Obituaries
Milford, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Bremen and Kosciusko County, IN.
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...
Nancy L. Gaudinier
Jun 28, 2015
Nancy Lee Gaudinier, 71, of Bremen, passed away at 9:52 am, Sunday, June 28 2015 in her home. Nancy was born on September 21, 1941 in Richeyville, PA, the daughter of William and Hazel (Hynickle) Gaudinier. She is survived by a sisters, Irene Kulcsar of Bremen and Ginny Liddle of Moorehead, MN; aunt, Virginia Bigrigg of Richeyville, PA; nieces,...
Neil Mort
Jun 21, 2015
Neil Mort, 57, of Leesburg, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born November 7, 1957, to Robert W. and Clara (Couturier) Mort in Mt. Clemens, MI. On December 8, 2000, Neil married Ann Edgerton. She survives. Neil was an agent of Hoosier Transit. He enjoyed flying RC model airplanes,...
Ardith K. Kares
Jun 19, 2015
Ardith K. Kares, 74, of Bremen, passed away at 1:30 am, Friday, June 19, 2015 in Community Hospital of Bremen. Ardith was born on March 19, 1941, the daughter of the late Carl and Mary Kathryn (Bedell) Anderson. On January 19, 1979, she married Richard Kares. She is survived by her loving husband of 36 years, Richard; three daughters,...
Howard E. O'Connor
Jun 15, 2015
Howard E. O'Connor, 81, of Bremen, passed away at 10:46 am, Monday, June 15, 2015 in Porter Regional Medical Center, Valparaiso. Howard was born on October 13, 1933 in North Liberty, IN, the son of the late Faye and Lilly (Reed) O'Connor. On June 20, 1959, he married Betty Hill. She passed away on December 23, 2012. He is...
Barbara J. Windham
Jun 10, 2015
Barbara Jean (Annis) Windham would like her friends and family to know that her work here on earth was completed on June 10, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas. She began her assignment November 1, 1936 born to Ernest and Lillie Annis. She was a sister to Virginia (Annis) Leeper (Richard), and an aunt to Jim Leeper, Connie Leeper, and...
Mary Jane Wagner
Jun 8, 2015
Mary Jane Wagner, 80, of Bremen, passed away at 3:45 pm, Monday, June 8, 2015 with family by her side. Mary Jane was born in Macy, IN on May 6, 1935, the daughter of the late Robert and Ethel (Anderson) Woolley. Mary Jane is survived by two daughters, Tonya Wise and Tina Hollett, both of Bremen; two granddaughters, Josephine...
Edgar Eugene Hummel
May 31, 2015
Edgar Eugene Hummel, 76, of Bremen, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at 7:02 pm, Sunday, May 31, 2015 in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. Edgar was born on November 8, 1938 in LaPorte, the son of Howard and Iona J. (Hough) Hummel. On September 5, 1959, in North Liberty, he married Betty L. Elkins. He is...
Clifford Dean Crothers
May 24, 2015
Clifford Dean Crothers, 87, of Bremen, passed away at 11:05 am, Sunday, May 24, 2015 in his home. Cliff was born on October 6, 1927, the son of the late Andrew J. and Velma (Cline) Crothers. On April 16, 1949, he married Cora Leonard. She passed away November 20, 2014. He is also preceded in death by a brother,...
Joyce Avalos
May 20, 2015
Joyce Avalos, 75, of Leesburg, went home to be with her Lord on May 20, 2015 at Kosciusko County Hospital, Warsaw, IN. She was born October 18, 1939 in West Prestonsburg, Kentucky to John Morgan and Eva (England) Slone. Joyce married Jesse Avalos on October 14, 1972; he survives. Joyce worked at Flexsteel Industries for over 23 years and...
Willodean K. Harlan
May 17, 2015
Willodean K. Harlan, 83, of Bourbon, passed away at 4:59 pm, Sunday, May 17, 2015 in her home. Willodean was born on November 23, 1931, the daughter of the late Fred, Sr. and Bessie (Kincaid) Traster. On February 14, 1958, she married George Harlan. He passed away on March 17, 2000. She is also preceded in death by a...
