Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
Ricardo Aguilar
Aug 22, 2011
Ricardo Aguilar, 13, of Elkhart, Indiana died Monday, August 22, 2011 as the result of a fire at his home. Ricardo was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico on February 7, 1998 to Jose G. and Marie Del Refugio (Ledesma) Aguilar. Ricardo was in 8 grade at Northside Middle School, he was very friendly, outgoing and had a great sense of humor....
Jose G. Aguilar
Aug 22, 2011
Jose G. Aguilar, 37 of Elkhart, Indiana, died on early Monday, August 22, 2011 as a result of a fire at his home. He was born on June 1, 1974 in Aguascalientes, Mexico to Jose G. and Dionicia (Vasquez) Aguilar. He is survived by his wife; Maria Aguilar, daughters; Jasmine and Samantha Aguilar, his mother Dionicia Vasquez-De Aguilar of Mexico,...
Mary K. Culbertson
Aug 22, 2011
June 18, 1949 - Aug. 22, 2011 ELKHART -- Mary K. Culbertson, 62, residing in Elkhart, passed away Monday morning, Aug. 22, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital from natural causes. Mary was born June 18, 1949, in Elkhart to the late George and Frances (LeGrand) Helpingstine. On Nov. 7, 2002, in McClure, Va., she married Tom C. Culbertson. He survives;...
David Love Sr.
Aug 21, 2011
ELKHART -- David Love Sr., 69, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, at Riverside Village in Elkhart after an extended illness. He was born on May 25, 1942, in Clarksdale, Miss., to the late Ervin and Roberta (Townsend) Love. Surviving are seven daughters, Katherine Brooks, Rose Williams, Demetria Lane, Michelle Taylor and Christine, Josie and Joyce Love; five...
Adabelle Hill
Aug 21, 2011
ELKHART -- Adabelle M. Hill died early Sunday morning, Aug. 21, 2011. She was born Nov. 14, 1918, in Iowa and grew up in Union City. On Dec. 24, 1941, she married George R. Hill. He died in 1981. She is survived by her son, John R. (Robyn Batley) Hill of Elkhart; grandchildren Karyn L. Hall and Joshua B. (Erica)...
Kenneth L. Bender
Aug 20, 2011
Oct. 21, 1947 - Aug. 20, 2011 ELKHART -- Kenneth L. Bender, 63, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011 after a brief illness. He spent his days surrounded by his family and many friends at the Begley farm he loved so well. A beloved father, grandfather, brother and friend, Kenny was a lifelong resident of Elkhart....
Rayburn "Ray" Robertson Pending
Aug 20, 2011
ELKHART -- Rayburn "Ray" Robertson, 47, of Elkhart, passed away Friday morning, Aug. 19, 2011, at his home. Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, Elkhart
Robert "Bob" J. Haskins
Aug 17, 2011
Sept. 21, 1950 - Aug. 17, 2011 ELKHART -- Robert J. "Bob" Haskins Jr., 60, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday evening, Aug. 17, 2011, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 21, 1950, in Elkhart to Robert J. and Joan (Miller) Haskins Sr. Surviving are his sons, Todd Haskins and Bobby Haskins III of Elkhart; daughter Emily...
John Ervin Noffsinger
Aug 17, 2011
Jan. 29, 1947 - Aug. 17, 2011 ELKHART - John Ervin Noffsinger, 64, of Elkhart, passed away at his home on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. He was born Jan. 29, 1947, in Elkhart to William F. and Josephine Mabel (Detwiler) Noffsinger. Survivors include two brothers, Richard Noffsinger and Jim (Carmelene) Noffsinger, both of Elkhart; and two sisters, Frances Jones of...
Dennis Lee Bowser
Aug 17, 2011
Oct. 20, 1940 - Aug. 17, 2011 ELKHART -- Dennis Lee "Denny" Bowser, 70, of Elkhart, passed away at his home Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. He was born Oct. 20, 1940, in Elkhart to the late Dwight B. and Vesta M. (Niccum) Bowser Sr. Surviving are three stepchildren, Mike Sprong of Iowa, Mark Sprong of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Michelle Pierce...
Bernice Eleanor Wimberly
Aug 17, 2011
Dec. 23, 1926 - Aug. 17, 2011 ELKHART -- Bernice Eleanor Wilson was born Dec. 23, 1926, in Holly Springs, Miss., the oldest daughter of Henry and Ethel Lee (Hart) Wilson. In 1941, the family relocated to Chicago, where she later met and married Thomas George Wimberly. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior under the ministry of...
Raymond Scheetz
Aug 16, 2011
ELKHART -- Raymond L. "Ray" Scheetz, 64, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, at his home. Ray was born Nov. 29, 1946, in Elkhart, to Clarence Scheetz, who is deceased, and Belva "Bev" L. (Wagner) Cloud. Surviving is a son, Ron Scheetz of Elkhart; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; mother Bev (Don) Cloud of Elkhart; two sisters, Pat (Art)...
Ronnie Lee "Ron" Brooks
Aug 15, 2011
ELKHART -- Ronnie Lee "Ron" Brooks, 66, residing in Elkhart, passed away Monday morning, Aug. 15, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital from PSP (progressive supranuclear palsy). Ron was born in Goshen to the late Leroy A. Brooks and Lorraine (Brallier) Wagner. On Nov. 10, 1979, he married Karen S. Harman in Elkhart. She survives; as well as daughters Jade (John)...
Louis M. Perault
Aug 15, 2011
GOSHEN -- Louis M. "Marty" Perault, 30, of Goshen, passed away Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born May 15, 1981, in Dowagiac, Mich., to Stephen Joseph Perault Sr. and Sue Ellen (Miller) Perault. Survivors include his wife, Amanda J. Perault of Goshen; six sons, Alexander Perault, Stephen Perault, Markus Perault, Landon Perault, Addison...
Richard D Fredrickson
Aug 15, 2011
ELKHART -- Richard D. "Dick" Fredrickson, 80, of Elkhart, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital after an illness. He was born Jan. 6, 1931, in Elkhart to the late Howard and Helen (Appleman) Fredrickson. He married Doris I. Hoffman in 1950 in Elkhart, where she died in 2006. Surviving are sons Dennis (Shelia) Fredrickson of Elkhart, Robert...
Esther E. Rinehart
Aug 14, 2011
BRISTOL -- Esther E. Rinehart, 97, of Bristol, passed away Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Center in Milford. She was born Dec. 10, 1913, in Elkhart to Harvey E. and LaVirga A. (Fields) Schalliol. On May 10, 1935, she married Raymond W. Rinehart. He passed away Jan. 29, 1986. Surviving are her daughter, Shirley A. Gregg...
Joshua R. Perkey Jr.
Aug 13, 2011
ELKHART -- Joshua Richard Perkey Jr., infant son of Joshua R. Perkey and Rachel L. Westfall, was stillborn at 4:39 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. Surviving are his mother, Rachel, and father, Joshua; as well as grandparents Sharon (Chris) Bowers, Matt (Cindy) Westfall and Douglas (Kimberly) Perkey, all of Elkhart; great-grandparents Arthur and Thelma Bernardino of...
Johnathon "Jo-Mo" Edward Mochamer
Aug 10, 2011
May 9, 1983 - Aug. 10, 2011 MIDDLEBURY -- Johnathon E. "Jo-Mo" Mochamer, 28, of Middlebury, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, at the Hospice House of Elkhart after a lifelong battle with brain tumors. He was born in Elkhart on May 9, 1983, to John R. and Randi M. (Ward) Mochamer. In 1986, Johnathon was diagnosed with his first...
Kyle L. Eaton
Aug 9, 2011
April 11, 1939 - Aug. 9, 2011 ELKHART -- Kyle Lee Eaton, 72, of Elkhart, passed away at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Elkhart after battling cancer for several years. He was born April 11, 1939, in Elkhart to the late Kenneth and Ruby (Barkes) Eaton. Surviving are four sons, Rodney L....
Donna B. Jacobs
Aug 8, 2011
July 6, 1936 - Aug. 8, 2011 ELKHART -- Donna B. Jacobs, 75, of Elkhart, passed away at her home after an extended illness at 2 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, 2011. She was born July 6, 1936, in Kosciusko County to the late Wayne and Pauline (Brown) Wilkinson. Surviving are five sons, David R. (Debra) Kelley of Rolling Prairie and...
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