FULTON COUNTY INDIANA

OBITUARIES

1989

The Rochester Sentinel

Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh

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The Rochester Sentinel

1989

Tuesday, January 3, 1989

Stephen E. Grimes

Stephen E. GRIMES, 45, Rt 1, Twelve Mile, died at 1:45 a.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital.

He was born April 9, 1943 in Peru to Lewis and Anna DIXON GRIMES. On Dec. 17, 1977, he married Sharon K. WOLFE SCHAKEL, who survives. He was a truck driver, a member of the Logansport Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, and served in the U.S. Army in Germany.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Stephanie [GRIMES], and a step-daughter, Virginia SCHAKEL, both at home; two step-sons, Keith and Edward SCHAKEL, Indianapolis; two brothers, Richard [GRIMES], Kokomo, and John [GRIMES], San Diego, Calif.; five sisters, Rosemary DAWALD, Fulton; Barbara YENTES, Peru; Virginia LONG, Banquo; Jean HERRING, Los Angeles, and Lovica GILBERT, Salt Lake City, Utah, and two step-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Peru, with Bishop Kevin MOESSER officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m today at the Flowers and Leedy Funeral Home, Peru. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the Diabetes Association.

Thelma Casey

Thelma CASEY, 85, formerly of Argos, died at 2:05 a.m. today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James (Betty Jean) SJOUIST, 10211 Pretty Lake Trail, Plymouth, where she had lived for two years.

She was born Oct. 23, 1903 in Coal City, Ill., to Thomas and Maude MURRAY WHEELER. On July 15, 1922 in St. Joseph, Mich., she married Charles Eugene CASEY, who preceded in death. She was a member of the Argos United Methodist Church.

Surviving with the daughter is a granddaughter, Venus Angelique SJOQUIST, Plymouth. She was preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Lois Mae DANNER, in 1987, and by an infant sister.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Jack RHOADES officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 10 a.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to the Argos United Methodist Church.

Conrad A. Singpiel

Conrad A. SINGPIEL, 84, Rochester Nursing Home, formerly of the Argos and Akron areas, died at 2:30 a.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital.

He was born Sept. 9, 1904 in Cloquet, Minn., to Conrad and Mary PESCHA SINGPIEL. He married Ardella FREAMOUW, who died in 1947 He married Hattie MILLER, Argos, who survives. He had managed the Akron milk plant, was a past member of the Modern Woodsman, and attended St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Plymouth.

Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Connie RAMSEY, Akron, and Frankie Rose SPARKS, Michigan; a son, Stan [SINGPIEL], North Manchester; eighteen grandchidren, and eighteen great-grandchildre. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Lou SHELTON; two brothers; a sister, and two grandchidren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. David BOORIS officiating. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to charity.

Wednesday, January 4, 1989

Richard R. Van Dalsen

Richard R. Van DALSEN, 69, Punta Gorda, Fla., died Monday at Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center, Fort Myers, Fla.

He was born Aug. 18, 1919 in Logansport to Russell and Della ABBOTT Van DALSEN. On March 10, 1945 in South Bend, he married Annabelle “Anne” ZOLMAN, who survives. He was a retired postal worker and lived most of his life in the Macy and Rochester areas. He was a member of the Macy Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star; the American Legion, Port Charlotte, Fla.; the Elks Lodge, Punta Gorda; AARP; the Order of Purple Heart; the Punta Gorda First United Methodist Church, and was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans. He was a U.S. Army World War II combat veteran who served in the African and Italian campaigns, received two Purple Heart medals and a Bronze Star with clusters for valor.

Surviving with the wife are two sons, Richard [Van DALSEN] II, Niles, Mich.; and Allan [Van DALSEN], Port Charlotte, Fla., and five grandchildren, Andrea, Ali, Angela, Jeff and Jacqui [Van DALSEN]. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael [Van DALSEN].

Services were to be today at 2 p.m. at Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home, Punta Gorda. Burial was to be in Charlotte Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer, Heart or Lung associations.

Thursday, January 5, 1989

Warren C. Myers

Warren C. MYERS, 96, Rt. 1, Roann, died at 7:35 p.m. Wednesday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru.

He was born Aug. 25, 1892 in Cass County to George and Eva GALLAHAN MYERS. His first marriage was to Emily ASHTON, who preceded in death. On Jan. 28, 1958 he married Helen MILLER HARDING, who survives. He was a retired piano technician, attended piano tuning school at Valparaiso, and was a World War I U.S. Army veteran. He and his wife started the first two coin-operated laundries in Fort Wayne.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Emily KETHLEY, Charlottsville, Va.; a step-son, Richard HARDING, Roann; four grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; twelve step-great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. A son, three brothers and two sisters preceded in death.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev. Robert LOUGHEED officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call Friday from 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, January 6, 1989

Russell R. Gaby

Russell Robert GABY, 65, Rt. 1, Monticello, died unexpectedly at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Indianapolis.

He was born Dec. 3, 1923 in White County to Cecil A. and Bertha E. CROUCHER GABY. On April 15, 1944 in Idaville, he married Audrey F. WEAVER, who died Oct. 19, 1987. He moved to the Buffalo area in 1974 from Logansport. In 1983 he retired after 20 years with Kain Motor Service, Logansport. He was a World War II Army veteran and had been a prisoner of war in the Rhineland, Germany. He was a member of the Idaville Church of God; Teamsters Local 543, Kokomo; Tipton FOP, American Legion, VFW and Masonic Lodge, Logansport; the DAV and Moose Lodge, Monticello.

Surviving are four sons, Gerry R. [GABY], Tramil, Va., Howard Daniel [GABY], Akron; David M. and Kenneth D. [GABY], both of Logansport; eleven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Cecil A. GABY, Logansport, and Wayne GABY, Conroe, Texas; five sisters, Pauline BUTCH and Jane SMITH, Logansport; Jean FRYE, Kewanna; Maxine WEAVER, Idaville, and Ruth Ann DOLT, Zionsville.

Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Miller-Voorhis Funeral Home, Monticello, with the Rev. Alvin ROCKEY officiating. Burial with military rites wil be in the Idaville Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to the St. Elizabeth Hospital Leukemia Foundation, Lafayette.

Gerald Shoemaker

Gerald “Jerry” SHOEMAKER, 48, Vancouver, Wash., formerly of Leesburg, died Thursday morning at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.

Forest W. Sutton

Forest W. SUTTON, 81, Rt. 5, Rochester (Tiosa), died at 5:15 a.m. today at the Rochester Nursing Home.

He was born Oct. 17, 1907 in Charlevoix, Mich., to William L. and Margaret A. LOUDERMILK SUTTON. He moved to this community in 1932 from Starke County. On June 23, 1934 in Plymouth, he married Ota C. SUSDORF, who died April 30, 1984. He owned and operated a repair shop in Tiosa for 35 years, retiring in 1975.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Melville (Grace) COPLEN, Warsaw; a son, John F. [SUTTON], Rochester; three grandchildren, and three great-grandchidren. Five sisters and four brothers preceded in death.

Services wil be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good funeral Home, Rochester Burial wil be in the Burr Oak Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday for an hour before services.

Loren E. Conner

Loren E. CONNER, 83, Macy, died at 4:55 a.m. today at the Rochester Nursing Home.

He was born Nov. 6, 1905 in Miami County to Elmer and Lorna GOUGE CONNER. On Dec. 31, 1925 at the home of he late Rev. C.F. GOLDEN, Chili, he married Beulah Fay RABER. She died Aug. 25, 1985. He was a retired carpenter and a member of the Macy Christian Church.

Surviving are two sons, Ronald D. [CONNER], Macy, and Byron L. [CONNER], Muncie; a daughter, Mary Lou BUTT, Macy; ten grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren, and a brother, Wayne CONNER, Orlando, Fla. He was preceded in death by a daugher, Carolyn Sue CONNER; a granddaugher, Barbara Jean BUTT; a great-grandson, Zachary CONNER, and a brother, Harold [CONNER].

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. David WELSH officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemeery, Mexico. Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, January 7, 1989

Gerald Shoemaker

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, for Gerald “Jerry” SHOEMAKER, 48, formerly of Leesburg, who died Thursday morning at his Vancouver, Wash., home.

The Rev. Lowell BURRUS will officiate, and burial will be in Laketon Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to charity.

Born July 10, 1940 in Warsaw to Donald and Delphia PARKER SHOEMAKER, he was self-employed. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Airborne Division, a graduate of Ball State University, a member of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity and a former member of the Menomonee, Mich., Jaycees.

Surviving with the parents are two daughters, Kimberly [SHOEMAKER], Yorktown, and Laura [SHOEMAKER], Gig Harbor, Wash.; a son, Brian [SHOEMAKER], also of Gig Harbor; a grandson, Kory LONGFELLOW, Yorktwon; four sisters, Mrs. Lawrence (Anna) KEAFFABER, Warsaw; Mrs. Jack (Marilyn) HARTZLER, Macy; Mrs. Jack (Marjorie) BREWER, Wabash, and Mrs. Norman (Virginia) THOMPSON, Roann.

Berlin Van Scoik

Berlin Van SCOIK, 83, of 59791 County Road 13 South, Elkhart, died at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Elkhart General Hospital.

He was born Oct. 9, 1905 west of Goshen. He married Fay HIATT on Nov. 28, 1925 at Bruce Lake. She survives. A retired farmer, he had worked several years at the Studeaker Car Company in South Bend. He was a stockholder at the Farmers Market in South Bend and a member of the Elkhart Mid Town Church of God.

Surviving are three sons, Paul [Van SCOIK], Edwardsburg, Mich.; Robert [Van SCOIK], Wilmington, N.C., and Marvin [Van SCOIK], Three Rivers, Mich.; three daughters, Mrs. Wecome (Fances) TEETER, Union, Mich.; Mrs. Ed (Delores) PEKAR, Houston, Texas, and Mrs. Rick (Carol) BLUMENBURG, Elkhart; fifteen grandchildren; twenty-six great-grandchildren; three sisters, Ethel SCHROCK, Goshen; Mrs. Fred (Viola) DALEY, Waterford, Wis., and Mrs. Robert (Thelma) HOAGLAND, Fort Wayne. A brother and a granddaughter preceded in death.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Elkhart First Church of God with the Rev. Carl R. STUDEBAKER officiating. Burial will be in the Prairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart. Friends may call at the Yoder-Culp Funeral Home from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.

Sandra D. Briney

Sandra D. BRINEY, 41, Rt. 1, Mentone, died unexpectedly at 11:32 a.m. Friday at Woodlawn Hospital.

She was born March 18, 1947 in Chicago to Donald and Edna SORENSON SILBERMAN. On Jan. 5, 1964, she married Raymond Lee BRINEY in Rochester. they moved from Rochester to the Mentone area 12 years ago. Mrs. Briney was an employee of Hart Schaffner & Marx and a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church and the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union.

Surviving with the husband are the mother, of Rochester; a daughter, Mrs. John (Rhonda) WHITE, Warsaw; a son, Troy Lee BRINEY, Rt. 1, Mentone; a grandson, John Lee WHITE; four sisters, Mrs. Ronald (Madonna) JOHNSON, Hillsboro, Iowa; Miss Claudia SILBERMAN, Warsaw; Mrs. Cheryl COX, Rochester, and Mrs. Bruce (Suzanne) WIARD, Macy; two brothers, Hugh SILBERMAN, South Bend, and Roger SILBERMAN, Chicago. She was preceded in death by her father.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. James KREFT officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday. Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund.

Monday, January 9, 1989

Robert T. Lessing

Robert T. LESSING, 61, Rt. 3, Rochester (Richland Center), died Wednesday at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

John W. Garthee

John W. GARTHEE, 78, Rt. 1, Claypool, died Friday morning at his residence.

He was born Oct. 4, 1910 at Huntington, W. Va., to George and Elizabeth PERKINS GARTHEE. He was retired from Daylite Screen, Warsaw. He was a member of the Beaver Dam Conservation Cub. On July 12, 1960 in Marion, he married Ethel [WALKER], who preceded in death, Dec. 26, 1975.

Surviving are three daughters, Grace SHEPPERD, Marion; Jan COWELS, Moline, Mich. Georgie May POPE, Coushatta, La.; two sons, Eugene [GARTHEE], Warsaw; Paul [GARTHEE], Marion; a step-daughter, Ruby BLISSARD, Illinois; a step-son, Lester HOWELL], Portland, Ore.; fifteen grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren.

Services were at 1 p.m today at King Memorial Home, Mentone. The Rev. Will LAWSON officiated. Burial was in the Palestine Cemetery.

Tuesday, January 10, 1989

John D. Przybylski

John D. PRZYBYLSKI, 74, 400 E. 15th St., Rocheter, died at 6:15 p.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital.

He was born Feb. 12, 1914 in Green Bay, Wis., to William and Anna KROLL PRZYBYLSKI. On April 8, 1961 in Green Bay, he married Mary Margaret BROWN PRYBELSKI, who survives. He was a retired dairy farmer, and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rochester.

Surviving with the wife are three step-children, Alice KARLIN, Milwaukee, Wis., Kenneth PRYBELSKI, Marion; Ronald PRYBELSKI, Austin, Minn. six grandchildren two great-grandchildren a sister, Alice PRZYBYLSKI, Green Bay, Wis. He was preceded in death by a step-daughter, Betty Ann PRYBELSKI, a sister, Angeline PRZYBYLSKI, and three brothers, Louis PRZYBYLSKI, the Rev. Leo PRZYBYLSKI, and Tony PRZYBYLSKI.

Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with the Rev. Cornelius J. KELLY officiating. Thursday at 9:30 a.m. there will be a prayer service at St. Joan of Arc Church, Goodman, Wis., with the Rev. Edward S. NOWAKOWSKI officiating. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Goodman, Wis. Friends may call today from 6 to 8 p.m. at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, where there will be a Rosary at 8 p.m.

Kathyln M. Sproston

Kathyln Mable SPROSTON, 58, 113 W. 12th St., Mishawaka, died at 10 a.m. Monday at her residence.

She was born July 19, 1930 in Marshall County to Melvin and Vernie OVERMYER SHRIVER. She was married to Robert Louis SPROSTON who preceded her in death on Nov. 10, 1975. She was a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church, Elkhart.

Survving are a son Robert L. SPROSTON Jr., South Bend; three sisters, Lucille SMITH, and Evelyn SLATER, both of Arizona, and Donna SCHUMAKER, South Bend.

Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, 435 South Ironwood Drive, South Bend. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery, South Bend. Friencs may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the St. Joseph County Hospice Association, South Bend.

Robert T. Lessing

Robert T. LESSING, 60, Rt. 3, Rochester, died in his sleep Wednesday at his residence.

He was born June 15, 1928 in Portland, Ore., to Robert and Elnora OVERMYER LESSING. He lived most of his life in this community. He was a farmer and formerly employed at Sealed Power, Inc., Rochester. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Order of Eastern Star, Plymouth. He attended Manchester College.

Surviving are two brothers, Calvin LESSING, Los Altos, Calif.; Richard LESSING, Fort Wayne; three nieces, and three nephews.

Services will be 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Revs. Rick LESSING and Jack RHOADES officiating. Burial will be in the Richland Cener I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday and one hour prior to the service.

Wednesday, January 11, 1989

Vernon Rant Bolen

Baby Vernon Rant BOLEN, 1202 W. 13th St., died Dec. 24, 1988, of crib death.

He was born Oct. 5, 1988 in Rochester, to Vernon [BOLEN] and Joy Teresa ROBINSON.

Surviving with the parents are a sister, Lori M. BOOKS, Rocheter; maternal grandparents, Walker and Margaret ROBINSON; maternal great-grandparents, Tom and Martha LITTLE, and Bertha STRONG, all of Jackson, and several aunts, ncles and cousins.

Services were Dec. 27, at Watts Funeral Home, jackson, Ky., with the Rev. Raymond MOORE officiating. Burial was i Hill Top Family Cemetery, Jackson.

James R. Bergren

James Robert BERGREN, 70, 1617 Elm Street, died at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital.

He was born Aug. 18, 1918 in Hammond, to Bertram “Bert” and Josephine KOLB BERGREN. He lived in this area for four years, having come from Hammond. On Aug. 18, 1959 in Hammond, he married Mary R. BRINER, who survives. He was a 1939, graduate of Hammond Hih School; a steel millwright, and was also with WBEE Radio, Harvey, Ill. While in the U.S. Army, he served both in Europe and the South Pacific during WWII.

Surviving with the wife are two sisters, Mrs. Al (June) DYRKE, Crown Point; Mrs. Bert (Fern) YOUNGSMA, Hammond, and a brother, Leroy BERGREN, Hammond.

There will be no service. Cremation will take place with interment in Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond. Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, January 12, 1989

Myrtle A. Castleman

Myrtle A. CASTLEMAN, 72, 1675 Monroe St., died at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Heart of Florida Hospital, Haines City, Fla.

She was born June 4, 1916 in Colquitt, Ga., to Tobias and Elizabeth PATE ADDISON. She lived in the Rochester area for the past four years, coming from Haines City. On March 17, 1934 in Bartow, Fla., she married Olin Oran CASTLEMAN. He preceded in death May 5, 1967. She was a nurse’s aide at Woodlawin Hospital for a number of years.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Elizabeth) PATTEE, a son, Gail CASTLEMAN, both of South Bend; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Sabra BROWN, Tampa, Fla. Edna WHATLEY; Daisy ILER and Golden KEEN, all of Haines City. She was preceded in death by two sons, Dale [CASTLEMAN], March 2, 1967; Rick [CASTLEMAN], August 1988; three sistes, Hortense, Irene and Annie Mae [ADDISON], and a brother, Rufus [ADDISON].

Services will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Foster & Good funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Lee LEBACK officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and one hour prior to services on Sunday.

Irene Knight

Irene KNIGHT, 73, Logansport, formerly of Royal Center, died at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday at Memorial Hospital, Logansport.

She was born Jan. 18, 1915 in Royal Center, to Benjamin and Katherine ZEHR KIRK. On Aug. 10, 1935 in Auburn, she married Charles KNIGHT. He preceded in death Feb. 15, 1949. She was head dietician at Pioneer High School, Royal Center,until her retirement in 1979. She was a member of the Logansport First Church of the Nazarene.

Surviving are a son, Wayne E. [KNIGHT], Logansport; a daughter, Ellen BREWER, Frankfort; a step-son, Richard [KNIGHT], Virginia Beach, Va.; a step-daughter, Geraldine COLEMAN, Baltimore, Md.; a brother, John AEBI, Rt. 1, Monon; a sister, Freida STURDIVANT, Twelve Mile; five grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; a great-grandchild, and several step-great-grandchildren. A step-son preceded in death.

Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the first church of the Nazarene, Logansport, with the Revs. Horace SMITH and Lowell YEATTS officiating. Burial will be in Buck Creek Cemetery, Thornhope. Friends may call at McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Cass County Heart Fund or to the church.

Friday, January 13, 1989

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Saturday, January 14, 1989

Estelle E. Smiley

Estelle E. SMILEY, 83, Rochester Nursing Home, died at 12:50 a.m. today. She had been in failing health for several years. She was born June 8, 1905, in Mosinee,Wis., to Peter and Grace KELLOG RING. She had resided in Rochester for 47 years. On March 17, 1942, she married Earl M. SMILEY in Rochester. He preceded her in death in 1967.

Before her retirement, she was employed in the dietary department at Rochester High School and the Geneva Center. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Fred (Joyce) TRUAX, of Mosinee, Wis.; Mrs. John (Gladys) SMILEY and Mrs. Larry (Terri) HOWDESHEL, both of Rochester; one step-daughter, Mrs. Mike (Ruth) TULIS, Wabash; four step-sons, John SMILEY and Ray SMILEY, both of Rochester, Dean SMILEY of Terre Haute, Dale SMILEY of Atlanta, Ga.; one sister, Mrs. Anna SIEDSCHLAG, Rhinelander, Wis.; one brother, Thomas RING, Washington; twenty-three grandchildren; and thirty-two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daugher, Jean JENKINS; two step-sons, Don SMILEY and Robert SMILEY; and four brothers.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John Lutheran Church in Rochester, with Pastor James KREFT officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester.

Friends may call at the Foster & Good Funeral Home in Rochester from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and at the church one hour prior to services on Monday.

Monday, January 16, 1989

Valda A. Mappin

Valda A. MAPPIN, 76, Logansport, died 7:30 p.m. Friday at Chase Center there.

Born July 3, 1912 in White County to Carl and Amy Elizabeth KISTLER FRY, she was married to Robert D. MAPPIN on Nov. 23, 1935. She was a member and past worthy matron of the Order of Eastern Star, Royal Center, and member of the Royal Center Grace Methodist Church.

Surviving are eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and a sisteer, Violet YOUNT, Riverdale, Ill. A son, Doublas R. [MAPPIN], preceded in death.

Services were at 1:30 p.m. today at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Royal Center, with the Rev. Mike ANDERSON officiating. Burial was in the Royal Center Cemetery.

Laura A. Hanes

Laura A. HANES, 80, 1115 E. 9-B Road, Bourbon, died at 1:20 p.m. Saturday in the Goshen General Hospital, Goshen.

She was born Dec. 28, 1908 in Bremen, to James and Alvilda KEYSER FRANKLIN. She lived in the Bourbon, Bremen communities all her life. On Jan. 17, 1937, she married Oliver F. HANES, who survives. She was a member of the Bremen Church of the Brethren.

Surviving with the husband are three daughters, Deloris KOMINSKI, Goshen; Karen MYERS, Nappanee; Verna CLEMANS, Akron; a son, Wayne [HANES], Bourbon; ten grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren. A son, Larry [HANES], and two brothers preceded in death.

Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Bremen Church of Brethren with the Rev. Robert W. DELL officiating. Burial wil be in the Bremen Cemetery. Friends may call at the Denton Funeral Home, Bourbon, from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and Wednesday at the church before services. Memorials may be made to the Bremen Church of the Brethren

Gabriel J. Holewiak

Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Gabriel J. HOLEWIAK, 74, 626 W. Sixth St., who died at 1 a.m. today at the residence of Joe HARTER.

M. Jeannette Harding

M. Jeannette HARDING, 63, Rt. 1, Macy, died at 1:25 a.m. today at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

She was born Feb. 19, 1925 in Rochester, to Frank and Mary BERGMAN MURRAY. She lived in Macy since 1945. On Dec. 2, 1945 in Peru, she married Byron G. “Bud” HARDING. He preceded in death Nov. 27, 1980. She was a member of the Macy United Methodist Church, and the Allen Township Extension Homemakers Club.

Surviving are a son, Gary C. HARDING, Macy; two granddaughters, Miss Lynlie Ann, and Miss Dessa Ann HARDING, both of Mary; two sisters, Mrs. Warren (Jackie) McCARTER, Mishwaka; Mrs. Joann STERRET, Logansport; two brothers, Richard Lee MURRAY, and Frank MURRAY, both of Logansport. She was preceded in death by a sister, Betty MURRAY.

Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Revs. Kathrine LEHMAN and Gene JANICK officiating. Burial will be in the Plainview Cemetery, Macy. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m.and 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and one hour prior to services on Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Macy United Methodist Church.

Tuesday, January 17, 1989

Gabriel J. Holewiak

Services for Gabriel J. HOLEWIAK, 74, 626 W. Sixth St., Rochester, who died at 1 a.m. Monday, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Cornelius J. KELLY officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Mr. Holewiak was born Jan. 20, 1914 in East Chicago, to John and Julia MOSON HOLEWIAK. He lived in Rochesrter since 1938, having come from Chicago, Ill. On July 2, 1938 in Rochester, he married Lois F. STRONG. She died June 3, 1985. He was a retired employee of the Chicago Board of Trade, and a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rochester.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Henry (Mary Ann) BORELA, Homewood, Ill., and two nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son, Jan [HOLEWIAK], Aug. 31, 1963, and by a brother, Matthew HOLEWIAK.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. through the hour of services Wednesday.

Jewel Smith

Jewel SMITH, 81, Indianapolis, died Monday in Indianapolis.

She was born March 10, 1907 in Martinsville, to Joseph Brian and Matilda E. BOLIN EDWARDS. She was a member of the Shelbyville Road Church of Christ in Indianapolis, the White Cross Guild, and the Southport Senior Citizens Club. She retired from the housekeeping department at Blue Cross-Blue Shield Company. She also worked for the National Tube Processing Company and the National Hosiery Company, Indianapolis.

Surviving are three daughters, Lois WONDERS, Rochester; Patty KRAMER, and Mary Anne ELLETT, both of Indianapolis; nine grandchildren, Susan WILLIAMS, Steven WONDERS, Lori BAUER, Nancy RAMSEY, all of Rochester; John KRAMER Sr., Terri Anne KUROWIA; H. Dean ELLETT III, Kathy CASEY, Linda BAILEY, and six great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the G.H. Herrmann Madison Avenue Funeral Home, 5141 Madison Ave., Indianapolis. Burial will be in Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Walker M. Butt

Walker M. BUTT, 88, Denver, died at 10:48 p.m. Monday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

He was born Dec. 14, 1900 in Erie Township, Miami, County, to Stephen A. and Nellie LESHER BUTT. On June 7, 1922 in Peru, he married Marjorie Elizabeth BISHOP. She survives. He was a retired farmer and building contractor; a member of the Denver United Methodist Church, and the Westlawn Cemetery Board.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Martha) SNYDER, Converse; two sons, Robert [BUTT], Macy, and Kenneth [BUTT], Peru; ten grandchildren, and seventeen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Richard [BUTT]; a granddaugter, Barbara Jean BUTT; two sisters, including Lena May WORKING; six brothers, Benjamin Fanklin, Stephen Arch, Oscar, Clyde, William Dewey, and Joseph Russell [BUTT].

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Douglas H. BARBER officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery, Denver. Friends may call Thursday from 3 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Wednesday, January 18, 1989

Skyler Marie Whitehair

Skyler Marie WHITEHAIR, infant daughter of Charles and Susan RHODES WHITEHAIR, Albany, died Tuesday at Riley Childrens Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born Jan. 7, in Indianapolis.

Surviving with the parents are two sisters, Abigail and Whitney WHITEHAIR, both at home; paternal grandparents, Joe and Louise WHITEHAIR, Albany; maternal grandparents, Robert and Carolyn RHODES, Rochester; great-grandparents, Marie SHORE, Rochester, and Walter CUMBERLAND, Riverside, Calif.; great-great-grandmother, Mrs Reba SHORE, Rochester, and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Private services will be held at the Meeks Mortuary Chapel. There are no calling hours. Memorials may be made to Riley Children’s Hospital, Newborn ICU, Room A-181, 702 Barnell Drive, Indianapolis 46223.

Thursday, January 19, 1989

Robert G. Swoverland

Robert Gail SWOVERLAND, 66, Deedsville, died at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis.

He was born Sept. 6, 1922 in Mexico to Earl and Margaret FIKE SWOVERLAND. On June 10, 1950, he married Dorothy L. CHAPIN, who survives. He was retired in 1982 from Olin Corporation, and a member of the Deedsville United Methodist Church, the Nyona Lake Fish and Game Club, and the Peru Izaak Walton League. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran.

Surviving with the wife are several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Jane DILLMAN, and three brothers, John, Eldon and Joe [SWOVERLAND].

Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Norris KING officiaing. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call from 3:30 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Leonora Jolley

Leonora JOLLEY, 96, Rt. 1, Hamlet, died at 8:20 a.m. today at the Rochester Nursing Home.

She was born Feb. 14, 1892 in Starke County, to James D. and Celesta ROOSE HARNESS. She lived most of her life in he Hamlet community. On Nov. 12, 1919 in Knox, she married Robert JOLLEY. He preceded in death Nov. 15, 1960. She was retired from the former Kingsbury Ordinance Plant, Kingsbury.

Surviving are a son, George [JOLLEY], Rochester; two grandchildren, Carla WESTON, Columbia City; Jerry JOLLEY, Rochester three great-grandchidren, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two sisters and five brothers.

Graveside services will be at 12 noon (EST) Saturday at the Fletcher Cemetery, Hamlet. Friends may call at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Friday, January 20, 1989

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Saturday, January 21, 1989

Wilda M. Burrous

Wilda M. BURROUS, 72, Mexico, formerly of Rocheser, died at 2:02 p.m.Friday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru. She was born Sept. 10, 1916 in Mexico, to Cyrus and Grace E. ARMEY STOFER. On Nov. 10, 1937 at the Mexico Church of the Brethren, she married George E. BURROUS, who survives. She was a member of the Mexico Church of the Brethren and the Gilead Chapter Order of Eastern Star. She worked for Dow Chemical, Zionsville, and retired as a rceptionist at the Wabash Clinic in 1981.

Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Rosalie Ann LEEDY, Dover; a son, Edwin L. BURROUS, Rochester; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchidren, and a sister, Harriett CONNER, Peru. Two sisters, Ruth HOWELL and Thelma BIXLER preceded in death.

Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver with the Rev. Don RITCHEY officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 8 p.m.

Herbert A. Zimmerman

Herbert A. ZIMMERMAN, 84, 1101 Jefferson St., died at 6 p.m. Friday after a brief illness.

Born Sept. 12, 1904 in Rochester to Leo George ad Blanche SMAILES ZIMMERMAN, he was a lifelong resident of this area. In Rochester he married Dorothy E. SPOHN, who survives. He was associated with his father and brothers for more than sixty years with the Zimmerman Family Funeral Homes in Rochester and Fulton. A 1923 graduate of Rochester High School, he was captain of the first basketball team to play in Whitmer Gym. He coached the Rochester Merchants Baseball team, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a 50-year member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge, a member of the Elks and Moose Lodges, the American Legion, a charter member of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce, financial secretary of the Kiwanis Club for 42 years; a 64-year member of the state and national Funeral Directors Associations, and a member and former trustee of the First Presbyterian Church.

Surviving with the wife are two brothers, Major S. and James W. ZIMMERMAN, Rochester. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Emerson [ZIMMERMAN], 1981; Val [ZIMMERMAN] III, 1979, and Leo D. [ZIMMERMAN], 1988.

Private family rites will be a 11 a.m. Monday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. John RAMSEY officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday.

Monday, January 23, 1989

Anne M. Kendall

Anne M. KENDALL, 64, of 324 N. Mishawaka St., Akron, died Sunday morning at the home of her daughter in Red Lion, Pa., following a long illness.

She was born Nov. 3, 1924, at Niagara Falls, N.Y., to James P. and Marion S. MICHELSON KRUGER. On May 12, 1945 in Niagara Falls, she married Merrill KENDALL, a former Fulton County clerk and county auditor who died Oct. 16, 1985. She was a nurse, and she and her hsand had owned the Kendall Grocery in Akron for 13 years. She was a member of the Akron United Methodist Church, Kappa Delta Phi Sorority, Akron; was past president of the Fulton County Republican Women’s Club; was a Republican precinct committteeman, and had been a delegate to the state Republican Convention many times.

Surviving are two daughters, Marion STEPHENSON, Red Lion, Pa., and Marjorie KENDALL, Phoenix, Ariz.; two sons, James [KENDALL], Roann, and M. Stephen [KENDALL], Denver, Colo; five grandchildren; a sister, Elizabeth CORNISH, Niagara Falls, and a brother, David S. KRUGER, Akron. A sister, Phyllis ALLEN, preceded in death.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Merlyn COX officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Akron United Methodist Church or the Woodlawn Hospital Home Health Care Services.

Iris C. Fitzgerald

Iris C. FITZGERALD, 81, of 308 W. Jackson St., Mentone, died about 1 a.m. Saturday at her residence.

She was born Feb. 8, 1907 in Wabash County to Albert and Martha COON LUCKENBILL. She had lived in Mentone since 1932. On May 20, 1930, she married Thomas F. FITZGERALD who died July 25, 1949. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw, and the Scrambled Egg Symphony Band.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. John (Joan) LUTES, Atwood; Mrs Melvin (Martha Rose) GORHAM, Mentone, and Mrs. Thomas (Sheila) LAING, Logansport; six sons, Thomas [FITZGERALD] Jr., Grand Rapids, Mich.; J. Dennis [FITZGERALD], Geneseo, Ill.; Gerald J. [FITZGERALD], McDonough, Ga.; George [FITZGERALD], Essex Junction, Vermont; Bernard F. [FITZGERALD]. Sumpter, S.C., and James A. [FITZGERALD], Bodkin, Ohio; a sister, Juanita HARMON, Warsaw; eighteen grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Philip DeVOLDER officiating. Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetry. Friends may call at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, after 2 p.m. today. The Rosary will be recited at 4 p.m. today.

Chester E. Kelley

Chester E. KELLEY, 81, of 401 E. Jackson St., Selma, died Saturday morning at the Fountainview Nursing Home.

He was born Jan. 18, 1908 in Holton, Ripley County, where he had lived for 60 years. On Jan. 22, 1931, he married Garnet LEICHT, who survives. He retired in 1972 after 35 years with Indiana Steel and Wire. He was a charter member of the M & Bar D Club, a member of the Liberty Township Advisory Board, and was active in the Democratic Party.

Surviving with the wife are three daughers, Mrs. Larry (Sharon Lee) LONG, Muncie; Mrs. Lyle (LeAnna) HOOD, Rochester, and Mrs. Allen (MaryEtta) ZARTMAN, Garrett; eight grandchildren, including Shelley and Terry KRICK of Rochester, and four great-grandchildren. A son, Alvin Earl [KELLEY], and a granddaughter preceded in death.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Meeks Mortuary. Burial will be in Crownpoint Cemetery, Kokomo. Friends may call after 1 p.m. today and prior to services Tuesday.

Louis C. Miller

Louis C. MILLER, 75, of 356 Blair Pike, Peru, died at 7:30 p.m. Friday at his residence.

He was born Sept. 23, 1913 in Peru to Lewis F. and Martha BEST MILLER. On Sept. 23, 1937 he married Lois M. WAYMIRE who survives. Retired from Square D Company, he was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Moose and Elks lodges, all of Peru.

Surviving with the wife are four brothers, Wilbur “Butch” [MILLER], Nyona Lake; Clayton [MILLER], Cincinnati, Ohio; Edward [MILLER], Peru, and Robert [MILLER], Rialto, Calif; three sisters, Marjorie COLE, Kokomo; Ruby QUINCE and Irene STRIFFLER, both of Melbourne, Fla. A daughter preceded in death.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev. Bryan CLEMENS officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Tuesday, January 24, 1989

Ray Click

Word was received today of the death Friday of Ray CLICK, Bay Bridge Road, Fort Wayne.

Born Dec. 18, 1927, he had lived most of his life in Fort Wayne. On Dec. 16, 1967 he married Betty NELLANS, daughter of Margaret NELLANS and the late Robert K. NELLANS of Richland Center.

Surviving are the wife and a son, Rodney [CLICK].

There were no services. Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund.

Wednesday, January 25, 1989

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Thursday, January 26, 1989

Alma L. Crabill

Alma Louise CRABILL, 85, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 7:22 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend, following a brief illness.

She was born Sept. 18, 1903 near Rochester to James and May ROUCH FUGATE, and lived all her life here. On Dec. 15, 1928 in Fort Wayne, she married Carl CRABILL. He died Aug. 12, 1971. She was a member of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church.

Surviving is a nephew, Joe STETSON, Springfield, Ky. She was preceded in death by two daughters, three sons, a sister, and two brothers.

Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Revs. Robert RITTER and Armond RITTER officiating. Burial will be in the Moon Cemetery, northwest of Rochester. Friends may call at the Funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and two hours prior to services on Saturday.

Friday, January 27, 1989 to Saturday, January 28, 1989

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Monday, January 30, 1989

Maurine J. Ruberg

Maurine J. RUBERG, 75, Four Seasons Mobile Home Estates, died at 5:55 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, where she had been a patient for three days

She was born June 21, 1912 in Johnston City, Ill., to James and Mattie TALLAFERRO BOWDEN. In 1967 she came to the Talma and Rochester communities from Fort Wayne. On May 11, 1945 in Johnston City, she married the Rev. Delbert A.RUBERG, who died Aug. 26, 1980. She was retired as a nurse’s aide at Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital and at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, Rochester. She was a member of the Whippoorwill Community.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. George “Tim” (Patricia) PARIS, Rochester; three grandsons, Randy PARIS, University of Evansville, and Chris ands Jason PARIS, both of Rochester; a sister, Loucille YATES, Springfield, Ill., and a brother, James R. BOWDEN, Daytona Beach, Fla. She was preceded in death by a brother.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. John ANDREWS officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

George Smith

George SMITH, 80, of 711 E. 10th St., died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at his residence. He had been in failing health for six months.

He was born March 8, 1908 in Charleston, W. Va., to John and Luella SMITH. He came to this community from Charleston. On Dec. 24, 1932 at Richland Center, he married Helen PICKENS, who survives. He was employed for 40 years with Rochester Metal products Co., retiring in 1970. He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theatre. He was a member of the Rochester American Legion and the Manitou VFW Post.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Ann) TAYLOR, Warsaw; Mrs. Jake (Irene) MILLER, Wabash, and Mrs. Ivan (Carolyn) ABRAMS, Rochester; a son, Larry SMITH, Rochester; seventeen grandchildren, and twenty-one great-grandchildren. A granddaughter preceded in death.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Junior BOSE officiating. Burial will be in the Bruce Lake Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today.

Mamie E. Golden

Mamie Ellen GOLDEN, 88, Rt. 2, Macy, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital.

She was born Oct. 25, 1900 in Sterling, Ky., to James S. and Ellen GOLDEN TUCKER. She moved to Macy 50 years ago from Mt. Sterling. On Aug. 18, 1923 in Kentucky she married Charles GOLDEN, who died in Marcy 1966. She was a member of the Pilgrim Chapel, Roann.

Surviving are two brothers, James Andrews GOLDEN, Indianapolis, and William GOLDEN, Georgetown, Ky., and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two infant sons, five sisters and two brothers.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Hilbert JONES officiating. Burial will be in the Gilead Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and for two hours before services on Wednesday.

Everett R. Miller

Everett R. MILLER, 78, Rt. 5, Monticello, died at 11:20 a.m. Sunday at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, where he had been a patient for eight months.

He was born Sept. 1, 1910 in New Castle to James R. and Emily P. MILLER. He lived most of his life in Indianapolis, moving to Monticello 10 years ago. On Oct. 5, 1940 in Indianapolis, he married Betty FADDEE, who survives. He was a machinist in the experimental department of Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors, Indianapolis for 35 years before retiring. He was a member of the Veritas Masonic Lodge, Indianapolis; Trinity United Methodist Church, Rochester, and was a World War II Army veteran, serving in the Pacific Theatre.

Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Dale (Marilyn) PACE, Rochester, and Mrs. David (Evelynn) SHIRK, Canton, Mich.; five grandchidren, Melinda and Nathanial Rolland PACE, Rochester, and Nicole, Amanda and Matthew SHIRK, Canton, Mich.; a sister, Mrs. Florence ROLL, and a brother Robert MILLER, Indianapolis. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Michael J. PACE, and a sister, Mrs. Rose HORTON.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Elmer ZIMMERMAN officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, and for an hour before services on Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Handicapped Fund of Trinity United Methodist Church, Rochester.

James Wilkes

James WILKES, 71, of 630 W. Ninth St., died at 5:05 a.m. today at South Bend Memorial Hospital.

Born July 28, 1917 in Chicago, he came to Rochester with the Cole Brothers Circus in 1938. On Aug.30, 1941 in Rochester, he married Elverna “Vernie” LANGE, who survives. He was a former employee of Cook Brothers Furniture Store and the Rochester Sears Catalog Store. He also had been a bartender at the Rochester Elks and the Manitou Moose lodges. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and the Manitou Moose Lodge.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Mark (Diane) JONES, Rochester; a son, Larry [WILKES], Buena Park, Calif.; three granddaughters, Ann and Christi JONES, Rochester, and Jennifer WILKES, Buena Park. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Lutheran Church with the Rev. James KREFT officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester Citizens Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester. Memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church.

Keith Woolever

Keith WOOLEVER, 59, Rt. 4, Kokomo, died at 4:58 p.m. Sunday at Howard Community Hospital, Kokomo.

He was born Dec. 20, 1929 in Cass County to Clyde and Jennie MARTIN WOOLEVER. On July 4, 1948 in Logansport, he married Patricia KLUMPP, who survives. He was a tool maker for Chrysler Corporation, Kokomo. He was a past master of the Walton Masonic Lodge, was president in 1976 of the Logansport Shrine Club, and a member of the Walton Eastern Star, the Scottish Rite Valley of Indianapolis and the Indianapolis Murat Temple.

Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Vicki ROBERSON, Walton; Kathy HERRELL, Rochester; Deborah RHINE, Galveston, and a son, Thomas [WOOLEVER], Young America; a sister Wilma HASMAN, Walton; three brothers, Robert [WOOLEVER], Walton; Eugene [WOOLEVER], Palm Harbor, Fla., and Dale [WOOLEVER], Marianna, Fla., and ten grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, with the Rev. John COX officiating. Burial will be in the Walton I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Masonic services will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Crippled Children’s Fund.

Tuesday, January 31, 1989

Everett R. Overmyer

Everett R. OVERMYER, 85, of 308 E. Indiana Ave., South Bend, died at 4 p.m. Monday at his residence.

He was born Aug. 21, 1903 in Leiters Ford to Benjamin and Ida Mae FEECE OVERMYER. In 1929 at Lapaz, he married Alice MYERS, who survives. He was retired from the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service of St. Joseph County, for which he was a land surveyor. He was a member of the Kewanna Masonic Lodge for over 50 years, a member and past deacon of the First Christian Church of South Bend, and member of the Forum Club of the church. In 1930 he graduated from Tri-State College, Angola, with a degree in electrical engineering. In 1933 he designed and patented an adjustable sack-holding device used in farm elevators for sacking grain. He also worked on the first automatic washing machine at the Bendix Corporation, South Bend.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Janice VALENTINE, Omaha, Neb.; a son, Roger OVERMYER, Austin, Texas; four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the First Christian Church, South Bend, with the Rev. Richard SPLETH officiating. Burial will be in the Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend. Friends may call at the church from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, and on Thursday for an hour before services. The Forest G. Hay Funeral Home South Bend is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church or the Visiting Nurse Association, South Bend.

Wednesday, February 1, 1989

Grover E. Metzger

Rites are pending at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, for Grover E. METZGER, 100, formerly of Kewanna, who died at 5:45 a.m. today at the Meridan Health Care Center, South Bend.

He was born June 7, 1888 in Leesburg to William and Sarah WILKINSON METZGER. On March 7, 1916 in Winamac, he married Hazel M. RARRICK, who died Nov. 28, 1972. He lived in Monticello 14 years before going to the nursing home. He was a retired secretary-treasurer of the Illinois Agriculture Association, a member of the Rochester I.O.O.F. and a 50-year member of the Tippecanoe Masonic Lodge at Lafayette. A 1914 Purdue graduate, he was a member of Acacia Fraternity and Alpha Zeta Fraternity and a charter member of the Union Building Club, all at Purdue.

Surviving are two sons, Robert E. [METZGER], Ocala, Fla., and John W. [METZGER], Dunlap, Ill.; two daughters, Olive LIEBERMAN, Carlsbad, Calif., and Dorothy PHILLIPS, South Bend; two sisters, Bertha URBIN, Walkerton, and Ruth HUGHES, South Bend; thirteen grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Two sons, two sisters and two brothers preceded in death.

Ersie L. Cole

Ersie L. COLE, 102, of 5816 17th St. West, Bradenton, Fla., died at 5 a.m. Monday in Bradenton.

She was born July 21, 1886 in Mentone to Samuel and Hannah SHATTA MENTZER. She moved to Florida 18 years ago from Elkhart. On Oct. 12, 1912, she married Clarence COLE, who died in 1965. She and her husband were owners of a general store in Mentone for a number of years. She was also a former employee of Ziesel’s Department Store in Elkhart, a 75-year member of the Eastern Star, and a member of the Mentone First Baptist Church.

Surviving are two sons, Charles [COLE], Ft. Myers, Fla, and Robert [COLE], Bradenton, Fla.; two granddaughters; five great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchidren.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Mentone Cemetery with the Rev. Ken MARKEN officiating. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Friday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Thursday, February 2, 1989

Sarah L. O’Dell

Sarah Louise O’DELL, 88, formerly oif Fulton County, died at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Indiana Veteran’s Home, Lafayette, where she had lived for several years.

She was born Aug. 31, 1900 in Rochester to George and Lydia O’BLENIS [MARSHALL]. Her husband, John Gilbert O’DELL, died in 1952.

Surviving are a son, Gilbert [O’DELL], Plymouth; two grandchildren, Miss Suzanne Marie O’DELL, Plymouth, and Douglas Bryan O’DELL, Austin, Texas. She was preceded in death by a son, Robert Arthur [O’DELL].

Graveside services were to be at 11 a.m. today at the South Germany Cemetery, northwest of Rochester. Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, was in charge of arrangements.

Nelson D. Hunter Jr.

Nelson Dean HUNTER Jr., 54, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend. He had been in failing health for 10 months.

He was born Sept. 26, 1934 in Rochester to Nelson and Miriam [YEAZEL] HUNTER Sr. He lived his entire life in Fulton County. On Dec. 9, 1956, near Rochester, he married Carolyn L. CASTLEMAN, who survives. A farmer, he was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and the Kum-Join-Us Class of the church; was active in the Fulton County Mental Health Association and the Manitou Training Center; was a member of the Association of Milk Producers, and a former member of the Rochester Rotary Club.

Surviving with the wife are a son, Jeffrey D. [HUNTER], Rochester; five sisters, Mrs. Ted (Linda) McCLOUGHAN and Mrs. Mark (Kay) ALBER, both of Rochester; Mrs. Rich (Wanda) WILHELM, Macy; Mrs. Harry (Pat) VanDALSEN, Deedsville, and Jane A. SMITH, Guam; a brother, Larry HUNTER, Syracuse; the father and step-mother, Nelson and Rosellen “Dixie” DICKSON HUNTER Sr., Rochester; the step-father, Paul GILE, Warsaw, and nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. His mother died in 1982.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday 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 noon to 8 p.m. Friday and for two hours before services on Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Sociaty or the Manitou Training Center.

Chester M. Bowersox

Word was received today oif the death of Chester M. BOWERSOX, 79, Ozona, Fla., a former civic leader in Leiters Ford. He died Saturday at the Mease Hospital in Dunedin, Fla.

Mr. Bowersox was with the former Leiters Ford State Bank at Leiters Ford for 18 years, seven of those years as president, before retiring in 1962. He also had been chairman of the former Fulton County School Reorganization Committee, a former president of the Fulton County Crippled Children’s Society, and was one of three persons who started the Aubbeenaubbee Township Volunteer Fire Department.

He was a member of the 1926 Leiters Ford High School basketball team that won the first Fulton County basketball tournament. Leiters Ford later consolidated with Delong to form the Aubbeenaubbee Township School Corporation which now is part of the Culver School Corporation.

Mr. Bowersox was born in Leiters Ford Nov. 14, 1909 to Roy and Goldie BOWERSOX. He was a cost accountant at Bendix Products in South Bend for 17 years before returning to his hometown. In Florida, he was a member of the Palm Harbor United Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Frances [BOWERSOX], whom he married Aug. 22, 1931; two sons, John [BOWERSOX], Leiters Ford, and Thomas [BOWERSOX], South Bend; four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

The body will be cremated. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, in the Leiters Ford United Methodist Church. Memorials may be made to the church.

Hazel M. Stroup

Word was received today of the death of Hazel M. STROUP, 69, of 1028 E. Laguna St., Kokomo. She died at 8 a.m. Saturday at her home. She was born Oct. 31, 1919 in Kokomo to Clarence and Emma NEWBURN ANTHONY. On Sept. 21, 1946, she married Theodore R. STROUP, who died Sept. 24, 1985. She retired from Delco Electronics in 1982 after 26 years. She was a member of United Auto Workers Local 292.

Surviving are a son, Ross STROUP, Monticello; five daughters, Mrs. Dave (Phyllis) WATTS, Punta Gorda, Fla.; Mrs. Bryon (Emma) REDMON and Mrs. Glen (Sharon) JEWELL, both of Kokomo; Mrs. Darrell (Phyllis Marie) STAGE, Oklahoma, and Sharon Kay HENRY, Indianapolis; two sisters, Grace HOBBS, Kokomo, and Genevieve COX, Peru; twenty-five grandchildren, and sixteen great-grandchildren. Three brothers preceded in death.

Services were Tuesday at the Ellers Chapel, Kokomo, with the Rev. Dr. Mickey HART officiating. Burial was in Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo.

Friday, February 3, 1989

Grover E. Metzger

Services for Grover E. METZGER, 100, will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Harrison Metzger, Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Ron PURKEY officiating. Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery with Masonic services. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Saturday.

Formerly of Kewana, Mr. Metzger died at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Meridian Health Care Center in South Bend.

Goldie E. O’Connell

Goldie E. O’CONNELL, 90, formerly of 1234 Rochester Blvd., died at the home of her daughter at 11:25 a.m. Thursday. She was born April 6, 1898 in Newcastle Township near Talma to Ancil and Margaret McINTIRE BRYANT. She lived her entire life in Fulton County. On May 27, 1922 in Fulton County, she married Clarence E. O’CONNELL, who died Aug. 15, 1973. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church, Rochester.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. George (Inabelle) TRAVER, LaFontaine, and Mrs. Joe (Sharan) MORRIS, Rochester a son, Lee [O’CONNELL], Laketon; eleven grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren, and a sister Mrs. Eva LANDIS, Akron. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Lou DOUGLAS, on Jan. 7, 1984, and six sixters and two brothers.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Tom BALLARD officiating. Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday and for two hours before services Sunday.

Mabel G. Holzbauer

Mabel Gladys HOLZBAUER, 91, San Diego, Calif., died Jan. 7, at her home.

She was born at Kewanna to Isaac Newton and Ellen BROOKER TROUTMAN. She lived in Plymouth many years before moving to San Diego. She was married to Joseph J. HOLZBAUER, who preceded in death.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Rose SIMPSON, Barbara RIDERIBUE, and Josephine SANTANGELO, all of San Diego, and Mrs. Genevieve O’CONNELL, Taylor, S.C.; thirteen grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren.

Services were Jan 13 at Holy Spirit Church and interment services at Holy Cross Cemetery. Fhe Featheringill Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.

Saturday, February 4, 1989

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Monday, February 6, 1989

Agnes M. Huff

Agnes M. HUFF, 73, Burket, died at 11:06 p.m. Friday at Kosciusko Community Hospital.

She was born May 20, 1915 at Pierceton to Charles M. and Elizabeth VIRGIL BROWN. On Nov. 4, 1934, she married Paul J. HUFF, who died Dec. 21, 1980. She was a member of the Burket United methodist Church where she taught Sunday School for 17 years. She worked for the Salvation Army for 20 years.

Surviving are two daughters, Mary Alice SAPEN, Warsaw, and Ruth Ann WHETSTON, Tippecanoe; a son, John [HUFF], Burket; a brother, Charles R. BROWN, Fort Wayne; nine grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren. Two sisters and a brother preceded in death.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, wih the Revs. Douglas FRITZEL an Don POYSER officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Gove Cemetery, Pierceton. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today.

Addie Rosberg

Addie ROCKWELL ROSBERG, 88, Indianapolis, died Sunday at Winona Hospitl, Indianapolis.

She was born March 4, 1900 in Indianapolis to Oscar and Alice FOIST ROCKWELL. Her husband, Harry G. ROSBERG, died Aug. 17, 1968. She was a member of the Eastern Star, Indianapolis; the International Travel Study Club; Coran Temple Daughters of the Nile; the Riley Hospital Cheer Guild, and the Indiana Retired Teachers Association. She attended Butler University, and taught third and fourth grades in the Indianapolis schools for 34 years before retirement.

Surviving are three nieces, Joanna JANA, Rochester; Paula BIRKLE, Huntley, Mont., and Teresa ZIESENHENE, South Bend.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Flanner-Buchanan Fall Creek Chapel, Indianapolis. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianaolis. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Fall Creek Chapel. Eastern Star services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to Riley Children’s Hospital.

William M. Overmyer

William M. OVERMYER, 92, of 627 N. Harrison St., Warsaw, formerly of Leiters Ford, died Saturday at 8:15 a.m. at Kosciusko Community Hospital.

He was born April 30, 1896 in Fulton County to Ambrose and Elnora MEDBURN OVERMYER. On Sept. 2, 1917, he married Grace M. JOHNSON, who died Oct. 19, 1978. He was former owner of the Laketon Elevator. He also taught school at Richland Center, and was in banking at Leiters Ford. He was a World War I veteran and a member of the Roann Masonic Lodge.

Surviving are a son, Cleon OVERMYER, Warsaw; three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. A daughter, four brothers and a sister preceded in death.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with the Rev. Glen HOWENSTINE officiating. Burial will be in Laketon Cemetery. Friends may call today from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Masonic services wil be at 8 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.

Nellie Lockwood

Nellie LOCKWOOD, 83, Joliet, Ill., died Friday at the Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet.

She was born Nov. 16, 1905 in Church Hill, Tenn., to Simieon and Florence ARNOLD. On March 31, 1929, she married Clinton LOCKWOOD, who died in 1949.

Surviving are a son, William “Bill” LOCKWOOD, Joliet, Ill.; three daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Ruth) TURK, Naperville, Ill.; Mrs. Paul (Helen) NICKELSON, Houston, Texas, and Mrs. John (Joan) BROWN, Flint, Mich.; thirteen grandchildren, several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren; four sisters, Lillie CENCION, Rochester; Stella WILLIAMS, and Martha DAVIS, both of Hammond, and Jean HAMILTON, Lincoln, Neb., and a brother, Calvin ARNOLD, Hammond.

Services were at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Serenity Mortuary, Romeoville, Ill., with the Rev. Stephen BOOTHE officiating. Burial will be Tuesday in the Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.

Tuesday, February 7, 1989

Thelma G. Yeazel

Thelma G. YEAZEL, 81, of 340 W. Plum St., Argos, died at 1:45 p.m. Monday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth. She had been in failing health for a year.

She was born Feb. 23, 1907 in Miami County to William and Ada GLASSBURN MAZE. She moved to Argos in 1970 from North Liberty. On June 30, 1943 in South Bend, she married Roy YEAZEL, who died Jan. 7, 1981. She was retired from Bendix Corporation, South Bend, and was a member of the Argos United Methodist Church and the North Liberty Eastern Star.

Surviving are a sister, Marie WARD, Logansport; a brother, Joe MAZE, Argos; two nieces, and four nephews. A brother, John [YEAZEL], died in 1976.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Dean SNYDER officiating. Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and after 9 a.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to the Argos United Methodist Church.

Wednesday, February 8, 1989

Opal Foust

Opal WAYMIRE FOUST, 93, of 724 S. Main St., Kokomo, died at 12:58 a.m. Tuesday at the home of her son, Donald E. FOUST, 948 E. Center Road, Kokomo.

She was born March 18, 1895 in Wolcott to David and Anna Jane McQUOWN WAYMIRE. On Dec. 22, 1917, she married William R. FOUST, who died Dec. 13, 1948. She was a member of the Main Street United Methodist Church of Kokomo and its United Methodist Women, Martha Circle, Good Samaritan Circle and Isabelle Thoburn Sunday School Class.

Surviving with the son are two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Betty) CAGLEY, Howe, and Mrs. Kirch (Gloria) HECKATHORN, Macy; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; twenty-five step-great-grandchildren, and two sistrs, Mrs. Olive DINNIGER, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Bessie WEIS, Decatur, Ill. A son, two brothers and a sister preceded in death.

Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Main Street United Methodist church with the Rev. Burkett SMITH officiating, assisted by the Rev. Richard COVERT. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Kokomo. Friends may call at the Fenn Funeral Home, Kokomo, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and at the church for an hour before services Friday. Memorials may be made to the Mary Bryant Home for the Blind, 2960 Stanton Ave., Springfield, Ill., or to the Main Street United Methodist Church, Kokomo.

Thursday, February 9, 1989

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Friday, February 10, 1989

Dr. Peter G. Hazlett

Dr. Peter G. HAZLETT, 89, United Methodist Memorial Home, Warren, died at 3:20 a.m. today at the home.

He was born April 26, 1899 in Tippecanoe County to George and Ida HAZLETT. On Dec. 21, 1928, he married Hazel HUNNESHAGEN, who survives. He was a retired dentist, a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Marion and a veteran of World War I.

Private services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Butler Funeral Home, Warren, with the Revs. Don JENNINGS and Richard SMITH officiting. Burial will be in the Spring Hill Cemetery, Warren.

Saturday, February 11, 1989

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Monday, February 13, 1989

Arvesta V. Mechling

Arvesta V. MECHLING, 92, of West 19th B Road, Argos, died at 4:15 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend. She had been in failing health for six months.

She was born May 18, 1896 near Leiters Ford to Henry and Catherine CROMLEY BURKETT. She resided most of her life in the Marshall County area. On Sept. 25, 1915, she married Guy D. MECHLING, who died in 1973. She was a member of the Jordan Baptist Church and its Missionary Society.

Surviving are four sons, John A. [MECHLING], South Bend Joe D. [MECHLING], Mishawaka; Gerald L. [MECHLING], Edwardsburg, Mich., and Allan G. [MECHLING], Argos; nineteen grandchildren, and nineteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Grace [MECHLING]; a son, William [MECHLING]; five grandchildren; three sisters, Cora, Clara, and Jessie [BURKETT], and two brothers, Walter and Dan [BURKETT].

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Revs. Charles BLOOMER and Ralph PLETCHER officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Florence M. Hines

Florence M HINES, 76, Rt. 3, Kewanna, died today at 4 a.m. at the Fulton House Chase Center, Logansport.

She was born Feb. 2, 1913 at Lucerne, to Charles and Cora GRUSENMYER MARCH. On Sept. 20, 1932 at Crown Point, she married Sherald K. HINES, who survives. She was a retired psychiatric aide at Logansport State Hospital, a member of the Kewanna United Methodist Church, the Bunco Club and the Extension Homemakers Club.

Surviving are two sons, Kenneth [HINES], Twelve Mile, and Frederick [HINES], Galveston; a sister, Frances BOLLEI, Monticello; two brothers, Lawrence MARCH, Logansport, and Victor MARCH, Phoenix, Ariz.; eleven grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren. A son and two brothers preceded in death.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with Rev. Dennis INGLE officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Kewanna. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and after 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Tuesday, February 14, 1989

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Wednesday, February 15, 1989

Warren L. Decker

Warren L. DECKER, 58, Rt. 1, Tippecanoe, died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born Aug. 19, 1930 in Copalis Beach, Wash., to Bert and Elbertha KRUYSWICK DECKER. He had lived in this area for 15 years and had made his home with Margaret CHRISTMAN, Tippecanoe. He was a logger and commercial fisherman. He served with the U.S. Army in Korea, and received two Purple Heart medals.

Surviving are two daughters, Cheryl CARMICHAEL, Hoquim, Wash., and Gail GARDNER, Seattle, Wash.; a son, Bobby DECKER, Hoquim, Wash.; a sister, Donna REED, Edmonsd, Wash.; a brother, Wayne DECKER, Hammond, Ore.; two half-brothers, Kenneth DECKER and Thomas DECKER, both of Aberdeen, Wash., and a grandchild.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Thursday, February 16, 1989

Andrew A. Freese

Andrew A. FREESE, 40, Hawthorne, Calif., died unexpectedly Feb. 3 at his residence.

He was born Nov. 13, 1948 in Rochester to Francis and Irene SAMPSEL KUHN BLAIR FREESE. He was an electronics technician with Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, Calif. A 1967 Akron High School graduate, he attended Purdue University for a year, and graduated in 1977 from American Rivers College, Sacramento, Calif. He formerly attended Athens United Methodist Church, and was a member and treasurer of the Faith Evangelical Church, Hawthorne.

Surviving are two brothers, Michael FREESE, Deer Park, Calif., and Phillip FREESE, St. Helena, Calif.; an uncle, Homer SAMPSEL, Rochester, and cousins.

Services were in Hawthorne Feb. 11. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Athens Cemetery. Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, is in charge of local arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Cancer Society.

Emalene Kindig

Emalene KINDIG, 70, Rt. 2, Rochester, died at 8:35 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Hospital, South Bend. She was born Dec. 7, 1918 in Fulton County to Porter and Lavilla BALLENGER RHODES. On March 14, 1937 at Akron, she married Gerald KINDIG, who survives. She was a member of the Olive Bethel Church of God, Akron, and was retired from Torin Manufacturing, Rochester.

Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Karen Sue POMARANTZ, Scipio Center, N.Y.; three sons, Fred [KINDIG], Mentone; Richard [KINDIG], Silver Lake, and Jerry [KINDIG], Akron; four sisters, Mrs. Harold (Nina) CHAPMAN, and Mrs. Richard (Irene) MILLER, both of Rochester; Mrs. Donald (Lorraine) SPICE, and Mrs. William (Selena) GILLESPIE, both of Silver Lake; four brothers, Porter RHODES, Logansport; Dale and Thomas RHODES, both of Rochester, and Robert RHODES, Winamac; seventeen grandchildren, and twenty-one great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Akron Church of God with the Revs. James MALBONE and Dave COLLETT officiating. Burial will be in the [Athens] Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, and for an hour before services at the church.

Friday, February 17, 1989

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Saturday, February 18, 1989

Anna C. Widman

Anna C. WIDMAN, 83, Monterey, died at 9:45 p.m. Thursday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.

She was born Sept. 28, 1905 in Rochester to Ambrose and Elizabeth KELLER WIDMAN. She was a lifetime resident of the Monterey area and a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church at Monterey and the Rosary Sodality of the church.

Surviving are a sister, Rose BILTZ, Indianapolis; a brother, Charles H. WIDMAN, Rochester, and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in St. Anne’s Catholic Church at Monterey with the Rev. Gerald BORAWSKI officiatng. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bonine Funeral Home in Culver, where the Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday.

Mabel V. Ballinger

Mabel V. BALLINGER, 78, formerly of 304 Apple St., Argos, died 1 p.m. Friday at Middle Town Medical Center, Murfreesboro, Tenn., where she had been a patient for one week.

She was born July 29, 1910 in LaCrosse, to James and Nola WOODS ARMENTROUT. On June 12, 1928 in Hamlet, she married James O. BALLINGER. He preceded in death Jan. 20, 1985. She retired after 19 years with Hart Schaffner & Marx, Rochester. She was a member of the Wesleyan Church, Argos.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Scott (Eileen) SOLOMON, Woodbury, Tenn.; Mrs. Paul (Nedra) Van CLEAVE, Miles City, Mont.; Mrs. Nancy ELLIOTT, Plymouth; three sons, Dennis [BALLINGER], Plymouth; Larry [BALLINGER], Granger, and Rocky [BALLINGER], Argos; thirty grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Marian HUCHINS, Salt Lake City, Utah; Mrs. David (Gertrude) JOSEPH, Plymouth; Mrs. Opal WEIDNER, Rochester; two brothers, Glen ARMENTROUT, Argos, and Kenneth ARMENTROUT, Vermillion, Ohio. She was preceded by an infant daughter, two grandchidren, and a sister, Marietta.

Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Richard P. DEAN officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetry, Argos. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 10 a.m. Tuesday until services.

Opal I. Garner

Opal I. GARNER, 71, Rt. 1, Kewanna, died at 4 p.m. Friday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru.

Arrangements are pending at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna.

Monday, February 20, 1989

Harley V. Beck

Harley V. BECK, 85, of 523 E. Ninth St., died at 12:45 p.m. Saturday at Centerbury Manor Nursing Home where he had been a patiet for 10 days.

He was born Aug. 22, 1903 in Fulton County to Lee and Cordelia HORN BECK. In June 1927, he married Willadean SHIVELY, who died Aug. 26, 1965. On Jan. 3, 1968, he married Mildred CLARK, who survives. He retired from farming in 1966. He was a member of the Manitou Moose Lodge.

Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Keith (Mary Kathryn “Kate”) HISEY, Rochester, and Mrs. Joe (Helen) GOOD, Mentone; two grandchildren; ten step-grandchildren; a great-grandchild; fourteen step-great-grandchildren; three step-daughters, Mrs. Fred (Betty) ROHRER Elkhart; Mrs. Larry (Donna) WAHLIG, and Mrs. Fred (Mary Ann) HEISER, both of Fort Wayne; a step-son, Bob CLARK, North Miami Beach, Fla., and a sister, Mabel ANDERSON, Rochester.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday, and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Malcolm D. Miller

Malcolm D. MILLER, 72, of 300 N. First St., Argos, died at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, where he had been a patient for one week.

He was born Jan. 20, 1917 in Fulton County to Harvey and Nellie DUDGEON MILLER. He moved to Argos 10 years ago from the Santa Anna neighborhood. On Sept. 2, 1939, he married Asboreen SNYDER, who died Sept. 18, 1978. On Feb. 14, 1979, he married Maxine SWIHART, who survives. He was a 1934 graduate of Plymouth High School, a retired farmer, and a member of the Argos First Baptist Church, the Maxinkuckee I.O.O.F. Lodge, the Green Township and Marshall County Farm Bureau, and the Dairy Herd Association of Marshall County. He was a driver for REAL Meals in Marshall County, a retired school bus driver for Argos Community Schools, and a former treasurer of the Santa Anna Church.

Surviving with the wife are a son, Raymond E. [MILLER], Argos; a step-daughter, Arlene Ann MILLER, Plymouth; two step-sons, Merl and Dean SWIHART, both of Plymouth; two grandchildren, Dawn and Craig MILLER, both of Argos; two step-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Al (Mildred) EGILSKI, Ora; Mrs. Evelyn FUNK, Plymouth; Mrs. Charles (Frances) CLEVENGER, Rochester, and Mrs. Kenneth (Mary) LUSE, Grovertown; three brothers, Fredrick [MILLER], Clinton, Ill.; Lloyd Don [MILLER], Pierceton, and Earl [MILLER], Plymouth; and nieces and nephwes. A son, Kenneth [MILLER], died March 5, 1952.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Robert SIEGRIST officiating. Burial will be in the Poplar Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday. The Maxinkuckee I.O.O.F. Lodge will conduct memorial services at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Argos Emergency Medical Service.

Marvin Wright

Marvin WRIGHT, 58, a former Tippecanoe resident, died at 10 p.m. Friday at Gulfport, Miss.

He was born April 12, 1930 in Hazard, Ky., to Crit and Grace VIRES WRIGHT. He resided in Gulfport for the past year. On Jan. 31, 1953 in Knox, he married Beatrice HENSLEY, who survives. He was a carpenter and cabinet maker, and a disabled U.S. Navy Korean War veteran.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Junior (Sheila) WAGERS, Argos; two sons, Wayne [WRIGHT], Rochester, and Roger [WRIGHT], Pendleton; five grandchildren; two step-grandchildren, and a sister, Ines HOLLON, Beattyville, Ky. He was preceded in death by a brother, Cordell [WRIGHT].

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ, Argos, with the Rev. Lloyd HOWARD officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, and after 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Memorials may be made to the Church of Jesus Christ.

James J. Wilder

Services for James J. WILDER, 69, North Fort Myers, Fla., were conducted Feb. 2 at the Guardian Funeral Home, North Fort Myers.

Mr. Wilder died Jan. 30 at his residence. He was born March 17, 1919 in Pontiac, Mich., to Andrew J. and Gladys M. SKINNER WILDER. In 1939 he married Faye McGOLDRICK, who survives.

Surviving with the wife are the mother and step-father, Gladys and Clifford LANE, Fort Myers, Fla.; two sons, Ronald J. [WILDER], North Fort Myers, and Larry N. [WILDER], Waco, Texas; a daughter, Linda MOSIER, North Fort Myers; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchidren; a brother, Robert A. WILDER, Indianapolis, and two sisters, Mrs. Elmer (Iola) GNADT, Bullhead City, Ariz., and Arlene J. WILDER, Culver. His father; an infant sister, and a brother, Charles Edward [WILDER], preceded in death.

Opal I. Garner

Services for Opal I. GARNER, 71, of Rt. 1, Kewanna, who died at 4 p.m. Friday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru, were to be at 2 p.m. today at the Kewanna Baptist Church with the Rev. Ron PURKEY officiating. Burial was to be in the I.O.O.F.-Citizens Cemetery, Kewanna.

Mrs. Garner was born June 27, 1917 in Kewanna to Alva and Melissa FULLER CRABB. On March 16, 1941 in Kewanna, she married Burdette GARNER, who survives. She was a member of the Kewanna Baptist Church where she was assistant organist, taught Sunday School for 45 years and was past president of the Women’s Mission Union.

Surviving with the husband are a son, Thomas [GARNER], Kewanna; a daughter, Vicky SCANTLEN, Warsaw; a sister, Ersa SOMMERS, Kewanna; a half-brother, Alva CRABB Jr, Rockville, Md., and six grandchildren. A brother and a sister preceded in death.

Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Kewanna Baptist Church.

Lizzie Stepp

Lizzie STEPP, 65, Mentone, died at 7 a.m. today at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

She was born Feb. 11, 1924 in Crum, W. Va., to Preston and Mahaia LOWE FULLER. She moved to the Mentone area seven years ago from West Virginia. She was married to Bill STEPP, Beauty, Ky., who survives.

Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Josephine CLINGER, Silver Lake; a son, Leon [STEPP], Kermit, W. Va. four sisters, Myrtle DAMRON, Mentone; Merlie MESSER, Pataskala, Ohio; Ruth LAW, Columbus, Ohio, and Ruby WILLIAMS, Kermit; a brother, Abbie HODGE, Rittman, Ohio, and a grandchild.

King Memorial Home, Mentone, is in charge of local arrangements. Services are pending at the Calaham Funeral Home, Inez, Ky.

Tuesday, February 21, 1989

Paul W. Thomas

Paul Wesley THOMAS, 61, a former Rochester fireman, died Sunday at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla.

A Rochester native, he moved to Largo, Fla., after retiring from the fire department. He was a member of the Eagles and the American Legion.

Surviving with the wife Betty [THOMAS], of Largo are three daughters, Linda Sue DAUGHERTY, Bushnell, Fla.; Cathy THOMAS, Largo, and Elizabeth BLECHSCHMIDT, Clearwater, Fla.; a son, Steve [THOMAS], Rochester and a sister Nellie BAKER, Plymouth, and eight grandchildren.

Services will be at the Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell. Purcell Funeral Home, Bushnell, is in charge of arrangements.

Marie E. Burrough

Marie Ellen BURROUGH, 79, Rt. 3, Rochester, died at 11:06 a.m. Monday shortly after admission to Woodawn Hospital. She had been in failing health for 18 months.

She was born Nov. 21, 1909 in Logansport to Nick and Ella REAMES CLANDRA. She moved to this area in 1939 from the Logansport and Lucerne areas. On Sept. 23, 1939 in Wabash, she married Edgar George BURROUGH, who died Feb. 3, 1985.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Patricia ELTOUNI, Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs. Jesse (Ella May) VICE, and Mrts. James (Frances) KERR, both of Rochester; fourteen grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth LOWE, Logansport. She was preceded in death by a sister, Frances ROUCH.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Dennis INGLE officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and Friday after 9 a.m.

Doris R. Boose

Doris Ruth BOOSE, 86, Vancouver, Wash., died at 2 a.m. Saturday at Enmerald Terrace Convalescent Center, Vancouver.

She was born Sept. 7, 1902 in Kewanna to John and Elizabeth FELDER GORSELINE. She moved to Washington 5 years ago after having lived in the Frankfort and Logansport areas. In 1933 she married Forrest S. BOOSE, who preceded in death. She had been a teacher at Gary Wallace High School, was a graduate of Indiana University, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa Sorority, the Broadway Methodist Church, and the Order of Eastern Star, Logansport. She received her master’s degree from Harvard University.

Surviving are a son, John W. [BOOSE], Vancouver, Wash.; four grandchildren, Catherine POWERS, Palm Harbor, Fla.; Carolyn MacOUSHUM, John C. and Timothy L. [BOOSE], all of Vancouver; five great-grandchildren, and a brother, Robert GORSELINE, Palmetto Fla. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Louise ZELLERS COLLINS and Mrs. Mildred COFFMAN, and two brothers, Donald and Walter GORSELINE.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester. Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F.-Citizens Cemetery. Friencs may call after 11 a.m. Friday.

Lloyal Bugby

Lloyal BUGBY, 90, Rt. 2, Kewanna, died at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Chase Center Fulton House, Logansport.

He was born July 29, 1898 at Lucerne to William F. and Clara KLEPPER BUGBY. On Jan. 19, 1921 at Kewanna, he married Susie E. McLOCHLIN, who died in 1984. He was a retired shoe repair shop owner of 45 years in Logansport, a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Kewanna, and a 4th degree Knight of the Logansport Knights of Columbus.

Surviving are nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Kewanna, with the Rev. Cornelius KELLY officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna. A Knights of Columbus memorial service will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today. The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today.

Wednesday, February 22, 1989

Samuel Steffen

Palestine. - A 5-year-old Mentone boy died about 12:50 p.m. Tuesday after being accidently shot by his 13-year-old brother at their babysitter’s residence here, Kosciusko County Police said today.

Police said Samuel STEFFEN was killed instantly by a shotgun wound to his head. They said the older brother believed the 20-gauge shotgun was not loaded and pointed it at the younger boy.

Police termed the death accidental.

Police read from a prepared statement and declined to provide any other information.

Kenneth Anderson

Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Kenneth ANDERSON, 41, Rt. 3, Rochester, who died at 8:15 a.m. today at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.

Thursday, February 23, 1989

Samuel D. Steffen

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Tippecanoe Community Church for Samuel David STEFFEN, 5, of 205 E. Main St., Mentone. The Rev. Rodney SCHULER will officiate and burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone.

The boy died of an accidental shotgun wound at 12:50 p.m. Tuesday at a rural Mentone home near Palestine Lake.

He was born Feb. 15, 1984 in Indianapolis to E. David and Phyllis AUGHINBAUGH STEFFEN. His mother died Dec. 21, 1988. He attended the Tippecanoe Community Church and belonged to the Awana Bible Club at the church.

Surviving with the father are three sisters, Deborah, Elizabeth and Esther [STEFFEN], and two brothers, David P. and Michael [STEFFEN], all at home. A sister, Naomi [STEFFEN], preceded in death.

Kenneth L. Anderson

Services for Kenneth Lee ANDERSON, 41, Rt. 3, Rochester, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Gene JANIK officiating. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Mr. Anderson died at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday at South Bend Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born July 4, 1947 at Wabash to Robert and Anne SHORT ANDERSON. On Jan. 31, 1967 in Peru, he married Judy Ann EDWARDS, who survives. He owned and operated Kenny’s Metal Recycling, Rt. 3, Rochester. He was a 1966 graduate of Peru High School, a member of the Mt. Hope United Methodist Church, the Commercial Bowling League of Rochester and the mixed bowling league at Culver.

Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Carol, Loretta and Mary [ANDERSON], and a son, Kenny L. [ANDERSON], all at home; the mother and step-father, Anne and Charles BROWN, Peru; a sister, Mrs. Roy (Carol) WEAVER, Peru; a brother, Michael [ANDERSON], Peru, and nieces and nephews. His father died May 25, 1979.

Memorials may be made to Mt. Hope United Methodist Church.

Thomas G. Syler

Thomas G. SYLER, 71, of 312 Westwood Lane, died at 3:55 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital.

He was born Feb. 6, 1918 at Shanesville, Ohio, to Thomas and Elma FLEISCHMAN SYLER. He moved to Rochester in 1960 from Argos. He married Helen THOMPSON, who died march 21, 1969. He married Roselyn J. HOOKER, who died July 21, 1973. On Dec. 21, 1974 he married Pat EATON, who survives. He retired as an accountant at Wilson Coal and Grain, Rochester.

Surviving with the wife are six daughters, Mrs. Judy GONZALES, Santa Fe, N.M.; Mrs. James (Marge) THACKER, Bourbon; Mrs. Sheryl SIMONS and Mrs. Pat (Robin) BURKETT, both of Plymouth, and Tracy SYLER and Tomi SYLER, both of Rochester; two step-daughters, Debbie CAYWOOD, Pompano Beach, Fla., and Mrs. Ron (Tammie) PLATZ, Goshen; a grandchild; a great-granddaughter, and a sister, Mrs. Kate ERNST, Akron, Ohio. He was preceded in death by a step-daughter, Vicki PARSONS, in 1974, and a sister, Virginia SCHLINGMANN.

Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. There will be private visitation. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association or the Rochester Athletic Booster Club.

Friday, February 24, 1989

Joseph Arnett

Joseph ARNETT, 57, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Miller’s Merry Manor nursing home, Plymouth.

He was born May 20, 1921 in Toledo, Ohio, to Toy and Mary L. BALDRIDGE ARNETT, and had lived in Rochester for two years. On July 2, 1952 at Rensselaer, he married Delores GARCIA, who survives. He attended Wheatfield Public Schools and was owner of Arnett Concrete Co. He was a member of the Indiana National Guard and the Pentecostal Church.

Surviving with the wife are the mother, Mary L. RADKE, Stewart, Fla.; four sons, Joseph [ARNETT] Jr., Duluth, Minn.; Robert L. and John E. [ARNETT], both of Argos, and William A. [ARNETT], Rochester; three grandchildren; four brothers, Charles [ARNETT], Culver; Toy [ARNETT], Destin, Fla.; Tom [ARNETT], Remington, and Jim [ARNETT], Rensselaer; and four sisters, Mrs. Ray (Hazel) WACHS, Roselawn; Mrs. Earl (Garnett) CLAPP, Rensselaer; Mrs. George (Jewel) MADDOX, and Ms. Wanda HUDDLE, both of West Palm Beach, Fla.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday (noon EST) at the Jackson Funeral Chapel, Rensselaer, with the Rev. Eveston RISNER officiating. Burial will be in Weston Cemetery, Rensselaer. Friends may call from 3 to 10 p.m. EST today.

Amos Ritchie

Amos RITCHIE, 41, Rt. 1, Rochester, died at 2 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Hospital. He had been in failing health for five months.

He was born Nov. 19, 1947 in Kentucky to Woodrow and Ruth RITCHIE. He had lived in Rochester since 1985. On Dec. 13, 1980 in the country of Mexico, he married Jacqueline R. GEGOGEINE, who survives. He was emloyed at U.S. Abrasive Corp., Tippecanoe.

Surviving with the wife are five daughters, Lisa, Diane and Tami [RITCHIE], at home; Mrs. Jeff (Angie) GUNTER, Fulton, and Mrs. Margaret WALTERS, Ohio; a son, Joseph [RITCHIE], Royal Center; the mother, Mrs. Ruth RILEY, Rensselaer; four sisters, Mrs. Gretta CORBIN and Shirley RITCHIE, both of Frankfort, Ky.; Mrs. Alice Faye ALLEN, Rensselaer, and Mrs. Margart YARBER, Anaheim, Calif.; four brothers, Jay [RITCHIE], address unavailable; Amond [RITCHIE=, Paw Paw, Ill.; Woodie [RITCHIE], Akron, and Eugene [RITCHIE], Michigan City. He was preceded in death by his father and brother, Virgil [RITCHIE].

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Revs. Thomas BALLARD and James M. PRUITT officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 7 p.m. today and after 1 p.m. Saturday.

Keith G. Obenchain

Keith G. OBENCHAIN, 70, Logansport, died at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette.

He was born June 13, 1918 in Logansport to Glenn D. and Hazel L. WILLIAMS OBENCHAIN. On Sept. 10, 1939, he married Nan HOWELL, who survives. He had been a civil service examiner and postal clerk in Logansport and surrounding area for 33 years. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, a member of the Ninth Street Christian Church in Logansport, the Tipton Masonic Lodge, and the Eastern Star, American Legion, VFW and Elks Lodge in Logansport.

Surviving are a son, Keith Thomas [OBENCHAIN], Noblesville; two daughters, Judith PASHAK, Logansport, and Kothryn OBENCHAIN, Winter Park, Fla.; a brother, John [OBENCHAIN], Logansport; two sisters, Joyce McMAMARA, Mountain View, Calif., and Janet OBENCHAIN, Indianapolis, and six grandchildren.

Services will be at 1:30 Saturday at the Fisher Funeral Chapel, Loganspot, with Dr. Sam YOUNG officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, with military rites. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today. Masonic services will be at 7:30 p.m. tonight.

Saturday, February 25, 1989

Maxine L. Thompson

Maxine L. THOMPSON, 71, of 229 W. Ninth St., died at 4:25 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital.

She was born March 11, 1917 in Macy to Charles and Goldie SEE AMBLER. She lived her entire life in this community. On Dec. 24, 1940 in Rochester, she married Ralph A. THOMPSON, who died April 29, 1981. She had been a nurse for the late Dr. E.V. HERENDEEN and later was director of nursing at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, retiring in 1981. She was a graduate of City Hospital (now Wishard Hospital), Indianapolis.

Surviving are a son, Michael [THOMPSON], and a granddaughter, Penni [THOMPSON], both of Rochester; two sisters, Mrs. M.E. (Nila) [CARRUTHERS], Middletown, Ohio, and Mrs John (Mary) SHIPLEY, Greenville, Miss., and a brother, James AMBLER, Sevierville, Tenn. She was preceded in death by a son, Tommy [THOMPSON] on May 14, 1984, and a sister Juanita DeLON, in 1986.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Father Harold E. WELLER 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. Sunday, and after 9 a.m. Monday. Memorials may be made to the Manitou Training Center.

Arden H. Bay

Arden H. BAY, 77, Three Rivers, Mich., died Friday morning at the Three Rivers Area Hospital.

He was born May 11, 1911 in Berrien Township, Mich., to Lew and Lodemia HESS BAY. He owned and operated a carpet business in Kalamazoo, Mich., before moving to Three Rivers in 1982. He was associated with the Wolf Carpet Store, which he managed for several years, retiring in 1974. On May 11, 1985 in Rochester, he married Mildred F. JONES, who survives.

Surviving with the wife are a son, Arden BAY, Watervliet, Mich.; five step-children, Mrs. Everett (Norma) HENDERSON and Mrs. Allen (Carol) BAILLIEUL, both of Rochester; Mrs. Richard (Janelle) SMITH, Fulton; David Lee JONES, Grand Ridge, Fla., and Fred JONES, Macy; fourteen grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Halverson Chapel, Three Rivers, with the Rev. Donald E. NEPSTAD officiating. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery, Berrien Center, Mich. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to the St. Joseph County, Mich., Cancer Society.

Monday, February 27, 1989

Daniel K. Bice

Daniel K. BICE, 69, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 9:40 a.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital where he had been a patient for nine days. He had been in failing health for three months.

He was born May 28, 1919 in Lima, Ohio to Daniel and Iona HANSON BICE. He moved to Rochester in 1980 from Lima. His first marriage was to Imogene MEYERS. He later married Norma BEAVER, who preceded in death. He was an upholsterer for Superior Coach Company in Lima for a number of years and was a life member of the Lima VFW and of the Military Order of the COOTIE Grand Pup Tent No. 6, Lima. He served with the U.S. Army in the European Theater during World War II.

Surviving are a daughter, Darla BICE, and a son, Douglas BICE, both of Lima; a sister, Mae RED, Lakeview, Ohio; a brother, William BICE, Rt. 5, Rochester, and a half-brother, Richard BICE, Criderville, Ohio. He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert [BICE].

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with rites by the American Legion and VFW. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Tuesday, February 28, 1989

Robert D. Miller

Word has been received of the death on Feb. 19 of Robert D. MILLER, 77, Chicago.

He was born on Sept. 28, 1911 in Rochester to Fred and Nell MILLER. He married Beryl GROSSBIER, who survives. He was an account executive for Dean Witter Reynolds, Chicago; served in Africa, Italy and Germany with the U.S. Army in World War II, and was a graduate of Northwestern University.

Wednesday, March 1, 1989

Betty F. Rose

Betty Frances ROSE, 64, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 2:51 a.m. today at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.

She was born Sept. 3, 1924 in Fulton County to Charles E. and Ollie ROGERS TOWN. She lived most of her life in Richland Township. On Feb. 3, 1951 in Richland Center, she married Donald Murphy ROSE, who died Oct. 22, 1985. She retired after 20 years at Hart Schaffner & Marx and was a member of the former Sand Hill Methodist Church.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Dale (Debra) HAMILTON, Woodstock, Ill., and Mrs. Rick (Rachel) WYATT, Rochester; two sons, Roger and Barry [ROSE], both of Rochester; four grandchildren, Zachary and Gregory WYATT and K.C. HAYDEN, all of Rocheter, and Eavan HAMILTON, Woodstock, Ill., and a sister, Mrs. Ned (Mildred) SMITH, Akron. A brother, Otis TOWN, died in 1984.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Don PETERS officiating. Burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Dorothy L. Study

Dorothy L. STUDY, 77, Denver, died at 9:04 a.m. Tuesday at Dukes Continuing Care Center, Peru. She was born June 20, 1911, in Miami County to Burchard and Clarice SEE LEEDY. On Aug. 17, 1929, she married Verlynne STUDY, who survives. She was a memer of the Denver Baptist Church.

Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Delores BUTCHER, Rochester, and Peggy Jo GRAYSON, Peru; two brothers, Ray LEEDY, Peru, and Cecil LEEDY, Logansport; two sisters, Mildred HULLINGER, Peru, and Elpha COVER, Denver; five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev. Jeff SEXTON officiating. Burial will be in the Westlawn Cemetery, Denver. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Memorials may vbe made to the Miami County Heart Association.

Thursday, March 2, 1989

Warren J. Lloyd

Warren J. LLOYD, 62, Four Seasons Mobile Home Estates, died at 2:41 a.m. today at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend. He had been in failing health for two months

He was born Oct. 18, 1926 in Mankato, Minn., to Evan and Eva EVANS LLOYD. He moved to Rochester in 1954 from Mankato. On March 31, 1948 in Nocolett, Minn., he married Marcella “Sally” FRUHWIRTH, who survives. He was a self-employed contractor, served in the Pacific Theater with the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was a member of the American Legion, VFW, Moose Lodge, and the Eagles Lodge, all of Rochester.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Kent (Sheri) COOK, Kewanna; three sons, Roger, David and Bruce [LLOYD], all of Jupiter, Fla.; four grandchildren; two sisters, Jean LLOYD, tillamook, Ore., and Mrs. Robert (Betty) KEHNER, Mankato; two brothers, Wayne LLOYD, Mankato, and Elroy LLOYD, Laguna Niguel, Calif. He was preceded in death by a brother, Roger [LLOYD].

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rocheter, with the Rev. Harold E. WELLER officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Demetery where the American Legion and VFW will conduct military rites. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Thomas G. Syler

The Sentinel was informed Wednesday afternoon that the Feb. 23 obituary of Thomas G. SYLER failed to note that nine grandchildren survive.

William H. Leonhard

William H. “Bill” LEONHARD, owner-operator of the Macy Elevator, died at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at his home, Rt. 1, Macy. He was 66.

He was born Feb. 11, 1923 in Jay County to William H. and Mildred HANLIN LEONHARD. On Jan. 1, 1948 at Portland, he married Martha R. SEGRAVES, who survives. He was a former representative for Tennessee Valley Sales and was manager of Green Belt Sales, now OXY Fertilizer, in Fulton from 1963 to 1969. On Sept. 8, 1969 he bought the Macy Elevator. He was an active supporter of 4-H work, the FFA chapters at Caston and North Miami high schools, and the betterment of the Macy and Nyona Lake communities. He served in the Pacific Islands during World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Shirey KING, Collinsville, Okla.; a son, Will H. MILLER, and two brothers, Harold and Robert [LEONHARD], all of Rochester.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. David SMITH officiating. Burial will be in Green Park Cemetery, Portland, with military rites. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at McCain Funeral Home, and from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home, Portland. Memorials may be made to the Miami County Red Cross transportation fund.

Friday, March 3, 1989

Warren J. Lloyd

Services for Warren J. LLOYD, 62, Four Seasons Mobile Home Estates, who died Thursday, will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, not 1 p.m. as reported previously.

Anna M. Espich

Anna M. ESPICH, 81, of 714 N. Plum St., Plymouth, died at 12:24 p.m. Thursday in Holy Cross Parkview Hospital at Plymouth.

She was born Sept. 7, 1907 in Warsaw to John and Lillie WEAVER RUSH. She was married to Russell AMBER, who preceded in death. She was married Sept. 19, 1964 to Floyd ESPICH, who survives. She formerly was employed at The Rochester Sentinel.

Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Mrs. Gerald (Lois) POOLE, Wabash; two step-sons, Ron and Garry ESPICH, both of Plymouth; two grandchildren; six step-grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Services will be at the Van Gilder Funeral Home, Plymouth, Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Galen COLCLESSOR officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Frieds may call Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, March 4, 1989

Robert N. Biddinger

Robert N. BIDDINGER, 67, Warsaw, died Thursday in Homosassa Springs, Fla., where he had been a winter visitor for four years.

He was born in Leiters Ford and was a retired truck driver for the Warsaw Trucking co.

Surviving are the wife, the former Levara M. SMITH; two daughters, Sharon SPEEDWELL, Crestwood, Ill., and Joyce COX, of Colorado; a step-daughter, Susan BICK, Adrian, Mich., and a sister, Carol B. LECHLER, Homosassa.

The Wilder-Fountains Funeral Home in Homosassa is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.

Monday, March 6, 1989

Lloyd L. Krouse

Lloyd L. KROUSE, 83, of 332 W. Walnut St., Argos, died at 9:06 a.m. Sunday at his home. He had been in failing health for a year.

He was born Dec. 8, 1905 in Center Township, Marshall County, to Henry Clay and Rosezetta KAMP KROUSE. He lived all of his life in the Argos community. On March 23, 1939 at Koontz Lake, he married Velma SWIHART, who died in 1959. He was a retired farmer and a former employee of the Marshall County Highway Department and Indiana Bell Telephone Co.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Marjorie MORIARTY, Culver, and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Pearl WALLACE, Clara DAWSON STEPHENSON and Hattie LISTENBERGER, and three brothers, Virgil, Fred and Donald [KROUSE].

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Argos Congregational Christian Church with the Rev. Earl LIGHTFOOT officiating. Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos from 2 to 8 p.m. today and after 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church.

Robert L. Marley

Robert L. MARLEY, 68, a summer resident of Rochester and a winter resident of Summerfield, Fla., died Saturday in Ocala, Fla., following a brief illness.

He was born Jan. 3, 1921 in Elwood to Ozro and Marie MARLEY. He was a retired monument sales manager, a World War II veteeran, and a member of the Elks Lodge, Moose Lodge, and VFW.

Surviving with the wife, Harriett SCOTT MARLEY, are a son, Steven L. [MARLEY], Florence, Ky.; three sisters, Mrs. Wilma TUTEROW, Anderson; Mrs. Martha Nell STANLEY, Lakeland, Fla., and Mrs. Mildred SMITH, Mesa, Ariz., and two grandchildren.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Copher-Fesler Funeral Home, 415 S. Anderson St., Elwood, with the Rev. Russell DAWSON officiating. Burial will be in the Elwood City Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Russell P. Rieck

Russell P. RIECK, 78, Rt. 1, Monterey, died at 1:40 a.m. Sunday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Culver.

He was born April 13, 1910 at Chicago, Ill., to Henry and Mary Ellen CRONIN RIECK. He moved to the Monterey area in 1976 from Chicago. He was a retired shipping clerk for the Ajax Co., Chicago, and a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Monterey. In 1963 in Chicago, he married Virginia WHITE, who died in 1968.

Surviving are two step-daughters, Judy FRANK and Sandra GONZALES, both of Chicago; a sister, Celie BYRNES, Monterey, and two brothers, Cyrus RIECK, Monterey, and Roy RIECK, Chicago. Four brothers preceded in death.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Monterey. Burial will be in St. Anne’s Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, where the Rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Tuesday, March 7, 1989

Clara H. Yeaman

Clara H. YEAMAN, 98, formerly of Akron, died at 6:45 a.m. Monday in the Peabody Health Care Center at North Manchester. She had lived at Peabody Memorial Home since August 1971.

She was born Feb. 14, 1891 in South Whitley to A.J. and Mary SNOW HELMUTH. She was a retired telephone operator and clerk. Her first marriage was in 1912 to W.W. STAUFFER, who died in 1938. She was married May 5, 1946 to Charles W. YEAMAN, who died Nov. 11, 1953. She was a member of the Akron United Methodist Church.

The only survivor is a step-grandson, John STAUFFER, Etna Green.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Peabody Home Chapel with the Rev. Richard CRAIG officiating. Burial will be in the Union Center Cemetery at Nappanee. Friends may call at the chapel for an hour before services. Memorials may be made to the Peabody Memorial Home. Bender Funeral Home at North Manchester is in charge of arrangements.

Margaret S. Rowe

Margaret S. “Peg” ROWE, 78, Garden Court East Apartments, Plymouth, formerly of 417 W. Ninth St., Rochester, died at 1:35 p.m. Monday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.

She was born Oct. 27, 1910 in Terre Haute to Timmothy and Catherine DALTON LEE. She lived most of her life in the Rochester community. On Aug. 21, 1941 in Indianapolis, she married Dr. Howard H. ROWE, who died Dec. 19, 1970. A retired registered nurse, she received her nursing degree from St. Anthony’s Hospital, Terre Haute. She assisted in her hsband’s medical practice in Rochester ad later was employed by Canterbury Manor Nursing Home until retirement. She was a former member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rochester.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Louis (Lee Ann) SAVAGE, Buffton, Ohio, and Mrs. Steve (Dina Grace) HEISHMAN, Plymouth; a son, Patrik ROWE, Attica; seven grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Irma SHEA, Terre Haute.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Francis KILCLINE officiating. Burial will be in the Athens cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, where the Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Wednesday, March 8, 1989

Joseph B. Foster

Joseph Barr FOSTER, 48, of Seymour, a former Rocheter city policeman and former Indiana state policeman, died at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the University Hospital, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis. He had been a patient for four weeks.

He was born Aug. 1, 1940 in Twelve Mile to Joseph W. and Evelyn McKEE FOSTER. He moved to Seymour in 1971 from Rochester. He retired in 1986 after 22 years’ service in the air section of the Indiana State Police Department.

A 1958 graduate of Rochester High School, he was with the U.S. Marine Corps from 1958 to 1961, and was a Rochester police officer from September 1963 to June 1965. On Sept. 1, 1965 following graduation from the Police Academy, he became a state trooper and was assigned to the Peru. post. On June 1, 1975 he was promoted to sereant and on Oct. 1, 1970 he was assigned to the Special Services Division as a helicopter pilot in Area Three. He was a member of the Indiana State Police Alliance, the Seymour Fraternal Order of Police, the Indiana Troopers’ Benevolent Association, the Seymour American Legion and Moose Lodge, and the Rochester Eagles Lodge.

Surviving are two sons, Joseph A. [FOSTER], Tucson, Ariz., and Johnathan A. [FOSTER], Corydon; the mother, Evelyn FOSTER, and step-father, Wally DEATON, Rochester; two sisters, Nikki BAILEY, Indianapolis, and Mrs. James (Shari) HARTZLER, Rochester, and three nieces, Michelle and LesLee BAILEY and Jaymi HARTZLER, all of Rochester. His father died in 1954.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Harold WELLER officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery, where the American Legion and VFW will conduct military services. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. Friday until the hour of services. Memorials may be made to the Indiana Troopers Benevolent Association Fund.

Thursday, March 9, 1989

[no obits]

Friday, March 10, 1989

Evelyn Moran

A broadside collision on Indiana 17, just south of Olson Road, killed a Monterey woman at 10:25 a.m. Thursday.

State poice said Evelyn MORAN, 72, Rt. 1, Monterey, died instantly of a skull fracture when her northbound 1987 Nissan two-door sedan crossed into the pathe of a southbound 1981 Freightliner semi-truck seed hauler driven by Richard E. DICKSON, 46, Knox. Police said Dickson was not injured.

Police said that Moran was thrown from the vehicle. Although neither driver was wearing a seat belt, police said it would have made no difference if seat belts had been used.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Frain Mortuary, Winamac.

Bertha R. Gudeman

Bertha R. GUDEMAN, 70, Rt. 4, Winamac, died at 4:39 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend. She had been in failing health for several months.

She was born May 16, 1918 in Strawn, Ill., to George and Regina ZIMMERMAN SCHINI. On Oct. 21, 1944 in Francesville, she married Marion R. GUDEMAN, who died Nov. 20, 1987. She was formerly a nurse for the Eastern Pulaski Community Schools, and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Winamac.

Surviving are two daughters, Beverly SMITH, Monterey, and Janice GUDEMAN, Dallas, Texas; a son, Darrel [GUDEMAN], Winamac; five grandchildren; four sisters, Anna SCHNEIDER and Alma BAHLER, both of Remington; Emilie ANLIKER, Francesville, and Eldora BONGES, Loda, Ill., and a brother, Albert SCHINI, Remington. She was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Frain Mortuary, Winamac, with the Rev. Carl LINDERMAN officiating. Burial will be in McKinley Memorial Gardens, Winamac. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday and after 8 a.m. on Monday. Memorials may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church.

Claude G. Bucks

Claude G. BUCKS, 82, Kewanna, forerly of South Gate, Calif., died at 6:15 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Hospital.

He was born Nov. 26, 1906 at Thornhope to John and Malinda BURNS BUCKS. He came from South Gate Dec. 4, 1988 to live with his nephew, Larry BUCKS, and family in Kewanna. On Feb. 13, 1951 in Las Vegas, Nev., he married Zelma BRADEN, who died July 20, 1988. He was a retired supervisor with General Motors Assembly Plant in South Gate. He was with the Merchant Marines during World War II, and was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Brea, Calif.

Surviving are two sons, Robert [BUCKS], Glan Carbon, Ill., and C. William [BUCKS], Clarkesville, Tenn., and grandchildren, nieces and nephews. A son, six brothers and a sister preceded in death.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna. Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F.-Citizens Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday and after 9 a.m. on Sunday. There will be graveside Masonic services.

Saturday, March 11, 1989

[no obits]

Monday, March 13, 1989

William Livingston

Word has been received from Mrs. Wilford (Kathleen) TRIBBY, that her brother, William LIVINGSTON, died Saurday morning in Danville, Ill., of a heart attack.

Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dugger, Ind.

Cretie J. Emery

Cretie Jane EMERY, 95, a lifetime Fulton resident, died at 1:05 a.m. today at Centerbury Manor Nursing Home.

Born April 30, 1893 in Liberty Township to Benjamin Franklin and Sarah WILLIAMS AUSMUN, she married Carl C. EMERY on Nov. 24, 1915. He died Feb. 8, 1971. She was a member of the Fulton United Methodist Church.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Marvin (Lois) BROWN, Albuquerque, N.M.; Mrs. Richard (Maxine) SCUTT, Eaton Rapids, Mich.; two sons, Doyne [EMERY], Macy, and Dale [EMERY], Grand Rapids, Mich.; sixteen grandchildren twenty-two great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Two brothers and a daughter, Opal CHAMP, preceded in death.

Services are tentativey scheduled for Saturday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton. Final arrangements are pending.

Edward Williamson

Services for Edward WILLIAMSON, 72, Rt. 5, Winamac, who died Friday of an apparent heart attack, were held at 10 a.m. today at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Kewanna, with the Rev. Cornelius KELLY officiatig. Burial was in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Winamac.

Mr. Williamson was born April 13, 1916 in Pulaski County, to Ernest E. and Mary KUHN WILLIAMSON. On Oct 21, 1936 in Winamac, he married Mary K. WIESJAHN, who survives. A retired farmer, he was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Kewanna, the Parish Council, and a member of the Pulaski County Farm Bureau.

Surviving are four daughters, Ketherine BROWN, Kewanna Karen KRUGER, Brownsburg; Carol FERNANDEZ, Mariette, Ga. Rita WILLIAMSON, Winamac; a son, John [WILLIAMSON], Winamac; a brother, Robert [WILLIAMSON], Logansport; ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A sister preceded in death.

Evelyn Moran

Services for Evelyn MORAN, 73, Monterey, who died in an auto accident Thursday on Indiana 17 near Delong, will be 8 p.m. today at Frain Mortuary, Winamac, with the Rev. Lloyd SIMPSON officiating.

Burial will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Lincoln Cemetery, Chicago. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Born May 7, 1915 in Jackson, Miss., to Brack and Allean GILMORE CARTER, she lived in Monterey for 25 years. On Oct. 20, 1948 in Chicago, she married Claude MORAN. He died April 21, 1956. She was a former employee of Pulaski Memorial Hospital, McGill Manufacturing, and the Culver Inn.

Surviving are three daughters, Marcia L. PANNELL, Rochester; Pamela POWERS, New Orleans, La.; Claudette G. STEVENS, Chicago, Ill.; two sons, Andrew S. PREER, Chicago; and Monroe MORAN, Monterey; four grandchildren, and an aunt, Ollie GRAVES, Chicago. A grandchild, a brother and a sister preceded in death.

Henry L. Ivey

Arrangements are pending at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, for Henry L. IVEY, 81, formerly of Rt. 4, Rochester, who died at 10:35 p.m. Sunday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Culver.

Tuesday, March 14, 1989

Henry L. Ivey

Services for former Aubbeenaubbee Township resident Henry L. IVEY, who died Monday morning at Miller’s Merry Manor, Culver, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver.

The Rev. Michael HAYDEN, Leiters Ford United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral Home.

Mr. Ivey was born Sept. 5, 1907 at Phoenix City, Ala., to Daniel and Lottie JOHNSON IVEY. He was a retired driver for the Chicago Transit Authority and lived in Aubbeenaubbee Township since 1978, coming from Chicago. On Dec. 15, 1926 in Chicago, he married Rose A. CULLER, who survives.

Surviving with the wife are a daughrter, Mrs. Rainer (Evelyn) ZAWADZKI, Teaneck, N.J.; two sons, Harold [IVEY], Chicago, Henry [IVEY] Jr., Rochester; five grandchildren and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Four sisters and four brothers preceded in death.

Della L. Cook

Della L. COOK, 91, Four Seasons Mobile Home Estates, died at 2:30 a.m. today at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru, where she had been a patient one month.

She was born Aug. 27, 1897 in Richland Township, to Floyd and Emma OVERMYER BABCOCK. She lived most of her life in Richland Township. On Aug. 27, 1913 in Rochester, she married Daniel L. “Dan” COOK. He died March 6, 1983. She was a member of the Jordon Baptist Church, Argos.

Surviving are a daughter, Edith HANEY, White Piegon, Mich.; three sons, Elmer C. [COOK], Warsaw; Eldrith W. [COOK], Rochester; Kenneth H. [COOK], Kewanna; seventeen grandchildren; forty-eight great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchidren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Ethel KINNENAN in 1984.

Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Revs. Arley C. MITCHUM, and John ANDREWS officiating. Burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, and from 9 a.m. until the hour of services on Thursday.

Wednesday, March 15, 1989

Cretie J. Emery

Services for Cretie J. EMERY, who died at 1:05 a.m. Monday at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, with the Rev. Edward OWENS officiating. Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the Fulton United Methodist Church.

Byron H. Gordon

Byron H. GORDON, Rt. 5, Box 517, Rochester, died at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital emergency room.

He was born Jan. 30, 1919 at Rochester, to John and Maudie HAMLETT GORDON. He was a lifetime area resident, a farmer, and a member of the Mentone First Baptist Church. In February 1939 he married Helen M. SHOEMAKER. She died Oct. 2, 1988.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. James (Janet) BLAIR, a son, Dale GORDON, both of Rochester, and four grandchildren.

Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Junior BOSE officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Louis Fornero

Louis FORNERO, 92, Rt. 3, Peru, died at 2:58 a.m. today at Memorial Hospital, Logansport.

He was born Aug. 19, 1896 in San Carlo, Italy, to Joseph and Anna FORNERO. On April 23, 1928 in Ohio, he married Doris Marie BROWER, who survives. He was a retired farmer.

Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Evelyn J. KESSLER, Ellsworth, Ill.; Deanna M. MILLER, Peru; four grandchildren; two sisters, Margaret VALLINO, Maryville, Ill., and Ann GERARDO, Hopkins, Minn. Two brothers preceded in death.

Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. David CORRELL officiting. Burial will be in Skinner Cemetery, Twelve Mile. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Thursday, March 16, 1989

Leon D. Babcock

Services were to be at 1 p.m. today for Leon D. BABCOCK, 81, of 942 S. 21st St., South Bend, a former Rochester resident. He died at 1:10 p.m. Monday in his home.

A 1926 graduate of Rochester High School, Mr. Babcock moved from Rochester to South Bend in 1929 and retired in 1972 after 46 years with Armour & Co. His first marriage was to Martha YIKE, who died in 1976. His second was to Roxie REED, who survives.

Also surviving are a son, Dave [BABCOCK], Plymouth; three step-daughters, Allene BURTON, Stanford, Ky.; Janis HOFFNER, Granger, and Sandra SCHAILLIOL, Wakarusa; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Ruth SEE, Stuart, Fla. A daughter, Joan E. BONCZYSKI, and a son, John F. [BABCOCK], preceded in death.

The Hollis-Orvis-Palmer Funeral Home, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., was in charge of arrangements.

Grace C. Cozad

Grace C. COZAD, 79. of 803 E. Second Street Extended, North Manchester, died at 6 p.m. Saturday at Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, Fla.

She was born Nov. 22, 1909 in Wabash County, to Esta S. and Sarah C. LONG FRANTZ. She was retired from the Manchester College Food Service Department, and was a member of the North Manchester Missionary Church. On June 22, 1929, she married Otto McNABNEY, who died July 24, 1971. On Sept. 12, 1979 she married Raymond COZAD, who survives.

Surviving with the husband are five sons, Theodore McNABNEY, Argentina, S.A.; John McNABNEY, Englewood, Fla.’ Donald McNABNEY, Urbana; Daniel McNABNEY, Bradenton, Fla., and Kenneth McNABNEY, Houston, Texas; a step-son, Charles Larry COZAD, Ohio City, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. John (Sarah) SHONER, Hazlehurst, Ga.; Mrs. Donald (Ellen) HISEY, Kissimmee, Fla., and Mrs. Donald (Rebecca) LONG, Rochester; a sister, Mrs. Orville (Roxie) DAWALD, Hernando, Fla.; eleven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; five step-grandchildren, and three step-great-grandchildren. Two brothers and a sister preceded in death.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at DeLaughter Mortuary, North Manchester, with the Revs. Robert SKINNER and Leonard CUSTER officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hills Cemetery, North Manchester. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Friday, March 17, 1989

Kenneth B. Long

Kenneth B. LONG, 88, of 202 E. Water St., Akron, died at 7:45 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Hospital where he had been a patient for a month.

He was born July 7, 1900 in Pittsburgh, Pa., to George A. and Bessie TAYLOR LONG. He lived in Akron for 10 years. His first marriage was to Marianne KLAUR. She died in 1976. On Nov. 11, 1978 in the Gilead Methodist Church, he married Marie CRUM, who survives. He was retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad, and was a member of the Akron Brethren Church.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Phyllis GUIDEN, Orando, Fla., and a grandson, Steve GUIDEN, St. Cloud, Fla.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Ingrid ROGERS officiating. Burial will be in the Gilead Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday and after 1 p.m. Sunday.

Saturday, March 18, 1989

Donald Stahl

Donald STAHL, 83, Santa Barbara, Calif., died March 15 at a hospital there following a short illness.

He was born April 24, 1906 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles STAHL, formerly of Rochester. He was a Rochester High School graduate, and an accomplished violinist. He was retired from General Insurance Company, Seattle, Wash., and also had been employed by the Utah and Idaho Sugar Company and as manager at Woolworth Stores. He was a member of the Christian Science Church and the Masonic Lodge, Yakima, Wash. He married Esther MILLER at Yakima; she survives.

Services will be in Yakima at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will e in the Miller family plot in Yakima.

Marguerite R. Ewen

Marguerite Ragland EWEN, 80, Rt. 6, Rochester, died at 2 a.m. today at her home. She had been in failing health for about 15 years.

She was born Nov. 9, 1908 in Miami County to Archie and Lou GORE MOORE and had lived in the Rochester area for over 50 years, moving from Kewanna. She was married Dec. 31, 1939 in Kewanna to Howard Milton EWEN, who survives. She was a member of the Rocheter First Baptist Church, Woodlawn Hospital Auxiliary, Manitou Garden Club, Rochester Eastern Star and Reiter Community Club, and was a former adult leader of the Reiter Community 4-H Club.

Surviving with the husband are a son, Jim Bob EWEN, Rt. 1, Rochester; a grandson, James Garrett EWEN; two sisters, Mrs. Odin (Lucille) FEIDNER, Mexico, and Gladys MOORE, Winchester, Ky., and nieces and nephews. A sister Alline MILLS, preceded in death.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, 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. Monday, and after 9 a.m. on Tuesday.

Monday, March 20, 1989

Rex E. Rader

Rex Eugene RADER, 83, of 2528 E. 25th Place, Tulsa, Okla., formerly of the Akron area, died at 10:05 a.m.Saturday at St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, following a five-week illness.

He was born Nov. 13, 1905 near Disko to Charles E. and Tressie RAGER RADER. He had lived in Tulsa area for over 40 years, moving there from Fort Worth, Texas. He also had lived in Hobbs, N.M. He was married to Eleanor MOORE, who survives. He was a retired petroleum engineer for Standard Oil and Gas of Indiana. He was a member of the Boston Avenue United Methodist Church in Tulsa, a 1924 graduate of Akron High School, a 1930 graduate of Indiana University where he received a bachelor of science degree in geology, and was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Jane Elizabeth ELLIOTT, Bronxville, N.Y., a son, John Langdon [RADER], San Rafael, Calif.; eight grandchildren; a brother, Ralph [RADER], Akron, and a nephew, Richard RADER, Akron. A brother, Eugene [RADER], died in 1965.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Merlyn COX officiating.

Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Jessie M. Fisher

Jessie Marilyn FISHER, 66, Denver, died at 9:19 p.m. Saturday at Dukes Hospital, Peru.

She was born Oct. 16, 1922 in Macy to Ray and Rose Viola WAGONER O’DAFFER. On April 23, 1942 at Macy, she married Arnie Wilson FISHER, who survives. She was a member of the Denver Brethren Church.

Surviving with the husband are two daughrters, Sharon SCHRADER, Peru, and Martha CONNELL, Ft. Wayne; a son, Paul FISHER, Denver, and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Rose Ellen FISHER, and a brother, Devane O’DAFFER.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. George C. BROWN officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery, Denver. Friends may call Tuesday from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Ruby Burkholder

Ruby BURKHOLDER, 89, American Health Care Center, Elkhart, formerly of Akron, died at 2:40 p.m. Thursday at Elkhart General Hospital.

She was born Jan. 26, 1900 in Akron to Everett and Cora LINEBAUGH MILLER. On March 2, 1920 in Akron, she married Donald BURKHOLDER, who died in 1943. She was a former employee of the Wagner and Hall Grocery Store, Elkhart.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Ralph (Grace) RADER, Akron; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a nephew, Richard RADER, Akron, and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by twin sons, Dean and Gene [BURKHOLDER].

Services were to be at 1 p.m. today at the Walley-Mills-Zimmerman Funeral Home, with burial in Rice Cemetery, Elkhart. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron was in charge of local arrangements.

Herman E. McColley

Herman E. McCOLLEY, 72, Kewanna, died at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at his winter residence in Groverland, Fla.

He was born May 26, 1916 in Wabash County to Emerson and Marjorie WHEATLEY McCOLLEY. On Nov. 29, 1941 at Leesburg, he married Mildred TOMLINSON, who survives. He was a retired Mobile Oil distributor, a member of the Kewanna United Methodist Church and the Kewanna American Legion, and was a U.S. Army World War II veteran.

Surviving with the wife are two sons, Ron [McCOLLEY], Frankfort, and Steve [McCOLLEY], New Palestine; a sister, Ruth McNEAR, Plymouth, and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter.

Rites are pending at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna.

Minnie L. Alexander

Minnie L. ALEXANDER, 81, Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Culver, died there at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

She was born April 15, 1907 at Jonestown, Miss., to James and Estella WINFIELD MATTHEW. She was a retired machine operator for the Pullman Coach Company, Chicago, and a resident of Miller’s Merry Manor since 1988, moving from Chicago. She was a member of the First House of Prayer, Chicago. In 1941 at Seattle, Wash., she married Matthew ALEXANDER, who died in 1972.

Surviving are a sister, Euzella JONES, Rochester; a brother, Winfield THOMAS, Chicago; a nephew whom she reared, LaRue THOMAS, Rochester, and other nephews, nieces and cousins.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with the Rev. Michael HAYDEN officiating. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Sherl W. Southerton

Sherl William SOUTHERTON, 67, of 810 N. Morrison, Kokomo, died Saturday at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo.

He was born Oct. 1, 1921 in Macy to Charlie and Essie Pearl WILLIAMS SOUTHERTON. He was retired as vice president and plant superintendent of production for Automotive Parts Manufacturers, Kokomo. He was a member of Five Corners Christian Church near Macy, and the Howard County Association for Retarded Citizens. On Jan. 28, 1967 he married Judith K. CRAGER, who survives.

Surviving with the wife are a son, Terry Lee [SOUTHERTON], Greentown; four daughters, Nancy BROWN, Macy, and Debora BERGMAN, Belinda PUCKETT and Yvonne G. SOUTHERTON, all of Kokomo; two brothers, Garland [SOUTHERTON], Rochester, and Chester [SOUTHERTON], Warsaw; fourteen grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Two sisters and a grandchild preceded in death.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Hoffman-Murray Funeral Home, Kokomo, with the Rev. Paul WOHLFORD officiating. Burial will be in the Five Corners Cemetery, Macy. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Jonathon James Elliott

Infant Jonathon James ELLIOTT died at 12:01 a.m. Sunday at Riley Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis.

He was born March 6, 1989 in Fort Wayne, to Larry and Charlene HAAB ELLIOTT, 105 1/2 Administration Blvd., Winona Lake.

Surviving with the parents are a sister, Heather [ELLIOTT], and a brother, Christopher [ELLIOTT], both at home; the paternal grandmother, Carolyn ELLIOTT, Rochester; the paternal step-grandfather, Granville WEBB, Rochester; a great-grandmother, Violet HAM, Plymouth; the maternal grandmother, Carma SCHROCK, Etna Green; the maternal great-grandfather, Earl BRYER, Etna Green a grandfather, Doral “Zeke” HAAB, Westville, and a step-grandfather, Terry SCHROCK, Milford.

There will be a prayer service at Thompson and Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Fred BISHOP officiating. Burial will be in the Stony Point Cemetery, near Nappanee. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Tuesday, March 21, 1989

Herman E. McColley

Services for Herman E. McCOLLEY, 72, Kewanna, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Bryan TON officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F.-Citizens Cemetery, Kewanna. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday.

Mr. McColley died at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at his winter residence in Groverland, Fla.

Oran E. Leedy

Oran E. LEEDY, 88, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 5:15 p.m. Monday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, where he had been a patient five weeks. He had been in failing health for three months.

He was born March 8, 1901 in Richland Township to Charles and Nora MECHLING LEEDY. He lived all his life in the Richland Center and Tiosa areas.

On May 24, 1924 in Rochester, he married Geneva Mae BALDWIN, who died Dec. 22, 1984. He was a retired farmer and also was retired from Studebaker Corporation, South Bend. He was a member of the Tiosa Brethren Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Ralph (Irene) GARBER, South Bend a son, Eldon LEEDY, Warsaw; six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. An infant sister preceded in death.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald PETERS officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Encil R. Wissinger

Encil R. WISSINGER, 79, Logansport, died 6:35 a.m. today at Memorial Hospital, Logansport. He was born Feb. 16, 1910 in St. Paul, Minn., to Charles and Laura ROSS WISSINGER. On Oct. 7, 1944 in Rhode Island, he married Martha L. BEAVER, who survives. He was former Owner of the Wissinger Body Shop, Logansport, retiring in 1961. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, and a member of the Logansport Market Street United Methodist Church.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Ronda BAUER, Fort Wayne; a sister, Maxine HUDDLESTON, Peru, and two grandchildren. Three brothers and a sister preceded in death. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Fisher Funeral Chapel, Logansport, with the Rev. Dan MATTO officiating. Burial will be in the Deer Creek Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Thursday.

Wednesday, March 22, 1989

Grace M. Brown

Grace Margaret BROWN, 87, of 1310 Rochester Blvd., died at 6:20 p.m. Tuesday at her home. She was born March 27, 1901 to George and Cordeilus WILSON GARNER. She lived most of her life in the Rochester community. On Dec. 24, 1919 at Kokomo, she married Robert Avert BROWN, who died in 1946. She was a former employee of Rochester Metal Products, where she was an inspector of the grinder until her retirement in 1963.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. George (Dorothy) BIXLER, Athens, and Mrs. C. Allen (Grace Marie) MILLER, Rochester; five sons, George R. [BROWN], South Bend; Joseph H. and Roy M. [BROWN], both of Kokomo; Kenneth Eugene [BROWN], Rochester, and John R. BROWN, Russell, Ky. fifteen grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; two brothers, George and Thomas GARNER, both of Kokomo, and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were two sons, Thomas L. and Ira C. [BROWN] a granddaughter, Mariel McPIKE, and a sister, Leona DILLON.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Paul CECRLE officiating. Burial will be in Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday.

Homer G. Williams

Homer Gene WILLIAMS, 60, Rt. 1, Bunker Hill, died 9:20 a.m. Tuesday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

He was born June 18, 1928 at Royal Center to Wilbur and Mildred KISTLER WILLIAMS. On June 18, 1948 in Fulton County, he married Phyllis CALDWELL, who survives. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1967 after 21 years of service, then was employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Kokomo until retiring in 1984. He was a member of the Bunker Hill United Methodist Church and was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans.

Surviving with the wife are the mother, Mildred [WILLIAMS], Winamac; two sons, Terry [WILLIAMS], Kokomo, and Robert [WILLIAMS], Indianapolis; a daughter, Karen Anne WILLIAMS, at home; two brothers, Glenn [WILLIAMS], Fulton, and Keith [WILLIAMS], Monon; two sisters, Belva SKINNER, Winamac, and Bertha ANTICO, Connersville, and two grandchildren. A son preceded in death.

Services will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Allen Funeral Home, Bunker Hill, with the Rev. Harvey KING officiating. Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery, Bunker Hill. Friends may call Thursday from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Thursday, March 23, 1989

Arthur W. Batchelor

Arthur W. BATCHELOR, 86, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 7:30 a.m. today at his home.

He was born July 2, 1902 at Martin, Tenn., to Tom and Anna COX BATCHELOR. On July 20, 1942 at St. Louis, Mo., he married Annie May McCORMICK, who survives. He was a retired machinist for Interlake Steel Corp., Chicago, Ill., and a member of the Kewanna United Methodist Church.

Surviving with the wife are a son, Arthur B. [BATCHELOR], Chicago, Ill.; three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Four sisters and four brothers preceded in death.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Kewanna United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bryan TON officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F.-Citizens Cemetery, Kewanna. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, and after 1 p.m. Saturday at the church.

Terzah C. DeTurk

Terzah Clestia DeTURK, 92, formerly of Rt. 1, Akron, died at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, Rochester, where she had been residing since August 1987.

She was born April 17, 1896 in Noble County to Henry W. and Clara SHADE ALSHOUSE. She resided in the Akron area for over 49 years, moving from Cromwell. On May 29, 1916 in Allison, she married Walter M. DeTURK, who died in 1969. She helped in the operation of the family farm.

Surviving are a daughter, Hazel BAILEY, Wabash; six sons, Clarence [DeTURK], Winona Lake; Richard [DeTURK], Manchester; Herman [DeTURK], Akron; Guy [DeTURK], Rochester; Ralph [DeTURK], Wabash, and Lewis [DeTURK], Peru; seventeen grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Three sisters and four brothers preceded in death.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Maurice KESSLER officiating. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Herman Pickens

Herman PICKENS, 76, Logansport, died at 7 a.m. today at his home.

He was born April 12, 1912 in Kewanna to Frenk E. and Blanche Mae MORRIS PICKENS. In 1936 at South Bend,he married Martha BIGGS, who died March 14, 1980. He retired in 1974 from Logan Machine Co. after 34 years, and was also a retired farmer. He was a member of the William Pace Lodge, Logan; Logansport VFW; Battle Ground Historical Corporation; Fulton County Historical Society and the Tippecanoe Historical Association. He also was a member of the Rochester American Legion, the Logansport Eagles Lodge, and Logansport Trade and Labor Assembly Home Association.

Surviving are three children, Kennie L. [PICKENS], Logansport, and twins Carol A. SAMPLE, Kokomo, and Carl W. [PICKENS], Benton Ridge, Ohio; three sisters, Edna ANNIS, Logansport; Helen SMITH, Rochester, and Esther [BOOKS], Rochester; six brothers, Clyde [PICKENS], Logansport; Frank [PICKENS] Jr., Kokomo, and Ralph, Raymond, Robert and Clifford [PICKENS], all of Lucerne; nine grandchildren, and a great-grandson. Two sisters preceded in death.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, with the Rev. Maurice MILLER officiating. Burial will be in the Miami Baptist Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Friday. An Eagles service will be at 7 p.m. and a William Pacca Lodge service at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 24, 1989 to Saturday, March 25, 1989

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Monday, March 27, 1989

Helene C. Jarrett

Helene Christine JARRETT, 67, Mexico, died at 2 p.m. Saturday at Dukes Memorial Hospital Continuing Care Center in Peru.

She was born Dec. 18, 1921 at Phoenix, Ill., to Roy and Catherine PALACZ GIELERAK. On Aug. 25, 1945, at Pasco, Wash., she married George Russell JARRETT, who survives. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church, Peru.

Surviving with the husband are a son, David JARRETT, Corpus Christi, Texas; two daughters, Annette LINER, Winston-Salem, N.C., and Cheryl HEIN, Lansing, Ill.; six grandchildren; a brother, Stanley GIELERAK, Rockville; three sisters, Victoria RING, Charleston, S.C.; Stella HUGHES, Lynwood, Ill., and Mary MOSELE, Chicago, Ill. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Sophie and Lillian [GIELERAK], and two brothers, Chester and Raymond [GIELERAK].

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Catholic Church, Peru, with the Rev. Martin SANDHAGE officiating. Burial will be in the Converse I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. The Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Miami County Cancer Society.

Charles E. Moulton

Charles Edward MOULTON, 58, Los Alamos, N.M., died at 9 a.m. Friday at his home.

He was born Oct. 30, 1930 at Denver to Lawrence and Marjorie WASHBURN MOULTON. On Oct. 17, 1948, he married Harriet STENBERG, who survives. He was a civil engineer at Los Alamos Nartional laboratory, and served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955.

Surviving with the wife are three sons, Michael E.[MOULTON], Bonners Ferry, Idaho; Craig W. [MOULTON], Lakewood, Colo., and Robert C. [MOULTON], Bellingham, Wash.; two daughters, Marjorie A. TAKACH, Albuquerque, N.M., and Ellen M. TERPSMA, Bellingham, Wash.; ten grandchildren; four brothers, John E. [MOULTON], Deedsville; James F. [MOULTON], Mexico; Joseph [MOULTON], Fort Wayne, and Jean [MOULTON], Denver, and the mother-in-law, Helen STENBERG, Deedsville.

Memorial services were to be at 11 a.m. today at the First United Methodist Church, Los Alamos, with the Rev. Gene RICHARDSON officiating. Private interment was to follow. There also was to be a memorial service at 3 p.m. today at the First Missionary Church, Peru, with the Rev. Gerald KREH officiating. Memorials may be made to the Miami County Red Cross Transportation Fund or to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Tuesday, March 28, 1989

Mable L. Godfroy

Mable L. GODFROY, 77, Denver, died at 4:14 p.m. Monday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

She was born Sept. 20, 1911 in Miami County to John Wesley and Flora Edith HATCH STUBER. On June 26, 1935 in Miami County she married Floyd Victor GODFROY, who died Aug. 12, 1981. She was a member of the Denver Baptist Church and the Women’s Missionary Society.

Surviving are a son, Larry GODFROY, Peru; a daughter, Beverly CLEMONS, Denver; three grandsons; a great-granddaughter, and a sister, Lillian DAVIS, Dearborn, Mich. She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, six sisters and five brothers.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Jeff SEXTON officiating. Burial will be in the Westlawn Cemetery, Denver. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Dustin L. Springer

Dustin Lloyd SPRINGER, 2, Rt. 1, Claypool (Caldwell Lake), died at 6:41 p.m. Monday at the Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. He had been in failing health since birth.

He was born March 3, 1987 in Warsaw to Patrick and Mary HAYES SPRINGER. Surviving with the parents are a brother, Christopher [SPRINGER], at home the maternal grandparents, William and Barbara HAYES, Claypool; the paternal grandparents, Edward and Patricia SPRINGER, Claypool; the maternal great-grandparents, Homer and Esther MONROE, Chesterton, and aunts, uncles and cousins.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Cliff WILKINS Sr. officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

William Hartzler

William HARTZLER, 72, Fulton, died unexpectedly at 11 a.m. today at Sebring, Fla.

Arrangements are pending at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton.

Wednesday, March 29, 1989

William G. Hartzler

Services for William G. HARTZLER, 72, Fulton, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru. Friends may call from 2 to 8:30 p.m. Friday. Masonic Services will be at 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Mr. Hartzler died at 11:10 a.m. Tuesday in Highlands Regional Hospital, Sebring, Fla.

He was born June 15, 1916 at Gilead to Floyd L. and Lulu YARIAN HARTZLER. He moved to Fulton 50 years ago from Roann. On Dec. 17, 1938 at Sharon, he married Maxine CASPER, who survives. He was a retired employee of Indiana Department of Highways, and a member of the Fulton United Methodist Church, Fulton Masonic Lodge, the York Rite of Logansport, the South Bend Scottish Rite, was a 32nd degree Mason and a life member of the Indiana State Employees Association.

Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Norman (Shelby Jo) BOWERS, Oconoto Falls, Wis., and Mrs. Losann LOWE, Logansport; a son, William S. [HARTZLER], Twelve Mile; ten grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Lloyd (Donna) HIVLEY, Pierceton; eight half-sisters, Mrs. Helen LANDIS, Warsaw; Mrs. Betty EBINGHOUSE, North Manchester; Mrs. Marjorie HEINLIN, Lukens Lake; Mrs. Mary BOOHER, Mrs. Stella BUTT, Erma HARTZLER and Mrs. Peggy BASS, all of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Bev ELROD, Florida, and a half-brother, John HARTZLER, Fruitport, Mich. A daughter, Sharon K. HARTZLER, died in 1940.

Memorials may be made to the Fulton United Methodist Church.

Fern M. Bowen

Fern Mae BOWEN, 89, Rt. 1, Akron, died at 4:49 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital where she had been a patient for six days.

She was born Nov. 13, 1899 in Fulton County to Seymour and Leona SHEETZ BOWEN. She lived all of her life in the Akron area. She was a member of the Omega Church, the Omege Club and the Akron WCTU.

Surviving are four nieces, Mrs. Lovie MATHIAS, Akron, Juanita TEGHTMEYER and Kathleen RACER, both of Rochester, and Beulah CONNER, Macy, and four nephews, Delford BOWEN, Rochester; Robert SHOEMAKER, Decatur, and Jack and Jerry SHOEMAKER, Akron. She was preceded in death by four brothers, two sisters and a niece.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Thomas TUPPS officiating. Burial will be in the Omega Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday.

Thursday, March 30, 1989

[no obits]

Friday, March 31, 1989

Lena A. Sims

Lena Ann SIMS, 34, of 15147 State Rd. 17, Culver, died at 6 a.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.

She was born Jan. 1, 1955 at Kokomo to Kenneth and Carolyn WALKER DUNCAN. She has lived in the Culver and Burr Oak areas since 1974, moving from Rochester. On March 23, 1972 at Rochester, she married Leon J. SIMS, who survives. She was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church at Culver, the Marshall County American Diabetes Association, the Culver Parent-Teacher organization and the Marshall County Humane Society.

Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Melissa M. SIMS, and a son, Brock Edward Lee SIMS, both at home; her parents, Kenneth and Carolyn DUNCAN, Rochester; a sister, Jacqueline AGNEW, Rochester; a brother, Mark DUNCAN, Washington, D.C., and a great-grandmother, Annebelle GRAHAM, Galveston.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with the Rev. Fred PFLUGH officiating. Burial will be in the Burr Oak Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the Emmanuel United Methodist Church.

Saturday, April 1, 1989

William E. Wilhoit

William E. WILHOIT, 64, Lafayette, a former Fulton County resident, died at 3:05 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., following open-heart surgery on Monday.

He was born Aug. 13, 1924 at Akron to Joseph and L. Grace McGEE WILHOIT. He moved to Lafayette in 1949 from Peru. On June 7, 1969 at Lafayette, he married Mary Jane SIETSMA, who survives. He joined Soller-Baker Funeral Homes, became a partner in 1955, and was president in 1966 until retirement in July 1986. He was also president of Tippecanoe Memory Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum from 1965 until 1987, and was vice president until his death. He was a U.S. Army paratrooper in World War II and parachuted into France. He was wounded in Germany in 1945. He attended Indiana University, graduated from the Indiana School of Mortuary Science in 1947, was a member of the Indiana National Funeral Directors Associations, was a former president of the Indiana Funeral Directors Association Fourth District, formerly served on the Lafayette Police Department Merit Board, was a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, and a member and former deacon of the Central Presbyterian Church, Lafayette.

Surviving with the wife are two sons, Jeffery L. [WILHOIT], Lafayette, and Bruce J. [WILHOIT], West Lafayette. A sister, Margaret WILHOIT KLINE, preceded in death.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Soller-Baker Lafayette Chapel. Entombment will be in Tippecanoe Memory Gardens Mausoleum. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to the Lafayette Home Hospital or St. Elizabeth Hospital Cardiac Care Units.
Louise A. Trigg

Louise A. TRIGG, 87, Rt. 2, Knox, died at 11:40 p.m. Thursday at Starke Memorial Hospital, Knox.

She was born Jan. 7, 1902 in Ober to Christian and Margarette ROMETCH BORCHARDT. On Oct 25, 1925 at Knox, she married William TRIGG, who died June 13, 1986. She was a member of the Eagle Creek Church, Knox.

Surviving are two sons, Robert [TRIGG], Knox, and James [TRIGG], Macy; a daughter, RoseAnn EICHELBERG, Knox; eleven grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchidren.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Price-Clark Funeral Home, Knox, with the Rev. Joseph RODGERS officiating. Burial will be in Eagle Creek Cemetery, Knox. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Mrmorials may be made to the Starke Memorial Hospital CARE Fund or the Eagle Creek Church.

Monday, April 3, 1989

Larissa Kaye Givens

Larissa Kaye GIVENS, 11, Akron, died at 3:15 p.m. Friday at her residence of diabetic complications.

She was born Nov. 5, 1977 in Rocheter to Larry and Charlotte NICODEMUS GIVENS. She was a fifth grade student at Akron Elementary School, a member of the LAMP gifted and talented program, and the Akron Church of God.

Surviving with the parents are a sister, Charlene R. GIVENS, at home; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter NICODEMUS, Akron; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Irene ASHFORD, Wabash; the paternal grandfather, James Robert GIVENS, Anderson, and aunts, uncles and cousins.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday 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 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Akron School Library for Indiana books.

Marina L. Fontanive

Marina L. FONTANIVE, 85, of 312 W. Ninth St., died at 8:40 p.m. Saturday at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home.

She was born Aug. 11, 1903 in Falcade, Italy to Frank and Maria VALT PICCOLIN. A United States resident 68 years, she moved to Rochesrter in 1946 from Chicago. On Oct. 18, 1924 in Chicago, she married Anthony F. FONTANIVE, who died March 10, 1978. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rochester.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. John (Grace M.) FIGLIO, Rochester; a granddaughter, Mrs. Paul Don (Peggy) WAGONER, Alexandria, Va.; four grandsons, John A., Richard A., Mark C. and Timothy D. FIGLIO, all of Rochester, and five great-grandchildren. A daughter, Mrs. Alma LICHTENWALTER WHITE, died July 5, 1978.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Frank KILCLINE officiating. Burial wil be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday. The Rosary will be recited at 8:30 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to charity.

Lloyd W. Benedict

Lloyd W. BENEDICT, 73, Denver, died at 2:45 a.m. Sunday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

He was born April 16, 1915 at Twelve Mile to I.L. and Myrtle McHENRY BENEDICT. On March 25, 1936 at Peru, he married Helen WALTERS, who survives. He was a retired Civil Service heavy equipment operator at Grissom Air Force Base, a World War II and Korean War veteran, and a member of the Denver First Church of the Brethren where he was a trustee for several years; the National Rifle Association and the Peru American Legion.

Surviving with the wife are a son, DeWayne C. [BENEDICT], Kokomo; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Donald [BENEDICT], Marion, and a sister, Isabell FISHER, Pery. He was preceded in death by a son, Fred Lee [BENEDICT], and a sister, Goldie LOSHER.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. George HAPNER officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery, Denver. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Miami County Cancer Transportation Fund.

Sonja Baker

Sonja BAKER, 57, of 214 Grant St., Royal Center, died at 11:58 p.m. Sunday at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.

She was born June 9, 1931 at Reykjavik, Iceland to Alfred THORDSSON and Theadora EYJOLFFDOTTIR. On Dec. 24, 1951 at Reykjavik, she married Allen L. BAKER, who survives. She was a member of the Reykjavik Lutheran Church and a graduate of Icelandic University School of Music. She was a piano teacher and also worked at Dexter Pharmacy, Logansport, in home health care.

Surviving with the husband are three sons, Ricky, Robert L. and Allen L. [BAKER], all of Royal Center; three daughters, Sonja K. LINDZY, Muncie, and Ruth M. and Linda M. BAKER, Royal Center; two brothers, Vidar ALFREDSSON, Reykiahlid, Iceland, and Alfred ALFREDSSON, Reykjavik; two sisters, Vilhelmina and Theadore ALFREDSSON, both of Reykjavik, and two step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Harrison-Metger Funeral Home, Royal Center, with the Rev. John DREXLER officiating. Burial will be in the Kistler Cemetery, Royal Center. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday and after 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Tuesday, April 4, 1989

D. L. Newell

D.L. “Tony” NEWELL, 56, of 5430 Rockville Rd., Indianapolis, a former Rochester resident and high school basketball coach, died at 7:50 p.m. Sunday at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, where he had been a patient for two weeks.

He was born Dec. 25, 1932 in Rochester to Harry U. and Ruth CARR NEWELL. He moved to Indianapolis eight years ago from Rochester. In July 1988 at Rochester he married Susan WILLIAMS SMITH, who survives. He was a graduate of Rochester High School, Manchester College and St. Francis College, Ft. Wayne.

From 1954 to 1977, Mr. Newell was boys basketball coach and teacher at the following schools: Jefferson Center at Columbia City; Rochester; Triton, which won the sectional and regional and went to the semi-state finals in 1965 when he was head coach; Belmont; Decatur, and North Miami. He was a member of the Rochester Masonic Lodge and the Indiana Coaches Association, and he was the first coach in Indiana boys high school basketball to reach 300 victories.

Surviving with the wife are a son, Christopher M. [NEWELL], South Bend; two daughters, Rochelle L. NEWELL and Mrs. Brad (Loraine) L. NEWELL THOMPSON, both of Rochester, and their mother, Maralyn TSCHANTZ NEWELL, Rochester; two step-daughters, Kimberly and Alison SMITH, both of Indianapolis; two sisters, Mrs. William (Diane) PAYNE, Munster, and Mrs. Robert (Rebecca) CURTIS, Rochester.

Friends may call at the Conkle Funeral Home, 4925 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, from 5:30 p.m. until services at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Calling at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, will be from 11:30 a.m. until services at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Russell WILBUR officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery, with Masonic rites.

Wednesday, April 5, 1989 to Thursday, April 6, 1989

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Friday, April 7, 1989

LaRue Helton

LaRue “Larry” HELTON, 81, of Rt. 4, Rochester, died early Thursday morning at his home. Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Estel Moore

Estel MOORE, 83, of 910 Jackson Blvd., died at 12:45 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Hospital where he had been a patient for one day.

He was born July 28, 1905 at Akron to Naaman D. and Mary E. KELLER MOORE. He lived most of his life in the Akron and Rochester communities. On Dec. 14, 1964 in Rochester he married Margie J. FERRELL SPARKS, who survives. He was a retired farmer and also was retired from Gatke Corp., Warsaw.

Surviving with the wife are six daughters, Mrs. Cleo PRESKEWITZ, Mrs. Walter (Ruby) SCHROLL and Mrs. James (Gaynell) FRY, all of Peru; Mrs. Carl (Ruth) LOWE and Mrs. Charles (Carol) POCOCK, both of Rochester, and Mrs. Charles (Darlene) DRUDGE, Akron; two sons, Jack SPARKS, Fort Smith, Ark., and Dana SPARKS, Marion; twenty grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were a son, Earl SPARKS, in 1987 and a sister, Mrs Mabel HARTMAN, in 1984.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Russell WILBUR officiating. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 .m. today and after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Saturday, April 8, 1989

[no obits]

Monday. April 10, 1989

LaRue O. Helton

Foster & Good is in charge of local arrangements for LaRue O. “Larry” HELTON, 81, Rt. 4, Rochester, who died early Thursday morning at his residence. Burial will be in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.

Mr. Helton was born Aug. 8, 1907 in Mobile to James F. and Carlie MORRIS HELTON. He moved to this area in 1980 from Riverdale and Villa Park, Ill. On Nov. 1, 1930 in Cedar Lake he married Betty Irene MORGAN, who died in 1970. He had been a lathe operator and was retired from the Local 74 Chicago District Council of Carpenters.

Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Fanny Rozilla LOCKE, Navarre, Fla., and Mrs. Marie H. DELLACER, Mobile, and several nieces. He was preceded in death by two brothers.

Bessie Mallory

Bessie MALLORY, 91, former Macy resident who resided at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home for a year, died at 7:50 p.m. Sunday at the nursing home.

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

William A. Hoffman

William A. HOFFMAN, 57, of 325 Brawley St., Huntington, died at 12:35 a.m. Saturday at the Huntington Memorial Hospital.

He was born Oct. 21, 1931 in Fulton County to Claude W. and Opal BURNS HOFFMAN. He was a watchman for the area railroad. On April 6, 1958 in Fulton he married Charlotte CARITHERS, who survives.

Surviving with the wife are two sons, Mark and William [HOFFMAN], Huntington; three daughters, Charlotte, Claudia, and Christy HOFFMAN, all of Huntington; three grandchildren; three brothers, and four sisters.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Deal and Robbins Funeral Home, Huntington. Burial wil be in the Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Marion, with military services. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to the Riley Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis.

Belva T. Miller

Belva T. MILLER, 97, of 626 1/2 Main St., died at 12:30 a.m. at Woodlawn Hospital.

She was born Jan. 16, 1892 at Macy to Robert L. ad Maggie FARRER MILLER. She spent most of her life in Rochester, coming from Macy. She served 45 years as a teller and assistant cashier at the First National Bank, Rochester. She was a member of the Rochester First Christian Church and the Evergreen Rebekah Lodge.

Surviving are six cousins, Mrs. John NELSON, Allendale, N.J.; Helen JORDAN, Fort Wayne; Mrs. William MILLER, Akron; Mrs. Joanna FOX, Franklin; Mrs. Miriam DRAGOMIER, Naples, Fla., and Mrs. Marilyn LONG, Indianapolis. She was preceded in death by a sister, Farrel Marie MILLER.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. William RODEFER officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Cemetery, Macy. Friends may call one hour before services. Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church.

Tuesday, April 11, 1989

[no obits]

Wednesday, April 12, 1989

Walter H. Frettinger

Walter Harold FRETTINGER, 64, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 1:45 a.m. today at his home.

He was born Feb. 23, 1925 in Rensselaer to John and Della GOODWIN FRETTINGER. He lived most of his life in this community, moving from Pulaski County. On April 24, 1960 in Greenwood, he married Judith A. MITCHELL, who survives. He was a farmer and a member of the Rochester Church of the Nazarene. He served with the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Surviving with the wife are three sisters, Mildred FRETTINGER, Rocester; Mrs. Virgil (Hazel) DARKWOOD, Bolingbrook, Ill., and Mrs. Richard (Gladys) AMBROSE, Wheeling, Ill.; three brothers, Roy and David [FRETTINGER], both of Rochester, and Ralph [FRETTINGER], Wanatah. He was preceded by his parents and two brothers, Frank [FRETTINGER], in 1987, and William [FRETTINGER], in 1988.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Rochester Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. James FARBER officiating. Burial will be in the Moon Cemetery, west of Rochester. The American Legion and VFW will conduct graveside services. Friends may call at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, and at the church for an hour before services.

Thursday, April 13, 1989

[no obits]

Friday, April 14, 1989

Mellanie A. Fish

Mellanie A. FISH, 46, of 1402 Spear St., died at 11:20 a.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Hospital. She had been ill for 10 months.

She was born May 31, 1942 in New London, Ohio to Dan and Guarda HEITSCHE WHITE. She moved here 27 years ago from New London. She was a graduate of New London High School and the Ivy Tech School of Nursing at South Bend, and was a member of Grace Unied Methodist Church. She was a licensed practical nurse at Woodlawn Hospital.

Surviving are three sons, Churck and Todd POCOCK, Rochester, and Jeff POCOCK, San Diego, Calif.; her mother, Guarda WHITE, and a sister, Mrs. James (Sondra) COVER, both of San Diego; a brother, Dan WHITE, Rochester, and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father and an infant daughter, Amy Beth POCOCK.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. William LAWSON Sr. officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call for an hour before services on Monday. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the Fulton County Cancer Fund.

Saturday, April 15, 1989

Treva L. Beehler

Treva Louise BEEHLER, 81, Oakwood Apartments, Rochester, died unexpectedly at 2:18 a.m. today in Woodlawn Hospital shortly after admission.

She was born Sept. 3, 1907 in Rocheter to Washington and Hattie MILLER HAMLETT. She had lived most of her life in this community. She was married Dec. 18, 1927 in Huntington to Leo BEEHLER, who preceded in death. She had been a nurse at the former Miller’s Nursing Home, now Canterbury Manor, and was a member of the Richland Center United Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Arhur Dale (Mayzanna) PETERSON, Sacramento, Calif.; two grandsons, Dennis and Douglas PETERSON, Scaramento; a great-granddaughter, and a sister, Arphelia Ann SHEETZ, Rochester. Preceding in death were two sisters, Arzona NOYES and Iona CHESNEY, and a brother, Kline HAMLETT.

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

Robert E. Osborn

Robert E. OSBORN, 78, Ithaca, N.Y., formerly of Akron, died at 9:18 a.m. Friday in Ithaca. Arrangements are pending at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron.

Monday, April 17, 1989

Robert E. Osborn

Graveside services for Robert [Elim] OSBORN, 78, of Ithaca, N.Y., formerly of Akron, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Akron Cemetery.

Mr. Osborn died at 9:18 a.m. Friday in Tompkins Community Hospital in Ithaca.

He was born March 18, 1911 in Lafayette to Robert J. and Mary WALDREN OSBORN. He moved to Ithaca in 1944 from Akron. He was professor-emeritus of electrical engineering at Cornell University. He had been married for 50 years to Doris ARTER, who survives.

Also surviving are a daughter, Judith DAVIS, Glenview, Ill.; a son, John D. [OSBORN], Jackson, Mich., and six grandchildren.

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

Peter Graf

A Macy man was killed this morning in the first fatal traffic accident in Fulton County this year.

Peter GRAF, 83, Rt. 1, Macy, died at Woodlawn Hospital after his pickup truck was hit by a semi-rig at U.S. 31 and Old U.S. 31 at 7:45 a.m.

County police said Graf was driving north on Old U.S. 31 and pulled into the path of the tractor-trailer reig driven by William A. SCHMITT, 33, South Bend.

The rig was going west in the northbound lane of the dual-lane highway, and hit the right side of the pickup broadside.

The vehicle went several feet down the road before Schmitt could halt his rig.

Police said Graf suffered head injuries, but had no details. Woodlawn Hospital officials refused to provide information until relatives had been informed.

Treva L. Beehler

Graveside services for Treva Louise BEEHLER, 81, Oakwood Apartments, Rochester, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. The Rev. Junior BOSE will officiate.

There will be private visitation only. Memorials may be made to charity.

Mrs. Beehler died unexpectedly in Woodlawn Hospital at 2:18 a.m. Saturday.

Tuesday, April 18, 1989

Peter Graf

Arrangements are pending at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, for Peter GRAF, 83, Rt. 1, Macy, who was killed in an accident at 7:45 a.m. Monday at U.S. 31 and Old U.S. 31 south of Rochester.

Marie M. Kline

Marie M. KLINE, 78, Forest Park Health Care Center, Kokomo, died at 6:21 p.m. Monday at the St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center, Kokomo.

She was born Sept. 22, 1911 in Huntington County to Lawrence and Christina M. SCHER AMICK. On Nov. 27, 1933 she married George O. KLINE, who died Oct. 24, 1982. She was a retired Indiana Bell telephone operator and also worked in the company’s engineering department. She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church at Kokomo, the Rosary Society of the church, and the Indiana Bell Pioneers.

Surviving are three sons, the Rev. Charles L. [KLINE], of Kentland; Paul J. [KLINE], Milwaukee, Wis., and Paatrick E. [KLINE], Kokomo; a sister, Louise ALTMAN, and a brother, Edward AMICK, both of Huntington; seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Two sisters, two brothers and a grandchild preceded in death.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles L. KLINE officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Nix Settlement. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Ellers Mortuary, 725 S. Main St., Kokomo, where the Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to St. Joan of Arc Ladies Charity.

Wednesday, April 19, 1989

Peter Graf

Services for Peter GRAF, 83, Rt. 1, Macy, who was killed in a traffic accident at U.S. 31 and Old U.S. 31 south of Rochester Monday morning, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton. The Rev. J.W. KREFT will officiate, and burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Mr. Graf was born Feb. 8, 1906 in Yugoslavia to George and Elizabeth GRAF. On Dec. 14, 1929 in Chicago, he married Catherine BORNER, who died Dec. 28, 1979. He was a retired farmer and had lived in this area since 1948, coming from Chicago.

Surviving are two sons, Peter J. [GRAF], Chicago, and Richard A. [GRAF], Wabash; seven grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.

Eugene H. Wells

Eugene H. WELLS, 65, of 75 W. Third St., Peru, died Tuesday at 11:50 p.m. at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis.

He was born in Peru Nov. 18, 1923 to J. Oscar and Dolly HARMON WELLS Sr. On March 9, 1947, he married Mary Helen PIPER, who survives. He owned and operated Wells Real Estate and Insurance Company until his retirement in 1988. He was a member of the Salvation Army and Peru Trust Co., boards of directors, and of the Peru Kiwanis Club, Phi Delta Kappa, Elks Lodge, and the Main Street United Methodist Church, and the Manitou Moose Lodge.

Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Christine PLUMMER, North Vernon, Wash., and Sandra KOERNER, Goshen, Ky.; a brother, James O. [WELLS] Jr., Rochester, and five grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev. Carl LEMNA officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the Circus City Festival Inc. or the Salvation Army, Peru.

Thursday, April 20, 1989

Debra A. Henley

Debra Ann GOHN HENLEY, 31, of Marshall, formerly of Rochester, died at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday as a result of an automobile accident south of Crawfordsville.

She was born Jan. 2, 1958 in Rocheter to Eldon and Virginia BUTTON GOHN. On June 15, 1980 in Rochester, she married Philip HENLEY, who survives. She was a 1976 Rochester High School graduate and a 1980 Purdue University graduate. She was a student loan officer at the Parke State Bank in Marshall, and a member of the Marshall Federated Church, the Federated Women’s Fellowship and the Busy Homemakers Club.

Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Karen and Kimberly [HENLEY], both at home; a brother, Alan [GOHN], Rochester; her parents, of Rochester; her paternal grandparents, Marion and Mary GOHN, Rochester, and her maternal grandmother, Katheryn BUTTON, Hartford City.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Marshall Federated Church with the Rev. Don PERRY officiating. Burial will be in Bethany Cemetery, Marshall. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Rice Funeral Home, Marshall, and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the church.

Memorials may be made to the Federated Church of Marshall, and can be mailed to the church or to the funeral home.

Ernest D. Depoy

Ernest D. “Bony” DEPOY, 75, Lake Cicott Shores, Rt. 6, Logansport, died at 3:30 a.m. today at Miller’s Merry Manor, Logansport.

He was born Oct. 29, 1913 in Star City to Henry A. and Etta SHELHART DEPOY. In October 1933 he married Florence WINEGARDNER, who preceded in death. His second marriage was to Erma ROLLER, who survives. He was retired from the RBM factory, Logansport.

Surviving with the wife are five daughters, Marilyn SAILORS, and Bonnie MYERS, both of Denver; Sue ROLAND, New York; Jane DEPOY, Kokomo, and Brenda HORNBACK, Walton; five sons, Bobby Joe [DEPOY], Peru; Larry and Ernest Wayne [DEPOY], Denver, and Howard and Mark [DEPOY], both of Texas; two sisters, Ruth DEWITT, Kewanna, and Mary FOLEY, Rocheser; three brothers, Donald [DEPOY], Royal Center, Ralph [DEPOY], Rochester, and Robert [DEPOY], Kingman, Ariz., and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, five brothers and a sister.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Thompson Cemetery near Royal Center with the Rev. Art MALONEY officiating. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport.

Friday, April 21, 1989

Robert E. Osborn

Services for Professor-Emeritus Robert [Elim] OSBORN, 78, Ithaca, N.Y., who died April 14, were conducted Monday at the E.C. Wagner Funeral Home, Ithaca. Interment was in the Akron Cemetery.

Mr. Osborn was born in Lafayette. His wife of 50 years, Doris A. (ARTER) OSBORN, survives. A professional engineer, he was a senior life member of the Institute of Electricl and Electronic Engineers, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society for Engineering Education, and Eta Kappa Nu fraternity. He was a 1923, graduate of Purdue University, and head of the Electrical Engineering Department at the Indiana Institute of Technology from 1935 to 1941. He joined Cornell University in 1941. During the late 1940s he was involved with the development of the Bell X-1 rocket which was the first rocket to break the sound barrier. He was appointed professor-emeritus of electrical enineering at Cornell University in 1976.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Judith DAVIS, Glenview, Ill.; a son, John D [OSBORN], Jackson, Mich.; three granddaughters, three grandsons and nieces and nephews.

Saturday, April 22, 1989

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Monday, April 24, 1989

Ralph A. Carr

Ralph A. CARR, 63, Rt. 2, Akron, died at 7:30 a.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital shortly after admission.

He was born July 15, 1925 in Akron to Alonzo and Minnie HENDRICKSON CARR. He had lived all his life in he Akron community. On Feb. 28, 1954 in Logansport, he married Betty Louise RANDOLPH, who survives. A 1942 Akron High School graduate, he retired from farming in 1987. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran and a member of the Manitou VFW Post and the Rochester American Legion Post.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. John (Catherine) DAVENPORT, South Bend; three sons, Randy S. [CARR], Logansport; Stephen A. [CARR], Haver Hill, Mass., and James L. [CARR], Cicero; seven grandchildren; three sisters, Dorothy BOWEN and Marie CORDELL, both of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Jack (Donnabelle) ENYEART, Fort Wayne, and a brother, Homer L. CARR, Akron. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Oscar [CARR] in 1987, and infant Donald [CARR].

Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. James W KREFT 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. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Annabell Mathews

Word was received today of the death Friday of Annabell MATHEWS in the home of her son, Ronald [MATHEWS], Kingsport, Tenn. She had been ill several weeks.

Surviving with the son is another son, Michael [MATHEWS], Fontana, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Bill (Gwendolyn) WARREN, Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Myron (Betty) KIZER, Miami, Fla.; four grandchildren; an aunt, Mildred WORSLEY, Rochester, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle [MATHEWS]; a son, a grandson, and her parents.

Services are pending at Mercer Funeral Home, Phoenix. The Revs. John and Laura DENTON will officiate.

Ruby L. Westerfield

Ruby L. WESTERFIELD, 85, Rt. 7, Rochester, died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital where she had been a patient for six days.

She was born Sept. 11, 1903 in Linton. She moved to this area 20 years ago from Hammond. On Nov. 23, 1947 in Terre Haute, she married Musker H. WESTERFIELD, who survives. She attended Liberty Baptist Church of Rochester, was a member of the Hammond Eastern Star, was a 45-year member of the Hammond Ladies of the Moose, and was a member of the Manitou Ladies of the Moose.

Surviving with the husband are a daughter, Mrs. Michael (June) METRICK, and a son, William [WESTERFIELD], both of Hammond, and five grandchidlren. She was preceded in death by a sister and a brother.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Larry HUMMEL officiating. Entombment will be in Memory Lane, Schererville. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Milan Yerich

Services for Milan YERICH, 59, Carmel, who died Friday at Woodlawn Hospital, were to be at 1 p.m. today at Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary, Carmel. Burial was to be in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Indianapolis.

Mr. Yerich was born Feb. 23, 1930 in Indianapolis to Kosta and Anna STANICH YERICH. He married Luella REILLY, who survives. He had been a supervisor for Western Electric at Indianapolis until retiring in 1985. He was a member of St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Indianapolis, the Manitou Moose Lodge, the Pendleton American Legion, the Telephone Pioneers of America and the Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis.

Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Diana ROSSETTER and Linda CLAYTON; four grandchildren; a sister, Mary HANES, and two brothers, Steve and Bronko [YERICH].

Tuesday, April 25, 1989

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Wednesday, April 26, 1989

Elizabeth M. Rinard Merley

Elizabeth M. “Betty” RINARD MERLEY, 69, of Rt. 7, Rochester (Lake Manitou) died at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday at her residence following a two-month illness.

She was born Nov. 24, 1919 in Plymouth to Fritz and Cecile SEYMOUR COOK. She had lived most of her life in the Argos and Plymouth communities, moving to Rochester eight years ago from Argos. Her first marriage was to Kenneth RINARD, who died July 8, 1977. On June 25, 1982 in Rochester, she married Cass MERLEY, who survives. She was a retired secretary for the Bourbon Orthopedic Equipment Co.

Surviving with the huasband are a daughter, Mrs. J. Lewis (Carol) RINARD MYLAR, Colorado Springs, Colo.; two sons, Robert R. RINARD, Argos, and Jeff A. RINARD, Plymouth; four grandchildren, and two brothers, Robert and Charles COOK, both of Plymouth.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester. Upon the request of the family, Judge John DELWORTH will officiate. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and after 10 a.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Fund.

Marie Burns

Marie BURNS, 88, of 406 W. Rochester St., Akron, formerly of the Gilead area, died at 1:50 a.m. today at the Wabash Health Care Center.

Arrangements are pending at the Hartler Funeral Home, Akron.

Frances Gray

Frances G. GRAY, 92, former Rochester resident, died at 4 a.m. today at the Indiana Masonic Home, Franklin.

Arrangements are pending at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.

Thursday, April 27, 1989

Marie Burns

Services for Marie BURNS, 88, of 406 W. Rochester St., Akron, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Robert LOUGHEED officiating. Burial will be in the Gilead Cemetery.

Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. on Saturday.

Mrs. Burns, formerly of the Gilead area, died at 1:50 a.m. Wednesday at the Wabash Health Care Center.

She was born Dec. 15, 1900 in Fulton County to Grant and Mary Alice BEMENDERFER TRACY. On Jan. 31, 1920, she married Claude L. BURNS, who died May 16, 1973. She attended the Gilead United Methodist Church.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Marjorie) IHNEN, North Manchester, and Mrs. Delbert (Dawn) HAUPERT, Roann; a son, Dean [BURNS], Macy; ten grandchildren, and seventeen great-grandchildren. Three brothers, a sister and a grandson preceded in death. Memorials may be made to the Gilead United Methodist Church.

Ora D. Fisher

Ora D. FISHER, 95, Caywood Mobile Home Court, Lake Manitou, died at 12:16 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital.

He was born Dec. 27, 1893 in Benton County to Charles and Elizabeth FISHER. He resided in Fulton County most of his life. On Oct. 7, 1916 in Rochester, he married Mary E. LOWE, who died Oct. 28, 1988. He was a retired farmer.

Surviving are a son, Don [FISHER], Lake Manitou; three grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Howard [FISHER], and three brothers, Homer, Oliver and Fred [FISHER].

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Zimmerma Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. William RODEFER officiating. Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Manitou Training Center.

Treva M. Whittenberger

Treva M. WHITTENBERGER, 70, Rt. 2, Akron, died at 9:10 p.m. Wednesday at the Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient for 5 1/2 months.

She was born April 23, 1919 in Athens to Harvey and Lola WHITE BALLENGER. She lived her entire life in the Akron community. On Jan. 9, 1937 in Warsaw, she married Robert W. WHITTENBERGER, who survives. She was employed at the former Chamberlin’s Products, Akron, retiring in 1975. She was a member of the Lincoln Ladies Aid.

Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Carol A. ARNETT, Argos, and Colleen S. WHITTENBERGER, Bluffton; two brothers, Gerald [BALLENGER], Mentone, and Chester [BALLENGER], Burket, and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Wayne JOHNSON officiating. Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the American Kidney Foundation.

Friday, April 28, 1989

Laurel E. Corbin

Word was received today of the death of Loral E. CORBIN, 69, Greencastle, formerly of Leiters Ford. He died April 18 at Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, Fla.

He was born Jan. 4, 1920 at Lafayette to Bruce and Ethel CLINE CORBIN. He served in the U.S. Navy, was administrator of the Putnam County Hospital for four years, and managed the Black Lumber Co., Greencastle, until his retirement in 1986.

Surviving with his wife, Margaret (KLINE) CORBIN, are a son, Larry Kent [CORBIN], and a daughter, Judith Anne REMSBURG, both of Greencastle; two brothers, Kenneth [CORBIN], Franklin, N.C., and Leland [CORBIN], Cincinnati, Ohio; six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle, was in charge of arrangements.

Frances G. Gray

Frances G. GRAY, 92, formerly of Rochester, died at 4 a.m. Wednesday at the Indiana Masonic Home, Franklin.

She was born Aug. 18, 1896 at Ryhalia, Ohio to Clifton and Josephine TEMPLE LOGAN. On Nov. 1, 1915 in Covington, Ky., she married Edgar GRAY, who died July 25, 1956. She had been co-owner of the former Hoover Restaurant, Rochester, and was a member of the Eastern Star.

Surviving are two sons, Waldo and John [GRAY], both of Fort Myers, Fla.; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sistrs, Mary SOUTHWICK, San Luis Obispo, Calif., and Martha McALLISTER, London, Ohio. She was preceded in death by a brother, Ray LOGAN.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.

Minnie M. Clark

Minnie Marie CLARK, 77, of 721 Pontiac St., died at 4 a.m. today at the Rochester Nursing Home following a one-month illness.

She was born March 3, 1912 at Kewanna to Lee and Nellie CARTER GREER. She had resided in Rochester for four years. In 1946 at Winamac she married Ernest CLARK, who survives. She was a graduate of Kewanna High School.

Surviving with the husband are a son, Richard L. ALLEN, Frankton; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, James [GREER], of Alpine, Texas; Bur [GREER], of Brownwood, Texas, and a sister, Mrs. Arven (Hazel) CARR, Kewanna.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. William O. RODEFER officiating. Burial will be in the Grass Creek Cemetery. Friends may call from 2:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and after 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Janell A. Kelly

Arrangements are pending at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver for Janell A. KELLY, 78, Delong, who died at 11:40 p.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.

Saturday, April 29, 1989

Janell A. Kelly

Services for Janell A. KELLY, 78, Delong, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with the Rev. Dan HUHN officiating. Burial will be in the Monterey I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Friends may call at Bonine Funeral Home from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Association.

Mrs. Kelly died at 11:40 p.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth. She was born Sept. 15, 1910 at Wapakoneta, Ohio to Grover and Helen MILLS. She moved to Delong in 1945 from LaCrosse. On Dec. 31, 1928 in Wapakoneta, she married Stanley M. KELLY, who survives. She was a member of the Delong United Methodist Church.

Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Mrs. LaVerne (Eileen) HIBNER, Livermore, Calif., and Mrs. Larry (Janet) LINDVALL, Plymouth; five sons, Robert [KELLY], Jacksonville, N.C.; Roger [KELLY], Lapaz; Ralph [KELLY], Bremen; Thomas [KELLY], Jennison, Mich., and James [KELLY], Rochester; twenty grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren, and a brother, Warren MILLS, Wapakoneta.

Monday, May 1, 1989

Richard L. Stewart

Richard L. STEWART, 81, of 110 N. Franklin St., Mentone, died at 3:55 a.m. Saturday at his home after an extended illness.

He was born April 12, 1908 in Waverly, Tenn., to Andrew and Lily REECE STEWART. He moved to Mentone 13 years ago from Kentucky. In 1950 at Lansing, Mich., he married Gladys SPRAGUE, who survives. He lived in Lansing much of his life and owned an interior decorating service there. He was a member of the Lansing Kiwanis and Elks clubs.

Surviving with the wife is a brother, Arthur STEWART, Waverly.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Will LAWSON officiating. Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Monday.

Beatrice I. Stuber

Beatrice Irene STUBER, 87, Twelve Mile, died today at 4:30 a.m. at the home of her daughter in Muncie.

She was born Dec. 29, 1901 at South Bend to Floyd and Mary Charlotte HURSEY LAUNER. On Dec. 31, 1917 at Paw Paw, Mich., she married Elbridge L. “Jack” STUBER, who died Nov. 30, 1959. She was a member of the Bethlehem United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, the Bethlehem Home Extension Club at Twelve Mile, and was secretary of program resource for the Logansport District of the United Methodist Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Carole WILSON, Muncie; three sons, Jack Lowell [STUBER], Logansport; Ray Earl [STUBER], Twelve Mile, and Allen Lee [STUBER], Denver; fourteen grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren; eleven great-great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mary HIATT, Rochester.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Jack RHOADES officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Tuesday, May 2, 1989

Bernice B. Chileen

Bernice B. CHILEEN, 66, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 4:40 p.m. Monday at the Pulaski Health Care Center, Winamac.

She was born Nov. 27, 1922 in Crosby, Minn., to Godfried and Selma TORNSTROM BLOMBERG. She formerly lived in Stephenson, Mich. On June 5, 1943 in Minnesota, she married Delbert E. CHILEEN, who died in 1987. She was a member of the Lutheran Church.

Surviving are two sons, Ronald [CHILEEN], Rochester, and Richard [CHILEEN], English Creek, N.J.; five grandchildren four sisters, Lois WARREN, Colorado; Margaret GRAY, Charlotte, N.C., and Ruth BLOMBERG and Dorothy CINA, Minnesota, and a brother, Ralph BLOMBERG, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by a son, a sister and a brother.

The body was cremated. There will be no visitation or services. Memorials may be made to the Cayuna Range Historical Society, Crosby, Minn. Frain Mortuary, Winamac, is in charge of arrangements.

Grethel Ellis

Grethel ELLIS, 66, Rt. 1, Akron, died unexpectedly at 8 p.m. Monday at Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital where she had been a patient for one day.

Arrangements are pending at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.

June P. Hartzler

June P. HARTZLER, 84, Rt. 3, Rochester, died at 11:50 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital where she was admitted earlier in the day.

She was born Aug. 26, 1904 in Kosciusko County to Lewis and Senetta DRUDGE PERRY. She lived most of her life in Fulton County. She was a self-employed seamstress, and a member of he Trinity United Methodist Church, Rochester.

Surviving are a son, Jim [HARTZLER], Rochester; three daughters, Mrs. Martha LEAVELL, Lexington, Ky.; Mrs. Marilou HOEHNE, Sun City, Ariz., and Sue POWNALL, Rochester; twelve grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Mabel ESHELMAN, Logansport, and Mrs. Catherine HOLLY, Warsaw. She was preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Harold E. WELLER officiating. Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Wednesday, May 3, 1989

Grethel Ellis

Services for Grethel ELLIS, 66, who died at 8 p.m. Monday at Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital, will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Akron Church of God.

The Revs. James MALBONE and Harold CONRAD will officiate. Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, and after 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church.

Mrs. Ellis was born Sept. 22, 1922 in Fulton County to James and Jennie RUNKLE HUTCHISON. On Jan. 27, 1968 at the Akron Church of God, she married Orville ELLIS, who survives. She was a member of the Akron Church of God where she sang in the choir for many years, the Missionary Society, the Gideon Auxiliary and the WCTU. She attended the Lake Placid Community Church of God in Florida where the Ellises spent their winters.

Surviving with the husband are five daughers, Marcille NEEDHAM, LaFontaine; Marilyn MAYNARD, Macy; Carol LEEDY, Pierceton; Joyce GREER, Mexico, and Wanda SPIVEY, Akron; four sons, James, Michael and Dean REED, Akron, and David REED, Kennesaw, Ga.; three step-daughters, Marcile BECKER, Argos; Donna SPENCER, Cicero, and Janice SHEWMAN, Akron; twelve grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; twelve step-grandchildren; fifteen step-great-grandchildren; a sister, Helen WORTHINGTON, Hernando Beach, Fla., and a brother, Wayne HUTCHISON, Peru. She was preceded in death by a son, a sister, and a brother.

Memorials may be made to the Gideons Society.

Esther L. Anderson

Esther L. ANDERSON, 92, Arcadia, died this morning at her home.

She was born March 1, 1997 at McCordsville to Clarence and Hattie EMERY LUSE. She was a school teacher, retiring in 1963 from Hamilton Heights High School after 35 years of teaching. She also had taught at Mt. Comfort, Arcadia, Marshall Township in Lawrence County, Markleville, Leiters Ford and Westfield. She was an artist who did landscapes, seascapes and portraits. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Indiana University. She was a member of the Hamilton County Artists Association, National Education Association of Retired Teachers, Indiana Retired Teachers Association, Hamilton County Retired Teachers Association, the Cicero United Methodist Church, Cicero Womens Club, the Cicero Eastern Star and the Arcadia Kill Kare Club. On June 20, 1918 she married Fred L. ANDERSON, who died June 10, 1985.

Surviving are a daughrter, Betty Lou JAMES, Russiaville; a sister, Winifred OWENS, Anderson; seven grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, C. Joseph ANDERSON.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Hartley Funeral Home, Arcadia. Burial will be in Gravel Laun Cemetery, Fortville. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to the Cicero United Methodist Church.

Thursday, May 4, 1989

Evelyn L. Zink

Evelyn L. ZINK, 80, of 212 Broadway St., Argos, died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.

She was born Sept. 18, 1908 in Argos to Herbert and Eloyse YEARICK BOWELL. She had lived all her life in the Argos community. On Oct. 12, 1919 in South Bend, she married Rome ZINK, who died in November 1977. She retired after 35 years as a Marshall County school teacher. She was a member of the Argos United Methodist Church, the Electa Circle of the church, a 50-year member and past matron of the Plymouth Eastern Star, and a member of the Marshall County Retired Teachers Association.

Surviving are two daughters, Mary Anna DUSEK and Martha ZINK, both of Orlando, Fla.; a son, Harry [ZINK], of Derry, N.H.; five gradchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Mary RITTER, Argos, and Mrs. Harold (Nancy) HENDERSON, Palm Desert, Calif., and a brother, Herbert “Bud” BOWELL, Argos.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Revs. Jack RHOADES and Richard LEWKE officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday and after 10 a.m. Saturday. The Eastern Star will conduct a memorial service at 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Argos United Methodist Church or the Argos Emergency Medica Service.

Friday, May 5, 1989

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Saturday, May 6, 1989

Harry D. Karn

Harry D. KARN, 89, a former Macy resident, who lived in Hudson, Mass., the past three years, died at 10:35 a.m. Thursday at Marlboro Hospital, Hudson.

He was born March 29, 1900 in Rochester, to Ruben and Millicet MURPHY KARN. On Jan. 31, 1930 he married Louise A. BENT, who survives. He owned and operated Karn Grocery in Macy for 50 years, and was a member and past master of the Lincon Masonic Lodge, Macy.

Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Betty Lou) MARENGO, Hudson, Patricia Ann KARN, California, a son, David R. [KARN], Baldwinsville, N.Y., and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Russell and Oren [KARN].

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

Monday, May 8, 1989

William A. Smith

William A. “Bill” SMITH, 79, Rt. 1, Claypool (Yellow Creek Lake), died Sunday afternoon at his residence. Arrangements are pending at the King Memorial Home, Mentons.

Glenna Barrick

Glenna BARRICK, 85, Warsaw, died at 9:10 p.m. Friday at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

She was born March 5, 1964 in Monterey to P.L. and Jenny May ABBOTT SHANKS. In 1946 she married [Arthur] ALLEN, who died in 1950. In 1952 she married Howard BARRICK, who died in 1964. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Warsaw.

Surviving are two grandchildren, Nancy ESQUE, Indianapolis, and Linda KOONTZ, LaPorte, and nine great-grandchildren.

Services were to be at 2 p.m. today at McHatton Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. Burial was to be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Harry D. Karn

Services for Harry D. KARN, 89, who died at 10:35 a.m. Thursday in Hudson, Mass., will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church, Macy, with the Rev. David WELCH officiating. Burial will be in the Plainview Cemetery, Macy, where the Lincoln Masonic Lodge will conduct graveside memorial services.

Friends may call at the church after noon Tuesday.

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

Russell D. Dugan

Russell D. DUGAN, 82, Rt. 1, Macy, died at 7 p.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Hospital.

He was born Oct. 11, 1906 in Tipton County to John and Mary DUGAN. On Dec. 25, 1923 he married Olive M. THOMAS, who died Aug. 1, 1980. He retired in 1968 from Kingston Products, Kokomo.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ned (Beverly) BAKER, and Marrietta L. DUGAN, both of Kokomo; a son, Merritt E. [DUGAN], North Manchester; ten grandchildren, and twenty-four great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Boyer Funeral Home, Sharpsville, with the Revs. Jess HORNER and Cletus BOGUE officiating. Burial will be in the Sharpsville Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Elizabeth Dorthea Steffen

Elizabeth Dorthea STEFFEN, 11, of 205 E. Main St., Mentone, died at 3:10 p.m. Saturday as a result of an automobile accidet at Kosciusko County Roads 500 S. and 1300 W.

She was born May 11, 1977 in Goshen to E. David and the late Phyllis AUGHINBAUGH STEFFAN. She had lived in Mentone three years, moving from Elkhart. She was a sixth grade student at the Fulton County Christian Academy, Rochester; attended the Tippecanoe Community Church, and was a member of the Awana Bible Club and the Awana Quizzing team. She was carrier for the Warsaw Times Union in Mentone.

Surviving with the father are two sisters, Deborah and Esther [STEFFEN], and two brothers, David P. and Michael [STEFFEN], all at home. Preceding in death were a brother, Samuel [STEFFEN], in February 1989, and her mother in 1988.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Tippecanoe Community Church with the Revs. Harlow GULLEY and Rodney SCHULER officiating. Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church.

John E. McGinnis

John E. McGINNIS, 83, Rt. 6, Rocheser, died at 4 a.m. Sunday, at his residence.

He was born Sept. 2, 1905 in St. Paul, Minn., to Timothy E. and Catherine DONOHOE McGINNIS. He lived most of his life in Great Falls, Mont. He came here four years ago from Cody, Wyo. On Oct. 1, 1952 in Chicago, he married Esther RICKEL JENNINGS, who died Oct. 16, 1976. He was self-employed in construction work, a World War II U.S. Navy veteran serving with the CB’s from 1942 to 1945 in the North Africa Theater.

Surviving are a step-daughter-in-law, Beverly JENNINGS, West Eighth Street, Rochester, with whom he made his home; a step-son, Jim JENNINGS, Burbank, Ill.; eleven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Agnes LARSON, Redwood City, Cal., and Katherine CARSON, Tacoma, Wash.; two brothers, Robert E. [McGINNIS], Tacoma, and George F. [McGINNIS], Great Falls, Mont. He was preceded in death by a step-son, Lee JENNINGS, in 1982, and two sisters, Eloise ad Alice [McGINNIS].

Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the Rev. Sam WRIGHT officiating. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements. There will be no visitation.

James M. Riley

James M. RILEY, 77, died 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Byron Health Care Center, Fort Wayne.

He was born Feb. 16, 1912 in Athens to Ellis E. and Jennie HEETER RILEY. In October 1933 in Decatur, he married Marjorie BLOSSER, who survives. He was employed over the years at Standard Oil Company, Bankers Life and Casualty Company, and the Colonial Oaks Golf Course. He was a member of the Crescent Avenue United Methodist Church at Fort Wayne and the St. Joe Athletic Club.

Surviving with the wife are three sons, David E., Gary M. and Patrick T. [RILEY], all of Fort Wayne; three sisters, Nina L. SPPURLOCK and Kate OVERMEYER, both of Rochester, and Helen BRIGHT, Fort Wayne; two brothers, Raymond [RILEY], Kokomo, and Theodore [RILEY], South Bend; nine grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Calvin RILEY.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the D.O. McComb and Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, Fort Wayne. Burial will be in the Covington Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Fort Wayne. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday, May 9, 1989

Russell Dugan

Inadvertently omitted in the obituary of Russell DUGAN in Monday’s Sentinel was information that a son, Robert L. [DUGAN], died in September, 1988.

Services for Mr. Dugan will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Boyer Funeral Home, Sharpsville.

William A. Smith

Services for William A. “Bill” SMITH, Rt. 1, Claypool (Yellow Creek Lake), will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone. The Rev. Will LAWSON will officiate, and burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Claypool.

Masonic services will be at 7 p.m. today. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

Mr. Smith, who died at 2 p.m. Sunday at his residence, was born Oct. 25, 1910 at New Castle to Joseph and Sarah JONES SMITH. He had lived at Yellow Creek Lake permanently since 1973. On Dec. 19, 1936 he married Vivian L. RINKE, who died in May 1973. He was retired after 40 years from Chrysler Corporation, and was a member of the Wesleya Church and the Mentone Masonic Lodge.

Surviving are a step-daughter, Lois Jean McSHURLEY, New Castle; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Olive D. NICHOLSON, New Castle, and three brothers, Donald and Tilmond [SMITH], both of Silver City, N.M., and Herbert [SMITH], Orlando, Fla.

Chancey L. Tucker

Chancey Lee TUCKER, 83, Rt. 1, Mentone, died at 5:01 p.m. Monday at the Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, where he was admitted earlier that day.

He was born March 6, 1906 at Mentone to Charles M. and Suzannah EILER TUCKER. He lived all of his life in the Mentone area. He was a farmer and a member of the Mentone Masonic Lodge, Mizpah Shrine, and the Fort Wayne Scottish Rite. On Aug. 26, 1923 in Michigan, he married S. Opal HALTERMAN, who died in 1980.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. James (Iola) GOSHERT, Mentone; five grandchildren, and a sister, Nellie BLUE, Rockford, Ill. He was preceded in death by a grandchild.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Paul JAMES officiating. Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Wednesday, May 10, 1989

Ralph Hibner

Ralph HIBNER, 80, Bremen, died at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday in Community Hospital of Bremen.

He was born Feb. 14, 1909 in Monticello to John L. and Cora KEEVER HIBNER. On Dec. 23, 1950 in the Pike Creek Church of the Brethren, Monticello, he married Catharine BROWN, who survives. He was a retired employee of the City of Bremen, and a former trucker. He was a member of the Monticello Pike Creek Church of the Brethren and was a World War II U.S. Army veteran.

Surviving with the wife are a foster-son, Mike HUPPERT, Bremen; a sister, Grace DELANEY, Delphi, and a brother, Earl HIBNER, Monticello. He was preceded in death by a step-son, Charles PETERS, on Sept. 22, 1985; a sister, Ruth [HIBNER], and a brother, Carl [HIBNER].

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. William HEATH officiating. Burial will be in Spring Creek Cemetery, Twelve Mile. Friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.

Thursday, May 11, 1989

Treva M. Hall

Treva M. HALL, 69, Rt. 1, Akron, died at 2:04 a.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Hospital, shortly after admission.

She was born Dec. 10, 1919 near Akron to Bert and Kathrine LEECH McDONALD. She lived most of her life in Wabash and Fulton counties, and was a nurse’s Aide. On Sept. 27, 1945 in Wabash, she married Marvin H. HALL, who died april 30, 1988.

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Treva WINDBIGLER, Logansport; Mrs. Edward (Cora) JOHNSON, Kentucky; Bessie HALL, Arcadia; Mrs. Betty NICE, Carthage, Tenn., and Mrs. Tim (Nancy) KERN, Peru; four sons, Marvin [HALL], Three Rivers, Mich.; William [HALL], Wabash; Richard [HALL), Akron, and Robert [HALL], Rochester; nineteen grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Veda McDONALD, Arkansas, and Mrs. Martha WARREN, Wabash, and three brothers, Walter, Henry and Delbert McDONALD, all of Danville, Ill. She was preceded in death by two sons, Darrel and Harold [HALL], and two sisters.

Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rocheter, is in charge of arrangements.

Jean Wickizer

Jean WICKIZER, 92, a resident of Culver and Argos most of her life, died at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.

She was born Sept. 29, 1896 in Wisconsin to Edward and Marion DANUPORT OTTO. On Nov. 15, 1915, she married Ralph WICKIZER, who died in November 1953.

Surviving is a niece, Mrs. Esther SPULLER, Continental, Ohio. She was preceded in death by a daughter.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Jack RHOADES officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday.

Friday, May 12, 1989

Francis X. Ruschau

A Monterey man was killed in a one-car traffic accident on Indiana 17, northwest of Leiters Ford, at 3:40 p.m. Thursday.

Fulton County police said Francis X. RUSCHAU, 79, Rt. 1, Monterey, suffered severe chest injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said Ruschau was traveling left of center on Indiana 17 North, south of County Road 525 North, when his car left the road, crossed the road again, drove down an embankment and rolled over, landing on its top. Police said they did not know why Ruschau was driving on the left side of the road.

Police said Ruschau was wearing a seat belt and was not ejected from the car.

Jessie M. Annis

Jessie M. ANNIS, 89, former Argos and Bremen resident, died at 6:20 p.m. Thursday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Wakarusa, where she had lived for three years.

She was born Sept. 27, 1899 in Dearborn County to John and Betha HAGITT WHITTAKER. On Dec. 22, 1923, she married John “Jack” ANNIS, who died Aug. 17, 1964. She was retired from Harvey’s Restaurant, Argos.

Surviving are a daugher, Mrs. Marvin (Josephine) MAIER, Bremen, and nieces and nephews. Two sisters preceded in death.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Paul THOMPSON Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the Poplar Grove Cemetery, west of Argos. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday and after 10 a.m. Monday. Memorials may be made to the Church of Christ, Wakarusa.

Saturday, May 13, 1989

Ralph J. Severns

Ralph J. SEVERNS, 92, died at 6:20 a.m. Friday in the Valleyview Health Care Center, Elkhart.

He had lived in the Rochester, Talma and Mentone areas, and most recently had resided in Bremen.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Mishler Funeral Home, Bremen. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Viewing will be Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m.

Francis X. Ruschau

Services for Francis X. RUSCHAU, 79, Rt. 1, Monterey, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Anne’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Gerald BORAWSKI officiating. Burial will be in St. Anne’s Cemetery.

Friends may call at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday. The Rosary will be recited at 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

Mr. Ruschau died in an automobile accident Thursday afternoon on Indiana 17 in Fulton County.

He was born Jan. 2, 1910 in Hedley to Anthony and Madeline VEBERT RUSCHAU. On Nov. 10, 1936, he married Della OVERMYER in Monterey. She preceded in death in 1978.

He was a lifetime Monterey area resident and a retired milk truck driver. He was a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Monterey.

Survivors include: four daughters, Mrs. Ted (Madeline) SAYLOR, Danville, Ill.; Marcella WINKLEMAN, Warsaw; Mrs. Kent (Margaret) ROGERS, Plano, Texas; Dorothy BEALL, Chicago, Ill.; two sons, Raymond [RUSCHAU], of Kokomo and Paul [RUSCHAU] of El Paso, Texas; eleven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mary WHITING of Monterey and Marguerite KALLA, Albany, Minn.; one brother, John [RUSCHAU], New Paris, Ohio. One daughter, Pauline RUSCHAU and a sister preceded him in death.

Monday, May 15, 1989

Harold R. Hyatt

Harold R. HYATT, 77, Rt. 1, Kewanna, died at 5:50 a.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Hospital.

He was born May 6, 1912, in Chicago, Ill., to Henry and Rose MENCEL HYATT. On Oct. 1, 1934 in Glen Ellyn, Ill., he married Josephine CROFFOOT, who survives. He was founder and owner of Kewanna Screen Printing, a member of the Kewanna United Methodist Church, the Kewanna Progressive Association, the Rocheser Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star, a past master of the Kewanna Masonic Lodge, and past worthy patron of the Kewanna Eastern Star.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Carol HICKLE, Winamac; a brother Morton [HYATT], Naperville, Ill.; two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. A sister preceded in death.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Kewanna United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bryan TON officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Citizens Cemetery, Kewanna. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home in Kewanna, where Masonic services will be at 8 p.m. today, and after 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Kewanna United Methodist Church.

Artha D. Kreamer

Artha D. KREAMER, 90, Rt. 1, Kewanna, died at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Westminster Village North, Indianapolis.

She was born March 26, 1899 in Kewanna to John R. and Ella Mae BRUCE BAKER. In 1918 at Kewanna, she married Harry G. KREAMER, who died in 1956. She was a member of the Kewanna United Methodist Church and was active in organizing the Pleasant Hills Cemetery near Lake Bruce

Surviving are a son, Ralph C. [KRAMER], Kewanna; a daughter, Doris J. ZELLERS, Indianapolis; a brother, Ermal C. BAKER, Indianapolis; four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Two brothers and two sisters preceded in death.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Bryan TON officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hills Cemetery, Lake Bruce. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today.

Lena J. Floyd

Lena Jane FLOYD, 73, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 10 a.m. today at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, where she had been a patient for 11 months.

She was born Jan. 24, 1916 at Charlestown, Mo., to Marcus C. and Elsie Marie ZIMMERMAN HOWTON. She moved here in 1970 from Henderson, Ky. She had been a cook and waitress at the former Guido’s Restaurant in Rochester.

Surviving are a brother, Colman [HOWTON], Rochester; a sister, Mrs. Mable SKAGGS; a half-brother, Berton STONE, two half-sisters, Mrs. Howard (Lucille) NANTZ and Mrs. Leonard (Mary) WALKER, all of Henderson, and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Ellen POWELL and Pearl ROBERTSON; a brother, H. W. “Bud” HOWTON, and a nephew.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home Rochester. Services are pending at Glunt Funeral Home, Henderson, Ky.

Samanatha Gamble

Samanatha GAMBLE, infant daughter of Patrick and Pam GAMBLE, Rt. 1, Rochester, died at 8:35 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital.

She was rushed by ambulance to the hospital from her babysitter on Bessmore Park Road, south of Indiana 14.

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

Tuesday, May 16, 1989

Raymond J. Smith

Raymond John “R.J.” SMITH, 70, of 815 N. Agnew St., Winamac, died at 9 a.m. Sunday at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, following an accident at his home Saturday evening.

He was born Jan. 20, 1919 in Pulaski County to Reuben A. and Glenn Icie KNEBEL SMITH. He was a lifetime Pulaski County resident. On Sept. 26, 1970 in Rochester, he married Reena E. BROWN, who survives. He retired after 44 years as owner of Smith Motor Service, Winamac. He also was former owner of a Texaco Station and was an auto dealer. He was a member of the Winamac Volunteer Fire Department for 30 years, serving as chief for two years, and was the main force behind the building of a new fire station. He was a charter member of the Winamac Eagles Lodge; a one-time candidate for Pulaski County sheriff, and a 1938 graduate of Leiters Ford High School.

Surviving wih the wife are a daughter, Cleta BUTTON, and a son, Robert E. [SMITH], both of Winamac; a step-daughter, Joan HUBER, Concord, N.H.; a step-son, Ronald E. BROWN, Anchorage, Alaska; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild; five step-grandchildren; a step-great-grandchild, and a sister, Fern ANTRIM, and a brother, Orville SMITH, both of Winamac.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Frain Mortuary, Winamac, with the Rev. William MATHYS officiating. Burial will be in the Winamac Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, and after 8 a.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to the Winamac Volunteer Fire Department.

Samantha Jo. Gamble

Services for two-month-old Samantha Jo GAMBLE, Rt. 1, Rochester, who died at 8:35 a.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital, were at 10 a.m. today at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Norris KING officiating.

Burial was in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

A spokesman for Coroner Junior D. GOOD said cause of death has not been established.

Samantha was born March 20, 1989 in Rochester to Patrick and Pam CARR GAMBLE.

Surviving with her parents are the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Bonita ANDERSON, Rochester the paternal grandfather, Gene GAMBLE, Circleville, Ohio, and aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by a brother, Christopher Lee [GAMBLE], Sept. 10, 1985, and maternal grandparents Oscar and Helen STANSBURY CARR.

Wednesday, May 17, 1989

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Thursday, May 18, 1989

Anna L. Damron

Anna L. DAMRON, 69, Gilead, Rt. 2, Macy died at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru. Arrangements are pending at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.

Friday, May 19, 1989

Donald E. Caslow

Donald E. CASLOW, 70, Argos, died at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth.

He was born Feb. 22, 1919 in Fulton County to Arthur and Theresa FISH CASLOW. He moved to Argos 30 years ago from Bourbon. On Oct. 5, 1945, he married Mildred CORMICAN, who died in May 1986. He was retired from the Argos Lumber Co., was a World War II Army veteran, and a member of the Argos American Legion and AMVETS.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Russell (Donna) REICHARD, Bourbon, and Mrs. Stephen (Patricia) [HISSONG], Argos; a son, Michael [CASLOW], Donaldson; seven grandchildren, and a sister, Clara NICHOLS, Argos.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Jack RHOADES officiating. Burial will be in the Summit Chapel Cemetery on Indiana 10 near Bourbon. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to the Argos EMS.

Otis A. Dickey

Otis A. DICKEY, 75, Rt. 5, Warsaw, died at 9 a.m. Thursday at his home.

He was born Sept. 20, 1913 near Warsaw to George and Mertie JONES DICKEY. He lived all his life in the area. In 1948 he married Clarice FRANTZ, who survives. He was retired from R.R. Donnelly, Warsaw, and attended Cooks Chapel Church, Warsaw.

Surviving with the wife are five sons, Clarence [DICKEY], Warsaw; Rex [DICKEY], Pierceton; Randy [DICKEY], Claypool; Howard FRANTZ, Pierceton, and Roger FRANTZ, Warsaw; nineteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren, and a brother, Charles [DICKEY], Goshen. Two brothers and a sister preceded in death.

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

Anna L. Damron

Services for Anna L. DAMRON, 69, Rt. 2, Macy (Gilead), will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Lowell BURRUS officiating.

Burial will be in the Gilead Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Mrs. Damron died Wednesday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru. She was born Jan. 21, 1920 at Louisville, Ky., to Malcolm and Louise GUTMAN STANLEY. She married Jake I. DAMRON in Bonanza, Ky.; he survives. She was retired from General Tire, Wabash, and was a member of the Olive Branch Church of God.

Surviving with the husband are three daughters, Lenora PLOTHOW, Provo, Utah, and Della PAUL and Kathy RITTER, both of Macy; four sons, John [DAMRON], Summerset; Bobby [DAMRON], Russiaville; David [DAMRON], Rochester, and Michael [DAMRON], Macy; eighteen grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mary Lola BAILEY, Dry Fork, Va.

Saturday, May 20, 1989

Stephan H. Gonce

Stephan H. GONCE, 49, 1104 E. Jefferson St., Plymouth, died at 11:27 a.m. Friday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, shortly after admission.

Born Jan. 7, 1940, in Argos to Herschel and [Georgeann] HISEY [GONCE], he had lived in Plymouth since 1967. He was married Feb. 26, 1967 in Culver to DiAnne KING, who survives. He owned and operated Steve’s Beauty Salon in Plymouth, was a graduate of the House of James Beauty School and a master cosmetologist. A member of the Fraternal Order of Police, he was a long-time coach and treasurer of youth football.

Surviving with the wife are five sons, Abree, Aaron, Stephan Jr., Troy and Jamie [GONCE], all at home; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Elizabeth) CLEMONS and Mrs. Katheryn OKERBLOOM, both of Argos; three brothers, Jeff and Finley [GONCE], both of Argos, and Terry [GONCE], St. Louis, Mo., and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with Rev. Donald PANGBURN officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Sunday and for two hours prior to services Monday. Memorials may be made to the Heart Association.

Mary E. Fields

Mary Ethel FIELDS, 88, formerly of 910 1/2 Wabash St., died at 8:15 p.m. Thursday at the Peabody Retirement Center, North Manchester. She had been in failing health for six months. She was born Nov. 4, 1900 in Rochester to William and Sarah CALLISON WAGONER. She moved to Rochester 10 years ago from South Bend where she had lived 57 years. She had resided at the Peabody Center for two years. In 1918 in Rochester, she married Guy FIELDS, who died in 1967. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Rochester; the Friendship Circle of the church, and the Progress Club, South Bend.

Surviving are a niece, Mrs. Dean (Bonnie) STINSON, Rochester; three nephews, Capt. Max BAILEY, Milton, Fla.; George COHEN, Skokie, Ill.; Maurice COHEN, Florida, and great-nieces and great-nephews.

Private funeral services were to be today at 10 a.m. at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating Burial was to be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Monday, May 22, 1989

Norvannah M. Alber

Norvannah M. “Pete” ALBER, 92, of 231 E. South St., Bremen, died at 3 a.m. Sunday at his home. He had been in failing health for three weeks.

He was born Sept. 9, 1896 in Cass County to Ebbert and Molly CONRAD ALBER. He lived most of his life in the Talma and Sand Hill communities of Fulton County. On April 24, 1920 in Rochester, he married Marie BARNHART, who died Oct. 23, 1970. He was a retired farmer.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. George (Marjorie) MINARIK, South Bend; five sons, Addison [ALBER], Tempe, Ariz.; Wayne [ALBER], Bremen; Dick [ALBER], Rochester; Larry [ALBER], Dayton, Ohio, and Phillip [ALBER], Fort Wayne; twenty-six grandchildren; thirty-seven great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Helen MURPHY, Chula Vista, Calif., and two brothers, John ALBER, Plymouth, and L.G. ALBER, Rochester. He was preceded in death by a son, Ramon [ALBER]; a sister, Florence HIBBS, and three brothers, Frank, Thurle and Herman [ALBER].

Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Tiosa Brethren Church. Burial will be in the Sand Hill Cemetery north of Rochester. Friends may call at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, and at the church after noon Wednesday.

Rodney E. Hoff

Rodney E. HOFF, 26, Rt. 5 (Westhaven Estates), Warsaw, formerly of Akron, died at 3:33 p.m. Thursday at his home. Death was by self-inflicted carbon monoxide poisoning, according to Kosciusko County Coroner John SADLER.

He was born Oct. 17, 1962 in Wabash County to George and Ruth STEININGER HOFF. On Aug. 6, 1983 in Akron, he married Penny SHAFFER, who survives. He had been employed at Daulton Foundries, Warsaw, since 1979. He attended North Miami High School and Tippecanoe Valley High School, and had been a member of the 151st Battalion of the Indiana National Guard.

Surviving with the wife are the parents; a daughter, Peni Nikole [HOFF], and a son, Dustin [HOFF], both at home; a sister, Mrs. Bruce (Theresa) FLOYD, Albion; a brother, Paul [HOFF], Akron, and the maternal grandmother, Alice STEININGER, Rochester.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Lowell BURRUS officiating. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery, where the National Guard will conduct services. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Shriners.

A. Edna Silberman

A. Edna SILBERMAN, 71, 196 1/2 Pontiac St., died at 8:18 a.m. Sunday at her home. She had been ill for five months.

She was born March 31, 1918 in Bygland, Minn., to Tellef and Ingborg OLSON SORENSON. She moved to Rochester 35 years ago from Chicago, Ill. On Feb . 5, 1939 in Chicago, she married Donald L. SILBERMAN, who died July 24, 1974. She was retired from the Rochester Telephone Company, and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, the Home Front Club and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Manitou Moose Lodge.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Ronald (Madonna) JOHNSON, Hillsboro, Iowa; Mrs. Bruce (Suzanne) WIARD, Macy, and Claudia SILBERMAN and Cheryle COX, both of Rochester; a son, Hugh [SILBERMAN], South Bend; a step-son, Roger SILBERMAN, Mateson, Ill.; twenty-three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Meldore SORENSON, East Grand Forks, Minn.; four sisters, Mrs. Ann SCHALAR, Neeche, N.D.; Mrs. Esther SPRANGER, Fergus Falls, Minn.; Mrs. Dorothy SCHUA, East Grand Forks, and Mrs. Olga COLLYARD, Elgin, Ill. She was preceded in death by a daugher, Sandra BRINEY, on Jan. 6, 1989; a granddaughter, Annette JOHNSON; a brother, and four sisters.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Paul WIARD officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Society.

Tuesday, May 23, 1989

Eleanor A. Gelbaugh

Eleanor Anna GELBAUGH, 79, of Rt. 5, Rochester (Tiosa), died at 7:30 a.m. today at her home.

She was born March 29, 1910 in Buchanan, Mich., to Vernon and Gertrude HORTON CAUFFMAN. She lived in this area for 58 years, coming from Mishawaka. On Aug. 24, 1929 in South Bend, she married Vernon E. GELBAUGH, who died in 1950. She was a retired cafeteria employee at Rochester High School, where she worked for 22 years. For 20 years prior to that she was employed in the restaurant at the Rochester Sale Barn. She was a member of the former Sand Hill Methodist Church, and attended the Talma United Methodist Church where she was a member of the United Methodist Women.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Glenn (Annabelle) HART, and a son, Richard E. [GELBAUGH], both of Rochester; five grandsons, and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters and three brothers, including two of Rochester, Bob and Russell CAUFFMAN.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Will LAWSON officiating. Burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and two hours prior to services on Friday. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

Wednesday, May 24, 1989

Austin R. Fair

Austin R. FAIR, 78, Rt. 1, Kewanna (Lake Bruce), died at 4:25 p.m. Tuesday at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

He was born May 14, 1911 in Walton to Marvin P. and Maude SHOPPE FAIR. On May 22, 1953 in Kokomo he married Marilyn Sue BENSEN, who survives. He had lived in the area since 1969, and was a retired self-employed contractor. He also owned a camp ground, and the Tenbrook Bottled Gas Sales in Lake Bruce. He was a member of the National Rifle Association, Logansport Eagles Lodge and the Kokomo Masonic Lodge.

Suriving with the wife are two daughters, Vickie McINTIRE and Sandi ROARK, Rochester, and five grandchildren. Four brothers preceded in death.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Bryan TON officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Lake Bruce. Masonic services will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, where friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday and after 8 a.m. Friday.

Thursday, May 25, 1989

Minnie M. Mitchell

Minnie M. MITCHELL, 91, Four Seasons Mobile Home Court, died at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday at Washington County Memorial Hospital, Salem.

She was born Jan. 10, 1898 at Fowler to Luther and Laura ANSTETT SAMPSON. She moved here in 1947 from Monticello. On May 27, 1916 at Danville, Ill., she married Robert W. MITCHELL, who died June 24, 1954.

Surviving are two sons, Donald E. [MITCHELL], Rochester, and Howard [MITCHELL], Salem; a daugher, Mrs. Martha EWEN, Salem; five gradchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson, and a sister, Mrs. Dorothy PHILPOTT, Seal Beach, Calif. She was preceded in death by five brothers, a sister and a great-grandson.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Vernon D. Cranmer

Vernon D. CRANMER, 85, South Bend, died at 4:05 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.

He was born June 4, 1903 in White County to Luther and Ruey HANAWAY CRANMER. He had lived in the South Bend area since 1940, retiring in 1961 from Allied Bendix Corporation. On Dec. 8, 1928 in Wabash he married Pauline GORDON, who survives.

Surviving with he wife are a son, Dale F. [CRANMER], Mishawaka; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren, and a sister, Olive Beatrice EBER, Rochester. He was preceded in death by a son, Alan [CRANMER], and a brother, Kenneth [CRANMER], of Kewanna.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Kaniewski and Sons Funeral Home, South Bend. Burial will be in the South Bend Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 today. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

Mary V. Umbaugh

Mary Vivian UMBAUGH, 91, formerly of Kennelworth Road, Argos, died at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home where she had lived since 1986.

She was born July 7, 1897 in Walnut Township, Marshall County, to William and Elva THARP LEWIS. On May 10, 1919 in Rochester, she married Harold M. UMBAUGH, who died Dec. 24, 1983. She had been a teacher at Walnut and Walnut Township schools, having received her degrees from Manchester College and Valparaiso University. She was a member of the Jordan Baptist Church, Argos, and the Ladies Aid of the church.

Surviving are two sons, Hugh L. and Donald D. [UMBAUGH], both of Argos; six grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren, and a brother Ernest LEWIS, Argos. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Esther ROHER and Grace MAXWELL, and a brother, Clyde [LEWIS].

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Jordan Baptist Church southwest of Argos with the Rev. Arley MITCHAM officiating. Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, and at the church after 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Argos Emergency Medical Service or to charity.

Friday, May 26, 1989

Elizabeth E. Nelson

Elizabeth Eliza (SWARTZ) NELSON, 70, Milaca, Minn., a former Rochester resident, died in Milaca Wednesday.

She was born in Rochester Dec. 12, 1918 to Friendy Washington and Vera Myrtle MOORE SWARTZ. She was married in Fulton County on Dec. 26, 1936 to Elton Reuben NELSON who survives. They moved to Milaca in May 1949.

Surviving with the husband are four children, Lynn NELSON, Rochester; Marilyn MOYER, Milaca; Ardith MORRISON, Minneapolis, and Dale Reuben NELSON, Baldwin, Wis.; fifteen grandchildren, and eigh great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Milaca. The Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca is in charge of arrangements.

Saturday, May 27, 1989

[no obits]

Monday, May 29, 1989

[no paper - holiday]

Tuesday, May 30, 1989

Roy J. Doran

Roy James DORAN, 47, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 6:45 p.m. Sunday shortly after admission to Woodlawn Hospital. Death was due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to Coroner Junior D. GOOD.

He was born May 12, 1942 in Baraboo, Wis., to Dee and Virginia NEWTON DORAN. He moved here 5 years ago from Lakeside, Calif. On Dec. 15, 1984 in Rochesetr, he married Carol Mae HUGHES, who survives. He was an outside machinist superintendent with the San Diego Marine, and served 10 years with the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the New Life Church, Rochester, and the Elks Lodge.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Randy (Fonda) EMBERTON, and two sons, Roy James [DORAN] Jr., and Michael [DORAN], all of San Diego; two step-daughters, Annette VANSPEYBROECK, Rochester, and Amy MEREDITH, at home; two step-sons, John VANSPEYBROECK, Boca Raton, Fla., and Mark VANSPEYBROECK, at home; seven grandchildren; the father, Dee DORAN, Westville; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret DORAN, Rochester, and Mrs. Janet K. BUCHNER, Sierra Vista, Ariz.; two brothers, William DORAN, La Porte, and John DORAN, Rochester, and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother and a nephew.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Brian TAMMANY officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Wednesday. The American Legion and VFW will conduct graveside services.

James L. Little

James Lee LITTLE, 41, of 527 Fulton Ave., Rochester, died at 1:40 a.m. Monday at his residence. Death was due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Coroner Junior D. GOOD.

He was born July 21, 1947 in Rochester to James A. and Hazel Maxine RUSH LITTLE. He lived all of his life in this community. He was engaged to be married to Linda MAICH, Rochester. He was employed at United Technologies Essex Corporatioon, Columbua City. Previously he had been an employee of Bailey’s Lakeside Furniture, Rochester, for 15 years. He was a Vietnam War veteran.

Surviving are two daughters, Tabitha and Heather LITTLE; his father and step-mother, James and Betty LITTLE, and a brother, John [LITTLE], all of Rochester; three step-sisters, Sandra NESS, Tippecanoe, and Jenny DeMARCO and Penny PIKE, both of Rochester. He was preceded in death by his mother in 1960 and a sister, Linda Lou ALLEN, in 1976.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. William RODEFER officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and after noon on Wednesday.

John A. Vandegrift

John Albert VANDEGRIFT, 76, GAlien, Mich., formerly of Rochester and Phoenix, Ariz., died Friday.

He was born July 29, 1912 to John Albert and Ida Mae MAXWELL VANDEGRIFT, Faulstitch. On Feb. 14, 1939 in Leiters Ford, he married Ignota May McGOWEN. She died July 8, 1987. He was a former mechanic at Miller Brothers and McMillen Refrigeration, Rochester. He was a 50-year member of the I.O.O.F. and the Mt. Horeb Encampment, Rochester.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Jim (Carol) RAMSEY, South Bend, and Mrs. Steven (Ann) NICHOLS, Odessa, Texas; a son, John [VANDEGRIFT], Galien, Mich.; twelve grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were his parents, a sister, Bertha VANDEGRIFT CALLOWAY, a brother, Harold [VANDEGRIFT], and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. Rochester time) Friday at the Connelly-Noble Funeral Home, Galien. Burial will be in the Hamlet Cemetery near Talma at 1230 p.m. (Rochester time). Odd Fellows services will be at 7:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Rochester time) Thursday at the funeral home.

Anita B. Johnson

Anita B. JOHNSON, 79, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 7:34 a.m. Sunday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.

She was born Dec. 3, 1909 at Nashville, Tenn., to Hubert and Hester ADAMS. On June 28, 1942, in Chicago, Ill., she married George W. JOHNSON. He died in 1983. She was retired as a bookkeeper for Walt Disney Corporation.

Surviving are a daughter, Dierdre A. JOHNSON, South Bend; a niece, Jean HESLUP; two great-nieces, and two great-nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother and a half-sister.

Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Floyd G. ALLEN officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F.-Citizens Cemetery, Kewana. Friends may call from 3 p.m. until the time of services on Wendesday.

Ruth M. Staggs

Ruth Marie STAGGS, 75, Denver, died at 8 p.m. Friday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

She was born Aug. 6, 1913 in Jefferson Township, Miami County to Clarence and Mildred WARNER FLORA. On Nov. 25, 1953 at the home of the Rev. Austin GABLE, Bunker Hill, she married Paul H. STAGGS, who survives. A retired school teacher, she had taught elementary school in Grant and Elmwood Schools, Peru, and at Denver and Mexico. She was a Manchester College graduate and received her master’s degree from Ball State University. She was a member of the Denver Brethren Church, and the Indiana Retired Teachers Association.

Surviving with the husband are a sister, Rosanna SMITH, Wilmett, Ill.; a brother C. Earl FLORA, Xenia, Ohio, and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister, Arlene, and two brothers, Dale and Herman FLORA.

Services were to be at 10 a.m. today at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. George HAPNER officiating. Burial was to be in Westlawn Cemetery, Denver. Memorials may be made to the Miami Heart Association.

Martha Leonhard

Martha LEONHARD, 71, Rt. 1, Macy, died at 11:30 p.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital.

She was born Jan. 17, 1918 in Portland to George and Evelyn BECKTELL SEAGRAVES. On Jan. 23, 1945 in Portland, she married William H. “Bill” LEONHARD who died March 1, 1989.

Surviving is a daughter, Shirley KING, Collinsville, Okla. She was preceded in death by a brother, Francis SEAGRAVES.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. David WELSH officiating. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at McCain Funeral Home, and from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Williamson-Spencer Funeral Home, Portland. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Green Park Cemetery Chapel, Portland.

Lemoine Bowyer

Lemoine BOWYER, 63, Rt. 3, Peru, died at 1:57 p.m. Monday at Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne.

He was born Oct. 6, 1925 in Cass County, to Donald and Mary NEAD BOWYER. In 1955 he married Deema A. HALL, who died in 1978. He was employed at Bowyer Excavating.

Surviving are three daughers, Sharon SWICK, Akron; Shirley GALLOWAY, Indianapolis, and Donna BOWYER, Peru; four sons, John and Jim [BOWYER], both of Peru; Danny [BOWYER], Mishawaka, and David [BOWYER], Goodyear, Ariz.; three brothers, Vinal and Larry BOWYER, both of Peru, and Clayson BOWYER, Florida; two sisters, Glodene BOWEN, Peru, and Joyce BOWYER, Indianapolis, and ten grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son and a sister.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev. Larry WARREN officiating. Burial will be in the Friends Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Wednesday, May 31, 1989

Joy Conner

Joy “Lora” CONNER, 93, formerly of Chili, died at 12:12 p.m. Tuesday at Peabody Retirement Center, North Manchester.

She was born March 28, 1896 in Miami County to Henry T. and Livona BAHNEY MURPHY. She lived most of her life in the Chili community. On Feb. 26, 1919 she married John L. CONNER, who died March 18, 1965. She was a member of the Chili United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.

Surviving are a son Harold [CONNER], Akron; a daughter, Mrs. Elvin (Doris) MURPHY, Denver; a sister, Fern MAUS, North Manchester; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, and step-great-great-grandchildren. A sister, two brothers and a grandson preceded in death.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Home, Roann, with the Rev. Richard CRAIG officiating. Burial will be in the Chili Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today.

Thursday, June 1, 1989

Helen J. Doern

Helen Jean DOERN, 68, died early this morning at Riverwood Acres home near Rochester.

Born Dec. 3, 1920 in Duluth, Minn., to John and Agnes DAVEY SMITH, she came to Rochester in 1980 from Evanston, Ill. In 1947 at chicago she married Arthur DOERN, who preceded in death in 1966. She was a former stock broker for the Tenley and Norris Agency, Chicago and an expert bridge player.

Surviving are her mother, Agnes FOWLER, Rochester; a brother, Murray C. SMITH, Rochester; two nieces, and one nephew.

No services are planned. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.

Eva M. Bass

Eva M. BASS, 85, of 421 Railroad St., Argos, died at 7:12 a.m. today at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth. She had been in failing health for nine months.

She was born Sept. 5, 1903 in Everson, Pa., to Lewis and Pearl BROWN. She lived in the Argos community for 38 years, coming from Gary. On May 12, 1928 in Gary, she married Earl BASS, who preceded in death Aug. 16, 1979. She was a former employee of Beatty Memorial Hospital, Westville.

Surviving are cousins and friends.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with Elder Robert RETTINGER officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call two hours prior to services. Memorials may be made to the Marshall County Cancer Society or the Argos Public Library.

Friday, June 2, 1989 to Wednesday, June 7, 1989

[no obits]

Thursday, June 8, 1989

Maurice A. Thrush

Maurice A. THRUSH, 77, Kokomo, died at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo, following a two-day illness.

He was born April 10, 1912 in Indianapolis to Charles Oren and Meta HESS THRUSH. On June 25, 1939 he married Grace POHLMAN, who survives. He had lived in Chicago and Rochester before moving to Howard County in 1945. He retired from Chrysler Corporation, Kokomo, in 1976 after 30 years of service. He was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Kokomo; UAW Local Union 685, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Surviving with the wife are a sister, Esther THRUSH, Rochester; two nephews, and a niece.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church with the Rev. Robert BOHLMAN officiating. Burial will be in the North Union Cemetery, Howard County. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the Murray Funeral Home, Galveston, and after 10 a.m. Friday at the church.

Sophie Hoglund

[Sophie] HOGLUND, 75, Rocheter Nursing Home, died at 10 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital.

Surviving is a son, James [HOGLUND], Rochester.

Arrangements are pending at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.

Friday, June 9, 1989

Sophie Hoglund

Services for Sophie “Sally” HOGLUND, 75, Rochester Nursing Home, will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Sorenson Funeral Home, Daggett, Mich.

Friends may call from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, and from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Sorenson Funeral Home in Daggett. Burial will be in the Baptist Cemetery, Daggett.

Formerly of 1226 Rochester Blvd., Mrs. Hoglund died at 9:51 a.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Hospital.

She was born Aug. 4, 1913 in Ishpeming, Mich., to John and Sanna NASI LAITINEN. In 1942 at Hot Springs, Ark., she married Lawrence W. HOGLUND, who died Aug. 9, 1987. She moved to this area 32 years ago from Daggett.

Surviving are two sons, James W. [HOGLUND], Rochester, and Larry W. [HOGLUND], Edwardsburg, Mich.; four grandchildren, Chris HOGLUND, Rochester, and Keith, Stacy and Chad HOGLUND, Edwardsburg; a brother, George LAITINEN, Daggett, and two sisters, Mrs. Verland (Dorothy) MACK and Mrs. Leslie (Martha) KOHTAMAKI, both of Carney, Mich. Four brothers and sisters preceded in death.

Dale Daulton

Dale “Dirty” DAULTON, 74, of 315 E. Eighth St., died at 2:45 p.m. Thursday at his residence following a two-month illness.

He was born April 27, 1915 in Rochester to Charles and Lucy SHAFFER DAULTON and had lived all his life in this community. On Oct. 6, 1936 in Valparaiso, he married Mable A. NIXON, who survives. In 1977 he retired from the Rochester Telephone Company. He served with U.S. Navy during World War II in the South Pacific Theater of War, and was a member of the Rochester American Legion, Manitou Moose Lodge and the Rochester Elks Lodge.

Surviving with the wife are two sisters, Mrs. Barbara SWAIN, South Bend, and Mrs. Velma VIGUS, Torrance, Calif.; two brothers, Ben and Wayne [DAULTON], both of Rochester, and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Joe and Glen [DAULTON].

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery, where the American Legion will conduct graveside services. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church.

John S. Marburger

John S. MARBURGER, 58, Peru, died at 3:22 p.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent Hospital, Carmel.

He was born July 4, 1930 in Peru to Paul and Lucille STEVENS MARBURGER. On July 17, 1955 he married Betty HALL, who survives. He was owner and operator of Marburger Packing Inc., Peru, a member of the Peru First Baptist Church, a life member of the Peru Elks Lodge, and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Lisa STANFIELD, three sons, John A., Paul S. and David W. [MARBURGER], and a sister, Joann ZIPPERIAN, all of Peru, and six grandchildren.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Revs. Dr. H. P. GAINES and Bryan CLEMENS officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru. Friends may call today from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Circus City Festival or the John Marburger Scholarship Fund through the Wabash Valley Bank, Peru.

Herman L. Haines

Herman L. HAINES, 79, Noblesville, died this morning at Riverview Hospital, Noblesville.

He was born Jan. 12, 1910, in Fulton County to John and Ida COX HAINES. He was a self-employed truck driver; a member of Gray Friends Meeting; the Noblesville American Legion; the Lapel Jubilee Chorus, and was a World War II U.S. Army Veteran.

Surviving with the wife, Grace FLOOR, Noblesville, are a son, Leonard [HAINES], Greenfield; a daughter, Glenda KLINGENSMITH, Noblesville, and four grandchildren.

Services will be 10:30 am. Monday at the Smith Funeral Home, Carmel, with the Rev. Francis KINSEY officiating. Burial will be in the Gray Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday 2 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Saturday, June 10, 1989

[no obits]

Monday, June 12, 1989

Ida Mort

Ida “Sally” MORT, 78, Peru, died at 1:55 a.m. Saturday at Dukes Continuing Care Center, Peru.

She was born Aug. 28, 1909 in Camp Point, Ill., to John and Irene LANGDON. On July 10, 1927, she married Elbert MORT, who died Nov. 1, 1982. She moved to Peru in 1988 from Rocheter. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Rochester, and the Rochester Garden Club.

Surviving are a daughter Dorothy LIFE, Peru; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Neva GOTHARD, Peru, and four brothers, David [LANGDON], Peru; Charles [LANGDON], Pensacola, Fla., Roy [LANGDON], Sioux Fals, S.C., and Ralph [LANGDON], Kansas City, Mo.

Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev. George McCARTY officiating. Memorials may be made to charity.

William C. MacLain

William Clifford “Click” MacLAIN, 64, Rt. 1, Kewanna, died at 12:45 a.m. Saturday at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Fort Wayne.

He was born Jan. 23, 1925, at Kewanna to Joseph Calvin and Rosa MANES MacLAIN. He was employed in general construction. A World War II U.S. Army veteran, he was a member of the Kewanna VFW and the Rochester American Legion.

Surviving are his mother, Rosa, Kewanna; a daughter, Jan STOCKBERGER, and a son Tom [MacLAIN], both of Rochester; a brother, Lawrece [MacLAIN], Kewanna; ten sisters, Mattie RAINEY and Marilyn ZARTMAN, both of Kewanna; Roxie FRY, Fulton; Blanche CULVER, Empire, Ala.; Ruth BEEDY, Emily BROWN and Flo CONLEY, all of Plymouth; Jessie HINES, Royal Center, and Merle ISAACS and Gladys STUTZMAN, both of Broaddus, Texas, and four grandchildren. His father and a brother preceded in death.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Bryan TON officiating. Burial will be in the Bruce Lake Cemetery near Kewanna. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today. There will be military graveside services.

Joseph A. Miller

Joseph A. MILLER, 81, Rt. 1, Mentone, died at 6:14 p.m. Friday in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

He was born Sept. 15, 1907 near Mentone in Franklin Township of Kosciusko County to Owen ad Louise CREAKBAUM MILLER. He lived in the area all of his life. On Feb. 17, 1928 in Plymouth, he married E. Joy MARTIN, who survives. He was a retired farmer and also employed at Niff-Corr Corporation, Mentone.

Surviving with the wife are two sons, Jack [MILLER], Akron, and James [MILLER], Mentone; three sisters, Lola PARKER and Mary MARSHALL, both of Mentone, and Julie BELSCHNER, Fort Wayne; a brother, Everett MILLER, Plymouth; four grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Seven brothers and a sister preceded in death.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with Brother T.R. JONES officiating. Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today.

Genevieve Warren

Genevieve WARREN, 80, Rt. 2, Bourbon, died unexpectedly at 11:18 a.m. Sunday in the emergency room of Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

She was born Aug. 8, 1908 at Argos to Willard and Fern STEVENSON McGRIFF. On Feb. 19, 1925 at Plymouth she married Ralph M. WARREN. He died Sept. 20, 1975. She was a member of the Harrison Center Church, the Mentone Home Ec Club and the Scrambled Egg Symphony Band.

Surviving are five daughers, Mrs. Leroy (Donna Belle) GROSSMAN, Rochester; Marjorie ERVIN, Bremen; Mrs. Lloyd (Phyllis) MILLER, Goshen Mrs. John (Bonnie) McCLOUGHAN, Greensburg, Ky., and Mrs. William (Carolyn) CHURCH, Angola; fifteen grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Vida COOK, Pierceton, and Leila JOHNSON, Berrien Springs, Mich.; two brothers, Dwight LUTY, Chandler, Ariz., and Eugene McGRIFF, Plymouth. She was preceded in death by a daughter.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Robert GRAY officiating. Burial will be in the Harrison Center Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Zerna G. Kerlin

Zerna G. “Peggy” KERLIN, 68, of 208 N. Columbia St., Silver Lake, died at 1:42 a.m. today at Kosciuskoi Community Hospital, Warsaw, following a short illness.

She was born Aug. 15, 1920 in Seward Township of Kosciusko County, to Elmer and Oma PERRY KUHN. She lived in the Akron and Silver Lake areas all of her life. On Feb. 4, 1939 she married Arthur Dean KERLIN. He died Aug. 17, 1988. She was employed for many years at the Warsaw License Branch and was a member of the Silver Creek Church of God and a former member of the Eastern Star.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Roger (Molly) BRADFORD, Silver Lake; two grandsons; a granddaughter; a sister, Mrs. Dale (Evelyn) KRIEG, Akron; a brother, James Harvey KUHN, Cameron, Mont.; a half-sister, Mrs. Wellington (Maureen) YOUNG, Auburn; a half-brother, Willard KUHN, Burket, and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Silver Creek Church of God with the Rev. Randy SAMUELS officiating. Burial will be in the Lakeview Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Strong Funeral Home, Silver Lake, and after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

Tuesday, June 13, 1989

Catherin E. Bailey

An Akron woman died of injuries sustained in a one-car accident on County Road 375 North, west of Indiana 25, at 6:25 a.m. today.

County police said [Catherin] E. BAILEY, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene. Deputy Coroner Edward WENRICK said Bailey died of massive head injuries. Police said she was thrown from the car when it left the county road, hit a tree, and flipped before landing on its wheels. Police said Lauren P. SMILEY, 18, Rt. 5, Rochester, was treated at Woodlawn Hospital for multiple cuts and scratches and released.

Police initially not certain which woman was driving the car, said the accident is still under investigation.

It was Fulton County’s fourth traffic fatality of the year. By this date last year, two had died locally.

Arrangements are pending at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.

Dick A. Miller

Dick A. MILLER, 65, Rt. 7 (Indiana 14 East) died at 12:45 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital where he had been a patient for 2 12 weeks.

He was born Feb. 17, 1924 in LaPorte to Phil and Velma HORTON MILLER. He lived most of his life in Rochester. On March 10, 1948 at Akron he married Irene RHODES, who survives. He had been associated wih the Fansler Lumber Company for 38 years. He was co-owner from 1964 until his retirement in 1984. He was a member of the New Life Church of Rochester, was a former member of the Manitou Moose Lodge, and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Warren (Debbie) TATTER, Rochester; a son, Terry M. [MILLER], Mission Viejo, Calif.; four grandchildren, Derek and Adam TATTER of Rochester and T.J. and Elizabeth MILLER, Mission Viejo; a sister, Mrs. Audrey BARKMAN, Mishawaka, and three brothers, Billy [MILLER], Plymouth; Carl [MILLER], Rochester, and Dale [MILLER], Athens. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Loren [MILLER], who died in infancy, and John M. [MILLER], in 1987.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Brian TAMMANY officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery where the VFW and American Legion will conduct graveside services. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to Woodlawn Hospital.

Wednesday, June 14, 1989

Catherin E. Bailey

Graveside services for Catherin E. BAILEY, 18, Rt. 5, Rochester (Meiser’s Trailer Court), will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Akron Cemetery.

The Rev. Jack HARTMAN will officiate. There will be no visitation. Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, is handling arrangements.

Miss Bailey was killed about 6:25 a.m. Tuesday in a one-car accident on County Road 375 North, west of Indiana 25.

She was born Nov. 26, 1970 in Rochester to Robert BAILEY, Rochester, and Eleanor HOPKINS FETROW, Akron. She was employed at Wireflex Corp., in Bourbon, and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Rochester.

Surviving with the mother and father are four sisters, Mrs. Kimberly HARSHMAN, Akron; Mrs. Charles (Karin) FOWLER, Rochester; Mrs. Terry (Barbara) HEISLER, Beaver Dam, and Miss Linda FETROW, Akron; two brothers, Byron Robert BAILEY, Rochester, and Aaron FETROW, Toledo, Ohio; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Byron (Edna) BAILEY, Rochester; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth HOPKINS, Akron; the maternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Oscar “Sissy” HOPKINS, Akron, and aunts and uncles.

Thursday, June 15, 1989

Ruth E. Murphy

Ruth E. MURPHY, 96, Denver, died at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru.

She was born July 4, 1892, in Mexico to John W. and Lee PRUDENCE WRAY. On June 6, 1915, she married Lewis GEARHART, who died Jan. 9, 1919. On Oct. 22, 1924, she married Earl MURPHY. He died in Feb. 22, 1955. She was a member of the Chili United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.

Surviving are two daughters, Eileen GEARHART MURPHY, Denver, and Loraine MOORE, Hot Springs, Ark.; two sons, Lyman “Bud” MURPHY, and Raymond MURPHY, both of Denver; ten grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Lula RUSH, Bess RUSH, and Ollie PETERS, and by two brothers, Hugh WRAY and William WRAY.

Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Revs. Don RICHEY and Douglas BARBER officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today.

Lloyd L. Sullivan

Lloyd L. SULLIVAN, 77, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at his residence. He was born Jan. 29, 1912, at Twelve Mile to John T. and Minnie Ann DENISTON SULLIVAN. On June 14, 1942 in Terre Haute, he married Thelma Dorothy MARTIN, who survives. He was a retired farmer, a member of the Calvary Presbyterian Church, Logansport, a 50-year member of the Twelve Mile Masonic Lodge, and a member of the Fort Wayne Scottish Rite.

Surviving are a daughter, Jessie Ann McVAY, Twelve Mile; three grandchildren, and a sister, E. Ann SULLIVAN, Tamarac, Fla.

Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Nancy NICHOLS officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, and from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Friday, June 16, 1989

Effie I. Ladow

Effie I. “Billie” LADOW, 68, Rt. 2, Kewanna, died at 11:45 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Hospital, Logansport.

She was born July 13, 1920 in Clarks Hill to J. Willard and Zertha STINGLEY THOMPSON. On April 13, 1941 in Stockwell, she married Charles “Chuck” LADOW, who survives. She retired in 1981 from Kirkwood Insurance Company, Logansport. She was a member of Helm Street Church of God, Logansport.

Surviving with the husband are two sons, Thomas [LADOW], Logansport; Robert [LADOW], Lagrange, Fla.; five grandchildren, and a sister, Aleta SHULTZ, Crawfordsville. She was preceded in death by a daughter.

Services will be 1:30 Saturday at the Fisher Funeral Chapel, Logansport, with the Rev. Ron NESMITH officiating. Burial will be in Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Logansport. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Vivian C. Cornett

Vivian C. CORNETT, 67, formerly of 524 Liberty St., Culver, died at 2 p.m. Monday at Hill Haven Nursing Home, Norfolk, Va.

She was born Sept. 14, 1921 at Paris, Ill., to Harold and Bernice MULVANEY DRAKE. On May 15, 1942 at Fort Benning, Ga., she married Alan CORNETT Sr., who survives. She was a member of Grace United Church of Christ, Culver; past matron of the Culver Emily Jane Chapter Order of Eastern Star; past mother advisor of Culver Rainbow Girls, and past president of the Culver VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She moved to Culver in 1966 from Park Forest, Ill. and was employed at Culver Military and Girls Academies.

Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Sandra) DONCAL, Sarasota, Fla.; Mrs. Steven (Vivian “Vickie”) JONES, Virginia Beach, Va.; two sons, Alan [CORNETT] Jr., Winona, Minn.; Michael [CORNETT], Grovertown; eleven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with the Rev. Donald WAGNER officiating. Burial will be in the Culver Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home where the Eastern Star will conduct memorial services at 7 p.m. The VFW Ladies Auxiliary will conduct graveside services on Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Culver VFW Ladies Auxiliary.

Saturday, June 17, 1989

[no obits]

Monday, June 19, 1989

Clyde R. Wolf

Clyde Raymond WOLF, 81, Frankfort, died at 12:07 a.m. Saturday in Clinton County Hospital.

He was born March 5, 1908 in Miami County to John A. and Nora L. MORT WOLF. On Sept. 4, 1926 in Rochester, he married Jennie WALES, who survives. He retired in 1972 after 42 years as Ford parts manager for Lewis Ford, Frankfort. He was a member of St. Matthew’s Methodist church of Frankfort and the Clinton Masonic Lodge, and was on the Franfort City Council from 1952-55.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mary Jane HURLEY, Metairie, La.; a sister, Naomi FRUSHOUR, Peru; two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Goodwin Funeral Home, Frankfort, with the Rev. Charles BURGEN officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Frankfort. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

Tuesday, June 20, 1989

Albertus Van Dien Jr.

Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Albertus “Bert” Van DIEN Jr., 74, Las Vegas, Nev., a former Rochester resident, who died at 3 a.m. today at Desert Springs Hospital, Las Vegas.

He moved to Las Vegas 20 years ago after retiring from the Rochester post office.

William R. White

William R. WHITE, 70, Rt. 2, Kewanna, died at 7:38 p.m. Monday at Community Hospital, Indianapolis.

He was born May 22, 1919 in Fulton County to Theodore H. and Mae TYRRELL WHITE. On July 28, 1945 at Kewanna he married Monica SCHEETZ, who survives. A Wayne Township farmer, he was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church of Rochester and the Farmer’s Union.

Surviving with the wife are a son, John Theodore [WHITE], Kewanna; the step-mother, Helena WHITE, Kewanna; a brother, James T. [WHITE], Kewanna, and two grandsons.

Services will be 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Kewanna, with the Revs. Cornelius KELLY and John F. COSTELLO officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday and after 8 a.m. Thursday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Arthritic Foundation.

Glen L. Knauff

Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester for Glen L. KNAUFF, 71, of 1314 Washington St., who died at 3:55 a.m. today at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Marion.

He was born Nov. 28, 1917 in Deedsville, Miami County, to Truman and Clora BROWN KNAUFF. He lived most of his life in Rochester. On Jan. 23, 1943 in Sharon, he married Eileen FISHER, who survives. In 1978 he retited from the U.S. Postal Service, Rochester department, where he was employed for 35 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Rochester, where he was a deacon, trustee and superintendent for a number of years, a member of the national Rural Letter Carriers, and a U.S. Army World War II veteran serving in the Pacific Theater.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Glenda) DEHM, Georgetown, Texas; a son, Stanley D. [KNAUFF], Indianapolis; a grandson, Brett M. DEHM, Georgetown; two sisters, Mrs. Chester (Orpha) ADKINS, Peru, and Mrs. Lee (Orma June) RICH, Fort Wayne, and a brother, Myron [KNAUFF], Valparaiso. He was preceded in death by a brother, Gerald [KNAUFF], in September 1988.

Wednesday, June 21, 1989

Mary R. Bergen

Mary R. BERGEN, 68, of 1617 Elm St., died at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday at Canterbury Manor.

She was born March 23, 1921 in Logansport to Clarence and Pearl CLINGER BRINER. She moved here in 1984 from Hammond. On Aug 18, 1959 she married James R. BERGEN, who died Jan. 10, 1989.

Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Doris SCHWEITZER, Shererville; Mrs. Alice BRAZLOVITZ, Dyer, and Mrs. Betty TIDWELL, Greenbriar, Tenn. A brother, Byron [BERGEN], preceded in death.

There will be no services or calling hours. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond.

Glen L. Knauff

Services for Glen L. KNAUFF, who died at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Marion, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

The Rev. Junior BOSE will officiate, and burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico, where the American Legion and VFW will conduct services. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today and after 12:30 p.m. Thursday.

Albertus Van Dien Jr.

Services for Albertus “Bert” Van DIEN Jr., 74, who died at 3 a.m. Tuesday at Desert Springs Hospital, Las Vegas, Nev., will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

The Rev. John RAMSEY will officiate, and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and after noon on Sunday.

Mr. Van Dien was born Aug. 8, 1914 in Rochester to Albertus and Gertrude COX Van DIEN Sr. He lived in Rochester most of his life, retiring in 1969 after 30 years’ service with the Rochester Postal Department, and moved to Las Vegas that year. On April 23, 1939 in Rochester, he married Mabel Elizabeth KELCH, who died Aug. 23, 1984.

He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and served with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Surviving are two sisters, Gwendolyn BETHUNE, Mt. Clemens, Mich., and Mary Ann Van DIEN, El Paso, Tcxas, and a nephew, William F. BETHUNE, Mt. Clemens. A brother, Frederick [Van DIEN], was a B-25 bomber pilot who was killed in action in 1944 during World War II.

Andrew N. Isley

Andrew N. (Noble) ISLEY, 83, Rt. 1, Silver Lake, died at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Wabash Health Care Center.

He was born Sept. 4, 1905 near Silver Lake to Orlando and Nancy KRAMER ISLEY. On Dec. 5, 1942 in Rochester, he married Reba WAGONER CLEMANS, who survives. He was a retired carpenter, a former employee of Sears Roebuck and Company, and the Fansler Lumber Co., Rochester. He was a member of the Manitou Moose Lodge, Peru Eagles Lodge and the Carpenters Union.

Surviving with the wife are eight daughters, Mrs. Nancy HOFFMAN, Rochester, Mrs. Sidney (Mary) SIVITS and Mrs. John (Sue) MILLER, both of Peru; Mrs. Delbert (Norma) BOLEN, Mentone; Mrs. David (Cindy) POAGE, Claypool, Barbara REESE, Bourbon; Juanita UTTER, Argos, and Loretta MILLER, Middleboro, Mass.; four sons, Carlton CLEMANS, Landcaster, Calif.; Larry ISLEY, Kewanna; Kenneth ISLEY, Menone, and Max ISLEY, Silver Lake; forty-eight grandchildren, and thirty-eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Billy Dale [ISLEY], in 1978; a great-grandson, four sisters, and four brothers.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Tim ROHRBACHER 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 after 9 a.m. Friday.

Thursday, June 22, 1989

Noble Isley

Services for [Andrew N.] Noble ISLEY, 83, Rt. 1, Silver Lake, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Tim ROHRBACHER officiating. Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today, and after 9 a.m. Friday.

Friday, June 23, 1989

William M. Rowe

William McKinley ROWE, 92, a former Akron area resident, died at 4:20 a.m. today at Terrace View Living Center, Shell Lake, Wis.

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

Saturday, June 24, 1989

[no obits]

Monday, June 26, 1989

William M. Rowe

William McKinley ROWE, 92, formerly of Akron and Spooner, Wis., died at 4:20 a.m. Friday at the Terrace View Living Center in Shell Lake, Wis., where he had resided for three months.

He was born June 18, 1897 in Akron to George F. and Dora MOORE ROWE. He had lived in the Spooner area since 1954 after retiring from 32 years’s service with Western Electric Co., in Chicago. His first marriage was on [Sep. 29, 1917] in Akron to Vera SHEWMAN, who died Nov. 8, 1927. His second marriage was in 1929 in St. Louis to Leavon BURRIS, who died Feb. 25, 1982. He was a member of the Lakeview United Methodist Church in Hertle, Wis., and the National Rifle Association. He was a 1916 graduate of Akron High School and had attended Valparaiso University.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lloyd (Shirley) A. LUND, Luck, Wis.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Three sisters and two brothers preceded in death.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Bill SHEWMAN officiating. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Howard Berger

Services were to be at 2 p.m. today at the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos for Howard “Dewey” BERGER, 74, of 15408 Nutmeg Road, Plymouth. He died at 8:32 p.m. Friday at his home.

Elder Harris LENNON was to officiate, and burial was to be in the Argos Maple Grove Cemetery.

Mr. Berger was born Dec. 17, 1914 in Woodland, Ind., to Ferdinand and Hermina SHIDAKER BERGER. He moved to the Argos community from Walkerton 49 years ago. He was married Feb. 28, 1940 at Koontz Lake to Lydia RUPP, who survives. In 1981 he retired from farming and from the McCord Corp., Plymouth. He was a member of the Rochester Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Surviving with the wife are two sisters, Mabel PERMAN and Gladys KEPCHA, both of Plymouth; a brother, Homer D. BERGER, South Bend, and nieces and nephews. Two sisters and three brothers preceded in death.

Donald D. Olson

Donald D. OLSON, 55, of 1814 Sharon St., Warsaw, died at 2:35 a.m. Saturday in Fort Wayne Parkview Hospital. He had been ill since March.

He was born Feb. 20, 1934 in Jamestown, N.D., to Carl D. and Laura CRAMER OLSON. He was married Feb. 25, 1972 to H. Irene WALTZ, who survives. He was employed at Fort Wayne by Labor Leasing of Lombard, Ill., and was a member of the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church in Warsaw.

Surviving with the wife are four sons, David CONOVER, Rochester; Pete CONOVER and Mark CONOVER, Warsaw, and Victor KRUEGER, Montgomery City, Mo., and ten grandchildren.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with the Rev. John REID officiating. Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery at Warsaw. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.

Tuesday, June 27, 1989

Helen I. Smith

Helen Irene SMITH, 75, of 711 E. 10th St., died at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital, where she had been a patient for two weeks. She was born May 24, 1914 in Kewanna to Frank E. and Blanche MORRIS PICKENS, and had lived all her life in Fulton County. On Dec. 24, 1932 at Richland Center, she married George SMITH, who died Jan. 29, 1989. In Sptember 1981, she retired from Topps Manufacturing Company in Rochester.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Ann) TAYLOR of Warsaw, Mrs. Jake (Irene) MILLER of Wabash, and Mrs. Ivan (Carolyn) ABRAMS of Rochester; a son, Larry [SMITH], Rochester; seventeen grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Esther BOOKS, Rochester, and Mrs. Richard (Edna) ANNIS, Logansport, and six brothers, Ralph PICKENS, Metea; Raymond, Robert and Clifford [PICKENS], all of Lucerne; Clyde [PICKENS], Logansport, and Frank [PICKENS] Jr., Kokomo. Preceding in death were a granddaughter, two sisters, Mable BURRIS and infant Opal [SMITH], and a brother, Herman [PICKENS].

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Foster & Good funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Junior BOSE officiating. Burial will be in Bruce Lake Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Dora Howard

Dora HOWARD, 80, Rt. 2, Rochester, died unexpectedly at 11 p.m. Monday while visiting relatives at Foraker, Ky.

She was born April 5, 1909 in Foraker to Bernard and Parrot CARPENTER CRAFT. She had lived in Silver Lake and Rochester since 1930, coming from Kentucky. She was married July 17, 1929 in Wayland, Ky., to O.C. HOWARD, who died Oct. 17, 1975. She was retired from Chamberlin Products in Akron, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church at Knox, the Woodlawn Hospital Auxiliary, the Evergreen Rebekah Lodge in Rochester, the Home Circle Club and the Neighborly Club.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. James (Thelma) RUDD and Mrs. John (Eileen) DAVIS, both of Rochester, and Mrs. Dale (Betty) MILLER, Akron; three sons, Carl HOWARD, Macy, and Paul and Harold [HOWARD], both of Rochester; thirty-three grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Susie ARNETT STEPHEN, Rochester, and Mrs. Lester (Mary) ARNETT, Foraker, and a brother, Lacy SUMMY, Knox. Preceding in death were a daughter, Finetta RUDD, on April 8, 1988; a son, Junior BAILEY; a foster-son; three grandchildren, and three sisters.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Rodney RUDD officiating. Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday.

Wednesday, June 28, 1989

Chessie J. Newman

Chessie Josephine NEWMAN, 94, Rt. 1, Star City, died at 12:25 a.m. today at the Pulaski Health Care Center, Winamac. She had been in failing health for one month.

She was born April 9, 1895 in Radnor to Joseph Eligah and Jane Elizabeth CRISLER SNYDER, and had lived in Star City since 1930. She married Don J. NEWMAN on March 1, 1926 in Bringhurst.

She was a homemaker, a member of the Star City United Methodist Church, Methodist Women’s Society and the American Legion Auxiliary.

Surviving are two sons, Richard [NEWMAN], of Winamac and Joe [NEWMAN] of Kewanna; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Frain Mortuary, Winamac, with Pastor Scott MOSS officiating. Burial will be at McKinley Memorial Gardens, Winamac. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

Thursday, June 29, 1989

[no obits]

Friday, June 30, 1989

Dennis E. Ballinger

Dennis E. BALLINGER, 55, of 722 W. Garro St., Plymouth, died unexpectedly at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.

He was born Aug. 23, 1933 in Marshall County to Orlo James and Mable Vesta ARMENTROUT BALLINGER. He had lived in Plymouth all his life. For 16 years he was employed at McCord Manufacturing, Plymouth. He was a member of the Plymouth VFW, and Moose and the Eagles lodges, and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

Surviving are five daughers, Trina KRYDER, Geany PERKINS and Patty CONLEY, all of Plymouth; Linda MORROW, and Lori BALLINGER, both of Salem, Mass.; four sons, Alden [BALLINGER], South Bend; Don and Jim [BALLINGER], both of Plymouth, and Bill [BALLINGER], Bourbon; three sisters, Eileen SOLOMON, Woodbury, Tenn.; Phylis N. Van CLEAVE, Mile City, Mont., and Nancy ELLIOTT, Plymouth; two brothers, Larry [BALLINGER], South Bend, and Rocky [BALLINGER], Argos; twelve grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Van Gilder Funeral Home, Plymouth, with the Rev. Scott BILLS officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos, where the VFW will conduct military services. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today.

Betty Boyd

Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Betty BOYD, 66, of Rt. 3, Rochester (Richland Township), who died in her sleep early this morning at her home.

Saturday, July 1, 1989

Betty E. Boyd

Services for Betty Elaine BOYD, 66, Rt. 3, Rochester (Richland Township), who died unexpectedly early Friday morning at her home, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

The Rev . John ANDREWS will officiate, and burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today and from noon Sunday until services.

Mrs. Boyd was born Sept. 17, 1922 in Culver to Henry and Audra CROY ALTHEIDE. She moved to Richland Township in 1946 from the Poplar Grove community near Culver. On Sept. 21, 1942 in Culver, she married Orin K. BOYD, who died Nov. 22, 1978. She was retired after 22 years employment with Hiatt Farm Market. She was a member of the Whippoorwill Community Chuch and the Sew and So Club.

Surviving are four sons, Kennedh D., Keith W., and Kent W [BOYD], all of Rochester, and Karl G. [BOYD], South Bend; eighteen grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Charles (Mary) WOLFE, Culver, and Anna Mae RICE, Rochester, and a brother, Dale OSBORN, Knox. She was preceded in death by a brother, Henry “Bud” ALTHEIDE.

Monday, July 3, 1989

Roy E. Mullins

Roy E. MULLINS, 64, Denver, died at 6:57 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Hospital, Logansport.

He was born Sept. 24, 1924 in Loganspot. On March 16, 1949 he married Dorothy June KEIM at the home of the late Rev. C.F. GOLDEN in Chili. She died May 14, 1988. He was retired from United Technologies, Peru, and was a Korean War U.S. Army veteran.

Surviving are a daughter, Chris L. FEWELL, Peru, and two brothers, Clyde [MULLINS], Winamac, and Claude [MULLINS], Peru. He was preceded in death by a sister and two brothers.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico, with the Rev. C.F. KING officiating. McCain Funeral Home, Denver, is in charge of arrangements.

Sara A. Zoppe

Sara Agnes ZOPPE, 69, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 8:05 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Tuesday, July 4, 1989

[no paper - holiday]

Wednesday, July 5, 1989

Sara A. Zoppe

Services for Sara A. ZOPPE, 69, Rt. 5, Rochester, who died at 8:05 a.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

The Rev. Frank KILCLINE 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 and after 9 a.m. Thursday. The Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. today.

Mrs. Zoppe was born Jan. 7, 1920 in Utica, N.Y., to Roe and Rose ALBERT ELLIS. She moved to this area in 1943 from Utica. On May 10, 1943 in Chicago, Ill., she married Giovanni “Johnny” ZOPPE Sr. He died July 15, 1987. She was a show business performer, and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rochester.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Frank (Sonja) LOUDERMILK, Rochester; two sons, Davide [ZOPPE], Rochester, and Johnny [ZOPPE] Jr., Lakeland, Fla. three grandsons, Mario ZOPPE, Lakeland, and Justino ZOPPE and Johnny LOUDERMILK, both of Rochester; three sisters, Mrs. Edward (Genevieve) CLARK, Mrs. Arthur (Nancy) FRAGETTA, and Mrs. Benny (Arzett) BOSCO, all of Utica. She was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph ELLIS, in 1984.

Walter C. Benzing

Walter C. BENZING, 69, Rt. 1, Roann, died at 4:50 a.m. Tuesday at his home.

He was born Sept. 25, 1919 in Hamilton, Ohio to David A. and Ada M. JACOBS BENZING. He moved to this area 43 years ago from Ohio. On July 3, 1942 in Salina, Ohio, he married Betty L. AGNEW, who survives. He was retired after 23 years with General Tire, Wabash, and also was a former employee of Miller’s LP Gas, Akron, and a former Akron deputy marshal. He was a 1937 graduate of McGuffy High School, Oxford, Ohio; a 1945 graduate of Naval Radio School, Evanston, Ill.; a U.S. Navy World War II veteran serving in the Pacific Theater, and a member of the Olive Branch Church of God, Roann; the Gilead Masonic Lodge, and the Eastern Star.

Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Peter (Ada) GROSS, Warsaw, and Mrs. Robert (Marcinda) CAIN, Peru; three sons, Walter “Wally” [BENZING], Clinton, Wis.; Robert A. [BENZING], Macy, and William M. [BENZING], Roann; eight grandchildren; four brothers, Norman L. BENZING Sr., Rochester; Daniel L. BENZING, Boston, Mass.; Frederick G. SEIBOLD, and James E. SEIBOLD, both of Roann. Preceding in death were a sister, Marian L. WAMPLER, in 1980, and a brother, William A. BENZING, in 1931.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Lowell BURRIS officiating. Burial will be in the Gilead Cemetery, where the Rochester American Legion and VFW will conduct military rites. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m Thursday, and after 9 a.m. Friday.

Marie Davis

Marie DAVIS, 84, Lake Worth, Fla., died at 12:35 p.m. Saturday at Lake Worth.

She was born Feb. 12, 1905 in Fulton County to Allen and Myrtle HART DICKEY. She was a former executive secretary, a member of the Eastern Star, and the Calvary United Methodist Church, Lake Worth.

Surviving is a nephew, Neal IMHOFF, Winter Park, Fla.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the Rev. Jack HARTMAN officiating. Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, Rochester.

There will be a memorial service at the Calvary United Methodist Church, Lake Worth, Fla., at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Eugene Hale

Eugene HALE, 86, Westminster Village Retirement Home, West Lafayette, died Tuesday morning at his residence.

He was retired from Hale’s Wholesale Greenhouse, West Lafayette, which he operated for 21 years.

Surviving are the wife, Mildred [HALE]; a son, David [HALE], West Lafayette, and a daughter, Mrs. Hal HAMMEL, Rochester.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Soller-Baker Funeral Home, West Lafayette.

Bobby J. Carpenter

Bobby Jean CARPENTER, 61, of 1404 Eastbrook Dr., South Bend, formerly of Argos, died at 7:30 a.m. Sunday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend, where she had been a patient for 18 weeks.

She was born June 27, 1928 in Percy, Ill., to Ernest E. and Fanny Lucille WILLIAM PRESSLAR. She was reared by her step-mother, Gaye PRESSLAR. On Sept. 8, 1946 in Plymouth, she married Buddie J. CARPENTER, who survives. She was a member of the Christian Tbernacle, South Bend.

Surviving with the husband are a son, Edward Louis [CARPENTER], South Bend; two grandchildren, Amelia KRISTEN and Samuel Edward CARPENTER, both of South Bend; three sisters, Mrs. Richard (Betty) HAGENBUSH, a twin, of Argos; Mrs. Wesley (Lucille) BARBER, Cypress, Calif., and Mrs. Edgar (Marion) WAHLMAN, Percy, Ill.; six brothers, Edward [PRESSLAR], Louisville, Ky.; Gene [PRESSLAR], Sparta, Ill.; Everett [PRESSLAR], Lincoln, Neb.; Orville [PRESSLAR], Cahokia, Ill.; Otis [PRESSLAR], Little Rock, Ark., and Allen [PRESSLAR], Forest Grove, Ore., and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Max [PRESSLAR].

Services were to be at 1 p.m. today at the Christian Tabernacle Church, South Bend. Burial was to be in the Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, was in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, July 6, 1989

Russell W. Herrell

Russell William HERRELL, 79, Mexico, died at 4 p.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis.

He was born March 29, 1910 in Miami, Ind., to Blaine and Erma SNYDER HERRELL. On Nov. 14, 1950 at Fowler, he married Mary C. BRYANT, who survives. He was a self-employed used car dealer, and a life member of the Peru Elks Lodge.

Surviving with the wife are three sons, Jerry L. [HERRELL], Richmond; Johnny R. [HERRELL], Orlando, Fla., and Steven B. [HERRELL], Holland, Mich., and eight grandchildren.

Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Mexico Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert DAVIS officiating. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association. McCain Funeral Home, Denver, is in charge of arrangements.

J. Robert Bell Jr.

J. Robert BELL Jr., 63, Marion, died Monday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Marion.

He was born in Culver, and moved to Marion 40 years ago. He had been a pharmacist in several Marion area pharmacies, and was a member of the American Legion and Moose Lodge at Marion and the Indiana Pharmaceutical Society. He was a World War II Navy veteran.

Surviving are the wife, Harriett CARR BELL; a daughter, Lori Jo BELL, Indianapolis, and a son, Kurt Robert BELL, Michigan City.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Needham-Storey Funeral Service Needham Chapel, 814 S. Adams St., Marion, with Ray LAWRENCE officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Margaret V. Engle

Margaret V. ENGLE, 77, died at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home of her son at Winona Lake.

She was born Feb. 4, 1912 in Akron to James Albert and Nellie Elizabeth COOK BRIGHT. In 1929 she married Willis I. ENGLE, who preceded in death. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Warsaw.

Surviving are three sons, Richard E. [ENGLE], Winona Lake; Larry K. [ENGLE], Warsaw, and Michael I. [ENGLE], North Webster; a daughter, Shirley FIDLER, North Webster; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Betty STONER, Delphi; three brothers, Kenneth BRIGHT, Akron; Robert J. BRIGHT, South Bend, and Junior BRIGHT, Laketon, and nieces and nephews. Two brothers preceded in death.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with the Rev. Rex LINDEMOOD officiating. Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Tural Leininger

Tural LEININGER, 68, of Ormond Beach, Fla., died Monday in Florida.

She was born [April 24, 1921] in Fulton County to Jesse and [Elva WOOLPERT] THOMPSON. She married Edward LEININGER, who survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Larry [LEININGER], of Georgia, and Randy [LEININGER], of Florida; two daughters, Patricia and Sharon [LEININGER], both of Florida; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren, and a sister, Tessie KILMER, Rochester. She was preceded in death by a sister, Bessie HOOVER, and two brothers, Earl D. THOMPSON and Jesse THOMPSON.

Private services were in Ormond Beach.

Friday, July 7, 1989

J. Franklin Sutton

James Franklin “Frank” SUTTON, 79, of 1630 Michigan Ave., Logansport, died at 10:15 p.m. Thursday in Memorial Hospital, Logansport.

He was born Sept. 10, 1909 in Fulton County to Jess and Mary KAHLER SUTTON. He was a lifelong resident of Fulton and Cass counties. On March 16, 1934 in South Bend, he married Ruth B. KISTLER, who died Feb. 14, 1975. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Metea Baptist Church.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. William (Mary Ruth) SHIDLER, Logansport; Mrs. Norma Jean ROBBINS, Kewanna; Mrs. Herbert (Wilma) HULTMAN, Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Helen VERNON, Lucerne; a son, Harold L. [SUTTON], Kewanna; thirteen grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchidren; a sister, Mrs. John (Nettie) HERD, Kewanna, and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a grandson, James Joseph SUTTON, on July 27, 1985; five brothers, and a sister.

Services will be at 11 .m. Monday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, with the Rev. Richard KISTLER officiating. Burial will be in the Metea Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. on Monday.

Mary H. Kelsey

Mary Helen KELSEY, 76, Rt. 1, Monterey (Pulaski County Road 500 North), died at 6:50 p.m. Thursday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Culver.

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

Saturday, July 8, 1989

Mary H. Kelsey

Services for Mary Helen KELSEY, 76, Rt. 1, Monterey (Pulaski County Road 500 North), who died 6:50 p.m. Thursday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Culver, will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Monterey. The Rev. Herbert WOOLSON will officiate. Burial will be in St. Anne’s Cemetery, Monterey. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, where the Rosary will be recirted at 8 p.m.

Mrs. Kelsey was born March 31, 1913 in Ft. Wayne to Harry and Nora WICKENS KENNERK. She lived in the Monterey area since 1940, having come from Ft. Wayne. On Jan. 6, 1940 in Ft. Wayne, she married Charles R. KELSEY, who survives. She was a graduate of the St. Vincent School of Nursing, attended the University of Michigan, and was the first public health nurse in Pulaski County. She was a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Monterey, the Rosary Society, the Pulaski County Nurses Association, The Pulaski County Home Economics Club, and the Monterey Library Advisory Board.

Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Kathleen HASTINGS, Rapid City, S.D.; Martha SHOULDES, Charleston, W Va.; five sons, Michael [KELSEY], Rochester; Arthur [KELSEY], Atlantic, Iowa; Robert [KELSEY], Big Piney, Wyo.; David [KELSEY], Olathe, Kan.; Terrance [KELSEY], Monterey; nineteen grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a sister, Gloria LAMPER, Anderson; three brothers, Perry KENNERK, Miami, Fla.; Owen KENNERK, Hicksvile, Ohio, and the Rev. Daniel KENNERK, Bangladesh. Two grandchildren and three brothers preceded in death.

Memorials may be made to St. Anne’s School, Monterey.

Melissa T.E. Unzicker

Melissa T.E. UNZICKER, 88, Rt. 1, Claypool, died at 8 p.m. Thursday at home.

Born Jan. 21, 1901 in Washburn, Ill., to Max and Myrtle HELD BESCHORNER, she had lived in this area since 1956, having come from Demotte. She married William P. UNZICKER on Oct. 15, 1927 in Crown Point. He died in 1979. She was a farmer’s wife and a member of the First Baptist Church.

Surviving are five daughers, Mrs. Sigmund (Rhoda) BOEZEMAN, Demotte, Mrs. Carol KINGMA, Demotte, Mrs. Steve (Luann) DEXTER, Blanchardville, Wisc., Mrs. Bruce (Alice) GROAT, Mt. Prospect, Ill., Mrs. Jerry (Barbara) EATON, Talma; two sons, William [UNZICKER] of Otaru, Japan, and James [UNZICKER], Claypool; twenty-one grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. George (Izetta) WEBBER, and Mrs. Millard (Ruth) HOLLIS, and a brother, William BESCHORNER, all of Washburn, Ill.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church, Menone, with the Rev. Ken MARKEN officiating. Burial will be in Sycamore Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, and one hour before services at the church.

Monday, July 10, 1989

Ida Alice Hittle

Ida Alice HITTLE of Rochester, a prominent figure in local politics and 1985 Indiana state Republican Woman of the Year, died at 6:19 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital.

A resident of 118 W. 15th St., she was 64 years of age. She had lived most of her life in Rocheser, and from 1972-79 she was the city’s First Lady while her husband Wayne was serving two terms as mayor.

She had been constituent representative in Fulton County of U.S. Sen. Richard LUGAR since 1977, and was a member of the Fulton County Republican Women’s Club and Kappa Delta Phi Sorority. She also was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Rocheser, of which she was a former elder.

Mrs. Hittle was born Jan. 22, 1925 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Bert and Hilda A. CHARLES YOUNG. On May 22, 1944 at Rochester, she married Wayne T. HITTLE, who survives.

Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Mrs. James (Pam) EIKENBERRY, Rochester, and Debbi HITTLE, San Carlos Park, Fla.; three grandchildren, Scott Lewis EIKENBERRY and Jason and Jessica HALL. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Lionel and Malcolm YOUNG.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church, Rochester, with the Rev. John RAMSEY officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. ad 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, and at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church or to the Heart or Lung association.

Norman W. Duddleson

Norman W. DUDDLESON, 76, of 1600 Jefferson St., was found dead at his residence Saturday evening. Death was due to natural causes, said Deputy Coroner Ed WENRICK.

He was born Dec. 4, 1912 at Culver, to Albert L. and Tressie HAWK DUDDLESON. He moved here 13 years ago from South Bend. On Jan. 9, 1954 in South Bend, he married Arwesta “Tye” RAYMER, who died Feb. 10, 1986. He was a retired sheet metal worker at Troger Sheet Metal, South Bend; a member of the Manitou Moose Lodge, the Culver VFW, a 50-year member of the Henry H. Culver Masonic Lodge, and a U.S. Army World War II veteran.

Surviving are an aunt, Mrs. Floyd (Zelta) DECK, Culver, and several cousins.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Plymouth with the Rev. William RODEFER officiating. The American Legion and VFW will conduct military rites. Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.

Tuesday, July 11, 1989

James M. Willard

James M. WILLARD, 39, Rt. 1, Silver Lake, died this morning at the home of his sister, Janie SITTS, Akron. Arrangements are pending at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.

Eva L. Garland

Eva L. GARLAND, 63, Rt. 7, (Ewing Road) Rochester, died at 2:25 a.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital.

She was born Aug. 22, 1925 in Ober, Ind., to Dewey and Mary RANSBOTTOM McDONALD. She moved to Rochester seven yers ago from Bass Lake. On Nov. 23, 1980 in Rochester, she married Lawrece W. GARLAND, who died May 6, 1988.

Surviving are three sons, Curt HATFIELD, Monterey; Lon HATFIELD, Knox, and Kenneth HATFIELD, Kirkland, Ill.; five step-daughters, Kathy CRUM and Jeanne LUCAS, both of Valparaiso; Terry MURRAY, Texas; Janet McMUNN, Portage, and Patricia GARLAND, Chesterton; five step-sons, Lawrence GARLAND Jr., Dennis GARLAND and Jay GARLAND, all of Valparaiso; Ronald GARLAND, Hobart, and James GARLAND, Portage; a sister, Marge GARLAND, Tippecanoe; a brother, Larry McDONALD, Big Springs, Texas; twenty-one grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Price-Clark Funeral Home, Knox. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery, Knox. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may e made to the American Heart Association.

Rev. George W. Buck

The Rev. George W. BUCK, 72, Logansport, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday in St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo.

He was born July 31, 1916 at Star Ciy to John N. and Ora Belle CLAUSE BUCK. On Feb. 12, 1939, he married Eva K. TERRY, who survives. He retired in 1984 after 37 years as pastor and missionary with the Church of God, Anderson. In 1986 he was interim pastor of the Rochester Church of God.

Surviving with the wife are two sons, George W. [BUCK] Jr., St. Paul, Minn., and Terry B. [BUCK], Hermosa Beach, Calif. two daughters, Anita M. ROOK, Indianapolis, and Kathy L. WHEAT, St. Paul, Minn.; three brothers, Carl [BUCK], Lynwood, Ill.; Otis [BUCK], Logansport, and John E. “Gene” [BUCK], Bradenton, Fla.; four sisters, Grace DAY, Columbus; Esther CROMER, Flora; Edna ALBRIGHT, Logansport, and Ruth BERKSHIRE, Griffith; three grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at noon Friday at Kroeger Funeral Home, Logansport, with the Revs. Rick BLUMENBERG and Donald D. JOHNSON officiating. Burial wil be private. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to noon Friday. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Park Place Church of God, Anderson, with the Rev. Donald D. JOHNSON officiating. Memorials may be made to the George and Eva Buck endowment fund in care of the Church of God, Anderson.

Wednesday, July 12, 1989

Jimmie B. Wallace

Jimmie B. WALLACE, 55, of Lakeshore Drive, Nyona Lake, died about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday at his home.

He was born Feb. 1, 1934.

Surviving with his wife, Kieko [WALLACE], at home, are his mother, Dorothy LINEGAR, Evansville, and two brothers.

Arrangements are pending at the Alexander Funeral Home on Illinois Street in Evansville. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, was in charge of local arrangements.

Larry L. Pickett

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, for Larry L. PICKETT, 29, Logansport.

The Rev. Dan KENDALL will officiate, and burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

Mr. Pickett drowned Monday afternoon at Fletchers Lake in southwest Fulton County.

He was born July 23, 1959 in Kokomo to Harold F. and Jo A. MILLS PICKETT Jr. On Sept. 2, 1977 in Macy, he married Judith M. CRISPEN, who survives. He was employed on the pork converting line at Wilson’s Foods, Logansport, and was a member of he AFL-CIO Union Local 280.

Surviving with the wife are two daughers, Tina and Heather [PICKETT], and three sons, Jeremy, Shawn and Codie [PICKETT], all at home; three brothers, John L. and Harold F. [PICKETT] Jr., both of Elkhart, and Christopher A. [PICKETT], Fort Hood, Texas; a sister, Barbara Elaine ALLEN; the father, Harold F. PICKETT Sr., Logansport; the mother, Jo A. PICKETT, Logansport; the paternal grandmother, Agnes PICKETT, Kokomo; the maternal grandother, Betty SHOOK, Logansport, and the maternal grandfather, Delbert MILLS, Kokomo.

James Willard

Services for James “Nubby” WILLARD, 38, Disko (Rt. 1, Silver Lake), will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.

The Rev. Lowell BURRUS will officiate, and burial will be in Gaerte Cemetery south of Akron, with military rites. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Mr. Willard died about 5 a.m. Tuesday at the home of his sister, Janie SITTS, of Akron.

He was born Aug. 1, 1950 at Watertown, Tenn., to Lloyd “Pappy” and Gladys DRENNAN WILLARD. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of the Manitou VFW.

Surviving are a son, James Mark WILLARD Jr., Warsaw; four sisters, Frances June DILLARD, Lebanon, Tenn.; Margaret RAMSEY, Broken Arrow, Okla., and Maryann SWAFFORD and Janie SITTS, both of Akron; four brothers, Lloyd “Pete,” Charles and Danny [WILLARD], all of Warsaw, and Johnny [WILLARD], Murfreesboro, Tenn. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

Robert Gidley

Robert GIDLEY, 78, Rt. 7, Rochester, died Tuesday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Fort Wayne following an eight-week illness.

He was born May 12, 1913 in Kokomo to Ralph S. and Ethel LOWER GIDLEY. He lived in Rochester for 21 years, and had been an auto salesman and airplane mechanic. He was a member of the Evangelical Luheran Church, North Manchester, and the Manitou Moose Lodge, American Legion and VFW of Rochester. He was the 1976-77 VFW post commander. He was a master sergeant with the 9th Army Air Force, 429 Troop Carrier Command, 94th squadron during World War II.

Surviving is a brother, James N. [GIDLEY], Needles, Calif.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Bender Funeral Home, North Manchester, with the Rev. Jeffrey HAWKINS officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, where the Rochester VFW and American Legion will conduct military rites. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

Lois B. Konow

Lois B. KONOW, 87, died at Rochester Nursing Home this morning. Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home.

Friday, July 14, 1989

Lois B. Konow

Services for Lois Bernice KONOW, 86, formerly of College Square Apartments, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

The Rev. Sam OVERMYER will officiate, and burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 1 p.m. Saturday.

Mrs. Konow died at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Rochester Nursing home where she had bee a resident for 3 1/2 months.

She was born Oct. 14, 1902 in Plymouth to Howard G. and Alice P. SMITH. She moved here 12 years ago from Cearwater, Fla. Prior to that, she had lived in South Bend. On Sept 21, 1924 in Rochester, she married William G. KONOW, who survives. She was a retired clerk at the former Robertson’s Department Store, South Bend.

Surviving with the husband are two granddaughters, Mrs. Alice LEWIS, Sanford, Fla., and Mrs. Betty HEYWOOD, Grand Junction, Colo.; a niece, Phyllis OVERMYER, and a nephew Lee SMITH, both of Rochester; a great-granddaughrter, and other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Delores TROUTMAN, in 1966; a brother, Roy J. SMITH, in 1986, and a sister, Donna HAIGH.

Saturday, July 15, 1989

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Monday, July 17, 1989

Amanda J. Budd

Amanda Jane BUDD, 95, Rt. 1, Kewana, died at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Pulaski Health Care Center, Winamac.

She was born Nov. 20, 1893 in Marion to William and Ellen MOORE THOMAS. She lived in Pulaski Coounty most of her life, and in Fulton County since 1960. On July 15, 1911 in Pulaski County, she married Merrill BUDD, who died Aug. 14, 1967. She was a member of the Kewanna United Methodist Church, and the Kewanna Senior Citizens.

Suviving are a daughter, Mrs. Helen WHITEMAN, Kewanna; seven grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; sixteen great-great-grandchildren, and two great-great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Frain Mortuary, Winamac. Burial will be in the Winamac Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Kewanna United Methodist Church.

Tuesday, July 18, 1989

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Wednesday, July 19, 1989

Charles B. Schnarel

Word has been received of the death of Charles Bruce “C.B.” SCHNAREL, who owned and operated Schnarel Motors in Rochester for six years.

He died July 4 in the University of California at San Diego Hospital.

Born in Chicago, Mr. Schnarel was a graduate of the General Motors Institute at Flint, Mich. He came to Rochester from Minneapolis in 1973 when he purchased the local Cadillac-Oldsmobile-Pontiac dealership from Bud HARTMAN MOTORS and renamed it Schnarel Motors, Inc. He sold it to Chuck KIMMEL in 1979. The firm since has become the Louderback Agency.

Surviving are the wife, Robbye [SCHNAREL], San Diego; two sons, Charles Bruce [SCHNAREL], Jr., and William Jeffrey [SCHNAREL], both of Portland, Ore.; a daughter, Jody Elizabeth [SCHNAREL], San Diego, and the parents, Karl and Frieda SCHNAREL of Cary, Ill.

A memorial service will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the New Life Church at the Rochester Civic Center.

Kenneth D. McLeland

Kenneth D. McLELAND, 62, Royal Center, died at 5 a.m. Tuesday at Fort Wayne.

He was born Feb. 20, 1927 in White County to John and Dorothy RUNKLE McLELAND. On Oct. 19, 1948 at Logansport, he married Mary Ann COLEMAN, who survives. He was a supervisor for McMahan-O’Connor Construction Co., Rochester; a U.S. Navy World War II veteran; a member of the Burnettsville Baptist Church, and a member of the Heavy Construction Union, Local 103.

Surviving with the wife are three sons, Kenneth E., and Gary [McLELAND], both of Logansport, and David [McLELAND], LaGrange, Ky.; three daughters, Joyce RANDALL and Holly LEWIS, both of Logansport, and Amy [McLELAND], at home; three brothers, Clyde [McLELAND], Angola, and Kermit and John J. [McLELAND], both of Royal Center; three sisters, Mildred DECKARD, Crawfordsville; Nelda SHAFFER, Burnettsville, and Geraldine CRICHFIELD, Idaville, and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Royal Center, with the Rev. Gordon WAGONER officiating. Burial wil be in the Royal Center Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. Thursday.

Thursday, July 20, 1989

Charles B. Schnarel

The memorial service for Charles B. SCHNAREL will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the New Life Church at the Rochester Civic Center.

The Sentinel on Wednesday incorrectly listed the service as being on Saturday.

Mr. Schnarel, who owned and operated Schnarel Motors in Rochester for six years, died July 4 in the Univerisy of California at San Diego Hospital.

Orlo Brown

Orlo “Brownie” BROWN, 82, of 615 E. LaPorte St., Plymouth, died at 4:20 a.m. today at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.

He was born Feb. 6, 1907 in Rochester to Eugene and Ella WYNN BROWN. He had been a resident of Plymouth since 1955. On March 31, 1937 in Rochester, he married Alta FOOR, who died Jan. 15, 1984. He was retired from the Studebaker Corp., South Bend.

Surviving are two daughters, Martha A. THOMPSON and Sandra K. GARRISON, both of Plymouth; a son Leroy [BROWN], Westville; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild; four sisters, Fern JACKSON and Ruth KOCHENDERFER, both of Rochester; Elsie BALL and Maxine SAFFORD, both of Florida, and two brothers, Robert and Frederick [BROWN], both of Rochester.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Johnson Funeral Home, Plymouth. 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. Friday. Memorials may be made to charity.

Edna L. Anderson

Edna Lenora ANDERSON, 87, formerly of 1323 Franklin St., died at 8:30 a.m. today at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, where she had resided since May 1983.

She was born Nov. 29, 1901 in Peru to Lewis and Edna COOK OHLMAN. She moved to Rochester in 1969 from Peru. On July 30, 1949 in Peru, she married Ernest A. ANDERSON who died Oct. 19, 1964.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Mary POLLOCK, Mishawaka, and Mrs. Naomi SCHWABEROW, Dayton, Ohio; a son, Bert BENDER, Luther, Mich.; ten grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Walter [OHLMAN], Peru, and George [OHLMAN], Muskegon, Mich. Preceding in death were an infant son, Louis [ANDERSON], on Jan. 3, 1937; a grandson, Douglas FERRELL, in 1988, and another grandson.

Private services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru. There will be no visitation.

Friday, July 21, 1989 to Saturday, July 22, 1989

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Monday, July 24, 1989

Lawrence E. Braden

Lawrence E. BRADEN, 79, Rt. 5, Peru, died at 6:30 a.m Saturday St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born Nov. 14, 1909 in Miami County to David and Nora CARROTHERS BRADEN. In 1938 he married Virginia RUNKLE, who died Oct. 10, 1966. In 1968 he married Gladys REYNOLDS, who survives. He was a farmer and retired from Chrysler Corporation, Kokomo, after 32 years. He was a member of the Onward Christian Church, the Onward Grange, and the Bunker Hill Fish and Game Club.

Surviving are a son, Steve [BRADEN], Rt. 5, Peru; a daughter, Mrs. Joe (Kay) LONG, Menomonee Falls, Wis.; a step-son, Dale BRADEN, Ashland, Ohio; three step-daughters, Mary ROSS, Ashland; Norma SMITH, Bellville, Ohio, and Donna SPEIGLE, Mansfield, Ohio; nineteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchilcren, and a sister, Mrs. Vera HIVELY, Scottsdale, Ariz. Three brothers and a sister preceded in death.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev. Larry BRANDON officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to the Leukemia Society.

Jerry L. Gilliland

Jerry Lynn GILLILAND, 34, of 4459 N. Keokuk, Chicago, Ill., formerly of Rochester, died at 11:25 a.m. Saturday at the Westside Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Chicago. He had been ill for six months.

He was born April 6, 1955 in Rochester to Richard L. and Beatrice DAMRON GILLILAND, who survive in Rochester. He moved to Chicago 10 years ago from Rochester. On July 7, 1984 in Chicago, he married Irene ZGADZAJ, who survives. He was a truck driver for a photo finishing firm in Chicago. A 1974 graduate of Rochester High School, he was a U.S. Army veteran.

Surviving with the wife and parents are a son, Neon Richard [GILLILAND], at home; a brother, Marvin [GILLILAND], Rochester; a grandfather, Thomas FUSON, Cassopolis, Mich., and two nieces.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Hollerbach Funeral Home, 4022-36 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, with the Rev. J. DONOHUE officiating. Burial will be in Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of local arrangements.

Tuesday, July 25, 1989

William O. Wearly

William Otis “Grandpa” WEARLY, 79, of 521 D Bryan Ave., Wabash, died at the Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, at 11:30 p.m. Sunday.

Born Dec. 4, 1909, in Grant County to Perry and Bertha LYNCH WEARLY, he had lived in Wabash for 1 1/2 years, having moved from Beaver Dam Lake. He retired as a Wabash school custodian in 1976. He married Mildred Irene SAUL on April 12, 1931 in Swayzee. She died Feb. 11, 1988.

Surviving are a son, Otis Dee WEARLY, Birmingham, Ala.; four daughters, Mrs. Donald (Willamae) BAER, Wabash; Mrs. Jim (Ruth Ann) OSWALT, Birmingham, Ala.; Marjorie MORRIS, Rochester, and Mrs. Bud (Bertha Jo) GODDEN, Wabash; a brother, Virgil [WEARLY], of Warren; twenty-one grandchildren, and twenty-six great-grandchildren. A daughter and a brother preceded in death.

He was a member of the LaFontaine Christian Church, Moose and Eagles lodges, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Fraternal Order of Police.

Services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Garrett and Sloane Colonial Mortuary, 1177 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with the Rev. Ted JANSEN officiating. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary.

Wednesday, July 26, 1989

Errett E. Bookwalter

Errett E. BOOKWALTER, 66, of Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, died at 4:35 a.m. today at Memorial Hospital, Logansport.

He was born July 13, 1923 in Bethlehem Township, Cass County, to Floyd and Ruth SHEETZ BOOKWALTER. On June 19, 1949 at Twelve Mile, he married Waudene NICKELSON, who survives. He was a retired farmer, and a member of the Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Twelve Mile.

Surviving with the wife are the father and step-mother, Ida [BOOKWALTER], Rochester; a daughter, Ruth SCHROEDER, Richmond; a son, Art [BOOKWALTER], of Shirley; a half-brother, David G. [BOOKWALTER], Lafayette; a half-sister, Carol BRANDT, St. John’s, and two grandchildren. His mother preceded in death.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Royal Center, with the Rev. Harvey KING officiating. Burial will be in the Twelve Mile Bethlehem United methodist Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday and after 8 a.m. Friday.

Thursday, July 27, 1989

Myron J. VanLue

Myron J. VanLUE, 81, Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, formerly of Rt. 1, Akron, died at 9:12 p.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Hospital where he had been a patient for one day. Arrangements are pending at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.

Guy A. Mehrley

Guy Albert MEHRLEY, 86, of 1623 Wallace Ave., died at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Hospital where he had been a patient for one day. He had been in failing health for six weeks.

He was born April 21, 1903 in Rochester to Walter H. and Sarah E. THOMAS MEHRLEY. He lived most of his life in the Rochester community. On Aug. 6, 1968 in Memphis, Tenn., he married Amy E. DAVIS, who survives. He was a molder at the Rochester Metal Products for over 30 years.

Surviving with the wife are a step-daughter, Marilyn PATTON, Rochester; two step-sons, Alfred DYLE, Rochester, and David DYLE, Wartburg, Tenn.; twelve step-grandchildren, and five step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three sisters and a brother.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Olin CORBITT officiating. Burial will be in the Citizens Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Scott Leininger

Scott LEININGER, 35, of 814 E. Rochester, St., Akron, died in his sleep Wednesday evening at his residence. Arranements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron.

Friday, July 28, 1989

Walter Monroe

Private services for Walter “Wally” MONROE, 66, of Lake Latonka near Culver, were at 1 p.m. Thursday at Geisen Funeral Home, Merrillville. Burial was in Chapelawn Memorial Gardens, Schererville.

Mr. Monroe, who died at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday at his residence, was born Sept. 22, 1922 at Crown Point to Fred and Caroline MONROE. Formerly of Merrillville, he lived at Lake Manitou before moving to Lake Latonka in 1986. He married Muriel SMITH, who survives. He was a retired pipefitter with Local 597, Chicago, and a U.S. Navy World War II veteran.

Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Maureen MONROE, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Tom (Meridee) RANDALL and Mrs. Greg (Melanie) MAICKI, both of Hobart; four grandsons, and two brothers, Virgil and Larry [MONROE], both of Crown Point.

Scott W. Leininger

Services for Scott W. LEININGER, 34, of 814 E. Rochester St., Akron, will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron. The Rev. Paul GRAHAM will officiate, and burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to charity.

Mr. Leininger, who died Wednesday evening at his home, was born Oct. 4, 1954 in Rochester to Byron and Virginia HARKINS LEININGER, who survive. He lived his entire life in the Akron community, was vice president of Leininger and Sons Inc., Akron, a 1973 graduate of Akron High School, attended Purdue University, was a member of the Rochester Elks Lodge, and the Akron United Methodist Church.

Surviving with the parents are a sister, Mrs. Jay (Ann) DIETRICH, Highland Park, Ill.; a brother, Greg [LEININGER], Silver Lake; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Ralph LEININGER, Akron; the maternal grandfather, William HARKINS, Indianapolis, and aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Michelle M. Cleland

Michelle Miare “Shelly” CLELAND, 21, of 74 Seventh St., Logansport, died at 8:58 a.m. Wednesday at the Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.

She was born July 29, 1968 in Rochester to Harold G. and Patricia A. DRUMMOND.

Surviving are her father, of Park Rapids, Minn.; her mother, of Logansport; two daughters, Jesseca Lucritia Miare and Chelley LaTisha Irene [CLELAND], at home; three sons, Harold Wesley, Ray Arnold and William Martin Junior [CLELAND], at home; three sisters, Kimberly Lynn BENN, Butler, and Tulcey Renee CLELAND and Brandi Lorraine COOK, Amboy; four half-sisters, Jennifer CLELAND, Leoma Jean CLELAND and Gwendolyn DiAnn CLELAND, all of Park Rapids, Minn., and Rebecca Susann CLELAND, Fulton, and the maternal grandmother, Ann HORN, Kokomo. She was preceded in death by a brother.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, with the Rev. Al ROCKEY officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today.

Myron J. VanLue

Myron J. VanLUE, 81, Canterbury Manor, formerly of Rt. 1, Akron, died at 9:12 p.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Hospital where he had been a patient for one day.

He was born Oct. 19, 1907 in Athens to Omer and Grace SWARTZLANDER VanLUE. On April 17, 1930 in Rochester, he married Ruth RATLIFF, who died July 11, 1969. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Manitou Moose Lodge.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Manis (Alice) CAUDILL, Akron, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Nancy VanLUE, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala.; a son, Arnold [VanLUE], Roann; two grandchildren, Roland VanLUE, Kokomo, and Lila HAMMER, North Manchester, and two great-grandchildren, Jared and Amber VanLUE, Peru. He was preceded in death by his step-father, Walter SRIVER.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Wayne JOHNSON officiating. Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Gideons.

Saturday, July 29, 1989

Guy A. Mehrley

Inadvertently omitted from the obituary of Guy Albert MEHRLEY, 86, of 1623 Wallace Ave., was the fact that four nieces and a nephew are among the survivors.

Mr. Mehrley died Wednesday afternoon in Woodlawn Hospital. Services were to be this morning at the Foster & Good Funeral Home.

Henry Hartman

Henry HARTMAN, of 216 S. Mishawaka St., Akron, died at 11:58 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend. He had been in failing health for two weeks.

He was born Aug. 25, 1913 in Aurora, Ill., to Calvin and Mable MOORE HARTMAN. he had lived in the Akron community for 66 years, moving from Aurora. On Oct. 19, 1935 at Scottsburg, he married Eva P. TUCKER, who survives. He was a private contractor, a member of the Rochester American Legion, the Rochester Eagles, and was a 1932 graduate of Akron High School.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Lee (Judy) GRIGSBY, Warsaw; a son, Johnny J. [HARTMAN], Akron; eight grandchildren; a great-grandchild; two brothers, Keller and Gail HARTMAN, both of Akron, and nieces and nephews. A sister, Phyllis [HARTMAN], died in 1953.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Mond

Monday, July 31, 1989

John J. Fagan

John J. “Jack” FAGAN, 83, of 405 S. Market St., Winamac, died at 9:10 a.m. Sunday at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

He was born may 31, 1906 at Bloomington, Ill., to James William and Mary SWEENEY FAGAN. Formerly of LaCrosse and LaPorte, he had lived most of his life in Winamac. On June 10, 1929 at Indianapolis, he married Helen A. CROSS, who survives. He was a retired farmer and a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Winamac.

Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Mary M. RANS, Winamac, and Helen “Jeanie” ALBER and Leon Marcella DOWNHOUR, both of Rochester; three sons, John J. “Duke” [FAGAN] Jr., Winamac; William James [FAGAN], DesPlaines, Ill., and Thomas D. [FAGAN], LaPorte; eighteen grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; a sister, Frances MORGAN, Arcadia, and two brothers, James and Thomas FAGAN, both of Star City. He was preceded in death by a grandson, a brother and three sisters.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Winamac, with the Rev. Bert WOOLSEN officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Winamac. Friends may call at Frain Mortuary from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and at the church after 8 a.m. Wednesday. The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and a scriptuaral wake service will be at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Frain Mortuary.

Clifford Baggerley

Clifford BAGGERLEY, 92, of 1015 Fairland Dr., Lebanon, formerly of Liberty Township, died at 1:15 p.m. Sunday at Parkwood Health Care Center, Lebanon.

He was born Aug. 30, 1896 in Otoe County, Syracuse, Neb ., to Charles M. and Melissa Ellan SHINN BAGGERLEY. He moved to Lebanon in 1983 from Liberty Township. On Nov. 23, 1922 at Rochester, he married Lucille STANLEY, who died Jan. 12, 1986. He retired in 1960 after having been a school teacher and principal in Fulton and LaPorte counties. He also had been a farmer. He was a Grass Creek High School graduate, a graduate of Manchester College, attended Indiana Central College and Indiana University, was a U.S. Navy World War I veteran, a 50-year member of the Kewanna Masonic Lodge and a member of the Fulton United Methodist Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Letha MULLIKIN, Lebanon; a son, Dr. Arlo D. BAGGERLEY, Loyal, Wis.; eight grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant brother and two great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, with the Rev. Kathryn KUNZ officiating. Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Masonic rites will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Zedna L. Steinman

Zedna L. STEINMAN, 84, of 1910 E. 9-B Road, Bourbon, died at 10:40 p.m. Saturday at the Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.

She was born Aug. 30, 1904 at Tippecanoe to Robert H. and Sarah E. EAGLEBARGER VINING. She lived in Bourbon all of her life. On Dec. 20, 1928 she married Charles P. STEINMAN, who died Oct. 23, 1973. She was a member of the Boubon First United Church of Christ and the Ladies Aide of the church.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Carolyn) GOOD, Osceola; a son, Norman [STEINMAN], Bourbon; seven grandchildren; ten great-grancchildren, and a great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by a brother and three sisters.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in First United Church of Christ with the Revs. Sam BOYS and Brent LEICHT officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bourbon. Friends may call at Deaton Funeral Home, Bourbon, from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and at the church for an hour before services Wednesday. Memorials may be made to Crossroads, Fort Wayne, or the Old Summit Chapel School, Bourbon.

Tuesday, August 1, 1989

Maurice J. Peterson

Maurice J. PETERSON, 69, Rt 2, Rochester, died at 2:10 p.m. Monday at his home.

He was born March 18, 1920 near Barr Lake in Fulton County to Ransford and Eileen KINDIG PETERSON. He lived most of his life in this community. On Oct. 25, 1941 in Tiosa, he married Thelma P. AILER, who survives. He was in soil conservation work for a year in Jasper County and served five years as the Vermillion County agricultural agent at Newport. He returned to this community to become a farmer. He was a 1942 graduate of Purdue University, and a member of the Riverview Community Church near Talma.

Surviving with the wife are a son, Barry [PETERSON], Rochester two grandchildren, Amy and Brian PETERSON, both of Rochester; two sisters, Mrs. Joe (Donna) BOGANWRIGHT, Grand Prairie, Texas, and Mrs. Shirley McCREARY, Escanaba, Mich.; a brother, Dale PETERSON, Sacramento, Calif., and nieces and nephews. A sister, Marjorie WAGONER, died in January 1981.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Rod RUBERG 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. Wednesday, and after 9 a.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to Woodlawn Home Health Care Service or the Fulton County Cancer Fund.

Esta M. Aspinwall

Esta M. ASPINWALL, 85, of 514 N. Water St., Peru, died at 12:10 a.m. today at Dukes Continuing Care Center, Peru.

She was born Dec. 13, 1903 in Royal Center to Charles and Mary SMITH WINEGARDNER. On July 27, 1929, she married Francis ASPINWALL, who survives. She returned to Peru last May from Nyona Lake where she had lived since 1949. She was a menmber of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rochester.

Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Catherine QUINTON and Rose HINES, both of Peru; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren, and a brother, Delt WINEGARDNER, Huntington. Two brothers and two sisters preceded in death.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Charles Catholic Church, Peru, with the Rev. Martin SANDHAGE officiating. Burial will be in St. Charles Cemetery, Peru. There will be no visitation. The Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the St. Charles Catholic Church.

Wednesday, August 2, 1989

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Thursday, August 3, 1989

William F. Hudson

William Franklin HUDSON, 89, died at 6:25 p.m. Wednesday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Warsaw.

He was born Nov. 23, `899 in Miami County to Charles W. and Eva MURPHY HUDSON. He moved to the Warsaw area in 1980 from Akron. On July 26, 1919 at Warsaw, he married Alta KERCHER, who died May 16, 1986. He was a retired farmer, a member of the Olive Branch Church of God at Roann and the Warsaw American Legion, and was a charter member of World War I Barracks 83 at Warsaw.

Surviving are two sons, William F. [HUDSON], Jr., and Jerry C. [HUDSON] Sr., both of Mentone; six grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; two sisters, Olive HUDSON, Roann, and Dorothy TRUEX, Denver, and four brothers, Clyde, Homer, Oren and Paul [HUDSON], all of Roann. A son preceded in death.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Wayne JOHNSON officiating. Burial will be in the Gilead Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday.

Jack L. Fogelsanger

Jack Leroy FOGELSANGER, 58, of St. Charles, Ill., died at 11 a.m. Sunday at his residence. He was born March 11, 1930 in Elgin, Ill., to Ralph and Ruth FOGELSANGER. He lived most of his life in the St. Charles area, and was self-employed in security systems.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Diane ADAMS, St. Charles; Mrs. Denise WITHSON, McHenry, Ill., and Crystal FOGELSANGER, Ukiah, Ill.; a son, Michael [FOGELSANGER], with the U.S. Marine Corps at the Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif., camp; his father, Rt. 3, Rochester; two sisters, Mrs. Ed (Janet) BISCH and Mrs. Bill (Kay) ROGERS, both of Rochester; and two brothers, Bud WETZEL, Rochester, and Richard FOGELSANGER, St. Charles. He was preceded in death by two grandchildren, two sisters, LaDonna CARTWRIGHT and Betty (last name unavailable), and a brother, Rick [FOGELSANGER].

Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Bethel Baptist Church, Valley View, Ill., with the Rev. Dennis HARMON officiating. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of local arrangements.

Friday, August 4, 1989

Kenneth D. Kantzer

Kenneth Dean KANTZER, 61, of Manhattan, N.Y., died at 9 p.m. Tuesday at Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan. He was born July 25, 1928 in Peru to Ross H. and Laura M. MOSS KANTZER. He was a 1946 graduate of Twelve Mile High School, and formerly attended the Twelve Mile United Methodist Church. He was in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952 during the Korean War, and was employed at Penngarden Restaurant, Manhattan.

Surviving are his mother, Laura, Twelve Mile; two brothers, Sherman [KANTZER], Peru, and Rex [KANTZER], Logansport; a sister, Valerie, ZIMMERMAN, Logansport, and nieces and nephews.

Military graveside rites will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, with the Rev. Nancy NICHOLS officiating. There will be no visitation. McCain Funeral Home, Denver, is in charge of arrangements.

Beth A. Wenrick

Beth Ann WENRICK, 31, of 410 Jefferson St., died at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at her home.

She was born Aug. 13, 1957 at South Bend to Edward S. and Marcia A. SUDDITH WENRICK. She lived most of her life in this community. A former EKG technician at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, she was self-employed as a home health aide, and was a part-time student at Indiana University-South Bend. She was a 1975 graduate of Rochester High School and a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rochester.

Surviving with the parents are a brother, Michael E. [WENRICK], Rochester, and aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandparents and an uncle.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. James KREFT 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. Saturday and from noon Sunday until time of services. Memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church or to charity.

Saturday, August 5, 1989

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Monday, August 7, 1989

Emma Nichols

Emma NICHOLS, 89, formerly of Denver and Mexico, died at 6 p.m. Saturday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Peru.

She was born March 2, 1900 in Richland Township of Miami County to Gabriel and Sarah Ellen SAMPSON WHITESEL. On May 15, 1918 at Mexico, she married Bert NICHOLS, who died June 10, 1975. She was a member of the United Methodist Church.

Surviving are several cousins.

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

Tuesday, August 8, 1989

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Wednesday, August 9, 1989

G. Faye Bunner

G. Faye BUNNER, 101, of Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, died there at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday.

She was born April 11, 1888 at New Haven to James and Minetta McDOWELL NEWBY. She lived most of her married life in the Mentone area, retiring to Grace Village at Warsaw in 1974. On May 15, 1905 at Warsaw, she married Don L. BUNNER; he died April 19, 1972. She was a member of the Mentone United Methodist Church, the WSCS of the church, the Mentone Reading Club, and was a life member of the Mentone Eastern Star.

Surviving are three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a niece, Gerry CLARK, Mentone, and two nephews, Don NEWBY, South Whitley, and Bernard NEWBY, Fort Wayne. She was preceded in death by a son, Don [BUNNER], in 1973 and four brothers.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Revs. Will LAWSON and Robert ASHMAN officiating. Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

Edward E. Campbell

Edward Ellis CAMPBELL, 75, of 224 W. Third St., formerly of 505 W. Third St., died at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at his home. He had been in failing health for three months.

He was born May 21, 1914 in Fulton County to Peter and Grace MILLER CAMPBELL. he lived his entire life in the Rochester area. On May 4, 1936 at Knox, he married Kathleen HEETER, who died in 1975. He was a molder for Sibley Machine and Foundry Corp., South Bend, for 30 years, retiring in 1976. He was a life member and past president of the Rochester Eagles Lodge, a member and past master of the Rochester Masonic Lodge, a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the South Bend Valley Scottish Rite and UAW Union Local 183 in South Bend.

Surviving are two daughters, Linda HOGAN, Reseda, Calif., and Mrs. James (Sharon) CHEESMAN, Rochester; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Lois OVERMEYER, Logansport, and nieces and nephews. A sister, Laura SHEETZ, died in 1987.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev . Jack HARTMAN officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 1 p.m. Thursday. The Rochester Masonic Lodge will conduct memorial services at 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Manitou Training Center.

Thursday, August 10, 1989

Charles G. Roush

Charles G. ROUSH, 72, of 325 W. Walnut St., Argos, died at 3 a.m. Wednesday at his residence.

He was born Aug. 11, 1916 in Muncie to Charles F. and Gertrude MONROE ROUSH. He moved to Argos 36 years ago from Muncie. On Sept. 12, 1942 at Muncie, he married B. Jane MADDOX, who survives. A retired educator, he had taught at Kewanna, Aubbeenaubbee, Knox, North Judson and other schools in the area. He was a graduate of Muncie Central High School and received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from Ball State University. He was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran, serving in the Caribbean.

Mr. Roush was a member of Argos American Legion, Plymouth VFW, Marshall County Fraternal Order of Police, Muncie Masonic Lodge, High Street Methodist Church in Muncie, Indiana State Teachers Association, National Educators Association, North Central Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Fellows of Ball State University, and the honor society of contributors to the university.

He was a member of the Argos Chamber of Commerce, and its president for many years. He was active in the development of the Argos community, and received from then-Gov. Otis Bowen the designation of Sagamore of the Wabash for his contributions to his community.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Carol THOMPSON, Argos; three sons, Gerry [ROUSH], Noblesville, and Joseph A. and Thomas [ROUSH], both of Argos; three grandchildren; a sister, Alma PETRO, Muncie; a brother, Maurice ROUSH, Michigan City, and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Walnut Church of the Brethren southeast of Argos with the Revs. Gary EDWARDS and Jack RHOADES officiating. Burial will be in the Hartford City I.O.O.F. Cemetery with services by the Hartford City American Legion. Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, from 5 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 9 p.m. Friday, and at the church after 10 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Marshall-Starke Development Center.

Mack L. Murphy

Mack LeRoy “Mick” MURPHY, 49, Rt. 2, Akron, died unexpectedly at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday while working at his farm.

He was born July 6, 1940 in Gas City to James E. and Dorothy SMITH MURPHY Sr. He had lived in Akron for 35 years after having lived in the Roann and Wabash areas. He was a hydraulic engineer for Gen Corp., Wabash, for 23 years in addition to his farming. He was a member of United Rubber Workers Local 626 at Wabash and the Wabash Moose Lodge.

Surviving with his parents, of Akron, are four children and a grandson, all of Rochester; a sister, Mrs. Max (Alice) HELVEY, Concorde, N.C.; two brothers, Billie “Buck” MURPHY, Akron, and James E. MURPHY Jr., Malden, N.C., and nieces and nephews. A brother, Benjamin [MURPHY], died in 1972.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Randy SAMUELS officiating. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and from after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Friday, August 11, 1989

Dottie Fields Clifton

Dottie FIELDS CLIFTON, 89, formerly of Rt. 4, Rochester (Burton community), died at 10:45 a.m. Thursday at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home where she had been a patient since Monday.

She was born June 14, 1900 in Richland Township to John W. and Carrie BRAMAN COWEN. She had resided in Fulton County most of her life, and also in South Bend for 25 years. On April 7, 1917 in the Burton community she married Joshua FIELDS, who died Dec. 2, 1965. On April 3, 1968 at Shoals, she married Roscoe H. CLIFTON, who died July 15, 1977. She was a member of the River Park Church of Christ, South Bend, and attended the Mt. Hope United Methodist Church near Leiters Ford. She was a former member of the New Idea Club and the Burton Extension Club, was a charter member of the Mothers of World War II, and was a Gold Star Mother.

Surviving are daughter, Mrs. Violet HALL, South Bend; a son, Gary FIELDS, Rochester; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Rosetta MORELAND, Livermore, Calif., and Mrs. Lucille GENTRY, South Bend four brothers, Ira [COWEN], South Bend, Lester [COWEN], of Lynn; Lloyd [COWEN], Warsaw; and Willis [COWEN], of Lapel, and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two sons, Ermal [FIELDS], who was killed in Italy July 5, 1944, and Robert [FIELDS], on Feb. 7, 1985, and an infant daughter, an infant son, a granddaughter, Susan K. LEONARD, and a great-grandson.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Doug REDFORD officiating. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday and after 2 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Fund.

Oren W. Holcomb

Oren W. “Jeff” HOLCOMB, 59, of 802 N. Market St., Winamac, died at 12:01 p.m. Thursday at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

He was born Jan. 16, 1930 at Indian Creek to Ervin H. and Vesta May LOCKS HOLCOMB. He lived most of his life in Pulaski County. On June 21, 1954 at Winamac, he married Shirley A. SCHULTZ, who died March 17, 1973. He had been a meat cutter and a bartender. He was a U.S. Army Korean War veteran, a member of the Eagles Lodge, and the VFW, Winamac.

Surviving are a daughter, Debra KOPKA, Winamac; a son, Neil [HOLCOMB], Ora; the mother, of Leiters Ford; four grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Sarah “Sally” REED, Winamac; Mrs. Vivian MERSCH, Kewanna, and Mrs. Joan MENDIOLA, Rochester; six brothers, Harold [HOLCOMB], Rochester; Orville [HOLCOMB], Lowell; Thomas [HOLCOMB], Griffith; Jerry [HOLCOMB[, Anderrson; Walter [HOLCOMB], Leiters Ford, and Joseph [HOLCOMB[, Plymouth.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Frain Mortuary, Winamac, with the Rev. William MATHYS officiating. Burial will be in the Winamac Cemetery where the VFW will conduct military services. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, and after 8 a.m. Monday.

Harry Brown

Harry BROWN, 83, of 624 N. Monticello St., Winamac, died at 545 a.m. Thursday at his home. He was born Sept. 7, 1905 in Montgomery, Mo., to Aaron and Sarah SCOTT BROWN. On Jan. 2, 1924 in Winamac, he married Carmel FERRELL FREEMAN, who survives. He was a retired millwright and carpenter, and former owner of Dynah-Kleen Service, Winamac. He was a member of Ripley Gospel Chapel, a charter member of the Winamac Eagles Lodge, and a 30-year member of the Carpenter’s Union.

Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Phyllis WIDMEYER, Rochester, and Lola LAUDER, Rochester, Mich.; three sons, Harold H. [BROWN], Kewanna; Richard R. [BROWN], Winamac, and Leonard L. [BROWN], Mentone; twenty grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren, and a brother, Russell [BROWN], North Platte, Neb. He was preceded in death by a son, Donald D. [BROWN]; a grandson; a sister, and four brothers.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Frain Mortuary, Winamac, with the Rev. Joseph WILLIS officiating. An Eagles Lodge service will be 7 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in McKinley Memorial Gardens, Winamac. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday, and after 8 a.m. Sunday.

Anna H. Johnson

Word has been received of the death of Anna Hazel JOHNSON, 83, Tucson, Ariz., at her residence July 22. She was born Oct. 27, 1905 to Gernon and Ida JOHNSON and lived in the Marshall County area before moving to Tucson. She was a retired nurse.

Surviving are a sister, Bertha SISK, Winter Haven, Fla.; a brother, Leo JOHNSON, Geneva, Ohio; a half-sister, Gernadine NIBLICK, Winter Haven, Fla.; a half-brother, Raymond VOTE, Jefferson, Ohio; three nephews, Paul and Wilburn “Duz” JOHNSON, Rochester, and Bob SISK, Queens, N.Y. She was preceded in death by a brother, Glenn JOHNSON.

Services were Aug. 5 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.

Saturday, August 12, 1989

Trella M. Duff

Trella Mary DUFF, 72, Rt. 1, Kewanna, died at 9:23 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

She was born Feb. 25, 1917 in Wabash County to Harry and Grace KEEL.

She had been a Fulton County resident since 1950, also having lived in Laketon. She married James Lee DUFF on Oct. 23, 1935 in Wabash County. He preceded her in death in November of 1982.

She attended Zion Gospel Chapel in Fulton County.

Survivors include two sons, Galen [DUFF], of Culver and Clifford [DUFF] of Portage; four brothers, Lamoine KEEL of St. Petersburg, Fla., George KEEL of Lansing, Mich., and Esta and Wilson KEEL, both of South Whitley; one sister, Mrs. Philip (Leta) SHRIVER, South Whitley; four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, one brother and one sister.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Bender Funeral Home, 205 W. Main St., N. Manchester, with the Rev. Fred PFLUGH officiting. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Zion Gospel Chapel.

Monday, August 14, 1989

William L. Starks

William L. STARKS, 69, Rt. 1, Macy, died at 10:52 a.m. Saturday at Dukes Hospital Continuing Care Center, Peru.

He was born April 25, 1920 at Wabash to Emery and Inza BRADING STARKS. On Aug. 16, 1952 at Noblesville, he married Bonnie M. TYLER RUSH, who survives.

He was a conductor for the N&W Railroad for 40 years, retiring in 1981. He was a member of the Macy United Methodist Church, Macy Masonic Lodge, Macy Eastern Star, Fort Wayne Valley Scottish Rite, the Murat Shrine at Indianapolis, Logansport Shrine Club, Wabash Moose Lodge, Peru Maennerchor Club and the United Transportation Union.

Surviving with the wife are a son, Phillip RUSH, Valparaiso; four daughters, Mrs. Lee (Nancy) McCLORY, Kokomo; Mrs. E.H. (Jeneal) FRANKLIN, Warrior, Ala.; LeAnne SPANGLER, Leesburg, Fla., and Mrs. Gregory (Jo Ellen) WARNER, Twelve Mile; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Marland COBURN, Wabash, and a sister, Mary Ellen MILLER, Huntington.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Gene JANIK officiating. Burial will be in the Plainview Cemetery, Macy. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today. Masonic services will be at 8 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to Shrine Children’s Hospital.

John C. Frobish

John Charles FROBISH, 65, Ocala, Fla., formerly of Zionsville, died at 4:50 a.m. Sunday after brief illness.

He was born Jan. 30, 1924 at Gillman, Ill., to Charles LeRoy and Daisy WIRTH FROBISH. He lived in Ocala for seven years, moving from Zionsville. He was married to Norma STUNKARD, who survives. He was a salesman for steel commercial buildings, a member of the Central Christian Church at Ocala, a U.S. Army World War II veteran, a Zion Lodge Master Mason at Zionsville and a member of the Shriners Club and Scottish Rite, Indianapolis.

Surviving with the wife are a son, John Todd [FROBISH], Ocala; three daughers, Pamela LYKENS, Westerville, Ohio; Kathleen MILLER, Summerville, S.C., and Cynthia PRATHER, Indianapolis; a sister, Elaine ROBERTS, Jacksonvillle, Fla; five granddaughters; two nieces, and three nephews.

Services will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Central Christian Church, Ocala, with the Rev. George ROBERTS officiating. Bruce Ocala Funeral Home, 2739 S.E. Maricamp Rd., Ocala, is in charge of arrangements.

Tuesday, August 15, 1989

Nancy A. French

Nancy A. FRENCH, 50, of Kewanna, died 1:40 p.m. Monday at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

She was born Dec. 14, 1938 at Logansport to George and Elsie BISH INGRAM. On Feb. 20, 1959 at Bunker Hill, she married Jerald J. FRENCH, who died in 1982. She worked at Winamac Coil Spring in Kewanna and was a member of the Kewanna-Union Township Fire Department Auxiliary.

Surviving are the mother; three daughrters, Michele FRENCH and Jean FRENCH, at home, and Kris KLOCK, Peru; three sons, Russell [FRENCH], Noblesville; James [FRENCH], Kewanna, and Robert [FRENCH], at home; a brother, George W. INGRAM, Logansport; a sister, Betty INGRAM, Dora, Ala., and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Bryan TON officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F.-Citizens Cemetery, Kewanna. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday, and after 8 a.m. Thursday.

Wednesday, August 16, 1989

Carol A. Hewitt

Carol Ann HEWITT, 48, of Melfalfa Road near Kokomo, was fatally injured in a traffic accident shortly after midnight today in Kokomo at U.S. 31 and Indiana 22.

She was born May 13, 1941 in Cass County, to Carl H. and Geneva CLINE LEMMON. She was employed at Feightner Excavating, Inc., Kokomo, and also at the Kokomo Country Club. She was a member of the Shiloh United Methodist Church in Kokomo and Sigma Phi Sorority. A graduate of the former Metea High School, she attended the Chicago School of Nursing.

Surviving are a daughter, Crystal Ann HEWITT, Kokomo; two sisters, Mrs. Betty MUINZER, Lucerne, and Mrs. Jean GILBERTSON, Seattle, Wash.; two brothers, Howard and Don LEMMON, both of Lucerne, and nieces and nephews.

Arrangements are pending at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton.

Thursday, August 17, 1989

Carol A. Hewitt

Services for Carol Ann HEWITT, 48, of Melalfa Road near Kokomo, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, with Dr. Earl McCALL officiating. Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Mrs. Hewitt was fatally injured in a traffic accident early Wednesday morning at U.S. 31 and Indiana 22 in Kokomo.

Jamie R. Long

Jamie R. LONG, 6, Rt. 7, Rochester, died at 5:07 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital at Kokomo.

She was born Nov. 19, 1982 in Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Danny R. LONG, Doniphan, Mo., and Sherlyn TOBIN LONG, Rochester. She attended Columbia Elementary School in Rochester.

Surviving with the parents are a brother, Brandon LONG, Rochester the maternal grandparents, Robert and Janice HANCOCK, Kokomo; the maternal great-grandmother, Flora GUY, Kokomo; the paternal grandfather and step-grandmother, Alva and Bonita LONG, Doniphan, Mo., and the paternal grandmother, Joyce LONG, Kokomo.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Ellers Chapel, 72 S. Main St., Kokomo, with the Revs. David CORNELIUS and Mervil REED officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens, Kokomo. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today.

Arlene Thompson Vernon

Arlene THOMPSON VERNON, 82, died at 8:07 p.m. Wednesday at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, where she had lived for 2 1/2 years. She formerly resided at 1011 Madison St.

She was born Oct. 10, 1906 in Rochester to William and Addie REBER MORRIS and had lived all her life in Fulton County. She was married in [Oct. 10, 1929] to Robert Bryce THOMPSON, who preceded in death [June 26, 1936]. She was married in December 1951 to Ben VERNON, who died in March 1965. She was a member of the Rochester First Christian Church.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Ed (Juanita) KING, Mrs. [Gene] (Roberta) EVANS and Mrs. Carlene SNIPES, all of Rochester, and Mrs. Larry (Mary Jo) GOSS, Columbia City; a son, Bob THOMPSON, Mishawaka; fifteen grandchildren, and twenty-one great-grandchildren; three step-daughters, Mrs. Herb (Mary) GRUND, Mrs. Dorothy RICHARD and Mrs. Bill (Betty Jo) RAY, Long Beach, Calif., and a step-son, John VERNON, also of Long Beach. Preceding in death were a sister, Maude WHITNEY, in April 1986, and a brother, Ralph MORRIS, in 1930.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Samuel WRIGHT officiating. Burial will be in the Richland Center Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church or to charity.

Friday, August 18, 1989

Russell J. Smiley

Russell J. SMILEY, 84, Rt. 1, Rochester, died at 7:15 a.m. today in South Bend Memorial Hospital several hours after admission. Services are pending at the Foster and Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Saturday, August 19, 1989

Russell J. Smiley

Russell J. SMILEY, 84, Rt. 1, Rochester, died at 7:15 a.m. Friday shortly after admission to South Bend Memorial Hospital.

Born Feb. 19, 1905 in Milford, Ill., to Milton and Annis THOMAS SMILEY, he had lived in this community since 1911. He was married Sept. 26, 1927 in Rochester to Leah G. DOWNS. She died Sept. 20, 1982. He was a retired farmer and livestock buyer and had managed the former Downs Sawmill. He was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, the Manitou Moose Lodge 1107 and the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 852.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Devon (Barbara) OGLE, Rochester, and Miss Jane SMILEY, Detroit, Mich.; two sons, Jack and Jerry A. [SMILEY], both of Rochester; one sister, Mrs. Jewell JOHNSTON, San Diego, and six grandchildren. Two sisters, Dorothy and Gladys SMILEY; and four brothers, Frank, Glen, Earl and Verne [SMILEY], preceded him in death.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Sam WRIGHT officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today and one hour prior to services Sunday. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church or a charity of one’s choice.

Monday, August 21, 1989

Bernie Bickle

Bernie BICKLE, 69, Lake Manitou east shore, died at 9:10 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, after a two-month illness.

Born Feb. 9, 1920 in Newark, Ohio, to Harry and Mary E. HOLLAR BICKLE, he had lived in Rochester since 1962, when he came from Lorain, Ohio. His first marriage was to Anna M. QUEEN, who died May 14, 1975. His second marriage was on Sept. 4, 1976 in Rochester to Lorraine A. WENNING, who survives.

He had been associated with Moore’s Hardware for over 30 years as district manager in Indiana and Ohio. At the time of his death he was a real estate broker for Dave Helt Realty and worked at Enyart’s True Value Hardware. A past president of the Fulton County Board of Realtors, he was named realtor of the year in 1987. He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, where he had served as head usher and various administrative posts. He was a member and past president of the Rochester Lions Club, and had been district public directions director. He was a member of F&AM Lodge 79, Rochester, South Bend Scottish Rite, and the Fraternal Order of Elks. He served in U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater during WWII.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Bob (Cathy) SEE, Argos, and Mrs. Robert P. (Kandi) WALTZ, Rochester two sons, Phil BICKLE, Logansport and Allen BICKLE, Pueblo, Colo.; nine grandchildren; one sister Mrs. Lynn (Mary Lou) ATWELL, Newark, Ohio; one brother, Walter BICKLE, also of Newark, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Evelyn RICKETT.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Trinity United Methodist Church, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call at the Foster & Good Funeral Home from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today. There will be a Lions memorial service at 6 p.m. today in the funeral home. Friends may also call for an hour prior to services on Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Fund.

Irene R. Brash

Irene R. BRASH, 88, Tampa, Fla., died at 7:35 p.m. Sunday at the Carolwood Care Center in Tampa.

Born Sept. 4, 1900 to George and Alta CURTIS, in Muskegon, Mich., she married Clarence E. BRASH June 30, 1920 in Grand Rapids, Mich. She was a homemaker and a member of the Muskegon Heights Temple Methodist Church.

Survivors include two sons, Maurie [BRASH], Rochester, and Curtis [BRASH], Plant City, Fla.; one daughter, Marcia GRUETTE, Safety Harbor, Fla. ten grandchildren - including in this area Bob, Greg, Rick, Terry, Tim and Mary Jo [BRASH] - and twenty-one great-grandchildren.

Services will be in Muskegon Heights at the Lee Funeral Home on Thursday, with viewing Wednesday afternoon and evening.

Emelyn E. Fites

Emelyn Evelyn FITES, 74, Rt. 2, Akron, died at her residence at 10 p.m. Sunday.

She had lived her entire life in the house in which she died.

She was born April 6, 1915 to Herbert and Willa PEARSON HARTER. On Nov. 24, 1935, she married Paul FITES in Gilead. He survives.

A 1933 graduate of Akron High School, she was a homemaker, a member of the Order of Eastern Star and a 50-year member of the Akron United Methodist Church.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Jerry (Polly) FINNEY, Akron; one son, Tom [FITES], Akron; eight grandchildren, Natalie ROSS, Bourbon, Jeffrey FITES, Crystal Lake, Jackie KOENIG, Peru, Jill WOOD, Paul, Emily, Tom and Scott FITES, all of Akron. Two great-grandchildren, Kyle and Westin. One son, Herbert [FITES], Bourbon, preceded her in death in 1967.

The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron with the Rev. Merlyn COX officiating. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Calling will be from 3 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. There will be an Eastern Star Service at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Akron United Methodist Church in Akron.

Joseph E. Shamaly

Joseph Elias SHAMALY, 92, Water Haven Apartments, died at 8 a.m. Saturday, shortly after arriving at Woodlawn Hospital.

Born October 30, 1896 in Ontario, Lebanon, to Elias Joseph and Mary CREIDY SHAMALY. He came to the United States in 1910. His first marriage was to Mary SHAMALY, who preceded in death. His second marriage was July 23, 1978 in Port Huron, Mich., to Roberta Grayce RENFRO LACHICK. He was an owner of lounges, hotels and restaurants in the Port Horon area. He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, both in Port Huron and Rochester.

Surviving with his wife are one daughter, Mrs. Helen LIANN, Oregon, Ohio; one son, E.J. SHAMALY, Jacksonville, Fla. four grandchildren two great-grandchildren; one step-son, Robert L. EASTERDAY, Logansport; and two step-grandsons, Raymond L. EASTERDAY and Robert EASTERDAY, both of Logansport.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Port Huron. Burial will be at the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Port Huron. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. today at the Carrer and Simpson Crawford Funeral Home, 1720 Elk St., Port Huron. Local arrangements are by Foster & Good Funeral Home.

Tuesday, August 22, 1989

Ralph L. Overmyer

Ralph L. OVERMYER, 74, Rt. 3, Kewanna, died Monday morning at his home.

Born Oct. 21, 1914 in Kewana to Ed and Bessie MOORE, he married Violet WORL WILKINSON Feb. 29, 1942 in Kewanna. She survives. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Kewanna Church of Christ. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during WWII.

Surviving with the wife are one step-daughter, Delores FORSCH, Elkhart; one brother, Floyd [OVERMYER] of Warsaw; one half-sister, Olive CAMPBELL, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., and three grandchildren. A son preceded him in death.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Kewanna Church of Christ, with the Rev. Tim ROHRBACHER officiating. There will be graveside military services at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Lake Bruce. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, and for an hour before services at the church. Memorials may be made to the Kewanna Church of Christ.

Wednesday, August 23, 1989

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Thursday, August 24, 1989

D. Arthur Wilson

D. Arthur WILSON, 69, Rt. 1, Kewanna, died at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday at his home.

Born Oct. 17, 1919 in Kewanna to Hugh H. and Zora NEFF WILSON, he married Lois FELDER Aug. 8, 1942 in Savannah, Ga. She survives. A retired teacher, he had worked at Laketon High School and the Grass Creek-Fulton School. He was band director and guidance counselor at Bremen High School from 1947 to 1970. He was a member of the ISTA and the NEA. He was director of the Kewanna Harvestaires, a member and choir director at Kewanna United Methodist Church, and Rochester Lodge No. 79 F&AM. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII.

Surviving with his wife are one son, Dennis A. [WILSON], Greensburg; one daughter, Denilyn VanGUNDY, Norman, Okla; two brothers, Robert [WILSON], Hudson, Fla., and Gene [WILSON], Indianapolis; and four grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Kewanna United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Brian TON officiating. Burial will be at the I.O.O.F.-Citizens Cemetery, Kewanna. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Friday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, and for an hour before services Saturday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Kewanna United Methodist Church.

Paul G. Eisbrenner

Paul G. EISBRENNER, 90, a former resident of Rt. 1, Claypool, died at 8:21 a.m. today at Prairie View Health Care Center, Warsaw, where he had resided since 1984.

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

Jeanne E. Howell

Jeanne Elizabeth HOWELL, 36, 3057 Greenbriar, West Lafayette, died at 11:18 a.m. Tuesday in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis.

She had been assistant Fulton County Librarian for four years. Born in Coldwater, Mich., May 16, 1953, she had lived in Rochester before moving to West Lafayette in 1981. She was a Rochester High School graduate and a member of the First United Methodist Church, West Lafayette.

Surviving are her parents, the Rev. Morris E. HOWELL and Ann McVEY HOWELL, West Lafayette; one sister, Linda HOWELL, West Lafayette; and two brothers, Mark HOWELL, Fairfax, Va., and the Rev. Glen HOWELL, Dana, Ind.

Friends may call at the Hippensteel Funeral Home, 822 N. Ninth St., Lafayette, from 5-8 p.m. today. A private family interment service will be Friday. Memorial services for family and friends will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church, West Lafayette, with the Rev. Jim DAVIDSON and the Rev. Dr. J. Philip KLINGER officiating. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Committee on Relief, in care of First United Methodist Church, or to the Heart Fund.

Virginia Heaton

Edith THOMSON of Rochester has received word of the death of her niece, Virginia MATHEWS HEATON, 67, of Richardson, Texas.

Mrs. Heaton died Aug. 11 after a lengthy illness. She attended Rochester High School for a year.

Other survivors include her mother, Olive GRISWOLD, Tampa, Fla.; her husband, Charles [HEATON], and four daughters.

Friday, August 25, 1989

Mildred G. Harper

Mildred Geneva HARPER, 85, formerly of 319 N. Mishawaka St., Akron, died at 5:15 p.m. Thursday in Canterbury Manor Nursing Home. She had been in failing health since 1986.

She was born Jan. 9, 1904 near Akron to Clarence and Jestine ACKEY SHRIVER. She had lived most of her life in the Akron area, moving from Miami County. She was married May 21, 1923 in Michigan to George L. HARPER, who died March 25, 1966. She was a former employee of Hart Schaffner & Marx, retiring in 1973. She attended the Akron Church of God, and was a member of the Golden Agers singing group. She had been active in Democratic party work, serving as a Henry Township precinct committeeman over 40 years with her husband and after his dieath. She also had been a delegate to the state Democratic Convention.

Surviving are two daughters, Jolane FUTRELL, Bakersfield, Calif., and Mrs. William (Geraldine) SHEARER, Bourbon; three sons, Merle, George and Arthur [HARPER], all of Rochester; thirtee grandchildren; twenty-seven great-grandchildre; a sister, Iva SHRIVER, Rochester, and a brother, Lloyd SHRIVER, West Palm Beach, Fla. Preceding in death were three sons, Paul [HARPER] in 1987; Richard [HARPER] in infancy, and Edward [HARPER] in 1955; two brothers, Martin and Floyd [SHRIVER], and two grandsons.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in 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 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and after 9 a.m. Monday.

Donald W. Reiter

Former Hillcrest Baptist Church pastor Donald Weber REITER, 65, died Monday at Ball Memorkal Hospital, Muncie.

He was born in Moberly, Mo., and was a graduate of Moody Bible Insitute. In addition to Rochester, he had served in churches in the Michigan communities of Amboy, Kalamazoo and Fulton, and Cambridge City, Ind. He was with the Rural Bible Mission in Michigan for 12 years. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Muncie.

Survivors include his wife, Barbara [REITER]; two daughrters, Linda LANNERD, Daleville, and Dawn MATTISON, Royal City, Wash.; one brother, John REITER, Peoria, Ariz.; one sister, Sharon JOHNSON, Colorado, and seven grandchildren.

Burial was in the Riverside Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Shepherd’s Home, Union Grove, Wisc.

Ernest Clark

Ernest CLARK, 91, of 721 Pontiac St., died in his sleep Thursday night.

Born May 24, 1898 at Brook, Ind., to Joseph and Clara M. OWEN CLARK, he had lived in Fulton County since 1910, having come from Brook. In 1946 in Winamac he married Minnie Marie GREER. She died April 28,1989. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Fulton Masonic Lodge.

Surviving are a son, Richard L. ALLEN, Anderson; three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. A brother, Elmer [CLARK], preceded in death.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. William O. RODEFER officiating. Burial will be in the Grass Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Saturday and after 10 a.m. Sunday.

Mary E. Morrison

Mary E. “Ella” MORRISON, 67, of 618 School St., Culver, died at 5 a.m. today in St. Joseph’s Medical Center, South Bend.

She was born June 11, 1922 in Fond du Lac, Wis., to George and Martha STURM SEDOWSKIAS. She was married Jan. 21, 1940 at Bruce Lake to Joseph Victor MORRISON, who survives. She moved to Culver in 1940 from Pulaski County. She was a charter member of the Culver VFW Auxiliary.

Surviving with the husband are three daughters, Lois CURTIS and Joyce LYMAN, both of Culver, and Vicki SHERBONDY, Monterey; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and a sister, Marge MAROZAS, Chicago. A sister and a brother preceded in death.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the Frain Mortuary, Winamac, with the Rev. William MATHYS officiating. Burial will be in McKinley Memorial Gardens at Winamac. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, and after 8 a.m. Monday. Memorials may be made to the Culver-Union Township Emergency Medical Service.

Robert E. Clarke Sr.

Robert E. CLARKE Sr., 71, of 15777 W. 14 B Road, Plymouth, died at 1:10 p.m. Thursday in the Mayflower Nursing Home in Plymouth, where he had been a patient for two months.

He was born March 11, 1918 near Rensselaer to Fay and Alice COEN CLARKE. His first marriage was March 11, 1939 in Wheatfield to Clara B. CAMBE, who died March 29, 1980. On Feb. 20, 1982 in Argos, he married Bessie RONK NOLIN, who survives. He was a former greenskeeper for the Plymouth Country Club, Culver Military Academy and the Four Seasons Country Club. He was a member of he Argos Wesleyan Church and the Eagles Lodge at Culver.

Surviving with the wife are four daughters, Elsie Mae “Sis” ALLIS, Portage; Janet Sue COX, Gas City; Judy POST, Crown Point, and Mary Jo ZUKAS, Walkerton; two sons, Robert E. CLARKE Jr., Schertz, Texas, and Ronald E. CLARKE, Highland; two step-daughters, Malinda Ann WAKELAND, Plymouth, and Sandra K. CLARK, Chillicothe, Ohio; three step-sons, Jimmy and Tom NOLIN, both of Argos, and Jerry Ray NOLIN, Warsaw; eighteen grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; fifteen step-grandchildren; a step-great-grandson, and two brothers, Russell CLARKE, Greenville, N.C., and James CLARKE, Rensselaer. Precedig in death were a brother, George [CLARKE], and a great-granddaughter.

Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in the Argos Wesleyan Church with the Revs. Richard P. DEAN and Ralph M. WESTAFER officiating. Burial will be in the Memory Gardens Cemetery at Rensselaer. Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, from 3 to 8 p.m. today and 9 to11 a.m. Saturday, and at the church for an hour before services. Memorials may be made to the Marshall County Heart Association.

Paul G. Eisbrenner

Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, for Paul G. EISBRENNER, 90, formerly of the Beaver Dam Lake area.

The Rev. Robert JARBOE will officiate, and burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Peru, where the American Legion will conduct military services. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, and after 2:30 p.m. Monday.

Mr. Eisbrenner died at 8:21 a.m. Thursday in the Prairie View Health Care Center in Warsaw, where he had been a patient since 1984.

He was born Jan. 28, 1898 in Peru to Andrew and Mary GRETKE EISBRENNER. He moved to the Beaver Dam lake area in 1949 from Peru. He was married Aug. 6, 1924 in Peru to Fae HIGHT PARISH, who died Oct, 19, 1985. He had owned and operted an electrical business in the Peru area, and after moving to the Beaver Dam area, he was involved in farming and was a general contractor. He was a member of the Oakdale Baptist Church in Peru and had attended the Beaver Dam United Methodist Church. He was a World War I U.S. Army veteran, serving as a balloon observer. He was a member of the former Akron Masonic Lodge and of the Scottish Rite Temple in Fort Wayne.

Surviving are four grandchildren, Marilyn DAINE, St. Louis, Mo., and Shirley WININGER, Hugh McMINN and Robert SIMONS, all of Indianapolis; seven great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were two step-daughters, Mary McMINN in 1985 and Ruth SIMONS in 1933; a sister, Mary EISBRENNER, and a brother, William [EISBRENNER].

Saturday, August 26, 1989

Laura K. Calvert

Laura K. “Kate” CALVERT, 73, formerly of Rt. 3, Rochester (Wagoner Park), died at 12:30 a.m. today at the Americana Healthcare Center, Elkhart.

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

Oliver A. Jones

Oliver A. JONES, 96, Rt. 1, Akron, formerly of Macy, died at 4:15 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital.

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

Monday, August 28, 1989

Carl J. Forst

Carl J. FORST, 72, Rt. 1, Roann, died at 4:15 p.m. Saturday at the Caylor-Nickel Hospital, Bluffton, after a short illness.

Born March 2, 1917, in Huntington County to John and Catherine SWEARER FORST, he married Mary Alice BARNHISEL on Sept. 1, 1956 in Roann. She survives. He was a self-employed carpenter, a member of the Emanuel United Methodist Church, Roann, and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Sandra COOK, Roann; two grandsons, Joshua and Jeremy DENTON, Roann; four sisters, Mrs. Irene SANDS and Mrs.Esther WYGART, Huntington; Mrs. Della REIKEN, Waash, and Mrs. Tura POEHLER, Columbia City; two brothers, Noah “Bud” FORST, Huntington, and Porter “Jim” FORST, Kokomo. Two sisters, Ethel SPARKS and Virginia FORST, and a brother, Ira FORST, preceded in death.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Richard FOX officiating. Burial will be in the Gaerte Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

Oliver Jones

Services for Oliver A. JONES, 96, Rt. 1, Akron, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

The Revs. Robert LOUGHEED and Stanley WEISS will officiate, and burial will be in the Mississinewa Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today, and after 9 a.m. Tuesday. Masonic services will be at 7:30 p.m. today.

Mr. Jones died at 4:15 a.m. Saturday in Woodlawn Hospital. He was born to Addison and Ida BECHTEL JONES on May 17, 1893 in Wabash County and moved to the Akron area from Macy four years ago. He was married to Georgia E. ECKELBARGER, who died in 1979. He had farmed in Fulton and Miami counties, and was a member of Somerset Masonic Lodge.

Surviving are a son, Berne O. JONES, Akron; nine grandchildren, and twenty-three great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were two brothers, Francis [JONES] on March 31, 1988, and Donald [JONES], in infancy; a sister, Oklay OGAN, and a brother, Orville [JONES].

Laura K. Calvert

Services for Laura K. “Kate” CALVERT, 73, Rt. 3, Rochester (Wagoner Park), were to be at 10 a.m. today in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rocheser.

The Rev. Jack HARTMAN was to officiate, and burial was to be in he Argos Maple Grove Cemetery.

Mrs. Calvert died at 12:30 a.m. Saturday in the Americana Healthcare Center at Elkhart. She was born Sept. 27, 1915 in Argos to Evert and Donnie MORROW ROCKHILL, and had resided most of her life in Fulton County. She was married March 4, 1936 to Lovelle “Pete” CALVERT, who died in 1982. She had been a cashier and clerk for Kroger’s Wilt’s and the former A&P stores in Rocheser.

Surviving are two sisters, Dorothy SIPPLE, Mishawaka, and Lavern CARNELL, Elkhart.

Voris L. Lowe

[Voris] Lee LOWE, 64, Rt. 2, Macy, died at 7:30 a.m. today at his home.

Rites are pending at McCain Funeral Home, Denver.

Tuesday, August 29, 1989

Voris L. Lowe

Voris Lee “Buss” LOWE, 64, Rt. 2, Macy, died Monday at his residence.

Born in Fulton County July 25, 1925 to Isaac C. and Cecilia DICE LOWE, he married Thelma June BEANE. March 16, 1945 in Perrysburg. She survives.

He was a member of the Fulton Baptist Church, where he served as deacon for the past 25 years, the Fulton Masonic Lodge, and was past patron of the Fulton Eastern Star. He was a retired farmer and DeKalb Seed dealer and had worked at North American Rockwell, Loganspot, for 31 years.

Surviving with his wife and mother, Rochester, are two sons, Ronald Lee LOWE and Tim Allen LOWE, both of Rt. 2, Macy; five grandchildren; one brother, Carl [LOWE], Macy, and two sisters, Patricia SCHMIDT, Rochester, and Dorothy HARRELL, Kokomo. He was preceded in death by oine son, Terry Gene [LOWE].

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Fulton Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. David BRICE and Pastor Lonnie PETERS officiating. Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery. Friends may call at McCain Funeral Home, Denver from 2-9 p.m. Wednesday and for an hour before services at the church. Eastern Star memorial services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Fulton Baptist Church.

Sherald K. Hines

Sherald K. “Tad” HINES, 76, Rt. 3, Kewanna, died Monday at 6:10 p.m. at his home.

He was born Jan. 18, 1913 in Royal Center to Frank and Cora HOLCOMB HINES. On Sept. 23, 1933 in Crown Point, he married Florence M. MARCH, who died last February. He was a retired pipefitter at Logansport State Hospital, and a farmer. He was a member of the Logansport Eagles Lodge.

Surviving are two sons, Kenneth James HINES, Twelve Mile, and Frederick L. HINES, Galveston; a sister, Dorothy THOMPSON, Logansport; eleven grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Gene PERSONETT officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F.-Citizens Cemetery, Kewanna. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 8 a.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to the Cancer Society.

Samantha Hopkins

Samantha “Sissie” HOPKINS, 97, formerly of Rt. 2, Box 241, Akron, died at 10:20 p.m. at the Rochester Nursing Home, where she had lived since April. She had been in poor health for four years.

Born Dec. 11, 1891 to Henry and Serilda STONE CRACE, she had lived in the Akron community since 1926, moving from Kentucky. On May 4, 1911 she married Oscar S. HOPKINS in Magoffin County, Kentucky. He died in 1955. She was a member of the Rose Hill Baptist Church, Silver Lake.

Surviving are three daughters, Earlene STONE, Battle Creek, Mich.; Josephine BUCHER, Claypool, and Elloree FLETCHER, Akron; eighteen grandchildren; thirty-two great-grandchildren, and several great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three daughters, Emogene, Evelyn and Irene [HOPKINS]; two sons, Lonnie and Otto [HOPKINS]; two grandchildren; one great-grandson; two great-great-grandchildren; five sisters, and four brothers.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Chad BURKHART officiating. Burial will be in the Silver Lake Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Wednesday, August 30, 1989

Dorothy A. Carlson

Graveside services for Dorothy Ann CARLSON, formerly of Rochester, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Catholic Cemetery in Elwood.

Mrs. Carlson, of Kalamazoo, Mich., died Monday night at Mercy Hospital in Elwood after an illness of almost two years.

Her husband, Don [CARLSON], was managing editor of The Rochester Sentinel in the 1940s. The couple left here when Mr. Carlson took a position with the Elwood newspaper. The family subsequently moved to Kalamazoo.

A son, David [CARLSON], resides in Boise, Idaho. Another son died in a traffic accident.

Thursday, August 31, 1989

Wayne Miller

Wayne “Peck” MILLER, 73, Rt. 1, Denver, died at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Howard Community Hospital, Kokomo, following surgery.

He was born Feb. 23, 1916 in Perrysburg to Aud and Maude RUNKLE MILLER. He was married to Marjorie SMITH Feb. 27, 1938 in Macy; she survives. He was a retired farmer and also was retired from the Miami County Highway Department.

Mr. Miller was a member of the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, a former director of the Miami County Farm Bureau, a past master of the Gilead Masonic Lodge, a member of the Gilead Eastern Star and the Gilead Alumni Association and had been president of the former Famous Akron Jonah Club.

Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Frances CAMPBELL, Indianapolis; Marilyn BRADBURN, Winchester, and Cheryl RUDY, Richmond; two sons, Hal MILLER, Angola, and Carl MILLER, Thorntown; ten grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; three sisters, Mable ROBERTSON and Helen MYERS, Roann, and Hazel LANE, North Manchester, and a brother, Frank MILLER, Akron. Two brothers, Russell and Claude [MILLER], preceded in death.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church southwest of Akron with the Rev. Darrel TAGGART officiating. Burial will be in the Gilead Cemetery. Frieds may call at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday, and at the church for an hour before services. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church.

Leroy C. Swartzel

Leroy C. SWARTZEL, 62, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, died at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at his home.

He was born Dec. 18, 1926 in Cass County to Roy C. and Thelma Mildred GIFFIN SWARTZEL. He was married Jan. 20, 1951 in Cass County to Eleanor HORN, who survives. He was a farmer and had been a school bus driver for Caston Schools for 23 years. He was a member of the Walton American Legion, the South Bend Scottish Rite, the Fulton Masonic Lodge of which he was a past master, and the Metea Baptist Church. He was a World War II Army veteran.

Surviving with the wife are a son, Eric L. [SWARTZEL], Rt. 1, Lucerne; a daughter, Melissa A. HUGHES, Goshen; the mother, of Galveston; a brother, Clifton [SWARTZEL], Sandy Valley, Nev.; a sister, Ilene CRITES, Galveston, and six grandchildren.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home in Logansport with the Rev. Bryan CLEMENS officiating. Burial will be in the Metea Cemetery with military rites. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday. A Masonic service will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the Metea Baptist Church.

Eva L. Ringler

Eva L. RINGLER, 78, Crescent City, Fla., formerly of Rochester, died at 3 a.m. Wednesday at her home.

She was born March 21, 1911 in Rochester to Charles J. and Ida M. JOHNSON RICHARDS. She was married Feb. 14, 1948 in Fort Wayne to Frank B. RINGLER, who survives. She was a graduate of Rochester High School and of Wayne University of Beauty Culture in Fort Wayne. She owned and operated the Sherman Beauty Salon in Fort Wayne for 32 years. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Rochester, and the National Cosmetologists Association.

Surviving with the husband are a sister, Pauline RICHART, Crscent City, and two brothers, John RICHARDS, Crescent City, and Robert “Sandy” RICHARDS, Rochester. Preceding in death was a sister, Olivene COUSINS.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday and after noon on Monday.

Friday, September 1, 1989

Russell M. Nale

Russell Milton NALE, 70, Rt. 1, Star City, died at 12:42 a.m. today in Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

He was born Sept. 9, 1918, in Perrysville to Emma NICCUM and Milton David NALE. On April 26, 1941, he married Iona HERSHBERGER in Goshen. She survives. He moved from Parke County to Star City in 1955. He retired in 1980 after 42 years as a school administrator, mathematics and science teacher and coach, including positions in Star City and Winamac schools.

He was a member of the Star City United Methodist Church, Russellville Masonic Lodge, the Star City Lions Club (charter member), Pulaski Couty Retired Teachers Association, Royal Neighbors of America, Alpha Mu Kappa fraternity and Sigma Phi Kappa Delta national honorary society. He had a real estate broker’s license.

Surviving with the wife are a daugher, Rita NALE HORTON, Jeffersonville; a son, John Milton NALE, Winamac; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mable NALE HUFFMAN and Iva NALE DUNIVAN, both of Perrysville. A brother and sister preceded in death.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Centennial Cemetery in Yeddo, Ind. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and after 8 a.m. Monday. Masonic services will be Sunday evening at the funeral home.

Saturday, September 2, 1989

Gladys M. Etchason

Gladys M. ETCHASON, 93, of 14853 Maple Road, Plymouth, died at 1:55 a.m. today in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth. Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home in Argos.

Landen Lyle Felts

Landen Lyle FELTS was stillborn at 8:58 a.m. Thursday in Logansport Memorial Hospital to Neil and Ellen CRISPEN FELTS, 1108 Park Road, Rochester.

Surviving with the parents are a twin brother, Zachary Kyle [FELTS], and two sisters, Ashly and Casandra [FELTS], at home; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. George (Ann) CRISPEN MILLER, Rochester; the paternal grandparents, Dale and Rosella FELTS, Akron; the maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis (Burnice) CRISPEN, Macy; the paternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Howard (Helen) FELTS, Rochester, and aunts, uncles and cousins. [He was preceded in death by maternal grandfather Francis L. CRISPEN.]

There will be no visitation. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the Rev. Lowell BURRIS officiating. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.

Gordon A. Cultice

Gordon A. CULTICE, 79, of 60 West Shore Drive, Culver, ad Crystal River, Fla., died at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., at 9 a.m. Friday following a six-month illness.

He was born April 16, 1910 in Culver to Edward F. and Emma SKINNER CULTICE. He had lived most of his life in the Culver community. He was married Oct. 24, 1934 in Monterey to Lenora “Pat” DECKER, who died on their anniverrsary, Oct. 24, 1984. He had owned and operated the Texaco service station in Culver for over 50 years. He was a member of the Maxinkuckee I.O.O.F. Lodge, was in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was a member of the Culver American Legion.

Surviving are a son, Tom [CULTICE], and three grandsons, David, Daniel and Nathan [CULTICE], all of White Plains, N.Y. Six brothers preceded in death.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Mark A. DAY officiating. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery near Argos. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. on Monday.

Fred Hammond

Fred HAMMOND, 76, Rt. 2, Akron, died at 3:05 a.m. today at South Bend Memorial Hospital.

Arrangements are pending at the Hartzler Funeral Home in Akron.

Monday, September 4, 1989

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Tuesday, September 5, 1989

Frederick L. Hammond

Services were to be at 2 p.m. today at the Akron Church of God for Frederick H. HAMMOND, 76, Rt. 2, Akron.

The Revs. James MALBONE, Terry CANFIELD and Matt WILLIAMS were to officiate, and burial was to be in the Akron Cemetery. Visitation was for an hour before services. Memorials may be made to the Akron Church of God. Arrangements were by the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.

Mr. Hammond died at 3:05 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend. He was born Aug. 5, 1913 on the Hammond homestead to C.H. and Mary COOK HAMMOND. On Aug. 28, 1927 in Urbana, Ohio, he married Mildred EATON, who survives.

A brick and stone mason, he also worked at Pike Lumber, Akron, and raised sheep. He graduated from Akron High School in 1932 and attended Urbana Junior College, Urbana, Ohio. He was a member of the Brick Masons Allied Workers, and the Akron Church of God.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Tom (Judith) HILL and Janet WOOD, Akron, and Karen CAMP, Decatur, Ill.; a son Gail W. [HAMMOND], North Manchester; six grandchildren, Nina, Brian, Bruce, Angela, Andrew and Nathan; two sisters, Pearl NEWCOMER, Rochester, and Mary F. FLOFLA, Martinsville, and a brother, Lloyd HAMMOND, Rochester. Six brothers and three sisters preceded in death.

Gladys M. Etchason

Services were to be at 10:30 a.m. today at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, for Gladys M. ETCHASON, 93, of 14852 Maple Road, Argos.

The Rev. Jack RHODES will officiate, and burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.

Mrs. Etchason died at 2 p.m. Saturday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth. She was born Nov. 12, 1895 in Fairfield, Ill., to Thomas and Drucila CAMP BROWN. She moved to the Argos area seven years ago from Ohio. She married Elias ETCHASON, who preceded in death, in Fairfield.

Surviving are a son, Howard [ETCHASON], Argos; five grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren. A daugher and a grandson preceded in death.

Wednesday, September 6, 1989

Byron Nellans

Byron “Barney” NELLANS, 75, Rt. 1, Mentone, died at 1154 a.m. Tuesday at the Veterans Hospital, Ft. Wayne.

Born Feb. 18, 1914 in Mentone to Enzy and Opal VANDERMARK NELLANS, he lived all his life in the Mentone area. On May 18, 1946 in Akron, he married Opal D. WILSON, who survives. He ran a bread route and was a rural mail carrier. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he was past commander of the American Legion Post 425, a member of the Mentone United Methodist Church, the National Rural Letter Carriers Association and the Muzzle Loading Rifle Association.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Bonita GATES, Warsaw; two sons, B. Edward NELLANS, Marion, Iowa, and Brant NELLANS, Warsaw, and eight grandchildren. A brother and a sister preceded in death.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Will LAWSON officiating. Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday.

Thursday, September 7, 1989

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Friday, September 8, 1989

Norman R. Stockberger

Norman R. “Ike” STOCKBERGER, 72, of 1305 E. Clark St., Warsaw, died at 1025 p.m. Thursday in the Mason Health Care Center in Warsaw. He was born March 28, 1917 in Argos to Jonas and Cora DUDGEON STOCKBERGER. On Dec. 26, 1941 he was married in Warsaw to Evelyn SMITH, who died Nov. 9, 1979. On Sept. 23, 1981, he married Mildred MARTIN, who died Aug. 23, 1985. He was retired from the Korth Furniture Co., Warsaw, and was a member of the Warsaw American Legion.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Elbert (Jan) RUSSELL, Pierceto; two step-daughters, Mrs. Harold (Verna) STEVENS and Mrs. Robert (Jan) McCLAIN, Argos; a son, Ray STOCKBERGER, Warsaw; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and a sister, Dorothy JACKSON, Rochester. A brother preceded in death.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Wayne JOHNSON officiating. Burial will be in the Tippecanoe Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday.

Loda K. Goff

Word has been received of the death of Loda Kathryn GOFF, 86, Everett, Wash.

Formerly of Stanwood, Camano Island, she died Aug. 23 in an Everett Hospital. Mrs. Goff was born Nov. 1, 1903 in Miami County to Alonzo and Elizabeth FOOR LUCKENBILL. She was married to Edward GOFF and they moved to Camano Island in 1943. He died in 1982.

Surviving are two sons, Don GOFF, Burnaby, British Columbia, and Richard [GOFF], of Everett; nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were a sister, Fanna R. HANN, Inverness, Mont., and a brother, Kenneth H. LUCKENBILL, Akron.

Burial was in the Lutheran Cemetery, Camano Island.

Saturday, September 9, 1989

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Monday, September 11, 1989

Astrid M. Rhodes

Astrid M. RHODES, 77, of 417 16th Avenue Northwest, Grand Rapids, Minn., died at 3:05 p.m. Sunday in the Itasca Medical Center at Grand Rapids.

She was born Jan. 19, 1912 in Stamfield, Minn., to Gustav and Anna OLSON NARDMARK. She was married to Clyde RHODES, who preceded in death. She had worked for many years at Johnson Outboard Motors in Waukegan, Ill. In 1947 she and her husband founded a marine business called Rhodes Outboard in Grand Rapids, selling it in 1969. She was a member of the Eastern Star and the Swedish Institute in Grand Rapids.

Surviving are three sisters, Sonia TOMPKINS, Jensen Beach, Fla.; Norma NADEN, Zion, Ill., and Edith OLIVER, Waukegan; five brothers, Rrynolf NARDMARK, Zion, Ill.; Rudolph NARDMARK, Grand Rapids; Lars NARDMARK and Thor NARDMARK, both of Waukegan, and George NARDMARK, Brainerd, Minn.

Services will be in Grand Rapids. Graveside services will be in the Athens Cemetery at an undetermined date. Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, is in charge of local arrangements.

Albert M. Hosimer

Albert M. HOSIMER, 91, of 701 College Ave., Culver, died at 5:45 a.m. today in the home of his son in Beech Grove, Ind.

He was a lifetime resident of Fulton and Marshall counties.

Bonine Funeral Home in Culver is in charge of arrangements.

Waldo L. Adams

Waldo L. ADAMS, 90, Rt. 2, Leesburg, a former school teacher at Rochester and Akron, died at the Mason Health Care Facility in Warsaw at 5:50 p.m. Friday.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with the Rev. Donald LACY officiating. Burial will be in Nichols Cemetery on Indiana 19 between Akron and Mentone. Friends may call between 3 and 5 p.m. and 7 and 9 p.m. today.

William B. Green Sr.

William B. GREEN Sr., 83, Rt. 4, Rochester, was dead on arrival at Woodlawn Hospital at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. He had been in failing health for six months.

He was born June 10, 1906 west of Rochester to William and Mable BAIRD GREEN. He had lived all his life in this community. His first marriage was to Edna BURKETT. His second marriage was to Verda WHITE, who died in 1969. His third marriage was on Aug. 14, 1978 in Rochester to Jennifer CLEMANS, who survives. He was a self-employed painting contractor and earlier had been a brakeman for the former Erie Railroad. He was a 46-year member of the Eagles Lodge and was a Golden Eagle.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Orla JOSCHKO, Rochester; three sons, William G., Brian H., and Larry G. [GREEN], all of Rochester three step-daughters, Mrs. Forrest (Millie) ZIMMERMAN, LaPorte, and Mrs. Kirk (Tina) MARSH and Wenonah BRANDENBURG, both of Rt. 4, Rochester; a step-son, Larry S. Van LUE, Rochester a foster-son, Dean SMITH, Rochester; nineteen grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; five step-grandchildren, and three step-great-grandchildren. A daughter, a foster-grandson, three sisters and three brothers preceded in death.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. John ANDREWS 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. today, and after 9 a.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Society.

Martha M. Gallipo

Mrs. Martha M. GALLIPO, 79, formerly of 1305 Jackson Blvd., died at 8:10 a.m. Sunday in Wesley Manor Methodist Home, Frankfort, where she had lived since 1985. She had been in failing health for five years.

She was born Dec. 12, 1909 in Macy to Scott and Beatrice WILSON SROUFE. She had lived most of her life in the Macy and Rochester communities. She was married July 14, 1930 in North Manchester to Dwight E. GALLIPO, who died March 3, 1979. She was a member of the Macy Christian Church, where she had been an organist for many years, and of the Macy Eastern Star and the Woodlawn Hospital Auxiliary.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. James (Mary Alice) McCULLOUGH, Fort Mitchell, Ky.; a son, Jon D. GALLIPO, Frankfort; nine grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Catharine DUEY, Chapel Hill, N.C., and a brother, Russel SROUFE, Macy. A daughter, Nancy GROVE, died Oct. 20, 1983.

Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Ebenezer Cemetery with the Revs. Jack HARTMAN and Robert LOUGHEED officiating. Friends may call at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and on Wednesday from 9 to 10 a.m. Eastern Star services will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Society.

Tuesday, September 12, 1989

Albert M. Hosimer

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Grace United Church of Christ, Culver, for Albert M. HOSIMER, 91, of 701 College Ave., Culver.

The Rev. Donald WAGNER will officiate, and burial will be in Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, Wednesday from 2 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon. Memorial services by the Maxinkuckee I.O.O.F. Lodge will be Wednesday at 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Grace United Church of Christ, Culver.

Mr. Hosimer died at 5:45 a.m. Monday at the home of his son in Beech Grove, Ind., following an illness. He was born on Aug. 15, 1898 in Fulton County to Edward and Katherine HERBICK HOSIMER and lived his entire life in the Fulton and Marshall County area. He married Vernice EARL Sept. 26, 1916 in Winamac; she died in 1977. He was a retired boat craftsman for Culver Military Academy and a member of the Grace United Church of Christ, Culver, and the Maxinkuckee I.O.O.F. Lodge.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Charles (Donna) BERNHARDT and Mrs. Walter (Gladys) KEY, both of Culver; a son, Lloyd [HOSIMER], Beech Grove; five grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren, and a brother, Wesley [HOSIMER], Lansing, Ill.

Adelbert L. Cool

Adelbert L. COOL, 68, Kewanna, died at 1:16 a.m. Sunday shortly after being admitted to Woodlawn Hospital.

He was born April 9, 1921 in Indiana.

Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Sheets Funeral Home, Lowell, with Rick MARCY officiating. Burial will be in the Lake Village (Ind.) Cemetery. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Thursday. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of local arrangements.

Wednesday, September 13, 1989

Melvin Ringle

Melvin RINGLE, 88, Logansport, died at 2:15 Tuesday at his home.

Mr. Ringle was born Nov. 21, 1900 in Mercer County, Ill., to John L. and Julia Ann COON RINGLE, who survive. He married Anna Louise BLACKBURN June 4, 1931 in Fulton. He worked for Shell Oul and later operated a Shell Service Station in Rocheser before moving to Logansport in 1950. He then worked for Alpha Industries and retired in 1970. he was a member of the Ninth Street Christian Church and served as a deacon and usher.

Surviving with the wife are three grandchildren, Susan WARD and John RINGLE, both of Indianola, Iowa, and Bill RINGLE, Des Moines, Iowa, and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport. Burial will be at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Rochester. Visitation is Thursday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Ninth Street Christian Church.

Jenny Lynn Conley

Jenny Lynn CONLEY, daughter of Bart P. and Della M. GROSSMAN CONLEY, Akron, died at 2:16 p.m. Monday at University Hospital in Indianapolis, about 10 minutes after birth.

Surviving with the parents are two sisters, Lisa Marie and Heather Rena [CONLEY], at home; the maternal grandparents, George and Trella SCOTT GROSSMAN, Akron; the paternal grandparents, Wheeler and Vada SHEPHERD CONLEY, Rochester, and aunts, uncles and cousins.

Services are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home.

Adelbert L. Cool

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Sheetz Funeral Home, Lowell, for Adelbert Leroy COOL, 68, Kewanna.

The Rev. Rick MARCY will officiate, and burial will be in Lake Village (Ind.) Cemetery. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Thursday. Foster & Good Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.

Mr. Cool died following an illness at 1:16 a.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital shortly after being admitted. He was born April 9, 1921 to Roy and Vlora Marie COOL. He lived in Fulton County the last 15 years, moving from Newton County. He reited from Inland Steel, East Chicago, after 30 years’ service. He was a member of the Lake Village American Legion He received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart with the U.S. Air Force during World War II.

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Dan (Linda) POWERS, Broomfield, Colo.; Pamela [BOWERS], Rochester Mrs. Jill UNDERWOOD, Indianapolis; Mrs. Rick (Cynthia) COOK, Lowell, and Mrs Ken (Jana) HERRE, Rensselaer; two sons, Alan Lonny [COOL], Lake Village, and Roger Mack [COOL], Morocco; thirtee grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Gordon (Dee) GERVAIS, Hammond. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter and two sisters.

Clarence Brash

Clarence BRASH, Tampa, Fla., died at 7:30 a.m. Monday in the Carolwood Care Center, Tampa.

He was born Feb. 1, 1895 in Urbana, Ill., to Oliver and Elizabeth BRASH. He married Irene CURTIS June 30, 1920; she died Aug. 20. He was a sales manager for VanderVeld Furniture, Muskegon, Mich.; a veteran of World War I and a member of the Stopple American Legion Post.

Surviving are a daugher, Marcia GRUETTE, Safety Harbor, Fla.; two sons, Maurice [BRASH], Rochester, and Curtis [BRASH], Florida; ten grandchildren, and twenty great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Lee Funeral Home, Muskegon, Mich. Burial will be in Mona View Cemetery, Muskegon.

Thursday, September 14, 1989 to Friday, September 15, 1989

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Saturday, September 16, 1989

Jenny Lynn Conley

Graveside services for Jenny Lynn CONLEY were to be at 9 a.m. today at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the Rev. James MALBONE officiating.

The infant daughter of Bart P. and Della M. GROSSMAN CONLEY, Akron, died at 2:16 p.m. Monday, 10 minutes after birth at the University Hospital, Indianapolis.

Marie Schipplock

Marie SCHIPPLOCK, 90, formerly of 20200 Baughman Court, South Bend, died at 12:25 p.m. Friday in the Michiana Community Hospital, South Bend.

Mrs. Schipplock was born Jan. 21, 1899, in Cicero, Ill., to Dick and Louise BRANDIS BRUEGEMAN. She married Arthur SCHIPPLOCK Oct. 30, 1920, in Cicero. He died in 1949. She was a member of the Westside Apostolic Church, Rochester.

Surviving are three daughters, Mary E., Hermina and Marian SCHIPPLOCK, all of South Bend, and a son, Charles [SCHIPPLOCK], South Bend.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the House of Prayer, Plymouth, with the Rev. Paul CECRLE officiating. Burial will be in the Culver Masonic Cemetery, Culver. Friends may call at Johnson Funeral Home from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Sunday.

Monday, September 18, 1989

Laura J. Dencke

Laura Jane POWELL DENCKE, 31, New Castle, died at 1 a.m. today at Community Hospital in Indianapolis following a six-month illness.

She was the daughter of Cecil and Phyllis POWELL, Argos. She had resided in New Castle most of her life. She was married to Allen DENCKE, who survives. She was a lab technician at Hancock County Hospital in Greenfield, and was a member of the Methodist Church in New Castle.

Surviving with the husband and parents are a son, Ryan [DENCKE]; a daughter, Alexis [DENCKE]; a step-daughter, Sarah [DENCKE]; an aunt, Priscilla BURKETT, Argos, and an uncle, Ken POWELL, Argos.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hosteller Funeral Home in New Castle, with calling from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Argos Maple Grove Cemetery. Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, is in charge of local arrangements.

Tuesday, September 19, 1989

Ruth Brown

Ruth BROWN, 64, formerly of Rt. 2, Kewana, died at 10:15 a.m. Monday in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis.

She was born Sept. 21, 1924 in Madison County to Herschel and Myrtle CLOE McCLINTOCK. She married LeRoy BROWN on June 6, 1941 in Anderson; he survives. In 1983 she retired from the Logansport Community School system.

Surviving with the husband are three daughters, Connie A. JONES, Winamac; Jerilynn CONWELL, Rt. 5, Rocheter, and Andrea L. NATALL, Indianapolis; a son, Frank L. [BROWN], RT. 6, Rochester; five sisters, Sandra WILDER, Largo, Fla.; Martha Ellen KARR, Indianapolis, and Sara Frances GRISMER, Hazel GIBBS and Elizabeth WILMOUTH, all of Anderson; a brother, Donald McCLINTOCK; eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. A brother preceded in death.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, witht he Rev. Don REED officiating. Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Joe H. Lewis

Joe H. LEWIS, 73, formerly of Rt. 5, Rochester (Tiosa), died at 5:30 p.m. Monday shortly after arrival at Woodlawn Hospital.

Mr. Lewis was born Oct. 17, 1915 in Tiosa to Byron and Jessie MAUS LEWIS and was reared in the home of an aunt and uncle, Raymond and Ferda RIDDLE, all of whom preceded in death. He married Beatrice BRINEY, who survives, on Sept. 24, 1928 at Koontz Lake. He was in the electrical business and for 16 years was maintenance supervisor for Rochester Community Schools, retiring in 1982. He was a member of the First Brethren Church of Tiosa, and was a member of the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Lodge for nearly 50 years.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Marvin (Roxann) MURPHY, Rochester; two sons, Edward J. [LEWIS], Twelve Mile, and Jerry E. [LEWIS], Rochester; five grandchidren; a sister, Mrs. Ralph (Francis) AUGHE, Palm Harbor, Fla., and a brother, Richard LEWIS, Rochester. A sister, Martha SCOTT, died Dec. 22, 1984 and a brother, Robert LEWIS, died July 18, 1983.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. George C. BROWN officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Wednesday, September 20, 1989

Paul V. Easterday

Paul V. EASTERDAY, 90, formerly of Fulton, died at 1:15 a.m. Wednesday in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Logansport, where he had lived since last December.

He was born on May 7, 1899 in Fulton County to George and Lavina FENSTERMAKER EASTERDAY, and had resided in Fulton County until moving to Miller’s. He married Alma Faye JULIAN April 30, 1921 in Fulton; she died Dec. 23, 1970. He was retired from the maintenance department of the former Logansport St. Joseph Hospital and formerly managed the Fulton Lumber Co. He was a member of the Fulton Masonic Lodge and the Fulton United Methodist Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Elsie) GRAHAM, Fulton; two sons, Roy [EASTERDAY], Fulton, and Walter [EASTERDAY], Lake Okeechobee, Fla.; fourteen grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter, and a sister, Mrs. Alta Glen METZGER, Aurora, Ill. Preceding in death were a son, Howard [EASTERDAY]; two grandsons; two sisters, and a brother.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, with the Rev. Kathryn KUNZ officiating. Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Masonic services will be at 8 p.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to the Manitou Training Center preschool or the Fulton United Methodist Church.

Thursday, September 21, 1989

Edna Mae Annis

Edna Mae ANNIS, 66, formerly of 2122 E. Broadway St., Logansport died at 10:38 p.m. Wednesday at St. Vincents Hospital, Indianapolis.

She was born Feb. 2, 1923 in Fulton County to Frank E. and Blanche M. MORRIS PICKENS. She married Richard E. ANNIS on July 30, 1941 in Rockfield. She was a homemaker, a member of the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, VFW Ladies Auxiliary and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Ladies Auxiliary.

Surviving with her husband is a daughter, Sandra E. ANNIS, at home; three sons, Terry [ANNIS], Galveston; Allan G. [ANNIS], Granger, Robert J. [ANNIS], Logansport; a sister, Esther BOOKS, Rochester; six brothers, Ralph, Raymond, Robert E. and Clifford D. [PICKENS], all of Rt. 1, Lucerne, Clyde E. PICKENS, Rt. 1, Logansport and Frank E. PICKENS Jr., Kokomo; a step-mother, Hazel PICKENS, Logansport, and six grandchildren. Two sisters and one brother preceded in death.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport with the Rev. Terry PHLEGER officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Friday and until the time of service Saturday.

Friday, September 22, 1989

Marjorie D. Carpenter

Marjorie D. CARPENTER, 74, Rt. 3, Rochester, died at 9:45 p.m. Thursday in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth.

She was born on Jan. 4, 1915 in Rochester to William and Sarah SWANGO. She was married Feb. 24, 1934 in Kewanna to Leslie CARPENTER, who died Nov. 4, 1976. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Assembly of God, Rochester.

Survivors include two half-sisters, Virginia and Evelyn McFARLAND, Rochester; a sister-in-law, Nellie HUNTER, Plymouth, and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Assembly of God with the Rev. Clifton WILKINS officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from noon until the time of the service.

Saturday, September 23, 1989

Donald N. Hizer

Donald N. HIZER, 71, Rt. 2, Kewanna, died at Community Hospital, Indianapolis, at 8:30 a.m. Friday. He was born Feb. 18, 1918 in Grass Creek to William B. and [Ida] KOESTER [HIZER]. On March 1, 1940, he married Helen OLIVER in Logansport. She survives.

He was a retired farmer and a drainage contractor. A past president of the Fulton County REMC board of Directors, he was active in the Indiana Farmers Union. He was a member of the Rochester Moose Lodge and the Logansport Eagles Lodge. He coached girls softball at Grass Creek for several years.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Ann GOOD, Rt. 2, Kewanna, and Jane HIZER, Rochester; one son, Joe [HIZER], Rt. 2, Kewanna; two brothers, Earl [HIZER] of Logansport, and Roland “Bud” [HIZER], Rt. 2, Kewanna; one sister, Violet ARCHER, South Bend; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. One sister preceded him in death.

Funeral rites are pending at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home in Kewanna.

Monday, September 25, 1989

Donald N. Hizer

Graveside services were to be at 11 a.m. today at the Grass Creek Cemetery for Donald N. HIZER, 71, Rt. 2, Kewanna, with the Rev. Don REED officiating. Memorials may be made to the Grass Creek Lions Club. Arrangements were by Harrison-Metger Funeral Home of Kewanna.

Mr. Hizer died at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 22 at Community Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born Feb. 18, 1918 in Grass Creek to William B. and [Ida] KOESTER HIZER. On March 1, 1940 he married Helen OLIVER, who survives.

He was a retired farmer and a drainage contractor. He was a past presidet of the Fulton County REMC board of directors, had been a member of the Indiana Farmers Union, Rochester Moose Lodge, Logansport Eagles Lodge, and had coached girls softball in Grass Creek for several years.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Ann GOOD, Rt. 2, Kewanna, and Jan HIZER, Rochester; a son, Joseph [HIZER], Rt. 2, Kewanna; two brothers, Earl [HIZER], Logansport, and Roland “Bud” [HIZER], Rt. 2, Kewanna; a sister, Violet ARCHER, South Bend; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. One sister and two grandchildren preceded in death.

Helen R. Morris

Helen R. MORRIS, 66, formerly of 1526 Wallace Ave., Rochester, died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth where she had been a patient for a day.

She was born July 18, 1923 in Rochester to Joshua “Jim” and Mary SHAMP WILLARD and had lived most of her life in this community. On Nov. 10, 1951 she married Donald Wayne MORRIS, who died June 18, 1981. She was retired from Topps Manufacturing.

Surviving are five sisters, Mrs. Louise SKIDMORE, Shirley WAGNER and Patsy TAYLOR, all of Rochester, Wilmajean TULLIS, Macy, and Marlene CLARK, Soap Lake, Wash.; three brothers, Willis “Bill” WILLARD, Gene SEIDNER, both of Rochester, and Robert SEIDNER of Redding, Calif.; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Charles A. WILLARD, in 1974.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until services Tuesday at the funeral home.

Howard R. Louthain

Howard R. LOUTHAIN, 86, Rt. 5, Logansport, died at 11 p.m. Friday in the home of his daughter in Rochester.

He was born July 10, 1903 in Adamsboro to Thomas and Pheriba Marie FOSTER LOUTHAIN. On May 28, 1921 in Logansport he married Ethel M. SHERRARD who died Oct. 10, 1979. He was a retired section foreman for the Pennsyvania Railroad and a member of the fathers auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars 3790, Logansport.

Surviving are three daughters, Sharon Kay CARTER, Rochester, Jane Ann ANDREWS, Anderson, S.C, and Priscilla M (Pat) FRANK, Kissimmee, Fla.; six sons, Donnie Lee [LOUTHAIN], Macy, Russell Loyd [LOUTHAIN], Logansport, Raymond Lewis [LOUTHAIN], Pensecola, Fla., Merrill Robert [LOUTHAIN], Logansport, Darl Gean [LOUTHAIN], Logansport, James Allen [LOUTHAIN], Gold Bar, Wash.; forty grandchildren; seventy-two great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded by a grandson, a great-granddaughter, a brother, Ellery LOUTHAIN, two sisters, Ethel ANGEL and Carry PRITCHARD.

Services are at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Corinth Brethren Church, Twelve Mile, with the Rev. Fred SNYDER officiating. Burial will be at the Corinth Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. today at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, and one hour prior to services at the church. Memorials may be made to the Cass County Cancer Society.

Michael W. Scott

Michael William SCOTT, 34, Logansport, died at 8:10 p.m. Saturday in the home oif his parents from cancer.

He was born Feb. 8, 1955 to William N. and Phyliss J. DAVIS SCOTT, Rt. 5, Logansport, who survive. He graduated in 1973 from Caston High School and attended Purdue University and Midland (Texas) College. He was a commercial diver and a construction worker.

Surviving with his parents are three brothers, Larry BURNS, Fort Meyers, Fla., Donald BURNS, Gulf Shores, Ala., and Greg SCOTT, Rt. 5, Loansport; two sisters, Kathy DOUGLASS, Logansport, and Deborah CAMPBELL, Fargo, N.D., and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Spring Creek Christian Church, Twelve Mile, with the Rev. Larry MOLASKI officiating. Burial will be at the Spring Creek Cemetery. Friends may call at the McCain Funeral Home from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday and an hour before services at the church.

Tuesday, September 26, 1989

Valancy A. Gunter

Valancy Ann GUNTER, 49, Mays Landing, New Jersey, died Sept. 22 at Emery Hospital, Atlanta, Ga.

She was born Feb. 6, 1940 to Mrs. Steve (Harriett) OWENS, Rochester, who survives. She was married to Richard D. GUNTER.

Surviving with her husband and mother is a daughter, Deborah [GUNTER]; a son, Andrew [GUNTER]; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Saturday at the Rochester Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Wednesday, September 27, 1989

Ivan Burns

Ivan (Jr.) BURNS, 66, 414 W. Second St., Rocheser, was dead on arrival at Woodlawn Hospital at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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

Katarina Heil

Word has been received of the Sept. 26 death of Katarina HEIL, 76, Alsey, West Germany.

She is the grandmother of Mrs. Donald NEWGENT, Kewanna.

Edwin Pearson

Edwin PEARSON, 82, formerly of 401 W. Walnut St., Argos, died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.

Mr. Pearson was born June 1, 1907, in Donaldson to Nils and Mathilda ANDERSON PEARSON, who preceded in death. He married Gladys BOUSE, who survives, on May 11, 1932 in Laketon. He had lived in Argos for 22 years, having come from Plymouth.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Argos, Kilwinning Masonic Lodge 149, Plymouth, the Scottish Rite, South Bend, and the Argos American Legion Post 68. He was a Naval veteran of WWII’s Pacific theater.

Surviving with his wife are three nephews, William E. PEARSON, Indlantic, Fla., Tom PEARSON, Lafayette, and Carl N. PEARSON, Jacksonville, Fla.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Jack RHOADES officiating. Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, where the American Legion will conduct graveside services. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Masonic services will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

H. Marie Coleman

H. Marie COLEMAN, 80, Mentone, died at 4:02 p.m. Monday at the Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

Born Feb. 8, 1909 in Kosciusko County to Joseph E. and Alice WHEELER DUNNUCK, she lived most of her life in the Mentone area.

A graduate of International Business College, she was a bookkeeper at Valentine Elevator, Mentone, for 31 years and for eight years was clerk-treasurer for Mentone. She was a member and organist for the Mentone United Methodist Church, a member of the Kosciusko Community Hospital Auxiliary, the Manatee Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Bradenton, Fla., where she spent her winters, and the Mentone War Mothers.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Ruben (Beverly) WHITAKER Jr.; a son, Donald E. [COLEMAN], Warsaw; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren, and a brother, Maurice DUNUCK, Etna Green. One brother preceded in death.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. at the King Memorial Home, Mentone. The Rev. Will LAWSON will be officiating. Burial will be in the Harrison Center Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today.

Thursday, September 28, 1989

Ivan R. {Junior) Burns

Services for Ivan R. (Junior) BURNS, 66, formerly of 414 W. Second Street, Rochester, will be 10 a.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Paul M. CECRLE officiating.

Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester, where the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct military graveside services. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. today and Friday from 9 a.m. until services.

Born Nov. 29, 1922 in Peru to Ivan and Edna STEININGER BURNS, he lived in Rochester for 23 years, having come from Akron. He was married to Edna M. NORRIS and Muriel LOVE, who both preceded in death, and to Fannie Rose OUSLEY who survives. He had worked for the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad and was a United States Army veteran of World War II.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Eddie (Judy) HARTUP, Pierceton, and Mrs. Carol BURNS, North Webster; two sons, Jim BURNS, Mentone, and Jeff BURNS, Rochester a step-daughter, Renee E. MILLER, Rochester; five step-sons, Warren ad Timmothy OUSLEY, Akron, Jessie, Bennie and Jimmie OUSLEY, Rochester; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and step-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Shirley SPENCER, Kenosha, Wisc., and Mrs. Reba CLARK, Somerset; and a brother Lonnie BURNS, Wabash. He was preceded in death by two daughters and a step-son.

Friday, September 29, 1989

Albert W. Zadesty Jr.

Albert W. ZADESTY Jr., 83, formerly of Rt. 1, Star City, died at 8:35 p.m. Thursday at Pulaski Memorial Hospital in Winamac.

He was born Dec. 22, 1905 in West Pullman, Ill., to Albert William and Susan SZANYL ZADESTY Sr. On Oct. 31, 1959 in Knox he married Barbara Jean WOLFF, who survives. He had lived in Chicago Heighs, Ill., then in Winamac from 1973-78 before moving to Star City. He was a carpenter and a member of the Star City United Methodist Church, Carpenters Union Local 141 of Chicago and the American Bible Society.

Surviving with the wife are a sister, Evelyn KOWAL, of LaGrange, Ill., and a brother, Robert [ZADESTY], of Mountain Home, Ark. He was preceded in death by a son, two brothers and two sisters.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Star City United Methodist Church with the Revs. Scott MOSS and Larsene HALL officiating. Burial wil be in the Cedar Park Cemetery at 2 p.m. Monday. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday at the Frain Mortuary, Winamac.

Saturday, September 30, 1989

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Monday, October 2, 1989

Edith L. Smith

Edith Laurene SMITH, 90, of 307 W Park St. Bourbon, died at 11 p.m. Saturday at her home.

She was born May 7, 1899 in Argos to Albert and Rosa McGRIFF KAMP. On Nov. 25, 1919 in Plymouth she married Grover SMITH, who died Jan. 4, 1965. She had managed a millinery shop in Logansport, was a member of the NRHA, Argos, and attended the United Methodist Church in Bourbon for many years.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Vera REYNOLDS, Plymouth two nieces, Marilyn BOWEN, Rescue, Calif., and Rose An GERRARD, Tucson, Ariz.; a nephew, Leonard KAMP, Berkeley, Calif. She was preceded in death by a sister, Myrtle BEIGH.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. James TOOLE officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Bourbon United Methodist Church.

Wayne D. Ellinger

Wayne Dale ELLINGER, 62, of 17270 State Road 331, Tippecanoe, died at 7:14 p.m. Sunday at the Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, after recovering from a coronary attack in June.

He was born April 16, 1927 in Argos to Lawrence and Pearl BROCK ELLINGER, and lived most of his life in the Bourbon community. On Dec. 31, 1945 in Summit Chapel near Bourbon he married Deloris DUNNICK, who survives. He was a machinist for Indiana Tool, Plymouth. He was a member of Bourbon Bible Church, for which he served as deacon and treasurer for many years.

Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Mrs. Donald (Christine) KITCH and Mrs. Arnold (Candace) SEXTON, both of Bourbon, and Mrs. Michael (Lisa) SCOTT of Starke, Fla.; six sons, Dennis and Stanley [ELLINGER], both of Plymouth; Kent and Ron [ELLINGER], both of Bourbon; Brad [ELLINGER], of Dover, Ohio, and Roger [ELLINGER], of North Lawrence, Ohio; twenty-two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and a brother, Paul [ELLINGER] of Bourbon. He was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth KARL, and a brother, Kenneth [ELLINGER].

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bourbon Bible Church with the Rev. Peter GREENHOW officiating. Burial wil be in Tippecanoe Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday and from 9-11 a.m. Wednesday at the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos, and for an hour before services at the church. Memorials may b e made to the Bourbon Bible Church.

Clyde C. Kugler

Clyde C. KUGLER, 77, formerly of 1005 Jackson Blvd., died Saturday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Fulton County Coroner Junior D. GOOD.

Mr. Kugler was born Oct. 1, 1911 in Chicago to Frank and Ella SWEND KUGLER, and moved to Rochester from Chicago in 1934. On Aug. 20, 1937, he married Genevieve SMITH, who died on Jan. 21, 1986. He was a retired painter.

Surviving is a half-sister, Mrs. Eva ANDERDO, Monterey Park, Calif. Mrs. Dot SMITH, Rochester, is a sister-in-law.

There will be no services. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Amboy. Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.

Tuesday, October 3, 1989

Evelyn M. Paul

Evelyn Mae PAUL, 76, formerly of Rt. 2, Logansport, died at 11:30 p.m. at her residence.

She was born on May 14, 1913 in Peru to John H. and Mary F. WATERS SWOPE.

Surviving are three children and several grandchildren. A sister Gayle SNYDER preceded in death.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Deedsville I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the Rev. Robert LOUGHEED officiating. McCain Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Wednesday, October 4, 1989

Dwight Bechtol

Dwight BECHTOL, 78, Rt. 1, Mentone (Burket area), died at 11:40 p.m. Monday in South Bend Memorial Hospital after a short illness.

He was born Sept. 1, 1911 in Burket to Joseph and Lona Bell GOSHERT BECHTOL. He lived all his life in this area. On May 10, 1941, he married Merdena MILLER, who survives. He owned and operated a plumbing, heating and propane gas business in Burket from 1946 to 1976. He attended Purdue University for two years and he was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army 38 months. He was a member of the Burket United Methodist Church, a past president of the Kosciusko County Red Cross and a member of the Gideons International. He was the first recipient of the Burket Man of the Year award.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Dennis (Melissa) FISHER, South Bend, and a grandson, Hayden FISHER, South Bend.

Mr. Bechtol donated his body to the Indiana University of Medicine. There will be no viewing. Memorial services will be at the Burket United Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Lewis RUMEN officiating. McCain Funeral Home, Denver, is in charge of arrangements.

Mable L. Kinney

Mable L. KINNEY, 83, Rt. 1, Silver Lake, died at 10 p.m. Tuesday in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

She was born Dec. 28, 1905 in Nappanee to Bennie and Anna KRING HEPLER. On Oct. 30, 1922 in Warsaw she married Howard Ray KINNEY, who died Aug. 9, 1976. She was a member of the Silver Creek Church of God and the WSCS of the church.

Surviving are five daughers, Mrs. Gail (Betty) HARTMAN, Akron; Mrs. Jim (Helen) WHETSTONE, Mentone; Mrs. Robert (Valoyce) BROWN, Greentown; Mrs. Connie JULIAN, Warsaw, and Mrs. Charles (Bonnie) BRAILLER, Silver Lake; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Helen GEYER and Cora ROTH, both of Nappanee. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathleen [KINNEY]; a brother, Everette [HEPLER], and two great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Silver Creek Church of God with the Rev. Randy SAMUELS officiating. Burial will be in Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Thursday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, and for an hour before services at the church. Memorials may be made to charity.

Thursday, October 5, 1989

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Friday, October 6, 1989

Billie D. Miller

Billie D. MILLER, 69, Plymouth, died at 6:30 a.m. today at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth.

He was born Dec. 10, 1919 in LaPorte to Phill and Velma Grace HORTON MILLER, and moved to Plymouth four years ago from Rochestr. He was a truck driver and a farmer.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Billie (Audrey) BARKMAN, Mishawaka; two brothers, Carl [MILLER], Rochester, and Dale “Butch” [MILLER], Akron, and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were three brothers, John [MILLER] in 1987, Richard [MILLER] in 1989 and James Loren [MILLER].

Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Scott WEAVER officiating. Burial wil be in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Saturday and after 10 a.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund.

Derek Bruck and

Michelle Bruck

Former Rochester residents, [Derek] James “Deke” BRUCK, 20, and his wife, Michelle Dawn GRUBE BRUCK, 18, of Fort Drum, N.Y., were kiled at 6 a.m. today in an automobile accicdent near Fremont, Ohio.

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

Lewis Hinton

Lewis “Charlie” HINTOIN, 70, of 219 N. Maple St., Argos, died at 4:17 p.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.

He was born Oct. 29, 1918 in Herick, Ill., to Homer and Susie MILLS HINTON. On May 15, 1954 in Argos he married Evelyn L. QUIMBY, who survives. He worked for the Nickle Plate Railroad’s right-of-way division and also for Wickes Lumber in pole barn construction for 17 years. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, Argos. He served in the European Theater with the U.S. Army during World War II.

Surviving with the wife are a son, Charles Martin [HINTON], Argos; a grandson, Brandon [HINTON], Plymouth; a brother Howard [HINTON], of Illinois, and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Church of Jesus Christ, Argos. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Sunday at the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos, and at the church for an hour before services. Memorials may be made to the Church of Jesus Christ, Argos.

Saturday, October 7, 1989

D. A. Freant

D. A. FREANT, 42, Rt. 3, Rocheser, died at 11:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at Woodlawn Hospital where he had been a patient for six days. He had been in failing health for seven months.

He was born June 14, 1947 in Gary to Walter and Virginia SEWELL FREANT. He had lived in the Rocheser area for nine years, having come from Kokomo.

He was married Jan. 5, 1972 in Paragould, Ark. to Gaile A. WHITE. She survives.

He was an owner and operator of a back hoe service and was also a taxidermist. A member of the Whippoorwill Community Church, he had been a paratrooper in the U.S. Army.

Surviving with his wife are one daughter, Mrs. Michael (Valerie) STOUT, Bringhurst; three sons, Kyle, Bruce and Greg [FREANT], all at home; one granddaughter, Ashley STOUT, Bringhurst; his father, Walter FREANT, Gakona, Alaska; three brothers, Kendal FREANT, Deer Creek; Garry NELSON and Grant NELSON, both of Kokomo. He was preceded in death by his mother and grandparents.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester with the Rev. John ANDREWS officiating. Burial will be in the Citizens Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 9 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. Tuesday until services.

Derek J. Bruck

Derek James “Deke” BRUCK, 20, Fort Drum, N.Y., formerly of Rochester, died at 5 a.m. Friday in Fremont, Ohio, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born Sept. 26, 1969 in Fort Wayne to Kenneth and Beverly Ann BALLINGER BRUCK, he married Michelle Dawn GRUBE June 29, 1989 in Lawton, Okla. She also died in the accident.

He was a 1988 Rochester High School graduate, a member of Students Against Drunk Drivers, and was an artist. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on April 25, 1989.

Surviving are his father, Kenneth BRUCK, Fort Wayne; mother, Mrs. Phillip (Beverly) TOLLEY, Rochester; step-father, George BASHAM, Rochester; one sister, Mrs. Ted (Polly) COOK, St. Louis, Mo.; two brothers, Gary BASHAM, Austin, Texas, and Gregory BASHAM, Fort Collins, Colo.; two step-brothers, Troy TOLLEY and Ty TOLLEY, both of Raleigh, N.C.; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob MARTIN, Mrs. June LARGE, Rochester, and Mrs. Sam TOLLEY of Macy.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Rochester. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday from 9 a.m. until services.

Military rites will be conducted by an honor guard from Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis.

Michelle D. Bruck

Michelle Dawn BRUCK, 18, Fort Drum, N.Y., formerly of Rochester, died at 5 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, in Fremont, Ohio, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

She was born March 17, 1971 in Rochester to Morgan and Marcia LAYTON GRUBE. She was married June 29, 1989 in Lawton, Okla. to Derek James “Deke” BRUCK, who also was fatally injured in the accident.

She had been employed at Baxter Drugs and Canterbury Manor Nursing Home. A 1989 Rochester High School graduate, she was past president of Students Against Drunk Drivers and the Peer Helpers group, and worked in the high school office.

Surviving are her mother, Marcia STEVENS, Twelve Mile; father, Morgan GRUBE, Logansport; one brother, Jon GRUBE, Twelve Mile; one half-brother, Matthew STEVENS, Twelve Mile; one step-sister, Angela STEVENS, Hudsonville, Ill.; two step-brothers, Chris SULLIVAN and Mark STEVENS, Washington; maternal grandmother, Wanda MADARY, Twelve Mile; paternal grandparents, Max and Stella GRUBE, Rochester; paternal great-grandmother, Bertha GRUBE, Rochester.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 9 a.m. until services Monday.

Monday, October 9, 1989

Dora Griese

Dora GRIESE, 64, Rt. 2, Rochester, died at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Hospital.

She was born Aug. 25, 1925 at Big Creek, Ky., to Lys and Mary Frances CASTLE BLEVINS. She had lived in Rochester since 1982. On June 1, 1972 in Paintsville, Ky., she married William GRIESE, who survives.

Surviving with her husband are three daughters, Janice MOLLETTE, Mrs. Lilly Marlene BURKS and Mrs. Charlotte WEBB, all of Rochester; four sons, James, Roger and Thomas MOLLETTE, all of Rochester, and John MOLLETTE, Rt. 2, Kewanna; two sisters, Mrs. Olive SULLIVAN, of Wyoming, and Mrs. Marie RAMEY, Sitka, Kentucky; four brothers, Kermit BLEVINS, Rochester, and James Ora, Junior and Ishmal BLEVINS, all of Springfield, Ohio; thirteen grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.

Arrangements are pending at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.

Ada M. Wyrick

Graveside rites were to be at 9 a.m. today at the Chili Cemetery for Ada M. WYRICK, 91, Peru (Bobtail Meadows), with the Rev. William SHEWMAN officiating. Arrangements were by McCain Funeral Home, Denver.

Mrs. Wyrick died Friday at 10 p.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru. She was born in Miami County on Sept. 5, 1898 to Andrew Lincoln and Lucy Ann CUMBERLAND HOSTETLER. On May 28, 1930 she married Basil F. WYRICK, who died March 3, 1954. She attended the Salem Christian Church of Bunker Hill.

Surviving are a daughter, Patsy A. KLINE, Denver; a step-son, Fred WYRICK, Swayzee; two grandchildren; a great-grandson, and several step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Lymon and Kenneth HOSTETLER; a step-daughter and a step-son.

Tuesday, October 10, 1989

Lena F. Eaton

Lena F. EATON, 83, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 1 p.m. Sunday in her home.

She was born on Oct. 21, 1905 at Tippecanoe to Miner and Myrtle DAWSON MOLLENHOUR. She had lived all her life in the area, spending recent winters in Florida. On Nov. 14, 1926 she married Devon I. EATON, who died in 1972. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Mentone.

Surviving are two sons, Mickey D. [EATON], Rockford, Ill., and Jerry M. [EATON], Rochester; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and a brother, Kenneth [MOLLENHOUR], Mentone. A daughter, Carol MILLER, died in 1986.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church, Mentone, with the Rev. Norman McVEY officiating. Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at King Memorial Home, Mentone, and at the church for an hour before services.

Dora Griese

Graveside rites were to be at 3 p.m. today at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery for Dora GRIESE, Rt. 2, Rochester. Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Griese died at 9:30 p.m. Saturday in Woodlawn Hospital.

Dale C. Chapman

Word has been received of the death of Dale C CHAPMAN, 66, Mishawaka. He died at 2:45 a.m. Saturday in his home after a lengthy illness.

Services were Monday at Coalbush Methodist Church, Mishawaka. Burial was at Ferrisville Cemetery, Mishawaka.

Mr. Chapman was born March 30, 1923 in Goodland to Russell and Clara CHAPMAN. On Sept. 13, 1945 he married Helen KINDIG, who survives. He retired in 1985 as manager of Valley-Lea Dairy.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Sandra COFFMAN, Mishawaka; a son, David [CHAPMAN], Granger; two grandchildren; two brothers, Harold [CHAPMAN], Rochester, and Ralph [CHAPMAN], North Manchester, and a sister, Helen MEYERS, Mentone. Marge GREER, Rochester, is a sister-in-law.

Louise Cessna

Louise CESSNA, Rt. 7, Rochester, died at 5:15 a.m. today at Canterbury Manor.

She was born Jan. 20, 1895 in Culver to Frank and Blanche ARMSTRONG, and had lived most of her life in Rocheser. On Sept. 15, 1921 in Rochester she married Otto F. CESSNA, who died on Nov. 10, 1986. She was a member of the Reiter Club.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Wilson (Ann) SADOWSKY, Madison; two sons, Robert A. [CESSNA], Rochester, and William A. [CESSNA], Lake Bruce; seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Fred and Harry ARMSTRONG, and a granddaughter.

Arrangements are pending with Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.

Wednesday, October 11, 1989

Louise Cessna

Graveside services for Louise CESSNA will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the Rev. Donald BOWMAN officiating. Friends may call after noon Thursday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.

Mrs. Cessna, Rt. 7, Rochester, died at 5:15 a.m. Tuesday at Canterbury Manor.

Jerry L. Huffman

Jerry Lee HUFFMAN, 54, Akron, died Oct. 6 at his home in St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born in Akron on Dec. 18, 1934 to Grover C. and Myrtle SHIREMAN HUFFMAN. He served in the U.S. Army and was a Mason.

Surviving are a daugher, Susan SINGLETON, North Manchester; three grandchildren; a brother, Joe HUFFMAN, South Whitley; four sisters, Mable COLLETT, Plant City, Fla.; Mary Ann LACKEY, Claypool; Elenor SIEVERS, Pierceton, and Irene GRISSO, Sidney, and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brotherss, a sister and a grandchild.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Eel River Church of the Brethren (Silver Lake), 2 1/2 miles west of the junction of Indiana 13 and 14.

Thursday, October 12, 1989

Madaline I. Yarman

Madaline I. YARMAN, 406 N. Maple St., Argos, died at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Hospital shortly after admission.

Arrangements pending at Grossman Funeal Home, Argos.

Friday, October 13, 1989

Madaline I. Yarman

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Grossman Funeral Home in Argos for Madaline I. YARMAN, 87, of 406 N. Maple St., Argos.

The Rev. Jack RHODES will officiate, and burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to Muscular Dystrophy Foundation.

Mrs. Yarman died at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Hospial. She was born Nov. 17, 1901, in Argos to Frank and Chloe QUALLS SHAFFER. She lived most of her life in the Argos area after having lived in the South Bend and Silver Lake areas. Her husband, Alford YARMAN, died in [Sept. 8, 1958].

Surviving are a daugher, Mrs. Gerald (Kathleen) TOWNE MARTIN, Tippecanoe; a son, Virgil TOWNE, Cassopolis, Mich.; ten grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren, and a sister, Leora FISKE, Leesburg. She was preceded in death by a son, Russell [TOWNE]; a daughter, Louise [TOWNE], and a brother, Carl [SHAFFER].

Saturday, October 14, 1989

Joseph E. Fincher

Joseph Edgar “Ed” FINCHER, 80, Rt. 2, Macy, died at 8:26 p.m. Friday at Dukes Memorial Hospital Continuing Care Center, Peru.

Born Dec. 16, 1908, in Miami County to Joseph Edward and Lily Maude WILKINSON FINCHER, he married Ruth A. WEBB on Sept. 2, 1934, in Denver. She survives.

He was a retired farmer and Pioneer seed corn dealer and a member of the Macy United Methodist Church.

Surviving with his wife are four children, Joseph Edgar FINCHER Jr., Rt. 2, Macy; Marilyn STOREY, Dunedin, Fla.; Lowell FINCHER, Rt. 2, Macy; and Lois K. BAICH, Fort Wayne; ten grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mabel STALLER, Mexico, Ind.; Harriet RAAB, Osceola; and Mildred MURPHY, Avon Park, Fla. Three sisters and three brothers preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the McCain Funeral Home with the Revs. Kate LEHMAN and Gene JANIK officiatig. Burial will be at the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Monday and memorials may be made to the Macy United Methodist Church.

Monday, October 16, 1989

Bonnie B. Lowe

Bonnie Belle LOWE, 92, Leiters Ford, died at 5 a.m. Sunday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Culver.

She was born Sept. 4, 1897 at Francesville to Lewis and Isadora NEFF HEDGES. She moved to Leiters Ford in 1980 from the Culver area. On Aug. 7, 1917 at Plymouth, she married Everett LOWE, who died in 1968.

Surviving are two daughters, Virginia ADAMS, El Cajon, Calif., and Bonita THOMAS, Plymouth; two sons, Alfred [LOWE], Cassapolis, Mich., and Harold [LOWE], Rochester; twenty-one grandchildren; thirty-nine great-grandchildren, and numerous great-great-grandchildren. Two sisters and three brothers preceded in death.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with the Rev. Donald FRANKLIN officiating. Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Culver. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Leiters Ford senior citizens center.

John S. Wise

John Stanley WISE, 42, Geneva Center, Rocheser, died of failing health at 1 p.m. Sunday shortly after arrival at Woodlawn Hospital.

He was born Dec. 12, 1946 in Benton Harbor, Mich., to William John and Marie McALISTER WISE, who preceded in death. He resided here 25 years, moving from Elkhart. On Aug. 7, 1966 in Rochester, he married Diane L. MEYER, who survives. Mr. Wise retired five months ago from Safway Steel Products after 12 years’ employment due to ill health.

Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Tiffany [WISE], at home; Carmen WISE, Rochester, and Mrs. Andrew (Tamara) RUTLEDGE, Hendersonville, Nev.; three sons, Carson and Shane [WISE], at home, and John WISE, address unknown; a step-son, Allen CASTLEMAN, Port St. Lucie, Fla. the step-mother, Wenonah WISE, Rochester; three sisters, Candy CLAY, Kewanna; Mrs. Robert (Donna) CLEMANS, Rocheser; Mrs. Mary WATTS, Goshen; a brother, Arden MABIE, Osceola, and an uncle, Lemanual WISE, Goshen.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Bishop Armond RITTER officiating. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Tuesday, October 17, 1989

Mary E. Long

Mary Edna LONG, 98, died at 8 a.m. today at Prairie View Nursing Home, Warsaw.

She was a former resident of Rt. 2, Rochester.

Arrangements are pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

A. Irvin Grimes

A. Irvin GRIMES, 75, of 325 E. Sixth St., died at 4 a.m. today at his home.

He was born Jan. 16, 1914 in Brookfield, Ill. He had resided here since 1977, spending his winters in Florida. On July 3, 1971 he married Dora A. GRIGGS in Valdosta, Ga.; she survives. He was the retired owner-operator of a used car agency in Tampa, Fla., a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, doing deep sea diving, and a member of the Manitou Moose Lodge.

Surviving with the wife are a son, I.E. GRIMES, Shawnee, Kan.; three step-daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Beverly) LECHNER, Tampa, Fla.; Mrs. Larry (Kay) KOEBCKE, Valparaiso, and Mrs. Donal (Laura) JONES, Streamwood, Ill.; two step-sons, Roy FISHER, Rochester, and George HILFICKER, Tampa, Fla.; sixteen gandchildren, and a great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a brother.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rocheser, with the Rev. John ANDREWS officiating. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday.

Wednesday, October 18, 1989

Charles DeWitt

Charles “Cliff” DeWITT, 71, 1510 Clifton Ave., Logansport, died at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday at Home Hospital, Lafayette. It was his birthday.

He was born Oct. 17, 1918 in Boone Township, Cass County, to Howard Alonzo and Elsie G. HENRY DeWITT. He married Marjorie SHAMBARGER on March 23, 1939 at Peru. She survives. He retired in 1980 from Transco Rail Car, Inc., Logansport, as a maintenance employee. He was a former welder and mechanic. He attended Third Street United Methodist Church, Logansport. He was a member of Royal Center Masonic Lodge, Order of the Eastern Star and Logansport Eagles Lodge.

Surviving with his wife are a son, Richard [DeWITT], Logansport; a daughter, Barbara RAISOR, Logansport; five grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren and three sisters. A brother preceded him in death.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Royal Center, with the Revs. Pat TOBIN and Franklin H. MESSENGER officiating. Burial will be in Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Logansport. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. There will be graveside Masonic services. Memorials may be made to the Cancer Society.

Roene B. Enyeart

Roene B. ENYEART, 78, Kewanna, died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

She had lived with Elmer and Mollie HICKLE of Kewanna for more than 45 years. She was born Aug. 4, 1911 in Kewanna to oscar and Exia SLICK ENYEART. She was a member of United Methodist Church, Kewanna.

Surviving are three half-brothers, Tad [ENYEART], North St. Paul, Minn., Thomas [ENYEART], Cary, N.C., and Robert [ENYEART], and one half sister, Rivera HANSON, Knox. She was preceded in death by a half-brother.

Rites are pending at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home.

Margaret I. Fry

Margaret Irene FRY, 44, 1333 College St., Logansport, died at 2:02 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo.

She was born July 31, 1945 in Cass County to Paul and Opal EMERY CHAMP. On April 25, 1964 in Tweve Mile she married Ronald Lee FRY, who survives. She worked for Logansport Credit Bureau. She was a member and on the Administrative Board of the Bethlehem United Methodist Church, a treasurer of UMW, active in 4-H and served as youth leader at the church.

Surviving with her husband are a daughter, Victoria LYNN, Fort Wayne; a son, Kelly Wayne [FRY], at home, and a brother, Ernest [CHAMP], Peru. She was preceded in death by a daughter.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Fisher Funeral Chapel, Logansport, with the Rev. Harvey KING officiating. Burial will be in Ever-Rest Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call Friday from 3-9 p.m. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Mary E. Long

Mary Edna LONG, 98, died at 8 a.m. Tuesday at Prairie View Nursing Home, Warsaw.

She was born Jan. 9, 1891 in Fulton to Charles and Kathryn PETERSON. On Oct. 4, 1916 she married Orville Jay LONG, who died July 9, 1978. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Alvin (Clara) FINNEY, Rochester, Mrs. Maurice (Erma) COPLEN, Akron, and Mrs. Wendell (Carol) AZBELL, Cipio; five sons, Charles [LONG], Rochester, Orville [LONG], Bradenton, Fla., Merle [LONG], Jeffersonville, Harold [LONG], Canton, Mich., Donald [LONG], Perrysberg, Ohio; eighteen grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. John CAMPBELL officiating. Burial will be in the Sycamore Cemetery, south of Talma.

Thursday, October 19, 1989

Mary E. Long

Services for Mary Edna LONG, 98, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at King Memorial Home in Mentone. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Friday.

Mrs. Long died at 8 a.m. Tuesday in Prairie View Nursing Home, Warsaw.

Roene B. Enyeart

Roene B. ENYEART, 78, Kewanna, died Tuesday at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

Services will be at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna. Friends may call from 6-9 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the Kewanna United Methodist Church.

Friday, October 20, 1989

Paul Wills

Paul WILLS, 76, Rt. 2, Kewanna (Grass Creek), died at 2:05 p.m. Friday at his home.

He was born on July 6, 1913 at Leiters Ford to Odie and Luella VORCE WILLS. On April 24, 1934 at Twelve Mile he married Reva A. NICKELS, who survives. He was a retired farmer, a charter member of the Grass Creek Lions Club and a member of the Farm Bureau.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Janet HORN, Rt. 1, Rochester, and Lou Anne TOWNSEND, Rt. 2, Kewanna; two sons, Dean [WILLS], Los Lunas, N.M., and Allen [WILLS], Altoona, Iowa; eleven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Two brothers and two sisters preceded in death.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Don REED officiating. Burial will be in Grass Creek Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Saturday and after 10 a.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to the Grass Creek Lions Club.

William D. Steen

William D. STEEN, 64, Dublin, Ohio, died at 3:13 p.m. Wednesday at his home.

He was born on Dec. 27, 1924 to Emmanuel and Fern STEEN. He was married to Betty SANDERS STEEN. Mr. Steen was retired from Columbus Southern Power Company.

Surviving with his wife are a son, James STEEN, Akron; two daughers, Diana GEORGE, Avon Lake, Ohio, and Deborah SCHRADER, Orient, Ohio; seven grandchildren, and a sister, Betty BOYER, Madina, Ohio.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Jerry Spears Funeral Home, Columbus, Ohio, with the Rev. Donald ALLMAN officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery, Galloway, Ohio. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today.

Cecil E. Michael

Cecil E. MICHAEL, 88, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, died this morning at Chase Center Nursing Home, Logansport.

Rites are pending at McCain Funeral Home, Denver.

Saturday, October 21, 1989

Cecil E. Michael

Cecil Everet MICHAEL, 88, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, where he lived with Ruth HILL, died at 8:10 a.m. Friday in Chase Center, Logansport.

He was born in Camden Dec. 11, 1900 to William and Ladoskey WOLF MICHAEL. He was a member of the Corinth Brethren Church at Twelve Mile, a retired carpenter, electrician and farmer, a World War II Army veteran and a member of the Twelve Mile Lions Club.

Surviving are a sister, Cleo SUMPTER, Chandler,Ariz., and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were two sisters, Stella SNAVELY and Carrie MICHAEL, and four brothers, George, Earl, Schuyler and Charles [MICHAEL].

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Revs. G. Bright HANNA and William W. BRADY officiating. Burial will be in the Corinth Cemetery at Twelve Mile. Friends may call Sunday from 3 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Corinth Brethren Church or the Twelve Mile Lions Club.

Monday, October 23, 1989

Robert E. Martin

Robert E. MARTIN, 60, Rt. 7 (Barrett Road), Rochester, died at 1:36 p.m. Saturday at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, from a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Marion County Coroner’s Department.

He was born Dec. 15, 1928 in Van Buren to Lawrence and Iva STEIRWALT MARTIN. He had lived in Rochester for 40 6ears, moving from Van Buren. On Oct. 21, 1967 he married Erma HOOVER BALLINGER, who survives. For the past five years he had been employed at Townsend’s IGA Foodliner, and previously he had owned and operated the Flag Pole in Rochester, and Erma’s Shirt Tails in Rocheser and Warsaw. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II and a member and past president of the Rochester Lions Club.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Samuel (Ann) BENNETT, Greentown; three step-daughters, Mrs. Norman (Donnis) LANTZ, Palos Verdes, Calif.; Mrs. Charles (Sharon) EVANS, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Phil (Beverly) TOLLEY, Rochester; eleven grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Marvin (Jenny) MEREDITH, Rochester; Mrs. Max (Mae) KEPLINGER, Huntington; Mrs. Claude (Ruby) TAYLOR, Van Buren, and Mrs. Tom (Janet) JOFFRION, Houston, Texas; two brothers, Myron [MARTIN], Fort Wayne, and James [MARTIN], Douglasville, Ga., and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a step-son, James BALLINGER.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. William SIMPSON officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Tuesday. The Rochester Lions Club will conduct memorial services at 7 p.m. today. Memorials may b e made to the Rochester Lions Club.

Eugene P. Hoagland

Eugene P. HOAGLAND, 79, of 305 Westwood Lane, died Sunday at 3:47 a.m. at Woodlawn Hospital.

He was born Sept. 21, 1910 in South Bend to Orville J. and Anna Marie TRAPP HOAGLAND. On Oct. 18, 1930 he married Mary MILLER, who survives. He was retired from Torin of Rochester. In 1951 he moved from Peru to South Mud Lake, where he and his wife owned and operated the Lunch Room Boat Landing. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rochester.

Surviving with the wife are a son, Jack [HOAGLAND], Punta Gorda, Fla.; three daughters, Judith LUDWIG, Rochester; Joan MATHIAS, Sullivan, Ill., and Marygean JORDAN, Fairfield, Calif.; a brother, Harry [HOAGLAND], Mexico; sixteen grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; thirty great-grandchildren, and three step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother and a half-sister.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Friends may call from 6-9 p.m. today at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, and after 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church. The Rosary will be recited tonight 8:30 p.m. Burial will be in St. Charles Cemetery, Peru, with Father Francis KILCLINE officiating.

Floyd McDowell Jr.

Floyd F. McDOWELL Jr., 72, Rt. 6, Rochester, died at 1:15 a.m. Sunday at the Indianapolis Veterans Hospital following a lengthy illness.

He was born April 7, 1917 at Royal Center to Floyd F. and Mary PENNO McDOWELL Sr. He lived most of his life in Fulton County. On June 25, 1944 at Macy he married Marjorie L. NEFF, who survives. He served with the U.S. Army Medical Corps in New Guinea and in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was a member of the Fulton United Methodist Church and an honorary member of the Marion VFW Post.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. John A. (Marsha) SMITH, Tippecanoe; two sons, Rick [McDOWELL], Logansport, and Michael [McDOWELL], Johnson City, Tenn.; three grandsons, and a granddaughter; [a sister, Mrs. Anne JOHNSON, of Kalamazoo, Mich.] A brother, George [McDOWELL], preceded in death.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Salem Cemetery, northwest of Fulton, with military rites by the Rochester American Legion and VFW posts. The Rev. Jim THURSTON will officiate. Memorials may be made to the disabled veterans fund. Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, is in charge of arrangements.

Donald L. Purdue

Donald L. PURDUE, 66, Rt. 2 Logansport, died at 3:07 a.m. Sunday at St. Vincents Hospital, Indianapolis.

He was born April 13, 1923 in Cass County to Lee and Cors SWISHER PURDUE. On Nov. 22, 1947 in Crawfordsville he married Eleanor BEWLEY. He retired in 1987 after 20 years as a mechanic for Central Paving Company. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and was a World War II Navy veteran.

Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Sandra K. BUSSELL, North Vernon, and Marcia A. PETERSON, Rt. 3, Logansport; three brothers, Glen [PURDUE], Goshen; George [PURDUE], Tacoma, Wash., and Jess [PURDUE], Monticello; a sister, Ann GRAHAM, Fla., and three grandchildren. Four brothers preceded in death. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Faith Lutheran Church near Logansport with the Rev. Jerry SCHULTZ officiating. Burial will be in Shideler Cemetery near Logansport. Frieds may call from 2-4 p.m. and from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, and for an hour before services at the church. Memorials may be made to the church.

Benjamin P. H. Hood

Benjamin Philip Hiram HOOD, son of Dan E. and Pamela SIMPSON HOOD of Valparaiso, died Wednesday at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, one day after birth.

Surviving with his parents are a brother, Alexander [HOOD]; a sister, Kathryn [HOOD]; the maternal grandparents, Marvin and Bernadette SIMPSON, Valparaiso; the paternal grandparents, Kenneth and Doris HOOD, Rochester, and the great-grandmothers, Marie DREYER, Libertyville, Ill., and Ruth SIMPSON, Valparaiso.

Private family visitation will be Tuesday at Dykes Funeral Home, Valparaiso, and private graveside services will follow in St. Paul Cemetery with Msgr. John J. CHARLEBOIS officiating.

Bernice O. Zellers

Bernice O. ZELLERS, 75, Kewanna, died Sunday at 3:44 p.m. at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

She was born Feb. 1, 1914 at Leiters Ford to Wilbur and Jessie GORSLINE BALDWIN. On July 7, 1933 at Rochester she married Arthur V. ZELLERS, who died in 1987. She was a member of he Kewanna United Methodist Church.

Surviving are two daughters, Marilyn WILLIAMS, Indianapolis, and Nedra BAHLER, Warsaw; two sons, Wayne [ZELLERS], Indianapolis, and Herbert [ZELLERS], Kewanna; two step-daughters, Virginia COOK, Atlanta, Texas and Naomi SEIDEL, Indianapolis; a step-son, Virgil [ZELLERS], Kewanna; a sister, Vera GIBSON, Rochester; a brother, Ralph BALDWIN, South Bend; eighteen grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren. A step-daughter and two brothers preceded in death.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with Bryan TON officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Citizens Cemetery, Kewanna. Friends may call from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday and after 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Edith M. Board

Edith M. BOARD, 83, Rt. 1, Claypool, died at 11:37 p.m. Friday at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

She was born July 4, 1906 at Indianapolis to John and Alma MEREDITH EVANS. She moved to the Claypool area in 1967 from Indianapolis. She married Carl BOARD, who died in 1976. She had been a plant manager for J. Solotken and Company, Indianapolis, and a member of the First Christian Missionary Church, Indianapolis.

Surviving are a daugher, Fredolia GILSTRAP, Rt. 1, Claypool; a sister, Bertha BELL, Eminence; six grandchildre, and six great-grandchildren. A son preceded in death.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Floral Park Cemetery, 3659 Cossel Road, Indianapolis. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. today at King Memorial Home, Mentone.

Myrtle Gillman

Myrtle GILLMAN, 65, of 18225 State Road 331, Tippecanoe, died at 11:12 a.m. Saturday.

She was born Oct. 8, 1924 at Wharncliffe, W. Va., to Dewey and Tressie MORGAN BROWNING. She had lived in the Tippecanoe area since 1964. On July 26, 1940 in Belfry, Ky., she married Everett GILLMAN, who died Oct. 2, 1987.

Surviving are four daughters, Shirely ADAMS, Burket; Renda ADKINS, Warsaw; Joyce BARHAM, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and Donna WADKINS, North Manchester; three sons, Lanny [GILLMAN], Akron; Bill [GILLMAN], Mentone, and Everett [GILLMAN], Tippecanoe; four brothers, Ted, Jim, Edward and Troy [BROWNING], all of Wharncliffe; five sisters, Helen BALSDEN, Wharncliffe; Carol VARNEY and Virginia MULLENS, both of Columbus, Ohio; Lulu HATFIELD, Washington, and Teresa GARRET, Beckley, W. Va.; twenty grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildern.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Brother Luther BAILEY officiating. Burial will be in Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Tuesday, October 24, 1989

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Wednesday, October 25, 1989

Lala G. Haney

Mrs. Lala Grace HANEY, 83, formerly of Fulton County, died Tuesday afternoon at St. Petersburg, Fla.

Arrangements are pending at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton.

Evelyn C. Caramell

Evelyn C. CARAMELL, 82, Rt. 1, Kewanna, died Tuesday morning at Woodlawn Hospital after a lengthy illness.

Born Oct. 6, 1907 to Jenny and Victor GUSTFSON in Falconer, N.Y., she married Frank WINNEFELD in 1928. He preceded in death. In 1974, she married Chester CARAMELL, who also preceded in death. She was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Rochester and the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League.

Surviving are two daughters, Joann KALTENTHALER, Rt. 1, Kewanna, and Joyce SCHWARTZ, Euclid, Ohio; eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by thirteen brothers and sisters.

Arrangements are pending in Willoughby, Ohio.

Memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rochester.

Cora A. Nifong

Cora A NIFONG, 90, of 304 N. Michigan St., Argos, died at 2:51 p.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital after being ill six days.

She was born May 8, 1899 in Inwood to James and Jennie KRAMER STONE. On Aug. 3, 1919 in Inwood she married Noble NIFONG, who died May 5, 1982. She was a member of the Church of the Brethren, Plymouth.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Eugene (Gadys) SNYDER and Mrs. Jimmy (Betty) NOLIN, both of Argos; three sons, Paul and Earl [NIFONG], both of Argos, and Burl [NIFONG], Bremen; twenty-one grandchildren; twenty-nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Ilo COX, Plymouth, and Mrs. Cleo (Evelyn) CRIPE, Lazy Lagoon, Fla. She was preceded in death by three daughters, Dorothy NIFONG, Wilma STULTS and Jenny June VOREIS; a son, Fred Dale [NIFONG]; a grandchild, and a great-grandchild.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Church of the Brethren, Plymouth, with the Rev. Harriet FINNEY officiating. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery near Plymouth. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, and for an hour before services at the church. Memorials may be made to the Church of the Brethren.

Thursday, October 26, 1989

George Robbins

George ROBBINS, 75, Akron, died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth.

Arrangements are pending at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.

Evelyn C. Caramell

Calling hours for Evelyn C. CARAMELL, 82, Rt. 1, Kewanna, will be from 7-9 p.m. Friday and from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Davis Funeral Home, Willoughby, Ohio. Services will follow at the Shorehaven Lutheran Church with the Rev. Robert SCHULER officiating.

Mrs. Caramell died Tuesday morning after a lengthy illness.

Lala G. Haney

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Fulton Cemetery for Lala Grace HANEY, 83, St. Petersburg, Fla., who died at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Petersburg. The Rev. Lonnie PETERS will officiate.

Friends may call from noon to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton.

Mrs. Haney was born Nov. 16, 1905 in Fulton County to William Albert and Maude KOFFEL SANDERS. She had lived in St. Petersburg since 1958, moving from Champaign, Ill. On March 31, 1934 in Rochester she married Raye HANEY, who died May 29, 1962. She was a member of the Fulton Baptist Church.

Surviving are a niece, Mrs. Nancy HILL, Denver, Colo., and a nephew, Albert KWADER, Pioneer, Ohio. A sister, Charlotte KWADER, died in 1974.

Friday, October 27, 1989

George C. Robbins

George C. ROBBINS, 75, Silver Lake, died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, after being in failing health for a year.

He was born Nov. 16, 1913 in Jay County to Clyde and Cecil KEMP ROBBINS. He was married to Carolyn HART, who died Dec. 1986. On Oct. 10, 1987 in Eaton, he married Irene KAMP, who survives. He was a farmer and a truck driver and a member of the VFW Disabled American Veterans post at Warsaw and the American Legion.

Surviving with the wife are two sisters, Mary RESSLER, Muncie, and Gladys NICHOLS, Hanover, Pa., and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son, David [ROBBINS], in 1984 and by a brother.

Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Union Cemetery in Easton with the Rev. Paul WHITE officiating. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m today at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.

Minnie G. Kinzie

Minnie G. KINZIE, 84, Peru, died at 10:45 a.m. Thursday at Dukes Continuing Care Center, Peru.

She was born on April 20, 1905 to Albert Fair and Anna Bell BRADEN. On May 8, 1946 she married Dwight E. KINZIE, who died Aug. 4, 1979. She was member of Main Street United methodist Church at Peru, the Easern Star, the Miami County Historical Society and the National Association of Retired Veteran Railway Employees.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev. Carl LEMNA officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. today.

Rex J. Grube

Rex J. GRUBE, 63, a former resident of 117 E. Seventh St., died at 5:15 a.m. today at Chase Manor, Fulton House, Logansport.

He was born Sept. 26, 1926 near Kewanna to Jennings B. and Bertha F. LITTLE GRUBE. He had lived most of his life in the Rochester area. In 1949 in Arkansas he married Laverne GILLAM, who survives. He was self-employed in construction. He served with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and was a member of the Rochester American Legion, Manitou Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Rochester Eagles Lodge.

Surviving are the mother, Mrs. Bertha GRUBE, Rochester; two sisters, Mrs. Kenneth (Betty) DUNLAP, Chapman Lake near Warsaw, and Mrs. Carl (Dorothy) ETCHISON, Kokomo; five brothers, Max [GRUBE], Rochester; Eldon V. and Allen F. [GRUBE], Kokomo, and Carl and Paul Ray [GRUBE], Kewanna, and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father and in 1988 a brother, Walter [GRUBE].

Services are tentatively set for 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Father Harold E. WELLER officiating. Burial will be in the Rocheser I.O.O.F. Cemetery, where the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct graveside services. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Saturday and after 9 a.m. Sunday.

Michael L. Huddleston

Michael Lewis HUDDLESTON, 38, Logansport, died at 11:14 p.m. Wednesday during surgery at Memorial Hospital, Logansport, for wounds caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had been in ill health for two months.

Cass County Coroner Lewis MAROCCO said that Mr. Huddleston shot himself at his home.

Mr. Huddleston was born March 7, 1951 in Peru to Lewis K. and Evelyn B. MICHAEL HUDDLESTON. He was a 1970 graduate of North Miami High School. He was employed as an interpretive actor at Conner Prairie, Noblesville, from 1980-86. From 1987 until his illness he was employed as an attendant in the maximum security unit at Logansport State Hospital. He was a member of he Indiana State Historical Society.

Surviving are his father and step-mother, Lewis and Jane HUDDLESTON, Peru; a sister, Judy ASHLEY, Peru, and a niece and a nephew. He was precededd in death by his mother.

Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru, with the Rev. Don RITCHEY officiating. There will be no visitation. Arranements are by McCain Funeral Home, Denver.

Saturday, October 28, 1989

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Monday, October 30, 1989

John B. Mathias

John B. MATHIAS, 62, of 1504 Bancroft Ave., died unexpectedly in his sleep early this morning at his residence.

He was born May 1, 1927 in the Burton community to Charles and Susie CARPENTER MATHIAS. He lived most of his life in the Rocheser community. On Nov. 24, 1958, he married Betty Jean BECKER, who died Aug. 22, 1984. On April 6, 1985, he married Lois ALDERFER KAMP, who survives. He had been a driver-salesman for Nickles Bakery since 1950. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, and a member of the Rocheser American Legion, Eagles Lodge and Moose Lodge.

Surviving with the wife, Lois, are two daughters, Mrs. Don (Becky) FOERG and Mrs. Junior (Sandy) OLIVER, both of Rochester; two sons, Denny and Ron MATHIAS, both of Rochester; a step-daughter, Mrs. Garry (Elaine) SHIDLER, Rochester; two step-sons, Dennis and Randy KAMP, both of Rochester; eight grandchildren; four step-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Charles (Mary) LINDZY, New Paris. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Pauline and Marge [MATHIAS], and a brother, Lloyd MATHIAS.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with he Rev. Sam OVERMYER officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester, where the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct services. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

[NOTE: Betty Jean EASTWOOD married Oliver A. CHAMP, Dec. 14, 1941; Betty J. (EASTWOOD) CHAMP married John B. MATHIAS, Nov. 24, 1958. - Jean C. & Wendell C. Tombaugh, Fulton County Indiana Marriages 1836-1983.]

Herman A. Miller

Herman A. MILLER, 67, Rt. 1, Akron, died at 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincents Hospital, Indianapolis.

He was born Aug. 8, 1922 in Marshall County to Clem and Elba HOTT MILLER. On May 21, 1944 in Fulton he married Dorothy BURNS, who survives. He was a dairy farmer and a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Jo Ellen MILLER, Terre Haute; four sons, Robert Alan [MILLER], North Manchester; James L. [MILLER], Macy, William D. and John Michael [MILLER], both of Akron; nine grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Maurice (Cleta) NELSON, Lexington, Ky.; two brothers, Clem [MILLER] Jr., Rochester, and Richard L. [MILLER], Argos. A grandchild preceded in death.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Lawrece SEE officiating. Burial wil be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Oliver Kalmbacher

Oliver KALMBACHER, 89, Rt. 1, Tippecanoe, died at 10:50 a.m. Saturday at the Prairie View Health Care Center, Warsaw.

He was born March 25, 1900 in Fulton County to John and Lettie COOK KALMBACHER. He lived most of his life in Fulton County. He was a farmer.

He is survived by two daughters, Mary DINWOODIE, Valparaiso, and Mrs. Deverl (Martha) JEFFERIES, Rochester; three grandchildren, and a great-grandson. A brother and a sister preceded in death.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Mentone Cemetery with the Rev. Will LAWSON officiating. There will be no visitaion.

Tuesday, October 31, 1989

Lawrence A. Freels

Lawrence A. “Dusty” FREELS, 87, of 104 West St., North Manchester, died Monday at 4:15 p.m. in Wabash Health Care Center.

He was born July 12, 1902 in Whitley County to Orva L. and Effie SMITH FREELS. In 1937 he marrid Vera JENKINS, who died Jan. 15, 1968. He was a retired machinist and investor. In 1934 founded Freels Oil Service in North Manchester which he owned and operated for 51 years. He was a member of the Congregational Christian Church and the North Manchester Chamber of Commerce.

Surviving are a son, Larry R. FREELS, at home; a brother, Ralph R. FREELS, Decatur; a sister, Ella SHULER, Chicago, Ill., and two grandchildren. A sister preceded in death.

Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Congregational Christian Church, North Manchester, with the Revs. Robert GIDLEY and John CURTIS officiating. Burial will be in South Whitley Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday at DeLaughter Mortuary, North Manchester.

Wednesday, November 1, 1989

Gurney L. Alexander

Gurney L. ALEXANDER, 91, formerly of the Disko area, died at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at Canterbury Manor Nursing Home, where he resided.

He was born Feb. 12, 1898 in Kosciusko County to George and Rose STOFFER ALEXANDER. He married Angie RAMSEY, who died in 1960. On Nov. 23, 1968 he married Martha E. TRYON, who survives. He was a retired farmer.

Surviving with the wife is a brother, Luhr [ALEXANDER], Silver Lake. A brother and sister preceded in death.

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

Beatrice A. Kath

Mrs. Beatrice A. KATH, 82, formerly of Rocheser and Bloomington, Ill., died at 6:24 a.m. today at Peabody Retirement Community Health Care Center, North Manchester, where she had resided for two years. Among the survivors is a sister, Marjorie LICHTENWALTER, Rochester. Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Thursday, November 2, 1989

John F. Miller

John F. MILLER, 74, Kokomo, formerly of the Rochester and Nyona Lake areas, died Wednesday at 10:58 a.m. at Howard Community Hospital, Kokomo, after a brief illness.

He was born Aug. 28, 1915 in Kokomo to Fred C. and Clotelle S. ARMSTRONG MILLER. In 1972 he retired from the Continental Steel Corporation, Kokomo. He was a World War II Navy vetran, a member of the VFW and a past member of the Manitou Moose Lodge.

Surviving are four sons, Fred G. and William D. [MILLER], both of Macy, and Russell D. and Ronald Lee [MILLER], both of Kokomo; a sister, Annabelle McCLARAN, Loansport; ten grandchildren, and four great-grandchildre. A son and a sister preceded in death.

Services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Ellers Mortuary, 725 S. Main St., Kokomo, with the Rev. Harold WILLIAMS officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens, Kokomo. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday.

Beatrice A. Kath

Beatrice A. KATH, 82, a former resident of Rochester and Bloomington, Ill., died at 6:25 a.m. Wednesday at Peabody Retirement Community Health Care Center.

She was born Dec. 2, 1906 in Kansas City, Mo., to S. Hamilton and Barbara A. BEHRINGER. She had resided in Bloomington most of her life. She moved to Rochester in January 1987 and 10 months later entered Peabody Retirement Community Center. She married Lawrence HEATH, who died in 1950. In 1953 in St. Louis, Mo., she married Arthur O. KATH, who died in 1977. She was a graduate of Villa Maria Academy for Girls at Frank Frontenac, Minn. She and her sister, Marjorie [BEHRINGER] were known as the Carvelle sisters when they performed a song and dance act throughout the U.S. and Canada for 12 years. In 1939 she became superintendent of the claims department for Industrial Casualty Insurance, Bloomington, Ill., from which she retired in 1963. She attended Calvery Baptist Church of Bloomington and was a member of the ladies auxiliary of the Bloomington Elks Lodge.

Surviving are a sister, Marjorie HALSTEAD LICHTENWALTER, Rochester; a niece, Mrs. Martin (Barbara) KALIX, Vero Beach, Fla.; a step-daughter, Mrs. Milt (Mary Jo) OKUM, Cincinnati, Ohio; three great-nephews, Todd EIKENBERRY, of Florida; Troy EIKENBERRY, Rochester, and Trent EIKENBERRY, Peru.

Graveside services will be at noon (Rochester time) at the East Lawn Memorial Garden in Bloomington, with the Rev. Ken BARTH officiating. Friends may call from 3-5 p.m. and from 6-8 p.m. today at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Dora H. Hammer

Dora Helen HAMMER, 77, Akron, died at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

She was born May 29, 1912 in Berea, Ky., to Kirby and Lizzie LAKES HAINES. She moved to Akron five years ago from the Zanesville area.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. James (Mary) STUMP, Claypool, and Mrs. Roger (Ruth) MANNS, Enon, Ohio; three sons, Guy [HAMMER], Fort Wayne; Robert [HAMMER], McCarthy, Alaska, and Herman [HAMMER], Roanoke; a brother, Theodore HAINES, Uniondale; four sisters, Banner TEVIS, Berea, Ky.; Margaret WHITE, Akron; Debbie HUFF, Bluford, Ill., and Nina LEE, Newton, Iowa; fourteen grandchildren, and four great-grandchidren.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Holiness Church, 1508 Ardmore Ave., Fort Wayne, with the Rev. Keith GIBSON officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Grove Cemetery, Fort Wayne. Friends may call from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Friday at the Elzey-Dickey-Haggard Home for Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road, Fort Wayne, and at the church after 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Allen County Cancer Society or the Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice.

Edna P. Pratt

Edna Pearl PRATT, 92, Macy, died at 5:55 p.m. Wednesday at the Rochester Nursing Home.

Born in Miami County Dec. 15, 1896 to Henry S. and Cora HARTMAN HECKATHORN, she married Harvey O. PRATT on June 19, 1924, in Louisville, Ky. He died Nov. 22, 1962. She was a member of the Macy United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women and the Macy Mothers Club, and was a past matron and a 60-year member of the Macy Eastern Star. She was a former employee of the Kingsbury (Ind.) Ordinance Plant.

Surviving are a sister, Golda F. BRIGGS, Macy; two brothers, Kirch G. HECKATHORN, Rt. 1, Macy, and Kenneth D. HECKATHORN, Rt. 6, Rochester. She was preceded in death by a son, Gerald Wayne BABER; a sister, Alta OLMSTED, and a brother, Lester HECKATHORN.

Services will be at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, at 11 a.m. Saturday with the Rev. Gene JANIK officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Cemetery, Macy. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday. Eastern Star services will be at 7 p.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the Macy United Methodist Church, the Macy Cemetery Association or the Disabled American Veterans.

Friday, November 3, 1989

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Saturday, November 4, 1989

Pauline M. Johnson Heider

Pauline May JOHNSON HEIDER, 68, Rt. 1, Knox, died at 8:45 p.m. Thursday at St Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.

She had lived in Tippecanoe until a month ago.

She was born March 25, 1921 in Starke County near Knox. On Nov. 6, 1936 she married William “Bid” JOHNSON who died Jan. 5, 1974. On Sept. 22, 1989 in Knox she married Troy HEIDER, who died at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. She was a homemaker and attended the Tippecanoe Community Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lynden (Terry) SWANSON Jr., Akron; two sons, Ronald W. [JOHNSON], Culver, and Larry L. [JOHNSON], Tippecanoe; a step-son; a step-daughter; six grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Jean FAVORITE, Pretty Lake, and Mrs. Bernice WORKMAN, South Bend, and one brother, William HUMES, Kankakee, Ill. She was preceded in death by her husbands, four brothers, two sisters and a grandchild.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos. Burial will be in Tippecanoe Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-8 p.m. on Sunday and from 9 a.m. until the hour of service Monday. Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Foundation or Marshall County Heart Fund.

Arrangements for Troy HEIDER are being made by Braman Funeral Home, Knox. Both deaths are being investigated by Starke County Sheriff and the St. Joseph County Coroner.

Monday, November 6, 1989

Robert W. Graham

Former Rochester resident Robert William GRAHAM, 64, of 453 Union St., Vero Beach, Fla., died at 7:30 a.m. today at his home following a three-month illness.

He was born Oct. 20, 1925 in Rochester to Gordon and Charlotte READ GRAHAM. He had resided in Vero Beach for nine years. Before that, he had lived in Rocheser and, for 25 years, in Upper Marlborough, Md. On Nov. 27, 1947 in Crown Point, he married Erma Jean OVERMYER, who survives. He had been a typesetter for The Rochester Sentinel for six years and retired in 1979 from the Government Printing Office after 25 years. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theater. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Moose Lodge at Vero Beach, the Masonic Lodge and American Legion of Rochester, and the Columbia Typographical Union, Washington, D.C.

Surviving with the wife are a daughter, Mrs. Edward (Sandra) LYONS, Titusville, Fla.; a son, Michael GRAHAM, Hinderson, Md.; a grandson, Eddy LYONS, Titusville; his mother, Mrs. Charlotte GRAHAM, West Lafayette, and a sister, Mrs. Evan (Harriett) BAUGH, Linden.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. John RAMSEY officiating. Burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery, where the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct services. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to Visiting Nurses Association-Hospice, 1111 36th St., Vero Beach, Fla. 32960.

Orpha Swaim

Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday at Frain Mortuary, Winamac, for Orpha SWAIM, 90, Winamac, who died at 1:35 p.m. Friday at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

The Rev. James NEWTON officiated, and burial was in the Winamac Cemetery.

Mrs. Swaim was born March 4, 1899 in Francesville to Jerome C. and Candace F. CLARK HOWE. On Sept. 29, 1926 in Winamac, she married Alfred D. SWAIM, who died Jan. 2, 1971. She moved in 1977 to Winamac from Rochester, where she had resided for 10 years. She had been a clerk in the Pulaski County auditor’s office in the 1920s, and had been a sales clerk for Kelly Ace Hardware Store, Winamac. She was a member of the Speedway (Ind.) Methodist Church.

Surviving are four nieces and four nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, a son, three sisters and a brother.

Joe W. Tucker

Joe W. TUCKER, 79, Rt. 1, Denver, died at 1:45 a.m. Saturday at his home.

He was born June 24, 1910 at Claypool to William A. and Idella REESE TUCKER. In 1930 he married Elizabeth REED, who died in 1938. On Jan. 23, 1940 in Peru he married Helen BIGGS DRUHOT, who survives. He was a member of the Peru Main Street United Methodist Church, the Peru Masonic Lodge, the Eastern Star, the Fort Wayne Valley Scottish Rite and the Peru Fraternal Order of Police.

He was an Indiana state trooper from 1937 until retirement in 1960, and was a former Miami County deputy sheriff and a former highway equipment supervisor and safety director of the Fort Wayne State Highway Department district. He served two terms as Miami County clerk. He was a member of the Miami County Sheriff’s Merit Board.

Surviving with the wife are a son, Marvin A. TUCKER, Chili; two daughters, Jeanne BITSKO and Jo Anne FISHER, both of Nappanee; twelve grandchildren, and twenty-four great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were a son, Donald [TUCKER], and a brother, Lowell TUCKER.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Main Street United Methodist Church, Peru, with the Revs. Carl LEMNA and John SINER officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, and after 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Main Street United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society.

Theodore M. Robinson

Theodore M. “Ted” ROBINSON, 86, of 308 S. Cherry St., Akron, died at 6:40 p.m. Sunday shortly after arrival at Woodlawn Hospital.

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

Tuesday, November 7, 1989

Robert W. Graham

Masonic services for Robert William GRAHAM, 64, Vero Beach, Fla., will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Mr. Graham, formerly of Rochester, died at his home Monday. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday.

I. Duane Niester

I. Duane NIESTER, 66, Rt. 1, Rochester, died at 3:33 p.m. Monday shortly after arrival at Woodlawn Hospital. He had been in failing health for two years.

He was born Feb. 11, 1923 in Grinnell, Iowa, to Charles Phillip and Irene CHASE NIESTER. He had resided in the Rochester and Akron areas since 1957, moving from Grinnell. On March 9, 1947 in Grinnell he married Barbara Anne WILCOX, who survives. He was an insurance manager for Combined Insurance Company of American, Northwest Indiana Division, and served with the U.S. Air Force during World War II.

He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club, Elks Lodge, Manitou Shrine Club (past president), and Masonic Lodge, all of Rochester. He was a member of the Scottish Rite Valley of South Bend, the Eastern Star of Mentone, Mizpah Shrine Temple at Fort Wayne, Mizpah Horse Patrol (past president) and the Jesters of Mizpah. He was 1972-73 president of the International Horse Patrol.

Surviving with the wife are a son, Douglas Duant [NIESTER], Indianapolis two grandsons, Andy Lynn and Richard Duane [NIESTER], Indianapolis; a sister, Mrs. Duane (Ila) MORTON, Williamsburg, Iowa; a brother, Delmar [NIESTER], of Malcom, Iowa, and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Jack HARTMAN officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday. Masonic services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Theodore M. Robinson

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Akron Church of God for Theodore M. “Ted” ROBINSON, 86, of 308 S. Cherry St., Akron.

Psstors James MALBONE and Matthew WILLIAMS will officiate, and burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, and at the church after 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

Mr. Robinson died at 6:40 p.m. Sunday shortly after arrival at Woodlawn Hospital. He was born Oct. 20, 1903 in Kosciusko County to Silas and Viola KREIDER ROBINSON. He lived all his life in the Akron area. On Aug. 2, 1950 in Akron he married Josephine GEARHART, who survives. For 18 years he was employed by Tucker Freight Lines, South Bend. He was a former employee of the town of Akron, and a member of the Akron Church of God and the United Teamsters, South Bend.

Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Diana Kay WILSON, Bowling Green, Ohio, and Kathie Louise GLUCK, Germany; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Laura, Maude and Carey [ROBINSON].

Ted Merley

Ted MERLEY, 65, Rt. 1, Akron, died at 1:30 p.m. Monday at DePaul Health Center, Bridgeton, Mo., of an apparent coronary attack. He had been in failing health two years.

He was born April 13, 1924 near Akron to Nyle and Edith Glen SMITH MERLEY and had lived most of his life in Fulton and Miami counties. On Oct. 24, 1944 in Rochester he married Letha Mae NEWCOMER, who survives. He was a retired farmer, a member of the Akron Church of God, a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Logansport.

Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Mrs. Lowell (Suzan) FINCHER, Macy; Cheryl MERLEY, at home, and Mrs. Mike (Karen) WILSON, Rochester; six grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; three sisters, Mrs. Martha HENNING, West Allis, Wis.; Mrs. Joanne HILES, Rochester, and Mrs. Patricia JOHNSON, Metamora, Ill.; a brother, Robert MERLEY, New Carlisle, and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Akron Church of God with Pastor James MALBONE officiating. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m on Thursday and from 9 a.m.-noon on Friday at Foster & Good funeral Home, Akron, and after 1 p.m. Friday at the church.

Gertrude C. Lamborn

Gertrude C. LAMBORN, 95, died at 8:20 p.m. Monday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth.

She was born Aug. 4, 1894 in Fulton County to Charles and Mary WISELEY. She was a resident of Marshall County for 69 years. On Feb. 14, 1915 in Fulton County she married Clifford LAMBORN, who died Dec. 29, 1973. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church at Plymouth and was a former member of the Helpful Hour Club and the former American War Mothers.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Glenn (Margaret) MARKLEY and Mrs. Kenneth (Hilda) BOWMAN, both of Plymouth; a son, Ralph [LAMBORN], Plymouth; eight grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; a brother, Clifford [LAMBORN], Peru, and a sister, Marie MESSMAN, Rochester.

Services will be in the Johnson Funeral Home, Plymouth, at 2:30 p.m. Thursday with the Revs. Paul McBRIDE and Theodore SNYDER officiating. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church.

Wednesday, November 8, 1989

Bernice L. Schooley

Bernice L. SCHOOLEY, 86, of 905 N. Division St., Bristol, died Tuesday at 3:43 p.m. at St. Joseph Hospital, Mishawaka.

She was born Oct. 8, 1903 in Swayzee. On Dec. 4, 1920 in Warsaw she married Vern A. SCHOOLEY, who died Dec. 8, 1969.

Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Willis (Virginia) SCHMUCKER, Sarasota, Fla.; Marion SPAKE, Mishawaka; Mrs. Raymond (Winifred) RENTFROW, Bristol; Mrs. Kenneth (Shirley) EBY, Wakarusa; Carol VANCE, Elkhart, and Mrs. Donald (Audrey) LUTZ, AuGres, Mich.; sixgteen grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren, and a brother, Aubrey KELLEY, Plymouth. Two daughters and a son preceded in death.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Stemm-Lawson-Peterson Funeral Home Bristol Chapel with the Rev. Bill SHANNON officiating. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Palestine Cemetery.

Thursday, November 9, 1989

Mary R. Zinn

Mary Ruth ZINN, 69, of 20 B Road, Argos, died at 5:30 a.m. today at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.

Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

Herbert W. Gochenour

Herbert William GOCHENOUR, 94, Rt. 4, Rochester, died early this morning in his sleep at home. He had been in failing health for six months.

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

Friday, November 10, 1989

Howard M. Ewen

Howard M. EWEN, 77, Rt. 6, Rochester (Reiter community) died at 7:15 Thursday at Woodlawn Hospital.

He was born May 25, 1912 in Stanton, Ky., to Robert M. and Rebecca ESTES EWEN. He had lived in the Reiter community since 1925. On Dec. 31, 1939 in Kewanna he married Marguerite RAGLAND, who died March 18, 1989. He was a retired farmer. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Rochester Masonic Lodge, the South Bend Scottish Rite and the Fulton County Fraternal Order of Police. He was a former board member of the Fulton County REMC and the Soil and Water Conservation District.

Surviving are a son, Jim Bob [EWEN], and a grandson, Garrett EWEN, Lake Manitou. Preceding in death were three brothers, Lindsey, Pruitt and Lonnie [EWEN].

The Rev. Samuel WRIGHT will conduct the 1:30 p.m. Sunday services at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with Masonic services following. Burial will be in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Saturday and after 9 a.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church.

Herbert W. Gochenour

Services for Herbert W. GOCHENOUR, 94, Rt. 4, Rochester, will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. John ANDREWS officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct military graveside services.

Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Sunday, and after 9 a.m. Monday.

Mr. Gochenour died in his sleep early Thursday morning at his son’s residence. He had been in failing health for four months.

He was born July 15, 1895 near Rossville to Daniel and Lucy CRIPE GOCHENOUR. He moved here in 1942 from the Rossville area of Tippecanoe County. On April 23, 1921 in Flora he married Juanita M. TURLEY, who died Dec. 31, 1965. On May 4, 1968 in Argos he married Pearl CHANEY RENSBERGER, who died July 28, 1970. He was a retired farmer, a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of World War I, serving in France and Germany, and a member of the Rochester American Legion and VFW posts.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Wesley (Chloris) CHEESMAN; a son, Bill [GOCHENOUR], Rt. 4; fifteen grandchildren; thirty-two great-grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Florence HEMPHILL, Rossville, and nieces and nephews. A sister and five brother preceded in death.

Mary R. Zinn

Services for Mary Ruth ZINN, 69, of 9674 20 B Road, Argos, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Church of the Brethren, Plymouth, with the Revs. Harriett FINNEY and Kenneth YINGST officiating. Burial will be in New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.

Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, and at the church after 9:30 a.m. Monday. Memorials may be made to the Church of the Brethren.

Mrs. Zinn died at 5:34 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.

She was born Sept. 27, 1920 in Walnut Township to Noah and Martha LECKRONE JOHNSONBAUGH. She had lived all her life in the Argos community. On Feb. 19, 1960 in Plymouth she married Theodore G. “Ted” ZINN, who survives. In 1985 she retired from the United Telephone Company, Plymouth, after many years as an operator. She was a member of the Church of the Brethren, Plymouth.

Surviving with the husband are a brother, Ora E. JOHNSONBAUGH, Goshen, and a nephew, James K. ZINN, Amarillo, Texas. Preceding in death were a brother, Ivan G. JOHNSONBAUGH, in 1918, and a nephew, Lt. Cmdr. Darold JOHNSONBAUGH, in 1967.

Saturday, November 11, 1989

Talitha A. Hake

Talitha Ann HAKE, 50, of 117 W. Fourth St., died at 12:20 a.m. Friday in Woodlawn Hospital. She had been in failing health for two years.

She was born Jan. 22, 1939 in Rochester to Roy and Geneva GELBAUGH PRICE. She was a lifetime resident of Fulton County. She was married Dec. 26, 1970 in Rochester to Kenneth W. HAKE, who survives. From 1980-88, she was with the American Red Cross, serving two years as executive secretary of the Fulton County chapter. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Manitou VFW and was treasurer of the Central Indiana Monitors C.B. Club Inc. She had been treasurer of the former Fulton County REACT.

Surviving with the husband are two sons, Doyle Allen WILLARD, of Michigan, and Bret Lee HAKE, Rochester; two step-daughters, Tamara DOMINGUEZ and Rosemary CHANDLER, both of Fort Wayne; two step-sons, Kenneth Wayne HAKE Jr., Huntington, and James Nicklaus HAKE, Fort Wayne; four step-gradchildren; a brother, Edward SWANGO, of Florida, and aunts, uncles and cousins. A step-son, Patrick William HAKE, died Oct. 3, 1987.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Harry MULLINS officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and after 9 a.m. Monday.

Monday, November 13, 1989

H. Emerson McMahan

H. Emerson McMAHAN, Rensselaer, died at 9:30 p.m. Sunday at Rensselaer Hospital.

Arrangements are by Jackson Funeral Chapel, Rensselaer.

Tuesday, November 14, 1989

Paul B. Schaller

Paul B. SCHALLER, 87, Indianapolis, died Sunday at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Mr. Schaller had a summer home at Lake Manitou.

He was born Sept. 16, 1902 in Indianapolis to Bert and Adelia KIPP SCHALLER. In December 1951 he married Maxine L. CRAIG. He was a tavern owner for 41 years and in 1973 he retired from Paul Schaller’s College Tavern. He was a member of the Masons, the Moose Lodge, the Murat Shrine, the Scottish Rite and the Shriners 500 Club. He was a member of the Elks Lodge and was past president of the State Tavern Association.

Surviving with the wife are a daughrter, Mrs. Paula SCHALLER FOELLINGER, Indianapolis; a son, Craig B. SCHALLER, Indianapolis; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Maryland SCHEICH, Orange Park, Fla., and Mrs. Leota SMYTHE, Indianapolis.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Flanner and Buchanan Shadeland Mortuary, Indianapolis. Friends may call from 3-9 p.m. today. Masonic services will be at 7:30 p.m. today. Burial will be in Crown Hill Mausoleum, Indianapolis. Memorials may be made to the Shriners’ Burn Center for Children.

H. Emerson McMahan

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church, Rensselaer, for H. Emerson McMAHAN, 72, Rensselaer, with the Rev. Kenneth J. WATT officiating. Burial will be in the Weston Cemetery, Rensselaer.

Friends may call at the Jackson Funeral Chapel in Rensselaer after 2 p.m. today. Masonic services will be at 7:30 p.m. today.

Mr. McMahan died at 8:19 p.m. Sunday at Jasper County Hospital in Rensselaer. He was born Dec. 16, [1916] in Rochester to Hugh George and Edith Mae HOOVER McMAHAN. He was a 1935 graduate of Rochester High School. He attended Castle Heights Military Academy, Lebanon, Tenn., and graduated from Manchester College. On Jan. 22, 1948 in Rensselaer, he married Mildred M. COURTRIGHT, who survives. He was owner-operator of Hotel Rensselaer from 1946-1948. He was a fotmer postmaster of Rensselaer and a previous owner of McMahan Furniture in Rensselaer.

He was an elder of the First Presbyterian Church at Rensselaer; and a member, officer or past-officer of the various Masonic orders, and a member and former officer of the Rensselaer, district and state VFW posts. Mr. McMahan was a radarman in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Surviving with the wife are a son, James [McMAHAN], Logansport, and a sister, Mrs. W. J. DELANY, Michigan City. A daughter and a brother preceded in death.

Wednesday, November 15, 1989

Donald J. Lemmon

Donald J. LEMMON, 53, Rt. 1, Lucerne, died at 11:47 p.m. Tuesday at Logansport Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness.

He was born Sept. 9, 1936 in Cass County to Carl H. and Geneva CLINE LEMMON. He had lived all his life in Cass and Fulton counties. On April 15, 1956 in Logansport he married Rose BUTLER, who survives. He was a farmer and attended the Rochester Nazarene Church. He served in the U.S. Army from 1956-1959.

Surviving with the wife are a son, David A. [LEMMON], Twelve Mile; two daughters, Mrs. Ralph (Carla Sue) BRIGHT, Rochester, and Mrs. Michael (Patricia) RUTLEDGE, Greenfield; five grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Betty MUINZER, Rt. 1, Lucerne, and Mrs. Jean GILBERTSON, Searttle, Wash., and a brother, Howard [LEMMON], Rt. 1, Lucerne. Preceding in death were a grandson, Bradley BRIGHT, and a sister, Mrs. Carol HEWITT.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, with the Rev. James FARBER officiating. Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Rochester Nazarene Church building fund or the American Cancer Society.

Thursday, November 16, 1989

Wayne Hittle

Wayne HITTLE, a two-term mayor and community leader of Rochester, died at 3:24 p.m. Wednesday in Woodlawn Hospital, a day after admission. He had been ill with cancer for several months.

Mr. Hittle, 66, had resided at 115 W. 15th St., for many years. He was a lifetime resident of the Rochester area.

A Republican, Mr. Hittle was mayor from 1971 through 1979, losing a bid for an unprecedented third term. No person has served more than two terms as Rochester’s mayor, although several have tried.

In addition to his city government work, Mr. Hittle was active in community and state service. He was a co-founder of the Four County Mental Health Center (now Four County Counseling Center) and one of the charter members of the Ouabache Regional Planning Commission.

The latter, formed in 1974, was a cooperative effort in a six-county area toward economic development. It also facilitated the application for federal grants by local governmental agencies.

Mr. Hittle also was a member of then-Gov. Otis Bowen’s Citizens Advisory Committee, and served a one-year term as president of the Nothern Indiana Mayors Round Table, which brought municipal chief executives together for discussion of common situations.

He was deeply involved in the negotiations that led to the Rochester locations of Moore Business Forms, Hart Schaffner & Marx, Torin, Rochdester Homes, Marshall Electric and Jobsite Trailer.

In recognition of his service to the state, Mr. Hittle was named a Sagamore of the Wabash by Gov. Bowen. In honor of his contributions to his community, he received the Rochester Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award in 1981.

Until retiring, Mr. Hittle owned a large Enco Oil distributorship including at one time service stations on two corners of Fouth and Main streets. He also owned and operated the Island Park Restaurant and Campgrounds on Old U.S. 31 North at the Tippecanoe River.

Mr. Hittle was a past-president of both the Chamber of Commerce and the Rochester Rotary Club, and a member and former elder of the Rochester First Presbyterian Church.

He was born in Fulton County to Ralph and Nellie WHITAKER HITTLE on Sept. 22, 1923. He attended Richland Center School and was a former president of the Richland Center Alumni Association.

He was married May 22, 1944 in Rochester to Ida A. YOUNG, who died July 10, 1989. Mr. and Mrs. Hittle were the city’s official host and hostess for the 1978 visit of the Western Saddle Club of Rochester, England, and also were a host family for one of the visiting couples.

Surviving are two daughters, Debbi HITTLE, San Carlos Park, Fla., and Mrs. James (Pam) EIKENBERRY, Rochester; three grandchildren, Scott EIKENBERRY and Jennifer and Jason HALL; two brothers, Gerald [HITTLE], Walkerton, and two sisters, Mrs. Albert (Alice) SHOTTS, Talma, and Mrs. Donald (Alta) ROCK, Macy. Preceding in death were two brothers, Raymond and John [HITTLE].

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Rochester First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. John RAMSEY officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and from 9 a.m. to noon Friday. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church or the American Cancer Society.

Sarah E. Smith

Sarah E. SMITH, 75, Rt. 1, Monterey, died at 2:55 a.m. today at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

She was born Nov. 26, 1913 in Fulton County to William and Pearl COFFING WAGONER. She had lived in Monterey most of her life and also had resided in Fort Meyers, Fla. On April 24, 1914 in Macy she married Bernard H. SMITH, who died Oct. 10, 1984. She was a member of AARP and the Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Surviving are three sons, William and Carl [SMITH], both of Monterey, and Sam [SMITH], Pegram, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; five sisters, Thelma SLISHER, Michigan City, and Wilma FOUTS, Madge BRONSON, Ada DOREY and Evelyn WAGONER, all of California, and two brothers, John [WAGONER], Fulton, and Phil [WAGONER], California. Preceding in death were a daughter, a granddaughter, three sisters and two brothers.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Frain Mortuary, Winamac. Burial will be in Reed Cemetery, Winamac. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Friday after 8 a.m. Saturday.

Friday, November 17, 1989

Richard E. Anderson

Richard Earl ANDERSON, 20, Rt. 1, Rochester, died at 6:37 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne, from burns received on Nov. 1.

He suffered the burns at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, where he was serving a six-year term for robbery.

Prison officials said a fire was set in Anderson’s cell, and that inmate Johnny HILL, 41, sentenced from Marion County, has been charged with attempted homicide in connection with the fire.

Officials said that investigation is continuing in light of the death. An autopsy was scheduled by the Allen County coroner’s office for this afternoon.

Mr. Anderson was born Sept. 8, 1969 in Rockford, Ill., to Bruce and Christie HOEL ANDERSON, Rochester, who survive. He had lived here 3 1/2 years, moving from Plymouth, Mich. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church.

Surviving with the parents are two sisters, Mrs. Erik (Michele) SILLANPAA, Westland, Mich., and Carl ANDERSON, Northville, Mich.; a brother, Kevin [ANDERSON], with the U.S. Navy in the Philippines; the maternal grandparents, Layton and Marie HOEL, Rockford, Ill.; the paternal grandparents, Earl and June ANDERSON, Rockford, Ill., and nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Jack HARTMAN officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call after noon Sunday. Memorials may be made in his name to the Save the Park Fund, for playground equipment, in care of First Bank of Rochester.

Musker H. Westerfield

Musker H. WESTERFIELD, 82, Rt. 7, Lake Manitou, died at 1:30 p.m. at Woodlawn Hospital shortly after admission.

Mr. Westerfield was born Jan. 21, 1907 in Beaver Dam, Ky. He had resided here for 20 years, moving from Hammond. On Nov. 23, 1927, in Terre Haute he married Ruby L. GENTRY, who died April 23 1989. He retired after 40 years from the Ford Motor Company plant, Hagewisch, Ill. He was a lifetime member of the Hammond Moose Lodge and a member of the Manitou Moose Lodge.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Michael (June) METRLOC, Hammond; a son, William ]WESTERFIELD], Hammond; two grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Two sisters and three brothers preceded in death.

Memorial services and entombment will be at 1:30 p.m. CST (2:30 p.m. Fulton County time) Saturday at Memory Lane Cemetery on U.S. 30 near Schererville with the Rev. Joseph POHORLAK officiating. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, and from noon to 2 p.m. Fulton County time Saturday at the Solan Funeral Home, 7109 Calumet Ave., Hammond.

Saturday, November 18, 1989

Daisy M. Stone

Daisy May STONE, 74, Rt. 3, Knox, died at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, of natural causes at Wintersong Village Nursing Home, Knox.

Born Nov. 4, 1915 in Salyersville, Ky., to Kenneth and Eva ALLEN OWENS, she married Tom STONE on Dec. 18, 1935 in Kentucky. He survives.

A homemaker, she was a member of the Bass Lake Pentecostal Church of God.

Also surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Eva) PETERS, North Judson; five sons, Stephen [STONE], of Greencastle, Frank [STONE] of Orland Park, Ill., Robert [STONE] of Burlington, Vt., Edward [STONE] of Nevada, James [STONE] of Valparaiso; four sisters, Margaret May [OWENS] of Talma, Julie TIMBERS of Rochester, Nora SMEETEN of South Bend, Polly HAINES of Griffith; two brothers, Steve OWENS, Rochester, and William OWENS, Tennessee; twelve grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Bass Lake Pentecostal Church of God with the Rev. Henry BRADLEY officiating. Friends may call at Price-Clark Funeral Home, Knox, from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be at the Bass Lake Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Wintersong Village Nursing Home, Knox.

Richard E. Anderson

Funeral services for Richard Earl ANDERSON, 20, Rt. 1, Rochester, will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Jack HARTMAN officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call after noon Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made in his name to the Save the Park Fund, for playground equipment, in care of First Bank of Rochester.

Monday, November 20, 1989

Francis T. Kelly

Francis T. KELLY, 84, Rt. 1, Culver (Fulton County Road 800 West), died at 6:50 a.m. today at Millers Merry Manor, Culver.

Born in Franklin Aug. 3, 1905 to Samuel and Alma PATTERSON KELLY, he was a lifetime resident of Fulton County and a retired farmer. On Feb. 14, 1924 in St. Joseph, Mich., he married Jeaneave FAULKNER. She died in 1974.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ray (Glenna) HASCHEL, Winamac, and Mrs. Robert (Donna) WAHL, Chesterton; two sons, Norman [KELLY], Culver, and Gene [KELLY], Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lela RHEUDA, Goodland, and Clara WALSH, Wheeler; and a brother, Clarence [KELLY], South Bend. Two brothers and a sister preceded in death.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver. Burial will be in Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. until services. Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Association.

Mary E. Thimlar

Mary E. THIMLAR, 91, Logansport, died at 11 p.m. Saturday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Logansport.

She was born April 20, 1888 in Carroll County, to George and Nancy Jane HINKLE SMITH. On May 25, 1944 in Logansport she married Hugh THIMLAR. He died Feb. 13, 1954. In 1964 she retired from Logansport School System after 45 years as a teacher. She was a member of the Leiters Ford United Methodist Church, Cass County Retired Teachers Association, Indiana State Teachers Association, American Association of Retired Persons and the Cass County Senior Citiens.

Surviving are four nephews, Donald SMITH, Logansport, Robert SMITH and Francis SMITH both of Leiters Ford, and Hugh SMITH, Macy; two nieces, Marjorie HOUSE, Elkhart, and Mariella TIGHE, Gas City. A brother and several sisters preceded in death.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, with the Rev. Janet SCOTT officiating. Burial will be in the Rock Creek Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call from 6-9 p.m. today.

Tuesday, November 21, 1989

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Wednesday, November 22, 1989

Isabelle Clemons

Isabelle CLEMONS, 87, Deedsville, died at her home at 7:30 a.m. today.

Arrangements are pending at McCain Funeral Home, Denver.

Robert R. Conley

A Kewanna man became the fifth traffic fatality in Fulton County Tuesday evening.

Robert R. “Buddy” CONLEY, 33, Apt. 16, Oak St., was pronounced dead at the scene of a one-car accident on County Road 850 West, south of County Road 100 South, at 6:45 p.m.

Indiana State Police said Conley’s southbound car left the road for an unknown reason, rolled several times and caught fire after crossing a ditch.

Deputy County Coroner Ed WENRICK said Conley died of multiple internal injuries and burns.

Although Conley was partially ejected from the car, police said a seat belt would not have saved his life.

He was born Oct. 14, 1956 in Rochester to Russell and Patricia SMITH CONLEY and had recently moved from Rochester to Kewanna. He was employed by Olympic Fiberglass, Rochester.

Surviving are a daughter, Tamika CONLEY, of Alabama; a son, Joshua [CONLEY], Logansport; his mother, Patricia CONLEY JYLLAND, Rochester; a sister, Mrs. John (May) AULT, Plymouth; three step-sisters, Evelyngean RHOADES, Logansport; Verla Marie RHOADES, Carson City, Nev., and Sevilla RHOADES, Rochester; a step-brother, Eddie SMITH, Akron; the maternal grandfather, William P. SMITH, Rochester, and aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, on Nov. 13, 1983; a sister, Mildred E. CONLEY, and two brothers, Mark and Sam RHOADES.

There will be no services or calling at the funeral home. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Arrangements are by Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

George Ann Griffore

Mrs. George Ann GRIFFORE, 56, of 218 E. 13th St., Rochdester, died at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital. She had been ill since 1980.

She was born Sept. 25, 1933 in Frankfort to George and Hazel PIPPENGER BOYLES. She moved here in 1963 from New Haven. On Dec. 18, 1982 in Rochester she married Gordon F. GRIFFORE, who survives. She formerly owned pet stores in New Haven and Rochester, and was a member of the VFW ladies auxiliary.

Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Mrs. Larry (Jaynine) CAVE, Rochester, and Mrs. Barry L. (Lynn) BURNS, New Haven; two grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Jane UMBERGER, Delphi. Preceding in death were two brothers and a sister.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Rod EILER officiating. Cremation will follow. Friends may call after noon Friday. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.

Adolph Mantey

Adolph MANTEY, 93, Rt. 5, Rochester, died at 12:40 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital after a two-year illness.

He was born Oct. 20, 1896 in Poland. He moved here 17 years ago from Chicago. On Nov. 27, 1920 he married Bertha KRUEGER, who died Sept. 7, 1979. He was a retired construction worker.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Lillian) HAGER and Mrs. Frank (Elaine) ZBONCAK, both of Rt. 5, Rochester; a son, Ronald [MANTEY], Chicago; five grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.

Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of local arrangements. Services are pending at Friedrichs Funeral Home, Chicago. Burial will be in the Bethlehem Cemetery, Chicago.

Thursday, November 23, 1989

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Friday, November 24, 1989

Isabelle Clemons

Services were to be at 2 p.m. today at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, for Isabelle CLEMONS, 67, Deedsville, who died at 7:30 a.m.Wednesday at her residence.

The Rev. Norris KING was to officiate, and burial was to be in the Deedsville Cemetery.

Mrs. Clemons was born Dec. 7, 1922 in Kosciusko County to James and Elizabeth MEYERS HAMILTON. On Feb. 17, 1946 in South Bend she married Eskell CLEMONS, who survives. She was a member of the Deedsville United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She operated an antique shop in Deedsville.

Surviving with her husband are a son, Terry CLEMONS, Rt. 1, Akron; two grandchildren, Bradley A. and Tara Sue CLEMONS, Akron; two sisters, Hazel COAHRAN, Macy, and Annie GAGNON, South Whitley, and two brothers, Russell [HAMILTON], Macy, and Don [HAMILTON], Leesburg. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Ivy TAYLOR, Violet GAGNON and Ruth SHAFER.

M. Maxine Elkins

M. Maxine ELKINS, 71, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, died at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Hospital.

She was born July 4, 1918 in Logansport to Arthur Ray and Gertrude EASTER WILSON. On April 30, 1939 in Adamsboro she married Edgar K. ELKINS, who died Nov. 5, 1985. She was a member of the Bethlehem United Methodist Church at Twelve Mile, and had been a bookkeeper at Grable Chevrolet, Twelve Mile.

Surviving are three sons, Daniel [ELKINS], Rt. 1, Twelve Mile; Richard [ELKINS], San Antonio, Texas, and Robert [ELKINS], Genoa, Ohio; a daughter, Judy MOON, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile; her mother, Gertrude WILSON, Rt. 4, Logansport; a brother, Raymond Arthur [WILSON], Logansport; fourteen grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Fisher Funeral Chapel, Logansport, with the Rev. Harvey KING officiating. Burial will be in the Bethlehem Cemetery, Twelve Mile. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Saturday.

Grace Fay Ensign

Grace Fay ENSIGN, 91, of 1320 Rochester Blvd., died at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend, where she had been a patient for three weeks. She had been in failing health for a year.

Mrs. Ensign was born Aug. 12, 1898 in Redwine, Ky., to Robert and Alice CRISP ADKINS and had resided in the Rochester community for 46 years, moving from Willow Springs, Ill. On Nov. 26, 1924 in Worthington, Minn., she married Robert M. ENSIGN, who died Jan. 12, 1987. She was a member of the First Christian Church, the Neighborly Club, the Woodlawn Hospital Women’s Auxiliary for which she was a volunteer in the hospital gift shop, and the AARP (a charter member).

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Herbert (Gloria) BALLENGER, Rochester, with whom she lived; a son, John [ENSIGN], Rt. 4, Peru; four grandchildren, Mrs. Dennis (Krystal) SMITH, Kewanna; Kenton BALLENGER, St. Louis, Mo., and Gregory and Todd ENSIGN, Peru; two great-grandsons, and a sister, Dona PINZ, Fairmount, Minn. Four sisters and five brothers preceded in death.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester. Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery with the Rev. William RODERFER officiating. Friends may call from 3-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Senior Citizens minibus fund or to David and Linda GILES, who are missionaries in Kenya, Africa.

Michelle L. Sheetz

Michelle L. SCHNEIDER SHEETZ, 20, Rt. 1, Waynetown, died at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday in an auto accident south of Lafayette.

Mrs. Sheetz was born July 8, 1969 in Fort Wayne to Richard and Barbara SCHNEIDER. She was married to Douglas B. SHEETZ. She had worked for Beeson Appliance Store, Lafayette. She was a graduate of Carroll High School at Fort Wayne, was an active FFA and 4-H member, and a member of the Newton Community Church.

Surviving with her husband and parents are two sisters, Sheila and Stephanie SCHNEIDER, Fort Wayne; grandmothers Fern SCHNEIDER, Fort Wayne, and Helen WUNDERLIN, Auburn. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law are Loren SHEETZ and Ann KINDIG ALLEN, former owners-operators of The Akron-Mentone News.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Suburban Bethlehem Lutheran Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. at Klaehn Wayne Street Chapel, Fort Wayne. Memorials may be made to the Fort Wayne FFA or the Newtown Community Church.

Robert B. Menser

Robert B. MENSER, 70, of 2837 18th Road, Tippecanoe, died at 11:45 p.m. Thursday at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Fort Wayne, where he was admitted Tuesday. He had been in failing health for 3 1/2 years.

Mr. Menser was born Oct. 11, 1919 in Culver to Chauncey and Beatrice Lucille FATZINGER MENSER. He moved to Tippecanoe from Argos in 1953. On Sept. 7, 1940 in Wawauka he married Faye I. REED, who survives. He owned and operated the Argos Produce Market from 1940-1942 and the Tippecanoe Produce Company from 1946-1965. From 1972-1974 he was a chief inspector in Indiana for the Department of Administration. He was named a Sagamore of the Wabash by then-Gov. Otis Bowen. From 1962-65 he was on the tri-township school reorganization board for Marshall County Public Schools. He was a member of the Rochester First Baptist Church, the Plymouth Masonic Lodge and the South Bend Scottish Rite. he was in the U.S. Army from 1943-46.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Phillip (Diana) ANDERSON, Tippecanoe, and Mrs. David (Mina) JONES, Bremen; a son, Hal E. [MENSER], Girard, Ill.; seven grandchildren, and a geat-granddaughter, Heather MORRIS. A brother, Edward [MENSER], died in infancy.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Sam WRIGHT officiating. Burial will be in the Tippecanoe Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Saturday and after 9 a.m. Sunday. Masonic services will be at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Saturday, November 25, 1989

[no obits]

Monday, November 27, 1989

Hazel Hill

Services were to be at 2 p.m. today at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church for Hazel L. HILL, 92, Miller’s Merry Manor, Culver.

The Rev. Fred PFLUGH was to officiate, and burial was to be i the Culver Masonic Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Emmanuel United Methodist Church. The Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Hill died at 10:20 p.m. Friday at Miller’s Merry Manor,Culver, where she resided. She was born Jan. 5, 1897 at Terre Haute and moved to the Culver area in 1923 from Terre Haute. On July 28, 1923 in Akron, Ohio, she married Robert R. HILL, who died in 1976. She was a retired domestic worker and a member of the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Culver.

Surviving are nieces and nephews.

Tuesday, November 28, 1989

James B. Brown Jr.

James [B.] BROWN Jr., Delong, died at 11:45 p.m. Monday in Miller’s Merry Manor in Culver.

Funeral arrangements are pending with Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester.

Wednesday, November 29, 1989

Alta M. Burt

Alta M. BURT, 80, of 300 E. Fourth St., Rochester, died at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital.

Mrs. Burt was born Feb. 2, 1909 in Miami County to Harlin and Eldora ANGLEMYER BUTLER. She moved here in 1975 from Indianapolis. On Sept. 1, 1936 in Louisville, Ky., she married Lloyd C. BURT, who died Feb. 26, 1962. She formerly owned the Dot and Dash Card Shop, Indianapolis.

Surviving are three nephews, Ronald E. SHAW, Wabash, and Marlin BUTLER and Denny BUTLER, both of Hammond; a niece, Mrs. Lee (Betty) METLOCK, Farina, Ill., and a sister, Mrs. Mary McKENZIE, Akron. Two sisters, Hazel SHAW and Maude COMPORT, and a brother, Walter [BUTLER], preceded in death.

Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Gilead Cemetery with the Rev. Lowell BURRIS officiating. Memorials may be made to the Indiana Heart Fund. Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.

Frank H. Nellans

Frank H. NELLANS, 75, Timbercrest Home, North Manchester, died at 1:15 p.m. Monday at the Caylor Nickel Clinic, Bluffton. He moved from Mentone to Timbercrest Home sis months ago.

Mr. Nellans was born Nov. 27, 1914 near Mentone to Curtis and Leonna SIBERT NELLANS. On Feb. 27, 1940 in Bourbon he married Wilma SPONSFELLER, who resides at Timbercrest Home. He had been a farmer and was a member of the Akron Church of God and the Marshall-Fulton County Farm Bureau.

Surviving with his wife are two sons, Gale [NELLANS], Alexandria, Va., and Miles [NELLANS], Winona Lake; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth BERKEYPILE, Bourbon, and Mrs. Velma HAAG, Brevard, N.C., and two brothers, Hugh [NELLANS], Lake Bluff, Ill., and John [NELLANS], Munster.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. James MALBONE officiating. Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Mary B. Harvell

Mary Belle HARVELL, 68, formerly of the Burton community, died at 8 p.m. Sunday at Brandon (Fla.) Humana Hospital following a six-month illness.

Mrs. Harvell was born Sept. 12, 1921 in Rochester to Charles and Goldie DOWNEY BUMBARGER. She moved to Florida 28 years ago. On Jan. 17, 1951 in Rochester she married Dean G. HARVELL, who survives. She was a member of the Baptist Church in Bandon.

Surviving with her husband are three sons, Thomas, Terry Lee and James Dean [HARVELL], all of Riverview, Fla., and four grandchildren.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Citizens Cemetery, Rochester, with the Rev. Sam WRIGHT officiating. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, November 30, 1989

James B. Brown Jr.

Following cremation, intermant will be in Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery for James B. BROWN Jr., 72, Rt. 4, Rochester, who died at 9:45 p.m. Monday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Culver.

There will be no funeral or visitation. Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Brown was born June 13, 1917 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., to James B. and Annie BROWN Sr. He had lived in Rochester 15 years, moving from Sycamore, Ill. He was married to Jessie M. SCOTT, who died in 1979. He was a retired tool and die maker for the Anaconda Corporation, Sycamore, Ill.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Mary Louise WILLIS, Chicago; a son, James B. BROWN III, Chicago; eleven grandchildren, and an aunt.

Friday, December 1, 1989

[no obits]

Saturday, December 2, 1989

Donna J. Treber

Donna Jean TREBER, 32, Rt. 6 (Reiter neighborhood), Rochester, died at 11:05 a.m. Thursday at her residence from a serious illness of four months.

Mrs. Trebor was born March 21, 1957 in Plymouth to Richard HOLLAR, Argos, and Mrs. Carole ROMIG RINGLE, Argos. She had lived in Rochester since 1980 coming from Marshall County. On April 5, 1974 in Argos she married James E TREBER, who survives. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Winamac.

Surviving with her husband are a son, Niles Robert [TREBER], at home; her parents; three sisters, Mrs. John (Rose) ARCHAMBEAULT, Mrs. Ed (Tena) FLYNN, and Mrs. Sharon TURNER, all of Argos; a brother, Dennis RINGLE, Plymouth; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Gale (Margaret) MILLER, Plymouth; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John HOLLAR, Plymouth. Preceding in death was an infant daughter, Emily Ann [TREBER], in 1980.

Services were scheduled for 3 p.m. today at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Rochester, with Brother Hewitt COLLAR officiating. Burial was to be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.

Walter L. Smith

Walter L. SMITH, 73, of 6488 E. Holly St., Scottsdale, Ariz., died at 9:58 p.m. Thursday in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. He formerly resided in Akron and Rochestr. Arranements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron.

Alfred J. Wineger

Alfred J. [WINEGER], 79, of 402 Weidner Ave., Argos, died at 9:25 p.m. Friday in Woodlawn Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

Cora Adams

Cora ADAMS, 91, of 124 Logan St., Argos, died early today at her home. Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

Monday, December 4, 1989

Ralph Swank

Former Fulton County Commissioner Ralph SWANK, 86, Rt. 1, Macy, died at 7 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.

Mr. Swank was born July 15, 1903 in Cass County to Franklin Pierce and Judia KINZIE SWANK. His first marriage was to Hazel Mae DAWALT on Nov. 10, 1923; she died Oct. 5, 1980. On May 23, 1981 in Fulton he married Idabelle WOODCOX STEININGER, who survives. He was a retired farmer, a member of the Fulton United Methodist Church, had been a Fulton County commissioner for eight years, was a 60-year member of the Indiana Farm Bureau, and was a past state director of the Indiana Farm Bureau Co-op.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Ethel Mae FALL, Marion, and Jean BOLDRY, Rt. 6, Rochester; step-children, Mary NORDENBROCK, Peru; Donald STEININGER, Carmel; Ronald STEININGER, St. Cloud, Fla.; Loretta RAWLINS, Danville, and Judith MURTAUGH, West Chester, Ohio; a sister, Sadie REYNOLDS, Columbia City; eight grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandsons; seventeen step-grandchildren, and eight step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Olive DALZELL, Fern WILSON and Ruth MOON, and four brothers, John, Galen, Marion and Rufus (SWANK].

Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Revs. Ed OWENS and Kathryn KUNZ officiating. Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Tuesday.

Alfred Wineger

Services were to be at 2 p.m. today at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, for Alfred WINEGER, 79, of 402 Weidner Ave., Argos. The Revs. Arley MITCHUM and Robert RICE were to officiate, and burial was to be in the New Oak Hill Cemetry, Plymouth. Memorials may be made to the Jurdan Baptist Church.

Mr. Winegar died at 9:25 p.m. Friday at Woodlawn Hospital after being in failing health for two years.

He was born May 31, 1910 - - - Tyner to Edward and Edith THOMPSON WINEGER. He had lived his life in the Argos community. On June 30, 1933 near Argos, he married Mary Hope MECHLING, who survives. He was a retired farmer, an agent for Funk Seed Corn Company, and a former treasurer and officer for the Marshall County Farmers Mutual Insurance Company. He had been president and vice president of the Indiana State Insurcance Association, was a former trustee of Green Township in Marshall County, and was a member of the Jordan Baptist Church, Argos.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Mary Lynn) BECKER, Argos, and Mrs. Robert (Bonnie) RICE, Milford; two sons, Dwight [WINEGER], Desert Hot Springs, Calif., and James [WINEGER], Argos; eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Walter L. Smith

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, for Walter L. SMITH, 73, of 6408 E. Holly St., Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Akron and Rochester. He died at 9:58 p.m. Thursday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Mr. Smith was born Sept. 9, 1916 in Mitchell to Emory and Stella LANDRETH SMITH. He moved to Scottsdale from Fulton County 20 years ago. On Aug. 29, 1939 in Indianapolis he married Florence BALL, who died Sept. 9, 1974. He had owned and operated the former Sport Spot sporting goods store, which had been at Ninth and Main streets in Rochester. Later he was employed with the Department of Sanitation in Maricopa County, Ariz. He had served on the Rochester City Council and attended the United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Indianapolis Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite and a member of the Elzarbria Shrine Temple, Phoenix.s

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. William (Oma Louise) SWARTZ, West Palm Beach, Fla., and a brother, Al L. SMITH, Wadsworth, Ohio.

Cora B. Adams

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, for Mrs. Cora Blanche ADAMS, 91, o 124 Logan St., Argos, who died at 4 a.m. Saturday at her residence. The Rev. Jack RHODES will officiate, and burial was to be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Mrs. Adams was born Oct. 22, 1898 in the Poplar Grove community, west of Argos, to William and Samilda SPENCER JEFFERIES. On Oct. 2, 1922 in Niles, Mich., she married Loren ADAMS, who died Nov. 12, 1958. She attended the United Methodist Church, Argos.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Bill (Dorothy) GRAHAM, Peru, and Mrs. Donald (Mary) HAYS, Argos; six grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; two nephews, Robert and Russell JEFFERIES, both of Plymouth, and a niece, Helen SUSIT, Argos. Preceding in death were a sister, Edna HARRELL, and three brothers, Louie, Lee and Clyde [ADAMS].

Vernice C. McLochlin

Vernice C. McLOCHLIN, 95, of 705 Madison St., died at 5:24 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital. She had been in failing health for two years. She was born Feb. 2, 1894 near Morton in Putnam County and was reared in the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. FARROW. She had lived in Rochester since 1946, moving from Wayne Township where she had resided for 22 years. Prior to that she had lived in Putnam County for four years. On Aug. 8, 1917 in Greencastle she married John A. McLOCHLIN, who died July 19, 1969. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church and the St. Joseph Rosary and Altar Society. For a number of years she was active in the Democratic Women’s Club in Fulton County.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Raymond (Dorothy) WARFIELD, Kewanna, and Mrs. Wayne (Martha Jane) BEERY, Rochester; a son, Robert [McLOCHLIN], Rochester; seven grandchildren; fourteen great=grandchildren, and a great-great-grandson. Preceding in death were a daughter, Dorothy Marie [McLOCHLIN]; a son, Lowell Anthony [McLOCHLIN; three sisters, Minnie McLOCHLIN, Mae STAGGS and Louise OLIVER, and a brother, Clarence OLIVER.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church with Father Frank KILCLINE officiating. Burial will be in the St. Ann’s Cemetery near Grass Creek. Friends may call at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday. The Rosary will be recited at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, December 5, 1989

[no obits]

Wednesday, December 6, 1989

Michael Leverich

Michael LEVERICH, 18, of 15795 Mulberry Road, Argos, died about 11 p.m. Tuesday at his home.

Marshall County police said the young man died of a self-inflicted handgun wound to the head. He left a note, they said.

Arranements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

Ruth Chapin

Ruth CHAPIN, 93, formerly of Mexico, died at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru.

Mrs. Chapin was born Feb. 24, 1896 in Miami County to Edmund O. and Sarah Ann KRANING DONALDSON. On Jan. 13, 1915 in Mexico she married Randall Scott CHAPIN, who died May 5, 1958. She was a member of the Mexico First Brethren Church, the Women’s Missionary Society, and the Jefferson Township Home Extension Club.

Surviving are two sons, Richard R. [CHAPIN], Covington, Ky., and Kenneth L. [CHAPIN], Grosse Point Woods, Mich.; three daughters, Miriam KNAUFF, Valparaiso; Frances M. FOSTER, Homosassa, Fla., and Norma L. STERLING, Corpus Christi, Texas; twenty-one grandchildren; twenty-six great-grandchildren; a sister, Esther SMITH, Macy, and a brother, James [CHAPIN], Peru. Preceding in death were a son, Wilton W. [CHAPIN]; a sister, Marie FISHER, and a brother, Harold [DONALDSON].

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Richard VOORHEES officiating. Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Thursday.

Earnest Harris

Earnest HARRIS, 57, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 4:14 p.m. Tuesday at Pulaski County Hospital, Winamac.

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

Thursday, December 7, 1989

Earnest Harris

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Earnest HARRIS, 57, Rt. 4, Rochester.

George PERRY will officiate, and burial wil be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Friday and after noon on Saturday.

Mr. Harris died at 4:14 p.m. Tuesday at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac. He was born March 9, 1932 in Louise, Miss., to Warner and Alma MERRITT HARRIS. He moved here in 1970 from Chicago. On July 5, 1952 in Louise, Miss., he married Doris NEAL, who survives. He was a crane operator for Material Service Corporation, Lockport, Ill. He was a member of the New Jerusalem Baptist Church, Chicago, and the Midwest Operating Engineers Union, Countryside, Ill.

Surviving with his wife are three sons, Ernest HARRIS, Chicago, Lenon HARRIS, Rt. 4, Rochester, and Warner HARRIS III, at home; three grandchildren, April, Parish and Damion [HARRIS], all of Chicago; his father, Warner [HARRIS], of Delong; four sisters, Arnetha LEE, Maple SNIPES and Lannie M. JONES, all of Chicago, and Mrs. Ernest (Bertha) TEAGUE, Delong, and two brothers, Warner HARRIS II, Pompano Beach, Fla., and Earl HARRIS, Chicago. Preceding in death were two brothers.

Max E. Keirn

Max Edward KEIRN, 68 Rt. 3, Peru, died at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday in St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo.

He was born June 19, 1921 in Chili to Edward and Jessie ALLEN KEIRN. On May 6, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas, he married Frances J. LUKENS, who survives. He was a retired salesman for Bush Hog Corporation and a retired commercial pilot. He was a member and former treasurer of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Peru. He had been a U.S. Navy Pilot during World War (( and the Korean War, and later was employed by the Flying Tigers air freight company. He was a member of the Peru Elks Lodge.

Surviving with the wife are three sons, Rex [KEIRN], Fairbanks, Alaska; Mike [KEIRN], Indianapolis, and Zachary [KIERN], Fort Collins, Colo.; a daughter, Kellene MEADOWS, Peru; nine grandchildren; a great-grandson; two brothers, Allen [KEIRN], Franklin, and Noel [KEIRN], Peru; three sisters, Rosalyn McKNIGHT, Glendale, Calif.; Marguerite VALE, Cottonwood, Ariz., and Jean FISHER, Peru. Preceding in death were a sister, Rosemary HOSS, and a brother, Grant [KEIRN]

Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with Father Richard KENNISON officiating. Burial will be in the Chili Cemetery. Friends may call from noon-3 p.m. Saturday.

Bessie Grubbs

Bessie GRUBBS, 70, Rt. 3, Leesburg, died at 9 a.m. Wednesday at her home.

Mrs. Grubbs was born in Rogersville, Tenn., Feb. 25, 1919 and had lived in the Warsaw-Leesburg area for 25 years, moving from Rochester. On June 9, 1936 she married Henry SMITH. On Nov. 29, 1968 she married Forrest GRUBBS, who died Jan. 7, 1980. She was a member of the auxiliaries of the Moose Lodge, Eagles Lodge, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, all in Warsaw.

Surviving are a son, Ray L. SMITH, North Webster; three grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Calvin (May) RIGLE, Akron, and Pearl JONES, Pittsburgh, Pa. Three brothers and five sisters preceded in death.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial will be in Harrison Center Cemetery, Mentone. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Friday.

Friday, December 8, 1989

Michael R. Leverich

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, for Michael R. LEVERICH, 18, of 15795 Mulberry Road, Argos.

Byron HENBEST will officiate. Place of burial was not disclosed. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to charity.

Mr. Leverich, who died at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday at his residence from a self-inflicted gunshop wound, was born Feb. 9, 1971 in South Bend to Norman and Catherine Ann GERSCHOFFER LEVERICH. He had attended Argos Schools.

Surviving with his parents are seven sisters, Mary SMILEY, Argos; Betty TEVY, Sacramento, Calif.; Brenda WHITE, Culver; Norma Jean KIMBERLIN, Plymouth; Catherine Ann SMITH, Bourbon, and Nancy and Tonya LEVERICH, both of Plymouth; a brother, Sgt. Norm LEVERICH, with the U.S. Air Force at Welford Air Force Base, England; the maternal grandmother, Mary OGLE, South Bend; the paternal step-grandmother, Mary HORVATH, South Bend, and aunts, uncles and cousins.

Saturday, December 9, 1989

[no obits]

Monday, December 11, 1989

Clyde Neff

Clyde NEFF, 85, of 1200 Hill St., Rochester, died at 4:30 a.m. today at his home.

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

Kenneth C. Boxell

Kenneth C. BOXELL, 84, formerly of Knox and South Bend, died at 11:50 a.m. Saturday at Life Care Center, Rocheser [formerly Canterbury Manor), where he had resided for three months.

Mr. Boxell was born March 30, 1905 in Marion to Charles and Ida CHRISTMAN BOXELL. On Aug. 10, 1925 in Petoskey, Mich., he married Irene RENBARGER, who died in 1984. He retired in 1968 as regional manager for the former Sealtest Ice Cream Company (now part of Kraft Foods) and returned to Knox from the East Coast. He was personnel manager at Starke Memorial Hospital in Knox for a time. He was a graduate of Marion High School and held a master’s degree in agricultural husbandry from Purdue University. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club, Knox; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, LaPorte; was past president and executive director of the Rotary Club, Knox; had served on the Porter County mental health board and was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity at Purdue.

Surviving are a daughter, Joann EVANS, Traverse City, Mich., eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, and a nephew, Dean RENBARGER, Rt. 7, Rochster. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Kay BARONE, in 1970 and a brother, Earl [BOXELL].

There will be no visitation. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, LaPorte, with Father Linford EYRICK officiating. Burial and graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Marion. Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church or the Mental Health Association of Indiana. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of local arrangements.

James C. Berkey

James C. BERKEY, 52, Bourbon, died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday at South Bend Memorial Hospital. He had been ill since January.

Mr. Berkey was born Aug. 24, 1927 in Plymouth to Lowell M. and Erma M. SCHROETER BERKEY. He had lived in the Bourbon community all his life. On June 27, 1958 he married Frances CARTER, who survives. He had been employed with United Parcel Service in Bouron for 10 years, delivering in the Akron-Rochester area. He was a member of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association.

Surviving with his wife are a daughter, Mrs. David (Penny) CARPENTER, Bourbon; two sons, Lonny and Lenny [BERKEY], both of Bourbon; two sisters, Betty WHITTAKER, Mishawaka, and Phyllis KUHN, Bourbon; a brother, the Rev. Robert BERKEY, Fenton, Mich. A sister, Eva [BERKEY], preceded in death.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Bourbon First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Robert BERKEY and James TOOLE officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bourbon. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Tuesday at the Deaton Funeral Home, Bourbon, and at the church after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Bourbon Emergency Medical Services.

Tuesday, December 12, 1989

Clyde D. Neff

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Clyde D. NEFF, 85, of 1200 Hill St., Rochester, who died at 4 a.m. Monday at his home following an illness.

Dr. Sam WRIGHT will officiate, and burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church or the Fulton County Cancer Fund.

Mr. Neff was born Sept. 14, 1904 near Kewanna to Thomas and Alfretta BEERY NEFF. He was a lifetime area resident, living many years in the Reiter community near Rochester. On Sept. 13, 1928 in Rochester he married Opal BRINEY, who survives. He was a retired farmer, a member of the First Baptist Church, a former member of the Fulton County Library Board and the Rochester Township Advisory Boad, and had been active in Reiter community activities.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Phyllis) DAVIDSON, Plymouth, and Mrs. James (Doris) CLEMONS, Greeley, Colo.; two sons, Gerald [NEFF], Naples, Fla., and Roger [NEFF], Rochester; eight grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Zella SMITH and Zora WILSON; a brother, Dean [NEFF], and a grandson, Jeff DAVIDSON.

James W. Melton

James W. MELTON, 94, died at 11:50 a.m. at Medco Nursing Center, South Bend, where he resided.

Mr. Melton was born Dec. 3, 1895 to Henry and Mary FARRIS MELTON. On Jan. 13, 1915 in Florence, Ala., he married Callie Pearl WOOD,who died Dec. 17, 1964. He retired from Bendix Corporation in 1964. He was a Texas Ranger in the 1920s and was a past member of the former Morningside Gospel Church in Alabama.

Surviving are a daughter, Mary Lucille BRUCE, Knoxville, Tenn.; three sons, Robert L. [MELTON], South Bend; Clyde K. [MELTON], Mishawaka, and Buford E. [MELTON], Waterloo, Ala.; twenty-four grandchildren; forty-two great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren, and cousins in the Fulton County area. Preceding in death were a daughter, Irene [MELTON]; a son, Joe W. [MELTON]; a sister, Bessie FARRIS, and a brother, Arthur [MELTON].

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Oak Grove Pentacostal Church, Florence, Ala. Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the Elkins Funeral Home, Florence. Local arrangements are with Hollis-Orvis-Palmer Funeral Home, South Bend.

Wednesday, December 13, 1989

Robert M. Nelson

Robert M. NELSON, 19, Rt. 2, LaGrange, died at 8:40 p.m. Tuesday at Huntington Memorial Hospital after an extended illness.

He was born June 15, 1970 in LaGrange to Robert F. and Laura W. OVERMYER NELSON.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by paternal grandparents Frazier and Lorraine NELSON, LaGrange; paternal great-grandmother Rachel BURGER, LaGrange, and maternal grandparents Jack K. and Margery OVERMYER, Rochester.

A memorial service will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Frurip-May Funeral Home, LaGrange, with the Rev. Dr. Terry TIMSON officiating. Memorials may be made to the School of Opportunity, Rt. 3, Howe, Ind. 46746 or to Vernon Manor Children’s Home, 1955 S. Vernon St., Wabash, Ind., 46992.

Joseph W. McConnell

Memorial services were Dec. 5 in Goodland for former Rochester resident Joseph W. McCONNELL.

Mr. McConnell retired 10 years ago from banking in Lowell and moved to Scottsdale, Ariz.

Surviving are his wife, Josephine ROWE McCONNELL, who is a sister of the late Dr. Howard ROWE and step-sister of Cecil PATTERSON, Rochester; a son, and a daughter.

Clyde D. Neff

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Clyde D. NEFF, 85, of 1200 Hill St., who died at 4 a.m. Monday at his home following an illness.

Dr. Sam WRIGHT will officiate and burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Thursday, December 14, 1989

Florence Mortorff

Florence MORTORFF, 80, died at 9:15 a.m. today at Life Care Center (formerly Canterbury Manor).

Arrangements are pending at Feller Funeral Home, Waterloo. Local arrangements will be made by Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.

Faun I. Shrout

Faun I. SHROUT, 79, Marion, died at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday at Bradner Village Health Care Center, Marion, where she had een a patient for a year.

She was born Dec. 31, 1909 in Wabash County and had lived in Marion for 50 years. A licensed practical nurse, she retired in 1972 from Marion General Hospital. She graduated with the first class of the Marion LPN School in 1958. She belonged to the Nelson Street Wesleyan Church, Marion.

Surviving are a son, Gene SHROUT, Albany, Ore.; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Namona) LAWRENCE, Guthrie, Okla.; a brother, Carl DOUB, Silver Lake; a sister, Gertrude LIPPLY, North Manchester; fourteen grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Revans Kem Road Chapel, 1202 Kem Road, Marion. The Revs. Paul KING and John BASHAM will officiate. Burial will be in Grant Memorial Park, Marion. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday.

Ilo I. Cox

Ilo I. COX, 84, of 405 N. Liberty Street, Plymouth, died unexpectedly of a sudden illness at 11:25 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.

Mrs. Cox was born Oct. 3, 1905 at Inwood to James and Jennie CRAMER STONE. She was a lifetime resident of Marshall County. On Sept. 22, 1923 in Plymouth she married Elmer E. COX, who died Jan. 6, 1970. She was a member of the Church of the Brethren, Plymouth.

Surviving are a son, Richard D. [COX], Plymouth; three daughters, Mrs. Richard (Mary) NISSEN, Rochestr, and Mrs. James (Thelma) WOOLLEY and Mrs. Richard (Patricia) DIXON, both of Plymouth; twenty grandchildren; thirty-three great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Cleo (Evelyn) CRIPE, Punta Gorda, Fla. Preceding in death were three daughters, Gracie COX, Irene PONTIUS and Mildred SERVIS; a son, Donald [COX], six brothers, and three sisters.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of the Brethren, Plymouth, with the Rev. Harriet FINNEY officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Johnson Funeral Home, Plymouth, and after 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church.

Ruth Teems

Ruth TEEMS, 88, died at 6:10 p.m. Wednesday at the Community Care Center, Huntington, where she resided.

Mrs. Teems was born Sept. 12, 1901 to David and Lillie VanDYNE KRATHWOHL. On June 6, 1922 in Fulton County she married Harry A. TEEMS, who died April 16, 1969. She was a lifelong resident of Huntington, and a member of the Erie Railroad Veterans Association and the Senior Cityzens of Huntington County.

Surviving are a son, Harry [TEEMS], Huntington; a grandson; two sisters, Mabel BURCH, Wabash, and Fan STURGEON, Rochester. A brother preceded in death.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Deal & Robbins Funeral Home, Huntington. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Huntington. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to Calvary Chapel, Huntingson.

Friday, December 15, 1989

Woodrow W. Dalhover

Graveside services were to be at 11 a.m. today at St. Stephen’s Cemetery, Louisville, Ky., for Woodrow Wilson DALHOVER, 77, of Louisville.

Mr. Dalhover died Dec. 8 at his home. He was a native of Madison and a retired self-employed maintenance man.

Embry-Bosse funeral Home, Louisville, is in charge of arrangements. Contributions may be made to the American Lung Association.

Surviving are two daughters, Patricia TURNPAUGH, Macy, and Marilyn WOLFORD, Rochester; a sister, Edna PEACOCK, Louisville; five grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.

Florence E. Mortorff

Services are to be at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Feller Funeral Home, Old 427 South, Waterloo, for Florence E. MORTORFF, 79. The Rev. Dewey FINDLEY will officiate, and burial will be in Circle Cemetery at Hudson.

Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to charity.

Mrs. Mortorff died at 9:15 a.m. Thursday in the Life Care Center of Rochester, where she had lived for two years. She moved to Rochester seven years ago from Ashley.

Mrs. Mortorff was born Dec. 22, 1909 in Ashley to James Crain and Blanche McKEE. On Dec. 22, 1930 in Marshall, Mich., she married Russel A. MORTORFF, who died Nov. 12, 1980. She was a beautician and a member of the Ashley Eastern Star.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Claude (Alice Jean) MILLER, Palos Park, Ill.; Mrs. Alex (Pat) HUCK, Green Bay, Wis., and Mrs. Dick (Sharon) FLETCHER, Rochester; seven grandchildren, and a great-grandson. Preceding in death were two brothers, Weir and John [McKEE].

Grace C. Fitzpatrick

Grace Charlene FITZPATRICK, 61, Rt. 1, Macy, died at 6:15 p.m. Thursday at her home.

Mrs. Fitzpatrick was born Feb. 11, 1928 in Liberty Township to Walter and Ethel May BERGER CLEMANS. On March 18, 1950 at the Gilead Methodist Church she marrieed Thomas H. FITPATRICK, who survives. She was a member of the Ebenezer United Methodist Church and the Perry Township Do-Rites Home Extension Club.

Surviving are a daughter, Debra A. CADWALLADER, Rt. 1, Denver; two sons, Gregory Scott [FITZPATRICK], Spencer, and Gary BRIAN [FITZPATRICK], Hanna; five grandchildren, and a sister, Louise WAHLIG, Athens. A sister, Virginia KEIM, preceded in death.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the McCain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Revs. Lowell BURRIS, Lawrence SEE and Robert LOUGHEED officiating. Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Saturday.

William Carrico

William CARRICO, 73, Rt. 3, Rocheser, died at 3:36 a.m. today in the emergency room at Woodlawn Hospital after a sudden illness.

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

Saturday, December 16, 1989

William S. Carrico

William S. CARRICO, 73, Rt. 3, Rochester, died at 3:36 a.m. Friday shortly after arrival at Woodlawn Hospital. Born Dec. 15, 1916 in Raywick, Ky. to James Madison and Lucy HANCOCK CARRICO, he had lived in Rochester since 1955, having come from Mishawaka. On March 13, 1937 in Lakeville he married Ruth Helen CONTAT, who survives. He was a farmer and a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Surviving with his wife are four daughters, Bethany Ann RYNEARSON, LaPorte, Veronica WEAVER, Lafayette, Monica OLIVER, Demotte and Xena WILDER, Chicago; three sons, Lawrence [CARRICO], Rocheser, Xavier [CARRICO], Pendleton, and Justin [CARRICO], San Jose, Calif.; seven grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; a sister, Zula HARRINGTON, Menlo Park, Calif., and a brother, Paul [CARRICO], Albuquerque, N.M. He was one of a family of 13 children.

Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with the Rev. Frank KILCLINE officiating. Burial will be in the Richland Center Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday at Foster & Good funeral home. A Rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Monday, December 18, 1989

Donald E. Weirick

Donald E. WEIRICK, 62, of 175 West Shore Drive, Culver, died at 10:17 p.m. Sunday at Miller’s Merry Manor in Culver. He was born Oct. 24, 1927 in Plymouth to Daniel and Doris LONG WEIRICK. He moved to Culver in 1975 from Bourbon. A member of the Knox American Legion, he was a veteran of World War II. He was married Oct. 29, 1976 in Culver to Mary Esther HENNING, who survives.

Also surviving are a daughter, Susie LEMERT, Homestead, Fla.; a son, David WEIRICK, Plymouth; a sister, Alice “Susie” LeMAR, Culver; a half-sister, Meredith PELTZ, Culver, and a half-brother, James WEIRICK, Culver.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with the Revs. Ronald PURKEY and Fred PFLUGH officiating. Burial plans are incomplete. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Marshall County Cancer Association.

Edna M. Werner

Edna M. WERNER, 89, Fulton, died at 1 p.m. Saturday at Life Care Center.

She was born Dec. 15, 1900 in Fayette County to Frenklin and Ada RETHERFORD STANLEY. She was a lifetime resident of Fulton County. On Nov. 23, 1929 in Rochester she married James L. WERNER, who died June 13, 1969. She attended the Fulton United Methodist Church and was active in the ladies circle and community service of the church. She was a member of the Mount Olive Community Club.

Surviving are twelve nices and nephews. Preceding in death were seven sisters and six brothers.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton, with the Rev. Kathryn KUNZ officiating. Burial wil be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Tuesday.

Virginia Kibiger Heltzel

Virginia KIBIGER HELTZEL, 77, of 747 Oak St., Warsaw, died at 12:36 p.m. Saturday in Kosciusko Community Hospital where she had been a patient for 10 days.

She was born June 14, 1912 in Macy to Scudder and Hermione WHITTENBERGER WILSON. She had resided in Warsaw for two years. Previously, she had lived in Fort Wayne and spent the winter in San Antonio, Texas. On June 12, 1932 in Macy she married Wilmer H. KIBIGER, who died July 27, 1954. On Feb. 12, 1977 in Macy she married Col. William E. HELTZEL, who survives. She owned and operated the Bock Motel in Elkhart from 1962-1966 and had managed the Holiday House Motel in Fremont for a number of years. She was a bookkeeper for St. Joseph Material Co., South Bend, and a member of the Macy Christian Church and the Warsaw Chistian Church homebound ministries.

Surviving with her hsband are a daughter, Mrs. Eric (Janice) FRANSON, Indianapolis; two sons, Charles Scudder KIBIGER, Fort Wayne, and John KIBIGER, Warsaw; ten grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Joanna KNAUFF, Rochester. Preceding in death were a sister, Willodean [WILSON], and a brother, Robert Glen [WILSON].

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester with the Rev. David WELCH officiating. Burial wil be in the Plainview Cemetery, Macy. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today, and after 9 a.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Macy Christian Church or the Manitou Training Center.

Tuesday, December 19, 1989

S. Burdell Leiter

Stuart Burdell LEITER, 78, of 1804 Oakwood Drive, died unexpectedly in Philadelphia at 3:15 p.m. Monday after a two-month illness.

Mr. Leiter was born Jan. 9, 1911 near Leiters Ford to Eli and Florence LEITER. He had lived most of his life in Fulton County, and a few years in Florida. On June 14, 1935 in Rochester he married Katherine A. McCARTER, who survives. He was retired from Bendix Corporation, South Bend, and was a retired material control engineer with the Launch Division at Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, Fla. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Moose Lodge, the I.O.O.F. for 55 years, and had been secretary of the Rocheser I.O.O.F. Cemetery. After retirement, he was an instructor in the Manitou Training Center workshop.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Michael (Sharon) SWARTZ, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Robert (Beth) HECKMAN, Pease Air Force Base, N.H., and eight grandchildren. preceding in death were five sisters and a brother.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at 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 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, and after 9 a.m. Friday. The Rochester I.O.O.F. will conduct a service at 7 p.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the I.O.O.F. Lodge.

Roberta K. Sheridan

Roberta K. SHERIDAN, 77, of 1436 Main St., died at 5:25 a.m. today at Life Care Center, where she had been a patient for one day. She had been in failing health for several years.

Mrs. Sheridan was born March 16, 1912 in Frankfort to Robert and Ethel KYGER. She moved to Rochester in 1935 from Plymouth. She spent her winters in Vero Beach, Fla. On Sept. 14, 1940 in Rochester she married Charles M. SHERIDAN, who died Nov. 4, 1986. She had been a bookkeeer for a family-owned shoe store and jewelry store in Rochester, and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and the Eastern Star.

Surviving are two cousins, Mrs. L.J. (Zelda) SHARPE, Caryville, Fla., and Mrs. James (JoAnn) DeBARRY, Tampa, Fla.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Jack HARTMAN officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Wednesday, December 20, 1989

Debra K. McFarland

Debra Kay “Debbie” STEININGER McFARLAND, 32, of 7875 Lucas Road, Plain City, Ohio, died of cancer at her home Tuesday morning after a 15-month illness.

Mrs. McFarland was born May 12, 1957 in Rochester to Kenneth and Betty STEININGER. She moved to Columbus, Ohio in 1974. On May 31, 1975 she married Dennis McFARLAND, who survives.

Surviving with her husbad are a daughter, Carmen [McFARLAND]; her parents, Kenneth and Betty STEININGER, Rochester; a sister, Melody [STEININGER], Rochester; a brother, Dave [STEININGER], Rochester, and the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Dwight STEININGER, Rochester.

Services are pending for Friday at the Church of Christ in Christian Union, West Jefferson, Ohio. Memorials may be made to the Church of Christ in Christian Union, 540 W. Jefferson-Kiousville oad, West Jefferson, Ohio 43162.

Virginia Rayborn

Virginia RAYBORN, Shelbyville, died Tuesday at Community Hospital, Indianapolis.

Surviving are a sister, Lola VANCE; a niece Sharon HARMAN, and a nephew, Earl VANCE, all of Rochester.

Arrangements are pending at the Carmony Funeral Home, Shelbville.

Thursday, December 21, 1989

Vira M. Peabody

Vira Marie PEABODY, 88, Mishawaka, formerly of Argos, died at 1:15 a.m. today at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.

Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.

Friday, December 22, 1989

Vira M. Peabody

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, for former Argos resident Vira Marie PEABODY, 88, Mishawaka. She died at 1:15 a.m. Thursday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nusting Home, Plymouth.

The Rev. Jack RHOADES will officiate the services, and burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call on Tuesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.

Mrs. Peabody was born March 23, 1901 in Starke County to Roy and Nettie PRICE BEAUCHAMP. She had lived in Mishawaka for 22 years with a daughter, moving from Argos. On April 26, 1919 in Argos she married Guy E. PEABODY, who died May 1, 1967.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Bernice) SWIHART, Tippecanoe, and Mrs. Harold (Mary) JOHNSON, Mishawaka; two sons, Cyrus “Butch” [PEABODY], Plymouth, and Wallace E. [PEABODY], Mishawaka; twenty grandchildren; several great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were a daughter, Pearl JOHNSON on March 30, 1988; three grandchildren; two great-grandsons, and five brothers.

Saturday, December 23, 1989

Josephine St. Clair

A two-car collision Friday afternoon, at the intersection of Indiana 17 and County Road 550 South, claimed the life of Josephine St. CLAIR, 76, Rt. 2, Kewanna.

She died of injuries suffered at 1:30 p.m. when the car she was driving north on Indiana 17 was hit on the driver’s side by a car driven by Camellia RINEHART, 24, Rt. 3, Winamac. Mrs. St. Clair suffered multiple internal injuries and was pronounced dead at Woodlawn Hospital at 2:30 p.m.

Police said Rinehart, eastbound on the county road, slid on ice and was unable to stop at the intersection. The impact caused the St. Clair car to leave the road and hit a utility pole. Rinehart suffered a bump on her head, but refused medical treatment at the scene. She was charged with failure to yield.

Mrs. St. Clair was born Feb. 20, 1913 in Liberty Township to George and Sadie BARKER COOPER. On March 13, 1934, she married Orren D. St. CLAIR in Fulton. He survives.

A lifetime Fulton County resident, she was a homemaker and a member of the Grass Creek United Methodist Church, the Ladies Aid Circle and the Grass Creek Home Economics Club.

Surviving with her husband are one daughter, Mrs. David (Dorothy) CLAUSON, Rt. 6, Rochester; one son, Don St. CLAIR, Rt. 2, Kewanna; six grandchildren, Mrs. Don (Ann) BAUMAN, Rt. 2, Kewanna; Mrs. Dennis (Linda) BURTON, Rt. 4, Rochester; Ron CLAUSON, Rt. 5, Rochester; Mrs. Marty (Kathleen) ARTHUR, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile; Tom St. CLAIR, Rt. 6, Rochester, and Karen St. CLAIR, Rt. 2, Kewanna; and ten great-grandchildren. An infant sister preceded in death.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, at the Grass Creek United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Don REED officiating. Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Fulton from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday.

Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Grass Creek United Methodist Church.

Monday, December 25, 1989

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Tuesday, December 26, 1989

Marjorie J. Wakeland

Marjorie J. WAKELAND, 64, of 20005 S. Michigan Road, Argos, died at 2:45 a.m. Saturday in Home Hospital, Lafayette, where she had been a patient since Nov. 27, 1989 after an automobile accident near Lafayette.

She was born Dec. 19, 1925 to Elmer and Helen YOUNG WARNER. She moved to Argos in 1964 from Huntertown, near Fort Wayne. On April 21, 1946 in Fort Wayne she married Gene O. WAKELAND, who survives. For a numvber of years, she had been a secretary for the former Don Calhoun Car Agency in Argos. She was a member of the Argos United Methodist Church and the Walnut Rouletts Home Ec Club.

Surviving with her husband are two daughters, Mrs. Roger (Sally) WATKINS, Bloomington, and Mrs. Dale (Janelle) BLANCH, Argos; a son, Larry [WAKELAND], New South Wales, Australia; eleven grandchildren, and two sisters, Mary THOMAS, Elkhart, and Mrs. William (Doretta) GILLIAM, Norfolk, Va. Preceding in death were two brothers.

Private services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Memorial services will be conducted at the Argos United Methodist Church at a time to be announced. Memorials may be made to the missions fund of the Argos United Methodist Church.

Walter S. Bolin

Walter S. BOLIN, 73, Whispering Pines Trailer Court, Warsaw, died at 6:27 a.m. today at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

He was born April 13, 1916 at Princeton to Abe and Pearlie May BOLIN, and had lived most of his life in the Mentone-Etna Green area. On June 2, 1957 he married Susie HELTON, who survives. He was a sructure worker at a steel mill and was a former employee of Cargill Manufacturing, Mentone.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Steve (Donna) MOCK, Milford, and Lauda Lou WHITED, Wheatfield; a son, Lee Lonnie “Randy” ADAMS, Tucson, Ariz., and a sister, Ann MORGAN, Louisville, Ky. Preceding in death were two brothers.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Pentecostal Gospel Hill Church of God on Indiana 15 at Silver Lake. Burial will be in the Lakeview Cemetery, Silver Lake, with the Rev. Ralph DOTSON officiating. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, and after 9 a.m. Friday at the church.

Laura Wideman

Laura WIDEMAN, 71, of 404 S. Mishawaka St., Akron, died at 9:05 a.m. Monday shortly after admission to Woodlawn Hospital.

She was born Aug. 30, 1918 in Pawtucket, R.I., to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley PTAK. On Jan. 30, 1946 in Pawtucket she married Harold WIDEMAN, who sruvives.

Surviving with her husband are a sister, Mrs. John (Pauline) KOSZYK, South Bend; a brother, Frank [PTAK], Pawtucket, and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were two brothers and a sister.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. James MALBONE officiating. Burial will be in the Nichols Cemetery north of Akron. Friends may call from 4-8 pm. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Wednesday, December 27, 1989

Claude Swafford

Claude SWAFFORD, 54, Saner Drive, Akron, died at 1:05 p.m. Tuesday at Whitley County Hospital, Columbia City, where he was admitted earlier in the day.

He had lived in Akron for 2 1/2 years, moving from Warsaw. He was born May 1, 1935 at Mt. Juliet, Tenn., to Staley and Mae SMITH SWAFFORD. On Dec. 17, 1955 in Georgia he married Mary Ann WILLARD, who survives. For 18 years, he was a truck driver for Essex, Columbia City Terminal. He was a member of the Teamsters Union.

Surviving with his wife are a daughter, Patricia Ann PRATER, Akron; two sons, Ricky Lee and Claude Michael [SWAFFORD], both of Akron; a grandson, Damon Jay PRATER; three sisters, Gerturde HUDSON, Lebanon, Tenn.; Anna GOOLSBY, Auburn Town, Tenn., and Hazel SWAFFORD, of North Carolina; five brothers, Johnny GUNTER, Scottsville, Ky.; James SWAFFORD, Adolphus, Ky.; Gilbert SWAFFORD, Warsaw; Dave SWAFFORD, Leanon, Tenn., and Roy SWAFFORD, Watertown, Tenn.

Services will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Lowell BURRUS officiating. There will be a Saturday service at an undetermined time at Naves Funeral Home, Lebanon, Tenn. Burial will be in the Wilson County Memorial Garden, Lebanon. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Thursday at Hartzler Funeral Home and on Friday evening at Naves Funeral Home.

Gertrude Webster

Gertrude WEBSTER, 76, Chase Manor, Logansport, formerly of Culver, died at 10:30 p.m. Monday at Memorial Hospital, Logansport.

She was born March 5, 1913 at Nicholasville, Ky. She was a retired nurse’s aide. She came to Culver in 1977 from Lexington, Ky., and had resided at Chase Manor for 10 years. She was a member of the Lexington Baptist Church. Her husband, James WEBSTER, died in 1955.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver. Burial will be in Culver Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call from 1-2 p.m. Thursday.

Harold P. Stiver

Harold P. STIVER, 73, Rt. 4, Logansport, died at 8:45 p.m. Monday at his home.

He was born April 20, 1916 in Logansport to Bert L. and Esther PORTER STIVER. On Feb. 24, 1940 in Delphi he married Opal HOWELL, who survives. He retired in 1974 after 43 years as a machinist at Rockwell International, Logansport. He was a concessionaire for 31 years at Indiana Beach, and a member of the Ninth Street Christian Church, Logansport, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

Surviving with his wife are two sons, Robert H. [STIVER], Kansas City, Mo., and Ken R. [STIVER], Indianapolis; a daughter, Mary E STRANTZ, Monticello, and six grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Fisher Funeral Chapel, Logansport, with Dr. Sam YOUNG and the Rev. Robert FLYNN officiating. Burial will be at Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Logansport. Friends may call from 3-9 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Kidney Patients of Cass County.

Geraldine J. Good

Geraldine J. “Ginger” GOOD, 67, Rt. 1, Kewanna, died at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.

She was born March 7, 1922 at Kewanna to Herbert F. and Goldie WOOLINGTON HAMMAN. On May 5, 1940 at Kewanna she married Delbert “Zeke” GOOD, who survives.

Surviving with her husband are her mother; three sons, L. Joe [GOOD], Kewanna; Dick [GOOD], Rt. 3, Logansport, and John H. [GOOD], Rt. 5, Winamac; three brothers, Ralph [HAMMAN], Monterey, and Bob and Ron [HAMMAN], both of Kewanna; two sisters, Betty FRAZIE and Ruth TALBOTT, both of Kewanna; six grandchildren and a great-grandson. Preceding in death were her father, a brother and a sister.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Bryan TON officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Citizens Cemetery, Kewanna. Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. Thursday and after 8 a.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the Grass Creek Lions Club or to charity.

Thursday, December 28, 1989

Doris E. Peters

Doris E. PETERS, 60, of 1102 Jefferson St., formerly of Plymouth, died at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Hospital where she had been a patient for one day.

Mrs. Peters was born Jan. 15, 1929 in Randolph, N.Y., to Reuben and Clarabelle TURNER PLUCKER. She moved to Rochester six weeks ago from Marshall County, where she had lived most of her life. On April 18, 1971 in Kansas City, Mo., she married Stephen M. PETERS, who survives. She had attended the Pentecostal churches in Plymouth and Rochester.

Surviving with her husband are a daughter, Mrs. Dennis (Charlotte) ARNOLD, Buchanan, Mich.; five sons, Ehler D. MARTIN, Rochester; Alan F. and Charles B. MARTIN, both of Argos; Anthony R. MARTIN, Elkhart, and John A. MARTIN, Hemit, Calif.; twenty-six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Edith STREETER of Florida. Preceding in death were a daughter, Virture L. PERRY, in 1983 and a son, Edwin L. MARTIN in 1963.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald MILLER officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today, and after 9 a.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association.

Frances W. Nelson

Frances W. NELSON, 89, of 10904 State Road 10 West, Argos, died at 2:54 a.m. today at her home.

Mrs. Nelson was born Jan. 20, 1900 in Piqua, Ohio, to James W. and Etta ARNOLD EVANS. She had lived in Argos for 60 years, moving there from Fulton County. On Nov. 12, 1919 in Rochester she married Don NELSON, who died June 6, 1976. She was a member of the Argos Congregational Church, the Green Township Homemakers Club, the Whippoorwill Ladies Aid and the Marshall County Farm Bureau (charter member).

Surviving are three sons, Glen E. [NELSON], Highland; Maurice E [NELSON], South Bend, and Wendell W. [NELSON], Culver; twelve grandchildren, and twenty-three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandson and a brother.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Earl LIGHTFOOT officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and from 6-8 p.m. on Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Argos Congregational Church.

Michael L. Zartman

Michael L. “Mike” ZARTMAN, 72, Rt. 6, Rochester, died at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday in Woodlawn Hospital after being in failing health for a number of years.

He was born Nov. 3, 1917 near Rochester to Cora L. and Anna FRIEND ZARTMAN. He had resided most of his life in the Fulton County area. On April 21, 1946 in Fulton County he married Mary Ellen JOHNSON, who survives. He retired after 25 years with Sealed Power Corporation, and also was a retired farmer. He was an Army veteran of World War II, during which he served in the Pacific Theater. He was a member of the United Auto Workers union.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Michael (Melody) TAYLOR, Mobile, Ala., and Deb. CARLSON, Rochester; a son, Douglas [ZARTMAN], Kewanna; five grandchildren; a sister, Agnes HECKTOR, Rochester; a twin brother, Matthew “Pete” ZARTMAN, Durand, Mich., and nieces and nephews. A brother, Adam [ZARTMAN] died in 1970.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Tom BALLARD officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, with military rites by the VFW and American Legion. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Saturday, and after 11 a.m. Sunday.

Friday, December 29, 1989

Mary B. Willoughby

Mary Beatrice WILLOUGHBY, 97, Kewanna, died at 7:57 a.m. Thursday at Fulton House, Chase Center, Logansport.

She was born March 13, 1892 in Niles, Kansas, to William S. and Maria Belle BOYER AYERS. She married Wilbur N. WILLOUGHBY on Jan. 4, 1915 in Chicago; he died in 1962. She was a member of the Kewanna United Methodist Church and the Kewanna Rebekah Lodge.

Surviving are three daughters, Olive WATKINS, Rt. 2, Kewanna; Charlotte TALBOTT, Plymouth, and Guyla CUNNINGHAM, Rt. 1, Kewanna; a son, William N. [WILLOUGHBY], Rt. 2, Kewanna; a sister, Susan ALLEN, Greybull, Wyo.; eight grandchildren; twenty-eight great-grandchildren; seventeen great-great-grandchildren, and a niece. She was preceded in death by a sister, a granddaughter and two grandsons.

Services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Bryan TON officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Citizes Cemetery at Kewanna. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and after 10 a.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to the Kewanna United Methodist Church.

Warren S. McKee

Warren S. McKEE, 79, of 307 Spruce St., Sturgis, Mich., formerly of Colon, Mich., died Thursday in the Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, Mich.

He was born April 24, 1910 in Bowinton, Okla.

Surviving with his wife, Elizabeth [McKEE], are two daughters, Kathryn Mae McKEE, Kalamazoo, and Mrs. Ralph (Janet) SMITH, Port Richey, Fla.; a son, Dr. John W. McKEE, Akron; several grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Helen MANN, Constantine, Mich.; a brother, Dr. Ralph W. McKEE, Pacific Palisades, Calif., nieces and nephews.

Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Colon United Methodist Church with the Rev. Larry E. HUBLEY officiating. Private burial of cremains will be at the Constantine Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Colon United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are by the Schipper Funeral Home at Colon.

Saturday, December 30, 1989

Trella Baum

Trella BAUM, 85, Mentone, died at 5:59 a.m. Friday at Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake.

She was born Sept. 5, 1904 in Fulton County to Wesley and Alice MIDDLETON FLENAR. She was a lifetime resident of the area. She was retired from the Mentone Co-op elevator and attended Manchester College where she taught for two years.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Firman (Frances) SENSIBAUGH, Warsaw, and Mrs. Charles (Lois) HUNTER, Mentone twin sons, Doyle [BAUM], Bristol, and Hoyle [BAUM], Talma; eight grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were three brothers and three sisters.

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

Dale R. Mevis

Dale R. MEVIS, 68, Lapaz, died at 4:20 p.m. Thursday at his home.

He was born Aug. 3, 1921 in Lapaz to Harry and Mae “Nora” RANSBOTTOM MEVIS. He was a lifetime resident of Marshall County. On March 29, 1941 in Marshall County he married Margaret L. BAKER, who died in 1967. He was a retired millwright and a member of the Burr Oak Church of God.

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Albert (Mary) REX, Plymouth; Mrs. Kenneth (Barbara) BOYD and Carol MEVIS, both of Rochester; Joan MEVIS, Culver, and Bernice LEFFORD, Argos; a son, Robert [MEVIS], Lakeville; fifteen grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; his mother; two sisters, Flossie KIMBRELL, South Bend, and Grace GAMBEL, Plymouth; two brothers, Ben [MEVIS], Culver and Theodore [MEVIS], Plymouth. Preceding in death were two sisters and two brothers.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with the Rev. Paul McBRIDE officiating. Burial will be in Burr Oak Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Marshall County Cancer Association.