Donald E. Sheets
Dec 4, 2011
Donald E. Sheets, 70, of Goshen, died at his home Sunday evening, December 4, 2011. He was born in Elkhart February 13, 1941 to the late Carl and Mildred (Miller) Sheets. He married Glenda Dumph in Nappanee on July 22, 1962. She survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Rita Ward of Bremen; a son, Russell Sheets of Fort Wayne;...
Lara M. Honderich
Dec 4, 2011
Lara M. Honderich, 93, formerly of East Kercher Road, Goshen, died Sunday night, December 4, 2011, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. She was born in Nappanee March 17, 1918 to the late Roy and Pearl (Hochstetler) Strauss. She married Glen E. Honderich October 13, 1940 in Nappanee. He survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Gretchen (Clarence) Yoder of...
Mona Lou Hemminger
Dec 2, 2011
Mona Lou Hemminger, 85, of Goshen, died Friday morning, December 2, 2011, at Courtyard Healthcare. She had been in failing health the last 13 and a half months. She was born October 19, 1926 in Nappanee to Claude J. and Hazel A. (Phillips) Miner. She married Jerry D. Hemminger October 17, 1948 in Nappanee. He survives. Also surviving are...
Paul Landis Ruth
Dec 2, 2011
Paul Landis Ruth, 91, of Goshen, died early Friday morning, December 2, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital where he had been since Wednesday. He was born April 19, 1920 in Hilltown, Pennsylvania to Arthur D. and Florence (Landis) Ruth. He married Marjorie Wienss November 20, 1953 in Beatrice, Nebraska. She survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Janet (David...
Bonnie Mae Kuhns
Dec 2, 2011
Bonnie M Kuhns, 63, of Goshen, died suddenly Friday afternoon, December 2, 2011, in Littleton Colorado while visiting family with her husband. She was born on August 13, 1948 in Danville, Illinois, to Charles and Rena (Mathis) Lester. She married Carlyle W. Kuhns on September 27, 1969 at First United Methodist Church in Mishawaka. He survives. Also surviving are...
Rosemary Ann Williams
Nov 30, 2011
Rosemary Ann Williams, 87, of Goshen, died early Wednesday morning, November 30, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital after a one week illness. She was born May 4, 1924, near Goshen, to the late Earl F. and Esther Marie (Swihart) Phillips. She married Dean Williams on August 26, 1945. He died May 17, 1992. She then married Donald Cripe...
Michael Ray Ratcliff, Sr.
Nov 28, 2011
Michael R. Ratcliff, Sr., 59, of Goshen, died Monday evening, November 28, 2011,at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He was born May 31, 1952, in New Boston, Ohio, to Phillip H. and Janet (Crabtree) Ratcliff. He is survived by his mother, Janet Ratcliff of Goshen; a sister, Linda (Don) Morrison of Goshen; five brothers, Roger Ratcliff Georgia, Fred (Cathy) Ratcliff...
Avery Elizabeth Rife
Nov 25, 2011
Avery Elizabeth Rife, infant, died early Friday morning, November 25, 2011 at Parkview North Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born November 24, 2011 in Fort Wayne to Chauncey and Megan (Yoder) Rife of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is survived by a twin brother, Jackson Gregory Rife and grandparents, Donald L. and Beth Yoder of Syracuse and Jeannie (Juan) Gonzales...
Sarah Marie Broadway
Nov 23, 2011
Sarah Marie Broadway, 37, of Warsaw, died at her home Wednesday evening, November 23, 2011, after a one month illness. She was born in Goshen December 24, 1973. Sarah is survived by her mother, Judith Broadway of Goshen; three daughters, Page Payne of Goshen, Jamey Payne of Bradenton, Florida and Mercedes Broadway of South Bend; a brother, Charlie Broadway...
Stephanie S. Lacounte
Nov 17, 2011
Stephanie S. LaCounte, 45, of Goshen, died at her home Thursday evening, November 17, 2011. She was born in Elkhart August 15, 1966. She married Shayne LaCounte April 21, 1992 in Elkhart. He survives. Also surviving are two sons, Austin LaCounte of Kansas City, Missouri, and Slade LaCounte, at home; her mother and step-father, Ann (Grisamer) and Joe Gregory...
Leo James Glenn
Nov 16, 2011
Leo "James" Glenn, 52, of Goshen, died at his home early Wednesday morning, November 16, 2011. He never fully recovered from open heart surgery in July. He was born in Washington D.C. on October 22, 1959, to Lila (McLeod) Glenn of Goshen and the late Leo R. Glenn. Also surviving are a sister, Pauline (Kermit) Stutzman of Middlebury; a...
Anna C. Martin
Nov 16, 2011
Anna C. Martin, 82, of Goshen died at her daughter's home early Wednesday morning, November 16, 2011. She had been in declining health the past year. She was born in Dayton, Virginia, on July 15, 1929 to the late Ephriam and Katie (Blosser) Lahman. She married Leon V. Martin on December 2, 1951 in Goshen. He died August 3,...
James Leroy Waller
Nov 14, 2011
James L. Waller, 85 of Goshen died Monday morning, November 14, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital from complications from congestive heart failure and diabetes. He was born December 20, 1925 in Memphis, Tennessee to James and Ruby (Gainer) Waller. He married Lois L. Nelson on December 21, 1945 in Chicago. He is survived by six children, James L....
Ronald G. Clark
Nov 12, 2011
Goshen-Ronald G. Clark, 68, of Union, Mich., died Saturday at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He was born Aug. 31, 1943 in Elkhart to the late George and Cleo (Spake) Clark. He married Darlene Bemiller Nov. 28, 1964 in Elkhart. She survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Cami (Randy) Berkey, Goshen, and Cari (David) Genier, Indianapolis; five grandchildren, Nichole and...
Vernon "Sam" Samuel Speicher
Nov 12, 2011
Vernon "Sam" Samuel Speicher, 85, formerly of Millersburg, died Saturday, November 12, 2011, at Courtyard Healthcare where he had been since November 2007. He was born March 26, 1926 in Topeka, to the late Milton and Zula (Mallon) Speicher. He married Geneva B. Bickel on October 19, 1946 at Fish Lake Church, Middlebury. She survives. Also surviving are a...
Dorcas June Peavey
Nov 11, 2011
Dorcas June Peavey, 82, formerly of Fort Wayne, died Friday, November 11, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. She was born in South Bend to the late Marvin Russell Harkins and Gladys Viola (Callantine) Harkins. She lived in the Goshen area most of her life, but spent 26 years in Fort Wayne, before moving back to Goshen in 2004. She married...
Genevieve "Jenny" Luczka
Nov 10, 2011
Genevieve "Jenny" Luczka, 96, of Elkhart, died early Thursday morning, November 10, 2011, at Woodland Manor. She was born February 2, 1915, in Utica, New York, to the late Stanley and Catherine (Wajda) Babicz. She is survived by a son, John (Phyllis Flood) Luczka Jr. of Frankfort, New York; a daughter, Christine (John) Huber of Goshen; seven grandchildren, Stacy,...
Henry C. Brubaker, Jr.
Nov 9, 2011
Henry C. Brubaker, Jr., 64, of Bristol, died Wednesday morning, November 9, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital after being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer 10 days ago. He was born December 13, 1946, in Goshen to Henry and Phoebe Mae (Mater) Brubaker, Sr. He married Diane Mabie on April 1, 1969 at the Osolo Missionary Church, Elkhart. She...
John Junior Sparklin
Nov 8, 2011
John Junior Sparklin, 72, of Millersburg, died Tuesday morning, November 8, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital where he had been a patient since Sunday, Oct. 30. He was born in Goshen on August 19, 1939 to Charles and Audrey (Cart) Sparklin. He was married to Peggy (Boyer) Sparklin Willits and they had four children who survive; Jean Sparklin,...
Verne Lee Ebersole
Nov 5, 2011
Verne L. Ebersole, 67, of Middlebury, died unexpectedly Saturday noon, November 5, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He was born August 13, 1944 in Dixon, Illinois to Everett and Dorothy (Book) Ebersole. He married Marjorie Fry on May 10, 1969 in Goshen. She survives. Also surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Justin and Nicole Ebersole of Wolcottville: a...
