Obituaries
Milford, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Bremen and Kosciusko County, IN.
Harold D. Eshelman
Apr 5, 2011
Harold Eshelman, 86, of Bremen, formerly of South Bend, passed away on April 5, 2011 at 4:35 pm in Bremen Health Care. He was born November 2, 1924 in Fulton County to Ralph and Margarita (Sippy) Eshelman. He was a janitor at Notre Dame for over twenty years and was a member of Northway Church of Christ. He was...
Janet Sue Kiefer
Apr 4, 2011
Janet Sue Kiefer, 75, of Bremen, passed away April 4, 2011 at 9:35 am at Millers Merry Manor in Wakarusa. Janet was born February 14, 1936 in Bremen to Olen and Hazel (Senff) Ernsberger. She married Henry "Hank" Kiefer on September 16, 1956, he survives. Janet was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church and an Auxiliary Member...
Kathryn M. Price
Mar 31, 2011
Kathryn M. Price, 87, of Milford went to be with the Lord March 31, 2011 while at home. She was born on February 1, 1924, in Kosciusko County to Jacob and Lena (Clauss) Hartter. Kathryn married Glenn Price, Sr. on August 23, 1941. Glenn preceded her in death on December 18, 2010. Kathryn was a lifetime Milford resident; she...
Martha Ellen Gass
Mar 30, 2011
Martha Ellen Gass, 90, formerly of South Bend passed away on March 30, 2011 at Miller's Merry Manor in Wakarusa. She was born on April 9, 1920 in Bremen to Ernest and Grace (Zentz) Gass. She graduated from Bremen High School in 1937 and retired from Sibley's Foundry in South Bend where she was the secretary. She enjoyed bowling,...
Norma J. Walters
Mar 26, 2011
Norma J. Walters, 77, of Warsaw, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Millers Merry Manor in Warsaw. She was born June 3, 1933 in Chicago Heights, IL to Evert & Anna Mary (Keltz) Soderberg. She was married to Thomas Walters who preceded her in death in January of 2005. Norma was formerly of Tippy Lake, Chapman Lake,...
Jerry Allen Grove
Mar 25, 2011
Jerry Allen Grove, 65, of Bremen, Indiana passed away on March 25, 2011 at his residence. He was born March 9, 1946 in Bremen, Indiana to Homer J. and Verda E. (Lozier) Grove. He married Donna Farrer on April 17, 1971. He attended Madison Twp School until his senior year when he graduated from Bremen High School in 1965...
Evelyn M Fisher
Mar 19, 2011
Evelyn M. Fisher, 98 of Nappanee passed away March 19, 2011 at The Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart. Evelyn was born on March13, 1913 in Syracuse, Indiana to Donovan and Marie (Bailey) Strock. She married Warren Fisher on November 14, 1931, he preceded her on October 9, 2004. Evelyn loved her family and cherished the times they spent...
Loren Andrew Schultz, Jr
Mar 8, 2011
Beloved father and grand-father Loren Andrew Schultz, Jr. 84, passed away in Plymouth on Tuesday morning, March 8, 2011. He was born on January 29, 1927 in South Bend, IN to Loren A. and Verna P. Schultz. He attended Mishawaka High School and then enlisted in the U.S. Army in early 1945. Corporal Schultz served as a medic with...
Clay Hartle
Mar 8, 2011
Clay Thomas Hartle, 35, of Lake Bruce, Kewanna, Indiana passed away on March 8, 2011 at his residence. He was born July 28, 1975 in Bremen, Indiana to Steven and Elizabeth (Cox) Hartle. Clay graduated from Bremen High School in 1994. He was employed at Kewanna Metal Specialists. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, searching for Indian artifacts, and loved the...
Harold Rusher
Mar 4, 2011
Harold Rusher, 80, of Milford passed away on March 4, 2011 at Goshen General Hospital. Harold was born on January 8, 1931 in Fordsville, Kentucky to Robert and Bertha (Crow) Rusher. He married Elizabeth "Betty" (Kendall) on September 27, 1949, she survives. Harold enjoyed working outside in the yard, cooking, playing golf and carpentry. He served in The United...
Joseph Palenik
Mar 2, 2011
Joseph C. Palenik, 79, of Bremen, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at the Sterling House in South Bend. He was born May 16, 1931 in Whiting, IN to Joseph M. & Helen (Zajac) Palenik. On April 24, 1954 he married his high school sweetheart Lois Mae Eckhoff in Dyer, IN. She preceded him in death on July...
Marilyn L. Wuthrich
Feb 28, 2011
Marilyn L. Wuthrich, 73, of Nappanee passed away on February 28, 2011 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Healthcare. Marilyn was born on August 11, 1937 in Warsaw to Earl and Blanche (Tom) Sutton. She married Glen "Pete" Wuthrich on October 5th, 1956, he survives. Marilyn was a lifetime area resident. She graduated from Leesburg High School in 1955 and went...
Gladys Riggens
Feb 26, 2011
Gladys Riggens, 86, of Leesburg, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at Our Lady of Peace Hospital, Mishawaka. She was born May 4, 1924 in Kosciusko County to Calvin & Maggie (Hahn) Stahly. She was married to Glenn Riggens who preceded her in death in 1975. Gladys was a long-time resident of Oswego, worked for Korth Furniture Factory...
Bruce Rogers, Iii
Feb 24, 2011
Bruce Rogers, III, 41, of Milford passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at Goshen General Hospital. He was born August 1, 1969 in Milford to Bruce & Maxine (Pease) Rogers, Jr. On September 19, 2006 he married Kimberly Gove, she survives. Bruce was a lifetime area resident and worked for Al-Ko as a service tech and in maintenance....
Robert "Bob" J. Hurd
Feb 20, 2011
Robert "Bob" J. Hurd, 82, of Milford passed away on February 20, 2011 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Healthcare. Bob was born on August 17, 1928 in Roann to Dr. Eldon R. and Agnes (Moore) Hurd. He married Eudora Grove on April 25, 1948, she survives. Mr. Hurd was a graduate of Milford High School in 1946. He went on...
Helen Marie Reed
Feb 20, 2011
Helen Marie (Weil) Reed, 82, of Bremen passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2011 at Memorial Hospital, South Bend. She was lovingly cared for by her family in her home throughout her illness. She was born March 14, 1928 in Bremen to George & Hattie (Schweisberger) Weil in the same home in which she lived her entire life. On...
Carol R Miller
Feb 19, 2011
Carol R. (Marchand) Miller, 64, of Bremen passed away on February 19, 2011 at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Mrs. Miller was born January 25, 1947 in Defiance, Ohio to James and Margaret (Maag) Marchand. Carol married Andrew "Andy" Miller on August 4, 1972, he survives. Mrs. Miller worked in the office at the Holiday Rambler Travelers Club...
Mary Hesch
Feb 16, 2011
Mary Lou (Arch) Hesch, 80, of Bremen passed away on February 16, 2011 at Community Hospital of Bremen. Mrs. Hesch was born on September 9, 1930 in Bremen to Dewey and Bernice (Knepper) Arch. Mrs. Hesch married Donald R. Hesch on October 14, 1950. He survives. Mary worked for Bendix Automotive aka Allied Signal for 27 years in salaried...
Dean Hamilton
Feb 14, 2011
Dean Hamilton, 78, of Milford passed away on February 14, 2011 at home. He was born on December 15, 1932 in Miami County Don Jessie (Shaffer) Hamilton. Dean married Betty Shoemaker who preceded him on October 5, 2005. Dean was a lifetime area resident. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a truck driver for...
Lee C. Lakins
Feb 12, 2011
Lee C. Lakins, 83, of Bremen passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the Community Hospital of Bremen. He was born on May 30, 1927 in Rutledge, TN to James & Eva (Carpenter) Lakins. On February 21, 1950 he married Kathryn M. Turley in Middleboro, KY, she preceded him in death on June 1, 1995. On July 10,...
