Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

Susan J. Perkins

Susan J. Perkins

Oct 12, 2010

Nov. 19, 1948 - Oct. 12, 2010

ELKHART -- Susan J. Perkins, 61, of Elkhart, died at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness.

She was born Nov. 19, 1948, in Michigan City, to John R. and Mary Anne (Baird) Williamson Jr.

Surviving are...

Bertram T. Hutkins

Bertram T. Hutkins

Oct 12, 2010

ELKHART -- Bertram T. "Bert" Hutkins, 86, of Elkhart, died at 3:25 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, at Woodland Manor following a brief illness.

He was born Aug. 1, 1924, in Bayonne, N.J., to the late George and Margaret G. (Howlett) Hutkins. On May 29, 1948, in Bayonne, N.J., he married the former Mary R....

Frances J. (Bibbo) Brenneman

Frances J. (Bibbo) Brenneman

Oct 1, 2010

ELKHART -- Frances Jean (Bibbo) Brenneman, 88, of Elkhart died Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at her home.

Arrangements are at Billings Funeral Home, Elkhart.

Frances Jean  Brenneman

Frances Jean Brenneman

Oct 1, 2010

ELKHART -- Frances Jean (Bibbo) Brenneman, 88, residing in Elkhart, passed away Friday morning Oct. 1, 2010, at her home.

She was born Nov. 26, 1921, in Elkhart, to the late Nicholas and Josephine (Cinelli) Bibbo. She married Clifford "Cliff" Brenneman in Wakarusa, on May 24, 1942. He passed away on July 15,...

Gordon R. Nelson

Gordon R. Nelson

Sep 29, 2010

Nov. 4, 1936 - Sept. 29, 2010

CASSOPOLIS, Mich. -- Gordon R. Nelson, 73, of Cassopolis, passed away at 4:13 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, at Elkhart General Hospital after a brief illness.

He was born Nov. 4, 1936, in Chicago, Ill., to the late Eric R. and Eva (Benson) Nelson. He married...

Horace A. House

Horace A. House

Sep 29, 2010

CRESTVIEW, Fla. -- Horace A. "Repeat" House, 64, of Crestview, formerly of Elkhart, Ind., and Vandalia, Mich., died at 7:10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, after battling cancer.

He was born Dec. 12, 1945, in Clarksdale, Miss., to Thomas and Nehoma (Jones) House. He married Annie Ruth Williams on June 2, 1967, in...

Matthew J. Nietubicz

Matthew J. Nietubicz

Sep 25, 2010

ELKHART -- Matthew John "Matt" Nietubicz, 45, of Elkhart, died Saturday evening, Sept. 25, 2010, at his home.

He was born on June 28, 1965, in Detroit to the late Douglas J. and Dorothy Ann (Cislo) Nietubicz.

He is survived by his son, Matthew (Nicole) Krawcke of Westland, Mich., and his...

Zoda May Hobbs

Zoda May Hobbs

Sep 24, 2010

ELKHART -- Zoda May Hobbs, 81, of Elkhart, died Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, at Elkhart Hospice House.

She was born on March 10, 1929, in Jackson Township, to the late Gerald H. and Louise (Clark) Hewitt.

She married Robert C. Hobbs in 1944 in Elwood and he died in 1981 in...

Linda Sue Dunn

Linda Sue Dunn

Sep 21, 2010

ELKHART -- Linda Sue "Sis" Dunn, 54, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010, at 2 a.m. at the Elkhart Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer. Her family was at her side.

She was born March 27, 1956, in Manchester County, Ala., to Elwood and Nola Collins Dunn.

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Virginia Violet Kinney

Virginia Violet Kinney

Sep 20, 2010

NEW PARIS -- Virginia Violet Kinney, 87, of New Paris, and formerly of Elkhart, passed away on Monday morning at the home of her daughter in Elkhart.

She was born on Aug. 8, 1923, in Palestine, to the late John and Helen (Friesner) Oswalt. She married James F. Kinney on July 6, 1946, in Elkhart....

Patrick D. Yocum

Patrick D. Yocum

Sep 17, 2010

UNION, Mich. -- Patrick "Pat" D. Yocum, 44, of Union, Mich., went home to be with the Lord at 6:49 a.m. on Friday (Sept. 17, 2010) while at Elkhart (Ind.) General Hospital.

He was born Jan. 7, 1966, in Hammond, Ind., to Ralph and Jeanie (McMahon) Yocum.

On Feb. 2, 2002,...

Edna F. Cozort

Edna F. Cozort

Sep 14, 2010

June 16, 1918 - Sept. 14, 2010

ELKHART -- Edna F. Cozort, 92, of Elkhart, died at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart of natural causes.

She was born June 16, 1918, in Salem, Ark., to Henry and Clara Stuart. She married Lowell...

Louis Richard Dempsey

Louis Richard Dempsey

Sep 13, 2010

UNION - Louis Richard Dempsey died peacefully on Monday, September 13, 2010, in the Cass Co. Medical Care Facility after an extended illness. Lou was 84. He was born in South Bend, Ind., on May 23, 1926, the first-born son of the late Joseph P. and Theresa (Collins) Dempsey. He attended St. Monica's School and was among the first...

Bessie Sue Taylor

Bessie Sue Taylor

Sep 12, 2010

ELKHART -- Bessie Sue Taylor, 65, of Elkhart, passed away at 9:58 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, in Elkhart General Hospital.

She was born Aug. 11, 1945, in Hazard, Ky., to John and Stella Mae (McIntosh) Randolph Sr. On Aug. 24, 1961, she married Bruce E. Taylor in Muncie. He survives.

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Nina Ray Ward

Nina Ray Ward

Sep 11, 2010

ELKHART -- Nina Ray Ward, 79, died Saturday (Sept. 11, 2010) at 9:43 a.m. of natural causes at Valley View Healthcare Center.

She was born Jan. 7, 1931, in Sevierville, Tenn., to Ray and Anna Mae (Sims) Ward. She never married.

She is survived by a sister, Charlotte A. Wise of...

Deanna L. Kiernan

Deanna L. Kiernan

Sep 9, 2010

ELKHART -- Deanna L. "Dee" Kiernan, 70, of Elkhart, died at 2 a.m. Thursday (Sept. 9, 2010) at her residence.

She was born Aug. 10, 1940, in Elkhart to Roscoe and Margaret G. (Clark) Weaver. She married John W. Kiernan on Jan. 1, 1959.

He survives in Elkhart along with two...

Betty Jane Ethell

Betty Jane Ethell

Sep 8, 2010

ELKHART -- Betty J. Ethell, 82, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday (Sept. 8, 2010) at 3 a.m. at the Beardsley House in Elkhart.

She was born on Feb. 1, 1928, in Three Oaks, Mich., to the late Henry and Elizabeth (Swedenberg) Schroeder. She married Delmar R. Ethell on March 3, 1949. He preceded...

Beverly Jean Fager

Beverly Jean Fager

Sep 8, 2010

ELKHART -- Beverly Jean Fager, 77, of Elkhart, died at 6:50 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 8, 2010) at Miller's Merry Manor, Syracuse.

She was born Dec. 12, 1932, in South Bend, to Telford and Ruth (Brittain) Funnell. On Nov. 11, 1950, she married Roy V. Fager in Elkhart. He died Jan. 9, 1968.

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Priscilla Gardner

Priscilla Gardner

Sep 7, 2010

May 13, 1930 - Sept. 7, 2010

ELKHART -- Priscilla I. Gardner, 80, of Elkhart, passed away at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 7, 2010) at her residence.

She was born May 13, 1930, in Bentley Creek, Pa., to Joseph and Louise (Rodebaugh) Whipple. On Sept. 26, 1950, she married Fred C....

Julia Ann Hurley

Julia Ann Hurley

Sep 6, 2010

Oct. 16, 1926 - Sept. 6, 2010

GOSHEN -- Julia Ann Hurley, 83, of Goshen, formerly of Elkhart, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2010, at 9:25 a.m. at Greencroft Healthcare.

She was born on Oct. 16, 1926, in St. Louis, Mo., to Robert L. and Julia (O'Reilly) Schuppe. She married Dr. James...

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