Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Earl Miller
Jul 19, 2016
Earl Miller, 80, passed away on July 19, 2016 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Plymouth, with his family by his side.Earl was born on March 30, 1936 in the family home in Plymouth to Harvey George and Nellie LaPearl (Dudgeon) Miller. He attended Plymouth Schools.Earl served in the Army National Guard.On January 1, 1981 in the Plymouth Wesleyan Church, Earl...
Linda Ruth Williams
Jul 16, 2016
Linda Ruth Williams, 71, of Plymouth, passed away early Saturday morning in Culver at her daughter’s residence surrounded by her family.She was born December 7, 1944 in Plymouth, to the late Norman D. and Maudie I. (Gaines) Rhoads.On May 6, 1994 in Plymouth, she married Lester L. Williams; he preceded her in death May 2, 2007.She had worked for Aker...
Lester D. Read
Jul 9, 2016
Lester D. Read, 90, passed away in his home on Saturday July 9, 2016 with his family by his side.Lester was born one of seven children belonging to Ivan and Daisy Read on September 14, 1925 in Plymouth, Indiana. He was a 1943 graduate of Lincoln High School in Plymouth.Shortly after graduation, Lester was drafted into the Marines, serving from...
Rebecca A. Wilcockson
Jul 8, 2016
Rebecca Ann Wilcockson, 57, passed away peacefully with her family surrounding her on Friday July 8, 2016. She had courageously fought cancer for three and a half years.Rebecca was born October 8, 1958 to William A. and Alberta M. Wilcockson in Plymouth, Indiana. Rebecca attended St. Michael Grade School and Plymouth High School, graduating with the class of 1977. She...
Ellen L. Whittaker
Jul 4, 2016
Ellen L. Whittaker, former lifetime LaPaz resident, passed away of natural causes at 3:31 a.m. on Monday July 4, 2016 at the Caring Junction Home in Mishawaka, Indiana.Ellen was born in LaPaz, Indiana in her family’s country home on September 14, 1927 to Herschel and Edna B. (Welch) Hindel. She graduated from LaPaz High School with the class of 1945.She...
Patricia M. Yoder
Jul 3, 2016
Patricia M. Yoder, 94, of Plymouth, passed away in the We Belong Senior Home at 4:45 AM Sunday, July 3, 2016. She was born January 26, 1922 in Plymouth, to the late Christian A. and Myrtle Ella (Schwenk) Hartman. Pat attended the Plymouth Schools.On July 9, 1939, in Davenport, Iowa, Pat married Newell W. Yoder; they spent sixty-three years together...
Robert P. Pickell Ii
Jul 1, 2016
Beloved educator Bob Pickell, 61, passed away Friday evening July 1st in South Bend at Memorial Hospital, following an accident at his home.Born Robert Paul Pickell II on June 28, 1955 in Muncie, Indiana, he was the son of Robert Paul Sr. and Marilyn A. (Park) Pickell. He graduated from Yorktown High School in the Class of 1973. Bob continued...
Alvin D. Elmore Ii
Jul 1, 2016
Alvin D. Elmore II, 44, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Friday, July 1, 2016.Alvin was born in Elwood, Indiana on December to Alvin D. Sr. and Valerie K. (Lantzer) Elmore. He attended Elwood High School.Alvin was currently working for Zimmer Biomet Inc. in Warsaw as a metal processor.He is survived by his father, Alvin D. Elmore Sr. of...
Jami E. Duell
Jun 28, 2016
Jami E. Duell, 35, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning at her home.Jami was born in Plymouth, Indiana on November 5, 1980, the daughter of Theodore “Ted†J. Duell and Shellie A. (Maxwell) Duell. She was raised in Plymouth graduated from PHS with the Class of 2000 and then attended I.T.T. Technical Institute in South Bend with studies in Criminal Justice.Jami...
Carroll E. Zartman
Jun 26, 2016
Carroll “Jerry†Emerson Zartman, 87, of Tyner, passed away suddenly Sunday evening in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. A Faith filled life provides comfort that he is in the arms of his Lord and Savior.Jerry hailed from Southern Indiana with Paoli as his birthplace on February 9, 1929. He is the son of Walter and Alma (Fort) Zartman. The family had...
Linda D. Edington
Jun 26, 2016
Linda D. Edington, 43, passed away after a 10 year courageous battle with cancer, with her family by her side, on Sunday evening June 26, 2016 in their home.Linda was born on August 7, 1972 in Hampton, Virginia to Kenneth Mount and Evelyn Evans.On May 23, 1993 in Plymouth, Linda became the bride of Eric L. Edington. They would welcome...
Dr. Kenneth E. Mart D.C.
Jun 22, 2016
Dr. Kenneth “Ken†E. Mart D.C., 88, of Plymouth, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 22, 2016 in his residence.Ken was born July 10, 1927 in Matthews, Indiana, to the late Palmer and Pauline (Overmeyer) Mart. He graduated from Plymouth High School in 1945, where he was the senior class president and PHS drum major.Ken married Elizabeth “Betty†(White) Chenoweth Gottschalk...
Billy J. Smith
Jun 21, 2016
Billy James Smith, 88, a lifetime Plymouth resident, passed away Tuesday morning in the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center – Mishawaka.Bill was born in Plymouth on April 8, 1928, the son of Carl R. and Orpha M (Sisk) Smith. He graduated for Plymouth’s Lincoln High School with the Class of 1946.During the Korean Conflict, Bill served in the United States...
Edward M. Pontius
Jun 20, 2016
Edward Michael Pontius, 37, passed away unexpectedly on June 20th, 2016 in the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth Campus.Ed was born on February 7, 1979 in South Bend, Indiana to Kenneth Pontius and Kathy Dipert. He graduated from John Glenn High School with the class of 1997.He presently worked at Southwire and had formerly worked for Hoosier Tire.Ed loved...
Gregory A. Holland
Jun 20, 2016
Gregory A. Holland, 61, passed away at 5:45 a.m. on Monday, June 20, 2016 in his home with his family near.Greg was born in Plymouth, Indiana to Eldon C. “Dutch†and Mary Jane (Albert) Holland on October 4, 1954. He graduated from Plymouth High School.On August 24, 2001, Greg married Ann E. Manning.He worked for Aker/Maax in Plymouth as a...
Larry Allen Hoedema
Jun 19, 2016
Larry Allen Hoedema, 79, of Plymouth, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016 in the Plymouth – Miller’s Merry Manor. Larry was born February 17, 1937 in Dearborn Michigan to the late Leonard S. and Alice E. (Oliver) Hoedema.He graduated from Bellville High School in 1955 alongside his wife, Barbara Joan. He then graduated from the University of Michigan Stamps School...
Lucille R. Heydt
Jun 19, 2016
Lucille R. Heydt passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2016 at the Catherine Kasper Life Center in Donaldson, Indiana. She is survived by her son Curt, her daughter-in-law Jane, her granddaughter Anna and two great grandchildren, Jack and Penny. She has an older sister, Mary, who resides in Illinois. She is also survived by her nephew, Anthony Tortorella, and nieces,...
Bernice A. Murphy
Jun 19, 2016
Bernice A. Murphy, 94, of Plymouth, passed away Sunday afternoon in the Catherine Kasper Life Center of natural causes. Bernice remained a lifetime resident of Marshall County following her birth on March 9, 1922 at the Bremen home of her parents, Jesse M. and Cora A. (Hershberger) Parker. She had two siblings Ernest and Blanche.She received her education in LaPaz...
Sister Magdalen Hellmann P.H.J.C.
Jun 17, 2016
Sister Magdalen Hellmann (Lorraine) PHJC passed away on June 17, 2016 at the Catherine Kasper Home in Donaldson, Indiana, after a life spent appreciating and nurturing the lives of children and all growing things entrusted to her care.Sister Magdalen was born in Aviston, Illinois to Henry and Elizabeth (Ottensmeier) Hellmann who preceded her in death along with her brothers Joseph,...
Dominic F. Brizzolara
Jun 17, 2016
Dominic F. (Nick) Brizzolara, 83, passed away in his Plymouth home Eastwood Estates after an extended illness at 1:40 AM on Friday, June 17, 2016 surrounded by his family.Born in Argos, Indiana on October 31, 1932, he was the only child of Frank and Flora D. (Arado) Brizzolara, who had immigrated to Chicago, Illinois from Genoa, Italy. They later moved...
