Obituaries

Oct 10, 2009

ELKHART -- T. Donald "Don" Von Doehren, 60, died at 7:10 a.m. Saturday (Oct. 10, 2009) at his home after an extended illness.

He was born July 25, 1949, in Waynesburg, Pa., to Robert A. Von Doehren and Esther L. Rush. He married Marta J. Lotz Royer on March 17, 1997, in Elkhart.

He is...

Oct 6, 2009

SPRING BRANCH, Texas -- Mary M. Voskuil, 91, of Spring Branch, formerly of Elkhart and Brownsburg, Ind., and Holland, Mich., died Oct. 6, 2009, in her home.

She was born April 13, 1918, in Utrecht, The Netherlands, to Eibertus and Maria (Menssink) Vanderkolk. She married Henk Schadee in 1941. He died in 1963. She married...

Oct 5, 2009

Feb. 19, 1928 - Oct. 5, 2009

ELKHART -- Juanita E. Zong, 81, of Elkhart, died at 4 p.m. Monday (Oct. 5, 2009) in her home.

She was born Feb. 19, 1928, in Elkhart to James and Eva (Lytel) Baker. On March 21, 1948, she married Robert J. Zong in Elkhart. He died May 23,...

Oct 4, 2009

ELKHART -- Betty L. Pressler, 79, of Elkhart, died at 5:10 a.m. Sunday (Oct. 4, 2009) at Elkhart General Hospital.

She was born Dec. 16, 1929, in Elkhart to Morrell "Sam" and Jessie (Hamman) Mercer. She married John Pressler Sr. on Sept. 21, 1946, in Goshen.

He survives, along with three...

Oct 3, 2009

ELKHART -- Mildred L. Clark, 101, of Elkhart died Saturday (Oct. 3, 2009) at 2:15 a.m. of natural causes at the Golden Living Center, where she had lived for two years.

She was born June 9, 1908, in Bluffton to Henry and Sadie (Robinson) Bowman. After two unsuccessful marriages, she married the love of her...

Oct 3, 2009

GRANGER -- Jon C. Roberts, 57, of Granger, died at 12:15 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 3, 2009) in his home.

He was born April 14, 1952, in Paynesville, W.Va., to Junior Roberts and Faye (Tipton) Roberts Jones. He married Deborah Zimmerman. She preceded him in death.

Mr. Roberts is survived by one sister, Judy...

Oct 2, 2009

ELKHART -- Mary Miles (Miller) Maxson, 78, of Elkhart died Friday (Oct. 2, 1009) at 1:30 p.m. at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center.

Mary was born Feb. 15, 1931, in Hartford City, Ind., the seventh of 11 children born to the late Charleston D. and Rosa A. (Redding) Miller.

She is survived by her husband...

Oct 1, 2009

Oct. 30, 1930 - Oct. 1, 2009

ELKHART -- Mary F. Lloyd, 78, of Elkhart, died at 5:55 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 1, 2009) in Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born Oct. 30, 1930, in Columbia City to Merie W. and Mary E. (Denison) Kyler. On June 12, 1960, she married Robert...

Sep 30, 2009

Nov. 7, 1929 - Sept. 30, 2009

ELKHART -- Audrey J. Butts, 79, of Elkhart, died at 7:51 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 30, 2009) in her home.

She was born Nov. 7, 1929, in Kimball County, Neb., to Donald and Ruth (Ward) Brittain. She married John C. Butts in Reno, Nev. He died Sept....

Sep 29, 2009

Oct. 10, 1916 - Sept. 29, 2009

ELKHART -- Virginia M. Sutula, 92, of Elkhart, died at 10:55 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 29, 2009) in Hospice House of Elkhart.

She was born Oct. 10, 1916, in Bowling Green, Ohio, to William Elmer and Mable E. (Gilchrist) Drury. On Feb. 23, 1943, she married Thomas...

Sep 29, 2009

Jan. 27, 1939 - Sept. 29, 2009

GOSHEN -- Carroll E. "Bud" Elliott, 70, of Goshen, died at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 29, 2009) in his home.

He was born Jan. 27, 1939, in Elizabethton, Tenn., to Homer and Ollie (Hill) Elliott. On Aug. 3, 1974, he married Linda S. Clark Schiltz.

She...

Sep 29, 2009

ELKHART -- Jennifer Lynn Harness-Gravit, 37, of Elkhart, died at 6 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 29, 2009) in Riverside Terrace after a sudden illness.

She was born May 24, 1972, in Elkhart to James L. and Joan (Mulcahey) Harness, both of whom preceded her in death. On Feb. 1, 1999, she married Timothy J....

Sep 18, 2009

UNION, Mich. -- Duane J. Cloud, 81, of Union, died at 4:41 p.m. Friday (Sept. 18, 2009) in his home.

He was born Aug. 11, 1928, in Cassopolis to George Russell and Ethel May (Chiddister) Cloud.

Mr. Cloud is survived by one daughter, Marcia A. Cloud of Elkhart, Ind.; one son,...

Sep 17, 2009

March 31, 1935 - Sept. 17, 2009

ELKHART -- George M. Brich, 74, of Elkhart, passed away Thursday (Sept. 17, 2009) at Eastlake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

He was born March 31, 1935, in Palmerton, Pa., to George A. and Mary K. (Bohunicky) Brich. On Sept. 21, 1985, he married Marsha J. Eilers...

Sep 14, 2009

May 27, 1949 - Sept. 14, 2009

ELKHART -- Claude D. "C.D." Gearhart, 60, of Elkhart, died at 6:30 a.m. Monday (Sept. 14, 2009) in his home after a battle with cancer.

He was born May 27, 1949, in Elkhart to Delbert J. Sr. and Inez J. (Smith) Gearhart, both of whom preceded...

Sep 13, 2009

ELKHART -- Margaret Giovanna Adamo, 80, of Elkhart, died at 1:21 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 13, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital.

She was born Nov. 17, 1928, in Elkhart to Dominic and Carmela (Faressa) Adamo.

Miss Adamo is survived by three sisters, Connie (Larry) Abel and Mary Baron, both of Elkhart, and Florence (Andrew) Krizman of...

Sep 13, 2009

March 16, 1991 - Sept. 13, 2009

ELKHART -- Tommy Wayne Allen, 18, of Elkhart, died at 10:39 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 13, 2009) in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, after a motor vehicle accident.

He was born March 16, 1991, in Elkhart to Kevin L. Sr. and Lisa M. (Watson) Allen.

His...

Sep 12, 2009

July 24, 2009 - Sept. 12, 2009

ELKHART -- Eric Fernandez, 49-day-old son of Jose Antonio Fernandez and Vegonia Avila of Elkhart, died at 12:07 a.m. Friday (Sept. 12, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital after a sudden illness.

Eric was born July 24, 2009, in Elkhart. His parents survive along with twin sisters Elizabeth and...

Sep 11, 2009

ELKHART -- Terry Lee Teverbaugh, 63, of Elkhart, died at 2:05 p.m. Friday (Sept. 11, 2009) in his home.

He was born Aug. 15, 1946, in Indianapolis to Oscar L. and Thelma (Ely) Teverbaugh. On Nov. 6, 1997, he married Amy Waldref Faux in Mishawaka.

She survives along with two daughters, Cassandra L....

Sep 6, 2009

ELKHART -- Darcy Gene "Road King" Johnson, 53, of Elkhart, died at 2:05 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 6, 2009) in Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, after a sudden illness.

He was born Feb. 14, 1956, in Tacoma, Wash., to Garland and Alice (Swartz) Johnson. On June 24, 1980, he married Cynthia E. "Cindy" Corpe.

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