Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Ronald L. Humes
Oct 18, 2009
Ronald Lee Humes, 63, a Plymouth resident for the past 26 years, died at his residence, surrounded by his loving family and Hospice, on Sunday, October, 18, 2009, at 1:00 a.m.Ron was born at home in Starke county on August 7, 1946, the son of Irvin S. and Mabel A. Dickson Humes. He had attended school in Knox.On December 26,...
Marilyn Weaver
Oct 18, 2009
Marilyn Weaver, 76, of 13337 4th Road, Plymouth, died of natural causes at 9:32 p.m., Sunday, October 18, 2009, in Elkhart Hospice House.Marilyn was born in Plymouth on October 24, 1932. She was the daughter of Reathel Alice (Fruits) Gordon and Chester “Bluegill” Lyle Gordon.Marilyn attended Plymouth schools and graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1951. She...
Patricia S. Hicks
Oct 17, 2009
Patricia Stephens Hicks, 84, a South Bend resident passed away at 8:55 a.m. Saturday in the Milton Home, South Bend where she has made her home since May of this year. She has resided in South Bend with her daughter for the past five years and an additional twenty years living in Brownstown, Michigan with then companion James Huntley.Patricia was...
Leonard Walavich
Oct 17, 2009
Leonard Walavich, 91, formerly of the Knox area, passed away at 1:55 a.m. Saturday, in the Catherine Kasper Life Center, Donaldson where he has resided the past six years.Service arrangements will be announced later this week.
Amber Starr Mcmillen
Oct 16, 2009
Arrangements for Amber Starr McMillen are being carried out by the Earl-Grossman Funeral Home in Argos. ph. 574-892-5113
Richard W. Gaines
Oct 15, 2009
Richard W. Gaines, 65, a resident of Tippecanoe for the past year has died following a short illness. Richard also a former resident of Columbus, Ohio, passed away at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, October 15th in the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center – Plymouth Campus.He is the son of James O. and Grace B. (Sutherlin) Gaines. Richard was born in Plymouth...
Shirley R. Lake
Oct 12, 2009
Shirley R (Alliss) Lake, 78, died at 6:10 p.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor, 320 W. Main St., Warsaw, IN. on Monday , October 12, 2009.Born in Rochester, IN., on September 14, 1931, Shirley was the daughter of George S. and Vera L. (Miller) Alliss.Shirley graduated attended Plymouth High School. She is survived by two daughters: Mindy Lake Beland, Goshen, IN....
David A. Lee
Oct 12, 2009
David A. Lee, 63, a lifetime Plymouth resident, died in the loving care of his family, friends and the Marshall County Hospice, at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Center, at 10:55 a.m. on Monday morning, October 12, 2009. Born in Plymouth, the son of Virgil E. and Catharine L. Day Lee on August 27, 1946, Dave was a graduate of Plymouth High...
George “Babe” Bowen
Oct 11, 2009
George W. “Babe” Bowen, 91, passed away at home on Sunday, October 11, 2009, at 1:00 p.m.George was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 22, 1918, the son of Charles E. and Jessie Beetsma Bowen, Sr.On December 27, 1939, George and Marjorie H. Maxson were married in Plymouth.George worked at Studebakers for 23 years, until the plant closed. He then...
Barbara M. Kariger
Oct 9, 2009
Barbara M. Kariger, 56, a resident of 12450 Hillside Drive, Plymouth, died peacefully at her home in the company of family at 10:50 p.m. Friday, October 9th.Barbara was born in LaPorte, Indiana on October 22, 1952. She is the daughter of Rolling Prairie residents, Paul E. and Marilyn R. (Pankowski) Nelson.She was a graduate of New Prairie High School and...
Charles A. Bostedo
Oct 5, 2009
Charles A. “Chuck” Bostedo, Jr., 65, of Oak Lawn, ILL. died as he had wished; at his home of 21 years on Bass Lake, after a long battle with cancer related illnesses, at 3:15 a.m. on Monday, October 5, 2009.Chuck was born in Chicago on June 15, 1944, the son of Charles A. and Evelyn A. Tangney Bostedo Sr. now...
Hulda Ruth Winterrowd
Oct 2, 2009
Hulda Ruth Winterrowd, 89, formerly of Rochester passed away at 6:32 am on Friday, October 2, 2009 in Millers Merry Manor where she had been a resident for the past 5 years. She was born on October 27, 1919 in Moline, Illinois to Barney and Pearl Jones Kelly.Ruth was an avid reader and enjoyed spending time with her children and...
Jean Graham
Oct 1, 2009
Jean Graham, 67, a Plymouth area resident most of her life, died at 8:55 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2009 in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.Jean was born in Stillwell, Indiana on March 1, 1942. She was the daughter of Harry B. and Sylvia F. Brannam Cummins. She had attended Plymouth schools. On January 1, 1961, Jean and Paul...
David J. Dale
Sep 29, 2009
David J. Dale, 54, an area resident for over 20 years, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at his residence.Dave, the son of Harry L. and Dona R. Koss Dale, was born in Harvey, Illinois on February 8, 1955. He graduated from Thornwood High School in Thornton, Illinois.On December 31, 1996, Dave and Rande Anne Klemp were married in Dallas, Texas.Dave’s...
Donald Dimmitt
Sep 28, 2009
Donald Dimmitt, 74, of, Argos, Indiana died of congestive heart and kidney failure in Miller’s Merry Manor at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, September 28, 2009.Don referred to himself as the “biggest junk man in Indiana,” standing 6-foot-8 in his work boots.He was born the son of Paul W. and Alta Walters Dimmitt in Plymouth, IN. on December 29, 1934.He graduated...
Edith May Hess
Sep 24, 2009
Edith May Hess, 81 of Pretty Lake Trail died at 5:37 a.m. on September 24, 2009 in St. Joseph Hospital, South Bend from complications due to tetanus.Edith was born on August 30, 1928 in Plymouth, Indiana to Frank E. and Mary Ellen (Eversole) Ritenour. She was a graduate of Lapaz High School with the class 1946.On February 28, 1946 in...
Dr. Larry G. Shireman
Sep 23, 2009
Dr.Larry Shireman, 63, a former Plymouth resident, died at his home in Deltaville, Virginia, on September 23, 2009.Born in Argos on March 30, 1946, Larry was the son of John R. and Pauline E. Rhoades Shireman.He graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1964.Larry earned a B.F.A. in Architecture from Tulane University: an A.A. in General Studies from...
Ruby Werner
Sep 21, 2009
Ruby E. Werner died of natural causes in the Leesburg Regional Medical Center Emergency Room, Leesburg, FL. on Monday, September 21, 2009. A former resident of Plymouth, she was 91 years old.She was born in Rush County, Indiana, on February 19, 1918, the daughter of James and Josephine Hill Scott.Ruby was a toll investigator for Sprint. A member of Telephone...
Vada M. Musser-Reiff
Sep 20, 2009
Vada Musser Reiff, 98, died at 12:27 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2009, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.Vada was born on March 10, 1911, in Nappanee, IN., to Rufus and Irene Musser. The family moved to a small dairy farm near Plymouth when Vada was a child. She and her siblings walked to West School. They later moved...
Roger Allan Babcock
Sep 19, 2009
Roger A. Babcock, 69, of State Road 17, passed away suddenly in the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Room.He was born in Blue Island, Ill. on April 29, 1940; Roger was the son of William and Lena Testolin Babcock.He graduated from Fenger High School in Chicago, Illinois, and served in the United States Coast Guard for four years.On August...
