Anne K. Schafer, 98, New Carlisle, passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 19, in Hamilton Grove Community, New Carlisle. She was born Sept. 16, 1917 in Lincoln, Neb., to the late George and Margaret (Lieder) Dies. In 1937 in Nebraska, Anne married Jacob J. Schafer, who preceded her in death on Feb. 29, 1995. Anne is …read more.

Paul was born Nov. 15, 1928, in South Bend. He was the oldest son of LeRoy Kemble and Roberta (Dovel) Kemble. His brother: John (Betty) Kemble, Ark.; and sister: Marilyn Biddle, Hawaii, survive. In 1949, Paul married Vernette Holm of South Bend, who died in 1994. Together they had three children: David (Valerie) Kemble, Plymouth; …read more.

Dennis Lee Withey, 64, Plymouth, passed away at 4:56 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was born on March 24, 1951, in Bremen, to the late Harold W. and Joan M. (Pittman) Withey. Dennis then married Vilma Alberto on Oct. 1, 1988, in Bremen, she survives at home. Dennis …read more.

Roger F. Morris, 88, of North Liberty, passed away at 8:58 a.m. Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at his home. He was born on May 5, 1927, in North Liberty to the late Ford and Bertha “Pauline” (Benjamin) Morris. On Sept. 9, 1950, in North Liberty, he was united in marriage to Frances L. (Hocker) Morris …read more.

Helen D. Sumpter, 81, of North Liberty, passed away at 5:04 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at Katherine Casper Home in Donaldson. She was born on Nov. 11, 1933, in South Bend, to the late Albert and Margaret Bernice (Harbaugh) Pehling. On Nov. 3, 1951, in South Bend, she married Richard C. Sumpter who preceded …read more.

Jane Ellen Trenkner, 89, residing in Elkhart, and formerly of South Bend, passed away on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, at Hubbard Hills Estates, Elkhart. Jane was born on Oct. 5, 1925, in Nappanee, to the late Charles F. McFall and Mabel I. (Lamb) McFall, and has lived in this area since 1949, coming from Nappanee. …read more.

Margaret Jackson, 88, of South Bend, passed away at 12:50 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend. She was born on July 29, 1927, in Williamson, W. Va., a daughter of Alex and Lucy Hester (Lions) Robinette. On May 14, 1946, in Dayton, Ohio, she was united in marriage to Stuart L. …read more.

Gerald  “J.D.” Lee Davis, 70, of Lakeville, passed away at 9:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, at his home. He was born on Dec. 16, 1944, in South Bend, to the late Vaughn E. and Della K. (Smith) Davis. He was united in marriage on May 1, 1961, in South Bend, to Sally Ilene Mikel …read more.

Richard Roy Maher, Sr., 63, passed away at 3:25 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, in his home surrounded by his loving family. Rick was born June 29, 1952, in St. Louis, Mo. to the late Louis J. and Joyce V. (Hickey) Maher. He came to Indiana at a young age and has lived here all …read more.

Jeffery Michael Lawton, 32, formerly of Mishawaka and currently residing in Warsaw, passed away suddenly at home Monday, August 3, 2014. He was born March 7, 1983 in South Bend. Jeff graduated from Penn High School in 2001. He was always full of life and loved snowboarding, skateboarding, and any extreme sport. There wasn’t a …read more.

Linkon Seeley Todd Spangle was stillborn at birth on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his parents: Joseph E. and Anika R. (Menting) Spangle, Plymouth; brother: Jaxon Spangle at home; grandparents: Anita Spangle, Argos; and Gerald and Carolyn Menting, Lakeville, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in …read more.

Joyce D. Lemert, 80, of North Liberty, passed away at 12:15 a.m. Monday, July 20, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth. She was born on Sept. 24, 1934, in South Bend, to Stokes and Maude (Williams) Toone. She married Larry G. Lemert at Sumption Prairie Church in South Bend on Aug. 10, 1985. Mrs. Lemert …read more.

Annabella “Ann” Hall, 92, of Lakeville, passed away at 3 a.m. Friday, July 17, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Walkerton. She was born on Aug. 22, 1922, in Watervliet, Mich., to the late Arthur E. and Minnie (Rodman) Mercer. On March 24, 1945, in Ligonier, she married Harold “Curly” Hall who preceded her in death on Dec. 16, …read more.

JoAnn (Shively) Shirk Bruland, 81, residing in South Bend, Indiana passed away at 10:53 p.m. Sunday, July 12, 2015, at her home. JoAnn was born on May 13, 1934 in Nappanee, to the late Warren A. Shively and Leona (Harter) Shively, and has lived in the South Bend area since 1998. She is a graduate …read more.

John W. Knepp, 81, of North Liberty, passed away at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, at his home. He was born on October 29, 1933 in Lakeville, to the late Russell and Mary E. (Smith) Knepp.  On Oct. 24, 1954 in North Liberty, IN he was united in marriage to Mary A. (Weeden) Knepp who …read more.

Wayne J. Zillmer, 86, of Bremen, passed away at 8:05 a.m. Monday, April 20, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth. He was born Nov. 9, 1928, in South Bend, to the late Victor and Francis (Reichert) Zillmer. He was united in marriage to Marian P. (Jones) Zillmer on Oct. 21, 1951, in Bremen. Zillmer is survived …read more.