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...
Frederick "Jim" Waggoner
Oct 9, 2008
Frederick “Jim” Waggoner, 68, of Goshen, died Thursday night, October 9, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born in Mason, Michigan on December 26, 1939, to James Henry and Evelyn (Round) Waggoner. He married JoAnn (Hoke) Guffey on January 7, 1991. She survives. A Goshen resident since 1991, Mr. Waggoner worked as a receiving clerk for Gulf Stream...
Sam A. Miller
Oct 7, 2008
Sam A. Miller, 93, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, October 7, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born in Yoder, Kansas, on December 2, 1914, to Andy and Gertie (Miller) Miller. He married Clara Yoder in Garnett, Kansas, in 1934. She preceded him in death on October 20, 1995. Mr. Miller farmed in the 1950’s and worked in...
Terry Lee Martin
Oct 5, 2008
Terry Lee Martin, 58, of Bristol, died early Sunday morning, October 5, 2008, at his home after a five year illness. He was born in Goshen on July 21, 1950, to Dale and Fannie (Otto) Martin. He married Cindy Miller on January 15, 1972 in Goshen. She survives. A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Martin worked as a...
Patrick Scott Lung, Sr.
Oct 4, 2008
Patrick Scott Lung, Sr., 45, of Goshen, died unexpectedly early Saturday afternoon, October 4, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born in Goshen on May 21, 1963, to William J. and Marlene L. (Mock) Lung. A lifelong area resident, Mr. Lung worked as a tow motor driver for Goshen Stamping. He enjoyed watching movies, DVDs and the Indianapolis...
Delta B. Stroman
Oct 4, 2008
Delta B. Stroman, 98, of Goshen, died at her home on Saturday evening, October 4, 2008. She had been in failing health the past two years. She was born in Middlebury, Indiana, on May 10, 1910, to Clarence and Dessie (Kime) Troyer. She married Leon V. Stroman on August 23, 1931 in Goshen. He died February 21, 2001. A...
Ira Paul Carner
Oct 2, 2008
I. Paul Carner, 83, of Goshen, died Thursday afternoon, October 2, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital where he had been a patient since Saturday evening. He had been in failing health. He was born in Mountain View, Arkansas, on May 26, 1925, to John and Olive (Jones) Carner. He married Shirley C. Miller in East Crondelette, Illinois on August...
Arlene H. Eshelman
Oct 1, 2008
Arlene H. Eshleman, 98, of Elkhart, died early Wednesday morning, October 1, 2008, at Hubbard Hill Estates. She was born in Rockingham County, Virginia, on December 7, 1909, to Amos and Sally (Johnson) Heatwole. She married Harold G. Eshleman on June 28, 1933. He died February 27, 1998. A homemaker, Mrs. Eshleman was a member of the Harrisonburg Mennonite...
Georgia B. Mast
Oct 1, 2008
Georgia B. Mast, 92, of Carmel, Indiana, died Wednesday morning, October 1, 2008, at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. She was born in Nappanee, Indiana, on November 28, 1915, to Howard and Minnie (Gibson) Moore. She married Albert J. Mast on February 11, 1938, in Elkhart. He died March 13, 1985. A beautician, Mrs. Mast owned and operated Georgia’s...
