Archive - Jun 2012 - Obituary
June 26th
Francis R. âBudâ Cartwright
Feb. 6, 1951-June 20, 2012
CONVERSE â Francis R. âBudâ Cartwright, 61, passed away at 3:26 a.m. June 20, 2012 in Marion General Hospital.
Mr. Cartwright was born in Plymouth Feb. 6, 1951 to the late Richard and Virginia M. (Aman) Cartwright Sr.
Mr. Cartwright spent most of his life in Plymouth before coming to Converse in 1997.
Florence E. (Smith) Hall
March 9, 1918-June 21, 2012
PLYMOUTH â Florence E. (Smith) Hall, 94, of Plymouth, formerly of Shelby County, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2012 at her sonâs residence.
Born March 9, 1918 in Smithland, she was the daughter of Robert M. and Mary E. (Callison) Smith.
June 22nd
Mona M. Stetler
Sept. 9, 1945 â June 20, 2012
PLYMOUTH â Mona M. Stetler, 66, a lifetime Plymouth resident, passed away in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2012.
The daughter of Dean B. and Cecilia Kinzie Dipert, Mona was born Sept. 9, 1945 in Plymouth. She attended Plymouth Schools. Jan. 26, 1986, in Inwood, Mona and Pete Stetler were married. Pete preceded her in death Dec. 1, 2002.
Mona had been a production worker at Aker Plastics for six and one half years.
June 21st
Grace Patterson Gibbs
June 25, 1915-June 20, 2012
Mary Constance âConnieâ Smith
Dec. 15, 1924-June 19, 2012
PLYMOUTH â Mary Constance âConnieâ Smith, 87, of 635 Oakhill Ave., Plymouth, passed away at 4:55 a.m., Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at Millerâs Merry Manor, in Plymouth.
Connie was born Dec. 15, 1924, in Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland County, England, to Thomas H. and Florence (Chilton) Elsworth. She married Ralph R. Smith, of New Carlisle, Sept. 1, 1945. They were divorced in 1960.
Dennis Vaughn Hostetler
Jan. 2, 1958-June 19, 2012
PLYMOUTH â Dennis Vaughn Hostetler, 54, a Madison Street resident in Plymouth for the past 23 years, passed away at his residence unexpectedly of natural causes Tuesday, June 19, 2012.
Dennis is the son of Plymouth residents, Neal R. and Roberta E. (Keiser) Hostetler Sr. and was born there Jan. 2, 1958.
He was a graduate of LaVille High School with the class of 1976. He immediately entered the Army National Guard and proudly served his country for the next 16 years.
Loma L. Snyder
June 20, 2012
BREMEN â Loma L. Snyder, 91, of Bremen, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at Bremen Health Care Center.
She is survived by two daughters, Cindy (Rick) Young of Bremen and Natalie (John) Smith of Syracuse; eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Charlotte Edel of Bremen, Vivian (Lester) Walker of South Bend, Mary Aker of Plymouth, and Marcia (Don) Corl of Syracuse.
A funeral service will be held at Mishler Funeral Home, Bremen Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow in the Bremen Cemetery.
Gary L. Paxton
June 18, 2012
PLYMOUTH â Gary L. Paxton, 60, of Plymouth, died at his home, at 10:45 p.m. Monday, June 18, 2012.
He is survived by his wife, Marla; his parents, Edward L. Paxton of Rochester, and Gisele J. Morris of Plymouth; daughters, Tracy L. Froehlich of Plymouth, Robin (David) Underwood of Antioch, Tenn.; son, Jamie E. (Angela) Paxton of Plymouth; six grandchildren; three sisters, Judy, Tonya and Lisa; and two brothers, Charles and Dale.
No public services are planned. The Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, Plymouth is assisting in arrangements.
Mary Connie Smith
Patricia R. Mellin
June 11, 1928-June 18, 2012
PLYMOUTH â Patricia R. (Penick) Mellin, 84, passed away peacefully Monday, June 18 at Elkhart General Hospital.Â
June 19th
Terry J. RosanderÂ
Oct. 7, 1960-June 17, 2012
SOUTH BEND â Terry Jay Rosander, 51, of South Bend, formerly of Grovertown, born Oct. 7, 1960 to Kathleen and Delbert Rosander, died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his sisters and brother after a long struggle with the residual effects of a traumatic brain injury sustained in 1991.
