Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Donald J. Palbykin
Apr 6, 2019
The family of Donald J. Palbykin will receive friends on Friday, May 10th from 5-7 pm in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, Indiana. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, May 11th at 11 a.m. in the funeral home with Life Celebrant James Smart. A luncheon to further celebrate Don’s life will immediately follow at Christo’s...
Banks D. Filson
Apr 2, 2019
Banks D. Filson, 90, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.Born in Elkhart, IN on June 8, 1928, Banks was the son of the late Russell C. and Grace G. (Coplen) Filson. Banks graduated from Plymouth High School in 1946. During his childhood and teen years, Banks worked raising and caring for the animals and...
Marilyn J. Lightfoot
Mar 31, 2019
Marilyn J. Lightfoot, 85, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away while surrounded by her family on Sunday March 31, 2019 in Indianapolis. Marilyn was born at home in Walkerton, Indiana on April 24, 1933, the daughter of Alfred D. and Katherine J. (Stout) Huffman. She graduated from Lakeville High School in 1951 and went on to earn a...
Ronald Wintrode
Mar 30, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS- Ronald E. Wintrode, 83, passed away peacefully in Indianapolis on Friday, March 30, 2019, with his loving family by his side. Born in South Bend, Indiana on July 7, 1935, Ron was the son of Earl F. and Alice M. (Zerembka) Wintrode. In 1954 Ron enlisted in the Army, proudly serving his country in the 501st MP Battalion in...
Ronald Clark Heeter
Mar 30, 2019
Ronald Clark Heeter, 63, formerly of Largo, FL, passed away in his daughters’ home in South Bend, IN, on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Ron was born in Fort Morgan CO. to William Haines Heeter and Norma Lorraine (Brown) Heeter. Ron traveled most of his life and settled down in retirement years in Florida. He loved to volunteer, especially with Beach...
Zelma I. Saxton
Mar 28, 2019
Zelma Saxton, 90, a lifelong resident of Marshall County, Indiana, passed away in her Plymouth home on Thursday, March 28, 2019. Born at home on August 24, 1928, she was the daughter of John C. and Ethel F. (Gordon) Haag and one of seven children. She attended Tyner Schools and then attended Cosmetology school. Zelma raised her five children while...
Ricky A. Rhoads Sr.
Mar 18, 2019
Lifetime Plymouth resident Ricky A. “Red Wolf†Rhoads Sr., 58, passed away on Monday evening, March 18, 2019 at Memorial Hospital of South Bend.Born in Plymouth, Indiana on February 17, 1961, Ricky was the son of Norman D. and Maudie I. (Gaines) Rhoads. He attended Plymouth schools.On July 5, 1996 in Plymouth, Ricky married Angela L. Turner.Ricky worked for Plymouth...
Sharon Ann Young
Mar 17, 2019
Sharon Ann Young, 74, passed away in Ellenton, Florida on Sunday, March 17, 2019.Born in South Bend, Indiana on December 16, 1944, Sharon was the first daughter of August Oscar and Mary Geniese (Champ) Naessens. She attended Washington High School in South Bend. Sharon married Dennis Young in 1974 and with his military career, the two lived all over the...
Violet Vollrath-Davis
Mar 11, 2019
Violet “Vi†Vollrath-Davis, 76, passed away at 1:17 p.m. on Monday, March 11, 2019, at Memorial Hospital of South Bend.Born in Mishawaka, Indiana on June 8, 1942, Vi was the daughter of Pearl (Seibert) Myers. She graduated from Bremen High School.On October 25, 1964, in Bremen, Vi married Gary Vollrath. The couple would make Plymouth their home and welcome their...
Brenda Sue Hoskins
Mar 11, 2019
Brenda “Sue†Hoskins, 62, passed away on Monday afternoon, March 11, 2019, surrounded by her loving family.Born in Warsaw, Indiana on January 17, 1957, Sue was the daughter of Curtis Elroy and Grace Charlotte (Mevis) Gamble. She attended Plymouth Schools. On April 14, 1999, Sue married Randy Hoskins. She enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and traveling to Lake Sullivan. She also...
Clifford Ferguson
Mar 9, 2019
Clifford Ferguson, 97, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 in his Plymouth home surrounded by his loving family.Born and raised in Marshall County, the son of farmers Charles and Fern Ferguson, Clifford learned to love working the land, as well as the value of hard work done with humble hands. As the fourth child of nine, Cliff enjoyed growing up...
Lois Louise Detamore
Mar 7, 2019
Lois Louise Detamore, 90, of Plymouth, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019, with her loving family by her side. Lois was lovingly known as Strawberry by her friends and family. She was born on July 16, 1928, to James and Mae (Kring) Manges in Detroit, Michigan. She graduated from Central High School in South Bend in 1945. She married Rev....
Robin D. Smith
Mar 7, 2019
Robin D. Smith, 63, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Thursday, March 7, 2019.Lifetime resident, Rob was born in Plymouth, Indiana on July 20, 1955 to Billy J. and Kay F. (Morgan) Smith. He graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1973 and then attended Indiana University for one year.On August 2, 1980 at the First Presbyterian...
Jack E. Layman
Mar 6, 2019
Jack E. Layman 89, passed away on Wednesday evening March 6, 2019, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, after a sudden illness.He was born on May 20, 1929, in Mishawaka, Indiana to Ralph and Dorretta (Miller) Layman.Jack graduated from Bremen High School in 1947 and then attended a vocational mechanic school. After graduation, Jack enlisted in the U.S. Army where he...
Jacquelyn Gilley
Mar 3, 2019
Jacquelyn Suzanne Gilley, 47, passed away peacefully in her sleep, at her residence in Marshall County.Jacquelyn was born September 24, 1971 in Denville, NJ, to Joan and Butch Gilley. Jacquelyn had worked at Applebee’s in Plymouth. She enjoyed animals, especially her golden retriever Annie. Surviving is her mother; Joan and Charles Richardson of West Palm Beach, FL, father; Butch Gilley...
Rowdy Rensberger
Feb 28, 2019
Rowdy James Rensberger of Argos, Indiana passed away on February 28, 2019. Rowdy was born on January 1st, 1927 to John Samuel and Pearl May (Chaney) Rensberger in Laporte, IN. He graduated from Monterey High School, Class of 1945. He then continued his studies at Purdue University. He enlisted in the Army, served in the Korean War, and was awarded...
Debora S. Ott
Feb 28, 2019
Debora S. Ott, 69, passed away into the presence of the Lord on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 10:20 p.m. at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth Campus.Debbie was born May 11, 1949 in Plymouth, Indiana, the daughter of George E. and Ilene F. (Kaylor) Eckert. Her family attended the First Assembly of God Church in Plymouth. She graduated...
Cleo J. Albert Shidler
Feb 21, 2019
Cleo Jean Magnuson Albert Shidler, 89, died at 1:02 p.m. Thursday at home in LaPaz, Indiana.Cleo was born July 28, 1929 in Greensburg, Kansas to the late Carl S. and Hattie B. (Nelson) Magnuson.Cleo met Dale L. Albert in high school, and they married on January 25, 1947. They had two daughters, Sharon and Susan, four grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren....
Marshall M. Stewart
Feb 19, 2019
Marshall M. Stewart 39, of Plymouth passed away at his residence in Plymouth Tuesday evening February 19, 2019. He was born on March 18, 1979 to Carl and Leora (Linderman) Stewart and they both survive.Marshall was educated in Plymouth schools and had lived in several group homes in the area. Marshall was an avid Notre Dame Football fan, enjoyed video...
Marjorie M. Best
Feb 16, 2019
Marjorie May Best, 88, a lifelong resident of Plymouth passed away at her home on February 16, 2019. Marjorie was born January 8, 1931 to Charles Gaylord and Alta Catherine (Winterrowd) Best in their farm home in Plymouth. She attended Linkville Grade School for five years before going to LaPaz High School, where she graduated. She lived her whole life...
