Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Elizabeth Wieger
Jun 23, 2006
Elizabeth Maureen LaVerne Wieger, 68, of Miller’s Merry Manor, Walkerton, IN, died at 12:21 p.m. on Friday, June 23, 2006 in LaPorte Hospital, LaPorte, IN. Elizabeth had lived in Mission, Texas before moving back to Indiana four weeks ago.The daughter of William Boyd and Elizabeth Lucille May Bowen Short, Elizabeth was born on January 28, 1938, in Plymouth, IN. She...
C. Jon Bixel
Jun 21, 2006
C. Jon Bixel, 56, died in the Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne of an apparent heart attack at 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, June 21, 2006. A lifetime area resident, he lived on W. 6C Road, Plymouth.Born in Plymouth, Indiana, on January 27, 1950, Jon was the son of Omer C. and Hope R. Grossman Bixel.He graduated from Plymouth High School...
Guy Keith Emmons
Jun 14, 2006
Guy Keith Emmons, 72, died at 5:20 am on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 in the Lee Alan Bryant Healthcare Facility, Rockville, Indiana, where he had lived for many years.Born on December 24, 1933, in South Bend, Indiana, Guy Keith was the son ofSherman E. and Thelma C. Wright Emmons, Sr. He had lived in the LaPaz, Indiana area for many...
John D. Heckaman
Jun 11, 2006
John D. Heckaman 94, died Sunday at the Oaks in Columbia City. He was born February 2, 1912 in German Township, Marshall County. He married Ruth E. Kinney June 27th, 1931. She survives.Mr. Heckaman was a farmer in German Township, Marshall County, and served as a Director for the Marshall County REMC and the Indiana Statewide REMC for 20 years....
James D. Taylor
Jun 8, 2006
James D. “J.D.” Taylor, 73, died of natural causes, at 5:02 p.m. Thursday, June 8, 2006 in the Parkview Whitley County Hospital – Hospice Care.A former Illinois resident, J.D. has lived at 435N 1200E, Knox since 1984.Born in Kentucky on September 11, 1932, J.D. is the son of Joseph and Audra (Allen) Taylor.On April 12, 1971, in Harvey, Illinois, he...
Sr. Ruth Schroeder, P.H.J.C.
Jun 7, 2006
Sister Ruth Schroeder, 92, died at 12:50 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 in the Catherine Kasper Life Center, Donaldson.She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 20, 1913 the daughter of John Francis and Emily Ann (Zatler) Schroeder.Sr. Ruth first professed her vows into the community of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ on June 25, 1931 and her...
Sr. Rose Marie Kalil, P.H.J.C.
Jun 7, 2006
Sister Rose Marie Kalil, 90, died at 12:35 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 in the Catherine Kasper Life Center, Donaldson.She was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, on March 4, 1916, the daughter of Sam and Lillian (Nicholas) Kalil.Sr. Rose Marie first professed her vows into the community of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ on June 25, 1936 and recently...
Patricia R. “Pat” Ruffing
Jun 3, 2006
Patricia “Pat” R. Ruffing, 10926 Hawthorn Rd., Plymouth, died of natural causes at 3:44 pm on Saturday, June 3, 2006, in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, Ind.Pat was 65-years-old.Born in Chester, West Virginia, on January 25, 1941, she was the daughter of William B. and Elva Rebecca Rice West.She graduated from John Glenn High School.Pat was married to...
Lovette Roahrig
Jun 1, 2006
Lovette F. “Betts” Roahrig, 88, a lifetime Marshall County resident, formerly of Bourbon, died of natural causes at 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2006, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, Indiana.Born in Plymouth on August 24, 1918, the daughter of Albert and Fairy Yenna Rhoade, Betts was a 1937 graduate of Plymouth High School.Her husband, Oley graduated the year before....
L. Jack Wilhelm
May 29, 2006
L. JACK WILHELMMarch 2, 1925 – May 29, 2006PLYMOUTH – Lewis Jack Wilhelm, 81, a lifetime Marshall County resident, died, after an extended illness, at his home, 221 North Liberty St., Plymouth, at 3:23a.m., on Monday, May 29, 2006.A long-time civic leader, Jack always loved his family, his country and Plymouth, Indiana.In 2001, he was honored by Gov. Frank O’Bannon...
Angel Leeann Henriksen
May 25, 2006
Angel LeeAnn Henriksen, infant daughter of Jamie L. and Dale R. (Lancaster) Henriksen of Plymouth, died at birth at 4:23 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, 2006, in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Plymouth.Angel is survived by her parents, a brother, Dean, her maternal grandparents, Dale and Judy Lancaster of LaPaz; her paternal grandmother, Peggy and Bill Pongratz of Oskosh, WI,...
Marie R. Summers
May 20, 2006
Marie R. Summers, 86 of Walkerton and a lifetime Marshall County resident, died peacefully of natural causes at 1:53 p.m. at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth Campus.Marie was born on September 12, 1919 to Oran and Estella Pippenger Ruff in her parent’s home in Plymouth, IndianaShe graduated with the class of 1937 as the class valedictorian from West High...
Jack D. Ross
May 19, 2006
Jack D. Ross, 56 died following a tragic illness early Friday morning, May 19, 2006.Jack was born on March 3, 1950 to Wayne and Lucille (Burkholder) Ross. He was raised on a farm near Walkerton, Indiana and graduated from John Glenn High School in 1968. He then attended Tri-State University.He married Jana Smith in Breckenridge, Colorado in 1974. He worked...
Susan I. Knepper
May 15, 2006
Susan I. Knepper of Meadow Lane, Plymouth, died, following an extended illness, at 2:50 a.m. on Monday, May 15, 2006, in the Hospice House of St. Joseph County.She was 60 years old.Susan was born in South Bend, Indiana, on April 9, 1946. She was the daughter of Welcome and Carol Thornton Strang.She attended West High School in Plymouth and graduated...
Fern Tressa Kilian
May 14, 2006
Fern Tressa (Landis) Kilian, 88, passed into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, May 14th at the Bremen Health Care Center. She was born April 23, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan to Alta (Tavernier) and Edgar Landis, the second child and oldest of the remaining seven children.On October 14, 1937 she married Richard C. Kilian and...
Ernest “Hank” Perkins, Sr.
May 10, 2006
Ernest “Hank” Perkins, Sr., 69, a Marshall County resident for the past 40 years, died of natural causes at 12:07 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10, 2006, in the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.Born in Wolf County, Kentucky, on May 29, 1936, he was the son of Henry and Lucinda Oditt Perkins. He attended schools in Kentucky.Hank served his country...
Elizabeth B. Feece
May 10, 2006
A lifetime Plymouth area resident, Elizabeth B. (Betty) Feece, 88, died at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 10, 2006, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth. The family wishes to acknowledge the loving care provide by the nursing staff of the Terrace Wing.Born in Royal Center, Indiana, on March 2, 1918, she was the daughter of Fred A. and Florence E. Mullendore...
Patsy Lu Fretz
May 5, 2006
Patsy Lu “Patty” Fretz, 67, a lifetime area resident, living at 308 E. Plum St., in Argos, Indiana, died of natural causes at 6:22 a.m. on Friday, May 5, 2006, in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.Patty was born in Argos on August 30, 1938. She was the daughter of Robert E. and Flossie I. Yeazel Denney. She graduated from...
Nellie A. (Hartman) Siekmann
May 1, 2006
Nellie A. Hartman Siekmann, a resident of Edwardsburg, Michigan, since 1971, died of natural causes at 5:15 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2006, in Buchanan Meadows, Buchanan, Michigan.She was 92 years old.Born in Berne, Indiana, on March 13, 1914, Nellie was the daughter of Edward F. and Olive O. Teeter Elliott. She attended Argos schools.On October 12th 1932, Nellie and...
Marvin E. Warner
May 1, 2006
Marvin E. Warner, 68, a Plymouth area resident most of his life, died at 9:10 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2006, in the Pilgrim Manor Care Center, Plymouth.Marvin was born on August 3, 1937 in Peru, Indiana, the son of Irvin W. and Opal L. Vice Warner. He attended Plymouth schools.He had worked at Pilgrim Farms for many years. An...
