Today's Obituaries
Michael E. Becker
[Photo by Amy Reinert] Michael E. Becker March 6, 1961 - June 26, 2017 SOUTH BEND - Michael Edward Becker, 56, residing in South Bend, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, at Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis. He was born March 6, 1961, in South Bend, a son...
Betty Lou Bedwell
Betty Lou Bedwell Feb. 26, 1933 - June 27, 2017 GRANGER - Betty Lou (Carr) Bedwell, age 84, of South Bend, IN passed away at 9:24 PM on Monday, June 26, 2017. Betty Lou was a homemaker and loved by her daughters. She was a former member of the Sixth Street Christian Church...
Piper M. Dwigans
Piper M. Dwigans April 11, 2011 - June 26, 2017 GRANGER - Piper Dwigans, age 6, of Granger, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017. Piper was born in Elkhart on April 11, 2011, the daughter of David J. & Sarah (Kirkpatrick) Dwigans. She was a student at Mary Frank Elementary...
LeRoy "Lee" Fowler
LeRoy Lee Fowler Sept. 21, 1966 - June 27, 2017 SOUTH BEND - LeRoy Lee Nolan Fowler, Jr., age 50, of South Bend, IN, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. He was born on September 21, 1966, the son of LeRoy and Connie (Rader) Fowler in Elkhart, IN....
Robert Garber
Robert Garber June 16, 1922 - June 27, 2017 BRISTOL - Bristol - Robert Bob K. Garber, 95, passed away Tuesday, June 27 at Heritage Point, Mishawaka. He was born June 16, 1922 in Goshen to Earl and Bertha (Kauffman) Garber. He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Olene...
Marilyn Joanne Crandall Green
Marilyn Joanne Crandall Green Aug. 10, 1929 - June 26, 2017 NORWELL, MA - Marilyn Joanne Crandall Green, age 87, of Norwell, Massachusetts, and formerly of Fairfield, Iowa, passed away on June 26, 2017. Marilyn was born August 10, 1929, at home on her family farm in...
Norma L. Helm
Norma L. Helm Dec. 17, 1924 - June 26, 2017 SOUTH BEND - Norma Laurene (Hartranft) Helm, 92, of South Bend, Indiana passed away on Monday, June 26, 2017 after a brief battle with colon cancer. She was born December 17, 1924 in Elkhart, Indiana to Lester J. and Alta F....
Robert E. Lee Ketner
Robert E. Lee Ketner July 3, 1936 - June 26, 2017 MISHAWAKA - Robert E. Lee Ketner, age 80, passed away in his classic car on the way to a car show doing what he loved most on Monday, June 26, 2017. He was actually pronounced at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. Robert...
Margaret E. Muinch
Margaret E. Muinch Sept. 19, 1932 - June 26, 2017 OSCEOLA - Margaret Muinch, 84, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2017, at Sprenger of Mishawaka. Margaret was born on September 19, 1932, in La Porte, IN, to Charles and Elizabeth (Ball) Hart. She was preceded in death by her...
Lovelene Robinson
Lovelene Robinson Sept. 29, 1978 - June 20, 2017 SOUTH BEND - Lovelene Robinson, 38, a resident of Kenwood Avenue, South Bend, Indiana passed away on June 20, 2017 at Memorial Hospital. Lovelene was born on September 29, 1978 in Chicago, Illinois to John Henry Kelley and...
Herschel H. Shepard
Herschel H. Shepard May 01, 1944 - June 23, 2017 EDWARDSBURG - On June 23, 2017 , Herschel Howard Shepard, passed peacefully at his home after a brief battle with cancer. He was born May 1, 1944 in Olive Hill, TN to Lillian (Downing) and Berl Shepard and was an Edwardsburg...
Delores T. Switalski
Delores T. Switalski Jan. 17, 1931 - June 24, 2017 SOUTH BEND - Delores T. Switalski, 86, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2017. Delores was born January 17, 1931, in South Bend, to the late Joseph and Josephine Zagrzejewski. On May 27, 1953, in St. Casimir Catholic...
Rosie L. Williams
Rosie L. Williams Dec. 25, 1946 - June 26, 2017 ELKHART - On the afternoon of Monday, June 26, 2017, Rosie L. Williams - Mathis was taken from our midst at 4:47 p.m., in Elkhart General Hospital, Elkhart, Indiana at the age of 70. Rosie's life began in Rosedale, Mississippi...
Lois E. Woodburn
Lois E. Woodburn Dec. 14, 1929 - June 23, 2017 LEESBURG, FL - Lois Elaine Woodburn was born on December 14, 1929, and went to be with the Lord on June 23, 2017. She was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, and at the time of her death lived in Leesburg, Florida. Lois is survived by...
Yesterday's Obituaries
Miriam Cavender
Miriam Cavender June 3, 1935 - April 24, 2017 ELKHART - Friends and family are invited to attend a Celebration of Life and Luncheon honoring the life of Miriam Cavender. The Celebration begins at 1:00 pm on Saturday, July 1, 2017, at the DiLoreto Club, 914 N. Division St.,...
William W. Franklin
William W. Franklin Aug. 07, 1930 - Jun. 23, 2017 CASSOPOLIS - William Wesley Franklin, age 86, of Cassopolis, died peacefully in his residence. He was born August 7, 1930 in South Bend, Indiana, the youngest of ten children born to William and Eliza Franklin. He married...
Tyler Hurtle
IN MEMORIAM Tyler Hurtle June 28, 1996 -Aug. 06, 2016 We love & miss you so very much. Your Family, Dad Sims Family Hurtle Family Feece Family and Grandma
Dwain E. Kern
Dwain E. Kern June 8, 1927 - June 23, 2017 NEW CARLISLE - Dwain Evans Kern, known to friends as DEK, died in his home on Friday, June 23, at the age of ninety, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Three Oaks, Michigan, on June 8, 1927, to Harry and Ruth Kern, Dwain...
Vera J. Lukowski
Vera J. Lukowski May 30, 1924 - June 27, 2017 MISHAWAKA - Vera J. Lukowski, 93, of Mishawaka, IN, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at the Creekside Village in Mishawaka, with her loving family at her bedside. Vera was born on May 20, 1924, in Dowagiac, MI, to the late...
Daniel T. Martindale
Daniel T. Martindale Sept. 8, 1958 - June 25, 2017 MISHAWAKA - Funeral services for Daniel T. Martindale will be at 4 p.m. Friday, June 30, 2017, at Sonlight Fellowship Wesleyan Church, 3702 S. Michigan St., South Bend, IN. Friends may visit from 1:30-4:00 p.m. Friday at the...
Phyllis M. McLean Dyer
Phyllis M. McLean Dyer Oct. 2, 1921 - June 24, 2017 SOUTH BEND - Phyllis M. McLean Dyer, 95, residing in Mishawaka, passed away at 10:32 am on Saturday, June 24, 2017, in South Bend. She was born on October 2, 1921, on a farm in Jones, MI, to the late Elmer Harrison and...
Raymond R. Micinski
Micinski, Raymond R. Raymond R. Micinski Feb. 10, 1925 - June 25, 2017 SOUTH BEND - Raymond Richard “Ray” Micinski passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2017. He was born on February 10, 1925, to the late Matthew and Clara (Demski) Micinski in South Bend, Indiana. He was a...
Ruthie J. Moore
Ruthie J. Moore April 8, 1927 - June 22, 2017 SOUTH BEND - Ruthie J. Moore, born the 13th child to the union of Thomas Sr. and Sally Buchanan Pulliam on April 8, 1927 in Houston, MS, departed this life on Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Healthwin Specialized Care. Ruthie was...
Robert Reed
Robert Reed Jan. 04, 1921 - June 05, 2017 SOUTH BEND - A celebration of Robert's life will be held on Thursday, June 29th at the VFW, Post 360, 1307 E. Jefferson, Mishawaka, IN. Visitation is from 3:00-5:30 with a service immediately following.
