Obituaries

Jonathan Homer Hoke, 71, was born in Elkhart, Indiana, to Leona Mae (Rhinesmith) Hoke and Clarence Merlwood Hoke.  They lived in Dunlap, Indiana, until a house fire destroyed their home.  They then moved to Conn Avenue in Elkhart.  Jonathan attended school at Beardsley School until the fifth grade.  The family then moved to a small farm in Dunlap.   Mr....

Verlyn L. “Doc” Harris, 81, of Goshen, died early Thursday morning, May 4, 2006, at Greencroft Gables where he had been a patient just one day.   He was born April 4, 1925, in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, to Leslie F. and Isa (Stillwell) Harris.  On August 17, 1947, he married Rosalyn J. Spencer in Lawton, Michigan.  She survives.   Mr. Harris...

William M. Kelly, 85, of Goshen, died late Tuesday evening, September 12, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen.   He was born July 13, 1921, in Goshen, Indiana, to Albert and Ella (Montine) Kelly.  He married Lucile J. (Dandino) Shanle on August 27, 1974.  She died in September 1998.   A lifetime Goshen resident, Mr. Kelly, owned and operated Better Machine Company...

Robert Rockenbaugh, 84, formerly of Wilson Ave., Goshen, died Tuesday, December 20, 2005, in Poway, California, where he had lived the past year.   He was born May 20, 1921, in Goshen, to John Wesley and Alta Ethel (Starner) Rockenbaugh.  On May 25, 1943, in Goshen, he married Thelma Kercher.  She died June 15, 1998.   Mr. Rockenbaugh drove a delivery...

Jeffrey M. Bauman, 25, died Saturday afternoon, February 26, 2011, at his home. He had been ill since April 2010. He was born February 28, 1985, to Philip and Connie (Leinbach) Bauman of Goshen. They survive with his grandparents, Harold (Carolyn Hertzler) Bauman and Gene and Shirley Leinbach; and a brother, Mark Bauman, all of Goshen. He was preceded...

Pauline K. Cripe, 87, of Goshen, died early Tuesday morning, March 28, 2006, at Americare Living Center in Goshen.  Mrs. Cripe was born December 10, 1918 in Goshen to Marinus and Cornelia (Blackport) Vander Maas. On May 10, 1947 in Goshen, she married Russell Cripe.  She worked for Penn Controls for 32 years. Mrs. Cripe graduated from Goshen High...

Rose-Marie Johanna Lange, 63, of Nokomis, Florida, and formerly of Syracuse, Indiana, died Thursday, October 22, 2009 at the Tidewell Hospice House, Venice, after a four year battle with cancer.  She was born June 10, 1946 in Berlin, Germany, to the late Erich and Johanna (Mueller) Rothbart.  She married Eugene G. Lange on June 10, 1966 in Berlin.  He...

Keegan Lee Beachy, 3 months, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, February 5, 2011, at his home in Goshen.  He was born November 8, 2010, in Goshen, to James Staub and Ashley Beachy. Keegan is survived by his mother and father; one sister, Hallie Marie Staub; one brother, Tyrell Beachy; and six grandparents, Doyle and Terry Beachy, Goshen, John and Sheila...

George A. Garner, 80, formerly of Goshen, died late Sunday evening, September 3, 2006, at Rosewood Terrace, Elkhart.   He was born February 18, 926, in Goshen, Indiana, to George A. and Beulah (Thomas) Garner.   A 1944 Goshen High School graduate, Mr. Garner, served with the US Army from 1944 to 1968, in Germany, Japan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Lebanon, and...

Johnnie David Manley, 66, of Goshen, died unexpectedly early Sunday morning, May 7, 2006, while visiting with family in Greeley, Colorado.   He was born December 15, 1939, in Howe, Indiana, to Cyrus T. and Mildred (Snow) Manley.  He married Janet Firestone in 1962.  She died January 10, 1984.  On November 30, 1985 he married Elizabeth Brown, who died August...

William “Bill” Henry Kaufmann, 90, of Goshen, died Wednesday afternoon, September 13, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare where he had been a patient since mid-May.   He was born February 12, 1916, in Tiskilwa, Illinois, to Henry J. and Katherine (Ringenberg) Kaufmann.  On February 20, 1940, in Tiskilwa, he married Helen Anna Magnuson.  She died April 14, 1962.  He then married...

Pastor Richard D. Sellers, 81, of Goshen, died at Greencroft Healthcare late Sunday night, August 13, 2006.   He was born January 16, 1925, in Warsaw, Indiana, to Clifford and Fawn (Miller) Sellers.  On December 27, 1949, he married Virginia Rose Flora in Dayton, Ohio.  She died February 19, 2000.   Pastor Sellers coached and taught at New Paris High School...

James E. Holsopple, 53, of New Paris, died Saturday morning, November 26, 2005, as a result of a tree-felling accident south of New Paris.   He was born January 7, 1952, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to Emery and Mary (Miller) Holsopple.  He was married on June 5, 1974, at the Oak Grove Mennonite Church Grantsville, Maryland, to Kathleen Yoder.  She survives.  ...

Juanita R. Cole, 89, of Niles, Michigan, died early Saturday morning, December 9, 2006.   She was born December 28, 1916, in Elkhart, Indiana, to John H. and Ruth (Martin) Benner.  She married Donald Yoder on October 3, 1936, in Goshen.  He died April 15, 1965.  She then married Elmer C. Cole in Niles, Michigan on November 4, 1972.  He...

Paul H. Frye Jr., 75, died Monday, February 28, 2011, at Health Park Hospital, Fort Myers, Florida.  He was born on March 3, 1935, to the late Paul H. Frye Sr., and Ethel Stauffer Frye Bloss, in Goshen. On May 11, 1963 he married Mary Miller.  She survives. Mr. Frye graduated from Goshen High School in 1953, and after...

Mary Bethia Kirkdorfer, 90, formerly of Goshen, died Tuesday morning, February 21, 2006, at Westwood Manor Nursing Center, Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born January 5, 1916, in Goshen, Indiana, to Jesse and Winnie (Haney) Tully.  On July 10, 1937, she married Dale Howard Kirkdorfer.  He died December 1, 1981.   A 1934 Goshen High School graduate, she was a...

Joseph M. Bontrager, 82, died early Thursday morning, March 24, 2011 at his residence.  He was born on January 28, 1952, in Oelwein, Iowa, to the late Martin and Lydia (Yoder) Bontrager.  Mr. Bontrager married Fannie Jane Detweiler on January 28, 1952 in Shreveport, Louisiana; she preceded him in death on August 29, 1994.  He worked for Miller Brothers...

James R. “Bob” Kauffman, 81, of Warsaw, died late Friday evening, December 2, 2005, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen, where he had been a resident for three weeks.   He was born September 22, 1924, in Goshen, to Arthur and Hazel (Bowman) Kauffman.  On March 24, 1946, he married Faye Valdine Weaver.  She preceded him on November 24, 1979.   Mr. Kauffman...

Harold R. DeKnikker, Jr., 24 days, of Goshen, died unexpectedly Sunday, May 28, 2006, in the emergency room at Goshen General Hospital.   He was born May 4, 2006, in Goshen, to Harold DeKnikker and Martha Skaggs of Goshen.   He is survived by his parents; a sister, Diane McGrew; a brother, Eddie McGrew; and grandparents, William and Karletta Skaggs of...

Anne Olga Conway, 80, died Monday, April 3, 2006 at Americare Living Center, Goshen.  Born June 18, 1925 in Belarus, Daughter of the late Chariton Kononov and the late Ksenia Ananich.   She was an active member of  the Ukranian Baptist Church, Chicago, where she taught Sunday School classes and sang in the choir for many years.  Anne especially enjoyed...