Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

William E. Stevens

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

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

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

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

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....

Cory Firkins

Cory Firkins

Jan 25, 2010

ELKHART -- Corey Firkins, 49, of Elkhart, was found dead at 2:11 p.m. Monday (Jan. 25, 2010) in his home of natural causes.

He was born Jan. 14, 1961, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Harvell and Skipper (Hall) Firkins. On July 4, 1991, he married Michele S. Chandler in Elkhart.

She survives along with...

Wayne L. Anglemyer

Wayne L. Anglemyer

Jan 24, 2010

July 20, 1945 - Jan. 24, 2010

ELKHART -- Wayne Lee Anglemyer, 64, of Elkhart, died at 5:01 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 24, 2010) in his home.

He was born July 20, 1945, in Goshen to Glennard Oral and Gladys (Rarick) Anglemyer. On Feb. 14, 1979, he married April Mottern in Elkhart....

Sarah J. Staley

Sarah J. Staley

Jan 23, 2010

ELKHART -- Sarah Josephine Staley, 77, of Elkhart, died at 5:45 a.m. Saturday at home.

She was born Aug. 14, 1932, in Elkhart to Zirn R. and Wilda (Cramer) Staley.

She is survived by her half-sister, Judy (Larry) Davis of Elkhart and special friend and caregiver Gloria Skipworth of Elkhart.

She...

Raymond J. Zuchowski

Raymond J. Zuchowski

Jan 19, 2010

Jan. 2, 1919 - Jan. 19, 2010

ELKHART -- Raymond Joseph Zuchowski, 91, of Elkhart, formerly of New Lenox, Ill., died at 5:09 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 19, 2010) in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka, after a sudden illness.

He was born Jan. 2, 1919, in Chicago to Joseph and Lottie (Brudnachowski) Zuchowski. On Aug....

Floyd W. Becker

Floyd W. Becker

Jan 18, 2010

GOSHEN -- Floyd W. Becker, 82, of Goshen, died at 10:42 a.m. Monday (Jan. 18, 2010) in Courtyard Health Care Center.

He was born Aug. 14, 1927, in Moundridge, Kan., to William T. Becker and Elizabeth (Siebrandt) Becker. On April 24, 1949, he married Glenna A. Foster.

She survives along with three daughters,...

Virginia Irene Spees

Virginia Irene Spees

Jan 17, 2010

PHOENIX -- Virginia Irene Spees, 90, of Phoenix, formerly of Elkhart, Ind., died at 11 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 17, 2010) in Hospice of the Valley, Scottsdale, Ariz.

She was born April 28, 1919, in Albion, Mich., to Donald and Marie (Pratt) Conkey. On June 5, 1937, she married Frederick J. Spees in Angola, Ind. He died Aug....

Madeline Bunting

Madeline Bunting

Jan 17, 2010

ELKHART -- Madeline "Mattie" Bunting, 63, of Elkhart, died at 3:47 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 17, 2010) in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend.

She was born April 18, 1946, in Hometown, W.Va., to Elza and Zanie Elizabeth (Lovejoy) Rhodes. On Dec. 11, 2000, she married Archie Louis Bunting in Elkhart. He died Jan. 30,...

Betty J. Pressler

Betty J. Pressler

Jan 16, 2010

GOSHEN -- Betty Jane Pressler, 65, of Goshen, died at 5:05 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 16, 2010) in Greencroft Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a battle with cancer.

She was born Sept. 22, 1944, in Pulaski, Tenn., to Marvin A. and Virginia I. (Chapman) McClure.

She is survived by three daughters, Stacy L. (Ramon)...

W.E. Downs

W.E. Downs

Jan 8, 2010

BRISTOL -- W.E. "Buddy" Downs, 73, of Bristol died at 1:08 p.m. on Friday (Jan. 8, 2010) in Elkhart Hospice House.

He was born on May 7, 1936, in Columbus, Ga., to Ralph and Maggie Lou (Hubbard) Downs. He married LuDein Wilcox on December 19, 1973, in Bristol.

Mr. Downs is survived by his wife,...

Beverly J. Mantey

Beverly J. Mantey

Jan 8, 2010

ELKHART -- Beverly Joyce Mantey, 54, of Elkhart passed away on Friday (Jan. 8, 2010) at 3:30 A.M. in Elkhart General Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born on January 19, 1955, in Warsaw to the late Kenneth D. and Vera (Berkey) Swihart. She married Jonathan Mantey on May 2, 1986, in...

Dorothy Ann Walker

Dorothy Ann Walker

Jan 8, 2010

ELKHART -- Dorothy A. Walker, 86, of Elkhart, died at 12:50 p.m. Friday (Jan. 8, 2010) at Hubbard Hill Estates.

She was born March 3, 1923, in Union County, Pa., to Arthur Newton and Margaret (Kelster) Galer. She married Myron Edwin Walker on April 30, 1945, in Union County, Pa.

He survives, along...

Daniel G. Wright

Daniel G. Wright

Jan 3, 2010

ELKHART -- Daniel Garland "Dan" Wright, 66, of Elkhart, died Sunday (Jan. 3, 2010), in his home after a brief battle with cancer.

Mr. Wright was born Dec. 19, 1943, in Freeman, W. Va., to Daniel B. and Hazel L. (Quesinberry) Wright. On May 5, 1990, he married Marie E. Wells in Elkhart.

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Esther L. Witherspoon

Esther L. Witherspoon

Jan 2, 2010

ELKHART -- Esther L. Witherspoon, 78, of Elkhart, died at 7:32 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 2, 2010) at Hospice House of Elkhart.

She was born May 15, 1931, in Parke County to George N. and Carma F. (Martin) Glosson. She married Robert Witherspoon in Elkhart.

She is survived by three sons, William (Valerie) Sanders...

Edwin Louis Huot

Edwin Louis Huot

Jan 1, 2010

Feb. 1, 1926 - Jan. 1, 2010

ELKHART -- Edwin L. "Ed" Huot, 83, of Elkhart, died at 9:05 p.m. Friday (Jan. 1, 2010) in his home after an extended illness.

He was born Feb. 1, 1926, in Red Lake Falls, Minn., to Theodore and Blanche W. (Patnode) Huot. On Aug....

Ruth M. Trotter

Ruth M. Trotter

Dec 29, 2009

ELKHART -- Ruth M. Trotter, 89, of Elkhart, died at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 29, 2009) in Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness.

She was born June 19, 1920, in Elkhart to Paul and Margaret (Bloomer) Grush. She married Walter Rae Trotter on Oct. 15, 1939, in Jimtown. He died June 11,...

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