Addison E. Lehman
Aug 11, 2008
Addison E. Lehman, 94, of Goshen and formerly of Beaver Falls, New York, died Sunday afternoon, August 10, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born in Beaver Falls, New York, on November 3, 1913, to Christian and Mary (Zehr) Lehman. He married Mary Zehr on June 11, 1941, in Lowville, New York. She survives. Mr. Lehman is survived...
Lionel Eugene Pender, Jr.
Aug 9, 2008
Lionel Eugene Pender, Jr., 56, of Elkhart, died unexpectedly Saturday evening, August 9, 2008. He was born in Round Pond, Arkansas, to Lionel E. Pender, Sr. and Mildred E. (Elliot) Lacefield, on March 29, 1952. He is survived by a brother, Stan (Wilburta) Pender of Syracuse. There will be a private service.
Donald F. Kurtz
Aug 9, 2008
Donald F. Kurtz, 83, of New Paris, died early Saturday morning, August 9, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born in Nappanee on February 28, 1925, to Frederick and Alpha (Evans) Kurtz. He married Jacqueline Harsh on September 27, 1946 in New Paris. She survives. A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Kurtz was a brick mason superintendent...
Mary Ellen Reiff
Aug 7, 2008
Mary Ellen Reiff, 88, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, August 7, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Topeka, Indiana, on November 15, 1919, to Valentine and Christina (Schrock) Nisley. She married Carl A. Reiff on August 27, 1938 in Goshen. He died June 20, 2000. A homemaker, Mrs. Reiff worked as a cook at Goshen...
Carl W. Yoder
Aug 6, 2008
Carl W. Yoder, 78, of Wakarusa and formerly of Nappanee, died Wednesday morning, August 6, 2008, in Rolling Prairie, Indiana. He was born on January 9, 1930, in New Paris, to Jonas S. and Delilah (Burkholder) Yoder. He married Doris Wavelene Lehman on July 4, 1952 in San Antonio, Texas. She died September 22, 2002. He then married Lois...
Florence J. Wilson
Aug 5, 2008
Florence J. Wilson, 81, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, August 5, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Williamsburg, Indiana, on March 4, 1927, to Harry and Dorothy (Shell) Wilson. She married George B. Butler in February 1946. He preceded her in death on September 21, 1980. A homemaker, Mrs. Wilson graduated in 1946 from Kenard High...
Melvin E. Bachman
Aug 4, 2008
Melvin E. Bachman, 83, of Goshen, died Monday morning, August 4, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare where he had been a resident the past two and a half years. He was born in Pomeroy, Iowa, on June 9, 1925, to Aaron and Emma (Egli) Bachman. He married Erna Roth on February 8, 1948 in Milford, Nebraska. She survives. A Goshen...
Paton W. Yoder
Aug 3, 2008
Paton W. Yoder, 96, of Goshen, died Sunday afternoon, August 3, 2008, at his home. He was born in Goshen on March 9, 1912, to Silvanus and Susan (Troyer) Yoder. He married Hazel Marie Smucker on June 14, 1936 in Goshen. She survives. A graduate of Goshen College and Indiana University, Mr. Yoder taught American History for 40 years...
Robert Barker Beeson
Aug 1, 2008
Robert Barker Beeson, 82, of Goshen, died early Friday afternoon, August 1, 2008, at his home. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on August 20, 1925 to the late Benjamin Barker and Mildred (Bronson) Beeson. He married Harriett Wall on June 23, 1951, in West Lafayette, Indiana. She preceded him in death on March 20, 1995. An attorney...
Lori Laber
Jul 31, 2008
Lori Laber, 68, of Middlebury, died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born in Fort Morgan, Colorado on September 30, 1939, to Alex and Esther (Schleiger) Koch. She married Ed Laber on June 1, 1958 in Denver, Colorado. He survives. A Middlebury resident since 1993, Mrs. Laber worked as a secretary for school systems in...
Raymond "Ray" L. Harshberger
Jul 30, 2008
Raymond “Ray” L. Harshberger, 66, of Corpus Christi, Texas, died early Wednesday morning, July 30, 2008, at Doctor’s Hospital in Corpus, Christi. He was born in Middlebury Township on November 1941, to Leo and Viola Harshberger. He married Dorothy “Dottie” Lynch on January 9, 1992. She survives. Mr. Harshberger, a master electrician, was owner and operator of Ray’s Heating,...
John M. Alwine
Jul 26, 2008
John M. Alwine, 76, of Bristol, died early Saturday morning, July 26, 2008, at Riverside Village in Elkhart where he had been a patient for the past year. He was born in Goshen on June 30, 1932, to Porter and Minnie (Haney) Alwine. He married Joy Andrews on November 28, 1980 in Goshen. She survives. A lifelong resident of...
Irene M. Elliot
Jul 23, 2008
Irene M. Elliot, 86, of Morganton, North Carolina, died Wednesday morning, July 23, 2008, at the home of her son. She had been in declining health the past 18 months. She was born in Bristol, Indiana, on July 8, 1922, to Cecil and Bessie (Wagley) Garver. She married Howard N. Elliot on October 24, 1942, in Joplin, Missouri. He...
Menno Beachy, Jr.
Jul 22, 2008
Menno Beachy, Jr., 77, of Elkhart, died Tuesday morning, July 22, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital after a ten month illness. He was born in Honeyville, Indiana, on December 12, 1930, to the late Menno S. and Elizabeth (Yoder) Beachy. He married Velda Slabach on November 27, 1952 and they divorced in 1977. He then married Nancy Guyer Worl...
David O. Woods, Sr.
Jul 20, 2008
David O. Woods, Sr., 63, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, July 20, 2008, at Our Lady of Peace Hospital in South Bend. He was born on January 14, 1945, in Comfort, West Virginia, to Oscar and Evelyn (Long) Woods. He married Marry Prater on December 20, 1970, in Milford, Indiana. She survives. Mr. Woods served in the US...
Carole Ann Eveler
Jul 19, 2008
Carole Ann Eveler, 64, of Goshen, died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 19, 2008, at York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania. She spent her final days caring for her mother. She was born in York, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 1944, to Austin and Yvonne (Gladfelter) Ness. She married David W. Eveler on May 17, 1964 in York. He survives. Mrs. Eveler...
Paul Leslie Conrad
Jul 17, 2008
Paul Leslie Conrad, 89, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, July 17, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born to Lester and Mabel (Geiger) Conrad on September 23, 1918, in Portland, Oregon. He married Nancy Hernley on January 24, 1946 in Ethiopia. She survives. A physician, Mr. Conrad moved to Goshen seven and a half years ago. He was...
Usaf Ret. Lt. Col. Louis Wentworth Lagro
Jul 15, 2008
USAF Ret. Lt. Col. Louis Wentworth LaGro, 83, of Goshen, died Tuesday evening, July 15, 2008, at his home. He had been ill the past seven months. He was born on September 21, 1924, in White Pigeon, Michigan, to Frank and Belle (Wood) LaGro. He married Jeanne Catton in 1942, Barbara Martin in 1953, and Darlene Cope in 1985....
Michael R. Jewett
Jul 15, 2008
Michael R. Jewett, 85, of Goshen, died at his home Tuesday afternoon, July 15, 2008. He was born in Wolcott, Indiana, on August 14, 1922, to Robert and Olive (Seifert) Jewett. He married Barbara L. Carpenter Swihart on June 10, 1973 in Goshen. She survives. A Goshen resident since 1970, Mr. Jewett retired from the Elkhart County Extension Office. ...
