Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
Mary J. Moore
Dec 28, 2009
Sept. 7, 1921 - Dec. 28, 2009
ELKHART -- Mary Josafat "Dolly" Moore, 88, of Elkhart, died at 8:17 p.m. Monday (Dec. 28, 2009) in her home.
She was born Sept. 7, 1921, in Elkhart to Louis and Marie Josafat (Patricelli) DelPrete. On Dec. 29, 1941, she married Richard "Dick" Moore in Elkhart....
Wilma L. Tony
Dec 27, 2009
Aug. 10, 1930 - Dec. 27, 2009
ELKHART -- Wilma Louise (Keller) Tony, 79, of Elkhart, died at 11:50 a.m. Sunday (Dec. 27, 2009) in her home.
She was born Aug. 10, 1930, in LaGrange to Clarence and Roxie (Shafer) Keller. On Jan. 1, 1949, she married John F. Tony Jr. in Fort...
Doris I. Willey
Dec 26, 2009
June 27, 1922 - Dec. 26, 2009
ELKHART -- Doris I. Willey, 87, of Elkhart, died at 2:40 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 26, 2009) at Hospice House of Elkhart.
She was born June 27, 1922, in Elkhart to Merl and Emma (Burgh) Eckert. On May 30, 1941, she married Frank L. Willey in Elkhart....
Doris P Burks
Dec 24, 2009
July 24, 1925 - Dec. 24, 2009
ELKHART -- Doris P. "Shorty" Burks, 84, of Elkhart, died at 1:25 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 24, 2009) at Miller's Merry Manor, Wakarusa.
She was born on July 24, 1925, in Mishawaka to Oral C. and Winifred (Gross) Emmans. She married Paul Heiser, Richard S. Hartman, William...
Violet Brunson
Dec 24, 2009
Dec. 10, 1923 - Dec. 24, 2009
ELKHART -- Violet June (Warstler) Brunson, 86, of Elkhart, died of congestive heart failure on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, at 9:52 p.m. in Elkhart General Hospital.
Violet was born on Dec. 10, 1923, in Auburn to the late Ora Dale and Margaret (Oberlin) Warstler. She married...
Connie M. Ponder
Dec 23, 2009
Nov. 23, 1938 - Dec. 23, 2009
ELKHART -- Connie Marlene Ponder, 71, of 3333 W. Mishawaka Road, died at 10:53 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 23, 2009) in Valley View Health Care Center after an extended illness.
She was born Nov. 23, 1938, in Bremen to Clarence and Iris (Kyle) McGowen. She married Milburn...
Jean Mcmanimie
Dec 17, 2009
Dec. 30, 1929 - Dec. 17, 2009
ELKHART -- Jean McManimie, 79, of Elkhart, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009, at 10:30 p.m. following a lengthy illness at the home of her son, Steve McManimie. Jean was born on Dec. 30, 1929, in Rockville to the late Thomas Edward "Bud" and Lucille (Hogland) Washburn.
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Roosevelt Brown
Dec 16, 2009
ELKHART -- Roosevelt Brown, 43, of Elkhart, died Wednesday morning (Dec. 16, 2009) in his home.
A gathering of friends and family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart, where other arrangements are pending.
Marjorie June Swoape
Dec 14, 2009
ELKHART -- Marjorie June Swoape, 88, of Elkhart, died at 5 a.m. Monday (Dec. 14, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital.
She was born Nov. 18, 1921, in Elkhart to Frank E. and Mildred W. (Curtis) Whitmeyer. She married William A. "Bill" Swoape in 1953 in Elkhart. He died in 1980.
Mrs. Swoape is...
Jerry Allen Replogle
Dec 14, 2009
Nov. 10, 1939 - Dec. 14, 2009
ELKHART -- Jerry Allen Replogle, 70, of Elkhart, died at 6:49 a.m. Monday (Dec. 14, 2009) at Elkhart General Hospital after an extended illness.
He was born Nov. 10, 1939, in Mishawaka to Edwin A. and Jeanie Y. (Auman) Replogle.
He is survived by one daughter,...
Imagene D. Rembert
Dec 12, 2009
ELKHART -- Imagene Dolores Rembert, 75, of Elkhart, died at 1:15 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 12, 2009) in Valley View Healthcare Facility.
She was born Jan. 1, 1934, in Elkhart to Buford Sr. and Elizabeth (Stringer) Hilliard. On Nov. 26, 1950, she married Ananias "Andy" Rembert in Elkhart. He died in June 2007 in Elkhart.
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Theodore Roosevle Lyman
Dec 8, 2009
ELKHART -- Theodore Roosevelt "Teddy" Lyman, 78, of 911 Madison St., died at 9:10 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 8, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born May 23, 1931, in Peabody, Kan., to Theodore R. Sr. and Frances L. (McClune) Lyman. In November 1949 he married Jacquelyn Gowan. They divorced. He married Florence Marie Helton,...
Joseph H. Lidy
Dec 6, 2009
ELKHART -- Joseph H. Lidy, 80 years young, of Elkhart, died 7:04 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, at Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born in Chicago to Louise (Thorhaggen) and Henry Lidy on July 10, 1929. He married Marie McCabe on Nov. 7, 1953, in Chicago. His wife Marie survives him, together with their four...
Robert Lee Mcdonald
Dec 5, 2009
Jan. 23, 1943 - Dec. 5, 2009
ELKHART -- Robert Lee McDonald, 66, of Elkhart died at 4:45 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 5, 2009) in Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born Jan. 23, 1943, in Goshen to Benjamin and Vada (Davis) McDonald. On Oct. 13, 1990, he married Phyllis J. Rice in Goshen. She...
Gene T. Braden
Dec 4, 2009
Jan. 18, 1925 - Dec. 4, 2009
ELKHART -- Gene Thomas Braden, 84, died at 1:24 a.m. Friday (Dec. 4, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital as a result of a sudden illness.
He was born on Jan. 18, 1925, in Bellefountaine, Ohio, to Raymond and Eleanor (Thompson) Braden.
He married Janice...
Odetta Mae Burget
Dec 3, 2009
Nov. 24, 1917 - Dec. 3, 2009
GOSHEN -- Odetta Mae Burget, 92, of Goshen, died at 7:22 a.m. Thursday (Dec. 3, 2009) in Miller's Merry Manor, Wakarusa.
She was born Nov. 24, 1917, in Royal Center to Cecil L. and Ethel (Boose) Martin. On Feb. 27, 1937, she married Kenneth Burget in...
Jean Ruth Hannah
Dec 3, 2009
Oct. 19, 1917 - Dec. 3, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Jean Ruth (Thomas) Hannah, age 92, of Tallahassee and formerly of Elkhart, Ind., passed away on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.
She was born in Elkhart to Emmett and Vinnie (Nickum) Thomas, also of Elkhart. She was a graduate of Elkhart High School and...
Milo Donald Bender
Dec 3, 2009
Oct. 21, 1932 - Dec. 3, 2009
ELKHART -- Milo Donald "Mike" Bender, 77, of Elkhart, died Thursday morning, Dec. 3, 2009, in Elkhart after a brief illness.
He was born on Oct. 21, 1932, in Elkhart to the late Milo T. and Wanda J. (Mercer) Bender. On July 18, 1964, he married...
Sarah V. Huster
Dec 1, 2009
ELKHART -- Sarah V. Huster, 89, of Elkhart, died at 4:35 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 1, 2009) in Golden Living Center.
She was born Oct. 14, 1920, in Topeka to Simon S. and Mary (Steury) Graber. She married Walter C. Huster on May 9, 1941, in Elkhart. He died Aug. 12, 1988, in Kalamazoo, Mich.
...Stephen Joseph Gibson
Dec 1, 2009
BOOMER, N.C. -- Steven Joseph Gibson, 47, of Boomer, formerly of Elkhart, Ind., died at 9:55 a.m. Dec. 1, 2009, in his home after an extended illness.
He was born May 27, 1962, in Brooklyn to Frederick and Barbara (Macavy) Gibson, both of whom preceded him in death, as did two sisters, Joan Marie Sizemore...
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