Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Kathryn E. Kreighbaum
Feb 4, 2005
Kathryn Elizabeth Kreighbaum, 79, died of natural causes at 7:30 p.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor, 600 Oakhill Ave., Plymouth, on Friday, February 4, 2005.A lifetime Marshall County resident, Kathryn was born on February 28, 1925, the daughter of Charles LeRoy and Florence Amelia Kaufman Rains.On March 17, 1946, in Plymouth, Kathryn and Jacob Ray Kreighbaum were married. Ray died on...
Brock K. Miller
Feb 2, 2005
Brock K. Miller, 85, of 805 Baker St., Plymouth, Ind., formerly a 69 year resident of Allenford, Ontario, Canada, died in Miller’s Merry Manor of natural causes at 3:39 a.m. on Wednesday, February 2, 2005. He had been a Plymouth resident since 1988.Born in Park Head, Ontario, Canada on October 6, 1919, Brock was the son of James E. and...
William “Bill” Leslie Smith
Jan 22, 2005
William “Bill” Leslie Smith, 7769 Tippecanoe Shores, Tippecanoe, coming from Plymouth four years ago, died of natural causes at 7:50 p.m. on Saturday, January 22, 2005, in the Hospice House of St. Joseph County. He was 52 years old.Bill was born in Muncie, Ind., the son of Wayne L. and Doris V. Bigelow Smith, both of Warsaw, Ind., on September...
Edna L. Bottorff
Jan 19, 2005
Former Plymouth resident of Mill Pond Lake, Edna L. Bottorff, 94, living in Portage, Indiana, since 1999, died at 12:20 a.m. on Wednesday, January 19, 2005, in Fountainview Place, Portage, Indiana. Born on December 21, 1910 in Glenmore, Ohio, Edna was the daughter of Charles and Clara Shaffer Kreischer.Edna and Wilmer J “Bill” Bottorff met on a Halloween blind date...
Ethel V. Heckaman
Jan 18, 2005
Ethel V. Heckaman, 93, a lifetime area resident, died, following an illness, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2005, in the Porter Hospital, Valparaiso Campus.Born in Plymouth on February 28, 1911, Ethel was the daughter of Laotis “Jim” and Clara Pfender Sisk. She attended Plymouth schools.On January 7, 1930, Ethel and Jesse E. Heckaman were married in Plymouth at...
Ralph E. Milkey
Jan 18, 2005
Ralph E. Milkey, 79, of 11043 S. Michigan St., Plymouth, died at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2005, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. Ralph’s death was caused by injuries from an auto accident on December 28, 2004.Born in Mishawaka, Ind., on March 20, 1925, Ralph graduated from Mishawaka High School.On July 5, 1947, in Plymouth, Ralph and Doris...
Eddie F. Ruffing
Jan 18, 2005
Area resident, Eddie F. Ruffing, 63, 10926 Hawthorn Road, Plymouth, died of natural causes at 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2005, in the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.Born on July 5, 1941, in Argos, Ind., Eddie was the son of Frank and Edna Hooker Ruffing. He graduated from Argos High School.On August 11, 1978, in Plymouth, Eddie and...
Thelma M. Payne
Jan 13, 2005
Thelma M. Payne, 85, a resident of Miller’s Merry Manor, 600 Oakhill Ave., Plymouth, for the past year, died of natural causes in the facility at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2005.She was born in Kokomo, Ind., on December 21, 1919, the daughter of David and Stella Wiles Hutchins and was educated in schools in the Tipton area.On July...
Marietta Eastlund
Jan 9, 2005
Marietta Eastlund, 81, living at 501 Pennsylvania Ave.(F-2), Garden Court East, since 1992, died, following a short illness, in Our Lady of Peace Hospital, South Bend, at 11:21 a.m. on Sunday, January 9, 2005.Marietta dearly loved her family and they treasured her. She always saw the good in people.Formerly of Nappanee, Marietta had lived in Plymouth since 1988, coming from...
C. Herman Mattix
Dec 27, 2004
C. Herman “Herm” Mattix, 83, 200 Ewing St., a longtime, popular Plymouth resident has died.Herm, living in Plymouth since 1924, died of natural causes at 9:50 p.m. on Monday, December 27, 2004, in the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.He was born in Larwill, Ind., on February 21, 1921, the son of Charles E. and Elma E. Decker Mattix. He...
Amanda R. Robinson
Dec 25, 2004
Amanda R. Robinson, 91, formerly of Philadelphia, Penn., living at Miller’s Merry Manor, 600 Oakhill Ave., Plymouth, Ind. since June of 2001, died of natural causes on Saturday, December 25, 2004, at 9 p.m.Born in Richboro, Penn., on August 25, 1913, Amanda was the daughter of John F. and Louise Menold Shetzline. She graduated with the Richboro High School class...
Virginia (France) Rowe
Dec 24, 2004
Virginia “Ginny” (France) Rowe, 71, of 222 Parkview St., Plymouth, an area resident all of her life, died following an illness, at 2:20 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2004, in the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Center, Plymouth.Born in Culver, Indiana, on April 7, 1933, Virginia was the daughter of Christopher S. and Mae S. Kershner Lolmaugh. She attended Culver schools.She...
Travis A. Wieringa
Dec 23, 2004
Travis A Wieringa died at 1:07 p.m. on Thursday, December 23, 2004, in an auto accident on State Road 17, one mile south of 10B Road.Born on May 6, 1990, in Rochester, Ind., he was just 14 years old.An eighth grader at Lincoln Jr. High School, Travis was the son of Chuck Wieringa and Laurie Wright Belcher. He lived at...
Jessica Lynn Spiewak
Dec 22, 2004
Jessica Lynn “Jessy” Spiewak, 24, of 19838 14B Road, Culver, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday morning, December 22, 2004.Known and loved as a caring person, she would go out of her way for anyone and always showed concern for others. Her family ties were of the utmost importance to her.She was a Culver resident for...
Matthew Alexander Garrison
Dec 19, 2004
Matthew “Matt” Alexander Garrison, 29, a lifetime Plymouth resident, died at his residence, on Sunday, December 19, 2004, at 1:58 p.m. Born in Plymouth on December 11, 1975, Matt was the son of Joe A. and Ricki J. Reese Garrison. He attended Plymouth High School.A member of the South Bend Labor’s Union, he had worked as a hod carrier for...
Florence E. Hoham
Dec 14, 2004
The only woman in Plymouth to have ever had a road named for her, Florence Elizabeth Hoham, has died. Florence died at 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday, December 14, 2004, in the Catherine Kasper Life Center, Donaldson. Born in Plymouth, Ind., on February 22, 1905, Florence would have been 100 years old this next year.Her family, her church, the First United...
Martha M. O’Blenis
Dec 10, 2004
Martha M. O’Blenis, 92, died of natural causes at her residence in Warsaw, Ind., 4109 Kuder Lane, where she had lived for the past three years coming from Plymouth, at 2:50 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2004.Born in Wabash, Ind., on September 2, 1912, Martha was the daughter of Henry A. and Maggie M. Gustin Kuschel.She was married to Edward...
Wanda L. Overmyer
Dec 4, 2004
Wanda L. Overmyer, 73, of 306 N. Maple St., Argos, Ind., died at 6:21 p.m. on Saturday, December 4, 2004, in the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. Wanda died as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.Born in Benton, Ill., on February 2, 1931, Wanda was the daughter of Isadore Charles and Caroline Yasevich Brandibas. She attended...
Lenora R. Franklin
Dec 2, 2004
Lenora R. Franklin, 94, 3976 Michigan Rd., living in Plymouth since 1957 having come from South Bend, died, after an extended illness, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 2, 2004. Lenora died in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home where she had been a patient for the past three months.Born in Worthington, Ind., on September 26, 1910, Lenora was the daughter of...
Lucille Ross
Dec 2, 2004
Lucille Ross, 84, a lifetime area resident living at W. 1st Rd. Walkerton, Ind., died, following a short illness, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, at 11:20 p.m. on Thursday, December 2, 2004. She was 84 years old.Born in Marshall County on April 25, 1920, Lucille was the daughter of Jesse and Ruth Killian Burkholder. She was a 1938...
