Winnie Ann Covington
Jul 2, 2007
Winnie Ann Covington, 71, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, July 2, 2007, at her home after a two year battle with cancer. She was born in St. Martinsville, Louisiana, to Samuel and Corine (LeBlanc) Melancon, on March 30, 1936. She married Robert Covington on February 8, 1956 in Orange, Texas. He survives. A Goshen resident since 1960, Mrs....
Myra Carolyn Christensen
Jun 30, 2007
Myra Carolyn Christensen, 83, of Mashantucket, Connecticut, died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at Mary Elizabeth Nursing Home in Mystic, Connecticut, after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Groton Bank, Connecticut on February 27, 1924, to John and Jennie (Williams) George. She married Parley P. Christensen of June 27, 1944. He died May 30, 1982. A member...
Willis A. "Jack" Pangburn
Jun 29, 2007
Willis A. “Jack” Pangburn, 88, of Goshen, died Friday afternoon, June 29, 2007, at The Maples at the Crossing in Goshen. He was born in Mystic, Iowa, on September 3, 1918, to Alvin and Georgia (Miller) Pangburn. He married Rosemary Hunter on June 15, 1940, in Goshen. She died March 9, 1985. A Mystic High School graduate, Mr. Pangburn,...
James B. Drummond
Jun 29, 2007
James B. Drummond, 76, of Goshen, died early Friday morning, June 29, 2007, at his home. He had been ill since December. He was born on January 31, 1931, in Goshen, to James M.B. and Marjorie (Artley) Drummond. He married Rhonda S. Penrose on October 8, 1994 at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Goshen. She survives. A lifetime...
Dodnavon Hartzler
Jun 27, 2007
Donavon Hartzler, 91, of Goshen, died Wednesday evening, June 27, 2007, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He was born in Middlebury, on March 9, 1916. He married Ellen M. VanderReyden on August 14, 1938, in Goshen. She died May 15, 2007. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Goshen. He is survived by two sons,...
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...
