Edwin D. Beach
Feb 18, 2015
Rev. Edwin D. Beach, 83, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday Feb. 18, 2015 at Riverside Village, Elkhart, Indiana. Ed was born March 4, 1931 in Cassopolis, MI to Samuel H. and Freda (Cloud) Beach. He married Betty R. Clark on June 20, 1953 in Elkhart. Betty preceded him in death on September 29, 2014. Surviving are a daughter Dala...
Stanley C. Scearce
Feb 8, 2015
Stanley C. “Ike” Scearce, 78 of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 at Riverside Village. He was born Jan. 13, 1937 in Elkhart to Stanley A. and Martha Scearce. He married Betty J. Brooks on Dec. 7, 1955 in Elkhart. She survives with a brother, Keith Scearce of Wisconsin and 2 sisters, Shirley of Goshen and Nancy of...
Dennis A. Gaither
Feb 5, 2015
Dennis A. “Denny” Gaither, 72, of Bristol, passed away Thursday ,Feb. 5, 2015 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Sept. 2, 1942 in Alexandria, IN to Lloyd E. and Mildred L. (Lovell) Gaither. He married Patricia A. (Stoner) Smith on May 5, 1990 in Elkhart. She survives along with 3 daughters, Lisa (Keven Plite) Gaither of Grand Rapids,...
Lynn Winesburg
Feb 1, 2015
Lynn Winesburg, 60, of Bristol, passed away Sunday February 1, 2015 at Elkhart Hospice House. Arrangements are pending.
Carrie J. Anton
Jan 31, 2015
Carrie J. Anton, 85, of Crystal lake, IL. formerly of Elkhart, passed away Saturday Jan. 31 at Alden Estates of Barrington, IL. She was born Sep. 5, 1929 in Walker County, Alabama to John H. and Gertrude (Swafford) Hamilton. On March 7, 1951 she married Odis F. Anton who preceded her in death on March 7, 2012. Surviving are...
Glenna G. Yoder
Jan 28, 2015
Glenna G. Yoder, 86, of Elkhart formerly of Goshen, passed away Wednesday Jan. 28, 2015 at Greenleaf Health Campus, Elkhart after and illness. She was born May 19, 1928 in Fairview, MI to Glenn and Florence (Layman) Stevens. On April 19, 1945 in Fairview she married Edwin S. Yoder who preceded her in death on Oct. 28, 2009. Surviving...
Lois M. McClure
Jan 25, 2015
Lois McClure, 95, of Elkhart formerly of Bristol, passed away Sunday Jan. 25, 2015 at Eastlake Terrace, Elkhart. She was born Jan. 9, 1920 on a farm on the south side of Heaton Lake to Merle D. and Jessie O. (Bickel) Corson. On Dec. 31, 1940 in Bristol she married Dale P. McClure who preceded her in death on...
Beverly Fore Robinson
Jan 21, 2015
Beverly Fore Robinson, 83, of Bristol, passed away Jan. 21, 2015 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born Aug. 23, 1931 in Upland, IN to Charles and Elsie (Carpenter) Day. She married Robert Fore on Nov. 23, 1950 in Alexandria. He died Jan. 28, 1994. She then married Robert Robinson on Jan. 25, 1997 in Goshen. He died on...
Margaret H. Frahm
Jan 20, 2015
Margaret “Madge” Frahm, 76, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully on Jan. 20, 2015 at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart where she had been a resident since April, 2013. Madge was born in Pipestone, MN on July 29, 1938 to the late Dr. John and Anastasia Lohmann, the second of nine children. She was a graduate of St....
Alice Mae Burke
Jan 18, 2015
Alice M. Burke, 93 of Elkhart, passed away Jan. 18, 2015 at Greenleaf Health Campus. She was born Nov. 19, 1921 in Elkhart to Marion S. and Gertrude (Bushong) Wyland. She married Kenneth E. Burke on Nov. 1, 1942 in Elkhart. He died on Nov. 2, 2003. Surviving are 2 sons, David Burke of Elkhart and Jerry (Thalei) Burke...
Ronald D. Green
Jan 18, 2015
Ronald D. “Red” Green, 83 of Bristol, died on Jan. 18, 2015 at his home. He was born June 3, 1931 in Hillsdale, Mich. to Leo L. and Bessie D. (Hauer) Green. He married Jean C. Wiesman on Dec. 8, 1951 in Elkhart. She survives with 4 daughters, Brenda (Floyd) Mowry of Crown Point, Judy (Terry) Jackson of Elkhart,...
William C Stemm
Jan 18, 2015
William C. “Bill” Stemm, 82 of Elkhart, passed away, Jan. 18, 2015 with his daughters at his side. He was born July 21, 1932 in Elkhart to William H. and Florence P. (Gardner) Stemm. Surviving are 4 daughters, Tami J. Stemm Lakes and Karen L. (Mario) Ponciano) both of Elkhart, Cynthia K. (Don) Turner of Newport, TN and Jennifer...
Michael A. Pratt
Jan 15, 2015
Michael A. Pratt, 52 of Elkhart, passed away on Jan. 15, 2015 at Memorial Hospital, South Bend. He was born Nov. 4, 1962 in Wilmington, Delaware to William K. and Rosalie (Abel) Pratt. He married Ronda L. Hull on Nov. 1, 2014 in Elkhart. She survives with 2 step-sons, Joshua and Kody Hull of White Pigeon, MI; his father...
Josephine L. Arroyo
Jan 4, 2015
Josephine L. Arroyo, 87 of Elkhart, passed away, January 4, 2015 at home. She was born Nov. 15, 1927 in Brownsville, Texas and married Joaquin R. Arroyo on April 17, 1949 in San Antonio, TX. He died on March 9, 2010. Surviving are 4 sons, Joaquin Arroyo Jr. of Baton Rouge, LA, David (Phyllis) Arroyo, Arthur (Fonda) Arroyo and...
Russell E. Bess
Jan 3, 2015
Russell E. Bess, 71 of Elkhart, passed away Jan. 3, 2015 at the Elkhart Hospice House. He was born July 1, 1943 in New Castle, IN to Raymond G. and Anna Imogene (Colvin) Bess. He married Jean L. Millspaugh on Nov. 1, 1964 in Elkhart. She survives along with a daughter, Christine Bess and a son, Steven Bess both...
John Kiogima
Jan 2, 2015
John “Indian John” Kiogima, 66 of Union, MI, walked on Jan. 2, 2015 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born March 22, 1948 in Harbor Springs, MI to Augustine and Katherine (King) Kiogima. Surviving is a daughter, Becky Kiogima of Union, MI; a son, Rodney (Amber) Kiogima of Fisher, IL; 3 grandchildren and 2 brothers, Bob (Betty) Kiogima of...
Joy Ann Dyer
Dec 28, 2014
Joy Ann Dyer 87, of Elkhart, passed away at 4:54 a.m. on Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital. She had been a resident of Hubbard Hill Retirement Center in Elkhart, Indiana since February 2006. Prior to her move to Hubbard Hill, she had been a resident of Madison, Indiana for fifty-two years. Joy was born March 23,...
Karen G. Fergison
Dec 28, 2014
Karen G. Fergison, 74 of Elkhart, passed away Dec. 28, 2014 at Golden Living Center. She was born Jan. 27, 1940 in Elkhart to Wayne and Ida Peggy (Anderson) Replogle. Surviving are 2 daughters, Kelly Fergison of Elkhart and Kristi (Robert) Andrews of Appleton, WI; 3 grandchildren, Jennifer, Bobby Jr. and Nicholas and a sister, Shirley M. Replogle of...
Brian D. Eldridge
Dec 28, 2014
Brian D. Eldridge, 57 of Elkhart, passed away on Dec. 28, 2014 at his home. He was born June 2, 1957 in Elkhart to Richard D. and Sharon R. (Kurtz) Eldridge. Surviving are 2 daughters, Elyse M. Eldridge and Holyn M. Eldridge and a son, Mason D. Eldridge all of Goshen; 2 brothers, Brett (Cristy) Eldridge of Elkhart and...
Drexel "Rex" Simpson
Dec 25, 2014
On December 25, 2014, Drexel “Rex Simpson went to meet his Saviour in heaven. Rex was born in Dayton, Ohio and graduated from Bluffton College in Ohio in 1953 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He served his country honorably as a staff sergeant during the Korean War from 1952 to 1954. Upon his return, Rex turned his attention...
