William D. "Bill" Cooper
May 1, 2014
William D. “Bill” Cooper, 62 of Bristol, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital from nearly a 2 year battle with kidney cancer. He was born on Sept. 8, 1951 in Elkhart to Robert and Betty (Maggert) Cooper. He married Peg Nelson on July 6, 1987. She survives along with 2 daughters, Tina Cooper of Goshen...
David R. Van Kirk
April 30, 2014
David R. Van Kirk, 60, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday Apr. 30 at Elkhart General Hospital at 2:30 pm. He was born Feb. 7, 1954 in Elkhart to Earl L. and Inez Mae (Hickey) Van Kirk. On Feb. 11, 1989 he married Laurie B. Funk who survives along with a son Adam G. Van Kirk of Houston, TX, Brothers...
Ellsworth Beers
April 29, 2014
Ellsworth “Skip” Beers, 81, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday April 29 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Dec. 23, 1932 in Hillsdale, MI to Robert H. and Celia (Linebrink) Beers. On Dec. 20, 1974 in Elkhart he married Rosa Lehner who survives along with a son Kevin D. Beers of Elkhart, and 2 brothers, Robert and Lyle (Martha)...
Ida Doris Chadwick
April 19, 2014
Ida Doris Chadwick, 81, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday April 19 at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation, Elkhart. Doris was born May 17, 1932 in Cedar Glades, AR to Archie Allen and Addie Mae (Smith) Chadwick. Surviving are her sisters Zuma (Robert) Palmer of Arkadelphia, AR and Mary (Russ) Amos of Batesville, AR and several nieces and nephews and lifelong...
Larry C. Derr
April 19, 2014
Larry C. Derr, 65 of Bristol, passed away, April 19, 2014 at St. Vincent’s Heart Center, Indianapolis. He was born April 27, 1948 in Elkhart to Carl B. and Florine (Stults) Derr. He married Margaret A. Quarandillo on August 9, 1969 in Elkhart. She survives along with a son, Jayme (Kayme) Derr of Goshen, 2 grandchildren, Brayton and Ellie...
Terry M. Miller
April 13, 2014
Terry M. Miller, 79 of Elkhart, passed away April 13, 2014 at Golden Living Center. He was born September 30, 1934 in Elkhart to Clifford V. and Vivian J. (McClintock) Miller. He married Loretta K. Flager on October 24, 1953 in Elkhart. She survives along with a daughter, Marla Miller- Smith of Osceola, and 2 sons, Michael (Sandra) Miller...
Cheryl Ann Miller
April 12, 2014
Cheryl Ann Miller, 45 of Goshen, IN. passed away April 12, 2014 at 10:25 am at home. She was born on January 15, 1969 in Elkhart, IN. to Gary Lee and B.J. (Scott) Estel Sr. She married Rick Miller in Elkhart. He survives along with her mother, B.J. Scott of Goshen, 3 sons, Brandon Miller of Angola, IN., Ricky...
Charolette M. Garl
April 11, 2014
Charolette M. Garl, 89 of Elkhart, IN. passed away April 11, 2014 at Greenleaf Living Center. She was born on Sept. 8, 1924 in Ontario, IN. to Frank B. and Clara (Zimmerman) Plummer. She married Thomas E. Garl on July 2, 1947 in Elkhart. He survives along with two sons, Terry (Kathlyn) of Osceola, IN. and Tim (Jennifer) of...
Rosannah Shaw
April 11, 2014
Rosannah E. Shaw, 92 of Elkhart, passed away early Friday morning, April 11, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital. Rosannah was born to Frank and Zulia Immel on March 10, 1922 in Goshen. Her parents, a brother, Virgil (Virginia), a sister, Wava (Steve) and grandson, Todd, preceded her in death. She is survived by three children, Janet Sharkey and Larry...
Doris M. Myers
April 9, 2014
Doris M. Myers, 85 of Bristol, passed away, April 9, 2014 at Schubert Villas - Holy Cross Village, Notre Dame, IN. of Ovarian Cancer. She was born October 4, 1928 in Clinton County, IN to Wilson T. and Claudia (McAfee) McKinney. She married Robert G. Myers on May 6, 1951 in Bristol. He died October 22, 2002. Surviving are...
Rebecca S. Yeater
April 8, 2014
Rebecca Sue “Becky” Yeater, 37, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday April 8 at Good Shepherd Hospice House , Auburndale, FL.
Becky was born Jan. 12, 1977 in Sturgis, MI to Larry and Sherry (Hoover) Davis. On Dec. 27, 2010 in Elkhart she married Larry L. Yeater who survives along with her mother, 2 sisters: Cindy...
John A. Bella
April 7, 2014
John A. Bella, 71 of Elkhart, passed away April 7, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital after an extended illness.
He was born June 1, 1942 in South Bend to Joseph and Violet (Stull) Bella. He married Mary Beth Hess in 1986 in Elkhart. She survives along with John’s children, Monica (Bill) Slonaker of Logansport and...
Arlene Lehman Hutton
April 5, 2014
Arlene Lehman Hutton, 89 of Elkhart, passed away April 5, 2014 at Emeritus Eastlake Terrace.
She was born July 19, 1924 in Eureka, IL to Edward and Emma (Haag) Lehman. She married Earl O. Hutton on February 5, 1954 in Indianapolis. He died June 20, 1985. Surviving are 2 daughters, Sandra (Alan) Hutton-Thomas of Lawrenceburg,...
Caroline J. Poe
April 3, 2014
Caroline J. Poe, 63, of Elkhart, passed away April 3, 2014 at her home after an extended illness. She was born October 10, 1950 in Elkhart to Charles L. and Gerda E. (Kobernic) Noel. She married LaRue E. Poe on May 31, 1975 in Elkhart. He survives along with a daughter, Andria (Kevin) Burkus of South Bend...
Darlene H. Massing
April 2, 2014
Darlene H. Massing, 74 of Elkhart, passed away April 2, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital.
She was born October 21, 1939 in Elkhart to Albert H. Glenn and Arlene Wallin. She married Robert E. Massing Sr. on March 18, 2001. He survives along with her children, Albert (Chris) Shaw of Gamaliel, AR, Patrick (Heather) Shaw...
Larry W. Barrett
April 1, 2014
Larry W. Barrett, 73 of Elkhart, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, April 1, 2014. He was born September 28, 1940 in Monticello, IN to Wilbur and Hilda (Welker) Barrett.
He married Vicki E. Stevens on July 22, 1960 in Elkhart. She survives along with a son, Greg (Carol) Barrett of Centreville, VA and a daughter, Susan...
Helen M. Taylor
April 1, 2014
Helen M. Taylor, 93 of Elkhart, passed away, Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at her residence.
She was born December 2, 1920 in Elkhart to William and Hazel (Lewis) Schult. She married William Taylor on October 19, 1941 in Canton, OH. He died November 12, 1972.
Surviving are a daughter, Lana Taylor, 2 sons,...
Jean M. Spade
March 27, 2014
Jean Maxine Spade, 92 of Elkhart, IN. passed away March 27, 2014, at Eastlake Terrace.
She was born February 10, 1922, in Union, MI. to Frank and Lelia C. (Reynolds) Swartzell.
Jean graduated from Elkhart High School in 1939.
She married William J. Spade on September 28, 1940, in Elkhart, IN....
Carole Sue Hull
March 25, 2014
Bristol- Carole "Sue" (Welter) Hull, a life time resident of the Elkhart area, died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 25th in Key Largo, Florida while enjoying the warm winter weather with family and friends. Born In 1940 in Indianapolis, IN, to Paul and Daisy (Reynolds) Welter, Sue graduated from Elkhart High School in 1958. She first married Jim Mann and then...
Doris Mae Stemm
March 17, 2014
Doris Mae Stemm, 92 of Elkhart, passed away March 17, 2014 at Greenleaf Health Campus. She was born April 25, 1921 in Albion, Indiana to Albert LeRoy and Mae Belle (Lovett) Kunkle. She married Louis A. Stemm on November 8, 1942 in Waco, Texas. He died January 31, 2007. Surviving are a sister, Vera Snyder of Flint, Mich., and...
