Kenneth L. Bender
Aug 20, 2011
Oct. 21, 1947 - Aug. 20, 2011 ELKHART -- Kenneth L. Bender, 63, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011 after a brief illness. He spent his days surrounded by his family and many friends at the Begley farm he loved so well. A beloved father, grandfather, brother and friend, Kenny was a lifelong resident of Elkhart....
Rayburn "Ray" Robertson Pending
Aug 20, 2011
ELKHART -- Rayburn "Ray" Robertson, 47, of Elkhart, passed away Friday morning, Aug. 19, 2011, at his home. Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, Elkhart
Robert "Bob" J. Haskins
Aug 17, 2011
Sept. 21, 1950 - Aug. 17, 2011 ELKHART -- Robert J. "Bob" Haskins Jr., 60, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday evening, Aug. 17, 2011, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 21, 1950, in Elkhart to Robert J. and Joan (Miller) Haskins Sr. Surviving are his sons, Todd Haskins and Bobby Haskins III of Elkhart; daughter Emily...
John Ervin Noffsinger
Aug 17, 2011
Jan. 29, 1947 - Aug. 17, 2011 ELKHART - John Ervin Noffsinger, 64, of Elkhart, passed away at his home on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. He was born Jan. 29, 1947, in Elkhart to William F. and Josephine Mabel (Detwiler) Noffsinger. Survivors include two brothers, Richard Noffsinger and Jim (Carmelene) Noffsinger, both of Elkhart; and two sisters, Frances Jones of...
Dennis Lee Bowser
Aug 17, 2011
Oct. 20, 1940 - Aug. 17, 2011 ELKHART -- Dennis Lee "Denny" Bowser, 70, of Elkhart, passed away at his home Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. He was born Oct. 20, 1940, in Elkhart to the late Dwight B. and Vesta M. (Niccum) Bowser Sr. Surviving are three stepchildren, Mike Sprong of Iowa, Mark Sprong of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Michelle Pierce...
Bernice Eleanor Wimberly
Aug 17, 2011
Dec. 23, 1926 - Aug. 17, 2011 ELKHART -- Bernice Eleanor Wilson was born Dec. 23, 1926, in Holly Springs, Miss., the oldest daughter of Henry and Ethel Lee (Hart) Wilson. In 1941, the family relocated to Chicago, where she later met and married Thomas George Wimberly. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior under the ministry of...
Raymond Scheetz
Aug 16, 2011
ELKHART -- Raymond L. "Ray" Scheetz, 64, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, at his home. Ray was born Nov. 29, 1946, in Elkhart, to Clarence Scheetz, who is deceased, and Belva "Bev" L. (Wagner) Cloud. Surviving is a son, Ron Scheetz of Elkhart; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; mother Bev (Don) Cloud of Elkhart; two sisters, Pat (Art)...
Ronnie Lee "Ron" Brooks
Aug 15, 2011
ELKHART -- Ronnie Lee "Ron" Brooks, 66, residing in Elkhart, passed away Monday morning, Aug. 15, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital from PSP (progressive supranuclear palsy). Ron was born in Goshen to the late Leroy A. Brooks and Lorraine (Brallier) Wagner. On Nov. 10, 1979, he married Karen S. Harman in Elkhart. She survives; as well as daughters Jade (John)...
Louis M. Perault
Aug 15, 2011
GOSHEN -- Louis M. "Marty" Perault, 30, of Goshen, passed away Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born May 15, 1981, in Dowagiac, Mich., to Stephen Joseph Perault Sr. and Sue Ellen (Miller) Perault. Survivors include his wife, Amanda J. Perault of Goshen; six sons, Alexander Perault, Stephen Perault, Markus Perault, Landon Perault, Addison...
Richard D Fredrickson
Aug 15, 2011
ELKHART -- Richard D. "Dick" Fredrickson, 80, of Elkhart, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital after an illness. He was born Jan. 6, 1931, in Elkhart to the late Howard and Helen (Appleman) Fredrickson. He married Doris I. Hoffman in 1950 in Elkhart, where she died in 2006. Surviving are sons Dennis (Shelia) Fredrickson of Elkhart, Robert...
Esther E. Rinehart
Aug 14, 2011
BRISTOL -- Esther E. Rinehart, 97, of Bristol, passed away Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Center in Milford. She was born Dec. 10, 1913, in Elkhart to Harvey E. and LaVirga A. (Fields) Schalliol. On May 10, 1935, she married Raymond W. Rinehart. He passed away Jan. 29, 1986. Surviving are her daughter, Shirley A. Gregg...
Joshua R. Perkey Jr.
Aug 13, 2011
ELKHART -- Joshua Richard Perkey Jr., infant son of Joshua R. Perkey and Rachel L. Westfall, was stillborn at 4:39 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. Surviving are his mother, Rachel, and father, Joshua; as well as grandparents Sharon (Chris) Bowers, Matt (Cindy) Westfall and Douglas (Kimberly) Perkey, all of Elkhart; great-grandparents Arthur and Thelma Bernardino of...
Johnathon "Jo-Mo" Edward Mochamer
Aug 10, 2011
May 9, 1983 - Aug. 10, 2011 MIDDLEBURY -- Johnathon E. "Jo-Mo" Mochamer, 28, of Middlebury, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, at the Hospice House of Elkhart after a lifelong battle with brain tumors. He was born in Elkhart on May 9, 1983, to John R. and Randi M. (Ward) Mochamer. In 1986, Johnathon was diagnosed with his first...
Kyle L. Eaton
Aug 9, 2011
April 11, 1939 - Aug. 9, 2011 ELKHART -- Kyle Lee Eaton, 72, of Elkhart, passed away at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Elkhart after battling cancer for several years. He was born April 11, 1939, in Elkhart to the late Kenneth and Ruby (Barkes) Eaton. Surviving are four sons, Rodney L....
Donna B. Jacobs
Aug 8, 2011
July 6, 1936 - Aug. 8, 2011 ELKHART -- Donna B. Jacobs, 75, of Elkhart, passed away at her home after an extended illness at 2 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, 2011. She was born July 6, 1936, in Kosciusko County to the late Wayne and Pauline (Brown) Wilkinson. Surviving are five sons, David R. (Debra) Kelley of Rolling Prairie and...
Merle A. Moir
Aug 6, 2011
Nov. 25, 1923 - Aug. 6, 2011 ELKHART -- Merle A. Moir, 87, of Elkhart, passed away at IU Health Goshen Hospital on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, after an extended illness. Merle was born Nov. 25, 1923, in Spokane, Wash. On March 7, 1973, he married Joanne (Burns) Moir in Elkhart. In addition to his wife, survivors include his daughters,...
Frederick C. Knauss Jr.
Aug 4, 2011
ELKHART -- Frederick C. Knauss Jr. of Elkhart died Thursday (Aug. 4, 2011) from injuries sustained in a motorcycle-car accident in Goshen. He was born Aug. 8, 1984, in Elkhart, to Frederick C. and Pamela A. (Nolen) Knauss Sr. Frederick is preceded in death by his father, Frederick C. Knauss Sr., and grandfather Jerry Nolen Sr. Surviving are his mother...
Dortha Rutherford
Aug 3, 2011
Feb. 8, 1925 - Aug. 3, 2011 ELKHART -- Dortha Rutherford, 86, of Elkhart, passed away at 4:02 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, at Elkhart Hospice House. She was born Feb. 8, 1925, to Marilla C. (Nedham) and John H. Means, one of their four children, along with Merle Foster and Herschel and James W. Means. She was blessed with...
Kayden Michael Olson
Aug 2, 2011
ELKHART - Kayden Michael Olson, infant son of Mike L. Olson and Aireal H. Woods of Elkhart, passed away at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was born in Elkhart on the same day only hours prior. Along with his parents, he leaves behind a grandmother, Carol Olson, and a grandfather, Ronald Woods,...
Kathryn "Kay" L. Delmastro
Aug 1, 2011
May 26, 1920 - Aug. 1, 2011 ELKHART -- Kathryn L. "Kay" DelMastro, 91, residing in Elkhart, passed away Monday evening, Aug. 1, 2011, at her residence. Kay was born May 26, 1920, in Berwyn, Ill., to the late Joseph and Mary (Jeffrey) Houillon. She married Philip D. DelMastro on July 8, 1943, in Chicago. He died Dec. 8, 2002,...
