Ethelene C. Griggs, 89, formerly of Osceola, died Tuesday February 26, 2013 in Elk Grove, California. The Lawrence Co, Tennessee native was born November 10, 1923 to Wesley and Waymon (Gallaher) Butler. A retired Nursing Assistant, she was a former member of First General Baptist Church in Mishawaka. Ethelene was preceded in death by her husband, Homer L. Griggs. Survivors...
Marsha Fay Roher, age 76 of Mishawaka passed away Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. Marsha was born November 11, 1936 in Bremen, Indiana to the late Harry and Florence (Jeandervin) Kling. On September 27, 1956, she marred Larry Roher in South Bend, Indiana. Larry survives, along with their children, Tamara (Brian) Youngs of South Bend, Larry (Virginia) Roher Jr. of Cassopolis,...
Larry Randall Bienz, age 73 of Elkhart, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Miller''s Merry Manor in Wakarusa. Larry was born February 26, 1939 in Elkhart, Indiana. Mr. Bienz graduated from Concord High School in 1957. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1959, and was honorably discharged in 1963. On May 1, 1971, he married Emily Wirth. Emily...
Loma Elizabeth Eslinger, age 95, of South Bend, passed away February 20, 2013 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. Loma was born November 29, 1917 in Lime Rock, Alabama to the late Thomas Sterling and Nancy Lula (Dalrymple) Head. On December 20, 1959, she married Wesley W. Eslinger. He preceded her in death, passing away in July of...
Clifton E. Packard, 93, of Niles, Michigan went home to be with his Savior on Sunday February 17, 2013. The Des Moines, IA native was born December 10, 1919 to Glenn E. and Birdie (Stauffer) Packard. Clif was a US Army Air Corps veteran of WWII and married Evelyn Divine on October 12, 1946. A Journeyman Toolmaker, he was formerly...
Lois Marilyn (Scherer) Silveus was born on Sept. 18, 1935 in Olney, Illinois to Edmund & Edna (Stretch) Scherer. She died on February 17, 2013, after a long illness. She graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1953. On May 23, 1954, she married Gerl Glen Silveus, Jr., of Osceola, IN at the First English Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mishawaka, IN. He...
Kathleen Norman, 78, of Niles, formerly of Mishawaka, passed away at 4:42 pm, Saturday, February 16, 2013 in Silverbrook Manor Nursing Home, Niles. Kathleen was born on November 29, 1934, the daughter of John Soper and Alice Higbey Randolph. She is survived by five children, Richard D. Kline of San Antonio, TX, Dawn Davis of Mishawaka, Jackie (Ryan) Rose of...
Ronald O. Eberhard, 70, of Mishawaka, passed away at 1:40 pm, Friday, February 15, 2013 in his home surrounded by family. Ron was born on January 18, 1943, the son of the late Walter W. and Edith M. (Humbarger) Eberhard. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Sharon K. Eberhard, two daughters, Kimberly K. McGlothlin of Indianapolis and...
Evelyn Louise Ellison, 75, of Elkhart, went to be with the Lord 5:30 am, Friday, February 15, 2013 in Valley View Nursing Home, Elkhart. Evelyn was born on February 20, 1937 in South Bend, the daughter of the late Jeff Henry and Evelena (Johnson) Whitener. She is survived by two sons, John H. Whitener of Atlanta, GA and Lester J....
Lillian L. Helmlinger, age 91, of Jackson, Michigan (formerly of Mishawaka) passed away peacefully on February 11, 2013 with her children by her side. She was born October 20, 1921 to the late Earl and Lillian (Hefley) Wolber in Dixon, Illinois. On January 12, 1941, she married Richard A. Helmlinger who preceded her in death on December 31, 1982. She...