Ligonier, IN. Obituaries

Jul 21, 2017

GOSHEN — Ervin “Hank” H. Blanchard, 88, of Goshen, IN, formerly of Ligonier, IN, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017, at 1:40p.m. at Goshen Hospital surrounded by family in Goshen. He was born on August 8, 1928, to Mervin W. and Tora C. (Hull) in Collins, IN. On October 8, 1948, Hank married Esther Lawson in Kimmell, IN.  ...

Jul 17, 2017

Mary S. Yoder, age 99, of Topeka, IN passed away on July 17, 2017 at 4:25 PM at Avalon Village in Ligonier, IN.

Mrs. Yoder was born on February 14, 1918 to John & Mary (Smith) Gibson in Scotland. She graduated from Summerville High School in 1935, received her degree in 1941 as a Registered Nurse from...

Jul 10, 2017

LIGONIER — Alvin “Jack” J. Schlemmer, 82, of Ligonier, IN, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2017, at 7:15p.m. at his home surrounded by family in Ligonier. He was born on January 26, 1935, to Carl R. and Nellie G. (Barkley) in Noble County, IN. On January 7, 1956, Jack married Maria Elena Jordan in Douglas, AZ; she survives....

Jul 7, 2017

James “Jim” Wiley, age 73, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 7, 2017 at his home in Topeka, IN. He was born August 2, 1943, the son of Raymond and Florence (Suemper) Wiley in Orange, NJ.  On September 21, 1985 he married Tuyet “Simone” Nguyen; she survives.

Jim served his country honorably in the United States National...

Jun 27, 2017

LeRoy "Lee" Nolan Fowler, Jr., age 50, of South Bend, IN, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. He was born on September 21, 1966, the son of LeRoy and Connie (Rader) Fowler in Elkhart, IN. On April 17, 2010 he married Jackie Rynearson; she survives. Survivors include, his wife, Jackie Fowler of South Bend, IN; a...

Jun 14, 2017

Virgil Schrock, age 94, of Topeka, IN, passed away at 8:45 PM on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Miller’s Merry Manor in La Grange, IN. He was born in LaGrange County, IN on April 8, 1923 the son of Amos and Beulah (Hershberger) Schrock. On June 27, 1949 he married Irene (Tustison). Together they shared nearly 75 years of...

Jun 12, 2017

MaryBeth Griffith, age 72, of Wawaka, IN, passed away on June 12, 2017 at Goshen Hopsital in Goshen, IN. She was born on November 16, 1944 the daughter of Thomas James and Adeline Isabel (Julien) Quinn in Harvey, IL. On July 20, 1963 she married Donald T. Griffith in Riverdale, IL; he has since passed away on June 10,...

Jun 7, 2017

Stanley Eugene Lawson, 86, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at his residence surrounded by family in Avilla, IN. He was born on March 27, 1931, in Kimmell, IN to Jerry and Lana I. (Twaits) Lawson.  He went in to the Army in 1951.

On April 29, 1986, he married Sandra Kay Christlieb of Ligonier, IN.  He...

May 22, 2017

Dixie Diane Dean, age 61, of Syracuse passed away at home unexpectedly, following an extended illness, on Monday, May 22, 2017. She was born on August 6, 1955 in Goshen the daughter of Donald and Darlene (DeVault) Disher. On November 21, 1988 she married Mark Dean.

Survivors include her husband of nearly 30 years, Mark Dean of...

May 21, 2017

Sally A. Christlieb, age 75, of Elkhart, IN passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at her home in Elkhart, IN. She was born on January 4, 1942 in Wawaka, IN the daughter of William & Norma (Householder) Swartz. On May 16, 1961, in Wawaka, IN she married Franklin “Earl” Christlieb; he survives.

She is also survived...

May 20, 2017

Felipe Gutierrez Najera, age 46, of Ligonier, IN passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 20, 2017 in South Bend, IN. He was born on May 11, 1971 in Aguascalientes, Mexico the son of Jesus Gutierrez Ortiz & San Juana Najera.

He is also survived by his daughter, Korayma V. Cervantes of Fort Wayne, IN, step-daughters;...

May 16, 2017

Shirley Jean (Goodrich) Miller Coy, age 89, of Topeka, IN passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born April 6, 1928, the daughter of Donald C. and Goldie B. (Adair) Goodrich in Ormas, IN. On August 4, 1949 she married her late husband, Waldo Miller in Whitley County,...

May 13, 2017

Kyle Wayne Eash, age 4, of Ligonier, IN passed away unexpectedly as the result of a buggy accident. He was born on August 20, 2012 in Ligonier, IN, the son of Clayton M. & Mary Sue (Bontrager) Eash. He was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. He is survived by his parents; four siblings, Ruth Elaine Eash,...

May 10, 2017

Don Curtis Dodds, age 69, of Ligonier, IN, passed away unexpectedly at the Parkview Regional Hospital on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. He was born in Goshen, IN on July 28, 1947, the son of Horton C. and Lois Dodds. On May 25, 1973 Don married Rita Blue; she surrives.

He is survived by his son, Paul Dodds...

May 8, 2017

Paul Anthony Helman, age 56, of Cromwell, IN, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday May 9, 2017. He was born on August 3, 1960 in Goshen, IN to Paul and Thelma (Blankenship) Helman.

Mr. Helman had many friends and loved being helpful.  He would take the shirt off his back to give you and ensure...

May 7, 2017

Wanda (Truelove) Stout, age 89, of Ligonier, IN went home to be with The Lord and her husband on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 11:28 AM. She was at the New North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion, IN. She was born on November 28, 1927 to Lawrence and Carol (Bell) Truelove in Noble County. She married Phillip Stout...

May 7, 2017

Olivia Joy (Grigsby) Porter, age 70, of Ligonier, IN, passed away peacefully at the Avalon Village Nursing Home on Sunday, May 7, 2017. She was born in Fort Wayne, IN on October 8, 1946, the daughter of Ralph and Queenie (Oliver) Grigsby. In June of 1971 Olivia married John D. Porter II; he preceded her in death.

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Apr 30, 2017

Beverly Ann (Kaser) Martin, age 71, of Wawaka, IN passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on March 4, 1946 in Cosperville, IN the daughter of Roman & Bertha (Steinbarger) Kaser. On July 7, 1965 she married William “Bill” C. Martin; he survives.

She is...

Apr 24, 2017

Jeffrey L. “Jeffro” James, age 63, of Cromwell, IN, passed away unexpectedly in Ligonier, IN on Monday April 24, 2017. He was born on February 28, 1954 in Norton, Virginia to Joe and Roalice (Wheatley) James.

Mr. James served his country honorably in the United States Navy in the early 1970’s and retired from Monsanto-Silgan in Ligonier...

Apr 23, 2017

Danise Ann Osborne, age 62, of Ligonier, IN, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:49 am in Cromwell, IN. She was born on November 9, 1954 in Lexington, KY to Estle and Edna (Henson) Orsborne.

You could catch Danise zooming around in her Red Ford Mustang heading to grab a bite to eat at...