Agnes B. Blakesley
April 11, 2015
Agnes Wilson Blakesley, 97 of Elkhart, formerly of Bristol, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Hubbard Hill Estates. She was born Dec. 25, 1917 near Nappanee to John and Amanda (Hunsberger) Wilson. She married Lewis Woodrow Blakesley on Sept. 19, 1936. She and her husband were farmers in the Bristol area. He died on Sept. 5, 1992. Mrs....
Ronald E. Phelps
April 10, 2015
Ronald E. Phelps, 79, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born March 13, 1936 in Elkhart to Edward and Betty (Unrue) Phelps. He married Teri E. Blue-Caskey on March 17, 1990. She survives along with his children, Lisa Phelps of Dearborn, MI, Erik (Kimberly) Phelps of Elkhart and 3 grandchildren, Payton,...
Evelyn A. Good
April 7, 2015
Evelyn A. Good, 100, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at the Maples at Waterford Crossing. She was born March 10, 1915 in Elkhart to Roy and Ines (Thunander) Yost. She married Kenneth J. Good on Nov. 19, 1937. He died on Feb. 8, 1997. Surviving are 2 daughters, Mary (Sam) Rulli of Middlebury and Barbara (Val)...
Charles J. Stouder
April 7, 2015
Charles “Chuck” Junior Stouder, 86, of Pleasant Plains, AR, passed away Tuesday April 7 at Batesville Hospital in Arkansas. He was born June 3, 1928 in Elkhart to Merle and Bertha (Decker) Stouder. Surviving are his wife of 67 years, Verna (Pippenger) Stouder, son “Chuckie” Stouder of Elkhart, daughter Sandra Stouder-Balbo of Granger, sister Mary McCarthy of Elkhart, grandson...
Daniel E. Hibshman
April 7, 2015
Daniel E. Hibshman, 65, of Middlebury, passed away Tuesday April 6 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born March 6, 1950 in Elkhart to William C. and Elizabeth (Hodson) Hibshman Dan graduated in 1968 from Concord High School, going on to acquire a psychology degree from Purdue University. Dan was a sports enthusiast and an advocate for The Nature...
Burthelle Schroeder-Pelz
April 6, 2015
Burthelle Schroeder-Pelz, 86 of Goshen, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2015 in her home. She was born July 31, 1928 in Ridgeville Corners, Ohio to Feodor D. and Ida D. Schroeder. She married Victor “Mike” Pelz on July 6, 1988 in Menomonee Falls, WI. He died on Feb. 28, 2000. Surviving are a brother, Norbert J. (Margaret) Schroeder...
Joseph E. Thomas
April 6, 2015
Joseph E. Thomas, 58 of Elkhart, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 in his home. He was born July 2, 1956 in Springfield, Ill to Harold E. and Joyce Y. (Phillips) Thomas. He married Julie A. Lovely on May 19, 1978 in Elkhart. She survives with a daughter, Angel Thomas, a son, Derrick (Allison Fites) Thomas and a granddaughter,...
James Gregory Hughes
April 4, 2015
J. Gregory (Hugo) Hughes, 54 of Pendleton, OR, formerly of Elkhart passed away, Saturday, April 4, 2015 in Pendleton. Greg was born on Aug. 11, 1960 in Elkhart to Mary Ellen Hughes and the late Wilfred G. Hughes. He was a loving father to two children, son, Justin Hughes and daughter, Jessica (Cedric) Rainey. He is survived by three...
Jane E. Pinkerton
March 29, 2015
Jane E. Pinkerton, 86 of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born June 6, 1928 in Elkhart to Edward J. and Fannie M. (Foster) Costic. She married Robert Pinkerton on Aug. 6, 1955 in Elkhart. He died on Sept. 10, 1982. Surviving are a son, Edward (Penny) Pinkerton of Cassopolis, MI and...
Marybelle Bonfiglio
March 27, 2015
Marybelle Bonfiglio, 101, of Oro Valley, Ariz., passed away Friday, March 27th at home under the care of Casa de la Luz Hospice. She was born March 20, 1914 in Goshen to James and Roxy Belle Shea. She is survived by two sons, James (Deborah) of Arlington, TX and Michael (Ruth) of Oro Valley; 2 grandsons; and 4 great-grandchildren....
William R. Mellen
March 27, 2015
William “Bill” Raymond Mellen, 91 of Elkhart, went home to be with his Lord on March 27, 2015. Bill was born to Francis Wm. and Odelia Witt-Mellen in Abilene, TX on Nov. 10, 1923. He married Bessie M. Graham on Dec. 26, 1942 in Newort, KY. Surviving are his children, Pat (Darrel) Holycross of Bellefontaine, OH and Mary Beth...
Debbie S. Baugher
March 23, 2015
Debbie S. Baugher, 62 of Elkhart, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at the Elkhart Hospice House. She was born Sept. 8, 1952 in ElPaso, TX to Dean R. and Carol Sue (Kalb) Mock. She married Dana R. Baugher on Dec. 2, 1988 in Elkhart. He survives with 3 daughters, Heidi (Ed) Barhydt, Dani Baugher and Jenny Knox all...
Eileen M. Chilcote
March 21, 2015
Eileen M. Chilcote, 94 of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Eastlake Terrace. She was born, July 1, 1920 in Leesburg to George and Maude (Cable) Tom. She married Jay N. Chilcote on July 27, 1947 in Leesburg. He died on Aug. 16, 1983. Surviving are a daughter, Valerie (Jay) Corson of Elkhart; 2 granddaughters, Emily E....
Dorothy Louise Tharp
March 16, 2015
Dorothy Louise Tharp, age 92, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2015 at Solterra Senior Living Center in Lakeside, Arizona. She was born February 17, 1923 in Albion, Michigan to Donald Edwin Conkey and Flora Marie Pratt Conkey Baird. She moved to Show Low, AZ from Bristol, IN in 2002 to be closer to her family. She served in...
Michael R. Terlep, Sr.
March 13, 2015
Michael R. Terlep, Sr., 75, of Elkhart, passed away Friday March 13 at Elkhart General Hospital. Michael was born Dec. 19, 1939 in Elkhart to Anthony and Ermine (Duncan) Terlep. On Aug. 8, 1959 he married Rosemarie Gouker at St. Vincent’s Catholic Church, Elkhart. Surviving are his wife Rosemarie, a daughter, Christina (Greg) Paritz of Elkhart, sons: Michael R....
Margaret Ann Freet
March 11, 2015
Margaret Ann Freet, 82 of Elkhart, passed away March 11, 2015 at her son’s home. She was born April 23, 1932 in LaGrange County, Indiana to Clarence C. and Lucy Ann (Smith) Pfenning. She married Herman S. Freet on May 15, 1973 in Elkhart. He died on Jan. 27, 2007. Surviving are 2 daughters, Barbara Jean Estep of Elkhart...
Lula L. Shalley
March 9, 2015
Lula L. Shalley, 77 of Elkhart, passed away March 9, 2015 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born Dec. 31, 1937 in Elkhart to Howard H. and Violet L. (Coens) Sargent. Surviving are a daughter, Rebecca Gattman of San Antonio, TX; 2 sons, Thomas L. (Debbie) Shalley and Kevin T. Shalley both of Elkhart; 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, 3...
Adeline M. Ott
March 5, 2015
Adeline M. Ott, 92 of Goshen, passed away, March 5, 2015 at Courtyard Healthcare Center, Goshen. She was born Oct. 24, 1922 in Elkhart to Dorsey and Almeda (Kuehm) Timpe. She married Paul Albert Ott on April, 5, 1943. Surviving are a daughter, Linda (Robert) Huffman of Bristol and a son, Steven (Barbara) Ott of Union; 8 grandchildren, 16...
Avis C. Williams
March 3, 2015
Avis C. Williams of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, March 3 at Hubbard Hill. She was born September 17, 1935 in Peabody, MA to John and Mildred (Brawn) Collins. Avis grew up in Brockton, MA and graduated from Bridgewater State College with a degree in secondary education. She married Lloyd Williams, Jr. on December 21, 1957. Avis taught for many...
Larry E. Troeger
February 27, 2015
Larry E. Troeger, 83, of Elkhart, passed away Friday Feb. 27, 2015 at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center. Larry was born Jan. 6, 1932 in Elkhart to John and Hilda (Robbins) Troeger. On Sep.11, 1960 in Goshen he married Maurine Myers who survives along with a son Brian Troeger of Goshen and a daughter Brenda Sue (Chris ) Banks of Elkhart,...
