Walter R. Everest
July 29, 2014
Walter R. Everest, 78, of Bristol, passed away Tuesday July 29 at Elkhart Hospice House. He was born Sept. 24, 1935 in Elkhart to Harrison H. and Amelia M. (Dull) Everest. On May 20, 1978, in Dunlap, IN., he married Cheryl M. Thompson who preceded him in death on Nov. 28, 2009. Surviving are 2 sons: Basil E. Davis...
Stephen W. Scott
July 27, 2014
Stephen W. Scott, 60, died at 1:50 a.m. July 27 in Mishawaka. Steve was born in Mishawaka on Feb. 26, 1954, and raised by his mother, Phyllis Garl Scott, in Elkhart. Stephen W. Scott (Photo Supplied) Steve is survived by seven grandchildren; sons Eric, Ryan (Lindsay) and Michael (Nichole) Scott; brother Robert Scott; sisters Linda Peterson and Susan Brass;...
Dorothy Jean Kidder
July 22, 2014
Dorothy Jean Kidder, 90, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday July 22 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born August 6, 1923 in Chicago, IL to William C. and Edna M. (Gmelich) Rhodes. Dorothy married Eldon Seamands in April of 1947 and Walter Hardison in June of 1961. On March 8, 1982 she married Howard Kidder who preceded her in...
Ruth Elaine Nickel
July 19, 2014
Ruth Elaine Nickel, 71, of Bristol, died on July 19 at her home in Whispering Valley addition after extended treatment for cancer and three months of home visits by personnel from Goshen Home Care and Hospice. She was born on September 16, 1942 in Elkhart, Indiana, to Herbert and Jeanette Marquardt. She graduated from Elkhart High School in 1960....
James L. Pletcher
July 19, 2014
James L. Pletcher, 66 of Goshen, IN. passed away July 19, 2014 at Hospice House of Elkhart. He was born in Elkhart, IN. to John and Henrietta (Oetting) Pletcher. He married Jeri Osterloo on June 9, 1968 in Elkhart. She survives along with 2 sons, Michael of Elkhart and Mark of Evanston, IL., a brother, Tom (Jan) Pletcher of...
Phyllis A. (Mills) Gordon
July 18, 2014
Phyllis A. (Mills) Gordon, 77 of Elkhart, passed away Friday, July 18, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born September 10, 1936 in Elkhart to George and Fannie (Hay) Pettit. She married Charles M. Gordon on November 23, 1990 in Elkhart. He survives with her 3 children, Douglas (Susan) Mills and R. Scott Mills both of Elkhart and...
Bettie Dean Johnson
July 15, 2014
Bettie Dean Johnson, 64 of South Bend, IN passed away July 15, 2014 at 4:15 p.m. at Kindred Healthcare in Elkhart. She was born on September 6, 1949 in Bell City, Missouri to Cleophus and Alma Johnson Sr. Survivors include 2 sons, Israel (Heidi) Johnson and Jermaine Bradley both of South Bend, a daughter, Felicia Bradley of Mishawaka, 8...
Joseph S. Gilkey
July 14, 2014
Joseph S. Gilkey, 88, of Bristol, passed away at his home in Ft. Myers, Florida on July 14, 2014. He was born on Jan. 13, 1926 in Elkhart to Dwight E. and Esther (Shively) Gilkey. He married Louise Fallow on Dec. 12, 1948. She preceded him in death in 1994. He married Betty Roberts on Dec. 3, 1994 in...
Theresa L. McCord
July 14, 2014
Theresa L. “Terrie” McCord, 56 of Elkhart, passed away July 14, 2014 at her home. She was born August 3, 1957 in Muncie to John and Mary (Sellers) Zirkelbach. She married Jeffrey L. McCord on Jan. 13, 1973 in Muncie. He survives with 3 sons, Spartacus (Stacy) McCord of Edwardsburg, Nathaniel (Angel) McCord Sr. of Bristol and Jeremy (Cindy)...
DeWayne C. Pettit
July 10, 2014
DeWayne C. Pettit, 78 of Elkhart passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014 at his home. He was born June 12, 1936 in Elkhart to Homer and Delores (Quick) Pettit. He married Peg J. Cragun on Nov. 8, 1974 in Elkhart. She survives along with a daughter, Heather (Brad) Stevens of Menifee, CA, a son, Matthew Pettit of Las Vegas,...
Mary Kay McComish
July 9, 2014
Mary Kay McComish, 72 of Elkhart, passed away July 9, 2014 at the Elkhart Hospice House. She was born August 13, 1941 in Wausau, WI to Patrick and Catherine (Stoltz) Jarvis. She married John P. McComish who preceded her in death. Surviving are 4 daughters, Molly Krah and Colleen Lapierre of Elkhart, Katie (Jimmy) Robinson of Milwaukee, WI and...
Jacqueline "Jacque" Keehn
July 2, 2014
Jacqueline “Jacque” (Bradley) Keehn, 73, wife of the late Raymond Duane Keehn, left her earthly home and entered her heavenly abode on July 2, 2014. A native of Elkhart, Jacque was born October 1, 1940. She was the daughter of the late Dorothy Louise (Sigerfoos) and Burwyn Benton Bradley. She graduated from Elkhart High School in 1958. Jacque moved...
Logan Luke
June 28, 2014
Logan E. Luke, 86 of South Bend, IN. passed away June 28, 2014 at Morning View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in South Bend. He was born on June 6, 1928 in Middlebury, IN. to Roy E. and Ethel (Arnold) Luke. Survivors include two cousins, Mike (Jodi) Bane of South Bend, IN. and Patty (Jim) Peterson of Trenton, IL. A...
Kristina L. Ball
June 25, 2014
Kristina L. Ball, 63 of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at her home after a courageous 5 year battle with cancer. She was born May 15, 1951 in Elkhart to LeRoy Fred Edward and Winifred Arlene (Brady) Krauser. She married Robert M. “Bob” Ball on March 21, 1975 in Elkhart. He survives with a daughter, Rachelle (Tracey)...
Cynthia S. O'Brien
June 22, 2014
Cynthia S. O’Brien, 67, formally of Toledo, OH, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014 at the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care in Elkhart surrounded by her loving family. Cindy dedicated her life to her family and her passion for education. Cindy was born April 4, 1947 to Richard and Pamela (Gardner) Fangman in Toledo, OH. Cindy married John...
Eric H.J. Stahlhut
June 9, 2014
Eric H. J. Stahlhut, 48 of Elkhart, died on Monday, June 9, 2014 in Angola, Indiana. He was born on October 20, 1965. Eric was a graduate of Bowdoin College and Georgetown University Law Center, with a law degree from St. Louis University. He was a lawyer at Barnes & Thornburg and was recently selected for inclusion for the...
Ginger L. Ostrom
June 8, 2014
Ginger L. Ostrom, 61, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday June 8 in Bristol at the home of her sister. She was born Apr. 27, 1953 in Elkhart to Paul and Hazel (Bingaman) Keifer. Surviving are a daughter, Tricia (John) Borkholder of Elkhart, a son Nathan (Alicia) Ostrom- Sigsbee of Elkhart, grandchildren: Brittany, Ryan, Jr. and Eva, Step-grandchildren: Lucas and...
Linda J. Whitmer
June 3, 2014
Linda J. Whitmer, 60, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday June 3 at Elkhart General Hospital. Linda was born Oct. 17, 1953 in Sandusky, MI to Roy L. and Emily June (Calkins) Swinson. On June 16, 1979 in New Paris, IN she married Roger Whitmer who survives along with sons: David R. Swinson and Christopher L. Swinson both of Elkhart,...
Donald L. Monk
May 27, 2014
Donald L. Monk, 79 of Bristol, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at the Elkhart Hospice House. He was born May 19, 1935 in Peru, IN to Howard and Nina (Nicely) Monk. He married Lucille J. Reese on March 13, 1955 in Elkhart. She died Nov. 22, 2009. Surviving are 3 daughters, Deb (Randy) Kavas of Cincinnati, OH, Judy...
Beverly S. Moore
May 19, 2014
Beverly S. Moore, 72 of Elkhart, IN. passed away May 19, 2014 at home. She was born on Aug. 16, 1941 in Huntington County, IN. to Harold and Marguerite (Sheerer) Burton. She married Kay R. Moore on May 1, 1960 in Albion, IN. He survives along with a son, Starke Moore of Pittsburg, PA., 2 daughters, Darcy Sommerfield of...
