Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

Alfred U. Miller

Alfred U. Miller

Feb 11, 2010

Dec. 3, 1940 - Feb. 11, 2010

ELKHART -- Alfred U. "Al" Miller, 69, of Elkhart, died at 6:10 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 11, 2010) in Elkhart General Hospital.

He was born Dec. 3, 1940, in South Bend to Manford and Martha (Hock) Miller. On June 13, 2004, he married Elsie Sue (Jester) Miller...

George D. Bowers Jr,

George D. Bowers Jr,

Feb 7, 2010

EDGERTON, Ohio -- George Duane "Skip" Bowers Jr., 63, of Park View Nursing Center, formerly of Elkhart, Ind., died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 7, 2010) in Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville, after an extended battle with Huntington's disease.

He was born Aug. 29, 1946, in Elkhart to George D. Sr. and Leora (Rowe) Bowers.

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David Rolland Moore

David Rolland Moore

Feb 7, 2010

ELKHART -- David Rolland Moore, 20, of Elkhart, died at 5:50 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 7, 2010) from head injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident.

He was born April 30, 1989, in Elkhart to David L. and Tracey (Gress) Moore.

He is survived by his father, David L. (Anne) Moore of Elkhart; his...

Ephraim Benman

Ephraim Benman

Feb 6, 2010

ELKHART -- Ephraim Benman, 78, of Elkhart, died at 8:05 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 6, 2010) in Golden Living Center after a brief illness.

He was born March 29, 1931, in Gogis, Ala., to Bessie. He was preceded in death by his stepfather, Henry Smith; one son, Kenneth Coleman; and one sister, Sara Moore.

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Ruth A. Beathea-Bean

Ruth A. Beathea-Bean

Feb 6, 2010

ELKHART -- Ruth A. Beathea-Bean, 64, of Elkhart, died Saturday (Feb. 6, 2010) in the emergency room at Elkhart General Hospital.

She was born Aug. 23, 1945, in Benton Harbor, Mich., to William and Sarah (Pearson) Beathea. On Oct. 16, 1987, she married Ralph Bean in Elkhart.

He survives along with...

Margaret E. Mcmeekan-Tuthill

Margaret E. Mcmeekan-Tuthill

Feb 1, 2010

ELKHART -- Margaret E. McMeekan-Tuthill, 94, of Elkhart, died at 3:20 p.m. Monday (Feb. 1, 2010) in Hubbard Hill Estates.

She was born Dec. 30, 1915, in Elkhart to William A. and Goldie (Wilson) Lynch. She married George A. McMeekan, who died in 1971. She married Morris Tuthill, who died in 1984.

Mrs. McMeekan-Tuthill is...

Velma M. Gorce

Velma M. Gorce

Feb 1, 2010

ELKHART -- Velma M. Gorce, 92, of Elkhart, died at 8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, in Elkhart Hospice House.

She was born Jan. 29, 1918, in Archbold, Ohio, to Jacob B. and Mattie (Yoder) Miller. On Nov. 16, 1946, she married Anthony Edward Gorce in Elkhart. He died Aug. 8, 1977.

Mrs....

Madelyn Michaelis

Madelyn Michaelis

Jan 31, 2010

SOUTH BEND -- Madelyn Michaelis, 87, of South Bend, died at 2:05 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 31, 2010) at Regency Place of South Bend.

Funeral arrangenments are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.

James E. Fuller

James E. Fuller

Jan 31, 2010

ELKHART -- James E. Fuller, 63, of Elkhart, died at 1:37 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 31, 2010) in St. John's Health System, Anderson.

He was born April 5, 1946, in Elkhart to Raymond Eugene and Mignon May (Swarm) Fuller. In December 2007, he married Jianwei Chen in China; she survives in China.

Mr. Fuller is also...

William E. Stevens

William E. Stevens

Jan 28, 2010

ELKHART -- William E. Stevens, 49, of Elkhart died at 7:17 a.m. Thursday (Jan. 28, 2010) at his home.

He was born Sept. 5, 1960, in Bellfountaine, Ohio, to Omar and Mary (Toby) Stevens. On Aug. 8, 1995, he married Sandra J. Dowdy.

She survives along with his mother; two stepsons, January A....

Donna G. Ward-Rhine

Donna G. Ward-Rhine

Jan 28, 2010

Oct. 11, 1934 - Jan. 28, 2010

OSCEOLA -- Donna G. Ward-Rhine, 75, of Osceola, died at 9:17 a.m. Thursday (Jan. 28, 2010) in Elkhart General Hospital.

She was born Oct. 11, 1934, in Milwaukee, Wis., to Clarence A. and Hazel H. (Westfall) Cox. On Aug. 16, 1952, she married Harry L. Ward in Elkhart....

Carl L. Jones

Carl L. Jones

Jan 27, 2010

ELKHART -- Carl Lamar Jones, 85, of Elkhart, died at 2:10 a.m. Wednesday (Jan. 27, 2010) in Eastlake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

He was born Jan. 4, 1925, in Kankakee, Ill., to Bernard and Marie L. (Miner) Jones. He married Mary H. Schmaltz on July 5, 1952, in Angola.

She survives with one...

Librado Figueroa-Ortiz

Librado Figueroa-Ortiz

Jan 26, 2010

ELKHART -- Librado Figueroa-Ortiz, 77, of Elkhart, died at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 26, 2010) in his home.

He was born July 15, 1932, in Cidra, Puerto Rico, to Francisco Figueroa and Juana Ortiz. In 1954, he married Maria E. Cotto-Ortiz in Cayey, Puerto Rico.

She survives along with three sons,...

Albert J. Guantonio

Albert J. Guantonio

Jan 26, 2010

ELKHART -- Albert John "Butch" Guantonio Jr., 64, of Elkhart, died at 9:42 p.m. Tuesday (Jan. 26, 2010) in Elkhart General Hospital of complications from lung cancer.

He was born Feb. 18, 1945, in Rochester, Pa., to Albert John Guantonio Sr. and Mary (Plume) Guantonio. On Feb. 19, 1966, he married Ernestine Mannerino at St....

Cory Firkins

Cory Firkins

Jan 25, 2010

ELKHART -- Corey Firkins, 49, of Elkhart, was found dead at 2:11 p.m. Monday (Jan. 25, 2010) in his home of natural causes.

He was born Jan. 14, 1961, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Harvell and Skipper (Hall) Firkins. On July 4, 1991, he married Michele S. Chandler in Elkhart.

She survives along with...

Wayne L. Anglemyer

Wayne L. Anglemyer

Jan 24, 2010

July 20, 1945 - Jan. 24, 2010

ELKHART -- Wayne Lee Anglemyer, 64, of Elkhart, died at 5:01 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 24, 2010) in his home.

He was born July 20, 1945, in Goshen to Glennard Oral and Gladys (Rarick) Anglemyer. On Feb. 14, 1979, he married April Mottern in Elkhart....

Sarah J. Staley

Sarah J. Staley

Jan 23, 2010

ELKHART -- Sarah Josephine Staley, 77, of Elkhart, died at 5:45 a.m. Saturday at home.

She was born Aug. 14, 1932, in Elkhart to Zirn R. and Wilda (Cramer) Staley.

She is survived by her half-sister, Judy (Larry) Davis of Elkhart and special friend and caregiver Gloria Skipworth of Elkhart.

She...

Raymond J. Zuchowski

Raymond J. Zuchowski

Jan 19, 2010

Jan. 2, 1919 - Jan. 19, 2010

ELKHART -- Raymond Joseph Zuchowski, 91, of Elkhart, formerly of New Lenox, Ill., died at 5:09 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 19, 2010) in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka, after a sudden illness.

He was born Jan. 2, 1919, in Chicago to Joseph and Lottie (Brudnachowski) Zuchowski. On Aug....

Floyd W. Becker

Floyd W. Becker

Jan 18, 2010

GOSHEN -- Floyd W. Becker, 82, of Goshen, died at 10:42 a.m. Monday (Jan. 18, 2010) in Courtyard Health Care Center.

He was born Aug. 14, 1927, in Moundridge, Kan., to William T. Becker and Elizabeth (Siebrandt) Becker. On April 24, 1949, he married Glenna A. Foster.

She survives along with three daughters,...

Virginia Irene Spees

Virginia Irene Spees

Jan 17, 2010

PHOENIX -- Virginia Irene Spees, 90, of Phoenix, formerly of Elkhart, Ind., died at 11 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 17, 2010) in Hospice of the Valley, Scottsdale, Ariz.

She was born April 28, 1919, in Albion, Mich., to Donald and Marie (Pratt) Conkey. On June 5, 1937, she married Frederick J. Spees in Angola, Ind. He died Aug....

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