Updated: Nancy C. Biever, 81, Bremen, formerly of Nappanee, died at 10:50 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at Bremen Community Hospital after a short illness. She was born Nov. 24, 1933, in North Dakota to Samuel and Zenna Warner. On Sept. 3, 1951, she married Richard J. Biever in … Read More
Updated: Betty M. Sinclair, 94, passed away at 9:10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, at Greencroft Nursing Center. She had been a resident there since 2011. She was born June 2, 1921, in Milwaukee, Wis. to Edwin Sr. and Anna (Olesen) Moody. On June 7, 1942, she married Robert … Read More
Updated: Allan Robert Willis, 69, Wakarusa, died at 3:45 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, at his residence. He was born Jan. 2, 1946, in Elkhart to Robert C. and Mary (Mellinger) Willis. Allan lived in Nappanee until his marriage to Linda Shumaker on Oct. 26, 1968 in Wakarusa. Since … Read More
Updated: Mary B. Lord, 73, Nappanee, died at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Riverside Village Nursing Home, where she was admitted a week ago. She was born on Jan. 18, 1942, in Whitley County, to Reuben and Elsa (Watson) Aker. She moved to the Nappanee area six … Read More
Updated: Earl Dean Helmuth, 24, Nappanee, died at 6:31 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, in Michigan City, as a result of a drowning accident. He was born March 11, 1991, in Nappanee to Walter Ray and Barbara Sue (Hochstetler) Helmuth. Earl Dean was a lifetime area resident and a … Read More
Updated: Steven Lee Hockert, age 73, of Nappanee, passed away Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Nov. 6, 1941, at Goshen Hospital to David and Jeanette (Richmond) Hockert. On Jan. 19, 1963, he married Kathleen Mitchell. She survives along with two sons: Tad (Deb) … Read More
Updated: Melvin R. Miller, 86, a lifetime resident of Nappanee, died at 5:55 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa from complications due to recent hip surgery. He was born March 31, 1929, to Ray J. and Edna (Miller) Miller. He married Gertrude Miller on Aug. … Read More
Updated: Truman L. Martin, 90, of Nappanee, peacefully passed away after a brief illness at his home at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. He was born July 12, 1925, in Harrison Township, to Willis and Nellie (Culp) Martin. He was a lifetime area resident. Truman was a dairy … Read More
Updated: Lydia Mae Burkey, age 94, passed away at 7:35 am, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa. She was born Sept. 21, 1920, in Marshall County to Joseph and Emma (Miller) Schwartz. Mrs. Burkey was a lifetime area resident. She was married to Paul L. Burkey … Read More
Updated: Donald R. Helmuth, age 61, Milford, passed away at 1:02 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne from injuries received in a horse riding accident on Aug. 18, 2015. He was born April 21, 1954, in Bremen to Crist E. and Wilma (Yoder) Helmuth. … Read More
Updated: Ronald J. Ruiz, age 62, of South Bend, formerly of Wakarusa and Nappanee, died unexpectedly in Temple, Texas, at 8:18 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. He was born August 5, 1953 in Elkhart to Victor and Bernice (Bonner) Ruiz. He was married to Marilyn Cowles. She preceded him … Read More
Updated: Paula Bixler, age 60, of Elkhart, passed away at 6:33 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart after a long illness. She was born April 5, 1955, in Dayton, Ohio, to Paul and Ruth (Lunsford) Dawson. She moved to Michigan in 1985, … Read More
Updated: Grace Quinn Schmucker, infant daughter of Myron and Joanna (Yoder) Schmucker, Nappanee, was stillborn at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at Elkhart General Hospital. Grace is survived by her parents; brothers: Bentley Dwight; and Brent Alan, at home; maternal grandparents: Orlin and Betty (Miller) Yoder, Nappanee; and … Read More
Updated: Debra J. Freed, 62, Nappanee, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, from natural causes at her daughter’s residence. She had been in ill health for an extended period of time. She was born Feb. 26, 1953, in South Bend, and has lived in Nappanee since 1975. She worked at … Read More
Updated: Irma Jean “Dee” Leavitt passed peacefully from this life at 5 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at Greencroft Health Center, Goshen. Irma Jean was born to Lee and Lilian (Hoffman) Schlager Sept. 24, 1927, in Canton, Mo. She graduated from Canton High School in 1945 and Culver Stockton College … Read More
Updated: Mason Griffin Brow, son of Griffin and Elizabeth (Stouder) Brow, of Goshen, died at 5:35 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, at Elkhart General Hospital. Surviving are his parents; a sister: Lily Brow, at home; paternal grandparents: Mark (Claudia) Brow, New Paris; maternal grandparents: Roger (Vicki) Stouder, South Bend; … Read More
