Marshall County, Indiana Obituaries
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Marshall County, Indiana Obituaries Phillip E. Martin Date of Death 1/1/2010 PLYMOUTH — Phillip E. Martin, 72, of Culver, died at 7:26 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. He is survived by a daughter, Kimberley (Javier) Mendez of Plymouth; a granddaughter; ex-wife Shirley DeBow; and many nieces, nephews and friends. Services will be held at a later date. Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, Plymouth, is was entrusted with arrangements. PLYMOUTH — Phillip E. Martin, 72, of Culver, died at 7:26 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. He is survived by a daughter, Kimberley (Javier) Mendez of Plymouth; a granddaughter; ex-wife Shirley DeBow; and many nieces, nephews and friends. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16 at Welsey United Methodist Church, Culver. Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, Plymouth, is entrusted with arrangements. Samuel T. Unsicker Date of Death 1/1/2010 BREMEN — Samuel T. Unsicker, 94, of Bremen, died Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 at the LuAnn Nursing Home, Nappanee. He is survived by a daughter, Kim Unsicker of Ft. Myers, Fla. Funeral services were held in Ft. Myers, Fla. Mishler Funeral Home, 2030 S.R. 331, Bremen, was entrusted with local arrangements. Bill G. Griffis Date of Death 1/2/2010 BURKET — Bill G. Griffis, 72, of Burket, died at 1:50 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 at his residence. He is survived by his wife Audrey Griffis; son, Brad (Judy) Griffis of Mentone; four grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; a sister, Betty (Larry) Boggs of Warsaw and a brother, Bob Griffis of Claypool. In accordance to Bill and his family’s request, a private family Celebration of Life will take place at a later date. Burial will follow at Summit Chapel Cemetery, Bourbon. King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St. Mentone, was entrusted with arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kosciusko County Home Care and Hospice of Warsaw. Condolences may be sent to the family via the funeral home Web site at www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com . MENTONE — Bill G. Griffis, 72, of Burket, Ind., died at 1:50 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Audrey; sons, Brad (Judy) Griffis of Mentone; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a sister, Betty (Larry) Boggs of Warsaw; and a brother, Bob Griffis of Claypool. Page 1 Marshall County, Indiana Obituaries A memorial service will be held at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, May 22 at the Summit Chapel Cemetery, Bourbon, with a gathering afterward at the Tippecanoe Community Building. King Memorial Home, Mentone, was entrusted with arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family via the funeral home's website at www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com . Shirley Rager Date of Death 1/2/2010 CULVER — Shirley Rager, 63, of Culver, died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 at home, surrounded by her family. She is survived by daughter Nicole (Joseph) Dilts of Culver; sister, Marjorie Schenone of Calif.; and three grandchildren. Private funeral services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the the donor's local March of Dimes or to the Easter Seals. The Bonine-Odom Funeral Home, 104 E. Lakeshore Drive, Culver, was entrusted with arrangements. Craig William Crow Date of Death 1/3/2010 ROCHESTER — Craig William Crow, 40, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 at his residence. Craig was born in Rochester March 9, 1969 to Carl William and Sheila Fish Crow. Craig was a proud graduate of Plymouth High School with the class of 1987. He was currently a dedicated employee of Bremen Castings, Bremen. His memberships included St. Joseph Catholic Church, a charter member of the Sons of the American Legion Post #36, and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles #852, all of Rochester. As a Notre Dame football fan, Craig looked forward to the autumn days when the Fighting Irish took to the field. He also attended several N.D. Ice hockey games. Craig amassed a collection of memorabilia with dominant themes of Star Wars and Star Trek. His favorite gift from the Christmas holiday was a programmable mechanic robot. He had programmed it bring him his favorite beverage while watching TV. An avid reader, Craig most enjoyed the works of James Patterson. As a Trekee, he also enjoyed books on Star Trek, Star Wars and other fiction and mysteries. Craig was a collector hundreds of comic books, many of them vintage. A lover of animals, Craig once rescued a handsome feline domestic long-haired cat he named Romeo. They shared their home till the passing of Romeo to Rainbow Bridge last year. Craig is survived by his mother and step-father, Sheila and Greg Shepherd of Rochester; father and step-mother, William "Bill" and Nancy Crow of Plymouth; a sister, Angie (Mike) Cook of Portage, Mich.; special family members, Sherri Bahney of Rochester and her children: Jessica, Chantel and Connar; step-sisters: Kathy (Bryan) Miller of Kewanna, Lynn (Danny) Studebaker of South Whitley, Leesa (Steve) Metzger of Claypool; step-brothers, William Plummer of Kewanna and Robert Plummer of Kewanna; 15 nieces and nephews: Zachary and Cassie Cook, Jacob, Kaitlyn and Joshua Miller, Seth and Brent Studebaker, Lauren, Sarah, Kayla and Kelsey Metzger, Hannah Plummer, Jerry, Gary and Blake Plummer and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents and Romeo, his feline companion, a domestic longhaired. Page 2 Marshall County, Indiana Obituaries Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6 and one hour prior to the services at the Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 W. 18th St. Rochester. A celebration of the life of Craig Crow will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 7 at the funeral home with Father Bert Woolson officiating. Interment will follow the service at Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos Memorials may be made in his name to St. Jude Children' s Research Hospital. Electronic expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at [email protected]. Helen Klinerman Stackhouse Date of Death 1/3/2010 WARSAW — Helen Klingerman Stackhouse, 84, of Warsaw, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 in Parkview Hospital of Ft. Wayne of an illness. She is survived by her three children: Kay (Larry) Feldman of Bourbon, Terry (Vicky) Klingerman of Portland, Or. and David (Sharon) Klingerman of Palm Bay, Fla.; six grandchildren; five great- grandchildren; and sisters, Sue Lange and Alice Donovan, both of Warsaw. There will be no visitation or services at this time. Burial will be at a later date in the Etna Green Cemetery at Etna Green. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at [email protected] e- mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home, 115 S. Main St. Bourbon, as entrusted with arrangements. Sally M. Snyder Date of Death 1/4/2010 PLYMOUTH — Sally M. Snyder, 80, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2010 in her home. She is survived by daughters, Lynda Prade of Koontz Lake and Jane Corsette of California; her friend and companion, Bill Morris of Plymouth; sister, Dianne Allen of LaPorte; and seven grandchildren. There will be no services or visitation. Rannells Funeral Home Koontz Lake Chapel was entrusted with arrangements. Teddy Allen Byers Date of Death 1/5/2010 MISHAWAKA — Teddy Allen Byers, 70, of Mishawaka, formerly of Plymouth and Culver, died at 6:19 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010 at Memorial Hospital of South Bend following a brief illness. He is survived by a daughter, Kimberly Sue Byers of South Bend; a granddaughter; and brothers, Jim Byers of Union Mills, and Charlie Byers of Plymouth. Visitation will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8 at the Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, 208 N. Michigan St., Argos. Funeral services will take place Friday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Tippecanoe Cemetery, Tippecanoe. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ronald McDonald House Charities: Attn: Charitable Accounting, One Kroc Drive, Oak Brook, IL, 60523. Page 3 Marshall County, Indiana Obituaries Electronic condolences my be sent to the family at: [email protected]. Fred E. Maust Date of Death 1/5/2010 WARSAW — Fred E. Maust, 78, of Warsaw, formerly of Nappanee, died at 2:05 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010 at Warsaw Meadows. He is survived by a son, Shane (Shanna) Maust of Milford; sisters: Patricia (Phil) Hochstetler of Nappanee, Gertrude Gerkey of Decatur, Mich., Audrey (William) Warren of Elkhart and Beverly Morris of Elkhart; and brothers, William F. Maust of Nappanee and Tim (Darlene) Maust of Dunlap. Cremation will take place. Private family services will be held at Nappanee Church of the Brethren. Inurnment will be in the South Union Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Nappanee Public Library. Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, was entrusted with arrangements. Bernadine N. Rightley Date of Death 1/5/2010 PLYMOUTH — Bernadine N. Rightley, 91, of Plymouth, passed away at 2:45 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, at the Catherine Kasper Life Care Center, in Donaldson. Bernadine was born July 15, 1918, in Holton, Kansas, to Ralph and Margaret (Nugent) Neal. She taught school in the Plymouth and Argos areas for 35 years. Ernest Rightley and Bernadine were married, in Plymouth at Saint Michael Catholic Church, Aug. 18, 1963. Bernadine was a member of Saint Michael Catholic Church. Bernadine is survived by her husband, Ernest Rightley of Plymouth; several nieces; and several nephews.