Nina Kuczeruk
Nov 27, 2010
Nina Kuczeruk, 91, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2010, at Renaissance Village, Fort Wayne. She was born on May 8, 1919 in Dubno, Ukraine. Nina and her husband, Jacob, and daughter, Leda, immigrated to the US in 1951. They were sponsored by the Mennonite Church and settled in Nappanee. They obtained citizenship in 1958. Surviving are a daughter, Leda...
Donald Lee Richcreek
Nov 27, 2010
Donald L. Richcreek, 61, of Goshen, died at his home Saturday, November 27, 2010. He had health issues since a massive heart attack in June. He was born on April 19, 1949 in Marcellus, Michigan to the late Dallas and Mary (Ellis) Richcreek. He married Margaret E. Scruggs April 30, 1971 in Middlebury. She survives. Also surviving are children,...
Nora M. Maurer
Nov 26, 2010
Nora M. Maurer, 100, of Goshen, died Friday, November 26, 2010, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. She had been ill for about one week. She was born July 25, 1910, in Elkhart County to Lawrence and Amanda (Laughman) Fink. On February 16, 1936, in Rochester, Indiana, she married Joseph Maurer. He died in October of 1977. Surviving are sons Larry...
Dorothy Calbeck Koher
Nov 24, 2010
Dorothy Calbeck Koher, 90, of Goshen, died late Wednesday night, November 24, 2010, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. She was born in Noble County on September 19, 1920, to Ernest L. and Lewella M. (Clayton) Calbeck. She married Edwin E. Koher on June 27, 1941 at the Cromwell Methodist Church. He survives. Also surviving are a son, Clayton...
Sherry L. Nisly
Nov 23, 2010
Sherry L. Nisly, 56, of Goshen, died at home Tuesday, November 23, 2010. She had been ill with cancer for two and a half years. She was born August 10, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan, to Clyde Bouse of Texas and the late Melba (Richards) Hardesty. She married Marcus Nisly on November 5, 1971, in Goshen. He survives. Also surviving...
Wilma Pearl Leinbach
Nov 23, 2010
Wilma Pearl (Pletcher) Leinbach was born April 6, 1912 to Landan and Luella (Johns) Pletcher near Goshen and passed to her eternal reward on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at the age of 98. Wilma attended school in Clinton Township and Middlebury, graduating in April 1929. On October 7, 1933 she married Etril J. Leinbach in Middlebury. They were married...
Gavin Hunter Stephenson
Nov 21, 2010
Gavin Hunter Stephenson was stillborn at 12:47 p.m., Sunday, November 21, 2010, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born to Cherie and Eddie Stephenson of Goshen. Also surviving are brothers, Dominic Sosa and Edwin Stephenson; grandparents Jeff and Darlene Gieser, Rick and Edith Scott, and Ed and Diane Stephenson. There will be private family services with burial at Violett...
Junior Leroy "Knute" Wortinger
Nov 21, 2010
Junior LeRoy “Knute” Wortinger, 87, of Goshen, died Sunday, November 21, 2010, at St. Joseph Medical Center, Mishawaka. He was born in Benton, on April 17, 1923, to Roy Omar and Katherine Bernice (Alwine) Wortinger. He married Arlios Mae Bleile on September 7, 1942 in Goshen. She preceded him in death on November 16, 2001. Survivors include a daughter,...
Robert E. Bosse
Nov 20, 2010
Robert E. Bosse, 95, of Goshen, died Saturday morning, November 20, 2010, at Rivercrest Specialty Hospital, Mishawaka. He was born on January 27, 1915, in Goshen to the late Louis and Ina (Roth) Bosse. He married R. Wiladean Schoomaker in Goshen on July 31, 1936. She died January 30, 1996. He then married Janet (Blue) Berkey on December 27,...
Claude B. Shaw
Nov 19, 2010
Claude Burton Shaw, 61, of Middlebury, died early Friday morning, November 19, 2010, at Goshen General Hospital. He had been ill since March. He was born in Elkhart on December 13, 1948, to the late Vernon Shaw and June (Lovett) Shaw of Middlebury. He married Jacqueline Huser on January 8, 1972, in Elkhart. She survives. Also surviving are two...
Marilou Stiffney
Nov 19, 2010
Marilou Stiffney, 87, of Goshen, died Friday, November 19, 2010, at Greencroft Healthcare Center. She was born at her family’s farm home in Noble County on November 18, 1923, to Roy and Lola (Scarlett) Rice. She married Robert Stiffney at her childhood home on November 20, 1948. He preceded her in death in 1992. Surviving are sons, Rick (Kathy)...
Ruth W. Fleck
Nov 19, 2010
Ruth W. Fleck, 93, of Goshen, died Friday evening, November 19, 2010, at Courtyard Healthcare. She was born in Mottville, Michigan on December 19, 1916, to Samuel W. and Emma J. (Eyer) Bardo. She married Herschel C. Fleck on April 21, 1934 in Middlebury. He died July 25, 1995. She is survived by a son, Perry L. Fleck of...
Dorthea Cuba Kindy
Nov 18, 2010
Dorthea Cuba Kindy, 97, died Thursday morning, November 18, 2010, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born May 9, 1913 in Middlebury to Oscar O. and Millie (Eash) Yoder. She married Walter L. Kindy on June 16, 1939 in Middlebury. He died September 16, 1984. Surviving are a son, Ken D. (Sharon) Kindy of Dunwoody, Georgia; two grandchildren, Karisa...
Nikki Jean Sailor
Nov 18, 2010
Nikki Jean Sailor, 71, of Goshen, died Thursday morning, November 18, 2010, at Courtyard Heathcare. She was born on August 3, 1939 in Goshen to Donald and Doris (Neal) Harbour. She married Jerry Sailor on May 17, 1986 in Goshen. He survives. Also surviving are sons, David (Darla) Hostetler of Goshen, Jeff Hostetler and Robert Hoke, both of Indianapolis;...
Mildred A. (Stroud) Weddell
Nov 18, 2010
Mildred A. (Stroud) Weddell, 80, died early Thursday morning, November 18, 2010, at Courtyard Healthcare. She had been in declining health since September 2007. She was born June 3, 1930, in Decatur, Michigan, to the late Horace and Bulah (Osborne) Zerbe. She married Houston “Cleo” Stroud on June 24, 1950. He died in December 1964. She then married James...
Donna M. Anthony
Nov 17, 2010
Donna M. Anthony, 73, of Bristol, died Wednesday morning, November 17, 2010, at her home. She had been in failing health since she was diagnosed with cancer a year ago. She was born in Sidney, Ohio on January 13, 1937. She married Robert E. "Tony" Anthony on December 16, 1989. He survives. Also surviving are her mother, Helen Scholl...
Frank A. Algate
Nov 17, 2010
Frank Algate, 85, of Goshen, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born January 22, 1925 in Lansing, Mich., to William and Nellie (Gough) Algate. He married Joyce DeMond May 27, 1951 in Woodland, Mich. She survives. Also surviving are three sons, Andrew (Jean) Algate, Houston, Texas, Michael Algate, Elkhart, and Paul Algate, Bridgewater, New...
Bertha Chupp Looney
Nov 16, 2010
Bertha M. Chupp Looney, 90, of Goshen, died Tuesday evening, November 16, 2010, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Goshen on February 22, 1920 to John and Ella (Strycker) Bainter. She married Lloyd Chupp on September 23, 1941 in Auburn. He died April 3, 1973. She then married Houston Looney on October 4, 1985 in Goshen. He...
Mary Zook Brown
Nov 13, 2010
Mary Zook Brown, 86, of Walkerton, died Saturday morning, November 13, 2010, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Walkerton, where she had been for ten days. She was born in North Liberty on July 14, 1924 to Harold Lewis and Martha Ellen (Wharton) Whitaker. She married Russell R. Zook on June 23, 1946. He died December 16, 1972. She then married...
John Carl Weldy, Jr.
Nov 12, 2010
John Carl Weldy, Jr., 73, of Ligonier, died Friday, November 12, 2010. He was born in Goshen on April 28, 1937 to the late Carl and Ethel (Tetter) Weldy, Sr. He is survived by three children, Dennis Weldy of South Bend, Dawn (Doug) Stum of Shipshewana, and Robert (Sandy) Weldy of Elkhart; and six grandchildren. A 2:00 p.m., Monday,...
