Peg E. Heckaman, age 65, Nappanee, passed away at 7:24 a.m. Monday, April 18, 2016, at Elkhart General Hospital from a short illness. She was born on Sept. 9, 1950, in Goshen, to John and Stella (Mosier) Heerschop. She was a lifetime area resident, and truly enjoyed her retirement, which started in 2007. She married …read more.

Max L. Bigler, 88, Nappanee, died, after a brief illness, at 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa, where he had been admitted Friday. He was born July 12, 1927, in Nappanee to Harry and Thelma (Metzler) Bigler. Max had lived his lifetime in Nappanee. He was a 1945 graduate of …read more.

Edward L. Eilers, 82, of Nappanee, died at 5 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, at Hospice House, Elkhart, where he had been admitted Wednesday after an illness.  He was born Dec. 15, 1932, in East Chicago, to Thomas J. and Ethel R. McColly. Mr. Eilers lived most of his life in Nappanee. He was a 1951 …read more.