James Elias Miller, 55, of Osceola, died at 1:25 pm, Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at the Sanctuary of Holy Cross following an illness. Mr. Miller was born to the late Eli and Mary (Verges) Miller on November 3, 1959. He married Sharon Kania on December 30, 2000. Mr. Miller is survived by his wife, Sharon, a brother, George (Cathy) Miller...
Michael W. Heritz, age 53, of Granger, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014 following a lengthy battle with alcoholism. Mike was born October 23, 1961 in St. Joseph, Michigan to the late Walter and Evelyn (Rupp) Heritz. Surviving is his wife of 25 years, Peggy Heritz of Granger, and their children, Robert, Matthew, Laura, and Jennifer Heritz, all of Granger....
Joseph W. Fraser Jr., age 80, of Granger, passed away Friday, Nov. 14, 2014 following a courageous 17 year battle with Parkinson''s disease. Joseph was born in Oak Park, IL, on Dec. 30, 1933 to Joseph W. and Loretta P. (Brand) Fraser. He met his loving wife, Bernice Ann Lesway, at B. Heller & Co. and married her on February...
Jeffrey B. Beattie, 44, of Elkhart, died Tuesday November 11, 2014. The Elkhart native was born October 20, 1970. Jeff worked in construction and was an avid photographer who enjoyed bicycling, hiking and snowboarding before an accident in 2004 left him paralyzed. He is survived by his parents, Patricia (Richard) Perkins of Elkhart and Ken (Evon) Beattie of Elkhart; his...
Andrew "Drew" Keith Whetham, age 2 ½ months, passed away Monday, November 10, 2014 at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Indiana. "Drew Magoo" (as his parents called him) was born August 25, 2014 in Indianapolis to Kevin and Amber (Spoto) Whetham. In his short time here on Earth, Drew loved his time in music therapy, his stuffed frog, and...
Dorothy A. Potts, 91, formerly of Mishawaka, died Sunday November 9, 2014 in Grovetown GA. The Moweaqua IL native was born April 5, 1923 to Charles & Grace (Scherer) Harlan. Dorothy retired in 1988 from St. Joseph Hospital in Mishawaka and then again in 1995 from Interlogic Systems in Elkhart. She was devoted to her family, enjoyed quilting & crochet,...
Richard L. "Dick" Albright, 89, of South Bend, died at 7:45 am, Monday, November 3, 2014 in his home. Dick was born on Dec. 11, 1924, in Mishawaka, to the late Frank G. Albright and Louise (Kizer) Albright. He married the former Vi (Viola) Garcia-Philp, to whom he vows, "That in my absence, I pray God will watch over her,...
Geza A. Csapo, age 89, of Osceola, passed away peacefully at 6:45 pm October 31, 2014 at Sunset House in Mishawaka. Geza was born June 24, 1925 in South Bend, Indiana to the late John and Suzie (Anderko) Csapo. Geza grew up on the family farm in Osceola. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Albert and...
Ruben White, age 84, of Elkhart passed away Wed. Oct. 29, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital. Ruben was born April 20, 1930 in Tyronza, Arkansas to the late Clarence Alvin and Maude Emma (Sharpe) White. Ruben served his country in the US Army during the Korean War, where he received the Purple Heart in combat. When he returned home from...
Bernice A. Haas, 97, formerly of Elkhart, died peacefully October 26, 2014 on Bainbridge Island WA, surrounded by her family. The LaCrosse native was born January 1, 1917 to Richard & Anna Sonnenburg. She graduated from Elkhart High School in 1934, worked for Chicago Telephone (CTS) and on November 17, 1940 married John Haas. In addition to her parents, she...