Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Lillie Rhoade Sullivan
Aug 17, 2002
PLYMOUTH – Lillie Mae Harness Rhoade Sullivan, age 82, of Plymouth, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Aug. 17, 2002. She had been a patient at Miller’s Merry Manor in Plymouth after a brief illness. She was born in Starke County on Feb. 14, 1920, the “valentine daughter” of the late Sylvester Bert and Laura Pearl (Stutsman)...
John H. Hull
Aug 16, 2002
Plymouth- John H. Hull, 74, of 715 Bayless St., was a Plymouth resident most of his life. John died, following an illness, at 11:40 a.m., Friday, August 16, 2002, in Porter Memorial Hospital, Valparaiso, Ind. Born the son of Homer and Edna E. Neff Hull on Sept. 20, 1927, in Hanna, Ind., John graduated from Hanna High School and continued...
Newell W. Yoder
Aug 10, 2002
Likable and respected former manager of Yoder’s Sports Center store, Newell W. Yoder, 84, has died. Newell, a lifetime resident of this area, died, following an extended illness, at 10:20 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2002 , at his home, 12590 11B Rd., in the care of his family. Born in Nappanee , Ind. , on Sept. 2, 1917 ,...
Gertrude B. Garrison
Aug 6, 2002
Gertrude B. Garrison, 82, a longtime Oak Road resident, died following a brief illness, at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday, August 6, 2002 in the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth. A lifetime area resident, she has made 805 Baker Street, River Park her home the past two years. Born in Bremen, Indiana, on October 21, 1919 , she was the daughter of...
Leslie T. Urbanek
Aug 4, 2002
Leslie T. Urbanek, 57, of 11217 10th Road, died of natural causes in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, at 9:50 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 4, 2002. Leslie, the son of Thaddeus E. and Virginia E. Simon Urbanek, was born in Chicago, Ill., on May 1, 1945. He graduated from St. Francis DeSales High School in Chicago, Ill. Never married, Leslie...
Thomas B. Showers Sr.
Jul 29, 2002
Thomas B. Showers, Sr., 77, a resident of Plymouth, Ind. since March of 2001, coming from the Kansas City / Independence , Mo. area, died of natural causes at his residence, 2535 N. Michigan St. , Plymouth , at 6:54 p.m. on Monday, July 29, 2002 . Born in Mountain View, Mo., on April 19, 1925, Thomas was the son...
Marvin J. Kraft
Jul 24, 2002
Marvin J. Kraft, 82, 10372 Pretty Lake Trail, died following an illness, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth , at 5:10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24, 2002. Born in Michigan City, Ind., on July 9, 1920, he was the son of Joseph and Carrie Baessler Kraft. He graduated from Niles high School, Niles, Mich. in 1938 and from Michigan...
Fern Alice Hill
Jul 23, 2002
Fern Alice Hill, 72, a lifetime Marshall County resident, died at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, 2002. Fern, formerly of Academy Drive , Culver, died in Pilgrim Manor, 222 Parkview Drive , Plymouth , where she had been a resident. Born on Jan. 14, 1930 , in Tyner, Ind. , she was the daughter of Guy and Gertrude “Gertie”...
Sr. Elizabeth Boll
Jul 22, 2002
Sister Elizabeth Boll, 96, died in the Catherine Kasper Home at 4:20 p.m. on Monday, July 22, 2002. She served her God as a Poor Hand Maid of Jesus Christ for 73 years. Born in Quincy, Ill., on March 29, 1906, she was the daughter of Henry J. and Frances Kreinberg Boll.She entered the convent on July 21, 1927 and...
Sr. Carol Glosemeyer
Jul 22, 2002
Sister Carol Glosemeyer, 85, of the Poor Hand Maids of Jesus Christ (P.H.J.C.), died at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 22, 2002, in the Catherine Kasper Home, Donaldson. Born in Quincy, Illinois, on September 20, 1916, she was the daughter of Theodore and Anna Tushous Glosemeyer.She entered the convent on June 25, 1944, and professed her first vows on June...
Charlotte J. Boomershine
Jul 21, 2002
Charlotte J. “Char” Boomershine, a Plymouth resident since 1973, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 21, 2002 at Saint Joseph Regional Center, Plymouth . Char grew up in the Dayton , Ohio area, moving from there to Texas , where she lived for ten years before moving to Plymouth . Born in Lewisburg , Ohio on June 13, 1933 ,...
Lois O. Davenport
Jul 16, 2002
Lois O. Davenport, 86, 2375 Lilac Rd., Plymouth, a lifetime Marshall County resident, died of natural causes in the Bremen Health Care Center at 10:55 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2002. Lois was born in Bourbon, Ind., on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1915. She was the daughter of Charles O. and Mary V. Dillingham McCollough. She graduated from LaPaz High...
Robert G. Miller
Jul 14, 2002
Robert G. “Bob” Miller, 68, a Marshall County resident all of his life, died at 6:20 p.m. on Sunday, July 14, 2002. Bob died, following an illness, at his residence, 8241 Ethel St., Bremen, under the loving care and comfort of his family and the Marshall County Hospice. Born in Bourbon, Ind., on July 11, 1934, Bob was the son...
Claude M. Karn
Jul 13, 2002
Claude M. Karn, 90, a native of N. Manchester and a resident of the Peabody Retirement Center, died there at 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2002. Claude had been in failing health. He had lived in Plymouth from 1976 to 1995. Born in N. Manchester on June 11, 1912 , Claude was the son of Jacob and Anna Mishler...
Evelyn M. Rash Rash Fry
Jul 13, 2002
Evelyn M. Rash Fry, 89, a resident of the Bremen Health Care Center, since Nov., 2001, died, following an illness, at 9:24 a.m., Saturday, July 13, 2002. Evelyn had lived in the LaPaz area most of her life, moving to Bremen four years ago and resided at 500 S. Montgomery St . Born in Lakeville, Ind., on Dec. 7, 1912,...
Mabel C. Eby
Jul 10, 2002
Mabel C. Eby, 87, LaPaz, Ind., a resident since 1951, coming from Elkhart County with a short stay in St. Joseph County, has died. Mabel died of natural causes in the caring company of her family at 7:14 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2002 , in the Bremen Health Care Center . She was born in St. Joseph County, the...
Orville L. Blessing
Jul 10, 2002
Culver – Orville L. Blessing, 75, a Culver resident for the past 45 years, coming from Knox, Ind., died at 5:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 10, 2002, following a courageous four-year battle with cancer. Orville died at his residence, 17563 14B Road, Culver, under the tender and loving care of his family and the Marshall County Hospice. Born in Chicago, Ill.,...
Pearl A. Stutzman
Jul 1, 2002
Pearl A. Stutzman, 82, 501 Pennsylvania Ave., Plymouth, an area resident since Aug. of 1946, coming from South Bend, died, following an illness, at 9:40 a.m. on Monday, July 1, 2002, in Walnut Creek Care Center, Plymouth. Pearl was born on Sept. 16, 1919, in South Bend, Ind., the daughter of Herman F. and Ida M. Eichorst Wendt. She attended...
Jonathan B. Ross
Jun 29, 2002
Jonathan B. Ross, a loving son and brother, who would have celebrated his 22nd birthday in six weeks, died on U.S. 6, east of Walkerton, at 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2002. His permanent address was 16931 6th Rd., Plymouth, Ind. Born in Mishawaka, Jonathan was the son of Jack D. and Jana Smith Ross. He graduated from John...
Leonard W. O’Dell
Jun 21, 2002
Leonard W. O’Dell, 92, died of natural causes at 6:15 a.m., Friday, June 21, 2002 at the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth . He was born in Crawfordsville , Indiana , the son of John and Mary Johnson O’Dell. Leonard moved to California in 1926 and worked in my different fields. He was a farmer and served on the Los...
