Obituaries

Oct 12, 2006

ELKHART -- Jacob Salazer-Beltran died Thursday (Oct. 12, 2006) at Elkhart General Hospital during birth.

He is survived by his mother, Amanda Beltran; his father, Antonio Salazer; a brother, Cristobal Beltran; grandparents Bessie and Antonio Beltran, all of Elkhart; and a great-grandmother, Amalia Beltran of Weslaco, Teas.

A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at...

Oct 10, 2006

ELKHART -- Robert W. Mellinger, 84, of Elkhart, died at 5:16 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 10, 2006) in Elkhart General Hospital.

He was born March 29, 1922, in Nappanee to Kenton L. and Madge A. (Ulery) Mellinger. He is survived by one brother, Joel Mellinger of Syracuse; and one sister, Joan (Marvin) Stump of Elkhart.

He was preceded in...

Oct 4, 2006

ELKHART -- Candice D. Elswick, 59, of 3414 Superior St., died at 5:53 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 4, 2006) in Elkhart General Hospital, after a brief illness.

She was born June 6, 1947, in Chicago, to Gail and Sylvia (Boocher) Platts. On March 10, 1966, in Edwardsburg, Mich., she married Harry Lee Elswick. He died in September 2003.

She...

Oct 2, 2006

ELKHART -- Anne Gambal Cox, 81, of 1271 N. Main St., died at 8:50 a.m. Monday (Oct. 2, 2006) after an extended illness, at the home of her daughter, with whom she had been residing.

She was born Dec. 17, 1924, in Greenville, Miss., to Henry F. and Mittie Atelle (Cowan) Gambal. She is survived by three daughters, Abigail...

Oct 2, 2006

GOSHEN -- John F. Hann, 84, of 57317 Clydesdale Drive, died at 3:55 p.m. Monday (Oct. 2, 2006) in Rosewood Terrace Nursing Facility in Elkhart, after a brief illness.

He was born July 23, 1922, in Syracuse, to John and Jesse (Firestone) Hann. He married Donna J. Simpson on Oct. 2, 1965, in Elkhart. She died in April 1996....

Sep 30, 2006

ELKHART -- Max P. Holmes, 72, of 1400 W. Franklin St., died at 8:30 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 30, 2006) in Elkhart General Hospital.

He was born June 28, 1934, in Falkville, Ala., to Duard and Pearl (Price) Holmes. He married Natalie J. Misener on Oct. 2, 1954, in Elkhart. She died Oct. 27, 2002, in Elkhart.

He is...

Sep 25, 2006

ELKHART -- Mildred Ruth Daley, 88, of 2310 Waterbend Drive, died at 7:16 p.m. Monday (Sept. 25, 2006) at the home of her son, Richard B. Daley, of the Waterbend address.

She was born March 9, 1918, in Crested Butte, Colo., to Beldon H. and Elizabeth (Maxson) Bush. On March 9, 1934, in Grand Junction, Colo., she married Mathew...

Sep 20, 2006

ELKHART -- Daykeion Kirk, 16 days old, of 1704 DeCamp Blvd., died at 4:07 a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 20, 2006) at Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis.

He was born Sept. 4, 2006, in Indianapolis, to Ankoma H. and LaToya S. (Crockett) Kirk, who survive, along with three brothers, Gregory Davis Jr., Ankoma H. Kirk Jr. and Amarion E. Kirk; and...

Sep 18, 2006

GOSHEN -- Daniel B. "Danny" Poppaw, 66, of 1823 Ashley Court, died at 6:49 p.m. Monday (Sept. 18, 2006) in Elkhart General Hospital, after a brief illness.

He was born April 28, 1940, in Fort Wayne.

Friends may call from 4 to 5 p.m. today at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart. Cremation will follow the visitation....

Sep 17, 2006

ELKHART -- Carol Ann Schueneman, 65, of Broadway Boulevard, died at 6:36 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 17, 2006) in Elkhart General Hospital, after a short illness.

She was born Oct. 23, 1940, in Coloma, Mich., to Edward Leo and Lillian Agnes (Oehlhaffen) Carmody. She is survived by one son, Lt. Col. Richard A. (LeAnn) Schueneman of Forest Hill, Md.; four...

Sep 15, 2006

ELKHART -- Robert D. Stone, 78, of 23019 Lakeshore Drive, died at 5:02 p.m. Friday (Sept. 15, 2006) at Elkhart General Hospital.

He was born May 8, 1928, in Cassopolis to Robert and Esther (Beehler) Stone. He married Ethel (Randolph) Thompson on Jan. 12, 1962 ,in St. Joseph County.

She survives along with seven sons, Randy (Judi) Stone...

Sep 13, 2006

ELKHART -- Ethel Louise Wilson, 85, of 25910 C.R. 6 E., died Wednesday (Sept. 13, 2006) in Elkhart General Hospital, after a brief illness.

She was born Sept. 11, 1921, in Hicksville to Homer J. and Joy Belle (McClellan) Wagner. On July 4, 1941, in Silver Lake, she married Walter Wilson. He died in May 1998.

She is...

Sep 13, 2006

ELKHART -- Daykeana Kirk, 8 days old, daughter of Ankoma H. and LaToya S. (Crockett) Kirk of 1704 DeCamp Blvd., died Wednesday (Sept. 13, 2006) in Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis.

She was born Sept. 4, 2006, in Indianapolis. In addition to her parents, surviving are her twin brother, Daykeion Kirk, who is still at Riley Hospital; her brothers,...

Sep 11, 2006

ELKHART -- Marjorie D. Woosley, 84, of 23319 Shorelane, died at 12:30 a.m. Monday (Sept. 11, 2006) at home after an extended illness.

She was born Aug. 27, 1922, in Coldwater, Mich., to Branston and Gertrude (Young) Shoup. She married Hugh A. Woosley on Dec. 25, 1955, in Syracuse. He died Dec. 8, 1991, in Elkhart.

She is...

Sep 5, 2006

ELKHART -- Barbara J. "Barb" Robertson, 70, of 27794 Willard Road, died at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 5, 2006) at Rosewood Terrace Nursing Facility, after an extended illness.

She was born April 6, 1936, in Jasper, Ala., to Wesley and Martha "Maude" (Marsh) Odom. She married Tommy G. Robertson in 1956, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

He survives at...

Sep 4, 2006

BUSHNELL, Fla. -- Leota "Pete" Sharpe went to be with the Lord Monday (Sept. 4, 2006) from her home in Bushnell, where she resided for the past year.

At her bedside were her husband, Fred, and her daughter, Christy, along with other family and friends.

She was born in Nappanee on Sept. 14, 1944, to Raymond and Geneva...

Sep 2, 2006

ELKHART -- Friends of Paul Laverne Wait may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart. The body will then be taken to Hugeback and Chenoweth Funeral Home in Nashua, Iowa, where the visitation and service times are pending. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Nashua,...

Sep 1, 2006

ELKHART -- David Alan Groff, 55, of 1625 Erwin St., died at 2:02 p.m. Friday (Sept. 1, 2006) at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend.

He was born May 5, 1951, in Elkhart to Chester and Alta (Powell) Groff. He married Marsha Alexander on Oct. 12, 1989, in Elkhart.

She survives, along with a daughter, Dasha...

Sep 1, 2006

ELKHART -- Richard E. Ravenscroft, 73, of Lehigh Drive, died at 10 a.m. Friday (Sept. 1, 2006) at Memorial Hospital of South Bend after a battle with cancer.

He was born April 28, 1933, in Elkhart to Floyd and Dorothy (Tellerday) Ravenscroft. He married Jean Stilwell on Feb. 16, 1952, in Elkhart.

She survives in Elkhart, along with...

Aug 31, 2006

GOSHEN -- Caden David Jamesen, the son of David C. and Misty L. (McLean) Jamesen II, of S.R. 119, was stillborn at 11:58 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 31, 2006) in Elkhart General Hospital.

The parents survive in Goshen.

There will be no visitation or services. Billings Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent...