Wilma E. Leichty
Dec 15, 2013
Wilma E. (Ewert) Leichty, 88, died on December 15, 2013, at The Gables (Greencroft Healthcare) in Goshen, Indiana. She was born March 23, 1925 in Hillsboro, Kansas to Henry S. and Carrie (Nickel) Ewert. After her father completed studies at Tabor College, the family moved back to Mountain Lake, Minnesota where she lived most of her childhood years. Following...
B. Claudine Cripe
Dec 15, 2013
B. Claudine Cripe, 97, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, formerly of Goshen, passed away on December 15, 2013, surrounded by her family. She will be greatly missed by her children. She was born August 16, 1916 in Liberty Township, Wells County, Ind., to Claude L. and Mae (Beaty) Mounsey. She received a teaching degree from Ball State Teacher's College....
James L. Schultz
Dec 13, 2013
James L. Schultz 62, of Goshen, died Friday evening, December 13, 2013, at Courtyard Healthcare. He had been in declining health the past year. He was born June 26, 1951 in Metropolis, Illinois, to Sim Valentine and Ruth Hamm Valentine, and adopted by Lowell and Blanche (Halle) Schultz. On September 15, 1979 he married Cynthia Colby in Woodstock, Illinois....
Nancy H. Nisley
Dec 12, 2013
Nancy H. Nisley 72, of Goshen, died Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Ft. Wayne. She had been in declining health the past five years. She was born December 28, 1940 in Ivel, Kentucky, to Charles and Erma (Hendricks) Goble. On August 20, 2001, she married John R. Nisley in Goshen. He survives along with two...
Dennis P. "Denny" Hite
Dec 11, 2013
Dennis P. "Denny" Hite 59, of New Paris, died unexpectedly Wednesday night, December 11, 2013, while a patient at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. He was born March 22, 1954 in Goshen to Willis H. "Bill" and Phyllis (Smith) Hite. He is survived by his father Bill, and step-mother, Betty J. Hite; daughter, Haily N. Hite, and her mother and...
Pat Ann Larimer
Dec 9, 2013
Pat A. Larimer 81, of Middlebury, died Monday evening, December 9, 2013 at her home of natural causes. She was born April 6, 1932 in North Liberty to Ivan and Fern (Cline) Cather. On May 12, 1984 she married John "Bob" Larimer in Millersburg. He died May 23, 2000. Surviving her are two sons, Todd (Lee Ann) Cripe, and...
Judy Lynn Rivet
Dec 9, 2013
Judy Lynn Rivet 50, of Goshen, died unexpectedly Monday afternoon, December 9, 2013 at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne. She was born July 28, 1963 in Elkhart, to Ralph and Velma (Poarch) Sanderson. On July 1, 2003 she married Michael Joseph Rivet Sr. in Reno, Nevada. He survives along with her mother; six children, Michelle Stineman, Sara (Steven) Bowen, Brittney...
Robert Franklin Maust
Dec 8, 2013
Robert F. Maust, 84, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, December 8, 2013, at his daughter's home. He was born December 17, 1928 in Goshen to Edward and Emma (Kauffman) Maust. On October 28, 1950 he married Carol L. Nisley in Goshen. She died November 13, 2004. Mr. Maust is survived by a daughter, Anita (Dale) Snyder of Goshen;...
Viola May Baker
Dec 8, 2013
Viola May Baker, 87, of Goshen, died late Sunday morning, December 8, 2013, at Courtyard Healthcare. She had been in failing health the past four years. She was born May 4, 1926 in South Bend to Clell and Laura (Eller) Frick. On January 25, 1947 she married Herbert W. Baker. He died May 27, 1983. Mrs. Baker is survived...
Josephine Alyce Alexander
Dec 8, 2013
Josephine Alyce (Mullett) Alexander, of Kokomo, went home to the Lord on December 8, 2013. She was born January 10, 1924 in Nappanee to Levi and Mary (Yoder) Mullett She graduated in 1942 from Nappanee High School, where she first met the love of her life and future husband, Kirby Alexander. After attending Bluffton College, she wed Kirby in...
Anna Irene Eash
Dec 5, 2013
Anna Irene Eash, 78, of Goshen, passed away unexpectedly Thursday afternoon, December 5, 2013, at her home. She was born April 24, 1935 in Milo, North Dakota, to Levi and Ida (Schweitert) Shetler. In January 1958 she married Eldon "Flick" Peachey. They divorced and she later married Freeman Eash in 1987. He died later that year. She is survived...
Charlotte Hettmansperger Shriner
Dec 5, 2013
Charlotte F. Hettmansperger Shriner, 87, of Goshen, died late Thursday night, December 5, 2013, at IU Health Goshen Hospital where she had been since Sunday. She was born June 16, 1926 in Wakarusa to Abrahm and Edith (Carroll) Lehman. On January 13, 1945 she married Howard J. Hettmansperger. He died February 8, 1971. She later married Lester W. Shriner...
Carolyn E. Swartzendruber
Dec 4, 2013
Carolyn E. Swartzendruber 77, of Goshen, died Wednesday afternoon, December 4, 2013 at Courtyard Healthcare after an extended illness. She was born May 8, 1936, in Dalton, Ohio to Phares D. and Magdalena (Miller) Martin. On November 19, 1966 she married Sanford C. Swartzendruber in Rittman, Ohio. He survives along with two sons, Calvin F. (Karen) Swartzendruber of Goshen,...
Jose Luis Gutierrez, Jr.
Nov 29, 2013
Jose Luis Gutierrez, Jr., of Goshen, was stillborn Friday, November 29, 2013, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He is survived by his parents, Roxanne Mendez and Jose Luis Gutierrez, Goshen; a brother, Alexander Mendez and two sisters, Jessenia and Brianna Gutierrez, all of Goshen; and grandparents, Enrique Camacho and Diane Zamora, Goshen, Mary Donovan, San Antonio, Texas; and Alma...
Esther H. Christy
Nov 27, 2013
Esther H. Christy, 94, of Elkhart, passed away late Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at the home of her daughter. She was born October 11, 1919 in New Paris to Ora and Georgia (Blanchard) Stiver. On May 18, 1941 she married Kenneth C. Rock in Mishawaka. He died March 19, 1966. On November 29, 1968, in Goshen, she married Lester...
Betty Lou Yates
Nov 26, 2013
Betty Yates, 75, of Syracuse died at her home early Tuesday morning, November 26, 2013. She was born April 8, 1938 in Hutchinson, Kansas, and adopted by William and Mabel Randles. On July 25, 1964 she married Russell Yates in Shelbyville. He survives along with four sons, Gordon West of Bozeman, Montana, David (Vicki) West of Phoenix, Arizona, Russell...
Arthur P. Hicks
Nov 25, 2013
Arthur P. Hicks, 85, of Goshen, passed away Monday morning, November 25, 2013, at Courtyard Healthcare when he had been since Thursday. He was born June 8, 1928 in New Castle to Samuel and Ella (Moles) Hicks. On June 28, 1947 he married Phyllis C. Peed at her home in Mooreland. She survives along with three sons, Steven (Gail)...
W. Dale Stutzman
Nov 24, 2013
W. Dale Stutzman, 87, of Goshen, passed peacefully from this life Sunday evening, November 24, 2013, at his home after a five month illness. He was born December 22, 1925 in Sugar Creek, Ohio, to Abraham and Martha (Miller) Stutzman. On June 19, 1948 he married Ethel Miller in Wissenbourg, France. She survives along with three children, Carmen Thompson...
Irene M. Rheinheimer
Nov 20, 2013
Irene M. Rheinheimer, 89, of Goshen, passed away at her home Wednesday morning, November 20, 2013. She was born in Wakarusa April 20, 1924 to Jacob and Mattie (Yoder) Miller. On November 22, 1942 she married Dr. Floyd L. Rheinheimer in Shipshewana. He died July 7, 2008. She is survived by two daughters, Faye Gonzalez of Austin, Texas and...
Donald Glenn King
Nov 17, 2013
Donald Glenn King, 77, died Sunday evening, November 17, 2013, at his home after a two month illness. He was born May 21, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, to Elbert and Goldie (Grove) King. He grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Fremont High School. He took classes at both Los Angeles City College and Fuller Theological Seminary....
