Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
James R. Sawyer
Feb 19, 2010
ELKHART -- James Robert "Jim" Sawyer, 82, of Elkhart, died at 10:35 p.m. Friday (Feb. 19, 2010) in Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born Sept. 19, 1927, in Elkhart to Chester L. and Eva "Momo" (Hall) Sawyer. On Sept. 15, 1951, he married Mary E. Elliott in Elkhart.
She survives with one daughter,...
Linda Tate
Feb 17, 2010
ELKHART -- Linda D. Tate, 52, of Elkhart, died at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 17, 2010) in Elkhart Rehabilitation Center.
Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.
Don Plymale
Feb 15, 2010
ELKHART -- Don S. Plymale, 85, of Elkhart, died at 12:45 a.m. Monday (Feb. 15, 2010) in Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness .
He was born March 28, 1924, in Lancaster, Ohio, to Frank Alfred and Carol (Coberly) Plymale. On May 20, 1978, he married Mary Alice Metzler in Kokomo.
...Sharon J. Willey
Feb 15, 2010
ELKHART -- Sharon Jean Willey, 63, of Elkhart, died at 8:25 a.m. Monday (Feb. 15, 2010) in Elkhart Hospice House.
She was born Aug. 6, 1946, in Cooper, Texas, to Preston and Juanita (Bledsoe) Snyder. On April 21, 2000, she married Roland R. Willey in Las Vegas.
He survives along with two sons,...
James W. Stine
Feb 14, 2010
GOSHEN -- James W. "Jim" Stine, 60, of Goshen, died at 5 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 14, 2010) in Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born June 1, 1949, in North Manchester to William B. "Wilbur" and Opal J. (Williams) Stine. On June 16, 1990, he married Nancy Markley in Elkhart.
She survives along with...
Mary Ann Mackey
Feb 14, 2010
ELKHART -- Mary Ann Mackey, 79, of Elkhart, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, at 8:05 p.m. in Eastlake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart.
Mary Ann was born on April 25, 1930, in Monroe, Mich., to the late Frederick G. and Mary G. (Fitzpatrick) Bennett. As the former Mary Ann Bennett, she married...
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,
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.
...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
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.
...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
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