Sharon Rose Yoder, age 49 of Nappanee, went to be with Jesus at 4:35 a.m. on Thursday morning July 4, after a courageous 3-year battle with cancer. Sharon was born on April 8, 1975 in Elkhart to Wade and Judy (Anglemyer) Pfeiffer. On May 28, 1994 she married … Read More
Kenneth A. Gall, 62, Goshen, died at 11:31 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2024, at Goshen Hospital. He was born Oct. 16, 1961. His wife, Peggy (Alexander) Gall, whom he married Aug. 23, 2019, survives. He also is survived by two brothers, Ivan (Gladys) Gall, Nappanee, and Gene (Tracy) … Read More
Steven David Clark, 60, Nappanee, died unexpectedly at 11:11 a.m. Saturday, June 22, 2024, at home. He was born Sept. 10, 1963. On Aug. 19, 1994, he married Mary Caudle, who survives. He also is survived by his daughters, Faith (Alex) Clark Powell, Kokomo, and Rachel Clark, Mishawaka; … Read More
Kirby Wogomon, 65, Elgin, Ill., died Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Henry Ford Hospital, West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. He was born Nov. 25, 1958. He is survived by his mother, Carolyn (Whetten) Hull, and stepfather, Tom Hull, Ligonier; sons, Brandon (Jillian) Wogomon, New Boston, Mich., and Chase Wogomon, … Read More
Christy Joe Bontrager, 33, died at 5:11 p.m. Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Goshen Hospital. He was born Nov. 29, 1990. He is survived by his parents, Floyd and Carolyn Bontrager; two brothers, Brandon (Brittany) Bontrager, Leesburg, and Kevin (Carolyn) Bontrager, Bremen; three sisters, Sheila (Amos) Bontrager, Bremen, … Read More
Barbara J. Stouder, 86, Nappanee, died Monday morning, June 17, 2024, at home. She was born Nov. 21, 1937. Her husband, William D. “Bill” Stouder, preceded her in death in 2017. She is survived by three daughters, Dale (Bryan) Barr, Nappanee, Angela Stouder, Nappanee, and Deb (Jeff Lambert) … Read More
Billy Lee Mitchell Jr., 67, Nappanee, died unexpectedly Friday morning, June 14, 2024, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born July 2, 1956. His wife, Rose (Kuhns) Mitchell, whom he married July 7, 2000, survives. He also is survived by three children, Angela (Scotty) Johnson, Granger, Terrell (fiancée … Read More
Roger Lee Grimm, 80, Nappanee, died at 11:54 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2024, at Bremen Doctor’s Hospital. He was born July 14, 1943. His wife, Janet (Shields) Grimm, whom he married June 29, 1992, survives. He also is survived by two children, Mike Grimm, Holland, Mich., and Kari … Read More
Charles “Derick” Sanders, 35, Claypool, died in a motorcycle accident Wednesday, June 12, 2024. He was born May 7, 1989. On Jan. 27, 2021, he married Karen G. Prater, who survives. He also is survived by his mother, Teresa Cantrell, Argos; his siblings, Santanna (Steven) Shook, Rochester, Samantha … Read More
Lisa Renée Bennett, 53, Nappanee, died Thursday, June 13, 2024. She was born Sept. 23, 1970. She is survived by her mother, Karen E. (Metzger) Frantz, North Manchester; son, Harley (Alexandra Collins) Shingledecker, Three Rivers, Mich.; companion, Jeff “Ty” Coggins, Nappanee; brother, LaMont (Tiffany) Bennett, Warsaw; stepbrother, Joe … Read More
Vernon M. Kauffman Sr., 72, Nappanee, died at 6:28 a.m. Monday, June 10, 2024, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Oct. 1, 1951. He is survived by four sons, Mark (Jennifer) Kauffman, Goshen, Mike Weaver, Corpus Christie, Texas, Gary (Shelli) Kauffman, Bremen, and Vernon (Lisa) Kauffman Jr., … Read More
Francis Olaf Olson, age 88, of Milford, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home. He was born Jan. 1, 1936, the son of Theodore and Alta Olson in Starke County, Indiana. On Oct. 10, 2007, he married Audrey (Woodward) Fulmer in Milford. He is survived by his … Read More
Vernon H. Kaufman, 82, Etna Green, died Friday morning, June 7, 2024, at home. He was born Nov. 25, 1941. His wife, Lucy (Graber) Kaufman, whom he married Dec. 21, 1963, survives. He also is survived by four children, Cheryl (Gene) Stutzman, Milford, Keith (Julie) Kaufman, Nappanee, Carmen … Read More
Ina M. Weaver, 87, Goshen, died at 11:27 a.m. Thursday, June 6, 2024, at home. She was born Sept. 13, 1936. On Jan. 27, 1957, she married Ivan G. Weaver, who preceded her in death in 1981. On Nov. 17, 2007, she married Harvey A. Weaver, who survives. … Read More
Stacy Marie Haring, 62, Wakarusa, died Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at The Waters of Wakarusa. She was born Dec. 28, 1961. She is survived by three brothers, George (Marilyn) Haring, Coleman, Mich., Jim Haring, Harrison, Mich., and D.J. Haring, Nappanee; and many nieces and nephews. Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, … Read More
Paul Eugene Wise, 86, Milford, died at 3:35 a.m. Sunday, June 2, 2024, at Esther’s House, Center for Hospice Care. He was born Nov. 5, 1937. On July 20, 1958, he married Lois Woods, who survives. He also is survived by his children, David (Renee) Wise, Wakarusa, Jim … Read More
