Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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