Terry Lee Beres, 72, Goshen, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, at home. He was born March 26, 1953, in Warsaw. His wife, Debra (Gadson) Beres, whom he married April 23, 1976, survives. He also is survived by his daughter, Jennifer Beres, Goshen; brother, Chuck (Pam) Beres, Goshen; a … Read More
David Hal Whitman, 73, Warsaw, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. He was born Feb. 28, 1952, in Bryan, Ohio. His wife, Carmen (Krohn) Whitman, whom he married June 4, 1988, survives. He also is survived by three daughters, Shawna Brown, Garden City, Mich., Sarah Mackey, West Bloomfield, Mich., … Read More
Edward Warren Read, 71, Valparaiso, died Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at Powers Healthcare, Hobart. He was born Jan. 9, 1954, in Monticello. He is survived by three children, Aaron (Laura) Read, Tori Read and Annette (Lynn) Marshall; 16 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; siblings, Steven (Vivian) Read, Julia (Pete) Santo, … Read More
Wayne E. Beachy, 71, Goshen, died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, at home. He was born Aug. 31, 1953, in Goshen. His wife, Emma Beachy, whom he married Oct. 24, 1981, survives. He also is survived by three children, Melanie Beachy, Anthony Beachy and Austin (Rachel) Beachy; four grandchildren; … Read More
Mary Ellen Mast 87, Elkhart, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at her son’s home. She was born Jan. 29, 1939, in Nappanee. She is survived by four children, Lamar Mast, Elkhart, Howard (Penny) Mast, Adamsville, Tenn., Lloyd (Bev) Mast, Elkhart, and Timothy (Brenda) Mast, Adamsville, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; … Read More
Frederick LeRoy “Fred” Von Blon Jr., 78, Millersburg, died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in South Bend. He was born Feb. 23, 1947, in Elkhart. His wife, Patricia Diane “Patty” (Collier) Von Blon, whom he married Dec. 29, 1994, survives. He also is survived by three children, Cynthia (Von … Read More
J.L. “Casey” Jones, 80, Wakarusa, formerly of Nappanee, died Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at The Waters of Wakarusa. He was born Aug. 15, 1944, in Stone Bluff, Ind. His wife, Carolyn (Miller) Jones, preceded him in death in 2012. He is survived by his daughter, Tammy (Tim) Rock, … Read More
Verda M. (Chupp) Haney, 81, Goshen, died Monday, July 21, 2025, at home. She was born Jan. 4, 1944, in Goshen. On May 4, 1963, she married Charles Haney, who preceded her in death in 2023. She is survived by her children, Jeff (Carrie) Haney, Syracuse, and Kim … Read More
Allan D. Lantz, 74, Goshen, died Sunday, July 20, 2025, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born June 7, 1951, in Goshen. On Dec. 16, 1979, he married Lisa M. Johnson, who survives. He also is survived by his children, Keith (Lauren) Lantz, Winona Lake, and Carly … Read More
David William Howell, 48, Milford, died at 7:35 a.m. Sunday, July 20, 2025. He was born Aug. 10, 1976, in Peoria, Ill. He is survived by his parents, Daniel Lee and Barbara Jane (Hunt) Howell, Kuttawa, Ky.; former wives, Marcie Horn and Amy Stout; brother, Michael (Clara) Howell; … Read More
Robert Lutes, 89, of New Paris, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Waterford Crossing, Goshen. Robert was born on Dec. 18, 1935, in St. Joseph County, to Orville R. and Louise I. (Vail) Lutes, and on Dec. 31, 1953, he married Florence Louise Hixson. They were married … Read More
Donna Jean Sexton, 64, Goshen, died Friday, July 18, 2025, at Goshen Hospital. She was born Aug. 10, 1960, in Ripley, W.Va. On March 17, 1984, she married Jackie Sexton, who survives. She also is survived by five children, Susan (Robert) Mast, Goshen, Tabbitha (Chris) Sorgel, Nappanee, Shantel … Read More
Robert Lutes, 89, New Paris, died Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Waterford Crossing, Goshen. He was born Dec. 18, 1935, in St. Joseph County. On Dec. 31, 1953, he married Florence Louise Hixson, who preceded him in death in 2023. He is survived by three children, Ralph (Melba) … Read More
Carol Julia Miller, 88, formerly of Milford, died Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Goshen Hospital. She was born Sept. 13, 1936, in Kosciusko County. On Nov. 22, 1956, she married Owen Miller Jr., who preceded her in death. She is survived by four sons, Rodney Miller, Timothy (Kathy) … Read More
Rebecca Jean (Wasson) Tyler, 78, Goshen, died Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at home. She was born Nov. 18, 1946. On June 7, 1969, she married Terry Joseph Tyler, who survives. She also is survived by her children, Jeremy (Jill) Tyler, Wakarusa, Jeffrey (Traci) Tyler, Lee’s Summit, Mo., and … Read More
Phyllis Joan Whirledge, 97, died Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at The Waters of Wakarusa. She was born Oct. 14, 1927. On May 4, 1947, she married Ernest Eugene Whirledge, who preceded her in death in 2003. She is survived by two sons, Michael (Peggy) Whirledge, Rochester, and Ed … Read More
