Elkhart High School Indiana Alumni Obituaries

Gloria CloptonRobinson was born on July 2 1953 in Sledge Mississippi to Louise Ganaway and Calvin Clopton. She moved to Fort Wayne in 1968 and graduated from Central High School. She later attended and graduated from Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne IPFW. She met the love of her life ...

John Paul VanMele 83 of Granger Indiana passed away on Friday January 9 2026 surrounded by his family. He was born on October 19 1942 in South Bend Indiana to the late Joseph and Kathleen Pinter VanMele. On January 18 1964 he married Janice Kathleen Cooper in St. Patricks Catholic Church. John is su...

Michael T. Garrage 59 of South Bend passed away unexpectedly on the afternoon of Friday January 2nd. Michael was born in South Bend on September 21 1966 to Michael and Diana Newton Garrage. A lifelong area resident graduating from Penn High School Class of 1984. Mike was eyeing retirement after serv...

Elaziah Rozinae Brown Ra was born February 10 1998 in Elkhart Indiana. She graduated from Clay High School in 2016 where she played the violin in the orchestra and was a member of the soccer team. She had a love for art especially painting and photography. Ra attended Indiana University of Indianapo...

Joe Barton McVeigh 91 of Memphis Missouri passed away Saturday December 6 2025 at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka Missouri. Joe was born on April 16 1934 in Fulton Missouri to Joseph Yates and Gladys Ruth Acree McVeigh. He spent his life rooted in faith family and service to his community. J...