Lucille E. Copenhaver
Dec 30, 2009
Lucille E. "Lou" Copenhaver, 88, of Goshen, died Wednesday afternoon, December 30, 2009, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. She had been ill since November. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 12, 1921 to the late Valentine and Viola (Keim) Mohl. She married Clyde W. Copenhaver on December 25, 1939 in Goshen. He preceded her in death...
Evaellen Korenstra
Dec 24, 2009
Evaellen "Till" Korenstra, 90, of Goshen, died Thursday evening, December 24, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare where she had been a resident since September 20. She had been in failing health the last three months. She was born in Cutler, Indiana, on September 21, 1919, to Jesse Zena and Leah Fay (Black) Campbell. She married Charles Korenstra on June 3,...
Paul William Shank
Dec 21, 2009
Paul William Shank, 97, of Goshen, IN, died Monday evening, December 21, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. He had been ill the past eight weeks. He was born December 7, 1912 in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, to Clinton and Edith (Rutherford) Shank. On June 14, 1936 in Hagerstown, Maryland, he married Edna Catherine Martin. She preceded him on December 8, 1991....
Ervin Leroy Moist
Dec 21, 2009
Ervin LeRoy Moist, 84, died early Monday morning, December 21, 2009, at his home in Syracuse, Indiana. He was born to the late Ephriam and Hester (Smith) Moist, on May 12, 1925, in South Bend, Indiana; his stepfather was Albert Nelson. He married Fern Curtis on April 29, 1945, in Goshen. She preceded him in death on November 21,...
Ruby Pauline "Polly" Adams
Dec 20, 2009
Ruby Pauline “Polly” Adams, 100, of Goshen, died early Sunday afternoon, December 20, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare. She had been in failing health since 1997. She was born on September 20, 1909 in Goshen, to the late Charles Hebert and Ruby Alice (Hatch) Adams. A lifelong Goshen resident, Miss Adams graduated from Goshen High School in 1927. At the...
Thomas Wayne Carroll
Dec 18, 2009
Thomas Wayne Carroll, 41, of Bradenton, Florida, and formerly of Goshen, died December 18, 2009 in Bradenton. He was born in Goshen on January 18, 1968 to the late Winton D. Carroll and Nelda Marie (Shannon) Carroll of Palmetto, Florida. He attended Fairfield High School and served in the Navy. He worked for Starcraft, Sea Nymph, Rinker and Precision...
Keith L. Besson
Dec 18, 2009
Keith L. Besson, 70, of Goshen, died Friday evening, December 18, 2009, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born in Warsaw, Indiana, on October 18, 1939, to the late William Earl and Leona (Leininger) Besson. He married Lois Vaughan in Scottsville, Kentucky on December 12, 1964. She survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Dr. Sarah (Dr. Russell) Palmer of...
Gladys Opal Zimmerman
Dec 17, 2009
Gladys Opal Zimmerman, 89, of Elkhart, died Thursday morning, December 17, 2009, at her home. She was born in Keokee, Virginia, on August 23, 1920, to Charles and Bertha Mae (Mitchell) DuMond. She married William H. Zimmerman on March 23, 1941, in Canton, Illinois. He survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Esther Mae (Doug) Plodowski of Goshen, and Edie...
Rebecca Curtis
Dec 16, 2009
Rebecca Curtis, 60, of Goshen, was found on Wednesday afternoon, December 16, 2009. She was born in Goshen on May 30, 1949, to the late Leo and Mary (Beckman) Curtis. A lifelong Goshen resident, Mrs. Curtis worked in production and as an inspector for Goshen Rubber. She is survived by a daughter, Serita (Stanley) Brown of Goshen; a grandchild;...
Sharon G. Steadman
Dec 15, 2009
Sharon G. Steadman, 53, died Tuesday morning, December 15, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital, where she was admitted December 5. She has lived in Elkhart County for the past 40 years, coming from West Virginia. She was born in Fayette County, West Virginia, on December 1, 1956, to the late Kenneth E. Gray and Nellie M. (Morris) Gray, she...
Russell B. Owens
Dec 14, 2009
Russell B. Owens, 82, died Monday night, December 14, 2009, at the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Elkhart. He was born on June 4, 1927, in Goshen, to the late Marion and Eunice (Shoup) Owens. He married Phyllis Curtland on September 11, 1964, in Goshen. She survives. Mr. Owens worked for over 50 years with General Motor Corporation. ...
Irma Maxine Yoder
Dec 14, 2009
Irma Maxine Yoder, 90, of Fort Wayne, died Monday, December 14, 2009, at Woodview Care, Fort Wayne. She was born in Goshen on July 30, 1919, to the late Chauncey A. and Laura (Ebersole) Stouder. She married Otis O. Yoder on September 9, 1939, in Goshen. He preceded her in death on May 5, 1978. A homemaker, Mrs. Yoder,...
Lois Erb Shaum
Dec 13, 2009
Lois Erb Shaum, 91, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, December 13, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Beemer, Nebraska, on May 2, 1918 to the late Joseph and Sarah (Birky) Eichelberger. She married Menno Erb in Beemer, Nebraska, on May 21, 1937. He died October 19, 1960. On February 8, 1970, she then married Vernon...
Robin Marie Klett
Dec 13, 2009
Robin Marie Klett, 50, died early Sunday morning, December 13, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital, she was admitted to the hospital on Friday, December 11. She was born to Ralph and Dorothy Trickey Miller, in Redding, Pennsylvania, on April 19, 1959. They both survive. She married Shanon Klett on November 19, 1998, he survives. An Avon representative, Mrs. Klett...
Melvin L. Kauffmann
Dec 12, 2009
Melvin L. Kauffmann, 91, died early Saturday morning, December 12, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. He has lived in Goshen since 2003. He was born to the late Aaron and Magdelina (Birky) Kauffmann, on June 10, 1918, in Palmer, Iowa. On December 9, 1943, he married Marietta Barth, in Peoria, Illinois, she survives. A painter and a welder, Mr....
Wilma Kline
Dec 11, 2009
Wilma Kline, 94, died Friday afternoon, December 11, 2009, at her home, where she had been ill for the past several months. She was born to the late Willard and Almeda (Bryner) Prough on May 5, 1915, in LaGrange County, Indiana. She married Merritt George Kline on July 19, 1945, in Middlebury, Indiana. He preceded her in death on...
Sharon Rose Bontrager
Dec 10, 2009
Sharon Rose Bontrager, 57, died Thursday morning, December 10, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital, where she was a patient since November 30, 2009. She was diagnosed with cancer in 2004. She was born on April 11, 1952, in Elkhart, to George Jacob and Verna Faye (Weldy) Cross, they both survive. She married Larry A. Bontrager on April 24, 1971,...
Rosalee E. Gingerich
Dec 8, 2009
Rosalee E. Gingerich, 84, of Elkhart and formerly of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, December 8, 2009, at Woodland Manor in Elkhart. She had been in declining health the past six years. She was born in Garden City, Missouri, on October 9, 1925, to the late Daniel Ora and Eldora (Byler) Schrock. She married Eli L. Gingerich on August...
Quinten Lee Helmuth
Dec 6, 2009
Quinten Lee Helmuth, 60, of Bristol, died Sunday afternoon, December 6, 2009, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born in Goshen on January 17, 1949, to Raymond and Ida (Bontrager) Helmuth. Mr. Helmuth had done assembly work at ADEC and attended First Mennonite Church in Middlebury. He loved to play basketball and watch football. He participated in Special Olympics....
Matthew C. Isley
Dec 6, 2009
Matthew C. Isley, 32, of Goshen, died unexpectedly on Sunday afternoon, December 6, 2009, at IU Medical Center in Indianapolis. He was born in Elkhart on March 19, 1977, to William L. and Karen R. (Whitwell) Isley, of Goshen. A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Isley had worked at Pumpernickle Catering in Elkhart. He was a 1996 graduate...
