Obituaries

Oct 22, 2009

Dec. 3, 1942 - Oct. 22, 2009

ELKHART -- Arleta "Sue" Brown, 66, of Elkhart, went home to meet her Lord on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, at 8:50 p.m., after an extended illness.

Sue was born Dec. 3, 1942, in Border, Texas, to William E. and Clara E. (Turner) Ogeltree. On Jan. 1, 1989, Sue...

Oct 18, 2009

ELKHART -- Jordan Douglas Fisher, 21, of Elkhart, died at 1:07 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 18, 2009) in his home.

He was born Aug. 12, 1988, in Elkhart to Ronald D. and Tracy L. (Filicicchia) Fisher.

Mr. Fisher is survived by his mother, Tracy L. (Tommy A.) Cohee of Granger; his father, Ronald D. "Ron" (Renata...

Oct 17, 2009

ELKHART -- Sharon E. Clark, 68, of Elkhart, died at 12:15 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 17, 2009) in the emergency room of Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, apparently of a heart attack.

She was born March 4, 1941, in Elkhart to Paul Allen and Eloise "Judy" Madonna (Millisor) Carter.

Ms. Clark is...

Oct 13, 2009

ELKHART -- Roberta E. Moore, 92, of Elkhart, died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday (Oct. 13, 2009) in Elkhart Hospice House.

She was born Nov. 5, 1916, in Lansing, Mich., to Charlie and Lula (Moon) Carter. On Aug. 28, 1937, she married Robert B. Moore in Lansing. He died Sept. 2, 2002, in Florida.

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Oct 11, 2009

UNION, Mich. -- Mary Ann Ripplinger, 79, passed away Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, at 1:06 a.m. at Goshen General Hospital.

Mary was born July 6, 1930, in Harvey, Ill., to the late Michael A. and Mary A. (Bielecki) Pajor. On April 18, 1950, she married Edwin W. "Rip" Ripplinger in Harvey, Ill. He passed away...

Oct 10, 2009

ELKHART -- T. Donald "Don" Von Doehren, 60, died at 7:10 a.m. Saturday (Oct. 10, 2009) at his home after an extended illness.

He was born July 25, 1949, in Waynesburg, Pa., to Robert A. Von Doehren and Esther L. Rush. He married Marta J. Lotz Royer on March 17, 1997, in Elkhart.

He is...

Oct 6, 2009

SPRING BRANCH, Texas -- Mary M. Voskuil, 91, of Spring Branch, formerly of Elkhart and Brownsburg, Ind., and Holland, Mich., died Oct. 6, 2009, in her home.

She was born April 13, 1918, in Utrecht, The Netherlands, to Eibertus and Maria (Menssink) Vanderkolk. She married Henk Schadee in 1941. He died in 1963. She married...

Oct 5, 2009

Feb. 19, 1928 - Oct. 5, 2009

ELKHART -- Juanita E. Zong, 81, of Elkhart, died at 4 p.m. Monday (Oct. 5, 2009) in her home.

She was born Feb. 19, 1928, in Elkhart to James and Eva (Lytel) Baker. On March 21, 1948, she married Robert J. Zong in Elkhart. He died May 23,...

Oct 4, 2009

ELKHART -- Betty L. Pressler, 79, of Elkhart, died at 5:10 a.m. Sunday (Oct. 4, 2009) at Elkhart General Hospital.

She was born Dec. 16, 1929, in Elkhart to Morrell "Sam" and Jessie (Hamman) Mercer. She married John Pressler Sr. on Sept. 21, 1946, in Goshen.

He survives, along with three...

Oct 3, 2009

ELKHART -- Mildred L. Clark, 101, of Elkhart died Saturday (Oct. 3, 2009) at 2:15 a.m. of natural causes at the Golden Living Center, where she had lived for two years.

She was born June 9, 1908, in Bluffton to Henry and Sadie (Robinson) Bowman. After two unsuccessful marriages, she married the love of her...

Oct 3, 2009

GRANGER -- Jon C. Roberts, 57, of Granger, died at 12:15 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 3, 2009) in his home.

He was born April 14, 1952, in Paynesville, W.Va., to Junior Roberts and Faye (Tipton) Roberts Jones. He married Deborah Zimmerman. She preceded him in death.

Mr. Roberts is survived by one sister, Judy...

Oct 2, 2009

ELKHART -- Mary Miles (Miller) Maxson, 78, of Elkhart died Friday (Oct. 2, 1009) at 1:30 p.m. at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center.

Mary was born Feb. 15, 1931, in Hartford City, Ind., the seventh of 11 children born to the late Charleston D. and Rosa A. (Redding) Miller.

She is survived by her husband...

Oct 1, 2009

Oct. 30, 1930 - Oct. 1, 2009

ELKHART -- Mary F. Lloyd, 78, of Elkhart, died at 5:55 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 1, 2009) in Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born Oct. 30, 1930, in Columbia City to Merie W. and Mary E. (Denison) Kyler. On June 12, 1960, she married Robert...

Sep 30, 2009

Nov. 7, 1929 - Sept. 30, 2009

ELKHART -- Audrey J. Butts, 79, of Elkhart, died at 7:51 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 30, 2009) in her home.

She was born Nov. 7, 1929, in Kimball County, Neb., to Donald and Ruth (Ward) Brittain. She married John C. Butts in Reno, Nev. He died Sept....

Sep 29, 2009

Oct. 10, 1916 - Sept. 29, 2009

ELKHART -- Virginia M. Sutula, 92, of Elkhart, died at 10:55 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 29, 2009) in Hospice House of Elkhart.

She was born Oct. 10, 1916, in Bowling Green, Ohio, to William Elmer and Mable E. (Gilchrist) Drury. On Feb. 23, 1943, she married Thomas...

Sep 29, 2009

Jan. 27, 1939 - Sept. 29, 2009

GOSHEN -- Carroll E. "Bud" Elliott, 70, of Goshen, died at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 29, 2009) in his home.

He was born Jan. 27, 1939, in Elizabethton, Tenn., to Homer and Ollie (Hill) Elliott. On Aug. 3, 1974, he married Linda S. Clark Schiltz.

She...

Sep 29, 2009

ELKHART -- Jennifer Lynn Harness-Gravit, 37, of Elkhart, died at 6 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 29, 2009) in Riverside Terrace after a sudden illness.

She was born May 24, 1972, in Elkhart to James L. and Joan (Mulcahey) Harness, both of whom preceded her in death. On Feb. 1, 1999, she married Timothy J....

Sep 18, 2009

UNION, Mich. -- Duane J. Cloud, 81, of Union, died at 4:41 p.m. Friday (Sept. 18, 2009) in his home.

He was born Aug. 11, 1928, in Cassopolis to George Russell and Ethel May (Chiddister) Cloud.

Mr. Cloud is survived by one daughter, Marcia A. Cloud of Elkhart, Ind.; one son,...

Sep 17, 2009

March 31, 1935 - Sept. 17, 2009

ELKHART -- George M. Brich, 74, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday (Sept. 17, 2009) at Eastlake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

He was born March 31, 1935, in Palmerton, Pa., to George A. and Mary K. (Bohunicky) Brich. On Sept. 21, 1985, he married Marsha J. Eilers...

Sep 14, 2009

May 27, 1949 - Sept. 14, 2009

ELKHART -- Claude D. "C.D." Gearhart, 60, of Elkhart, died at 6:30 a.m. Monday (Sept. 14, 2009) in his home after a battle with cancer.

He was born May 27, 1949, in Elkhart to Delbert J. Sr. and Inez J. (Smith) Gearhart, both of whom preceded...