Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

Claudia Jean Troup

Claudia Jean Troup

Aug 21, 2013

May 11, 1968 - Aug. 11, 2013 ELKHART — Mrs. Claudia J. "Honey" Troup, 45, of Elkhart, passed away at 5:24 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend from complications from injuries received in a May 30 automobile accident. She was born in Lenoir, N.C. on May 11, 1968, to Lester and Jerry (Foster) Sawyer, who...

Leo Allen Brennan

Leo Allen Brennan

Aug 20, 2013

March 9, 1925 - Aug. 20, 2013 DETROIT — Leo Allen Brennan, 88, of Detroit and formerly of Elkhart, Ind., passed away from an extended illness Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, at 1:26 p.m. at Elkhart General Hospital. He had been staying at his daughter's home in Elkhart. He was born in Croswell on March 9, 1925, to the late William...

Elma L. Sommers

Elma L. Sommers

Aug 19, 2013

Jan. 2, 1920 - Aug. 19, 2013 ELKHART — Elma L. Sommers, 93, of Elkhart, passed away Monday morning, Aug. 19, 2013, at Elkhart Hospice House. Elma was born on Jan. 2, 1920, in Middlebury. She was the oldest daughter of the late Charles and Eva (King) Berkey's children. On July 24, 1937, she married Archie Sommers in Bristol. He...

Paula K. Burke

Paula K. Burke

Aug 18, 2013

Sept. 10, 1948 - Aug. 18, 2013 ELKHART — Paula K. Burke, 64, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at 11:10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, at Elkhart Hospice House, after a brief illness. She was born Sept. 10, 1948, in Lowville, N.Y., to Francis M. and Betty J. (Lucas) Burke. Left to cherish her memory are her son, Ryan T....

Ruby "Ann' Annette Healey

Ruby "Ann' Annette Healey

Aug 16, 2013

July 30, 1942 - Aug. 16, 2013 ELKHART — Ruby Annette "Ann" Healey, 71, of Elkhart, passed away Friday morning, Aug. 16, 2013, at Wesley Healthcare in Auburn, after an extended illness. Ann was born in Bay, Ark., on July 30, 1942, to the late Lloyd and Lucille (Bankston) Taber. She married Jerry L. Healey Sr. on Feb. 11, 1961,...

Mrs. Frankie "Bobbie" M. Norment

Mrs. Frankie "Bobbie" M. Norment

Aug 15, 2013

April 22, 1936 - Aug. 15, 2013 ELKHART — Frankie M. "Bobbie" Norment, 77, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born in Manchester, Tenn., on April 22, 1936, the daughter of the late Alton W. and Lillie M. (Carr) Rogers. Survivors include a son, William "Andy" (Pat) Norment of Elkhart; a daughter,...

Brenda Lou Garner

Brenda Lou Garner

Aug 13, 2013

May 30, 1944 - Aug. 13, 2013 ELKHART — Brenda Lou Garner, 69, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Elkhart. She was born May 30, 1944, in Borger, Texas, to Charles and Helen (DeGraff) Diese. On July 4, 2002, she married the late Patrick B. Garner in Elkhart. He passed away Nov. 15,...

Joseline "Josy" A. Diaz-Sangines

Joseline "Josy" A. Diaz-Sangines

Aug 13, 2013

April 16, 1990 - Aug. 13, 2013 ELKHART — Joseline A. "Josy" Diaz-Sangines, 23, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital after a brief illness. She was born April 16, 1990, in Reynosa, Mexico. Survivors include her husband, Adrian Diaz of Elkhart; mother Susana Sanchez of Elkhart; father Julio C. Sangines of Elkhart; two daughters,...

Ms. Toka Marie Stanley

Ms. Toka Marie Stanley

Aug 11, 2013

March 10, 1969 - Aug. 11, 2013 ELKHART — Ms. Toka M. Stanley, 44, of Elkhart, was found passed away in her home after a sudden illness at 9:26 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. She was born in Elkhart on March 10, 1969, to Leland W. "Lee" and Tokalee (Papa) Stanley. They survive in Elkhart. Also surviving is her spouse,...

Donald Wayne Alabaugh

Donald Wayne Alabaugh

Aug 9, 2013

Oct. 11, 1944 - Aug. 9, 2013 BRISTOL — Mr. Donald W. Alabaugh, 68, of Bristol, passed away after an extended illness at 4:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was born in South Bend on Oct. 11, 1944, to the late Robert W. and Phyllis (Wolfgang) Alabaugh. He later married Jeri A. Beckwith...

Clyde "Al" A. Kulp

Clyde "Al" A. Kulp

Aug 4, 2013

ELKHART — Clyde A. "Al" Kulp, 85, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, at Elkhart Hospice House. Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.

Vera  Mae Wickstrom

Vera Mae Wickstrom

Aug 3, 2013

Aug. 24, 1929 - Aug. 3, 2013 MIDDLEBURY — Vera Mae Wickstrom, 83, passed away Saturday evening, Aug. 3, in Middlebury at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, David and Janet Wickstrom, where she lived for the past seven years. She was born Aug. 24, 1929, in Sullivan County to the late Ernest E. and Edna M. (Mattox) Beadle....

David G. Snyder

David G. Snyder

Jul 30, 2013

Jan. 30, 1931 - July 30, 2013 BRISTOL — David G. Snyder, 82, of Bristol, passed away after an extended illness Tuesday morning, July 30, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Elkhart. He was born Jan. 30, 1931, in Northampton, Mass., to Grant B. and Ruth (Putman) Snyder. On Aug. 5, 1955, he married his wife, Nancy Jean (Hanks) Snyder,...

Joyce F. Huguley

Joyce F. Huguley

Jul 30, 2013

May 1, 1932 - July 30, 2013 EDWARDSBURG, Mich. — Joyce F. Huguley, 81, of Edwardsburg, passed away peacefully of natural causes July 30, 2013, at 2:42 a.m. at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. She was born in Columbus, Ga., on May 1, 1932, to the late Hosie "Doc" and Oveta K. (Pate) Farmer. She married Roy R....

Richard B. Green

Richard B. Green

Jul 27, 2013

Dec. 29, 1933 - July 27, 2013 ELKHART — Richard Bernard Green, 79, of Elkhart, passed away at Elkhart General Hospital after a sudden illness at 6:19 a.m. Saturday, July 27, 2013. He was born in Chicago on Dec. 29, 1933. He was preceded in death by a wife, Kathleen, and a brother, Ernest. Although no survivors have been found...

Bernadette F. Stauffer

Bernadette F. Stauffer

Jul 25, 2013

June 5, 1945 - July 25, 2013 ELKHART — Bernadette F. Stauffer, 68, loving mother, grandmother and friend, passed away early Thursday morning, July 25, 2013, at her home. She was born June 5, 1945, in South Bend to the late Adam J. and Sophie C. (Czaplinski) Brodzinski. In addition to her parents, a sister, Mary Jane Micinski, and brother,...

Diana Kay Letner

Diana Kay Letner

Jul 24, 2013

Aug. 23, 1948 - July 24, 2013 UNION, Mich. — Diana Kay Letner, 64, of Union, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Community in Centreville. She was born Aug. 23, 1948, in Elkhart, Ind., to Carl O. and Ida M. (Canen) Letner. Survivors include sons Duane Signs of Indianapolis, and Jason Evans of Westville, Ind.;...

John L. Reynolds

John L. Reynolds

Jul 21, 2013

GOSHEN — John L. Reynolds, 70, of Goshen, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2013, at Elkhart Hospice House. Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.

Maranda L. Neterer

Maranda L. Neterer

Jul 21, 2013

June 19, 1977 - July 21, 2013 ELKHART — Maranda L. Neterer, 36, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully after an extended illness at IU Health Goshen Hospital at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, July 21, 2013. She was born in South Bend on June 19, 1977, to Randy L. and Dee (Hendrey) Smith. On Aug. 28, 2010, she married Mark L. Neterer...

Delores Ann (Bjork) Wildey

Delores Ann (Bjork) Wildey

Jul 18, 2013

March 24, 1947 - July 18, 2013 PEORIA, Ill. — Delores Ann (Bjork) Wildey, 66, of Peoria, passed away peacefully with family at her side in Peoria at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, July 18, 2013. She was born in Tip Top, Magoffin County, Ky., on March 24, 1947, to George "Washie" King and Bessie White. She is survived by her first...

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