Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
Dr. John P. Dobrowolski Ph.D.
Feb 21, 2014
May 9, 1940 - Feb. 21, 2014 ELKHART — Dr. John P. Dobrowolski Ph.D., 73, of Elkhart and formerly of Texas, passed away after a four-month battle with cancer Friday, Feb. 21, at East Lake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. John was born May 9, 1940, in Pittsburgh to the late John J. and Catherine (Supinsky) Dobrowolski. John is survived by...
Melvin J. Wingard
Feb 21, 2014
Mar. 14, 1946 - Feb. 21, 2014 ELKHART — Melvin J. Wingard, 67, of Elkhart passed away at 4:25 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21, in his home. He was born March 14, 1946, in Shipshewana to the late Perry and Wilma (Shrock) Wingard. He married Brenda (Webre) Shrum on Nov. 23, 1984, in Elkhart. She survives at home. Also surviving are...
Elizabeth M. Ziliak
Feb 21, 2014
Sept. 8, 1918 - Feb. 21, 2014 MIDLAND, Mich.—Elizabeth M. Ziliak, 95, of Midland, Mich., formerly of Elkhart, Ind., gently departed this life Friday, Feb. 21, at Brittany Manor in Midland. Elizabeth was born Sept. 8, 1918, in Elkhart, to the late August S. and Josephine (Novak) Wozniak. She married Arthur J. Ziliak. He passed away in 1981. Surviving are...
Yen Tol
Feb 19, 2014
Aug. 8, 1955 - Feb. 19, 2014 BRISTOL — Yen Tol, 58, of Bristol, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 19, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Aug. 8, 1955, in Banteay Meancheay Province, Cambodia, to Chrang Tol and Rin Heng. Survivors include his wife, Sokheng (Lay) Tol of Bristol; three sons, Bunnarith Lay of Granger, Bunnarong (Amy) Lay of Mishawaka...
Glenn E. Smith
Feb 19, 2014
July 21, 1928 - Feb. 19, 2014 ELKHART — Glenn E. Smith, 85, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 19, at Miller's Merry Manor in Wakarusa. He was born July 21, 1928, in Elkhart to Oliver and Nellie (Cook) Smith. On Sept. 27, 1950, he married Joan I. (Earnhart) Smith in Elkhart. She survives at home. Other survivors include three...
Barbara J. Randolph
Feb 19, 2014
Oct. 27, 1966 - Feb. 19, 2014 ELKHART — Barbara J. Randolph, 47, of Elkhart and formerly of Greentown, passed away Wednesday morning, Feb. 19, at home, due to her victory over cancer. Barbara was born Oct. 27, 1966 in Kokomo to the late Richard Bunch and Emma Jane-Ann (McDaniel) Fulkerson. She married Ray S. Randolph on Sept. 6, 1986,...
Ruth Doss
Feb 18, 2014
ELKHART — Ruth Doss, 88, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, Feb. 17, at Golden Living Center. She was born July 18, 1925, in Hughes, Ark., to the late Virgil and Mamie (Thomas) Doss. In addition to her parents, her husband, Nevada Griffin; a son, Abraham MacDoo; and brothers Bennie, Virgil and Barnett Doss preceded Ruth in death. Surviving are a...
Nellie Marie Potterbaum
Feb 18, 2014
May 12, 1913 - Feb. 18, 2014 ELKHART — Nellie Marie Potterbaum, 100, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 18, in her residence. She was born in Belknap, Ill., on May 12, 1913, to Thomas F. and Mary (Johnson) Bost. Survivors include her daughter, Pauline (Emerson) DeFord of Elkhart; son Jack Sanders of Sun Lakes, Ariz.; two brothers, Carl Bost...
Mae Shantz
Feb 16, 2014
May 14, 1924 - Feb. 16, 2014 ELKHART — Mae Shantz, 89, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her bedside Sunday evening, Feb. 16. She was married to DeWayne Shantz for more than 50 years. Survivors include her two sons, Gregory (Doris) Shantz of Portland, Ore., and Randal J. (Justine) Shantz of Elkhart; daughter Karen...
Carole R. Stuck
Feb 16, 2014
ELKHART — Carole R. Stuck, 78, of Elkhart, passed away from natural causes at Cardinal Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in South Bend at 1:12 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16. She was born in Elkhart on July 24, 1935, to the late Raymond and Mildred (Archer) Sherman. She married Clifford L. Stuck on June 5, 1954, in Elkhart. He preceded her in...
Lynette Marie Carter
Feb 15, 2014
Aug. 7, 1966 - Feb. 15, 2014 NOXAPATER, Miss. — Lynette Marie (Perry) Carter, 47, of Noxapater and formerly of Elkhart, Ind., passed away Feb. 15 in her residence. Lynette was born Aug. 7, 1966, in Elkhart to Charles and Karen (Frame) Perry. Lynette married Rob G. Carter on Sept. 21, 2002 in Gatlinburg, Tenn. Rob survives, as well as...
David Eugene Simon
Feb 14, 2014
June 1, 1981 - Feb. 14, 2014 ELKHART — David Eugene Simon, 32, of Elkhart, passed away unexpectedly Friday, Feb. 14, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born June 1, 1981, in Elkhart to Earnest Sr. and Violet A. (Tyler) Simon. In addition to his parents, survivors include four brothers, Earnest Simon Jr. and Christopher (Angela) Simon, both of Pasco,...
Annbelle Carreon Trujillo
Feb 11, 2014
BRISTOL — Annbelle Carreon Trujillo, 48, of Bristol, passed away in her home at 6:37 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 11, following an extended illness. She was born Dec. 17, 1965, in Sinton, Texas, to the late Pedro Saldana and Irma Carreon Gonzales, of Bristol. She later married Valentin Trujillo Mar. 1, 2002 in Elkhart. He survives at home. Also surviving is...
Thomas Herschel Shalley Jr.
Feb 7, 2014
ELKHART — Thomas Herschel Shalley Jr., 84, of Elkhart, passed away of natural causes at 11:25 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart. He was born in Mishawaka on Aug. 28, 1929, to the late Thomas H. Shalley Sr. and Marian (Miller) Schoof. Surviving are his children, Thomas (Debbie) and Kevin Shalley, both of Elkhart...
Danny L. Tevlin
Feb 5, 2014
EDWARDSBURG, Mich. — Danny L. Tevlin, 59, of Edwardsburg, passed away at 11 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at Elkhart (Ind.) General Hospital. He was born Nov. 24, 1954, in Elkhart, to Owen F. and Betty J. (Wogomon) Tevlin. On May 27, 1978, he married his soul mate, Melanie (Francel) Tevlin, in Elkhart. In addition to his wife and mother, survivors...
Deaires "D" Daquan Pratcher
Feb 4, 2014
FORT WAYNE — Deaires Daquan "D" Pratcher, 18, of Fort Wayne and formerly of Elkhart, passed away at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne on Tuesday, Feb. 4, following a brief illness. He was born in Elkhart on Dec. 3, 1995, to Bruce McDowell Jr. and Yalonda D. Pratcher. They survive him. Also surviving are his brothers, Bruce King, Bruce...
Burton "Burt" Gene Boomershine
Feb 3, 2014
ELKHART — Burton Gene "Burt" Boomershine, 85, of Elkhart, passed away at Elkhart General Hospital on Monday, Feb. 3, following an extended illness. He was born in Elkhart on Sept. 11, 1928, to the late Noble R. and Emma (Howard) Boomershine. On Jan. 28, 1948, he married the love of his life, Allice J. Grove, in Elkhart. She survives at...
Paul William Lunderg
Feb 3, 2014
ELKHART — Paul William Lundberg, 61, of Elkhart, was found passed away in his home after an extended illness at 7:28 a.m. Feb. 3. He was born in South Bend on Feb. 19, 1952, to the late Devon and Stella Lundberg. Survivors include his daughters, Amber Lundberg of Elkhart and Bambi (Barry) Dean of Lafayette, as well as his companion...
Allen K. Jackson
Feb 2, 2014
ELKHART — Mr. Allen K. Jackson, 47, of Elkhart, was found passed away in his home at 6:51 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. He had been in ill health for some time. He was born in Elkhart on June 20, 1966, to the late Helen (Smith) Jackson. Surviving are his children, Allen K. Jackson Jr., Xavier Jackson, Antwon and Antonio Jackson,...
Edward L. Stout
Feb 2, 2014
Edward L. Stout, 78, of Elkhart, Indiana, passed away Sunday morning, February 2, 2014 at Elkhart Hospice House. He was born on January 11, 1936 in Ft. Wayne to the late Lawrence and Madelyn (Curley) Stout. In addition to his parents, a son Rick Stout preceded him in death. Edward married his high school sweetheart, Shirley A. Higley on March...
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