Obituaries

Dec 14, 2022

David S. Martin, 72, of Middlebury, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 13, 1950, in Wolf Lake, IN to the late Vernon and Vada (Hostetler) Martin.

David is survived by his wife of 47 years, Marilyn Martin; children, Melissa (David O'Neill) Baker, Michelle...

Dec 14, 2022

Mr. Casey Loyd Jones, 79, of Union, MI, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born in Briceville, TN on Jan.25, 1943 to the late Herbert and Ollie (Phillips) Jones. On June 14, 1963, he married his lifelong sweetheart Betty J. Funderburk in Elkhart. She passed away on Jan. 30, 2018 after...

Dec 13, 2022

Mr. Lee Howard Johnson, 66, of South Bend, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 at 11:03 am at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. He was born in Needles, California on June 25, 1956 to the late Howard Johnson and JoAnn (Short) Coffman, who survives him in Arizona. Surviving Lee at home is his beloved companion...

Dec 13, 2022

Phyllis A. Wood, 77, of Elkhart, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Elkhart Place.

Phyllis was born on March 27, 1945 in Laporte, IN to the late Daniel and Masselene (Allen) Smith. She married the love of her life, Ronald E. Wood on May 20, 1967. Ron passed away on February 22, 2015.

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Dec 13, 2022

Donnie "Duck" L. Jackson, 63, of Elkhart, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born in Elkhart on April 8, 1959, to the late Louis and Myrtle Jackson.

Donnie is survived by his daughters, Shannon Allen and Shelley Flynn; grandchildren, Amari and Amiya Jackson and Kamriah Logan; Rochelle Allen, mother of...

Dec 11, 2022

Mrs. Nannetta Jolene "Nan" Forrest, 80, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 6:14 am at Elkhart General Hospital. She had been in ill health. Nan was born in Sikeston, Missouri on June 19, 1942 to the late Cleo and Ardella (Gay) Wright. On July 28, 1979, she married George L. Forrest, II in Elkhart....

Dec 8, 2022

Charles F. Brown, 89, of Elkhart passed away peacefully at his home on December 8, 2022. He was a devout Catholic and member of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church in Elkhart. He is survived by his wife of 62 yrs, Shirley A. Brown, also of Elkhart; their 6 children, Tony (Sonja Sjoquist) of Lakeville, MN, Tim (Cherise Blexrud) of...

Dec 7, 2022

Judy Mae Young, 68, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Elkhart General Hospital after a short illness. Judy was born on June 30, 1954 in Blytheville, Arkansas to the late Julius and Bessie (Jackson) Young. Judy is survived by her three daughters, Barbara Young, Markeita Young and Kizzy Young; ten loving grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren;...

Dec 3, 2022

Mr. Robert J. "Bob" Wagoner, 68, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 9:30 am at his home. He was born in Elkhart on September 23, 1954 to the late Earl D. Wagoner and Mildred E. (Hosler) Wagoner-Youdbulis. Besides his parents, Bob is preceded in death by his step-father William Youdbulis and sister-in-law Linda Wagoner....

Dec 2, 2022

Mark K. Eller, 69 of Mishawaka, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 2, 2022 at 9:50 pm at Elkhart General Hospital. He had been in ill health. He was born in Mishawaka on September 12, 1953 to the late Warren J. and Ruth (Miller) Eller.

Surviving is his brother James Eller and sister Jolene Plummer, both of...

Nov 30, 2022

David A. Nesbitt, 84, of Elkhart, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at his residence. He was born in Noble County, IN on May 3, 1938, to the late Samuel H.A. and Margaret (Green) Nesbitt.

David is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Nancy Nesbitt; children, Rick (Becky) Nesbitt, Craig Nesbitt, Timothy (Caroline) Brill,...

Nov 29, 2022

Mr. Irving C. "Cecil" Clarkson, 71 of Elkhart, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 2:04 am at Goshen General Hospital. He had been in ill health. He was born in Elkhart on December 18,1950 to the late Thomas R. and Alice Lou Helen (Barnes) Clarkson. Also preceding Cecil in death are brothers LeVon and Randall Clarkson....

Nov 28, 2022

Marcea Denise (Tillman) Anderson, 68, of Elkhart, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2022, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born on November 20, 1954, in St. Louis, MO, to the late Richard Tillman and Georgia (Taylor) Abernathy.

Marcea is survived by her husband, Rodney Anderson; children, Erica (Ernest Jennings) Harris, Stacey (Nate) Church, and Byron Harris;...

Nov 26, 2022

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Mr. Michael Scott "Mike" Grant, 44, of Elkhart, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 4:21 am from injuries received in an auto accident on County Road 4 around the same time. He was born in Elkhart on December 20,1977, to the late Richard Grant and Cathy Jo (Stacy)...

Nov 25, 2022

Debra Marie "Debbie" Bilancio, 69, of Elkhart, passed away unexpectedly Friday evening, November 25, 2022, at her home. Debbie was born on April 7, 1953, in Elkhart to the late Arthur Vincent and Alice M. (Hettsmansperger) Bilancio. Debbie was a 1971 graduate of Elkhart High School and worked at Schultz Insurance Company in the office for over 40 years....

Nov 25, 2022

Louie Hylkema, 97, of Elkhart, went to be with His Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Friday, November 25, 2022 at Elkhart General Hospital.

Louie was born on July 1, 1925 in Balk, Netherlands to the late, Inte and Akke (De Winter) Hylkema. He married the love of his life, the late, Sadie (Davis) Hylkema on April...

Nov 25, 2022

Rosalind M. "Lollie" Varanelli, 87 of Elkhart, Indiana, was called home to be with our Lord on Friday November 25, 2022, at East Lake Nursing in Elkhart with family by her side.

Rosalind was born in Elkhart, on July 6, 1935, to the late Robert and Frances (Poultney) Gause.

Rosalind was preceded in death by...

Nov 25, 2022

Linda Jean Thompson, 74, of Middlebury, passed away peacefully Friday morning, November 25, 2022, surrounded by love and her family at the Center for Hospice Care, Raclin House in Mishawaka.

Linda was born on July 20, 1948 in Elkhart to the late Homer Gene and Louise (Gerhart) Fisher.

She married her best friend and true...

Nov 23, 2022

The life of this precious angel from God was born August 8th, 1967 to Robert Loftin and Vera Norman. The Word of God tells us that man's days are numbered and God the Father of us all decided to call his daughter, Mary home to glory on Wednesday, November 23, 2022.

Mary was preceded in death by...

Nov 22, 2022

Darlene R. Elswick, 62, of Edwardsburg, MI, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Goshen on March 24, 1960, to Ronald E. Hershberger and Shirley Jean Swain.

Darlene is survived by her loving husband, Dennis Elswick; children, Mark (Dawn) Hershberger, Jamie (Bethany) Freeze, Dakota (Joanna)...