Charles W. Bender
Jun 28, 2012
Nov. 19, 1939 - June 28, 2012 ELKHART — Charles W. Bender, 72, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday (June 28, 2012) at 6:35 p.m. at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Nov. 19, 1939, in Elkhart to Milo T. and Wanda (Mercer) Bender. On July 23, 1976, he married Karen H. (Brothers) Bender in Elkhart. In addition to his wife,...
Phyllis J. Reiner
Jun 28, 2012
Dec. 26, 1932- June 28, 2012 ROTONDA WEST, Fla. — Phyllis Joan Reiner, 79, of Rotonda West, formerly of Elkhart, Ind., passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Venice Regional Medical Center in Venice after a sudden illness. She was born Dec. 26, 1932, in Elkhart to the late John and Nora (Felts) Phoebus. She was preceded in death by...
Brenda K. Pontius
Jun 28, 2012
Feb. 21, 1957 - June 28, 2012 CASSOPOLIS, Mich. — Brenda Kay Pontius, 55, of Cassopolis, passed away at home with her family by her side after an extended illness at 9:32 a.m. Thursday (June 28, 2012). She was born on Feb. 21, 1957, in Elkhart, Ind., to Paul E. and Norma "Jane" (Bowyer) Baker. She married Kevin A. Pontius...
Courtney M. Troyer
Jun 27, 2012
Oct. 2, 1986 - June 27, 2012 NAPPANEE — Courtney Marie Troyer, 25, of Nappanee, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at 11:36 a.m. at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after a brief illness. She was born Oct. 2, 1986, in Elkhart to Jerry L. Knight, Jr., who preceded her in death, and Sondra D. (Cody Vance Jr.) Knight, who survives...
Theodore "Ted" R. Luckenbill
Jun 24, 2012
July 27, 1939 - June 24, 2012 CROCKETT, Texas — Theodore R. "Ted" Luckenbill, 72, of Crockett, formerly of Elkhart, Ind., passed away Sunday, June 24, 2012, at a Dallas hospital after a brief illness. Ted was born July 27, 1939, in Elkhart, to the late A. Rex and Gladys M. (Schenk) Luckenbill. He is survived by his present wife,...
Troy O. Cameron
Jun 24, 2012
Nov. 30, 1960 - June 24, 2012 ELKHART — Troy O. Cameron, 51, of Elkhart, passed away at 6:20 a.m. Sunday, June 24, 2012, at Hospice House of Elkhart. He was born Nov. 30, 1960, in Coldwater, Mich., to the late Climis O. and Carol A. (Hoover) Cameron. He is survived by two daughters, Jessica Cameron of Florida and Christina...
Dean G. Meyers
Jun 23, 2012
Jan. 24, 1953 - June 23, 2012 ELKHART — Dean G. Meyers, 59, of Elkhart, died at 11:20 p.m. Saturday (June 23, 2012) in Elkhart General Hospital after a sudden illness. He was born Jan. 24, 1953, to Dean E. and Rose Mary (Long) Meyers, who survive in Elkhart. He married Melissa M. Johnson on Aug. 30, 1980, in Elkhart....
Willie Lee Bell Sr.
Jun 23, 2012
Jan. 17, 1942 - June 23, 2012 ELKHART — Willie Lee Bell Sr., 70, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2012, at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center. He was born Jan. 17, 1942, to the late Ollie L. Bell Sr. and Edith (Johnson) Bell in Dyersburg, Tenn. Survivors include sons Eddie (Tammy) Words of Houston, Willie L. Bell Jr. of Elkhart...
Danny K. "Snake" Spencer
Jun 22, 2012
Dec. 4, 1956 - June 22, 2012 ELKHART — Danny K. "Snake" Spencer, 55, of Elkhart, passed away of an extended illness at Elkhart General Hospital on Friday (June 22, 2012) at 1:53 a.m. He was born Dec. 4, 1956, to the late Era "Frances" (Quinn) Spencer and Delmer O. "Spencer" Spencer, who survives in Elkhart. Also surviving are his...
Duane D.T. Thomas Miller
Jun 22, 2012
May 30, 1935 - June 22, 2012 ROLAND, Okla. — Duane Thomas "D.T." Miller, 77, of Roland, formerly of Bristol, Ind., passed away Friday morning, June 22, 2012, at his home. He was born May 30, 1935, in South Bend, Ind., to the late Callix Sr. and Marguerite (Sweeney) Miller. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
John H. Drexler
Jun 21, 2012
Aug. 16, 1942 - June 21, 2012 ELKHART — Retired Elkhart Police Office John H. Drexler, 69, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday afternoon at Elkhart General Hospital after a sudden illness. John was born Aug. 16, 1942, in Elkhart to the late Rudy and Elaine (Hardman) Drexler Sr. He married Eileen R. Connor on June 3, 1988. She survives, as...
Robert "Bob" W. Brandon
Jun 21, 2012
Dec. 30, 1919 - June 21, 2012 ELKHART — Robert W. "Bob" Brandon, 92, died Thursday, June 21, 2012, at Hubbard Hill Estates, Elkhart. He was born Dec. 30, 1919, to Ernest and Tressa Brandon in Elkhart. He married Margaret Ort on Feb. 3, 1946, in Elkhart. She died March 25, 2008. Survivors include one daughter, Beth (Todi) Velkoff; one...
L. Paul Miller
Jun 20, 2012
Sept. 7, 1933 - June 20, 2012 ELKHART — L. Paul Miller, 78, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at his home. He was born Sept. 7, 1933, to Daniel J. and Ruth (Kime) Miller in Dunlap. On April 14, 1957, he married Mary Ellen (Hostetler) Miller. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Jerald S. Miller of...
Leta Hixon White
Jun 16, 2012
Dec. 5, 1925 - June 16, 2012 ELKHART — Leta Hixon White, 86, of Elkhart, passed away at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 16, 2012, from natural causes at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born Dec. 5, 1925, in Elkhart to the late John and Zella (Irick) Hixon. Also preceding her in death were her husbands, B. Herbert White, who died...
Carl W. Mills
Jun 16, 2012
July 4, 1941 - June 16, 2012 SOUTH BEND — Carl Ward Mills, 70, of South Bend, passed away in his sleep of natural causes at 12:26 a.m. Saturday, June 16, 2012, at Kindred Healthcare Facility in South Bend. He was born in Elkhart on the Fourth of July, 1941, to the late Harry E. and Doris Jean (Smith) Mills....
James Franklin Hurt
Jun 12, 2012
Oct. 20, 1928 - June 12, 2012 ELKHART — James Franklin Hurt, 83, of Elkhart, passed away at 2:50 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Elkhart General Hospital of natural causes. He was born Oct. 20, 1928, in Huntingdon, Tenn., to the late Carral and Della (Brannick) Hurt. He married Ella Mae Barnett in Carroll County, Tenn. in July 1949....
Dorothy Hamlin
Jun 12, 2012
Dec. 10, 1917 - June 12, 2012 ELKHART — Dorothy T. Hamlin, 94, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday morning, June 12, 2012, at Valley View Health Care Center. She was born Dec. 10, 1917, to the late Claude and Mary (Davis) Tubbs in Grand Rapids, Mich. She moved from Chicago to Elkhart in 1937. Dorothy was married to Kenneth Hamlin,...
Mary R. Decker
Jun 10, 2012
March 25, 1915 - June 10, 2012 ELKHART — Mary R. Decker, 97, of Elkhart, passed away at 7:10 a.m. Sunday, June 10, 2012, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born March 25, 1915, in Elkhart to Robert and Rachel (Osterhouse) Harper. She married O. Carlyle Decker on June 13, 1938, in Elkhart. He died in 1983. Surviving is a...
Glenna A. Becker
Jun 7, 2012
June 5, 1931 - June 7, 2012 ELKHART — Glenna A. Becker, 81, of Goshen, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012, at Greenleaf Health Campus in Elkhart. She was born June 5, 1931, in Newton, Kan., to Cecil and Ima (Bertwell) Foster. On April 24, 1949, she married the late Floyd W. Becker in Newton. He preceded her in death...
David Allen Anglemyer
Jun 7, 2012
Nov. 19, 1993 - June 7, 2012 GOSHEN — David Allen Anglemyer, 18, of Goshen, passed away at 5:50 a.m. Thursday, June 7, 2012, on C.R. 20, just east of Pleasant Plain Avenue. He and a friend, Daniel L. Runion, died after being struck by a car while riding their bikes together. David was born Nov. 19, 1993, in Goshen....
