Obituaries
Bremen, IN. Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Bremen and Marshall County, IN.
Richard Lee Griswold
Dec 30, 2008
Richard Lee Griswold, 61, of Plymouth passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at his residence. He was born July 13, 1947 in Plymouth to Kenneth & Martha (Crocker) Griswold. He married Judy Crum on May 3, 1969. She survives. Richard graduated from Bremen High School in 1965 and worked for Heckaman Homes in Nappanee for numerous years. He...
Wilma Jean Buck
Dec 29, 2008
Wilma Jean (Frey) Buck, 83, of Bremen, formerly of South Bend, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2008 at the Community Hospital of Bremen. Wilma was born on September 8, 1925 in Remington, IN to Henry & Sallie (Knochel) Frey, who preceded her in death. She graduated from Remington High School in 1943 and married Donald Buck on September...
Joann L. Thomas
Dec 28, 2008
JoAnn L. Thomas, 63, of Syracuse passed away Sunday, December 28, 2008 at her residence. She was born September 20, 1945 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Forrest & Margaret "Peggy" (Zednik) Thomas. She attended St. Andrews United Methodist Church and recently moved here from Florida. Surviving are a son: Jason (Elvira) Stouder of LaCenter, Kentucky; 4 Grandchildren and 1...
Raymond Zeiger
Dec 27, 2008
Raymond Zeiger, 71, of Bremen, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at his residence. He was born on August 23, 1937 in Mishawaka to Earl & Martha (Hillaert) Zeiger and was a member of St. Dominic’s Catholic Church in Bremen. Survivors include 3 sisters: Mary Zeiger of Bremen, Katherine (Jim) Doyle of Warsaw, Toots (Ed) Parot of Bremen,...
Merlin Troxel
Dec 23, 2008
Merlin Troxel, 70, of Bremen, formerly of the Bourbon area, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at the Bremen Health Care Center. He was born on October 19, 1938 to James O. & Henrietta (Wagner) Troxel, whom preceded him in death. Merlin graduated from Triton HS and worked in the fiberglass industry for many years. Survivors include 1...
Alexander Arneson
Dec 21, 2008
Alexander Arenson, 86, of Bremen, passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2008 at his residence. He was born on January 25, 1922 in Chicago, IL to Arne S. & Rose (Petzold) Arneson. He married Ruby Claxton on March 23, 1946 in South Bend, she survives. All that were lucky enough to know Alex “Swede” will remember and miss his...
Esther Roth
Dec 20, 2008
Esther Marie (Thacker) Roth, 84, of Warsaw, formerly of Bourbon and Nappanee, passed away date on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at the Warsaw Meadows Care Center in Warsaw. She was born on September 9, 1924 in Kosciusko County to Oliver & Edith (Haney) Huff. She was married to Howard Roth of Lockport, NY. He survives. Esther did office work...
Donald P. Wolferman
Dec 20, 2008
Donald P. Wolferman, 78, of Milford passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Syracuse. He was born September 10, 1930 in Milford to Earl & Mabel (Gunderman) Wolferman and was a lifetime area resident. On August 20, 1950 he married his wife of 58 years, Sue Wiggs. She survives. He was a school bus driver...
Donald Johnson
Dec 16, 2008
Donald Royce Johnson, II, 48, of Lake of the Woods, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at the residence of his sister after a brave battle with cancer. He was born on May 22, 1960 to Gaylord Lamar and Beverly Jean (Eaton) Johnson. He leaves behind 2 brothers: Robin (Lori) Johnson of Bremen & Gaylord (Beth) Johnson, Jr....
Marvin L. Reynolds
Dec 14, 2008
Marvin L. Reynolds, 67, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2008, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born on December 30, 1940, in Bowling Green, KY, to Louis & Elizabeth (Williams) Reynolds. On March 17, 1982, he married Shirley Eagan; she survives. Marvin was an area resident for 6 years; coming from Knox, Indiana. Survivors include his wife,...
Albert L. Hansen
Dec 13, 2008
Albert L. Hansen, 79, of North Webster passed away Saturday, December 13, 2008 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born November 22, 1929 in Howard, South Dakota to John & Anna (Eriksen) Hansen. On March 7, 1961, he married Lura E. Rose, and she preceded him in death in 1988. Albert retired as a Truck...
Shelby Jean Beer
Dec 11, 2008
Shelby Beer, 62, of Milford, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2008, at her residence.She was born on January 6, 1946, in Rensselaer, IN, to Walter & Valera (Pelsy) Culp. On April 17, 1966, she married Nelson R. Beer in Francesville. He survives. A resident of Francesville and then Milford, Shelby was a Homemaker and taught piano lessons. She...
Sasha Ann Harrington
Dec 7, 2008
Sasha Ann Harrington, 27, of Syracuse, passed away at Lutheran Hospital of Ft. Wayne on December 7, 2008. She was born on February 27, 1981, in Goshen to Teresa (Line) Hopkins. A lifetime area resident, Sasha was previously employed at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She was a 1999 Graduate of Wawasee High School...
Roy L. Cox
Dec 5, 2008
Roy L. Cox, 70, of Lake of the Woods, Bremen, passed away on December 5, 2008, at 2:46PM, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth. He was born on September 10, 1938, in Lake of the Woods, Bremen, to James H. & Chloe M. (Cunningham) Cox. He Married Sandra K. Lowry on April 29, 1960, at the Shiloh...
Pauline Ruth Eary
Dec 5, 2008
Pauline Ruth Eary, 76, Cromwell, died at 1:55 p.m. on December 5, 2008 at Miller's Merry Manor, Syracuse. She was born on February 16, 1932, in West Virginia to Doc Walter and Ethel May (Thornhill) Helmick. She married Ronald Eary, who preceded her in death. She moved back to Indiana from West Virginia in 2003. She was employed at...
Makenna Ray Van Laeken
Dec 3, 2008
Makenna Ray VanLaeken, infant daughter of Cheryl Lynn and Michael Francois Van Laeken passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Makenna was born on October 22, 2008 in Fort Wayne. The Lord blessed the Van Laeken family with six weeks with Makenna. She was a preciuos gift, and the family cherished every moment they had...
Richard Poulson
Dec 2, 2008
Richard E. Poulson, 79, of Bremen passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at the Bremen Health Care Center. He was born on February 18, 1929 in Bremen to LeRoy & Fern S. (Heckaman) Poulson and was a lifetime area resident. He married Nancy J. Keyser on May 19, 1951. She survives. Richard was a meat cutter for Woodies...
Glenn L. Brown
Nov 30, 2008
Glenn L. Brown, 92, of Goshen, formerly of Milford, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2008, at Greencroft, in Goshen. He was born on July 28, 1916, in Milford, to Jacob & Nellie (Whetten) Brown. He married June Conklin on March 22, 1941. A former Milford resident until 1965, he also lived in West Lafayette & Goshen. Glenn was a...
Florence Mae Reed
Nov 28, 2008
Florence Mae Reed, 78, of Goshen, previously of Syracuse, passed away on November 28, 2008, at Courtyard Healthcare in Goshen. She was born on January 8, 1930, in Arapahoe, NE, to Edgar & Dollie Reed. Florence worked in Security at Penn Controls and later drove escort for trucking firms. Survivors include 6 children: Cal Pangburn, Iowa; Sandra Fowler, Iowa;...
Esther L. Curtis
Nov 28, 2008
Esther L. Curtis, 90, of Syracuse passed away Friday, November 28, 2008 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born January 17, 1918 in Nappanee, Indiana to Everett & Nancy Pippen. She married Kenneth Curtis in 1941, and he preceded her in death in 2002. Esther was a lifetime area resident, a homemaker, and a member of Calvary...
