Obituaries
Bremen, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Bremen and Marshall County, IN.
Gale E. Laudeman
Dec 18, 2020
Gale Eugene Laudeman, 70, of Bremen, passed away December 18, 2020 at St Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka. Gale was born to Richard and Lorene (Munsell) on July 30, 1950 in Bremen. He is survived by his wife, Connie Jo (Boggs) Laudeman, of 51 years. They together have 3 sons; Todd (Cassie) of Bremen, Bryan of Bremen and Jason...
Dale Klapp
Dec 17, 2020
Dale Edward Klapp, 63, of Bremen, passed away at his home on December 17, 2020. He was born on February 14, 1957 in Plymouth. Dale was the sixth of seven children to the late Charley and Esther (Jones) Klapp. He attend Plymouth High School and was a former employee of the City of Plymouth. He is survived by a...
Herman Coffel
Dec 13, 2020
Herman W. Coffel, 75, of Bremen passed away at 3:19 pm, Sunday, December 13, 2020 in Advent Health of Sebring, Florida. Herman was born on October 8, 1945 to James and Beulah (Nettrouer) Coffel in Plymouth, Indiana. Herman is survived by his wife, Sue Ellen (Reed), sons Matthew (Jennie) Coffel of Bremen, and Troy Coffel of Bremen; daughter Tami...
Oswald Janke
Dec 12, 2020
Oswald “Ozzie” Janke, 77, of Stevensville, MI, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Signature Health Care of Bremen of COVID-19. Ozzie was born October 19, 1943 to Gustav and Agate (Popke) Janke. He emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1951 at the age of eight. Ozzie graduated from Benton Harbor High School in 1962. He worked...
Mark Odiorne
Dec 12, 2020
Mark Odiorne "Odi" went to be with his Lord from his home on December 12, 2020. He was born in Bremen, In to Gene and Margie (Slusser) Odiorne on February 3, 1950. They preceded him in death. Surviving are a brother, Gary; sister, Karen; two children, Sherri Sexton and Matthew (Erica) Odiorne and four grandchildren. He resided in North...
Barbara J. Love
Dec 11, 2020
Barbara Jean Love, 78, of Bremen, passed away at 5:05 pm, Friday, December 11, 2020 in Memorial Hospital of South Bend. Barb was born on March 2, 1942, the daughter of Harry and Mary (Huff) Stanifer. She is survived by her daughter, Terri Biddle of Bremen; two grandchildren, Ashley (BJ) Vernatter and Adam (Megan) Biddle and four great grandchildren,...
Michael Luttman
Dec 10, 2020
Mike Luttman, Husband, Dad, “Gee-pa”, “Uncle Mike” and Friend to many, passed away on the evening of December 10th due to complications of the Covid-19 virus. Mike was born on August 22nd, 1943 in Garrett, Indiana to Howard and Gaytha Luttman. He graduated from Avilla High Schools in 1962. He was an accomplished high school athlete and his love...
Shirley Engelhardt
Dec 8, 2020
Shirley Ann Engelhardt, age 87, of Bremen, passed into eternal life on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 6:40 AM, at Signature Healthcare of Bremen, from complications of COVID-19. Shirley was born on April 11, 1933, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, a daughter of Carl and Edna (Hesch) Weigel. On May 15, 1955, she married George Engelhardt at St. John...
Deborah Murnane
Dec 4, 2020
Deborah Nicholson Murnane,65, passed away of COVID at Signature of Bremen on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. She was born Sept. 23, 1955, in Kennett, MO to the late Chester W. and M. Juanita (Nelson) Nicholson. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard Murnane, and her sister Linda Adkins. She is survived by her brother, Jerry ( Helen...
Edward Anderson
Dec 2, 2020
Edward A. Anderson, 83, of Bremen passed away at 12:47 pm, Wednesday, December 2, 2020 in IU Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Ed was born to Carl E. and Mary Kathryn (Bedell) Anderson in Marshall County, Indiana. Ed graduated from LaPaz High School in 1955. He and Patricia Rash were married on September 8, 1957. They are high school sweethearts and...
Beryl Secor
Nov 29, 2020
It is with great sadness we announce the passage of Beryl Dorothea Leininger Secor on November 29, 2020 following a brief illness. Beryl was born in Philadelphia to Walter & Barbara Leininger on March 24, 1927. She was married to Edward Secor on June 15, 1947 and they moved to Bremen, when he became Superintendent of Bremen’s schools from...
James Weiss
Nov 28, 2020
James LeRoy Weiss, 60, of Bremen, passed away at 9:50 am, Saturday, November 28, 2020 in Signature Health Care of Bremen. Jim was born on January 14, 1960 in Bremen, the son of Wayne and Elizabeth (Wenker) Weiss. Jim is survived by his mother, Elizabeth Weiss; two siblings, Timothy (Suzanne) Weiss and Kimberly (Robert) Hall; and four children. He...
Noe Hernandez
Nov 26, 2020
Beloved brother and son, Noe Hernandez, passed away in his home early Thursday morning on November 26th, 2020. He was 47 years of age. Noe was born on October 30, 1973 at Bremen Community Hospital to Ignacio and Magdalena Hernandez. He was the eldest of their five children. Noe was a life-long resident of Bremen where he attended school....
Brian Klingerman
Nov 20, 2020
Brian E. Klingerman, 62, passed away on November 20, 2020 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was born in Bremen on August of 1958 to Chester (Skip) and Joyce Klingerman, Jr. Maternal grandparents were Frank and Teresa Kukla, and paternal grandparents were Chester and Katherine (Williams) Klingerman, Sr. He married the love of his life, Joyce Emenaker...
Mary Zeiger
Nov 16, 2020
Mary Anna Zeiger, 80, of Bremen, passed away at 10:59 pm, Monday, November 16, 2020 in Community Hospital of Bremen. Mary was born on November 26, 1939 in Mishawaka to the late Earl and Martha (Hillaert) Zeiger. She graduated from Madison Township High School, Ball State University and Indiana University, earning a Master’s Degree. She taught school and lived...
Lois Shaffer
Nov 7, 2020
Lois Millicent Shaffer, 86, of Donaldson, passed away at 12:15 am, Saturday, November 7, 2020 in Catherine Kasper House. She was born on March 2, 1934 in Argos to the late Duward and Edna (Williams) Shaffer. On April 3, 1954, she married Donald K. Shaffer. He passed away on August 31, 2006. She is also preceded in death by...
Pamela Anne Coffel
Nov 6, 2020
Pamela A. Coffel, 72, of Bremen, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 6, 2020 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw. Pam was born on March 15, 1948 to Janice and Ernest Carter in Plymouth, Indiana. She graduated from Culver High School in 1966 and attended Purdue University. Pam married Donald Coffel on June 30, 1973. They enjoyed live music...
Violet Jane Witterman
Nov 5, 2020
Violet Jane Witterman, 83, of Bremen, passed away at 4:23 pm, Thursday, November 5, 2020 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center of Mishawaka. Violet was born on June 3, 1937 in Ravenswood WV. She is survived by two children, Constance (Jack) Sawicki of Ligonier and Timothy (Marika) Kunder of Bremen; five grandchildren, Cheri Newcomer, Amy Skinner, Todd Eyler, Amber...
Pat Farrer
Oct 31, 2020
Pat Farrer, a lifetime resident of Bremen, passed away October 31, 2020, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born November 28th, 1930, and was just one month shy of reaching his 90th birthday. As a teenager, Pat was voted most popular senior boy in high school. After graduation from BHS, he was fortunate enough to marry the most...
Charles Dean Kimble
Oct 29, 2020
Charles “Dean” Kimble, 102, was born in Bremen, Indiana, on March 5, 1918, to Walter E. Kimble and Bertha (Dettbrenner) Kimble. On September 29, 1940, he married Gretchen Ilene Hiester at the First Evangelical and Reformed Church in Bremen. After training in custom fur design and tailoring, Dean joined his father at Kimble’s Fur Shop in Bremen. He and...
