Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
Margaret Mary Torok
Dec 4, 2011
Jan. 12, 1919 - Dec. 4, 2011 ELKHART — Margaret Mary Torok, 92, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday evening, Dec. 4, 2011, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Jan. 12, 1919, in Scranton, Pa., to the late Nicolas and Agnes (Komives) Torok. Margaret was preceded in death by her brother, John Torok, and sisters Agnes Long, Anna...
Ronald David Gruetzmacher
Nov 30, 2011
May 30, 1947 - Nov. 30, 2011 ELKHART — Ronald David Gruetzmacher, 64, of Elkhart, passed away in the emergency department of Elkhart General Hospital at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, after an apparent heart attack. He was born in Elkhart on May 30, 1947, to the late Larry and Elsie Gruetzmacher. Surviving are a daughter, Anita (Joseph "Andy")...
Varian R. Lennox
Nov 30, 2011
Feb. 19, 1920 - Nov. 30, 2011 ELKHART — Varian R. Lennox, 91, residing in Elkhart, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, at Valley View Health Care Center. Mr. Lennox was born Feb. 19, 1920, in Hannibal, Mo. He married Anna Mary Day on March 1, 1941, in Elkhart. She passed away Aug. 6, 1999. Surviving are his children, sons...
Mildred Ann (Pfeiffer) Polman
Nov 28, 2011
June 9, 1930 - Nov. 28, 2011 ELKHART — Mildred Ann (Pfeiffer) Polman, 81, of Elkhart, passed away Monday morning, Nov. 28, 2011, at Hubbard Hill Estates. Mildred was born June 9, 1930, in Dell, Ark., to the late Tony and Grace (Hoover) Tucker. Mildred is survived by several nieces, nephews and great-nieces and -nephews. Mildred was a school teacher...
Patricia J. Peare
Nov 28, 2011
July 25, 1928 - Nov. 28, 2011 EDWARDSURG, Mich. — Patricia J. "Patsy" Peare, 83, of Edwardsburg, passed away at 12:40 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, at the home of her nephew after a brief illness. She was born in Adamsville on July 25, 1928, to the late William and Alda (Meiser) Meiser. She later married J.R. "Jerry" Peare in...
Larry Lee Miller
Nov 24, 2011
Jan. 12, 1948 - Nov. 24, 2011 ELKHART — Larry L. Miller, 63, of Elkhart passed away Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, at his residence. He was born Jan. 12, 1948, in Denver, Colo. to Lawrence E. Miller and Adeline R. (Weatherton) Rose. On Oct. 27, 1979, he married Sharon S. (Hughes-Alabaugh) Miller in Elkhart. She survives. Other survivors include a...
Delbert A. Cordell
Nov 23, 2011
April 5, 1924 - Nov. 23, 2011 GOSHEN — Delbert A. Cordell, 87, of Goshen, formerly of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday morning, Nov. 23, 2011 at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He was born April 5, 1924, in Bristow, Okla., to the late Joseph and Dovie (Gregory) Cordell and moved to Elkhart in his teens. He married Virginia B. Truex on...
Clifford L. Bender
Nov 23, 2011
June 24, 1933 - Nov. 23, 2011 ELKHART — Clifford L. Bender, 78, of Elkhart, passed away at 1:37 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital following an extended illness. He was born June 24, 1933, in Goshen to Cephas L. and Fannie (Troyer) Bender. On April 7, 1957, he married Janice E. (Cook) Bender in Jimtown. She...
Jon Feigi
Nov 22, 2011
March 4, 1952 - Nov. 22, 2011 ELKHART — Jon Feigi, 59, of Elkhart, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, at his residence. Jon was born in Lorain, Ohio, on March 4, 1952, to Frank P. and Betty E. (Hall) Feigi. He is survived by sisters Charlotte Brunger and Nancy Duncan, brothers Charles and Larry Feigi, nephew Kevin Brunger,...
Peyton Nicole Silva-Bontrager
Nov 20, 2011
PEYTON NICOLE SILVA-BONTRAGER October 30, 2008 – November 20, 2011 ELKHART- Peyton Nicole Silva-Bontrager, age 3, beloved daughter, granddaughter, niece and child, passed away at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis on Sunday, November 20, 2011 following a head injury resulting from a tragic accident at home. She was born October 30, 2008 at Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis to Amanda...
Philip Duane Neuenschwander
Nov 20, 2011
Nov. 30, 1961 - Nov. 20, 2011 ELKHART — Philip D. "Phil" Neuenschwander, 49, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, at his home after a battle with cancer. Phil was born Nov. 30, 1961, in Decatur to Stanley W. and Doris (Edelman) Neuenschwander. He married Marie V. Basket on Dec. 21, 2002, in Elkhart. She survives as well...
Betty J. Redman
Nov 20, 2011
Sept. 28, 1933 - Nov. 20, 2011 ELKHART — Betty Jean Redman, 78, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 at 1:20 a.m. at the Elkhart Hospice House. She was born Sept. 28, 1933, in Milford to Vernon and Nina (Norris) Sharkey. On April 1, 1958, she married Norman C. Redman. He preceded her in death on Dec. 2,...
Alyce Eloise Reed
Nov 20, 2011
Aug. 21, 1917 - Nov. 20, 2011 ELKHART — Alyce Eloise Reed, 94, a lifelong resident of Elkhart, passed away at 3:55 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, at the Golden Living Center of Elkhart of natural causes. She was born Aug. 21, 1917, to the late Wilbur and Ruth (Darr) Burke and later married Donald O. Reed on June 25,...
Lois Maxine (Johnson) Clifton
Nov 19, 2011
March 28, 1930 - Nov. 19, 2011 ELKHART — Lois Maxine Clifton, 81, of Elkhart, passed on to be with her Lord at 9:55 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, at the Golden Living Center with her family by her side, after having been ill for some time. She was born in Tulsa, Okla., on March 28, 1930, to the late...
Susan Marie Montandon
Nov 16, 2011
July 24, 1952 - Nov. 16, 2011 ELKHART — Susan Marie Montandon, 59, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at Elkhart General Hospital at 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, after an extended illness. She was born July 24, 1952, in Elkhart, to the late Charles W. and Marjorie (Basquette) Porter. She married Milton T. "Milt" Montandon on March 5, 1969,...
Jasmine Marie Kidder
Nov 15, 2011
Dec. 12, 2008 - Nov. 15, 2011 ELKHART — Jasmine Marie Kidder, 2 1/2, of Elkhart, passed away at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at 4:40 p.m. after a lifelong illness. The daughter of Amanda Jean Kidder of Elkhart, Jasmine was born Dec. 12, 2008, in South Bend. Also surviving are a sister, Hailey...
Josephine "Jo" Catherine Milstone
Nov 15, 2011
May 4, 1925 - Nov. 15, 2011 ELKHART — Josephine Catherine "Jo" Milstone, 86, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at Eastlake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 4, 1925, in New Britain, Conn., to James and Helen (Kennel) Bordirie. She married John Milstone on Oct. 23, 1952, in New Britain. He passed away Oct. 27,...
Gordon "Gordo" B. Crase
Nov 15, 2011
Aug. 18, 1929 - Nov. 15, 2011 ELKHART — Gordon Brooks "Gordo" Crase, 82, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday morning, Nov. 15, 2011, at Valley View Health Care Center. He was born Aug. 18, 1929, in Battle Creek, Mich., to the late Dr. Bertram E. and Elizabeth (Wheelock) Crase. He married Joan Ruth DeShon on March 3, 1951, in Angola....
Lillian Lois Cutter
Nov 13, 2011
Dec. 6, 1928 - Nov. 13, 2011 GOSHEN — Lillian Lois Cutter, 82, of Goshen, passed away Sunday afternoon, Nov. 13, 2011, at her home. Lillian was born Dec. 6, 1928, in Elkhart to the late Glover and Lillian (Smeltzer) Jackson. Surviving are her children, sons Randall Cutter of Middlebury and Jon (Nancy) Cutter of Edwardsburg, Mich., and her daughter,...
Phyllis "Gwen" Kile
Nov 12, 2011
Oct. 23, 1929 - Nov. 12, 2011 ELKHART — Phyllis "Gwen" Kile, 82, of Elkhart, formerly of Silver Hill, Ala., passed away on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital after an extended illness She was born Oct. 23, 1929, in Detroit, Mich., to Albert S. and Clara (Grenfell) Short. On Aug. 27, 1949, she married her husband of...
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