Thomas C. Petersen, 91, of Nappanee, Ind., passed away at 12:55 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Franklin Park, Ill., on Dec. 30, 1921 to Axel and Carla (Erickson) Peterson. Tom graduated from Leyden High School in … Read More
Charles L. Jones, 78, of Nappanee, Ind., died at 1:45 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital, Ind. He had been in ill health for 2 years. He was born Jan. 22, 1935, in South Bend, Ind., to Russell and Alice (Bartz) Jones. Charles was a … Read More
Norman Leroy Murphy, 78, formerly of Nappanee, Ind., died peacefully in his home at Waterford Crossing in Goshen, Ind., Friday evening Aug. 16, 2013. He had been ill since October of last year. He was born March 19, 1935, in Riley, Ind., to Arthur and Esther (Clark) Murphy. … Read More
Mary Jeanette Bigler, 83, of Nappanee, Ind., died at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at Goshen IU Health, after a battle with cancer. She had been a patient there since Saturday. She was born Oct. 11, 1929, in South Bend to Charley and Wilma Lovetta (Hamsher) Welty. … Read More
Reverend Joseph Sabo Jr., 86, of Hubbard Hill Village, Elkhart, Ind., passed away at 9:28 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital after an extended illness. He was born April 19, 1927, in Clarksville, Pa., to Joseph and Julia (Smoggi) Sabo. On Aug. 24, 1949, he … Read More
Curtis Lee George, 26, of Nappanee, Ind., passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013, in his residence. He was born May 30, 1987, in South Bend, Ind., to James and Carol (Osgood) George. He attended NorthWood High School and had worked at Cequent in Goshen, Ind. He had served … Read More
Ember E. Kern, 99, of Nappanee, Ind., died at 9:45 a.m. Monday, July 22, 2013, at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 20, 1914, in Nappanee to Otto F. and Bessie Robinson Stout. She married Henry Earl Kern in December 1931. He preceded in death in September … Read More
Nicholas H. ‘Nick’ Plank, 72, of Nappanee, Ind., passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013, at his residence from natural causes. He was born on Dec. 25, 1940, to Herald and Gertrude (Bush) Plank and was a lifetime area resident. He married Linda Crawford on Dec. 24, 1991, in Nappanee. … Read More
Nancy R. Slavey, 73, of Bremen, Ind., passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at IU Health Goshen, Ind. She was born to Reinert and Doris (Chase) Husmann on June 13, 1940, in LaCrosse, Wiscon. Nancy graduated from Valparaiso High School with the class of 1958. She went on … Read More
David ‘Fred’ Hockert, 75, of Nappanee, Ind., passed away unexpectedly of natural causes, Thursday, July 11, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital, where he had been admitted July 1. He was born June 26, 1938, in Nappanee, to David and Jeanette (Richmond) Hockert. Fred was a graduate of Nappanee … Read More
Katherine “Katie” Miller, 90, of 30424 CR 146, Nappanee, Ind., died peacefully at 9:30 a.m. at her residence. She was born March 21, 1923, in Topeka, Ind., to Noah and Mary (Whetstone) Hershberger. She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church and a homemaker. She also … Read More
Kathleen “Ruby” Bringman, 58, of Nappanee, Ind., died at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Indiana University Medical Center, where she had been admitted July 1. She was born March 6, 1955, in Miami, Fla., to John and Bettie (Wood) Kendrick. On Oct. 16, 1993, Kathleen married … Read More
Marjorie J. Mishler, 83, of Nappanee, Ind., passed away at 6:40 a.m., Saturday, June 29, 2013, at her daughter’s residence. She was born Feb. 28, 1930, in Nappanee, to Charles and Leota Weaver Mishler. She attended Brown Elementary School, was a graduate of New Paris High School and … Read More
Joseph T. “Joe” Linville, 73, of Nappanee, Ind., died at 8:18 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2013, from natural causes. He was born July 27, 1939, in Earl, Ark., to Garrett and Lizzie Linville. He moved to the Nappanee area as child from Arkansas. He worked as a carpenter … Read More
Mildred Elizabeth Huff, 90, of Miller’s Merry Manor, formerly of Nappanee, Ind., passed away at 10:04 p.m., Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa, Ind. She was born Aug. 28, 1922, in Warsaw, Ind., to Emory and Helen (Herrin) Klopenstein. On June 16, 1946, she married … Read More
Charles E. Weise, 57, of Nappanee, Ind., died unexpectedly of natural causes at his residence, April 18, 2013. He was born March 23, 1956, to Devon and Betty (Holdeman) Weise. He lived his lifetime in the area. He was a graduate of NorthWood High School and had worked in … Read More
