Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
Charles H "Hank" Legg
Feb 19, 2019
Charles H. "Hank" Legg, 47, of Goshen passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. He was born April 22, 1971 in Elkhart to Thomas and the late Jean (Parsons) Legg.
Hank married his loving wife, Toni K. Legg, on January 25, 1997 who preceded him three years prior. He is survived by his father,...
Debra Ann Marie Raskosky
Feb 16, 2019
Debra Ann Marie Raskosky, 64, of Shipshewana passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, February 16, 2019. She was born in Hammond, IN to the late Clarence M. and Margaret (Fahey) Schmidt.
She married her loving husband, Roger Raskosky, on September 7, 1974 who survives at home. She is also survived by a daughter,...
John H. Dixon
Feb 15, 2019
John H. Dixon, 50, of Elkhart, passed away at his home on Friday, February 15, 2019 at 5:52 pm.
He was born in South Bend on August 26, 1968 to the late Howard Dixon and Mary Lou (Hibner) Dixon, who survives him. He married Sandra L. "Sandy" Botts on June 1, 2002 in Elkhart. She survives at...
John C. Parker
Feb 15, 2019
John C. Parker, 75, passed away Friday, February 15, 2019 at his home after an extended illness. He was born July 8, 1943 in Bloomington IL to the late Elbert C. and Anna M. (Iliff) Parker.
He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years Arlene (Kopp) Parker; they were married July 24, 1965 in Charleston...
Nina G. Heminger
Feb 14, 2019
Nina G. Heminger, 87, of Elkhart, passed away on Valentine's Day, Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Elkhart Place Assisted Living to be with her beloved husband, James K. "Jim" Heminger. She was born on October 23, 1931 in LaGrange, IN to the late Earl and Gladys (Rogers) Swihart.
She married Jim Heminger on October 20, 1951 and...
Wayne M. Barker
Feb 14, 2019
Wayne Melvin Barker, 90, of Elkhart IN, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 following an extended illness. Born in Richmond, IN on July 12, 1928 to the late Howard and Bertha (Mobley) Barker. He is survived by his wife Jayne Stephens Barker of 33 years. Also surviving are children, Amy (Steve) Cowart, Milton, FL ;...
Barbara A. Grove
Feb 14, 2019
On Thursday, February 14, 2019, Barbara A. Grove, 72, went to be with her Lord and Savior. She was surrounded by love and family at the Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart, Indiana.
Barbara was born on February 28, 1946 in Elkhart to Fredrick E. and Marjorie Ruth (Proctor) Kern. She married Lynn Grove on June 27,...
Robert W. "Bob" Crise
Feb 11, 2019
ELKHART: Robert W. "Bob" Crise, 74, passed away Monday evening, February 11, 2019, at his home, after an extended illness. He was born on October 4, 1944, in Nappanee to the late Cleo W. and Esther E. (Wade) Crise. Along with his parents, a brother, Rev. Ira L. Crise, and sisters, Ruth Waggoner and Esther May Collins preceded him...
Dorothy P. Young
Feb 10, 2019
ELKHART - Dorothy P. Young, 85, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully of natural causes at her home on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019 at 5:09 am.
She was born in Fulton County on Aug. 23, 1933 to the late Charles L. and Clara E. (Kepher-Rhinehart) Hartle. She was widowed at a young age from Joe B. Jordan. She...
David T. Freeman
Feb 9, 2019
David Taylor Freeman, 68, passed away Saturday afternoon, February 9, 2019 at Elkhart General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. David was born on April 28, 1950 in Minter City, Mississippi to Roy Taylor and Leola Freeman. He married Rhonda Denise Rembert on September 4, 1976 at Canaan Baptist Church in Elkhart. Surviving is his wife of 43 years,...
Jane M. Swartzell
Feb 9, 2019
ELKHART: Jane Swartzell,of Elkhart, passed away Saturday February 9, 2019 at her residence. Jane was born September 12, 1944 in Finchley, England to the late Kenneth and Linda Joyce (Pope) Swartzell. Jane is survived by many close friends, including Sara Elkin and her family, Sue Pettit and the "girls of 62" and her dog Callie. Jane worked for many...
H. Wayne Craigo
Feb 9, 2019
ELKHART: Wayne Craigo Jr., 66, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019 at the Center for Hospice Care, Elkhart. He was born on Apr. 10, 1952 in Fayette Co., W. Va., to Harold Wayne Craigo Sr. and Ruth McNeely Craigo. He is survived by 2 sons, Josh and Wayne Craigo, daughter Amber Craigo; 11 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and his brother...
Charles E. Woods
Feb 9, 2019
ELKHART - Charles E. Woods, 79, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born on February 20, 1939 to the late Charles L. and Glendora (Arbuckle) Woods in Charleston, Mississippi.
He is survived by his son, Charles (Stephanie) Woods, daughter, Kathy Wing, 2 sisters, Lorene Sanders and Mildred McKee, brother,...
Travis Lee "T" Schlabach
Feb 8, 2019
Travis Lee "T" Schlabach, 39, of Bristol, passed away from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident near Union, MI on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019 at 10:25 pm.
He was born in Elkhart on May 9, 1979 to Phillip Schlabach, Jr. and Sherrie (Welker) Schlabach, who survive him.
Also surviving is his son Trevin Schlabach;...
Judith A. "Judy" Dunsmore
Feb 6, 2019
ELKHART - Judith Ann "Judy" Dunsmore, 77, of Elkhart, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019 at 11:16 pm. Judy passed away peacefully at her home with her family at her side following an extended illness.
The eleventh child of 13 brothers and sisters, Judy was born in Muncie on Feb. 24, 1941...
Robert L. "Bob" Souder
Feb 6, 2019
ELKHART: Robert L. "Bob" Souder, 76, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at Elkhart General Hospital following an extended illness. Bob was born on July 13, 1942, in Garrett, IN to the late Gerry R. and Esther L. (Drerup) Souder. He married Loretta L. Nowak on May 14, 1966, in Bronson, MI.
He leaves behind his wife...
Omar "Bud" H. Berry
Feb 5, 2019
ELKHART - Omar H. "Bud" Berry, 66, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at his home following an extended illness on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 at 12:30 am.
He was born in South Bend on March 12, 1952 to the late Gene A. and Shirley M. (France) Ostrom, Sr. On May 19, 1979 he married Barbara A. "Barb"...
Allen R. Perkey
Feb 5, 2019
ELKHART - Allen R. Perkey, 64, passed away Tuesday morning, February 5, 2019 in his home surrounded by family. Allen was born on February 22, 1954, the son of Jack Raymond and Velda (Strope) Perkey. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Rhonda A Perkey, whom he married on March 20, 1983; daughter Rachael (Derek) Polston; sons,...
Ida Jean Pressler
Feb 4, 2019
Ida Jean Pressler, 89, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully of natural causes at Elkhart General Hospital on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019.
She was born in Detroit, MI on Nov. 13, 1929 to the late Glenn C. and Angie G. (Brown) Neff, Sr., and married Thurman D. "Thurm" Pressler on Oct. 1, 1949 in Decatur, MI. He survives...
Rebecca L. Winer
Feb 4, 2019
Rebecca Lee Winer, 70, passed away after an extended illness on Monday, February 4, 2019 at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. A lifelong native of Elkhart, she was born on January 5, 1949 to the late Charles and Elsina (Baer) Hart. She married Joseph M. Winer on May 21, 1971 in Middlebury, Surviving is her husband of 47 years Joseph M....
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