Alice Marie Fairfield
Sep 5, 2008
Alice Marie Fairfield, 85, of Elkhart, passed away September 5, 2008 at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart. She was born September 16, 1922 in Goshen to Kenneth V. and Martha Faye (Eyer) Baugher. She married Robert P. Fairfield in May of 1948. He died February 13, 1994. Surviving are 2 daughters, Sandra Patton of Elkhart and Jacqulyn (David)...
Helmut P. Schroeder
Sep 3, 2008
Helmut P. Schroeder 93, of Franklin, MA, died Wednesday September 3, 2008 at his residence, following a long illness. He was the husband of the late Irma E. (Kaiser) Schroeder who died in 1984. Born in Hitzdorf, Germany, October 1, 1914, a son of the late Hermann and Elisabeth (Krueger) Schroeder, he formerly lived in Elkhart, Indiana until moving...
Florine L. Derr
Aug 31, 2008
Florine L. Derr, 83, of Michiana Shores, IN, formerly of Bristol, IN, passed away August 31, 2008 at St. Anthony Memorial Health Center, Michigan City, IN. She was born October 6, 1924 in Reeds Spring, MO to Raymond and Frieda (Grabs) Stults and married Carl B. Derr, September 14, 1946 in Bristol. He died on September 2, 1994. Surviving...
Louana B. Lucas
Aug 22, 2008
Louana B. "Annie" Lucas, 59, of Hester Street, Elkhart, passed away August 22, 2008 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born June 12, 1949 in Elkhart to Clifton J. "Bud" and Mary Lou (Davis) Markey and married Patrick C. Lucas on September 29, 1990. He died on December 15, 1995. Surviving are her mother, Mary Lou Markey of Elkhart,...
Georgia V. Housour
Aug 19, 2008
Georgia V. Housour, 89, of Goshen, Indiana, passed away August 19, 2008 at Goshen General Hospital. She was born August 26, 1918 in Elkhart to Samuel and Bertha (Tavernier) Glick and married Maurice Jenkins. He died in 1973. She then married Fred Housour on October 11, 1974. He survives with a son, Terry (Martha) Jenkins of Tulsa, OK,; a...
Mariellen Peterson
Aug 11, 2008
Mariellen M. "Nan" Peterson, 87 of 1509 Locust Elkhart, Indiana died August 11, 2008 at 9:00 P.M. at The Maples at Waterford Crossing in Goshen, Indiana. She was born on April 17, 1921 in Elkhart, Indiana to Willis J. and Edith (Yoder) Mast. Surviving are a brother, Daniel (Bud) Mast of Delaware, Ohio. A niece and nephew also survive.She...
James E. Bond Jr.
Aug 11, 2008
James E. Bond Jr., 87 of Elkhart, passed away August 11, 2008 at Hubbard Hill Estates. He was born November 17, 1920 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to James E. and Winifred (Ellingham) Bond and married Rosemary Kryder on July 26, 1947 in Ft. Wayne. She survives with a daughter, Carolynn (George Williams) Bond of Ft. Collins, CO; a son,...
Charles Speraw
Aug 7, 2008
Charles Speraw Jr. of Pine Ridge Court, Elkhart died August 7, 2008 @ 6:55 A.M. at Elkhart General Hospital.He was born on July 12, 1924 in Elkhart to Charles and Mabel (Bumbaugh) Speraw Sr.He married Barbara R. Shelley on August 7, 1945 in Topeka, Kansas.She preceded him in death on May 27, 2008. Survivors include three daughters; Marsha (Jim)...
Doris E. Yacuk
Aug 6, 2008
Doris E. Yacuk,84 of Breman, Indiana died August 6, 2008 @ 4:45 P.M. at Eastlake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.She was born on May 23, 1924 at the Alamo, New Mexico to Charles and Bennie Brown.She married Nick Yacuk on January 1, 1944.He preceded her in death on March 9, 1999. Survivors include two daughters; Dawn (Jeff) Kessler of Elkhart,...
Oleata Sweeney Givens
Aug 6, 2008
Oleata K. Givens, 94, of Elkhart, passed away August 6, 2008 at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart.She was born on October 14, 1913 in Linden, West Virginia to W.D. "Swiney" and Reatha Starcher (Price) Sweeney. She married James S. "Jake" Givens Jr. who precedes her in death. Survivors include a son, James S. (Dawn) Givens III of Elkhart,...
Betsy Ann Ritchie
Aug 3, 2008
Betsy Ann Ritchie, of Bristol, died August 3, 2008 at 10 am in South Bend Memorial Hospital after suffering a stroke the previous day. She was born September 13, 1940 in Muncie to Lois and Claude Williams. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Jay C. Ritchie; 3 children, Jeffrey Jay (Jessica), Theodore Mathew, and Elizabeth "Lisa"...
Eileen Campbell
Aug 3, 2008
Eileen Campbell, 88, of Lakeland, Florida, formerly of Elkhart, passed away August 3, 2008 in Lakeland, FL. She was born November 17, 1919 in Plymouth, Indiana to Earl and Clara (Cramer) Campbell. Surviving are 2 sisters, Mary Erwin of Elkhart and Nancy Kochanowski of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. There are no services scheduled. Cremation has taken place.
Phyllis Patricia Kerwood
Aug 2, 2008
Phyllis Patricia Kerwood, 71, of Bristol, Indiana passed away August 2, 2008 at Elkhart General Hospital after a sudden illness. She was born January 26, 1937 in Perryton, Texas to Elmer H. and Helen (McDaniel) Carnes. She married Joe W. Kerwood on December 4, 1954 in Stinnet, Texas. He died on August 23, 1993. Surviving are a daughter Connie...
Robert O. Nusbaum
Aug 2, 2008
Robert O. Nusbaum, 89, of Venice, FL, formerly of Elkhart, passed away August 2, 2008 at Goshen General Hospital. He was born to Oliver "Ollie" and Iva Mable (Hooley) Nusbaum on September 25, 1918 in Middlebury Township, Elkhart County. Robert graduated from Jefferson High School in 1936. He married Pearl Shaffer in June, 1940 with two sons, Keith and...
Ellsworth R. Wert
Aug 2, 2008
Ellsworth R. Wert, 86, of Elkhart, passed away August 2, 2008 at Woodland Manor, Elkhart. He was born October 3, 1921 in Kendallville, Indiana and married Emma Eby on June 29, 1946 in Middlebury. She survives him. Mr. Wert retired from Miles Laboratories, Inc., in 1982. He was a volunteer for the Porter Township Fire Department from 1969-1996. He...
Thomas K. Koets
Jul 28, 2008
Thomas K. Koets, 69, of Goshen, Indiana, went to be with the Lord on July 28, 2008 after a short illness with MSA. He was born December 16, 1938 in Kalamazoo, MI to Gerard and Norma (Keene) Koets. He married Beverly J. Corstange on December 13, 1968 in Kalamazoo. She survives along with 4 sons, Nathan (Julie) Koets of...
Virginia Ray Fluke
Jul 17, 2008
Virginia Ray Fluke, 71, formerly of Elkhart, passed away July 17, 2008 at the Logansport State Hospital. She was born November 20, 1936 in Elkhart to Leon and Louise (Norman) Stover and married Bruce E. Fluke on March 4, 1956. He died on July 21, 2002. Surviving are a sister, Shirley (Jim) Beukema of Wyoming, MI, a brother, Richard...
Lola Faunee Godair
Jul 15, 2008
Lola Faunee Godair, 79, of White Pigeon, Michigan passed away July 15, 2008 at Greenleaf Living Center in Elkhart. She was born November 22, 1928 in Griffithville, Arkansas to William Harve and Lola (Shore) Vance and married James L. Godair on October 27, 1945. They later divorced and he died on January 6, 1990. Surviving are 2 daughters, Shirley...
Nicholas R. Fortino
Jul 15, 2008
Nicholas R. Fortino, 64, of 3600 E. Bristol Street, Elkhart, passed away July 15, 2008 at Courtyard Healthcare, Goshen. He was born July 2, 1944 in Elkhart to Frank and Mary (Bibbo) Fortino. Surviving are 2 daughters, Dana (Cory) Wright of Goshen, IN and Jennifer Davis of Fishers, IN, 2 grandsons, Hunter and Mason Wright, 1 sister, Mary Jo...
Herta Johanna Teusher
Jul 14, 2008
Herta J. Teusher, 98, formerly of Kilbourn Street, Elkhart, passed away July 14, 2008 at Miller's Merry Manor, Wakarusa. She was born April 15, 1910 in Leipzig, Germany to Max and Mary (Pohle) Lange and married John Teusher on May 2, 1931 in Leipzig. He died January 25, 1974. Surviving are 3 daughters, Rosie Murphy of Bay City, TX,...
