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...
Joyce Maxine Roth
Dec 5, 2009
Joyce Maxine Roth, 76, of Goshen, died late Saturday morning, December 5, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born November 10, 1933, in Emma Town, LaGrange County, Indiana, to the Daniel and Susie (Miller) Roth. Miss Roth moved to Goshen about ten years ago from Shipshewana. She attended Topeka High School and was a member of Emma Mennonite...
Larry Gene Inman
Dec 4, 2009
Larry Gene Inman, 64, of Goshen, died Friday evening, December 4, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital where he had been a patient since November 26, He was born in LaGrange, Indiana, on November 2, 1945, to the late Oscar K. and Leevisa (Hill) Inman. He had moved to Goshen eight years ago from Bristol. He retired from Goshen Rubber....
Pauline Harrison
Dec 4, 2009
Pauline Harrison, 66, of Goshen, died unexpectedly on Friday afternoon, December 4, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital in the emergency room from an apparent heart attack. She was born in Seattle, Washington, on August 20, 1943, to the late Ardie and Irene (Poinier) Allen. She married Gary Lee Harrison on April 1, 1981, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He survives. Also...
Rosalie E. Stoltzfus
Dec 3, 2009
Rosalie E. Stoltzfus, 83, of Goshen, died Thursday afternoon, December 3, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare. She had been ill the past ten years. She was born in Alpha, Minnesota, on August 30, 1926, to the late Lloyd Harvey and Nettie Pearl (Hartzler) Garber. She married Daniel H. Stoltzfus on June 9, 1949 in Jackson, Minnesota. He survives. Also surviving...
Onnie Puro
Dec 2, 2009
Onnie Puro, 86, died Wednesday evening, December 2, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen, where he had been ill for the past six months. He was born to the late Henry and Hannah (Marin) Puro on November 14, 1923, in Owen, Wisconsin. He married Shirley Ridenour on April 4, 1948, in Goshen. She preceded him in death on October 31,...
Herman Hershberger
Nov 30, 2009
Herman Hershberger, 80, died early Monday morning, November 30, 2009, at his home in New Paris. He had been ill this past year. He was born to Delbert and Elizabeth (Priem) Hershberger on December 17, 1928, in Elkhart, Indiana. He married Maryellen Shipman on April 19, 1947; she preceded him in death on October 10, 1988. He then married...
