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Edward P. Mitchell

Edward P. Mitchell

May 14, 2022

Edward P. Mitchell, 76, of Cassopolis, Michigan and formerly of Goshen, passed away at his home on May 14, 2022.

He was born November 25, 1945, to F. Paul and Irene (Stefanscik) Mitchell.

Ed graduated from Goshen High School and Goshen College. He married Linda M. (Vore) on April 12, 2003.

He was...

Larry J. Evans, Sr.

Larry J. Evans, Sr.

May 13, 2022

Larry J. Evans, Sr., 70, of Goshen, died Friday, May 13, 2022 at Goshen Hospital.

He was born January 18, 1952 in Fonde, Kentucky to Richard and Doshia (Snodgrass) Evans.

He married the love of his life Brenda (Gilbert) Evans, December 28, 1971 in Middlesboro, Kentucky.

She survives along with their two sons,...

Norman Paul Hamman

Norman Paul Hamman

May 13, 2022

Norman Paul Hamman, 84, of Goshen, died Friday, May 13, 2022 at Waterford Crossing.

He was born March 26, 1938 in Goshen to Charles P. and Florence (Miller) Hamman. He married Lynne Lucille Tharp on November 19, 1983.

She survives along with his nephew, Barry (Kate) Hamman and their children.

Along with his...

Bill Hite

Bill Hite

May 12, 2022

Willis “Bill” Hite, 94, of Goshen died Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Majestic Care.

He was born June 30, 1927 in Goshen to George and Pearl (Inks) Hite.

Bill was a life time area resident. He voluntarily enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1945, and served honorably until his discharge in 1946.

Bill...

Otto Warkentin

Otto Warkentin

May 9, 2022

Otto Warkentin, 90, formerly of Ft. Wayne, died peacefully Monday, May 9, 2022, at Greencroft with his family at his side.

He was born March 27, 1932, in Laird, Saskatchewan, Canada to Cornelius H. and Pauline (Wurfel) Warkentin.  He married Louetta Mae Nofziger on June 20, 1953, in Archbold, Ohio.  She survives along with four children; Byron...

Farrell C. Cripe

Farrell C. Cripe

May 7, 2022

Farrell C. Cripe, 90, of Goshen, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Greencroft Healthcare.

He was born September 22, 1931 in Jackson Township, Elkhart County, to Walter A. and Molly Florence (Inbody) Cripe.

On May 10, 1952 he married Frances May Miller in New Paris.  She died August 7, 2018.

Survivors include...

Gerald Wesley Vanhooser

Gerald Wesley Vanhooser

May 6, 2022

Gerald Wesley VanHooser, 76, of Milford, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022, at Majestic Care, Goshen.

He was born May 16, 1945, in Buffalo, New York to George Harold and Esther (Summersgill) VanHooser.

On November 15, 1968, he married Sherry Rutter in Charleston, South Carolina.

She survives along with a son, Brant (Angelia)...

Betty Jane Moles

Betty Jane Moles

May 1, 2022

Betty Jane Moles, 87, of Goshen, went to be with the Lord May 1, 2022. She had been at Elkhart Hospital since April 9 th .

Betty was born on September 20, 1934 to Percy and Dorothy (Stanley) Howell in Notomine, West Virginia.

She married Truman Moles on May 27, 1954in Decota, West Virginia. The...

Jerry D. Hapner

Jerry D. Hapner

Apr 30, 2022

Jerry D. Hapner, 80, of Goshen, died Saturday, April 30, 2022 at The Maples at Waterford Crossing.

He was born April 20, 1942 in Elkhart County to Ira E. and Viola (Drake) Hapner.

Survivors include two sons, Jerry D. (Leann Adams) Hapner II, and Dean Hapner, both of Plymouth; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and companion,...

Letah A. Loy

Letah A. Loy

Apr 25, 2022

Letah A. Loy, 93, of Goshen died Monday, April 25, at Goshen Hospital.

She was born March 27, 1929 in Benton Township to Charles W. and Edith (Miller) Clark.

On September 25, 1949, she married Robert Loy. They enjoyed nearly 48 years of marriage before his death September 12, 1997.

Survivors include a...

Marilyn J. Woofter

Marilyn J. Woofter

Apr 24, 2022

Marilyn J. Woofter, 91, of Goshen, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022, after a long battle with cancer.

She was born March 15, 1931 in Baldwin, West Virginia, to Glenn and Eva (Garrett) Black.

Marilyn is survived by two daughters, Donna (Edward) Thomas of Raleigh, North Carolina and Lori (Roger) Peachey of Winona Lake; five...

Victoria R. Benson

Victoria R. Benson

Apr 24, 2022

Victoria Raye (Goodman) Benson, 77, of New Paris, died unexpectedly of natural causes in her home on Saturday, April 23, 2022. She had been a resident of Winona Lake and then New Paris since 1976.

Vicky was born in Milford, Delaware on November 30, 1944, to Watson and Rose (Stair) Goodman. Most of her school years were...

Betty Joy Sherck

Betty Joy Sherck

Apr 21, 2022

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Betty Joy Sherck, 80, died Thursday, April 21, 2022.

She was born September 9, 1941 in Goshen, Indiana to Daniel L. Mast and Saloma (Eash)...

Claramae Lehman Klink

Claramae Lehman Klink

Apr 21, 2022

Claramae Lehman Klink, 95, left this earth peacefully on Thursday, April 21, from Greencroft Healthcare.

She was born February 28, 1927, in Castorland, New York, to Samuel and Clara Kennel Lehman.  She was the sixth child in a family of 13 children.

She attended Bethel College, Kansas, La Junta Mennonite School of Nursing, Colorado and...

Lorene L. Borneman

Lorene L. Borneman

Apr 21, 2022

Lorene Borneman, 90, of Mishawaka, died peacefully Thursday, April 21, 2022, at her home.

She was born June 21, 1931 in Goshen to Nathan and Lucy (Steury) Schrock.

She is survived by three children, Star (Larry) DeLater of Osceola, Tom (Carol) Borneman of South Bend and Cyndi (Shawn) Wagster; seven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren and...

Duane Shank

Duane Shank

Apr 20, 2022

Duane Shank, organizer and administrator

Duane Shank, 70, died April 20, 2022, at his home in Goshen, Indiana. The cause was complications of COPD, said his wife, Ellen L. Kennel.

He was born January 18, 1952, in Chambersburg, Pa., to Luke J. and Anna Elizabeth Metzler Shank, and was raised in Lancaster, Pa....

Carroll "Dick" D. Hobson

Carroll "Dick" D. Hobson

Apr 19, 2022

Carroll D. (Dick) Hobson, 93, of Goshen, died April 19, 2022, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa.

He was born August 5, 1928, to Lois and Carroll Hobson in Calvertsville.

Carroll attended Purdue University where he graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1950. At Purdue he was a member of the Navy ROTC and...

Stanley Thomas Huber

Stanley Thomas Huber

Apr 19, 2022

Stanley Huber, 96, of Goshen, died Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at the Cottage Gardens.

He was born November 5, 1925 in Goshen to G. Frederick and Sarah (Shidler) Huber.

Stanley married Mary Helen Culp on February 11, 1949 in Goshen. She died November 16, 2021.

He is survived by a son, Randy (Mary)...

Janie R. Campbell

Janie R. Campbell

Apr 19, 2022

Janie Ruth (Stinson) Campbell, 100 years old, entered her heavenly home the morning of April 19, 2022. Janie was born in Buckingham County, Virginia on August 4,1921. Daughter of Henry and Ada (Walker) Stinson, she grew up in the hills of Virginia with 11 brothers & sisters on their homestead that provided food from the earth, a strong work...

Kathryn A. Marquis

Kathryn A. Marquis

Apr 18, 2022

As a youngster, Kathryn Ann Straub Marquis would adventure (some might say run away) from the family home and across the millrace to enjoy a front porch visit with an elderly neighbor. Her spirit was independent and compassionate from the start on October 4, 1942. Her immediate family: Michelle “Mixhi” Earle Marquis (offspring),  Carl Hubbell (formerly married to Michelle...

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