Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
James O. Thornburg
May 14, 2011
James O. Thornburg, 84, a resident of the Maria Center at Ancilla Domini, passed away at 8:53 a.m. Saturday, May 14, 2011, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center – Plymouth Campus after enduring a chronic illness for many years.A lifetime area resident, Jim was born the son of Homer O. and Ethel E. (Helterbrand) Thornburg on March 17, 1927, in...
James T. Miller
May 10, 2011
James T. Miller, 55, passed away at his 4B Road residence Tuesday evening, May 10, 2011 at 9 p.m. He remained at home in the care of his family and the Center for Hospice after enduring a several year illness.Jim was born the son of Ray W. and Esther L. (Stone) Miller on March 18, 1956 in Colorado Springs, Colorado....
Larry Larkin Condon
May 7, 2011
Larry Larkin Condon, 71, died of natural causes at his home on Pearl St., Plymouth, at 1:04 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2011.Larry was born in Argos, the son of Thurman and Edith Hasslet Condon.He attended Culver Community Schools through the 8th grade.He was a heavy equipment operator for 40 years, retiring in 2000. He was a member of Local...
Dalton A. Fehrer
May 2, 2011
Dalton A. “Dalt” Fehrer, 80, passed away in the company of his family at 12:40 p.m. in the Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa, Indiana after a long battle with duodenal cancer. Dalt has been a resident of Lawrence Lake, Plymouth for the past 44 years.Born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin on May 7, 1930, he was the son of Alfred L. and...
Sr. Clarence Caspermyer Phjc
May 1, 2011
Sr. Clarence Caspermyer, PHJC, 80, was received into the arms of her Savior on Sunday morning, May 1, 2011 at her residence in the Catherine Kasper Life Center, Donaldson, Indiana.Sister Clarence was the youngest of nine children born to John and Johanna Caspermeyer in Quincy, Illinois on August 12, 1930.As a young girl Wilma had made up her mind to...
Paul Kinney
Apr 29, 2011
Paul Kinney, 85, of South Bend, IN., formerly of Plymouth, died of natural causes in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka, on April 28, 2011.Paul was born in Plymouth on January 11, 1926. He was the son of Arie and Ethel Mae Welborn Kinney. He graduated from LaPaz High School then joined the United States Air Corps from 1943 to...
Clement C. Fox
Apr 26, 2011
Clem Fox, 85, died unexpectedly at his West 9th Road residence on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 11:50 p.m. due to natural causes.He was born on September 27, 1925 in Monterey, Indiana one of fourteen children from the union of Frederick W. and Elizabeth (Winter) Fox. He received his elementary education at St. Anne’s Holy Family School and continued at...
Virginia L. Wallace
Apr 26, 2011
Former River Park resident, Virginia L. Wallace, 92, of Plymouth, passed away at 1:36 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth.Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on January 1, 1919, Virginia was the foster daughter of David A. and Goldie G. (Personette) Stayton. On January 1, 1944, in Argos, Indiana, Virginia and Morris J. Wallace were married.A homemaker,...
Ray Pierson
Apr 25, 2011
Raymond T. Pierson, 85, formerly of 805 E. Baker St., Plymouth, died peacefully surrounded by his loving wife and family in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home at 3:40 p.m. on Monday, April 25, 2011.Raymond was born in South Bend on December 5, 1925 to Louis V. and Victoria Rataczak Pierson.Ray attended school at St. Adelbert and Central High School in South...
Mary L. Demien
Apr 22, 2011
Area lifetime resident, Mary L. DeMien, 84, Plymouth, slipped into the arms of her Savior on Good Friday, April 22, 2011, at 10:15 a.m. at her home on Baker St., Plymouth. She was a longtime resident of 4082 Michigan Road north of Plymouth.Mary was born in Plymouth on Dec. 26, 1921. She was the daughter of Ray and Mildred (Martin)...
I. Jay Read
Apr 20, 2011
Lifetime Plymouth resident and businessman, Ivan Jay Read, 79, passed away after a lifelong battle with chronic pulmonary disease at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at the Leesburg home of his daughter Beth in the company and care of his family.The son of Ivan and Daisy M. (Stuber) Read, Jay was born March 23rd 1932 at the family’s...
James A. Flower
Apr 17, 2011
James A. Flower, 69, died at 6 p.m. of natural causes at his residence on Dickson St., Plymouth, on Sunday, April 17, 2011.Jim was born on April 11, 1942, in Detroit, Mich. He was the son of Ulysses Allison Flower and Margaret Thelma Withington . He attended school in Detroit.On July 19, 1961, Jim and Vernell Bach were married in...
Raymond E. Beck
Apr 17, 2011
Raymond E. Beck, 90, a Plymouth resident since 1994, coming from LaPorte, died at 10:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2011 at the Carriage Way residence he made with his son and family.The son of Fred S. and Lela Smith Beck, Ray was born in Dayville, Oregon on February 26, 1921. He later moved with his family to the Chicago suburb...
Clara B. Baker
Apr 17, 2011
Clara Berneice Baker, 94, a lifetime Plymouth resident, died at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth.The daughter of Grover and May Coyle Rensberger, she was born on August 20, 1916 in Plymouth. She attended Linkville School.Clara was first married to Carroll Baker who preceded her in death on February 8, 1957. She then married...
June (Tharp) Gilligan
Apr 16, 2011
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 30th in the New Oakhill Cemetery on South Michigan Street, Plymouth. The Rev. Kerry O’Brien, pastor of the Trinity United Methodist Church will officiate. If inclement weather the service will be held in the New Oakhill Chapel.June Tharp was born in 1930 to Marvin Tharp and Mary Spencer...
Marvin C. Miller
Apr 16, 2011
Marvin C. Miller, 73, a resident of Menominee Trail, Plymouth, died following an illness on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 12:15 a.m. in Hospice House of St. Joseph County.Born on August 11, 1937 in Mishawaka, Indiana, he was the only child of Wilbur F. and Ferrel M. (Jones) Miller. After moving to Plymouth he graduated from Lincoln High School in...
Clayton Klingerman
Apr 15, 2011
Clayton E. Klingerman, 64, formerly of Bremen, passed away suddenly at his Rochester home Friday evening, April 15, 2011 due to an apparent heart attack.Clayton was born in Bremen, the son of Chester Earl and Catherine Elma (Williams) Klingerman on October 18, 1946. He was raised on the farm where he came to appreciate the outdoors, livestock and animals of...
Kenneth L. Luse
Apr 11, 2011
Kenneth L. Luse, 80, a lifetime Plymouth resident, passed away in the company of his family following an extended illness on Monday, April 11, 2011 at 12:25 p.m. Ken resided with his loving wife Mary of 61 years, on Redbud Drive.Ken had many friends and was a regular at the McDonald’s morning coffee club. Ken’s comic nature never knew a...
Joyce I. Dawson
Apr 9, 2011
Joyce I. Dawson, 85, of Heber City, Utah, formerly of Plymouth, Ind., died of natural causes in the Rocky Mountain Care Center, Heber City, Utah.Joyce was born in South Bend, Ind., on July 14, 1925. She was the daughter of Ray and Nancy Yoder Granning. She attended South Bend Schools.On March 3, 1946, in South Bend, she and Charles E....
