Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

Mark Matthew Alan Christle

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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