Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

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,...

Peyton Nicole Silva-Bontrager

Peyton Nicole Silva-Bontrager

Nov 20, 2011

PEYTON NICOLE SILVA-BONTRAGER October 30, 2008 – November 20, 2011 ELKHART- Peyton Nicole Silva-Bontrager, age 3, beloved daughter, granddaughter, niece and child, passed away at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis on Sunday, November 20, 2011 following a head injury resulting from a tragic accident at home. She was born October 30, 2008 at Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis to Amanda...

Philip Duane Neuenschwander

Philip Duane Neuenschwander

Nov 20, 2011

Nov. 30, 1961 - Nov. 20, 2011 ELKHART — Philip D. "Phil" Neuenschwander, 49, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, at his home after a battle with cancer. Phil was born Nov. 30, 1961, in Decatur to Stanley W. and Doris (Edelman) Neuenschwander. He married Marie V. Basket on Dec. 21, 2002, in Elkhart. She survives as well...

Betty J. Redman

Betty J. Redman

Nov 20, 2011

Sept. 28, 1933 - Nov. 20, 2011 ELKHART — Betty Jean Redman, 78, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 at 1:20 a.m. at the Elkhart Hospice House. She was born Sept. 28, 1933, in Milford to Vernon and Nina (Norris) Sharkey. On April 1, 1958, she married Norman C. Redman. He preceded her in death on Dec. 2,...

Alyce Eloise Reed

Alyce Eloise Reed

Nov 20, 2011

Aug. 21, 1917 - Nov. 20, 2011 ELKHART — Alyce Eloise Reed, 94, a lifelong resident of Elkhart, passed away at 3:55 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, at the Golden Living Center of Elkhart of natural causes. She was born Aug. 21, 1917, to the late Wilbur and Ruth (Darr) Burke and later married Donald O. Reed on June 25,...

Lois Maxine (Johnson) Clifton

Lois Maxine (Johnson) Clifton

Nov 19, 2011

March 28, 1930 - Nov. 19, 2011 ELKHART — Lois Maxine Clifton, 81, of Elkhart, passed on to be with her Lord at 9:55 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, at the Golden Living Center with her family by her side, after having been ill for some time. She was born in Tulsa, Okla., on March 28, 1930, to the late...

Susan Marie Montandon

Susan Marie Montandon

Nov 16, 2011

July 24, 1952 - Nov. 16, 2011 ELKHART — Susan Marie Montandon, 59, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at Elkhart General Hospital at 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, after an extended illness. She was born July 24, 1952, in Elkhart, to the late Charles W. and Marjorie (Basquette) Porter. She married Milton T. "Milt" Montandon on March 5, 1969,...

Jasmine Marie Kidder

Jasmine Marie Kidder

Nov 15, 2011

Dec. 12, 2008 - Nov. 15, 2011 ELKHART — Jasmine Marie Kidder, 2 1/2, of Elkhart, passed away at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at 4:40 p.m. after a lifelong illness. The daughter of Amanda Jean Kidder of Elkhart, Jasmine was born Dec. 12, 2008, in South Bend. Also surviving are a sister, Hailey...

Josephine "Jo" Catherine Milstone

Josephine "Jo" Catherine Milstone

Nov 15, 2011

May 4, 1925 - Nov. 15, 2011 ELKHART — Josephine Catherine "Jo" Milstone, 86, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at Eastlake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 4, 1925, in New Britain, Conn., to James and Helen (Kennel) Bordirie. She married John Milstone on Oct. 23, 1952, in New Britain. He passed away Oct. 27,...

Gordon "Gordo" B. Crase

Gordon "Gordo" B. Crase

Nov 15, 2011

Aug. 18, 1929 - Nov. 15, 2011 ELKHART — Gordon Brooks "Gordo" Crase, 82, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday morning, Nov. 15, 2011, at Valley View Health Care Center. He was born Aug. 18, 1929, in Battle Creek, Mich., to the late Dr. Bertram E. and Elizabeth (Wheelock) Crase. He married Joan Ruth DeShon on March 3, 1951, in Angola....

Lillian Lois Cutter

Lillian Lois Cutter

Nov 13, 2011

Dec. 6, 1928 - Nov. 13, 2011 GOSHEN — Lillian Lois Cutter, 82, of Goshen, passed away Sunday afternoon, Nov. 13, 2011, at her home. Lillian was born Dec. 6, 1928, in Elkhart to the late Glover and Lillian (Smeltzer) Jackson. Surviving are her children, sons Randall Cutter of Middlebury and Jon (Nancy) Cutter of Edwardsburg, Mich., and her daughter,...

Phyllis "Gwen" Kile

Phyllis "Gwen" Kile

Nov 12, 2011

Oct. 23, 1929 - Nov. 12, 2011 ELKHART — Phyllis "Gwen" Kile, 82, of Elkhart, formerly of Silver Hill, Ala., passed away on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital after an extended illness She was born Oct. 23, 1929, in Detroit, Mich., to Albert S. and Clara (Grenfell) Short. On Aug. 27, 1949, she married her husband of...

Baby Girl Jo Potter

Baby Girl Jo Potter

Nov 11, 2011

Nov. 11, 2011 ELKHART — Baby Girl Jo Potter, God's littlest angel, was called home just before her birth at 11:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. She is survived by her parents, Justin W. and Amanda J. Potter-Eash of Elkhart; grandparents Tom and Wendy Eash of Elkhart; great-grandmother Judy Nine of Elkhart; and her Mamaw and...

Agatha A. Troyer

Agatha A. Troyer

Nov 6, 2011

ELKHART- Agatha A. "Hap" Troyer, 83, of Elkhart, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born January 5, 1928 in Sturgis, MI to Morton and Lilian (Stetson) Burkhead. Survivors include her 4 daughters, Sandy (Tom) Baldwin of Ocala, FL, Diana (Bob) Sampers of Elkhart, Candy (Steve) Campbell of Jimtown and Jody (Forrest Smith) Buenger...

Joanne K. Hurley

Joanne K. Hurley

Nov 6, 2011

Feb. 29, 1940 - Nov. 6, 2011 ELKHART — Joanne K. Hurley, 71, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday morning, Nov. 6, 2011, at the home of her daughter, Tracy Harder. She was born Feb. 29, 1940, in Elkhart to the late Robert and Frances (Swihart) Aller. She married Lawrence E. Hurley on May 11, 1996 in Elkhart. He passed away...

Gerald L. Delaney

Gerald L. Delaney

Nov 6, 2011

May 31, 1951 - Nov. 6, 2011 ELKHART — Gerald L. "Jerry" Delaney, 60, of Elkhart, passed away at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, after an apparent heart attack. He was born May 31, 1951, in South Haven, Mich., to the late Dallas and Donna (Jones) Delaney. He married Karen L. Humberg in Dowagiac, Mich.,...

Karley Kay Young

Karley Kay Young

Nov 3, 2011

Aug. 22, 1932 - Nov. 3, 2011 ELKHART — Karley Kay Young, 79, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday morning, Nov. 3, 2011, of natural causes following a brief stay at Golden Living Center - Fountainview. Grandma Karley was born Aug. 22, 1932, in Elkhart to the late Vernon Alexander and Florence Matilda (Schuman) Scott. She married William Albert Young on...

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