Obituaries
Ligonier, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Ligonier and Noble County, IN.
Rebecca (Kathy Koble) Gratton
May 18, 2009
Rebecca (Kathy Koble) Gratton, 51, of Ligonier died Monday, May 18, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital in Goshen. She had recently been employed at Silgan Plastics in Ligonier & was a member of Burr Oak Church of Ligonier. A native of Syracuse, she was born Dec. 14, 1957, to Richard Keith and Patricia (Kitson) Koble. Surviving are her mother,...
Martha Louise Miller
May 8, 2009
Yeager Funeral Home 1589 Lincolnway South Ligonier, IN 46767 Phone (260) 894-4900 Fax (260) 894- 4979 Martha Louise Miller 88, Topeka, died Friday, May 8, 2009 at 4:30 A.M. at her home, of natural causes. She was born July 2, 1920 in Exeland, WI to Daniel S. and Mary (Miller) Hochstetler. On February 9, 1947 she married Harvey N....
Frank G. Iddings Jr.
May 6, 2009
Frank G. Iddings Jr. On Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Frank entered Heaven to be with his Lord for eternity. He was born April 19, 1969 to Franklin G. Sr. & Patricia (Keister) Iddings at the Naval Air Station in Albany, Georgia. On June 30, 1990 he married Joan Senter who survives in Cromwell along with their children Mandi Lee,...
Martha Ann Coburn
Apr 26, 2009
Martha Ann Coburn, age 60, of Ligonier, IN passed away April 26, 2009 at 6:00 AM at her residence after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on June 26, 1948 to Joe and Roalice (Wheatley) James in Norton, Virginia. On September 1, 1984 she married Rick Coburn. He survives. Martha moved to Ligonier in 1965 from Sandusky,...
Thomas N. Yoder
Apr 25, 2009
Thomas N. "Tom" Yoder, age 55, of Topeka, IN passed away unexpectedly Saturday April 25, 2009 at 4:09 AM at Goshen General Hospital, Goshen, IN following a brief illness. He was born March 17, 1954 in Goshen, IN to Maynard & Marietta Yoder. Tom was co-owner of Yoder Farm Service in Topeka where he had worked since the age...
Helene V. Harper
Apr 20, 2009
Helene V. Harper, age 93, of Cromwell, IN passed away Monday April 20, 2009 at 3:15 PM at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born July 17, 1915 in Essex, Ontario Canada to John & Mary (Simon) VanAman. She married Harmon M. Harper on December 9, 1939 he preceded in 1957. She was a lifetime area resident....
Darlene Johnson
Apr 11, 2009
Darlene Johnson, age 60 of Ligonier, IN passed away April 11, 2009 at 6:50 PM in her home after a brief battle with cancer. She was born February 7, 1949 in Seymore, IN to Walter & Elsie (Barger) Riley. On July 2, 1965 she married James Leo Sr., he survives. Darlene moved from Hamilton, OH to Ligonier in 1977,...
Roger L. Targgart
Apr 6, 2009
Roger L. Targgart age 53, of Wawaka, IN passed away Monday April 6, 2009 at 8:56 PM at Goshen General Hospital, Goshen, IN after a brief illness. He was born December 08, 1955 in LaGrange, the son of Ronald and Clara Mae (High) Targgart. On June 9, 1979 he married Crystal M. (Conrad). He was a lifelong area resident....
Lorene Weimer
Apr 4, 2009
Lorene L. Weimer, age 71, of Ligonier, IN passed away Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 6:10 AM at Miller's Merry Manor in Lagrange, IN after an extended illness. She was born September 15, 1937 in Warsaw, IN to Leonard and Lillian (Shroyer) Mauzy. She married John A. Weimer August 5, 1955. He preceded her in death in 2005. Lorene...
Marcia Bowen Hicks
Mar 31, 2009
Marcia Bowen Hicks of Ligonier, IN, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009. She was born October 3, 1944 to Fred and Emagene (Lemmon) Bowen. She married Glen Hicks in 1962. He survives along with her children: Carrie Hicks, Scott (Jean) Hicks, Amy Hicks, and Clay (Jeni) Hicks. She was blessed with five grandchildren: Shantoria, Zachary, Kohdee, Sasha and Sonia; and...
Harley E. Blake
Mar 31, 2009
Harry E. Blake, 84, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at Parkview Lagrange Hospital in Lagrange unexpectedly as the result of natural causes. He was born May 10, 1924 in Topeka, IN to Harley F. & Mildred (Koher) Blake. On July 30, 1949, he married Delorma Carlson, she survives. Harley was a lifelong area resident and retired from Norfolk Southern...
Dulcie Cox
Mar 21, 2009
Dulcie Cox, age 84, of McAllen, TX, formerly of Syracuse, IN passed away Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Solara Hospital in McAllen, TX. Dulcie was born on December 2, 1924 in Cold Fork, WV to Leslie and Alice (Ingram) Criner. She married Arley "Bud" Cox on December 9, 1947. He passed away December 1988. Dulcie made her home in...
Robert E. Carpenter
Mar 16, 2009
Robert E. Carpenter, age 58, of Shipshewana, IN passed away Monday, March 16, 2009 at 6:09 AM at his residence. Robert was born on September 14, 1950 in Sturgis, MI to Joe R. and Myrle (Yost) Carpenter. He was a lifelong area resident. Robert worked for Hubbard Feeds in Shipshewana, IN for 25 years prior to becoming disabled. He...
Edith I. Landon Goodrich
Mar 11, 2009
Edith I. Landon Goodrich, age 93 of Ligonier, IN passed away March 11, 2009 at 6:15 PM at Avalon Village in Ligonier, IN from natural causes. Edith was born September 26, 1915 in Centerville, IN to William & Eppie (Ewers) Cooper. In 1935 she married Herschel Landon, he preceded her in death. She then married Kenneth Goodrich in 1964;...
Myrle "Be" Sprunger
Mar 9, 2009
Myrle O. “Be” Sprunger, age 88 of Ligonier, IN passed away March 9, 2009 at 12:15 PM at Avalon Village in Ligonier from natural causes. She was born February 1, 1921 in Hillsdale, MI to Eli and Olive M. (Baldwin) Amstutz. On August 30, 1938 she married Harry L. Sprunger, he preceded her in death in 1987. “Be” moved...
Rosalie Pendill
Feb 17, 2009
Rosalie Pendill, age 90, of Bradenton, FL, formerly of Elkhart, IN passed away February 17, 2009 at Manatee Springs Care & Rehabilitation in Bradenton, FL. She was born on September 14, 1918 to Keith and Beulah Working in Ligonier, IN. She married Robert Pendill. She retired from CTS Corporation in Elkhart after 30 plus years of service and had...
Betty M. Wolfe
Feb 17, 2009
Betty M. Wolfe, age 83, of Ligonier, formerly of Albion, passed away at 8:35 PM February 17, 2009 at Avalon Village Nursing Home in Ligonier. She was born February 24, 1925 in Fort Wayne to Frank and Ora (Snider) Spillner. She married Charles F. "Chuck Jr." Wolfe on December 1, 1944 in Ada, Ohio. He passed away in 1998....
Troy E. Bridegan
Feb 15, 2009
Troy E. Bridegan, age 30, of Albion, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly February 15, 2009 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident that took place on February 14, 2009. He was born June 12, 1978 in Columbia City, the son of Charles E. and Toni (Fry) Bridegan. On April 25, 2001...
Fannie M. Miller
Feb 14, 2009
Fannie M. Miller, 59 of 5825 S 300 W; Topeka, IN 46571 passed away February 14, 2009 at 5:15 AM in her home after a brief illness. She was born August 18, 1949 in LaGrange County, IN to Melvin J. & Susie D. (Nissley) Miller. She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. Survivors include her Mother:...
John D. Moore
Feb 10, 2009
John D. “Big John” Moore, 69, of Bear Lake in Albion, died at 3:43 a.m. Feb. 10, 2009 at Avalon Village Nursing Home, Ligonier after an extended illness. He was born Nov. 7, 1939 in Dunkirk, the son of Fred & Thelma (Weaver) Moore.On Sept. 17, 2001 he married Deloris E. Hirsch and was a lifelong area resident. He...
