Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

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...

Virgil Lewis Darkwood

Virgil Lewis Darkwood

Sep 5, 2010

Oct. 5, 1920 - Sept. 5, 2010

WHITE PIGEON, Mich. -- Virgil Lewis Darkwood, 89, of White Pigeon, passed away at 11:35 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, in Elkhart General Hospital.

He was born Oct. 5, 1920, in Gary, Ind., to Benjamin F. and Clara Schumacker Darkwood.

He was a 1940...

Gail A. Enos

Gail A. Enos

Sep 4, 2010

Dec. 14, 1944 - Sept. 4, 2010

CASSOPOLIS, Mich. -- Gail A. Enos, 65, of Cassopolis, passed away after a brief illness with cancer on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, at 10:15 a.m. in Elkhart General Hospital.

She was born Dec. 14, 1944, in Elkhart, Ind., to Wilson A. and Marguerite (Stout) Lynch....

Wardine Ware

Wardine Ware

Sep 3, 2010

Oct. 6, 1932 - Sept. 3, 2010

ELKHART -- Wardine Ware, or "Miss Dina" as she was affectionately known, 77, of Elkhart, passed away on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at 4:43 a.m. at her home.

She was born Oct. 6, 1932, in Bonny, Mo., to Thomas and Leora (Cain) Billops. She...

Sharon Kay Kidder

Sharon Kay Kidder

Aug 31, 2010

ELKHART -- Sharon Kay Kidder, 63, of Elkhart, died unexpectedly in the emergency room of Elkhart General Hospital at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, after a sudden illness.

She was born March 18, 1947, in Elkhart to William and Jean (McGary) Filbert. On June 25, 1966, she married Donald A. Kidder in Elkhart. He...

Sharon L. Wagner

Sharon L. Wagner

Aug 29, 2010

ELKHART -- Sharon L. Wagner, 68, of Elkhart, passed away at 9:45 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, at Elkhart General Hospital, after a brief illness.

She was born Dec. 31, 1941, in Mishawaka to Kenneth Russell and Alberta Ruth (Wagner) Imus. On Feb. 14, 1998, she married Don W. Wagner in Elkhart. He...

Elnora  Nifong

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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