Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

Mr. Luella "Bob" L.  Starcher

Mr. Luella "Bob" L. Starcher

Dec 16, 2011

June 14, 1967 - Dec. 16, 2011 ELKHART — Mr. Luella L. "Bob" Starcher, 44, passed away in his Elkhart home at 7:27 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, after an extended illness. He was born June 14, 1967, in Montgomery, W. Va., and was the son of Lucille V. Starcher Simms, who survives him in Elkhart. Also surviving are a...

Douglas "Doug" A. Osborne

Douglas "Doug" A. Osborne

Dec 16, 2011

June 12, 1948 - Dec. 16, 2011 ELKHART — Douglas Alan "Doug" Osborne, 63, of Elkhart, left his earthly home on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, and went to spend Christmas with Jesus. He was born on June 12, 1948, in Elkhart to Robert J. and Ruth (Tyger) Osborne. He went on to marry Dianne Lynn Satterfield on April 8, 1984,...

Lanny R. Bennett

Lanny R. Bennett

Dec 15, 2011

ELKHART — Lanny R. Bennett, 76, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at 8:45 p.m. at the Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart. Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart, IN, 46514.

Dennis Duane Reafsnyder

Dennis Duane Reafsnyder

Dec 12, 2011

Dec. 14, 1944 - Dec. 12, 2011 GOSHEN — Dennis Duane Reafsnyder, 66, of Goshen, passed away Monday morning, Dec. 12, 2011, at his home following a battle with cancer. He was born Dec. 14, 1944, in Elkhart to Robert E. and Betty L. (Hart) Reafsnyder. He married the former Shirley A. Irons on June 5, 1965, in Elkhart. She...

Bonnie K. Green

Bonnie K. Green

Dec 11, 2011

May 9, 1947 - Dec. 11, 2011 JONES, Mich. — Bonnie K. Green, 64, of Jones, formerly of Elkhart, Ind., passed away Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, at Three Rivers Health in Three Rivers. She was born May 9, 1947, in Elkhart to William R. and Clara R. (Black) Macumber Sr. On April 5, 1968, she married Tom L. Green in...

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,...

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