Life Stories

ELKHART - Charles R. “Chuck” Ornduff Sr., 86, of Elkhart, Indiana passed away peacefully Saturday evening, October 21, 2017 at Center for Hospice Care Elkhart, with his family by his side. He was born on June 10, 1931 in Cumberland, Maryland to Olen and Thelma P. (Shrout) Ornduff. Chuck married Cecilia Avina on February 14, 1953 in Greely, Colo. surviving is his wife of 64 years, Cecilia; son, Charles R., Jr. (Nancy) Ornduff; two daughters, Dannette (Jeff) Eberhard, Sidney...

ELKHART — Jack H. Palmer, 74, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 6:18 p.m. at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. Jack was born on May 6, 1943, in South Bend to the late Howard and Ruth Palmer. He married the former Joyce A. Fruehwirth on July 14, 1973, in Elkhart. Surviving is his wife of 44 years, Joyce; two sons, Brian Dale (Bev) Palmer, Thomas Raymond (Tonya) Palmer; 13 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, and one great grandchild on the way;...

ELKHART — Rickey E. Cheek, 65, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, at his home. He was born April 21,1952, in Savannah, Georgia, to the late Bobby Eugene and Norma Jean (Wynn) Cheek. He married Linda J. Schoonover; she survives, as well as a sister, Cindy Sommer and two nieces. In addition to his parents, a niece, Norma Jean Sommer preceded him in death. Rick worked at St. Paul’s Retirement Community as a HIVAC...

JONES, Mich. — Shirley Ann Sipress, 76, passed away peacefully of natural causes at her home on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 at 8:59 a.m. She was born in South Bend on March 31, 1941, to the late Louis and Gertrude (Kasmiercyak) Tobler and later married Thomas E. “Tom” Sipress on Jan. 21, 1959 in South Bend. He survives at home after 58 wonderful years together. Shirley has worked at CTS of Elkhart for several years, as well as being a bank...

ELKHART — Robert Patrick “Rob” Quarandillo, 52, of Elkhart, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 at Elkhart Hospice House. Rob was born on June 9, 1965 in Mishawaka to Guy F. Quarandillo and Nancy C. (Gilvin) Penny. He married Dora L. Russell on May 27, 2006 in Bristol. Surviving is his wife of 11 years Dora; his fur baby Booker; step-mother Laura L. Quarandillo; four sisters, Lisa (Bob) Scholtes, Lora Quarandillo, Lana Huff, Holly (Kevin)...

ELKHART —  Ms. Ida Mae Larkin, 64, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully following an extended illness on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017 at 6:51 pm at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born Aug. 22, 1953 in Sikeston, MO to the late Guy and Alberta (Martin) Larkin, Sr. Surviving are her children Tressa, Rita, Melody and Lamont (Jamie) Larkin, all of Elkhart; grandchildren Malique Boothe, Mashaila Larkin-Boothe and Terez, Meleahya and Kaylena Larkin; sisters Sally...

ELKHART — Betty L. Mann, 90, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, at Beardsley House.  Betty was born Oct. 31, 1926, in Beloit, Wisconsin, to the late Edwin and Gertrude N. (Cart) Brusdahl.  She married Pierre D. Mann on May 6, 1950, in Elkhart.  Pierre died Oct. 18, 2005.  Surviving are a grandson, Joseph (Erin) Aylor, great-granddaughter Teagan Aylor and several nephews and a niece.  She was...

ELKHART — Dennis Bernard Maloney, 93, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully of natural causes at the Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart at 3 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. He was born, in Elkhart, Aug. 14, 1924, to the late Martin F. and Charlotte (Fisher) Maloney. He later married Antonia “Ann” Vander Beek in Elkhart in 1968. She survives at home after 49 wonderful years together. Also surviving are his children, Karen (Percy) Herbert of Redlands,...

ELKHART — Paul Eugene Angel, 74, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, at North Woods Village at Edison Lakes, Mishawaka, of complications of Alzheimer’s disease. A native of Elkhart, Paul was born April 26, 1943, the son of Marshall Q. and Grace Mildred (Plank) Angel. Paul is survived by his three sons, Thomas (Darlene) Angel, Jeffrey (Tina) Angel and Steven Angel, all of Elkhart; seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild; and his siblings, Jerry...