Betty Lou Hochstetler, 72, of Milford, died at 12:20 a.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at her residence of acute leukemia. She was born July 22, 1942, in Milford to Elmer and Alda (Farmwald) Slabaugh. She married LeRoy R. Hochstetler Sept. 27, 1962. Mrs. Hochstetler was a homemaker and a … Read More
Brody Osborn, infant son of Mark and LeAnn Osborn , Nappanee, died at 11:55 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, shortly after birth at Kosciusko Community Hospital. Surviving along with his parents are a sister: Ashlee Osborn, at home; grandparents: Clark (Peg) Heckaman, Nappanee; Mike (Jan) Osborn, Goshen; grandfather: David … Read More
Antonio Martinez, 79, of Nappanee, died Sunday at 2:40 a.m. at Elkhart County Hospice House. He was born June 19, 1935, in Saginaw, Mich., to Jose and Tomasa (Cruz) Sanchez. He moved to the Nappanee area in 1997. He worked for CJ Rogers Construction until he started his … Read More
Marjorie (Fox) Adams Miller, 81, of Nappanee, died unexpectedly of natural causes at 10:22 a.m., Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born Jan. 30, 1934, in Milford to George and Ruth (Fisher) Fox. She lived her lifetime in this area. Marjorie was a graduate … Read More
Walter Edwin Burkholder Jr., 67, of 11290 N 900 W, Nappanee, died unexpectedly of natural causes at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at his residence. He was born July 23, 1947, in Goshen to Walter Edwin Sr. and Edna M. (Slabaugh) Burkholder. Mr. Burkholder lived most of … Read More
June Evelyn Mishler, 85, of Nappanee, passed away at 2:05 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Wakarusa. She was a lifelong resident of Union Township and lived in the same farm house all of her life. She was born June 7, 1929, to James … Read More
Dennis “Denny” Gene Smith, 67, of New Paris, died at 11:33 am, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, where he had been a patient for 11 days after a short illness. He was born Sept. 11, 1947, in Goshen to Louis M. … Read More
Tanner Gene Zimmerman, infant son of Gene and Mary Neely Zimmerman, of Goshen, was stillborn at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at home. Surviving are his parents: Gene and Mary Zimmerman; a brother: Trace Zimmerman; sisters: Madelyn and Ciarra Zimmerman, all at home; grandparents: Cynthia and Timothy … Read More
Helen Neill Kirkwood, 86, of Nappanee, Ind., died on Jan. 9, 2015, at her residence from a long battle with cancer. She was born on Dec. 10, 1928, in Dundee, Scotland, to Charles and Mary (Easton) Hill. Helen married John C. Kirkwood on August 8, 1952 at St. … Read More
Bernhard E. (Ben) Strohbehn, 89, passed away in the morning on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, following several years with Parkinson’s disease. Ben was born Feb. 5, 1925, in New Plymouth, Idaho, to Ed and Josie Strohbehn. In 1943 he married Dorothy Knight, who died in 1946 from complications during the … Read More
Marion M. Scott, age, 96, formerly of Nappanee, died at 6:26 p.m., Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa. She was born Oct. 24, 1918, in Wakarusa to Ira and Ida (Hahn) Null. She married Gibson F. Scott, March 29, 1942. He preceded in death July … Read More
Leon Dale Hochstetler, 26, of 2026 B Road, Bremen, died unexpectedly, at 7:10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at South Bend Memorial Hospital of natural causes. Leon has had special needs since birth. He was born July 9, 1988, in Bremen to Randal L. and Susie E. (Borkholder) … Read More
Max J. Gwin, age 90, of Nappanee, died December 30, 2014 at 1:30 am. Who was Max Gwin? He was a son of Wilyard and Mary Ann (McGowen) Gwin. He was a devoted husband and a father of two. He served our country in the Navy during World … Read More
Harvey A. Graber, 60, of Milford died unexpectedly 8:55 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at his residence of natural causes. He was born April 25, 1954 in Bremen to Albert and Katie Yoder Graber. Harvey lived his lifetime in this area. He married Terry “Tessie” Stouder Oct. 31, … Read More
Luke Brandon Stutzman, infant son of Brandon and Rachel (Ham) Stutzman of Nappanee, was stillborn at 6:55 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 17, at South Bend Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his parents; twin brothers: Thomas and Daniel; a brother: Samuel; grandparents: Richard and Connie Stutzman, Nappanee; Steve and … Read More
Sandy Crilow, 70, of Wakarusa, formerly of Nappanee, passed away at 12:10 p.m., Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born Oct. 19, 1944, in Goshen, to Lamar Kenneth and Maxine (Shenenan) Warren. Sandy lived her lifetime in this area. She was a 1962 … Read More
