John Ernest Whittington
Oct 24, 2017
ELKHART — John Ernest Whittington, 99, of Elkhart, passed away at his home Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017.
He was born Aug. 28, 1918, in Kendallville, to the late Arthur E. and Rose (Grobis) Whittington.
He married Betty Jean Kentner on Oct. 10, 1942. She died June 26, 2016.
Surviving are a son, John...
John Vernon Scott
Oct 24, 2017
John V. Scott, 79 of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at his home following an extended illness on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017.
John was born Nov. 9, 1937 in Elkhart to the late Vernon and Myrna (Schuman) Scott.
Surviving are children Mark Scott of Elkhart, Matthew (Carolyn) and Jon (Sarah) Scott, as well as Lori Johnson,...
Mildred Ann "Millie" Dejohn
Oct 23, 2017
ELKHART — Mildred Ann "Millie" (Wildoner) DeJohn, 75 of Elkhart, passed away Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, at Eastlake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center; she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in August 2016.
Millie was born Nov. 5, 1941, in Marion, the daughter of the late James and Crystal (Rogers) Wildoner.
She was also preceded in death by...
Charles R. Ornduff
Oct 21, 2017
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....
Thomas L. "Tom" Leer, Jr.
Oct 21, 2017
ELKHART — Thomas L. "Tommy" Leer Jr., 40, of Elkhart, passed away suddenly Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, at Elkhart General Hospital following an unexpected illness.
He was born May 4, 1977, in Goshen, to the late Thomas L. Leer Sr. and his mothers, the late Rosa Flores and the late Juanita (Viars) Leer.
He later...
Jack H. Palmer
Oct 19, 2017
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...
Rickey Cheek
Oct 17, 2017
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...
Shirley A. Sipress
Oct 13, 2017
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.
...
Robert P. "Rob" Quarandillo
Oct 11, 2017
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...
Ida M. Larkin
Oct 9, 2017
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...
Betty L. Mann
Oct 9, 2017
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.
...
Dennis Maloney
Oct 8, 2017
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...
Paul E. Angel
Oct 7, 2017
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...
Roosevelt "Crayford" Davis, Jr .
Oct 4, 2017
ELKHART — Roosevelt "Crayford" Davis Jr., 70, of Elkhart, passed away at Valley View Nursing Facility on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017.
He was born, in Sikeston, Missouri, Dec. 3, 1946, to the late Theodore and Oretha (Forrest) Davis.
Surviving are daughters Larinda Davis of Elkhart and Sonya Davis of South Bend; grandchildren Sydni, Sykia, Amyia...
Victims, Families, Concertgoers, Citizens And First Responders Of The Las Vegas Shooting
Oct 1, 2017
In the wake of yet another deadly tragedy, it is of vital importance to those involved and to the great people of this nation that we all come together as one people to console and offer love, thoughts and prayers to the victims and families affected by this terrible incident. We must come together; not divided as political parties,...
Linda D. Kidder
Sep 29, 2017
ELKHART — Linda Diane Kidder, 68, Elkhart, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 at her home. She was born Oct. 9, 1948 in Elkhart to the late Voris and Patricia (Roy) Wetzel.
Surviving are her daughters Jody L. (Carl) Dooley and Trina Barnes of Elkhart; son Eric L. (Brandy) Kidder of Goshen;...
Ernest Dorrier, Jr.
Sep 28, 2017
ELKHART — Ernest Dorrier, Jr., 76, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at home of natural causes on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017.
He was born in Elkhart on June 23, 1941 to the late Ernest and Margaret Dorrier, Sr., and is preceded in death by his wife Shirley (Brown) and daughter Cheryl Fisher.
Surviving are sons...
Carolyn June Miller
Sep 24, 2017
ELKHART — Carolyn June Miller, 87 of Elkhart, passed away peacefully of natural causes at Hubbard Hill Estates in Elkhart Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017.
She was born in Elkhart, June 5, 1930, to the late Virgil and Catherine (Memmott) Bleiler.
On Sept. 4, 1947, she married Lowell E. "Larry" "Tex" Miller in Albuquerque, New Mexico....
Katharine "Kay" Dempsey
Sep 22, 2017
Katharine "Kay" Dempsey, 91, of Millersville, lost her battle with cancer on Friday, September 22, 2017 at the Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, MD. She was born December 17, 1925 in Pecos, TX to L. Burkett and Lucille (Brooks) Richardson. She graduated from Pecos High School and attended Texas State College for Women, where she majored in...
Ralph Wilbur Beam
Sep 20, 2017
ELKHART — Mr. Ralph W. Beam, Sr., 87, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at Greenleaf Health Campus in Elkhart on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017 at 6:02 pm.
He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on Aug.12, 1930 to the late Arthur D. and Ursula Mae (Cunningham) Beam. He later married Catherine L. Zwastetzky on Apr. 12, 1954 in...
