Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Mildred M. Fetherolf
Jun 19, 2011
Former Plymouth resident Mildred M. Dillon Fetherolf, 93 of Martinsville, Ind., passed away there on Sunday, June 19, 2011.She was born June 17, 1918 in Pittsboro, IN to William C. and Julia E. (Shirley) Dillon. She graduated from Pittsboro High School in 1936 and Ball State Teachers College in 1942. She married David T. Fetherolf Jr. in 1943, he preceded...
Clarence J. Olson
Jun 19, 2011
Clarence J. Olson, 89, an area resident for many years, passed away after an extended illness at 11:25 a.m. on Sunday, June 19, 2011 in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth.Clarence was born in Cleghorn, Iowa on August 12, 1921.He served in the Merchant Marines during W.W. IIClarence first married Joella Farrar, who preceded him in death. He married Catherine L. Bradfield...
Melitta Ann Scarberry
Jun 17, 2011
Melitta Anna Chandonia- Scarberry, 70, died of natural causes at her residence, Union Rd., Donaldson, at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 17, 2011.Melitta was born in Rosencug Ober Sellesia, Germany (now Poland), on July 13, 1940. She was the daughter Roman and Gertrude Reiner.She graduated from the 8th grade in Germany and went on to four years of trade school....
William F. Laramore
Jun 15, 2011
William Franklin Laramore died June 15, 2011 in his Ferndale Avenue home, Plymouth of myeloma. He was born July 6, 1920 in South Bend to Herbert K. and Muriel Bosworth Laramore. He lived in Knox until age 14, when his family moved to Plymouth where his parents helped with the management of F.W. Bosworth Co., Inc., the retail store his...
Ruby Kaiser
Jun 14, 2011
Ruby Kaiser, 82, of West 1st Rd., Walkerton, Ind., died after a long and courageous battle at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, in her residence.Born in Teegarden, Indiana, on July 2, 1928, Ruby was born the daughterof Nelson and Gertrude Harley Baughman. She graduated from TynerHigh School with the class of 1946.On November 2, 1946, in Mishawaka, Ruby...
James E. Yeazel
Jun 11, 2011
Former Mayor James Eugene “Jim” Yeazel died unexpectedly of a heart attack, at 9:30 p.m., Saturday, June 11, 2011, eight days before his 84th birthday, at his 917 West Washington Street home in Plymouth.An enormously popular and respected man, his loss will be felt by many who laughed at his jokes and were cheered by his presence.Jim was born in...
Rev. Donald David Barber
Jun 4, 2011
The Rev. Donald David Barber, 77, passed away of natural causes at 9:49 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2011 in Memorial Hospital, South Bend.Don was born May 7, 1934, in Rockford, Illinois, to John Henry and Ruth Williams Barber.After graduating from high school, Don attended the Salvation Army training school. He then pastored in Hillsboro, Michigan.On August 6, 1960, Don...
Nancy K. (Smith) Sekirka
May 29, 2011
Nancy K. Smith Sekirka, 57, of 600 Memory Lane, Plymouth, passed away at 1:58 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, 2011, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, Ind.Nancy was born May 12, 1954, in Plymouth, to Earl and Ella (Stull) Smith, and she lived in the area all of her life.She was a graduate of John Glenn High School with the class...
Kenneth Eugene Ritenour
May 24, 2011
Kenneth Eugene Ritenour, 89, died in his residence at 5:40pm on Tuesday, May 24, 2011.Kenneth was born in Tippecanoe, Indiana, the son of Frank and Mary Eversole Ritenour on October 3, 1921.He graduated from LaPaz High School in 1939.Ken and Marie Hummel were married in LaPaz, Indiana on February 9, 1942.An Army veteran in WWII, he served his country honorably...
Burton J. Feece
May 22, 2011
Burton J. “Burt” Feece, 92, passed away in his home on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 12:45 p.m. Burt has resided at his South Michigan Road home in Plymouth since 1968. He will be remembered for his Christian values and the successful auto body repair business that bears his name yet today. He founded Burt’s Body Shop in 1956 with...
Debra M. Beaman
May 17, 2011
Debra M. Beaman, 53, a Poplar Street resident of Plymouth, passed away following an illness at 7:56 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center – Mishawaka.Debbie was born on September 9, 1957 in Michigan City, Indiana, the daughter of Vince and Judith (Brewer) Hogan. She graduated from New Buffalo High School and continued her studies...
William Tallarita
May 16, 2011
William Tallarita, 81, died of natural causes at his residence, 17560 W. 9th. Rd., Plymouth, on Monday, May 16, 2011, at 11:06 a.m.William was born in Steger, Illinois, on March 20, 1930, was the son of Domenic and Mary Lamparelli Tallarita.He joined the United States Army and served in the Korean War.On April 17, 1955, at the Plymouth Trinity United...
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...
