Larry J. Kocher
Sep 14, 2013
Larry J. Kocher, 64, of Goshen, died Saturday afternoon, September 14, 2013, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend. He was born September 12, 1949 in Batesville to Bernard Kocher and Mary (Gabbard) Edmondson. He married Sandra Kay Corvin May 9, 1987 in Goshen. She died August 21, 2010. He is survived by a son, Larry A. Kocher of Goshen; two...
Roger Alan Kisseberth
Sep 13, 2013
Roger Alan Kisseberth, 77, of Goshen, passed away suddenly Friday afternoon, September 13, 2013, at Courtyard Healthcare where he had been three weeks. He was born August 19, 1936 in Sturgis, Michigan, to Milo and Martha (Mieras) Kisseberth. He married Marcella (Daub) Fisher November 21, 1992 in Goshen. She survives along with a son, Mark T. (Jann Groom) Kisseberth...
Willa Dean Phillips
Sep 11, 2013
Mrs. Willa Dean "Deannie" Phillips, 76, of Bristol, died Wednesday morning, September 12, 2013, at Eastlake Nursing Home. She was born October 8, 1936 in Bell Hill, Kentucky, to Corbet and Lucy (Spradlin) Gregory. On May 18, 1956 she married Robert P. Phillips in Angola. He survives along with a daughter, Robin Lee (Randy) Schwietert, of Edwardsburg, Michigan; a...
James "Jimmy" L. Hampton
Sep 10, 2013
James "Jimmy" L. Hampton, 66, of Milford, died Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at Elkhart Hospice House where he had been admitted earlier in the day. He had been seriously ill since January. He was born July 27, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan, to Millard and Letha (Ratliff) Hampton. He married Betty J. McBride in March 1967. She survives along with...
Ruth Jane Hoover
Sep 8, 2013
Ruth Jane Hoover, 94, of Goshen, died Sunday, September 8, 2013, at the home of her daughter, Shirley Riggs. She was born December 10, 1918 in Elkhart County to Dallas and Amanda (Hostetler) Cripe. On June 6, 1949 she married Jay Carlyle Hoover. He died in 1977. She is survived by three daughters; Patty Lyons of Indianapolis, Cynthia S....
Joseph M. Eigsti
Sep 3, 2013
Joseph M. Eigsti, 91, of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, September 3, 2013, at Greencroft Goshen. He was born April 27, 1922 to William and Anna (Hartzler) Eigsti, in Buda, Illinois. On June 26, 1949, he married Norma "Jean" Litwiller in Morton, Illinois. She preceded him in death on May 2, 2002. He is survived by three children, Eldon (Marilyn)...
Delbert L. Yoder
Sep 1, 2013
Delbert L. Yoder, 71, of Millersburg, died Sunday afternoon, September 1, 2013, at his home. He had been in failing health since January. He was born April 18, 1942 in Goshen to, Herman Kilmer and Kathryn (Yoder) Kilmer. On January 9, 1966 he married Catherine E. Gorsuch at St. Marks United Methodist Church in Goshen. She survives along with...
Matthew M. Simmons
Aug 30, 2013
Matthew M. Simmons, 17, of Millersburg, died unexpectedly early Friday morning, August 30, 2013. He was born February 5, 1996 in Goshen, to Heather Simmons. She survives along with a step-father, Billy Silcox; grandparents, Jeri and Gary Simmons of Millersburg; uncle and aunt, Ian and Stacie Simmons of Syracuse; two cousins Paige and Carter Simmons; and a great-grandmother, Patricia...
Claire Leslie Stine
Aug 30, 2013
Claire L. Stine, 84, of Marietta, Georgia, formerly of Goshen, passed away on Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, at his home. Born and raised near Goshen, he was the youngest child of Ora W. and Madge. A star athlete, 4-H State Champion and church leader as a youth, he had graduated from Millersburg High School and Manchester College, North Manchester,...
C. Irene Duell
Aug 27, 2013
C. Irene Duell, 98, of Elkhart, died Tuesday morning, August 27, 2013, at Riverside Village. She was born November 20, 1914 in Monongah, West Virgina to William W. and Rebecca Ann (Ribblett) Smith. On Aug. 11, 1933 in Oakland, Maryland, she married William C. Minger. He died in 1978. She later married Ralph W. Duell August 8, 1992. He...
Irma I. Matson
Aug 26, 2013
Irma I. Matson, 96, of South Bend, died Monday afternoon August 26, 2013, at Center for Hospice Care, Roseland, where she recently had been admitted. She lived in Elkhart for many years and then lived with her daughter in South Bend. She was born August 24, 1917 to Harvey E. and Delta L. (Kintigh) Wagner in New Paris. On...
Evelyn A. Frick
Aug 20, 2013
Evelyn A. Frick 86, of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri, formerly of Goshen died Tuesday morning, August 20, 2013. She was born July 25, 1927 in Bremen, to Hilbert and Bernice (Tridle) Weiss. On August 31, 1947 she married Harold G. Frick in Bremen. He preceded her in death on September 5, 2009. She is survived by a daughter, Linda D....
Rosalie J. Miller
Aug 14, 2013
Rosalie J. Miller, 97, of South Bend and formerly of Goshen, died early Wednesday morning, August 14, 2013, at Kindred Healthcare. She was born June 21, 1916 in St. Louis, Missouri, to John and Ann (Ptacek) Svoboda. She married Julian P. Miller June 22, 1940 in St. Louis. He died July 27, 2001. Mrs. Miller is survived by a...
Robert H. Wray
Aug 12, 2013
Robert H. Wray, 91, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, August 12, 2013, at Courtyard Healthcare after a short illness. He was born Oct. 1, 1921 in Atwood to Roy and Bertha (Kintzel) Wray. He married Mary Marquess March 23, 1944 in Atwood. She survives along with two sons, Jim (Cathy) Wray, Goshen and Jeff (Lori) Wray, St. Charles,...
Joel J. Hach
Aug 12, 2013
Joel Jay Hach, 74, of Goshen, died Monday morning, August 12, 2013, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. Joel was born March 5, 1939 in Saginaw Michigan, to Floyd and Myrtle (Teck) Hach. He grew up in Midland, Michigan and graduated from Michigan State University in 1962. He married Carolyn K. Hartz Sept. 16, 1961 in Bay City, Mich....
Cynthia Griggs Gilleo
Aug 11, 2013
Cynthia Griggs Gilleo, 47, of Fort Wayne, died Sunday Aug. 11, 2013 as the result of a car accident. She was born October 26, 1965 in Spokane, Washington, to Margaret (Farley) Jones. She is survived by a daughter, Erica (fiancé Corey Stump) Hayden, of Goshen; two sons, Sean Quinn, of Fort Wayne, and Christopher Hayden, of San Antonio, Texas;...
Viktor Nazarenko
Aug 11, 2013
Viktor Nazarenko, 72, died Sunday afternoon, August 11, 2013, at his home. He had been battling cancer since June. He was born April 13, 1941 in the Ukraine to Terentiy and Sekletina (Drobnaya) Nazarenko. He married Yelena Sviridenko Dec. 28, 1969, in Odessa, Ukraine. She survives along with a daughter, Svetlana, Odessa, Ukraine; a son, Yuriy, Goshen; four grandchildren;...
Robert J. Peachey
Aug 10, 2013
Robert Jonas Peachey, 77, of Millersburg, died Saturday, August 10, 2013, at his home. He was born March 1, 1936, in Belleville, Pennsylvania, to Jesse and Dorothy (King) Peachey. On October 7, 1961 he married Violet Harshberger. She survives along with a daughter, Pam (Steve) Vail, of Millersburg; two grandsons, Brock and Brett Vail; a great-granddaughter Sophia; two sisters,...
Lois Irene Yoder
Aug 10, 2013
Lois Irene (Johns) Yoder, 93, of Goshen, died Saturday, August 10, 2013, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. She was born May 31, 1920 in Canton, Ohio to O.N.(Otis Nathan) and Margaret (Rickert) Johns. She married Glen Yoder October 19, 1946 in Louisville, Ohio. He survives along with a son, Phil Yoder of Columbus, Ohio; two daughters, Sarah Leroy...
Howard Junior Heeter
Aug 10, 2013
Howard Jr. Heeter, 85, of Goshen, went to be with the love of his life in heaven, very unexpectedly Saturday night, August 10, 2013, at his home. He was born November 15, 1927 in Goshen, to Milo and Alma (Juday) Heeter. On February 28, 1947, in Goshen, he married Nancy R. Voorhees. She preceded him in death on October...
