Obituaries

Sep 6, 2007

Harriet Lapp Burkholder, 92, of Goshen, died Thursday afternoon, September 6, 2007, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born March 31, 1915, in Calcutta, India, to George and Esther (Ebersole) Lapp.  She married J. Lawrence Burkholder in Manheim, Pennsylvania, on August 20, 1939.  He survives. A 1935 graduate of Goshen College, Mrs. Burkholder was a member of the College Mennonite...

Sep 5, 2007

JoAnn B. Sheley, 86, of Goshen, died at her home early Wednesday morning, September 5, 2007. She was born in Detroit, Michigan, on July 20, 1921, to Merl and Anna (Eaton) Hannah.  She married Howard Sheley on August 3, 1946 in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.  He died October 1, 1966. A retired librarian, Mrs. Sheley worked at both the Elkhart...

Sep 4, 2007

Elton A. Gunden, 86, of Naples, Florida, died Tuesday afternoon, September 4, 2007, at Hospice of Naples. He was born in Flannigan, Illinois, on June 8, 1921, to Christian J. and Agnes (Albrecht) Gunden.  He married Marjorie Nafziger on August 2, 1947 in Hopedale, Illinois.  She survives. A 1939 graduate of Goshen High School, Mr. Gunden also graduated from...

Sep 3, 2007

Walter Edward Harroff, 89, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, September 3, 2007, at Greencroft Healthcare after a short illness. He was born in Noble County, Indiana, on September 21, 1917, to Wilbur B. and Caroline Juanita (Miltenberger) Harroff.  He married Elma Lucile Bowers in 1940.  She preceded him. A member of the Creekside Church of the Brethren, Mr....

Sep 3, 2007

Margaret Joan McIntire, 79, of Elkhart, died Monday evening, September 3, 2007, at Hubbard Hill Estates after a brief illness. She was born on June 28, 1928, in Logan County, Ohio, to Lott Emanuel and Nelle Grace (McQueen) Hatcher.  She married Harold Phillip McIntire on April 5, 1947, in Richmond, Indiana.  He preceded her in death on July 15,...

Sep 1, 2007

Jane A. Huser, 82, died Saturday evening, September 1, 2007, at Courtyard Healthcare Center where she had been a resident since May 2007. She was born in Goshen on August 4, 1925, to Clair and Louise (Schmitt) Bigler.  She married John G. Huser of May 22, 1946, in Goshen.  He preceded her on December 6, 2005. A 1943 graduate...

Aug 30, 2007

Mildred J. Chaney, 93, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, August 30, 2007, at her home.   She was born in Paldon, Missouri, on August 27, 1914, to the late Oscar and Laura (Dalton) Nuckols.  She married Clay William Chaney on February 8, 1930.  He preceded her on January 27, 1978. A homemaker and a member of the Goshen United...

Aug 29, 2007

Emma Irene Nipper, 85, of Goshen, died late Wednesday afternoon, August 29, 2007, at Courtyard Healthcare after a short illness She was born in Glomawr, Kentucky, on August 12, 1922, to Chester and Beulah (Elam) Mullins.  She married Gilbert R. Nipper on April 1, 1963, in Grassy Creek, Kentucky.  He died February 15, 1992. A Goshen resident since 1955,...

Aug 29, 2007

Ira A. Bickel, Jr., 90, of Three Rivers, Michigan, died Wednesday August 29, 2007, at Heartland Healthcare in Three Rivers. He was born January 15, 1917, in Goshen, to Ithe late Ira Bickel, Sr. and Beulah (Schrock) Bickel.  He married Florence (Jones) Rink in December of 1954 in Angola, Indiana.  She died October 15, 2005. Mr. Bickel was a...

Aug 28, 2007

Dale R. Kauffman, 60, of Goshen, died Tuesday, August 28, 2007, as the result of a traffice accident at College Avenue and US 33 in Goshen. He was born May 18, 1947, in Goshen, to Fred S. and Ruth (Miller) Kauffman.  He married Sandra J. Schertz on September 12, 1970 in Goshen.  She survives. A member of Waterford Mennonite...

Aug 16, 2007

Mary Lou Kercher, 80, of Goshen, died Thursday morning, August 16, 2007, at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend after an 18 month illness. She was born in Forest, Ohio, on March 16, 1927, to Robert and Bessie (Opp) Rish.  She married William H. Kercher on July 24, 1954, in Forest Ohio.  He preceded her on December 15, 1976....

Aug 14, 2007

Infant Kevin Cortes was stillborn on Tuesday morning, August 14, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital. He is survived by his parents, Rufina Aguilar and Ernesto Cortes, and a brother, Oscar, all of Goshen.  He is also survived by grandparents, Evangelina Vargas and Jose Aguilar both of Mexico; Rachael Sanches and Jesus Cortes both of Fort Worth, Texas; and great-grandparents,...

Aug 8, 2007

Mary E. VanderWey, 66, of Goshen, died Wednesday, August 8, 2007, as a result of a car/motorcycle accident on College Ave., Goshen. She was born in Northfield, Vermont, on July 10, 1941, to the late Merlin D. and Helen (Sayers) Montgomery. A resident of the area since 1966, Ms. VanderWey worked as a physical therapist in Elkhart County for...

Aug 7, 2007

Joan Bontrager, 81, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, August 7, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital where she was admitted on Friday. She was born in Gorseinon, South Wales, Great Britain, on December 14, 1926, to George and Elizabeth (Le-Geyt) Tucker.  A WWII bride, she met her husband, Harvey C. Bontrager, while he was serving in England.  They were married...

Aug 6, 2007

James E. Fish, 51, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, August 6, 2007, at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.  He was born in Charleston, West Virginia, on June 20, 1956, to Charles and Mary (Hopson) Fish.  He married Nancy Woodson on January 28, 1977, in Gallagher, West Virginia.  She survives. Mr. Fish moved to Goshen 11 years ago...

Aug 5, 2007

Reinhold A. Barth, 86, of Bristol, died late Sunday afternoon, August 5, 2007, at his home. He was born in Bellwood, Illinois, on July 28, 1921, to Alexander K. and Maria (Hanke) Barth.  He married Helen McAlerney in Chicago, Illinois, on May 20, 1944.  She survives. Mr. Barth, a retired minister, missionary and evangelist, was a member of North...

Aug 5, 2007

Jesse E. Metzger, 81, of Syracuse, passed away early Sunday morning, August 5, 2007, at his home after a one month illness. He was born in Goshen, on January 6, 1926, to Jesse D. and Elizabeth (Speicher) Metzger.  He married Phyllis J. Prough on September 4, 1948, in Angola, Indiana.  She survives.         A lifetime resident of the area, Mr....

Aug 1, 2007

Richard Paul Saylor, 81, of Warsaw, and formerly of New Paris, died at Mason Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Warsaw, late Wednesday morning, August 1, 2007.  He had been ill the past year. He was born July 15, 1926, in Goshen, to Arthur Franklin and Essie Marie (Adams) Saylor.  He married Viola JoAnn Hower on October 21, 1948, in Lakeville,...

Jul 29, 2007

Mary L. Neterer, 90, of Goshen, died Sunday afternoon, July 29, 2007, at Courtyard Healthcare Center.

She was born on August 27, 1916, in Goshen.

She was a member of the First Brethren Church, Goshen.

Mrs. Neterer is survived by two daughters, Ruth (Thomas) Miller of Peckville, Pennsylvania and Sandra (Melvin) Miller of...

Jul 28, 2007

Virginia "Ginger" L. (Yoder) Peich, 60, of Elkhart, died Saturday afternoon, July 28, 2007, at Elkhart General Hospital.  She had been ill since January 2006.               She was born in Goshen, on December 27, 1946, to Mark and the late Elaine "Susie" (Plank) Yoder.               A 1965 graduate of Goshen High School, Ms. Peich worked in the Oslo Township Assessor's Office...