All Obituaries

  Ralph C. Garber, 90, of South Bend passed away on July 31st, 2022, at Memorial Hospital, following an extended illness, with his family by his side.    Ralph was born in Warsaw, IN on July 27, 1932, to the late Alfred and Bessie Darlene (Mellott) Roberts. On August 19, 1961, he married Lois I. (Leedy) Garber in Rochester, IN. Ralph is survived by his sons, Daniel J. (Lisa) Garber of Menasha, WI., and Michael L. (Lisa) Garber of South Bend and his daughter, Laurie D....

                 Neil O. Walter, 95, of South Bend, passed away during the early evening hours of July 19th at West Bend Nursing and Rehabilitation of South Bend.                 Neil was born in South Bend to Neil O. and Tina Walter, on August 9, 1926. He was one of three sons. Upon completing high school, he went on to serve his country proudly in the United States...

  Theresa L. (Schmeltz) Auman of Walkerton passed away unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, July 10th, 2022.   Theresa was born December 7th, 1946, to Linder and Maxine (Clingenpeel) Schmeltz. She was a 1964 graduate of Walkerton High School and was employed for the past 40 years as the Corporate Fleet Administrator with Flexible Foam Products/Innocor, Inc., a foam manufacture.   Theresa is survived by her daughter, Laura (Dave) McKesson, of Walkerton; her son, Jayson...

Misty M. Frost-Kovach, 40, of South Bend, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 9th in her home.   Misty was born in South Bend on September 26, 1981, to Earl J. and Susan A. (Haines) Frost. Misty is survived by her daughter, Danielle A. Frost-Sorrell and son, Brenden J. Kovach both of South Bend, her mother, Susan A. Frost, sisters, Julie E. Frost and Roxanne M. (Manny) Frost both of Albuquerque, New Mexico, brothers, Erik J., Terry G. (Heather) Frost both of South Bend and...

  Herbert P. Jahnke, 79, of South Bend, passed away on July 9th, following an extended illness at Memorial Hospital in South Bend with his loving family by his side.   Herb was born in Milwaukee, WI on November 3, 1942, and came to the South Bend area in 1973. He is survived by his four sons: John H. (Tina) of Maryland, Dr. Christopher E. (Cori) of Pennsylvania, Andrew P. of West Virginia and Herbert P. (Angie) Jahnke, Jr. of South Bend, along with eight loving...

   Ross Daniel Turcotte, 34 of Stevensville, MI passed away suddenly in South Bend, IN on July 8th.    Ross was born in Berrien Center, MI on July 5, 1988, to Steven A. Turcotte of South Bend and Randi H. Wilhelmsen of Stevensville, MI. He is survived by his parents, sister, Marissa K. Turcotte of Stevensville, two brothers, Joseph J. Turcotte of West Lafayette, Bronx A.M. Turcotte of South Bend.    Ross’ true passion in life was music, movies,...

John P. McCaffery, 87, of North Liberty, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving wife and two daughters following an extended illness.   John was born in Mishawaka on May 22nd, 1935. He is the son of the late Clarence, Helen (Klingerberg) McCaffery and Regina (Michalak) McCaffery. John is survived by his wife of 59 years, Charlotte (Mulvaney) McCaffery, their daughters: Kathleen D. (Jeff) Wolff of Walkerton and Susan M. Zoeller of Indianapolis; their amazing grandchildren:...

  Terrance R. Newhart, 78, of Walkerton, passed away peacefully during the morning hours of July 3rd at the Sanctuary at Holy Cross in South Bend.   Terry was born in Frankfort, Indiana, on April 22, 1944, to Robert and Betty (Louks) Newhart. He was raised in South Bend and graduated from Washington Clay High School as part of the Class of ’64. He went on to serve his country proudly both during and following the Viet Nam Conflict in the United States Air Force where he...

Lowell was born in Dowagiac, Michigan to Owen (Bill) and Lula Hartsell. He graduated from Dowagiac High School in 1947. Following high school Lowell worked for Dowagiac Steel and Furnace. In 1950 he married his high school sweetheart, Betty Jean Leitz of Eau Claire. That same year Lowell started work for Kreamo Bakery in South Bend. After living in South Bend for eleven years, Betty and Lowell moved to Walkerton where they purchased and operated Curly's...

Katie Koak-White, 26, of Mishawaka, passed away unexpectedly during the early morning hours of Sunday, June 19th at Memorial Hospital of South Bend.           Katie was born on March 23, 1996 in Goshen, Indiana to Kevin and Connie (Nim) Koak. Katie was a manager at Pandora and also helped her family at their business, Saigon Market in South Bend. She also allowed her creative side to come out with her side project, Koak’s Kollections. She...