Mary Rouch
Mar 27, 2015
Mary F. Rouch, 90, of Goshen, died Friday evening, March 27, 2015 at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born June 24, 1924 in Hannibal, Missouri to Marquis and Mary (Herron) Willey. On October 12, 1944 she married Robert Louis Rouch in Elkhart. He died in 1974. Survivors include four sons, Stan (Carrol) Rouch of Georgetown, Kentucky, Ed (Misty) Rouch of...
Ronald Wayne Stark
Mar 22, 2015
Ronald Wayne Stark, 68, of Goshen, passed away Sunday evening, March 22, 2015, at Courtyard Healthcare. He was born in Goshen on January 24, 1947 to James Howard and Cathrine E. (Miller) Stark. He is survived by a sister, Joyce E. Parker of Goshen and a brother, David L. (Wilma) Stark of Boynton Beach, Florida. He was preceded in...
R. Joe Blackburn
Mar 22, 2015
R. Joe Blackburn, 69, passed away at 6:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 22, 2015, at The Maples in Goshen, following a five month battle with brain cancer He was born February 6, 1946, in Rochester, to James and Wilma (Richey) Blackburn. On June 19, 1965, he married Diana Poehlman, who survives; they later separated and divorced. On January 6,...
Calvin L. Kurtz
Mar 21, 2015
Calvin L. Kurtz, 91, of Elkhart, died Saturday evening, March 21, 2015 at Elkhart Hospice House. He was born March 17, 1924 in Goshen to Alvin and Edith (Huber) Kurtz. On May 28, 1952 he married Mary Cripe in Goshen. She survives along with two daughters, Sally (Fred) Dils and Debra (Daniel) Hawkey, both of Elkhart; five grandchildren; nine...
Terry Shappell
Mar 21, 2015
Terry Shappell, 71, of Goshen died at home Saturday afternoon, March 21, 2015. He was born August 28, 1943 in Lima, Ohio to Adrian and Kathryn (Guthrie) Shappell. On August 28, 2005 he married Helen Edeburn in Las Vegas. She survives along with his son, Michael E. (Amy) Shappell, of Seattle; his daughter, Mindelle S. (David) Morelli, of Columbus,...
Harlan "Chic" Lantz
Mar 21, 2015
Harlan "Chic" Lantz, 80, of Goshen, died Saturday morning, March 21, 2015 at his home. He was born June 14, 1934 in Topeka to Edward and Lizzie Ann (Yoder) Lantz. On August 31, 1963 he married Charlotte "Petie" Rider in Goshen. She survives along with a daughter, Debbie (Joseph) Brown, of Goshen; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Barbara...
Hildah Arlene Hufford
Mar 21, 2015
Hildah A. Hufford, 95, of Elroy, Wisconsin and formerly of Goshen, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at her home in Elroy. She was born on November 8, 1919 to Jessie and Mary (Lehman) Anglemyer in Goshen. Hildah was united in marriage to Marvin Hufford in 1938 at the home of her parents. They celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary...
Irene I. Riegsecker
Mar 19, 2015
Irene I. Riegsecker, 90, passed away March 19, 2015 at her home in Goshen. She was born to William and Anna (Schwartzentruber) Neuhauser on Feb. 20, 1925 in Pigeon, Michigan. On Aug. 23, 1969, she married Levi Riegsecker in Flint, Michigan. He died August 24, 1971. She is survived by her sister, Vera Kindy of Midland, Michigan; 8 nieces...
Marcella Wiebe
Mar 18, 2015
Marcella "Marcie" Wiebe, 89, of Goshen died Wednesday afternoon, March 18, 2015 at her home. She was born May 18, 1925 in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, to Peter P. and Mary (Linscheid) Franz. On August 16, 1945 she married Abram M. Wiebe in Mountain Lake, Minnesota. He died July 26, 2000. Survivors include three daughters, Carol Hoke, of Goshen, Dr....
James William Quast, Jr.
Mar 13, 2015
James William Quast Jr., 70, of Goshen, passed away Friday night, March 13, 2015, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born October 5, 1944 in Keshena, Wisconsin to James William Quast, Sr. and Margaret (Menore) Roman. On April 12, 1968 he married Brenda Smith. She survives along with three sons, Michael Potier and Alex Quast, both of Elkhart and...
Jerry F. Vannoster
Mar 12, 2015
Jerry F. Vannoster, 72, of New Paris, died at his home Thursday morning, March 12, 2015. He was born September 24, 1942 in Goshen to James H. and Beatrice (Stoner) Vannoster. On June 5, 1970 he married Marcella Walley. She preceded him in death September 7, 1987. He later married Juanita Sharkey December 10, 2004. She survives along with...
Warren Perry Vance
Mar 12, 2015
Warren Perry Vance, 64, of Goshen, died at his home Thursday, March 12, 2015 after a courageous battle with glio blastoma brain cancer that was diagnosed in May 2013. He was born July 21, 1950 in South Bend to William Paul and Helen Isabelle (Conrad) Vance, who preceded him in death. On June 22, 1974 he married Diana Sager....
Mary E. Woods
Mar 11, 2015
Mary E. Woods, 66, of Goshen, died at her home Wednesday, March 11, 2015. She was born January 25, 1949 in Kosciusko County to Callie and Edith (Holbrook) Prater. On December 20, 1970 she married David Woods Sr. in Milford. He died July 20, 2008. Survivors include two daughters, Tonya (Tony) Griffin, of Goshen and Kelly (Stan) Hutchison, of...
David Joseph Knisel
Mar 7, 2015
David J. Knisel, 75, of Mooresville, North Carolina, and formerly of Goshen, died Saturday evening, March 7, 2015 after a three year illness. He was born June 25, 1939 in Lucas, Ohio to Dale and Marie (Schwartz) Knisel. On June 6, 1960 he married Nancy Tucker. She died April 11, 1965. He later married Barbara Latimer in August 1988....
Alvin J. Miller
Mar 7, 2015
Alvin J. Miller, 85, of Goshen, passed away Saturday afternoon, March 7, 2015, with his family by his side at IU Health Goshen Hospital, following an extended illness. He was born December 23, 1929 in LaGrange to Oba A. and Fannie (Miller) Miller. On April 4, 1951 he married Fannie Mae Miller in Goshen. He later married Barbara (Blough)...
Fern Ellen Bunger
Mar 5, 2015
Fern Ellen Bunger, 82, of Goshen, died late Thursday night, March 5, 2016, at Greencroft Healthcare where she had been since 2014. She was born in Wakarusa on July 3, 1932 to Benjamin and Katherine (Behney) Null. On July 4, 1950 she married Donald R. Bunger in Union, Michigan. He died Feb. 24, 1999. Survivors include three children, Gloria...
Bernice I. Elliott Lard Fernandez
Mar 4, 2015
Bernice I. Fernandez, 80, of Elkhart passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Michiana Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Mishawaka. She was born January 23, 1935 in Tuscumbia, Alabama to Ralph and Ora Mae (Keenum) Elliot. Survivors include seven children, Kathy, Jim (Robbie), Steve (Cathy), Randy, Stacy, Trina & David Lard; six grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. She was...
Dale Eshleman Hess
Mar 1, 2015
Dale E. Hess, 60, of Goshen, died Sunday, March 1, 2015, at his home. He was born to Mahlon M. and Mabel (Eshleman) Hess, June 12, 1954 in Shirati, Tanzania. On July 14, 1984, he married Ursula Maria Hilbert of Bielefeld, Germany. She survives along with their three children, Markus (Amber Bennett) of Shawnee, Kansas, Hans (Melina Hunsberger) of...
Edward Miles Bradford
Mar 1, 2015
Edward Miles Bradford, 79, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, March 1, 2015, after a two year battle with cancer. He was born October 4, 1935 in Goshen to William and Helen (Scott) Bradford. On May 13, 1956, he married Janet Kay Roth at the home of her parents in Goshen. She survives. Also surviving are three children, William...
Sally Brockmeyer
Mar 1, 2015
Sally Brockmeyer, of Goshen, passed away at her home Sunday morning, March 1, 2015. She was born July 24, 1924 in Pierceton to Glenn and Delphia (Coburn) Shaffer. A secretary for L.S. Ayres for more than 36 years, Sally attended the New Paris Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in...
