Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

Arthur Wayne Maness

Arthur Wayne Maness

May 6, 2009

ELKHART -- Arthur Wayne Maness, 43, of Elkhart, died at 4:55 p.m. Wednesday (May 6, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital of complications from emphysema.

He was born Feb. 23, 1966, in Columbus, Ohio, to Joseph and Virginia (Garland) Maness.

His wife, Cheryl Head, survives along with two daughters, Veronica M. Maness at home and Michelle...

Colin J Hendrie

Colin J Hendrie

May 5, 2009

June 14, 1988 - May 5, 2009

BRISTOL -- Colin Jon Hendrie, 20, of Bristol, died at 4:23 p.m. Tuesday (May 5, 2009) in his home.

He was born June 14, 1988, in Elkhart to Scott L. and Stacey B. (Le Van) Hendrie.

He is survived by his mother, Stacey (Tom)...

Russell J. Mann

Russell J. Mann

May 2, 2009

ELKHART -- Russell J. Mann, 78, of Elkhart, died at 12:22 p.m. Sunday (May 2, 2009) in his home.

He was born Dec. 8, 1930, in Elkhart to Russell and Mildred (Parcell) Mann. On Oct. 20, 1951, he married Barbara M. Hayes in Bronx, N.Y.

She survives along with two sons, Russell M....

Viola Estella Thorpe

Viola Estella Thorpe

May 1, 2009

Oct. 4, 1916 - May 1, 2009

ELKHART -- Viola Estella Thorpe, 92, of Elkhart, died at 1:25 a.m. Friday (May 1, 2009) at Riverside Village Healthcare Center in Elkhart, of natural causes.

She was born Oct.. 4, 1916, in Elkhart to Leroy and Pearl (Molebush) Gay. On May 11, 1932, she married...

Rex M Ellis

Rex M Ellis

Apr 28, 2009

ELKHART-- Rex Marlin "Beeper" Ellis, 43, of Elkhart, died Tuesday morning (April 28, 2009) at his home.

He was born June 27, 1965, to Rex M. and Patricia (Haessig) Riefel in Vicksburg, Mich. On Oct. 15, 1994, he married Julie Marie Fahlbeck in Elkhart.

He is survived by his wife, Julie M. Ellis;...

Nolberto Aguirre

Nolberto Aguirre

Apr 27, 2009

April 7, 1970 - April 27, 2009

BRISTOL -- Nolberto Aguirre, 39, of Bristol, died unexpectedly Monday (April 27, 2009) in his home.

He was born April 7, 1970, in Durango, Santiago, Mexico, to Teodoro and Sofia (Aguirre) Quintero.

They survive in Bristol along with two sisters, Rosa Garcia...

Annie Mccreary

Annie Mccreary

Apr 26, 2009

Sept. 25, 1923 - April 26, 2009

ELKHART -- Annie McCreary, 85, of Elkhart, died at 4:46 a.m. Sunday (April 26, 2009) at Valley View Health Care Center after an extended illness.

She was born Sept. 25, 1923, to Joseph and Emily (Garland) Hampton in Manchester, Ky. She married Lawrence McCreary in Manchester, Tenn. He...

Elimira Cain

Elimira Cain

Apr 21, 2009

Aug. 6, 1925 - April 21, 2009

ELKHART -- Elmira Cain, 83, of Elkhart, died at 2:06 a.m. Tuesday (April 21, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital.

She was born Aug. 6, 1925, in Butler County, Mo., to Willie and Fannie (McCauley) Cain. In the late 1940s she married Ira Hooper in Poplar Bluff,...

Carl Albert Mcdonald

Carl Albert Mcdonald

Apr 19, 2009

Aug. 8, 1938 - April 19, 2009

UNION, Mich. -- Carl Albert "Butch" McDonald, aged 70, of Union, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2009, in Elkhart General Hospital.

Butch was born on Aug. 8, 1938, in Elkhart, Ind., to the late Albert Wesley and Marilyn Wave (Monroe) McDonald.

Carl was...

Donald Joseph Holtz Sr.

Donald Joseph Holtz Sr.

Apr 16, 2009

Dec. 25, 1925 - April 16, 2009

UNION, Mich. -- Donald Joseph Holtz Sr., 83, of Union, died at 7 p.m. Thursday (April 16, 2009) in his daughter's Elkhart home.

He was born Dec. 25, 1925, in Elkhart to Frederick A. and Pearl (Kalb) Holtz.

Mr. Holtz is survived by eight sons, Donald...

Ronald E. Feller

Ronald E. Feller

Apr 14, 2009

ELKHART -- Ronald Eugene "Ronnie" Feller, 77, of Elkhart, died at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday (April 15, 2009) in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, of complications from heart surgery.

He was born Nov. 20, 1931, in Findlay, Ohio, to Irvan A. and Evelyn (Lape) Feller. On Sept. 6, 1957, he married Nancy May Eggleston in Goshen. She...

Evlyn Ruth Still

Evlyn Ruth Still

Apr 14, 2009

ELKHART -- Evlyn Ruth Still, 83, of Elkhart, formerly of Hammond, died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday (April 14, 2009) in Valley View Health Care Center.

She was born Oct. 16, 1925, in Hammond to Frank and Mary Borman.

Mrs. Still is survived by one son, Henry Starks of Hammond, and one...

Nicholas Lee Berentz

Nicholas Lee Berentz

Apr 14, 2009

ELKHART -- Nicholas Lee Berentz, infant son of Brian L. and Christina (Lee) Berentz, died at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (April 14, 2009) in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, after being prematurely born.

He is survived by his sister, Kendra L. Berentz, at home, and his grandparents, Rose Lee of New Buffalo, Mich., Louis Lee II of...

Richard C Delanater

Richard C Delanater

Apr 14, 2009

ELKHART -- Richard Charles "Dick" De Lanater, 81, of Elkhart, died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday (April 14, 2009) in his home.

He was born June 25, 1927, in Vicksburg, Mich., to William and Beatrice De Lanater. On Jan. 24, 1953, he married Kathleen A. Bucklin Bane in South Bend.

She survives along with...

Gail Pixley

Gail Pixley

Apr 13, 2009

March 9, 1952 - April 13, 2009

ELKHART -- Gail Elizabeth Pixley, 57, of Elkhart, died at 12:58 p.m. Monday (April 13, 2009) in the emergency room at Elkhart General Hospital.

She was born March 9, 1952, in Elkhart to Hazen LeRoy and Patricia Mae (Fletcher) Pixley. They preceded her in...

Georgia Mae Williams

Georgia Mae Williams

Apr 13, 2009

ELKHART -- Georgia Mae Williams, 79, of Elkhart, died at 12:15 a.m. Monday (April 13, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital.

She was born May 6, 1929, in Potterville, Mich., to Conrad and Mary Jane (Sanborn) VonRicter.

Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by two husbands; three sons, Michael, Edward and Kerry Pugliese; one...

John Tony Jr.

John Tony Jr.

Apr 10, 2009

March 9, 1926 - April 10, 2009

ELKHART -- John Fredrick Tony Jr., 83, of Elkhart, died at 7:20 a.m. Friday (April 10, 2009) in the Hospice House of Elkhart.

He was born March 9, 1926, in Fort Wayne to John Fredrick Sr. and Irene (Koby) Tony. On Jan. 1, 1949, he married...

Ronald R. Gilbert

Ronald R. Gilbert

Apr 9, 2009

GOSHEN -- Ronald Ralph "Ron" Gilbert, 65, of Goshen went home to be with his Lord and Savior at 8:10 p.m. Thursday (April 9, 2009) in Goshen General Hospital after an extended illness.

He was born on Dec. 15, 1943, in Goshen to Clifford and Naomi (Rice) Gilbert. He married Evelyn M. Brock on March...

Patricia A Hummel

Patricia A Hummel

Apr 9, 2009

ELKHART -- Patricia Anne Hummel, 55, of Elkhart, died at 9:45 a.m. Thursday (April 9, 2009) in her home.

She was born Nov. 6, 1953, in Elkhart to Frank and Irene (Replogle) Stephic.

Her mother survives along with three daughters, Stephanie Green of Elkhart, Stacy (Bill) Scarberry of Jones, Mich., and Nicolette Warren...

Miranda N. Hapner

Miranda N. Hapner

Apr 8, 2009

ELKHART -- Miranda Nichole "Stick" Hapner, 22, of Elkhart, died at 3:27 p.m. Wednesday in Elkhart General Hospital, after a motor vehicle accident earlier this week.

She was born June 11, 1986, in Elkhart, to Jeffrey A. Denney and Lynette M. Perry.

They survive along with her fiancee, Darren C. Swoape, of Elkhart;...

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