Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
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....
Emily J. Stiver
Apr 18, 2013
June 3, 1937 - April 18, 2013 GOSHEN — Mrs. Emily J. Stiver, 75, of Goshen, passed away at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, April 18, 2013, at Courtyard Healthcare in Goshen, after an extended illness. She was born in Clinton Township on June 3, 1937, to the late Oscar R. and Harriet E. (Freer) Tyson. Along with her parents, she was...
Lois A. Meyers
Apr 18, 2013
March 13, 1928 - April 18, 2013 ELKHART — Lois A. Meyers, 85, of Elkhart, passed away after an extended illness at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, 2013, at Greenleaf Living Center of Elkhart. She was born in Donovan, Ill., on March 13, 1928, to the late John and Bessie (Swanson) Johnson. She married Albert D. "Bud" Meyers Sr. on...
Raymond "Ray" E. Kiefer
Apr 17, 2013
Oct. 25, 1918 - April 17, 2013 ELKHART — Mr. Raymond E. "Ray" Kiefer, 94, of Elkhart, passed away of natural causes at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Greenleaf Living Center in Elkhart. He was born in Elkhart on Oct. 25, 1918, to the late Kenneth and Gertrude (Summerlot) Kiefer. On Aug. 14, 1937, he married Eleanor J....
S. Ruth Warren
Apr 15, 2013
OLNEY, Ill. — S. Ruth Warren, 84, of Olney, passed away at 9:59 p.m. Monday, April 15, 2013, at Elkhart (Ind.) General Hospital after a brief illness. Local arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.
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