Idamae Nisley
Oct 25, 2013
Idamae Nisley, 84, of Goshen, passed away early Friday morning, October 25, 2013, at Courtyard Healthcare where she had been since January. She was born September 5, 1929 in Goshen to S. Hugh and Esther (Myers) Woods. She married Omer L. Nisley September 24, 1976 at St. Mark's United Methodist Church. He survives along with a daughter, Linda (Pat)...
Judith M. Sanders
Oct 25, 2013
Judith M. Sanders, 59, of Goshen, passed away Friday evening, October 25, 2013, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. She was born February 23, 1954 in Stambaugh, Michigan. She married David Sanders June 1, 1996 in Iron River, Michigan. David survives along with her ex-husband, Michael Maki of Amasa, Michigan; five children, Brigette (Michele) Maki and Chrystie Maki, both of...
William "Bill" Duane Stroud
Oct 25, 2013
William "Bill" D. Stroud, 63, of Elkhart and formerly of Goshen, died Friday noon, October 25, 2013, at Golden Living Center where he had been a month. He was born June 1, 1950, in Decatur, Michigan, to Houston "Cleo" and Mildred (Zerbe) Weddell. He is survived by three children; Darla (Randall) Meredith of Goshen, Angel Stroud of Mishawaka and...
Lamar "Smitty" Helmuth
Oct 23, 2013
LaMar "Smitty" Helmuth, 74, of New Paris, died Wednesday morning, October 23, 2013 at Greencroft Goshen Healthcare after an extended illness. He was born December 26, 1938 in Marshall County, to Crist and Wilma (Yoder) Helmuth. On August 14, 1965 he married Janet Hubartt, at First Brethren Church, Goshen. She survives along with a daughter, Tonnya (Douglas) Beck of...
Dorothy E. Kinzie
Oct 23, 2013
Dorothy E. Kinzie, 91, of North Manchester and formerly of Goshen, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne. She was born April 5, 1922 in Nappanee to Charles and Flossie (Pippenger) Holderman. She married Dr. Marion Dale Kinzie February 26, 1942 in Nappanee. He died October 11, 1989. She is survived by three children, Paula...
Lena M. Fricke
Oct 21, 2013
Lena M. Fricke, 100, of Goshen, died on Monday, October 21, 2013 at Greencroft Goshen. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 16, 1913, the eldest child of Jacob and Annie Swierenga Molter. She married Edward Fricke in Chicago on January 12, 1935. He predeceased her on June 10, 1942. Surviving are a daughter, Leanne (Ronald) Schertz of...
Rama Jo Yontz
Oct 21, 2013
Rama Jo Yontz, 79, of Goshen, died Monday afternoon, October 21, 2013, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. She was born July 25, 1934 in Goshen to John and Dorothy (Lutes) Widner. She is survived by her longtime companion, Wayne Yontz of Goshen. She was preceded in death by her parents and her daughter, Tina. She retired as an inventory...
Rudolph C. Martens
Oct 19, 2013
Rudolph C. Martens, 87, of Goshen, died early Saturday morning, October 19, 2013, at Greencroft Goshen Healthcare, following an earlier apparent stroke. He was born March 24, 1926 in Tavistock, Ontario, Canada, to Cornelius and Elizabeth (Suderman) Martens. On December 28, 1951, he married Elvina N. Neufeld in Chicago, Illinois. She died April 11, 2012. Surviving are two sons,...
Alice Lena Moles
Oct 13, 2013
Alice L. Moles, 86, of Elkhart and formerly of Goshen, died Sunday, October 13, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born October 7, 1927 in Wevaco, West Virginia, to Enoch and Helen (Brown) Hodge. On November 20, 1960 she married Vesper Moles in Goshen. He died June 12, 1994. She is survived by three daughters, Patricia Pearson and...
Beatrice Williams
Oct 13, 2013
Beatrice Williams, 91, of Elkhart, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 13, 2013, at 5:22 a.m. at her daughter's home surrounded by family. She was born November 23, 1921 in Chicago to George and Mary Ann (Adams) Cullen. She married William J. Williams Sept. 30, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia. They remained in Chicago as restaurant...
Pauline G. Nusbaum
Oct 12, 2013
Pauline G. Nusbaum, 85, of Goshen, died at her home Saturday morning, October 12, 2013. She had been in declining health the past two years. She was born April 29, 1928 in Wakarusa to Roscoe M. and Grace E. (Overholser) Stickel. She married Lawrence Nusbaum December 20, 1947 in Wakarusa. He died December 18, 1999. Survivors include four children,...
David Kent Miller
Oct 8, 2013
David Kent Miller, 62, of Goshen, died of natural causes Tuesday, October 8, 2013, in Iuka, Mississippi. He was born November 3, 1950 in Elkhart to Kenneth L. and Erma (Metzler) Miller. He married Linda Collins July 12, 2002. She survives along with five children, Benjamin (Courtney) Miller of Elkhart, Angela (Scott) Herman of St. Louis, Missouri, Karla (Sheamus)...
Carl Shaffer
Oct 7, 2013
Carl Shaffer, 60, of Goshen, died Monday morning, October 7, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital after a sudden illness. He was born January 21, 1953 in Elkhart, to Melvin and Nancy (Helmuth) Shaffer. In 1975, he married Melody Howk in Goshen. She survives along with his mother Nancy; two daughters, Courtney Shaffer, of Elkhart, and Amanda (Imants) Jaunarajs, of...
Pamela A. Vanvurst
Oct 4, 2013
Pamela Ann Pottinger VanVurst, 67, of Goshen passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 4, at home. Born on June 21, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, Pam was the daughter of the late Maze Bakewell Pottinger and David Pottinger. She graduated from Andover High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and attended college in Rhode Island until she left to be married. In...
Caralee Joan Branson
Oct 4, 2013
Caralee Joan Branson, 82, of Goshen, died at her home Friday afternoon, October 4, 2013, after an extended illness. She was born June 6, 1931 in Goshen to Henry and Mary (Fechner) Baumgarten. She married Dale Branson February 10, 1951 in Goshen. He survives along with two sons, Michael John (Susi) Branson of Leesburg and Thomas Alan (Jamie) Branson...
Norma Fern Mishler
Oct 3, 2013
Norma Fern Mishler, 89, of Goshen, left her earthly home for her heavenly home surrounded by her family Thursday morning, October 3, 2013. She suffered from pulmonary fibrosis for the past five years. She will be dearly missed by her family, but will be welcomed home by her Lord and Savior to whom she was faithfully devoted. She was...
John W. Arthur
Oct 2, 2013
John W. "Billy" Arthur Jr., 74, of Goshen, died Wednesday evening, October 2, 2013, at IU Health Goshen Hospital after a brief illness. He was born September 13, 1939 in Wyoming Co., West Virginia, to John W. and Esta Mae Arthur. On March 11, 1961 he married Janice Waggoner in Spencer, West Virginia. She died in 2002. Surviving are...
Stephen John Germani
Oct 2, 2013
Stephen John Germani, 62, of Goshen, died Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born August 19, 1951 in Monroe, Michigan, to Robert and Josephine (Castellese) Germani. He married Teri Fortier March 23, 1974 in Monroe. She survives along with two sons, Jason (Sandi) Germani of Minnetonka, Minnesota, and Stephen (Kiam) Germani of Goshen; his father,...
Branson Andrew Oberlin
Sep 30, 2013
Infant Branson Andrew Oberlin, of Goshen, was stillborn Monday morning, September 30, 2013, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. He is survived by his parents, Jonathan Martin and Taylor Oberlin of Ligonier; grandparents, Mendy Sparks of Ligonier and Corey and Debbie Oberlin of Millersburg; and great-grandparents Johnie and Barbara Sparks of Ligonier. A private graveside service will be held at...
Lois Ann Hartman
Sep 28, 2013
Lois Ann Hartman, 78, of Goshen, died Saturday, September 28, 2013, at Greencroft Goshen. She was born December 29, 1934 in Plain City, Ohio to Roman and Anna (Slabaugh) Miller. She married Wilmer Hartman July 15, 1956. They were married 57 years. She is survived by her husband and her four daughters, Marcia Weaver and Evie (Dan) Nafziger, both...
