Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
John Hockman
Apr 13, 2012
John Edward Hockman, 56, of Topeka passed away at I.U. Health System in Goshen, Indiana just after noon Friday, April 13, 2012. John was born to Paul and Roberta Hockman on January 20, 1956 in Springfield, Ohio. Mr. Hockman spent his formative years in Springfield before going to the University of Kentucky in Lexington. On May 20, 1978, John...
John W. Beechy
Apr 11, 2012
John W. Beechy, 82, died April 12, 2012 at 1:00 PM at his residence, 4880 W 600 S; Topeka, IN. He was born November 17, 1929 to John and Anna (Fry) Beechy. On November 23, 1950 he married Fannie Nissley. He was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. He is survived by his wife; one son, Dave...
Nina Case
Apr 11, 2012
Nina Case, age 90, of Ligonier passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 8:20 PM. She was born on September 25, 1921 in Noble County to Carl & Nellie (Barkley) Schlemmer. On May 30, 1945 she married James W. Case in Monroeville; he preceded her in death on November 17, 1972. Nina graduated in 1939 from Ligonier High...
Clarene Reid
Apr 7, 2012
Ligonier, IN 46767 Phone (260) 894-4900 Fax (260) 894- 4979 Clarene Reid, 65, of Ligonier, IN passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at her residence. She was born on September 27, 1946 in Goshen, IN to Clair W. and Phyllis A. (Bitner) Archer. On August 1, 1965 in Cromwell, IN she married Paul A. Reid, he survives...
Israel "Izzy" Eugene Yoder
Apr 5, 2012
Israel “Izzy” Eugene Yoder, age 21, of Ligonier passed away unexpectedly on April 5, 2012 in Haiti as the result of a swimming accident. He was serving on a mission trip. He was born on December 4, 1990 in La Grange, IN to Daniel & Laura (Wickey) Yoder. He is survived by his parents; three sisters, Naomi Joy Yoder,...
Sharon R. Schlabach
Apr 5, 2012
Sharon R. Schlabach, age 63, of Albion passed away on April 5, 2012 at St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis, IN following an extended illness. She was born on November 21, 1948 to Raymond & Deloris (Hewitt) Coney in Kendallville, IN. On August 23, 1985 she married Robert Schlabach; he preceded her in death June 2, 2003. She...
Ada Miller
Apr 2, 2012
Ada (Mast) Miller, age 82, of Ligonier died on Monday, April 2, 2012 at 4:00 AM at her home after a brief illness. She was born on July 23, 1929 in LaGrange County to Levi D. and Amelia (Lehman) Mast. She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. Ada married Elmer C. Miller on February 1, 1951....
Sallie A. (Sweeney) Troyer
Mar 31, 2012
Sallie A. (Sweeney) Troyer, age 50, of Topeka, IN passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at her residence after a 4 year courageous battle with melanoma. She was born March 5, 1962 she was born to George & Marcella (Pearson) Sweeney in Fort Wayne, IN. On September 26, 1987 she married the love of her life Ronald Troyer...
Paul Romine
Mar 20, 2012
Paul Romine, age 72, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 11:18 PM at IU Health Goshen Hospital following a twenty year battle with emphysema. He was born on January 6, 1940 to Paul David & Florine (Price) Romine in Sikeston, Missouri. On March 10, 1962 he married Vesta Maye Dunlap. He is survived by; his wife, Vesta...
Arnold Shepherd
Mar 18, 2012
Arnold Shepherd, age 75, of Wauseon, OH, formerly of Ligonier passed away on Sunday night, March 18, 2012 at his residence. He was born on June 5, 1936 to Odis and Ethel (Johnson) Shepherd in Prestonsburg, KY. In 1954 he married Oralee Whitaker; they resided on their farm in Claypool, IN for 18 years. In 1974 Arnold married Sandra...
Daniel Bontrager
Mar 17, 2012
Daniel J. Bontrager, 94, of Wolcottville, Indiana passed away Saturday at his residence. Mr. Bontrager was born March 12, 1918 to Joseph and Mattie Bontrager in Lagrange County, Indiana. On December 14, 1939 he married Mary Bontrager; she preceded him in death on January 22, 1991. Mr. Bontrager spent his formative years in Lagrange County. He was a farmer....
Pamela D. Earnhart
Mar 11, 2012
Pamela D. Earnhart, age 64, of Wolf Lake, IN passed away Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 2:00 AM at her home following an extended illness. She was born on July 21, 1947 at Lucky Hospital in Wolf Lake, IN to Dean and Iona (Schnapp) Parker. She married Larry J. Earnhart in 1973; he preceded her in death in 2005....
Elaine Mcguire-Wolfe
Mar 10, 2012
Elaine McGuire-Wolfe, a well-known lifetime resident of Albion passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 10, 2012, at 5:15 p.m. in Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne. She was born on June 17, 1946, at McCray Hospital in Kendallville to the late Max D. and Mable I. (Turk) McGuire. On Dec. 27, 1983, she married Neal C. Wolfe, he preceded her...
Ethel I Miller
Mar 1, 2012
Ethel Miller, age 89, of Kimmell, Indiana passed away at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne Thursday, March 1st, 2012 after a lengthy illness. Ethel was born on January 26, 1923 to Hazel Ann Scott and Charles Wesley Carpenter in Fort Wayne, IN. Ethel spent her formative years as a farmer and restaurant cook. In 1940 she married Arthur Harold...
Duane E. Baxter
Feb 28, 2012
Duane E. Baxter, age 77, of Bremen, IN passed away at 6:08 AM on February 28, 2012 following a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born on January 14, 1935 to George C. and Lela D. (Fagan) Baxter in Valley Center, Kansas. On May 16, 1974 he married Shirley Taylor in Cromwell, IN. He is survived by his...
Ruby Louise Crider
Feb 26, 2012
Ruby Louise Crider of Etna Green and formerly of Ligonier was born on January 3, 1954 to LeRoy & Bertha (Pierce) Brown in Garrett, IN. She was raised in a happy bustling family of eight children total. Their home was next to a cemetery where they enjoyed playing hide-n-go-seek, snipe hunting and scaring traffic going by. Her family was...
Virginia Ernestine (Yoder) Ditmer
Feb 25, 2012
Virginia Ernestine (Yoder) Ditmer, 96, widely known as the “Hat Lady” died February 25, 2012 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born September 6, 1915 on a farm near Topeka, Indiana to Ernest and Edith (Lantz) Yoder. On July 10, 1955 she married Richard E. Ditmer who preceded her in death on December 22, 2003. In 1937...
Infant Troy Robin Bollenbacher
Feb 22, 2012
Infant Troy Robin Bollenbacher entered into heaven Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 11:47 AM at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was the son of Troy Bollenbacher and Tiffany Miller of Ligonier. He is survived by his parents; three sisters, AnnaLeigh, Syrenity and JazLyn all at home; his grandparents, William (Trena) Bollenbacher of Plymouth, Todd (Lorrie) Golden of Cromwell,...
Myron D. Lehman
Feb 20, 2012
Myron Dean Lehman died on Monday, February 20, 2012. He was born on Sunday, February 19, 2012 to Mervin Dean Lehman and Amanda Elaine (Miller) Lehman of Topeka, IN. He is survived by his parents; three brothers, Jalen Dale, Phillip Lee and Eric Drew all at home; paternal grandparents, Ernest and Linda (Jones) Lehman or Topeka, IN; maternal grandparents,...
Robert B. Durham
Feb 15, 2012
Robert B. Durham, age 75, of Kimmell, IN formerly of Ligonier, IN passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 12:00 PM at his residence. He was born on November 26, 1936 to Medford and Flotilla (Hughes) Durham in Jackson County, IN. On January 20, 1963 he married Shirley J. Miller in Ligonier, IN; she preceded him in death in...
