Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Rochester, IN

Serving Rochester, IN and surrounding areas

Lovie Mathias

Lovie Mathias

Jan 1, 2014

Due to the Fulton County Snow Emergency the celebration of the life of Lovie A. Mathias has been rescheduled for 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 13, 2014 at the Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 West 18th Street. There will be a visitation an hour prior to her service. Former Akron resident, Lovie A. Mathias, 88, passed away at 3:40 a.m. on...

Sharon Johnson

Sharon Johnson

Dec 30, 2013

Mrs. Sharon J. Johnson, 73, of Rochester, was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away at 6:04 AM Monday, December 30th, at Life Care Center of Rochester. On September 22, 1940, Sharon Jolene Hopkins was born in Salyersville, KY to Joe and Sadie Poe Hopkins. Growing up she shared her childhood with her sister Wanda. Later Sharon married...

Julie Tate

Julie Tate

Dec 26, 2013

Julie A. Tate, 52, of Rochester, passed away at 1:32 PM, Thursday, December 26th, at Woodlawn Hospital. On June 12, 1961, Julie was born in South Bend to Charles Hobson and Phyllis Joyce Lane Tate. In 1979 Julie graduated from Rochester High School. She was a former employee of Rochester Metal Products and Daulton foundry of Warsaw. Julie is lovingly...

Daniel Mays

Daniel Mays

Dec 22, 2013

Daniel D. Mays, 66, of Rochester, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2013. On May 17, 1947, Daniel David was born in East Chicago the son of Marion Layne and Betty L. Grimes Mays. Growing up he shared his childhood with two brothers Mark and David. With great pride in 1965 he graduated with his class from Morton High School...

Larry Carr

Larry Carr

Dec 20, 2013

Rochester businessman, Larry James Carr, 63, was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away at home on Friday, December 20, 2013. His passing followed a gallant four and a half year battle with ALS/Lou Gerig's Disease. In the face of adversity he strongly persevered with a positive attitude by embracing the physical changes his disease presented. Through his...

Bob Beck

Bob Beck

Dec 14, 2013

Mr. Robert "Bob" Beck, 58, of Rochester passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2013. Born on December 29, 1954, in Gary, Robert John Beck was a treasured son of Robert G. and Lavada Hardy Beck. As one of five children, growing up he shared his childhood with two sisters, Paula and Jennifer, and two brothers, Dan and Karl. In Rochester,...

Louis Roy Pfeiffer

Louis Roy Pfeiffer

Dec 9, 2013

Mr. Louis Roy Pfeiffer, 70 of Rochester, passed away at 6:04 pm, Monday, December 9th, at Woodlawn Hospital. Born in Logansport, on February 24, 1943, Louis Roy was the treasured son of Forrest W. and Frances Holle Pfeiffer. In May of 1961 Louis, a proud Wildcat, graduated from Richland Center High School. As a U.S. Navy veteran he proudly served...

Nancy Baker

Nancy Baker

Dec 6, 2013

Mrs. Nancy Ellen Baker, 88, of Rochester, passed away at 10:36 AM, Friday, December 6th, at Woodlawn Hospital. On February 26, 1925, Nancy was born in Athens to Hershel Leroy "Pete" and Mary Burnett Feece Sayger. As one of eleven children growing up during the depression years, she shared her childhood with three sisters and seven brothers. With great Bulldog...

Devon Overmyer

Devon Overmyer

Dec 3, 2013

Mr. DeVon Loyd Overmyer, 90, of Kewanna, passed away at 2:11 p.m on Tuesday, December 3rd, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law Jane and Tom Johnson. On April 30, 1923, DeVon was born near Lake Bruce to Lloyd and Nora Woodcox Overmyer. Growing up as the second oldest of the Overmyer kids, Devon was always there to help...

Herbert Pohlmann

Herbert Pohlmann

Nov 30, 2013

Mr. Herbert "Bud" Pohlmann, 84, Rochester, was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away at 4:55 AM, Saturday, November 30th, at St. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis. Born in Chicago on March 30, 1929, Herbert was a treasured son of Ernest Anton and Florence Olsen Pohlmann. Growing up he shared his childhood with his brother Sheldon. Following graduation from Lane...

"Sock" Kistler

"Sock" Kistler

Nov 29, 2013

Milton "Sock" Kistler, age 76, of Mount Hermon, KY died Friday, November 29, 2013 at the Monroe County Health and Rehab Center in Tompkinsville, KY. The Richland Center, IN native was born December 12, 1936, one of five children born to the late Wayne Coleman "Toad" Kistler and to the late Margaret Foster Kistler. Preceding him also in death was...

William Sult

William Sult

Nov 29, 2013

Mr. William David "Willie" Sult, 82, Rochester, was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away at Woodlawn Hospital at 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 29, 2013. Born in Richland Township, on October 20, 1931, William David "Willie Sult was the treasured son of Clifford L. and Wilma M Weirick Sult. Following his high school years at Richland Center, Willie...

Barbara Harrison

Barbara Harrison

Nov 27, 2013

Mrs. Barbara J. Harrison, 67, of Rochester, passed away at 11:10 AM, Wednesday, November 27th, at Rivercrest Specialty Hospital of Mishawaka. On February 25, 1946, in Logansport, Barbara was born the precious daughter of Willard and Mildred Osborn Razer. As one of nine children, growing up she shared her childhood with two sisters: Betty and Mary, and five brothers: Edward,...

Lucile Emma Lewis

Lucile Emma Lewis

Nov 21, 2013

Lucile Emma Lewis, 101, of Akron passed away at 2:58 AM, Thursday, November 21st, at Life Care Center of Rochester. On April 28, 1912, Lucile was born in Athens to Samuel Francis and Stella Ann Feece Nicodemus. Lucile and Raymond Harold Lewis were married on March 18 1930. Lucile is lovingly remembered by her daughter Betty Holloway and husband Jack...

Barak Chandler

Barak Chandler

Nov 19, 2013

Mr. Barak Taylor Chandler, 34, of Macy, was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away unexpectedly at 12:34 AM, Tuesday, November 19th, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. On June 11, 1979, Barak was born in Rochester the son of Larry Fear and Sherry Taylor Fear Chandler. Growing up as the second oldest, he shared his childhood...

Ray Pownall

Ray Pownall

Nov 19, 2013

Former Rochester resident, Mr. Ray M. Pownall, 83, was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away early Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at the Budd Terrace Nursing Home at Wesley Woods near Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Just after the depression, on March 3, 1930 in Fulton, Ray was born the treasured son of Lee & Lula D. Cline Pownall....

Janet Lowe

Janet Lowe

Nov 9, 2013

Mrs. Janet Lowe, 78, of Rochester was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away on November 9, 2013 at Life Care Center, Rochester. On October 6, 1935, in Culver, Janet Lee Mikesell was born. She was the precious daughter of Donald and Alice Handy Mikesell. Growing up she shared her childhood with two brothers, Don and Bob. In...

Rose Mary Fenstermaker

Rose Mary Fenstermaker

Nov 8, 2013

Rose Mary Fenstermaker, 51, of Bullhead City, AZ passed away on November 8, 2013. Left to cherish Rose Mary's memory is a sister Nancy J. Jacoby and husband William "Bill" of Hickory Hills, IL; four brothers: Don L. and wife Annette Fenstermaker of Rochester, William L. "Bill" Fenstermaker and wife Clara of Zimmerman, MN, Charles "Chuck" Wilczynski and wife Teresa,...

Dan Helt

Dan Helt

Nov 4, 2013

Mr. Dan Edward Helt, 64, of Rochester, passed away Monday, November 4, 2013 at 5:33 p.m. On January 6, 1949, Dan, the first son of John A. and Margaret E. Zumbaugh Helt was born in Rochester. As one of eight children, growing up he shared his childhood with two sisters, Christina and Jean, and 5 brothers: David, Bob, Kevin, Larry...

Christine Childers

Christine Childers

Oct 20, 2013

Christine Gail Childers, 67, of Belmont, MI, was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away at 11:43 a.m. Sunday, October 20 at the home of her brother Dr. Dan Quinlan. Born in Sandusky, Michigan on April 4, 1946, Christine Gail Quinlan was the precious daughter of William John and Gertrude Koster Quinlan. As one of five children, growing...