H. Jean "Squeak" Watson
September 30, 2016
H. Jean “Squeak” Watson, 88 a lifelong resident of Bristol, passed away on Friday, Sept. 30th at the home of his son, Jack. He was born May 20, 1928 in Jones, MI to Jean L. and Irene M. (Kolb) Watson. He married Dorothy M. Dausman on Dec. 4, 1948 in Goshen. She survives along with 5 sons, Thomas (June)...
Willard and Pauline Addison
September 30, 2016
Willard “Bill” Addison, 91 of Elkhart, died on Aug. 18, 2016 in Bellevue, NE. He was born Nov. 9, 1924 in Battle Creek, MI to Ben and Anna (Russell) Addison. Pauline M. Addison, 92 of Elkhart, died on Sept. 30, 2016 in Bellevue, NE. She was born April 10, 1924 in Huntington, IN to Norval E. and Mabel L....
Barbara J. Macer
September 22, 2016
On Thursday, September 22, 2016, Barbara J. Macer, 89, joined her beloved husband, William Macer in heaven. Barbara was born on August 19, 1927, in Elkhart, Indiana to the late Orville and Alice Rowe. She was a much-loved teacher at Concord High School in Elkhart for several years before retiring from teaching in 1982. Mrs. Macer then went to...
Maria L. Chupp
September 21, 2016
Maria L. Chupp, 74 of Elkhart, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 at Memorial Hospital, South Bend. She was born Feb. 20, 1942 in Nashville, TN to William and Margaret Duby. She married Clarence L. Chupp on June 21, 1975. Surviving is her son-in-law, Timothy Miller of Elkhart; 3 granddaughters, April Black of South Bend, Erin Ptasienski of...
Reva L. Welker
September 18, 2016
Reva L. Welker, 88, of Edwardsburg, Michigan passed away Sunday evening, Sept. 18th at her home. She was born Aug. 20, 1928 in White Cloud, MI to Robert D. and Ardath (Reed) Crabtree. She married S. Frank Welker on April 20, 1946 in Elkhart. Surviving are a son, Donald Welker of Elkhart; 3 daughters, Susan (Larry) Stanton of Allendale,...
Ruth A. Shrock
September 18, 2016
On September 18, 2016, our sweet Mom/Granmoo was welcomed into the loving arms of Our Lord & Savior after an extended illness. Waiting to greet on just the other side were her parents, brother, sister & her infant granddaughter. She was born on June 6, 1941 to Bertha & Willard Pritsch. They both passed in 1969. She was also...
Grady Kenneth Whitman
September 13, 2016
Kenneth “Big Daddy” Whitman, 72 of Elkhart, died at 6:30 pm Sept. 13th at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was born March 19, 1944 in Manchester, TN to Bessie (Jones) and John Whitman. He married Carol Roberts on Oct. 31, 1963 in Elkhart. She survives along with 2 daughters, Tonya (Kevin) Stout of Franklin, TN and Wanda Ball...
Edward F. Hou
September 10, 2016
Edward F. Hou, 86 of Bristol, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016 in his home. He was born Dec. 28, 1929 to Hou Ting and Huang Jen Ching in Hangzhou, China. He married Rosa C. Ching Yuan on May 25, 1957 in Taiwan. She survives along with 2 sons, Theodore C. (Laura) Hou of Commerce Township, MI and...
Naomi A. Smith
September 8, 2016
Naomi A. Smith, 43 of Goshen, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 in her home. She was born April 2, 1973 in Elkhart to Conrad B. and Geraldine (Myers) Smith. Surviving are 2 brothers, Charles R. Smith of Christiana, TN and Butch Smith of Oklahoma; 2 sisters, Susan Joy Carter of Elkhart and Kathy Smith of Tucson, AZ,...
Donna J. Smith
September 7, 2016
Donna J. (Whitcomb) Smith lost her courageous battle with cancer in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehab, Elkhart. Just six days after losing her daughter Kathleen who was also battling cancer. She was born September 2nd, 1936 in Richmond, Indiana and had just celebrated her 80th birthday. She leaves behind the love of...
Norman A. Lievense
September 6, 2016
Norman A. Lievense, 76, of Elkhart passed away Tuesday afternoon at his home. He was born August 8, 1940 in Elkhart to Harold and Nella (Weller) Lievense. Surviving are a brother, Larry (Mary) Lievense of South Bend and a nephew, Nicholas Lievense of Lafayette. Norman retired from Whitehall Laboratories in maintenance after 32 years. He had a lifetime love...
Catherine C. Fager Gunn
September 4, 2016
Catherine Clara Fager Gunn, 87, of Union, passed away Sunday September 4th, 2016 at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation, Elkhart. She was born October 22nd , 1928 in Mishawaka to William and Clara (Egendorfer) McGarity. On June 14th, 1947 in Mishawaka she married Charles L. Fager who preceded her in death on May 1st, 1991. She then married Curtis Gunn...
Kathleen J. Smith
September 1, 2016
Kathleen J. Smith lost her courageous battle with cancer in the afternoon on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at the Center for Hospice Care, Elkhart. She was born July 27, 1959 in Elkhart, to Martin L. and Donna J. (Whitcomb) Smith. “The city with a heart”, how fitting for someone that shared her heart with everyone she came across. Kathy...
Sharon Louise Wuthrich
August 27, 2016
Sharon Louise Wuthrich, 74 of Bristol, died August 27, 2016 at her home. She was born Jan. 19, 1942 in Elkhart to Warren Carlyle and Bernice Vivian (Julian) Brouse. She married Bill Wuthrich on Feb. 7, 1970. He survives along with her children, Tim (Kristin) Hall of Elkhart and Kathy (Mark) Leib of Bristol; Step-children, Terry (Lori) Wuthrich of...
Felipe Magallanes
August 23, 2016
Felipe Magallanes, 59, of Elkhart passed away Tuesday Aug. 23 at home. He was born on Feb. 5, 1957 in Aquascalientes, Mexico to Refugio and M. Cristina (Esparza) Magallanes, Sr. who preceded him in death. Felipe is survived by his brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 4 to 8 pm Friday August 26 at Stemm-Lawson-Peterson Funeral Home....
Geraldine L. Smith
August 17, 2016
ELKHART- Geraldine Louise Smith was born to Julianna (McDonald) and LaMar Myers on May 9, 1944. She passed away at Kindred Rehabilitation Center on August 17, 2016. For most of her life, Gerry resided in Elkhart County, and graduated from Elkhart High School. In 1962 she married Conrad Smith (Deceased), the father of her five children, Virginia (deceased), Susan,...
Joan U. Stump
August 12, 2016
Joan U. Stump, 92, of Elkhart, passed away Friday Aug. 12, 2016 at home. She was born Aug. 9, 1924 in Nappanee to Kenton and Madge (Ulery) Mellinger. On Oct.13, 1946 she married Marvin S. Stump who preceded her in death on June 23, 2015. Surviving are a daughter Marla (Donald) Riendeau and a son Brian Stump both of...
Bill W. Dean
August 9, 2016
Bill W. Dean, who died Aug. 9, 2016, was from a family who came to Elkhart in mid-19th century. He had never been in the city until his second marriage in 2001 to an Elkhart resident, Ann Baucus. According to a volume in the city library, Dean’s great grandfather B.F. Dean was a justice of the peace in Elkhart...
Autumn L. Masuth
August 8, 2016
Autumn L. “Awesome” Masuth, 27 of Bristol, passed away Monday, Aug. 8, 2016 at her home. She was born October 26, 1988 in Elkhart to Michael D. Masuth Jr. and Tracy L. Putman. Surviving are her mother, Tracy L. Putman of Bristol, 2 brothers, Cody M. Masuth of Osceola and Bryce W. Banghart of Bristol; 1 sister, Brooke L....
Robert L. Johnson
August 7, 2016
Robert L. Johnson passed away Sunday morning, August 7 at Elkhart Hospice House. Robert was born in Hayti, Missouri to the late O.Z. & Mattie Johnson. His older brother Johnny Johnson’s last known address was Los Angeles, CA. Robert never married nor had children but he was always liked by people who came to know him. He just had...
