Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Mary Ruth Girten
Mar 9, 2013
Mary Ruth Nelson Girten, 94, died peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2013.A longtime Plymouth resident, she was born on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 1918, in Plymouth, the third of eight children of Walter and Stella Mae Nelson.“Mother planned to go to a party that night,” Mary often said....
Sr. Judian Breitenbach, Phjc
Mar 7, 2013
Sister Judian Breitenbach, PHJC, 82, died March 7, 2013 at the Catherine Kasper Life Center, Donaldson, Indiana. She was born Mary Gertrude Breitenbach to Aloysius John and Augusta Catherine (Daniel) Breitenbach in LaPorte, Indiana.In 1950 she entered the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ congregation in Donaldson, Indiana and professed first vows on July 25, 1952.A graduate of Ancilla College, Donaldson...
Annabelle K. Peregrine
Mar 5, 2013
Annabelle K. Peregrine, age 87, passed away at 1:17 p.m. on Tuesday, March 05, 2013 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka. Annabelle was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania on May 19, 1925 to Robert B. and Mildred B. (Estright) Cowan. She attended Bellefonte High School until the 10th grade.On April 18, 1946 in Plymouth, Annabelle married to Lawrence W. Peregrine....
Roy H. Freeman
Mar 3, 2013
Roy Howard Freeman died on March 3, 2013 at Southfield Village, South Bend, where he had lived for the past 8 years. Roy was born June 2, 1917 to Howard and Iva (Gorsline) Freeman in Walkerton. His only sibling, Mary Doan, is deceased.Roy graduated from Tyner High School in 1935. It was there that he met Helen Hoover, whom he...
Leroy L. Brouette
Mar 2, 2013
LeRoy Leonard Brouette, 82, passed away at his home at 1:26 a.m., on Saturday, March 2, 2013.Born in Blue Island, Ill. on February 3, 1931, Lee was the son of Edward Joseph and Emily W. (Burmeister) Brouette.He worked for 44 years as an engineer on a railroad.In 1951, Lee enlisted in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged in...
Iris D. Jenney
Mar 2, 2013
Iris Gerlea Jenney, 86, passed away in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, at 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, 2013. She has been a Plymouth resident of Miller’s Assisted Living since 2009 coming from Ames, Iowa. Born in Redwood, VA., on March 29, 1926, Iris was the daughter of Phil Titus and Annie Elizabeth (Chitwood) Dudley.She graduated from Callaway High School...
Sandra Potthoff
Mar 2, 2013
Sandra Lee Potthoff, age 71, passed away in her home on Saturday, March 2, 2013.Sandra was born in Ashtabula, Ohio on November 19, 1941 to Ed and Mildred (Walker) Bates. She attended high school in Rock Creek, Ohio.She married John William Morrison Jr. in Ashtabula and had a son, Billy. Billy was honorable discharged as a sergeant in the U.S....
Sharon L. Drobitsch
Mar 1, 2013
Sharon L. Drobitsch, 66, a resident of Plymouth since 1987, coming from Chicago, passed away of natural causes at 10:37 a.m. on Friday, March 1, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth.Sharon was born in Chicago on October 23, 1946, the daughter of Fred and Edna (Quinn) Menges. There she attended Wescott High School.On February 27, 1971, in Chicago, she and...
Frank Polletta
Feb 27, 2013
Frank Polletta, 85, peacefully entered eternal life at 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor Plymouth.He was born at home in Steger, Illinois, on March 17, 1927, the son of Frank and Asunta (Stella) Polletta.He graduated from Bloom High School in Chicago Heights, Ill., and enlisted in the United States Navy, serving during WWII and was...
Gary L. Sickmiller
Feb 27, 2013
Gary L. Sickmiller, 61, passed away at 3:02 a.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 in Plymouth. Gary L. Sickmiller was born in Plymouth on May 12, 1951 to Lowell A. and Betty J. (Games) Sickmiller. He graduated from John Glenn High School in 1969.On February 11, 1973 in Plymouth, Gary married the former Kathy Schroll. Together they had three wonderful...
Robert D. Morris
Feb 22, 2013
Robert Dean “Bob” Morris, age 67, of N. Main Street, passed away at 12:30 a.m. on Friday, February 22, 2013 at the Woodlawn Hospital. Bob was born in Plymouth on April 11, 1945 to Charles Chester and Luella Christina (Sykes) Morris.He worked at Dimmitt’s Auto Salvage, working on cars and finding car parts. In his free time, Bob did electrical...
Trisha Leigh Heminger
Feb 21, 2013
Trisha Leigh Heminger, 28, a North Michigan Road resident, died unexpectedly at her Plymouth home, on Thursday, February 21, 2013. She was expecting her fourth child in June.Born in Plymouth on May 19, 1984, Trisha was the daughter of Eugene A. and LeeAnne (Shake) Hundt. Her mother would precede her in death on November 12, 2007.She attended LaVille and Plymouth...
David A. Zumbaugh
Feb 19, 2013
Lifetime Marshall County resident, David A. Zumbaugh, 63 of Bremen, passed away at his home on Tuesday afternoon, February 19, 2013.Born David Allen Zumbaugh on March 2, 1949 in Plymouth, he was the son of Marvin Dale and LaEuna C. (Lemert) Zumbaugh. His father would precede him in death on February 24, 1997. LaEuna, his mother, resides in Plymouth.He graduated...
Stephan H. Gonce, Jr.
Feb 18, 2013
Stephan H. Gonce, Jr., 45, a lifetime Plymouth resident, died at 3:05 p.m. on Monday, February 18, 2013 in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, following an extended illness.The son of Stephen H. and DiAnne King Gonce, Sr., Steve was born on February 3, 1968 in Plymouth. He was a 1986 graduate of Plymouth High School.On July 16, 1994, Steve...
Nelta I. Dipert
Feb 15, 2013
Nelta Irene Dipert, 92, a Plymouth resident for the past 63 years, passed away at 8:45 p.m. on Friday, February 15, 2013, in the Elkhart Hospice House, Elkhart, Indiana.Born in Valentine, Indiana on February 13, 1921, she was the daughter of Charles Lloyd and Lula Elizabeth (Baugher) Thornburg.She attended Grovertown School. She was married to Chester Wayne Dipert on January...
Mardelle J. Kaufman Vanvactor
Feb 14, 2013
Mardelle J. Kaufman VanVactor, 93, died on Thursday, February 14, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Syracuse, IN.Born in Marshall County on August 14, 1919, Mardelle was the daughter of Harley and Pearl (Gottchalk) Sarber.She lived in LaPaz, Indiana from her birth until 1968 when she moved to Plymouth.A graduate of LaPaz High School with the class of 1937, she also...
Alice C. Pearson
Feb 13, 2013
Alice C. Pearson, age 89 of River Park, passed away at 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 in her residence.Alice was born to Michael Joseph and Mary Ellen (Herrick) Bauman on June 23, 1923 in Mishawaka, Indiana. With her family coming from St. Joseph County, she had been a Marshall County resident since 1931. She attended Hibbard and Culver...
Grace M. Woodfill
Feb 11, 2013
Grace Madeline Woodfill, lived most of her 100 years in Marshall County. She died on February 11, 2013 at the Catherine Kasper Life Center, Donaldson, IN., having been a resident there for the past six years.Grace was born in Michigan City, IN., on May 23, 1912, the daughter of Louie and Mary (Barfknecht) Peters. She grew up with three siblings:...
Gladys M. Umbaugh
Feb 11, 2013
Gladys M. (Mrs. Herschell J.) Umbaugh, 94, of Plymouth, passed away at 5:10 p.m. on Monday in the Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth. She was born in Missauki County, Michigan on February 2, 1919 to Julia D. (Firestone) and Horace E. Bailey. She was a resident of the Argos and Plymouth area most of her life and graduated from Argos High...
Dorothea Elaine Burroughs
Feb 10, 2013
Dorothea “Elaine” Burroughs, 91, of Baker Street, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 8:15 p.m. in the loving care of her daughters.Elaine was born on September 11, 1921, in Walkerton, Indiana to Albert Ray and Nancy (Masterman) Barden. She graduated from LaPaz High School in 1939 and attended beauty school shortly after graduation.On August 29, 1945, she married Albert...
