mother, Lydia (Rudy) Rodriquez Deleon, of Goshen; three children, Valedeo (Tasha) and Alejandro Gonzales, both...
Jerry Linn Jensen
Apr 7, 2015
Jerry L. Jensen, 59, of New Paris, died at his home Tuesday, April 7, 2015. He was born in Goshen on October 30, 1955 to Lars and Ruby (Nettleton) Jensen. He is survived by a daughter, Katina (Matthew Brady) Rogers of Goshen; a son, Abraham Jensen of Mishawaka; four grandchildren and three sisters, Yvonne (Jene) Ford and Jean (Bill)...
Alvin L. Bontrager
Apr 6, 2015
Alvin Bontrager, 89, of Goshen, died Monday, April 6, 2015 at 5:35 p.m. at his residence. He was born August 28, 1925 in Mylo, North Dakota to Levi D. and Lizzie (Graber) Bontrager. On December 23, 1950, he married Mary Louise Yoder in Topeka, Indiana. She survives along with five daughters, Debra (Robert) Kauffman, Rebecca (Kenneth) Horst, Patricia (Dale)...
Elmina E. Christner
Apr 5, 2015
Elmina E. Christner, 92, of Goshen died Sunday afternoon at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. She was born November 24, 1922 in Ontario, Canada to Aaron and Delila (Ruby) Bender. On May 15, 1948 she married Louis Christner in East Zorah Township, Ontario. He died in October 1989. Surviving are three sons, John (Dorothy) Christner, of Goshen, James Christner,...
