Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Paul J. “Butch” Pranger, Sr.
Oct 11, 2005
Paul J. (Butch) Pranger, Sr., 85 of 10175 Upas Road died at 12:56 pm on Tuesday October 11, 2005 in his residence surrounded by his loving family.Butch was born in Phoenix, Illinois on August 15, 1920 to Alexander and Emma Bultmann Pranger.He was a long time truck driver and retired in 1985 from the Indiana State Highway Dept.Butch was and...
Violet I. “Rusty” Mentel
Oct 9, 2005
Violet I. “Rusty” Mentel, 83, of 805 Baker St., Plymouth, died from complications from surgery in Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill., at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 9, 2005.Rusty was known throughout Marshall County as an Avon Lady. Devoted to physical fitness, up until her death, she exercised three days a week at the Holm Fitness Forum. Born in...
Mary Catherine Splix
Oct 8, 2005
Mary Catherine Splix, 92, a lifetime Plymouth resident, formerly living in Garden Court East, died of natural causes in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, at 7:50 p.m. on Saturday, October 8, 2005.Mary was born the daughter of Andrew C. and Mary C. (Zehner) Richard on March 6, 1913, in Plymouth, Ind.She attended Linkville School and Plymouth High School.On June 16, 1930,...
Richard C. Hyatt
Oct 8, 2005
Richard C. Hyatt, 82, of 7429 Union Road, Plymouth, died of natural causes on Saturday, October 8, 2005, at 8:15 a.m. in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. Born in South Bend on July 21, 1923, Richard was the son of Everette L. and Inez Slocum Hyatt. He had lived in Plymouth for the past 50 years. Prior to that,...
Sylvia I. Louderback
Oct 7, 2005
Sylvia I. Louderback, 91, a Tyner resident for many years before moving to Plymouth twenty years ago, died, following an illness, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, at 11:50 a.m. on Friday, October 7, 2005. She had previously lived at 17675 10B Road in Plymouth.Sylvia was born in North Liberty, Ind., on February 2, 1914. She was the daughter of Perry...
Margaret M. Leeper
Oct 6, 2005
Margaret M. Leeper, 88, a lifetime Marshall County resident, living at the same address for the past 53 years, died unexpectedly of natural causes, in her home, 14699 Hickory Rd., Argos, at 6 a.m. on Thursday, October 6, 2005.She was born in Burr Oak, Ind., on September 5, 1917, the daughter of Fredric N. and Dora Hissong Neidlinger. She graduated...
Peter Eugene Pesch
Oct 5, 2005
Lifetime Plymouth resident, Peter Eugene “Gene” Pesch, 79, died at his residence, 304 Baker St., at 5:45 a.m. on Wednesday, October 5, 2005. Gene had been ill for some time; he died in the loving care of his family and the Marshall County Hospice.Born April 21, 1926, in Chicago, Ill., Gene was the son of Peter Eugene and Elizabeth Buckberg...
Clara L. Ellis
Oct 4, 2005
Clara L. Ellis, 88, a former Plymouth area resident, died Tuesday morning, October 4, 2005, in the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Dianna Ellis, San Antonio, Texas. Clara had been under the loving care of her family and hospice.Born on February 2, 1917, in Marshall County, Clara was the daughter of William and Eunice Newhouse Thompson. She...
Mary Ruth Snyder
Sep 24, 2005
Mary Ruth Snyder, 85, died of natural causes at 3:25 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005, in Miller’s Merry Manor, 600 Oakhill Ave., Plymouth, Ind.Mary Ruth was born in Argos, Ind., on February 6, 1920. She was the daughter of Henry Ellsworth and Verna M. Clevenger Snyder.She graduated in 1938 from Argos High School.Mary Ruth had many interests. She loved...
Russell L. Neidlinger
Sep 22, 2005
Russell L. Neidlinger, 81, died at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, September 22, 2005, in Grace Village, Winona Lake, IN., from complications of Alzheimers disease. He had lived in the Plymouth, Bremen and Warsaw areas all of his life.Born in Plymouth on February 27, 1924, Russell was the son of Fred N. and Dora A. Hissong Neidlinger. He attended Plymouth schools....
Albertus M. Drake
Sep 19, 2005
Albertus M. Drake, 92, died Monday, September 19, 2005, in the home of his daughter surrounded by his loving family in Lakeland, Florida. A former Plymouth resident, he had been a Marshall County resident most of his life.Born on September 11, 1913 in Tyner, Albertus was the son of Albert M. and Josephine M. Campbell Drake. He was a 1932...
Sister Lucia Constantino
Sep 16, 2005
Sr. Lucia Constantino, 90, died at 5:20 a.m. Friday, September 16, 2005 in the Catherine Kasper Life Center, Donaldson, Indiana, where she has resided since October of 1999.Sister was born in Niles Center, Ill., on October 16, 1914, the daughter of Antonio and Lucia Quida Constantino.On June 25, 1946, she entered the convent and professed her first vows on June...
Lester D. “Les” Mansfield
Sep 14, 2005
Lester D. “Les” Mansfield died following a nine month struggle from complications of Pancreatic Cancer at his residence, 2000 Westgate Ave., at 10:57 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005. Les died in the loving care and company of his family, he was 68 years old.His family said that he will long be remembered for his “giving heart.”He had lived in...
Jimmie R. Miller
Sep 10, 2005
Jimmie Robert Miller, 74, of 1615 W. Lake Ave., Plymouth, died of natural causes in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005.Jimmie was born in Jefferson Township, Cass County, Ind., on August 15, 1931, the son of Walter James and Vivian L. Ritter Miller.He attended school in Royal Center, Ind., and served his country with...
Mary E. Ranney
Sep 10, 2005
Mary E. Ranney, will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 56 years Kenneth, for her gentle heart and tender touch; her daughter, Beth, for the special friendship they shared; her son, Ken, for the inspiration and music in his life; her granddaughters for the magic washing behind their ears, her grandson, for her guidance and love, and her many...
Donald W. Rininger
Sep 8, 2005
Donald W. Rininger, 73, of 5006 N. Michigan Road, Plymouth, Ind., died at 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2005 in the Hospice House , South Bend.The son of Lyle and Helen Shaffer Rininger, Donald was born on January 3, 1932 in South Bend, Ind.. He graduated in 1947 from the South Bend School system.Donald served his country in the...
Mary M. Rutherford
Sep 7, 2005
Mary M. Rutherford, 86, formerly of Elkhart, Tyner and Plymouth, died of natural causes in The Oaks Retirement Center, Avon Park, Fla., at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005. Mary was born in Mishawaka, Ind., on June 22, 1919. She was the daughter of Joseph and Mabel Hayn and graduated from Tyner High School.Married twice, her first husband was...
Ellalene Sallee
Sep 4, 2005
A Marshall County resident all of her life, Ellalene A. Sallee, 90, died at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, September 4, 2005, in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Center, Plymouth.Born in Argos, Ind. on May 11, 1915, Ellalene was the daughter of Harry and Lois McWhartor Zumbaugh. She graduated from Argos High School.Ellalene was married to Charles M. Sallee. Charles preceded her in...
Viola A. Reese
Sep 4, 2005
Viola A. “Doddy” Reese, 76, a resident of 17618 10B Road for the past 51 years, died at 7:55 p.m. on Sunday, September 4, 2005 in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. Doddy had lived in Marshall County since her youth.Born on July 30, 1929, in South Bend, Doddy was the daughter of Lawrence and Mildred Arvilla Richardson Kuskye, Sr....
Patsy A. Kruyer
Sep 3, 2005
Patsy A. Kruyer, 70, lost her long and courageous battle with cancer at 3:05 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005. Pat died at her residence, 612 Pearl St., Plymouth.A lovely woman –inside and out—she was always friendly and kind to people –strangers, as well as those she had known all of her life.A lifetime Plymouth resident, Pat was the daughter of...
