Obituaries
Milford, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Bremen and Kosciusko County, IN.
Mabel Waldbeser
Jan 1, 2016
Mabel Waldbeser, 98, of Milford went to be with the Lord on January 1, 2016 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Milford, IN, where she has been a resident for two and a half years. Mabel was born on November 23, 1917 to Paul and Ida Mock Buhrt of Milford. In 1949, she married Fred Waldbeser and they lived...
Richard Hepler
Nov 29, 2015
Richard Hepler, 83, of Milford passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Lakeland Rehab & Healthcare Center in Milford. He was born February 10, 1932 in Elkhart County to Willard and Anna (Marquart) Hepler. March 4, 1967, he married Dolores Druckamiller and she survives. Richard was a graduate of Milford High School and went on to serve his...
Carolyn S Mcdorman
Oct 25, 2015
Carolyn S. McDorman, 73, of Milford passed away October 25, 2015 at Elkhart General Hospital, Elkhart, Indiana. She was born October 28, 1941 in Antwerp, Ohio, to Gilbert and Anna Marie (Sites) Sesler. She worked at Chore-Time Brock. Carolyn is survived by her children; Darrell Bender of Milford, Anita (Dale) McDorman, Hazel Gerken both of Antwerp, Ohio, Gilbert (Brenda)...
Elizabeth J. Spencer
Oct 22, 2015
Elizabeth Jane Orn Steinke Spencer, 93, formerly of Milford, passed away October 22, 2015 in Florida. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at the Milford Christian Church, 201 Henry St., Milford, Indiana 46542. Pastor Stephen Leininger will officiate. Burial will take place in the Milford Cemetery at a later time.
Elizabeth J. Spencer
Oct 22, 2015
Elizabeth Jane Orn Steinke Spencer, 93, formerly of Milford, passed away October 22, 2015 in Florida. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at the Milford Christian Church, 201 Henry St., Milford, Indiana 46542. Pastor Stephen Leininger will officiate. Burial will take place in the Milford Cemetery at a later time.
Dennis Emery
Oct 3, 2015
Dennis “Bud” Emery, 78, of North Webster passed away October 3, 2015 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. He was born September 10, 1937 in Milwaukee, WI to Wilbur and Marion (Manly) Emery. Dennis married Kimberly Conley on February 5, 1988; she survives. Mr. Emery grew up in Milwaukee and later moved to North Webster. He worked as a...
Glen R. Morehouse
Sep 12, 2015
Glen Morehouse, 95, of Milford passed away September 12, 2015 at home. He was born October 12, 1919 in New Paris, IN to Samuel Guy and Lydia (Rowdabaugh) Morehouse. Glen married Vera Dunwiddie on April 9, 1950; she survives. Mr. Morehouse’s family moved from New Paris, IN to Milford when he was one year old. He was a farmer...
John Harold Young
Aug 22, 2015
John Harold Young, age 73, formerly of Milford passed away on August 22, 2015 at 6:55 AM at Englewood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on August 30, 1941 to Harold and Flora (Poehlein) Young in Milford, Indiana. John graduated from Milford High School in 1959 and during the next few years attended Indiana...
Margaret B. Ostendorf
Aug 8, 2015
Margaret B. Ostendorf, 101, of Milford passed away August 8, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor Assisted Living, Warsaw, IN. She was born July 2, 1914 in Prairie County, Arkansas to Emory Wright and Theresa Evaline (Lewis) Bedell. Margaret married Joe H. Ostendorf, Jr. on August 13,1 939.He preceded her in death in 1997. Mrs. Ostendorf was a high school...
Charles Lewis Speicher
Aug 5, 2015
Charles “Lewis” Speicher, 86, of Milford passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at home. He was born to Charles A. and Pauline (O’Haver) Speicher on May 28, 1929 in Milford Junction, Indiana. Lewis graduated from Milford High School in 1948 and was part of the school’s only undefeated basketball team, earning his right as the first inductee into...
Dorothy Meck
Jul 26, 2015
Dorothy “Dot” Evelyn Meck, 97, of Warsaw passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at her home. She was born to Thomas Bogart and Lucy Culp on October 29, 1917 in Petoskey, Michigan. Dorothy was raised in and around Flint, Michigan and attended high school there. In 1938, she moved to Indiana and raised her five children. Dorothy was...
Peggy Hamilton
Jul 25, 2015
Peggy Hamilton, 47, of Milford passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 11:49 PM at home. She was born November 7, 1967 to Cletus and Mary (Westerman) England in Elkhart, Indiana. On November 28, 1984 she married Jeff Hamilton. He survives. Peggy enjoyed watching car races, crossword puzzles, Bingo, dancing, and haunted houses. She enjoyed her children and...
Sharon Kay Keller
Jul 10, 2015
Sharon Kay Dewart Keller, 74, of Indianapolis passed away Friday, July 10, 2015 at Miller's Merry Manor in Indianapolis. She was born to Randall and Gwendoline Dewart on April 9, 1941. Sharon is survived by three daughters, Kathy Keller, Vicki Keller, and Kristi Keller; three grandchildren, Brittany Keller, Shelby Keller, and Trae Harger, all of Indianapolis; three siblings, Jon...
Gertrude K. Purschwitz
Jul 8, 2015
Gertrude K. Purschwitz died peacefully at her home in Roscoe, Illinois on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at the age of 94. The former Gertrude Viola Koch was born on March 5, 1921 in West Point, Jackson County, Illinois. She was the daughter of Rev. Walter and Agnes (Buescher) Koch. During her youth her family lived near Merrill, Wisconsin where...
Robert G. Buhrt
Jul 4, 2015
Robert G. Buhrt, 85 entered his eternal life in Heaven at 10pm on the 4th of July, following a brief illness. He was at the same home in Kosciusko County where he was born on Nov. 7, 1929 to Paul and Ida (Mock) Buhrt. On Dec. 31, 1953, he married Lorabell J. Newcomer in Nappanee, IN. She survives along...
Robert G. Buhrt
Jul 4, 2015
Robert G. Buhrt, 85 entered his eternal life in Heaven at 10pm on the 4th of July, following a brief illness. He was at the same home in Kosciusko County where he was born on Nov. 7, 1929 to Paul and Ida (Mock) Buhrt. On Dec. 31, 1953, he married Lorabell J. Newcomer in Nappanee, IN. She survives along...
Marilyn K. Bellman
Jul 4, 2015
Marilyn Kay Bellman, 73, Bremen, passed away at 9: 05 am, Saturday, July 4, 2015 in Elkhart County Hospice House with her family by her bedside. Marilyn was born on August 5, 1941, in Madison Township, the daughter of the late Ralph and Patricia (Pittman) Null. On September 18, 1959, in Riverside Church, Bremen, she married Roy Bellman, Jr....
Jacob James Yoder
Jul 4, 2015
Jacob James Yoder, 24, of Bremen, passed away at 6:11 pm, Saturday, July 4, 2015 in Community Hospital of Bremen. Jacob was born on April 22, 1991, the son of James and Sandra (Geib) Yoder. Jacob is survived by his loving parents, James and Sandra Yoder of Bremen and brother, Mitchell Yoder of Bremen. He is a Bremen High...
Jeffrey Alan Fretz
Jul 3, 2015
Jeffrey Alan Fretz, 50, of Bremen, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. Jeff was born January 6, 1965 in Warsaw to Larry and Phyllis (Yates) Fretz. He is survived by his daughter Nicole (Jason) Bailey of Bremen; parents Phyllis and Gary Beane of Rochester; a sister Suzetta Howard of Seattle, WA;...
Gertrude E. Schaal
Jun 30, 2015
Gertrude E. "Gert" Schaal, 87, of South Bend, died peacefully in her sleep on June 30, 2015, allowing her at last to join her late husband, Donald E. "Dutch" Schaal, whom she had mourned since his death in November 2013. She was born Oct. 16, 1927, in Wyatt, Ind., to Marvin and Pearl (Enders) Odiorne, both of whom preceded...
