Obituaries
Bremen, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Bremen and Marshall County, IN.
Wayne A. Johnson
Aug 1, 2015
Wayne A. Johnson, 74, of Lapaz passed away at 9:45 AM, Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Signature Health Care in Bremen. He was born May 1, 1941 to Arnold and Evelyn (Wurst) Johnson in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Wayne is survived by a brother, Roy (Sarah) Johnson of West Lafayette. He was preceded in death by his parents. He graduated...
Patricia Smith
Jul 30, 2015
Patricia D. Smith, 75, of Bremen, passed away at 11:15 am, Thursday, July 30, 2015 in Signature Health Care of Bremen. Patricia was born on March 16, 1940, the daughter of the late Robert and Clara (Schooley) Parker. She is survived by four children, Christie (Dean) Weldy of Bremen, Terry (Kelly) Smith of Tippecanoe, Vickie (Craig) Bradbury of Bremen...
Brian L. Nieb
Jul 30, 2015
Brian L. Nieb, 65, of Argos, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Brian was born on October 26, 1949, the son of the late Leon C. and Mary E. (Wages) Nieb. On March 9, 1969, he married Diana Overmyer. He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Diana of Argos; four children, Scott Nieb of...
Bertha Verhaeghe
Jul 26, 2015
Bertha Verhaeghe, 97, of Bremen, passed away at 7:25 pm, Sunday, July 26, 2015 in Signature Health Care of Bremen. Bertha was born on January 25, 1918 in Bremen, the daughter of the late Fritz and Bertha (Zingg) Weber. On December 30, 1939 in Mishawaka, she married Henry “Hank” Verhaeghe. He passed away on August 9, 2009. She is...
Martin "Mike" H. Niere
Jul 24, 2015
Martin “Mike” H. Niere, 49, of Plymouth, passed away in his own home after a short and unsparing battle with cancer on Friday, July 24, 2015. Martin was born July 13, 1966, the son of Bill and Wanda (Lawrence) Niere, both deceased. On June 22, 1991, Martin wed Irma Ruiz and lived a happy, fulfilling life with their daughter,...
Sharon Kay Keller
Jul 10, 2015
Sharon Kay Dewart Keller, 74, of Indianapolis passed away Friday, July 10, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Indianapolis. She was born to Randall and Gwendoline Dewart on April 9, 1941. Sharon is survived by three daughters, Kathy Keller, Vicki Keller, and Kristi Keller; three grandchildren, Brittany Keller, Shelby Keller, and Trae Harger, all of Indianapolis; three siblings, Jon...
Gertrude K. Purschwitz
Jul 8, 2015
Gertrude K. Purschwitz died peacefully at her home in Roscoe, Illinois on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at the age of 94. The former Gertrude Viola Koch was born on March 5, 1921 in West Point, Jackson County, Illinois. She was the daughter of Rev. Walter and Agnes (Buescher) Koch. During her youth her family lived near Merrill, Wisconsin where...
Robert G. Buhrt
Jul 4, 2015
Robert G. Buhrt, 85 entered his eternal life in Heaven at 10pm on the 4th of July, following a brief illness. He was at the same home in Kosciusko County where he was born on Nov. 7, 1929 to Paul and Ida (Mock) Buhrt. On Dec. 31, 1953, he married Lorabell J. Newcomer in Nappanee, IN. She survives along...
Jacob James Yoder
Jul 4, 2015
Jacob James Yoder, 24, of Bremen, passed away at 6:11 pm, Saturday, July 4, 2015 in Community Hospital of Bremen. Jacob was born on April 22, 1991, the son of James and Sandra (Geib) Yoder. Jacob is survived by his loving parents, James and Sandra Yoder of Bremen and brother, Mitchell Yoder of Bremen. He is a Bremen High...
Marilyn K. Bellman
Jul 4, 2015
Marilyn Kay Bellman, 73, Bremen, passed away at 9: 05 am, Saturday, July 4, 2015 in Elkhart County Hospice House with her family by her bedside. Marilyn was born on August 5, 1941, in Madison Township, the daughter of the late Ralph and Patricia (Pittman) Null. On September 18, 1959, in Riverside Church, Bremen, she married Roy Bellman, Jr....
Jeffrey Alan Fretz
Jul 3, 2015
Jeffrey Alan Fretz, 50, of Bremen, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. Jeff was born January 6, 1965 in Warsaw to Larry and Phyllis (Yates) Fretz. He is survived by his daughter Nicole (Jason) Bailey of Bremen; parents Phyllis and Gary Beane of Rochester; a sister Suzetta Howard of Seattle, WA;...
Gertrude E. Schaal
Jun 30, 2015
Gertrude E. "Gert" Schaal, 87, of South Bend, died peacefully in her sleep on June 30, 2015, allowing her at last to join her late husband, Donald E. "Dutch" Schaal, whom she had mourned since his death in November 2013. She was born Oct. 16, 1927, in Wyatt, Ind., to Marvin and Pearl (Enders) Odiorne, both of whom preceded...
Nancy L. Gaudinier
Jun 28, 2015
Nancy Lee Gaudinier, 71, of Bremen, passed away at 9:52 am, Sunday, June 28 2015 in her home. Nancy was born on September 21, 1941 in Richeyville, PA, the daughter of William and Hazel (Hynickle) Gaudinier. She is survived by a sisters, Irene Kulcsar of Bremen and Ginny Liddle of Moorehead, MN; aunt, Virginia Bigrigg of Richeyville, PA; nieces,...
Neil Mort
Jun 21, 2015
Neil Mort, 57, of Leesburg, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born November 7, 1957, to Robert W. and Clara (Couturier) Mort in Mt. Clemens, MI. On December 8, 2000, Neil married Ann Edgerton. She survives. Neil was an agent of Hoosier Transit. He enjoyed flying RC model airplanes,...
Ardith K. Kares
Jun 19, 2015
Ardith K. Kares, 74, of Bremen, passed away at 1:30 am, Friday, June 19, 2015 in Community Hospital of Bremen. Ardith was born on March 19, 1941, the daughter of the late Carl and Mary Kathryn (Bedell) Anderson. On January 19, 1979, she married Richard Kares. She is survived by her loving husband of 36 years, Richard; three daughters,...
Howard E. O'Connor
Jun 15, 2015
Howard E. O’Connor, 81, of Bremen, passed away at 10:46 am, Monday, June 15, 2015 in Porter Regional Medical Center, Valparaiso. Howard was born on October 13, 1933 in North Liberty, IN, the son of the late Faye and Lilly (Reed) O’Connor. On June 20, 1959, he married Betty Hill. She passed away on December 23, 2012. He is...
Barbara J. Windham
Jun 10, 2015
Barbara Jean (Annis) Windham would like her friends and family to know that her work here on earth was completed on June 10, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas. She began her assignment November 1, 1936 born to Ernest and Lillie Annis. She was a sister to Virginia (Annis) Leeper (Richard), and an aunt to Jim Leeper, Connie Leeper, and...
Mary Jane Wagner
Jun 8, 2015
Mary Jane Wagner, 80, of Bremen, passed away at 3:45 pm, Monday, June 8, 2015 with family by her side. Mary Jane was born in Macy, IN on May 6, 1935, the daughter of the late Robert and Ethel (Anderson) Woolley. Mary Jane is survived by two daughters, Tonya Wise and Tina Hollett, both of Bremen; two granddaughters, Josephine...
Edgar Eugene Hummel
May 31, 2015
Edgar Eugene Hummel, 76, of Bremen, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at 7:02 pm, Sunday, May 31, 2015 in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. Edgar was born on November 8, 1938 in LaPorte, the son of Howard and Iona J. (Hough) Hummel. On September 5, 1959, in North Liberty, he married Betty L. Elkins. He is...
Clifford Dean Crothers
May 24, 2015
Clifford Dean Crothers, 87, of Bremen, passed away at 11:05 am, Sunday, May 24, 2015 in his home. Cliff was born on October 6, 1927, the son of the late Andrew J. and Velma (Cline) Crothers. On April 16, 1949, he married Cora Leonard. She passed away November 20, 2014. He is also preceded in death by a brother,...
