Wilma G. (Rose) Kunce
Dec 11, 2009
Wilma G. (Rose) Kunce, 100 of Golden Living Center died December 11, 2009 at 9:55 A.M. at the nursing home. She was born on February 2, 1909 in Kosciusko County, Indiana to Henry and Anna (Horn) Meredith. She married Murrell C. Mowery in 1927 in Elkhart. He died December 16, 1929. She then married John F. Rose in 1930...
Virginia L. Phelps
Dec 7, 2009
Virginia L. “Jenny” Phelps, 77, of Elkhart, died at 7:23 am, December 7, 2009 at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart. She was born May 14, 1932 in Elkhart to Edward and Bessie “Betty” (Unrue) Phelps. Surviving are 2 daughters, Diana Schrock of Elkhart and Jeanne Schrock Yates of Daytona Beach, FL; 1 granddaughter, Brooke Lynn Yates of Daytona...
Marla J. Creal
Dec 5, 2009
Marla J. Creal, 72, of 27625 Maple Valley Drive, Elkhart, died at 7:14 am, December 5, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, South Bend. She was born October 13, 1937 in Elkhart to Donald and Virginia (Grush) Pendill and married Patrick J. Creal on February 20, 1976 in Elkhart. He died July 19, 2002. Surviving are 3 sons,...
Ida L. Blessing
Nov 30, 2009
Ida L. Blessing, 87, of Elkhart, died Monday, November 30, 2009 at 6:45 am at home. She was born February 12, 1922 to Dewey and Alice (Seward) Smeltzer. She married Robert H. Blessing, Sr. on August 25, 1941 in Angola, IN. He survives along with 3 sons Robert H. (Elizabeth) Blessing II, of Floyds Knobs, IN, Richard A. (Ann)...
Cheryl M. Everest
Nov 28, 2009
Cheryl M. Everest, 62 of Bristol, Indiana died November 28, 2009 at 10:20 P.M. at Golden Living Center, Elkhart. She was born February 27, 1947 in Muncie, Indiana to Charles Clifford and Betty Jean (Swank) Thompson. She married Walter R. Everest on May 20, 1978 in Dunlap, Indiana. He survives along with two sons; Basil E. (Carla) Davis and...
June R. Swinehart
Nov 25, 2009
June R. Swinehart, 87, of 1009 West Mishawaka Road, Elkhart, died Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 2:20 am at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born June 6, 1922 in Lansing, Iowa to Floyd and Lucille (Cochran) Boyer. She married Omar O. Swinehart on July 23, 1945 in Elkhart. He survives along with a daughter, Susan Swinehart of Elkhart. She...
Lucille J. Monk
Nov 22, 2009
Lucille J. Monk, 77, of Bristol, died at 4:30 am, November 22, 2009 at Valley View Healthcare Center, Elkhart. She was born February 16, 1932 in Elkhart to Boyd and Whaneta (Stewart) Reese and married Donald L. Monk on March 13, 1955 in Elkhart. He survives along with 3 daughters, Deb (Randy) Kavas of Cincinnati, OH, Judy (Jim) Phelps...
Daniel Moreno
Nov 13, 2009
Daniel Moreno, 48 of Cassopolis, Michigan died November 13, 2009 @ 6:08 A.M. at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born on January 4, 1961 in Bronx, New York to San Moreno and Miriam (Orellana) Oliver. He married Lori Wallace on October 16, 2006 in Elkhart, Indiana. She survives along with a stepson, Coty Solizhis, at home,his father, San (Wanda)...
Amos M. Yoder
Nov 12, 2009
Amos M. Yoder, 87, of Edwardsburg, MI, died Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 2:10 am at Riverside Village in Elkhart. He was born October 16, 1922 in Etna Green, IN to Monroe J. and Emma (Slabaugh) Yoder. He married Barbara Unley on April 13, 1952 in Goshen. She survives along with 2 sons, Kerry Yoder of Edwardsburg, MI and...
Baylas C. Bright
Nov 10, 2009
Baylas C. “Mike” Bright, 84, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 7:00 pm at his home in Bristol. He was born February 22, 1925 in Muncie, IN to Vergie Bright. He married Jewel P. Nichols on November 24, 1951 in Jolietville, IN. She died February 12, 1987. He is survived by 2 daughters, Bonnie (Clyde) Barrett of LaGrange, IN,...
Nina I. Bryant
Nov 9, 2009
Nina I. Bryant, 86, formerly of Elkhart, died Monday, November 9, 2009 at her residence in Kokomo. Arrangements are pending at Stemm-Lawson-Peterson Funeral Home, 1531 Cobblestone Blvd., Elkhart.
Larry D. Maier
Nov 7, 2009
Larry D. Maier, 69, of Elkhart, died Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 2:40 am at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born June 21, 1940 in Tunnelton, West Virginia to Wesley and Elizabeth (Powell) Maier. He married Janice L. Johnson on May 5, 1979 in Elkhart. His wife Janice L .Maier survives with a son, Wesley D. Maier of Elkhart,...
Arvilla M. Weyant
Nov 5, 2009
Arvilla M. Weyant, 74, of Elkhart, died at 6:00 am, Thursday, November 5, 2009 at Riverside Village in Elkhart. She was born February 14, 1935 in Elkhart to Joseph B. and Phyllis M. (Menges) Wise. On August 29, 1959 she married Romer G. Weyant. He died March 2, 1981. She is survived by a daughter Peggy (Kenneth) Greathouse of...
Edward B. Ogle
Nov 5, 2009
Edward B. Ogle, 82, of Elkhart, died Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 4:50 pm at Riverside Village in Elkhart. He was born September 12, 1927 in Boston, Ohio to Boyd and Edna (Cripe) Ogle. On November 2, 1946 he married Cyrilla K. Taylor in Syracuse, NY. She survives along with 2 daughters Gail (Rand) Nilsson of Camano Island, WA;...
Millard S. Lantz
Nov 2, 2009
Millard S. “Buster” Lantz, 95, of White Pigeon, Michigan died Monday, November 2, 2009 at 9:25 pm at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born August 4, 1914 to Lester H. and Amanda (Detweiler) Lantz in St. Joseph County, Indiana. On March 6, 1937, he married Helen M. Griffin in Goshen. She died July 25, 2002. He is survived by...
Sue A. Hoetger
Oct 29, 2009
Sue A. Hoetger, 79 of 181 North Elkhart Avenue, Elkhart died October 29, 2009 at 9:15 A.M. at Fountainview Place of Mishawaka. She was born October 21, 1930 in Elkhart, Indiana to Paul C. and Flossie E. (Van Tillburg) Stemm Sr. Surviving are a son, Tom (Pam) Hoetger of Buchanan, Michigan; a daughter, Beth Hoetger of Ann Arbor, Michigan;...
Irvin J. Polk
Oct 28, 2009
Irvin J. “Irv” Polk, 74, of Elkhart, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 4:30 am at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born on July 8, 1935 to the late Rev. Elmer R. and Erma I. (Wilson) Polk in Redkey, IN. On April 25, 1965 he married Sandra L. Eitel in Elkhart. He is survived by his wife, Sandra L....
Michael George Zanker Kasa
Oct 28, 2009
Michael G. “Mike” Zanker Kasa, 56, of Elkhart, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 8:10 am in the Elkhart Hospice House. He was born January 22, 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio to Henry (Pauline) Zanker and Marie (Larry) Kasa. On June 27, 1982 he married Mary “Peg” VanHimbergen in LasVegas, Nevada. She survives along with his parents, a son Benjamin...
Frank E. Daggett
Oct 25, 2009
Frank E. Daggett, 90, of Elkhart, died Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 2:15 am at Woodland Manor in Elkhart. He was born April 23, 1919 to the late Frank and Alice (Swanson) Daggett in St. Paul, MN. In 1947, he married Mildred Lunder. She died in 1967. He later married Beatrice (Ankney) Anglemyer in 1969. She survives along with...
Dale R. Purtee
Oct 25, 2009
Dale R. Purtee,75 of Union, Michigan died October 25, 2009 at Riverview Manor in Three Rivers, Michigan. He was born February 5, 1934 in Fostoria, Ohio to Arthur W. and Violet F. (Gregg) Purtee. He married Beatrice Ripplinger on June 27, 1981 in Union, Michigan. She survives along with a daughter, Vicky Lynn Purtee of Belleville, Florida; two stepsons,...
