Columbia City Post - Whitley County, Indiana
Saturday May 26, 1951
Leroy Price Goodrich, past 71 years old, died at 2:35 Saturday morning at Memorial hospital in Columbia City. He had been ill for three years and was hospitalized for two weeks.
He was born in Thorncreek township just south of Loon Lake on July 2, 1879 and was a son of Silas and Adaline Miner Goodrich. Mr. Goodrich lived in Washington township 12 years and in Columbia township 14 years and operated the store at Ormas for four years. He resided at Larwill for the past four years. From 1926 to 1935 Mr. Goodrich managed the Productive Shipping Association in Columbia City.
On Dec. 24, 1916 he was married to Ruth Ramsey of Thorncreek township, who survives. Also surviving are 5 sons, Fay L., Mishawaka; Orville E., Jefferson township; Kenneth C., a 1st lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force at Randolph Field, Texas; Gerald of Tri Lakes and Clyde D. of Union township; and two daughters, Mrs. Russell Andris, Saybrook, Ill., and Mrs. Richard Slater, Union township. Two sons, Grover and Harold are dead. A brother, Gerald, R. R. 1, Kimmell and a sister, Mrs. Hugo Humbarger of Wolf Lake also survive. A brother and 5 half sisters are dead.
Mr. Goodrich was a former chairman of the county AAA. The body was brought to the DeMoney-Hollingsworth funeral home where friends may call after 8 p.m. Saturday and where services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. Mark O. Burnett, former pastor of the Larwill Methodist church and now pastor of the Hudson M. E. church will conduct the services and burial will be in the Hively cemetery.
Columbia City Post - Whitley County, Indiana
Saturday May 26, 1951
Leroy Price Goodrich, past 71 years old, died at 2:35 Saturday morning at Memorial hospital in Columbia City. He had been ill for three years and was hospitalized for two weeks.
He was born in Thorncreek township just south of Loon Lake on July 2, 1879 and was a son of Silas and Adaline Miner Goodrich. Mr. Goodrich lived in Washington township 12 years and in Columbia township 14 years and operated the store at Ormas for four years. He resided at Larwill for the past four years. From 1926 to 1935 Mr. Goodrich managed the Productive Shipping Association in Columbia City.
On Dec. 24, 1916 he was married to Ruth Ramsey of Thorncreek township, who survives. Also surviving are 5 sons, Fay L., Mishawaka; Orville E., Jefferson township; Kenneth C., a 1st lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force at Randolph Field, Texas; Gerald of Tri Lakes and Clyde D. of Union township; and two daughters, Mrs. Russell Andris, Saybrook, Ill., and Mrs. Richard Slater, Union township. Two sons, Grover and Harold are dead. A brother, Gerald, R. R. 1, Kimmell and a sister, Mrs. Hugo Humbarger of Wolf Lake also survive. A brother and 5 half sisters are dead.
Mr. Goodrich was a former chairman of the county AAA. The body was brought to the DeMoney-Hollingsworth funeral home where friends may call after 8 p.m. Saturday and where services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. Mark O. Burnett, former pastor of the Larwill Methodist church and now pastor of the Hudson M. E. church will conduct the services and burial will be in the Hively cemetery.
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Fay Leroy Goodrich
1917–1993
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Zovelda M. Goodrich Andris
1919–2012
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Esta Orville Goodrich
1920–1976
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Grover Keith Goodrich
1921–1921
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Kenneth Charles Goodrich
1922–2016
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Gerald Eugene Goodrich
1924–2022
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Clyde Dalton Goodrich
1926–2006
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Harold Edward Goodrich
1927–1950
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Hazel Bonita Goodrich Slater
1929–1989
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