Donald W. Holst

Nov 28, 2012

Donald Winfield Holst was stillborn Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. Surviving are his parents, Donald Craig Jr. and Ann Holst of South Bend, maternal grandparents Charles and Linda Randall of Granger, and Marge Brown of Houston, Missouri, and paternal grandparents Donald Sr. and Peggy Holst of Osceola. Services will be private. Services will...

Mary Alice Gunter

Nov 27, 2012

Mary A. Gunter, age 88, of Elkhart, passed away at her home on Tue, Nov. 27, 2012. Mary was born December 20, 1923 in Mishawaka, Indiana to the late Deane F. "Ted" and Myrtle E. (Woolet) Matchette. Mary enlisted in the US Navy during WWII, where she served until her honorary discharge in 1945. On Oct. 20, 1956, she married...

Mary Forrest

Nov 19, 2012

Mary L. Forrest, 81, died Monday, November 19, 2012 at Eastlake Terrace in Elkhart. The Goshen native was born April 1, 1931 to Paul and Martha (Hieber) Hutchison; both preceded Mary in death. She married Leo W. Forrest on September 2, 1949. Mary retired from Best Formed Plastics and was formerly the head cook at Baugo Community Schools. She was...

Robert E. "Bob" Mcdonald

Nov 19, 2012

Robert E. McDonald Jr., age 60 of South Bend, passed away Monday, November 19, 2012 at his home. Bob was born August 9, 1952 to the late Robert and Pearl (Carter) McDonald in Mishawaka, Indiana. On March 17, 1980, Bob married Sally Piraccini. They were married 32 years. Sally survives, along with their daughter, Stephanie Turnbow of South Bend and...

Virginia E. Suddarth

Nov 18, 2012

Virginia E. Suddarth, 91, died Sunday, November 18, 2012 at East Lake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart. She was a homemaker who enjoyed her flower gardens, sewing and taking care of her family. A longtime area resident, she and her husband had retired to Arkansas several years ago. Virginia was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest E. Suddarth,...

Donald Ray Riley

Nov 17, 2012

Donald R. Riley Sr., age 75, of Mishawaka, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012. Donald was born January 1, 1937 to the late Harry and Bertha (Garman) Riley. Surviving are his children, Donald R. (Nancy) Riley Jr. and Annita (Rodney) Iseminger, both of Mishawaka, and Robert (Melissa) Riley of Osceola. Donald is also survived his former wife, Mary James of...

Arthur E. Ameling

Nov 16, 2012

Arthur Eugene Ameling, age 83, of South Bend, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012 at Morningside Nursing Home. Arthur was born July 18, 1929 in South Bend to the late Martin T. & Elizabeth (Dudeck) Ameling Sr. In 1967, Arthur married Carol A. (Stewart). Ameling. They were married 43 years, prior to her passing in 2010. Surviving are his children,...

Esther Brown (Rupley) Brown

Nov 10, 2012

Esther Mardell Brown, 84, of Elkhart, passed away at 9:15 am, Saturday, November 10, 2012 in Hubbard Hill Estates. Esther was born on April 5, 1928 in South Bend, the daughter of the late George Earl and Freda Iva (Tasher) Rupley. On June 6, 1948, she married James C. Brown. He passed away on January 19, 2009. She is survived...

Betty M. Miller

Nov 9, 2012

Betty Marie Miller, 86, of Mishawaka, passed away at 7:05 am, Friday, November 09, 2012 in Hospice House of South Bend. Betty was born August 7, 1926 in Mishawaka, the daughter of the late Lewis and Bertha Miller. Along with her parents, Betty is preceded in death by her siblings, Louis, Ethel, and Russell. Betty graduated from Mishawaka High School,...

Daniel Blake Edelman

Nov 7, 2012

Daniel B. Edelman, 69, of Mishawaka, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012. The Elkhart native was born June 13, 1943, to Clarence J. and Anna L. (Fosdick) Edelman; both have preceded Dan in death. He married Judith Lidecker in South Bend on November 4, 1962. Dan was a barber at Eddie's Barber Shop in South Bend; then in his own shop,...