Diane R. Benton
Jun 27, 2007
Diane R. Benton, 67, of Goshen, died early Wednesday afternoon, June 27, 2007 at The Maples at Waterford, after a nine month illness. She was born in Goshen on November 20, 1939, to Robert and Jane (LaRue) Garringer. Ms. Benton worked as a nurse at Goshen General Hospital and Elkhart General Hospital. She is survived by a daughter, Debra...
Keith Elwin Mast
Jun 26, 2007
Keith Elwyn Mast. 72, of Corvallis, Oregon, and formerly of Goshen, died at his home on Tuesday, June 26, 2007, after fighting cancer since 2002. He was born in Goshen on May 2, 1935, to Gerald E. and Bernice (Kauffman) Mast. He married Rhonda Holderman on August 18, 1963, in Goshen. She survives. A lifelong Goshen resident until 2005,...
Shirley Jean Lapree
Jun 23, 2007
Shirley Jean LaPree, 71, of Elkhart, died Saturday afternoon, June 23, 2007, at East Lake Nursing Center and Rehabilitation. She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on July 10, 1935, to Ernest and Hesster Pfaff. On January 17, 1960, she married Warren E. LaPree in New Castle, Indiana. He died December 16, 1995. A member of the Northside Church of...
Charlynn Savage
Jun 22, 2007
Charlynn Savage, 60, of Goshen, died late Friday night, June 22, 2007, at Courtyard Healthcare Center, Goshen. She was born on January 9, 1947, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Lynn and Charlotte (Matnzer) Dodd. On March 13, 1982, she married James Savage, Sr., in Bensalem, Pennyslvania. He survives. A homemaker and a licensed nurse, Mrs. Savage, had lived in Goshen...
Eunice C. Brown
Jun 21, 2007
Eunice Cecelia Brown, 103, of Elkhart, died late Thursday evening, June 21, 2007, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born in Elkhart on January 14, 1904, to William O. and Sarah (Root) Weaver. She married Robert H. Brown in Elkhart on November 30, 1922. He died June 27, 1983. A homemaker and lifelong resident of the area, Mrs. Brown,...
Wilma V. Ralston
Jun 19, 2007
Wilma V. Ralston, 85, of Middlebury and formerly of Bristol, died Tuesday evening, June 19, 2007, at The Maples in Goshen. She was born February 16, 1922, in Nappanee, to LeRoy and Macey (Bender) Shank. She married Ernest R. Manges. He died in 1955. In 1977 she married Ralph R. Ralston. He died in 2003. Mrs. Ralston enjoyed country...
John W. Goppert
Jun 18, 2007
John W. Goppert, 61, of Goshen, died early Monday afternoon, June 18, 2007, at his home. He was born in Goshen on July 17, 1945, to the late Francis Dale and Mary Ann (Yoder) Goppert. He married Pamela D. Roose on August 10, 1969, at the New Paris Church of the Brethren. She survives. A 1963 graduate of New...
Fannie I. Mast
Jun 18, 2007
Fannie I. Mast, 87, of Goshen, died late Monday evening, June 18, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Kalona, Iowa, on May 28, 1920, to Joel and Amelia (Schlabaugh) Yoder. A member of the First United Methodist Church, Goshen, she retired from Switches. She volunteered at The Window. She is survived by two daughters, Dorothy (John)...
Charles Kenneth Alexander
Jun 18, 2007
Charles Kenneth Alexander, 93, of Orange Park Florida, and formerly of Goshen, died June 18, 2007, at Moosehaven in Orange Park. He was born in Goshen on September 9, 1913, to William H. and Mary Louise (Arndt) Alexander. He married Esther Showalter on February 16, 1952, in Goshen. She died September 9, 2002. Mr. Alexander retired in 1979 from...
Hazel C. Hostetler
Jun 12, 2007
Hazel C. Hostetler, 90, of Goshen, died Tuesday evening, June 12, 2007, at The Maples. She was born in Kenmare, North Dakota, on February 16, 1917, to William R. and Elma (Harris) Kauffman. She married Payson A. Hostetler on August 8, 1943, in LaGrange County. He died April 18, 2007. A Goshen resident since 1981, Mrs. Hostetler, worked at...
Terri L. Stanfill
Jun 11, 2007
Terri L. Stanfill, 51, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, June 11, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Goshen, Indiana, July 15, 1955, to James and Shirley (Burkholder) Miller of Goshen. A member of the Brenneman Memorial Missionary Church, Goshen, she worked as a stockroom clerk at Syndicate Systems in Middlebury. She is survived by her...
Dora Zahursky
Jun 11, 2007
Dora Zahursky, 97, of Elkhart, died early Monday morning, June 11, 2007 at Valley View Health Care Center. She was born on February 25, 1910 in Odessa, Ukraine, to Miketa and Mottia (Karpenko) Demerza. She married Ivan Zahursky in Odessa in 1935. He died April 21, 1983. A homemaker, Mrs. Zahursky immigrated to the US in 1950 and moved...
Maggie Lou Krauter
Jun 11, 2007
Maggie Lou Krauter, 94, of Elkhart, and formerly of Bristol, died Monday afternoon, June 11, 2007, at East Lake Nursing Center. She had been ill the past three years. She was born in Columbus, Georgia, to James Cliff and Susie Roberta (Slayton) Hubbard, on August 21, 1912. On July 3, 1950, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, she married Paul E. Krauter. ...
Carl C. Strahm
Jun 11, 2007
Carl C. Strahm, 84, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, June 11, 2007, at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born in Kenton, Ohio, on April 19, 1923, to Christian and Florence (Stephenson) Strahm. He married Goldie Clark in Goshen on February 13, 1949. She survives. He graduated from Ridgeway High School in 1941. A...
Valentine J. Stutzman
Jun 8, 2007
Valentine J. Stutzman, 72, of Marion, Indiana, died Friday morning, June 8, 2007, at the VA Northern Indiana Health Care System. He was born on February 25, 1935, in Nappanee, Indiana, to Jonas and Amanda (Miller) Stutzman. A heavy equipment operator for Eli Schmucker, Mr. Stutzman was a member of the D.A.V. He is survived by two brothers, Joseph...
Dorothy "Dottie" Cripe
Jun 8, 2007
Dorothy “Dottie" Cripe, 81, of Goshen, died Fried afternoon, June 8, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital where she had been a patient since Monday. She was born in Leesburg, Indiana, on December 19, 1925, to Dale and Georgia (Booze) Tom. A member of the First Baptist Church, Goshen, she had worked at Greencroft Home Healthcare, Snider Jewelers, Goshen and...
Cheryl Lynn Young
Jun 2, 2007
Cheryl Lynn Young, 58, of Elkhart, died early Saturday morning, June 2, 2007, at the IU Medical Center in Indianapolis. She was born on November 12, 1948, in Paoli, Indiana, to Ollie and Ermal (Wagoner) Hardin. She married Thomas R. Young on March 8, 1980. He survives. Mrs. Young moved to Elkhart 28 years ago from French Lick, Indiana. ...
Sara Ann Bixler
May 31, 2007
Sara Ann Bixler Sara Ann Bixler, 71, of Orange Park, Florida, formerly of Goshen, died Thursday, May 31. 2007, at the Orange Park Medical Center in Orange Park, following an extended illness. She was born in Millersburg, Indiana, on June 7, 1935, to Osborn and Altha (Cobbum) Green. She married Lloyd “Pete” Bixler in November 1965 in Chicago. He...
Sarah E. "Peg" Olsen
May 30, 2007
Sarah E. "Peg" Olsen Sarah E. “Peg” Olsen, 88, of Goshen, died early Wednesday, May 30, 2007, at her home in Evergreen Place. She was born on July 26, 1918, in Syracuse, Indiana, to Howard and Cecil (Mullin) Watkins. She marred Edward J. Olsen on March 22, 1942, in Terre Haute, Indiana. He died December 16, 2002. A lifelong...
Ella L. Deboard
May 30, 2007
Ella L. DeBoard, 84, of Goshen died early Wednesday morning, May 30, 1007, at her home. She was born in Ronda, West Virginia, on January 1, 1923, to George and Minnie (Jarrett) Payne. On March 29, 1942, she married Gerald DeBoard in Charleston, West Virginia. He died in 1984. A Goshen resident since 1977, Mrs. DeBoard worked at Churn...
