Obituaries

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...

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...