All Obituaries

   Orville E Drake, Jr., 70, passed away on September 29, 2023 at Riverside Village Elkhart, Indiana. Orville was born on March 5, 1953 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Orville was preceded in death by his parents, Orville E Drake Sr. and Elizabeth Drake-Hamm, and his half-sister Kathy Kirkpatrick. Surviving are four children, Amy L Drake of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Tiffany M Drake -Toth (Jacob) of Syracuse, Indiana; Tosha Drake - Stabler (Joshua) of Cromwell, Indiana; step-daughter...

SOUTH BEND-Candace “Candy” L. Olivier, 57, passed away September 27, 2023, at her home in South Bend surrounded by family.  She was born July 26, 1966, in Niles, MI to the late Laurance & Sharon (Barnes) Olivier.   Surviving are 2 daughters, Katrina Shafer, Rachael Shafer, 2 grandchildren, Kanyn, Brodee, an aunt, Gilda “Lori” Barnes.  Also surviving are 2 siblings, Anthony (Betty) Olivier, Christina (Terri) Strunk-Olivier, and a nephew, Shane...

SOUTH BEND, IN- Daniel Ray Rogers, 46, of South Bend, Indiana, passed away Friday September 22, 2023, at his residence in South Bend.  He was born February 1, in Altus, OK to Larry Don & Cherril Lee (Oberpriller) Rogers. Surviving are 3 children, Anthony Kyle Lemasters, Andriya Ann Lemasters, Ayden Clark Lemasters, all of South Bend, IN: 4 grandchildren, Julieanne Rose, Cherril Lee, Dorian Michael and Hunter Rai and his father, Larry Don Rogers of Springdale, AR.  Additional...

BRISTOL-Michael W. O’Neil, 68, passed away September 20, 2023, at his home in Bristol.  He was born July 22, 1955, in New Jersey to the late William & Doris (Taylor) O’Neil.   Surviving are two children, Hilary (Donald) Clemons, Breann Raniola, 4 grandchildren, Kiara, Leila, Jace, Liliana and a niece, April Chiarelli.   Michael was a proud U.S. Navy Veteran, a member of the Seabees and worked at G Diamond Transport for over 20 years.  He was a fast car...

David (Buddy) Myrick, 34, of Elkhart, unexpectedly entered our Lord’s Kingdom on September 20, 2023.  He was born December 24,1988 to Buffy (Clayton) and David Myrick.  Preceded in death by his father, David (2009).  He is survived by his mother, Buffy; step-father, Vincent; sister, Kaley; & brother, Alex. Grandson of Mike & Terry, nephew of Michael & Dustin and has many cousins.   Buddy loved being with his family, laughing, joking,...

ELKHART-Alfonzo “Al” N. Warren, 55, passed away September 19, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend.  He was born July 4, 1968, in Elkhart to Walter & Ella (Reed) Warren Sr.   He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 siblings, Betty, Walter Jr., and Robert.   Surviving is a daughter, Ashley Warren, a grandchild, Amir, 10 siblings, Ella, Virginia, John, Ray, Michael, Angela, Cortez, Undra, Yolanda, and Dakita.  Also surviving are a host of nieces,...

ELKHART-George L. Baxter, 78, peacefully passed away September 18, 2023, at Elkhart General Hospital.  He was born December 10, 1944, in Rockford, IL to Merritt & Edna Baxter.   He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Patsy Baxter, Doris Jones-Baxter, 2 grandchildren, Ashley, Vanessa, and numerous siblings.   Surviving are 2 children, Tammy (Bradley) Bayer, George (Angela Harne) Baxter, 2 stepchildren, Darcy (Don) Thomas, Daneen (Timothy) Bilodeau, 6...

MISHAWAKA-Brian D. Johnson, 51, passed away September 17, 2023 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center.  He was born June 19, 1972, in Mishawaka, IN.   Surviving is his father, Jerry (Jacqueline) Johnson, mother, Kate (Jack) Kretchmer, sister, Jerri (Sloan) Spears, and numerous other family members.    Brian worked at B&E Electric.  He enjoyed camping and canoeing with his dog , Cain, fishing, playing disk golf, golfing, riding his Harley and...

DOWAGIAC, MI- Margaret Eleanor Martin, 97, of Dowagiac, MI, passed away Saturday September 16, 2023, at the Caretel Inns in St. Joseph, MI.  She was born January 26, 1926, in Dowagiac, Michigan to Lee & Edith (Townsend) Struble. On November 23, 1947, in Dowagiac, Michigan she married James Roland Martin.  He preceded her in death on August 24, 2023, in Dowagiac, Michigan.  Surviving is a son, Kevin (Melissa) Martin of Niles, MI; 5 grandchildren, Dane (Katherine) Martin of...

Robert William Leighton Sr. 82 of Jones, MI passed away Saturday 9/16/2023 at his home. He was born in Worcester, MA on June 22,1941. He married his wife Linda of 39 years on January 20,1984. A life well lived. An avid Red Sox fan, bowler and lottery player. He loved camping and traveling. He worked at Elkhart Products in various positions, retiring after 30 years. He is survived by his Children: Deborah A. Cushing (John ) of Palm Bay, FL, Cynthia L. Clay (Craig) of Elkhart, IN,...