Obituaries
Bremen, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Bremen and Marshall County, IN.
Cleo Weldy
Mar 13, 2018
Cleo E. Weldy, 79, of Bremen, passed away in his home at 7:31 am, March 13, 2018 surrounded by family. Cleo was born on July 7, 1938, one of the 17 children of Irvin and Lola (Pittman) Weldy. On March 8, 1957 in Bremen, he married Elinor June Andrews. She passed away on March 16, 2016. He is survived by...
Clifford Zillmer
Mar 11, 2018
Clifford Dale Zillmer, 94, passed away at 3:30 am, Sunday, March 11, 2018 in Signature Health Care of Bremen. He was born on March 20, 1923 to Albert and Carrie (Manges) Zillmer of Bremen. He married Betty Marks on August 30, 1942. Clifford was a lifelong resident and farmer of Bremen with his wife just south of town. Much of...
Norman Mcgowen
Mar 7, 2018
Norman Elwood McGowen, 98, of Bremen, passed away of natural causes, Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at the Hospice House of Elkhart surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 10, 1919, in LaPorte County, the fourth of five children to Charles and Hilda (Thompson) McGowen. Norman married Dorothy Myhre on January 9, 1943 and they were happily married for...
Anthony Hopkins
Mar 5, 2018
Anthony David Oscar Hopkins, 2, of Bremen, passed away at 6:11 am, Monday, March 5, 2018 in his home. Anthony was born on February 3, 2016 in Mishawaka to Tamara Hopkins and Daleshawn Bell. He is survived by his parents; two brothers, Nicholas Hopkins and Christopher Hopkins; maternal grandparents, David (Tracy) Reyes of Bremen; paternal grandmother, Sonya Hurmon of Ft....
Patsy Propst
Feb 22, 2018
Patsy Ruth Propst, 67, of Bremen, passed away at 11:03 am, Thursday, February 22, 2018 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka. Patsy was born on April 1, 1950, the daughter of William and Nancy (Wright) Bentley. On June 9, 1973, she married John Propst. He passed away on February 18, 2015. She is survived by five children; Angela (Kevin)...
Peggy Ernsberger
Feb 20, 2018
Peggy Jean Ernsberger, 92, of Wakarusa, formerly of Bremen, passed away at 1:38 am, Tuesday, February 20, 2018 in Goshen Hospital. Peggy was born on November 14, 1925, the daughter of Kenneth and Lucile (Norris) Fisher. She married Eugene Ernsberger. After his passing, she married Carl Ernsberger and they were married 61 years before he passed away on January 10,...
Phyllis E. Waltz
Feb 13, 2018
My mother often said, “When you stop moving, you might as well call it quits.” Faithful to these words, she kept going for almost 95 years until February 13, 2018. My mother lived in her own home in Bremen, Indiana, a lifelong resident. She still drove everywhere she wanted to go, and made daily trips to visit her friend,...
Mark Wagner
Feb 7, 2018
Mark E. Wagner was the second of three sons born to Stuart and Marcia (Hetznecker) Wagner in Bremen, Indiana. He is preceded in death by his father Stuart, his mother Marcia, his sons Jerome Stuart and Jeffrey John, and his father-in-law Jerome Schnurr. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Jean (Schnurr) Wagner; his children Delia (Bruce)...
Christine Rodgers
Feb 2, 2018
Christine L. Rodgers, 51, of Bremen, died Friday, February 2, 2018 in Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Christine was born on December 22, 1966 in Indianapolis. She is survived by her mother, Diana Rodgers; daughter, Kennedie Borucki; brother, James L. Rodgers and his children Jaime (Teddy) Wheatbrook, Jessica Rodgers, and James Rodgers; aunt, Alice Shepherd and uncle, Glen (Gertrude)...
Esther Gordon
Jan 31, 2018
Esther L. Gordon, 99, of Indianapolis, formerly of Bremen, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018 in Eagle Valley Meadows Nursing Home, Indianapolis. Esther was born on July 24, 1918, the daughter of Ernest and Marie (Traschel) Germann. On May 29, 1964, she married Lloyd Gordon. He preceded her in death on June 28, 1976. Esther is survived by her daughter,...
Gerald Guard
Jan 18, 2018
Gerald “Jerry” R. Guard, 90, longtime area resident of Bremen, also of Dallas, TX and Chiefland, FL passed away at 4:45 pm, Thursday, January 18, 2018 in Miller’s Merry Manor of Walkerton. Jerry was born on April 5, 1927 in Bremen, the son of Rufus S. and Bertha A. (Woodcox) Guard. He was married to Lois A. Graverson on September...
Virginia Marvel
Jan 18, 2018
Virginia Rose Marvel, 91, of Wakarusa, passed away at 12:30 pm, Thursday, January 18, 2018 in Miller’s Merry Manor of Wakarusa. She was born on September 8, 1926 in Mishawaka, the daughter of George and Catherine Zimmer. She is survived by five children; Robert (Judy) Marvel, Jr. of Edwardsburg, Richard Marvel of Mishawaka, Randy (Shirley) Marvel of Niles, Jennifer (Steve)...
Janice Dutoi
Jan 16, 2018
Janice Marie Dutoi, 83, of Bremen, passed away at 1:35 am, Tuesday, January 16, 2018 in Miller’s Merry Manor of Plymouth. Janice was born on January 9, 1935, the daughter of Leon and Vera (Ritchey) Dutoi. She is survived by four siblings; Donald (Sheila Hardy) Dutoi of Bremen, Mary Lou (Lowell) Stine of Goshen, Eugene (Kathy) Dutoi of Bremen and...
Susan Lynn Koch
Jan 11, 2018
Susan Lynn Koch passed away peacefully on January 11, 2018 surrounded by friends and family. Susan was born on January 22, 1947 in Washington, D.C.. She was the oldest daughter of Theodore W. and Gertrude K. (Koch) Purschwitz, who preceded her in death. She is survived by her siblings Jane Nielsen of Burnsville, MN; Anne Ashe of South Haven,...
Mark Nieubuurt
Jan 7, 2018
Mark Allen Nieubuurt, 61, died Sunday, January 7, 2018. He was a native of Indiana and resident of Thibodaux, LA. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, January 20, 2018 in Horizon Church, 202 N Center St., Bremen, with one hour of visitation prior to the service. He is survived by daughters, Theresa and Brandy Nieubuurt,...
Rose Bucheck
Jan 6, 2018
Rose P. Bucheck, 97, of Bremen, passed away at 11:25 pm, Saturday, January 6, 2018 in Signature Health Care of Bremen. Rose was born on March 14, 1920, the daughter of Walter and Katie (Kowalczyk) Galka. She is survived by three children, Carolyn Shell of Bremen, Patricia Ortiz of Portage, IN and Linda Herbst of Green Valley, AZ. Per...
Francis Schutz
Jan 6, 2018
Francis L. Schutz, 85, of Bremen, passed away at 5:45 pm, Saturday, January 6, 2018 in Signature Health Care of Bremen. Francis was born on December 2, 1932, the son of the late John and Florence (Zieger) Schutz. On July 5, 1958, he married Mary Kamp. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary; daughter, Susan Roark of Bremen...
Lela Morris
Jan 3, 2018
Lela “Lee” M. Morris, 90, of Bremen, passed away at 10:20 am, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 in Miller’s Merry Manor of Wakarusa surrounded by family. Lee was born on June 25, 1927 to the late Robert and Ethel Woolley. She is survived by three children, Karen Mishler of Nappanee, Wayne (Barb) Troyer of Bremen and Gerald (Ruth) Troyer of Nappanee;...
Khamla F. Khampilaapanyo
Jan 1, 2018
Khamla Khampilaapanyo, 86, of Bremen, passed away at 4:30 am, Monday, January 1, 2018 in the Community Hospital of Bremen. Khamla was born in Laos on February 1, 29132. Survivors include Kham (Angela Aree Soungpanya) Lueane of Bremen, Khamwaia (Wilaawan) Kaye of Cleveland, Khamvang (Poutiwan) Khampilaapanyo of Cleveland, Bounsone (Bounyoung) Matchittom of Cleveland and Pone (Sara) Daosavanh of Cleveland. ...
Harley Stieglitz
Dec 28, 2017
Harley Joshua Stieglitz, 91, of South Bend, Indiana passed away in his home on December 28 surrounded by his loving wife and his entire immediate family. He was born and raised on a farm in Milford, Indiana, the third of ten children. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth of 66 years. Also surviving are daughters Deborah Meeks, Kari...
