Elmer J. Bowers
Mar 22, 2014
Elmer J. Bowers, 88, of Goshen, died Saturday, March 22, 2014, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka. Elmer was born March 28, 1925, near Foraker to Clem and Pearl (Sommer) Bowers. He was married October 17, 1948, to Virginia Strycker, who preceded him in death June 25, 1984. Elmer is survived by three sons, Stephen E. (Jane Yoder),...
James H. Miller
Mar 20, 2014
James H. Miller, 77, of Goshen, died Thursday morning, March 20, 2014 at home. He was born February 25, 1937 in Goshen, to Harold Blough Miller and Alice Margaret (Gangwer) Swanson. On August 27, 1953 he married Shirley Ann Burkholder in Raton, New Mexico. She survives along with two daughters, Vicki Ann Miller and Cynthia Jean Spaulding; four sons,...
Stanley G. Neff
Mar 17, 2014
Stanley G. Neff, 83, of Wakarusa, died Monday evening, March 17, 2014 at Miller's Merry Manor, Wakarusa. He was born May 21, 1930 in Goshen to William A. and Prudence B. (Gardner) Neff. On September 26, 1949 he married Delores E. Pepper in Connersville. She survives along with two daughters, Jane E. (Daniel) Granger, of Fountain Hill, Arizona, Kathryn...
Edward "John" C. Bickel
Mar 16, 2014
Edward "John" C. Bickel, 92, of Goshen, died Sunday, March 16, 2014, at IU Health Goshen Hospital where he had been since March 10. He was born December 28, 1921 in Middlebury Township, to Adam A. and Eve Edith (Klingaman) Bickel. On October 5, 1947 he married Verna L. Miller at St. John's Lutheran Church, Fish Lake, by Rev....
Erma M. Miller
Mar 16, 2014
Erma M. Miller, 92, of Goshen, died Sunday morning, March 16, 2014, at Greencroft Healthcare Goshen. She was born September 6, 1921 in LaGrange County, to Mose and Barbara (Miller) Yoder. On February 1, 1941 she married John D. Miller in Elkhart. He died May 24, 1996. She is survived by four children, Glenda Sherk, of Goshen, Larry (Paula)...
Sandy C. Xayyavongsa
Mar 15, 2014
Sandy C. Xayyavongsa, 24, of Elkhart, died unexpectedly Saturday evening, March 15, 2014, at Elkhart General Hospital following an asthma attack. She was born August 5, 1989 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Kongthong and Kamkhay (Thammovngsa) Xayyavongsa. She is survived by her parents; a son, Kai Xayyavongsa, at home; two sisters, Kay Xayyavongsa, and Joy Keosakdy; and a brother, Tony...
Carol Jean Larue
Mar 11, 2014
Carol Jean LaRue, 83, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, March 11,2 014, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born January 28, 1931 in Goshen to Jerry and Beulah A. (Bauer) Kehr. On August 28, 1949 she married James LaRue in Goshen. He survives along with two sons, Michael J. LaRue of Morley, Michigan and Jon C. (Brenda)...
Roger Lee York
Mar 10, 2014
Roger Lee York, 60, of Goshen, died Monday, March 10, 2014, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center where he had been since Thursday. He was born December 12, 1953 in Goshen to Roy and Cleo (Bloss) York. On August 13, 1983 he married Darlene Schrock. She survives along with his mother, Cleo York, Goshen and a brother, Gary York,...
Kirby V. Alexander
Mar 9, 2014
Kirby Vernon Alexander, of Kokomo, went home to the Lord on March 9, 2014. He was born June 23, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph Vernon and Mabel (Paine) Alexander. He lived his early life in Chicago before moving in March 1942 to Nappanee, Indiana where he graduated that June from Nappanee High School. It was there that he...
Cheryl Mcbride
Mar 7, 2014
Cheryl McBride, 56, of Goshen, died Friday evening, March 7, 2014 at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born July 18, 1957 in Goshen, to Vernon and Lila (Chupp) Christner. On May 11, 1991 she married James "Corky" McBride in Bristol. He died on March 20, 2011. She is survived by a daughter and son, Mariah and Dakota McBride,...
Leroy "Pete" O. Yoder
Mar 7, 2014
LeRoy "Pete" O. Yoder, 84, of Elkhart, formerly of CR 11 Goshen, died Friday afternoon, March 7, 2014 at Greenleaf Living Center, Elkhart. He was born December 4, 1929 in Elkhart County, to Flawn and Anna (Hunsberger) Yoder. On March 23, 1946 he married Virginia E. "Ginny" Rich in Elkhart. She died January 4, 2011. He is survived by...
Richard H. Hoogenboom
Mar 7, 2014
Richard H. Hoogenboom, 83, of Goshen, died early Friday morning, March 7, 2014, at Greencroft Healthcare Center, Goshen. He was born April 20, 1930 in Goshen to Dirk and Jenny (Berkman) Hoogenboom. He married Annabel Christner on November 8, 1952 in Goshen, Indiana. She survives. He is also survived by a son Tom (Patti) Hoogenboom of Goshen; three daughters,...
Trebby W. Catron
Mar 7, 2014
Trebby W. Catron, 58, of Ligonier, died Friday morning, March 7, 2014, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born May 16, 1955 in New Castle to Frank and Vernie (Watson) Catron. He married Wilma "Jean" Dishman April 21, 1975 in Goshen. She survives along with four children, Alicia (Kris) Dirmyer of Goshen, and Melinda Catron, Charlie (Jessica) Catron and...
Nancy C. Adams Gadson
Mar 5, 2014
Nancy Adams Gadson, 66, of Syracuse, died Wednesday afternoon, March 5, 2014 at her home. She was born August 30, 1947 in Goshen, to William "Bill" and Marianne (Leist) Sharp. She is survived by her husband, Larry Gadson; three sons, Ryan (Kristina) Adams, of Middlebury, Chris (Angela) Adams, of Syracuse and Scott Adams, of Bristol; eight grandchildren; and a...
Joyce A. Spangler
Mar 3, 2014
Joyce Alene Spangler, 74, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, March 3, 2014, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born September 7, 1939 in Edinburgh. She is survived by two daughters, Laurel Anne Isle and Marta Bardonner, both of Winona Lake; two grandchildren, Matthew Scott (Lindsey) Henry, of Noblesville, and Brianna Nichole Bardonner, of Richmond, Virginia; two great-grandchildren,...
Laura L. Nauman
Mar 1, 2014
Laura L. Nauman 56, of Goshen, passed away Saturday afternoon, March 1, 2014, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She had been ill since 2003 with an auto immune disorder after a miraculous cure in 1995 from an ALS like disorder. She was born in Mishawaka May 25, 1957 to Ronald and Carol (Mercer) Sukolics. On August 5, 1978, she...
Delores Thomas
Feb 26, 2014
Delores A. Thomas, 83, of Goshen, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014. She was born to Cleveland and Mary (Mains) Handley in Danville, Illionois, on December 22, 1930, the twelfth of thirteen children. On June 13, 1954 she married Jack K. Thomas. He survives along with their children, Stanton (Judy) Thomas, of Syracuse, and Tonda (Howard) Langdon, of Goshen; five...
Vivian Pearl Stoffel
Feb 26, 2014
Vivian P. Stoffel, 88, of Goshen, passed away Wednesday morning, February 26, 2014, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born September 22, 1925 in Lowville, New York to Aaron M. and Pearl B. (Reyn) Zehr. On May 1, 1949 she married J. Louis Stoffel, Jr. at 8th Street Mennonite Church. He died May 4, 2009. She is survived by a...
Helen C. Mann
Feb 25, 2014
Helen C. Mann, 104, of Goshen, passed away early Tuesday morning, February 25, 2014, at Greencroft Healthcare Goshen. She was born February 15, 1910 in Cheraw, Colorado, to Edwin and Mary (Bennett) Ebersole. On August 19, 1930 in Elkhart, she married Clifford E. Mann. He died May 1, 1994. Surviving are two daughters, Lois Eberly, of Ft. Wayne and...
V. Pauline Kauffman
Feb 25, 2014
V. Pauline (Yoder) Kauffman, 91, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, February 25, 2014, at Greencroft Gables. She was born November 27, 1922 to Rufus T., founder of Yoder Popcorn, and Modella (Mishler) Yoder, in LaGrange County. On November 7, 1943 she married Ralph A. Yoder. He passed away April 18, 1959. She is survived by their three children,...
