Wayne Miller
Feb 6, 2009
Wayne E. “Pete” Miller, 71, of Goshen, died late Friday evening, February 6, 2009, at The Maples. He was born March 9, 1937 in Goshen, to Emory and Zelpha (Grosse) Miller. He married Peggy Clapacs on February 4, 1961 in Goshen. She survives. A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Miller had worked for more than 30 years as...
Edith M. Johns
Feb 5, 2009
Edith M. Johns, 85, of Goshen died at 9:50 a.m., Thursday, February 5, 2009 at her home. She was born to John Maynard and Mandella (Bachtel) Hoover on May 1, 1923 in Goshen. She married Galen Johns at Clinton Frame Mennonite Church on May 16, 1943. He survives. Mrs. Johns was a professional quilter and a pastor’s wife. She...
Arnold Van Lummel
Feb 4, 2009
Arnold van Lummel, 87, of Goshen, died late Wednesday afternoon, February 4, 2009, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw. He was born in Prospect Park, New Jersey, on September 3, 1921, to Harry John and Loretta (Vroegindewey) von Lummel. He married Marjorie Brower on May 30, 1944, in Orange City, Iowa. She died August 27, 1993. A retired minister,...
Theodore R. Worthman
Feb 2, 2009
Thoedore R. Worthman, 89, of Goshen and formerly of Millersburg, was found in his apartment at Greencroft on Monday morning, February 2, 2009. He was born in New Bremen, Ohio, on June 29, 1919, to Rudolph and Hulda (Reppert) Worthman. He married Harriet Ann Miller on May 31, 1942 in North Carolina. She preceded him in death on December...
Josie M. Priest
Feb 1, 2009
Josie M. Priest, 87, of Elkhart, died Sunday afternoon, February 1, 2009, at Hubbard Hill Estates. She was born on February 27, 1921 in Elkhart, to James Robert and Edna (Stark) Lynn. She married Ernest Ray Bechtel on January 30, 1942 in Goshen. He died June 18, 1975. She later married C.S. Priest on September 24, 1983 in Goshen. ...
Kathlyn "Katie" Hoke
Feb 1, 2009
Kathlyn “Katie” Hoke, 94, of Goshen, died Sunday morning, February 1, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare. She had been in failing health the past month. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 20, 1914, to Chauncey and Percy (Fisher) Hughes. She married John I. Hoke on July 29, 1937, in Goshen. He died March 4, 1977. A homemaker and...
John J. Prough
Jan 31, 2009
John J. Prough, 58, of Goshen, died Saturday afternoon, January 31, 2009, at Elkhart General Hospital. He had been ill the past two weeks. He was born in Goshen on March 28, 1950, to Charles Ray and Shirley Jean (Bigler) Prough. He married Ann Swihart in Goshen on July 26, 1969. She survives. A lifetime Goshen resident, Mr. Prough...
Bessie I. Garver
Jan 31, 2009
Bessie I. Garver, 88, of Elkhart, died late Saturday evening, January 31, 2009, at Golden Living Center in Elkhart. She had been ill the past 18 months. She was born on November 8, 1920, in Middlebury, to Levi and Susanna (Kauffman) Schmucker. She married Richard Earl Garver on January 21, 1947, in Tampa, Florida. He died July 11, 1979....
Robert W. Ulery
Jan 31, 2009
Robert W. Ulery, 90, of Goshen, died Saturday afternoon, January 31, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital. He had been ill the past month. He was born in Goshen on March 7, 1918, to Arthur D. and Lucile (Sowers) Ulery. He married Eleanor J. Yoder on April 10, 1939. She survives at Greencroft. A 1935 graduate of Goshen High School...
Otto Dyck Klassen
Jan 31, 2009
Otto Dyck Klassen, 81, of Goshen, died Saturday afternoon, January 31, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born in Bluffton, Ohio, on May 10, 1927, to John P. and Anna (Dyck) Klassen. He married Helen Bohn on December 18, 1948 in Pandora, Ohio. She died March 14, 1969. He then married Jerrie Ganger on July 7, 1973 in...
Bettye F. Holderread
Jan 29, 2009
Bettye F. Holderread, 64, of Elkhart, died unexpectedly Thursday morning, January 29, 2009, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born in Wakarusa on September 30, 1944, to the late Loren “Snow” and Lela Mae (Weimer) Evans. She married Dick Holderread on July 18, 1964, in Elkhart. He survives. A lifetime resident of the area, Mrs. Holderread graduated from Concord...
Emanuel C. Hertzler
Jan 28, 2009
Emanuel C. Hertzler, 92, of Granger, died Wednesday morning, January 28, 2009, at the home of his daughter. He was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on January 7, 1917, to Aldus and Ellen (Kratz) Hertzler. He married Myrtle Schnell on June 14, 1942 in Orville, Ohio. She died May 9, 1991. A resident of the area since 1991, Mr. Hertzler...
Stephanie Sue Nettrouer
Jan 26, 2009
Stephanie Sue Nettrouer, 44, of Goshen, died Monday evening, January 26, 2009, at IU Medical Center, Indianapolis. She was born in Goshen on August 22, 1964, to Robert L. Nettrouer, Sr. and the late Ida May (Hershberger) Nettrouer. A lifetime resident of the area, Ms. Nettrouer worked as a manager for Max 10 in Elkhart. A 1983 graduate of...
Helen Litwiller Plank
Jan 24, 2009
Helen Litwiller Plank died Saturday morning, January 24, 2009, at her Greencroft residence. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alden, a sister, Lillian Yoder, and a brother, Ernest Litwiller. She was 95. Born April 5, 1913, in Middlebury, Indiana, (Mary) Helen was the daughter of Ella Berkey Litwiller and Silas Litwiller. She grew up in Middlebury, where...
Angela Dawn Miller
Jan 22, 2009
Angela Dawn Miller, 39, of Elkhart, died early Thursday morning, January 22, 2009, at Elkhart General Hospital following complications from open heart surgery in November and pneumonia in December. She was born in Goshen on June 9, 1969, to the late Roscoe R. Miller and Helen (Fry) Miller of New Paris. She graduated from Fairfield High School in 1987,...
Tom Richard Turner
Jan 22, 2009
Tom Richard Turner, 76, of Topeka, died early Thursday afternoon, January 22, 2009, at his home. He had been ill with lung cancer the past two years. He was born in Sturgis, Michigan, on June 23, 1932, to the late William “Bill” and May (Troyer) Turner. He married Loretta Witt in 1953. He then married Sharon Zook on December...
Rudy H. Bontrager
Jan 20, 2009
Rudy H. Bontrager, 83, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, January 20, 2009, at Courtyard Healthcare. He was born in LaGrange County on April 23, 1925, to Henry R. and Clara J. (Schrock) Bontrager. A Goshen resident since 1945 Mr. Bontrager farmed for Cook Farms in LaGrange. He had also worked for Shipshewana Sale Barn and did odd jobs...
Stephen Dow Snoke
Jan 18, 2009
Stephen Dow Snoke, 56, of Chicago, Illinois, died at his home Sunday, January 18, 2009. He had been ill since November 1, 2006. He was born in Leiphein, Germany on November 19, 1952, to Myron Dow and Mary Jean (Cash() Snoke. A 30 year resident of Chicago, Mr. Snoke worked as an attorney fo Hitachi High Technologies America. He...
Copl Adam Wayne Bopp
Jan 17, 2009
Corporal Adam Wayne Bopp, 22, of Fort Benning, Georgia, died early Saturday morning, January 17, 2009, from injuries received in an automobile accident near Fort Benning. He was born in Goshen on August 29, 1986. He graduated from Goshen High School in 2005. He enlisted in the Army in 2006 and received basic training at Fort Benning where he...
Mildred L. Elam
Jan 16, 2009
Mildred L. Elam, 88, of Berrien Springs, Michigan, and formerly of Goshen, died Friday morning, January 16, 2009, at Old Farm Living Center in Berrien Springs. She was born in Toluca, Illinois, on February 2, 1920, to Carl and Elsie (Harms) Arndt. She married Dennis W. Elam, Jr. on November 26, 1938, in St. Louis, Missouri. He died October...
