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Carole J. Hill
Sep 2, 2024
Carole J. Hill, 82, of Goshen died Monday, September 2, 2024 at Greencroft Healthcare.
She was born February 5, 1942 in Goshen to Ralph and Mary (Bechtel) Brown.
She is survived by daughters, Ronda (Mike) Mills of Goshen and Carla Carmon of Mishawaka; son, Troy (Carol) Hill of Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a...
Zane Elijah Stoll
Sep 2, 2024
Zane Elijah Stoll, 24, of Fort Wayne, died unexpectedly Monday September 2, 2024.
He was born May 19, 2000 in Dangriga, Belize.
He is survived by his daughter, Aleena Lechleidner-Stoll; parents, Jonathan and Takesha Stoll of Goshen and Linsford (Boss) Apolonio and Daisy Cacho of Belize; 4 siblings in Belize, Octavio Noralez, Louwesa (Queenie) Molina,...
Kathryn Young
Aug 31, 2024
Kathryn May Phillips Young, 80, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2024 at Heartland Hospice.
She was born August 10, 1944, in Gary, Indiana to Vance Carter Phillips and Martha Ione White.
Surviving Kathryn is a son, Andrew Young, Goshen. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister, Suzanne Finley.
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Shirley King
Aug 31, 2024
The service will be livestreamed.
This link will go live 5 to 10 minutes prior to the memorial service
https://vimeo.com/event/3663844/92b2ec50a8
Shirley Sprunger King was born on Nov 1, 1945 to Vernon and Lilly (Bachmann) Sprunger, missionaries in the Belgian Congo. From a boarding school in Africa and...
Trevor Zollinger
Aug 30, 2024
Trevor Zollinger, 38, of Elkhart passed away Friday, August 30, 2024 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne surrounded by family and loved ones.
He was born December 6, 1985 in Goshen.
He is survived by his father, Michael (Elisa) Zollinger of Ligonier; mother, Vera (Horban) Shank of White Pigeon, Michigan; life partner of 17 years, Stephanie...
Gregory L. Long
Aug 30, 2024
Gregory L. Long, 77, of Millersburg died Friday, August 30, 2024 at Goshen Hospital.
He was born October 28, 1946 in Goshen.
Survivors include his wife, Debra A. (Frazier) Long and a son, Robert Long, both of Millersburg; two sisters, Lane Ann Buckner and Laurel (Paul) Spurgeon, both of Goshen; and several nieces and nephews....
Helen Jean Yoder
Aug 30, 2024
Helen Jean (Kandel) Yoder went home to be with Jesus on Friday, August 30, 2024. She was 95 years old.
Helen was born September 28, 1928 in Millersburg, Ohio to Abe and Amanda (Miller) Kandel. She graduated from Berlin High School, Berlin, Ohio in 1947 and went on to attend Goshen College, Goshen, IN.
On...
Rodolfo Lopez Blanco, Jr.
Aug 27, 2024
Rodolfo “Rudy” Lopez Blanco, Jr., 69, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at Goshen Hospital.
He was born May 20, 1955 in San Miguel De Camargo, Mexico, to Inocencia Lopez and Rodolfo Blanco, Sr.
Rudy is survived by his daughters Maria (Patrick) Schneider, Goshen, and Julissa (David Knight) Blanco, Goshen; girlfriend of 38 years Thressa...
Connie S. Wilson
Aug 26, 2024
Connie Wilson, 74, of Ligonier, formerly of Albion, died Monday, August 26, 2024 at the home of her daughter, Patricia.
She was born December 16, 1949 in West Virginia.
On October 16, 1976 she married Richard Lee Wilson in Goshen. He died in December 2023.
She is survived by three children, Patricia Lynn...
Alvin W. Cripe
Aug 26, 2024
Alvin W. Cripe, 93, of New Paris died Monday, August 26, 2024 at Waterford Crossing Health Campus.
He was born December 12, 1930 in Goshen to Glen and Sarah Elsie (Long) Cripe.
Mr. Cripe served in the United States Air Force from 1950-54 during the Korean War.
After his honorable discharge he married...
Vernon Thomas Mace
Aug 22, 2024
Vernon Thomas Mace, 73, of Goshen, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by loved ones.
He was born August 24, 1950 in Murray, Utah to Guy Donald Mace and Nelda Laverne (Park) Mace. He grew up in Crescent Utah, where he shared many fond memories with his brother and sister. They grew up in a rural...
Lois I. Fidler
Aug 22, 2024
The church will live stream the service, Tuesday, August 27, 10:30 a.m. EST
https://www.goshenfirstgmc.org/
Lois I. Fidler, 84, of Goshen passed away Thursday, August 22, 2024 at home surrounded by her family.
She was born August 14, 1940 in Sturgis, Michigan to Ledger and Leona...
Dorvin D. Schlabach
Aug 21, 2024
Dorvin Daniel Schlabach, 93, of Goshen died peacefully at home in Greencroft on August 21, 2024.
He was born in Elkhart County December 15, 1930 to Ezra and Vivian (Johns) Schlabach. On June 8, 1956 he married Ruth Wenger in Chesapeake VA.
He is survived by his wife; his three children: Lyn (John) Buschert; Steven...
Vera Leona Olson-Shea Fradenburg
Aug 20, 2024
Vera Leona Olson-Shea Fradenburg, Goshen, 97, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at Goshen Hospital.
She was born April 3, 1927 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to Ole Peter and Margaret (Richards) Olson-Shea. She married Willard Fradenburg on February 2, 1949, in Humbird, Wisconsin. He passed away in 1988.
Surviving Vera are children David (Cheryl) Fradenburg,...
Andrew D. Yoder
Aug 19, 2024
Andrew Duane Yoder, 88, of Mission, Texas, formerly of Goshen, passed away on August 19, 2024, in Mission, Texas. He was born February 5, 1936, in Yoder, Kansas, to Daniel and Elizabeth (Yoder) Yoder.
Andrew married Iwana L. (Kincaid) Karpinski on December 31, 1982, in Bristol, Indiana. She passed away December 20, 2014.
Surviving are...
Jean Darland Joldersma
Aug 15, 2024
Arta Jean Darland Joldersma, 90 passed away August 15, 2024, at Goshen Hospital.
She was born in Akron, Ohio on January 28, 1934 to Wilma (Helcher )and Arthur Fentress.
Jean was raised in Waverly, Tennessee then moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she attended Fulton High School and University of Georgia. On June 20, 1953 she...
Joan L. Heiserman
Aug 14, 2024
Joan L. Heiserman, 77, of Goshen died Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at Greencroft Healthcare.
She was born February 27, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio to Peter and Hallie (Kincaid) Clapacs.
She is survived by a daughter, Amanda (Matthew) Toepper of Palatine, Illinois; two grandchildren, Samuel and Nathaniel; and a brother, Terry (Phyllis) Clapacs of Bloomington.
...John C Miller
Aug 13, 2024
The service will be streamed live, please click on the following linkThursday 8/22/2024 after 10:15 a.m. (EST) to join the zoom service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3798171524?pwd=eWpFZUR6bDBFOG1zUXROclhERzRmZz09
John C Miller, age 96, of Goshen, Indiana, died at home on August 13.
John was born July 9, 1928, at home...
Sandra L. Carter
Aug 12, 2024
Sandra L. Carter, 74, of Bluffton, formerly of Goshen passed away on Mon., Aug. 12 at Stillwater Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.
She was born January 18, 1950, in Chelyan, West Virginia, to Robert and Phyllis (Perry) Hodge.
Sandra married Randale Thompson March 15, 1973 in Perrysburg, West Virginia. He passed away in 1989. Her second...
Shanah Nevie Anderson
Aug 12, 2024
Shanah Nevie Anderson, 54, of Goshen, passed away at her residence on Monday, August 12, 2024.
She was born October 29, 1969, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Henry and Rosetta (Wright) Anderson.
Shanah was engaged to Lawrence Coles, and he died on January 7, 2021. Surviving Shanah are children Shaie and Brice Coles, both of Goshen;...
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