Willis G. Kohli
May 27, 2021
Willis G. Kohli, 91, of Goshen died Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Greencroft Healthcare.
He was born May 20, 1930 in Union Township to John and Evalena (Rohrer) Kohli.
On August 31, 1957 he married Dorothy E. Yoder in New Paris. She died April 9, 2013.
Survivors include a daughter, Elaine (Mike) Stull...
Mary A. Mathews
May 24, 2021
Mary A. Mathews, 94, formerly of New Paris, died Monday, May 24, 2021 at Courtyard Healthcare, Goshen.
She was born December 4, 1926 at home in Nappanee to Bruce and Mary (Fox) Rogers.
On October 20, 1945 she married Howard M. Mathews in New Paris. He died April 20, 2011.
Survivors include four...
Irene M. Ziegler
May 24, 2021
Irene M. Ziegler, 93, of Elkhart died Monday, May 24, 2021 at Greenleaf Health Campus.
She was born May 14, 1928 in Bristol to Ora and Cecile (Bratton) Ziegler.
Irene is survived by her niece, Jean (Dean) Van Sky Hock of Bristol; and three nephews, Dennis (Carolyn) Ziegler, Augusta, Georgia, David (Mary) Ziegler, Bristol and...
Marla Groh Bender
May 21, 2021
Elkhart - Marla Groh Bender, age 69, passed away Friday, May 21, 2021 at her home in Elkhart. A memorial service will be held at McCoy Memorial Baptist Church, 134 St. Clair Ave., Elkhart, on Thursday, May 27. Visitation will be from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM with the memorial service to follow.
Marla was born in...
Stanley R. Miller
May 20, 2021
Stanley R. Miller, 60, of Goshen, died after complications from an aortic dissection, Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 1:19 a.m., at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.
He was born July 31, 1960, in Lagrange County.
He married Audrey R. Adkins on June 20, 1981.
She survives along with his father, Raymond...
Randall "Randy" W. Baker
May 18, 2021
Randall “Randy” W. Baker, 48, of Goshen, died unexpectedly at home Tuesday, May 18, 2021.
He was born July 25, 1972 in Fort Wayne to James B. and Anna L. (Decker) Baker.
Survivors include his mother, Anna Baker of Fort Wayne; five children, Brandon Baker, Bradley (KC) Baker, Joshua Baker, Brooke (Nicholas) Martinez and Skylar...
Joan K. Harshberger
May 17, 2021
Joan K. Harshberger, 78, of Goshen died Monday, May 17, 2021 at her home.
She was born January 15, 1943 in Goshen to Glenn E. and Alma I. (Troyer) Harshberger.
Survivors include two grandchildren, Keena and Eric; two great-grandchildren; four siblings, Judy Riegsecker of Sarasota, Florida, Janeth (Dallas) Fireline of Goshen, Lyle (Mary Anne) Harshberger...
David L. Shepard
May 17, 2021
David L. Shepard, 69, of Goshen, passed away Monday, May 17, 2021,at his brother’s home, Richard and Mary Shepard.
He was born August 14, 1951 in Goshen to Clarence Leroy and Norma (Firestone) Shepard.
David is survived by his girlfriend, Susie Springer of Goshen; three sisters, Kathy Anthony of Warsaw, Onny (Chuck) Stiver of Syracuse...
Ethel L. Friend
May 15, 2021
Ethel L. Friend, 81, of Goshen, died Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Goshen Hospital.
She was born August 23, 1939 in Peru, Indiana.
Survivors include a daughter, Annette Starner of Goshen; two sons, Jerry (Connie) Akers of Goshen and Randy Friend; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Joe (Betty) Randolph of Monticello, Indiana.
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Katherine J. Craig
May 14, 2021
Live-stream link will go live at 9:50 a.m. (EST) Saturday, May 22, 2021
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Katherine J. Craig, 90, of Goshen died Friday, May 14, 2021 at Waterford Crossing, where she had resided the past four years.
She was born August 29, 1930 in Goshen to Edward and Hester (Steele) Rupholdt.
On...
Theron F. Schlabach
May 13, 2021
Theron F. Schlabach, 87, died Thursday, May 13, 2021 at Greencroft Health Care in Goshen, Indiana. He was born December 6, 1933 to Ezra and Vivian (Johns) Schlabach. He married Sara Ann Kauffman on January 8, 1955.
He is survived by a daughter, Kristina Johnson, Goshen; three sons, Gerald (Joetta) Schlabach, Michigan, J. Carlyle (Julie Birky) Schlabach,...
Robert Lee Smith
May 12, 2021
Heaven gained a warrior on May 12, 2021 when Robert Lee Smith, of Redding California and formerly of Goshen and Fort Wayne, passed away at the age of 63 after a tragic two-week battle with Covid-19.
Born in Goshen, Robert was an accomplished high school athlete in both baseball and football, scoring the winning touchdown in the...
Edgar J. Metzler
May 12, 2021
For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39
Edgar James Metzler, a peacemaker who championed...
Mary Jo Rink
May 12, 2021
Mary Jo Rink, 57, of Goshen, died Wednesday, May 12, at home following an extended illness.
She was born Jan. 2, 1964 in Goshen to Raymond and Edna (Troyer) Gingerich.
On Oct. 16, 2015 she married George Rink in Brandenburg, Kentucky.
He survives along with her children, Kristi (Jeff) Stetler of Argos, Briana...
Stanley C Bobbitt
May 12, 2021
Stanley C. Bobbitt, 96 of Goshen passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Goshen Hospital.
He was born Jan. 27, 1925 in Orange County to Samuel Claude and Flossie Marie (Bell) Bobbitt.
He is survived by three children, Kim (Bryan) Fox of New Paris, Craig Bobbitt of Rowlett, Texas and Curtis Bobbitt of Great Falls,...
Ila Marian Palmer Alwine
May 11, 2021
Ila Marian Palmer Alwine, 95, of Goshen, passed away Tuesday, May 11 at The Maples at Waterford Crossing.
She was born August 31, 1925 in Mishawaka to Clyde and Kathryn (Chappell) Palmer.
On September 24, 1944, she married Fred Warren Alwine in Ligonier. He died July 28, 1988.
Survivors include three children, Sandra...
Melissa A. Stanton
May 10, 2021
Melissa A. Stanton, 49, of Warsaw, died Monday, May 10, 2021 at Kosciusko Community Hospital after battling a long-term illness.
She was born April 17, 1972 in Corbin, Kentucky to Kenneth and Annabelle (Slack) Beckett. They preceded her in death.
On September 3, 2016 she married Barry Stanton at 1 st United Methodist Church Life...
Jeffrey Allen Vance
May 8, 2021
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Jeffrey A. Vance, 79, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa.
He was born a three-pound baby on May 20, 1941 in Goshen to...
Phyllis J. Stout
May 5, 2021
Phyllis J. Stout, 80, of Goshen, was called home to Heaven unexpectedly, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. She took her final earthly breath surrounded by her beloved and loving family.
She was born April 29, 1941 in Coldwater, Michigan to Garald G. and Arlene J. (Heltzel) Merriman.
On Nov. 18, 1962 she married Dale O. Stout...
Homer E. Swartzentruber
May 4, 2021
Homer Eugene Swartzentruber, 82, of Goshen, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen.
He was born on June 20, 1938, in Park View, Virginia, to Ernest and Fannie (Yoder) Swartzentruber.
Homer spent his growing up years in Virginia and Delaware and graduated from Schuyler High School in Schuyler, Virginia. He attended...
