Sally Gail Petgen
Jul 12, 2009
Sally Gail Petgen, 67, of Goshen, died Sunday afternoon, July 12, 2009, at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. She was born in Goshen on January 16, 1942, to Kenneth and Olive Minta (Jenkins) Trimmer. She worked as a machine operator at AC Fabricating. She was a member of Living Faith Fellowship, Elkhart. She is survived by a daughter, Jennifer...
Charlene S. Schmidt
Jul 10, 2009
Charlene S. Schmidt, 65, of Goshen, died early Friday morning, July 10, 2009, at her home. She was born in Platteville, Wisconsin on February 13, 1944, to the late Charles and Betty (Gard) Witzig. She married Peter Schmidt on August 4, 1962 in Lancaster, Wisconsin. He survives. A Goshen resident for the past 20 years, Mrs. Schmidt worked as...
William Orn, Jr.
Jul 8, 2009
William "Bill" Orn, Jr., Coppell, Texas, passed away peacefully at Arlington Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas, on July 8, 2009, after bravely battling cancer for the past year. He was born November 23, 1958, in Elkhart, and graduated from Concord High School in 1977. A DePauw University graduate of 1981, he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity...
Donald M. Hurtt, Sr.
Jul 7, 2009
Donald M. Hurtt, Sr., 62, of Elkhart, died of natural causes on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. He was born in Brooksville, Mississippi, on January 17, 1947, to the late Lavell (Gazaway) Hurtt Shank. A longtime resident of the area, Mr. Hurtt graduated from Goshen High School in 1966 and from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in 1977. He served...
A Lois Weaver
Jul 6, 2009
Lois Weaver, 92, of Goshen, died unexpectedly Monday evening, July 6, 2009, in the emergency room at Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Elkhart on March 26, 1917, to David a. and Frances (Ferguson) Yoder. She married Ivan K. Weaver on June 25, 1939, in Elkhart. He preceded her in death on April 23, 2004. A long time...
Menno A. Kauffman
Jul 5, 2009
Menno A. Kauffman, 81, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, July 5, 2009, at Greencroft Gables where he had been the past four days. He had been in failing health since June 21, 2009. He was born in Kenmare, North Dakota, on November 29, 1927, to Alpha and Alma (Nusbaum) Kauffman. He married Mabel Marie Yoder on February 12,...
Ruby J. Nisley Miller
Jul 4, 2009
Ruby J. Nisley Miller, 71, of Goshen, died late Saturday morning, July 4, 2009, at Warsaw Meadows where she had been the past two years. She was born in Denver, Colorado, on August 21, 1937, to Charles Jones and Jessie (Kuhns) Detwiler. She married Clayton “Sone” Nisley on December 29, 1953. He died June 6, 1969. She later married...
Robert Eugene Stutz
Jul 4, 2009
Robert Eugene Stutz, 82, of Goshen, died Saturday evening, July 4, 2009, at Courtyard Healthcare. He had been in failing health since November 2008. He was born March 7, 1927, in Goshen, to Gene and Faye (Sherman) Stutz. He married Aileen Hamilton on September 11, 1948 in South Bend. She survives. A lifetime resident of the area, Mr. Stutz...
David Eugene Showalter
Jul 4, 2009
David Eugene Showalter, 59, of Goshen, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, July 4, 2009. He was born in Goshen on November 1, 1949, to the late Daniel Burton Showalter and Helen Marie (Kehr) Showalter. A 1968 graduate of New Paris/Fairfield High School, Mr. Showalter had worked for more than 20 years at Burger Dairy in New Paris. ...
Edmond Howard Allison
Jul 3, 2009
Edmond Howard Allison, 97, of Goshen and formerly of Swartz creek, Michigan, died Friday morning, July 3, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare. He had been ill the past two years. He was born in Scott, Indiana, on April 15, 1912, to Fred and Bessie (Howard) Allison. He married Rose Mary Krizan on June 1, 1946, in Flint, Michigan. She preceded...
Margaret Hostetler
Jun 29, 2009
Margaret Hostetler, 87, of Goshen, passed away Monday evening, June 29, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare where she had been a patient since November 2008. She was born in Sturgis, Kentucky on March 16, 1922 to Florence Lee and Linnie (Farris) Bryan. She married Jacob “Jake” Hostetler on August 24, 1946 in Port Huron, Michigan. He survives. A Goshen resident...
Noble I. Frederick
Jun 26, 2009
Noble I. Frederick, 100, of Goshen, died Friday morning, June 26, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born in Nappanee, Indiana, on February 4, 1909, to Charles Franklin and Nettie Elizabeth (Hoffer) Frederick. He married Grace Bowers on June 21, 1936 in the Union Center Church of the Brethren, Nappanee. She died February 28, 2008. A lifetime resident in...
Richard Walter Cramer
Jun 23, 2009
Richard Walter Cramer, 55, of Goshen, died at his home on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, after an extended illness. He was born on October 19, 1953 in Goshen, to Walter and Dorothy (Wagner) Cramer. He married Debra Bucher on July 9, 1982 at Ideal Beach. She survives. Mr. Cramer worked as an auto technician with Montgomery Wards for 32...
Lowell "Bud" Strycker
Jun 20, 2009
Lowell “Bud” Strycker, 84, of Goshen, died early Saturday morning, June 20, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare where he had been a patient since June 1. He was born in Wakarusa, Indiana, on December 28, 1924, to Mervin and Inez (Smeltzer) Strycker. He married Dorothy L. Tolliver on august 9, 1947, in Cumberland, Kentucky. She survives. A Goshen resident since...
Maryann Vanderreyden
Jun 20, 2009
MaryAnn VanderReyden, 77, of Elkhart, died early Saturday morning, June 20, 2009, at her home, surrounded by family after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 23, 1932, to Mads and Lucille Nielsen. She married Ken VanderReyden on September 24, 1960, in Elkhart. He survives. A Goshen resident...
Zachery Daniel Mock
Jun 19, 2009
Zachery Daniel Mock, 24, of Syracuse, died Friday, June 19, 2009 in a one car accident on CR 31 in Goshen. He was born on January 4, 1985 in Goshen, to the late Daniel J. Mock and Gail (Noble) Martin of Elkhart. Zachery attended Wawasee High School and had worked at Lakeland Youth Center. He is survived by his...
Dale C. Wenger
Jun 19, 2009
Dale C. Wenger, 91, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa died Friday, June 19, 2009, at his home. He was born in South English, Iowa, on July 21, 1917, to Clark and mamie (Cook) Wenger. He married Twila M. Swartzendruber on June 20, 1946, in Manson, Iowa. She died December 28, 1996. Mr. Wenger graduated from South English High School and...
Virginia L. "Jinny" Eash
Jun 14, 2009
Virginia L. "Jinny" Eash, 60, of Elkhart, died Sunday afternoon, June 14, at her home. She was born May 21, 1949 in Logansport, Indiana, to Nellie (Replogle) Frye and Raymond Small. She married Earlin "Hawk" Eash on March25, 1995, at Oxbow Park. He survives. A retired clerk. Mrs. Eash worked 13 years at Speedway. She attended Elkhart County Community...
Walter C. Pressler
Jun 12, 2009
Walter C. Pressler, 101, of Shipshewana, died Friday evening, June 12, 2009, at Elkhart General Hospital where he had been a patient since June 7. He was born in Ashtubula, Ohio, on June 8, 1908, to Charles and Eva (Edmonds) Pressler. He married Ruth Weiker on August 9, 1942 in Perrysburg, Ohio. She preceded him in death on June...
Frederick B. "Bill" Reynolds
Jun 12, 2009
Frederick B. “Bill” Reynolds, 71, of Elkhart, and formerly of Goshen, died Friday morning, June 12, 2009, at South Bend Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since Wednesday. He had been ill the past six years. He was born in Mattoon, Illinois, on June 30, 1937 to Norman and Edna (Harris) Reynolds. He married Marilyn June Nantz...
