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Rosalie J. Miller

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

J. Herbert Fretz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)...

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