Virgil J. Brenneman
Jun 10, 2008
Virgil J. Brenneman, 86, of Goshen, died at his home on Tuesday morning, June 10, 2008. He had been in declining health since January. He was born in Kalona, Iowa, on November 27, 1921, to Ephraim and Anna (Christner) Brenneman. He married Helen Good on November 3, 1946 in Amsterdam, Holland. She preceded him in death on January 13,...
Allen L. Vance
Jun 10, 2008
Allen L. Vance, 87, of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, June 10, 2008, at The Maples where he had been the past 16 months. He was born in Millersburg on September 20, 1920, to Noble and Freda (Sheley) Vance. He married Neva I. Hoke, on September 29, 1940 in Goshen. She died January 20, 2008. Mr. Vance, a lifelong resident...
Larry E. Elliott
Jun 9, 2008
Larry E. Elliott, 70, of Goshen, died on Monday morning, June 9, 2008, at his home, a home that he built when he was 18 years old, after an extended illness. He was born in Lancaster, Ohio, on July 4, 1937, to Frederick and Lena (Saylor) Elliott. He married Lois Schroeder on February 17, 1960, in Warsaw. She survives....
Rebecca B. Saal
Jun 8, 2008
Rebecca B. Saal, 84, of Goshen, died Sunday evening, June 8, 2008, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. She was born in Goshen on October 26, 1923 to Peter R. and Gladys M. (Place) White. She married Lewis R. Saal on January 23, 1942, in Goshen. He preceded her in death on December 1, 1994. A homemaker, Mrs. Saal...
Carol Ann Mcclanahan
Jun 6, 2008
Carol Ann McClanahan, 61, of Shipshewana, died early Friday afternoon, June 6, 2008, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on June 16, 1946, to the late John and Catherine (Leonard) Blotzer. She married Mark “Les” McClanahan in Oakland, Maryland on August 17, 1987. He survives. A homemaker, Mrs. McClanahan graduated from Greensburg Central Catholic High...
Maxwell L. "Max" Bigler
Jun 6, 2008
Maxwell L. “Max” Bigler, 79, of Goshen died early Friday morning, June 6, 2008, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend. He had been ill about six years. He was born in Goshen on December 9, 1928, to Pierre Starr and Celeste (Johnson) Bigler. Mr. Bigler retired from the former Goshen Cushion and Body. He is survived...
Sarah Virginia Sanders
Jun 5, 2008
Sarah V. Sanders, 94, of Goshen, died Thursday night, June 5, 2008, at The Courtyard. She had been ill since September 2007. She was born April 22, 1914, in Speichersville, Indiana, to John F. and Leela M. (Hullinger) Murphy. She married Leon A. Drummond in 1935 in Elkhart. He died May 27, 1963. In 1969 she married Frank Sanders...
Geoffrey Clay Haas
Jun 5, 2008
Geoffrey Clay Haas, 31, of New Paris, died Thursday morning, June 5, 2008, in Stroh, Indiana. He was born July 8, 1976 in Goshen, to George M. (Susan) Haas of Millersburg and Susan (Larry) Clayton of Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Haas graduated from Fairfield High School and had worked in the RV Industry, last at Godfrey Marine in Elkhart. ...
Phyllis L. Cole
Jun 2, 2008
Phyllis L. Cole, 64, of Goshen died Monday morning, June 2, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Goshen, on January 12, 1944 to Orville and Ruby (Sharp) Evans. She married Norman Stewart in Goshen. He died October 13, 1969. She then married Joseph Cole on August 31, 1987, in Goshen. He died November 27, 2004. A...
Kenneth L. Bobeck
Jun 1, 2008
Kenneth L. Bobeck, 70, of Goshen, died early Sunday afternoon, June 1, 2008, at his home after a three month illness. He was born in Topeka, Indiana, on April 30, 1938, to Karl and Nedra (Loy) Bobeck. He married Carole L. Drake on August 26, 1961, in West Liberty, Pennsylvania. She preceded him in death on February 24, 2001....
Richard A. Spicher
May 29, 2008
Richard A. Spicher, 64, of Goshen, died Thursday evening, May 29, 2008, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He had been ill for several months. He was born in Goshen on June 28, 1943, to Nelson and Dorothy (Kurtz) Spicher. A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Spicher worked in the RV industry. He served in the US Army...
Huibertus Luke Van Zoelen
May 28, 2008
Huibertus Loek Van Zoelen, 87, of Goshen died Wednesday morning, May 28, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born in Leiden, Netherlands, on May 12, 1921 to Thomas Abraham and Jannie (Kromhout) Van Zoelen. He married Lucette Franciska Bronsteede on June 13, 1951 in Antwerp, Belgium. She died November 13, 1996. A Goshen resident since 1988, Mr. Van Zoelen...
William Bernard Schueren
May 26, 2008
William B. Schueren, 93, of Goshen, died Monday morning, May 26, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital in the emergency room. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on June 19, 1914, to Herman J. and Mary A. Schueren. He married Virginia L. Hussey on July 10, 1965 in Detroit. She preceded him in death on October 12, 2002. Mr. Schueren...
Mary Rose Kauffman
May 26, 2008
Mary Rose Kauffman, 90, of Elkhart, died at her home late Monday afternoon, May 26, 2008. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 25, 1917, to Caleb T. and Georgia Detta (Hoovens) Enix. She married Paul Kauffman in LaGrange on August 27, 1939. He died March 10, 1999. A homemaker, Mrs. Kauffman lived in the area since 1939....
Allen R. Cline
May 25, 2008
Allen “Al” R. Cline, 49, of New Paris, died Sunday morning, May 25, 2008, at his home. He was born in Warsaw, Indiana on October 12, 1958, to John and Grace Cline of New Paris. He married Lori Davis on October 10, 1987, in New Paris. She survives. Mr. Cline worked as a department manager for Smoker-Craft in New...
Benjamin Michael Snook
May 24, 2008
Benjamin Michael Snook, 29, of Goshen died Saturday evening, May 24, 2008, at Elkhart General Hospital due to a motorcycle/vehicle accident on Cassopolis Street near North Shore Drive in Elkhart. He was born in Goshen on February 5, 1979 to Michael Snook and Pat Havens. A 1997 graduate of Goshen High School, Ben attended Purdue University and worked as...
Verna L. Bickel
May 24, 2008
Verna L. Bickel, 88, of Goshen, died early Saturday morning, May 24, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Middlebury, Indiana, on January 11, 1920, to Edwin D. and Lydia (Egli) Miller. She married Edward “John” Bickel on October 5, 1947, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Fish Lake. He survives. A lifelong resident of Elkhart County, Mrs....
Jackson "Jack" Welton Kitzmiller
May 24, 2008
Jackson Welton Kitzmiller, 74, of Goshen, died at his home on Saturday morning, May 24, 2008. He was born in Elk Garden, West Virginia on July 16, 1933 to Perry and Delphia (Pancake) Kitzmiller. He married Joan C. Marker in 1957, in Elkins, West Virginia, and they divorced in 1967. He then married Beverly Moore on July 5, 1969...
Ronald J. Charles
May 23, 2008
Ronald J. Charles, 54, of Goshen, died Friday afternoon, May 23, 2008, at Valley View Health Care Center in Elkhart where he had been a resident for eight months. He was born on December 20, 1953, in South Bend, Indiana, to James William Charles and the late Lois (Mapes) Charles. He married Thelma Joyce (VanNuys) Fry on September 5,...
Minnetta Jane Hooker
May 22, 2008
Minnetta Jane Hooker, 73, of Goshen, was found at her home on Thursday evening, May 22, 2008. She had been in failing health over the past year. She was born August 19, 1934 in Marion, Indiana to Guy and Clara (Smyser) Nealis. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Goshen, Tri Kappa, Medical Alliance, Goshen Library...
