Freda Fay Beechler Reser
Feb 27, 2009
June 30, 1955 - Feb. 27, 2009
OSCEOLA -- Freda Fay Beechler Reser, 53, of Osceola, died at 4:48 p.m. Friday (Feb. 27, 2009) at The Hospice House of Elkhart after an extended illness.
She was born June 30, 1955, in Mishawaka to Harry and Isabelle (Frye) Beechler.
Surviving are one...
Charles D. Sanders
Feb 26, 2009
Aug. 9, 1917 - Feb. 26, 2009
ELKHART -- No services are scheduled for Charles Demby Sanders. A private family gathering will take place Monday at the Hope Mausoleum at Rice Cemetery, where Sanders' body will be entombed. Billings Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mr. Sanders, 91, of Elkhart, died at...
Paola Vasquez-Melendez
Feb 26, 2009
ELKHART -- Paola Vasquez-Melendez, infant daughter of Bernardo Vasquez and Yanet Melendez of Elkhart, died shortly after her birth Thursday (Feb. 26, 2009) in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center.
Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.
Douglas R. Osborn
Feb 24, 2009
UNION, Mich. -- Douglas R. "Doug" Osborn, 62, of Union, died at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday (Feb. 24, 2009) in his home.
He was born Aug. 8, 1946, in Elkhart, Ind., to Harlan Edward and Betty Arlene (O'Dell) Osborn. On Aug. 26, 1972, he married Jackie L. Roll in Elkhart.
She survives...
Richard W. Estes Jr.
Feb 22, 2009
ELKHART -- Richard Wayne Estes Jr., 65, of Elkhart, died at 9:37 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 22, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born Aug. 20, 1943, in Elkhart to Richard W. Sr. and Delores (Replogle) Estes. On Oct. 5, 1963, he married Sue L. Waggoner in Elkhart.
She survives along...
Walter A. Lauer
Feb 21, 2009
ELKHART -- Walter A. Lauer, 93, of Elkhart and Naples, Fla., died at 2:45 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 21, 2009) in his home at Beardsley House.
He was born Jan. 28, 1916, in Elkhart to Bernard and Anna (Lynette) Lauer. He met Marry L. LaRocque in elementary school and later married her in 1940....
Michael D. Schmidt
Feb 21, 2009
ELKHART -- Michael Dale "Mike" Schmidt, 77, of Elkhart died at 3:12 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 21, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born April 24, 1931, to the late Michael A. and Harriet M. (Moore) Schmidt. He married Dorothy A. Olsen on May 13, 1966, in Elkhart.
She survives, along with one son, Steven...
Kimberly Sue Howell
Feb 19, 2009
Nov. 21, 1965 - Feb. 19, 2009
GOSHEN -- Kimberly Sue "Kim" Howell, 43, of Goshen died unexpectedly on Thursday (Feb. 19, 2009) at Goshen General Hospital.
She was born Nov. 21, 1965, in Harvey, Ill., to Earl Edward and Helen L. (Lyman) Haslett. She married John M. Howell on May...
Chu Peng Lu
Feb 18, 2009
GRANGER -- Chu Peng Lu, 86, of Granger, died at 1:38 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 18, 2009) in Memorial Hospital, South Bend.
He was born Dec. 15, 1922, in Hupeh, China, to Fang Cheng Lu and Lee Shih. His wife, San Cheng Chou, preceded him in death in 1997 in Ohio.
Mr. Lu is survived by...
Gertrude L. Huffman
Feb 12, 2009
ELKHART -- Gertrude Leora Huffman, 96, died Thursday (Feb. 12, 2009) at 9:10 a.m. at Elkhart General Hospital.
She was born Oct. 14, 1912, in Buncombe County, N.C., to Albert Anderson and Mary Harwood. She married Robert Huffman on Aug. 25, 1929, in Elkhart. He died in Elkhart in 1965.
She is survived...
Cecil W. Konanz Sr.
Feb 11, 2009
ELKHART -- Cecil W. "Coney" Konanz Sr., 81, of Elkhart, died at 1:14 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 11, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born Jan. 15, 1928, in Elkhart to Leonard and Hattie (Brunne) Konanz. In June 1947, he married Lucille M. Siebarth in Elkhart.
She survives along with one son, Cecil W. "Bud"...
Lamar Glen Zimmerman Jr.
Feb 9, 2009
BRISTOL -- LaMar Glen Zimmerman Jr., 85, of Bristol, died at 5 p.m. Monday (Feb. 9, 2009) in Golden Living Center.
He was born Oct. 7, 1923, in Elkhart to Lamar G. Sr. and Marie (Ball) Zimmerman. On June 27, 1944, he married Ruby Mae Kreischer in Elkhart.
She survives along with three daughters, Sandra...
Marlene D. Porzelius
Feb 6, 2009
ELKHART-- Marlene Dee Porzelius, 72, of Elkhart, Ind., and formerly of Sun City, Ariz., passed away Friday morning (Feb. 6, 2009) at Hospice House in Elkhart, following a brief battle with cancer.
Marlene was born in Elkhart, Ind., on Jan. 28, 1937, to the late LeRoy and Bertha (Cloud) Chaffee.
Marlene was preceded...
Doris M. Parker
Feb 5, 2009
ELKHART -- Doris May Parker, 89, of Elkhart, died at 10:37 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 5, 2009) in her home.
She was born May 9, 1919, in Sioux Falls, S.D., to Ansel and Hattie May (Pollard) St. John. On Jan. 15, 1940, she married George J. Parker in Wellsburg, Va. He died Oct. 13, 1984, in...
Fred Brown
Feb 3, 2009
Aug. 16, 1919 - Feb. 3, 2009
ELKHART -- Fred Brown, 89, of Elkhart, died at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday (Feb. 3, 2009) in Miller's Merry Manor, Wakarusa.
He was born Aug. 16, 1919, in Manchester, Tenn., to Barney and Ola (Hamby) Brown. On Oct. 17, 1940, he married Thelma "Jean" Haggard in Manchester....
Daisy E. Books
Feb 3, 2009
April 5, 1917 - Feb. 3, 2009
ELKHART -- Daisy E. Books, 91, of Elkhart, died at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 3, 2009) in Miller's Merry Manor.
She was born April 5, 1917, in Elkhart to William and Lettie (Brown) Adams. On Nov. 3, 1934, she married Ralph C. Books in LaGrange. He...
James Reynard Mitchell Sr.
Feb 2, 2009
ELKHART -- James Reynard Mitchell Sr., 64, of Elkhart, died at 7:45 p.m. Monday (Feb. 2, 2009) in his home.
He was born Dec. 10, 1944, in San Francisco to Sebastian and Doris (Taylor) Mitchell. On Aug. 16, 1964, he married Audrey T. Daggs in San Francisco.
She survives along with three sons,...
Arthur W. Baker
Feb 2, 2009
Oct. 15, 1920 - Feb. 2, 2009
ELKHART -- Arthur Warren Baker Sr., 88, of Elkhart, died at 6:25 p.m. Monday (Feb. 2, 2009) in Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born Oct. 15, 1920, in Elkhart to Clarence A. and Blanche (Everett) Baker. On June 20, 1941, he married Ann Robinson in Elkhart....
Robert E. Smith Jr.
Jan 31, 2009
July 27, 1926 - Jan. 31, 2009
ELKHART -- Robert E. Smith Jr., 82, of 1900 Jeanwood Drive, died at 12:45 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 31, 2009) in Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born July 27, 1926, in Muncie to Robert E. Sr. and Bessie (Bolin) Smith.
Mr. Smith is...
Anna Mae Shurgott
Jan 30, 2009
ELKHART -- Anna Mae Shurgott, 82, of Elkhart, died at 7:10 a.m. Friday (Jan. 30, 2009) at Elkhart General Hospital.
She was born Dec. 4, 1926 to James Henry Moser and Garnet A. Richards in Tarentum, Pa. On August 23, 1949 she married Paul Leslie "Les" Shurgott.
He survives, along with one son,...
