Archive - 2013 - Obituary
April 12th
Shirley A. Eyrich
Oct. 22, 1935-April 10, 2013
BOURBON — Shirley A. Eyrich, 77, a resident of Bourbon, passed away at 8:50 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at home in the care of her family.
Shirley was born the daughter of Ernest I. Dickey and Leota Velda Haney Dickey on Oct. 22, 1935 in Tippecanoe. She was a 1953 graduate of Tippecanoe High School and was a lifelong resident of the Bourbon area.
April 11th
Kerry A. Pinder
Dec. 18, 1968-April 7, 2013
CULVER — Kerry A. Pinder, 44, of Culver joined his beloved sister, Deanna and cousin, Liz, with the Lord on Sunday, April 7, 2013.
Born Dec. 18, 1968 in Chicago, he was the son of Jerry and Beverly (Hood) Pinder. On Dec. 21, 1996, he married Stephanie D. Hinds. She survives.
Kerry was a 1987 Plymouth High School graduate. He attended Northwestern Technical College in Lima, Ohio from 1987 to 1988 and was also a 2001 graduate of Ivy Tech School of Nursing.
April 10th
Russell E. ‘Pete’ Peterson
Jan. 17, 1925 – April 7, 2013
ELKHART — Russell E. “Pete†Peterson, 88, of Elkhart, passed away at 10:15 a.m. Sunday (April 7, 2013) at his home. He was born Jan. 17, 1925 in Plymouth to Edward and Susie (Clark) Peterson.
Alice May Hartman
May 8, 1934-April 7, 2013
PLYMOUTH — Alice May Hartman, 78, of Plymouth died April 7, 2013 at 7:50 a.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor, Culver following a short illness.
She was born May 8, 1934 in Culver to Ronald C. and Claribel K. (Scott) Quivey. She lived her whole life in Marshall County.
On June 20, 1959 at Poplar Grove United Methodist Church in Culver she married Darwin Hartman.
Elaine M. Erikson
April 8, 2013
WALKERTON — Elaine M. Erikson, 88, of Walkerton died Monday April 8, 2013.
She is survived by her daughter, Hollis “Holly†(George) Elia of North Liberty.
Cremation has taken place. Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home, 408 Roosevelt Road, Walkerton was entrusted with arrangements.
Dorothy L. Horn
April 8, 2013
ROCHESTER — Dorothy L. Horn, 96, of Rochester died at 5:50 a.m. Monday, April 8 at Hickory Creek of Rochester.
April 9th
Lydia Mae (Miller) Schmucker
April 7, 2013
NAPPANEE — Lydia Mae (Miller) Schmucker, 83, of Nappanee, died at 7:45 p.m., Sunday, April 7, 2013 at her residence.
Surviving are her children, Marvin (Ruth) Schmucker, Barbara (Jeff) Smith, both of Goshen, Raymond Schmucker, North Webster, John (Kati) Schmucker, Wakarusa, Mary Esther (Norman) Slabaugh, Etna Green, Emmon (Dana) Schmucker, Goshen, Katie Ann (Lloyd) Slabaugh, Nappanee, Daniel (Ruth) Schmucker, Wakarusa; 24 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a sister, Susie (David) Miller, Blair, Wis.
April 8th
William D Tanner
Feb. 13, 1943-April 5, 2013
SOUTH BEND — William Dale Tanner, 70, died at 3:55 p.m. April 5, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Plymouth, following a lengthy struggle with dementia. His family was at his bedside.
Bill was born in Plymouth, to Robert and Virginia Ruggles Tanner, and resided in and around Plymouth most of his life.
April 5th
Dollie Mae Martindale
July 26, 1937-April 2, 2013
CULVER — Dollie Mae Martindale, 75, of Culver, passed away at 1:40 p.m. April 2, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor in Culver.
She was born July 26, 1937 in Monterey to Carl Keller and Mildred (Stevens) Keller. She resided in Monterey until moving to Culver in 1979. On Oct. 19, 1979, Dollie married Roderick Martindale who proceeded her in death Oct. 23, 2011.
April 4th
Eva Belle Freeman
Feb. 6, 1920 - April 3, 2013
PLYMOUTH — Eva Belle Freeman, 93, of Warsaw, died at 2:50 a.m., Wednesday, April 3, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth. Eva was born Feb. 6, 1920 in Pierceton to Ora Edward and Pearl Jane (Copeland) Priser. Eva and Dale D. Freeman were married Jan. 1, 1939 in Syracuse and preceded in death Feb. 4, 2003.
She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Warsaw, and attended Plymouth Baptist Church. She made her own clothes, taught herself to play the organ and loved her grandchildren.
Michael N. Caban
March 9, 1948 - April 1, 2013
PLYMOUTH — Michael N. Caban, 65, a Plymouth resident since 1954, passed away suddenly in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka, at 7:46 a.m. Monday, April 1, 2013.
Born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, on March 9, 1948, Michael was the son of Ernesto Nunez and Angela Martinez Caban.
He graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1967. He studied then at Ancilla College for a year and transferred to Valparaiso University.
