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...
Harold A. Yoder
May 21, 2008
Harold A. Yoder, 93, of Goshen, died Wednesday morning, May 21, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. He was born in Middlebury, Indiana, on February 1, 1915, to David E. and Lizzie (Troyer) Yoder. He married Erma E. Sigler on December 5, 1936 in Benton. She preceded him in death on December 28, 2005. A member of First Mennonite Church...
David Franklin Leichty, Jr.
May 18, 2008
David Franklin Leichty, Jr., 74, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, May 18, 2008, at Elkhart General Hospital after a fall. He was an eight year cancer survivor. He was born in Urbana, Ohio, on September 10, 1933, to David Franklin, Sr. and Helen Dorothy (Yoder) Leichty. He married Carolyn Yoder on September 1957 at the 8th Street Mennonite...
Thomas R. Griffis
May 15, 2008
Thomas R. Griffis, 83, of Elkhart, died early Thursday afternoon, May 15, 2008, in the emergency room at Elkhart General Hospital. He had been in declining health for years. He was born on May 9, 1925, in Stearns, Kentucky, to Dennis Robert and Lottie (Hughes) Griffis. He married Betty Zane Morris on March 4, 1947 in Kincaid, West Virginia. ...
Evelyn Lena Miller Billman
May 13, 2008
Evelyn Lena Billman, 90, of Goshen, died late Tuesday morning, May 13, 2008, at Courtyard Healthcare. She was born in Goshen on April 24, 1918 to Ira J. and Kathryn (Flager) Miller. She married Paul W. Billman on October 9, 1937. He preceded her in death on February 5, 1976. Mrs. Billman retired from Bower Manufacturing Company. She was...
Barbara J. Brower
May 12, 2008
Barbara J. Brower, 56, of Topeka, died Monday evening, May 12, 2008, at her home. She had been ill the past five years. She was born in LaGrange, Indiana, on February 25, 1952, to Joseph and Saloma (Christner) Bontrager. She married Chris A. Brower in LaGrange on June 30, 1992. He survives. A lifelong resident of LaGrange County, she...
Geraldine Alma Juday
May 8, 2008
Geraldine Alma Juday, 87, of Elkhart, died early Thursday, May 8, 2008, at Valley View Health Care Center. She had been ill the last two and half years. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, on July 23, 1920, to Harold and Myrtle (Glickert) Thomas. She married Ralph E. Juday on September 14, 1940, in Goshen. He died April 22,...
Edward "Eddie" C. Miller
May 7, 2008
Edward “Eddie” C. Miller, 84, of Goshen, died early Wednesday morning, May 7, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital in the emergency room He was born in Reno County, Kansas on October 20, 1923, to Clemens and Mattie (Miller) Miller. Mr. Miller moved to Goshen two years ago after living in Mishawaka for 40 years. He worked as an assembler...
Paul Elijah
May 6, 2008
Paul Elijah, 93, of Goshen died Tuesday afternoon, May 6, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare following a short illness. He was born in Noble County, Indiana, on March 16, 1915, to William D. and Addie (Portner) Elijah. He married Anna Ll. Pippenger on June 15, 1941, in Albion. She died August 9, 2001. A Goshen resident since 1941, Mr. Elijah...
Jane Elizabeth Wolfe
May 6, 2008
Jane Elizabeth Wolfe, 89, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, May 6, 2008, at Courtyard Nursing Center where she had been a resident since June 30, 2000 following a car accident. She was born in Avon, Pennsylvania on March 24, 1919, to Titus Raymond and Sara (Light) Wolfe. A Goshen resident since 1980, Miss Wolfe was a member of the...
Brenton Joe Mast
May 5, 2008
Brenton Joe Mast, 27 days, of Goshen, died Monday evening, May 5, 2008, at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Indianapolis on April 8, 2008, to Amanda Roll and Jason Mast. He is survived by a sister at home, Jennalee Roll; grandparents, Joe and Ruth Mast of Goshen, Norman and Angie Roll, Jr. of Elkhart and...
Mary Carol King
May 2, 2008
Mary “Carol” King, 65, of Elkhart died early Friday morning, May 2, 2008, in the emergency room at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born on July 1, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Wallace Gordon and Mary Ruth (Davis) Jones. On June 18, 1969 in Dowagiac, Michigan she married Clarence "Rick" King. He died June 3, 1999. A graduate of...
George R. Henkler, Jr.
Apr 30, 2008
George R. Henkler, Jr., 75, of Goshen, died early Wednesday morning, April 30, 2008, at his home. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 22, 1933 to George R. and Marguerite (Seifer) Henkler, Sr. He married Mary M. Walker Parrott on March 25, 1995 in Mishawaka. She survives. Mr. Henkler graduated as salutatorian of the Jimtown High School...
J Marvin Nafziger
Apr 29, 2008
J. Marvin Nafziger, 84, of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, April 29, 2008, at his home. He was born in Chenoa, Illinois, on March 3, 1924, to John M. and Anna E. (Litwiller) Nafziger. He married Edith E. Swartzendruber on August 31, 1946 in Hopedale, Illinois. She survives. A resident of the area since 1948, Mr. Nafziger was a Social...
James Lamar Wise
Apr 28, 2008
James Lamar Wise, 58, of Shipshewana, died Monday morning, April 28, 2008, at his home. He had been ill since August 2007. He was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, on November 3, 1949, to Lowell and Maryann (Sime) Wise. He married Gretchen (Kuiper) Goss on January 28, 2006. She survives. Mr. Wise retired after 29 years in 2000 from ATT...
Ruth Wilden Miller
Apr 27, 2008
Ruth Wilden Miller, 89, of Cassopolis, Michigan, died unexpectedly late Sunday night, April 27, 2008, at South Bend Memorial Hospital. She was born in Goshen on December 8, 1918, to Thad and Lucretia (Nusbaum) Wilden. She married Robert D. Miller in Albion, Indiana, on April 19, 1937. He survives. Mrs. Miller lived in the Goshen area most of her...
Ned Ralph Livergood
Apr 25, 2008
Ned R. Livergood, 90, of South Bend, died Friday afternoon, April 25, 2008, at the home of his daughter. He was born January 15, 1918 in Goshen to Raymond Rosco and Hazel (Garnet) Livergood. He married Virginia Lois Boucher on June 22, 1941, in Mishawaka. She survives. A member of the First Church of God, Goshen, Mr. Livergood worked...
