Obituaries
Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County , IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Plymouth, Indiana and Marshall County
Richard F. Joyce
Aug 29, 2015
Richard F. Joyce, 84, former resident of Plymouth, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015 in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. Richard was born June 25, 1931 in Indianapolis, Indiana, to the late Robert P. and Ruth Mae (Jupin) Joyce. He attended Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, where he met his wife and they graduated in 1949. After graduation Richard went...
Thomas G. Chamberlin
Aug 28, 2015
Thomas Gerard Chamberlin, 58, died peacefully in his home on Friday, August 28th, 2015 shortly after 9:30 pm. He was under hospice care and surrounded by his loving family. Tom was born in Fort Wayne, IN and moved to Argos, IN when he was 13. He was the son of Jim & Carole (McKean) Chamberlin – Meredith and the step...
Marybelle Shemberger Henry
Aug 24, 2015
Marybelle Shemberger Henry, 88, passed away Monday morning at her Pretty Lake home surrounded by her loving family.Belle was born in Bremen, Indiana on November 17, 1926 the daughter of Carl A. and Blanche B. (Snobarger) Haab. She graduated from Bremen High School with the Class of 1944 and DePauw University in 1948. There in the School of Music she...
Ida Marie Harreld
Aug 22, 2015
Ida Marie Harreld, 96, passed away Saturday morning at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth.Ida was born in Provo, Kentucky on January 8, 1919 the daughter of William and Phinis (McKenney) Green.She was married on July 3, 1937 to Howard A. Harreld and the made their home in Anderson, Indiana. Marie was a homemaker and assisted her husband on the farm as...
Michele L. Ohler
Aug 22, 2015
Michele L. Ohler, 75, Santa Ana, California, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2015. Mickey, as she was known, was born on June 13, 1940, and was the daughter of Burford M. and Esther Summy Ohler. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Jo Alyce (Ohler) Kennedy. Mickey grew up in Plymouth, IN, and attended Lincoln...
Phyllis R. Jacox
Aug 18, 2015
Phyllis R. Jacox, 90, passed away at 11:10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at the Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo, Michigan.Phyllis was born in Plymouth, Indiana on August 9, 1925 to Cornelius E. and Lena E. (Hite) Rogan. She graduated from Argos High School with the class of 1944.Phyllis became the bride of Roger A. Jacox on May 4,...
Margaret A. Kring
Aug 16, 2015
Margaret A. “Peg” Kring, 71, passed away in her Pennsylvania Avenue home on Sunday, August 16, 2015.Peg was born in Plymouth, Indiana on September 28, 1943 to Floyd E. and Beulah B. (Holsinger) Price. She graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1961.She lived in Laporte and Elkhart counties before moving back to Plymouth. Peg worked as a...
Charlotte M. Skiba
Aug 16, 2015
Charlotte May Skiba, 88, a former 37 year resident of Oak Lawn, Illinois, passed away Sunday evening, August 16, 2015 at the Catherine Kasper Life Center located at The Center at Donaldson where she has resided since 2004. Charlotte was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 20, 1927 to Joseph and Frances (Szymanski) Skiba. She graduated High School in 1945...
Sr. Kenneth Scheibal, Phjc
Aug 10, 2015
Sr. Kenneth (Shirley Mary) Scheibal, PHJC, age 87 passed away at 12:50 a.m. Monday, August 10, 2015 in Catherine Kasper Life Center at The Center at Donaldson.Sister Kenneth is survived by her nephews, nieces and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph Scheibal and Christine (Kriger) Scheibal. She was also preceded in death by her ten siblings:...
Gene L. Rowe
Aug 9, 2015
Gene L. Rowe, 86, a lifetime Marshall Country resident, passed away early Sunday morning August 9, 2015. Gene was born in LaPaz, Indiana on June 12, 1929 to Francis and Pearl (Flesher) Rowe. He attended LaPaz Schools. On March 26, 1960 he married the former Helen “Louise” Griggs in Lakeville.Gene served our country as a United States Marine during the...
Sr. Alice Kunkel, Phjc
Aug 8, 2015
Sister Alice Kunkel (Dolores) Poor Handmaid of Jesus Christ (PHJC) died on August 8, 2015 at 3:10 pm in the Catherine Kasper Home in Donaldson, IN.Sister Alice is survived by her nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Elizabeth, and her brothers Aloys and Edward and her sisters, Sister Johnel PHJC, Leona Feldman...
Richard Cartwright Jr.
Aug 7, 2015
Richard “Dickie” Cartwright Jr., 62, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer and his family by his side at his residence on Friday, August 7, 2015. Dickie was born in Plymouth, Indiana on September 17, 1952 to Richard and Virginia (Amen) Cartwright Sr. Dickie served our country in the U.S. Marines from 1970-1972. He was a volunteer firefighter and...
Rev. Matthew W. Pickut
Aug 6, 2015
Rev. Matthew Walter Pickut died on August 6, 2015 at a nursing facility in Carmel, IN due to complications from a brain injury that resulted from a strep infection.Matthew was born on October 29, 1973, in New Jersey to his parents, Walter W. and Patricia (Winter) Pickut. He graduated from Taylor University in Upland, Indiana in 1996, earning a Bachelor’s...
Michael R. Grubbs Sr.
Aug 5, 2015
Michael R. Grubbs Sr., 64, of Jute Road in Plymouth, passed away after a sudden illness in the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 1:10 a.m. with his family by his side.Michael was born on August 17, 1950 in Plymouth Indiana to Raymond H. Grubbs and Phyllis I. Conner Grubbs.Mike served our country...
Louann F. Watson
Aug 3, 2015
Louann F. Watson, 84, passed to the Kingdom of God on Monday, August 3, 2015 at 1:34 a.m. at Miller’s Merry Manor in Plymouth with her family at her side.Louann and her twin sister, Joann were born on November 9, 1930 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana to Ross Iwan and Irma Bell (Voiral) Marquardt.She graduated from Ft. Wayne Northside High School...
Jean E. Dipert
Jul 30, 2015
Jean E. Dipert, 79, and Plymouth resident since 1956, passed away at 10:23 p.m. on July 30, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Walkerton.Jean was born the daughter of William H. and Helen I. (Buchanan) Antoine on June 9, 1936 in Amboy, Illinois. She graduated from Amboy High School with the class of 1954, and lived in South Bend before moving...
Daniel A. Rensberger
Jul 30, 2015
A Celebration of Dan’s life will be held on Saturday, September 12th at 11 AM in the Bremen Church of the Brethren, 921 Woodies Lane, Bremen, IN. Pastor Evan Garber will officiate. Visitation will be held prior to the start of the service from 9:30 – 11 a.m. in the church. Following services all are invited to a meal and...
Carolyn J. Franco
Jul 30, 2015
Carolyn “Jo” Franco, 69, a resident of 809 N. Walnut St., Plymouth, passed away peacefully after enduring a heart ailment for many years. Her death came at 3:35 a.m. on Thursday July 30, 2015 in the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka.The daughter of Orla S. “Orly” and Edith “Louise” (McClure) Long, she was born in Plymouth on December 30,...
James W. Rupard
Jul 26, 2015
James W. Rupard, 82, passed away at 10:30 PM Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Catherine Kasper Home, Donaldson. James was born November 16, 1932 in Brooklyn, Arkansas to James H. and Pauline (Sharp) Rupard. On August 24, 1951 in Mishawaka, he married Rose M. McClure. James owned and operated Jim’s Radiator, retiring in 1994. He was a member of the...
William V. Cunningham Jr.
Jul 25, 2015
William V. Cunningham Jr., 81, passed away with his loving wife by his side at 8:20 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2015.William V. Cunningham, Jr. was born on June 20, 1932. That much is known for sure… Some of life’s mysteries are better left as such, an unsolved mystery. “Bill” as he has been known to most was raised in a...
