Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

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...

Margaret Mary Torok

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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