John Lamar Schrock
Aug 17, 2009
John LaMar Schrock, 81, of Goshen, died Monday evening, August 17, 2009, at the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care in Elkhart. He had been ill the past two and a half weeks. He was born in Goshen, on November 15, 1927, to Vern and Mary (Price) Schrock. He married Doris Koerner in 1956 and divorced in 1963. He...
Robert D. Latoski
Aug 17, 2009
Robert D. “Bob” Latoski, 62, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, August 17, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital where he had been a patient since August 10. He was born in St. Francis, Kansas on September 28, 1946, to Dale and Margaret Laoski. A Goshen resident for the past 11 years, Mr. Latoski graduated from Fort Morgan High School...
Rita Faye Hogan
Aug 16, 2009
Rita Faye Hogan, 55, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, August 16, 2009, at her home. She had been ill since 1996. She was born on July 1, 1954, in Martinsville, Indiana, to the late Harold Leon and Pauline (Warmoth) Owens. She married Steven R. Baire and following a divorce married Dwayne Hogan on December 20, 1986. He survives....
Joy Maxine Mcdonald
Aug 14, 2009
Joy Maxine McDonald, 83, of Nappanee and formerly of Goshen, died Friday evening, August 14, 2009, at her daughter’s home. She was born in Goshen, on July 22, 1926, to Robert Wright and Bessie (Pence) Larimer. She married John “Ned” McDonald on May 25, 1947. He died January 25, 2008. A graduate of Millersburg High School and South Bend...
Edna May Neff
Aug 13, 2009
Edna May Neff, 90, of Goshen, died Thursday afternoon, August 13, 2009, at Courtyard of Goshen. She had been in failin health the past two years. She was born in Syracuse on October 2, 1918, to John and Jane (Hann) Hurtig. She married Joseph Neff on June 15, 1946 in South Bend. He died June 22, 1969, A Goshen...
Margaret J. Hoogenboom
Aug 12, 2009
Margaret J. Hoogenboom, 96, of Goshen, died early Wednesday morning, August 12, 2009, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing where she had been the past three months. She was born in Goshen on October 17, 1912, to Dirk and Emma (Nolles) Hoogenboom. A lifelong Goshen resident, Miss Hoogenboom was a member of Greene Road Church where she served as...
Ellen Marie Miller
Aug 11, 2009
Ellen Marie Miller, 95, of Goshen died Tuesday afternoon, August 11, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born in Middlebury, Indiana, on October 24, 1913, to the late Jesse E. and Dora (Miller) Gardner. She married Samuel S. Miller on December 24, 1932 in Middlebury. He preceded her on April 4, 1995. A homemaker and longtime resident of the...
Evelyn Chiddister
Aug 11, 2009
Evelyn Chiddister, 89, died on Tuesday August 11, 2009, in Bloomington, Indiana, following a brief illness. She was born in Silver Lake, Indiana, on May 20, 1920, to James and Louise ( Fruit) Jontz, She married Daniel Chiddister in Silver Lake on April 4, 1942. Before her marriage, Mrs. Chiddister taught English and history for a year in South...
Vernon James Ratliff
Aug 4, 2009
Vernon James Ratliff, 62, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, August 4, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on August 14, 1946, to the late Woodrow and Madie (Hampton) Ratliff. Mr. Ratliff worked as a welder and was a past member of the Church of God, Goshen. He is survived by five daughters, Elizabeth Sue...
Joy Constance Olson
Aug 4, 2009
Joy Constance Olson, 91, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, August 4, 2009, at her home. She had been ill the past year. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 8, 1918, to Douglas and Alice (Wanzer) Tweedie. She married John D. Olson on March 7, 1942, in Wheaton, Illinois. He survives. She graduated from Wheaton High School and...
Matthew Phillip Long
Aug 3, 2009
Matthew Phillip Long, 22, of Goshen died Monday morning, August 3, 2009, in Ligonier. He was born in LaGrange, Indiana, on May 1, 1987, to Danny Colburn and Barbara (Bailey) Parsons. A student, Matthew is survived by his father, mother and step-father, Willie Parsons, all of Goshen; two sisters, Veronica (Jeff) Looney of Goshen, and Layla Parsons of Elkhart;...
Hector A. "Mac" Mccrimmon
Aug 1, 2009
Hector A. "Mac" McCrimmon, 75, of Titusville, Florida, died Saturday, August 1, 2009. He had been in failing health the past five years. He was born in Bad Axe, Michigan, on August 25, 1933, to Ernest and Josephine Jean McCrimmon. He married Beverly A. Schluchter on July 18. 1953, in Pigeon, Michigan. She preceded him in death on May...
Joann Burt
Jul 31, 2009
JoAnn Burt, 75, of Goshen, died Friday evening, July 31, 2009, at The Maples where she had been a patient since July 22. She was born in Goshen on March 2, 1934, to John J. and Frona E. (Dull) Miller. A 1952 graduate of Goshen High School, she pitched for the first Girls' Softball team in 1951-1952. She is...
Mildred Elizabeth Elder
Jul 30, 2009
Mildred Elizabeth Elder, 94, of Goshen, died Thursday evening, July 30, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital. She had been in failing health for the past two years. She was born in Millersburg, on September 26, 1914, to William G. and Mabel B. (Rohrer) Vance. She married Harvey Oscar Elder, Sr., on May 1, 1943 in Des Moines, Iowa. He...
George M. Haas
Jul 30, 2009
George M. "Jerry" Haas, 61, of Millersburg, died Thursday afternoon, July 30, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in South Bend on February 6, 1948, to George R. Haas and the late Elva B. (Bloomstrand) Haas. He married Susan Johnston on March 24, 1991 in Elkhart. She survives. A member of Goshen Christian...
Ruby P. Jensen
Jul 28, 2009
Ruby P. Jensen, 93, passed away Tuesday morning, July 28, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born to Milo and Clara (Lyon) Nettleton on February 18, 1916, in Kingsberry County, South Dakota. She married Lars C. Jensen on September 25, 1937, in Brookings, South Dakota. He died on February 4, 1987. Ruby was a homemaker and a resident of...
Marsha Hooley Miller
Jul 27, 2009
Marsha Hooley Miller, 60, died Monday, July 27, 2009, under the tender watch of devoted family members on Elkhart General Hospital’s fourth floor. She ended a brief, intense battle with lymphoma until valiantly exiting this life on her own terms. Marsha was born on August 12, 1948, to Ernest and Anna Grayce (Miller) Hooley from Shipshewana. She learned to...
Laura M. Lafary
Jul 26, 2009
Laura M. LaFary, 80, of Goshen died late Sunday morning, July 26, 2009, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. She was born in Hannibal, Missouri on July 26, 1929, to Charles and Pansy (Jones) Hankins. She married Robert LaFary on September 20, 1947, in Goshen. He survives. A Goshen resident since 1947, Mrs. LaFary worked as an...
Elwood E. Culp
Jul 25, 2009
Elwood E. Culp, 86, passed away early Saturday morning, July 25, 2009, at his home. He was born to Noble and Minnie (Sheets) Culp Kauffman on March 7, 1923, in Goshen, Indiana. He married Martha Card on June 9, 1946, in Niles, Michigan. She died on March 24, 2002. He then married Melba Bechtel on April 24, 2004. She...
Lewis E. Wengerd
Jul 24, 2009
Lewis E. Wengerd, 69, passed away unexpectedly Friday night, July 24, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital Emergency Room. He was born to Ervin C. and Nancy (Yoder) Wengerd on May 27, 1940, in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He married Miriam L. Yoder on July 29, 1961, in Hadley, Pennsylvania. She survives. Lewis was a resident of the community since 1999 coming...
