Obituaries
Bremen, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Bremen and Marshall County, IN.
David L. Miller
Oct 26, 2014
David L. Miller, 88, of Walkerton passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth. He was born on June 3, 1926 to Dale and Pluma (Slife) Miller. David honorably served in his country as a soldier in the US Army stationed in the Philippines during WWII. After returning home, he married Thelma...
Jim E. Haywood
Oct 24, 2014
Jim E. Haywood, 54, of Elkhart, formerly of Mishwaka passed away on Friday, October 24, 2014 at the Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart. He was born to Charles and Sallie Haywood on December 22, 1959 in Martin, Kentucky. Jim was proud to be raised in Bremen, Indiana and graduated from Bremen High School in 1978. He went on...
Ernestine Irene Edel
Oct 19, 2014
Ernestine Irene Edel, age 90, of Bremen, passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Wakarusa. She was born March 30, 1924 in Nappanee, IN to Otis S. and Clara M. (Stevens) Oster. May 23, 1953 Ernestine married Richard D. Edel in Mishawaka, IN. He preceded her in death July 30, 1987. Ernestine retired from Uniroyal...
Orrin Wayne Perkins
Oct 17, 2014
Orrin Wayne Perkins, 81, of Mishawaka, formerly of Bremen passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at Signature Health Care in Bremen. He was born on January 26, 1933 in South Bend to Charles and Hazel Perkins. Orrin retired from Nipsco in 1991, after forty years of service. He was also a long time member of the Moose Lodge of...
Jon E. Newcomb
Oct 12, 2014
Jon E. Newcomb, 69, of Bremen passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014 at home. He was born to Jack and Kathleen Newcomb on November 12, 1944 in Warsaw. Jon attended Burket Elementary until the eighth grade and graduated from Mentone High School in 1963. Jon went on to graduate from DePauw University in 1967 and then began law school...
Karen Feldman
Sep 20, 2014
Karen Feldman, 72, of Bremen entered into her eternal life at 4:05 am on Saturday, September 20, 2014 in her residence. Karen was born on February 5, 1942 to Ferol and Bertha (Sauder) Miller in Mansfield, Ohio. On January 1, 1967 Karen married the love of her life J.N. Feldman. Karen was a wonderful homemaker who enjoyed sewing, crocheting,...
Michael E. Berg
Sep 17, 2014
Michael Edward Berg of Bremen died on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 after a lengthy battle with leukemia. He was 73. He was born on December 20, 1940 in St. Joseph, MI. Those grateful for sharing his life include his companion of seventeen years, Karen Lemon of Elkhart, and his daughters, Audra of Phoenix, AZ and Mindy of Greenville, NY....
Thelma May Kammerer
Sep 17, 2014
Thelma May Kammerer, 100, of Warsaw, formerly of Leesburg, passed away September 17, 2014 at Grace Village Retirement Community. She was born in Kosciusko County on February 21, 1914 to Ralph and Mary (Byrer) Tumbleson. She married Al Kammerer on October 19, 1956; he preceded her in death in 1992. Thelma lived in Kosciusko County her entire life, graduating...
Mary Ann Schrock
Sep 16, 2014
Mary Ann (Miller) Schrock was born on July 15, 1923 in Bremen, Indiana to John A. and Emma M. (Borkholder) Miller. She died on September 16, 2014 at the age of 91, in Dallas, Texas. She married Edward M. Schrock on February 21, 1947. Mary is survived by two daughters, Emma and Anna; four sons, Reuben Daniel, John, Mose,...
Norma Tethrake
Sep 13, 2014
Norma Tethrake, 82, of Milford passed away September 13, 2014 at I.U. Health Goshen. She was born in Kosciusko County on January 17, 1932 to Dewey and Iva (Hoppes) Rhoades. Norma married Merle Tethrake on July 16, 1950; he preceded her in death on September 14, 2010. Norma graduated from Atwood High School in 1950 and lived her whole...
Paul Snyder
Sep 9, 2014
Paul H. Snyder, 79 of Bremen, passed away suddenly at Memorial Hospital, South Bend on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. Paul was born June 27, 1935 in Lapaz, Indiana to Solomon and Cecelia (Boone) Snyder. In the LaPaz Church of God on December 20, 1952, Paul and the love of his life, Yvonne C. Conley were married by the Rev....
Elmore A. Botset
Sep 8, 2014
Elmore A. Botset, 89, of Mishawaka, passed away on Monday, September 8, 2014 in Golden Living Nursing Center, Mishawaka. Elmore was born on November 21, 1924, to Ersy and Iola Schneider Botset in Bremen, Indiana. Elmore attended Bremen High School and graduated with the class of 1942, he honored his country by serving in the US Army. On August...
Stanley (Speck) E. Laidig
Sep 5, 2014
Stanley E. (Speck) Laidig, 85 of Mishawaka, IN, passed away on Friday, September 5, 2014 at 8:30 p.m. at Sprenger Nursing Care, Mishawaka, Indiana He was born in Mishawaka, IN, on December 3, 1928. He graduated from Madison Twp. School. Stanley was married to Myrtle Mae (Weade) on November 8, 1947; they were married 66 years. He worked for...
Marlene Vansoest
Aug 28, 2014
Marlene VanSoest, 66, of Bremen went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at the Center for Hospice in South Bend. She was born to George and Louise (Bucel) Kremm on October 20, 1947 in Chicago, IL. After high school, Marlene attended business college and went on to work for the railroad for many years....
Ronald Young
Aug 18, 2014
Ronald H. Young, 83, of Plymouth, formerly of Bremen passed away Monday, August 18, 2014 in his residence. Ron was born on March 8, 1931 to Henry and Nettie (Blinkin) Young in Chicago, Illinois. At the age of five, Ron lost his mother, and his father remarried Erma Leeper, she helped Henry raise the three boys as her own....
Michael A. Zeider
Aug 13, 2014
Michael A. Zeider, 61, of Plymouth passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at home. He was born on April 20, 1953 to Charles and Patricia (Cooley) Zeider in Plymouth. Mike recently retired, after working for over 40 years with Indiana State Highway. He thoroughly enjoyed his job as a project manager and loved to share stories about his work....
Steven Lee Bollman
Aug 10, 2014
Steven Lee Bollman, 57, of New Paris, formerly of Bremen passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014. He was born December 20, 1956 to Francis and Delores (Heckaman) Bollman in Bremen. Steve served honorably in the US Army and went on to work in construction for many years. Steve was a thrill seeker, and in his spare time he could...
Richard K. Lunn
Aug 8, 2014
Richard K. Lunn, Jr., 63, of Bremen, Indiana, passed away on Friday, August 8, 2014, in the Elkhart Hospice House. Richard was born on April 5, 1951 in Bremen, Indiana to Richard K. and Lulu L. Volquardson Lunn, Sr. He was a graduate of Bremen High School, with the class of 1969. On June 24, 1995, he married Sue...
Louis R. Bollenbacher
Aug 7, 2014
Louis “Louie” R. Bollenbacher, 82, of Nappanee, passed away August 7, 2014, at his residence. On May 5, 1932, Louie was born to Jesse and Amelia (Berger) Bollenbacher. Louie graduated from Bremen High school in 1951. He married Rachael Pfeiffer on July 31, 1954; she passed in April of 1988. Louie married Birdena (Lambright) Yoder Pfeiffer in 1989. Louie...
Margaret Joan Wiley
Aug 3, 2014
Margaret Joan Wiley, 88, of Bremen passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Hospice House in South Bend. She was born September 9, 1925 in Marion, IN to Pearl and Mary (Wimmer) Day. She married Charles Edwin Wiley who preceded her in death in 1992. Joan graduated in 1943 from Marion High School. She later worked for Belgium Draft...
