Obituaries

Nov 6, 2013

John G. Plank, 83, of Goshen, died Wednesday night, November 6, 2013, at his home after a short illness.

He was born August 28, 1930 in Kokomo to George D. and Fannie (Hershberger) Plank.

He married Roberta N. Miller September 27, 1952 in Arthur, Illinois.

She survives along with a daughter, Janet (Orus)...

Nov 2, 2013

Ronald D. Yoder, 72, of Goshen, died Saturday afternoon, November 2, 2013, at Courtyard Healthcare where he had been the last two weeks following a stroke. He was born in Middlebury, April 25, 1941 to Leonard and Cleo (Pletcher) Yoder. He married Connie J. Brallier November 19, 1969 in Las Vegas. She survives along with two daughters, Victoria B....

Nov 1, 2013

Charles E. Willard, 87, of Millersburg, died Friday afternoon, November 1, 2013 at his home. He was born July 20, 1926 in Goshen, to Harry and Hazel (Yocum) Willard. On July 20, 1947 he married Helen Irene Groff. She preceded him in death, July 12, 1979. Surviving are two sons, Ronald L. (Lois), and Rick L. (Jean), both of...

Nov 1, 2013

Ernest E. Hartman, 96, of Goshen, died late Friday evening, November 1, 2013 at Courtyard Healthcare, where he had been a resident for a month. He was born September 1, 1917, in Kokomo, to George D. and Anna K. (Hoffman) Hartman. On June 17, 1951 he married Martha J. Groom, at Middlebury Methodist Church. She survives along with a...

Oct 31, 2013

Verden E. "Bud" Ganger, 91, died October 31, 2013 at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. He was born July 10, 1922 in Elkhart County to Homer and Rosa (Graybill) Ganger. He married Berniece Sommers, July 1, 1949 in Goshen. She died in 1990. He is survived by two children, Bruce (Peg) Ganger and Sandy (Mark) McCahill, both of Jacksonville, Florida;...

Oct 30, 2013

Lindsay Leigh Whitehead, 37, of Goshen, died Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at I.U. Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, after a brief illness, and is now in God's loving arms. She was born March 8, 1976 in Elkhart. On August 28, 2010 she married Cory Ray Whitehead, in Elkhart. He survives along with two sons, Adam Phillip, and Isaac Lee, both...

Oct 27, 2013

Kenyon D. Hartfield, 36, of Goshen, passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning, October 27, 2013, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. He had struggled with MS the last 13 years. He was born January 18, 1977 in Saginaw, Michigan. He is survived by his mother, Pamela (Kevin) Thomas of Goshen; a daughter, Julia Belvedere of Canton, Ohio; two sisters, Shatoya Thomas...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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)...

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...