Fred R. Fershin, 96, of New Carlisle, Indiana died Monday February 3, 2014 at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. Fred was born in Elkhart on May 27, 1917 to Gasper & Victoria (Barilich) Fershin and was a lifetime area resident. An honored US Army Veteran of WWII, whose decorations included the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Presidential Unit Emblem, WWII Victory...
Garry L. Stump, 56, of Elkhart died peacefully at home on Saturday, February 1, 2014, surrounded by his family. The Mishawaka native was born July 24, 1957 to Raymond V. & Lola (Dawson) Stump. Garry attended Penn High School and was a US Army veteran, serving in the 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, NC. He was employed at...
Dolores L. Newcomer, 82, of Osceola passed away at 1:20 pm, Friday, January 31, 2014 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer''s. Dolores was born on February 28, 1931, the daughter of Joseph and Rachel (Maenhout) Van Driessche. On September 10, 1971, she married Donald Newcomer. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Donald of Osceola; two daughters, Cheryl...
Dorothy (Plummer) King, 87, of Goshen passed away at 2:48 am, Thursday, January 30, 2014 in Goshen Hospital. Dorothy was born on November 2, 1926 in Warsaw, the daughter of the late Jesse and Hazel (Kalb) Ott. On December 13, 1953, she married Joe R. Plummer, who passed away on March 26, 2002. On October 4, 2002, she remarried R....
Louise Fulmer, 89, of Mishawaka, passed away in her home at 8:15 pm, Thursday, January 30, 2014. Louise was born on December 12, 1924, the daughter of the late Lloyd and LaVerra (Cusick) Shank. On July 14, 1944, she married Glenn Fulmer. He passed away on May 5, 1996. She is survived by two sons, David Fulmer of South Bend...
Greta P. McCrum, 78, of Mishawaka, passed away at 3:47 pm, Monday, January 27, 2014 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. Greta was born on November 17, 1935, the daughter of the late Lawrence J. and Iona L. (Cox) Nichols. On August 19, 1954, she married Robert L. McCrum. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Robert of...
Jack D. Grzeskowiak, age 68 of Osceola, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, January 23, 2014 at his home. Jack was born March 4, 1945 to the late Stanley and Hildegard (Papczynski) Grzeskowiak in South Bend. He graduated from Penn High School in 1963, and on May 14, 1966, he married Marcella (DeLater) Grzeskowiak in Mishawaka, Indiana. They celebrated 47 years of...
Karen Jean Franklin, age 60, of South Bend, went home to be with the Lord at 6:00 am Wednesday, January 22, 2014. Karen was born January 6, 1954 in Mishawaka, Indiana to Noah and Darus (Nolen) Franklin. After high school graduation, she went on to study at IUSB in South Bend, and later worked for many years as a substitute...
Audrey Lee Dehner, 80, of Lexington KY and formerly of Elkhart, died Wednesday, January 22, 2014 in Lexington. The Pikeville KY native was born July 19, 1933 to John & Bertha (Steffey) Patrick. On July 6, 1951 she married William J. Dehner. Audrey was a homemaker and member of East End Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, Audrey...
Sharon A. Funk, age 73 of Elkhart took her last breath on Earth and entered the arms of Jesus on Monday, January 20, 2014 at 11:45 pm. She was surrounded by her husband of 52 years, her 2 grandchildren and her daughter. Though this took our family by surprise, it was no surprise to Him. Sharon was born February 5,...