Samuel "Sam" Pettis
Apr 18, 2014
ELKHART — Samuel "Sam" Pettis, 68, of Elkhart, went to be with the Lord on Good Friday, April 18, at Center for Hospice Care, Elkhart. Samuel was born March 14, 1946, in Clarksdale, Miss., to the late Rev. Mack and Louise (Dent) Pettis. Mr. Pettis worked for Pettis Maintenance Service and Penn-Harris Madison School Corp., retiring in 2010. He attended...
M. Ruth Cook
Apr 17, 2014
WAKARUSA — M. Ruth Cook, 94, of Wakarusa, passed away from natural causes at 2:05 a.m. Thursday, April 17, at Miller's Merry Manor, Wakarusa. She was born in Fowler on Dec. 2, 1919, to the late Cecil and Ada (Robbins) Hogan. In 1943 she married Carl W. Cook in San Francisco. He passed away in Elkhart in 2004. Also preceding...
Catherine Shelt
Apr 12, 2014
ELKHART — Catherine Shelt, 92, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, April 12, at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are entrusted to Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.
Laverna "Bobbie" B. Dunbar
Apr 12, 2014
ELKHART — Laverna B. "Bobbie" Dunbar, 91, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, April 12, at Tidewell Hospice House in Sarasota, Fla. She was born Dec. 5, 1922, In Mason City, Iowa, to Allen T. and Bertha Marguerite (Whipple) Morris. On Oct. 4, 1947, she married the late Roger Henry Dunbar in Milwaukee. Survivors include her daughter, Michelle (Jeff) Beard of...
Mayrene Gibson
Apr 10, 2014
ELKHART — Mayrene (Fox) Gibson, 75, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday, April 10, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born May 1, 1938, in Campton, Ky., to William and Elsie J. (Spencer) Banks. Survivors include five daughters, Judy (Buck) Letner of Elkhart, Lois (Lee) Johnson of Arizona City, Ariz., Joyce (Blane) Bowlin of Elkhart, Melinda (Lyle) Becker of Edwardsburg, Mich....
James E. Armour
Apr 9, 2014
ELKHART — James E. "Jim" Armour Sr., 61, of Elkhart, passed away, following an accident in his home, at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne, Wednesday, April 9. He was born in South Bend on Dec. 14, 1952, to the late James A. Armour and Barbara J. (Butts) Armour — who survives him in Elkhart, along with his significant other,...
Alta "Shortie" M. Mccreary
Apr 7, 2014
ELKHART- Alta M. "Shortie" McCreary, 68, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, April 7, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born April 3, 1946 in Plainwell, MI to Duane L. and Lois M. (Powell) Martin. On November 19, 1983 she married Robert J. "Bob" McCreary in Elkhart. He survives at home. Other survivors include 1 daughter, Debra (Daniel) Carr of...
Michael L. Helman
Apr 7, 2014
Michael Leroy Helman, 58, of Cromwell, Indiana, passed away Monday, April 7, 2014 at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. Michael was born on July 17, 1955 in Gary, Indiana to Virgil Leroy and Atta (Gipson) Helman.  Surviving are his children, Michael Lee (Krystol Woods) Helman of Mo. and Jennifer (Scott) Davidson of Goshen; his mother Atta Helman of Cromwell; sister Teresa...
Richard D. Rose
Apr 7, 2014
GOSHEN — Richard D. "Dick" Rose, 87, of Goshen, passed away Monday, April 7, at IU Health Goshen Hospital following complications from surgery. Dick was born Sept. 15, 1926, in Ligonier to the late Calvin L. and Lucille Sarah (Taylor) Rose. Following graduation from Ligonier High School in 1945, where he was a member of the band, he joined the...
Rebecca S. Weideman
Apr 7, 2014
ELKHART — Rebecca Sue Weideman, 58, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, April 7, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born July 6, 1955, in Elkhart to Royal and Betty (Riggle) Weideman. Survivors include a sister, Peggy Lee Rahn of Shipshewana; a brother, Stephen N. (Sue Smith) Weideman of Shipshewana; nieces and nephews Justin (Marie) Weideman, Matt Weideman, Erin (Chon) Hernandez,...
William "Bill" F. Hutchinson
Apr 6, 2014
ELKHART — William F. "Bill" Hutchison, 64, of Elkhart, passed away following an extended illness at the Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart at 6:35 p.m. Sunday, April 6. He was born in Elkhart on April 2, 1950, to the late Robert A. and Dorothy A. (Sweetnam) Hutchison. He was preceded in death by his stepmother, Neva Hutchison and his...
Darryl G. Shupert
Apr 6, 2014
ELKHART — Darryl G. Shupert, 71, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, April 6, at Elkhart General Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.
Richard "Dick" E. Byrket
Apr 6, 2014
ELKHART — Richard E. "Dick" Byrket, 91, of Elkhart, passed away from natural causes in his home at 7:56 a.m. Sunday, April 6. He was born April 23, 1922, in Garrett to the late Raymond and Stella (Loutzenhiser) Byrket. On Feb. 2, 1951, he married Anna Dickison in Syracuse. She preceded him in death in 2006. Also preceding Dick in...
Rev. H. Gene Pool
Apr 5, 2014
ELKHART — The Rev. H. Gene Pool, 84, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at Greenleaf Health Campus in Elkhart. He was born May 5, 1929, in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Clyde and Bertha (Kennedy) Pool. On Sept. 2, 1951, he married Mary Esther Scott in Muncie. Surviving are his wife, Mary Pool; daughters...
John M. Wagers
Apr 2, 2014
EDWARDSBURG, Mich. — John Michael Wagers, 49, of Edwardsburg, passed away from a brief illness at Elkhart (Ind.) General Hospital at 8:22 p.m. April 2. He was born in Elkhart on Sept. 9, 1964, to the late Jake and Ann (Frantz) Wagers. He later married Michelle Bowers in Union in 1996. She preceded him in death in 2005. Surviving are...
Buena P. Beard
Apr 2, 2014
Buena P. Beard, 89, of Elkhart, Indiana and formerly of Florida, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Greenleaf Living Center. Buena (Bee) was born on July 12, 1924 in Grand Rivers, Kentucky to the late Hugh and Alice (Duncan) Tidwell. She married Robert E. Beard on September 23, 1944 in Gary, Ind. They then made their home in Elkhart...
William "Bill" E. Lowell
Apr 1, 2014
Aug. 25, 1944 - April 1, 2014 BRISTOL — William E. "Bill" Lowell, 69, of Bristol, passed away Tuesday, April 1, at Elkhart Hospice House. He was born Aug. 25, 1944, in Elkhart to Charles R. and Thelma M. (Cunningham) Lowell. Survivors include two brothers, Gary (Tonda) Lowell of Bristol and Mike (Pat) Lowell of Elkhart. In addition to his...
Imogene A. Derby
Mar 31, 2014
April 11, 1919 - March 31, 2014 ELKHART — Imogene A. Derby, 94, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, March 31, at Elkhart Hospice House. She was born April 11, 1919, in LaPorte, to John F. and Shirley E. (Banker) Blasher. On July 6, 1946, she married the late Richard E. Derby Sr. in Elkhart. Survivors include her son, Richard E....
Pearl L. Newman
Mar 29, 2014
April 11, 1919 - March 31, 2014 ELKHART — Pearl L. Newman, 95, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday morning, March 29, at Elkhart Hospice House. She was born May 16, 1918, in Hughes, Ark. In 1934, at the young age of 16, Pearl married Ephren Newman. They were blessed with 15 children during their marriage. Survivors include children Wesley (Ernestine)...
Julia A. Black
Mar 28, 2014
Oct. 22, 1924 - March 28, 2014 ELKHART — Julia Black, 89, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, March 28, a t the home of her daughter, Barbara, while wintering in Lehigh Acres, Fla. Julia was born in South Bend on Oct. 22, 1924, to John and Julia (Kaman) Kovatch. On Sept. 7, 1946, she married Harold C. Black in Fort...
