Robert Barker Beeson
Aug 1, 2008
Robert Barker Beeson, 82, of Goshen, died early Friday afternoon, August 1, 2008, at his home. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on August 20, 1925 to the late Benjamin Barker and Mildred (Bronson) Beeson. He married Harriett Wall on June 23, 1951, in West Lafayette, Indiana. She preceded him in death on March 20, 1995. An attorney...
Lori Laber
Jul 31, 2008
Lori Laber, 68, of Middlebury, died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born in Fort Morgan, Colorado on September 30, 1939, to Alex and Esther (Schleiger) Koch. She married Ed Laber on June 1, 1958 in Denver, Colorado. He survives. A Middlebury resident since 1993, Mrs. Laber worked as a secretary for school systems in...
Raymond "Ray" L. Harshberger
Jul 30, 2008
Raymond “Ray” L. Harshberger, 66, of Corpus Christi, Texas, died early Wednesday morning, July 30, 2008, at Doctor’s Hospital in Corpus, Christi. He was born in Middlebury Township on November 1941, to Leo and Viola Harshberger. He married Dorothy “Dottie” Lynch on January 9, 1992. She survives. Mr. Harshberger, a master electrician, was owner and operator of Ray’s Heating,...
John M. Alwine
Jul 26, 2008
John M. Alwine, 76, of Bristol, died early Saturday morning, July 26, 2008, at Riverside Village in Elkhart where he had been a patient for the past year. He was born in Goshen on June 30, 1932, to Porter and Minnie (Haney) Alwine. He married Joy Andrews on November 28, 1980 in Goshen. She survives. A lifelong resident of...
Irene M. Elliot
Jul 23, 2008
Irene M. Elliot, 86, of Morganton, North Carolina, died Wednesday morning, July 23, 2008, at the home of her son. She had been in declining health the past 18 months. She was born in Bristol, Indiana, on July 8, 1922, to Cecil and Bessie (Wagley) Garver. She married Howard N. Elliot on October 24, 1942, in Joplin, Missouri. He...
Menno Beachy, Jr.
Jul 22, 2008
Menno Beachy, Jr., 77, of Elkhart, died Tuesday morning, July 22, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital after a ten month illness. He was born in Honeyville, Indiana, on December 12, 1930, to the late Menno S. and Elizabeth (Yoder) Beachy. He married Velda Slabach on November 27, 1952 and they divorced in 1977. He then married Nancy Guyer Worl...
David O. Woods, Sr.
Jul 20, 2008
David O. Woods, Sr., 63, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, July 20, 2008, at Our Lady of Peace Hospital in South Bend. He was born on January 14, 1945, in Comfort, West Virginia, to Oscar and Evelyn (Long) Woods. He married Marry Prater on December 20, 1970, in Milford, Indiana. She survives. Mr. Woods served in the US...
Carole Ann Eveler
Jul 19, 2008
Carole Ann Eveler, 64, of Goshen, died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 19, 2008, at York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania. She spent her final days caring for her mother. She was born in York, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 1944, to Austin and Yvonne (Gladfelter) Ness. She married David W. Eveler on May 17, 1964 in York. He survives. Mrs. Eveler...
Paul Leslie Conrad
Jul 17, 2008
Paul Leslie Conrad, 89, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, July 17, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born to Lester and Mabel (Geiger) Conrad on September 23, 1918, in Portland, Oregon. He married Nancy Hernley on January 24, 1946 in Ethiopia. She survives. A physician, Mr. Conrad moved to Goshen seven and a half years ago. He was...
Usaf Ret. Lt. Col. Louis Wentworth Lagro
Jul 15, 2008
USAF Ret. Lt. Col. Louis Wentworth LaGro, 83, of Goshen, died Tuesday evening, July 15, 2008, at his home. He had been ill the past seven months. He was born on September 21, 1924, in White Pigeon, Michigan, to Frank and Belle (Wood) LaGro. He married Jeanne Catton in 1942, Barbara Martin in 1953, and Darlene Cope in 1985....
Michael R. Jewett
Jul 15, 2008
Michael R. Jewett, 85, of Goshen, died at his home Tuesday afternoon, July 15, 2008. He was born in Wolcott, Indiana, on August 14, 1922, to Robert and Olive (Seifert) Jewett. He married Barbara L. Carpenter Swihart on June 10, 1973 in Goshen. She survives. A Goshen resident since 1970, Mr. Jewett retired from the Elkhart County Extension Office. ...
Edward L. Rink, Jr.
Jul 13, 2008
Edward L. Rink, Jr., 83, of Goshen, died Sunday morning, July 13, 2008, at his daughter’s home where he had been living since October 2007. Mr. Rink was born in Goshen on December 11, 1924, to Edward and Lilly (Draughon) Rink. He married Beulah Pearson on May 5, 1945, in Goshen. She died October 11, 1991. A truck driver,...
Thelma Maye Myers
Jul 12, 2008
Thelma Mae Myers, 96, of Goshen, died Saturday, July 12, 2008, at Courtyard Healthcare Center. She was born in Goshen on December 12, 1911, to Warden and Ordella (Bogir) Chapman. She married Mervin Myers in Nappanee on June 30, 1934. He died January 26, 2008. A homemaker, Mrs. Myers had worked at West Goshen Cemetery for 12 years. A...
Caroline Landis
Jul 11, 2008
Caroline “Sally” Landis, 87, of Indianapolis and formerly of Goshen, died Friday, July 11, 208, at Casselton Healthcare in Indianapolis. She was born in New York City, New York, on April 11, 1921, to Frank V. and Hulda C. (Conover) Magalhaes. She married Donald E. Landis on March 16, 1943, in New York City in “The Little Church Around...
Roger L. Tomlonson
Jul 8, 2008
Roger L. Tomlonson, 63, of Goshen, died Tuesday evening, July 8, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. He had been seriously ill the past month. He was born in South Bend, Indiana, on June 3, 1945, to Ernest and Aline (Laughlin) Tomlonson. He married LoVina Miller on January 25, 1969 in LaGrange. She survives. Mr. Tomlonson had worked at Coachman...
George Carl Sheffer
Jul 8, 2008
George Carl Sheffer, 52, of Goshen, died Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee. Mr. Sheffer was in Kingsport making a delivery for Kopf Trucking Company when he became ill and was taken to the hospital. He was born in Goshen, Indiana, on August 8, 1955, to Jack and Delores (Mock) Bole. He enjoyed...
Dr Floyd L. Rheinheimer
Jul 7, 2008
Floyd LaVerne Rheinheimer, M.D., 86, of Goshen and formerly of Milford, died early Monday morning, July 7, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. He had been in declining health for several years and admitted to the hospital on Sunday. He was born in Shipshewana on October 24, 1921, to Edward and Laura (Reinhardt) Rheinheimer. He married Irene Miller on November...
Phebe Beachy
Jul 6, 2008
Phebe Beachy, 64, of Goshen was found dead on Sunday, July 6, 2008, in her home. Her death was unexpected. She was born in Goshen on November 15, 1943, to Mervin and Susie S. (martin) Ramer. She married Aden S. Beachy on September 19, 1964 in Elkhart. He preceded her in death on November 9, 1997. A homemaker, Mrs....
Martha Troyer
Jul 6, 2008
Martha Troyer, 92, of Goshen, died at her home on Sunday morning, July 6, 2008. She was born in Goshen on January 17, 1916, to Noah and Susannah (Loucks) Wenger. She married Raymond C. Troyer on July 19, 1936 in Goshen. He survives. A homemaker, Mrs. Troyer was a member of the Shore Mennonite Church in Shipshewana. She is...
Isabel E. Pestow
Jul 6, 2008
Isabel E. Pestow, 82, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, July 6, 2008, at The Courtyard Healthcare where she had been admitted on May 22, 2008. She was born in Valparaiso, Indiana, on May 1, 1926, to William C. and Ethel (Bull) Ruge. She married Bernard Pestow on December 28, 1946 in Goshen at St. John the Evangelist Catholic...
