Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Harold Lee
May 17, 2005
Former Plymouth resident Harold LeRoy Lee, 81, was no stranger to the road, in fact he new it from coast to coast and border to border by the time he retired from the Teamster’s Union as a long distance truck driver. Since 1983 he has made Indiana and Alaska his home where he will be missed by his wife Pat,...
Ethel V. Jeffirs
May 15, 2005
Our community has lost an American original. The grand lady of music, Ethel V. Jeffirs, has died.A lifetime Plymouth resident, Ethel was 102-years-and ten-months-old when she died of natural causes in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, at 11:20 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, 2005.Born north of LaPaz, Ind., on July 24, 1902, Ethel was the daughter of Robert C. and Dora...
G. Louise Stinson
May 15, 2005
Gertrude “Louise” Stinson, 93, 1900 Hillcrest, Plymouth, died at her residence at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, 2005, under the loving care of her family and Marshall County Hospice.Born in Sandoval, Illinois on April 13, 1912, she was the daughter of Silas and Susan White Dolsen. Louise graduated from Sandoval High School and the Chicago College of Business.On October...
Paul Richard Shafer
May 8, 2005
Paul Richard Shafer, 76, of 850 N. Oak Road, Plymouth, died at 6:20 p.m. on Sunday evening, May 8, 2005, in the Bremen Healthcare Center.Paul, the son of Charles R. and Ethel Gray Shafer, was born in Marshall County on October 1, 1928, and lived here all of his life. He attended Plymouth schools.On June 12, 1948, in Plymouth, Paul...
James D. Renz
May 7, 2005
After a long and courageous battle for most of his life, James D. “ Jim” Renz, 52, has died.Jim died in the Southlake Methodist Hospital, Merrillville, Ind., at 5:10 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2005.He was born in Erie, Penn., the son of James T. and Patricia A. Howe Renz and lived in Plymouth for most of his life. He...
Glady E. Sisk
May 6, 2005
Gladys E. Sisk, 81, affectionately called “Little Grandma,” by her family and close friends, died on Friday, May 6, 2005, at 2:43 a.m. at her residence, 805 Baker St., Plymouth, following an extended illness. “Little Grandma” loved and was deeply loved in return by her devoted grandchildren and great-grandchildren…and they, in turn, were her pride and joy.Gladys was a Marshall...
Patricia Mae Branton
May 3, 2005
Patricia Mae “Pat” Branton, 10682 Hawthorn Road, Plymouth, died, following a long term illness, in the Life Care Center, Rochester, Ind., on Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at 10:01 a.m. She was 57 years old.Pat, the daughter of Floyd and Dorothy Holt Yeager, was born in Streator, Ill., on Sept. 4, 1947. She attended Woodland schools.On Nov. 9, 1963, in Streator,...
Ben Sherwood
May 2, 2005
Benjamin Harrison “Ben” Sherwood, Jr., 88, of 13469 7th Road, Plymouth, died of natural causes in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, at 10:28 p.m. on Monday, May 2, 2005.Ben was born in Sedan, Indiana, on July 25, 1916. He was the son of Benjamin H. Sr. and Mae Rosetta Stoup Sherwood. He attended school until the 8th grade.On November...
Charles H. Stiles
May 1, 2005
Charles Howard “Charlie” Stiles, 75, a lifetime Plymouth resident, died, following an illness, at his home, 1117 Lake Ave., Plymouth, at 11:10 a.m. on Sunday, May 1, 2005.Charlie was a hard-working and popular fixture in the Plymouth Community Schools, serving as a janitor for 19 years, retiring in 1991.He was born in Plymouth on July 23, 1929, the son of...
Isabelle J. Beville
Apr 27, 2005
Isabelle J. Beville, 86, a longtime resident of Knox, Ind., coming from East Chicago, Ind., in 1945, and a former Garden Court, Plymouth, resident, died of natural causes in Plymouth’s Miller’s Merry Manor at 10:06 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2005.Isabelle was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, on April 1, 1919. She was the daughter of George E. and Alma...
Roger K. Hammel
Apr 26, 2005
Roger K. Hammel, 79, of 501 Pennsylvania Ave., Plymouth, died following an illness at 4:25 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2005 in the SLC Methodist Hospital, Merrillville, IN. Roger, a Marshall County resident all of his life, was born March 27, 1926, in Plymouth, the son of Alfred and Mary Ray Hammel. He was a 1944 graduate of West High School.On...
James P. Walker
Apr 24, 2005
James P. Walker, 78, of 711 Magnetic Parkway, Plymouth, died following a short illness at 3:40 p.m. Sunday, April 24, 2005 in the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.Born October 13, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Norman E. and Charlotte D. (Wrzeszcc) Walker. The beloved and cherished husband of Barbara J. Falconbury, they married February 7, 1951 in...
Bonnie J. Frushour
Apr 17, 2005
Bonnie J. “B.J.” Frushour, 73, passed away at home, following an extended illness at 3:45 a.m. Sunday, April 17, 2005 in the care of her family, friends and the Marshall County Hospice. Bonnie has resided at 10286 Pretty Lake Trail since 1973 and as a long time member, she will be greatly missed on the fairways of the Plymouth Country...
Margaret E. Mccollough
Apr 17, 2005
Services for former Plymouth resident, Margaret E. McCollough, will be held on Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 1 p.m. in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St. Plymouth. The family will receive friends on Saturday, April 23rd from 4 – 7 p.m.Margaret, was born the daughter of George H. and Ruth (Bryan) Kelley in Marshall County on August 15,...
Lourane Holtzclaw
Apr 12, 2005
Lourane Holtzclaw, 74, of Deborah Lane, Plymouth, died April 12, 2005 in her residence of natural causes. She had been a Plymouth area resident since 1966.Born in Jackson, Kentucky, on March 10, 1931, Lourane was the daughter of Benton and Lucy Ritchie Mann. She attended schools in Kentucky.On December 30, 1950 in Kent, Indiana, Lourane Mann and Darrell Sampson were...
Doris A. Lamborn
Apr 9, 2005
Doris A. (Long) Lamborn, 80, died following a cancer related illness at 11:40 a.m. Saturday, April 9, 2005. A resident of 13634 W. 6A Road, Doris died at home in the care and company of her family and the Marshall Co. Hospice.She was born January 10, 1925 in North Liberty, Ind., the daughter of Francis Arthur and Ollie M. (Johnson)...
Jeruldene B. Miller
Apr 7, 2005
Jeruldene B. “Jerry” Miller, 83, a lifetime area resident, died at 9:55 a.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2005 in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, following an extended illness.Born in Bourbon on October 30, 1921, she is the daughter of Clifford Carl and Ada M. (Dillingham) Brown.Jerry is a 1939 graduate of LaPaz High School and a proud veteran of WWII. In...
Freda Roose
Mar 31, 2005
Freda F. Roose, 88, 1060 Lincolnway East, died in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, at 4:45 am on Thursday, March 31, 2005.Freda was born in Mentone, Ind., on December 14, 1916. She was the daughter of Linus C. and Mary E. Riddle Borton. She attended Mentone High Schools.On May 16, 1942, in Mentone, Freda and Verl E. Roose were married. Verl...
Vincent R. Moore
Mar 30, 2005
Vincent R. “Red” Moore, 90, 316 Klinger St., Plymouth, died at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2005, in the Pilgrim Manor Care Center.Born in Plymouth, Ind., on June 22, 1914, Vincent was the son of John E. and Louise T. (Nagel) Moore He graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1933.Married to Lizzie F. Ham on May...
Jeanette (Candella) Abene
Mar 27, 2005
If there is dancing in heaven — and she was sure there is — Jeanette Abene, 89, will be in the line up.She danced all her life, this diminutive Chicago native who moved to Plymouth from Indianapolis two and a half years ago, was also a former resident of Des Plaines, Ill.“When I was 16,” she said in an interview...
