Obituaries
Milford, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Bremen and Kosciusko County, IN.
Gordon L. Yeager
Dec 18, 2007
Gordon "Gordy" Yeager, 56, of Topeka passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. He was born on September 28, 1951, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Herman & Alice (Johnson) Yeager. Gordy was a lifetime resident of Noble County and a graduate of West Noble in 1969. Upon graudation, until 1974, he was successful in owning...
Kenneth L. Rollins
Dec 11, 2007
Kenneth "Kenny" L. Rollins, 70, of Cromwell, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at 8:10PM at Avalon Village Nursing Home in Ligonier, IN. He was born on July 9, 1937, in Huntertown, Indiana (Allen County, to Ernest & Adah (Reed) Rollins. A lifetime area resident, Kenny was self employed as a Construction worker, worked as a mechanic with Monsanto...
Emily Nicholson
Nov 29, 2007
Emily Nicholson, 106, of Syracuse, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2007, at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on September 5, 1901, in Ashington, England, to Adam & Elizabeth Lee. She married Thomas Nicholson; he preceded her in death in 1959. Emily previously resided in Chicago and moved to Syracuse in 1998. She was a homemaker...
Herbert L. Zechiel
Nov 25, 2007
Herbert L. Zechiel, 86, of Wyatt, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2007, at his residence. He was born on August 30, 1921, in Benton Harbor, MI, to LeRoy & Mildred Zechiel. He married Ruth Kline on October 10, 1943, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Woodland. She survives. A lifetime Wyatt area resident, Herbert was a Farmer and...
Kathy A. Williams
Nov 24, 2007
Kathy A. Williams, 54, of Warsaw, passed away at her residence on Saturday, November 24, 2007. She was born on December 28, 1952, in Warsaw, to Hershel & Alethea "Ellie" Kirkham Caudill. In 1980, she married Ricky Lee Williams. He preceded her in death in 1995. A lifetime area resident, Kathy was formerly employed at R.R. Donnelly in Warsaw...
Elmer William Beer
Nov 18, 2007
Elmer William Beer, 91, of North Webster, passed away at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse, on November 18, 2007 at 6:00 A.M. He was born on August 15, 1916 in Milford, IN to Frank S. & Matilda (Ashelman) Beer. Elmer married Martha Mishler on December 9, 1936, she preceded on Feburary 14, 2003. Elmer lived in Bakersfield, CA moving...
Larry E. Erb
Nov 18, 2007
Larry Erb, 59, of Milford, passed away on Sunday November 18, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. He was born on January 20, 1948, in Marietta, Ohio, to Charles Junior & Mary Maxine (Parks) Erb. On Feburary 21, 1987, he married Virginia C. (Casares). She survives. Larry moved to the area in 1973 and worked at Smoker Craft in New Paris...
Marvel Zimmerman
Nov 17, 2007
Marvel M. Zimmerman, 94, of Bremen, passed away at Bremen Health Care Center on Saturday, November 17, 2007, at 2:45 PM. She was born on October 27, 1913, in Beloit, WI, to Earl & Mildred (McMahon) Lyons. On June 2, 1930 she married Jay M. Mead, he preceded in 1945. On April 8, 1967 she married Ralph Harbaugh, he...
William F. Niere
Nov 17, 2007
William F. Niere, 72, of Bremen, passed away at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend on Saturday, November 17, 2007, at 2:54PM. He was born on October 3, 1935 in Quincy, IL, to Martin & Mary (Hayes) Niere. On October 15, 1958 he married Wanda Lawrence, she survives. William moved to the Bremen area in 1969. He retired...
Martha Arlene Vargo
Nov 16, 2007
Martha Vargo, 91, of Milford, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2007. Arrangements for Mrs. Vargo are currently pending at Mishler-Eastlund Funeral Home.
Arnold "Mike" Mcgowen
Nov 13, 2007
Arnold Michael "Mike" McGowen, 98, of Wyatt, passed away at Bremen Health Care Center on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at 8:10AM. He was born on February 5, 1909, in Forman, ND, to Charles & Hilda (Thompson) McGowen. Mike married Bernice Elizabeth Babcock on June 8, 1929. She preceded him in death on February 4, 1984. A lifetime area resident,...
Detmer O. Stair
Nov 9, 2007
Detmer O. Stair, 78, of Syracuse, passed away on Friday, November 9, 2007, at 5:30PM at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse. He was born on October 7, 1929, in Marion, IN, to Detmer & Rachel (Leitch) Stair. A lifetime area resident, Detmer was a painter for several years. He served in the US Air Force for 13 years, from...
Rosetta "Rose" Faye Nellans
Nov 6, 2007
Rosetta "Rose" Faye Nellans, 59, of Warsaw, passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at 6:40AM at her residence. She was born on March 3, 1948, in Goshen, IN, to Levi & Polly (Helmuth) Chupp. She married Miles Nellans on December 16, 1995; he survives. A lifetime area resident, Rose worked in the Engineering Design Department at Chore-Time Brock...
Margaret Ellen Widmar
Nov 6, 2007
Margaret Ellen "G.G." Widmar, 96, of Bremen, passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at 12:05AM, at the Community Hospital of Bremen. She was born on January 3, 1911, in Kewanee, IL, to Ervin & Margaret (Walter) Goss. G.G. moved to Bremen in 1932, from Kewanee, IL, and retired from Miller/Norcen Insurance in 1976. She was a Member of...
Robert Joseph Johnson
Oct 31, 2007
Dr. Robert Joseph Johnson was taken home to be with his Lord October 31, 2007. He was born to Joseph & Wellodene Johnson on September 29, 1927 in Kankakee, Illinois. After high school he served in the US Air Force for several years. He attended Denison University and was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He graduated from...
Hazel "Mae" Hartzler
Oct 29, 2007
Hazel "Mae" Hartzler, 100, of Ligonier, passed away Monday, October 29, 2007, at 7:45PM at Avalon Village Nursing Home in Ligonier, IN. She was born on June 22, 1907, in Noble County, IN, to Melvin & Blanche (Hall) Steele. She married Roy Hartzler on May 16, 1930. He preceded her in death in 1983. A lifelong area resident, Mae...
Betty Jean Parker
Oct 26, 2007
Betty Jean Parker, 82, of Syracuse, passed away at 5:42AM on October 26, 2007, at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on June 8, 1925, in Mishawaka, Indiana, to Harold & Esther Gallagher. A lifetime area resident, Betty was previously employed at Ball Band Factory in Mishawaka. She attended Wawasee Lakeside Chapel and Boat in Church and...
Nellie Galen (Spencer) Cline
Oct 25, 2007
Nellie Galen (Spencer) Cline, 90, of Syracuse, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2007, at 9:27AM at her residence. She was born on August 1, 1917, in Bryant, Indiana (Jay County), to Ernest & Lizzie (Spade) Spencer. She married Herman Elmer Cline. He preceded her in death on November 4, 1992. Nellie grew up in Bryant, IN, moved to...
Thomas Simon, Jr.
Oct 25, 2007
Thomas Simon, Jr., 79, of Bremen, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2007, at the Community Hospital of Bremen. He was born on November 24, 1927, in South Bend, IN to Thomas & Ethel (Baker) Simon, SR. On July 3, 1976, he married married Betty (Tavernier) in Mishawaka, IN. She survives. Thomas lived in South Bend and moved to...
Eileen Margaret Crews
Oct 24, 2007
Eileen M. Crews, 61, of Cromwell, passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at 9:40AM, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born on February 25, 1946, in Indianapolis to Harold & Sarah (McHugh) Riley. She married Richard D. Crews on August 9, 1966; he survives. An area resident for 41 years, Eileen is survived by her husband: Richard "Dick"...
