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Alma P. Crilow
Jul 27, 2011
Alma P. Crilow, 91, of Goshen, died early Wednesday morning, July 27, 2011, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born June 2, 1920 in Imlay City, Michigan, to Simon W. and Sarah (Lehman) Sommer. She married Floyd B. Crilow in Millersburg, Ohio, on June 2, 1942. He died in 1979. She is survived by a daughter, Vivian E. (Dale) Schlabach...
Dennis Evard Bliss
Jul 25, 2011
Dennis Evard Bliss, 63, of Goshen, died Monday afternoon, July 25, 2011, at the VA Northern Indiana Health Care System, Marion, after an extended illness. He was born in Goshen on August 5, 1947, to the late Lloyd Merrill and Alice E. (Earll) Bliss. He is survived by a son, Joseph (Kim) Bliss of Goshen and a sister, Elaine...
Jeffery Stephen Warstler
Jul 25, 2011
Jeffery Stephen Warstler, 55, of Syracuse, died of natural causes, at his home, Monday, July 25, 2011. He was born in Goshen on September 16, 1955 to Marilyn J. (Rupholdt) Warstler of Goshen. He is survived by two brothers, Bryan S. Warstler of Arlington, Texas, and Roger A. (Cynthia) Warstler of Burket; a step-sister, Brenda S. (Max) Hartman of...
Opal Eileen Harper
Jul 20, 2011
Opal Eileen Harper, 90, of Naperville, Illinois, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 20, 2011 at Westbury Care Center, Lisle, Illinois. She had been in declining health. She was born August 27, 1920 in Kokomo, Indiana, to the late Gilbert and Gloria (Patterson) Walker. She married Charles E. Harper on September 11, 1938 in Peru. He died May 19, 1999....
Virginia M. Myers
Jul 20, 2011
Virginia M. Myers, 91, of Goshen, died Wednesday morning, July 20, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born October 9, 1919 in Goshen to the late Willis and Grace D. (Strycker) Rohrer. She married Kenneth N. Myers on June 18, 1966 in Goshen. He died June 18, 1985. She is survived by two step-daughters, Phyllis (Jack) Hostetter,...
Dora M. Miller
Jul 19, 2011
Dora M. Miller, 83, of Ligonier, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital where she had been since Sunday, July 17. She was born March 23, 1928 in Hicksville, Ohio, to the late John and Hannah (Aschliman) Steury. She is survived by a son, Duane (Darla) Miller of Goshen; a daughter, Dione (Rich) Miller of...
Judith Ann Nelson Wegmiller
Jul 18, 2011
Judith Ann (Nelson) Wegmiller, 61, of Goshen, died Monday evening, July 18, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born in Midland, Michigan, on September 2, 1949, to Richard Arlis Nelson and Clarice (Tuelller) Juday. She is survived by her mother, Clarice Juday of Goshen; five step-children, Brett, Bob, Bart, and Dawn Rich and Timmy (Wegmiller) Sloat; and two...
Clifford H. Shantz
Jul 14, 2011
Clifford H. Shantz, 96, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, July 14, 2011, at Greencroft Healthcare, where he had been since February. He had been healthy and active through January when his health began to fail. He was born September 17, 1914, in Fairview, Michigan to the late Ananias and Anna (Steckle) Shantz. On June 18, 1939, he married...
Anna N. Kauffman
Jul 13, 2011
Anna N. Kauffman, 85, of Goshen, died Wednesday afternoon, July 13, 2011, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. She was born in Osceola on January 16, 1926, to the late Floyd and Nellie (Daugherty) Miller. She married Elmer J. Kauffman on August 25, 1944, in South Carolina. He survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Judy (Larry) Hicks of Goshen,...
Amy L. (Smith) Davis
Jul 12, 2011
Amy L. (Smith) Davis, 39, of Elkhart, died Tuesday evening, July 12, 2011, at IU Health Indianapolis. She had been in declining health for some time. She was born September 15, 1971 in Elkhart. On June 26, 2010 she married David Davis in Elkhart. He survives. Also surviving are her father, Dennis (Donna) Smith of New Paris; her mother,...
Titus L. Martin
Jul 12, 2011
Titus L. Martin, 91, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, July 12, 2011, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. He was born December 5, 1919, in Goshen to the late Frank and Martha (Lehman) Martin. He married Frances Darlene Frey on December 5, 1943 in Goshen. She survives. Also surviving are two children, Nancy E. (Donald) Detweiler of Goshen, and Terry S....
Joan M. Miller
Jul 11, 2011
Joan M. Miller, 93, of Leesburg, Florida, died Monday, July 11, 2011, in Leesburg. She was born in Sidney, Ohio on July 3, 1918, to the late, Henry L. and Henrietta (Schemmel) Weiskittel. She married Harold Eugene Miller in Goshen on September 10, 1960. He died December 28, 1992. She is survived by a step-son, Michael L. Miller of...
Margaret Lucille Paff
Jul 10, 2011
Margaret L. Paff, 93, of Goshen, died Sunday evening, July 10, 2011, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. She had been ill since April. She was born on June 29, 1918, in Goshen, to the late Fred and Mary Ellen (Cripe) Smith. She married Richard Mehl Paff on March 24, 1940 in Goshen. He died August 20, 1977. She...
Georgia "Pat" A. Winters
Jul 3, 2011
Georgia A. "Pat" Winters, 88, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and formerly of Goshen, died peacefully of natural causes Sunday morning, July 3, 2011 at Clark Retirement Community. She was born on August 13, 1922, in Findlay, Ohio, to the late George and Helen (Savage) Hankison. She married Harold O. Winters on June 22, 1941, in Clyde, Ohio. He died...
Doris Henrietta Nicholson
Jul 3, 2011
Doris Henrietta (Yoder) Nicholson, 95, died July 3, 2011, in Hancock, Massachusetts. She was predeceased by her husband John and her sister Ellie and is survived by her three children; John, Susan, Tom; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She was born May 6, 1916 at home in Middlebury, and later moved to Goshen. She was baptized, confirmed and...
Jerry Mast
Jul 2, 2011
Jerry Mast, 84, of Goshen, died early Saturday morning, July 2, 2011. He had been ill since February. He was born in Arthur, Illinois, on November 28, 1926, to the late Eli and Lovina (Hershberger) Mast. He married Elizabeth Yoder April 2, 1953 in Ligonier. She survives. Also surviving are a son, Michael (Debbie) Mast of Grand Junction, Colorado;...
Jolene Hagerman Evans
Jun 28, 2011
Jolene Hagerman Evans, 53, of Shipshewana, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at Parkview LaGrange Hospital. She was born July 12, 1957, in Welch, West Virginia, to the late Grevil Hagerman, Sr. and Lurene (Kennedy) Mullins of Shipshewana. A longtime area resident, Ms. Evans had worked at Viking Industries and Steury Boats. Surviving, along with her mother, are a daughter,...
Heinz R. Jarausch
Jun 27, 2011
Heinz R. Jarausch, 86, of Goshen, died early Monday morning at IU Health Goshen Hospital where he had been four days. He was born November 12, 1924 in Breslau, Germany to the late George and Elfriede (Bergel) Jarausch. He married Ilse Strich on July 23, 1953 in Germany. She died July 18, 1990. He then married Hee "Grace" Sok...
James Edward Foster
Jun 26, 2011
James Edward Foster, 56, of Warsaw, died late Sunday night, June 26, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, after suffering a massive stroke. He was born September 16, 1954 in Elkhart to the late Hallet K. and Irene Mae (Tennis) Foster. A 1973 Goshen High School graduate, he attended Vincennes University. Jim worked as a salesman at Lakeside Chevrolet...
Donald K. Beckner
Jun 25, 2011
Donald K. Beckner, 104, passed away early Saturday morning, June 25, 2011 at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. He was born November 8, 1906, the son of Edson and Nina (Cutshaw) Beckner. He married Ann G. Yoder in Goshen on December 28, 1935. She died November 4, 1970. He is survived by a son, Donald E. Beckner and lady...
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