Archive - Obituary
April 12th, 2011
Kenneth Luse
April 11, 2011
PLYMOUTH — Kenneth Luse, 80, of Plymouth, died Monday, April 11, 2011 at his residence. Arrangements are pending with Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Dale Clem
April 9, 2011
NAPPANEE — Dale Clem, 90, of Nappanee, died at 5:20 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2011 at his home after a two-year battle with Multiple Myeloma Cancer.Â
He is survived by his wife, Jo Ann Clem; a son, Todd (Barb) Clem of Goshen; daughters, Lynette (Greg) Kirkdorffer and Dee (Larry) Bricker, both of Nappanee; five grandchildren; and a brother, Dan (Edna) Clem of Nokomis, Fla.Â
Visitation will take place from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee and for one hour prior to the funeral services Wednesday.
Marianna Lee Buysse
April 4, 1924 — April 8, 2011
SOUTH BEND — Marianna Lee Buysse, 87, of Miami Road, South Bend, passed away, Friday, April 8, 2011, at her home.
Marianna was born April 4, 1924, in Plymouth, to Roscoe G. and Ida (Gurthet) Lee. She was a graduate of Plymouth High School, in the Class of 1942, and also a graduate of Purdue University. Marianna was a school teacher in the LaPaz and South Bend School Systems.Â
Marianna became the bride of Robert H. Buysse in August of 1947, in South Bend. Robert preceded her in death June 4, 1992.
Christina Rotering          Â
June 23, 1993 — April 9, 2011
GROVERTOWN — Christina M. Rotering, 17, passed away at 3 a.m. Saturday, April 9, 2011 in her home, following a courageous four-year battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.Â
Christina was born June 23, 1993 in Plymouth, Ind. to Theodore and Amy (Lohse) Rotering. She lived in the area all of her life and was a Junior at Oregon-Davis High School.
Duane Frank Brown
Nov. 30, 1941 — April 7, 2011
PLYMOUTH — Duane Frank Brown, age 69, of Mc Liver Drive, Plymouth, passed away at 10 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2011, at his home, following a brief illness.
Duane was born Nov. 30, 1941, in South Bend, to Lewis C. and Frances C. (Kolanda) Brown. Duane received his parochial education at St. Stanislaus B.M. Parish and graduated from Central Senior High School in 1959.
April 8th
Joe B. Stacy
April 6, 2011
NORTH MANCHESTER — Joe B. Stacy, 78, of North Manchester, died at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.
He is survived by his wife, Marvelene; sons: M. Joe (Rita) Stacy of North Manchester, Jerry (Tina) Stacy of Fort Wayne, and Jeremy (Alicia) Stacy of Indianapolis; daughter, Jennifer Stacy of Huntington; brothers, Perry Stacy of Lafayette and Paul Stacy of Knox; sisters, Gladys Stacy of LaPorte and Francis (Don) Keister of Plymouth; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Dean E. Milliser
March 9, 1935 — April 6, 2011
MISHAWAKA — Dean E. Milliser, age 76, of Mishawaka, Ind. passed away at his residence at 3 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Dean was born March 9, 1935 to the late Earl and Bertha Milliser in Plymouth, Ind.Â
April 9, 1961, he was united in marriage to Imogene (Olinger) Milliser. She preceded him in death, passing away Aug. 17, 2009.
April 6th
Sharon Czichilski
April 5, 2011
ROCHESTER — Sharon Czichilski, 59, of Rochester, died at 12:32 a.m. April 5, 2011 at her residence.
Arrangements are pending with Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 W. 18th St., Rochester.
Annabelle S. Hart
April 3, 2011
TIOSA — Annabelle Susan Hart, 80, of Tiosa, died at 8:45 a.m., Sunday, April 3, 2011 at her residence.
She is survived by her sons: Ed (Susan) Hart of Warsaw, Rick (Susan) Hart of Mentone, and Jim (Cindy) Hart of Elkhart; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Ruth Gelbaugh; and several nieces and nephews.
Janet Sue Kiefer
February 14, 1936 - April 4, 2011
BREMEN — Janet Sue Kiefer, 75, of Bremen, passed away April 4, 2011 at 9:35 am at Millers Merry Manor in Wakarusa.
Janet was born Feb. 14, 1936 in Bremen to Olen and Hazel (Senff) Ernsberger. She married Henry “Hank” Kiefer on Sept. 16, 1956, he survives.
Sierra Lahoma McCracken
Jan. 16, 1994 — April 1, 2011
GRAY COUNT, S.C. — Sierra Lahoma McCracken, 17, of Gray Count, S.C., passed away April 1, 2011 at the Laurens County Hospital in S.C.
Sierra was born Jan. 16, 1994 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Jason James Lowe and Kimberly McCracken-Creigbaum.
A brother, Gage Arkangel of Niles, Mich.; grandparents, Harold and Mary Ann McCracken of Elkhart, Robert and Vivian Lowe of Sapula, Okla. and Nancy McCracken of Argos, survive Sierra. Also surviving is a great aunt, Olga Fuller of South Bend, and Uncle Richard and Aunt Irene Kidder of Elkhart.
