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....
Jeremy Gallegos
Nov 17, 2013
Jeremy Gallegos, 11, of Goshen, died unexpectedly Sunday night, November 17, 2013. He was born January 18, 2002 in Goshen to Hector and Cristina (Salazar) Gallegos, Sr. They survive along with a sister, Pricilla and a brother, Hector Manuel, Jr., both at home; and grandparents, Regula Gomez of Belle Glade, Florida, Francisco and Maria Gallegos of Mission Texas and...
Carol "Bud" Eugene Mohler
Nov 16, 2013
Carol Eugene "Bud" Mohler 85, of Millersburg, died Saturday afternoon, November 16, 2013, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital after a brief illness. He was born July 16, 1928 in Cromwell to Samuel and Doris (Stump) Mohler. On September 4, 1948 he married Mary Elizabeth Bontrager in Goshen. She survives along with four children, Leone Petry, of Goshen, Charles (Tami)...
Thomas Bautista Jerez
Nov 15, 2013
Thomas Bautista Jerez, 64, of Elkhart, died Friday afternoon, November 15, 2013 at Elkhart General Hospital. He had been in declining health. He was born December 29, 1948 in Brownsville, Texas, to Maria Guadalupe Bautista. She died May 5, 2000. Surviving are two daughters, Holly Noelle and Cheryl Nadine Jerez, both of Elkhart; two sons, Thomas B. Jr., of...
Robert "Bob" Harrison Detwiler
Nov 15, 2013
Robert "Bob" H. Detwiler, 64, of Goshen, passed away Friday morning, November 15, 2013, at Courtyard Healthcare. He had been in declining health. He was born April 14, 1949 in Goshen, to James and Maria (Schrock) Detwiler. He married Sherry (Longenecker) Robinson, November 26, 1976 in Goshen. She survives along with two step-daughters, Sandra (Otis) Davidson of Shipshewana and...
Cleo Arthur Barnell, Sr.
Nov 15, 2013
Cleo A. Barnell Sr. 89, of Goshen, died Friday evening, November 15, 2013, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 3, 1924 in Three Rivers, Michigan, to Chester and Carmen (Roberts) Barnell. On February 5, 1944 he married Esther M. Reed in Sturgis, Michigan. She survives along with two daughters, Rebecca (Richard) Miller, of...
Kenneth Lechlitner
Nov 13, 2013
Kenneth Lechlitner 89, of Goshen died Wednesday morning, November 13, 2013 at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. He was born July 22, 1924 near Wakarusa to Jacob Henry and Ida (Loucks) Lechlitner. On March 30, 1946 he married Betty Hurst in Milford. She survives along with a son, Don (Teresa) Lechlitner, of Goshen; two daughters, Nancy (Gordon) Compton, of Elkhart, and...
Allen Ray Troyer
Nov 13, 2013
Allen R. Troyer, 64, of Elkhart, passed away unexpectedly at his home Wednesday evening, November 13, 2013. He was born July 19, 1949 in Elkhart to Alfred and Anna Mae (Stutzman) Troyer. On December 20, 1980 he married Joan Estrup in Elkhart. She survives along with two children, Jessica (Bob) Kogelschatz of Bristol and Andrew Troyer of South Bend;...
Marion "Tim" Darr
Nov 13, 2013
Marion L. "Tim" Darr, 95, of Goshen, died late Wednesday night at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. He was born March 28, 1918 in Goshen to Merle and Hazel (Good) Darr. On April 10, 1943 he married Elaine L. Coy in Washington, D.C. She died August 27, 2012. Surviving are two daughters, Carla Darr of Elkhart, and Diane Darr of South...
