Obituaries

Mary L. Todd, 73, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, March 14, 2006, at her home.  She had been in failing health the past four years.   She was born August 20, 1932, in Rome City, Indiana, to Willis and Gola (Greenawalt) Gonser.  On May 17, 1997, in Goshen she married James L. Todd.  He survives.   A lifelong resident of...

Dr. Leo J. Koenig, 77, of Elkhart, died at 9:21 a.m. Saturday, November 11, 2006, at his home. He had been ill with cancer.              He was born July 4, 1929 in Jamestown, North Dakota to Emanuel and Thelma (Schuster) Koenig. He married Jeannine Lind Druley, July 1, 1955 in Goshen. She passed away February 5, 2005.   Dr. Koenig is...

Nellie Vesta Loucks, 104, of Elkhart, died early Thursday morning, March 2, 2006, at the home of her daughter.   She was born March 31, 1901 in Wakarusa, Indiana, to Rev. Levi and Alice (Madlem) Weldy.  On November 2, 1920 she married George Loucks in Wakarusa.  He died April 1, 1971.   A life long resident of the area, she had...

Edith B. Parks, 84, of Goshen, died Monday, April 17, 2006, at her home.   She was born February 22, 1922, in Elkhart, to George and Edith (Rogers) Zook.  On June 8, 1946, in Elkhart, she married Levi R. Parks.  He died on January 24, 1964.   A homemaker and a lifelong area resident, Mrs. Parks, is survived by two daughters,...

Ina Latta Strasser, 90, of Goshen, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, January 6, 2011, surrounded by her family. She was born in Goshen on April 27, 1920 to Milton and Frances Slate Latta. After graduating with a BA in education from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, she married Richard Strasser on August 21, 1943 and they moved back to...

Virginia L. Tackett, 83, of Goshen, died Thursday evening, June 1, 2006, at Valley View Health Care Center, Elkhart.  She had been in failing health the past three months.   She was born December 30, 1922, in Lima, Ohio, to Chauncy and Effie (Rumsey) Clay.  On September 14, 1943, in Lima, Ohio, she married Robert W. Tackett.  He preceded her...

Raymond A. Schreck, 57, of New Paris, died Saturday morning, August 19, 2006, at his home.   He was born January 4, 1949, in Goshen, Indiana, to Raymond A. Schreck Sr., and Marie (Baer) Schreck.  On May 3, 1969, he married Lois Ann Baum in Goshen.  She died April 5, 1994.  He then married Dorothy Crilow on March 23, 1996. ...

Paul W. Bowman                                                                                   Paul W. Bowman, 88, of Goshen died Monday afternoon, September 4, 2006, at Americare Living Center where he had been a resident since March 2206.  He was born on April 5, 1918 in Goshen, to John and Anna (Baker) Bowman.  He married June Lorraine Moyer in Elkhart in 1935.  She died in 1954.  On September 26,...

Daniel A. Nisley, 86, of Bristol, died unexpectedly Sunday, February 6, 2011 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born in Goshen on March 2, 1924, to the late Amos J. and Saloma (Miller) Nisley.  He married Elizabeth Hochstetler on November 6, 1945.  She survives. Also surviving are two sons, Danny (Lori) Nisley, Sr., and Kevin (Angel) Nisley, both of...

Rev. Verle O. Hoffman, 85, of Elkhart, died Sunday evening, December 11, 2005, after a brief illness, at Elkhart General Hospital.   He was born August 8, 1920, in Ionia County, Michigan, to Moses P. and Mattie Pearl (Hershberger) Hoffman.  On June 4, 1944, in Goshen, he married Berdine Byler.  She died December 25, 1976.  He then married Beverly J....

Edna P. Shantz, 94, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, November 12, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital Emergency Room.   She was born May 2, 1912, in Oscoda County, Michigan, to Annanias and Ana (Steckle) Shantz.  A resident of the area since the early 1950’s, Miss Shantz retired in 1982 from Goshen college where she taught in the Family and...

Dale Devon Schrock, 56, of Goshen, died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon, April 13, 2011, in a farm field close to Fiber By-Products Corporation, White Pigeon, Michigan. He was born in Goshen on June 18, 1954 to Erie and Pauline (Herschberger) Schrock of New Paris.  He married Barbara Bechtel on June 21, 1974 in Middlebury.  She survives. Also surviving are four...

Michael F. Troyer, 50, of Warsaw, died of natural causes at his home on Tuesday afternoon, October 3, 2006.  He was born in Goshen, Indiana, to Cornelius Troyer and the late Carolyn (Hostetler) Troyer.    A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Troyer attended GoshenHigh School and worked for McIntosh Greenhouse in Goshen.  He loved gardening and building stereo cabinets.  ...

Kenneth Owen Archer, 71, died Saturday afternoon, November 19, 2005, at his home.    He was born on August 14, 1934, in LaGrange, Indiana, to Cecil F. and Dorotha (Hill) Archer.  On April 21, 1973, in Goshen, he married Juanita Butler.  She survives.   He had lived in the LaGrange/Elkhart county area most of his life.  He retired in 2001 from...

Edith E. Nafziger, 84, of Goshen, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at her home. She was born January 1, 1927, to the late Fred and Ella (Augsburger) Swartzendruber in Delavan, Illinois.  She married J. Marvin Nafziger on August 31, 1946 in Hopedale, Illinois.  He died April 29, 2008. Surviving are three daughters, Myra J. Oswald and Diana K. (John)...

Robert David Fisher, 92, of Goshen, died Wednesday, January 26, 2011, at his daughter’s home. He had been ill for several months. He was born November 25, 1918, to the late D.J. and Ida (Miller) Fisher near Kalona, Iowa.  A 1937 graduate of Sharon Center High School, he enjoyed taking some Bible courses at Goshen College one winter. He...

Ileane D. Anglemyer, 74, of Goshen, died early Wednesday afternoon, October 4, 2006, at her home.  She had been in failing health the last 15 years. She was born July 15, 1932, in West Virginia, to the late Michael and Ida (Legg) Christy.  On April 7, 1948 she married Home Lawrence in West Virginia.  She then married Noble F....

Nellie Bickel                                                                                         Nellie Bickel, 88, of Elkhart, formerly of Goshen, died Thursday afternoon, June 1, 2006, at the Elkhart Rehabilitation Center.  She was born July 22, 1917, in Goshen, Indiana, to Nick and Martha (Hoogenboom) Dykstra.  On February 29, 1952, she married Forest Bickel, in Goshen.  He survives.   A lifetime resident of the area, she was a member of...

Patrick J. Burke, 74, of Goshen, died Sunday, March 13, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born March 21, 1936 in New York City, N.Y. to the late Robin and Mary (Jordan) Burke.  On November 17, 1956 he married Marie Arno. She survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Lynn Burke of Washington; a son, Pat Burke of New...

Ethel “Peggy” Rigby, 94, of Constantine, Michigan, died late Sunday afternoon, January 29, 2006 at Fairview Nursing Home.  She had been ill eight months.   She was born December 5, 1911, in Constantine, Michigan, to Sim and Marel (Walters) Arnold.  On July 12, 1929, in Goshen, she married Charles A. Rigby.  He died January 28, 1996.   Mrs. Rigby, along with...