Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
Mark Matthew Alan Christle
Mar 5, 2012
Feb. 20, 1965 - March 5, 2012 ELKHART — Mark Matthew Alan Christle, 47, of Elkhart, passed away at home at 3:50 a.m. Monday, March 5, 2012, after an extended illness. He was born Feb. 20, 1965, in Lansing, Mich., to Andrew B. and Berta K. (Owens) Christle. Surviving are a daughter, Gabriella I. "Gabby" Christle, and a stepdaughter, Alyssa...
Barbara A. Winer
Mar 4, 2012
June 4, 1931- March 4, 2012 BRISTOL — Barbara A. Winer of Bristol passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012, after an extended illness. She was born June 4, 1931, in Goshen to Walter and Elizabeth (McKibbin) Oklitz. On May 7, 1949, she married Joseph (Sam) Winer in Indianapolis. In addition to her husband, other survivors include three sons, Joseph M....
Carl A. Swartzell
Mar 2, 2012
May 4, 1916 - March 2, 2012 ELKHART — Carl A. Swartzell Jr., 95, of Elkhart, passed away at his residence on Friday, March 2, 2012. He was born May 4, 1916, in Elkhart, to Carl A. Swartzell Sr. and Erma (Brownell) Swartzell. On December 9, 1939, he married Mary G. (Billig) Swartzell in Elkhart. She passed away July 7,...
Kenneth O. Collins
Mar 2, 2012
May 4, 1939 - March 2, 2012 ELKHART — Kenneth O. Collins, 72, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, March 2, 2012, at Kindred Hospital of Northern Indiana, Mishawaka, after a long illness. He was born on May 4, 1939, in Freeman, W.Va., to Raleigh E. and Ollie Bell (Call) Collins. Kenneth was preceded in death by his wife, Bernadette (Hess)...
Mary R. Stewart
Feb 29, 2012
April 24, 1925 - Feb. 29, 2012 ELKHART — Mary R. Stewart, 86, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Cardinal Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in South Bend. She was born April 24, 1925, to Roscoe R. and Erma A. (Mullett) Hartman. In April 1968, she married the late Vernon L. Stewart. He passed away March 28, 1989....
Paula Jean Williams
Feb 27, 2012
Dec. 26, 1947 - Feb. 27, 2012 ELKHART — Paula Jean Williams, 64, of Elkhart, passed away on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at the Elkhart Hospice House after a battle with cancer. She was born on Dec. 26, 1947, in Milwaukee, to Chencho and Juana (Lopez) Rodriguez. She married John D. Williams on Jan. 6, 1967, in Elizabeth City, N.C....
James "Jim" E. Krauzer
Feb 26, 2012
Feb. 6, 1943 - Feb. 26, 2012 ELKHART — James E. "Jim" Krauzer, 69, of Elkhart, passed away at 6:18 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at Elkhart General Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in Toledo, Ohio, on Feb. 6, 1943, to the late Ernest and Margaret Krauzer and married Patricia J. (Long) Lovely on July 25, 1993,...
Sherri L. Lockhart
Feb 24, 2012
Jan. 9, 1965 - Feb. 24, 2012 ELKHART — Sherri L. Lockhart, 47, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at 6:02 p.m. at Elkhart General Hospital with her family at her side after an extended illness. She was born Jan. 9, 1965, to Douglas D. and Kaaren (Langwick) in Kingston, N.Y. She married James D. Lockhart on July...
Edgar "Bill" William Gullette Jr.
Feb 21, 2012
Nov. 20, 1917 - Feb. 21, 2012 ELKHART — Edgar William "Bill" Gullette Jr., 94, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. He was born Nov. 20, 1917, in Seymour to Edgar W. Gullette Sr. and Etta (Staley) Gullette. He is survived by a niece, Donna (Terry) Talley of Bordentown, N.J. Bill served in the U.S. Army during World...
Lorraine May Erbe
Feb 17, 2012
ELKHART — On Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, beloved aunt Lorraine Mae "Rainey" Erbe, 87. passed away at Valley View Health Care Center in Elkhart. Lorraine was born Aug. 10, 1924, in Jordan, Mont., the middle child of five born to the late Ralph and Ida Mae (Davis) Erbe. She was a 1942 graduate of Angola High School and managed the...
Dale Victor Roland
Feb 14, 2012
Oct. 28, 1937 - Feb. 14, 2012 ELKHART — Dale Victor Roland, 74, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, at Greenleaf Health Campus. He was born Oct. 28, 1937, in Chaneysville, Pa., to Carl and Ruth (Sabin) Roland. On Sept. 29, 1977, he married Gladys E. (Arnold) Roland. She passed away June 1, 2005. Survivors include a daughter,...
Elfriede Theresia Andabaka
Feb 14, 2012
March 21, 1930 - Feb. 14, 2012 ELKHART — Elfriede Theresia Andabaka, 81, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, evening, Feb. 14, 2012, at her home. She was born March 21, 1930, in Kaufbeuren, Germany, to the late Max and Viktoria (Gast) Friedauer. Elfriede married Iwan Andabaka on Sept. 9, 1961, in Elkhart. He survives, as well as a son, Richard...
Bruce Marks
Feb 13, 2012
Aug. 13, 1955 - Feb. 13, 2012 ELKHART — Bruce A. Marks, 56, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Aug. 13, 1955, in Elkhart to the late Bryce A. and Victoria (Krawiec) Marks. He married Darla K. Lenhart on March 15, 1983, in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. She survives as...
Rachel N. Jackson
Feb 12, 2012
SOUTH BEND — Rachel N. Jackson, infant daughter of the Rev. Carl D. and Elika A. Jackson of Elkhart, died shortly after birth on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at 10:25 a.m. at Memorial Hospital, South Bend. Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.
Marie L. Mishler
Feb 10, 2012
ELKHART — Marie L. Mishler, 93, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at Elkhart Hospice House. She was born April 7, 1918, in Fonda, Iowa, to Arthur and Pearl (Limberg) Johnson. On June 12, 1947, she married Lonnie E. Mishler in Plover, Iowa. Survivors include a daughter, Kay Teeters of Elkhart; daughter-in-law Linda Mishler of Elkhart; four grandchildren;...
Frances M. Ambrosen
Feb 10, 2012
Nov. 17, 1934 - Feb. 10, 2012 MIDDLEBURY — Frances M. Ambrosen, 77, of Middlebury, passed away Friday morning, Feb. 10, 2012, at Courtyard Healthcare Center in Goshen. She was born Nov. 17, 1934, in Springfield, Ohio, to the late Charles and Alice (Powell) Gallagher. A son, Glenn Onion, also preceded her in death. On Sept. 4, 1985, she married...
Joyce A. Wilson
Feb 9, 2012
Dec. 26, 1983 - Feb. 9, 2012 ELKHART — Joyce A. "Tiny" Wilson, 53, passed away at 9:10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at her Elkhart home after an extended illness with her family at her side. She was born in Dec. 26, 1958, in Blythesville, Ark., to John and Rosie (Williams) Wilson, who survive her. Also left to cherish...
Adriana D. Roskam
Feb 8, 2012
Dec. 17, 1947 - Feb. 8, 2012 WALKERTON — Adriana D. Roskam, 64, of Walkerton, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at Elkhart Hospice House. She was born on Dec. 17, 1947, in Brielle, The Netherlands, to the late Johannes and Aaltje (Spaan) Roskam. Also preceding her in death was a nephew, Vincent Hartman. Surviving are a sister, Ali (Harold)...
Rhonda Kay (Christleib) Elbert
Feb 6, 2012
Dec. 15, 1965 - Feb. 6, 2012 ELKHART — Rhonda Kay (Christlieb) Elbert, 46, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at her residence in Elkhart. She was born Dec. 15, 1965, in Kendallville to Earl and Sally A. (Swartz) Christlieb. On Sept. 30, 1989, she married Greg Elbert in Elkhart. In addition to her husband and parents, other...
Arnold "Dean" D. Mast
Feb 5, 2012
Nov. 6, 1942 - Feb. 5, 2012 ELKHART — Arnold D. "Dean" Mast, 69, of Elkhart, passed away at 7:46 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital after a sudden illness. He was born Nov. 6, 1942, in Buffalo, N.Y., to the late Charles D. and Ada F. (Rupp) Mast. Surviving are two sons, James S. and Timothy...
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