Vernon R. Miller
Apr 7, 2015
Vernon R. "Spanky" Miller, 64, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, April 7, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was born Sept. 21, 1950, in Canton, Ohio, to Isaac M. and Keturah C. (Hershberger) Miller. Survivors include one brother, Steve (Janet) Miller of Elkhart; two sisters, Bonnie McClure of Orlando, Fla., and Michelle Wheeler of Rochester, N.H.; and father Isaac...
Darrel R. Shantz
Apr 6, 2015
ELKHART — Darrel R. Shantz, 85, of Elkhart, passed away Monday afternoon, April 6, at Greenleaf Health Campus. He was born April 28, 1929, in Elkhart County, to the late Paul A. and Neva (Sechrist) Shantz. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Beverly "Joan" Shantz (they were married June 4, 1949, in Elkhart); his children, Cathy Shantz...
Lynnette B. Long
Apr 2, 2015
Lynnette Bell Long, 71, of Elkhart, passed away at Riverside Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart following an extended illness at midnight Thursday, April 2. She was born in Linaway County, Mich., on July 25, 1943, to the late Hubert and Evelyn (Sayers) Long. Surviving are her sister, Shirree R. Rittenhouse of Mishawaka; her nephews, Mark (Teresa) Rittenhouse of...
James D. Lawson
Mar 31, 2015
James D. "Jim" Lawson, 87, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, March 31, at Elkhart Hospice House. He was born April 28, 1927, in Elkhart, to Everett and Elsa (Laird) Lawson. On March 24, 1973, he married Irene M. (Stinnett) Lawson in Edwardsburg, Mich. She survives at home. Other survivors include one son, Larry (Carol) Lawson of Orem, Utah; two daughters,...
Alice Palmer
Mar 28, 2015
ELKHART — Alice M. Palmer, 79, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, March 28, at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 10, 1935, in Chesapeake, W.Va., to Roy G. and Grace M. (Blake) Adkins. Survivors include one son, James Roy Palmer Jr. of Bluffton; one sister, Carolyn Gibson of Elkhart; three brothers, Paul (Annette) Adkins of Chicopee Falls, Mass., and...
Thomas R. Westlake
Mar 25, 2015
ELKHART — Thomas R. "Tom" Westlake, 74, of Elkhart, passed away at the Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart following an extended illness at 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 25. He was born in Elkhart on March 5, 1941, to the late Howard and Clara (Ritchie). On June 7, 1985, he married Sherri K. Sheffield in Elkhart. She survives at home....
Richard H. Hobson
Mar 25, 2015
ELKHART — Richard H. "Dick" Hobson, 85, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday, March 25, in his residence. He was born Nov. 19, 1929, in Canton, Ill., to Herbert T. and Bertha C. (Johnson) Hobson. Survivors include his wife, Sally E. (Alwine) Hobson of Elkhart; one son, Richard E. Hobson of Elkhart; three daughters, Christine Artley, Sue Hobson and Lynne (Charles)...
Kathryn M. "Katie" Havekost
Mar 24, 2015
BURNHAM, Ill. — Kathryn M. "Katie" Havekost, 35, of Burnham, passed away Tuesday, March 24, at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, after an extended illness. She was born Jan. 25, 1980, in Goshen, Ind., to Thomas H. and Mary L. (Jones) Havekost. Survivors include her father and stepmother, Tom (Janet) Havekost of Granger, Ind.; one sister, Sarah (Kevin) Holly of...
Peggy Jo Davis
Mar 24, 2015
ELKHART — Peggy Jo Davis, 76, of Elkhart, passed away at Elkhart General Hospital following an extended illness at 2:57 a.m. Tuesday, March 24. She was born Dec. 3, 1938, in Arista, W.Va., to the late Raymond and Gladys (Pennington) Parks. She married Gene C. Davis in Bluewell, W.Va., on Oct. 11, 1957. He survives her at home. Also surviving...
Linda L. Juarez
Mar 23, 2015
ELKHART — Linda L. Juarez, 64, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, March 23, while at her son's home in Bristol. She was born March 20, 1951, in Detroit, to Anthony and Lillian (Thomson) Cucuzza. Survivors include two sons, Jacob Wegner and Gwydion (Kendra) Snowdon of Bristol; four sisters, Cathy (Kevin) Clark of Palestine, Texas, Elizabeth (Randy) McDaniels of Montgomery, Texas,...
Betty M. Moore
Mar 23, 2015
Betty M. Moore, 88, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, March 23, at Riverside Village in Elkhart. She was born June 21, 1926, in Cass County, Mich., to Harry H. and Ina J. (Jones) Nord. On July 6, 1945, she married the late Alfred R. "Al" Moore. He preceded her in death Jan. 29, 2012. Survivors include one son, Richard (Pam)...
Bruce Thomas
Mar 23, 2015
ELKHART — Bruce E. "Big Guy" Thomas, 43, of Elkhart, passed away at Elkhart General Hospital at 11:29 a.m. Monday, March 23, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. He was born Jan. 8, 1972, in Euclid, Ohio, to Mrs. Patricia M. (Sam) Geddes Thomas Alacqua of Cleveland, Ohio, and the late Rodney Thomas. He later married Mary Kathleen...
Donald L. "Pete" Peterson
Mar 19, 2015
Donald L. "Pete" Peterson, 77, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 19, at home with his family at his side. He was born July 31, 1937, in Attica, to the late William R. and Marie N. (Van Laere) Peterson. Donald married Charlene M. Polega on June 1, 1963, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Niles, Mich. Surviving are his...
Charlotte J. Ostrom
Mar 19, 2015
Charlotte Jane Ostrom, 88, of Elkhart, passed to her rest Thursday morning, March 19, at Elkhart Hospice House. She was born March 15, 1927, in Union City, Tenn., to the late Clifford and Annie (Baker) Bomar. She was also preceded in death by five siblings, Mary L. Duke, William Bomar, Nell Fuzzell-Swoveland, Geneva Paglow and Kathryn Outland. She is survived...
Thelma E. Burner
Mar 18, 2015
MIDDLEBURY — Thelma E. Burner, 97, of Middlebury, passed away Wednesday, March 18, at Courtyard Health Care Center in Goshen. She was born April 4, 1917, in Darwin, Va., to Creed F. and Tettea (Vanover) Layne. Survivors include a son, Don (Lois) Mullins of Middlebury; daughter Betty (Richard) Kruse of Edmond, Okla.; brother Rutherford Layne of Kingsport, Tenn.; and several...
Richard E. "Dickie" Noffsinger
Mar 17, 2015
Richard E. "Dickie" Noffsinger, 88, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, March 17, at East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart. He was born Jan. 5, 1927, in Elkhart, to William F. and Josephine (Detwiler) Noffsinger. On Oct. 16, 1960, he married the late Dorothy L. (Hohenstein) Noffsinger. Survivors include one stepdaughter, Yvonne (John) Law of Elkhart; one brother, Jim...
Betty J. Tevlin
Mar 17, 2015
EDWARDSBURG, Mich. — Betty J. Tevlin, 81, of Edwardsburg, passed away Tuesday, March 17, in her residence. She was born Nov. 8, 1933, in Elkhart, Ind., to Orville L. and Eunice E. (Blaskely) Wogomon. On March 1, 1952, she married the late Owen F. Tevlin in Elkhart. He passed away Feb. 1, 2003. Survivors include three sons, Michael Tevlin of...
Melvin Ball
Mar 16, 2015
ELKHART — Melvin Ball, 53, of Elkhart, passed away at 11:25 a.m. Monday, March 16, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Jan. 9, 1962, in Greenwood, Miss., to the late Mack Sr. and Leslie (Malone) Ball. He leaves to cherish his memory a son, Sedrick Green; sisters Vivian Daye, Lestine Banks and Diane Rogers, all of Greenwood, Delores (Dwight)...
William E. Sylvester
Mar 16, 2015
GOSHEN — William E. "Bill" Sylvester, 81, of Goshen, passed away Monday evening, March 16, in his residence, following a brief illness. Bill was born Jan. 14, 1934, in Elkhart, to the late Paul and Edith Sylvester. He married Lexie Gorsuch on Nov. 30, 2001, in Goshen. She survives, as well as his children, Bryan (Cheryl) Sylvester of Sinking Spring,...
John R. Calvert
Mar 15, 2015
ELKHART — John R. Calvert, 61, passed peacefully over Sunday, March 15, at Elkhart Hospice House, following an extended illness. He was born Jan. 25, 1954, in Evergreen Park, Ill., to John E. and Marguerite W. "Margo" Calvert. Friends and family will gather in his honor from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at Billings Funeral Home in Elkhart,...
