Goss, Willard L. (1931-1972)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1972 Aug 24 p. 7

Birth date: 1931

text of obituary:

Three Indiana Men Die in Plane Crash

Elkhart, Ind. — Harvey Graber, Mennonite missionary in Brazil, returned here early this month to attend funeral services for his brother, John Graber, Jr., 26, and brother-in-law, Willard L. Goss, 41, who were killed Aug. 7 in the crash of a single engine plane near Nappanee. Also killed was Donald Hart, a Rochester, Ind. dairy farmer.

Mr. Goss, married to the former Vi Graber and the father of two daughters, was a member of the Willow Creek Methodist Church at Mishawaka. His funeral was conducted there the morning of Aug. 11. Services for Mr. Graber, married and the father of a daughter, were held in the afternoon at St. James Episcopal Church, Goshen.

The three men were planning a fishing trip to Wisconsin and had just taken off when the plane plummeted to earth.