Judy L. Counterman Thalls
Dec 13, 2007
Judy L. Counterman Thalls, 56, of Goshen died Thursday, December 13, 2007, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend. She had been ill for the last few years. She was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on May 23, 1951, to Murray and Ruth (Johnson) Counterman. She married Steven M. Thalls in Angola on August 20, 1970. He survives....
Nelle K. Mack
Dec 10, 2007
Nelle K. Mack, 90, of Goshen, died Monday morning, December 10, 2007, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born in Goshen on November 23, 1917, to Thomas and Jessie (Dykstra) Korenstra. She married Kenneth Mack in Goshen on October 17, 1958. He preceded her on May 25, 2002. A life long resident of the area, Mrs. Mack worked as a...
Merle Elizabeth Ferris
Dec 8, 2007
Merle Elizabeth Ferris, 87, of Goshen, died early Saturday morning, December 8, 2007 at Courtyard Healthcare of Goshen. She was born in Lorena, Texas, on September 13, 1920, to Robert and Nettie (Nix) Harper. She married Roy Ferris, Sr., on September 24, 1944 in Bruceville-Eddy, Texas. He preceded her on February 9, 2002. A five year resident of the...
Gerald "Jerry" Dunafin
Dec 6, 2007
Gerald “Jerry” Dunafin, 83, of Goshen, died Thursday morning, December 6, 2007, at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born December 6, 1924, in Elkhart, to Chauncey Earl and Ruth Lucille (Luttman) Dunafin. He married Helen M. Lantz on October 28, 1945 inElkhart. She died September 23, 2003. He then married Isabelle Rogers in Goshen on October 9, 2004. She survives....
Pauline L. Fairweather
Dec 6, 2007
Pauline L. Fairweather, 68, of Syracuse, died early Thursday morning, December 6, 2007, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend. She was born is Lee County, Virginia, on February 13, 1939, to James and R. Faye (Long) Spangler. She married William H. Fairweather in New Paris on June 26, 1976. He survives. A 1957 graduate of Cassopolis...
James R. Hoogenboom
Dec 6, 2007
James R. Hoogenboom, 87, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, December 6, 2007, at The Maples at Waterford, Goshen. He was born June 26, 1920, in Goshen to Dirk and Jenny (Berkman) Hoogenboom. He married Betty Johnson on May 9, 1942 in Lancaster, South Carolina. She survives. A 1938 graduate of Goshen High School, where he played football, basketball...
Dallas Dale Back
Dec 5, 2007
Dallas Dale Back, 58, went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior on December 5, 2007, after a very courageous fight with lung cancer. He was born on September 14, 1949, in Holly, West Virginia to the late Norman Back and Dora (Castle) Back. He graduated from East Bank High School, East Bank, West Virginia. He was a...
Lily T. Hunsberger
Dec 3, 2007
Infant Lily T. Hunsberger was stillborn early Monday morning, December 3, 2007 at Goshen General Hospital. She is survived by her parents, Thaddeus and Aubrey (Packer) Hunsberger of Goshen; and two sisters, Zoey and Aislin Hunsberger, both at home. A private family graveside service will be held at Syracuse Cemetery, Syracuse.
Rachele Christine Metzger
Dec 2, 2007
Rachele Christine Metzger, 22, of New Paris, died at her home on Sunday, December 2, 2007. She was born in Goshen on April 17, 1985, to John W. and Rose Mary (Chupp) Metzger. A lifelong resident of the area, she was a member of Living Faith Fellowship in Elkhart. Miss Metzger attended Special Needs Classes in Elkhart County and...
Floyd L. Brovont
Dec 2, 2007
Floyd L. Brovont, 66, of Wakarusa and former of Goshen, died Sunday evening, December 2, 2007 at Miller’s Merry Manor. He had been diagnosed with MS in 1986. He was born in Lake Odessa Village, Michigan, on January 29, 1941, to Ray O. and Naomi L. (Miller) Brovont. He marries Phyllis Yoder in Goshen on December 24, 1960. She...
Mildred Esther Steiner
Nov 29, 2007
Mildred Esther Steiner, 94, of Greencroft Health Care, died early Thursday morning, November 29, 2007. She was born January 23, 1913, to the late Edith and Harvey Metzler on their family farm in Columbiana, Ohio. Following high school she attended Goshen College and then graduated from Kent State College. She then taught in a two-room country school in her...
Sharon Ann Andre Guilfoos
Nov 27, 2007
Sharon Ann Andre Guilfoos, 64, of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, November 27, 2007, at her home. She was born in Goshen on June 10, 1943, to Sheldon L. and Ruth (Biehl) Andre. She married Philip Guilfoos on March 3, 1963 in Goshen. He preceded her on December 17, 1999. A 1961 graduate of Goshen High School and a graduate...
Dorothy E. Leedy
Nov 27, 2007
Dorothy E. Leedy, 91, of Indianapolis, died early Tuesday morning, November 27, 2007, at Clarion West Hospital in Avon, Indiana. She was born in Bement, Illinois, on July 29, 1916, to Dale and Golda (Long) Benner. She married Harold D. Leedy on August 1, 1943 in Ohio. He preceded her in 1983. A nurse, Mrs. Leedy is survived by...
Samuel Joseph Schrock
Nov 26, 2007
Samuel Joseph (Joe or S.J.) Schrock, 72, of Chandler, Arizona and also of Millersburg, Indiana, and long time resident of Syracuse, Indiana, died unexpectedly as the result of cardiovascular disease on November 26, 2007, at his winter residence. He was born August 15, 1935, in rural Benton Township southeast of Goshen to George D. and Pearl E. (Hartsough) Schrock....
Sally E. Havens
Nov 23, 2007
Sally E. Havens, 80, of Goshen, died Friday evening, November 23, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Jonesville, Michigan, on July 18, 1927, to Albert Edward and Iva Merle (Stiverson) Gould. She married Robert L. Havens on May 31, 1947, in Grass Lake, Michigan. He preceded her on September 14, 2005. A homemaker, Mrs. Havens graduated...
Ben B. Hunley
Nov 22, 2007
Ben B. Hunley, 62, of Goshen, died unexpectedly late Thursday afternoon, November 22, 2007, in the emergency room of Goshen General Hospital. He was born in Cooper, Kentucky on January 24, 1945 to Baily and Mary (Daniels) Hunley. He married Lillie Rink on December 27, 1965 in Goshen. She survives. Mr. Hunley worked at Sunrise Orchards for 46 years. ...
Vada M. Stoner
Nov 22, 2007
Vada M. Stoner, 94, of Goshen and formerly of Millersburg, died Thursday afternoon, November 22, 2007 at her home. She had been ill the past six months. She was born in Millersburg on September 6, 1913, to Shirley and Effie (Elick) Musselman. She married John W. Bonifield on July 10, 1943 in New Jersey. He died July 14, 1963. ...
James L. Rosser
Nov 21, 2007
James L. Rosser, 80, of Bonita Springs, Florida, died unexpectedly Wednesday evening, November 21, 2007, at his home. He was born on November 20, 1927, in Winston County, Mississippi, to Lamar and Katie (Watt) Rosser. He married November 14, 1947 to Rebecca Mauzy. They divorced in 1963. Mr. Rosser retired as the business agent for the Mechanics Union. He...
Alvin W. Hershberger
Nov 19, 2007
Alvin W. Hershberger, 92, formerly of Middlebury, died Monday evening, November 19, 2007, at Courtyard Healthcare in Goshen. He was born July 6, 1915, in Middlebury, to Milo and Minnie (Miller) Hershberger. He married Oma Kalb on May 5, 1940, in Goshen at the Silverstreet Mennonite Church, Goshen. She survives. A lifelong Middlebury resident, Mr. Hershberger retired in 1982...
Marguerite A. Pippenger Iffert Umbaugh
Nov 18, 2007
Marguerite A. Pippenger Iffert Unbaugh, 93, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, November 18, 2007, at Courtyard Healthcare where she had been a resident since August 2003. She was born in Warsaw, Indiana, on October 24, 1914, to Rex and Hazel (Banghart) Richcreek. She married Victor Pippenger on June 10, 1934. Following his death she married Daniel Iffert on...
