Johnny E. Flora, 83, Goshen, died 1:55 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at Goshen Hospital. He was born Aug. 13, 1936, in Menomonie, Wisc., to John and Dorothy (Clark) Flora. On Feb. 14, 1959, he married Phyllis (Butler) Flora and she died Aug. 19, 2009. Surviving are a … Read More
Robert Dean Riegsecker, 85, of Ligonier, went to live with his Lord, Jan. 1, 2020, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. Bob was born in Elkhart County, on Jan. 9, 1934, to John and Neomah Riegsecker. He married Sandra Emmert on July 26, 1964. He attended Millersburg School … Read More
Phyllis Ann Beer, 93, Nappanee, died unexpectedly of natural causes at 10:41 a.m., Monday, Dec., 30, 2019, at Elkhart General Hospital Emergency Room. She was born Dec. 18, 1926, in Goshen to Roy and Orpha (Kring) Blosser. Mrs. Beer was a lifetime area resident. She was a graduate of New … Read More
Steven L. Pickens, 61, of Warsaw, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, at 12:35 a.m. at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. Steven was born on Aug. 18, 1958, in Letart Falls, Ohio, to Elmer and Mary (Chaney) Pickens. He was united in marriage to Janei Boykin. Steven proudly … Read More
Wilma S. Yoder, 86, Nappanee, died at 5:50 am, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, at Elkhart Hospice House after a short illness. She was born Aug. 7, 1933 in Elkhart County to Monroe A. and Tillie (Stutzman) Stutzman. On April 7, 1955, she married Owen J. Yoder in Nappanee. … Read More
Rudolph “Rudy” Miller, 68, Nappanee, died at 2:32 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa, after a short illness. Rudy was born Jan. 24, 1951, in Elkhart to the Rev. David J. D. and Lydia Ann (Schwartz) Miller and was a lifetime area resident. He … Read More
Nancy Brumbaugh Varnado, 66, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, at Goshen Hospital. She was born July 13, 1953 in Goshen to Richard and Florence (Lahr) Brumbaugh. In 1973 she married Sam Varnado. He survives along with her mother, Florence, and three siblings, Steven (Lois) Brumbaugh of Goshen, Deanna … Read More
Opal Grace Vance, 100, Goshen, died 10:45 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 at Greencroft Healthcare. Vance was born Oct. 4, 1919 in Millersburg, to Oliver Jasper & Alta Elizabeth (Brock) Sark. On Feb. 4, 1940, in Shipshewana, she married Everett C. Vance and he died Oct. 8, 1997. … Read More
Norma J. Cowen, 88, of Columbia City, died at 7:33 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, at Miller’s at Oak Pointe where she had been a resident since 2011. Born Dec. 17, 1930, in Wheatfield, she was a daughter of the late Homer C. and Alma M. (Cooper) Woosley. … Read More
William D Hooley, 80, New Paris died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, at his home. He was born on Dec. 22, 1938, to Orvin H. and Pauline (Miller) Hooley in Elkhart. He is survived by Edith (Troyer) whom he married July 2, 1960, and children Joy Stutsman of Elkhart, … Read More
Wilma I. Borkholder, 75, Nappanee, died at 1:15 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, at Elkhart General Hospital after a sudden illness. Wilma was born on June 1, 1944, in Three Rivers, Mich. to Edward and Sylvia (Yoder) Hochstetler. She married Raymond E. Borkholder on May 24, 1967 in … Read More
Ginette Lucienne Rethlake, 81, Bremen, passed away peacefully in her home. Ginette was born on Dec. 22, 1937, in Pillon, France to the late Paul and Paulette (Habrant) Pirot. She married Donn Rethlake in February of 1958. He passed away on Nov. 3, 2014. She is survived by … Read More
Bryan E. Yoder, 59, Goshen, died unexpectedly of natural causes, 6:05 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, at his home. He was born July 6, 1960, to Carlton E. & Janice E. (Stahly) Yoder, in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Surviving are his children, Dustin Yoder, Germansville, Penn.; Brennan Yoder, Nappanee; … Read More
Charlene Stutzman, 80, Goshen, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, at Goshen Hospital. She was born Dec. 27, 1938, in Berne to Rudy and Clara (Mast) Borntrager. On July 15, 1960, she married Willis Stutzman in Fort Wayne. He survives along with two daughters, Becky (Terry) Archer of … Read More
Betty L. Weaver, 84, Goshen, died 1:05 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born Sept. 2, 1935, in Goshen, to Russell H. and Pauline H. (Holden) Holden. On July 26, 1996, she married LeRoy Gene Weaver and he died Nov. 12, 2011. Surviving … Read More
Carole E. Gessinger, 83, Nappanee, died at 2:52 pm, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa. She was born May 11, 1936, in Nappanee to Noah O. and Bernice (Peters) Miller. She was a lifetime resident of Nappanee and graduated from Nappanee High School in 1954. … Read More
