Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Mary Jayne Pesch
Dec 21, 2020
Mary Jayne Pesch, 93, passed away at Autumn Trace Senior Living Community in Plymouth on Monday, December 21, 2020.Born in Bourbon, Indiana on December 27, 1926, Jayne was the daughter of Charles and Mary (Corl) Elkins. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Plymouth and attended Indiana University in Bloomington where she was a member of the Chi Omega Sorority....
Christine Berndt
Dec 21, 2020
Christine, “Chris” Berndt, 67 passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 at Center for Hospice, Mishawaka.Born on May 5, 1953 in Gary, Indiana she was the daughter to Henry and Gloria (Gerhardt) Suess.Christine retired from Walmart in Plymouth.She is survived by her son Ryan Murray and her sister Carrie Buchanan of Plymouth.Christine was preceded in death by her parents and...
Michael Wayne Van Vactor
Dec 21, 2020
Michael Wayne Van Vactor, 43, passed away unexpectedly Monday, December 21, 2020.Michael was born October 20, 1977, in Plymouth, IN; the son of Stephen and Maria Van Vactor. He graduated from Plymouth High School in 1996. Michael attended The University of Northwestern Ohio to study mechanics. After college, Michael worked for his family’s trucking and farming businesses. He worked various...
James L. Dickinson
Dec 19, 2020
James L. Dickinson, 77, passed away on Saturday December 19, 2020 at the Starke Hospital in Knox.Born on February 15, 1943 he was the son to Roy and Alice (Tilton) Dickinson.He was known as a self entrepreneur.Surviving are his son David (Heather) Wilde of Knox; brother Robert Dickinson of Valparaiso, IN; 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.He is preceded in death...
Stephen M. Trago
Dec 15, 2020
On December 15, 2020 Stephen M. Trago shed the bonds of this temporary world and moved to the next great adventure in the presence of our Lord and has inherited the great reward prepared for him by his Heavenly Father.On March 4, 1949 in Jackson, Ohio, Stephen Trago, one of 13 siblings, was born to David and Carrie (Morris) Trago.Keeping...
Nancy Green
Dec 14, 2020
Nancy Green, 90, passed away from health complications late Monday afternoon December 14, 2020 at Signature Healthcare of Bremen. She has gone home to be with her Savior who is Christ the Lord (Isaiah 53:5, John 3:16, and Ephesians 1:13-14).Born in Flint, Michigan on March 4, 1930, Nancy was the daughter of Douglas and Lillian (Brosier) Albright. She graduated from...
Shirley J. Morrow
Dec 14, 2020
Shirley J. Morrow, 93, passed away peacefully at 1 a.m. Monday, December 14, 2020 at a private caregiving home, where she had briefly resided.She was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on October 17, 1927 to Harold E. and Mary M. (Parish) Moore. Her family later moved to Bloomington, where her father taught at Indiana University and where she attended college....
James Schoonover
Dec 11, 2020
James Bowen (Jim) Schoonover, 97 passed away Friday, December 11 following an illness. He was born March 1, 1923 to James Clark and Buda Elizabeth (Bowen) Schoonover on the family farm north of Williamsport, Indiana. He attended elementary school at Judyville and high school at Williamsport graduating in 1941. He attended Purdue University until his Army Air Force Reserve group...
Terry G. Crawford
Dec 11, 2020
Terry G. Crawford passed away on Friday December 11, 2020 from complications with COVID-19. He is preceded in death by his parents, Levi and Dorothy Crawford, granddaughter, Shannon Marie Crawford, and great-grandson, Jacob.Terry was born on May 30, 1935 in Danville, IL to Levi and Dorothy Crawford. On July 2, 1955 he married Mignon Bolser. Together, they had three sons....
Cora M. Kruzick
Dec 10, 2020
Cora Kruzick, 76, passed away on Thursday December 10, 2020 at Catherine Casper Life Center, Donaldson.Born on August 11, 1944 in Morehead Kentucky Cora was the daughter of Cletis Morris and Alta Quesenberry (Sargent).Cora worked as a child care provider for many years while raising five children. She was also a laborer at Wagner’s, Hehr International, McCords, and Bomorko Industries...
Elizabeth E. Duvall
Dec 7, 2020
Elizabeth E. Duvall, 71, passed away at 9:50 a.m. on Monday December 7, 2020 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth Campus.Lifetime Plymouth resident, Elizabeth was born on May 31, 1949 to George H. and Edna E. (Piper) Snyder. She graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1967. She would attend Concordia Junior College in Ann Harbor, Michigan...
Mary Lee Rudd
Dec 2, 2020
Mary Lee (Williams) Rudd, born March 20, 1934, passed away December 2, 2020, following a brief illness.Mary Lee is survived by her four children: Angela Rudd, South Bend, IN; Ned (Jennifer) Rudd Jr, St. Louis, Mo; Amy (Mindy) Burch, Englewood, OH; and Jason (Brittany) Rudd, Lynn Haven, FL; one brother John Williams (Dawn), Mentone, IN; two sisters, Ruth (Herb) Wathen,...
Wilma J. Rees
Dec 2, 2020
Wilma Jean Rees, 75, peacefully passed away at home with her family by her bedside at 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2020.In Plymouth, Indiana, Jean was born on December 3, 1944 to Charles H. and Evalena (Howard) Barcus. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1962.After graduation Jean enlisted into the U.S. Army and was stationed...
Oneda May Estes
Nov 30, 2020
Oneda May Estes, 88, passed away from health complications on Monday November 30, 2020 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center- Plymouth Campus.Born in Pisgah, Iowa on September 12, 1932, Oneda was the daughter of John and Erma (Clark) Myers. She graduated from Pisgah High School with the class of 50Upon graduation, Oneda began working for United Telephone Company (now Century...
Bonnie R. Smith
Nov 29, 2020
Bonnie R. Smith, 79, of Plymouth, passed away from health complications on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Memorial Hospital of South Bend.Born April 27, 1941 in Knox, Indiana she was the daughter to Homer and Dorothy (Croy) Personette. Preceded in death by her loving husband Harold Lee Smith (passed 2016). Married 52 wonderful years they were always together, always laughing...
Juanita Kottka
Nov 26, 2020
Juanita Kottka, 72, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, November 26, 2020.Born in LaPorte, Indiana on July 11, 1948 she was the daughter of Carl and Nancy (Thomas) Mangun.On April 25, 2014 she married Steven in Plymouth.Juanita loved serving people and worked as a “crew mom” at McDonald’s for fifteen years as a grill cook before she retired....
Richard T. Arrasmith
Nov 26, 2020
Richard T. Arrasmith, 83, passed away on Thursday November 26, 2020 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.Born in Wieser, Idaho on April 14, 1937 he was the son of Lyman D and Ruth M (Horner) Arrasmith. Richard lived in a log cabin on a dirt farm as a child moving to Spokane, WA then to Pacific Beach, CA where...
Donald D. Carlberg
Nov 23, 2020
Don was the youngest of four children born to Ronald and Daisey (Culp) Carlberg of Donaldson, IN. After graduating from West High School in 1954, he married Darla (Davidson) in 1956. They had three children Angel Carlberg Ward and Zach Davis, Don (Val) Carlberg, and Rick Carlberg. Don had six grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.After a divorce Don married Charlotte in...
Sister Julia Barry, Phjc
Nov 23, 2020
Sister Julia Barry (Catherine), Poor Handmaid of Jesus Christ (PHJC) died on November 23, 2020 at the Catherine Kasper Home, Donaldson, Indiana. She was 95 years of age.Sister was born in Belleville, IL to Patrick and Julia (Geehan) who preceded her in death along with her only sibling, Sister Christine Barry PHJC. Her parents were born in Ireland. Sister is...
Robert Devon Thomas
Nov 22, 2020
Robert DeVon Thomas, lifetime Plymouth resident, peacefully passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Plymouth.A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan Street, Plymouth. Friends are welcome one hour prior.Born in the old Parkview Hospital in Plymouth on New Year’s Day...
