Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Elsie E. Hill
Mar 3, 2005
Elsie E. Hill, 75, living in Plymouth since 1944, coming from Rensselaer, Ind., died at her residence, 1031 W. Adams St., Plymouth, at 9:50 a.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2005. Elsie died, following a cancer related illness, in the supportive care and company of her loving family and the Marshall County Hospice.Born in Rensselaer, Ind., on August 13, 1929, she...
Ann M. Rensberger
Mar 3, 2005
Ann M. Rensberger, 78, died unexpectedly of natural causes at her home, 10830 9A Rd., Plymouth, at 8:07 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2005.She had been a Plymouth resident for the past forty years and was a loving supportive mother and grandmother.Born in Chicago on January 5, 1927, she was the daughter of Patrick A. and Anna McDonald Hogan. She...
James Michael Morrissey
Feb 28, 2005
James Michael Morrissey moved to Plymouth with his wife, Rosella and the first two of their children, shortly after World War II where he had just purchased Harold Roush’s tractor and implement business.All of his life, he was a tractor and bulldozer man.Born in Shenandoah, Iowa, on March 20, 1911, to James B. and Catherine Nestlebush Morrissey, he attended schools...
Robert L. Hill
Feb 21, 2005
Robert Hill, 61, State Road 17 North, died at his residence of natural causes.A lifelong Marshall County resident, Robert was born on August 30, 1943, the son of Marion and Dorothy Smith Hill. He attended high school in Detroit, Michigan and on June 21, 1962, enlisted in the United States Army.He was a truck driver for 16 years for US...
Linda M. Snyder
Feb 18, 2005
Linda Michele Snyder, a lifetime Plymouth resident, living at 10181 Windsor Square, died of natural causes in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, at 12:15 a.m. on Friday, February 18, 2005.Linda, who had fought a long and courageous battle with breast cancer, was only 57 years old. Her courage was an inspiration to everyone.She was born in Plymouth, the...
Sister Marlene Ardelean
Feb 17, 2005
Sister Marlene Ardelean, 90, died at 11:27 p.m. on Thursday, February 17, 2005, in St. Catherine Hospital, East Chicago, Ind.. She had been a resident of the Catherine Kasper Home since her retirement in 2002.She was born in Aurora, Illinois, on October 6, 1914, the daughter of George and Mary Istrovan Adelean.Sister Marlene was a dedicated primary teacher from 1934...
Ruth Mae Edwards
Feb 10, 2005
Ruth Mae Edwards, 71, Plymouth, died peacefully in her daughter’s home on Thursday, February 10, 2005, after a long battle with cancer.She was born on September 4, 1933.in Detroit, Michigan, daughter of the late Elizabeth and Milton Rowe.Ruth moved with her family to Plymouth from Detroit in 1968. Married to her late husband, C. Warren Edwards for 31 years, she...
Juanita R. Ivins
Feb 6, 2005
Juanita R. Ivins, 76, formerly of Randolph St.., Plymouth, died of natural causes in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, at 12:20 a.m. on Sunday, February 6, 2005.Juanita was born in Plymouth on March 1, 1928, the daughter of Harry F. and Cecilia B. Hartman Brundige. She graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1946.On May 30, 1948, in St....
Kathryn E. Kreighbaum
Feb 4, 2005
Kathryn Elizabeth Kreighbaum, 79, died of natural causes at 7:30 p.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor, 600 Oakhill Ave., Plymouth, on Friday, February 4, 2005.A lifetime Marshall County resident, Kathryn was born on February 28, 1925, the daughter of Charles LeRoy and Florence Amelia Kaufman Rains.On March 17, 1946, in Plymouth, Kathryn and Jacob Ray Kreighbaum were married. Ray died on...
Brock K. Miller
Feb 2, 2005
Brock K. Miller, 85, of 805 Baker St., Plymouth, Ind., formerly a 69 year resident of Allenford, Ontario, Canada, died in Miller’s Merry Manor of natural causes at 3:39 a.m. on Wednesday, February 2, 2005. He had been a Plymouth resident since 1988.Born in Park Head, Ontario, Canada on October 6, 1919, Brock was the son of James E. and...
William “Bill” Leslie Smith
Jan 22, 2005
William “Bill” Leslie Smith, 7769 Tippecanoe Shores, Tippecanoe, coming from Plymouth four years ago, died of natural causes at 7:50 p.m. on Saturday, January 22, 2005, in the Hospice House of St. Joseph County. He was 52 years old.Bill was born in Muncie, Ind., the son of Wayne L. and Doris V. Bigelow Smith, both of Warsaw, Ind., on September...
Edna L. Bottorff
Jan 19, 2005
Former Plymouth resident of Mill Pond Lake, Edna L. Bottorff, 94, living in Portage, Indiana, since 1999, died at 12:20 a.m. on Wednesday, January 19, 2005, in Fountainview Place, Portage, Indiana. Born on December 21, 1910 in Glenmore, Ohio, Edna was the daughter of Charles and Clara Shaffer Kreischer.Edna and Wilmer J “Bill” Bottorff met on a Halloween blind date...
Ethel V. Heckaman
Jan 18, 2005
Ethel V. Heckaman, 93, a lifetime area resident, died, following an illness, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2005, in the Porter Hospital, Valparaiso Campus.Born in Plymouth on February 28, 1911, Ethel was the daughter of Laotis “Jim” and Clara Pfender Sisk. She attended Plymouth schools.On January 7, 1930, Ethel and Jesse E. Heckaman were married in Plymouth at...
Ralph E. Milkey
Jan 18, 2005
Ralph E. Milkey, 79, of 11043 S. Michigan St., Plymouth, died at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2005, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. Ralph’s death was caused by injuries from an auto accident on December 28, 2004.Born in Mishawaka, Ind., on March 20, 1925, Ralph graduated from Mishawaka High School.On July 5, 1947, in Plymouth, Ralph and Doris...
Eddie F. Ruffing
Jan 18, 2005
Area resident, Eddie F. Ruffing, 63, 10926 Hawthorn Road, Plymouth, died of natural causes at 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2005, in the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.Born on July 5, 1941, in Argos, Ind., Eddie was the son of Frank and Edna Hooker Ruffing. He graduated from Argos High School.On August 11, 1978, in Plymouth, Eddie and...
Thelma M. Payne
Jan 13, 2005
Thelma M. Payne, 85, a resident of Miller’s Merry Manor, 600 Oakhill Ave., Plymouth, for the past year, died of natural causes in the facility at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2005.She was born in Kokomo, Ind., on December 21, 1919, the daughter of David and Stella Wiles Hutchins and was educated in schools in the Tipton area.On July...
Marietta Eastlund
Jan 9, 2005
Marietta Eastlund, 81, living at 501 Pennsylvania Ave.(F-2), Garden Court East, since 1992, died, following a short illness, in Our Lady of Peace Hospital, South Bend, at 11:21 a.m. on Sunday, January 9, 2005.Marietta dearly loved her family and they treasured her. She always saw the good in people.Formerly of Nappanee, Marietta had lived in Plymouth since 1988, coming from...
C. Herman Mattix
Dec 27, 2004
C. Herman “Herm” Mattix, 83, 200 Ewing St., a longtime, popular Plymouth resident has died.Herm, living in Plymouth since 1924, died of natural causes at 9:50 p.m. on Monday, December 27, 2004, in the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.He was born in Larwill, Ind., on February 21, 1921, the son of Charles E. and Elma E. Decker Mattix. He...
Amanda R. Robinson
Dec 25, 2004
Amanda R. Robinson, 91, formerly of Philadelphia, Penn., living at Miller’s Merry Manor, 600 Oakhill Ave., Plymouth, Ind. since June of 2001, died of natural causes on Saturday, December 25, 2004, at 9 p.m.Born in Richboro, Penn., on August 25, 1913, Amanda was the daughter of John F. and Louise Menold Shetzline. She graduated with the Richboro High School class...
Virginia (France) Rowe
Dec 24, 2004
Virginia “Ginny” (France) Rowe, 71, of 222 Parkview St., Plymouth, an area resident all of her life, died following an illness, at 2:20 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2004, in the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Center, Plymouth.Born in Culver, Indiana, on April 7, 1933, Virginia was the daughter of Christopher S. and Mae S. Kershner Lolmaugh. She attended Culver schools.She...
