Tomie M. Kiger
November 4, 2011
Tomie Kiger, of Elkhart, passed away on November 4, 2011 at Greenleaf Health Campus, Elkhart, IN. She was born October 8, 1929 in Nicholasville, KY to Rollie and Lucy (Thompson) McCarty. She married Thomas Kiger, June 22, 1958. He preceded her in death April 22, 1999. She is survived by her daughter, Alica (Mike) Castor of Elkhart; two nieces,...
Carmen J. Peterson
October 28, 2011
Carmen J. Peterson, 85, of Elkhart went home to be with her Lord on Friday morning. She was born March 13, 1926 in Elkhart to Ned S. and Helen B. (Mitchell) Morse. On Nov. 29, 1947 she married Thomas F. Moore who preceded her in death on Dec. 8, 1971. On Mar. 31, 1973 she married Russell Peterson who...
Olga Boza-Kesners
October 23, 2011
Olga Boza-Kesners, 100, of Elkhart, died at 6:43 am, October 23, 2011 at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart. She was born January 20, 1911 in Riga, Latvia. She is survived by 1 son Andris Aldis (Wilhelmina) Kesners of Colorado Springs, CO; and a granddaughter Saskia Kesners and her fiancé Brian Robinson of Colorado Springs. She was preceded...
Alberta B. Gandy
October 21, 2011
Alberta B. Gandy, 93, of Elkhart died Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 at Greenleaf Living Center, Elkhart. She was born April 7, 1918 in Noble County, Indiana to Claude and Velma (Metz) Hartsock and married Colby J. Gandy on Sept. 29, 1939 in Huntington, IN. He died Dec. 30, 2003. Surviving are a daughter, Karen (Randall) Thomson of Elkhart, a...
Helen Mae Hollison
October 16, 2011
Helen Mae Hollison, 84, died October 16, 2011 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born November 27, 1926 in DesMoines, IA to James Lester and Goldia O. (Sparks) Eaton. On May 2, 1944 she married Burdette M. Stephen in DesMoines. He died April 5, 1965. She married Leland P. Hollison November 27, 1970 in DesMoines. She had worked as...
Geraldine Ann Tuhacek
October 7, 2011
Geraldine “Geri” Tuhacek, 80, of Elkhart, died Friday October 7, 2011 at her home. She was born August 16, 1931 in Allendale, MI to Edward and Edith (Hesslinger) Zylstra and married Richard Tuhacek on March 30, 1951. He died April 9, 2007. Surviving are 4 daughters, Kim Tuhacek, Tammy (Tim) Garber, Ginger (Jim) Pontius-Jenkins and Gerilynn (Shawn) Cline all...
Maxine H. Beasey
October 6, 2011
Maxine H. Beasey, 81, of Goshen, died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Courtyard Healthcare in Goshen. She was born Aug. 7, 1930 in Tefft, IN to James A. and Virginia L. (Nelson) Margison and married Keith Beasey on June 5, 1948. He died Aug. 7, 1991. Surviving are a son, Michael (Diane) Beasey of Middlebury, a daughter, Vicki (Edward)...
Roger P. Rosenberg
October 3, 2011
Roger P. Rosenberg, 64, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2011 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka. He was born in Estherville, Iowa to the late Lester and Clara (Ayers) Rosenberg. On December 23, 1967 he married Delfa G. Franek of Lake Park, Iowa. She survives, along with their 5 children: Stacey (Cindi Ciesiolka) of Mishawaka, Chris of...
Eugene D. Swartz
September 21, 2011
Eugene Dale Swartz, 84, of Bristol died Wednesday at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Jan. 27, 1927 in Elkhart to Edwin L. and Caroline (Lehman) Swartz. On Sept. 11, 1948 he married Dorothy L. Conover who survives along with two daughters: Judy Ann (Jon) Mater of Middlebury and Carol Jean (Bob) Becktell of Newark, OH; two sons: Steven...
William Bruce Beach
September 21, 2011
William “Bill” Bruce Beach, 66, of Elkhart, went home to be with the Lord with his loving family at his side at 6:00 am, September 21, 2011. He was born to Howard and Alice (Cripe) Beach on March 20, 1945 in Mishawaka. He married Shirley Miller in Elkhart on April 2, 1988. She survives along with daughter Windy (Conrad)...
Concetta M. Siciliano
September 11, 2011
Concetta M. Siciliano 86, of Elkhart died at 4:27 pm Sunday on Sept. 11, 2011 at her home. She was born March 1, 1925 in Gerace Reggio Calabria, Italy to Giuseppe and Teresa (Milieri) Cataldo. She married Vincenzo Siciliano on Nov. 9, 1944 in Gerace, Italy. He died on Jan. 5, 1980. Surviving are her children, Rosa (Vincenzo) Staltari...
Cinthia Elaine Hess
September 8, 2011
Cinthia Elaine Hess, 54, of Elkhart, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 at her home. She was born Sept. 25, 1956 in Goshen to William R. and Gloria L. (Rink) Hossler. Surviving are a son, Matthew Allen Hess, granddaughter, Zadie Sue Hess, her father, William Hossler, a brother Richard (Karen) Hossler and a sister Nathalie Hossler all of Elkhart. She...
Toni L. Brown
September 5, 2011
Toni L. Brown, 56 of Elkhart, died at 4:40 am, Sept. 5, 2011 at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born April 29, 1955 in Elkhart to Paul E. and Wilma P. (Ross) Goble and graduated from Elkhart Central High School in 1973. Toni was co-owner of 3N Appaloosa Ranch, Peoria, AZ and served in the U.S. Air...
Lillian B. Pfeifer
September 5, 2011
Lillian B. Pfeifer, 91, of Elkhart died September 5, 2011 at Greenleaf Health Campus in Elkhart. She was born August 17, 1920 in Chicago to Vincent and Josephine (Schultz) Sczepaniak. She married Anton Pfeifer who preceeded her in death. Survivors include a daughter, Renee Blackmon of Elkhart. Visitation and services will be held at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home in Naperville,...
Frank Pugliese
September 4, 2011
Frank Pugliese, 96, of Elkhart, died at 6 pm, September 4, 2011 at Atria Eastlake Assisted Living, Elkhart. He was born September 12, 1914 in Elkhart to Stefano and Rosa (Barone) Pugliese. He married Christabel Lapham who preceded him in death on September 19, 1998. He is survived by 2 sisters Mary Grace Miller and Josephine Araneo, both of...
Dzidra Kalass
September 1, 2011
Dzidra Kalass, 85, of Bristol, passed away September 1, 2011 at 1:25 pm at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born October 17, 1925 in Riga, Latvia. Her parents were Evalds and Vilhelmine Berzins. She married Rudolfs Kalass in Germany on March 1, 1947. Her husband Rudolfs survives along with a daughter Ilze Gilkey of Elkhart; a son Imants Kalass...
Betty A. Stewart
August 31, 2011
Betty A. Stewart, 91, of Elkhart, died August 31, 2011 at 12:35 pm at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart. She was born in Kosciusko County, IN on June 11, 1920 to Esta Roy and Cora Gripe. On December 2, 1939 she married Wendell Paul Jones in Claypool, IN. He died January 7, 1977. She married Charles W....
Ruth L. Close
August 29, 2011
Ruth L. Close, 84, of Osceola, passed away August 29, 2011 at 4:57 pm at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Elkhart. She was born September 28, 1926 in Mishawaka to Carl M. and Esther (Behney) Brumbaugh. On October 4, 1947, she married Paul W. Close who preceded her in death. Surviving are a son Martin Close...
Nelba I. Shook
August 27, 2011
Nelba I. “Nene” Shook, 69, of Elkhart died at 9:41 am Saturday August 27, 2011 at home. She was born April 5, 1942 in Wabash, Indiana. Surviving are her parents Cynthia and Paul Sigsbee of Bristol, three daughters; Sonja Gilbert, Violet (Mark) Wakeman and Tamyra (Louis Lambert) Wade-Shook all of Elkhart, 12 grandchildren, Mark (Joanna) Wakeman, Camille (Harold) Frazier,...
Adartha "Dottie" Thomas Minegar
August 25, 2011
Adartha “Dottie” Thomas Minegar, 88 of Elkhart, died at 7:18 am Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 at Hubbard Hill Estates. She was born October 3, 1922 in Noble County, Indiana to Earl E. and Edna (Ridinger) Hicks and married Raymond H. Minegar on April 8, 2003 in Elkhart. He survives with her daughter, Mary L. (William) Rowe of Yacolt, WA;...
