Stella K. Gonzales
Feb 24, 2009
Stella K. Gonzales, 60 of Goshen died Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Goshen General Hospital. She was born to Clyde and Mary (Sapen) Knight on November 28, 1948 in Goshen. She married Raymond Gonzales on June 10, 1973. He survives. Mrs. Gonzales was a homemaker. She belonged to the DAV auxiliary, the Goshen Eagles, liked playing cards, and liked...
Joel Mason Schartzer
Feb 23, 2009
Joel Mason Schartzer, 61, passed away early Monday morning, February 23, 2009, at his home. Joel was born on April 11, 1947 in Bryan, Ohio to John and Nancy (Mason) Schartzer who survive. He was married to Susan Almquist on January 17, 1970, in Flint Michigan. She also survives. Joel was a writer for many years and wrote many...
Rev Deloss C. Shaffer
Feb 22, 2009
Rev. DeLoss Coburn Shaffer, 89, died early Sunday morning, February 22, 2009 at Goshen General Hospital. He was born on July 21, 1919 to Glenn and Delphia (Coburn) Shaffer in Marion, IN, and has lived in the Goshen area since 1941. He was the owner-operator of Shaffer Machine Shop in Millersburg, IN. In his earlier years he worked at...
Jim Kramer
Feb 22, 2009
James L. “Jim” Kramer, 62 of 901 S. Main St., Goshen, died at 5 pm, Sunday, February 22, at his home after an extended illness. He was born August 22, 1946 in Goshen, Indiana. He lived all of his life in the area and on October 28, 1979, he married Brenda Wilden, at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in...
Shirley J. Noble
Feb 21, 2009
BRISTOL – Shirley J. Noble, 76, of 15345 State Road 120 died at 8:15 a.m. Saturday, February 21, 2009 at home. She had been a resident of Bristol since 1972. She married Jan A. Noble, Sr., who survives, on January 25, 1962 in Lakewood, Colorado. She is survived by a brother, Joseph (Mary) Jelinek and was preceded in death...
Lester R. Lung
Feb 20, 2009
Lester R. Lung, 90 of Goshen, died Friday, February 20, 2009 at Goshen General Hospital. He was born to Raymond and Zelma (Hanshew) Lung on February 5, 1919 in Kociusko County, Indiana. He married Lorene Hartman on October 18, 1982 in Goshen. She survives. Mr. Lung began his law enforcement career working four years with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s...
Rosalyn J. Harris
Feb 20, 2009
Rosalyn J. “Roz” Harris, 81, died late on Friday afternoon, February 20, 2009, at the Maples at Waterford Crossing in Goshen. She was born in Lawton, Michigan, on July 10, 1927 to Lawrence H. and Dorothy (Lewis) Spencer. She lived in Goshen since 1953, coming from South Bend. She moved to Wolcottville in 1988 and returned to Goshen in...
Kathryn L. Stalter
Feb 20, 2009
Kathryn L. Stalter, 88 of Goshen died at 5:15 a.m. Friday, February 20, 2009 at Goshen General Hospital. She was born to Enos and Ruth (Lehman) Mumaw on December 3, 1920 in Elkhart County. She married John Stalter on June 22, 1941. He survives. Mrs. Stalter graduated from Concord High School and attended Goshen College, majoring in music and...
Dale Lee Young
Feb 18, 2009
Dale Lee Young, 58 of Elkhart, died Wednesday February 18, 2009 at Elkhart General Hospital. He Was born to Paul Junior and Zadie (Shoup) Young on March 22, 1950 in South Bend. Mr. Young was a Vietnam veteran serving two tours of duty. He became disabled although he did most recently work as a stocker at Walmart. He is...
Mark Alan Scearse, I
Feb 17, 2009
Mark Alan Scearse, I, 49 of Elkhart, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at his home. He was born to Tom and Rosalie (Leatch) Johnson on May 28, 1959 in LaGrange, Indiana. Mr. Scearse was a truck driver owning and operating “Route 66 Classics Plus”. He also worked for Batcher, Kopf and Page Trucking. He was a Teamster; enjoyed his...
Alpha Marie Smothers Greider
Feb 14, 2009
Alpha Marie Smothers Greider, 75, of Goshen, died late Saturday night, February 14, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born on March 8, 1933, in Grayson County, Kentucky, to Barney and nora (Mercer) Meredith. A Goshen resident since 1972, Mrs. Greider retired from Goshen Rubber and then worked at Walmart. She volunteered at The Window. She is survived...
Cpl Bradley M. Waterman
Feb 14, 2009
Corporal Bradley M. Waterman, 21, died at 11:30 am on Saturday, February 14, 2009, as a result of injuries received in a motorcycle accident occurring on California State Route 76, just west of Ramona Drive, Bonsall, CA. He was born on September 12, 1987, to Stephen B. and Donna L. (Moody) Waterman in Goshen, IN. He lived most of...
Harold R. Neumann
Feb 12, 2009
Harold R. Neumann, 75, of Goshen, died unexpectedly on Thursday afternoon, February 12, 2009, in Sarasota, Florida. He was born in Metamora, Illinois, on November 14, 1933, to Emanuel and Martha (Springer) Neumann. He married Joanne E. Herbst on May 22, 1955 in Metamora, Illinois. She survives. A farmer, Mr. Neumann moved to Goshen in June of 2004, coming...
Glenace "Tink" Yoder
Feb 11, 2009
Glenace “Tink” Yoder, 95, of Bloomington, Indiana, died Wednesday February 11, 2009, at Bell Trace Health and Living Center. She was born in Converse, Indiana, on July 7, 1913 to Forrest and merle (Golding) Dagnen Summers. She married Dr. Albert “A.C.” Yoder II. He preceded her in death on November 1, 1996. A 60 year Goshen resident, Mrs. Yoder...
Thomas Conway Hossler
Feb 8, 2009
Thomas Conway Hossler, 78, of South Bend, died early Sunday morning, February 8, 2009, at the St. Joseph County Hospice House in South Bend, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Pierceton, Indiana, on August 20, 1930, to Robert C. and Florence (Trainor) Hossler. He married Cecilia Choo on September 23, 1992 in Denmark. She survives. Mr.Hossler moved...
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. ...
