Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
Marietta Yoder
Feb 22, 2013
Marietta Yoder, 92, of Topeka passed away at Greencroft Healthcare in Goshen, IN on February 22, 2013. She was born December 9, 1920 in Goshen, IN to Melvin J. & Lillie (Hostetler) Yoder. She married Maynard Yoder on Sept. 24, 1949 in Goshen. He preceded her in death in November of 1998. She is survived by 2 granddaughters, Sabrina...
Virginia M. Creps
Feb 15, 2013
Virginia M. Creps, 90, of Ligonier, passed away on February 15, 2013 in Albion. She was born September 9, 1922 in San Francisco, CA to Howard and Violet (Flagherty) Pearson. She married Robert L. Creps on May 2, 1945 at the Presidio Army Base in San Francisco. He preceded her in death in 1985. She is survived by her...
Barbara Ann Lehman
Feb 7, 2013
Barbara Ann Lehman, age 83, of Wawaka, IN passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at her home as the result of natural causes. She was born on August 25, 1929 in Kendallville to Hilda (Bowman) & Harold Reichard. She retired from Johnson Controls in Goshen as a quality control inspector and is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church...
Alva L. Mynhier
Feb 4, 2013
Alva Linden Mynhier, 92, of Ligonier, passed away at 10:30 PM on Monday, February 4, 2013 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. He was born to Edwin and Stella (Hunt) Mynhier, Sr. on August 27, 1920 in Kentucky. He married Dorothy M. Willsey on May 11, 1946. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of Ligonier; two sons, Steven...
Christine M. Weade
Jan 31, 2013
Christine M. Weade, of Ligonier passed away following a brief illness at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at the age of 84. She was born on August 9, 1928 the daughter of Bleve & Cathrine (Seals) Gumm in Salem, IN. On September 25, 1947 she married Howard Weade, he preceded her in death in...
Virgil R. Price
Jan 30, 2013
Virgil R. Price, age 97, a lifetime resident of Ligonier passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 1:45 pm at his son's home in San Diego. He was born on June 27, 1915 in Ligonier, IN to Ray C. and Ruby D. (Olinghouse) Price. He married Bertie M. Thunander November 12, 1938; she preceded him in death December...
Refujio Rosales
Jan 14, 2013
Refujio Rosales, 87, of Ligonier, passed away at 1:30 P.M. Monday January 14, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born December 9, 1925 in Mexico to Diego and Josefina (Morales) Rosales. He married Ma de Jesus Marin in Mexico. She preceded him in death. He is survived by a son, Ismael Rosales, of...
Camerina Contreras
Jan 13, 2013
Camerina Contreras, 67, of Ligonier, passed away on Sunday January 13, 2013 at Parkview Noble Hospital. She was born on March 23, 1945 in Tabasco, Zacetecas, Mexico to Ismael and Fortina Contreras. She married Salvador Haro in 1963 in Mexico. She is survived by her husband, Salvador, of Ligonier. 3 Sons survive and 4 Daughters survive. Also surviving are...
James Leo Johnson
Jan 11, 2013
James Leo Johnson, 68, of Ligonier, passed away on January 11, 2013 in IU Goshen Hospital. He was born on March 13, 1944 in Knott County, KY to Charlie and Eveline (Jones) Johnson. He married Darlene Riley on July 2, 1965. She preceded him in death. He is survived by 3 daughters: Christina (Edward) Gillespie of Albion, Elsie (Roger...
James P. Wallace
Jan 11, 2013
James P. “Jim” Wallace, 81, of Ligonier, passed away at 12:45 P.M. Friday January 11, 2013 at Avalon Village in Ligonier. He was born on May 16, 1931 to Russell and Altha L. (Harn) Wallace. He married Greta M. Robbins on January 22, 1955 in Elkhart, IN. She preceded him in death. He is survived by a son, Rock...
Roy Dean Gorsuch
Jan 11, 2013
Roy Dean Gorsuch, 72, of Ligonier passed away at 10:20 A.M. Friday, January 11, 2013 at Parkview North Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on December 10, 1940 at the family farm in Noble County, IN to Dale and Almeda (Reeve) Gorsuch. He is survived by his companion of 28 years, Sharon Pfeiffer of Ligonier. 4 children...
Frances Tuvell-Kinnison
Jan 10, 2013
Frances Tuvell- Kinnison, 96, of Albion passed away on January 10, 2013 at Northridge Village in Albion. She was born on April 30, 1916 in Algier, Ohio to Gary and Lottie (Wooten) Crist. She married Dolph Tuvell on October 19, 1935. He preceded her in death in 1959. She then married Maurice Kinnison in June of 1962. He preceded...
John R Butts
Jan 8, 2013
John Butts, age 85, of Albion, IN and formerly of St. James, MO went to be with the Lord January 8, 2013 at 4:05 AM following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 9, 1927 in Chelsea, MA to John and Elsie (Gill) Butts. On May 11, 1975, John married Dorthy L. Christian. John had attended Chelsea...
Bonita M. Lemon
Dec 29, 2012
Bonita M. Lemon, 72, of Kimmell, IN, passed away on December 29, 2012 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. She was born on May 2, 1940 in Noble County to James and Evelyn (Morris) Staton. She married Philip K. Lemon on February 8, 1958 in Wawaka, IN. He preceded her in death on January 25, 2000. She is survived...
George L. Hontz
Dec 26, 2012
George Lewis Hontz, 76, of Ligonier, IN, passed away at 12:30 P.M. Wednesday, December 26, 2012 with his family by his side. He was born on December 24, 1936 in Warsaw, IN to Ralph and Lillie (Tom) Hontz. He married Linda Murphy on June 10, 1972. He is survived by his wife, Linda, and a son, Terry (Donna) Hontz,...
Helen Crider
Dec 23, 2012
Helen Crider, 89, of Edinburgh, died at 12:20 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at her home. Helen was a World War II bride from Belgium who came to the States in 1945. She first resided in a coal camp in Dorchester, Virginia, then moved to Ligonier in 1962 where she retired from Erving Products and was a member of...
Vernon E Rice
Dec 18, 2012
Vernon E. Rice, age 74, of Ligonier, IN passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 11:35 AM at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville, Indiana. He was born on August 30, 1938 to John and Josephine (Koekenberg) Rice in Attica, Indiana. He graduated from Attica High School in 1955 and went on to serve four years in the Army...
Karen Sue Westrick
Dec 16, 2012
Karen Sue Westrick, 59, of Cromwell, passed away at her home on Sunday, Morning December 16, 2012. She was born on August 30, 1953 to Calvin E. & Amy (Mayes) Straw. She married Nicholas Westrick on December 19, 1997 in Angola. He survives with a daughter, Autumn Hassett of Fort Wayne, and a son, Robert Hassett of Angola. A...
Kay Marie Edsall
Dec 15, 2012
Kay Marie Edsall, of Kimmell, IN passed away at Avalon Village on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the age of 54. She was born July 10, 1958 in Goshen, IN to Lewis and Genevieve (Johnson) McLallin. She married Steve Edsall on September 17, 1977 in Wolf Lake, he survives. Also surviving are two children; Michael Edsall of Kimmell along...
Terry Reed
Dec 15, 2012
Terry Reed, 54, of Cromwell, passed away at 6:20 P.M. Saturday, December 15, 2012 at his home. He was born on August 2, 1958 in St. Louis, MO to Alfred and Margaret Reed. He married Carol Drabenstot in Noble County. Terry is survived by his wife, Carol, and 2 Sons, Tony Drabenstot of Cromwell, Michael of Arizona. 2 Daughters...
