Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

Eldy D Horein

Eldy D Horein

May 15, 2009

Oct. 8, 1947 - May 15, 2009 ELKHART - Eldy Dale Horein, 61, passed away at 6:14 a.m. Friday in Elkhart General Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Jennie S.; brother, Philip (Roseanna) Horein; sisters, Cynthia (Michael) Kimes and Brenda (Mickey) Mills. A memorial gathering of Eldy's friends and family will take place in Billings Funeral Home for...

Kenneth W. Wilson

Kenneth W. Wilson

May 14, 2009

JONES, Mich. -- A gathering of friends and family of Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Wilson will be from noon until 5 p.m. Saturday at the family home, 17103 Chapel Hill St., Union. Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart, Ind., assisted with arrangements.

JONES, Mich. -- Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Wilson, 62, of Jones, died at 2...

Ernest Price

Ernest Price

May 12, 2009

GOSHEN -- Ernest "Dick" Price, 62, of Goshen, died at 5:23 a.m. Tuesday (May 12, 2009) in Valley View Healthcare Center, Elkhart.

He was born Feb. 27, 1947, in Elkhart to Max and Elma (Sedam) Price. He married Mary Lou Hutchison on Sept. 8, 1967, in Edwardsburg, Mich.

She survives along with two daughters, Jodi...

Noreen C.  Cornell

Noreen C. Cornell

May 10, 2009

BRISTOL -- Norine C. Cornell, 71, of Bristol, died at 10:35 a.m. Sunday (May 10, 2009) at the home of her daughter, Sheryl (Paul) Shultz.

Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart,

Dorothy M. Workman

Dorothy M. Workman

May 9, 2009

ELKHART -- Dorothy M. Workman, 49, of Elkhart, died at 3:39 p.m. Saturday (May 9, 2009) at her home.

Arrangements are pending at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart.

Anna Lillian Craigo

Anna Lillian Craigo

May 9, 2009

ELKHART -- Anna Lillian "Ann" Craigo, 60, of Elkhart, died at 6:52 a.m. Saturday (May 9, 2009) at the Hospice House of Elkhart following a 14-year battle with cancer.

She was born Dec. 7, 1948, in Elkhart to George and Susan (Minichillo) Sailor.

She is survived by three sons,...

Scott Alan Blosser

Scott Alan Blosser

May 6, 2009

May 23, 1963 - May 5, 2009

GOSHEN -- Scott A. Blosser, 45, of Goshen, died at 11:23 p.m. Tuesday (May 5, 2009) in the emergency room at Elkhart General Hospital.

He was born May 23, 1963, in Goshen to David A. and Peggy M. (Yoder) Blosser.

Mr. Blosser's significant other,...

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...

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