- Date Of Birth: October. 15, 1947
- Date Of Death: July 2, 2013
- State: Indiana
Dennis W. “Denny” Vaughn, 65, of Elkhart, passed away at 8:09 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at Elkhart General Hospital, after a brief illness.
He was born in Goshen on Oct. 15, 1947, to the late W.C. Vaughn and I. June (Carrick) Vaughn Metzger. They survive him in Goshen.
He later married Rebecca J. “Becky” Crout on Oct. 21, 1967, in Elkhart.
She also survives him at home, as well as daughters Jennifer L. Rost and Melissa J. Vaughn, both of Elkhart; grandson Colin M. Rost of Elkhart; his sister Kathy S. (George) Dolshenko of Elkhart; and in-laws Bobbie and Dave Blatz and Judy and Chuck Chew, both of Elkhart and Linda and Chuck Morris of Seabring, Fla.
A brother, Billy G. Vaughn, also preceded him in death.
Denny worked at Conn-Selmer in Elkhart for more than 40 years as an electroplater and buffer, retiring in 2012. He attended Northside Baptist Church and enjoyed such things as camping with his family at Potato Creek State Park, NASCAR, Notre Dame football and attending classic car shows and events in his former ’69 Midnight Blue camaro with white racing stripes. He was also an avid animal lover.
