Richard A. Spicher
May 29, 2008
Richard A. Spicher, 64, of Goshen, died Thursday evening, May 29, 2008, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He had been ill for several months. He was born in Goshen on June 28, 1943, to Nelson and Dorothy (Kurtz) Spicher. A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Spicher worked in the RV industry. He served in the US Army...
Huibertus Luke Van Zoelen
May 28, 2008
Huibertus Loek Van Zoelen, 87, of Goshen died Wednesday morning, May 28, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born in Leiden, Netherlands, on May 12, 1921 to Thomas Abraham and Jannie (Kromhout) Van Zoelen. He married Lucette Franciska Bronsteede on June 13, 1951 in Antwerp, Belgium. She died November 13, 1996. A Goshen resident since 1988, Mr. Van Zoelen...
William Bernard Schueren
May 26, 2008
William B. Schueren, 93, of Goshen, died Monday morning, May 26, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital in the emergency room. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on June 19, 1914, to Herman J. and Mary A. Schueren. He married Virginia L. Hussey on July 10, 1965 in Detroit. She preceded him in death on October 12, 2002. Mr. Schueren...
Mary Rose Kauffman
May 26, 2008
Mary Rose Kauffman, 90, of Elkhart, died at her home late Monday afternoon, May 26, 2008. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 25, 1917, to Caleb T. and Georgia Detta (Hoovens) Enix. She married Paul Kauffman in LaGrange on August 27, 1939. He died March 10, 1999. A homemaker, Mrs. Kauffman lived in the area since 1939....
Allen R. Cline
May 25, 2008
Allen “Al” R. Cline, 49, of New Paris, died Sunday morning, May 25, 2008, at his home. He was born in Warsaw, Indiana on October 12, 1958, to John and Grace Cline of New Paris. He married Lori Davis on October 10, 1987, in New Paris. She survives. Mr. Cline worked as a department manager for Smoker-Craft in New...
Benjamin Michael Snook
May 24, 2008
Benjamin Michael Snook, 29, of Goshen died Saturday evening, May 24, 2008, at Elkhart General Hospital due to a motorcycle/vehicle accident on Cassopolis Street near North Shore Drive in Elkhart. He was born in Goshen on February 5, 1979 to Michael Snook and Pat Havens. A 1997 graduate of Goshen High School, Ben attended Purdue University and worked as...
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...
