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Richard Slabaugh
Sep 9, 2014
Richard Slabaugh, 71, of Middlebury, died Tuesday, September 9, 2014 in the emergency room at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. He was born in Goshen on June 19, 1943. A graduate of Bethany Christian High School, Richard worked at Montieth Tire. He is survived by his twin brother, Robert Slabaugh of Goshen. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Beatrice P. Dumas
Sep 7, 2014
Beatrice P. "Bea" Dumas 91, of Goshen, went home to be with her Lord, Sunday morning September 7, 2014 at 3:00 a.m. She was surrounded by her loved ones at the home of her daughter. She was born July 22, 1923 in Fonde, Kentucky, to Ellis and Maudie Jane (Howard) May. On June 7, 1947 she married the love...
Emma E. Richards
Sep 6, 2014
Emma Elizabeth Sommers Richards, 87, of Goshen, passed away Saturday evening, September 6, 2014, to go home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ. She was born March 17, 1927 in Plevna to Monroe and Effie (Horner) Sommers. A graduate of Goshen College and Mennonite Biblical Seminary, she married E. Joe Richards from Venedocia, Ohio on May 24, 1953....
Phillip W. Roose
Sep 5, 2014
Phillip W. Roose, 59, of Goshen, died unexpectedly at his home Friday afternoon, September 5, 2014. He was born March 27, 1955 in Goshen to Donald and Phyllis (Stoner) Roose. On June 26, 1982 he married Connie J. Levitz. She survives along with two daughters, Shelly (Matt) Eash, of Pendleton, and Monica (Brian) Hanson, of Indianapolis; five grandchildren, Nolan,...
Loretta L. Mast
Sep 4, 2014
Loretta L. Mast, 81, of Goshen, died late Thursday morning, September 4, 2014, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. She was born in Goshen on March 7, 1933 to Noble and Mary (Workman) Sink. On December 10, 1950 she married Sam A. Mast at the West Goshen Church of the Brethren. He died January 5, 2013. She is survived...
Doris E. Miller
Sep 3, 2014
Doris E. Miller 61, of Goshen, died Wednesday morning, September 3, 2014, at her home. She was born February 24, 1953 in Elkhart to Herman E. Miller and Audrey K. (Saylor) Whitlock. She is survived by her mother, a daughter, Katie Miller, of Goshen, and a brother, Gary (Barbara) Miller, of Syracuse. She was preceded in death by her...
Jesus Bernal Valtierra
Sep 3, 2014
Jesus Bernal Valtierra, 68, of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, September 2, 2014, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He was born February 9, 1946 in Aguascalientes, Mexico to Jose de Jesus and Carmen (Bernal) Valtierra. He is survived by his wife, Maria Tiscareno Valtierra and six children, Raudel (Ana Maria) and Roy (Esther) Valtierra, all of Goshen and Jose de...
Michael A. Leach
Sep 2, 2014
Michael A. Leach, 47, of Goshen, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, September 2, 2014, at his home. He was born January 20, 1967 in Goshen to Lawrence Wayne Leach and Samara (Young) Butler. He married Trinda Yoder on May 15, 1992. She survives along with five children, Brittney Leach of Indianapolis, Tiffany Leach, Hailey Leach, Jared Yoder and Michael Leach...
Kammi Books
Aug 30, 2014
Kammi Books, 48, of Elkhart, died late Saturday night, August30, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born October 25, 1965 in Augsburg, Germany to Pamela (Butler) Dunlap and William Leroy VanHook. On November 18, 2000 she married Tom Books in Goshen. He survives along with five children, Matthew (Jaclyn) Soultz, Whitney (Jordan) Moore and Thomas (Crystal) Books II,...
Darrell B. Wilcox
Aug 30, 2014
Darrell Brecht Wilcox, 81, of Goshen, died early Saturday morning, August 30, 2014 at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born June 1, 1933 in Port Angeles, Washington to Earl and Emma (Brecht) Wilcox. On January 2, 1969 he married Mary Ann Yoder in Portland, Oregon. She died September 29, 1990. Survivors include nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death...
Jennifer Lynn Myers
Aug 29, 2014
Jennifer Lynn Myers, 24, of Millersburg, died early Friday morning, August 29, 2014, from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. She was born March 24, 1990 in Goshen to Richard and Pamela (Amsden) Myers of Millersburg. They survive along with Jennifer's fiancé, Spencer Erb, New Paris; a sister, Amy (fiancé Edgar Ballenger) Myers, Millersburg; grandfather, Jack Amsden, Goshen; four...
Martha H. Koch
Aug 25, 2014
Martha H. Koch, 92, of Goshen, entered the presence of the Lord on Monday, August 25, 2014, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. She was born Oct. 5, 1921 in St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada, to Menno and Lovina (Bauman) Horst. On Aug. 8, 1942 in St. Jacobs, she married Roy S. Koch. He died June 12, 2010. Surviving are three daughters,...
Benjamin Jonathan Summers
Aug 23, 2014
Benjamin Jonathan Summers, 20, of Fountain Hills, Arizona, formerly of Goshen, passed away unexpectedly August 23, 2014. He was born on May 11, 1994 in Goshen to Jonathan and Jennifer Summers. Benjamin graduated from Fountain Hills High School in 2013. He was a member of varsity football team. He left behind his parents; sisters, Emily and Shelby; grandparents, Steven...
Georgia Lois Webster
Aug 22, 2014
Georgia Lois Webster, 93, of Goshen, died Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at Goshen Hospital.
She was born August 11, 1925 in Wellington, Kansas to Alfred Robb and Georgiana Katharine (Newcomb) Paden.
Wise old ladies gathered ‘round and said, “She’ll never make old bones.” Growing up, she attended schools in Argonia, Kansas, Sioux City, Iowa, Denver,...
Douglas V. Guilliam
Aug 22, 2014
Douglas V. Guilliam, 70, of Ligonier, died Friday morning, August 22, 2014, at Avalon Village where he had been a resident since 2010. He was born January 4, 1944 in Columbus, Georgia, to Roger and Helen (Sheley) Guilliam. On December 4, 1971 he married Rebecca Charlton at Brenneman Memorial Missionary Church in Goshen. She died January 3, 1985. He...
Rigoberto Ramirez
Aug 22, 2014
Rigoberto Ramirez, 66 of Goshen, died Friday, August 22, 2014, at his home of natural causes. He was born September. 18, 1947 in Aguascalientes, Mexico, to Ana Maria (Ramirez) Valenzuela. On September 15, 1972 he married Molly Lopez. She survives along with four children, Katherine Ramirez, of Elkhart; Rigoberto Ramirez, Jr., of Saginaw, Michigan; Victor Ramirez, of Goshen; and...
Mary Veronica Shank Lehman
Aug 21, 2014
Mary Veronica Shank Lehman, 93, of Goshen, died Thursday morning, August 21, 2014, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. She was born January 4, 1921 in Orrville, Ohio to Charles and Crissie (Yoder) Shank. On June 8, 1946 she married Ernest W. Lehman in Goshen. He died March 3, 2000. Surviving are two daughters, Miriam (Whitney) Everest, of Goshen, and Suzan...
Sonna J. Oswalt
Aug 21, 2014
Sonna J. Oswalt, 78, of Goshen died Thursday evening, August 21, 2014, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. She was born April 15, 1936 in Goshen to Melvin and Verna (Stauffer) Gresso. She married Robert Wheeler in 1958, and later married Paul J. Oswalt in 1981. Surviving are two sons, Robert D. (Donita) Wheeler, of Bristol, and Jerry W. Wheeler, of...
Lula Belle Hartman
Aug 20, 2014
Lula Belle Hartman, 76, of Goshen, died at her home Wednesday morning, August 20, 2014. She was born in Goshen on August. 18, 1938 to Allen and Marie (Stump) Lower. On June 9, 1956 she married Wayne Hartman Sr. in Goshen. He survives along with a daughter, Jeralyn (Robert) Herr, of Nappanee; three sons, Wayne (Julie) Hartman, Jr. of...
Magdalene Liechty
Aug 18, 2014
Magdalene "Maggie" Liechty passed away in her home on Monday, August 18, 2014 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Berne, Indiana, on June 19, 1931, to Estella (Moser) and Marcus Lehman, and lived in Berne until August of 2007 when she moved to Goshen. She was the youngest of 4 children, having twin brothers Ronald and Donald...
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