Heather Anne Ballinger
Nov 27, 2011
Heather Anne Ballinger, age 38, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2011 at Elkhart General Hospital from a sudden 3 day illness. Her parents, husband, daughter, brother and sister-in-law were by her side. Heather was born in Elkhart on March 13, 1973 to Galen and Rita (Lauer) Harley. She attended St. Thomas the Apostle grade school, graduated from Memorial...
Hazel L. Crowder
Nov 26, 2011
Hazel L. Crowder, 84, of Goshen, formerly of Osceola, passed away at 3:15 pm, Saturday, November 26, 2011 in Greencroft Nursing Home, Goshen. Hazel was born on June 5, 1927, the daughter of the late Albert H. and Ethel M. (Kryder) Bole. She married Walter L. Crowder in 1962 and they separated in 1986. She is survived by her daughter,...
Ralph W. Hensel
Nov 25, 2011
Ralph William Hensel, 82, of North Liberty, formerly of Mishawaka, passed away at 3:45 am, Friday, November 25, 2011 in his home. Ralph was born on January 3, 1929, the son of the late Ralph J. and Elsie A. (Stoner) Hensel. He married Phyllis Fyar in 1953 and then married Kathy Calvert on September 15, 1979. He is survived by...
John Edward Grubbs
Nov 22, 2011
John Edward Grubbs, age 78, of South Bend, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at Rivercrest Specialty Hospital in Mishawaka. John was born March 26, 1933 in Mishawaka, Indiana to the late Orville C. and Mary C. (Kline) Grubbs. On November 4, 1955, he married Velta M. George in Santa Ana, California. They recently celebrated 56 years of marriage. Surviving...
Mary Etta Rees
Nov 22, 2011
Mary Etta Rees, of Morningside Nursing and Memory Care in South Bend, passed away at 8:25 a.m. on November 22, 2011. She was born on July 28, 1923 to Clement and Minnie Mae Presley in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her family moved to Hope, Arkansas in 1926, where her father was Asst. Postmaster. Upon graduating from Hope High School, she worked...
Howard Gordon Macmillan
Nov 22, 2011
Howard Gordon MacMillan, 78, of Elkhart passed away at 5:15 pm, Tuesday, November 22, 2011 in East Lake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart. Howard was born on February 23, 1933, the only son of the late Howard G. and Marjorie E. (McKeon) MacMillan. On December 29, 1956, he married Cheryl Henriksen. Cheryl passed on August 31, 2005. Howard was a...
Alvena A. Byers
Nov 22, 2011
Alvena "Dabba" Byers, 85, of Mishawaka, passed away at 6:25 pm, Tuesday, November 22, 2011 in Hospice House of South Bend. Dabba was born on August 1, 1926 in Wakefield, NE, daughter of the late Gustav and Marcella M. (Steel) Vollstedt. She is survived by her daughter, Melody (James) Jackson of Mishawaka, three grandchildren, Cynthia (Kevin) Kennelly, Melissa Craft and...
Alyne M Zehendner
Nov 22, 2011
Alyne M. Zehendner, age 80, of Mishawaka, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at Golden Living Center. Alyne was born April 18, 1931. Surviving are her children, Robert Zehendner of Mishawaka, Mike Zehendner of Ohio, and Linda Poindexter of South Bend, as well as 9 Grandchildren and 4 great Grandchildren. There will be no visitation, and services will be private....
Lizzie Mae Rucker
Nov 21, 2011
Lizzie Mae Rucker was born on August 6, 1937 in Henning, Tennessee to the late Walter and Gussie McPherson. She was called home on Monday, November 21, 2011 at 4:30a.m. at Memorial Hospital. Liz was a blessed woman of God; she was a faithful member of Spiritual Israel Church for over 50 years. Lizzie''s spirit will reside in memory with...
Ronald W. Young
Nov 20, 2011
Ronald W. Young, 62, of Elkhart, passed away in Valley View Health Care Center, Elkhart on 11-20-2011. He is survived by two sisters, Martha A. Kelley of South Bend and Fran (David) Stoll of Elkhart, and a brother, Raymond A. (Patty) Young of Ohio. There will be no services or visitation. Burial has taken place in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens,...