Margaret M. Zimmerman
Jan 7, 2015
Margaret M. Zimmerman 89, of Syracuse, formerly of Goshen, died Wednesday evening, January 7, 2015 at Millers Merry Manor, Syracuse, where she had resided for the past four months. She was born November 1, 1925 in Dolton, Illinois, to Andrew and Angeline (Panozzo) Panega. A 1943 graduate of Pullman Tech High School, Chicago, she married John G. Zimmerman in...
Helen H. Fretz
Jan 6, 2015
Helen Christine Habegger Fretz, 92, of Goshen, passed away on January 6, 2015 at Greencroft Healthcare. Helen was born April 19, 1922, in Forsythe, Montana, to Alfred and Barbara (Hirschy) Habegger, who were missionaries to the Northern Cheyenne Native Americans in Busby, Montana, 20 miles east of the Custer Battlefield. Her parents are deceased as are her siblings, Marden,...
Shirley Ann Kauffman
Jan 5, 2015
Shirley A. Kauffman, 76, of Goshen, passed away early Monday morning, January 5, 2015, at IU Health Goshen Hospital after battling progressive cancer. She was born October 20, 1938 in Allen County, Ohio to Fred and Mary (Heatwole) Stalter. On August 10, 1963 she married Merrill J. Kauffman in Elida, Ohio. He died January 8, 2010. Survivors include a...
Velorous J. Hoover
Jan 4, 2015
Velorous J. Hoover, 89, of Goshen, passed away late Sunday evening, January 4, 2015 at Courtyard Healthcare. She was born December 9, 1925 in Wakarusa to Ralph and Mabel (Hochstetler) Shaum. On May 13, 1945 she married Lowell W. Hoover in Nappanee. He died December 13, 2011. Survivors include four daughters, Karen Hoover of Goshen, Phyllis (Terry) Scanlon of...
K.W. Kurtz
Jan 3, 2015
Kalleele "K.W." W. Kurtz, 92, of Millersburg, passed away Saturday evening, January 3, 2015, at his home after a nine month battle with cancer. He was born April 27, 1922 in Jackson Township, Elkhart County to Frederick and Alpha E. (Evans) Kurtz. On Feb. 1, 1946 he married Phyllis E. Darr in Union Township. She survives along with several...
Mui T. Tran
Jan 2, 2015
Mui T. Tran, 59, of Goshen, died Friday afternoon, January 2, 2015 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born June 12, 1955 in Hanoi, Vietnam to Hy Tran and Lan Nguyen. In August 1976 she married Quyen Tran in Hanoi. He survives along with two children, Ngoc (Josh) Sharp of Nappanee and Tung Tran; three grandchildren, Isiah Tran and...
Ruth A. Cuthbert
Jan 1, 2015
Ruth A. Cuthbert, 77, of Goshen, passed away Thursday afternoon, January 1, 2015, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. She was born January 19, 1937 in New Knoxville, Ohio to Oliver and Adelma (Fledderjohn) Warner. On September 14, 1958 she married Dallas D. Cuthbert in New Knoxville. He survives along with two daughters, Carolyn D. Magee of Middlebury and...
Donald R. Oiler
Dec 30, 2014
Donald R. Oiler, 65, "The Oilman" of Elkhart, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 30, 2014 at his home of natural causes. He was born March 13, 1949 in Fayette County, West Virginia, to Arnold R. and Eunice G. (Singleton) Oiler. On May 4, 1973 he married Mary Hapner in Nappanee. She survives along with two sons, Travis (Amanda) Oiler, and...
Wanda Lou Mangas
Dec 28, 2014
Wanda Lou Mangas 86, of Goshen, died Sunday evening, December 28, 2014 at her home. She was born February 8, 1928 in Portland, Indiana, to Gerald and Gladys (Earhart) Gamester. On April 16, 1945 she married Bob Mac Mangas, Sr. in Greencastle, Indiana. He died March 17, 2003. Survivors include two daughters, Pamela (Daniel) Jorae, of Greenville, Michigan, and...
John Stalter
Dec 28, 2014
John D. Stalter, 97, of Goshen, died peacefully in his sleep Sunday morning, December 28, 2014 at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. He was born December 5, 1917 in Waldo Township, Livingston County, Illinois. He was the youngest of seven children of John D. and Ida (Yoder) Stalter. John's father died in August of 1917, four months prior to...
Ralph E. Kilmer
Dec 27, 2014
Ralph E. Kilmer, 70, of Goshen, died early Saturday morning, December 27, 2014 at Courtyard Healthcare, where he had been a resident for the last five years. He was born June 26, 1944 in Goshen to Herman and Kathryn (Yoder) Kilmer. Survivors include a brother, Phillip (Arleta) Kilmer, of Goshen, two sisters, Wanda (Allen) Cross, of Goshen, and Connie...
Wilma J. Smith
Dec 25, 2014
Wilma J. Smith, 76, of Goshen, passed away at her home Thursday, December 25, 2014. She was born July 12, 1938 in Dutton, Alabama to James and Bertie (Woolum) McGriff. On December 22, 1956 she married Alton "Leo" Smith in Dutton. He survives along with two sons, Ric (Cynthia) Smith of Muscatine, Iowa and Stuart (Beth) Smith of Pierceton;...
Judy Ann Miller
Dec 25, 2014
Judy Ann Miller, 72,of Bristol died unexpectedly at her home on Thursday morning, December 25, 2014. She was born September 25, 1942 in Albany to Richard and Blanche (Bowman) St. John. On June 18, 1960 she married Lloyd Miller in LaGrange. He survives along with three daughters, Gai Lynn Jones of Bristol, Kelly Ann (Larry) Gates of Culver and...
Elmer J. Bechtel
Dec 24, 2014
Elmer J. Bechtel, 96, of Ligonier and formerly of Goshen, passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 24, 2014, at Avalon Village where he had been since 2013. He was born March 6, 1918 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada to Eden S. and Mary Etta (Rudy) Bechtel. On August 27, 1940 he married Mildred Amelia Reed/Reynolds in Kitchener, Ontario. She died November...
Dennis "Denny" B. Gill
Dec 23, 2014
Dennis "Denny" B. Gill, 73, of Elkhart, died Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago. He had been ill the past four years. He was born in Goshen on November 27, 1941 to George Daniel and Helen (Knapp) Gill. On July 27, 1985 he married Judith Gregory at St. James Episcopal Church, Goshen. She survives along...
Lonnie Schmidt
Dec 22, 2014
Lonnie Schmidt, 53, pf Goshen, died at his home Monday, December 22, 2014. He was born August 30, 1961 in Goshen to Dale and Edna (Hill) Schmidt. He is survived by his mother, Edna of Goshen; a daughter, Sheila Mast of Cromwell; three grandchildren; a brother, Ronnie (Roxanna) Schmidt of South Bend; and three sisters, Janet (Tom) Roberts of...
Paul Dean Rothrock
Dec 21, 2014
Paul Dean Rothrock, a native of Goshen, Indiana, passed away on December 21st at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California from complications related to diabetes and heart disease. He was 81 years old. A world-traveling Hoosier, he lived the past twenty years in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was preceded in death by his parents Bessie and Gordon, his brother...
Elva Miller
Dec 21, 2014
Elva Miller, 88, of New Paris, passed away Sunday morning, December 21, 2014, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born August 5, 1926 in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania to John and Tillie (Kinsinger) Zook. On August 3, 1957 she married Alvin E. Miller in Goshen. He died December 4, 2005. She is survived by a daughter, Nancy (Floyd) Bontrager of...
Iwana L. Yoder
Dec 20, 2014
Iwana L. Yoder, 81, of Goshen, passed away early Saturday morning, December 20, 2014 at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born December 29, 1932 in United, West Virginia to Raymond and Mabel (Turley) Kincaid. On December 31, 1982 she married Andrew Yoder in Bristol. He survives along with two children, Debbie (Brian) Kerns and Randy (Bev) Karpinski, both...
Earl D. Schwartzentruber
Dec 20, 2014
Earl D. Schwartzentruber, 85, of Goshen, died Saturday evening, December 20, 2014, at Greencroft Healthcare from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. He was born December 21, 1928 in Tavistock, Ontario, Canada, to David and Barbara (Streicher) Schwartzentruber. On August 20, 1955 he married Genevieve M. Leichty in West Liberty, Ohio. She survives along with three children, Douglas (Diane White) Schwartzentruber...
