Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Willard Jay “Bill” Jaarda
Sep 27, 2008
Willard Jay “Bill” Jaarda, 80, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2008 of natural causes in the emergency room at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. Bill has resided on 4th Road in Plymouth since 1972 coming from North Liberty, Ind.Bill was born the son of William John and Anna (Bounce) Jaarda on January 19th, 1928 in Holland, Michigan. He...
Everett R. Shirar
Sep 27, 2008
Everett R. Shirar, 89, died peacefully at Crockett Hospital in Lawrenceburg, TN on Saturday, September 27, 2008. Born in Saco, MT and raised in Plymouth, IN, he lived on the Big Island of Hawaii for 11 years, then in Ft. Wayne for 18 years, where he worked at the VA Hospital and Lutheran Homes, before retiring to Tennessee. He was...
Kim Cole
Sep 27, 2008
Kim L. Cole, 48, 326 Indiana Ave., Argos, Indiana, died of natural causes in saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, at 3:48 a.m. on Saturday, September 27, 2008.Kim was born in Midland, Michigan, on February 26, 1960, the son of Willard Sr. and Gracie Allen Cole. On November 28, 1981, in Bourbon, IN., Kim and Beverly Helton were married.Kim worked...
Jane E. John
Sep 24, 2008
Former Plymouth resident, Jane John, 93, passed away, September 24th, in Bradenton, Florida. She was born April 21, 1915, in Bremen, Indiana to Charles N. and Lucinda Jane (Arnold) Hiester. She married Fred P. John in Bremen on January 30, 1937. He preceded her in death on April 12, 1986. The John’s were former members of the First Presbyterian Church....
Evelyn Kovaly
Sep 23, 2008
Evelyn Kovaly, 90, formerly of Clifton, NJ and Palm Bay, FL spent her last 17 years in Plymouth. She died of natural causes at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth.Evelyn was born in Passaic, New Jersey, on August 29, 1918. She was the daughter of Carlisle Goodrich and Ethel Smith.On July 31, 1943, Evelyn...
Lester L. Parris
Sep 22, 2008
Lester L. Parris, 48, died at 6:56 p.m. on Monday, September 22, 2008 at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, of natural causes. He had been a Plymouth resident since 1990, coming from Wilmington, Vermont.Les was born February 18, 1960 in Marboro, Vermont.He enjoyed hunting, fishing and working on electronic equipment.Les is survived by his mother, Mary Brown of West...
Walter “Wade” Wyatt
Sep 21, 2008
Walter “Wade” Wyatt, 96, 10320 Pretty Lake Trail, died of natural causes in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, at 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, September 21, 2008.His kindness, wit and generosity of spirit endeared Wade to everyone who knew him. His trademark was his red socks. No matter what other colors he was wearing, red socks gave him his jaunty look and...
Craig E. Woolfington
Sep 15, 2008
Plymouth native, Craig E. Woolfington, 41, a resident of the Indianapolis/Avon area for the past several years, died, following a brave fight against melanoma cancer, at 9:50 p.m. on Monday evening, September 15, 2008, in the Simon Cancer Center – Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis.His enduring strength and courage, his love of life and people touched the lives of all who...
Annie Garrison
Sep 14, 2008
Annie Garrison, 78, a resident of the River Park Community since 2004, coming from Koontz Lake, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2008, at 4:03 p.m. at her home following an illness.The daughter of Louis and Julia Tatar Goze, Annie was born on June 30, 1930 in Grovertown, IN. She was a 1948 graduate of Grovertown High School.Annie and Charles Garrison...
Neil L. Chase
Sep 13, 2008
Longtime businessman and community leader, Neil L. Chase, 92, died of natural causes at 10:20 p.m. on Saturday, September 13, 2008, at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.Neil had said that the thing that he was the proudest of in his 92 years was that all of his four kids went to college of their own choosing – and all...
Lucille M. Cortez
Sep 12, 2008
Lucille M. Cortez, 71, a Plymouth resident since 2004, coming from Midlothian, IL., died following an illness, at 2:24 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.Lucille was born in French Lick, IN., on March 3, 1937. She was the daughter of Fred and Genieve Pinnick. Genieve’s maiden name was Anderson.She attended Thorton High School...
William “Doug” Bickerstaff
Sep 9, 2008
William (Doug) Douglas Bickerstaff passed away September 9, 2008 at Banner Hospice House in Mesa, Arizona with his wife Geneva, and his father and his step-mother by his side.Doug was born May 17, 1951 in Stubenville, Ohio, to William (Bill) and Dorothy Bickerstaff.He graduated from Toronto Ohio High School.He married Geneva Ricks May 13, 1995 in Rochester, Indiana. Survivors include...
Michael D. Sporner
Sep 6, 2008
Michael “Mike” D. Sporner, 52,Bourbon, Ind., died of natural causes at his home on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008.Born in Plymouth on February 24, 1956, Mike was the son of Carl D. and Patricia Luse Sporner.He graduated from Triton High School with the class of 1974.From 1976 to 1980, Mike served in the United States Marines . He attended boot camp...
Jack Scott Rankert
Aug 30, 2008
Jack Scott Rankert, 53, died in the home of friends in Rochester, at 3:00 a.m. on Saturday August 30, 2008.Born in Plymouth, IN., on August 9, 1955, Jack was the son of Denzel and Shirley Dolph Rankert.He graduated from LaVille High School with the class of 1973, and then attended Indiana University in Bloomington. He was employed with the Indiana...
Richard H. Klein
Aug 30, 2008
Lifetime Plymouth resident, Richard Hal Klein better known as Dick or “Blackie” passed away Saturday evening August 30th, 2008 in the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center – Plymouth Campus.Dick was born to Victor P. and Catherine Pearl (Freyman) Klein on December 10th, 1921. Dick graduated from Plymouth’s Lincoln High School in 1939, where he was active in football and cheerleading....
Marie E. Hatfield
Aug 29, 2008
Marie E. Hatfield, 94, a Plymouth resident for all of her life, died at 9:45 p.m. on Friday, August 29, 2008, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth.The daughter of Ira and Dottie Eaglebarger Berkeypile, Marie was born in Elkhart, Ind. on June 13, 1914. She attended Bourbon schools for the first six years and Plymouth schools for the remaining six years,...
Jeffrey Van Blaricom
Aug 29, 2008
Jeffrey “Jeff” Van Blaricom, Sr., 13724 4th Road, Plymouth, died at 6:25 a.m. in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, on Friday, August 29, 2008.Jeff died following a courageous battle against cancer. He was 48 years old.Born in Plymouth on April 27, 1960, Jeff was the son of Raymond P. Van Blaricom and Dora Ann (Dixon) VanBlaricom.He graduated from LaVille...
Ellis E. Licht
Aug 27, 2008
Ellis E. Licht, 87, died on Wednesday morning, August 27, 2008, in the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Center, Plymouth, Ind.Ellis was known and loved for years as the “Pie Man” of Plymouth and Culver.A more important nickname is the one his 11 children called him.“Dad.”Born in Shoals, Ind., on May 4, 1921, Ellis was the son of Henry and Mary L....
Michael Charles Norris, Jr.
Aug 24, 2008
Michael Charles Norris, Jr. passed away on August 24, 2008, in his sleep. He was the son of Mike, Sr. and Diane R. Norris, dad to Michael Charles Norris, III, brother to Natasha Lane Norris, grandson to Eugene and Rebecca Peters and cousin, nephew, great grandson and friend to many.Mike was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Delores Norris-Eck.He...
Rebecca “Susie” Schoof
Aug 15, 2008
Rebecca “Susie” Schoof, 56, passed away at 7:40 p.m. on Friday August 15, 2008 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Susie was born in Chillicothe, Ohio on December 14, 1951 to Gerald A. and Marleah F. Johnson whom survive. She graduated from Waverly High School located in Waverly, Ohio with the class of 1969. Susie moved to Indiana...
