Obituaries
Milford, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Bremen and Kosciusko County, IN.
Eugene R. Schutz
Mar 8, 2006
Eugene R. Schutz, age 67, of Bremen, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 24, 1938, and was adopted by Walter & Erma (Pittman) Schutz. A lifelong Bremen resident, Eugene was a rural mail carrier and farmer. He was also a 1956 graduate of...
Janet Yvonne Weaver
Mar 8, 2006
Janet Yvonne Weaver, 81, of Syracuse, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at the Americare Living Center in Goshen. She was born on February 21, 1925, in Nappanee, Indiana, to Guy and Lorie (Harlan) Farrington. Moving from Nappanee to Syracuse in 1964, Janet retired from Weatherhead Corp. (Dana Corp.) in 1967. She was a member of the American...
Bette Schlotterback Mignery
Mar 2, 2006
Bette Schlotterback Mignery, age 75, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2006, at the Wesley Health Care Center in Auburn. She was born in North Webster on September 6, 1930, to Robert & Wanda (Johnson) Baker. A lifetime area resident, Bette was a Waitress and Home Health Care Nurse before retiring in 1994. She was a member of Calvary...
Fred Traub
Mar 2, 2006
Fred Traub, 98, of Walkerton, formerly of Bremen, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2006, at Miller's Merry Manor in Walkerton. He was born in Milford, Indiana, on February 6, 1908, to Carl & Freda (Bessler) Traub. A lifetime area resident, Fred retired from Bendix in 1973, after 27 years of service. He also attended the Bremen Bible Church. On...
Frank E. Wallace
Feb 26, 2006
Frank E. Wallace, age 77, of Milford, passed away at Pilgrim Manor in Plymouth on Sunday, February 26, 2006. He was born in Marshall County, Indiana, on March 30, 1928, to Frank N. & Pearl May (Bennett) Wallace. Frank, a truck driver for 35 years, moved to Warsaw in 1969 and to Milford in 2004. He retired from Champion...
Clarence Oliver Eyer, Jr.
Feb 26, 2006
Clarence O. Eyer, Jr., age 70, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2006, at his residence. He was born in Middlebury, Indiana, on October 13, 1935, to Clarence Oliver and Ruth (Troyer) Eyer, Sr. Clarence moved to Syracuse 3 years ago from Orland Park, Kansas. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years, then became a...
Clarence R. Eby
Feb 25, 2006
Clarence R. Eby, age 81, of Syracuse, passed away at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend on Saturday, February 25, 2006. He was born in Klondike, Indiana, on June 16, 1924, to Ellis B. and Frances (Searer) Wallace. A lifetime area resident, Clarence was a turkey and Angus cattle farmer with his father, worked at Bendix in...
Rene' Samonte Smith
Feb 23, 2006
Rene' Samonte Smith, age 52, of Cromwell, passed away at her residence on Thursday, February 23, 2006. She was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on September 9, 1953, to James B. Samonte & Phyllis (Terry). A homemaker, she attended the Shepherd by the Lakes Lutheran Church in Syracuse. She was married to Ronald K. Smith, who survives. She is...
Kathryn E. Hibschman
Feb 23, 2006
Kathryn E. Hibschman, age 83, of Grace Village, formerly of Syracuse, passed away at the Grace Village Health Care in Winona Lake on Thursday, February 23, 2006. She was born on April 14, 1922, in Etna Green to the late Victor and Clara (Barnhart) Yeager. A lifetime area resident, Kathryn was a member of the Syracuse Church of God,...
Jeanette J. Vice
Feb 21, 2006
Jeanette J. Vice, age 76, of Milford, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2006 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born on November 9, 1929, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, to John Joseph and Alice (Poinset) Smead. A homemaker, Jeanette moved to Milford in 1974 and attended the Milford Apostolic Christian Church. In 1950, she married Robert "Bob" Vice. He preceded...
Jeffrey L. Bohnstedt
Feb 21, 2006
Jeffrey L. Bohnstedt, age 49, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2006, at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on March 6, 1956, in Warsaw to Richard & Carolyn (Barnhart) Bohnstedt. A lifelong area resident, Jeffrey was Vice President of Precision Benders, Inc., in Milford. He was an active member of the Syracuse...
Irene L. Huff
Feb 20, 2006
Irene L. Huff, age 87, of Bremen, passed away Monday, February 20, 2006, at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. She was born on March 20, 1918, in Bremen, to Carl & Beulah (Yockey) Moore. A lifetime area resident and homemaker, Irene was a very active member of Grace United Methodist Church. She was also a 1936 graduate...
Jack C. Vanderford
Feb 18, 2006
Jack C. Vanderford, age 89, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2006 at Goshen General Hospital. He was born on June 3, 1916, in Albion, Indiana, to Chester and Helen (Franks) Vanderford. A lifetime area resident, Jack was the Owner and Operator of Ideal Beach Sales and Service, a former real estate broker and former manager of the...
Joseph Vandekeere
Feb 16, 2006
Joseph VanDeKeere, age 88, of Bremen, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2006, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, on June 24, 1917, to Julius and Emma VanDeKeere. A lifetime area resident, Joseph was a farmer. He attended St. Dominic Church in Bremen, belonged to the Holy Name Society, Eagles and Falcons of Mishawka, Madison...
Elsie Margaret Long
Feb 14, 2006
Elsie Margaret Long, age 102, of Pinellas Park, Florida, died Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at Tandem Health Care of St. Petersburg in Seminole, Florida. She was born in Colfax, IL and moved to Pinellas Park in 2002 from Bremen, Indiana, where she was a long time resident. She was a member of the United Church of Christ, Past Matron...
John L. Long, Sr.
Feb 13, 2006
John "Bud" L. Long, Sr., age 87, of Bremen, passed away at his home on Monday, February 13, 2006. He was born on August 31, 1918, in Morocco, Indiana, to John David and Zilla E. (Gerard) Long. Living in Bremen for the past 42 years, John was retired from Wilson Coal & Grain. He was a Bremen High School...
Linda S. Gerencser
Feb 13, 2006
Linda "Susie" Gerencser, age 53, of Milford, passed away on Monday, Feburary 13, 2006, as a result of injuries suffered in an automobile accident at Parkview Hospital in Ft. Wayne. She was born in Whitley County, Indiana, on August 20, 1952, to Andy C. & Phyllis J. (Howland) James. A lifelong area resident, Susie formerly worked at Lake City...
Raymond C. Ton
Feb 13, 2006
Raymond "Bud" C. Ton, age 84, of Bremen, passed away Monday, February 13, 2006. He was born in Chicago on February 28, 1921, to Frank & Anna (Vendl) Ton. Growing up in Chicago, Bud moved to the Lake of the Woods in the 1960s. He began his career as a tool and die maker. He then worked his way...
Margaret Mildred Boyer
Feb 11, 2006
Margaret Mildred Boyer, age 90, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2006 at her residence. She was born on December 17, 1915, in Perrysburg, Indiana, to Marshal A. & Edith May (Connell) Benge. Mrs. Boyer was a local resident since 1966 and retired from Essex in Topeka in 1977. On September 8, 1934, she married Sanford Boyer in...
Richard Mahnken, Jr.
Feb 10, 2006
Richard Mahnken, Jr., age 73, of Syracuse, passed away at his residence on Friday, February 10, 2006. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 12, 1932, to Richard & Irene (Kelly) Mahnken, Sr. Richard moved back to the area in 1984. He was President and Owner of Heckaman Homes in Nappanee. He was a philanthropist: Financial Advisor...
