Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
Floyd E. Miller Sr.
Feb 25, 2010
GRANGER -- Floyd E. Miller Sr., 84, of Granger, died at 7:23 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 25, 2010) in his home.
He was born Sept. 1, 1925, in Middlebury to Leroy E. and Iva (Hostetler) Miller. On Aug. 23, 1951, he married Maria A. "Ria" Pfeiffer in Kitzingen, Germany.
She survives along with two sons, Floyd...
Floyd E. Miller
Feb 25, 2010
GRANGER -- Floyd E. Miller, 65, of Granger, died Thursday morning (Feb. 25, 2010) in his home.
Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.
Donald D. Butler
Feb 23, 2010
ELKHART -- Donald David "Don" Butler, 87, of Elkhart, Ind., passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at 5:24 a.m. in Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born on Aug. 18, 1922, in Warsaw, Ind., to Charles and Carla (Muscroft) Butler. On June 24, 1944, he married the former Dora M. Ruse in Warsaw.
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Kim Marie Dunleavy
Feb 21, 2010
ELKHART -- Kim Marie Dunleavy, 55, of the Cornerstone Apartments, was found dead Monday (Feb. 22, 2010) in her home.
She was born Aug. 6, 1954, in Chicago to Denis and M. Beverly (McGinley) Lawlor. Her father preceded her in death.
Ms. Dunleavy is survived by her mother of Elkhart; one brother, Denis...
Ruben E. Moreno Sr.
Feb 19, 2010
ELKHART -- Ruben E. Moreno Sr., 78, of Elkhart, died at 2:06 p.m. Friday (Feb. 19, 2010) at Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born Aug. 23, 1931, in McAllen, Texas, to Adolfo Moreno and Josesfa (Martinez) Moreno.
He is survived by three daughters, Leticia (David) Shoufler of Elkhart, Thelma (Richard) Taflinger of Danville,...
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.
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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...
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