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...
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...
