Obituaries

Corabelle Dickison, 76, of Goshen, died Monday evening, June 12, 2006, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born October 25, 1929, in Jackson Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, to Earl G. and Ruth (Brock) Swoveland.  On September 5, 1948, in Goshen, she married Kenneth D. Weaver.  He died in 1973.  On September 20, 1980, she married Charles Dickison at the...

Elizabeth Garber, 82, of Goshen, died Friday afternoon, December 1, 2006, at her home of 55 years.   She was born February 11, 1924, in Topeka, Indiana, to George Y. and Sylvia Jane (Miller) Miller.  She married Maurice Garber on September 25, 1943, in Shipshewana.  He survives.   A lifelong resident of the area, Mrs. Garber, graduated as valedictorian of the...

Donald “Don” E. Reed, 85, of Goshen, died Wednesday morning, November 8, 2006, at his home.  He had been ill the past month. He was born in Millersburg, Indiana, on July 7, 1921, to Clinton E. and Grace (Harroff) Reed.  He married Doris M. Garber on July 27, 1941, in Goshen.  She survives.   A lifelong resident of the Goshen...

Paul E. Otto, 76, of Topeka, died unexpectedly early Friday morning, February 4, 2011, at his home. He was born in Kokomo on October 29, 1934, to the late Fred and Nora (Bontrager) Otto. After Paul’s mother died at an early age his father married Mattie. On December 19, 1981 he married Nancy Lorenz Wright.  She survives. Also surviving...

Irma May Gardner, 89, of Valrico,Florida, died Saturday, April 8, 2006, in Brandon, Florida.   She was born July 30, 1916, in Bristol, Indiana, to the late Cecil and Bessie (Wagley) Garver.  She married Virgil Gardner who preceded her in death on May 28, 1984.   She is survived by a daughter, Elaine (Don) Agrippa of Ocala, Florida; a son, Randall...

Letha Irene Mahler, 76, of Millersburg, died Monday morning, December 4, 2006, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing, after a four week illness.   She was born October 6, 1930, to Earl S. and Leota May (Cline) Brubaker, in Miami County, Indiana.  She married Duane Mervin Mahler on April 15, 1951, at the home of her parents.  He survives.   A...

Barbara Jean Delazerda, 55, of Goshen, died early Saturday afternoon, July 15, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare.  She had been ill since February. She was born June 19, 1951, in Frankfort, Indiana, to the late Paul and Mable Allie Denning.  She married Walter Delazerda on December 8, 1970, in Mobile, Alabama.  He died in March.   Mrs. Delazerda moved to Goshen...

Joshua Wayne Kuipers, 26, of Syracuse, died late Friday night, December 23, 2005, at Goshen General Hospital, where he was brought in by paramedics. He was born October 4, 1979, in Goshen, to John J. and Allison (Moist) Kuipers, also of Syracuse.  On May 22, 1999, at the Sunnyside Baptist Church in Dunlap, he married Angie Boling.  She survives.  ...

Kathryn I. Reimer, 87, of Goshen, died Saturday evening, December 2, 1006, at Courtyard of Goshen, where she had been the past ten weeks.   She was born May 30, 1919, in Nappanee, Indiana, to Esther Truex.  She married Lester Berkey on November 3, 1940, in Nappanee.  He died June 5, 1977.  On July 19, 1980, she married Martin F....

Harry G. Madison, 80, of Goshen, died Saturday evening, November 18, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital where he had been a patient one day.  He was born in Mitchell, Indiana, on July 30, 1926, to Wayne W. and Flossie M. (Cook) Madison.  He married Glenneth “Rosie” McDermed on May 28, 1949, in Mitchell.  She died December 28, 2004.   A...

Violet Ruth Hill, 91, of Wakarusa, died Thursday evening, December 7, 2006, at Miller’s Merry Manor.   She was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, on January 29, 1915, to Bert and Bessie (Miller) Wilson.  On September 14, 1933, in Kansas City, Kansas, she married Aubrey Franklin Hill.  He died July 22, 1992.   Mrs. Hill, a life member of the First...

Mary Ann Baer, 78, died Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at Avalon Village.           She was born July 11, 1932 in Goshen to the late Noble Leroy and Elna Agnes (Elliott) Stump. On December 2, 1950 she married Melvin J. Bontrager, Sr. He died April 19, 1965. She was formerly married to Arthur R. Baer, Sr. Survived by special friend Robert...

Mary Ann Gongwer, 79, of Warren, Indiana, died Thursday evening, March 9, 2006, at the United Methodist Memorial Home after a long illness.   She was born May 21, 1926, in Pontiac, Illinois, to Frank and Ola (Hakes) Davis.  On September 2, 1952, in Pontiac, Illinois, she married Carl E. Gongwer.  He survives.   Mrs. Gongwer had lived in Elkhart County...

Constance Marie Charles, 95, of Oak Park, Illinois, died at her home on Thursday, December 21, 2006.  She had been in failing health the past year. She was born on April 21, 1911, in Alliance, Ohio, to Harvey L. and Anna Marie (Brawley) Eby.  On November 27, 1938, she married Andrew J. Charles in Los Angeles, California.  He died...

Helen B. (Ong) Hachet, 70, of Goshen, died Monday morning, November 7, 2005, at her home.   She was born January 22, 1935, in Elkhart, Indiana, to Eugene and Elsie (McChesney) Ong.  On November 1, 1958, in Elkhart, she married Richard A. Hachet.  He died August 1, 2004.   Mrs. Hachet graduated from Elkhart Central in 1955 and attended Goshen College. ...

Nancy Ellen Elliott, 70, of Goshen, died Friday evening, December 2, 2005, at Americare where she had been a resident since August 25, 2005. She was born September 4, 1935, in Muncie, Indiana, to Cletis R. and Ruth Evelyn (Holoway) Bowers.  On April 26, 1980, in Muncie, she married Herman R. Elliott.  He died January 28, 1995.   She graduated...

Henry Looney, 63, of Goshen, died Saturday evening, March 18, 2006, at his home after a long battle with cancer.   He was born December 21, 1942, in Wilson, Arkansas, to Edward and Lilly (Collins) Looney.  On March 21, 1981, he married Nira “Sue” Springer, in Goshen.  She survives.   A long time resident of the Goshen area, Mr. Looney had...

John E. Beachy, 92, died Monday, April 18, 2011at Greencroft Gables, Goshen.  His health had been declining since February 18, when he was admitted into hospice care.  He was born to the late Eli C. and MaryAnn Beachy on August 12, 1918, in Plain City, Ohio.  He married Miriam Weaver on August 29, 1942, in Goshen.  A missionary, Mr....

Faith Hope Hinkle was stillborn on Monday afternoon, May 8, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital.  She is survived by her parents Thomas G. and Melinda (Marchand) Hinkle of New Parisa; two brothers, K. Patrick Dunkin and Matthew Thomas Hinkle; and a sister Alaina Paige Dunkin.  Also surviving are grandparents, Marily Marchand of Elkhart, Douglas  and Lynn Marchand of New...

Victoria Analise Calentine was stillborn late Friday afternoon, April 7, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital.   She is survived by her parents, Matt and Britt Calentine of Elkhart; grandparents, Cathleen Berkey of Elkhart and Ann (James) Wiesjahn of Mishawaka; great-grandparents, Jane Bailey of Middlebury, Robert and Anne Lopez of San Antonio, Texas, Martha Thompson and Jo Weisjahn of Mishawaka and...