Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

Thelma Lorene Maure Sponseller

Thelma Lorene Maure Sponseller

Aug 27, 2011

Dec. 6, 1922 - Aug. 27, 2011 ELKHART -- Thelma Lorene Maure Sponseller, 88, passed away at 1:20 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, at Hubbard Hill Estates Inc. of Elkhart of natural causes. She was born in Middlebury on Dec. 6, 1922, to the late Howard and Hazel (Page) Ulery. She was also preceded in death by two husbands, Joseph...

Sherrie Lynn Hathaway

Sherrie Lynn Hathaway

Aug 23, 2011

Nov. 26, 1962 - Aug. 23, 2011 ELKHART -- Sherrie Lynn Hathaway, 48, of Elkhart, passed away in her home Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, after a sudden illness. She was born Nov. 26, 1962, in Twenty Nine Palms, Calif., to Gerald and Betty (Kirkland) McGath. She is survived by two daughters, Alyssa Hathaway of Elkhart and Kim Hathaway of Bristol;...

Eli Thomas Scott

Eli Thomas Scott

Aug 23, 2011

Aug. 23, 2011 ELKHART -- Eli Thomas Scott, infant son of Phillip and Sabrina Scott of Elkhart, died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. Surviving are his parents, Phillip Grant and Sabrina Marie (Holt) Scott of Elkhart; brothers Daniel Scott of Mishawaka and Cody Scott at home; grandparents Sandra Holt and Woody Fletcher of Osceola and...

Robert "Bob" W. Peck

Robert "Bob" W. Peck

Aug 23, 2011

July 10, 1923 - Aug. 23, 2011 ELKHART -- Robert W. "Bob" Peck, 88, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born July 10, 1923, in Elkhart to Raymond G. and Leota A. (Warren) Peck. On June 27, 1948, he married Edith A. (Sweeney) Peck in Rock Island, Ill., and she survives. Additional...

Ethel Lee Smith

Ethel Lee Smith

Aug 23, 2011

April 15, 1931 - Aug. 23, 2011 ELKHART -- Ethel Lee Smith, 80, residing at Hubbard Hill Estates, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born April 15, 1931, in Coffee County, Tenn., to the late John Matthew and Enna (Painter) Smith. She married Hershel L. Smith on July 1, 1950, in Rossville, Ga. He...

Adolfo Angel Aguilar

Adolfo Angel Aguilar

Aug 22, 2011

Adolfo Angel Aguilar, 6 of Elkhart, Indiana, died on Monday, August 22, 2011 as the result of a house fire at his home. Adolfo was born on August 26, 2004 in Elkhart to Jose G. and Maria Del Refugio (Lesdesma) Aguilar. He was in the second grade at Beardsley Elementary School.  Adolfo loved to be outside playing soccer or baseball...

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...

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