Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Eugene B. Calvert
Jan 9, 2001
A 74-year resident of Tyner and Marshall County, coming from Kentucky, Eugene B. “Gene” Calvert, 89, 17918 Vine St., Tyner, Ind., has died. Gene died, following an extended illness, at 12:05 p.m. in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Center on Tuesday, January 9, 2001.Born on Feb. 16, 1911, in Fleming County, Kentucky, Gene was the son of Charles Wallace and Margaret E....
Jean A. Wakeland
Jan 4, 2001
Jean A. Wakeland, 80, a Marshall County resident since 1938, coming from Idaville, Ind., died at his residence, 1260 Jarrah Rd., Bremen, under the loving care of his family and the Marshall County Hospice. Jean had suffered a lengthy cancer-related illness. He died at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 4, 2001.Born May 18, 1920, in Idaville, Carroll County, Ind., he...
Karen A. Hileman-Erbse
Jan 3, 2001
Karen A. Hileman Erbse, 51, 525 S. Michigan St., Plymouth, died unexpectedly of an aneurysm, at 7:08 p.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2001, in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.Karen, born on Dec. 5, 1949, in Logansport, Ind., was the daughter of Robert L. and Marian V. Furry Hileman of Plymouth.She graduated in 1968 from Plymouth High School and was a...
Kenneth A. Treesh
Jan 3, 2001
Kenneth A. Treesh, 85, 11803 Vistula Road, Osceola, Ind., died of natural causes at 11a.m. on Wednesday, January 3, 2001, in St. Joseph Community Hospital, Mishawaka, Ind. Kenneth, formerly of the Plymouth area, had lived in Osceola for the past six years coming from Florida where he had resided for twenty years.Born in Noble County, Indiana, on April 16, 1915,...
Esther M. Williams
Jan 2, 2001
A remarkable woman admired and known for her strength of spirit and her love of life and people that touched the lives of everyone who knew her, has died.Esther M. Williams, a resident at 805 Baker St., Plymouth, for the past 12 years coming from South Bend, died in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, at 4:50 p.m. on Tuesday,...
Jack Wagner
Dec 31, 2000
Former Plymouth resident, Jack Wagner, 78, of Athens, Texas, died, following a sudden illness, on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2000, at 5:00 p.m. in the East Texas Medical Center, Athens.Jack was born on May 6, 1922, in South Bend, Ind. He was the son of Melvin C. and Alea Madge Bunn Wagner. He graduated from Leiter’s Ford High School in 1940.He...
Jack Wagner
Dec 31, 2000
Former Plymouth resident, Jack Wagner,78, of Athens, Texas, died, following a sudden illness, on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2000, at 5:00 p.m. in East Texas Medical Genter, Athens.Jack was born on May 6, 1922, in South Bend, Ind. He was the son of Melvin G. and Alea Madge Bunn Wagner. He graduated from Leiter’s Ford High School in 1940.He served in...
Charles D. Shipplock
Dec 30, 2000
Area resident most of his life, Charles D. “Chuck” Schipplock, 79, died of natural causes at 5 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000, in Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana.Chuck was born in rural Starke County on July 27, 1921. He was the son of Arthur and Marie A. Brueggeman Schipplock. He attended West High School and received his G.E.D....
Minnie Ada Beck
Dec 29, 2000
Minnie Ada Beck, who resided at 805 Baker St., Plymouth, since 1994, coming from LaPorte, suffered a heart attack and died at 10 p.m. in St. Mary’s Hospital, Tucson, Arizona, on Friday, Dec. 29, 2000. Minnie had spent the last several winters in Tucson. She was 77 years old.Born in Harvey, Illinois, on January 31, 1923, she was the daughter...
Minnie Ada Beck
Dec 29, 2000
Minnie Ada Beck, who resided at 805 Baker St., Plymouth, since 1994, coming from LaPorte, suffered a heart attack and died at 10 p.m. in St. Mary’s Hospital, Tucson, Arizona, on Friday, Dec. 29, 2000. Minnie had spent the last several winters in Tucson. She was 77 years old.Born in Harvey, Illinois, on January 31, 1923, she was the daughter...
Eva F. Crothers
Dec 25, 2000
Eva F. Crothers, 98, 68120 State Road 23, North Liberty, a resident of Starke and St. Joseph counties most of her life, died, following an illness, at 3:42 a.m., in Miller’s Merry Manor, Walkerton, on Christmas Day, December 25, 2000. Eva had been a resident at the Manor since October of this year.She was born in Ober, Indiana, on Oct....
Marie A. Traversa
Dec 22, 2000
Marie A. Traversa, 85, died, following an extended illness, at 1:40 a.m. on Friday, December 22, 2000, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth.Born in Chicago on October 14, 1915, she was the daughter of William and Mary (McKenna) Hanrahan. She graduated from a Chicago high school and attended business college for two years.On June 19, 1943, in Chicago, Marie and Thomas...
Ina B. Hoeffer
Dec 18, 2000
Ina B. Hoeffer, 79, formerly of 17627 Main St. of Tyner, died at 5:35 p.m. Monday, December 18, 2000 in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Center. She had been in failing health for the past five years. Ina was a lifetime resident of Marshall County.Born July 27, 1921 in her family home of Tyner, she was the daughter of William D. and...
Mabel L. Miller
Dec 18, 2000
Mabel L. Miller, 83, 10893 S. Michigan Road, a Plymouth resident most of her lifetime, died, following an illness, at 6:30 a.m., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2000, at Pilgrim Manor where she had been a resident since May.Mabel was born in Tippecanoe, Ind., on Oct. 4, 1917, the daughter of Roy Reese and Ethel Worsham Parsons. She graduated from Plymouth...
Joy Lee Shepperd
Dec 18, 2000
Joy Lee Shepperd, 62, of 824 N. Plum Street, Plymouth has gone to be with her parents, two sisters and two brothers who preceded her in death. She died of natural causes at 2:40 a.m. Monday, December 18, 2000.Born the daughter of Perry and Ivory (Cole) Shepperd on September 11, 1938 at home in Kniman, Indiana. Joy was a lifetime...
John R. Karch
Dec 16, 2000
John R. “Jack” Karch, 73, formerly of Plymouth and residing since 1988, at 20839 Whispering Creek Ct., South Bend, died in Memorial Hospital, following an illness, at 8:47 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000.Born on April 26, 1927, in Gary, Indiana, Jack was the son of John W. and Grace K. Knapp Karch. He graduated from Gary Horace Mann High...
Fred M. Berger
Dec 15, 2000
Lifetime area resident and farmer, Fred M. Berger, 8920 Plymouth-Goshen Trail, died, following an illness, on Friday, Dec. 15, 2000. Fred, 82-years old, died in Community Hospital of Bremen at 9:35 p.m. under the loving care of his family and the Marshall County Hospice.Born on Jan. 29, 1918, in Bremen, Fred was the son of Clem D. And Rose Clark...
Wilda J. Cruse
Dec 15, 2000
Wilda J. Cruse, 65, died at her Neidlinger Garden Court residence, 905 Berkley Street, Plymouth. She died peacefully in prayer, while in the company of her family, on Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, at 9:15 a.m. Wilda had lived in Plymouth since 1996, moving here from Knox where she had lived from 1981 to 1996.Wilda was born on April 10, 1935,...
William F. Potthoff
Dec 7, 2000
William F. “Bill” Potthoff, 61, Plymouth, having moved here five years ago from Knox, died of natural causes at his residence, 215 Water St., on Thursday, December 7, 2000 at 6 p.m.Bill was born in Chicago, on August 6, 1939. He was the son of Robert C., Sr., and Elizabeth M. Underhill Potthoff. He attended St. Sabrina School and CVS...
James L. Labas
Dec 6, 2000
James L. Labas, Venice, Florida, formerly of Plymouth, died peacefully at his home in the loving arms of his wife, Donna, at 3:44 a.m. on Wednesday, December 6, 2000. In recent years, Jim had been ill with cancer. He was 68-years old.Born the son of James E. And Marie V. Labas, Jim was born on Sept. 21, 1932, in Hammond,...
