Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Dorothy Shafer
Apr 1, 2012
Dorothy “Dodie” Mae (MacInnis) Shafer, 69, of Plymouth, died unexpectedly of natural causes at her home Sunday evening, April 1st 2012.Dodie was born in Nottingham, England on February 25, 1943. At the age of three, she came to Canada with her mother Dorothy Joan (Stevenson) MacInnis, who under the War Brides Act, married a Canadian Armed Forces soldier, Charles Lester...
C. Loren Nifong
Mar 30, 2012
Loren Nifong, 74, passed away unexpectedly on Friday morning, March 30, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN.Born at home on April 13, 1937, Loren was the son of John Cyrus and Loretta (Harley) Nifong.Loren graduated from West High School in 1955. He was a 10-year 4-H member and had fond memories of showing the family Holsteins regionally and at...
Sr. Cecile Wisman, Phjc
Mar 29, 2012
Sr. Cecile (Pauline) Wisman, PHJC, passed away at 11:23 a.m. on Thursday, March 29, 2012 in the Catherine Kasper Life Center, Ancilla Domini. She was 95 years old and a former principal of Ancilla High School.She was born Pauline Wisman on January 15, 1917 the daughter of John G. and Catherine (Knuf) Wisman in Quincy, Illinois. She was raised there...
Luella M. Moyer
Mar 28, 2012
Luella Marcille Zehner Moyer, 80, died of natural causes at her residence at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012.Born at home in Plymouth, on February 17, 1932, Luella was the daughter of Harold Oscar and Frances Luella Roberts Zehner.A graduate of Plymouth High School with the class of 1950, she lived in Plymouth all of her life.On October 6,...
Marilyn A. Gyerko
Mar 25, 2012
Marilyn A. “Tito” Gyerko, a longtime resident of Plymouth, Indiana, died peacefully in the presence of her family on Sunday morning, March 25th 2012 at South Bend Memorial Hospital.Born June 2, 1939 in East Chicago, Indiana, Marilyn was the daughter of Robert E. and Helen A. (Sefchak) Taylor. She was a graduate of East Chicago Washington High School Class of...
Dennis L. Emmons, Jr.
Mar 24, 2012
A memorial service at Ancilla College to celebrate the life of Dennis will be held on Tuesday, April 10th at 10 a.m. in the Ancilla Domini Chapel. A reception will follow with light refreshments. Dennis Lee Emmons, 53, a Plymouth resident most of his lifetime, passed away, following an illness, early Saturday morning, in the Catherine Kasper Life Center, on...
Robert F. Eppert, Sr.
Mar 24, 2012
Robert F. “Bunk” Eppert Sr., 86, after becoming ill at his home, passed away at 7:23 Saturday evening in the emergency room of the St. Joseph Regional Medical – Plymouth Campus.Robert was born in Syracuse, IN., the son of George and Rosie (Wiles) Eppert on September 8, 1925.In 1943, he joined the United States Army and served as a Medic...
Sr. S. Leandra , Phjc
Mar 21, 2012
Sister S. Leandra Welling a member of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, Donaldson, passed into the arms of her Savior at 6:24 p.m. Wednesday, March 21st in the Catherine Kasper Life Center.She was born in Trenton, Illinois on November 26, 1925 the daughter of Henry and Christine Ann (Markus) Welling.On September 8th, 1943 she entered the Ancilla Domini Convent...
Willard G. Messman
Mar 20, 2012
Willard George “Will” Messman, 80, a Plymouth resident since 1993, formerly of Walkerton, IN. died unexpectedly at 11:02 a.m. of natural causes at his Lincoln Highway residence on Tuesday, March 20, 2012.Will was born in LaPorte, IN. on November 17, 1931. He attended the Lutheran School in LaPorte and served in the United States Army in the Korean War.On January...
Victor E. Stockman
Mar 19, 2012
Victor E. “Vic” Stockman, passed into the presence of his Savior at 12:59 p.m. Monday, March 19, 2012 in Pilgrim Manor following an illness. He was 84 years old but rarely let that stand in his way.A lifelong Plymouth resident and community leader, Vic, a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, lived on Hope Blvd. since 1960.He was extremely talented...
Travis Jon Childress
Mar 16, 2012
Travis Jon Childress, 23, a Plymouth resident, formerly of Michigan City, passed away at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 16, 2012, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.The son of Randal Childress and Judith Miller Yates. Travis was born on December 6, 1988 in Michigan City. He had attended LaVille High School.A construction worker, Travis...
Doris L. Swank
Mar 16, 2012
Doris L. Swank, 78, went to be with her Lord and Savior early Friday morning March 16, 2012 in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home of natural causes. Doris is a resident of Naples, Florida and has been a patient here since February of 2011. Doris was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease over 15 years ago and fought hard to maintain her health....
Stephen D. Slater
Mar 10, 2012
Stephen Douglas Slater, 63, a Mill Pond, Plymouth resident, passed away at his residence of natural causes on Saturday, March 10th 2012.Steve was born the son of Carl and Nellie K. (Burgess) Slater in Plymouth on June 25, 1948. He graduated from Plymouth High School in 1966.Steve entered the United States Navy on July 25, 1967 and served during Vietnam...
Bernice E. Dietz
Mar 10, 2012
Bernice Evelyn Ersepke Dietz, known affectionately to her friends as “Berne,” died March 10, 2012. She was 82 years old.Berne was born to Bernhard and Ethel Longmire Ersepke in San Francisco, CA., on August 22, 1929.She graduated from George Washington High School in 1947, and later attended San Francisco City College.On April 10, 1949, in Reno, NV, Berne and her...
Mary Marie Klein
Mar 9, 2012
A lifetime Marshall County resident, Mary Marie Klein, 87, passed away of natural causes at 2:55 a.m., Friday morning, March 9, 2012, in Pilgrim Manor.Mary was born in Tyner, January 23, 1925, and raised as the daughter of Fay E. and Rebecca V. (Trump) Ward. She attended Tyner grade school and graduated from Plymouth’s Lincoln High School in 1942.On July...
Elisa Gonzalez
Mar 4, 2012
Elisa R. Gonzalez, 77, died on Sunday March 4, 2012 at 3:30 a.m. in the Elkhart Hospice House.Elisa was born the daughter of Pablo and Josefa Riojas Gonzalez on June 14, 1934 in Coahuila, Mexico.She worked for United Technologies which later became Lear for eleven years until her retirement. Elisa was a member of St. Michael Roman Catholic Church in...
Jane L. Whitesell
Mar 1, 2012
Marshall Michigan resident Jane L. Whitesell, 90, passed away on Thursday March 1, 2012 at 12:30 P.M.She was born in Plymouth, Indiana on November 2, 1921 the daughter of Joseph C. and Claudia Grace Richey Whitesell.No services are scheduled at this time.
Kenneth Butch Howard
Feb 23, 2012
Kenneth D. “Butch” Howard, 55, a resident of Pilgrim Meadows, passed away Thursday evening surrounded by family, after battling cancer for nearly three years. As a child he fought off illness and refused to be labeled sick. He will be remembered for his smile, quiet demeanor and care for othersButch was born in Ary, Kentucky on May 23, 1956, the...
Cheryl L. Milner
Feb 18, 2012
Cheryl Lynnae “Sherry” Milner, 63, a lifetime resident of Plymouth, died, following a long suffering illness, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, at 3:46 p.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2012.Cheryl was born in Logansport, IN. on September 22, 1948. She was the daughter of Joseph W. and Gladys E. (Zumbaugh) Emrah. She attended West High School in Marshall County.On...
Nola M. Thorne
Feb 17, 2012
Former Plymouth resident, Nola Marie Thorne, 91, of Zephyrhills, FL died of natural causes at 6:20 a.m. in Gulfside Center for Hospice Care, Zephyrhills, on Friday, February 17, 2012.A Godly woman Nola was loved by all of her family and friends and will be dearly missed by all. She was born in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, on October 3, 1920, the daughter...
