FULTON COUNTY INDIANA

OBITUARIES

1990

The Rochester Sentinel

Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh

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The Rochester Sentinel

1990

Tuesday, January 2, 1990

Joe Cunningham

Joe CUNNINGHAM, 38, Rt. 3, Rochester, died at 9:44 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital shortly after admission.

Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester is in charge of arrangements.

Annabelle V. Sanders

Annabelle V. SANDERS, 85, of 1116 Franklin St., Rochester, died at 3:30 a.m. Sunday at her home, where she was born Oct. 13, 1904.

The daughter of Francis Marion and Sarah Emma WOODHOUSE DAVIS, she had lived all her life in this community. On Oct. 4, 1925 she married Vern F. SANDERS, who died Oct. 30, 1972. She was one of the oldest members of the Grace United Methodist Church, having been a member for 80 years. She was a member of the Morning Quest Circle and was a former secretary of the Sunday School department of the church. She was a member of the North American Benefit Association Lodge. She was charter member of the Circus Tent, Peru, and Circus Fans of America. She was a member of the American Red Cross during World War II and had sung in many choirs over the years.

Surviving are two sons, Francis E. and Wendell D. [SANDERS], both of Rochester; three grandchildren, Mrs. Reza (Holly) NAJAFIARAB and Birch LONG, Rochester, and Heather Faye LONG, Chicago, and two great-grandsons, Christopher and Andrew NAJAFIARAB, Rochester. Preceding in death were a daughter, Mrs. Franklin (Virginia) LONG, April 10, 1984; an infant brother, Clarance DAVIS, and a sister, Faye DAMAS.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Jack HARTMAN officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

Callie L. Kaufman

Callie L. KAUFMAN, 95, of 340 W. Walnut St., Argos, died at 6 a.m. today at Pilgrim Manor Norsing Home, Plymouth, where she had resided since 1976.

Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

Pearl A. McNeeley

Pearl A. McNEELEY, 82, of 302 Walnut St., Akron, died at 10:35 a.m. Sunday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

She was born April 12, 1907 in Pulaski, Va., to William Robert and Della MABE ALLEY. On Jan. 19, 1929 in Pulaski she married Joseph McNEELEY, who died April 18, 1969. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Pulaski, and was active in the RSVP in Pulaski.

Surviving are two sons, Donald C. McNEELEY, Lake Placid, Fla., and Carlos D [McNEELEY], Akron; a step-daughter, Irene STEVENSON, of West Virginia five grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; several step-great-grandchildren, and a brother, Edward [McNEELEY], Roanoke, Va. Preceding in death were a great-grandson, a step-son, a sister and four brothers.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Thomas M. Seagle and Sons Funeral Home, Pulaski, with the Revs. David McNEELEY and Jack WEIKLEM officiating. Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery at Pulaski. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, is in charge of local arrangements.

John W. Leland

John Wells LELAND, 79, Garden Court East, Plymouth, formerly of Argos, died at 12:45 p.m. Sunday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, where he had been a patient for 2 1/2 months.

He was born April 20, 1910 in Green Township, Marshall County, to John E. and Iva COREY LELAND. He had resided in the Argos community since 1945. He was a retired farmer and was a World War II Army veteran, serving in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.

Surviving are a son, Kenneth [LELAND], Toronto, Canada; two sisters, Mrs. Watson (Frances) MELOY, Lakeland, Fla., and Mrs. Lois LOHT, Golden, Colo.; a granddaughter, Meegan LELAND, Toronto. Preceding in death were two sisters, Miriam LELAND and Marcille MILLER, and two brothers, Keith and Mark [LELAND].

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Jack RHOADES officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Trelle Baum

The Sentinel inadvertently omitted the day of the funeral for Trella BAUM, 85, Mentone.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Charles JONES officiating. Burial will be in the Palestine Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today.

Mrs. Baum died at 5:59 a.m. Friday at Grace Village Health Care Center, Winona Lake.

Victor L. Hoover

Victor L. HOOVER, 78, Chicago, died Friday.

He was born June 26, 1911 to Frank E. and Ota SOWERS HOOVER.

Surviving are two sons, Victor HOOVER Jr., Allegan, Mich., and Ronald HOOVER, Worth, Ill.; two brothers, Glenn [HOOVER], Rochester, and Doyne [HOOVER], North Aurora, Ill. A daughter, Clarice [HOOVER], died Oct. 5, 1960.

Wednesday, January 3, 1990

Joseph D. Cunningham

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Joseph D. “Nugget” CUNNINGHAM Jr., 38, Rt. 3, Rochester.

The Rev. Sam OVERMYER will officiate, and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery, where the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct military graveside services. Friends may call from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Thursday, and after noon Friday. Memorials may be made to the Rochester Youth Football League.

Mr. Cunningham died at 9:44 a.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital where he was admitted two hours earlier. He was born March 9, 1951 in Rochester to Joe and Joan WOODCOX CUNNINGHAM, and had lived all his life in this community. On Feb. 15, 1975 in Rochester he married Kathy L. WARNER, who survives. For the past seven years he had been an agent for Farm Bureau Insurance Company. He was a 1969 graduate of Rochester High School, a Vietnam War Army veteran, president of the Rochester Youth Football League; a coach of the Little League Tigers baseball team, a member of the American Bowling Association and was a statistician for the Rocheser High School football team.

Surviving with his wife are a daughter, Monica [CUNNINGHAM], and a son, Ryan [CUNNINGHAM], both at home; his mother, Joan, Rochester; three sisters, Mrs. Lonnie (Sharon) WOODCOX, Athens; Mrs. Charles (Nancy) BAILEY, Selinsgrove, Pa., and Mrs. Sam (Diana) MUFFLEY, Rochester, and nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. His father died Nov. 7, 1980.

Callie L. Kaufman

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, for Callie L. KAUFMAN, 95, of 340 W. Walnut St., Argos.

The Rev. Richard DEAN will officiate, and burial wil be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, and after 9 a.m. Friday.

Mrs. Kaufman died at 6 a.m. Tuesday at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, where she had been a patient since 1976. She was born Oct. 26, 1894 near Bremen to Martin and Ida SCHAAL FETTERS. On Feb. 14, 1915 in Plymouth she married Harvey O. KAUFMAN, who resides at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth. She was a member of the Argos Wesleyan Church.

Surviving with her husband are two daughters, Mrs. Opal TENER, Argos, and Mrs. Meryl (Irene) SHIVERS, Avon Park, Fla.; two sons, Dale [KAUFMAN], Plymouth, and Donald [KAUFMAN], Argos; nineteen grandchildren; forty-four great-grandchildren; and thirty-three great-great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were a daughter, Joyce CHIZUM, March 30, 1982; a son, Lyle [KAUFMAN], Sept. 13, 1972, and a sister, Carrie TYSON.

Annabelle V. Sanders

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Annabelle V. SANDERS, 85, of 1116 Franklin St. She died at 3:30 a.m. Sunday at the home where she was born Oct. 13, 1904.

She was a 1923 graduate of Rochester High School, had been a secretary for the former U.S. Bank and Trust Company for a number of years, and had taught Sunday School at Grace United methodist Church, of which she had been a member for 80 years.

Thursday, January 4, 1990

Jack L. Thomas

Jack L. THOMAS, 81, Rt. 5, Logansport, formerly of Fulton, died at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday at his residence.

He was born Aug. 8, 1908 in Romney to Floan D. and Lola MARTIN THOMAS. On Oct. 8, 1945 in St. Charles, Mo., he married Laura M. WEAKMAN, who survives. He was a farmer.

Surviving with his wife are three step-daughters, Mary Helen TALBERT, Onarga, Ill.; Ruby F. MEYER, Carlinville, Ill., and Virginia Paul WILSON, Flora; a brother, William [THOMAS], Oxford; two sisters, Claris DOWELL and Clora E. EBERT, Onarga; eight step-grandchildren, and thirteen step-great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were three sisters and a brother.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, with the Rev. Dan BUTCHER officiating. Burial will be in the Burlington Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday.

Friday, January 5, 1990 to Saturday, January 6, 1990

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Monday, January 8, 1990

James E. Ness

A car-school bus crash on Indiana 25 East, about two miles west of Mentone in Marshall County, killed a 17-year-old Tippecanoe boy.

James E. “Jamie” NESS died of a skull fracture and internal injuries, the Indiana State Police post at Bremen reported this morning. Police said Marshall County Deputy Coroner Dean BYERS pronounced Ness dead at the scene.

None of the occupants of the Tippecanoe Valley school bus was hurt. Another school bus was dispatched to finish the route.

Police said Ness was driving in the northbound lane on Indiana 25, east of Marshall County Road 900 East, when his car slid on ice, left the road, then came back onto the road, crossed it and hit the school bus broadside. The bus, driven by Carol S. KINDIG, 50, Mentone, was in the southbound lane.

Police said Ness was wering a seat belt.

Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Orley S. Winger

Orley S. WINGER, 83, Four Seasons, died unexpectedly at 4:20 p.m. Sunday at South Bend Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Winger was born March 6, 1906 near Lafayette to Elmer and Pearl McMANAMA WINGER. He had lived here for 35 years, moving from Crawfordsville. On Nov. 23, 1927 in Frankfort he married May HARLAN, who died Nov. 24, 1967. On June 15, 1968 in Newcastle Township of Fulton County, he married Alfreda DeWEESE, who died May 25, 1987. He had farmed for a number of years and was retired from The Rochester Sentinel’s circulation department. He was a member of the First Christian Church where he had been an elder for several years. He was a charter member of the Rochester Optimist Club, a member of the Farm Bureau and a past-president of the Newcastle Township Farm Bureau. He was a member of the National Corn Huskers Association and set the Indiana state corn husking record of 42 bushels and 50 lbs. in 80 minutes.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. John (Mary Jo) OVERPECK, Shipshewanna; a son, the Rev. Dorman WINGER, Crawfordsville; six grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Lena RYAN, Lafayette; a brother, George [WINGER], Lebanon; a step-son, Eugene DeWEESE, Milwaukee, Wis. Preceding in death were a sister, Velma RAYBURN; two infant brothers and another brother, Kenneth [WINGER].

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Revs. Dorman WINGER and William RODEFER officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-9 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church.

Marjorie A. Puckett

Marjorie Ann PUCKETT, 60, of 206 W. Main St., Mentone, died at 7:40 a.m. Saturday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, after several years’ illness.

She was born June 26, 1929 at Tippecanoe to Donald L. and Lena BAUGHER BARRETT. She was retired from Mentone Egg Products.

Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Lena BARRETT, Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth; two daughters, Sheila PUCKETT, Mentone, and Mrs. Gerald (Mary) HENSLEY, Rt. 3, Rochester; three brothers, John BARRETT, Orlando, Fla.; Donald L. “Corky” BARRETT, Jr., and Dannie BARRETT, Tippecanoe, and three grandchildren. Preceding in death was a sister.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with Brother Denton HOWARD officiaing. Burial will be in the Tippecanoe Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Irene Norman

Irene NORMAN, 37, of 729 E. Main St., Akron, died at 10:30 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend. She had been in failing health since July 1988.

Mrs. Norman was born Aug. 26, 1952 in Johnson County, Ky., to Garlen and Jewell SMITH SPARKS. She had lived in Akron for 30 years, moving from Johnson County. On July 18, 1975 in Silver Lake she married Arnold NORMAN, who survives. She was a nurse’s aide at Peabody Retirement Home, North Manchester. She was a member of the Pentecostal Church, Silver Lake and was a U.S. Army veteran.

Surviving with her husband are two daughters, Aminta Jo and Catrina Ann [NORMAN], both at home; a son, Randy Dale [NORMAN], Etna Green; two grandchildren, Matthew Dale and Darcey [NORMAN], Etna Green; a sister, Mrs. Adren (Garnetta) COLE, New Haven, Fla, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Garlen SPARKS, Akron.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Pentecostal Church, Silver Lake, with Aaron STANLEY officiaing. Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Foster & Good funeral Home, Akron, and after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

Tuesday, January 9, 1990

Ethel L. Kindig

Ethel L. KINDIG, 98, Rt. 3, Rochester, died at 9:15 p.m. Monday at the Rochester Nursing Home.

Mrs. Kindig was born July 10, 1891 in Tiosa to James Alexander and Caroline McCARTER EASTERDAY. She was a lifetime resident of Fulton County. On July 31, 1907 in Rochester she married Cleve A. KINDIG, who died March 13, 1961. She was a former seamstress, and a member of the Rochester Eastern Star, Rebekah Lodge, Trinity United Methodist Church and the Neighborly Club.

Surviving are a son, Virgil [KINDIG], Memphis, Tenn., seven grandchildren, Mrs. Richard (Cindy) McLOCHLIN, Fritz HEINZMANN, and Phillip KINDIG, Rochester; Sally CLARK, Washington, D.C.; Joanna McKNIGHT, Fresno, Calif.; Alex KINDIG, Oxnard, Calif., and William KINDIG, Ojai, Calif. twenty-five great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren. preceding in death were two sons, Floyd and Charles [KINDIG]; a daughter, Pauline HEINZMANN; three grandsons, Bela, Bondi and Errol HEINZMANN; three brothers, Claude, Clyde and Floyd EASTERDAY, and two great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. C.J. MOWRER officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday. Eastern Star rites will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund or Cancer Fund.

James E. Ness

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Rochester, for James E. “Jamie’ NESS, 17, Rt. 1, Box 186, Tippecanoe.

The Rev. Don MILLER will officiate, and burial wil be in the Athens Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

James Ness died of injuries sustained in an automobile accident Monday. He was born Sept. 21, 1972 in Rochester to Tom and Sandra NICODEMUS NESS. A junior at Tippecanoe Valley High School, he had attended that school for two years after having attended Rochester schools. He had been a part-time employee of Gropp’s Restaurant in Rochester for a year.

Surviving are his mother, Sandra NESS, Tippecanoe; his father and step-mother, Tom and Carolyn NESS, Rochester a brother, Jack NESS, Mishawaka; a step-brother, Bruce SCOTT, Rochester; two step-sisters, Jackie COPLEN and Vicki SCOTT, Rochester; the maternal grandmother, Betty LITTLE, Rochester; the maternal step-grandfather, James LITTLE, Rochester; the maternal great-grandfather, Sam SMITH, Akron; the paternal grandmother, Lillian NESS, Rochester, and aunts, uncles and cousins.

Wednesday, January 10, 1990

Jane C. Anderson

Jane C. ANDERSON, 53, Rt. 1, Royal Center, died at 8:35 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo.

Mrs. Anderson was born June 3, 1936 in Cass County to Timothy and Nelle VanPELT COLLIER. On April 12, 1959 she married David A. ANDERSON who survives. She was a secretary for Modine Manufacturing Company, Logansport, and a member of the Baptist-Christian Church, Royal Center.

Surviving with her husband are two sons, Timothy D. [ANDERSON], Indianapolis, and Michael A. [ANDERSON], Logansport; a daughter, Susan J. HAND, Rt. 6, Logansport; a brother, Timothy [COLLIER], Kokomo, and three grandchildren. Preceding in death were a son, her parents and a half-brother.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Royal Center, with the Rev. John DREXLER officiating. Burial will be in the Kistler Cemetery, Royal Center. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the Cass County Cancer Society.

Thursday, January 11, 1990

Douglas D. Kercher

Douglas D. KERCHER, 68, of 3302 Kenilworth, Berwyn, Ill., died at 9:08 p.m. Tuesday at the Mason Health Care Center, Warsaw, where he had resided for five months.

Mr. Kercher was born Feb. 4, 1921 in Miami county to Russell and Dove IMHOOF KERCHER and grew up in the Mentone community. On Dec. 29, 1950 in Crown Point he married Julia BLACH, who died Sept. 1977. He was retired from the McLean Trucking Company of Chicago. He was a veteran of the Army Ar Corps, a member of the American Legion and Moose Lodge at Berwyn, and of the “Confederate Air Force which does air shows.

Surviving are a step-daughter, Donna LEONHARDT, Warrenville, Ill.; two step-grandsons; a sister, Mrs. David (Eileen) BOWSER, Menone, and a brother, Jack [KERCHER], Warsaw.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Will LAWSON officiating. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today. Burial will be at 2 p.m. CST (3 p.m. Mentone time) at the Resurrection Cemetery, 7200 S. Archer St., Justice, Ill., near Chicago.

Friday, January 12, 1990

Johanne M. Holden

Johanne M. HOLDEN, 97, Rt. 2, Kewanna, died at the Mulberry (Ind.) Lutheran Home at 8:34 p.m. Thursday.

Mrs. Holden was born June 28, 1892 in Esbjerg, Denmark, to Johannes and Augusta HANSEN JORGENSEN. On Dec. 19, 1917 in Kansas she married Hilmar P. HOLDEN, who died Feb. 1, 1985. She was co-owner of Holden’s Bakery in Omaha, Neb, and was a member of the Kountze Lutheran Church, Omaha.

Surviving are a son, Robert H. HOLDEN, Rt. 2, Kewanna; two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were a sister and five brothers.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Mack GEOGLEIN officiating. Burial will be in the Grass Creek Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Sunday.

Saturday, January 13, 1990

Harold F. Hoskins

Harold F. HOSKINS, 75, OF 304 Apple St., Argos, died at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.

Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

Lucille V. Mathias

Lucille V. MATHIAS, 87, Bloomington, Ill., died at 3:45 p.m. Thursday in Bloomington.

Mrs. Marhias was born Aug. 20, 1902 in Lebanon to Jessie and Dora TURNER RINEHART. On Nov. 6, 1926 in Chicago she married Paul MATHIAS, who died Feb. 25, 1987. She was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington.

Surviving are two sons, John [MATHIAS], of Ames, Iowa, and Richard [MATHIAS], of Kenilworth, Ill.; six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were three sisters.

Services will be at 2 p.m Monday at the Second Presbyteian Church. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Second Presbyterian Church. Local arranements are by Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Monday, January 15, 1990

Harold F. Hoskins

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Walnut Church of the Brethren for Harold F. HOSKINS, 75, of 304 Apple St., Argos.

The Revs. Ammon WENGER and Dean HEISEY will officiate, and burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today, and at the church after 1 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Walnut Church of the Brethren.

Mr. Hoskins died at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend, following a two-weeks illness. He was born May 13, 1914 in Aberdeen, Idaho, to Frederick and Carrie HAROLD HOSKINS. On Oct. 12, 1940 in Larwell he married Alta M. EHMAN, who survives. He graduated from Carmel High School in 1932. He was retired from Syler Inc., Plymouth, and as a seed technician for the former Foster and Kendell Company, Carmel. He was later employed by the U-Rent-It Company and the WMCA, Elkhart. He was a member of the Walnut Church of the Brethren where he was a life deacon.

Surviving with his wife are a daughter, Mrs. Ruth HOSKINS AKERS, Elkhart; two sons, Ronald [HOSKINS], Warsaw, and Phil [HOSKINS], Grand Rapids, Mich., and seven grandchildren.

Ellis Greer

Ellis GREER, 87, Rt. 6, Rochester, died at 6 p.m. Saturday at the home of his sister, Odessa GREER, 1218 Jefferson St.

Mr. Greer was born Sept. 5, 1902 in McLean County, Ill., to Clay and Hattie PLATT GREER. He lived most of his life in Fulton County. On March 23, 1937 in Warsaw he married Mabel C ZIEMS, who died March 25, 1977. He was a retired farmer and a member of the National Farmers Union, the AARP and the former Pinhook Grange.

Surviving with Odessa Greer are another sister, Dorothy SPERLINSKI, Santa Clara, Calif.; a brother, Frank GREER, Rt. 1, Kewanna, and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were two brothers, Glenn and Owen [GREER].

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. James MALBONE officiating. Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Fund or American Cancer Society.

Elmer D. Mahler

Elmer D. MAHLER, 84, Rt. 1, Culver, died at 2:20 a.m. Sunday in the Pulaski Health Care Center, Winamac.

Mr. Mahler was born Oct. 12, 1905 at Monterey to Joseph and Bessie WENTZEL MAHLER. He was a lifetime resident of the Culver and Monterey areas. He was a retired farmer and had transported milk for the former Armour Creameries at Rochester. He also had been employed by Studebaker Corp., South Bend, and Culver Military Academy. His first marriage was to Ida Elizabeth SMITH, who died in 1972. On Aug. 4, 1974 he married Olga DIXON, who survives.

Surviving with his wife are four daughters, Mrs. Harry (Bessie) KERNS and Bonnie SMITH, Logansport; Donna SHILEY, Caldwell, Idaho, and Mrs. Clayton (Katherine) JONES, Star City; two sons, Kenneth [MAHLER], Ora, and Terry [MAHLER], Culver; seventeen grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Richard (Lillian) HUDKINS, Rochester, and Rubie McCANDLISH, Mishawaka. Preceding in death were a daughter, Carol Jean MAHLER, three grandchildren, five sisters, and seven brothers.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with the Revs Fred PFLUGH and Floyd ALLEN officiating. Burial will be in the Monterey I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Myron M. Jennings

Myron M. JENNINGS, 82, of 114 1/2 Lincolnway East, Mishawaka, died at 11:05 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Hospital, Mishawaka.

Mr. Jennings was born July 15, 1907 in Atlanta, Ohio to Wilby and Berthy WOODS JENNINGS. In 1910 he and his family moved to Kewanna. For 60 years he had lived in the South Bend-Mishawaka area. On March 28, 1938 in South Bend he married Margurite MORELAND, who died in 1973. He was owner-operator of the Jennings Restaurant for 30 years and had been employed by South Bend Transit for 20 years. He was a member of the First Church of God, Mishawaka, and the Downtown Association of Mishawaka.

Surviving are two daughters, Georgianne ROBINSON and Judy GRAVES, South Bend; a son, Larry [JENNINGE], South Bend; a sister, Florence HARBETT, Rochester an aunt, Ethyle MUNSON, Rochester; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. A son, Myron W. [JENNINGS], died in December 1988.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Church of God, Mishawaka. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. Friends may call from 2-4 pm. and 6-8 p.m. today at the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main St., Mishawaka.

Tuesday, January 16, 1990

Esther L. Mullins Boxler

Esther Lucille MULLINS BIXLER, 60, Niles, Mich., formerly of Fulton County, died Monday at Pawating Hospital, Niles.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Pifer-Smith Funeral Home, Niles. Burial will be in the Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Niles. Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Berrien County Cancer Service and the Church of God, Edwardsburg, Mich.

Wednesday, January 17, 1990

Florence Kinley

Florence KINLEY, 91, died at 10:07 a.m. Tuesday at the Peabody Retirement Home, North Manchester, after a one-year illness.

A seven-year resident of the home, she formerly lived in Akron and Denver. She was born Nov. 20, 1898 in Gilead to Wesley and Bertha DUKES BOWEN. On May 15, 1920 she married Fred KINLEY, who died in May 1971. She was a school teacher and a member of the Akron United Methodist Church. She graduated from Gilead High School and attended Manchester College.

Surviving are two daughters, Eris GILLILAND, Kewanna, and Noreen ERLENBACH, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; two sons, Doyle and Blaine [KINLEY], Denver; eleven grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Irene SECOR, Akron, and Leora HURST, Macy. Preceding in death were two brothers and two sisters.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Merlyn COX officiating. Burial will be in the Akron I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to the Peabody Home Foundation or the Akron United Methodist Church.

Fred J. Stokes

Services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Brian Funeral Chapel, Henderson, Texas, for Fred J. STOKES, 76, of Henderson.

The Rev. Jerry WALLS officiated, and burial was in the Duncan Cemetery, Henderson.

Mr. Stokes died at 1:15 p.m. Sunday of lung cancer at the Leisure Lodge Nursing Home, Henderson. He was born April 18, 1913 in Saskatchewan, Canada, to Mr. and Mrs. W.W. STOKES, formerly of Akron and Argos. He was a member of the Reklaw Baptist Church, Henderson, and was a self-employed sewing machine repairman. He married Anne Pauline GROGG, who survives in Henderson.

Surviving with his wife are a son, James C. STOKES, Rusk, Texas, and a brother, James C. STOKES, San Antonio, Texas.

Erma E. Becker

Erma E. BECKER, 77, of 17057 Filbert Road, Argos, died at 6 a.m. today at her home.

Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

Carl H. Gregory

Carl H. GREGORY, 72, of 410 Riverview St., Logansport, died at 6:55 a.m. today at Memorial Hospital, Logansport.

Arrangements are pending at McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport.

Thursday, January 18, 1990

David W. Weinz

David W. WEINZ, 53, Rt. 5, Rochester, died Wednesday at 11 a.m. at his home after a six-month illness.

Mr. Weinz was born Dec. 8, 1936 in Milwaukee, Wis., to Edward and Amelia LANGE WEINZ. On June 3, 1961 in Cleveland, Ohio, he married Teresa TALABERA, who survives. He was a member of and a minister at the Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall, Rochester. Surviving with his wife are a brother, John [WEINZ], Duplainville, Wis., and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall on Indiana 25 North with Floyd WILEY officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Rochester, and after 1 p.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall.

Erma E. Becker

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, for Erma E. BECKER, 77, of 17057 Filbert, Argos.

The Rev. Ammon WENGER will officiate, and burial will be in the Walnut Church of the Brethren Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. on Friday and after 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Walnut Church of the Brethren.

Miss Becker died at 6 a.m. Wednesday at her home. She was born Sept. 21, 1912 near Argos to Herman J. and Nora MANGES BECKER, and had lived all her life in the Argos community. She was a member of the Walnut Church of the Brethren.

Surviving are a brother, Paul [BECKER], Argos; a niece, Mrs. Rex (Peg) WIELAND, North Manchester; two nephews, Ron BECKER, Argos, and Don BECKER, North Manchester; five great-nieces, and a great-nephew. A brother, Fred [BECKER], died July 3, 1984.

Carl H. Gregory

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday for Carl H. GREGORY, 72, of 410 Riverview St., Logansport.

The Rev. Emmett ANDERSON will officiate, and burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. today at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport. Memorials may be made to the Main Street United Methodist Church or the Cass County Heart Fund.

Mr. Gregory died at 6:55 a.m. Wednesday at Memorial Hospital, Logansport. He was born Feb. 4, 1917 in Logansport to Charles and Rosie WARNICK GREGORY. On April 24, 1943 in Fulton he married Lucille M. LOWNES, who survives. He retired in 1980 from the Nelson Screw Company, Logansport. He had also worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Logan Machine Company. He was a member of the Main Street United Methodist Church, Logansport, the Orient Masonic Lodge, and the Narional Rifle Association.

Surviving with his wife are a son, Clyde E. [GREGORY], Fort Wayne; a brother, James [GREGORY], Logansport; a sister, Garnet SHIELDS, Logansport; two grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were three brothers and a sister.

Friday, January 19, 1990

Robert H. Grimes

Robert H. GRIMES, 71, a resident of Denver, Ind., and Sebring, Fla., died at 6:30 a.m. Thursday at his home in Sebring of a heart attack.

He was born March 22, 1918 in Denver to Clinton Dean and Winifred CARSON GRIMES. On Nov. 19, 1939, he married Mary BECK in the Miami County home of her parents. She survives. He was a member of the Denver Baptist Church and was a retired Standard Oil agent at Denver.

Surviving with his wife are two children, Charles T. [GRIMES], Indianapolis, and Nancy CARSON, Rt. 2, Peru; five grandchildren; his mother, of Peru, and two brothers, Charles William [GRIMES], Bridgewater, N.J., and James D. [GRIMES], Peru.

Private services are pending at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver. Memorials may be made to the Denver Baptist Church or the Miami County Heart Fund.

Thelma O. Feulner

Thelma O. FEULNER, 73, Chesterton, died Thursday at 8:25 a.m. at her home.

She was born in Crown Point Dec. 3, 1916 to Elmer and Norma Mae HEATER RIGGLEMAN. She was married to Fred S. FUELNER, who died Sept. 8, 1965. She was a member of the St. John’s United Church of Christ in Chesterton, was a past worthy matron of the Chesterton Eastern Star, an officer of the Order of the Amaranth, and a member of the EMIRA Club and the Eastern Star Past Matrons Club.

Surviving are six sisters, Sadie MILLER, Delong; Betty SINGLETON, Rochester; Ada WEBB, Kingsford Heights; Lucille TUCKER, Henrietta, Texas; Dolly HICKMAN, Hamlet, and Mary CASTLE, Palmetto, Fla., and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 11 a.m. (noon Fulton County time) Monday in the White Funeral Home, 525 S. Second St., Chesterton, with the Rev. Robert RADAK officiating. Burial will be in Swan Lake Memorial Gardens, Michigan City. Friends may call Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. (5 to 9 p.m. Fulton County time). Eastern Star services will be at 7 p.m. (8 p.m. Fulton County time) Sunday. Memorials may be made to the Porter County Cancer Society.

C. Marjorie Smith

C. Marjorie SMITH, 90, of 141657 17C Road, Argos, died at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, where she had resided since Sept. 2, 1989.

Mrs. Smith was born March 18, 1899 in Walnut Township, near Argos, to Omer and Ona ALDERFER LONG and lived her entire life in the Argos community. On March 24, 1922 in Argos she married Owen E. SMITH, who died Feb. 12, 1972. She was a member of the Jordan Baptist Church, the missionary society of the church and the Green Township Homemakers Club.

Surviving are a son, Charles L. [SMITH], Plymouth; a granddaughter, Pat SMITH, Huntington, W.Va.; two grandsons, Richard and Michael [SMITH], Argos; four great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Arley MITCHUM officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Saturday and after 10 a.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to the Jordan Baptist Church.

Saturday, January 20, 1990

Deloris Bailey

Deloris BAILEY, 60, 14638 Old U.S. 31 North, died at 3:40 a.m. today at Memorial Hospital in South Bend.

Arrangements are pending at Grossman’s Funeral Home in Argos.

Monday, January 22, 1990

Doris M. Swayzee

Doris M. SWAYZEE, 70, a two-year resident of Chase Center, Logansport, and formerly of Rochester, died at 7:15 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Hospital, Logansport.

She was born Sept. 27, 1919 near Star City to Harry and Nora POISEL SWAYZEE and had lived most of her life in Rochester and Kewanna. She retired from Woodlawn Hospital after 33 years in the dietary department.

Surviving are two brothers, Floyd [SWAYZEE], Allentown, Pa., and Kenneth [SWAYZEE], Kokomo, and two nieces, Nancy LINDELL, Allentown, and Leleh SILVERNAIL, Rochester. A sister, Marjorie SWAYZEE, died in 1924.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Brian TAMMANY officiating. Burial will be in the Kewanna Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Delores M. Bailey

Delores M. BAILEY, 60, of 14638 Old U.S. 31, Argos, died at 3:45 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Hospital, South end, where she had been a patient one week.

Mrs. Bailey was born April 13, 1929 in Chicago to Peter and Emma SUDA FISHER. She had lived near Argos for 21 years, and previously in LaPorte and Knox. On July 23, 1949 in Knox she married Forrest BAILEY, who survives. She was a business partner with her husband in Bailey’s Sales and Service, Argos. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Argos.

Surviving with her husband are a daughter, Mrs. Steve (Gail) DIMMITT, Argos; a son, Calvin [BAILEY], Argos; six grandchildren, and a sister, Jane FISHER BAILEY, Knox. Preceding in death was a son, John Jay [BAILEY], April 1981.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church, Argos, with the Rev. Robert C. SIEGRIST officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and from 6-9 p.m. today at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, and after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church.

Freda L. Sechrist

Freda L. SECHRIST, 77, Bremen Health Care Center, formerly of 204 E. Douglas St., Bourbon, died at 11:15 Saturday at South Bend Memorial Hospital. She had been ill for several years.

Mrs. Sechrist was born Jan. 20, 1913 at Etna Green to Wesley ad Lana FLORY MILLER. She had lived in the Bourbon community since 1934. On Oct. 17, 1934 she married Lester SECHRIST, who died Feb. 26, 1980. She retired in 1975 from Bendix Mobile Homes, Bourbon.

Surviving are a son, Carl [SECHRIST], South Bend nine grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth “Babe” MILLER, Etna Green, and three brothers, Herbert, Russell “Pete” and Forrest “Red” [MILLER], Etna Green. Preceding in death were three brothers, a sister and a great-granddaughter.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Deaton Funeral Home, Bourbon, with the Rev. Scott NICHOLS officiating. Burial will be in the Stoney Point Cemetery, Etna Green. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Bourbon EMS.

Grace Fouts

Grace KERCHER FOUTS, 96, of 20 Gean Ave., Peru, died at 4:06 p.m. Saturday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

Mrs. Fouts was born Nov. 26, 1893 in Roann to Orton and Myrtle WARE [KERCHER], who died June 18, 1975. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Peru; the Daughters of the Nile, the Eastern Star and the Peru Rebekah Lodge.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home with the Rev. George McCARTY officiating. Burial will be in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Roann. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Cecil G. Gordon

Cecil G. GORDON, 89, Rt. 4, Rochester (Olson Road), died at 4:20 p.m. Saturday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Culver.

Mr. Gordon was born June 6, 1900 at Plymouth to Cecil George and Zillah COLE GORDON. He had lived in Aubbeenaubbee Township since 1952 and previous in Highland. He was a retired security officer for Ford Motor Company, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War I and a member of the VFW. In 1927 in St. Joseph, Mich., he married Margory SUMNER, who survives.

Private services will be at 8 p.m. today by the VFW at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver. Burial will be in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. There will be no visitation.

Joe Hopkins

Joe HOPKINS, 72, of 319 E. Sixth St., died at 11 a.m. today in Woodlawn Hospital. Rites are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Mary E. Bransford

Mary Elizabeth BRANSFORD, 92, formerly of Poet’s Point, Lake Manitou, died at 10 p.m. Sunday at Life Care Center of Rochester, where she had resided since May 1987.

Mrs. Bransford was born May 6, 1898 in Nevada, Mo., to William T. and Mary E. CONNER THORPE. She had resided most of her life in the Rochester and Argos communities. On May 26, 1946 in Columbus, Kan., she married Woody BRANSFORD, who died in 1967. She held a bachelor of science degree from Kansas State University. She also had attended the University of Missouri, Indiana University, Manchester College and Grace College. She had taught fifth grade in the Argos School system and, prior to that, had taught at the Walnut School in Marshall County, and also in Missouri. She was a member of the First Christian Church, the PTA, the Argos Eastern Star, the Manitou DAR, the American Legion Auxiliary and the National Retired Teachers Association.

Surviving are four nieces, Mrs. Charles (Betty) KING, Easton, Md., Nevah HUBBELL, Kansas City, Mo.; Dorothy SNOW, Lee’s Summit, Mo., and Virginia BUSICK, Healdsburg, Ca. Preceding in death were three sisters and two brothers.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. William RODEFER officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. on Tuesday and after 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

Tuesday, January 23, 1990

Roberta A. Stevens

Roberta Ann STEVENS, 52, of 132 Hooper St., Lakeview, Mich., formerly of Rochester, died at 1 a.m. today at Lakeview Hospital. She had been in failing health for four years.

She was born Oct. 21, 1937 in Rochester to Robert and Eldora BOWMAN CALVERT. She moved to Lakeview 14 years ago from Talma. On July 18, 1980 in Lakeview she married Keith B. STEVENS, who survives. She was a former employee of Chamberlin Products, Akron, and the Wolverine Corporation, Grand Rapids, Mich. She was a member of the Talma United Methodist Church.

Surviving with her husband are three daughters, Mrs. Phyllis HOWELL and Mrs. John (Paricia) McQUEARY, Rochester, and Tracy Lynn LEWIS, Lakeview; five step-sons, Michael STEVENS and Douglas STEVENS, Lakeview; James Edward LEWIS, Silver Lake; John LEWIS, Mentone, and Dean LEWIS, address unknown; two step-daughters, Pamela BRICKEY, Trufort, Mich., and Jill PETERSON, Lakeview; two grandchildren; eleven step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; her father, Robert CALVERT, Rochester; and two brothers, Rolland and Roy CALVERT, Rochester. Preceding in death were her mother, on Nov. 22, 1985, and two grandchildren.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Pator Jeff TAYLOR officiciating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 4-8 on Wednesday and after 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

Joseph E. Hopkins

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Joseph E. HOPKINS, 72, of 309 E. Sixth St.

Pastors Armand RITTER and Robert RITTER will officiate, and burial will be in the Citizens Cemetery, Rochester. Frieds may call from 3-8 p.m. Wednesday and after noon Thursday.

Mr. Hopkins died at 10:57 a.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital where he had been a patient for four days. He was born Feb. 7, 1917 in Kentucky to Wyle and Mary ARNETT HOPKINS and moved here in 1950 from Prestonsburg, Ky. On April 19, 1938 in Salyersville, Ky., he married Sadie M. POE, who survives. He was retired from the Boubon Orthopedic Corporation. For a numer of years he had worked for the Mentone Pallet Company.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Wanda PONTIOUS, Sturgis, Mich., and Mrs. William (Sharon) JOHNSON, Rochester; eight grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Wylie (Martha) BAILEY, North Judson, and Lissie WALDDE, Florida; a brother, Glenn HOPKINS, Huntington, and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were four sistes and seven brothers.

Wednesday, January 24, 1990

Ruby S. James

Ruby S. JAMES, 79, of 440 School St., Culver, died at 12:55 a.m. Tuesday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Culver.

Mrs. James was born Sept. 16, 1910 at Jonesville, Va., to Adam and Anna NOE. She moved to the Leiters Ford-Culver area in 1946 from Buchanan, Mich. On Oct. 1, 1929 in South Bend she married Ely JAMES, who died in 1971.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Paul (Betty) GEORGE, Mishawaka; Mrs. Charles (Nedra) WESSON, Goshen, and Mrs. Michael (Mattie) CIHAK, Culver; a son, Robert [JAMES], Mishawaka; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three brothers, Emmitt SMITH, Indianapolis; William SMITH, Lake Tahoe, Calif., and Owen SMITH, Boac Raton, Fla.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with the Rev. Donald WAGONER officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Mich., with graveside serices at 1 p.m. Friday. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday.

Mildred N. Riddle

Mildred N. RIDDLE, 89, formerly of Rochester, died at 2 a.m. today at the Glasgow Nursing Home, Cambridge, Md.

She was the widow of George M. RIDDLE, after whom Riddle School is named.

Arranements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Claude White

Claude WHITE, Rt. 2, Akron, died today at his residence.

Arrangements are pending with Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.

James L. Phillips

James L. PHILLIPS, 74, of 72 N. Cass St., Peru, died at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis.

He was born in Peru June 3, 1915 to John A. and Margaret MURTHA PHILLIPS. He married Marguerite BARNHART on Sept. 19, 1940; she survives.

A lifelong resident of Peru who miantained a summer residence at Nyona Lake, he was a retired conductor for the N&W Railroad, Peru. He was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church, Peru Knights of Columbus; Elks Lodge and the Peru Moose Lodge.

Survivors besides his wife include three daughters, Mary Ann SULLIVAN and Helen Louise RICH, both of Peru, and Patricia Jane MILLER, Andrews; five grandchildren, and two brothers, John and Paul [PHILLIPS], both of San Francisco. He was preceded in death by a son, James C. [PHILLIPS], in 1971, and by two brothers and a sister.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the St. Charles Catholic Church, Peru, with Rev. Edward J. STONE officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, 84 W. Main St., Peru. A prayer service will be conducted at 830 p.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to the St. Charles Athletic Associaation, Peru.

Marguerite E. Zimmerman

Marguerite E. ZIMMERMAN, 76, of 904 Van Buren St., Walkerton, died at 5:35 a.m. Tuesday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Walkerton, following a short illness.

Mrs. Zimmerman was born June 26, 1913 in Rochester to Isaac and Maude MOWE THOMPSON. She moved to Walkerton in 1937 from Rochester. On Sept. 3, 1930 she married Leo Verl ZIMMERMAN, who died Nov. 24, 1971. She was a member of the Eastern Star.

Surviving are a son, Verl [ZIMMERMAN], Fort Wayne a grandchild; two great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Verneal LIMING, Rochester. Preceding in death was a brother, Harley [THOMPSON].

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester, with the Rev. Michael E. SMITH officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the Bauge Church of the Brethren, Wakarusa. Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home, Walkerton, is in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, January 25, 1990

Claude L. White

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Akron church of God for Claude L. “Mike” WHITE, 83, Rt. 2, Akron.

Pastors James MALBONE, Matthew WILLIAMS and O.G. DAVIS will officiate. Burial will be in the Nichols Cemetery, Akron. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, and after 10 a.m. on Saturday at the church.

Mr. White died Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at his residence following a four-month illness. He was born Aug. 15, 1906 in Kosciusko County to George and Sidella Mae ADAMSON WHITE. On Feb. 3, 1947 in the North Manchester Lutheran parsonage he married Bauvina Bertha OVERLANDER, who survives. He was a retired minister of the Church of God and a former owner-operator of a service station in Akron. He was a member of the Akron Church of God.

Perceding in death were a brother, Everett “Bill” [WHITE], and a sister, Eliza Ann [WHITE].

Mildred N. Riddle

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Mildred N. RIDDLE, 89, formerly of 1122 Washington St. She had resided with her son since Oct. 1988 at 103 Hatsawat Circle, Cambridge, Md.

The Rev. Junior BOSE will officiate the services, and burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church.

Mrs. Riddle died at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday in Gasglow Nursing Home, Cambridge. She was born March 7, 1900 in Rochester to Alfred G. and Chloe TROUTMAN NEERMAN. She resided in Racine, Wis., from 1927-1957. In 1922 she married Wilfred HAUMERSEN, who died July 1927. On July 18, 1959 in Racine she married George M. RIDDLE, after whom Riddle Elementary School in Rochester is named. He died April 9, 1974.

Mrs. Riddle had been a medical secretary in Racine and had taught in the Rochester schools. She was a graduate of Indiana University and had attended North Center College, Naperville, Ill. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Rochester Women’s Club and the Rochester Eastern Star.

Surviving are a son, Richard F. HAUMERSON, [sic] Cambridge; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Margaret KOTEN, Indianapolis, and nieces and nephews.

Monroe P. Grau

Monroe P. GRAU, 95, of 1311 Jackson Blvd., died at 8:01 Wednesday shortly after admission to Woodlawn Hospital.

Mr. Grau was born Sept. 6, 1894 near Kokomo to John G. and Louise SCHAFER GRAU. He moved to Rochester in 1972 from Howrd County. On July 12, 1915 in St. Joseph, Mich., he married Sarah E. WISNER, who survives. He was a retired farmer and livestock buyer. He was active in the Farm Bureau and was a charter member of the Miami-Cass County REMC, serving on its advisory board and board of directors from 1946-72. He also was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and the RSVP.

Surviving with his wife are a daughter, Rachel E. SCHWARTZ, Long Beach, Calif.; a son, Phillip S. GRAU, Rochester; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren, and five nieces. Preceding in death were an infant son, Robert [GRAU]; a son, Thomas [GRAU], who was killed June 4, 1944 during World War II, and two brothers, Oscar and Edgar [GRAU].

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Foster & Good funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating. Burial will be in the Sharpsville Cemetery south of Kokomo. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Friday and after noon Saturday.

Friday, January 26, 1990

Leslie Green

Leslie GREEN, 72, Rt. 4, Rochester (Old Indiana 17), died at 8 a.m. Thursday at his home of a heart attack.

The Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, is in charge of arrangements.

Saturday, January 27, 1990

Ruby M. Felder

Ruby M. FELDER, 94, Rt. 1, Kewanna, died at 11:35 a.m. Friday at Woodlawn Hospital.

She was born March 20, 1895 in Pulaski County to Otis H. and Ada SMITH TROUTMAN. On Sept. 22, 1917 in Rochester she married Clifford FELDER, who died in 1981. She retired in 1951 as a telephone operator. She lived in Lowell from 1924-41 and in Rensselaer until 1951, when she retired to the famiy farm at Rt. 1, Kewanna. She was a member of the Kewanna United Methodist Church where she played piano and organ. She was a 1914 graduate of Kewanna High School.

Surviving are two daughters, Lois WILSON, Kewanna, and Jean BABCOCK, Rensselaer; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death was a brother.

Private graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the Rev. Bryan TON officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the Kewanna United Methodist Church. Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, is in charge of arrangements.

Monday, January 29, 1990

Danny L. Fisher

Danny L. FISHER, 31, Rt. 2, Macy, was killed at 4:25 p.m. Saturday in a truck accident in Miami County.

State police said he died of internal injuries at the scene.

Fisher was going west on Miami County Road 600 North, east of U.S. 31, when his truck left the road, hit a drainage culvert, continued west, hit a tree on the driver’s side of the truck, then rotated counterclockwise and flipped onto the passenger’s side, police said.

Police said the gravel road was wet, but did not know if that contributed to the accident.

Officers said Fisher was not wearing a seat belt, but that a seat restraint would not necessarily have prevented the death.

Fisher was born April 9, 1958 in Rochester to Jerry Lee and Linda Lou PUGH FISHER. He had been employed for 13 years at Sunoco Products of Akron, where he was a crew chief. He attended the Macy United Methodist Church, was a 1977 graduate of North Miami High School, and a member of the Indiana Sheriff’s Association.

Surviving are his mother, Linda FISHER, Macy; a brother, Randy D. [FISHER], Macy, and a maternal grandmother, Ruby PUGH, Rochester. Preceding in death were his father and two brothers, David Lee and Kevin Eugene [FISHER].

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Avery W. MILEY officiating. Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Tuesday.

Gladys Helsel

Gladys HELSEL, 97, Maple St., Argos, died at 6:25 a.m. today at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.

Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

Henry P. Smith

Henry P. SMITH, 76, Rt. 3, Box 374, North Webster, died at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Whitley County Memorial Hospital, Columbia City. Formerly of Monroe Street in Rochester, he had been in failing health for eight years.

He was born Nov. 5, 1913 in Tefft (Jasper County) to George F. and Margaret C. HEIDENBLUT SMITH. He had resided in Rochester most of his life, moving to Leesburg 11 years ago. On June 9, 1937 he married Bessie McCLAIN, who died Dec. 1989. He was retired from the former Erie Lackawanna Railroad, for which he had been a track maintenance foreman and machine operator. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

Surviving are a son, Ray L. [SMITH], North Webster; three grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; a sister, Emma VanderPOOL, Michigan City; two brothers, Bernard and George [SMITH] Jr., Michigan City, and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Lloyd HOWARD officiating. Burial will be in the Crown Hill Cemetery, Knox. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today and from noon on Tuesday.

Flossie M. Smith

Flossie M. SMITH, 98, Ironwood Road, Argos, died at 5:50 a.m. Sunday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, where she had resided for three years.

She was born July 27, 1891 in Nappanee to David and Matilda GODSCHALK DEISCH. She moved to Argos 54 years ago from Bourbon. On Dec. 14, 1913 in Marshall County she married Ivory W. SMITH, who died Feb. 17, 1971.

Surviving are a daughter, Mary H. CARMEAN, Plymouth; two sons, George Arthur [SMITH], Dimming, N.M., and Dale [SMITH], Argos; eight grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were a sister and two brothers.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Jack FARRALL officiating. Burial will be at the Walnut Church of the Brethren Cemetery, southeast of Argos. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Fern D. Reichard

Fern D. REICHARD, 78, Mason Health Care Center, Warsaw, died at 7:45 a.m. Saturday. She was a former Mentone resident.

She was born Jan. 12, 1912 in Kosciusko County to William and Faye FAWLEY SCHOOLEY. She lived most of her life in the Mentone area. In 1935 she married Dwight REICHARD, who died Dec. 2, 1974.

Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Fred (Mildred) NEER, Lake Placid, Fla., and Mrs. Robert (Clara) PARKER, Sebring, Fla., and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Kenneth PRISER officiating. Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. on Tuesday.

Leslie Green

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, for Leslie GREEN, 72, Rt. 4, Rochester (Old Indiana 17).

The Rev. Lee JACKSON will officiate, and burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call until 9 p.m. today and after 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Mr. Green died at 8 a.m. Thursday at his home of a heart attack. He was born Nov. 3, 1917 in Chicago and moved to Aubbeenaubbee Township in 1970. He was retired from Rochester Metal Products. On Oct. 2, 1937 in Chicago he married Margie MOBLEY, who survives.

Surviving with his wife are four daughters, Lurleane FOSTER, Markham, Ill.; Constance WHITE, Chicago; Deborah MOORE, Harvey, Ill., and Jenine ROBERTS, Monterey; a son, Michael [GREEN], Delong; twenty-four grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren, and three brothers, Horace [GREEN], Robbins, Ill.; Shepard [GREEN], Harvey, Ill., and Conway [GREEN], Chicago. Preceding in death were two sons, two sisters and a brother.

Tuesday, January 30, 1990

Blanche F. Henderson

Blanche F. HENDERSON, 82, of 129 College Ave., Culver, died at 7:20 p.m. Sunday at St. Joseph Medical Centr, South Bend. She had been in failing health for two months.

She was born Aug. 6, 1907 in Fulton to Thomas and Pearl EYTCHESON REED. In 1927 she moved to Culver from Kewanna. On Jan. 15, 1927 in Kewanna she married Frank K. HENDERSON, who died Nov. 26, 1981. The Hendersons formerly owned and operated Ideal Cleanters in Culver. She was an employee of the Kingsbury Ordinance Plant, a graduate of Kewanna High School, an assistant Cub Scout den mother and Brownie leader. She taught Sunday School at the Wesleyan United Methodist Church, Culver.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Bernard (Sue Ann) BUSART, Culver, and Mrs. Larry L. (Debra) WHITE, Orange, Texas; four grandchildren, Andrea and Michael BUSART, Culver, and Tina and Tammie WHITE, Orange, Texas, and a sister, Mrs. Ralph (Thelma) JOHNSON, Rochester and Glendale, Ariz. Preceding in death was a brother, Dale [REED].

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Culver Masonic Cemetery with the Rev. Mark L. DAY officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the Amyotrophic Latheral Sclerosis Foundation (Lou Gerig’s Disease), 15300 Ventura Blvd., 315 Sherman Oaks, CA 91430 or to the Wesleyan United Methodist Church, Culver. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.

Fay J. Bathrick

Fay J. BATHRICK, 79, of 935 Jackson Blvd, died at 4:17 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital.

Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Orval G. Vaughn Sr.

Orval Gholston VAUGHN Sr., 82, Wilson, Ark., died Saturday at Mississippi County Hospital, Osceola, Ark.

Mr. Vaughn was born in Dec. 1917. He was a member of the New Liberty Church, Blythville, Ark.

Surviving with his wife, Maude [VAUGHN], are five daughters, Laverne DAVISON, Osceola, Ark.; Peggy WEBB, Memphis, Ten.; Ann MORELAND, Austin, Texas; Carol McINTOSH, Weiner, Ark., and Linda HUSKEY, Finnville, Mich.; eight sons, Clarance and Gary [VAUGHN], Wilson, Ark.; Orval [VAUGHN] II, Jerry E. and Billy [VAUGHN], Osceola, Ark.; Jolly and Tolly [VAUGHN], Rochester, and Winston [VAUGHN], Haven, Kan.; a sister, Margaret REYNOLD, Joplin, Mo.; two brothers, Johnnie [VAUGHN], Morehouse, Mo., and Dale [VAUGHN], Wilson, Ark.; thirty-six grandchildren, and forty-one great-grandchildren.

Services were to be at 2 p.m. today at the Roller-Swift Funeral Home, Osceola, Ark., with Mike WELCH and the Rev. Eddie CLEMONS officiating. Burial was to be in the Bassett Cemetery.

Wednesday, January 31, 1990

Gilbert L. Lee

Gilbert L. LEE, 48, Rt. 1, Macy, died Tuesday afternoon of massive internal injuries suffered when his truck hit a tree in Miami County.

State police said he died at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend, about four hours after the accident which occurred at 10:43 a.m. Tuesday. The truck left Miami County Road 1400 North, east of County Road 400 West, and hit the tree head-on.

Officers said that Lee was going west on “dry, black-top road” and they did not know why the truck left the road.

They added that Lee was not wearing a seat belt, but that a seat beld would not have prevented the death.

Mr. Lee was born Aug. 8, 1941 at Crown Point to Gilbert and Pauline SHRIVER LEE. He lived most of his life in Evansville, returning to the Macy area in 1987. On Nov. 28, 1987 in Kokomo he married Sharon Lynne BRICKLES, who survives. He was a farmer and attended the St. John’s Lutheran Church, Kokomo. He had served with the U.S. Army in Korea and Germany.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Raymond (Yavonne) WHITE, Rochester, and Mrs. Jerry (Penny) BOWEN, Evansville; a son, Gilbert LEE Jr., Rochester; a step-son, Mark ROGERS, Evansville; five grandchildren; four sisters, Jonelle LEE, Erie; Mrs. Larry (Paulette) WOODWORTH, Sarasota, Fla.; Dixie PHILLIPS and Jenny LEE, Evansville, and a brother, Clifton LEE, Rochester. Preceding in death were a son and a step-brother.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. David WILLIAMSON officiating. Place of burial has not been determined. Friends may call from 3-9 p.m. Thursday.

Mable Aughinbaugh

Word was received today of the Jan. 23, death of Mable AUGHINBAUGH, 92, in her Sarasota, Fla., home.

Mrs. Aughinbaugh was born in Tipton County on Nov. 21, 1897 to William and Deliha SMITH GRANDSTAFF. She moved to Rochester from Tipton County in 1900. On Feb. 5, 1916 she married Walter AUGHINBAUGH, who died June 24, 1971. In 1930 she moved to Chili where she and her husband owned and operated a garage ans service station. In 1942 she moved to Walkerton where she worked at the Kingsbury Ordinance Plant during World War II and the Korean War. After retirement in 1965, she moved to Sarasota. She was a member of the Baptist Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Doris Lee DYE, Bradenton, Fla.; a son, Gordon [AUGHINBAUGH], Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.; a sister, Verla EMMONS, Rochester; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild, and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were two sisters, Emma and Nancy [GRANDSTAFF], and four brothers, John, Schuyler, William “Nick” and Arza [GRANDSTAFF].

Services were Friday in Sarasota, Fla., and burial was Tuesday at Graceland Memorial Cemetery, Valparaiso. Bartholomew Morticians of Valparaiso was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Happy House Rehabilitation Center Inc., 350 Braden Ave., Sarasota, Fla. 34243.

Fay J. Bathrick

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Fay J. BATHRICK, 79, of 935 Jackson Blvd.

The Rev. Rodney RUBERG will officiate and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. today and after 11 a.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund or the Fulton County Cancer Fund.

Mr. Bathrick died at 4:17 a.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital. He was born Sept. 23, 1910 in Cadillac, Mich., to Roy and Fannie McLAUGHLIN BATHRICK. In 1948 he moved to Rochester from Muskegon, Mich. On Setp. 23, 1933 in South Bend he married Mildred E. GROSSENBACHER, who died July 6, 1966. On Oct. 28, 1982 in Rochester he married Augusta M. WOLNICK THOMPSON, who survives. He retired as plant engineer after 47 years with Sealed Power.

Surviving with his wife are six daughters, Mrs. William (Ardith) ADAMS, Mrs. Dee (Arlene) HOUNSHELL, Marilyn TOWNSEND, Mrs. James (Carolyn) WAGONER and Mrs. Mark (Gail) HAYDEN, Rochester, and Mrs. Dan (Karen) GIBSON, Kirkland, Wash.; three sons, Kenneth and Keith [BATHRICK], Rochester, and Gordon [BATHRICK], Muskegon, Mich.; twenty-four grandchildren eleven great-grandchildren; two step-daughters, Mrs. Russell (Edith) HISEY, Kewanna, and Mrs. Brad (Judy) GRIFFIS, Tippecanoe; a step-son, Matthew THOMPSON, Winthrop Harbor, Ill.; seven step-grandchildren, and a brother, Vern BATHRICK, Green Cove Springs, Fla. Preceding in death were a granddaughter and a brother.

Gladys A. Helsel

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Argos Wesleyan United Methodist Church for Gladys A. HELSEL, 97, formerly of Argos.

The Revs. Richard DEAN and Arlace DUNCAN will officiate, and burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call Friday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, and Saturday at the church after 10 a.m.

Mrs. Helsel died at 6:35 a.m. Monday at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth. She was born May 21, 1892 at Argos to Doria and Mary ENNIS PICKERL. She lived most of her life in Argos. On April 26, 1911 she married Fred L. HELSEN, who died April 30, 1962. She and her husband owned and operated the former Helsel Royal Blue Grocery in Argos. She was an active member of the Argos Wesleyan Methodist Church where she taught Sunday school for many years. She was president of the South Bend District of Visiting Churches in Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois and in 1939 was a speaker at the Nail Missionary meeting, Los Angeles.

Surviving are two daughters, Margaret KUHN, San Diego, Calif., and Eileen DIVINE, Coronado, Calif.; a foster-daughter, Evelyn KERSCHNER, San Antonio, Texas; seven grandchildren, and seventeen great-great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were a son, Charles [HELSEL], and two foster-sons, Fredrick and Edwin.

Lester L. Burns

Lester L. BURNS, 82, Anderson, died unexpectedly Monday at Community Hospital, Anderson.

He was born in 1907 in Akron and lived most of his life in Anderson. He had been a farmer for 60 years.

Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Georgetta CLEMANS; two sons, Emerson L. and Lewis [BURNS], Anderson; a daugher, Mrs. Robert (Joyce) BROWN, Anderson; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.

Services will be Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at the Robert D. Loose Funeral Home, Anderson, with the Rev. Orland GIBBONS officiating. Burial will be in the Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Thursday.

Thursday, February 1, 1990

Beverly J. Blackford

Beverly J. BLACKFORD, 63, of 3440 Blackford Road, Tippecanoe, died unexpectedly at 1 a.m. today at her home.

She was born Aug. 17, 1926 to Burl and Dorothy CRUM LOZIER. She lived most of her life in the Tippecanoe area. On April 21, 1946 at Mentone she married Dale BLACKFORD, who survives. She was a member of the Tippecanoe Community Church and was a clerk at the Tippecanoe post office.

Surviving with her hsuband are four daughters, Marsha KREFT, Mrs. Steve (Brenda) HELPLER, Deborah BLACKFORD and Mrs. Timothy (Lisa) KREFT, Tippecanoe; six grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Jay (Merial Ann) WEIDMAN, Plymouth. Preceding in death was a sister, Delores CARPENTER.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Tippecanoe Community Church with the Revs. Douglas FITZEL and Rodney SCHULER officiating. Burial wil be in the Tippecanoe Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, and after 1 p.m. Saturday at the church.

Gilbert L. Lee

Gilbert L. LEE, 48, Rt. 1, Macy, died Tuesday afternoon of internal injuries suffered that morning when his truck hit a tree in Miami County.

Mr. Lee was born Aug. 8, 1941 at Crown Point to Gilbert and Pauline SHRIVER LEE. He lived most of his life in Evansville, returning to the Macy area in 1987. On Nov. 28, 1987 in Kokomo he married Sharon Lynne BRICKLES, who survives. He was a farmer and attended the St. John’s Lutheran Church, Kokomo. He had served with the U.S. Army in Korea and Germany.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Raymond (Yavonne) WHITE, Rochester, and Mrs. Jerry (Penny) BOWEN, Evansville; a son, Gilbert LEE Jr. Rochester; a step-daughter, Mrs. Jeff (Phyllis) BURTON, Macy; two step-sons, Mark ROGERS, Evansville, and Jerry COOPER, Galveston; five grandchildren; three sisters, Jonella LEE, Gary; Mrs. Larry (Paulette) WOODWORTH, Sarasota, Fla., and Dixie PHILLIPS, Evansville, and a brother, Clifton LEE, Rochester. Preceding in death were a son and a step-brother.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. David WILLIAMSON officiting. Burial will be in the Sunset Memory Gardens, Kokomo. Friends may call from 3-9 p.m. Thursday.

Friday, February 2, 1990

Edna E. Wood

Edna E. WOOD, 86, Rt 5, Rochester (Talma), died at 2:10 p.m. Thursday in Woodlawn Hospital. She had been ill for several years.

Mrs. Wood was born Jan. 30, 1904 in Chetopa, Kan., to Joseph and Mary Elizabeth AZDELL VANDERMARK. On April 26, 1952 in Lima, Ohio, she married Manford C. WOOD, who survives.

Surviving with her husband are two step-daughters, Shirley GREEN, Warsaw, and Lestina HOWARD, Pierceton; three brothers, Elgie [VANDERMARK], Rochester; Orville [VANDERMARK], North Manchester, and Orie [VANDERMARK[, Florida, and a sister, Helen ELLER, Florida.

Services will be at 8 p.m. Monday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Rodney RUBERG officiating. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday. Cremation will follow.

Saturday, February 3, 1990

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Monday, February 5, 1990

Thomas L. Hoffman

Word was received today of the death of Thomas Lee HOFFMAN, 48, of 600 Maldon East, Seattle, Wash., at 6:15 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Group Health Hospital, Seattle. He had been a patient for two weeks.

Mr. Hoffman was born Oct. 8, 1941 in Logansport to Thomas and Betty BRUGH HOFFMAN. He moved from Mishawaka to Seattle 12 years ago. Prior to that he had lived in Logansport. On Jan. 29, 1965 in Mishawaka he married Judy BOOKER, who survives. He was a manager of material Purchasing Division of Boeing Aircraft, Seattle. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in Japan.

Surviving with his wife are three sons, Timothy [HOFFMAN], Elkhart, and John and James [HOFFMAN], Seatle; his step-father and mother, Joseph and Betty FRIE, Logansport; two sisters, Patricia HOFFMAN and Mrs. Marvin (Pamela) WARD, Mishawaka; two brothers, Charles [HOFFMAN], Mishawaka, and Richard [HOFFMAN], Austin, Texas, and aunts, uncles, nieces and nehews. His father died in 1984.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Jack RHODES officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call after noon on Wednesday.

Tuesday, February 6, 1990

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Wednesday, February 7, 1990

Thelma R. Hart

Thelma R. HART, 51, of 15458 S. Map0le Road, Argos, died at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, following a nine-month illness.

She was born Sept. 24, 1938 in Connellsville, Pa., to William and Violet MEANS HILTIBIDLE. She moved to Argos 22 years ago from Connellsville. On Feb. 19, 1957 in South Bend she married James Donald HART, who survives. She worked 21 years for L and R Products Company, Bourbon, and was a member of the Marshall Baptist Church, Plymouth.

Surviving with her husband are a daughter, Mrs. Dennis (Tonya) PLETCHER, Etna Green; three sons, James D. HART Jr. and Richard Dale HART, Culver, and David HART, Argos; ten grandchildren; her mother, Violet MEANS, Connellsville; three sisters, Pat HOWSER, New Stanton, Pa.; Anna Mae NICKLOW, Mt. Pleasant, Pa., and Charlotte HILTIBIDLE, Connellsville; three brothers, Arnold HILTIBIDLE and Chester MEANS, Connellsville, and Roger HILTIBIDLE, Dunbar, Pa., and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were her father and step-father.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Roy FISHBURN officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the Marshall County Cancer Fund.

Joseph H. Thomas

Joseph Howard THOMAS, 79, Rt. 1, Ball Court Road, Rochester, died at 2:25 p.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital. He had been in failing health for seven months.

He was born Feb. 9, 1910 in Grass Creek to L.F. and Grace HUFFMAN THOMAS. He moved to Rochester 11 years ago from Chicago. On July 30, 1962 in Chicago he married Teresa A. JACOBI, who survives. He was a 40-year employee of the Tariff Bureau of the Eastern Railroad Association, Chicago, retiring as a division chief. He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church and was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater.

Surviving with his wife are a daughter, Teresa HACK, Rochester; a son, Larry [THOMAS], Buchanan, Mich.; two granddaughters, Heather and Candace HACK, Rochester; two sisters, Charlotte SIMONS, Wabash, and Mrs. Arg (Berniece) BIDDLE, Brighton, Mich.; three brothers, Art [THOMAS], Plymouth; Arnold [THOMAS]< Panama City, Fla., and David [THOMAS], South Bend, and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were two sisters, Bertha PRITCH and Dorothy SADLER, and a brother, Jay [THOMAS.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Frank KILCLINE officiating. Burial will be in the Grass Creek Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Thursday. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct military graveside services.

Thursday, February 8, 1990

Rev. Armond A. Ritter

The Rev. Armond A. RITTER, 78, of 322 Ohio St., died unexpectedly at 5:45 p.m. Thursday at his home.

Bishop Ritter was pastor of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church of Rochester.

He was born Nov. 23, 1911 in Tippecanoe to Jesse A. and Edna CRIPE RITTER. He moved from Bourbon to Rochester in 1965. On Nov. 2, 1940 in South Bend he married Betty Jane NITCHER, who survives.

He was ordained in 1955 as a pastor and in 1977 as a bishop. He was pastor at churches in Bremen and Peru before moving to Rochester. He was a member of the Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Apostolic Ministerial Alliance, the Apostolic World Christian Fellowship of South Bend, the Tippecanoe Conservation Club and the National Rifle Association. He was general chairman of the Pentecostal Churches of America and was a former trustee of the Tippecanoe Cemetery.

Surviving with his wife are two sons, Robert and Richard [RITTER], Rochester; three daughters, Mrs. Donald (Ruth) BEAN, Lake Station; Mrs. Larry (Carole) EHLINGER and Mrs. Rufus (Martha) BUCKNER, Rochester; twenty-two grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren, and a brother, the Rev. Raymond RITTER, South Bend. Preceding in death were a grandchild, a great-grandchild and a brother, Floyd [RITTER].

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Apostolic Pentecostal Church with the Revs. William BURTON and Joseph STONE officiating. Burial will be in the Tippecanoe Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-9 p.m. Saturday and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester. Memorials may be made to the church.

Leo W. DuBois

Leo Warren DuBOIS, 69, Paris, Ohio, died Wednesday after a brief illness.

He was born Oct. 14, 1920 in Rochester to Jonathan and Cora DuBOIS, and moved to Paris 31 years ago. He retired from Conrail in 1983 after 12 years of service. He was a member of the East Canton Church of God, the Canton Lodge and the Masonic Lodge, and was an Army veteran of World War II.

Surviving with his wife, Ova HOGGE DuBOIS, are a son, Warren [DuBOIS], Massillon, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Lydia) BOWMAN, Magnolia, Ohio, and Rebecca DuBOIS, East Canton; three grandchildren, and two sisters, Helen MILLER and Thelma CARR, Rochester. Preceding in death were two brothers and two sisters.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the East Canton Church of God with Pastor James L. SNYDER officiating. Burial will be in the Freeburg Cemetery. Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Friday at the Myers-Kreighbaum-Sanders Funeral Home, Easst Canton, and after noon Saturday at the church. Masonic services will be at 6:45 p.m. Friday.

Freda L. Clark

Graveside services were to be at 11 a.m. today at Highland Cemetery, North Judson, for Freda LEMKE CLARK, 85, North Judson.

Mrs. Clark died Tuesday at the Edgewood Manor Nursing Home, Knox. O’Donnell Funeral Home, North Judson was in charge of arrangements.

Surviving are two sons, Willard [CLARK], Rochester, and Warren [CLARK], North Judson; a daughter, Gwen MATTHEW, Knox, and three granddaughters, Cindy CROUSSORE, Susan CLARK and Patt KEIM, Rochester.

Friday, February 9, 1990

Christina Garner Hunter

Christina GARNER HUNTER, 48, Rt. 3, Peru, died at 2:20 a.m. today at Dukes Memorial Hospital after a five-month illness.

Mrs. Hunter was born on Oct. 9, 1941 in Alexandria to William and Ann McDANIEL. On Sept. 25, 1987 in Miami County she married Clurel HUNTER, who survives. She was a purchasing expeditor for United Technology, Peru.

Surviving with her husband are her mother, Anna HIMES, Gaston; a son, Loren GARNER, Muncie; two daughters, Lisa HOWARD, Kokomo, and Beth RAMON, Sarasota, Fla; five step-daughters, Sara HOFFMAN and Donna RUDE, Rochester; Diane SMITH, Plymouth; Nedra HURLERY, Indianapolis, and Cynthia BIGGS, Logansport; a step-son, Phillip HUNTER, Crawfordsville; three brothers, William and Robert McDANIEL, Phoenix, Ariz., and Danny McDANIEL, Alexandria; two sisters, Paula McGILLIS, East Brook, Mich., and Rita STUMP, Gaston; a step-brother, Larry McDANIEL, Farmland; five grandchildren, and twenty-two step-grandchildren.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Laird Funeral Home, Amboy, with the Rev. Curtis BROWER officiating. Burial will be in the Park Lawn Cemetery, near Amboy. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Sunday.

Saturday, February 10, 1990

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Monday, February 12, 1990

Sue Gast

Sue GAST, 45, Rt. 1, Rochester, died at 2:40 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, where she had been a patient for 2 1/2 months.

Mrs. Gast was born Nov. 29, 1944 in Canton, Miss., to James and Frances CRUMP ADAMS. She moved to Rochester 11 years ago from Logansport. On Feb. 14, 1969 in Logansport she married Robert E. GAST, who survives. She had been a cashier at Lynn’s Food Center on [East] Ninth Street for six years.

Surviving with her husband are two daughters, Mrs. Chris (Robin) BARNETT and Susan DAVIS, Tupelo, Miss.; two sons, Rob GAST, Rochester, and Greg [DAVIS], Senatobia, Miss.; a step-son, Brad GAST, Monterey; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Jolly (Glenda) VAUGH, Rochester, and Jeanie BURNS, Kokomo; two brothers, Bobby BAILEY, Blue Springs, Miss., and Earl ADAMS, Las Vegas, Nev., and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were a brother, James ADAMS, in 1975, and her parents.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Tom BALLARD officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Marjorie B. Calvert

Marjorie B. CALVERT, 68, Rt. 1, (Park Road), Rochester, died at 10:25 a.m. Sunday at her home. She had been in failing health four years.

She was born July 26, 1921 in Logansport to Charles and Cora PONALL CARITHERS. She lived most of her life in the Rochester community. On Aug. 31, 1942 in Bennetsville, S.C., she married Jesse “Bill” CALVERT, who survives. She was a secretary for a number of years for McMahan-O’Connor Construction Co., Rochester, and also for the Fulton County License Bureau. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, where she had sung in the choir for a number of years, and of the Friendship Circle of the church.

Surviving with her husband are two sons, Alan and Marc [CALVERT], Rochester; five grandchildren, Jason, Lynee, Kyle, Corey and Chad [CALVERT], Rochester; a sister, Mrs. Earl (Helen) BARKMAN, Rochester; two brothers, John [CARITHERS[, Logansport, and Edwin [CARITHERS], Rochester, and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were two brothers, Lloyd and Harold [CARITHERS].

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church or the Fulton County Cancer Fund.

Frederick Eisenman

Frederick EISENMAN, 89, Englewood, Fla., died at 834 a.m. Sunday.

He was a former Rochester resident. Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Martha E. Alexander

Martha E. ALEXANDER, 84, formerly of the Disko area, died at 5:45 a.m. Sunday at Life Care Center of Rochester.

She was born July 18, 1905 in Wabash County to Grant and Laura CREWS TRYON. On Nov. 23, 1966 she married Gurney L. ALEXANDER, who died Oct. 31, 1989. She was a retired cook and had worked at the Corner Cupboard at Indiana 114-15 East of Disko. She was a member of the United Methodist Women and the United Methodist Church, Disko.

Surviving are a nephew and a cousin. Preceding in death was a sister, Lula TRIAN.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Paul WIARD officiating. Burial will be in the Laketon Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Florence M. Lucas

Florence Martha LUCAS, 85, formerly of 310 W. 10th St., died at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.

She was born May 16, 1904 in Madison, Wis., to Mathis and Anna KWACK PALM. In 1948 she moved to Rochester from Chicago. In 1935 in Chicago she married Stephen LUCAS, who died Jan. 28, 1978.

Surviving are a brother, Matt [PALM], Culver, and nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be in the Culver Masonic Cemetery at a time to be determined. Arrangements are pending at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.

Vada M. Longenecker

Vada M. LONGENECKER, 69, of 603 N. Wayne St., North Manchester, died at 9:11 a.m. Sunday at Wabash County Hospital.

She was born Aug. 27, 1920 in Cass County to Marion and Elva WAGONER KINZIE. She lived in North Manchester most of her life. On March 12, 1938 she married Robert Lee DILLON, who died Oct. 19, 1939. On Dec. 28, 1945 she married Keith M. LONGENECKER, who died Dec. 24, 1971. She retired from the Heckman Bindery in 1986 after 25 years. She was a member of the First Brethren Church, North Manchester, and the Hadassah Circle of the church.

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Roger (Rosalee) BRIDGE, Warsaw; Mrs. Ronald (Sally) WEEKS, Tonasket, Wash.; Kathy JUREK, Gonzales, Texas; Mrs. Dennis (Vicki) HOROHO, Rochester, and Mrs. Ted (Lisa) LITTLE, North Manchester; four sisters, Ruth AMOS, South Whitley; Mrs. Andrew (Freda) HULME, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.; Mrs. William (Wilma) PARMERLEE, North Manchester, and Doris WEINER, Lincoln, Neb.; twelve grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were an infant daughter and two brothers.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the North Manchester First Brethren Church with the Revs. Marland McCANN and Woodrow IMMEL officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, North Manchester. Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. Tuesday at the Bender Funeral Home, 205 W. Main St., North Manchester. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, North Manchester. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the First Brethren Church, North Manchester.

Russell Jefferies

Russell JEFFERIES, 66, died at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Mayflower Nursing Home, Plymouth.

He was born Dec. 26, 1923 in Argos to Louie and Lucy WILEMAN JEFFERIES.

Surviving are a brother, Robert [JEFFERIES], Plymouth; an aunt, Ellen WILEMAN; and uncle, Chester WILEMAN, South Bend, and cousins. Preceding in death were three sisters, Eva Mae, Olive and Lillie [JEFFERIES].

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Duane KING officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Tuesday, February 13, 1990

Frederick S. Eisenman

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Frederick S. EISENMAN, 90, formerly of Rochester. Burial will be in the Citizens Cemetery, Rochester.

Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Friday and after 11 a.m. Saturday. The American Legion and VFW will conduct military graveside services.

Mr. Eisenman died at 8:34 a.m. Sunday at his home in Englewood, Fla. He was born July 20, 1899 in Rochester to John A. and Idella BRAMAN EISENMAN. He moved to Englewood in 1967 from Harshaw, Wis., where he had owned and operated a fishing camp and resort for 20 years. On Sept. 5, 1927 in Macy he married Lola BICK, who survives. He was a member of the Christ Lutheran Church and the American Legion, Englewood. He was a veteran of World War I, serving in the Eighth Cavalry Division.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. LaVern (Marilyn) ANDERSON, Englewood, and Mrs. Donald (Linda) BROWN, Rhinelander, Wis.; four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were a son, Frederick [EISENMAN], in 1940; a sister, and a brother.

Nondas S. Oliver

Nondas S. OLIVER, 84, or 1834 N. College St., South Bend, died Saturday at her home.

Mrs. Oliver was born Jan. 30, 1906 in Rochester and moved to South Bend in 1930. On April 14, 1935 in Rochester she married Lowell A. OLIVER, who died in 1961. She had been a receptionist for Memorial Hospital School of Nursing for 15 years.

Surviving are a son, John D. OLIVER, Findlay, Ohio, and a granddaughter.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church, South Bend, with the Rev. Rob MARTIN officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Leiters Ford. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William St., South Bend. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church or the St. Joseph County Heart Association.
Alice White Wolford

Alice WHITE WOLFORD, 77, of 813 Linlawn Drive, Wabash, died at 9:53 p.m. Monday at Miller’s Merry Manor East, Wabash, where she had been a patient for 2 1/2 months.

She was born Aug. 21, 1912 near Kokomo to Ralph and Mary RUSS MILLER. She moved to Wabash 14 years ago from Talma. On June 20, 1942 in Logansport she married Ernest R. WHITE, who died Sept. 17, 1971. On June 26, 1976 in Wabash she married Raymond WOLFORD, who survives. In 1976 she retired from Chamberlin Products Company, Akron. She was a member of the Bachelor Creek Church of Christ, Wabash, and formerly was Republican precinct committeewoman in Newcastle Township of Fulton County.

Surviving with her husband are a son, Keith E. WHITE, Rochester; a step-daughter, Marjorie SCOTT, Kokomo; a step-son, Bill WOLFORD, Bunker Hill; two granddaughters; a great-granddaughter three step-grandchildren, and a step-great-grandson. Preceding in death was a son, Pvc. Marvin WHITE on April 27, 1967.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Pastors Mark McKINNEY and John LEINBAUGH officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Wednesday and after noon on Thursday.

Julia C. Sullivan

Julia Christina BIRK SULLIVAN, 86, Rt. 3, Peru, died at 10:40 p.m. Monday at her home.

Mrs. Sullivan was born in Peru Township, Miami County, on Sept. 2, 1903 to Andrew and Nellie ALLMAN BIRK. On Sept. 12 in Rochester she married Ivan E. SULLIVAN, who died Aug. 21, 1968. She was a retired farmer and a member of the House of Faith in Mexico, the Dukes Hospital Pink Ladies volunteer group, the Jefferson Township Home Demonstration Club and the WCTU. She was a former member of the Miami County Farm Bureau. She was in the first class to graduate from Jefferson Township High School at Mexico (in 1922).

Surviving are three sons, Marion E. [SULLIVAN], Rochester; Roland E. [SULLIVAN], Macy, and Max R. [SULLIVAN], Delphi; a daughter, Alice Ann GROSS, Rt. 3, Peru; fifteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; a sister, Ruth TITZER, Noblesville, and a brother, Leonard [SULLIVAN], Indianapolis. Preceding in death were a great-granddaughter; three sisters, Fern BIRK, Grace BIRK and Georgia GRIFFITH, and two brothers, John and Omer [BIRK].

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver. Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Sue Pownall

Lillian Sue POWNALL, 59, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 10:43 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend, where she had been a patient for 10 days.

Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Wednesday, February 14, 1990

Sue Pownall

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Lillian Sue [POWNALL], 59, Rt. 4, Rochester.

The Rev. Sam OVERMYER will officiate, and burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Fund.

Mrs. Pownall died at 10:43 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend, after being in failing health for two years.

She was born Oct. 2, 1930 in Miami County to Orville “Pete” and June PERRY HARTZLER. She lived most of her life in Fulton County. On Oct. 2, 1948 in Fulton she married Ray M. POWNALL, who survives. She was an antique dealer and a member of the Burton United Methodist Church.

Surviving with her husband are two daughters, Mrs. (Ralph) Jacqueline Sue POWNALL HARRIS, St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Johannes (Teresa) CAUSEY, Atlanta, Ga. two sons, Michael Ray [POWNALL], Hammond, and Peter [POWNALL], Atlanta, Ga.; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Owen (Marilou) HOEHNE, Sun City, Ariz., and Mrs. James (Martha) LEAVELL, Denver, Colo.; a brother, James [HARTZLER], Rochester, and aunts, uncles and cousins. Preceding in death were her parents.

Ray R. Crabb

Ray R. CRABB, 87, Kewanna, died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital.

Mr. Crabb was born Dec. 20, 1902 in Kewanna to Arthur and Geneva MERHLING CRABB. On April 19, 1929 he married Ruby A. BALDWIN, who died in 1954. A retired butcher, he had worked at the Gillespie Butcher Shop in Kewanna, the Johnston Poultry House in Rochester, and had the first silent movie house in Kewanna. He was a member of the Kewanna VFW Auxiliary.

Preceding in death were a sister, a son and a half-brother.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Harrison-Metzger Fueral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Ron PURKEY officiating. Burial will be in the Bruce Lake Cemetery near Kewanna. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. today.

Thursday, February 15, 1990

Harley A. Boganwright

Harley A. BOGANWRIGHT, 86, Rt. 1, Mentone, died at 2:50 a.m. today at Mason Health Care Center, Warsaw.

He was born Feb. 28, 1903 near Silver Lake and lived most of his life in the Mentone area. His first marriage was to Laudice HOLT, who died in 1964. On June 26, 1973 he married Mary ALTENBURG, who survives. He was a farmer and was retired after 17 years as supervisor at Kralis Brothers, Mentone. He was a member of the Cooks Chapel Church.

Surviving with his wife are a son, Murry HOLT, Warsaw; a daughter, Madeline FISHER, Warsaw; eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Preceding in death was a son, Merline HOLT.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Marvin LOWMAN officiating. Burial will be in the Palestine Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday.

Vernon M. Kirks

Vernon M. KIRKS, 61, Rt. 6, Rochester, died at 3:03 a.m. Wednesday at St Catherine’s Hospital, East Chicago. He had been in failing health for nine months.

Mr. Kirks was born June 2, 1928 in Lousville, Ky., to Gilbert and Nettie MORRIS KIRKS. He moved to Rochester 13 years ago from Gary. On Jan. 17, 1948 in East Chicago he married Virginia P. STROHL, who survives. He retired in 1979 as a welder for General A>M. Corporation, East Chicago.

Surviving with his wife are four daughters, Toni STROM, Hammond; Nettie Dawn KEEN, North Vernon Deborah Diane MINNS, Fresno, Calif., and Michelle CLINGLER, Delong; two sons, Alvis Ronald [KIRKS], Portage, and Larry D. [KIRKS], Macy; thirteen grandchildren three sisters, Dorothy WESTERFIELD and Maxine AUSTIN, Fordsville, Ky., and Freda EMBRY, Raynolds Station, Ky., and a brother, E.J. KIRKS, Fordsville. Preceding in death were his parents and two brothers.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Jack HARTMAN officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Friday, February 16, 1990

Myron Z. Berkheiser

Myron Z. BERKHEISER, 81, Rochester, co-founder of one of the first self-serve grocery stores in Northern Indiana, died at 6:05 a.m. today in Life Care Center, Rochester. He had been ill for one year.

He and his wife Helen lived at 1031 E. Ninth St., having moved from their longtime farm home on Bessmore Park Road just south of White Creek.

Mr. Berkneiser ended a 46-year career in the grocery business with his retirement in December 1972. He had worked for A&P and Kroger’s in Rochestr and for Kroger’s in Bremen before opening his own store on Main Street.

In December 1947 he co-founded [BERKWAY with Conde HOLLOWAY] the IGA Foodliner at Ninth Street and Wabash Avenue that was the first business building in the Manitou Heights subdivision of the city.

Now Townsend’s IGA, the store was the first “drive-up” grocery in the area, with ample off-street parking for customers.

Mr. Berkheiser found time for many community activities. He was recognized for those with the Rochester Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award in 1981. His wife was named co-recipient, marking the first time two people had shared the award.

Mr. Berkheiser was a Sunday School teacher at Trinity United Methodist Church for 25 years, a two-time president of the Rochester Kiwanis Club, a founding director of the Rochester School Building Corp., which was the holding company for constructing the present Columbia and Riddle elementary schools, a former president of the Woodlawn Hospital Board of Trustees, a former president of the Fulton County United Way and a former member of the Fulton County 4-H Extension Board, the Fulton County 4-H Fair Board and the RSVP Board of Directors.

He was a member of the Masonic Blue Lodge, the Odd Fellows Lodge, the Disabled American Veterans, Trinity United Methodist Church, the Fulton County Council on Aging and the AARP.

Mr. Berkheiser was born Dec. 23, 1908 in Rochester to Merrit and Alta WAGONER BERKHEISER and was a lifetime resident of the community except for five years as manager of the Bremen Kroger store. He was married June 26, 1932 in South Bend to Helen M. CHAMBERLAIN, who survives.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, receiving a Purple Heart for wounds suffered during the invasion of Normandy.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Nancy Sue BERKHEISER, Fort Wayne, and a brother, Herschel BERKHEISER, Palo Alto, Calif.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and at the church after 1 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church.

Robert I. Hunter

Robert Isaac HUNTER, 69, Rt. 1, Mentone, was dead on arrival at 4:44 p.m. Thursday at Kosciusko Hospital, Warsaw.

Born Sept. 20, 1920 in Peru, he lived in Mishawaka for 44 years before moving to Mentone three years ago. On Oct. 25, 1942 in Mishawaka he married Ruth A. MURPHY, who survives. He retired from the Mishawaka Post Office in Feb. 1977 after 33 years of service. He was a member and deacon of the First Baptist Church, Mentone, and an Army veteran of World War II.

Surviving with his wife are four daughters, Mrs. Robert (Judith) EWERS, Mrs. Dale (Diana) BLOOMER, and Mrs. Steve (Miriam) HOUCK, Mishawaka, and Mrs. Stephen (Beverly) GERARD, Springfield, Ohio; a son, Craig [HUNTER], Mishawaka; four sisters, Annabelle RATHFON, Rochester; Irene LIEBO, Punta Gorda, Fla.; Juanita ZIEGLER, Traverse City, Mich., and Carolyn FIVECOATE, Mentone; three brothers, Jacob [HUNTER], Rockaway Beach, Mo.; Charles [HUNTER], Mentone; Lloyd [HUNTER], St. Joseph, Mich.; eleven grandchildren. Preceding in death was a son, Phillip K. [HUNTER], in 1945 and a brother, Delbert [HUNTER], in 1987.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the First Baptist Church, Mishawaka, with the Revs. Joe OLSON and David MILLER officiating. Burial will be in the Chapel Hill Memorial Garden, Osceola. Friends may call in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 North Main St., Mishawaka, from 7-9 p.m. Saturday and from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to the building fund of the First Baptist Church, Mentone.

Saturday, February 17, 1990

Myron Z. Berkheiser

Assisting the Rev. Donald BOWMAN at the services of Myron BERKHEISER will be the Rev. F.G. KUEBLER.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Trinity United Methodist Church. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. today at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, and at the church after 1 p.m. Sunday.

Monday, February 19, 1990

Leon Crippen

Services were to be at 1:30 p.m. today at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, for Leon R. CRIPPEN, 67, Rt. 2, Kewanna.

The Rev. James THURSTON was to officiate and burial was to be in the Grass Creek Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Cornerstone Country Church.

Mr. Crippen died at 11 a.m. Saturday at his residence. He was born Jan 1, 1923 in Cass County to D.K. and Marie CORNELL CRIPPEN. He was a lifetime resident of Fulton County. On May 18, 1946 in Union Township he married Sally WILSON, who survives. He was a farmer and a retired equipment supevisor for the Indiana Department of Highways. He was a member of the Cornerstone Country Church and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Tim (Pat) SMITH, Kewanna; two grandchildren, Jamie and Jodi SHOTTS; three step-grandchildren, Lyndee, Jacob and Joshua SMITH, and two brothers, Leroy [CRIPPEN], Kewanna, and Charles [CRIPPEN], Rochester.

Drisco L. Kreighbaum

A Culver man died today from injuries sustained in a one-car accident on Indiana 17 in front of Holy Cross Hospital at Plymouth.

Plymouth police said Drisco L. KREIGHBAUM, 84, of 2790 East Shore Drive, died at 3:55 a.m. in South Bend Memorial Hospital after complaining of abdomen pain.

Police said Kreighbaum was heading north at 12:49 p.m. Sunday and failed to complete a curve. His car left the road, hit a road sign and a post, then went airborne across an alley and hit a tree.

Mr. Kreighbaum was born Jan. 8, 1906 southwest of Argos to Francis and Maude DUDDLESON KREIGHBAUM. He lived most of his life in the Culver-Maxinkuckee area. On June 20, 1931 in Fulton County he married Margie HARRIS, who died June 29, 1986. He was self-emloyed in lake home maintenance and construction in the Maxinkuckee area. He attended the Santa Ana United Methodist Church, southwest of Argos.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Leslie (Wilma) STOREY, Ankeny, Iowa, and Mrs. Carl (Nila) FOUST, South Bend; five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were two sisters, Wilda and Thelma KREIGHBAUM, and a brother, Leo [KREIGHBAUM].

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Keith SMITLEY officiating. Burial will be in the Poplar Grove Cemetery, near Culver. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and after 10 a.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to the Marshall County Heart Fund.

John Summers

John SUMMERS, 64, Kissimmee, Fla., died Thursday at Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital.

He was born Aug. 11, 1925 to Frank and Marie CRABILL SUMMERS. His father was a Fulton County Sheriff at one time. Mr. Summers moved to Florida in 1970 from Rochester. On March 22, 1947 he married Loretta SHRIVER, who survives. He was a life member of the VFW and a member of the American Legion. He was a Marine veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater.

Surviving with his wife are four sons, Jack [SUMMERS], Rochester; Judd [SUMMERS], Orlando, Fla.; Steve [SUMMERS], Fort Myers, Fla., and Rick [SUMMERS], Kissimmee; a daughter, Pam WHALEN, Kissimmee; two sisters, Helen KOUGH, Winamac, and Bonnie Jean JOHNSON, Oklahoma City, Okla.; two brothers, Howard [SUMMERS], Rochester, and Frank [SUMMERS] Jr., Kissimmee, and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were his parents, a brother, Chauncey Lee [SUMMERS], and an infant sister, Mary Lou [SUMMERS].

Private services will be conducted.

Grace L. Craig

Grace L. CRAIG, 73, Rt. 1, Etne Green, died at 5:15 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend. She had been in failing health for one year.

Mrs. Craig was born Oct. 18, 1916 in Culver to Charles N. and Elva V. LARGE STAYTON. She moved to Etna Green seven months ago from Bremen, where she had lived most of her life. On March 14, 1957 in Bremen she married Harry I. CRAIG, who survives. She was a member of the Bremen Church of the Brethren.

Suriviving with her husband are a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Theresa) HARTZELL, Nappanee; a son, Charles [CRAIG], Lapaz; three grandsons, Joshua, Jeremy and Joseph HARTZELL, Nappanee; two sisters, Victoria NEWCOMB, Culver, and Edith HASLETT, Edwardsburg, Mich., and a brother, Willard “Pete” STAYTON, Plymouth. Preceding in death were an infant brother; an infant sister; another sister, Bertha [STAYTON], and two other brothers, Sylvester and Walter [STAYTON].

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Camp Creek Church of the Brethren, neat Etna Green, with the Revs. Ron APP and Tom HOSTETLER officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bourbon. Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, from 2-8 p.m.Tuesday and at the church after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Diabetic Association or the Kidney Foundation.

Tuesday, February 20, 1990

Helen Irene Whitledge

Helen Irene WHITLEDGE, 87, Madisonville, Ky., died at 3:05 p.m. Sunday at the Regional Medical Center, Madisonville.

She was born on Feb. 4, 1903 in Richland Center to Charlie and Clara HARPSTER MOW. She was a retired grocery merchant.

Surviving are nieces and nephews, including Nancy GIBBONS, Rochester. Her husband, Tony WHITLEDGE, died Dec. 11, 1980.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Shady Grove Cemetery, Poole, Ky. There will be no visitation. Barnett-Strother Funeral Home, Madisonville, is in charge of arrangements.

Bertha F. Wood

Bertha F. WOOD, 92, died Tuesday at Bradner Village Nursing Home, Marion, where she moved six years ago from Florida.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. John W. CAMPBELL, Rochester, whose husband is the pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, and Mrs. Tom CROWDEN, Estero, Fla.; a brother, Harold FINNEY, Monticello, and a sister, Nora RANDALL, Mt. Morris, Ill. Preceding in death was her husband, George WOOD, on Jan. 1, 1970.

Burial will be in Auburndale, Fla. Kersey Funeral Home, Auburndale, is in charge of arrangements.

Wednesday, February 21, 1990

Anne Hildebrandt

Anne HILDEBRANDT, 92, of 609 W. Anglewood Lane, Mishawaka, died at 3:45 p.m. Monday in the Fountainview Place Convalescent Home, Mishawaka.

Mrs. Hildebrandt was born Sept. 25, 1897 in Rochester to Edward and Ida McKITRICK HILDEBRANDT. She moved from Rochester to the South Bend area, where she lived most of her life. In 1919 in Rochester she married Frank E. HILDEBRANDT, who died in 1952.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. LeRoy (Sandra) BARRITT, Paw Paw, Mich.; a son, Robert Jack [HILDEBRANDT], Edwardsburg, Mich.; two grandchildren, Gary LAMIRAND, South Bend, and Jackie LANCHSWEERDT, Mishawaka, and six great-grandchildren. A daughter, Betty J. LAMIRAND, died May 24, 1969.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Citizens Cemetery, Rochester, with the Rev. Ervin MIZE officiating. There will be no visitation. Bubb Funeral Chapel, 2910 N. Main St., Mishawaka, is in charge of arrangements.

Glenna D. Crabbs

Services were to be at 10 a.m. today at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home for Glenna Darlene CRABBS, 38, Crestview Hill, Ky., who died of cancer at her home Saturday.

She attended the Landmark Baptist Temple, Cincinnati. She was married to Dr. Jerry CRABBS, formery of Rochester, who survives.

Surviving with her husband are her father, James VENABLE, Florida; her mother, Louise LUSK, Florence, Ky.; three daughters, Allyndra McNABB, Elsmere, Ky., and Donna and Noell CRABBS, at home; four sisters, Cindy GOINS, Crestview Hills, Ky.; Sherry ODEGAARD, Erlanger, Ky.; Kathy WEINBERG, Elsmere, and Peggy LAW, Burlington, Ky. Her mother-in-law is Nettie CRABBS of Rochester.

Isabella K. Lantz

Isabella K. LANTZ, 87, Mason Health Care Center, died at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday at Kosciusko Community Hospital. She moved from her Franklin Street home in Mentone to the Center in 1984.

Mrs. Lantz was born March 16, 1902 in Limestone, Ohio, to Henry and Ellanor BOOSE MARKS. She moved to the Mentone area in 1933 from Auburn. On June 14, 1923 at Port Clinton, Ohio, she married Calvin LANTZ, who died in 1955. She had owned an antique shop in Mentone.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Allanora) YAZEL, Mentone; two sons, Victor [LANTZ], Mentone, and Quentin [LANTZ], Warsaw; seven grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were a sister, two brothers and a half-brother.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Phil HODGES officiating. Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday.

Perlie Woodcox

Perlie WOODCOX, 75, formerly of 1519 Madison St., Rochester, died at 11:06 p.m. tuesday in the Clay County Hospital in Brazil, where she had been a patient for a week.

Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Maleta Kesler

Maleta KESLER, 79, of 205 Crystal Valley Drive, Middlebury, died at 4:25 a.m. today at Goshen General Hospital.

Mrs. Kesler was born April 15, 1910 in Rochester. She moved from the Rochester-Argos area in 1956 to Middlebury. On Nov. 21, 1932 she married Dale KESLER, who survives. She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Middlebury.

Surviving with her husband are two daughters, Janet FEAR, Arlingrton, Texas, and Shirley FULLER, Mishawaka; twelve grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren, and a half-brother, Robert BRUBAKER, California.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Middlebury. Burial will be in Gracelawn Cemetery, Middlebury. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Thursday at the Miller Funeral Home, Middlebuy.

Evan L. Michael

Evan Lee MICHAEL, 83, Rt. 2, Rochester (Green Oak community), died at 6:45 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital where he had been a patient for two weeks. He had been in failing health for two years.

Mr. Michael was born July 15, 1906 in Flora to Henry and Millie Blanche PETERSON MICHAEL. He moved to the Green Oak community in 1962 from Hammond. On Jan. 4, 1936 in Frankfort he married Mazie HANSON, who survives. He retired in 1969 from Standard Oil of Indiana He also had owned and operated the Green Oak Store for a number of years. He was a member of the Fulton Baptist Temple.

Surviving with his wife are a son, Phillip L. [MICHAEL], Akron; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Ancil [MICHAEL], Mariposa, Calif., and Ivan “Daniel” [MICHAEL], Lafayette. Preceding in death were an infant son, Norman Lee [MICHAEL], A sister, and his parents.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Fulton Baptist Temple with Pastor Lonnie PETERS and Dr. David PRICE officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, from 2-4 p.m. and from 6-8 p.m. Thursday and at the church from after Friday.

James L. Donaldson

James L. DONALDSON, 78, Rt.. 3, Peru, died at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at Dukes Continuing Care Center, where he had lived for a year and a half.

Mr. Donaldson was born in Jefferson Township, Miami County, on March 5, 1911 to Edmond O. and Sarah Ann KRANING DONALDSON. On April 29, 1939 at the First Brethren parsonage in Mexico, he married Gayle L. DEWALD, who survives. He was a member of the House of Faith, Mexico, and the Miami County Farm Bureau. He was a retired farmer and former trustee of Jefferson Township. He had been a Sunday School teacher for many years.

Surviving with his wife are a daughter, Lana S. LINDE, Hamburg, Germany; two sons, Daniel James [DONALDSON], Rt 1, Denver, and John D. [DONALDSON], Rt. 3, Peru; five grandchildren, and a sister, Esther SMITH, Macy. Preceding in death were a brother, Harold [DONALDSON], and two sisters, Marie FISHER and Ruth CHAPIN.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with Pastor Larry COOK and the Rev. George BROWN officiaing. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and from 6-9 p.m. Thursday.

Thursday, February 22, 1990

Perlie M. Woodcox

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Perlie May WOODCOX, 75, Brazil.

The Rev. Donald BOWMAN will officiate, and burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday and after noon Saturday.

Mrs. Woodcox died at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday in Clay County Hospital, Brazil, where she had been a patient for a week. She had been ill for two months. She moved to Brazil 2 1/2 years ago from 1519 Madison St., Rochester. She had lived most of her life in Rochester.

She was born Sept. 18, 1914 in Bean, Ky., to Fred and Ada Bell HUFF McGLOTHIN. On July 3, 1937 in Rochester she married Ulrich WOODCOX, who died May 19, 1986.

Surviving are a son, the Rev. Gene WOODCOX, Rt. 14, Brazil; five grandchildren, Gayle EVANS, Evansville; Frank ad Garth [WOODCOX], Brazil; Carl [WOODCOX], Columbia, S.C., and Paul [WOODCOX], Michigan City; ten great-grandchildren; four sisters, Elsie BATES, Greensboro, N.C.; Mrs John (Ella) RICHARDS, Crescent City, Fla., and Bert GOCKING and Mrs. Kelly (Joy) HUNTER, Rochester; three brothers, Woody [McGLOTHIN], Leiters Ford, and John and Fred [McGLOTHIN], Rochester, and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were a sister, Ruth JONES, in 1938, and her parents.

Porter Junior Rhodes

Porter Junior RHODES, 69, of 901 E. Main St., Logansport, died at 10:27 a.m. Wednesday at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Indianapolis.

Mr. Rhodes was born April 2, 1920 in Fulton County to John Porter and Lavilla BALLINGER RHODES. On Sept. 15, 1973 in LaPorte he married Arlene BROWN, who survives. He was a retired sales clerk for 3D Department Stores and an Army veteran of World War II.

Surviving with his wife are a son, Gary [RHODES], Bremen; two daughters, Peggy Jo JONES, Rochester, and Marilyn MOWREY, Lapaz; a step-daughter, Carolyn SETTLEMYRE, Logansport; three step-sons, Lehman WALLACE Jr., West Plains, Mo.; Roger WALLACE, Dunlap, Tenn., and Steve WALLACE, Logansport; three brothers, Dale and Thomas [RHODES], Rochester, and Robert [RHODES], Star City; four sisters, Nina CHAPMAN, Irene MILLER and Loraine SPICE, Rochester, and Selena GILLESPIE, Silver Lake; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren, and three step-great-grandchildren. Preceding in death was a sister.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Fisher Funeral Chapel, Logansport, with the Rev. George KOZAITES officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today.

Marshall L. Nielsen

Marshall L. NIELSEN, 65, Fulton, died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Hospital. He had been ill for a year.

Mr. Nielsen was born Oct. 18, 1924 in Palisade, Minn., to Alex and Mable NIELSEN. He moved to the Fulton area in 1976 from Anchorage, Alaska. On Dec. 2, 1951 in Anchorage he married Marge MARONEY, who survives. He was a retired supervisor for Sealand Trucking Co., was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and was a member of the American Legion and the Teamsters Union.

Surviving with his wife are his mother, of Palisade; two brothers, James [NIELSEN], Pacaina, Calif., and Darwin [NIELSEN], Waterloo, Iowa; three sisters, Mrs. Harry (Dorothy) JOHNSON and Mrs. Leonard (Vena) ELLIS, Palisade, and Mrs. Lynn (Martha) KARDELL, Foley, Minn. Preceding in death were two sisters and a brother.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, with the Rev. Robert RILEY officiating. Burial will be in Fulton Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Military graveside services will be conducted by the Rochester American Legion and VFW posts.

Friday, February 23, 1990

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Saturday, February 24, 1990

Esther Patterson

Esther PATTERSON, 80, Winona Lake, died at Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort Myers, Fla., Friday afternoon.

She was born Nov. 11, 1909 in Fulton County to Arthur and Verna FRY. She was a winter resident of Bonita Springs, Fla. On Sept. 13, 1930 she married the Rev. Dwight PATTERSON, who survives. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Winona Lake.

Surviving with her husband are a daughter, Patricia OTT, Bonita Springs; a son, David [PATTERSON], Toledo, Ohio; four grandchildren, and a brother, Loren [FRY], Fulton. Preceding in death were two brothers.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church, Winona Lake. Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. [Wednesday] at the Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw.

Dorothy A. Kindig

Dorothy A. KINDIG, 77, Ojai, Calif., died at 3 p.m. Sunday in Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, Calif. Arrangements are pending at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.

Leonard D. Brockey

Leonard D. BROCKEY, 65, Rt. 7, Rochester, died at 11:45 a.m. Saturday in the Woodlawn Hospital emergency room shortly after admission. He had been in failing health for seven months.

He was born March 27, 1924 to Benjamin and Hazel McDONALD [BROCKEY] and had lived in the Rocheser area all his life. He was married to Flossie Mae HOUNSHELL on Aug. 8, 1942; she died June 25, 1962. On Sept. 28, 1963, he married Naomi GREEN, who survives. He retired from Seaed Power in 1987 after 30 years’ employment. He served with the U.S. Navy Seabees in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, the Rochester American Legion, the Manitou Moose Lodge and the Fellowship of the Moose.

Surviving with his wife are a daughter, Lynette WILSON, Rochester a son, James BROCKEY, Medina, Ohio; five grandchildren, Randy UTTER and Rick UTTER, Rochester; Tresha UTTER, Indianapolis, and Rachel BROCKEY and Elizabeth BROCKEY, Medina; two step-sons, James GREEN, Minot, N.D. and John GREEN, Rochester; three step-grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Marion (Evabelle) SMITH, Mentone, and Mrs. Adrian (Opal) ARTHUR, Cromwell. Preceding in death were three brothers, Art, Lloyd and Ernest [BROCKEY].

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Cancer Fund or the Heart Fund.

Robert L. Eytcheson

Robert L. EYTCHESON, 64, Rt. 6, Rochester, died unexpectedly at 11 a.m. Sunday in Woodlawn Hospital. He became ill Saurday evening.

He was born Feb. 9, 1926 in Fulton County to Otha and May ULERICK EYTCHESON and was a lifetime resident of Liberty Township. He was married Feb. 23, 1947 in Fulton County to Patricia M. BAKER, who survives. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a retired farmer, and a member of the Rochester American Legion, Manitou Moose Lodge and Logansport Eages Lodge.

Surviving with his wife are three daughrtrs, Kay HARMON, Rochester; Mrs. Michael (Barbara) WAKE, Logansport, and Marcia FREELS, Rt. 6, Rochester; two sons, Kenneth L. [EYTCHESON], Fulton, and Larry J. [EYTCHESON], Grass Creek; a sister, Mrs. Marshall (Marge) NELSON, Fulton; eleven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and two step-grandchildren, . Preceding in death were a daughter, Sue EYTCHESON, on July 26, 1987, and a grandson, Daniel HARMON, on April 18, 1978.

Services will be a t 10 a.m. Wednesday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, with the Rev. Lonnie PETERS officiating. Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery with military rites by the American Legion and VFW. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Fulton Little League.

Tuesday, February 27, 1990

Dorothy A. Kindig

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, for Dorothy A. KINDIG, 77, formerly of Rochester.

The Rev. John RAMSEY will officiate, and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Library.

Mrs. Kindig, 1110 Ayers Ave., Ojai, Calif., died at 3 p.m. Sunday at Ventura (Calif.) County Medical Center after a three-day illness.

She was born May 31, 1912 in Chicago to William and Alice FARRELL DOW. She moved to Ojai in November from Rochester. On Feb. 15, 1933 in Chicago she married O. Floyd KINDIG, who died Jan. 14, 1973. A retired school teacher, she had taught at Reiter and Talma Schools in Fulton County and in the Ventura school system from 1968-83. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Rochester, and the California Teachers Association. She was a graduate of Rockford University and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Chicago.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Cindy) McLOCHLIN, Rochester; three sons, William “Bill” KINDIG, Ojai; Charles Alex KINDIG, Oxnard, Calif., and Philip KINDIG, Rochester; nine grandchildren; a great-grandson; a sister, Janet HICKOK, Chicago, and a brother, William DOW Jr., Chicago.

Wednesday, February 28, 1990

Albert O. Hodge

Albert O. HODGE, 78, Rt. 2, Osgood, died of a heart attack at 2:35 p.m. Monday in a Cincinnati hospital.

He was born Dec. 8, 1911 to George A. and Myrtle POWELL HODGE. On Nov. 3, 1934 he married Lucille ROBINSON, who survives. He was a retired sawmill operator and a farmer.

Surviving with his wife are a son, Gary [HODGE], of Rochester; two other sons; two daughrters; nineteen grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Bovard’s Funeral Home, Versailles, Ind., with the Rev. Gary CASE officiating. Burial will be in the Holton (Ind.) Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. today.

Lydia E. Tabler

Lydia E. TABLER, 83, formerly of 1508 Arrowhead Drive, died at 4 a.m. in Wapakoneta, Ohio, where she had lived for two months. She had been ill for several years.

Mrs. Tabler was born May 5, 1906 in Shinbone, Ohio, to John and Anna STAHLDER McCULLOUGH. On Sept. 29, 1924 she married John August TABLER who died Sept. 19, 1964.

Surviving are a daughter, Linda WEISSINGER, Rochester; two sons, Robert and John [TABLER], Wapakoneta; eleven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Services will be at Bayliff and Eley Funeral Home, Wapaioneta. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery, Wapakoneta. Friends may call Friday afternoon and evening.

Tina M. Clark

Tina Marie CLARK, 28, of 246 Jackson Ave., Peru, died at 12:02 today at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, after a six-week illness.

She was born Feb. 25, 1962 in Peru to Florence Marie TOLLEY. On Nov. 16, 1988 in Peru she married George C. CLARK, who survives.

Surviving with her husband are her mother, of Alexandria, La.; a step-son, Dustin George CLARK, at home; a grandfather, Sam H. TOLLEY, Rt. 2, Macy; a brother, Michael J. NETTE, Logansport, and a sister, Jennifer PACILLI, Alexandria, La.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Fred SNOW officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru. Friends may call from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Thursday.

Thursday, March 1, 1990

Agnes J. Brinkmann

Agnes J. BRINKMANN, 80, of 1126 Washington St., formerly of Waterhaven Apartments, died at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday at Chase Center, Logansport.

She was born June 22, 1909 in Leelanau County, Mich., to August and Mattie FISK PETANDER. She moved here 2 1/2 years ago from Traverse City, Mich. On April 6, 1951 in Traverse City she married Harry BRINKMANN, who died in 1987. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Keith (Veta) WEST, Rochester; three grandsons, Jerome WEST, Traverse City, Larry WEST, Cedar, Mich., and Gary WEST, Rochester; four great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Marie WAHL, St. Charles, Mo. Preceding in death were a brother and three sisters.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Zimmerman Brothers, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens, Traverse City. Memorials may be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church.

Ethel Berger

Ethel FISH BERGER, 89, of 333 North Railroad St., Argos, died at 12:10 a.m. today at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.

She was born June 30, 1900 in Argos to Otis and Carrie BOGARDUS FISH. She lived all her life in the Argos community. On Nov. 24, 1920 in Argos she married Fred P. BERGER, who died Aug. 31, 1972. She attended the Argos Wesleyan Church.

Surviving are a son, Eugene [BERGER], Terre Haute; a granddaughter, Marlene KREIGER, Mishawaka; a grandson, Bill BERGER, New York city; three great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Clifford FISH, Plymouth, and Dale FISH, Rochester. Preceding in death was a twin sister, Bethel [FISH].

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Richard DEAN officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Marshall County Humane Society.

Friday, March 2, 1990

[no obits]

Saturday, March 3, 1990

Joseph Strobel

Joseph STROBEL, age unavailable, Rt. 1, Culver, Fulton County Road 700 North, died early this morning at his home of a sudden illness.

Arrangements are pending at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver.

Monday, March 5, 1990

Jayne A. Reynolds

Jane A. REYNOLDS, 39, Zionsville, formerly of Rochester, died Sunday.

She was born April 16, 1950 to [Reuben] and Beulah RYNEARSON. On June 15, 1974 she married Thomas A. REYNOLDS, who survives. She was a teacher at Crawfordsville Elementary School for seven years. She was a 1968 graduate of Rochester High School, a Ball State University graduate and received her master’s degree from DePaul University. She was a member of the Zionsville Christian Church and was a former officer of the Newcomers Club.

Surviving with her husband are three daughters, Natalie, Emily and Alicia [REYNOLDS], at home; her parents, Reuben and Beulah RYNEARSON, Rochester, and a sister, Patricia DOUGLASS, Rochester.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Zionsville Christian Church. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Flanner and Buchanan Mortuary, 105 Pine St., Zionsville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Boone County Cancer Society or to the church.

Mary B. Bowen

Mary B. BOWEN, 85, of 601 E. Water St., Akron, died at 9:20 a.m. Sunday at her home. She had been ill for three years.

She was born May 14, 1904 in Kosciusko County to J.F. and Alta ENGLE DICKEY. On Dec. 23, 1929 in Goshen she married Willis L. BOWEN, who survives. She retired from teaching after 33 years. She attended Manchester College. She was a member of the Akron United Methodist Church and a former member of the Akron Eastern Star.

Surviving with her husband are two daughters, Jane FORD, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Jack (Sharon) MILLER, Akron; five grandchildren; a step-granddaughter; seven great-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; a sister, Mabel ADAMS, Leesburg, and a brother, Elmer DICKEY, Warsaw.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Merlyn COX officiating. Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Akron United Methodist Church building fund.

Oscar A. Conrad

Oscar A. CONRAD, 69, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, died at 6:10 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Hospital, Logansport, after a week’s illness.

He was born Jan. 30, 1921 in Cass County to Harry A. and Beatrice MOSS CONRAD. On April 4, 1943 he married Dorothy M. CAMPBELL at the home of her parents in Jackson Township near Walton. She survives. He was a member of the Corinth Brethren Church, Twelve Mile, and had been a deacon of the church for 34 years. He was a retired farmer and retired in 1986 from Herd Seed Company, Logansport. He was a member of the Adams Township Farm Bureau.

Surviving with his wife are a son, Keith A. [CONRAD], Walton, and a brother, Walter [CONRAD], Peru. Preceding in death were three brothers, Justin and Clifford [CONRAD] and an infant brother.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Revs. Bill BRADY and G. Bright HANNA officiating. Burial will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Logansport. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to the Corinth Brethren Church or the Cass County Heart Fund.

Joseph Strobel

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s of the Lake Catholic Church, Culver, for Joseph STROBEL, 83, Rt. 1, Culver (Fulton County Road 700 North).

The Rev. Leonard CHROBOT will officiate, and burial will be in the Culver Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Tuesday at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, where the Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Mr. Strobel died at 5 a.m. Saturday at his home after becoming ill unexpectedly. He was born July 26, 1906 in Chicago to Joseph and Vlasta MAZANEZ STROBEL In 1945 he moved from Berwyn, Ill., to Aubbeenaubbee Township. On Nov. 23, 1927 in Berwyn he married Susanna TORDE, who survives. He was a retired sheet metal worker.

Surviving with his wife are three daughters, Dolores ENGELBRECHT, Rochester; Mrs. Kenneth (Audrey) HARTLE, Culver, ad Mrs. Raymond (Phyllis) JAGELO, Almond, Wis.; a son, Donald [STROBEL], Clare, Mich.; twenty grandchildren; twenty-nine great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; two step-grandchildren, and four step-great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were a grandson, a great-granddaughter, two step-granddaughters, a sister and two brothers.

Tuesday, March 6, 1990

Shirley McCreary

Shirley PETERSON McCREARY, 58, Escanaba, Mich., formerly of Rochester, died at 7 a.m. Monday.

She was the daughter of the late Ransford ad Eileen PETERSON of Fulton County.

Arrangements are pending at Anderson Funeral Home,Escanaba, Mich.

Wednesday, March 7, 1990

[no obits]

Thursday, March 8, 1990

Keith White

Keith WHITE, 44, Rt. 5, Rochester, died Wednesday afternoon after he was buried by corn in a grain bin at Snipes Mobile Feed on Indiana 25 near Talma.

Deputy Coroner Ed WENRICK said White, an employee at Snipes, died of traumatic asphyxiation. Wenrick pronounced White deat at 3:45 p.m.

Rochester and Mentone firefighters were called about 1:30 p.m. and worked more than two hours to empty the 30-foor bin which they said was about three-qurarters full.

They found White’s body about four feet from the bottom of the bin, which holds about 50,000 bushels of corn.

Firefighters said White was in the bin alone trying to dislodge corn. When co-workers could not find him elsewhere, they feared he was trapped in the bin.

For a while, his fellow employees had hoped that Whie had left the plant temporarily, because they did not see his pickup truck. But they learned later that he had been dropped off at work that day by his wife, Sandy.

About 15 Rochester firefighters and 10 Mentone firefighters cut four holes in the bin and also cut a hole in the door on the side of the structure.

They also used equipment and some manpower from Craig Welding and Manufacturing, McMahan-O’Connor Construction Company and the Rochester Water Department.

Firefighters said that about 50 people shoveled away the corn during the rescue attempt. A number of the people had been driving by and had stopped to offer help.

Mr. White was born June 17, 1945 in Rochester to Ernest and Mary Alice MILLER WHITE WOLFORD. He lived all his life in this community. On June 6, 1964 in Talma he married Sandra K. GREEN, who survives. He had been employed by Snipes Mobile Feed for