Earl F. Stachel
June 17, 2009
Earl F. Stachel, 89, of 3109 E. Bristol Street, Elkhart, died at 6:15 pm June 17, 2009 at his residence. He was born September 23, 1919 in Lansing, MI to Walter and Louise (Masuch) Stachel. He married Mozette F. Campbell in February of 1988 in Elkhart who survives along with a daughter, Nancy Fairfield of Noblesville, IN, 2 sons,...
Max C. Garl
June 16, 2009
Max C. Garl, 83, of Elkhart, passed away at 12:30 am, June 16, 2009 at Golden Living Center, Elkhart. He was born January 15, 1926 in Elkhart to Clinton E. and Ruth (Cook) Garl and married E. Virginia Arnold on July 29, 1950 in Angola, IN. She died on May 17, 1989. Surviving are twin daughters, Karen Kay Grise...
Robert Stevens Snyder
June 5, 2009
Robert Stevens Snyder, 89, of 1801 Greencroft Blvd. Goshen, formerly of Bristol, Indiana, died at 8 pm Friday, June 5, 2009 at his residence. He was born June 3, 1920 in Elkhart to Ervan Bert and Margaret (Stevens) Snyder and married Doris E. Bertch on August 7, 1943 in Greenville, NC. She survives with 2 daughters, Tamra (David) Redden...
Jerrion L. Brown-Gary
May 30, 2009
Jerrion L. Brown-Gary, 2 months, of Elkhart, Indiana died May 30, 2009 at home. He was born on March 26, 2009 in South Bend, Indiana to James L. Gary Sr. and Tamela T. Brown. Surviving are his parents, James L. Gary Sr. and Tamela T. Brown of Elkhart, a brother, Daniel Brown at home, Grandparents, Pastor Danny T. (Martha)...
Saleme Ferrah
May 29, 2009
Saleme Ferrah, 98 of Elkhart, Indiana died May 29, 2009 @ 11:20 P.M. at Eastlake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on August 10, 1910 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana to Fred & Zera Masloob. She married Samuel Ferrah who preceded her in death in 1974. Survivors include a son, Fred (Bonnie) Ferrah of Elkhart, three grandsons and a...
Retha P. Cline
May 28, 2009
Retha P. Cline, 88 of 343 South Nappanee Street, Elkhart, died May 28, 2009 @ 8:25 P.M. at Woodland Manor Nursing Home. She was born August 27, 1920 in Elkhart, Indiana to Louis H. and Leona (Hoover) Miller. She married Theodore E. Cline on November 11, 1944 in Crown Point, Indiana. He preceded her in death June of 1986....
Terry Kirchner
May 25, 2009
W. Terry Kirchner, 55, of 58547 Walnut Hills Trail, Elkhart, died at 2:17 pm, Monday, May 25, 2009 at Elkhart General Hospital after a sudden illness. He was born February 1, 1954 in Elkhart to Kenneth E. and Zella “Cecilia” (Mellott) Kirchner. He married Debra A. Smith on May 24, 1980 in Elkhart. She survives with a daughter, Kathryn...
Constance Ann Connelly
May 25, 2009
Constance Ann Connelly, 63 of Elkhart, Indiana died May 25, 2009 @ 7:32 A.M. at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born on August 22, 1945 in Topeka, Kansas to Laverne and Irene (Hilmer) Hangartner. Survivors include three sons; William (Shasta) Watton of Elkhart, Indiana, Edward (Nadia) Watton of Melbourne, Florida and Jim (Misty) Watton of Coco, Florida, seven grandchildren,...
Kathryn L. Wambaugh
May 23, 2009
Kathryn L. Wambaugh, 91, of Elkhart, died at 1:40 pm Saturday, May 23, 2009 at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born September 28, 1917 in Warsaw, Indiana to John and Nora A. (Bules) Blosser and married Christian F. Wambaugh on February 26, 1943 in Elkhart. He died on July 14, 1988. Surviving are several nieces and nephews including...
Rodney D. Anderson
May 21, 2009
Rodney D. “Dutch” Anderson, 82, of Elkhart, died at 7:00 am Thursday, May 21, 2009 at his home. He was born January 7, 1927 in Elkhart to John R. and Mabel (Method) Anderson and married Nadine N. Phillips on August 14, 1954 in Elkhart. She survives with 2 sons, Mitchell (Susan) Anderson and Michael Anderson both of Elkhart and...
Leone E. Buhler
May 21, 2009
Leone E. Buhler, 91 of Elkhart, Indiana died May 21, 2009 @ 2:35 A.M. at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born on August 3, 1917 to Merle F. and Mary (Silveous) Kimes. She married Joseph Buhler on June 24, 1939 in Elkhart, Indiana. He survives along with a sister, Maxine (Bill) Smith of Elkhart, Indiana. She was preceded in...
Jean N. Eller
May 20, 2009
Jean Naomi Eller, 88, of Elkhart, IN, formerly of Climax, MI, died Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:15 am at Riverside Village in Elkhart. She was born May, 3, 1921 in Kalamazoo, MI to LaVern E. and Estella Mae (Roberts) Yingling, and was raised by Ransom Myers Sr. and her mother, Estella Mae Myers. She married Harold W. “Skeet”...
James F. Hurt
May 17, 2009
James F. Hurt, 88 of Elkhart, Indiana died May 17, 2009 @ 6:55 A.M. at Elkhart Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born on February 12, 1921 in Handy, Missouri to Russell H. and Margret Emmaline (Green) Hurt. He married Sophie Nichols on May 3, 1941. She died March 10, 2002. He then married Theresa Thrailkill on...
Ralph C. Hausman
May 12, 2009
Ralph C. “Skip” Hausman, 77, of Elkhart, died at 12 pm, Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at the Indiana Veterans Home in West Lafayette, IN. He was born September 26, 1931 in Elkhart to John and Evelyn M. (Pettit) Hausman. Surviving are 2 sons, John (Lorri) Hausman of Fithian, IL and Edward (Lorraine) Hausman of Maui, HI; 4 grandchildren and...
Eleanore J. Hartman
May 10, 2009
Eleanore J. Hartman, 87, of Elkhart, died at 4:20 am, Sunday, May 10, 2009 at the LuAnn Nursing Home, Nappanee. She was born January 17, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio to Finley and Davina (Beveridge) Goodwin and married Edward H. Hartman on April 4, 1941 in Cleveland. He died on December 25, 1996. Surviving are 3 daughters, Sandy (Richard) Blake...
Charles W. Stewart Sr.
May 9, 2009
Charles W. Stewart Sr., 93, of Elkhart, died at 1:43 am Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born February 10, 1916 in Morgantown, WV to Charles R. and Rosalie (Corbin) Stewart and married Esther Hansen in 1937. She died in 1970. He then married Betty Jones who survives along with 3 sons, Charles W. (Patricia)...
Shayla M. Aston
May 8, 2009
Shayla M. Aston, 4 of Mishawaka, Indiana died May 8, 2009 at 11:15 A.M. at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. She was born on September 16, 2004 in Mishawaka, Indiana to Shelly Aston. She survives along with a sister, Shianna Aston at home, four aunts; Linda Peffley, Betty Austin and Gwen Lower all of Elkhart and Diane (Bill) Riordan...
Bonnie J. Hoover
May 3, 2009
Bonnie J. Hoover,79 of Elkhart, Indiana died May 3, 2009 @ 4:28 P.M. at Elkhart Hospice House. She was born on July 17, 1929 in Bristol, Indiana to Frank I. and Martha M. (Sala) Hoover. Survivors include a sister, Betty Berger of Elkhart; two nieces, Cindy (Richard) Mills and Diana Hoover both of Elkhart; two great nieces and one...
Levi B. Wise
May 2, 2009
Levi B. Wise, 86 of Union, Michigan died May 2, 2009 at 9:00 A.M. at home. He was born on December 4, 1922 in Goshen, Indiana to Benjamin & Ethel (Dubbs) Wise. He married Onalee M. Gentry on July 9, 1947 in Roseland, Indiana. She survives along with a son, Edward (Diane) Wise of Union, Michigan; three daughters, Jeanne...
Lucille A. Aston
May 2, 2009
Lucille A. Aston, 79 of Elkhart, Indiana died May 2, 2009 at 10:10 A.M. at Hospice House, Elkhart. She was born on November 16, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois to Robert & Bertha (Chester) Petrone. Surviving are 5 daughters; Linda Peffley, Betty Austin and Gwendolyn Lower of Elkhart, Diane (William) Riordan of Montgomery, Illinois and Shelly Aston of Mishawaka, Indiana,...
