Annie B. Green
Jul 18, 2011
Aug. 19, 1916 - July 18, 2011 ELKHART -- Annie Beatrice Green, 94, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, July 18, 2011, at her residence. She was born Aug. 19, 1916, to John and Anna Strong in Salem, Tenn. On Nov. 9, 1944, she married Paul Green in Crittenden County, Ark. Surviving are her daughter, Evelyn Culbreath of Elkhart; son James...
Marybeth Whitaker-Null
Jul 17, 2011
Sept. 19, 1924 - July 17, 2011 EDWARDSBURG, Mich. -- Marybeth Whitaker-Null, 86, of Edwardsburg, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2011, at the home of her daughter in Benton Harbor. She was born Sept. 19, 1924, to Virgil E. and Audrey L. (Dirr) Smith in Kendallville, Ind. Survivors include daughter Cindra Lou (Bob) Mikel of Cassopolis and son Louis Charles...
Barbara M. Harris
Jul 17, 2011
Nov. 20, 1929 - July 17, 2011 GRANGER -- Barbara Mae Harris, 81, of Granger, passed away at her home Sunday, July 17, 2011. She was born Nov. 20, 1929, to Jesse D. and Elizabeth E. (Speicher) Metzger in Goshen. On Jan. 13, 1951, Barbara was married to Russell Norman Harris in San Antonio, Texas. Surviving are her son, Robert...
Irene L. Dufour
Jul 16, 2011
March 18, 1916 - July 16, 2011 ELKHART -- Irene Louise DuFour, 95, of Elkhart, passed away at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Hubbard Hills Estates in Elkhart. She was born March 18, 1916, in Elgin, Ore., to Clarence R. and Mary (Dow) Hahn, who preceded her in death along with two husbands, I.L. "Abe" Lindley and Douglas...
Wilfred "Willie" L. Bueter
Jul 16, 2011
July 25, 1931 - July 16, 2011 EDWARDSBURG, Mich. -- Wilfred L. "Willie" Bueter, 79, of Edwardsburg, passed away peacefully at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, July 16, 2011, at the Elkhart Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born July 25, 1931, in Elkhart, Ind., to the late John and Catherine (Schuckenbruk) Bueter, where he lived until 1977 when he...
Leland J. "Jack" Adams
Jul 13, 2011
June 26, 1934 - July 13, 2011 ELKHART -- Leland J. "Jack" Adams, 77, of Elkhart, passed away at his home at 5:17 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, 2011, as the result of an accident. He was born in Truman, Ark., to the late Wiley T. and Mable (Mansfield) Adams. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Sue...
Carol E. Benson
Jul 10, 2011
Feb. 11, 1928 - July 10, 2011 ELKHART -- Carol E. Benson, 83, residing in Elkhart, passed away on Sunday morning, July 10, 2011, at her residence. She was born on Feb. 11, 1928, in Elgin, Ill., to the late Carmi Miller and Helen (Ferriss) Hill. She married Dr. James E. Benson on Aug. 4, 1949, in Elgin, Ill.; he...
Willis F. "Mick" And "The Weenie Man" Valleau
Jul 7, 2011
Jan. 6, 1945 - July 7, 2011 ELKHART -- Willis F. "Mick" and "The Weenie Man" Valleau, 66, of Elkhart, died July 7, 2011, at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born Jan. 6, 1945, in Bluefield, W.Va. to the late Robert and Imogene (Talbert) Valleau. Surviving are daughters Crystal (Martin) Lopez and Misty Laughlin of Elkhart; longtime companion Alice...
Gary L. Koller
Jul 7, 2011
Jan. 6, 1960 - July 7, 2011 ELKHART -- Gary L. Koller, 51, of Elkhart, passed away at 6:50 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2011, at the Elkhart Hospice House. He was born Jan. 6, 1960, in Elkhart to Virgil Oresta and Helen Bernadine (Wade) Koller. In addition to his mother, other survivors include five daughters, Tabbitha Koller of Chicago, Jacqueline...
Bruce P. Carlson
Jul 6, 2011
Nov. 10, 1939 - July 6, 2011 ELKHART -- Bruce P. Carlson, residing in Elkhart, passed away on Wednesday morning, July 6, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born on Nov. 10, 1939, in South Bend to the late Richard N. and Frances (Yarnell) Carlson. On Feb. 17, 1969, he married Trudy A. Collins in South Bend. Surviving are...
Darlene Rose Helen Law
Jul 5, 2011
Nov. 15, 1921 - July 5, 2011 ELKHART -- Darlene Rose Helen Law, 89, of Elkhart, passed away at 9:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born Nov. 15, 1921, in Bryant, S.D., to the late Charles D. and Mabel T. (Jefferson) Buckland. She married Maynard R. Law on Oct. 26, 1940 in South Dakota....
Mark A. Brown
Jul 4, 2011
Oct. 8, 1956 - July 4, 2011 ELKHART -- Mark A. Brown, 54, residing in Elkhart, passed away Monday, July 4, 2011, at his home. Mark was born Oct. 8, 1956, in Long Beach, Calif., to the late Charles F. and Violet (Woods) Brown. He married Andrea G. Crisp on Aug. 31, 1979, in Elkhart. Surviving are his wife, Andi...
Alex "Chunky" Anderson Iii
Jul 4, 2011
ELKHART -- Alexis C. "Mooka-Mook" Anderson, 4, of Elkhart, passed away at 11:42 p.m. Saturday, July 2, 2011, in the emergency department of Elkhart General Hospital. Her brother, Alex "Chunky" Anderson III, 6, also of Elkhart, died at 5:32 p.m. Monday, July 4, 2011, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Mich. Both children died as a result of smoke inhalation...
Alexis "Mooka-Mook" C. Anderson
Jul 2, 2011
ELKHART -- Alexis C. "Mooka-Mook" Anderson, 4, of Elkhart, passed away at 11:42 p.m. Saturday, July 2, 2011, in the emergency department of Elkhart General Hospital. Her brother, Alex "Chunky" Anderson III, 6, also of Elkhart, died at 5:32 p.m. Monday, July 4, 2011, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Mich. Both children died as a result of smoke inhalation...
Urcel "Ricky" E. Merritt
Jul 1, 2011
Dec. 2, 1954 - July 1, 2011 MIDDLEBURY - Urcel E. "Ricky" Merritt, 56, of Middlebury, passed away at 7:44 p.m. Friday (July 1, 2011) at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Dec. 2, 1954, in Charleston, W. Va., to Urcel Richard and Glenna Mae (Foster) Merritt. On Jan. 10, 1972, he married Evelyn Jane (Cavender) Merritt in Elkhart. She...
Rae Alan Bressler
Jun 29, 2011
Dec. 18, 1960 - June 28, 2011 ELKHART -- Rae Alan Bressler, 50, of Elkhart, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born on Dec. 18, 1960, in South Bend to the late Dale E. and Eileen Mae (Gropp) Bressler Sr. Rae is survived by his daughters; Amy Gullotta of Elkhart and Jennifer...
Miriam Hoffman
Jun 27, 2011
May 23, 1925 - June 27, 2011 ELKHART -- Miriam I. Hoffman, 86, of Hillcrest Drive in Elkhart, passed away at 5 p.m. Monday, June 27, 2011, at her home, of natural causes. She was born May 23, 1925, in Quinnesec, Mich., to the late Walter and Mabel (Click) McClellan. She married Devon W. Hoffman on June 22, 1944, in...
Marion W. Wolkins
Jun 27, 2011
Dec. 10, 1912 - June 27, 2011 UNION, Mich. -- Marion W. Wolkins, 98, of Union, passed away at 1:50 p.m. Monday (June 27, 2011) at Greenleaf Living Center in Elkhart, Ind., after a brief illness. He was born in Union to John and Eunice (Blake) Wolkins on Dec. 10, 1912. He married Lucile G. Miles on May 3, 1941....
Angeline "Lena" Bibbo
Jun 26, 2011
July 2, 1914 - June 26, 2011 ELKHART -- Angeline "Lena" Bibbo, 96, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday evening, June 26, 2011, at Valley View Health Care Center. She was born July 2, 1914, in Chicago to the late Nicholas and Josephine (Cinelli) Bibbo. Lena was never married but was like a second mother to her nieces, Mary Jo (Jim)...
Evelyn L. Rush
Jun 26, 2011
Aug. 12, 1938 - June 26, 2011 ELKHART -- Evelyn L. Rush, 72, of Elkhart, passed away at 4:10 a.m. Sunday, June 26, 2011, at Valley View Healthcare Center, Elkhart. She was born Aug. 12, 1938, in Elida, Ohio, to Lewis F. and Thelma "Jean" (Jamison) Redd. On Feb. 3, 1968, she married Hugh Martin Rush in Lima, Ohio. He...
