Randy Lee Evans
Mar 27, 2016
ELKHART — Randy Lee Evans, 58, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, March 27, at his residence. He was born Jan. 17, 1958, in Battle Creek, Mich., to Merle K. and Marita M. (Sult) Evans. Survivors include two sons, Chad of Alpharetta, Ga., and Scott Evans of Oxford, Ala.; two granddaughters, Jasmine Misner and Emma Misner; one sister, Candy (Dan) Cox...
Patricia A. "Pat" Sanders
Mar 26, 2016
ELKHART — Patricia A. "Pat" Sanders, 59, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, March 26, following an extended illness. She was born Dec. 12, 1956, in South Bend, to the late Francis and Patsy (Lehman) Griman. On June 16, 1984, she married Gary L. Sanders, in Elkhart, where he survives her at home. Also surviving are...
Thelma L. (Swartz) Freel
Mar 25, 2016
ELKHART — Thelma L. (Swartz) Freel, 87, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, March 25, at Golden Living Center. She was born Dec. 10, 1928, to the late O.D. and Venetta (McNeal) Swartz. She is survived by two sisters, Joyce and Marilyn; two of her four children, a son, Michael D. Freel, and a daughter, Patricia K. Cobb; six grandchildren, Rita...
Barbara J. Pritschet
Mar 21, 2016
ELKHART- Barbara J. Pritschet, 83, of Elkhart, passed away Monday March 21, 2016 at her residence. She was born April 2, 1932 in Elkhart to the late Riley R. and Clara E. (Nicodemus) Jordan. On September 29, 1956 she married Francis "Frank" Pritschet. He passed away on April 17, 2002. Survivors include a son, Brian (Jeanette) Pritschet of Charleston, IL; ...
Phyllis J. Kauffman
Mar 21, 2016
ELKHART — Phyllis J. Kauffman, 83, of Elkhart, went to join her eternal Father on Monday, March 21, at the Hearth at Juday Creek in Granger. Phyllis was born Feb. 6, 1933, in Middletown, Ohio, to the late Glenn and Dolores (Pendleton) Mears. On Sept. 8, 1951, she married her high school sweetheart, David R. Kauffman, at Jimtown United Methodist...
Tammy Evans
Mar 20, 2016
ELKHART — Tammy J. (Baney) Evans, 58, of Elkhart, passed away unexpectedly at her home Sunday, March 20. She was born in Elkhart on Feb. 24, 1958, and is survived by her father, Thomas J. Van Winkle of Elkhart, but is preceded in death by her mother, Sue Ann (Wilfret) Van Winkle, as well as grandparents George and Virginia Cole....
Richard L. Ostrom
Mar 19, 2016
EELKHART — Richard L. "Dick" Ostrom, 87, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, March 19, at his residence. He was born in Goshen on May 2, 1928, to the late Robert and Winnie M. (Overholt) Ostrom. He married Charlotte J. (Bomar) Smead on Sept. 8, 1951, in Angola. Charlotte died March 19, 2015. They had been married for 63 years. In...
Kevin D. Beers
Mar 18, 2016
ELKHART — Kevin D. Beers, 54, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully following an extended illness at Valley View Healthcare Center in Elkhart on Friday, Feb. 18. He was born in South Bend on July 17, 1961, to the late Ellsworth and Kathleen Beers. He is survived by his step-mother, Rosa Beers of Elkhart, survived by several aunts and uncles and...
Clara R. Macumber
Mar 18, 2016
EDWARDSBURG, Mich. — Clara R. Macumber, 86, of Edwardsburg, passed away peacefully of natural causes Friday, March 18, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart. She was born, in Elkhart, Sept. 3, 1929, to the late Robert and Elva (Smeltzer) Black. She then married William R. "Bill" Macumber Sr. on Nov. 16, 1946, in Elkhart, where he passed away...
Beth Ann Curtis
Mar 17, 2016
ELKHART — Beth Ann Curtis, 73, of Elkhart, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Thursday, March 17, at 5:48 a.m. She was born Feb. 28, 1943, in Elkhart, to the late Charles and Sophia (Phend) Young. 0320_OBT_Curtis_Beth_UNK Curtis (Photo supplied) On Nov. 4, 1972, she married Robert K. "Bob" Curtis, in Elkhart, where he died in 2013. She is...
Sue Coultas
Mar 17, 2016
ELKHART- M. Sue (Bradford) Coultas, 68, of Elkhart, passed away at home on Thursday, March 17, 2016. She was surrounded by the love of her family. She was born September 7, 1947 in Bowman AR to Raymond Russell and Mary Jane (Collins) Bradford. She spent many years in the Elkhart area where she attended Jimtown High School. In 1964 she...
Willa Rae "Billie" Brown
Mar 17, 2016
ELKHART — Willa Rae "Billie" Brown, 98, of Elkhart, and formerly of North Fort Myers, Fla., passed away Thursday, March 17. She was born Dec. 15, 1917, in Ottawa County, Ohio, to Rudy and Ettie (Montague) Schmardebeck. Survivors include her daughter, Marti (Corky) Towne of White Pigeon, Mich.; three grandchildren, Christopher (Yan) Towne of Chicago, Adam Towne of Dowagiac, Mich.,...
Helen L. Smole
Mar 16, 2016
ELKHART — Helen L. Smole, 102, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully of natural causes at Golden Living Center in Elkhart at 1:40 a.m. Wednesday, March 16. She was born in Nappanee on Aug. 10, 1913, to the late Otto and Ida (Stull) DeFreese, and married Michael J. Smole Sr. on Sept. 9, 1939, in Elkhart. He remained her loyal and...
Beverly Ann "Bev" Bryant
Mar 13, 2016
ELKHART — Beverly Ann "Bev" Bryant, 69, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at Valley View Healthcare Center of Elkhart on Sunday, March 13, following an extended illness. She was born, in Elkhart, April 20, 1946, to the late Porter L. and Ella M. (Breden) Horner. Surviving are her sons, Jeff M. and Randy A. (Heather) Bryant, both of Elkhart; her...
Edward S. "Ed" Ganczak
Mar 10, 2016
ELKHART — Edward S. "Ed" Ganczak, 69, of Elkhart, and formerly of Leesburg, passed away Thursday afternoon, March 10, at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center. Edward was born in Elkhart on Aug. 29, 1946, to the late Stanley and Delores (Slushnik) Ganczak. Surviving are his three sons, Paul (Nicole) Ganczak of Goshen, Brad (Amanda) Ganczak of Bristol and Richard (Nicole) Ganczak of...
Georgie A. Carpenter
Mar 8, 2016
ELKHART — Georgie A. "Anna" Carpenter, 93, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully of natural causes at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at Elkhart General Hospital. Born in Elkhart County, Aug. 7, 1922, she was one of nine siblings raised by the late Ben and Clara J. (Judson) Juday. Surviving are her daughters, Ranae (Terry) Hayden of Elkhart and Connie Carpenter...
Harold E. Hobbs
Mar 8, 2016
Elkhart: Harold E. Hobbs, 86 of Elkhart, passed to his rest on Tuesday afternoon, March 8, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on June 19, 1929 in Elwood to the late Paul L Hobbs and Lucille Marie (Collier) Arehart. He married Rita M. Shaw on Christmas day in 1947 in Elwood. Surviving is his wife...
Kim C. Martin
Mar 8, 2016
ELKHART- Kim C. Martin, 55, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at her residence. She was born January 8, 1961 in Seoul, South Korea. Survivors include her mother, Marilyn Weber of Elkhart; 1 daughter, Katrina (Kas) Makhni of Scottsdale, AZ; 1 son, James Weber of Atlanta, GA; 4 sisters, Dawn (Dale) Rhoton of Chesterton, Teresa (John) Lerner and...
Sandra L. "Sandy" Douglass
Mar 6, 2016
BRISTOL — Sandra L. "Sandy" Douglass, 69, of Bristol, passed away Sunday, March 6, at her residence. She was born Aug. 18, 1946, in Sturgis, Mich., to Gerald E. and Dorothy M. (Richcreek) Hohman. Survivors include a daughter, Michelle (Bob) Miller of Middlebury; a son, Michael (Breana) Douglass of Elkhart; mother, Dorothy M. Hohman of Bristol; a brother, Thomas P....
David Whitney Ort
Mar 6, 2016
David Whitney Ort, 70, of Pahoa, Hawaii and originally from Elkhart, Indiana died unexpectedly Sunday March 6, 2016 of a heart attack. He was born in Elkhart on May 1, 1945 to the late Whitney R. and Doris E. (Moore) Ort. Surviving are a sister, Nancy (Dick) Simmons of Otsego, Mich., brother, Rick (Hope) Ort of Elkhart; two sons, Christopher...
