C Sue Rankin
Jan 24, 2008
C. Sue Rankin, 59, of Goshen, died late Thursday afternoon, January 24, 2008, at her home following a short illness. She was born in Goshen on April 21, 1948, to the late Richard L. and Julia (Groff) Perrin. She married John Buchtel in 1967 and he died November 1, 1994. She then married C. Ed Rankin on June 29,...
Robert J. "Bob" Mandell
Jan 23, 2008
Robert J. “Bob” Mandell, 70, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at Genesis Hospital in Davenport, Iowa after a valiant fight against cancer. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 20, 1937, to Alexander and Della (Civins) Mandell. He married Nancy Blaho on April 4, 1964, in Chicago. She survives. Mr. Mandell came to Goshen in 1975 and lived...
Dorothy Margaret Kreps
Jan 20, 2008
Dorothy Margaret Kreps, 85, of Goshen, died Sunday morning, January 20, 2008, at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana. She was born in Goshen on January 20, 1923, to Edgar and Grace (Lehman) Duker. She married Evan A. Kreps, Sr., on January 19, 1947, in South Bend. He died November 8, 2004. A homemaker, Mrs. Kreps graduated from Riley...
Neva I. Vance
Jan 20, 2008
Neva I. Vance Neva I. Vance, 86, of Goshen, died Sunday afternoon, January 20, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital where she had been for six days. She was born in Goshen on January 10, 1922 to Oliver and Nellie (Smith) Hoke. She married Allen L. Vance on September 29, 1940 in Goshen. He survives. A homemaker, Mrs. Vance graduated...
Ellie Hartzler
Jan 20, 2008
Ellie C. Hartzler, 95, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, January 20, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare. She had been in failing health since January 12. She was born in Belleville, Pennsylvania, on May 8, 1912, to Gideon J. and Sadie (Spicher) Peachey. She married Harvey J. Hartzler on December 26, 1935 in Belleville. He died September 25, 1944. A...
Beverly "Bj" Duttwyler
Jan 19, 2008
Beverly "BJ" Duttwyler, 76, of Goshen, died Saturday afternoon, January 19, 2008, at Miller's Merry Manor in Wakarusa. She was born in Goshen on September 26, 1931, to Mirl A. and Eva (Reiff) Conrad. She married William L. Duttwyler on November 24, 1961. He preceded her on July 3, 1981. Mrs. Duttwyler moved back to the area in 1989,...
Larry R. Martin
Jan 19, 2008
Larry R. Martin, 65, of Goshen, died early Saturday morning, January 19, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital following surgery on Thursday. He was born in Coldwater, Michigan, on January 31, 1942, to the late Ross and Marion (Wieringa) Martin. He married Bonnie Bonell on June 17, 1972 in Livonia, Michigan. She survives. A 1960 graduate of Thornapple Kellogg High...
Hubert Clark
Jan 17, 2008
Hubert Clark, 87, of Millersburg, died Thursday afternoon, January 17, 2008, at the home of his daughter. He was born February 8, 1920 in Harlan County, Kentucky, to Harvey and Mary Clark. He married Hester Parker on October 7, 1954 in Kentucky. She died November 3, 2006. A Goshen resident for the past 40 years, Mr. Clark retired from...
Truman Moles
Jan 17, 2008
Truman Moles, 78, of Goshen, died late Thursday night, January 17, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. He had been ill since March. He was born August 4, 1929, in Artie, West Virginia, to Fred and Lessie (Stover) Moles. He married Betty J. Howell on May 27, 1954, in Decota, West Virginia. She survives. A Goshen resident since 1959, Mr....
James M. Stiver
Jan 15, 2008
James M. Stiver, 86, of Fort Collins, Colorado, died Tuesday evening, January 15, 2008, at Spring Creek Nursing Home in Fort Collins. He had been ill for six weeks. He was born in Goshen on August 7, 1921, to Donald F. and Lois (Miller) Stiver. He married Ruth Richardson Stepp on August 19, 1962 in Decatur, Illinois. She survives....
Phyllis J. Roth
Jan 15, 2008
Phyllis J. Roth, 84, of Goshen, died Tuesday night, January 15, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital where she had been a patient since January 9. She had been in failing health the past two years. She was born in Goshen on June 4, 1923, to Ira J. and Rosa (Rensberger) Bechtel. She married Abraham F. Roth on September 7,...
Robert J. Ernst
Jan 15, 2008
Robert J. Ernst, 71, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, January 15, 2008, at his home. He was born January 20, 1936, in Mishawaka, Indiana, to Joseph Bernard and Theresa (Hums) Ernst. He married Juanita on June 22, 1968 in Mishawaka. She died February 2, 1999. He then married LaVonne (Graber) Boughner on June 11, 2004, in Goshen. She...
T David Evans
Jan 13, 2008
T. David Evans, 42, of Goshen, died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, January 13, 2008. He was born in Goshen on April 20, 1965, to Thomas DeWayne and Susan Joan (Wogomon) Evans. A lifelong Goshen resident, Mr. Evans worked as a welder at Cequent Industries in Goshen until a recent illness. He is survived by two sons, Adrian...
James Rittenhouse Clemens
Jan 10, 2008
James Rittenhouse Clemens, 94, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, January 10, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare after suffering a heart attack on December 31, 2007. He was born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, on June 2, 1913, to Jacob C. and Hanna (Rittenhouse) Clemens. He married Eva Moyer on May 25, 1946, in Line Lexington, Pennsylvania. She preceded him in death...
Vincent Lee Chupp
Jan 9, 2008
Vincent Lee Chupp, 41, of Bristol, died Wednesday evening, January 9, 2008, as a result of a motorbike accident on the south side of SR 120, west of CR 21, between Elkhart and Bristol. He was born in Goshen, on May 30, 1966, to Janet Sue Chupp. Mr. Chupp worked as a supervisor for Brooks Construction in Middlebury. He...
Ella Pearl Smucker
Jan 9, 2008
Ella Pearl Smucker of rural Smithville, died January 9, 2008 at the age of 94. She was gently ushered into God’s presence following a seven year residence in Greencroft Retirement Communities of Goshen, Indiana. She was born March 18, 1913 to John Sr. and Mae Ramseyer in Hudson, Illinois. She was baptized at Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church near Sterling....
Robert "Marc" Bird
Jan 9, 2008
Robert Marc Bird of Marion, Indiana, passed away on January 9, 2008, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a year long battle with lung cancer. He was born December 2, 1963, in Bloomington, Indiana, to Robert and Lillian (Meadows) Bird. He attended schools in Indiana and Florida, graduating from Columbus East High School Columbus, Indiana, in 1982. ...
Silvia Simcox
Jan 8, 2008
Silvia Simcox, 76, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, January 8, 2008, at her home after an extended illness. She was born in Little Crab, Tennessee, to Ezra and Della (Penticuff) Hinds on May 2, 1931. She married Cluie D. Simcox on October 30, 1954, in Rinnie, Tennessee. He died December 29, 2001. Mrs. Simcox moved to Goshen in...
Luella Grieser Rupp
Jan 8, 2008
Luella Grieser Rupp, 90, of Goshen, died Tuesday evening, January 8, 2008 at Greencroft Healthcare where she had been since August 2006. She was born in Leo, Indiana, to Henry and Emma (Yoder) Stuckey, on July 2, 1917. She married Cletus Grieser on May 19, 1939, in Leo. He died November 1, 1969. She then married Mahlon Rupp on...
Susie Sommers
Jan 7, 2008
Susie Sommers, 85, of Goshen, died at her home early Monday morning, January 7, 2008, after an extended illness. She was born on April 17, 1922, in Miami County, Indiana, to Abe and Susan (Troyer) Keim. She married Wayne Sommers on February 15, 1942, in Kokomo. He survives. A homemaker, Mrs. Sommers moved to Elkhart County in 1955. She...
