Phil ‘Flip’ Hochstetler
Phil “Flip” Hochstetler, age 80, Nappanee, died at 4:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, after a recent sudden illness. He was born July 9, 1940, in Plymouth to Glen L. and Margaret (Hill) Hochstetler. Phil lived his lifetime in Nappanee. He was a graduate of Nappanee High School … Read More
Amos Poe Jr.,
Amos Poe Jr., 77, Leesburg, passed away at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Courtyard Healthcare Center, Goshen. He was born on Jan. 26, 1943, to Amos and Anna (McGuire) Poe in Floyd Co., Ky. Amos was raised in Kentucky and moved to the Kosciusko Co. area … Read More
Gladys F. Stouder
Gladys F. Stouder, 97, Goshen, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born June 14, 1923, in Nappanee to Roy and Gertrude (Morgan) Flora. Mrs. Stouder is survived by a daughter, Brenda (Wade) Ford of Fletcher, N.C.; a granddaughter, Gina Thomas; a great-grandson, Bryan (Natalie) … Read More
Helen L. Mishler
Helen L. Mishler, 94, Nappanee, passed away at 2:55 p.m., Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at her residence. She was born March 11, 1926, in Nappanee to James C. and Bessie E. (Brown) Mishler. She attended Brown School. Helen had worked at CTS in Elkhart. She attended Union Center … Read More
Carl ‘Ed’ Holcomb
Carl “Ed” Holcomb, 78, Elkhart, formerly of Nappanee, went to be with his wife Tanya, at 9:50 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at Eastlake Nursing Home, Elkhart. He was born March 1, 1942 in Cambell’s Creek, W. Va. to Carl and Opal (Hammock) Holcomb. On June 2, 1972, … Read More
Mary Fern Bontrager
Mary Fern Bontrager, 54, Nappanee, passed away at 5:30 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, unexpectedly at her residence of natural causes. She was born February 15, 1966 in Sturgis, Michigan to Samuel W. and Bessie (Yoder) Bontrager. She moved to Nappanee in 2002. She was a member of … Read More
Raymond E. ‘R.E.’ Borkholder
Raymond E. “R.E.” Borkholder, 74, Nappanee, died at 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at his residence after a six week illness. He was born Nov. 13, 1946, in Bremen to Eli Jay and Catherine (Coblentz) Borkholder. On May 24, 1967, he married Wilma I. Hochstetler in Nappanee. … Read More
Betty J. Ward
Betty J. Ward, 85, Mishawaka, formerly of Nappanee, died at 11:09 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, at her residence of natural causes. She was born April 5, 1935, in Hicksville, Ohio, to Ike J. and Nina (Hart) Ish. Mrs. Ward was a graduate of Hicksville Ohio High School. … Read More
Sandra K. Cox
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
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
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
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
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
Thomas Allan Besson
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
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
Rosemary Maust
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