Dwight C. Holland, 81, of South Bend, died at his home Tuesday January 26, 2016. The Jasonville IN native was born October 27, 1934 to Seylic P. & Norna (Barley) Holland. An area resident most of his life, the avid Notre Dame fan and collector of ND memorabilia was retired and a member of Southside Church of God. In addition...
Clarice Dean Deforest, age 86, passed away on January 25, 2016 at Signature Health Care of South Bend. She was born April 23, 1929 to Howard and Margaret (Baumgarner) Musick in Cleveland, Virginia. After graduating High School, Dean married Paul Honaker, also from Virginia. They moved to Indiana to find work. This is where they raised their family. Dean enjoyed...
Vera J. Escott, 78, died peacefully at 2:50 a.m. Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Timbercrest Retirement Community Healthcare surrounded by her husband Stan and members of her family. Joanne had suffered from a lengthy pulmonary illness, the result of heart surgery. Joanne was born October 15, 1937, to Joseph and Vera (Pirtle) Cole, in Terra Haute IN. She spent her...
Joseph M. Horvath, 67, of Baldwin MI and formerly of South Bend, died Thursday January 21, 2016 in Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. The South Bend native was born May 13, 1948 to Julius & Ruby (Patus) Horvath and graduated from Washington Clay HS. He was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam Conflict and retired as a...
Mishawaka-George Rankel 93 passed away Wednesday at Golden Living Center- Foutainview in Mishawaka. George was born to George and Barbara (Mangin) Rankel Sr. in Washington IN. George served in the U.S. Army as a corporal at Guadalcanal and was honorably discharged. He had been a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal service for 36 years before his retirement. He had...
John Robert Hooten, age 44, of Osceola passed away on January 15, 2016 at 9:08 AM in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was born April 25, 1971 to Lewis and Edna (Brassfield) Hooten in Niles, Michigan. Mr. Hooten was a machinist in the automotive industry. John enjoyed music, movies, animals, and was loved by his family. John is survived...
Cynthia M. Calhoun, age 53, of Elkhart passed away on January 14, 2016 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born April 22, 1962 to Dorothy Spencer in Chicago, IL. Cynthia married Adrian Calhoun. He survives. She enjoyed reading, cooking, and was an avid decorator. Cynthia loved her family and will be remembered as being a giving and caring person. Cynthia...
Charles L. Johnston, age 79, of Elkhart passed away on January 14, 2016 at 2:30 AM in the Elkhart Hospice House. He was born January 17, 1936 to Leroy and Marvel (Belltruman) Johnston in Morley, Michigan. After graduating from high school, Charles enlisted in the United States Army and served honorably from January 1955 to January 1957. On November 13,...
Grace J. Augustine, age 97, of Bourbon, Indiana, passed away on January 10, 2016 at 11:00 PM at Wampler''s Senior Home in Bourbon, Indiana. Grace was born the daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (Dobronyi) Nyitray on June 20, 1918 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She lived in South Bend, IN and upon her marriage to Paul I. Augustine on August 23, 1947,...