Bruce C. Hammond
Dec 21, 2011
Oct. 10, 1943 - Dec. 21, 2011 WARSAW — Bruce C. Hammond, 68, passed away at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at Warsaw Meadows Care Center. He was born Oct. 10, 1943. He formerly lived in Elkhart and Goshen and worked for a time at Faith Mission in Elkhart. Bruce has no known survivors. Billings Funeral Home is in...
Donald K. Queener
Dec 18, 2011
Jan. 9, 1930 - Dec. 18, 2011 GOSHEN — Donald K. Queener, 81, of Goshen, and fondly remembered as "The Voice of Concord," passed away at 9:15 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, at the Center for Hospice Care Residence in Elkhart following an extended battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Don was born to an Appalachian coal mining family Jan. 9, 1930,...
Pauline F. Lyons
Dec 17, 2011
Nov. 28, 1918 - Dec. 17, 2011 ELKHART — Pauline Fern (McClane) Lyons, 93, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday evening, Dec. 17, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born Nov. 28, 1918, in Elkhart County to the late Orville and Bessie Canen. Surviving are daughters Phyllis (Danny) Kinard and Sharon (Bob) Parish of Elkhart; sons Larry McClane of Elkhart...
Sharon J. Douglas
Dec 16, 2011
May 27, 1944 - Dec. 16, 2011 ELKHART — Sharon J. (Ratliff) Douglas, 67, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born May 27, 1944, in Detroit to the late Woodrow Wilson and Madie (Hampton) Ratliff. Surviving are a daughter, Trena (Matt) Bauer; sons Lloyd James Tanner and Billy Douglas Jr.; nine grandchildren;...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
