Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Avis I. Howard
Mar 20, 2003
Avis I. Howard, 74, died of natural causes at 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 , in the Bremen Health Care Center , Bremen , Ind. She was born the daughter of August and Ruth Emmons Renz, in LaPaz , Ind. , on May 20, 1928 . She graduated from LaPaz High School . On April 1, 1953 ,...
Mack Johnson, Jr.
Mar 20, 2003
Lifetime area resident, Mack Johnson, Jr., affectionately called “Junior,” died at 6:54 a.m. on Thursday, March 20, 2003. Junior died, following a heart related illness at his residence, 14735 4B Road, Plymouth. He was 75 years old. Born the son of Mack Tenant and Myrtle Huffer Johnson, in Plymouth, Ind., on October 9, 1927, Mack attended Tyner schools. He served...
Wanda J. Falconbury
Mar 13, 2003
Lifetime Plymouth resident, Wanda Jean Falconbury who would have celebrated her 72nd birthday March 14, died at 6:14 a.m., Thursday, March 13, at her home, 310 Skylane Dr., Plymouth. Wanda was born in Plymouth, the daughter of Arthur Sewell Falconbury Sr., and Ida Ilo Wolfarth Falconbury. She graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1949. She lived in...
Chester E. Garrison
Mar 11, 2003
Chester E. “Chet” Garrison, 83, a Marshall County resident most of his life, died from an apparent heart attack at his residence, 9358 State Road 17, Plymouth, on Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at 8:04 a.m. Chet was born in Winamac on March 9, 1920, the son of George W. and Lilly Marie Martin Garrison. He attended Knox High School. During...
Brian Adam Veger
Mar 10, 2003
Brian Adam Veger, 18, affectionately dubbed “Hillbilly,” by his many friends, died at 1:46 a.m. on Monday morning, March 10, 2003 , in a car accident in Van Wert , Ohio while enroute back to the University of Northwestern Ohio , Lima , Ohio , where he was a student. Brian had come home from school for the birth of...
Henry A. Kepler
Mar 9, 2003
Henry A. “Hank” Kepler, 89, a former longtime Argos resident, living at 423 Cricket Lane, Michigan City, Ind., for the past 2 1/2 years, has died of an apparent heart condition. Hank died at 10:42 a.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2003, in the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. Born in Burkett , Ind. , on June 23, 1913 ,...
Patricia Six
Mar 5, 2003
Patricia Six, 51, died at home, 918 W. LaPorte St., Plymouth, at 10:55 a.m., on Wednesday, March 5, 2003 , following a one-year battle with ovarian cancer. Patricia was an area resident for the past several years, coming from Ohio . Born February 9, 1952 in Middletown , Ohio , the daughter of Jack M. and Ina Patrick O’Hara, Patricia...
Larry J. Roahrig
Mar 4, 2003
When the people who called Larry Roahrig friend, co-worker and boss speak of him, the first thing they talk about is his honesty, dry sense of humor and deep love of and pride in his family. “He was like a brother to me,” Budd Treat of Treat’s Squire Shop where Larry worked for 36 years, said. “He was hard working...
Ruth F. Earp
Mar 3, 2003
Ruth F. Earp, 85, a lifetime Plymouth resident died following an illness, at 12:05 a.m. Monday, March 03, 2003 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. Since December Ruth has resided with her daughter Dawn Ann and family in Bremen . Ruth was born the daughter of Frank L. and Verna Ellinger Dunfee, on July 17, 1917 in Rochester ,...
Cecil D. Andrews
Feb 28, 2003
Cecil D. Andrews, 74, died of natural causes at 6:44 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2003, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth. He will be best remembered for his deep love for his family, particularly his twelve grandchildren. Cecil was born on August 5, 1928, in Hibbard, Ind. He was the son of Everett D. and Genevive Ringle Andrews. He attended...
Harriet M. Leary
Feb 28, 2003
Harriet M. Leary, 83, 7446 McLiver Drive, Plymouth, died of natural causes after an extended illness, at 10:35 a.m. on Friday, February 28, 2003 , in the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home. Harriet had been a Plymouth resident since 1968, coming from Byron, Ill. She and her husband Clyde also enjoyed winters in Avon Park , Florida and the Mesa /...
Clista Marie Nicodemus
Feb 26, 2003
Clista Marie Nicodemus, 90, a lifetime area resident living in the Life Care Center of Rochester for the past four years, died of natural causes at 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2003.Marie was the daughter of James and Elizabeth Anderson Howard. She was born on July 15, 1912, in Knox, Ind. She attended Washington School in Plymouth.She was married...
Patricia Ann Dixon
Feb 20, 2003
Patricia Ann Dixon, 61, of 13700 4th Road, died at her residence at 8:47a.m., on Thursday, February 20, 2003. She had been a Plymouth resident for 61 years. Born on October 24, 1941, Patricia was the daughter of Elmer and Ilo Stone Cox. On April 10 1959, Patricia and Richard L. Dixon were married in Plymouth. A housewife, Patricia enjoyed...
Sr. Lorraine Veldenz
Feb 17, 2003
Sister Lorraine Veldenz, P.H.J.C., 86, died at 10:25 p.m. on Monday, February 17, 2003 , in the Catherine Kasper Home, Donaldson , Ind. Born in Chicago , Ill. , on May 21, 1916 , Sister Lorraine was the daughter of Charles and Marie Dienes Veldenz. She entered the convent on June 25, 1934 and professed her first vows on June...
Sr. Agnese Jasko
Feb 14, 2003
Sister Agnese Jasko, 81, died at 4:10 a.m. on Friday, February 14, 2003 , in the Catherine Kasper Home, Donaldson , Ind. , where she had been a resident since May of 2000. She was born in Gary, Ind., on June 22, 1921, the daughter of Michael and Helen Fujko Jasko. Sister Agnese earned her BA from Saint Xavier College...
Sr. Eligia Blaes
Feb 14, 2003
Sister Eligia Blaes, died at 3:15 a.m. on Friday, February 14, 2003 , in the Catherine Kasper Home, Donaldson , Ind. , where she had been a resident since 1992. Sister Eligia was 100 years old on September 22, 2002. Sister Eligia was born in Mascoutah, IL., the daughter of Nicholas and Anatasia Doll Blaes. Sister Eligia served as a...
Stephen L. Meszaros
Feb 13, 2003
Stephen L. Meszaros, 83 of 9601 Union Rd. Donaldson, Indiana died Thursday, February 13, 2003 at 6:27 p.m. in his residence. He was born on January 23, 1920 in South Bend , Indiana to Emory and Therese Farkas Meszaros . Steve was a graduate of South Bend Riley High School class of 1938 and went on to attend Purdue University...
Rosemary Bergman
Feb 12, 2003
Rosemary Bergman, 501 Pennsylvania Ave., Plymouth, died, following a stroke, at 12:55 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2003 , in Plymouth . She was 82 years-old. Born the daughter of Ray Oscar Scott and Nada E. Livinghouse Scott in Kokomo , Ind. , on November 25, 1920 , Rosemary lived in Plymouth almost all of her life. She graduated from...
Sharon Kathleen Pritchett-Giles
Feb 11, 2003
Sharon Kathleen “Kathy” Pritchett-Giles, 308 Apple St., Argos, Ind. was a lifetime area resident. Kathy died as a result of chronic heart problems at 5:22 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11, 2003, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. She was 47 years old. Born in Plymouth, Ind., on January 29, 1956, Kathy was the daughter of Arnold M., Sr. and...
Dorothy A. Hattery
Feb 7, 2003
Dorothy A. Hattery, 75, died of natural causes at her residence, 15662 W. 11th Rd., Plymouth , at 12:05 p.m. on Friday, February 7, 2003. Born February 24, 1927, in Mishawaka, Indiana, she was the daughter of Clarence R. Freese and Arabelle Irene Kitchen. On July 27, 1947, in the Plymouth home of Bro. Mangun, Dorothy and Donald J. Hattery...
