Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

Susan L. Brown

Susan L. Brown

Aug 27, 2007

ELKHART -- Susan L. Brown, 57, of 56618 Mark Manor, died at 2:05 a.m. Monday (Aug. 27, 2007) in East Lake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

She was born March 17, 1950, in Elkhart to Clayton L. and Thelma (Brown) Miller.

She is survived by one son, Jason Brown of Goshen; four grandchildren; one brother, Gregory Miller of Cassopolis,...

Cora B. Landis

Cora B. Landis

Aug 26, 2007

ELKHART -- Cora B. Landis, 93, of 57473 Vee Jay St., died at 6:30 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 26, 2007) in Valley View Health Care Center.

She was born Oct. 28, 1913, in Nestoria, Mich., to Robert and Cora B. (Ludy) Kruse. She married Arthur H. Landis on Oct. 21, 1933, in South Bend. He died Jan. 26, 1997, in...

Dorothy L. Storms

Dorothy L. Storms

Aug 25, 2007

ELKHART -- Dorothy L. (Bradley) Storms, 96, of Valley View Health Care Center, died at 5 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 25, 2007) at home.

She was born June 16, 1911, in Elkhart to William W. and Grace Lowell (Pearl) Sigerfoos. She married Burwyn B. Bradley Oct. 10, 1936. He died Aug. 21, 1975. She married Ralph Todd Aug. 6, 1977....

Paul E. Neel

Paul E. Neel

Aug 25, 2007

ELKHART -- Paul E. Neel Sr., 66, of C.R. 12 W., died Saturday (Aug. 25, 2007) in a traffic accident at Thornton and Bristol streets.

He was born Sept. 30, 1940, in Seymore to Gerald and Ruth M. (Speer) Neel. He married Shirley A. Fisher on Dec. 28, 1968, in Elkhart.

She survives along with one son, Paul...

Gayle H. Flamion

Gayle H. Flamion

Aug 24, 2007

ELKHART -- Gayle H. Flamion, 76, of 2142 E. Ash Maple Lane, died at 7:26 a.m. Friday (Aug. 24, 2007) in Elkhart General Hospital.

He was born July 8, 1931, in Evansville to August Joseph and Mary Matilda (Holman) Flamion. He married Phyllis J. Edsall on May 22, 1954, at St. John's Catholic Church in Goshen.

She survives,...

Wayne E. Danner

Wayne E. Danner

Aug 16, 2007

ELKHART -- Wayne Emil Danner, 47, of 1013 S. Second St., died at 7:11 a.m. Thursday (Aug. 16, 2007) at home of complications from diabetes.

He was born Feb. 3, 1960, in Elkhart to William E. and Celia M. (Patterson) Danner.

His mother survives in Elkhart along with two daughters, Shatara Pratcher of Indianapolis and Isha Pratcher of...

Shirley Ann Jones

Shirley Ann Jones

Aug 16, 2007

ELKHART -- Shirley Ann Jones, 75, of Oakwood Street, died at 3 a.m. Thursday (Aug. 16, 2007) in Elkhart General Hospital after a battle with cancer.

She was born Dec. 29, 1931, in Elkhart to Jay and Ruth (Berkey) Matthews.

She is survived by one daughter, Vicki (Steve) Hart of Elkhart; one son, Erick A. (Tracy Maurer) Jones...

Ernest Lee Mcclain

Ernest Lee Mcclain

Aug 16, 2007

EDWARDSBURG, Mich. -- Ernest Lee "Ernie" McClain, 49, of Edwardsburg, died at 5:18 a.m. Thursday (Aug. 16, 2007) in Kingsville, Ohio, after a sudden illness while vacationing with his family.

He was born Nov. 15, 1957, in Three Rivers to Ernest Lincoln and Harriett (Bristol) McClain. He married Rebecca "Becky" D. on Sept. 19, 1987, in Edwardsburg.

She...

Deborah S. Knopps

Deborah S. Knopps

Aug 15, 2007

CASSOPOLIS, Mich. -- Deborah S. Knopps, 54, of 66013 Tharp Lake Road, died at 3:55 a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 15, 2007) at home.

She was born Feb. 3, 1953, in Elkhart, Ind., to Lyndell and Joyce (Westlake) Myrick.

She is survived by a daughter, Ada D. Knopps of Cassopolis; two grandchildren; her mother, Joyce (Perry) Myrick-Tubbs of Elkhart; a...

Caleb T. Sutula

Caleb T. Sutula

Aug 14, 2007

BRISTOL -- Caleb T. Sutula, 20, of C.R. 27, died Tuesday (Aug. 14, 2007) in Mishawaka.

He was born Jan. 3, 1987, in Mishawaka to Dr. Thomas L. and Nanci (Miller) Sutula.

They survive in Bristol, along with four brothers, Eli D. Sutula and Abatu T. Sutula, both at home, Moriba Diallo at UIC, Chicago, and Luis Sancho...

E. Patricia Bortner

E. Patricia Bortner

Aug 11, 2007

BRISTOL -- E. Patricia "Pat" Bortner, 51, of 19054 C.R. 2, Bristol, drowned on Saturday (Aug. 11, 2007) while rafting near Oak Hill, W.Va.

She was born Jan. 8, 1956, in Kalamazoo, Mich., to Harmon C. and Graeme (Moffett) Ward. She married David A. Bortner on Aug. 16, 1980, in Bristol.

He survives along with two daughters at...

William F. Anderson

William F. Anderson

Aug 8, 2007

ELKHART -- William F. Anderson, 79, of 212 Oak Circle, died at 7:35 p.m. Wednesday (Aug. 8, 2007) at home, after a brief illness.

He was born Sept. 12, 1927, in Oak Park, Ill., to William A. and Viola (McLeod) Anderson. He married Frances L. Smith on June 5, 1954, in North Manchester.

She survives, along with one...

Arliss  Patrick

Arliss Patrick

Aug 7, 2007

A private family burial will take place at Chapel Hill memorial Gardens.

Charlie Ann Tarver

Charlie Ann Tarver

Aug 5, 2007

ELKHART -- Charlie Ann Tarver, infant daughter of Chas P. "Phil" Tarver and Meghan R. Hazzard, was stillborn at 2:15 a.m. Sunday (Aug. 5, 2007) in Elkhart General Hospital.

She is survived by her parents and two brothers at home, Carter L. Hazzard and Trenton C. Tarver; maternal grandmother Christine "Chris" Davidson of Elkhart; maternal grandfather Dan Balyeat of...

Otis D. Gary

Otis D. Gary

Aug 4, 2007

ELKHART -- Otis Darnell "G-Man" Gary, 51, of 819 W. Hubbard Ave., died at 4:50 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 4, 2007) at home, after an extended illness.

He was born April 15, 1956, in Elkhart to Otis C. Gary and Ozella Billops. He was engaged to Mirhonda Hill of Atlanta.

She survives along with one daughter, Taharia Sanders of...

Leroy A. Glick

Leroy A. Glick

Aug 3, 2007

ELKHART -- Leroy A. Glick, 51, of 54344 Adams St., died at 9:04 a.m. Friday (Aug. 3, 2007) at home after an extended illness.

He was born March 2, 1956, in Elkhart to Andrew M. and S. Vilena "Lena" (Becker) Glick.

His father survives along with one brother, Randy H. (JoAnne) Glick of Elkhart; one stepbrother, Harold J....

Pamela S. Neal

Pamela S. Neal

Aug 3, 2007

ELKHART -- Pamela S. Neal, 41, of 50778 Cornwall Road, Bristol, died at 11 p.m. Friday (Aug. 3, 2007) in Elkhart General Hospital, after a sudden illness.

She was born July 19, 1966, in Phoenix, Ariz., to Douglas M. and Nannett S. (Pletcher) Boley. She married James H. Neal on Dec. 31, 1989, in Logansport.

He survives, along...

Timothy C. Windbigler

Timothy C. Windbigler

Aug 2, 2007

July 24, 1944 - Aug. 2, 2007

ELKHART -- Timothy C. Windbigler, 63, of 2215 S. Sixth St., died at 11:20 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 2, 2007) in Elkhart General Hospital.

He was born July 24, 1944, in Elkhart to Carl and Ruth (McFarland) Windbigler. He married Shelly Casey on Nov. 14, 1987. She died in 2004.

He...

Jacob Ryan Bennett

Jacob Ryan Bennett

Aug 2, 2007

SOUTH BEND -- Jacob Ryan Bennett, son of Kevin and Rhea Bennett of Elkhart, was stillborn at 3:45 a.m. Thursday (Aug. 2, 2007) in Memorial Hospital.

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

Lois A. Mayall

Lois A. Mayall

Jul 28, 2007

ELKHART -- Lois Anna Marie Mayall, 74, died at 10:22 a.m. Saturday (July 28, 2007) in Elkhart General Hospital after a brief illness.

She was born Nov. 28, 1932, in Mesick, Mich., to James and Helen (Pechota) Boehm. She married Joseph Mayall on April 25, 1954, in Traverse City, Mich. He died in Elkhart in 1993.

She is...

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