Sandra Marie Lindeman
Nov 8, 2008
Sandra Marie Lindeman, 61, died Saturday morning, November 8, 2008 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 7, 1947, to Steven and Betrice Kosek. Mrs. Lindeman worked as a bookkeeper with National Bank of Detroit. She is survived by a son, James (Cynda) Lindeman of Goshen; and two grandchildren. No services are planned at...
Jalen Alexander Macias
Nov 7, 2008
Jalen Alexander Macias, 2 days, of Goshen, died Friday, November 7, 2008, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend. He was born in South Bend on November 5, 2008, to Jesus and Amanda (Pressler) Macias of Goshen. He is survived by his parents; maternal grandparents, Richard and Yvonne Pressler of Elkhart; paternal grandparents, Juanita Galindo of Goshen and Bernando Galindo of...
Angela Moorman Delgado
Nov 5, 2008
Angela Moorman Delgado, 34, of Goshen, died Wednesday evening, November 5, 2008 at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri on April 28, 1974, to Larry and Linda (Hill) Moorman of Goshen. She married Aldo Delgado in Goshen on December 13, 2007. He survives. Mrs. Delgado worked...
Paul C. Homes
Nov 4, 2008
Paul C. Homes, 59, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, November 4, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital where he had been a patient for four days. He had been ill the past month with stomach cancer. He was born in Goshen on October 20, 1949, to the late Walter and Edna (Yoder) Homes. He married Susan Wisler on November...
Ava Gail Stiver
Nov 3, 2008
Ava Gail Stiver, 85, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, November 3, 2008, at Courtyard Healthcare, Goshen. She had been in declining health since April. She was born in Elkhart County, east of Benton, on June 1, 1923, to Fred and Bertha (Isenbletter) Stiver. An Elkhart County resident for her entire life, Miss Stiver worked for the LUX Company...
Richard Paul Barnes, Sr.
Nov 2, 2008
Richard Paul Barnes, Sr., 60, of Goshen, died Sunday morning, November 2, 2008, at his home. He was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, on March 31, 1948, to Charles R. and Myrtle (Atkinson) Barnes. He married Patty (Campbell) Helton on August 21, 1999 in Goshen. She survives. A Goshen resident since the 1980’s, Mr. Barnes was a driver for...
Jean Ann Thompson
Nov 1, 2008
Jean Ann Thompson, 65, of Goshen, died early Saturday morning, November 1, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. She had been seriously ill since the middle of October. She was born in Hasting, Michigan, on May 8, 1943 to the late Howard Hubbard and Doris (Nye) Hubbard of Goshen. She married Dennis Thompson on June 4, 1961 in Hastings, Michigan. ...
James "Chuck" Ditmars
Oct 31, 2008
James “Chuck” Ditmars, 65, of Portage, Michigan, died Friday afternoon, October 31, 2008, at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was born in Laotta, Indiana, on May 13, 1943, to James and Nellie (Little) Ditmars. He is survived by three brothers, Robert Ditmars of Fort Wayne, Roger Ditmars of Florida, and James Ditmars, Jr. of Michigan. He was preceded...
Elnora R. Beachy
Oct 28, 2008
Elnora R. Beachy, 87, of Goshen, died late Tuesday afternoon, October 28, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare after an extended illness. She was born in Allen County, Indiana, on June 20, 1921, to Salomon and Emma (Hunt) Richer. She married Orville Beachy on October 25, 1941, in Goshen. He preceded her November 30, 1986. Mrs. Beachy was a member of...
Ludeama M. Stump
Oct 27, 2008
Ludeama M. Stump, 85, of Goshen, died Monday afternoon, October 27, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare where she had been since 2002. She was born in Wakarusa on December 4, 1922, to Alonzo and Elizabeth (Middaugh) Nettrouer. She married Robert C. Stump on November 11, 1942 in Nappanee. He died December 23, 1998. A lifelong resident of the area, Mrs....
Charles E. Rhude
Oct 26, 2008
Charles E. Rhude, 80, of Elkhart, Indiana, died Sunday, October 26, 2008, at Valley View Health Center in Elkhart. He was born in Ligonier, Indiana, on January 14, 1928 to Grandville L. and Maxine (Smith) Rhude. He married Merrie Jayne Grover in Fort Wayne, Indiana on September 1, 1950. She survives. A lifelong area resident, Mr. Rhude worked for...
Vietta Birkey
Oct 26, 2008
Vietta Birkey, 92, of Goshen, died at noon on Sunday, October 26, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born in Milford, Nebraska, on March 1, 1916 to Jake and Phoebe (Rediger) Zimmerman. She married Clarence E. Birkey on March 4, 1936 in Manson, Iowa. He preceded her in death on February 10, 1995. A homemaker and Goshen resident since...
Ancil "Bud" L. Taylor
Oct 25, 2008
Ancil “Bud” Leroy Taylor, 71, of Monticello, Kentucky and formerly of Goshen, died Saturday, October 25, 2008, at Wayne County Hospital in Monticello. He was born in Logansport, Indiana, on August 19, 1937, to Charles Henry and Chloe Bell (Randolph) Taylor. He married Susanna Miller in Goshen on May 2, 1970. She preceded him in death in 1994. A...
Merle E. Kauffmann
Oct 23, 2008
Merle E. Kauffmann, 75, of Goshen, died Thursday evening, October 23, 208, at Courtyard Healthcare Center. He was born on a farm near Minier, Illinois, on November 15, 1932, to John and Alma (Litwiller) Kauffmann. He was baptized and became a member of the Hopedale Mennonite Church in Hopedale, Illinois. He attended Hicks Grade School and Minier Community High...
Andrea Kay Springman
Oct 22, 2008
Andrea Kay Springman, 63, of South Bend, died Wednesday evening, October 22, 2008, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. She was born in Goshen on May 30, 1945, to Andrew Glen and Frances (Musgrove) Weirick. She is survived by a daughter, Susan (Charles) Gard of South Bend; a son, Ronald Springman of Lancaster, Kentucky; six grandchildren; three sisters, Peggy...
David Harold Swartzendruber
Oct 21, 2008
David Harold Swartzendruber, 57, of Goshen, died late Tuesday afternoon, October 21, 2008 as a result of a car/semi-truck accident on SR 15, north of US 6 in New Paris. He was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa on August 21, 1951, to Harold Leon and Lucille (Graber) Swartzendruber of Goshen. He married Jereen Jesca Nandawula, on February 14, 2002. ...
Audrey Jane Eickhoff
Oct 21, 2008
Audrey Jane Eickhoff, 87, of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, October 21, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born in Goshen on May 24, 1921, to John A. and Grace (Hoke) Summy. On January 23, 1943, she married Fred T. Eickhoff in Goshen. He died January 21, 1969. A lifetime resident of Goshen, Mrs. Eickhoff worked at Johnson Controls and...
Joanne B. Sheline
Oct 21, 2008
Joanne B. Sheline, 84, of Goshen, died Tuesday evening, October 21, 2008, at Greencroft Gables. She was born in Culver, Indiana, on December 30, 1923 to Clifford and Blanche (Hatten) Loser. She married Burdette “Beets” Sheline on July 16, 1944 in the First United Church of Christ, Goshen. He died February 22, 2002. A Goshen resident since 1936, Mrs....
Ruth W. & James E. Roop
Oct 20, 2008
Ruth W. Roop, 91, of Omaha, Nebraska, died Monday, October 20, 2008, at Hospice House in Omaha, Nebraska. She had been ill since December 2007 with cancer. James Earl Roop, 93, of Omaha, Nebraska, died July 5, 2008 in Omaha. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 24, 1917, to A.C. and Katherine (Broadwater) Wieand. He was born...
Jemima E. Yoder
Oct 15, 2008
Jemima E. Yoder, 63, of Syracuse, died at her home on Wednesday morning, October 15, 2008. She was born in Nappanee on December 10, 1944, to Emmon and Saline (Hochstetler) Schmucker. She married Vernon Yoder on July 16, 1971, in Goshen. He survives. A homemaker, Mrs. Yoder also enjoyed working at The Spinning Wheel in Shipshewana. She is survived...
