Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
Elnora Nifong
Aug 28, 2010
ELKHART -- Elnora May Nifong, 91, of Elkhart, died at 10:20 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, in her home.
She was born April 19, 1919, in Elkhart to Bryce and Sarah (Willis) Pawling.
She is survived by her son, Darrell (Judy) Nifong of Elkhart; daughter Rita Nifong of Elkhart;...
Eva Janet Harmon
Aug 28, 2010
ELKHART — Eva Janet Harmon, 85, of 225 Homewood Ave., died at 9:15 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 28, 2010) at her home.
She was born June 14, 1925, in Peru to Clarence and Bernice (Young) Hoffman. She married Eugene Harmon on March 25, 1949, in Elkhart.
He survives along with two sons, Mark E....
Richard Melvin Wolf
Aug 25, 2010
June 27, 1941 - Aug. 25, 2010
ELKHART -- Richard M. "Dick" Wolf, 69, of Elkhart, passed away at Elkhart General Hospital at 12:52 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, after a brief illness.
He was born in New York City on June 27, 1941, to Milton C. and Marguerite C. (Benjamin) Wolf. On...
Thomas M. Hamilton
Aug 19, 2010
OSCEOLA -- Thomas Michael Young Hamilton, 43, of Osceola, passed away at 5:55 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, at The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care in Elkhart.
He was born in Mishawaka on Feb. 24, 1967, to John Russell Young and Sharron Kay (Curtis) Smith.
Survivors include his wife, Alice...
Wayne E. Martin
Aug 15, 2010
ELKHART -- Wayne E. Martin, 89, of Elkhart, formerly of Shavehead Lake, Vandalia, Mich., died at 9:05 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 15, 2010) in Greenleaf Living Center in Elkhart of natural causes.
He was born Dec. 24, 1920, in Elkhart County to Albert and Mable (Smith) Martin. He married Jean Phillips on April 14,...
Jack B. Denison
Aug 14, 2010
ELKHART -- Jack B. Denison, 88, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010, at 1:22 a.m. in Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born in Charlotte, Mich., on July 8, 1922, to Glenn and Gladis (Brown) Denison. He married Mary Jane Clipp on March 19, 1943. They later divorced.
He is...
Kenneth R. Shinn
Aug 14, 2010
May 14, 1923 - Aug. 14, 2010
BRISTOL -- Kenneth R. "Ken" Shinn, 87, of Bristol, died at 6:25 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 14, 2010) in Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born May 14, 1923, in Elkhart to Lee A. Shinn and Esther K. Warner. On May 24, 1947, he married Mary J. Myers...
Imogene J. Nelson
Aug 13, 2010
May 22, 1918 - Aug. 13, 2010
ELKHART -- Imogene Jane Nelson, 92, of Elkhart, died at 11 p.m. Friday (Aug. 13, 2010) in her home.
She was born May 22, 1918 in Granby, Mo., to Charles and Fannie (Nunn)) Baumgartner. On June 18, 1950, she married Leonard E. Nelson in Elkhart. He...
Mary Ellen Dubois
Aug 12, 2010
ELKHART -- Mary Ellen DuBois, 84, of Elkhart, died Thursday (Aug. 12, 2010) at Elkhart General Hospital emergency room.
Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home.
Dariana Ronneasha Lynn D. Shorter
Aug 11, 2010
ELKHART -- Dariana Ronneasha Lynn D. Shorter was stillborn on Wednesday (Aug. 11, 2010) in Elkhart General Hospital.
Survivors include her mother, Reatisha L. Gary, father Darius R. Shorter, maternal grandmother Tammy Gary and maternal grandfather Brian Smith, all of Elkhart.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Rice Cemetery....
Darionna Ronneash Shorter
Aug 11, 2010
ELKHART -- Darionna Ronneasha Shorter was stillborn on Wednesday (Aug. 11, 2010) to Reatisha Gary at 1:14 a.m. in Elkhart General Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home.
Evelyn Irene Lung
Aug 11, 2010
ELKHART -- Evelyn Irene Lung, 78, of Elkhart, died Wednesday (Aug. 11, 2010) at 8:08 a.m. at Golden Living Center in Elkhart.
She was born March 25, 1932, to the late Arthur and Verla Irene (Douglas) Smith in Bowling Green, Mo.
She is survived by daughter Barbara (Frank) Wittendorf of Constantine,...
Judith Ann Ori
Aug 10, 2010
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Judith Ann "Judy" Ori, 63, of Anchorage, Alaska, died Tuesday (Aug. 10, 2010) in Elkhart General Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home.
Martha L. Cook
Aug 9, 2010
March 18, 1926 - Aug. 9, 2010
ELKHART -- Martha Lucille Cook of Elkhart passed away at 12:07 a.m. Monday (Aug. 9, 2010) at Greencroft Healthcare Center in Goshen. She was 84.
A lifelong resident of Elkhart, she was born March 18, 1926, to Delbert and Louise (Cable) Swinehart. She married...
Gertrude M. Kreider
Aug 9, 2010
Oct. 11, 1921 - Aug. 9, 2010
GOSHEN -- Gertrude M. Kreider, 88, of Goshen, formerly of Elkhart, passed away Monday (Aug. 9, 2010) at 7:55 p.m. at The Maples at Waterford Crossing.
She was born on Oct. 11, 1921, in Walkerton, to the late John and Ella Oma (Ogg) Carden. She married...
Doris C. Morse
Aug 8, 2010
Aug. 31, 1935 - Aug. 8, 2010
ELKHART -- Doris C. Morse, 74, of Elkhart, passed away at 5:02 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 8, 2010) in Elkhart General Hospital following a brief illness.
Doris was born in Elkhart on Aug. 31, 1935, to the late Alpha Van and Linda (Droegmoeller) Haven. She married Roger...
Roger D. Mcfall
Aug 8, 2010
Nov. 27, 1949 - Aug. 8, 2010
NILES, Mich. -- Roger D. McFall, 60, of Niles, passed away on Sunday (Aug. 8, 2010) at 12:01 p.m. at Elkhart General Hospital after a sudden illness.
He was born Nov. 27, 1949, in Elkhart, Ind., to Elmer D. and Velda J. (Brown) McFall....
Allen Bruce Williams
Aug 7, 2010
Aug. 18, 1952 - Aug. 7, 2010
ELKHART -- Allen Bruce Williams, 57, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday afternoon (Aug. 7, 2010) in his home.
Allen was born on Aug. 18, 1952, in Buckhannon, W. Va., to Edward Ray and Mary F. (Chipps) Williams.
He is survived by his...
Marjorie J. Reade
Aug 7, 2010
March 4, 1921 - Aug. 7, 2010
ELKHART -- Marjorie Virginia Reade, 89, of Elkhart, was born March 4, 1921, in Olney, Ill., and passed into the loving arms of the Lord on Aug. 7, 2010.
Margie was preceded in death by her parents, Steven Ellis and Amanda Jane (Kester) Hutchings...
Nancy Elizabet Ruhling
Aug 7, 2010
March 19, 1949 - Aug. 7, 2010
ELKHART -- Nancy Elizabeth Ruhling, 61, of Elkhart, passed away at 9:48 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 7, 2010) in Elkhart General Hospital after a sudden illness.
She was born March 19, 1949, in Canton, Ohio, to the late Milfred and Ruth (Barber) Long. On Aug....
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