Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

Taylor Leah Hartung-Mann

Taylor Leah Hartung-Mann

Dec 31, 2011

Sept. 24, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2011 ELKHART — Infant girl Taylor Leah Hartung-Mann, 15 months, of Elkhart, passed away at 7:47 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, at the Elkhart General Hospital Emergency Department. She was born Sept. 24, 2010, in Elkhart, to Brandi L. Lord and Allen Hartung-Mann, both of Elkhart. Along with her parents, survivors include two sisters,...

Dennis Lee Lawrence

Dennis Lee Lawrence

Dec 30, 2011

Oct. 6, 1957 - Dec. 30, 2011 SOUTH BEND — Dennis Lee Lawrence, 54, of South Bend, passed away Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, at Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center in South Bend. He was born Oct. 6, 1957, in Detroit to Virgil T. and Edna L. (McCleese) Lawrence. Survivors include two daughters, Rose and Marcella Lawrence, both of Elkhart; four...

Shirlee J. Nowicki-Burke

Shirlee J. Nowicki-Burke

Dec 25, 2011

July 4, 1921 - Dec. 25, 2011 ELKHART — Shirlee J. Nowicki-Burke, 90, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at 1:47 a.m. at her residence. She was born July 4, 1921, in South Bend to Charles N. and Mildred (Lamb) Yoder. On March 28, 1942 she married LeRoy T. Nowicki. He died March 12, 1975. She then married...

Mary Helen Billings

Mary Helen Billings

Dec 24, 2011

ELKHART — Mary Helen Billings, 88, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 24, 2011, at Hubbard Hill Estates. She was born on Jan. 23, 1923, in Elkhart to the late Tracy Warner and Helen Beatrice (Owen) Whitaker. On Jan. 19, 1945, she married Dr. Elmer Ray Billings; they celebrated 65 years together before he passed on April...

Cecelia Mation Finch

Cecelia Mation Finch

Dec 22, 2011

ELKHART — Cecelia Marion Finch, 86, of Elkhart, passed away early Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. Arrangements are with Billings Funeral Home, Elkhart. Graveside at Sugar Grove Cemetery

Bruce C. Hammond

Bruce C. Hammond

Dec 21, 2011

Oct. 10, 1943 - Dec. 21, 2011 WARSAW — Bruce C. Hammond, 68, passed away at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at Warsaw Meadows Care Center. He was born Oct. 10, 1943. He formerly lived in Elkhart and Goshen and worked for a time at Faith Mission in Elkhart. Bruce has no known survivors. Billings Funeral Home is in...

Donald K. Queener

Donald K. Queener

Dec 18, 2011

Jan. 9, 1930 - Dec. 18, 2011 GOSHEN — Donald K. Queener, 81, of Goshen, and fondly remembered as "The Voice of Concord," passed away at 9:15 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, at the Center for Hospice Care Residence in Elkhart following an extended battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Don was born to an Appalachian coal mining family Jan. 9, 1930,...

Pauline F. Lyons

Pauline F. Lyons

Dec 17, 2011

Nov. 28, 1918 - Dec. 17, 2011 ELKHART — Pauline Fern (McClane) Lyons, 93, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday evening, Dec. 17, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born Nov. 28, 1918, in Elkhart County to the late Orville and Bessie Canen. Surviving are daughters Phyllis (Danny) Kinard and Sharon (Bob) Parish of Elkhart; sons Larry McClane of Elkhart...

Sharon J. Douglas

Sharon J. Douglas

Dec 16, 2011

May 27, 1944 - Dec. 16, 2011 ELKHART — Sharon J. (Ratliff) Douglas, 67, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born May 27, 1944, in Detroit to the late Woodrow Wilson and Madie (Hampton) Ratliff. Surviving are a daughter, Trena (Matt) Bauer; sons Lloyd James Tanner and Billy Douglas Jr.; nine grandchildren;...

Mr. Luella "Bob" L.  Starcher

Mr. Luella "Bob" L. Starcher

Dec 16, 2011

June 14, 1967 - Dec. 16, 2011 ELKHART — Mr. Luella L. "Bob" Starcher, 44, passed away in his Elkhart home at 7:27 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, after an extended illness. He was born June 14, 1967, in Montgomery, W. Va., and was the son of Lucille V. Starcher Simms, who survives him in Elkhart. Also surviving are a...

Douglas "Doug" A. Osborne

Douglas "Doug" A. Osborne

Dec 16, 2011

June 12, 1948 - Dec. 16, 2011 ELKHART — Douglas Alan "Doug" Osborne, 63, of Elkhart, left his earthly home on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, and went to spend Christmas with Jesus. He was born on June 12, 1948, in Elkhart to Robert J. and Ruth (Tyger) Osborne. He went on to marry Dianne Lynn Satterfield on April 8, 1984,...

Lanny R. Bennett

Lanny R. Bennett

Dec 15, 2011

ELKHART — Lanny R. Bennett, 76, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at 8:45 p.m. at the Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart. Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart, IN, 46514.

Dennis Duane Reafsnyder

Dennis Duane Reafsnyder

Dec 12, 2011

Dec. 14, 1944 - Dec. 12, 2011 GOSHEN — Dennis Duane Reafsnyder, 66, of Goshen, passed away Monday morning, Dec. 12, 2011, at his home following a battle with cancer. He was born Dec. 14, 1944, in Elkhart to Robert E. and Betty L. (Hart) Reafsnyder. He married the former Shirley A. Irons on June 5, 1965, in Elkhart. She...

Bonnie K. Green

Bonnie K. Green

Dec 11, 2011

May 9, 1947 - Dec. 11, 2011 JONES, Mich. — Bonnie K. Green, 64, of Jones, formerly of Elkhart, Ind., passed away Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, at Three Rivers Health in Three Rivers. She was born May 9, 1947, in Elkhart to William R. and Clara R. (Black) Macumber Sr. On April 5, 1968, she married Tom L. Green in...

Edna C. Alexander

Edna C. Alexander

Dec 10, 2011

March 30, 1923 - Dec. 10, 2011 ELKHART — Edna C. Alexander, 88, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at Greenleaf Health Campus in Elkhart at 2:40 p.m. with her family at her side. She was born in Elkhart to the late Wilbur and Grace Troup on March 30, 1923. She later married Don Alexander in Mentone in...

Sidney Jackson

Sidney Jackson

Dec 9, 2011

Oct. 22, 1941 - Dec. 9, 2011 ELKHART — Sidney Jackson, 70, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born on Oct. 22, 1941, in Shelby, Miss., to the late Frank and Susie Jackson. He married Minnie Pearl Leamons. They divorced. He married Irene "Margaret" Jackson. She passed in 2009. He married Katina...

Janis E. Carter

Janis E. Carter

Dec 7, 2011

Feb. 9, 1953 - Dec. 7, 2011 ELKHART — Janis E. Carter, 58, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, in the emergency room at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born Feb. 9, 1953, in Elkhart, to Robert L. and Joyce E. (Seashols) Kaiser. On Sept. 19, 1985, She married David A."Dave" Carter in Elkhart. In addition to her...

William "Bill" D. Graffis

William "Bill" D. Graffis

Dec 7, 2011

Oct. 8, 1945 - Dec. 10, 2011 ELKHART — William D. "Bill" Graffis, 86, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at Riverside Village Healthcare Center in Elkhart at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. He was born in Elkhart on Dec. 9, 1924, to the late Arthur Martin "Mike" and Kate (Moores) Graffis. He later married Rowena Blubaugh Graffis Hill, his...

Martha A. Pauley

Martha A. Pauley

Dec 5, 2011

July 26, 1924 - Dec. 5, 2011 GOSHEN — Martha A. Pauley, 87, of Goshen, passed away Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, at the Courtyard Healthcare Center in Goshen. She was born July 26, 1924, in Terre Haute, to Fenlon "Joe" and Ellen (May) Biggs. In January 1944, she married George J. Pauley in Evansville. Survivors include her daughter, son-in-law and...

Jean C. Johnson

Jean C. Johnson

Dec 5, 2011

Jan. 30, 1934 - Dec. 5, 2011 ELKHART — Jean C. Johnson, 77, passed away in her northside Elkhart home at 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, with her family at her side. She was born Jan. 30, 1934, in Elizabethton, Tenn., to the late John E. and Zella (Osborne) Bradshaw. She later married James C. "Shorty" Johnson in 1951...

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