Woodrow Wilson Puckett
Dec 19, 2011
Woodrow "Woody" Wilson Puckett, 98, died early Monday morning, December 19, 2011, at Miller's Merry Manor, Wakarusa. He had been ill since Wednesday. He was born March 9, 1913, in Madison County, Kentucky, to John W. and Susie Alice (Flitcher) Puckett. He married Mary Catherine Colvin in Goshen on March 16, 1935. She preceded him in death Aug. 25,...
Luon Am
Dec 18, 2011
Goshen-Luon Am, 67, of Goshen, died Sunday, December 18, 2011, at IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, where she had been the past two weeks. She was just recently diagnosed with cancer. She was born in Cambodia on December 15, 1944. A longtime Goshen resident, Mrs. Am is survived by four daughters, Ran (Eang) Pung of Goshen, Tyuch Ram of...
Douglas Allan Johnston
Dec 15, 2011
Douglas Allan Johnston, 44, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, December 15, 2011, at Greencroft Healthcare after a two year battle with cancer. He was born August 2, 1967 in Goshen. He married Jeannine Windbigler June 23, 1990 in Elkhart at Hillcrest United Methodist Church. She survives. Doug was a devoted father to his three children, Jessica, Alexis and...
Lowell W. Hoover
Dec 13, 2011
Lowell W. Hoover, 87, of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, December 13, 2011 at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born in Goshen June 25, 1924 to John Maynard and Mandella (Bachtel) Hoover. He married Velorous J. Shaum May 13, 1945 in Nappanee. She survives. Also surviving are four daughters, Karen Hoover of Goshen, Phyllis (Terry) Scanlon of Elyria, Ohio, Jean (Louis)...
Allen Douglas Mcdonald
Dec 13, 2011
Allen Douglas McDonald, 27, of Goshen, died at his home Tuesday afternoon, December 13, 2011. He was born in Portland, Oregon on December 27, 1983. He is survived by a son, James Allen McDonald of Portland, Oregon; his mother and step-father, Theresa (Sumner) and Harold Billingsley of Yorkville, Ohio; and a sister, Andrea of Bristol, Indiana. Allen worked at...
Ruby C. Charles
Dec 13, 2011
Ruby C. Charles, 65, of New Paris, died early Tuesday morning, December 13, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital after a short illness. She was born March 26, 1946 in Yoder, Kansas to the late Emanuel and Susan (Hershberger) Chupp. She married John D. "John Boy" Charles November 27, 1964, in Clintwood, Virginia. He died December 9, 2006. Surviving...
Harold E. Weaver
Dec 11, 2011
Harold E. Weaver, 90, formerly of Carter Road, Goshen, died Sunday afternoon, December 11, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He was born June 6, 1921 in New Paris to the late Noble and Florence (Beaver) Weaver. He married Rose Marie Goodell February 21, 1946 in Goshen. She died October 8, 2011. He is survived by two daughters, Elaine...
Cecil Akers, Jr.
Dec 9, 2011
Cecil Akers, Jr., 72, died early Friday morning, December 9, 2011, at Golden Living Center, Elkhart. He was born July 22, 1939 in Winiford, West Virginia to the late Cecil Akers and Virginia (Cantebury) Akers Higginbotham. He is survived by two sons, Cecil and Thomas Akers; a daughter, Pam Akers, Goshen; two sisters, Iris Kemper, Elkhart, and Gayle (Gus)...
Mary Katherine Nafziger
Dec 8, 2011
Mary Katherine Nafziger, 86, of Juniper Place and Evergreen Place, Greencroft, Goshen, died Thursday evening, December 8, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital after a gradual decline in health. She was born April 28, 1925 in Chenoa, Illinois to the late John M. and Anna (Litwiller) Nafziger. She is survived by a sister, Anna Ruth (Maynard) Good and a...
Juanita Archer
Dec 8, 2011
Juanita Archer, 83, of Goshen, died Thursday morning, December 8, 2011, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born June 12, 1928 in New Castle to the late William H. and Opal M. (Davis) Butler. She married Kenneth Archer, April 21, 1973. He died November 19, 2005. She is survived by a daughter, Pamela (Richard) Dunlap of Goshen; a son,...
Glenn Stanley Brant
Dec 8, 2011
Glenn Stanley Brant, 82, of Goshen, died Thursday morning December 8, 2011, at Waterford Crossing. He had been diagnosed with liver cancer over three years ago. He was born January 22, 1929 in Belvedere, Alberta, Canada, to Frederick Peter and Minnie Emily Chantry Brant. He is survived by four children, Rollin (Kathy) Brant of Vancouver, B.C., Neil Brant and...
Judith "Judy" I. Hostetler
Dec 7, 2011
Judith "Judy" I. Hostetler, 59, of Goshen, died unexpectedly of natural causes at her home early Wednesday morning, December 7, 2011. She was born June 8, 1952 in Logansport to Francis A. and Elizabeth C. (Steinbauer) Kummeth. She married Jackie D. Hostetler September 18, 1976 in Goshen. He survives. Also surviving are her mother, Betty Kummeth of Goshen; three...
Pastor Floyd W. Miller
Dec 6, 2011
Pastor Floyd W. Miller, 81, of Goshen died at his home early Tuesday morning, December 6, 2011. He was born October 31, 1930 in Sugar Creek, Ohio, to the late John H.N. and Sylvia (Mullet) Miller. He married Edna Christner October 10, 1953 in Goshen. She survives. Also surviving are five daughters, Miriam (Lee) Crisenbery of Goshen, Grace Graber...
Lloyd George Leinbach
Dec 4, 2011
Lloyd G. Leinbach, 90, of Goshen and formerly of CR 38, died Sunday evening, December 4, 2011, at Greencroft Healthcare where he had been since September 2010. He was born in Alberta, Canada, to the late Noah and Minnie (Holderbaum) Leinbach. He married Gladys Stichter November 11, 1945 at the Yellow Creek Mennonite Church. She survives. Also surviving are...
Anabel Hartman
Dec 4, 2011
Anabel Hartman, 94, of Wakarusa, and formerly of Goshen, died Sunday evening, December 4, 2011, at Miller's Merry Manor where she had been the last two years. She was born in Goshen on December 13, 1916, to the late Douglas and Amanda (Martin) Maust. She married Lowell H. Hartman December 19, 1943 in Goshen. He died January 2, 1997....
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...
