Geneva B. Speicher
May 14, 2014
Geneva Blanche (Bickel) Speicher, 88, of Goshen, died Wednesday evening, May 14, 2014. She was born April 30, 1926 in Goshen, to Adam and Edith (Klingaman) Bickel. On October 19, 1946 she married Vernon "Sam" Speicher at St. John's Lutheran Church, Fish Lake. Rev. Walter Wick officiated. They were married for 65 years before Vernon passed away November 12,...
Nancy M. Gurka
May 13, 2014
Nancy M. Gurka, 83, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, May 13, 2014, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. She was born October 31, 1930 in Elkhart to Walter and Hazel (Carpenter) Fager. On January 28, 1974 she married Stanley J. Gurka in Elkhart. He died January 28, 2003. She is survived by a step-daughter, Susan (Bud) Kurtz, of Goshen;...
Barbara J. Zimmerman Simoni
May 12, 2014
Barbara Joan Zimmerman Simoni, 85, of Crossville, Tennessee passed away Monday, May 12, 2014, at Wyndridge Health and Rehab Center, Crossville. She was born May 23, 1928 in South Bend to Wilbert and Florence (Rapp) Briggs. She is survived by two sons, Doug (Vicki) Zimmerman of Mount Jackson, Virginia, and David Zimmerman of Fairfield Glade, Tenn.; a daughter, Joan...
H. Michael "Mike" Sisson
May 11, 2014
H. Michael "Mike" Sisson, 64, of Goshen, died at his home Sunday afternoon, May 11, 2014, after a year and a half illness. He was born Sept. 5, 1949 in Galveston, to William and Ethel M. (Glassburn) Sisson. On July 14, 1979 he married Mary Ellen Hershberger in Goshen. She survives along with two sons, Andrew M. Sisson of...
Brenda Nicole (Neuenschwander) Battice
May 11, 2014
Brenda Nicole (Neuenschwander) Battice, 30, of Goshen, died unexpectedly at her home Sunday evening, May 11, 2014. She had dealt with various health issues the past 10 years. She was born Jan. 3, 1984 in Fort Wayne. She is survived by her parents Keith and Cindy (Knose) Neuenschwander, of Goshen; a son, Kiante Battice; and grandparents, Becky Knose, of...
Cheryl Anne Kroemer
May 10, 2014
Cheryl Anne Kroemer, 67, Syracuse, died Saturday, May 10, 2014, at home. She had been in failing health for six years. Cheryl was born July 9, 1946, in Chicago, a daughter of Robert and Bernette (Maringer) Lips. The family moved to Fremont, MI, in 1950 and she grew up there, graduating from Fremont High School in 1964. She attended...
Alice Jane Edlund
May 10, 2014
Alice J. Edlund, 77, of Goshen, died at her home, the same home where she was born, Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014, after a three year battle with cancer. She was born May 24, 1936 in Waterford Mills, to George and Wilma (Christner) Turnbow. On June 3, 1956 she married Edward Edlund. He survives along with three children, Dawn...
Odena C. Miller
May 10, 2014
Odena C. Miller, 79, of Goshen, died early Saturday morning, May 10, 2014, at Greencroft Healthcare where she had been since April 13. She was born August 24, 1934 in Kalona, Iowa to Clemens and Mattie (Miller) Miller. She is survived by a sister, Katie Troyer, Mio, Mich. and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death her...
Mary Frances Adams
May 7, 2014
Mary F. Adams, 97, of Goshen, died at her daughter's home, early Wednesday morning, May 7, 2014. She had been in declining health the last 15 months. She was born July 29, 1916 in Kosciusko County to Howard and Gertrude (Leech) Ball. On October 20, 1934 she married Leo W. Adams. He died in 1996. She farmed with her...
Myrl W. Gautsche
May 6, 2014
Myrl W. Gautsche, 84, of Elkhart, left the halls of Hubbard Hill, Tuesday morning, May 6, 2014, to walk the streets of glory with his sweetheart, hand in hand. Myrl was born April 20, 1930 in Fulton County Ohio, to Lawrence and Inez (Wyse) Gautsche. He was raised in Archbold, Ohio. At the age of 20 Myrl was born...
Della Mae "Babs" Hooley
May 4, 2014
Della Mae "Babs" Hooley, 82, of Goshen, died Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Goshen Hospital. She was born May 17, 1931 in Bismark, North Dakota to John Frederick "Fred" and Gertrude (Yoder) Rheinheimer. She married William L. Hooley Feb. 26, 1955 in Angola. He died Feb. 13, 2007. She is survived by two sons, Joseph (Drue) Hooley, of Atlanta,...
Dale E. Capon
May 3, 2014
Dale E. Capon, 84, of Goshen, died Saturday evening, May 3, 2014, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital where he had been since April 25. He was born October 23, 1929 in Miles City, Montana to Charles A. and Alma E. (Bolan) Capon. On June 16, 1951 he married Shirley A. Overlie in Austin, Minnesota. She survives along with three...
Richard Lee Haberstich
May 3, 2014
Richard L. Haberstich, 88, of Goshen, died Saturday afternoon, May 3, 2014, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. He was born September 3, 1925 in Goshen to Gustave and Gertrude M. (North) Haberstich. He married Donnabelle "Donna" Lantz Aug. 13, 1950 in Syracuse. She died April 5, 2011. He is survived by a daughter, Connie (Marvin) Chupp of Millersburg; two...
Richard J. Bowman
May 2, 2014
Richard J. Bowman, 89, of Goshen, died Friday, May 2, 2014, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing where he had been since February 27. He was born July 6, 1924 in Elkhart County to Alpha and Laura E. (Ulery) Bowman. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Maria Elizabeth Ray. A life time area resident,...
Kelli Eileen Wood
May 1, 2014
Kelli Eileen Wood, 50, of Goshen, died late Thursday night, May 1, 2014, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born May 28, 1963 in St. Louis to Leo and Rosemary (Polete) Wood. She is survived by her mother; a daughter, Jessica (fiancé Ryan Pamer) Holden and two sons, Christopher (Maria) Holden and Cory Holden, all of Goshen; six...
Joseph "Bill" Wilmer Yoder
Apr 29, 2014
Joseph Wilmer "Bill" Yoder, 90, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, April 29, 2014, at Memorial Hospital of South Bend after suffering a stroke on Friday. He was born July 18, 1923 in Elkhart County to Joseph and Dorothy (Dovel) Yoder. In 1946 he married Betty Montel. On July 21, 1990 he married Beverly (Rowdabaugh) Fisher in Goshen. She survives...
Edna Marie Weirich
Apr 29, 2014
Edna Marie Weirich, 82, of Millersburg, died Tuesday morning, April 29, 2014, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born June 22, 1931 in Garnett, Kansas to Jake D. and Elizabeth (Yoder) Plank. On March 17, 1951 she married Manasses S. Weirich in Middlebury. He died April 15, 2014. She is survived by a daughter, Linda Weirich of New...
Dennis Eli Hochstetler
Apr 27, 2014
Dennis Eli Hochstetler, 64, of Millersburg, died unexpectedly at his home Sunday afternoon, April 27, 2014, of natural causes. He was born July 4, 1949 in Sturgis, Michigan to Eli Daniel and Orpha Minnie (Bell) Hochstetler. He is survived by two daughters, Rhonda Haney of Syracuse and Beth Hochstetler of Millersburg; four grandchildren, Kayla, Michael and Collin Hendrix and...
Yvonne S. Evans
Apr 26, 2014
Yvonne S. Evans, 63, of Goshen, died Saturday, April 26, 2014 at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. She was born April 28, 1950 in Fort Wayne to Nelson and Marge (Barton) Preston. She married Ernest Evans June 20, 1970 in Goshen. He survives along with two daughters, Margarita Evans Bice and Elaine Evans, both of Goshen; six grandchildren; four...
Timothy B. Zollinger
Apr 25, 2014
Timothy B. Zollinger, 60, of New Paris, died Friday, April 25, 2014, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital after a six year battle with cancer. He was born January 20, 1954 in Indianapolis to Arlin E. and Madonna R. (Martin) Zollinger. He married Jean Caudill July 26, 1980. She survives along with a step-son, James (Felicia) Rice of Elkhart and...
