Kenneth Morton Bryant
Jul 3, 2012
Kenneth M. Bryant, 96, of Goshen, died early Tuesday afternoon, July 3, 2012, at his home. He had been in declining health for the last couple months. He was born August 14, 1915 in Lagro to Warren and Elizabeth (Dufton) Bryant. He married Ruby E. Deafenbaugh April 24, 1937 in Warsaw. She survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Loretta...
Melanie Lee Collins
Jul 3, 2012
Melanie Lee Collins, 68, of Goshen, died unexpectedly at her home Tuesday morning, July 3, 2012. She had recently been hospitalized. She was born December 20, 1943 in Dayton, Ohio to George Breckenridge and Minerva Maude (Clarke) Miles. She married James R. Collins December 12, 1964 in Dayton. He survives. Also surviving is a daughter, Robin Collins of Elkhart;...
Virginia Elizabeth Smith
Jul 2, 2012
Virginia Elizabeth Smith, 95, of Goshen, passed away early Monday morning, July 2, 2012, at Courtyard Healthcare. She was born April 21, 1917 in Kendallville to Chester and Laura Irene (Pendroy) Alheim. She married Paul Geyer in 1939 and he died in May 1944. She then married China B. Smith July 5, 1947. He died October 6, 1989. She...
Roger Dale Ratcliff
Jun 29, 2012
Roger Dale Ratcliff, 58, of Goshen, died at his home early Friday morning, June 29, 2012. He was born October. 15, 1953 in Portsmouth, Ohio to Phillip and Janet (Crabtree) Ratcliff. He married Waneta Radford in 1982. She survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Carrie and husband, Paul, of Brunswick, Georgia, and Tammy of Fort Wayne; two grandchildren; his...
Heidi Siemens-Rhodes
Jun 24, 2012
Heidi Siemens-Rhodes, 38, of Goshen, died at her home Sunday evening, June 24, 2012, after living nine months knowing her diagnosis of metastatic melanoma. She was born June 24, 1974 in Sacramento, California to Mark and Jan (Lautt) Siemens. She married Mitch Siemens-Rhodes August 3, 1996 in Kalona, Iowa. He survives. Also surviving are three children, Theodore Kazuo, Adam...
Thelma Irene Bechtold Syndram
Jun 23, 2012
Thelma Irene Bechtold Syndram, 99, of Goshen, passed away Saturday evening, June 23, 2012, at Courtyard Healthcare. She had been in declining health the past eight years. She was born July 26, 1912, in Goshen to the late Albert and Pearl (Immel) Overholt. She married Carl Franklin Syndram March 31, 1962. He died March 11, 1976. She is survived...
John Samuel Hall, Sr.
Jun 23, 2012
John S. Hall, Sr., 85, of Goshen, passed away at his home Saturday morning, June 23, 2012. He had been ill since April 20. He was born August 19, 1926 in Kenmore, Ohio, to the late Samuel and Ruth (Smith) Hall. He married Phyllis Bailey July 5, 1953. She survives. Also surviving are three sons, John S. Hall, Jr....
Tommy C. Riege
Jun 22, 2012
Tommy C. Riege, 48, of Goshen, died unexpectedly at his home Friday evening, June 22, 2012, of natural causes. He was born January 7, 1964 in Dayton, Ohio, to Paul and Jennifer (Powers) Patton. He is survived by his father, Paul of Goshen; three daughters, Kimberly Riege of Huber Heights, Ohio, Brittany (Chad) Newcomb of Englewood, Ohio and Kristen...
Beatrice Nina Butler
Jun 17, 2012
Beatrice N. Butler, 88, of Goshen, died late Sunday night, June 17, 2012, at Courtyard Healthcare. She was born October 16, 1923 in Nappanee. She is survived by two daughters, Sueann Harrell of Middlebury and Shirley Dalrymple of Elkhart; a son, Kenneth Leer of Conroe, Texas; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by...
Kathleen "Ileta" Harley
Jun 17, 2012
Kathleen "Ileta" Harley, 72 of Acworth, Georgia, died early Sunday morning, June 17, 2012 at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She became ill while visiting family in Goshen. She was born March 26, 1940 in New Paris to the late Clarence and Freeda (Eaglebarger) Neff. She married James E. Harley, February 20, 1960 in New Paris. He survives. Also surviving...
Gladys Evelyn Brandeberry
Jun 15, 2012
Goshen-Gladys E. Brandeberry, 93, passed away Friday morning at Greencroft Healthcare where she had been the last week. She was born July 7, 1918, in Harrison Township of Elkhart County, to Chester H. and Florence (Gongwer) Blosser. She married Floyd M. Brandeberry July 24, 1938 in Wakarusa. He preceded her in death April 13, 2000. She is survived by...
Wanda June Giddens
Jun 14, 2012
Wanda June Giddens, 85, of Goshen, died peacefully late Thursday morning at her home. She was born October 8, 1926, in Jackson County, Indiana, to the late George and Lula (Lucus) Robertson. She is survived by her sons and their families; John Steven and Susan, Kokomo and their son, Kevin; Howard R. Jr. and Tucker, Wilmington, Del. and their...
Victor Olen Yoder
Jun 13, 2012
Victor Olen Yoder, 93, of Goshen, passed into the arms of Jesus early Wednesday morning, June 13, 2012, at Courtyard Healthcare. He was born July 2, 1918, in Wakarusa, to Mose and Amanda (Hartman) Yoder. He married LaVonne Kirkdorfer May 22, 1976 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Goshen. She survives. Also surviving are his three children, Keith (Virginia) Yoder of...
Wyndham Darnell, Jr.
Jun 12, 2012
Wyndham Darnell, Jr., 86, of Goshen, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at the home of his daughter, Sandra, after suffering a stroke on June 6. He was born February 28, 1926 in Saltville, Virginia, to Wyndham Darnell, Sr., and Mary (Aistrop) Darnell. He married Hazel F. McNew September 18, 1944 in Bristol, Tennessee. She preceded him in death May...
Marian J. Gingerich
Jun 9, 2012
Marian J. Gingerich, 90, of Goshen, died early Saturday afternoon, June 9, 2012, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She had been in declining health over the past few years. Mrs. Gingerich was born to the late Earl and Jessie (Philhower) Foster, on July 28, 1921 in Buda, Illinois. On September 21, 1940 she married William "Bill" A. Gingerich, in...
Raymundo Sabag Machado
Jun 7, 2012
Raymundo Sabag Machado, 60, of Elkhart, died early Thursday morning, June 7, 2012, while biking to work. He was born August 4, 1951 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, to the late Raymundo Sabag Matar and Rita Machado. He is survived by his wife, Selene Mireles; six children, Rashid Sabag of Mexico City, Mexico, Rodrigo, Nazdira and Ma. Fernanda Sabag, all...
Mary Evelyn Hostetler Mullet
Jun 5, 2012
Mary Evelyn Hostetler Mullet, 99, of Sarasota, Florida, and formerly of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, June 5, 2012, at Sunnyside Village, Sarasota. She was born March 11, 1913, in Elida, Ohio, to Simeon and Lillie (Burkholder) Brenneman. She married Lloyd N. Hostetler June 19, 1940 in Elida, Ohio. He died January 1, 1990. She then Married Henry L....
Eleanor Jean Roth
Jun 3, 2012
Eleanor Jean Roth, 77, of Goshen, and formerly of Wilmington, Delaware, died Sunday morning, June 3, 2012, at Courtyard Healthcare where she had been since March 2011. She was born June 18, 1934 in Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, to James S. and Phenie (Artz) Rowlands. She is survived by a daughter, Jacynthe "JC" (Patrick) Flanagan of Goshen and a sister, June...
Dorothy J. Smith
Jun 3, 2012
Dorothy J. Smith, 85, of Goshen, passed away late Sunday night, June 3, 2012, at Courtyard Healthcare. She had been in failing health since the end of April. She was born June 24, 1926 in Goshen to Perry LaMar and Edna Graves (Lamb) Edsall. She married Richard V. Smith, November 17, 1943 in Louisville, Kentucky. He died February 2,...
Jo Ann Stemen
Jun 2, 2012
Jo Ann Stemen, 85, of Goshen and formerly of Lima, Ohio, died Saturday morning, June 2, 2012, at Courtyard Healthcare where she had been the last six months. She was born November 29, 1926 in Kokomo, to Lee C. and Della Mary (Hensler) Turner. She married Robert E. Stemen, December 4, 1944. He preceded her in death. She is...
