Obituaries
Bremen, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Bremen and Marshall County, IN.
Sharon Leliaert
Jul 2, 2022
Sharon Leliaert 80, of Mishawaka, IN, where she was a lifelong resident, passed away at her home on Saturday, July2, 2022. Sharon was born on October 3, 1941, to the late John and Virene Urschel, in Mishawaka, IN. She attended Mishawaka High School, where she graduated in 1960. She worked at the Mishawaka Library and later for the U.S....
Thomas Thompson, Sr
Jul 1, 2022
Thomas Edward Thompson, Sr., 85, of Bremen, passed away at 9:33 am, Friday, July 1, 2022 in Miller’s Merry Manor of Wakarusa. Tom was born on June 30, 1937 in Chicago to Arthur and Phoebe (Tuttle) Thompson. On April 12, 1958, he married Sue Ellen Beall. He is survived by his loving wife Sue Ellen, his brother Allan (Sandy)...
Thomas A. Meiring
Jun 30, 2022
Thomas A. Meiring, 80, of Bremen, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2022 in his home. Tom was born on May 12, 1942 in Toledo, OH to Urban and Agnes (Schneider) Meiring. On April 20, 1989, he married the former Roberta Diegel. He is survived by his loving wife, Roberta; daughter, Grace (Jim Sanders) Potter of Delta, OH; step...
Donald Pearish, Jr
Jun 27, 2022
Donald E. Pearish, Jr., 70, of Bremen, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2022 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka. He was born on January 5, 1952 to the late Donald, Sr. (Florence) Pearish. He fought a long and hard battle with cancer and he was a hero in the eyes of his family. He had a love...
Harvey C. Bak
Jun 22, 2022
Harvey C. Bak, 82, of Bremen, passed away on June 22, 2022 in his home. Harvey is survived by two children, Christina Colburn of Defiance, OH and Dale (Lynette) Bak of Sherwood, OH and ten grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters, Linda Hatfield-Ray of Cooksville, TN and Rita Whitmer of Valdasta, GA. He is preceded in death...
Joyce Leeper
Jun 22, 2022
Joyce E Leeper, formerly of rural Plymouth, passed into the loving arms of Jesus on the first day of summer, 2022 at Miller’s Merry Manor of Wakarusa. Joyce was born on May 30, 1939 to Bernard and Esther (Balmer) Geik. She grew up in the Bremen area, and attended school at Bremen Public Schools, graduating with the class of...
David R. Holmes
Jun 20, 2022
His was a life lived in the luminescence of honor, the cloak of dignity, and the pursuance of justice. Yet he was also a man with a gracious and generous heart, one who loved his family with fierce devotion. There is so much more that could be said in the celebration of David R. Holmes’s journey of life. For...
Tracy Adams
May 20, 2022
Tracy Lee Adams, 57, who resided at Lake of the Woods, Bremen, Indiana, went to be with the Lord after a sudden illness on Friday, May 20, 2022. Tracy was born on May 1, 1965 in North Little Rock, Arkansas but grew up in the South Bend/Mishawaka area. Although he and his wife, Jessica, would make Lake of the...
Louise Haney
May 13, 2022
Louise M. Haney, 88, of Nappanee, passed away at her home on Friday, May 13, 2022. Louise was born on January 21, 1934 in Dunlap, IN to the late Oscar and Zae W. (Lehman) Haney. Louise was a receptionist for numerous local businesses, most recently working for Newmar. She is survived by her brother, Joe Haney of Warren, IN...
Joyce Smith
May 11, 2022
Joyce Marie Smith, 76, of Plymouth, passed away at 4:44 pm, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka. Joyce was born on December 8, 1945 in Plymouth to Francis and Glada (Harrington) Lolmaugh. On January 8, 1965, she married Robert L. Smith, he passed away on August 20, 2020. She enjoyed puzzles, stock car racing...
Mary Holm
May 10, 2022
Mary A. Holm, 92, passed away on May 10, 2022 in Indianapolis, IN. She lived a full and rich life leaving behind so many who loved her. Mary was born on July 27, 1929, to Christian and Anna (Augustine) Turbes in Lisbon, ND. She graduated from Loyola High School (Mankato, MN) in 1947. Mary married Hugo S. Holm on...
Vera Miller
May 4, 2022
Vera Mae Miller, 101, of Bremen, passed away at 6:05 am, Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in her home surrounded by family. Vera was born on April 4, 1921 in her Madison Township home, the daughter of George and Florence (Foeckler) Schlemmer. On March 17, 1944, she married Maynard “Shorty” Miller. She is survived by three children; Donald (Mardell) Miller...
Jayne Marlene Kolbe
May 3, 2022
Jayne Marlene (Rhoade) Huppert-Kolbe, 83, of Bremen, passed away on May 3, 2022 in Signature Health Care of Bremen. Marlene loved with all of her heart, and her family meant everything to her. From the time she grew up on the farm as a little daddy’s girl, she was a ball of energy, and was going to make a...
Helen Olsen
May 1, 2022
Helen A. Olsen, 90, of Plymouth, passed away at 9:40 am, Sunday, May 1, 2022 in Catherine Kasper House, Donaldson. Helen was born on July 27, 1931 in Plymouth, IN to the late Roland and Cecile (Buss) Davenport. On October 15, 1948 she married James E. Olsen in Lakeville, IN. He passed away on August 13, 1989. She is...
Lavon Lamaster
Apr 30, 2022
Lavon M. Lamaster , 88, of Bremen, passed away at 1:03 pm, Saturday, April 30, 2022 in Memorial Hospital of South Bend. Lavon was born on April 12, 1934 in Niles, MI to the late Bryon and Bertha (Morehouse) Rupe . On April 12, 1954 she married Lloyd Lamaster . He passed away on September 24, 1992. She is...
Maxine Tyson
Apr 21, 2022
Maxine W. Tyson, 98, of Bremen, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 21, 2022. Maxine was born on November 21, 1923 in Bremen to the late Ray and Gladys (York) Swank. On September 29, 1946, she married Richard Tyson. He passed away on October 20, 1998. She is survived by two daughters, Connie (Doug)...
Carianne Hartzell
Apr 19, 2022
Carianne “Our Loving Care Bear” Hartzell, 31, of Nappanee, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 in Goshen Hospital. Carianne was born on January 19, 1991 in Mishawaka. She is survived by her mother, Cheri Steele of Syracuse; father, Phillip Steele of Goshen; three children, Marley Reigh Hartzell, Rhage Daniel Bowker and Castiel Dean Bowker; grandparents, Jerry (Carol) Lanning...
Paul E. Reed
Apr 15, 2022
Paul Edward Reed, 96, a lifetime resident of Bremen, passed away at 9:59 am, Friday, April 15, 2022. Paul was born on June 2, 1925, the son of Emery and Olive (Musser) Reed. On September 27, 1946, he married Helen M. Weil. She passed away on February 20, 2011. Paul is survived by three children; Shirlee Barnard, Randy (Thelma)...
Robert "Bob" Rockwell
Apr 5, 2022
Robert R. “Bob” Rockwell, 83, of Bremen, passed away at 6:31 pm, Tuesday, April 5, 2022 in Signature Health Care of Bremen. Bob was born on December 6, 1938, the son of the late Ross and Edith (Bush) Rockwell. He is survived by his loving with, Irmgard; eight children, Raymond Rockwell of Colorado, Barbara Stevens of Mishawaka, Jeanie Rockwell...
Charles Morton
Apr 4, 2022
Charles J. Morton, 96, of Syracuse, Indiana, passed away at 10:30 am, April 4, 2022 following a long life, well lived. Charlie was born on April 7, 1925 to Orla and Bessie Morton on a farm near Lebanon Indiana. He graduated High School in 1943 and was inducted into the Army in support of WWII where he served as...
