Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

Dr. Elmer R. Billings

Dr. Elmer R. Billings

Apr 3, 2010

ELKHART -- Dr. Elmer R. Billings, 88, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday morning, April 3, 2010, at Hubbard Hill Estates.

Dr. Billings practiced Internal medicine at the Elkhart Clinic from 1954 until his retirement in 1991. He graduated in 1944 from Indiana University School of Medicine, where he received his medical degree and then served...

Arianna Vera Lou May  Farah

Arianna Vera Lou May Farah

Mar 31, 2010

ELKHART -- Arianna Vera Lou May Farah, 3 months, of Elkhart, died Wednesday (March 31, 2010) at her home after suffering a sudden illness. She was born Dec. 24, 2009, in Elkhart.

She is survived by her parents, Iriving D. Smith and Jackie E. Farah of Elkhart; five brothers, Dionadre, Irving, Terrell, Aheme and Ahmir; five sisters,...

Michael J. Bauer

Michael J. Bauer

Mar 28, 2010

BRISTOL -- Michael J. Bauer, 52, of 19219 C.R. 8, Bristol, died at 2:25 a.m. Sunday (March 28, 2010) at Golden Living Center after an extended illness.

He was born Nov. 15, 1957, to the late John W. and Lois Mary (Brooks) Bauer in Logansport. He married Rhoda D. (Morgan) Bauer on May 23, 2000,...

Grace G. Anglin

Grace G. Anglin

Mar 27, 2010

ELKHART -- Grace G. Anglin, 95, passed away at 11 a.m. Saturday (March 27, 2010) at the Woodland Manor Nursing Center in Elkhart.

She was born on July 26, 1914, in Elkhart to John Wesley and Hulda Josephine Bell.

Preceding her in death are two husbands, Vern R. Livingston Sr. and John Anglin;...

Stanley L. Schott

Stanley L. Schott

Mar 26, 2010

BRISTOL -- Stanley Louis "Luke" Schott, 79, of Bristol, died at 4:28 p.m. Friday (March 26, 2010) at Elkhart General Hospital.

He was born to Alva and Lavinia (Osborne) Schott on April 12, 1930, in Decatur, Mich. He married Ruth E. "Peggy" Bisbee on Oct. 12, 1972 in Elkhart.

He is survived by...

Tylor Jayson-H Lamb

Tylor Jayson-H Lamb

Mar 25, 2010

Nov. 23, 1991 - March 25, 2010

ELKHART -- Tylor Jayson-Harold Lamb, 18, of Elkhart, died at 6:40 a.m. Thursday (March 25, 2010).

He was born Nov. 23, 1991, to Jerry D. Lamb and Annitta (Mark A.) Jackson.

He is survived by his parents; four sisters, Amanda D. (James) Wakefield, stationed...

Karen S. White

Karen S. White

Mar 25, 2010

ELKHART -- Karen Sue White, 59, of Elkhart, died at 9:50 p.m. Thursday (March 25, 2010) at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.

She was born Dec. 27, 1950, in Mishawaka to the late Edward C. and Dorothy L. (Risner) White. Karen is also preceded in death by her stepfather, Robert E. "Gene"...

Celia M. Chmiel

Celia M. Chmiel

Mar 21, 2010

Sept. 7, 1916 - March 21, 2010

ELKHART -- Celia M. Chmiel, 93, of Elkhart, formerly of East Chicago, passed away Sunday evening, March 21, 2010, at Hubbard Hill Estates.

Celia was born on Sept. 7, 1916, in East Chicago to the late Anthony and Mary (Kozolars) Szura. She married Edward A. Chmiel...

Robert A. Perillo

Robert A. Perillo

Mar 18, 2010

ELKHART -- Robert A. "Bob" Perillo, 53, died at 11:01 a.m. Thursday (March 18, 2010) at his northside Elkhart home after an extended illness.

He was born April 10, 1956, to Henry "Hank" and Lorraine (Rodman) Perillo in Harvey, Ill. On Jan. 19, 2002, he married Rita M. Watson in Elkhart. She survives at home....

Fernando Escobar Diaz

Fernando Escobar Diaz

Mar 12, 2010

ELKHART -- Infant Fernando Escobar Diaz of Elkhart was stillborn on Friday (March 12, 2010) at 3:15 pm at Elkhart General Hospital.

He was the son of Felix H. and Karla X. Escobar Diaz.

A funeral mass has been scheduled for Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church,...

Florence A. Metzger

Florence A. Metzger

Mar 12, 2010

SOUTH BEND -- Florence A. Metzger, 90, of South Bend, died at 12:20 p.m. Friday (March 12, 2010) at The Sanctuary at St. Joseph's of natural causes.

She was born in Minnesota on Aug. 30, 1919, to James and Florence (Gassensmith) Murphy.

She married John H. Metzger June 18, 1955, in Jerseyville, Ill....

Betty E. Eslinger

Betty E. Eslinger

Mar 11, 2010

BETTY L. ESLINGER

March 31, 1925 - March 11, 2010

EDWARDSBURG, Mich. -- Betty L. Eslinger, 84, of Edwardsbug, died at 11:26 p.m. Thursday (March 11, 2010) in Mishawaka.

She was born March 31, 1925, in South Bend to Ersel D. Hay and Marguerite Tohulka. On June 1, 1946, she married Russell R....

James S. Meiser

James S. Meiser

Mar 10, 2010

BRISTOL -- James S. "Jim" Meiser, 67, of Bristol, died Wednesday (March 10, 2010) at IU Medical Center in Indianapolis.

Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.

Thelma Mae Lowell

Thelma Mae Lowell

Mar 8, 2010

Oct. 2, 1918 - March 8, 2010

ELKHART -- Thelma Mae Lowell, 91, of Elkhart, died at 5:09 p.m. Monday (March 8, 2010) at Elkhart General Hospital.

She was born Oct. 2, 1918, in Elkhart to Ora and Zeffa (Jamison) Cunningham. She married Charles R. Lowell on Nov. 28, 1935. He died Feb. 4, 1995,...

Helen L. Schlarb

Helen L. Schlarb

Mar 6, 2010

GOSHEN -- Helen Schlarb, 67, died Saturday (March 6, 2010) at 6:50 a.m. after an extended illness at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka.

She was born Dec. 14, 1942, in Elkhart to Gerald R. and Janet (Bulla) Kline. She married Ronald D. Schlarb on April 10, 1976, in Goshen.

He survives...

Adeline R. Rose

Adeline R. Rose

Mar 5, 2010

ELKHART -- Adeline Ruth Rose, 80, died Friday (March 5, 2010) at 8:15 p.m. at Riverside Village in Elkhart.

She was born Aug. 1, 1929, near Chicago to Albert and Minnie (Kroll) Weatherton. She married Johnnie T. Rose on July 23, 1955, in Fort Wayne. He died Dec. 20, 2009, in Elkhart.

She...

Michael R. Shaffer

Michael R. Shaffer

Mar 3, 2010

Jan. 25, 1929 - March 3, 2010

ELKHART -- Michael R. Shaffer, 81, of Elkhart, died at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday (March 3, 2010) at his residence after an extended illness.

He was born Jan. 25, 1929, in Goshen to Raymond and Florence (Burke) Shaffer. On Dec. 13, 1990, he married Marlene Ann (Foley) Shaffer in...

Pauline Morehouse

Pauline Morehouse

Mar 2, 2010

ELKHART -- Pauline Buss-Shriner Morehouse, 89, of Elkhart, died at 5:12 a.m. Tuesday (March 2, 2010) in Elkhart General Hospital after a brief illness.

She was born May 17, 1920, to J.A. Buss and Wealthy (Shriner) Miller in Wakarusa. On Nov. 16, 1952, she married George Andrew Morehouse Sr. in Elkhart. He died Nov. 19,...

Helen D. Volheim

Helen D. Volheim

Mar 2, 2010

LAGRANGE -- Helen D. Volheim, 101, of LaGrange, formerly of Elkhart, died Tuesday morning (March 2, 2010) in Life Care of LaGrange.

She was born Nov. 19, 1908, in Moline, Ill., to Arthur and Dorothy (Lothridge) Lundgren. She married Harland W. Volheim in 1950 in Grand Rapids, Mich. He died in 1976 in Fort Wayne....

James Joseph Carter

James Joseph Carter

Mar 1, 2010

ELKHART -- James Joseph Carter, 66, of Elkhart, died at 2:17 a.m. Monday (March 1, 2010) inElkhart General Hospital after a brief illness.

He was born Aug. 17, 1943, in Cleveland to Joseph A. Carter and Dorothy A. Zarko.

He is survived by one son, Steve J. (Eve) Carter...

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