Obituaries

Christopher C. L. Chrisman, 43, of Goshen, died Thursday morning, December 29, 2005, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.  He suffered a work related accident on December 19.   He was born in Goshen on August 28, 1962, to Carroll and Monna (Dorsett) Chrisman.  On August 26, 1989, in Goshen he married Lisa J. Stoner.  She survives.   He was a member...

Neva Mae Sherman, 83, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, June 22, 2006, at home, after an extended illness.   She was born April 23, 1923, in Silver Lake, Indiana.  Her grandfather, the late Burt Young, raised her.   On June 29, 1946 in Goshen, she married Lester C. Sherman.  He died March 13, 1997.   A graduate of Silver Lake High...

Oliver Grant Griffith, 82, of Goshen, died late afternoon, Wednesday, December 6, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare.   He was born February 7, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois, to Eugene and Vivian (smith) Griffith.  He was preceded in death by his first wife, Charlotte Benzies.  He married Joan Reedy on August 15, 1970 in Chicago.  She survives.   A resident of the area...

Miss Leigh Seely Fisher, 27, of Goshen, died Saturday morning, July 22, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital.  She had been ill since February with leukemia.   She was born in Goshen, on April 1, 1979, to David P. Fisher and Julie E. Fisher.  A 1997 Northwood High School graduate, she had worked for Newmar Corporation in Nappanee for eight years...

Erick “Rick” N. Rogers, 41, of Goshen, died unexpectedly at Goshen General Hospital, after being brought in by Goshen Paramedics.   He was born on May 5, 1965, in Goshen, to Judy L. (Keim) Slabaugh and Dana A. Rogers.  On June 26, 1998, he married Grace Diaz at the West Goshen Church of the Brethren.  She survives.   A lifelong resident...

Joan M. Stouder, 82, died early Thursday morning, April 21, 2011, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa.  She was born in Bremen, on October 15, 1928 to the late Joseph and Grace (Balsley) Haas.  In 1967 Mrs. Stouder moved from Elkhart to New Paris where she lived for many years before moving to Wakarusa.  She married Arden D. Stouder on...

Hilda E. Holtzinger, 94, of Goshen, died Sunday afternoon, April 17, 2011, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born in Starkweather, North Dakota on October 19, 1916, to the late William H. and Minnie M. (Ringler) Rhoads.  She married Kenneth J.D. Cripe on April 21, 1935 in Elkhart.  He died June 1954.  She then married Joseph A. Holtzinger on May...

Edward Brookmyer                                                                                         Edward Brookmyer, 88, of Goshen, died Friday, March 24, 2006, at his home.  He was born June 21, 1917, in Goshen to Edward L. and Romaine (Rohrer) Brookmyer. He married Donita M. Hartzler on April 20, 1941.    Mr. Brookmyer started Brookmyer Accountancy in 1946 and worked there until he retired in 1985. He was a member of...

Stella Binkele Stella Binkele, 94, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, March 5, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare.   She was born June 30, 1911 in Pigeon, Michigan, to Christian D. and Catherine (Marner) Kauffman.  On August 18, 1939, in Goshen she married Otto Binkele.  He died November 18, 1954.   Mrs. Binkele was Head Librarian for Goshen Public Library for 12...

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...