Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
James R. “Dick” Morgan
Jan 31, 2009
James Richard “Dick” Morgan, 82, a longtime Argos resident, passed away due to natural causes on Saturday evening, January 31, 2009 in the St. Joseph Hospital at Ft. Wayne, Indiana.Dick was born March 27, 1926 in Plymouth, the son of Oscar Eugene and Hazel Agnes (Unger) Morgan. He attended the Linkville School.In 1955 he was eager to serve his country...
Betty M. Peabody
Jan 24, 2009
Betty Peabody, 87, formerly of 301 Lewis St., Plymouth, died of natural causes at 9 a.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2009, in Florence, South Carolina.Born in Plymouth on August 29, 1921, Betty was the next to youngest of nine children born to Harold and Flora Etta Railsback Steiner. Her father was a popular and well-known auctioneer in Marshall County.Betty told...
Jesse Smith
Jan 24, 2009
Jesse M. Smith, 90, 525 S. Michigan St., Plymouth, died of natural causes in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, on Saturday, January 24, 2009.Jesse was the son of Iris B. and Chloe E. Brown Smith. He was born in Akron, Indiana, on May 27, 1918.He attended Akron High School.On September 14, 1940, Jesse and Myrtle V. Aldrich were married in Rochester,...
Esther Sue Bicknell
Jan 22, 2009
Esther Sue (Leach) Bicknell, 72, was received into the arms of the Lord in the morning hours of Thursday, January 22, 2009. She passed away at her Lake Avenue home in the care of a loving family and friends.Born on August 17, 1936 in Frankfort, Indiana, she was the daughter of James E. & Martha J. (Meeks) Leach. Raised there...
Goldie Pearl Greer
Jan 15, 2009
Goldie Pearl Greer, 84, 2000 Westgate Avenue, Plymouth, died, under the loving care of her family and Hospice, at 4:10 a.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2009, at the home of her niece, 11122 Forest Drive.Goldie was born in Donaldson, IN. on April 24, 1924. She was the daughter of John T. and Ada Watkins Gaines.She graduated from Plymouth High School.Goldie...
Doris Maxine Grass
Jan 12, 2009
Doris Maxine Grass, 90, of 905 Berkley, died of natural causes in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, at 7:35 p.m. on Monday, January 12, 2009.A lifetime Marshall County resident, Doris was born on a farm near Bourbon on December 30, 1918. Her parents were Clarence E. and Myrtle H. (Morwiser) Pfeiffer.She attended Tippecanoe High School and graduated with the Class of...
David Eugene Foust
Jan 10, 2009
David Eugene Foust, 72, of Plymouth, Indiana died of a chronic, terminal illness at Culver Merry Manor Nursing Home where he received wonderful care. Dave, as he was known to most, lived his life much as his life ended; with dignity, a great sense of humor, strong of character and faith and with a quiet sense of peacefulness.Dave was born...
Evedene V. Wilhelm
Jan 9, 2009
Evedene Virginia Wilhelm, 82, 221 Liberty St., Plymouth, died of natural causes in Pilgrim Manor, at 8:42 a.m. on Friday, January 9, 2009.Born in Teegarden, IN., on February 25, 1926, Evedene was the daughter of Walter and Lillian Angeline Devine Kaiser. She graduated with the class of 1944, from Tyner High School.After World War II, when Jack Wilhelm returned home...
Donna M. (Davis) Smith
Jan 9, 2009
Donna Mae (Davis) Goss-Smith was surrounded by her children and Pastor Tom Padberg of Hospice in her home when she passed on Jan. 9, 2009. She will be missed and remembered for all she contributed to her communities she worked for and lives she touched.Donna was born to George E. and Hattie M. (Williams) Davis in Detroit, MI. She was...
Dorothy D. Pippenger
Jan 8, 2009
Dorothy D. Pippenger, 85, a lifetime Plymouth resident passed away following an illness at 3:07 p.m. Thursday, January 8, 2009. Her Christian reward was received peacefully at the home of her son in the care of her loving family.Dorothy was born the daughter of Carl J. and Bernice O. (Disher) Stockman in Plymouth on October 4th, 1923. She was raised...
Cecil M. Smith
Jan 3, 2009
Cecil Milo Smith was with his children and their spouses when he passed away on January 3, 2009, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Plymouth. He was born to Ralph and Matilda Smith (both deceased) in Plymouth, IN on November 20, 1922. Cecil was a veteran of WWII having served in Italy and Africa. He married Yolanda Nyers on December 30,...
Thomas A. Lehiy
Jan 1, 2009
Thomas Allen Lehiy, died, following a brief illness, at his residence on Upas Road, Plymouth, Indiana, at 8:15 a.m. on Thursday, January 1, 2009.Only 46 years old, Tom lived his life to the fullest and will be deeply missed by his family and friends.Tom was born in Plymouth on January 12, 1962, the son of Carl and Betty Sickmiller Lehiy....
Willard Burkholder
Dec 30, 2008
J. Willard Burkholder, 90, of Tyner, IND., died at 9:38 a.m. on Tuesday, December 30, 2008, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Walkerton, IND.Willard was born in Polk Township, Marshall County, on May 14, 1918. He was the son of Jesse and Ruth Killian Burkholder.He graduated from Tyner High School and for 56 years was self-employed in the plumbing, heating and electrical...
Carol A. Warner
Dec 27, 2008
Carol A. Warner, 65,died, following a lengthy illness, at her residence, 209 W. St., Plymouth, at 10:10 p.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2008. She was in the loving care of her family and the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care at the time of her death.Born in Plymouth, on January 6, 1943, Carol is the daughter of Keith J. and...
Walter Demien
Dec 15, 2008
Walter DeMien, 89, of 4012 Michigan Road, Plymouth, died at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, at 1 p.m. on Monday, December 15, 2008. He had been a Plymouth resident since the 1930’s.Born in LaPorte, IN., Walter was the son of George and Cecel Yocum DeMien. He graduated from Phillips, South Dakota High School and served in the United States Army’s infantry...
Lois Thomas
Dec 14, 2008
Lois Thomas, 96, a former resident of Plymouth, died on December 14, 2008, at the Freedom Village Nursing Home, Bradenton, Florida. Born in Bourbon, IN. on April 16, 1912, Lois was the daughter of Isiah Henry and Katie Della Highshew Grossman. She graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1929.She was married to Joe Thomas.An accountant with National...
Patricia Polinski
Dec 13, 2008
Patricia R. Polinski, 85, of 905 Berkley St., Plymouth, died in the Moore Regional Medical Center, North Carolina, on December 13, 2008.Born on May 31, 1923, in Wilkes-Barre, PA., Patricia was the daughter of Raymond L. and Mary Muldowney Burke.She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Wiles-Barre in 1942, and worked for social services in Washington D.C., from 1944...
Kim Earl Cox
Dec 13, 2008
Lifetime Marshall County resident, Kim Earl Cox, 52, of Plymouth, died unexpectedly at 8:38 a.m. on Saturday, December 13, 2008, in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.Born in South Bend, IN. on January 7, 1956, Kim is the son of Olen Earl and Shirley Mae (Lacher) Cox.He graduated from LaVille High School with the class of 1974, and from the...
Rev. James R. Pippenger
Dec 10, 2008
Reverend James R. Pippenger, Pastor of Bethel Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church of Argos, passed away peacefully in his sleep Wednesday morning at the age of 53. He is survived by his beloved wife of 26 years, Dorothy A.; daughter, Stefanie Pippenger; stepdaughter, Shanelle Burns; stepson, Ty (Renee) Burns, all of Argos; his mother, Phyllis J. Pippenger; sister, Barbara (Delbert) Wolff;...
Betty Marie Haag
Dec 7, 2008
Betty Marie Haag, 78, a lifetime resident of Plymouth, died Sunday, December 7, 2008, at 4:30 p.m., at her residence, 15589 W. 7th Rd., Plymouth.Born in Plymouth on September 30, 1930, she was the daughter of Lloyd and Ellen Marie Stuckey Shafer.She graduated from LaPaz High School with the class of 1949.On January 13, 1952, at the Tyner E.U.B. church,...
