Obituaries

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...

The Rev. Ellis B. Croyle, 75, of Goshen, IN died Friday, March 31 after suffering a heart attack.  He was born in Thomas Mills, PA on August 1, 1930 to the late Lloyd S. and Emma (Stahl) Croyle.  On September 12, 1953 he married R. Charlotte Hertzler, who survives. A graduate of Goshen College and the Associated Mennonite Biblical...

Trinity Hope Carrillo-Martin, Goshen, was stillborn late Tuesday night, November 29, 2005, at Goshen General Hospital. Surviving are parents, Melinda Martin and Juan Carrillo III, two sisters, Bria Carrillo and Jordyn Downs, both at home, grandparents, Mary Romo and Rogelio Romo, both of Goshen, David and Marilyn Martin of Middlebury, and great-grandparents, Mary Leyva of Indianapolis, Daniel and Rachel...

Aaron Hoober, 65, of Shipshewana, Indiana, died Friday morning, October 27, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital, after a seven month battle with cancer.   He was born in New Holland, Pennsylvania, on February 18, 1941, to Aaron B. and Esther (Snyder) Hoober, Sr.  He married Mary Jane Kreider in Quarryville, Pennsylvania at the Black Roack Camp and Retreat Center on...

Max S. Bickel, 82, of Goshen, died Wednesday evening, January 19, 2011, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born January 2, 1929 in Sturgis, Michigan to Ernest W. and Mildred L. (Harris) Bickel. He moved to Goshen in 1934 coming from Brighton, Indiana. He worked at Johnson Controls from 1945 until his retirement, except for the time spent serving...

Lora L. Slapak, 71, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, September 4, 2006, at Americare Living Center.    She was born February 13, 1935, in Dayton, Ohio, to William and Era (Durr) Harrington.  She married James C. Slapak on August 30, 1986 in Goshen.  He died December 27, 1990.   A Goshen resident since 1967, Mrs. Slapak retired in 1998 from...

Christine Anne Longenbaugh, 53, of Elkhart, died at her home Saturday morning, August 5, 2006, after a long battle with multiple myeloma. She was born January 18, 1953 in Springfield, Illinois to Carl and Marge (Sanders) Lohman.  On August 9, 1975, she married Jeffrey R. Longenbaugh, DVM, at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Elkhart.   A member of the...

Mr. Ned L. Farber, 89, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, November 23, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare where he had been a patient since November 1.  He was born February 28, 1917, in Harrison Township, Indiana, to Christian and Mabel (Clark) Farber.  He married Agda Mitchell on December 15, 1945, in Goshen.  She survives.   A lifelong resident of the...

Carl H. Holcomb, 80, of Goshen, died Thursday morning, September 7, 2006 at Greencroft Healthcare.  He had been in failing health since May. He was born in LaGrange, Indiana, on May 16, 1926, to Clarence and Nora (Swihart) Holcomb.  On April 6, 1947 he married Francis Merriman.  She died September 21, 2001. Mr. Holcomb, a long time resident of...

Helen Harker Thurn, 102, of Goshen, died Friday, September 21, 2007, at Greencroft Healthcare.  She had been a resident in the Greencroft facilities since 1991, coming from Logansport. She was born on June 27, 1905, in Van Wert, Ohio, to Thomas Holmes and Lena (Razet) Harker.  She married Karl F. Thurn.  He preceded her in December 1967. A 1923...

Valerie F. Abney, 53, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, February 20, 2011, at Goshen General Hospital where she had been a patient the last two weeks. She was born in Middletown, Ohio, on February 14, 1958, to the late Lora (Harrington) Abney and Ruby Abney of Bristol Tennessee. She is survived by her longtime companion, Ken P. Carner...

Sylvia Kropf, 93, of Goshen, died Sunday afternoon, January 1, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare.  She had been ill the past 4 months.    She was born April 3, 1912, in LaGrange County, Indiana, to Edward J. and Mary (Weaver) Kauffman.  On June 24, 1933 she married Solomon J. Kropf.  He died November 23, 1978.   Mrs. Kropf did bookkeeping for Kropf...

Elaine Margaret Caprio, 73, of Franklin Park, Illinois, died Tuesday evening, January 11, 2011, at her daughter’s home.  She had been ill the past four years. She was born April 26, 1937 in Chicago, to the late Julius and Margaret (Caldrone) Cozzi.  She married Ronald F. Caprio on June 30, 1957.  He died in August 2007. She is survived...

David Scott Meade, 48, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011 in Whittier, California, from complications from cancer. A 1980 graduate of Wawasee High School, he was employed as Production Manager for U.S. Polymers Inc. in Montebello, California.  Golf and basketball (UK Wildcats) were his sporting passions. He is survived by his mother, Virginia McKee Anderson, Syracuse; his father, H....

Reetha Fay Beechy                                                            Reetha Fay Beechy, 92, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, December 4, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare.   She was born in Millersburg, Ohio, on November 29, 1914, to Calvin and Etta (Miller) Mast.  On October 10, 1940, in Millersburg, Ohio, she married Mark Beechy.  He died November 2, 1988.   A homemaker, Mrs. Beechy, had lived in the...

Loyal K. Loucks, 91, of Goshen, died unexpectedly early Sunday morning, May 15, 2011, at his home. He was born July 18, 1919 in Harrison Township, Elkhart County, to the late John W. and Susie (Roose) Loucks.  He married Beverley A. Rapp on July 17, 1949, in Dunlap.  She survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Ginger K. Loucks of...