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Sandra Kay Calhoun
ROCHESTER — Sandra Kay Calhoun, 48, of Rochester, died March 30, 2009 at 9:30 p.m. at
her residence, following a lengthy illness.
She was born January 24, 1961 in Plymouth, to Charles W. and Judy (Cline) Calhoun and had
lived all of her life in the Argos community
She married
Howard R. Hart on January 23, 2008 in Rochester. Sandra was a supervisor at
Standard Motor in Mishawaka. Before this, she worked in Argos at Ristance/Dana Corp. She
was a graduate of Argos High School, Class of 1979.
In addition to her husband Howard Hart in Rochester, she is survived by a daughter, Nichole
Shaffer of Argos and four grandchildren. She is also survived by her mother, Judy, and husband
Terry Ernsburger, of Plymouth; and her father, Charles, and wife Jennifer, Calhoun of Kentucky;
along with brothers Tim, and wife Cathy, Calhoun of Plymouth; David, and wife Lisa, Calhoun of
Argos; Dennis, and wife Tracy, Calhoun of Argos; and Doug, and wife Ronda, Calhoun of Argos.
She was preceded in feath by her grandparents and a brother, Daniel Calhoun.
Friends may visit with the family Wednesday, April 1, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Earl-Grossman
Funeral Home, 208 N. Michigan St., Argos; and one hour prior to the services.
Services are at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 2, at the funeral home with the Rev. Robert Rice
officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care; 112 S.
Center St., Plymouth, IN 46563.
Arrangements have been entrusted with the Earl Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, Ind.
Bernard L. Cannon
GOSHEN — Bernard L. Cannon, 69, died at 9:34 a.m. Tuesday, March 31 at Goshen General Hospital.
He is survived by a son, Barry (Marcy) Cannon of Cromwell; four grandchildren; six great
grandchildren; one sister, Bonnie Holderman of Edwardsburg, Mich. And three brothers: Lester
(Sue) Cannon of Bremen, Larry (Rose) Cannon of South Bend and Jerry (Donna) Cannon of Plymouth.
Visitation is Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral
Home, Nappanee.
Services are at the funeral home Friday at 10:30 a.m.
Burial will be at Milford cemetery. There will be special military graveside services.
Donald J. Loecher
PLYMOUTH — Donald J. Loecher, 51, of Plymouth, died Tuesday, March 31 at St. Joseph
Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.
He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; children Eric (Alyssa) Loecher of Iowa, Scott (Kristen)
Aurand of Iowa, Brian (Anne) Aurand of Singapore, and Dorian (Steve) Pfefferle of Bremen;
brother Dwayne (Annette) Loecher of Wisconsin; sisters Linda (Ed) Smith, Carol (Irv) Kraft and
Barbara Benin, all of Wisconsin; and six grandchildren.
Visitation is Friday, April 3 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Mishler Funeral Home, Bremen.
The Rosary will be read at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 4 at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church, 803 Bike St.,
Bremen, with Father Polycarp Fernando officiating.
Burial will be at Bremen cemetery.
The Mishler Funeral Home, Bremen, is in charge of arrangements.
Emilee A. Moore
ROCHESTER — Emilee A. Moore, 4 months, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009 in her home after
an illness.
Surviving are her parents, Christina and Allen Moore of Rochester; sister, Kenzee Moore and
brother, Preston Moore of Rochester; grandparents: Pam Arbuckle of Rochester, Dean Goble of
Hamlet, Wanda Shiel of Knox and Dennis Wilson of Winamac.
Funeral services will be Saturday, April 4 at 4 p.m. (Central Time) at Rannells Funeral Home,
Hamlet Chapel where visitation is Saturday, April 4 at 1 p.m. CDT until the time of services.
Memorials may be given to the funeral home.
Roger Lee Pittman
NAPPANEE — Roger Lee Pittman, 72, of Nappanee, died at 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, April 1,
2009 at his home.
He is survived by his wife, Rachel Pittman; daughters: Cynthia (Michael) Leamon of Nappanee,
Carmen (Allen) Rohrer of Elkhart and Christine (Ryan) Chupp of Goshen; son, Stanley (Laura)
Pittman of Yorktown; nine grandchildren; sister, Janet (Dave) Buck of Nappanee; brother, Larry
(Nancy) Pittman of Osseo, Wis.; and brother-in-law, Lavere Rouch of Nappanee.
Visitation is Friday, April 3 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Nappanee Missionary Church Chapel,
and one hour prior to services Saturday. Services are Saturday, April 4 at 2 p.m. at the church.
Burial will be at South Union cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Missions at Nappanee Missionary Church or the Center for Hospice
& Palliative Care.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is in charge of the arrangements.
Martha Louise Carlton
BLOOMINGTON — Martha Louise Carlton, 87, of Bloomington, Ind. passed away at
Bloomington Hospital Friday, April 3, 2009 following a brief illness.
She was born in McLeansboro, Ill. Aug. 11, 1921 to William G. and Ada (Meadows) Miller.
She graduated from McLeansboro High School in Illinois with the class of 1940. She worked for
Farm Bureau Insurance in Indianapolis, and later as a bank teller in Warsaw and Elkhart. On
Sept. 4, 1943 she married
Samuel E. Carlton. Mr. Carlton later graduated from seminary; he and
Louise served at United Methodist Churches in Indiana including Bridgeport, Brazil, Plymouth,
Elkhart, Rochester, Griffith, Lafayette, Dyer, Brownsburg, Pendleton, Fort Wayne and Farmland.
She was a member of the Brazil First United Methodist Church, the Homebuilders Sunday
School Class, United Methodist Women, sang in the church choir and was responsible for
church administrative duties.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Rev. Samuel E. Carlton; brother Melvin
Miller; sister Margaret Moore.
Survivors include her children: Jim Carlton and wife Nedra of Brazil, Ind., Jan Anderson and
husband Doug of Muncie, Joan Zimmerman and husband Dennis Burch of Bloomington;
grandchildren: Diana Carlton, Jana Johnson, Melissa Osner, Mark Anderson, Bradley
Zimmerman, Meredith Anderson, Mathew Zimmerman, and Molly Chasteen; great grandchildren:
Nathanial and Zion Osner, Grant Johnson, Marah Osner, Elsa Anderson, Silas
Chasteen; brother, Cameron Miller of Benton, Ill. As well as many friends and extended family
members.
Services will be at First United Methodist Church, in Brazil Tuesday at 1 p.m. with Pastor Tony
Alstott and Dr. Douglas Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at Clearview cemetery. Visitation
was at Lawson-Miller Chapel in Brazil Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. and again Tuesday from noon
until the time of the service.
Karen Lea Gunter
ROCHESTER — Karen Lea Gunter, 65, of Audubon Avenue, Rochester, died Friday, April 3, at
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, South Bend.
She is survived by her husband, Don of Rochester; her mother, Alice Hively of Macy; four
daughters: Brenda (Keith) Ernest of Rochester, Tina Kline of Rochester, Crystal Hively and
companion Jessica Lowe of Etna Green and Angie (Don) Johnson of Rochester; two sons: Nick
Kline and companion Mindi Williams of Tippecanoe and Chuck (Paula) Kline of Fishers; a stepdaughter,
Davina Enders of Rochester; two step-sons: Leroy (Lori) Enders of Illinois and Brian
(Nora) Enders of Denver, Ind.; 23 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; a sister, Shari (Terry)
Burns of Denver; a half-sister, Marvis (John) Zimmerman of Akron; a half-brother, Billy Hively
and companion Carol Jones of Akron and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Visitation will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, and an hour prior to services at
Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 W. 18th St., Rochester.
Funeral services will take place Thursday, April 9, at funeral home.
Burial will follow at the Rochester IOOF cemetery.
Mary J. (Chupp) Hochstetler
NAPPANEE — Mary J. (Chupp) Hochstetler, 62, of Nappanee, died at 5:20 a.m. Friday, April 3, 2009
at home.
She is survived by her husband, Willie Hochstetler; son, Christie (Marsha) Hochstetler of Etna
Green; three grandchildren; and sisters: Edna Chupp of Elkhart and Ida (Marvin) Hochstetler of
Nappanee.
Visitation is after 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4 and all day Sunday at the family residence, 29416 CR
52, Nappanee. Services will be held Monday, April 6 at 9:30 a.m. at the family residence. Burial
will be at Weldy cemetery.
Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is in charge of the arrangements.
Reba D. McKee
BRADENTON, Fla. — Reba D. McKee, 88, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Culver, died Friday,
April 3, 2009.
Survivors include son, Stephen (Sheryl) McKee of Lake Wales, Fla.; daughter, Judith Burns of
Rochester; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Norma Emery of
Bradenton, Fla.
A graveside service was Monday, April 6 at Skyway Memorial Gardens Palmetto, Fla.
Arrangements were by Griffith-Cline Funeral Home Bradenton, Fla.
Garrison Otto Paul Ringenberg
Garrison was a 2008 graduate of Plymouth High School, Plymouth, and was studying economics
and finance at Ball State University, in Muncie.
He lived a life of uniqueness, and left an imprint on everyone’s heart. Highly intellectual, he was
an avid reader of philosophy, history, politics and classical literature. He was passionate about
discussing politics and philosophical ideas. By the age of 13, he was well versed in political
debates, understanding the world better than most adults.
He admired many artists from the ’60s, including Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkle,
and Woody Guthrie. He enjoyed singing, and playing the guitar and harmonica for his friends.
As described by a childhood friend, “Everything about you is so interesting…your life, your
interests, your beliefs, your feelings. It was never a board game for us was it? No, it was finding
massive amounts of blank paper so we could draw…not random pictures, but create countries,
decide what kind of government they had, what economy, what type of religion, and so much
more. There was always something new driving you. A new song you were in love with, a new
activity you were amazed by, a new rant about a flaw in our government you were infuriated
by…and all before the age of 13 you did these things. Soaring past my intelligence, forcing me to
increase my creativity, and pushing me to see beyond the world as I saw it. I could almost pass
out in exhaustion from trying to keep up with your brain.”
A compassionate and tender soul, and completely unassuming, Garrison would have been
surprised to know how many lives he touched. Not interested in the superficial aspects of life, he
strove to enjoy life in simple ways…taking long, contemplative walks and spending hours
reading. Garrison did not like to draw attention to himself, yet people were drawn to him by the
life that he led.
Garrison loved the Lord deeply, and cherished this quote by his great-great-grandfather, Peter
Ringenberg, “The only way of salvation is recorded in St. John, 3rd. Chapter, verses 1-18, being
born again. It is not belonging to a man-made organization, but a change of heart.”
Garrison is survived by his loving parents, Mark and Brenda Ringenberg of Plymouth; his
brother, Grant Ringenberg at home; his maternal grandparents, Merle and Lois Zuehl of Newton,
Kan.; his paternal grandparents, Everett and Joyce Ringenberg of Plymouth; his aunts and
uncles: Tim and Angie Zuehl, Steve and Nancy Ringenberg, Paul and Carol Ringenberg, Gary
and Jan Forrest, Tim Ringenberg, Tom and Hayley Ringenberg, and John (Kathy, deceased)
Clark; and numerous cousins.
A time of visiting with the family will be Wednesday, April 8, 2009, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the VAN
GILDER FUNERAL HOME, 300 W. Madison St., Plymouth, IN 46563. Visitation will also be held
at the church Thursday, April 9, 2009, from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at 11 a.m.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 9, 2009, at 11 a.m. at the Plymouth Wesleyan
Church, with the Revs. Paul Spasic and Paul Hancy officiating.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Indiana Lake Youth for Christ. Garrison was very
much an old soul, but to us he will remain forever young.
Linda L. Singleton
KNOX — Linda L. Singleton, 67, died Saturday, April 4, in her home after an illness.
Survivors include her husband, Ronald Singleton Sr.; one daughter, Amy Singleton of Knox; one
step-daughter, Rhonda Allen of Knox; one step-son, Ronald Singleton Jr. of Knox; five
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Visitation will take place Tuesday, April 7 from 4 to 8 p.m. (CDT) at Rannells Funeral Home,
Hamlet Chapel and Wednesday at the church after 10 a.m.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 8 at 11 a.m. (Central Time) at St. John’s Lutheran
Church of LaCrosse.
Burial will follow at 3 p.m. at Oak Grove cemetery, Knox.
