Rev. Thomas A. Herbon
Sep 15, 2011
Rev. Thomas A. Herbon, 83, of Goshen, entered life eternal early Thursday morning, Sept. 15, 2011, at his home. He was born June 17, 1928, in Detroit, Mich. to the late Albert H. and Sophia J. (Sangle) Herbon. He married Betty Ruth Ott August 11, 1951. He later married Carole Ruth Wetherell Sept. 4, 1971. She survives. Also surviving...
Barbara E. Suter
Sep 14, 2011
Barbara E. Suter, 90, of Winona Lake, died Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at Grace Village. She was born November 24, 1920 in Versailles, Missouri, to the late Daniel and Mary (Driver) Raber. She married Nelson Suter February 14, 1940 in Goshen. He died March 9, 1999. She is survived by two daughters, Peggy L. (Victor) Virgil and Bonnie S....
Daniel Harold Stoltzfus
Sep 14, 2011
Daniel Harold Stoltzfus MBA, MTh, 86, of Goshen, died early Wednesday morning, September 14, 2011, at his home surrounded by his loving family after being diagnosed with a brain tumor 6 weeks ago. He was born October 20, 1924 in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, to the late Daniel D. and Martha (Barbe) Stoltzfus. He married Rosalie Garber June 9, 1949 in...
Margaret Ann Risden
Sep 13, 2011
Margaret Ann Risden, 72, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, September 13, 2011, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born July 13, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Raymond and Ada (Cooper) Risden. She is survived by a sister, Nelda Risden of Goshen; a nephew, John M. (LuAnn) Risden and a great-niece, Ashley Risden, both of Glen Ellyn, Illinois. She...
Emil Helbling, Jr.
Sep 13, 2011
Emil Helbling, Jr. 84, of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, September 13, 2011, in Elkhart after a year and a half battle with cancer. He was born July 19, 1927 in Elkhart to the late Emil and Elsie (Long) Helbling. He married Norma Jean Stickel April 22, 1951, in Elkhart. She preceded him in death on August 26, 2000. Surviving...
Tone Oy
Sep 9, 2011
Tone Oy, 59 of Elkhart, died at 9:05 pm Friday at Valley View Healthcare Center, Elkhart. He had been ill with cancer since 2009. Tone was born in Plei Ku, Vietnam and came to this country in 1979. His American host family was Coalter M. and Katherine E. Longcor of Goshen. On May 8, 1982 at Bristol United Methodist...
Laurence Milton Horst
Sep 7, 2011
Laurence Milton Horst, 96, resident of the Gables at Greencroft, Goshen, died Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. Laurence was born on the windy Kansas plain on February 17, 1915. He was the welcome fifth child of Jacob and Anna Grabill (Beck) Horst. He grew up a hard worker on the farm, with a love for...
Marvin R. Miller, Sr.
Sep 7, 2011
Marvin R. Miller, Sr., 70, of Goshen, died unexpectedly late Wednesday night, September 7, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born August 6, 1941 in Haven, Kansas, to the late Sam and Clara (Yoder) Miller. He married Janet Miller in Fort Wayne on August 12, 1972. She survives. Also surviving is a son, Marvin R. (Janet) Miller, Jr....
Dorothy Marie Middleton
Sep 6, 2011
Dorothy Marie Middleton, 95, of Goshen, died Tuesday evening, September 6, 2011, at Goshen Hospital a week after suffering a stroke. She was born April 29, 1916 in Urbana, Ohio, to the late Edgar and Goldie (Muzzy) Crane. On April 29, 1937 she married Ora E. Middleton in Urbana, Ohio. He died December 16, 1996. She is survived by...
Elsie Claassen
Sep 4, 2011
Elsie Claassen, 96, of Goshen, died at Greencroft Healthcare Sunday afternoon, September 4, 2011. She had been in declining health the past year. She was born in Gage County, Nebraska on August 20, 1915, to the late Fred and Minnie (Kechley) Linsenmeyer. She married Louis Claassen in Gage County on October 9, 1952. He passed away July 3, 1990....
Raymond M. Sala
Sep 4, 2011
Goshen-Ray Sala, 85, died early Sunday morning, September 4, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He was born February 16, 1926 near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to the late George and Annie (Thomas) Sala. He attended grade school at Thomas Mills and graduated from Davidsville High School, Pennsylvania. Immediately after graduation he was drafted and joined Civilian Public Service in Grottoes,...
Hermann Nuyken
Sep 4, 2011
Hermann Nuyken, 81, of Goshen, died 7:30 a.m. Sunday, September 4, 2011, at The Courtyard Healthcare, Goshen. He had battled cancer for the last three years. Hermann was born Jan. 19, 1930 in Allenstein, Prussia to Karl and Melanie (Engelhard) Nuyken. He married Dorothy Parmalee in June of 1963. She died in 1986. Hermann then married Patricia Roth in...
Ronald D. Good
Sep 3, 2011
Ronald D. Good, 70, of Goshen, died Saturday evening, September 3, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He was born March 27, 1941 in Goshen to the late Jacob and Blanche (Sharp) Good. On June 22, 1963 he married Sandra K. Grove. She survives. Also surviving is a daughter, Andraya (Dennis) Jeffery, Goshen; three sons, Gregory (Carmen) Good, New...
Vivian A. Goodman
Sep 3, 2011
Vivian A. Goodman, 87, of Elkhart, died Saturday morning, September 3, 2011, at Beardsley House. She was born August 28, 1924 in Goshen, to the late Rev. Chester and May (Smith) Carpenter. She married Harold "Buzz" L. Goodman on April 6, 1947. He died June 2, 1976. She is survived by a daughter, Kimberly (Edward) McKibbin of Elkhart; three...
Ellen "Arlene" Hershberger
Sep 1, 2011
Ellen "Arlene" Hershberger, 82, of Manor IV, Greencroft Goshen, died Thursday evening, September 1, 2011, at The Courtyard, Goshen. She was born December 5, 1928 in Goshen to the late Maynard and Mandella (Bachtel) Hoover. On August 5, 1947 she married Edwin S. Hershberger in New Paris. He died June 13, 2005. Surviving are three daughters, June (Fernando) Trcka,...
Greta Lawson Powers
Sep 1, 2011
Greta Lawson Powers, 44, of New Paris, died unexpectedly Thursday morning, September 1, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born in Corbin, Kentucky, on December 28, 1966 to the late Milford Lawson and Edna Lawson. She is survived by her mother, Edna (Roger) Delph of New Paris; two daughters, Ashley (James) Powers Brown of Rock Hold, Kentucky,...
Lyda P. Hannah
Aug 30, 2011
Lyda P. Hannah, 75, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, August 30, 2011, at her home. She had been ill 22 months. She was born April 12, 1936 in Clear Creek, Kentucky, to Noah and Nancy "Nannie" (Swinford) Gabbard. She married Richard L. Hannah on June 24, 1985 in Nashville, Tennessee. He survives. Also surviving are her son, Jeffrey G....
Houston Looney
Aug 30, 2011
Houston Looney, 79, of Goshen, died at his home Tuesday morning, August 30, 2011. He was born February 28, 1932 in Lepanto, Arkansas to the late Edgar and Lillie (Collins) Looney. He married Bertha M. (Bainter) Chupp on October 4, 1985 in Goshen. She died November 16, 2010. He is survived by three daughters, Debra (Earl) Bledsoe of Van...
Virgil R. Martin
Aug 30, 2011
Virgil R. Martin, 78, of Goshen, died Tuesday night, August 30, 2011, in ICU, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He suffered a heart attack earlier in the day at work. He was born June 25, 1933 in Nappanee to the late Homer and Emma (Kilmer) Martin. On October 29, 1971 he married Laura Ann Hetler at Trinity Lutheran Church....
Keith Arthur Hartzler
Aug 28, 2011
Keith Arthur Hartzler, 62, of Portage, died early Sunday morning, August 28, 2011, at Porter Memorial Hospital. He was born in Goshen on May 21, 1949 to the late Nolen J. Hartzler and Alberta Hartzler Rensberger of Goshen. Keith grew up in Topeka and moved to Fort Wayne in 1959 where he lived at the Developmental Center until moving...
