Obituaries

Karyll E. Hull

Sep 24, 2017

Karyll Eloise Hull, 98, of Mishawaka, died in the late evening hours of Sunday, September 24, 2017, at St. Joseph Mishawaka Medical Center. In the company of her family, a well-used heart gave its last ounce of love as Karyll peacefully went home to heaven.

Karyll was born at the family home near Cromwell, Indiana on February...

Lesley L. Steinkellner

Sep 21, 2017

Lesley L. Steinkellner, 94, of Granger, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 in North Woods Village Memory Care, Mishawaka.

Lesley was born October 27, 1922 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Herbert and Hazel (Banse) Linde. She grew up in East Troy, Wisconsin. Following high school she continued her education earning a Bachelor’s Degree from...

Richard Fransted

Aug 22, 2017

Richard Herman Fransted, 94, of Jackson, Michigan, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at the Hearth at Juday Creek in Granger, Indiana.

Mr. Fransted was the son of Earl W. and Gladys (Mellencamp) Fransted born February 25, 1923 in Napoleon, Michigan. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 62...

Paulette Schmieder

Aug 16, 2017

Paulette I. Schmieder, 71, of Mishawaka, passed away Wednesday evening, August 16, 2017 in Golden Living Center, Mishawaka.

Her family will remember her privately.

Arrangements are by Goethals & Wells Funeral Home and Cremation Care, Mishawaka.

Clifton Wells

Aug 13, 2017

Clifton Wells, 91, of Litchfield, Michigan, passed away Sunday afternoon, August 13, 2017, in Drews Place at Village Green, Hillsdale, Michigan.

Clifton F. Wells was born March 11, 1926 in Jonesville, Michigan, to the late Arthur G. and Alice L. (Rodlam) Wells. He graduated from Jonesville High School in 1944. He grew up on a farm and...

Mary "Jane" Gerbasich

Aug 10, 2017

Mary “Jane” Gerbasich, 89, of South Bend, passed away Thursday evening, August 10, 2017, in Hospice House, South Bend.

Jane was born May 5, 1928 in South Bend, a daughter of the late Paul and Mary (Nemeth) Gerbasich. She was a 1947 graduate of Washington High School. She spent her entire life in South Bend.

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Roel "Roy" F. Martinez

Aug 3, 2017

Roel "Roy" Franklin Martinez, 48, of South Bend passed away unexpectedly on the morning of August 3, 2017.

Born June 19, 1969 to Ramiro “Rod” Martinez and Linda Martinez, Roy was a life-long resident of the South Bend area.

Roy was great with numbers and held an Accounting degree conferred by...

June B. Moore

Aug 3, 2017

June B. Moore, 90, of Mishawaka, passed away early Thursday morning, August 3, 2017 at Healthwin, South Bend.

June was born June 19, 1927 in Mishawaka, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Frances (Adrian) Bash. She was a 1945 graduate of Mishawaka High School.

On August 22, 1964, June married Thaddeus A. Moore. The...

Alice C. Benson

Aug 2, 2017

Alice Clodean Benson, 82, of Lakeville and formerly of Mishawaka, passed away Wednesday evening, August 2, 2017.

Alice was born September 13, 1934 in Mishawaka to the late Theodore and Helen Sherk. She was a 1954 graduate of Madison Township High School.

Alice was a homemaker and babysitter. She enjoyed baking cookies, pies, cakes and...

Marian J. Stoeckinger

Aug 1, 2017

Marian “Marianne” J. Stoeckinger, 87, of Mishawaka, passed away Tuesday evening, August 1, 2017 in Creekside Village.

Marianne was born February 27, 1930 in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, a daughter of Hans and Lucille Fjerstad. Her parents died when she was a young girl and she was then adopted by Mike and Wilda Tucker. She grew up in...

Joshua Mark Richardson

Jul 31, 2017

Joshua Mark Richardson, 19, of Mishawaka, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017.

Josh was born June 28, 1998 in South Bend, a son of Mark and Linda (Briggs) Richardson.   .

Josh’s surviving family includes his parents, Mark and Linda Richardson; ten siblings, Angie (Nick) Tobin, Aaron (Alicia) Richardson, Nate (Kim) Richardson, Dawn, Matthew, Jessica, Zac,...

Richard A. Schreiber

Jul 28, 2017

Richard A. Schreiber, 83, of Morgantown, West Virginia, passed into the loving arms of God while at Heritage Point Alzheimer's Special Care Center in Mishawaka, Indiana on July 28 with his wife, Shirley, and his daughter, Sarah Prince, at his bedside.

He was born in Havre de Grace, MD on April 20, 1934. He attended a one...

Michael Allen Jarvis

Jul 26, 2017

Michael Allen Jarvis, 48, of Mishawaka, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017.

Michael was born October 18, 1968 in Spokane, Washington, the son of the late George and Barbara (Daily) Jarvis. He lived in the Mishawaka area since 1976.

On September 8, 2009, Michael married Petra R. Wiegand. She survives along with his son, Michael...

Bryon J. Moore

Jul 24, 2017

Bryon J. Moore, 67, of Granger, passed away Monday morning, July 24, 2017 in Memorial Hospital, South Bend.

Bryon was born March 2, 1950 in Mishawaka, a son of the late Richard and Jeanne (Hayden) Moore. He grew up in Mishawaka and was a 1968 graduate of Penn High School.

Bryon was employed for 41...

Betty R. Frick

Jul 14, 2017

Betty R. Frick, 84, a long-time Mishawaka resident, passed away peacefully Friday evening, July 14, 2017, at Hospice House of Elkhart, surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous journey with the disease, ALS.

Betty was born July 20, 1932 in Russellville, Kentucky, the daughter of Otto and Chloriece (Cavanah) Gibson. She was a 1950 graduate of...

James W. Banner

Jun 22, 2017

Jim Banner passed away peacefully at home on June 22nd after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. His wife of 47 years, Ruth, was at his side.

Jim was born September 17, 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Arlene and Walter Banner. The oldest of 4 siblings, Jim grew up in the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia suburbs. He attended...

Lavonne Frick

Jun 18, 2017

Lavonne M. Frick, 89, of Mishawaka, passed away Sunday morning, June 18, 2017 at Sprenger Health Care of Mishawaka.

Lavonne was born January 31, 1928 in Mishawaka, a daughter of the late Vonnie and Thelma (Ritter) Whisman. She spent her entire life in the Mishawaka area.

Lavonne married Richard “Dick” Frick in St. Joseph Catholic...

Adam Ross Barker

Jun 11, 2017

Adam Ross Barker died one day shy of his 40th birthday on June 11, 2017. He was a uniquely gifted person and led a remarkable life. Born in Bloomington, IN, he moved with his parents to Mishawaka when he was a little more than a month old. He was a delightful infant, sleeping through the night after his ninth...

Adam R. Kriegel

May 28, 2017

Adam R. Kriegel, 33, of Denton, Texas, and formerly of Mishawaka, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017 from complications of his military injuries.

Adam was born August 9, 1983 in Keflavik, Iceland to David and Deborah (Masters) Kriegel while his family served in the US Navy. The family also lived in Monterey, California and Key West, Florida...

James Hoctel

May 25, 2017

MISHAWAKA - James Hoctel, 75, of Lake Geneva, WI, passed away on May 25, 2017. Jim was born September 1, 1941, in South Bend, IN, to the late Clarence and Vera Hoctel. He was preceded in death by his wife, Diana L Hoctel. He is survived by his favorite sister, Mary Rita Cox, his son, James Hoctel, his daughters,...