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, 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, 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
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
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
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
John J. Helmuth, 89, Nappanee, passed away at 3 a.m., Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at his residence after a two-week short illness. He was born March 25, 1931, in Marshall County, to Henry H. and Lydia Ann (Hochstetler) Helmuth. On Jan. 20, 1955, he married Cora Knepp in … Read More
Noel Gene George, 81, Nappanee, died surrounded by his family at 12:41 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, at his home after a short illness. He was born Dec. 17, 1938, in Nappanee to Truman Donald and Wilma (Yoder) George. Noel was a lifetime area resident and graduated from … Read More
