Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Dennis L. Emmons, Jr.
Mar 24, 2012
A memorial service at Ancilla College to celebrate the life of Dennis will be held on Tuesday, April 10th at 10 a.m. in the Ancilla Domini Chapel. A reception will follow with light refreshments. Dennis Lee Emmons, 53, a Plymouth resident most of his lifetime, passed away, following an illness, early Saturday morning, in the Catherine Kasper Life Center, on...
Robert F. Eppert, Sr.
Mar 24, 2012
Robert F. “Bunk” Eppert Sr., 86, after becoming ill at his home, passed away at 7:23 Saturday evening in the emergency room of the St. Joseph Regional Medical – Plymouth Campus.Robert was born in Syracuse, IN., the son of George and Rosie (Wiles) Eppert on September 8, 1925.In 1943, he joined the United States Army and served as a Medic...
Sr. S. Leandra , Phjc
Mar 21, 2012
Sister S. Leandra Welling a member of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, Donaldson, passed into the arms of her Savior at 6:24 p.m. Wednesday, March 21st in the Catherine Kasper Life Center.She was born in Trenton, Illinois on November 26, 1925 the daughter of Henry and Christine Ann (Markus) Welling.On September 8th, 1943 she entered the Ancilla Domini Convent...
Willard G. Messman
Mar 20, 2012
Willard George “Will” Messman, 80, a Plymouth resident since 1993, formerly of Walkerton, IN. died unexpectedly at 11:02 a.m. of natural causes at his Lincoln Highway residence on Tuesday, March 20, 2012.Will was born in LaPorte, IN. on November 17, 1931. He attended the Lutheran School in LaPorte and served in the United States Army in the Korean War.On January...
Victor E. Stockman
Mar 19, 2012
Victor E. “Vic” Stockman, passed into the presence of his Savior at 12:59 p.m. Monday, March 19, 2012 in Pilgrim Manor following an illness. He was 84 years old but rarely let that stand in his way.A lifelong Plymouth resident and community leader, Vic, a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, lived on Hope Blvd. since 1960.He was extremely talented...
Travis Jon Childress
Mar 16, 2012
Travis Jon Childress, 23, a Plymouth resident, formerly of Michigan City, passed away at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 16, 2012, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.The son of Randal Childress and Judith Miller Yates. Travis was born on December 6, 1988 in Michigan City. He had attended LaVille High School.A construction worker, Travis...
Doris L. Swank
Mar 16, 2012
Doris L. Swank, 78, went to be with her Lord and Savior early Friday morning March 16, 2012 in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home of natural causes. Doris is a resident of Naples, Florida and has been a patient here since February of 2011. Doris was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease over 15 years ago and fought hard to maintain her health....
Stephen D. Slater
Mar 10, 2012
Stephen Douglas Slater, 63, a Mill Pond, Plymouth resident, passed away at his residence of natural causes on Saturday, March 10th 2012.Steve was born the son of Carl and Nellie K. (Burgess) Slater in Plymouth on June 25, 1948. He graduated from Plymouth High School in 1966.Steve entered the United States Navy on July 25, 1967 and served during Vietnam...
Bernice E. Dietz
Mar 10, 2012
Bernice Evelyn Ersepke Dietz, known affectionately to her friends as “Berne,” died March 10, 2012. She was 82 years old.Berne was born to Bernhard and Ethel Longmire Ersepke in San Francisco, CA., on August 22, 1929.She graduated from George Washington High School in 1947, and later attended San Francisco City College.On April 10, 1949, in Reno, NV, Berne and her...
Mary Marie Klein
Mar 9, 2012
A lifetime Marshall County resident, Mary Marie Klein, 87, passed away of natural causes at 2:55 a.m., Friday morning, March 9, 2012, in Pilgrim Manor.Mary was born in Tyner, January 23, 1925, and raised as the daughter of Fay E. and Rebecca V. (Trump) Ward. She attended Tyner grade school and graduated from Plymouth’s Lincoln High School in 1942.On July...
Elisa Gonzalez
Mar 4, 2012
Elisa R. Gonzalez, 77, died on Sunday March 4, 2012 at 3:30 a.m. in the Elkhart Hospice House.Elisa was born the daughter of Pablo and Josefa Riojas Gonzalez on June 14, 1934 in Coahuila, Mexico.She worked for United Technologies which later became Lear for eleven years until her retirement. Elisa was a member of St. Michael Roman Catholic Church in...
Jane L. Whitesell
Mar 1, 2012
Marshall Michigan resident Jane L. Whitesell, 90, passed away on Thursday March 1, 2012 at 12:30 P.M.She was born in Plymouth, Indiana on November 2, 1921 the daughter of Joseph C. and Claudia Grace Richey Whitesell.No services are scheduled at this time.
Kenneth Butch Howard
Feb 23, 2012
Kenneth D. “Butch” Howard, 55, a resident of Pilgrim Meadows, passed away Thursday evening surrounded by family, after battling cancer for nearly three years. As a child he fought off illness and refused to be labeled sick. He will be remembered for his smile, quiet demeanor and care for othersButch was born in Ary, Kentucky on May 23, 1956, the...
Cheryl L. Milner
Feb 18, 2012
Cheryl Lynnae “Sherry” Milner, 63, a lifetime resident of Plymouth, died, following a long suffering illness, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, at 3:46 p.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2012.Cheryl was born in Logansport, IN. on September 22, 1948. She was the daughter of Joseph W. and Gladys E. (Zumbaugh) Emrah. She attended West High School in Marshall County.On...
Nola M. Thorne
Feb 17, 2012
Former Plymouth resident, Nola Marie Thorne, 91, of Zephyrhills, FL died of natural causes at 6:20 a.m. in Gulfside Center for Hospice Care, Zephyrhills, on Friday, February 17, 2012.A Godly woman Nola was loved by all of her family and friends and will be dearly missed by all. She was born in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, on October 3, 1920, the daughter...
Beverly Ruff Wyman
Feb 17, 2012
Family and friends will gather to celebrate the life of Beverly Ruff Wyman on Saturday, February 25th from 2 – 4 p.m. in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St. Plymouth. Bev passed away at her home in the company and care of her family and Center for Hospice volunteers on Friday evening, February 17, 2012.Bev, 79, said in...
Jean L. Langdon
Feb 17, 2012
Jean L. Langdon, 81, a lifetime Plymouth resident, passed away on Friday evening, February 17, 2012 in the Greencroft Healthcare facility in Goshen, IN.Born in Plymouth on February 3, 1931, Jean was the daughter of Clarence and Ruth (Beyler) Beals.Jean will be remembered by her smile and unwavering love for her family. She had a long, wonderful life, well-lived. She...
Bill Baker
Feb 16, 2012
William V. “Bill” Baker, 80, died of natural causes at his residence at 12:17 a.m. on Thursday, February 16, 2012.Bill was born in South Bend, IN., on September 17, 1931. He was the son of Fernando A. and Mildred Haynes Baker-Jewell. He grew up in Mishawaka.Bill received his G.E.D., and joined the Navy. He saved five lives as a parachute...
Bonnie R. Jones
Feb 15, 2012
Bonnie Renee Jones, 66, a Garden Court East resident for the past five years, died unexpectedly in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka, at 3:46 p.m. on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.Bonnie will be remembered for her smile and the love she had for her family, her sister, her grandchildren and for others as evidenced by her having enrolled in the...
Kennedy Robinson
Feb 14, 2012
Kennedy Robinson, 81, lived in Osceola, Indiana, all of his life, until moving to Plymouth’s Riverwalk Retirement Homes in October of 2010. He died of natural causes at 9:30 am at the Hospice House in South Bend on Tuesday, February 14, 2012.Kennedy was born on September 15, 1930 in Mishawaka, Indiana. He was the son of Arthur Harry Robinson and...
