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...
Jonas J. Yoder
Jun 11, 2009
Jonas J. Yoder, 98, of Bonner's Ferry, Idaho and formerly of Goshen, died Thursday afternoon, June 11, 2009, at Ace Elder Care in Bonner's Ferry. He was born in Hydro, Oklahoma on October 2, 1910, to Joseph J. and Fannie (Eash) Yoder. He married Lizzie Garver on February 8, 1940, in Garnett, Kansas. She preceded him in death on...
George F. Heffner
Jun 10, 2009
George F. Heffner, 86, of Elkhart, died early Wednesday afternoon, June 10, 2009, at Riverside Village. He was born in Osceola, Indiana on March 30, 1923, to Fred and Marie (Frailey) Heffner. On December 25, 1942, in Goshen he married Senora I. Neff. She preceded him in death. A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Heffner was a veteran...
Ruth Irene Sellers
Jun 10, 2009
Ruth Irene Sellers, 81, of Syracuse, died late Wednesday evening, June 10, 2009, at Miller’s Merry Manor where she had been a resident since February 2009. She was born in Goshen on November 27, 1927, to Theodore E. and Arvesta G. (Wyland) Wheeler. A lifetime resident of the Goshen/Syracuse area, she was co-owner of The Ivy Hut Flower Shop...
H Armida Spyker
Jun 9, 2009
H. Armida Spyker, 85, of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, June 9, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare. She had been ill since March with pancreatic cancer. She was born on February 19, 1924 in Bath Township, Allen County, Ohio, to John P. and Carrie (Miller) Adams. She married Rev. Edward H. Spyker on October 17, 1947 in Toledo, Ohio. He preceded...
Victor W. Beachler
Jun 9, 2009
Victor Wilson Beachler, 90, of Goshen, died late Tuesday night, June 9, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born in Lorain, Ohio, on November 11, 1918, to harry and Ruth (VanAmman) Beachler. He married M. Jean Morse on October 1, 1967, in Lorain, Ohio. She survives. A longtime Lorain resident, Mr. Beachler worked in the shipyard there. In 1988...
