Obituaries

Search Obituaries and Share Condolences

Verlo R. Yoder

Verlo R. Yoder

Jan 29, 2014

Verlo R. Yoder, 70, of Goshen died Wednesday evening, January 29, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Ft. Wayne. He had been ill for several years. He was born October 24, 1943 in Nappanee to Roman and Cora (Hochstetler) Yoder. He is survived by his former wife and caregiver, Jan McManus Yoder, of Goshen; three children; Elaine (Greg) Hite,...

Elizabeth Looney

Elizabeth Looney

Jan 27, 2014

Elizabeth M. Looney, 71, of Rome City, died Monday evening, January 27, 2014, at North Ridge Village Healthcare in Albion. She was born October 24, 1942 in Elkhart to Ralph E. Miller, Sr., and Effie (Gushwa) Miller. On October 1, 1988 she married William Dalton Looney in LaGrange. He preceded her in death on April 19, 2007. She is...

Norma Jean Zentz

Norma Jean Zentz

Jan 27, 2014

Norma Jean Zentz, 83, of Goshen, passed away early Monday morning, January 27, 2014 at her son's home. She was born October 27, 1930 in Goshen to Levi C. and Beulah M. (Peffley) VanderReyden. On November 27, 1949 she married Dallas Zentz in Goshen. He survives along with three sons, Joel W. (Laura) Zentz of Dunlap, Jon R. (Constance)...

Melvin R. Kaufman

Melvin R. Kaufman

Jan 27, 2014

Melvin R. Kaufman, 88, of Goshen, passed away early Monday morning, January 27, 2014, at Greencroft Healthcare. He had been ill since November. He was born November 25, 1925 near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to Calvin and Margaret (Shetler) Kaufman. On April 9, 1950 he married Lois Marie Whitehead at the Rock Run Church of the Brethren, Goshen. She survives along...

Wanda A. Elliott Alwine

Wanda A. Elliott Alwine

Jan 24, 2014

Wanda A. Elliott Alwine, 96, of Goshen, passed away Friday morning, January 24, 2014, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born in LaGrange County September 6, 1917 to John Franklin and Florence (Stout) Bull. Mrs. Alwine is survived by two daughters, Mary Jane (Michael) Crabille, and Victoria "Vicki" (Ed) Diamond; two sons, Robert (Pam) Elliott and Dennis Lee (Esther) Alwine,...

Mary Louise Snyder

Mary Louise Snyder

Jan 23, 2014

Mary Louise (Unzicker) Snyder, 88, of Goshen, passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday night, January 23, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born to Paul and Ruby (Smoker) Unzicker at the family farm on C.R. 36 East in Goshen on July 28, 1925. She graduated from Goshen High School in 1944. On June 13, 1948...

Elsie Chupp

Elsie Chupp

Jan 23, 2014

Elsie Chupp, 93, of Goshen, died Thursday afternoon, January 23, 2014, at Greencroft Healthcare where she had been the past year. She was born September 16, 1920 in Bowne Township, Kent County, Michigan, to Frank and Ella (Shaffer) Miller. On January 15, 1939 she married Ernest Chupp. He died January 28, 2013. Survivors include two sons, Delbert L. (Janice)...

Keith Lee Swihart

Keith Lee Swihart

Jan 22, 2014

Keith L. Swihart, 76, of Goshen, died at IU Health Goshen Hospital late Wednesday morning, January 22, 2014. He was born December 21, 1937 in Goshen to Austin Z. and Leena Mae (Edson) Swihart. He married Janet M. Farrell August 9, 1959 in Goshen. She died May 1, 2013. He is survived by three sons, Stephen (Linda) Swihart, Robert...

Vasiliy Astakhov

Vasiliy Astakhov

Jan 21, 2014

Vasiliy Astakhov, 66, of Elkhart, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, January 21, 2014 at his home of natural causes. He was born September 22, 1947 in Russia to Ivan J. and Vera (Kolometsava) Astakhov. On December 19, 1971 he married Dina Drepin in Russia. She survives along with two sons, Aleksandr (Tatyana), and Yuriy (Tetyana), both of Elkhart; three daughters,...

Helen J. Walterman

Helen J. Walterman

Jan 20, 2014

Helen J. Walterman (Jean), 92, of Goshen, died at her daughter's home Monday morning, January 20, 2014, and is now with her Lord. She was born July 26, 1921 in Cook County, Illinois, to Everett and Leta (Eaheart) Hosmer. Mrs. Walterman is survived by three daughters, Janet (Milett) Kedys of Goshen, Kay J. Krass of Willowbrook, Illinois, and Joyce...

Jill Angelina Hershberger

Jill Angelina Hershberger

Jan 17, 2014

Jill A. Hershberger, 53, of Elkhart, passed away at her home Friday morning, January 17, 2014, after a two year illness. She was born October 15, 1960 in Three Rivers, Michigan, to Jerry Penn and Shirley (Owen) Schrock. On December 6, 1988 she married Brad Hershberger in Goshen. He survives along with a son, Pete Edwards of Burr Oak,...

Alice W. Travis

Alice W. Travis

Jan 16, 2014

Alice W. (Lattimore) "Gypsy" Travis, 71, of Goshen, Indiana, passed away at her home Thursday afternoon, January 16, 2014, after a hard fought battle with cancer. She was born December 5, 1942 in Rutherfordton County, North Carolina, to Worth S. Lattimore and Alice E. (Lynch) Lattimore Hampton. She was a 1960 graduate of R-S Central High School in Rutherford...

Eleanor Jane Morehouse

Eleanor Jane Morehouse

Jan 16, 2014

Eleanor J. Morehouse, 79, of New Paris, died at her home Thursday evening, January 16, 2014, after a seven month illness. She was born June 3, 1934 in New Paris to Charles and Pearl (Vandermaas) Cobb. On September 3, 1955 she married Dean Morehouse in New Paris. She is survived by her husband of 58 years; four children, Michael...

Elroy G. Miller

Elroy G. Miller

Jan 15, 2014

Elroy G. Miller, 78, of Millersburg, died Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at IU Health Goshen Hospital from complications from a fall last Friday. He was born December 14, 1935 in Goshen to Elmer E. and Ida (Nisley) Miller Yoder. He married Marie Gingerich September 30, 1956 at Clinton Frame Mennonite Church. She survives along with four children, Cheryl (Andy)...

Dorothy J. Unger

Dorothy J. Unger

Jan 15, 2014

Dorothy J. (Keller) Unger, 85, of Goshen, died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital after a short illness. She was born August 9, 1928 in Eureka, Illinois, to Emil and Anna (Roth) Keller. She married George S. Unger on September 9, 1956 in Metamora, Illinois. He preceded her in death in 2010. She is survived by...

David J. Schmucker

David J. Schmucker

Jan 13, 2014

David J. Schmucker, 67, of Millersburg, died at his home Monday morning, January 13, 2014. He was born September 13, 1946 in Elkhart County to Jancy and Martha Ella (Troyer) Schmucker. He married Martha Barkman in Indianapolis on October 16, 1966. She died May 27, 2013. He is survived by three daughters, Sheila Schmucker of Goshen and Sheri Schmucker...

Gloria Ann Kronk

Gloria Ann Kronk

Jan 11, 2014

Gloria Ann Kronk, 72, of Goshen, died Saturday evening, January 11, 2014 at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born Aug. 20, 1941, in Goshen. She is survived by two foster sisters, Sharon (Dennis) Zimmerman of Goshen and Ruth Haller of Kansas City, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her foster parents, Elias and Martha (Ramer) Weaver; and a foster...

Philip W. Meek

Philip W. Meek

Jan 10, 2014

Philip W. Meek, 78, of Goshen, the family's "hero", went to see Jesus on Friday, January 10, 2014 at 7:25am in his home with his loving family by his side. Phil was born in Syracuse on January 26, 1935 to Roy and Ruth (Stout) Meek and was the youngest of three boys. He was preceded in death by his...

James Hekel

James Hekel

Jan 9, 2014

James Hekel, 71, of Goshen, died Thursday, January 9, 2014, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. He was born June 20, 1942 in Waterloo, Iowa to Gordon and Alta (Stafford) Hekel. He is survived by his father, Gordon Hekel, of Waterloo, Iowa; children, Debbie (Scott) MacKenzie, of Phoenix, Arizona, Cathy (Mike) Husmann, of Center Point, Iowa, Karrie Hekel, of Cedar...

Shirley Taft

Shirley Taft

Jan 5, 2014

Shirley Taft, 79, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014, at Valley View Healthcare where she had been the past 13 months She was born April 24, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri, to Leslie Grover and Mary (Bontrager) Cole. In 1952 she married Charles Lynn Forsythe and then in 1971 she married Richard Taft. Both preceded her in...

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries when they are posted.

About Yoder-Culp Funeral Home Obituaries

Yoder-Culp Funeral Home offers a collection of obituaries for Elkhart County, IN and the surrounding areas. We conduct funeral services throughout Indiana that are updated regularly. Find local obituaries and join us in celebrating memories and honoring their lives and legacies.

A logo for grief steps with an orange wave on a white background.
A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.