Amanda D. Seitz
Dec 17, 2014
Amanda D. Seitz, 31, of Elkhart, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation-Valley View, Elkhart. She had been ill the past three weeks. She was born August 31, 1983 in East Liverpool, Ohio to Tom Seitz and Lynnette (Willison) Priebe. She is survived by her parents, Lynnette and Greg Priebe of Goshen, and Tom and Danielle...
Jose Maria Romero
Dec 16, 2014
Jose Maria Romero, 81, of Goshen, died Tuesday night, December 16, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born March 19, 1933 in Joateca, El Salvador to Pascual Romero and Antonia Portillo. Survivors include his wife, Maria F. Romero of Goshen; 12 children, Jose P. (Lorenza) Romero of Elkhart, Eusebio (Rosa) Romero and Angel (Maria) Romero, both of Goshen,...
William "Bill" F. Winkelman
Dec 15, 2014
William F. "Bill" Winkelman, 73, of Elkhart, died Monday afternoon, December 15, 2014 of natural causes at his home. He was born September 27, 1941 in Huntington to Fred and Bertha (Peting) Winkelman. On August 11, 1962 he married Ruby Jester in Huntington. She survives along with two children, Michael K. (girlfriend, Rebecca) Winkelman, of Huntington, and Michele (Chris)...
Nancy Ann Immel
Dec 15, 2014
Nancy Ann Immel, 70, of New Paris, passed away early Monday morning, December 15, 2014, at IU Health Goshen Hospital following a stroke two weeks ago. She was born March 26, 1944 in Goshen to Robert Wilson and Violet (Mather) Wilson Blocker. On August 4, 1963 she married Charles A. Immel at the First English Lutheran Church, Goshen. He...
Russell O. Utley
Dec 13, 2014
Russell O. Utley, 96, of Bremen, formerly of Goshen, died Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Bremen Healthcare where he had been a patient since May. He was born October 3, 1918 in Goshen to James H. and Christiana (Haberstich) Utley. On Nov. 14, 1959 he married Mildred Patterson in Sturgis, Mich. She died Nov. 11, 1982. He later married...
Harvey C. Bontrager
Dec 13, 2014
Harvey C. Bontrager, 92, of Goshen, died at his home Saturday afternoon, Dec. 13, 2014. He was born April 26, 1922 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Henry R. and Clara J. (Schrock) Bontrager. On July 23, 1945 he married Joan Tucker in Gorseinon, South Wales. She died Aug. 8, 2007. Surviving are three sons, Gwyn (Marsha) Bontrager, of Shipshwana,...
Raymond W. Schoolcraft
Dec 8, 2014
Raymond W. Schoolcraft, 63, of Goshen, died Monday, December 8, 2014 at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He was born April 1, 1951 in Jeffersonville to Raymond Lee Schoolcraft and Mary Kathryn (Holt) Cooper. On Sept. 26, 1970 he married Marilee Roggie in Goshen. She survives along with two daughters, Rachel and Rebekah Schoolcraft; a grandson, Koelman Adams-Schoolcraft and two...
Maxine Coursey
Dec 8, 2014
Maxine LaVerne Coursey joined her husband, James Orval Coursey in eternal rest at 7:32 p.m. Monday December 8, 2014. She was the daughter of Lennie and Bruce Stancombe born, September 8, 1923, in Bloomington, Indiana She is survived by her three daughters, Leah (Dan) DiCenzo, of Winter Park, Florida, Mary Coursey (John Bencsics), of Goshen, Indiana and Lynn Coursey,...
Ermadean Seltenright
Dec 6, 2014
Ermadean Seltenright, 86, of Goshen, died early Saturday morning, December 6, 2014 at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. She was born June 2, 1928 in Plymouth to Ernest J. and Mary J. (Carothers) Lee. On August 31, 1947 she married Leo Seltenright in Plymouth. He survives along with a son, Dan (Kathleen) Seltenright of Goshen; a granddaughter, Susan (John)...
Galen D. Hershberger
Dec 6, 2014
Galen D. Hershberger, 59, of Middlebury, died at IU Health Goshen Hospital after a hard-fought battle with cancer, in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 6. Galen was born on June 27th, 1955 to Martin and Dorothy Hershberger, the youngest of four brothers. He attended Goshen High School, where he was a standout wrestler from 1970-1973. After studying...
Leroy Henry Kliever
Dec 1, 2014
Leroy Henry Kliever, 83, of Elkhart, died early Monday morning, December 1, 2014, at Riverside Village. He had been in failing health the past 15 months. He was born August 25, 1931 in Dallas, Oregon to Henry and Martha (Toevs) Kliever. On July 29, 1978 he married Grace Ellen (Smith) Stutzman. She survives along with six step-sons, Dennis (Ronda)...
Judith Kay Higgerson
Dec 1, 2014
Judith K. Higgerson, 72, of Goshen, died at her home early Monday morning, Dec. 1, 2014. She was born Nov. 20, 1942 in Flint, Michigan to Vernon and Ellanor (Cranmore) Schneider. She is survived by a son Daniel Estes, Goshen; a daughter, Susan Estes, Riverview, Florida; a granddaughter, Rachel Estes; and two brothers, Dennis (Joy) Schneider, Grand Blanc, Mich....
Everett C. Lung
Dec 1, 2014
Everett Clinton Lung, 90, of Dahlonega, Georgia, formerly of Goshen, Ind., died early Monday morning, Dec. 1, at Gold City Nursing Home, Dahlonega. He was born June 3, 1924 in Wolcottville, Ind., to Merritt Clinton Lung and Esther Scott (Roy) Lung. He married Vivian L. Bicknell on Sept. 3, 1954. She died Aug. 22, 2000. He is survived by...
Jacob E. Folker
Nov 30, 2014
Jacob E. Folker, 57, of Goshen, died at his home Sunday evening, November 30, 2014. He had been ill the past four years. He was born in Goshen February 8, 1957 to Richard and Dorothy (Madlem) Folker. He is survived by a brother, Michael Folker of South Bend and a sister, Patricia McNeal of Goshen. He was preceded in...
Velda Fern Miller
Nov 29, 2014
Velda Fern Miller, 83, of Goshen, went to be with her Lord, Saturday, November 29, 2014 at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. She had been in declining health over the past year. Mrs. Miller was born in Goshen on February 11, 1931 to Joseph and Lydia Ann (Miller) Slabach. In November of 1952 she married Menno Beachy Jr., they divorced...
Sheila Moore
Nov 27, 2014
Sheila Moore, 43, of Goshen, died Thursday afternoon, November 27, 2014 at Bronson Hospital, Kalamazoo, Mich. She was born Sept. 13, 1971 in Columbia City to John Nelson and Barbara J. (Forst) Gardner. She is survived by her mother Barbara, Goshen; her father John, Columbia City; and a brother James Gardner, Goshen. A 1990 graduate of Goshen High School,...
Dean L. Schwalm
Nov 27, 2014
Dean L. Schwalm, 85, of Goshen, passed away at his home Thursday morning, November 27, 2014, after a brief illness. He was born in Goshen on July 23, 1929 to Merle and Florence E. (Shank) Schwalm. On Aug. 26, 1953 he married Anna Douma at Goshen City Church of the Brethren. She survives along with three children, Wynn (Julie)...
Martin D. Pschigoda
Nov 26, 2014
Martin D. Pschigoda, 85, of Goshen, died Wednesday afternoon, November 26, at his home. Martin was born July 20, 1929 in St. Joseph, Michigan, to Mildred (Quade) and Daniel Pschigoda. He graduated in 1947 from St. Joseph High School and South Bend College of Commerce in 1949. He served in the US Army during the Korean Crisis. Returning from...
James E. Yahne
Nov 26, 2014
James E. Yahne, 78, of Goshen, died Wed. evening, Nov. 26, 2014 at Elkhart Hospice House. He was born April 11, 1936 in Huntington to Burnell and Audrey (Wilson) Yahne. On Sept. 19, 1964 he married Jacquelyn M. Dierks at Saint Bavo Catholic Church in Mishawaka. She survives along with two daughters, Stephanie L. Yahne, of New Port Richey,...
Pauline A. Yoder
Nov 26, 2014
Pauline A. Yoder, 99, died quietly Wednesday morning, November 26, 2014 at Courtyard Healthcare. She was born in Goshen on May 30, 1915 to Lewis Franklin and Alice (Miller) Phillips. Pauline graduated from Goshen High School in 1933 and received a teaching degree from Manchester College in 1935. She was married to Leonard Yoder on December 27, 1936. She...
