Obituaries

Leah Grace Pfahler was stillborn on May 18, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital.  She is survived by her parents, Lee W. and Karen M. (McElmurry) Pfahler; a sister, Miranda R. Pfahler at home; and grandparents, Sam and Mona Lou Pfahler and Leon and Rosalee McElmurry, both of Goshen. Private family services will be conducted at Babyland in Violett Cemetery,...

Josephine B. Nisley, 78, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, April 7, 2011, at Courtyard Healthcare.   She had been diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2007. She was born in Mount Vernon on September 1, 1932 to the late Noah and Amelia (Yutzy) Anderson.  She married Jonas A. Nisley on August 22, 1960.  He died December 27, 1989. Mrs. Nisley is...

Iva Lee Schuster, 84, of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, May 16, 2006, at Elkhart General Hospital, where she had surgery in both March and April. She was born August 29, 1921, in Hazzard, Kentucky, to Logan and Bessie (Couch) Begley.  On October 2, 1940, she married William Henry Hensley.  He died February 9, 1973.  She then married Henry G....

Phillip E. Albert, 48 years old of Millersburg, IN, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 1, 2006 at Goshen General Hospital.   He was born May 8, 1957 in Goshen, Indiana, Son of Phillip L. and Beverly (Mahler) Albert.   He was a 1975 Goshen High School Graduate, a Sky diver belonging to United States Parachute Association.  Belonged to the American Legion, and...

Thomas H. Richards, 79, of New Paris, died Friday morning, June 16, 2006, at the home of his daughter, Carol Hershberger, following a short illness. He was born December 1, 1926, in Grant County, Indiana, to Jacob Harvey and Gladys Pearl (Hamilton) Richards.  On December 20, 1947, in Gas City, Indiana, he married Zetta P. Thompson.  She died September...

Samuel Mishler, 84, of Jensen Beach, Florida, died Saturday morning, August 19, 2006 at Martin Memorial Hospital in Stuart, Florida.   He was born October 14, 1921 in Kosciusko County, Indiana, to John and Emma (Smucker) Mishler.  He married Betty Gannon on December 22, 1952.  She died December 31, 1979.  He then married Shirley (Davis) Yoder on November 21, 1997...

Wanda J. Stults, 84, of Goshen, died Wednesday morning, February 9, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born in Goshen on February 28, 1926, to the late Vivan Allan and Jessie Mildred (Miller) Spencer.  She married Charles Edward Stults, Sr. on March 6, 1951 in Topeka.  He died February 14, 2002. She is survived by a daughter, Schelle...

DeeLora “Dee” L. Glassman, 53, of Goshen, died Wednesday evening, August 16, 2006, at Americare of Goshen where she had been a patient for a year.  She had been ill since 2000.   She was born June 10, 1953, in Goshen, to Donald H. and Mildred J. (Miller) Smith.  She worked as an assembler and packer for Dwyer Instruments, Inc.,...

Agnes Marie Schwartz, 85, of Elkhart, Indiana, died early Thursday morning, March 16, 2006, at her home. She was born July 20, 1920, in Rensselaer, Indiana, daughter of the late Samuel and Bertha (Kauffman) Eicher.   She was a member of SilverwoodMennoniteChurch; was an avid quilter, gardner and cook.  She loved her grandchildren.  She loved to read and had a...

Rosalie I. McClish, 77, of Goshen, died late Monday night, December 19, 2005, at Goshen General Hospital.   She was born January 19, 1928, in Elkhart, Indiana, to Edwin and Gladys (Miller) Papke.  On October 12, 1946, in Goshen, she married Eugene McClish.  He survives.   Mrs. McClish was a member of the Goshen DAV Auxiliary.   She is survived by her...

Helen M. Markley, 106, of Goshen, died late Thursday afternoon, September 7, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare.   She was born July 17, 1900 in Gravelton, Indiana, to Jesse and Rosa Anne (Whittle) Stump.  She married Harvey O. Markley on December 25, 1936, in Marshall County.  He died November 7, 1992.   Mrs. Markley, a homemaker and a lifetime area resident, worked...

Leon V. Martin, 78, of Goshen, died Thursday morning, August 3, 2006, at his home.   He was born March 27, 1928, in Goshen, to Willis and Nellie (Culp) Martin.   On December 2, 1951, he married Anna Lehman in Goshen.  She survives.   A lifelong resident of the area and a member of Salem Mennonite Church, Mr. Martin owned the Elkhart...

Milton Otto, 71, of Elkhart, died early Friday morning, January 14, 2011 at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center. He was born July 1, 1939, in Arthur, Illinois, to the late Levi and Ella (Beachy) Otto. He is survived by three sisters, Martha and Mary Ellen Otto, both of Elkhart, and Katie Jackson of Sturgis, Michigan; and three brothers, Emory Otto of...

Robert W. Lau, 76, of Lake Alfred, Florida, died Monday afternoon, January 16, 2006, at Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida.   He was born October 24, 1929, in Highland Park, Michigan, to Walter J. and Martha (Marutz) Lau.  On November 5, 1955, he married Barbara A. Johnson in Elkhart, Indiana.  She survives.   A 1948 Elkhart High School graduate, he...

Albert R. Shetler, 73, of Rising Fawn, Georgia, died unexpectedly early Saturday morning, November 4, 2006 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.   He was born June 14, 1933, in Kalona, Iowa, to Jessie Ray and Anna (Hershberger) Shetler.  He married Sonja E. “Penny” Blevins on October 26, 1963, in Goshen.  She survives.   A retired truck driver and a member of the Pleasant...

Edward Stellingwerf, 88, of Goshen, died Tuesday evening, May 2, 2006, at his home.   He was born June 15, 1917, in Warsaw, Indiana, to Frank and Helen (Kluetenberg) Stellingwerf.  On May 16, 1947, in Muskegon, Michigan, he married Geraldine Hasper.  She died August 10, 1999.   Mr. Stellingwerf retired from Goshen Rubber.  He was a member of the Greene Road...

Janice L. McCollough, 71, of Goshen, died early Monday morning November 20, 2006 at Goshen General Hospital after an extended illness and complications from Parkinson’s Disease.   She was born April 2, 1935, in Goshen, to the late Kenneth Myers and Dorothy (Bowser) Beer of Goshen.  She married Robert McCollough.  He died in March 1985.   A homemaker, Mrs. McCollough was...

Rev. Andrew L. Hardie, 78, of Syracuse, died Saturday afternoon, March 25, 2006 at Goshen General Hospital.   He was born February 27, 1928, in Toronto, Canada. On August 3, 1951, he married Annie Laurie Ogilvie in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She survives.   Rev. Hardie was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Goshen from 1955 to 1990.   He is survived...

Helen Marie Sherman, 89, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, April 23, 2006, at her residence.   She was born December 10, 1916, in Goshen, to Guy and Nellie (Huff) Rieth.  On September 24, 1939, in Goshen, she married Harold R. Sherman.  He died April 16, 1992.   A 1934 Concord High School graduate, Mrs. Sherman, was a lifelong active member...

Joseph J. Stutzman, 81, Goshen, died Thursday, January 6, 2010, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born June 2, 1929, in Milford to the late Jonas and Amanda (Miller) Stutzman.  He married Susan Detweiler on May 27, 1950 in Goshen.  She survives. Also surviving are a son, Larry J. Stutzman of Goshen; a daughter-in-law, Sherry Prince of Goshen; two...