Obituaries
Bremen, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Bremen and Marshall County, IN.
Andy Ervin
Dec 15, 2017
Junior “Andy” Ervin, 87, of Bremen, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, December 15, 2017. Andy was born on April 30, 1930 in Lakeville, the son of Anthony F. and Ethel (Sherman) Ervin. On June 4, 1950, he married Mary Lou Swank. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Mary Lou; three sons, Joe...
Francis Rans
Dec 5, 2017
Francis A. Rans, 87, of Ft. Wayne, formerly of Bremen, passed away at 11:00 pm, Tuesday, December 5, 2017 in Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home of Ft. Wayne. Francis was born on April 13, 1930 in Knox to the late John and Nellie (Miller) Rans. On April 21, 1956, he married Kay Svidensky. She passed away on October 9,...
Shirley Hirstein
Dec 3, 2017
Shirley Wilson Barrineau Hirstein, 87, was born on March 16, 1930 to Claude Wilson & Lorree Wilson Askew in Oneco, Florida. On April 23, 1946, she married Mose Barrineau, who died in 1981. They had two children. In 1982, Shirley married Roy Hirstein, who died in 1991. Shirley worked as a professional singer as a teenager. She later worked...
Helen L. Shields
Dec 1, 2017
Helen Louise Shields, 99, of Wakarusa, formerly of Bremen, passed away at 9:50 am, Friday, December 1, 2017 in Miller’s Merry Manor of Wakarusa. Helen was born on November 17, 1918, the daughter of Walter and Grace (Strong) Miller. On August 5, 1939, she married Charles W. Shields. He passed away on May 9, 1998. She is survived by...
Greg Pike
Nov 28, 2017
Gregory Lee Pike, 59, of Bremen passed away at 8:57 am, Tuesday, November 28, 2017 in his home. Greg was born on April 5, 1958, the son of the late Forrest “Dale” and Rosemary (Shafer) Pike. He is survived by two daughters, Lindsey (Caleb) Andrews of Plymouth and Brooke (Eddie) Rodriguez of Bremen; and eight grandchildren, Braxton, Lauren, Londyn,...
Mel Sheley
Nov 25, 2017
Delyle Melvere “Mel” Sheley, 84, of Bremen, passed away at 1:23 pm, Saturday, November 25, 2017 in Miller’s Merry Manor of Wakarusa. Mel was born on December 27, 1932, the son of Albert and Leila (Rice) Sheley. On July 30, 1952, he married Carolyn Caskey. Mel is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Carolyn, four children; Jon...
Dorothy Edgerton
Nov 24, 2017
Dorothy Ella Edgerton, 95, of Bremen, passed away at 5:49 am, Friday, November 24, 2017 in Signature Health Care of Bremen. Dorothy was born on March 16, 1922, the daughter of Herman and Louise (Carrol) Vincent. On September 9, 1942, in Midland, TX, she married L.H. Edgerton. He passed away on March 5, 1983. She is also preceded in...
Norma Jean Watkins
Nov 24, 2017
Norma Jean Watkins, 86, formerly of Bremen, passed away at 9:20 pm, Friday, November 24, 2017 in Brookdale Senior Living Center, Granger. Norma was born on January 23, 1931, the daughter of Ernest and Vada Engdahl. She is survived by her son, Richard and Cathy Watkins of South Bend, two grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and one great grandchild. She...
Lulla Huffer
Nov 21, 2017
Lulla Bell Huffer, 83, of Bremen, passed away at 5:20 pm, Tuesday, November 21, 2017 in her home surrounded by family. Lulla was born in Porter County, IN to the union of Lawrence and Bertha (Moore) Heltzel. She lived most of her life in Bremen. She married Ronald “Tex” Huffer in June of 1962. He passed away on September...
Joyce Meister
Nov 19, 2017
Joyce Arlene Meister, 81, of Bremen, passed away at 4:45 pm, Sunday, November 19, 2017 in Memorial Hospital of South Bend. Joyce was born on July 5, 1936 in Hobart, the daughter of Harvey and Kathryn (Daugherty) Muir. She is survived by her loving husband of 59 years, Jim; three children, Lori Winters of Lafayette, Greg (Beth) Meister of...
Alejandro Alvarado
Nov 19, 2017
Alejandro Roman Alvarado, 19, of Bremen, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 19, 2017 in his home. Alejandro was born on April 8, 1998, the son of Jose Roman and Adrienne (Preston) Alvarado. Alejandro was a 2016 graduate of Bremen High School. He briefly played soccer and football, but wrestling was his passion. Alejandro also had many other interests,...
Pam Berkey
Nov 18, 2017
Pamela Kay Berkey, 66, of Bremen, passed away at 5:30 pm, Saturday, November 18, 2017 in her home surrounded by family. Pam was born on November 21, 1950, the daughter of William and Frances (Zentz) Hesch. On January 20, 2015, she married Dale Klapp. Pam was an area lifetime resident. She worked for the former Bornamen Products in Bremen...
Catherine Thompson
Nov 17, 2017
Catherine Rosalie Thompson, 74, of Bremen, passed away at 6:27 pm, Wednesday, November 15, 2017 in St. Joseph Health Systems, Mishawaka. Catherine was born on December 1, 1942 in South Bend to Sylvester and Rosalie (Dembinski) Plencner. Catherine graduated from St. Joseph High School. She worked as a computer analyst for Wheel horse in South Bend and retired in...
Glenice Crowel
Nov 16, 2017
Glenice Elaine Crowel, 84, of Warsaw, passed away at 7:39 am, Thursday, November 16, 2017 in her home surrounded by family. Glenice was born on February 6, 1933, the daughter of the late Ray and Ardella (Senff) Jensen. She is survived by four children; Steven (Carol) Crowel of Boynton Beach, FL, Kathy Knight of Warsaw, Brenda (Carl) Smith of...
Dorothy Taylor
Nov 15, 2017
Dorothy Ann Taylor, 83, of Bremen, passed away at 2:30 am, Wednesday, November 15, 2017 in her home. She was born on September 3, 1934, the daughter of the late Jordan and Anna (Belakovich) Mitchell. She is survived by eight children; Kim (Kent) Robert of Posey, IL, Kristi (Marie Phillips) Ballinger of Euclid, OH, Mark (Kris) Taylor of Brockton,...
Janice Reese
Nov 14, 2017
Janice Y. Reese, 86, of Bremen, passed away at 11:45 am, Tuesday, November 14, 2017 in Signature Health Care of Bremen. Janice was born on May 1, 1931, the daughter of Waldo and Pauline (Tyler) Marshall. On July 4, 1947, she married Robert Reese. He passed away on March 16, 2007. Janice is survived by three children; Jeffrey Reese...
Anthony Gunterman, Jr
Nov 13, 2017
Anthony E. “Tony” Gunterman, Jr., died at home on Monday, November 13, 2017 surrounded by loved ones. Tony was born April 26, 1942 in Plymouth, Indiana to Anthony E. Gunterman, Sr. and Laurene J. (Gilbert) who predeceased him. After graduation from Bremen High School in 1960, Tony joined the United States Air Force where he served four years, ending...
Dennis Stillson
Oct 29, 2017
Dennis “Mick” Stillson, 67, of Bremen, passed away at 6:30 am, Sunday, October 29, 2017 in Elkhart County Hospice House. Mick was born on September 28, 1950, the son of Dennis W. and Betty (Miller) Stillson. On October 7, 2002, he married Julia Briggs. He is survived by his wife, Julia of Bremen, two daughters, Cassidy (Rob) Zylka of...
Thelma Adams
Oct 27, 2017
Thelma Bernetta Adams, 96, of Lake Placid, FL, formerly of Bremen, passed away at 8:53 am, Friday, October 27, 2017 in her home. She was born in Rochester, NY on March 1, 1921 to Alice and Peter Schuler. She married Robert Adams, Sr. on April 25, 1944, raising a family of 9 with him until his passing May 24,...
Gerald Rhoade
Oct 23, 2017
Gerald (Jerry) Roger Rhoade, 76, passed away at 4:06 am, Monday, October 23, 2017 in Bloomington, IN. He was born at home in Madison Township on March 11, 1941 to Raymond and Violet Rhoade. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Elaine (Ray) Hinton and his brother, James (Mary) Rhoade. He is survived by one sister,...
