Alice G. Martin
Apr 1, 2008
Alice Gerig Martin, 97, of Goshen, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, April 1, 2008, at her home. She was born in Goshen on June 21, 1910, to Daniel S. and Bessie (Landis) Gerig. She married Dr. Floyd Samuel Martin in Hagerstown, Maryland on September 6, 1936. He died January 6, 1970. A homemaker, Mrs. Martin graduated from Goshen High School...
Rene B. Cripe
Apr 1, 2008
Rene B. Cripe, 69, of Red Oak, Iowa, and formerly Goshen, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Rene Benjamin Cripe was born June 5, 1938 in New Paris, Indiana the son of George and Nellie (Speicher) Cripe. He attended school in Goshen and graduated from Goshen High School in...
William G. Bontrager
Mar 31, 2008
William G. Bontrager, 85, of Millersburg, died early Monday morning, March 31, 2008, at his home. He had been ill three weeks. He was born in Honeyville, Indiana, on June 15, 1922 to Gideon and Fanny (Glick) Bontrager. He married Mary E. Yoder on October 29, 1966 in Goshen. She survives. A lifetime resident of the area, Mr. Bontrager...
Helen D. Leichty
Mar 31, 2008
Helen Dorothy Leichty, 97, of Goshen, died Monday morning, March 31, 2008 at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. She was born in West Liberty, Ohio, on December 12, 1910, to Jacob G. and Iva Grace (Yoder) Yoder. She married David Franklin Leichty on June 28, 1931 in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He preceded her in death on March 1, 1988. A homemaker, Mrs....
Marie F. (Martin) Lehman
Mar 31, 2008
Marie F. (Martin) Lehman, 90, of Knoxville, Tennessee, and formerly of Goshen, died on Monday morning, March 31, 2008, in Knoxville. She was born on March 21, 1918. She was a member of the Smithwood Baptist Church in Knoxville. She is survived by a daughter, Letha Lehman of Knoxville; a grandson, Kirk (Anne) Lehman) of Goshen; a granddaughter, Natalie...
Amy Jo Young
Mar 30, 2008
Amy Jo Young, 50, of Fort Wayne, died Sunday afternoon, March 30, 2008, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born October 18, 1957, in Goshen to Richard D. Newton of Port Richey, Florida and the late Jo Ann Doolen. A resident of Fort Wayne for 24 years, Ms Young worked at The Hope House, a battered women’s...
Phyllis Kerns
Mar 28, 2008
Phyllis Jean Kerns, 70, of Goshen, died Friday afternoon, March 28, 2008, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. She had been in failing health since her stroke on December 29, 2007. She was born in Goshen on November 10, 1937, to Nicholas and Nettie (Davis) Blodgett. She married Robert D. Kerns on December 9, 1954, in Goshen. He preceded...
H Irene Gibson
Mar 28, 2008
H. Irene Gibson, 100, of Goshen, died late Friday afternoon, March 28, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born September 29, 1907 in Millersburg, Indiana, to John and Anna (Baker) Bowman. She married Roy Pittman on March 17, 1923 in Cassopolis, Michigan. He died November 15, 1947. She then married Orlie Gibson on January 29, 1949. He preceded her...
Avis J. Denham
Mar 26, 2008
Avis J. Denham, 80, of Goshen, died suddenly Wednesday evening, March 26, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Goshen, on February 17, 1928, to Harry A. and Mildred (Werstler) Cress. She married Floyd A. Denham on June 30, 1945 in Goshen. He preceded her in death on February 21, 2007. A lifetime Goshen resident, Mrs. Denham...
Barbara Jean Disher
Mar 25, 2008
Barbara Jean Disher, 71, of Goshen, died late Tuesday night, March 25, 2008, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born on November 27, 1936 in Leachville, Arkansas, to the late Homer S. and Maxine (King) Brimhall. She married Charles Disher in Goshen on May 11, 1957. He survives. A Goshen resident since 1956, Mrs. Disher was a homemaker and...
Glenn Palmer
Mar 25, 2008
Glenn Herbert Palmer, 91, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, March 25, 2008, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing after an extended illness. He was born in Cambridge, Illinois, on August 24, 1916, to Herbert and Blanche (Spiegel) Palmer. He married Lottie B. LaGro on October 16, 1936 in LaGrange. She died July 2, 2006. A Goshen resident since...
Jason A. Mckibbin
Mar 24, 2008
Jason A. McKibbin, 28, of Mesa, Arizona, died unexpectedly at his home in Mesa on Monday, March 24, 2008. He was born in Chandler, Arizona, on January 14, 1980, to Daniel E. McKibbin of Goshen and Tina Shipley of Gilbert, Arizona. Jason had lived in Goshen for the last 12 years, just recently moving back to Arizona. He had...
Paul F. Kreider
Mar 24, 2008
Paul F. Kreider, 82, of Goshen, died late Monday evening, March 24, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in White Pigeon, Michigan, on February 17, 1926, to Frank and Cora (Jacobs) Kreider. He married Wanietta Reynolds on November 4, 1944, in White Pigeon. She survives. Mr. Kreider served in the Navy for three...
Martha M. Jantzi
Mar 22, 2008
Martha M. Jantzi, 97, of Goshen, died Saturday afternoon, March 22, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare where she had been a resident since February 29. She was born October 16, 1910, in Middlebury, to John K. and Fanny (Yoder) Bontrager. She married David Jantzi on December 25, 1931, in Alden, New York. He died July 16, 1969. Mrs. Jantzi moved...
Maynard C. Cripe
Mar 22, 2008
Maynard C. Cripe, 90, of Goshen, died Saturday morning, March 22, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born in Goshen on June 4, 1917, to Charles and Cora Alice (Hoover) Cripe. He married Audrey J. Forney on May 11, 1941 in Goshen. She preceded him in death on November 26, 2002. Mr. Cripe was owner and operator of...
Ruth Kyle
Mar 22, 2008
Ruth R. Kyle, 103, of Goshen, died late Saturday morning, March 22, 2008, at The Courtyard. She had been in failing health since September 2002. She was born in Berrien Springs, Michigan to George F. and Susannah (Cripe) Riley, on June 18, 1904. She married Fley F. “Skeet” Kyle on April 14, 1923 in Goshen. He preceded her in...
George Nicholson
Mar 21, 2008
George Nicholson, 87, of Goshen, died Friday morning, March 21, 2008, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He had gone into the hospital with heart problems on February 5 and surgery on February 13. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 10, 1920, to Chris and Angeline (Svolos) Nicholson. He married Gracia R. Carlson on May 8, 1943...
Allen Anthony Lower, Sr.
Mar 20, 2008
Allen Anthony Lower, Sr., 92, of Goshen, died early Thursday afternoon, March 20, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born on December 25, 1915 in Millersburg, Indiana, to Frank and Lula Mae (Long) Lower. He married Marie Belle Stump on November 10, 1934. She died July 14, 1979. In May 1980 he married Evelyn Patton. She died in...
Esther I. Peyton
Mar 19, 2008
Esther I. Peyton, 91, of Goshen, died early Wednesday morning, March 19, 2008 at Goshen General Hospital in the emergency room. She was born in Norway, New York, on October 8, 1916, to Arthur W. and Lutie Rachel (Gould) Barker. She married Charles e. Thomas on October 18, 1939 in Norway, New York. He died February 4, 1949. She...
Timothy A. Henry
Mar 16, 2008
Timothy Arthur Henry, 44, of Goshen, died Sunday evening, March 16, 2008, at the home of his parents. He had been ill since June 2007. He was born in Holland, Michigan, on March 11, 1964, to Art and Alice (Miller) Henry of Milford. Mr. Henry moved to Goshen 16 years ago from Michigan. He was a process engineer at...
