William David Miller Sr., age 61 of Granger, passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Bill was born March 23, 1951 to the late David W. and Kathryn A. (Stoner) Miller in Mishawaka, Indiana. On May 22, 2010, he married Katherine J. (Dudeck) McLean. Kathy survives, along with Bill''s children; Crystal (Sean) Horner of Granger, William (Crystal)...
Betty L. Miller, age 81, of Mishawaka, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, August 8, 2012. Betty was born September 20, 1930 in South Bend, Indiana to the late Kenneth and Irene (Case) Myers. Betty was employed for 32 years at Bendix Honeywell in South Bend before her retirement in 1985. After her retirement, she became a cook at...
Mildred L. "Mickey" Palmer, age 71, of Goshen, passed away at her residence August 7, 2012. Mickey was born May 8, 1941 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her father William H. Fagg, and her mother Betty (Sams) Hartz. Survivors include her children, W. Darrell Burch and Thomas Burch, both of Goshen, and Betty Patino-Waits of...
Shirley "Ann" Hardy, age 77, of Mishawaka, passed away at her residence on August 7, 2012. Ann was born November 16, 1934 to the late Lloyd and Esther (Naftzger) West. Following her graduation from Adams High School in 1952, Ann studied nursing at the Gary Methodist School of Nursing where she became a Registered Nurse. In 1954, she married Don...
Maxine L. Appleby, 76, of South Bend, died Sunday August 5, 2012 at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. Maxine was born in Salina, KS on October 27, 1935 to Harry LeRoy & Thelma Mayola (Lamer) Chadonia, who preceded her in death. Maxine was a lifelong area resident and retired from the University of Notre Dame. Survivors include her daughters, Brenda...
Jerry L. Irons, 75, of Edwardsburg, passed away at 8:45 am, Saturday, August 4, 2012 in Eastlake Nursing Home, Elkhart. Jerry was born on April 15, 1937 in South Bend, the son of the late Harry and Mary Ann (Beadle) Irons. On July 1, 1958, he married Rosella Truemain. She passed away June 12, 1995. He is also preceded in...
Daniel L. Kilgas, 65, of South Bend, IN, passed away peacefully at 4:40pm on August 2, 2012 at Hospice House, Roseland, IN. He was born on November 14, 1946 in Racine, WI. He was preceded in death by his parents, William F. and Florence V. Kilgas. He married Terry Beth Kinney on May 7, 1995 in South Bend. Dan is...
Charles Otis Perry, 78, of Elkhart, passed away at 3:56 am, Tuesday, July 31, 2012 in Elkhart General Hospital surrounded by family. Charles was born on May 23, 1934 in Covington, KY, the son of the late Otis and Catherine (Young) Perry. On October 10, 1992, he married Barbara "Chris" Kovatch. He is survived by his loving wife, Chris; two...
Anasue Shill Smith was born to Dr. John and Ethel (nee Ackerman) Shill on December 24, 1918. She spent her childhood in Winamac, IN with her two sisters, Jane and Sara Frances (Frankie) who have preceded Anasue in death. Anasue graduated from Winamac High School in 1936. She attended the South Bend College of Commerce, later getting a job as...
Dean Jack Spence, age 86, of Elkhart, passed away at Greenleaf Health Campus on Thursday, July 26, 2012. Dean was born December 1, 1925 to the late Herman and Nina (Dixon) Spence in Peoria, Illinois. During his youth, Dean became an Eagle Scout. He graduated from Woodruff High School in Peoria in 1944. He then served his country in the...