Archive - Obituary
April 1st, 2013
Clyde John Lohse
Sept. 5, 1952 - March 30, 2013
ARGOS — Clyde John Lohse, 60, a lifetime Marshall County resident, passed away following an illness at 9:10 a.m. Saturday, March 30, 2013. Clyde died as he had wished, at home in the company and care of his loving family. For the past 31 years, Clyde has made his home in rural Argos.
Clyde was born the youngest child of Wilbert H. and Dorothy M. (Tratebas) Lohse, in Plymouth on Sept. 5, 1952.
He graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1971. There he was a member of the track team.
James Adams
Aug. 19, 1919-March 27, 2013
PLYMOUTH — James I. Adams, 93, of Plymouth, passed away at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth.
Jim was born Aug. 19, 1919 in Van Buren Township, Putnam County, Ohio, to Virgil and Ruth (Abair) Adams. Jim worked with his brothers, Robert, Stu, and Clifford at Culligan Soft Water in Plymouth. He later moved to Columbia City to help with the family farm, where he eventually retired at the age of 55. Jim moved to Florida for 30 years before moving to Plymouth seven years ago.
William M. Biggs
March 31, 2013
PLYMOUTH — William Monroe “Jay†Biggs died Sunday morning, March 31, 2013 at his home in Plymouth.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; his children, Betty Kay (Robert) Eley of Argos, Chuck J. (Christine) Biggs of Plymouth, and William “Gene†(Karen) Biggs of South Bend; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, from 4 to 8 p.m. and for one hour prior to funeral services at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in the funeral home.
March 31st
Patrick J. Doyle
Dec. 22, 1916-March 26, 2013
Nikki L. Powell
March 27, 2013Â
ROCHESTER — Nikki Lynne Foster Powell, 69, of Rochester, died at 4:25 p.m., Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Central, Lafayette.
She is survived by her husband, Jon; two daughters, Michelle Morgan and Leslee (Glenn) Goss; a sister, Shari (Jim) Hartzler all of Rochester; and five grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 6 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2013 in the Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 W. 18th St., Rochester. Visitation is from 3-6 p.m. Monday in the funeral home.
March 29th
Edward J. Krason
Feb. 20, 1926 - March 25, 2013
DONALDSON — Edward Julius Krason, 87, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at his residence in the Maria Center apartments, a part of The Center at Donaldson sponsored by the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ in Donaldson. He has made his home there since 2003 and was a former resident of St. Paul’s Retirement Center in South Bend.
A Navy veteran, Edward had also served as a Roman Catholic priest in the communities of Ft. Wayne, Huntington, Decatur, Garrett and Goshen.
Gladys Marie Kuhn
March 27, 2013
PLYMOUTH — Gladys Marie Kuhn, 69, of Plymouth died at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2013 in the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka, following a brief illness.
She is survived by a daughter, Rhonda Jo Overmyer of Plymouth; a son, Michael D. (Jackie) Overmyer of Bremen; two grandchildren; two brothers: Kenneth L. (Betty) Steininger of Rochester and Cledith D. (Sarah) Steininger of Gary; and a sister, Edith Kay (Gary) Heishman of Ft. Wayne.
March 27th
Gertrude Maude Elliott
July 7, 1929-March 25, 2013
FORT WAYNE — Gertrude Maude Elliott, 83, of Fort Wayne, formerly of South Bend and Tippecanoe, died March 25, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. at Woodview Health Care, Fort Wayne following a lengthy illness.
She was born July 7, 1929 in Plymouth to Ezra and Cora (Ransbottom) Feece.
She lived in Fort Wayne the last four years coming from South Bend where she and husband, Robert had lived since 1966. Prior to that they lived in Tippecanoe.
On Aug. 20, 1950 in Plymouth, she married Robert Gene Elliott who preceded her Dec. 28, 2007.
Michael Lee Sahlhoff
Nov. 15, 1957-March 25, 2013
BREMEN — Michael Lee Sahlhoff, 55, of Bremen, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at home. He was born Nov. 15, 1957 to Frank and Betty Sahlhoff in Frankfurt, Germany. On May 12, 1984 he married Debi Swartzlander in Nappanee.
James E. ‘Jim’ Hershberger
March 24, 2013
SYRACUSE — James E. “Jim†Hershberger, 96, of Syracuse died at 4:35 p.m. Sunday, March 24, 2013 at his Dewart Lake Home.
He is survived by two daughters, Lois Lindenfeld of Raleigh, N.C. and Sherry (Bill) Newcum of Syracuse; son, Phil (Gwen) Hershberger of Bremen; stepdaughter, Donna (Steve) Wagner of Elkhart; stepson, Keith (Janice) Huff of Marion; nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
