Mary Elizabeth Wacholz
May 7, 2012
March 30, 1942 - May 7, 2012 ELKHART — Mary Elizabeth Wacholz, 67, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, May 7, 2012, at the Elkhart Hospice House. She was born March 30, 1942, in Chicago, to William J. and Helen G. (Feery) Murphy. On Oct. 23, 1965, she married Frederick M. Wacholz in Chicago. In 1974, she moved with her family...
Treva A. Jarret Boss
May 6, 2012
Feb. 20, 1917 - May 6, 2012 ELKHART — Treva A. Jarrett Boss, 95, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday morning, May 6, 2012, at the Maples at Waterford Crossing. She was born Feb. 20, 1917, in Elkhart to Ernest and Myrtle (Leedy) Russell. She married Ralph Jarrett in June 1940. They later divorced. She then married John Boss on June...
Mary Helen Jones
May 6, 2012
March 14, 1918 - May 6, 2012 ELKHART — Mary Helen Jones, 94, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born March 14, 1918, in Benton Harbor, Mich., to Edward and Melita (Zelmer) Schmaltz. On July 5, 1952, she married Carl L. Jones in Angola. He passed away Jan. 27, 2010. Survivors include...
Jerry Eldon Cramer
May 4, 2012
Nov. 8, 1956 - May 4, 2012 ELKHART — Jerry E. Cramer, 55, of Elkhart, passed away at 2:10 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2012, at Elkhart General Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born in Mishawaka on Nov. 8, 1956, to Junior and the late Dorothy (Jacobs) Cramer. He married Gwen D. Tavernier on June 29, 1985, in Elkhart....
Riley Mcclure
May 4, 2012
May 1, 1941 - May 4, 2012 ELKHART — Riley McClure, 71, passed away at his west side Elkhart home on Friday, May 4, 2012, at 9:47 p.m. after an extended illness. He was born in Pulaski, Tenn., on May 1, 1941, to the late Marvin A. and Virginia I. (Chapman) McClure and later married Shirley A. Hoopingarner in 1963...
Delores M. Harman
May 2, 2012
March 26, 1933 - May 2, 2012 UNION, Mich. — Delores M. Harman, 79, of Union, passed away Wednesday evening, May 2, 2012, at Eastlake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, of natural causes. She was born March 26, 1933, in Goshen, Ind., to Clifford and Leona (Miller) Welty. She graduated from Goshen High School in 1951 and married William E. Harman...
David T. Glanders
Apr 29, 2012
Oct. 18, 1930 - April 29, 2012 ELKHART — David T. Glanders, 81, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012, at the Elkhart Hospice House. He was born Oct. 18, 1930, in Elkhart to Walter E. and Jeanie G. (Lavery) Glanders. On April 24, 1964, he married Patricia E. (Marks) Glanders in Elkhart. In addition to his wife of...
John C. Growcock
Apr 29, 2012
May 28, 1943 - April 29, 2012 INDIANAPOLIS — John Collins Growcock, 68, of Westfield, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012, at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. He was born May 28, 1943, in Elkhart to George William and Jane Lucille (Pindell) Growcock. On Aug. 24, 1963, he married Sherron A. (Gyori) Growcock in South Bend. She survives at home....
Leo Harris
Apr 28, 2012
March 9, 1932 - April 28, 2012 ELKHART — Leo Harris, 80, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. He was born March 9, 1932, in Edmonson, Ark., to Albertson and Easter (Smith) Harris. On Aug. 30, 1975, he married Sally E. (Warren) Harris. She survives at home. Other survivors include...
Cornell Davis Sr.
Apr 28, 2012
Nov. 17, 1928 - April 28, 2012 ELKHART — Cornell Davis Sr., 83, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012, at his residence. He was born Nov. 17, 1928, in Macon, Miss., to the late Sercen and Minnie (Hudson) Davis. He married Dell Ganaway on Aug. 23, 1963, in Joliet, Ill. She survives, as well as sons Cornell (Cynthia)...
Josephine L. Kiernan
Apr 26, 2012
Jan. 17, 1920 - April 26, 2012 ELKHART — Josephine L. Kiernan, 92, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012, at her home. She was born Jan. 17, 1920, in Jackson, Mich., to Clarence A. and Chloa E. (Garred) Finch. On Aug. 28, 1966, she married Harold E. Kiernan. He passed away on June 23, 1997. Survivors include a...
Beverly "Bev" Jean Spirito
Apr 26, 2012
Aug. 23, 1934 - April 26, 2012 ELKHART — Beverly Jean "Bev" Spirito, 77, of Elkhart, passed away in the afternoon on Thursday, April 26, 2012, at the Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart. She was born on Aug. 23, 1934, in South Bend to the late Vincent J. and Vivian Irene (Rhodes) Niesen. In addition to her parents, she...
Jeanette I. Satterfield Colman
Apr 26, 2012
Oct. 14, 1923 - April 26. 2012 ELKHART — Jeanette I. Satterfield Colman, 88, of Elkhart, passed away of natural causes on Thursday, April 26, 2012, at 6 a.m., at the Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart. She was born on Oct. 14, 1923, in Kalamazoo, Mich., to the late Montell and Josephine (Gardner) Morton. Along with her parents,...
Lena Frances Balcer
Apr 25, 2012
SOUTH BEND — Lena Frances Balcer, 99, of South Bend, passed away of natural causes at 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. Arrangements are pending with Billings Funeral Home, Elkhart.
Kathy L. Ballge
Apr 24, 2012
March 26, 1957 - April 24, 2012 ELKHART — Kathy Lee (Kidder) Ballge, 55, of Elkhart, passed away at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at the Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart after fighting a long battle against cancer. She was born March 26, 1957, in Elkhart to William and Jeanette (Chaney) Kidder. She is survived by her former...
Edith Viola Darkwood
Apr 24, 2012
Jan. 13, 1917 - April 24, 2012 WHITE PIGEON, Mich. — Edith (Haney) Darkwood, 95, of White Pigeon, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Cass County Medical Care Facility. She was born Jan. 13, 1917, in Rochester, Ind., to Daniel L. and Della (Babcock) Cook. On Dec. 28, 1938, she married Edger Haney. He passed away on Aug. 5,...
James N. Jackson
Apr 22, 2012
ELKHART — James N. Jackson, 2-month-old son of Rev. Carl D. and Elika A. Jackson of Elkhart, passed away at 5:59 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He had been ill since birth. Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.
Kimberly A. Warr
Apr 22, 2012
March 8, 1953 - April 22, 2012 OSCEOLA — Kimberly Ann Warr, 59, of Osceola, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, April 22, 2012, at her home after a brief illness. Kim was born March 8, 1953, in Elkhart to Philip G. and the late Donna (Farr) Lux. She is survived by her father and stepmother, Jan Lux; longtime companion...
Christopher J. Hadley
Apr 22, 2012
March 18, 1956 - April 22, 2012 ELKHART — Christopher J. "Chris" Hadley, 56, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012, at the Elkhart Hospice House. He was born March 18, 1956, in Buffalo, N.Y., to Raymond J. and Elizabeth A. (Schmatz) Hadley. Survivors include his mother, Elizabeth A. Hadley of Elkhart; three brothers, Brian and Kevin Hadley, both...
John H. Garber
Apr 19, 2012
June 13, 1948 - April 19, 2012 ELKHART — John H. Garber, 63, of Elkhart, passed away after an extended illness, peacefully at home on Thursday, April 19, 2012, surrounded by his family. He was born June 13, 1948, in Warsaw to Carl A. and Virginia M. (Hoxie) Garber. On Jan. 9, 1982, he married Jan L. (Crowe) Garber in...
