Norman Wilson
Nov 23, 2009
Norman Wilson, 66, died Monday afternoon, November 23, 2009, at his home in Goshen. He had been ill for many years. He was born to the late David and Marion (McCaw) Wilson on November 10, 1943, in Johnston, Scotland. He came to Indiana when he was three years old, and moved to Elkhart in 1968. He married Anne Bender...
Charles D. Wilfong
Nov 22, 2009
Charles D. “Charlie” Wilfong, 83, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, December 22, 2009, at his home. He had been in failing health since July. He was born in Maroa, Illinois, on July 15, 1926 to the late William and Mabel (Simpson) Wilfong. He married Vivian Miller on September 28, 1945 in Elkhart. She survives. Also surviving are three...
Thelma Maxine Mishler
Nov 22, 2009
Thelma Maxine “Becky” Mishler, 77, of Elkhart, died on Sunday afternoon, November 22, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital where she had been admitted on Wednesday. November 18, 2009. She was born to Merrell and Martha (Overholser) Bachtel on March 12, 1932, in Mishawaka, Indiana. She married Charles Royce on December 30, 1950, and they later divorced. She then married...
Julia Ann Keim
Nov 22, 2009
Julia Ann Keim, 68, of Goshen, died unexpectedly at her home on Sunday afternoon, November 22, 2009. She was born to Harley Starks and Reta Irene (Phillips) Keim on September 29, 1941. They preceded her in death. She was never married. She lived all her life in Goshen and worked as a packaging clerk for a number of years...
Violet Jane "Duke" Reader Wimmer
Nov 22, 2009
Violet Jane “Duke” Reader Wimmer, 76, of New Paris, died Sunday afternoon, November 22, 2009, at the home of her daughter, Greta Burtsfield. She had battled cancer for almost four years. She was born to Walter and Ida (Mosser) Reader on February 10, 1933, in Woodboro, Wisconsin. She married Charles L. Wimmer on February 27, 1954, in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. ...
Omer E. Troyer
Nov 22, 2009
Omer E. Troyer, 84, Greencroft Healthcare, died peacefully Sunday morning at 10:10 following a long illness. He was born at home on December 29, 1924 in Clinton Township to Ezra and Mary (Miller) Troyer. He married Dora Miller on November 10, 1945. They have four children: Robert “Bob” Troyer (Anne), Lewisville, TX; Margaret “Peggy” Garcia (Ed), Goshen; Denver Troyer,...
H Ernest Bennett
Nov 18, 2009
H. Ernest Bennett, 94, died early Wednesday Morning, November 18, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. He was born in Cumberland, Maryland, on January 22, 1915, to the late Theoda (Collins) Bennett and Frank Bennett. He married Earla Ruth Hostetter on July 12, 1941, in Pennsylvania. She preceded him in death on November 10, 2008. Mr. Bennett as a member...
Jack E. Hollinger
Nov 18, 2009
Jack E. Hollinger, 91, died Wednesday evening, November 18, 2009, at the Courtyard, Goshen. He was born on March 22, 1918, in South Bend, Indiana, to the late Charles and Harriet (Fausch) Hollinger. He married Marguerite A. ‘Dimp’ Bowersox, in Goshen, on November 5, 1938. She preceded him in death on July 12, 2000. He then married Donna M....
Vernon Schrock
Nov 18, 2009
Vernon “Sam” Schrock, 72, died Wednesday evening, November 18, 2009, at the Courtyard Healthcare, Goshen. He had been ill with Parkinson’s disease for 15 years. Mr. Schrock was born on January 6, 1937, in Goshen, to the late Valentine “Felty” and Barbara (Yoder) Schrock. He married Ellen Rodean Dykstra on February 23, 1957, in Goshen. She survives. He served...
William L. Schlabaugh
Nov 17, 2009
William L. Schlabaugh, 62, died Tuesday evening, November 17, 2009, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born in Elkhart, Indiana, on April 5, 1947, to the late Donald Schlabaugh and Colleen (Perkins) Schlabaugh. She survives. He married Janice Osborne on October 22, 1966, at Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Goshen. She preceded him in death on January 16,...
Jerry L. Adair
Nov 14, 2009
Jerry L. Adair, 65, of Goshen, died suddenly Saturday, November 14, 2009. A resident of the area for the past 28 years coming from Ligonier, he was born to Earl and Ethel (Fowler) Adair on May 23, 1944, in Milford, Indiana. He married Linda Sue Conrad on April 11, 1970, in Wawaka, Indiana. She survives. Jerry had worked for...
Sally H. Rozelle
Nov 14, 2009
Sally H. Rozelle, 53, of Goshen, died Saturday, November 14, 2009, at the University of Chicago Hospital, where she had been for two weeks, after a courageous battle with cancer. Sally was born September 28, 1956, in Evanston, Illinois, to Donald N. and Charleen (Welter) Hale. Her family later moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 1981, she married Michael...
Marcia D. Kilmer
Nov 13, 2009
Marcia D. Kilmer, 62, of Frenchburg, Kentucky, passed away Friday, November 13, 2009, at Regional Medical Center, Morehead, Kentucky. She had been ill for the past three to four years. She was born to Herman and Kathryn (Yoder) Kilmer in Goshen, Indiana, on October 3, 1947. They preceded her in death. She moved to Frenchburg about three years ago. ...
Mary K. Bechtel
Nov 12, 2009
Mary K. Bechtel, 87, died Thursday morning, November 12, 2009 at the Goshen General Hospital Emergency Room. She was a resident of Goshen since 1952. She was born to the late William R. Mitchell, Sr. and Helen (Bye) Mitchell Verbarg, on December 11, 1921, in Indianapolis. She was marred to Dr. David D. Bechtel, on May 18, 1952, in...
Juliana M. Kuhl
Nov 11, 2009
Juliana M. Kuhl, 57, died Wednesday morning, November 11, 2009, at the Goshen General Hospital Emergency Room. She had been ill for two years. She was born on October 26, 1972, in Winkler, Manitoba, Canada, to John W. Kuhl, and Lillian (Warkentine) Kuhl. Her mother preceded her in death. She lived in Pennsylvania for 30 years and in Goshen...
Ruth Irene (Becker) Cripe
Nov 8, 2009
Ruth Irene (Becker) Cripe, 60, died Sunday, November 8, 2009, at the Clinique Saint Catherine, Avignon, France. She had been ill for six months. She was born on March 16, 1949, in Ranchi, Bihar, India. She married Donald R. Cripe on June 12, 1971, in Goshen. He survives. Mrs. Cripe served as a missionary in France, alongside her husband,...
Michelle Renee Omic'
Nov 7, 2009
Michelle Renee (Miller) Omic’, 38, of Elkhart, passed away early Saturday morning, November 7, 2009, at Elkhart General Hospital. She had become ill on Saturday. Michelle was five months pregnant, expecting a baby girl, Leila. Michelle was born to Don L. and Isy (Vander Werf) Miller on June 2, 1971, in Iowa City, Iowa. They survive. She married Armin...
Tyler David Miller
Nov 7, 2009
Tyler David Miller, 13, of Goshen, passed away Saturday morning, November 7, 2009, at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. He had been living for the past two years in Logansport at the Camilot Care Center. He was born to Kristy Miller on August 10, 1996, in South Bend, Indiana. She survives. Tyler was a special child who could...
Glen Daniel Graber
Nov 7, 2009
Glen Daniel Graber, 89, passed away Saturday night, November 7, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. He had lived in Goshen for eleven years. He was born in Wayland, Iowa, on July 30, 1920, to the late Daniel S. and Anna Marie (Widmer) Graber. He married June Mable Straite in Taiwan, in 1948. She preceded him in death in 1990. ...
Dale E. Atwater
Nov 7, 2009
Dale E. Atwater, 86, of Goshen, died early Saturday morning, November 7, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born September 20, 1923, in Elkhart, to Ross D. and Beulah (Wood) Atwater. He married Tommi L. Norman on July 4, 1946, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She preceded him in death. He then married Janet (Artley) LeCount on September 4, ...
