Lois Eileen Hunsberger
Jul 26, 2007
Lois Eileen Hunsberger, 67, of Goshen, died during her sleep on Thursday, July 26, 2007. She was born in Goshen, on November 17, 1939, to Virgil Vernon and Mary Elizabeth (Bloss) Dowty. She married Rodger M. Hunsberger on May 12, 1984. He survives. A lifelong Goshen resident, Mrs. Hunsberger, was a member of Silverwood Mennonite Church where she was...
Maya Lea Hunter
Jul 25, 2007
Infant Maya Lea Hunter died Wednesday afternoon, July 25, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital. Surviving are her parents Mallory Diane Hunter and Greg Lee Myers; two sisters, Paige Olafson and Caylee Myers, both at home; and grandparents, James Henry Hunter, Jr., Vicki Collins and Louise Metz, all of Goshen, and David Myers of Enterprise, Alabama. Friends will be received...
Trudy Kay Ankney
Jul 24, 2007
Trudy K. Ankney, 62, of Shipshewana, died Tuesday evening, July 24, 2007, at her home after a two year battle with cancer. She was born in Sturgis, Michigan, on November 24, 1944, to Phil and Elsie (Cook) Blanchard. She married Jerry S. Ankney on June 20, 1964, in Sturgis. He survives. Mrs. Ankney, a homemaker, graduated from Sturgis High...
Marguerite "Geri" Russell Bradford
Jul 23, 2007
Marguerite "Geri" Russell Bradford, 87, of Goshen, died Monday evening, July 23, 2007, at her home.  She was born in Hoopeston, Illinois, on April 29, 1920, to Lawrence and Elizabeth (Frederick) Fitzgerald. She married Grover "Mack" Russell on October 15, 1944, in Hoopeston. He died in 1973. On June 1, 1985, she married Joseph P. Bradford in Goshen. He...
Margaret Irene Bell
Jul 20, 2007
Margaret Irene Bell, 86, of Goshen, died early Friday morning, July 20, 2007, at Courtyard Health Care of Goshen. She was born in Madison County, Indiana, on May 18, 1921, to Jacob and Grace (Wineland) Pease. She married Theodore R. Bell, Sr., on June 2, 1937, in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He preceded her on December 27, 1966. Mrs. Bell...
Ralph R. Noel
Jul 19, 2007
Ralph R. Noel, 96, of Goshen, died Thursday afternoon, July 19, 2007, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. He was born in Goshen on February 25, 1911, to Ira and Cora (Raffensperger) Noel. He married Alberta V. Smolinski on October 25, 1936 in Milford. She preceded him on March 29, 1989. Mr. Noel was Office Manager for Western Union...
Pansy Kyle
Jul 18, 2007
Pansy Kyle, 82, of Goshen, died Wednesday afternoon, July 18, 2007, at Beverly Living Center of Elkhart. She was born in DeKalb County, Indiana, on January 7, 1925, to Amzie O. and Hazel (Konkel) Black. She married Howard Edward Kyle on June 30, 1957, in Syracuse. He preceded her on September 19, 1989.  A homemake and a former member...
Byron G. "Barney" Smoker
Jul 18, 2007
Byron G. “Barney" Smoker, 84, of New Paris, died Wednesday morning, July 18, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital .     He was born in New Paris, Indiana, on June 22, 1923, to Max and Rosa (Franz) Smoker. He married Donnabell Smith on August 16, 1945, at the First Brethren Church in New Paris. She survives.      A 1942 graduate of New...
"Boodie" Mehl
Jul 16, 2007
Mrs. "Boodie" Mehl, 85, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, July 16, 2007, at The Maples in Goshen. She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 1, 1922, to William L. and Mamie (Bevins) Hurt. She married Richard W. Mehl in Indianapolis, on May 23, 1943. He died June 15, 1991. A 1939 graduate of Warren Central High School...
Myra Loraine Graham
Jul 16, 2007
Myra Loraine Graham, 32, of Goshen, died Monday, July 16, 2007, at her apartment. She was born September 6, 1974, in Miami, Florida, to Duane Graham of Three Rivers, Michigan, and the late Marianne (Lazzaro) Graham. A Goshen resident since November 4, 2006, she is survived by a daughter, Alexis Marie Graham-Pons, at home; her father, Duane Graham; a...
Krisann Chaffee
Jul 14, 2007
Krisann Chaffee, 53, of Goshen, died Saturday morning, July 14, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital after an extended illness.  She was born in Toledo, Ohio, on February 21, 1954, to the late Edwin R. Kaczmarek and Martina (Dlugiewicz) Kaczmarek of Sylvania, Ohio. She married Tony Chaffee on October 24, 2003 in Goshen. He survives.  A 1972 graduate of Central...
John A. Aust
Jul 13, 2007
John A. Aust, 76, of Goshen, died unexpectely at his home on Friday morning, July 13, 2007.  He was born in Goshen, on March 6, 1931, to Charles P. and Helen (Jackson) Aust, Sr.  A lifelong Goshen resident, except for ten years in Phoenix, Arizona, he graduated from Goshen High School and shortly thereafter enlisted and served in the...
William M. Scott
Jul 13, 2007
William M. Scott, Sr., 85, of Cookeville, Tennessee, and formerly of Goshen, died early Friday morning, July 13, 2007, at the home of his son where he had been living. He was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, on December 4, 1921, to Benjamin H. and Stella Ruby (Lancaster) Scott. He married Harriett E. Tepper on September 28, 1940, in Mishawaka. ...
Ronald James Dueck
Jul 11, 2007
Ronald James Dueck, 61, of Goshen, died Wednesday afternoon, July 11, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital. He had been ill since June 15. He was born in Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada, on July 4, 1946, to the late Arthur W. Dueck and Alice (Roth) Dyck of Rosthern, Canada. He married Deloris Schwartz on August 2, 1969, in Pretty Prairie, Kansas. ...
Jack Benton Shaffer
Jul 10, 2007
Jack Benton Shaffer, 72, of Goshen, died Tuesday evening, July 10, 2007, at his home. He had been ill since January of this year. He was born in Salem, Illinois, to Eura and Reta (Denham) Shaffer on December 1, 1934. He married Virginia M. Schmidt on December 25, 1955. She preceded him on April 15, 1998. He then married...
Robert L. Kropf
Jul 10, 2007
Robert L. Kropf, 72, of Goshen, died Tuesday evening, July 10, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital after a seven year battle with cancer. He was born in Goshen, on September 5, 1934, to Solomon J. and Sylvia (Kauffman) Kropf. He married Dorothy I. Simmons on May 29, 1952, in Louisville, Kentucky. She survives. A lifetime resident of the area,...
Raymond W. Fleck
Jul 10, 2007
Raymond W. Fleck, 92, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, July 20, 2007, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Syracuse. He was born on April 24, 1915, in Goshen, to Ora and Gladys Rose (Blough) Fleck.  A lifetime Goshen resident, Mr. Fleck worked as a Quality Control Inspector for more than 40 years at (Penn) Johnson Controls. He retired in 1980. ...
Rosemary C. Lantz
Jul 4, 2007
Rosemary C. Lantz, 88, of Goshen, died Wednesday morning, July 4, 2007, at Elkhart General Hospital. She had been ill since Friday. She was born in Goshen on October 23, 1918, to Alfred Frederick Beech and Louise Elizabeth (Alexander) Martin. She married Wayne S. Lantz on July 4, 1937, at the Goshen City Church of the Brethren parsonage. Rev....
Lavon Lucille Steward
Jul 3, 2007
LaVon Lucille Steward, 96, of Wakarusa, and formerly of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, July 3, 2007, at Miller’s Merry Manor where she had lived the past four years.  She was born in New Paris on July 5, 1910, to Charles and Laura (Coy) Lutes. She married Paul J. Steward on August 22, 1953, in Goshen. He preceded her...
Ina Irene Clark
Jul 3, 2007
Ina Irene Clark, 87, of Goshen, died late Tuesday night, July 3, 2007, at her home after an extended illness.  She was born June 14, 1920, in Westphalia, Kansas, to John Marion and Elizabeth (Filburn) Nead. She married Raymond Freeman Clark on April 14, 1943, in Menomonie, Wisconsin. He died May 1989.  A homemaker and long time area resident,...
