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Lucile M. Farrand

Lucile M. Farrand

Dec 20, 2007

Lucile M. Farrand, 97, of Goshen, died Thursday evening, December 20, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital after a short illness. She was born on May 22, 1910 in Waukomis, Oklahoma to Charles and Mabel (Klingaman) Lovell.  She married Stephen Farrand on August 8, 1928 in Warsaw.  He died July 9, 1969.  Then she married Edward D. Farrand on May...

Katie Lambright

Katie Lambright

Dec 20, 2007

Katie Lambright, 87, of Goshen, died Thursday morning, December 20, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital in the emergency room. She was born in Thomas, Oklahoma, on September 26, 1920, to William B. and Katie (Yoder) Miller.  She married Menno A. Lambright on December 7, 1939, in La Grange County.  He survives. A homemaker, Mrs. Lambright worked as a cook...

Edna K. Boyer Lockwood

Edna K. Boyer Lockwood

Dec 17, 2007

Edna K. Boyer Lockwood, 97, of Goshen died Monday evening, December 17, 2007, at her home.   She was born in LaGrange County on November 15, 1910, to Edward and Mary (Weaver) Kauffman.  She married Clifford G. Boyer on March 7, 1929.  He died August 6, 1976.  On December 15, 1979, she married Orville Lockwood.  He died in 1985. Mrs....

Hazel L. Looney

Hazel L. Looney

Dec 17, 2007

Hazel L. Looney, 79, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, December 17, 2007, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing, Goshen. She was born in Colts, Arkansas, on June 20, 1928, to the late John Warner and Dovey Odel (Hopper) Moore.  A Goshen resident since 1952, Mrs. Looney worked at Sunshine Caterer’s as a baker and cook for four years. ...

Judy L. Counterman Thalls

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. ...

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