Jack D. Washington
Jun 14, 2010
Jack D. Washington, 81, of Goshen, died Monday evening, June 14, 2010 at his home. He was born July 1, 1928 to the late Harold and Blanche E. (Murphy) Washington in Ligonier. On June 13, 1953, he married Helen I. Knitter in Cadott, Wisconsin. She survives. Also surviving are daughters, Cheryl (Bill Rankinen) Spero of Conneaut, Ohio, and Karen...
Jerry L. Dinkeldein
Jun 12, 2010
Jerry L. Dinkeldein, 76, of Goshen, died early Saturday morning, June 12, 2010, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born on August 6, 1933, to the late Theodore and Gladys (Biller) Dinkeldein. He married Arlene A. Rogers on July 2, 1966. She survives. Also surviving are a son, Tim Dinkeldein of Goshen; a daughter, Jenny (Dirk) Schairer of Livonia,...
Roy Swartz Koch
Jun 12, 2010
Roy Swartz Koch, 96, of Goshen, died at home, Saturday, June 12, 2010. He was the beloved husband of Martha (Horst) Koch for nearly 68 years. He was a loving and encouraging husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Roy was born near St. Jacobs, Ontario, September 6, 1913, to Charles and Minerva (Swartz) Koch. The seventh of 10 children he...
Mildred Odchodnicky
Jun 10, 2010
Mildred Odchodnicky, 89, of Goshen, died late Thursday, June 10, 2010, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 26, 1921, to the late Jan and Susan (Deconek) Odchodnicky. A member of First Baptist Church, Goshen, she worked for Sears & Roebuck for 60 years in the office and tax department. She came to know Christ...
Mauveen Coyne
Jun 10, 2010
Mauveen Coyne, 80, died of pancreatic cancer Thursday morning, June 10, 2010, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on February 26, 1930 to the late Gordon and Laura " Bobbie" (Shepard) McKenty. She married Francis John "Frank" Coyne on June 21, 1952, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Martha (Larry)...
Sandra K. Barnhart
Jun 9, 2010
Sandra K. Barnhart, 68, died early Wednesday morning, June 9, 2010, at her home in Goshen. She was born on October 13, 1941 to the late Berlin Larimer and Hazel (Knapp) Hemmelgarn of Goshen. Mrs. Barnhart worked as a parts coordinator at Starcraft. She also worked for Homecrest, Bob Evan’s and Goodwill. She was a member of the Jefferson...
Patricia Penrose
Jun 5, 2010
Patricia Lou Penrose, 78, died Saturday afternoon, June 5, 2010 at University Medical Center, Louisville, KY. She was born in Goshen on December 12, 1931 to the late James V. and Alice L. (Bull) Stump. She married Dallas F. Penrose on September 11, 1948, in Goshen. He preceded her in death on April 27, 1952. Mrs. Penrose worked in...
William H. Wagner
Jun 2, 2010
William H. Wagner, 60, died at his home Saturday morning, June 5, 2010. He had been ill six years. He was born in Goshen on November 11, 1949, to the late Charles and Mildred (Rockenbaugh) Wagner. He married Joan “Jo” Sanford on July 1, 1972, in Elkhart. She survives. A lifetime Goshen resident, Mr. Wagner graduated from Goshen High...
Floyd A. Rheinheimer
Jun 2, 2010
Floyd A. Rheinheimer, 85, died early Wednesday morning, June 2, 2010, at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born May 31, 1925 in Middlebury to Clayton and Maude (Miller) Rheinheimer. He was a lifelong area resident wintering in Apache Junction, Arizona. A member of First Mennonite Church, Middlebury, he worked as a custodian and bus driver at Middlebury Schools until 1968...
William L. Centers
May 29, 2010
William L. Centers, 56, died unexpectedly at his home, Saturday, May 29, 2010. He was born April 16, 1954 in Toliver, Kentucky, to the late Raymond Centers and Ruth (Neff) Centers of Dayton, Ohio. He married Brenda Hamm on September 11, 1971. She survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Tonya Myers, and Billie Jo Centers, both of North Webster,...
Gwendolyn Grace Rogers
May 29, 2010
Gwendolyn Grace Rogers, 84, formerly of Mayflower Place, Goshen, died Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Greencroft Healthcare. She had been in failing health since April 2008. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, November 6, 1925, to William E. and Thyra Pauline (Miller) Stephens. She married Roy Rogers, Jr. December 7, 1946 in Elkhart. He died November 29, 2001. A...
Ilse Ruth Hodel Yoder
May 28, 2010
Ilse Ruth Hodel Yoder, 70. Of Goshen died early Friday morning, May 28, 2010 at Memorial Hospital, South Bend. She was born in Peoria, Illinois on December 15, 1939 to John P. and Esther (Smucker) Hodel. She married Larry Richard Yoder on August 12, 1967, in Morton, Illinois. He survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Erika (Tom) Meyer of...
Paul E. Yoder
May 26, 2010
Paul E. Yoder, 85, of Palmetto, Florida, died Wednesday evening, May 26, 2010, at Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Elkhart. He was born in Kokomo April 7, 1925, to the late Aden S. and Nettie (Helmuth) Yoder. He married Kathleen Marie Schanbaugh, in Wabash November 14, 1945. She died August 12, 2006. Mr. Yoder moved to Florida in...
Alpha B. Miller
May 25, 2010
Alpha B. Miller, 98, of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, May 25, 2010, at Goshen General Hospital where she had been a patient since May 15. She was born in Shipshewana on September 22, 1911, to the late Mose and Mary (Troyer) Yoder. She married Roy R. Birkey September 23, 1934, in Middlebury. He died September 18, 1936. She married...
Beverly "Joan" Hathaway
May 25, 2010
Beverly "Joan" Hathaway, 78, died Tuesday morning, May 25, 2010, at Miller's Merry Manor, Garrett, Indiana. She was born January 11, 1932, in Muncie, to the late Charles R. and Ethel B. (Jones) Lewellen. She married Rev. Lewis A. Hathaway in Muncie on January 14, 1956. He died January 22, 2002. A Goshen resident from 1959 to 1976, she...
Lydia Ann Giddens
May 24, 2010
Lydia Ann Giddens, 50, died at home, Monday, May 24, 2010. She had been ill with cancer since 2006. She was born February 21, 1960, in Franklin, Indiana, to Richard and Maria (Raemaekers) Zook of Martinsville. She married Timothy A. Giddens on June 8, 1980, in Martinsville. He survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Jessica (Matthew) Whelan, St. Louis,...
Mildred A. "Millie" Heintzelman
May 21, 2010
Mildred A. “Millie” Heintzelman, 75, of North Fort Myers, Florida, died Friday evening, May 21, 2010, at Signature Healthcare at College Park, where she had been admitted May 7. She was born in Albion, Indiana, on October 30, 1934 to the late Joseph and Anna Mae (Mc Donald) Heintzelman. A Goshen resident between 1955 and 1964, she worked as...
Drema Alane (Marcum) Arnold
May 21, 2010
Drema Alane (Marcum) Arnold, 48, died unexpectedly Friday evening, May 21, 2010, at Elkhart General Hospital where she had been taken by paramedics. She was born in Welch, West Virginia, on March 8, 1962, to Wallace Marcum, Jr. and the late Dorlis Lois (Cook) Marcum. She married Roy Arnold, Jr. on April 9, 1991, in Elkhart. He survives. Also...
Maxine R. Baker
May 20, 2010
Maxine R. Baker, 85, died Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Heritage Estates in Gering, Nebraska. She was formerly of Goshen, but had been living in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. She was born on October 10, 1924, in Goshen, to the late Charles and Myrtie (Rummel) Burkett. She married Warren L. Baker on August 11, 1946, in Goshen. He survives. Mrs. Baker...
Ruey "Rudy" Blackburn
May 19, 2010
Ruey “Rudy” Blackburn, 58, of Goshen, died late Wednesday evening, May 19, 2010, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born in Pikeville, Kentucky, on August 6, 1951, to Linton and Glema “Sally” (Gillispie) Thacker. He married Marilyn Miller, on April 5, 1997 in Goshen. She died January 8, 2005. He is survived by a step-sister, Janice Lawson and a...
