FULTON COUNTY INDIANA

 

OBITUARIES

 

1986

 

 

The Rochester Sentinel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                        The Rochester Sentinel

 

1986

 

 

Thursday, January 2, 1986

 

[no obits}

 

Friday, January 3, 1986

 

Clara L. Eaton

                Clara L. EATON, 81, Rt. 2, Akron, died at 4 a.m. today at her home.  Arrangements are pending at the Hartzler Funeral Home in Akron.

 

Lillie F. Murden

                Lillie F. MURDEN, 86, Twelve Mile, died at 8:15 p.m. Thursday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Logansport.

                She was born Nov. 3, 1899 in Cass County to Elmer E. and Mary COOMS ENGLISH.  She was married Aug. 4, 1917 in Logansport to Lyman MURDEN, who died Nov. 10, 1960.  She was a member of the Twelve Mile United Methodist Church.

                Surviving are a sister, Geneva PERSONETTE, Logansport, and nieces and nephews.  A daughter, Ilene [MURDEN]; three sisters, and a brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Pat TOBIN officiating.  Burial will be in the Spring Creek Cemetery near Twelve Mile.  Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today.

 

Victor V. Getz

                Victor V. GETZ, 74, of 1226 W. Maple St., Kokomo, died at 10 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo.

                He was born April 18, 1911 in Marion to James L. and Amelia DEHNE GETZ, and lived most of his life in Kokomo.  He was married to Mary FREED, who died in 1976.  In 1977, he was married to Vivian CHILDS, who survives.  He was retired from Cabott Corp., Kokomo, and was a member of the Quarter Century Club and the Elks and Moose lodges, all of Kokomo.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Dwaine [GETZ], Millersville, Md.; two step-children, Jack CHILDS, Indianapolis, and Judy COADY, Scottsdale, Ariz.; eleven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two brothers, Donald [GETZ], Wabash, and William [GETZ], Kokomo, and three sisters, Charlene MOSS and Phyllis CLARK, both of Kokomo, and Lucille EIKENBERRY, Rochester.  A brother and a sister preceded n death.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Hoffman-Murray Funeral Home, Kokomo, with the Rev. Toby RENDLEMAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Sunset Memory Gardens, Kokomo.  Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday.


Ruth Deering

                Ruth PHILLIPS DEERING, 73, Carmel, formerly of Lake Manitou, died Thursday in St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis.

                She was born in Spencer and lived in Carmel 39 years.  She was married to Milton DEERING, who preceded in death.  The had owned and operated Milton Deering Cleaners in Carmel for 39 years before moving to Lake Manitou, where they lived for 13 years.  She returned to Carmel in 1978, where she was a member of the Eastern Star.

                Surviving are nine sons, James and Ben [DEERING], both of Carmel; Robert [DEERING], Westfield; David, Milton Jr., and Jan [DEERING], all of Noblesville, and Richard, John and Matt [DEERING], all of Indianapolis; four daughteers, Lana WILSON, Westfield; Nancy BOND, Phoenix, Ariz.; Linda MILLER, Buckley, Ill., and Debbie MILLER; Carmel; two sisters, Mildred WILLIAMS, Peru, and Jo GAMBLE, Carmel; twenty-nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

                Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Smith Funeral Chapel, Carmel.  Burial will be in the Carmel Cemetery.  Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m.  Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

 

Saturday, January 4, 1986

 

Janice M. Rudnickas

                Janice Mercedes RUDNICKAS, 65, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 4:15 p.m. Friday in St. Joseph Medical Center in South Bend.  She had been in failing health for six months.

                She was born Jan. 17, 1920 in Rocheter to Claude and Treva GRUNDISH JAMESON.  She moved here seven years ago from Rochester, Minn.  She was married Jan. 5, 1945 to Vitte W. RUDNICKAS, who survives.  She was a member of the Talma United Methodist Church.

                Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Mrs. Jim (Elizabeth) GILDER, Spencer, Ohio, and Mrs. John (Susan) FRYDACK, Bradenton, Fla; two grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Robert (Sandra) DAAKE, Rt. 5, Rochester; a brother, Claude “Skip” JAMESON, Rt. 5, Rochester, and nieces and nephews.

                There will be no local visitation or services.

 

Cora M. Hedges

                Cora M. HEDGES, 92, formerly of 1316 Monroe St., died at 3 p.m. Friday in the Rochester Nursing Home, where she had resided since July 1980.  She had been in failing health for 10 years.

                She was born May 2, 1893 at Fletchers Lake to Hanes and Laura VanBLARICUM WOOD and moved to Rochester from Fulton in 1913.  She was married April 19, 1913 to Samuel HEDGES, who died Aug. 18, 1971.  She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church.

                Surviving are three sons, Gilbert [HEDGES], Rt. 6, Rochester; Carl [HEDGES], Pueblo, Colo., and Gordon [HEDGES], Wilmar, Minn. ten grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.  A daughter, Arlene FENSTERMAKER, died July 15, 1980; a sister, Mary MILLS, died July 10, 1967.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Russell WILBUR officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today, and on Sunday for an hour before services.
Clara L. Eaton

                Services for Clara L. EATON, 81, Rt. 2, Akron, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Wayne JOHNSON officiating.  Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.

                Mrs. Eaton died at her home at 4 a.m. Friday following an illness of three years.

                She was born July 11, 1904 in Indianapolis to Lewis and Gertrude KRIEL.  She was married July 10, 1942 in Indianapolis to Carl EATON, who is the only survivor.

                A member of the Beaver Dam United Methodist Church, Mrs. Eaton was retired from the ASCS office in Warsaw, where she had worked for 10 years.

 

Monday, January 6, 1986

 

Nettie M. York

                Nettie Marie YORK, 89, Rt. 5, Peru, died at 4:45 p.m. Sunday in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru.

                She was born Jan. 9, 1896 in Cass County to Robert and Oma GLASSBURN WEBB.  On Sept. 1, 1913, she was married to Andrew T. YORK, who died April 17, 1983.  She was a member of the Loree First Brethren Church.

                Surviving are two sons, John Walter [YORK], Akron, and Eldon [YORK], Rt. 5, Peru; two brothers, Otho and Glenn [YORK], both of Brooksville, Fla.; two sisters, Mary MURRAY and Margaret SHAFFER, both of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and two step-great-grandchildren.  Five brothers and three sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Loree First Brethren Church with the Rev. Claude STOGSDILL officiating.  Burial will be in the Santa Fe Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Allen Funeral Home, Bunker Hill, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday at the church for an hour before services.

 

Carl W. Shaffer

                Carl W. SHAFFER, 93, died at 8:10 a.m. Friday in the Rochester Nursing Home.

                He was born May 7, 1892 in Indianapolis.  In June 1915, he was married to Freda C. WURSTER, who died Jan. 14, 1982.  He retired in 1957 and made his permanent residence at Lake Manitou that year.

                Surviving are a son, Richard O. [SHAFFER], and a granddaughter, Ellen R. [SHAFFER], New Jersey.

                Arrangements are pending in Indianapolis.


Tuesday, January 7, 1986

 

Virginia J. Crain

                Virginia J. CRAIN, 68, Rt. 1, Lucerne, died at 6:24 a.m. today at Memorial Hospital, Logansport.

                She was born Dec. 12, 1917 at Royal Center to August and Mary Louise WOOD MILLER.  She was married Sept. 30, 1945 in Logansport to John R. CRAIN, who survives.  She was a retired cafeteria manager for Caston School Corporation, and was a member of the Metea Baptist Church and the Bethlehem Township Home Extension Club.

                Surviving with the husband are three daughters, Deborah KARK, Whiting, Lyn McGREW, Fulton, and Shelly CRAIN, Shererville; a brother, Donald Richard [MILLER], Burnettsville, and three grandchildren.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Metea Baptist Church with the Rev. Raymond SKELTON officiating.  Burial will be in the Metea Cemetery.  Friends may call at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, and on Thursday at the church for an hour before services.

 

Carl W. Shaffer

                Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the Conkle Funeral Home, 4925 W. 16th St., Speedway, for Carl W. SHAFFER, 93, who died at 8:10 a.m. Friday in the Rochester Nursing Home.

                Burial will be i the Washington Park East Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday afternoon and evening.  The Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester is in charge of local arranements.

 

Wednesday, January 8, 1986

 

Pauline T. Snyder

                Pauline Thelma SNYDER, 81, Rochester Mobile Home Court, died at 1 a.m. today in Woodlawn Hospital, where she had been a patient about three weeks.  She had been ill two months.

                She was born Dec. 22, 1904 in Rochester to Ed and Bernie DENISON CLAY, and lived most of her life in Rochester wih the exception of 16 years in South Bend.  On July 1, 1922 in St. Joseph, Mich., she was married to John A. SNYDER, who died July 9, 1963.  She had been a member of the former Evangelical United Methodist Church of Rochester.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Burwyn (Almyrta) BLUE and GeorgiaAnn DELP, both of Rochester; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mildred NEWMAN, Rocheter.  Four brothers preceded in death.

                Private services will be Thursday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  There will be no visitation.  Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Humane Society.

 

Thursday, January 9, 1986 to Friday, January 10, 1986

 

[no obits]


Saturday, January 11, 1986

 

Gordon Booth

                Gordon BOOTH, 87, of Argos and Zephyrhills, Fla., died at 10 a.m. Friday in Lakeland Regional Hospital, Lakeland, Fla.  Arrangements are pending at the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos.

 

Monday, January 13, 1986

 

James H. Blythe

                James H. BLYTHE, 45, of 243 Sunset Drive, Hudson, Ohio, formerly of Delphi and Rochester, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday in Hudson.

                He was born July 11, 1940 in Delphi to Leonard and Luella CROWDERD BLYTHE, who preceded in death.  His wife, Gwen [BLYTHE], survives.  As an employee of Sonoco Products, he lived in Rochester from June 1942 to January 1970; was an account representative in the area of Dayton, Ohio, and had been a district sales manager in the Monroe Falls, Ohio, area since December 1980.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Jimmy [BLYTHE], a junior at Miami University of Ohio, and David [BLYTHE], a senior at Hudson High School, and a brother, William [BLYTHE], the step-father, Ollie LIMP, and the mother-in-law, Ethel BENNER, all of Delphi.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the First Congregational Church, Hudson.  Friends may call at the Redman Funeral Home, Stow, Ohio, from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.  Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Masonic Cemetery, Delphi.

 

Lucille Baggerley

                Lucille BAGGERLEY, 86, Lebanon, formerly of Liberty Township, died at 10:05 a.m. Sunday in Parkwood Health Care Center, Lebanon, where she was admitted Oct. 9.  She had been seriously ill since October.

                She was born March 12, 1899 in Connersville to Franklin Adam and Ada Abigail RETHERFORD STANLEY, and live most of her life in Fulton County.  She moved to Lebanon in July 1983.  On Nov. 23, 1922 in Rochester, she was married to Clifford BAGGERLEY, who survives.  She attended the Fulton United Methodist Church, was a member of the Ladies Aid, and was a charter member of the Mt. Olive Community Club.

                Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Letha MULLIKAN, Lebanon; a son, Dr. Arlo D. [BAGGERLEY], Loyal, Wis.; eight grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren, and a sister, Edna WERNER, Fulton.  Two grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; six brothers, and six sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Zimmerman Brothers Buneral Home in Fulton with the Rev. Edward OWENS officiating.  Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday until time of services.
C. Gordon Booth

                C. Gordon BOOTH, 87, of 15994 N. Michigan Road, Argos, and Zephyrhills, Fla., died at 10:56 a.m. Friday at Lakeland Regional Hospital, Lakeland, Fla., where he had been a patient a month.

                He was born Aug. 8, 1898 in White Plains, N.Y., to Orrin and Nellie MUDGE BOOTH, and lived in Argos five years after moving from St. Clair and Detroit, Mich.  He was married to Dorothy GARDINER, who died Dec. 1, 1975.  On Dec. 2, 1980 in Zephyrhills, he was married to Iabelle KREIGER, who survives.  He retired in 1963 after wrking 28 years as an accountant for Chrysler Corp., Detroit.  He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Atlanta, Ga.; the Scottish Rite of Atlanta, and the Moslem Temple Shrine of Detroit.  He was a World War I veteran of the U.S. Army and was a member of the United Methodist Church of New Concord, Ohio.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. David (Roberta) HAMILTON, Birmingham, Mich., and Mrs. Floyd (Barbara) FEARS, Independence, Mo., a step-son, Quinn KREIGER, Mishawaka; twelve grandchildren, and three great-grandchildrem.  A son, a sister ad a brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Ray HALTERMAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call from4 to 8 p.m. today, and on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Argos Congregational Chistian Church.

 

Tuesday, January 14, 1986

 

Rosalind B. Mentzer

                Rosalind B. MENTZER, 77, of 104 Yale St., Mentone, died at 4:25 a.m. Monday at Mason Health Care Center, Warsaw.

                She was born July 20, 1908 in Mentone to Mahlon and Minnie BLUE MENTZER.  She retired to Mentone in 1974 from East Lansing, Mich., where she was assistant dean of human ecology at Michigan State University.  She spent most of her life in teaching.  She graduated in 1930 from Indiana University at Bloomington and received master’s and doctoroate degrees from Michigan State University.  She was a member of Edgewood United church of East Lansing; Phi Omega Pi sorority, Omicron Nu honorary home economics sorority and Phi Kappa Phi honorary education sorority.  At her retirement, she became a member of the Mentone Reading Club.

                Surviving are two sisters, Annabel B. MENTZER and Margaret “Peg” FOULKS, both of Mentone, and a brother, James S. [MENTZER], Park Ridge, Ill.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the King Memorial Home in Mentone with the Rev. Ken MARKEN officiating.  Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to the research foundation for Alzheimer’s Disease and related disorders.
Charles D. Atkinson

                Charles D. ATKINSON, 35, Monon, was killed early Sunday Morning in an auto accident near Monon.

                He was born Jan. 20, 1950 in Watseka, Ill., to Cecil and June WARREN ATKINSON, who survive.  On Nov. 25, 1981 in Rensselaer, he was married to Judith LUTTRELL, who survives.  He was a construction worker for Midwest Ag Inc., in Monon, where he had lived two years.  He had attended school in Remington and also the Baptist Church there.

                Surviving with the wife and the parents are two sons, Jason and Jeremy [ATKINSON], both at home; three brothers, Larry [ATKINSON], Highland, Ronald [ATKINSON], Fort Wayne, and Steven [ATKINSON], Pontiac, Ill.; four sisters, Darlene BOLINGTON and Donna REYNOLDS, both of Remington, and Carol JENSEN and Shirley BRAMBLE, both of Rochester, and the grandmothers, Blanche ATKINSON, Goodland, and Mrs. Guy WARREN, Indianola, Neb.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Stitz Funeral Home, Remington, with the Rev. Calvin EASTWOOD officiating.  Burial will be in the Remington Cemetery.  Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. EST today.

 

Wednesday, January 15, 1986

 

Grace Stone

                Grace STONE, 66, of 19755 S. Michigan Road, Argos, died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, where she had been a patient since November.

                She was born Nov. 13, 1919 in Oil Springs, Ky., to John and Dora ADAMS SALYER.  She had lived in Argos 38 years after moving from Stockbridge, Mich.  On June 1, 1938, she was married to Prock STONE, who died July 8, 1979.  She was a member of the Pentecostal Church of Knox.

                Surviving are three sons, Landa [STONE], Bremen, and Larry and Robert [STONE], both of Argos; a step-daughter, Joyce WEAVER, and three step-sons, Herbert, Albert and Ernest STONE, all of Jackson, Mich.; ten grandchildren; fifteen step-grandchildren; a great-grandchild; thirteen step-great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mamie HAHN, Oklahome City, Okla.; Geneva FLORA, South Bend; Irene HARRIS, North Liberty, and Colleen McBEE, Fort Wayne, and three brothers, John [SALYER], Knox; Grant [SALYER], Silver Lake, and James [SALYER], North Liberty.  A daughrter and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Lloyd HOWARD officiating.  Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

 

Robert L. Hattery

                Robert Lee HATTERY, 51, Shady Rest Home near Plymouth, formerly of 719 Madison St., died at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.

                He was born April 10, 1934 in Rochester to George Clifton “Smokey” and T. Edith MOORE HATTERY, and lived most of his life in Rochester.                Surviving are a brother, George [HATTERY], and an aunt, Hilda JACKSON, both of Rochester, and nieces and nephews.  Two sisters and thre brothers preceded in death.

                Graveside services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Athens, with the Rev. Brice CASEY officiating.  There will be no visitation.  The Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester is in charge of arrangements.


 

Ruth W. Coppedge

                Ruth W. COPPEDGE, 93, Peabody Retirement Community at North Manchester, formerly of 1025 Madison St., died at 1:43 a.m. today in Fort Wayne Parkview Hospital, where she had been a patient since Sunday.  She had been in failing health six months.

                She was born Jan. 3, 1893 in Tiosa to William and Amanda SWINEHART WRIGHT, and was married in California to Dr. Walter COPPEDGE, who preceded in death.

                In 1912, she entered the School of Nursing at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, and served as a nurse with the U.S. Army in Germany for 19 months during World War I.  She had lived in Alturas, Calif., and Naperville, Ill, where she retired before moving to Rochester in 1955  She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, the American Legion, World War I Barracks 479 of Rochester and the Retired Nurses Association.

                Surviving is a sister, Rena WRIGHT, Rochester.  Four sisters, Faye, Lefa, Marie and Fern [WRIGHT], preceded in death.

                Arrangements are pending at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rocheter.

 

Thursday, January 16, 1986

 

Ruth W. Coppedge

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester for Ruth W. COPPEDGE, 93, a resident of Peabody Retirement Community at North Manchester and formerly of 1025 Madison St., who died at 1:43 a.m. Wednesday in Fort Wayne Parkview Hospital.

                The Rev. Russell WILBUR will officiate, and burial will be in the Reichter Cemetery northeast of Rochester.  Friends may call for an hour before services.

 

William C. Laird

                William C. LAIRD, 67, formerly of 917 E. Center St., Warsaw, died at 1 a.m. today in the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, where he had lived since 1984.  He had been ill several years.

                He was born Feb. 6, 1918 in Sunnyside, Pa., to Charles and Reba MANSPEAKER LAIRD, and moved from Pittsburgh, Pa., to Warsaw in 1947.  On Jan. 4, 1943 in McKeesport, Pa., he was married to Loraine N. ROSE, who died Aug. 29, 1972.  He retired in 1975 as a pressman for the Free Methodist Publishing House of Winona Lake.  He was a member of the Free Methodist Church and the Lions Club of Winona Lake, the American Legion of Warsaw, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European Theater.

                Surviving are a son, Gary E. [LAIRD], Rochester; three grandchildren, Kathy, Maury and Loren LAIRD, all of Rochester, and two brothers, Kenneth and Victor [LAIRD], both of Charleroy, Pa.  A son, Loren [LAIRD], died in 1966.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Free Methodist Church, Winona Lake, with the Revs. Roger JOHNSON and Paul RICE officiating.  Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery in Warsaw, where the American Legion will conduct military rites.  Friends may call at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday, and at the church Saturday for two hours before services.  Memorials may be made to the Development Campaign of the Peabody Retirement Home Foundation at North Manchester.
Guy V. Books

                Guy V. BOOKS, 97, of 165 N. Pontiac St., died at 9:25 p.m. Wednesday in Woodlawn Hospital.  He had been ill several weeks.

                He was born May 19, 1888 at Birmingham in Cass County to Mr. and Mrs. Fremont BOOKS, and was a lifetime resident of Rochester.  On Oct. 11, 1911 at Peru, he was married to Ellen HATTERY, who died Feb. 27, 1960.  He had worked for more than 50 years for the Erie Railroad before retiring.

                Surviving are nieces and nephews.  A son, Everett [BOOKS], preceded in death.

                Private family servies will be at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  There will be no visitation.  The Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rocheter is in charge of arrangements.

 

Friday, January 17, 1986

 

Jennie A. Richter

                Jennie A. RICHTER, 78, Rt. 6, Rochester, died at 3:15 p.m. Thursday in Logansport Memorial Hospital.

                She was born Aug. 28, 1907 at Thornhope to Schyler and Jennie KAHLER GUNDRUM.  She was married Dec. 25, 1926 in Thornhope to Ernest [P.] RICHTER, who survives.  She was a member of the Fulton Baptist Temple.

                Surviving with the husband are three daughters, Mary ROSS, Rt. 2, Flora; Donna CARVEY, Rt. 2, Macy, and Helen BRUTCHER, Logansport; three sons, Frank [RICHTER],  Rt. 6, Rochester, and Dean and Harry [RICHTER], both of Rt. 1, Rochester; two sisters, Gladys TAM, Rt. 6, Rochestr, and Beulah ZEIDER, South Bend; fifteen grandchildren, and sixteen great-grandchildren.  Three sisrters and two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Fulton Baptist Temple with the Rev. David PRICE officiating.  Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.  Friends may call at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home in Logansport from 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday at the church for an hour before time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Fulton Baptist Temple.

 

Saturday, January 18, 1986

 

[no obits]

 

Monday, January 20, 1986

 

Margaret L. VanDalsen

                Margaret L. VanDALSEN, 65, Rt. 1, Macy, died at 7:30 a.m. today at her home.  Arrangements are pending at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver.
Lester F. Crabbs

                Lester Ferris CRABBS, 81, of 228 W. Fifth St., died at 2:45 p.m.Sunday at his home.  He had been ill two years.

                He was born May 1, 1904 in Chicago, Ill., to Lawwrence and Maude EGELKRAUT CRABBS, and lived most of his life in this area.  On July 25, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was married to Nettie RAY, who survives.  In 1969, he retired after 39 years as an agent for Prudential Life Insurance Agency.  As an agent, he was a member of Mid American Prudential, Prudential Old Guard and Life Gold Card Club.

                He had attended DePauw University, and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, I.O.O.F. Lodge, Heritage Foundation, Republican Presidentil Task Force, the United States Justice Foundation, Second Amendment Foundation, Council of Volunteer Americans for Inter-American Security, Citizens’ Action, Hule Foundation, AARP, Mid America Sales Leaders Club, Mid American Round Table Founders Club and Fulton County Historical Society.  He also was a composer.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Wayne (Chaume) SMOKER, Louisiana, Mo., and Mrs. James (Charone) SAVAGE, Macy; two sons, Dr. Jerry Ray [CRABBS], Covington, Ky., and Lawrence J. [CRABBS], Godfrey, Ill.; fifteen grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren, and a sister, Betty DOWNS, Tippecanoe.  A sister, C’Dale MILLER, died in 1959.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Revs. Russell WILBUR and F.G. KUEBLER officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until time of services.  Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church.

 

Tuesday, January 21, 1986

 

Cynthia A. Rouch

 

                Cynthia A. ROUCH, 17, Chesterton, died at 5:05 p.m. Sunday in an auto accident at U.S. 6 and U.S. 421 at Westville.

                She was born Sept. 25, 1968 in Plymouth to Gerald and Malinda JONES ROUCH, who survive.  She was an 11th grader at Chesterton High School and was a member of the First Christian Church at Chesterton.

                Surviving with the parents are the grandparents, Eva JONES, Chesterton, formerly of Rochester, and Irene ROUCH, Grass Creek, and three sisters, Crystal CHAMBERS, Monon, and Carlene and Darlene ROUCH, both at college in Lincoln, Neb.  A grandfather, Roland JONES, formerly of Rochester, preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Christian Church at Chesterton with the Rev. Barry THORNTON officiating.  Burial will be in the Chesterton Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Edmonds and Evans Funeral Home, Chesterton, from 3 to 10 p.m. EST today, and on Wednesday at the church from 10 a.m. EST until time of services.  Memorials may be made to the family or to the Interventions Program at Grovertown.
Margaret L. VanDalsen

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, for Margaret Lucille VanDALSEN, 64, Rt. 1, Macy, who died at 7:30 a.m. Monday at her home.

                The Rev. James SWAN will officiate, and burial will be in the Plainview Cemetery, Macy.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

                She was born Oct. 7, 1921 in Francesville to Thomas John and Blanche GROCK FITZPATRICK.  On Aug. 20, 1938 in Indianapolis; she was married to DeVerl N. VanDALSEN, who survives.  She was retired from U.S. Gypsum, Wabash, and was a member of Macy United Methodist Church.

                Surviving with the husband are a son, Harry D. [VanDALSEN], Deedsville; a daughter, Janice PRIOR, Rt. 2, Peru; eight grandchildren; a great-grandchild; the mother, Deedsville; three brothers, Leonard [FITZPATRICK], Peru; Thomas [FITZPATRICK], Rt. 1, Macy, and Richard [FITZPATRICK], Rt. 2, Macy, and six sisters, Kathryn THOMPSON, Akron; Lavanche Sue DILLMAN, Spring Hill, Fla.; Marlene KLINE, Mexico; Roberta ROTH, Fort Wayne; Kay FISHER, Denver, and Patricia GLENTZER, Lake Panasoffkee, Fla.  A brother, Leon [FITZPATRICK], preceded in death.

 

Wednesday, January 22, 1986

 

Genevieve E. Kugler

                Genevieve E. KUGLER, 72, of 1005 Jackson Blvd., died at 4:30 p.m.Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital.  She had been in failing health since 1960.

                She was born Jan. 25, 1913 in Indianapolis to Marshall and Minnie WERTZ SMITH, and lived most of her life in Fulton County.  On Aug. 20, 1937 at Lake Bruce, she was married to Clyde KUGLER, who survives.  She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.

                A brother, Victor SMITH, preceded in death.

                Private services will be at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rocheter.  Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery at Amboy.  There will be no visitation.

 

Raymond U. Barter

                Raymond U. BARTER, 90, Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Warsaw, died at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Fort Wayne Veterans Administration Hospital.  He had been seriously ill a week.

                He was born May 6, 1895 in Holgate, Ohio, to Lot and Sarah BARTER, and lived most of his life in Marion.  He was a disabled U.S. Army veteran and was a member of American Legion and VFW.

                Surviving are a sister, Pearl ULSH, Fort Wayne; three nephews, Gale BARTER, East Orange, N.J.; Norman FORTRESS, Fort Wayne, and Noble BARTER, Pacific Grove, Calif., and a niece, Mrs. Charles (Gloria) FELLERS, Rochester.

                Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, with the Rev. James MALBONE officiating.  The American Legion and VFW will conduct graveside rites.  The Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester is in charge of arrangements.


Thursday, January 23, 1986

 

Theresa Cihak

                Theresa CIHAK, 97, Albuquerque, N.M., formerly of Culver, died at 5 a.m. Wednesday in Albuquerque.  She had been ill a month.                She was born Oct. 18, 1888 in Chicago, Ill., to Joseph and Barbara HERTZINGER CECRLE, and had lived in New Mexico since 1980.  On Dec. 31, 1912 in Chicago, she was married to Anton CIHAK II, who died Aug. 26, 1978.  She had attended the Grace United Church of Christ at Culver.

                Surviving are three daughters, Ruth SANDERS and Barbara CIHAK, both of Albuquerque, and Inez NASH, Raleigh, N.C.; three sons, Anton [CIHAK] III, Knox; Frank [CIHAK], Grand Junction, Colo., and Joseph [CIHAK], Missoula, Mont.; sixteen grandchildren; twenty-eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Louise PALMA, Bloomington, and three brothers, Frank [CECRLE], Cicero, Ill.; Ed [CECRLE], Grovertown, and Robert [CECRLE], Granger.  A sister and four brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos with the Rev. Walter VONDEROHE officiatng.  Burial will be in the Culver Masonic Cemetery.  Friends may call for an hour before services.

 

Bonnie G. Beattie

                Bonnie G. BEATTIE, 53, Rt. 3, Rochester (Monticello Road), died at 9 p.m. Wednesday at her home after an illness of three years.

                She was born June 26, 1932 in the Reiter Community to Allen and Minnie SWARTZLANDER BALLENGER.  She was married May 14, 1955 in Logansport to Gerald W. BEATTIE, who survives.  She had worked at the Evergreen Cafe, and attended the Church of the Nazarene.

                Suriving with the husband are a daughter, Mrs. Terry (Kathy) DENISTON, Macy; two sons, Allen [BEATTIE], of Shelly, Idaho, and Gerald William [BEATTIE], Rochester; five grandchildren, and a brother, Devane [BALLENGER], Mishawaka.  The parents preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Frank VOSS officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until services.

 

Frances E. Ravencroft

                Graveside rites and burial were to be conducted at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery today for Frances E. RAVENCROFT, 78, Skokie, Ill., formerly of Rochester.  She died Saturday at her home.

                Mrs. Ravencroft was born March 16, 1907 in Rochester to Ezra Taylor and Clarabelle ANDERSON JONES.

                Surviving ar the husband, John [RAVENCROFT]; a daughter, Sandra CARNELLI; a son, John [RAVENCROFT[; four grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.

                Her husband was a member of the three-man singing group from Rochester called the King’s Jesters which performed with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra in 1931 and 1932, then on Chicago Radio Station WBBM for 20 straight years before disbanding in 1972.  The other members, Fritz BASTOW and George HOWARD, reside at Lake Manitou.

                The Haben Funeral Home of Skokie was in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Ravencroft.


Friday, January 24, 1986

 

Paul D. Nelson

                Paul D. NELSON, 62, Rt. 5, Warsaw (Palestine area), died at 4:40 p.m. Thursday at his home.

                He was born Oct. 7, 1923 at Claypool to Vernon and Golda ENGLE NELSON, and had lived in the Palestine area since 1956.  On June 30, 1945 at Warsaw, he was married to Lavina TRACY, who survives.  He worked at the DePuy Company at Warsaw, and was a member of the Burket United Methodist Church and Kemrad.

                Suriving with the wife are two daughters, Sally NELSON, Warsaw, and Mrs. Eldon (Marcia) MARTIN, Palestine; six sistrs, Ann ULERY and Mrs. Don (Verna) HINES, both of Warsaw; Mrs. Ernest (Ruby) MUMFORD, Claypool; Patricia OOLEY, Elkhart; Barbara BLINN, Van Buren, and Wilodean KINCAIDE, Pleasant Hill, Calif, and a brother Harold [NELSON[, of Chama, N.M.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Don POYSER officiating.  Burial will be in the Palestine Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.

 

Saturday, January 25, 1986

 

[no obits]

 

Monday, January 27, 1986

 

Ralph E. Garrigues

                Ralph E. GARRIGUES, 74, died at 3:15 p.m. Friday at Woodlawn Hospital.

                Born in this state Oct. 29, 1911, he lived in Rochester for 10 years after living most of his life in Francesville.  He was a salesman for the Von Tobel Lumber Co., Lafayette, for 30 years and had worked at the Rochester Coast to Coast store.  He was a member of the First Christian Church, Francesville, and the American Legion, Francesville.

                On Sept. 25, 1943 he married Mariam SPARKS in Winamac.  She preceded in death.  In 1973 he married Lova SCOTT.  She also preceded in death.

                He is survived by a daughter, Bonnie BISHER, Monon; two brothers, W.G. GARRIGUES, Phoenix, Ariz., and Charles C. GARRIGUES, Cleveland, Ohio; four grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.

                Services were to be at 2 p.m. today at the Querry-Ulbricht Funeral Home, Francesville, with pastor James GABHART officiating.  Burial is scheduled for Roseland Cemetery.  American Legion graveside services were planned.

 

Marie Bright

                Mrs. Marie BRIGHT, 86, of 117 West St., Akron, died at 9:27 a.m. today in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

                Arrangements are pending at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron.
Dale D. Bashore

                Dale D. BASHORE, 71, Rt. 3, North Manchester, died at 1 p.m. Saturday in Marion General Hospial after an illness of seven years.

                He was born in North Manchester to Floyd and Laura GALL.  He was married Dec. 24, 1935 to Freida CURLESS, who survives.  He was a North Manchester police officer for 17 years before retiring and was a member of the First Brethren Chuch of North Manchester.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughers, Loretta MATHENY, Talma, and Jean TEMPLE, Clearwater, Fla.; two sisters, Kathleen KERSTEN, Mishawaka, and Madlene BASHORE, Fort Wayne; three grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the DeLaughter Mortuary, North Manchester, with the Rev. Carl LEMNA officiating.  Burial will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. today.

 

Willard N. Boicourt

                Willard N. “Shorty” BOICOURT, 67, Rt. 3,  Rochester (near Leiters Ford), died at 10:20 a.m. Sunday in Woodlawn Hospital where he had been a patient since Saturday.  He had been ill for several years.

                He was born Jan. 20, 1919 in Hope, Ind., to Mr. and Mrs. Chase BOICOURT.  he came to this area in 1976 from Kokomo.  On March 11,1946 in Kokomo he married Caroline I. WEGMAN KAICY.  He was retired from Delco Electronics after 30 years of employment.  A member of the United Methodist Church, Leiters Ford, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Michael W. [BOICOURT], Rt. 3, Rochester; a step-daughter, Verna CONRAD, Kokomo; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Theron (Alice) SHOEMAKER, Kokomo, and a brother, Norton [BOICOURT], Kokomo.  A sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the United Methodist Church, Leiters Ford, with the Rev. Robert HANSON officiating.  Burial will be in the Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo.  Friends may call at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, from 3 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Tuesday, and at the church for an hour before services.

 

Tuesday, January 28, 1986

 

Edith M. Fred

                Edith M. FRED, 82, of 2626 George St., Logansport, died at 11 a.m. Monday at Chase Health Care Center, Logansport.  She was born April 12, 1902 in Rochester, to Charles and Catherine THOMMEN REED.  She livd most of her life in the Fulton area before moving to Logansport 15 years ago.  In 1920 in St. Joseph, Mich., she married Cecil FRED, who died July 18, 1961.  She formerly attended the Fulton United Methodist Church.

                Surviving are three daughters, Catherine STANER, South Bend, Mrs. Raymond (Betty) GOTTSHALL, Logansport, and Mrs. Jack (Barbara) HELVIE, Logansport; seventeen grandchildren; twenty-eight great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Herman (Mabel) NEHER, Huntington.  Preceding in death were a son, Robert [FRED]; a daugher, Judy FRED; three brothers; a sister, and a great-grandson.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, with the Rev. Edward OWENS officiating.  Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today and on Wednesday until services.  Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.


Marie Bright

                Mrs. Marie BRIGHT, 86, of 117 West St., Akron, died at 9:27 a.m. Monday in Kosciusko Community Hospital.  She had been in failing health for eight weeks.

                She was born July 22, 1899 in the Akron area of Miami County to Carl and Ella FLOOR SLAYBAUGH.  She had lived most of her life in the Akron area.  On Feb. 12, 1920 in Akron she married Clifford A. BRIGHT, who died Feb. 15, 1960.  She was active in the Akron Church of God and was a member of the Akron WCTU ewhich she had served as president for 27 years.  For 16 years she was the sponsor of the Youth Temperance Council in Akron.

                Surviving are two daughters, Velma BRIGHT, Akron, and Mrs. Bill (Lois) KINDER, Warsaw; two grandchildren,Gary KINDER, Warsaw, and Mrs. Charles (Kay) HERSHBERGER, Silver Lake, and a great-grandson, Jeremy KINDER, Warsaw.  Preceding in death were a son, a sister and a brother.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Akron church of God with the Revs. James MALBONE and Terry CANFIELD officiating.  Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. today, and at the church Wednesday for an hour before services.  Memorials may be made to the Akron church of god or the Akron WCTU.

 

Wednesday, January 29, 1986

 

Edith M. Fred

                The name of a surviving son, Howard D. FRED of Rochester, was omitted inadvertently from the obituary of Edith M. FRED, 82, Logansport, who died at 11 a.m. Monday in Chase Health Care Center, Logansport.

                Services were conducted this afternoon and burial was in the Fulton Cemetery.

 

Thursday, January 30, 1986 to Friday, January 31, 1986

 

[no obits]

 

Saturday, February 1, 1986

 

Laura Ulerick

                Mrs. Robert (Laura) ULERICK, 46, Rt. 7, Rochester, died at 7:40 a.m. today in St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo.  Rites are pending at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

 

Monday, February 3, 1986

 

Lotta Carey

                Lotta CAREY, 94, Zionsville, died in Woodlawn Hospital about 10:30 a.m. today.  She had been a resident at Canterbury Manor Convalescent Center for several years.  Rites are pending at the Foster & Good funeral Home, Rochester.
Laura E. Ulerick

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester for Laura Ellen ULERICK, 47, Rt. 7, Rocheter, who died at 7:40 a.m. Saturday in St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo.

                The Rev. Brice CASEY will officiate, and burial will be i the Mount Carmel Cemetery, near Twelve Mile.  Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today, and on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until time of services.

                She was born Sept. 28, 1938 in Monticello, Ky., to Oakley and Mollie DENNEY RIGNEY, and lived most of her life in this area.  She was married Sept. 30, 1966 in Cass County to Robert E. ULERICK, who survives.  She had been empoyed for 22 years by Topps Manufacturing Corp., and was a member of the ladies’ auxiliaries of the Eagles Lodge and VFW.

                Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Mrs. Nate (Theresa) KIMMEL, Rt. 1, Rochester; two sons, Robert A. [ULERICK], Rochester, and Brian Douglas [ULERICK], Bradenton, Fla.; two grandchildren, Kyle and Kasi KIMMEL, both of Rochester; the mother, Mollid RIGNEY, Rochester, and three brothers Herschel [RIGNEY], Rt. 7, Rochester; James [RIGNEY], Fulton, and Cletus Ray [RIGNEY], Manassa, Va.  She was preceded in death by the father in 1965 and by a brother, Robert [RIGNEY], in 1981.

 

Tuesday, February 4, 1986

 

Bernice Mahler

                Bernice MAHLER, 82, of 19818 Peach Road, Culver, died at 9 a.m. Saturday at her home.

                She was born Sept. 23, 1903 in Union Township of Marshall County to Calvin and Lena BANKS MARSH, and was a lifetime area resident.  On Sept. 26, 1923 in Marshall County, she was married to Leslie M. MAHLER, who died Sept. 16, 1967.  She was a member of the Maxinkuckee Rebekah Lodge, the Poplar Grove United Methodist Church, and was secretary-treasurer of the Maxinkuckee Conservation Club.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Glen (Barbara) QUIVEY, New Albany; a son, J. Martin [MAHLER], Culver; three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.  A daughter, Betty [MAHLER]; a sister, and three brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos with the Rev. Keith SMITLEY officiating.  Burial will be in the Poplar Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.  The Maxinkuckee Rebekah Lodge will conduct a memorial service at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the Poplar Grove United Methodist Church or to the Maxinkuckee Rebekah Lodge.

 

Cora M. Hollis

                Cora Mae HOLLIS, 85, Kewanna, died Monday at the Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie.  Arrangements are pending at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna.
Lotta Carey

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Zionsville Christian Church for Lotta CAREY, 94, formerly of Zionsville, who died about 10:30 a.m. Monday in Woodlawn Hospital.  She had lived at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home since 1973.

                The Rev. William McGRAW will officiate, and burial will be in the Salem Lutheran Cemetery in New Augusta.  Friends may call at the church for an hour before time of services.  The Foster and Good Funeral Home in Rochester is in charge of arrangements.

                She was born Sept. 16, 1891 in Indianapolis to Jacob and Elizabeth CLINGENSMITH SHELBURNE, and lived most of her life in the Zionsville area.  She had lived in New Orleans, La., before moving here 13 years ago.

                Surviving are three nephews, Howard SHELBURNE, Rt. 6, Rochester, and Clayton SHELBURNE and Ralph DAVIDSON, both of Zionsville, and a niece, Mrs. Marvin (Betty) JORDAN, Omaha, Neb.  A daughter, Ellen CAREY, died in October 1965.  A brother and three sisters also preceded in death.

 

Wednesday, February 5, 1986

 

Anna McVay

                Anna MYERS McVAY, 96, a resident of Canterbury Manor Nursing Home since 1984 and formerly of 1129 Main St., died at 8:35 p.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital.

                She was born March 23, 1889 in Miami County to Jacob and Mary CYPHERD MYERS.  On June 12, 1953, she was married to Raymond A. McVAY, who died May 30, 1978.  A retired teacher, she had taught at the former Kaley School in South Bend and at the former Ernsperger, Woodrow, McKinley and Richland Center schools in Fulton County.  She was a graduate of Rochester Normal College, had attended Ball State University and was a member of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association.

                Surviving are a niece, Mrs. Otto (Joan) BLACKETOR, and a nephew, Bill MYERS, both of Rochester; a step-son, Robert McVAY, Rochester, N.Y.; great-nieces and -nephews; great-great-nieces, and four step-grandchildren.  Two sisters, a brother and two nephews preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Revs. Donald BOWMAN and F.G. KUEBLER officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, and on Friday from 9 a.m. until services.
Cora M. Hollis

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Kewanna Church of Christ for Cora Mae HOLLIS, 85, Kewanna, who died at 6:53 p.m. Monday in Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie.

                The Rev. Brian HIGH will officiate, and burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and on Thursday at the church for an hour before services.

                She was born March 12, 1900 in White County to Ashley and Maggie MUSALL MARTIN.  On June 11, 1917 in St. Joseph, Mich., she was married to William C. HOLLIS, who died Aug. 23, 1964.  She was a member of the Kewanna Church of Christ.

                Surviving are two daughters, Violet M. TROUTMAN and Elleen D. DONATHEN, both of Kewanna; two sons, Elmer E. [HOLLIS], Yorktown, and Russell C. [HOLLIS], Logansport; twenty-one grandchildren, and thirty-three great-grandchildren.  A son, a granddaughter, seven brothers and a sister preceded in death.

 

James F. Hatfield

                James F. HATFIELD, 55, of 7402 Columbia Circle East, Hammond, died at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday at the South Lake Care Center, Merrillville.  He had been in failing health five years.

                He was born Dec. 19, 1930 at Hammond to Forrest and Leona OVERMYER HATFIELD, and had lived in Hammond since moving from Culver in 1947.  On April 7, 1955 in Worth, Ill., he was married to Dolores HOCKINSON, who survives.  He was a municipal maintenance man for the City of Hammond.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Stephen [HATFIELD], Knox, and Mark [HATFIELD], stationed in Maryland with the U.S. Navy; the mother and step-father, Leona and Walter ENGEL, Culver; four sisters, Mrs. Duz (Darlene) JOHNSON, Rochester; Mrs. Kenneth (Joan) McCUNE, Culver; Mrs. Dale (Doris) CLARK, Griffith, and Mrs. Robert (Lynne) KLITZMAN, Churubusco.  A sister, Maxine McKEE, preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Bonine Funeral Home in Culver with the Rev. Floyd ALLEN officiating.  Burial will be in the Ora Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday.  Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Association.

 

Thursday, February 6, 1986

 

Charles H. Essig

                Charles H. ESSIG, 83, of 1015 Pontiac St., died at 1:10 a.m. Wednesday at his home.  He had been ill since Christmas.

                He was born Jan 28, 1903 in Marshall County to Edward and Elizabeth KUBLEY ESSIG, and was a lifetime area resident.  On June 2, 1936 in rochester, he was married to Yetta ENTSMINGER, who survives.  He was a retired farmer and a member of the Kiwanis Club, Elks Lodge, Masonic Lodge (32nd Degree Mason), South Bend Scottish Rite, Fort Wayne Mizpah Temple and Manitou Shrine Club.

                Surviving with the wife are two step-sisters, Mrs. Ed (Geraldine) ANDERSON, Albuquerque, N.M., and Mrs. Milton (Edith) FISHER, Dexter, Mo.

                Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the Rev. Donald MAUGHAN officiating.  There will be no visitation.  The Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester is in charge of arrangements.  Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church.


Friday, February 7, 1986 to Saturday, February 8, 1986

 

[no obits]

 

Monday, February 10, 1986

 

Harry L. Holloway

                Harry L. HOLLOWAY, 81, South Bend, died at 5:15 a.m. today at the Carlyle Nursing Home, South Bend, after a long illness.

                He was born Feb. 26, 1904 in Fulton County to George and Vina SHELLEY HOLLOWAY, and lived in Rochester until moving to South Bend.  While in Rochester, he owned and operated the Holloway Taxi Co., and was a manager of the King Clothing Co. in South Bend.

                Surviving are a daughter, Judy SCHNAKENBERG, South Bend; two grandsons; a sister, Anna Mae COLEMAN, Rochester, and nieces and nephews.  Three brothers and two sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until time of services.

 

Mary F. Polk

                Mary F. POLK, 70, of 323 Rogers Terrace, Lakeland, Fla., died at 2:35 p.m. Friday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

                She was born Oct. 15, 1915 in Gilead to Truman and Stella SHOEMAKER HARTZLER.  She was married to William R. POLK, who survives.  She was a retired elementary school teacher and was a member of the National Educators Association.

                Surviving with the husband are two sons, Carlton B. and Randall [POLK], both of Tampa, Fla.; four sisters, Flossie LANCE, Wabash, and Nettie MILLER, Mabelle RAMSEY and Mildred THOMPSON, all of Akron; two brothers, Orville “Pete” [HARTZLER], Rochester, and Russell “Bob” [HARTZLER], Macy, and a granddaughter.

                Graveside services were at 2 p.m. today at Oak Hill Burial Park, Lakeland, with the Rev. Dick MOORE officiating.  The Thornton-Holcom Memorial Home, Lakeland, was in charge of arrangements.

 

Olive M. Hethington

                Olive M. HETHINGTON, 84, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 3 p.m. Saturday at her home after a year-long illness.

                She was born Oct 22, 1901 at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and had lived in Aubbeenaubbee Township after moving from Markham, Ill., 14 years ago.  On March 14, 1940 at Chicago, Ill., she was married to Rufus HETHINGTON, who survives.  She was a retired school teacher.

                Surviving with the husband is a sister, Clara LUCAS, Chicago.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Jackson Funeral Home, 7350 S. Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago.  Burial will be in the Mount Glenwood Cemetery, Mount Glenwood, Ill.  Friends may call at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, from 7 to 9 p.m. today.


Tuesday, February 11, 1986

 

Arwesta Duddleson

                Arwesta “Tye” DUDDLESON, 68, of 1600 Jefferson St., died at 5:45 p.m. Monday in Woodlawn Hospital, where she was admitted Sunday.

                She was born Aug. 22, 1917 in Rochester to Ed and Florence FALCONBURY RAYMER, and returned here 10 years ago from Soutn Bend.  On Jan. 9, 1954 in South Bend, she was married to Norman W. DUDDLESON, who survives.  She was a Rochester High School graduate and was a member of Women of the Moose.

                Surviving with the husband is a sister, Charlene HUDKINS, Knox.  A brother, [Francis M. “Frank” [RAYMER], died in 1966.

                Private services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.  There will be no visitation.

 

Wednesday, February 12, 1986

 

[no obits]

 

Thursday, February 13, 1986

 

Harry L. Carr

                Harry L. CARR, 61, of 8195 E. Nine B. Road, Plymouth, died at 10:10 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, shortly after admittance.

                He was born Aug. 26, 1924 near Argos to Ray and Ruth DAWSON CARR.  He had lived in Argos until moving to Kentucky, where he lived 10 years.  He had lived in Plymouth since 1979.  On June 9, 1946 at Deedsville, he was married to Betty LOCKWOOD, who survives.  He was a veteran of World War II, having served in India; was president of the Plymouth Neighborhood Center, was a graduate of Indiana University, was a former member of the Argos School Board and was a member of Jordan Baptist Church.  He had been involved in farming and had worked for the Fulton-Marshall Co-op at Plymouth.

                Surviving with the wife are a daugher, Patricia LANGFELTT, Plymouth; two sons, John [CARR], Lawrenceburg, Ky., and Robert [CARR], Lafayette; three grandchildren; two sisters, Irene MYERS, Argos, and Helen SLEMONS, Richmond, and a brother, Samuel [CARR], Crossville, Tenn.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.  Memorials may be made to the Argos Library or to the Plymouth Neighborhood Center.
C. Isabelle McCroskey

                C. Isabelle McCROSKEY, 83, Rt. 1, Rochester, died at 5:50 a.m. today at her daughter’s home in Delphi.  She had been ill since April.

                She was born Jan. 17, 1903 in Henning, Ill., to George and Mattie BECKLEY SURFACE, and lived most of her life in the Fulton area.  On Oct 18, 1922 in Fulton, she was married to W. Clifford McCROSKEY, who died Aug. 27, 1982.  She was a member of the Fulton United Methodist Church and the Mt. Olive Home Economics Club.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Paige (Anna Marie) BORTON, Delphi; a son, Dean [McCROSKEY], Rt. 1, Rochester; four grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren, and a half-sister, Mrs. Voris (Edna) ZARTMAN, Rt. 1, Rochester.  A brother and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, with the Rev. Ed. OWENS officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday until time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation.

 

Friday, February 14, 1986

 

Charles A. Borden

                Charles A. BORDEN, 69, Rt. 2, Rochester, died at 11:37 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Hospital, where he had been a patient six days.  He had been ill two years.

                He was born March 19, 1916 in Richland Township to Arthur and Amy UMBAUGH BORDEN, and was a lifetime resident of Fulton County.  He was married May 30, 1941 in Logansport to Maleta E. BARKMAN, who survives.  He was retired from farming and retired from the Torin Corp., in 1981.  He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and the Fulton County Farm Bureau.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Don A. [BORDEN], Rt. 5, Rochester; two grandsons, Bryan and Gregory [BORDEN], both of Rt. 5, Rochester, and two nieces and a nephew.  A sister, Effie SUDDITH, preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in St. John’s Lutheran Church with Pastor James KREFT officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Foster and Good funeral Home in Rochester from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday from        9 to 11:30 a.m., and at the church for an hour before services.  Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund.

 

Lawrence E. Sullivan

                Lawrence E. SULLIVAN, 71, of 1219 Lake Shore Drive, died at 11:03 p.m. Thursday in Woodlawn Hospital, where he had been a patient ince Sunday.  He had been in failing health since 1981.

                He was born Feb. 20, 1914 south of Peru in Miami County to Seward and Iona BOWYER SULLIVAN, and had lived here since 1944 after moving from Bunker Hill.  He was married Aug. 10, 1935 at Bunker Hill to Mary Gene CHILDRES, who survives.  He was a field man for the former Armour Creamery, and retired from Torin Corp., as a set-up man in 1981.  He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge and the Manitou Moose Lodge.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Alberto (Janet) MONTI, Elmhurst, Ill.; a son, Michael L. [SULLIVAN], Columbus; a grandson, David MacFARLANE, and a great-granddaughter, Danielle MacFARLANE, both of Rosemont, Ill.; a sister, Helen CLARK, Arcadia,


 and a brother, Ellis [SULLIVAN], Peru.  A sister and two brothers preceded in death.

                Services are tentatively set for 3 p.m. Sunday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Russ WILBUR officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and  7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday from    10 a.m. until time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund.

 

Saturday, February 15, 1986

 

Mary M. Runkle

                Mary M. RUNKLE, 93, Route 3, Peru, died at 3:40 p.m. Friday at Millers Merry Manor, Peru.

                Born in Mexico, Ind. Jan. 6, 1893, to John and Virginia A. MILLER KINZIE, she married Hubert Thomas RUNKLE Nov. 9, 1913 at Mexico.  He died July 3, 1959.

                Surviving are three daughters, Naomi FLORA, Mexico, Herma CONRAD, Logansport and Norma PUGH, Peru; five sons, Charles [RUNKLE], Macy, Joseph [RUNKLE], Inverness, Fla., Kenneth [RUNKLE], Nyona Lake, Hubert [RUNKLE] Jr., and Don [RUNKLE], Ft. Wayne.  She was preceded in death by son John [RUNKLE], two daughters Virginia and Maridean [RUNKLE], one granddaughter, three great-grandsons, two sisters and four brothers.

                She was a member of the Mexico German Baptist Church, Hoover.  Funeral services will be at the church at 10 a.m. Monday with Elders Emmert ROOT and Orval GISH officiating.  Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.  Friends may call at McCain Funeral Home from 2-9 p.m. Sunday.  Memorials may be made to a favorite charity.

 

Mark Van Lue

                Mark “Bink” Van LUE, 45, died Thursday evening in Coconut Creek, Fla.  He was a former Rochester resident.

                Born May 5, 1940 in Rochester to Robert D. and Pauline HOLLOWAY Van LUE, he was preceded in death by his father in 1981.  His step-father, Fred BLANCHARD, died in 1974.  He owned an advertising agency in Coconut Creek and had served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps.

                Survivors include two sons, Chad Van LUE, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Randy HOOVER, Syracuse; two daughters, Crystal DURHAM, Peru, and Lori JULIAN, Goshen; five grandchildren; his mother, Pauline BLANCHARD, Rochester; one sister, Mrs. Roy (Phyllis) NORMAN, Rochester, and three brothers, Jerry BLANCHARD, Bobby Van LUE and Larry Van LUE, all of Rochester.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev. Bryce E. CASEY officiating.  Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery here.  Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. until services on Tuesday.  The Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion will conduct graveside rites.


Monday, February 17, 1986

 

Hugh A. Barnhart

                Hugh A. BARNHART, who achieved local, state and national distinction during a long and diverse career, died at 8 a.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital.  He was 93 years of age.

                Mr. Barnhart, a resident of the southeast shore of Lake Manitou, was admitted to the hospital Wednesday from Canterbury Manor, where he had been a patient since May 19, 1985.

                Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald MAUGHAN officiating.  Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. today and for two hours prior to services.  Memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

                Mr. Barnhart was the last survivor of a family whose members had been prominent in Rochester and Fulton County affairs continuously for almost a century.  His father, Henry A. BARNHART, was publisher of The Sentinel from 1886 to 1908 and then served five terms in the U.S. Congress.  His brother, Dean L. [BARNHART], also was publisher of The Sentinel from 1913-19.

                Hugh Barnhart began his professional career with the family’s newspaper, succeeding his brother as editor and publisher in 1919 upon his return from U.S. Army service in World War I.  He yielded the role of publisher in 1962, but continued to be involved in The Sentinel’s operation until the sale of his remaining interst in 1976.

                While directing the city’s daily newspaper, he launched a parallel career in 1934 when he became president of the Rochester Telephone company upon the death of his father, who had been one of the firm’s founders in 1896.

                In the ensuing 42 years until his retirement in 1976, Mr. Barnhart presided over the continued modernization and growth of this independent utility, also gaining state and national prominence among telephone industry leaders.

                He served as president of the United States Independent Telephone Association in 1958-59, later receiving the association’s Distinguished Service Award and in 1982 was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Independent Telephone Pioneer Association.  In 1959, he was name “Telephone Man of the Year” by the Indiana Telephone Association.  He will be inducted by the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame in April.  He remained as a director of the local telephone company until December, 1981.

                Inheriting his father’s interest in the Democratic party, Mr. Barnhart also pursued a political career that took a different but equally distinguished path.

                At his death, he remained the only man in Indiana politics to have served as director of three separate state governmental departments:  Indiana Highway Commission (1931-33), Indiana Excise Department (1937-41), and Indiana Conservation Department (1941-45). In addition, he was the Democrats’ nominee for U.S. Congress in 1936 but lost a close Second District race to Republican Charles HALLECK.

                Despite his involvement in state and national offices, Mr. Barnhart’s lifelong interest and involvement in the progress of his own community never diminished.  And in 1972 this culminated when he and his wife donated $100,000 to Rochester Community Schools for the construction of the new high school athletic field that now bears their name.

                On the local scene, he was first commander of the Rochester American Legion Post, first president of the Rochester Kiwanis club, was president of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce and of the Rochester country club, which became an Elks lodge.  He was a member and trustee of the First Baptist church, and a 50-year member of the Masonic lodge and Royal Arch.

                Mr. Barnhart also was a life director and former vice president of the Indiana State Chamber of commerce and also served as a dirctor of Public Service Indiana from 1944-69.  He


 was called to Washington in 1955 for six months’ duty with the U.S. Department of Commerce as a businessman consultant in the field of communications.

                Among his local achievements, in all of which he took major roles of leadership, were the location in the city of the U.S. fish hatcheries, of Cole Brothers circus winter quarters and of Topps Garment company, all during the 193-s, and of the Sealed Power Corporation plant in 1948.

                Until his latter years, he was an avid golfer.  With his wife, Martha, he traveled frequently throughout the United States and Europe.  In addition, he retained a lively interest in local history and contributed many articles to The Sentinel and for the Fulton County Historical Society from his vivid recollections of earlier people and events.

                Born Hugh Arthur BARNHART on July 14, 1892, at the family home at 1118 Main street, he was the son of Henry A. and Louretta LEFFEL BARNHART.  His marriage was June 25, 1928, in the First Baptist church here to Martha ANSPAUGH of Angola, who had come to the city as an elementary school teacher.  The couple had no children.

                He attended both grade and high school here, quite early showing an athletic ability that was to earn him considerable renown.  He was a member of the first Rochester high school basketball and baseball teams of 1907-08 and was the hardwood squad’s leading scorer throughout his careet.

                He was graduated as president of the senior class of RHS in 1911, the year of the first state high school basketball tournament.  Teams were invited to participate that year on the basis of their season records and Rochester was among them.

                RHS wanted to include Barnhart on its tournament team, although he finished his studies at mid-year and had entered the University of Notre Dame.  Other schools objected, however, and he was ruled ineligible.  It was the first of the many eligibility controversies in the history of the IHSAA tourney and one in which Mr. Barnhart found much humor in recounting.  Without its high scorer, RHS lost its opening tourney game to New Albany, 19-18.

                He did not return to Notre Dame after one semester but enrolled instead at Indiana University.  There he was a member of both football and basketball teams.  He was graduated in 1915 with a degree in economics.  At I.U., he was president of his senior class, member of the Indiana University Union Board and of Delta Tau Delta social fraternity.

                Mr. Barnhart retained a lifelong interest in Indiana Universiy alumni affairs and later was honored by the university with its Distinguished Alumni Service Award, a 50-year I-Man Award, and with the Z.G. Clevenger Award, highest honor bestowed on living I-Men.

                After graduation from I.U., he worked in the advertising department of Holcomb and Hoke Manufacturing company in Indianapolis until the outbreak of World War I.  He then volunteered at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis on May 15, 1917, and after training was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the regular U.S. Army on Aug. 15.  He served with the 82nd Field Artillery until his discharge June 15, 1919, as a first lieutenant, also having been regimental adjutant.  For the ensing 10 years, he was a captain in the Army Reserve Corps.

                Following his return to Rochester in 1919 as publisher of The Sentinel, Mr. Barnhart in 1924 effected a consolidation of two local daily newspapers to form, with the late Floyd “Pete” Van TRUMP as co-publisher, The News-Sentinel.  The paper continued under this name until 1961, when its original title was resumed under the joint ownership of Mr. Barnhart and Jack K. OVERMYER, the present owner and publisher.

                Mr. Barnhart’s activity in state government over the years involved more than service as head of three different departments.

                His appointments to state positions came under four different governors: Harry Leslie, Paul McNutt, Clifford Townsent and Henry Schricker.  He served on the General Pulaski


Commission in 1929, was a member of the Indiana Delagation of Council of State Governments from 1939-43, the Indiana Economic Council 1941-45, Indiana Stream Pollution Control Board 1941-45, State Soil Conservation Committee 1941-45, “Little Hoover” Commission on government reorganization 1955-56 and Advisory Committee to Indiana University 1950-52.

                In addition, he had been president of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association, was vice president of the Indiana Circus Corporation, a director of both the Independent Telephone Pioneer Association and of Transcontinental Motor Inns Inc., of Fort Wayne, and a lifetime honorary director of the Indiana Telephone Association.

                Besides his other local activities and offices, he also was a member of the Izaak Walton League, Odd Fellows lodge, Moose and Elks lodge, Fulton County Historical Society and president of the Rochester Community School Building Corporation.

                He also belonged to the Indianapolis Athletic Club, Sigma Delta Chi professional journalism fraternity, Indianapolis Press Club, Hoosier State Press and Inland Daily Press Association, Indiana Society of Chicago, Indiana Historical Sociaty, Indiana Audubon Society and Indiana Museum Society.

                Mr. Barnhart had been honored by his local peers with the Chamber of Commerce’s Community Service Award and by Indiana Governor Harold HANDLEY as a “Sagamore of the Wabash” for his service to the state.

                Mr. and Mrs. Barnhart resided at their lakeshore home on Country Club Drive at Lake Manitou.  He long was interested in the continuing viality oif the lake and its surrounding community and had been active many years as a diretor of the Lake Manitou Association.

                He pursued a hobby of bird watching from his lake home, including the keeping of yearly records of the migration of martins.  He kept readers of The Sentinel informed of his unusual sightings under the pseudonym of “The Manitou Birdwatcher.”

                He is survived by his wife, Martha, at home, and by three nieces: Mrs. John (Mary Louise) NOVOTNY, Goshen; Mrs. Robert (Jane) TILLETT, Osceola, and Mrs. John (Isabelle) BURCHFIELD, Denver, Colo.  Preceding in death were a sister, Mrs. Glendolyn T. BAILEY of Peru, in 1976, and the brother, Dean L. BARNHART, on Nov. 11, 1977.

 

Matthew Holewiak

                Matthew HOLEWIAK, 62, of 628 W. Sixth St., died at 10 p.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Hospital, where he had been a patient since Jan. 9.

                He was born Nov. 12, 1923 in Chicago, Ill., to John and Julia MOSON HOLEWIAK.  He worked for Brooks Brothers Clothiers in Chicago as a shipping clerk, and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.  He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

                Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Henry (Mary Ann) BORELLA, Homewood, Ill., a brother, Gabriel J. [HOLEWIAK], Rochester, and two nieces, Mrs. Ronald (Diane) ANDERSON and Nency BELER, both of Homewood.  A nephew, Jan HOLEWIAK, died in 1962.

                Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with Father Richard PUETZ officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call for an hour before services.


Dorothy I. Lent

                Dorothy I. LENT, 74, Sidney, died at 3:45 a.m. today at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

                She was born May 12, 1911 in Rolling Prairie to Albert and Ella CARPENTER STONER, and moved from the Mentone-Etna Green area to Sidney eight years ago.  She was married June 20, 1936 at Mishawaka to Gordon L. LENT, who died in 1973.  She was past member of War Mothers at Sidney, and was retired from Kalis Brothers Foods at Mentone.

                Surviving are three daughters, Ruby PIPER, Plymouth; Marjorie BELL, Gallatin, Tenn., and Mrs. Max (Barbara) NEMETH, Mauldin, S.C.; three sons, William [LENT], Nappanee; Harold [LENT], Sidney, and Stanley [LENT], Warsaw; twenty-two grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Vera BUTLER, Rolling Prairie, and Aletha SANGER, Mishawaka.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the King Memorial Home in Mentone with the Rev. F. Grant CROSS officiating.  Burial will be in the Etne Green Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday.

 

Tuesday, February 18, 1986

 

Sheila Prater

                Sheila PRATER, 18, Rt. 1, Silver Lake, died at 4:10 a.m. today in St. Joseph Hospital, South Bend, from injuries she received in a car accident on Feb. 5, in Fulton County.

                An official cause of death had not been released this morning by St. Joseph deputy coroner Dr. Lawrence CURRY.  He said he would release the information later today.

                Prater was a passenger in a car driven by Angela G. GARRIS, 19, Rt. 2, Silver Lake, that hit a tree at Indiana 19 and Cunty Road 100 North.  Garris was transferred to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, from Woodlawn Hospital.  She was released Saturday.

                Prater was transferred to the South Bend hospital from Woodlawn Hospital shortly after the accident.  She suffered severe head injuries.

                Prater is Fulton County’s first traffic fatality of the year.

                Garris was going south on Indiana 19.  Where the road turns east at County Road 100 North, the car kept going south.  The car entered the drive of Ray ADAMS, Rt. 2, Akron, and struck the tree on the passenger’s side of the car.

                The car was wrapped around the tree.

                Funeral services for Prater are pending at DeLaughter Funeral Home, Silver Lake.
Meadia Craft

                Meadia CRAFT, 87, of 10333 16th Road, Argos, died at noon Monday at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, where she had resided since 1982

                She was born Sept. 15, 1898 in Guage, Ky., to Green and Margaret McDANIEL HENSLEY, and moved from Guage to Argos 20 years ago.  She was married to Clifton CRAFT, who died June 26, 1953.  She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Argos.

                Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Clay (Alma) HENSLEY, Argos; Mrs. Lennard (Ethel Faye) MONTGOMERY, Tiffin, Ohio, and Mrs. Lester (Ruth) MILLER, Guage; two sons, James [CRAFT], Argos, and Grover [CRAFT], Tippecanoe; seventeen grandchildren, and twenty-one great-grandchildren.  Four sisters and a brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Church of Jesus Christ of Argos with the Rev. Lloyd HOWARD officiating.  Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, and on Thursday at the church for an hour before services.

 

Wednesday, February 19, 1986

 

Sheila F. Prater

                Sheila Fay PRATER, 18, Rt. 2, Silver Lake, died at 4 a.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph Hospital, South Bend, following injuries she suffered in an accident in Fulton County on Feb. 5.

                Dr. Lawrence CURRY, St. Joseph County deputy coroner, ruled the cause of death as massive skull and head injuries.

                She was born on June 6, 1967 in Warsaw to Curtis and Ada (OWENS) PRATER, who survive.  She was a member of the Pentecostal Lighthouse Church, Warsaw, and was a 1985 graduate of Warsaw High School.

                Surviving with the parents are the maternal grandparents, Jimmie and Lola OWENS,   Rt. 2, Silver Lake; two brothers, Randy and James [PRATER], both at home; six sisters, Mrs. Tommy (Donna) SEXTON, Silver Lake; Mrs. Dave (Violet) LONG, Mentone; Mrs. Richard (Patricia) SINCLAIR, Diamond Lake; Mrs. Billy (Alicia) CRUM, Sulver Lake; Mrs. Steve (Debbie) ORR, Silver Lake, and Jody PRATER, at home.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Pentecostal Lighthouse Church, Warsaw, with the Revs. Albert WHITAKER and Ralph DOTSON officiating.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday at the DeLaughter Funeral Home, Silver Lake, and on Friday for an hour before services at the church.  Burial will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.

 

Julia R. Davis

                Julia R. DAVIS, 26, Silver Lake, died at 12:22 a.m. Tuesday at Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital, where she had been a patient a week. She had been in failing health.

                She was born June 9, 1959 in Green Cove, Fla., to Lundy Ray and Juldene CUMMINGS McCLELLAND, and had lived in the Silver Lake area since moving from Anderson 15 years ago.  On Nov. 13, 1983 in Anderson, she was married to Marvin DAVIS, who survives.  She was a member of the West Side Apostolic Church in Rochester.

                Surviving with the husband are the parents, of Anderson; two brothers, Raymond [McCLELLAND], Claypool, and Shawn [McCLELLAND], Anderson; seven sisters, Mrs. Bill (Carol) GILLAM, Mrs. David (Cheryl) SANDLIN and Benita, Sherri, Patricia and Alicia McCLELLAND, all of Anderson, and Mrs. Danny (Lori) WARNER, Claypool; the patrnal grandfather, Lundy E. McCLELLAND; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Hubert (Alice) BROWN,


and the step-grandmother, Mrs. Arthur (Elizabeth) CUMMINGS, all of Anderson.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Chamness-Tucker Funeral Home, Claypool, with the Rev. Mark E. RUDOLPH officiating.  Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery, Claypool.  Friends may call from 1 a.m. until services Thursday.

 

Thursday, February 20, 1986

 

Robert G. Rimpler

                Robert G. RIMPLER, 85, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, died at 11:55 a.m. Wednesday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru.

                He was born Jan. 28, 1901 in Twelve Mile to Lewis and Bertha Irene JONES RIMPLER.  He was married Sept. 21, 1929 at Logansport to Monelle E. BROWER, who died Jan. 12, 1976.  He was a retired farmer, and was a member of the Skinner Christian Church, Twelve Mile.

                Suriving are two daughters, Barbara RICHTER, Peru, and Carol ARTHUR, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a sister, Elsie MILLER, Joliet, Ill.  Three brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the McCain Funeral Home, Denver.  Burial will be in the Skinner Cemetery, Twelve Mile.  Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday.

 

Stella P. Bayne

                Stella Pauline “Peenie” BAYNE, 63, Four Seasons Mobile Home Court, Lot 78, died about 9:45 a.m. today at her home of an apparent coronary attack.

                She was born Nov. 27, 1922 in South Bend to Jona Alva and Anna Mae HOLLOWAY COOPER, and had lived most of her life in this area.  She was married to Delbert REED, James CLEMENS and James BAYNE, all of whom survive.  She was a former employee of Torin Corp., and had managed the Moose Lodge dining area for many years.  She was a member of the New Life Church and the American Legion and VFW auxiliaries.

                Also surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Russell A. (Janet) DAVIDSON, Rochester; Mrs. Edward (Betty) SWIFT, Marcellus, Mich.; Sandy PALMER, Warsaw, and Mrs. William (Sharon) SLONAKER, Chili; a son, Randy CLEMENS, Pretty Lake, near Plymouth; fourteen grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; the mother and step-father, Harvey and Mae COLEMAN, Rochester; a sister, Margaret ALSPACH, Athens, and two brothers, Virgil L. [COOPER], Rt. 5, Rochester, and Robert E. [COOPER], Rt. 3, Rochester.  Three sisters, Velva COOPER, Alberta McGRIFF and Eva Belle NOLEN, preceded in death.

                Arrangements are pending at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester.

 

Friday, February 21, 1986

 

Stella P. Bayne

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester for Stella Pauline “Peenie” BAYNE, 63, Four Seasons Mobile Court, who died about 9:45 a.m. Thursday at her home.

                Pastor Brian TAMMANY will officiate, and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to the New Life Church.

                Her son, Randy CLEMENS, resides at Lake of the Woods, Bremen.
Marion F. Salathe

                Marion Fowler SALATHE, 84, of 432 E. 18th St., formerly of North Judson, died at 4:15 a.m. today at Rochester Nursing Home.  He had been in failing health five years.

                He was born June 20, 1901 in Muskegon, Mich., to Albert and Amelia SALATHE.  He moved here in 1980 from North Judson.  He was married Dec. 19, 1923 at Muskegon Heights, Mich., to Evelyn BLISS, who suvives.  He owned and operated a variety store in North Judson for 40 years, and was a member of the United Methodist Church of North Judson, the Grace United Methodist Church of Rochester, the Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star of North Judson and the Scottish Rite of South Bend.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Willard (Polly) CLARK, Rt. 7, Rochester (Lake Manitou}, three granddaughters, Mrs. Mike (Cynthia) CROUSSORE, Susan CLARK and Patricia CLARK, all of Rochester, and three nieces.  Three sisters and a brother preceded in death.

                Private services will be at 10 a.m. Sunday in the Foster and Good Funeral Home in Rochester.  Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery, North Judson.  Friends may call from         3 to 8 p.m. Saturday.  The Masonic Lodge will conduct a memorial service at 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, and the Masonic Lodge of North Judson will conduct a graveside service at  10:30 a.m. CST (11:30 a.m. EST).

 

Eathel L. Hoffman

                Eathel L. HOFFMAN, 88, formerly of Virgil Street in Akron, died at 7:07 p.m. Thursday at the Peabody Retirement Home, North Manchester.  She had been in failing health      1 1/2 years.

                She was born June 6, 1897 in Wabash County to Ethriam and Martha HELSER DRUDGE, and had lived most of her life in the Akron community, moving from Rock Lake near Akron.  She was married June 30, 1917 to Foster HOFFMAN, who died Aug.3, 1961.  She was a member of the Silver Creek Church of God and the Women’s Christian Service Committee.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Cleotus (Emogene) BAINE, Akron; three sons, Wayne and Earl [HOFFMAN], both of Akron, and Edward [HOFFMAN], Claypool; fourteen grandchidlren; twenty-six great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild, and nieces and nephews.  A son, Elvin [HOFFMAN], died in January, 1984.  A brother and a sister also preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Silver Creek Church of God, northeast of Akron, with Pastor Randy SAMUELS officiating.  Burial will be in the Silver Creek Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Foster & Good funeral Home in Akron from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday from 9 a.m. until noon, and at the church for an hour before services.  Memorials may be made to the Peabody Retirement Capital Fund.


Saturday, February 22, 1986

 

Edgar Williams

                Services were conducted Wednesday at the Stephens Memorial Chapel in Scottville, Mich., for Edgar “Ed” WILLIAMS, 64, Walhalla, Mich., who died Monday in the Ludington Memorial Medical Center.

                Burn July 1, 1921 in Owensville, Ind., he grew up in Rochester and graduated from Rochester High School in 1939.  He was married Dec. 21, 1944 in Mt. Carmel, Ill., to Lela SMITH, who survives.  The couple moved to Mason County, Mich., in 1946.  Mr. Williams served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, was Walhalla postmaster for 27 years before retiring in 1975, and was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the Retired Postmasters Association of America.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Dan WILLIAMS, Walhala; two daughters, Darlene WHITE, Weidman, Mich., and Carla KASIETA, Grand Rapids, Mich.; two brothers, Russell WILLIAMS, Walhalla, and Frank LINDLEY, Anderson, and three sisters, Eleanor CASTLEMAN and Margaret MULLINS, Rochester, and Mary Jane HINKLE, Athens,Tenn.

                Military services were conducted by the Custer VFW God Bar Post.

 

Marion F. Salathe

                Memorials for Marion Fowler SALATHE, 84, of 433 E. 18th St., can be made to the Council on Aging through Mickey HARRISON at the Rochester Civic Center, or to Grace United Methodist Church of Rochester or the United Methodist Church of North Judson.

                A former North Judson resident, Mr. Salathe died at 4:15 a.m. Friday in the Rochester Nursing Home.  Private services will be Sunday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home.  Rochester friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today.

 

Monday, February 24, 1986

 

Eugene L. Kline

                Eugene Lamoine KLINE, 59, Rt. 3, Peru, died at 1:40 a.m. today at his home.

                He was born Dec. 6, 1926 in Elwood to Herman M. and Bertha Marie LESLEY KLINE.  On July 23, 1948 at the home of the late C.S. GOLDEN near Chili, he was married to Peggy Jane SEE, who survives.

                He was employed by Delco Electronics at Kokomo, was a World War II veteran, and was a member of the Mexico Baptist Church, the Mexico Baptist Church, the Mexico Masonic Lodge, the Vashti Chapter of Eastern Star, and the Peru American Legion.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Pamela Sue BAVERY, Oregon, Wis., four grandchildren; five brothers, Herbert and Robert [KLINE], both of Mexico; Frank [KLINE], Rt. 2, Peru; John [KLINE], North Manchester, and Charles [KLINE], South [sic]; and four sisters, Mary SANDERS, Jacksonville, Fla.; Doris Ann FISHER, New Haven; Rosanna STOUT, Rt. 2, Peru, and Barbara Jo BURNS, Fort Myers, Fla.  A granddaughter and a brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Don RITCHEY officiating.  Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.  Masonic services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.
Martha Zeiger Barker

                Martha ZEIGER BARKER, 68, 430 W. Second St., died from injuries suffered in an accident at U.S. 31 and Old U.S. 31 south of Rocheter, at about 7:10 a.m. today.

                A car driven by Mrs. Barker collided with a sem-tractor trailer driven by Bennie W. HUFF, 47, Beebe, Ark.  Mrs. Barker was going north on Old U.S. 31 and Huff was going west in the northbound lane of U.S. 31.  Huff suffered a bump on his elbow.

                She was pronounced dead at Woodlawn Hospital by Fulton county deputy coroners Ed WENRICK and Junior GOOD.  The cause of death is under investigation.

                Mrs. Barker is Fulton County’s second traffic fatality this year and the second person to die within a week.

                Sheila PRATER, 18, Rt. 1, Silver Lake, died Tuesday in St. Joseph Hospital, South Bend, from injuries she suffered in a car accident on Feb. 5. in Fulton County.

                Mrs. Barker was born Feb. 24, 1918 in Green Township, Marshall County, to Charles and Agnes CRIST RICHARD.  Moving from Plymouth, she had lived most of her life in Rochester.  On April 6, 1940, in Plymouth, she married Joseph E. ZEIGER, who died Sept. 24, 1982.  On Oct. 15, 1983, in Rochester, she married Raymond A. BARKER, who died Oct. 28,1985.  She had worked 15 years at Chamberlin Products, Akron.  She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rochester.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lonnie (Nancy) CRIPE, Rochester; three sons, John H., Thomas E. and Richard J. ZEIGER, Rochester; ten grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Loyola DAVIS and Mrs. Lucy SCHLOSSER, Plymouth, and Mrs. Paul (Juliann) HART, Chandler, Ariz., and four brothers, Joseph RICHARD, Rt. 3, Rochester; Lewis and Robert RICHARD, Plymouth, and Raymond RICHARD, South Bend.  A daughter, Mary Ruth ZEIGER, died in 1981.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Rochester, with Father Richard PUETZ officiating.  Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester.  Friends may call Tuesday from 2-9 p.m. at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, where the Rosary will be rcited at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

 

Tuesday, February 25, 1986

 

Robert C. Ray

                Robert C. RAY, 54, of 701 E. Center St., Bourbon, died at 8:50 a.m. Monday at South Bend Memorial Hospital.  He had been ill since 1979.

                He was born Sept. 11, 1931 in Hamden, Ohio, to Earl and Myrtle BRADLEY RAY.  He moved to the Bourbon community from Rochester in 1976.  On Aug. 10, 1952, he was married to Marilyn O’SULLIVAN, who survives.  He was a millwright, a born-again Christian and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.

                Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Michelle CURRY and Cindy BYXBE, both of Wolf Point, Mont., and Melody POWERS, Warsaw; a son, Michael [RAY], at home; six grandchildren, and a brother, Lawrence [RAY], Plymouth.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Deaton Funeral Home, Bourbon.  Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bourbon.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today, and on Wednesday until time of services.
Delbert E. Large

                Delbert E. “Sam” LARGE, 68, of 330 W. Fifth St., died at 4 p.m. Monday in Woodlawn Hospital, where he was admitted at noon.  He had been ill six months.

                Born April 20, 1917 at Leiters Ford, he was the son of Emery and Clovie STAYTON LARGE. He moved 40 years ago from Bruce Lake to Rochester.  On Feb. 14,  1942 in Rochester, he was married to June GUISE, who survives.  He was retired from the former Berkway Supermarket, and had just completed serving 20 years as a trustee of the Rochester Water Works.  He was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge and Trinity United Methodist Church.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Ronald E. [LARGE], Matawan, N.J.; four grandchildren, Polly and Derek BRUCK, Rochester, and Greg and Gary BASHAM, Austin, Texas; a great-granddaughter, Amanda Sue BASHAM, Austin; a sister, Jane SHRIVER, Argos, and two brothers, Alfred [LARGE], Leesburg, Fla., and Orville [LARGE], Zephyrhills, Fla.  A daughter, Sandra Sue BASHAM, died May 22, 1967.  Two sisters and two brothers also preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Bruce Lake Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and on Thursday from 9 a.m. until time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church or to the Cancer Fund.

 

Charles W. Judd

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Calvary United Methodist Church, Elkhart, for Akron native Charles William “Chick” JUDD, 80, Elkhart, who founded the Judd Drug Store chain.  He died at 7:15 p.m. Saturday at his home.

                Entombment will be in the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum, Rice Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today in the Hartzler-Gutermuth Funeral Home, Elkhart.  Memorials may be made to the Elkhart Cancer Society.

                Mr. Judd opened the first Judd Drugs store in 1940, and other stores followed.  In 1942 he went into partnership with Benjamin YEAGER and Lowell LEONARD.  He was president of Judd Drug Stores until 1981, when he became chairman of the board.  He served in that position until 1983.

                He was born Jan. 22, 1906 in Akron, and was married in Rochester on Nov. 14, 1928 to Marie ARTER, who survives.  He was a 1923 graduate of Beaver Dam High School.  He was a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church, Elkhart, American and Indiana Pharmaceutical Associations, Elkhart Rotary Club, Masonic Lodge, 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Valley of South Bend, Elkhart Shrine Club, Elks Club and Elcona Country Club.  He was a judge for 4-H Fair harness racing.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, John W. [JUDD], Elkhart; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and several cousins in Fulton County.


Wednesday, February 26, 1986

 

William Miller

                William MILLER, 72, of 315 Cherry St., Argos, died at 8:26 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, where he had been ill five years.

                He was born Dec. 27, 1913 in Hazard, Ky., to Elvin and Emily GAMBILE MILLER.  He moved from Hazard to Argos 20 years ago.  In March 1945 in Hazard, he was married to Alberta ROBERTS, who survives.  He was a retired coal miner and was retired from the Bremen Iron Foundry.  He was a member of the former Church of Jesus Christ at Bourbon.

                Surviving with the wife are five daughters, Mrs. Ewen (Shirley) VIERS, Mrs. Harry (Jacqueline) JOHNSON and Mrs. Richard (Judy) WARREN, all of Argos, and Mrs. Justine (Reva) CAMPBELL and Mrs. Olan (Becky) HOWARD, both of Hazard; a son, Douglas [MILLER], Argos; a step-daughter, Mrs. Tony (Louise) BOULES, Argos; twenty-one grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren and a sister, Cora NEACE, Hazard; a daughter; three sisters and three brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Olan HOWARD officiating.  Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

 

Delbert E. Large

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rocheter for Delbert E. “Sam” LARGE, 68, of 330 W. Fifth St., who died at 4 p.m. Monday in Woodlawn Hospital.

                Burial will be in the Bruce Lake Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today, and on Thursday from 9 a.m. until time of services.

                Mr. Large was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.  He served in the Africa-Italy campaign and in the European Theater.

 

Thursday, February 27, 1986

 

Lois Sharp

                Lois SHARP, 79, of 701 E. Main St., Peru, died at 4:05 a.m. today in Logansport Memorial Hospital.

                She was born May 11, 1906 in Miami County to George and Minnie ZODY FELLER.  On Oct 19, 1930, she was married to Walter B. SHARP, who died Dec. 15, 1984.  She was a member of Parkview United Methodist Church, Peru.

                Surviving are a daughter, Christine HARMON, Logansport; a son, Steven [SHARP], Fishers, Ind.; five grandchildren; two sisters, Leah SPRINGER, Marion, and Eva COOMBS, Kokomo, and a brother, Russell [FELLER], Gas City.  Five brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev. Stephen HOLDZCOM officiating.  Burial will be in the Parklawn Cemetery, Amboy.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Mary J. Schrader

                Mary J. SCHRADER, 47, Rt. 1, Tippecanoe, died from injuries suffered in a car accident at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday in Marshall County, a mile west of Mentone.

                Funeral arrangements for Schrader, an employee of Rochester optometrist Dr. Thomas TROUTMAN, are pending at the Foster & Good Funeral Home.

                A car driven by Schrader went off the north berm of Indiana 25 for an unknown reason and traveled 265 feet before striking a tree head-on, according to Marshall County police.  The accident is under investigation.

                Marshall County Coroner G. Dean BYERS pronouneed her deat at the scene.

                She was born Dec. 6, 1938 in Clingon, Iowa, to Charles and Helen RANSLOW BYERS, who survive.  She had lived in this area for nine years coming from Arkansas.  On Dec. 17, 1960 in Clinton, Iowa, she married David R. SCHRADER, who survives at home.  She was a secretary for Dr. Troutman and was a member of the Indiana Para-Optometric Association and the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rochester.

                Surviving with the parents and husband are three daughters, Mrs. Craig (Melissa) ARMSTRONG, South Whitley, and Catherine and Sarah [SCHRADER], both at home; one son, Paul [SCHRADER], also at home; one granddaughter, Michelle ARMSTRONG, South Whitley; and brother, Charles William BYERS, Clinton, Iowa, and the mother-in-law, Marybeth SCHRADER, 200 Jefferson St.

                Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rochester, with Father Richard PUETZ officiating.  Burial will be at the Tippecanoe Cemetery, Tippecanoe.  Friends may call from 6 p.m. on Friday.  The Rosary will be recited at 8:30.

 

Ernest B. Raber

                Ernest Byron RABER, 76, Mexico, died at 4:20 p.m. Wednesday in St. Vincents Hospital, Indianapolis.

                He was born March 25, 1909 in Mexico to Wilbur and Hattie STEELE RABER.  On Aug. 21, 1929 at Rocheter, he was married to Kathryn E. CRESS, who survives.  In 1973, he retired from Thrush Corp., at Peru.  He was a member of the Mexico Baptist Church, Mexico Masonic Lodge, Vashti Chapter of Eastern Star and Peru Moose Lodge, and was a retired member of the Mexico Volunteer Fire Department.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Joan W. SNYDER, Rt. 4, Peru, and Patsy A. SPEAR, Mexico; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and a sister, Goldie DURKES, Mexico.  Two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Don RITCHEY officiating.  Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, where a Masonic service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday.  Memorials may be made to the Leukemia Society of America.
Mary R. Bussard

                Mary R. BUSSARD, 100, Rt. 1, Kewanna, died at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Culver, where she had resided for a year.  She had been seriously ill for     1 1/2 weeks.

                She was born Aug. 31, 1885 in Logansport to Frank L. and Anna May WIRICK JUSTICE.  She had lived with her daughter, Marie REICHARD, at Rt. 1, Kewanna, for 22 years after moving from Rt. 2, Logansport.  She was married in 1906 to Jesse Allen BUSSARD, who died March 11, 1911.  She had been involved in farming, and was a member of Blue Ball Christian Church near Walton, Kewanna Rebekah Lodge, Daughters of the American Revolution, Cass County Chorus, Cass County Farm Bureau, and was a charter member of the Washington Township Home Economics Club.

                Surviving are two daughters, Lottie B. MAYHILL, Rt. 7, Rochester, and Marie B. REICHARD; four grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren, and fifteen great-great-grandchildren.  A sister and two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Norris KING officiating.  Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Loansport.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until time of services.  The Rebekah Lodge will conduct a memorial service at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund or the Cancer Fund.

 

Friday, February 28, 1986

 

Harold R. Abair

                Harold R. ABAIR, 63, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 6:15 p.m. Thursday in St. Joseph Medial Center, South Bend.  He had been ill since Feb. 1.

                He was born June 23, 1922 in Marshall County to Peter and Nellie LARGE ABAIR, and moved here 35 years ago from South Bend.  On March 2, 1943 in Rochester, he was married to Dorothy BROCK, who survives.  He was retired from Bendix Corp., South Bend, was a member of United Auto Workers Union, Bendix Local No. 9; the Rochester Masonic Lodge, and attended Bethlehem Baptist Church.  He was a World War II veteran, having served in the South Pacific.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Mickey [ABAIR], and a granddaughter, Miranda ABAIR, both of McMinnville, Tenn., and a sister, Velma CORDES, Argos.

                Services with Masonic rites will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester with the Revs. Junior BOSE and John JOHNSON officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday until time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Kidney Foundation.

 

Hazel Schreckengost

                Hazel SCHRECKENGOST, 53, Rt. 1, Akron, died at 8:20 a.m. today in St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.  Arrangements are pending at the Foster & Good funeral Home in Akron.
Oliver K. Smith

                Oliver K. “Buss” SMITH, 73, of 505 N. Broadway St., Mentone, died at 6:35 a.m. Thursday at Veterans Hospital, Fort Wayne.

                He was born Feb. 19, 1913 in Mentone to Lawrence and Julia SMITH, and was a lifetime area resident.  He was married in 1941 in Fort Wayne to Regina WALKER, who died Aug. 9, 1984.  He was a retired general laborer and was a member of the Warsaw VFW.  An Army veteran of World War II, he received a Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Judy) SHEETS, Milford, and Mrs. Robert (Lorretta) OOLEY, Akron; a son, Kim [SMITH], Cromwell; nine grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

                Private services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Lester TAYLOR officiating.  Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery.  There will be no visitation.

 

Saturday, March 1, 1986

 

Hazel A. Schreckengost

                Mrs. Hazel A. SCHRECKENGOST, 53, Rt. 1, Akron, died at 8:20 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.  She had been in failing health 14 months.

                She was born Dec. 19, 1932 in Rochester to Max and Nellie McCAIN NICODEMUS.  She had lived her entire life in this area.  On June 5, 1982 she married Elbert “Abe” SCHRECKENGOST, who survives.  She was formerly employed by the C. and D. Greenhouse, Millark.

                Surviving with the husband are one daughter, Mrs. David (Susan “Boomer”) MONTAGUE, Athens; two sons, Allen D. BOWMAN, Akron, and Scott L. BYERS, Rochester; a step-daughter, Mrs. Russell (Phyllis) CLARK, Akron; fifteen grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Irvin (Marjorie) SUTTON, Akron; Mrs. Carroll (Doris) HAMMOND, Rochester; Mrs. Marshall (Wilma) BOYER, Syracuse, and Mrs. Mary EMMONS, Gilead; three brothers, Edward NICODEMUS, Rochester; Robert [NICODEMUS], Akron, and John [NICODEMUS], Syracuse.  A brother, Allen D. NICODEMUS, preceded in death.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Lawrence SEE officiating.  Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Sunday, and from 9 a.m. Monday through the hour of services.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

[NOTE: Tombaugh, Fulton County Indiana Cemeteries, Henry Township, Akron Cemetery:  Hazel A. BOWMAN, mom, 1932-[1986]; Herman W. BOWMAN, dad,, 1928-1971.]


Monday, March 3, 1986

 

Howard Dailey

                Howard DAILEY, 59, of 1104 Bancroft Ave., died at 8:40 a.m. Sunday in Rochester Nursing Home.  He had been ill a month.

                He was born Jan. 4, 1927 in Rochester to Emery and Leota HUNTER DAILEY, and was a lifetime area reasident.  He was employed by Ed Waltz Building Service and was a former employee of Norfolk and Western Railroad.

                Surviving are two sisters, Joann CROUSSORE, Rochester, and Mrs. Arthur (Frances) GOOD, Elkhart, and nieces and nephews.

                Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemtery with the Rev. Frank VOSS officiating.  Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester from 1-1:45 p.m. Tuesday.

 

Charles R. Good

                Charles Ray GOOD, 77, Waterhaven Apartments, Apartment 6A, formerly of Akron, died at 6 a.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital, where he had been a patient for three days.  He had been in failing health for many years.

                He was born Sept. 28, 1908 in Wabash county to Alonzo and Mertie GEARHART GOOD, and moved from the Akron-Disko area to Rochester five years ago.  He was married Nov. 26, 1930 in Warsaw to Elizabeth M. DRUDGE, who survives.  He was retired from the former Buckeye Pipeline in Laketon.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Jerrell (Mary Lou) WHITE, Rochester; three sons, Keith [GOOD], Silver Lake; Leon [GOOD], Huntington, and Max [GOOD], Mentone; ten grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Carl [GOOD], Ijamsville, and nieces and nephews.  A sister, Artie FAWLEY, and two brothers, Gilbert and O’Dell [GOOD], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with Pastor Jim ROBBINS officiating.  Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. today, and on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Manitou Training Center.
Jack D. Parks

                Jack DeWitte PARKS, 63, Rt. 5, Rochester (nearl Talma), died at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in his home after a long illness.

                He was born Oct 23, 1922 in Kosciusko County to Paul and Lean KELLY PARKS, and lived the last 22 years near Talma.  He was married June 15, 1947 at Winona Lake to Nancy RAGAN, who survives.  He had been employed by the Boyer Manufacturing Company at Winona Lake until he became ill.  He was a member of the Talma United Methodist church, was a former church trustee and Sunday School teacher, was a charter member of the Talma-Newcastle Township Lions Club, was a veteran of World War II, and was a member of the American Legion at Warsaw.

                Surviving with the wifre are a daughter, Laura Lee SOMMERFIELD, Mount Vernon; a son, Marc [PARKS], Richmond; a sister, Patricia McCALLISTER, Muncie, and two grandchildren.  A son and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Talma Unitd Methodist Church with the Rev. Lester TAYLOR officiating.  Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.  Friends may call at the King Memorial Home in Mentone from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.  Memorials may be made to Talma United Methodist Church or to the Talma-Newcastle Lions Club.

 

Tuesday, March 4, 1986

 

Dea Fultz

                Dea FULTZ, 87, of 117 E. 10th St., a former owner of Blue Products in Rochester, died at 2 p.m. Monday in Woodlawn Hospital.  He had been ill since Saturday.

                Blue Products, which deals in general cleaning supplies for home and business, was started in Rochester by the late Earle MILLER in 1941.  Fultz owned it from 1954 to 1966.

                Mr. Fultz was born Nov. 10, 1898 in Fulton County to John and Lula GREGSON FULTZ, and was a lifetime area resident.  On Oct. 12, 1924 in Rochester, he was married to Ruth R. FUNK, who survives.  He was a World War I veteran and was a member of the First Baptist Church and the American Legion.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, John R. [FULTZ], South Bend; a grandson, Stephen Dea FULTZ, and a great-granddaughter, Emily Dea FULTZ, both of Indianapolis, and a sister, Rhea THOMPSON, North Manchester. A brother, Roy [FULTZ], and two step-sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m.Thursday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester with Dr. Kenard WILSON officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4:30 p.m. and 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, and on Thursday until services.  Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church.

 

Wednesday, March 5, 1986

 

Harry Hopper

                Harry HOPPER, 92, of Lucas Street, died at 11 a.m. today in Woodlawn Hospital.  Arrangements are pending at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester.
Bessie Werner

                Bessie F. WERNER, 86, Monterey, died at 3:42 a.m. today in Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.  She is survived by a son, Bill [WERNER], Rochester.  Arrangements are pending at the Frain Mortuary, Winamac.

 

Clarence L. Tinkey

                Clarence L. TINKEY, 78, Rt. 1, Claypool (Burket-Beaver Dam area), died at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mason Health Care Center, Warsaw.

                He was born Jan. 21, 1908 in Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, to H.G. and Goldie NELLANS TINKEY, and was a lifetime resident of the Burket-Beaver Dam area.  He was married April 21, 1928 to Cleo A. JONES, who died May 9, 1969.  He was married July 21, 1970 to Ethel HOWARD, who survives.  He was a retired farmer, attended the Burket United Methodist Church, was a former Burket 4-H leader, and was a member of the American Guernsey Breeders Association, the Mentone Masonic Lodge and the Scottish Rite at Fort Wayne.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Larry (Shirley) POLK, Leesburg, and Mrs. Garwin (Peggy) EATON, Burket; two sons, Norman and Merl [TINKEY], both of Akron; two step-daughters, Mrs. Don (Wilma) SMITH, Sparta, N.J., and Mrs. Russell (Bonita) HARDESTY, Columbus, Ohio; thirteen grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren, and two step-great-grandchildren.  A son, Richard John [TINKEY], and a sister, Ruth [TINKEY], prceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the King Memorial Home in Mentone with the Rev. Don POYSER officiating.  Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday.  A Masonic service will be at 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home.

 

Thursday, March 6, 1986

 

Bessie F. Werner

                Bessie F. WERNER, 86, Rt. 1, Monterey, died at 3:42 a.m. Wednesday in Pulaski Memorial Hospital at Winamac.

                She was born Feb. 24, 1900 in Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County, to William and Mary HILL WILSON.  She was a lifetime resident of the Monterey area.  She was married Oct. 2, 1917 at Bruce Lake to George Henry WERNER, who died May 6, 1969.  She attended the Pleasant Hill Women’s Quilting Group.

                Surviving are a son, Bill [WERNER], Rt. 2, Rochester; four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.  A son, Roger [WERNER], a grandson, Ronald [WERNER] a sister, and three brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Frain Mortuary at Winamac and burial will be in the Monterey I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today, and after 8 a.m. Friday.
Nancy R. Johnston

                Nancy R. JOHNSTON, 68, Rt. 4, Rochester, (Fulton County Road 550 North), died at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac, after a brief illness.

                She was born Jan. 12, 1918 in Culver to George and Effa EDWARDS CRABB and was a lifetime area resident.  She attended the First Baptist Church of Argos.  She was married July 16, 1938 in Culver to Donald L. JOHNSTON, who survives.

                Also surviving are five daughters, Janet KELLER, Logansport; Mrs. Dale (Sandra) GIBBONS, Fulton; Mrs. James (Linda) DODSON, Indianapolis; Mrs. Karl (Wanda) MILLER, Rochester, and Mrs. Richard (Wilma) COLE, Plymouth; six sons, Larry [JOHNSTON], Splendora, Texas; Garry and Dennis [JOHNSTON], Kokomo; Harold [JOHNSTON], Kewanna; Terry and James [JOHNSTON], Winamac; thirty grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and three brothers, James CRABB, Plymouth, Herbert CRABB, Culver, and Stephen CRABB, Washington state.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with the Rev. Roy FISHBURN officiating.  Burial will be in the Monterey I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday.  Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Argos.

 

Harry Hopper

                Services for Harry “Hap” HOPPER, 92, Rochester, who died at 10:58 a.m. Wednesday in Woodlawn Hospital, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Russ WILBUR officiating.  Burial will be in the Deer Creek Cemetery at Onward.

                Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today, and from 9 a.m. until services on Friday.  Memorials may be made to chrity.

                Mr. Hopper had been a patient at Woodlawn for six days.  Before that, he had been at Canterbury Manor Convalescent Center for 16 months.

                He was born Nov. 4, 1893 in Logansport to William and Mary SAGER HOPPER and moved here from Logansport in 1948.  He was an employee at the former Otto McMahan Farms and later was employed by McMahan-O’Connor Construction Co., until retirement.  He was from a family of 10.

                Surviving are a sister, Bessie WILSON, Logansport, and nieces and nephews.  Preceding in death were a sister, Hazel CHAPIN, Macy, and a brother, Earl HOPPER, formerly of Logansport.

 

Sidney Michael Waltz

                Sidney Michael WALTZ, four-month-old son of Rita Anne WALTZ and Michael ESTEP, Manitou Manor Apartments, 1109 E. Ninth St., died at home early today.

                Fulton County Coroner Joyce GOOD will have an autopsy performed today.  She said death is believed to have been from natural causes.

                He was born Nov. 18, 1985 in Logansport.  Surviving with the parents are a brother, Lee Merrill WALTZ, at home; the maternal grandparents, John and Lelia FRY WALTZ, Rt. 2, Rochester; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Sidney (Lona) ESTEP, Rt. 5, Rochester; the maternal great-grandparents, Mrs. Merrill (Bertha) WALTZ, Fulton, and Merle and Rollie ISAACS, of Texas; the paternal great-grandparents, Frank and Ada ESTEP, Pikeville, Ky., and the maternal great-grandmother, Rosa MacLAIN, Kewanna, and aunts and uncles.

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

Friday, March 7, 1986

 

Kenneth Roberts

                Kenneth ROBERTS, 58, of 13253 Filbert Road, Burbon, died at 12:45 a.m. today at his winter home in Avon Park, Fla.

                He was born Dec. 14, 1927 in Marshall County to George and Mary EBY ROBERTS, and was a lifetime area resident.  On Jan. 5, 1947 at Bourbon, he was married to Velma OVERMYER, who survives.  He was a farmer and was a member of the Inwood United Methodist Church, the Marshall County Farm Bureau and the former Bethel Church.

                Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Beverly RICHARD, Barbara ROBERTS and Joyce ROBERTS, all of Plymuth; a son, Steven [ROBERTS], Bourbon; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Betty OVERMYER, Bourbon; a brother, Glen [ROBERTS], Plymouth, and the parents, Bourbon.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos.  Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery, southwest of Bourbon.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Monday.

 

Sidney Michael Waltz

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester for Sidney Michael WALTZ, four-month-old son of Rita Anne WALTZ and Michael ESTEP, Manitou Manor Apartments, 1109 E. Ninth St., who died at home Thursday morning.

                The Rev. Teal YOUNCE will officiate, and burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today, and on Saturday for an hour before time of services.

 

Saturday, March 8, 1986

 

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Monday, March 10, 1986

 

Edwin V. Meredith

                Edwin V. MEREDITH, 82, Rt. 1, Mentone, died at 11:45 p.m. Friday in Parkview Holy Cross Hospital, Plymouth.

                He was born Jan. 27, 1904 at Mentone to Silas and Lydia VERNETTE MEREDITH, and was a lifetime area resident.  In 1926, he was married to Virginia CAYWOOD, who died in 1937.  In 1950, he was married to Nona SMITH, who survives.  He was a retired farmer and a member of the Mentone Church of Christ.

                Surviving with the wife are three grandchildren; threee great-grandchildren, and a half-brother, Frank MEREDITH, all of Mentone.  Two daughters, Mariam WILLIAMS and Sheila MEREDITH, died in 1984.  A sister also preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the King Memorial Home in Mentone with Brother T.R. JONES officiating.  Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. today.

 

Hazel B. Linn

                Hazel B. LINN, 90, Mentone, died at 6:40 a.m. today in the Lakeland Loving Care Center, Milford.  Arrangements are pending at the King Memorial Home in Mentone.

 


George W. Bodge

                George Wayne BODGE, 86, of 4900 Edgewood, Muncie, died at 6 p.m. Friday at Yorktown Health Care Center in Delaware County after a long illness.

                He was born Dec. 31, 1899 in Wheeling to George and Ida FULK BODGE.  His wife, Ida Mae MILLER, survives.  He had worked at Rochester Metal Products until retiring in 1967.  He had been a consultant for the Tippecanoe Foundry until 1976, and returned to Muncie in 1978.  He attended Fountain Square United Methodist Church, was a member and past master of the Muncie Masonic Lodge, was a member of the Murat Shrine of Indianapolis, and was a charter member of the Eastern Star at Muncie.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Bob (Betty) HURST and Mrs. Jesse (Pauline) COULTER, both of Muncie; a step-son, George JACKSON, Indianapolis; three grandchildren; twelve step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; step-great-grandchildren, and a sister, Helen CHAPMAN, Indianapolis.

                Services were at 10 a.m. today in the Meeks Mortuary at Muncie.  Burial was in the Gardens of Memory cemetery at Muncie.

 

Fay Mills

                Fay MILLS, 88, of 623 W. Battell St., Mishawaka, formerly of Fulton, died at 12:10 p.m. Saturday in Cardinal Meridian Nursing Home, South Bend.

                She was married Dec. 18, 1915 in Rochester to Robert Earl “Happy” MILLS, who died in 1966.

                Surviving are three daughters, Jean HEMINGER, Logansport; Nadene RANS, Mishawaka, and Betty HOCKER, Niles, Mich.; two sons, Bob MILLS, LaFontaine, and Mark MILLS, Hebron; nine grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Bubb Funeral Chapel, Mishawaka.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, Mishawaka.

 

Florence R. Fultz

                Florence R. FULTZ, 94, who had lived with her son, Chester GRIFFIN, Rt. 1, Macy, in later years, and who had lived around Galveston for 50 years, died at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in Canterbury Manor Nursing Home after a three-year illness.

                She was born Dec. 23, 1891 in Middlefork.  She was married to Charles GRIFFIN, who died in 1943.  She later married Roscoe FULTZ, who died in 1952.  She was a member of the Upper Deer Creek Christian Church near Galveston, and the Eastern Star at Royal Center.

                Surviving are a son, Chester GRIFFIN, Rt. 1, Macy, and three grandchildren, Roger GRIFFIN, Kissimmee, Fla.; Linda DAY, Peru, and Robert BUTCHER, Anderson, and a great-granddaughter.  Four sisters and four brothers preceded in death.

                Arrangements are pending at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester.
Myron C. Reed

                Myron C. REED, 70, of Rt. 6, Rochester, died at 4:20 p.m. Sunday in Woodlawn Hospital, where he had been a patient a week.  He had been ill a month.

                He was born Dec. 22, 1915 in Rochester to Alvin and Inez SMITH REED, and was a lifetime area resident.  He was married Sept. 20, 1947 in Rochester to Elvira L. KING, who survives.  He had worked for 22 years for Dean Foods in Rochester, and retired in 1978.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church, and had served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the North African Theater.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Debra GIBBONS, Rt. 7, Rochester; two sons, Michael A. [REED], Rt. 1, Rochester, and Robert J. [REED], Rt. 1, Akron; three grandchildren, Austin GIBBONS, Rt. 7, Rochester, and Melissa and Aimee REED, Rt. 1, Rochester.  The parents preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m.Wednesday in the Foster &  Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Donald MAUGHAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery, where the American Legion and VFW will conduct military rites.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Emphysema Foundation.

 

Margaret A. Sutton

                Margaret A. SUTTON, 59, of 612 Burlington Ave., Logansport, died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Logansport.

                She was born Jan. 27, 1927 in Cass County to Charles Robert and Ruth O. BEAM WIPPERMAN.  She was married Feb. 16, 1947 in Logansport to Robert D. SUTTON, who survives.  She retired in 1981 as a General Telephone Co., operator, and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Logansport, Eastern Star, White Shrine, the Niddee Shrine Guild, VFW Ladies Auxiliary, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, and Hillbilly Clan, and the Bell Telephone Pioneers.  She had a summer home at Bruce Lake.

                Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Ruth M. SUTTON, Rt. 2, Logansport, and a mother, Ruth WIPPERMAN, Logansport.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, with the Rev. Gene HOLLINGSWORTH officiating.  Burial will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Logansport.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.

                Church council services will be at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home, followed by an Eastern Star service at 7:30 p.m; VFW Ladies Auxiliary service at 8 p.m., and a Niddee Shrine Guild service at 8:30 p.m.  Memorials may be to the Cancer Society.

Tuesday, March 11, 1986

 

Vada M. Zartman

                Vada Marie ZARTMAN, 78, of 114 E. 13th St., died at 11:40 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital, where she had been a patient a day.  She had been in failing health three months.

                She was born July 24, 1907 in Miami County to Marene and Mary FOUST ODEN, and was a lifetime resident of Miami and Fulton counties.  She was married May 24, 1926 in Rochester to Carl ZARTMAN.  She had worked at Canterbury Manor and Rochester nursing homes for many years, and was retired from the Food Services Department at Rochester High School.

                Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Robert (Vivian) GROVE, Mrs. Dan (Faye) ENYART and Mrs. Roy (Erma) RODEWALD, all of Rochester, and Wanda NYE, Hot Springs, Ark.; a son, Victor [ZARTMAN] Rochester; twelve grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Alva (Myrtle) RICE, Tucumcari, N.M.  Two daughters, a son, a granddaughter and two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Mount Zion Cemetery, southeast of Rochester.  Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and on Friday from 9 a.m. until time of services.

 

Hazel Linn

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the King Memorial Home in Mentone for Hazel LINN, 90, Mentone, who died at 6:40 a.m. Monday in the Lakeland Loving Care Center, Milford.

                The Rev. Lester TAYLOR will officiate, and burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery.  Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

                She was born Oct. 6, 1895 near Mentone to Orla and Annie SENSIBAUGH HUDSON, and was a lifetime area resident.  On Oct. 6, 1913 near Warsaw, she was married to Oscar Ray LINN, who died Sept. 6, 1959.  An antique dealer in Mentone, she was a member of the Postcard Club of Goshen and the Burtton Club of Warsaw, and had written articles for an antique magazine, “The Tri State Trader.”  She was also a member of the Mentone United Methodist Church, Anthony Nigo Chapter of DAR, Sodales Club, Kosciusko County Historical Society and the Mentone Reading Club, and was a charter member of the Bell Museum.

                Surviving are two sons, Merl [LINN], Goshen, and Leo [LINN], Dunlap; eleven grandchildren; twenty-six great-grandchildren; fourteen great-great-grandchildren, and a brother, Lawrence [HUDSON], Warsaw.

 

Wednesday, March 12, 1986

 

Florence R. Fultz

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester for Florence R. FULTZ, 94, Rt. 1, Macy, formerly of Galveston, who died at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in Canterbury Manor Nursing Home.

                The Rev. Teal YOUNCE will officiate, and burial will be in the Galveston Cemetery.  Friends may call for an hour before services.

Thursday, March 13, 1986

 

Jane P. Allen

                Jane Phyllis ALLEN, 63, of 216 N. Mishawaka St., Akron, died at 2 a.m. today in Woodlawn Hospital.  She had been ill 44 days.

                She was born Oct. 11, 1923 at Niagara Falls, N.Y., to James Phillip and Marion Sarah MICHAELSON KRUGER.  On Dec. 28, 1943 at Niagara Falls, she was married to Robert L. ALLEN, who survives.  She was a member of Akron United Methodist Church, VFW Auxiliary, and Astronomical League.

                Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Mrs. Russell (Mary Alice) SKIDMORE, Victorville, Calif.; three sons, Robert L. [ALLEN], Collierville, Tenn., and James P. and Michael S. [ALLEN], both of Akron; two sisters, Elizabeth CORNISH, Niagara Falls, and Anne M. KENDALL, Akron; a brother, David S. [KRUGER], Akron, and seven granddaughters.

                A memorial service wil be at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Merlin COX officiating.  Interment will be in Acadia Park, Tonawanda, N.Y.  There will be no visitation.  Memorials may be made to the Akron United Methodist Church Building Fund or the American Lung Association.

 

Friday, March 14, 1986

 

Loyde O. Moore

                Loyde O. MOORE, 88, Plant City, Fla., formerly of Lake Bruce near Kewanna, died at 8:49 a.m. Thursday in South Florida Baptist Hospital, Plant City.

                He was born April 27, 1897 in Kewanna to Charles and Polly FELTY MOORE.  On Feb. 6, 1919 in Michigan, he was married to Margaret E. SHELLY, who died Jan. 23, 1980.  On Feb. 15, 1983 in Plant City, he was married to Kathleen POLLY, who survives.  He was a retired accountant for the Studebaker Corp., at South Bend.  He was a member of the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, Lake Bruce, and was a former member of the Studebaker Male Chorus.

                Surviving with the wife are three sons, Dale E. [MOORE], South Bend; Richard O. [MOORE], Lake Bruce, and Paul E. [MOORE], Plant city; a sister, Esther HENDRICKSON, Plymouth; a brother, Charles Forrest [MOORE], Fort Wayne; ten grandchildren, and fifteen great-grandchildren.  A brother, a sister and a grandchild preceded in death.

                Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, Lake Bruce, with the Rev. Dennis INGLE officiating.  Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Lake Bruce.  Friends may call at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, after 10 a.m. Saturday, and at the church for an hour before services.  Memorials may be made to the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church.

 

Esther A. Farmer

                Esther A. FARMER, 86, of 11982 State Road 10, Argos, died at 12:15 a.m. today at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.  Arrangements are pending at the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos.
Marjorie E. Conner

                Marjorie E. CONNER, 87, Mexico, died at 11:05 a.m. Thursday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru.

                She was born Oct. 16, 1898 in Peru to Alonzo and Julia GARRETT SWEARENGIN.  She was married in 1921 to Robert H. MURPHY, who died in 1949.  She was married to Asa CONNER, who preceded in death.  She was a member of the Mexico Church of the Brethren.

                Surviving are two sons, Richard E. MURPHY, Logansport, James H. MURPHY, Rt. 3, Peru; a step-son; a step-daughter; a sister, Mary ANGELIQUE, of California; a brother, Harold [SWEARENGIN], Chicago, Ill., and a granddaughter.  A grandson, a sister and a brother preceded in death.

                Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico, with the Rev. Don RITCHEY officiating.  Friends may call at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, from 6 to 8 p.m. today.

 

Rev. Alvin Doten

                The Rev. Alvin DOTEN, 98, Traverse City, Mich., father of Marne DYER of Rochester, died at 12:45 p.m. Thursday in the Munson Medical Center at Traverse City.

                During his active years, he was known as the “Sky Pilot of Methodism” because of his travels throughout Michigan and his ministry to Indians living in that state.

                He was the author of a book, “God, Grit and Humor,” written with Mrs. Dyer.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Central Methodist Church in Traverse City, and burial will be in the family plot at Standish, Mich.  The Johnhoff-Reynolds Funeral Home in Traverse City is in charge of arrangements.

 

Homer C. Baldwin

                Homer C. BALDWIN, 79, South Bend, died at 5:35 p.m. Thursday at his home.

                He was born Oct. 12, 1906 in Kewanna to Wilbur and Agnes GORSELINE BALDWIN.  He was a retired warehouseman at Garret Air Research, Phoenix, Ariz.  He was a World War II Navy veteran.

                Surviving are three sons, Richard D. [BALDWIN], Kewanna; Robert A. [BALDWIN], Yuma, Ariz., and Harold Jay [BALDWIN], Kokomo; a brother, Ralph E. [BALDWIN], South Bend; two sisters, Bernice ZELLERS, Kewanna, and Vera  GIBSON, Rochester; ten grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren.  A brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home in Kewanna with the Rev. Dennis INGLE officiating.  Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call after 6 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday from 8 a.m. until time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Cancer Fund.

 

Mildred I. Armbruster

                Mildred I. ARMBRUSTER, 68, Shelby, Ohio, mother of Edward A. ARMBRUSTER of Akron, died Thursday morning at Shelby Memorial Hospital after a long illness.

                Surviving with the son, Edward, are a daughter, Julie Ann ARMBRUSTER, Shelby, and other relatives.

                Private services will be Saturday at the Barkdull Funeral Home, Shelby.  Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery, Shelby.  Memorials may be made to the Emphysema Foundation.

Saturday, March 15, 1986

 

Esther Farmer

                Esther FARMER, 86, of 11982 Indiana 10, Argos, died at 12:15 a.m. Friday at Miller Merry Manor, Plymouth.

                She was born March 19, 1899 in Wheatfield to Andrew and Hattie GRUBE.  On Jan. 8, 1919 in South Bend she married Edgar L. HOEL Sr., who died in 1952.  On July 12, 1958 she married Leon C. FARMER, who died on May 10, 1978.  She moved from South Bend to the Argos area in 1965.  A graduate of the South Bend College of Commerce, she was a member of the Argos United Methodist Church, the Whippoorwill Ladies Aid and the Maryann Club of Studebaker.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Mary) OLIN, Argos, and Mrs. Jack (Nancy) SUTHERLAND, Illinois; three sons, William HOEL, Parma, Mich., Charles FARMER, Kalamazoo, Mich., and Edmund [FARMER], South Bend; seventeen grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Eva JUSTICE, Long Beach, Calif., and a brother, Roy GRUBE, St. Louis, Mo.  Preceding in death were a son, Edgar; a grandson; a great-grandson, and a brother.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Mark DAY officiating.  Burial will be in the St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger.  Friends may call from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday.

 

Monday, March 17, 1986

 

Bob L. Rouch

                Bob L. ROUCH, 60, Rt. 2, Kewanna, died at 11:30 p.m. Saturday at his home.  He had been ill five weeks.

                He was born Nov. 8, 1925 in Liberty Township to Vuel and Christina AZBELL ROUCH, and was a lifetime Liberty Township resident.  On Feb. 3, 1946 in Logansport, he was married to Nornetta M. McKENZIE, who survives.  He was employed by the Indiana Department of Highways and was a member of Fulton Baptist Church, Logansport Eagles Lodge, Walton American Legion, Fulton Masonic Lodge and Winamac VFW.  He served with the U.S. Army in Austria during World War II.

                Surviving with the wife are the mother, Christina ROUCH, Fulton; a daughter, Mrs. Alan (Rhonetta) MORROW, Rt. 2, Kewanna; a son, Master Sgt. Robert O. ROUCH, Sembach, AFB, Gunderweiler, West Germany; nine grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Byron (Linda Kay) TOWNE, Rt. 6, Rochester.  The father preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Fulton Baptist Temple with Dr. David PRICE officiating.  Burial will be in the Salem Cemetery, northwest of Fulton, where the Rochester American Legion and VFW posts will conduct military rites.

                Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Fulton from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday at the church for an hour before time of services.  Masonic services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the Fulton Baptist Temple.
Norman C. Colty

                Norman C. COLTY, 69, of 609 Indiana Ave., died at 4:20 a.m. Sunday in Woodlawn Hospital.  He had been ill five years.

                He was born Jan. 30, 1917 in Chicopee, Mass., to Phillip and Leda LAROCHELLE COLTY, and moved from Massachusetts to this area in 1957.  On Aug. 13, 1951 in Connecticut, he was married to Alberta CAREY, who survives.  He had owned the former Rochester Casket Co.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. John (Norma) SHEY, Holyoke, Mass.; a son, U.S. Navy ETC Drew COLTY, Norfolk, Va., and grandchildren.

                Private services will be Wednesday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester with Dr. Richard PFLIEGER officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  There will be no visitation.  Memorials may be made to the Indiana Heart Fund or to the American Diabetes Association.

 

Nora E. Brown

                Nora E. BROWN, 67, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, died at 3:47 a.m. today at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru.

                She was born March 13, 1919 in Mexico to George Dilus and Anna CROWLL WILSON.  She was married Sept. 28, 1940 at Cowan to William A. BROWN, who survives.  She retired in 1978 as an elementary school teacher at Twelve Mile, Metea, Lucerne and Franklin Elementary School at Logansport.  She held a bachelor’s degree from Ball Sate University, and was a member of the Retired Teachers Association.  She also was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church and was an Army WAAC World War II veteran.

                Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Elizabeth “Betty” DOOLAN, Chicago, and Linda Sue McKAMEY, Twelve Mile; two sons, William Russell [BROWN], Wayside, N.J., and Danny Lee [BROWN], Rt. 5, Logansport; six grandchildren, and a brother, George C. [WILSON], Muncie.  A brother, Russell [WILSON], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Noel REED officiating.  Burial will be in the Spring Creek Cemetery, Twelve Mile.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.  Memorials may be made to the Cancer Society.

 

Tuesday, March 18, 1986

 

Miles F. Robb

                Miles F. ROBB, 63, of 5850 E. 17th Road, Argos, died at 2 p.m. Monday in St. Joseph Hospital, Mishawaka, after a brief illness.

                He was born June 9, 1922 in Hazelton to Fred and Mary WOLF ROBB, and moved from Inwood to Argos 20 years ago.  He was married Feb. 21, 1941 at Harrisburg, Ark., to Cordelia WILLIAMS, who died July 15, 1982.  He retired in 1984 from the maintenance department at Bremen Casting Corp.

                Surviving are seven daughters, Etta CLARK, Argos; Pat KITTS and Claudia MULLINS, both of Plymouth; Dorothy BARNETT, Polk City, Fla.; Jone BAXTER, Lakeland, Fla.; Shirley CARPENTER, Bremen, and Elfreda ROBB, Cottonwood, Ala.; two sons, Anthony [ROBB], Argos, and Marshall [ROBB], Plymouth; eighteen grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three sisters, Essie CROOMS, Cottonwood; Bonnie BOWEN, LaPorte, and Donna KIBBLE, Houston, Texas, and two brothers, Walter [ROBB], New Carlisle, and Clem [ROBB], South Bend.  A son, Melvin [ROBB], and a grandson, Kevin, preceded in death.


                Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos with the Rev. Lloyd HOWARD officiating.  Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and on Thursday from 9 a.m. until services.

 

Jay T. Thomas

                Jay T. THOMAS, 61, of 317 N. Walnut St., Onarga, Ill., died at 6:47 p.m. Monday at St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee, Ill.  He was a former resident of Danvorth, Ill.

                He was born March 31, 1924 in Lake City, Ark., to John and Jessie Elizabeth GROVES THOMAS.  On June 30, 1956 in Rochester, he married Hilda Mae CARR, who survives.  He was a farmer in Danforth.  He was a member of the Danforth Sportsmans Club, and a was a World War II veteran.

                Surviving with the wife are five daughters, Gloria PETERSON, Anchorage, Alaska; Arletta GLANCY, Morocco, and Sally SEYBERT, Jane LOUIS and Effie WILLIAMS, all of Arlington, Texas; two sons, Jessie [THOMAS], Onarga, and Jay Edward [THOMAS], Gilman, Ill.; five brothers, William [THOMAS], Buchanan, Mich.; Melvin [THOMAS], Niles, Mich.; Robert and John [THOMAS], both of Rochester, and James [THOMAS], Kansas, Ill.; six sisters, Flora BAINS, Berrien Springs, Mich.; Catherine SCHACKLEFORD and Doilene JACKSON, both of Niles; Neomi MIDDOUGH, White Pigeon, Mich.; Fay MITCHELL, Princeton, Ky., and Janet BEARD, Rochester.  Preceding in death were the parents and a brother, Orval THOMAS.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Dedenius Funeral Home, Gilman, Ill., with the Rev. Earl JONES officiating.  Burial will be in the Gilman Cemetery.  Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.  Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

 

Wednesday, March 19, 1986

 

Willbur W. Locke

                Wilbur W. LOCKE, 74, Four Seasons Mobile Home Estates, Lot 68, died at 12:50 p.m. Tuesday in Woodlawn Hospital.  He had been ill several weeks.

                He was born Dec. 29, 1911 in Manchester, Ohio, to Willie Calvin and Ethel Pauline HAMER LOCKE.  He moved here in 1974 from St. Joseph, Mo.  At St. Joseph, he was married March 26, 1968 to Gloria DANIELS, who survives.  He was retired, was a member of St. Joseph Masonic Lodge, and was a World War II veteran.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Linda Rose LOCKE, a student, and a sister, Mildred EDGINGTON RICKER, Athens.

                Private graveside rites will be at 4 p.m. today in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  The Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester is in charge of arrangements.

 

Thursday, March 20, 1986

 

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Friday, March 21, 1986

 

Lester B. Beck

                Lester B. BECK, 71, of 505 W. 13th St., died at 2:45 p.m. Thursday in Woodlawn Hospital.

                He was born Feb. 11, 1915 in Rocheter to Carl and Gertrude MURPHY BECK, and was a lifetime area resident, except for two years in Knox.  He was married Feb. 13, 1943 in Knox to Lily MLEKODAJ, who survives.  He retired in 1975 from Budd Corp., Gary.

                Surviving with the wife are five daughters, Kathleen BECK, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Chris (Judy) CLAUS, Westport, Conn.; Mrs. Duane (Francine) PATTERSON, Lakewood, Colo.; Teresa BECK, Virginia Beach, Va., and Mrs. Steve (Julie) DILL, Roanoke, Va.; three sons, Larry [BECK], Munster; Robert [BECK], Urbana, and Alan [BECK], Indianapolis; eight grandchildren; two sisters, Mildred LARAMORE, Hammond, and Mrs. Vernon (Esther), HOPKINS, Pacerville, Calif.; two brothers, Earl [BECK], Mooresville, and Herbert [BECK], New Port Ritchey, Fla., and nieces and nephews.  A sister, Ruth [BECK], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with Father Richard PUETZ officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday, and on Monday from 9 a.m. until time of services.

 

Saturday, March 22, 1986

 

Lester B. Beck

                Funeral services for Lester B. BECK, 71, 505 W. 13th St., will be at 11 a.m. Monday = not 10 a.m. as previously reported - at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with Father Richard PUETZ officiating.

                Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday, and on Monday from 9 a.m. until time of services.

 

Monday, March 24, 1986

 

Helen L. Gault

                Helen L. GAULT, 67, Rt. 2, Kewanna, died at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital.  She had been seriously ill two months.

                She was born Oct. 3, 1918 in Fulton County to Lee and Lulu CLINE POWNALL, and was a lifetime Fulton County resident.  On Dec. 12, 1927 in Fulton, she was married to Lloyd H. GAULT, who died April 26, 1984.  She was a former Hart Schaffner & Marx employee, and was a member of the Fulton Baptist Church and the Fulton Eastern Star.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Detta) SCHAFFER, New Haven; two sons, David L. [GAULT], Etna Green, and Don [GAULT], Flora; ten grandchildren; a great-grandchild, and two brothers, Ray [POWNALL], Rochester, and Dr. Roy [POWNALL], Lake Placid, Fla., formerly of Plymouth.  A brother, Don [POWNALL], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Fulton Baptist Church with Dr. David PRICE officiating.  Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Fulton, where the Fulton Eastern Star will conduct services at 8 p.m. Tuesday.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Mildred Boylan McGee

                Mildred BOYLAN McGEE, 75, Rt. 1, Rocheter (Bell-Wood Acres), died at 7:13 a.m. Sunday in Woodlawn Hospital, where she was admitted at 7 p.m. Saturday.

                She was born Oct. 12, 1910 in Minnesota, and had lived 45 years in Rochester and Akron.  She was first married to Ivan BOYLAN, [who died in 1957].  On march 24, 1967, she was married to Harley E. McGEE, who died Aug. 10, 1972.  She was a memer of the First Presbyterian Church, Eastern Star and ws a former Tri Kappa Sorority member.

                Surviving are a step-son, Robert McGEE, Rochester; a step-daughter, Mrs. Joseph D. (Marcia) WERTZBERGER, Greenwood; six grandchildren, and three sisters, Vanetta MUIR and Bernice FENSKE, both of Young America, Minn., and Evangeline HOBBS, Park River, N.D.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. John RAMSEY officiating.  Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until time of services.  Memorials may be made to charity.

 

Ovanley Palmer

                Ovanly “Van” PALMER, 62, Rt. 2, Macy, died at 4:42 a.m. today at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis.

                He was born March 13, 1924 at Silver Point, Tenn.,, to William Samuel and Bessie SMITH PALMER.  He was married to Mary Lou GLASSBURN, who survives.  He was married March 28, 1959 at Nolesville to Darlene GLASSBURN, who survives.  He was employed by United Technologies of Plymouth and was a World War II Army veteran.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Dan D. [PALMER], Noblesville; three daughters, Linda Rae PALMER, Drenda Kay PALMER, and Jody Michelle PALMER, all of Rt. 2, Macy; a granddaughter, Danielle M. PALMER; two sisters, Millie HERD, Silver Point, and Nola PALMAR, Rt. 2, Macy, and five brothers, Norman [PALMER], Baxter, Tenn.; Ewin [PALMER], Cookeville, Tenn.; Jesse -PALMER, Deland, Fla. Claude -[PALMER], Melbourne, Fla., and Lou [PALMER], Deltona, Fla.  A sister, Mae CLEMONS, and three brothers, Floyd, Virgil and Arbyfee [PALMER], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver.  The place of burial hasn’t been determined.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

 

David Putman

                Graveside services were at 10 a.m. Friday in the Mexico Cemetery for David PUTMAN, 70, Ellington, Mo., who died Tuesday at a St. Louis, Mo., hospital.

                Surviving are the wife; a son, Loren [PUTMAN], Missouri; a daughter, Mrs. William (Suzell) MORROW, Marion; two grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Russel (Helen) BACON, Mrs. Paul (Mary) FRIDDLE, and Mrs. Gordon (Marjorie) HAROLD, all of the Rochester area.
John J. Campbell

                John James CAMPBELL, 62, of 715 Neuva Gorda, Culver, died at 4:20 p.m. Friday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, after a long illness.

                He was born March 31, 1923 at Logansport to Hugh and Carrie BALL CAMPBELL, and was a lifetime resident of the Leiters Ford and Culver areas.  On June 30, 1956 at Darlington, he was married to Minnie VERMILLION, who survives.  He was a member of the Logansport Moose Lodge, and retired in 1982 from Rockwell International at Knox.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Karen BATTA; a son, Carl [CAMPBELL], and two granddaughters, Katy and Dorothy BATTA, all of Culver.

                Services were to be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Leiters Ford United Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert HANSEN officiating.  Burial was to be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  The Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, was in charge of arrangements.  Memorials may be made to the Marshall County Cancer Association.

 

Pauline Sink

                Pauline “Pat” SINK, 60, of 401 Gordon Road, Monticello, died early Friday at her home.

                She was born Dec. 23, 1925 in Kokomo to Waymen and Hazel DENELL AMOS, and had lived in Monticello since 1969.  She  had lived in Rochester for 25 years.  She was married July 10, 1948 to Kenneth SINK, who survives.  She was a member of the Free Methodist Church, Kokomo, and the Thursday Night Bowling League of Monticello.

                Surviving with the husband are two sons, Michael and Steven [SINK], both of Monticello; two daughters, Linda WEAVERS, Oxford, and Karen SINK, Monticello; two grandchildren; two brothers, Roy and Barney [AMOS], both of Kokomo, and a sister, Loreen KITTS, Marion.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Miller-Voorhis Funeral Home, Monticello, with the Rev. Don ARTEERBURN officiating.  Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery, Monticello.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund.

 

Anna Z. Jenkins

                Anna Z. JENKINS, 88, Rt. 1, Bunker Hill, died at 6:15 a.m. Saturday at the home of her son at Rt. 1, Bunker Hill.

                She was born April 3, 1897 in Miami County to Frank and Mary Jane WELCH BULLOCK.  She was married March 11, 1916 to Vern JENKINS, who died May 8, 1983.  She was a member of the Peru Church of the Brethren and the Clay Homemakers Home Demonstration Club.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Marilyn) HARTS, and two sons, Earl and Kelton [JENKINS], all of Rt. 1, Bunker Hill; five grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.  A brother and two sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Allen Funeral Home, Bunker Hill, with the Revs. John BARTHOLOMEW and John MISHLER officiating.  Burial will be in the Santa Fe Cemetery in Miami County.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Tuesday, March 25, 1986

 

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Wednesday, March 26, 1986

 

Bernice I. Shelton

                Bernice I. SHELTON, 83, formerly of 921 Jefferson St., a resident of the Peabody Reirement Home at North Manchester since September, died at 7:40 a.m. today at the Peabody Home.

                She was born Feb. 8, 1903 near Macy in Miami County to Harry H. and Marietta Elizabeth COFFING WELLER.  In 1927, she moved from Macy to Rochester, where she lived most of her life.  On Feb. 22, 1922, she was married to Dewey M. ZARTMAN, who died Dec. 11, 1948.  On March 1, 1953, she was married to Harry PASS, who died Aug. 3, 1958.  On May 21, 1961, she was married to Ray SHELTON, who died Nov. 18, 1976.  She was a member of the First Christian Church, the Christian Women’s Fellowship and Friendship Sunday School class of the church, the ONAWA Club and FDI Club.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Roger (Betty Maxine) YEIDER, Coldwater, Mich.; a son, Jack M. ZARTMAN, Titusville, Fla.; five grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; a step-son, James L. SHELTON, San Jose, Calif.; three sisters, Mildred ZIMMERMAN, Peru, and Helen IRVINE and Lareen NICKELL, both of Rochester, and a brother, John R. [WELLER], Elida, Ohio.  Two sisters, Ruth GUYER and May HECKATHORN; a brother, Harry [WELLER]; a son, Wentzel ZARTMAN, who died in 1970, and a granddaughter preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Foster & Good funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until time of services.

 

Dorothy M. Benson

                Dorothy May BENSON, 62, South Bend, daughter of Dewey L. and Mary ZOLMAN, Athens, died at 6:01 p.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.  Arrangements are pending at the Welsheimer Funeral Home, South Bend.  Burial will be in the Athens Mount Hope Cemetery.

Thursday, March 27, 1986

 

Dorothy M. Benson

                Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday in the Welsheimer Funeral Home, South Bend, for Dorothy May BENSON, 62, South Bend, who died at 6:01 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.

                The Rev. Charles REED will officiate, and burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Athens Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home, 521 N. William St., from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church, South Bend.

                She was born Nov. 12, 1923 in Rochester to Dewey and Mary ZOLMAN.  She moved to South Bend from Athens in 1945.  One Dec. 7, 1946 in South Bend, she was married to Maurice J. “Bob” BENSON, who survives.  She was retired from the Value House in South Bend, and had worked at American Turners and South Bend Shrine Club.

                Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Sherry LITTLE, South Bend, and Donna RAUCH, Niles, Mich.; a son, Timothy [BENSON], South Bend; six grandchildren; a brother, Richard [ZOLMAN], Warsaw, and the parents, Athens.

 

Neila Murray

                Neila WETTERS MURRAY, 39, of 1123 N. Jefferson St., Huntington, died at 5:25 a.m. today at Huntington Memorial Hospital.  She was born Nov. 20, 1946 at Huntington to Eldon R. and Miriam M. HELDIE WETTERS.  She was an office manager for Jobsite Corp., at Rochester for 12 years, and had lived in Rochester for 14 years.  She was a member of the Rochester First Christian Church, was a graduate of International Business College, Fort Wayne, and was a member of the Women of the Moose Auxiliary, Rochester.

                Surviving are the father, Huntington; a daughter, Alicia Jo MURRAY and a brother, Garl D. [WETTERS], Bloomington, Ill.

                Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Deal and Robbins Funeral Home, 338 E. Washington St., Huntington, with Dr. A. W. FARNSWORTH and the Rev. Teal O. YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Star of Hope Cemetery, Huntington.  Ffiends may call from      2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.  Memorials may be made to the Huntington County Cancer Society.

 

Herbert A. Warner

                Herbert A. WARNER, 92, Rt. 3, Rochester, died at 6:40 a.m. today in Woodlawn Hospital, where he had been a patient since Friday.  He was born May 5, 1893 in Culver to Leander and Phoebee BENEDICT WARNER, and was the youngest son of 11 children.  He lived in Richland Township most of his life.  On Sept. 19, 1914 at Richland Center, he was married to Marie TRIMBLE, who survives.  He was a retired farmer, was a 70-year member of the Richland Center United Methodist Church, and was a charter member of the Richland Township Farm Bureau.  He was a 1913 graduate of the Winona School of Agriculture.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Charles (Laura) MORGAN, and a son, Keith [WARNER], both of Rochester; seven grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren, and two great-great=grandchildren.  A daughter, five sisters and five brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Sam OVERMYER officiating.  Burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday for an hour before services.


Mary E. Norris

                Mary E. NORRIS, 81, of 301 Franklin St., Mentone, died at 5:55 p.m. Wednesday at the Mason Health Care Center, Warsaw, where she had been a patient five months.

                She was born March 19, 1905 in Fulton County to William and Cora TAYLOR NORRIS, and had lived in Fulton County until moving to Mentone in 1958.  She was school teacher for 46 6ears at Mentone, Talma, Grass Creek, Leiters Ford, Lydick and Delong schools.  She was a member of the Mentone First Baptist Church, the Retired Teachers Association of Indiana, the Mentone Home Ec Club and the Mentone Senior Citizens.

                Surviving are a sister, Grace  COX, Elkhart; a niece, Mary Ann SULLIVAN, Denver, and two nephews, William and Dean [COX], both of Elkhart.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the First Baptist Church, Mentone, with the Rev. Ken MARKEN officiating.  Burial will be in the Sycamore Cemetery between Mentone and Rochester.  Friends may call at the King Memorial Home in Mentone after 2 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday at the church for an hour before services.

 

Friday, March 28, 1986

 

Mary F. O’Grady

                Mary Frances O’GRADY, 26, Rt. 1, Monterey, died at 1:20 a.m. today at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill.  Arrangements are pending at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver.

 

Alta F. Olmsted

                Alta F. OLMSTED, 91, Rt. 6, Rocheter, died at 7:15 a.m. today in Woodlawn Hospital.  She had been seriously ill since Sunday, and in failing health two years.

                She was born May 3, 1894 in Fulton County to Henry S. and Cora E. HARTMAN HECKATHORN, and was a lifetime Fulton County resident.  In 1913, she was married to Jesse ALLEN, who died in 1930.  She was also married to Charles SALES and later to Ralph EYTCHESON, both of whom preceded in death.  In 1965, she was married to Charles OLMSTED, who died in 1977.  She was a member of the Fulton Baptist Temple.

                Surviving are two sisters, Edna PRATT and Mrs. Hurd (Goldie) BRIGGS, both of Macy, and two brothers, Kirch [HECKATHORN], Rt. 1, Macy, and Kenneth [HECKATHORN], Rt.6, Rochester.  A son, Howard ALLEN; a daughter, Emogene ALLEN, and a brother, Lester [HECKATHORN], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Fulton Baptist Temple with Dr. David PRICE officiating.  Burial will be in the Plainview Cemetery, Macy.  Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Fulton from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon, and at the church for an hour before services.  Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund.

Saturday, March 29, 1986

 

Naomi B. Enyart

                Naomi B. ENYART, 86, Rt. 2, Akron, died at home at 2:20 p.m. Friday.

                She was born Dec. 12, 1899 in Kewanna to Louis and Mamie WELLER LEASURE.  On Feb. 26, 1921 in Rochester she married Foster C. ENYART, who died Nov. 5, 1973.  She was a member of the Kewanna United Methodist Church.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Paul (Virginia) McFARLAND, Rt. 2, Akron; a brother, Dean  ENYART [sic], Rochester; eight grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren, and four nieces.  A sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Dennis INGLE officiating.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday.  Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

 

Owen E. Fisher

                Owen E. FISHER, 66, Rt. 1, Roann (Gilead area) died at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.

                Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Home, Roann, with the Rev. Mark STALEY officiating.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today.  Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.

 

Monday, March 31, 1986

 

Mary F. O’Grady

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in St. Josephat’s Ukranian Catholic Church, Ridge Road and White Oak Ave., Munster, for Mary Frances O’GRADY, 26, Rt. 1, Montersy, who died at 1:20 a.m. Friday at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill.  She had been ill eight months.

                The Rev. Walter WOZNIAK will officiate.  Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m.Tuesday at St. Anne’s Cemetery, Monterey.

                She was born Aug. 25, 1959 in Evergreen Park, Ill., to John and Beatrice BROWN O’GRADY, and lived in the Monterey area since 1973 after moving from Chicago, Ill.  She was a dietician and was a member of St. Andre’s Missionary Apostolate of Knox.

                Surviving are the parents; two sisters, Mrs. John (Jacqueline) COSTELLO and Eileen ULM, both of Richton Park, Ill.; two brotheers, John [O’GRADY], North Riverside, Ill., and Michael [O’GRADY], Monterey, and the paternal grandmother, May O’GRADY, Oak Lawn, Ill.

 

Roy J. McClain

                Roy Jonas McCLAIN, 82, Rt. 2, Macy, died at 10:20 a.m. Saturday at his home.

                He was born March 15, 1904 in Peru to Jonas A. and Ida Betty McCLAIN.  He was married in Indianapolis May 28, 1941 to Mildred A. TRACY, who survives.  He was a retired salesman for Corn Products, International, and was a member of the Macy United Methodist Church, the Mexico Masonic Lodge, Phi Delta Kappa fraternity of Peru, and was cub-master of Troop 3482 of Macy.  Surviving with the wife is a brother, Paul D. [McCLAIN], Peru.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. James SWAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Plainview Cemetery, Macy.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.


Arlene M. Campbell

                Arlene Marie CAMPBELL, 54, Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, died at 9:55 a.m. Sunday in Woodlawn Hospital.  She had been in failing health five years.

                She was born Sept. 30, 1931 in Lafayette to George and Lillian MATTHEW FAKER and had lived at the nursing home five years.  She previously resided in Winamac and Monticello.  She was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Winamac.

                Surviving are three daughters, Linda DAHLENBURG, West Lafayette, and Mary Kay TOWN and Jessica Joan CAMPBELL, both Rt. 5, Rochester; two sons, David DAHLENBURG, Rt. 7, Greenfield, and Mark DAHLENBURG, Rt. 2, Star city; the mother, of Kentland, and four grandchildren.  A son preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Peter’s Church with the Rev. Albert REED officiating.  Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Kentland.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac, where the Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

 

Monroe Hawk

                Monroe HAWK, 68, Chase Center Nursing Home, Logansport, died at 7:54 a.m. Sunday at Memorial Hospital, Logansport.

                He was born Aug. 21, 1917 at Mark, Ky., to Willis S. and Minnie Alice REYNOLDS HAWK.  He was a member of the Mexico Baptist Church, and was a World War II Army disabled veteran.

                Surviving are two sisters, Otha B. BURTON, Mexico, and Eva HARDWICK, Lancaster, Ohio, and a brother, Jesse [HAWK], Oakwood, Okla.  A sister and four brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. James LUND officiating.  Military graveside rites will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Mill Springs National Cemetery, Nancy, Ky.  Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

 

Tuesday, April 1, 1986

 

Megan Elizabeth Zehner

                Megan Elizabeth ZEHNER, daughter of Richard and Vicki BAKER ZEHNER, Monterey, was stillborn at 4:30 p.m. Monday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.

                Surviving with the parents are a sister, Priscilla [ZEHNER], and three brothers, Andrew, Michael and Scott [ZEHNER], all at home; the maternal grandmother, Beatrice BAKER, Culver; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James ZEHNER, Monterey, and the paternal great-grandmother, Anna ZEHNER, Monterey.

                Private graveside services will be Wednesday in St. Anne’s Cemetery, Monterey, with the Rev. John KIEFER officiating.  The Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, is in charge of arrangements.

Wednesday, April 2, 1986

 

Franc Brewer

                Franc BREWER, 90, of 314 W. Walnut St., Argos, died at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, after a six-month illness.

                He was born Sept. 16, 1895 at Argos to Marion and Samantha WICKIZER BREWER, and was a lifetime Argos resident.  In June 1918 in Argos, he was married to Marjorie TURNER, who survives.  He was an Army veteran of World War I, was a member of the American Legion, and was the former owner of Turner’s Market and the Corner Hardware, both in Argos.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Harriett GELLAR HOLMGREN, Winnetka, Ill.; two grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.  A son, John [BREWER], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos with the Rev. Mark DAY officiating.  Burial wil be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday.  Memorials may be made to charity.

 

Thursday, April 3, 1986

 

Lyman V. Mongosa

                Lyman V. “Chief” MONGOSA, 79, Rt. 1, Denver, died at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at the I.U. Medical Center, Indianapolis.

                He was born Dec. 5, 1906 in Butler Township, Miami County, to Joseph and Eclistia MONGOSA.  He was married Jan. 9, 1932 to Eathel WALKER, who survives.  He was raised at the Slocum Forest and was a descendant of the Miami Indians of Indiana.  He was on the borad of the Council of the Elders within the Miami Indian tribe, and was a member of the Denver Saddle Club.

                Surviving with the wife are four sons, Lyman “Rud” MONGOSA, Denver, and Henry, Delmar and T. Joe [MONGOSA], all of Rt. 1, Macy; four daughters, Eclista BRINER, Peru; Doris HARSHMAN, Kokomo, and Carolyn KNAUFF and Helen ALEXANDER, both of Denver; twenty-six grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren; a sister, Velma WAY, Marion, and a brother, Homer [MONGOSA], Roanoke.  A daughter, two brothers and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev. Woody ASHBY officiating.  Burial will be in the Godfroy Cemetery, Miami County.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday.

 

Friday, April 4, 1986

 

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Saturday, April 5, 1986

 

Edward A. Richard

                Edward A. RICHARD, 66, Long Beach, Cal., a former Rochester resident, died at 1 p.m. Friday in Long Beach Memorial Hospital.  He was born March 15, 1920 in West Warwick, Ohio.  He was married Sept. 15, 1942 to Dorothy VERNON of Rochester.  She survives.  He was West Coast manager for Peugeot Autos until retirement.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. (4 p.m. EST) Tuesday at the Dilday-Mottell Funeral Home in Long Beach.


Agnes W. Gates

                Agnes W. GATES, 71, Route 4, Rochester (Leiters Ford) died at 3:40 p.m. Friday at Woodlawn Hospital.  She had been in failing health for six months.

                Born Jan. 21, 1915 in Kokomo, to Edward and Bessie GUESS SWEANY, she had lived in this area for 20 years.  On Feb. 4, 1955 she married Walter “Bud” GATES in Kokomo.  He survives.  In 1968 she retired from Delco Electronics, Kokomo.  She was a member of the Leiters Ford United Methodist church and the UAW in Kokomo.

                She is survived by two step-daughters, Mrs. Marty (Carol) GASKELL,Wawpecong, and Mrs. Bill (Cheryl) MEIRING, Kokomo; six step-grandchildren; three sisters Mrs. Marie HAGGERMAN, Leiters Ford, Mrs. John (Betty) HALL, Logansport, Mrs. Walter (Helen) EASTERDAY, Bonita Springs, Fla. and two brothers Douglas SWEANY, and Melvin SWEANY, both of Rochester.  Two sisters, Lucille DEEDS and Violet REDINGER, preceded in death as did two infant brothers.

                Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester with the Rev. Robert HANSEN officiating.  Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Sunday and from 9 a.m. until the hour of services Monday.

 

Cecil M. Hart

                Mrs. Cecil M. HART, 80, formerly of Route 5, Rochester (Tiosa) died at 11:57 p.m. Friday at Memorial Hospital, Logansport.  She had been in failing health for eight years.

                Born Dec. 13, 1905 to Harmon and Mary ALLEN DICKINSON in Remington, she had lived in this area for 35 years, coming here from Winamac.  On Nov. 13, 1926 she married Ernest W. HART in Frankfort.  He preceded in death in 1976.  She was a school teacher in Remington and a homemaker.  She was a member of the Naoni Rebekah Lodge, Richland Center and the Plymouth Order of Eastern Star.  She was a member of the Jackson Township Home Economics Club, Galveston.

                She is survived by three daughters, Sister M. CAROLITA C.S.C., Los Angeles, Mrs. Ron (Joanne) WALTERS, Walton, Mrs. Paul (Janet) OSBORN, Mishawaka; two sons, Glenn [HART], Route 5, Rochester and Dale [HART] of Peoria, Ariz.; nineteen grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren; one sister, Ms. Gertrude MOOSE, Winamac.  Three sons, Jerry, Tom and Don [HART] preceded in death along with three sisters and two brothers.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester with the Rev. Jack RHODES officiating.  Burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home from 3-8 p.m. Sunday, where Eastern Star services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m., and from 9 a.m. until services Monday.

 

Monday, April 7, 1986

 

Robert Lessing

                Robert LESSING, 82, Rt. 3, Rochester (near Richland Center), died at 11:05 p.m. Sunday at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.  Arrangements are pending at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Charles C. Bramble

                Charles C. BRAMBLE, 75, Remington, died at 2 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette.

                He was born Jan. 15, 1911 in Pulaski County to Harry and Iva WILLIAMS BRAMBLE.  He was married at Rensselaer May 3, 1935 to Lola BEAVER, who died in 1982.  He farmed until 1962 in the Remington area, then worked on the Jasper County Highway Department for 14 years.

                Surviving are a son, Harry L. [BRAMBLE], Rochester a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Charlene) MILLER, Rensselaer; four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Stitz Funeral Home, Remington, with the Rev. Calvin EASTWOOD officiating.  Burial will be in the Remington Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2:30 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. EST Tuesday.

 

James E. VanCuren

                James E. VanCUREN, 70, Sun City Center, Fla., died Thursday at Columbia, Md., while visiting his daughter.

                He was born Sept. 27, 1915 at Warsaw to Roy and Stella VanCUREN.  He was married to Mary Ellen ZARTMAN, formerly of Rochester, who survives.  He retired in 1978 from the U.S. Postal Service.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Barbara WALSH, Columbia, Md.; a grandson, and a sister, Helen BLACKLEDGE, Fort Wayne.

                Memorial services will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Simpson United Methodist Church, 2501 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne.  Burial will be in the Oak Wood Cemetery, Warsaw.  Friends may call at the church for an hour before services.  The Witzke Funeral Home, Columbia, is in charge of arrangements.  Memorials may be made to the Heart Association or to the Simpson United Methodist Church.

 

Mary E. Moody

                Mary Eulalia MOODY, 75, of 4210 24th St. West, Bradenton, Fla., died at 10:48 a.m. Saturday in L.W. Blake Hospital, Bradenton.

                She was born May 28, 1910 in Rocheter to Harvey and Anna KESTER GOOD.  Formerly of Rocheter, she moved 20 years ago from Mishawaka to Bradenton.  She was married to Charles MOODY, who preceded in death.  She was a member of the First Church of God, Bradenton.

                Surviving are a daughter, Orilyn Jean CRAIG, Indianapolis; two grandchildren; two sisters, Bonnie BOURDON, South Bend, and Jane CRANE, Niles, Mich., and four brothers, Harvey [GOOD] Jr. and Virgil [GOOD], both of California; Ray [GOOD], Tampa, and Ralph CURRELL, Mishawaka.

                A committal service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the Rev. Bryce CASEY officiating.  Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Tuesday, April 8, 1986

 

Arnold D. Pemberton

                Arnold D. PEMBERTON, 87, of 921 Jefferson St., died at 7 a.m. today at his home.  He had been ill several months.

                He was born July 28, 1898 at South Point, Ohio, and had lived for 44 years in Columbus, Ohio, before moving here last August.  On Nov. 24, 1921 in Pittsburgh, Pa., he was married to Gertrude Elinor NOLAN, who died May 7, 1984.  He was a sales representative, was a veteran of World War II and was a member of the American Legion and VFW of Columbus.

                Surviving are a son, Val R. [PEMBERTON], Rochester; five grandchildren, James A., Paul A. and John M. PEMBERTON, all of Rochester; Lt. Thomas G. PEMBERTON, USAF, Sacramento, Calif., and Sarah Elinor PEMBERTON, Fort Collins, Colo.; six great-grandchildren, Jennifer M. and James Val and McMahan Richard PEMBERTON, and Jeremy P., Benjamin K. and Jonathon W. BRZOZOWSKI, all of Rochester, and a sister, Lula [PEMBERTON], Columbus.  A daughter, Rita [PEMBERTON], and a brother, Val [PEMBERTON], preceded in death.

                Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Union Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.  Private family visitation will be Thursday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester, and on Saturday for Columbus friends from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at the cemetery.  Memorials may be made to the Mini-Bus and Meals-on-Wheels programs of the Civic Center.

 

Robert Lessing

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, for Robert LESSING, 82, Rt. 3, Rochester (Richland Center community), who died at 11:05 p.m. Sunday in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.

                The Revs. Mark DAY and Rick LESSING will officiate, and burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call ffom 3 to 8 p.m. Friday.  The Plymouth Masonic Lodge will conduct memorial services at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral Home.

                He was born Aug. 7, 1903 in Leduce, Alberta Province, Canada, and had lived most of his life in the Richland Center community, except for two years at Fort Wayne, and three years at Los Altos, Calif.  In 1923 in Chicago, Ill., he was married to Elnora OVERMYER, who died June 3, 1981.

                He had been a farmer and was retired from the electrical maintenance department of Sealed Power Corp., Rochester.  He was a member of the Argos United Methodist Church, the Plymouth Masonic Lodge, of which he was a past master; was a past master of the Commandry of Plymouth, and was a member of the Eastern Star of Plymouth, the York Rite Lodge of South Bend, and the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Lodge.

                Surviving are three sons, Calvin [LESSING], Los Altos, Calif.; Robert T. [LESSING], Rt. 3, Rochester, and Richard LESSING], Fort Wayne; six grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Benjamin [LESSING], Portland, Ore., and Walter [LESSING], Leduce.
Dwane E. Powell

                Dwane E. POWELL, 60, of 10490 Quince Road, Plymouth, died at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mesa, Ariz., after a brief illness.

                A registered pharmacist, he retired in 1985 as a manager of Hook’s Drug Store in Plymouth.  His wife, the former Diana RUGGLES, survives.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Scott [POWELL], Mesa, and Greg [POWELL], Bettendorf, Iowa; four sisters, Nellie SCOTT, Lake Charles, La.; Carolyn RICHARDS, Peru; Gladys SHAMBARGER, Macy, and Mary MILLER, Roann; an aunt, Faudelene HILL, and cousins, Rochester.  The parents, Daniel and Faye POWELL, and a brother, John [POWELL], preceded in death.

                Cremation was in Arizona.  Memorial services and burial will be at a later date.  The Johnson Funeral Home, Plymouth, is in charge of local arrangements.

 

Lowell Ritter

                Lowell “Skit” RITTER, 79, of 219 N. Michigan St., Argos, died at 9:40 p.m. Monday in St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette, after open heart surgery.  Arrangements are pending at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

 

Wednesday, April 9, 1986

 

Lowell Ritter

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Argos United Methodist church for Lowell “Skit” RITTER, 79, of 219 N. Michigan St., Argos, who died at 9:40 p.m. Monday in St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette.

                The Revs. Mark DAY and Richard LEWKE, will officiate, and burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, from    2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and on Friday at the church for an hour before services.  Memorials may be made to the Argos United Methodist Church Building fund.

                He was born June 17, 1906 in Tippecanoe to Merl and Judes DAWSON RITTER, and was a lifetime area resident.  On June 2, 1934 at Michigan City, he was married to Mary BOWELL, who survives.  He retired in 1972 after teaching industrial arts for 16 years in the Argos Community School system.  He was former owner and operator of the Argos Implement Co., was a member of the Argos United Methodist Church, was a Navy veteran of World War II, was a 45-year member of the Argos Lions Club, a member of the Argos American Legion, the Indiana State Teachers Association, the Marshall County Retired Teachers Association and had served on the Argos Library Board and on the Marshall County 4-H Fair Board.  He was a former clerk-treasurer of the town of Argos, and had served on the Argos Town Board.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Richard [RITTER], Lafayette, and three grandsons.  A daughter, Sharon NIFONG, died in 1979.  A brother, John [RITTER], also preceded in death.

 

Edward H. Snaman

                Word has been received that Edward H. SNAMAN, a former state game warden and state deputy attorney general, died Marcy 8 in Tucson, Ariz.

                Snaman practiced law in Rochester before moving to Arizona in 1970.  He had a son, Barney [SNAMAN], and two step-children, Bob MURPHY and Dee MURPHY.

                [ALSO SEE:  Tombaugh, Fulton County Indiana HANDBOOK, “Fulton Leader”]
Dewey S. Merley

                Dewey S. MERLEY, 87, of 301 Rual St.,Akron, died at 10 a.m. Tuesday while traveling in Murfresboro, Tenn.  Arrangements are pending at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.

 

Rev. William M. Smith

                The Rev. William Martin SMITH, 69, Indianapolis, died Monday in Indianapolis.

                He retired in 1983 after 12 years as president of the Pension Fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and had spoken in Rochester on many occasions.  De. Smith was a member of the General Cabinet of the denomination during his presidency and had been president of the Church Pensions Conference, a national professional organization of pension executives of religious groups.  He was awarded honorary doctorates by Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Phillips University, Oklahoma, and William Woods college, in Missouri, and had authored books, articles and pamphlets on the ministry.

                His wife, Helen McDOUGLE SMITH, survives.  Also surviving are three daughters, Jana WHINREY, Martha BESSERT and Carol WAKEFIELD, all of Indianapolis; three sons, Gregory [SMITH] Indianapolis; Dr. Steven [SMITH], California, and Joseph C. [SMITH], Oakland City; fifteen grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and three sisters-in-law, Mrs. H.C. (Jean) GARBER and Mrs. William H. (Mary) DENISTON, both of Rochester, and Mrs. R.E. (Kathleen) DOWNS, O’Fallon, Ill.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Seventh and Eighth United Christian Church, 2916 W. 30th St., Indianapolis.  Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today at the Flanner and Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary, Indianapolis.  Memorials may be made to the Ministerial Relief and Assistance Fund of the Pension Fund, the American Heart Association or to charity.

 

Thursday, April 10, 1986

 

Dewey Merley

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Hartzler Funeral Home,Akron, for Dewey S. MERLEY, 87, of 301 Rural St., Akron, who died at 10 a.m. Tuesday while traveling in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

                The Rev. Lowell BURRUS will officiate, and burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.  Memorials may be made to the Olive Branch Church of God.

                He was born Nov. 8, 1898 in Akron to Charles and Sarah E. SNIDER MERLEY, and was a lifetime area resident.  On June 22, 1918 in Rocheter, he was married to Gladys ARTER, who died Dec. 12, 1968.  He was retired from farming and from Chamberlin Products in Akron, and attended the Olive Branch Church of God.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Verl (Mary Irene) RAGER, Rt. 1, Akron; a son, William [MERLEY], Rt. 2, Akron; eight grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren, and a brother, LeRoy C. [MERLEY], Rt. 7, Rocheter.  A brother and a sister preceded in death.

 

Arnold D. Pemberton

                Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, for Arnold D. PEMBERTON, 87, of 921 Jefferson St., who died Tuesday.

                Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Union Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
Bessie Teel

                Bessie TEEL, 81, formerly of Twelve Mile, died at 1:40 a.m. today at Meeco Plaza, Fort Wayne.  Arrangements are pending at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver.

 

Friday, April 11, 1986

 

Bessie Teel

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, for Bessie TEEL, 81, formerly of Twelve Mile, who died at 1:40 a.m. Thursday in Medco Plaza, Fort Wayne.

                The Rev. Phil LUTZ will officiate, and burial will be in the Corinth Cemetery, Twelve Mile.  Friends may call for an hour before time of services.

                She was born Oct. 1, 1904 at Twelve Mile to John A. and Mamie J. MORRIS TEEL.  She was a member of the Wayne Street United Methodist Church, Fort Wayne.  Surviving are three sistes, Mary TEEL, Fort Wayne, and Ruth TEEL McGEE and Florence TEEL, both of Santa Clara, Calif.  A brother, Melvin [TEEL], and two sisters, Marie and Inez TATE, preceded in death.

 

Louis E. Shriver

                Louis E. “Gene” SHRIVER, 61, Rt. 1, Mentone, died at 4:10 p.m. Thursday at Veterans Hospital, Fort Wayne.

                He was born Feb. 5, 1925 at Rochester to Chester and Louise DELAUGHTER SHRIVER, and was a lifetime area resident.  During World War II and the Korean War he served with the U.S. Army.  On March 7, 1945 in Akron, he was married to Mary Edna COCHRAN, who survives.  He was a farmer.

                Surviving with the wife are the father, of Akron, three daughters, Mrs. Tim (Nancy) MENDENDORP, Battle Creek, Mich., and Virginia “Jenny” OUSLEY and Mary Louise “Susie” SHRIVER, both of Mentone, three grandchildren; six sisters, Mrs. George (Mary Jane) KOTTERMAN; Viginia “Ruthie” DAVIS, and Mrs. Terry (Cheryl) SMITH, all of Rochester; Beulah ENGLE, Silver Lake; Mrs. John (Loretta) SUMMERS, Kissimmee, Fla., and Mrs. Bill (Barbara) COPPOCK, Wabash, and four brothers, Harry Dale [SHRIVER], Syracuse; Jack Jay [SHRIVER], Silver Lake; Milo Raymond [SHRIVER], Akron, and Jim Dean [SHRIVER], Texas.  The mother and four brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Buel MEADOWS officiating.  Burial will be in the Sycamore Cemetery, southwest of Mentone.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday.

 

Saturday, April 12, 1986

 

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Monday, April 14, 1986

 

Robert E. McConnell

                Robert Edwin McCONNELL, 57, Rt. 1, Akron, was pronounced dead on arrival at 2:45 p.m. Saturday by Kosciusko County coroner Gary EASTLAND at Kosckusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, of an apparent heart attack.

                He was born Aug. 12, 1928 in Marion to Samuel W. and Margaret Esta SCOTT McCONNELL, and had lived here since moving from Marion about four years ago.  He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and was a member of the Marion American Legion.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. David (Rebecca) MUSIC, Laketon; two sons, Roberrt Edwin [McCONNELL] II and Ronald E. [McCONNELL], both of North Manchester, and two grandchildren, Tiffany and Justin MUSIC, both of Laketon.  Preceding in death were the parents and twin son and daughter, Richard and Roberta [McCONNELL], who died in 1966.

                Arrangements are pending at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Akron.

 

Julia A. McCutcheon Redmon

                Julia A. McCUTCHEON REDMON, 85, formerly of Denver, died Saturday at Merced,Calif.  Arrangements are pending at the McCain Funeral Home,Denver.

 

Donald C. Kauffman

                Donald C. KAUFFMAN, 76, of 19181 State Road 331 S., Tippecanoe, died at 5:15 a.m. Friday in Bonita Springs, Fla.  He had been in failing health four years.

                He was born May 6, 1909 at Seneca, Mich., to Bert and Edith CAMP KAUFFMAN, and had lived in the Tippecanoe area for 43 years.  He was married Sept. 15, 1929 to Beulah M. GORDON, who survives.  He was an auctioneer and owner of Kauffman’s Consignment Sales, Tippecanoe, and was a member of the Tippecanoe Community Church.

                Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Lillie Jean COX, Plymouth; Eula Lee GEYER, Elkhart, and Donna SWOVERLAND, Indianapolis; a son, Ronald [KAUFFMAN], Etna Green; twenty-two grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; two sisters, Leora MARTIN, Mishawaka, and Reuhama KLENDER, Antwerp, Ohio, and a brother, the Rev. Estell [KAUFFMAN], Ayersville, Ohio.  A sister and two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Tippecanoe Community Church with the Revs. James GABHART and Larry TURLEY officiating.  Burial will be in the Tippecanoe Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Deaton Funeral Home, Bourbon, from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday at the church from 9 a.m. until time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Marshall County Hospice or Tippecanoe Community Church.

Tuesday, April 15, 1986

 

Juanita Mundy

                Juanita MUNDY, 96, Rt. 1, Otterbein, died at 8:15 p.m. Saturday at a nursing home in Otterbein.

                She was born March 10, 1890, and was married to Robert E. MUNDY, who preceded in death.

                Among the survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Loren (Naomi) BETZ, Rochester and Mesa, Ariz., and four grandchildren, William and David BETZ, both of Mesa; Donald BETZ, Austin, Texas, and Susan BETZ BRASH, Winamac, all formerly of Rochester.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Wendler Funeral Home, Fowler.  Burial will be in a cemetery at Raub.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

 

Dennis H. Foor

                Dennis H. FOOR, 76, of 200 Pontiac St., died at 9:50 p.m. Monday in Woodlawn Hospital.  He had been a patient five weeks, and in failing health six months.

                He was born Sept. 28, 1909 in Richland Township to Parlee and Essie Mae SCHOOLCRAFT FOOR and had resided all his life in that community.  He was married May 21, 1949 at Richland Center to Mary M. BARKER, who survives.  A retired farmer, he had been a school bus driver for 25 years.  He attended the Jordan Baptist Church.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Dennis “Mike” FOOR, Rocheter; five grandchildren, Stephen, Leighann and Erik FOOR, all of Carmel, and Amanda and Vanessa FOOR, both of Rochester; and nieces and nephews.  The parents and four brothers, Osa, Ferman, Jesse and Jim [FOOR], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rocheter with the Rev. Arlie MITCHUM officiating.  Friends may call from 2 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, and from 9 a.m. until time of services Thursday.

 

Julia A. McCutcheon Redmon

                Services for Julia A. McCUTCHEON REDMON, 85, formerly of Denver, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the McCain Funeral Home, Denver.  The Rev. Rod SHANER will officiate and burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery at Peru.

                Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

                Mrs. Redmon, who died at 5:20 p.m. Saturday at Merced, Calif., was born Sept. 6, 1900 in Green County, Ind., to Adam and Sarah TIMMONS HEDGES.  She was married to William McCUTCHEON in 1916; he died Dec. 26, 1945.  Her second marriage was to Lawrence REDMON, who died in 1981.

                Surviving are four daughers, Avis CLICK, Denver; Mary HOWARD, Winton, Calif; Edith Faye GAMBEE, Marion, and Betty Ann KLEIMAN, New Palestine, Ind. a son, William Rodney McCUTCHEON, Denver, Colo.; a sister, Inez HAMLIN, Bloomington; twenty-five grandchildren, and twenty-seven great-grandchildren.  Three sons and two brothers preceded in death.

                Memorials may be made to the King View Work Experience Center for the Handicapped, Atwater, Calif. 95301.

Wednesday, April 16, 1986

 

Jesse E. Merrill

                Jesse E. MERRILL, 80, formerly of 800 E. 12th St., died at 7 a.m. today in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Warsaw.  He had been ill since February.  He had lived in Milford with his daughter, Mary AVERY, since October.

                He was born Dec. 15, 1905 in Phelps County, Mo., to Israel M. and Alice A. HAMBELTON MERRILL, and had lived most of his life in Fulton County.  He was married Oct. 18, 1928 in Rochester to Ethel LATCHAW, who died May 29, 1940.  On June 6, 1945 in Rochester, he was married to Edith CROUSSORE, who died Nov. 5, 1983.  He was a retired machinist for Bendix Corp., and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

                Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. James (Peggy) MARLIN, Indianapolis; Nancy ANDERSON, Lapaz, and Mrs. Ivan [Mary) AVERY, Milford; two sons, Melvin and Roy [MERRILL], both of Rochester; seventeen grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Glenn (Beaulah) APT, Punta Gorda, Fla.  A daughter, Vivian [MERRILL], preceded in death.

                There will be no services or visitation.  Cremation will take place.  The Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester is in charge of arrangements.

 

Robert E. McConnell

                Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Laketon Cemetery, Laketon, for Robert Edwin McCONNELL, 57, Rt. 1, Akron, who was pronounced dead on arrival at 2:45 p.m. Saturday at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

                The Rev. Dale KELSEY will officiate.  Friends may call at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Akron from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday.

 

Thursday, April 17, 1986

 

Mary C. Cover

                Mary Catherine COVER, 94, Denver, died at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru.

                She was born Sept. 5, 1891 in Jefferson Township, Miami County, to Edwin and Sarah KERSCHNER PONTIUS.  She was married March 25, 1909 at Peru to Fred Oren COVER, who died Aug. 16, 1959.

                Surviving are a daughter, Fern SEE, Peru;; five sons, Wayne, Lyman and Donald [COVER], all of Peru; Robert [COVER], Denver, and Fred [COVER] Jr., Swayzee; twenty-two grandchildren; forty-two great-grandchildren, and thirteen great-great-grandchildren.  Two sons, William Harley and Lewis [COVER], and two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Mark SPENCER officiating.  Burial will be in the Westlawn Cemetery, Denver.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Friday, April 18, 1986

 

Byron F. Craven

                Word has been received of the death of Byron Fred CRAVEN, 88, a Rochester native whose father once owned a barbershop here.

                Mr. Craven died April 8 in the Fountainview Nursing Home, South Bend.  He had been a barber in South Bend.

                He was born June 18, 1897.  He was married on June 4, 1915 in Rochester to Clorice NYE, who died Jan. 21, 1958.

                Surviving are a daughter, Rosemary LUX, Delhi, Iowa; two sons, Fred CRAVEN, South Bend, and Dr. Patrick CRAVEN, Elkhart; eleven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren, and a sister, Frances WERNER, Elkhart.

                Services were conducted April 11.  The Forest G. Hay funeral Home, 1201 S. Michigan St., South, Bend, was in charge of arrangements.

 

Saturday, April 19, 1986

 

Verl C. Shafer

                Verl C. SHAFER, 83, Route 5, Rochester, died at 5:10 p.m. Friday at Woodlawn Hospital, where he had been a patient for several days.

                Born June 30, 1902 in Marshall County to John and Bessie OLDFATHER SHAFER, he had lived in this area for 50 years, coming from Marshall County.  On Dec. 8, 1923 he married Ida C. GORDON in St. Joseph, Mich.  She survives.  A retired farmer, he had worked at the Studebaker Corp. South Bend.  He attended Manchester College and taught at Walnut School in Marshall County.  He was a member of the Walnut church of the Brethren.

                Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Marvin (Betty) ROUCH, Ft. Wayne; one son, Arthur L. SHAFER, Ponca City, Okla.; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Mildred LADSON, Mentone, and Mrs. Malcom (Maxine) MILLER, Argos.  An infant daughter preceded in death.

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

 

Monday, April 21, 1986

 

Verl C. Shafer

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester for Verl C. SHAFER, 83, Rt. 5, Rochester, who died at 5:10 p.m. Friday in Woodlawn Hospital.

                The Rev. Russell GORDON will officiate, and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today, and on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until time of services.  Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.

Tuesday, April 22, 1986

 

Claude Moran

                Claude MORAN, 85, Rt. 1, Monterey, died at 5:30 p.m. Monday in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.  He had been in failing health five months.

                He was born Feb. 24, 1901 in Vaiden, Miss., and moved from Chicago, Ill., to Monterey 22 years ago.  On Oct. 20, 1948, he was married in Chicago to Evelyn CARTER, who survives.  He had been a janitor at Culver Military Academy.

                Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Marcia L. SLAPPEY, Rochester; Pamela MORAN POWERS, New Orleans, La., and Claudette G. STEVENS, Oak Park, Ill.; two sons, Andrew S. PREER, Chicago, and Monroe MORAN, Monterey; four grandchildren, and two sisters, Blanche NICHOLSON, Memphis, Tenn., and Irene YOUNG, Chicago.  A grandchild preceded in death.

                Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Frain Mortuary, Winamac, with the Rev. Marc ROYER officiating.  Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. EST in the Lincoln Cemetery, Chicago.  Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, and on Friday for an hour before services in the Lincoln Cemetery Chapel, 123rd and Kedzie streets, Chicago.

 

Wednesday, April 23, 1986

 

Mabel A. Hill

                Mabel A. HILL, 96, formerly of Rt. 2, Kewanna, died at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Logansport.

                She was born Dec. 22, 1889 in Logansport to James Delaney and Lizzie Blanche BUTZ WARNER.  On March 20, 1907 in Logansport, she was married to Lyman HILL, who died June 11, 1965.  She was a member of the Grass Creek United Methodist Church.

                Surviving are two sons, Warren [HILL], Sarasota, Fla., and David [HILL], Kewanna; five daughters, Marjorie FINK, Mims, Fla.; Mildred DIETERLE, Saline, Mich.; Charlotte MYERS, Camden; Dorothy HUFFMAN, Kewanna, and Donna ADAMS, Royal Center; twenty grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; thirty-four great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. A son and a brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Grass Creek United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ron MOORE officiating.  Burial will be in the Grass Creek Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Royal Center, after 2 p.m. Thursday and on Friday at the church for an hour before services.
Golda R. Mollenhour

                Golda R. MOLLENHOUR, 93, Mentone, died at 10:23 a.m. Tuesday at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

                She was born June 8, 1892 at Landess to Thomas F. and Mary Ann POPE RINGLE.  On Dec. 25, 1909 at Tippecanoe, she was married to Chauncey O. MOLLENHOUR, who died in September 1962.  She was a member of the Mentone United Methodist Church, the Royal Neighbors, was a 50-year member of Eastern Star and was a charter member of the Mentone Reading Club.

                Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Ferd (Eileen) KOENIG, Etna Green, and Mrs. Allen (Mary) SHIREY, and Mrs. Dale (Bobbie) WALLACE, both of Mentone; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Lester TAYLOR officiating.  Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to the Bell Museum Library.

 

Suzanne W. Gast

                Suzanne W. GAST, 59, Rt. 2, Akron, died at 11 p.m. Tuesday in her home.  She had been ill a year.

                She was born June 24, 1926 in Fulton County to Roy “Jack” and Lola HALDEMAN MORRIS.  On May 23, 1948 in Akron, she was married to Thomas GAST, who survives.  She was a secretary for Tom Gast and Sons Sales and Service, and was a member of Akron United Methodist Church, the former Akron Eastern Star, Kappa Delta Phi and Delta Gamma sororities, Daughters of the American Revolution and Sorority of Mayflower Descendents.

                Surviving with the husband are three daughters, Mrs. John (Rebecca) HILL and Jennifer GAST, both of Akron, and Mrs. Charles (Melissa) ALEXANDER, Rt. 1, Silver Lake; two sons, Mark [GAST], Rt. 1, Claypool, and Matthew [GAST], Akron; nine grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Robert (Betty) TOMBAUGH, Rt. 1, Claypool, and Mrs. Albert (Kathleen) JENNENS,     Rt. 2, Akron.  A brother, Jack D. [MORRIS], and a grandchild preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 .m. Friday in the Akron United Methodist Church with the Rev. Merlyn COX officiating.  Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday, and on Friday at the church for an hour before time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Akron United Methodist Church buiulding fund.

 

Thursday, April 24, 1986

 

Sarah Marie Williams

                Sarah Marie WILLIAMS, daughter of Dr. Mark and Debe DEEB WILLIAMS, Mahomet, Ill., was stillborn Monday at Carle Clinic, Urbana, Ill.

                Surviving with the parents are the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon DEEB, Rochester, and the paternal gandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert WILLIAMS, Pittsfield, Ill.

                Private grav eside services are pending.
James E. Ferguson

                James E. FERGUSON, 60, Rt. 1, Rocheter (Ford Court Drive), died at 4:10 p.m. Wednesday in Woodlawn Hospital, where he had been admitted the day before.

                He was born Sept. 17, 1925 in Carroll County to Virgil and Charlene GEE FERGUSON, and moved here eight years ago from Kokomo.  On Nov. 1, 1948 near Kokomo, he was married to Betty PRICE, who survives.  He retired in 1984 after working 33 years at Delco Electronics.  He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Burlington Masonic Lodge, Kokomo York Rite, Fort Wayne Mizpah Shrine Temple, Manitou Shrine Club and Manitou Moose Lodge, and had served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theatre.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Cheryl BARNES, San Diego, Calif.; two sons, Ronald [FERGUSON], Columbus, Ohio, and Gene [FERGUSON], Hobart; seven grandchildren; the mother, Charlene FERGUSON, Flora, and a sister, Mrs. Carl (Ruth) ERISMAN, Rochester.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. John RAMSEY officiating.  Burial will be in the Sunset Memorial Grdens, Kokomo.  Friends may call at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rocheter from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday at the church for an hour before services.  A Masonic memorial service will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the Cancer Fund or the Heart Fund.

 

Arnold L. Spurlock

                Arnold Lee SPURLOCK, 80, Rt. 3, Monticello, died at 11 p.m. Tuesday at his home.

                He was born Aug. 18, 1905 in Rochester to Mallie Lee and Viola HARTMAN SPURLOCK.  He was married Dec. 12, 1953 to Dorothy SADENWATER, who survives.  He had lived in Monticello since June 1963.  He attended Purdue University, and had worked for 30 years in the experimental division of South Bend Studebaker Corp.; five years at Westinghouse Corp., in Kansas City, Mo., and two years as vice president of a manufacturing plant in Columbus, Ohio.  He was a retired U.S. Army major, serving during World War II in Italy and the Philippines.  He also served as battalion commander of the South Bend National Guard.  He was a member of the Retired Army Officers Association, Monticello United Methodist Church, South Bend Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite, Aladdin Temple of Columbus, Ohio; the National Rifle Association, of which he was an official referee, and was a former member of the White County Shrine Club.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Dorothy BAILEY and Janet BARTCHARD, both of Fresno, Calif.; a son, Kenneth [SPURLOCK], Seal Beach, Calif.; a brother, Harold [SPURLOCK], Warsaw; three sisters, Ina TIRRELL, South Bend; Nina McGOWEN, Argos, and Gladys HARMON, Peru; nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.  A brother preceded in death.

                Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Monticello United Methodist Church Chapel with the Rev. Donald JOHNSON officiating.  The cremated remains will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.  The Miller-Voorhis Funeral Home, Monticello, is in charge of arrangements.  Memorials may be made to the Shrine Crippled Children’s Fund or Monticello United Methodist Church.

Friday, April 25, 1986

 

Leona Burkett

                Leona BURKETT, 68, Spooner, Wis., formerly of Rocheter, died April 22, 1917 in Indiana, and was married in 1936 in Rocheter to Sam BURKETT, who died in 1973.  They owned an appliance and heating center in Rochester for many years, and moved to Spooker in September 1970.  She was a nurse’s aide at the Spooner Community Memorial Hospital, and was a member of the Eastern Star.

                Surviving are two granddaughters; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Nina PENCE, Wabash, and Pauline ANTRIM, Mission, Texas, and two brothers, Donald ELTZROTH, Phoenix, Ariz., and Guy ELTZROTH, Texas.

                Services were April 14 at the Dahl Funeral Home, Spooner.  Burial was in the Spooner Cemetery.

 

Evelyn E. Johnston

                Evelyn E. JOHNSTON, 83, Rt. 1, Rochester, died at 3:30 a.m. today in Logansport Memorial Hospital.  She had been in failing health three years.

                She was born Nov. 21, 1902 in Clay Township, Cass County, to Horace M. and Mattie SCOTT FUNK, and moved here 21 years ago from the Twelve Mile community.  On Feb. 19, 1931 in Logansport, she was married to Harry L. JOHNSTON, who survives.  She was a member of the Spring Creek Christian Church in Cass County, the First Christian Church in Rochester, the Twelve Mile Home Economics Club, the Rochester Woman’s Club, Fulton Eastern Star, was a charter member of the Twelve Mile Lioness Club, was active in Cass County Red Cross and was a Gray Lady at Logansport Memorial Hospital for many years.

                Surviving with the husband are three sons, Harold [JOHNSTON], Logansport; Neil [JOHNSTON], Rochester, and Bill [JOHNSTON] Sr., Peru; two grandchildren, William [JOHNSTON] Jr., Logansport, and Ward Scott [JOHNSTON], Rt. 3, Peru; a great-granddaughter; two step-granddaughters; a step-grandson; three step-great-grandsons, and nieces and nephews.  A sister, Ruth ENGLISH, and a brother, Ward S. [FUNK), preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Foster & Good funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Spring Creek Cemetery, Cass County.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday, and on Monday from 9 a.m. until time of services.

 

Saturday, April 26, 1986

 

Maude E. Whitney

                Maude E. WHITNEY, 86, of 1009 Madison St., died at 7:25 p.m. Friday at Woodlawn Hospital, where she was admitted April 15.

                Committal rites will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Arrangements are by Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.  There will be no visitation.
Clara A. Mathias

                Clara A. MATHIAS, 78, Rt. 6, Rochester, died at 5:15 a.m. today in St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.

                She was born March 25, 1908 in North Dakota.  She was married May 16, 1925 to Hugh MATHIAS, who died Oct. 2, 1968.  She was a member of the Fulton United Methodist Church.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lewis (Laura) YOUNG, Crawfordsville; a son, James D. MATHIAS Sr., Rochester; five grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two step-brothers, Charles SIDERS ands Lee SIDERS, North Dakota, and a step-sister, Mary SIDERS, North Dakota.  A brother, William DALE, preceded in death.

                Private graveside services will be Monday at the Fulton Cemetery.  Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton.  Memorials may be made to the Kidney Foundation or the Heart Fund.

 

William G. Zartman

                William Gordon “Buss” ZARTMAN, 73, Rt. 1, Macy (Nyona Lake), died at 3:35 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital where he had been admitted Friday afternoon.  He had been in failing health.

                He was born April 10, 1913 near Macy in Fulton county to Virl and Leola Bell CHAPIN ZARTMAN.  Virl ZARTMAN died in 1947.  Leola ZARTMAN resides in Rochester. He had lived most of his life in the Macy and Fulton areas.  On Dec. 2, 1931 in Peru, he married Anna O. GOOCH, who survives.  He was a retired farmer.

                Surviving with the wife and mother are two sons, William Gordon ZARTMAN, Defiance, Ohio, and Robert I. ZARTMAN, Rt. 1, Macy; four grandchildren, William Gordon ZARTMAN III, Defiance, Ohio; Mrs. Brenda CAMERON, Wabash; Paul R. ZARTMAN, Rochester, and Mrs. Samantha SHELBURNE, KI Sawyer AFB, Mich.; nine great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Lillian GRAHAM and Mrs. Woodrow (Annona) PACKARD, both of Peru, and Mrs. Lucille SMITH, Mishawaka, and several nieces and nephews.  Two sisters preceded in death, Gertrude White and Bernadean Bell [ZARTMAN].  A brother in infancy.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.  Burial will be in the Plainview Cemetery, Macy.  Friends may call at the funeral home from        3 to 9 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. through services on Tuesday.

Monday, April 28, 1986

 

Sarah H. Zartman

                Sarah Hazel ZARTMAN, 85, Rt. 1, macy, died at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Logansport.  She had been in failing health three years.

                She was born Sept. 2, 1900 in Miami County to John and Adeline COON ROCKEY, and lived most of her life in Fulton County.  She was married Feb. 14, 1918 in Fulton to Omer “Bob” ZARTMAN, who died July 17, 1961.  She was a member of the Perrysburg Baptist church and the former Get-to-Gather Club.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Leonard (Virginia) REED, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, and Mrs. James (Sue) RIGNEY, Rt. 6, Rochester; two sons, Von “Mike” [ZARTMAN], Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, and Tom [ZARTMAN], Rt. 1, Rochester; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and a brother, David [ROCKEY], Peru.  A brother, Pat [ROCKEY], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Fulton with the Rev. John CAMPBELL officiating.  Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.  Friends may call from 3 to 8:30 p.m.Tuesday and on Wendesday from 9 a.m. until time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund.

 

Maude E. Whitney

                Maude E. WHITNEY, 87, of 1009 Madison St., died Friday in Woodlawn Hospital after a long illness.

                She was born Sept. 2, 1898 in Rochester to William and Addie MORRIS, and moved here 20 years ago from South Bend.  On Feb. 1, 1919 in Rochester, she was married to Adry Glenn WHITNEY, who preceded in death.  In South Bend, she had worked for 25 years at Whitehall Manufacturing Co.

                Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Ben (Arlene) VERNON, with whom she resided; two grandsons, Tom RUBENALT, Madison, Wis., and Terry RUBENALT, Phoenix, Ariz.; four nieces, Mrs. Ed (Juanita) KING, Mrs. Gene (Roberta) EVANS and Mrs. Arnie (Carlene) SNIPES, all of Rochester, and Mrs. Larry (Mary Jo) GOSS, Columbia City; a nephew, Robert THOMPSON, Mishawaka, and two great-grandchildren, Amy and Bryan RUBENALT, both of Kokomo.  A daughter, Vivan RUENALT, and a brother, Ralph [MORRIS], preceded in death.

                Services were at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial was in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Tuesday, April 29, 1986

 

Terry Elliott

                Terry ELLIOTT, 17, of 10036 W. 16th Rd., Argos, died Monday at Woodlawn Hospital from injuries he suffered in an accident at 3 p.m. Monday at U.S. 31 and Indiana 110 in Marshall County.

                He was pronounced dead at 5:15 p.m. by Fulton County Coroner Joyce GOOD of multiple internal injuries and a fractured neck.

                A car driven by Elliott was going north on U.S. 31 and at Indiana 110 he lost control of the car, it went off the east side of the road for unknown reasons and rolled several times.  He was thrown out of the car.

                A passenger in the car, his mother Nancy ELLIOTT, refused medical treatment.

                Elliott was born Nov. 28, 1968 in Plymouth.

                Funeral arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

                The accident is under investigation by Marshall county police.  State police from the Bremen Post and Fulton County police assisted at the scene.

 

Harold O. Yike

                Harold O. YIKE, 69, of 1118 W. Bryan St., South Bend, died at 6 p.m. Sunday in Memorial Hospital, South Bend.

                He was born Feb. 14, 1917 in Rochester to Manson and Idella MUSSELMAN YIKE, and moved from Rochester to South Bend in 1945.  On Nov. 10, 1956 in South Bend, he was married to Sally RIDOUT, who survives.  He was a meat cutter in the Michiana area for many years, and retired in 1978 from Buy-Lo Supermarket in Cassopolis, Mich.  He was a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, American Legion of Indianapolis; the 38th Quartermaster Company of the Army, was a 35-year member of the South Bend Eagles Lodge, attended the First Christian Church of Mishawaka and was a World War II Army veteran.

                Surviving with the wife are three sons, Craig RIDOUT, Osceola; Darrel RIDOUT, Morriston, Fla., and Robert RIDOUT, Waterloo, Iowa; nine grandchildren, and a sister, Mary KRAIG, Plymouth.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Orvis-Palmer Funeral Home, South Bend, with the Rev. Maxwell James WEBB officiating.  Burial will be in the South Lawn Cemetery, South Bend.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Wednesday, April 30, 1986

 

Terry J. Elliott

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos for Terry J. ELLIOTT, 16, of 10036 W. 16th Road, Argos, who was pronounced dead at 5:15 p.m. Monday by Fulton County coroner, Joyce GOOD after a one-car accident at 3 p.m. Monday at U.S. 31 and Indiana 110 in Marshall county.

                The Rev. Michael CLOUD will officiate, and burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and on Friday from 9 a.m. until time of services.

                He was born Nov. 28, 1969 in Plymouth to Darrell “Buck” and Nancy BALLINGER ELLIOTT, and had lived in the area most of his life. He attended Argos Community High School and worked at Burger King in Plymouth.

                Surviving with the mother of Argos and the father of Campobello, S.C., are a sister, Lonna Sue HUGHEY, Wellford, S.C.; a brother, Roger [ELLIOTT], Argos, and the maternal grandmother, Mabel BALLINGER, Argos.

 

George D. Bitterling

                George D. BITTERLING, 91, Rt. 1, Kewanna, died at 10:23 p.m. Tuesday in Canterbury Manor Nursing Home.

                He was born Dec. 16, 1894 in Monterey to Charles R. and Amanda OVERMYER BITTERLING.  On Sept. 20, 1916 in Monterey, he was married to Hallie M. GUSS, who died April 24, 1970.  He was a retired farmer.

                Surviving are two daughters, Elnora M. MALMGREN, Palos Heights, Ill., and Violet WILSON, Winamac; two sons, Ralph [BITTERLING], Kewanna, and Owen Dale [BITTERLING], Calhoun, Ga.; six grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.  Two grandsons, a great-granddaughter, two brothers and six sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Robert E. SMITH officiating.  Burial will be in the Bruce Lake Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday, and on Friday from 8 a.m. until time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Cancer Society.

 

Mildred L. Butts

                Mildred Louise BUTTS, 91, Rt. 3, Wabash, died Tuesday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home East, Wabash.

                She was born March 20, 1895 in Franklin County, Iowa, to Joseph and Mary Louise LEIDER KNOLL, and had moved from Akron to Wabash 30 years ago.  In November 1915 in Sheffield, Iowa, she was married to Phil Lucian BUTTS, who died July 6, 1960.  She was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church, Wabash.

                Surviving are two sons, J. Lloyd [BUTTS], Rochester, and Arden [BUTTS], Akron; a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Helene Louise) EPPLEY, Rt. 3, Wabash; a brother, Carl [KNOLL], Goshen; five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.  Two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Grandstaff-Hentgen-Miner funeral Home, 86 E. Main St., Wabash, with the Rev. Thomas HODSON officiating.  Burial will be in the Omega Cemetery, Akron.  Friends may call after 7 p.m. Thursday.

Thursday, May 1, 1986

 

Alan G. Cranmer

                Alan Gene CRANMER, 53, OF 4730 Scottdale Road, St. Joseph, Mich., died Tuesday afternoon in Mercy-Memorial Hospital, Benton Harbor, Mich., after an illness.

                He was born Feb. 21, 1933 in Rochester to Vernon and Pauline CRANMER, and was married to Nancy A. SMITH, who survives.  He owned the Adult Foster Care Home in St. Joseph.

                Surviving with the wife are the parents, South Bend; four daughters, Vickey McMICHAEL, South Carolina; Tami CLINE, Bremen, and Jennifer and Katie CRANMER, both of St. Joseph; two sons, Alan Gene [CRANMER] Jr., Fort Worth, Texas, and William [CRANMER], South Bend; five grandchildren, and a brother, Dale [CRANMER], Mishawaka.

                In St. Joseph, services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Scottdale United Methodist Church, and burial will be in the Spring Lawn Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today in the Dey-Florin Funeral Home.  Memorials may be made to the Hospitce at Home.

 

Friday, May 2, 1986

 

Glenn A. Parman

                Glenn A. PARMAN, 80, Fulton, died at 8:03 p.m. Thursday at her home.  She had been ill six years.

                She was born Aug. 27, 1905 in Fulton County to John W. and Margaret J. KENT JACKSON, and was a lifetime county resident. On Sept. 12, 1943 in Fulton, she was married to Melvin “Joe” PARMAN, who survives.  She was retired from the Fulton Post Office and was a member of the Fulton Wesleyan Church.

                Surviviving with the husband are two sons, Edward D. [PARMAN], San Antonio, Texas, and Terry C. [PARMAN], Decatur, Mich., and five grandchildren.  Two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Fulton Wesleyan Church with the Revs. Steve CUNNINGTON and Wanda MEEK officiating.  Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Fulton from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday and on Sunday until 11 a.m., then at the church for an hour before services.  Memorials may ve made to the Parkinson’s Foundation.

 

Richard Godfroy

                Richard GODFROY, 59, Mexico, died at 8:42 p.m. Wednesday in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born Sept. 21, 1926 in Peru to Gabriel and Blanche BOLINGER GODFROY, and was a lifetime resident of the Peru and Mexico areas.  On June 5, 1954, he was married to Jayne STANLEY, who survives.  He worked at Sealed Power Corp., was a member of the American Legion and was a World War II Navy veteran.

                Surviving with the wife are three sons, Richard T. [GODFROY], Peru, and Rory and Randy [GODFROY], both of Mexico; two daughters, Lisa CHANCE, Muncie, and Rainette GODFROY, Mexico; a brother, G.D. [GODFROY], Logansport, and four grandchildren.  Three brothers and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home in Peru with the Rev. Claude STOGSDILL officiating.  Burial will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park Cemetery, Cass County.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.


Lucille B. Kane

                Lucille Bernice KANE, 81, Rochester, died at 12:45 a.m. today at her home.  Arrangements are pending at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna.

 

Saturday, May 3, 1986

 

Lucille B. Kane

                There will be no funeral services for Lucille Bernice KANE, 81, who died Friday at her Rochester home.

                Born Oct. 1, 1904 in Cass County to John and Bertha (CLARY) CUMMINGS, she married Raymond D. KANE, who died in 1973.  She was a homemaker.

                She is survived by Frances MacCAUSLAND, Rocheter; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

 

Marie J. Hartman

                Marie J. HARTMAN, 76, died at noon Friday in a Nappanee nursing home, where she had resided for more than a year.

                Born Sept. 14, 1909 in Kosciusko County, she lived in Indiana all her life.  She married Clell HARTMAN in August, 1927.  He died in 1965.

                Surviving are three daughters, Rose RUSSELL, Kokomo, Kate PINGRY, Muncie and Marty BAKER, Beaver Creek, Ohio; a son, Clell “Bud” HARTMAN, who lived in Rochester for 17 years before moving to Kerrville, Texas; grandson Dan HARTMAN, Rochester; eleven other grandchildren; a great-grandgrandson; a sister, Thelma WATKINS, Bourbon; two brothers, Jack FELTER, Nappanee and Carl FELTER, Joshua Tree, Calif.  She was a member of the Nappanee United Methodist Church.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the church.  Burial will be in Union Center Cemetery.  Friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Thompson and Yoder Funeral Home and for an hour prior to services Monday at the church.  Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Fund.

 

Monday, May 5, 1986

 

Dessie M. Batonie

                Dessie M. BATONIE, 85, Valparaiso, formerly of Rochester, died Sunday in Valparaiso.

                She was born July 11, 1900 in Wheatfield to Perry and Cora HUBER HODGE.  She had lived in Valparaiso for 20 years, and was a member of the Women of the Moose.

                Surviving are a daughter, Madeline GUILLIAM, Valparaiso; two sons, Arthur FOOR, Merrillville, and Robert FOOR, Hammond; seventeen grandchildren; twenty-four great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; two sisters, Bernice DUSEK and Zelma DEERBERG, both of Wheatfield, and a brother, Harold [HODGE], South Bend.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Bartholomew Funeral Home,Valparaiso, with Dr. M.W. Robert CRAIG officiating.  Burial will be at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Mildred I. Caslow

                Mildred I. CASLOW, 58, Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, formerly of 210 E. Plum St., Argos, died at 10:25 a.m. Saturday in Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, after a long illness.

                She was born June 9, 1927 in Marshall County to Ellis and Leona LOCKHARD CORMICAN, and was a lifetime area resident.  On Oct. 6, 1945 in Bourbon, she was married to Donald CASLOW, who survives.  She was a member of Summit Chapel Ladies Aid, the former Summit Chapel Methodist Church and the Argos American Legion Auxiliary.

                Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Mrs. Russell (Donna Lou) REICHARD, Bourbon, and Mrs. Stephen (Patricia) HISSONG, Argos; a son, Michael [CASLOW], Donaldson; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Igurna HITSHER, Constantine, Mich., and Bertha TAVINER, Plymouth, and four brothers, Wayne [CORMICAN], Bristol, Arla [CORMICAN], Ligonier; Marion [CORMICAN], Tippecanoe, and Gerald [CORMICAN], Indianapolis.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos with the Rev. Arley MITCHUM officiating.  Burial will be in the Summit Chapel Cemetery, southeast of Bourbon.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.  Memorials may be made to the Argos Emergency Medical Service.

 

Irvin G. Sutton

                Irvin Gideon SUTTON, 67, Rt. 1, Akron, died at 8:20 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital where he had been a patient since Friday evening.  He had been in failing health since August 1985.

                He was born Feb. 19, 1919 in Starke County to William and Margerett “Maggie” LOUDERMILK SUTTON, who preceded in death.  He had lived most of his life in the Akron area, coming from Starke County.  On April 9, 1941 in Rochester, he married Marjorie M. NICODEMUS SUTTON, who survives.

                He was a retired farmer and also retired in 1983 from the Akron Foundry where he was employed as a day laborer.  He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World War II.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Larry L. SUTTON, Rt. 1, Akron; three grandchildren, Ralph, Terry and Mary KOVEL, Rt. 1, Akron, and a brother, Forest SUTTON, Tiosa.  Preceding in death were five sisters and three brothers.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home,Akron, with the Rev. Lowell BURRIS officiating.  Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. Tuesday and on Wednesday from 9 a.m. through the hour of services.

Tuesday, May 6, 1986

 

Paul A. Musser

                Paul A. MUSSER, 1117 Franklin Ave., died at 9:15 p.m. Sunday in Woodlawn Hospital.

                He was born in Logansport to Charles and Ora DUKES MUSSER.  He had lived in Rochester the past two months after living most of his life in Bremen, where he owned and operated Paul’s Shoes and Repair.  He was married Jan. 24, 1932 at Niles, Mich., to Venus PONADER, who died April 27, 1979.  On Dec. 11, 1985 in Clearwater, Fla., he was married to Myra VanGILDER, who survives.  He was a member of the First United Church of Christ and the Masonic Lodge at Bremen, was a member and past patron of the Bremen Eastern Star and was a member and past president of the Bremen Kiwanis Club.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Carroll “Barbara Lou” MARTINEO, Anderson; two step-daughters, Mrs. Larry (Myra) BUROFF, Argos, and Mrs. David (Mariellen) MORRISON, Manchester, Tenn.; two sons, Tom T. [MUSSER], Bremen, and Jerry A. [MUSSER], Blytheville, Ark.; two step-sons, Douglas BOER, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and William [BOER], Chicago, Ill.; five grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; ;eight great-grandchildren, and two step-great-grandchildren.  Two sisters, Avis and Daisy [MUSSER], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Mishler Funeral Home, Bremen, with the Rev. William T. HEATH officiating.  Burial will be in the Bremen Cemetery.  Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m.  A Masonic memorial service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. today.

 

Wednesday, May 7, 1986

 

[no obits]

 

Thursday, May 8, 1986

 

Florence A. Rains

                Florence Amelia RAINS, 82, of 1122 Lake Ave., Plymouth, died at 8:30 p.m. Monday in Holy Cross Parkview HospitaL, Plymouth.

                She was born May 30, 1903 in Marshall County to Frederich and Eva GILL KAUFFMAN, and was a lifetime resident.  On Sept. 15, 1921, she was married to Charles RAINS, who died July 12, 1960.  She was a member of the First United Church of Christ, Plymouth.

                Surviving are three daughters, Kathryn KREIGHBAUM and Rose Aline MacLAIN, both of Plymouth, and Betty Darlene GREEN, Rochester; four sons, Robert [RAINS], Chesterton; Donald [RAINS], Frankfort; David [RAINS], Gary, and Charles [RAINS] Jr., LaPorte; thirty-two grandchildren; great-grandchildren, and a brother, Chester [RAINS], South Bend.  A son, Loren [RAINS], and a brother preceded in death.

                Services were to be at 2 p.m. today in the VanGilder Funeral Home, Plymouth, with Dr. Ronald LIECTHY officiating.  Burial was to be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Plymouth.  Memorials may be made to the First United Church of Christ, Plymouth.
Lucille J. Hill

                Lucille J. HILL, 71, Rt. 4, Rochester (Indiana 14), died of cancer at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday at her home after a year-long illness.

                She was born Feb. 23, 1915 in Cass County to Joseph and Dolly LIVINGSTON REDD, and lived most of her life in this area.  On July 14, 1932 at Royal Center, she was married to Roy E. HILL, who died Oct. 14, 1957.  She was a retired nurse’s aide.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Linda) SITTLER, Glasow, Ky.; two sons, Jack L. [HILL], Rochester, and Robert [HILL], Mentone; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Louise VITELLO, Logansport, and Frances SMITH, Plymouth, and a brother, John Jack [REDD], Riverside, Calif.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday.  Memorials may be made to the Cancer Society.

 

Friday, May 9, 1986

 

June Miller

                June COTEY MILLER, wife of Melvin MILLER, 400 W. South St., Argos died at 7:14 a.m. today in the emergency room at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.  Arrangements are pending at the King Memorial Home, Mentone.

 

Saturday, May 10, 1986

 

Troy V. Shultz

                Troy V. SHULTZ, 22, Rt. 2, Macy, died at 1:45 a.m. today of a skull fracture when the pickup truck he was driving struck a tree head-on just north of Perrysburg in Miami County.

                Shultz was driving north on Old U.S. 31, four-tenths of mile north of County Road 1000 North, when the truck went off the west side of the road and struck the tree, according to state police.

                He was alone in the vehicle.  He was not wearing a seat belt, police said.

                Shultz was pronounced dead at the scene by Miami County Coroner Tom EDDY.  His body was taken to Dukes Memorial Hospital at Peru, where an autopsy was scheduledf for today.

 

Dellar L. Williams

                Dellar L. WILLIAMS, 71, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 10:35 p.m. Friday at Woodlawn Hospital.  She had been in failing health for four years.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Brice CASEY officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Virginia M. Stephen

                Virginia M. “Ginny” STEPHEN, 60, of 421 W. Seventh St., died at 9:25 p.m. Friday in St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.  She had been seriously ill for two weeks.

                She was born Nov. 14, 1925 in Richmond to James and Sarah DELGITO PAPPIN and moved here from Richmond in 1950.  She was married Nov. 20, 1958 to William E. “Bill” STEPHEN, who survives.  She was retired from the Rochester Water Department office.  She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.

                Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Mrs. David (Saralie) THOMPSON, Rt. 3, Rochester; three grandchildren, Chris HOOKS, Rt. 3, Rocheter; Rick THOMPSON and Mrs. Tom (Tami) HOLLOWAY, both of Rochester; two great-granddaughters, Jessica and Brittlyn HOLLOWAY; a sister, Helen SMARELLI, Richmond, and a brother, Phil PAPPIN, Richmond.  Preceding in death were a grandson, Greg THOMPSON, in 1979 and a sister, Mary Ann DeRAGO.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Richard PUETZ officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, where the Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Monday.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

 

June Miller

                Services for June COTEY MILLER, 60, of 400 W. South St., Argos, will be at 1 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rochester.  Father Richard PUETZ will officiate and burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery.

                Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at the King Memorial Home in Mentone, where the Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

                Mrs. Miller died at 7:14 a.m. Friday in Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.

                She was born Sept. 14, 1925 in Chicago to Clarence and Veva Mae DAVIS COTEY.  Mr. Cotey survives.  She was married Nov. 11, 1972 in Rochester to Melvin MILLER, who survives.  She was employed at Deluxe Cleaners in Mentone before her marriage.  She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society of the church.

                Surviving are the husband; the father, of Pinellas Park, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Don (Rosemary) BAKER, Rt. 1, Tippecanoe, and a brother, Leon COTEY, Bremerton, Wash.

Monday, May 12, 1986

 

Nancy I. Hunter

                Nancy Irene HUNTER, 71, College Square Apratments, died at 5:50 a.m. Sunday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, where she had been a patient a day.  She had been in failing health a year.

                She was born April 26, 1915 in Maytown, Ky., to Clay and Minnie WARD PIERATT, and had lived in Rochester since 1930.  In 1934 in Rochester, she was married to Harvey Fred HUNTER, who survives.  She retired in 1973 from Hart Schaffner and Marx, and was a member of the ladies’ ausiliaries of the American Leigion, VFW and Eagles Lodge.

                Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Phyllis) REED, Harbor Springs, Mich.; four sons, Lee HUFF, Culver Frederick HUNTER, Bourbon; Richard Dean HUNTER, Gardnerville, Nev., and Alvin HUNTER, Plymouth; fifteen grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Van (Helen) KELLY, Rochester, and three brothers, Ward and Bill NICKEL, both of Logansport, and Harvey NICKEL, Rochester.  Two brothers, Omer and Elwood PIERATT, preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Paul SECRLE officiating.  Burial will be in the Moon Cemetey, west of Rochester.  Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until time of services.

 

Dellar L. Williams

                Services were to be at 11 a.m. today at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, for Dellar L. WILLIAMS, 71, Rt. 5, Rocheter, who died at 10:35 p.m. Friday at Woodlawn Hospital.

                The Rev. Brice CASEY was to officiate, and burial was to be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

                She was born Feb. 27, 1915 at Jasper, Ala., to John and Nellie REINER BARRETT.  On Sept. 23, 1934 in Jasper, she was married to Vester L. WILLIAMS, who died April 29, 1985.

                Surviving are five [sic] sons, Herman, Floyd and Boyd [WILLIAMS], all of Rochester; LeRoy and Jerry [WILLIAMS], both of Little Rock, Ark., and Larry [WILLIAMS], Bluffton, Ark., three daughters, Rosie L. BELL and Geraldine WILLYERD, both of Rochester, and Nellie BAUGH, Logansport; twenty-seven grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; two sisters, Cecil KENNEDY and Stella KING, both of Jasper, and four brothers, J.B. and Luther [BARRETT], both of Florida; Earl [BARRETT], Rochester, and Wesley [BARRETT], Booneville, Ark.

 

Troy V. Shultz

                Troy Vincent SHULTZ, 22, Macy, died at 1:45 a.m. Saturday at the north edge of Perrysburg in a one-truck accident.  He was born Nov. 23, 1963 in Peru to Donald B. and Elizabeth GUINN SHULTZ.  On June 1, 1985 at Macy United Methodist Church, he was married to Tammera Annette DEEDS, who survives.  He worked at Shultz Timber, Macy.

                Surviving with the wife and the parents of Rt. 2, Macy, are three brothers, Timothy [SHULTZ, Patuxent River, Md.; John P. [SHULTZ], Akron, and Kelly [SHULTZ], Rt. 2, Macy; four sisters, Chrystal HOOK, Rochester; Alisa GALBRAITH, Bunker Hill, and Shelly and Brandy SHULTZ, both of Rt. 2, Macy; the grandparents, Mauna SHULTZ, Mexico; Erma BRUSS, Littleton, Colo., and Alvin GUINN, Johnson City, Tenn.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Lowell BURRIS officiating.  Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today.


Lucy A. Musselman

                Lucy Arvilla MUSSELMAN, 62, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, died at 5:18 p.m. Sunday in Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

                She was born March 25, 1924 at Royal Center to Edward and Flossie BENSON MILLER, and was married July 20, 1944 at Santa Rosa, Calif., to Ralph A. MUSSELMAN, who survives.  She was employed th TM Morris.

                Surviving with the husband are four sons, Kenneth [MUSSELMAN], Twelve Mile; Donald [MUSSELMAN], Rt. 1, Rocheter; Roger [MUSSELMAN], Rochester, and Dallas [MUSSELMAN], Rt. 1, Twelve Mile; eight grandchildren; four brothers, Gene, Francis and Paul [MILLER], all of Royal Center, and Lewis [MILLER], Address unknown, and a sister, Lillian BAIR, Winamac.  A brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. George HAFNER officiating.  Burial will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Cass County.  Friends may call from 3:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

 

Herman J. Rasmussen

                Herman J. RASMUSSEN, 82, Rt. 1, Kewanna, died at 11:25 a.m. Saturday at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

                He was born Jan. 20, 1904 in Chicago, Ill., to Andrew and Della DUNNE RASMUSSEN, and lived in Chicago Heights for 40 years before moving to Kewanna in 1973.  On Oct.17, 1924 at Crown Point, he was married to Hazel ROCK, who died Aug. 27, 1966.  He was a retired machinist for Wisconsin Steel in Chicago and was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Kewanna.

                Surviving are a daughter, Ruth MITCHELL, Rt. 1, Kewanna; a granddaughter, Sister Mary Shawn MITCHELL, Park Forest, Ill.; a grandson, Thomas Ed MITCHELL, Rt. 1, Kewanna, and two great-granddaughters.  Two grandsons and three sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Kewanna, with Father Cornelius J. KELLY officiating.  Committal services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph Cemetery, Dyer.  Friends may call at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, after 4 p.m. today.  The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.

 

Tuesday, May 13, 1986

 

[no obits

 

Wednesday, May 14, 1986

 

Bert R. Damron

                Bert Richard DAMRON, 17, Texas, drowned Tuesday in Texas, his family in Rochester reported today.

                He was born April 5, 1969 in Rochesrter, and was the son of Dewey DAMRON, Rochester Mobile Home Court.

                Surviving with the father are a brother, Dewayne Keith [DAMRON], Texas, and a sister, Audie JEWEL, Nashville, Tenn.

                Arrangements are pending in Texas.
Nellie O. Klepfer

                Nellie O. KLEPFER, 85, Rt. 1, Rochester, formerly of Galveston, died at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital.  She had been ill three years.

                She was born Dec. 22, 1900 in Galveston to David L. and Etta JENNINGS KLEPFER, and lived most of her life in Galveston.  A registered nurse, she had been an industrial nurse for the former Cuneo Press at Kokomo, and had worked at Howard County Hospital.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Galveston.

                Surviving is a nephew, Wendell KLEPFER, Rochester.  Three brothers and three sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Murray Funeral Home, Galveston.  Burial will be in the Galveston Cemetery.  Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

 

Charles R. Rice

                Charles Richard RICE, 67, of 1313 Chicago St., Logansport, died at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday at his home.

                He was born Oct. 8, 1918 in Logansport to Bert S. and Myrtle J. MOREHART RICE.  On Dec. 25, 1941 in Logansport, he was married to Cathrine KROFT of Rochester, who survives.  he was retired from Logansport State Hospital and from Kroft Shoe Store, Logansport, was a World War II Army veteran, and was a founding member of the Community Church of God, Logansport, of which he was chairman of the board and adult Sunday School teacher.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Richard Kent [RICE] and Robert [RICE], both of Denver, Colo.; three daughters, Susan TAYLOR, Charlotte, Mich.; Sabra CHAPMAN, Dade City, Fla., and Heidi SHRIVER, Minneapolis, Minn.; five grandchildren, and a sister, Mary Jane McCROSKEY, Logansport.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Fisher Funeral Chapel, Logansport, with the Rev. Paul E.D. GRUHAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday.  Memorials may be made to the Dick Rice Memorial Youth Trust Fund.

 

Charlotte A. Sutton

                Charlotte A. SUTTON, 50, of 2001 Otto St., Logansport, died at 8:25 a.m. today at Logansport Memorial Hospital.

                She was born May 2, 1936 in Muncie to John and Hildred PAUL.  On Oct. 10, 1960, she was married to Fred SUTTON, who survives.  She was a member of the Church of the Brethren, Logansport.

                Surviving wih the husband are a daughter, Virginia Ann STANTON, Logansport; a son, Billy Lewis BYRD, Oklahoma; a brother, Charles [PAUL], California; six grandchildren, and the father, Mncie.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, with the Rev. David R. EIS officiating.  Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Joe Eckrote

                Joe ECKROTE, 64, Rt. 3, Rocheter, died at 9 a.m. Tuesday in South Bend Memorial Hospital after an illness of two weeks.

                He was born July 6, 1921 in New Castle to Joe and Lisa LOVE ECKROTE.  In 1940 at New Castle, he was married to Helen TALBERT, who survives.  He was a farmer.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Jerry [ECKROTE], Rochester, and Gerald [ECKROTE], Colorado; two daughters, Sandra SIDWELL, Pendleton, and Bev TUTEROW, Middletown; nine grandchildren; a great-grandchild; the mother, Lisa ECKROTE, New Castle; six sisters, and two brothers.  Two brothers preceded in death.

                Arrangements are pending at the Frame and Main Funeral Home, New Castle.

 

Vi Ola Miller

                Vi Ola MILLER, 98, Peabody Retirement Center, North Manchester, formerly of Rt. 2, Silver Lake, died at 2 a.m. today at the Retirement center, where she lived with her husband, Mark Miller..

                She was born Sept. 6, 1887 in Akron to George and Ica Dora GINN MITCHELL, and had lived most of her life in the Akron and Silver Lake communities.  Her first marriage was to Charles RHODES; her second marriage was to Cecil SHOEMAKER, and her third marriage was to Ed CALVERT.  On April 7, 1974 in Rocheter, she was married to Mark MILLER, who survives.  She was a member of the First Church of God, Akron.

                Surviving with Mr. Miller are a sister, Daisey SPEAR, Battle Creek, Mich.; step-children, and step-grandchildren.  A sister and two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Akron with the Revs. C.J. MOWRER and John WHITCRAFT officiating.  Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and on Friday from        9 a.m. until time of services.

 

Frankie F. Stitler

                Mrs. Frankie F. STITLER, 92, Rt. 1, Claypool, died at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.  She had been ill about a month.

                She was born June 25, 1893 at Claypool to William and Angynetta BLOOM WORLEY.  She lived at Rt. 1, Claypool for 68 years after moving from Warsaw.  On Dec. 14, 1910, she was married to Byron STITLER, who died in 1933.  She was a member of Beaver Dam United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women’s Society.

                Surviving are two daughters, Angynetta STITLER, Claypool, and Mrs. Glenn (Alldene) WAGNER, Warsaw; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild.  A son, Worley [STITLER], died in 1982, and three sisters also preceded in death.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Beaver Dam United Methodist Church with the Rev. Wayne JOHNSON officiating.  Burial will be in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery.  Friends may call at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, and on Friday at the church for an hour before time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund.

Thursday, May 15, 1986

 

Jetta M. Barkman

                Jetta Marie BARKMAN, 87, a resident for eight years at the Healthwin Nursing Home, South Bend, died at 6:45 a.m. Saturday in the Healthwin Hospital.

                She was born Dec. 6, 1898 in Fulton County to Frank and Jennie SHEETS, and had lived most of her life in the Burton community.  After high school graduation and teacher’s training, she taught school in Fulton County for six years, then was a secretary in South Bend until her marriage in 1936 to Jay BAKER, who died in 1938.  In 1950, she was married to Harley E. BARKMAN, who died in 1968.  She was a member of Rebekah Lodge, Kewanna, and WSCS, Leiters Ford.

                Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Lewis SIMPER, south Bend; three step-children, Mrs. Carl J. WILSON, Walton, and Mrs. Kline BLACKETOR Jr., and Earl BARKMAN, both of Rochester, and nieces and nephews.  Three brothers and a sister prceded in death.

                After cremation in Michiana Crematory, burial was in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Bruce Lake.  The Welsheimer Funeral Home in South Bend was in charge of arrangements.

 

Mark Adam Dancy

                Infant Mark Adam DANCY died at 6 p.m. Tuesday about 40 minutes after being born to Judieh Mae DANCY, Rt. 2, Kewanna, in Pulaski Memorial Hosptal, Winamac.

                Surviving with the mother are the maternal grandfather, Daughton DANCY, Monterey, and aunts and uncles.  A sister, Chris [DANCY], and the maternal grandmother, Evelyn DANCY, preceded in death.

                Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery with Deborah DANCY officiating.  The Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester is in charge of arranements.

 

Friday, May 16, 1986

 

Violet B. Callaway

                Violet B. CALLAWAY, 71, of 2009 Mariwalla Circle, Fort Myers, Fla., died at 8:04 p.m. Wednesday at Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort Myers.

                She was born Jan. 2, 1915 in Waterloo, Iowa, to Marion and Daisy WINTERS BOWEN.  She was married Oct. 31, 1957 in Arlington, Va., to Lt. Col. Kermit H. CALLAWAY, who survives.

                Surviving with the husband are a son, Kermit [CALLAWAY] Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio, and two sisters, Josephine LAUGHLIN, Tacoma, Wash., and Geraldine GARDNER, Big Rapids, Mich.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Foster & Good funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Donald PETERS officiating.  Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester.  Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and on Monday from 9 a.m. until time of services.
Fred A. Raider

                Fred A. RAIDER, 58, Denver, died at 1:23 a.m. today at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru.  Arrangements are pending at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver.

 

Delmar Howard

                Delmar HOWARD, 44, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Hospital, where he had been a patient a day.  He had been in failing health five years.

                He was born April 3, 1942 in Brainard, Ky., to Add and Lina ADAMS HOWARD, and had lived here most of his life.  On Dec. 24, 1966 in Rochester, he was married to Mary M. LAYNE, who survives.  He owned and operated the Streight-A-Way Body Shop, and was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Adam [HOWARD], at home; the parents, Rochester; a sister, Mrs. Calvin (Vernellee) REFFITT, Rt. 4, Rochester; a niece, and two nephews.  A brother, Edsel [HOWARD], died in 1971.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Sam OVERMYER officiating.  Burial will be in the Citizens Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday from 9 a.m. until time of services.

 

Saturday, May 17, 1986

 

Kelly W. Frakes,

Jerry L. Bailey and

Renae S. Eber

                Kelly W. FRAKES, 27, Kewanna, Jerry L. BAILEY, 17, Rt.  3, Winamac, and Renae S. EBER, 18, Rt. 3, Kewanna (Pulaski County), died of massive head injuries they suffered in an accident at 8:02 a.m. Friday in Pulaski County, four to five miles west of Kewanna.

                Paul R. MINIX, 32, Rt. 1, Delong, suffered facial lacerations and a broken left foot and was admitted to Pulaski Memorial Hospital.  Today, Minix was listed in fair condition.

                Frakes, Bailey and Eber were pronounced dead at the scene by Pulaski County Coroner, Bob ULBRICHT.

                A car driven by Minix, going east on County Road 250 South, collided with a car driven by Eber, which was going north on County Road 625 East.  State police said Eber failed to yield the right of way.

                Frakes and Bailey were passengers in the Minix car, and Eber was alone in her car, according to Ulbricht.  Eber and Frakes were thrown out of the cars they were in.

                State police said that if the people killed would have been wearing seatbelts, their deaths would have been prevented.

                Eber was on her way to graduation practice at Winamac High School, Ulbricht said.

                The Kewanna-Union Township Fire Department was called to wash down gasoline spilled at the scene.

                FRAKES was born Oct. 31, 1958 in Logansport to Charles and Faye STINEMETZ FRAKES, and lived most of his life in Winamac.  On Jan. 8, 1983 in Winamac, he was married to Eleanor MINIX, who survives.  He was a construction worker for Tippecanoe Construction Co., Winamac; was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, winamac, and had served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Kimberly [FRAKES], and a son, Kyle [FRAKES], both at home; the parents, Winamac; the paternal grandmother, Goldie FRAKES,


New Corydon; two sisters, Kimberly LOWRY and Paula GARNER, and two brothers, Perry and Stacy [FRAKES], all of Winamac.  a brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Frain Mortuary in Winamac with the Rev. Albert REED officiating.  Military graveside services will be at St. Peter’s Cemetery, Winamac.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, and on Monday from 8 a.m. until time of services.  A Scriptural wake service will be at 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

                EBER was born Dec. 7, 1967 in Landstuhl, West Germany, to Lary A. and Nancy GUY EBER.  She was in the 1986 class at Winamac High School, where she was a member of the girls volleyball team, Future Homemakers of America and Future Farmers of America, and was a former member of the girls track team.  She was president of the Pulaski County Junior Leaders, and was a member of the Harrison Township 4-H Club.  She worked at the 3-D Department Store in Rochester.

                Surviving with the parents of Rt. 3, Kewanna, are the maternal grandparents, Doyne E. and Mary Alice GUY, Galveston; the paternal grandparents, Burl E. and Dona EBER, Rt. 4, Rochester; two brothers, Mark A., and Scot A. [EBER], both at home; aunts and uncles, and her fiance, Theodore A. CARLSON, Rt. 1, Kewanna.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Frain Mortuary with the Revs. Neil MILLIMAN and Dennis INGLE officiating.  Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, and on Tuesday from 8 a.m. until time of services.

                Services for BAILEY will be at 1 p.m. Monday, in the New Hope Baptist Church, Knox, with the Rev. Charles WALLEN officiating.  Burial will be in the Bass Lake Cemetery.  Friends may call after 3 p.m. Sunday in the O’Donnell Funeral Home, North Judson, and on Monday  after noon at the church.

 

Fred Raider

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, for Fred A. RAIDER, 58, Denver, who died at 1:23 a.m. Friday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru.

                The Rev. Mark SPENCER will officiate, and burial will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Cass County.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.  Memorials may be made to the Denver Baptist Church.

                He was born July 11, 1927 in Monticello to William and Edith P. AUSTIN RAIDER.  He was married on Jan. 21, 1956 at Delphi to VaLue Doreen SCHRODER, who died Aug. 21, 1983.  He was a retired trucker for Chase Levy Trucking of Chicago, Ill., and was a member of the Deedsville I.O.O.F. Lodge, the Peru VFW and Eagles lodges and was a World War II Army veteran.

                Surviving are three children, Debra TOWNSEND, Twelve Mile, and Frad A. [RAIDER], Jr., and Calvin L. [RAIDER], both of Denver; three grandchildren; a sister, Betty SEARS, Crawfordsville, and three step-brothers, Steve RAIDER, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Bud RAIDER, Lengby, Minn., and Bruce RAIDER, Minneapolis, Minn.

Monday, May 19, 1986

 

Alta A. Hudson

                Alta Arminta HUDSON, 84, Retired Tigers Apartments, Warsaw, formerly of Akron, died at 7:20 a.m. Friday in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

                She was born June 30, 1901 in Miami County to William Cloyd and Nellie KRIEG KERCHER.  She had lived in Akron before moving to the Retired Tigers Apartments in 1980.  On July 26, 1919 at Warsaw, she was married to William Frank HUDSON, who survives.  She was a member of the First Brethren Church of Warsaw, the Friendship Sunday school class, the American Legion Auxiliary and the Purdue Home Project and Keepin’-On extension clubs.

                Surviving with the husband are two sons, William F. [HUDSON] Jr., and Jerry C. [HUDSON], Sr., both of Mentone; a sister, Retha MOLLENHOUR, Mentone; six grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the King Memorial Home, Mentone.  Burial will be in the Gilead Cemetery.  Friends may call for an hour before services.

 

Bertha J. Dedelow

                Bertha Julia DEDELOW, 83, Rt. 4, Rochester, formerly of Hammond and Hollywood, Fla., died at 10:40 a.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital.

                She was born Aug. 11, 1902 in Hessville to Charles and Emma VANES WATTS.  On June 7, 1921 in Hessville, she was married to Emil DEDELOW, who died Jan. 13, 1953.  She was a retired personnel manager at J.J. Newberrys in Melrose Park, Ill., and was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Hollywood.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. William (Jean) STILLER, Rt. 4, Rochester, with whom she lived; two granddaughters, Mrs. Rick (Sparkle) FIGLIO and Mrs. Paul (Sandy) HELSTERN, both of Rochester; two great-grandchildren, Lindsey HELSTER and Jared FIGLIO, both of Rochester, and two sisters, Emily WULF, Hollywood, and Alma McCONNEL, Hammond.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Bocken Funeral Chapel, 7042 Kennedy Ave., Hammond, with Pastor John LUTTMAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Concordia Cemetery, Hammond.  Friends may call at the funeral chapel from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday for an hour before time of services.  The Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester is in charge of local arrangements.

Tuesday, May 20, 1986

 

Ulrich Woodcox

                Ulrich WOODCOX, 73, of 1519 Madison St., died at 4:04 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital, where he had been a patient for two weeks.  He had been in failing health two months.

                He was born Jan. 3, 1913 in Leiters Ford to Harley and MelvineVAWTER WOODCOX, and was a lifetime area resident.  On July 3, 1937 in Rochester, he married Pearlie McGLOTHIN, who survives.  He retired from farming in the Burton community in 1978 and was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Gene [WOODCOX], Rt. 14, Brazil; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Bill (Mary) TYLER, Gary; Mrs. Austin (Annabelle) KINCAID and Louise POLK, both of Rochester, and Mrs. Bill (Betty) QUIGLEY, Peru, and nieces and nephews.  A brother, Benjamin [WOODCOX], preceded in death.

                Private services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.  The I.O.O.F. Lodge will conduct memorial services at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

 

Wednesday, May 21, 1986

 

Austin Tyler Jackson

                Austin Tyler JACKSON, 11-day-old son of Ronald and Willa WATKINS JACKSON, 704 N. Sycamore St., North Manchester, died Tuesday morning at Riley Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis.  Born May 9 in Rochester, he had been ill since birth.

                Surviving with the parents are a half-brother, Scott JACKSON, North Manchester; two half-sisters, Teri JACKSON, Peru, and Melanie BURNS, North Manchester; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry JACKSON, Silver Lake; the maternal grandmother, Olive WATKINS, and the maternal great-grandmother, Beatrice WILLOUGHBY, both of Kewanna.

                Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Swank Cemetery, North Manchester, with the Rev. Chad BURKHAT officiating.  There will be no visitation.  The Bender Funeral Home, North Manchester, is in charge of arrangements.  Memorials may be made to Riley Children’s Hospital or to the Heart Fund.

 

Flora Carbonell Oliver

                Flora CARBONELL OLIVER, 85, Rt. 1, Akron (Indiana 114), died in her sleep about  11 p.m. Monday at her home.  Arrangements are pending at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Akron.

Thursday, May 22, 1986

 

Veva E. West

                Veva E. WEST, 82, of 1480 Franklin Ave., died at 9:10 p.m. Wednesday in Woodlawn Hospital, where she had been a patient three days.  She had been in failing health a year, and seriously ill three days.

                She was born Dec. 15, 1903 at Honey Creek in Henry County to Bert and Rosa WEBB WHITWORTH, and moved here 8 1/2 years ago from Ridgeville.  On Oct. 27, 1928 at Honey Creek, she was married to the Rev. Lawrence R. WEST, who died Aug. 17, 1982.  She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and the Senior Citizens Club.

                Surviving are three sons, Keith [WEST], Rochester Bert [WEST], Yoakum, Texas, and George [WEST], Tacoma, Wash.; eleven grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren, and a sister, Crystal WHITWORTH, Middletown.  Three sisters and two brothers preceded in death.

                Services are tentatively scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. John LOUTHAIN officiating.  Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Miller Cemetery, Middletown.  Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester, and on Saturday at the church for an hour before time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church.

 

Flora Carbonell Oliver

                Private services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Akron for Flora CARBONELLE OLIVER, 85, Rt. 1, Akron, who died in her sleep about 11 p.m. Monday at her home.

                Father Richard PUETZ will officiate, and burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until time of services.

                She was born Oct. 4, 1900 in Iloilo, Philippine Islands, and moved from Davao City, Philippines, to Akron 31 years ago.  In 1930, she was married in Davao City to Reece A. OLIVER, who died March 20, 1966.  She was a member of the Akron Homemakers Club.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Rene’ (Fe’ Rebecca) TORRE’S, Puerto Rico; three sons, Robert P. [OLIVER], and James S. [OLIVER], both of Denver, Colo., and Winston R. [OLIVER], Fort Wayne; nine gandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and brothers and sisters in the Philippines.

 

Friday, May 23, 1986

 

Mary M. Garges

                Mary Mabel GARGES, 74, of 3040 Ocean Beach Road, Clark Lake, Mich., died at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Mich.

                She was born Dec. 29, 1911 at Lucerne to John J. and Mary B. HORN HILL, and was a former Rochester resident.

                Surviving are two sisters, Martha E. BENDICK, Escondido, Calif., and Beatrice ARMSTEAD, Chino Valley, Calif.; a brother, John J. [HILL], Mishawaka, and nieces and nephews.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. John CAMPBELL officiating.  Burial will e in the Fulton Cemetery.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today.

Saturday, May 24, 1986

 

[no obits]

 

Monday, May 26, 1986

 

[no paper - holiday]

 

Tuesday, May 27, 1986

 

Duston Scott VanDusen

                Duston Scott VanDUSEN, 2, 20260 Lindon Rd., Argos, died of multiple internal injuries in a two-car accident at U.S. 31 and Indiana 110 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

                He was pronounced dead at the scene by Fulton County Deputy Coroner Junior GOOD.  The accident occurred just inside Fulton County.

                The child was riding in the front passenger seat of a car driven by his mother, Stacy J. VanDUSEN, 18.  She suffered internal injuries and was taken to Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, then to South Bend Memorial Hospital.  She was listed in stable condition this morning.

                The VanDusen car was struck broadside by a car driven by Jeffery SOUTHERLAND, 26, South Bend.  VanDusen was going east on Indiana 110 and Southerland was going north on U.S. 31.  State police said VanDusen had stopped in the median of U.S. 31, waiting for traffic going north on U.S. 31, then pulled in front of the Southerland car.

                Southerland suffered pain in his right wrist.  Passengers injured in Southerland car were David POZZIE, 26, Michawala, bruised legs; Patrick McNAMARA, 20, South Bend, facial cuts and scratches, listed in fair condition today in St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend; Jim RUPERT, 24, South Bend, leg bruises, and Donald E. PERRY, 25, South Bend, leg and shoulder pain.

                Duston VanDUSEN was not in a child restraint seat and was not wearing a seat belt.  If he had een wearing safety restraints, they wouldn’t hae prevented his death, state police said.

                The Argos Fire Department was called to the scene to assist police.

                The boy was the third person to die in a traffic accident this year in Fulton County.

                Funeral arrangements for Duston VanDusen are pending at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Mable L. McIntire

                Mable L. McINTIRE, 78, Rt. 5, Rochester (Camp Shohola), died Sunday evening at her home. She had een in failing health many years.

                She was born March 1, 1908 in South Bend to Rueben and Rosa WHITTENBERGER, and lived most of her life in fulton County.  On Stpe. 28, 1927 at South Bend, she was married to Roy Edward “Dutch” McINTIRE, who died Dec. 6, 1984.  She was a former practical nurse at Woodlawn Hospital, and was a memer of the First Baptist Church and Fulton County Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution.

                Surviving are a son, John Edward [McINTIRE], San Anselmo, Calif.; three grandchildren, Mary Ann McINTIRE, Chicago, Ill.; Lorraine McINTIRE, Santa Rosa, Calif., and Mrs. Larry (Roberta) KLEMMER, Elkhart; three great-grandchildren, and a half-brother, Clarence BOGGESS, Rt. 7, Rochester.  A brother and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rocheter with the Rev. Donald MAUGHAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Citizens Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and on Thursday until time of services.

 

Carl C. Good Sr.

                Carl Clyde GOOD Sr., 85, Rt. 1, North Manchester, died at 12:27 a.m. Sunday at Wabash County Hospital.

                He was born June 20, 1900 in Wabash County to Alonzo and Myrtle GEARHART GOOD.  On Nov. 26, 1930, he was married to Minnie BROWN, who survives.  He was retired from Buckeye Pipeline, where he had worked 30 years, and was a member of Wesleyan Methodist Church at Laketon.

                Surviving with the wife are six sons, Leonard F., Carl Jr., Dean, Richard, Jerald D. and Bruce [GOOD], all of North Manchester; two daughers, Mrs. John (Violet) FITZGERALD and Mrs. Jim (Norma) GILLUM, both of North Manchester; nineteen grandchildren, and eight-great-grandchildren.  Three brothers, a sister and a grandchild preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the DeLaughter Mortuary, North Manchester, with the Rev. Dale LEINBACH officiating.  Burial will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. today.

 

Bernice L. Anderson

                Bernice L. ANDERSON, 84, of 4553 Payton St., Indianapolis, was found dead in her home Sunday.  She died of apparent natural causes.

                She was born Jan. 29, 1903 in Marshall County to Ora C. and Minnie LAIRD ANDERSON, and had lived in Indianapoli since 1952.  A nutritionist, she had been employed by the government, and had spent 5 1/2 years in Japan and six years in Germany.  She retired in 1972.  She received a bachelor’s degree in 1931 from Purdue University, and a master’s degree in 1939 from the University of Chicago.  She was a member of Franklin Road Church of Christ the Purdue Alumnae Association, the American Association of University Women, the National Travel Club, the International Cultural Center, the Women’s Department Club and the American Diatetic Association.

                Surviving are a brother, Ernest W. [ANDERSON], Urbana, Ill., and nieces and nephews.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the King Memorial Home in Mentone with Brother Billy STEELE officiating.  Burial will be in the Sycamore Cemetery.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Purdue Alumnae Association.

 


Dr. Charles L. Herrick

                Dr. Charles L. HERRICK, 79, of 220 Mishawaka St., Akron, died at 7:10 a.m. today at his home.  Arrangements are pending at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.

 

Wilbur F. Kamradt

                Wilbur F. “Bill” KAMRADT, 72, Waterhaven Apartments, died at 2:20 p.m. Monday at Rocheter Nursing Home.  He had been ill since February.

                He was born Jan. 29, 1914 in Chicago, Ill., to Otto F. and Matilda MISCH KAMRADT, and moved here from Chicago 20 years ago.  He was married in Chicago to Phyllis REEVES, who survives.  He had worked at Dave Sirken Distributors, Inc., and had been a truck driver for K and R. Cartage of Des Plaines, Ill.  He was a member of the Eagles Lodge and VFW Fathers’ Auxiliary.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Gary (Lois) MOLINARA, Breakfield, Ill. four sons, Ronald [KAMRADT], Houston, Texas; Russell W. [KAMRADT], Bradenton, Fla.; Ralph [KAMRADT], Lombard, Ill., and Roy [KAMRADT], Cicero, Ill.; sixteen grandchildren; three great-grandchildre, and a sister, Ethel CARLSON, Chicago.

                Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester.  Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

 

Wednesday, May 28, 1986

 

Dr. Charles L. Herrick

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Hartzler Funeral Home in Akron for Dr. Charles L. HERRICK, Akron’s family doctor for 50 years.  The Rev. Merlyn COX will officiate and burial will be in the Presbyterian Cemetery, Pulaski, Ind.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday.  Masonic services will be at 8:30 p.m. Thursday.  Memorials may be made to charity.

                Dr. Herrick died at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday at his Akron home, 220 Mishawaka St., following a year’s illness.

                He had practiced medicine in Akron from 1934 until retiring in 1984.  He made house calls until 10 years before his retirement.  A member of the Woodlawn medical staff throughout his career, Dr. Herrick was a former chief of staff and was one of the early and continuing supporters of building the present hospital on East Ninth Street in Rochester.

                He was honored at the Akron Chamber of Commerce annual dinner on April 26, 1978 with a plaque recognizing him for “outstanding and dedicated service to the Akron community since Dec. 1, 1934.”  That same year, he was co-grand marshal of the Akron July 4 parade with then-Gov. Otis BOWEN.

                He was a 50-year member and past-master of the Akron Masonic Lodge, and a member of the Fort Wayne, Scottish Rite, Mizpah Temple of Fort Wayne, Knights Templar of Warsaw, Royal Arch of Rochester and the Akron United Methodist Church.  He served in Italy as a member of the U.S. Army during World War II.

                Dr. Herrick rceived his medical degree from Indiana University in 1932 and joined Akron doctor Willis HOSMAN as a partner the next year.  Dr. Hosman died of a heart attack in March 1935.

                Born on the family farm near Winamac on Oct. 15, 1906, Dr. Herrick was the son of Benjamin and Dora DECKER HERRICK.  He never married.  Surviving are a sister, Thelma LEGO, Three Rivers, Mich.; two brothers, Everett HERRICK, Margaretville, N.Y., and Chester HERRICK, Fruitville, Idaho, and nieces and nephews.

 


Alice M. Baker

                Alice Marie BAKER, 86, Rt. 1, Macy, died at 5:30 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital after a long illness.

                She was born April 30, 1900 in Rochester to James Calvin and Minta REED BECKER, and was a lifetime Fulton County resident.  On June 23, 1947 at LaPorte, she was married to LeRoy BAKER, who died Oct. 15, 1970.  She retired after working for 40 years for the former Armour’s Creamery in Rochester, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Rocheter Eastern Star.

                Surviving are four nephews, Stuart BECKER, Fort Wayne; Jerry BAKER, Rt. 5, Rochester; Orris BAKER, Fulton, and Philip BAKER, Phoenix, Ariz., and two nieces, Mrs. Neil (Janice) STANTON, South Bend, and Beverly FRAZIER, Denver, Colo.  A brother, Carl [BECKER], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. John RAMSEY officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and on Friday from 9 a.m. until time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Manitou Training Centter or the Cancer Society.

 

Dustin VanDusen

                Services for Dustin VanDUSEN, 2, of 13050 19B Road, Argos, who died in a two-car accident at U.S. 31 and Indiana 110 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the First Baptist Church, Argos. The Revs. Robert SIEGRIST and Leo GATHANY will officiate, and burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos from  2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and on Friday at the church for an hour before time of services.  Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Argos.

                He was born March 31, 1984 at Plymouth to Scott Cauffman and Stacy VanDUSEN, who survive.

                Surviving with the parents are the maternal grandparents, Leroy and Sharon VanDUSEN, Argos, the paternal grandmother, Linda MEDERIOS, Mexa, Ariz.; the paternal grandfather, Jon CAUFFMAN, South Bend, and the paternal great-grandmother, Lois KLINE, Rochester.

 

Arthur G. Carroll

                Arthur G. CARROLL, 83, of 602 Washington Ave., Frankfort, died at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Clinton County Hospital.

                He was born May 8, 1903 at Anderson to Charles and Katie NICHOLS CARROLL.  He was married to Helen WORRELL, who survives.  He owned Carroll’s Card Shop for the past 40 years, and had worked at The Indianapolis News as district circulation manager, The Chicago (Ill.) Herald Examiner, The Rochester Sentinel and The Battle Creek (Mich.) News.  He was a member of the First Christian Church, the Elks and Moose lodges and the Clinton County Historical Society and was a former Lions Club member.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Arthur “Bob” [CARROLL], Crown Point, and Jack [CARROLL], Cocoa, Fla.; two daughters, Betty ROUSH, Louisville, Ky., and Jill CARROLL, Frankfort; twenty grandchildren; twenty-seven great-grandchildren, and a sister, Betty BARRY, Frankfot.  A brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Goodwin Funeral Home, Frankfort, with Dr. Hugh REYNOLDS officiating.  Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Frankfort.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday.  Memorials may be made to the Clinton County Historical Society.

 


Dean E. Turnipseed

                Dean Eldon TURNIPSEED, 50, Macy, died about 8:30 a.m. today at his home.  Arrangements are pending at the Foster & Good funeral Home in Rocheter.

 

Thursday, May 29, 1986

 

Dean E. Turnipseed

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester for Dean Eldon TURNIPSEED, 50, Macy, who died at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at his home.

                The Rev. Lowell BURRIS will officiate, and burial will be in the Plainview Cemetery, Macy.  Friends may call for an hour before services.

                He was born Dec. 19, 1935 in Peru to Kenneth and Vivian SHAFFER TURNIPSEED, and lived most of his life in the Macy community.  He was married April 17, 1960 in Kewanna to Alice Mae ANDERSON, who survives.  He was a driver for United Parcel Service for 27 years, was a member of the Olive Branch Church of God and the Masonic Lodge, and had served in the U.S. Army.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Deana Lee TURNIPSEED, Indianapolis; a son, Timothy Dean [TURNIPSEED], Macy; six sixters, Mrs. Richard (Dorothy) STAHL, Mrs. Frank (Maxine) GIBSON, Mrs. Raymond (Virginia) STAHL and Mrs. Harold (Susie) WAGONER, all of Macy; Mrs. Ardith BOOKS, Norfolk, Neb., and Alice GRAF, Wabash, and a brother, Gene [TURNIPSEED=, Fulton.

 

Mildred F. Wilson

                Mildred F. WILSON, 78, Rt. 2, Peru, died at 5:10 a.m. today at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo.

                She was born July 7, 1907 at Chili to Thomas W. and Jessie SNYDER CUMBERLAND.  She was married in 1928 to H. Donald WILSON, who died in June 1975.  She was a charter member of Salem Christian Church, Peru.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Harold (Mary Lynn) HOUSER, Rt. 2, Peru, and Mrs. Donald (Norma) BURNEY, Kochi Prefecture, Japan; three brothers, Norman [CUMBERLAND], Rochester; Raymond [CUMBERLAND], North Manchester, and Orville [CUMBERLAND], Florida; a sister, Mary Elizabeth EISENMAN, Rochester; eight grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. A brother preceded in death.

                A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Salem Christian Church, Peru.  A private graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru, with the Rev. William SHEWMAN officiating.  Friends may call from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru.

Friday, May 30, 1986

 

Gladys Sheetz

                Gladys SHEETZ, 87, formerly of Rochester, died May 17 at the Sublette County Retirement Center, Wyo.

                She was born March 10, 1899 near Danville, Ill., to John and Joanna DECKMAN HAYS.  She was married in 1920 in Rochester to Loy SHEETZ, who died in 1971.  She moved to Rochester when she was six years old, and lived here until 1970.  She moved to Pinedale, Wyo., where she lived with her daughter, Imogene GENETTI.  In Rochester, she owned the former greenhouse on Fulton Avenue, north of the railroad tracks.

                Surviving are two daughters, Imogene GENETTI, and Mary Jane CRAWFORD, Amarillo, Texas; five grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Ida HUTCHINSON, Limo, Ohio,and Minnie KINDIG, Tarpan Springs, Fla.  Three brothers, a sister, a grandson and a great-granddaughgter preceded in death.

                Graveside services were May 21 at the Viola Cemetery, LaBarge, Wyo.

 

Saturday, May 31, 1986

 

Herbert D. Smith

                Herbert Dale SMITH, 69, Route 5, Rocheter, died at 10:47 p.m., Friday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, where he had been a patient since Sunday.

                Born May 4, 1917 in Rocheter to Omer E. and Ethel G. STRUCKMAN SMITH, he had lived all of his life in the Kewanna and Rochester area.  On March 10, 1939 in Kewanna, he married Margaret M. WILSON, who survives.  He was a retired farmer and a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, Rochester.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Elaine) SNYDER, Coldwater, Mich., and Mrs. Stephen (Jane) SHRIVER, Rochester; two sons, William SMITH, Kewanna, and Steven D. SMITH, Ft. Collins, Colo., and seven grandchildren.  One son, Richard Dale SMITH, preceded in death in 1945.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. until services on Tuesday.  Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

 

Clarence Miller

                Clarence “Ed” MILLER, 84, 907 E. Rochester St., Akron, died at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.  He had been in poor health for a year.

                Born Feb. 19, 1902 in Kosciusko County to Owen and Mariah L. KRIEGBAUM MILLER, he lived in the Akron area most of his life.  In 1923 he married Ethel Marie WINES in St. Joseph, Mich.  She died in 1981.  He was a retired farmer and member of the Akron Church of God.

                Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Wallace (Betty) CLINKER, Munising, Mich., Mrs. Kenneth (Isabelle) ELTZROTH, Wabash, Mrs. Dick (Helen) GEARHART, Winamac; one son, Kenny L. MILLER, Warsaw; eight grandchildren; one step-grandson; three great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Lola PARKER and Mrs. Mary MARSHALL, both of Mentone, and Mrs. Julia BELSCHNER, Coldwater, Mich.; and two brothers, Joe MILLER, Mentone, and Everett [MILLER], Plymouth.

               


A sister and seven brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Revs. James MALBONE and Kenneth LEININGER officiating.  Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 p.m. Sunday and Monday from 9 a.m. until services.

 

Monday, June 2, 1986

 

Reta R. Rose

                Reta R. ROSE, 94, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 10 a.m. Saturday in Rochester Nursing Home after a long illness.

                She was born March 29, 1892 in Findley, Ill., to Robert Hunter and Allie FLEMING ROLLER, and moved here 56 years ago from Shelby county, Ill.  On Jan. 20, 1912 at Findley, she was married to Daniel T. ROSE, who died Aug. 14, 1957.  She was a member of the Rochester Church of Christ and the 31 Extension Homemakers Club, and had served for 25 years as a member of the Fulton County Library Board.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Delbert (Virginia) STEVENS, LaPorte; eleven grandchildren; a step-grandson; twenty great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren, and a half-sister, Mrs. J. Phil (Ruth) PREDDY, New Orleans, la.  Four sons, D. Murphy, Marvin E., Daniel Vincent and Capt. Robert [ROSE], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. James R. DAVISON officiating.  Burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 7 p.m. today, and on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Church of Christ.

 

Douglas G. Campbell

                Douglas G. CAMPBELL, 43, died May 18 in Holy Family Home, Charin Falls, Ohio.

                He was born Feb. 3, 1943 in Lincoln, Neb.  In 1965 in Muncie, he was married to Marcie HIZER, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray WARFIELD, Kewanna, and Lawrnce HIZER, Logansport.  The wife survives.  He was a 1965 Ball State University graduate, was a manager of Press-Rite in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Chagrin Falls.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Kimberly and Courtney [CAMPBELL]; a son, Cade Douglas [CAMPBELL]; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.G. CAMPBELL, New Castle, and a sister, Patricia WARRUM, Anderson.

                Services were at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Chagrin Falls, and burial was in Rest Land Cemetery, Bainbridge, Ohio.

 

Fred W. Davis

                Fred W. DAVIS, 88, Rt. 1, Tippecanoe, died in his sleep Saturday night at his home after a long illness.  He was born Oct. 20, 1897 at Crawfordsville to William and Cecilla KOHL DAVIS.  He had lived at Tippecanoe since moving from Niles, Mich., in 1962.  He was retired from the Brehmer Electric Co., South Bend.

                Surviving are a brother, Paul [DAVIS], DuQuoin, Ill., and nieces and nephews.

                Services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Larry TURLEY officiating.  Burial will be in the Washington Park Cemetery East, Indianapolis, at 11 a.m. Wednesday.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

 


Loda M. Powell

                Loda M. POWELL, 92, died at 1 p.m. Sunday in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, after a four-year illness.

                She was born Nov. 26, 1893 at Mount Vernon, Ohio, to Matthew and Manda FOOR DOWDS.  She had lived at Argos since moving from Macy in 1944.  On June 19, 1916 at Peru, she was married to Glen POWELL, who died May 5, 1964.  She was a former member of Macy Eastern Star.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Devon (Priscilla) BURKETT, Argos; two sons, Cecil [POWELL], New Castle, and Kenneth [POWELL], Argos; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Cecilia BRADDOCK, Mount Vernon, and Ruby SWANK, Fort Wayne, and a brother, Cloice DOWDS, Mount Vernon.  Two sisters and a brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Revs. Charles  BLOOMER and Mike CLOUD officiating.  Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.  Memorials may be made to the Marshall County Heart Fund or Cancer Society.

 

Arlene V. Coleman

                Arlene V. COLEMAN, 51, Rt. 2, Warsaw, died at 2 p.m. Sunday at her home after a long illness.

                She was born Oct. 29, 1934 at Silver Lake to Ford and Lucille SEARER PERRY.  She was married April 3, 1958 to Donald COLEMAN, who survives.  She was a 1955 Goshen College graduate and received a master’s debree from St. Francis College in 1968.  She taught school at Mentone, Bourbon and for many years for Whitko School Corp., where she retired for health reasons in May 1985.  She was a member of the Mentone United Methodist Church.

                Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Mrs. Tim (Pam) HARMON and Diane COLEMAN, both of Warsaw; five sons, Kim, Mark and David [COLEMAN], all of Warsaw; Tony [COLEMAN], Des Plaines, Ill., and Jerry [COLEMAN], Indianapolis; the father, Bourbon; six sisters, Avanelle COOK, Elkhart; Alice BALMER, Akron; Angeline MILLER, White Springs, Fla.; Alta GROSSMAN, Bourbon; Alverta ALDERFER, Warsaw, and Aletha RENSBERGER, Nappanee; four brothers, Carl [PERRY], Eaton Rapids, Mich. Alton [PERRY], Rochester; and Alvin and John [PERRY], both of Warsaw, and six grandchildren.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Mentone United Methodist Church with the Rev. Lester TAYLOR officiating.  Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, and on Wednesday at the church for an hour before services.  Memorials may be made to the Mentone United Methodist Church or to charity.
John Jr. Wilson

                John Jr. WILSON, 66, Rt. 4, Winamac, died at 12:38 a.m. Sunday at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

                He was born Sept. 6, 1919 in Fulton County to James E. and Emma E. SCHIRM WILSON, and moved from Fulton County to Pulaski County in 1948.  He was married Sept. 5, 1943 at Bruce Lake to Violet L. BITTERLING, who survives.  He was a farmer and was a member of the St. Luke Lutheran Church, Winamac, and the Farmer’s Union.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Joyce ROBISON, Winamac; two sons, William W. and Luke A. [WILSON\, both of Winamac; two grandchildren, and a brother, James Orville [WILSON], Kewanna.  A son, Daniel [WILSON] and a brother, Vacheal [WILSON], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Luke Lutheran Church, Winamac, with the Rev. Robert E. SMITH officiating.  Burial will be in the Winamac Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Frain Mortuary, Winamac, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday at the church after 11 a.m.  Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund.

 

Harold R. Price

                Harold R. PRICE, 77, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, died at 7:47 p.m.Sunday at Memorial Hospital, Logansport.

                He was born Feb. 21, 1909 in Carroll County to David and Cora STUDEBAKER PRICE.  He was married Sept. 16, 1939 in Mooreland to Guyneth M. PAUL, who survives.  A retired farmer, he was a member of the Metea Baptist Church and was a Caston School Board member from 1964-68.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Jane K. KISTLER, Rt. 1, Mentone; three sons, Frederick R. [PRICE], Northville, Mich.; Allen Lee [PRICE], Menlo Park, Calif., and Melvin D. [PRICE], Rt. 1, Twelve Mile; two brothers, Thomas [PRICE], Springhill, Fla., and Leo [PRICE], Carlsbad, Calif. a sister, Blanche SIMMONS, Arcadia,Fla.; nine grandchildren, and two step-great-grandchildren.  Two brothers and five sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, with Dr. Bryan CLEMENS officiating.  Burial will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park Cemetery, Logansport.  Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.  Memorials may be made to the Cass County Heart Association.

 

Meyer Press

                Meyer “Jack” PRESS, 75, formerly of Rt. 3, Rochester, a Canterbury Manor Nursing Home resident for many years, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital.

                He was born Sept. 30, 1910 in Chicago, Ill., to Samuel and Ida WINE PRESS, and moved here from Chicago in 1943.  On May 30, 1937 in Gary, he was married to Gertrude E. WILHELM, who died March 13, 1973.  He was retired from the former Armour Creamery.

                Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Max (Rose) SMALL, Miami, Fla.; a brother, Alfred J. [PRESS], Palm Springs, Calif.; nieces; nephews, and cousins.  Two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call for an hour before services.

Tuesday, June 3, 1986

 

Jack C. Graham

                Jack C. GRAHAM, 24, Fulton, died at 12:15 p.m. [Monday] at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend, of injuries suffered at 7:55 a.m. [Monay] in an accident on Indiana 25 just south of County Road 100 South.

                He is the second person in less than two weeks to die in an accident in Fulton County.

                State police said Graham died of a skull fracture and internal injuries.  He was taken to Woodlawn Hospital, then transferred to the South Bend hospital.

                Graham was driving a pickup truck north.  He swerved to avoid a deer and struck a semi-tractor and trailer head-on.

                Lawrence L. HANSEN, 45, Huntington, was driving the south-bound tractor-trailer.  It is owned by Metzger Trucking Co., Silver Lake, and was hauling shelled corn.

                Hansen suffered a fractured left arm.  He was taken to St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne, for treatment, but was not admitted as a patient.

                The Fulton County Emergency Medical Service said both men were thrown from their vehicles.

                The Rocheter Fire Department was called to extinguish fire on Graham’s pickup truck and also to wash down spilled fuel.

                Dustin S. VanDUSEN, 2, Argos, died of multiple injuries in a two-car accident at U.S. 31 and Indiana 110 at 7:30 p.m. May 25.  His mother, Stacy VanDUSEN, was listed in serious condition today in South Bend Memorial Hospital.

                Graham was born Sept. 9, 1961 in Rochester to Kenneth V. and Elsie M. EASTERDAY GRAHAM.  On Oct. 23, 1982 in Fulton, he married Tammy S. BAILEY.  He was the assistant manager at Wilt’s on Main Street, a 1980 graduate of Caston High School and attended the Fulton United Methodist Church.

                Surviving with the parents and the wife are a daughter, Kellie Lynn GRAHAM, Fulton; three brothers, Ronald L., Dale W. and Steve W. [GRAHAM], all of Fulton; a sister, Cindy K. CLARK, Fulton; a maternal grandfather, Paul V. EASTERDAY, Rochester; a paternal grandmother, Lillie L. GRAHAM, Peru; a paternal great-grandmother, Bell ZARTMAN, Rochester, and a nephew.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, with the Revs. George HAPNER and Edward OWENS officiating.  Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.  Memorials may be made to the Manitou Training Center.

 

Levoski Raber

                Levoski RABER, 89, Denver, died at 7:30 a.m. today at her home.  She was born June 29, 1896.  Arrangements are pending at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver.

Wednesday, June 4, 1986

 

Levoski Raber

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, for Levoski RABER, 89, Denver, who died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at her home.

                The Revs. Mark SPENCER and Richard BENNETT will officiate, and burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.  Memorials may be made to the Miami County Cancer Society.

                She was born June 29, 1896 in Allen Township, Miami County, to Smith and Alvira SEIDNER TRACY.  She was married Sept. 6, 1916 to Clarence RABER, who died Jan. 29, 1960.  She was a member of the Denver Baptist Church.

                Surviving are a son, Max J. [RABER], Crown Point; two daughters, Florence Gail SCHRADER, Mexico, and Linda J. HOLLAND, Denver; thirteen grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren, and a sister, Ersie RABER, Rochester.  Two sons, a grandson, two sisters and a brother preceded in death.

 

Harold Johnson

                Harold “Yock” JOHNSON, 89, of 304 N. Washington St., Bourbon, died at 3 a.m. today at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home.  He had been ill since 1980.

                He was born April 22, 1897 at Bourbon to Mark S. and Ella PRITSCH JOHNSON, and was a lifetime Bourbon community resident.  He was married June 21, 1918 to Helen A. WOOD, who died Feb. 12, 1979.  He was a retired farmer, and was a member of Bourbon First United Methodist Church, the Bourbon American Legion, and was retired from the Bourbon Fire Department after 40 years of service.  He was an Army veteran of World War I.

                Surviving are two sisters-in-law, Dora WRIGHT, North Manchester, and Mrs. Jack (Frances) MUMMERT, Rochester.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Deaton Funeral Home, Bourbon, with the Rev. Ronald BOWMAN officiating.  Burial will be in Chapel Cemetery, Bourbon.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday until time of services.

 

Louise A. Colvin

                Louise A. COLVIN, 93, of 1224 Washington St., Plymouth, died at 1:38 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, shortly after admittance.

                She was born June 2, 1893 at Chicago, Ill., to Lorent and Catherine ANDERSON ROSENSTIEHL.  She moved to Plymouth from Culver in 1978.   On July 19, 1910 in Chicago, she was married to Walter COLVIN Sr., who died April 11, 1972.  She was a former Culver Military Academy employee, and she and her husband owned and operated National Exterminators in Argos for about 25 years.  She was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Plymouth.

                Surviving are two daughters, Louise HINDMAN, Plymouth, and Kathryn REEVE, Warsaw; three sons, Benjamin F. and Everett D. [COLVIN], both of Plymouth, and Dr. Irving [COLVIN], Orlando, Fla.; siixteen grandchildren; twenty-nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren, and a sister, Kathryn MOSHER, Dallas, Texas.  A son and a daughter preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Plymouth, with the Rev. Richard OHLEMACHER officiating.  Burial will be in the family mausoleum at New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.  Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos from         2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.


 

Thursday, June 5, 1986

 

Lulu E. Brown

                Lulu E. BROWN, 88, Burket, died at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday at the Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, where she had been admitted earlier that day.

                She was born April 11, 1898 in Burket to Uriah and Sarah McCLOUGHAN, and was a lifetime area resident.  She was married to Lloyd BARWICK, who died in 1951, and to Everett Earl BROWN, who died in 1965.  She had worked at the former Puckett’s Cafeteria at Warsaw, and was a member of the Methodist Church, the Atwood Widows’ Club, and was a former member of the Ruth Circle at Atwood.

                Surviving are a daughter, Frances WARREN, Burket; a step-son, Eugene, Warsaw; two step-daughters, Mrs. Dale (Kate) DINEEN, Warsaw, and Mrs. Bill (Mary) NEFF, Ohio; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.

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

 

H. Leslie Popp Jr.

                H. Leslie POPP Jr., 57, Fort Wayne, died Tuesday at Fort Wayne.

                He was married to former Rochester resident Carol MITCHELL, who surives.  In 1979, he retired from the Perfection Biscuit Corp., Fort Wayne, where he had been treasurer, vice president and president.  He was a Culver Military Academy graduate, a 1951 graduate of the University of Michigan, had played football in the 1950 Rose Bowl, was a member of the Trinity English Lutheran Church, Rotary and VFW, all of Fort Wayne, and was a boaard member of the American Red Cross, the American Business Bureau and the American Bakers Association.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Catherine POPP, Carlisle, Pa.; the mother, Lucile FRANKE POPP, Fort Wayne, and a brother, John F. [POPP], Fort Wayne.

                In Fort Wayne, services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Trinity English Lutheran Church.  Burial will be in the Lindenwood Cemetery.  Friends may call at Klaehn’s Wayne Street Chapel from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to the Trinity English Lutheran Church or to the University of Michigan Scholarship Fund.

                [NOTE:  See Tombaugh, Fulton County Indiana HANDBOOK, “Mitchell, Carol” and “Mitchell, E.L.”]

 

Friday, June 6, 1986

 

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Saturday, June 7, 1986

 

Donald A. Sommers

                Donald A. SOMMERS, 46, Rt. 2, Lucerne, died at 1:51 a.m. today in Logansport Memorial Hospital following a heart attack about 10:30 p.m. Friday.

                A Cass County deputy sheriff, he had stopped a car in Royal Center when he suffered the attack.

                He was born Nov. 26, 1939 in Howard County to Daniel and Beulah LOCKRIDGE SOMMERS.  He was married June 11, 1961 in Rochester to Karen Ann CRAIG, who survives.  He had been a Cass County deputy for six years, and had been deputy marshal at Royal Center before that.  He was a member of the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church south of Metea, a member and past-president of the Lucerne Lions Club, a member of the Logansport Fraternal Order of Police and the Sheriff’s Association and had received his Fellowcraft Degree in Masonry at the Royal Center Lodge.

                Surviving with the wife are the mother, of Rt. 1, Rochester; a daughter, Sheila BUSARD, Rt. 1, Logansport; four sons, Kevin D. [SOMMERS], Logansport, and Bradley C., Michael B., and Donald A. [SOMMERS] Jr., all at home; a brother, Dale SOMMERS, Rt. 1, Rochester, and three grandsons.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home in Logansport with the Rev. Tim SHAPIRO officiating.  Burial will be in Ever-Rest Memorial Park at Logansport.  Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday.  Memorials may be made to the Logansport Memorial Hospital Hospice Program.

 

Monday, June 9, 1986

 

William M. Sheets

                William M. SHEETS, 63, of 127 Marr Court, Crown Point, formerly of Winamac, died at 4 p.m. Saturday at Lakeside Veterans Hospital, Chicago, Ill.

                He was born Jan. 16, 1923 at Gary to Wesley and Loda DIPERT SHEETS.  He was married May 30, 1942 to Imogene HALL, who died Aug. 24, 1978.  On April 28, 1979, he was married to Kate GRUBBS, who survives.  He was a carpenter, a member of First Christian Church at Crown Point and Glen Park Eagles Lodge at Gary, and was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.

                Surviving with the wife are four sons, William E. [SHEETS], Rochester; Theodore [SHEETS], Winamac, and Timothy and Daniel [SHEETS], both of Tulsa, Okla.; four daughters, Kay FOERG, Star City; Sue THOMAS, Winamac; Jacqueline HARTISCH, Rochester, and Carey BAUGH, Winamac; a step-daughter, Mary Jane BUKOUAC, Crown Point; a step-son, David GRUBBS, San Diego, Calif.; the mother, Loda SHEETS, Hobart, and two sisters, Betty YORKO, Portage, and Mary Lou SCHURG, Merrillville.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Frain Mortuary, Winamac, with the Revs. Lynn RAGSDALE and John STARR officiating.  The American Legion will conduct graveside services at the Pro Cemetery, Pulaski County.  Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today, and on Tuesday from 2 to 9 p.m.
Johnnie S. Winterrowd

                Johnnie S. WINTERROWD, 73, of 18851 Ironwood Road, Argos, died at 5 p.m. Sunday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.

                He was born Nov. 23, 1912 in Marshall County to William and Nora STATER WINTERROWD, and moved from Wisconsin to Argos in 1951.  On Jan. 9,1952 at Argos, he was married to Harriett HERSHBERGER, who survives.  He retired in 1980 after working many years for the Indiana State Highway Department and as a farmer.  He was a World War II veteran, having served in the Pacific Theater, and was a member o the Walnut Church of the Brethren, Argos.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. David (Nina) FITZGERALD, Fort Wayne; a son, Joe [WINTERROWD], Leesburg; three grandchildren; two sisters, Opal DEIDRICH and Maude LYBERT, both of Ladysmith, Wis.; a brother, Harley [WINTERROWD], of Bruce, Wis., and nieces and nephews.  Three brothers and five sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Walnut Church of the Brethren with the Rev. Gary EDWARDS officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.  Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday for an hour before time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Walnut Church of the Brethren and/or the Argos Emergency Medical Service.

 

Tuesday, June 10, 1986

 

Gertrude Hiland

                Gertrude HILAND, 98, Kewanna, died at 1:20 p.m. Saturday at the Brethren Home at Flora.

                She was born April 17, 1888 in Pulaski County to William and Addie CRANFORD BUNN.  She was married July 21, 1904 in Knox to Frank M. HILAND, who preceded in death.  For many years, she was associated in the hardware business in Kewanna with her son, Kenneth [HILAND], who preceded in death.  She was a member of the Kewanna Church of Christ.

                Surviving are a daughter, Ethel DAY, Flora; a son, Frank [HILAND], Maitland, Fla.; nine brandchildren; twenty-six great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren, and a sister, Iona FISCEL, Logansport.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Brian HIGH officiating.  Burial will be in the Reed Cemetery, Winamac.  Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday and on Thursday after 8 a.m.

 

O. E. Beal

                O. E. “Otie” BEAL, 58, Indianapolis, died Saturday at his home.

                He was born May 18, 1928 in Anderson to Otis E. and Alice MYER BEAL Sr., and lived in the Indianapolis area for 34 years.  He had a cottage on Lake Manitou.  His wife, Barbara A. BEAL, survives.  He was an insurance adjuster for the Motors Insurance Corp., of General Motors, and retired June 1 after working for 34 years.  He was a U.S. Army veteran.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, DeLure CARR and Tamara L. RICHARDSON; two sons, Bradley O. and Bart A. [BEAL]; five grandchildren; a brother, Robert E. [BEAL]; a sister, Doris BOAZ, and the mother, Alice BEAL.

                Services were at 2 p.m. today at the Lawrence United Methodist Church, Indianapolis.  Burial was in the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Indianapolis.  The Flanner and Buchanan Shadeland Mortuary, Indianapolis, was in charge of arrangements.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.


 

Katherine G. Van Meter

                Katherine G. Van METER, 73, Rt. 2, Kewanna, died at 1 a.m. Monday at her home.

                She was born Nov. 15, 1912 at Loansport to William Henry and Olaf Merle CRISTLER YOUNG.  She was married Oct. 5, 1940 at Rochester to Floyd “Ted” Van METER, who survives.  She was a retired co-owner with her husband of the T and K. Truck Stop, Star City.  She was a member of the Fletcher’s Lake United Methodist Church, the Wayne Friendly Extension Homemakers Club and was past-chairman of the Area V Nutrition Center.

                Surviving with the husband are three sons, Jerry MYERS, Logansport; Teddy Van METER, Rt. 2, Kewanna; three daughters, Lila KELLEM, Washington, D.C., and Kay EZRA and Kristina CHELMINIAK, both of South Bend; four sisters, Chrystal HALSEMA, Logansport; Mary Louise WARNER, LaPorte; Bertha WELLING, Dowagiac, Mich., and Pauline MURRAY, Hillsdale, Mich.; seventeen grandchildren, and sixteen great-grandchildren.  Two brother and a sister preceded in death.  Services wil be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Ed OWENS officiating.  Burial will be in the Grass Creek Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Wednesday, and on Thursday after 8 a.m.  Memorials may be made to the Cancer Fund.

 

Wednesday, June 11, 1986

 

Betty Sparks

                Betty LECKRONE SPARKS, 58, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, died at 7:30 a.m. Monday in Warsaw at her sister’s home.  She had been in failing health 15 years.

                She was born Dec. 4, 1927 in Peru to Dr. Milton E. and Dorothy HERD LECKRONE, and grew up in Rocheter.  She was married June 18, 1950 in Rocheter to Joe SPARKS, who survives.  A graduate of Stephens College and Butler University, she had taught elementary school in Indiana, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico.

                Surviving with the husband are a son, David [SPARKS], stationed with the U.S. Navy in San Diego, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Russell (Patricia) HEYDE, Warsaw; three nieces, and two nephews.

                Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Lamar IMES officiating.  Burial will be in the Rocheter I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call for an hour before services.

 

Mabel C. Jones

                Mabel C. JONES, 83, of 214 W. Fourth St., died at 2:40 a.m. today at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.  She had been seriously ill two weeks.

                She was born May 7, 1903 in Whitley County to Harrison and Nettie CRABILL, and had lived most of her life in this community.  She was married Feb. 25, 1939 in Rochester to Ray D. “Casey” JONES who died Nov. 11, 1982.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Andy (Jean) ANDERSON, Rochester, and Mrs. Mildred JONES, Culver; a son, Edwin BROOKER, Sun City, Ariz.; a step-daughter, Mrs. James (Sara) HARMON, Minneapolis, Minn.; two step-sons, Gerald Ray JONES, Allen Park, Mich., and Walden “Casey” JONES, Rochester; grandchildren; great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Harold (Mildred) NUTT, Lincoln, Ill.  Three sisters and two brothers preceded in death.  Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until services.



Duke Zaffore

                Duke ZAFFORE, 73, Rt. 5, Rocheter, died of a heart attack at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Howard Community Hospital, Kokomo.

                He was born Nov. 17, 1912 in Gangi, Sicily.  His wife, Elsie ZAFFORE, survives.  He lived most of his life in Hammond, where he worked for the School Ciy of Hammond.  He retired to Rochester in 1976.  He was a member of several Masonic Lodges and the Talma Newcastle Lions Club.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, James [ZAFFORE], Effingham, Ill., and Tom [ZAFFORE], Indianaplis; a daughter, Cynthia [ZAFFORE], Indianapolis; a brother, John [ZAFFORE], Denver, Colo.; a sister, Mary LeVAN, Hammond, and a granddaughter.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Clarence-Huber Funeral Home, 722 165th St., Hammond, with the Rev. Lester TAYLOR officiating.  Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday.  Memorials may be made to the Shriners Crippled Children’s Hospital.

 

Mary H. Leland

                Mary H. LELAND, 69, of 15910 Olive Trail, Plymouth, died at 12:50 a.m. today at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.

                She was born Oct. 9, 1916 in San Antonio, Texas, to Domingo and Sabrina GANDARA ALCALA.  She moved from San Antonio to Plymouth in 1946.  On Sept. 1, 1946 in San Antonio, she was merried to Lester D. LELAND, who survives.  She was retired from the Civil Service of the U.S. Air Force, was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church at Plymouth, the Green Township Homemakers Club, the Whippoorwill Ladies’ Aid, the Rutland Community Circle and the Altar and Rosary Society.

                Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Cecila STONEBRAKER, Lake Village, and the Rev. Phyllis LELAND, South Berwick, Maine; a son, Roger W. [LELAND], Plymouth; two grandchildren, and two sisters, Anita WOOD and Helen FLORES, both of San Antonio.  A son, a grandchild and two sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Plymouth, with the Rev. Raymond BALSER officiating.  Burial will be in the St. Michael’s Cemetery, Plymouth.  Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.  The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Foundation.

Thursday, June 12, 1986

 

Blanche Engle

                Blanche HARPER ENGLE, 82, Warsaw, formerly of Rocheter, died at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

                She was born in February 1904 in Akron to Levi and Cora DICKERHOFF HARPER.  In June 1923, she was married to Merle ENGLE, who preceded in death.  She moved to Warsaw in 1971.

                Surviving are three sons, Earl Eugene, Royce and Max Lyle [ENGLE],  all of Warsaw; four daughters, Mrs. Gene (Ruth) SEIFFERT, Mrs. Wayne (Frances) NOBLE and Mrs. John (Nancy) KLEEMAN, all of Warsaw, and Mrs. Joe (Mearlene) KASSEBAUM, Sand Point, Idaho; two sisters, Delta JURGENSMEYER, Rochester, and Mrs. Jack (Arletta) GREEN, Peru; sixteen grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchidren.  A brother and two sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw.  Burial arrangements are not complete.  Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today.

 

Friday, June 13, 1986

 

Zelma E. Crabill

                Zelma E. CRABILL, 74, of 1015 Franklin Ave., died at 3 a.m. today in Canterbury Manor Nursing Home after a long illness.

                She was born Aug. 23, 1911 in Fulton County to William and Ida PONTIOUS CRABILL, and was a lifetime area residet.  In March 1983, she retired as bookkeeper for Farmers and Merchants Bank.  She attended Trinity United Methodist  Church and was a member of the Fulton County Historical Society.

                Surviving are two sisters, Fern CRABILL, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Edith EHRSAM, Hammond, and a great-niece, Suzanne BABBITT, Lansing, Ill.  A sister, Ruth VICKREY, preceded in death.

                Graveside rites will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating.  There will be no visitation.  The Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester is in charge of arrangements.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Saturday, June 14, 1986

 

Otha B. Burton

                Otha Bell BURTON, 76, Mexico, died at 7:18 p.m. Friday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

                She was born Jan. 15, 1910 at Mark, Ky., to Willis S. and Minnie Alice REYNOLDS HAWK.  She was married at Woodmont, Ky., April 11, 1926 to Walter E. BURTON, who died May 1, 1975.  She was a member of the Mexico Baptist Church.

                Surviving are three sons, Walter J. and George Kenneth [BURTON], both of Rt. 3, Peru, and David Lee [BURTON], Mexico; seven daughters, Nancy HUNT and Mary Anne DENHAM, both of Mexico; Myrtle V. CORRELL, Betty GEBHARDT and Geraldine CORRELL, all of Logansport, and Linda Beth WAYMIRE and Jane A. RUSIE, both of Peru; twenty grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Jesse [HAWK], Oakwood, Okla., and a sister, Eva HARDWICK, Lancanster, Ohio.  A son, Oliver Eugene [BURTON], was killed while serving with the U.S. Navy during World War II.  A grandson, a sister and five brothers also preceded in death.

                Services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Revs. Jay NICKLESS and James LUND officiating.  Burial will be Tuesday at the Fairview Cemetery, Nancy, Ky.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday.

 

Monday, June 16, 1986

 

W. Harold Young

                W. Harold YOUNG, 83, of 106 N. Main St., Milford, died at 7:15 p.m. Sunday in Goshen General Hospital.

                He was born Jan. 23, 1903 in Dale to Levi and Fannie EDWARDS YOUNG.  He was married Oct. 22, 1926 to Flora POEHLEIN, who survives.  He was a retired school principal at Milford, and was a member of the Milford United Methodist Church, the Kosciusko County Masonic Lodge the National Education Association, the Indiana Retired Teachers Association, the Kosciusko County Retired Teachers Association, and was a former Milford Citizen of the Year.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Joe (Marian Jean) SUNTHIMER, Nevada, Mo.; and Mrs. Arthur (Linda) STEVENS Claremont, Calif. a son, John [YOUNG], at home; five grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Milford United Methodist church with the Rev. Robert ELLISON officiating.  Burial will be in the Milford Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Mishler Funeral Home, Milford, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.  A Masonic service will be 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the Milford Emergency Medical Service or the Milford United Methodist Church.
Marie S. Boice

                Marie S. BOICE, 83, formerly of Warsaw, died at 7 a.m. Sunday in Rolling Prairie at her daughter’s home, where she had lived the past three years.

                She was born Oct. 23, 1902 in Athens to Charles and Harriet MILLER BAKER.  She was married Dec. 18, 1920 in Rochester to Roy HOAGLAND, who died June 14, 1937.  On April 8, 1939 in North Manchester, she was married to Schyler CONGER, who died Sept. 22, 1949.  She was married July 9, 1951 in Warsaw to Kenneth E. BOICE, who died Jan. 3, 1972.  She was a member of the Warsaw Eagles Ladies’ Auxiliary.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Dick (Addie) SWANSON, Atwood, and Mrs. Marvin (Evon) CZAPANSKY, Rolling Prairie; six sons, Verl E. and Orville E. HOAGLAND, both of North Manchester; Robert L. HOAGLAND, Hamilton, Ohio; Homer R. HOAGLAND, Muskegon, Mich., and Ervin and J.R. HOAGLAND, both of Warsaw; a sister, Mabel SHOEMAKER, Warsaw; two brothers, Ralph BOWERS, New Orleans, La., and Raymond BOWERS, Athens; twenty-three grandchildren, and twenty-one great-grandchildren.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Chamness Funeral Home, Warsaw, with the Rev. Robert WILLBANKS officiating.  Burial will be in the South Pleasant Cemetery, Silver Lake.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

 

Orma H. Kline

                Orma H. KLINE, 83, Denver, died at 3:45 p.m. Sunday at her home.

                She was born Oct. 3, 1903 in Perry Township, Miami County, to Acel and Nell MILLER DUKES.  She was married Sept. 3, 1938 to Robert S. KLINE, who died Feb. 14, 1971.  She was a member of the Denver United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, and the Gilead Chapter of Eastern Star.  She and her husband had owned and operated Kline’s Funeral Home in Denver until it was sold in 1947.

                Surviving are a son, Don [KLINE], Denver; a step-son, Charles KLINE, Tucson, Ariz.; two grandchildren, Phillip KLINE, Rochester, and Rhonda KLINE, Denver; a great-grandson; three step-grandchildren, and five step-great-grandchildren.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. William SHEWMAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Westlawn Cemetery, Denver.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.  Memorials may be made to the Miami County Heart Fund.

 

Tuesday, June 17, 1986

 

[no obits]

 

Wednesday, June 18, 1986

 

M. Viola Funnell Hilberg

                M. Viola FUNNELL HILBERG, 76, of 3072 Holiday Beach Drive, Avon Park, Fla., formerly of Akron, died at 6:55 p.m. Tuesday at the Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.  Arrangements are pending at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.
Everett Fisher

                Everett FISHER, 72, of 603 S. Pleasant Acres Drive, Nappanee, died at 12:51 a.m. Tuesday at Elkhart General Hospital, where he had been admitted Sunday after a two-year illness.

                He was born Feb. 22, 1913 in Nappanee to Jasper and Gertrude WAGNER FISHER.  He was married June 21, 1933 in Milford to Dorothy ADAMS, who survives.  He was retired from Gateway Transportation, and was a member of the National Rifle Association, the Nappanee Conservation Club, the C.B. Radio Club and the Storm Watchers Club.

                Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Mrs. Stefan (Jackie) ZINKIW, Bremen, and Mrs. Fred (Beverly) JOHNSON and Sallee BLACK, both of Nappanee; six sons, Virgil, John, Randy and Denny [FISHER], all of Nappanee; Larry [FISHER], Talma, and Reggie [FISHER], Leesburg; thirty-two grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; a brother, John [FISHER], Syracuse, and two sisters, Mrs. Arthur (Annabelle) EVANS Jr., and Mrs. Richard (Ruby) SHULTZ, both of Nappanee.  Two daughters, a son, two grandchildren, three brothers and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Thompson and Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, with the Rev. Eugene SOMMER officiating.  Burial will be in the Union Center Cemetery, Nappanee.  Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, and on Friday from               2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

 

Reathel M. Sweet

                Reathel Marie SWEET, 80, of 805 E. 12th St., died at 9:20 p.m. Tuesday in Woodlawn Hospital after a long illness.

                She was born Feb. 14, 1906 in Rochester to Lee and Mandy LATCHAW FLYNN, and was a lifetime area resident.  On Oct.27, 1932 in Rochester, she was married to Benjamin F. SWEET, who died July 29, 1968.

                Surviving are a son, John A. [SWEET], Rochester, and nieces and nephews.  Three children and six brothers and sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Donald MILLER officiating.  Burial will be in the Citizens Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

 

Thursday, June 19, 1986

 

William S. Trigg

                William S. TRIGG, 89, Rt. 2, Knox, died at 7 p.m. Friday in Starke Memorial Hospital, Knox.

                He was born Sept. 23, 1896 in Chicago, Ill., to Charles and Rosalee BROOKS TRIGG, and lived most of his life in Knox.  On Oct. 25, 1925, he was married to Louise BORCHARDT, who survives.  He was a retired farmer and carpenter, and was a member of the Eagle Creek Church.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Robert [TRIGG[, Knox, and James [TRIGG], Macy; a daughter, Roseann EICHELBERG, Knox; eleven grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren.  Four sisters and three brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the Price and Van Gilder Funeral Home, Knox, with the Rev. Joseph RODGERS officiating.  Burial will be in the Eagle Creek Cemetery.  Friends may call after 3 p.m. Sunday.  Memorials may be made to the Eagle Creek Church.
M. Viola Funnell Hilberg

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Hartzler Funeral Home,Akron, for M. Viola FUNNELL HILBERG, 76, of 3072 Holiday Beach Drive, Avon Park, Fla., who died at 6:55 p.m. Tuesday in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

                The Rev. Wayne JOHNSON will officiate, and burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday from 8 a.m. until time of services.  Memorials may be made to charity.

 

Friday, June 20, 1986

 

Nellie F. Riemenschneider

                Nellie F. RIEMENSCHNEIDER, 83, Fulton, died at 8:25 a.m. today in Woodlawn Hospital.  She had been in failing health five years.

                She was born June 27, 1902 in Fulton County to Jacob and Sarah REED HENDRICKSON, and was a lifetime county resident.  On March 8, 1924 in Fulton County, she was married to Ermal R. RIEMENSCHNEIDER, who died Oct. 27, 1961.  She was a former school teacher at Mt. Olive, Fulton and Metea schools, and was a retired head of housekeeping at Woodlawn Hospital.  She was a member of the Fulton United Methodist Church, Fulton County Senior Citizens, Mt. Olive Community Club, and the Ladies’ Aid of the Fulton and Olive Branch United Methodist churches.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Jim (Doneta) RENTSCHLER, Rt. 1, Lucerne, and Mrs. Roger (Neva) FIELDS, Rt. 2, Kewanna; five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.  Preceding in death were a son, Merrill Dean [RIEMENSCHNEIDER], in 1936; a sister, Agnes RANS, and a granddaughter, Shelly Kay RENTSCHLER, in 1968.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Fulton United Methodist Church with the Rev. Edward OWENS officiating.  Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Fulton from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, and on Monday from 9 to 11 a.m.  Memorials may be made to the Fulton United Methodist Church or the Heart Fund.

 

Pearl Ridenour

                Pearl RIDENOUR, 89, of 11434 Leisure Lane, Port Richey, Fla., formerly of East Ninth Street, died at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Port Richey.

                She was born May 20, 1897 in Frankfort to Thomas and Sarah KEEVER SWISHER.  She moved from Rochester to Florida 12 years ago.  On May 12, 1923 in Kokomo, she was married to Thomas N. RIDENOUR, who died Jan. 22, 1978.  She was a member of the Wesleyan Church in Hudson, Fla.

                Surviving are two daughters, Lillian HUTCHINS, Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. William (Dorothy) DAGUE, Kokomo; two sons, Paul [RIDENOUR], North Port, Fla., and Morris [RIDENOUR], LaVerne, Calif.; eight grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Frank VOSS officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, and on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until time of services.
Mary E. McMinn

                Mary E. McMINN, 55, formerly of Plymouth, died at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in Bradenton, Fla., after an illness.

                She was born Sept. 22, 1930 in Plymouth to Charles and Hazel AMAN BARNETT, and lived in Bradenton eight years.

                Surviving wre two daughters, Ruth McMINN, Monterey, and Norma McMINN, Bradenton; two sons, Charles and Jeff [McMINN], both of Bradenton; three grandchildren; a sister, Carol OLYER, Lakeville, and four brothers, Donald BARNETT, Guam; Floyd BARNETT, Millbridge, Maine; Kenneth AMAN, Virgilina, Va., and George AMAN, Carson City, Nev.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Faith Baptist Church, Plymouth.  Burial will be in the Burr Oak Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, from       3 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and on Monday at the church for an hour before services.

 

Max K. Mueller

                Services were Wednesday in the St. Michael Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, for Max K. MUELLER, 84, of 7616 U.S. 24 West, Fort Wayne, formerly of Rochester, who died Saturday at Fedhaven, Fla., where he and his wife spent winters.

                The Rev. Robert BRUCKNER officiated, and burial was in the Concordia Cemetery.  The Klaehn Wayne Street Chapel, Fort Wayne, was in charge of arrangements.

                He was born June 8, 1902 in Germany, and had lived in Rochester from 1942-57.  On April 8, 1928, he was married to Loretta HOEPPNER, who survives.  He was an insurance representative for Aid Association for Lutherans.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Norman (Maxine) KRAMER, Fort Wayne; a grandson, Steve KRAMER, Kendallville, and a granddaughter, Kathleen KRAMER, Fort Wayne.

 

Saturday, June 21, 1986 to Monday, June 23, 1986

 

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Tuesday, June 24, 1986

 

Sylvia Hoesel

                Sylvia HOESEL, 84, Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Grass Creek, died Wednesday at her Phoenix home.

                She was born Nov. 14, 1910 at Pulaski to Jacob and Martha Ann BAKER WOOD.  On Oct. 26, 1919, she was married to Alpha HOESEL, who survives.  She was a member of the First Evangelical Free Church in Phoenix.

                Surviving with the husband are a son, John [HOESEL], Phoenix; eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.  Two daughters, two brothers and a sister preceded in death.

                Services and burial were in Phoenix.
Minnie M. Windmiller

                Minnie Mae WINDMILLER, 87, formerly of 339 Ohio Ave., died at 5:23 a.m. Monday at LaPorte County Hospital.

                She was born Aug. 24, 1898 in Belflower, Ill., to Perry and Iva MACKLEVAIN DUNCAN.  She moved from Roachdale to Rochester in 1943.  She was married Dec. 31, 1917 in Champaign, Ill., to Horace WINDMILLER, who died in 1975.  She had worked at the Evergreen Restaurant in Rocheter for many years.  She was a member of the First Church of God, Evergreen Rebekah Lodge, World War II Mothers and the VFW Women’s Auxiliary.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Frances) HAYES, LaPorte, and Mrs. Norman (Barbara) HANCOCK, Grand Traverse, Fla.; a son, Robert [WINDMILLER], Indianapolis; thirteen grandchildren; great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.  Preceding in death were a son, Lawrence [WINDMILLER], who died in 1972; a sister, and a brother.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Revs. Brice CASEY and C.J. MOWRER officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today, and on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until time of services.

 

Wednesday, June 25, 1986

 

Olive Smiley Johnson

                Olive SMILEY JOHNSON, 74, Rt. 2, Akron, died at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo.  She had been ill with cancer four weeks.

                She was born June 14, 1912 in Swayzee to Roscoe and Nadine BRYANT, and was a lifetime Fulton County resident.  In 1936, she was married to Frank M. SMILEY, who died Jan. 27, 1975.  On Feb. 28, 1978, she was married to Wallace “Doc” JOHNSON, who survives.  She was a retired licensed practical nurse at Woodlawn Hospital and with Drs. Charles and Joe RICHARDSON.  She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.

                Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Mrs. William (Ann) FLEMING, Kalamazoo, Mich., and Mrs. Craig (Sally) GOSMA, Kokomo; four grandchildren, Kip, Stacie Lee, David and Elizabeth FLEMING; three sisters, Zelma BOICE, Kokomo; Madelyn DEAN, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Wilma HOLLENBECK, St. Charles, Ill.  A grandson, Billy FLEMING, died July 27, 1982.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Richard PUETZ officiating.  Burial will be in the Citizens Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rocheter from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday.  The Rosary will be recited at      7 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the St. Joseph Hospice through the funeral home.
Elizabeth Wenrick

                Elizabeth WENRICK, 72, of 55119 Indiana 123, South Bend, died at 1 a.m. today in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, after an illness of eight months, during which she was a resident of the Carlyle Nursing Home, South Bend.

                She was born Nov. 14, 1913 in South Bend to John and Mary PALFI PECAL, and was a lifetime South Bend resident.  She was married March 29, 1932 in LaPorte to Laurence S. WENRICK, who survives.

                Surviving with the husband, who lives with his son, Edward [WENRICK], in Rochester, are another son, James L. [WENRICK], South Bend; two daughters, Mrs. Neil (Elizabeth Jean) JOHNSTON, Rochester, and Mrs. William (Mable L.) CAVE, South Bend; eleven grandchildren; forty great-grandchildren; a sister, Rose MANUSZAK, South BEnd, and two brothers, Louis and Stephen [WENRICK], both of South Bend.  a son, John J. [WENRICK], three sisters and two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William St., South Bend.  Burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, South Bend.  Friends may call from    2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

 

Thursday, June 26, 1986 to Saturday, June 28, 1986

 

[no obits]

 

Monday, June 30, 1986

 

Estel J. Bemenderfer

                Estel J. BEMENDERFER of Rocheter, one of the original 43 Indiana state troopers after the state police department was reorganized in 1933, died today at 91 years of age.

                Formerly of 1407 Main St., he died at 2:37 a.m. in Holy Cross Parkview Hospital at Plymouth where he was admitted Sunday afternoon.  He had resided at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home for the last two years.

                After joining the State Police Department in 1933, Mr. Bemenderfer was a motorcycle trooper for four years, a patrol trooper for 14 years and a detective for five years before retiring in 1955.

                On Jan. 1, 1956 he became Rochester city police chief, a position he held for five years.  Also, he and his wife operated the former Maples Tourist Home in their home from 1935-83.

                In January 1983, Mr. Bemenderfer was honored by Gov. Robert ORR with a special certificate for his service to the State Police.

                In June, 1984, he donated uniforms and other equipment he had used during his 23-year State Police career to form the nucleus of a State Police museum at the Peru Post.

                He was born Oct. 27, 1894 in the Millark community in Fulton County to Franklin and Nancy MILLER BEMENDERFER, and lived most of his life in this area.  On Dec. 18, 1916 in Rochester, he was married to Glennie M. HARTMAN, who died Oct. 13, 1985.

                He was a 1915 Akron High School graduate, attended South Bend Business College, and had worked for the Ford Auto Agency in Rochester.

                He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, the Police League of Indiana, was a charter member of the Fraternal Order of Police, was a member of Pioneers of Indiana State Police, I.O.O.F. Lodge, Rochester Masonic Lodge, Royal Arch Masons, Eastern Star, Scottish Rite of South Bend, Mizpah Shrine Temple and the Akron Jonah Club.

                He held the honorary title of Sagamore of the Wabash.


                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Claude (Catherine) BRUBAKER, Rochester, and Mrs. Robert (Marguerite) ENGELAGE, Peru; a son, Ned [BEMENDERFER], Plymouth; eleven grandchildren, and nineteen great-grandchildren.  A son, Frederick [BEMENDERFER] died in 1958.  A grandson, a great-grandson, two sisters and a brother also preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Russ WILBUR and Father Richard COOLEY officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until services.  Memorial services will be conducted at the funeral home at 7 p.m. by the I.O.O.F. Lodge, and at 7:30 p.m. by the Masonic Lodge.

 

Johanna Warran

                Johanna WARRAN, 68, of 1509 Bancroft Ave., died about 2:50 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital shortly after admission.

                She was born July 28, 1917 near Monterey in Pulaski County to Plake and Effie WENTZEL SLONAKER, and lived most of her life in Fulton County.  In October 1934 at Marion, she was married to Virgil WARRAN, who preceded in death.  She was retired from Rouch and Smiley Insurance Agency, where she had worked about 20 years, and had been employed by the Elks Lodge.  She was a member of the First Christian Church and the Women of the Moose.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Jack (Wanda) SUMPTER, Rocheter; four grandsons, Fred, Jud, Virgil and Curtis SUMPTER, all of Rocheter; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Howard (Ethel) GOSS and Mrs. William (Betty) GOODMAN, both of Rochester, and a brother, Isaac [SLONAKER], Macy and Avon Park, Fla.  A daughter, Patricia [WARRAN], died in 1982.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rocheter with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Rocheter I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and on Thursday from 9 a.m. until time of services.

 

Douglas A. Long

                Douglas Allen LONG, 33, Rt. 1, Monterey, died about 8 a.m. Friday at his home.  Pulaski County Coroner B.G. ULBRICHT said he died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.

                He was born June 22, 1953 in Rocheter to Fred A. and Margaret CARSON LONG.  He was married Nov. 10, 1979 in Ora to Brenda K. SMITH, who survives.  He owned te 5L Meat Processing Plant at Monterey, and was a member of the United Methodist Church, Monterey, the Moose Lodge of Plymouth, Francis Slocum Saddle Club of Peru and the Golden Horseshoe Saddle Club of Knox.

                Surviving with the wife are two sisters, Connie HAYWORTH, Mooresville, and Cathy RINGEN, Winamac.

                Services were to be at 1 p.m. today in the Frain Mortuary, Winamac, with the Rev. Robert HANSEN officiating.  Burial was to be in the Winamac Cemetery.
Ruth Turner

                Services were Wednesday in Ashtabula, Ohio, for Ruth WAGONER TURNER, 80, who died June 22 at the Ashtabula Nursing Center.  She had lived in Austinburg, Ohio, with her daughter, Mrs. Gordon (Lila) WOOD.

                Mrs. Turner was born March 22, 1906 in Fulton County to Fred and Amanda OVERMYER WAGONER.  In 1923, she was married to Lyle J. TURNER, who preceded in death.

                Surviving with the daughter are a grandson and two grandchildren [sic], all of Austinburg; a sister, Mrs. Glen (Margaret) MINGLIN, Independence, Mo., and three brothers, Russel, Merrel and Fredrick [WAGONER], all of Rt. 6, Rochester.  Four sisters and four brothers preceded in death.

 

Margie B. Kreighbaum

                Margie B. KREIGHBAUM, 78, of 2790 Indiana 117, Culver, died at 1:45 a.m. Sunday in her home.

                She was born Aug. 2, 1907 in South Dakota to Frederick and Maude SAVAGE HARRIS.  On June 20, 1931 in Fulton County, she was married to Drisco L. KREIGHBAUM, who survives.  She attended the Santa Ann Community Church, Argos, and was a member of the Ladies’ Aid Society of the church.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Leslie (Wilma) STOREY, Ankeny, Iowa, and Mrs. Carl (Nila) FOUST, South Bend; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Thelma BOETSMA, Hobe Sound, Fla., and Rena FOLLMER, Zephyrhills, Fla.  Two brothers and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Keith SMITLEY officiating.  Burial will be in the Poplar Grove Cemetery, Culver.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until services.  Memorials may be made to the Marshall County Heart Fund.

 

Elsie L. Ketelaar

                Elsie L. KETELAAR, 75, Rt. 4, Rocheter, died at 9 a.m. Saturday at her home.

                She was born Aug. 23, 1910 in Lockhart, Texas, and had lived in the Leiters Ford area 47 years, moving from Chicago, Ill.  She was married in April 1929 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to Peter J. KETELAAR, who survives.  She attended the Leiters Ford United Methodist Church.

                Surviving with the husband is a sister, Mrs. Peter (Claudia) LUKOVICH, Chicago.  Two sister and a brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. C. Samuel OVERMYER officiating.  Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today, and on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until time of services.
Mary F. Hardin

                Services were at 10:30 a.m. today in the Peabody Chapel, North Manchester, for Mary F. HARDIN, 85, formerly of Rochester, who died at 7 a.m. Saturday at Peabody Memorial Home after a long illness.

                The Rev. Richard CRAIG officiated, and burial was in the Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianpolis.  The Bender Funeral Home, North Manchester, was in charge of arrangements.

                She was born Dec. 9, 1900 in Indianapolis to Willis and  Adoh RONEY FUGOTE.  She was married in 1927 to Guy M. HARDIN, who died in 1960.  She had lived in Rochester, was a former teacher and accountant, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.  She had lived at the Peabody Home since 1973.

                Surviving are nieces and nephews.

 

Martha G. Longstreth

                Martha G. LONGSTRETH, 55, of 19518 Old U.S 31 S., Argos, died at 10:05 a.m. Saturday in the Mayflower Nursing Home, Plymouth, where she was admitted June 23.  She had been ill six months.

                She was born Feb. 23, 1931 at Argos to Lott and Corene HAGENBUSH GROSSMAN.  On Nov. 1, 1947 at Argos, she was married to Warren LONGSTRETH, who survives.  She was a graduate of Argos High School and had attended the Argos Congregational Christian Church.

                Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. David (Karen) ALDERFER, Argos; Barbara LAPP, Fort Wayne, and Kim LONGSTRETH, with the U.S. Marines in Arlington, Va.; a son, Gary [LONGSTRETH], Argos; eight grandchildren; three sisters, Leona YOUNG, Niles, Mich; Virginia BOLLHOEFER, Tyner, and Donna LOOP, LaPorte, and five brothers, Leroy [GROSSMAN], Talma community; Lowell [GROSSMAN], Plymouth; George [GROSSMAN], Akron, and Merle and Richard [GROSSMAN], both of Argos.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Grossman Funeral Home,Argos, with the Rev. Gary EDWARDS officiating.  Burial will be in the Argos Maple Grove Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today, and on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until time of services.  Memorials may be made to the Argos Emergency Medical Service.

 

Tuesday, July 1, 1986

 

[no obits]

Wednesday, July 2, 1986

 

Howard E. Livengood

                Howard E. LIVENGOOD, 75, Bastrop, Texas, died Tuesday at 8:10 a.m. in Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas.

                He was born Marcy 2, 1911 in Tazewell County, Ill., to Charles and China Van DYKE LIVENGOOD.  He was married to Mildred MEDLEY Feb. 17, 1934 in Peoria, Ill.; she survives.  He was retired from United Telephone Co., Kewanna, after 23 years, and was a member of the Christian Church in Glen Burnie, Md., and of the Rochester Masonic Lodge.

                Surviving with the wife are three sons, William [LIVENGOOD], Westminster, Md.; Terrell [LIVENGOOD], Bastrop, Texas, and Thomas [LIVENGOOD], Hamlet; a daughter, Carol McCLELLAN, Rt. 1, Kewanna; twelve grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.  Preceding in death were a grandson, two brothers and two sisters.

                Rites are pending at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home in Kewanna.  Burial will be in the Moon Cemetery, near Kewanna.

 

Thursday, July 3, 1986

 

Howard E. Livengood

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Kewanna Church of Christ for Howard E. LIVENGOOD, 75, Bastrop, Texas, who died at 8:10 a.m. Tuesday in Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas.

                The Revs. Floyd F. SAXTON and Brian HIGH will officiate, and burial will be in the Moon Cemetery north of Kewanna.  Friends may call after 3 p.m. Friday in the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, and on Saturday at the church for an hour before time of services.

 

R. Glenn Kitch

                R. Glenn KITCH, 22, Rt. 5, Warsaw, died at 10:55 a.m. Wednesday at his home after a long illness.

                He was born Dec. 27, 1963 at Lockport, Ill., to Robert Gene and Barbara WOOFTER KITCH, and lived most of his life in the Warsaw area.  He was a 1983 Tippecanoe Valley High School graduate, a member of the DeMolay Club, Warsaw, and was a former employee of the Mollenhour Lumber Co., Mentone.

                Surviving are the parents, Robert Gene and Ronda KITCH, Warsaw; a sister, Kelly KITCH, at home; a brother, Brian [KITCH], Michigan City; a step-sister, Penny OWENS, Warsaw; a step-brother, Nicholas ROHRER, Silver Lake; the maternal grandmother, Juanita SMITH, Warsaw; the paternal grandmother, Edna KITCH, Etna Green, and the paternal great-grandmother, Lulu HORN, South Bend.  His mother died in 1975.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. James PRICE officiating.  Burial will be in the Stoney Point Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday
Naomi M. Mills

                Naomi M. MILLS, 86, Kewanna, died at 1:39 p.m. Wednesday at Chase Center Nursing Home, Logansport.

                She was born May 27, 1900 in Kewanna to Jacob H. and Winnie GRONINGER KREAMER.  On May 26, 1926 in South Bend, she was married to Earl C. MILLS who died Aug. 19, 1963.  A retired registered nurse, she was a 1922 graduate of Epworth Hospital School of Nursing, South Bend, a charter Member of Woodlawh Hospital Aixiliary and a former officer of the Fulton County Red Cross.  She was a member of Kewanna United Methodist Church and WSCS, Rochester Eastern Star, past worthy matron of Kewanna Eastern Star, past mother advisor of Kewanna Rainbow Girls and past grand representative for the Illinois grand chapter of Eastern Star.

                Surviving are two nieces, Lera McKINNEY, Kewanna, and Doris ZELLERS, Indianapolis, and four nephews, Philip ANDERSON, Ralph KREAMER, Robert SCOTT and Arthur ANDERSON, all of Kewanna.  A brother and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Dennis INGLE officiating.  Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call after 4 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday after 8 a.m.  Memorials may be made to the Kewanna United Methodist Church.

 

Friday, July 4, 1986

 

[no paper - holiday]

 

Saturday, July 5, 1986

 

Franklin E. Milliser

                Franklin E. MILLISER, 45, Route 4, Rocheter (Tippecanoe Shores), died about 3 a.m. Friday in his shop near his home.

                Fulton County Coroner Joyce GOOD ruled the death a suicide by hanging after an investigation by her office and state and county police.  The body and some notes were discovered at 9:15 a.m. Friday.

                Born April 2, 1941 in Lancaster, Ohio, to Charles S. and Wanda J. LINN MILLISER, both of whom preceded him in death, he had lived in this area since coming from Lancaster 12 years ago.  He was married Dec. 7, 1962 in Logan, Ohio, to Agnes I. ISER, who survives at home.  He was employed by Burns Construction, Culver, and operated a furniture refinishing shop near his home.  He was a member of the First Pentacostal Church of God, Rochester.

                Survivors in addition to his wife include two daughters, Mrs. William (Kim) SULLIVAN, Leiters Ford, and Lisa MILLISER, Lancaster; two step-sons, Edward MALEY, Kewanna, and Dan FELDA, Rochester; seven grandchildren; three sisters Mrs. Eva J. ANTHONY, Mrs. Daisey STOEN and Mrs. Capitola HINES, all of Lancaster; three half-sisters Mrs. Mary Lou HALL and Mrs. Patience SWAIN, both of Lancaster and Mrs. Josephine MORGAN, Redondo Beach, Calif.; three brothers, Charles, Scout and Carl [MILLISER], all of Lancaster; and a half-brother, Jim THORN, Andrews, Ind.  Two sisters and a half-brother preceded in death.

                Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev. Henry BRADLEY officiating.  Burial is yet undecided.  Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. until services.
Mary Jane Dillman

                Mary Jane DILLMAN, Mexico, died unexpectedly Friday evening near DeMotte.

                Arrangements are pending at McCain Funeral Home.

 

Elnora Coplen

                Funeral services for Elnora COPLEN, 76, Mentone, were scheduled for 1 p.m. today at King Memorial Funeral Home, Mentone, with Rev. Lester TAYLOR officiating.

                Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. Friday and before services today.  Burial was to be in the Mentone Cemetery.

                She died at 12:15 p.m. Friday in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.  Born Nov. 4, 1910 in Mentone to Jesse “Folsom” and Minear NEWELL, she lived all her life in Mentone.  On Oct. 23, 1929 she married Darrell F. COPLEN, who preceded in death in 1976.  She was a housewife and a member of the Mentone United Methodist Church.

                Survivors include one son Jesse COPLEN, Mentone; one daughter, Lucy PETERSON, Milford; one sister, Juanita WIDAMAN, Warsaw, one brother John NEWELL, Silver Lake; nine grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.

 

Monday, July 7, 1986

 

Vera D. Hogue

                Vera Dee WELLS HOGUE, 93, of 417 Fulton Ave., died at 1:15 p.m. Saturday following an extended illness.   She was a resident of Canterbury Manor Nursing Home.

                She was born April 7, 1893 in Kalkaska County, Mich., to O.M. and Kathryn RHODES WELLS.  She had lived here for 60 years.  In 1912 she was married to Harry H. HOGUE who preceded in death.  She was the former owner of the Rochester City Dairy and belonged to the Child Study Club and Froebel Club.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Kathryn) SISSEL, Rochester, and Mrs. Leo H. (Harriett) FEECE, South Bend; six grandchildren, Nancy LUCKENBILL, Rochester; Barbara LOWE, Macy; Tom SISSEL, Burlington, Vt.; Lynn WALSH, Belton, Texas; Dennis FEECE, South Bend, and Carol KUGMICZ, Walkerton; eleven great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.

                Private graveside services will be held today for the family with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, with Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home handling the arrangements.  There will be no visitation.  Memorials may be given to the Fulton County Library.
Norma J. Sweet

                Norma Jean SWEET, 48, of 1610 Wallace Ave., died at 12:45 a.m. Sunday at her home following an 18-month illness.

                She was born Dec. 12, 1937 in Rocheter to William and Opal HATTERY SWEET.  Both preceded in death.  She was a lifetime resident of Rochester and had been employed by Torin Corp. for a number of years.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. David (Rena) OGLE, Rt. 1, Akron; four sisters, Mrs. Wilma HART and Mrs. Harold (Kathy) McCALLA, both of Rochester; Mrs. Bill (Pat) MASTERSON, Leiters Ford, and Mrs. David (Becky) KNAUFF, Perrysburg, and a brother, George [SWEET], Rochester.  She was preceded in death by two brothers, Arden and Billy [SWEET].

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Frank VOSS officiating.  Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. through the hour of services on Tuesday.

 

Sarah G. Sarver

                Sarah G. SARVER, 78, Rt. 1, Macy, died at 5:22 p.m. Sunday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru.

                She was born June 24, 1908, in Howard County to Joseph and Maude ROSBRUGH LEWELLEN.  She was married to Edgar L. SARVER June 17, 1933 at Waterloo.  He preceded in death.  She was a member of the Deedsville United Methodist Church and the UM Women.

                Surviving are two sons, Robert L. and Joseph W. [SARVER], both of Rt. 1, Macy; six grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; a great-grandson.  She was preceded in death by a sister, Marguerite [LEWELLEN], and four brothers, Joseph, Ernest, Earl and Roscoe [LEWELLEN].

                Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Deedsville I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the Rev. Robert LOUGHEED officiating.  Friends may call at the McCain Funeral Home from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

 

Mary Jane Dillman

                Mary Jane DILLMAN, 61, Rt. 3, Peru, died at 10:50 p.m. Friday while vacationing in Jasper County.

                She was born Feb. 11, 1925 in Mexico to Earl and Margaret FIKE SWOVERLAND.  On June 9, 1943 she was married to Verl W. DILLMAN at Wabash.  She was a retired employee of Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru, and a member of the Corinth Brethren Church, Twelve Mile.

                Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Barbara STOECKERT, Peru, and Diana Kay RIGGS, Mexico; three sons, Larry and Edward [DILLMAN], both of Peru, and Robert E. [DILLMAN], Rt. 2, Macy; twelve grandchildren; two step-granddaughters, and a brother, Gail SWOVERLAND, Deedsville.  She was preceded in death by three brothers, Joe, Johnny, and Eldon “Ike” [SWOVERLAND].

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Revs. G. Bright HANNA and Mark BRITTON officiating.  Burial will be at the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today.  Memorials may be given to the Corinth Brethren Church and the Mexico Brethren Church.
Tuesday, July 8, 1986

 

Rudolph Hudtwalcker

                Rudolph “Rudy” HUDTWALCKER, 91, formerly of 130 Franklin Ave., died at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, where he had lived for five years.

                Born Dec. 9, 1894 in Rocheter to Emil and Elisie COHRS HUDTWALCKER, he lived most of his life in this area.  He was a typesetter for various newspapers in Indiana and Illinois.  He did not marry.  He was a member of the Typographical Union, the Knights of Pythias and the Rochester American Legion.  He was a veteran of World War I.

                He is survived by a nephew, Clarence ALEXANDER, Rocheter. Two sisters and two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rocheter, with the Rev. Donald MAUGHAN officiating. Visitation will be from noon until services begin.  Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester.  The Rochester American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct graveside rites.  Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Animal Shelter.

 

LeRoy Edward Enders

                LeRoy Edward ENDERS was stillborn Sunday at Logansport Memorial Hospital.

                Survivors include his parents, LeRoy Edward ENDERS Sr., and Caresa (BAKER) ENDERS, Lucerne; maternal grandparents Carol HARTMAN, Logansport, and Frederick BAKER, Pasadena, Texas, and paternal grandparents James E. ENDERS, Plymouth, and Judy ENDERS, Macy.

                Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Camden Cemetery, Camden, with the Rev. Paul CECRLE officiating.  Arrangements are by Sullivan Funeral Home, Camden.

 

Wednesday, July 9, 1986

 

William C. Troike

                William C. TROIKE, 64, of 211 Weninger St., North Judson, died Monday at Methodist Hospital, Merrillville.

                Born Nov. 10, 1921 in Chicago, he was a lifetime resident of the area and a retired foreman for McMahan-O’Connor Construction Co., Rochester.  He was married March 5, 1946 in LaPorte to Mary STREASICK.

                Surviving with the wife are the mother, Louise LIBBY, Culver; a daughter, Kathleen LEWANDOWSKI, North Judson; a granddaughter; four sisters, Mildred FEDDLER, LaPorte; Dorothy BOLINI, North Judson; Louise CARTER, South Bend, and Judy STONE, Chesterfield; two brothers, Charles [TROIKE], North Judson, and Paul [TROIKE], of Pasadena, Calif.  He was preceded in death by a brother, John TROIKE.

                Services wil be at 10 a.m. Thurday at St. Cyril and Methodist Church, North Judson, with Monsignor John C. WITTE officiating.  Burial will be at St. Jacob’s Cemetery, North Judson.  Friends may call at the O’Donnell Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Wednesday.  Prayer services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Irma M. Wagoner

                Irma M. WAGONER, 84, formerly of 504 North Maple, Argos, died at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pilgrim Manor, Plymouth, following a brief illness.

                She was born June 30, 1902 in Kewanna to Jesse and Ruth SINGER WENTZEL.  She moved to Argos from Plymouth in 1961.  On Sept. 24, 1921, she was married in Kewanna to Paul F. WAGONER Sr., who precedd in death.  She was a seamstress, and a member of the Argos Congregational Christian Church and the Missionary and Ladies Aid societies of the church.

                Surviving are a daughter, Patricia MINEAR, Winona Lake; three sons, Wentzel [WAGONER], Bosque Farms, N.M.; Paul [WAGONER] Jr., Plymouth, and Robert D. [WAGONER], Rochester; twenty-one grandchildren, and twenty-six great-grandchildren.  Two sons, George and William [WAGONER]; four grandchildren; two sisters, and a brother also preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Argos Congregational Christian Church wih the Rev. Ray HALTERMAN officiating.  Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.  Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, and one hour prior to services at the church.  Memorials may be made to the missionary program of the church.

 

Orpha E. Cardner

                Orpha E. CARDNER, 95, of 550 First Ave. South, St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of the Gilead area, died at 10:46 p.m. Monday at the Swolhm Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, St. Petersburg.

                She was born March 4, 1891 in Rochester to Frank and Nancy SMITH HOFFMAN.  Her marriages were to Emmanuel MILLER, Arthur CASHWELL and Clarence CARDNER.  All preceded in death.  She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, St. Petersburg, and the Eureka Chapter Eastern Star.

                Surviving are two nieces, Jeanette HELTZEL, Rochester, and Mrs. Jacie PENNY, DeLand, Fla.; four nephews, Eugene P. BRIGHT, Hastings, Minn.; Dean HOFFMAN, and Donald HOFFMAN, North Manchester, and William EILER, Warsaw.  Three sisters and a brother preceded in death.

                Services wil be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Wilhelm-Thurston Funeral Home, St. Petersburg, Fla.  Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Gilead Cemetery with Pastor James MALBONE officiating.  There will be no local visitation.  Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, is in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, July 10, 1986

 

Truman L. Ashlock

                Truman L. “Roy” ASHLOCK, 59, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, died at 11:50 a.m. Wednesday at his home.  He had been ill eight months.

                Born April 4, 1927 in Lela, Okla., to Clifton T. and Grace M. BOWMAN ASHLOCK, he moved to Cass County in 1961 from Amboy.  On April 21, 1947 he married Murlene “Jo” CUMMINGS in Hoxie, Ark.  He was retired from Myer Spring Corporation, Logansport, and attended Fulton Wesleyan Church, Fulton.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Randall (Betty) ROGERS, Fulton, and Mrs. Randy (Linda) ANGLE, Rt. 4, Logansport; a son, Clifton L. ASHLOCK, West Baden; seven grandchildren; the mother, Grace ASHLOCK, Twelve Mile; a brother, Robert [ASHLOCK], Clayton; four sisters, Mrs. Johnny (Coguita) CORDRAY, Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Carl (Pearlene) MOON, Peru; Mrs. Ralph (Murlene) MAZE, Kokomo, and Mrs. Geraldine SPENCER, Twelve Mile.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Fulton Wesleyan Church with the Rev. Steve CUNNINGTON officiating.  Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton.  Burial will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Logansport.  Memorial may be made to the Fulton Wesleyan Church.

 

Floyd M. Christman

                Floyd Merle CHRISTMAN, 89, of 330 W. 12th St., died at 8:05 p.m. Wednesday in Woodlawn Hospital.

                He was born Aug. 11, 1896 in Waterville, Ohio to Daniel and Minnie HECKERMAN CHRISTMAN and had lived here since 1918 following discharge from he U.S. Army, Camp Sherman, Ohio.  On Dec. 31, 1940 he married Elsie RAMSEY in Rochester.  He was a Railway Express and Wells Fargo Express agent for 46 years before retirement.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church, a 50-year member of Kiwanis Club, a member of the Mason Scottish Rite South Bend, the Rocheter Eastern Star Rochester since 1918, a veteran of World War I, and a founder of the local American Legion Post and the Fulton County Barracks of World War I veterans.

                For 12 years he served as the Rochester community’s first building commissioner and as a member of the zoning board.  He also served as a veterans service officer and was a board member of the Knightstown State Legion Children’s Home and Indiana Crippled Children’s Society.  During the 20’s and 30’s he played with the Citizens Band giving weekly concerts at the courthouse gazebo.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Ronald [CHRISTMAN], Rocheter, and Phillip [CHRISTMAN], Safford, Ariz.; a daughter, Mrs. Arthur (Patricia) LIGHT, Scottsdale, Ariz.; eight grandchildren, Thomas and James BETTCHER, Mrs. Candice GUTIERREZ, Stephanie, Melanie, Daniel, Brenda and Jill CHRISTMAN; six great-grandchildren, Joshua, Rebecca, Jonathen and Jamie BETTCHER, Gilbert Jr. and Andrew GUTIERREZ.  A sister, Beatrice BREISACH, and a brother, Rolland [CHRISTMAN], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Fred KUEBLER officiating.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. until the hour of services on Saturday.  Burial will be at the Akron I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Masonic and military rites will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday by the VFW and American Legion.  Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church or to charity.
Leola B. Zartman

                Leola Belle ZARTMAN, 98, died at 8:09 a.m. today at the Rochester Nursing Home where she had been a resident for nine years.

                She was born Dec. 12, 1887 in Gage County, Neb., to Frank and Emma COON CHAPIN.  Living most of her life in the Rocheter and Macy areas, she married Virl ZARTMAN in 1907.  He preceded in death.  She was a member of the First Christian Church.

                Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Lillia GRAHAM and Mrs. Woodrow (Annona) PACKARD, both of Peru, and Lucille SMITH, Mishawaka; twenty-eight grandchildren eighty-eight great-grandchildren; and sixty great-great-gandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents, two daughters, two sons, and four brothers.

                Services wil be at 1 p.m. Satuday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Plainview Cemetery, Macy.  Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday.

 

Friday, July 11, 1986

 

Myrtle L. Conner

                Myrtle L. CONNER, 91, of 208 South First St., Argos, died at 4:30 a.m. today at the Mayflower Nursing Home, Plymouth.  She had been ill for six months.

                She was born Nov. 2, 1894 at Clear Lake, Iowa to Joseph and Lena HOLTHAUSER TUFFS.  She had lived in Argos for 40 years, moving from Minnesota.  She was a graduate of the Owatna School of Nursing, Otwana, Minn., a member of the Argos United Methodist church, the Faith Circle UMC and the Indiana Nursing Association.  While living in Argos she had worked at the Kelly Hospital for many years and also for Drs. WHITE and HAMPTON.

                Surviving are a daugher, Mrs. Wendall (Eloise) GOOD, Argos; a son, Ralph CONNER, Titusville, Fla.; seven grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren, and a sister Blanche FREDRICH, Toledo, Ohio.  A son, two brothers and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos with the Rev. Jack RHOADES officiating.  Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday and until time of services on Sunday.

 

Floyd M. Christman

                The Rochester Masonic Lodge will conduct memorial services for Floyd M. CHRISTMAN, 89, of 330 W. 12th St., at 7:30 p.m. today in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.

                The American Legion and VFW posts of Rochester will conduct military graveside rites at the Akron I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

                Mr. Christman died at 8:05 p.m. Wednesday in Woodlawn Hospital.  Services wil be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, where friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. until services on Saturday.
Loral O. Hall

                Loral O. HALL, 79, Rt. 2, Macy (South Mud Lake), died at 5:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis.  She had been ill for two weeks.

                She was born June 8, 1907 in St. Marie, Ill., to Gus and Effie RIGGS CLARK, and had lived in the area for 33 years, moving from Ohio.  She was a member of the Macy Eastern Star and the Macy United Methodist Church.

                Surviving are a daughter, Irene CHRISTENSON, Champaign, Ill.; a son, Paul CHRISTENSON, Carbondale, Ill.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Velma RUNYON and Mrs. Lavera RUNYON both of Olney, Ill.; Mrs. Alpha JOHNSON, Decatur, Ill. and Mrs. Delores TAYLOR, Tyler, Texs, and a brother Maurice CLARK, Detroit, Mich.  A sister preceded in death.

                Services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. until time of services on Sunday.  Burial wil be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.

 

Saturday, July 12, 1986

 

Billy D. Werner

                Billy Dean WERNER, 61, of Rt. 2, Rochester, died at 5:48 a.m. today, in Woodlawn Hospital.  He had been in failing health for three years.

                He was born June 15, 1925 in Monterey to George and Bessie WILSON WERNER, who preceded in death.  He had lived here for 38 years, moving from Monterey.  He was married May 16, 1948 in Knox to Delores MILLER, who survives.  He had been maintenance foreman for Torin Corp., for 19 years until retirement.  He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was a member of the Rochester American Legion and the Rochester Masonic Lodge.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. William (Georgina) BRAMAN, Eldora, Iowa; two sons, Scott A. [WERNER], at home, and Mark E. [WERNER], Sarasota, Fla., and three grandchildren, Matthew and Andrea BRAMAN, Eldora, and Zachary WERNER, Sarasota.  Precedng in death were a brother, Roger [WERNER], in 1970, and a nephew.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, and on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until services.  The Rochester American Legion will conduct graveside rites.

Monday, July 14, 1986

 

John H. Beckman

                John H. BECKMAN, 65, of 1309 Erie Ave., Logansport, died at 6:40 p.m. Friday in Memorial Hospital, Logansport, following a short illness.

                He was born Jan.1, 1921 in Chili to Fred and Goldie STUBELFIELD BECKMAN.  He was married Jan. 8, 1944 in Paoli to Onie HORTON.  He retired in January from Grant Implement, Loganspot, where he had been a mechanic.  He was a member of the Eagles Lodge and Fraternal Order of Police of Logansport and the Bethel Temple Church.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Rob BECKMAN, Rt. 1, Rochester, and John BECKMAN, Kokomo; a daughter, Pam HOOVER, Logansport; a brother, Donald BECKMAN, Logansport; a sister, Mary LEAHY, Marion, and two grandchildren.  Five brothers and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, with the Rev. James R. HOLT officiating.  Burial will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today.

 

Betty J. Tullis

                Betty Jane FELLERS TULLIS, 58, Rt. 2, Akron, died at 9 a.m. Sunday in Memorial Hospital South Bend of cancer.  She had been ill since March.

                She was born April 19, 1928 in Disko to Kenneth and Lena GEARHART FELLERS, who preceded in death.  She lived most of her life in the Akron and Beaver Dam area.  On April 19, 1947 she married Clesta “Cy)” TULLIS, who survives.  She was a waitress.  She was a member of the Silver Creek Church of God and worked with the Lions Club and with the women’s athletic groups in Silver Lake.

                Surviving with the husband are three daughters, Mickey MILLER, Akron, Kitty McWILLIAMS, Indianapolis, and Darlene CZARNECKI, Germany; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Charles FELLERS, Rochester, and Donnie FELLERS, Hawaii, and a sister, Dorothy HARGER, Akron.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Silver Creek Church of God with the Rev. Randy SAMUELS officiating.  Burial will be in the Silver Creek Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Strong Funeral Home, Silver Lake.  Memorials may go to South Bend Memorial Hospital.

Tuesday, July 15, 1986

 

Ethel F. Bucher

                Ethel F. BUCHER, 90, Rt. 1, Silver Lake, died at 3:35 a.m. today at the Peabody Retirement Home, North Manchester.

                She was born Jan. 4, 1896 in Kosciusko County to Isreal and Laura Belle HITE LANDIS.  She lived all of her life in the Akron area.  On May 25, 1912 she married Harmon O. BUCHER, who died Jan. 4, 1964.  She was a member of the Silver Creek Church of God.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Worthy (Mildred) CLINKER and Mrs. Richard (Donna) FRENCH, both of Silver Lake; three sons, C. Edward BUCHER, Rt. 1, Mentone; Robert B. BUCHER, Ormond Beach, Fla., and Gerald BUCHER, Churubusco; nineteen grandchildren; forty-six great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren.  Preceding in death were a son, Earl BUCHER, and a great-grandchild, two sisters, and five brothers.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Silver Creek Church of God with Pastor Randy SAMUEL officiating.  Burial will be in the Silver Creek Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.

 

Winona E. Kerschner

                Winona E. KERSCHNER, 74, Rt. 1, Denver, died today at 6 a.m. at her residence.

                She was born Nov. 28, 1911 in Miami County to Clarence and Vesta DEAL ADAMSON.  Both preceded in death.  On Nov. 27, 1929 she married Harvey KERSCHNER, who survives.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Peru.

                Surviving with the husband are two sons, Paul KERSCHNER and Dale KERSCHNER, both of North Manchester; a daughter, Thelma WORDEN, Peru; a brother, Milo ADAMSON, Peru; a sister, Margaret KRISHER, Rt. 2, Peru; ten grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren.  A daughter, a brother and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, at 2 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. James HARDIN officiating.  Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Wednesday.

 

Wednesday, July 16, 1986

 

Ella K. Musgrave

                Ella K. MUSGRAVE, 60, of 256 Jackson Ave., Peru, died Tuesday at 11:20 a.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru.

                She was born April 16, 1926 to Walter and Malinda LEEDY SUTTON, who preceded in death.  She was married Dec. 23, 1944 to Robert N. MUSGRAVE, who died July 20, 1982.  She had been employed by Olin Corp. since 1950 and was a member of the First Christian Church, Peru.

                Surviving are a son, Robert L. MUSGRAVE, Peru; a daughter, Linda Jane RAY, Peru; a brother, Gene SUTTON, Peru; a sister, Harriett ARVEN, Fulton; nieces and nephews; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.  A brother preceded in death.

                Services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev. Jewell PRATT officiating.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday.  Burial will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Cemetery, Cass County.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Thursday, July 17, 1986

 

George C. See

                George C. SEE, 87, Rt. 1, Argos, died at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday at the Mayflower Nursing Home, Plymouth.

                He was born Sept. 29, 1898 in Argos to Jessie and Lucy BARTHOLOMEW SEE.  He was a retired farmer, living all of his life in the Argos area.  He was a member of the Eagles Lodge, Plymouth, Jordon Baptist Church, and Marshall County Farm Bureau.

                Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Leo (Ombra) CLER, Chicago; a brother, Lloyd SEE, Plymouth, and a niece, Beverly TAYLOR, Boise, Idaho.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Arley MITCHAM officiating.  Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.  Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until time of services.

 

I. Mae Jackson Bodge

                I. Mae JACKSON BODGE, 85, formerly of Rt. 1, Rochester, died at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday in Community Hospital, Indianapolis.  She had been ill several months.

                She was born June 18, 1901 in Elkhart and lived most of her life in the Rochester area.  In 1921 she married Willis JACKSON.  He died in 1942.  She married Wayne BODGE in 1952.  He died in 1986.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Green Oak Club, and formerly was a Rochester telephone operator.

                Surviving are a son, George W. JACKSON, 6030 Orchard Hill Lane, Indianapolis; twelve grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.

                Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until services.  Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund.

 

H. Dean Drudge

                H. Dean DRUDGE, 75, of 1221 Wabash Ave., died at 1 p.m. Wednesday at his residence.  He had been in failing health for six months.

                He was born Nov. 24, 1910 near Tippecanoe, Marshall County, to Clarence and Cleo BARNHART DRUDGE.  He lived most of his life in the South Bend and Rochester areas.  He was married April 19, 1936 in Decatur to Irma APT, who survives.  He was retired from the Drewry Corp., South Bend, a veteran of the European Theater in World War II, and a member of the Manitou Moose Lodge.

                Surviving with the wife are three sisters, Mrs. Walter (Cleo) MEINERT, Silver Lake; Mrs. John (Beulah) DEATRICK, New Castle, and Mrs. Ruth KILMER, South Bend; three brothers, Robert [DRUDGE], Tuscon, Ariz.; Dale [DRUDGE], Indianapolis, and Richard [DRUDGE], Akron, and nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by three sisters.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Foster and Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev. Fred KUEBLER officiating.  Burial will be in the Salem Cemetery, Rochester.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until services.  Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Fund.
Katherine Hosteder

                Katherine HOSTEDER, 84, Wesley Manor, Frankfort, died Wednesday in the Clinton County Hospital.

                She was born Oct. 26, 1901 in Hammond to Salem Edwin and Margaret HOSTEDER.  She was a bookkeeper in Hammond for many years before moving to Rocheter.  She became a resident of Wesley Manor in 1983.  She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Hammond, and Psi Iota Xi Sorority.

                Surviving are nieces and nephews.

                Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Wesley Manor.  Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond, with graveside services at 1 p.m.  Frye Funeral Home, Frankfort, is handling arrangements.

 

Friday, July 18, 1986

 

Onita F. Gillespie

                Onita F. GILLESPIE, 91, Kewanna, died today at 6:55 a.m. at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home.

                She was born April 20, 1895 in Bruce Lake Station to Jesse and Lavina Alice BALDWIN McKEE.  In Rocheter on March 4, 1916 she married Bert L. GILLESPIE, who died in 1971.  She was a member of the Kewanna Church of Christ where she was church organist for 50 years.

                Surviving are nieces and nephews.  Six brothers and four sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with Pastor Brian HIGH officiating.  Burial will be at the Bruce Lake Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday from 8 a.m. until services.

 

Jeanette M. Anselmi

                Jeanette M. ANSELMI, 38, of 46582 Pasco Padre, Fremont, Calif., died Thursday morning at her residence.  She had been in failing health for six months.

                She was born Nov. 6, 1947 in Fulton County to Loyd and Mae PALMER CLEMONS.  She was married June 21, 1982 in Lake Tahoe, Calif., to Richard ANSELMI, who survives.  A 1965 graduate of Caston High School, she was personnel manager of the Liebert Corp., Fremont, and a member of the Perrysburg Baptist Church, Miami County, Indiana.

                Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Miss Kymberly Mae VANCE, Fremont; the father, Loyd CLEMONS; two sisters, Mrs. Ed (Lora) PINDER, Culver, and Mrs. John (Geneva) PACKARD, Kalamazoo, Mich.; a brother, Ora CLEMONS, Macy, and nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her mother.

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

 

Saturday, July 19, 1986

 

Jeanette M. Anselmi

                Services for Jeanette M. ANSELMI, 38, of Fremont, Calif., will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Baptist Church, Perrysburg, with the Rev. John CAMPBELL officiating.  Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Mexico.  Friends may call at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and at the church Monday, one hour prior to services.

Monday, July 21, 1986

 

Jodie L. Harvey

                Jodie L. HARVEY, 20, Logansport, died of massive internal injuries following an accident at U.S. 31 and Indiana 14 at midnight Saturday, according to state police.

                Harvey, driving a car east on Indiana 14 disregarded the stoplight and pulled into the intersection, police said.  Her car was hit broadside by a car driven by Donald W. ROCK, 57, Rt. 1, Macy. Rock was going south on U.S. 31.

                Harvey was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:10 a.m. Sunday by Fulton County deputy coroner Ed WENRICK.

                Passengers in the Harvey car suffering injuries were Deanna J. SWART, 22, Logansport, pain to hips and legs, Melissa L. HARRISON, 19, Logansport, chest pains, and Barbara J. SHERMAN, 18, Kewanna, two broken legs.  Rock wasn’t injured.

                Doris HITTLE, 58, Logansport, a passenger in the Rock car, suffered abdominal pain and a dislocated shoulder.

                Swart was treated and released at Woodlawn Hospital; Harrison and Hittle were admitted to Woodlawn; Sherman was transferred from Woodlawn to Logansport Memorial Hospital.

                Everyone admitted to a hospital was listed in good condition today.

                Everyone but Rock was wearing a seat belt and police believe that lessened the severity of injuries to the people in the Harvey car.

                The Rochester Fire Department was called to extricate people from the wreckage.               

                Harvey is the fifth person to die this year from a Fulton County traffic accident.

                She was born Oct. 3, 1965 in Logansport to John Marc HARVEY, Royal Center, and Sharon KINDIG HAYNES, Logansport, who survive.  She was employed at T.M. Morris, Logansport, and was a 1985 graduate of Pioneer High School.

                Surviving with the parents are four sisters, Donna and Jennifer WINNER, both of Logansport, and Nancy and Judy HARVEY, both of Royal Center; a maternal grandmother, Doreen KINDIG, Logansport, and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. F.D. THOMPSON, Logansport.

                Funeral services wi be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, with the Rev. Phillip EMERSON officiating.  Friends may call from           2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.  Burial will be in the Ever-Rest Cemetery, Logansport.

 

Faye L. Peterson

                Faye L. PETERSON, 72, of 1503 West Harrison St., Plymouth, died at 6 a.m. Friday at her residence of an apparent heart attack.

                She was born April 10, 1914 in Marshall County to Clyde C. and Emma KIMMEL SHAFER.  She was a lifetime resident of Fulton and Marshall counties.  Her marriages were to Floyd MILLER and John PETERSON, both of whom preceded in death. She was retired from Kralis Bros., Mentone.

                Surviving are two brothers, Cleo [SHAFER], Elkhart, and Carl [SHAFER], Plymouth, and a half-brother, Lloyd FREESE, Plymouth.

                Services were to be at 10 a.m. today at the Johnson Funeral Home, Plymouth, with burial at the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Helen E. Dunlap

                Helen E. DUNLAP, 71, of 604 Sooner Addition, Antlers, Okla., died Friday at her home.

                She was born Dec. 16, 1915 in Wabash to George and Ivy PONTIUS SAYGERS.  She moved to Oklahoma about 10 years ago from the Plymouth and Argos communities.  In Argos on Oct. 24, 1930 she married Ford C. DUNLAP, who died Dec. 6, 1972.

                Surviving are two daughters, Barbara ROHRER, Warsaw, and Mary BUTLER, Buchannan, Mich.; two sons, George [DUNLAP], Bonn, Germany, and Arthur [DUNLAP], Argos; nine grandchildren, and two sisters, Lavonne WILHELM, Auburn, and Catherine BAILEY, Prestonsburg, Ky.  A sister, Garnet [SAYGERS], and a brother, Henry [SAYGERS], preceded in death.

                Graveside services will be at the Maple Grove Cemetery at a date to be announced.  Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, is in charge of arrangements.

 

Tuesday, July 22, 1986

 

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Wednesday, July 23, 1986

 

Grace Williams

                Grace WILLIAMS, 99, Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, died at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday.

                Born July 23, 1886 in Fulton County to Oliver and Mary BARNES GIBSON, she lived most of her life in the Akron and Rochester areas.  She was married to Charles WILLIAMS, who died in 1941.  She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.

                Surviving are four half-brothers, Ed and Homer WIDEMAN, both of Akron; Joe WIDEMAN, Kendallville, and Crayton WIDEMAN, Amboy, and nieces and nephews.  Two half-sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with Rev. Maurice KESSLER officiating.  Burial will be in the Nichols Cemetery.  Friends may call from     6 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

 

John R. Frost

                John Richard FROST, 39, Springfield, Va., died April 20 at Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Va., of leukemia.  He was the son of Marguerite MITCHELL FROST, former Rocheter resident who now lives in Mundelein, Ill.

                Mr. Frost was a veteran of the Viet Nam War, serving with the Air Force in Thailand.  He was a graduate of the University of Maryland and was born Sept. 26, 1946 in Lafayette.

                Burial was in Greenacre Memorial Park, Ferndale, Washington, D.C.  Also surviving are the wife, Nadine [FROST]; a son, Bryan [FROST]; a daughter, Andrea [FROST]; the father, Robert FROST, Woodbridge, Va. two brothers, Jack FROST, Lutherville, Md., and James David FROST, twin to the deceased, Mundelein, Ill., and a sister, Phyllis FROST, Palatine, Ill.

Thursday, July 24, 1986

 

Judith J. Pierce

                Judith Jane “Judy” PIERCE, 46, Rt. 1, Rochester, died at 10 p.m. Wednesday at her residence.

                She was born May 21, 1940 in Logansport to Merle and Betty BREW DECK.  She had lived all her life in Fulton and Cass counties.  On Sept. 30, 1967 in Lucerne she married Clifford Gene PIERCE, who died April 3, 1974.  She was a former employee of Hart Schaffner & Marx and a member and former vice president of Parents Without Partners.

                Surviving are a daughter, Tabitha Jane PIERCE, at home; a sister, Mrs. James (Kathy) SMITH, Rt. 1, Claypool; two brothers, Rusty [DECK], Lucerne, and Tom [DECK], Bradenton, Fla., and the parents, St. Petersburg, Fla.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Robert CREE officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday from 10 a.m. until services.

 

Friday, July 25, 1986

 

Nellie E. Swihart

                Nellie E. SWIHART, 73, of 202 North Maple St., Argos, died unexpectedly Wednesday at her home.

                She was born Nov. 28, 1912 in Middletown, Ohio to Samuel and Hannah POST CRAUDER.  She moved to Argos in 1978 from near Plymouth.  Prior to that she had lived in the Bourbon and Tippecanoe areas.  In Argos in 1960 she married Milo SWIHART, who died June 19, 1980.  She was a retired cook for the former Baer Nursing Home, Bourbon.  She attended the Argos Congregational Christian Church and was a member of the Beacon Class and the            Hi-Neighbor Club.

                She is survived by a son, Harold [SWIHART], Bourbon; two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.  A brother preceded in death.

                Services wil be at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Ray HALTERMAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Walnut Brethren Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. until services on Sunday.  Memorials may be made to the Argos Emergency Medical Service.

 

George J. Hoffert

                George J. HOFFERT, 96, College Square Apartments, died at 9:30- a.m. today in the Ligonier Heritage Manor Nursing Home.

                Arrangements are pending at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.

Saturday, July 26, 1986

 

George J. Hoffert

                Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Ligonier Cemetery for George J. HOFFERT, 96, College Square Apartments, Rochester.  Mr. Hoffert died at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Ligonier.

                Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.  There was no visitation.

                Mr. Hoffert was born Aug. 19, 1889 in Vinton, Iowa to George A. and Amelia SCHNUCKEL HOFFERT.  He had lived in Rochester six years, coming here from Ligonier.  On Nov. 2, 1974 in Ligonier, he married Mary KAWA HOFFERT.  He formerly owned a sheet metal shop in Ligonier and belonged to the Ligonier Eagles Lodge.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Dorothy WALDRON, Topeka; two sons, Archie [HOFFERT], North Webster, and Russell [HOFFERT], Fort Wayne; a brother, Joseph [HOFFERT], Larwill; two sisters, Minnie DOMONIQUE, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Lena REID, Pierceton, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  Two sisters and three brothers preceded in death.

 

Monday, July 28, 1986

 

Daniel J. Scales

                Daniel J. SCALES, 18, Rt. 6, Rochester, died of multiple head fractures following an accident at 4:10 p.m. Sunday at U.S. 31 and County Road 375 North, according to state police.

                Scales was taken to Woodlawn Hospital but was trasferred to South Bend St. Joseph Hospital where he died at 11 p.m. Sunday, according to police.

                A motorcycle driven by Scales collided with a car driven by Andrew BALL, W. Eighth St., after Ball pulled onto U.S. 31 from the emergency strip.  Both vehicles were going north.  Before pulling onto the road, Ball had been assisting a disabled vehicle.  Ball wasn’t injured.

                A passenger on the motorcycle, Barry HIATT, 16, Rt. 3, Rocheter, suffered internal injuries to his lungs.  He also was taken to Woodlawn Hospital and was transferred to St. Joseph Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition today.

                Scales and Hiatt were thrown from the motorcycle.

                Scales wasn’t wearing a helmet.  He had given his helmet to Hiatt to wear.  If Scales had been wearing a helmet, it would have possibly prevented his death or at least reduced the severity of his injuries, according to police.  The helmet Hiatt was wearing prevented his death, according to police.

                The Rochester fire department was called to the scene for assistance.

                Scales is the second person to die in a week, and the sixth this year, from a Fulton County traffic accident.

                Jeffrey MOSS, 25, Logansport, died early today of massive internal injuries suffered in a head-on collision with another car on a Cass County road, police said.

                He was pronounced dead at Logansport Memorial Hospital, several hours after the Sunday night accident.  Moss was eastbound on the county road, police said, when he failed to negotiate a curve, swerved left of the centerline and hit an oncoming car.

                The two occupants of the other car were injured, police said.  Police said they belived Moss would have survived the crash if he had been wearing a seatbelt.

                The death means 528 people have been killed on Indiana roads ad highways this year, compared with 538 on July 28, 1985.


                Scales was born Nov. 23, 1967 to Bruce L. and Rosemary KING SCALES.  He was a 1986 graduate of Caston High school, a member of the weight lifting team, Future Farmers of America, Students Against Substance Abuse, the football and basketball teams, a 10-year member of the Fulton County 4-H and a member of the Metea Baptist Church.

                Surviving with the parents are a brother, Barry Lee [SCALES], and a sister, Heidi Lynn [SCALES], both at home; paternal grandparents Donald K. and Pauline SCALES, Grass Creek, and maternal grandparents Lyman and Helen KING, Rt. 6, Rocheter.

                Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, with George HAPNER and the Rev. Billy GRIFFIN officiating.  Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

                Memorials may be made to the Metea Baptist Church or the Fulton County 4-H Association.

 

Lotus A. Lowry

                Lotus A. LOWRY, 75, of 315 West Washington St., Culver, died at 1:15 a.m. Sunday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, following a six-month illness.

                She was born Nov. 1, 1910 in Hammond to Sherman and Leah WINKLER GRACE.  On July 23, 1931, she married Raymond LOWRY, who died in 1970.  She was a lifetime resident of the area and a member of the Emmanuel United Methodist Church.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Vern (Miriam) McKEE and Mrs. Richard (Janet) OVERMYER, both of Culver; a son, Larry [LOWRY], Culver; twelve grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and a brother, Ralph GRACE, Kenanville, Fla.  A sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Wedneday at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with the Rev. Fred PFLUGH officiating.  Burial will be in the Culver Masonic Cemetery.  Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

                Memorials may be made to the Marshall County Cancer Association.

 

Edna L. Alderfer

                Edna L. ALDERFER, 82, formerly of rural Culver, died at 2 p.m. Saturday in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Culver.

                She was born Sept. 17, 1903 in Argos to Edward and Mary BARR LOSER.  She was a lifetime resident of the area.  On Sept. 23, 1922 in Culver she married A.E. “Pete” ALDERFER, who died July 5, 1965.  She was a retired employee of Culver Military Academy, and was a *member of the Poplar Grove United Metodist Church, the Ladies Aid Society and the Rebekah Lodge.

                Surviving are two sons, Glen [ALDERFER], Fort Wayne, and Harold [ALDERFER], Costa Mesa, Calif.; six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Poplar Grove United Metodist Church with the Rev. Keith SMITLEY officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and one hour prior to services Wednesday.  The Rebekah Lodge will conduct memorial services at 8 p.m. Tuesday.  Memorials may be made to the Poplar Grove United Methodist Church.
Sarah F. Fishburn

                Sarah F. FISHBURN, 94, Rt. 3, Peru, died at 10:20 p.m. Saturday in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru.

                She was born April 24, 1892 in Bartley, Neb., to Alvin and Viola RAGER HARMAN.  In Nov. 1921 she married Merritt F. FISHBURN, who died July 4, 1967.  She was a member of the Christ Pilgrim Church, Peru.

                Surviving are a son, Fred [FISHBURN], Rt. 3, Peru, and a grandson, Floyd [FISHBURN], Denver.  Two sisters and three brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Revs. Rudell SPARKS and Vernon FUNK officiating.  Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.  Fridnds may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today.

 

Tuesday, July 29, 1986

 

William D. Bascom

                William D. BASCOM, 79, Elkhart, died at 10:25 p.m. Sunday at the Elkhart General Hospial.

                He was born May 6, 1907 in Toto, Ind.  On Aug. 10, 1940 he married Selma HUEBNER, who died in 1963.  A former Monterey area resident, he was a retired farmer and a member of the World Wide Church of God, Elkhart.

                Surviving are a son, Ronald [BASCOM], Akron; a daughter, Dr. Karleen HAMMITT, Precott, Ariz.; two brothers, Richard [BASCOM], Crown Point, and Scott [BASCOM], Millville, Calif.; three sisters, Anna SHUTT, Truth or Consequences, N.M.; Jennie GOLL, North Judson, and Suzie WILLIAMS, Bear Lake, Mich.; three grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Price-VanGilder Funeral Home, Knox, with Pastor Robert DICK officiating.  Burial will be in the Round Lake Cemetery, Knox.  Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

 

Lee Johnson

                Lee “Bud” JOHNSON, 64, Waterhaven Apartments, died at 6:25 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital.  He had been in failing health for four years.

                He was born Sept. 28, 1921 in Fulton County to Alvin and Chloe EWING JOHNSON.  He had lived in Rochester three years, coming from Warsaw.  On Sept. 2, 1950 in Rochester he married Romona C. SWANSON.  In 1983 he retired from the Peabody A.B.C. Corp., Warsaw.  He was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church, was a World War II veteran of the Pacific Theater, and a member of the VFW.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Alberta) MAST, Pierceton; three grandchildren, Bryon HARRIS, Oswego, and Jennifer HARRIS and Anthony MAST, both of Pierceton; a sister, Mrs. Michael (Mary Helen) ZARTMAN, Rochester; two nieces, and a nephew.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. John Lutheran Church with Pastor James KREFT officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from   2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, and at the church on Thursday for an hour before services.

Wednesday, July 30, 1986

 

Lola E. Leffel

                Lola E. LEFFEL, 91, died at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday in the Health Care Center of the Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, where she had resided for four years.

                She was born July 1, 1895 in Warren County to Albert and Lena BRIGGS SICKS.  She had lived in Noth Manchester for over 70 years.  On May 22, 1915 she married Harry L. LEFFEL, who died April 17, 1983.  She was a member of the First Brethren Church, a past Sunday school teacher, a member of the Riverside Garden Club, and authored a book, “Brief Genealogy Sicks, Siddens, Briggs, Williams, Byers Families,” in 1975.

                Surviving are four sons, Gilbert and Gordon [LEFFEL], both of Baton Rouge, La.; Hubert [LEFFEL], Columbus, Ohio, and Elvin [LEFFEL], Hickville, N.Y.; two daughters, Mrs. Dale (Lucile) WICOFF, Rochester, and Mrs. George (Virginia) EVES, Robesonia, Pa.; a sister, Grace MATHER, Waylon, Mich.; eighteen grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild.  A brother, three sisters, and a grandson preceded in death.

                Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the Bender Funeral Home, North Manchester, with Pastor Archie NEVINS officiating.  Burial will be at the Oaklawn Cemetery.  Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

 

Lucile Howard

                Lucile HOWARD, 73, Denver, died at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday at her residence.

                She was born Jan. 20, 1913 in Mexico to George F. and Annis BABER FAHL.  On Nov. 23, 1935 in the home of the late Rev. C. F. GOLDEN near Denver, she married Cecil “Pete” HOWARD, who died Sept. 17, 1983.  She was retired from the dietary department of Dukes Hospital, Peru, and was a member of the Denver Baptist Church.

                Surviving are a brother, Eldon FAHL, Denver; two sisters, Edith NELSON, Alexandria, and Edna CAMPBELL, Denver.  A son, Steven Kent [HOWARD]; a sister, and two brothers preceded in death.  Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Mark SPENCER officiating.  Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

 

Victor R. See

                Victor R. SEE, 67, of 815 East Jackson St., Kokomo, died at 3 p.m. Tuesday at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis.  He had been ill for 14 years.  A former Fulton County resident, he was born June 30, 1919 in Miami County to Henry E. and Susie I. COOK SEE.  He lived in Fulton County for 27 years, coming here from Miami County, before moving to Kokomo.  He was married June 28, 1948 in Miami County to Donna W. SMITH, who survives.  He was a retired farmer and served with the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during World War II.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Vicky SEE, Rocheter, and Sarah SEE, Kokomo; six sons, William and Kenneth [SEE], both of Fulton; Bobby [SEE], LaPorte, and Timothy, Thomas and Scott [SEE], all of Rochester; eight grandchildren; a brother, Frank [SEE], Macy; three sisters, Mrs. Eugene BOWMAN, Kokomo; Ruth McKINLEY, Fairmont, and Irene SEE, Denver.  Two grandsons; three brothers, and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, with the Rev. George HAPNER officiating.  Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and Friday from 9 a.m. until services.  Graveside military rites will be conducted by the Rochester American Legion and VFW Posts.


Dorothy L. Nelson

                Word has been received of the death of former Rochester area resident Dorothy Lurena KIPFER NELSON, 62, Rt. 1, Box 110 C, Milaca, Minn.

                She died July 20 during surgery at the North Memorial Hospital, Robinsdale, Minn.

                She was born April 29, 1924 in Syracuse, Ind., to James and Odetta KIPFER.  She came to Rochester as a small child, moving to Hayland Township, Minn., in 1960.  On Dec. 20, 1941 she married Kenneth NELSON, who survives.  She was a member of the Emanuel Lutheran Church, Bock, Minn.

                Surviving with the husband are two sons, Kenneth James and Garry Ray [NELSON], both of Milaca, Minn.; three daughters, Judith D. BAKER, Cheryl A. LARSEN and Barget S. HERGES, all of Milaca; the mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Harold MANERS, Kokomo; three sisters, Mrs. Robert (Doris) WINTERS, Knox; Mrs. Thomas (Deloris) KNOX, Lafayette, and Mrs. John (Norma Jean) TRINE, Sharpsville; a brother, Bill [KIPFER], Lafayette; seventeen grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews.  She was preceded in death by her father, a brother, Paul J. LYLE, and a grandson, Richard A. BAKER.

                Services were at 2 p.m. July 23 at the Emanuel Lutheran Church, Bock, with the Rev. Brian JOHNSON officiating.  Burial was in the Borgholm Cemetery.  Arrangements were hendled by the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home, Bock, Minn.

 

Lee Johnson

                Lee “Bud” JOHNSON, 64, Waterhaven Apartments, died at 6:25 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital.  He had been in failing health for four years.

                He was born Sept. 28, 1921 in Fulton County to Alvin and Chloe EWING JOHNSON.  He had lived in Rochester three years, coming from Waraw.  On Sept. 2, 1950 in Rochester he married Romona C. SWANSON.  In 1983 he retired from the Peabody A.B.C. Corp., Warsaw.  He was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church, was a World War II veteran of the Pacific Theater, and a member of the VFW.

                Surviving with the wife are a daugher, Mrs. Ronald (Alberta) MAST, Pierceton; three grandchildren, Bryon HARRIS, Oswego, and Jennifer HARRIS and Anthony MAST, both of Pierceton; the mother, 1125 Wabash Ave.; a sister, Mrs. Michael (Mary Ellen) ZARTMAN, Rocheter; two nieces, Deborah CARLSON, Rt. 3, Rocheter, and Melody TAYLOR, Mobile, Ala., and a nephew, Douglas ZARTMAN, Rt 6, Rocheter.  The father died in 1981.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. John Lutheran Church with Pastor James KREFT officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from   2 to 8 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, and at the church on Thursday for an hour before services.

 

Thursday, July 31, 1986

 

Helen E. Dunlap

                Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Argos Maple Grove Cemetery for Helen E. DUNLAP with the Rev. Gary EDWARD officiating.

                Mrs. Dunlap, 70, of 604 Sooner Addition, Antlers, Okla., died July 18 at her home.

                Local arrangements are by the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Frances C. Hurlburt

                Services were conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, for Frances C. HURLBURT with the Rev. Dennis INGLE officiating.  Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

                Mrs. Hurlburt, 78, Rt. 1, Kewanna (Lake Bruce), died at 4:37 p.m. July 26 at the Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.  She was born March 24, 1908 at Lake Bruce to Frank and Caroline BRUCE ENGLE.  On Feb. 5, 1925 in Winamac, she married Lovell J. HURLBURT, who survives.  She attended Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church.

                Surviving with the husband are three sons, Chester [HURLBURT], San Angelo, Texas; Wayne [HURLBURT], Rt. 1, Star City, and Blaine [HURLBURT], Rt. 1, Kewanna; two daughters, Patricia BRANSON, Griffith, and Catherine WRIGHT, Rt. 1, Winamac; a brother, James ENGLE, Kewanna; a sister, Mrs. Grace CALDWELL, Bunker Hill; sixteen grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildre.  Seven brothers, six sisters, and a great-grandson preceded in death.

 

Friday, August 1, 1986

 

Herman A. Alber

                Herman A. ALBER, 82, of 401 Ohio St., died at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home where he had been a resident for 10 days.

                He was born April 21, 1904 in Fulton to Abe and Molly CONRAD ALBER.  He lived most of his life in this area, except for three years in Miami County.  On Dec. 12, 1938 in Rochester he married Edith M. LOWE, who survives.  In 1963 he retired from the Rochester Telephone Co., having worked there 19 years.  He was a member of the Rochester Eagles Lodge.

                Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Mrs. Phil (Cissy) LUDWICK, Graham, Texas; Mrs. Bill (Darlene) KATS, Rochester, and Mrs. Barbara ALBER, Athens; a son, Manford [ALBER], Mounds, Okla.; thirteen grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; a sister, Helen MURPHY, Chula Vista, Calif. three brothers, Norvana “Pete” ALBER, and L.G. ALBER, both of Rochester, and John ALBER, Plymouth.  A son, two great-grandchildren, a sister and two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery.  Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday, and from 10 a.m. until services on Sunday.

 

Gladys Bailey

                Gladys BAILEY, 74, Rt. 1, Rochester, died at 4 p.m. Thursday in Woodlawn HospitaL.  She had been in failing health for several months.  She was born June 15, 1912 in Jackson, Ky., to Emze and Lila MULLINS WATKINS.  She came to this area in 1944 from Pulaski County.  On Nov. 15, 1930 in Rensselaer she married Forrest BAILEY, who survives.

                Surviving with the husband are three daughters, Mrs. James (Mildred) RHINEHART, Wilmington, Ohio; Mrs. Jerald (Barbara) HALL, Logansport, and Mrs. John (Phyllis) HUDKINS, Rochester; three sons, Ernest [BAILEY], Greensburg; Elmer [BAILEY], Mishawaka, and Raymond [BAILEY, Rochester; twenty grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Lloyd (Jewel) WIDNER, Bremen, and three brothers, Norman and Walter [WATKINS], both of Knox, and William [WATKINS], Winamac.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. George E. HAPNER officiating.  Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until services Saturday.


 

Saturday, August 2, 1986

 

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Monday, August 4, 1986

 

Mary H. Stephen

                Mary Helen STEPHEN, 61, Rt. 5, Rushville, died at 11:10 a.m. Friday at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis.  She had been in failing health for several years.

                She was born Nov. 21, 1924 in Boone County to Lloyd and Elizabeth McDOWELL MILLER.  She moved from Connersville to Rushville in 1931.  On May 3, 1947 she married Charles T. STEPHEN, who died in 1971.  She retired in 1984 as an English and social studies teacher at Russville High School.  She was treasurer of the First Presbyterian Church, vice president of the Retired Teachers Association and a member of the Monday Circle, Komentri, the Board of Directors of the Indiana State Teachers Association, the Business and Professional Women’s Association and the Rush County Historical Society.  She had a bachelor of science degree, 1946, from Hanover College and a masters degree, 1972, from Indiana Centeral.  She was named Woman of the Year in 1982.

                Surviving are a son, Lloyd Thomas STEPHEN, Rt. 2, Rochester; a daughter, Mrs. Larry (Cassandra) UPCHURCH, Economy; a brother, George MILLER, Thorntown; a sister Mrs. Albert (Ann) PARSLEY, LaPorte, and five grandchildren.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Moster and Cox Mortuary, Rushville.  Burial will be in the Dale Cemetery, Connersville.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday.

                Memorials may be made to charity.

 

Dr. Robert A. Babcock

                Dr. Robert A. BABCOCK, 68, of 624 Spencer Ave., Marion, died at 4:45 p.m. Friday at Marion General Hospital.  He had been in ill health for four years.

                He was born in Rochester on Aug. 26, 1917 to Robert P. and Ora AUSTIN BABCOCK, moving to Marion in 1942.  Mary Jane METZGER BABCOCK, his wife, survives.  A graduate of Indiana University and Indiana University School of Dentistry, he was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, the Meshingomesia Country Club, the Delt Chi Fraternity, and served in the Air Force during World War II.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Robert A. BABCOCK Jr., Jackson, Mich., and two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Leeann) BROWN, Muncie, and Sally T. BABCOCK, St. Louis, Mo.

                Services were to be today at 11 a.m. at the Raven Funeral Home, Marion, with burial in the Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis.

 

Robert R. Crum

                Robert R. CRUM, 62, Denver, died at 12:49 a.m. today at Dukes Hospital, [Peru}.  Rites are pending at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver.
Sopha I. Hawkins

                Sopha I. HAWKINS, 95, Grove City, Ohio, formerly of Indianapolis and Lake Manitou, died at 10:10 p.m. Sunday in the Americare Nursing Home, Columbus, Ohio.

                She was born Aug. 24, 1890 in Swayzee to Fred and Ida PETERS.  She married Bret H. HAWKINS, who died in Nov. 1941.  She was a retired seamstress and dressmaker.

                Surviving are two sons, Myron [HAWKINS], Redwood, Calif., and Gene HAWKINS, Grove City, Ohio; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

                Graveside services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Washington Park East Cemetery Chapel, Indianapolis, with the Rev. Glen CRAIG officiating.  Schoedinger Funeral Home, Grove City,is in charge of arrangements.

 

Tuesday, August 5, 1986

 

Aura L. Overmyer

                Aura LaPhon OVERMYER, 69, Kewanna, died at 9:15 p.m. Monday at Hines Hospital, Chicago.

                He was born Dec. 26, 1916 in Kewanna to Ernest L. and Jessie MOORE OVERMYER.  He was a retired spring maker with Rockwell International, Logansport, a member of the United Steel Workers of America Local 3261, and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

                Surviving are a daughter, Susan STEWART, Valparaiso; three sons, Thomas [OVERMYER], Kalamazoo, Mich.; Daniel [OVERMYER], Golden, Colo., and James [OVERMYER], Minot, N.D., and four grandchildren.

                Arrangements are pending at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home in Kewanna.  Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

 

Robert R. Crum

                Robert R. CRUM, 62, Denver, a retired Air Force major, died at 12:49 a.m. Monday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

                He was born April 4, 1924 in Ellettsville to Carl and Nellie A. COFFEY CRUM.  On April 29, 1951 in Bernice, La., he married Mary Ann CASTLEMAN, who survives.  He retired from the U.S. Air Force May 31, 1967 as a KC-135 pilot, was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, a member of the Denver Baptist Church, and the Miami County Men’s Golf Association.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Dixie CLEM, Reno, Nev.; two sons, James [CRUM], Okemos, Mich., and Russell [CRUM], Oklahoma City, Okla.; two grandchildren; his mother, Bloomington; a brother, Fred [CRUM], Ellettsville, and a sister, Mary Jane ROBINSON, Bloomington.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Mark SPENCER officiating.  Burial and military graveside rites will be at the Ever-Rest Memorial Park Cemetery, Cass County.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Wednesday, August 6, 1986

 

Alexander K. Smith

                Word has been received of the death of Former Rochester resident Alexander K. “Al” SMITH, 84, or 6952 Curtiss Ave., Sarasota, Fla.  He died July 1 in Sarasota after a brief illness.

                Mr. Smith owned the former Motor Masters Garage on Indiana 14 at the south edge of Rochester.  Active in the Rocheter Rotary Club, he was a past president and had a perfect attendance record for 20 years.  He also was a past dirctor of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce.

                Surviving are his wife, the former Eleanor EGLEMANN, to whom he was married in Chicago in 1928, and a niece.

                Services and burial were in Sarasota.

 

Aura L. Overmyer

                Services for Aura LaPhon OVERMYER will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Dennis INGLE officiating.  Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Kewanna.  Friends may call after 4 p.m. on Friday, and after 8 a.m. until services on Saturday.

                Mr. Overmyer, 69, Kewanna, died at 9:15 p.m. Monday at Hines Hospital, Chicago.

 

Thursday, August 7, 1986

 

E. Cathern Braden

                E. Cathern BRADEN, 70, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 955 a.m. Wednesday at her home.  She had been in ill health for 10 years.

                She was born April 30, 1916 in Howard County to Brice and Beatrice KECK BAYLESS.  She had lived in the Leiters Ford area for 25 years, moving from Howard County.  On April 4, 1943 in Kokomo she married Raymond H. BRADEN, who survives.  She was a retired bookkeeper for the Leiters Ford Elevator.  She was a member of the First United Brethren Church, Peru.

                Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Mrs. Ronald (Kay) LAHMAN, Panama City, Fla., and Mrs. Gerald (Carolyn) JOHNSON, Rochester; a son, Ralph L. BRADEN, Rochester; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Tom (Mary) LANDERS and Mrs. Dochia “Doud” FLORENCE, and a brother, William “Bill” MILLICAN, all of California, and nieces and nephews.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Robert HANSEN officiating.  Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, and from 9 a.m. to services Saturday.  Memorials may be made to the Woodlawn Hospital Home Health Care service.
James Howard Powell Jr.

                James Howard POWELL Jr. was stillborn at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.

                He was the son of James H. and Karla KOLMERTON POWELL, 6828 White Chapel Court, Columbus, Ohio.

                Surviving with the parents are two brothers, Seth and John Henry [POWELL], both of Columbus; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. James (Eloise) SAXMAN, Carmel; the maternal grandfather, Ken KOLMERTEN, Indianapolis; the maternal great-grandmother, Emma KOLMERTEN, Fort Wayne, and the paternal grandparents, Jerry and Maxine HECKATHORN, Macy.  The paternal grandfather, John POWELL, died in 1959.

                Private services will be conducted, with burial in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rocheter.  Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.

 

Edna E. Pachta

                Edna E. PACHTA, 50, of 11 Eisenhower St., Mentone, died Wednesday at 8:22 a.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital at Warsaw.  She had been ill for several weeks.

                She was born March 13, 1936 in Glasgow, Scotland to William and Helen Edna CHRISTIE COWIE.  She moved from Scotland to Mentone 10 years ago.  On Dec. 12, 1981 in Atwood she married Ferdinand “Fred” PACHTA, who survives.  She was a mid-wife and nurse, having formerly worked at Woodlawn Hospital and Kosciusko Community Hospital.  She was a member of the Mentone Christian Fellowship and the Christian Fellowship of Nurses, Great Britain.

                Surviving with the husband are two sisters, Norna COWIE and Ann COWIE, both of Glasgow; two brothers, David COWIE and Alan COWIE, also of Glasgow, and the mother, of Dingwall, Scotland.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Jazques L. SALLADE officiating.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday.

 

Friday, August 8, 1986

 

Estella E. Clemans

                Estella E. CLEMANS, 75, Portage, died Thursday in Porter Memorial Hospital, Valparaiso.

                She was born Jan. 7, 1911 in Dayton, Ohio to Rev. Harley W. and Janette McKINLEY FRANKLIN.  She was a former resident of Fulton.  On Dec. 26, 1941 in Garyton she married Dee L. CLEMANS, who died in 1975.  She was a member of the Hope Lutheran Church, the Portage Christian Women’s Club, the Fulton Eastern Star and the Indiana Retired Teachers Association.  She taught second grade at Crisman School of the Portage Township school systerm for 12 years.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Jennie M.) RHOADS, Portsmouth, R.I..; a son, James D. [CLEMANS], Portage; two grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Harold (Bernie) PEYTON, Portage; Mrs. James (Frances) HORNER, Indianapolis, and Mrs. George (Naomi) HINSHAW, Oklahoma City, Okla.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Rees Funeral Home Olson Chapel, Portage, with the Rev. Samuel L. KLOPFER officiating.  Burial will be at 3 p.m. Monday in the Olive Community Cemetery, Fulton.  Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Saturday, August 9, 1986

 

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Monday, August 11, 1985

 

Shirley Hendrickson

                Shirley HENDRICKSON, 63, of 15893 Menomonee Drive, Plymouth, died at 8:45 p.m. Saturday in South Bend Memorial Hospital.

                She was born in South Bend on June 27, 1923 to John and Louise HOSLER WHITE.  She was married n June 1942 to Herbert W. HENDRICKSON Sr., who survives.  She moved to Plymouth in 1956.  She had been employed for 23 years at the Hart Schaffner & Marx plant in Rochester, where she was president of Local 785 of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers of America Union.

                Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Mrs. James (Janet) MUDAY, Plymouth, and Mrs. Terry (Janis) MOONEY, Glendale Heights, Ill.; a son, Herbert [HENDRICKSON] Jr.., Mishawaka; a brother, Herbert L. WHITE, South Bend, and six grandchildren.

                Private services were this morning at the VanGilder Funeral Home in Plymouth, followed by cremation.  Memorials may be made to the Marshall County Heart Fund.

 

Willard E. Foreman

                Willard E. “Willie” FOREMAN, 76, Rt. 3, Peru, died at 3:20 p.m. Saturday in the Wabash County Hospital.

                He was born Jan. 31, 1910 in Fountain Counto to Berton L. and Arminda Ann McKINZIE FOREMAN.  On Sep. 5, 1931 in Peru he married Byrl F. “Polly” RADER, who died Nov. 15, 1981.  He owned and operated the Foreman Foundry near Chili, retiring in 1978.

                Surviving are a sister, Bertha KEEPORT, Mt. Morris, Mich.; three brothers, Arthur and Robert L. [FOREMAN], both of Peru, and Fred [FOREMAN], Nyona Lake, and nieces and nephews.  Two brothers, Asa and James [FOREMAN], prceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. William SHEWMAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Chili Cemetery.  Friends may call today from 5 to 9 p.m.

 

Bruce W. Keller

                Bruce Wayne KELLER, 26, Skyline Apartments, Plymouth, died Sunday following a motorcucle accident at 9B and T-Road at 10th in Marshall County.

                He was born May 23, 1960 to Howard L. and Jean HAAG KELLER.  He lived most of his life in the Plymouth area.  He was a foreman at the Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Plymouth, and a member of the Moose Lodge, Plymouth.

                Surviving are the mother and step-father, Dale and Jean HOLLOWAY, Rt. 5, Rochester; the father, Howard [KELLER], Phoenix, Ariz.; a brother, Mark KELLER, Plymouth; two sisters, Mrs. Paul (Beth Ann) MITCHELL, Rt. 4, Culver, and Mrs. Edward (Stephanie) PACKARD, Claypool; the maternal grandfather, Paul HAAG, Plymouth, and nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Van Gilder Funeral Home, Plymouth.  Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.


Harvey F. Hunter

                Harvey Fred HUNTER, 90, former resident of College Square Apartments, Rochester, died at 8 p.m. Sunday in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, where he had been a resident since May.  He had been in failing health for six months.

                He was born April 15, 1896 in Fulton County to Alvin and Elnora NEWCOMER HUNTER.  He lived most of his life in this community.  He was first married to Nora ZUMBAUGH, who died in 1930.  In 1935 he married Irene HUFF, who died May 11, 1986.  He was a retired carpenter, a veteran of World War I, a charter member of the Rochester American Legion Post, and a life member of the Manitou Veterans of Foreign Wars.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Phyllis REED, Harbour Springs, Mich.; four sons, Lee Huff [HUNTER] and Alvin C. HUNTER, both of Plymouth; Frederick HUNTER, Bourbon, and Richard Dean HUNTER, Gardnerville, Nev.; twenty-two grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.  A daughter, Delores CONOVER, a sister, and three brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Paul CECRLE officiating.  Burial will be in the Moon Cemetery, west of Rochester, where the American Legion and VFW will conduct graveside rites.  Friends may call from           2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and Thursday from 9 a.m. until services.

 

Tuesday, August 12, 1986

 

Edith M. Alber

                Edith M. ALBER, 74, of 401 Ohio St., died unexpectedly at 10:50 p.m. Monday in Woodlawn Hospital where she had been a patient since 6:30 a.m. Monday.

                She was born Nov. 11, 1911 in Fulton to Ed and Bessie BYBEE LOWE.  She had lived most of her life in this area except for three years in Miami County.  She was married on Dec. 12, 1928 in Rochester to Herman A. ALBER, who died July 31, 1986.  For a number of years, she owned the former Indiana Cafe at Fourth Street and Indiana Avenue.

                Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Phil (Sissy) LUDWICK, Graham, Txas; Mrs. Bill (Darlene) KATS, Rt. 5, Rochester, and Barbara ALBER, Athens; a son, Manford ALBER, Mounds, Okla.; thirteen grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Harry (Maxine) SAYGER, Mrs. Melva SANDERS and Mrs. Roy (Betty) GLENTZER, all of Rochester.  Twelve sisters and brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. John CAMPBELL officiating.  Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery.  Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, and for an hour before services on Thursday.

 

Mary V. Fellows

                Mary V. FELLOWS, 93, formerly of Kokomo, died at 3:30 a.m. today at Centerbury Manor Nursing Home.

                Funeral services are pending at Ellers Mortuary, Kokomo.

Local arrangements are being handled by Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Wednesday, August 13, 1986

 

Carol L. Crawford Miller

                Carol Lee CRAWFORD MILLER, 53, of 19770 Gilmer St., South Bend, died at      7:30 p.m. Aug. 9 in the St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center, St. Paul, Minn., from motorcycle accident injuries.

                She was born Nov. 8, 1932 in Talma to Devon I. and Lena MOLLENHOUR EATON.  She lived in the South Bend area most of her life.  On Sept. 12, 1985 she married John W. MILLER, who survives.  She had been a registered nurse at South Bend Memorial Hospital for over 30 years, was a graduate of Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, and was a member of the Everyday People Motorcucle Club of Michiana.

                Surviving with the husband are the mother, of Talma; a daughter, Pamela K. CRAWFORD, South Bend; a son, Bruce E. CRAWFORD, Schererville; a step-daughter, Lisa A. MILLER, and two step-sons, Robert L. MILLER and John W. MILLER, all of South Bend; two brothers, Mickey EATON, Rockford, Ill., and Jerry EATON, Talma.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, 1201 South Michigan St., South Bend, with the Rev. Gary SCROGGINS officiating.  Burial will be in the St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today.

                Memorials may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Elkhart County.

 

Mildred R. Foster

                Mildred R. FOSTER, 86, Mexico, died at 10:07 p.m. Tuesday at Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru.

                She was born Oct. 23, 1899 in Santa Fe to Andrew and Rosanna EMICK MARKS.  On Aug. 15, 1928 at the Methodist Parsonage in Denver, she married Thurl V. FOSTER, who survives.  She was a member of the Mexico Baptist church and the Women’s Missionary Society.

                She was preceded in death by two daughters, three sisters and two brothers.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Jay NICKLESS officiating.  Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

 

Mary J. Johnson Fellows

                Services for Mary J. JOHNSON FELLOWS will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Ellers Mortuary, Kokomo, with the Rev. Glen RICH officiating.

                Mrs. Fellows, 94, died at 3:35 a.m. Tuesday at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, where she had lived for five years.

                She was born May 10, 1892 in Jackson County to William H. and Sarah M. GRAYSON FENDER.  She lived most of her life in the Kokomo area.  She first married Newland L. JOHNSON, who died in 1961.  In 1967 she married Bert FELLOWS, who died in 1968.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Mildred (WHITE) SCHMIDT, Macy; seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by a daughter, three sisters and two brothers.

                Burial will be in the Albright Cemetery, Kokomo.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and prior to services on Thursday.

Thursday, August 14, 1986

 

Mildred L. Newman

                Mildred Louise NEWMAN, 78, Waterhaven Apartments, died at 3:16 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital.  She had been ill for three weeks.

                She was born on Oct. 11, 1907 in Fulton County to Ed and Vernie DENNISTON CLAY.  She was a lifetime resident of the Rochester area.  On Aug. 28, 1926 in Crown Point she married Maurice R. NEWMAN, who died in 1971.  She was a retired employee of Chamberlin Products, Akron.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Tom (Marjorie) RHOADES, Rochester; three grandchildren, Colleen WAGONER and Marcia HEISHMAN, both of Rochester, and Annett ZEHNER, Germany, and five great-grandchildren.  Four brothers and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Sam OVERMYER officiating.  Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester.  There will be no visitation.

 

Mary A. Stanford

                Mary Ann STANFORD, 61, 1409 Spear St., Rochester, died at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Joseph Medical Center where she had been a patient for 12 days.  She had been in failing health for two years.

                She was born May 22, 1925 in Mishawaka to Michael and Martha ANDRENYAK ROMAN.  Prior to coming to Rochester in 1983 she had lived in Mentone, Tulsa, Okla., and Ogden, Utah.  She was married on Feb. 13, 1945 in Mentone to Thomas H. STANFORD, who survives.  She was a former employee of the Rochester Telephone Co., and Topps Manufacturing Co., a member of the Mentone Eastern Star and the Mentone American Legion Auxiliary.

                Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Patricia STANFORD, Tulsa; a son, Michael [STANFORD], Mesa, Ariz.; three grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Margaret “Peg” MILLER,    Rt. 5, Rochester.

                Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester.  Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

 

Friday, August 15, 1986

 

Mary A. Stanford

                Services for Mary Ann STANFORD will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating.

                Mrs. Stanford, 61, of 1409 Spear St., died Wednesday at the St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.

                Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and     6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and Sunday from 10 a.m. until services.  Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Fund.

 

Saturday, August 16, 1986

 

[no obits]

Monday, August 18, 1986

 

Maude F. Romine

                Maude F. ROMINE, 88, Mentone, died at 9:15 p.m. Sunday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Tom (Janet) SMITH, Rt. 4, Warsaw.

                She was born Nov. 3, 1898 in Atwood to Melvin and Mary Lula SMITH HISSONG.  She was married on Jan. 15, 1920 to John Monroe ROMINE, who died in 1970.  She was a member of the Harrison Center Church, the Mentone Homemakers Extension Club, the Scrambled Egg Symphony Band and the War Mothers.

                Surviving with the daughter are two sons, Kenneth and Gerald [ROMINE], both of Mentone; nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.  A sister and a grandchild preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Harrison Center Chuch with the Rev. Orville KILMER officiating.  Burial will be in the Harrison Center Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, and at the church on Wednesday for an hour before services.

 

Norman L. Hay

                Norman L. HAY, 83, Denver, died at 10:27 p.m. Saturday at the Byron Health Care Center, Fort Wayne.

                He was born March 24, 1903, in Fulton County to Lee and Mary GUISE HAY.  On Dec. 1, 1923 in St. Joseph, Mich., he married Pansy Louise MOODY, who died Oct. 2, 1984.  He was a former employee of the Ariel Cabinet Co., Peru; managed the Rider Manufacturing Co., Peru, for several years, and was a retired rural mail carrier.  He was a member of the Denver Volunteer Fire Department, the Mexico Masonic Lodge and the Denver Baptist Church.

                Surviving are two daughters, Barbara CLICK, Denver, and Eileen ROEMBKE, Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren.  Four great-grandchildren, a brother and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the McCain Funeral home, Denver, with the Rev. Mark SPENCER officiating.  Burial will be in the Westlawn Cemetery, Denver.  Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to the Denver Baptist Church.

 

Sidney U. Woodcox

                Sidney Ulrich WOODCOX, 51, a resident of the Pro Care Development Center, Muncie, died at 2 a.m. today in Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie.

                He was born Aug. 25, 1934 in Fulton County to Benjamin and Dortha BIXLER WOODCOX.

                Surviving with the mother, of Athens, are two sisters, Mrs. Stanley (Edith) PRZESTWOR, South Bend, and Mrs. Jim (Martha) MELVIN, Columbia City; four brothers, Arthur [WOODCOX], Wichita, Kan., and Lonnie, Melvin and David [WOODCOX], all of Rochester, and aunts, uncles and cousins.  The father died Nov. 7, 1959.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m. until services on Wednesday.
Edgar D. White

                Edgar D. WHITE, 93, of 20 Jean Ave., Peru, died at 9:40 a.m. Saturday in the Veteran’s Hospital, Marion.

                He was born Sept. 2, 1892 in Peru to Templeton and Caroline MARQUIS WHITE.  On June 20, 1943 he married Bernice BYERS, who survives.  A retired mechanic, he was a World War I veteran and a member of the American Legion and the World War I Barracks.  He sang with the Circus City Four Barber Shop Quartet.

                Surviving with the wife is a sister, Vivene WILSON, Peru.  Two brothers and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru.  Burial will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park in Cass County with Father Loyd HOLIFIELD officiating.  Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until services on Tuesday.

 

Tuesday, August 19, 1986

 

Juanita DeLon

                Word has been received of the death on Aug. 8 of Juanita AMBLER DeLON of rural Sevierville, Tenn.

                A former resident of Rochester, she was the daughter of Charles and Goldie AMBLER.  She was married in 1927 to Joe DeLON of Logansport, who preceded in death.

                Surviving are a son, Larry DeLON, and a brother, James AMBLER, both of Sevierville; three sisters, Maxine THOMPSON, Rochester; Nila CARRUTHERS, Middleton, Ohio, and Mary SHIPLEY, Greenville, Miss., and nieces and nephews.  The parents and a nephew preceded in death.

                Services and burial were at Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

 

Wednesday, August 20, 1986

 

Oliver Greer

                Oliver GREER, 72, 13343 6C Road, Plymouth, died at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at his home.

                He was born Sept. 21, 1913 in Center Township, Marshall County, to James and Mary CAMERER GREER.  He was a Marshall County resident all of his life.  On March 2, 1946 he married Rae CAPTINA, who died in January 1981.  On January 28, 1983 he married Therese SHERLAND, who survives.  Retired from Associates, South Bend, he was a member of St. Michael’s Church, Plymouth, the Moose lodge, the Bowen Center board of directors, and was a past president of his Kiwanis club.  He was a Marshall County Recorder and president of the Marshall County Election Board.  A member of the Indiana Recorder’s Association, he had been named a Sagamore of the Wabash Award.

                Surviving with the wife are four daughrters, Mrs. Terry (Rosemary) Van GILDER, Freeport, Fla.; Mrs. Dudley (Sharon) Van METER, Plymouth; Jeanne SHEEHAN, Mishawaka, and Jayne CHAFFINS, Abingdon, Va.; two sons, James [GREER], Vero Beach, Fla., and John SHERLAND, Cincinnati, Ohio; and nine grandchildren.  A sister preceded in death.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Michael’s Church with Father Raymond BALZER officiating.  Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Van Gilder Funeral Home, Plymouth.  The Rosary will be given at        8 p.m. Thursday.  Memorials may be made to the St. Michael’s Church organ fund.
Thursday, August 21, 1986

 

Walter Bowen

                Walter BOWEN, 78, of 1118 Jefferson St., died at 9 p.m. Wednesday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, where he had resided since May 27.

                He was born June 7, 1908 in Miami County to Wesley and Bertha DUKES BOWEN.  He had lived in Rochester 53 years, coming here from Miami County.  On July 26, 1930 in Athens he married Mary WYLIE, who survives.  He was the former owner, for 34 years, of the Evergreen Cafe.

                He was a lifetime member and a past-president of the Eagles Lodge and was a member of the lodge drill team.  He was a 45-year member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, a charter member of the Rochester Lions Club, a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the Scottish Rite, South Bend, and Mizpah Temple, Fort Wayne, and Eastern Star.  He was worshipful master of the Rochester Masonic Lodge when the new Masonic Temple was dedicated Oct. 27, 1979.  He had been a member of the Trinity United Methodist church for 51 years.  He was a graduate of Deedsville High School, and the International Business College, Fort Wayne.

                Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Mrs. Donald (Jacqueline) ALLEN, Clearwater, Fla.; Mrs. James (Joyce) WENINO, Plymouth, and Mrs. Walter (Sherry) BROWN, Brownsburg; a son, James L. BOWEN, Michigan City; three sisters, Mrs. Leora HURST, Macy; Irene SECOR, Akron, and Mrs. Florence KINLEY, North Manchester; ten grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating.  I.O.O.F. rites will be at 7 p.m. Friday with Masonic rites at 7:30 p.m.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday, and from 9 a.m. until service on Saturday.

                Memorials may be made to the Trinity UMC or the Shriners Children’s Hospital Fund.

 

Friday, August 22, 1986

 

Leota Bibler

                Word has been received of the death on Aug. 12 of Leota BIBLER, 84, Phoenix, Ariz., at the John C. Lincoln Hospital and Health Center.

                A former Fulton resident, she moved to Arizona from Florida in 1967.  She and husband, Dale [BIBLER], owned a meat market/grocery store for many years.  She was a member of the Eastern Star.

                Suviving are a daughter, Marie ROSS, and a grandchild.

                Services were on Aug. 15 at St. Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church, Socttsdale.  Arrangements were made by the Green Acres Mortuary.

 

Saturday, August 23, 1986

 

[no obits]

Monday, August 25, 1986

 

Jennifer D. Sriver,

Franklin M. Dimmock,

Michael J. Davis and

John H. Kats Jr.

                Traffic crashes killed four people in Fulton County durng a 24-hour period over the weekend.

                All were one-car accidents.  All involved residents or former residents of the county.

                Dead are:

                * Jennifer D. SRIVER, 20, kron, killed at 4:30 a.m. Sunday;

                * Franklin M. DIMMOCK, 21, Silver Lake, and Michael J. DAVIS, 31, Rt. 1, Burket, killed at 4:30 a.m. Saturday;

                * John H. KATS Jr., 29, Hammond, who died about 7:30 a.m. Saturday in Woodlawn Hospital.

                The fatalities brought to 10 the number of people killed on Fulton County roads this year.  It is believed it is the first time in county history that so many have died in separate accidents in such a short period.

                Miss Sriver was killed when her southbound car went off the west side of Indiana 14 north of Akron, sideswiped a utility pole, went through a fence and over a corner post, rolled over through another fence and came to rest against a parked car.

                Fulton County Coroner Joyce GOOD said Miss Sriver, who was thrown from her car, died of a fractured skull and internal injuries.

                The accident occurred on the property of Lewis HERTSEL a mile north of Indiana 114.

                State police said Hertsel heard a noise about 4:30 a.m.  Hertsel discovered Miss Sriver’s body outside her car about 6 a.m.

                Police said a girlfried of Miss Sriver who lives in Milford, about 12 miles north of Warsaw, told them the two had been together during the day and that Miss Sriver left Milford for home about 3:30 a.m.

                State police attributed the accident partly to fatigue of the driver.

                Dimmock and Davis were killed when the car that Dimmock was driving north went off the west side of Old U.S. 31 North a mile north of Rochester and skidded broadside into a tree, state police said.

                Rochester firemen and Fulton County Emergency Medical Service personnel had to use an extrication tool to open the car doors and remove the bodies.

                Mrs. Good said Dimmock died of a skull fracture and Davis died of a broken neck.

                State police said that Kats was injured fatally about 5:30 a.m. when his eastbound car went off the north side of Indiana 110 and came to rest in the former Department of Highways garage site just west of Indiana 25, north of Talma.

                Mrs. Good said he was thrown from his car and died of multiple internal injuries.

                Marshall County and Fulton County police assisted in the investigation and the three agencies determined the accident was in Fulton County.  Indiana 110 is the dividing line between the two counties.

                Fulton County police reported that the Kats vehicle was involved in an accident with another car shortly before the fatal crash.

                James O. FIVECOATS, 28, Rt. 1, Mentone, told police that he was driving west on Indiana 110 when the eastbound Katz car went over the center line and sideswiped the Fivecoats car


about 5:15 a.m.  Neither car was disabled.

                Fivecoats said he turned his car around and began pursuing the Kats car, but lost sight of it.  As he continued to drive east, he saw the car off the road, he told police.

JENNIFER D. SRIVER

                Jennifer D. SRIVER was born Sept. 5, 1965, in Rochester to James and Marga FLUCKE SRIVER, who survive.  She had lived in Akron her entire life.  She was formerly employed, for two years, by Wen Tool Manufacturing, Akron, and worked for Brock Manufacturing, Milford, at the time of her death.  She was a 1984 graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School.

                Surviving with the parents are a sister, Mrs. Fred (Michele) BICKEL, Claypool; a brother, James L. SRIVER Jr., Mandersheil, West Germany; a maternal grandmother, Mrs. Otto (Emma) FLUCKE, West Germany, and aunts,uncles and a nephew.  She was preceded in death by a maternal grandfather, Otto FLUCKE, West Germany, and by the paternal grandparents, Estil and Anna SRIVER, Akron.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Ingrid ROGERS officiating.  Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until services.

MICHAEL J. DAVIS

                Michael Jon DAVIS was born April 27, 1955 in Akron and lived most of his life in the Burket area.  He was employed at Fairmont Homes of Nappanee.

                Surviving are a daughter, Michelle [DAVIS], and two sons, Justin and Jason [DAVIS], all of Burket; two sisters, Leslie DAVIS and Mrs. Dennis (Rainelle) OVERMYER, both of Burket; a brother, Jeff [DAVIS], Burket, and the parents, Richard L. “Dutch” and Eileen J. STUDY DAVIS, Burket.

                Private services will be in the King Memorial Home, Mentone, on Tuesday, with the Rev. Don POYSER officiating.  Burial will be in the Palestine Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.

FRANKLIN M. DIMMOCK

                Franklin M. DIMMOCK was born July 27, 1965 in Knox and had lived most of his life in the Kewanna area.  He was married March 1, 1986 in Silver Lake to Scarlett L. SAUSAMAN, who survives. A 1984 graduate of Caston High School, he was employed by Kralis Food Co., of Mentone and was active in local softball and basketball leagues.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Nathan Scott DIMMOCK and Joshua Tyler JOHNSON, both at home; two sisters, Darlean Marie DIMMOCK and Stephanie Ann HINDERLINDER, both of Logansport; two brothers, twin Patrick Lee and Alfred James [DIMMOCK] II, both of Kewanna; the mother, Murial M. HUTTON DIMMOCK, Kewanna; the father, Alfred James DIMMOCK Jr., Bass Lake; the maternal grandmother, Dorothy HOLLEY, Crown Point; the paternal great-grandmother, Ann ZALETA, Calumet City, Ill.; a niece; two nephews, aunts and uncles.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Jim ROBBINS officiating.  Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. today, and on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until services.

JOHN H. KATS JR.

                John H. KATS Jr., was born Jan. 10, 1957 in Hammond to John and Eva BUSHMAN KATS Sr., and formerly lived north of Rochester.  His second marriage was to Deborah GONZALEZ.  He was a driver for Justak Brothers in Hammond.

                Surviving with he wife are three daughters, Lisa KATS, Elizabeth DELLENBACH and Sara DELLENBACH, all at home; three sons, Michael DELLENBACH, at home, and John KATS III and David KATS, both of Munster; the mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Francis


BOUDREAU, Hammond; the father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. John KATS Sr., Lucerne; three brothers, Frank KATS, Paris, Ark., and Richard KATS and Michael BOUDREAU, Hammond; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard BUSHMAN, Barnum, Minn., and the great-grandmother, Mrs. Eva SHOUP, Hessville, Ind.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Unity Church in Hammond and burial will be in the Chapel Lawn Cemetery at Schererville.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today inthe Bocken Funeral Home, 7042 Kennedy Ave., Hammond.

 

Carol L. Snyder

                Carol L. SNYDER, 80, Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, died at 8:35 a.m. Saturday.

                She was born Sept. 12, 1905 to Frank and Eda KING JACOX.  She had been a resident of Plymouth most of her life.  On Aug. 13, 1933 in Plymouth she married Lester C. SNYDER, who died Dec. 14, 1978.  She was a member of the First Presbyterian Chuch and the Tri Kappa Sorority.

                Surviving are a daughter, Carolyn JONES, Mishawaka; two sons, Jay [SNYDER], Plymouth, and Sanford [SNYDER], Rochester; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and a brother Sanford JACOX, Plymouth.  Two grandchildren preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Johnson Funeral Home, Plymouth, with the Rev. James CAMPBELL officiating.  Friends may call on Tuesday from noon until services.  Burial will be in the Oakhill Cemetery.  Memorials may be made to the Riley Children’s Hospital.

 

Curtiss L. Bookwalter

                Curtiss Leon “Booki” BOOKWALTER, 61, Rt. 4, Peru, died Saturday at 11:10 p.m. in Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

                He was born Jan. 3, 1925 in Cass County to O.J. and Clara SHERRARD BOOKWALTER.  In 1960 he married Lula STEELE, who survives.  He was a foreman at Schwartz Body Shop, Peru, and a World War II Army veteran.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Richard [BOOKWALTER], Logansport; three daughters, Patricia DYER, Royal Center; Sandra RAZOR, Logansport, and Janet McMILLEN, Rochester two step-sons, Jerry Lee SWIHART and Gaylord SWIHART, both of Peru; a step-daughter, Mary Lou SWIHART, Peru; a brother, Norman BOOKWALTER, Twelve Mile; two sisters, Frances BOLLET and Maxine MOON, both of Twelve Mile; twelve grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; two aunts, Mrs. Anna SCOTT and Mrs. Opal SHERRARD, both of Rochester, and an uncle, Howard LOUTHAIN, Peru.  Two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev. Mark BRITTON and Pastor Dan PONGRATZ officiating.  Burial will be in the Corinth Cemetery, Cass County.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesdsy.
Nicholas Arone

                Nicholas M. “Nick” ARONE, 63, of 1417 Indian Hills Rd., Monticello, died at 4 a.m. Saturday at his residence after battling colon cancer for 20 months.

                He was born April 26, 1923 in Logansport to Joseph and Elizabeth VITELLO ARONE.  On Aug. 12, 1950 he married Phyllis ONSTOTT of Rochester, who survives.  He had lived in Logansport until 1968, moving to Lake Freeman near Monticello.  He and his wife had worked the same territory for the Vernon Co., Newton, Iowa, an advertising specialty sales promotion firm, since January 1951.  He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

                Surviving with the wife, of Monticello, and mother, of Logansport, are a brother, Joseph ARONE, Logansport; three sisters, Mrs. Arthur (Lucille) LEHMAN, Kokomo, and Mrs. David (Louise) YODER and Mrs. Jerry (Joann) LONG, Logansport; twenty-three nieces and nephews; several great-nieces and nephews, and aunts, uncles and cousins.

                A memorial mass will be given at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lake of the Lakes Catholic Church, Monticello, with Father James GOODRUM officiating.  Friends may call one hour prior to the mass.  The body will be cremated.  The Miller-Voorhis Funeral Home, Monticello, is in charge of arrangements.  Memorials may be made to he American Cancer Society.

 

Tuesday, August 26, 1986

 

Alice Hendrickson

                Alice HENDRICKSON, 80, Seminole, Fla., died Friday at her home.

                She was born July 4, 1906 to Reuben B. and Vesta A. HENDRICKSON, former long-time residents of Fulton County.  She was a graduate of Rochester High School, attended Manchester College, taught in the Rochester Township Schools for several years, and had been a staff member of the former Rochester Public Library.  She was a member of the Rochester Christian Church.  She moved to Ocala, Fla., and graduated from the University of Florida, Gainsville.  She was staff editor of The Law Review of the University of Florida Law School until retirng in 1972.

                Surviving are two sisters, Olive A. BRADFIELD and Mabel I. HENDRICKSON, both of Seminole, and a brother, Joe HENDRICKSON, Leesburg, Fla.

                The body was cremated, with burial in the Fulton Cemetery.  A memorial service will be held Thursday in Seminole.  Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of local arrangements.

Wednesday, August 27, 1986

 

Bernice L. Penrod

                Bernice L. PENROD, 78, of 1121 East Lawndale, Niles, Mich., died at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph’s Medical Center, South Bend, shortly after admittance.

                She was born Dec. 30, 1907 in Marshall County to Otto and Silvia HUGHES KNOBLOCK.  On Jan. 6, 1926 at Centrville she married Myron PENROD, who died in 1966.  She was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ, Niles.

                Surviving are a daughter, Dorla GROSSNICKLE, Niles; a son, William G. PENROD, Mishawaka; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mildred GALLAS and Thelma DeFOREST, both of Niles.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, 435 Ironwood, South Bend, with the Rev. Lou SCHEEPPE officiating.  Burial will be in the Chapel Hills Memorial Gardens, Osceola.  Friends may call at the Ironwood Chapel from 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday.  Arrangements are being handled by the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

 

Thursday, August 28, 1986

 

[no obits]

 

Friday, August 29, 1986

 

Urbin L. Jackson

                Urbin L. JACKSON, 83, Niles, Mich., died Thursday at 1:46 p.m. at the Niles hospital.

                He was born Dec. 1, 1902 in Fulton County to Albert and Nancy SUTTON JACKSON.  He had resided in Michigan for the past 32 years.  He was a member of the Fulton Masonic Lodge.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Walter (Berdenia) BALL Jr., Ligonier, and Mrs. Earl (Charlene) WILLIAMS, Rochester; seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by an infant sister and three brothers, Luther, Otis and Clarence [JACKSON].

                Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton.  Masonic services will be at 11 a.m. with graveside services at the Fulton Cemetery.  The Rev. John ANDREWS will officiate.  Memorials may be made to the Spanish World Gospel Mission, Winona Lake.

 

Saturday, August 30, 1986

 

[no obits]

Tuesday, September 2, 1986

 

Robert T. Rust

                Robert T. RUST, 80, of 830 College Ave., Culver, died at 6:45 p.m. Saturday in Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, following a two-year illness.

                He was born Dec. 8, 1905 in Columbus to Thomas and Minnie HAILWAY RUST.  He moved from Franklin to Culver in 1931.  On Aug. 25, 1931 in Columbus he married Bertha May SETSER, who survives.  He was a graduate of Franklin High School, earned a bachelor’s degree from Franklin College and a master’s degree from Indiana University.  He was public relations direcrtor for Culver Military Academy from 1940 to 1948 and again from 1953 to 1958.  He had been editor and publisher of The Culver Citien from 1948 to 1953, principal of West Township School, assistant superintendent of Plymouth Community Schools and superintendent of Culver Community Schools, retiring from the latter position in 1971.  After retiring from the Culver position, he operated the Robert Rust Public Relations Agency for many years.

                He was a member of Culver Grace United Church of Christ, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Delta Chi, Blue Key, Indianapolis Press Club, Hoosier State Press Association, Public Relations Society of America, the board of dirctors of the Northern Indiana Health Systems Agency, Inc., Culver Masonic Lodge, Maxinkuckee I.O.O.F. Lodge, Culver Chamber of Commerce, Culver Lions Club, Logansport Elks Lodge, Nartional Education Association, Indiana State Teachers Association, and was chairman of the board of directors of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association.  He was a Sagamore of the Wabash and was a former member of the Ancilla College board of trustees.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. James (Barbara) WATTERS, Chesterfield, Va.; three grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Mary MINNER, Franklin.  Two sisters and two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Culver Grace United Church of Christ with the Rev. Walter VONDEROHE officiating.  Burial will be in the Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus.  Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver.

                Memorials may be made to the Culver Grace United Church of Christ or the American Lung Association.

 

Ruth I. Korreckt

                Ruth I. KORRECKT, 82, Rt. 3, Winamac, died Monday at 12:29 p.m. at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

                She was born May 20, 1904 in Winamac to Charles and Ida DAVIS MARVIN.  On May 23, 1922 she married John W. KORRECKT, who died Jan. 12, 1973.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Marilyn DIVELEY, Rochester; three sons, John [KORRECKT], Jr., and Victor [KORRECKT], both of Logansport, and Larry [KORRECKT], Schaumburg, Ill.; seventeen grandchildren, and nineteen great-grandchildren.  Two daughters, two sons and a grandson preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Frain Mortuary, Winamac.  Burial will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Winamac.  Friends may call from 3 to 9 Wednesday.
Rebecca L. Hizer

                Rebecca L. HIZER, 32, Monterey, died at 7:10 a.m. Monday at the St. Joseph’s Medical Center, South Bend, following a four-year illness.

                She was born Dec. 29, 1953 in Hamilton, Ohio to Gordon and Dorothy BYRGE TAICLET.  On Nov. 12, 1977 at  Notre Dame she married Cresswell A. HIZER, who survives.  She grew up in Monterey, lived in Indianapolis from 1977 to 1984, then returned to Monterey.  While in Indianapolis she was assistant vice president of the Indiana National Bank.  She was a 1976 graduate of Notre Dame in the first class of women, a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Monterey, the Parish Council, and the board of directors of the Pulaski County Red Cross.  Surviving with the husband are two children, Brittany Rose and Kyle Oliver HIZER both at home; the parents, of Argos; three sisters, Mrs. John (Teresa) EWALT, Madison, Wis.; Mrs. Lynn (Pamela) STRYKER Dayton, Ohio, and Barbara TAICLET, Argos; two brothers, Daniel [TAICLET], Monterey, and David [TAICLET), Colorado Springs, and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis TAICLET, Largo, Fla.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Anne’s Catholic Church with the Rev. John KIEFER officiating.  Burial will be in the St. Anne’s Cemetery, Monterey.  Friends may call at the Bonine Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Wednesday, where a scriptural wake service will be held at  8 p.m. Wednesday.

                Memorials may be made to the Rebecca Lou Taiclet Notre Dame Scholarship Fund.

 

Harley J. Fiedler

                Harley J. FIEDLER, 74, Rt. 2, Rochester, died at 7:20 a.m. Monday at his residence.  He had been in failing health for 18 months.

                He was born Feb. 22, 1912 near Royal Center to Earl and Myrtle CRITES FIEDLER.  He had lived in the community for nine years coming from near Grass Creek.  On Aug. 19, 1956 near Logansport he married Josephine GRUSENMEYER, who survives.  He was a retired farmer, and was employed for several years by he Hittle Service Station, Fourth and Main Streets.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Sam (Marilyn) CANNEDY, Rt. 3, Rochester; two grandsons, Robert [CANNEDY], Lafayette, and Stephen [CANNEDY], Rochester; a sister, Mrs. Olive REBMAN, Warsaw; a brother, Orland “Bud” FIEDLER, Logansport, and nieces and nephews.

                Private services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Rodney RUBERG officiating.  Burial will be in the Zion Cemetery, east of Lucerne.  Private visitation for the family will be at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

 

Wednesday, September 3, 1986

 

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Thursday, September 4, 1986

 

Algis J. Avizius

                Graveside services were to be at 10 a.m. today in St. Ann’s Cemetery, Kewanna, for Algis J. AVIZIUS, 59, Indianapolis.  Father Cornelius KELLY will officiate.

                Mr. Avizius died at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the I.U. Medical Center in Indianapolis.

                He was born Oct. 12, 1926 in Lithuania to Vincas and Anele SLISERYTE AVIZIUS.  He was married in 1977 in Plymouth to Barbara H. VIGUERS, who survives.  He was a meat cutter for the Piggly-Wiggly grocery store chain.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Arunas [AVIZIUS], of Audubon, N.J., and Algis [AVIZIUS], Long Branch, N.J.; two daughters, Rasa AUSTWKATIS, Long Branch. amd Vilia AVIZIUS. Indianapolis; three brothers, Kestas [AVIZIUS], Los Angeles, Calif.; Vitas [AVIZIUS], Chicago, and Anthony [AVIZIUS], Kewanna; a sister, Terese MERKELIS, Chicago, and the mother, Anele KOVALAKAS Kewanna.

                Arrangements were handled by Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna.

 

Ada Hagberg

                Ada HAGBERG, 79, of 225 N. Michigan St., Argos, died Wednesday at her home.

                She was born Feb. 9, 1907 in Illinois to Robert and Alice ADKINS.  She moved to Argos from Chicago 21 years ago.  On Dec. 5, 1923 at Worthington, Minn., she married Albert HAGBERG, who died in 1979.

                She owned Dickey’s Antiques, Argos.

                Surviving are a son, Robert [HAGBERT], Three Oaks, Mich.; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Grace ENSIGN, Rocheter, and Dona PINZ, Minnesota.  Five brothers and three sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 3 p.m. EDT Saturday at the Connelly-Noble Funeral Home, Three Oaks, Mich., with the Rev. Wayne ROOT officiating.  Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, Three Oaks.  Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, and for an hour before services Saturday.

 

Ed Ferris

                Ed FERRIS, 74, of 500 Grove St., Argos, died at 5 p.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis, where he had been a patient for one-month.

                He was born march 5, 1912 in South Bend to George and Mattie SIMPSON.  He moved from Plymouth to Argos 15 years ago.  On March 16, 1935 at Elkhart he married Elnora MEREDITH, who survives.  He was the former owner and operator of the Ferris Roofing Co., Plymouth, and a former employee of Panel Carft, Plymouth.  He was a member of the Kilwinning Masons Lodge.

                Surviving are two sisters, Maxine MADISON, and Mrs. Verle McKELVEY, both of Mishawaka; four brothers, Frank, Walter and Willis [FERRIS], South Bend, and Henry [FERRIS], Grayling, Mich.  A son, two sisters and three brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Ray HALTERMAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Friday, September 5, 1986

 

Agnes E. Haimbaugh

                Agnes Elizabeth HAIMBAUGH, 97, died at 4:45 p.m. Thursday at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home.

                She was born Aug. 10, 1889 in Princeton to Elmer Ellsworth and Lucy FORD SHARP.  She moved to Rochester in 1914 and resided at 921 Pontiac St., for 65 years before moving to Canterbury Manor.  On Sept. 9, 1914 in Greencastle she married Dr. George Dow HAIMBAUGH Sr., a veterinarian, who died Feb. 26, 1985.

                A 1911 graduate of DePauw University, she was a teacher and principal at Talma High School.  As a 1920s member of the county library board, she was active in pioneering the use of bookmobile units throughout America.  She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Kappa Kappa Kappa Sorority and a life member of the Fulton County Historical Society.  She had been deputy clerk of Fulton Circuit Court, was a past-president of the Fulton County Tuberculosis Society, and was a former member of the Rochester Woman’s Club, Women’s Society of Christian Service and the Fulton County Conservation Club.

                Surviving are a son, Dr. George D. HAIMBAUGH Jr., Columbia, S.C.; a daughter, Helen PORTER, Shaker Heights, Ohio; a granddaughter, Lt. Cdr. Elizabeth TYLER MISKELLY, Tampa, Fla., and a great-grandson, William Tyler MISKELLY, Tampa.  Five brothers and sisters preceded in death.

                Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the Rev. Russell WILBUR officiating.  Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.  Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army or the American Lung Association.

 

Max C. Boone

                Max C. BOONE, 54, Rt. 1, Rochester, died at 12:55 a.m. today in the St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center, Kokomo.

                He was born April 12, 1932 in Kokomo to William Bartley and Agnes CARTER BOONE.  On April 26, 1953, he married Mary Joann HARDING, who survives.  He was an inspector for the Chrysler Transmission plant for 36 years, a member of the Manitou Moose Lodge and the First Christian Church, Kokomo.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Steven [BOONE], at home; the father, and a brother, Frederick [BOONE], both of Kokomo.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Fenn Funeral Home, Kokomo, with the Rev. Fred DORISSE officiating.  Burial will be in the Sunset Memory Gardens, Kokomo.  Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 ro 9 p.m. Sunday.

 

Jack F. Brooker

                Jack F. BROOKER, 64, Rt. 1, Macy, died at 6 a.m. today in Woodlawn Hospital.  Arrangements are pending a tht Fenn Funeral Home, Kokomo.

 

Saturday, September 6, 1986

 

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Monday, September 8, 1986

 

Albert L. Swanson

                Albert L. SWANSON, 67, Rt. 6, Rochester, died at 11:40 a.m. Saturday at the St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend, where he had been a patient for three weeks.

                He was born Aug. 25, 1919 in Fowler to August and Belle MOORE SWANSON.  He had lived most of his life in the Rochester area moving to Fulton in October 1985.  On Sept. 27, 1965 in Lafayette, Ga., he married Bonnie L. FARTHING, who survives.  He had been a truck driver for Dallas-Mavis Trucking, South Bend, retiring in 1977.  He was a former member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater in World War II, was a lifetime member of the Manitou FVW Post, and a member of Teamsters Local No. 7, Benton Harbor, Mich.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Staff Sgt. Charles L. SWANSON, U.S. Army, Germany, and Danny E. SWANSON, Rt. 2, North Webster; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Mitchell (Lynn) ARWOOD, and two step-sons, Rodney and Terry MULLINS, all of Chattanooga, Tenn.; eight grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Norman (Ruby) DICKSON and Mrs. Romona JOHNSON, and a brother Carl SWANSON, all of Rochester, and nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Edna DICKSON, Lakeville, in 1985, and four brothers, Frank, John, Lynden and Harold [SWANSON].

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Pastor Douglas R. MARCO Sr., officiating.  Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until services Tuesday.  The VFW and American Legion will conduct graveside rites.

 

Nellie B. Reed

                Nellie B. REED, 84, Mentone, died unexpectedly at 10:06 a.m. Sunday in the Kosciusko Community Hospital emergency room at Warsaw.

                She was born April 11, 1902 at Silver Lake to Frank and Jennie EATON LYON.  She was a livetime resident of the Mentone area.  On Dec. 24, 1929 in Mentone she married Robert G. REED, who died in 1971.  Until 1962 she assisted her husband in operating the Reed Funeral Home, Mentone.  She was vice chairperson for the Kosciusko County Democratic party from the 1950s to 1970s, operated the Warsaw branch of the Kosciusko County License Bureau, prepared income taxes, was a member of the Mentone Eastern Star, the American Legion Auxiliary, the Sodales Club, and the Mentone United Methodist Church.

                Surviving are a daughter, Janet R. REED, Willow Springs, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Fred (Louese) EVANS, and Mrs. Robert (Betty) MILLIGAN, both of Attica, and a brother, Don F. LYON, North Webster.  A brother and three sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the King Memorial Home in Mentone with the Rev. Lester TAYLOR officiating.  Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday.  Memorials may be made to the Four-Way Ambulance Service or the Mentone Nutrition Site.
Bernice M. Kindig

                Bernice M. KINDIG, 74, Rt. 5, Warsaw, died at 3:40 p.m. Saturday at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, following a lengthy illness.

                She was born Oct. 21, 1911 in Logansport to Mr. and Mrs. Walter SLAGLE.  She had lived at her present address since 1937 moving there from Akron.  She was married Nov. 29, 1929 at Rochester to Lawrence KINDIG, who survives.  She was a member of the Cook’s Chapel Church.

                Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Mrs. Everett (Betty) YOUNG, Warsaw, and Mrs. Dale (Colleen) SENSIBAUGH, Culver; two sons, Richard [KINDIG], Mentone, and Bill [KINDIG], Indianapolis; ten grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren.  A son, Donald [KINDIG], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the King Memorial Home with the Rev. Marvin LOWMAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. today.

 

Tuesday, September 9, 1986

 

Mildred M. Fowler

                Mildred M. FOWLER, 85, of 6363 Three Mile Road, Ada, Mich., died at 5:30 a.m. September 8 in Grand Rapids, Mich.

                She was born March 7, 1901 at Mansfield, Ohio.  On march 13, 1920 in Mansfield she married William E. FOWLER, who preceded in death.  She lived most of her life in the Mentone area, moving to Ada about 1983.  She was a member of the Roann United Methodist Church, Mentone Home Economics Club and Mentone War Mothers, and attended the Mentone United Methodist Church.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Norma) RUSH, Syracuse, and Mrs. Dick (Margaret) MARTIN, Ada; a son, Harold FOWLER, Fort Wayne; a sister, Edith WERT, Mansfield; eight grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Lester TAYLOR officiating.  Burial will be in the Roann I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

 

Wednesday, September 10, 1986

 

Ron Doran

                Mrs. Clyde M. (Ron) DORAN, 86, of 492 West Sixth St., Peru, died Tuesday at 2:45 p.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru.

                She was born Aug. 7, 1900 in Fulton County to Rodolph and Effie CHAPIN KINDIG.  On April 29, 1922 she married Clyde N. DORAN, who died Oct. 24, 1960.

                Surviving are two sons, Richard and Joe [DORAN], both of Peru; a sister, Mrs. Robert DICE, Peru; a brother, Doug KINDIG, Bunker Hill; three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.  A son and a brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru, with Dr. James HARDIN officiating.  Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cenetery, Peru.  Friends may call Thursday from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Edward F. Ravencroft

                Former Rochester Postmaster Edward F. RAVENCROFT, 79, of 608 Jefferson St., died unexpectedly Tuesday in Woodlawn Hospital at 7:14 p.m., shortly after admission.

                He was born April 10, 1907 in Rochester to Ralph and Iona HOLDEN RAVENCROFT.  he lived his entire life in the Rochester commnity.  On July 2, 1934 in Rochester he married Vivian ANDERSON, who survives.  He held various positions during 39 years of service at the Rochester post office.  He was postmaster from July 1, 1971 until retiring in 1975.  He was a member and elder of the First Presbyterian Church.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Thomas RAVENCROFT, Barrington, Ill., and Dr. Timothy RAVENCROFT, Rochester two grandchildren, Mrs. David (Catherine) SIMMONS, Noblesville, and Timothy RAVENCROFT Chicago; two great-grandchildren, Stephanie and Haley SIMMONS, Noblesville, and a brother, John [RAVENCROFT], Skokie, Ill.  A brother, Holden [RAVENCROFT], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Foster  Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. John RAMSEY officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m.Thursday and 9 a.m. to services on Friday.

 

Thursday, September 11, 1986

 

Alice M. Fisher

                Alice M. FISHER, 91, formerly of Kewanna, died at 3:35 a.m. today at the Winamac Nursing Home where she was a resident.

                She was born Nov. 28, 1894 in Fulton to Francis ad Lydia Ann ULCH ABBOTT.  On Nov. 2, 1912 in Rochester she married Fred D. FISHER, who died May 28, 1974.  She was a member of the Kewanna Baptist Church.

                Surviving are three sons, Melvin and Bill [FISHER], both of Kewanna, and Doyle [FISHER], Knox; two daugters Ruby GOTTSCHALK, Logansport, and Beverly LAMPKINS, Plymouth; twenty-three grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren.  Two daughters, a son, a brother, a step-sister and seven step-brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Kewanna Baptist church with Pastor Michael D. KING officiating.  Burial will be in the Fletchers Lake Cemetery near Fulton.  Friends may call after 4  p.m. Friday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, and at the church one hour prior to services.

 

Charlotte A. Van Dermark

                Charlotte A. Van DERMARK, 89, died at 6:22 p.m. Wednesday in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

                She was born May 19, 1897 in Mentone to Areleus and Nevada BUCK Van DERMARK.  She had been a telephone operator, was employed as a PBX operator at the Veteran’s Hospital, Battle Creek, Mich., and at the Danville, Ill., Veteran’s Hospital for over 30 years.  She then retired in Mentone.  She attended the Mentone United Methodist Church.  She moved to Grace Village, Warsaw, in 1982.

                Surviving are a nephew, Byron NELLANS, Mentone, great-nieces and nephews.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the King Memorial home, Mentone, with the Rev. Lester TAYLOR officiating.  Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery.  Friends may call on Saturday from noon until services.


 

Friday, September 12, 1986

 

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Saturday, September 13, 1986

 

Wayne A. VanDerWeele

                Wayne A. VanDerWEELE, 82, of 10134 16t Rd., (Colonial Heights) Argos, died early today at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, where he had been a resident for two days.

                Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home in Argos.

 

Monday, September 15, 1986

 

Wayne A. VanDerWeele

                Wayne A. VanDerWEELE, 82, of 10134 16t Rd., Argos, died Saturday at Canterbury Manor, Rocheter, where he had been a resident one day.  He had been ill seven years.

                He was born June 15, 1904 in Burr Oak to Jacob and Alberta ALEY VanDerWEELE.  He lived all his life in the Argos community.  On April 4, 1925 at Argos he married Mary L. HIZER, who survives.  In 1968 he retired as yard master of the Nickel Plate Railroad, Argos.  He was a member of the Church of God Abrahamic Faith, Burr Oak, the Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, was a former member of the Argos fire department and town board, and formerly sang with the Shriners of Logansport.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Dr. Wayne J. VanDerWEELE, Argos; two grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three brothers, Ward [VanDerWEELE], North Vernon; Gene  [VanDerWEELE], Plymouth, and Bruce  [VanDerWEELE], Argos.  A brother, Jack  [VanDerWEELE], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with Pastor Warren SORENSON officiating.  Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation.

 

Eric F. Weiland

                Eric F. WEILAND, 73, of 17112 South Fir Road, Tippecanoe, died at 2:05 p.m. Saturday in South Bend Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient for one day.

                He was born Aug. 14, 1913 in South Bend to Ernest and Ida GOLDT WEILAND.  He had lived in Tippecanoe since 1933 moving there from South Bend.  On Dec. 8, 1945 in Necedah, Wis., he married Elizabeth BECKER, who survives.  In 1978 he retired from Bendix Corporation, South Bend, and from farming.  He was a former member of the Argos Masons, was a 32nd degree Mason, a member of Scottish Rite, South Bend, Blue Jacket Club, Ohio, Bendix Union Local No. 9, and was head gateman at the Notre Dame football stadium for many years.  As a youth he marched with the Tribune Carrier Band at half-time.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Claudeen HOLLAR, and Mrs. Richard (Becki) MONTAGUE both of Plymouth; four grandchildren, and a brother, William [WEILAND], Tippecanoe.  Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos with the Rev. G. Robert HERRING officiating.  Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to the Marshall County Cancer Fund.


William J. MacQuillan

                William J. MacQUILLAN, 81, 19 Fleet Parkway., Culver, died at 5:10 p.m.Sunday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Culver, following an extended illness.

                He was born May 6, 1905, at Greenock, Scotland, to William and Susan MALCOLM MacQUILLAN.  He was a shipbuilder in Scotland before coming to the United States in 1927 at the age of 22.

                He worked in factories in Connecticut and then went to Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts, graduating in 1934.  He graduated from Yale University in 1938.

                He taught English at Pawling School for Boys in New York and at Pennington School for Boys in New Jersey.  He taught at Culver Military Academy from 1942 to 1970 and at Rochester High School and at Divine Heart Seminary, Donaldson.

                While at CMA he founded the Forensic Society and usually was a summer counselor.  He took post-graduate courses at Harvard; Wisconsin; Edinburg, Scotland; Ball State; Purdue and Ohio State universities.

                He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, where he served many years as chairman of the administrative board and as lay leader.  He was a director of Lay Speaking in the South Bend district of the UMC and often preached in his and other churches.

                He was married Aug. 14, 1940, at Northfield, Mass., to Ruth L. BIXBY, who survives with one son, Malcolm A. [MacQUILLAN], of South Bend; a siter, Mrs. William (Martha) HALLIDAY, Greenock, Scotland.

                Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Wesley United Methodist Church.  Rev. Mark DAY, pastor of the church, will officiate.  Burial will follow in Culver Masonic Cemetery.

                Friends may call at Bonine Funeral Home from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday.

                Memorial contributions may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church or Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Assoc.

 

Tuesday, September 16, 1986

 

Goldie A. Ferree

                Goldie A. FERREE, 87, Akron, died at 7:10 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital.  Arrangements are pending at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.

Wednesday, September 17, 1986

 

Cloyde W. Leininger

                Cloyd W. “Gig” LEININGER, 87, of 425 North Mishawaka St., Akron, died unexpectedly at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday in the Woodlawn Hospital emergency room.

                He was born Nov.27, 1898 in Akron to Lewis and Clara WAECHTER LEININGER.  On Sept. 18, 1927 in Rochester he married Hilda WILBURN, who survives.  For 48 years he was associated with the Dan Leininger and Son Clothing Store, Akron, working in the Men’s Department until the store closed in 1963.  He attended the Akron United Methodist church and was a member of the Akron Masonic Lodge.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Phillip LEININGER, Cold Spring, N.Y.; two grandsons, Dr. Chris LEININGER and Nicholas LEININGER, both of Seattle,Wash.; a granddaughter, Lise LEININGER, North Hampton, Mass., and a great-grandson.  A brother and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Merlyn COX officiating.  Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call from             4 to 9 p.m. Thursday.  Masonic services will be at 8:30 p.m. Thursday.  Memorials may be made to the Akron United Methodist Church.

 

Goldie A. Ferree

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, for Goldie A. FERREE, 87, Rt. 1, Akron, who died at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital after an illness of two weeks.

                The Revs. James MALBONE and Terry CANFIELD will officiate, and burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call after 3 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to the Akron Church of God.

                Mrs. Ferree was born July 20, 1899 in Fulton County to Charlie and Tressie E. MILLER SMOKER.  She was married March 29, 1919 in Akron to Alfred R. FERREE, who died Dec. 30, 1973.  She was a member of the Akron Church of God and the WCTU.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Frank (Glen Dora) SMITH, Marion, and Mrs. Glen (Evelyn) LOWMAN, Rt. 2, Akron; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mildred BECK and Blanche SWICK, Rochester, and Margaret SLAYBAUGH and Thelma SAUSAMAN, Akron, and a brother, Doin [SMOKER], Akron.

 

Thursday, September 18, 1986

 

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Friday, September 19, 1986

 

Bernice Bradley

                Bernice BRADLEY, 74, of 610 West Ninth St., died at 8 p.m. Thursday following a three-week illness.  She had been a resident of Miller’s Merry Manor in Plymouth for one day.

                She was born June 22, 1912 in Corydon to Henry and Zeniabelle SMITH WENDELL.  She had lived in Rochester 17 years, coming here from Crown Point.  On June 30, 1945 in New Albany she married John BRADLEY, who survives.  She was a member of the Crown Point Eastern Star and Hillcrest Baptist Church in Rochester.

                Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Mrs. Dave (Jan) STRIGGLE and Mrs. Max (Joyce) CLAY, both of Rochester; a son, Jack BOX, Margate, Fla.; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a step-daughter, Mrs. Bob (Jean) GOODMAN, and a step-son, Glen BRADLEY, both of Rochester; four sisters, Mrs. Robert (Vera) WILLIAMS, Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. Edward (Pearl) LOBB and Mrs. Thomas (Sue) DIXON, both of Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Irma WENDELL, Corydon.  A daughter, Judy HART, and a brother and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Olin CORBITT officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester Citizens Cemetery.  Friends may call on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon, and 1 p.m. until services.  Memorials may be made to the American Heart Fund or other charity.

 

Dorothy B. Phebus

                Dorothy Bernice PHEBUS, 70, Rt. 3, Rochester, died unexpectedly at 9:30 p.m. Thursday at her residence.

                She was born June 11, 1916 in El Paso, Ill., to Fred and Clara WADSWORTH BAILEY.  She had lived in Rochester since 1920, coming here from LaCrosse.  On Sept. 19, 1954 in Rochester she married John D. PHEBUS, who survives.  She was a former employee of Topps Manufacturing and a member of the First Baptist Church, the Missionary Circle and the Mt. Zion Club.

                Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Mrs. Michael K. (Sue Ann) FOLLER, kokomo; a grandson, Adam Michael FOLLER; a brother, Earl BAILEY, Rochester, and nieces and nephews.  The parents and a brother, Lyle [BAILEY], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald MAUGHAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today, and from 9 a.m. until services on Saturday.  Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church.

 

Richard G. Eldridge

                Richard G. ELDRIDGE, 55, of 15 East Eighth St., Peru, died at 11:40 a.m. Thursday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

                He was born Nov.17, 1930 in Deedsville to Norman and Helen BUCK ELDRIDGE.  He was manager of the Castle Hotel, Peru.

                Surviving are the mother, Helen ELDRIDGE YOUNG; a brother Harold [ELDRIDGE]; a sister, Judy YOUNG, and an uncle, Robert BUCK, all of Rochester; two aunts, Stella HULL and Mary SCOTT, both of Peru, and nieces and nephews.  His father preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru.  Burial will be in the Deedsville I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today.

Saturday, September 20, 1986

 

[no obits]

 

Monday, September 22, 1986

 

Ned R. Warfield

                Ned R. WARFIELD, 90, Kewanna, died at his home at 7:30 a.m. Sunday.

                He was born April 22, 1896 in Pulaski County to Lewis D. and Matilda ROBINSON WARFIELD.  On March 5, 1918 in Winamac he married Retha IRVEN, who died in 1984.  He was a retired farmer, a member of the Kewanna Church of Christ, and a veteran of World War I.

                Surviving are three daughters, Betty Jean URBIN, Fulton; Loma Lou COLLINS, Kewanna; and Charlotte ROBBINS, Kewanna; two sons, Raymond E. [WARFIELD], Rt. 1, Kewanna, and Richard [WARFIELD], Rt 3, Kewanna; twenty grandchildren, and thirty-three great-grandchildren.  Two daughters, a great-grandson, a great-granddaughter, four brothers and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Brian HIGH officiating.  Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Graveside military rites will be performed by the Kewanna FVW.  Friends may call after 4 p.m. today, and from 8 a.m. until services Tuesday.

                Memorials may go to the Kewanna Church of Christ.

 

Tuesday, September 23, 1986

 

Sophie Berger

                Sophie BERGER, 79, Plymouth Pilgrim Manor, formerly of 213 South Maple St., Argos, died at 10:35 a.m. Monday, following a lengthy illness.

                She was born Jan. 7, 1907 in Russia to Conrad and Ann FLEMING RUPP, and came to the U.S. in 1910.  She moved to Argos from Walkerton in 1936.  On Dec. 17, 1925 in Chicago she married Glen F. BERGER.  He died Jan. 3, 1955.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Max (Shirley) RETTINGER, Valparaiso; a son, Glen [BERGER] Jr., Plymouth; nine grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildrem; three sisters, Mrs. Ann FRITZ, and Mrs. Emilie FRITZ, both of Chicago, and Mrs. Dewey (Lydia) BERGER, Plymouth; and two brothers, Conrad and Christian RUPP, both of Wonderlake, Ill.  A daughter, Lorene [BERGER], and two sons, Robert and Kenneth [BERGER], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with Pastor Joe ROGERS officiating.  Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

                Memorials may be made to the Marshall County Heart or Cancer Fund.
Elmer R. Harper

                Elmer R. HARPER, 68, Kewanna, died at 3:20 a.m. today at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.

                He was a retired driver for Kains Trucking, Logansport.

                Arrangements are pending at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna.

 

Omer B. Troutman

                Omer B. TROUTMAN, 73, Kewanna, died at 4:55 p.m. Monday at his residence.

                He was born Aug. 7, 1913 in Kewanna to Hal P. and Elizabeth BARNETT TROUTMAN.  On Aug. 9, 1958 at Logansport he married Grace COHAGAN, who survives.  He was a retired street maintenance employee of Kewanna, a member of the Kewanna Father’s Auxiliary VFW, and a veteran of World War II.

                Other survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Fred (Trudy) HANEY Jr., Akron; two sons, Terry [TROUTMAN], Kewanna, and Sgt. Tim [TROUTMAN], Fort Bragg, N.C.; a step-son, James COHAGAN, Monticello; three brothers, Dennis and Joseph [TROUTMAN], both of Kewanna, and Charles [TROUTMAN], Murtaugh, Idaho; a sister, Mary TROUTMAN, Indianapolis; five grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Dennis INGLE officiating.  Burial will be in the Barnett Cemetery, Kewanna.  Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday, and after 8 a.m. until time of services on Thursday.

                Memorials may go to the Cancer Fund.

 

Cordell Wright

                Cordell WRIGHT, 55, 420 North Grove St., Argos, died unexpectedly at 11:30 p.m. Sunday at his home.

                He was born July 9, 1931 in Batyville, Ky., to Crit and Grace WRIGHT.  He had lived in the area for 36 years.  On Jan. 9, 1952 in North Judson he married Della HENSLEY, who survives.  he was a former employee of the Dorset Marina, Bremen, and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, Argos.

                Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Inez HOLLAND, Campton, Ky., and a brother, Marvin [WRIGHT], Argos.

                Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ with Pastor Lloyd HENSLEY officiating.  Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, and at the church from noon till time of service Thursday.

 

Wednesday, September 24, 1986

 

Glendola Cummings Alber

                Glendola CUMMINGS ALBER, 68, of 428 West Seventh St., died at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis.

                Funeral arrangements are pending at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Elmer R. Harper

                Services for Elmer R. HARPER will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with Pastor Michael D. KING officiating.  The Rev. Dennis INGLE will assist.

                Harper, 68, Kewanna, died at 3:20 a.m. Tuesday at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.

                He was born July 8, 1918 in Jasper County to Charles and Bertha ROBERTS HARPER.  On Nov. 8, 1945 in South Bend he married Mary Kathryn CORSAUT, who survives.  He was president of the Kewanna Town Board, a retired truck driver for Kains Trucking, Logansport, member of the First Baptist Church, Kewanna, member of the Logansport Eagles, Loganspot American Legion, and a veteran of World War II.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Vickie KNICKREHM, and Kathryn HUMERICKHOUSE, both of Logansport; three sons, Richard [HARPER], Minneapolis, Minn., Charles [HARPER], Columbus, Ohio, and John [HARPER], Monon; a sister, Grace COLBURN, Horseshoe Bend, Ark., eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.  A daughter, four brothers, and six sisters are deceased.

                Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Graveside Military Rites will be performed by the American Legion and VFW.  Friends may call after 4 p.m. Friday, and 8 a.m. until time of service Saturday.

 

Rev. Jimmie Reffett

                The Rev. Jimmie REFFETT, 60, Fulton, died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the South Bend Memorial Hospital.

                He was born April 20, 1926 in Pyramid, Ky., to Whitten and Lucinda RATLIFF REFFETFT Sr..  He had lived in Fulton 10 years, coming there from Zionsville.  On Sept. 25, 1949 in Fulton he married Emmagene DAWALD who survives.  He was employed by Torx and was a maintenance man at the Tippecanoe Baptist Camp and Hoosier Village.  He was a member of the Metea Baptist Church and Prill School Museum Association.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters,Mrs. Haskell (Jimneta) BROWN, Woodstock, Ill., and Mrs. Richard (Jeanice) LEWIS, Dahlgren, Va.; two sons, Rayford [REFFETT], Marion, and Leyland [REFFETT], Claymont, Delaware; five grandchildren; five brothers, Whitten [REFFETT] Jr., Springwater, N.Y., Paul [REFFETT], Lagrange; Shannon [REFFETT], LaPorte; Henry and George [REFFETT], both of Langley,Ky., eight sisters, Lottie KOTTERMAN, Kokomo; Jossie PATTON, Leiters Ford; Jennie CASE, Kamden, Ohio; Willie VANESS, Logan, W. Va.; Opal BENTLY, Langley, Ky.; Kelsa CARR, Vada QUACKENBUSH, and Ressie GODBEE, all of Rochester.  Three sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Metea Baptist Church with the Rev. George HAPNER officiating.  The Rev. Robert STUCK will - - - - [smudged]- - - -  Thursday and 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, and at the church prior to services.

Thursday, September 25, 1986

 

Paul H. Moeller

                Paul H. MOELLER, Sharpsville, died Wednesday in the Tipton County Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.

                He was born Nov. 11, 1910 in Dearborn County to Herman and Carrie LINKMEYER MOELLER.  On Dec. 24, 1937 in the Tipton Emmanuel Lutheran Church he married Frances BARR, who survives.  He resided in Sharpsville most of his life, working as a farmer and carpenter, and was a member of the Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Kokomo.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, William and John [MOELLER], both of Sharpsville; three daughters, Mrs. Paul (Jane) FISHER, Sharpsville, Nancy WILLIAMS, Kokomo, and Mrs. Dennis (Junette) PRICE, Rochester; two brothers, Martin and Herbert [MOELLER], both of Tipton; a sister, Mrs. Clair Lucile SCARLETT, Fort Wayne; twelve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

                Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Pastor A. Herbert MUHL and Pastor William S. ALLISON officiating.  Burial will be in the Sharpsville Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Boyer Funeral Home, Sharpsville, and one hour prior to service at the church.

 

Glendola M. Alber

                There will be no services for Glendola M. ALBER, 69, of 429 West Seventh St., who died Tuesday evening at Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis.

                She was born Feb. 8, 1917 in Rochester to Warren and Bertha BRUGH CUMMINGS.  A lifelong area resident, she married Thurle P. ALBER Dec. 30, 1936 in Rochester.  He died Nov. 12, 1985.  She was a member of the Talma United Methodist Church, WSCS, received the Jane Award from T.H.E. Club in 1985 and was active in Tribal Trails Girl Scout Council 30 years.  She had served as Association Chairman, neighborhood chairman, and received the Thanks Badge from the Council.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Bruce (Elaina) HENRY, Indianapolis; two sons, Joseph and Mark [ALBER], both of Rochester, and eight grandchildren.  Two sisters and two brothers also preceded in death.

                Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.  Burial will be in the Reichter Cemetery northeast of Rochester.

                Memorials may go to Child Life Services, Riley Hospital, Indianapolis, or Tribal Trails Girl Scout Council.

 

Friday, September 26, 1986 to Saturday, September 27, 1986

 

[no obits]

Monday, September 29, 1986

 

Nicholas A. DeFranco

                Nicholas Anthony “Nick” DeFRANCO, 64, Rt. 2, Box 204, Macy, died at 5:15 p.m. Saturday at his home.

                Born May 18, 1922 near Pittsburgh, Penn., to Gaetano and Marie Vernera BARTOLOTTI DeFRANCO, he had lived in this area four and one-half years after moving here from Kissimmee, Fla.  On June 21, 1952 in Hillsdale, Mich., he married Helen LAWSON, who survives.

                He worked at the Don Personett Garage, Akron.  He served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Cathy [DeFRANCO], at home, and Cheryl TOWNER, Rt. 2, Macy; two sons, Dr. Anthony [DeFRANCO], San Francisco, Calif. and Ralph [DeFRANCO], Los Angeles, Calif. three grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Josephine) BENZIE, Bad Axe, Mich., Mrs. Shortie (Nina) DAGLOW, Hillsdale, Mich., and Mrs. James (Teri) RICH, Jackson, Mich.; a brother, Samuel [DeFRANCO], Toledo, Ohio; several nieces and nephews.  A brother, Ralph [DeFRANCO], preceded in death.

                Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Gilead Cemetery with the Rev. Lawrence SEE officiating.  Military graveside services will be conducted by the American Legion and the VFW.  Friends may call at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, one hour prior to services.

 

Tuesday, September 30, 1986 to Wednesday, October 1, 1986

 

[no obits]

 

Thursday, October 2, 1986

 

Thomas R. Bauman

                Thomas R. BAUMAN, 23, Detroit, Mich., died at 10:27 a.m. Monday at St. John’s Hospital, Detroit.

                He was born Dec. 30, 1962 in Indianapolis to Ben and Wilma Joann REYNOLDS BAUMAN.  He was a truck and bus assembly supervisor.  He and Rebecca REUSSOW BAUMAN had been married three months.

                A 1981 graduate of Zionsville High School, he won 11 varsity athletic letters in football, wrestling and track and set several school records.

                A member of the American Drug Free Power Lifting Association, he was a champion weight lifter.  At Wabash College he earned 10 letters and belonged to TKE Fraternity before graduating in 1985.

                Surviving with the wife and parents are one brother, William [BAUMAN], Bainbridge, and grandfather, Harry BAUMAN, Kewanna.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Zionsville United Methodist Church with the Rev. James SORUN officiating.  Burial will be in the Union Lutheran Cemetery, Zionsville.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Flanner and Buchanan Zionsville Mortuary.
Violet C. Clyde

                Violet C. CLYDE, 56, Kewanna, died at 8 a.m. today at her home.

                She was a former beautician in Kewanna.

                Arrangements are pending at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna.

 

T. Marion Lamb

                T. Marion LAMB, 71, Rt. 1, Kewanna, died at 7:45 a.m. today at his home.

                He was a retired farmer and operator at Alpha Industries, Logansport.

                Arrangements are pending at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna.

 

Friday, October 3, 1986

 

Harvey E. Tyler

                Harvey E. TYLER, 65, Rt. 6, Rochdester, died at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.  He had been in failing health for two months.

                He was born Aug. 10, 1921 in Shelby, to Joshua and Elsie NELSON TYLER.  He had lived here for the past 17 years, after moving here from Phoenix, Ariz.  On Jan. 9, 1949 in Traverse City, Mich., he married Elberta B. HUBBELL TYLER, who survives.  He worked at Hiatt’s Hardware and Lumber, Leiters Ford, and attended the Liberty Baptist Church, Rochester.

                Surviving with the wife, and mother, also of Rt. 6, Rochester, are a sister, Mrs Terry (Karen) SULLIVAN, Monticello; three brothers, Kenneth [TYLER], Rt. 1, Kewanna, Myron [TYLER], Valparaiso, and Robert [TYLER], Rt. 6, Rochester, and several nieces and nephews.

                Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with pastor Larry HUMMELL officiating.  Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. through the hour of the services on Sunday.

 

Violet C. Clyde

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Kewanna United Methodist Church for Violet C. CLYDE, 56, Kewanna, who died at 8 a.m. Thursday at her home.  The Rev. Dennis INGLE will officiate.

                She was born Dec. 6, 1929 in Delong to Everett and Geraldine ROBINSON MURHLING.  On May 30, 1950 in Kewanna she married Oliver John CLYDE, who died in 1957.  She was a self-employed beautician in Kewanna, a member of the Kewanna United Methodist Church and its choir, Gay Gleaners Womens Group, Kewanna Mothers Club, and Kewanna Business Girls.

                Surviving with the parents are two daughters, Gwendolyn HOTT, Kewanna, and Nancy LUKETICH, Hammond; two sons, Robert [CLYDE], Kewanna, and Michael [CLYDE], Lawrenceville, Ga.; two brothers, Edward [MURHLING], Kewanna, and Larry [MURHLING], Rochester, and seven grandchildren.

                Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, after 4:30 p.m. Friday and one hour prior to services Saturday.
T. Marion Lamb

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann’s Catholic Church for T. Marion LAMB, 71, Kewanna, who died at 7:45 a.m. Thursday at his home.

                He was born Feb. 11, 1915 in Pulaski to Samuel J. and Icy Pearl GARST LAMB.  On May 6, 1944 in LaPorte, he married Mathilda L. BESSE, who survives.  He was a retired farmer and operator at Alpha Industries, Logansport, a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Kewanna, Kinghts of Columbus, Rochester, and Kewanna Pinhook Grange.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Wayne [LAMB], Del Rio, Texas, and William [LAMB], Fort Wayne; a daughter, Joan GALLAGHER, Grissom Air Force Base; five sisters, Bernice FALCONER, Hoopston, Ill., Dorothy CHIZUM and Lois DOUD, both of Rochester, Isabelle BROCKEY, Argos, and Mildred BROCKEY, Leiters Ford, and eight grandchildren.  A brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann’s Catholic Church with Father Cornelius KELLY officiating.  Friends may call at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, after       4 p.m. Friday.  A rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. Friday.  Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

                Memorials may be made to the Cancer Society.

 

Mary I. York Hiatt

                Mary I. YORK HIATT, 69, Rt. 3, Rochester, died at 1:50 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, following a short illness.

                She was born June 12, 1917 in Grass Creek, to Otto and Edna KISTLER APPLEGATE.  On Aug. 18, 1948 she married Elmer J. YORK who died May 20, 1968.  On Dec. 20, 1969, she married Clarence L. HIATT, who survives.  She was a 1935 graduate of Grass Creek High School, a 1937 graduate of Indiana Central College, and received her master’s degree from Ball State University in 1968.  She taught school over a period of forty years in Grass Creek, Delphi, Peru, and Rochester.  She was a member of the Plymouth Missionary Church and Gideon Auxiliary.

                Surviving with the husband are a step-daughter, Kathryn HIATT, Rochester; four step-sons, Ernie, Pat, Gene, and Phil [HIATT], all of Rochester; eleven step-gradchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Mark (Zedda) BRUMBAUGH, South Bend, and Mrs. Leroy (Vivian) CRIPPEN, Kewanna.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Plymouth Missionary Church with Pastor James OTIS officiating.  Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru.  Friends may call at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday, and one hour prior to services at the church on Sunday.

                Memorials may be made to the Gideon International.

 

Saturday, October 4, 1986

 

[no obits]

Monday, October 6, 1986

 

Otis Nellans

                Otis NELLANS, 92, of 20863 Linden Road, Argos, died at 9:15 a.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital following a long illness.

                He was born Feb. 24, 1894 in Fulton County to Mack and Ella PRICE NELLANS.  He was a lifetime resident of the area.  On Jan. 25, 1913 at Tiosa he married Ethel ROGERS, who died July 9, 1980.  He was a retired farmer, one of the first directors of Marshall County REMC, and member of Richland Center United Methodist Church.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Margaret C. NELLANS, and a son, Paul NELLANS, both of Rochester; three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.  Two brothers, Dean and Clair [NELLANS], and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Grosman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. C. Samuel OVERMYER officiating.  Burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday.  Memorials may be made to Richland Center United Methodist Church.

 

Richard E. Baker

                Services were to be at 2 p.m. today at the Johnson Funeral Home, Plymouth, for Richard Edward BAKER, 69, of 1526 Kenwood Ave., Plymouth.  He died at 1:30 p.m. Friday at his home.

                Mr. Baker was born March 23, 1917 to Harrison and Grace O’HARE BAKER.  On May 24, 1936 he married Virginia MARTIN BAKER, who survives.

                Also surviving are two daughters, Deanna LANGFELDT, Garrett, and Arlene DATALIS, Mishawaka; a son, Richard L. BAKER, Valparaiso; nine grandchildren; two sisters, Marjorie BAKER, Culver, and Dorothy MITCHELL, Mishawaka; three brothers, Charles [BAKER], Culver; Norman [BAKER], Scottsdale, Ariz. and Russell REINOEHL, Mishawaka.

                Burial was to be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.

 

Tuesday, October 7, 1986

 

Curtis J. Vigar

                Curtis Jay VIGAR, 41, Rt. 1, Akron, died of a chest injury received in an accident two to three miles west of Roann at 10:09 p.m. Monday.

                According to Wabash County police, Vigar died when his car went off County Road 700 West, three-tenths of a mile south of County Road 250 North in Wabash County, and overturned.  He was thrown from the car and died at the scene, police said.

                There were no passengers in the car.

                Vigar was born June 21, 1945 in Peru to Russell and Ruth SMITH VIGAR.  He had lived in the Gilead and Akron areas since 1979, moving from Roann.  On April 13, 1964 in Huntington he married Nokie Ruth VARNEY, who survives.  He was a farmer and was employed by Avondale Alloys, Wabash.

                Surviving with the wife are four sons, Rod, Terry, Jerry and Barry [VIGAR], all at home two daughters, Mrs. Matt (Jackie) MANNIES, Logansport, and Rhonda [VIGAR], at home; the mother, Ruth, Roann; four sisters, Sherry DRAPER, Connie KRAMER and Pat TOMLINSON, all of Roann, and Becky STELLER, North Manchester six brothers, Rex, David, John, Mark and Tom [VIGAR], all of Roann, and Mike [VIGAR], Laketon; two grandchildren, and a maternal


 grandmother, Lucille SMITH, Sherwood, Mich.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Home, Roann, with the Rev. Hilbert JONES officiating.  Burial will be in the Falls Cemetery, Wabash.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

 

Olive M. McVey

                Olive Maxine McVEY, 62, of 201 S. Maple St., Argos, died at 8 p.m. Sunday in Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.

                She was born May 18, 1924 in Culver to Herman and Rose CROMLEY AULT.  On April 30, 1943 she married John A. McVEY, who died in 1964.  She was a member of the Argos Congregational Christian Church, Knox Eastern Star, Christian Women’s Society, Stonecraft Bible Study, and was retired from the dietary staff of Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, having worked there 13 years.

                Surviving are a daughter, Maxince McVEY, Argos; three sons, Albert [McVEY], Clarksville, Ten.; Dennis [McVEY], Plymouth, and Paul [McVEY], Nappanee; two sisters, Pauline RUSSELL, Rochester, and Ermadine HOSSIMER, Beach Grove; the mother, Rose AULT, Rochester; and seven grandchildren.  A brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Argos Congregational Christian Church with the Rev. Charles BLOOMER officiating.  Friends may call at the VanGilder Funeral Home, Plymouth, from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, and at the church for one hour before services.  Burial will be in the Culver Masonic Cemetery.

 

Donald L. Smith

                Donald L. SMITH, 62, formerly of Rt. 5, Logansport, died at 1:55 a.m. Tuesday at the St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.  He had been in failing health for several years.

                He was born Oct. 19, 1923 in Fulton County to Melvin and Della OVERMYER SMITH.  He had lived most of his life in Fulton and Cass counties.  He was married to Helen MASTELLER, who died May 27, 1980.  He was a U.S. Navy vetera of World War II, a memer of the Rochester American Legion, VFW, and Eagles Lodge.

                Surviving are a niece, Marilee KROUL; and a nephew, Dean SMITH, Rt. 5, Rochester, with whom he had lived during his illness.  He was preceded in death by two sisters, Goldie and Cleo [SMITH], and four brothers, Charles, Fred, Richard and Ishmael [SMITH].

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery.  The VFW and American Legion will conduct military graveside rites.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and on Thursday from 9 a.m. until services.

 

Wednesday, October 8, 1986

 

Harry Fitch

                Harry FITCH, 89, resident of Canterbury Manor since 1981, died at 8:22 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital.

                Arrangements are pending at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
F. Ernest Smith

                F. Ernest SMITH, 75, of 513 East Walnut St., Akron, died at 1:57 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital.  He had bee ill one week.

                He was born Dec. 7, 1910 in Miami County to Francis Edward and Stella Fern SKINNER SMITH.  On June 12, 1932 in Michigantown he married Ann Esther LANDIS, who survives.  He was a retired office manager and purchasing agent for Sonoco Products Co., Akron.  He was a former Akron town clerk and a member of the United Methodist Church, Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce in Akron.

                Surviving with the wife are a daugher, Jane A. COLLINS, Akron; two sons, Dr. James A. SMITH, Homewood, Ill., and William E. SMITH, Colorado Springs; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild, and a sister, Marietta COPLEN, Rt. 2, Akron.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Merlyn COX officiating.  Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or American Diabetes Association.

 

Ralph E. Walker

                Ralph E. WALKER, 81, of 425 Jefferson Ave., Peru, died at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday at his home.

                He was born Feb. 9, 1905 in Miami County to Harvey and Ida ACHEY WALKER.  On Aug. 10, 1929 he married Ruth M. ROBERTSON, who survives.  He was retired from the Peru Foundry and was a member of the Coon Hunters Association.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Marvin and James [WALKER], both of Peu; four daughters, Bonnie CHILCUTT, Sharon WEEKS and Nancy WEEKS, all of Peru, and Janet JEDLISKOWSKI, Allehany, N.Y.; six brothers, Kenny and Melvin [WALKER], both of Wabash; Robert [WALKER], Gilead; Lewis Eugene [WALKER], Chili, and Clifford and Donald [WALKER], Peru; four sisters, Bernice ARTHUR and Kate CAMPBELL, both of Akron; Gladys DEEDS, Rochester, and Ethel MONGOSA, Denver; nine grandchildren, and a step-grandchild.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Fiday at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with Father John MANNION officiating.  Friends may call Thursday from 2 to 4 ad 7 to 9 p.m.  Burial will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park Cemetery, Cass County.

 

Thursday, October 9, 1986

 

Harry Fitch

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Harry FITCH, 89.

                A resident of Cangterbury Manor Nursing Home since 1981, he died at 8:22 a.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Hospital.

                The Rev. Teal YOUNCE will officiate.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today, and for an hour before services Friday.

                Mr. Fitch was born June 25, 1897 in Central Valley, N.Y., to Elber and Rose EAMES FITCH.  He had resided here a number of years, prior to which he had been a chief park ranger for the National Park and Forst Service in Nevada and California.  He had also been a Civil Service employee during World War II.
Karl H. Hartisch

                Karl H. HARTISCH, 61, of 426 West Seventh St., Peru, died at 9:25 p.m. Wednesday at his home.

                He was born April 10, 1925 in Peru to Carl H. and Minnie J. WEST HARTISCH and had lived all his life in Peru.  On June 6, 1943 he married Pauline E. BEASEY, who survives.  He was a memer of the Circus Model Builders, the Miami County Historical Society, was a circus historian, and a World War II Army Air Corps veteran.  He was retired from Bryan Steam Corp., Peru.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Karl [HARTISCH], Rochester, and Charles [HARTISCH], Peru; two daughters, Nancy COBB, Saugus, Calif., and Carol PIER, Peru. and five grandchildren.  A sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with Pastor Steve HOUSER officiating.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.  Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru.

 

Friday, October 10, 1986

 

Ruth M. Lichtenwalter

                Retired Columbia Elementary School teacher Ruth Marie LICHTENWALTER, 79, of 906 Main St., died at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at her home.  She had been ill several weeks.

                She was born Dec. 23, 1906 in Rochester to Dr. Lincoln and Fila RINER LICHTENWALTER.  She was a lifetime Rochester resident.  A graduate of Indiana University, she was a memer of Chi Omega Sorority, the Indiana and the National Teachers Associations, the DAR, Tri Kappa Sorotity and the First Baptist Church.

                Surviving are a niece, Mrs. Paul D. (Peggy) WAGONER, Alexandria, Va.; a sister, Miss Dale LICHTENWALTER, Rochester; a great-niece and two great-nephews, Kristen, Scott and Craig WAGONER, Alexandria, and a great-great-nephew, Ryan Scott WAGONER.  Three brothers, Devon, Everett and Alden [LICHTENWALTER], and a sister, Pauline [LICHTENWALTER], preceded in death.

                Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday.  Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the Rev. Donald MAUGHAN officiating.  Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church.

 

Saturday, October 11, 1986 to Monday, October 13, 1986

 

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Tuesday, October 14, 1986

 

Stanley Hewitt

                Stanley HEWITT, 71, Bradenton, Fla., formerly oif 1600 Monroe St., died Monday morning while visiting his sister in Torrington, Conn.

                Among the survivors is the wife Frances PARKER HEWITT.

                He was retired from Torin Corp.

                Arrangements are pending at the Nutting Funeral Home, Torrington.

Wednesday, October 15, 1986

 

Stanley K. Hewitt

                Services for Stanley K. HEWITT, 71, of 715 52nd Ave. North, Bradenton, Fla., 33507, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the United Congregation Church, Torrington, Conn., with the Rev. Beverly LEACH officiating.

                Hewitt, formerly of 1600 Monroe St., died Monday at the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington, while visiting his sister.

                He was born Sept. 8, 1915 in Torrington to Rufus W. and Katherine SCHILLING HEWITT.  He and Frances PARKER HEWITT had been married for six years.  He was an engineer and foreman of the screw machine division of Torin Corporation, moving to Rochester in 1968.  He was a member of the Army National Guard, Seneca Masons Lodge, and United Congregation Church, Torrington.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, John A. HEWITT, Chicopee, Mass., and Virgil William PARKER, Greencastle; five daughtrs, Mrs. Francis (Sara) BEMENT, Winchester Center, Conn.; Mrs. John (Betty) NYKA, Niles, Mich.; Mrs. Robert (Doris) LOIS, Scrub Oak, N.Y.; Mrs. Robert (Nancy) WAGONER, Bradenton, Fla., and Mrs. Jay (Diana) MOORE, Frankfort; four brothers, Lloyd [HEWITT], Keene, New Hampshire; George [HEWITT], Winsted, Conn. Philip [HEWITT], Torrington, and Earl [HEWITT], Newton, Mass.; a sister, Mrs. Mary SHARDELLATI, Torringron; eleven grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.

                Burial will be in Torringford Cemetery.

                Memorials may be made to the United Congregation Church, 1622 Torrington St., Torrington 06790.

                Nutting Funeral Home, Torrington, is handling the arrangements.

 

Ethel Eads

                Ethel EADS, 90, Peabody Retirement Home, North Manchester, formerly of the Urbana and Akron areas, died at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Wabash County Hospital, Wabash.

                She was born Oct 22, 1895 in Akron to John A. and Anna SMITH ARTER.  On July 22, 1919 she married Horace D. “John}” LARREW who died in 1948.  In May 1953 she married John EADS, who survives at Peavbody Retirement Home.  She was the former owner and manager of the Urbana Phone Company, and a member of the Eastern Star.

                Surviving with the husband are a sister, Mrs. Charles (Marie) JUDD, Elkhart; a niece, Mrs. Ed (Elizabeth) GRAY, Akron; three nephews, Richard ARTER, Indianapolis; Stephen ARTER, Fort Wayne, and John W. JUDD, Elkhart.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Warren McCUEN officiating.  Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call from       7 to 9 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund.

 

Thursday, October 16, 1986 to Saturday, October 18, 1986

 

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Monday, October 20, 1986

 

Gladys M. Smiley

                Miss Gladys M. SMILEY, 92, died Sunday at 2:40 a.m. at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, where she had been a resident for 10 years.

                She was born June 27, 1894 in Milford, Ill., to Milton and Annis THOMAS SMILEY.  She came to this area from Milford in 1911.

                Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Jewell JOHNSTON, San Diego, Calif.; two brothers, LaVerne and Russell [SMILEY], both of Rochester, and nieces and nephews.  a sister, Dorothy SMILEY, and three brothers, Earl, Glen and Frank [SMILEY], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald MAUGHAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call for an hour before services.

 

Tuesday, Octoer 21, 1986

 

Hyram F. Shafer

                Hyram F. “Hy” SHAFER, 83, Timbercrest Retirement Community, North Manchester, formerly of Rt. 2, Macy near Gilead, died at 3:10 p.m. Monday at Timbercrest.  He had been in failing health for the past six months.

                He was born Aug. 9, 1903 near Gilead to William and Elvira PONTIUS SHAFER, and had lived most of his life in the Gilead community.  He was a retired farmer.

                Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Delbert (Mary) NIXON, North Manchester; Mrs. Clara SMITH, Huntington, and Mrs. Ethel HUFFMAN, Ann Arbor, Mich., and nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by four sisters and a brother.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Charles W. LUNKLEY officiating.  Burial will be in the Gilead Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, and 9 a.m. until services on Thursday.

 

Donald R. Horder

                Donald R. HORDER, 71, Rt. 4, Montello, Wis., died at 7:25 p.m. Monday at the Veterans Administration Hospital, madison.

                He was born March 12, 1915 in Chicago to Alfred B. and Winnie MAINER HORDER.  He moved to Montello in 1970 from Chicago.  In 1943 he married Nina M. GUTHRIE HORDER, who survives.  He was a retired employee of Western Electric Corporation, Chicago, and a veteran of World War II.

                Surviving with the wife are two sons, Thomas GUTHRIE, Rochester, and Jack GUTHRIE, San Rafael, Calif.; seven grandchildren; a sister, Evelyn HORDER, and a brother, Les HORDER, both of Evanston, Ill.

                Private services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday with the Rev. John RAMSEY officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is handling arrangements.
Jonathon P. Jones

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Apostolic Pentecostal Church, Rochester, for Jonathon Paul JONES, 13, Rt. 5, Rochester

                Bishop Armond RITTER will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Robert RITTER.  Burial will be in the Tippecanoe Cemetery.

                Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, and for an hour before services at the church.

                The boy died at 7:20 a.m. Monday at his home from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

                He was born Jan. 8, 1973 in Plymouth to Herman Ray JONES and Carole J. RITTER JONES EHLINGER.  He had lived in Fulton County all his life.  An eighth grader at Tippecanoe Valley School, Mentone, he was a member of the football team, was active in archery, having won numerous awards, was a member of the Tippecanoe Conservation Gun and Archery Club, and was a member of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church, Rochester.

                Surviving are the mother and step-father, Larry and Carole EHLINGER, Rt. 5, Rochester; the father, Herman, Hernando, Miss.; a sister, Bonnie CARPENTER, and a brother, David [JONES], both of Rochester; two step-sisters, Christine CARPENTER, Macy, and Chantell EHLINGER, Rochester; a step-brother, Marty EHLINGER, Macy; maternal grandparents, Bishop and Mrs. Armond RITTER, Rochester; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.Herman JONES Sr., Hernando; paternal step-grandparents, Florence HUNTER and Oddis CONLEY, both of Rochester, and uncles and cousins.

 

Wednesday, October 22, 1986 to Thursday, October 23, 1986

 

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Friday, October 24, 1986

 

Douglas Wideman

                Douglas WIDEMAN, 28, of 1612 Clifton Ave., Logansport, died at 5 a.m. today at his home following an 18-month illness.

                He was born April 21, 1958 in Rochester to Paul and Shirley MATHEWS WIDEMAN.  He was a former Mentone resident, moving to Logansport two years ago. He was a 10-year employee of Moore Business Forms, Rochester, and worked at Hamilton Standard, Logansport.  He was a member of the Eagles Lodge, Logansport.

                Surviving are two daughters, Shannon and Cheryl WIDEMAN, both of Mentone; the father, Paul,, Memphis, Tenn.; the mother, Shirley FISHER, Logansport; three sisters, Mrs. Paula TITUS, Mrs. Jayne FISHER, and Miss Cindy HURST, all of Logansport; four brothers, Randall and Jerry Lee WIDEMAN, both of Rochester, and Michael WIDEMAN and Matthew FISHER, both of Logansport; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Esther MATHEWS, and the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Hazel WIDEMAN, both of Rochester; three step-brothers, Jerry Dean FISHER, Etna Green, and Bill and Rod WIDEMAN, Elwood; two step-sisters, Darla Mae RUST, Bourbon, and Pam WIDEMAN, Elwood; three half-brothers, Roger and Tony WIDEMAN, Elwood, and Zacheria WIDEMAN, Memphis, and a half-sister, Rebecca WIDEMAN, Memphis.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Foster & Good 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 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Mary V. Brown

                Word has been received of the death of Mary V. BROWN, Tonopah, Ariz.

                A Rochester resident until 1964, she died Oct. 17 of heart trouble.

                Surviving is her husband, Lionel BROWN, Tonopah.

                Burial was on Oct. 21 in Buckeye, Ariz.

 

 

Saturday, October 25, 1986

 

Charles W. Eaton

                Charles W. EATON, 69, Rt. 1, Mentone, died at 9:44 a.m. Friday at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

                He was born Nov. 13, 1916 in Mentone to Noah and Mary SMITH EATON.  On Sept. 4, 1938 in Mentone he married Thelma BEESON, who survives.  He had lived all his life in the Mentone area.  He was a farmer and school bus driver for Tippecanoe Valley Schools, retiring in 1979, and a member of the Mentone United Methodist Church.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Orvin (Donna) THOMPSON, Leesburg, Fla., and Mrs. John (Myra) WALKER, Windfall; three grandchildren; three step-grandchildren, and a step-great-great-grandchild.  Two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Revs. Lester TAYLOR and Fred PFLUGH officiating.  Burial will be in the Palestine Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday.

 

Opal S. Grogg

                Opal S. GROGG, 96, Macy, died at 6:10 a.m. today.

                Arrangements are pending at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver.

 

Monday, October 27, 1986

 

Tillie M. Hartman

                Word has been received of the death of Tillie M. HARTMAN, 61, Las Vegas, a former Rochester resident, who died Oct. 16.

                She was born Dec. 9, 1924 in Kentucky.  She and husband Bob [HARTMAN], moved to Las Vegas 22 years ago.  Restaurant owners,they owned and operated Bob Hartman’s Restaurant at the Tippecanoe River Bridge, U.S. Old 31.

                Surviving with the husband are a son, Robert [HARTMAN] Jr., Henderson, Nevada; a daughter, Carol HOVATER, Las Vegas; three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

                Services were Oct. 21, at the Bunker Chapel, Bunker Mortuary, Las Vegas, with Brother Cary SMITH, officiating.  Burial was in the Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Opal S. Grogg

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, for Opal S. GROGG, 96, Macy, who died at 6:10 a.m. Saturday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru.

                She was born Sept. 21, 1890 in Larwell to Charles and Rosa FINTON HIVELY.  On Sept. 21, 1910 she married Clarence “Bub” GROGG, who died Jan. 16, 1971.  She was a member of the Gilead United Methodist Church and its United Methodist Women.

                Surviving are two daughters, Ethel SMITH, Rt. 2, Macy, and Anna Pauline STOKES, Henderson, Texas; a son, John L. GROGG, Houston, Texas; five grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.  A daughter, Gladys [GROGG], and two brothers, Donald and Leslie [HIVELY], preceded in death.

                The Rev. Lawrence SEE and the Rev. Robert LOGHEED will officiate.  Burial will be in the Gilead Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today.

 

Tuesday, October 28, 1986

 

Mary E. Minthorn

                Mary E. MINTHORN, 73, Rt. 2, Kewanna, died at 5:25 a.m. today in Logansport Memorial Hospital.

                She was born March 28, 1913 in Harrison Township of Cass County to John Everett and Maude M. McCRADY CONN.  She married Raymond W. MINTHORN in Royal Center on Dec. 8, 1924; he survives.  She was a member of the Grass Creek United Methodist Church and its Ladies Aid, the United Methodist Women, and the Wayne Township Home Economics Club.

                Surviving with the husband are a son, Samuel [MINTHORN], Rt. 2, Kewanna; a brother, John W. CONN, Rt. 2, Logansport; four grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.  A son, a brother and two sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Grass Creek United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ron MOORE officiating.  Burial will be in the Grass Creek Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home in Kewanna Wednesday after 4 p.m. and at the church Thursday for an hour before services.  Memorials may be made to the Grass Creek United Methodist Church Memorial Fund.

 

Wednesday, October 29, 1986

 

Edna J. Waltz

                Edna Jane WALTZ, 66, of 720 E. 10th St., died Tuesday at 1:40 p.m. at her home.  She had been in ill health for two years.  She was born Feb. 12, 1920 in Lafayette to Walter and Dora WIERENGA DUNNAWOLD.  She moved to Rochester in 1946.

                On June 18, 1965 in Granger she married Robert B. WALTZ, who survives.  A retired registered nurse, she had worked at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette, and for many years at Woodlawn Hospital.  She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.

                Surviving with the husband are two step-sons, Phillip and Edward WALTZ, both of Rochester; eight step-grandchildren;  eight step-great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. David (Ruth) PARSONS, Eunice, La.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Zimmerman Brothers 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. Wednesday.  Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Home Health Care.


Thelma M. Hisey

                Thelma Mae HISEY, 66, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient since Sept. 9.

                She was born April 3, 1920 in Howard County to Charles and Mary CLINGENPEEL MURPHY.  She had lived in the Akron-Gilead area as well as Rochester.  On May 21, 1938 in Rochester she married Doyle E. HISEY, who survives.  She was a member of the Richland Center Naomi Rebekah Lodge and the Star Light Club.

                Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Catherine) GRASS, Twelve Mile, and Mrs. Ernest (Beaverly) FANNING, Taylors, S.C.; three sons, Larry, Robert and Gary HISEY, all of Rochester; nine grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Gerald (Eva) HISEY, Macy, and a brother, Gail MURPHY, Wabash.  She was preceded in death by a sister and brother.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Lester TAYLOR officiating.  Burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday.  The Rebekah Lodge will conduct memorial services at 7 p.m. Thursday.  Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or American Cancer Society.

 

Miriam R. Mitchell

                Miriam R. MITCHELL, 80, Rt. 7, Rochester (Lake Manitou), died at 5:05 a.m. today at Carmel Care Canter, Carmel.  She had been ill 2 1/2 years, seriously for the last six weeks.

                She was born March 6, 1906 in Miami county to Arthur E. and Lucia BABCOCK MILLER.  She was a lifetime resident of Fulton County.  On Jan. 1, 1926 in Miami, Fla., she married C. Fred MITCHELL, who died in April 1972.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Manitou Chapter of the DAR, Child Study Club, Women of the Moose, Rochester Women’s Club, Tri Kappa, Rochester Order of Eastern Star, a charter member of the Woodlawn Hospital Auxiliary, and former member of the Fulton County Library Board.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Suzanne) BEATTIE, Rochester; a son, Fred P. MITCHELL, Carmel; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Robert C. MILLER, Indianapolis, and Arthur J. MILLER, Dayton, Ohio.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Rochester First Baptist Church with the Rev. Donald MAUGHAN 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 4 p.m. and      6 to 8 p.m. Friday, and at the church on Saturday for an hour before services.  Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church or charity of choice.

Thursday, October 30, 1986

 

Charles W. Azbell

                Charles Wright AZBELL, 74, of 225 W. Ottawa St., Logansport, died at 1:25 p.m. Wednesday at Logansport Memorial Hospital.

                He was born March 1, 1912 in Twelve Mile to Charles W. and Lillie Mae GRIEST AZBELL.  On Dec. 2, 1940 in Logansport he married Marcille JONES, who survives.  He was owner’operator of Azbell Juice Co., Logansport, vice presidet of Azbell Lawn Equipment, retired from Rockwell International, and member of the Logansport Eagles and Elks lodges.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, Charles S. AZBELL, Burnettsville; a daugher, Beverly HENDERSON, Rochester; two brothers, Clinton [AZBELL], Peru, and Henry Merl [AZBELL], Tuscon; three sisters, Christina ROUCH, Fulton Betty BERRYMAN, Peru, and Ida Pearl WALLACE, Logansport, and five grandchildren.  Four brothers and three sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Fisher Funeral Chapel, Logansport, with the Rev. Raymond SKELTON officiating.  Burial will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today and noon to 2 p.m. Friday.

 

Friday, October 31, 1986

 

[no obits]

 

Saturday, November 1, 1986

 

Fred E. McGuire

                Fred E. McGUIRE, 86, Mexico, died at 3:43 a.m. today at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home in Peru.  Arrangements are pending at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver.

 

Harriett Von Ehrenstein

                Harriett Von EHRENSTEIN, 93, formerly of Rochester, died in Tempe, Ariz., Friday.  Services are pending at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.

 

Margaret Overmyer

                Word was received today of the death of Margaret “Peg” OVERMYER, Nashville, Tenn., a 1939 graduate of Rochester High School.

                She died Oct. 22, after a long illness.  Services were in the Benton Chapel at Vanderbilt University in Nashville with cremation following.  The ashes will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.

                Mrs. Overmyer was the daughter of Fred and Arlene IMHOFF and the granddaughter of Mrs. Roy WOODCOX, all deceased.  She was a lifelong Christian Scientist.

                Surviving are the husband, Col. C. Ernest OVERMYER, retired, director of space and facilities planning at Vanderbilt Medical Center; three daughters, Le Etta Lynn OVERMYER, Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Bill (Sandra Jean) NOLEN, Boise, Idaho, and Mrs. Richard (Sharon) TEDESCO, Sembach, West Germany; a son, Capt. Larry E. OVERMYER, Ramstein, West Germany; three grandchildren, Lindsey and Candace TEDESCO, Sembach, and Bryan OVERMYER, Ramstein, and twin brothers, John IMHOFF, West Lake Village, Calif., and Neil IMHOFF, Winter Park, Fla.

                Memorials may be made to the Vanderbilt Cancer Research Fund.


Monday, November 3, 1986

 

Fred E. McGuire

                Services were to be at 2 p.m. today at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, for Fred E. McGUIRE, 87, Mexico, who died at 343 a.m. Saturday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru.

                The Rev. William SHEWMAN was to officiate and burial was to be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.

                Mr. McGuire was born Dec. 14, 1898 in Mexico to Charles E. and Carrie KLINE McGUIRE.  On Oct. 31, 1920 he was married to Loree H. HOWELL; she died Nov. 3, 1981.  He was a retired employee of Indiana Bell Telephone, a member of the Mexico Baptist Church, Peru Moose Lodge, a 50-year member of the Mexico Masonic Lodge, and a veteran of World War I.

                Surviving are a daughter, Juanita SUNDAY, Denver; two sons, Fred [McGUIRE], Peru, and Dean [McGUIRE], Denver; four grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; a sister, Martha SMITH, Peru; a half-brother, Bill [McGUIRE], Mexico; three half-sisters, Henrietta CARPENTER and Betty LANDIS, both of Peru, and Peggy BOLINGER, Wheaton, Ill.  Two sisters and four brothers preceded in death.

 

Jim Van Faasen

                Word has been received of the death of Jim Van FAASEN, one of the organizers of the Rochester Lions Club.

                He died Oct. 20 in Pensacola, Fla., after an illness of five years.  He formerly lived at 1129 1/2 Main St., and in Holland, Mich.

                A daughter survives.

 

Tuesday, November 4, 1986

 

Ella Stinson

                Ella SHESLER STINSON, 99, of 816 Pontiac St., died at 5:15 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital.

                She was born July 13, 1887 in Pulaski County to S.N. and Samantha PETIT SHESLER.  She lived most of life in the Akron, Macy and Rochester areas, and 30 years ago in Chicago.  On Jan. 8, 1908 in Akron she married Scott K. STINSON, who died June 10, 1979.  She was a former Akron postmistress, and had worked for her father when he owned The Akron News Print Shop.  She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Grace United Methodist Women, the adult Sunday School class and Macy Chapter of Eastern Star.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Stephen L. (Esther) SISULAK, Carvbodale, Ill., and Mrs. Oliver (Ella Mary) FREDRICKSON, Rochester; two sons, Joseph M. STINSON, Plymouth, and Scott Shesler STINSON, Lake Placid, Fla.; ten grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by three sisters, Amy WALTON, Lulu MINTER, and Mildred ADAMS, and a brother, Scott SHESLER.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Russell WILBUR officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.  The Eastern Star will conduct a memorial service at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Wednesday, November 5, 1986

 

Harriett Von Ehrenstein

                Graveside services will be at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery at 11 a.m. Friday for Harriet Von EHRENSTEIN, 93, Tempe, Ariz., who died Oct. 31.

                She was born March 3, 1893 in Rochester to Ernst and Ellen KEWNEY Von EHRENSTEIN.

                Surviving are nieces.  Preceding in death were a sister, Emily Von EHRENSTEIN, in 1973, and Ernst Leon Von EHRENSTEIN, in 1948.

                Father Richard PUETZ will officiate the services.  Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.  There will be no visitation.

 

Raymond F. Miller

                One of Rochesrter High School’s greatest athletes, Raymond F. “Candy” MILLER of Frankfort, has died at 88 years of age.

                A 1918 all-state basketball guard at RHS and an All-American at Purdue University, Miller died Monday at Clinton County Hospital.

                A Rochester native, he was the son of Vincent and Anna [PUTZEY] MILLER.

                He starred in baseball and track at RHS as well as in basketball and was a state long-jump champion.  At Purdue, he played basketball and baseball and participated in track.  He was a member of the Purdue squad that won the school’s first undisputed Big Ten basketball title in 1922.  After graduating in 1922 he played professional football for the Canton (Ohio) Bulldogs, and basketball for a semiprofessional team in Racine, Wis.

                He worked several years as an engineer for the Erie and Nickel Plate Railroads and as a Frankfort city engineer and inspector.  He was a World War I veteran, a member of the American Legion, and a lifetime member of the Elks Lodge, serving as its secretary from 1963-1969.  He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980.  His wife, Emma L. “Peg” MILLER, preceded in death.  A brother, Harold [MILLER], preceded in 1972.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Goodwin Funeral Home, Frankfort.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

 

Charles M. Sheridan

                Charles M. SHERIDAN, 77, of 1436 Main St., a former president of the First National Bank, died at 10 p.m. Tuesday at South Bend Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since Friday.  He was born Oct. 20, 1909 in Rochester to Michael and Alma BAILEY SHERIDAN.  He had lived all his life in this community except for winters at his home in Vero Beach, Fla.  On Sept. 14, 1940 in Rochester he married Roberta KYGER, who survives.

                A longtime associate of the First National Bank, Rochester, he retired as president in 1968.  He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, a graduate of Rochester High School, served on the Rochester City Council, was a former trustee of the Water Works Board, a charter member of the Rochester Lions Club, member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge, former secretary and trustee of the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery, member of the Masonic Lodge, the Royal Arch Masons, the Elks, and Manitou Moose Lodge.

                Surviving with the wife are two nieces and a nephew.

                Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the Rev. Russell WILBUR officiating.  Friends may call from 5 to 8 Thursday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, where Masonic services will be conducted at 7 p.m.


Nellie E. Dice

                Nellie E. DICE, 85, Denver, died at 9:26 p.m. Tuesday at Dukes Memorial Hospital.

                She was born in Portland July 21, 1901 to Harry F. and Jessie MARTIN WAGGONER.  On Jan. 1, 1938 in Denver she married Lewis H. DICE, who died Feb. 6, 1964.  She was employed by The Denver Tribune for 37 years until it was sold in 1955 and was a correspondent for The Peru Tribune until 1983.  She was a 65-year member of the Denver Baptist Church, taught Sunday School for 30 years, was a member of the Golden Society, and a former member of the Denver Study Club.

                Surviving are two daughters, Ruth Elizabeth HILAND, Chisago City, Minn., and Mary Louise HORNBUCKLE, Costa Mesa, Calif.; four grandchildren; four sisters, Louella VanDUSEN, Denver; Ethel DICKERHOFF, Deedsville; Jeanette HOTCHKISS, Fresno, Calif., and Josephine HARRISON, Rio Linda, Calif.; three brothers, James [WAGGONER], of Nevada; Richard [WAGGONER], Mexico, Ind. and Fremont [WAGGONER], Denver, Ind., and a half-brother, Frank [WAGGONER], of Guatemala.  She was preceded in death by a sister, Pearl [WAGGONER], and a brother, Harry [WAGGONER].

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Denver Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark SPENCER officiating.  Burial will be in the Westlawn Cemetery, Denver.  Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver.  Memorials may be made to the Guatemalan Evangelical Ministry.

 

Thursday, November 6, 1986

 

Pearl E. Mills

                Pearl Edward MILLS, 85, Rt. 1, Macy, died at 10:05 a.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester.

                He was born Aug. 23, 1901 in Howard County to Christopher and Australia STONE MILLS.  On Dec. 31, 1920 in Greentown he married Vera P. SCOTT, who died Feb. 12, 1967.  He was a retired self-employed contractor in the Macy area.

                Surviving are three sons, Merrill [MILLS], Brookville, Fla.; Donovan [MILLS], Logansport, and Gordon [MILLS], Macy; five daughters, Helen I. PURCELL, Indianapolis; Dorotha L. MUNDY, Roann; Vivian Y. BERKSHIRE, Royal Center; Virginia BURRIS, Campbell, Texas, and Neoma FROGGE, Wiley, Texas; twenty-four grandchildren; forty-four great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.  Two daughters, two sons and three grandchildren preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fisher Funeral Chapel, Logansport, with the Rev. Raymond SKELTON officiating.  Burial will be at the Wallberg Cemetery, Greentown.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Joshua D. Hasko

                Joshua D. HASKO was stillborn at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.

                He is survived by his parents, David and Elizabeth BLEVINS HASKO Jr., 104 Maple St., Argos; the maternal grandparents, Jo Ann CALLAHAN and James BLEVINS, both of LPorte; the maternal great-grandmother, Nellie HILDEBRAND, LaPorte; the paternal grandparents, David HASKO Sr., and Jacqueline HASKO, both of Argos, and the paternal great-grandmother, Mable EMRICK, South Bend.

                Graveside services will be 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos, with the Rev. Jack RHOADES officiating.  Arrangements were handled by the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

 

Friday, November 7, 1986

 

John C. Hensley

                John C. HENSLEY, 49, of 8161 20 C Road, Argos, died at 4 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital shortly after admittance.

                Arrangements are pending at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

 

James W. Calhoun

                James William CALHOUN, 89, Monterey, died at 7:50 p.m. Thursday at County Side Place Nursing Home, Knox, where he had been in failing health for three months.

                He was born April 27, 1897 in Marshall County near Culver to Franklin and Edith BUTCHER CALHOUN.  On July 6, 1918 in St. Joseph, Mich., he married Goldia GARLAND, who died Nov. 23, 1985.  He was a longtime associate milk hauler for the Wanzer Dairy, Monterey, was a farmer, and owned and operated the Calhoun Orchard, Monterey.

                Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Orville (Clara) LARGE, Mrs. Lowell (Susie) REINHOLD and Miss Carol KELSEY, all of Monterey; Mrs. John (Ruth A.) BOWERSOX, Leiters Ford, and Mrs. Dean (Linda) BAKER, Phoenix, Ariz.; two sons, James W.  and Jack A. [CALHOUN], both of New Carlisle; two sisters, Mrs. Wilma BANASIAK, Knox, and Mrs. Frances MASTER, Monterey.  He was preceded in death by two sisters, Jennie JORDAN and Hazel SCHALL; two brothers, Lee and Loy [CALHOUN], and four grandchildren.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Robert HANSEN officiating.  Burial will be in the Monterey I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and from 10 a.m. until services on Sunday.

Saturday, November 8, 1986

 

Mary E. Shambaugh

                Mary E. SHAMBAUGH, 63, Rt. 1, Akron, died at 11 a.m. Friday in South Bend Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient for three weeks.  She had been in failing health for a year.

                She was born July 8, 1923 in Wabash to Fredrick and Opal ADAMS EASTERDAY.  She moved from Wabash to Akron 48 years ago.

                She was married July 9, 1928 in Wabash to Lewis SHAMBAUGH, who survives.

                Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Mrs. Michael (Mary Lou) HENSLEY, Franklin; three sons, Jackie [SHAMBAUGH], of burket; Roger [SHAMBAUGH], at home, and Fredrick [SHAMBAUGH], Rt. 1, Akron; seven grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Clifford (Maxine) BORING, Wabash; Mrs. Robert (Zelma) TRAVER, Jeffersonville, and Mrs. William (Marjorie) YODER, Cincinnati, Ohio, and two brothers, Bud EASTERDAY, Wabash, and Thurman EASTERDAY, Laketon.  A sister and two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Foster & Good funeral Home in Akron with the Rev. Lowell BURRUS officiating.  Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call on Sunday from 2 to 9 p.m., and on Monday from 9 a.m. until services.

 

John C. Hensley

                Services for John C. HENSLEY, 49, Argos, will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Church of Jesus Christ at Argos.  The Rev. Lloyd HOWARD will officiate, and burial will be in the Argos Maple Grove Cemetery.

                Friends may call at the Gossman Funeral Home in Argos from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday, and at the church on Monday from noon until services.  Memorials may be made to the church.

                Mr. Hensley was born June 2, 1937 in Jackson, Ky., to Shelton and Zillie DYER HENSLEY.  He moved to Argos from Jackson about 35 years ago.  He was married on May 25, 1963 in Knox to Thelma SMITH, who survives.  He was self-employed, and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Argos.

                Surviving with the wife are four daughters, Deborah LOWE, Rochester; Reva CASTLE, Argos, and Peggy and Pheby [HENSLEY], both at home; three sons, Duane O’CONNER, Warsaw, and Steve and Mark [HENSLEY], both at home; three grandsons; four sisters, Audra WRIGHT and Della WRIGHT, both of Argos; Faye DUFF, Bourbon, and Beatrice WRIGHT, Tippecanoe, and a brother, Clay [HENSLEY], Argos.

Monday, November 10, 1986

 

Bernice Kerr

                Bernice KERR, 68, Rt. 1, Culver, died at 1145 a.m. Saturday in South Bend Memorial Hospital.  She had been in failing health for 18 months.

                She was born Oct. 4, 1918 in Lafayette to Frank L. and Leona SIMMS BERNHARDT and had lived most of her life in the Culver community.  She was married June 13, 1943 in Culver to Raymond J. KERR, who survives.  She was a former employee of the Boeing and Beech aircraft companies in Wichita, Kan., where she was associated with the Saturn 5 program.  She was a member of the First Christian Church, Rochester.

                Surviving with the husbnd are a daughter, Cheryl Ann KERR, at home; two brothers, Dr. F. Leon BERNHARDT Jr., Punta Gorda, Fla., and Dr. Charles BERNHARDT, Culver, and nieces and nephews.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church, Rochester, with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 to 11 a.m.Tuesday, and at the church on Tuesday for an hour before services.

 

Otto Cessna

                Otto F. CESSNA, 90, Rt. 7, Rochester (Lake Manitou), died at 1:10 a.m. today in Woodlawn Hospital.  He had been ill two years.

                He was a former president of Peru Production Credit Association.

                He was born Jan. 14, 1896 in Fithian, Ill., to Lemuel and Hattie MYERS CESSNA.  He moved to Lake Manitou 22 years ago from his farm in Rochester Township after retiring from farming.  He was married Sept. 15, 1921 in Rochester to Louise ARMSTRONG, who survives.

                Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Wilson (Ann) SADOWSKY, Rockford, Ill.; two sons, Robert A. [CESSNA], Rochester, and William A. [CESSNA], Lake Bruce; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildre; two sisters, Alma DAVIS, of California, and Doris [CESSNA], of Florida, and a brother, Dale [CESSNA], of Wisconsin.  Preceding in death were two brothers, John and Keith [CESSNA]; two sisters, Minnie and Lorene [CESSNA], and a granddaughter.

                Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the Rev. Russell WILBUR officiatig.  There will be no visitation.  Memorials may be made to the Cancer Society.  The Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.

Tuesday, November 11, 1986

 

Ruth A. Liming

                Ruth Alice LIMING, 78, Rt. 1, Lake Manitou, died at 5 a.m. today at Chase Manor Nursing Home, Logansport.  She had been in failing health for one year.

                She was born July 20, 1908 in Detroit, Mich., to Harry and Oliva SEIDERS PECKHAM.  She moved here 20 years ago from Buffalo, N.Y.  On July 4, 1934 in Lucerne she married Carl W. LIMING, who died Nov. 1, 1975.  She was a former Lucerne elementary school teacher, a member of Zion methodist Church at Lucerne, the Buffalo Eastern Star, the Ladies Auxiliary of Manitou Shrine Club, and the Logansport Shrine Club.

                Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Clifford (Fara) TAYLOR, Winter Haven, Fla.; a brother, Charles P. PECKHAM, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; four nieces and a nephew.  She was preceded in death by a brother, Walter PECKHAM, and a niece.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Revs. Noel REED and James KREFT officiating.  Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and on Friday for an hour before services.  Eastern Star services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday.

 

Barbara F. Villarreal

                Barbara Fay CARR VILLARREAL, 27, former resident of Cass County, died at 9:50 p.m. Friday at her residence in Garland, Texas.

                She was born Dec. 23, 1958 in Peru to Donald G. and Janet M. SKINNER CARR.  She was employed in the accounting department of the De Guller Mac Newton Corp., Dallas.

                Surviving are the mother; the step-father, Doug DUNDERMAN, South Bend; three sisters, Deborah BIXLER, Idaville; Kathy SCHRODER, South Bend, and Lori GLEASON, Osceola, and a brother, Marc DUNDERMAN, South Bend.  She was preceded in death by her father, Donald, in 1962 and a brother, Steven [CARR], in 1969.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Revs. Russell WILBUR and Rick WHITEFLEET-SMITH officiating.  Burial will be in the Bethlehem Cemetery, Twelve Mile.  Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) or Students Against Drunk Driving [SADD).

Wednesday, November 12, 1986

 

William Lytle

                William LYTLE, 93, formerly of 119 N. Maple St., Akron, died at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Warsaw, where he had resided for one year.  He was born Oct. 31, 1893 in Argos.                

                He was reared in the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert LYTLE, Argos.  He came to the Akron Area in 1923 from Argos.  He married Mary Jenny VANCE in Argos, who died in 1968.  He was a retired Akron town marshal, having served for many years.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Helen CROUSSORE, Bremen, and Mrs. Albert (Betty) MELTON, Traverse City, Mich.; two sons, Vance [LYTLE], Akron, and William [LYTLE] Jr., Alsip, Ill.; seventeen grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren.  A daughter, Mrs. Ruth BROWN, died Oct. 13, 1981.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. James MALBONE officiating.  Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and from 9 a.m. until services Friday.

 

America Prater

                America PRATER, 71, of 209 S. Maple St., Argos, died at 10:55 p.m. Tuesday at her home following a three-year illness.

                She was born May 15, 1915 in Floyd County, Ky., to John and Ada COLEMAN WHITT.  She had moved to Argos seven years ago from Warsaw.  On Sept. 22 1935 in Dwale, Ky., she married Ernest PRATER, who survives.  She was a member of the Pakerton Free Will Baptist Church, Pakerton.

                Surviving with the husband are three daughters, Ernestine SESCO, Urbana; Frances ECKMAN, Wabash, and Wanda CULP, Argos; two sons, Rabin [PRATER], South Bend, and Raymond [PRATER], Kokomo; sixteen grandchildren; four great-grandchilren; three sisters, Minnie CONLEY and Mary JOHNSON, both of South Haven, Kan., and Roberta SAMMONS, Floyd County, Ky.; four brothers, Frank [WHITT], Watergap, Ky.; Bill [WHITT], Stevensville, Texas; Ed [WHITT], East Point, Ky., and Arnold [WHITT], Prestonsburg, Ky.  A son and two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in the Argos Concregational Christian Church with the Revs. Ray HALTERMAN, Chad BURKHART and Bobby WEBB officiating.  Burial will be in the Argos Maple Grove Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home,Argos, from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday, and at the church for an hour before services on Friday.

 

Thursday, November 13, 1986

 

Harry Krouse

                Harry KROUSE, 81, of 1108 Madison St., died at 3:45 a.m. today at Lee Memorial Hospital, Dowagiac, Mich.

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

                John S. HELMS, 63, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, died at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Hospital, Logansport.  He had been in failing health for six months.

                He was born Oct. 3, 1923 in Cass County to Ross D. and Ruth WINEGARDNER HELMS.  On Aug. 16, 1946 he married Elizabeth (Betty) HAY, who survives.  He was a member of the Corinth Brethren Church and the Twelve Mile Masonic Lodge.  He retired in 1980 after 30 years service as brakeman for the Conrail Railroad.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Susan KLINE, Rt. 5, Logansport, and Margaret (Midge) SHERRICK, Twelve Mile; a granddaughter; five grandsons; six sisters, Lena SKINNER and Dorothy CRANE, both of Logansport; Ann MORRETT and Lois BOWERS, both of Rochester Mary GALLAHAN, Peru, and Elsie STRASSER, Twelve Mile; three brothers, Hollis “Fletch” and Larry Edward [HELMS], both of Logansport, and Thomas [HELMS], Galveston.  A sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Mark BRITTON officiating.  Burial will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Cass County.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday.  Masonic services will be at 8 p.m.

 

Friday, November 14, 1986

 

Max D. Wentz

                Max Dean WENTZ, 61, of 16781 18 B Road, Culver, died at 10 p.m. Thursday at his residence.

                Arrangements are pending at the Frain Mortuary, Winamac.

 

Harry F. Krouse

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochesrter, for Harry F. KROUSE, 81, formerly of 1108 Madison St.

                David WEINZ will officiate, and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today, and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until services.

                Mr. Krouse died at 3:45 a.m. Thursday at Lee Memorial Hospital, Dowagiac, Mich.  He had been in failing health for several months.

                He was born May 31, 1905 in Rochester to Frank and Cora CLEMANS KROUSE.  He had lived most of his life in this community.  In Aug. 1937 in South Bend he married Hester Marie MIKESELL, who died July 6, 1978.  He was a former employee of the Rochester Water Department and was a member of the Eagles Lodge and Manitou Moose Lodge.

                Surviving are a granddaughter, Mrs. Allen (Beverly) BROOKINS, Eau Claire, Mich.; a grandson, Robert HEMENWAY, Decatur, Mich. eight great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by a step-daughter, two brothers and two sisters.

 

Lorraine W. Yeazel

                Lorraine W. YEAZEL, 61, of 16999 Old Michigan Road, Argos, died this morning at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.

                Arranements are pending at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

Saturday, November 15, 1986

 

Lorraine W. Yeazel

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, for Lorraine W. YEAZEL, 61, 16999 Michigan Road, Argos, who died at 6:15 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.

                She was born Dec. 29, 1924 in Mishawaka to Carl and Bessie ABDILL PFALLER.  She had lived all of her life in Fulton, Marshall and Elkhart counties.  On July 7, 1946 in Mishawaka she married Irvin B. YEAZEL, who survives.  She had been employed by Hart Schaffner & Marx Corp. and was a member of the Truth Tabernacle Church, Knox.

                Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Karen YEAZEL, at home, and Mrs. David (Susan) RICHARDSON, Rt. 5, Rochester; six sons, Kenneth [YEAZEL], at home; Stephen [YEAZEL], Rochester; Dennis [YEAZEL], Bourbon; Allan [YEAZEL], Goshen; Randall [YEAZEL], Millersburg, and Leonard [YEAZEL], Edmond, Okla; twelve grandchildren; six sisters, Mrs. Norma Le COUNT, Goshen; Mrs. Clem (Rose) FOY, South Bend; Mrs. Irene CARITHERS and Mrs. Michael (Lou Ann) HERIN, both of Greeley, Colo; Mrs. Phillip (Dolly) La RUE, Rockford, Ill., and Mrs. Barbara PFALLER, Mishawaka; three brothers, Carl [PFALLER], Punta Gorda, Fla., and Richard and Darrell [PFALLER], both of Mishawaka, and a half-brother, Lee RITCHEY, Venice, Fla.  She was preceded in death by a sister, Martha HARTER; two brothers, Jack and Raymond [PFALLER]; a half-sister, Alice HAVENS, and two half-brothers, Charles and Ray [RITCHEY].

                Pastor Roger MULLINS will officiate.  Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and two hours prior to service on Monday.

                Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

 

Virginia D. Jolley

                Virginia D. JOLLEY, 63, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 7:12 p.m. Friday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, where she had been a patient for two days.

                She was born July 2, 1923 in Fort Wayne to Ervin and Florence BATTENBERG DOTY.  Her father preceded in death in Sept. 1982.  She had lived here for the past six years coming from LaPorte.  On March 27, 1943 in Fort Wayne she married George C. JOLLY, who survives.  She was a member of the Rolling Prairie United Methodist Church.

                Surviving with the husband is a daughter, Mrs. Rick (Carla) WESTON, Columbia City; a son, Jerry JOLLY, Rochester; three grandchildren, Larry, Sharon and Shawn JOLLY, Rochester the mother, Fort Wayne; a sister, Mrs. Mary Alice BARR, West Jefferson, N.C.; two brothers, Ralph [DOTY), Fort Wayne, and Neil [DOTY], Fremont.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Russell WILBUR officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and from 10 a.m. until the hour of service on Monday.

Monday, November 17, 1986

 

Phil W. Wells

                Phil W. WELLS, 24, Wabash, died at 12:50 p.m. Sunday in St. Joseph Hospital, South Bend, from injuries he suffered Nov. 2 in an accident at Indiana 14 and U.S. 31.

                He died of respiratory complications from the injuries he suffered, according to Dr. Michael O’CONNELL, St. Joseph County Coroner.  State Police investigating the accident said Wells suffered a pelvis or abdominal injury.

                His death was the eleventh in Fulton County this year from injuries suffered in a traffic accideent.  Seven people died in taffic fatalities in Fulton County in 1985.

                Wells was a passenger in a car driven by Robert G. CARR, 26, Lagro.  The Carr car collided with a car driven by Sabrina M. EHLERT, 19, Elkhart, at the intrsection at 3:25, p.m.

                Funeral arrangements are pending.

                All of the people in the accident were taken to Woodlawn Hospital and latet transferred.  Wells, Carr and a passenger in the Carr car, Lesley CARR, 24, Lagro, were taken to St. Joseph Hospital.   Wells had been in intensive care since being admitted.  The Carrs have been dismissed.  Ehlert and a passenger in her car, Stephanie TEAL, 19, Elkhart, were transferred to Memorial hospital, South Bend, and have been dismissed.

 

Lawrence R. Mahoney

                Lawrence R. “Mike” MAHONEY, 56, Rt. 7, Barrett Road, Rochester, died at 11:11 a.m. Saturday at his home.

                He was born Sept. 6, 1930 in Burket to Ivan and Eula KERN MAHONEY.  He had lived for the past 30 years in Akron and Rochester.  On Sept. 3, 1949 in Akron he married Betty Jane HILL, who survives.  He was a former employee of the State Sanitation Department and former Fulton County sheriff’s deputy.  A U.S. Navy veteran, he was a member of the Akron Church of God, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and the Eagles Lodge.

                Surviving with the wife are three sons, Bill [MAHONEY], Vancouber, Wash.; Steve [MAHONEY], Rochester, and Sgt. Greg MAHONEY, U.S. Army, Germany; eight grandchildren; a brother, Marvin [MAHONEY], Ely, Minn., and his mother, Warsaw.  He was preceded in death by a sister, Jean MAHONEY.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Pastor James MALBONE officiating.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and one hour prior to the service.

                Memorials may be made to the Disabled American Veterans.

Tuesday, November 18, 1986

 

Griffin Berger

                Griffin “Jack” BERGER, 78, of 13599 Indiana 10, Argos, died at 4:52 a.m. today in Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, where he had been a patient since Sunday.  He had been in ill health for six years.

                He was born June 12, 1908 near Woodland in St. Joseph County to Ferdinand and Hermina SHEIDDECKER BERGER.  He moved to the Argos community 45 years ago from Chicago.  On Sept. 18, 1937 in Mishawaka, he married Edith YODER, who survives.  A retired farmer, he was a driver for Middle States Motor Freight Corp., in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses Church, Rochester, and Teamsters Local 710, Chicago.

                Surviving with the wife are four daughters, Mrs. Sam (Carol) MADONNA and Mrs. Richard (Joyce) KOLAR, both of Argos, Mrs. Esther SHEEKS, Rochester, and Mrs. Arthur (Jean) ESKRIDGE, Eddision, Ill.  a son, David [BERGER], Argos; eleven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mabel PERMAN, Zephyrhills, Fla., formerly of Culver, and Mrs. John (Gladys)_ KEPCHA, Plymouth; two brothers, Homer [BERGER], South Bend, and Howard [BERGER], lymouth, and nieces and nephews.  Preceding in death were a grandson, three sisters, and two brothers.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with Brother David WEINZ officiating.  Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, and from 10 a.m. until services Friday.

 

Wednesday, November 19, 1986

 

Elinor I. Klapp

                Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, for Elinor I. KLAPP, 50, Metarie, La.

                Miss Klapp died July 20 in the New Orleans Hospital.  She was born May 26, 1936 in South Bend to Virgil and Doris BURKE KLAPP.  She had resided in Louisiana for seven years, previously living in San Francisco ad South Bend.  She was an accountant for Physicians Group and a member of the United Pentecostal Church, Metarie.

                Surviving are the mother, Doris KLAPP, Rochester; a sister, Mrs. Paul (Beverly) CECRLE, Rochester; two brothers, John [KLAPP], Rochester, and Robert [KLAPP], Mobile, Ala., and nieces and nephews.  Her father died June 20, 1980.

                The Rev. Paul CECRLE will officiate.  Arrangements are being handled by the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

 

Maxine Brumit

                Maxine BRUMIT, 80, Phoenix, Ariz., died Nov. 15 at the Fillmore Hospital, Fillmore, Utah.

                She was born in Argos to Henry and Myrtle ZUGBAUM.  On Nov. 30, 1923 in Argos she married Lyman BRUMIT.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Connie MILLER, Fillmore; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and three step-grandchildren.

                Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, with the Rev. Jack RHOADES officiating.  Arrangements are being handled by the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

 


Max D. Wentz

                Memorial services for Max Dean WENTZ will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Culver Military Academy Memorial Chapel.

                Mr. Wentz, 61, of 16781 18 B Road, Culver, died at 10 p.m. Nov. 13 at his home.  He had been in failing health since February.

                He was born Feb. 5, 1925 in McCoysburg to Cyrus George and Elnora E. TIMMONS WENTZ.  On Jan. 17, 1963 in Buffalo he married Marian F. SEYMOUR, who survives.  He moved from Plymouth to Culver in 1965.  The boat shop foreman at Culver Military Academy, he had been employed by CMA for 30 years.  He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of the Culver Masonic Lodge and was a former driver for the Culver Union Township EMS.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Marsha A. WENTZ REED, Goshen, and Tricia WENTZ ARNOLD, Oceanside, Calif.; two sons, John and Philip [WENTZ], both of Culver, and two grandchildren.

                The Rev. Mark DAY will officiate.  Friends may call one hour prior to services at the chapel.  A Masonic service will be held prior to the memorial service.  Arrangements are being handled by the Frain Mortuary, Wiamac.

                Memorials may be made to cancer research.

 

Earl O. Deeds

                Earl O. DEEDS, Colonial Bay Condominiums, died at 4:49 p.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital.  He had been ill for three days.

                He was born Dec. 21, 1916 near Deedsville, Miami County, to Edward and Matilda BROWN DEEDS.  He had lived most of his life in Fulton and Miami counties.  He first married Gladys E. WALKER.  On Feb. 7, 1973 in Rochester he married Ruth WOLF, who survives.  In 1980 he retired from McMahan-O’Connor Construction Company.  He was a member of the Ebenezer Church in Miami County, Manitou Moose Lodge, and Teamsters Local 543.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Jenice ARMSTRONG, Rochester, and Mrs. Stan (Deanna) BAGLEY, North Manchester; two sons, Eugene and Earl [DEEDS], Jr., both of Rochester; a step-son, Richard James, Mission Hills, Calif.; eight grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter.  he was preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Friday.

Thursday, November 20, 1986

 

John D. Baldwin

                John David BALDWIN, an employee of The Rochester Sentinel for 50 years until retiring July 20, 1978, died at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday at Chase Manor Nursing Home in Logansport.

                Mr. Baldwin, 79, had been ill for several weeks.  He had lived in Rochester from birth until last summer when he moved to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas M. (Janet) LEFFERT, Rt. 2, Walton.

                He joined The Sentinel’s commercial printing department out of Rochester High School in 1928.  He worked in both the commercial and news printing departments as a compositor and Linotype operator, later becoming shop foreman.

                In 1973 when the newspaper sold its commercial printing business, Mr. Baldwin retired from regular composition work.  For the next five years he was a member of The Sentinel’s mailing department.

                He was born on a farm west of Rochester on Nov. 16, 1907 to Benjamin T. and Nora M. BALDWIN and moved to the city with his parents at the age of 12.  He was married Jan. 11, 1930 in South Bend to Cleda R. THOMAS, who died June 26, 1963.  He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of the Rochester Masonic Lodge and the Manitou Moose Lodge.

                Surviving with the daughter are two grandchildren, Mrs. Kenneth (Debra) LEFFERT, Walto, and Daniel BRUBAKER, Kokomo; two step-grandchildren, Mrs. Stephen (Barbara) PORTER, Walton, and Mrs. Vic (Kathy) BOND, Indianapolis; a great-great-grandchild; a brother, Charles BALDWIN, Kewanna, and a sister, Mrs. Joe (Anna) WILLIAMS, Fulton.  Two brothers, Tom and Clarence [BALDWIN], preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Edward OWENS officiating.  Burial will be in the Sand Hill Cemetery in Richland Township.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today, and on Friday from 10 a.m. until services.  Rochester Masonic Lodge rites will be at 7:30 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to the Cancer Society.

 

Friday, November 21, 1986

 

John D. Baldwin

                Inadvertently omitted from the obituary of John David BALDWIN, 79, Rt. 2, Walton, was the fact that 17 great-grandchildren survive.

                Mr. Baldwin died Wednesday night at Chase Manor Nursing Home in Logansport.  Services were this afternoon at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.

 

Saturday, November 22, 1986

 

Frances J. Johnson

                Frances Jane JOHNSON, 59, of 253 Haas St., Valparaiso, formerly of Leiters Ford, died at 8:15 a.m. Friday in Porter Memorial Hospital, Valparaiso.  She had been ill for two months.

                She was born April 30, 1927 in South Bend to Harry and Bertha Harriett PHILLIPS JOHNSON.  She was single.  Numerous cousins survive.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with the Rev. Robert HANSEN officiating.  Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday.


 

Monday, November 24, 1986

 

Grace O. Bertram

                Grace O. BERTRAM, 89, Rt. 1, Kewanna (Lake Bruce), died at 12:50 a.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Hospital.

                She was born Jan. 1, 1897 in Frankfort to Samuel and Ida Katherine SIMMS DEARTH.  On Sept. 26, 1917 in Frankfort she married Howard BERTRAM, who died Sept. 1, 1975.  She was a member of the United Methodist Church, past president of the Winamac Women’s Club, past-president of the Calumet Council of Girl Scouts, past-president of the Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs, and a member of the Junior Women’s Club, Lansing, Ill.  She had organized well-baby clinics, hot lunch programs during the depression, was active in Republican politics and PTA organizations.

                Surviving are three daughters, Frances ANDERSON, Glenwood, Ill.; Katherine ODERWALD, Springfield, Va., and Shirley UNDERWOOD, Norfolk, Va. three sisters, Agnes OBERDORF, Fort Wayne; Edith BUSH, Western Springs, Ill., and Ruby HOWELL, Jonesville, Mich.; twelve grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren.  A son and brother preceded in death.

                Services were to be at 1:30 p.m. today at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Dennis INGLE officiating.  Burial was to be at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Lake Bruce.

 

Bonnie R. Shaffer

                Bonnie R. SHAFFER, 74, of 14225 Lawrence Lake Drive, Plymouth, died after a long illness at 6 a.m. Sunday in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, where she had resided for three weeks.

                She was born Aug. 9, 1912 in Marshall County to Henry C. and Ollie FORSYTHE FLORY.  She had lived in Plymouth 33 years, moving from Argos.  On Feb. 20, 1937 in Middlebury she married Clarence E. SHAFFER, who survives.  She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Plymouth, the church’s Mary and Martha Club, and the former Argos Eastern Star.

                Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Rose Elaine HEMINGER, Norcross, Ga.; a son, Richard [SHAFFER], Stevensville, Mich.; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Ruby BAILEY, Galien, Mich., and Mrs. Mabel KLINGERMAN, Bourbon, and a brother, Hal [FLORY], North Hollywood, Calif.  She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Revs. Theodore SNIDER and Gary EDWARDS officiating.  Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m. until services on Wednesday.  Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church.
Violet Lash

                Violet LASH, 66, Rt. 1, Mentone, died at 10 a.m. Saturday at her home following an extended illness.

                She was born June 10, 1920 in Harrison Township, Kosciusko County to Don and Gladys FAWLEY JONES.  She had lived most of her life in the Burket and Mentone areas.  On April 14, 1956 in Burket she married Philip LASH, who survives.  She was a graduate of International Business College, Fort Wayne, a member of the Jolly Good Neighbors Home Economics Club and attended the Winona Lake Free Methodist Church.

                Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Ann LASH, South Bend; a son, John [LASH], Mentone, and a granddaughter.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Revs. David COLGAN and Paul RICE officiating.  Burial will be in the Harrison Center Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.  Memorials may be made to Kosciusko County Hospice, American Cancer Society or church of choice.

 

Tuesday, November 25, 1986

 

James E. Kiger

                James E. KIGER, 39, Rt. 4, Albion, was killed at 10:43 p.m. Monday when his car hit a tree, rolled over on its top and cauht fire about a mile east of Leiters Ford.

                He was pronounced dead at the scene by Fulton County Coroner, Joyce GOOD.  Deputy coroner Junior GOOD said the cause of death was a skull fracture and internal injuries.

                Kiger was driving his car east on Olson Road 700 West, when it left the road at a curve for an unknown reason, county police said.  He was alone in the car.

                County police were notified of the accident by the Leiters Ford-Aubbeenaubbee Township Fire Department, which was called to put out the fire.

                The Rochester Fire Department was called to extricate Kiger.

                Kiger’s family owns a cottage on the Tippecanoe River, according to Junior Good.

                Funeral arrangements are pending at the Bocken Funeral Home, Hammond.

                Kiger was the 12th Fulton County traffic victim this year.

 

Boyd E. Reutebuch

                Eastern Pulaski Elementary School principal Boyd E. REUTEBUCH, 55, Winamac, died of a self-inflicted shotgun wound in the basement of his home at 10:15 a.m. Sunday.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Peter’s Catholic Church.  Burial will be in the St. Peter’s Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac from 2 to 9 p.m. today and at the church Wednesday from 8 a.m. until services.

                Reutebuch began his teaching career at Beaver Dam High School in Kosciusko County where he was a science teacher and coach for four years.  In the fall of 1960 he was named the first principal of the combined Eastern Pulaski elementary schools.

                He is survived by his wife LaVerne [REUTEBUCH], two daughters and three sons.

                All Winamac schools will be closed Wednesday in observance of his death.  Brad FACKLER, a guidance counselor at the elementary school, and Harold SMITH, a fifth grade teacher, will serve as co-acting principals, according to school superintendent Gerald KNORR.
Madge Butcher

                Mrs. Clifford (Madge) BUTCHER, 74, Lake Manitou, died unexpectedly at 10:30 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital.

                Arrangements are pending at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.

 

Wednesday, November 26, 1986

 

Madge A. Butcher

                Private graveside services for Madge Aldeen BUTCHER, 74, Lake Manitou, will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Albright Cemetery, Kokomo.

                Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.

                Mrs. Butcher died at 10:55 a.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital.

                She was born May 24, 1912 in Amboy to Walter E. and Margaret M. DAVID ODEN.  She moved here in 1961 from Kokomo.  On Sept. 1, 1950 at Logansport she married Clifford W. BUTCHER, who survives.  She was a retired employee of Delco in Kokomo, and was a member of the Women of the Moose, VFW and American Legion Ladies auxiliaries, Eagles Lodge, and UAW Local 292.

                Surviving with the husband are three daughters, Patsy NOEL, Bloomington; Mrs. James (Mary Catherine) RUDDELL, Kokomo, and Mrs. James (Johannah) ARNOLD, Branford, Conn.; fourteen grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.  A sister and a brother preceded in death.

 

Dr. Lyle B. Davis

                Dr. Lyle B. DAVIS, 65, of 1109 South Park Road, died unexpectedly at his home about 6 a.m. today.  He had been ill two years.

                Dr. Davis established his practice of general medicine in Rochester in 1968, moving here from South Bend.  He retired in March 1985.

                He was born Jan. 21, 1921, in Ray, Ind., to Roy and Edna WOLFE DAVIS.  He was married Oct. 6, 1942 in Fremont, Ind., to Mildred B. BAXTER, who survives.  He was a member of the South Bend Masonic Lodge, the American and Indiana Osteopathic associations, and served in the U.S. Air Corps during World War II.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Timothy (Diane) ELROD, Carmel; a son, L. Scott DAVIS, Indianapolis; a sister, Fern WILSON, Boynton Beach, Fla., and a brother, Orville [DAVIS], Chesapeake, Va.

                Private services will be Saturday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with cremation following.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday.  Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund.
Walter R. Gerrick

                Walter R. GERRICK, 78, Rt. 7, Rochester, died unexpectedly at 6:30 a.m. today at his residence.  He had been in failing health for the past two years.

                He was born June 6, 1908 in Newton County to William and Manie MILLER GERRICK.  He had lived most of his life in the Akron and Rochester communities.  On Feb. 25, 1933 in Chili he married Louise YOUNG, who survives.  He was a retired farmer and member of the Trinity United Methodist Church.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Nancy) DUDNEY, Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. Dan (Audrey) HENDERSON, North Manchester; a son, Stanley [GERRICK], Peachtree City, Ga.; thirteen grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Albert (Katherine) BRUBAKER, North Manchester, and Mrs. Arlyne GREENE, LaPorte; a brother, Harold [GERRICK], Westville, and nieces and nephews.  A son, Jerry [GERRICK], and two brothers, Earl and Donald [GERRICK], preceded in death.

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

 

Thursday, November 27, 1986

 

[no paper - holiday]

 

Friday, November 28, 1986

 

Walter R. Gerrick

                Funeral services for Walter R. GERRICK, 78, Rt. 7, Rochestr, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Gilead Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and          6 to 8 p.m. today, and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until services.

 

Reva I. Corn

                Reva Irene CORN, 68, of 176 W. Third St., Peru, died at Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday.

                She was born May 9, 1918 in Grant County to Murton and Delight ROGERS CHRISTOPHER.  She was married to Doyte P. CORN in 1935; he died Jan. 29, 1985.  She was retired from Thrifty-Mart of Peru, and was a member of the Main Street United Methodist Church, Peru.

                Surviving are two daughters, Jo WALTZ, Rochester, and Joyce KOKER, Hernando, Fla.; four sons, Herbert [CORN], Kewanna; Harvey [CORN], Kokomo; Howard [CORN], Twelve Mile, and Harold [CORN], Wabash; twenty-four grandchildren, and twenty-two great-grandchildren.  A brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev. Carl LEMNA officiating.  Burial will be in the Cass County Ever-Rest Memorial Park.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association.
Orville Burkett

                Orville BURKETT, 62, Rt. 1, Akron, died at 10:04 a.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Hospital.

                He was born Nov, 18, 1924 near Akron to Roscoe and Orpha ROWE BURKETT, who preceded in death. Except for nine years at Lake Manitou, he lived most of his life in the Akron area.  He was married on Dec. 26, 1956 at Deer Creek to Helen Louise HOUSTON, who survives.  A retired farmer and graduate of Akron High School, he was a member of the Macy United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge 79, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Order of Eastern Star, the Scottish Rite, the Fort Wayne Mizpah Shrine Temple, and had belonged to the Akron Jonah Club.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Loren (Karen) HYLTON, Logansport; a son, Gerry S. BURKETT, Rt. 3, Rochester; five grandchildren, Lindy and Evan HYLTON of Logansport; Roscoe, Regan and Renee BURKETT, Rochester; two sisters, Mrs. Jack (Ferol) HAMMOND, North Manchester, and Mrs. Jean WALTERS, Fulton, and two brothers, Raymond BURKETT, Spooner, Wis., and Norman BURKETT, Tippecanoe.  A sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Foster ad Good Funeral Home, Rochester.  Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery.  Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday from 98 a.m. until services.  Eastern Star services will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, followed by Masonic Services at 7:30 p.m.

 

Clerence E. Reed

                Clarence E. REED, 89, Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, died at 6:22 a.m. Thursday in Woodlawn Hospital, where he was admitted Nov. 14.

                Formerly of Rt. 2, Kewanna, he had been ill for two years.

                He was born south of Fulton Aug. 15, 1897 to James C. and Bertha L. DOUD REED and was a lifeime resident of the Fulton area.  He was married in Fulton April 20, 1919 to Mabel Ruth EASTERDAY, who died Sept. 8, 1983.  He was a retired farmer and member of the Olive Branch United Methodist Church.

                Suriving are three sons, Dwight L. REED and Wilbur Dean REED, both Rt. 2, Kewanna, and Harold D. REED, Indianapolis; six grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.  A brother and a sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, with the Rev. Ronald MOORE officiating.  Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today, and on Saturday from 10 a.m. until services.  Memorials may be given to the Gideon Living Memorial Bible Plan.

 

Saturday, November 29, 1986

 

[no obits]

Monday, December 1, 1986

 

Eva L. Shobe

                Word has been received of the Nov. 21, death of Eva Ludessa SHOBE, 102, Penn Valley, Calif.

                She was born [Eva L KING] March 2, 1884 in Akron [to Josiah and Alwilda LANDIS KING].  On Feb . 2, 1901 she married John SHOBE.  She resided in Rochester from 1920 to 1938 on what is now the Myron BERKHEISER farm.

                Suriving are a son, Lee [SHOBE], Valparaiso; three daughters, Belva MILLER, Rochesteer, and Lois BRUNDAGE and Dorothy BRUBAKER, both of Penn Valley; nine grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren, and twenty great-great-gradchildren.  Preceding in death were the husband’ a daughter, Mabel [SHOBE]; a brother, Will KING, and a sister, LaVina LANDIS.

                Burial was in the Los Angeles area.

 

James W. Sperry

                James W. “Walley” SPERRY, 76, of 19170 Sixth Road, Plymouth, formerly of Rt. 5, Rochester (Tiosa), died at 1:35 a.m. today at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.  He had been in failing health for four years.

                He was born Sept. 20, 1910 at Bunker Hill to Frank C. and Lela Bell BUSSARD SPERRY.  He had lived in Rochester a number of years, then moved to Culver.  For the last 12 years he had lived in Plymouth.  On Oct. 31, 1933 in Rochester at the Baptist parsonage he married Marguerite L. COOK, who survives.  He was a retired farmer, had worked in the maintenance department of the Culver School Corporation, and had owned and operated the former Sperry Restaurant, Culver, for nine years.  He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Grovertown, and was in the U.S. Army during World War II.

                Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Nancy BERRICK SCHRIMSHER and Mrs. Delbert (Elizabeth) GROSSMAN, both of Plymouth, and Mrs. Joseph (Dawn) WOOTEN, Bloomington; three sons, David L. [SPERRY], Merrillville; Frank L. [SPERRY], Michigan City, and James Phillip [SPERRY], Hebron; twelve grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. George (Maxine) FRANZ, Culver.  A sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Gene FLICKENGER officiating.  Burial will be in the Reichter Cemetery, northeast of Rochester.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and on Wednesday from       9 a.m. until services.

Tuesday, December 2, 1986

 

Tural Kessler

                Tural KESSLER, 86, of 611 W. Ninth St., Died at 4:20 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital.  She had been ill a few days.

                Mrs. Kessler had operated a music studio and taught music in the Rochester area since 1923.

                She was born July 26, 1901 near Tama to William and Eva TIPPY FORE.  She was a lifetime resident of Fulton County.  On Sept. 30, 1922 in St. Joseph, Mich., she married Everett KESSLER, who died Dec. 2, 1982.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church.

                Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Robert (Katie) CESSNA, Rochester; a brother, Virl FORE, Noiblesville, and nieces and nephews.  A sister, Velma BAUTER, preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Kenneth LEININGER officiating.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m. until service on Wednesday.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

 

Wednesday, December 3, 1986

 

[no obits]

 

Thursday, December 4, 1986

 

Esther L. Rohrer

                Esther L. ROHRER, 95, Timbercrest Retirement Home, North Manchester, died at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday in the Wabash County Hospital, Wabash, where she had been a patient since Nov. 20.

                She was born Sept. 7, 1891 in Walnut Township, Marshall County, to William and Elva THARP LEWIS.  She was a lifetime resident of the Argos area until moving to Timbercrest in 1978.  On June 7, 1916 at Winona Lake she married D. Russell ROHRER, who survives.  She was a member of Walnut Church of the Brethren, where she was church organist for many years and taught the Youne People’s Class.

                Surviving with the husband are a sister, Vivian UMBAUGH, Rochester; a brother, Ernest [LEWIS], Argos, and nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister and a brother.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Gary EDWARDS officiating.  Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, and from 9 a.m. until services on Saturday.
Nancy A. Davisson

                Word has been received of the death of Nancy Aletha DAVISSON, 76, of 604 Fleming Blvd., Rensselaer.

                She died at 8:27 a.m. Sunday at Home Hospital, Lafayette.  She had been in failing health for six months.

                She was born July 8, 1910 in Rochester to L. James and Louie D. BRYANT McVAY.  On Sept. 14, 1935 in Crown Point she married Owen Elwood DAVISSON, who died May 11, 1962.  She had lived in Rensselaer 42 years, previously living in South Bend.  She was educated at Rochester High School,  was employed at the Jasper County Council on Aging from 1975 to 1980, was a librarian with the Jasper County Bookmobile for 13 years, and was affiliated with the Presbyterian church.

                Surviving are a son, Dave [DAVISSON], iles, Mich., and six grandchildren.  A son preceded in death.

                Services were Tuesday at the First Presbyterian church in Rensselaer with the Revs. Kenneth and Lucy WATT officiating.  Burial was in the Memory Gardens.  Jackson Funeral Chapel handled arrangements.

 

Ruth McFall

                Word has been received of the death last week of Ruth EGER McFALL, 72, Douglas, Ariz.

                She and her husband, Everett “Mick” McFALL, owned the Rochester News Agency from 1946 to 1954, and resided at 1000 Monroe St.

                She was born in 1914 in Rensselaer to Harry and Ruth EGER, and was married in Rensselaer.  She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Eastern Star and Elks Club at Rensselaer.

                Surviving are two daughters, Nancy KELLY, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Shirley BENTLY, San Diego, Calif.; four grandchildren, and a brother, William [EGER], Rensselaer.  She was preceded in death by her husband and two sons, James and Patrick [McFALL].

                Cremation was in Douglas, Ariz.  Memorial services are being planned by the Jackson Funeral Home, Rensselaer.

 

Friday, December 5, 1986

 

Ashley J. Carlson

                Ashley Jay CARLSON was still born at 5:37 a.m. Thursday at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, to Larry and Rebecca GRASS CARLSON, Warsaw.                Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Wendell GRASS, Talma.  Paternal grandmother is Marguerite CARLSON, Warsaw.

                Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.  Friends may meet at the Titus Funeral Home at 9:45 a.m. Saturday.

 

Saturday, December 6, 1986

 

[no obits]

Monday, December 8, 1986

 

Paul K. Kile

                Paul Keister KILE, 73, Rt. 7, Defiance, Ohio, died at 11:24 p.m. Saturday in the Defiance Hospital shortly after admittance.

                He was born Nov. 3, 1913 in Napoleon, Ohio, to Edward and Bertha SHOEMAKER KILE.  On May 6, 1933 he married Neoma May TALBOTT, who died Feb. 18, 1976.  On Sept. 28, 1985 he married Lois HOLMAN, who survives.  He had lived in Defiance since 1935, previously living in Kewanna for several years.  He was employed by All Star Products for 43 years, retiring in 1975.

                Surviving with the wife are a son, James E. KILE, and a daughter, Mrs. Larry (Karen) LONG, both of Defiance; two step-sons, five step-daughters; eight grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Francis (Fern) FARISON, LaFontaine.  He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra WEISENBURGER.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Ayersville, Ohio United Methodist Church with the Rev. Estell KAUFFMAN officiating.  Burial will be in the Ayersville Cemetery.  Friends may call today at the Mast and Mock Funeral Home, Defiance.

                Memorials may be made to the Ayersville United Methodist Church.

 

Gordon Sparks

                Gordon SPARKS, 72, of 109 S. Railroad St., Monticello, died at 5:03 p.m. Friday at Home Hospital, Lafayette.  He had been in ill health for several years, and seriously ill for three months.

                He was born Nov. 16, 1914 in Idaville to Louis J. and Pearl A. GORDON SPARKS.  On Jan. 6, 1925 he married June E. LUPLOW, who survives.  He was a member of the Monticello Christian Church, I.O.O.F. Lodge, American Legion, Eagles, VFW, Goodfellows, FOP and Moose Lodge.  He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, serving with the Pacific Fleet.  He was a lifetime resident of Monticello, having been a barber there since age 16.  He had worked at Alcoa in Lafayette for one years.

                Survving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. John (Barbara) HOWKINSON, Rochester; two grandchildren, Mary Beth and Mark Gordon HOWKINSON; a sister, Mrs. Zenobia AYRES, Marion, and nieces and nephews.  A sister preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Miller-Voorhis Funeral Home, 202 S. Illinois St., Monticello, with the Rev. Donald ARTERBURN officiating.  Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery, Monticello, with military graveside rites.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to the Monticello Christian Church or to the Goodfellows.
Leonard A. Goodman

                Leonard A. GOODMAN, 74, Rt. 2, Brookston, died at 2:15 a.m. Sunday in the emergency room at Home Hospital, Lafayette.

                He was born July 6, 1912 in Big Clifty, Ky., to John and Cynthia GOODMAN GOODMAN.  On June 17, 1978 in Camden he married Norma BEAVERS WALLACE, who survives.  He had worked for the Chem-Tron Co., Monticello, for five years, retiring in 1977.  He had been an auto mechanic most of his life, working in garages in Lafayette, Monticello and Rochester.  He attended the Delphi Pentecosal Church.

                Surviving are two daughters, Ann BROWN, Moulton, Ala., and Rita WATSON, Mission Hills, Calif.; four sons, Henry [GOODMAN], Culver; Vern [GOODMAN], San Diego, Calif., and Gene and Rick [GOODMAN], both of Galveston; three step-children; a brother; three sisters; twenty-two grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild.  He was preceded in death by a brother, a sister and three grandchildren.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Delphi Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Tim STEWART officiating.  Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the parlor of the Methodist Church across from Horn Funeral Home, 121 N. Union St., Delphi.

 

Keturah E. McClain

                Keturah E. McCLAIN, 88, Mexico, died at 7:20 a.m. Sunday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru.

                She was born Nov. 17, 1898 in Laketon to John Townsend and Clara Lodema KLINE CUTSHALL.  On Sept. 8, 1920 at Gilead she married Tracy Earl McCLAIN, who died Sept. 6, 1971.  She was a member of the Mexico United Methodist Church and its women’s group for 71 years, and the Mexico Eastern Star.

                Suriving are two daughters, Barbara E. STONER, Peru, and Donna M. WELTY, New Paris; three sons, Eugene E. [McCLAIN], Oreland, Pa.; Oden L. ‘McCLAIN], Hammond; and Hal W. [McCLAIN], Denver; three sisters, Lucile BERGER and Thelma PETERS, both of Hammond, and Sarah Katherine LEE, Fort Myers, Fla.; a brother, Warden K. CUTSHALL, Highland; twenty-one grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildre.  A son, Bernard E. McCLAIN, and a sister, Ruth PATKUS, preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the McClain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Revs. Don RITCHEY and Phil LUTZ officiating.  Burial will be in the Gilead Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

 

Jessie A. Moe

                Jessie A. MOE, 86, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 7:15 p.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital where she had been a patient for several weeks.

                She was born on Feb. 10, 1900 in Harvey, Ill., to Louis and Irene TODD CLARK.  She had lived in the Talma communiy for the past 16 years, moving from Chicago.  In Chicago in 1923 she married Walter C. MOE, who survives.  She was a retired manager of an apartment hotel in Chicago, a member of the senior citizens and Talma United Methodist Church.  She was preceded in death by two daughters, Kathaleen and Virginis [MOE], and a son, Charles [MOE].  She was one of a family of four brothers and a sister.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Lester TAYLOR officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until services.


 

Tuesday, December 9, 1986

 

Jo Ann Engle

                Jo Ann ENGLE, 46, Rt. 1, Kewanna, died at 9:45 a.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital.

                She was born Jan. 3, 1940 in Kewanna to Chester and Elizabeth EMMANS ENGLE.  She was a welder at Hamilton-Standard, Logansport, a member of Union Local 668, and an Avon representative at Lake Bruce.

                Surviving are a sister, Sally FOUST, Kewanna; two brothers, Bill DONATHEN and Robert ENGLE, both of Kewanna, and nieces and nephews.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Brian HIGH officiating.  Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka.  Friends may call after 4 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until services Wednesday.

 

Charles Gordon

                Charles GORDON, 93, Canterbury Manor, died at 9:30 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital where he had been a patient since Friday.  He had bee ill for one year.

                He was born Dec. 16, 1892 near Kokomo to Robert M. and Elizabeth HEATHCOTE GORDON.  He had lived here as a youth and had resided in the Prairie Grove Community near Kewanna.  He also had lived in Springdale, Ark., returning to Rochester about 10 years ago.  He was married to Nellie F. McCOY, who died in 1940, and Blanche H. MARTIN, who died in 1976.  He had been a cheese maker for the former Armour Creamery in Rochester and managed an Armour plant in Belle Center, Ohio, from 1935 to 1941.  He also was a farmer in the Prairie Grove community, and was a member of the Springdale Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol.

                Surviving are two daughtrs, Mrs. Lois Kay BOWERS, Rochester, and Mrs. Andrew (Ruth) MORTON, Richmond, Va.; two sons, Harry E. [GORDON], Kenton, Ohio, and Charles F. [GORDON], Charlotte, Mich.; seventeen grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren, and two step-daughters near Springdale.  He was prceded in death by a son, Robert [GORDON], a granddaughter, Terri; a sister, Mrs. Eva HIATT, and a brother, Jack [GORDON], both formerly of Rochester, and two other brothers.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Kewanna Cemetery, Kewanna.  Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and from 9 a.m. until services Thursday.

Wednesday, December 10, 1986

 

Pauline Shoemaker

                Pauline SHOEMAKER, 68, of 220 N. Mishawaka St., Akron, formerly of Rt. 2, Macy (Gilead), died at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday in Memorial Hospital, South Bend.  She had been in failing health for a number of years.

                She was born May 22, 1918 in Fulton County near Rock Lake, east of Akron, to Delbert and Maude CLARK.  She lived her entire life in the Akron and Gilead areas, except or a few years in the Wabash and North Manchester communities.  On Sept. 25, 1937 in Akron she married Cecil E. SHOEMAKER, who survives.  She attended the Akron Church of God and was a member of the former Gilead Chapter of the Eastern Star.

                Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Mrs. Dean (Kay) HARTLEY, Rt. 5, Loansport; two sons, Bill [SHOEMAKER], Peru, and Ronald [SHOEMAKER], Rochester; eleven grandchildren; two brothers, George CLARK, Akron, and Everett Chauncey “Red” CLARK, Rochester.  She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Patty SHOEMAKER, in 1972, and a sister and two brothers.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Revs. James MALBONE and Terry CANFIELD officiating.  Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and on Friday from 9 a.m. until services.  Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

 

Thursday, December 11, 1986

 

Kate V. Foley

                Kate V. FOLEY, 91, formerly of Monticello Road, died at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday at Centerbury Manor Nursing Home where she had resided since Nov. 1971.  She had been in failing health for six months.

                She was born Nov. 20, 1895 in Heber Springs, Ark., to John and Molly BOUD STARK.  She lived in Rochester for 12 years before entering the nursing home, coming from Heber Springs, now named Stark, Ark.  In June 1962 in Rochester she married Walter FOLEY, who died in 1965.  She was a member of the Stark Baptist Church.

                Surviving are a daughter, Arlene KLINE, Akron; three granddaughters, Delores SELLERS, Rochester; Carolyn LESTER, Akron, and Mrs. Rick (Kathy) JACKSON, Seattle, Wash.; a grandson, Larry KLINE, Akron; six great-grandchildren, and a sister, Dorothy COTHREN, Stark.  She was preceded in death by a son, two sisters and a brother.

                Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Terry CANFIELD officiating.  Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today, and on Friday from 1 p.m. until services.
Patricia Harris

                Word has been received of the Nov. 23, death of Patricia ESPEY AGLE HARRIS, 42, Tucson, Ariz.

                She was the former wife of William David AGLE.  They both had taught school at Caston from 1966-69 and lived in Rochester at the time.  In Arizona she was active in the Citizens Diplomacy Movement, worked with the Tucson/Novokuznetsk Project, was a first grade teacher at Corbett Elementary School, and a Sunday School teacher at St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church.

                Surviving are her husband, J. Randall HARRIS; a daughter, Chandra Joy ESPEY HARRIS; the mother, Roberta ESPEY, and two sisters, Vicky ESPEY TRILLO, Phoenix, and Karen OATLEY, Bangkok, Thailand.

                Memorial services were held Nov. 27 at St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church.  Arrangements were handled by the Adair Funeral Homes.

 

Omar Whybrew

                Omar WHYBREW, 64, Bunker Hill, died at 2:30 a.m. today at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis.

                He was born July 18, 1922 in Fulton County to James and Mabel FENTERS WHYBREW.  On April 25, 1943 in Miami County he married Louise LEES, who survives.  He retired from Fisher Body in Marion in 1970.  He was a veteran of World War II, a member of the Bunker Hill United Methodist Church, was past commander of the Bunker Hill VFW, the 5th District VFW of Indiana, and the Peru American Legion.  He was a member of the Bunker Hill Fish and Game Club, Bunker Hill Business Men’s Association, Kokomo Military Order of Cooties, the Pipe Creek Volunteer Fire Department (charter member), the Fisher Body Sympathy Club, and was state representative of the Marion Veterans Administration Hospital.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Linda Sue SHIVELY, Bunker Hill; two sons, Stephen [WHYBREW], Bunker Hill, and David [WHYBREW], Peru; two brothers, Frank and Merritt [WHYBREW], both of Peru; four sisters, Harriet MOFFITT and Juanita LAKE, both of Kokomo, Doris Ann STANLEY, Jonesboro, and Mary Sue WYLIE, Terre Haute, and eight grandchildren.  A brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Allen Funeral Home, Bunker Hill, with the Rev. Michael SADDLER officiating.  Burial will be in the Springdale Cemetery, Bunker Hill.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday.

 

Anna L. Parson

                Anna L. PARSON, 72, of 517 14th St., Logansport, died at 7 a.m. Wednesday at her home.

                She was born Oct. 23, 1914 in Cass County to Louis R. and Ruth PENNY HOLLE.  On April 12, 1947 in Logansport she married Joshua PARSON, who died may 21, 1982.

                Surviving are a son, Louis R. PEIFFER, Rochester; two sisters, Catherine MERCIER, Nahma, Mich., and Frances PFEIFFER, Rochester; seven grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by a sister.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Kroeger Funeral Home, Logansport, with the Rev. Raymond SKELTON officiating.  Burial will be in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Logansport.  Friends may call today from 4 to 9 p.m.

Friday, December 12, 1986

 

Brandie Peltz

                Argos - Murder has struck the rolling country side between Argos and Rochester for the second time in 28 months.

                Brandie PELTZ, 11, daughter of Steven and Roxie PELTZ, 18300 S. Michigan Road, was found by a passerby shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday in her burning home.  She was face down in a full bathtub downstairs.  The Pelz residence is about 11 miles north of Rochester.

                Marshall County police are investigating her death as both arson and a murder.  Home sick from Argos Elementary school, the fifth grader is believed to have been strangled.

                “We don’t have any hot leads,” said Marshall County Prosecutor Fred JONES.

                Forensic pathologist Dr. Rick HOOVER is scheduled to perform an autopsy in South Bend at 5 p.m. today.

                “Everything would indicate it was a murder and there is nothing to indicate it was a suicide,” Jones said.

                “There is reason to suspect it was a non-accidental fire,” Jones said.  “It may have possibly been set to cover up the death.”  He declined to elaborate.  The state fire marshal’s office is investigating the fire, which is thought to have started upstairs.

                The crime was discovered when a neighbor driving by saw smoke.  He drove to a nearby house, and told the occupants to call the Argos Fire Department.  Jones declined to identify him.  The fire was reported at 3:09 p.m.

                The neighbor then drove back to the house, removed the family’s pet dog, discovered the body and attempted to revive the victim.

                Both of her parents were at work at the time.  Jones said that Mrs. Peltz stopped at home during her lunch break to check on her daughter, an only child.

                The family had received several harassing phone calls this week, Jones said.  There was no conversation, only heavy breathing, and the caller would hang up, Jones said.  The calls weren’t reported to police but the Pletzes had attempted to contact the telephone company, Jones said.

                A half-dozen police vehicles were at the roped-off scene until past 10 p.m. Thursday.  A county police car was stationed at the house today.

                As Jones ended the press conference, he turned and said somberly to Sheriff Richard TYSON, “Les’s get to work, we’ve got a lot to do.”

                Jones asked anyone with information to call Marshall County police at 936-3187.

                Brandie Peltz was born Oct. 11, 1975 in South Bend to Steven C. and Roxie R. MILTONBERGER PELTZ.  She was a lifetime Marshall County resident, a fifth grade student in the Argos Community Schools, and member of the Argos Wesleyan Church.

                Surviving with the parents are the maternal grandparents, Robert and Margaret MILTONBERGER, Plymouth; the paternal grandmother, Kate CULP, Argos; the paternal grandfather, Ted PELTZ, Culver, and the Maternal great-grandfather, John MILTONBERGER, of Minnesota.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the Argos Wesleyan Church with the Rev. Bob HUMPHREY officiating.  Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, and on Monday at the church one hour prior to services.  Memorials may be made to the Wesleyan Church Building Fund.
Roy V. Baxter

                Roy V. BAXTER, 87, died at 1:10 a.m. Thursday in the Columbia City Community Care Center, Columbia City, where he had lived since June 15, 1964.

                He was born April 16, 1899 in Paulding County, Ohio, to Addie and Nettie BAXTER.  In 1923 in Jackson, Mich., he married Mildred Leota MARSHALL, who died April 2, 1962.  He retired from Essex Wire, Fort Waye, in 1964.

                Surviving are three sons, Richard, Bill and Gene [BAXTER], all of Columbia City; four daughters, Mrs. Vernon (Ruth) JOHNSON, Hicksville, Ohio; Mrs. Roy (Sharon) CONLEY, Warsaw; Mrs. Don (Judith) CARMICHAEL, Stroh, and Mrs. Donald (Janet) COFFELT, Columbia City; twenty-four grandchildren; twenty-seven great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Ernest BAXTER, Rocheter, and Earl BAXTER, Fort Wayne.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at DeMoney Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Dr., Columbia City, with the Rev. Chad BURKHART, Claypool, officiating.  Burial will be in the South Park Cemetery, Columbia City.  Friends may call from   6 to 9 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday from 10 a.m. until services.

 

Myra P. Blackburn

                Myra P. BLACKBURN, 87, former resident of 600 E. 13th St., died at 11:55 p.m. Thursday at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, Rochester, where she had resided for the last 18 months.

                She was born March 7, 1899 in Fulton County to the Rev. Ferdinand and Mary LOSHIER MOON.  She had lived most of her life in this community.  On Dec. 25, 1917 in Rochester she married Elzie C. BLACKBURN, who died Oct. 11, 1981.  She was a member of the Mt. Zion Club and the First Baptist Church.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Homer (Betty) CLEVENGER, Wabash, and Mrs. James (Elizabeth) ZELLER, Rochester; four sons, William [BLACKBURN], Logansport; Robert [BLACKBURN], Wabash; Kenny [BLACKBURN], Rochester, and John [BLACKBURN], Indianapolis; fifteen grandchildren, and twenty-two great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by a grandson, four sisters and a brother.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Russell WILBUR officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday from 10 a.m. until services.

 

Saturday, December 13, 1986

 

Russell W. Shidaker

                Russell W. SHIDAKER, 79, of 1108 Hill St., died at 11:15 a.m. Friday at his home after an illness.  He was born June 20, 1907 in Aubbeenaubbee Township to Mathias Milton and Ellen CARROTHERS SHIDAKER.  He had resided all his life in Fulton County, moving to Rochester 11 years ago from the Zion community west of Rochester.  He was a retired farmer.

                Surviving are two sisters, Bertha BITTERLING, Rochester, and Ola MOLTER, Goodland, Ind.; a brother, Rufus F. SHIDAKER, Rochester, and nieces and nephews.  Preceding in death were three sisters, Bessie YOUNG, Hattie PLAT and an infant sister, and five brothers, Jones, Delbert, Joseph, George [SHIDAKER] and an infant brother.

                Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Sam OVERMYER officiating.  Burial will be in the [Moon] Cemetery northwest of Rochester.  Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, and on Monday from 9 a.m. until services.


Monday, December 15, 1986

Brandie Peltz

                Argos, Ind. (AP) - An 11-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted and strangled to death while staying home from school was to be put to rest today in a town that is shocked by her death.

                Funeral services for Brandie PELTZ were scheduled for 1 p.m. at Wesleyan Church, where the girl was active in the Sunday School program.  Burial was to be in Maple Grove Cemetery.

                Meanwhile, at Argos Elementary School, where Brandie had bee a fifth-grade student, principal Ron LEICHTY helped her classmates to deal with the murder.  He told them to be patient, that the investigation may take time, and that it was “OK to be sad, OK to cry if that’s how the kids felt.”

                Leichty said Friday the class was taking donations for flowers and planned to attend the funeral.

                The killing evokes memories for some of the 1,500 Argos residents of the unsolved murder of a Marshall County woman two years ago.

                The Peltz slaying occurred less than two miles from the home where Darlene R. HULSE, 28, ws beate to death Aug. 17, 1984.  Police say so far, there appears to be o connection between the two cases, other than both deaths involved female victims at home during the day in the same area of the county.

                “I kept my door unlocked up until today,” said Janice COOPER, a neighor of the Peltzes who telephoned the fire department.

 

Cecile P. Chase

                Cecile P. CHASE, 84, of 1002 Sycamore St., Plymouth, died at 5:45 p.m. Saturday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth.

                She was born March 8, 1902 in Plymouth to William and Maude YAZEL SEYMOUR.  She was a lifetime resident of Marshall County.  She was married to Samuel F. COOK, who died in 1944, and to Robert MINZEY, who also preceded in death.  On July 8, 1978 in Argos she married Achel CHASE, who died Sept. 25, 1981.  She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.

                Surviving are a daughter, Betty MERLEY, Rochester; two sons, Robert and Charles COOK, both of Plymouth; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a sister, Ilo LEHMAN, Plymouth, and a brother, James SEYMOUR, South Bend.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Johnson Funeral Home, Plymouth, with the Rev. James CAMPBELL officiating.  Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today.  Memorials may be made to the Plymouth Emergency Medical Service.

 

Margaret E. Yarian

                Margaret Elizabeth YARIAN, 81, Rt. 3, Peru, died at 8:14 a.m. today at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

                Arrangements are pending at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver.

 

Devon Burkett

                Devon BURKETT, 63, of 10040 17th Road, Argos, died at 1 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital shortly after admission.

                Arrangements are pending at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.


Floyd McIntire

                Floyd A. McINTIRE, 86, Blackford Addition, Tippecanoe, died at 5 a.m. today at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.

                Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

 

Lily M. Beck

                Lily M. BECK, 64, of 505 W. 13th St., died at 3:20 p.m. Saturday at her home.

                She was born March 20, 1922, in Knox to Albert and Josephine DRUVAL MLEKODAJ.  She moved to Rochester in 1945 from Knox.  On Feb. 13, 1943 in Knox she married Lester B. BECK, who died March 20, 1986.  She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church and its Ladies of Charity, had been active with the CCD at the church, Cub Scouting and Girl Scout activities, and was a former 4-H leader of the Lincoln Four-Leaf Clover Club.

                Surviving are five daughters, Kathleen BECK, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Chris (Judy) CLAUS, San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. Duane (Francine) PATTERSON, Evergreen, Colo; Teresa BECK, Norfolk, Va., and Mrs. Steve (Julia) DILL, Roanoke, Va.; three sons, Larry [BECK], Munster, Robert [BECK], Urbana, and Alan [BECK], Indianapolis; eight grandchildren; a brother, Leo MLEKODAJ, Knox; four sisters, Marie WOODRUFF, Hamlet, Frances HAYNES, Pontiac, Mich.; Jean PRCHLIK, Knox, and Helen SELLERS, Knox, and nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by three brothers, Stanley, John and Frank [MLEKODAJ].

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Richard PUETZ officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from   4 to 9 p.m. today at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, where the Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.   Memorials may be made to the ALS Foundation.

 

Randl T. Van Lue

                Word has been received of the Dec. 2 death of Randl Thomas Van LUE, 34, Rt. 5, Winamac, at Davey Crockett National Forest, Texas.  An apparent homicide victim, his death is being investigated by the Harris County Medical Examiner, Houston, Texas.

                He was born April 18, 1952 in South Bend to Thomas and Julia RASZIPOVIGTS     Van LUE.  He was a self-employed vehicle body repair man.

                Surviving are the father, Thomas Van LUE, Muskegon, Mich.; the mother and step-father, Julia and Richard BUDD, Winamac; the paternal grandmother, Titus SAMYS, San Diego, Calif.; a son, Scott Van LUE, Rochester; two sisters, Pat Van LUE, Winamac, and Pam WHITE, Kewanna, and three step-brothers, Victor BUDD, Mishawaka; Jack and Richard BUDD,            San Francisco, Calif.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with Father Cornelius KELLY officiating.  Burial will be at St. Ann’s Cemetery.  Friends may call after 4 p.m. today, and Tuesday from 8 a.m. until services.  Memorials may be made to charity.

Tuesday, December 16, 1986

 

Margaret E. Yarian

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, for Margaret Elizabeth YARIAN, 81, Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru, who died at 8:14 a.m. Monday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

                She was born in Miami County Nov. 14, 1905 to Henry E. and Etta FITES DAWALD.  On Dec. 24, 1927 at the Denver United Methodist Church she married Roy YARIAN.  She was a farm resident of Perry Township for 42 years, moving from there to Mexico.  She was a member of the Denver United Methodist Church and its United Methodist Women.

                Surviving with the husband is the foster family, the Rev. C. Daniel and Christena BIGGS, Brazil, Ind., and two foster grandchildren, Joseph Roy and Shannon Mar BIGGS, Brazil.  Also surviving are a sister, Marie McDOWELL, Little Suamico, Wis., and a niece, Fayetta OLSON, Green Bay, Wis.

                The Rev. Richard BENNETT will officiate.  Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

 

Helenglen Holivield

                Helenglen HOLIFIELD, 72, of 210 S. Ohio St., Culver, died at 12:55 p.m. Monday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, following an extended illness.  She was born Jan. 12, 1914 at Sullivan to Col. William and Helen HENNS KENNEDY.  She was raised in Culver and graduated from Culver schools, then returned to Culver 30 years ago from Chicago.  On Aug. 30, 1940 at Chicago she married L. Wayne HOLIFIELD, who died in 1973.  She was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Plymouth, and retired from nursing at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, in 1980.

                Surviving are a son, Father Lloyd W. HOLIFIELD, Culver, and two brothers, William and Robert KENNEDY, both of South Bend.  Two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Culver Military Academy Memorial Chapel with the Rt. Rev. William C.R. SHERIDAN and the Rev. John E. SCHRAM officiating.  Burial will be in the Culver Masonic Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

 

Esther Smith

                Esther SMITH, 86, Delong, died at 4:30 a.m. today at ilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.

                Arrangements are pending at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver.
R. Devon Burkett

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Argos Congregational Christian Church for R. Devon BURKETT, 63, of 10040 17th Road, Argos, who died unexpectedly at 1:10 a.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital shortly after admittance.

                He was born June 28, 1923 at Culver to Daniel and Eva MYERS BURKETT.  He was a lifetime resident of Marshall County.  On June 24, 1950 at Argos he married Priscilla POWELL, who survives.  For many years he and his father owned and operated D.A. Burkett and Son Sinclair in Argos.  Following his father’s death in 1973 he became a co-owner of the Phillips 66 Station in Argos.  He was a former chief of the Argos Fire Department, retiring in 1970 after 25 years’ service.  He was a member of the Argos Lions Club and Argos Area Chamber of Commerce.

                Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Catherine BURKETT, Rushville; a son, James [BURKETT], Argos; two granddaughters; a sister, Mrs. Kenneth (Erma) WALTERS, Akron, and the mother, Eva BURKETT, Argos.

                The Revs. Frank VALERIANO and Ray HALTERMAN will officiate.  Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 Wednesday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, and Thursday one hour prior to the service at the church.

                Memorials may be made to the Argos EMS, Marshall County Heart Fund or to the Argos Congregational Christian Church.

 

Floyd A. McIntire

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the LaPaz Church of God for Floyd A. McINTIRE, 86, Blackford Addition, Tippecanoe.  He died at 5 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend, following a lengthy illness.

                He was born Feb. 5, 1900 at Sevastopol to Schuyler and Nora BARRETT McINTIRE.  he moved to Tippecanoe from Argos in 1972.  He had lived most of his life in Marshall and St. Joseph counties.  On April 15, 1921 at Lapaz he married Grace BUSS, who died April 11, 1965.  On Aug. 8, 1980 at Lapaz he married Vivian KASER, who survives.  He was retired from farming and the Marshall County Highway Department.  He was a member of the Lapaz Church of God and the Marshall County Co-op.

                Surviving with the wife are six daughters, Flossie KEPPLER, South Bend; Mildred TOM, Mishawaka; Esther ECKER, Lapaz; Pat KREFT, Tippecanoe; Janice WYNN, Culver, and Sharon VASQUEZ, San Antonio, Txas; four sons, Eugene [McINTIRE], Bremen; Evond [McINTIRE], Rockville; Warren “Red” [McINTIRE], Tippecanoe, and Darell [McINTIRE], Argos; two step-daughters, Dessa HARBIN, Anderson, S.C., and June HAZARD, Woodruff, S.C.; thirty-two grandchildren; fifty-one great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren, and a sister, Aletha HUNSBERGER, Elwood.  A son, a grandson, a great-grandson, two sisters and a brother preceded in death.

                The Rev. Donald UNSELL will officiate.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, and Friday at the church for an hour before services.  Burial will be in the Poplar Grove Cemetery.

                Memorials may be made to the Tippecanoe Ambulance Service.

 

Manford Zartman

                Manford ZARTMAN, 76, a former Rochester resident, died at 5:45 p.m. Monday at Tipton Nursing Home, Tipton.

                Arrangements are pending at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Ruth M. Rouch

                Ruth Mae ROUCH, 74, of 816 Monroe St., died at 6:45 a.m. today at her home.

                She was born March 6, 1912 in Miami County to William and Ardella WERNER GREGORY.  She lived most of her life in Fulton County.  On July 1, 1934 at the Fulton Pilgrim Holiness parsonage she married Charles Audry ROUCH, who survives.  She was retired as an aide at Woodlawn Hospital and was a member of the Fulton Wesleyan Church.

                Surviving with the husband are a son, Merle L. ROUCH, Fulton a step-son, Paul E. ROUCH, Peru; a brother, Harold GREGORY, Canton, Ohio; a sister, Lois CLINE, Kokomo; four grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.  Two brothers and a sister prceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Fulton Wesleyan Church with the Rev. Steven CUNNINGTON officiarting.  Burial will be in the Salem Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, and Thursday at the church from 10 a.m. until services.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

 

Wednesday, December 17, 1986

 

Manford Zartman

                Services for Manford ZARTMAN, 76, Tipton, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

                Friends may call Thursday from 9 a.m. through the hour of services.

                Mr. Zartman died at 5:45 p.m. Monday at the Tipton Nursing Home, where he had resided for the past four years.

                He was born May 5, 1910, east of Rochester, to Harry and Flossie BICK ZARTMAN.  He lived most of his life in this community, moving to Tipton five years ago.  He was married to Goldie BROWN, who preceded in death.  He was employed by the former Studebaker Corp., South Bend.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Bruce (June) DURHAM, South Bend, and Mrs. Betty PIER, Miami; a son, Jack Wallace [ZARTMAN], Tipton; several grandchildren; two sisters, Esther McFARLAND, Plymouth, and Fern TAYLOR, Claypool; two brothers, Carl [ZARTMAN], Malvern, Ark., and Lawrence [ZARTMAN], Kewanna, and nieces and nephews.  Preceding in death were the parents, a daughter and four brothers.

 

Esther Smith

                Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery for Esther SMITH, 86, Delong, who died at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, following an extended illness.

                She was born Sept. 9, 1900 at Portland, Ark.  She moved to Aubbeenaubbee Township in 1978 from Chicago.  She was a member of the Delong Gospel Lighthouse Church.

                Surviving are two sons, Jimmie [SMITHY], Delong, and Jessie [SMITH], Chicago; seven grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren.

                The Rev. Floyd ALLEN will officiate.  Burial will be in the church Delong Lighthouse Church cemetery.  Friends may call at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Thomas E. Walsh

                Thomas E. WALSH, 81, Rt. 2, Kewanna, died at 8:10 a.m. Tuesday at Edgewood Manor Nursing Home, Knox.

                He was born Feb. 24, 1905 in Kewanna to William and Florene WALSH.  He was a retired dairy farmer.

                Surviving are a daughter, Kay RIGNEY, Rt. 2, Kewanna; two sons, Steve [WALSH], Chicago, and Bo [WALSH], Kewanna; two sisters, Helen STEINWORTH, South Bend, and Peg EVELIZER, Bloomington, Ill., and four grandchildren.  Five brothers and four sisters preceded in death.

                Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with Father Cornelius KELLY officiating.  Burial will be at St. Ann’s Cemetery, Kewanna.  Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday, and on Thursday after 8 a.m. until services.  The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.  Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund.

 

Thursday, December 18, 1986

 

Hazel A. Good

                Hazel A. GOOD, 95, Monterey, died Wednesday morning at her home.  She had been in failing health for one month.

                She was born Sept. 28, 1891 in Starke County to George and Addie COLLINS.  She had lived in Monterey for 63 years, moving from Starke County.  On Jan. 25, 1913 at Knox she married Charles A. GOOD, who died in 1973.  She retired in 1963 from teaching in the Monterey Schools, having also taught in Starke and Pulaski counties.  She was a member of the Monterey United Methodist Church, Retired Teachers Association, and Monterey Senior Citizens.

                Surviving are a son, Don O. GOOD, Monterey; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Helen STEPHENSEN and Inez CLEMENTS, both of Hammond.  Two sons and two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Monterey United Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert HANSEN officiating.  Burial will be in the Monterey I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday, and Sunday until noon at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, then at church.  Memorials May be made to the Monterey United Methodist Church or the STOP Program.

 

Gunhild Tranbarger Arrowsmith

                Gunhild TRANBARGER ARROWSMITH, 80, died Tuesday at her home in Boynton Beach, Fla.  Burial was in Maine.

                She formerly lived in the Fulton area and was a former editor of The Sentinel’s LifeStyles page.

                A memorial service will be conducted by the Rev. Donald MAUGHAN at 1 p.m. Sunday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.
Roy J. Smith

                Roy John SMITH, 81, Rt. 1, Argos, died at 2:20 a.m. today at the Rochester Nursing Home.  He had been in failing health for four months.

                He was born Dec. 30, 1904 in Plymouth to Howard Guy and Alice Pearl SMITH.  He had lived in the Richland Center community since 1940, moving from Mishawaka.  On March 23, 1927 in Mishawaka, he married Mable Faye HEFFNER, who died Feb. 25, 1978.  He worked for the Illinois Central Railroad for six years, and had been an electrician for 40 years at the former Studebaker Corp., South Bend.

                Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Phyllis Jean) OVERMYER, Rt. 3, Rochester; a son, Lee Roy [SMITH], Rt. 3, Rochester; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. William G. (Lois) KONOW, Rochester.  A sister, Donna HAIGH, preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.  Burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and         6 to 8 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until services.

 

Friday, December 19, 1986

 

Zella Smith

                Zella SMITH, 96, Kewanna, died Thursday at 10:37 a.m. at Woodlawn Hospital.

                She was born Sept. 28, 1890 in Fulton County to Thomas F. and Alfretta BERRY NEFF.  On Feb. 14, 1909 at Kewanna she married Albert BRUCE, who died in 1930.  In 1940 at South Bend she married Albert SMITH, who died in 1966.  She was a member of the Kewanna United Methodist Church, the Past Noble Grand Club of Rebekah Lodge, Kewanna, and the Worthwhile Club.

                Surviving are three sons, C. Eldon BRUCE, South Bend; Thomas Burdell BRUCE and Donald Floyd BRUCE, both of Indianapolis; a sister, Zora WILSON, Kewanna; a brother, Clyde NEFF, Rochester; seven grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren.  A son and a brother preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Dennis INGLE officiating.  Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today, and Saturday after 8 a.m. until services.  Memorials may be made to the Kewanna United Methodist Church.

 

Maude E. Fisher

                Maude E. FISHER, 94, Pasadena, Calif., died at 1:20 p.m. Sunday in Los Angeles, Calif.

                She was born Dec. 1, 1892 in Rochester to Samuel and Emmaline McGUIRE CHESTNUT.  Her husband, Frederick B. FISHER, died Jan. 26, 1960.

                Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the First Brethren Church, Mexico, with the Rev. Richard VOORHEES officiating.  Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.  Friends may call for one-half hour before serices at the church.  The Allen Funeral Home, Bunker Hill, is handling arrangements.
Vincent W. Carpenter Jr.

                Vincent Wayne CARPENTER, Jr., 4 months, Rt. 1., Akron, died early Thursday morning at his home.

                He was born Aug. 23, 1986 in Rochester to Vincent and Bonnie JONES CARPENTER.

                Surviving are a sister, Crystal [CARPENTER], Rochester; the maternal grandparents, Larry and Carole EHLINGER, Rochester; the maternal grandfather, Herman Ray JONES, Hernando, Miss.; the paternal grandmother, Delores CARPTNTER, Akron; the paternal grandfather, Dale CARPENTER, Akron; the maternal great-grandparents, the Rev. and Mrs. Armond RITTER and Robert and Florence HUNTER, all of Rochester; the paternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester CARPENTER, Akron, and aunts, uncles and cousins.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Revs. Frank VOSS and Robert RITTER officiating.  Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today, and Saturday for an hour before services.

 

Gunhild Tranbarger Arrowsmith

                A memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, for Gunhild TRANBARGER ARROWSMITH, 80, Boynton Beach, Fla., who died Tuesday in Palm Beach.

                She was born Feb. 28, 1906 in Sweden to Otto and Gertrude SUSTROM.  She had lived most of her life in Fulton County and the Rochester area.  On July 1, 1944 she married Emmett TRANBARGER, who died May 19, 1972.  In 1975 she married W. Harry ARROWSMITH, who survives.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Order of Eastern Star, and was a former editor of The Sentinel’s LifeStyles page.

                Surviving with the husband are a brother, Evar SUSTROM, and a niece, Norva SUSTROM, both of LaPorte.

                The Rev. Donald MAUGHAN will officiate.  Burial was in Maine, where Mrs. Arrowsmith summered.  Eastern Star rites will be conducted during the memorial service.

 

Saturday, December 20, 1986

 

Vincent W. Carpenter Jr.

                Clerbymen for the funeral of Vincent Wayne CARPENTER Jr. were incorrectly identified Froday.  They are Bishop Armond RITTER and the Rev. Robert RITTER.

                The four-month-old son of Vincent and Bonnie JONES CARPENTER, Rt. 1, Akron, died early Thursday morning at his home.  Services were to be at 10 a.m. today at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Monday, December 22, 1986

 

Anna O. Zartman

                Anna O. ZARTMAN, 73, Rt. 1, Macy (Nyona Lake), died at 9 a.m. Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo, where she was admitted Friday.

                She was born Sept. 22, 1913 near Bergman, Ark., to George A. and Dessie BROWN GOOCH.  She had lived most of her life in Miami and Fulton counties.  On Dec. 2, 1931 in Peru she married William Gordon “Buss” ZARTMAN, who died April 26.  She had been employed by the Fulton County Public Library for 30 years, driving the Bookmobile for many of those years.  For four years before her retirement in 1980 she was head librarian at the Fulton branch.

                Surviving are two sons, William G. “Buss” ZARTMAN, Defiance, Ohio, and Robert L. [ZARTMAN], Macy; six grandchildren, William G. ZARTMAN and Brenda CAMERON, both of Defiance; Paul R. ZARTMAN, Rochester; Samantha SHELBURNE, Sawyer Air Force Base, Mich.; Virginia TOWNSEND, Payne, Ohio, and Tamara BURCH, Houston, Texas; ten great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Willard (Alice) SESSLAR, West Milton, Ohio, and Mrs. James (Wilma) MEACHAM, Kokomo; three brothers, Raymond [GOOCH], Wilmington, N.C.; Paul [GOOCH], Kokomo, and Wayne [GOOCH], Peru.  She was preceded by a brother, Jesse GOOCH.

                Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Teal YOUNCE officiating.  Burial will be in the Plainview Cemetery, Macy.  Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and Wednesday for an hour before services.

 

Margery E. Woodcox

                Margery E. WOODCOX, 71, of 330 E. Fourth St., (Waterhaven Apartments), died at 2:30 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital where she was a patient for four days.  She had been in failing health for two years.

                She was born July 24, 1915, in Athens to Ora and Belle BRYANT MOORE.  She lived most of her life in Fulton County.  On Dec. 11, 1932 in Fulton County she married Leonard WOODCOX, who died Aug. 30, 1980.

                Surviving are three daughters, Joan CUNNINGHAM, Janet ANDREWS and Patricia CONLEY, all of Rochester; eleven grandchildren; twenty-four great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.  A sister, three brothers and the parents preceded in death.

                Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Brian TAMMANY officiating.  Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and Wednesday for an hour before services.

 

Beverly J. Helton

                Beverly Jean HELTON, 56, Englewood, Fla., a Rochester resident from 1977 to 1985, died Friday at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.

                She was born in St. Louis, Mo.  She was employed by Delco Electronics, Kokomo, for 19 years until retiring in 1974.  She was a memer of the Rochester Moose Lodge Auxiliary and VFW Ausiliary, and UAW Local 292, Kokomo.

                Surviving with the husband, Donald L. HELTON, are a step-son, Richard KEELER, Englewood; two daughters, Sondra Kay HELVIG, Rochester, and Gloria M. HELTON, Kokomo; a son, Donald L. HELTON, Kokomo, and five grandchildren.

                There will be no services.  Arrangements are being handled by the Flanner and Buchanan Mortuary, Carmel.  Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

Tuesday, December 23, 1986

 

Clyde F. Yazel

                Clyde F. YAZEL, 82, of 20015 Apple Rd., Tippecanoe, died about 1 a.m. today at his son’s residence.

                He was born May 25, 1904 in Etna Green to Charles and Catherine FARBER YAZEL.  On Oct. 20, 1924 he married Delta BORTON, who died Sept. 14, 1983.  He lived most of his life in Etna Green.  He was a barber for over 55 years, working in Etna Green, Plymouth and Mentone, and was a member of the Etna Green Church of Christ.

                Surviving are two sons, Harold “Mike” [YAZEL], Mentone, and Rex “Arkie” [YAZEL], Tippecanoe; ten grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Ilo CLARKE, Angola, and Gayle BAKER, Etna Green.  A brother preceded in death.

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

 

Wednesday, December 24, 1986

 

Benjamin E. Terrell

                Benjamin Edgar “Red” TERRELL, 72, Rt. 2, Akron, died at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru.  He had been in failing health since August 1985.

                He was born April 3, 1914 in Tipton County to Benjamin and Hazel ERPP TERRELL.  He moved to the Akron area 33 years ago from Anderson.  He was married in Yorktown, Ind., to Naomi Helen CRAWFORD, who survives.

                A retired farmer and horse breeder/trainer at the Terrell Farm, Akron, he had shown and judged horses throughout the Midwest for 40 years.  He was a member of the Indiana Saddle Horse Association, of which he had been president for four years, the Indiana Palomino Horse Association and the American Quarter Horse Association.  He was manager of the Indiana State Fair Western Horse Show for two years.  Mr. Terrell was named a Kentucky Colonel in 1965.

                He was a member of the Akron United Methodist Church, a member and past master of the Akron Masonic Lodge, a member and past worthy patron of the Eastern Star, and a member of the Fort Wane Mizpah Shrine Temple, Royal Arch Masons, Fort Wayne Scottish Rite and the Masonic Past Masters Association.

                Surviving with the wife are three daughers, Paula ADAMS, Elkhart; Nancy BROADY, Carthage, Ind., and Nova CLOVERDALE, Noblesville; two sons, James [TERRELL], Anderson, and B. Edgar [TERRELL], Rushville; two granddaughters, Pamela ANDERSON, of Anderson, and Jama JAMESON, Kalamazoo, Mich.; a grandson, Jeff ADAMS, Elkhart, and a sister, Jeanne WALKER, Emery, Texas.  A granddaughter and two brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Merlyn COX officiating.  Burial will be in the Anderson Memorial Park.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until services.  Masonic memorial services will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday.  Memorials may be made to the Akron United Methodist Church building fund or the Ronald McDonald House in Indianapolis.
Margaret M. Dicus

                Margaret M. DICUS, 80, Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, formerly of Tippecanoe, died at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at the nursing home following a lengthy illness.

                She was born April 20, 1906 at Alanson, Mich., to James and Bertha TYSON DICUS.  She was a lifetime resident of the Plymouth area.

                Surviving are three sisters, Ola WISELEY, Argos, Goldie WALTERS, Tippecanoe, and Dorothy WINGER, Mishawaka, and nieces and nephews.  Three brothers and three sisters preceded in death.

                Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Walnut Brethren Cemetery, Argos, with the Rev. Bob RICE officiating.  Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

 

Thursday, December 25, 1986

 

[no paper - holiday]

 

Friday, December 26, 1986

 

Mazy L. Young

                Mazy L. YOUNG, 86, Rt. 3, Rochester, died at 9:05 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, where she had been a patient for five days.

                She was born May 20, 1900 in Brook to Jacob and Emma PRIBBLE CLINE.  She had lived in this area for 65 years, moving from Brook.  On Sept. 28, 1921 near Leiters Ford she married Jacob Bert YOUNG, who died may 28, 1974.  She attended the Leiters Ford United Methodist Church, was a member of the Kewanna Rebekah Lodge and the Fulton County RSVP.

                Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Orland (Bonnie) RICKS, Francesville, and Mrs. Pete (Shirley) HANEWICH, Wheatfield; three sons, Ernest [YOUNG], South Bend; Richard [YOUNG], Culver, and Gerald [YOUNG], Rochester; twenty-four grandchildren, and thirty-three great-grandchildren.  A daughter, Margaret HUMES, died in 1985.  Another daughter, a son and three sisters, Mrs. Florence MURFITT, Mrs. Ethel CORBIN, and Mrs. Burnie SNAPP, also prceded in death.

                Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Leiters Ford United Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert HANSEN officiating.  Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, and on Sunday at the church for an hour before services.  The Rebekah Lodge will conduct a memorial service at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Cleora E. Quier

                Cleora E. QUIER, 74, Mentone, died at 1:15 a.m. Thursday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Warsaw.

                She was born Jan. 26, 1912 in Silver Lake to Walter and Susan DURBIN DILLMAN.  She had lived most of her life in Mentone.  She had worked at Korth Furniture, Warsaw, until her retirement.  She was a member of the Women’s Relief Corps, Auxiliay to the Grand Army of the Republic, Pierceton, and a former member of Reekah Lodge, Tippecanoe.

                Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Norman (Edna) BUSZ, Pierceton; Mrs. Richard (Esther) SMITH, rochester Mrs. Douglas (Mary) CASTLE, Kenton, Ohio, and Mrs. George (Linda) COMBS, Jackson, Ky.; three sons, Walter D. “Bud” [QUIER], Huntingdon, Tenn.; Arthur E. [QUIER], Warsaw, and Donald L. [QUIER], Rochester; twenty-eight grandchildren; four step-grandchildren twenty-two great-grandchildren; fourteen step-great-grandchildren, and a brother, Walter E. DILLMAN, Warsaw.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Jacques L. SALADE officiating.  Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Satuday.

 

Saturday, December 27, 1986

 

[no obits]

 

Monday, December 29, 1986

 

Edna Marie Dickerhoff

                Edna Marie DICKERHOFF, 75, formerly of Akron, died in a fire at 11:30 p.m. Saturday at County Meadows Annex, Rt. 1, Wolcottville.  She had lived there for eight months.

                A state police spokesman in Fort Wayne said Sunday authorities believe the fire was accidental, but that the investigation was continuing.

                Miss Dickerhoff was born Oct. 9, 1911 on a farm near Akron to Alsines “Allie” and Nettie OGDEN DICKERHOFF.  She resided in the Akron area for 46 years before moving to Fort Wayne in May 1957.  She resided there until going to Wolcottville eight months ago.  She was a member of the Beacon Heights Church of the Brethren, Fort Wayne.

                Surviving are a brother, Earl E. DICKERHOFF, Whitmyer Manor, Wolcottville, and cousins.  She was preceded in death by an infant brother.

                Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Donald GORDON officiating.  Burial will be in the Gaerte Cemetery near Akron.  Friends may call on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until services.  The family will receive visitors at the Beacon Heights Church of the Brethren, Fort Wayne, Tuesday 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, December 30, 1986

 

Orville Voreis

                Orville VOREIS, 72, of 12730 State Road 10, Argos, died unexpectedly at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital shortly after admittance.

                He was born Aug. 13, 1914 in Green Township, Marshall County, to Jacob and Della ELLINGER VOREIS.  He was a lifetime resident of the Argos community.  On June 5, 1937 in Plymouth he married Nita Louise LELAND, who survives.  He was a farmer and served on the Advisory board of Green Township, the Argos Community School Board, was a member of the Green Township Farm Bureau, and was an active member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Plymouth, where he had served as trustee.

                Surviving with the wife are a daugher, Marilyn VOREIS, Honolulu, Hawaii; five sons, Jacob [VOREIS], Louisville, Ky.; Thomas [VOREIS], Solvang, Calif.; John [VOREIS], Grand Rapids, Mich., and William and Daniel [VOREIS], Argos; eleven grandchildren; a great-granddaugher, and a brother, James [VOREIS], Arkansas.  A son, a sister and three brothers preceded in death.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Theodore SNIDER officiating.  Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.  Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday, and at the church Friday for an hour before services.

                Memorials may be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church or the Argos EMS.

 

Wednesday, December 31, 1986

 

Robert White

                Robert WHITE, 45, Rt. 1, Grovertown, died at 5:15 p.m. Monday of injuries sustained about an hour earlier in a traffic crash on Indiana 23 just southwest of South Bend.

                Police said his pickup truck collided with a car driven by Barbara A. MARTINEZ, 23, of South Bend.  She was treated at South Bend Memorial hospital.

                Witnesses told police Ms. Martinez apparently lost control of her car on the snow-covered road.  Her northbound car slid sideways into the southbound lane where the collision occcurred, police said.

                Mr. White was born Feb. 22, 1941 in Chicago to Melvin and Marie ADDIS WHITE.  On Sept. 26, 1964 near Culver he married Linda CLARK, who survives.  He had lived in Starke County for 30 years, moving from Chicago.  He was a machinist for Capitol Tooling, Inc., South Bend.

                Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Robin and Paulette [WHITE], both at home.

                Services will be at 11 a.m. CST (noon EST) Friday at the Price-VanGilder Funeral Home, Knox, with Kenneth WHILES officiating.  Burial will be in the Eagle Creek Cemetery, Knox.  Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. CST (3 to 10 p.m. EST) Thursday.