Obituaries

Bruce E. Anglemyer, 71, of Goshen, died Friday morning, May 6, 2011, at his home. He was born May 14, 1939 in Goshen to the late Ed and Helen (Dewey) Anglemyer. On June 12, 1960 he married Sharon Alfano at First Lutheran Church, Goshen.  She survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Tracy (Michael) Gill of Goshen; two sons, Bruce...

Loretta Troyer, 89, of Goshen, died Wednesday evening, February 2, 2011 at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born in Elida, Ohio, on December 19, 1921 to the late Eli E. and Rebecca (Good) Troyer. A graduate of Elida High School and Lima Memorial School of Nursing, she earned a B.S. in Nursing from Goshen College, and did advanced studies at...

Bradley J. Meier, 36, of Goshen, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, March 18, 2006 at Goshen General Hospital after becoming ill at home. He was born January 27, 1970, in Rochester, New York, to Judith (Kouts) Meier.  He moved to Goshen in 1981, coming from Dallas, Texas.   He was a 1990 graduate of Goshen High School and had received an...

Jean A. Valentine                                                                                         Jean A. Valentine, 70, of Goshen, died late afternoonTuesday, May 30, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born June 14, 1935, in Allen County, Indiana, to Iliff Howard and Mary I. (Fix) Valentine.  She worked for Verizon Telephone in the accounting department. She is survived by three sisters, Arlene (Charles) Sloan of Syracuse, Billie (David) Gildersleeve...

Shirley Bowser                                                               Shirley Bowser, 70, of Goshen, died at her home Wednesday afternoon, August 16, 2006, after a lengthy illness.   She was born April 4, 1936 in Tower City, North Dakota, to Earl and Jessie (Japel) Kaut.  On July 14, 1957, in Goshen, she married Jack Bowser.  He survives.   A resident of Goshen since 1944, Mrs. Bowser graduated from...

Kenneth W. Vance                                                                                         Flowers? Kenneth W. Vance, 83, of Goshen, died Wednesday evening, January 4, 2006 at Americare Living Center where he had been for the past three and one half years.   He was born March 11, 1922, in Millersburg, Indiana, to William G. and Elizabeth (Holderman) Vance.    He was a graduate of Millersburg High School and a member...

Robert Lee Rogers, 67, of Goshen, died at his home Wednesday evening, April 19, 2006.   He was born November 11, 1938, in Eskdale, West Virginia, to Homer and Lula (Stevens) Rogers.  On September 10, 1967, he married Marrietta Wood in Alexandria, Indiana.  She died March 28, 2002.   A Goshen resident since 1967, Mr. Rogers was a welder, last working...

Richard L. “Dick” Perrin, 79, of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, January 3, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital where he had been a patient since December 21, 2005.  He had been ill the past two months.   He was born September 1, 1926, in Supply, Arkansas, to Virgil and Berniece (Chappel) Perrin.  On November 23, 1979, he married Barbara Jan Olds. ...

Klaus Petro Mueller, 78, of Goshen, died Sunday evening, July 9, 2006, at Greencroft Gables after a brief illness.   He was born February 21, 1928, in Doebeln, Germany, to Max and Johanna (Petro) Mueller.  On October 26, 1951, in Kiel, Germany, he married Christa A. Krueger.  She survives.   Mr. Mueller came to Goshen in 1957 from Germany.  He retired...

Gladys Gingerich, 90, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, November 16, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare.  She was born March 22, 1916, in Mylo, North Dakota, to Levi D. and Lizzie (Graber) Bontrager.  She married Ezra W. Gingerich on June 25, 1936, in Mylo.  He died March 18, 1993.   A resident of the area since 1945, Mrs. Gingerich was a...

Helen F. Berkey                                                                                         Helen F. Berkey, 90, of Goshen, died Thursday evening, March 23, 2006, at Americare of Goshen. She was born May 28, 1915, in Goshen, Indiana, to Perry and Mattie (Stouder) Cripe. She married Harold Berkey on August 7, 1938, in Goshen. Mrs. Berkey was a lifelong resident of Goshen who also wintered in Sebring, Florida for...

Byron “Bud” S. LaMunyon, 77, of Goshen, died Wednesday morning, November 22, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital.   He was born March 3, 1929, in Elkhart, to Homer and Bestina LaMunyon.  He married Anna Belle Goble on December 12, 1952, in New Paris.  She died July 4, 2000.   A lifelong resident of the area, he retired in 1987 as a...

Pauline C. King, 85, of Goshen, died early Friday morning, March 10, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. She was born November 5, 1920 in Belleville, Pennsylvania, to Rueben and Mary (Zook) Yoder.  On April 1, 1944, in Belleville, she married Paul L. King.  He died June 3, 1970.   Mrs. King was a member of the College Mennonite Church, Goshen. ...

Laura D. Fireline, 39, of Goshen, died Thursday evening, November 9, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born in Goshen on September 12, 1967, and lived a number of years in Middlebury before moving to Goshen 15 years ago.   A 1985 graduate of Northridge High School, Ms. Fireline, was a talented artist working with various mediums and specializing in...

Beverly Jean Aman, 78, of Millersburg, died at her home on Thursday afternoon, June 1, 2006.   She was born November 24, 1927, in Elkhart, Indiana, to William and Lila (Bower) Kendall.  On March 29, 1947, she married Robert F. Aman in Elkhart.  He preceded her in death on November 24, 2004.   A homemaker, Mrs. Aman was a lifelong resident...

Raymond Bush, 70 of Goshen, died Sunday morning, June 20, 2010, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born April 15, 1940 in Little, Kentucky, to James and Katherine (Mullins) Bush.   He is survived by his wife, Lou Bush of Goshen; two daughters, Kathy (Brian) Hobgood of Easley, South Carolina, and Sandra (Don) Chavez of Chicago, Illinnois; six sisters, Nancy...

John W. Gonser, 83, formerly of Goshen, died late Monday morning, May 5, 2006, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Plymouth where he had been since January.   He was born July 19, 1922, in South Bend, Indiana, to Harry W. and Mamie (Olinger) Gonser.  On November 1, 1969, in Elkhart, he married Alta Marie Yoder.  She died September 10, 2003.  ...

Beatrice L. Berkey, 85, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, May 1, 2011 at Greencroft Healthcare.  She had been ill for two weeks.  She was born in Goshen, on August 2, 1925, to the late Elmer and Pheobe (McMullen) Neff.  On June 30, 1945, she married Charles L. Fry.  He preceded her in death on October 8, 1986.  She...

Margaret Marie Hamman, 87, of Goshen, died early Tuesday afternoon, May 9, 2006, at Americare Living Center where she had been a resident since February 24.   She was born May 17, 1918 in Wilmont, Indiana, to Charles P. and Florence (Miller) Hamman.  She had lived in Goshen since 1941 and worked at Johnson Controls (Penn) Electric in Goshen for...

Kevin Shawn Hathaway, 31, of Goshen, died early Monday morning,October 23, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital, after an extended illness. He was born in Goshen on December 16, 1074, to Mike and Sandra (McClish) Hathaway. He was a member of the VFW Mens Auxiliary in Goshen. He is survived by his father, Mike Hathaway of Goshen; a brother, Darin...