James S. Simmons
Aug 25, 2018
ELKHART — James Stewart "Jim" Simmons, 79, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at 10:50 a.m. at Elkhart General Hospital after a battle with lung cancer.
He was born April 26, 1939, in Virginia.
He married Christine Ann Orell on Nov. 3, 2003. She passed away Oct. 19, 2014.
Jim is...
Ronald L. Paulus
Aug 24, 2018
ELKHART – Ronald Lowell "Ron" Paulus, 70, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka.
He was born Nov. 22, 1947, in Cheboygan, Michigan, to the late Lowell and Helen (Ruple) Paulus. He married Christina Bosse on June 21, 1969, in Elkhart.
Ron worked for Coachmen RV...
Betty L. Lantz
Aug 22, 2018
ELKHART — Betty L. Lantz, 84, of Elkhart, passed away of natural causes at East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018.
She was born in Elkhart on March 24, 1934, to the late Wilbur and Margaret (Anderson) Ruffner, and later married Donald "Bob" Lantz, who passed in 1990.
Surviving are her...
Gaynell M. Roose
Aug 22, 2018
Gaynell M. Roose, 85, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday, August 22, at Elkhart General Hospital from complication from surgery. Gaynell was born on January 19, 1933 in Minnesota to the late Loyd and Helen Eby. In addition to her parents, her husband Franklin Delano Roose Sr.in 2000 and daughter Marie A. Roose in 2016 preceded her in death. She...
Loren R. Bickel
Aug 22, 2018
ELKHART – Loren Robert Bickel, 79, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday, August 22, at home.
He was born December 21, 1938, in Elkhart, to Lloyd and Dorothy Jackson Bickel. He married Shelba Jean Peffly on December 8, 1973, in Elkhart.
Loren was a partner in Printing House, Inc., formerly on Baldwin Street in Elkhart, with...
Scott L. Dygert
Aug 22, 2018
ELKHART: Scott L. Dygert, 54, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at his home. He was born on July 15, 1964 in Elkhart to Jim L. Dygert and Gail (Deisenroth) Ramler. Surviving are his father Jim L. (Jann) Dygert, mother Gail Ramler; two brothers, Bryan (Lori) Dygert, Todd (Mary) Dygert; 4 nieces, 4 nephews and 3 great nieces....
Edward Lecount, Jr.
Aug 21, 2018
Edward LeCount Jr., 87, residing in Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018 at his home. Edward was born on July 12, 1931 in Tama, Iowa to the late Edward and Violet (Hahn) LeCount Sr. It was while at Nappanee High School he met and later married Beverly J. Hahn on November 9, 1951 in Nappanee. She survives, as...
Dean L. Cripe
Aug 19, 2018
ELKHART — Dean L. Cripe, 90, passed away of natural causes, Sunday morning, Aug. 19, 2018, at Elkhart General Hospital, surrounded by love and family.
Dean was born Feb. 18, 1928, in Wakarusa, to the late Roscoe and Lois (Hooley) Cripe.
In addition to his parents, a son, Michael Dean Cripe, two brothers, Robert Cripe...
Marc W. Freeman
Aug 17, 2018
ELKHART — Marc W. "Free" Freeman 68, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at home in the presence of his loving family following an extended illness on Friday, Aug. 17, 2018 at 10:45 am.
He was born Aug. 13, 1950 in Ft. Wayne to the late Robert and Marianne (Cook) Freeman. He married Barb Vachon on Dec. 7,...
Gregory T. Dearing
Aug 16, 2018
BRICEVILLE, Tenn. — Gregory T. Dearing, 34, of Briceville, passed away following a motor vehicle accident near Middlebury at 8:28 a.m. Thursday, Aug.16, 2018.
Arrangments are pending at Billings Funeral Home, Elkhart.
Cheryl G. Fish
Aug 16, 2018
ELKHART - Cherie G. Fish, 68, residing in Elkhart, passed away Thursday afternoon, surrounded by her loving family on August 16, 2018 at Memorial Hospital of South Bend, after a long battle with cancer. A native of Mishawaka and graduate of Mishawaka High School, she was born on September 6, 1949 to Eugene G. and Anne Marie (Palsce) VanDusen....
Annelies M. Lovely
Aug 16, 2018
GOSHEN — Annelies M. Lovely, 83, of Goshen, passed away Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 at Greencroft Healthcare, where she had been a patient for 3 weeks. She was born on June 11, 1935 in Breslau, Poland, when it was under German control, to the late Schlosser Walter Josef Moritz Brosig and Martha Anna Elizabeth Lauff) Brosig. Surviving are her...
Matthew D. "Matt" Rentfrow
Aug 15, 2018
Matthew D. "Matt" Rentfrow, 34, of Edwardsburg, MI, passed away following a courageous battle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at Lakeland Hospital in Niles on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018 at 11:17 am. In accordance with his wishes, his final act of compassion was to be a donor of life.
He was born in Three Rivers on Sept....
Glenda C. "Sweet Pea" Wynos
Aug 12, 2018
OSCEOLA — Glenda C. "Sweet Pea" Wynos, 69, of Osceola, passed away peacefully following an extended illness at the Center for Hospice Care in South Bend on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018.
She was born in Mississippi County, Arkansas, July 10, 1949, to the late Justlin and Ruby (Allbritton) Welch, and was preceded in death by her husband,...
Michael Sailor
Aug 11, 2018
ELKHART: Michael Ray Sailor, 62, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 at his residence. Mike was born on October 9, 1955 in Elkhart, to the late George J. and Susan Marie (Minichillo) Sailor. In addition to his parents, a sister Anna Craigo and two nephews, Scott Sailor and John Craigo preceded Mike in death.
Surviving is his...
Karol Lucille Shreve
Aug 10, 2018
ELKHART — Karol Lucille Shreve, 97, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, at Hubbard Hill Estates, Elkhart.
She was born May 30, 1921, in South Bend, to the late Merle and Lillian (Pope) Dunlap.
Karol worked for Miles Laboratories for 24 years.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church....
Anton M. Showalter
Aug 8, 2018
SOUTH BEND — Anton M. Showalter, 61, of South Bend, passed away at Valley View Healthcare Facility following an extended illness Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018.
He was born Sept. 4, 1956, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, to the late Walter Laskowski and Barbara (Harrison) Laskowski, who survives.
Among surviving children is a son, Anton M. (Nicole) Laskowski...
Doris J. Mendez
Aug 8, 2018
NEW CARLISLE – Doris Joanne Mendez, 88, of New Carlisle, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 at Hamilton Grove.
She was born September 1, 1929 in Mishawaka, IN, to Howard and Esther (Smith) Kronewitter. She married Pedro Mendez on Aug. 20, 2002.
Doris spent a short while working part-time for the Election Board of Cook...
Cynthia S. Seidner
Aug 7, 2018
ELKHART — Cynthia Seidner, 63, of Elkhart, passed away Tueday, Aug. 7, 2018.
Arrangements for Cynthia are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.
Donald J. Devore
Aug 7, 2018
ELKHART – Donald J. DeVore, 71, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born October 8, 1946 in Fredericktown, MO to the late A. W. and Georgia (Anthony) DeVore. He married Karen E. Neel on May 20, 1990.
Donald was a career US Service Member, first serving in...
