Jonah Joaquin Hawkins
Mar 7, 2009
Jonah Joaquin Hawkins, infant, died March 7, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital. He is survived by his parents, Jesse and Jennifer D. (Esders) Hawkins of Goshen; two brothers, Jacob and Jayden; a sister, Jillian; and grandparents, Randy and Marcia Esders of Lafayette, Indiana, and John D. and Julia Hawkins of Noble, Illinois. A graveside service will be held at...
Dale A. Culp
Mar 6, 2009
Dale A. Culp, 74, of Bristol, died Friday afternoon, March 6, 2009, at The Maples where he was admitted on March 2, 2009. He had been ill the past year. He was born in Elkhart on January 22, 1935, to Charles and Irene (Fultz) Culp. He married Ruthie Swihart on October 23, 1969, in Elkhart. She survives. A lifelong...
Michael John Lawrence, Jr.
Mar 5, 2009
Michael John Lawrence, 43, of Goshen, died Thursday night, March 5, 2009, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He had collapsed at work early Thursday morning. He was born on February 10, 1966 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, to Michael John and Lona (Wince) Lawrence, Sr. He married Denise C. Strycker on September 12, 1998, in Goshen. She survives. A Goshen...
Terry Anne Ambrose
Mar 5, 2009
Terry Anne Ambrose, 45, of Elkhart, died early Thursday morning, March 5, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital. She has battled cancer for the past four years. She was born on July 18, 1963, in Torrence, California, to Ray Waters of Springfield, Missouri and JoAnne (Johnson) Kotrba of Goshen. She did trim work on floors, siding and cabinets in the...
Margaret Ann Whirledge
Mar 3, 2009
Margaret Ann Whirledge, 79, of Millersburg, died early Tuesday morning, March 3, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born at Bonneyville Mill, Indiana, on September 24, 1929, to Michael and Vera (Leatherman) Blood. She married Paul G. Whirledge on November 12, 1929 in Bristol. He survives. A lifetime resident of the area, Mrs. Whirledge grew up on Bonneyville...
Lucille Z. Wyman
Mar 2, 2009
Lucille Zane Wyman, 76, of Goshen, died Monday afternoon, March 2, 2009, at Elkhart General Hospital. She had been in failing health the past five years. She was born on August 26, 1932, in Ashland, Clay County, Alabama, to George W. and Demishia E. (Hill) Barksdale. She married Richard Charles Wyman on December 25, 1951. He died on May...
Dolores A. Neff
Mar 1, 2009
Dolores A. Neff, 73, died early Sunday morning, March 1, 2009 at her home. She was born on January 13, 1936, to Wayne and Arlene (Green) Mock in Syracuse, Indiana. She married Dale Neff on August 29, 1958, in Goshen. He survives. Dolores worked at Western Rubber as an inspector and retired from there. She graduated from Syracuse High...
Phillip E. Gingerich
Feb 28, 2009
Philip E. Gingerich, 87 of Goshen died Saturday morning, February 28, 2009 at the home of his daughter, Susan Shetler. He was born to Albert J. and Josephine (Miller) Gingerich on March 19, 1921 in Princeton, Illinois. He married E. Faith Cooley on June 8, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. She died on September 14, 1997. Mr. Gingerich was retired...
Walter Lorain Boshart
Feb 27, 2009
Walter Lorain Boshart, 96 of Goshen died Friday morning, February 27, 2009 at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born to Amos and Abbie (Scott) Boshart on May 30, 1912 in Wayland, Iowa. He married Beverly Miller in 1999, she survives. He is survived by one daughter, Jean (William) Stucky of Goshen; two sons, James (Betty Jo) Boshart of Atoka, Tennessee,...
Richard E. Brumbaugh
Feb 24, 2009
Richard E. Brumbaugh, 88 of Goshen, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at his home. He was born to Chester and Ethel (Monroe) Brumbaugh on October 8, 1920 In Knox, Indiana. He married Florence E. Lahr in Goshen on November 6, 1943. She survives. Richard retired from Mogul Rubber Company in Goshen after 47 years of service. He was a...
Mary Brallier
Feb 24, 2009
Mary Brallier, 103, died at 2:05 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24, at Greencroft Healthcare in Goshen. She was born on April 28, 1905, to Peter and Mary (Gingerich) Knepp in Loogoote, Daviess County, Indiana. She married Loren J. Brallier on March 31, 1952. He preceded her in death on June 14, 1970. Mary worked many years at American Laundry....
Harvey J. Mishler
Feb 24, 2009
Harvey J. Mishler, 89, died early Tuesday morning, February 24, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born on December 15, 1919, in Nappanee, IN, to John and Emma (Schmucker) Mishler. He was married to Leatha E. Miller on November 13, 1941, in Nappanee, IN. She died on March 31, 2007. He has been living in the Goshen area...
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...
