Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
Jimmie Kent Taylor
Dec 21, 2015
Jimmie Kent Taylor 87, of Bear Lake and Nokomis Florida, died on Monday, December 21, 2015, at Tidewell Hospice Home in Venice, Florida. He had been ill for 7 weeks. Born in Dunkirk, IN on September 27, 1928, the son of Ralph and Geraldine Taylor. On December 5, 1953, he was married to Doris E. Egolf, who preceded him...
Patrick L. Elliott
Dec 17, 2015
Patrick L. Elliott, 72, of Ligonier left Parkview Hospital to be home with The Lord on Wednesday, December 17, 2015 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born January 6, 1943 to Henry and Arlene (Oesch) Elliott. On November 30, 1963, he married Janice Lynn Herl at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, in Salina, KS, and together they raised...
Charles L. "Chuck" Smith
Dec 9, 2015
Charles L. “Chuck” Smith, 87, of Westler Lake, passed away early Wednesday morning, December 9, 2015 at Parkview Noble Hospital in La Grange, IN. He was born August 29, 1928 the son of Dee and Ruby (Stiffner) Smith. On June 18, 1949 he married Phyllis Birch in Ligonier, IN. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Phyllis...
Evelyn E. Bobeck
Dec 9, 2015
Evelyn E. Bobeck, 107, of Syracuse went home to be with The Lord on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born November 8, 1908 to Edward and Minnie (Hyre) Hire in Green Township, Noble County, Indiana. On April 30, 1932, she married Virgil Bobeck, and together they raised a son. Evelyn spent her...
Herman Rollins
Dec 8, 2015
Herman Rollins, age 92, passed away at Goshen Hospital on Monday afternoon, December 8, 2015. He was born on August 20, 1923 to Earnest & Ada (Reed) Rollins. On April 5, 1958 he married Gail Lisman; she survives. Also surviving are his siblings, Gene Rollins of Syracuse, IN and Irene Fisher of Cromwell, IN. He was preceded in death...
Marjorie Roberta Bushong
Dec 5, 2015
Marjorie Roberta Bushong, age 90, left Parkview Noble Hospital to be with Jesus December 5th, 2015. She was born on January 18, 1925 to Leroy M. and Mable I. (Bause) Hontz on the family farm near Cromwell, IN. On Easter Sunday, April 9, 1944 she married Emerson Bushong at the family farm. Upon Emerson’s return from World War II,...
Robert Duane Wilcox Sr.
Dec 3, 2015
Robert D. Wilcox, age 80, of Ligonier, IN passed away following an illness late evening on Thursday, December 3, 2015. He was born on November 5, 1935, the son of Fred M. and Leona Playford (Norris) Wilcox in Hillsdale, MI. Robert served in the United States Army, a military veteran, you could find him after retirement heading to the...
Ramon Villa
Nov 29, 2015
Ramon Villa, age 87, of Ligonier, IN passed away on the afternoon of November 29, 2015 at his home. He was born on August 30, 1928, in Huiscolco, Zacatecas Mexico and was the son of Jesus and Petra (Velasco) Villa.
Ramon is survived by his children, Salvador Villa, Maria de Jesus Serna, Maria Rodriguez, Ramona Villa, Martina...
Mark A. Vosteen
Nov 29, 2015
Mark A. Vosteen, age 58, of Ligonier, IN passed away following an illness early morning on Sunday, November 29, 2015. He was born on July 27, 1957, the son of Hans Adolf and Carol Louise (Sthair) Vosteen in Elkhart, IN. On June 4, 1988 he married Kathleen (Caffrey) Vosteen; she survives. Also surviving are siblings, Michael Vosteen of Ligonier,...
Sandra K. White
Nov 27, 2015
Sandra K. White, age 66, of Cromwell, IN passed away after fighting a long courageous battle, on the evening of November 27, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. She was born on April 1, 1949, the daughter of Varen Minier and Betty (Fulk) Brady, of Wawaka, IN. Sandy is survived by her children, Teresa White of Cromwell, IN; Larry (Pam)...
Lillian Mae (Umbaugh) Hursey
Nov 21, 2015
Lillian Mae (Umbaugh) Hursey, 90, of Cromwell, Indiana passed away on November 21, 2015 at Countryside Meadows American Senior Communities, Avon, Indiana after a lengthy illness of Alzheimer's disease. Lillian was born on August 9, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois to John and Mary (Smith) Umbaugh. She was a life long cat lover and Chicago Cubs Baseball fan. She accepted...
Marjorie (Galloway) Kimball
Nov 18, 2015
Marjorie (Galloway) Kimball, 102, passed away on November 18, 2015 in Mesa, Arizona. Marjorie was born in Wakarusa, Indiana on January 1, 1913 to Forest and Ethel Smeltzer. She graduated from Elkhart High School and while there attended a local business college. Marjorie formerly served as Ligonier City Clerk and assisted her husband, Herb, in the family store, Galloway’s...
Oma L. Messer
Nov 17, 2015
Oma L. Messer, age 74, of Wawaka, IN passed away after fighting a long courageous battle, on the evening of November 17, 2015. She was born on September 25, 1941, the daughter of Kendall and Olive (Patton) Griffith of Garrett, Kentucky. On July 30, 1971 she married Flem J. Messer; he survives. Also surviving are her children, Rick Johnson...
Richard L. Smith
Oct 30, 2015
Richard L. Smith, age 57, of Ligonier, IN passed away on Friday, October 30, 2015 at 10:20 AM at IU Health Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. He was born on May 6, 1958 to Bethel Don and Viola S. (Gavreledes) Smith-Fetters in Elwood, Indiana. On June 25, 2000 he married Tina Franks in The Rock Church, Cromwell, Indiana. He...
Lary "Red Eye" Reed
Oct 30, 2015
Lary Dale “Red Eye” Reed, of the Cromwell Syracuse area, passed away Friday October 30, 2015 following a brief illness, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was 56 years old. He was born August 29, 1959 the son of Dale and Mary Reed in Goshen, IN. Like a wise man, he never married. He is survived by...
Linda Rae Crothers
Oct 29, 2015
Linda Rae Crothers, age 67, of Ligonier, IN passed away at home on October 29, 2015 as the result of natural causes. She was born on December 5, 1947 in Logansport, IN the daughter of N. Russell and Wanda L. (Hopper) King. She married Roger Crothers; he preceded her in death. She is survived by a sister, Karen (Daniel)...
Lavon D. Shrock
Oct 28, 2015
LaVon D. “Mose” Shrock, age 50, of Topeka, IN passed away unexpectedly following an illness resulting from a stroke in 2014. He was born on March 24, 1965, the son of Moses and MaryEtta (Mishler) Shrock in Elkhart, IN. On October 30, 2010 he married Rachael Yoder-Thomas; she survives. Also surviving are siblings, Lorene (Greg) Schrock of Topeka, IN,...
Lavina Alderfer
Oct 26, 2015
Lavina Alderfer, age 68, of Cromwell, IN passed away on Monday, October 26, 2015. She was born July 31, 1947 to Lewis and Mildred (Warren) Bules. On November 20, 1965 she married Wayne Alderfer in Etna Green, IN. She is survived by her husband, Wayne; four children, Lewis Alderfer, Eric Alderfer, Jeannette (Joe) Pinkerton all of Cromwell, Lynette Fritz...
Shawn J. Keene
Oct 23, 2015
Shawn J. Keene, age 36, of Kimmell, IN passed away on Friday, October 23, 2015 at 4:56 PM at home. He was born on August 26, 1979 to Jerry & Debra (Cline) Keene in Kendallville, Indiana. He graduated from West Noble High School in 1999 and worked for Tower Ribbons for 15 years. Shawn enjoyed fishing and playing basketball....
Cleo May Hartman
Oct 22, 2015
Cleo May Hartman, age 91, of Ligonier, IN passed away at 5:11 am at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville, IN. She was born on August 27, 1924 the daughter of Eddie William and Rena May (Long) Bassler in Macy, IN. On April 18, 1943 she married Harold James Hartman Sr. who passed away in February of 1997. She is...
