Oct 4, 2018

William F. “Bill” Roberts, Jr., 71, of Elkhart, passed away on Oct. 4, 2018 at home.  He was born on July 11, 1947 in Warren, OH to William F. and Dorothy J. (Haffner) Roberts, Sr.  He married Mary Setting on Jan. 13, 1968 in Champion, OH.  She preceded him in death on Aug. 22, 1988.  He married Ona M....

Oct 1, 2018

Joy Joan Blough, 89 of Bristol, passed away on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 in her home. She was born April 2, 1929 in Mishawaka to Floyd and Ada (Kaufman) Nifong. She married Richard J. Blough on March 21, 1948 in Bristol. He died on March 20, 2013. Surviving are her children, David (Connie) Blough of Bristol, Dawn White of...

Sep 29, 2018

Dr. Larry D. Roberts, 75 of Bristol, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 at the Elkhart Hospice House.

He was born on June 13, 1943 in Lebanon, Indiana to Donald F. and Octova Mae (Stewart) Roberts. He married Nancy K. Ray on April 11, 1965 in Indianapolis. She survives along with a son, Bart (Jennifer) Roberts...

Sep 27, 2018

Ward S. Dirks, 52, of Middlebury, passed away at his home on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018.  He was born on Jan. 5, 1966 in Elkhart, IN to Marvin T. and G. Jeannine (Clark) Dirks.

Ward is survived by his children: Austin Dirks, of Middlebury, Shae Dirks, of Elkhart, and Larissa Dirks of Middlebury; 2 grandchildren: Jeremiah and...

Sep 24, 2018

Duane E. Cook, 61 of Goshen, passed away on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend.

He was born January 10, 1957 in Elkhart to Bert R. and Martha E. (Wagner) Cook. Surviving are 2 sisters, Carolee J. (Douglas) Rhude of Elkhart, Betty E. (Patrick) McDowell of Goshen, sister-in-law, Rachel Cook Korody of Granger,...

Sep 23, 2018

Philip W. Miller, 70, died in a tragic hiking accident while on vacation with his wife in Door County, Wisconsin on September 23rd, 2018.

Phil was born February 5th, 1948, in Elkhart, to William and Ruth Miller.

On May 1st, 1993, in Elkhart, he married Vickie Ogle.  Vickie survives along with two children, Daniela (Preston)...

Sep 22, 2018

June A. Rink, 87 of Goshen, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen.

She was born June 19, 1931 in Warsaw, IN to Floyd M. and Helen C. (Palmer) Ramsey. She married Paul M. Rink on Nov. 8, 1985 in Elkhart. Surviving are 2 daughters, Susan Maron and Kathy (Dan) Lenhart...

Sep 9, 2018

Madelynn Brynn Cubbernuss, 10 days, passed away Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 at 1:40 pm at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.

She was born on August 30, 2018 in South Bend. She is survived by her parents, Chris F. and Dawn D. (Rohrer) Cubbernuss of Cassopolis, Mich., her twin sister, Hadley Cubbernuss and her grandmothers, Diana Rohrer...

Sep 8, 2018

Friedrich Bentzer, 88 of Elkhart, passed away on Sept. 8, 2018 at the Greenleaf Health Campus.

He was born May 29, 1930 in Yugoslavia to Friedrich and Kathrina (Hauch) Bentzer. He married Barbara Simon on Dec. 8, 1951. She preceded him in death on March 19, 2013. Surviving are a son, Karl (Debbie) Bentzer of Edwardsburg, MI;...

Sep 7, 2018

Marvin “Ron” Pruitt, passed away Sept. 7, 2018 at the Elkhart Hospice House. He was born Oct. 21, 1938 in Hope, Indiana to Pete and Dorothy Pruitt.

Ron joined the U.S. Navy at age 16 and spent 3 years in service of his country.

Ron was a kind gentle soul who gave the gift of...

Sep 6, 2018

Rick Minix, 64, of Edwardsburg, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Elkhart General Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Rick was born on October 23, 1953 in Elkhart, Indiana, to C. Ray and Mary (Bigelow) Minix. On October 23, 1971, he married Paulette (Darrah) Minix of Edwardsburg, his beloved high school sweetheart of 46 years. She...

Sep 1, 2018

William J."Bill" Pratt, 68, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday Sep. 1, 2018 at Elkhart General Hospital.

He was born Oct. 8, 1949 in Youngstown, OH to William A. and Ruth Dawn (Truhan) Pratt.

On June 1, 1996 in Elkhart he married Ineke G. Sampers-Kantz who survives along with a son William J. (Tiffany) Pratt of...

Sep 1, 2018

Berdene Carlile, 104, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully Saturday Sep. 1, 2018 at home.

She was born July 20, 1914 in Goshen to Guy and Gertrude (Longcor) McDowell. On Feb. 20, 1942 in Galveston, TX, she married Eugene Carlile who preceded her in death Sep. 17, 2004 after 66 years of marriage.

Surviving is her...

Aug 25, 2018

Theresa A. Schieber, 81, of Union, MI formerly of Elkhart, passed away Saturday Aug. 25, 2018 at Elkhart General Hospital.

She was born June 10, 1937 in Elkhart to Frank and Helen P. (Fortino) DelRegno. On May 4, 1957 in Elkhart she married Richard E. Schieber who survives along with 3 daughters; Cheryl Stamp of Union, MI,...

Aug 23, 2018

Daniel H. Comadoll, 60 of Edgerton, OH, formerly of Elkhart passed away Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018.

He was born Nov. 30, 1957 in Elkhart to Cecil W. Comadoll Sr. and Barbara Wogomon. He is survived by a brother, James (Eva) Comadoll of Elkhart, and nieces and nephews and several great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in...

Aug 19, 2018

Joyce Evelyn Cleaveland, 91 of Elkhart, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018 in her home.

She was born Aug. 11, 1927 in Knox, IN to James P. and Gertrude M. (Gilsinger) Falvey. She married Robert Cleaveland Jr. on June 30, 1950 in Knox. He preceded in her death on March 21, 1994. Surviving are 6...

Aug 18, 2018

Ronald L. (Hop/Hoppy) Hayes, 66 of Elkhart, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Elkhart General Hospital.

Ron was born April 7, 1952 in Elkhart to the late Mary L. Hayes-Walters and William Hayes. Ron married Patricia A. Mapes on April 29, 1978. She survives along with his son, Brent...

Aug 10, 2018

John Wesley Secor, 86, passed away August 10, 2018, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born January 12, 1932 at home in Jimtown to Hazel Burley (Heffner) and William Henry Secor, Senior.

John loved to learn and pursued degrees in education, obtaining a BA from Bethel College, Masters and Certification in School Administration from IU and a...

Aug 7, 2018

Ruth M. Alexander, age 94, of Richmond, IL, and formerly of Elkhart, IN, passed away at Centegra Hospital in McHenry, IL. She was born in Elkhart to Wilmer A. and Ruth M. (Black) Yergin on June 8, 1924. In 1944, Ruth enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served her country in World War II with the WAVES....

Aug 1, 2018

Gracie Darlene Venticinque, 67 of Bristol, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018 in her home.

She was born on April 14, 1951 in Oneida, KY to William E. and Thelma (Taulbee) Ball. She married Ron J. Venticinque on Nov. 8, 2002. He survives along with her children, Thelma Ball, Joseph Goss and William Gibbs and a...