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Hazel Lillian Thompson
Feb 3, 2015
Hazel L. Thompson, 79, of Goshen, died unexpectedly Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born January 22, 1936 in Hayward, Wisconsin to William H. and Julia A. (Gordon Cloud) Bressette. On September 11, 1953 she married Rufus B. Thompson. He died October 23, 2007. Survivors include two sons, Steven R. Thompson of Fort Madison,...
Janet Marie Miller
Feb 3, 2015
Janet M. Miller, 69, of Goshen, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at I.U. Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis after a three week battle with acute myloid leukemia. She was born in Goshen on October 22, 1945 to Mahlon and Alma (Heatwole) Hartzler. Survivors include a daughter, Jackie (Jamie) Mullet of New Paris; a son, Scott (Fannie) Miller of LaGrange;...
Leo N. Seltenright
Feb 2, 2015
Leo Seltenright, 88, of Goshen, passed away Monday morning, February 2, 2015, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He was born September 21, 1926 in Plymouth to Nelson and Nellie (Halt) Seltenright. On August 31, 1947 he married Ermadean Lee in Plymouth. She died December 6, 2014. He is survived by his son, Dan (Kathleen) Seltenright of Goshen; a granddaughter,...
James "Jim" Alexander Fry
Feb 2, 2015
James "Jim" Alexander Fry, 82, of Goshen, died Monday, February 2, 2015, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He was born January. 18, 1933 in Goshen to William and Beatrice (Yoder) Fry. On Nov. 22, 1956 he married Ruth (Lumm) Sorg. She survives along with three step-children, Kris (Nancy) Sorg of Goshen, Joan (Stephen) Burns of Millersburg and Kirk (Rebecca)...
Richard L. Groff
Jan 29, 2015
Richard L. Groff, 81, of Millersburg, passed away Thursday night, January 29, 2015, at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne where he had been the past week. He had been ill since 2009. He was born July 22, 1933 in Clinton Township, Elkhart County to Albert P. H. and Eloise (Chrisman) Groff. On October 19, 1956 he married Nancy E. Virgil...
Tyrel Lane Baldridge
Jan 29, 2015
Tyrel Lane Baldridge, 20, of Goshen, passed away Thursday, into the loving arms of Jesus, and the greetings of his Grandpa Dale. He was born October 5, 1994 in Goshen to Rose (Stutzman) Baldridge and Tim Baldridge, both of Goshen. They survive along with three siblings, Breanna (Mike) Sauerwein and children, Mollie and Beckett of Columbus, Kansas, Maggie Baldridge...
William Edward Musselman
Jan 26, 2015
William "Bill" E. Musselman, 101, of Goshen and formerly of Millersburg, died early Monday morning, January 26, 2015, at Courtyard Health Care. He was born August 3, 1913 in Millersburg to Edward A. and Ida Mae (Byrket) Musselman. Bill graduated from Millersburg High School in 1932. He grew up on a farm which he worked for many years. He...
Ruth Esther Delp
Jan 26, 2015
Ruth E. Delp, 74, of Goshen, passed away at her home Monday morning, January 26, 2015. She had been ill since January 2014. She was born June 1, 1940 in Bayport, Michigan to Benjamin J. and Sadie (Ropp) Beachy. On August 18, 1962 she married Earl R. Delp, Jr. in Pigeon, Michigan. He survives along with a daughter, Shana...
Michael N. Chrisman
Jan 26, 2015
Michael N. Chrisman, 60, of Elkhart died Monday evening, January 26, 2015 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born January 23, 1955 in Elkhart to Chauncey Neil and Thelma (Grosse) Chrisman. On September 1, 1979 he married Sharilyn Kay Wilsey in Elkhart. She died April 25, 1982. He is survived by his mother, Thelma of Elkhart; a daughter, Stephanie...
Annetta M. Harrington
Jan 24, 2015
Annetta M. Harrington, 94, of Goshen, passed away quietly at her home Saturday morning, January 24, 2015. She was born February 11, 1920 in Goshen to Lawrence and Pearl (Lafever) Copenhaver. On June 8, 1941 she married William F. Harrington Sr. at the First Congregational Church in Goshen. He survives along with two daughters, Teri Yoder and Debi Snook,...
Patricia J. Morrison
Jan 22, 2015
Patricia J. Morrison, 80, of New Paris, died early Thursday morning, January 22, 2015 at her home. She was born January 9, 1935 in Akron, Ohio to Virgil C. and Alberta (Clayton) Smith. On July 17, 1953 she married Dallas N. Morrison, Sr., in Barberton Ohio. He died May 3, 2009. Survivors include a daughter, Sharma L. Spicher, of...
Elizabeth Sieber Hernley
Jan 22, 2015
Elizabeth Sieber Hernley, 99, a resident of Greencroft since 1996, made a peaceful transition into the next life Thursday, January 22, 2015, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born on July 9, 1915 at Filer, Idaho where her parents, Charles E. Sieber and Bertha Shoemaker Sieber lived as early settlers beginning in 1912. Elizabeth's childhood experiences were affected by the...
Charlene C. Rowser
Jan 22, 2015
Charlene C. Rowser age 83 passed away at her residence on Thursday, January 22, 2015. She was very proud and honored to be the wife of a Brethren Church Pastor. She served for years as a church choir director. Professionally, she was a school psychologist in both Ohio and Indiana. Charlene is preceded in death by her husband, Rev....
Larry E. Shoemaker
Jan 21, 2015
Larry Eugene Shoemaker, 65, of Goshen, formerly of Illinois, died at his home Wednesday, January 21, 2015. He was born July 2, 1949 in Washington, Illinois, to Donald and Ila June (Litwiller) Shoemaker. He is survived by his father, Donald of Goshen; three sisters, Joyce (John) Yoder of Bryan, Ohio, Sandra (Doug) Friesen of Goshen, and Nelda (Bill) Wittig...
Shirley Ann Decker
Jan 20, 2015
Shirley Ann Decker, 83, of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, January 20, 2015 at her home. She was born August 12, 1931 in Goshen to Elmer and Inez (Schooly) Nusbaum. On July 9, 1962 she married Francis W. Decker in Fort Wayne. He preceded her in death March 20, 1995. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Craigo and a sister, Treva...
Sandra "Darlene" Bowdler
Jan 19, 2015
Sandra "Darlene" Bowdler, 66, of Goshen, died late Monday evening, January 19, 2015 at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital after being diagnosed with lung cancer in Feb. 2014. She was born April 5, 1948 in Athens, Tennessee, to Gilmer William and Myrtle May (Culberson) Corn. On March 9, 2011 she married William Dicconson Bowdler, Jr. in Port St. Lucie, Florida....
Taisiya Alekseyevna Sharun
Jan 18, 2015
Taisiya A. Sharun, 15, of Elkhart, died early Sunday morning, January 18, 2015, as the result of a car accident. She was born April 26, 1999 in Makeyevka, Konetskaya Oblast, Ukraine to Lyudmila (Yamkova) Sharun and Aleksey Sharun. She is survived by her mother of Elkhart; and her father and a sister, Alena, both of the Ukraine. A student,...
Helen Charlene Dell
Jan 17, 2015
Helen Charlene Dell, 82, of Bristol, passed away Saturday afternoon, January 17, 2015, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. She was born June 13, 1932 in Sheridan. Helen's family included her parents, Chass and Stella (Rigby) Dell, a sister, Wanda Hose and fellow residents of the Bristol ADEC home where she had lived since 1989. Friends may call one hour...
Lester A. Yoder
Jan 14, 2015
Lester A. Yoder, 99, of Goshen passed away Wednesday evening, January 14, 2015 at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen, where he had resided since 2003. He was born August 1, 1915 in a sod house on an Indian reservation in Thomas, Oklahoma, to Amos E. and Sarah (Schrock) Yoder. On February 14, 1937 he married Mary Leah Schmucker in Nappanee. They...
Lewis Graber
Jan 8, 2015
Lewis Graber, 89, of Goshen, passed away at his home Thursday evening, January 8, 2015, surrounded by his family. He was born July 14, 1925 in Daviess County to Levi and Lydia (Wagler) Graber. On July 30, 1949 he married Wilma Yutzy in Arthur, Illinois. She died September 9, 2004. On August 25, 2007 he married Emma (Eash) Nisley....
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