Obituaries

Rebecca P. Miller, 84, of Lake Placid, Florida, formerly of Elkhart, died at 12:31 p.m., on Monday, Aug. 10, at Lake Placid Health and Rehab, Lake Placid, Florida.
She was born on April 26, 1942, in Burr Oak, Michigan, to Pete and Lydia (Borntrager) Schwartz.
On Dec. 24, 1963, she married Samuel M. Yoder. He died...

Richard "Dick" C. Birk, age 85 of Wakarusa, passed away on Monday afternoon, Aug. 10, at his residence after an extended illness.
Richard was born on March 16, 1941 in St. Joseph County, Indiana, to Clarence and Opal (Hathaway) Birk.
Dick was a 1959 graduate of Madison High School and lived his entire life in the...

Levi D. Miller, eight days short of 96, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Aug. 9, at Wooded Glen Retirement Community in Springfield, Ohio.
He married Cora (Ropp) Miller on Dec. 25, 1950, in Kalona, Iowa, and they shared nearly 73 years of marriage before her passing in 2023.
Levi was born on Aug. 17, 1930, in...

Edna Mae Hochstetler, 91, of Goshen, formerly of Middlebury, passed away peacefully at 8:50 a.m., on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Greencroft, Goshen.
She was born on Oct. 4, 1934, in Middlebury, to Seth and Nancy (Miller) Troyer.
On Dec. 11, 1955, in Middlebury she married Chris U. Hochstetler, Chris died on Dec. 4,...

Loretta Kuhns, age 78 of Goshen, died peacefully in her sleep at 6 a.m. on Saturday morning, Aug. 8, at her residence.
She was born on Nov. 29, 1947 in Bremen, to Joe and Cora (Yoder) Nissley.
Loretta accepted Christ into her life at the age of 17 and was a long time member of Fairview Mennonite Church in Etna...

John A. Hochstedler, 90, died on Thursday, July 23, at Goshen Hospital.
He was born on Aug. 31, 1935 in Hartville, Ohio to Emanuel and Magdalena (Schlabach) Hochstedler.
John spent his early years in Kokomo and attended Bethel College in Mishawaka.
On June 23, 1956, he married Shirleen Joy Oswald at Benton Mennonite...

Cindy Mae Sheley, 79, died on Monday, August 3, surrounded by her family at Greencroft Healthcare.
She was born on Feb. 15, 1947 in Louisville, Kentucky to Henry and Betty (Merideth) Carnes.
On Feb. 14, 1993 she married Vernon W. Sheley.
He survives along with children, April Lawson, Cromwell, Autumn (Michael)...

Nancy L. Coy, of Syracuse, passed away peacefully on Monday August 3, at The Waters of Syracuse at the age of 79.
Born on Jan. 16, 1947, in Goshen, she was the daughter of Robert and Treva Plank (Culp).
She grew up in the Syracuse area and graduated from Syracuse High School in 1965.
It was not long after her...

Marsha Elaine Neer, 74, passed away peacefully on July 27.
Born on Nov. 17, 1951, in Goshen, she was the daughter of Kenneth and Betty Neer. She spent nearly her entire life in Elkhart County.
After graduating from Concord High School in 1970, Marsha worked in the newborn nursery caring for infants and their...

Elisabeth (Els) Shelly, 91, of Goshen Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, in Noblesville, Indiana.
She was born in Amsterdam on Oct. 17,1934 to Robert and Helen van Lier, the second of four children.
In 1953, after working a year in Marseille France as an au pair, Els crossed the Atlantic to attend Bluffton...