Wilma Orsund, 93, Nappanee, a native of Bourbon, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, at home.
She was born Dec 19, 1929. On July 28, 1949, she married Carl Orsund, who preceded her in death in 2014.
She is survived by three children, Susan Orsund, Nappanee, Denis (Lesley) Orsund, Green Cove Springs, Fla., and Sandra (Lawrence) Bressler, Nappanee; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.
Boyd E. Sheckler, 92, formerly of Nappanee, died at 9:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, at Goshen General Hospital.
He was born April 5, 1931. On Feb. 20, 1954, he married Sandra Michael, who preceded him in death in 2018.
He is survived by six children, Michael Sheckler, Kalamazoo, Mich., Martyn Sheckler, Marysville, Ohio, Kimberlyn (Craig) Nettrour, Sebring, Fla., Kristyn Sheckler-Geiger, Bluffton, Kirk Sheckler, Dearborn, Mich., and Kelli Sheckler-Amsden, Syracuse; 14 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a brother, Floyd (Jerrie) Sheckler, South Bend.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.
Laura Jean Chupp, 69, Bremen, died at 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at South Bend Memorial Hospital.
She was born Dec. 11, 1953.
She is survived by her sisters, Mary Jane Miller, Nappanee, JoAnn (Karl) Miller, Nappanee, Nancy (Larry) Schwartz, New Paris, and Fern (Darrell) Yoder, Chouteau, Okla.; brothers, Bill (Candi) Chupp, Lawrenceville, Ga., and Alan (Tammy) Chupp, Bristol; 10 nieces; and six nephews.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.
Anna Marie (Weaver) Stickel, 97, Wakarusa, died at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.
She was born Jan. 31, 1926. Her husband of 77 years, Dean Stickel, survives.
She also is survived by her daughters, Dee Ann Lesley, Wakarusa, and Carolyn (Jerry) Cook, Jimtown; four grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; sister, Janice (Roger) Eby, Middlebury; and sister-in-law, Esther George, Wakarusa.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Wakarusa, is handling arrangements.
Vaughn Leedy, 63, Goshen, died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, at Waterford Crossings.
He was born Sept. 2, 1960. On June 28, 1986, he married Sara Mast, who survives.
He also is survived by his brother, Jim (Ellen) Leedy, Peru; sisters, Kathy (Larry) Frank, Macy, and Sharon Riley, Mexico, Ind.; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.
Etta (Schmucker) Borkholder, 75, Nappanee, died at 1:04 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, at home.
She was born March 7, 1948. On June 4, 1970, she married Larry Borkholder, who survives.
She also is survived by her children, David (Regina) Borkholder, Milford, Ruth (Glenn) Miller, Nappanee, Rose (Kenneth) Slabaugh, Nappanee, Devon Borkholder, Pierceton, and Jean (James) Miller, Nappanee; 19 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sisters, Clara (Raymond) Yoder, Topeka, Ruth (Lyle) Hochstetler, Ligonier, Dorothy (Merlin) Yoder, Nappanee, and Judy (Maynard) Hostetler, Topeka; brothers, Elmer (Katie) Schmucker, Garnet, Kan., Raymond Schmucker, Dale, Ill., Howard (Lisa) Schmucker, Bremen, and Eugene (Mary) Schmucker, Bremen; and sister-in-law, Donna Schmucker, Nappanee.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.
Judy (Clark) Hamsher, 66, South Bend, died Friday, Oct, 27, 2023.
She was born Nov. 23, 1956. Her husband, Rich Hamsher, survives.
She also is survived by two children, Nathan (Beth) Garrelts, Lowell, Mich., and Angela (Andrew) Cordova, Richmond, Va.; two stepchildren, Ashley (Kendall) Law, Indianapolis, and Austin (Stephanie) Hamsher, Nappanee; six grandchildren; her bother, Larry (Tammy) Clark, Dowagiac, Mich.; several nieces and nephews; and her close friends.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.
Herman R. Yoder, 88, Nappanee, died at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, at home.
He was born Nov. 2, 1934. On Feb. 2, 1956, he married Fern Stutzman, who preceded him in death in 2016.
He is survived by six children, Carolyn Yoder, Elkhart, Sharon White, Nappanee, Karen Kamanzi, Nappanee, Keith (Cheryl) Yoder, Nappanee, Galen Yoder, Nappanee, and Lynn Yoder, Warsaw; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.
Tammy L. Mullins, 51, Elkhart, died at 6:09 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Elkhart General Hospital.
She was born Nov. 8, 1971. On Sept. 7, 1992, she married Steve Mullins, who survives.
She also is survived by her mother, Shirley Cramer, South Bend; sister, Monica (Jason) Nine, Lakeville; brothers, Carl Fisher, South Bend, and John Boyd, New Carlisle; mother- and father-in-law, Larry and Deb Mullins, South Carolina; brother-in-law, Larry Mullins, Wichita, Kan.; sister-in-law, Tina Mullins, South Carolina; stepbrothers, Ray Sargent and Scott Sargent; stepsisters, Carla Sargent, Tracy Kohli, Ekhart, Brenda Sargent and Tammy Cox, Virginia; and nieces and nephews.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.
Andreas “Andy” Albert, 96, Bremen, formerly of Nappanee, died at 9:40 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at home.
He was born Sept. 14, 1927. On Feb. 4, 1950, he married Anna Fleischmann, who preceded him in death in 2019.
He is survived by his daughter, Elli (Bert) Hochstetler, Nappanee; son-in-law, Larry Cannon, Mishawaka; seven grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.
Karin Sue Carney, 75, Nappanee, died at 11:37 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Nappanee.
She was born Nov. 5, 1947. On May 18, 1984, she married James Carney, who survives.
She also is survived by three children, Karrie (Scott) Clark, Goshen, Corey (Tina) Ainsworth, Cullman, Ala., and Lindsey Schlemmer, Nappanee; two stepchildren, James (Kim) Carney Jr., Appleton, Wis., and Michael Carney, South Bend; 21 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and seven siblings, Marlene Alfasser, South Bend, Judy Gearhart, Knox, Cherie Hoover, Hanna, Debbie Holtz, Chesterton, Kathy Rogers, Illinois, Sue Caddo, LaPorte, and Cindy Eichelberg, Westville.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.
Wayne Harter, 90, Wakarusa, died at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at Hubbard Hill Estates.
He was born Nov. 19, 1932. On June 1, 1951, he married Helen Pletcher, who preceded him in death in 1954. On Aug. 25, 1955, he married Barbara Detweiler, who survives.
He also is survived by his children, Coleen (Doug) Steele, Wakarusa, Wanda (Kenneth) Heckathorn, Nappanee, and James (Tina) Harter, Wakarusa; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Wakarusa, is handling arrangements.
Henry A. Raber, 78, Paynesville, formerly of Nappanee, died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at his daughter’s home near Paynesville.
He was born Feb. 21, 1945. On Nov. 6, 1965, he married Martha Sommers, who preceded him in death in 2020.
He is survived by his children, Micah Raber, Virginia (Ken) Miller, Rosanna (Jethro) Beiler and Christian (Gina) Raber; eight grandchildren; and siblings, Lavern (Mary) Raber, Edna (Willie) Miller, Laura Sommers, Eli (Jan) Raber, John (Ann) Raber, Walter (Mary Louise) Raber and Ruth (David) Yoder.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.
Roger Dale Yoder, 63, Nappanee, died at 1:04 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, at Goshen General Hospital.
He was born Feb. 13, 1960.
He is survived by his sister, Tamara (Edward) Bontrager, Warsaw; and a nephew.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.
Helen Newcomer, 99, Nappanee, a native of Winamac, died at 2:05 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, at The Waters of Wakarusa.
She was born April 14, 1924. On June 16, 1945, she married Jimmy L. Newcomer, who preceded her in death in 2007.
She is survived by two sons, Terry A. (Sue) Newcomer and Larry L. (Kay) Newcomer, both of Nappanee; seven grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.
Natalie Ann Meyer, 92, Union, Mich., formerly of South Bend, died at 3:20 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, at Hubbard Hill Estates.
She was born Nov. 3, 1931. In 1950, she married Alton “Skip” Meyer, who survives.
She also is survived by her daughters, Brenna (Sam) Sheets and Becca (Steve) Neff, both of Nappanee; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and sisters, Mary Jane Dennie, Winter Haven, Fla., and Patti Lynn Dieg, Bellview, Wash.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.
Leo Eldon Williams, 85, Nappanee, died at 9:57 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, at Heritage House.
He was born Feb. 25, 1938. On July 21, 1957, he married Beverly George, who preceded him in death in 2017.
He is survived by three sons, Bruce Williams, Nappanee, Brian (Melanie) Williams, Nappanee, and Brad Williams, Wakarusa; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Peg Scott, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.
Ethel L. (Riley) Fugate, 85, Mishawaka, formerly of Bremen, died at 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, at home.
She was born Nov. 28, 1938.
She is survived by three daughters, Jo Ellen (David) Parker, Wakarusa, Betty Ann (Donald) Mast, Cynthiana, Ky., and Pamela Sue (Kenneth) Derksen, Montgomery, Texas; a step-grandson, Travis (Whitney) Mast, Benton; and two siblings, Elizabeth Campbell, Portsmouth, Ohio, and Phillip (Delores) Fugate, Dayton, Ohio.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.