Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

Roy "Bryan" B. Crafford

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Loretha Rocket-Harris

Loretha Rocket-Harris

Apr 12, 2013

Sept. 1, 1952 - April 12, 2013 ELKHART — Loretha Rockett-Harris, 60, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, April 12, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born Sept. 1, 1952, in Clarksdale, Miss., to James and Martha A. (Bonds) Rockett. On July 2, 1994, she married John W. Harris Jr. in Elkhart. In addition to her mother and husband, survivors...

Ruby Wilma De St. Sauveur

Ruby Wilma De St. Sauveur

Apr 11, 2013

June 26, 1914 - April 11, 2013 FORT WORTH, Texas — Ruby Wilma De St. Sauveur, 98, of Fort Worth and formerly of Elkhart, Ind., passed away Thursday morning, April 11, 2013, at Remarkable Healthcare of Fort Worth. Ruby was born June 26, 1914, in Elkhart to Everett N. and Maggie Mae (Viditoe) Arnett. Preceding her in death were her...

Ella Mae Peoples

Ella Mae Peoples

Apr 7, 2013

July 4, 1941 - April 7, 2013 ELKHART — Ella Mae Peoples, 71, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital. Ella was born July 4, 1941, in Turrell, Ark., to the late James Thomas and Cleola (Brown) Robinson. She was preceded in death by siblings Leroy Robinson and Sadie Pegues. Surviving are husband James F....

Garald "Gary" A. Lutz

Garald "Gary" A. Lutz

Apr 6, 2013

April 9, 1950 - April 6, 2013 GENEVA — Garald A. "Gary" Lutz, 62, of Geneva, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Portland. He was born April 9, 1950, in Elkhart to Ramon R. and Wilma M. "Polly" (Kline) Lutz. Survivors include his sister, Betty Nelson of Elkhart; three brothers, George R. (Mary) Lutz...

Mary "Beth" B. Bricker

Mary "Beth" B. Bricker

Apr 4, 2013

Sept. 24, 1954 - April 4, 2013 MISHAWAKA — Mary B. "Beth" Bricker, 58, of Mishawaka, passed away at her home at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2013, after a sudden illness. She was born in Mishawaka on Sept. 24, 1954, to James G. and Mary (Young) Bricker. They survive. Also surviving are her daughter, Mary K. "Katy" (Seth) Schutz-VanDeventer...

Wava M. Rodman

Wava M. Rodman

Apr 4, 2013

May 12, 1923 - April 4, 2013 ELKHART — Mrs. Wava M. Rodman, 89, of Elkhart, passed away from natural causes at Greenleaf Health Campus in Elkhart at 2:45 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2013. She was born in Wakarusa on May 12, 1923, to the late Ansel L. and Edith M. (Wise) Miller. She married Forest W. Rodman on June...

Kathy M. Nicely

Kathy M. Nicely

Apr 4, 2013

Oct. 9, 1950 - April 4, 2013 ELKHART — Kathy M. Nicely, 62, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born Oct. 9, 1950, in Mishawaka to Calvin and Delores Marie (Belting) Marsh-Wayer. On May 5, 1967, she married Terrance Allen Nicely Sr. He passed away on April 29, 1972. Survivors include three...

Imogene J. Cressler

Imogene J. Cressler

Apr 1, 2013

July 26, 1924 - April 1, 2013 ELKHART — Imogene J. Cressler, 88, of Elkhart, passed away at Elkhart General Hospital at 8:44 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2013. She was born in Elkhart on July 26, 1924, to the late James and Dorothy (Sharkey) Rowe. She married Willard E. Cressler on Jan. 18, 1947, in Elkhart. He passed away in...

Darrell D. Nifong

Darrell D. Nifong

Mar 31, 2013

March 10, 1940 - March 31, 2013 ELKHART — Darrell Dean Nifong, 73, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital after a brief illness. He was born March 10, 1940, in Elkhart to Ralph V. and Elnora M. (Pawling) Nifong. On Dec. 27, 1958, he married his loving wife of 54 years, Judith A. (Kirkwood)...

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