Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
Betty Jean (Bennett) Welch
Nov 9, 2010
ELKHART -- Betty Jean Welch, 83, of Elkhart, died Tuesday morning, Nov. 9, 2010, at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center, where she had resided since May 2006.
She was born Sept. 25, 1927, in South Bend to the late William A. and Isola Bennett. On Dec. 30, 1948, she married Jay Welch. He preceded her in death....
George F. Edsall
Nov 9, 2010
ELKHART -- George F. Edsall, 72, of Elkhart, lost his battle with cancer on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, at Greenleaf Health campus in Elkhart.
He was born in Goshen on Aug. 4, 1938, to James I. and Dorothy (Pickavet) Edsall. He married Linda L. Bruner on Oct. 23, 1965, in North Vernon. She survives at home....
Arthur Mickey "Art" Fierce
Nov 9, 2010
ELKHART -- Arthur Mickey "Art" Fierce, 80, of Elkhart, died Tuesday morning, Nov. 9, 2010, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born Nov. 20, 1929, in LaPorte City, Iowa, to the late Arthur L. and Ida (Mickey) Fierce. On Feb. 11, 1956, in Waterloo, Iowa, he married Barbara B. Boysen. She survives along with daughter Leslie A. Fierce...
Joslene Marie Echevarria
Nov 4, 2010
Joslene Marie Echevarria, infant daughter of Manuel A. and Lisa A. Echevarria of Elkhart, was stillborn at 3:34 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 4, 2010) at Elkhart General Hospital.
She is survived by her brother and sister, Damien and Jazmin Goorhouse, at home; a brother Raymond Echavarria of Chicago; grandparents Tamie (Scott Soland) Ramirez, Randi Ransbottom and Linda and...
James Edwin Brubaker
Nov 4, 2010
Jan 10, 1945 - Nov. 4, 2010
ELKHART -- James Edwin "Jim" Brubaker, 65, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday, (Nov. 4, 2010) at 10:27 pm at Elkhart General Hospital after an extended illness.
He was born Jan. 10, 1945, in Elkhart to Harold "Jim" and Willodean (Barnes) Brubaker. On March 3, 1968, he...
Rita Kay Nifong
Nov 3, 2010
ELKHART -- Rita Kay Nifong, 58, of Elkhart, passed away at 4:56 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, at Elkhart General Hospital after apparently suffering a heart attack.
She was born Oct. 23, 1953, to Ralph V. and Elnora M. (Pawling) Nifong in Elkhart.
Surviving are one brother, Darrell D. (Judy) Nifong...
Robert L. Smith
Nov 2, 2010
ELKHART -- Robert Lewis Smith, 89, residing in Elkhart at Golden Living Center, died at 8:57 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, at Elkhart General Hospital.
Robert was born March 22, 1921, in South Bend to the late Charles L. and Alice (Clouse) Smith.
Robert is survived by his neighborhood friends and...
Thomas Burak
Oct 31, 2010
ELKHART -- Thomas Burak of Elkhart passed away at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, at 9:47 a.m. of natural causes. He was 84.
He was born in Buchach, Ukraine, on June 15, 1926, to Jacob and Maria (Chaykovska) Burak. He married Tatiana Below in Germany in 1949. She passed away in Elkhart...
Fannie L. Bell Holcomb
Oct 30, 2010
BRISTOL -- Fannie L. Bell Eash Holcomb, 95, of Bristol, passed away at her residence at 2:44 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, after an extended illness.
She was born May 20, 1915, in Constantine, Mich., to Arthur C. and Bessie May (Schuck) Bell.
On Feb. 28, 1935, she married Joseph S. C....
Linda Joann Taber
Oct 27, 2010
ELKHART -- Linda J. Taber moved to heaven Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, while at her home. She was born Sept. 3, 1934, to Alpha Van and Linda (Drogmoller) Haven in Elkhart.
She married her loving husband of 58 years, Gene A. Taber, on Aug. 16, 1952, in Angola. He survives with two sons,...
John Wesley Norwood Iii
Oct 23, 2010
Dec. 2, 1974 - Oct. 23, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS -- John Wesley "Ike" Norwood III, 35, of Indianapolis, and formerly of Elkhart, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, in Indianapolis.
John was born to the union of John and Brenda (Mason) Norwood Jr. on Dec. 2, 1974, in Elkhart. He married Hattie Therisa...
Barbara E. Hughes
Oct 23, 2010
Feb. 12, 1939 - Oct. 23, 2010
ELKHART -- Barbara W. Hughes, 71, passed away from natural causes at 5:15 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, at Golden Living Center in Elkhart.
She was born on Feb. 12, 1939, to Thomas C. and Isabelle (Oatley) Whalen in Providence, R.I.
She...
David Dean Untiedt
Oct 22, 2010
Oct. 21, 1967 - Oct. 22, 2010
ELKHART -- David Dean Untiedt-Wooten, 43, of Elkhart, passed away at 11:40 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
He was born Oct. 21, 1967, in Iowa City, Iowa.
Surviving are his son, David Dean Untiedt II,...
Kristin Nicole Cantzler
Oct 20, 2010
Oct. 11, 2010 - Oct. 20, 2010
ELKHART -- Kristen Nicole Cantzler, infant daughter of Sean and Nicole (Rodino) Cantzler, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 at 8:10 p.m. at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
She was 10 days old and was born on Oct. 11, 2010 in...
Lila Mae Price
Oct 20, 2010
ELKHART -- On Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, at Elkhart General Hospital, Lila Mae Price of Elkhart peacefully left her earthly confines and took her place in her heavenly home. She was 79.
She was one of 12 children born to Grady and Mary (Horton) Jones in Union Grove, Ala., on Feb. 2, 1931....
Marjorie D. Yoder
Oct 17, 2010
Jan. 2, 1920 - Oct. 17, 2010
ELKHART -- Marjorie D. Yoder, 90, of Elkhart, died of natural causes on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010.
She was born in Sturgis, Mich., the daughter of the late Harold and Alta (Weaver) Kelso. Upon graduation from Sturgis High School, she moved to Elkhart in...
Virgie Bell Darby
Oct 15, 2010
ELKHART -- Virgie Bell Darby, 75, of Elkhart, passed away at 6:28 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, at Valley View Health Care Center in Elkhart.
She was born April 18, 1935, in Greenbrier County, W. Va., to Harry and Avis (Shaver) Mace Sr. On Jan. 9, 1982, she married Delbert Odell Darby in...
Mary R. Baron
Oct 14, 2010
Nov. 18, 1925 - Oct. 14, 2010
ELKHART -- Mary R. Baron, 84, residing in Elkhart, passed away Thursday morning (Oct. 14, 2010 ) in Elkhart General Hospital.
She was born on Nov. 18, 1925, in Elkhart to the late Dominic and Carmela (Faressa) Adamo. She married Norman Harold Baron in...
Virginia T. Rueff
Oct 12, 2010
GOSHEN -- Virginia T. "Jini" Rueff, 81, of Goshen, formerly of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, at 10:10 a.m. at Goshen General Hospital after a lengthy illness.
She was born on Dec. 25, 1928, in Ames, Iowa, to the late Dr. Oral L. and Alice...
Susan J. Perkins
Oct 12, 2010
ELKHART -- Susan J. Perkins, 61, of Elkhart, passed away at 1:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, at the Elkhart Rehabilitation Center.
Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, Elkhart
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