Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
Virginia "Ginny" A. Burkhead
May 18, 2013
March 2, 1929 - May 18, 2013 ELKHART — Virginia A. "Ginny" Burkhead, 84, peacefully passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital, where she had been a patient since Mother's Day. Ginny was born March 2, 1929, in Elkhart to Herbert and Katherine (Dibbert) Schuelke. She married Robert "Bob" Burkhead on June 25, 1950, and spent the...
Rev.Dr. Richard J. Handley
May 16, 2013
Aug. 17, 1934 - May 16, 2013 ELKHART — The Rev. Dr. Richard John Handley, 78, loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to many, passed away on Thursday morning, May 16, 2013, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Aug. 17, 1934, in Kingston, Pa., to the late Thomas and Doris (Pearce) Handley. In addition...
Eustolia "Norma" Arellano
May 15, 2013
Sept. 20, 1972 - May 15, 2013 GOSHEN — Eustolia "Norma" Arellano, 40, of Goshen, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, from injuries from a motor vehicle accident south of Middlebury. Norma, as family and friends knew her, was born Sept. 20, 1972, in El Pino, Guerrero, Mexico. She married Robert Roa on Oct. 30, 2004, in Las Vegas....
Lloyd M. Angelo
May 15, 2013
April 19, 1919 - May 15, 2013 ELKHART — Lloyd M. Angelo, 94, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday morning, May 15, 2013, in his residence. He was born on April 19, 1919, in Jacksonville, Ill., to Floyd and Bertha (Wilmuth) Angelo. He married Jeanette McCreary on Jan. 22, 1946, in Elkhart. She passed on Feb. 13, 1961. In addition to...
Chester Russel Matherly
May 12, 2013
Feb. 24, 1926 - May 12, 2013 ELKHART — Chester Russel Matherly passed away at age 87 Sunday, May 12, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital following a brief illness. He was born on Feb. 24, 1926, in Elkhart to the late Roy D. and Edna (Beers) Matherly. On Aug. 28, 1948, he married the former Doris M. Trenary in Butler....
Robert Joseph Yaratch Sr.
May 10, 2013
Aug. 4, 1946 - May 10, 2013 ELKHART — Robert Joseph Yaratch Sr., 66, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, in Kokomo. He was born Aug. 4, 1946, in Corry, Pa., to Joseph G. and Betty (Pearson) Yaratch. Survivors include two sons, Robert J. (Jennifer) Yaratch Jr. of Elkhart and Billy J. Yaratch of Elkhart; daughter Vicky (John)...
Wilfredo Negron Jr.
May 10, 2013
April 16, 1971 - May 10, 2013 SOUTH BEND — Wilfredo Negron Jr., 42, of South Bend, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born April 16, 1971, in Newark, N.J. Survivors include his father, Wilfredo Negron Sr. of South Bend; mother Teresa Ramos of Puerto Rico; two brothers, Manuel Lugo of Newark and Edwin...
Richard "Dick" H. Coppler Jr.
May 7, 2013
Aug. 29, 1949 - May 7, 2013 ELKHART — Richard H. "Dick" Coppler Jr., 63, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in his residence. He was born Aug. 29, 1949, in Elkhart to Richard Harold and Virgie Colleen (Staub) Coppler. In addition to his mother, other survivors include a son, Jonathan Coppler of Conroe, Texas; brother Rictor James...
Emma "Joan" Jones
May 6, 2013
July 21, 1943 - May 6, 2013 ELKHART — Emma "Joan" Jones, 69, of Elkhart, passed away Monday morning, May 6, 2013, at Kindred Valley View Health Care Center, Elkhart, after an extended struggle with brain cancer. She was born July 21, 1943, in Goshen to the late Amos M. Yoder and Katie J. (Mishler) Maust. On June 29, 1963,...
Brandon S. Rogers
May 3, 2013
Jan. 16, 1987 - May 3, 2013 BRISTOL — Brandon S. Rogers, 26, of Bristol, was found passed away in his home at 6:03 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2013, after an illness. He was born in Gainsville, Fla., on Jan. 16, 1987, to Jon E. Rogers and Paula (Lee) Rogers. They survive him, along with his son, Havik Sky Rogers;...
Doris M. Carroll
May 3, 2013
Dec. 27, 1928 - May 3, 2013 ELKHART — Doris Mae Carroll, 84, of Elkhart, passed away after an extended illness at 3:20 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born in Ashley, Ohio, on Dec. 27, 1928, to the late Carl and Gladys (Rosecrans) Dollison. Growing up, she was raised by her mother and her...
Bud U. Bailey
May 3, 2013
May 27, 1937 - May 3, 2013 BRISTOL — Bud Ulrich Bailey, 75, of Bristol, died at 8:36 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born May 27, 1937, in Elkhart to the late Ralph and Anna (Pugh) Bailey. He married Karen K. Reed in 1959 and had three children, Mary (Steve) Quaid, Michael Bailey and...
Faye E. Nicholson
May 2, 2013
ELKHART — Faye E. Nicholson, 64, of Elkhart, passed away at 6:40 a.m. Thursday, May 2, 2013, after an extended illness at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart. Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.
Roy "Bryan" B. Crafford
May 1, 2013
July 21, 1922 - May 1, 2013 ELKHART — Mr. Roy B. "Bryan" Crafford, 90, of Elkhart, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday morning, May 1, 2013, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart. He was born in Cotton Plant, Ark., on July 21, 1922, to the late John and Daisy (Gillum) Crafford. He married Mildred...
Margie L. Long
Apr 25, 2013
ELKHART — Margie L. Long, 75, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013, in her residence. Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.
Lorenia Iona Glasscock
Apr 23, 2013
Aug. 11, 1920 - April 23, 2013 ELKHART — Lorenia Iona Glasscock, 92, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday evening, April 23, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital after a brief illness. She was born Aug. 11, 1920, in Caddo, Texas, to the late John Thomas and Malinda (Lowe) Starkey. She married Kenneth Floyd in 1939. He passed away in 1950. She...
Glenadine "Tiny" R. Lentz
Apr 22, 2013
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, in Rice Cemetery in Elkhart. July 21, 1928 - April 22, 2013 ELKHART — Glenadine R. "Tiny" Lentz, 84, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, April 22, 2013, at Golden Living Center, Elkhart. She was born July 21, 1928, in Elkhart to Carl H. and Elsie K. (Johnson) Youngberg. Survivors include...
Linda M. Fusaro
Apr 19, 2013
April 12, 1946 - April 19, 2013 ELKHART — Linda M. Fusaro, 67, of Elkhart, passed away at 7 p.m. Friday, April 19, 2013, after a brief illness at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart. She was born April 12, 1946, in Huntington, N.Y., to the late Jerome and Dorothy (Van Sise) Suydam. She married Eugene L. "Gino" Fusaro on...
Kinsley Rose Aleyah Williams
Apr 19, 2013
Sept. 21, 2012 - April 19, 2013 ELKHART — Infant girl Kinsley Rose Aleyah Williams, 6 months, of Elkhart, passed away at 8:25 p.m. Friday, April 19, 2013, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend of complications from Trisomy 18. She was born Sept. 21, 2012, in Fort Wayne to Marcus M. and Margaret A. "Maggie" (Gross) Williams. They survive at...
Richard "Dick" E. Spangle
Apr 18, 2013
July 7, 1932 - April 18, 2013 ELKHART — Richard E. "Dick" Spangle, 80, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday evening, April 18, 2013, at Warsaw Meadows Care Center. Dick was born on July 7, 1932, in Elkhart to the late Richard C. and Margaret E. (Signs) Spangle. In addition to his parents, a sister, Gloria Oswald, preceded him in death....
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