Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Dorothy F. Poloncak
Jun 1, 2020
Dorothy Faye Poloncak, 88, passed away on Monday June 1, 2020 at the William J. Riley Residence in Munster, Indiana, surrounded by the love of her family.Born in Hammond, Indiana on February 24, 1932, Dorothy was the daughter of Elmo and Nancy (Geren) Dines. She graduated from Thorton Fractional High School in Calumet City, Illinois.On July 7, Dorothy married John...
Robert Dewitt
May 26, 2020
Robert C. “Bear” DeWitt, 68, passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 26, 2020 at Valley View HealthCare Center, Elkhart, IN.He was born on May 18, 1952 to Delbert Clyde DeWitt and Marion Louise (Payne) DeWitt in Rochester, IN. Robert graduated from Plymouth High School in 1970.“Bear” was a very kind and caring person who loved his children and grandchildren. He...
Max L. Hetrick
May 25, 2020
Max L. Hetrick, 80, and Argos resident since 1999, passed away at 11:05 a.m. on Monday May 25, 2020.Born at home in Antwerp, Ohio on July 7, 1939, Max was the son of Lester Harmon Hetrick and Golda Mae (Starry) Hetrick. He started in first grade at Farmer Elementary school when his older sister, Mary, was senior. When Mary began...
John A. Mills
May 18, 2020
John A. Mills, 66, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 18, 2020.Born in Clay County, Kentucky on August 5, 1953, John was the son of Tolman and Naomi (Martin) Mills. His family would move to Xenia, Ohio where he would graduate with the class of 1971 from Xenia High School. He would attend Clark State Technical College in Springfield, Ohio...
Donald R Yeagley
May 16, 2020
Donald Yeagley, 100, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Tanglewood Trace Senior Living Community in Mishawaka. He was born May 6, 1920 in Lapaz, Indiana to Earl and Ethel (Mangun) Yeagley. He graduated from Lakeville High School with the class of 1937, where he was a basketball standout. That same year he went to work at Bendix as...
Harry E. Brummett
May 15, 2020
Harry Brummett, 75, passed away peacefully on Friday May 15, 2020 at home.He was born August 13, 1944 in New Castle, IN to Jonas and Nora (Rowe) Brummett. He graduated from New Castle High School.Harry proudly served our country in the U.S. Army as an infantryman. He had the honor of escorting his fallen comrades that had paid the ultimate...
James V. Ousnamer
May 14, 2020
Lifetime Plymouth resident Jim ‘Ozzy’ Ousnamer, 72, passed away in his home at 5:04 a.m. on Thursday May 14, 2020.Born January 3, 1948, Jim was the son of the late Virgil A. and Amanda (Nickle) Ousnamer. He graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1966. After graduating, he attended Hillsdale University Auto Mechanics School, and graduated in 1967.Jim...
Joshua Quint
May 12, 2020
Joshua Eric Lee Quint, 34, passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 12, 2020 following complications stemming from an extended illness. Born July 28, 1985 in Mishawaka to Gerald Lee and Yvonne Marie (Moyer) Quint, Joshua was a lifelong resident of Plymouth having graduated Plymouth High School with the class of 2004. Shortly thereafter enlisting in the Indiana National Guard, having...
Merle E. Gibbons
May 9, 2020
Merle E. Gibbons, 85, passed away Saturday morning May 9, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Plymouth.He was born June 26, 1934 in Culver, Indiana to Everett and Florence (McGriff) Gibbons. He graduated from Culver High School with the class of 1954.Merle proudly served for our country in the U.S. Army until his Honorable Discharge in 1959.On June 17, 1956...
Alice Lawrence
May 8, 2020
Alice Lawrence, 101, passed away at Catherine Kasper Home in Donaldson, on Friday, May 8, 2020.Alice was born on July 19, 1918 in South Bend, Indiana. She is the daughter of Frank and Gladys Warren and was mostly raised by her ‘grandparents’ Harry and Ada Rupel. She attended school in Plymouth, Indiana.Alice was married to Arthur Lawrence on May 23,...
Henry G. Butler
May 2, 2020
Henry Gibbons Butler, 92, passed away in his sleep at Catherine Casper Life Center on May 2, 2020. Henry was born in Plymouth, IN on July 18, 1927 to Eunice (Gibbons) Butler and Lyman McMurtry Butler, Sr. Raised in Plymouth, Henry graduated from Lincoln H.S. in 1945, and after graduation served in the Navy at the end of WWII. After...
Bonnie L. Yeazel
May 1, 2020
Bonnie Lou Yeazel, 88, passed away in her home on Friday afternoon May 1, 2020.Born in Three Rivers, Michigan on July 2, 1931, Bonnie was the daughter of Donald Ray and Icia Frances (Fishbaugh) Gardner. She graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1949.Bonnie and James Eugene “Jim” Yeazel first met at Franklin College in 1950 while Jim...
Ronald K. Hoffer
Apr 29, 2020
Ronald K. Hoffer, 70, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in the home that he and his wife Janelle built.Ron was one of five children born to Ray and Vera (Pratt) Hoffer on September 2, 1949 in Knox, Indiana. He graduated from Knox High School with the class of 1967. He attended Ancilla College in Donaldson, where he met...
Judy L. Wallace
Apr 27, 2020
Judy L. Wallace, 72, passed away surrounded by love in her home on Monday morning, April 27, 2020. She has made Tippecanoe, Indiana her home for over 30 years.Born in the old Parkview Hospital in Plymouth, Indiana on January 16, 1948 Judy was the daughter of Albert and Edna (Hagle) Samuels. She attended Plymouth Schools.On January 12, 1984 in Tippecanoe,...
John Jack Halon
Apr 27, 2020
On Monday April 27, 2020, John “Jack” Halon of Plymouth, passed away in his home at the age of 82. Jack was born on October 10, 1937 to Walter and Myrtle Halon in Hammond, IN. It was there he met his wife Patricia to whom he was married to for 62 years. Jack was a Sunday school teacher at First...
Candy Cramer
Apr 27, 2020
Candy Cramer, 60, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at St. Joseph Regional Hospital, Mishawaka.She was born on November 27, 1959 in Longansport, Indiana to Herbert and Beverly (Brown) Swope. After attending Plymouth High School, Candy worked as a car detailer for A&R and Ziebart. Her hobbies included watching car races at the Plymouth and South Bend Motor Speedways....
Wayne L. Pontius
Apr 24, 2020
Wayne L. Pontius, 75, passed away in the care of his loving family on Friday April 24, 2020 at 6:45 p.m. in Frostproof, Florida. He was a resident of Indiana, living in the Marshall County area, from his birth until he moved to Florida in 2005.He was born on December 2, 1944 in Plymouth, Indiana to Russell Paul and Inez...
Jean L. Schricker
Apr 22, 2020
Born at Epworth Hospital, South Bend, Indiana on April 23, 1924, Jean was the daughter of Herbert K. Laramore and Muriel Bosworth Laramore of Knox, Indiana. In 1924 she moved to Plymouth, Indiana and graduated with the class of 1942 from Lincoln High School. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from De Pauw University in 1946.On June 22, 1947,...
Gladys E. Jolly
Apr 19, 2020
Gladys E. Jolly, 87, passed away peacefully at 2:40 a.m. on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.A Celebration of Gladys’ Life will be held on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. at Pretty Lake Trinity United Methodist Church, 8985 State Road 17, Plymouth, with Rev. Tamara Boggs officiating.Gladys was born in South Bend, Indiana on...
Debra Adams
Apr 18, 2020
Debra Sue (Justis) Adams, 56, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family at 12:30 p.m on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at The Center for Hospice Care in Roseland, Indiana. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2020 from 1-3 p.m. in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan Street. Services will follow led by...
