Obituaries
Milford, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Bremen and Kosciusko County, IN.
Mary "Jean" Kistler
Sep 23, 2013
Mary "Jean" Kistler, 69, of Syracuse passed away Monday, September 23, 2013 at I. U. Goshen Hospital. She was born on December 10, 1943 in Goshen to Charles and Mary (Kline) Smoker. She married Nelson Kistler on May 1, 1999; he survives. Jean enjoyed socializing with family and friends, whether it was playing cards, dominoes or sharing a meal....
Terry Haab
Sep 13, 2013
Terry Haab, 73, of Dewart Lake and Bonita Springs, Florida passed away on September 13, 2013 at Elkhart General Hospital from complications during a routine surgical procedure. Terry was born on September 22, 1939 in Warsaw, Indiana to George and Pearl Haab, Both of whom have preceded him in death. On December 17, 1961 he married Lorelei Foyle, who...
Bruce Rogers
Sep 12, 2013
Bruce Rogers Jr., 84, of Milford, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2013 at his residence. He was born on July 31, 1929 in Elkhart County to Bruce Sr. and Mary (Fox) Rogers. He married Maxine Pease on July 31, 1950; she survives. Bruce worked for several years in the mobile home industry and CTB Inc. before opening Rogers Sanitation...
Marie Ritenour
Sep 10, 2013
Marie Ritenour, 89, died at Elkhart Hospice House on Tuesday, September 10, 2013. She was born on February 9, 1924 in Bremen to Ervin and Essie (Bennett) Hummel. Marie is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Beverly and Greg Samons of Bourbon. A grandson, Steve (Kari) Samons of Ft. Wayne and their daughter's, Samantha and Katelin Samons, survive as...
Dale Ewers
Sep 10, 2013
Dale Ewers, 38, of Goshen passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. He was born in Stockton, California to Russell and Kelly (Vanderzanden) Ewers on March 13, 1975. Dale enjoyed working for Kik Corporation and staying active in his gym. He also enjoyed attending concerts, bicycling, traveling, and animals. Dale is remembered as being...
R. Phil Deavel
Sep 3, 2013
R. Phil Deavel, 81, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania passed away September 3, 2013. He was born January 29, 1932, son of Harold R. and Mary Ellen (Harbaugh) Deavel. He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant sister, elder sister Deane. E. Marshall, first wife Frances Tait Deavel, daughters Susan and Nancy, and by his second wife Karen Sowers...
Janeen (Chapman) Slos
Sep 1, 2013
Janeen (Chapman) Slos, 61, of Bremen passed away September 1, 2013, at her residence. She was born February 28, 1952 in Fort Wayne to James F. and Phyllis (Henson) Chapman. She married David Slos on April 24, 1970; he survives. Janeen was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She was baptized into and attended the Lutheran Church. She...
Phil H. England
Aug 25, 2013
Phil Howard England, 62, of Bremen passed away August 25, 2013 at home. He was born November 3, 1950 to Howard England and June Bole in South Bend. In 1969 Phil graduated from Bremen High School and in 1974, he married Laura Staton. Phil worked as a network administrator for Bremen Schools. He enjoyed reading and working with computers....
Stanley J. Harper
Aug 24, 2013
Stanley J. Harper, 87, of Syracuse passed away August 24, 2013 at Visiting Nurses Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. He was born May 20, 1926 in New Haven to Emmet E. and Fannie G. (Greenawalt) Harper. Stan married Cindy Bucher on May 16, 1976; she survives. Stan served in the US Navy during WWII. He attended Worsham College of...
Donald Lynch
Aug 24, 2013
Donald Lynch, 72, of Bremen passed away Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Community Hospital of Bremen. Don was born to Bill and Viola (Vollmer) Lynch in Bremen on September 14, 1940. Don graduated from Bremen High School with the class of 1958. He went on to honorably serve his country in the Navy Seabees. On January 2, 1960, he...
Kathryn Koontz
Aug 15, 2013
Kathryn Koontz, 92, of Bremen passed away on August 15, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor in Wakarusa. She was born June 25, 1921 in Bremen to Milo and Roberta (Grose) Kuntz. She married Warren Koontz on June 1, 1942; he passed away in August of 2010. Kathryn graduated with the Bremen High School class of 1940. She was a...
Jerry L. Berg
Aug 15, 2013
Jerry L. Berg passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at St Joseph Regional Medical Center at the age of 66. Jerry was born, grew up, and lived his life in Bremen, Indiana. He served in the US Army from 1968 -1970, much of that time as an artillery sergeant in the Republic of Korea. Since separating from the service,...
Charles "Doug" Stanifer
Aug 15, 2013
Charles "Doug" Stanifer, 68, of Bremen passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at home. He was born on October 21, 1944 to Jack and Bertha (Cochran) Stanifer in Bremen. Doug honorably served his country in the US Army during Vietnam and later his community as a police officer for the town of Bremen. He was a member of...
Sallie Haywood
Aug 13, 2013
Sallie Haywood, 71, of Bremen passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at her home. She was born August 30, 1941 in Allen, Kentucky to William "Ervin" and Nancy (Wright) Bentley. She married Charles Haywood; he passed away in 1984. Sallie loved to quilt and spend time with her family. Sallie is survived by her son, Jim (Nancy) Haywood...
Richard L. Coy Jr.
Aug 12, 2013
Richard L. "Rick" Coy Jr., 44, of Milford passed away on August 12, 2013. He was born on September 12, 1968 in Goshen to Richard Sr. and Nancy (Plank) Coy. He married Lori Golden on January 8, 1993; she survives. Rick was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather. He loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them. He...
Karen Mae Hill
Aug 3, 2013
Karen Mae Hill, 65, formerly of Bremen, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at the Sanctuary at St. Paul's in South Bend, IN. She was born on October 18, 1947 in Bremen, IN to Carl and Lucille (Shumaker) Reed. Karen is survived by her children, Tami Rene Hill of Eugene, OR, Michael Anthony Hill of Montoursville, PA, and...
Frank Nemeth
Aug 3, 2013
Frank Nemeth, 85 of Bremen passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013 at the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care in Elkhart. He was born in South Bend to John and Rose (Varga) Nemeth on July 9, 1928. Frank married Doris Elaine (Badman) on June 25, 1955. Frank was a Veteran of the United States Marines Corps and served two...
Charles E. Gigous
Jul 31, 2013
Charles Gigous, 40, of Leesburg went on to lands of God's eternal Summer Wednesday, July 31, 2013. He was a loyal and loving son born to Alan and Linda (Lemler) Gigious on April 26, 1973. He married his one and only true love, Sherry Lynn Foster Gigous on December 17, 1994. Together they were blessed by the births of...
Virginia Wamsley
Jul 31, 2013
Virginia A. Wamsley, 65, of Bremen passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at the Center for Hospice in South Bend. She was born in Churchill, Tennessee on July 13, 1948 to John Claude and Anna Mae (Spears) Vaughn. Virginia enjoyed spending time with family and loved her late Cocker Spaniel, Mandy. Virginia is survived by her children, Tina (Craig)...
Jeanne Anderson
Jul 30, 2013
Jeanne Marie Anderson, 68, of Bremen passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at home. She was born September 27, 1944 to Melvin and Lucille Savage in Hawthorne, California. In August of 1960, she married LeRoy Anderson. Jeanne worked for many years as a CNA with Visiting Nurse Association. She was a member of the Bremen United Methodist Church....
