Jerry Stow
July 8, 2017
Jerry Stow Sr., 82 of Elkhart, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Sprenger of Mishawaka. He was born March 7, 1935 in Washington, Iowa to Fred A. and Leora (Morse) Stow. He married Sharon A. Williams on Oct. 2, 1954 in Elkhart. She survives along with 4 children, Jerry (Kathy) Stow Jr. of Elkhart, Julie...
James Cooper
July 2, 2017
James Edward Cooper, 64 of Cassopolis, MI, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born Aug. 9, 1952 in Elkhart to Calvin and Doris (Fischer) Cooper. Surviving are 2 daughters, Lindsey (Matthew) Baird of Northville, MI and Lauren (James) Canders of Pittsfield, ME; 1 son, James B. (Kimberly) Cooper...
Louis G. Swift
June 30, 2017
Louis G. Swift, 82, longtime Elkhart resident, passed away Friday June 30, 2017 at Golden Years Homestead in Ft. Wayne.
Louis was born Dec. 3, 1934 in Pleasant Lake, IN to Donald O. and Esther (Harpham) Swift.
On Dec. 12, 1955 in Detroit, he married Marie Rader who preceded him in death on...
Doris A. Kirchner
June 15, 2017
Doris A. Kirchner, 89, of Elkhart passed away Thursday evening at Elkhart General Hospital.
She was born October 6, 1927 in Goshen to Jesse M. and Elsie M. (Bleile) Albin. She married Theodore H. Kirchner on Sept. 3, 1949 in Goshen. He died on Oct. 8, 2009. Surviving are a son, Bruce (Kathy) Kirchner of...
Cartha Campbell
June 13, 2017
Cartha Campbell, 94, of Elkhart passed away Tuesday evening at Center for Hospice Care, South Bend.
She was born on February 11, 1923 in Morehouse, Missouri to William A. and Addie (Couch) Miller. She married Clifford Carlisle on March 29, 1941. He died Oct. 29, 1984. She then married Rollin Campbell on May 16, 1987....
Vera Lynn Ball
June 9, 2017
Vera Lynn Ball, 61 of Elkhart, was found passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017 in her home.
She was born on April 15, 1956 in Campton, KY to William Eugene and Thelma (Taulbee) Ball. Surviving are 2 sisters, Gracie (Ron) Venticinque of Bristol and Eva Eugenia (Patrick) Joice of California. She was preceded in...
Thomas E McManus, Sr.
June 9, 2017
Thomas Eugene McManus, Sr., 82, of Elkhart passed away Friday, June 9th, at Elkhart Hospice House.
He was born June 19, 1934 in Elkhart, IN to Eugene A. and Ruth E. (Gravender) McManus. He married Linda L. Leininger on November 14, 1959 in Elkhart, IN.
Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Linda;...
Ferdinande C. Eriksen
May 28, 2017
Ferdinande C. “Ferdie” Eriksen, 88 of Bristol, passed away on May 28, 2017 at Hubbard Hill Estates.
She was born April 7, 1029 in Heidelberg, Germany to Friedrich W. and Ottilie Mathilde (Joest) Kaiser. She married Einar Eriksen on June 7, 1953 in Goshen. He died on Dec. 13, 1997. Surviving are a son Scott...
Denice Yvonne Russell
May 27, 2017
Denice Yvonne Russell, 63 of Elkhart, passed away May 27, 2017 at the Elkhart Hospice House.
She was born Oct. 31, 1953 in Dayton, Ohio to Theodore Ralph and Mary Lou (Gerspacher) Russell.
Surviving are a son, Brian Scott Higgins; 5 sisters, Jeanne Belote of Elkhart, Michelle Boniella and Julie Sostrom both of...
Alexander Jansen
May 25, 2017
Alexander Jansen, 83, of Bristol passed away Thursday, May 25 at Elkhart Hospice House.
He was born October 23, 1933 in Aachen, Germany to Helena DeGroot. He married Agatha M. Schreurs on October 11, 1958 in Roermond, Netherlands. She survives along with 3 daughters, Nicole (Daniel) Panaccione of Morgantown, WVA, Karina (Dragan Mejic) Jansen of...
Dennis L. Rogers
May 24, 2017
Dennis Lee Rogers, 68, of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday May 24th at home. He was born Oct. 16, 1948 in Michigan City, Indiana to Junior L. and Evelyn (Medford) Rogers. He married Jenny V. Freeze on Feb. 28, 1969 in Elkhart. She survives with a son, Thomas (Kim Buckley) Rogers of Constantine, MI, a daughter, Denise (Lee...
Ronald J. Tracy
May 16, 2017
Ronald J. Tracy, 74, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday May 16th at Hospice House of Elkhart surrounded by his loving family.
He was born January 2, 1943 in Constantine, Michigan to Lee C. and Gladys O. (Lambert) Tracy. He married Rebecca J. Menges on Aug. 5, 1962 in Bristol. She survives along with 2 daughters,...
Joan M. Bice
May 6, 2017
Joan M. Bice, 81, of Elkhart, passed away at home on May 6, 2017. She was born on October 30, 1935 in Rehoboth, OH to Fred W. and Elsie (Faires) O’Hare.
She is survived by her children: Darrell Bice of Elgin, IL; Bryan (Chris) Bice of Sterling, IL; Douglas (Linda) Bice of Loves Park, IL...
Craig Alan Campbell
May 6, 2017
Craig Alan “Plummer” Campbell, 62, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday May 6, 2017 at Hospice House of Elkhart.
He was born March 1, 1955 in Elkhart to Thomas R. and Nancy (Stoner) Campbell.
Surviving are his mother Nancy Aydelotte, his beloved earth angels: Donna Campbell, Lynn Campbell Minichillo and Denise Campbell Hall; step-mothers...
Janet S. Johnson
May 5, 2017
Janet S. Johnson, 73, of Elkhart, passed away Friday May 5 at home surrounded by her family.
Janet was born May 3, 1944 in Elkhart to Gerald D. and Mildred E. (Cook) Armstrong.
On Nov. 14, 1981 she married Larry G. Johnson who survives along with a son Scott A. Miller,
...
Donald Robert Huffman
May 4, 2017
Donald Robert Huffman, 84, of Bristol, IN and Georgetown, TX died on May 4, 2017 at his home in Bristol.
He was born on August 7,1932 in Timberville, VA the eldest son of the late Lester C. Huffman and Anna Naomi Showalter Huffman.
Mr. Huffman was a graduate of Timberville High School (VA)...
Hazel V. Roske
May 2, 2017
Hazel V. Roske, 95 of Middlebury, passed away on Tuesday, May 2nd at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by her sons.
She was born April 23, 1922 in Elkhart to Howard and Erma (Hitesman) Miller. She married Richard Frank Roske Sr. on June 26, 1943 in Ft. Sill, OK. He died on Dec. 19,...
Tonya Sue Scalf
April 30, 2017
Tonya Sue Scalf, 69 of Elkhart, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017 in her home.
She was born on Aug. 25, 1947 in Terre Haute. She married Martis C. Scalf on July 29, 1968 in Elkhart. He survives along with 2 daughters, Toni (Brent) Kreighbaum and Mary Fenner both of Elkhart; 6 grandchildren; 11...
Brandon Alexander Lee Snider
April 27, 2017
Brandon Alexander Lee Snider, two days old, of Elkhart, passed away April 27, 2017 at St. Vincent’s Women’s Hospital, Indianapolis.
He is survived by his parents, Terry Lee Snider and Marsheila Stickler of Elkhart: twelve brothers and sisters, and maternal grandmother, Edna Chupp.
Friends may visit with the family from 11 – 1...
John D. Ganger
April 14, 2017
John D. Ganger, 81 of Elkhart, formerly of Bristol, graduated to heaven on Good Friday, April 14th.
He was born October 7, 1935 to Henry and Florence Ganger. John and his wife Gloria, were married on April 14, 61 years ago. They have four sons, Jay (Janice Tabb) of South Bend,...
