Porter T. Bechtel, Jr.
Oct 25, 2006
ELKHART -- Porter Theodore Bechtel Jr., 79, of 21544 S.R. 120, died at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 25, 2006) at home, apparently of a heart attack.
He was born April 30, 1927, in Elkhart to Porter T. and Lenora (Jewell) Bechtel. He married Shirley Stover. They later divorced. He married Mary Ellen Poling in Elkhart on July 20, 1974....
Nathan Ross Elrod
Oct 21, 2006
ROCKWELL, N.C. -- Friends of Lance Cpl. Nathan Ross Elrod may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Powles Funeral Home of Rockwell. Funeral services will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church Family Life Center, Rockwell. Benny L. Vickrey Sr., pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in the church's cemetery with full military honors by...
James F. Carter
Oct 20, 2006
Dec. 18, 1964 - Oct. 20, 2006 ELKHART -- James F. Carter Jr., 41, of 303 Waterfall Drive, died at 11:31 a.m. Friday (Oct. 27, 2006) at Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born Dec. 18, 1964, in Hammond to James and Judith (Smith) Carter.
He is survived by a son, Jonathon Carter of Goshen; and a sister, Lynda...
Chesire Tharpe
Oct 20, 2006
GOSHEN -- Cheshire R. "Ray" Tharpe, 72, of 415 Hackett Road, died at 6 a.m. Friday (Oct. 20, 2006) in Elkhart General Hospital, after an extended illness.
He was born May 2, 1934, in Bradenton, Fla., to Lewis and Abbie (McMulen) Tharpe. On Nov. 30, 1974, in Goshen he married Ola F. Ernsberger.
She survives along with one...
Jean E. Cochran
Oct 18, 2006
ELKHART -- Jean Ellen Cochran, 77, of 1311 Presidents Drive, died at 3:15 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 19, 2006) at home after a brief battle with cancer.
She was born April 27, 1929, in Goshen to Homer and Gladys (Poyser) Sowers.
She is survived by two sons, Tony L. Cochran of Elkhart and Jeff (Debbie) Cochran of Bristol; three...
Maria Marquez
Oct 18, 2006
ELKHART -- Maria Marquez, 89, of 928 S. Third St., died at 2 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 18, 2006) at home.
She was born Dec. 6, 1916, in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico, to Filipe and Sista (Garcia) Marquez. She married Trinidad Marquez, who preceded her in death.
She is survived by a son, Martin Marquez of Elkhart; four daughters, Petra...
Barbara Ann Church
Oct 18, 2006
ELKHART -- Barbara Ann Church, 57, of 622 C.R. 3 North, died at 10:40 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 18, 2006) at Elkhart General Hospital.
She was born May 24, 1949, in El Paso, Texas, to Carlos and Faye (Haddox) Dowell. She married Grover Church on June 28, 1986, in Elkhart.
He survives along with two sons, Dale and Ted...
William Magyar
Oct 17, 2006
ELKHART -- William Edgar "Willie" Magyar, 72, of 51710 Downey St., died at 12:25 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 17, 2006) in the home of his caregiver, Carol Magyar O'Conners, in South Bend, after an extended illness.
He was born July 15, 1934, in South Bend, to Nicholas and Faye (Boatman) Magyar. On July 2, 1971, in Langdon, N.D., he married...
Herschel Lee Smith
Oct 17, 2006
ELKHART -- Hershel Lee Smith, 76, of 1905 W. Indiana Ave., died at 7 a.m. Tuesday (Oct. 17, 2006) at home, after a nine-year battle with cancer.
He was born Feb. 9, 1930, in Hillsboro, Tenn. to Lewis H. and Emma (Baker) Smith. On July 1, 1950, in Rossville, Ga., he married Ether Lee Smith.
She survives at...
Marilou Holdeman
Oct 13, 2006
BRISTOL -- Marilou Holdeman, 81, of C.R. 8, Bristol, died at 8 a.m. Friday (Oct. 13, 2006) at Elkhart General Hospital.
She was born May 23, 1925, in Fort Wayne to William and Helen (Pauley) Wolf. She married Merle B. Holdeman on June 9, 1946, in Elkhart.
He survives, along with two sons, Paul E. Holdeman of Middlebury...
Montana Corey Sult-Tennant
Oct 12, 2006
ELKHART -- Montana Corey Sult-Tennant died Thursday (Oct. 12, 2006) at Elkhart General Hospital during birth.
He is survived by his parents, Jeremiah Sult and Stephanie Tennant of Elkhart; a brother, Maverick Tennant of Elkhart; grandparents Janiel Rinehart of Elkhart, Richard Tennant of Spokane, Wash., Debbie Morgan and Robert Silt, both of South Bend; and great-grandparents Skipper Johnson of...
Jacob Salazer-Beltran
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...
Robert W. Mellinger
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...
Candice D. Elswick
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...
Anne Gambal Cox
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...
John F. Hann
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....
Max P. Holmes
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...
Mildred Ruth Daley
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...
Daykeion Kirk
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...
