Obituaries

Virgil M. Gerig, 88, of Goshen, died at his home Monday afternoon, March 13, 2006.   He was born January 26, 1918, in Smithville, Ohio, to Melvin R. and Della (Yoder) Gerig.  In Smithville, Ohio, on June 2, 1946, he married Mary Kay Ramseyer.  She died January 21, 1995.   A retired minister, Mr. Gerig, was a member of the College...

Florence L. Homes, 89, of Goshen, died Monday evening, July 31, 2006, at her home.   She was born April 1, 1917 in Olive Township in Elkhart County, Indiana, to Isaiah and Lizzie (Weaver) Shaum.  She married Ralph B. Homes on November 27, 1943, in Goshen.  He died June 13, 2003.   Mrs. Homes, a lifelong resident of the area, was...

Lana K. Kauffman, 60, of Syracuse, died Friday, April 1, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital where she had been three weeks.  She had been ill 12 years with pulmonary fibrosis. She was born January 20, 1951 in Elkhart to Dan and Dorothy (Miller) Chupp of Nappanee.  She married Mike J. Kauffman on April 8, 1972 in Nappanee.  He survives....

Mary Etta Mayward, 72, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, December 21, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital.  She was born on March 26, 1934, near Wellman, Iowa, to Vernon and Sadie (Yoder) Marner.  She married Robert Mayward on February 14, 1987.  He preceded her in 2001.   A member of the St. Michael’s and All Angles Episcopal Church in Albuquerque,...

Betty J. Snodgrass, 83, of Goshen, died early Saturday morning, July 8, 2006, at her home after an extended illness.   She was born July 23, 1922, in Goshen, to Noble and Mable (Lung) Snyder.  On December 14, 1953, in Goshen, she married James O. Snodgrass.  He survives.   A homemaker, Mrs. Snodgrass, graduated from Goshen High School in 1941.  In...

Teresa L. McBride, 41, of Cromwell, Indiana, died Thursday, December 1, 2005. She was born November 9, 1964, in Adrian, Michigan to Greg Aranda of Tecumseh, Michigan and Judy Aranda of Adrian, Michigan.  On June 26, 1999, in Baker City, Oregon, she married Larry McBride.   He survives.   Mrs. McBride lived in the area since 1999, coming from Oregon, where...

Harold E. Mapes, 66, of Sturgis, Michigan, died Monday morning, January 30, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital.  He had been ill since October 2005.   He was born November 30, 1939, in Ashland, Illinois, to Marvin and Etta (Spears) Mapes.  On September 5, 1959, in Marissa, Illinois, he married Carolyn J. Kinzel.  She survives.   Mr. Mapes retired in 1994, after...

Kenneth Howard Lawrence, 64, of Goshen, died Tuesday evening, December 12, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital.   He was born in Lima, Ohio, to the late Howard Lawrence and Mary (Schutz) Lawrence of Goshen.    A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Lawrence was a member of the Beulah Missionary Church.   A 1960 graduate of Concord High School, he served in...

Jerold “Jerry” Paul Troyer, 42, of Goshen, died at his home Monday evening, January 31, 2011. He was born in Goshen on May 31, 1968, to G. Weldon and Frances (Mumaw) Troyer.  They survive along with two brothers, Michael (Julie) Troyer of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Richard “Rik” (Lori) Troyer of Idaho Falls, Idaho; a sister, Rebecca (Mark) Fontaine...

Victor L. Schwartz, 84, of Elkhart, died at his daughter’s home Monday afternoon, January 17, 2011. He was born October 29, 1926 in New Haven to the late Samuel and Leah (Delagrange) Schwartz.  He married Agnes Eicher on September 5, 1946, in Fort Wayne.  She died March 16, 2006. Surviving are three daughters, Rosa (Richard) Dirmyer of Elkhart, Mary...

Rachel G. Phillips, 91, of Goshen, died Saturday evening, December 2, 2006.   She was born in Goshen, Indiana, on August 2, 1915, to Lloyd and Mamie (Lohrei) Hartsough.  She married Paul A. Phillips on March 15, 1936 in Goshen.  He died June 28, 1996.   A life long resident of Goshen, Mrs. Phillips was a homemaker and was actively involved...

Elma Eichorn Stauffer, 83, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, October 26, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare where she had been sin January 2003. She was born near Goshen on February 3, 1923, to Daniel E. and Magdalena (Bontrager) Yoder.  She married Edwin Eichorn on March 16, 1947.  He died June 2, 1960.  On July 2, 1989 she married Glenn...

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William W. Sharp, 81, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, November 8, 2005, at Elkhart General Hospital.  He had been in failing health since this past summer.   He was born December 3, 1923, in Point Isabel, Grant County, Indiana, to Ward B. Sharp and Nellie (Craig) Sharp.  On January 21, 1945, in Milford, he married Marion I. Leist.  She...

Ada Steury, 86, of Goshen, died early Friday morning February 24, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare, where she was admitted after suffering a stroke on December 16, 2005. She was born December 16, 1919, in Goshen to Sam and Sarah (Yoder) Troyer.  On December 19, 1940, in Middlebury at the Griner Church, she married Virgil H. Steury.  He died November...

Harry Krenicky, Jr., 77, of Millersburg, died Saturday morning, February 18, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital, where he had been admitted on February 13.   He was born February 25, 1928, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to Harry and Mary (Dudiak) Krenicky.  On April 27, 1985, in Albion, Indiana, he married Arlis Y. Whirledge.  She survives.   Mr. Krenicky was a member of...

Neal D. Jones                                                                                         Neal D. Jones, 71, of Goshen, died Thursday morning, March 30, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital.  Mr. Jones was born October 25, 1934, in Topeka to David and Susie (Miller) Jones. On June 20, 1959 he married Wanda E. Arnold in White Cloud, Michigan.   Mr. Jones worked for 20 years at Dairy Farmers of America and...

Richard E. Haslett, 76, of Goshen, died at his home early Monday afternoon, February 21, 2011. He was born in Elkhart on December 5, 1934 to Floyd Edgar and Vera Christine (Hicks) Haslett. He is survived by a daughter, Tammy Kay Paff of Ligonier; a son, Richard Earl Haslett, Jr. of North Manchester; a brother, Tommy Ray (Rosemary) Haslett...

Fern Stutzman, 60, of Elkhart, died Tuesday evening, September 5, 2006, at Elkhart General Hospital from a head injury due to a fall.  She was born in Benton, Indiana, on March 8, 1946, to the late Raymond and Polly (Yoder) Mast.  She married Bill Stutzman in Middlebury on June 26, 1965.  He survives.   Mrs. Stutzman, a homemaker, was a...

Harry Floyd Riley, Jr., 75, of Goshen, died at his home Saturday morning, August 5, 2006.   He was born January 27, 1931, in Bloomingdale, Indiana, to Harry Floyd Riley, Sr. and May Belle (Cory) Riley.  He married Betty Griffin on December 21, 1952, in Rennselaer, Indiana.  She survives.   A resident of the area since 1970, Mr. Riley worked in...