Gladys M. Erikson
October 10, 2015
Gladys M. Erikson, 92 of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born on July 4, 1923 on the family farm in Bondville, Illinois to Jesse L. and Viola (Foster) Keller. She married William E. Erikson on July 7, 1943. He died on March 28, 1993. Surviving are 3 daughters, Sherry (Mark) Willard,...
Donna J. Gordon Copsey
September 30, 2015
Donna J. (Gordon) Copsey, 86 of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 at Greenleaf Living Center. She was born March 28, 1929 in Nappanee to Donald and Lillian (Wells) Snyder. She married Arnold D. Gordon, who preceded her in death in 1982. She then married Ray E. Copsey on Feb. 5, 2000. He survives with her daughter, Melissa...
Beatrice A. Daggett
September 27, 2015
Beatrice A. Daggett, 96 of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 at the Elkhart Hospice House. She was born Dec. 30, 1918 in Sturgis, MI to Henry M. and Mamie Lee (Crane) Ankney. She married Frank E. Daggett on Aug. 16, 1969. He died on Oct. 25, 2009. Surviving are her children, Dean (Barbara) Daggett, Donn (Sally) Daggett...
Edward G. Van Wormer
September 23, 2015
Edward G. “Sonny” Van Wormer, 56, of Somerset, KY, formerly of Elkhart, IN and Jones, MI passed away Sept. 23, 2015 in Somerset, KY. He was born Sept. 13, 1959 in Bristol, IN to Edward H. and Darlene (Artley) Van Wormer. Surviving are 2 sons, Jerimiah (Summer) Van Wormer of Magnolia, TX and Jedediah Van Wormer of Somerset, KY;...
Willis F. Spry
September 17, 2015
Willis F. Spry, 90 of Winter Haven, Fl, formerly of Elkhart, passed away Sept. 17, 2015 at his home. He was born Jan. 19, 1925 in Manchester, TN to Marion F. and Serena Ellen Spry. He married Mary Ellen Lemons on Dec. 24, 1947. She died Oct. 10, 2013. Surviving are 4 daughters, Mildred Konrath, Cathy Wentland, Geneva Adams...
Kenneth E. Lindgren
September 17, 2015
Kenneth E. Lindgren Jr., 58 of Union, MI, passed away Sept. 17, 2015 at his home. He was born June 25, 1957 in Woodstock, IL to Kenneth E. Lindgren Sr. and Kathaleen B. Sanders. He married Christine I. Tunis on May 6, 1989 in Jones, MI. She survives with a daughter, Heather Ann Lindgren and a son Ryan M....
Dana M. Alter
September 17, 2015
Dana M. Alter, 55 of Osceola, passed away Sept. 17, 2015 at the Elkhart Hospice House. He was born May 21, 1960 in South Bend to Donald E. and Nellie I. Alter. Surviving are a daughter, Karen (Jorge) Diaz de Leon of Goshen; 3 grandchildren, Ethan, Julia and Joselin Diaz de Leon; 2 brothers, Dallas and David Alter both...
James R. Hacker
September 14, 2015
James “Jim” Hacker, 79, of Elkhart, passed away Monday Sep. 14, 2015 at his home. He was born April 16, 1936 in Huntington, IN to Eva and Roy Hacker. On August 9, 1959 in Warren, IN he married Suzanne Klepser who survives along with 2 sons: Dennis (Cheryl) Hacker of Dublin, OH and Dr. Kevin (Coleen) Hacker of Cupertino,...
Ruth S. Adams
September 14, 2015
Ruth S. Adams, 98 of Elkhart, passed away at her home at Eastlake Terrace on Monday, Sept. 14, 2014. She was born July 16, 1917 in Elkhart to Russell and Sylvia (Vescelus) Schlarb. On May 30, 1936, she married Wilford Adams in Elkhart. She is survived by a daughter, Loretta (Terry) Deak of Bristol; 2 sons, Randall (Sandra) Adams...
Aileen R. Burns
September 12, 2015
Aileen R. Burns, 93 of Elkhart, passed away Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 at Hubbard Hill Estates. She was born Oct. 29, 1921 in Capron, IL to Andrew A. and J. Margaret (Staas) Mulligan. She married Maurice W. Burns on June 3, 1944 in Capron, IL. He died on March 17, 1994. Surviving are a son, Charles (Darla) Burns of...
Edmund H. Cook II
September 5, 2015
Edmund H. Cook, II, 57 of Elkhart, passed away, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015 at his residence. He was born Nov. 19, 1957 in Elkhart to Billy D. Cook and Delores J. Wilkinson Cook. Surviving are 2 sons, Ross Eldon (Thais) Cook of Marietta, GA and Alexander S. (Krista) Cook of South Bend; a grandson, Cameron David Cook; a sister,...
Michael T. Happer, Sr.
September 1, 2015
Michael T. Happer, Sr., 78, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday Sep. 1, 2015 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born March 8, 1937 in Elkhart to Thomas V. and Marian S. (Schutt) Happer. On Aug. 29, 1959 in Elkhart, he married Gloria J. Holdeman, who survives along with a son Michael T. (Denise) Happer, Jr. of Elkhart and a...
Gail A. Hicks
August 24, 2015
Gail A. Hicks, 59, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, Aug. 24, 2015 at IU Health, Goshen Hospital. She was born July 30, 1956 in South Bend to James F. and Barbara E. (Hatfield) Troxel. She married Steven P. Hicks on July 16, 1983 in Nappanee. He survives along with her parents, James and Barbara Troxel of Nappanee; Step-children, Tyron...
Martha E. Cook
August 21, 2015
Martha E. Cook, 94 of Elkhart, passed away Friday, Aug. 21, 2015 at The Maples at Waterford, Goshen. She was born March 8, 1921 in Nappanee to Mervin and Eva (Anglemyer) Wagner. She married Bert R. Cook on Feb. 17, 1946 in Nappanee. He died on April 1, 1999. Surviving is a son, Duane E. Cook of Goshen; 2...
Goldie M. Gouker
August 21, 2015
Goldie M. Gouker, 101 of Elkhart, passed away Friday, Aug, 21, 2015 at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Nov. 22, 1913 in Cropsey, IL to Prier L. and Susie E. (Tarter) Brantley. Surviving are 2 daughters; Ramona Thompson and Waynalene Sue Newell; 5 grandchildren; John (Nancy) Artley, Marilee (Mike) Newman, Alan Artley, Edward (Shelly) Newell, and...
Donald R. Carpenter
August 19, 2015
Donald R. Carpenter, 85 of Elkhart, passed away, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 in his home. He was born January 1, 1930 in Niles, Michigan to Lloyd and Evelyn (Price) Carpenter. He married Marjorie F. Reish on Oct. 1, 1950 in Elkhart. She preceded him in death on Oct. 30, 1993. Surviving are a daughter, Mindy (Kerry) Glassman of Elkhart...
Thomas P. Goggan
August 15, 2015
Thomas P Goggan, 69, died Saturday in Elkhart after a two year battle with Pancreatic Cancer. He is survived by his loving wife of 26 years, Celeste, of Elkhart, IN; his 3 sons, John (Bretta) Goggan of Weidman MI; Chad (Michele Yoder) Maskill of Casselberry FL; Matthew (Tara Evans) Maskill of Nappanee IN; his Daughter in Law, Rhonda (Tom)...
Richard Paul Smith
August 11, 2015
Richard Paul “Smoky” Smith, 92, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday Aug. 11, 2015 at Hospice House of Elkhart. He was born April 16, 1923 in Winter, WI to Curtis and Etta Faye (Gordan) Smith. On Oct. 7, 1942 in Daleville, IN he married Ruby J. Middleton who preceded him in death on Jan. 3, 1972. Surviving are his son,...
Nylene Junelle Culveyhouse
August 8, 2015
God called a special angel to heaven on Saturday August 8, 2015, Nylene Junelle Culveyhouse, 77, of Elkhart passed away at home. She was born March 27, 1938 in Elkhart to Floyd H. and Edna (Lovejoy) Kindle. On Christmas Eve in 1959 she married Donald Culveyhouse who survives along with 4 children: Richard (Sharon Ladner) Walls of Gulfport, MS;...
Mary E. Putnam
July 28, 2015
Mary E. Putnam passed away unexpectedly in the early morning of July 28, 2015. She was born June 22, 1928 to Allen and Erlestine (Corp) Trumbull in Swanton, Ohio. In 1934 she moved to Grosse Pointe, Michigan where she spent all her early school years. Later she was an alumna of Beloit College and University of Michigan. While at...
