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Weyburn Woodrow Groff

Weyburn Woodrow Groff

Oct 2, 2014

Weyburn W. Groff, of Goshen, husband of Thelma Miller Groff, died peacefully at The Maples Nursing Care Facility in Goshen, early in the morning of Oct. 2, 2014 in the company of family. Weyburn, age 92, had been residing at Waterford Crossing since the passing of Thelma in 2010. He is survived by three daughters, Raechel White, Sarasota, Fla.,...

Guadalupe Altamirano

Guadalupe Altamirano

Oct 1, 2014

Guadalupe Altamirano was stillborn Wednesday evening, Oct. 1, 2014 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. She is survived by her parents Candido and Nubia (Arriola) Altamirando, and grandparents, Petronila Corrales, Rodolfo Arriola, Matilde Gonzalez and Juan Altamirano. Family and friends may meet at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2014 to drive in procession to Violett...

Marilyn R. Bitting

Marilyn R. Bitting

Sep 30, 2014

Marilyn R. Bitting, 83, of Goshen, went to be with the Lord Tuesday morning, September 30, 2014 at Courtyard Healthcare, where she had been a resident the past two years. She was born January 12, 1931 in Tippecanoe to Wren and Evelyn (Doutt) Crane. On January 1, 1950 she married Paul E. Bitting in Winona Lake. He survives along...

Bernice May Berger

Bernice May Berger

Sep 27, 2014

Bernice M. Berger, 96, of Goshen, died at her home Saturday morning, Sept. 27, 2014, after a brief illness. She was born in Goshen July 21, 1918 to Charles and Josie (Blake) Conrad. On June 28, 1941 she married George C. Berger in Franklin. He died July 29, 1975. She is survived by a daughter, Vicki L. (Charles) Tredway;...

Carrie E. Haggerty

Carrie E. Haggerty

Sep 26, 2014

Carrie E. Haggerty, 85, of Goshen, died early Friday morning, Sept. 26, 2014, at IU Health Goshen Hospital after a brief illness. She was born Feb. 15, 1929 in Nappanee to Clifford and Ethel (Webster) Peters. On Dec. 16, 1967 she married Victor Haggerty. He died July 7, 1987. Survivors include two daughters, Connie (Rick) Meister of Knoxville, Tenn....

Richmond E. Gresso

Richmond E. Gresso

Sep 26, 2014

Richmond E. Gresso, 69, of Union, MIchigan, died Friday evening, Sept. 26, 2014, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital after a brief illness. He was born June 22, 1945 in Goshen to Melvin E. and Verna J. (Stauffer) Gresso. On Oct. 1, 1966 he married Leatha D. Searfoss in Goshen. She died Sept. 16, 2008. Survivors include two children, Carrie...

Rev. Paul L. Goering

Rev. Paul L. Goering

Sep 26, 2014

Paul Louis Goering, 92, of Goshen, died on September 26, 2014, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. He was born May 15, 1922 in Moundridge, Kan., to Christian H. and Selma (Bachman) Goering. He was baptized on confession of faith at First Mennonite Church of Christian, Moundridge. He married Wilda Metzger September 13, 1952 at Marquand Chapel, Yale Divinity School, New...

Ronald G. Sherck

Ronald G. Sherck

Sep 24, 2014

Ronald G. Sherck, 79, of Bristol, died at his home early Wednesday morning, Sept. 24, 2014. He was born in rural Middlebury August 26, 1935 to Noble and Imogene (Prough) Sherck. On June 20, 1959, he married Beverly King in Indianapolis. She died Aug. 20, 2003. Survivors include four children, Ronald (Julia) Sherck II, of Union City, James (Donna)...

Leatrice Seymour

Leatrice Seymour

Sep 23, 2014

Leatrice Jean Seymour, 86, of Cassopolis, Michigan, died at her home early Tuesday morning, Sept. 23, 2014. She was born in Warsaw on Sept. 22, 1928 to Wilbur Fred and Pauline Iva (Oswalt) Neer. She is survived by five siblings, Kathryn Taylor of Ocala, Fla., Frederick (Mildred) Neer of Lake Placid, Fla., Don (Joan) Neer of New Paris, Shirley...

Virginia "Ginny" Nichols

Virginia "Ginny" Nichols

Sep 20, 2014

Virginia A. "Ginny" Nichols, 57, of Goshen went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly Saturday, September 20, 2014, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital, following surgery on Thursday, September 18, 2014. She was born January 16, 1957 in Goshen to Ralph Lowell Fisher and Beverly (Rowdabaugh) Fisher Yoder. On November 28, 1987 she married Dorn Nichols at Rock Run...

Elizabeth Rebecca Snoke

Elizabeth Rebecca Snoke

Sep 20, 2014

Elizabeth Rebecca Snoke, 73, of Tucson, Arizona, died Sept. 20, 2014 in a Tucson nursing home where she resided for a number of years. She was born October 4, 1940 in Goshen the daughter of John J. and Elizabeth Dow Snoke. After graduating from Goshen High School she attended the University of Arizona, Tucson where she obtained both a...

Jeannette J. Schmidt

Jeannette J. Schmidt

Sep 19, 2014

Jeannette J. Schmidt, 87, of South Bend, died Friday evening, September 19, 2014, at Morning View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, South Bend. She was born March 11, 1927 in Cordell, Oklahoma, to Peter D. and Joycie (Schultz) Wiens. On September 14, 1946 in Bessie, Oklahoma, she married Paul Schmidt. He died November 24, 1997 in Newton, Kansas. Surviving are...

Flossie M. Hoyes

Flossie M. Hoyes

Sep 18, 2014

Flossie M. Hoyes, 95, of Goshen, died late Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. She was born May 2, 1919 in Goshen to Harry and Edna (Stouder) Clampitt. On July 29, 1940 she married Jack L. Hoyes in Goshen. He died Sept. 3, 1996. Flossie is survived by five nieces, Pam Dubie, Nancy Loetz and...

Mildred Stahl

Mildred Stahl

Sep 18, 2014

Mildred Stahl, 90, of Goshen, died at her home Thursday afternoon, Sept. 18, 2014 after suffering a stroke in July. She was born Oct. 11, 1923 in Syracuse to Fordie and Hazel (Tully) Grisamer. On Nov. 22, 1941 she married Ernest Stahl. She is survived by her husband of 72 years, two sons, Roy Stahl, Seattle Washington and Robert...

Harold L. Rockenbaugh

Harold L. Rockenbaugh

Sep 17, 2014

Harold L. Rockenbaugh, 78, of Winona Lake died Wednesday evening, September 17, 2014 at Grace Village Healthcare. He was born December 3, 1935 in Noble County to Floyd and Dorothy (Chiddister) Rockenbaugh. He is survived by four children, Kirk and spouse, Deb Rockenbaugh, of Warsaw, Kevin Rockenbaugh, of Goshen, Kelly and spouse, Don Ellison, of Warsaw, and Kristi and...

Marilyn J. Yoder

Marilyn J. Yoder

Sep 15, 2014

Marilyn J. Yoder, 84, of Goshen, passed away early Monday morning, Sept. 15, at IU Health Goshen Hospital where she had been since Sept. 6. She was born Nov. 26, 1929 in Archbold, Ohio to LaVern and Dora (Miller) Burkholder. On Aug. 15, 1958 she married Vernon D. Yoder in Archbold. He died March 25, 1999. Survivors include two...

Dale "Bondy" L. Bontrager

Dale "Bondy" L. Bontrager

Sep 13, 2014

Dale "Bondy" L. Bontrager, 71, of Goshen, died unexpectedly of natural causes at his home Saturday morning, September 13, 2014. He was born June 15, 1943 in Comins, Michigan to Delbert and Grace (Shank) Bontrager. On June 12, 1988 he married Donnette Rhodes in Goshen. She survives along with two step-children, Angie Kipp of Syracuse and Jason Schwartz of...

Mary Ann Miller

Mary Ann Miller

Sep 12, 2014

Mary Ann Miller, 78, of Goshen, died early Friday morning September 12, 2014, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She had been in declining health. She was born May 15, 1936 in Elkhart County to Albert J. and Nellie J. (Jones) Slabach. She is survived by three children, Susan K. (Peter) Birchmeier of Owosso, Michigan, Robert C. (Kayrle Sieber) Newcomer...

Ralph Donovan Collins

Ralph Donovan Collins

Sep 10, 2014

Ralph D. Collins, 80, of Goshen, died Wednesday afternoon, September 10, 2014, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. He had been ill the past year. He was born December 9, 1933 in Ellijay, Georgia to Ralph R. and Hazel A. (Parks) Collins. He married Velma Mitchell September 4, 1959 in Guthrie, Oklahoma. She survives along with his mother, Hazel Collins...

Adele G. Mcintosh

Adele G. Mcintosh

Sep 10, 2014

Adele G. McIntosh, 87, of Goshen, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, September 10, 2014 at IU Health Goshen Hospital with her daughters at her side. She was born January 12, 1927 in Burnaby, BC, Canada to Marvin Herbert and Susie Irene (Balkwill) Birkinshaw. On February 17, 1947, she married Bryce Glen McIntosh in Bellingham, Washington. He died September...

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