Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Donnabelle Strang
Feb 8, 2013
Donnabelle Strang, 86, known as Donnie to friends and family, died of natural causes at 7:55 a.m. on Friday, February 8, 2013 at her residence.She was born north of Teegarden to Owen and Dora Grile Johnson. The youngest of six children, she attended Teegarden Grade School, graduated from Tyner High School with the class of 1944 and attended a short...
George A. Born
Feb 3, 2013
George A. Born, 88, an area resident for most of his life, passed away at 9:13 p.m. on Sunday, February 3, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, following a lengthy illness.The son of Arthur and Laura Knaub Born, George was born on August 16, 1924 in Plymouth. He attended Plymouth Schools.George was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1944, where...
Patsy Jo Groninger
Feb 3, 2013
Patsy Jo (Mrs. Hal) Groninger, 69, of West St., Plymouth, passed away suddenly in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth on Sunday, February 3, 2013, at 10:10 AM.Patsy, a Marshall County resident most of her life, was born in Plymouth on August 11, 1943. She was the daughter of Edgar D. and Edna Grace (Miller) Wright.She attended Plymouth’s Lincoln High...
Linda Kay Ward
Feb 2, 2013
Linda Kay Ward, 46, of 14B Road, Culver, for the past three years, died at 2:08 PM in the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, from her injuries in a one-car accident on Saturday, February 2, 2013 in Marshall County.A Marshall County resident most of her lifetime, Linda was born in Goshen, the daughter of Ralph L. and Caroline M....
Sister Jude Henken
Feb 1, 2013
Sister Jude Henken, (Cecilia), 88, passed away at 3:15 a.m. on Friday, February 1, 2013, in the Catherine Kasper Life Center, Donaldson.Sister Jude was born in Germantown, Illinois on October 18, 1924 to Gerhard and Bernadine (Timmerman) Henken.Sister Jude was renowned for her creative decorating of cakes and bakery “goodies” as she worked diligently in Misiercordia Home in Chicago, IL....
Mona R. Bryan
Jan 31, 2013
Mona R. Bryan, 84, formerly of Argos, passed away in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, at 6:30 PM on Thursday, January 31, 2013.Born in Dana, Indiana on July 3, 1928, she was the daughter of Elver Roy and Julia Kay (Hunt) Newlin.She attended schools in Newport, Indiana, finishing the 10th grade in the Newport High School in 1944.Mona was married to...
Gordon Ecker
Jan 30, 2013
As with his favorite song “I’ll Fly Away”, when I die Hallelujah by and by, heading home is our loving husband and father. Gordon Dean Ecker, 80, a lifetime Marshall County resident, died at his home on N. Michigan Road, Plymouth, at 12 PM on Wednesday, January 30, 2013.Gordon was born in Donaldson on August 2, 1930, the son of...
Norma B. Dillingham
Jan 28, 2013
Norma B. Dillingham, 92, died at 9P.M. on Monday, January 28, 2013, in Majors Hospital, Shelbyville, Indiana.Norma was born on February 10, 1920, in Plymouth, IN., the sixth child of Lewis (L.C.) and Delia M. Snyder Neidlinger. She grew up on a 20-acre farm on Lake Ave.Norma graduated from Plymouth’s Washington High School with the class of 1937, and worked...
Lorraine R. Cummins
Jan 26, 2013
Lorraine R. Cummins, 57, a Bower St. resident in Knox, passed away Saturday, January 26th 2013 at 2:44 a.m. in the I.U. Health – Starke Hospital. She had been in failing health.On October 30, 1955 in Plymouth, Lorraine was born the daughter of Sherman Ray and Lula Mae (Nitcher) Pritchett. She attended Plymouth schools.Lorraine R. Smith became the bride of...
Myrtle C. Nye
Jan 25, 2013
Myrtle C. Nye, 102, a resident of the area for over 60 years, passed away at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 25, 2013 in the Pilgrim Manor, Plymouth.Myrtle Claire Nye was born, on her parent’s kitchen table, in Inwood, Indiana on September 5, 1910 to Annon S. and Edna Florence Catherine (Anderson) Nye. She graduated from Lincoln High School in...
Ramona Dee Cook
Jan 25, 2013
Ramona Dee (Robb) Cook, 50, a resident of South Bend, formerly of Plymouth, passed away unexpectedly in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. Mona was enrolled in the Indiana Organ Procurement Program where she has now provided life and hope for many. She joined her mother and others who have gone before, at 9:46 a.m. Friday, January 25th 2013.She was born the...
Kenneth O. Henry
Jan 22, 2013
Kenneth O. Henry, 93, a former resident of Thayer St. Plymouth, passed away at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22nd in the Bremen Health Care Center.Kenneth was born in Winamac, Indiana on November 25, 1919, the son of Omer and Nellie (Hodge) Henry. He attended Winamac Schools and on March 27, 1942 he set off to serve in the United...
Pauline E. Burch
Jan 21, 2013
Pauline E. Burch, 93, a Marshall county resident for most of her life, passed away at 8:30 PM on Monday, January 21, 2013 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Walkerton. Pauline was born January 14, 1920 to Nathan and Laura G. (Johnson) Baker in South Bend, Indiana. She graduated from Tyner High School in 1938. On his 21st Birthday, Pauline was married...
Ronald L. Holloway
Jan 19, 2013
Ronald L. Holloway, a Plymouth resident since 1963, passed away at his Klinger St. home Saturday, January 19th at 11:25 a.m. following an illness. At the age of 87, until his health would not allow, he continued to have a daily presence as the owner and operator along with his two sons of Holloway Electric Motor Services in Rochester. He...
Randy E. Swango
Jan 17, 2013
Randy Earl Swango, age 61, a Plymouth resident for the past 29 years, died suddenly at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center-Plymouth Campus, on Thursday, January 17th after twelve years of failing health.Randy, the son of Melvin E and Norma Jean (Bishop) Swango, was born March 19, 1951 in Rochester, Indiana. He attended Rochester schools.He was the beloved husband of Cindy...
Nicholas A. Rhoads
Jan 16, 2013
Nicholas A. Rhoads, 35, passed away in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday morning, January 16, 2013.Nicholas was born January 4, 1978 in South Bend, Indiana to Arnold and Patricia (Buschman) Rhoads. He spent most of his life in the Plymouth area. He attended Ancilla College and Purdue University. Nick worked in the restaurant industry for several years and at various...
Dorothy Woolley
Jan 14, 2013
Dorothy Woolley, 89, a lifetime Marshall County resident, died of natural causes in Miller’s Merry Manor Plymouth, at 2:50 a.m. Monday, January 14, 2013.Dorothy, the daughter of Ralph and Helena Fisher Birk, was born on March 16, 1923 in Lakeville. She attended Culver schools.On Nov. 2, 1941, in Niles, Mich., Dorothy and Walter Woolley were married. Walter preceded her in...
Charles D. Martin
Jan 8, 2013
Charles Duane Martin, 86, a King Road resident of Plymouth, passed away in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center-Plymouth Campus, on Tuesday evening, January 8, 2013.Charles was born on the 8th of August, 1926, in Alfordsville, Indiana, the son of Charles O. and Belvia (Fields) Martin.He graduated from Alfordsville High School and then attended Tech School where he studied auto body...
Dale D. Klingerman
Jan 7, 2013
Dale D. Klingerman, 85, a lifetime Marshall County resident, passed away after a brief illness at his home on Monday, January 7, 2013 at 9:58 A.M. in the care of his family and the Center for Hospice Care.Devoted to his family and his wife, Dale was dedicated to helping others.Born in Bremen on November 28, 1927, Dale was the son...
Marsha Henry
Jan 6, 2013
Marsha Kay Henry, 70, of W. Shore Dr, Bremen, Indiana, passed away at her residence at 9:05 a.m. on Sunday, January 6, 2013.Born in Plymouth, Indiana on December 21, 1942, Marsha was the daughter of Hillard and Claudine (Booker) Bottorff.She graduated from Plymouth High School in 1961.On April 5, 1964, in Plymouth, Marsha married David Henry.Marsha worked as a bookkeeper...
