Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Edith May Hess
Sep 24, 2009
Edith May Hess, 81 of Pretty Lake Trail died at 5:37 a.m. on September 24, 2009 in St. Joseph Hospital, South Bend from complications due to tetanus.Edith was born on August 30, 1928 in Plymouth, Indiana to Frank E. and Mary Ellen (Eversole) Ritenour. She was a graduate of Lapaz High School with the class 1946.On February 28, 1946 in...
Dr. Larry G. Shireman
Sep 23, 2009
Dr.Larry Shireman, 63, a former Plymouth resident, died at his home in Deltaville, Virginia, on September 23, 2009.Born in Argos on March 30, 1946, Larry was the son of John R. and Pauline E. Rhoades Shireman.He graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1964.Larry earned a B.F.A. in Architecture from Tulane University: an A.A. in General Studies from...
Ruby Werner
Sep 21, 2009
Ruby E. Werner died of natural causes in the Leesburg Regional Medical Center Emergency Room, Leesburg, FL. on Monday, September 21, 2009. A former resident of Plymouth, she was 91 years old.She was born in Rush County, Indiana, on February 19, 1918, the daughter of James and Josephine Hill Scott.Ruby was a toll investigator for Sprint. A member of Telephone...
Vada M. Musser-Reiff
Sep 20, 2009
Vada Musser Reiff, 98, died at 12:27 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2009, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.Vada was born on March 10, 1911, in Nappanee, IN., to Rufus and Irene Musser. The family moved to a small dairy farm near Plymouth when Vada was a child. She and her siblings walked to West School. They later moved...
Roger Allan Babcock
Sep 19, 2009
Roger A. Babcock, 69, of State Road 17, passed away suddenly in the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Room.He was born in Blue Island, Ill. on April 29, 1940; Roger was the son of William and Lena Testolin Babcock.He graduated from Fenger High School in Chicago, Illinois, and served in the United States Coast Guard for four years.On August...
Harold Steven Van Vactor
Sep 9, 2009
Harold Stephen Van Vactor, 81, moved on with our Lord, Jesus Christ. He passed away at his home following an extended illness in the morning hours of Wednesday, September 9, 2009.Harold was born on November 30, 1927 in Plymouth, IN to Russell and Eva Lena (McCloud) Van Vactor, and was a lifelong Plymouth resident.He is survived by his wife, Marjorie...
David Earl Joseph
Sep 8, 2009
Marshall County resident, David Earl Joseph, 91, of 12747 Peach Road, Plymouth, died of natural causes in the Hospice House of Elkhart on Tuesday, September 8, 2009.Born in Culver, Indiana, on July 20, 1918, David was the son of Clyde and Dorothy Bolen Joseph.In 1940, David married Opal Holderead, she preceded him in death on April 21, 1979.David worked for...
John Morlock
Sep 7, 2009
John Morlock, 9107 Sycamore Road, 69, died of natural causes at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, at 11:45 a.m. on Monday, September 7, 2009.John was the son of Roy H. and Jennie M. Snyder Morlock.He attended West High School.John and Christina Joseph were married by the Rev. Duncan of the Plymouth Assembly of God on July 14, 1961.John worked...
James W. Vician
Sep 1, 2009
James W. Vician, 37, a Plymouth resident most of his life, died at 8:58 a.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2009, at Atwood, Indiana from a work related accident.Jim was born on December 11, 1971, in Gary, Indiana, the son of Stephen E. and Louise E. Bean Vician. He graduated from Plymouth High School.On September 19, 2000, Jim and Trisha Kring...
Agnes B. Fortin
Aug 31, 2009
Agnes B. Fortin, 96, died at Pilgrim Manor, 222 Parkview St., Plymouth, at 2:50 a.m. on Monday, August 31st, 2009.Agnes was born the daughter of William J. and Nora B. (Allen) Doody, in Whiting, IN. She graduated from Whiting High School in 1930, and attended Business College in East Chicago.Agnes and Levern C. Fortin were married in Whiting, IN. on...
Katherine “Katie” Yazel
Aug 30, 2009
Katherine “Katie” Yazel, 23, of Plymouth, died at 10:41 p.m., due to a pedestrian accident on Lincoln Highway West, on August 30, 2009.Born on July 17, 1986, in Mesquite, Texas, Katie was the daughter of Audrey Petty – Landry.A 2005 honors graduate of Argos High School, Katie was brilliant in every pursuit: she thrived as a graphic designer who accepted...
Sr. Sharon Schaefer, Phjc
Aug 29, 2009
Sr. Sharon Schaefer, PHJC, 92, a resident of the Catherine Kasper Life Center in the community of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, passed into the hands of her Savior at 1:00 a.m. Saturday, August 29, 2009.She was born the daughter of Leon N. and Amelia F. (Bushard) Schaefer on August 12, 1917 in Nicollet, Minn. where she was raised...
Laurie Ann Marks-Zieber
Aug 24, 2009
Laurie Ann Marks-Zieber, 40, died of natural causes at her home, 315 W. Dewey St., Bremen, on Monday, August 24, 2009 at 7:55 a.m.Born in Plymouth on January 14, 1969, Laurie was the daughter of Nelson Lewis Marks and Marsha L. Shaffer Marks Rudd.Laurie graduated from Rochester High School with the class of 1987.On May 5, 1995, in Rochester, IN....
Virginia P. Burger
Aug 23, 2009
Virginia P. Burger, 81, died of natural causes at her residence, 468 W. Marshall St., Argos, on Sunday, August 23, 2009, at 3:20 p.m. where she has resided for the past two years.Virginia was born in Cleveland, OH., the daughter of Ray Guyette and Elsie Y. Payne, on May 21, 1928. She graduated from Peabody High School in Pittsburg, PA.,...
Walter Maybee
Aug 22, 2009
Walter L. Maybee, 81, 5704 Michigan Road, Plymouth, died of natural causes in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, on Saturday, August 22, 2009, at 11 p.m.Walter was born on October 7, 1927, in Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin. He was the son of Roy Maybee and Florence Hutchcroft.Walter attended Soldiers Grove schools in Wisconsin.He served in the United States Navy during World War...
Albert “Abe” Kahn
Aug 21, 2009
Albert “Abe” Kahn, 83, died of natural causes in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, at 4:10 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2009. Abe, a resident at 905 E. Berkley, had been a patient in the nursing facility for the past two weeks. Abe was born on December 15, 1925, in Michigan City, IN. He was the son of Edward C. and...
Ralph Robert Ringer
Aug 20, 2009
Ralph Robert Ringer, 85, of 12655 Nataka Trail, died at 2:45 a.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2009.Ralph was born on January 18, 1924 on a farm south of Plymouth to Russel H. and Clara B. Milner Ringer.He first attended Oakdale School, a one-room school house and later, Inwood for his 7th and eighth years. He graduated from Lincoln High School...
Laverne Crist
Aug 20, 2009
LaVerne Crist, 96, an area resident most of her life, died at 5:10 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2009, in Mason Health Care Center, Warsaw, INBorn on October 1, 1912, in Ora, IN, LaVerne was the daughter of Ralph and Edith Ulely Smith. She attended Ora Schools.LaVerne and William F. Crist were married on June 28, 1934 in Monterey, IN....
Charles R. “Charlie” May
Aug 19, 2009
Charles R. “Charlie” May, 77, 3906 Springbrook, South Bend, died of a cancer-related illness in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 following a 15 year battle. Charlie and his wife have wintered in North Ft. Myers since 1983 and spend time in the summer at Jellystone Park, Plymouth.Charlie’s motto in life was “pay it...
John L. Burgess
Aug 18, 2009
With enduring strength John L. Burgess, 64 fought a three year battle with cancer. In the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 18th he found peace with his family by his side. His passing came at his home for the past 37 years – the Hatfield family homestead located at 8398 9B Road Plymouth.John was born in Lake Village, Arkansas...
