Marie Bartlett
Mar 18, 2011
March 13, 1915 - March 18, 2011 ELKHART -- Marie Bartlett, 96, of Elkhart, passed away early Friday morning, March 18, 2011, at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 13, 1915, in Mishawaka to the late John and Adeline (Johnston) Wambaugh. She married Charles Bartlett on Nov. 13, 1937. He preceded her in death in 1971. Surviving are her...
Leamon V. "Lee" Holt
Mar 18, 2011
ELKHART -- Leamon V. "Lee" Holt, 74, of Elkhart, passed away at 8 a.m. on Friday, March 18, 2011, at his residence. He was born Oct. 13, 1936, in Trumann, Ark., to Ewing L. and Ifa D. (Freeman) Holt. On Jan. 11, 1969, he married Rickie Sue (Roll) Holt in Elkhart and she survives. Other survivors include his son, Curtis...
Jack L. Jellison
Mar 17, 2011
ELKHART -- Jack L. Jellison, 86, of Elkhart, passed away on Thursday evening, March 17, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital from natural causes. He was born on July 8, 1924, in Elkhart to Alpha and Garnet (Vance) Jellison. On Oct. 26, 1946, he married the former Patricia L. Eichholtz in Elkhart. Surviving are his wife, Patricia L. Jellison of Elkhart;...
Raymond Newton Sumner
Mar 16, 2011
ELKHART -- Raymond Newton "Ray" Sumner, 52, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka. He was born Aug. 17, 1958, in Gary to Raymond J. and Lavergne C. (Johnson) Sumner. Surviving are his mother, Lavergne C. Sumner of Elkhart; and sons Christopher Hutchings of Okeechobee, Fla., and Nick and Shawn Sumner of...
Mikel Lee Maxam
Mar 15, 2011
NAPPANEE -- Mikel Lee Maxam, infant baby boy, was stillborn on Tuesday (March 15, 2011) at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis. Survivors include his mother, Courtney M. Troyer of Nappanee; father, Kevin Mikel Maxam of Kalamazoo, Mich.; stepbrother, Dustin Maxam of Mentone, Mich.; maternal grandmother, Sondra Knight of Union, Mich.; paternal grandmother, Geraldine Sorenson of Three Rivers, Mich.; and uncle,...
E. Louise Holycross
Mar 15, 2011
ELKHART -- E. Louise Holycross, 98, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday evening, March 15, 2011, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 21, 1912, in South Whitley to Clee and Inez (Marrs) Younce. She married Foy E. Holycross on Sept. 15, 1940, in Elkhart. He passed away March 7, 1987. Surviving are her daughters, Judy (Rudy Gourdine)...
Myrtle M. Wait
Mar 14, 2011
ELKHART -- Myrtle Margaret Wait, 87, of Elkhart, passed away at 6:35 a.m. Monday, March 14, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital of natural causes. She was born Nov. 16, 1923, in Chickasaw County, Iowa, to August and Edith (Wheaton) Hauser. She married Paul L. Wait in Kahoka, Mo., in 1941. He passed away in Elkhart in 2006. Surviving are two...
Ryker V. Belcher
Mar 13, 2011
ELKHART -- Ryker VonGraves Belcher, 2-month-old boy, of Elkhart, passed away March 13, 2011, at his home. He was born Jan. 17, 2011, in Elkhart, to Stephen C. and Nicole J. (Ruttschaw) Belcher. In addition to his parents, survivors include two sisters, Constance and Abigail Belcher of Clyde, Ohio; two brothers, Austin Belcher of Clyde and Braydon Steinke of Elkhart;...
Dorothy V. Cook
Mar 8, 2011
ELKHART -- Dorothy V. Cook, 92, residing in Elkhart, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital surrounded by her family. She is survived by a daughter, Patricia (Gene) Poling of Elkhart; son Robert L. (Patricia) Cook of Arkansas; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Visitation and services will be private,...
Oretha Davis
Mar 8, 2011
June 11, 1929 - March 8, 2011 ELKHART - The family of Oretha Davis of Elkhart wishes to announce that she went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Elkhart General Hospital at 4:08 a.m. She was born on June 11, 1929, in Bernie, MO, to George and Odessa (Chandler) Forrest Sr. She later married...
Eva Mary Thompson
Mar 7, 2011
Aug. 17, 1922 - March 7, 2011 ELKHART -- Eva Mary Thompson, 88, of Elkhart, and formerly of Stratford Commons, passed away Monday evening, March 7, 2011, at Riverside Village. She was born Aug. 17, 1922, in Devils Lake, N.D., to the late Frank J. and Christine (Keller) Burckhard. She married Arlo John Thompson on Feb. 22, 1943, in Devils...
Beverly M. Odell
Mar 7, 2011
March 28, 1920 - March 7, 2011 ELKHART -- On Monday, March 7, 2011, at 9:35 p.m., Beverly Mae Odell, 90, of Elkhart, and formerly of Union, Mich., went to her rest in the loving arms of her heavenly father, whom she loved with all her heart, mind and soul. She was born March 28, 1920, in Elkhart to the...
Lola J. Rowe
Mar 7, 2011
ELKHART -- Lola J. Rowe, 79, of Elkhart, passed away at 7:21 a.m. Sunday, March 6, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. She was born Oct. 9, 1931, in Elkhart to George E. and Sarah J. (Whitecotton) Copenhaver. She married Jack T. Rowe on Sept. 15, 1950. He died in Elkhart in 2004 after 54...
Mary Louise Clem
Mar 5, 2011
ELKHART -- Mary L. "Mary Lou" (Gross) Clem, 94, residing at Riverside Village in Elkhart, passed away Saturday evening, March 5, 2011, at her home. She was born Dec. 21, 1916, in Millersburg to Peter and Ruth (Rothrock) Gross. She was married to the late Paul D. Clem. Mary is survived by a daughter, Nancy (Paul) Dishong of Elkhart; son...
E. Evelyn Cour
Mar 5, 2011
ELKHART -- E. Evelyn Cour, 95, of Elkhart, passed away at 5:10 a.m. on Saturday (March 5, 2011) at Greenleaf Health Campus. She was born Feb. 29, 1916 in Pierceton to Jacob Mendich and Adella (Galbreath) Clark. Survivors include a son, Rick (Lisa) Cour of Elkhart; two daughters, Jean (Jake) Thompson of Winnemucca, Nev., and Linda (Chuck) Carnabuci of Houston;...
Alan Randel Hess
Mar 5, 2011
BRISTOL -- Alan Randel Hess, 16, of Bristol, was fatally injured on Saturday, March 5, 2011, near his home after a hit-and-run automobile accident. He was born Sept. 23, 1994, in Elkhart to Randel S. Hess and Davida Henderson. In addition to his parents, survivors include his brother, David Hess of Bristol; paternal grandmother Jann Hess of Elkhart; two uncles,...
Mortimer C. "Mort" Kohn
Mar 4, 2011
ELKHART -- Mortimer C. "Mort" Kohn, 92, residing in Elkhart, passed away Friday evening, March 3, 2011, at his home. He was born May 1, 1918, in Salamanca, N.Y. He married Dorothy Lippman on Aug. 6, 1966, in Buffalo, N.Y. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Kohn of Elkhart; one daughter, Bobbi (Robert) Meyers of Granger; one son, Dr. Michael J....
David Arthur Robinson
Mar 3, 2011
Oct. 31, 1946 - March 3, 2011 GOSHEN -- David Arthur Robinson, 64, of Goshen, passed away Thursday (March 3, 2011) at his home. He was born Oct. 31, 1946, in Coshocton, Ohio, to the late Arthur B. and Donna (Brillhart) Robinson. On June 5, 1970, David married Carol L. McLaughlin in Carrollton, Ohio. Surviving are his wife of 41...
David L. Gebert
Mar 1, 2011
April 14, 1956 - March 1, 2011 ELKHART -- David Lee Gebert, 54, of Elkhart, died Tuesday (March 1, 2011) at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born April 14, 1956, in Elkhart to Chester S. and Dorothy Mae (Brantner) Gebert. Survivors include his mother, Dorothy M. Gebert; sister Terry (Ron) Walden, both of Elkhart; brother Gary (Feylin) Gebert of Winnetka,...
Robert "Rube" Zayak
Feb 28, 2011
Aug. 6, 1955 - Feb. 28, 2011 ELKHART -- Robert "Rube" Zayak, 55, of Elkhart, died Monday (Feb. 28, 2011) at home. He was born Aug. 6, 1955, in Louisville, Ky. Survivors include daughter Suzanne Zayak of Edwardsburg, Mich.; son Micheal J. Pope of Revenna, Ohio; parents Joseph A. and Jo Tava (Kelley) Zayak of Revenna; brothers John Zayak of...
