Raymond M. Douglas Jr.
April 17, 2010
Raymond M. Douglas Jr., 77, of Bristol, died April 17, 2010 at Hubbard Hill Estates. He was born August 25, 1932 in South Bend to Raymond M. Douglas Sr. and Lille (Helling) Douglas and married Joanne E. Schrock on June 21, 1953 in Elkhart. She survives with 4 daughters, Lori (Jeff) Whisler, Teri (Bud) Stout, Juli (Stan) Burt and...
Richard W. Matteson Sr.
April 17, 2010
Richard W. Matteson, Sr. ,65, of Elkhart died at 3:37 am Saturday (April 17, 2010) at home. He was born March 18, 1945 in Columbia City, IN to Claude Marion and Mary Ellen (Gillispie) Matteson who preceded him in death. On Feb. 18, 1972 in Elkhart he married Jean Slabach who survives along with 5 daughters: Michelle Symanski of...
Norma Jean Poyser
April 12, 2010
Norma Jean Poyser 89, of Elkhart, passed away April 12, 2010, in the Lincoln Hills Health Center, New Albany, Indiana. She was born May 21, 1920 in Elkhart to the late Hubert and Sadie Nicholson. She was a graduate of Elkhart High School. Norma worked for Elkhart General Hospital as head cashier until her retirement. Her husband, Richard D....
Robert B. Place
April 8, 2010
Robert Bice Place, 90, of The Villages, FL, passed away on April 8, 2010 at Hospice of The Villages. He was born March 7, 1920 in Crown Point, IN. He married Beverly Thiem in Osceola on May 1, 1967. She survives along with son Todd Place, 2 daughters Cathy Rhodes and Cindy Conrad, and step-son Terry Thiem. He was...
Sharon C. Kreighbaum
April 7, 2010
Sharon C. Kreighbaum, 65, of Elkhart, died April 7, 2010 at 5:15 am at Valley View Healthcare Center after a length battle with Alzheimer’s. She was born September 14, 1944 to Margaret Soule in St. Paul, MN. She is survived by a daughter Dawn (Phil) Gage of Bristol; a son Timothy (Paula) Kreighbaum of Rockford, IL; 4 grandchildren Courtney...
Omar O. Swinehart
April 7, 2010
Omar O. Swinehart, 87, of Elkhart, died April 7, 2010 at 11:57 am at Golden Living Center. He was born April 25, 1922 to Del C. & Louise (Cable) Swinehart in Elkhart. On July 23, 1945 he married June R. Boyer in Elkhart. She died November 25, 2009. He is survived by his daughter Susan Swinehart of Elkhart, a...
Patricia L. Minichillo
April 6, 2010
Patricia L. Minichillo, 75, of Elkhart, died April 6, 2010 at 10:28 pm at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born September 22, 1934 to Lloyd and Rose (Goss) Sommers in Elkhart. On June 27, 1981 she married Patsy Minichillo. He died October 14, 2005. She is survived by a son Michael T. (Beth) Ward of Elkhart; 2 sisters Ruth...
John Namisnak
April 3, 2010
John Namisnak, 85, of Elkhart, died at 4:20 am April 3, 2010, at Eastlake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was born September 3, 1924 to George & Eva (Adamowski) Namisnak in Auburn, NY. He is survived by son Timothy J. (Lisa) Namisnak of Elkhart; daughters Julie (Tim) Namisnak-Jones of Farmington, NM and Susan (Joe) Martinez of Mishawaka; 6 grandchildren...
William T. Marschke
April 1, 2010
William T. Marschke, 77, of Edwardsburg, died April 1, 2010 at 6:18 am at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Feb. 11, 1933 to Edward & Frances (Bitke) Marschke in Chicago. He married Peggy Lamb in Chicago. She survives with sons Kurt (Jackie) of Elkhart, and Raymond (Maurcia), grandchildren Erica, Caitlin, Josh, Bethany and Ashley; brothers Frank of Bradenton,...
James O. Super
March 31, 2010
James O. Super, 81, of Bristol, formerly of Elkhart, died March 31, 2010 at 4:55 pm at Eastlake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was born Sep. 27, 1928 to Arthur O. and Lola (Horein) Super in Battle Creek, MI. He married Margaret “Peg” Homan on March 26, 1950 in Elkhart. She survives along with son Steven J. (Susan) Super...
Robert R. Gaugler, Sr.
March 20, 2010
Robert R. Gaugler Sr. 75 of Elkhart, IN died Mar. 20, 2010 at Hospice House of Elkhart. He was born on May 13, 1934 in Osceola, Ind. to Raymond R. and Bernice (Smith) Gaugler. He married Germaine R. DeMeyer on May 13, 1956 in Osceola, IN. She survives along with a daughter, Cynthia (Joseph) Lewis of Goshen, two sons,...
Rollin L. Newell
March 17, 2010
Rollin L. Newell, 83 of Elkhart, died March 17, 2010 at 7:30 pm at home. He was born to Myron and Amanda Irene (Hostetler) Newell on March 5, 1927 in Bristol. He is survived by 2 daughters, Ramona Bracker and Elizabeth (David) Earick; and a son, Edward (Shelly) Newell, all of Elkhart; 5 grandchildren, Jennifer Earick, Tracey Earick, Benjamin...
Thomas E. Bender
March 16, 2010
Thomas E. Bender, 74, of Elkhart, died at 7:00 am, March 16, 2010 at Elkhart Hospice House. He was born October 6, 1935 to Milo T. and Wanda J. (Mercer) Bender in Elkhart. On November 23, 1957, he married Anna J. Young in Osceola. His wife survives with 2 sons, Roger Bender of Middlebury and Brian (Peggy) Bender of...
Joaquin R. Arroyo
March 9, 2010
Joaquin R. “Jack” Arroyo, 81, of Elkhart, died March 9, 2010 at his home. He was born Aug. 16, 1928 in San Francisco, CA to Louis and Sophie (Gonzalez) Arroyo and married Josephine Montez on April 17, 1949 in San Antonio, TX. She survives with 4 sons, Joaquin Arroyo Jr., of Baton Rouge, LA, David (Phyllis) Arroyo, Arthur (Fonda)...
Leland D. Wilbur
March 7, 2010
Leland D. “Lee” Wilbur, 84, of Elkhart, died at 11:40 am March 7, 2010 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born June 4, 1925 in Elkhart to Ellsworth “Jim” and Gertrude (Eash) Wilbur and married Patricia K. Goddard on Oct. 27, 1951 in Hamburg, NY. She survives with a sister, Marilyn Williams of Elkhart and several nieces and nephews....
Evelyn Thatcher Harris
March 5, 2010
Evelyn Thatcher Harris, 91, of Goshen, died 7 pm March 5, 2010 at the Maples at Waterford, Goshen. She was born July 28, 1918 in Russell, Ill to Maynard A. and Florence (Frogge) Williams. She married Paul E. Thatcher on Aug. 28, 1936. He died Feb. 28, 1978. She then married Dale Harris on March 17, 1992. He died...
Charles Whitcomb Phillippe
March 5, 2010
Charles Whitcomb Phillippe,86 of Bristol, Ind. died March 5, 2010 at 5:05 am at home. He was born Sept. 3, 1923 in Frankfort, Ind. to D. Maynard and Alzena Clare (Goff) Phillippe. He married Letha G. Cutler on June 9, 1946. She survives along with two sons; Alan Craig (Peggy) Phillippe of Baudette, Minn., Charles A. (Cyndie) Phillippe of...
Pamela A. Marion
March 2, 2010
Pamela A. Marion, 57 of Elkhart, Ind. died March 2, 2010 @ 12:30 P.M. at Courtyard Healthcare Center in Goshen. She was born on June 22, 1952 in Elkhart to Maynard C. and Olive A. (Stanley) Messick. She married E. Michael Marion on June 16, 1991 in Mishawaka, Ind. Survivors include her husband, E. Michael Marion of Elkhart, a...
Joseph L. Perry
February 28, 2010
Joseph L. Perry, 62, of Elkhart, died at 8:30 pm Sunday, February 28, 2010 at his home. He was born Aug. 9, 1947 in Elkhart to Charles J. and Frances G. (Walters) Perry. Surviving are a brother, George (Sue) Perry of Elkhart; 2 sisters, Carol (Sonny) Long of Edwardsburg, MI and Pamela (Jerry) Perry of Elkhart and many nieces...
Barbara L. Yoder
February 28, 2010
Barbara L. Yoder, 76 of Edwardsburg, Mich. died February 28, 2010 at 7:02 AM at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born February 25, 1934 in Niles, Michigan to Mr. & Mrs. Frank Unley. She married Amos M. Yoder on April 13, 1952 in Goshen, Ind. He preceded her in death on Nov. 12, 2009. After 57 years of marriage...
