Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

Doris I. Willey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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Stephen Joseph Gibson

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...

Mark Allen Feller

Mark Allen Feller

Nov 30, 2009

ELKHART -- Mark Allen Feller, 53, of Elkhart, and formerly of Goshen, died quietly Monday, Nov. 30, in Valley View Health Care Center.

He was born in Jacksonville, Ill., on Aug. 29, 1956, to Ernest David and Elvera Irene (Klein) Feller. Both parents preceded him in death, his mother in 1996 and his father in...

Timothy  Joe Estes

Timothy Joe Estes

Nov 29, 2009

Dec. 23, 1956 - Nov. 29, 2009

MIDDLEBURY -- Timothy Joe "Tim" Estes, 52, of Middlebury, died at 11:02 a.m. Sunday (Nov. 29, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital after suffering a heart attack at home.

He was born Dec. 23, 1956, in Sedalia, Mo., to Billie J. and Carolyn A. (Scott) Estes. He married Cindy...

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