Karsyn Bell
Jan 23, 2009
BRISTOL -- Karsyn Joann Bell, 4, of Bristol, died at 8:12 p.m. Friday (Jan. 23, 2009) at Memorial Hospital in South Bend after a battle with cancer.
She was born April 27, 2004, in Elkhart to Brad Bruce and Anne Marie (McLane) Bell.
Karsyn is survived by her parents; a sister, Kamryn Bell;...
Emaline Geerts
Jan 23, 2009
ELKHART -- Emaline Geerts, 89, of Elkhart, died at 5:50 p.m. Friday (Jan. 23, 2009) in Valley View Health Care Center.
She was born Jan. 8, 1920, in Middlebury to Tony V. and Mary Ann (Reafsnyder) Lehman. On Oct. 17, 1938, she married Lloyd R. Geerts in LaPorte. He died Oct. 13, 1989, in Elkhart....
Wiegert Veenstra
Jan 21, 2009
GOSHEN -- Wiegert "Bill" Veenstra, 69, of Goshen, died at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 21, 2009) in his home.
He was born Feb. 15, 1939, in Zijpe, The Netherlands, to Wieger and Rena (van Dijk) Veenstra.
Mr. Veenstra is survived by his wife, Loretta B. (Sutherlin) Veenstra, whom he married on July 21, 1989, in...
Victor Wayne Cotrel
Jan 20, 2009
ELKHART -- Victor Wayne "Pops" Cotrel, 66, of Elkhart, died at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday (Jan. 20, 2009) in his home.
He was born June 2, 1942, in Springfield, Mo., to Phillip and Dorothy (Pine) Cotrel.
Mr. Cotrel is survived by one daughter, Lesley (Rex) Campbell of Elkhart; one son, Victor D. Cotrel of...
Delicia G. Boyer
Jan 20, 2009
Jan. 20, 2009
ELKHART -- Delicia G. Boyer, of Elkhart, was stillborn at 8:42 p.m. (Jan. 20, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital.
She is survived by her parents, Dustin Woods and Jessica Boyer of Elkhart; and grandparents, Jill Danaher, Dean Boyer, and Antoine and Marguerite Fowler, all of Elkhart.
No visitation...
Ellen E. Stephenson
Jan 20, 2009
ELKHART -- Ellen E. Stephenson, 75, of Elkhart , died at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday (Jan. 20, 2009) in Golden Living Center.
She was born April 15, 1933, in Elkhart County to Joseph and Pearl (Frank) Jetter. She married Henry Dale Ostrom; he died in 1954. She married Herby Charles Stephenson on Dec. 25,...
James R. Staley
Jan 19, 2009
ELKHART -- James R. Staley, 70, of Elkhart, died at 9:44 a.m. Monday (Jan. 19, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.
Bartlett G. Beckett Jr.
Jan 16, 2009
ELKHART -- Bartlett G. Beckett Jr., 78, of Elkhart, died at 4:45 a.m. Friday (Jan. 16, 2009) in Hubbard Hill Estates.
He was born Aug. 26, 1930, in Elkhart County to Bartlett G. Sr. and Wilma (Fisher) Beckett.
Mr. Beckett is survived by his close friend and caregiver, Merle B. Holdeman of Bristol,...
Steve L. Johnson Jr.
Jan 16, 2009
He was born May 9, 1941, in Greenwood, Miss., to Steve L. Sr. and Ida (Williams) Johnson. On Nov. 6, 1988, he married Mamie L. Higgins in Rochester.
She survives along with five sons, Clyde Livine of Indianapolis, Alquirey Johnson of Baltimore, Rudy Greer of Elkhart, Shawndre Johnson of South Bend and Steve L. "Stevie" Johnson III...
Alberta K. Toth
Jan 16, 2009
ELKHART -- Alberta K. Toth, 85, of Elkhart, died at 7:45 a.m. Friday (Jan. 16, 2009) at home.
She was born Sept. 4, 1923, in Elkhart to Louis H. and Dora (Johnson) Achberger.
She married Joseph A. Toth on Sept. 30, 1945, in Elkhart. He died Dec. 8, 1995.
She is survived by...
Bernice Albaugh
Jan 14, 2009
ELKHART -- Bernice Luciele Albaugh, 96, of Elkhart, died at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday (Jan. 14, 2009) in Golden Living Center.
She was born Sept. 23, 1912, in New Carlisle to Charles and Bessie (Jones) Wykoff. On Oct. 29, 1939, she married Elmer H. Albaugh in New Carlisle. He died Oct. 8, 1986.
Mrs. Albaugh is...
Richard A. Davis
Jan 13, 2009
SOUTH BEND -- Richard A. "Dick" Davis, 93, of South Bend, died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 13, 2009) in The Sunset House of Mishawaka.
He was born Sept. 27, 1915, in LaPorte to Arthur S. and Louise (Wendt) Davis. On April 8, 1938, he married Marie E. Spromberg in South Bend.
She survives in...
Ricky F. Holaway
Jan 12, 2009
July 29, 1950 - Jan. 12, 2009
ELKHART -- Ricky F. Holaway, 58, of Elkhart, died at 3:45 p.m. Monday (Jan. 12, 2009) in Hospice House of Elkhart after a battle with cancer.
He was born July 29, 1950, in Jasper, Ala., to Claud W. and Cloa J. (Williams) Holaway.
Mr....
Sarah L. Dressler
Jan 10, 2009
BRADFORD, Ohio -- Sarah Louise Dressler, 24, of Bradford and Elkhart, Ind., died Saturday afternoon (Jan. 10, 2009) after a motor vehicle accident on S.R. 15 near New Paris.
She was born May 19, 1984, in Ann Arbor, Mich., to Dale Herbert and Candace (Goodman) Dressler. On Sept. 6, 2007, she married Tarek Salama in Howell, Mich....
Debra K. Mcqueary
Jan 10, 2009
ELKHART -- Debra Kay McQueary, 55, of Elkhart , died at 7 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 10, 2009) in Golden Living Center.
She was born Nov. 19, 1953, in Muskegon, Mich., to Kenneth and Shirley (Smith) DePree Sr. She married Frankie J. McQueary on Aug. 9, 2002, in Elkhart .
He survives, along with one daughter,...
John Jay Edward Nusbaum
Jan 8, 2009
ELKHART -- Mr. Nusbaum died of natural causes at 8 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 8, 2009) at Riverside Village. \
He was born in Aitkin County, Minn., to Harold Jay and Gladys (Meeker) Nusbaum Aug. 17, 1918.
He married Catherine E. Brown on Aug. 11, 1940, at St. John's Episcopal...
Kenneth Trusedell
Jan 1, 2009
GOSHEN -- Kenneth G. "Kenny" Truesdell, 73, died Thursday (Jan. 1, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.
Duane A. Rabbitt
Dec 31, 2008
ELKHART -- Duane A. "Dude" Rabbitt, 83, died at 4:11 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 31, 2008) at Elkhart General Hospital, after an extended battle with lukemia.
He was born June 20, 1925 in Battle Creek, Mich., to R. Raymond and Rose (Katzmarek) Rabbitt. He was married Sept. 13, 1947 in Battle Creek, Mich., to Evelyn F. Millar.
...
Patricia A. Johnson
Dec 30, 2008
ELKHART -- Patricia Ann Johnson, 55, of Elkhart, died at 5:25 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 30, 2008) in Valley View Healthcare Center.
She was born Nov. 23, 1953, in Elkhart to Charles Albert Jr. and Joan (DeMyer) Willis. She married James L. Johnson.
He survives along with two sons, Richard Willis and Roy Thomas, both of...
Daynien L. Wheeler
Dec 28, 2008
ELKHART -- Dayvien Lavont Wheeler, 4-month-old infant son of Charmen and April R. (Anderson) Wheeler of 676 <00BD> Strong Ave., died Sunday (Dec. 28, 2008) in Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis. He had been ill since birth.
Dayvien was born Sept. 8, 2008, in Indianapolis, and is survived by his parents, along with one sister, Asia S. Wheeler...
