Thelma Pearl Shaw
Nov 25, 2015
ELKHART - Thelma Shaw, 91, passed away at the Elkhart Hospice House Wednesday in Elkhart. Thelma was born in Flemington PA, to her parents Torrence Shade and Ella Mae Walker. Thelma had lived a full life and was married to James Shaw II for 66 years. She worked at Penn Control. She was a member of St. Vincent''s DePaul Catholic...
Warren K. (Kenny) Brown
Nov 21, 2015
Warren K. "Kenny" Brown, 74 of Osceola, died Saturday November 21, 2015 at the Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart. The South Bend native was born May 31, 1941 to Harold A. & Edna (Hammond) Brown. On June 17, 1965, Kenny married Carol A. (Zimmerle) Brown, who preceded him in death in 2013 after 47 years of marriage. He was...
Melvin Peter Mahler
Nov 18, 2015
OSCEOLA- Melvin P. Mahler, 76, passed away November 18, 2015 in Niles, Michigan. He was the son of Frank and Amelia Agness (Theil) Mahler. Mr. Mahler was a 1958 graduate of Mishawaka High School and went on to serve his country honorably in the United States Air Force. He retired from the Air Force in 1966 as the crew chief...
Lanette Tallman
Nov 17, 2015
M. Lanette Tallman, 94, of South Bend, died Tuesday November 17, 2015 at the Sanctuary at St. Paul''s. She was born October 21, 1921 to Loyd & Minnie (Mayberry) Griffith; on May 30, 1951 she married Virgil Tallman in Roseland. A member of Albright United Methodist Church, she enjoyed travelling & camping and was a member of the Good Sam...
William M. Borror
Nov 12, 2015
William M. Borror, Jr., 80, of Port Charlotte FL and formerly of Elkhart, died Thursday November 12, 2015 in Port Charlotte. The Indianapolis native was born October 22, 1935 to William M. & Velma (Parker) Borror. Bill graduated from Elkhart High School with the Class of ''53 and was a US Army veteran who served while stationed in Newport News...
Mary Van Vlasselaer (Hanyzewski) Van Vlasselaer
Nov 11, 2015
Mary L. Van Vlasselaer passed away at Elkhart Hospice House Wednesday morning. She was born to Joseph and Dorothy (Gleason) Hanyzewski in Union Mills IN. at the age of five her family moved to South Bend where she would spend the rest of her life. On April 11, 1942 she married A.J. Van Vlasselaer and together they would raise two...
Mary A. Strycker
Oct 20, 2015
Mary Strycker, 89, passed away peacefully at her home Tuesday morning. She was born to Claude and Hazel (King) Ford in South Bend. Mary married Orville Birk, and together they raised two children, Randy and Brian. Mary lived in the Michiana area her whole life and attended the Osceola Methodist Church. Mary loved traveling to Michigan to Big Fish Lake...
Michael S. Hayes
Oct 18, 2015
Michael S. Hayes, 63, of Mishawaka, died Thursday September 3, 2015 at the Center for Hospice in South Bend. The Grand Rapids native was born May 6, 1952 to Jack & Pearl (Vandermeer) Hayes. Mike served in the US Marine Corps in the Vietnam War and was a member of the American Legion Post 161, the Vietnam Vets, the Marine...
Gertrude Martin
Oct 15, 2015
Gertrude M. Martin, 82, of Osceola, passed away Thursday October 15, 2015 at the Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart. She was born in Browning KY on December 27, 1932 to Jack & Betres (Kirkwood) Gibbons. Gertrude graduated from Dalton High School in Kentucky and lived in the Michiana area since the early 1950''s. Gertrude met & married the love...