Obituaries

Freda A. Hochstetler, 67, died Saturday morning, February 26, 2011 at Courtyard Healthcare, Goshen.  She was born on January 28, 1944 in Harrisonville, Missouri to the late Fred and Susie (Roth) Stutzman.  She has lived in the Goshen area since 1966.  She was married to Paul E. Hochstetler on February 19, 1966, in Goshen.  He survives.  A homemaker,  and...

Regina G. Gaffer, 103, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, Mach 23, 2010, at The Courtyard where she had been a resident the past ten months. She was born in Leigh, Nebraska, on January 30, 1907.  She married C.L. “Larry” Gaffer on July 1, 1936 in Fort Wayne.  He died October 17, 2002. A Goshen resident since 1944, Mrs. Gaffer...

Esther Mae Long, 91, of Goshen, died Sunday evening, November 20, 2005, at Americare of Goshen.  She had been in failing health the past two years. She was born November 30, 1913, in Litiz, Pennsylvania, to Elias and Anna (Yake) Eby.  On April 3, 1964, she married C. Warren Long.  He died January 22, 1969.  On June 23, 1979,...

Mary A. Dorman, 82, of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday evening, January 11, 2006, at Heritage Park, Fort Wayne.  She was born in Goshen, Indiana, on July 20, 1923, to Ernest and Irene (Nelson) Schrock.  On July 17, 1943 she married Walter W. Dorman.  He died December 21, 1993.   Mrs. Dorman worked in insurance billing for Lincoln Life.   She is...

Tristan Allen Gray, infant, of Syracuse, died Thursday morning, March 23, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born March 23, 2006, in Goshen, Indiana, to Roger and Stacy Ann (Richardson) Gray. He is survived by both parents; two sisters, Tyra Gray and Tiara Gray, both of Syracuse and two brothers, Trevor Gray and Trace Gray, both of Syracuse....

Patrick T. Kintigh, 60, of Fort Wayne, died March 4, 2011, at his home after a brief illness. He was born in Goshen on May 24, 1950, to Thomas Kintigh of Goshen and the late Marilyn A. (Messick) Kintigh.  Also surviving are his wife, Patricia Kintigh of Fort Wayne; two former wives, Janet (Charles) Creekmore of Pierceton and Cyndi...

Raymond D. Johnson Raymond Dee Johnson, 75, of Goshen, died Sunday evening, July 9, 2006, at his home after a long illness.   He was born November 22, 1930, in Ligonier, Indiana, to Cecil W. and Lottie (Vance) Johnson.  He married Margaret Rostochak on December 22, 1951, in Goshen.  She survives.   Mr. Johnson owned and operated R.D. Johnson and Son...

Mildred S. “Millie” Long, 89, of Goshen, died Sunday evening, March 12, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare where she had been a resident for two years. She was born August 21, 1916, in Goshen, to Chauncey and Ida V. (Vance) Stroup.  On April 8, 1950, she married Walter W. Long.  He survives.   Mrs. Long was a 1934 Millersburg High School...

Galen J. Cripe, 79, of Goshen, died Sunday morning, July 16, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital.   He was born September 9, 1926, in Goshen, Indiana, to Leonard and Treva (Neterer) Cripe.  He married Helen L. Hartranft Reyff on June 23, 1973, at the Goshen City Church of the Brethren.  She survives.   A longtime Goshen resident, Mr. Cripe, was a...

Allen W. Fredrickson, 79, of Goshen, died at his home Tuesday evening, July 4, 2006.  He had been in failing health the past 11 years and the past six years with cancer. He was born August 7, 1926, in Odebolt, Iowa, to the late Orrie and Beulah (Manahan) Frederickson.  He moved to the Goshen/Millersburg area at the age of...

Evelyn F. Alwine, 87, formerly of Goshen, died Monday, December 5, 2005, at LaCanada Care Center, Tucson, Arizona. She was born on December 9, 1917, in Goshen, to H.F. and Laura (Yoder) Stump.  On March 6, 1937, she married Collen G. Alwine.  He died June 24, 1992.   She was a Goshen High School graduate and worked part-time in the...

Faye G. Jones                                                                                        Flowers? Faye G. Jones, 90, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, November 2, 2005, at Goshen General Hospital where she had been a patient the last week.    She was born September 4, 1915, in LaGrange, Indiana, to William I. and Alice (Klingaman) Pence.  She was preceded by her first husband, Howard Baker Stitt, II and then...

Gwen Elaine “Grammy” Telschow, 50, of Goshen, died early Saturday morning, February 11, 2006, in the emergency room at Goshen General Hospital.   She was born October 21, 1955, in Lansing, Michigan, to Ronald W. and Glenna (Hart) Telschow.  She was formerly married to Michael L. Cleveland.   Ms. Telschow was a Teachers’ Assistant at the Life Program Center for Elkhart...

Jack D. Leedy, 64, of Goshen, died Monday afternoon, May 8, 2006, at Americare Living Center.  He was born October 21, 1941, in Goshen, to DeFoe and Juanita K. (Kennedy) Leedy.  He graduated from Bob Jones High School as salutatorian and Student Body President and from the University of Michigan.   He was a member of the First Brethren Church...

Donald Gene Everingham, 71, of Elkhart, died at his home Thursday evening, June 8, 2006, after a nine month battle with pancreatic cancer.  He was born Sept. 13, 1934, in Goshen, to Claude and Hazel (Schrock) Everingham.  On February 22, 1992, at the Hillcrest United Methodist Church, Elkhart, he married Peg (Berlin) Schnell.  She survives.   A 1952 graduate of...

Tibor Richard Keller (Bucky), 45, of Goshen, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, April 10, 2011. He was born on March 5, 1966, in Grand Rapids, Michigan to the late Tibor John and Anna Belle (Gray) Keller. A lifelong Goshen resident, Mr. Keller attended Goshen High School and worked in the RV industry.  He was an avid mountain biker and enjoyed...

Rev. Etril J. Leinbach, 96, of Goshen, died late Tuesday night, November 14, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital where he had been a patient since November 11. He was born February 8, 1910 in Nappanee, Indiana, to Leander Garber and L. Anna Leinbach.  He married Wilma Pearl Pletcher on October 7, 1933 in Middlebury, Indiana.  She survives.   Rev. Leinbach...

Roxann Davis, 57, of Goshen, died Monday evening, May 9, 2011, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, after a sudden illness. She was born in Goshen on May 4, 1954 to the late Earl Duvall and Georgia (Laws) Birdsong of Missouri. Also surviving are a daughter, Rebecca (John) Bond of Goshen; a son, Earl Davis of White Pigeon, Michigan; four...

Emily Grace Kauffman, 19 ½ months, died at her home early Tuesday morning, September 19, 2006.  She had been ill the past year with heart complications.   She was born February 5, 2005, in Goshen, Indiana, to Nathan and Monica (Miller) Kauffman.   She is survived by her parents; grandparents, Eldon and Audrey Miller of Nappanee, and Richard and Stella Kauffman...

Naomi (Fogelsonger) Greenwalt, 91, of Grandville, Michigan, died Thursday afternoon, December 29, 2005, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was born January 6, 1914, in New Paris, Indiana, to Harvey Milton and Ruth (Whitehead) Fogelsonger.  On June 7, 1958, at the United Methodist Chapel in Elkhart, she married Leon Greenwalt.  He died January 6, 1993.   She...