Jerry Bryant
Jun 5, 2019
Jerry Bryant, 76, of Elkhart, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at his residence. He was born on February 16, 1943 in New Orleans, LA to the late Smiley and Willie Mae (Cain) Bryant.
He is survived by his sisters, Rose Kery and Julia Woods and his brother, John Bryant. He was preceded in death by...
Gerald "Jerry" George Vanooteghem
Jun 5, 2019
Gerald George "Jerry" VanOoteghem, 79, of Granger, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at his home following an extended illness.
He was born in Mishawaka on Nov. 4, 1939 to the late Harry R. and Margaret G. (VanTurnhout) VanOoteghem, and later married Barbara Ann Judd on Mar. 2, 1968 in Elkhart. She survives after 51...
Curtis "Shorty" Devon Powell
Jun 5, 2019
Curtis Devon "Shorty" Powell, 87, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday morning June 5, 2019 at Valley View Health Care Center. Curtis was born on July 21, 1931 in Tuckerman, Arkansas to the late Curtis and Jewel (Hunter) Powell. He married Eula M. Jarrett on April 15, 1950. She died September 30, 2012.
Surviving is a daughter, Connie...
Harold W. Pletcher
Jun 3, 2019
Harold W. Pletcher, 79, of Elkhart, passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 3, 2019 at his home. He was born April 17, 1940 in Wakarusa to the late Paul D. and Bessie (Keil) Pletcher. He married Joan J. Bollenbacher on August 1, 1975 and she died April 26, 2017 after 41 years of marriage.
Harold is survived by...
Rita M. Watson
Jun 2, 2019
Mrs. Rita M. Watson, 96, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness.
She was born in Kinzua, PA on November 7, 1922 to the late Jacob and Mildred (Fowler) McFall, and later married Dr. Andrew Watson on Nov. 09, 1942 in Oil City, PA....
Margaret "Peg" A. Trobaugh
Jun 1, 2019
Margaret A. "Peg" (Sittler) Trobaugh, 93, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday morning, June 1, 2019 at the Center for Hospice Care, Elkhart Campus. Peg was born on August 14, 1925 in Niles, Michigan to the late Harold and Freda (Kaiser) Sittler. In addition to her parents, husband Maurice Trobaugh, sister Jean Wilson and a brother Richard Sittler; niece Cathy...
Darryl Waggoner
May 29, 2019
Darryl Waggoner, 54, of Middlebury, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born on April 27, 1965 in Sentinel, Oklahoma to the late Dewey Waggoner Jr. and Jessie Jeanne (Daniels) Cordery.
He is survived by his loving wife, Cynthia (Rader) Waggoner and his children, Thomas Waggoner, Heather...
Nancy J. Gard
May 27, 2019
Nancy J. Gard, 75, residing in Elkhart, passed away Monday evening, May 27, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her family. Nancy was born on January 28, 1944 in Elkhart to the late Joseph and Evelyn (Gilbert) Geil. She married her husband of more than 52 years Larry E. Gard on June 18, 1966. Larry survives, as well as...
Sloan R. Goss-Marbaugh
May 27, 2019
Sloan R. Goss-Marbaugh, 19, of Elkhart, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019 at the Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart, surrounded by friends and family. She was born on February 12, 2000 in Elkhart to JoAnn Goss.
She is survived by her mother, JoAnn and her loving husband, Austin Marbaugh, whom she married on Sunday, May...
Ishmael Hykiesh Porter
May 26, 2019
UPDATE:Â Â Graveside services and burial for Ishmael Hykiesh Porter, 25, of Elkhart, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, at Prairie Street Cemetery. Pastor Johnnie Robinson will officiate. Ishmael died May 26, 2019, in South Bend. Billings Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.
Ishmael Hykiesh Porter, 25, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday May 26, 201...
Bonnie Lucille (Ormsby) Story
May 26, 2019
Bonnie Lucille (Ormsby) Story, 87, of Elkhart, passed into heaven Sunday, May 26, 2019 at Greenleaf Health Campus.
She was born on November 23, 1931, the daughter of the late Ivan and Lucille (Harshener) Ormsby in Zanesville, Indiana.
On January 1, 1949 she married the love of her life, William A. "Bill" Story, who preceded...
Michael E. Dukes
May 26, 2019
Mr. Michael Eugene "Mike" Dukes, 56, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at Elkhart General Hospital following a brief illness on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at 9:55 am.
Mike was born in Osceola, Arkansas on Aug. 21, 1962 to the late Eugene Dukes and Addie (Newsom) Granderson, who survives him.
He is also survived by his...
Jeffery L. Barnes
May 25, 2019
Jeffery L. Barnes, 63, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 25, 2019 following a brief illness.
He was born in South Bend on Apr. 12, 1956 to the late Eugene Barnes and Wilma (Gyori) Barnes, who survives him.
He is also survived by his children Bryan and Katherine Barnes; siblings...
Dayvid M. Pope
May 23, 2019
Dayvid M. Pope, 18-and-a-half-week-old infant son of Ashley M. Miller and David L. Pope of Elkhart, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Elkhart General Hospital.
He is survived by his parents; maternal grandmother, Christina Castro; paternal grandparents, Andre (Juan) Solis; maternal grandfather, Chris Miller; great grandfather, Richard (Bonnie) Eggleston; and many aunts and uncles. He was...
Nicholas L. Lewis
May 22, 2019
Nicholas Lloyd Lewis, 32, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Elkhart General Hospital following a brief illness.
He was born in Chicago, IL on Aug. 19, 1986 to the late Otis K. Lewis, Jr. and Tonda (Roby) Lewis, who survives him.
He is also survived by his daughters Chyna and...
John Jackson
May 21, 2019
Mr. John Jackson, 68, of Elkhart and loving husband of Mamie Jackson, passed away peacefully at his home in Elkhart on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 6:00 am following an extended illness.
Further arrangements for John are pending at Billings Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 812 Baldwin Street, Elkhart, IN 46514.
Mildred B. Merritt
May 20, 2019
Mildred B. Merritt, 82, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 20, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on April 23, 1937 in Harlan, Kentucky to Lean and Rosa (Owens) Cole.
She married Urcel R. Merritt on June 14, 1997 in Elkhart.
He survives, as well as a daughter...
Carissa Staton (Knapp) Staton
May 20, 2019
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Ms. Carissa A. "Criss" Staton, 42, of Edwardsburg, MI, passed away peacefully at her Eagle Lake home with her family at her side following an extended illness on Monday, May 20, 2019 at 12:56 pm.
Criss was born in South Bend on May 17, 1977 to Mr. and Mrs. Roger and Trudy (Westphal) Knapp...
Elmer H. Shoemaker
May 19, 2019
Elmer H. Shoemaker, 77, of Cassopolis, MI, passed away on Sunday, May 19. 2019 at Spectrum Health Lakeland Hospital. He was born on September 24, 1941 in Elkhart to the late Charles M. and Susan (Wilson) Shoemaker.
He is survived by his loving wife of over 30 years, Margo. Elmer is also survived by his sons, Stacey...
Ruth Johnson
May 19, 2019
Ruth Anne Johnson, 64, of Edwardsburg, Michigan, died at her home on May 19, 2019 after a ten-month battle with lung cancer. She was born to the late Robert and Marilyn Spencer of Elkhart, Indiana on April 17, 1955. They preceded her in death, as did her brother, Gary Spencer and his wife Valerie. She is survived by a...
