Kelly Jo Aker
Sep 15, 2007
Kelly Jo Aker, 44, of Goshen, died Saturday evening, September 15, 2007. She had been ill the past few years. She was born March 16, 1963, in Goshen, to the late James Aker and Donna (Schalliol) Aker of Goshen. A 1982 graduate of Goshen High School, Ms. Aker worked as a travel agent after graduating from Missouri Travel School. ...
Helen Luella Hershberger
Sep 14, 2007
Helen Luella Hershberger, 73, of Goshen, died Friday evening, September 14, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Allen County, Indiana, on August 2, 1934, to the late Peter and Caroline (Lengacher) DeLagrange. She married Paul Hershberger in the Pleasant Grove Mennonite Church, Goshen, on July 28, 1956. He survives. A homemaker and longtime Goshen resident, Mrs....
Ruth Ann (Knudson) Jones
Sep 12, 2007
Ruth Ann (Knudson) Jones, 53, of Fort Wayne, died late Wednesday night, September 12, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital after an extended illness with cancer. She was born March 26, 1954, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to the late William A. and JoAnn (Downing) Knudson. A 1972 graduate of Northside High School in Fort Wayne, she attended Payne Church of...
Harriet Lapp Burkholder
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...
Joann B. Sheley
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...
Elton A. Gunden
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...
Walter Edward Harroff
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....
Margaret Joan Mcintire
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,...
Jane A. Huser
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...
Mildred J. Chaney
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...
Emma Irene Nipper
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,...
Ira A. Bickel, Jr.
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...
Dale R. Kauffman
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...
Mary Lou Kercher
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....
Infant Kevin Cortes
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,...
Mary E. Vanderwey
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...
Joan Bontrager
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...
James E. Fish
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...
Reinhold A. Barth
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...
Jesse E. Metzger
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....
