Ora M. Miller
May 19, 2015
Ora M. Miller, 78, of Goshen, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 19, 2015, at IU Health Goshen Hospital after a three week illness. He was born in Middlebury on November 8, 1936 to Dan R. and Katie J. (Schrock) Miller. On June 4, 1960 he married Beverly J. Stahley in Goshen. She died October 21, 2004. On January...
Barbara Mae Benton
May 19, 2015
Barbara Mae Wade Benton, 65, of Goshen, died at her home Tuesday evening, May 19, 2015. She was born June 3, 1949 in Berwind, West Virginia, to Louis Edward and Betty Mae (Kirby) Wade. Survivors include a daughter, Janice Marie Benton Rink and a son, Scottie Duane Benton (fiancé, Dusty Arwood Miller), both of Goshen; four grandchildren, Zakkary Rink,...
Cora E. Schrock
May 17, 2015
Cora E. Schrock, 90, of Goshen, passed away at her home Sunday evening, May 17, 2015. She was born May 23, 1924 in Arthur, Illinois to Edward J. and Annie (Gingerich) Yoder. She married Raymond Y. Schrock on December 21, 1946 in Arthur, Illinois. He died April 2, 2009. Survivors include four daughters, Julie A. (Tom) Gunden of Milford,...
Dorothy Ruth Herring
May 15, 2015
Dorothy R. Herring, 88, of Goshen, died Friday morning, May 15, 2015 at Miller's Merry Manor, Syracuse, where she resided the past month. She was born March 16, 1927 in Chicago to Henry and Emily (Brauneis) Van Zuilen. On April 12, 1947 she married Robert D. Herring in White Pigeon, Michigan. He died July 7, 1997. Survivors include a...
Faith Ann Slayton Bontrager
May 12, 2015
Faith Ann Slayton Bontrager, 47, of Elkhart, was welcomed into the arms of the Lord, Tuesday morning at I.U. Health University Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born June 12, 1967 in Elkhart to Devon P. Lawrence and Barbara (Rouch) Brogdon. On March 9, 2015 she married Steve Bontrager in Goshen. He survives along with her father and step-mother, Devon and...
Hudson Jo Coy
May 12, 2015
Hudson Jo Coy was stillborn on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at IU Health Goshen Hospital. His parents Daphne Coy and Michael Smith survive along with his maternal grandparents, Phil and Sandy Coy of Goshen. Cremation will take place at Yoder-Culp Crematory.
Virginia Rae Van Nuys
May 11, 2015
Virginia R. Van Nuys, 86, of Goshen died Monday afternoon, May 11, 2015 at her home. She was born May 12, 1928 in Goshen to Albert A., Sr., and Iva Pearl (Immel) Overholt. On August 23, 1964 she married Carlton LeRoy Van Nuys at the First Bapist Church in Goshen. Rev. Maynard Kulp was the officiant. Survivors include a...
Donald Dean Miller
May 8, 2015
Donald Dean Miller, 76, of Goshen, passed away Friday, May 8, 2015, at Miller's Merry Manor, Wakarusa where he had been the past week. He was born September 9, 1938 in Nappanee to John K. and Magdelina "Martha" (Miller) Miller. On August 1, 1958 he married Carolyn June Haney in Nappanee. She survives along with a daughter, Katherine "Kathy"...
Paul L. Watson
May 8, 2015
Paul L. Watson, 55, of Goshen, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Friday evening, May 8, 2015, at his home. He was born March 14, 1960 in Fairmount to Robert and Wanda (Colcord) Watson. On May 21, 1989 he married Teresa Edwards in Marion. She survives along with two sons, Kris (Charity) Watson and Blake Watson, both of Goshen,...
Joel Kauffmann
May 8, 2015
Joel Kauffmann, 64, of Goshen, passed away Friday morning< May 8, 2015, at South Bend Memorial Hospital. He was born August 7, 1950 in Hopedale, Illinois to Ivan J. and Lola (Good) Kauffmann. On April 15, 1972 he married Nancy Geiser at A.M.B.S. in Elkhart. She survives along with two sons, Justin Kauffmann of New York City and Julian...
Barbara L. Widner
May 4, 2015
Barbara L. Widner, 84, of Elkhart, died Monday afternoon, May 4, 2015 at Riverside Village, Elkhart. She was born May 15, 1930 in Goshen to Gerald and Oma (Bales) Rohn. On July 1, 1950 she married Powell Gene Widner. He died January 29, 2013. She is survived by a son, David (Janet) Widner of Goshen; a daughter, Paula (Scott)...
Alice M. Saunders
May 1, 2015
Alice M. Saunders, 89, of Mishawaka, died late Friday night, May 1, 2015 at South Bend Hospice House. She was born May 1, 1926 in Elkhart to Joseph Lewis and Madeline Irene (Southworth) Vincent. On April 2, 1949 she married Paul K. Saunders in South Bend. He died April 19, 2009. She is survived by a daughter, Linda (Dr....
Helen M. Showalter
May 1, 2015
Helen M. Showalter, 89, of Goshen, died early Friday morning, May 1, 2015, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born April 26, 1926 in Goshen to Glen and Alice (Bennett) Kehr. On July 30, 1943 she married Daniel Burton Showalter. He died Aug. 30, 1978. Survivors include a daughter, Julie (David) Haab of New Paris; three sons, Burton Showalter of...
Kenneth E. Snyder
Apr 30, 2015
Kenneth E. Snyder, age 87, passed peacefully on April 30, 2015 at 11:09 a.m. in his room at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen, Indiana from complications of Parkinson's Disease. Kenneth was born July 2, 1927 to Bert D. Snyder and Gladys D. (Zook) Snyder at home near Cheraw, Colorado. He grew up on the family farm near Cheraw and attended local...
Gregory K. Mayes
Apr 29, 2015
Gregory K. Mayes, 67, of Goshen, died Wednesday evening, April 29, 2015 at home after an extended illness. He was born February 15, 1948 in Alma, Michigan to Roland and Ellowee (Heminger) Mayes. On March 14, 1973 he married Lynda Colleen Agutter. She survives along with a daughter, Starrla (Jeremy) McDonald, of Ada, Michigan; a son, Jon (Jennifer) Mayes,...
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,...
