J. Herbert Fretz
Aug 10, 2013
J. Herbert Fretz, 92, of Goshen, passed away early Saturday morning, August 10, 2013, at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born Jan. 10, 1921 in Lansdale, Pa., to Jacob R. and Mary (Rickert) Fretz. He married Helen Habegger June 9, 1945 at First Mennonite Church, Berne. Helen's father, Rev. Alfred Habegger, officiated. She survives along with four children, Barbara (Archie)...
Herbert L. Vaughn
Aug 9, 2013
Herbert L. Vaughn, 74, of Goshen, died Friday evening, August 9, 2013 at Elkhart General Hospital, after a 10 month illness. He was born June 16, 1939 in Kemper County, Mississippi, to William and Lena Beatrice (Eldridge) Vaughn. On July 8, 1960 he married Elizabeth Moore. She survives along with a daughter, Sylvia (Paul) Sawatsky, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a...
Carolyn Mullett Chenoweth
Aug 4, 2013
Carolyn Chenoweth, 97, of Indianapolis, passed away Sunday evening at St., Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born Aug. 21, 1915 in Nappanee to Levi "Lee" V. and Mary Maude (Yoder) Mullett. She married Gene Victor Chenoweth May 31, 1942. He died June 6, 2005. She is survived by a daughter, Nancy of Bedford; two sons, Peter Chenoweth of Indianapolis...
Carol Kathryn Eldridge
Aug 4, 2013
Carol Kathryn Eldridge, 85, of Goshen, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, Sunday evening, August 4, 2013, at her home. She was born Jan. 15, 1928 in Goshen to Leonard Y. and Treva (Neterer) Cripe. She married John J. Eldridge Sept. 25, 1948 in Goshen. He survives along with three sons, David (Judith) and Douglas (Joyce), both of Goshen...
Gerardo Villa Garcia
Aug 4, 2013
Gerardo Garcia, 44, of Miami, Florida, died at his home Sunday, August 4, 2013. He was born October 14, 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. He is survived by his parents, Rogelio Villa Tapia and Graciela Villa Garcia, of Mexico; two sons, Gerardo and Erick Villa Garcia both of Zacatecas, Mexico; a brother, Israel Garcia of Warsaw; and three sisters,...
Michael E. Strammer
Aug 3, 2013
Michael E. Strammer, 51, of Ligonier, died instantly due to head injuries resulting from a car accident on Saturday, August 3, 2013 in Millersburg. He was born April 19, 1962 in Terre Haute, to Fred Strammer and Ruth Marie (Wilson) LaBaume. He is survived by his mother, Ruth Marie LaBaume and step-father, Woodrow LaBaume, of Charleston, Illinois; a sister,...
Mariya A. Goncharova
Aug 1, 2013
Mariya A. Goncharova, 84, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, August 1, 2013, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born August 16, 1928 in Vesela Dolina, Ukraine to Alipiy Pavlovich and Ganna M. (Beznis) Teplik On October 14, 1946 she married Ivan Goncharov. He died in September 1992. She is survived by three children, Svetlana I. Merezhko of...
Sandra L. Martin
Aug 1, 2013
Sandra L. Martin, 68, of Topeka, went to be with the Lord Thursday, August 1, 2013 at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital after a year and a half battle with leukemia. She was born May 16, 1945 in Monahans, Texas, to Charles Sr. and Betty J. (Carroll) Glass. She married Dallas L. Martin July 11, 1970. He survives along with...
William R. Fry
Aug 1, 2013
William R. Fry, 83, of Goshen, died Thursday morning, August 1, 2013, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. He was born August 18, 1929 in Goshen, to Cleo B. and Louise (Yoder) Fry. On August 5, 1950 in Goshen, he married the love of his life, Rosemary Rassi. She survives along with a daughter, Raelene (Thomas) Perrin of Goshen; a...
John Fehring
Jul 31, 2013
John R. Fehring, 84, of Goshen,passed away quietly in his sleep Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at Courtyard Healthcare. He was born July 29, 1929, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Hans and Ethel (Campbell) Fehring. He moved to Goshen his sophomore year of high school and graduated in 1947. He then attended business school in Fort Wayne for accounting. John...
Thomas Joseph Gerwels
Jul 31, 2013
Thomas Joseph Gerwels, 62, of Elkhart, passed away at his home early Wednesday afternoon, July 31, 2013. He was born September 27, 1950 in Goshen to Charles and Frances (Beres) Gerwels. He is survived by five sisters, Eileen (Patrick) Mulroy of Elkhart, Julie (Thomas) Shediac of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Mary (Robert) Carmody of Scottsdale, Arizona, Frances (Jerry) Hostetler of...
Doreen C. Nettrouer
Jul 30, 2013
Doreen C. Nettrouer, 68, of Elkhart, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born September 25, 1944 in New River, North Carolina, to Charles F. and Juanita L. (Baker) Robinson. She married Thomas L. Nettrouer March 26, 1971. He died April 29, 2013. She is survived by four sons, Jason of Goshen, Thomas L. (Geraldine)...
John R. Cripe
Jul 30, 2013
John R. Cripe, 90, of Goshen, died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday evening, July 30, 2013. He was born June 28, 1923, in Middlebury, to Roy D. and Leota (Luke) Cripe. On December 13, 1969 in Goshen, he married Sharon Hoke. She survives along with two daughters; Christina Cripe and Michelle (Brandon) Hopkins, both of Goshen; a son, Donald...
Bessie Louise Wood
Jul 29, 2013
Bessie Louise Wood, 94, of Elkhart, passed away Monday morning, July 29, 2013, at Miller's Merry Manor, Wakarusa. She was born October 26, 1918 in Harrison Township to Nelson and Melissa Marie (Whitehead) Clipp. She married Robert Dale Wood April 16, 1941 in New Paris. He died July 25, 1970. Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Sara Wood-Gibbs (James Gibbs), South...
Wasyl Saftiuk
Jul 29, 2013
We grieve with deep sorrow the loss of Walter Saftiuk, 98, of South Bend, who went to be with his Lord and family July 29, 2013. He was born Wasyl Saftiuk on December 11, 1914 in Lenkowitz, Bucovina, now Ukraine, to Wasyl and Elena (Panchuk) Saftiuk. He married Anna Hlibka February 2, 1936, in Novoselka, Ukraine. Sadly, she died...
William "Billy" T. Frizsell
Jul 29, 2013
William "Billy" T. Frizsell, 64, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, July 29, 2013, at Hospice House, Elkhart where he was admitted July 24. He was diagnosed with CADASIL (cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy) at age 50. He was born April 21, 1949 in Jackson, Mississippi, to William F. and Kathryn (Beasley) Frizsell. He married...
Vivian Bernice Holderbaum
Jul 29, 2013
Vivian B. Holderbaum, 90, of Syracuse and formerly of Goshen, died at her home Monday morning, July 29, 2013. She was born April 5, 1923 in Goshen to Dewey Lynn Martin and Zelda (Spry) Ware. She married Milo E. Holderbaum Dec. 20, 1941. He died April 25, 2001. She is survived by two sons, Robert (Debbie) and Jack (Evelyn)...
Joann A. Huber
Jul 29, 2013
Joann A. Huber, 89, of Milford and formerly of Goshen, passed away Monday evening, July 29, 2013, at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Healthcare, where she had been since January 2010. She was born in Goshen March 24, 1924 to Ellis and Joella (Mishler) Detwiler. She married Melvin G. Huber November 21, 1942 at the First Brethren Church parsonage. He died...
Melvin A. Landis
Jul 28, 2013
Melvin A. Landis, 83, of Goshen and formerly of Harleysville and Schwenksville, Pa., passed away early Sunday morning, July 28, 2013, at Greencroft Goshen Health Care. He was born Sept. 20, 1929 on a Mennonite farmstead in Harleysville, Pa., to Elias N. and Sallie M. (Alderfer) Landis. 62 years ago he married Esther W. Alderfer on Sept. 2, 1950...
Lamar C. Paflas
Jul 27, 2013
Lamar C. Paflas, 89 of Goshen, died Saturday morning, July 27, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, where he was transferred after being involved in a traffic accident. Lamar was born September 17, 1923 in Goshen to Nicholas G. and Leona (Long) Paflas. He started working at the Olympia Candy Kitchen for his father at age...
