Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

Betty Jean (Bennett)  Welch

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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