Walter I. Hartman
January 21, 2014
Walter I. Hartman, 87, went to be with the Lord Tuesday night, January 21, 2014. He was born in Wakarusa on September 29, 1926 to Raymond and Elva (Martin) Hartman. Surviving is his wife, June (Fisher) Hartman, children Brent (Karin) of Elkhart, Greg (Bethany) of Elkhart, Karen (Marvin) Metzler of Union, MI, Debbie (Dale) Bozell of Brownsburg, IN and...
Donna P. Melkus
January 18, 2014
Donna P. Melkus, 86, of Elkhart, met God on Saturday Jan. 18 at Elkhart Hospice House. She was born Dec. 23, 1927 in Noble County, IN. She was adopted by Jesse and Lilly (Collins) Cripe on Apr. 10, 1931. On Feb. 14, 1975 in LaPorte, IN she married L. Fred Melkus who preceded her in death on Nov. 13,...
Douglas Thornton
January 15, 2014
Douglas Thornton, 83, Elkhart, passed away on January 15, 2014. Doug was born in Montreal, Canada on January 15, 1931, to Douglas Cable Thornton and Mabel Chaplin Thornton, who preceded him in death. He was brother to Thomas Chaplin Thornton, also now deceased. Doug grew up in Montreal , Canada and moved to Detroit MI where he finished high...
Wanda R. Risser
January 7, 2014
Wanda R. Risser, 101 of Elkhart, passed away January 7, 2014 at Hubbard Hill Estates. She was born May 8, 1912 in Lorain, Ohio to George and Regina (Pindel) Neidballa. She married Willis E. Risser on March 7, 1936. He died on February 14, 1991. Surviving are a son, Larry D. (Barbara) Risser of Elkhart, 2 daughters, Joan (Ron)...
Ellsworth "Dick" Thiem
January 7, 2014
Ellsworth “Dick” Thiem, LCDR USNR RET, 91 of Mishawaka, passed away January 7, 2014 at Eastlake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart. He was born October 5, 1922 in Mishawaka. Dick is survived by his son Terry Thiem of Elkhart and his grandson Eric Thiem of Phoenix, AZ. He was preceded in death by brothers, Jack and Junior Thiem, sister,...
Jennie E. Henriksen
January 3, 2014
Jennie E. Henriksen, 100 of Elkhart, passed away January 3, 2014 at Eastlake Terrace. She was born October 31, 1913 in Middlebury to Harry and Macy (Bolinger) Eby. She married Robert H. Henriksen on April 19, 1936 in Middlebury. He died December 31, 2008 after 75 years of marriage. Surviving are a son, Robert H. (Sheila) Henriksen Jr. of...
Herlinda "Linda" Trevino
January 1, 2014
Herlinda Trevino, 83 of Elkhart, passed away January 1, 2014 at the New Woodland Manor. She was born July 22, 2014 in Hebbronville, Texas to Crisanto and Crus (de los Santos) Leal. She married Domingo Trevino Jr. on January 7, 1947. He died August 18, 2013 after 66 years of marriage. Surviving are a son, Ed (Barbara) Trevino of...
John P. Hostetter
December 29, 2013
John P. “Jack” Hostetter, 75 of Bristol, passed away December 29, 2013 at his home. He was born March 20, 1938 in Elkhart to Charles and Iva (Forker) Hostetter. He married Phyllis A. Myers on January 5, 1958 in Goshen. She survives with 3 daughters, Debra (Randy) Oswald and Candy Elrod both of Bristol and Cindy (Stacey) Jackson of...
Martha L. Culp
December 28, 2013
Martha (Marty) Louise (Gorte) Culp passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loved ones at 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 28th . Marty was born on August 15th, 1933 in Owosso Michigan to Christian and Mathilda Gorte. She married Wendell “Windy” Culp on August 30th, 1953. Wendell survives along with their four children, Christine (David) Lewis, Patrick...
Eva L. Cripe
December 27, 2013
Eva L. “Ma” Cripe, 92 of Elkhart, passed away December 27, 2013 at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born February 2, 1921 in Elkhart to Lawrence and Thelma (Cathcart) Hosler. She married Othello “Pete” Cripe on April 11, 1953. He died December 6, 1997. Surviving are 2 sons, Thomas E. Mosier and Loren “Bud” Mosier and a...
Kathryn M. Stein
December 27, 2013
Kathryn M. Stein, 92, of Elkhart, passed away Friday Dec. 27, 2013 at Woodland Manor. She was born Apr. 14, 1921 in Harrison Township, IN to John and Viola (Beck) Miller. On Dec. 27, 1946 in Niles, MI. she married Phillip Stein who preceded her in death on Nov. 27, 1991. She is survived by 5 sisters: Dorothy Lehman...
Stephen K. Johnson
December 21, 2013
Stephen K. Johnson, 71 of Elkhart, passed away December 21, 2013 at Greenleaf Living Center. He was born January 8, 1942 in Elkhart to Irvin K. and Ernestine (Thorpe) Johnson. Surviving are 2 sons, Keith M. (Hannah Tindal) of Chicago and Lad S. (Katie) Johnson of St. Petersburg, FL; a grandson Isaac Johnson, 2 brothers, Roger (Susan) Johnson of...
Edward M. Halvorson
December 18, 2013
Edward M. Halvorson, 57 of Elkhart, passed away December 18, 2013 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born September 7, 1956 in New Hampton, Iowa to Merle and Joan (Ehler) Halvorson. He married Lorna M. Ward on July 23, 1996. She survives along with 4 daughters, Pricilla (Joey) Svendsen and Krystal Halvorson of Charleston, SC and Michelle (Jory) Dyvig...
Madonna Louise Loser
December 12, 2013
Madonna Louise Loser, 84 of Elkhart, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 at the New Woodland Manor. She was born April 24, 1929 in Anderson to Charles D. and Hester (Free) Kelly. She married Walter “Bill” Loser on November 17, 1951. He died on October 31, 1994. Surviving are a daughter, Teresa (James) Shaffer of Elkhart; 3 grandchildren, Eli...
Bruce L. Martin
December 4, 2013
Bruce Lloyd Martin 91, of Goshen, died December, 4, 2013 in Goshen, Indiana. He was born June 7, 1922 the son of Beno & Charity (Snook) Martin, Elkhart, Indiana. He graduated from Elkhart High School in 1940 and earned his Bachelor’s degree in History Education from Goshen College in 1944. He taught History, Government, Sociology, Economics and English to...
Patricia K. Wilbur
November 16, 2013
Patricia K. “Pat” Wilbur, 84 of Elkhart, passed away November 16, 2013 at Hubbard Hill Estates. She was born April 14, 1929 in Buffalo, NY to Joseph V. and Kathryn W. (Minnich) Goddard. She married Leland “Lee” Wilbur on October 27, 1951 in Hamburg, NY. They moved to Elkhart where Pat went to work at Whitehall Laboratories until she...
Evelyn C. Smith
November 14, 2013
Evelyn C. Smith, 86 of Elkhart, passed away November 14, 2013 at Riverside Village. She was born July 12, 1927 in North Bergen, NJ to Antonio and Ruth (Hoile) Pettrillo. She married Thomas W. Smith on January 12, 1950 in Hoboken, NJ. He died August 3, 1999. Surviving are a daughter, Theresa Ann Marie Smith of Elkhart, a son,...
Josephine Papandrea Araneo
November 13, 2013
Josephine Papandrea Araneo, 96, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday Nov. 13 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born April 14, 1917 in Mishawaka to Stefano and Rosa (Barone) Pugliese. On August 4, 1940 she married Joseph Papandrea who preceded her in death on August 3, 1968. Then on August 20, 1977 in Elkhart she married Joseph A. Araneo who...
Doyle E. Cloud
November 9, 2013
Doyle E. Cloud, 64 of Union, MI. passed away November 9, 2013 at home. He was born on October 14, 1949 in Elkhart, IN. Survivors include his mother, Betty C. Kissinger of Union, MI., a sister, Debra (Barry) Landis of Bristol, IN., a brother Dale Cloud of Union, MI. and a nephew, Ryan Landis of Bristol, IN. He was...
Fred Roberts
November 5, 2013
Fred Roberts, 80 of Edwardsburg, MI. passed away Nov. 5, 2013 at home. He was born on July 2, 1933 in Lehart Falls, OH. to Fred and Mabel (Geyer) Roberts Sr. He married Aletha Ermal Martin on Aug. 16, 1969 in Bremen, IN. She preceded him in death on July 9, 2011. Survivors include 3 sons; Donald (Patti) and...
