June Burkholder
Aug 9, 2014
June Burkholder, 84, of Goshen, died Saturday morning, August 9, 2014,at her home. She was born March 12, 1930 in Elkhart County to Joe and Dorothy (Dovel) Yoder. On June 4, 1949 she married Dallas W. Burkholder at Silver Street Mennonite Church in Goshen. He died in 1977. She is survived by four daughters, Pamela (Dan) Smith of Sargents,...
Paul Michael "Mike" Burk
Aug 6, 2014
Paul Michael "Mike" Burk, 76, of Goshen, died Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at his home after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born June 10, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Anna and Paul Burk at Bethesda Memorial Hospital and was raised in Ligonier. After high school, he joined the Army and served six years. He was a drill...
James "Jim" Colin Bowser
Aug 4, 2014
James "Jim" Colin Bowser, 72, of Goshen, went home to his Lord early Monday morning, August 4, 2014, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. He was born December 4, 1941 in Goshen to Colin and Virginia (MacLish) Bowser. On April 22, 1989 in Goshen he married Dorothy (Bostic) Oiler. She survives along with two step-children, Benita (Joel) Geyer of Syracuse...
Mary A. Wray
Aug 4, 2014
Mary A. Wray, 90, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, August 4, 2014, at Courtyard Healthcare. She was born May 17, 1924 in Kosciusko County to George and Marie (East) Marquess. On March 23, 1944 she married Robert H. Wray in Atwood. He died August 12, 2013. She is survived by two sons, Jim (Cathy) Wray of Goshen and...
Kimberly Ann Grover
Aug 4, 2014
Kimberly Ann Grover, 40, of Goshen, died at her home early Monday morning, August 4, 2014, surrounded by her family. Kim will be sadly missed by her loving family. She was born Oct. 1, 1973 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On June 28, 1997 she married Rick Grover in Grand Rapids. He survives along with two sons, Jacob and Cameron...
Russell O. Briggs
Aug 4, 2014
Russell O. Briggs, 66, of Cromwell, formerly of Parrish, Florida, died unexpectedly Monday, August 4, after a fall at home. He was born Feb. 7, 1948 in Freeport Long Island, New York to Clyde and Jeanne (Lauritzen) Briggs. On May 29, 1993 he married Tonya Wilson in Miami, Florida. She survives along with two sons, Eric (Ellen) Briggs of...
Bob W. Henke
Aug 4, 2014
Bob W. Henke, 59, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, August 4, 2014, after a sudden illness while bike riding. He was born August 19, 1954 in Elkhart to Robert E. and Verna Henke. On September 18, 1993 he married Denise Weirich in Goshen. She survives along with two children, Austin R. and Adrienne N. Henke, both at home;...
Jean A. Scott
Aug 1, 2014
Jean A. Scott, 59, of Goshen, died Friday, August 1, 2014, at her home. She had been in failing health the past seven years. She was born in Goshen on February 14, 1955, to Marion and Sarah (Mullet) Harshberger. She is survived by a daughter, Tara Scott; two granddaughters, MacKenzie Scott and Alissa Smith; two brothers, Wayne (Jan) Harshberger,...
Stanley Dean Leedy
Jul 29, 2014
Stanley Dean Leedy, 90, of Goshen, passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. He was born in Goshen on June 9, 1924, to Russell E. and Beulah N. (Juday) Leedy. On December 21, 1946, he married Barbara Jean Pence, who survives. Also surviving is a sister, Judy Leedy Greer, Albion, Mich.; three daughters,...
Esther K. Hess
Jul 29, 2014
Esther K. Hess, 95, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, July 29, 2014, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. She was born February 10, 1919, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada to Titus L. and Priscilla (Shantz) Kolb. On March 1, 1943 she married Charles V. Hess in Goshen. He died December 26, 1999. She is survived by three children, Janice (Jerry) Warstler...
John J. Fisher
Jul 28, 2014
John J. Fisher died suddenly Monday morning July 28, 2014, at his home at Waterford Crossing. He was 88 years old. He was born June 28, 1926 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, to John J. Fisher (Sr.) and Alma Warye Fisher. His father was a faculty member at Bloomsburg State Teachers College (now Bloomsburg University), following an early teaching career at...
Carolyn Marie Zehr
Jul 27, 2014
Carolyn Marie Zehr, 83, of Goshen, was born May 17, 1931, in Bloomington, Illinois, the older of two daughters to the late Raymond and Fannie (Nafziger) Sommer. She died Sunday afternoon, July 27, 2014, at her home. Carolyn graduated from Bellflower High School in 1949. She completed her registered nurses training August 1952 at the Mennonite Hospital, Bloomington, Illinois....
John L. Weaver
Jul 27, 2014
John L Weaver, 83, of Goshen went "Home" to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday morning, July 27, 2014 at his residence from failing health after having four strokes five years ago. He was born Dec. 24, 1930, the youngest of six children to John S. Weaver and Minnie (Kohli) Weaver, in Elkhart, County. He married his wife,...
Kazimir Slepchenko
Jul 27, 2014
Kazimir Slepchenko, 88, of Goshen, died at his home Sunday morning, July 27, 2014. He was born February 7, 1926 in Belarus to Prokofiy and Maria Slepchenko. He married Yekaterina Ermak in 1954. She survives along with two daughters, Inna Lykyanenko of Belarus and Lybou (Yuriy) Dzhus of Inman, South Carolina; a son, Grigoriyu (Inna) Slepchenko of Goshen; five...
Maurice J. Bontrager
Jul 26, 2014
Maurice J. Bontrager 87, of Goshen, died Saturday afternoon, July 26, 2014, at Greencroft Healthcare after an extended illness. He was born Nov. 12, 1926 in Shipshewana to Amos T. and K. Grace (Miller) Bontrager. On June 16, 1951 he married Frances B. Ethell in Goshen. She survives along with four children, Timothy John Bontrager, Elkhart, Cinda Jo (Dan)...
Mildred "Millie" J. Anderson
Jul 26, 2014
Mildred "Millie" J. Anderson, 84, of Warsaw and formerly of Goshen, died at her home Saturday afternoon, July 26, 2014. She had been in failing health for several months. She was born November 25, 1929 in North Judson to Joseph and Anna (Hulka) Svatos. On February 15, 1948 she married James Webb Anderson in Brookfield, Illinois. He died May...
Esther I. Cripe
Jul 23, 2014
Esther I. Cripe, 99, of St. Road 15 south, Goshen, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Wednesday morning, July 23, 2014, at Miller's Merry Manor, Wakarusa. She was born Oct. 19, 1914 in Rockford, Illinois to Edgar and Hattie (Conklin) Hunt. On October 25, 1941 she married Noble "Toby" Cripe. He died January 29, 1976. She is survived...
Charles H. Hardesty
Jul 22, 2014
Charles H. Hardesty, 79, of Goshen, died at his home Tuesday morning, July 22, 2014. He had been ill the past year. He was born in Goshen on December 1, 1934 to Jesse L. and Helen (Cripe) Hardesty. On Dec. 25, 1952 he married Shirley Stauffer in Goshen. She survives along with a daughter, Peggy (William) Horton of Centerville,...
Anna Barbara (Cross) Yoder
Jul 19, 2014
Anna Barbara (Cross) Yoder, 82, died Saturday afternoon, July 19, 2014, at Courtyard Healthcare where she had been since April. She was born June 25, 1932 in Middlebury to Enos and Mattie (Yoder) Cross. On Nov. 23, 1950 she married Irvin C. Yoder in Middlebury. He survives along with seven children, Rosa Marie Yoder, St. Clair Shores, Mich., Warren...
Wayne C. Linville
Jul 18, 2014
Wayne Linville, 65, of Nappanee, died Friday afternoon, July 18, 2014, at IU Health Goshen Hospital after battling lung cancer for three months. He was born July 26, 1948 in Twist, Arkansas, to Mary (Looney) Myers and CL Linville. He is survived by his wife, Carol; five step-children, Jennifer, Lori, Karlena, Jeff and Tracy; four step-grandchildren; five sisters, Pat...
