Charles E. Amadeo Jr.
Feb 1, 2014
GOSHEN — Charles Edwin Amadeo Jr., 73, of Goshen, passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born June 17, 1940, in Goshen to Charles E. Amadeo and Mary A. (Moriarty) Amadeo. Survivors include his wife, Barbara J. Amadeo of Goshen; son Charles E. III (Meg) Amadeo of Syracuse; two daughters, Angel (Tracy) Jacobs of Goshen and...
Carmell R. Miller
Feb 1, 2014
GOSHEN — Carmell R. Miller, 48, of Goshen, passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born June 14, 1965, in Middlebury, Vt., to Robert A. Kenny and Ruth A. (Ayer) Baier. On Nov. 4, 1989, she married Jeffrey A. Miller in Elkhart. Surviving are her husband, Jeffrey A. Miller, son Justin A. Miller and...
Bradley Gene Grove
Jan 31, 2014
Bradley Gene Grove, 50, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, January 31, 2013 in Shipshewana. He was born December 21, 1963 in Elkhart to James E. Grove and Patricia S. Eskew. In addition to his parents, other survivors include 1 brother, Alan Grove of Elkhart; 3 sisters, Terrie Fraher of Madison, TN, Darlene Amerson of Carrabelle, FL and Rashell Severy of...
Susan Marie Spahn
Jan 30, 2014
ELKHART — Susan Marie Spahn, 52, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday afternoon, Jan. 30, in her home after an apparent heart attack. Susan was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 14, 1961, to Louis and Diana (Sutter) Felicioni. Susan married James Spahn on June 15, 1985, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Elkhart Jim survives, as do...
George F. Loney
Jan 26, 2014
ELKHART — George F. Loney, 94, of Elkhart, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 26, at Elkhart General Hospital. George was born on Jan. 30, 1919, in Bourbon to the late Jacob Oscar and Zua (Bearss) Loney. Surviving is his faithful loving wife, Marjorie, whom he married Sept. 3, 1938 in Roseland. They were blessed to have...
Jacob W. Johnson
Jan 25, 2014
BRISTOL- Jacob W. Johnson, 34, of Bristol, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital after an extended battle with Muscular Dystrophy. He was born December 22, 1979 in Elkhart to Gerald W. "Jerry" and Pamela J. (Hostetler) Johnson. Survivors include his parents, Jerry and Pamela Johnson of Bristol; brother, Aaron (Layna) Johnson of Elkhart; sister, Amy Johnson...
Lidia Dolzan
Jan 25, 2014
Aug. 22, 1928 - Jan. 25, 2014 ELKHART — Lidia Dolzan, 85, passed away Saturday, Jan. 25, in Elkhart. She was born Aug. 22, 1928, to Andrey and Olga (Schtompel) Horbenko near Kremenchuk, Ukraine. Her family survived the Ukrainian Genocide Famine of the 1930s, during which seven million Ukrainians died because of Stalin's artificial famine. During World War II, Lidia's...
Barbara J. Bayliss
Jan 25, 2014
Barbara June Bayliss, 83, of Elkhart, passed away of natural causes at the Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2013 at 9:40 am. She was born in Dowagiac, MI on Oct. 11, 1930 to the late Leonard Hawks, Sr. and Lottie (Smith) Hunt. Surviving is her son Leonard (Linda) Elliott of Elkhart and a brother,...
Eric A. Rodman
Jan 24, 2014
Feb. 6, 1983 - Jan. 24, 2014 ELKHART — Eric Andrew Rodman, 30, of Elkhart, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24, as a result of a work-related accident while working at The Andersons. He was born in South Bend on Feb. 6, 1983. On Sept. 10, 2006, he married the love of his life, Tierah, in Elkhart. She...
Deanna L. Hancock
Jan 22, 2014
ELKHART — Deanna L. Hancock, 70, of Elkhart, was found passed away in her home at 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.
Diane C. Foster
Jan 22, 2014
Diane C. Foster ELKHART — Diane C. Foster, 62, of Elkhart, passed away at Elkhart General Hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 22, following a sudden illness. She was born in Chicago on Oct. 5, 1951, to the late Thomas and Vivian (Warner) Boze. On Aug. 5, 1970, she married Michael G. Foster in Mammoth, W.Va. He survives at home. Also surviving...
Frank L. Nelson
Jan 17, 2014
April 13, 1940 - Jan. 17, 2014 ELKHART — Frank Louis Nelson, 73, of Elkhart, passed away unexpectedly at Elkhart General Hospital on Friday, Jan. 17. He was born April 13, 1940, the son of Joseph and Hazel (Foster) Nelson in Worcester, Mass. Frank entered the U.S. Army in 1964 and proudly served his country for more than 20 years....
Barbara S. Vidmar
Jan 16, 2014
Feb. 18, 1951 - Jan. 16, 2014 ELKHART — Barbara Sue Vidmar, 62, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday, Jan. 16, at her residence. She was born Feb. 18, 1951, in South Bend to Emerson J. and Margaret L. (Tetzlaff) Nimtz. On Sept. 14, 1974, she married Guy M. Vidmar Sr. in South Bend. In addition to her husband and mother...
Betty Jane Heeter
Jan 16, 2014
Sept. 13, 1924 - Jan. 16, 2014 SOUTH BEND — Betty Jane Heeter, 89, of Wood Ridge Assisted Living Complex, South Bend, went to heaven at 5:20 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, surrounded by family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Heeter, the daughter of the late Ralph and Blanche (Truex) Miller, was born Sept. 13, 1924, in Granger. On July 3,...
Krystle Lauren Dikes
Jan 15, 2014
April 7, 1993 - Jan. 15, 2014 ELKHART — Krystle Lauren Dikes, 20, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Martin's Super Market at Cobblestone. Krystle was born on April 7, 1993, in Elkhart, to Shaun Allen and Juanita (Skoblikoff) Dikes. Surviving are her father, Shaun A. (Charlotte) Dikes of Shipshewana, mother Juanita (David) Whitacre of Bristol and sister...
Robert Boettcher
Jan 15, 2014
Aug. 13, 1926 - Jan. 15, 2014 EDWARDSBURG, Mich. — Robert D. "Bob" Boettcher, 87, of Edwardsburg, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 15, in his residence. Bob was born Aug. 13, 1926, in South Bend, Ind., to William H. and Goldie Viola (Hill) Boettcher. He married Emma Mae Toler on July 22, 1972, in South Bend. Emma passed away Aug....
Dorothy "Dot" Mae Wyman
Jan 14, 2014
Feb. 11, 1930 - Jan. 14, 2014 ELKHART — Dorothy Mae "Dot" Wyman, 83, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully in her home with her family at her side Tuesday, Jan. 14, following an extended illness. She was born in Elkhart County on Feb. 11, 1930, to the late Clayton and Grace (Martin) Rodibaugh. On Dec. 12, 1957, she married Ward...
Lois M. Gardner
Jan 13, 2014
March 12, 1929 - Jan. 13, 2014 ELKHART — Lois M. Gardner, 84, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully of natural causes at 7:05 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born in Farmer City, Ill., on March 12, 1929, to the late Dale and Flonnie (Doss) Becker. She is survived by her daughter, Janet Boomershine, and her...
James Robert Smith
Jan 13, 2014
ELKHART — James Robert Smith, 72, residing in Elkhart, passed away Monday morning, Jan. 13, in his home. James was born on Dec. 5, 1941, in Anderson. James is survived by his son, Aaron L. (Deidre) Smith of Elkhart. James had been working security, most recently for Fairmont Homes in Nappanee, and in the past at Monaco Coach and Elkhart...
Steve S. Scott
Jan 11, 2014
SOUTH BEND — Steve S. Scott, 59, of South Bend, passed away in his residence Saturday, Jan. 11. He was born Feb. 5, 1954, in Elkhart, to Robert E. and Patricia A. (Sarber) Scott. Survivors include two daughters, Brandy Love of South Bend and Lindsey Scott of Elkhart; mother Patricia Ann Scott of Bristol; brother Robert E. "Bob" (Sheila) Scott...
