Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

Ricardo Aguilar

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

Obituary Notifications

Subscribe to get alerts for new obituaries when Billings Funeral Home posts tributes

GriefSteps logo in black text, with a curved underline. The trademark symbol is at the end.
A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.