Barbara June Lainez
Barbara June “Barb” Lainez, 62, Etna Green, passed away at 1:45 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, at her son’s home in Warsaw. She was born on June 3, 1957, in Bremen, to Mahlon E. and Martha (Slabaugh) Schmucker. She attended the United Christian School in Nappanee and … Read More
Francis D. Miller
Francis D. Miller, 82 of Goshen died Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, at home. He was born May 4, 1937 in Coldwater, Michigan to Roy O. and Jemima (Yoder) Miller. On April 11, 1959 he married Margaret “Peg” Yoder in Indianapolis. She survives along with a daughter, Carolyn Miller … Read More
Mary Catherine Jessie
Mary Catherine Jessie, 80, Syracuse, passed away at 6:14 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, at Goshen Hospital in Goshen. She was born on Dec. 19, 1938, in Jewel Ridge, Va. to Bud and Maggie (Helton) Compton. She grew up in Virginia and West Virginia and attended high … Read More
C. Eleanor Lantz
C. Eleanor Lantz, 86, Goshen, formerly of New Paris, died 7:18 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, at Courtyard Healthcare. She was born Jan. 7, 1933, in Elkhart County to Glenn C. and Lorrain (Fisher) Mishler. On April 21, 1953, in New Paris, she married Harold Lloyd Lantz and … Read More
Neva June Slabaugh
Neva June Slabaugh, 85, Plymouth, died at 12:23 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019 at Elkhart Hospice House. She was born Dec. 3, 1933, in Marshall County to Raymond and Alma (Culp) Hochstetler. She was a 1952 Bremen High School graduate. She was a lifetime area resident; she had … Read More
Doris Marie Runyan
Doris Marie Runyan, 84, New Paris, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, at her home. She was born Nov. 6, 1934 in St. Joseph County, to Melvin R. & Alice L. (Housour) Truex. On Feb. 12, 1955, she married Jack L. Runyan in Nappanee and he died Oct. 27, … Read More
Lowell Craig Priser
Lowell Craig Priser, 52, of Lakeville, died at 4:49 a.m. Thursday, Aug.t 15, 2019, at his home. He was born on Jan. 1, 1967, in Fort Wayne, to the late Floyd E. and Marjorie (Smith) Priser. On Aug. 13, 1988, in LaPaz, IN, he was united in marriage … Read More
Verna Bontrager
Verna Bontrager, 92, Goshen, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, at Goshen Hospital. She was born April 14, 1927, in Nappanee to Samuel C. and Amanda (Borkholder) Chupp. On Feb. 3, 1949, she married Gideon J. Bontrager. He died Sept. 23, 2008. Survivors include a daughter, Karen (Bert) Stutzman … Read More
Dennis Lee Newcomer
Dennis Lee Newcomer, 70, Milford, passed away at 5:44 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, at Goshen Hospital in Goshen. He was born on July 4, 1949, in Goshen, to Devon Wayne and Betty Lou (Coleman) Newcomer. He was a lifetime Nappanee and Milford area resident and graduated … Read More
Karen Evelyn Schmucker
Karen Evelyn Schmucker, 79, Etna Green she went home to be with the Lord on Aug. 10, 2019, at her home. She was born Aug. 24, 1939, in Marshall County, the daughter of Harley and Edith (Marquet) Brock. Karen married Harold Schmucker on June 14, 1957; he preceded … Read More
Jack Edward Ulery
Jack Edward Ulery, 82, passed away on Aug. 4, 2019, in his home in Coupeville on Whidbey Island, Wash., from Alzheimer’s Disease. He was born in Nappanee, Oct. 7, 1936, to Walter C. Ulery and Ione Best Ulery. He is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived … Read More
Karen Miller
Karen S. Miller, 80, formerly of Nappanee, died at 4:35 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, at Paddock Nursing Home in Warsaw. She was born March 1, 1939, in Kokomo, to Richard and Garnet (Smith) Widup. Karen has lived in this area since 1957. She was a graduate of Milford … Read More
Gwendolyn Y. Tobias
Gwendolyn Y. Tobias, 92, Nappanee, died peacefully at 8 a.m., Monday, July 29, 2019, at her residence. She had been in ill health since the end of April. She was born March 27, 1927, in Nappanee to Mervin Franklin and Vergil Marie Adams Johnson. On May 3, 1946, … Read More
Richard A. ‘Smokey’ Schumcker
Richard A. “Smokey” Schmucker, 75, Warsaw, passed away at 4:38 p.m. on Sunday, July 28, 2019, at his home. He was born on Feb. 24, 1944, in Warsaw, to Jauncy and Thelma (Ogle) Schmucker. He was lifetime Kosciusko County area resident and attended Atwood High School. He was … Read More
Ralph L. Frauhiger — UPDATED
Ralph L. Frauhiger, 92, died Tuesday, July 23, at home. He was born Feb. 12, 1927, in Bluffton, to Noah and Esther Frauhiger. In 2003, he married Carol (Bowser) Kitson. She survives, along with two sisters, Elizabeth Schussele and Marjorie Suter, both of Goshen; and a number of … Read More
Deanna Walton
Deanna Walton, 75, of New Paris, passed away at home surrounded by her family. She was born on Oct. 27, 1943, in Noble County, to Glenn and Virginia (Clingerman) Kunce. She was married to Clifford Walton, who preceded her in 2018. She was a secretary for many years … Read More