All Obituaries

James E Houk, 97, peacefully passed away with family around on May 16, 2022, just a few hours after learning his grandson had graduated from Notre Dame, a source of great pride.   Born in Logansport, IN on May 20, 1924. Jim was the son of Edward P. and Florence Houk. He is preceded in death by his three siblings, Betty Jean Gingrich, Richard James Houk and John David Houk. He graduated from Logansport H.S. in 1941 and joined the U.S. Navy in 1943. He served as a Corpsman attached...

Carol Edna (Stebbins) Rakowski, born September 1, 1936 to Lyle and Rena (Buckland) Stebbins. She had three brothers and one sister; her brother Billy died when she was very young in a terrible accident. She took great care of her younger sister, Barbara Ann, who had Cerebral Palsy from birth and she died at the tender age of sixteen. She had two older brothers, Robert Stebbins and Richard Stebbins who are both deceased. Carol attended Mishawaka High School and also attended Indiana...

Donalee A. Markiewicz, of South Bend, IN, died peacefully at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Hamilton Grove in New Carlisle, IN at the age of 82. Donalee was born on October 6, 1939 to the late Joseph M. and Gertrude T (Kitkowski) Klutz in Danville, PA, and was a lifelong area resident. Along with her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband James Markiewicz; and a son-in-law, Bob S. Clements. Donalee graduated in 1957 from St. Joseph High School, where she was a cheerleader...

David Brian Ingles, beloved brother, father, grandfather, uncle, cousin, and friend passed away on May 13th, 2022, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka, IN. He was 57 years old and a resident of Galien, MI. David was preceded in death by his father, Duane Ingles; his mother, Patricia Ingles (Durkin); and nephew, Jon Sherwood. David leaves behind a large family, including sons David J. Ingles Sr. (Ashley Anastasio) of New Carlisle, IN, Devin Ingles (Sonja) of Laporte, IN,...

David L. Woodrum, 79, of South Bend, passed away on Friday May 13, 2022.  He was born on October 26, 1942, in Montezuma, Indiana, to the late Ralph and Mildred (Jones) Woodrum.  He was also preceded in death by his wife, Genevieve (Meredith) Woodrum on April 28, 2005 and a daughter, Debbie Lynn Woodrum.  David is survived by his two daughters, Wendy (Scott) Crowder of Veedersburg, IN and Beverly (Anthony) Younger of South Bend; three sons, Robert Woodrum of South Bend, Kenneth...

During the last few weeks of her life, Esther Voelker asked that this detail be placed prominently in her obituary. “Say that I love my granddaughters and my daughters,” she said. On Thursday, May 12, 2022, Esther passed away in her home at the age of 97. She was born on August 25, 1924, in South Bend, to the late Louis and Lottie (Michalski) Jankowski. On September 30, 1950, as Esther Jankowski, she married William T. Voelker, who preceded her in death on September 6,...