Obituaries

LeVeta VanDiepenbos LeVeta VanDiepenbos, 98, of Goshen, died Saturday evening, June 24, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare.   She was born July 8, 1907, in Elkhart County, to Norman and Evalena (Stouder) Swoveland.  On October 24, 1931, in Goshen, she married Hessel VanDiepenbos.  He died September 27, 1980.   A farm wife, Mrs. VanDiepenbos, also worked at the former Bag Factory, the...

Ralph “Fred” Fisher, 56, of Goshen, died Sunday, April 10, 2011, at his home of natural causes due to illness associated with chronic kidney disease. He was born on September 27, 1954, to Ralph Lowell and Beverly Fisher in Goshen.  He was a 1973 graduate of Fairfield High School, where he played basketball and ran cross country.  He was...

Mary C. Richcreek, 87, formerly of Goshen, died late Wednesday morning, July 12, 2006, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Syracuse, where she had been since June 7, 2006.   She was born January 17, 1919, in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, to the late Henry Dalton Heffner and Margaret Frances Wyland.  On January 25, 1941, she married Devon J. Richcreek.  He died April...

Daniel E. Kauffman, 84, who developed stewardship programs for the Mennonite Church and some of its colleges, died Tuesday.   He was the former director of development at Goshen College.  He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1995. In 1946 at the age of 23 he became business manager of Hesston College.  Then most Mennonite Churches did not have annual...

Stanley J. Hulewicz, 82, of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, July 4, 2006, at his home.  He had been in failing health the past few years.   He was born September 25, 1923, in Belarus, to Ivan and Fenia (Kiroenko) Mudrak.  He married Maria Turchyn Prokopenko on February 2, 1947, in Windsheim, Germany.  She survives.   He left Belaurs at the age...

William James Quintana                                                                                        William James Quintana, 49, of Goshen, died Sunday evening, December 9, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born in Leadville, Colorado on August 27, 1958, to Alfares and Juanita (Cruz) Quintana.  Mr. Quintana worked as a welder while living in Goshen.  Prior to that, he had worked as a miner. He is survived by his...

Henry J. Pankratz, 95, of Goshen, died late Tuesday morning, October 3, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare.   He was born in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, on January 10, 1911, to Jacob B. and Helena (Harder) Pankratz.  He married Elsie Marie Penner on August 21, 1933, in Mountain Lake.  She survives.   A resident of Goshen since, 1992, Mr. Pankratz was a retired...

Nellie J. Slabach, 95, of Goshen, died early Friday morning, April 8, 2011 at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born in LaGrange County on December 15, 1915, to the late Jacob E. and Bertha (Kemp) Jones.  She married Albert J. Slabach January 1936.  He died August 25, 2981. She is survived by three daughters, Mary Ann Miller and...

Elsie Lucille Straw, 87, of Goshen, died Thursday morning, May 12, 2011, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. She was born February 28, 1924 in Goshen to the late Harvey and Lydia (Hochstetler) Harshberger.  On February 1, 1946 she married Harold U. D. Straw in Goshen. He died May 11, 1993. She is survived by four sons, Phillip (Ellen) Straw and...

Violetta Mishler, 106, of LaGrange, formerly of Topeka, died Saturday afternoon, April 29, 2006, at Miller’s Merry Manor in LaGrange. She was born March 19, 1900, in Honeyville, Indiana, to Daniel V. and Fanny (Yoder) Yoder.  On June 24, 1923, in LaGrange County, she married Howard E. Mishler.  He died December 19, 1977.   Mrs. Mishler, a homemaker, was a...

Donna Welty ,78, of New Paris, died at the home of her son, Brent Welty, surrounded by her children and her dearly beloved Buttons, on Friday, April 22, 2011.   She was born November 28, 1932 in Peru, Indiana  to the late Tracy "Earl" and Keturah (Cutshal)  McClain.   She married Kenneth D. Welty on September 24, 1950.  He died January...

Judy A. Rockenbaugh, 68, of Goshen, died Sunday morning, March 20, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital.  She had been ill for three months. She was born February 10, 1943 in Millersburg, to the late Floyd and Dorothy (Chiddister) Rockenbaugh. A lifetime area resident, Ms. Rockenbaugh graduated from Millersburg High School in 1961and worked as a nursing CNA at...

Payson A. Hostetler, 93, of Goshen, died late Wednesday afternoon, April 18, 2007, at The Maples.   He was born on February 4, 1914, in LaGrange, Indiana, to Amos S. and Ida (Yoder) Hostetler.  He married Hazel C. Kauffman on August 8, 1943, in LaGrange County.  She survives.   A full time farmer in LaGrange County, Mr. Hostetler was a member...

Jesse Taylor, 61, of Elkhart died Friday afternoon, March 18, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born August 7, 1949, in Goshen to the late Jerry J. and Mary Jane (Smith) Taylor.  He married Sheila Mock on December 24, 1994.  She survives. Also surviving are a son, Jesse Alan Taylor of Elkhart; two brothers, Danny (Melody) Taylor of...

Sue E. Peachey, 97, of Goshen, died Saturday afternoon, May 14, 2011, at Greencroft Healthcare where she had been since August 2008. She was born February 7, 1914 in Reedsville, Penn. to the late Christian B. and Fannie (Kauffman) Yoder.  She married Jacob J. Peachey, Jr. on December 15, 1938, in Belleville, Penn.  He died August 8, 1979. She...

Earl Bowens                                                              Earl Bowens, 80, of Goshen, died Sunday evening, May 21, 2006, at Americare Living Center.   He was born June 19, 1925, in Hellier, Kentucky, to Harvey and Grace (Kelley) Bowens.  Mr. Bowens moved to Goshen in 1960.  He had worked in the coal mines in Kentucky and in Goshen area factories.   He is survived by five daughters,...

Larry E. Burkhead                                                                                        Larry Eugene Burkhead, 70, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, May 8, 2006, at his home.  He had been ill since April 12. He was born April 11, 1936, in Elkhart, Indiana, to Chester and Eula (Kurtz) Burkhead.  On July 6, 1957, he married Linda Stump in Sturgis, Michigan.  She survives.   A lifelong resident of the...

Jane Slabaugh Garber, 56, of Goshen, died late Thursday afternoon, November 10, 2005, at her home, after a nine week illness. She was born June 9, 1949, in Goshen, to the late Paul T. Slabaugh and Grace I. (Martin) Slabaugh.  On August 7, 1976, in Bristol, she married Jerry Garber.  He survives.   Mrs. Garber was a school counselor at...

Ralph Elmore, 77, of Goshen, died Sunday, March 20, 2011, at his home. He was born August 22, 1933 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, to the late John T. and Arizona (Brooks) Elmore.  He married Devera Jane Evans on November 13, 1953 in Muncie. She passed away December 6, 2010. He is survived by three daughters, Zonea (Gary) Bainter of...

Cecil Charles Swarzendruber, 71, of Goshen, died Monday evening, January 24, 2011, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Florida, after suffering a stroke on January 17. He was born on April 19, 1939 to the late Walter and Bessy (Caul) Swartzendruber at the family home in Huron County, Michigan.  He married Erma Kauffman on May 14, 1961 in Goshen.  She survives....