Rolland D. "Dean" Raley

Jul 25, 2010

Rolland "Dean" Raley, age 77 of Osceola, Indiana passed away at his residence on Sunday, July 25, 2010. Dean was born on October 31, 1932 in Jasonville, Indiana to the late Floyd and Nellie (Hoopengarner) Raley. Surviving is his children, Bill (Kim) Raley of Shipshewana, Ron (Dee) Johnson of Elkhart, Virginia Peli of Mishawaka, Diane Raley and Vickie Raley, both...

Patty A. Nolan

Jul 25, 2010

Patty A. Nolan, age 69, of Elkhart, Indiana, passed away at 12:55 pm Sunday, July 25, 2010 at Elkhart General Hospital. Patty was born October 15, 1940 in Marshall County to the late Thurman Condon and Edith Haslett. On September 6, 1969, she married Vernon E. Nolan Jr. in Elkhart, Indiana. He preceded her in death. Surviving are their children,...

Nick E. Craig

Jul 24, 2010

Nick E. Craig, 48, of Elkhart, passed away in his home on July 24, 2010. Nick was born on January 6, 1962 in South Bend to James and Gloria (Wait) Craig. He is survived by two children, Jeremy Howden of Elkhart and Justine Craig of Three Rivers, MI, granddaughter, Chloe Howden, mother, Gloria Stephenson of Elkhart, two sisters, Angela Lee...

Lawrence E. "Larry" Pratt

Jul 20, 2010

Lawrence E. 'Larry' Pratt, age 70, of Granger, Indiana, went home to be with the Lord at 10:00 am Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at Elkhart General Hospital after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Larry was born November 29, 1939 in Toledo Ohio to the late Dewey and Gladys (Boatman) Pratt. Larry was also preceded by his foster parents, William...

Paul Vinsant

Jul 20, 2010

Paul Vinsant, 75, of Elkhart, passed away at Elkhart General Hospital on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Paul was born in Jacksboro, Tennessee on February 24, 1935 to the late Cam and Ada (Nance) Vinsant. On October 21, 1958, Paul married Patricia Brown in Elkhart, Indiana. Pat survives, along with their children, Deb (Jerry) Schott of Bristol, IN, Carma Elaine of...

Verble L. Ditto

Jul 19, 2010

Verble L. Ditto, age 94, of South Bend, Indiana went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 2:15 pm. Verble was born October 25, 1915 to the late Forest W. and Nora E. (Hicks) VanBussum in Henderson, Kentucky. On January 20, 1935, Verble was united in marriage to John T. Ditto in Illinois. John preceded...

Elmer N. Davis

Jul 16, 2010

Elmer "Bud" N. Davis, Jr., 89, of Granger, passed away in his home, surrounded by family, at 10:06 am, Friday, July 16, 2010. Bud was born on January 2, 1921 in St. Charles, IL to the late Elmer N and Stella (Crawford) Davis. On March 30, 1946, he married Maxine "Mickey" E. Ruffner, who preceded him in death in 2008....

Phyllis F. Griffin

Jul 14, 2010

Phyllis F. Griffin, 85, of Elkhart, passed away at 8:55 pm, Wednesday, July 14, 2010 in the Hospice House of Elkhart. Phyllis was born on December 16, 1924 in Long Branch, New Jersey. On August 17, 1946 in Fishers Island, NY, she married Walter F. Griffin, Jr. He passed away on September 20, 1994. She is survived by six children,...

Aye Tulowetzke

Jul 9, 2010

Aya Tulowetzke, 78, of Elkhart, passed away at 7:50 pm, Friday, July 9, 2010 in her home surrounded by family. Aya was born on February 15, 1932 in Kakura, Japan. When only two years old, Aya''s mother died and her father took his family from Japan to Formosa to raise. There they grew up and after the war had ended...

Jessica Buwa

Jul 8, 2010

Jessica Sue Buwa, 21, died Thursday, July 8, 2010. She was born in South Bend on August 3, 1988 and was employed by Buwa''s Body Shop. She loved animals and the arts, and enjoyed drawing. Jessica is survived by her mother, Deborah (Clyde) Owens of Mishawaka; father, Richard James Buwa of South Bend; sisters, Brandy (Skylar Pletcher) Buwa of Mishawaka...