Wanda A. (Hosea) Tekker, 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 16, 2020. Wanda was born in Savannah, TN on August 17, 1940, to the late Cecil and Wilma ( Frazier) Hosea. Wanda is survived by her children: Mike (Geni) Dial, Jeff (Lisa) Dial, Denise Dial (Chris Donahue), Renee (Ron) McCall; step-children, Drinda (Bill) Schlundt and Tom...
Charles Anderson, Jr. , 68 of South Bend and formerly of Chicago, passed away on Thursday July 16, 2020 in South Bend. Charles was born in Chicago on November 28, 1951, the son of (the late) Charles Anderson, Sr. and Rosetta (Jones) Williams. He was a veteran who served his country proudly in the US Army. Charles...
James E. McDonald, 82, passed away on July 10, 2020. He was born in Terre Haute, IN on July 18, 1937 to the late Earl and Merrill McDonald. James was preceded in death by his wife Donna (Ryan) McDonald and daughter Gina McDonald. James is survived by his daughters, Judy, Jennifer, and Janet McDonald; grandson, Joseph Swank; brothers, Ron...
Norman Eugene "Gene" Rathke , 91, of Goshen, died Thursday, July 9, 2020. Gene was born December 31, 1928 in Kimmel, Indiana, the son of (the late) Norman Carl Rathke and Ruby (Kline) Rathke. On November 6, 1949, Gene married Leona M. "Polly" (Young) Rathke in Elkhart; she survives after 70 years of marriage. Gene retired as...
Sharon Pick, 75, of Dade City FL and formerly of Elkhart, died Wednesday July 8, 2020 in Dade City. Sharon was born August 13, 1944 in Kalamazoo MI, the daughter of (the late) Ralph Miller, Sr. & Effie LaDonna (Stevens) Miller. Sharon married James A. Pick on March 20, 1970 in Elkhart; he preceded her in death...
Alfred W. Frost , 75, of Elkhart, died Saturday July 4, 2020 at Elkhart General Hospital. Al was born February 12, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of (the late) Henry Thomas & Rosie Mae (Hamm) Frost. Al served his country faithfully in the US Army and SSG Frost retired in 1989 after 21 years of...
Grace Morgan Drew , 97, of Granger, died Wednesday July 1, 2020 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. Grace was born February 20, 1923 in Dearborn Co. Indiana, the daughter of (the late) H. Carl & Mary E. (Young) Morgan. On August 6, 1950, Grace Morgan married William B. Drew (Sr.) in Bright, IN; he preceded her...
Barbara Ann Brown , 90, of Elkhart, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 27, 2020. She was born March 5, 1930 in Elkhart to L'dean Cornelius, Sr. and Effie (Long) Cornelius. Barbara graduated from Elkhart High School in 1948. On July 10, 1949 in a garden wedding in Elkhart, she married Arthur K. Brown,...
Theodore J. Fuller , 80, of Elkhart, died Friday June 24, 2020 at Golden Living Center. Ted was born in South Bend on August 28, 1939, the son of Everett J. & Margaret (Hughey) Fuller. He proudly served his country in the US Army and on April 26, 1964, he married Loretta (Overholser) Fuller in Elkhart. She...
John K. Graham, D.O. , 83, of Mishawaka, went to join his Lord on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was born March 20, 1937 in Lewis County, Missouri and lovingly raised by his parents, (the late) Ray Bally & Nora (Cox) Graham-Bally. John received his undergraduate degree from Northeast...