Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
Theodore Roosevle Lyman
Dec 8, 2009
ELKHART -- Theodore Roosevelt "Teddy" Lyman, 78, of 911 Madison St., died at 9:10 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 8, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born May 23, 1931, in Peabody, Kan., to Theodore R. Sr. and Frances L. (McClune) Lyman. In November 1949 he married Jacquelyn Gowan. They divorced. He married Florence Marie Helton,...
Joseph H. Lidy
Dec 6, 2009
ELKHART -- Joseph H. Lidy, 80 years young, of Elkhart, died 7:04 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, at Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born in Chicago to Louise (Thorhaggen) and Henry Lidy on July 10, 1929. He married Marie McCabe on Nov. 7, 1953, in Chicago. His wife Marie survives him, together with their four...
Robert Lee Mcdonald
Dec 5, 2009
Jan. 23, 1943 - Dec. 5, 2009
ELKHART -- Robert Lee McDonald, 66, of Elkhart died at 4:45 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 5, 2009) in Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born Jan. 23, 1943, in Goshen to Benjamin and Vada (Davis) McDonald. On Oct. 13, 1990, he married Phyllis J. Rice in Goshen. She...
Gene T. Braden
Dec 4, 2009
Jan. 18, 1925 - Dec. 4, 2009
ELKHART -- Gene Thomas Braden, 84, died at 1:24 a.m. Friday (Dec. 4, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital as a result of a sudden illness.
He was born on Jan. 18, 1925, in Bellefountaine, Ohio, to Raymond and Eleanor (Thompson) Braden.
He married Janice...
Odetta Mae Burget
Dec 3, 2009
Nov. 24, 1917 - Dec. 3, 2009
GOSHEN -- Odetta Mae Burget, 92, of Goshen, died at 7:22 a.m. Thursday (Dec. 3, 2009) in Miller's Merry Manor, Wakarusa.
She was born Nov. 24, 1917, in Royal Center to Cecil L. and Ethel (Boose) Martin. On Feb. 27, 1937, she married Kenneth Burget in...
Jean Ruth Hannah
Dec 3, 2009
Oct. 19, 1917 - Dec. 3, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Jean Ruth (Thomas) Hannah, age 92, of Tallahassee and formerly of Elkhart, Ind., passed away on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.
She was born in Elkhart to Emmett and Vinnie (Nickum) Thomas, also of Elkhart. She was a graduate of Elkhart High School and...
Milo Donald Bender
Dec 3, 2009
Oct. 21, 1932 - Dec. 3, 2009
ELKHART -- Milo Donald "Mike" Bender, 77, of Elkhart, died Thursday morning, Dec. 3, 2009, in Elkhart after a brief illness.
He was born on Oct. 21, 1932, in Elkhart to the late Milo T. and Wanda J. (Mercer) Bender. On July 18, 1964, he married...
Sarah V. Huster
Dec 1, 2009
ELKHART -- Sarah V. Huster, 89, of Elkhart, died at 4:35 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 1, 2009) in Golden Living Center.
She was born Oct. 14, 1920, in Topeka to Simon S. and Mary (Steury) Graber. She married Walter C. Huster on May 9, 1941, in Elkhart. He died Aug. 12, 1988, in Kalamazoo, Mich.
...Stephen Joseph Gibson
Dec 1, 2009
BOOMER, N.C. -- Steven Joseph Gibson, 47, of Boomer, formerly of Elkhart, Ind., died at 9:55 a.m. Dec. 1, 2009, in his home after an extended illness.
He was born May 27, 1962, in Brooklyn to Frederick and Barbara (Macavy) Gibson, both of whom preceded him in death, as did two sisters, Joan Marie Sizemore...
Mark Allen Feller
Nov 30, 2009
ELKHART -- Mark Allen Feller, 53, of Elkhart, and formerly of Goshen, died quietly Monday, Nov. 30, in Valley View Health Care Center.
He was born in Jacksonville, Ill., on Aug. 29, 1956, to Ernest David and Elvera Irene (Klein) Feller. Both parents preceded him in death, his mother in 1996 and his father in...
Timothy Joe Estes
Nov 29, 2009
Dec. 23, 1956 - Nov. 29, 2009
MIDDLEBURY -- Timothy Joe "Tim" Estes, 52, of Middlebury, died at 11:02 a.m. Sunday (Nov. 29, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital after suffering a heart attack at home.
He was born Dec. 23, 1956, in Sedalia, Mo., to Billie J. and Carolyn A. (Scott) Estes. He married Cindy...
June O. Roberts
Nov 29, 2009
ELKHART -- June O. Roberts, 61, of Elkhart, died at 10 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 29, 2009) in her home from Lou Gehrig's Disease.
She was born July 23, 1948, in Royal Blue, Tenn., to Joseph Eddie and Lillie Mae (Lawson) Bonham. On June 3, 1967, she married Clyde T. Roberts in Jamestown, Tenn.
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Chance Janelius Spears-Singleton
Nov 26, 2009
May 15, 2009 - Nov. 26, 2009
ELKHART -- Chance Janelius Spears-Singleton, 6-month-old son of Jeanette Spears and Neil E. Singleton IV of Elkhart, died at 5:51 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 26, 2009) in his home from SIDS.
Chance's parents survive with two brothers, Joseph Phillips and Neil E. Singleton V, both at home;...
Annie Doris Sailor
Nov 24, 2009
ELKHART -- Annie Doris (Hunt) Sailor, 78, of Elkhart, died at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday (Nov. 24, 2009) in Elkhart Hospice House.
Friends may call Friday from 11 a.m. until the 1 p.m. funeral service at the chapel at Hubbard Hill Estates, 28070 C.R. 24 W., Elkhart. Additional arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812...
Dorothy E. Baker
Nov 22, 2009
June 30, 1926 - Nov. 22, 2009
ELKHART -- Dorothy Ellen Baker, 83, of Elkhart, died at 7:05 a.m. Sunday (Nov. 22, 2009) in her home.
She was born June 30, 1926, in Etna Green to Orris and Artie (Hauck) Baker.
Ms. Baker is survived by one son, Frederick E. Baker...
Sajiedah Asaad Sajaaya Al-Timimi
Nov 20, 2009
ELKHART -- Sajiedh Asaad "Sajaaya" Al-Timimi, infant daughter of Asaad Al-Timimi and Rita McKinney of Elkhart, was stillborn at 7:49 p.m. Friday (Nov. 20, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. today at Frame Cemetery on C.R. 113 S., Elkhart. Pastor John Brown from The Church Without Walls of...
Donald E. Fry
Nov 16, 2009
GOSHEN -- Donald E. Fry Jr., 55, of Goshen, died at 5:25 a.m. Monday (Nov. 16, 2009) in the emergency room of Goshen General Hospital.
He was born Nov. 4, 1954, in Elkhart to Donald Edward Sr. and Ruby Ethel (Hein) Fry. He married Patricia A. Cassidy on Aug. 26, 1978, in Cromwell.
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Arden R. Erickson
Nov 12, 2009
Dec. 27, 1935 - Nov. 12, 2009
ELKHART -- Arden R. Erickson, 73, of Elkhart passed away on Thursday (Nov. 12, 2009) at 1:25 p.m. at Hubbard Hill.
Arden was born in Elkhart on Dec. 27, 1935, to the late Arvid W. "Pete" and Vera (Reglein) Erickson.
Arden will be greatly...
Dennis Tettenborn
Nov 12, 2009
Sept. 4, 1946 - Nov. 12, 2009
ELKHART -- Dennis "Den" Tettenborn, 63, of Elkhart, died Thursday afternoon (Nov. 12, 2009) in his home.
He was born Sept. 4, 1946, in Chicago to Albert and Gladys (Klima) Tettenborn. On Feb. 28, 1970, he married Sandra E. Giglio in Knox. She survives along with...
Shelia Harbor
Nov 11, 2009
ELKHART -- Sheila M. Harbor, 56, of Elkhart, died at 2:05 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 12, 2009) at her residence after an extended illness.
She was born July 5, 1953, to Charles D. and Ornie M. (Davis) Harper. On Sept. 1, 1990, in Elkhart, she married James R. Harbor.
He survives, along...
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