Phyllis J. Roth
Jan 15, 2008
Phyllis J. Roth, 84, of Goshen, died Tuesday night, January 15, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital where she had been a patient since January 9. She had been in failing health the past two years. She was born in Goshen on June 4, 1923, to Ira J. and Rosa (Rensberger) Bechtel. She married Abraham F. Roth on September 7,...
Robert J. Ernst
Jan 15, 2008
Robert J. Ernst, 71, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, January 15, 2008, at his home. He was born January 20, 1936, in Mishawaka, Indiana, to Joseph Bernard and Theresa (Hums) Ernst. He married Juanita on June 22, 1968 in Mishawaka. She died February 2, 1999. He then married LaVonne (Graber) Boughner on June 11, 2004, in Goshen. She...
T David Evans
Jan 13, 2008
T. David Evans, 42, of Goshen, died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, January 13, 2008. He was born in Goshen on April 20, 1965, to Thomas DeWayne and Susan Joan (Wogomon) Evans. A lifelong Goshen resident, Mr. Evans worked as a welder at Cequent Industries in Goshen until a recent illness. He is survived by two sons, Adrian...
James Rittenhouse Clemens
Jan 10, 2008
James Rittenhouse Clemens, 94, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, January 10, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare after suffering a heart attack on December 31, 2007. He was born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, on June 2, 1913, to Jacob C. and Hanna (Rittenhouse) Clemens. He married Eva Moyer on May 25, 1946, in Line Lexington, Pennsylvania. She preceded him in death...
Vincent Lee Chupp
Jan 9, 2008
Vincent Lee Chupp, 41, of Bristol, died Wednesday evening, January 9, 2008, as a result of a motorbike accident on the south side of SR 120, west of CR 21, between Elkhart and Bristol. He was born in Goshen, on May 30, 1966, to Janet Sue Chupp. Mr. Chupp worked as a supervisor for Brooks Construction in Middlebury. He...
Ella Pearl Smucker
Jan 9, 2008
Ella Pearl Smucker of rural Smithville, died January 9, 2008 at the age of 94. She was gently ushered into God’s presence following a seven year residence in Greencroft Retirement Communities of Goshen, Indiana. She was born March 18, 1913 to John Sr. and Mae Ramseyer in Hudson, Illinois. She was baptized at Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church near Sterling....
Robert "Marc" Bird
Jan 9, 2008
Robert Marc Bird of Marion, Indiana, passed away on January 9, 2008, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a year long battle with lung cancer. He was born December 2, 1963, in Bloomington, Indiana, to Robert and Lillian (Meadows) Bird. He attended schools in Indiana and Florida, graduating from Columbus East High School Columbus, Indiana, in 1982. ...
Silvia Simcox
Jan 8, 2008
Silvia Simcox, 76, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, January 8, 2008, at her home after an extended illness. She was born in Little Crab, Tennessee, to Ezra and Della (Penticuff) Hinds on May 2, 1931. She married Cluie D. Simcox on October 30, 1954, in Rinnie, Tennessee. He died December 29, 2001. Mrs. Simcox moved to Goshen in...
Luella Grieser Rupp
Jan 8, 2008
Luella Grieser Rupp, 90, of Goshen, died Tuesday evening, January 8, 2008 at Greencroft Healthcare where she had been since August 2006. She was born in Leo, Indiana, to Henry and Emma (Yoder) Stuckey, on July 2, 1917. She married Cletus Grieser on May 19, 1939, in Leo. He died November 1, 1969. She then married Mahlon Rupp on...
Susie Sommers
Jan 7, 2008
Susie Sommers, 85, of Goshen, died at her home early Monday morning, January 7, 2008, after an extended illness. She was born on April 17, 1922, in Miami County, Indiana, to Abe and Susan (Troyer) Keim. She married Wayne Sommers on February 15, 1942, in Kokomo. He survives. A homemaker, Mrs. Sommers moved to Elkhart County in 1955. She...
Aline L. Reed
Jan 7, 2008
Aline L. Reed, 82, of Syracuse, died Monday morning, January 7, 2008, at her home. She was born in Syracuse, Indiana, on June 2, 1925, to Millard and LaFern (Brown) Laughlin. She married Charles D. Reed in Warsaw on October 30, 1948. He survives. A lifelong resident of the area, Mrs. Reed worked at Johnson Controls as an inspector,...
S Milford Roupp
Jan 7, 2008
S. Milford Roupp, 82, of Goshen, died Monday evening, January 7, 2008, at his home. He had been under hospice care since June 2007. He was born in Newton, Kansas, on July 3, 1925, to John and Lillie (Balmer) Roupp. He married Roselena Ruth Willems on August 8, 1948 in Greensburg, Kansas. She preceded him in death on June...
Donald E. Drudge
Jan 6, 2008
Donald E. Drudge, 90, of Goshen, died Sunday afternoon, January 6, 2008 at his home.  He was born in Bippus, Indiana, on March 23, 1917, to Levi and Dottie (Dilman) Drudge. He married Mary Jane Mishler on August 10, 1941, in Delphi, Indiana. She survives. A lifetime resident of the area, Mr. Drudge worked for Goshen Cushion for 30...
Carol Martha Greeson
Jan 5, 2008
Carol Martha Greeson, 82, of Goshen, died late Saturday night, January 5, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born December 6, 1925, in Goshen, to Ezra M. and Florence (Koos) Hoover. She married Robert L. Greeson in August of 1951, in Indianapolis. He preceded her in June 1990. Mrs. Greeson taught elementary school at Lawrence Township and Oaklandon...
James A. Groff
Jan 5, 2008
James A. Groff, 77, of Goshen, died early Saturday morning, January 5, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital from complications with cancer. He was born in Millersburg, Indiana, on September 22, 1930 to Albert P.H. and Lois B. (Chrisman) Groff. He married Onole L. Burtsfield on September 13, 1953, in the New Paris United Methodist Church. She survives. He was...
Dillon Joseph Graber
Jan 3, 2008
Dillon Joseph Graber, 88, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, January 3, 2008, at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born in Wayland, Iowa, on December 6, 1919 to the late Pete and Sarah (Rich) Graber. He married Fern I. Klopfenstein on November 24, 1940, in Wayland, Iowa. She survives. A Goshen resident since 1996, coming from Sarasota, Florida, for nine...
Winton D. Carroll
Jan 2, 2008
Winton D. Carroll, 75, of Palmetto, Florida, died on January 2, 2008, at Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, Florida. He was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, on October 27, 1932, to Frank and Mary (Fielden) Carroll. He married Nelda Shannon on August 1, 1959, in North Carolina. She survives. A lifetime New Paris resident until three years ago, Mr. Carroll...
Ella Louise Randolph
Dec 31, 2007
Ella Louise Randolph, 72, of Portage, Michigan, and formerly of Goshen, died Monday evening, December 31, 2007, at Wynwood of Portage, Portage, Michigan. She was born in Jackson, Tennessee on February 9, 1935, to John and Annie Bell (Chamberlain) Replogle. She Married Frederick J. Randolph on August 22, 1958, in Goshen. He preceded her on June 13, 1998. Mrs....
Betty A. Estes
Dec 30, 2007
Betty A. Estes, 77, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, December 30, 2007, at Valley View Healthcare in Elkhart, where she had been since a heart valve replacement in September 2007. She was born in Leitchfield, Kentucky, on April 22, 1930, to Barney and Nora (Mercer) Meredith. She was divorced from Henry Estes. He died October 19, 1997. Mrs....
Donald Schlabaugh
Dec 29, 2007
Donald Schlabaugh, 81, of Elkhart, died at noon on Saturday, December 29, 2007, at his home after a year and a half long illness. He was born in Goshen on August 28, 1926, to Frank & Helen (Miller) Schlabaugh. He married Colleen Perkins on May 18, 1946 in Elkhart at the St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church. She survives. He...
