Paul A. Yeater
Oct 1, 2008
Paul A. Yeater, 83, of Goshen, died Wednesday morning, October 1, 2008, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing, where he was admitted five weeks ago. He was born in Ashland, Ohio on December 8, 1924, to Nolan and Gladys (Gordon) Yeater. He married Audrey Anne Miller on March 28, 1948 in Goshen. She died May 24, 2005. A lifelong...
Arlowene A. Lambert
Sep 30, 2008
Arlowene A. Lambert, 91, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, September 30, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Elkhart County on July 14, 1917, to Samuel and Nellie (Swinehart) Prough. She married Gabriel L. Lambert on June 19, 1938 at St. John’s Lutheran Church. He died November 8, 1996. A homemaker, Mrs. Lambert graduated in 1935 from...
Marvin D. Riegsecker
Sep 30, 2008
Senator Marvin D. Riegsecker, 71, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, September 30, 2008, at Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, after a year and a half battle with cancer. He was born in Elkhart County on July 5, 1937, to Levi and Mayme (Kauffman) Riegsecker. He married Norma J. Shrock on August 3, 1958 in Goshen. She survives. Senator...
Charles M. Ulrich
Sep 29, 2008
Charles M. Ulrich, 86, of Goshen, died Monday morning, September 29, 2008, at his daughter’s home. He was born in Middlebury, Indiana, on April 29, 1922, to Roy and Ruth (Eby) Ulrich. He married Imogene E. Williams on December 15, 1942 in Medford, Oregon. She preceded him on December 22, 2006. A lifetime resident of the area, Mr. Ulrich...
Larry Gene Wood
Sep 27, 2008
Larry Gene Wood, 64, of Romulus, Michigan, died early Saturday morning, September 27, 2008, at Oakwood Heritage Hospital in Taylor, Michigan. He was born on February 26, 1944, in Menomonie, Wisconsin, to Cyril and Eileen (Mitchell) Wood. He married Kirsten Wood of Goshen in 1962; Rhonda VanLan of Greenbay, Wisconsin in 1984 and Joyce (Elmer) Wood of Romulus, Michigan...
Robert E. Yarger, Ii
Sep 26, 2008
Robert E. Yarger, II, 44, of Millersburg, died Friday morning, September 26, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born on June 22, 1964 in Washington Court House, Ohio, to Robert and Lola (Cottrell) Yarger, I. He married Sheila Groulx in Pinconning, Michigan, on May 16, 1987. She survives. A deputy sheriff with the Elkhart County Sheriff Department, Mr....
E Melissa Taylor
Sep 26, 2008
E. Melissa Taylor, 96, of Goshen, died early Friday morning, September 26, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare after a short illness. She was born in Corunna, Indiana, on February 21, 1912 to Lincoln and Essie (Cocanower) Ober. She married Russell Taylor on August 31, 1930, in Corunna. He preceded her in February 1992. An Elkhart resident most of her life,...
Samuel L. Good
Sep 25, 2008
Samuel L. Good, 62, of New Paris, died early Thursday afternoon, September 25, 2008, at his home. He had been ill since June. He was born in Goshen, on April 12, 1946, to Jacob and Blanche (Sharp) Good. He married Judith A. Sheets on June 2, 1968 in New Paris. She survives. A lifetime area resident, he worked as...
Gideon J. Bontrager
Sep 23, 2008
Gideon J. Bontrager, 86, of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, September 23, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare after a nine day illness. He was born in Goshen on September 5, 1922, to Jacob and Fannie (Schrock) Bontrager. He married Verna Chupp on February 3, 1949 in Nappanee. She survives. A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Bontrager was a wood worker...
J Lee Seely
Sep 23, 2008
J. Lee Seely, 82, of Goshen, died early Tuesday afternoon, September 23, 2008 at The Maples where he had been admitted September 4. He was born in Elkhart on September 15, 1926, to William Lee and Grace (Penn) Seely. He married Kathleen Stroup on March 7, 1948, in Millersburg. She survives. Mr. Seely worked as a carpenter for DJ...
Arlene A. Harner
Sep 22, 2008
Arlene Albertina Harner, 96, of Chandler, Arizona, died Monday evening, September 22, 2008, at the home of her son. She was born January 8, 1912 in Ransom, Illinois to Eugene and Emma (Voigts) Sulzberger. She married Harvey H. Harner on September 5, 1936 in Valparaiso, Indiana. He preceded her in death on November 8, 1984. A homemaker, Mrs. Harner...
Karen Hardies Bucko
Sep 16, 2008
Karen Hardies Bucko, 45, died on September 16, 2008 at her home in Minneapolis, Minnesota after a two year battle with ovarian cancer. Karen was a 1980 graduate of Goshen High School. She received a B.S. in Management from Purdue University in 1984. She also completed the Executive Education Program at Harvard Business School. Karen held the position of...
Joseph J. Briscoe
Sep 16, 2008
Joseph J. Briscoe, 59, of Bristol, died Tuesday morning, September 16, 2008, at Elkhart General Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in Indianapolis on February 9, 1949 to the late William Briscoe and Joann Briscoe of Goshen. He married Diane Ostroski on May 25, 1975 in Bristol. She survives. A truck driver for ESI Meats, Mr. Briscoe...
Leatha D. Gresso
Sep 16, 2008
Leatha D. Gresso, 59, of Union, Michigan, died at her home on Tuesday morning, September 16, 2008, after a 13 month battle with cancer. She was born in Bristol, Indiana, on July 22, 1949, to the late Leland Searfoss and Dorothy (Stoner) Searfoss of Indianapolis. She married Richmond Gresso in Goshen on October 1, 1966. He survives. A homemaker,...
Julia Troyer
Sep 15, 2008
Julia Troyer, 90, of Goshen, died at her home on Monday morning, September 15, 2008. She was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on September 8, 1918, to George and Anna (Potski) Rostochak. She married Ralph V. Troyer on October 1, 1953. He preceded her in death on September 15, 1969. A Goshen resident since 1973, Mrs. Troyer was a homemaker....
Philip Frederic Keidaish, Jr.
Sep 14, 2008
Philip Frederic Keidaish, Jr., 47, of Orlando, Florida, died unexpectedly at his residence on Sunday, September 14, 2008. He was born in Bloomington, Indiana, on May 22, 1961, to Philip F. Keidaish, Sr. and Laura Ann (Hetler) Keidaish. An attorney specializing in real estate, Mr. Keidaish was a member of the Florida Bar Association. He is survived by a...
Douglas T. Miller
Sep 13, 2008
Douglas T. Miller, 16, of Goshen, died late Saturday morning, September 13, 2008, at his home. He had been in poor health since birth. He was born in Goshen on April 9, 1992 to Stanley and Elvera (Yoder) Miller of Goshen. Douglas attended Goshen Middle School Special Needs. He is survived by his parents; three brothers, Gregory (Erin) Miller...
Barbara Yoder
Sep 13, 2008
Barbara Yoder, 87, died Saturday evening, September 13, 2008, at her home. She was born in Exeland, Wisconsin, on December 4, 1920, to Rudy and Elizabeth (Thomas) Hochstetler. She married Ammon C. Yoder on October 15, 1942, in Morocco, Indiana. He preceded her in death on June 8, 2000. A homemaker and a member of the Old Order Amish...
Catherine Miller
Sep 12, 2008
Catherine Miller, 93, of Oakland, Maryland, and formerly of Goshen, died at her daughter's home Friday afternoon, September 12, 2008. She was born in Topeka, Indiana, on November 21, 1914, to Daniel E. and Magdalena “Maude” (Bontrager) Yoder. She married Cornelius Miller on November 30, 1933 in Topeka. He preceded her in death on November 27, 1990. A Goshen...
Elizabeth E. Miller Dunlap
Sep 11, 2008
Elizabeth E. Miller Dunlap, 92, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, September 11, 2008, at Greencroft Heathcare. She was born in White Cloud, Michigan, on March 18, 1916, to Eli S. and Sovilla (Schmucker) Yoder. On November 1, 1934, she married Tobe J. Miller. He died July 9, 1969. She then married Arta R. Dunlap on September 21, 1985...
