Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Walter Woolley
Jun 20, 2002
Walter Woolley, 87, a lifetime Marshall County resident, died of natural causes in Walnut Creek Nursing Center, 309 Kingston Dr., Plymouth, at 9:15 a.m., on Thursday, June 20, 2002. Walter, the son of Arthur T. and Lilly Truex Woolley, was born in Culver, Ind., on Sept. 19, 1914. He attended Plymouth schools. On Nov. 2, 1941, in Niles, Mich., Walter...
Mary Virginia Thomas
Jun 19, 2002
Lifetime Plymouth resident, Mary Virginia Thomas, 80, died as a result of an extended illness at 3:05 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, 2002. Mary died at her home, 12328 W. 11th Rd., Plymouth, in the dedicated care of her family and the Marshall County Hospice. She was born in Plymouth , the daughter of Milton and Angela McLochlin Bottorff Aug....
Mary Ruth Longmire
Jun 16, 2002
Mary Ruth Longmire, 67, 600 Washington, Wabash, Ind., formerly of Knoxville, Tennessee died of natural causes at 2:03 p.m. on Sunday, June 16, 2002, in the American Living Center, Wabash, Ind. Mary Ruth was born on Dec. 9, 1934, in Knoxville, Tenn. She was the daughter of Sherman and Shirley Brunch Holmes. A homemaker who enjoyed gardening, Mary Ruth loved...
Susan C. (Scarberry) Massey
Jun 13, 2002
Susan “Susie” Carol Scarberry Massey, 1300 Fountain Ave., Evansville, Ind., died unexpectedly at 6:04 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2002, due to an aortic aneurysm. Susie, a former Plymouth resident, died in Deaconess Hospital, Evansville. She was 33 years old. Susie was born in Plymouth on July 11, 1968. She was the daughter of M. Dale and Patricia A. Chambers...
Sr. Theodorita Schotzko
Jun 11, 2002
Sister Theodorita Schotzko, PHJC, 85, a member of the Community of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, Donaldson, Ind., died Tuesday evening, June 11, 2002 in Lakeview Hospital, Stillwater, Minnesota. The daughter of Theodore and Barbara Gimpl Schotzko, Sister Theodorita was born in Springfield , Minnesota on November 6, 1916. She entered the convent on June 25, 1934 and professed...
Esther L. Shaffer
Jun 5, 2002
Esther L. Shaffer, 82, Shalley Drive., Plymouth , passed away at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2002. Esther had been in failing health for the past year; she died in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend . Born in Bourbon, Ind., on Aug. 6, 1919 , she was the daughter of Lawrence and Pearl A. Miller Grossman. She...
Olen S. Roahrig
Jun 4, 2002
Olen S. “Oley” Roahrig, 84, widely known in the area farming community, died at 7:16 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2002. Oley died in the Bremen Hospital of natural causes. Born the son of Ernest and Hazel Carpenter Roahrig on June 6, 1917 , Oley graduated from Plymouth ’s Lincoln High School with the class of 1936. Three years later,...
Howard P. (John) Weedling
Jun 2, 2002
Howard P. “John” Weedling, Jr., 67, a Plymouth resident most of his life, died, at 5:39 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2002 , having been diagnosed with cancer this past year. John died at his residence, 402 E. Adams St., Plymouth . His death is under investigation by the Marshall County Coroner. He was born in Plymouth on Oct. 21,...
Linda G. Speirs
Jun 2, 2002
Linda G. Speirs, 47, lovingly called “Cookie,” by her family and many friends, died, following a lupus related illness, at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2002, in St. Margaret’s Hospital, Hammond, Ind. Born on April 5, 1955, in Houston, Scotland, Cookie was the beloved daughter of Thomas and Gwen Monroe Speirs. The family came to the United States from...
Verl E. Roose
Jun 1, 2002
Verl Eldon Roose, 83, of 1060 Lincolnway East, Plymouth, died at 8:26 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2002, in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. Verl was born on Mar. 25, 1919, the son of Clarence O. and Emma Mae Stouder Roose. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the military for four years. On May 16,...
Everett (Pat) Miller
Jun 1, 2002
Everett E. “Pat” Miller, 86, a Plymouth resident for the past 62 years, living in River Park, 805 Baker St., Lot 7, since 1994, died of natural causes at 7:40 a.m. on Sat., June 1, 2002, in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. He was born in Mentone , Ind. , on July 18, 1915 , the son of Everett...
Bertha M. Wallskog
May 29, 2002
Bertha Mae Wallskog, living at 1323 Lake Ave., Plymouth since 1955, died of natural causes, at 4:10 a.m. on Sunday, December 29, 2002. Bertha died in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. A lifetime Marshall County resident, she was 91 years old. Born in her family’s North Township home near LaPaz, on May 29, 1911 , she was the daughter...
Bictoria Bernice Odaffer
May 29, 2002
Victoria Bernice “Bea” Odaffer, 99, four months shy of her 100th birthday, died of natural causes at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 , in the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth . Bea, formerly lived in the Ardmore area in South Bend and had also resided in Mishawaka ’s 100 Center. She had been a resident of Pilgrim Manor...
Aloysius J. Hahn
May 26, 2002
Aloysius J. (Lou) Hahn, 90, died of natural causes at 1:32 p.m. on Sunday, May 26, 2002, in the Catherine Kasper Home, Donaldson, Ind. Born on April 2, 1912 , in Chicago , Ill. , Lou was the son of Aloysius and Caroline Gollatz Hahn. He received his high school and college education at St. Joseph Seminary in Westmont, Ill....
Gerald D. (Jerry) Benway
May 25, 2002
Gerald D. “Jerry” Benway, 59, a Marshall County resident for 25 years, coming from Vermont, died, following an illness, on Saturday, May 25, 2002. Jerry died at 8:30 p.m. at his residence, 404 Simon St., Plymouth, in the care of his family and the Marshall County Hospice. Born the son of Donald and Pauline Thompson Benway on Feb. 5, 1943,...
Tom E. Boyer
May 25, 2002
Lifetime Marshall County and longtime Bremen resident, Tom E. Boyer, 69, has died following an illness, at his residence, at 5:50 p.m., Saturday, May 25, 2002. He died in the loving care of his family with the support of the Marshall County Hospice. Born on Sept. 13, 1932, in Akron, Ind., Tom was the son of Everett E. and Margaret...
Rachel E. Fawley
May 24, 2002
Eleven-year old Rachel Elizabeth Fawley, died from severe complications of chicken pox at 2:02 a.m. on Friday, May 24, 2002 in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. She was deeply loved and will be sadly missed by her family and her many friends. Born on July 31, 1990, in Plymouth, Rachel was the daughter of Matthew R. Fawley of Bremen and Amy...
Paul S. Nicholas
May 19, 2002
Paul S. Nicholas, 79, a Plymouth resident for the past 30 years, living on E. Jackson St., has died of natural causes, following a lengthy illness, in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home. Paul, formerly of South Bend and Bremen, died at 12:15 a.m., Sunday, May 19, 2002. Born at home in Bremen , Ind. , on December 10, 1922 , Paul...
Olive Joan Amones
May 19, 2002
Olive Joan Amones, 87, went to be with the Lord at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2002 , at the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home in Plymouth , where she was graciously cared for the past three years. She was born on June 2, 1914 , in Walkerton , Indiana ; to Tony C. and Delphia (Bradford) South. Olive lived...
