Leon married Doris May Livinghouse on September 28, 1952 and celebrated 67 years of marriage. They had three children; Susan Dickson, David & Sharon (Anderson) Dickson of Bloomington, and Patricia Dickson of Marion. Leon’s sister, Phyllis Cartwright, also currently resides in Plymouth. Leon was preceded in death by his loving wife and his oldest...
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Louis Allan Hite (83) passed away on May 18, 2020 at 6:50 p.m. in his home, surrounded by his loving family and Hospice. Allan was born the son of Louis and Anna Raye (Eaton) Hite on November 10, 1936 in Inwood, Indiana. On November 25, 1983, Louis married the love of his life, Doris...
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Daryl Wayne Holycross (72) passed away peacefully on May 17, 2020, following complications from an extended Illness. Born November 16, 1947 in Mishawaka to Wayne A. and Katherine Ruth (Lozier) Holycross, Daryl graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1966. Daryl lived in the Mishawaka/South Bend area until 1996 when he moved to Plymouth and...
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James Martin, 71, Plymouth, passed away May 17, 2020. He was born January 26, 1949 to George and Elizabeth Martin. He is survived by his sister, Barbara Martin, of Rochester, Indiana.   Burial will be at St Michael’s Catholic Cemetery, Plymouth, Indiana.  Arrangements are entrusted to Deaton-Clemens Van Gilder Funeral Home, Plymouth, Indiana. No public...
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Sandra K. (Sandy) Ellinger (76) passed away on May 13, 2020 at 3:21p.m. at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka, Indiana. Sandy was born the daughter of Clarence and Eleanor (Dillingham) Metheny on August 14, 1943, in Bourbon, Indiana. She was a lifelong resident of Bourbon. She was a 1961 graduate of...
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Richard “Rick” E. Rippy (77) of Plymouth, Indiana passed away on May 10, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. in his home, in the loving care of his family and Hospice. Richard, the son of William and Neva (Fenstemaker) Rippy, was born on August 7, 1942 in Plymouth, Indiana. He attended Tyner High School. On August...
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Alice Lawrence, 101, passed away at Catherine Kasper Home in Donaldson, on Friday, May 8, 2020. Alice was born on July 19, 1918 in South Bend, Indiana. She is the daughter of Frank and Gladys Warren and was mostly raised by her ‘grandparents’ Harry and Ada Rupel. She attended school in Plymouth, Indiana. Alice...
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 Merle E. Gibbons, 85, passed away Saturday morning May 9, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Plymouth. He was born June 26, 1934 in Culver, Indiana to Everett and Florence (McGriff) Gibbons. He graduated from Culver High School with the class of 1954. Merle proudly served for our country in the U.S. Army until...
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Michael D. Stephan (51) of Tippecanoe, Indiana, passed away on May 6th, 2020, at 5:00 am at his home, in the loving care of his family and Hospice. Michael, the son of David and Mary (Mills) Stephan, was born on September 24th, 1968, in Huntington County, Indiana. Mike was a graduate of Huntington North...
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Ronald K. Hoffer, 70, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in the home that he and his wife Janelle built. Ron was one of five children born to Ray and Vera (Prater) Hoffer on September 2, 1949 in Knox, Indiana. He graduated from Knox High School with the class of 1967. He attended...
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On Monday April 27, 2020, John “Jack” Halon of Plymouth, passed away in his home at the age of 82. Jack was born on October 10, 1937 to Walter and Myrtle Halon in Hammond, IN. It was there he met his wife Patricia to whom he was married to for 62 years. Jack was...
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Anna Marie Powell (89), daughter of Samuel Milton and Leota Guyse Johnson, passed away on April 24, 2020 at home, in the care of her family and Hospice. Anna was born on January 1, 1931 in Plymouth, Indiana, and has been a resident of Plymouth all her life. She was a 1949 graduate of...
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Wayne L. Pontius, 75, passed away in the care of his loving family on Friday April 24, 2020 at 6:45 p.m. in Frostproof, Florida. He was a resident of Indiana, living in the Marshall County area, from his birth until he moved to Florida in 2005. He was born on December 2, 1944 in...
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Donald (Don) G. Ecker, Sr. (84) passed away on April 19, 2020 at 6:20 a.m., while at home, in the care of his family and Hospice. Don was born on September 29, 1935 to Russell and Florabelle (Emigh) Ecker. He was a life-long resident of the Marshall County area. In 1953, he graduated from...
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Gladys E. Jolly, 87, passed away peacefully at 2:40 a.m. on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth. Gladys was born in South Bend, Indiana on January 22, 1933 to Harold D. and Marguerite (Pierson) Keel. Her family would move to Plymouth in 1943 from South Bend. She graduated from West...
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Brian A. Smith, 53, passed away Wednesday, April 8th, 2020. He was born to Wayne A. and Judith A. (Russell) Smith on August 17th, 1966 in Alton, Illinois. Brian graduated from Plymouth High School in 1984, and from there attended Vincennes University where he received a degree in aircraft maintenance. After graduation he obtained...
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John R. Flanagan (71) of Plymouth, Indiana passed away unexpectedly at home on April 7, 2020 at 12:09 a.m.  John, the son of John R. Sr. and Marian Fisher Flanagan, was born on January 14, 1949 in Lebanon, Indiana. He has been a resident of Plymouth, Indiana for the past 11 years. He was...
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John William Depoy, 59, of Knox passed away surrounded by his family on Friday April 3, 2020. Born in South Bend, Indiana on August 8, 1960 to George and Ruth (Hood) DePoy, John was raised on the family farm. He married Pamela Harner on November 7, 1987 at Shiloh Wesleyan Church in Plymouth where...
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Connie L. Folk, 74, of Plymouth, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020 after years of declining health. Connie, the daughter of William and Florence Jones, was born in South Bend on January 26, 1946. Connie married Ken Folk on May 15, 1965 and enjoyed 51 years of marriage before his death in 2016....
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Josefina Oviedo (82) passed away on March 18, 2020 at 5:52 AM at the St. Joseph Medical Center in Mishawaka, Indiana. Josephina was born the daughter of Jose and Delfina Chapa Perales on November 5, 1937. She has been a resident of the area for more than 50 years, and retired from Bristol Manufacturing....
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