Wilma I. Grove
October 31, 2008
Wilma I Grove,80 of 210 Myrtle Street, Elkhart, Indiana died October 31, 2008 at the home of her daughter, Mary Baynes.She was born on January 12, 1928 in Elkhart, Indiana to Benjamin & Ethel B. (Hawthorne) Griffin. She married John R. Grove on August 2, 1947 in Elkhart, Indiana.He preceded her in death on December 12, 1987. Surviving are...
Sylvia M. Nation
October 28, 2008
Sylvia M. Nation, 80, of 1325 Greencroft Drive, Goshen, IN, formerly of Elkhart, passed away October 28, 2008 at Greencroft Gables Healthcare Center, Goshen. She was born May 3, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan to Raymond and Betty (Price) Worley and married John A. Nation on September 2, 1982 in St. Joseph, MI. He died on September 4, 1997. Surviving...
Cheryl Kildow Breslin
October 26, 2008
Cheryl D. (Kildow) Breslin, 59, of 1410 W. Vistula Street, Bristol, IN died October 26, 2008 at her home after an extended illness. She was born January 29, 1949 in Malden, MO to Curtis and Lois (Edwards) Kildow. She is survived by her parents, Curtis and Lois Kildow of Gilbertsville, KY; 1 sister, Faye Shedrow of Plymouth, IN and...
Deanna J. Shea
October 21, 2008
Deanna J. Shea,60 of Elkhart, Indiana died October 21, 2008 @ 10:15 A.M. at Valley View Healthcare Center. She was born on April 25, 1948 in Benton Harbor, Michigan to Lawrence V. Shea and Mary Petill.She married Antonio Barrious in 1996 in Topeka, Kansas.He survives along with her mother; Mary McDaniel and a sister, Calita Hammons both of Mishawaka,...
Barbara J. Koontz
October 15, 2008
Barbara J. Koontz,90 of 500 South Main Street, Elkhart died October 15, 2008 @ 5:45 P.M. at Hospice House in South Bend, Indiana. She was born on January 14, 1918 in Topeka, Indiana to Ira & Mabel (Frederick) Sunthimer. Surviving are a daughter, Irajean (Paul) Rauguth of White Pigeon, Michigan; a step-son, Ronald A. (Jan) Koontz of Elgin, Illinois;...
Peggy E. Kessler
October 12, 2008
Peggy E. Kessler, 82, of 1201 E. Beardsley Avenue, Elkhart, passed away October 12, 2008 at her residence. She was born August 26, 1926 in Elkhart to Albert and Helen (Bell) Hindes and married K. Keith Kessler on March 7, 1947 in Elkhart. He died November 1, 1976. Surviving are 3 daughters, Kris (Bill) Whitman of South Bend, Sue...
Lawrence E. Kueppers
October 9, 2008
Lawrence E. Kueppers, 51, of Elkhart, passed away October 9, 2008 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born June 22, 1957 in Warsaw, IN to Kenneth R. and Marjorie E. (Moore) Kueppers and married Norma J. Adams on March 19, 1983 in Elkhart. She survives with 2 sons, Christopher and Joshua Kueppers and a daughter Kaela Kueppers all of...
Richard L. Adams Jr.
October 1, 2008
Richard L. Adams Jr., 52, of Elkhart, passed away October 1, 2008 at his home. He was born December 8, 1955 in Elkhart County to Richard L. and Ellen (Hollowell) Adams Sr. and married Geneva S. Spry on April 7, 1973 in Woodbury, Tennessee. She survives with a son, Richard (Marcy) Adams of Elkhart; grandchildren, Paige, Natosha, Jeanica, James,...
Robert C. Lacy, Jr.
September 27, 2008
Robert C. Lacy, 83, passed away September 27, 2008 at Greencroft Healthcare Center, Goshen. He was born January 18, 1925 in Wabash, Indiana to Robert C. and Beatrice (Hoagland) Lacy Sr. and married Janette P. Loucks on June 27, 1946 in Goshen. She died December 14, 1998. Surviving are a son, Tom (Julia) of Elkhart; 3 daughters, Becky (Tom)...
Richard K. Fischer
September 26, 2008
Richard K. Fischer, 57, of Elkhart, passed away September 26, 2008 at his home. He was born February 10,1951 in Chicago to Heinz O. and Verdun (Hill) Fischer and married Irene "Lani" Niggebrugge on August 22, 1975. She survives with a son, Ryan A. Fischer of Ephrata, PA, a daughter, Stephanie N. Fischer at home, a granddaughter, 2 sisters,...
Donald K. Livingood
September 17, 2008
Donald K. Livingood,65 of Bristol, Indiana died September 17, 2008 @ 1:35 P.M. at Elkhart Rehabilition Center, Elkhart.He was born on March 11, 1943 in Santa Monica, California to Donald M. and Mary Jane (Knerr) Livingood.He married Carol M. Nickerson in 1993 in Elkhart.She preceded him in death on February 25, 1999.Surviving are a step-son: Shane (Deana) Bingham of...
Jack L. Frantz
September 13, 2008
Jack L. Frantz, 69, of Elkhart, passed away September 13, 2008 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born October 20, 1938 in Pontiac, Illinois to John and Wanda M. (Wooten) Frantz and married Donna M. Friedman on September 12, 1958 in Bloomington, IL. His wife Donna survives along with a son, Dean Frantz of Vicksburg, MI; a daughter, Dawn...
Edward Andrew Vahala
September 6, 2008
Edward Andrew Vahala, 78, of Elkhart, Indiana, passed away September 6, 2008 at Our Lady of Peace Hospital, South Bend. He was born February 20, 1930 in Byesville, OH to John and Mary (Franko) Vahala. He married Ann "Albena" Mailot on April 18, 1953 in Byesville. She survives with 2 daughters, Dr. Mary Beth Vahala of LaCrosse, WI and...
Alice Marie Fairfield
September 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
September 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
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 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.
August 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,...
