Mary L. Scott
Sep 17, 2014
Mary L. Scott, 89 of Bristol, died Wednesday September 17, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital. The South Bend native was born June 29, 1925 to Roy & Attie (Brockus) Ramsey. Mary worked as a supervisor at Kmart for 27 years before her retirement. She attended the Brethren church in Mishawaka and enjoyed gardening. Mary was preceded in death by her...
Donald A. Rumpler
Sep 16, 2014
Donald A. Rumpler, 71, of Granger, died at 2:45 am, Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Don was born on August 5, 1943 in Hamilton, OH, the son of the late Donald J. and Dorothy M. (Herklotz) Rumpler. On November 25, 1967, he married Diane Kalil. He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Diane; two sons, Bob (Nikki) Rumpler...
Gary L. Emerson
Sep 15, 2014
Gary L. Emerson, age 65, of Granger passed away Monday, September 15, 2014 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. Gary was born December 14, 1948 in Mishawaka, Indiana to the late Glen R. and Althea G. (Haas) Emerson. The Penn High School graduate served honorably in the US Air Force and obtained the rank of Sergeant before being...
Maxine Stocks (Welklin) Stocks
Sep 14, 2014
Maxine Rose Stocks, 92, of Ft. Wayne, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2014. Maxine was born on February 15, 1922, the daughter of the late Arthur and Helen (Spangle) Welklin. She is survived by four children, Karen Sue (Mike) Kiessling of Ft. Wayne, Jacquelyn Kay Stocks of Ft. Wayne, Gary Lee (Jennie) Stocks of Berrien Springs, MI, and Jere Dee...
Richard Lamont White
Sep 13, 2014
Richard L. White, age 80, of Elkhart passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital. Richard was born May 23, 1934 in Peoria, Illinois to the late Jesse L. and Ruth R. (Grant) White. On September 6, 1983, he married Josephine Leodanski in South Bend, Indiana. They recently celebrated 31 years of marriage. Survivors include his wife Josephine...
Joseph A. Piatkowski
Sep 9, 2014
Joseph Adam Piatkowski, 75, of Mishawaka, passed away at 5:10 pm, Tuesday, September 9, 2014 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka. Joseph was born on August 2, 1939 in South Bend, the son of the late Adam and Julia (Bieganski) Piatkowski. On August 6, 1966, he married Betty Houghton. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years,...
Ralph Everett Gunnett
Sep 6, 2014
Ralph Everett Gunnett passed away in his home Saturday, September 6, 2014 surrounded by his family and friends after a 15 month battle with Lung Cancer. Ralph was born January 27, 1956 in Mishawaka to William and Dorothy Irene (Handley) Gunnett. On April 18, 1974, he married his high school sweetheart, Sherry Lynn McKelvey in Mishawaka, Indiana. Sherry survives, along...
Madeline Mcdonald (Miller) Mcdonald
Sep 2, 2014
Madeline M. McDonald, age 79, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014, at Kindred Hospital in Mishawaka. The Mishawaka native was born October 4, 1934 to the late Monroe M. and Katherine (Zehring) Miller. In January of 1995, she married Paul McDonald in Mishawaka. Paul survives, along with her sons, Stephen E. (Kathie) Klatt, and Gregory M. (Mary) Klatt, both of...
Deborah Beard (Beard) Beard
Aug 29, 2014
Deborah Sue Beard, 57, of Elkhart, passed away at 10:55 pm, Friday, August 29, 2014 in Courtyard Health Care of Goshen. Deb was born on May 27, 1957, the daughter of Harry and Shirley (Starkey) Beard. She is survived by her children, Roger Rucker, Jr. of Bristol, IN and Christine (Rick) Ralston of Ft. Smith, AR; four grandchildren, Madeline, Brooklyn,...
Charles David Gableman
Aug 24, 2014
C. David Gableman, 71, of Elkhart, died Sunday August 24, 2014 at IU Health - Goshen Hospital. The Elkhart native was born December 3, 1942 to Charles H. and Pauline (Westfall) Gableman, who have both preceded him in death. Dave retired from Elkhart Community Schools, also having previously worked for Excel Industries and AACOA in Elkhart. Dave was a proud...