Sandra K. Cox, 80, of Lake of the Woods, died at 2:48 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth after a short illness. She was born Feb. 10, 1940, in Plymouth to John and Wanda (Taylor) Lowry. She was a graduate of Plymouth High School. … Read More
Ruth Fay Budd, 91, Greencroft in Goshen (a life-long resident of Pulaski County) went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. She passed away peacefully in her sleep. She was born on Oct. 12, 1929, in Winamac, to the late Joseph and Fay [Agnew] … Read More
Anna Belle Weldy, 89, Wakarusa, formerly of CR 32, Elkhart, died at 6 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, at Miller’s Merry Manor. She was born Aug. 23, 1931, in Elkhart County to Herbert F. and Miriam F. (Copenhaver) Roose. On Nov. 25, 1950, in Wakarusa, she married Dale … Read More
John Scott Fortner, 49, Nappanee, died at 7:50 a.m., Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, at his residence of natural causes. He was born April 30, 1971, in Wabash to Garry and Linda (Barnett) Fortner. Mr. Fortner worked in the manufacturing industry. He loved his children. John enjoyed making people … Read More
Audrey L. Higginbotham, 85, Nappanee, passed away at 5:22 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, at Elkhart General Hospital after a short illness. She was born March 23, 1935, in South Bend, to Everett and Nettie (Shoue) Higginbotham. Audrey has lived her lifetime in this area. She had worked … Read More
Adriana Mares Solano, 38, New Paris, died at Goshen Hospital Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. She was born on Sept. 20, 1982, in Mexico to Julian Mares and Juana Yolanda Solano. On Sept. 3, 2016, she married Ranulfo Mejia Mejia. Adriana is survived by her husband Ranulfo, her father … Read More
Thomas Allan Besson, 71, Nappanee, went home to be with the Lord and his family in Heaven on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Witham Health Services Hospital, Lebanon. Tom was born March 13, 1949, in Warsaw, to R. Dale and Mary (Watkins) Besson. On Feb. 19, 1972, a … Read More
Bertha Schmucker, 96, Nappanee, died at 10:25 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, at Paddock Springs, Warsaw, where she has resided since February. She was born Sept. 12, 1924, in Elkhart County to Noah and Matilda (Yoder) Brandenberger. Mrs. Schmucker lived her lifetime in the Elkhart County area. She … Read More
Verna Maierle, 96, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, at Goshen Hospital. She was born Jan. 1, 1924, in Monroe County, Mich., to Eugene and Lillian Long McCarty. On June 11, 1941, she married Earl Maierle in Blissfield, Mich. He died in February 1976. Survivors include three daughters: Sharen … Read More
Franklin Hurst, 94, New Paris, passed away at 2:12 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at Paddock Springs Assisted Living in Warsaw. He was born Sept. 16, 1926, in Elkhart County to Lloyd and Ella (Smith) Hurst. He was a lifelong area resident and a graduate of New Paris … Read More
Rosemary Maust, 90, Goshen, died of natural causes surrounded by her children, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, at Goshen Hospital. She was born March 13, 1930 in Nappanee, to Neal and Fannie (Hochstetler) Slabaugh. On Oct. 23, 1949 at North Main Mennonite Church, Nappanee, she married Herbert Ray Maust … Read More
Brian E. Klingerman, 62, passed away on Nov. 20, 2020 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was born in Bremen on August of 1958 to Chester (Skip) and Joyce Klingerman, Jr. Maternal grandparents were Frank and Teresa Kukla, and paternal grandparents were Chester and Katherine (Williams) … Read More
Ronald Dale Slabaugh, 67, Nappanee, died Nov. 19, 2020 at 12:35 p.m. at the home of a niece, Ernest and Esther Miller. He was born Jan. 22, 1953, in Bremen, to Simon T. and Laura (Miller) Slabaugh. Surviving is a sister, Esther (Mose) Yoder, Nappanee; brother, Fred Slabaugh, … Read More
Maria De Los Angeles “Angela” Guevara de Rodriguez, 70, Elkhart, formerly of New Paris, died 12:07 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, at Goshen Hospital. She was born July 31, 1950, in McAllen, Texas, to Manuel and Aurora (Juarez) Guevara. On April 29, 2017, she married Fermin Rodriguez. … Read More
Esther M. Kintzel, 98, Nappanee, passed away at 4:15 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa. She was born May 30, 1922, in Elkhart County, to Amos and Louetta Mae (Schaffer) Ruff. Esther was an Etna Green High School graduate. She had worked at Schultz … Read More
Floran L. Mast, 97, Elkhart, entered into the joy of his Lord and Savior on Nov. 17, 2020, at Hubbard Hill Estates. He left a legacy of faithfulness. Floran was born Nove. 14, 1923, in Elkhart County to Albert and Goldie (Culp) Mast. He married Naomi Golden June … Read More
