Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
Berton L. Gilbert
Feb 16, 2007
LOGANSPORT -- Berton L. "Lee" Gilbert, 47, of 1098 S.R. 25, formerly of Elkhart, died at 7:41 p.m. Friday (Feb. 16, 2007) in Memorial State Hospital, Logansport, after an extended illness.
He was born Oct. 31, 1959, in Campton, Ky., to Oscar B. and Pearl Marie (Banks) Gibson. He married Darla Ragsdale.
She survives in Elkhart, along with...
(Evelyn) Justine Andresen
Feb 16, 2007
ELKHART -- Justine Andresen, 80, died Friday (Feb. 16, 2007), at home.
She was born Nov. 14, 1926, to Joseph and Orpah Shreiner. She graduated from Elkhart High School. For most of her working life, she was an executive secretary at Reese Products for 22 years before she retired in 1987.
On Aug. 23, 1947, she married Bill...
Jack G. Kidder
Feb 16, 2007
CASSOPOLIS -- Jack G. Kidder, 71, of 19130 Northrop St., died at 3:35 p.m. Friday (Feb. 16, 2007) at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.
He was born Aug. 27, 1935, in Elkhart to Lloyd Edward and Laura Mable (Roth) Kidder. In 1959, he married Juanita Bell. She preceded him in death in 1967. He married Janice Boggs on May...
Ann L. (Wolf Croy
Feb 13, 2007
GOSHEN -- Ann Louise (Wolf) Croy, 72, of 513 Beechnut Lane, died at 5 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 13, 2007) at Beverly Living Center of Elkhart.
She was born Feb. 24, 1934, in Elkhart, to Clarence and Otie (Goldy) Smith. On Sept. 8, 1956, she married Carl D. Wolf Sr. He died in 2001. She then married Charles Croy.
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Gennaro Bellino
Feb 12, 2007
ELKHART -- Gennaro "Geno" Bellino, 56, of 56907 Coppergate Drive, passed away at 6:38 a.m. Monday (Feb. 12, 2007) at home.
He was born Aug. 30, 1950, in Oriolo Calabro, Italy, to Joseph and Settimia Bellino. On April 22, 1972, he married Donna Garrett at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Elkhart.
He is survived by his...
Robert L. Sleepers
Feb 12, 2007
ELKHART -- Robert L. "Dee" Sleepers Sr., 73, of 1416 LaMar Court, died at 11:54 a.m. Monday (Feb. 12, 2007) in the University of Chicago Hospital.
He was born April 15, 1933, in Liberty, Miss., to Louis and Earnstine (Jackson) Sleepers.
He is survived by five sons, Lionell Caldwell of Mississippi, Rodney (Tanya) Sleepers of South Bend, Marise...
Andrew Angelo Barone
Feb 10, 2007
ELKHART -- Andrew Angelo Barone, 89, of Twilight Drive, formerly of Donora, Pa., died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 10, 2007) at Riverside Village in Elkhart after to a brief illness.
He was born Feb. 19, 1917, in Donora, Pa., to Guiseppe and Vincenza (Amorosa) Barone. On Feb. 19, 1941, in Donora, he married Helen D. Shark. She died...
Joan Harness
Feb 10, 2007
ELKHART -- Joan F. Harness, 68, of Cone Street, where she had lived for 40 years, died at 11:50 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 10, 2007) in Elkhart General Hospital after a sudden illness. She was born June 15, 1938, in Yonkers, N.Y., to Joseph and Anna (Gurka) Mulcahey. On Nov. 19, 1956, in Wabash, she married James L. "Jim" Harness Jr....
Martha M. Misner
Feb 7, 2007
ELKHART -- Martha M. Misner, 84, of Elkhart, formerly of Westerville, Ohio, died Wednesday (Feb. 7, 2007) in Elkhart.
She is survived by her daughters, Sandra Coomer of Elkhart, Deobrah A. Riley of Fort Wayne and Janice L. Swager of Hagerstown, Ind.; and her grandchildren, Judd (Karen) Riley of Fishers, Ind., Scott Coomer of Canton, Mich., Jenna Riley of...
Nellie M. Lamar
Feb 7, 2007
ELKHART -- Nellie M. LaMar, 84, of 57457 C.R. 13, died at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 7, 2007) in Elkhart General Hospital.
She was born June 8, 1922, in Caneyville, Ky., to Robert and Suda (Taylor) Swift. She married Ernest L. LaMar on Dec. 24, 1941.
He survives, along with a daughter, Lisa (Thomas) Adams of Elkhart; two...
Linda Lou Bergerson
Feb 7, 2007
ELKHART -- Friends of Linda Lou Bergerson, 64, of Plainfield Drive, may call from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday and one hour prior to the funeral at 11 a.m. Monday at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St. The Rev. Lil Ragland of Rock Harvest Ministries Church will officiate. Burial and graveside services will follow in Prairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart.
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Robert L. Nelson
Feb 7, 2007
METAIRIE, La. -- Robert Lee Nelson, 56, of 4220 Lenora, formerly of Elkhart, Ind., died Wednesday (Feb. 7, 2007) in Tulane University Hospital, New Orleans.
He was born July 26, 1950, in South Bend, Ind., to Harold E. and Betty (Lutz) Nelson.
He is survived by one sister, Sherri L. (Gene) Chandler of Elkhart; two brothers, Jon A....
Dorothy P. Tucker
Feb 5, 2007
ELKHART -- The family of Dorothy Picon Tucker will receive friends for two hours prior to the 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, celebration of her life service at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart. The Rev. Lil Ragland of Rock Harvest Ministries Church will officiate. At her request, cremation has taken place.
Mrs. Tucker, 75, of Locust Street,...
Dennis Lee Tucker
Feb 4, 2007
ELKHART -- Dennis Lee Tucker, 58, of 845 Grant St., died at 11:25 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 4, 2007) at home after an extended illness.
He was born Jan. 12, 1949, in South Bend, to Raymond and Connie (Weaver) Tucker. He married Kathy Wenger in 1968 in Elkhart. She died in 1984.
He is survived by one son, Jamie...
Helen A. Smith
Feb 3, 2007
ELKHART -- Helen Arlene Smith, 72, of 321 W. Clarinet Blvd., died at 12:50 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 3, 2007) at Beverly Living Center of Elkhart, 1001 W. Hively Ave.
She was born April 21, 1934, in Ligonier to Ullin and Grace (Price) Cart.
She is survived by four sons, Randy E. Faught, Mark Faught and William E. Faught...
David L. Canell, Sr.
Feb 2, 2007
ELKHART -- David L. Canell Sr., 62, of 24675 C.R. 45, died at 3:30 a.m. Friday (Feb. 2, 2007) at home.
He was born Sept. 30, 1944, in Elkhart, to Claude L. and Frances (Meadows) Canell Jr.
He is survived by one son, David L. Canell Jr. of Elkhart; two daughters, Andrea M. and Nicole A. Canell, both...
Victoria Lynn Helsel Moncada
Jan 30, 2007
ELKHART -- Victoria Lynn "Vickie" Helsel Moncada, 51, of 920 Northway Circle, A2, died at 9:43 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2007) in Elkhart General Hospital after an extended illness.
She was born March 19, 1955, in South Bend to Bill G. and Beulah I. "Bee" (Stacy) Helsel. On Jan. 30, 1999, in Elkhart, she married Lorenzo Moncada.
She...
Kent Larson
Jan 30, 2007
ELKHART -- Kent E. Larson, 55, of Elkhart, died at 9:29 p.m. Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2007) in Elkhart General Hospital, after a brief illness.
He was born June 23, 1951, in Wichita, Kan., to Glenn and Mary Larson. On Jan. 17, 1990, he married Penny Bender.
She survives, along with one son, Chad Larson of Kansas; two daughters,...
Sandra K. Palmer
Jan 27, 2007
ELKHART -- Sandra Kay "Sandy" Palmer, 65, of 30210 Chevy Chase Drive, died at 12:35 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 27, 2007) in Elkhart General Hospital following heart complications.
She was born June 26, 1941, in Kosciusko County to Howard and Gladys J. (Girten) Hill. On Jan. 12, 2003, she married Herbert D. "Dalton" Palmer. He died in 2004.
She...
Maxine K. Mazar
Jan 26, 2007
SOUTH BEND -- Maxine Kay Mazar, of 6117 Harrow Drive, South Bend, died at 5:20 a.m. Friday (Jan. 26, 2007) at home following an extended illness.
She was born April 20, 1938, in Elkhart to Haven and Fae E. (Whiteman) Trigg. On Feb. 4, 1956, in Niles, Mich., she married Jules P. Mazar. He preceded her in death on...
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