Jeffrey Charles Rapp
Oct 1, 2012
Aug. 8, 1968 - Oct. 1, 2012 ELKHART — Jeffrey Charles Rapp, 44, of Middlebury, passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at his residence. He was born Aug. 8, 1968, in Benton Harbor, Mich., to Charles E. Rapp and Joann Harasewicz. Survivors include his fiancée, Suzanne Davis of Middlebury; mother Joann Harasewicz of Elkhart; brother Christopher Joe Rapp of Dowagiac,...
Barbara Ann Hungate
Oct 1, 2012
June 23, 1937 - Oct. 1, 2012 ELKHART — Barbara A. Hungate, 75, unexpectedly passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born June 23, 1937, to Charles Parker Eastman and Irene (Bachman) Eastman in Green Bay, Wis. Her family moved to Fond du Lac, Wis., when she was a young child. Barbara graduated from Fond...
Lois L. Somerville
Sep 30, 2012
Nov. 16, 1924 - Sept. 30, 2012 ELKHART — Lois L. Somerville, 87, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at Courtyard Healthcare Center in Goshen. She was born Nov. 16, 1924, in Osceola, to Cleland and Mildred (Breden) Stoddard. On March 8, 1941, she married Hershel D. Somerville in Mishawaka. He passed away Jan. 12, 2000. Survivors include...
Merle B. Holdeman
Sep 30, 2012
Sept. 22, 1925 - Sept. 30, 2012 BRISTOL — Merle B. Holdeman, 87, of Bristol, passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at Greenleaf Healthcare Campus after a five-month battle with leukemia. He was born Sept. 22, 1925, in Bristol to the late Ira V. and Anna (Keggereis) Holdeman. On June 9, 1946, he married Marilou Wolf in Elkhart. She passed...
Roberto Morales
Sep 29, 2012
Jan. 23, 1949 - Sept. 29, 2012 ELKHART — Roberto Morales, 63, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on Jan. 23, 1949, in Manati, Puerto Rico, to Adelanio Morales and Belen Figueroa. Surviving are his wife, Yolanda Romero of Elkhart; sons Roberto Morales Jr., David Roberto Morales and Luis...
Ronnie J. Geary
Sep 29, 2012
March 3, 1930 - Sept. 29, 2012 ELKHART — Ronnie J. Geary, 82, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at Elkhart General Hospital after an extended illness. He was born March 3, 1930, in Middletown, Ohio, to Estel and Nellie Geary. On Aug. 31, 1990, he married Judith A. (Copenhaver) Geary in Elkhart. In addition to his wife,...
Joyce Ann Harness
Sep 29, 2012
March 31, 1935 - Sept. 29, 2012 ELKHART — Joyce Ann Harness, 77, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at Greenleaf Health Campus. She was born March 31, 1935, in Peru to the late James L. and Alice (Anderson) Harness. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, James L. Harness Jr.; sister...
Robert "Bob" W. Nilsen
Sep 29, 2012
April 30, 1935 - Sept. 29, 2012 ELKHART — Robert W. "Bob" Nilsen, 77, of Elkhart, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at Greenleaf Living Center, surrounded by his family. Bob was born on April 30, 1935, in Chicago to the late Einor and Gunvor Nilsen. His wife, Chris Nilsen; sister Evelyn (Leonard) Bolinder; sons Rob (Elisa) Nilsen, John...
Bruce Allan Harris
Sep 28, 2012
Nov. 29, 1948 - Sept. 28, 2012 GRANGER — Bruce Allan Harris, 63, of Granger, passed away Friday Sept. 28, 2012, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Nov. 29, 1948, in Goshen to Robert L. and Evelyn (Hunsberger) Harris. Surviving are a son, Brian Maurer of Elkhart; father Robert L. Harris of Granger; sisters Dixie Harris of Granger and...
Edward E. Switalski
Sep 27, 2012
Nov. 29, 1948 - Sept. 27, 2012 ELKHART — Edward E. Switalski, 63, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Nov. 29, 1948, in Portsmouth, Ohio. Surviving are several cousins and special friends, Marge and Jim Hanson of Edwardsburg, Mich. He was preceded in death by his parents, James S. and Jane...
Billy "Senator" Horvath
Sep 27, 2012
Sept. 30, 1950 - Sept. 27, 2012 UNION, Mich. — Billy "Senator" Horvath, 61, residing on Baldwin Lake, Union, passed away Thursday evening, Sept. 27, 2012, in his home, surrounded by his family. Billy was born on Sept. 30, 1950, in East Chicago, Ind., to Joseph Alexander and Mildred (Rajacich) Horvath. Surviving are his children, Erika (Cory) Damm of Evansville,...
Wyman J. Miller
Sep 22, 2012
Oct. 8, 1976 - Sept. 22, 2012 ELKHART — Wyman J. Miller, 35, of Elkhart, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, in his residence. He was born Oct. 8, 1976, in Ashland, Ohio. Survivors include his mother, Ann G. Kinsman of Bristol; father Robert S. (Carol) Miller of Mt. Eaton, Ohio; two brothers, Robert (Jennifer) Miller of Phenix City,...
Marianne J. Van Arman
Sep 20, 2012
SOUTH BEND — Marianne J. Van Arman, 80, of South Bend, passed away at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, at Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center in South Bend. Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.
Thomas Dean Ostrom
Sep 18, 2012
Dec. 3, 1951 - Sept. 18, 2012 ELKHART — Thomas Dean Ostrom, 60, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in his home after an extended battle with muscular dystrophy. He was born Dec. 3, 1951, in Elkhart to the late Henry D. Ostrom and Ellen E. (Jetter) Stephenson. Survivors include a son, Barry Ostrom of Edwardsburg, Mich.; and...
Daniel Evans Beck
Sep 13, 2012
July 20, 2011 - Sept. 13, 2012 ELKHART — Daniel Evans Beck, 13 months, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. He was born July 20, 2011, in Elkhart. Survivors include his mother, Karen E. Beck of Elkhart; grandparents Bruce D. and Mary E. Beck, both of Elkhart; great-grandmother June Beck of Goshen;...
William "Bill" Adler Story
Sep 13, 2012
July 9, 1928 - Sept. 13, 2012 BRISTOL — William Adler "Bill" Story, 84, of Bristol, passed into heaven Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born on July 9, 1928, to Willie O. and Faye Jean (Reeves) Story in Batesville, Ark. On Jan. 1, 1949, he married the love of his life for 63 years, Bonnie...
Gizella Valentine Duwelius
Sep 12, 2012
Feb. 14, 1921 - Sept. 12, 2012 MISHAWAKA — Gizella Valentine Duwelius, 91, of Mishawaka, passed away of natural causes at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, at Michiana Health and Rehabilitation Center in Mishawaka. She was born in Elkhart on Feb. 14, 1921, to the late Thomas and Marie (Egrasitz) Sturm. She married Kenneth J. Duwelius on April 3,...
Darlene Y. Johnson
Sep 11, 2012
Feb. 19, 1939 - Sept. 11, 2012 ELKHART — Darlene Y. Johnson, 73, of Elkhart, passed away at 1:04 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, at Courtyard Healthcare Center in Goshen after a battle with cancer. She was born Feb. 19, 1939, in Plainville to the late Nathen C. and Jeannette (Gould) Gregory. Surviving are her children, Rodger C. Johnson and...
Carlos E. Sloan
Sep 8, 2012
NORTH LIBERTY — Carlos Eugene Sloan, 62, of North Liberty, passed away at 4:23 p.m. Sept. 8, 2012, in his home with his family by his side, after an extended illness. A memorial service for the cremated remains of Carlos will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, at South Bend Fire Department's Local 362 IAFF Union Hall, 4025...
Rosemary K. Lands
Sep 5, 2012
Feb. 10, 1937 - Sept. 5, 2012 ELKHART — Rosemary K. Lands, 75, of Wakarusa, formerly of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, at Miller's Merry Manor, Wakarusa. She was born Feb. 10, 1937, in Elkhart to Clarence and Lucille (Johnson) Alwine. On Dec. 4, 1954, she married Ray Lands in Elkhart. He preceded her in death March 7,...
