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,...
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...
