FULTON COUNTY INDIANA
OBITUARIES
1953
The News-Sentinel
Jean
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The News-Sentinel
1953
Friday, January 2, 1953
Otto P. Frick
Mrs. E. M. RAGLAND, Lake Manitou, who has just returned from an extended visit out-of-town, today opened a message informing her of the death of Otto P. FRICK, which occurred in Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Dec. 20th.
Mr. Frick for many years spent his vacations at his own cottage in the Bessmore Park addition at Lake Manitou. He was buried in the Frick plot in a cemetery at Salem, [Indiana].
He is survived by his wife, 8008 Westfield Blvd., Indianapolis; two daughters; a son and five grandchildren.
Bess Leffel
Mrs. Bess LEFFEL, 55, R.R. 4, Rochester, passed away at 8:00 a.m. today at the Rochester Nursing Home, where she had been a patient since December 28. She had been seriously ill for three months.
Mrs. Leffel had been a resident of the Rochester community for the past five years moving here from Cass county.
Bess, daughter of F. P. and Kitty (WELSH) McFADDEN was born May 22, 1897 in Ashland county, Ohio. On Sept. 11, 1915, she was married to Paul LEFFEL at Twelve Mile, Ind. Mrs. Leffel was a member of the Twelve Mile Bethlehem Methodist church; was past matron of the Fulton O.E.S. and was a member of Naomi Shrine of Logansport.
Surviving are the husband; two daughers, Mrs. Elmer BOZARD, Kokomo and Mrs. Don TILTON, Cass county; two granddaughters, Carol Sue BOZARD and Catherine TILTON; two sisters, Mrs. Martha FISCHER, Seattle,Wash. and Miss Lulu McFADDEN, Painesville, Ohio.
Final rites in charge of Rev. Howard CRESS, will be held Sunday 1:30 p.m. at the Ditmire Chapel, Fulton. Burial will be in the Bethlehem cemetery near Twelve Mile.
The Fulton O.E.S. chapter will conduct its services at the chapel 8 p.m. Saturday. Friends may call at Ditmire funeral home.
Margaret Benedict
Mrs. Margaret BENEDICT, 56, who resided five miles south of Argos, died at 8:20 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Hospital. She had been seriously ill for the past six weeks. All her life had been spent in the vicinity of Argos and the north portion of Fulton county.
A native of Marshall county, she was born May 23, 1896 to Clinton F. and Martha BODEY. She was married to Forest A. BENEDICT on Jan. 15, 1918. Mrs. Benedict was a member of the St. Paul E.U.B. church of Rochester.
Survivors are the husband, at home; a son, Charles E. [BENEDICT] and his wife, Eva L. and two grandchildren, Mary Kaye and Linda Lou [BENEDICT], all of Argos. A brother, Forest [BODEY], and a sister Inez [BODEY], preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Richland Center Methodist church. Rev. William A. HUGHES of Rochester, assisted by Rev. Mrs. Edith BRUNER, the Richland Center Methodist church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Friends may call at the Grossman funeral home, from 7 p.m. this evening to 1 p.m. Sunday.
Laura Lee Miller
While visiting at the home of relatives in Wyandotte, Mich., Mrs. Laura Lee MILLER, 424 Grove street, Argos, passed away at 5 a.m. Thursday. Her death was caused by a heart seizure. Mrs. Miller had been a resident of Argos practically all of her life.
She was born Feb. 14, 1882, in Marshall county, the daughter of John and Alzina (WALLACE) FINNEY. On Nov. 30, 1899 she was married to Lester MILLER at Plymouth. Her husband preceded her in death in 1947. Mrs. Miller was a member of the Argos Christian church, the Philathia Class, Ladies Aid and the Whippoorwill Ladies Aid.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Alzina RICHENBACHER, Detroit; a son, Ormond [MILLER] at home; two sisters, Mrs. Effie KLINE, Culver and Mrs. Melvina FALVEY, South Bend.
Funeral services, in charge of Rev. J. Robert COOVERT, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Umbaugh funeral home, Argos. Burial will be in the Maple Grove cemetery, Argos. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Saturday, January 3, 1953
Edward Unger
Following a month’s illness Edward UNGER, 69, North Fulton Ave., this city, passed away at 11:45 a.m. Friday at Woodlawn Hospital. Mr. Unger had been a resident of this city for two years, coming here from Metea.
He was born March 17, 1883 in Wabash county to Emanuel and Ellen (CURTIS) UNGER. His first marriage was to Elizabeth HOOVER who preceded him in death on April 30, 1948. Later he was wed to Dora DOWDY, who survives.
Other survivors are: Four sons, Walter [UNGER], Lucerne; Eldon [UNGER], Twelve Mile; Paul [UNGER], Grand Rapids, Mich., and Ernest [UNGER], Detroit; four daughters, Lavonna SCHELEGAL, Detroit; Lois LANDON, Flint, Mich.; Bertha BUEACHER, Detroit and Helen COOPER, Peru; seventeen grandchildren and four sisters, Berthe COOPER, Bessie ANDERSON, both of Rochester; Eva SYLVESTER, Lagro, and Grace [UNGER], Fort Wayne.
Funeral services in charge of Rev. Kiah RAYL of the Assembly of God will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Ditmire Chapel, Fulton. Burial will be in the Metea cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Cecil Ray McVay
Harry McVAY, 210 North Main street, this city, received word early today of the death of his grandson, Cecil Ray “C.R.” McVAY, of McAllister, Texas. Mr. McVay, who was a Recruiting Officer in the Marine Corps stationed at McAllister, was fatally injured in an auto crash, which occurred at McAllister Friday evening.
C. R. McVAY, 28, was the son of Ray and Savola McVAY of Alice, Texas. As a child he spent several summers in Fulton County with his grandfather and also his uncle, Wilford GUISE.
Survivors include the parents; two brothers, Ensign Richart Lee McVAY, who is on sea duty aboard the U.S.S. Marquette; and Danny [McVAY], at home; one sister, Mrs. Norma Jean SCHACH of McAllen, Texas, and the grandfather, Harry McVAY. Mrs. Mary Alice OVERMYER of Rochester and Mrs. Ruth HITE of Kouts are aunts of the deceased.
C. R. and Richard Lee McVay, their father and an uncle, Ralph McVAY, of Oklahoma City visited relatives in Rochester last spring.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at the Charles Wilson Funeral Home at McAllister.
Monday, January 5, 1953
Hacel M. Tuttle
Miss Hazel Marie TUTTLE, 59, of the Fulton County Home, passed away at2 p.m. Sunday at the Rochester Nursing Home. She became seriously ill Christmas Day. She had een a resident of this community since April 29, 1915.
Hazel Marie, daughter of Miles and Esther KENDLE TUTTLE, was born June 17, 1893 in Liberty township.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home with the Rev. William HUGHES officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester Citizens cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Infant Knotts
Brief services for the infant daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Slater KNOTTS were held Sunday afternoon. The infant was stillborn Saturday morning at the Memorial Hospital, South Bend. Interment was made in the Elwood city cemetery. Funeral arrangements were in charge of the Foster Funeral Home.
James Allen Westwood
Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Foster Funeral Home for James Allen, day-old son of Carl and Frances WESTWOOD. Rev. Stephen GUBI officiated and burial was made in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Surviving are the parents; a brother, Edward, and sister Evelyn, all at home; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore BARTS, Mishawaka; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas WESTWOOD, R.R 4, Rochester; a great-grandmother, Mrs. Elmer OLINGER and a great-grandfather, Lester STUBBS, Leiters Ford.
Tuesday, January 6, 1953
Stephen Allen Cole
Final rites for Stephen Allen COLE, 15-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James R. COLE, this city, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Harrison Funeral Home, Royal Center. The Rev. A. Ray NOLAND will officiate.
The child passed away at 5:30 a.m. Monday at the Northern Indiana Children’s Hospital, South Bend, following a month’s illness. He was born in Rochester, Sept. 28, 1951, to James R. and Margaret CONN COLE.
Surviving are the parents; a brother James; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Vera CONN, this city and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. COLE, Macy.
Mrs. Perry Moon
Rochester friends have received word of the death of Mrs. Perry MOON, Logansport, which occurred suddenly in St. Petersburg, Fla., Monday afternoon. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon in Logansport.
Mrs. Moon was a sister of the late Mrs. Alice CLAYTON, this city, and of Frank YOUNG, Logansport.
Wednesday, January 7, 1953
Audrey G. Fenimore
Mrs. Audrey G. FENIMORE, 58, Lexington, Ky., died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn hospital. Mrs. Fenimore, former resident of Akron, had been in ill health for the past six months. The Fenimores moved from Akron to Kentucky 18 months ago.
A native of Fulton county, Mrs. Fenimore was born August 13, 1895, to C. V. and Hattie (BRYANT) KINDIG. In 1911 she was married to Forest R. FENIMORE at Rochester. She was a member of O. E. S. of North Judson and the Walter Hill Presbyterian church, Lexington, Ky.
Survivors are the husband; two daughters, Mrs. Ferrell SCHUG, Long Beach, Calif.; Mrs. Sonabelle BEAVERS, Lexington, Ky.; two sons, Ronald [FENIMORE], Akron; Vance [FENIMORE], Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. Cecil JONES, South Bend; Mrs. Clarence MIKESELL, this city; five brothers, C. A., Oral and Roy KINDIG, all of Rochester; Cleon KINDIG, Macy, Calif.; Arnie KINDIG, Columbus, O., and nine grandchildren.
Final rites will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Akron Methodist church with the Rev. Claude FAWNS officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Friends may call at the Sheetz funeral home, Akron, until 11:30 a.m. Friday.
J. Henry Sommer
A pioneer resident of Miami county, J. Henry SOMMER, 94, passed away at 11:20 p.m. Tuesday at his home four miles south of Akron. He had been seriously ill for two months. Mr. Sommer, a retired farmer and veterinarian, had been a resident of Miami county for practically his entire life.
The son of John and Lunvira (FOLTZ) SOMMER was born February 2, 1858 in Allen county. He was married to Hattie ENGLEHEART on March 1, 1884, at Denver, Ind. Mr. Sommer was a member of the Lutheran church of Gilead, the Masonic Lodge since 1880 and was a charter member of the Gilead Order of Eastern Star.
Surviving are his wife, at home; two sons, Charles SOMMER, Peru; Fred SOMMER, Akron and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron. Burial will be in the Gilead cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Thursday.
Arthur P. True
Funeral services for Arthur P. TRUE, 76, formerly of Rochester, were held this afternoon at Lisle, Ill. Mr. True passed away at his home in Lisle Sunday afternoon.
A retired railroader, he had been engaged in the grocery business for the past few years. He was the son of Newton and Samantha TRUE, of this city. A cousin, Fred TRUE, resides in Chicago.
Thursday, January 8, 1953
G. Merritt Mackey
Following an illness of a month, George Merritt MACKEY, 82, of this city, died at 1:40 a.m. today at Woodlawn hospital. Mr. Mackey, a retired farmer, had been a resident of Fulton county his entire life.
He was born August 9, 1870, in Rochester. His parents were Horace C. and Lucy (DUNLAP) MACKEY. Mr. Mackey never married. He was a member of the Rochester I.O.O.F. Lodge.
Surviving are two brothers, Oren MACKEY, Whiting; Dr. C. Gleason MACKEY, Culver; two sisters, Mrs. Mary HOFFMAN and Mrs. Charlotte PALMER, both of this city, and several nieces and nephews.
Final rites will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Foster Funeral Home. Rev. W. D. ARCHIBALD, of Leiters Ford Methodist church, will officiate and burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery, here.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Alice V. Lambert
Mrs. Alice V. LAMBERT, 82, of near Twelve Mile, died Wednesday morning at her home after a lingering illness. Mrs. Lambert had a wide acquaintance of friends throughout the southern section of Fulton county.
She was born February 11, 1861, in Poe, Ind., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon SNYDER.
Survivors are the husband, Fred [LAMBERT]; three daughters, Mrs. D. T. DUNGAN, R.R. 1, Twelve Mile; Mrs. Roy MOORE, Chillicothe, Mo.; Mrs. Fred PRATT, of near Twelve Mile; five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Mary MILLER, Twelve Mile; Mrs. Sally MERLEY, Akron; Mrs. Elizabeth KOTTERMAN, Macy and a brother, O.O. SNYDER, Akron.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Friends may call at the Chase-Miller chapel, Logansport.
Friday, January 9, 1953
Alice Downs
Funeral services for Mrs. C. L. DOWNS, who died at 2:45 a.m. Thursday at her home, 724 W. Broadway, Mishawaka, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the First Evangelical church, that city.
Mrs. Downs, who was born in Pulaski County was married to C. L. DOWNS on October 8, 1914 at Rochester. Her maiden name was Alice McCAY. She was a member of the Mishawaka First Evangelical church.
Survivors are the husband; a son, Hugh Robert
DOWNS, and a daughter, Mrs. Darrel K. MOORE, Jr., all of Mishawaka; five
grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. C. V. NORRIS, Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Ernest
KEENER, Niles, Mich.; Mrs. Ralph SHONK,
this city; a brother, Charles McCAY, New Carlisle and an uncle, Thomas McCAY,
Rochester.
Mrs. Ralph Shaver
Mrs. James WARE of Kewanna has received news of the death of Mrs. Ralph SHAVER, Polo, Ill. The Shavers were residents of Union township for several years, residing on a farm which is now occupied by Robert HENDRICKSON and family.
Mrs. Shaver is survived by her husband and daughter Margaret [SHAVER].
Dr. Robert J. D. Peters
Funeral services were held in Indianapolis this afternoon for Dr. Robert J. D. PETERS, who passed away in his sleep Wednesday at his home 3203 East Michigan street, Indianapolis.
He was born in Macy on August 27, 1888, the son of Dr. and Mrs. John Benjamin PETERS. He was a graduate of Macy high school and the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Survivors include the widow and several nieces and nephews.
Saturday, January 10, 1953
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Monday, January 12, 1953
Opaleah M. Weaver
Mrs. Ray E. WEAVER, 46, R.R. 1, Roann, died at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at home. Her death was attributed to a heart ailment, from which she had suffered for the past two months. She had been a resident of the Roann community for 10 years, moving there from Deedsville.
Opaleah M., daughter of Edward and Matilda (BROWN) DEEDS, was borh December 6, 1906 at Deedsville. She was married to Ray E. WEAVER on July 8, 1942 at Denver. Mrs. Weaver was a member of Deedsville Ebenezer church.
Survivors are her husband; a sister, Mrs. Lucille PUGH, R.R. 2, Roann; three brothers, Guy DEEDS, Macy; Earl DEEDS, Deedsville; Dennis DEEDS, Rochester; three half-sisters, Mrs. Zoa KERSCHNER, Chili; Mrs. Floa BROWN, Denver; Mrs. Eva MATHIAS, Logansport, and a half-brother, Russell DEEDS, Milwaukee.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Ebenezer church Deedsville, with the Rev. C. F. GOLDEN, Denver, officiating. Burial will be in the Laketon cemetery. Friends may call at the Sheetz funeral home, Akron, until noon Tuesday.
Edna May Burns
A verdict of accidental death in the shooting of Mrs. Edna May BURNS, 29, Dec. 4, 1952, has been returned by Dr. Dean K. STINSON, Fulton County Coroner.
The verdict was returned after Dr. Stinson had received a report on a ballistics test made on the gun in the state crime laboratories in Indianapolis.
It is believed that Mrs. Burns received the
fatal blast from the gun when it was discharged after she had dropped it in her
home near Akron.
Tuesday, January 13, 1953
[no obits]
Wednesday, January 14, 1953
Zora Blacketor
Mrs. Zora (STANLEY) BLACKETOR, 63, died at 9 p.m. Tuesday evening at her home, 1412 College avenue, this city. She had been bedfast for the past three years. Mrs. Blacketor had been a resident of Fulton county most of her life and moved to Rochester from the Kewanna vicinity.
She was born October 2, 1889, in Fayette county, Indiana. Her parents were Franklin and Ada (RETHERFORD) STANLEY. In March of 1911 she was married to Kline BLACKETOR, Sr., at Rochester. Mrs. Blacketor was a member of the Baptist church of Kewanna.
Those surviving are the husband, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Byron GINN; three sons, Francis, Kline, Jr., and Raymond [BLACKETOR], all of Rochester; four brothers and sis sixters: Glen STANLEY, Rochester; Russell and Nathan STANLEY, Elwood; Victor, Falmouth; Mrs. Clifford BAGGERLY and Mrs. Marion MURDEN, Rochester; Mrs. Thurman COOK, Logansport; Mrs. Loyd WERNER, Peru; Mrs. Harvey DAVIS, Elwood, and Mrs. Wilbur FRALING, Peru, and three grandchildren. A daughter, Nila Jean [BLACKETOR], two brothers and a sister preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held in the Rochester Baptist church at 1:30 p.m. Friday. Rev. Harry J. BAILEY and Rev. H. Gordon HYDE will officiate. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery here. Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home.
Elmer M. Newcomb
Elmer M. NEWCOMB, 76, well-known farmer of the Woodrow neighborhood died at 12:30 p.m. He had been in failing health since February 1952.
Mr. Newcomb had been a resident of Woodrow community for 61 years, coming there from Marshall county. He is survived by his widow, two sons, Carl and James G. [NEWCOMB], of this city and a daughter, Mrs. Paul MYERS, also of Rochester.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Baptist church. A complete obituary report will be published in Thursday edition of The News-Sentinel.
Thursday, January 15, 1953
Elmer M. Newcomb
Funeral services for Elmer M. NEWCOMB, R.R. 1, Rochester, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rochester Baptist church with Rev. H. Gordon HYDE and Rev. Harry J. BAILEY officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the Newcomb home in the Woodrow neighborhood. Mr. Newcomb, who died at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, was born March 13, 1876 in Marshall county. His parents were Edwin A. and Katherine (SHONK) NEWCOMB. He was married to Effie BLACKETOR on March 17, 1897 at Macy, Ind. Mr. Newcomb attended the Rochester Baptist church and was active in Farm Bureau work.
He had been a resident of the Woodrow community for over three score of years and had many friends throughout Rochester and Fulton county.
Survivors are his wife, at home; two sons, Carl NEWCOMB and James G. “Doc”
NEWCOMB, and a daughter, Mrs. Paul MYERS, all of this city; a sister, Mrs. Hattie BISHOP, Bellingham, Wash., six grandchildren: Edwin, Karl, Joan and Marcia NEWCOMB and William MYERS, all of Rochester, and Mrs. Eddie SNYDER, Lincoln, Ill.; and two great-granchildren, Lyman and Leonard SNYDER, Lincoln, Ill.
Two sons, Leonard and Floyd NEWCOMB, preceded their father in death.
Charles L. Cooper
Charles L. COOPER, 69, 112 E. 10th street, this city, died at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Joseph DYSON, of Clearwater, Fla. Mr. Cooper suffered a stroke the forepart of last week and failed to rally. He and his wife left Rochester December 31 for a visit with the Dysons in Clearwater.
Mr. Cooper was born May 18, 1883. For over 35 years he was employed by the Nickel Plate railroad and resided in Argos. He moved to Rochester a few years ago and worked for the Indiana Metal Products Company until his retirement.
He was a member of the Rochester Methodist church; a past master and past patron of the Argos Mason and O.E.S. lodges and also a member of the Marshall County Association of Actual Past Masters.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ella H. (WALL) COOPER, of this city; a sister, Mrs. Joseph DYSON, Clearwater Fla., and four grandchildren. Three children, Charles [COOPER], Jr., Washington, D.C.; Louis [COOPER], Chicago and Mrs Elinor MATHIA, Plymouth, preceded their father in death.
The body accompanied by Mrs. Cooper will arrive in Argos at noon Friday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Friends may call at the Grossman funeral home after 7 p.m. Friday.
Friday, January 16, 1953
Louisa Huff
Mrs. Louisa HUFF, 88, 217 North Michigan street, Argos, died at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Sherman Nursing Home, Plymouth. She had been a patient there for two weeks. Her death was caused by a heart ailment.
Mrs. Huff was a member of the Argos Methodist church. Her husband, Alfred HUFF, preceded her in death October 26, 1940.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Zola DOBSON, Baltimore, Md.; a son, Dale HUFF, Oakland, Cal., and four grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Friends may call at the Umbaugh funeral home Argos.
Charles L. Cooper
Funeral
services for Charles L. COOPER will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at the Grossman
funeral home, Argos. Rev. Thomas J.
LUKE, of South Bend will officiate and burial will be in the New Oak Hill
cemetery, Plymouth.
Saturday, January 17, 1953
Louisa Huff
Final rites for Mrs. Louisa HUFF, who died at Plymouth Thursday evening, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Umbaugh funeral home, Argos. Rev. Allen B. RICE, Argos Methodist church, will be in charge of the services and burial will be in the Buck cemetery, Plymouth.
Friends may call at the Argos funeral home.
Amanda Bunn
Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda BUNN, 86, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Leiters Ford Methodist church. Rev. Herman ADAMS, Hobart, will officiate and burial will be in the Leiters cemetery.
Mrs. Bunn died Thursday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rhoda KURTZ, 623 N. Butrick St., Waukegan, Ill., where she had made her home for the past six years.
She was born in Mansfield, O., December 18, 1865, the daught er of Thomas and Lucinda EASTERDAY. Her parents moved to Indiana when she was quite young and her entire life was spent in the vicinity of Leiters Ford. Her husband, Charles BUNN, preceded her in death on March 17, 1935, and a daughter, Mrs. Lucretia SANNS, in December, 1933.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Rhoda KURTZ, Waukegan, Ill., and Mrs. Madge WAGONER, Plymouth; a sister, Mrs. Charles NEWCOMER, this city; ten grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Monday, January 19, 1953
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Tuesday, January 20, 1953
Pearl Plank
Rochester relatives late Monday evening received word of the death of Mrs. Donald C. PLANK, Sr., which occurred in Brownsville, Texas, around 7:30 p.m. Monday. Mrs. Plank suffered a heart seizuer and died almost instantly while riding in the family automobile with Mr. Plank. Prior to this fatal attack she had been enjoying her usual good health.
The Planks, who reside in their home on Koffel’s Point, Lake Manitou, left here several weeks ago to spend the winter months in Brownsville.
Mrs. Plank, the former Pearl BARRETT, had been a resident of this city throughout her entire life and was active in both religious and social affairs of the city and county. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abner J. BARRETT.
In 1940, she was married to Donald C. PLANK, Sr., of this city. Mrs. Plank was a member of the Rochester Christian Church and the Order of Eastern Star, this city.
Survivors are the husband; a brother, John BARRETT, this city; a nephew, Barrett IRVIN, Culver, and several cousins who reside in South Bend.
Mr. Plank entrained from Brownsville today with the body and is expected to arrive in Rochester Thursday.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Wednesday, January 21, 1953
T. P. Cook
Dr. T. P. COOK, well-known veterinarian, died at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at his home, 403 E. 13th street, this city. Dr. Cook suffered a cerebral hemorrhage at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon and failed to rally.
His death came as shock to his wide acquaintance of friends throughout the city and county, as previously he had been in his usual good health.
He was prominently known throughout the midwest sulky horse racing circuit and was owner of “Dr. Broo,” a pacer which had won many races in county and state fairs in Indiana and ajoining states.
Theodore Purdy COOK was born April 30, 1882, in the Green Oak community, southeast of Rochester. His parents were Del and Marthia (SHEETS) COOK. He was a graduate of the Indiana Veterinarians’ College, Indianapolis, in 1911. Following his graduation, he practiced in Illinois for two years and then returned to Rochester, where he has since resided. Dr. Cook was appointed Deputy State Veterinarian in 1949.
He was married to Goldie HOPPER, May 3, 1929 at Wabash.
Survivors are his wife, at home; a sister, Mrs. Ethel NEWMAN, R.R. 6, Rochester; a niece and five nephews, Erma and Fred CLINGER, Shoshone, Idaho; Maurice, Ernest, Donald and Oren NEWMAN, all of this city.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Rochester Baptist church with Rev. H. Gordon HYDE officiating. The body will be placed to rest in the Rochester mausoleum.
The body was removed at 5 p.m. today from the Zimmerman Bros. funeral home to the residence, where friends may call.
Bert Slonaker
Bert SLONAKER, 72, farmer of near Monterey, suffered a stroke while at work Monday afternoon and died within 90 minutes. He was assisting in the butchering of a hog for Mrs. Emma NORMAN when he was stricken.
Born Octoer 7, 1881, he was the son of Isaac and Martha MAHLER SLONAKER.
He is survived by his wife and several children and also a brother, Leonard SLONAKER, north of Rochester.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Edith L. Jones
Mrs. Edith L. JONES, 57, route 1, Macy, died 8:45 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital, where she had been a patient for past eight weeks.
She was born Sept. 28, 1895, in Miami County to Samuel D. and Minnie M. (DAY) ORR. On Sept. 22, 1916, she was married to Martin L. JONES, at Peru. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Perrysburg Baptist church and the Mission Circle.
Survivors are the husband, at home; a daughter, Emmaloo CASKEY, this city and a grandson, Ricky [CASKEY].
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. at the
Perrysburg Baptist church. Services
will be in charge of Rev. and Mrs. Ericus FOOR. Burial will be in the Greenlawn cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call at the Ditmire Chapel,
Fulton.
Pearl Plank
Funeral service for Mrs. Donald C. PLANK, who died in Brownsville, Texas, Monday will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Rev. Grant BLACKWOOD of the Christian church will officiate and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Thursday, January 22, 1953
Pearl Plank
A change in plans for the final rites of Mrs. Donald C. PLANK, Sr. were announced today by the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home. The services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday from the Christian Church with Rev. Grant BLACKWOOD officiating. It had previously been announced that the rites would be held at the funeral home.
The body will arrive at 8 p.m. Friday evening and will be taken to the Zimmerman home, where it will lie in state until the hour of the services.
Edith L. Jones
Funeral services for Mrs. Edith L. JONES, R. R. 1, Macy, who died Tuesday morning at Woodlawn Hospital will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Perrysburg Baptist church. Burial will be made in the Greenlawn cemetery, Mexico.
Friday, January 23, 1953
[no obits]
Saturday, January 24, 1953
Charles Foster
Rochester relatives late Friday evening received word of the death of Charles “Chuck” FOSTER, 38, 1216 College avenue, which occurred Friday afternoon at Groveland, Fla. Details have not been received but it is believed he was the victim of a heart attack.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster, left for a Florida vacation last week, pulling a trailer belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Otis HAGEN. The Hagens had planned to accompany them but illness prevented their departure. Mrs. Foster, the former Marie BRYANT of this city, is a sister of Mrs. Hagen.
The Fosters arrived in Groveland January 17.
A native of Warsaw, Foster for the past few years has been employed in carpentry work with Charles POWERS of this city. Prior to that he was a truck driver for Joe Van DALSEN, Macy. Mrs. Foster is employed at the Boston Store, this city.
Surviving are his wife, his father; a son by a previous marriage and several sisters, all of Warsaw.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body is being returned to the Foster
funeral home, this city.
Monday, January 26, 1953
Edgar Metheny
Edgar METHENY, 84, died at 11 a.m. Saturday at his home, 401 E. Walnut street, Argos. He had been seriously ill for the past two weeks. Mr. Metheny, who was co-owner of the Argos Telephone Company for many years, had spent his entire life in Marshall county.
He was born November 2, 1868, on a farm, near Bourbon to Andrew and Cynthia (PIERSON) METHENY. In 1895 he was married to Clara PLATT, who died in 1911. His second marriage was to Maude Grace WILLIAMS on Sept. 15, 1951. Mr. Metheny was a member of the Argos Methodist church.
Surviving are his wife, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Howard KNEPER, Plymouth; Mrs. Ronald SPITLER, Argos; ten grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Edith HAND, Lakeland, Fla.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Argos Methodist church. Rev. Allen B. RICE will officiate and burial will be in the Maple Grove cemetery, Argos. Friends may call at the funeral home until noon Tuesday.
Charles Foster
Funeral services for Charles “Chuck” FOSTER, of this city, who died in Groveland, Fla., Friday, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Bilby-McHatton funeral home, Warsaw. Burial will be in a Warsaw cemetery. The body arrived in Warsaw at 10:30 a.m. today.
Stuart Pendleton
Funeral services for Stuart PENDLETON, 79, Leiters Ford, will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home, with the Rev. George CRANE officiating. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford cemetery.
Mr. Pendleton, who had been a resident of Leiters Ford for the past 15 years, died at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at the Stansbury nursing home, this city.
He had been in failing health for nine years and critically ill for three weeks.
He was born March 18, 1873 in Iowa and in 1938 was married to Gertrude CRINER BRUNICON. He was employed as a Raleigh products salesman and formerly resided at Bruce Lake.
Survivors are his wife, at home; three step-daughters, Mrs. Robert GREER, Lucerne; Mrs. Jean HERUS, Long Island, N.Y.; Mrs. Margaret JOHANSEN, Knightston, N.Y.; a brother, Daniel PENDLETON, and a sister, Miss Etta PENDLETON, both of Iowa.
Tuesday, January 27, 1953
Frederick Sidmore
Rochester friends have received word that funeral rites for Frederick SIDMORE, 43, formerly of this city, were held last Friday at Jackson, Mich. Mr. Sidmore died following major surgery the forepart of last week.
He was the son of Mrs. Della SIDMORE, a former resident of Rochester. He owned and operated a Super Market in Jackson for several years.
Survivors are his wife; a son Teddy [SIDMORE],
at home; his mother, of Jackson, Mich., and an aunt, Mrs. Edith BRUBAKER of
this city.
John R. Bryant
John R. BRYANT, 59, died at 11:15 a.m. today at his home 425 West 4th street, this city. Death was attributed to a heart ailment. He had been in failing health for four years. A retired farmer, he had resided in Fulton county throughout his entire life.
He was born June 9, [1893], to John F. and Eliza LAREMORE BRYANT. He was married to Meda BERNARD on July 29, 1919. For several years he was engaged in farming in the vicinity of Athens.
Survivors are his wife; a son, Kenneth [BRYANT]; a daughter Eileen KALEY, all of Rochester; three brothers, Clinton [BRYANT], Gary; Wesley [BRYANT], LaPorte; Ted [BRYANT], Arcola, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Grace KAISER, Rome City, Ind., and six grandchildren. Two brothers and two sistes preceded in death.
Funeral services, in charge of Rev. D. L. SLAYBAUGH, assisted by Rev. L. E. POWELL, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Athens U. B. church. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery, Athens. Friends may call at the Foster funeral home up until 1:30 p.m. Friday.
Wednesday, January 28, 1953
Lewis A. Foor
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Johns Funeral Home at Mentone for Lewis A. FOOR, 84, lifelong resident of the Macy and Mentone community. He died Saturday evening at the Masonic Home in Franklin where he had resided for the past five years. He had been ill for the past three years with a heart ailment.
Mr. Foor was born in Macy and was first married to Cora STETSON in 1888. She died in 1936. In 1938, he married Mrs. Amy DAVIS, who died in 1946.
Surviving are a son, Ben FOOR of Rome City, two stepdaughters, Mrs. Bessie YOCUM of Washington and Mrs. Maude OUTTANK, Desmoines, Ia., two stepsons, Hugh LYONS of Des Moines, and Walter LYONS of Oklahoma; a grandson and two great-grandchildren. Burial was made in the Macy cemetery.
Thursday, January 29, 1953
R. Frank Turnell
R. Frank [TURNELL], 75, former resident of Henry Township, died at 7 p.m. Wednesday at his home in Chicago. Death was caused by a heart attack.
The body is being returned to the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Ethel Bright
Miss Ethel BRIGHT, 68, formerly of Akron, died at 10 p.m. Wednesday at a nursing home in Warsaw. She had been in failing health for several months. Her parents were John and Minerva BRIGHT.
Survivors are several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Final rites will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at
the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron.
Rev. D. L. SLAYBAUGH will officiate and burial will be in the Akron
cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home.
Friday, January 30, 1953
R. Frank Turnell
Funeral services for R. Frank TURNELL, 75, who died Wednesday evening in the Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago, will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron. Rev. D. L. SLAYBAUGH will officiate and burial will be in the Akron cemetery.
Mr. Turnell was born October 4, 1877, in Wisconsin to Benjamin and Nellie TURNELL. In 1911 he was married to Goldie PEARSON at Rochester. He was a member of the Chicago Masonic lodge.
Survivors are his wife; two brothers, Clarence [TURNELL], Tacoma, Wash.; Lloyd [TURNELL], Wyakima, Wash.; three sisters, Erma TURNELL, Mrs. Ruth KERSHAW, Wyakima, Wash., and Mrs. Louella SETHER, Eugene, Ore.
Ethel Bright
Funeral services for Miss Ethel BRIGHT, 68, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron. Miss Bright died at 10 p.m. Wednesday in the Allison nursing home, five miles east of Warsaw, where she had been a patient for 18 months.
She was the daughter of John and Minerva BRYANT and for several years resided in the Lincoln community. No close relatives survive. Burial will be in the Akron cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Bertha Thomas
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha (GANGWER) BASSLER THOMAS, Grass Creek, who died Thursday morning at Woodlawn hospital will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Metea Baptist church. Burial will be in the Metea cemetery.
Bertha, daughter of Tillman and Susan GANGWER, was born Sept. 6, 1871 in Tiffin, O. Her first marriage was to Frederick BASSLER, who died in 1929. She was later wed to Melvin THOMAS, who preceded her in death in 1948.
Survivors include several children, grandchildren, sistes and brothers.
Friends may call at the Harrison funeral home, Kewanna.
Saturday, January 31, 1953
Worden Reser
Worden RESER, 53, night manager of the Rose Dale Motel, died at 4:45 p.m. Friday at his home in We-Like-It Trailer Court, Lake Manitou. His death, which came suddenly, was attributed to a heart attack. He had been in failing health for the past eight months.
Mr. Reser and family had been residents of Rochester for four months, coming here from Laurelton, Long Island, N.Y.
He was born May 24, 1899, at Milford, Pa., to James and Carolyn (STEELE) RESER. On August 2, 1918, he was married to Marie Lillian THORNTON at Brooklyn, N.Y. Mr. Reser was a veteran of World War I and was a member of the Leroy Shelton American Legion Post No. 36 of this city.
Surviving are his wife, at home; two sons, Charles W. and James W. [RESER], both of Rochester; and two daughters, Mrs. Laurice WAGNER, of Long Island, N.Y., and Miss Carol RESER, of this city.
Short prayer services will be held 6:30 p.m. today at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral
home. Rev. Paul SCHWAN of the Lutheran church will officiate. The body will be shipped to Milford, Pa., where services will be held Tuesday in the Stroyan and Crelin funeral home. Burial will be made in the Milford cemetery.
Monday, February 2, 1953
Lauretta Faye Becker
Mrs. Lauretta Faye BECKER, 67, died at 8:20 p.m. Sunday at her home, 208 E. Walnut street, Argos. Deth came suddenly from a heart seizure, but she had been in ill health for over a year. She had resided in Argos and Plymouth throughout her entire live.
A native of Marshall county, she was born July 4, 1885, at Plymouth to Richard and Addie McGRIFF. On March 31, 1910, she was married to William F. BECKER at Plymouth. Mrs. Beckeer was a member of the Church of the Brethren.
Survivors are the husband; a daughter, Mrs. Louise PERSHING, Argos; three sons, Richard and Robert [BECKER], both of Argos; Gilbert [BECKER], Plymouth; ten grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A son and a daughter died in infancy.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Grossman funeral home, Argos. Rev. Harry CLAYBAUGH of Argos, assisted by Rev. Ernest TREBER, of Darlington, will officiate. Burial will be in Maple Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.
Thomas R. Haimbaugh
Funeral services for Thomas R. HAIMBAUGH, 80, retired farmer of Mentone who died at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Reed Funeral home, Mentone. Rev. Milton DOUD will officiate and burial will be in the Mentone cemetery. Mr. Haimbaugh had been in failing health for several years.
He was born in Fulton county on January 10, 1873, to Conrad and Sarah (KING) HAIMBAUGH. On April 11, 1900 he was married to Leona BLUE. He was a member of the Mentone Baptist church.
Survivors are a sister, Mrs. Linnie VERNETT, Mentone; and several nieces and nephews, including Lester ROGERS, of this city. His wife preceded him in death in October, 1951. Mr. and Mrs. Lester ROGERS will attend the services.
Selma Jefvert
Mrs. Selma JEFVERT, of Fowler, died Sunday afternoon at the St. Elizabeth hospital, Lafayette. She had been seriously ill for five weeks.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Sophia HENNING, R.R. 1, this city, a niece, Mrs. Alfreda DeWEESE, R.R. 1, and a nephew, Rudolph HENNING, South Bend.
Funeral services will be held in the Fowler Presbyterian church, 2 p.m. Wednesday.
William H. Drumhiller
Rochester friends have received word of the death of William H. DRUMHILLER, 79, which occurred last Friday at his home in Mishawaka. Final rites were held Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Drumhiller is survived by his wife, the
former Myrtle HENDERSON of this city.
Mrs. Drumhiller is ill with influenza and was unable to attend the
services.
Tuesday, February 3, 1953
Isabelle Graham
Arthur METZLER was called to Lincoln, Neb., today by the death of his sister, Mrs. Isabelle (METZLER) GRAHAM, who passed away Monday at 4:30 p.m. Mrs. Graham was born in 1871 at Urbana, Ind.
Mrs. Graham was reared in Urbana and Rochester. She graduated from the Rochester High School and taught in the grades here for several years. She was the daughter of Dr. John B. METZLER and Anna Marie METZLER who moved to the United States from Germany.
Isabelle Metzler was married to John O. GRAHAM who preceded her in death. Mr. Graham was a brother of Mrs. Norman STONER of Rochester. Mr. Graham was associated with Beyer Brothers a former Rochester business firm for many years. Later he moved to Lincoln, Neb., where he was a director of the Standard Oil Company of Nebraska.
Mrs. Graham is survived by her brother, Arthur Metzler, two nieces, Mrs. Kenneth SWANSON, and Mrs. Marjory METZLER KING, her nephew, Jerry METZLER, two sisters-in-law Mrs. Herman METZLER, and Mrs. Norman STONER.
Services will be conducted at Lincoln, Neb., and graveside services will be held in Rochester. The Reverend Charles Merrill SMITH will conduct the graveside services at a date which will be announced.
George W. Carter
George William CARTER, 59, R.R. 3, Rochester, died at 1:15 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn hospital from a heart ailment. He had been in failing health for six months and critically ill for a week. Mr. Carter had been a resident of this community for two years, coming here from Indianapolis.
Born at Pendleton on February 20, 1893, he was the son of Ebenezer and Mary CARTER. He was married to Irene TUCKER on April 15, 1917. A retired florist, Mr. Carter was a member of the Izaak Walton League of Indianapolis and the Hunting and Fishing Club of that city.
Survivors are his wife, at home; three sons, Gene CARTER, St. Louis; Jack W. CARTER and George R. CARTER, both at home, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Foster funeral home. Rev. Paul TRUMBAUER, Talma Methodist church, will officiate and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Wednesday, February 4, 1953
Lillian Heltzel
Mrs. Lillian HELTZEL, 70, who resided three miles south of Akron, died at 4 a.m. today at Woodlawn hospital. She became critically ill Tuesday evening and failed to rally after her removal to the hospital. Mrs. Heltzel had been a resident of Henry township her entire life.
She was born Sept. 8, 1882, in Fulton county to Samuel and Martha (STINSON) DAWSON. On February 3, 1907, she was married to Elmer HELTZEL. Mrs. Heltzel was a member of the Gilead Methodist church and the Perry Twp. Home Ec club.
Survivors are the husband at home and the following children: Col. William HELZEL, Canal Zone; Marvin [HELTZEL], Akron; Mrs. Amy SISULAK, Riverside, Ill.; Dr. Arthur
HELTZEL, Hopinnsville, Ky.; Mrs. Ethel MILLER, Logansport; Major Lester HELTZEL, Washington, D.C. and Gordon [HELTZEL], at home. Also surviving are ten grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth CARR, Argos; Mrs. Gladys CHAMBERS, Corvalis, Wash., and four brothers, John and Frank DAWSON, Akron and S. D. and Paul DAWSON, both of Logansport. A son, David [HELTZEL], was killed in action during World War II.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Friends may call at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home in Akron.
Lucille Campbell
Mrs. Mable McINTIRE of Lake Manitou today received word of the death of Mrs. Lucille CAMPBELL, which occurred at her home in Tempe, Arizona, January 29.
Mrs. Campbell’s husband, Paul [CAMPBELL], was the director of a dance orchestra which played at the Colonial Hotel pavilion for several summers, during World War II. For the past few years the Campbells owned and operated a motel at Tempe.
Thursday, February 5, 1953
Clara Louise Rhodes
Mrs. Clara Louise RHODES, a pioneer resident of this city, died at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday at her home, 113 E. Tenth street. Mrs. Rhodes had been in ill health since she suffered a fall last November and injured her shoulder. She had been a patient in Woodlawn hospital for several weeks and was dismissed to return to her residence January 6.
She was born near Macy on January 28, 1862, the daughter of Frederick and Susanna (ZIMMERMAN) HOFFMAN. Her husband, Dr. Eden E. RHODES and a son, Cyril [RHODES], preceded her in death. Mrs. Rhodes was a member of the Rochester Eastern Star lodge, the Victoria Reading Circle and the Rochester Woman’s Club.
Survivors are a son, Fred RHODES, Ithaca, N.Y., who is a professor at Cornell University; a brother, Fred HOFFMAN, Long Beach, Cal., one granddaughter, and one great-grandchild. A brother, Dr. George Edgar HOFFMAN, of this city, preceded her in death November 7, 1951.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Rochester Baptist church with the Rev. H. Gordon HYDE in charge. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral home.
Lillian Heltzel
Final rites for Mrs Lillian HELTZEL will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at her home, Three miles south of Akron. Rev. Wayne ELLER and Rev. Roscoe PHENEGAR will officiate and burial will be in the Akron cemetery. The body was removed from the Moyer Haupert funeral home to the residence where friends may call.
Isabelle Graham
A graveside service will be held at the
I.O.O.F. cemetery Friday at 1 p.m. for Isabelle METZLER GRAHAM. The Rev. Charles Merrill SMITH of the
Methodist church will have charge of the service. The Foster Funeral Home will have charge of the interment.
Pearl Bright
Rochester and Kewanna relatives have received word of the death of Mrs. H. A. BRIGHT, which occurred Saturday evening at her home, 823 South Mariposa street, Los Angeles. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon and burial was in a Los Angeles cemetery.
Mrs. Bright’s maiden name was Pearl LEITER. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eli LEITER and the family resided in Kewanna for several years.
Survivors are her husband, [Homer A.] BRIGHT, formerly of Akron; two sisters, Mrs. Grace (LEITER) ECHART, of Los Angeles; and Mrs. Olive (LEITER) COATS, of Oakland, Cal. A brother, Arthur LEITER of Connersville preceded her in death.
Mollie LEITER of this city, a relative, who is spending the winter in California, attended the services.
Friday, February 6, 1953
Alvina Sinclair
Mrs. [Alvina SEBASTIAN] SINCLAIR, 57, a native of Austria, died at 4:45 p.m. Thursday at the Rochester Nursing home. Mrs. Sinclair resided on R.R. 1, Argos. The Sinclairs have been residents of Marshall county for 20 years, coming there from Chicago.
She was born July 10, 1895 in Austria and came with her parents, Joseph and Caroline SEBASTIAN, to Chicago when quite young. On July 1, 1916 she was married to David A. SINCLAIR. She was a member of the Roman Catholic church.
Survivors are her husband, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Caroline GARDNER, Argos; two sisters and five brothers: Mrs. Frances BREWSTER, Mrs. Harriett LARSON, Rudolph, James, John, Leo and Edward SEBASTIAN, all of Chicago. A sister and a brother preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Grossman funeral home, Argos. Rev. Roy S. RICHEY, Walnut Brethren church, will officiate and burial will be in the Argos Maple Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Saturday, February 7, 1953
James Carpenter, Sr.
James CARPENTER, Sr., 62, former resident of Pulaski county, died Friday evening at his home in Royal Center after a month’s illness. He was born December 14, 1890, on a farm near Winamac.
On Sept. 21, 1910, he was married to Ethel EAKER. His parents were Richard and Emma CARPENTER.
Surviving are two sons, Charles and James [CARPENTER], R.R. 3, Kewanna; two sisters, Mrs. Mary ZIMMERMAN, Kewanna; Mrs. G. HARDING, Cookerville, Tenn., and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday
at the Paul Harrison funeral home, Kewanna.
Burial will be made in the Mt. Hope cemetery, in Logansport. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Monday, February 9, 1953
Carl E. Duncan
An Indianapolis man, Carl E. DUNCAN, 52, was injured fatally at 2:10 o’clock Sunday morning when his car skidded off icy U.S. 31 and struck a utility pole, nine miles north of Rochester.
He died in a Zimmerman Brothers ambulance en route to City Hospital, Indianapolis. He was first taken to Woodlawn Hospital here and was being transferred to Indianapolis when he died, at 9:30 o’clock Sunday morning.
Death was attributed to a collapsed lung and spine injuries. Several vertebrae were crushed and he also suffered a possible skull fracture when he was pinned beneath the overturned car.
Ted KRIZMAN, South Bend, told investigating officers that he was forced off the road by Duncan who was attempting to pass another car on a hill four miles south of Argos. It was snowing at the time and there was a film of snow on the highway.
Duncan, an employee of the Clemans Truck Lines, Inc., was returning to Indianapolis after visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. DUNCAN, in Buchanan, Mich.
He was a native of Bloomington. Surviving are the widow, Lena [DUNCAN]; three daughters and a son.
Investigating officers were State Troopers Wayne JORDAN and Harold LEWIS and Marshall County Deputy Sheriff Richard WOOLRIDGE.
Dr. Alfred J. Decker
Rochester friends have received word of the death of Dr. A. J. DECKER, optometrist, which occurred last week at his home in Newton, Iowa.
Alfred J. DECKER was born in Rochester, November 12, 1883. His parents were Oscar R. and Bianca DECKER. The elder Decker, who was of Swiss descent, was a watchmaker and for several years owned and operated a jewelry and watch-making business in this city.
Dr. Decker is survived by his widow and a brother Max DECKER, of Chicago.
Final rites were held last Wednesday afternoon in the St. Stephens chuch and burial was in a Newton, Iowa, cemetery.
Mary Garver
Miss Mary Matilda “Mata” GARVER, 73, was found dead in bed at 7 a.m. Sunday by her sister, Mrs. Alda McGRIFF, with whom she made her home five miles southwest of Argos. Dr. Otis BOWEN, coroner, of Bremen, who was called pronounced death was due to a heart seizure.
Miss Garver had spent her entire life in the vicinity of Argos with the exception of 10 years in Fort Wayne, where she was employed by the General Electric Company.
She was born December 27, 1879 at Burr Oak, Ind., to William and Melissa GARVER. Miss Garver was a member of the Richland Center Methodist church.
Survivors are her sister, Mrs. Alda McGRIFF, a broher George GARVER, both of R.R. 3, Argos; three nieces and two nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday
at the Grossman funeral home, Argos.
Rev. John Paul JONES, Winamac and Rev. Mrs. Edith BRUNER will
officiate. Burial will be in the
I.O.O.F. cemetery at Richland Center.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Tuesday February 10, 1953
Val Poffenbarger
Val POFFENBARGER, 48, former resident of this city, died at 11:30 p.m. Monday in the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette. He suffered a heart attack while shoveling snow on Jan. 29, at his home in Monon, Ind., and was removed to the Lafayette hospital.
Mr. Poffenbarger left Rochester in 1924 to manage an A & P store in Monon. In 1947 he opened up his own supermarket in that city.
He was born February 14, 1904, in Fulton county. His parents were Clarence POFFENBARGER, of this city and Mrs. Lula BAKER of Lafayette. He ws married to Lillian HOWELL. Mr. Poffenbarger was a member of the Masonic Order.
Surviving are his parents; his wife, two daughters, Carol and Kay and a son Phillip [POFFENBARGER], all at home, and a sister, Mrs. Marjory YEAGER, of Lafayett.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Wednesday, February 11, 1953
Val Poffenbarger
Final rites for Val POFFENBARGER will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Monon Baptist church. The Rev. G. DUFFIE, former pastor of the church, will officiate and burial will be in the Bedford cemetery there. Mr. Poffenbarger, former resident of this city, died Monday evening at the St. Elizabeth hospital, Lafayette.
Thursday, February 12, 1953
James H. Wilson
Funeral services for James H. “Jay” WILSON, 65, Leiters Ford, were held this afternoon at the Bubb Chapel, Mishawaka.
Mr. Wilson died Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis MOORE, R.R. 2, Osceola, following an eight weeks’ illness.
He had been a resident of Leiters Ford for five years, moving there from Mishawaka. Until his last illness he had been employed by the Studebaker Corporation in South Bend. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Mishawaka.
Surviving is his widow, the fomer Louise WUNDERLICH.
Friday, February 13, 1953
James O. Clemans
James O. CLEMANS, 74, farmer, residing near Macy, seven miles southwest of Akron, died at 3 p.m. Thursday at the home of his son, Herbert [CLEMANS]. Death was attributed to a heart ailment. He had been a resident of Miami county throughout his entire life.
He was born November 29, 1878 in Miami county to Thomas and Samantha (BRYANT) CLEMANS. In 1898 he was married to Mary HONOR. Mr. Clemans was a member of the Macy Methodist church. Surviving is the son, Herbert, R.R. 1, Akron, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Sheetz funeral home, Akron. Rev. Warren ALNOR, Macy, will officiate and burial will be in macy Plainview cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Mrs. Guy Smith
Thomas McCOY of Rochester has received word of the death of his niece, Mrs. Guy [Ethel HALL] SMITH of South Bend. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Bruce Lake church near Kewanna.
Saturday, February 14, 1953
Oliver Borden
Oliver BORDEN, 84, of the Loyal community, died Friday afternoon in a Logansport hospital where he had been a patient for the past two years. He resided in Fulton county for a number of years where he ws engaged in farming until ill health forced his retirement.
His wife, formerly Sarah WALLACE, preceded in death in 1942.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Ed CLAYBURN and Mrs. Chloe SHIVLEY, both of Rochester; Mrs Pauline DUNTON, Benton Harbor, Mich.; a son, Joseph BORDEN, Logansport and two brothers, Frank BORDEN of Illinois and Ed BORDEN, Pennville, Ind.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Emma Thompson
Mrs. Emma THOMPSON, 92, died at 10:45 a.m. today at her home, 316 Jay street, this city. She had been a resident of Rochesrter for 16 years, coming here from Macy.
She was born April 30, 1860 in Ohio to David and Mary (ENGLE) FEECE. On April 16, 1887, she was married to Charles C. THOMPSON, who died April 2, 1931. Mrs. Thompson was a member of the Athens E. U. B. church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Ruth NORRIS, this city; two brothers, Lewis FEECE, North Liberty, and Encee FEECE, Rochester; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 130 p.m. Monday at the Omega church. Rev. D. L. SLAYBAUGH of Akron will officiate and burial will be in the Akron cemetery. Friends may call at the Foster funeral home up until 12:30 p.m., Monday.
Vera Pearl Lohrman
Funeral services for Mrs. Vera Pearl LOHRMAN, 47, Burnettsville, who died Friday evening in Memorial hospital, Logansport, will be held at 2 p.m. in the McCloskey-Hamilton funeral home, Logansport.
Among the survivors is a sister, Mrs. Mary B. BARKER, R. 1, Rochester.
Monday, February 16, 1953
Oliver Borden
Funeral services for Oliver BORDEN, 84, retired
farmer of the Loyal community, were held at 10 a.m. today at the Tiosa Brethren
Church. Rev. Harold L. WILLIAMS, of
Logansport officiated and burial was in the Reichter cemetery, northeast of
this city.
Frank M. Palmer
Funeral services for Frank M. PALMER, 63, well-known stock buyer of Macy, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Macy Christian church. Rev. Leland PAUL, pastor of the church, will officiate and burial will be in the Plainview cemetery, west of Macy.
Mr. Palmer died in his sleep at 5 p.m. Saturday from a heart seizure. He had gone to his room upstairs a short time prior to the attack to take a rest. Mr. Palmer was a lifelong resident of that community. He served as postmaster at Macy for eight years.
Born April 25, 1889, in Logansport, he was the son of John and Mahala (SMILEY) PALMER. On December 19, 1907, he was married to Edna HATCH. Mr. Palmer was a member of the Christian church of Macy.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, W. V. PALMER, Peru; Richard J. PALMER, Detroit; five daughters, Mrs. Joe DOLCE, Chicago; Mrs. Don HAGENBUSH, Argos; Mrs. Lon ROBERTS, Chicago and Mrs. Don NEAL, Logansport; seven grandchildren; two sister, Mrs. J. M. BRACKETT, Peru and Mrs. Lyman BUNNELL, Beloit, Wis.; and a brother, John PALMER, Wabash.
Friends may call at Palmer residence up until the hour of the services.
Emile “Pop” Martin
Emile “Pop” MARTIN, 64, former owner of “The Brass Rail” cafe in this city, died Saturday morning in a hospital in Wickerburg, Ariz. He suffered a stroke of paralysis several days ago and remained in a coma until his death. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
A native of France, he came to the United States when a small boy with his parents. For a number of years, he resided in Kokomo where he operated The Martin Hotel and also a funeral home.
About a score of years ago he came to Rochester where he owned The Colonial Hotel and later the Lakeview Hotel at Lake Manitou. Martin also operated the Hawkins Cafe and later “The Brass Rail.”
The latter he sold last fall and soon afterward moved to Arizona where he sought to improve his failing health. A few months ago he purchased a restaurant in Wickerburg, which he owned at the time of his death.
During World War I, Martin served as interpreter for the late General John PERSHING during a great portion of that conflict. At the time he received his discharge he was a captain and held that rank in the Kokomo National Guard unit.
For a number of years he owned and operated a number of dance bands and for a time served as a director as well as a featured soloist.
He was married three times, first to Miss Alta MILLER at Kokomo, and later to Mrs. Minnie HAWKINS of this city, both of whom preceded him in death. In the summer of 1952 he was married to Mrs. Elsie GROSS of Akron. She survives, as do a daughter at Kokomo and four grandchildren.
He was a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic church and the Leroy Shelton American Legion Post of this city.
Martin’s daughter was called to his bedside the
fore part of last week and Mrs. Howard HUNTER, Akron, daughter of Mrs. Martin,
also went to Wickerburg upon receiving word of his critical condition.
Tuesday, February 17, 1953
L. L. Aker
Mr. and Mrs. Ora STEPHEN, of this city, have been called to Portland, Ind., by the death of her brother, L. L. AKER, who died at 12:15 a.m. today in a Bluffton hospital after undergoing surgery.
Mr. Aker was well-known to many Rochester residents, having visited here on numerous occasions.
He is survived by his wife, eight children, five sisters and two brothers, all of Portland, with the exception of a brother who is serving with the armed forces in Korea. He owned and operated a plumbing and heating shop in Portland for many years.
Pauline Emmons
A committal service was held in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery at 2:45 plm. today for Mrs. Pauline EMMONS, 39, of South Bend, who died Saturday night in the Memorial hospital that city.
Her husband, James EMMONS, operated a meat market in Rochester for a number of years. Mrs. Emmons was born in Fairhope, Pa., June 29, 1913, and had resided in South Bend since 1936.
She is survived by her husband; her father, John GATES, Sr., Grand Rapids, Mich.; three sisters and a brother.
Wednesday, February 18, 1953
[no obits]
Thursday, February 19, 1953
Arthur C. Nye
Arthur C. NYE, 68, former resident of Akron, died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at the St. Joseph hospital, Michawaka, where he had been a patient for three days. Mr. Nye had been a resident for 30 years of South Bend, where he was employed by the Bendix Corporation.
He was born Nov. 24, 1884, at Akron. His parents were Isiah and Ellen (CLEVENGER) NYE. In 1905 he was married to Ethel BRADWAY, who survives.
Other survivors are five [sic] children: Louis, Kenneth and Raymond NYE; Mrs. Thelma MILLER and aight grandchildren, all of Akron.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home in Akron. Rev. Hubert JOHNSON and Rev. D. L. SLAYBAUGH will officiate. Burial will be in the Akron cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Bertha Engle
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha ENGLE, 82, who died Wednesday evening at the home of daughter-in-law, Mrs. B. E. GEILINGER, Logansport, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the McCloskey-Hamilton chapel, Logansport. Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. cemetery.
She is survived by two sons: DeVere ENGLE and Ralph ENGLE, Logansport; a sister, Mrs. Maude ANDERSON, Kewanna, six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Ella Mae Anderson
Mrs. Ella Mae ANDERSON, 73, died at 6:15 Wednesday evening at her home, 117 West Third street, this city. She had been seriously ill for six months. Prior to her residency in Rochester, Mrs. Anderson lived in the Burton community.
She was born September 8, 1879, in Ohio to Joseph W. and Martha HOWARD. She was married to William H. ANDERSON on October 30, 1896. He preceded her in death in 1946.
Mrs. Anderson was a member of the Baptist church of Rochester and the Burton Home Economics club.
Survivors are four sons and a daughter: D. C. ANDERSON, Guy W. ANDERSON, Leroy ANDERSON and Howard ANDERSON, all of Rochester; Mrs. Lucie SEE, Macy; thirteen grandchildren and sisteen great-grandchildren. A son, Dale [ANDERSON], preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at the Church of God with Rev. D. L. SLAYBAUGH assisted by Rev. L. E. POWELL officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the Foster funeral home.
Friday, February 20, 1953
Emile “Pop” Martin
The Zimmerman Brothers funeral home received a telegram today from the Wickenburg funeral, Wickenburg, Ariz., stating that the body of Emile “Pop” MARTIN, former Rochester resident, is being returned to Rochester. It will arrive on the 8 o’clock train over the Erie Railroad Sunday evening. Mr. Martin died in Wickenburg last Saturday morning.
Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
Clarence L. Morrett
Clarence L. MORRETT, 80, retired farmer, died at 3:45 p.m. Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frienda MILLER of Akron. He had been in ill health for 18 months. Mr. Morrett had been a resident of Henry township for 77 years.
He was born January 8, 1873, at Harrisburg, Pa. His parents were Samuel and Elizabeth (GROSS) MORRETT. In 1891 he was married to Orpha HART, who preceded in death in 1939.
Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Clyde KING and Mrs. Frienda MILLER, both of Akron; Mrs. Harry CRAIG, Toledo, Ohio; Miss Anna MORRETT, Logansport; two sons, Wilbur [MORRETT], Akron; Carl [MORRETT], Toledo; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Tressie BARRETT, Los Angeles, Cal. Three sons and a daughter preceded him in death.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Friends may call at the Sheetz funeral home,
Akron.
Saturday, February 21, 1953
Marion F. Martin
Marion F. MARTIN, 80, was found dead in bed this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Paul FLOOR, a mile east of Disko, where he had made his home for the past two years. Death is believed to have been caused by a heart seizure.
He was born September 11, 1872, in Wabash county to Frederick and Lydia (KREIGHBAUM) MARTIN. He was married to Pearl LAUTZENHISER who preceded him in death in 1936. Mr. Martin was formerly employed by the Erie Railroad. He was a member of the Elks Lodge, of Wabash.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Orvan FLOOR, Akron; Mrs. Paul FLOOR, Disko; Mrs. Wilbur KREAMER, Dixon, Ill.; a son, Marion MARTIN, Jr., Wabash; sixteen grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren; three brothers, George and Charles [MARTIN], Laketon, Fred, Akron and two sisters, Mrs. Mollie FREEMAN, Chicago and Mrs. Matilda TOWNS, Flint, Mich.
Final rites will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home,Akron. Rev. D. L. SLAYBAUGH will be in charge of the services. Burial will be in the Alger cemetery, south of Laketon. The Elks Lodge of Wabash will give its rites at the graveside. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Sunday.
Clarence L. Morrett
Funeral services for Clarence L. MORRETT will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at the Sheetz funeral home, Akron. Rev. Daniel SLAYBAUGH will officiate and burial will be in the Akron cemetery.
Monday, February 23, 1953
Flo McNitt
Funeral services for Mrs. Flo LEITER McNITT, 71, of Kewanna, were held this afternoon at the Paul Harrison funeral home, Kewanna, and burial was in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. cemetery. Mrs. McNitt died Friday night at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lucille COOK, Kewanna.
Born September 15, 1881, she was the daughter of John and Alice CLELAND LEITER. In 1905 she was married to William H. McNITT, who preceded her in death. Mrs. McNitt was a member of the Kewanna Methodist church. Mrs. cook, the sister, is the only survivor.
Emile “Pop” Martin
Final rites for Emile “Pop” MARTIN, who died February 14 at Wickenburg, Ariz., will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Rev. Grant BLACKWOOD, of the Rochester Christian church will officiate. The American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars will assist in the services.
The body will be laid to rest in the Crown
Point Mausoleum, Kokomo.
Dale Poenix
Dale POENIX, of Atlanta, Ga., former Fulton county prosecuting attorney, was killed in an auto accident in that city Sunday. His wife, who was riding with him, also was seriously injured.
Mrs. Poenix’s mother, Mrs. Betty KISTLER of Leiters Ford, received news of the accident late Sunday. A few hours later in company with her son, Sidney KISTLER, South Bend, she departed for Atlanta.
Mr. Poenix, a graduate of Indiana University law school, maintained a law practice in this city for several years and was prosecutor in 1935-36. At the time of his death he was employed as an adjustor for the All-State Insurance Company in the Atlanta area.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell POENIX, Grass Creek, currently are vacationing in Florida.
More details of the accident are expected to be received by county relatives later today. It is believed final rites will be held either in Rochester or Grass Creek.
W. W. Zimmerman
William W. ZIMMERMAN, 71, well known citizen and retired postal employee of this city, died at 12:30 today in Woodlawn hospital, where he had been a patient for nearly three weeks. His death was attributed to a heart ailment. He had been in failing health since last September.
Mr. Zimmerman, through his activities in both lodge and postal work had made a host of friends throughout the entire state. He retired from his duties as deputy post master of Rochester on November 30, 1951, after 43 years of service with the department. Prior to his entry into the postal service in August of 1908, Mr. Zimmerman was a school teacher.
Born November 14, 1881 in Miami county, his parents were John Franklin and Sarah BLACKBURN ZIMMERMAN. On April 1, 1905 he was married to Mabel A. NORMAN in Rochester. He was a member of the Rochester Baptist church, the I.O.O.F.; the Encampment and Canton lodges; the Masonic Order and the Rebekahs.
Surviving are his wife at home, 417 E. 13th street, this city; four daughters, Mrs. Nina WAECHTER, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Hugh KIRKENDALL, Mrs. Wilma McKINNEY and Mrs. Stanley SAMUELSON, all of Rochester; three sons, Dale, Byron and Ralph [ZIMMERMAN], all of this city; fifteen grandchildren; a brother Lon ZIMMERMAN and a sister, Mrs. Otto BOELTER, both of Rochester.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Tuesday, February 24, 1953
William Kepler
William KEPLER, 84, retired farmer, of Argos died at 5:30 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital. Death was attributed to a heart ailment. He had been a patient at the hospital for the past week.
Mr. Kepler owned and operated a farm in the Poplar Grove community for over 35 years and moved to Argos two years ago.
He was born November 5, 1868 at Plymouth, to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis KEPLER. In 1893 he was married to Addie WICKIZER. Mr. Kepler was a member of the Maxinkuckee I.O.O.F. lodge No. 373 and served in all offices of that order including that of Past Grand. He attended the Trinity and Poplar Grove Churches.
Survivors are his wife, 307 Apple street, Argos; two sons, Lewis and Guy [KEPLER], both of R.R. 3, Argos; a daughter, Mrs. Helen HULLINGER, R.R. 2, Argos; a brother John KEPLER,
Niles, Mich.; eight grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Grossman funeral home, Argos with the Rev. KUHN, Hebron, officiating. The Maxinkuckee I.O.O.F. will conduct graveside rites at the Poplar Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Mettie Baker
Funeral services for Mrs. Mettie BAKER of Thayer, Ind., will be held 9 a.m. Wednesday from the Catholic church in Shelby, Ind. The body will then be brought to the Winamac Catholic cemetery where graveside services ill be conducted at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Baker was a sister of Mrs. Victor HUDDLESTON, of this city.
Ed W. Reed
Ellis REED, of this city, has receive word that his brother, Ed W. REED, died Sunday at his home in Phoenix, Ariz. Mr. Reed was a former resident of this city. He was 82 years of age at the time of his death. Final rites were to be held in Phoenix.
Dale Poenix
Final rites for Dale POENIX, 40, former resident of Rochester who was killed Sunday morning in an auto accident in Tampa, Fla., will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the United Brethren church, Grass Creek. Burial will be in the Grass Creek cemetery.
Mr. Poenix, his wife and son, David [POENIX], 7, who are residents of Atlanta, Ga., were enroute to their home after visiting with parents Mr. and Mrs. Russell POENIX, Grass Creek, who are spending the winter in Palmetto, Fla., when the accident occurred. Mrs. Poenix, the former Betty KISTLER, Leiters Ford, received several rib fractures and a punctured lung. David escaped with minor injuries.
Dale, son of Russell and Ida (ROUCH) POENIX, was born September 17, 1912, in Fulton county. He was graduated from Grass Creek high school and DePauw University. He also graduated from Indiana University Law School and served as prosecutor of Fulton county during 1935 and 1936. He was a member of the Fulton County Bar Association.
He had been a resident of Atlanta, Ga., since last fall, and was employed as an adjustor for the All-States Insurance Company.
Mr. Poenix was a veteran of World War II and served as an instrctor at Fort Benning, Ga.
Survivors are his wife and son, David, Atlanta, Ga.; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell POENIX, Grass Creek and a brother, Robert POENIX, near Grass Creek.
The body now is enroute from Florida to the Paul Harrison funeral home, Kewanna.
W. W. Zimmerman
Funeral services for William W. ZIMMERMAN, retired deputy Rochester postmaster, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Rochester Baptist Church. Rev. J. A. COOVERT of Argos, assisted by Rev. H. Gordon HYDE of Rochester, will officiate. The I.O.O.F. lodge will give its final rites at the services and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. The body rests at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home where friends may call.
Mr. Zimmerman was a past grand master of the Indiana Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows and for the past 5 years had served as trustee of the state grand lodge. His term as grand master was filled in 1930. He had been the degree master of the Rochester I.O.O.F. for over 40 years.
In 1911 Mr. Zimmerman was initiated into the Indiana Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows and since that time he missed only two annual meetings. He attended the annual sessions of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows as a representative of the Indiana Grand Lodge at Winnepeg, Canada, and Columbus, Ohio. At the time of his death, Mr. Zimmerman was adjutant of the Canton Barnett lodge of this city.
The retired deputy postmaster also was active in Masonic Lodge circles, being a member of Rochester Blue Lodge and the Royal Arch Chapter and the Order of Eastern Star. He was grand master of the Rochester Masonic lodge in 1925.
Mr. Zimmerman was one of the founders of the local chapter of the Izaak Walton league and was a pioneer in the building of resort homes on Poet’s Point and Lily Park at Lake Manitou.
Prior to his employment in the Rochester postoffice, he taught school in Miami county, Mt. Zion and McKinley neighborhoods and later, for a period of two years, was principal of the LaPax high school.
Wednesday, February 25, 1953
Lottie L. Hubbard
Mrs. Lottie Loretta HUBBARD, 71, R.R. 5, Rochester, died at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday at her home. Mrs. Hubbard suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and death occurred a few moments afterward. She had been a resident of the Tiosa community practically all of her life.
Born December 2, 1881, on a farm near Tiosa, she was the daughter of Alvin and Elizabeth (HOLLOWAY) NEUELL. In April of 1898 she was married to James HUBBARD, who died February 13, 1948. Mrs. Hubbard was a member of the Tiosa Brethren church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Dana STARR, Mentone; Mrs. William MIDDLETON, Argos; a son, Roy HUBBARD, R.R. 1, Rochester; three sisters, Mrs. Meda BRIGHT, this city; Mrs. Lilly McINTYRE, Tippecanoe; Mrs. Martha HUNTER, Bluffton; a brother, George NEUELL, Rochester; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Foster funeral home here with the Rev. Grant BLACKWOOD in charge. Burial will be in the Reichter cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Dale Poenix
Mr. and Mrs. Russell POENIX of Grass Creek arrived home Tuesday evening from Tampa, Fla., to attend the final rites of their son, Dale POENIX, who was killed in an auto accident in Tampa, Sunday morning.
Funeral services are to be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Grass Creek United Brethren church. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Mrs. Poenix, who received fractured ribs in the accident, remains in the Memorial hospital, Tampa, where her condition is regarded as satisfactory. The son, David, 7, who escaped with minor injuries, accompanied his grandparents to their home at Grass Creek.
Paul Spry, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon CARR will attend the funeral services of Mrs. Carr’s nephew, Paul SPRY, Jr., 24, of Syracuse which will be held in that city at 2 p.m. Friday.
Paul was killed in an auto accident Monday
night at Syracuse. He is survived by
his wife, two children and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul SPRY, Sr., all of
Syracuse.
Thursday, February 26, 1953
Donald L. Bose
Donald L. BOSE, 61, formerly of Argos, died Wednesday morning at his home, 206 East 33rd street, Indianapolis. Mr. Bose had been in ill health for over 10 years.
Following his graduation from Argos high school, he graduated from the Indiana University Law School in 1913. While attending I.U. he was a member of the track team and established a 440-yard dash record which was unbroken for seven years. He was a member of the Delta Tau Telta social fraternity.
Mr. Bose was born March 10, 1891 at Argos. His parents were Lewis and Minnie BOSE. He was married to Dorothy McINTOSH. He was a member of the Episcopal church and the Mystic Tie of the Masonic Order, Indianapolis.
Survivors are his wife; a daughter, Mary [BOSE]; four sons, Don and James [BOSE], twins; David and Lewis [BOSE], and two grandchildren, all of Indianapolis.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Grossman funeral home, Argos. The Reverend Father SHERIDAN of the Plymouth Episcopalian church will officiate. Burial will be in the Memorial Park addition of the Oak Hill cemetery, Plymouth.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Friday.
Ross Harden
Mrs. Dean ARVEN received word Wednesday that her great-uncle, Ross HARDEN, 81, of Decatur, died Tuesday evening from a heart attack. He resided with his son, Clyde HARDEN, on a farm near Decatur.
Mr. and Mrs. Arven will attend the services, which are being held Friday afternoon at Decatur.
Friday, February 27, 1953 to Saturday, February 28, 1953
[no obits]
Monday, March 2, 1953
Mary Baker and
Juey Ann Baker
Death came to Mrs. Mary BAKER, 21, at midnight Sunday in Woodlawn hospital, following the death of her two-day old infant daughter, Judy Ann BAKER, which occurred Sunday morning.
Mrs. Baker’s death resulted from complications in the wake of childbirth. She had been ill health for the past month.
Born in Fulton county on July 25, 1931, Mrs. Baker had been a resident of the county and the Grandview community throughout her entire life. She was the daughter of Harold and Louedva (BUNN) KUHN. On October 13, 1948, she was married to Eugene BAKER.
Surviving are the husband and son Mickey [BAKER]; her parens, Mr. and Mrs. Harold KUHN, all of the Grandview neighborhood; two brothers, John and Larry [KUHN] and a sister, Jean [KUHN], all at home; her grandfather, Ed BUNN and grandmother Mrs. Edith CASTLEMAN, of Leadsville, Colo.
Infant Judy Ann Baker, was born at Woodlawn hospital, Friday morning, February 27, and
passed away Sunday morning, March 1st. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene BAKER, of Grandview.
Funeral services for the mother and infant daughter will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Grandview church, nothwest of Rochester with the Rev. Frank HIGLEY officiating. Burial will be in the Richland Center cemetery.
Friends may call at the Foster funeral home until Tuesday evening at which time the bodies will be removed to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold KUHN, near Grandview.
Arthur J. Fry
Arthur J. FRY, 74, farmer residing two miles southeast of Fulton, died in a tenant house on his farm at 8:45 a.m. today while repairing a well. Death resulted from a heart seizure. He had resided in Liberty township throughout his entire life.
He was born October 20, 1878, to John and Jennie FRY. He was married November 10, 1904, to [Verne A.] HORTON. Mr. Fry was a member of the Fulton E.U.B. church.
Survivors are his wife, at home; three sons, Harold [FRY], Niles, Mich; Lee and Loren [FRY], both of Fulton; a daughter, Esther PATTERSON, Kokomo; ten grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Ora HORTON, Peru. Two children, Ray and Helen [FRY] preceded in death.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body is at the Ditmire funeral home, Fulton where friends may call.
William W. Zimmerman
Approximately 500 persons attended the funeral of William W. ZIMMERMAN at the First Baptist Church on Friday afternoon. Rev. Robert COOVERT of Argos conducted the services. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Howard CLARK, present grand master of I.O.O.F., Richland Center; Mr. and Mrs. William H. STRAUB, Ft. Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. George W. LONG, Columbus; Mr. Fred MAJOR, Hartford City; Mr. Dawson SMITH, Madison; Mr. H. A. WINTEROWD, Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Maurice A. CURTIS, Culver; Mr. and Mrs. Evert DOWNEY, Indianapolis; all past grand masters of the I.O.O.F.
Also Col. W. E. HIATT, Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Lester E. NELSON, Ft. Wayne; Mr. James A LAVERTON, Ft. Wayne; all past grand patriarch of the I.O.O.F. Mr. Charles K. CRIST, past grand master, Hammond. Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. ROESENER, grand secretary, Indianapolis; Mr. Robert NEWBAUER, secretary of I.O.O.F. Home, Hartford City; Major General R. A. WINENGER; Lt. Col. Frank SHULTE; Col. Warren ANDERSON, all of South Bend.
Mrs Dewey S. POTTS, Gary; Major Lorin MARQUIS, Ft. Wayne; Col. J. R. COLLINS, Gary; Mr. E. C. WELKER, superintendent of I.O.O.F. home, Greensburg; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth BECK, Lafayette; Mr. Nils L. PAULSON, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur SHUGART, Marion; Mrs. Ethel POTTS, president, Rebekah Assembly; Louis BRAKEFIELD, warden of Rebekah Assembly; Pearl COBLER, secretary of Rebekah Assembly.
Others were Luanne McCURDY, Wilmington, Del.;
Sara Jane BOSWELL, Muncie; Mrs. Grace BOOKWALTER, Logansport; Mrs. Vivian
MOWER, Peru; Mrs. Evert HALL, Macy; Mrs. Walter BANKS, Deedsville; Mr. and Mrs.
Frank THARP, Denver; Mr. and Mrs. Robert FOSTER, South Bend; Flavilla TRACY,
South Bend; Mrs. Margaret ADAMS and daughter Karen Sue, Huntington; Mrs. Grace
WAECHTER, Huntington; and many others from Wabash, Mishawaka, Warsaw,
Monticello, Tyner, Hobart, Rensselaer, and Peru.
Henry Shepherd
A Korean veteran of 10-months, Henry SHEPHERD, 24, was killed instantly about 1:55 o’clock Saturday morning on a curve just south of Warsaw on State Road 15 in a colision with a semi-truck driven by Norman Rex LaRUE, 24, Pierceton.
Kendall HOWARD, 22, R.R. 1, Roann, a companion of Shepherd’s, lies critically injured in Murphy Medical Center at Warsaw. LaRue was held at the hospital for investigation but released.
The Shepherd car was demolished in the collision while damage to the truck is estimated at $1,200. Investigating officers, State Patrolman Wallace MANROW and Kosciusko County Sheriff Carl LAMATTA, said the Shepherd car was traveling an estimated 45 miles per hour and on the wrong side of the road when the crash occurred.
Shepherd ws the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank SHEPHERD who reside 1 1/2 miles southwest of Silver Lake and who survive, as do several brothers and sisters, including Mrs. Tom HOPKINS, Akron.
Funeral services for Shepherd were held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Rose Hill church southeast of Silver Lake.
Tuesday, March 3, 1953
Arthur J. Fry
Final rites for Arthur J. FRY, who died of a heart attack Monday morning at his home near Fulton, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Fulton E.U.B. church. Rev. Paul MAST, assisted by Rev. Leonard FLETCHER, will officiate and burial will be in the Fulton cemetery.
The body will be removed from the Ditmire Chapel to the residence two miles southeast of Fulton, Wednesday morning. Friends may call at the residence.
Kendle Howard
Funeral services for Kendle HOWARD, 22, Laketon, second victim in the truck-auto crash which occurred on State Road 15 at the southern edge of Warsaw early Saturday, were held inServia this afternoon.
Howard died of his injuries at 5:50 o’clock Saturday evening in the Murphy Medical Center, Warsaw.
Final rites for Henry SHEPHERD, 24, another victim of the crash, were held Sunday afternoon in the Rose Hill church near Silver Lake.
Norman R. LaRUE, 24, Pierceton, driver of the semi-trailer, escaped with minor injuries.
Wednesday, March 4, 1953
John McLochlin
John “Ed” McLOCHLIN, 46, 1333 Liberty street, Logansport, died Tuesday night at the St. Joseph’s hospital, Logansport. He had been in failing health for several months.
He was born in Fulton county January 13, 1907, the son of George and Anna MURTHA McLOCHLIN. He was employed in the Bugby shoe repair shop for several years and was a veteran of World War II. Mr. McLochlin was a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic church and the Knights of Columbus, of Logansport. Surviving are his wife, Carolyn; two sons, James and Patrick, all at home, and a brother, Francis McLOCHLIN, South Bend.
Final rites are pending. Friends may call at the Kroeger funeral home, Logansport.
Pauline Rhodes
Final rites for Mrs. Pauline RHODES, 64, former resident of this city, will be held in the Forrest funeral home, South Bend, at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
Mrs. Rhodes, who committed suicide by hanging in her home, 1904 South Third street, South Bend, Monday afternoon, left a note saying she was suffering from an incurable heart ailment.
Her husband, Raymond F. RHODES, is employee of the Studebaker Corporation. The family moved from Rochester to South Bend in 1918.
W. W. Corbett
Mrs. Edna JONES, city clerk-treasurer, will leave for Wichita, Kan., Thursday morning where she will attend the funeral Saturday of her brother-in-law, W. W. CORBETT, who died suddenly Monday at St. Petersburg, Fla. Mr. Corbett and his wife were spending the winter in St. Petersburg when he died. Mrs. Jones will return to Rochester Monday.
Thursday, March 5, 1953
[no obits]
Friday, March 6, 1953
Fannie C. Jones
Mrs. Fannie C. JONES, 68, died at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Grover STINGLEY residence, a mile east of Fulton, where she made her home. She had been a resident of Liberty township for eight years.
A native of Howard county, she was born October 16, 1885, the daughter of Ossian and Narcissa MENDENHALL HOBSON. She was a member of the Friends church at New London, Ind.
Surviving are a son, Fred F. JONES, New York City; a daughter, Mrs. James SHACKLEFORD, Bunker Hill; a sister, Mrs. Ellis WALDRON, Logansport; a brother, Enos HOBSON, Russiaville; and six grandchildren.
Brief servides will be conducted at the Ditmire Chapel, Fulton, at 10:30 a.m. Monday and final services held at 2 p.m. Monday at the church in New London.
Friends may call at the Ditmire funeral home.
James M. Crabbs
Mrs. John W. PASCHALL has received word of the death of her brother James M. CRABBS, 81, which occurred at 8:30 a.m. Thursday in a nursing home at Grand Rapids, Mich.
He was born Feb. 4, 1872, in Fulton county to John and Nancy N. CRABBS, who lived on what is still known as the CRABBS farm west of the Rochester city park. Mr. Crabbs was an agent for the Travelers Insurance Company.
Surviving are three children, a son, Edward [CRABBS] and a daughter, Mildred [CRABBS], both of Grand Rapids; Frances [CRABBS] of Tennessee; a brother Elmer J. CRABBS, Evanston, Ill, and a sister, Mrs. John PASCHALL of this city. A brother L. E. CRABBS of Rochester preceded him in death.
Final rites are to be held at 2 p.m. Monday in
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Lula G. Suman
Mrs. Lula G. SUMAN, 85, 207 W. 13th street, died at 2:30 a.m. today from an abdominal hemorrhage which she suffered only a short time before her death. Mrs. Suman was the widow of George SUMAN, one of the founders of the old Rochester Normal College.
The Sumans came to Rochester in 1902 and resided here until 1917, when they moved to Minneapolis, Minn. Her husband died in 1928 at Minneapolis. Mrs. Suman returned to Rochester in 1937 and has resided here since.
She was born March 8, 1868, in Blackford county, Ind., and in 1888 was married to George Suman. Her parents were Montgomery and Malinda (SENOUR) GROENDYKE. Mrs. Suman for several years was a college and school teacher. Her husband was a professor in the Rochester Normal College.
Survivors are two sons, Herbert SUMAN, Oak Park, Ill.; George SUMAN, Waupaca, Wis.; two granddaughters and one great-grandson.
The body rests at Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Saturday, March 7, 1953
Mrs. Oscar Samuelson
Mrs. Oscar SAMUELSON, 66, died at 8:30 p.m. Friday in the Watseka county hospital, Watseka, Ill.
Survivors are her husband, at home, 564 Mulberry Street, Watseka; five daughters, Mrs. Harry T. WEAKLEY, and Mrs. LaVern RHODES, both of Watseka; Mrs. Lewis HINES, Milford, Ill.; Mrs. Marion WILKINSON, Sheldon, Ill.; Mrs. Harry C. SHAPLEY, 2010 Magnolia Street, Texarkana, Tax.; four sons: Carl, Leslie and Maxwell, at home; Stanley SAMUELSON, Rochester; a brother, Earl KARR, South Whitley; a sister, Mrs. McKinley JOHNSON, Donovan, Ill., and fourteen grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Segier funeral home in Watseka, Ill.
Jack Fisher
Mrs. Norman R. STONER received word Friday of the death of her nephew Jack FISHER, 45, which occurred at his home in Tacoma, Wash. Mr. Fisher’s wife, Ruth [SELBY FISHER], was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael SELBY, former residents of this city.
John H. Scheuer
Funeral services for John H. SCHEUER, 77, Monterey, who died Friday morning, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the St. Ann’s Catholic church, Monterey. Rev. Father Frederick SCHROEDER will officiate and burial will be in the St. Ann’s cemetery. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday.
Born October 2, 1875, in Chicago, he was married to Lucy LATTUS, May 16, 1922. Mr. Scheuer was a member of the Holy Name Society, the Knights of Columbus and the Chicago Benevolent society.
Surviving are the wife, at home; a daughter, Mrs.
Frances BAUER, Pulaski; a sister, Mrs. Margaret MASTER, Monterey; three
brothers, Peter, Rochester; Frank, Gary and Joseph [SCHEUER], Arkansas.
Lula G. Suman
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula SUMAN will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. The body then will be taken to Indianapolis for cremation. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Both sons of the deceased, Herbert Aladdin SUMAN, Oak Park, Ill., and George Belmont SUMAN, Waupaca, Wis., are here for the services.
Ramond M. Ditmire
Raymond Mahler DITMIRE, 56, well-known farmer residing a mile west of Delong, died at 9:45 p.m. Friday at his home. He had been in failing health for a year and was critically ill for the past 10 days. He had been a resident of that commnity since 1917, coming there from South Bend.
A native of Fulton County, he was born April 27, 1896, at Rochester, the son of Simon and Catherine (MAHLER) DITMIRE. He was married to Mildred ZECHIEL of Culver on June 10, 1925. Mr. Ditmire was a member of the Delong Methodist church and the Masonic Order of Kewanna.
Survivors are his wife; five daughters, Doris, Jean and June [DITMIRE], all at home; Mrs. Catherine OVERMYER, Rochester; Mrs. Ruth THOMAS, South Bend; three sons, Raymond, Lee and Norman [DITMIRE], all at home; a foster sister, Mrs. Virginia STEINMEIER, Indianapolis and four grandchildren.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Delong church. Rev. W. ARCHIBALD of Leiters Ford will officiate and burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Friends may call at the Easterday funeral home, Culver.
Elmer O. Irwin
Elmer O. IRWIN, 61, retired farmer residing two miles southeast of Argos, died at 8:30 a.m. today in Woodlawn hospital where he had been a patient for a week. Death was attributed to a coronary occlusion. He was a life long resident of Marshall county.
Mr. Irwin ws born February 7, 1892, on a farm near Argos. His parents were Wesley and Rosetta IRWIN. On January 6, 1914, he was married to Iva MIDDLETON, Argos. He was a member of the Jordan Baptist church and also attended the Argos Christian church.
Survivors are his wife, at home; two sons, Harold [IRWIN], Woodstock, Ill.; Kline [IRWIN], Plymouth; two brothers, Francis [IRWIN], Argos; Herschel [IRWIN], Plymouth; four sisters, Mrs. Nellie QUIVEY, near Plymouth; Mrs. Ila JONES, Mrs. Nova WARNER and Mrs. Crystal FISHBURN, all of Argos.
Friends may call at the Grossman funeral home,
Argos, where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday with rev. J.
Robert COOVERT officiating. Burial will
be in the Maple Grove cemetery, Argos.
Monday, March 9, 1953
Nora A. Sands
Mrs. Nora A. SANDS, 75, died at 3:45 p.m. Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Martha Ellen Martin, Akron. She had been in ill health for two years and in a serious condition for three months. Mrs. Sands had resided in Akron all her life with the exception of nine years in Peru.
She was born August 11, 1878 in Kosciusko county to Gilford and Lucinda (ROBINSON) MILLER. In 1902 she was married to Samuel SANDS at Peru. Mrs. Sands owned and operated the Eat Rite Cafe in Akron for several years. Her husband preceded her in death.
She was a member of the Evangelical church.
Survivors are the daughter, Mrs. Martha Ellen MARTIN; two step-daughters, Mrs. Fay STEWART and Mrs. Kelvia CANFIELD, both of Toledo, Ohio; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Sheetz funeral home, Akron, with the Rev. John SMELTZER in charge. Burial will be in Akron I.O.O.F. cemetery.
The body rests at the funeral home, where friends may call.
Charles A. Eber
Charles A. EBER, 82, died at 7:30 a.m. Sunday at his farm home, four miles south of Rochester on State Road 25. Mr. Eber, who had been a resident of the Mt. Olive community practically all of his life, had been seriously ill only a few days.
He was born May 13, 1870, in Miami county, near Gilead, to Louis and Elizabeth (DIELMAN) EBER. On June 3, 1896, he was married to Maude GREEN, who died on January 2, 1899. His second marriage on March 26, 1901, was to Minnie A. DAWALD. Mr. Eber was a member of the Antioch U. B. church and the Maccabee Order.
Survivors are the wife, at home; four sons, Vern, John and Paul, all of south of Rochester; Carl [EBER], Phoenix, Ariz.; a brother, Frank [EBER], Macy; five sisters, Mrs. Emma HOFFMAN, Akron; Mrs. Lottie PONTIUS, Kalkaska, Mich.; Mrs. Sarah HANS, Oakland, Calif.; Mrs. Alice FELDER, South Bend; Mrs. Lola FELDER, San Mateo, Calif.; thirteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Ditmire funeral home, Fulton. Rev. George CRANE, Rochester, assisted by Rev. LePAGE, Fulton, will officiate. Burial will be in the Plainview cemetery, Macy. Friends may call at the funeral home. The family requests that flowers be omitted.
Ora Read
Mrs. Ora READ, 83, died at 8:15 a.m. today in the Dukes hospital, Peru, where she had been a patient since August, 1950. Death resulted from complications which followed a hip fracture in August, 1950. She had been a resident of Miami county since 1906, coming there from Illinois.
Mrs. Read was born in Momence, Ill., August 19, 1869. Her parents were George and Sarah (HESS) OLDS. Her husband, James [L.] READ, died in 1920. She was a member of the Ebenezer church.
The following children survive: Mrs. Lydia BERGER, Hammond; Ivan [READ], Plymouth; Mrs. Amy WILDMAN, Peru; Clare [READ], Gilead; Wayne [READ], Eagle Grove, Wis.; nineteen grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Bertha MaCAIN,
Peru.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at the Ebenezer church, with the Rev. Roscoe PHENEGER, officiating. Burial will be in the Deedsville cemetery. Friends may call at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron.
Sarah Leicester
Friends in Aubbeenaubbee township have received word of the death of Mrs. Sarah (BLANCHARD) LEICESTER, widow of William LEICESTER, who died Saturday morning at her home in Elkhart.
She was born April 19, 1868, in Leiters Ford and she was married to Mr. Leicester, October 17, 1891, at Rochester. Three daughters survive.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Walley funeral home, Elkhart. Burial will be in the Rice cemetery, there.
Tuesday, March 10, 1953
Frank Pontious
Frank PONTIOUS, 83, of Athens, died 6:15 a.m. today in the Huntington County hospital, Huntington, Ind. He had been seriously ill for a week. Mr. Pontious was formerly a maintenance foreman on he Erie R.R. and was retired in 1945.
He was born December 25, 1869 in Fulton county, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward PONTIOUS. In December of 1897 he was married to Lula SMITH, who died in 1945.
Surviving are three sons, George, Huntington; Ralph, Elkhart; Raymond [PONTIOUS], Athens; eleven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; a brother, Will [PONTIOUS], Argos; two sisters, Mrs. Ida CRABILL, Rochester and Mrs. Maude CARNAHAN, Auburn.
Final rites will be held 2 p.m. Friday at the Athens E. U. B. church with the Rev. Mrs. F. A. RISLEY officiating. Friends may call at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron.
Lee Shierling
Lee SHIERLING, 75, farmer residing near Fulton, died at 2:30 Monday afternoon in Woodlawn hospital, following a 10-day illness. He had been a resident of Liberty township for 33 years.
Mr. Shierling was born May 22, 1877 in Randolph county, Indiana. His parents were Joseph and Susan (ALMONROAD) SHIERLING. His wife, the former Susan RESER, preceded him in death on April 3, 1952.
Survivors are a stepson, Lores MACE, Union City, Ind., a brother, Martin SHIERLING, Saratoga, Ind.
Friends may call at the Ditmire funeral home, Fulton, where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Rev. Paul MAST will officiate and burial will be in the Fulton cemetery.
Cora Read
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora READ, 83, of
near Gilead, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Ebenezer church, with Rev.
PHENEGER officiating. The body has been
taken from the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron, to the home of her son, Clare
[READ], where friends may call after noon Wednesday.
George E. Ice
George E. ICE, 59, 620 Wallace Ave., this city, died at 8 a.m. today at Woodlawn hospital where he had been a patient since last Wednesday. Death resulted from complications which followed injuries he received in a fall from an auto three weeks ago. He had been a resident of this community practically all of his life.
The son of Andy and Lue (EYTCHESON) ICE, he was born in Rochester on October 27, 1893. He was employed as a laborer.
Survivors are an aunt, Mrs. Meade KNIGHT, Hartford City; a stepbrother, Steve CROUSSORE; and two stepsisters, Mrs. Sylvia FLANNAGAN and Mrs. Clara KUNLEY, all of Lafayette, and several great- niece and nephews.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home with Rev. SAVAGE officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester Citizens cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Howard W. Rager
Howard W. RAGER, 73 years old, Laketon contractor, died at 2:40 o’clock Monday afternoon at a Logansport hospital following a two-year illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock Thursday morning at the Laketon E.U.B. church, the Rev. Howard STEELE and the Rev. J. F. BRIGHT officiating. Burial will be in Laketon cemetery.
The body was taken to the Moyer-Haupert funeral home in Akron and will be removed to the residence in Laketon where friends may call after 11 o’clock Wednesday morning.
Mr. Rager, born March 22, 1879, in Wabash County, was the son of Albert and Lodema SHOLTY RAGER. He was married in 1903 to the former Callie GOEHLER, who survives him.
Surviving, besides the widow, are six sisters, Mrs. Oma SARBER of Claypool, Mrs. Elva SHOEMAKER and Mrs. Ruth STEICHLER, both of Wabash. Mrs. Mary LITTLEFIELD of Servia, Mrs. Edith WERTENBERGER of Silver Lake and Mrs. Bertha LEADER of West Africa, and two brothers, Lee and John RAGER, both of North Manchester.
A brother and two children preceded him in death.
Mr. Rager was a member of the Maccabees Lodge and the E.U.B. Church of Laketon.
Wednesday, March 11, 1953
John McGee
Mr. and Mrs. Russell BARTHOLOMEW, R.R.2, Rochester, will go to Harvey, Ill., where Friday they will attend the fneral services of the latters brother, John McGEE, 48. Mr. McGee died Monday night.
Charlotte Cram
Mrs. Charlotte (KUBLEY) CRAM, 75, R.R. 1, Argos, died at 3:45 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital where she had been a patient for over six months.
Mrs. Cram resided at the old Kubley homeplace on the Marshall-Fulton County line, near Talma for 30 years. She had many friends throughout Marshall and Fulton counties.
Charlotte, daughter of Jacob and Charlotte (BEEHLER) KUBLEY was born Jan. 29th, 1878 at Lansing, Tenn. She was married to Quincy M. CRAM who preceded her in death in 1930. Mrs. Cram was a member of the Christian church, of Talma and the Rebekah lodge of Tippecanoe. She moved with her parents from Tennessee to her present farm home in 1885.
Survivors are one sister, Mrs. Mary M. WALKER of Indianapolois; a brother, Will R. KUBLEY, who made his home with her and several nephews and one niece. Four sisters and two brothers preceded in death. Charles H. ESSIG, this city, is a nephew.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at the Johns funeral home in Mentone. Rev. Delbert RUBERG, of the Talma Christian church will officiate and burial will be in the Reichter cemetery, near Talma.
The body rests at the funeral home where friends may call.
Thursday, March 12, 1953
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Friday, March 13, 1953
Dwight L. Voorhees
Russell VOORHEES, ex-sheriff, of Rochester left Thursday for Richland, Ga., where he was called by the death of his father, Dwight L. VOORHEES, which occurred in a Richland hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. VOORHEES had spent the winter in Florida and were enroute to their home in Garrett, Ind., when he was stricken with a heart attack several days ago. He was moved to a hospital.
Mr. Voorhees was a retired B. & O. railroad engineer.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Blanche VOORHEES; two sons, Millicant VOORHEES, Gary, and Russell VOORHEES, this city; a daghter, Mrs. Susan MINEAR, Fort Wayne, and four grandchildren.
The body is being returned to Garrett. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Margaret Ann Kistler
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Ann KISTLER, former resident of the Talma community, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Talma Methodist church with the Rev. Claude TROMBAUER officiating. Burial will be in the Royal Center cemetery.
Mrs. Kistler died at 7 a.m. Wednesday at the home of her cousin, Mrs. John L. ELLIS, with whom she had lived for several years.
She was born on May 22, 1879 in Newcastle township. Her parents were Albert and Susann DICK. Her husband, Curtis KISTLER, preceded her in death in 1912. Mrs. Kistler was a member of the Talma Methodist church.
Survivors are a foster son, Loren KREAMER, and a brother Willard DICK, both of Talma.
Edwin L. Hagans
Relatives here have received word of the death of Edwin L. HAGANS, 92, Elkhart, a former resident of Fulton county, who died in Elkhart, March 10.
He was born Octoer 17, 1869, in Fulton county and married Lillie L. NELSON in Rochester, February 13, 1892.
The Haganses resided on farms in Newcastle township for many years and moved to Elkhart in 1916, where he was employed by the Elkhart Brass Company until a few years ago.
Surviving are the widow; a daughter, Mrs. C. G. PETRY, Culver City, Cal.; two sons, Lee O. HAGANS, R.R. 5, Elkhart, and Davis N. HAGANS, Elkhart; five grandchildren and five
greatgrandchildren.
Final rites were held in Elkhart this afternoon and burial was made in the Rice cemetery in that city.
Saturday, March 14, 1953
Joseph F. Cizek
Joseph Frank CIZEK, R. R. 2, Lake Manitou, died at 5:45 a.m. today at his residence near the Old Fairview Hotel site. He had been ill for the past six months. Mr. Cizek had resided at Lake Manitou since 1947, coming here from Chicago.
He was born in Chicago. His parents were James and Josephine (BARTA) CIZEK. On June 24, 1911, he was married to Barbara ZALUD in Chicago. Mr. Cizek was a member of the St. John Parish of Chicago.
Survivors are his wife, at home; a brother, James CIZEK, Chicago; three sisters, Mary CIZEK, Chicago; Mrs. Rose FLYNN of California; Mrs. Agnes ZALUD, Chicago; two brothers-in-law, Frank ZALUD and Harry SIMON, both of chicago and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Rose SIMON, also of Chicago, and several nieces and nephews. A brother and sister preceded in death.
Funeral services will be held 9 a.m. Tuesday at the St. Joseph’s Catholic church with the Rev. Father Charles W. REMAKLUS, of Kewanna officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. The rosary will be recited at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home 7:30 p.m. Monday. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Monday, March 16, 1953 to Tuesday, March 17, 1953
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Wednesday, Marcy 18, 1953
Anna M. Hancock
Mrs. Anna M. HANCOCK, 57, of Gilead, died at 11 p.m. Tuesday at her home. Death, which came suddenly, was attribted to a heart seizure. She had been a resident of Gilead for three years, coming there from New York.
She was born February 12, 1896, in New York, N.Y., to Tony and Filemo FERELIO. On September 10, 1922, she was married to F. R. HANCOCK. The Hancocks operate a grocery and filling stateion at Gilead.
Survivors are the husband, Gilead; two sons, Tony VIOLINTA, Utica, N.Y.; William Lewis [HANCOCK], at home, and a daughter, Mrs. Louisa CARLONE, Utica, N.Y., and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Gilead Methodist church with Rev. Lyle RAMUSSIN and Rev. Roscoe FENEGER officiating. Burial will be in the Gilead cemetery.
The body will be removed from the Sheets
funeral home, Akron to the Hancock home Thursday at 4 p.m. when friends may
call.
Thursday, March 19, 1953
Henry G. Altheide
Henry G. ALTHEIDE, R.R. 1, Culver, died early today in the Parkview Hospital, LaPorte. Mr. Altheide had been seriously ill for the past several weeks.
He was born August 3, 1886, in Hancock county, Ill., and came to Marshall county as a boy with his parents, Henry and Minnie (LINNENBERGER) ALTHEIDE. He was engaged in farming until ill health forced his retirement.
Survivors are his wife, Audra [ALTHEIDE]; at home; three daughters, Mrs. Betty BOYD, Rochester; Mrs. Mary PORTER, Culver; Mrs. Anna Mae RICE, LaPorte; two sons, Henry E. ALTHEIDE and Dale OSBORN, both of Culver; ten grandchildren, and a half-brother, Louis ALTHEIDE, Plymouth.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Easterday funeral home, Culver. Burial will be in the Culver cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Friday, March 20, 1953
Cora I. Town
Mrs. Cora Idella TOWN, 77, 329 W. 10th street, this city, died at 3:30 a.m. today in Woodlawn hospital. Mrs. Town suffered a severe heart attack Wednesday evening at the home of her foster daughter, Mrs. Leona MOORE of Walnut, and was immediately taken to the hospital.
Mrs. Town had resided in Rochester since 1951 following the death of her husband that year. She had been a resident of Fulton county since a young girl, coming here from Ohio.
Cora Idella, daughter of Adam and Catherine EMICK was born May 18, 1875, at Orrville, Ohio. Her first marriage was to Amos ALDERFER, who died in 1932. In 1943 she was married to Charles TOWN. Mrs. Town was a member of the Baptist church.
Survivors are a foster daughter, Mrs. I. W. MONROE, R.R. 1, Argos; three stepsons, Demoine TOWN, R.R. 1, Argos; Guilford TOWN, Mishawaka; Ronald TOWN, Washington, D.C.; two sisters, Mrs. Lyda ROHRER, Paris, O.; three half-brothers, Ray EMICK, Mt. Eaton, O.; Glen EMICK, Fairborn, O.; Lloyd EMICK, Canton, O.; and a granddaughter, Mrs. Ruth BUNCH CAMPBELL of California.
Funeral services, in charge of Rev. Mrs. Edith BRUNER, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Grossman funeral home, Argos. Burial will be in the Richland Center cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.
Amie G. Strouss
Funeral services for Amie Gordon STROUSS, 84, Mishawaka, were held today at the Mud Creek Church of Christ, seven miles south of Rochester.
Mr. Strouss, a former resident of Fulton county, died Wednesday in the St. Joseph hospital, Mishawaka. He had resided in Mishawaka since 1943.
He is survived by his wife, Iona (TRAINOR)
STROUSS; three daughters, four sons, eighteen grandchildren; sixteen
great-grandchildren; a sister and a brother.
William E. Catte
William E. CATTE, 46, of Warsaw, former resident of Rochester, died 11 p.m. Thursday in Newport News, V. He was stricken with a coronary occlusion while he was driving a house trailer through to that city from the Elcar Coach Company, Bourbon, and died while enroute to a hospital.
He was born Jan. 16, 1907 at Richmond, Ind. to William and Elizabeth (BUSSON) CATTE. In 1927, he was married to Helen JENNINGS at Richmond. Mr. Catte was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic church of Warsaw. For the past few years he was employed by the Elcar Coach Company.
Survivors are: his wife, at home; three daughters, Mrs. Joe PRISER, Warsaw; Jane Ann and Carol Sue; a son, Richard [CATTE], all at home; his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth CATTE, Richmond; four sisters, Mrs. George KILGUS, Anderson; Mrs. William FRANKS, Oshkosh, Wis.; Mrs. Edith EGLOFF, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mrs. Charles ROBERTS, Carlos, Ind.; a brother, Leonard CATTE, Richmond, and three grandchildren.
Final rites will be held 9 a.m. Monday at the Sacred Heart church, Warsaw. Burial will be in the Oakwood cemetery. Friends may call at the Bilby-McHatton funeral home after 11 a.m. Sunday until 8:30 a.m. Monday.
Saturday, March 21, 1953
Clarence E. Weller
Funeral services for Clarence E. WELLER, 72, who died at Dukes hospital, Peru, Friday morning will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Wise funeral home, Peru. Rev. L. E. TUCKER will officiate and burial will be in the Enterprise cemetery.
He was born in Miami county in August, 1881, son of Henry and Lynn WELLER. He never married.
Surviving are two brothers and four sisters, James and Lynn WELLER, both of Peru; Mrs. Pleny SAMPSEL, Rochester; Mrs. Robert ARNOLD, Wabash; Mrs. Guy HOPPES, Macy and Mrs. Dola MURPHY, Peru.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Monday, March 23, 1953
Marva Elaine Holloway
Marva Elaine, one-day-old daughter of Marvin and Mary Ellen (FOSTER) HOLLOWAY, died at 12:10 a.m. today in Woodlawn Hospital. Prematurity was given as the cause of death. The infant was born Sunday.
Survivors are the parents, the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Edith FOSTER, and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin HOLLOWAY, all of this city.
Final rites will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesda at
the Foster funeral home. Rev. Stephen
GUBI will officiate and burial will be in the Citizens cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Tuesday, March 24, 1953
Rebecca Hoffman
Mrs. Rebecca HOFFMAN, 94, a pioneer resident of Akron, died at 11:15 p.m. Monday at the Rochester Nursing Home, where she had been a patient for several weeks. She had been in failing health for over a year.
Rebecca, daughter of Michael and Elizabeth (AULT) ZEGAFUSE, was born April 23, 1858, in Miami county. She was married to Silas HOFFMAN in 1896 in Miami county. Mrs. Hoffman was a member of the Evangelical church. Her husband died a number of years ago.
Survivors are a brother, Emanuel ZEGAFUSE, Rochester, and several nieces and nephews. Two brothers and two sisters preceded in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Akron Church of God. The Rev. Daniel SLAYBAUGH will officiate and burial will be in the Akron I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the Sheetz funeral home until 1 p.m. Thursday at which time the body will be taken to the church.
George N. Harts
Funeral services for George N. HARTS, 70, former Peru resident, will be held at 2 o’clock Wednesday at the Drake-Flowers funeral home, Peru.
Harts, a resident of Spencerville, Ind., was killed in an ato accident east of Avilla, Sunday morning.
He was born May 23, 1882 in Delong to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin HARTS. He was a member of the Peru Methodist church.
Surviving are three sons, Curtis R. and Austin H., both of Fort Wayne; Morris W. [HARTS], South Milford; two broters and a sister: Arthur, Alexandria; Roy [HARTS], Amboy; Mrs. Monroe ZELLERS, Kewanna; twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Laura B. Hood
Final rites for Mrs. Laura B. HOOD, 94, were held this afternoon at her home in Pulaski county. Burial was made in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Mrs. Hood, who was the mother of Mrs. Chloa RENO of this city, died at 2 a.m. Sunday.
She was born Sept. 22, 1858, in Carroll county, the daughter of John and Mary (MARSHALL) BROWN. On Jan. 14, 1878, she was married to Isaiah HOOD, who died in 1927.
Other survivors are two daughters, Essa ATHA, Montant, Cal.; Stella KORNER, at home; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grndchildren.
Wednesday, March 25, 1953
Edward Kesler
Funeral services for Edward KESLER, 77, former resident of Menone, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Mentone Methodist church with the Rev. FROST of Warsaw in charge. Burial will be in the Mentone cemetery.
Mr. Kesler died Monday night in the McDonald hospital, Warsaw where he had been a patient for several weeks. He was a retired farmer.
The son of Isaac and Elizabeth KESLER, he was born in Mentone in 1875. His first marriage in 1903 was to Nora PERSCBACER, who preceded him in death. In 1929 he married Dadee TUCKER. He was a member of the Mentone Methodist church and also of the Warsaw
Methodist church.
Survivors are his wife and two children, Nenian KESLER, Rochester and Argrella HEETER, Auburn.
The body will lie in state at the Kesler residence in Warsaw until 1 p.m. Thursday.
Ruth Gray
Rochester relatives have received word of the death of Mrs. W. Scott GRAY, the former Ruth TIPTON, of Wolcottville, Ind., which occurred Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Gray was born and raised in Rochester, the daugher of Mr. and Mrs. James TIPTON. The Tiptons resided on West 11th street, this city, in the residence now occupied by Mrs. Ollie ROBBINS.
She is survived by her husband; two daughters, four grandchildren and a brother, Howard TIPTON, who resides in the Southwest. Robert ZELLER and Mrs. Floyd Van TRUMP, of this city, are cousins of the deceased.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Gray residence in Wolcottville.
Bertha M. Brown
Mrs. Bertha M. BROWN, 72, died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at her home, 229 W. Third street, Rochester, following a stroke of paralysis suffered March 14. Mrs. Brown had been a resident of this city most of her life.
She was born in Henry township Feb. 1, 1881, to John U. and Alice (KUHN) BRYANT. Her first marriage in 1901 was to Charles ALSPACH, who died in 1923. On October 9, 1937, she was married to William BROWN. Mrs. Brown was a member of the Rochester Church of God and the W.C.T.U.
Surviving are the husband, at home; two sons, Louis ALSPACH, Mishawaka; John ALSPACH, Sturgis, Mich.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Georgia HAVLICK, this city; two sisters, Mrs. Lou GROVE, Talma; Mrs. Fred FOLLMER, San Diego, Cal.; three brothers, Harley BRYANT, this city; Sam BRYANT, Morocco; Roy BRYANT, San Diego,Cal.; and a grandson, David ALSPACH, Mishawaka.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Rochester Church of God with the Rev. E. POWELL in charge. Burial will be in the Plainview cemetery, Macy.
Friends may call at he Zimmerman Brothers Funeral home.
Richard Luey
Infant Richard P., 11-day-old son of Francis and Doris (BURNS) LUEY, Logansport, died at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the St. Joseph’s hospital, that city. The child was born March 13.
Survivors are the parents and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell LUEY, Lucerne, and Mr. and Mrs. Emmett BURNS, Fulton.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursda
at the Ditmire funeral home, Fulton.
Burial will be in the Indian Creek cemetery.
Thursday, March 26, 1953
Mary M. Walker
Mrs. Mary M. WALKER, 82, R. 5, died Wednesday at 8:20 p.m. in the Methodist hospital, Indianapolis.
Mrs. Walker had resided at her summer home near Talma, for many years and lived in Indianapolis during the winters.
Mary, daughter of Jacob and Charlotte (BEEHLER) KUBLEY was born Aug. 10, 1870, atAntioch, Tenn. She married Charles M. WALKER, who preceded her in death in 1951. She was a member of the Christian Church of Talma and the Eastern Star, Indianapolis.
Survivors are one son, Alonzo E. WALKER of Indianapolis, a grandson, Bud WALKER, and a granddaugher, Mrs. Russell ECKERT, both of Indianapolis. One brother, Will R. KUBLEY of Argos.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Snday at the Johns Funeral home in Mentone. Burial will be in the Tiptown cemetery, north of Tippecanoe. The body will e brought to the Johns funeral home, Mentone, Saturday noon, where friends may call.
James F. Hooker
Funeral services for James Francis HOOKER, 37, Argos, who was fatally injured in the north Hammond railroad switching yards Tuesday evening, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Grossman funeral home, Argos. Rev. Allen B. RICE of the Argos Methodist church will officiate and burial will be in the Maple Grove cemetery there.
Hooker, who had been employed by the B. & O. and Grand Trunk railroads for several years, died while enroute to the St. Margaret hospital. He had never married. He made his home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred HOOKER, 205 North Maple street, Argos.
Mr. Hooker was a graduate of Argos high school, class of ‘36, and for a nmber of years was active in the Argos Boy Scouts organization.
Surviving are his parents; a brother, Robert [HOOKER], Santa Monica, Calif.; his maternal grandmothers, Mrs. Jane HOOKER, Argos; Mrs. Mertie BREWER, Argos and several other relatives.
Friends may call at the Grossman funeral home.
Mrs. Otto Jefferies
Funeral services for Mrs. Otto JEFFERIES, 66, were held this afternoon at the Johns funeral home, Mentone. Burial was in the Mentone cemetery.
She was born near Talma on March 2, 1887, to Mr. and Mrs. Sidney GREEN. Mrs. Jefferies died Tuesday morning in the McDonald hospital, Warsaw. She had been seriously ill for two years.
Survivors are the husband, of Mentone, a daughter Mrs. Lucille FISHER, Palestine, one son, Royal [JEFFERIES], Claypool; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Friday, March 27, 1953
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Saturday, March 28, 1953
Franklin A. Thompson
Franklin Ambrose THOMPSON, 84, retired blacksmith of Inwood, died at 1 a.m. today at the home of his son, Omer THOMPSON, of Argos. Mr. Thompson had been seriously ill for three months and in failing health for four years. He had been a resident of Marshall county for 43 years coming there fromWabash. He was born Jan. 24, 1869 near Bremen to David and Caroline THOMPSON. On Dec. 12, 1899, he was married to Ella May JONES.
Survivors are his wife, Inwood; six daughters, Mrs. Elsie MINEAR, North Webster; Mrs. Leo PINKEY, Mentone; Mrs. Frances SMITH, Warsaw; Mrs. Elba JANKE, Mentone; Mrs. Louise DEACON, Mishawaka; Mrs. Catherine CAPES, Walkerton; three sons, Omer [THOMPSON], Argos; Emmett [THOMPSON] Warsaw; Kent [THOMPSON], at home; seventeen grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Gale THOMPSON, Atwood and two sisters, Mrs. Emma NETTER, Los Angeles, Cal., and Mrs. Sarah JONES, Indianapolis.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos. Rev. McCLURE of Tyner will officiate and burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Monday, March 30, 1953
Clair D. Jones
Clair D. JONES, 38, R.R. 2, Rochester, died at 6:45 p.m. Sunday at the Osteopathic Hospital, South Bend, where he had been a patient for the past two weeks. He had been in ill health for six years.
Mr. Jones was born April 27, 1914 at Argos. He was the son of Arley and Ila JONES. On October 31, 1936 he was married to Margaret HEIGHWAY, at Rochester. He was engaged in farming until ill health forced his retirement. Mr. Jones was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist church.
Survivors are his wife; a son, Ronald [JONES], and a daughter, Jeanette [JONES], all at home; his parents; a brother, Ancil [JONES], R.R. 2, Argos, and two sisters, Mrs. Rose Ellen MORRILL and Mrs. Ruth ADAMS, both of Argos.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bethlehem Baptist church. Rev. Lloyd POWELL, assisted by Rev. Ericus FOOR, will officiate and burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery, Athens.
The body will lie in state at the Grossman funeral home, Argos, from 7 p.m. today until 3 p.m. Tuesday. It will then be removed to the Jones home where friends may call up until 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Ezra Leazenby
Final rites for Ezra LEAZENBY, 74, Grass Creek, who died Saturday in a Logansport hospital, will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Harrison funeral home, Kewanna. Burial will be in the Royal Center cemetery. He was born Feb. 15, 1879, to Jacob and Mahala SHERMAN LEAZENBY of Clymers. He was a member of the Christian church, Kewanna.
Survivors are the widow, at home; three daughters and two sons: Mrs. Daisy BROWNING; Mrs. Goldie BRYAN, both of Logansport; Mrs. Lillian WEBSTER, Royal Center; Edward LEAZENBY, Warsaw; Albert LEAZENBY, Logansport. Four brothers and three grandchildren preceded him in death.
Tuesday, March 31, 1953
George E. White
George E. WHITE, 80, retired farmer residing four and a half miles north of Akron, died at 5:15 p.m. Monday. He had been ill for several weeks from pneumonia. Mr. White had been a resident of Henry township his entire life.
He was born in Akron, Dec. 2, 1872, to Peter and Sarah (PRILL) WHITE. On Nov. 11, 1893, he was married to Sidella ADAMSON, who preceded him in death in July, 1950. Mr. White was a member of Olive Bethel Church of God.
Survivors are two sons: Everett [WHITE], Terre Hauts; Claud [WHITE], Akron; a daughter, Eliza Ann WHITE, at home, and a brother, John [WHITE], Elkhart. Five brothers and sisters preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Olive Bethel Church of God with the Rev. Gerald SNYDER in charge. Burial will be in the Nichols cemetery.
The body will be taken from the Moyer-Haupert funeral home to the White residence at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Friends may call at the residence.
William L. Holland
Funeral services for William L. HOLLAND, 77, of R.R. 2, Macy, were held this afternoon at the McCain funeral home, Denver. Rev. M. C. MORROW was in charge of the rites and burial was in the Deedsville cemetery.
Mr. Holland, a retired plumber, died Saturday after a three years’ illness. Born in England, he had been a resident of the Macy community for 35 years.
He is survived by his wife, Sarah [HOLLAND]; a son, Albert E. [HOLLAND], Macy, and five grandchildren.
Wednesday, April 1, 1953
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Thursday, April 2, 1953
Lulu Bell Brubaker
Mrs. J. Walter BRUBAKER, a lifelong resident of Fulton county, died at 6 p.m. Wednesday at her home, 1023 South Monroe street, this city. She had been seriously ill for the past six months. Mrs. Brubaker had countless friends throughout Rochester and community and for several years assisted her husband in the management of the Brubaker Garage, which was sold several years ago to the Deeds Equipment Company.
Lulu Bell, daughter of Andrew J. and Sarah (WAUGH) HAIMBAUGH, was born on a farm near Mentone. Practically all of her girlhood was spent on what is known as the HAIMBAUGH farm, located a mile and a quarter south of Rochester on State Road 25. On December 23, 1896, she was married to J. Walter BRUBAKER, who survives.
She was a member of Rochester Baptist church, the Social Club, the McKinley Club and the Rebekah lodge.
Other survivors are a son, J. “Jack” BRUBAKER, R.R. 1, Rochester; a daughter, Mrs. Isaac HOLMES, this city; a sister, Mrs. Arthur DEAMER, Cedar Rapids, Ia.; a brother, Porter HAIMBAUGH, R.R. 6, Rochester; six grandsons; four great-grandsons, and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at the Rochester Baptist church with the Rev. H. Gordon HYDE in charge. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
The body will be taken from the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home to the Brubaker residence at 4 p.m. Friday where friends may call.
Friday, April 3, 1953
Col. Isaac L. Kitts
Culver, Ind., April 3--Col. Isaac L. KITTS, director of horsemanship at Culver Military Academy, died Thursday night. He was a member of the 1932 and 1936 U. S. Olmpic equestrian teams, and was a veteran of both World Wars.
Maggie Swick
Mrs. Maggie SWICK, 86, of Akron, died at 3 o’clock this morning in the Woodlawn Hospital following an illness of nine weeks.
The daughter of Jacob and Mary (SUMME) WEISS, she was born January 31, 1867, in Berne, Switzerland. She came to this country at the age of 16.
She was united in marriage to Levi SWICK in 1885 at Beaver Dam. He preceded her in death in 1930.
Mrs. Swick was a member of the Akron Church of God.
Survivors include three sons, Ira [SWICK], of Claypool; Sherman and Percy [SWICK] of Akron; eleven grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren, and one brother, Jacob WEISS, Claypool.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Akron Church of God with the Rev. D. L. SLAYBAUGH and the Rev. Harold CONRAD officiating. Burial will be in the Palestine cemetery.
Friends may call at the Sheetz Funeral Home inAkron until 1 p.m. Sunday, when the body will be taken to the church to lie in state.
Saturday, April 4, 1953
Omer Francis Long
Omer Francis LONG, 76, well-known farmer residing four miles southwest of Argos, suffered a fatal heart attack at 2 p.m. Friday while in the Argos cigar store. He died within a few minutes after the seizure. He had been a resident of the Argos community his entire life.
He was born January 22, 1887, in Marshall county to Joseph and Rebekah LONG. He was married to Ona ALDERFER, who preceded him in death on December 13,1930. Mr. Long was a member of the Gleaners Lodge.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Marjory SMITH, R.R. 3, Argos; a grandson, Charles SMITH, R.R. 2, Argos; a great-grandson, Richard Earl SMITH, and two brothers, George LONG, South Bend and Charles LONG, R.R. 3, Argos.
Funeral services in charge of Rev. Albert
VERMILLION of Jamestown, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Grossman funeral
home. Burial will be in the Richland
Center cemetery. Friends may call at
the funeral home.
Clayton R. Rookstool
Clayton Ray ROOKSTOOL, 68, farmer residing on R.R. 3, Rochester, died at 3 a.m. today in Woodlawn hospital. He had been ill 10 days with a heart ailment. Mr. Rookstool had been a resident of Grandview community for 25 years, coming there from South Bend.
He was born Aug. 22, 1884, in Rochester to David and Mahala ROOKSTOOL. On June 1, 1912, he was married to Celia BRADWAY at South Bend.
Surviving are his wife, at home; a son, Kenneth [ROOKSTOOL], R.R. 3, and a daughter, Mrs. Berniece BITTERLING, R.R. 3,; his stepfather, Isaac BARNES, Peru; a brother, Sam ROOKSTOOL, South Bend; a sister, Mrs. Clark ARMEY, and three grandchildren. Two children preceded him in death.
Final rites will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Rochester Church of god with the Rev. L. E. POWELL officiating. Burial will be in the Highland cemetery, South Bend. The body rests at the Foster Funeral home where friends may call.
Monday, April 6, 1953
August C. Beyer
Funeral services for August C. BEYER, 69, of Orrville, Ohio, were held this afternoon at the Presbyterian church in that city. Burial was made in the Orrville Crown Hill cemetery.
Mr. Beyer, who was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur BEYER, resided in Rochester for a few years where he was employed as cashier of the United State Bank and Trust Company. He was a nephew of the late Edward BEYER, who operated a produce company and creamery and the electric light and power company in this city for a number of years.
The former resident died Tuesday at St. Petersburg, Fla., where he and his wife were spending the winter months.
Mr. Beyer was founder of the Orrville Milk Condensing Company. He also served as director of the Goshen Milk Condensing Company, Goshen, Ind. He was a charter member of the board of directors of Dunlap Memorial Hospital in Orrville. He was a member of the board of directors of the Orrville National Bank and was the chairman of the Orrville Rotary Club.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Vera (COOPER) BEYER; two daughters, Mrs. Rexford MOFFETT and Mrs. Raymond LINDAMOOD, both of Orrville; six grandchildren and two brothers, Forest BEYER, San Francisco, Cal., and Arthur BEYER, Kendallville.
Josephine Scotton
Mrs. Oliver KROM, this city, has received word of the death of her niece, Mrs. Josephine CHAMBERLAIN SCOTTON, Miami, Fla. Mrs. Scotton was a cousin of Claude and Lynn CHAMBERLAIN, Mrs. Sarah ZIMMERMAN and Mrs. Myron BERKHEISER, all of Rochester and Mrs. Elgin GEBHART, Peru.
Rose Meyer
Rose MEYER, well-known resident of Rochester, died Sunday morning at her home, 715 Jefferson street, following a lengthy illness.
Miss Meyer was an active member of the Rochester Presbyterian church until about 10 years ago, when she became a victim of arthritis and arteriosclerosis. During her years of invalidism she was cared for by Miss Etta BLACKETOR, her devoted nurse and friend.
She was born at Wabash in 1864, the daughter of Henry and Nancy MEYER. In 1876, the family moved to Rochester. She resided here throughout her life with the exception of two years
spent in Utah and California.
Survivors are a sister, Mrs. Emma SCULL, this city; three nephews and five nieces.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home, with the Rev. Harold TURPIN officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home. Relatives request that flowers be omitted.
Tuesday, April 7, 1953
Mae Needham
Burial rites for Mrs. Mae NEEDHAM, widow of the late Dr. John NEEDHAM of Terre Haute, were held in the Pulaski, Ind., cemetery this afternoon.
The Needhams resided at Star City for several years and were well acquainted with many residents in the western section of Fulton county. They often visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence HINTON.
Margaret V. Kistler
Miss Margaret V. KISTLER, 55, died at 7:15 a.m. today at the home of her sister, Mrs. Evan WHALLON, Akron. She had been seriously ill for the past four months. Miss Kistler had been a resident of Akron her entire life and had many friends throughout the northern section of Indiana.
She was born Dec. 4, 1897 to A.A. and Harriett (STRONG) KISTLER. She taught school for 34 years. For the last 30 years she was a primary teacher in the Warsaw city schools. She also taught two years at Mantistique, Mich.; a year in Rochester and a year in Akron. She was a graduate of the Mrs. Blaker’s Teachers College, Indianapolis.
Miss Kistler was a member of the Akron Methodist church, the Tri Kappa sorority of Warsaw; Mu-Gam of Akron; the Twi-ze-Month Club and the Martha Class of the Methodist church, Akron.
Survivors are the sister, Mrs. Whallon; a brother, Charles KISTLER, LaGrange, Ill.; five nieces and a nephew.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Moher-Haupert funeral home, Akron, with the Rev. Claude FAWNS officiating. Burial will be in the Akron cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Wednesday, April 8, 1953
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Thursday, April 9, 1953
Clifford Shoemaker
Clifford SHOEMAKER, 63, farmer residing eight miles southeast of Argos, died at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at his home. He had been ill for the past 10 days following a stroke of paralysis.
Mr. Shoemaker was born October 31, 1889 at Silver Lake, Ind. His parents were Daniel and Orpha (BURKETT) SHOEMAKER. He was married to Nettie CHAPMAN on Jan. 2, 1907, at Warsaw. Mr. Shoemaker was a member of the Walnut Church of the Brethren.
Surviving are his wife, at home; six sons, Ralph and Raymond [SHOEMAKER], Rochester; Roy and Claude [SHOEMAKER], Argos; Lee and Carl [SHOEMAKER], Los Angeles,
Cal.; a daughter, Mrs. Fern SWIHART, Argos; three brothers, Lloyd [SHOEMAKER], Argos; Ted [SHOEMAKER], Burkett and Chester [SHOEMAKER], Silver Lake. Two sons, Howard and Donald [SHOEMAKER] preceded him in death.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Walnut Church of the Brethren. Rev. RAY, of Winona Lake, assisted by Rev. Roy S. RICHEY, Walnut, will officiate. Burial will be in the Sand Hill cemetery.
Friends may call at the Umbaugh funeral home, Argos. The body will also lie in state at the church from 1 until 2 p.m. Sunday.
Anna L. Clayton
Rochester relatives received word today of the death of Mrs. Bernard [Anna L. CONDON] CLAYTON, former local resident, which occurred early this morning at her home in Zionsville, Ind. Mrs. Clayton had been seriously ill since last November.
She was the daughter of Clark and Martha CONDON, this city. For several years she was employed in the clerical department of the Beyer Brothers Produce Company of this city. She was a graduate of R.H.S. For several years the Claytons resided in Akron where Mr. Clayton was publisher of The Akron News.
Survivors are her husband, at home; a son, Bernard [CLAYTON], Jr., San Francisco, Cal.; a daughter, Mrs. Martha Le BORIE, New York, N.Y.; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel YOUNG, Schuylkill Haven, Pa.; Mrs. Frankie BARTLETT, Greenwood, Miss., two brothers, Joe and Walter CONDON, Portland, Ore.; four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Zionsville and burial will be in the Zionsville cemetery.
Virgil Lambert
Mrs. Kenneth OVERSTREET, Lake Manitou, received a telegram this morning informing her of the death of her brother, Virgil LAMBERT, which occurred earlier today at his home in El Camp, Texas. He was a former resident of Shoals, Ind.
Funeral services are to be held in El Campo. Mrs. Overstreet recently visited her brother in El Campo. She does not plan to attend the funeral rites.
Lefa Cunningham
Mrs. Lefa CUNNINGHAM, 73, died Wednesday afternoon at her home two miles northeast of Fulton. She was found dead in her chair, presumably from a heart attack. Mrs. Cunningham had been an invalid for several years. She had resided in the vicinity of Fulton her entire life.
Born October 9, 1879, in Liberty township, she was the daughter of Harvey and Sarah WORDEN ROSE. On December 28, 1898 she was married to William CUNNINGHAM. She was a member of the Fulton E.U.B. church.
Survivors are the husband; a granddaughter, Frances J. FLOYD, Alton, Ill.; a brother, William ROSE, Wabash, and a sister, Mrs. Mary PALMER, Rochester.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday at the Fulton E.U.B. church with the Rev. Paul MAST officiating. Burial will be in Fulton cemetery. The body will be removed from the Ditmire
funeral home to the Cunningham residence Friday morning, where friends may
call.
Friday, April 10, 1953
Robert Lee Ogle
Short prayer services were held at 2:30 p.m. today at the Foster funeral home for Robert Lee OGLE, son of Paul and Beverly HUNDT OGLE. The infant was still born at 3:43 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Hospital.
Rev. Paul SCHWAN of the Lutheran church officiated and burial was in the Mt.Zion cemetery.
Surviving are the parents; a brother, Paul; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles OGLE, this city, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur HUNDT, Plymouth.
Saturday, April 11, 1953 to Monday, April 13, 1953
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Tuesday, April 14, 1953
Mary Perkins
Mary PERKINS, 55, died Monday at her home in Kewanna following several weeks’ illness. She has been a resident of that town her entire life.
She was born July 12, 1898, to Albert and Ella LINDEN. On January 31, 1920, she was married to William PERKINS. Mrs. Perkins was a member of the Prairie Grove E. U. B. church.
Survivors are her husband; a daughter, Jean [PERKINS]; her mother, Mrs. Louella LINDEN; five brothers, Hobart and Albert [LINDEN], Columbus, O.; Earl and Russell [LINDEN], Logansport; Hugh [LINDEN], Oklahoma City, Okla.; two sisters, Ethel and Imajean [LINDEN], Columbus, O.; a granddaughter and a grandson; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Prairie Grove church with Rev. LePAGE officiating. Burial will be in the adjacent cemetery. Friends may call at the Perkins home.
Wednesday, April 15, 1953
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Thursday, April 16, 1953
Olive Margaret McCoy
Mrs. Olive Margaret McCOY, 72, 302 W. 4th street, Rochester, died at 3:30 a.m. today at Woodlawn hospital. Mrs. McCoy had been in ill health for 18 months and seriously ill for the past three weeks. Her death was attributed to a heart ailment.
She had been a resident of this city since 1946, coming here from Indianapolis to care for her mother, Mrs. Emma Jane (FOSNER) HOFFMAN, who died in November, 1951.
Mrs. McCoy was born August 11, 1880, in Lycoming County, Pa., to Ellis and Emma Jane FOSNER. In January, 1905, she was married to Delbert McCOY, who died in 1944. She was a member of the Rochester O.E.S., the White Shrine, the Rebekah Lodge and attended the Trinity E.U.B. church, of this city.
Survivors are a sister, Mrs. Fred IZZARD, Tulsa, Okla.; a niece Olive FOSNER and a
nephew, Emerson FOSNER, both of Sale Lake City, Utah.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Foster funeral home. Rev. Stephen GUBI will officiate and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Lulu Horn
Mrs. Lulu HORN, 50, died Wednesday evening at her home in Bismarck, N.D., following several days illness from a heart ailment. Mrs. Horn was a sister-in-law of Mrs. Von KOCHENDERFER, this city.
She was born on a farm near Bismarck, N.D. and was married to Lyman HORN on July 10, 1926.
Survivors are the husband; a son, Ronald Duane [HORN], and a daughter, Bonnie Jean [HORN], all of Bismarck. A son, Lieut. Kendal HORN, a jet pilot, was killed last January in Texas. Two brothers and a sister also survive.
June Shaw
Mrs. June [RULE] SHAW, 46, former Argos resident, died Wednesday morning at her home in Park Forest, Ill.
Mrs. Shaw was born in Argos on June 1, 1906. She was the daughter of Joseph and Jessie RULE. The Shaws had resided in Park Forest for a score of years.
Survivors are her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Barbara June TYLER; a son, John Charles [SHAW], all of Park Forest; her mother, Mrs. Jessie RULE, Indianapolis; five sisters, Mrs. Alfred HOFFMAN, Ann Arbor, Mich., Miss Rella RULE, Mrs. Elma FLOSSENZIER, Mrs. Eunice SHAFFER and Mrs. Myrtle COURIN, all of Indianapolis; two brothers, Ronald RULE, Batavia, Ill., and Laurence RULE, Lincoln, Neb.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Umbaugh funeral home, Argos. Rev. ENGLEMAN of the United Presbyterian Church, Park Forest, Ill., will officiate and burial will be in the Maple Grove cemetery, Argos. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Friday, April 17, 1953
Dolph W. Parker
Dolph William PARKER, 65, 537 South Columbia street, South Bend, died at 2 a.m. today in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. He had been critically ill for the past three weeks from pneumonia and complications.
A former resident of this city, Mr. Parker had lived in South Bend since 1918. He had many friends throughout both Fulton and St. Joseph counties.
Dolph William, son of William and Florence PARKER, was born in Rochester on April 24, 1888. Upon completion of his education he became a commercial artist and sign painter and was employed in this work for over two score of years.
Survivors are his wife, Leota [PARKER], at home; a daughter, Mrs. George FREDERICKS, South Bend; four grandchildren; two brothers, Russell H. PARKER, Rochester; Frederick PARKER, Brunswick, Ga.; three sisters, Mrs. Bertha WEBER, Hornell, N.Y.; Mrs. Mary PEDIGO, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Helen LUCAS, Rochester.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Ida Stacy
Mrs. Ida STACY, 90, of 180 Pontiac street, Rochester, died at 11:30 p.m. Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jerry W. MITCHELL, 897 South 11th street, Noblesville. She had been in failing health for two years and critically ill during the past eight weeks.
Mrs. Stacy was born September 13, 1862, at Huntsville, O. Her maiden name was Ida Virginia JOHNSTON. She resided in Huntsville until her marriage to William H. STACY in 1885. He preceded her in death in 1926. Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Stacy continued to spend the summer at her home in this city. She was a member of the Rochester Presbyterian church and was recently honored as being the oldest member of that religious organization.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Perry MITCHELL, Noblesville; Mrs. V. L. TATLOCK, Terre Haute; a son, Russell M. STACY, Akron, O.; five grandchildren; a great-grandson and a sister, Mrs. Ada STICKELS, Portland, Ore. A son, William [STACY], and a daughter, Gladys [STACY], died in early childhood.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Rochester Presbyterian church with the Rev. William HUBER of Noblesville Presbyterian church officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. The body will be removed from the Foster funeral home to the Stacy residence where friends may call after 7 p.m. today.
Saturday, April 18, 1953
Dolph Parker
Funeral services for Dolph PARKER, former Rochester resident, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Hickey Funeral Home, South Bend. The body then will be brought to Rochester where burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery. Mr. Parker died in South Bend at 3 a.m. Friday.
Monday, April 20, 1953
Walter Sullivan
Walter SULLIVAN, farmer, residing six miles southeast of Argos, died at 2:15 p.m. Saturday at his home. Death was attributed to a heart ailment. He had been a resident of that community for the past 10 years.
He was born Sept. 9, 1887 in Fulton county, the son of Michael and Angeline SULLIVAN. He was married to Leona PARTRIDGE on November 14, 1908. Mr. Sullivan was a member of the Rochester Lutheran church.
Surviving are his wife and a son, Gerald [SULLIVAN], both at home; a brother, Elmer SULLIVAN, Argos.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday
at the Rochester Lutheran church with Rev. Paul SCHWAN, officiating. Burial will be in the Reichter
cemetery. Friends may call at the
Umbaugh funeral home, Argos, until noon Tuesday at which time the body will be
taken to the Lutheran church to lie in state until the hour of the services.
Daniel Guthrie
Daniel GUTHRIE, 83, died at 9:30 a.m. today at the Rochester Nursing Home, No. 1. He had been a patient at the home since July 18, 1952. Death was attributed to complications. Mr. Guthrie had previously resided with Mr. and Mrs. Chester CARPENTER, R.R. 6, LaPorte, Ind.
He was born July 3, 1869 at LaPorte, Ind. A niece, Mrs. George DELANEY, of Morocco, Ind., is the sole survivor.
The body rests at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Ruth Shaw
Rochester relatives and friends have received word of the sudden death of Mrs. Lyle [Ruth] SHAW, which occurred over the week end at her home in Escanaba, Mich.
Mrs. Shaw was the [Ruth SPEYER] daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry SPEYER of Culver.
She is survived by her husband and a son, of Escanaba, and several brothers and sisters, among whom is Mrs. Helen RHOADS, this city.
Services are to be held in Culver, Thursday afternoon.
Tuesday, April 21, 1953
David T. Wolf
David Tilton WOLF, 76, died at 1:45 p.m. Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harry COOK, 528 West Fifth street, this city. Death was attributed to a heart seizure. He had been in failing health since last Octoer.
He was born August 28, 1876, in Green county, Ohio, to Abraham and Hannah Elizabeth (FLATTER) WOLF. He was married in 1899 to Elizabeth MATTERS, who preceded him in death in 1929. Mr. Wolf was engaged in farming for many years and more recently was a fruit dealer. He had been a resident of this city and community for over 60 years.
Mr. Wolf was a member of the Rochester Church of God.
Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Harry COOK; Mrs. Emily ANDERSON, Paw Paw, Mich.; Mrs. Ruth KENDALL, Buckley, Mich.; Mrs. Leroy PONTIUS, Holland, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Anna BLACKETOR and Miss Esther WOLF, both of Rochester; two brothers, John and Roy WOLF, both of Niles, Mich.; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Three sons, William, Claude and Floyd WOLF, preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Foster funeral home with Rev. L. E. POWELL in charge. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Al Sanger
Mrs. Ernest BAXTER, R.R. 2, Rochester, today
received word of the death of her brother-in-law, Al SANGER, which occurred in
Arcadia, Cal. Mr. Sanger was first vice
president of the Camfield Manufacturing Company, Grand Haven, Mich. He and his family had visited here on
various occasions.
Ruth Shaw
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth (SPEYER) SHAW, of Escanaba, Mich., who died Saturday evening, will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at the Easterday funeral home, Culver. Dr. Harry CAMPBELL of the Culver Methodist [Church] will officiate and burial will be in the Culver cemetery.
Daniel Guthrie
Final rites for Daniel GUTHRIE, 83, who died Monday morning at the Rochester Nursing Home No. 1, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. The Rev. Charles Merrill SMITH will officiate and burial will be in the Oakland cemetery, Morocco, Ind.
Wednesday, April 22, 1953
Benjamin M. Caldwell
Benjamin M. CALDWELL, 85, retired grocer, died at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at his home in Bruce Lake. He had been in failing health for the past several weeks.
He was born May 2, 1867, at Rising Sun, Ind., to Mr. and Mrs. Basil CALDWELL. Mr. Caldwell was a member of the Kewanna I.O.O.F. lodge.
Survivors are a son, James [CALDWELL], Bruce Lake; three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
The body is at the Harrison funeral home, Kewanna. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Roy Tucker
Funeral services for Roy TUCKER, 58, who died Tuesday morning at his home north of Mentone, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Harrison Center of the Mentone E.U.B. Church. Rev. David BOSSER, pastor of the church, will officiate.
Mr. tucker is survived by his wife, Opal [TUCKER]; a daughter, Mary Jane [TUCKER], at home; two sons, Robert [TUCKER], Argos, and Joe [TUCKER], Etna Green; four grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Roy BOWEN, Warsaw.
Carl A. Crabbs
Carl A. CRABBS, 63, well-known farmer of the Burton community, died at 1:12 a.m. today at the home of his brother, Don, four miles west of this city on the Burton road. He had been in ill health for several years.
He was born September 25, 1889, in Fulton county. His parents were Martin and Helen (THOMPSON) CRABBS.
Survivors are his brother, Don CRABBS, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday
at the Foster funeral home. Rev. Mrs.
Edith BRUNER will officiate and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F.
cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home.
Thelma Peterson
Mrs. Thelma PETERSON, 77, Mentone, died Tuesday morning in Woodlawn Hospital. Mrs. Peterson and her husband had moved to Mentone from Chicago about nine months ago.
She was born in Sweden on June 10, 1875. She was a member of the Wilson Chapter of O.E.S., Chicago, and was worthy matron of the chapter, Grand Ruth in 1930 of the State of Illinois. Survivors are the husband, Metz W. PETERSON, and a daughter, Mrs. Alber McKEIGHAN, both of Mentone; a sister who resides in Chicago and several brothers and sisters in Sweden.
Final rites will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Starr Funeral home, Chicago. Burial will be in the Cedar Park cemetery, there.
Audrey Logan
Mrs. Audrey LOGAN, 41, 117 W. Mills street, Culver, died at 3 a.m. today in the Caylor Nickels hospital, Bluffton, where she had been a patient since Sunday. Death was caused by a heart seizure. Mr. and Mrs. Logan had been residents of Culver for three years, moving there from Argos.
She was born August 16, 1914, at Lakeville to Clinton and Lula RUFF. On April 16, 1932, she was married to Carl LOGAN. Mrs. Logan was a member of the Lakeville Methodist church, the Argos chapter of the O.E.S. and the Rebekah Lodge of Culver.
Survivors are the husband; a daughter, Linda [LOGAN], and a son, Wade [LOGAN], all of Culver; her parents, Lakeville and an uncle, R. O. ANNES, also of Lakeville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m Saturday at the Brossman funeral home, Argos, with Rev. E. B. RICE officiating. The Argos O.E.S. Chapter will give its graveside rites at the New Oak Hill cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call at the funeral home after 8 p.m. this evening.
Thursday, April 23, 1953 to Monday, April 27, 1953
[no obits]
Tuesday, April 28, 1953
Arthur V. Sampsel, Sr.
Funeral services for Arthur V. SAMPSEL, Sr., 73, of Jacksonville, Ill., who died Monday morning will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Peru Baptist church with the Rev. Gary ALBRITTEN officiating.
Mr. Sampsel’s death was caused by third degree burns which he suffered on March 17 while cleaning his lawn.
Born in Deedsville on January 3, 1880, he was the son of Paul and Amanda [ZARTMAN] SAMPSEL. He was married to Alice ROHRER on June 25, 1899.
Survivors are his wife; a son, Arthur
[SAMPSEL], Jr., Bunker Hill; a grandson; a brother Clarence SAMPSEL, Rochester
and a sister, Mrs. Lola ARMOUR, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Poebe A. Corder
Final rites for Mrs. Phoebe A. CORDER, 75, of near Lucerne, who died Monday in the Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Lucerne Christian church. Rev. Loren SWEDENBURN will officiate.
Mrs. Corder, who was born in Fulton county on August 25, 1877, was the daughter of Adam and Martha (DeMOSS) SOMMERS.
Mrs. Irene CALVIN, this city, is a half-sister of the deceased.
Wednesday, April 29, 1953
Samuel F. Hamilton
Final rites for Samuel F. HAMILTON, 84, who died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at his home in Kewanna will be held in the Harrison funeral home, that city, at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Rev. Forest HOWELL will officiate and burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Mr. Hamilton was born June 12, 1868, near Royal Center to George and Ellen (GRAUEL) HAMILTON. He was married to Mary B. OSBORN in January, 1890. He was a member of the Kewanna Methodist church.
Survivors are his wife, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Myrtle VALENTINE, Claypool; a brother, Charles HAMILTON, Los Angeles, Cal.; one granddaughter and two great-granddaughters.
Lyle Gordon Spencer
Lyle Gordon SPENCER, 50, former resident of the Argos community, was found dead at his home in Walbridge, Ohio, at 6 a.m. Monday. Death had occurred several hours earlier from a heart seizure. Mr. Spencer had been a resident of Walbridge for the past few years.
He was born December 23, 1902, at Culver the son of William and Sarah SPENCER. he never married. Mr. Spencer was a veteran of World War II.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Grace YATES, Argos; two brothers, Glen [SPENCER], South Bend; Carl [SPENCER], Conneaut, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Grossman funeral home, Argos. Rev. J. Robert COOVERT of the Argos Christian church will officiate. Burial will be in the new Oak Hill cemetery, Plymouth.
Thursday, April 30, 1953
Robert Fullenwider
Word has been received by Ira D. GOSS, of this city, of the death of Robert FULLENWIDER, which occurred in Los Angeles, Cal. He had been ill from a heart ailment since last fall. Mr. and Mrs. FULLENWIDER are well known here, where they have often visited at the home of Mr. Goss.
Elizabeth Tucker
Mrs. Gertrude ZARTMAN of this city has received
word of the death of her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth TUCKER, which occurred at her
home in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Mrs. Zartman
will not be able to attend the final rites on account of sickness.
Friday, May 1, 1953 to Saturday, May 2, 1953
[no obits]
Monday, May 4, 1953
Ida May Combs
Mrs. Ida May COMBS, 71, of Macy died at 2:20 a.m. Sunday at her home. She had been critically ill for two weeks. Mrs. Combs had been a resident of Macy for 22 years, coming there from Alma, Mich.
She was born May 1, 1882, in Cass county, to Jacob and Rachel (EURIT) BOOKWALTER. In 1905, she was married to Truman N. COMBS, who preceded her in death in 1944. Mrs. Combs was a member of the Macy Methodist church.
Survivors are: three sons, Byron W. COMBS, Hesperia, Mich.; Dale E. COMBS, Winamac; Victor H. COMBS, Macy; three daughters, Mrs. Margaret A. MEAD, Landing, Mich.; Mrs. Cherryl PLACE, Scheboygan [?], Mich.; Mrs. Loretta M. LEE, Macy; two sisters, Mrs. Edith WOLFE, South Bend; Mrs. Vern TEEL, Macy; thirteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the McCain funeral home, Denver. Rev. W. K. ALNOR, Macy, will officiate and burial will be in the Macy Plainview cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until an hour prior to the funeral.
Clyde M. Steen
Funeral services for Clyde M. “Dick” STEEN, 65, who died in the Irene Byron Sanitarium, Fort Wayne, at 5 p.m. Saturday, will be held at 2 p.m. DST Tuesday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Rev. Paul SCHWAN will officiate and burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery. Mr. Steen had been a patient in the sanitarium since 1948.
His wife had visited him Saturday morning and he was believed to have been a trifle better than usual. However, he became seriously ill later in the afternoon and death resulted.
He was born Novemer 20, 1887 in Van Wert county, Ohio, to John and Hester (KISSELL) STEEN. He moved to Rochester with his parents when he was five years old. For several years he was employed as a plumber in both Rochester and South Bend and at one time owned his own plumbing and heating shop here.
During World War II, he was employed at the Victory Ordnance plant at Mexico.
He was married to Lucille LOY on December 12, 1921. Mr. Steen was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran church and the Eagles Lodge of Rochester.
Survivors are his wife, 420 Clayton street, this city; four sisters, Mrs. Edgar SHEETS, Plymouth; Mrs. Olive SHERMAN, Chicago; Mrs. Maude BRITTON, South Bend and Mrs. Ike EMMONS, this city, and three nephews and two nieces.
Monroe L. Scheidler
Pershing, Ind., May 4.--(INS)--Funeral services for the Rev. Monroe L. SCHEIDLER, 67, who died Saturday, will be held in Pershing, his home town, Wednesday afternoon. Burial will be in Dublin.
He was the oldest minister in the Indiana Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church. He was pastor at Pershing when he retired 10 years ago but since that time he had taught Sunday School Class.
Other pastorates included Noblesville, Hicksville, O., Elkhart, South Bend, Rochester, Urbanna, Kokomo, Kendalville, and the second EUB church, Indianapolis.
Tuesday, May 5, 1953
Ova Stoops
Mrs. Allen [Ova] STOOPS, 60, of near Roann, died at 7 p.m. Monday evening at her home. She had suffered a stroke 10 days previously. Mrs. Stoops formerly resided near Kewanna and moved to Roann about 15 years ago.
She was born in 1893, in Wabash county, Ind.; her maiden name was Ova JONES. Mrs. Stoops’ first marriage was to Arthur LAMBERT, a Fulton county resident.
Survivors are her husband, at home; and three daughters, Mrs. Frank GREER, R.R. 1, Kewanna; Mrs. Homer BAXTER, Wabash and Mrs. Lester SHIDAKER, Kewanna.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. DST Thursday at the Batchelor Church, five miles north of Wabash on State Road 15. Burial will be in the Wabash cemetery.
Wednesday, May 6, 1953
[no obits]
Thursday, May 7, 1953
Judy Ann Cloud
Judy Ann [CLOUD], infant daughter of Earl J. and Martha (BALDWIN) CLOUD, 130 1/2 W. 8th street, was still born at Woodlawn Hospital, 11 a.m. today. The paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Hugh CLOUD, of this city. Final rites for infant are incomplete.
Jesse Linebrink
Jesse LINEBRINK, 74, Akron, died at 4:50 a.m. today at Woodlawn hospital. He had been seriously ill for 10 days. Mr. Linebrink had been a resident of Akron for 38 years, coming there from Ohio.
He was born April 28, 1879 in Defiance, Ohio, to Fred and Mary (HUGHES) LINEBRINK. On February 2, 1908, he was married to Nora WORMAN. Mr. Linebrink was a sawmill operator.
Survivors are: his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Roy COLLINS, Macy; Mrs. O’Neal GAGNON, Mrs. George SWOPE and Mrs. William MURPHY, all of Akron; a son Ray [LINEBRINK], Akron; twenty grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A son preceded in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. DST Saturday at the Akron Church of God. Rev. Daniel L. SLAYBAUGH and Rev. Harold CONRAD will officiate. Burial will be in the Mt. Zion cemetery, southeast of Rochester.
Friends may call at the Sheetz funeral home, Akron, up until 1 p.m. Saturday.
Friday, May 8, 1953
Judy Ann Cloud
Graveside rites for Judy Ann, infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. CLOUD, this city, were held at 10:30 a.m. today in the
Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Rev.
George CRANE was in charge of the services.
The infant was still-born at Woodlawn hospital at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Howard Tracy
Howard TRACY, 83, retired farmer of R.R. 2, Macy, died at 3:10 p.m. Thursday at his home following a 14 weeks’ illness. He had been a resident of that community for six years, moving there from Miami county.
He was born Jan. 14, 1870, in Miami county to Samuel C. and Caroline (MONESMITH) TRACY. His first marriage in 1893 was to Electa EDWARDS, who died in 1909. He was married to Melissa KING at Peru in 1918. She preceded him in death in 1946. Mr. Tracy was a member of the Macy Methodist church.
Survivors are a son, Vivian [TRACY], R.R. 2, Macy; two daughters, Mrs. Mary SEE, Macy; Mrs. Mildred McLAIN, R.R. 2, Macy; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. DST Saturday at the McCain funeral home, Denver. Rev. C. F. GOLDEN will officiate and burial will be in the Plainview cemetery, Macy. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Saturday, May 9, 1953
Jennie L. Clough
Rochester friends early today [received word of the death of] Jennie L. CLOUGH, which occurred at 8 p.m. Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eloise (GORDON) NAPOIL, of Paw Paw, Mich. Mrs. Clough, widow of the late Rev. William CLOUGH moved from her South Main streethome here to Paw Paw about three years ago.
Graveside services will be held at the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery, 2:30 p.m. Monday. Rev. ELIOTT of Paw Paw will officiate.
Monday, May 11, 1953
Alonzo Ault
Alonzo AULT, 69, died at 8:15 p.m. Sunday at his home at the southern edge of Rochester. He suffered a stroke about six days ago and failed to rally.
Mr. Ault, a retired carpenter, had resided in Rochester practically all of his life.
He was born May 25, 1883, in Wabash county. His first marriage was to Cora May BOGGESS on October 4, 1904. She preceded him in death in 1935. On August 12, 1936, he was married to Belle ROBBINS.
Survivors are the wife, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Jeanette CLAY, Rochester; a stepson, Arthur OLDFATHER, this city; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; a brother, Clyde AULT, Nyona Lake, and a half-brother, John AULT, Culver.
Funeral services in charge of Rev. Nathan
WILLIAMS will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral
home. Burial will be in the Rochester
Citizens cemetery. Friends may call at
the funeral home.
Tuesday, May 12, 1953
Blanche Funk
Mrs. Oscar O. COPLEN of this city has received word of the death of her niece, Mrs. Blanche (STOCKBERGER) FUNK, which occurred last Wednesday, May 6, at Mrs. Funk’s home in Phoenix, Ariz. Death was caused by a heart seizure.
She is the daughter of the late Clyde A. and Edith (FAULEY) STOCKBERGER, Tippecanoe.
She is survived by her husband; a brother, Otis A. STOCKBERGER, St. Louis, Mo.; two uncles, Jonas W. STOCKBERGER, Warsaw; George A. L. STOCKBERGER, Fort Wayne; two aunts, Mrs. Roy S. WOLF, Niles, Mich.; Mrs. Oscar COPLEN, this city. A brother, Dwight D. STOCKBERGER, was killed by an airplane crash on June 14, 1938, at St. Louis.
Orlando E. Horn
Orlando “Ora” E. HORN, 80, well-known retired farmer, died at 9:15 a.m. today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harley ZOLMAN, 1009 Pontiac street, this city. Death, which came suddenly, was from a heart seizure. Mr. Horn had been in failing health for the past 10 years.
He was born December 25, 1872, in Fulton county to Christian and Dorothy (MEREDITH) HORN. On July 11, 1896, he was married to Myrtle FENSTERMACHER who preceded him in death in 1946. For many years Mr. Horn was engaged in farming in Newcastle township. He was a member of the Methodist church of Talma and the Rochester I.O.O.F. lodge.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Harley ZOLMAN, this city; a son, Robert HORN, Huntington; a sister, Mrs. Cora A. BRYANT, Talma; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The body rests at the Foster funeral home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Robert Trexler
Robert TREXLER, 24, Ft. Wayne, brother of Ed TREXLER, athletic coach in Rochester’s Columbia and Lincoln schools, died Monday from injuries suffered in a highway mishap Sunday.
Trexler, riding in the front seat of an eastbound car, suffered a fractured skull and borken neck when the vehicle sideswiped a bridge on U.S. 24, two miles west of Peru at 6:40 o’clock Sunday morning. He died at Dukes Hospital 24 hours later.
Driver of the car, Peter LOE, Jr., 25, Peru, was arrested on a charge of drunken driving.
Richard WILLIAMS, Ft. Wayne, brother-in-law of Trexler, was also a passenger in the car. He and the driver were unhurt.
Funeral services for Trexler will be held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Wise Funeral Home, the Rev. F. C. WACKNITZ officiating.
Anna Stamey
Funeral services for Miss Anna STAMEY, 82, who
died Sunday evening at her home in Flora, will be held at 2:30 Wednesday at the
Old German Baptist chrch, that city.
Elder John BRUBAKER will officiate and burial will be in the Maple Lawn
cemetery, Flora. Mrs. Mabel HOFFMAN, of
Akron, is a sister of the deceased.
Wednesday, May 13, 1953
Ora Horn
Funeral services for Orlando “Ora” HORN, who died at 9:15 a.m., Tuesday, will be held at 2:30 p.m. DST Thursday at the Foster funeral home. The Rev. Daniel L. SLAYBAUGH of Akron will officiate. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Members of the I.O.O.F. lodge will give the graveside rites. Friends may call at he funeral home.
Thursday, May 14, 1953
Charles M. Taylor
Charles Melburn TAYLOR, 78, retired farmer, died at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at his home, 1527 Audubon avenue, Rochester. He had been seriously ill for six weeks.
He was born June 13, 1874, in Utila, Ore. to Milton and Sarah DONALDSON TAYLOR. He ws married to Ella FUGATE on April 4, 1896 in Rochester.
Practically all of his life was spent in fulton county. Mr.Taylor was a member of the Rochester Christian church.
Surviving are his wife, at home; four sons and five daughters, Floyd [TAYLOR], Castleton, N.Y.; Howard and Everett [TAYLOR], Rochester; Cecil [TAYLOR], Portsmouth, Ohio; Mrs. Jesse CHURCH and Mrs. Blanche GILLILAND, north of this city; Mrs. Wilbur HARTER, Akron; Mrs. Ralph CONWAY, Mrs. Annabelle PAWLICK, both of Michigan City; three broters, Elmer TAYLOR, this city; Arthur [TAYLOR], Granger, Ind.; and George [TAYLOR], Boise, Idaho; twenty-two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A son preceded him in death.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. DST Saturday at the Foster funeral home with the Rev. Grant BLACKWOOD officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Byron Patrick Kelly
Byron Patrick KELLY, 14-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald KELLY of Edwardsburg, Mich., was killed and his mother seriously injured in an auto accident at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. 112, a half-mile east of Adamsville, Mich.
Mrs. Kelly’s husband, Donald Kelly, is a nephew of Mrs. Clyde CASTLEMAN, who resides northwest of Rochester.
The Kelly auto, driven by Mrs. Kelly, was struck broadside by another vehicle operated by James MALLEO, 22, Constantine, Mich. Mrs. Kelly is in “fair condition” in Elkhart General Hospital suffering fractures of wrist, collarbone, nose and chest injuries. She was to be removed to her home today.
The Kelly child, who suffered head injuries and rib fractures, died in the hospital Wednesday morning.
Friday, May 15, 1953
Andrew J. Ulerich
Funeral services for Andrew J. ULERICH, 63,
R.R. 2, Kokomo, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Upper Deer Creek
church. Burial will be in North Union
cemetery. Mr. Ulerich, who died
Thursday at his farm home, was the brother of Mrs. Mary ROBESON, of this city.
Irvin S. Miller
Irvin S. MILLER, 71, well-known farmer, died at 3:20 a.m. today at his home a half mile south of Macy. He had been seriously ill for the past 10 days.
He was born Sept. 21, 1881, on a farm near Millark to Clark B. and Sarah (CALENTINE) MILLER. He was married May 17, 1902 to Susie J. LONG. Mr. Miller was a member of the Macy Christian church.
Survivors are his wife, at home; three sons, Ross [MILLER], Burbank, Cal; Donald [MILLER], Decatur, Ill.; Clark [MILLER], Macy; a daughter, Mrs. Ethel PRATT, Rochester; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A daughter preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Macy Christian church, with Rev. Leland PAUL officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Zion cemetery. Friends may call at the Ditmire funeral home, Fulton.
Clarence E. Bair
Clarence E. BAIR, prominent citizen of Argos, died suddenly following a major operation in the Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.
His death occurred at 11 a.m. today.
For the past several years Mr. Bair was an employee of the Culver and Argos State Exchange banks. He is survived by his widow and two children.
The body is being returned to the Grossman funeral home, Argos.
Louise A. Davis
Mrs. Louise Ann DAVIS, 72, died at 9:45 a.m. today at her home, 625 East 14th street, this city. She had been in failing health for six years. Mrs. Davis had been a resident of the city since 1945, coming here from Hammond.
Born June 19, 1880, she was the daughter of Jacob and Lottie GROSS. On December 12, 1901, she was married to Oliver DAVIS. She was a member of the Christian Fellowship church, Hammond.
Survivors are the husband, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Oscar LUDDERS, Dyer, Ind., a son, Oliver [DAVIS], South Haven, Mich.; a brother, Jacob GROSS, Rochester; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The body rests at Foster funeral home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Saturday, May 16, 1953
Clarence E. Bair
Funeral services for Clarence E. BAIR, who died Friday at 11 a.m. in the Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Grossman funeral home, Argos. Rev. Allen B. RICE will officiate and burial will be in the Culver Masonic cemetery. The Argos Masons will conduct their graveside rites. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Mr. Bair was born Sept. 27, 1886, in the Jordan community southwest of Argos. His parents were Nelson and Martha BAIR. On October 26, 1910 he was married to Celesta KREIGHBAUM at Argos. He had been employed by the Culver State Exchange Bank and its branches at Argos and LaPaz. He retired from farming several years ago.
A 32nd degree Mason of the Scottish Rite, South Bend, he was also a member of the Argos Masonic lodge, an honorary member of the Culver Masonic Order; Past Master of the Argos lodge and Past Patron of the Emily Jane O.E.S. of Argos. Mr. Bair was active in the Argos Lions Club
and was a member of the Maxinkuckee I.O.O.F. and of the Marshall County Past Masters Association.
Practically all of his life was spent in the Argos community with the exception of 12 years residency in Detroit.
Survivors are his wife, at their home five miles southwest of Argos; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Kathryn TYLER, Monticello; a son, Clarence E. [BAIR], Jr., Culver; a foster son, Stephen FISK, Oak Park, Ill., three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Louise Davis
Funeral services for Mrs. Louise DAVIS, who died Friday morning at her home on East 14th street, this city, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday DST in the Mentone Baptist church. Rev. Clyde RODABAUGH of Terre Haute will officiate. Burial will be in the Mentone cemetery.
Friends may call at the Foster funeral home up until 12:30 p.m. Monday at which time the body will be taken to the Mentone church to lie in state until the hour of the services.
Monday, May 18, 1953
William D. Marshall
Mr. and Mrs. William MARSHALL, 408 North Main street, Sunday received word of the death of their son, William Dean MARSHALL, which occurred at 11:40 a.m. Sunday at Fort Worth, Texas.
His death resulted from injuries suffered in an auto accident in Fort Worth last Saturday evening. Details of the fatal accident were not available other than that it occurred dring a heavy electrical storm.
William, who had attained a rating of A/2c at the Carswell Air Base, Fort Worth, was serving as a medical corpsman in the Carswell hospital. He entered the U.S. Air Force in September, 1951.
He was born in Rochester, November 16, 1930, to William and Orpha (MIKESELL) MARSHALL. He graduated from RHS in 1950. During his high school years he was an active member of the RHS tennis team and the RHS band. While attending school William was employed as a clerk at the Coplen & Erdmann drug store. He was a member of the Rochester Christian church.
Survivors are his parents, at home, and his grandmother, Mrs. Bertha MARSHALL, also of this city.
The body is being returned to the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
James Crist
Funeral services for James CRIST, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. James CRIST, who died Saturday at 12:15 p.m. at his home in Twelve Mile, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Bethlehem Methodist church.
Survivors are the parents; two sisters, Gloria and Sandra [CRIST], at home; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan CRIST, Twelve Mile and Mr. and Mrs. Albert TABLER, Fulton.
Friends may call at the Ditmire funeral home,
Fulton.
Fred Little
A former Grass Creek resident shot and killed himself early Saturday at his home in Chesterton, Ind., after creating an hour of terror by threatening to kill his wife, children and anyone else who approached him.
The tragedy resulted from a quarrel earlier in the night when Fred LITTLE, 43, had beaten his wife, Mary [LITTLE], and threatened his family with murder, according to Chesterton officers. Mrs. Little escaped from the house and ran to the home of neighbors where she called for help.
When the officers arrived they were unable to enter the house and called Indiana State police to their aid. The troopers found Little lying on the kitchen floor wounded from a .22 rifle which had sent a bullet through his neck and out behind his eyes.
Little was still clutching the gun and threatened to kill anyone who came near him. The officers tossed a tear gas shell into the house and diverted Little’s attention long enough to rescue the two children. Then the crazed man fired a second shot into his head. He was dead on arrival at a Michigan City hospital.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Little had been married before and both had children by former marriages. Only two of the youngsters were in the house.
Little was born near Grass Creek and lived in that community until seven years ago when he moved to Chesterton where he was employed as a railroad worker. While in Grass Creek he worked on the C. & O. railroad. Just recently Little had taken a job at Kingsbury where his wife was also employed.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Carlisle funeral home, Michigan City. Burial will be in the Grass Creek cemetery.
Tuesday, May 19, 1953
Solomon Burns
Solomon “Sol” BURNS, 86, retired farmer of the Athens community, died at 4 a.m. today at the South Bend home of his daughter, Mrs. George McKEE. He had been residing with his daughter for the past six months. Mr. Burns had many friends throughout the county, where he had resided throughout his entire life.
He was born March 1, 1867 in Fulton county. His parents were John and Nancy (COX) BURNS. His wife, Mary [BURNS], preceded him in death in 1948. Mr. Burns was engaged in farming in the Athens vicinity for many years.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Earl JOHNSON, Mrs. Benjamin LOWE, Mrs. George McKEE, all of South Bend; Mrs. Charles BAKER, Phoenix, Ariz.; three sons, Robert R. BURNS, Akron; Marion BURNS, Mt. Zion; Lester BURNS, Anderson; a sister, Mrs. Sarah RICKEL, of Wisconsin and twenty-one grandchildren. A daughter preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. DST Thursday at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron. The Rev. Daniel L. SLAYBAUGH will officiate and burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery, Athens. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Wednesday.
William D. Marshall
Funeral services for William Dean “Bill” MARSHALL, who died Sunday morning in Fort Worth, Texas, from injuries received in an auto accident Saturday night, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Christian church. The Rev. Grant BLACKWOOD, pastor of the church, will be assisted by Rev. F. C. SAVAGE of the Nazarene church.
Full military rites will be given by members of the Leroy C. Shelton Post of the American
Legion and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. William MARSHALL late Monday received word from the commander of the Carswell Air Base, Fort Worth, that their son received his fatal injuries in an auto accident which occurred during a blinding rainstorm at 9:50 p.m.Saturday, a mile east of Fort Worth.
The body will arrive in Rochester over the Erie R.R. at 1 a.m. DST Wednesday. Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The flag on the west side of the Courthouse lawn is flying at half mast in memory of Marshall. The flag will remain so until after the young airman’s funeral.
Wednesday, May 20, 1953
Maria Foglesong
Funeral services for Mrs. Maria FOGLESONG, 85, of Kewanna, who died Tuesday afternoon in a Logansport nursing home, will be held 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Harrison funeral home, Kewanna. Reverend Henry BULGER and Joseph DUX will officiate and burial will be in Kewanna cemetery.
Mr. Foglesong was born [Maria ALLEN] October 18, 1867 in Pulaski county. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John ALLEN. The deceased was a member of Kewanna Christian church and the Rebekah lodge.
Her husband, Harry FOGLESONG of Kewanna is the sole survivor.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Thursday, May 21, 1953
Cordelia Beck
Mrs. Cordelia BECK, 74, R.R. 2, Rochester, died at 1:25 p.m. Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mabel ANDERSON, 262 Race street, this city. She had been residing with her daughter for the past two weeks on account of serious illness.
She had resided on the Beck farm, three miles east of Rochester for 49 years, where she and her husband specialized in both farming and the poultry business. Mrs. Beck was a member of the Rochester Christian church.
She was born December 23, 1878 at Burket. Her parents were Samuel and Mary HORN. She was married to Lee BECK on February 22, 1899.
Survivors are the husband; the daughter, Mrs. Anderson; a son, Harley [BECK], R.R. 1; two granddaughters, Helen BECK and Mrs. Mary Katherine HISEY and a sister-in-law, Mrs. G. C. HORN, Hammond. One son and a daughter preceded her in death.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home, with the Rev. Grant BLACKWOOD officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Mrs. George Lyle
Rochester friends this afternoon received word of the death of Mrs. George LYLE, 85, which occurred early today at her home near Indianapolis. Mrs. Lyle, who is the mother of former RHS Coach Clyde LYLE, of Hammond, had been seriously ill for the past two weeks.
Other survivors are a daughter, Miss Velma [LYLE], at home and a son Vernon [LYLE] of Indianapolis. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at the McCord funeral home, Oaklandon, Ind.
William Dean Marshall
Details concerning the tragic death of A-2c William Dean MARSHALL, which occurred Sunday morning in a Fort Worth hospital were related Wednesday afternoon by Sgt. Manford MILLER, Cincinnati, O., who accompanied Marshall’s body to his parents’ home in this city.
Sgt. Miller, a close friend of the Rochester youth, said William was enroute to attend a sorority dance at Arlington State College with his friend Miss Sandra GUNN, 19, when the car which he was driving collided with another on U.S. Highway 80, a mile east of Fort Worth. J. B. FARRIS, a Negro chauffeur, was the driver of the other car, a Cadillac owned by his employer.
The crash occurred around 9:30 p.m. Saturday during a blinding rain and electrical storm. Miss Gunn was killed instantly. A-2c Marshall died at 11:40 a.m. Sunday from internal injuries, a fractured leg and deep scalp wounds. Farris also suffered serious injuries and remains in a critical condition in a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral services for Marshall will be held at 2 p.m. Friday from the Rochester Christian church. The body rests at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home, where friends may call.
Friday, May 22, 1953
Edith Poor
Rochester relatives today received word of the death of Mrs. Charles POOR of Danvers, Mass., which occurred Thursday following a prolonged illness.
Mrs. Poor formerly was Miss Edith SHEPHERD, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew SHEPHERD, former residents of this city. She was 85 years of age at the time of her death.
Mrs. Poor, who was born totally deaf, attended a school for the deaf in Northampton, Mass. Her husband preceded in death a few years ago.
Survivors are two sons, Frank and Raymond [POOR], and a daughter, Frances [POOR]. Mrs. Elizabeth STERNER, of this city, is a cousin of Mrs. Poor.
Samuel W. Glaze
Samuel W. GLAZE, 66, 1612 South Michigan street, South Bend, died Thursday morning in the Henrotin Hospital, Chicago, following a few months’ illness. Mr. Glaze, a former resident of Rochester, moved to South Bend about 30 years ago.
He was born April 9, 1887 in Fulton County. His wife was the former Leona HOLMES. He was employed by he South Bend Tool & Die Company for many years.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Forest Hay funeral home, 1201 South Michigan street, South Bend. Rev. James ELLERBROOK of the Indiana Avenue Christian church will officiate. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery, 3:30 p.m. Monday. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Lucinda Sheetz
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucinda SHEETZ, who died at her home in Bethlehem township, Cass county, Thursday, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ditmire funeral home, Fulton. Rev. Everett NIXON of Kokomo will officiate. Burial will be in the Twelve Mile Bethlehem cemetery.
Born in Pulaski county, August 27, 1876, she was the daughter of Henry and Louisa WILDERMUTH MOYER. On January 24, 1906, she was married to Fernando SHEETZ. Mrs. Sheetz was a member of the Bethlehem Methodist church for 42 years. Survivors are the husband; a daughter, Mrs. Ellis MOSS, of near Twelve Mile; two grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Edward I. Hunter
Edward I. HUNTER, 72, 1112 Altgeld street, South Bend, died at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Grove nursing home that city. He had been a resident of South Bend for 23 years coming there from Rochester.
Mr. Hunter was born in Rochester, July 23, 1880 and was married to Daisy KEEL Sept. 28, 1899. He was employed as a barber until his health forced his retirement a few years ago. Mr. Hunter was a member of the F. & A. M. lodge, No. 149, Plymouth; the Eagles Lodge and the Transportation Club of South Bend.
Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Raymond JEFFIRS, Benton Harbor, Mich.; two sons, Clifford D. and Dorman I. [HUNTER], both of South Bend; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and a half-brother, Rex HUNTER, of Rochester.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Forest Hay funeral home, South Michigan street, South Bend. Rev. F. E. DAVISON of the First Christian church will be in charge. Burial will be in the St. Joe Valley Memorial Park cemetery.
Saturday, May 23, 1953
Charles H. O’Dell
Charles Hiram O’DELL, 66, farmer residing near Delong, died at 10:45 Friday evening at Woodlawn Hospital where he was admitted earlier in the evening. Death was attributed to a heart ailment. He had been in failing health for the past few years.
Mr. O’Dell had been a resident of the Delong community for 32 years, coming there from South Bend.
He was born April 24, 1887 in Kentucky to John and Sarah O’DELL. He was married to Henrietta WINDHORST on April 24, 1912 in Indianapolis.
Survivors are his wife, at home; nine brothers, Ben and William [O’DELL], both of Crawfordsville; Frank [O’DELL], South Bend; Ernest [O’DELL], Niles, Mich.; Lester [O’DELL], Rochester; Edward and Simeon [O’DELL], both of Mishawaka; Leonard [O’DELL], Daggett, Calif.; Donald [O’DELL], R.R. 1, Argos; two sisters, Mrs. Lydia JONES, Delong; Mrs. Minnie WYATT, London, Ky.; his stepmother, Mrs. Mary O’DELL, Niles, Mich. and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Foster funeral home with Rev. W. D. ARCHIBALD officiating. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Maude Stubbs
Final rites for Mrs. Maude STUBBS, of Kewanna, who died Thursday at 7:15 p.m. will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Harrison funeral home in that city. Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. cemetery. Mrs. Stubbs had been a resident of Kewanna practically all of her life.
She was born June 21, 1882, in Pulaski county. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan FELTY. In 1906 she was married to Fred STUBBS at Rochester. Mrs. Stubbs was a member of the Kewanna Methodist church.
Surviving are the husband, at home; a
half-brother, Leroy GARMAN, of Kewanna, and several nieces and nephews.
Monday, May 25, 1953
William G. Kestner
William George KESTNER, 66, died at 4 a.m. Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry ROUCH, Indiana Avenue, this city. He had been in ill health for several years.
He was born Sept. 20, 1886, in Logansport to Henry and Matilda KESTNER. He was employed on the Nickel Plate Road for over 17 years. Practically all his life was spent in Rochester. Mr. Kestner was a member of the Leroy Shelton Post 36 American Legion and the VFW.
A cousin, Mrs. Katherine TIDD, Fort Wayne, is the sole survivor.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Foster funeral home. Rev. L. E. POWELL will officiate and the American Legion will assist in the rites. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Joseph B. Swisher
Joseph Bennett SWISHER, 39, R.R. 2, Rochester, died at 11:45 p.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Hospital. He had been in failing health for the past 18 months.
Mr. Swisher had been a resident of this city for three years, coming here from Bluffton. He had been manager of the Fulton County Lumber Company since his residency in this city.
Born November 19, 1913, at Reasor, Arkansas, he was the son of Fred S. and Kathreen BENNETT SWISHER. He was married to Thelma REIFF, February 11, 1940. Mr. Swisher was a member of the Rochester Methodist church.
Survivors are his wife, a daughter, Virginia [SWISHER]; a son, Stephen [SWISHER], all at home; his father, Fred SWISHER, Bluffton, and a sister, Mrs. Hariette PRICE, Waco, Texas.
Private funeral services for the immediate family were held at 11 a.m. this morning at the Foster Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Merrill SMITH officiating. Burial was in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Clifford Biddle
Mr. and Mrs. Ray YEAKLEY, of this city, were called to Jackson, Mich. Sunday night on account of the death of their brother-in-law, Clifford BIDDLE. Mr. Biddle, who married Mrs. Yeakley’s twin-sister, died suddenly from a heart seizure. He had many friends throughout this city, where he visited on numerous occasions.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Paul Episcopal church, Jackson, Mich. Burial will be in the Jackson cemetery.
Tuesday, May 26, 1953
Jacob Rolland Bacon
Jacob Rolland BACON, Perrysburg, died at 6:30 p.m. Monday at his residence after a four days’ illness. He had been a resident of Perrysburg community for 35 years, where he engaged in farming until his retirement a few years ago.
He was born October 9, 1869, in St. Clair county, Missouri. His parents were James and Elizabeth (HUDSON) BACON. In August of 1891 he was married to Mary Louise McMILLEN at Rochester. She preceded him in death in 1941. Mr. Bacon was a member of the Perrysburg Baptist church.
Survivors are a son, Walter [BACON], Mexico; Carl H. [BACON], Perrysburg; three
daughters, Rhoda BROWN, Warsaw; Mrs. Chloe STANLEY, Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Mary HILL, Peru; thirteen grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren and a brother Arthur J. BACON, Akron.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the McCain funeral home, Denver. Rev. C. F. GOLDEN will officiate and burial will be in the Perrysburg cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Della M. Kern
Final rites for Mrs. Della M. KERN, 64, R.R. 3, Peru, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Drake-Flowers funeral home, Peru. Rev. Goldie KILLIAN will officiate and burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery, Peru.
Mrs. Kern died at 2:30 a.m. Monday at the Dukes Hospital in Peru following a two years’ illness. She was born in Fulton County Oct. 28, 1888, to Henry and Sarah ALSPACH. Mrs. Kern was a member of the Church of the Brethren of Lakeville.
Surviving are her husband, William KERN and three daughters and a son: Mrs. Arthur VINCENT, Elkhart; Mrs. Lewis BALDWIN, Peru; Mrs. John BUSH, Marion; Gerald [KARN], Peru; three brothers and a sister, Roy [ALSPACH], Akron; Jacob and Fred [ALSPACH], Rochester; Mrs. Walter BOCKOVER, Peru; thirteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
George M. McKee
George M. McKEE, 56, of 3610 South St. Joseph street, South Bend, died at 7:35 a.m. today while enroute to the South Bend Memorial Hospital after suffering a heart attack at his home at 7 o’clock this morning. His death came as a severe shock to his many friends throughout Rochester and Henry township.
Mr. McKee had been a resident of South Bend since 1952, and was employed as a linotype operator for The South Bend Tribune. George was employed as an operator-printer on The News-Sentinel for over 25 years and previous to that he had also worked on The Goshen Democrat, The Gary Post, and The Warsaw Times Union.
For several years he owned and resided on a farm located about a mile east of Athens. He disposed of this property soon after moving to South Bend.
He was born December 13, 1896, at Kokomo to Mr. and Mrs. Marion McKEE. His wife was the former Sarah BURNS, of near Akron to whom he was married on April 16, 1924. George was a veteran of World War I.
Survivors are his wife, at home; two sons, Richard [McKEE], R.R. 4, Rochester; John [McKEE], Bluffton; two daughters, Mrs. Marilyn WHITEHEAD, South Bend; Carol [McKEE], at home; three brothers, Howard [McKEE], Goshen; Frank and Fred [McKEE], Kokomo; a sister, Mrs. Charles HILL, South Bend and six grandchildren. Mrs. McKee’s father, Solomon BURNS, who resided with her in South Bend, died last Tuesday.
The body is being taken today from South Bend
to the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron, from where final rites will be held
at 2 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in
the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens cemetery, Mishawaka.
Wednesday, May 27, 1953
Jennie Belle Hinkle
Mrs. Jennie Belle HINKLE, 81, who for the past three years resided with her sister, Mrs. W. D. CHAPMAN, Argos, died at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Sherman nursing home, Plymouth. Mrs. Hinkle had been in failing health for the past four years. Prior to moving to Argos, she had been a resident of Clarksville, Texas for over 40 years.
She was born May 5, 1872 at Markle, Ind., to Wesley and Carolyn BRICKLEY. She was married to Arthur HINKLE in 1888. He preceded her in death December 20, 1941. Mrs. Hinkle was a member of the Clarksville, Texas Methodist church.
Survivors are the sister, Mrs. Chapman, Argos; a brother, Delvia BRICKLEY, Huntington; a niece, Mrs. Frances THOMPSON, Baltimore, Md. and a nephew, Howard E. CHAPMAN, Covina Highlands, Calif.
Brief prayer services will be held tonight 7 o’clock at the Grossman funeral home, Argos, with the Rev. Allen B. RICE in charge. The body will then be sent to Clarksville, Texas where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Michael funeral home. Burial will be in a Clarksville cemetery. Friends may call at the Grossman funeral home up until 10 p.m. today.
Margaret Atkinson
Wayne ATKINSON, of this city, late Tuesday, received word of the death of his mother, Mrs. Margaret ATKINSON, which occurred Monday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe LOVE, of Riverside, Calif. The body is being returned to Mrs. Atkinson’s home in Centerville, Iowa, where final rites are to be held.
George M. McKee
Funeral services for George McKEE, who died Tuesday morning at South Bend, will be held at 1 p.m. CDT Thursday at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron. The Rev. Daniel L. SLAYBAUGH will officiate. Burial will be made in the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Mishawaka.
Thursday, May 28, 1953
Emma E. Rinard
Mrs. Emma Elizabeth RINARD of Argos died at the Bair Nursing Home, Bourbon, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. She had been in failing health for the past several months. Practically all of her life had been spent in Argos.
She was born October 28, 1868, in Wells county, Indiana. Her parents were Cyrus and Nancy HELLES MARSH. She was married to Jacob RINARD, who died in 1932. Mrs. Rinard was a saleswoman. She was a member of the Argos O.E.S.
Survivors are a son, Ralph [RINARD], Argos; two brothers, Fred MARSH, Grand Haven, Mich.; Elmer MARSH, Hudson, Mich.; a sister, Mrs. Nora KIRKWOOD, Keystone, Ind.; two grandsons and five great-grandchildren.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Umbaugh funeral home, Argos. Rev. J. Robert COOVERT of the Argos Christian church will officiate and burial will be in the Maple Lawn cemetery, Argos.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Margaaret Barnheisel
Mrs. Margaret (NEFF] HUNNESHAGEN BARNHEISEL, 79, former resident of this city, died at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday at the Mexico Brethren nursing home hospital, where she had been a patient for the past nine months. Prior to her entry into the nursing home she had resided with her sister, Mrs. Mary BARNHEISEL, 215 West Ninth street, this city.
With the exception of 12 years when she lived in Gilead all of her life was spent in Rochester.
She was born May 26,1874, on a farm west of this city to Joseph and Harriet (WALTERS) NEFF. She was married to Charles HUNNESHAGEN Sept. 29, 1897, who preceded her in death in February of 1933. On August 25, 1935, she was married to Noah BARNHEISEL who died in 1948. She was a most active member in the Trinity E.U.B. church; the W.C.T.U. and the Rebekah lodge of this city.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Peter G. HAZLETT, Marion; three sisters, Mrs. Mary BARNHEISEL, Mrs. Emma HAIMBAUGH, both of this city; Mrs. Amos SANDERS, Akron; three brothers, William R. NEFF, Wenatchee, Wash.; Frank NEFF, Pateros, Wash.; Floyd NEFF, Fort Wayne and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the Foster Funeral home with the Rev. Stephen GUBI officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Friday, May 29, 1953
Benjamin McCoige
Benjamin McCOIGE, 67, farmer who resided with his son, Chester on R.R. 1, Culver, died at 2 a.m. today. His death was due to injuries which he suffered in an auto accident a mile north of Rochester on U.S. 31 in August, 1951. His wife was killed in this same crash.
Mr. McCoige had been a resident of the Culver and Argos communities for over 35 years, coming there from Tennessee.
He was born July 15, 1885 at White Pine, Tenn. In 1906 he was married to Celesta CLOUSE at Cleveland, Tenn.
Survivors are three sons, John [McCOIGE], R.R. 1, Plymouth; Chester [McCOIGE], R.R. 1, Culver; Lewis [McCOIGE], Osceola; two brothers, Clyde [McCOIGE], Argos; George [McCOIGE], Morristown, Tenn.; four sisters, Mrs. Mae SMITH, Madisonville, Tenn.; Mrs. Minnie ELLIOTT, White Pine, Tenn.; Mrs. Ida GRUBER, Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Pearl BAKER, Crossville, Tenn. and ten grandchildren.
The body will lie in state at the Grossman funeral home, Argos, until 10 a.m. Saturday, at which time it will be removed to the Chester McCoige home, near Culver, where friends may call and where final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Rev. James FITZHUGH, of the Maxinkuckee Methodist church will officiate. Burial will be in the Poplar Grove cemetery, east of Culver.
Saturday, May 30, 1953
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Monday, June 1, 1953
Minnie M. Leavell
Mrs. Minnie M. LEAVELL, 85, lifetime resident of Fulton, died at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Hospital. She has been critically ill for the past five weeks, following a hip fracture.
She was born July 8, 1867, in Fulton county to Henry and Elizabeth (FISHER) KIMBLE. Her first marriage ws to George COOPER, who preceded her in death Feb. 7, 1916. On July 3, 1920, she was married to John LEAVELL, who died July 24, 1937. Mrs. Leavell ws a member of the Fulton E.U.B. church.
Survivors are a son, Harry COOPER, Rochester; a daughter, Vadie COOPER, at home; eighteen grandchildren; forty-four great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Nolan KIMBLE, Kewanna and a sister, Mrs. Mollie ROUCH, Fulton. Two sons, Otto and Alva [COOPER], preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Fulton E.U.B. church with the Rev. Paul MANT, assisted by Rev. R. H. TURNER, officiating. Burial will be in the Fulton cemetery. Friends may call at the home up until the hour of the services.
Tuesday, June 2, 1953
Ida A. Jenkins
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida A. JENKINS, 89, widow of John W. JENKINS, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Crooked Creek Christian church. Burial will be in an adjoining cemetery. She died Monday morning in Logansport.
The body rests at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed QUINN, 15 West Clinton street, Logansport.
Mrs. Jenkins was born Sept. 12, 1863, at Rochester. Her parents were George and Susan (GRAY) RENBARGER.
David Brumbaugh
Final rites for David BRUMBAUGH, 76, who died at Woodlawn Hospital Sunday were held this afternoon at the Harrison funeral home, Kewanna. Rev. Forrest HOWELL officiated and burial was made in the Kewanna cemetery.
He was born in Union township on July 10, 1876, to Mr. and Mrs. Noah BRUMBAUGH. An insurance agent, he resided at the Henry ZELLERS home, Kewanna, part of the time, although his home was in Fort Wayne.
Survivors are his widow, Ethel [BRUMBAUGH], and a daughter, Louise [BRUMBAUGH], both of Fort Wayne.
Wednesday, June 3, 1953
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Thursday, June 4, 1953
Alva K. Burger
Mr. and Mrs. Dean ARVEN of Rochester, were in Decatur, Ind., Wednesday where they attended the funeral services of Mrs. Arven’s grandfather, Alva K. BURGER. Mr. Burger died Sunday morning at the age of 74. Mrs. Harold HARVEY, Decatur, former resident of this city is a daughter of the deceased.
Friday, June 5, 1953
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Saturday, June 6, 1953
David Frank Edwards
David Frank EDWARDS, 86, life resident of Marshall County died at 6 p.m. Friday in the Park View Hospital, Plymouth. He had been a patient there the past week. Mr. Edwards was a retired farmer and maintained his home on Yearick street, Argos.
Mr. Edwards was born September 27, 1866 at Walnut, Ind. His wife Nellie GREEN EDWARDS preceded him in death in 1936.
The only survivor is a nephew, Charles A. EDWARDS, of Columbus, Ohio. One son, Loren [EDWARDS], died in 1923 and a sister, Alice [EDWARDS], passed away in 1951.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Grossman funeral home, Argos. The Rev. J. Robert COOVERT of the Argos Christian Church will officiate. Burial will be made in the Reichter cemetery near Talma. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Elmore Fenstermaker
Final rites for Elmore FENSTERMAKER, 48, of Mentone, who died of a heart attack around noon Friday, will be held at the Johns funeral home, Mentone, 2 p.m. Monday.
Mr. Fenstermaker was cashier of the Farmers State Bank of Mentone.
He is survived by his wife, Lois [FENSTERMAKER]; a daughter, Sue [FENSTERMAKER], 12; his father, John FENSTERMAKER, Mentone; a sister, Mrs. Raymond HIBSCHMAN, Warsaw and a brother, Herschel FENSTERMAKER, Akron.
The body is at the funeral home where friends may pay thir respects.
Cathy Sue Gottschalk
Cathy Sue, six-day-old daughter of Robert and Elaine (WELLER) GOTTSCHALK, died at 8 a.m. today in Woodlawn Hospital.
Survivors are the parents, two brothers, David Allen and Steven J. [GOTTSCHALK], 1000 Monroe street, this city; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley WELLER, R.R. 1, Akron and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred GOTTSCHALK, R.R. 1, Rochester.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday
at the Foster funeral home. Rev. W.
Paul MARSH, interim pastor of the Christian church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F.
cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home.
Monday, June 8, 1953
Omer Smith
Funeral services for Omer SMITH, 59, of near Kewanna, who died Saturday from a gunshot wound, were held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the Harrison Funeral Home in Kewanna.
The Rev. Forest HOWELL and the Rev. Darwin LAVENGOOD officiated. Burial was in the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Rochester.
Smith was found lying in the barn of his farm, about one and a half miles north of Kewanna shortly before noon Saturday by Rev. Lavengood. A .32 calibre revolver was nearby.
Smith was rushed to Woodlawn Hospital and later was taken to Methodist Hospital at Indianapolis in a Zimmerman ambulance. He died there at 4:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon.
Before the shooting, Smith called Rev. Lavengood by phone, asking him to come to his barn. On arrival, the minister found Smith unconscious.
Members of Smith’s family told Sheriff Laurence NORRIS that he had been despondent recently.
No verdict in the death has been returned yet by the Marion County coroner’s office.
Smith was a member of the Methodist Church. A farmer, he has resided most of his life in the Kewanna community.
Surviving are the widow, the former Ethel STRUCKMAN of Rochester; a son, Herbert SMITH of near Talma; two brothers, Bert and Oliver SMITH, both of Kewanna; a sister, Mrs. Norma HUDKINS of Kewanna, and four grandchildren.
Russell R. Williams
Fulton county relatives have received word of the death of Russell R. WILLIAMS, 57, which occurred Sunday at his home in Corpus Christi, Texas.
He was born near Macy, the son of Frank and Ella (SLIFER) WILLIAMS. He moved to Texas about 30 years ago, where he was in the contracting business.
Survivors are his widow, formerly Lena LARGE, of Fulton; two sons, Carl [WILLIAMS], Corpus Christi; Harvey [WILLIAMS], San Antonio, Texas; a daughter Dolly Helene [WILLIAMS], at home; his father, Frank WILLIAMS, Corpus Christi and a sister, Mrs. Fred COLLINS, Macy.
Earl ENYART, of this city; Mrs. Myrtle LUCKENBILL and Mrs. Jess WILLIAMS, of Leiters Ford are cousins of the deceased.
Final rites are being held in Corpus Christi Tuesday. Burial will be in a cemetery in that city.
Charles G. Irvine
Death came early Sunday morning to Charles G. IRVINE, 57, at his home in South Bend following an illness of several weeks, due to a respiratory occlusion.
The deceased, a native of Rochester, where he attended school, was born in Monterey Jan. 23, 1896, to Martin A. and Elizabeth (WIDMAN) IRVINE. He came to Rochester with his parents while yet a small boy.
In a ceremony performed at South Bend July 26, 1925, he was united in marriage with Florence WHITE, who survives.
Following graduation from Rochester high school, he entered the Army and saw service through World War I.
After discharge from the service he read law and practiced several years here and at Mitchell,
Ind., before moving to South Bend in 1928. He was a member of the Catholic church and the American Legion.
Other survivors are his mother; three brothers, Wilbert [IRVINE], Cal.; Mike and Bud [IRVINE], at home; one sister, Mrs. Rose SCHELL, Cincinnati. Two brothers, Gus [IRVINE], killed in World War I, and Conrad [IRVINE], who died in an accident in Arizona, preceded him in death.
The body rests at the Forrest Hay funeral home in South Bend, where services will be held at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning with the Rev. Fr. WIBBERT in charge. Following the services, the body will be brought to the I.O.O.F. cemetery here, where committal services will be held, with the American Legion in charge of military rites.
H. N. Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Jack GORDON of Rochester left Sunday for Farmville, Va., to attend the funeral services of Mr. Gordon’s brother, H. N. GORDON, 65, who died suddenly Saturday night at his home there.
Born in Kokomo, H. N. Gordon resided on a farm five miles west of Rochester for about 30 years before moving from the city in 1928. While a resident here, he was employed at Armour’s.
Surviving are a son, Verle [GORDON], Farmville, Va., and three brothers and a sister: Jack [GORDON], Rochester; William [GORDON], South Bend; Charles [GORDON], Fayetteville, Ark., and Mrs. Eva HIATT, Greentown.
Funeral rites are to be held in Farmville Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 9, 1953
Fred Page
Final rites for Fred PAGE, 77, brother of Harry E. PAGE, of this city, were held Saturday at his home in Weaverville, Cal.
Many of the city’s older residents will remember Mr. Page when he was associated with his brother Harry at the old Fairview Hotel for a few seasons.
Mr. Page is survived by his wife and a son, both in the West, and his brother Harry, of this city.
Wednesday, June 10, 1953
Thomas E. Jones
Thomas E. JONES, 87, a retired farmer of the Kewanna community, died Tuesday evening at his home on R.R. 3, Kewanna. He had been seriously ill for two weeks.
Mr. Jones was born October 24, 1865, in Pulaski county. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Thurston JONES. He was married to Ella BRUNK, who preceded him in death in 1935. Mr. Jones was a member of the Grass Creek E.U.B. church.
Survivors are three sons, Ezra and Robert [JONES], Kewanna; Oscar [JONES], Alhambra, Cal.; a sister, Mrs. Pearl BADGERLY, Fulton; a half-sister, Mrs. Mary LONG, and sisteen grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Harrison funeral home,
Kewanna, where rites are pending.
Charles Omer Kile
Following a two weeks’ illness from a heart ailment, Charles Omer KILE, 75, R.R. 2, Macy, died at his home at 4 a.m. today. He had been a resident of the Macy community for over 40 years, where he was engaged in farming up until a few years ago.
He was born May 1, 1878, in Richland township, Miami county, to John and Eliza OLDS KILE. In 1904 he was married to Elba STAUFFER at Denver. Mr. Kile was a member of the Ebenezer Methodist church.
Survivors are his wife and two sons, Harold A. and Russell L. [KILE], all at home; a daughter, Mrs. Clara ROABAUGH, Poughkeepsie, Ark., and two grandchildren. A sister preceded him in death.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at McCain funeral home, Denver. Rev. J. R. PHENEGER will officiate and burial will be in the Ebenezer cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Thursday.
Thursday, June 11, 1953
Harry W. Ford
Harry Ward FORD, 54, a resident of Liberty township his entire life, died at 7:40 a.m. today, following a few days’ illness. He was born in Fulton county on September 18, 1898 to Oliver and Emma BARKER FORD.
Survivors are three brothers, Chester [FORD], Fulton; William [FORD], Claypool; Ivan [FORD], North Liberty; and three sisters, Mrs. Roseann ROEBUCK, Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Sarah NELLANS, Mishawaka; and Mrs. Edna NICHOLS, Monticello.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ditmire Chapel, Fulton. The Rev. Leonard FLETCHER will officiate and burial will be made in the Smalley cemetery near Marshtown.
Friday, June 12, 1953
James Feece
A Leiters Ford youth, James FEECE, 19, was killed almost instantly Thursday afternoon when the truck he was driving was struck by a passenger train on a Leiters Ford railroad crossing.
Feece was driving a ton and a half truck, property of the Leiters Ford elevator, when it was struck by the Erie Railroad’s Chicago bound No. 5 passenger train at 3:16 p.m. The truck was loaded with corn cobs.
Feece’s body is at the Foster Funeral Home here. Funeral rites are pending until word is received from a brother in Korea.
The accident victim was pronounced dead on arrival at Woodlawn Hospital here. He was brought to the hospital in the Foster ambulance.
A verdict of accidental death was returned by Fulton County Coroner Dean K. STINSON who said the youth died from multiple injuries. Feece’s injuries included a fractured skull and pelvis and crushed chest.
Parts of the truck which Feece was driving were carried approximately one-fourth of a mile by the train before it could be halted by Engineer R. R. LEWIS of Huntington. The truck was demolished.
Damage to the diesel locomotive on the fast passenger was extensive but the train was able to resume its journey a few minutes after the mishap. The train had left Rochester at 3:04 p.m.
for Chicago.
Witnesses at the accident scene told Deputy Sheriff Dee HOLLOWAY that the flasher warning signals announced the approach of the train and that the locomotive’s horn also signalled its coming.
Young Feece was an employee of Willis J. CRIPE, operator of the grain elevator.
Surviving the youth are his father, Gerald FEECE of Leiters Ford, and a brother, Sgt. Gerald FEECE, Jr., who is at the front lines in Korea.
Saturday, June 13, 1953
Grace Gould
Mrs. Grace GOULD, 78, former resident of this city, died Friday afternoon at the Peabody Memorial Home, North Manchester. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage Tuesday and failed to rally. She had been a resident of the home for the past three years.
For several years Mrs. Gould and her husband, Frank GOULD, resided at 329 West 13th street, this city. Mr. Gould died several years ago.
Born August 25, 1874, in Lebanon, she was the daughter of Nathaniel and Belle CAMPBELL TITUS. Mrs. Gould was a member of the D.A.R.
She had been in Rochester last week end where she was a guest of her former neighbor, Mrs. Nora BALDWIN.
The only survivors are two sisters, one residing in Lebanon and the other in Indianapolis.
Funeral servides will be held at 9 a.m. Monday in the Peabody Home. Burial will be in the Rochester Citizens cemetery. Friends may call at the Peabody chapel.
James R. Feece
Funeral arrangements for James Richard FEECE, 19, who was killed in a grade-crossing accident at Leiters Ford Thursday afternoon are being delayed pending word from his brother Gerald [FEECE], Jr., who is with the U. S. Army in Korea. The body is at the Foster Funeral Home, this city where friends may call.
Monday, June 15, 1953
William G. Sixbey
William G. SIXBEY, former resident of Fulton county, died at 2 a.m. Sunday at his home, 1610 Moreouse Avenue, Elkhart. He had been in failing health for the past two years. Had he lived until July 6th, he would have observed his 59th wedding anniversary.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Ethel (Van DORSTEN) SIXBEY; two sons, Mark [SIXBEY], Rochester; Glen [SIXBEY], Logansport; twin daughters, Mrs. Martha MAHLER and Mrs. Mary VOLZ, both of Elkhart; ten grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Two sons, Walter and Robert [SIXBEY], preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. DST Tuesday in the Eikenberry funeral home, Elkhart.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark SIXBEY were at the Sixbey
home in Elkhart Sunday.
Charles Allen Hatt
Charles Allen HATT, 40, resident of Lake Manitou, north shore drive, died at Woodlawn Hospital at 9 a.m. today. He had been a patient there since Saturday evening suffering from a heart ailment. Mr. Hatt had been a resident of Lake Manitou for the past seven years, coming here from Logansport.
He was born January 12, 1913, at Kokomo to Bert and Lora Edith (ELLIS) HATT. He was married to Mary Jane VORE on August 6, 1938, at Logansport. He was employed as a laborer by the McMahan Construction Co.
Survivors are his wife and seven [sic] children: William, Eugene, Annabelle, Betty Jo, Edwin A., Bonnie Sue, Merry Edith, Vivian Louise [HATT], all at home; his father, Bert HATT, of Kokomo; a sister, Mrs. Hazel HILES, Kokomo and a half-brother, Leroy PACKARD, Peru. His mother preceded him in death a week ago.
The body rests at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Arrangements for the final rites are pending.
Glenn M. Davidson
Glenn M. DAVIDSON, 56, 302 E. Wenger street, South Bend, died Monday morning in the Memorial Hospital, that city. He had been in ill health for several years from a heart condition.
Mr. Davidson had been a resident of South Bend for 36 years, moving there from Rochester.
He was born Sept. 2, 1896 in Rochester to Louis and Loretta DAVIDSON. His parents operated a grocery store at the corner of East Ninth and Franklin avenue for several years.
He is survived by the following children: Mrs. Juanita WINANS, New York City; Richard C. DAVIDSON, Glenn D. DAVIDSON, Mrs. Virginia BUCMILLER, all of South Bend; Mrs. Ruth THOMPSON, Mishawaka; two sisters, Mrs. Donald BAKER, South Bend; Mrs. Kenneth ABELE, Buchanan, Mich. and a brother, Paul F. DAVIDSON, South Bend.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Forest G. Hay funeral home, South Bend. Rev. Wilson S. PARKER of the South Bend E.U.B. church will officiate and burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery, Rochester.
Graveside services will be held at the cemetery at 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
Charles Allen Hatt
Final rites for Charles HATT, 40 R.R. 2, Rochester, who died at 9 a.m. Monday, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Wolf funeral home, Walton. Burial will be in the Walton I.O.O.F. cemetery. The body ws removed from the Zimmerman funeral home this city to Walton this afternoon.
J. R. Feece
Funeral services for James Richard FEECE, 19, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Leiters Ford Methodist church. The Rev. ADAM of Hobart, assisted by Rev. ARCHIBALD of Leiters Ford will officiate.
The Feece youth was killed last Thursday, when a truck he was driving was struck by a Diesel passenger engine at the Erie crossing in Leiters.
The body was removed from the Foster funeral
home, this city, to the Feece residence in Leiters Ford where friends may call
until the hour of the services.
Thelma Feidner
Mrs. Thelma FEIDNER, 38, of near Kewanna, died at 5:45 p.m. Monday in the St. Joseph Hospital, Logansport, following a week’s illness from pneumonia.
Mrs. Feidner was author of “The County Line” column which has delighted readers of The News-Sentinel for the past five years.
She was born August 7, 1914, to Mr. and Mrs. Milford HOLLOWAY, at Denver, Ind. Mrs. Feidner was a member of the Grass Creek E.U.B. church and was an active worker in that organization and numerous other projects throughout Union township.
Survivors are: her hsband, George H. FEIDNER, and the following children: Ruth, Charles, Sylvia, Myrtle, Curtis, David and Marion [FEIDNER]. She also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Bessie RANNELLS, Chicago; Mrs. Mildred COFFIN, Peru; Mrs. Mary FELL, of Maryland and her father, Milford HOLLOWAY, Denver.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Harrison chapel, Kewanna. Burial will be in the Grass Creek cemetery.
Wednesday, June 17, 1953
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Thursday, June 18, 1953
Almeda F. Bowman
Mrs. Almeda F. BOWMAN, 73, died at 1:50 a.m. today at her home, 1511 Bancroft avenue, this city. She had been in ill health for the past year and in a seriousl condition for the past month. Mrs. Bowman had been a resident of Rochester for eight years, coming here from Elkhart.
The daughter of Lafayette and Ettie (BRINKMAN) FENSTERMAKER, she was born April 25, 1880, on a farm northeast of Rochester. She was married to Charles BOWMAN on August 12, 1904. Mrs. Bowman was a member of the Pleasant Valley Evangelical church and the Rebekah Lodge, Elkhart.
Surviving are the husband, at home; a brother, Roy FENSTERMAKER, this city; a sister, Mrs. Viola STEFFEY, Peru; three nieces and a nephew.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Rev. H. Gordon HYDE will officiate and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Charles Leon Crippen
Graveside rites for Charles Leon [CRIPPEN], who was stillborn at Woodlawn Hospital at 4 a.m. today will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Survivors, other than the parents are: a sister, Kathleen Sue [CRIPPEN]; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. K. CRIPPEN, Kewanna; Mr. and Mrs. Elvin KISTLER, Grass Creek and great-grandmother, Mrs. Pearl CORNELL, Fulton.
Friends may call at the Ditmire funeral home,
Fulton.
James Feece
Word was received Tuesday by Gerald FEECE, Leiters Ford, through the American Red Cross, that his son Gerald FEECE, Jr., who has been serving with the U.S. forces in Korea, will arrive home in the U.S. in about 10 days.
The furlough given Gerald was occasioned through the tragic death of his brother, James [FEECE], 19, who was killed in a grade crossing crash at Leiters Ford last Thursday afternoon.
Final rites for James were held Wednesday afternoon at the Leiters Ford Methodist church. The body then was returned to the Foster funeral home this city and graveside rites will be held on the arrival of Gerald.
Carrie L. Barger
Mrs. Carrie L. BARGER, 97, died Wednesday evening at 6:30 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Chloe HACKETT of Leiters Ford, with whom she had resided for the past several years. She had been bedfast for nine weeks. Practically all of her life has been spent in Leiters Ford.
Born in South Whitley, May 17, 1866, she was the daughter of Beverly and Catherine (ARNDT) FREELS. She was married to John W. BARGER, Sept. 10, 1885, at Leiters Ford. He preceded in death in 1941.
Mrs. Barger was the oldest member of Leiters Ford Methodist church; she was also a member of the W.S.C.S. and the Rebekah Lodge of Leiters Ford.
Survivors are a son, Ernest A. [BARGER], Clearwater, Fla.; two daughters, Mrs. Constance SPENCER, Argos; Mrs. Chloe HACKETT, Leiters Ford; twelve grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Hackett residence with the Rev. W. D. ARCHIBALD, officiating. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the Foster funeral home up until 11 a.m. Saturday at which time the body will be removed to the residence in Leiters.
Friday, June 19, 1953
Ernest P. Thompson
Ernest P. THOMPSON, 67, died at 1:20 a.m. today in the George PROTSMAN home, 900 North Center Street, Plymouth. He had been in failing health for a year.
He was born Oct.6, 1885, in the Poplar Grove neighborhood, Marshall county. His parents were Isaac and Bertha THOMPSON. On March 17, 1907, he was married to Myrtle E. BOYCE at Plymouth. For the past several years Mr. Thompson was employed by the Plymouth Products Box Company.
Survivors are his wife and a son, Forrest THOMPSON, both of Plymouth; two grandchildren, Terry and Bruce [THOMPSON]; three sisters, Mrs. Ethel MYERS, Mrs. Ida DUF, both of Argos; and Mrs. Blonda MARTIN, Rochester, and a brother, Alva THOMPSON, Argos.
Final rites will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at
the Grossman funeral home, Argos. The
Rev. Edward BOASE of the Argos Methodist church will officiate. Burial will be in the New Oak Hill cemetery,
Plymouth. Friends may call at the
funeral home after 7 p.m. today.
Francis M. Umbaugh
Francis M. UMBAUGH, Hammond, died at 11:45 a.m. Thursday in the Beverly Shore Home, Michigan City, where he had been a patient since last March. For many years Mr. Umbaugh owned and operated a general store at Tiosa.
He was born in Paulding county, Ohio on Oct. 1, 1861. On December 16, 1891, he was married to Eva LEVEL at Rochester. Mr. Umbaugh was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran church, Rochester.
Surviving are his wife and son, Orvil [UMBAUGH], both of Hammond; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rochester Lutheran church with Rev. Paul SCHWAN in charge. Burial will be in the Reichter cemetery, northeast of this city.
Friends may call at the Umbaugh funeral home, Argos, until 12:30 Sunday at which time the body will be brought to the church to lie in state from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday.
Newman G. Hoff
Funeral services for Newman G. HOFF, 71, retired farmer of Royal Center who died Thursday afternoon, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Church of the Brethren in that city. Burial will be in a cemetery at Flora.
Born April 7, 1882, in Carroll county, he was the son of Jacob and Amanda CRIPE HOFF. His wife, Gladys [HOFF], died in 1950. He was a member of the Church of the Brethren.
Survivors are three sons and two daughters: Abner [HOFF], Royal Center; Richard [HOFF], Grass Creek; Roger [HOFF], South Bend; Mrs. Marguerite COLE, Logansport; and Mrs. Jean COOK, Fayetteville, N.C. A son preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the Chase-Miller chapel, Logansport, until an hour before the services.
Saturday, June 20, 1953
Margaret J. Costello
Final rites were held at 9 a.m. today in the St. Ann’s Catholic church, Kewanna, for Mrs. Margaret J. COSTELLO, who died in Chicago, Wednesday. She was the widow of George COSTELLO. She is survived by a son, George COSTELLO, of Chicago.
Burial was made in the St. Ann’s cemetery.
Monday, June 22, 1953
Harry W. Case
Final rites for Harry W. CASE, 93, former farmer of Newcastle and Henry townships, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Rohrer funeral chapel, New Paris, Ind. Rev. Lloyd OVERMYER of Bourbon will officiate and burial will be in the New Paris cemetery. Mr. Case died Saturday in the MaDonald Hospital, Warsaw, following a two months’ illness.
He was born Dec. 20, 1859, in Shreve, Ohio, to Augusta and Margaret (KEISTER) CASE. He was married to Ella WAY on Dec. 17, 1890. His wife preceded in death on March 5, 1949.
Survivors are: two daughters, Mrs. John
WAKEMAN, Bremen; Mrs. John PIERCE, New Paris, Ind.; a brother, Edward CASE,
Akron; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Priscilla Flynn
Mrs. Priscilla FLYNN, 81, of 130 E. 4th street, this city, died at 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the Woodlawn Hospital, where she had been a patient since March.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson RIDDLE, she was born August 1, 1871 in Marshall County. She came to Fulton County, when quite young and had lived most of her life here. Mrs. Flynn was a member of the Rochester Nazarene Church.
She was married to Frank FLYNN on Sept. 3, 1904. He preceded her in death on October 23, 1945.
Surviving are two sons, Ray and Harold FLYNN, both of Rochester, and also three grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Zimmerman Bros. funeral home where fritnds may call. The Rev. F. C. SAVAGE will officiate and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Arthur N. Wagoner
Funeral services for Arthur N. WAGONER, 84, who died Saturday at his home in Ashtabula, O., will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Christian church, Plymouth. Rev. Wallace JONES will officiate and burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery, that city.
Mr. Wagoner was born in Fulton county on Feb. 13, 1869. He was married Dec. 8, 1895 to Esther Blanche KLINE, who with a son, Bernard [WAGONER], preceded him in death.
Survivors are a son Paul [WAGONER], Plymouth; three daughters, Mrs. Sarah Bernice REGER, Mrs. Marjory GOGAN, both of Ashtabula, O.; Mary WAGONER, Bettiah, India; ten grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
Bertha Lou Cinninger
Mrs. Bertha Lou CINNINGER, 75, died at 4:45 a.m. Sunday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe LEWIS, three miles south of Argos on U.S. 31. She had been in ill health for two and a half years.
She had been a resident of the Argos community for nine years and had lived in North Dakota for five years; the remainder of her life was spent in the Beaver Dam neigborhood.
Born Oct. 15, 1877, in Kosciusko county, her maiden name was Bertha Lou AUMSBAUGH. She was married to Charles CINNINGER in 1897.
Following his death in 1931 she had resided with her children. Mrs. Cinninger had been a member of the Mentone Baptist church for many years.
Survivors are: two daughters, Mrs. Carolyn FIFE, R.R. 3, Argos; Mrs. Jeanette LEWIS, R.R. 1, Argos; a son, John CINNINGER, of near Argos; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Dessie FIDLER, Cromwell, Ind. and a brother, Walter AUMSBAUGH, Elkhart.
Friends may call at the Grossman funeral home,
Argos, until noon Tuesday, at which time the body will be removed to the
Palestine Christian Church, east of Mentone, on Road 25, where final rites will
be held at 2:30 p.m. that day. Rev.
Harold FRAKER of Argos will officiate and burial will be in the Palestine
church cemetery.
James R. Feece
Brief services for James Richard FEECE, Leiters Ford youth who was killed in a train-truck crash June 11, were held this afternoon at the Foster funeral home. Only the immediate members of the Feece family were present.
Gerald FEECE, Jr., a brother of the victim, who is serving with the U. S. forces in Korea, attended the final rites. Gerald arrived in Chicago early Sunday and then proceeded on to his father’s home in Leiters Ford. Burial was made in the Leiters Ford cemetery.
Lester C. Wilson
Justin HALL was notified Sunday of the death of his step-brother, Lester C. WILSON, of Joplin, Mo. Mr. Wilson was the son of the late Pierce WILSON and Anna (NEFF) WILSON.
The Wilsons for many years resided east of Rochester on what is now the Levi MOORE farm. Mr. Wilson’s death was attributed to a heart attack.
Also surviving are his wife, Joplin, Mo.; and a step-sister, Mrs. Lowe RYNEARSON and several cousins at Rochester. Burial will be at Joplin, Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 23, 1953
Frank S. Schlegelmich
Final rites for Farnk S. SCHLEGELMICH, 82, who died Sunday at his home near Royal Center, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Harrison funeral home, Royal Center.
Mrs. Fern DeWITT, Rochester, is a daughter of the deceased.
Wednesday, June 24, 1953
Anna Metsker
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Ida METSKER, 72, who was found dead Tuesday noon at her home, 1029 Franklin avenue, this city, will be held at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home.
Rev. William HUGHES will officiate and burial will be in the Noblesville, Ind. cemetery. The Rochester O.E.S. will conduct their rites at the funeral home at 7:30 o’clock this evening.
Born in Chicago, Feb. 14, 1881, she was the daughter of Alban F. and Ida Marie GOETZ. In 1909, she was married to Alpha METSKER who preceded her in deth in 1945.
Surviving are four brothers: Edwin and Martin [GOETZ], chicago; William [GOETZ], Knox; Harry [GOETZ], South Bend; and a niece, Mrs. Marvin BOOTH, Rochester.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Calder Alspach
Calder ALSPACH, 83, 1201 Monroe street, this city, died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Rochester Nursing Home No. 1, where he had been a patient for the past 17 months. Mr. Alspach had been in failing health for the past seven years.
For many years he was engaged in farming on the Alspach farm, located three-and-a-half miles southeast of this city.
He was born on this farm May 15, 1870, to Edward and Susan HINDLE ALSPACH. On August 23, 1899, he was married to Elizabeth HAY. His wife preceded him in death in 1944. He was a member of the Rochester I.O.O.F. lodge.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lester ROGERS, this city; six grandchildren; three great
grandchildren and other distant relatives.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home with the Rev. Daniel L. SLAYBAUGH of Akron in charge. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
John N. Orr
John N. ORR, 85, a pioneer resident of Akron, died at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital, where he had been a patient for the past few days. He had many friends throughout the eastern section of the county where he had resided his entire life.
He was born April 27, 1868, in Henry township to Melville and Nancy SEARS ORR. He followed the profession of a school teacher for many years in Henry township. He never married. Mr. Orr was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 659, of Akron.
He is survived by the following nieces and nephews: Mrs. Loren O. TITUS, South Bend; Miss Forrest FARMER, Minneapolis; Miss Edna ORR, Detroit; Albert FARMER, Minneapolis, and Tom ORR, Mishawaka.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. DST at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron, with the Rev. Daniel L. SLAYBAUGH officiating. Burial will be in the Akron I.O.O.F. cemetery. The Masons will conduct their rites at the graveside. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Susan T. Thomson
Susan Taylor THOMSON, 76, 143 E. 4th street, this city, died at 11 p.m. Tuesday evening at Woodlawn Hospital. Death was attributed to a heart attack which she suffered at her home early Tuesday afternoon. She had been a resident of Rochester most of her life.
The daughter of Richard and Amanda THOMSON, she was born on March 23, 1877, in Peru. Miss Thomson was a member and a most active worker in the Daughters of the American Revolution chapter of this city for many years.
She is survived by two nephews, Thomson LAWRENCE, South Bend; Hugh THOMSON, Indianapolis; three nieces, Helen WILLIAMSON, Jacksonville, Fla.; Mary WILSON, Malvern, Pa.; Grace THOMSON, Indianapolis and a grand-niece, June THOMSON, Indianapolis.
Final rites will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Burial will be made in the Peru cemetery.
Carry H. Funk
Carry H. FUNK, 72, R.R. 6, Rochester, died at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday at his home. His death was attributed to a sunstroke which he suffered five days ago during the heat wave. Mr. Funk had been engaged in farming throughout his entire life.
He was born July 2, 1880 in Chillicothe, Ohio, to William and Matilda WARD FUNK and came to Fulton county when still quite young. He was married to Lucille C. KING on Sept. 1, 1926.
Survivors are his widow and the following children: Elma [FUNK], Rochester, James [FUNK] with the U.S. Air Force in Texas; Mrs. Isabelle KAMP, Rochester; Arthur, Martha, Robert, Matilda, Helen, Hugh, Judith [FUNK] all at home. Two daughters and a son by a previous marriage also survive: Mrs. Betty WHITESELL, Hobart; Mrs. Harold SMITH, Mishawaka; William [FUNK], Chicago; two sisters, Mrs. Rose CAROTHERS, Akron and Mrs. Martha NORRIS, R.R. 6, Rochester. Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Foster funeral home. Burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery, Akron. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Thursday, June 25, 1953
Ester Mae Barkman
Mrs. Ester Mae BARKMAN, 67, died at 3:12 a.m. today at her home, R.R. 3, Rochester. She had been in failing health for six months and critically ill for two weeks. Mrs. Barkman had spent her entire life in the Grandview neighborhood, northwest of Rochester.
She was born Jan. 10, 1886 to Henry and Mary Ann BEEHLER MEHLING. On Dec. 8, 1915, she was married to Charles BARKMAN. Mrs. Barkman was a member of the Grandview church.
Survivors are the husband; three daughters, Miss Merriem BARKMAN, South Bend; Mrs. Ester Mae BUCK, Rochester; Miss Ruth [BARKMAN], at home; a brother, Milo MEHLING. R.R. 3, Rochester and a grandson. A daughter, Lydia [BARKMAN], and two brothers preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Grandview church. Rev. HIGHLEY will officiate and burial will be in the Richland Center cemetery. Friends may call at the Foster funeral home up until 12:30 p.m. Sunday, at which time the body will be taken to the church to lie in state until the hour of the services.
Friday, June 26, 1953
Max J. McGriff
Max Joe McGRIFF, 15, of near Argos who was injured Monday in a truck accident, died about 6 o’clock Thursday evening in a Waukegan, Ill., hospital.
McGriff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Parker McGRIFF who reside two and a half miles northwest of Argos, was in a semi-trailer being driven by his brother-in-law, Charles SMELTZ, 34, Plymouth.
Smeltz’s injuries are not believed to be critical. He still is in the Waukegan hospital. The truck he was driving collided with another Monday afternoon at a highwa intersection west of Waukegan. The driver of the other truck was uninjured.
The truck in which young McGriff sustained the fatal injuries is owned by Bill MONTAGUE, Argos, another brother-in-law of the youth. Smeltz and McGriff were returning from a town in Wisconsin where they had taken a load of feed from Chicago.
Shortly after the accident, it was necesssary to amputate one of McGriff’s legs below the knee. He was given about 12 blood transfusions.
A student in Argos High School, the youth would have been a sophomore this fall.
Surviving, besides the parents, are five brothers, Paul and Robert [McGRIFF], both of Argos, James [McGRIFF] of Niles, Mich., Roland [McGRIFF] of South Bend and Raymond [McGRIFF] at home; two sisters, Mrs. Charles SMELTZ of Plymouth and Mrs. Bill MONTAGUE of Argos. Two uncles, Leslie CARPENTER and Jesse STAYTON, are residents of Rochester.
The body will be brought to the Grossman
Funeral Home at Argos tonight. Funeral
arrangements are pending.
Saturday, June 27, 1953
Max J. McGriff
Funeral services for Max Joe McGRIFF, 15, Argos, who died Thursday evening in a Waukegan, Ill., hospital from injuries received in a truck accidet Monday, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Argos Christian church. Revs. Ernest TREBER and J. Robert COOVERT will officiate and burial will be in the Maple Grove cemetery, Argos.
Max Joe, son of Parker and Eloise McGRIFF, was born August 16, 1938, at North Liberty, and moved to Argos with his parents when quite young. He was a sophomore in Argos H. S. and attended the Gilead Methodist church.
Survivors are his parents, R.R. 3, Arogs; five brothers, James [McGRIFF], Niles, Mich.; Ronald [McGRIFF], South Bend; Paul, Robert and Raymond [McGRIFF], all of Argos; two sisters, Mrs. Marceal SCHMELTZ, Plymouth; Mrs. Rosemary MONTAGUE, and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Grossman funeral home up until noon Sunday at which time the body will be removed to the church.
Charles SCHMELTZ, 34, Plymouth, a brother-in-law of the deceased, who was driving the truck at the time of the accident, was released from the Waukegan, Ill., hospital, Friday afternoon.
Lillie M. Azbell
Mrs. Lillie May AZBELL of the Twelve Mile community died Friday following a lengthy illness. She had been a resident of that community for 53 years.
The daughter of Jonathan and Sabina BOWMAN GRIEST, she was born Dec. 22, 1875. She was married to Charles AZBELL on July 11, 1894 who, with the following children, survives: Wilbur and Clinton [AZBELL], Peru; Thurman [AZBELL], Rochester; Wright and Raymond [AZBELL], Logansport; Henry [AZBELL], New Waverly; Della APPLEGATE and Nellie HOOVER, Hoover, Ind.; Christina ROUCH, Fulton; Letta BERRYMAN, Peru; Dora SCHNEIDER, Pontiac, Mich. and Pearl CUNNINGHAM, Logansport.
Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the New Bethlehem church. Burial will be in an adjacent cemetery. Friends may call at the Ditmire funeral home up until an hour prior to the services.
Monday, June 29, 1953
George W. Bowers
George W. BOWERS, 58, died at 7:35 p.m. Sunday at his home, 530 East 13th street. He suffered a heart attack an hour previous to his death. he had been in ill health for some time, but his condition had not been regarded as serious.
Mr. Bowers had been a resident of this city for 24 years, coming here from Kewanna. He was in charge of the meat department of the Morris Grocery.
He was born July 4, 1894, at Winamac to Benjamin and Arminta DEITRICH BOWERS. On September 30, 1919, he was married to Hazel May HEATER at Rochester.
Mr. Bowers was a member of the Rochester Christian church; the Leroy Shelton American Legion Post and the Rochester I.O.O.F. lodge.
Survivors are his wife at home; three sons, George [BOWERS], Jr., James R. and Gerald [BOWERS], all of Rochester; three daughters, Mrs. James BOWELL Jr., Mrs. Walter WEBER, both of this city, and Mrs. Alfred WYNN, Morocco, Ind.; three brothers, Joe [BOWERS],
LaPorte; Ted [BOWERS], Lansing, Ill. and Harry [BOWERS], Fayetteville, N.C.; a sister, Mrs. Fern OWENS, Albuquerque, N.M., and eleven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Rochester Christian church with Rev. Grant BLACKWOOD, of Bedford, officiating. Burial will be in I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home.
Bertha E. Kamp
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Elizabeth KAMP, 77, R.R. 3, Argos, were held at 3:30 p.m. today at the Umbaugh funeral home, Argos. The Rev. Edwin BOASE of the Argos Methodist church officiated. Burial was made in the Jordan cemetery.
Mrs. Kamp had been a resident of Argos and community her entire life and had many friends throughout both Marshall and Fulton counties.
Bertha Elizabeth, daughter of John and Alice PARKHURST, was born May 26, 1876 in Green township, Marshall county. She was married to Silas KAMP on Sept.3, 1893, in Argos. Mrs. Kamp was a member of the Methodist church.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Nova THOMAS, R.R. 3, Argos; three brothers, Bud PARKHURST, Argos; Arthur PARKHURST and Guy PARKHURST, both of R.R. 3, Argos, and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Kamp’s daughter, Mrs. Thomas, has been Argos correspondent for The News-Sentinel for many years.
Tuesday, June 30, 1953
Andrew J. Olinger
Andrew Jackson OLINGER, 53, well-known farmer of the Reiter community, died at 1:50 p.m. Monday in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, where he had been a patient since last Sunday. He had been seriously ill for 10 days.
Mr. Olinger was born March 9, 1900, and on December 12, 1923, he was married to Bessie COOK. He was a member of the Kewanna Christian Church.
Survivors are his wife, at home; three sons, Dale [OLINGER], Fulton; Bethel [OLINGER], R.R. 1, Rochester and Merrell [OLINGER], U. S. Air Force in Japan; a daughter, Mrs. Vivian ENYART, this city; two brothers, Francis [OLINGER], Peru; Scott [OLINGER], South Bend and a sister, Mrs. Chloe OLINGER, Kansas and three granddaughters. His son Merrell, arrived a few days ago from Japan to be with his father during his illness.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Burton church with the Rev. HAMILTON officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
The body was removed from the Foster funeral home to the Olinger residence, R.R. 6, late this afternoon where friends may call.
Wednesday, July 1, 1953
Mrs. Minnie WOOD, 82, of Lowell, died of a heart attack Tuesday morning at Ray, Minn. A former resident of Newcastle township, Fulton county, she had resided in Lowell for the past 64 years.
Mrs. Wood was a sister of Mrs. Addie WALBURN, Akron; Ancil JEFFERIES, Macy, and Perry JEFFERIES, Rochester. A brother Frank [JEFFERIES] preceded her in death in 1947.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon
at Lowell.
Pearl Clayburn
Miss Pearl CLAYBURN, 70, 1328 Monroe street, died at 12:35 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital where she had been a patient since June 22. She had been in failing health for the past three months. Miss Clayburn had been a resident of Rochester since 1928 moving here from the Clayburn farm six miles west of Rochester.
Born Feb. 19, 1883, she was a daughter of William W. and Elizabeth STAVER CLAYBURN.
Survivors are three brothers, Otto, Fred and Edward [CLAYBURN], all of this city; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle PRATT, Kewanna and Jennie CLAYBURN, Rochester, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Rev. Charles M. SMITH will officiate and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Thursday, July 2, 1953
Anastasia Brennan
Final rites for Mrs. Anastasia BRENNAN, 83, Kewanna, who died Wednesday, will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at the St. Ann’s church, Kewanna. The Rev. Father Charles RAMAKLUS will officiate and burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery Logansport.
Born June 24, 1870, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Robert E. and Margaret HOFFMAN CARROLL. Her marriage on May 4, 1893, in Logansport was to John F. BRENNEN. He died in 1932. Mrs. Brennan was a member of the St. Ann’s church, Kewanna and the Rosary sodality.
Survivors are a daughter, Margaret [BRENNAN], at home; a son, John R. [BRENNAN]. South Bend; three grandchildren; three sisters and two brothers: Mrs. Charles ELPERS, Logansport; Mrs. P. J. HARTMAN, Romeo, Mich.; Mrs. Fred E. HOLMES, Royal Oak, Mich; William J. CARROLL, Terre Haute; Charles L. CARROLL, Los Angeles, Cal.
Friends may call at the Brennan residence.
Victor Bingeran
Mrs. Alvah LEBO of this city received word Wednesday of the death of her nephew, Victor BINGERAN, of Palm Beach, Fla. He was a former resident of Rochester.
Nellie E. Bright
Mrs. Nellie Elizabeth BRIGHT, Akron, died at 4:30 a.m. today at the Rochester Nursing Home No. 1. Mrs. Bright had been in ill health for the past four years.
She was born April 15, 1888, in Henry township to Noah and Etta COOK. On Jan. 20, 1910, she was married to James Albert BRIGHT, who preceded her in death in 1931. Mrs. Bright was a member of the VFW Auxiliary and World War II Mothers, Akron.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. William ENGLE, and Mrs. Gerald DUBBS, both of Warsaw; four sons, Kenneth, Junior, Robert [BRIGHT], all of Akron; George [BRIGHT], now serving in Korea; six grandchildren; two brothers, Harley COOK, Greenville, Ohio, and Guy COOK, Dayton, Ohio.
The body rests at the Moyer-Haupert funeral
home Akron where final arrangements are pending.
Friday, July 3, 1953
Mabel Clevenger
Mrs. Mabel CLEVENGER, 65, of near Fulton, died at 3 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Hospital. She had been in failing health for a year.
Born Sept. 7, 1887, in Liberty township, she was the daugher of Charles and Mary BAKER ZARTMAN. On August 30, 1912 she was married to Oral CLEVENGER, who died May 18, 1941. Mrs. Clevenger was a member of the Fulton EUB church.
Survivors are a brother, Voris ZARTMAN, Fulton; a sister, Mrs. Trudie ZABST, Fulton and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Ditmire funeral home, Fulton.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at he Fulton EUB church with the Rev. Paul MAST in charge. The body will lie in state at the church an hour prior to the final rites.
Monday, July 6, 1953
Max D. Heeter
Funeral rites for Max D. HEETER, former resident, who died Friday [July 3, 1953] evening at his home in Chicago from a heart seizure, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Rochester Church of god. Rev. L. E. POWELL will officiate and burial will be made in the Mt. Hope cemetery, Athens.
He was born July 22, 1898, near Athens to Leslie and Louella CHRISMAN HEETER. While residing in Rochester, Max was employed as a telegrapher. He had been employed by the Chicago Board of Trade for a number of years.
He is survived by his wife, the former Myrtle NICKELL; a daughter, Nancy [HEETER], and a son, Robert [HEETER], by a former marriage, all of Chicago; his mother, Mrs. Louella HEETER, and a sister, Mrs. Mary ELLIS, both of Macy; two brothers, Harold J. [HEETER], Buchanan, Mich. and Fred D. [HEETER], of Plymouth.
The body arrived at the Foster funeral home this afternoon where friends may call up until the hour of the services.
Ida Overmyer
Mrs. Ida OVERMYER, 78, Mishawaka, died Saturday afternoon in the Koogh Nursing home, that city, following a three-years’ illness. Mrs. Overmyer formerly was a resident of Leiters Ford.
She was born March 13, 1875, on a farm near Athens to William and Mary Ann HARTMAN FEECE. On April 10, 1898, she was married to Benjamin OVERMYER. He preceded her in death several years ago. Mrs. Overmyer was a member of the old Christian church in Leiters Ford.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Ethel HARDING, North Liberty; a son, Everett [OVERMYER], South Bend; a sister, Mrs. Leonard SLONAKER, R.R. 3, Rochester; six brothers, Charles [FEECE], South Bend; Ezra [FEECE], Culver; Wilbur [FEECE], Delong; Wesley [FEECE], Winamac; Roland [FEECE], Valparaiso and James [FEECE], Aurora, Ill. Two daughters, Daisy and Berniece [OVERMYER], preceded their mother in death. Five grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Leiters Ford Methodist church. Rev. H. L. ADAMS, Hobart, assisted by Rev. W. D. ARCHIBALD, Leiters Ford, will officiate.
Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery, Leiters.
Friends may call at the Foster funeral home until noon Tuesday at which time the body will be taken to Leiters Ford to lie in state at the Methodist church until the hour of the services.
Mary Reser
Charles RESER and James W. RESER left Friday afternoon for Milford, Pa., where they were called by the death of their mother, Mrs. Mary RESER, 53. Mrs. Reser died at the home of her daughter, Miss Carol RESER, following a two weeks’ illness.
Mrs. Reser was a former resident of Rochester, moving here from Milford in October, 1952. Her husband, J. Worden RESER, died in this city last January.
Survivors, other than the two sons and the daughter, is another daughter, Miss Laurice RESER, Oceanside, L.I.
Funeral services were held in Milford, Pa. this afternoon.
Tuesday, July 7, 1953
Guy W. Deeds
The body of Guy W. DEEDS, 56, of near Deedsville, who died suddenly Sunday at 4 p.m. from a cerebral hemorrhage arrived by air at Peru this morning from Washington, D.C.
Mr. Deeds was stricken in Washington while returning from a brief visit with his son, Bill, who is stationed at a U.S. Army camp in West Virginia. For the past several years Mr. Deeds has been engaged in farming and the drainage contracting business. Previously he was superintendent of the State Highway Garage at Winamac.
He was born May 24, 1897, at Deedsville to Mr. and Mrs. Edward DEEDS. In 1918, he was married to Mahalia KLINGERMAN.
Mr. Deeds was a veteran of World War I and a member of the American Legion Post of Winamac. He was also a member of the Gilead Masonic lodge.
Surviving are his wife, at home, and the following children: Dale [DEEDS], Deedsville; Mrs. John SHEPHARD, Winamac; Carter [DEEDS], Deedsville; Mrs. Delores LOWE, Deedsville; Bill [DEEDS], in the U. S. ARMY; Sandra and Jerry [DEEDS] at home and nine grandchildren.
The following brothers and sisters also survive: Dennis [DEEDS], Lake Manitou; Earl [DEEDS], Deedsville; Mrs. Clem MATHIAS, Logansport; Mrs. Edwin KERSCHNER, Roann; Mrs. Roy BROWN, Deedsville; Russell [DEEDS], Milwaukee and Mrs. Paul PUGH, Gilead.
The body rests at the Cain funeral home, Denver, where final rites are pending.
Ada M. Himes
Mrs. Ada M. HIMES, 79, life resident of Marshall County, died at 11:40 p.m. Monday at her home, 412 North Maple Avenue, Argos. Death was attributed to a heart attack which she suffered at 10:30 p.m. Monday. She had been in ill health for the past several years.
She was born in Marshall county on July 29, 1873 to Albert M. and Sarah A. BARBER. She was married to Marion A. HIMES on August 12, 1931.
Survivors are her husband and six children by a former marriage; four daughters, Mrs. Elaine MOLLEY, South Bend; Mrs. Clara SIMMONS, Plymouth; Mrs. Ethel FORD, Burbank, Cal.; Miss Mary HARTSAUGH, Pittsburgh, Pa.; two sons, Gale HARTSAUGH, Indianapolis; Oro [HARTSAUGH], St. Louis, Mo.; two brothers, Ray BARBER, South Bend; Alva BARBER, Walkerton; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Argos Methodist church with Rev. Edward BOASE officiating. Burial will be in the New Oak Hill cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call at the Grossman funeral home, Argos.
Theodocia Stout
Funeral services for Mrs. William D. [Theodocia] STOUT, Sr., 74, who died Monday morning at her home in Akron will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Akron Methodist church. The Rev. Claude FAWNS and the Rev. Daniel L. SLAYBAUGH will officiate and burial will be in the Akron I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Mrs. Stout was born March 20, 1879, [Theodocia WHITTENBERGER], in Henry township to Scott and Anna SLAYBAUGH WHITTENBERGER. On February 2, 1900, she was married to William D. STOUT. Mrs. Stout was a member of the Akron Methodist church.
Survivors are the husband and the following children: Adam [STOUT], Akron; William [STOUT, Jr.], Rochester; Mrs. Odus CRAIG, Akron; Mrs. Leander BINNA, Chicago; Mrs. E. J. STEVENS, Memphis, Tenn.; eleven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Otis WHITTENBERGER, Akron.
Friends may call at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron, until an hour prior to the final rites.
Wednesday, July 8, 1953
Minnie Blum
Mrs. Minnie BLUM, 74, of Akron, died at 10:55 p.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital here. Mrs. Blum made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Walter LEININGER, Akron for the past nine years. She came to Akron from Philadelphia.
She was born Dec. 18, 1878, in Ireland and came to the U. S. in 1893. Her parents were William and Marguerite McANSTIN BREEN. In 1898 she was married to Harry BLUM in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Blum was a member of the Protestant-Episcopalian church of Philadelphia and the Akron Home Ec. club.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Leininger; a son, Martin BLUM, New York City; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Sheetz funeral home, Akron. Rev. Claude FAWNS will officiate and burial will be in the Akron I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Guy W. Deeds
Funeral services for Guy W. DEEDS, of Deedsville, who died Sunday at Washington, D.C., will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Ebenezer church, northwest of Deedsville. Rev. YARIAN of Flora will officiate and burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Deedsville.
Ada M. Himes
Final rites for Mrs. Ada M. HIMES, of Argos,
will be at 2 p.m. at the Grossman funeral home, with the Rev. Edward BOASE in
charge. Burial will be in the New Oak
Hill cemetery, Plymouth.
Thursday, July 9, 1953
Spurgeon Morris
Funeral services for Spurgeon MORRIS, 66, who died Tuesday evening at 5:50 o’clock at Tampa, Fla. will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Sheetz funeral home, Akron. Rev. Dr. P. J. MORRIS, Granville, O., and Rev. Daniel L. SLAYBAUGH of Akron will officiate. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery, Peru.
Mr. Morris had resided in Florida for the past six years. Previously he had lived in the Akron and Beaver Dam communities where he had engaged in farming.
He was born Aug. 23, 1886, at Vevay, to William and Clara SEGMON MORRIS. In 1909 he was married to Mary TUDOR who preceded him in death in 1927. He was a member of the First Baptist church of Peru.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Willis SWICK, Akron; a son, William Tudor MORRIS, Middleton, O.; two sisters, Mrs. Meta BOORN, Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Mrs. Minabelle HUNT, Los Angeles, Cal.; a brother, Dr. P. J. MORRIS, Granville, O., and four grandchildren. A daughter and a brother preceded in death.
The body will arrive in Akron Friday morning. Friends may call at the Sheetz funeral home after 4 p.m. Friday.
William H. Brubaker
William Henry BRUBAKER, 84, pioneer resident of Fulton county died at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at his home, 621 North Jefferson street, this city. He had resided in the Woodrow community for many years.
Born Jan. 31, 1869, in Miami county, he was the son of Joel and Lavanda DENISTON BRUBAKER. On Oct. 28, 1889, he was married to Hallavina BECRAFT. His wife preceded him in death on April 26, 1951. Mr. Brubaker engaged in farming practically all of his life. He was a member of the Rochester Baptist church and the I.O.O.F. and Eagles lodges, this city.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. John WEBER, this city; a granddaughter, Hallie WEBER; five brothers and two sisters: J. Walter and Arthur A. BRUBAKER, this city; Omar J. BRUBAKER, Upland, Cal; Frederick E. BRUBAKER, Rockford, Ill.; Harold E. BRUBAKER, South Bend; Mrs. Emma CAMERER and Mrs. Maude DIELMAN, both of Rochester, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home with Rev. H. Gordon HYDE in charge. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Friday, July 10, 1953
Minnie Osman
Mr. and Mrs. William ZINK and Mrs. Jennie THARP, of this city, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles LEMON of Idaville will go to Detroit Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Minnie OSMAN, 73, who died Thursday avening at a nursing home in that city.
Mrs. Osman, who was born at Burnettsville,
Ind., was a sister of Mrs. Zink, Mrs. Tharp and Charles LEMON. She is survived by five children. She had visited Rochester on numerous
occasions.
Steve Finn
An employee on the Mill Creek Bridge project north of Rochester, Steve “Red” FINN, 67, died suddenly at 7:30 o’clock this morning while at work. He suffered a heart attack.
Finn, a native of Des Moines, Ia., resided at 217 East Second Street, Peru. He has worked for the McMahan Construction Company as a hod carrier for the past eight months on the Mill Creek Bridge job.
He was stricken while working on some piling on the west side of U.S. 31 and on the south side of the creek.
A member of the Hod Carriers Union, he was a steward of his local.
The body was taken to the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home here and this afternoon was taken to the Eikenberry Funeral Home in Peru.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Peru funeral home.
Only survivors are three nieces, all of Peru. Finn’s wife, Louise GAFFREY FINN, died in 1942.
Saturday, July 11, 1953
Otto W. Love
Following a week’s serious illness, Otto W. LOVE, 73, farmer residing five miles north of Akron, died at 9:45 p.m. Friday at Woodlawn Hospital. He had been in failing health for several months.
He was born Dec. 7, 1879, in Miami county, to James and Mary ELLIOTT LOVE. He was married to Sarah MABY at Akron in 1903. She preceded him in death in 1912. Mr. Love was a member of Knights of Pythias lodge in Akron.
Survivors are a son, Russell [LOVE], Mishawaka; a daughter, Miss Marie LOVE, Warsaw; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron. Rev. Claude FAWNS will officiate and burial will be in the Akron I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Sunday.
Monday, July 13, 1953
Inez M. Smith
Mrs. Inez M. SMITH, 54, of Wolf’s Point, Lake Manitou, died at 9 a.m. today at her home. She had been seriously ill for the past week. She had resided in this community since 1913 moving here from Logansport.
Inez M. [BALL], daughter of William A. and Theodosia (SMITH) BALL, was born March 1, 1899, at Logansport. On April 24, 1921, she was married to Admiral F. SMITH at Rochester. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Talma Christian church and the Mothers of World War II.
Survivors are her husband, at home; two sons, Walter D. and William A. [SMITH], both of Rochester; her father, William A. BALL, Rochester; a brother, Lester Allen BALL, Warsaw and a granddaughter, Susan Dianne SMITH, Rochester.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Rev. Delbert RUBERG, Talma, will officiate. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F.
cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home.
Tuesday, July 14, 1953
Lina Reuter
Funeral services for Mrs. Lina REUTER, 72, wife of Dr. A. P. REUTER of Peru, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Lutheran church, Peru. Rev. A. H. GALLMEIER will officiate and burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery, that city.
Mrs. Reuter died at 8:15 a.m. Monday at the Rochester Nursing Home where she and her husband had been medical patients since July 5. Mrs. Reuter was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran church.
Survivors are her husband; two sons, Dr. Elbert Frederick REUTER, this city; Dr. Leonard A. REUTER, Peru; a sister, Mrs. Louise ROHRBERG, Indianapolis; four grandchildren, Mrs. Ted DAVIS and Paul REUTER, this city; Jean and Johnnie REUTER, Peru.
Sally Ann Bucher
Sally Ann BUCHER, 11, R.R. 2, Akron, died at 6:15 a.m. Monday at the Children’s Hospital, Fort Wayne. Death was attributed to pneumonia which followed a heart attack suffered a few weeks ago. Sally had been in ill health practically all her life.
She was born Nov. 10, 1941, in Akron to Edward and Lucille (LEININGER) BUCHER. Mr. Bucher operates the Farm Store in Akron.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Sheeta funeral home, Akron. Rev. Wayne JOHNSON of Claypool will officiate and burial will be in the Akron I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Wednesday, July 15, 1953
Charles Bauer
Coroner Dean K. STINSON, who was called to Kewanna Tuesday evening by the death of Charles BAUER, 37, Logansport, which occurred at the Kibitzer Cafe, at 11 p.m. today [?], pronounced death ws caused by coronary thrombosis.
Bauer, a switchman for the Pennsylvania R.R. had spent the day and evening with friends who were vacationing at Lake Bruce and had stopped at the cafe for a steak dinner when he was stricken. His death was almost instantaneous.
The body was removed to the Chase-Miller funeral home, Logansport where arrangements are pending.
Thursday, July 16, 1953
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Friday, July 17, 1953
Fred Overmyer
Word has been received here of the death of Fred OVERMYER, 82, formerly of the Sand Hill community, which occurred last Saturday at the home of his son, Harold [OVERMYER], in Steamboat Springs, Colo.
One of 13 children, the deceased was the son of Israel OVRMYER and Sarah MEYERS OVERMYER.
Funeral services and burial were held in Colorado.
Surviving are the son, two sisters, Mrs. Della SMITH of Rochester and Mrs. Guy SMITH of tiosa; five grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews including Mrs. Goldie KOFRON of Rochester.
Saturday, July 18, 1953
Floyd E. Babcock
Floyd Eldrith BABCOCK, 80, route 4, Rochester, died at 6:30 Friday evening at his home near Leiters Ford. He had been seriously ill three months.
A resident of the Leiters Ford community most of his life he was born May 20, 1873, in Fulton county. His marriage on Feb. 24, 1897 was to Emma OVERMYER.
A retired carpenter, he was a 50-year-member of the Richland Center Odd Fellows lodge.
Survivors are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Della COOK, Rochester; Mrs. Ethel SIMMERMAN, Milwaukee, Wis.; six grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren; a half-brother, Ed BUNN, Leiters Ford; two half-sisters, Mrs. Ethel LOUGH, Rochester; Mrs Ada LOWMAN, Mishawaka.
The body was taken from the Foster funeral home to the residence this evening where friends may call until time of the service. Final rites will be Monday at two o’clock DST at the Richland Center Methodist church, with the Reverend W. D. ARCHIBALD of Leiters Ford officiating. Burial will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Monday, July 20, 1953
John F. Greer
John Franklin GREER, 81, retired railroader who had resided in the Burton community for over 69 years, died at 4 a.m. Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ernest WALTERS, R.R. 5. He had been in ill health for several years.
He was born June 18, 1872 at Harrisburg, Pa., to William and Julia GREER. His first marriage was to Ella GANDY who preceded him in death in 1912. On December 17, 1921, he was married to Myrtle BATCHELOR.
Surviving are his wife, who is now a patient in Woodlawn Hospital; three stepchildren,William BATCHELOR, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs. Donald HOLLOWAY, this city and Mrs. Ernest WALTERS, R.R. 5.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Foster funeral home. Rev. Dale HAMILTON of the Burton Methodist church will officiate and burial will be in the [Moon] cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Joseph R. Little
Following a heart attack suffered Friday while shopping in Rochester, Joseph R. LITTLE, 74, R.R. 2, died at 8:30 a.m. Sunday in Woodlawn Hospital. He had been a resident of this community for 12 years, moving here from Plymouth.
Born in Jasper county, April 22, 1879, he was the son of David and Lucinda WARREN LITTLE. In 1905 he was married to Sarah Martha KESSLER. He followed the occupation of farming and was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife, at home; four sons, Virgil [LITTLE], Logansport; Ralph [LITTLE], Miami, Fla.; Deverelle [LITTLE], Donaldson, Ind., and Kenneth [LITTLE], Plymouth; twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Rev. D. L. SLAYBAUGH of Akron will officiate and burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery, Athens.
Zetta Westerhouse
Mrs. Zetta (ORR) WESTERHOUSE, 53, former Rochester resident, died at 5 a.m. Sunday at the Shemman Nursing Home in Plymouth.
Mrs. Westerhouse, who had been in failing health for six months, had lived in Plymouth for the past two years.
She was born at Bowling Green, Ky., on May 22, 1900. On April 22, 1949 she was married to John K. WESTERHOUSE who survives.
Other survivors include one brother, Ewing WHITTAKER, Bowling Green, Ky.; two sisters, Mrs. Charles DAVIS and Mrs. Carl YOUNG of Riverside, Ky.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home, Plymouth, with the Rev. Kenneth DUNN officiating. Interment will be in the New Oak Hill cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Jesse B. Downey
Jesse Bidwell DOWNEY, 61, Clayton street, Rochester, died at 7:45 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital. He had been in failing health for three years. A retired railroader of the Chicago Belt Line Mr. Downey had resided in Rochester three years, coming here from Gary.
He was born Feb. 27, 1892 in Huntington county. His parents were John and Ann HARDINGER DOWNEY. Mr. Downey was a member of the Rochester Moose lodge.
The following brothers and sisters survive: George [DOWNEY], Rochester; John [DOWNEY], of Oregon; Bennett [DOWNEY], of California; Mrs. Zenia CLISE, Rochester; Mrs. Mary DANIELS, Niles, Mich. and Mrs. Goldie BUMBARGER, R.R. 4, Rochester.
The body is at the Foster funeral home where funeral arrangements are pending.
Minnie Brewer
Mrs. Minnie BREWER, 73, died from coronary embolism at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the home of Mrs. I. N. GOOD, 229 W. 7th street, where she had resided for the past three years. The heart seizure was suffered two hours previous to death.
Mrs. Brewer had been a resident of this city since 1948, coming here from Fort Wayne. She operated a dress shop on West Eighth street for over a year.
She was born Jan. 30, 1880, in Bellfontaine, Ohio to Mr. and Mrs. John KRAMER. In 1901 she was married to John BREWER at Bellfontaine. He preceded her in death in 1925. Mrs. Brewer was a member of the Rochester Presbyterian church.
Survivors are a son, Howard [BREWER], Cincinnati; two sisters, Mrs. Arlene GALLMAN, Chicago; Mrs. Emma STILLWELL, Cleveland and two grandsons.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home with Rev. Donald DECKER of the Presbyterian church in charge.
Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F.
cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home.
Tuesday, July 21, 1953
Mary R. Hizer
Final rites for Mrs. Mary Rose HIZER, 65, Kewanna, were held at 10:30 a.m. today at the Harrison Funeral Home, Kewanna. Mrs. Hizer died Sunday at the Memorial Hospital, Logansport.
She was born Sept. 27, 1887, in Grass Creek, to Criswell and Elizabeth PARISH SADLER. She was married on Sept. 1, 1909, to Joe C. HIZER. Mrs. Hizer was a member of the Trinity Episcopal church.
Survivors are the husband; four daughters and a son; Mrs. Woodrow SMITH, Logansport; Mrs. William SARVER, Kewanna; Mrs. Maurice SMITH, Kewanna; Mrs. Don WHITTENBERGER, Akron; Lawrence H. [HIZER], Kewanna and nine grandchildren.
Burial was made in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Mattie R. Mullen
Mrs. Mattie Ruth MULLEN, 76, a resident of Argos for the past 50 years, died at 10:30 o’clock this morning at the Parkview Hospital in Plymouth.
Born Aug. 21, 1876, in Marshall County, Mrs. Mullen resided for 25 years in the Tiosa community before moving to Argos. She resided at 205 First Street in Argos. She was the daughter of Henry and Susan WALLACE, pioneer residents.
In July, 1903, she was married to Amariah MULLEN who died in 1937. A daughter, Esther MULLEN, also preceded her in death in 1947.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Roy EILER of Rochester, and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Mullen was a member of the Argos Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock DST Thursday afternoon at the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos, the Rev. Edward BOASE, pastor of the Argos Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Walnut Church of the Brethren Cemetery southeast of Argos.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 8 o’clock tonight.
J. Stahl
Final rites for J. STAHL were held in the Kokomo Catholic church this morning at nine o’clock. Mr. Stahl is the father-in-law of Mrs. Paul J. STAHL who was formerly Miss Marjory SMITH of this city.
Wednesday, July 22, 1953
Jesse Downey
Funeral services for Jesse DOWNEY who died
Monday at Woodlawn Hospital, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the FosterFuneral
Home. Rev. George CRANE will officiate
and burial will be in the Citizens Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Austin Brines
Austin BRINES, 37, who resides two miles north of Fulton on Road 25, died at 3:45 a.m. today in the Rochester Nursing Home. He had been seriously ill for six months from a heart ailment.
He was born Dec. 12, 1915 at Crawfordsville to James and Dora ANDERSON BRINES. He was married to Pauline BANNON April 19, 1938 at Crawfordsville. Mr. Brines had been employed in a clerical job ntil ill health forced his retirement. He was a member of the Christian church.
Survivors are his wife, at home; four sons, Robert [BRINES], of the U.S. Navy, San Francisco; Ronald, James and Stanley [BRINES]; a daughter, Rita [BRINES], all at home; his father, James BRINES, Sandusky, O.; four brothers, Andrew [BRINES], Waveland; Joseph [BRINES], Kenosha, Wis.; Lester [BRINES], Crawfordsville; Lawrence [BRINES], Browns Vellay, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Julia GRIDER, Crawfordsville; a half-brother, Orville BRINES, Crawfordsville; and two half-sisters, Mrs. Waneta HOLT, Shoals; and Mrs. Mary SIMS, Sandusky, O.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Friends may call at the Ditmire Funeral Home, Fulton.
Mrs. Norman Smith
Final rites for Mrs. Norman [Katherine A.] SMITH, 35, 318 West Elm, Monroe, Mich., who died at 9:45 p.m. Monday in the University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich., will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Little Funeral Home, Monroe.
[Katherine A. DULL], daughter of Ransom and [Dollie LEAP] DULL, was born July 25, 1917 at Rochester. She moved to Monroe with her parents in 1921. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church and was active in Girls Campfire organization work. On June 27, 1936, she was married to Norman SMITH at South Bend.
Survivors are her husband; three daughters, Judith; Jorda Kay; Janet Norine [SMITH], at home, and her mother, Mrs. Ransom DULL, all of Monroe.
Carl Caldwell
Carl CALDWELL, brother of Abe CALDWELL of Akron, died Sunday night at Veterans Hospital in Indianapolis. He had been sick for several months. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at Hunt Funeral Home in Kirklin.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe CALDWELL were visiting their son, Pvt. Donald CALDWELL, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. They received the word Monday night and returned for the funeral Wednesday.
Patricia Booker
Culver, Ind. -- A piece of a clothes stick which she dropped into an automatic washing machine fatally injured Patricia BOOKER, 13, Monday afternoon in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar BOOKER, Culver.
The girl’s death, according to Coroner Otis R. BOWEN of Marshall county, was caused by a compound fracture of the skull. The youngester was taken to the Parkview Hospital, but was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Patricia had been helping Mae BURKETT, employed in the home, do the family washing. When Miss Burkett left the laundry room to go to the kitchen to make starch the girl evidently opened the washer and stuck the stick inside. Her parents were vacationing in Michigan, but were summoned home immediately following the tragic accident.
Thursday, July 23, 1953
Austin Brines
Funeral services for Austin BRINES, of near Fulton, who died Wednesday morning will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Ditmire Funeral Home, Fulton. Rev. Leonard FLETCHER will officiate and burial will be in the Fulton cemetery.
Friday, July 24, 1953
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Saturday, July 25, 1953
Francis Spohn
Francis SPOHN, 73, life-time resident of this city, died at 8:30 a.m. today at his home, 218 North Fulton Avenue. He had been in ill health since April.
Francis, son of Isaiah and Mary Jane SEWELL SPOHN, was born April 11, 1880, in the Burton community, west of Rochester.
He was married to Grace E. MARTIN on Nov. 18, 1901, in Rochester.
For the past several months he had been employed as a watchman at the Sealed Power Corp. plant. Mr. Spohn was a member of the Rochester Methodist church.
Surviving are his wife, at home; two sons, Charles [SPOHN], R.R. 2, Rochester; Omer [SPOHN], R.R. 2, Plymouth; four daughters, Mrs. Hazel LUDWICK, San Diego, Cal.; Mrs. Ruth KLINE, Escondido, Cal.; Mrs. Elsie ILER and Mrs. Dorothy ZIMMERMAN, both of this city; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three cousins, Mattie, Bessie and Mamie BROWN, all of Rochester, and several nieces and nephews.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles M. SMITH, pastor of the Methodist church, in charge. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Rev. J. H. Land
Mrs. Myrtle GLASSLEY, of this city, received word today of the death of her brother-in-law the Rev. J. H. LAND, pastor of the Fifth Street Methodist church, Anderson. [Rev. Land] had been in failing health for several months.
Stella Mae Troutman
Mrs. Stella Mae TROUTMAN, 106 Logan street, Argos, died at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Memorial Hospital, South Bend. Death was due to a heart ailment following an illness of 12 days.
Mrs. Troutman, who was born at Kewanna, had been a resident of Argos for the past three years and had resided in Mishawaka for 31 years. Her parents were Samuel J. and Emma BARGER.
In 1898, she was married to George D. TROUTMAN at Kewanna. Mrs. Troutman was a member of the Argos Methodist church.
Survivors include the husband, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy LLOYD, Argos; Mrs. Esther ROEMPAGEL, Mishawaka; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Glen GRAFFIS, Miss Mary BARGER, both of Kewanna and three brothers, Guy BARGER, Rochester; William
[BARGER], Kewanna and Edwin O. [BARGER], Chicago.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos. Rev. Harold D. NEEL of Mishawaka assisted by Rev. Edward BOASE of Argos will officiate. Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Ida Seater
Following an eight-year illness, Mrs. Ida SEATER, 85, died at 8:20 p.m. Friday at her home, 412 North Grove street, Argos. She had been a resident of Argos and Plymouth throughout her entire life.
She was born Feb. 29, 1868 on a farm four miles west of Plymouth. On Nov. 2, 1888, she was wed to George BIVINS who died March 18, 1924. Her second marriage on May 17, 1930 was to William SEATER. Mr. Seater preceded her in death in 1945. The deceased’s maiden name was Ida ROWELL.
Survivors are a foster daughter, Mrs. Lois DUNLAP, Argos; a sister, Mrs. Alice TYLER DELONG, South Bend; five grandcildren; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos. Rev. Harold FRAKER will officiate and burial will be in the Argos Maple [Grove] cemetery.
Monday, July 27, 1953
Mary Jane Yates
Mrs. Mary Jane “Mattie” YATES, 85, 218 West Williams street, Argos, died at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Loganspoft hospital. Death was attributed to pneumonia; she had been in failing health for six years. Mrs. Yates had been a resident of the Argos community her entire life.
The daughter of Anson and Martha BADGLEY, she was born Feb. 2, 1868 on a farm near Argos. She was married to Charles YATES, Sr. Jan 18, 1885 at Argos. Mr. Yates died in October, 1942. Mrs. Yates wasa member of the Santa Anna Methodist church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Floradean HOOKER, Argos; three sons, Charles, Walter and Harry [YATES], all of Argos; a brother, Guy BADGLEY, Coachells, Cal.; twelve grandchildren and sixtee great-grandchildren. Mrs. Edna May FARRAR, a daughter, preceded her in death in 1922. Funeral rites will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos. The Rev. John DEALE of the Santa Anna church will officiate and burial will be in the Argos Maple Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Mary Eva Long
Mrs. Mary Eva LONG, 90, pioneer and lifelong resident of Newcastle Township, died at 3:45 p.m. Sunday at the Rochester Nursing Home. Her death occurred on her 67th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Long had been in failing health for several years.
She was born January 24, 1863, to Joseph Robert and Marilla SEVERIN. On July 26, 1886, she was married to Alonzo LONG, who preceded her in death 12 years ago. Mrs. Long was a member of the Bethlehem church of Newcastle Township.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. George RIDDLE, this ciy; three sons, Orton [LONG], Bourbon; Robert [LONG], Niles, Mich.; Jay [LONG], this city; a half-sister, Mrs. Herbert SHOBE, Rochester; eleven grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren. Mrs. Walter OVERMYER, a daughter, preceded her in death. Final rites will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Foster Funeral Home with Rev. Gordon HYDE of the Rochester Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Sycamore Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home
Justin A. Masteller
Justin A. MASTELLER, 62, farmer residing seven miles southeast of Rochester, died at 4:40 p.m. Sunday in Woodlawn Hospital. He had been seriously ill for the past week.
He was born Nov. 11, 1890, to Clarence and Ruhanna (GRINDLE) MASTELLER at his present place of residence. In 1911 he was maried to Mary E. MOORE. Mr. Masteller was a member of the Akron Masonic Lodge and the Eagles Lodge of Rochester.
Survivors are his wife, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Helen HAMMOND, Shreveport, La.; Mrs. Kathleen STEWART, Columbus, Ga.; two sons, Claude [MASTELLER], Rochester, and Robert [MASTELLER], Kewanna; twelve grandchildren; a brother, Harry [MASTELLER], Akron, and a sister, Mrs. Arthur JOHNSON, Athens.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Sheetz Fneral Home, Akron. The Rev. F. A. RISLEY of Athens will be in charge of the services and burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery, Athens. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Tuesday, July 28, 1953
[no obits]
Wednesday, July 29, 1953
Marsha Darlene Gaff
Marsha Darlene [GAFF], five-year-old daughter of Roger and Gladys (FLOOR) GAFF, of Akron, died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at North Vernon. The child had been ill for four and a half years. She was born in Akron, Sept. 14, 1947.
Surviving are the parents; a brother, David [GAFF]; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Orvin FLOOR, Akron; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas GAFF, Churubusco and great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George BENNETT, Churubusco.
The body was taken from the Sheetz funeral home to the Gaff residence at 4 p.m. today, where friends may call. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Akron Church of God with Rev. Daniel L. SLAYBAUGH in charge.
Burial will be in the Akron I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Thursday, July 30, 1953
Charles Bradburn
Final rites were held Wednesday in the Buchanan and Flanner Funeral Home, Indianapolis for Charles BRADBURN, who died Sunday at LaPorte.
Mr. Bradburn was one of four Indianapolis men who came to the Leiters Ford community in 1920 to enjoy outings along the Tippecanoe River. Later they built a cottage near the Leiters bridge. The other three men were Henry MURRAY, Russell WARD and a Mr. RUSKOF. In the cottage-ownership contract it was stipulated the last living survivor would be sole owner of the property. Through this arrangement the real estate title will now be transferred to Henry Murray, sole survivor.
Mr. and Mrs. Murray, who reside at Hollywood,
Fla., are currently spending their summer vacation at the cottage.
Friday, July 31, 1953
Alonzo Good
Alonzo GOOD, 86, lifelong resident of Kosciusko county died 9:45 p.m. Thursday at his home, R.R. 1, Silver Lake. He had been in failing health for six months.
He was born Sept. 9, 1866 in Kosciusko county to John and Sarah Jane (SEARS) GOOD. In 1886, he was married to Artie KROFT, who died in 1895. His second marriage in 1897 was to Mertie GEARHART. Mr. Good was a retired farmer.
Survivors are his wife, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Artie FAWLEY, Culver; four sons; Carl [GOOD], North Manchester; Odel and Gilbert [GOOD], Leiters Ford; Charles Ray [GOOD], Akron; seventeen grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A brother preceded in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Disko Methodist church. Rev. Clyde TRUMBAUER, of Silver Lake will officiate and burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
Friends may call at the Sheetz Funeral Home, Akron, up until 8 a.m. Sunday at which time the body will be taken to the residence to lie in state until 1 p.m. Sunday.
Omer R. Hook
Omer Roy HOOK, 46, formerly of Kewanna, died suddenly Thursday evening of a heart attack at his home in Culver. He was owner and operator of the Van Meter Implement Company in Culver.
He was a resident of Kewanna for 10 years before moving to Culver in 1946. In January of this year he purchased the Van Meter company, a farm implement agency.
He was a native of Burnettsville where he was born on Dec. 9, 1906.
Active in Masonic work, Hook was a past master of the Kewanna Masonic Lodge and a member of the Culver Masonic Lodge. He also was a member of the Culver Methodist Church.
Surviving are the widow, Geneva [HOOK]; three daughters, Mrs. Eleanor YELTON of Culver, Mrs. Marilyn McLANE of Indianapolis, and Miss Virginia HOOK, at home; a son, John Robert HOOK at home; three sisters, Mrs. Charles SUITERS and Mrs.Viola DAVIS, both of Burnettsville, and Mrs. Edgar LEIGH of Indianapolis; three brothers, Benjamin HOOK of Walton and John and Delmar HOOK, both of Burnettsville, and two grandchildren.
Final rites will be held at 2 o’clock DST Sunday afternoon at the Culver Methodist Church, Dr. Hardigg SEXTON officiating. Burial will be in Culver Cemetery with members of the Culver Masonic Lodge conducting graveside rites.
Friends may call at the residence on Collegte avenue in Culver until time of the services.
Garfield Newell
Garfield NEWELL, 70, prominent Liberty township farmer and former member of the county board of commissioners, died at 9 a.m. today at his home, two miles east of Fulton.
Mr. Newell an active member of the Republican party had many friends throughout both Fulton and Miami counties. He had been a resident of Liberty township for 25 years coming there from Carroll county.
He was born Sept. 26, 1882 at Hoopston, Ill., to Robert and Harriett (HAAS) NEWELL. He was married to Nellie BUBES on Octoer 26, 1902, at Cutler.
Mr. Newell owned and operated a farm in Liberty township and was active in this vocation up until three months ago when illness forced his retirement. In addition to his services as county commissioner he also was a former member of the Fulton county council.
Surviving are his wife, at home; four sons, Everett [NEWELL], Fulton; Russell
[NEWELL], Michigantown; Thomas [NEWELL], South Whitley; Fred [NEWELL], Springfield, Mass.; a daughter, Mrs. Meredith BAIRD, Fulton; twelve grandchildren; three brothers, Robert [NEWELL], Royal Center; William [NEWELL], Cutler; Berdia [NEWELL], Monticello; three sisters, Mrs. Lydia DUBES, Delphi; Mrs. Alta SMELTZER and Mrs. Harriet METZGER, both of Pyrmont [?], Ind.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Friends may call at the Ditmire Funeral Home, Fulton.
Saturday, August 1, 1953
Emma J. Baldwin
Mrs. Emma J. BALDWIN, 76, of the Burton community, died at 4 p.m. Friday at the Rochester Nursing Home. Ms. Baldwin had een in ill health for several years.
She was born Nov. 16, 1877, in Fulton county to Joseph and Catherine SLIFE WALTERS. On July 27, 1898, she was married to William L. BALDWIN. Mrs. Baldwin was a memer of he Burton Evangelical church.
Surviving are her husband, at home; three daughters, Mrs. Ethel WILLIAMS, South Bend; Mrs. Bessie VOORHEES, Rochester; Mrs. Bernice HENDERSON, Burton; a son, William [BALDWIN], South Bend; two brothers, John and Charles WALTERS, Rochester; two sisters, Mrs. Lulu LEEDY, Rochester; Mrs. Anna BALDWIN, Palmetto, Fla., and ten grandchildren. Four children preceded her in death.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Burton church with the Rev. Dale HAMILTON officiating. Burial will be in the Nichols cemetery. Friends may call at the Foster Funeral Home.
Lucius H. Pfeiffer
Mayor Robert W. SHAFER early today received a telegram from Miss Mary PFEIFFER, Evanston, Ill., that her brother, Lucius Henry PFEIFFER, died Friday evening in an Evanston Hospital. Death resulted from a kidney ailment and followed several weeks’ illness.
Mr. Pfeiffer, a former resident of this ciy, was employed in the Illinois Department of Rehabilitation for the past few years.
He was born March 29, 1900, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry PFEIFFER of Rochester. Lucius was a graduate of Rochester high school. The family moved from Rochester a number of years ago to Logansport and later to Evanston.
Survivors are his wife, of Evanston; his mother and sister, Mrs. Henry PFEIFFER and Miss Mary PFEIFFER, 1732 Arlington Ave., Evanston; a brother, Edward B. PFEIFFER, Twin Lake, Wis., and another sister, Mrs. John Gordon MARTIN, LaPorte.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m.
Monday at the Rochester Methodist church with Rev. Charles M. SMITH
officiating. Burial will be in the Pfeiffer
family plot at the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home
throughout Monday morning where friends may call.
James C. Reed
James C. REED, 86, retired farmer, died at 11 p.m. Friday at the home of his son, Clarence REED, west of Fulton. He had been ill for three weeks. His entire life had been spent in the vicinity of Fulton.
He was born Sept. 10, 1866 in Liberty Township. His parents were John and Ella IZZARD REED. On December 25, 1890, he married Bertha L. DOUD, who preceded him in death Dec. 22, 1944. He had been a member of the Olive Branch U. B. church for over 60 years.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lydia EASTERDAY, Fulton; two sons, Clarence and Emmor [REED], of near Fulton; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. An aunt, Mrs. Vida MYERS, of Mansfield, Ohio, also survives.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Fulton E. U. B. church and burial will be in the Fulton cemetery. The body was removed from the Ditmire Funeral Home at noon today to the Emmor Reed residence two miles southwest of Fulton where friends may call up until the hour of the services.
Roscoe Davenport
Rochester friends have received word of the death of Roscoe DAVENPORT, which occurred while he was at work at the Container Corporation plant in Wabash. Cause of death was a heart seizure. The Davenports reside at 881 Summit Ave., Wabash.
Mr. Davenport was the father of Robert DAVENPORT, former resident of this city.
Garfield Newell
Funeral services for Garfield NEWELL, who died Friday morning, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Fulton Baptist church. The Rev. R. H. TURNER will be in charge of the rites. Burial will be in the Fulton cemetery. Friends may call at the Newell residence two miles east of Fulton.
Monday, August 3, 1953
Sarah L. Slaybaugh
Mrs. Sarah L. SLAYBAUGH, 77, died at 3 a.m. today at her home in Macy. Death was due to complications resulting from a hip fracture suffered seven weeks ago. Mrs. Slaybaugh had resided in Macy for eight years, moving there from Akron.
The daughter of Moses and Susannah BAHNEY FLOHR, she was born Oct. 15, 1875, in Fulton county. She was married to Carl SLAYBAUGH, Feb. 6, 1899. Mrs. Slaybaugh was a member of the Macy Methodist church and the Royal Neighbors Club of Akron.
Surviving are the husband, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Clifford BRIGHT, and a son, Lewis [SLAYBAUGH], both of Akron; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Grover FLOHR, Warsaw; Jacob FLOHR, Disko, and a sister, Mrs. Fred TOWNSEND, of near Akron.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at
the Macy Methodist church with Rev. Liland PAUL in charge. Burial will be in the Akron I.O.O.F.
cemetery. The body will be removed from
the Moyer-Haupert Funeral Home, Akron, to the residence at 2 p.m. Tuesday when
friends may call.
Edward Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Charles BONNEAU of this city have been called to Crawfordsville because of the death of the latter’s father, Edward BROWN, which occurred Sunday afternoon.
Final rites are to be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Logansport and burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery. Brief rites will be held Wednesday afternoon at the Hunt Funeral Home, Crawfordsville.
Lina M. Sheets
Mrs. Lina May SHEETS, 81, wife of the late Clay SHEETS, one time sheriff of Fulton county, died at 2 a.m. Sunday at her home, 803 East Ninth street, Rochester. Death was caused by a coronary occlusion which followed a ten-day illness. Mrs. Sheets had been a resident of Fulton county all her life.
She was born December 23, 1871, at Millark to Israel D. and Almeda ZARTMAN JOHNSON. On January 17, 1892, she was married to Lewis Clay SHEETS who preceded her in death on March 8, 1937. Mrs. Sheets was a member of the Rochester Baptist Church.
Survivors are eight children: Mrs. Joe BAKER, Mrs. Delbert DAGGY, Mrs. J. H. READ, Arthur SHEETS, Miss Martha SHEETS, all of Rochester; John SHEETS, San Bernardino, Cal.; D. H. SHEETS, Richmond Heights, Mo.; Dee SHEETS, Seattle, Wash.; eleven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren and a brother, Harry E. JOHNSON, Akron. Two daughters, Nevada Grace and Zola Marie [SHEETS], died in infancy.
The body was removed from the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home to the residence where friends may call until the hour of the services.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Baptist church with Rev. H. Gordon HYDE officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Zion cemetery.
Nora A. Linder
Mrs. Nora A. LINDER, 89, who for the past 17 years had made her home with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Alice GRABLE, Twelve Mile, died at 10:10 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital. She had been seriously ill for three weeks. Prior to her residency in Twelve Mile, she had made her home in Liberty Township for many years.
Born Sept. 6, 1863, in Cass county, she was the daughter of Carson and Jane DALZELL GRABLE. She was married to John LINDER who preceded her in death in 1937. Mrs. Linder was a member of the Zion Methodist church.
Survivors are two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Alice GRABLE and Mrs. Etta GRABLE, both of Twelve Mile, and three nephews, Mack GRABLE, Fulton; Marvin and Ora GRABLE, both of Twelve Mile.
Final rites are incomplete. Friends may call at the Ditmire Funeral Home, Fulton.
Edward H. Pownall
Edward H. POWNALL, 74, formerly of Fulton, died early Sunday morning at Memorial Hospital in Logansport. A carpenter, he had resided in Logansport for the past several years.
A native of Fairfield County, Ohio, Pownall was born Sept. 10, 1878, to Thomas and Mary POWNALL.
Surviving are a brother, Frank POWNALL of Kewanna; a sister, Miss Fannie POWNALL of Logansport, and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2 o’clock DST Tuesday
afternoon at the Ditmire Funeral Home in Fulton, the Rev. R. H. TURNER
officiating. Burial will be in Fulton
Cemetery.
Tuesday, August 4, 1953
Phoebe Johnson
Mrs. Elmer PENNINGTON, R.R. 2, Rochester, this morning received word of the death of her former neighbor Mrs. Royal A. (Phoebe) [HARTER] JOHNSON which occurred 7 a.m. today at the Peru Nursing Home.
Mrs. Johnson, widow of Royal A. JOHNSON, had made her home in Peru for the past three years following the death of her husband, who was killed in an auto accident near Nashville, Tenn., in February 1950 as the couple was enroute to their home in Florida. Mrs. Johnson suffered a hip fracture in the accident and never fully recovered.
For over 25 years the Johnsons resided at Koffel’s Point on Lake Manitou where they had made many friends.
Following the death of her husband Mrs. Johnson resided with a sister in Peru and later was a patient in the nursing home.
Funeral services will be held in Peru, Thursday 2 p.m.
Lucius Pfeiffer
Several relatives and out-of-town friends of the late Lucius PFEIFFER, of Evanston, Ill., were in Rochester Monday afternoon to attend the final rites which were held at the Methodist church with the Rev. Charles M. SMITH officiating. Burial was made in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Those present from out of the city were:
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon MARTIN, LaPorte; Miss Ruth MARTIN, Los Angeles, Cal; Miss Mary PFEIFFER, Evanston, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Edward PFEIFFER and daughter, Twin Lakes, Wis.; Mr and Mrs. Jack PFEIFFER, Chicago; Miss Mary Ann MARTIN, LaPorte; Mr. and Mrs. AUSTIN, LaPorte; Reese WAGNER, Hinsdale, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth MARTIN, LaPorte; Mr. and Mrs. Otto CARLSON, Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. John MARTIN, South Bend; Ward LAMBERT, Lafayette; Messrs. BATES and TEETER, of the Illinois Rehabilitation Division, Chicago, and Mrs. A. L. WHITMER, South Bend.
Wednesday, August 5, 1953
Phoebe Johnson
Funeral services for Mrs. Royal A. (Phoebe) JOHNSON, who died Tuesday morning in the Peru Nursing home will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday from the Allen Funeral Home, Peru. Rev. Roy REECE will officiate and burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery, Peru.
She was born Jan. 17, 1871, in Peru, the daughter of John and Elizabeth HARTER. On June 25, 1893, she was married to Royal A. JOHNSON. He preceded her in death on March 5, 1951. Mrs. Johnson was a member of First Baptist church of Peru.
The Johnsons resided at Lake Manitou for over 25 years, where he was engaged in carpenter work. They also owned a home on Indian River, near Sebastian, Fla.
Survivors are a sister, Miss Daisy COHEE, Peru
and two brothers, Arthur R. COHEE, Indianapolis and Leo COHEE, Peru.
Thursday, August 6, 1953
Thomas B. Webster
Mrs. Gerald KNAUFF received word today that her uncle, Thomas B. WEBSTER, died Wednesday at his home in Ontario, Cal. Funeral services are to be held in Ontario Friday morning.
Mr. Webster is survived by his wife; two children, Mrs. Dorothy MICHAEL, Van Nuys, Cal. and Daniel WEBSTER, who is serving with the Army in Manila.
Mrs. Webster is the former Mary WHITTENBERGER, of Akron, and a sister of Mrs. Scudder WILSON, Macy.
Friday, August 7, 1953
Floyd O. Overmyer
Floyd O. OVERMYER, 56, 630 North Studebaker street, Mishawaka, former resident of Fulton county, died Thursday in St. Joseph Hospital, South Bend. He had been in ill health for 18 months.
Mr. Overmyer had been employed by he Studebaker Corporation, South Bend for over 30 years. He was married to Eva L. SENSIBAUGH on June 2, 1925 in this city. Mr. Overmyer was a veteran of World War I and a member of the St. Andrews Evangelical church, Mishawaka.
He is survived by his wife; five brothers and a half-sister. They include: Clifford and Roscoe OVERMYER and Mrs. Wanda WAGONER, all of this city.
Friends may call at the Bent-Sprague Funeral Home, Mishawaka.
Richard Mueller
Mr. and Mrs. Max MUELLER, R.R. 2, Rochester have been called to Fort Wayne because of the death of his father, Richard MUELLER, which occurred at 10:30 a.m. today.
Robert L. Metheny
Plymouth, Ind.--A verdict of suicide by hanging was returned Thursday by Dr. Otis R. BOWEN, coroner of Marshall County, in the death of Robert Lee METHENY, 19, R.R. 2, Bourbon.
The youth was found hanging in a corn crib by his younger brother at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday. Robert was associated with his father, Wayne E. METHENY, in the operation of the Metheny Elevator and in farming.
He was a graduate of Tippecanoe high school in 1952 and played basketball during his senior year with the Tippecanoe team.
Robert is survived by his parents and two
brothers, Allen R. and Russell W. [METHENY], both at home.
Saturday, August 8, 1953
Carrie B. Hughes
Mrs. Carrie (BLODGETT) HUGHES, 87, died at 11:30 a.m. Friday at her home, 210 North Maple street, Argos. She had been in ill health for the past month. Mrs. Hughes made her home in Argos in the summer and had resided in Chicago during the winter for the past few years.
She was born Sept. 27, 1865, at Plymouth to Albert and Susan BLODGETT. In 1888 she was married to Eldon J. HUGHES, who preceded her in death in 1947. Mrs. Hughes ws a member of the Argos O.E.S.
Survivors are a sister, Mrs. Anna KENDAL, Argos, and a niece, Miss Helen JOHNSON, Chicago.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Grossman Funeral Home. Rev. Harold FRAKER, of the Argos Wesleyan Methodist church, will officiate and burial will be in the old Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Isaac Voris Lowe
Isaac Voris LOWE, 82, retired head of the city street department who resided at 1115 Franklin avenue, died at 2:50 p.m. Friday at Woodlawn Hospital, where he had been a patient there since July 22. He had been a resident of Rochester and Fulton county for over three score years and had many friends throughout this community.
Born January 20, 1871, in Miami county, he was the son of Isaac Voris and Mary Ellen ALEXANDER LOWE. He moved to Fulton county with his parents when quite young.
On April 4, 1900, he was married to Lucy PORTER, who survives. Other survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Audrey RYALL, Highland Park, Ill., and a grandson. A daughter, Vivian [LOWE], preceded him in death in infancy.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, with Rev. William HUGHES officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Philip Laporta
Four-year-old Philip LAPORTA was killed in a tractor accident about 6:30 p.m. Friday at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Anna BRAUNEKER, southwest of Argos.
Philip was riding on the back of a tractor being driven by his aunt, Mrs. Walter BRAUNEKER, Jr. She was backing the vehicle into the shed during Friday evening’s rainstorm when Philip fell off and was crushed by the tractor’s rear wheel.
He had made his home since birth with his grandmother.
Born Oct. 14, 1948, Philip is survived by his mother, Mrs. Elsie SICKLES of Chicago; a brother David [LAPORTA] of Argos, his grandmother and several aunts and uncles.
The body was taken to the Grossman Funeral Home
in Argos. Funeral rites are incomplete.
Monday, August 10, 1953
Anna Gann
Mrs. Anna (HENLEY) GANN, 67, died at 8:35 p.m. Sunday at her home three and a half miles west of Argos. She had been in failing health for a year. Mrs. Gann had been a resident of the Argos community for the past seven years, coming there from Hammond.
The daughter of Jesse and Helen HENLEY, she was born Oct. 1, 1885 at Summerville, Mo. On Dec. 19, 1904, she was married to Harris GANN at Farmington, Mo. Mrs. Gann was a member of the Hammond Methodist Church.
Survivors are the husband and a son Bernard [GANN], R.R. 3, Argos; four brothers, Claude, James, Pearl and Cleve [HENLEY], all of Miami, Fla., and Richard Henry [HENLEY], Lansing, Ill. A son, Leo Edward [GANN], died in 1921.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos. Rev. Harold FRAKER will officiate and burial will be in the Elwood cemetery, Hammond. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.
Philip Laporta
Funeral services for Philip LAPORTA, 4, who was killed Friday evening in a tractor accident southwest of Argos, were held at 10:30 a.m. today at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos. Rev. Dale HAMILTON, Gilead Methodist church, officiated and burial was in the Poplar Grove cemetery.
Tuesday, August 11, 1953
George W. Dimmitt
George W. DIMMITT, 92, pioneer resident of Marshall county, died at noon Monday at his home, 104 Lincoln street, Argos. He had been in ill health for two years from a heart ailment. The retired farmer had lived all of his life in the Argos community with the exception of a year and a half in Wisconsin.
Born October 10, 1860, on a farm near Argos, he was the son of James and Jane DIMMITT. In 1884 he was married to Cassie M. WHITED, who preceded in death in 1947.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Lela LUDWIG, 104 Lincoln street, Argos; a son, Raymond DIMMITT, Argos; a sister, Mrs. Vioma ECKERT, Plymouth; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A son, Willard [DIMMITT], died several years ago.
Funeral services with Rev. Ernest TREBER, Darlington, officiating will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos. Burial will be in the Maple Grove cemetery, Argos. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Wednesday, August 12, 1953
John Grinstead
John GRINSTEAD, father of Mrs. Dan [Ruth] FIEDLER 1018 Jackson Boulevard, Rochester, with whom he made his home, died at 8 p.m. Tuesday while visiting with his son, Dr. C. O. GRINSTEAD, in Lafayette.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday
in he Leatherman and Morris Funeral Home, Tipton.
Perry Moon
Perry MOON, 81, prominent Logansport businessman and former resident of Fulton county, died at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Hospital, Logansport. He had been seriously ill the past few weeks.
Mr. Moon was engaged in the roofing business and was also a partner in the Moon, Lowe and David hardware store in Logansport. He retired from active business duties a few years ago and spent most of the summer months at is cottage on Lake Maxinkuckee.
Born August 8, 1872 in Fulton county, he was the son of George and Jane (MILLISER) MOON. His wife, Lily (YOUNG) MOON died January 5 of this year. Mr. Moon was a member of the Logansport Broadway Methodist church and the Elks Lodge.
Survivors are five brothers, Charles [MOON], Rochester; William and Jacob [MOON], Kewanna; Samuel [MOON], South Bend and Frank [MOON], Leiters Ford; two sisters, Mrs. Ida ROUCH, Fulton and Clara YELTON, South Bend. Miss Ruth CLAYTON of this city is a niece of the deceased.
Friends may call at the McCloskey-Hamilton Chapel, Logansport. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Anna D. Christiansen
Mrs. Anna D. CHRISTIANSEN, 67, Fulton, died at 9 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital. Death was caused by a heart attack which followed a four week’s illness. She had been a resident of Fulton for approximately six years.
Her husband, Jorgen M. CHRISTIANSEN, is internationally known as a horse and dog trainer. He has traveled with his famous Liberty horse act with several of the foremost circuses throughout both the U.S. and Europe. The Christiansens came to Rochester when the Cole Brothers Circus was organized and quartered here.
Mrs. Christiansen was born in January, 1886. Complete details concerning her life were not available at press time, noon hour today.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 o’clock DST Friday morning at the Ditmire Funeral Home, the Rev. Leonard FLETCHER officiating. Burial will be in Fulton cemetery.
Friends may call at the Ditmire Funeral Home, Fulton.
Thursday, August 13, 1953
William Keel
William “Billy” KEEL, 73, retired farmer living at Goose Neck Park, Lake Manitou, died at 9:30 a.m. today in Rochester Nursing Home No. 1. He had been a patient there for the past several months. A complete obituary and funeral arrangements will be published in Friday’s edition of The News-Sentinel.
Margaret Ann Sutton
Mrs. Margaret Ann SUTTON, 77, of West Second street, this city, died at 8:35 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past few days. Mrs. Sutton had been a resident of this city for 20 years coming here from Starke county.
She was born Sept. 9, 1875, at Greenbriar, W.Va., to William and Elizabeth LOUDERMILK. She was married Jan. 1, 1891, to William L. SUTTON in Wells county, Ind. He died in 1921. Mrs. Suton was a member of the Church of the Brethren.
The following children survive: Herbert [SUTTON], Cloverdale, Mich.; Rev. Omer
SUTTON, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Earl WOLFE, Battle Creek, Mich.; Mrs. Charles SHIVELEY, Rochester; Mrs. Sam SMITH, Akron; Leo [SUTTON], Tippecanoe; Forest [SUTTON], Tiosa; Ivan [SUTTON], Akron; Mrs. Sylvia LEWIS, Culver, and Mrs. Paul EILER, Rochester. She is also survived by a brother, Ed LOUDERMILK, Indianapolis; twenty-three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
The body rests at the Foster Funeral Home where rites are pending.
Friday, August 14, 1953
Perry Moon
Funeral services for the late Perry MOON, 81, were held to McClosky-Hamilton Funeral Home, Logansport, this afternoon. Burial was made in the Mt. Hope cemetery, that city. Miss Ruth CLAYTON, of this city, a niece of the deceased, attended the rites.
Joseph J. Grass
Joseph J. GRASS, 60, farmer residing near Talma, died at 3 a.m. today from a heart attack. He had been resident of Fulton county for 45 years. He also resided in Elkhart for five years where he was engaged in the contracting business.
He was born March 24, 1893, at Tippecanoe, to Christian and Esther GRASS. On December 1, 1917, he was married to Blanche COPLEN. Mr. Grass was a member of the Talma Christian church.
Survivors are his wife; five sons, Kermit and Kenneth [GRASS] at home; Donald, Wendall and Emil [GRASS], all of Elkhart; four brothers, Fred [GRASS], Elkhart; Jacob [GRASS], Rochester; Russell [GRASS], South Bend; William [GRASS], Warsaw; three sisters, Mrs. Elmer WIEDNER, Pierceton; Mrs. Howard SMITH, Fort Wayne and Zoa GRASS, Detroit.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. at the Talma Christian church, with the Rev. RUBERG officiating. Burial will be in the Reichter cemetery. The body lies in state at the Foster Funeral Home.
William H. Keel
Funeral services for William Henry KEEL, 72, who died at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Rochester Nursing Home, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Foster Funeral Home. Rev. Dale HAMILTON will officiate and burial will be made in the Richland Center Cemetery.
Mr. Keel, a retired farmer and railroader, was born August 28, 1881, in Fulton county. He was married to Della EDINGER who preceded him in death.
Survivors are three sons: Clarence Dean [KEEL], Rochesrter; Eldon [KEEL], North Liberty; Paul [KEEL], South Bend; and seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Margaret Ann Sutton
Final rites for Mrs. Margaret Ann SUTTON, who
died at Woodlawn Hospital, Thursday morning, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at
the Church of God, Rochester. Rev.
Clyde JOSEPH of Plymouth will be in charge of the services and burial will be
in the Burr Oak cemetery.
William R. Neff
William R. NEFF, Wenatchee, Wash., former Fulton county resident died in Memorial Hospital, that city on August 10.
Mr. Neff was born and reared in the Burton community, west of Rochester to Jacob and Harriett NEFF. His wife, Belle LARIBEE, to whom he was wed in 1900, preceded him in death in 1950. In his earlier years he taught school in Fulton county and also in Indianapolis.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Esther WAGONER, Wenatchee, Wash.; three sisters, Mrs Mary L. BARNHEISER, Mrs. Amy HAIMBAUGH, Rochester; Mrs. Adi SANDERS, Akron; two brothers, Frank NEFF, Patores, Wash.; Floyd R. NEFF, Fort Wayne and three grandchildren.
Saturday, August 15, 1953
Anna D. Christiansen
Final rites for Mrs. Jorgen M. CHRISTIANSEN, wife of the famous horse trainer, were held Friday morning at the Ditmire Funeral Home, Fulton, Ind., and burial was made in the Fulton cemetery.
Mrs. Christiansen, whose maiden name was Anna D. ANNISIMAN, was born in Magilure, Russia, Jan. 29, 1886, by the Russian calendar year or on Feb. 10, 1886 by the U. S. time. She was the daughter of a Russian circus man and as a child she learned ballet dancing, wire walking, trapeze artistry and riding.
Her first marriage was to a Russian named STRAKAI. They were the parents of a son and daughter. The family were bareback riders. Following the death of her husband she became associated with Jorgen CHRISTIANSEN through circus work and they were married in May, 1913 in Saratain. The son was killed in war and the daughter married.
Mr. and Mrs. Christiansen formed a circus act with 25 trained stallion. They resided in Moskva through both revolutions. In the winter of 1918, the Christiansens trained a Siberian Spitz dog act. Mrs. Christiansen managed the act which was known as Madame A. Strakai’s Siberian Spits Dogs. The troupe was with the famous Moskva Circus.
When the war ended these circus people were supposed to be evacuated through the Danish government but the plan failed to materialize. They then accepted an engagement in Samara (now Stalingrad). The city had just been taken over by the Reds by Gen. Kalchack’s troops and they were now behind the White front.
Through the arrangements of a booking agent, Mrs. Christiansen joined an Italian circus and her husband remained in Samara to train horses. Within two months, according to Mr. Christiansen, the Reds advanced and captured Samara from the White army.
Finally the Italian promoter got a permit to evacuate his performers from Simbarak. Later the Christiansens fled to Chilopinski Siberia and finally reached Omsk. Similar trying trips in the evacuation process were experienced until the couple reached Norvo Nicolaiewski. Finally they reached Denmark, where Anna and her dog act had top billing in the Deutches Theatre, later the act playced in the Wintergarden, Berlin, the Vicky Theatre, Prague, the Alhambra, Paris and so on through Spain, Belgium and France.
The Christiansens joined the Ringling Brothers Circus in 1923 with their 30 stallion and Siberian dog acts. The couple came to Rochester in 1935 at the time the Cole Brothers Circus was organized here. In later years they traveled in the U. S. with other big name circus and for the past several years they have made their home in Fulton where they have made a host of friends.
Mr. Christiansen continues to train special
horse and dog acts for various American circuses and occasionally takes a few
of his acts out for fairs and winter show engagements.
Monday, August 17, 1953
Arthur Pyke
A young Kokomo father, Arthur PYKE, 31, accidently drowned about dusk Saturday night in Nyona Lake south of Rochester after falling from a boat while fishing.
Pyke’s death was the first due to drowning in Fulton County this year.
It was believed that the man suffered a heart attack which caused him to fall from the boat. A verdict of death due to accidental drowning was returned by County Coroner Dr. Dean K. STINSON.
His body was recovered from the lake at 9:30 o’clock Saturday night, an hour after he had toppled into the water. A Rochester Fire Department resuscitator was used in an attempt to revive the man.
With him in the boat when the tragedy occurred was a fishing companion, Lawrence METZGER, 45, who has a cottage at the lake.
Aiding in the recovery of the man’s body were Sheriff Laurence NORRIS, Deputy Dee HOLLOWAY, Rochester Chirf of Police Porter RHODES, State Trooper John HATCH, and several visitors at the lake.
Paul BOWYER was the first to discover the drowning victim’s body.
Pyke, his wife and two children, were spending Saturday at the lake. He was an employee of the Kingston Products Company in Kokomo.
His body was brought to the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester and later taken to the Eller Funeral Home in Kokomo where services will be held Tuesday.
Tuesday, August 18, 1953
Mary B. Coplen
Mrs. Mary Belle COPLEN, 83, died of complications at 11 p.m. Monday at the home of her son, Ray [COPLEN], 1330 Franklin Avenue, this city. She had been in ill health for the past year. Mrs. Coplen had been a resident of this community throughout her entire life.
Born Decembr 27, 1869, she was the daughter of George and Katherine GREGSON. She was married to O. M. COPLEN, March 30, 1889. He preceded in death several years ago. Mrs. Coplen was a member of the Rochester Christian Church.
Surviving are five sons, Milo, Ray and Oscar, all of Rochester; George [COPLEN], Fort Wayne, Omar [COPLEN[ of Winslow, Ind.; two daughters, Mrs. Fred DICKERHOFF, Akron, Mrs. John BYBEE, South Bend; three sisters, Mrs. Sam ARNOLD, Mrs. Cora ROGERS and Mrs. Sarah EWING, all of Rochester; fifteen grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at the Foster Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Athens cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Pillip Campbell
A Royal Center youth, Phillip CAMPBELL, 19, was killed and two companions were hurt in a road accident late Monday night on Road 16 about a mile and a half east of Metea.
The treffic fatality was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd CAMPBELL, formerly of Deer Creek. The injured were James CONN, 17, and Francis POZORSKI, also 17, both of Royal Center. They are patients at Memorial Hospital in Logansport.
The three youths were en route home from a softball game at Twelve Mile when the auto in which whcy were riding struck a culvert and then traveled 160 feet before striking a tree.
Wednesday, August 19, 1953
[no obits]
Thursday, August 20, 1953
Selah Maby
[Mr.] Selah MABY, well-known resident of the Athens community, died at 9:30 a.m. today at [his] home a half mile east of Athens. [He] had been seriously ill for the past several weeks.
Funeral arrangements and a complete obituary will be carried in Friday’s edition of The News-Sentinel. The body rests at the Moyer-Haupert Funeral Home, Akron.
Friday, August 21, 1953
Morris Hibbs
Morris HIBBS, 70, of Newcastle township died at Woodlawn hospital 11:05 p.m. Thursday following a four-day illness from a stroke. Mr. Hibbs had been a resident of this community since 1941 coming here from Hammond, Ind.
He was born June 10, 1883 to Phillip and Mary Jane HANSFORD HIBBS. He was married to Florence ALBER on October 21, 1933. Mr. Hibbs was a mill-right and for several years was employed by the Rochester Metal Products Co. He also engaged in farming.
Survivors are his wife and a son, Robert [HIBBS], at home and a nephew, Leroy HIBBS, of Moberly, Mo.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Foster Funeral Home. Rev. Paul TRUMBAUER will officiate and burial will be in the Rochester mausoleum. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Gano W. Batz
Gano W. BATZ, 76, Burr Oak, died Thursday morning after a brief illness. A retired farmer, he had been a resident of Fulton and Marshall counties throughout his life. He had resided in the Burr Oak community for the past five years.
Born May 20, 1877, in Fulton county, he was the son of Isaac and Elisa KESLER BATZ. On April 4, 1914 he was married to Estella HAWK of Culver. Mr. Batz was a member of the Church of God of Burr Oak.
Survivors are his wife; four children, Don [BATZ], Mishawaka; George [BATZ], at home; Miss Mary BATZ, Chicago; Florence BATZ, at home, and a brother, Fred BATZ, R.R. 3, Rochester.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Easterday Funeral Home, Culver. Elder Harry SHEETS, of the Burr Oak Church of God, will officiate and burial will be in the Sycamore cemetery near Talma. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Nettie Crabill
Mrs. Nettie (DULL) CRABILL, 82, died at 9:35 p.m. Thursday at her home, 520 Indiana avenue, this city. She had been in ill health since last March. Mrs. Crabill moved to Fulton county in 1916 from Whitley county.
She was born Nov. 27, 1870, in Whitley county to Frederick and Jane HEDGES DULL. On December 31, 1888, she was married to Harrison CRABILL, Sr., at Collins, Ind. Mrs. Crabill
was a member of the Community church of Bruce Lake.
Survivors are the husband; a son, Sidney [CRABILL], Kewanna; four daughters, Mrs. Bessie GOOD, Mrs. Marie SUMMERS, both of this cit; Mrs. Mildred NUTT, St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Mable JONES, Lafayette; a brother, Charles DULL, Rochester; nineteen grandchildren and twenty-nine great-grandchildren. Three children died in infancy.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Foster Funeral Home with Rev. F. C. WILLMERT officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Selah Maby
Final rites for Selah MABY will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Akron Methodist church with Rev. C. F. FAWNS officiating. Burial will be in the Akron cemetery. Friends may call at the Moyer-Haupert Funeral Home, Akron, until 1 p.m. Saturday at which time it will be taken to the church to lie in state.
Mr. Maby died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at his home near Athens. He had been a resident of Fulton county for 66 years, coming here from Elmira, N.Y.
He was born in Elmira on Feb. 5, 1877, to Dubois and Emma KRAUSE MABY. He was married to Lessie MOORE on May 9, 1903, at Akron. The Mabys celebrated their Golden wedding anniversary last May. Mr. Maby was a member of the Akron Methodist chrch, the Modern Woodmen and was an active worker in the Fulton County Farm Bureau.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Ralph [MABY], New Bremen, Ohio, and George [MABY], Rochester; two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd CARPENTER, Star City, and Mrs. Clyde DOUGHERTY, Odon; seven grandchildren and a half-brother, Una TUCKER, Rochester. Two sisters preceded in death.
Saturday, August 22, 1953
William G. W. Hamlett
William George Washington HAMLETT, 71, died at 9:20 a.m. today at his home four miles northeast of Rochester. Death came suddenly from a heart attack. Mr. Hamlett had been in failing health for over three years. All of his life had been spent in Fulton County with the exception of 12 years residency in Gary.
He was born April 1, 1882 in Newcastle Township to William and Lavina MIKESELL HAMLETT. His first marriage, in 1903, was to Hattie Mae MILLER. On May 25, 1925, he was wed to Grace HESS at Rochester. Mr. Hamlett engaged in farming. He was a member of the Rochester St. Paul E.U.B. church.
Surviving are his wife, at home; a son, Kline HAMLETT, Dayton, O.; four daughters, Mrs. Vern NOYES, Mrs. Leo BEEHLER and Mrs. Richard SHEETZ, all of Rochester, and Mrs. Jack CHESNEY, Los Angeles, Cal.; two stepsons, George Russell HESS and Clifford HESS, both of Rochester; a half-brother, Ben BROCKEY, Rochester; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funderal services will be held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at the St. Paul E.U.B. church.
Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral
Home.
Monday, August 24, 1953
Charles A. Grossman
Charles A. GROSSMAN, 69, well-known farmer and livestock dealer of the Argos community, died Sunday noon at Parkview hospital in Plymouth, following a coronary occlusion Friday.
The deceased was born in West township, Marshall county, May 13, 1884, to Daniel and Julia GROSSMAN. He had been a resident of Marshall county throughout his life. In 1903 he was united in marriage with Sadie HUGHES, at Plymouth, she survives.
Other survivors include eight children: Mrs. Ruth COX, Plymouth; Mrs. Esther WHITE, Los Angeles; Mrs. Eva FULLER, Indianapolis; Mrs. Vera IRWIN, Plymouth; Wayne (GROSSMAN), Bourbon; Harold [GROSSMAN), Rochester; Holice [GROSSMAN}, Argos; Carl [GROSSMAN}, Ft. Wayne; twelve grandchildren; three great-grandchildren: Otto and Ira [GROSSMAN], Argos; Ray [GROSSMAN], Elkhart; four sisters: Mrs. Florence FISHBURN and Mrs. Clara ROMIG, Argos; Mrs. Mary RITCHIE, Washington, D.C.; and Mrs. Avis HALL, Los Angeles.
Three children, one brother and one sister preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at the Grossman funeral home, Argos, at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Albert VERMILLION, Jamestown, will officiate. Burial will be in the New Oakhill cemetery, Plymouth.
Esther C. Bockover
Mrs. Esther Catherine BOCKOVER, 51, R.R. 1, Twelve Mile, died at 5:30 Saturday evening, following an illness of two weeks.
Mrs. Bockover was born in Perry township, Miami county, May 5, 1902, the daughter of Henry and Alice (TINSLEY) SWOPE. On July 23, 1922, she was united in marriage with Ernest BOCKOVER, who survives. She was a member of the Macy Christian church.
Other survivors include two sons, Henry Ephriam and John Arthur [BOCKOVER], at home; three brothers: Charles SWOPE, Peru; Fred [SWOPE], Silver Lake; George [SWOPE], Akron; three sisters: Mrs. Hazel WHITECOTTON, Indianapolis; Mrs. Myrtle MATHIAS and Mrs. Hildred MATHIAS, Peru.
Funeral rites will be held at Macy Christian church at 2 p.m., Tuesday. The Rev. C. F. GOLDEN will officiate. Burial will be in Plainview cemetery, Macy.
The body rests at the MaCain funeral home, Denver, where friends may call until 1 p.m., Tuesday, after which it will lie in state at the church until the funeral hour.
Oscar L. Bond
A heart ailment brought death to one of the pioneer families of the Denver community Sunday afternoon.
Oscar L. BOND, 77, died at 3:35 p.m., following an illness of a year’s duration. He was born in Mexico, Ind., May 11, 1876, the son of Robert and Lucretia Mae (THOMAS) BOND. He was twice married, first to Cora EIKENBERRY in 1898, who died in 1929. His second marriage was to Lillian MILLER, who survives. He was a member of the Denver Baptist church and the Mexico Masonic Lodge.
Other survivors are: a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth SCHLINK, Fontania, Cal.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Ray STRINGILY, Decatur, Ind.; a half-sister, Mrs. Harriet MURPHY, Peru; six grandchildren and one great grandchild. A son, Lyman H. BOND, preceded him in death in 1944.
Final rites will be held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Denver Baptist church, with the Rev. C. F. GOLDEN in charge. Interment will be in Greenlawn cemetery, Mexico.
Tuesday, August 25, 1953
Charles E. Flohr
Death came early this morning to Charles E. FLOHR, 79, retired farmer of the Akron and Disko communities. He had been ill for the past two years.
Born Jan. 11, 1874, near Disko, he was the son of Levi and Elizabeth SCHROLL FLOHR. On March 20, 1894, he was united in marriage with Emma YARIAN, of Miami county, who survives.
During his active years, Mr. Flohr engaged in farming and dairying in the Disko neighborhood. He retired several years ago.
Other survivors include: three sons, Vernon [FLOHR], North Manchester; Harry [FLOHR], Columbus, Ind.; Robert [FLOHR], Peru; one daughter, Mrs. Roy KRICHBAUM, Servia; twenty-two grandchildren and twenty-five great-grandchildren; and one brother, John FLOHR, Roann.
Funeral services will be held at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron, Thursday at 1:30 p.m. DST. The Rev. Lee HILL, Silver Lake, assisted by Rev. D. L. SLAYBAUGH, will officiate. Burial will be in Akron cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m., Wednesday.
Wednesday, August 26, 1953
Alpha G. Strong
Mrs Alpha G. (HIRSCHMAN) STRONG, 57, Twelve Mile, died in Dukes hospital, Peru, early Tuesday morning, following a three-day illness.
She was born Aug. 20, 1896, in Mentone, the daughter of Oliver and Myrtle HIRSCHMAN. In 1915, she was united in marriage with Hugh STRONG, who survives.
Other survivors are two sons, Loyd [STRONG], Twelve Mile and Robert [STRONG], Denver; four daughters, Mrs. Esther EVEREST, Wabash, Mrs. Gladys COFFING, Roann, Mrs. Opal GRUMPP, Denver, and Mrs. Thelma BUTCHER, Twelve Mile; one brother and four sisters, Lloyd HIRSCHMAN, Akron, Mrs. Eva KITSON, Columbia City, Mrs. Mary HAMMOND, Mrs. Mildred STAFFELDT and Mrs. Olive WERNER, all of Mishawaka; fifteen grandchildren. Three brothers preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at Metea Baptist church at 2:30 o’clock Friday, with the Rev. Harry RHEA, officiating. The body rests at the family home, where friends may call.
Edwin E. Leavell
Funeral services for Edwin E. LEAVELL, 76, well-known Fulton merchant, who died at 1:45 this morning of cerebral hemorrhate, will be held at the Fulton Baptist church Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Reverends J. F. ARTHUR and R. H. TURNER will officiate and burial will be in Fulton cemetery.
The deceased was born in Liberty Township May 15, 1877, the son of Francis M. and Ruth (CHALK) LEAVELL. He was twice married, first to Effie GRAVES, on June 10, 1902. She preceded him in death Feb. 9, 1922. His second marriage was on May 16, 1924, to Linna CUNNINGHAM, who died March 18, 1928.
Mr. Leavell served the Fulton community during his early adult life as a carpenter. Later,
he entered the Enyart general store as a clerk and remained there 20 years before going into business for himself. He was an active member in the Baptist church for many years.
Surviving are two daughters, Ruth M. [LEAVELL], at home; Mrs. Ray R. MILLER, R.R. 1, Wabash; one stepson, Lester CUNNINGHAM, Gary; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. J. F. REED, Louisville, Ky.
The body will rest at the Ditmire Funeral Home where friends may call until the funeral hour.
Thursday, August 27, 1953
Lee E. Shafer
Lee E. SHAFER, 67, former joint representative for Fulton and Pulaski counties, died Wednesday afternoon at Woodlawn Hospital following a heart attack. He had entered the hospital only Tuesday.
Born in Boone township, Cass county, Dec. 3, 1885, he was the son of Lorenzo and Henrietta (KISTLER) SHAFER. He was married in 1909 to Mamie JONES, who survives.
During the past two months the Shafers resided at 824 Franklin street. For 10 years previous, they lived in Lafayette. The deceased had long been identified with farm interests. He served three terms in the House of Representatives--1923, 1933 and 1935.
Other survivors are: a son, Carl Dean [SHAFER], Lucerne; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Lee LOVELAND, Swathmore, Pa.; a sister, Mrs. Mamie TOUSLEY COLEMAN, Royal Center; three brothers, Dallas [SHAFER], Noblesville; George and Edward [SHAFER], Royal Center; and five grandchildren.
The body rests at the Harrison funeral home, Royal Center, where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, with the Rev. Ralph McCORMICK officiating.
Friday, August 28, 1953
Farry Fern Tobey
Death ended an illness of three years early this morning for Farry Fern TOBEY, 68, wife of George TOBEY, at their home on R.R. 1, 4 1/2 miles southeast of Rochester.
Mrs. Tobey was born in the same home where she died, to Francis Marion and Lois E. (SMITH) PORTER, Aug. 9, 1885.
At a ceremony performed in Macy on April 3, 1906, she was united in marriage with George Albert TOBEY, who survives. She was a member of the following organizations: Grace Methodist church; Green Oak club; Mr. Zion club; Mothers’ club; and Rochester Rebakah lodge.
Surviving, besides the husband, are four daughters: Mrs. Millard IDHE, Neenah, Wis.; Mrs. James PAPP, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. Arthur THOMPSON, Rochester; Mrs. James ALLAN, Graniteville, Mass., who will be leaving soon to join her husband in Aschoffenburg, Germany; one son, Hugh TOBEY, New Haven; one sister, Mrs. Victor TOBEY, Rochester; one brother, Wayne PORTER, Yamhill, Oregon; twenty-three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at Grace Methodist church at 2 p.m. DST Sunday, with the Rev. Charles Merrill SMITH officiating. Burial will be in Rochester IOOF cemetery.
The body rests at Zimmerman Brothers funeral
home.
Saturday, August 29, 1953
Carol W. Aylesworth
Carol W. AYLESWORTH died Friday morning at his home in Valparaiso, friends here have been advised. Funeral services are set for Sunday afternoon at the First Christian Church in Valparaiso. His wife, who survives, is the former Ruth GIBBONS of Rochester, daughter of Mrs. Lula GIBBONS of this city.
Ira W. Porter
Ira W. PORTER, 79, died at 11:45 Friday night at his farm home, six miles southwest of Argos in Green township, following an illness of three years.
The deceased, a farmer and carpenter, was born in Auburn, Nov. 30, 1873. He had resided several years in Silver Lake before moving to his farm in Marshall county eight years ago.
Mr. Porter was twice married; first to Sarah Jennie KILE, who preceded him in death in 1900. His second marriage was to Julia Ann (ALLEN) STONEBURNER, on Oct. 17, 1916, who survives.
Surviving, also are three daughters: Mrs. Edna AUSTIN, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Miss Mae PORTER, at home; and Mrs. Sarah Frances SHEDROW, Culver. A son, Cecil [PORTER], preceded him in death.
The body lies at the Grossman funeral home, Argos, where friends may call, and where final services will be held at 1 o’clock Monday afternoon, with the Rev. Levi HILL, Silver Lake, officiating. Burial will be in the Silver Lake cemetery.
Monday, August 31, 1953
Clara Frushour
Mrs. Clara FRUSHOUR, 57, R.R. 1, Logansport, died Saturday in an Indianapolis hospital.
She was born Nov. 11, 1895, the daughter of Edward and Catherine (CARROLL) KELLY. She ws a member of St. Elizabeth Church, Lucerne. Among the survivors is a sister, Mrs. Raymond RINGLER, Kewanna.
Funeral services will be held at St. Elizabeth Church, Lucerne, at 9:30 o’clock Tuesday morning. The Rev. Maurice R. MILLER will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary cemetery, Logansport.
Gail E. Cooper
Funeral rites for Gail E. “Pete” COOPER, 62, were held this afternoon at Kokomo. He died Friday evening at his home in Kokomo, following a heart seizure.
A sales representative for Central Supply Co., Indianapolis, Cooper made regular trips to Rochester, calling upon the heating and plumbing trade.
The deceased had suffered a heart attack while at the Arlington hotel on June 4, but was believed to be recovering satisfactorialy, and had written friends here that he expected to be back on his territory at an early date.
He was a veteran of Wordl War I and a member of
the Episcopalian church, Masonic and Elks lodges and the American Legion.
Tuesday, September 1, 1953
Amarinda Oliver
Funeral services for Mrs. J. Andrew (Amarinda) OLIVER, 84, will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Fulton Baptist church, with the Rev. R. H. TURNER in charge. Burial will be in Fulton cemetery.
Mrs. Oliver died at 8:45 o’clock Monday evening at the Rochester Nursing Home, following an illness of four years.
She was born in Fulton county Sept. 17, 1868, daughter of William and Elizabeth (JOHNSON) COLLINS. She was the last survivor of a family of eight children.
On Jan. 4, 1888, she was united in marriage with J. [Andrew] OLIVER, who preceded her in death in 1944. The Olivers resided in Fulton most of their married life but about four years ago, after the death of her husband, she moved to Rochester, where she had since resided. She was the oldest member of the Fulton Baptist church, with which she affiliated since 1890.
Surviving are a son, Alvin [OLIVER], R.R. 1, Rochester; a daughter, Mrs. Ralph SHELTON, this city; eleven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A son, Irvin [OLIVER], died in 1942.
The body lies at the Ditmire Funeral Home, Fulton, where friends are welcome.
Wednesday, September 2, 1953
[no obits]
Thursday, September 3, 1953
Harry L. Jontz
Funeral services for Harry L. JONTZ, 57, were held this afternoon in Mishawaka. Burial was made in Fairview cemetery in that city.
Jontz, a retired resort operator, died Tuesday at Long Lake, Orleans, Mich. The deceased was a native of Silver Lake, but had resided in Mishawaka 30 years before moving to Michigan. He was a member of the First Baptist church, Boynton, Fla.
A son, Richard E. JONTZ, resides in Akron.
Malenda Ann Kesler
Mrs. Malenda Ann KESLER, 80, died at 9:10 o’clock Wednesday night at Woodlawn hospital, following a fall and fractured hip, which occurred at her home two miles west of Akron Tuesday evening.
She was born in Kosciusko county Jan. 23, 1873, the daughter of William and Mariah (SMITH) KREAKBAUM. She was married July 21, 1898, to Mack KESLER, who survives, as do several nieces and nephews.
Funeral rites will be held at 1:30 p.m. DST Saturday at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron, with the Rev. D. L. SLAYBAUGH officiating. Burial will be in Akron cemetery.
The body rests at the funeral home where
friends may call after 1 p.m. Friday.
Joseph C. Slaybaugh
Funeral services will be held at the Sheetz funeral home, Akron, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday for Joseph C. SLAYBAUGH, 76, who died early this morning at the Rochester Nursing Home. Services will be in charge of the Rev. Hubert JOHNSTON, South Bend, and burial will be in Akron I.O.O.F. cemetery.
The deceased, for many years a night watchman at Akron, and who worked also as a male nurse, had been in ill health two years, the last week of which he was critical.
He was born June 17, 1877, in Fulton county, where he resided throughout his life. His parents were John and Mary Adelaide (WHITTENBERGER) SLAYBAUGH. In 1910, he married Bertha RUNKLE, who preceded him in death in 1924.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Joseph HIVELY, and Mrs. Merle SWICK, Akron; five grandchildren; a brother, Carl SLAYBAUGH, Macy, and a half-brother, Rev. D. L. SLAYBAUGH, Akron.
The body is at the Sheetz funeral home.
Friday, September 4, 1953
Dora Rowe
Mrs. Dora ROWE died this morning at 10:45 o’clock at Rochester Nursing Home No. 2. The wife of the late George ROWE, she had been a resident of the Athens community her entire life.
Surviving are four children: Bill ROWE, Chicago; Mrs. Roscoe BURKETT, near Akron; Mrs. Bess CLEMENS, Logansport, and Fred ROWE, Rochester. Dr. Howard ROWE, Rochester, is a grandson.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete but will appear in Saturday’s edition of The News-Sentinel. The body rests at the Moyer-Haupert Funeral Home in Akron.
Helen E. Kremp
Mrs. Helen E. KREMP, 60, of 6655 Pleasant Run Pkway., Indianapolis, who suffered heat prostration while vacationing at Lake Manitou, Aug. 30, died at Woodlawn hospital Wednesday. The body hs been moved to the Kiry funeral home, Indianapolis, where final rites will be held.
Saturday, September 5, 1953
Dora Rowe
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora ROWE, 87, will be held at Athens EUB church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock DST with the Rev. Paul GILLMAN officiating. Burial will be in Athens Mt. Hope cemetery.
Mrs. Rowe died at 10:25 o’clock Friday morning at Rochester Nursing Home No. 2. She had been ill the past six years.
She was born in the Athens community Oct. 23, 1865, to George and Catherine (MOONSHOWER) MOORE. Her husband, George ROWE, died in 1949. She was a member of the Athens EUB church.
Surviving are two sons, Fred [ROWE], Rochester, and William [ROWE], Lagrange Park, Ill.; two daughters, Mrs. Roscoe BURKETT, of the Akron community, Mrs. Bessie CLEMENS, Logansport; one brother, Ira MOORE, Logansport; one sister, Mrs. Tempie BRYANT, of the Athends neighborhood; and nineteen grandchildren.
The body will remain at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron, until 1 p.m. Sunday, then will be removed to the church to lie in state until the funeral hour.
Tuesday, September 8, 1953
Philip Randall Presecan
Word has been received here of the death of Philip Randall [PRESECAN], six-year-old son of Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Nicolas E. PRESECAN.
He was born Aug. 29, 1947, at Indianapolis and died at 5 a.m. today at Camp LeJeune, N.C. after a nine months’ illness of leukemia.
Survivors are his parents, a brother, Nicolas Lee [PRESECAN]; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi P. MOORE, this city; uncles and aunts, Mr. and Mrs. Eli N. PRESECAN, Mr. and Mrs. Walter PRESECAN, Mrs. O. G. LYNCH, and cousins, Caroline, Steven and Thomas PRESECAN, Stephany and Stephen MOORE.
The body will arrive at 6:05 o’clock Thursday morning and will be taken to the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. at the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Frank Pinder
Funeral services for Frank PINDER, 55, former resident of Lucerne, will be held at Akron, Ohio, Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock. His death occurred at City hospital, Akron, at 4 p.m., Saturday. He had been ill about six weeks.
Among the survivors are his wife, Mabel [PINDER], and five children, Akron; a sister and two brothers, Mrs. Anna SHAW, Lucerne, and John [PINDER], Lucerne, and Edward [PINDER], Logansport.
William Steele Ewing
William Steele EWING, 66, prominent farmer residing three miles northeast of Rochester, died at 7:30 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital. He had been seriously ill from a heart ailment for the past two months.
He resided in Fulton County throughout his entire life with the exception of 13 years residency at Shoals, Ind.
Mr. Ewing was born April 3, 1887, the son of Oliver and Sarah E. EWING. He was a member of the Church of Christ of Mentone and was an active worker in the Fulton County Farm Bureau Association.
Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Sarah EWING; two sisters, Mrs. Dee BERRIER and Miss Grace EWING, both of near Rochester; and two nieces, Frances BERRIER, Rochester, and Mrs. John R. NYLAND, Indianapolis.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.
Thursday at the Foster Funeral Home, this city. The Rev. Leslie W. GRANT of the Mentone Church of Christ will
officiate and burial will be in the Rochester Citizens Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1
p.m. Wednesday.
Wednesday, September 9, 1953
Franklin W. Coon
Franklin W. COON, 81, retired salesman, died at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at his home 916 Fulton Avenue, this city. He had been seriously ill for the past three weeks as the result of a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Coon had resided in Rochester for 30 years, coming here from Sabina, O.
Franklin W. Coon was born October 24, 1871, in Williams county, Ohio, to William and Hannah KINTIGH COON. He was married to Emma RUSSELL, Oct. 24, 1900, at Bronson, Mich. Mr. Coon was a member of the Rochester Baptist church and the Rochester Msonic lodge.
Survivors are his wife, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Karl MEREDITH, Indianapolis; a son, Dr. Wilbur S. COON, Sebring, Fla.; three grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Cora BAUER, Montpelier, O.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Baptist church with Rev. H. Gordon HYDE officiating. Burial will be in Bronson cemetery, Bronson, Mich.
Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home after 1 p.m. Thursday. The body will also lie in state at the church an hour previous to the time of the funeral.
Thursday, September 10, 1953 to Friday, September 11, 1953
[no obits]
Saturday, September 12, 1953
James Emanuel Sanns and
Neoma Sanns
Double funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. James Emanuel SANNS, of Leiters Ford, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Leiters Ford Methodist church. Mr. Sanns, 65, died in the Veterans Hospital, Fort Wayne, Friday morning and his wife died early today in Woodlawn Hospital, this city. Both had been in ill health for some time. Burial will be in the cemetery at Leiters Ford.
Mr. Sanns was born in Rochester and with the excetion of 10 years spent in South Bend had resided in Fulton County all his life. In 1920, he married Lucretia BUNN, Leiters Ford, who died Sept. 29, 1932. His second marriage was to Neoma HARTLE on Oct. 16, 1937. He was a veteran of World War I, serving overseas with the U.S. 111th Infantry.
His survivors are: two daughters, Mrs. Margaret DUNSIZER, Delong, and Mrs. Rozella FUCSIK, South Bend; a brother, Ralph SANNS, Birdseye; five grandchildren.
Neoma (HARTLE) SANNS was born at Leiters Ford. She taught school at Delong and Mt. Hope prior to her marriage. She was a member of Leiters Ford Methodist church, the Rebekah lodge and the New Idea Club.
Mrs. Sanns is survived by her mother, Mrs. Jessie HARTLE, Leiters Ford; two brothers, O. C. and Vernard HARTLE, both of Leiters; a half-brother, Charles HARTLE, Culver and two step-daughters.
Mrs. Sanns’ body was removed from the Grossman
funeral home Argos to the Easterday funeral home, Culver, where both bodies
will lie in state until the hour of the services.
Monday, September 14, 1953
Charles A. Pfeifer
Charles A. PFEIFER, 73, farmer residing on R.R. 1, Argos, died at 5:30 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital. He had been critically ill for nine days after undergoing surgery about four weeks ago. He had been a resident of Marshall count for 38 years coming there from Otterbein.
He was born Dec. 1, 1879, in Stuttart, Germany, and came to the U.S. in 1881 with his parents, David and Louis PFEIFER. On Feb. 25, 1912, he was married to Gertrude OLINGER at Otterbein. Mr. Pfeifer was a member of the Walnut Church of the Brethren.
Survivors are his wife; five daughters, Mrs. Fern HARLEY, Mrs. Frances HATTIX, Mrs. Lois THOMPSON, all of Argos; Mrs. Norma WARSTLER, Tippecanoe; Miss Berniece PFEIFER, Argos; ten grandchildren; two brothers, William [PFEIFER], Attica; Fred [PFEIFER], Lafayette; and three sisters, Mrs. Amelia ROWE, Dalphi; Mrs. Rose BOWER, Lafayette, and Mrs. Emma SCHWANBERGER, Brookston. A daughter, Mrs. Edna SELTENRIGHT, died in 1952 and a son, Wilber Carl [PFEIFER], died in infancy.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Walnut Church of the Brethren. Rev. Roy RICHEY assisted by Rev. STAHLDORF will officiate and burial will be at the New Oakhill cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call at the Grossman funeral home, Argos, until noon Wednesday at which time they body will be taken to the church to lie in state until the hour of services.
Tuesday, September 15, 1953
[no obits]
Wednesday, September 16, 1953
Leroy Wildman
Leroy WILDMAN, 82, farmer residing on R.R. 1, Macy, died about 6 p.m. Tuesday of a heart attack which he suffered while riding a tractor to bring some dairy cows to the barn for milking.
The stricken man was found by neighbors, Ralph FITES and Leon MINTON after they heard the tractor crash through some fencing near their farms. Mr. Wildman’s death was believed to have been instantaneous.
Born Oct. 20, 1870, in Perry Township, he was the son of James and Elizabeth CARLYLE WILDMAN. He was married to Lenora WARD on March 26, 1893. Mr. Wildman was a member of the Chili Baptist church and had been a resident of the Macy community throughout his entire life.
Survivors are his wife; three sons, Dr. Roscoe E. WILDMAN and Russell J. WILDMAN, both of Peru, and Arthur W. WILDMAN, Chicago; eight grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Alta DUKES, Denver and a brother, Carey WILDMAN, Deedsville.
Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Friday at Chili Baptist church with the Reverends Gary ALBRITTON and C. F. GOLDEN officiating. Burial will be in the Chili cemetery.
The body will be taken from the McCain funeral
home Denver to the residence this evening to lie in state until 2 p.m. Friday.
Thursday, September 17, 1953
Fred Stubbs
Fred STUBBS, 69, formerly of Kewanna, died suddenly at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Harry McVAY, 210 Main street, Rochester. Death resulted from a heart seizure. He had been in failing health for the past five months but his condition had not been regarded as cricical.
Mr. Stubbs had resided with his sister since the death of his wife on May 21, 1953. Previous to coming to Rochester he had lived in Kewanna his entire life.
He was born January 25, 1884, at Kewanna to Edward Francis and Mary Frances ROHRER STUBBS. On Novemer 4, 1908, he was married to Maude FELTY. Mr. Stubbs was engaged in the decorating business until his retirement. He was a member of the Kewanna Methodist church, the Masonic and I.O.O.F. lodges of Kewanna.
Survivors are the sister, Mrs. Bessie McVAY, this city; a half-sister, Mrs. Mattie McINTIRE, Delong; a half-brother, Leslie STUBBS, Monterey, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services in charge of Rev. D. D. LAVENGOOD will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Harrison funeral home, Kewanna. Burial will be in the Kewanna cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Friday, September 18, 1953
[no obits]
Saturday, September 19, 1953
Don M. Crabbs
Don M. CRABBS, well-known farmer of the Burton community died at 2 a.m. today in the Veterans Hospital at Fort Wayne, where he had been a patient only three days.
Mr. Crabbs was a sergeant and served with Company B of the 113th Ammunition Train in France from 1918 to 1919. Upon his return home he engaged in farming with his brother, Carl [CRABBS], who preceded him in death last spring.
The body is being returned to the Foster funeral home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Monday, September 21, 1953
Don M. Crabbs
Funeral services for Don Martin CRABBS, who died at 1:30 a.m. Saturday in the Veterans Hospital, Fort Wayne, will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Foster funeral home, this city. He had been seriously ill for two weeks.
The son of Martin and Helen CRABBS, he was born Jan. 1, 1893, in the Burton community, where he had resided his entire life. He was a member of the American Legion and served overseas during World War I.
Several nieces and nephews are the only survivors.
Rev. Dale HAMILTON of the Burton church will have charge of the rites and the American Legion will give its graveside ritual at the I.O.O.F. cemetery, this city. The body rests at the funeral home where friends may call.
David Goss
A severe shock was experienced by this community Sunday morning when it was discovered that David A. GOSS, 44, of Evanston, Ill., son of Ira D. GOSS of this city, had taken his life by hanging in the forest area on the southeast shore of Lake Manitou.
He had been ill for about six weeks and had suffered a severe depression. He had spent several days in his father’s home, 1611 Main street, about three weeks ago and left here to enter the Illinois State Hospital at Elgin. Later it was learned that he did not enter the hospital but had gone instead to Ottawa, Ill.
Since then he had not been heard from and all efforts to determine his whereabouts had been without result, although the Illinois State Police had been alerted to look for him.
David Goss was born in Crawfordsville, Ind., in November, 1908. He moved to Rochester in 1912 with his parents and lived here for five years before moving to Chicago. He had two children: David [GOSS], Jr., and Mrs. Charles McFADDEN of Des Moines, Ia. Also surviving are his father and his sister, Mrs. Robert S. ARCHER, Rye, N.Y.
David definitely was a war casualty. He was drafted into military service at 36 years of age, shortly before the age limit was reduced. He was engaged in active service in Germany from the Rhineland down to and including Czechoslovakia. When the war in Europe ended his battalion was brought back and sent at once to Japan.
Shortly after his discharge, he was obliged to enter a veterans’ hospital where it was said he was afflicted with a severe neurosis.
After six months in this hospital, he was apparently in normal health, but in the subsequent years the neurotic condition recurred at intervals and at such times he was incapacitated for several months. This last attack was one of the most severe of all and at such times he could not be held responsible for his actions.
Funeral services will be held at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Rev. Charles Merrill SMITH of the Grace Methodist Church will officiate and burial will be in the IOOF cemetery. The body is at the funeral home where friends may call. The family requests that no flowers be sent.
John William Kirby
John William KIRBY, 38, ended his own life by hanging late Sunday in the Fulton County jail. His body was found hanging by a bedsheet from a conduit pipe in the hospital room of the jail.
He had been admitted to the jail by his own volition at 10 p.m. Suday after he had been dismissed from Woodlawn Hospital where he had been a patient for the past few days. Mr. Kirby had been under severe mental stress for the past several days.
The Kirbys moved to Lake Manitou last January from Roann. He was employed as shipping clerk in the Bryan Manufacturing Co., North Manchester.
Born November 22, 1914, near Roann, he was the son of Noah and Viola KIRBY. He was married July 13, 1940, to Dorothy JOHNSON of Star City. Mr. Kirby was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist church of Laketon.
Survivors are his wife, three children, Gene, James and Joyce Ann [KIRBY], Lake Manitou; a sister, Mrs. Harold GERRICH, Rochester and an uncle, Oscar WELLER, of Denver.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at the Foster Funeral home.
Rev. STOVER of Laketon will officiate and burial will be in the
Enterprise cemetery, near Gilead.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
J. O. Leedy
Mrs. Theresa BIDDINGER, north of Rochester, has received word of the death of her brother, J. O. LEEDY, 70, which occurred at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at his home in Inwood, Calif.
Mr. Leedy, a former resident of Rochester, had been a resident of California for over 35 years, where he was engaged in the contracting business. Born in Fulton county on Aug. 7, 1883, he was the son of Israel and Rebecca LEEDY.
Bert and Charles LEEDY who reside north of Rochester are cousins of the deceased.
Final rites were held in Inwood, today.
Tuesday, September 22, 1953
Ruby McCarthy
Mrs. Paul McCARTHY died Monday at 9:25 p.m. at Woodlawn Hospital after an illness of five months.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward SHOBE, Ruby SHOBE married Paul McCARTHY Oct. 4, 1926. One year later, Paul accepted a position at M. Lauer & Sons, Plymouth, where tey have resided for the past 25 years at 124 Dickson Street.
She is survived by her husband and one sister, Mrs. Charles ZIMMERMAN of South Bend. A sister, Mrs. Lee NELSON of Mishawaka died a year ago.
Mrs. McCarthy was a member of the Tri Kappa sorority of Plymouth and the First Baptist Church of Rochester.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the Danielson and Van Gilder Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Wednesday, September 23, 1953 to Thursday, September 24, 1953
[no obits]
Friday, September 25, 1953
Clement L. Teel
Clement L. TEEL, 84, well-known farmer of near Mentone, died at 3:45 a.m. today at the McDonald Hospital, Warsaw. Death resulted from a cerebral embolism which followed a four weeks’ illness.
He was born December 27, 1869, to David and Caroline TEEL. On September 2, 1893 he was married to Minnie CHEMINTER, who preceded him in death in 1896. His second marriage was to Nora NELSON on December 9, 1897. Mr. Teel had been a resident of the Mentone community his entire life. He owned and operated a large orchard and also engaged in farming. Mr. Teel was a member of the Church of Christ of Mentone.
Survivors are the widow; a son, Oliver [TEEL], Mentone and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday
at the Johns funeral home, Mentone.
Rev. Leslie GRANT will officiate and burial will be in the Sycamore
cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home.
Saturday, September 26, 1953
Ira Swick
Ira SWICK, 65, of the Beaver Dam Lake community, died at 9 a.m. today in the McDonald Hospital, Warsaw. He had been ill for two months.
Mr. Swick was born October 21, 1887, in Kosciusko county, the son of Levi and Maggie SWICK. On December 23, 1911 he was married to Goldie JENKINS.
Surviving are his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Mildred MEREDITH, Beaver Dam; Mrs. Wilma KUHN, Akron; Mrs. Dorothy PLETCHER, Beaver Dam; a son Allen [SWICK], Plymouth; two brothers, Percy and Sherman SWICK, both of Akron and four grandchildren.
Final rites will be held 2 p.m. Monday at the Akron Church of God. Rev. D. L. SLAYBAUGH will officiate. Burial will be in the Palestine cemetery. Friends may call at the Sheetz funeral home.
Franklin E. Lamb
Franklin E. LAMB, 27, farmer residing northeast of Twelve Mile, died at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Mildred BROCKEY, of near Kewanna.
He was born April 11, 1926, at Kewanna, the son of Samuel and Icy GARST LAMB. He was married to Violet Delores CLARK on March 28, 1948. Mr. Lamb was a member of the Prairie Grove church and the I.O.O.F. lodge.
Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Ruth Ellen [LAMB]; his mother, Mrs. Icy MEISER, Kewanna; five sisters, Mrs. Lois DOUD, Rochester; Mrs. Mildred BROCKEY, Kewanna; Mrs. Isabell BROCKEY, Rochester; Mrs. Dorothy CHIZUM, Kewanna; Mrs. Berniece FALCONER, Rossville, Ill.; a brother, Marion LAMB, Kewanna, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Prairie Grove church with Rev. Lloyd OVERMYER officiating. Burial will be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Monday, September 28, 1953
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Tuesday, September 29, 1953
Julia Ann Mathews
Julia Ann MATHEWS, 92, well-known resident of Newcastle Township, died at 5 a.m. today at her home near Talma. She had been in failing health for the past several months. Mrs. Mathews had resided in the Talma community for over 60 years.
The daugher of Peter and Catherine FREESE, she was born in Marshall county on December 18, 1860. Her husband, Stephen B. MATHEWS, preceded her in death a number of years ago. Mrs. Mathews was a member of Talma Christian church.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Florence REDDINGER, Rochester; five sons, Harley [MATHEWS], R.R. 5; Gail [MATHEWS], R.R. 2; Oliver [MATHEWS], Clatskanie, Ore., and Ray and Howard [MATHEWS], at home.
The body rests at the Foster funeral home. Funeral arrangements will be announced in
Wednesday’s edition of The News-Sentinel.
Wednesday, September 30, 1953
Grace E. Spohn
Mrs. Grace E. (MARTIN) SPOHN, 218 Fulton avenue, this city, died at 5:30 a.m. today at Rochester Nursing Home No. 2. She had been seriously ill for the past week.
She was born June 30, 1882, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. MARTIN. On November 19, 1901 she was married to Francis A. SPOHN. He preceded her in death July 25, 1953. Mrs. Spohn was a member of the Rochester Methodist church, the Rebekah Evergreen lodge, and the W.C.T.U.
Survivors are two sons, Charles L. [SPOHN], R.R. 2, Rochester and Omar [SPOHN], R.R. 2, Plymouth; four daughters, Mrs. Hazel LUDWICK, San Diego, Cal., Mrs. Ruth KLINE, Escondido, Cal., Mrs. Dorothy ZIMMERMAN, this city, and Mrs. Elsie ILER, R.R. 4, Rochester; ten grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Elsie SCHREIVER, Fort Myers, Fla; two brothers, Omer MARTIN, Fort Myers, Fla., and Charles MARTIN, North Judson, Ind. and several nieces and nephews.
Julia Ann Mathews
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Ann MATHEWS, 92, who died Tuesday morning at her home near Talma, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Foster funeral home. Rev. W. RUEBERG of the Talma Christian church will officiate and burial will be in the Reichter cemetery.
Thursday, October 1, 1953
Grace M. Fultz
Mrs. Grace M. FULTZ, 71, of Royal Center, died Wednesday in Memorial Hospital, Logansport, after a long illness.
Born in Jefferson Township, Cass County, January 18, 1882, she was the daughter of George and Mary CLARK GRAY. She was a memer of the Royal Center Methodist church.
Surviving are the husband, Rufus [FULTZ] [?]; a son, Donald E. [FULTZ], Englewood, Cal.; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth B. SANDERS, Plainfield, N.J.; a sister, Mrs. Ada MILLER, Kewanna; a brother, Virgil H. GRAY, Los Angeles, Cal., and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Harrison funeral home, Kewanna. Burial will be in the Royal Center cemetery.
Lulah Hanes
Mrs. Lulah [METZGER] HANES, 66, died Wednesday morning at her home eight miles northeast of Peru. She had been seriously eill for three months.
She was born August 31, 1887, near Kewanna to Peter and Nancy METZGER. On February 9, 1908 she was wed to Estil HANES.
Surviving are the husband; three sons, Lawrence [HANES], Indianapolis; Elmer [HANES], Wabash; John [HANES], Peru; a daughter, Mrs. Eva RESLER, Peru; three sisters, Mrs. Ruby SMITH, of near Fort Wayne; Mrs. Nellie BRUEGEL, Mishawaka; Mrs. Lela GRAFFIS, Rochester and five grandchildren.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at
the Drake funeral home, Peru. The body
rests at the funeral home where friends may call.
Friday, October 2, 1953
Omer W. Plank
Final rites for Omer W. PLANK, 69, former resident of the Twelve Mile community, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Ditmire funeral home, Fulton. Rev. Everett NIXON will officiate and burial will be in the Greenlawn cemetery, Mexico.
Mr. Plank died at 9 p.m. Wednesday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Laura FORD, Kansas City, Kan. He had been seriously ill for the past several months.
Burn Sept. 4, 1884, near Twelve Mile, he was the son of Aaron and Lucinda (BUTT) PLANK. His wife, formerly Louise SHERRARD, preceded him in death on Oct. 27, 1935. Mr. Plank, who was a farmer, was a member of the Masonic and I.O.O.F. lodged of Twelve Mile.
Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Laura FORD, Kansas City, Kan.; Mrs. Lavina HILL, Twelve Mile; a stepdaughter, Gertrude KEPLINGER, Peru; two nieces and a nephew.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Bertha Brenizer
Rochester friends today received word of the death of Mrs. Bertha (BRETZ) BRENIZER, which occurred Thursday at her home in Indianapolis. Mrs. Brenizer, a former resident of Rochester, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin BRETZ, of this city.
She is survived by her husband; a son, Robert P. GREEK, and a grandson, all of Indianapolis. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Conkle funeral home, Speedway City, Indianapolis. Burial will be in the Crown Hill cemetery.
Sarah Ewing
Mrs. Sarah [GREGSON] EWING, 87, died at 2 a.m. today at her home four miles east of Rochester. She had been in failing health for two years. All of her life had been spent in the vicinity of Rochester with the exception of two years residency at Shoals.
The daughter of George and Catherine GREGSON, she was born Sept. 17, 1866, in Fulton county. On July 14, 1886 she was married to Oliver S. EWING, who died in 1936. Mrs. Ewing was a member of the Mentone Church of Christ.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Dee BERRIER, and Mrs. Grace EWING, both of near Rochester; two grandchildren, Mrs. John R. NYLAND, Indianapolis and Miss Frances BERRIER, R.R. 5, this city; two sisters, Mrs. Cora ROGERS and Mrs. Dan ARNOLD, both of Rochester. Her son, Steele EWING, preceded her in death three weeks ago.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Ewing residence with Rev. Leslie GRANT of the Mentone Church of Christ in charge. Burial will be in Citizens cemetery, Rochester.
Friends may call at the Johns funeral home, Mentone, until 1 p.m. Saturday at which time the body will be taken to the residence to lie in state until the hour of the services.
Saturday, October 3, 1953
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obits]
Monday, October 5, 1953
Andrew C. Croco
Andrew C. CROCO, 68, retired farmer of the Argos community, died at 7:15 p.m. Sunday at his home, 145 South Michigan street, Argos. He had been in failing health for the past three years. His entire life was spent in Marshall county.
The son of Henry A. and Mary Ellen CROCO, he was born March 18, 1885, on a farm near Argos. On August 4, 1910, he was married to Irene HODGES. Mr. Croco retired from farming in 1940.
Surviving are his wife, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Luramae POORE, Argos; a son Henry M. CROCO, Mishawaka; two sisters, Mrs. Josephine LOWRY, Battle Creek, Mich., and Mrs. Norene WISE, Birmingham, Ala.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Grossman funeral home, Argos. Rev. Ernest TREBER, Darlington, will officiate and burial will be in the Maple Grove cemetery, Argos. Friends may call at the funeral home.
James Bowell, Sr.
James BOWELL, Sr., well-known printer of this city, died at 12:15 a.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital. He was removed to the hospital at 11 p.m. Saturday from his home at 611 East 14th Street following a severe heart attack. Mr. Bowell had been in failing health for the past two years.
Prior to moving to Rochester in 1918, he was employed by the Wickizer-McClure Printing Co. of Argos for several years. He was employed here by the Barnhart-Van Trump Co. for 34 years, retiring in 1952 because of failing health. Mr. Bowell had countless friends throughout Fulton and Marshall counties.
James, son of Basil and Mary (RHODES) BOWELL, was born in Argos on April 12, 1874. On July 15, 1900, he was married to Nora WICKIZER at Argos. Mr. Bowell was a member of the Argos Christian church.
Survivors are his wife, at home; a daughter, Mrs. William SOWERS, this city; two sons, Glen B. [BOWELL], South Bend and James F. [BOWELL], Jr., Rochester; four grandchildren, Richard SOWERS, Mrs. William BARNETT, Mary Kay and Sue Ann BOWELL and a great-granddaughter, Debra Jo BARNETT. A daughter, Mary Emma [BOWELL], died in infancy.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. James KIMSEY of the Rochester Christian Church will officiate and burial will be in the Maple Grove cemetery, Argos. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Tuesday, October 6, 1953
Carl Smith
Carl SMITH, 56, R.R. 1, Rochester, died at 5:30 a.m. today at his home, seven miles southwest of Rochester, from a coronary embolism. He had been in failing health for two years.
Mr. Smith, who was a farmer, had resided on R.R. 1 for the past four years, coming here from Carroll County.
He was born August 12, 1897 in Hawkins County, Tenn. On May 10, 1919, he was married to Irene GREEN at Rogersville, Tenn.
Survivors are his wife, Kokomo; a daughter, Mrs. Irene CROW, R.R. 3, Rochester; two sons, Ralph and Charles [SMITH], R.R. 1, Kewanna; five brothers, Duff and Earl [SMITH],
Rochester; Gus and Ephriam [SMITH], Delphi; Sam [SMITH], Walton; two sisters, Mrs. Effie May ROE, Frankfort, and Mrs. Bonnie ELKINS, Tippecanoe.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body is at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home.
Robert B. Miller
A Rochester father of three children, Robert B. MILLER, 47, died early today at South Bend after his auto was struck by a freight train.
Miller, enroute home from work, was fatally injured at 12:15 o’clock this morning at the south edge of South Bend. He died at 3 o’clock in South Bend’s Memorial Hospital from a skull fracture and internal injuries.
The accident occurred on the Ireland Road, three-fourths of a mile west of U.S. 31. The auto was struck by a southbound Pennsylvania Railroad freight train on a crossing not protected by flasher signals.
The auto, demolished, was dragged approximately 400 feet before the train could be halted by Engineer R. E. JAMESON of Logansport.
The engineer told St. Joseph county sheriff’s deputies he was moving about 15 miles per hour when he saw the Miller car and “I practically tied the whistle down” before the crash.
Conductor of the train, also a Logansport man, was H. E. FOWLER.
A verdict of accidental death was returned this morning by Joseph S. STRATIGOS, St. Joseph County Coroner.
Miller, who was alone in the car, was enroute to his home, 913 Jefferson street, from the Products Division of the Bendix Aviation Corporation where he was employed.
Survivors are his wife and three daughters, Judy [MILLER], 16, and twins Debbie and Denni [MILLER], 7, at home four brothers, Dennis [MILLER], Los Angeles, Cal.; Jesse [MILLER], Winfield, Kan.; Howard [MILLER], Lima, O.; Hanford [MILLER], Matawan, N.J.; three sisters, Mrs. Peg WILSON, Logansport; Mrs. Priscilla ARESMAN, Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. Martha EDGING, Camden, Ind., and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services are pending. The body rsts at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home.
The son of Edward and Anna CRIPE MILLER, he was born April 6, 1906, in Carroll County, Ind. He was married to Virginia FLORA on February 2, 1936, at Wabash. Practically all of his life had been lived in Rochester and vicinity.
Mr. Miller was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Rochester.
Robert B. Miller
Funeral services for Robert B. MILLER, who was fatally injured in a train-car crash at South Bend early Tuesday, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Rev. James KIMSEY, of the Christian church, will officiate and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
The body rests at the funeral home where friends may call.
Carl Smith
Final rites for Carl M. SMITH, R.R. 1,
Rochester, who died Tuesday morning will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the
Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home. Rev.
Charles M. SMITH will be in charge of the service. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Thursday, October 8, 1953
Martha J. Seymour
Mrs. Martha J. SEYMOUR, 89, 1529 South Main street, died at 3 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital where she had been a patient since Tuesday morning. Death was caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. Mrs. Seymour had been in ill health for the past two years. She had been a resident of Rochester her eitire life.
The daughter of Jonas and Mary HOFFMAN GOSS, she was born Dec. 17, 1863 in Liberty Township, Fulton County. She was married to Roy SEYMOUR in 1903. Mrs. Seymour was a retired dressmaker.
Surviving are two brothers: Ira D. GOSS, this city; Byron C. GOSS, Cleveland, Ohio; three nieces, Mrs. Virginia ARCHER, Rye, N.Y.; Mrs. Kathryn BELOW, Santa Monica, Cal.; Mrs. Patricia RHODES, Seattle,Wash.; two nephews, Harold MOW, Buffalo, N.Y., and Richard GOSS, Clevaland, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home with Rev. Charles M. SMITH officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Myrtle Smith
Mrs. Myrtle SMITH, 63, wife of John L. SMITH, formerly of Macy, died of a heart attack in her home, 336 West Providencia Ave., Burbank, Cal., at 6:15 p.m. CST Tuesday.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, Dale [SMITH], North Hollywood, Cal., and Russell [SMITH], North Manchester; a daughter, Mrs. Ollie Maude PICKENS, South Bend; a step-daughter, Mrs. Ruth CHANDLER, Burbank, Cal., (formerly of Rochester); fourteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A daughter, Eleanor VIGNERON, preceded in death.
Final rites will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in The Little Church of the Flowers, Forest Lawn, Glendale, Cal.
Cora Fuller
Mrs. Cora FULLER, widow of Vivian B. FULLER, formerly of Rochester, passed away at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Indianapolis last Thursday. She had been ill about 12 days. She had made her home with her daughter at 5023 Carrollton Ave.
She is survived by a son, George FULLER; the daughter, Mrs. Joseph A. GILSON; two sisters, Mrs. Anna MEEK of Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Laura WEBB of Denver, Colo.; one brother, Palmer MORGA of Eminence, Ind.; three granddaughters and six great-grandchildren. She [was buried] in Memorial Park Cemetery in Indianapolis Saturday.
Friday, October 9, 1953
Henry F. Sanders
Henry F. SANDERS, 84, retired farmer, died at 9:45 a.m. today at his home on R.R. 3, Rochester. He suffered a stroke of paralysis a week ago and failed to rally. Mr. Sanders had been in failing health for the past two years. He had been a resident of Fulton and Marshall counties his entire life.
He was born Oct. 4, 1869, on a farm near Inwood, Ind. On April 28, 1894, he was married to Elsie McGRIFF. Mr. Sanders attended the Grandview E.U.B. church.
Survivors are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Blanch OVERMYER and Mrs. Glen ZENTZ,
both of Argos; a son, Vern SANDERS, Rochester; a brother, Amos SANDERS, Akron; fifteen grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Grossman funeral home, Argos. Rev. Frank HILEY will officiate and burial will be in the Richland Center cemetery. The body rests at the funeral home where friends may call.
John Smith
James SMITH, of this city, today received word that his brother, John SMITH, of Burbank, Cal., committed suicide Thursday at his home in that city. Mr. Smith’s wife, Myrtle [SMITH], 63, died of a heart attack Tuesday and her sudden passing was attributed as the cause for the suicide.
He is survived by the following brothers and sisters:
Charles and James SMITH, of Rochester; Harold SMITH of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Glen CHAPIN, Mrs. UTTER, Mrs. Orville CUMBERLAND, and Mrs. Fred SEE, all of Rochester; Mrs. Joel STAHL, Mrs. Lola COLLINS, all of Macy. Four children also survive: Ollie Maude PICKENS, South Bend; Russell SMITH, North Manchester; Dale SMITH and Mrs. Ruth CHANDLER of California.
Double funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Glendale, Cal.
Miranda C. Moss
Mrs. Miranda C. (FISHER) MOSS, 86, died at 5:15 a.m. today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Margaret GRABLE, Fulton, with whom she had resided for the past 20 years. She had been ill health for over a year.
She was born June 26, 1867, in Franklin County, Virginia to Benjamin and Charlotte FISHER and was married to Alfred MOSS on February 11, 1891. Mrs. Moss was a member of the Corinth Brethren church of Twelve Mile.
Survivors are the daughter, Mrs. Margaret GRABLE, Fulton; a son, Hubert MOSS, Decatur, Ill.; eight grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Ditmire funeral home, Fulton. Rev. Gilbert MAUS will officiate and burial will be in the Corinth Brethren church cemetery, near Twelve Mile. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Saturday, October 10, 1953
Harold Wilhelm
Word has been received here by Mrs. Jack PRESS, R.R. 3, Rochester of the death of her brother-in-law, Harold WILHELM, 42, which occurred late Thursday night in South Bend as the result of an auto accident.
Surviving are the widow, and the father, Oliver WILHELM of South Bend, who formerly resided in Liberty township near Fulton.
The mishap occurred in front of Wilhelm’s home, 2864 Dixie Way North, South Bend, when his auto collided with one driven by Jesse LYNCH, 23, Mishawaka. Lynch, taken to Memorial Hospital, South Bend, is suffering a fractured right arm and head injuries.
Wilhelm was a project engineer for the Studebaker Corp.
Services will be held at 1 o’clock Monday
afternoon in the McGann Funeral Home, South Bend. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. cemetery, Rochester.
Monday, October 12, 1953
Lewis J. Long
Funeral services for Lewis J. LONG, 79, R.R. 4, Peru, who died Sunday in a Fot Wayne hospital will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Chase-Miller funeral home, Logansport. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery.
He was born March 31, 1874, in Cass county to Simon and Ann LEEDY LONG. Mr. Long was a member of the Lutheran church.
Survivors are three sons: Onis [LONG], Peru; Don [LONG], Bunker Hill, and Glen [LONG], New Waverly; a daughter, Mrs. May BASSLER, Macy; ten grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren, and a sisrter, Mrs. Wilda SCHNEIDER, Louisville, Ky.
Colleen Kay Ross
Mrs. Clarence FLETCHER of this city received word Sunday of the death of her young niece Colleen Kay [ROSS], which occurred early Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph ROSS, of South Bend. The Ross family formerly resided in Rochester.
Survivors, other than the parents, are a brother, Roger [ROSS]; a sister, Dolores [ROSS], both of South Bend; her grandfather, Otis STURLLEY, Lewis, Ind., and her grandmother, Mrs. James ROSS, Lewis.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lewis.
Rebecca Wolford
Mrs. Rebecca (KETLER) WOLFORD, 79, 1306 Michigan Avenue, Logansport, died at 6:30 a.m. Sunday in the Memorial Hospital, that city.
She was born Feb. 15, 1874 in Miami county to Martin and Martha (HOOVER) KETLER. On Jan. 20, 1900, she was married to Charles WOLFORD, who preceded her in death.
Survivors are a son, Frank [WOLFORD], Logansport; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth LEFFEL, Twelve Mile; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and a brother, John KETLER, Kokomo.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the residence with Rev. Paul MAST officiating. Burial will be in the Twelve Mile cemetery. Friends may call at the home.
Melinda Strong
Final rites for Melinda STRONG, still-born infant of Clair and Betty (GUISE) STRONG, born Saturday evening at Woodlawn Hospital, were held at the Foster funeral home at 2 p.m. today.
Survivors are the parents, R.R. 3, Rochester; a sister, Elizabeth Ann [STRONG], at home, and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Merr STRONG, and the maternal grandfather, Harley GUISE, all of Rochester.
Tuesday, October 13, 1953
Henry A. Kosanke
Henry A. KOSANKE, 68, prominent businessman of Argos, died at 3:45 a.m. today at his home, 213 North Michigan street, following a prolonged illness. Mr. Kosanke, who came to Argos from Kouts 37 years ago was engaged in the real estate business for the past few years.
For a number of years he and his brother owned and operated the Kosanke Bros. Poultry and Cream Co. in Argos. He was a member of the Marshall county board of commissioners but was
forced to resign in 1952 on account of failing health.
He was born Novemer 14, 1884 at Kouts, to Gustave A. and Pauline KOSANKE. He married Jeannette ANDERSON at Kouts on June 17, 1914. Mr. [Kosanke] was a member of the Argos Lions Club and was an active worker in the Argos Walton Club.
Survivors are his wife, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Jane MIDDLETON, Argos, a brother, Adolph A. KOSANKE, Liberty, Ind.; three sisters, Mrs. Elsie BILLMAN, Rochester; Mrs. Lenore BEUCHNER, South Bend; Mrs. Louise ARMSTRONG, Chicago; a grandson, Jeffrey MIDDLETON, Camden, N.J.
The body will rest at the Grossman funeral home, Argos, until noon Thursday at which time it will be taken to the Argos Methodist Church to lie in state until 2 p.m., the hour of the services.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove cemetery, Argos. The Kosanke funeral home of Kouts is assisting in the final arrangements of the rites.
Hilda B. Beckley
Mrs. Hilda B. [SMITH] BECKLEY, Royal Center, died at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Culver Hospital, Crawfordsville. She had been a resident of the Royal Center community her entire life.
Born Sept. 20, 1904, in Harrison township, Cass county, she was the daughter of James D. and Minerva SMITH. Mrs. Beckley was a member of the Baptist-Christian church and the O.E.S. of Royal Center.
Included among the survivors is a sister, Mrs. Florence KISTLER, Grass Creek. The body rests at the Harrison funeral home Royal Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Wednesday, October 14, 1953
Harry V. Minter, Jr.
Harry V. MINTER, Jr., 46, 546 Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis, a Rochester native, was killed instantly in an auto crash which is believed to have occurred about 1 a.m. today, 10 miles south of Peru on U.S. 31.
Minter, who was driving north, is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel and his ‘40 Chevrolet sedan left the highway and crashed into a tree in front of the farm home of Robert WILLIAMS. A passing motorist stopped and notified Sheriff J. H. BEHLE, of Peru. The officer estimated that Minter was driving between 55 and 60 miles an hour when the accident occurred.
Coroner Dr. Owen B. JOHNSON, who was called to the scene, said Minter suffered a crushed chest and possible skull fractures. His car was completely demolished. The exact destination of Minter was not ascertained, but he may have been en route to the home of his father, Harry MINTER, Sr., R.R. 1, this city.
He was born Sept. 1, 1907 in Rochester to Harry V. and Edith (FARLEY) MINTER. He had been employed as a laborer in and about Rochester for several years and at one time resided at Lake Manitou.
Survivors are his father, Harry V. MINTER, R.R. 1, Rochester; his step-mother, Mrs. Harry V. MINTER; two sisters, Mildred [MINTER], Davenport, Iowa, and Hildreth [MINTER], Streator, Ill.
Private funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Friday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home.
Rev. Kiah RAYL of the Assembly of God church will officiate. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery,
here.
Harriett C. Dungan
Mrs. Harriett C. DUNGAN, 84, widow of the late Michael DUNGAN, Springfield, Ill., died at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday in the St. John’s Hospital, that city.
Mrs. Dungan, who wasthe daughter of William and Agnes RICHARDSON, Rochester, had been a resident of Springfield for the past 35 years.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Bessie SHELTON, of this city; a grandson, Joe SHELTON, Indianapolis, and two great-grandchildren, Sonny and Pamela SHELTON.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Springfield. The body then will be brought to Rochester where services will be held at the Foster funeral home, 2 p.m. Friday. Rev. Fremont WILMERT will officiate. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Beverly Joe Crall
Beverly Joe [CRALL], six-weeks-old daughter of Estel and Catherine (TOWNE) CRALL of Mentone, died Tuesday in the Memorial Hospital, South Bend. She was born August 31, in Woodlawn Hospital this city.
Survivors are the parents, a brother, Richard [CRALL]; four sisters, Charlotte, Marilyn Sue, Barbara and Diane [CRALL], all at home and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde TOWNE, R.R. 5, Rochester.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Foster funeral home. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery, Athens. Friends may call at he funeral home.
Thursday, October 15, 1953
Robert W. Collins
Rochester friends today received word of the death of Robert W. COLLINS, 53, which occurred Wednesday at the Veterans Hospital at Yountville, Cal. He had been a patient there for several years.
Mr. Collins left Rochester in 1920 to make his home in the West. He was born in Miami County, near the Nyona Lake community and was well known throughout the southern section of Fulton county. His parents were Azro and Jessie COLLINS.
A veteran of World War I, he is survived b a daughter and granddaughter in California and a sister, Mrs. Martha ROWLANDS, Lafayette, California.
Final rites will be held at the Veterans Home, Yountville, Cal., Friday afternoon.
Robert Miller
Out-of-town persons who attended the Robert MILLER funeral were J. O. MILLER, Winfield, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. Howard MILLER, Lima, O.; Mrs. Oliver EDGING and daughter, Camden; Mr. and Mrs. Asher WILSON, Logansport; Mrs. William FLORA, Wabash; Messers and Mesdames Lorin KINERK, Hugh FLORA, Walter LUX, Joe KENDALL, Bob STAUFFER, Eugene MILLER, Homer MILLER and Mrs. Jack KIRBY, Mrs. John HARNISH and Beverly, Mickie and Dickie BEAMER, all of Wabash.
Others were Judge and Mrs. Lowell PEFFLEY, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne JOHNSON, Raymond JOHNSON, all of Columbia City; Mr. and Mrs. Howard FLORA, Denver; Mrs. Kathleen COTTINGHAM and Sue, Mr. and Mrs. Kay COTTINGHAM, Mr. Jack COTTINGHAM, Goshen, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. L. H. YOUNGMAN, Mrs. Florence RAYMER, Plymouth; W. E. WOLFE, Hammond; Mr. and Mrs. A. D. MILLER, Muncie; Mr. and Mrs. Carl BARNETT, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Kenny KOCHENDERFER, Michigan City.
Also Mrs. Robert SHEPERIS and Marilyn, Niles, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Don WILLIAMS, Fairborn, O.; Mrs. S. E. METZGER, Mrs. Mary J. LENON, Mr. and Mrs. Houston DUNFEE, Mrs. Nellie MULLINS, South Bend; Mrs. Doris SIMPSON, Laketon; Mr. and Mrs. Von TATE, North Manchester; Dale KAISER, Mishawaka; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. GAMMIL, Logansport; Ruth B. FLINN, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. MILLER, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas PENCE, Mr. and Mrs. Gus WHISTLER, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph WEBER, Mr. and Mrs. Howard HOHNERT and daughter, Mrs. Vista MARSHAL, Mr. and Mrs. John DUNFEE, all of Roann; Mr. and Mrs. Glann MYLIN and sons, Laketon.
Friday, October 16, 1953
Roscoe L. Shafer
Roscoe L. SHAFER, 53, prominent farmer residing four miles southeast of Argos, suffered a fatal heart attack at 4 p.m. Thursday, while unloading corn on his farm premises. Death was almost instantaneous. He had been a resident of the Argos community his entire life.
The son of John Melvin and Bessie SHAFER, he was born January 1, 1900, on a farm south of Argos. He was married to Edna DAVIS at Rochester on Jan. 30, 1923. Mr. Shafer was a member of the Walnut Church of the Brethren.
Survivors are his wife, a daughter Doris [SHAFER], 11, and a son John Robert [SHAFER], 2, all at home; three sisters, Mrs. Mae CRABBS, Rochester; Mrs. Mildred LADSON, Mentone and Mrs. Maxine SWIHART, Argos; three brothers, Clyde [SHAFER], Elkhart, Joe [SHAFER], Argos and Verl [SHAFER], Rochester and several nieces and nephews.
The body will be removed from the Grossman funeral home, Argos, to the residence where friends may call after 7 p.m. today. Prayer services will be held at the home at 1:30 p.m. Sunday and final rites will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Walnut Church of the Brethren. Rev. Roy S. RICHEY will officiate and burial will be in the Richland Center cemetery.
Saturday, October 17, 1953
George H. Herbster
J. A. HERBSTER of this city, has received word of the death of his brother, George H. HERBSTER, 65, St. Petersburg, Fla., who died Friday at the home of his brother, Herbert [HERBSTER], in Camden, O. Death was attributed to a cerebral hemorrhage.
Mr. Herbster had been on a trip visiting his four brothers, who reside in various parts of the midwest. He had visited Mr. and Mrs. J. A. HERBSTER and left Wednesday for Camden.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Monday, October 19, 1953
Earl L. Sisson
Earl Leroy SISSON, 67, veteran Rochester newspaperman and one of Fulton county’s most-decorated World War I heroes, died at 4:30 a.m. today in the Veterans Hospital at Fort Wayne, where he had been admitted Sept. 29. He had been ill about six months.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. Charles M. SMITH of the Methodist Church will officiate, assisted by members of the American Legion. Burial will follow in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Sisson, a second lieutenant, participated in five of the major actions on the French front
during World War I and was awarded the French Croix de Guerre by General Henri Petain at St. Mars Sous Ballon, France, on Feb. 6, 1919, for the maintenance of liason during the Argonne-Meuse offensive.
He entered the army on May 17, 1917, at Toledo and trained at Camps Sheridan and Perry before being commissioned in Company A., 112th Field Signal Battalion. He sailed for Europe on June 23, 1918.
Lieut. Sisson participatd in actions at Baccarat during the Vosges campaign, Aug. 1, to Sept. 15, 1918; at Avacourt during the Verdun battles, Sept. 21 - Oct. 6-17, and at Ypres-Lys from Oct. 31 to Nov. 11.
On Dec. 24, 1918, he received a personal citation from Maj. Gen. Farnsworth at Chateau de Huysse, Belgium, for meritorious service in the Ypres-Lys offensive. During the St. Mihiel offensive, he had been caught in a poison gas attack, which affected his health the remainder of his life.
Lieut. Sisson also was chosen as a member of the Guard of Honor for the King and Queen of Belgium upon their return to Brussels in November, 1918.
He was mustered out of service on April 12, 1919.
Prior to his last illness, Mr. Sisson had been employed in the editorial and advertising departments of The News-Sentinel. He also had worked in the managerial and news departments of The Rochester Republican, The Fulton County Sun, The Huntington Press, The Jeffersonville Bulletin, The Indianapolis Times, The Anderson Herald and The Louisville (Ky.) Herald.
For two years, he also had served as advance agent for Cole Brothers Circus while it winter-quartered in Rochester.
During World War II, Mr. Sisson was director of the Fulton County War Price and Rationing Board for a three-year term and also had served as Fulton County Service Officer.
He was born Sept. 13, 1886, in Rochester to Charles D. and Jennie STERNER SISSON. On April 21, 1923, he was married to Della Marie CLAYTON of Rochester, at St. Joseph, Mich.
Mr. Sisson was a member of the Leroy Shelton Post of the American Legion, and the Moose and Eagles lodges of Rochester.
Surviving are his wife, 916 Jefferson street; a daughter, Mrs. William (Jane SISSON) THOMPSON, 1229 Madison street, and two grandchildren, Kathy Renee and Vard William THOMPSON.
Tuesday, October 20, 1953
Herman Denton
Funeral services for Herman DENTON, 86, who died Sunday morning, were held this morning at the Grass Creek E.U.B. church. Rev. L. K. McKINLEY officiated and burial was in a cemetery at Oxford, Ind.
He was born in Arange [sic] county, Ind., June 26, 1867 to Joseph and Miriam BERKHISER DENTON. Mr. Denton was a member of the Grass Creek E.U.B. church.
Surviving are the wife, Rosa [DENTON], Grass
Creek; and the following children: Mrs.
Ernest WEISE, West Lafayette; Mrs. Raymond CUMBERLAND, near Kewanna; Mrs. Ira
FLETCHER, Boswell; Mrs. Ruth DEAZELL, Chicago; Willard [DENTON], Frankfort;
Albert [DENTON], Phoenix, Ark. [sic]; T. H. DENTON, Peru; twenty-one
grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Maleita M. Gwin
Funeral services for Maleita Marie GWIN, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil GWIN, of Plainfield, will be held Wednesday at the Hampton Funeral home, that city. Miss Gwin died Sunday of a heart attack.
Mr. Gwin formerly taught school in Grass Creek, Kewanna, Lucerne and Bunker Hill schools. The family has resided in Plainfield for five years where he is principal of the high school.
Survivors are the parents, a sister, Kay [GWIN], all of Plainfield; grandmothers: Mrs. Verda LONG, Grass Creek and Mrs. Laura GWIN, Peru.
Wednesday, October 21, 1953
[no obits]
Thursday, October 22, 1953
Earl L. Sisson
Out-of-town persons attending the funeral services Wednesday afternoon of Earl SISSON, member of The News-Sentinel editorial and advertising staff and a veteran newspaper man, who died at the Veterans Hospital in Ft. Wayne Monday, were William F. O’NEEL, Indianapolis, director of rehabilitation of the Indiana Department of the American Legion; Mrs. Dave WEDMORE and Mrs. Dorothy PINGRY of Muncie Mr. and Mrs. Harper ALBEN of Kansas City, Mo.
Others were George DEARDORF, Gibson City, Ill., James DEARDORF, South Bend, Mr. and Mrs. William THOMPSON, Sr., Gary; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence COMPTON, Indianapolis, Bernard CLAYTON, Zionsville, and Jim OXLEY, Ligonier, Ind.
Friday, October 23, 1953
[no obits]
Saturday, October 24, 1953
Emma Beehler
Mrs. Emma BEEHLER, 81, life-long resident of the Grandview community, R.R. 3, Rochester, died at 10 p.m. Friday at Woodlawn Hospital. She had been critically ill for the past three weeks.
The daughter of William and Catherine MILLER, she was born March 27, 1872. On Oct. 15, 1891, she was married to David BEEHLER, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Beehler was a 67-year member of the Grandview Evangelical church.
Survivors are two daughters, Miss Bessie BEEHLER, R.R. 3, Rochester; Mrs. Esther STONE, Cassopolis, Mich.; a brother, William MILLER, R.R. 3, Rochester; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday
at the Foster funeral home. Burial will
be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. cemetery.
The body rests at the funeral home where friends may call.
William H. Smith
Funeral services for William H. SMITH, 61, R.R. 1, Macy, who died Thursday evening, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Drake-Flowers chapel, Peru. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery, Peru.
Mr. Smith who was a farmer was a member of the Eagles lodge and the Literary Aid, of Peru.
Survivors are his wife, Elsie [SMITH], at home; six daughters and four sons: Mrs. Maurice LINKENHELT, Richvalley, Ind.; Mrs. C. R. BETZNER, R.R. 2, Peru; Mrs Larry COSSAIRT and Mrs. John PATTISON, both of Peru; Joan [SMITH], at home; Mrs. Jean BISHOP, Wabash; Robert and Earl [SMITH], at home; William H. [SMITH], Jr., of Peru; Roy [SMITH], Lagro, and thirteen grandchildren.
Iva Collingwood
Mrs. Iva COLLINGWOOD, 65, former resident of Newcastle Township. died at 11:25 a.m. Friday at her home in Pendleton.
She was born August 21, 1888, to Loring and Viola ROSS HATFIELD at Akron. In 1915 she was married to Charles COLLINGWOOD.
Survivors are: a sister, Cleo PEETER, Plymouth; two brothers, Ralph HATFIELD, Talma, and Arthur HATFIELD, Chicago, and her mother, Mrs. Viola HATFIELD, Talma.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bright funeral home, Pendleton. Burial will be in a cemetery there.
Ernest L. Lymale
Ernest L. LYMALE, 49, of Beaver Dam, died suddenly from a heart seizure at 4:15 p.m. Friday at his home. He had resided at Beaver Dam for seven years, coming there from Muncie.
The son of William and Irene DITTON LYMALE, he was married to Effie ROBERTS in 1922 at Muncie. He was employed in the Muncie Warner Gear Works for 19 years. Mr. Lymale was a member of the K. of P. lodge of Muncie and the Masonic Order of Mentone.
Survivors are his wife; three sons, William and Ernie, [LYMALE], Jr., Beaver Dam, and Glandon [LYMALE], Muncie; ten grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Clara RENCK, Jasonville, Ind.; and a brother, Octavian [LYMALE], Muncie.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Sheetz Funeral Home, Akron. Rev. COLEMAN of Warsaw will officiate and burial will be in the Silver Lake cemetery.
Monday, October 26, 1953
John C. Metzger
John C. METZGER, 93, died at 12:12 a.m. today at the Yocum Nursing Home, 1424 Bancroft Avenue, this city. He had been residing at the nursing home since July 6. Previously he had made his home with Alf CARTER for the past eight years.
Mr. Metzger came here from Alabama 15 years ago at which time he retired from carpentry work.
He was born September 5, 1860, in Ohio to John and Mary METZGER. Mr. Metzger was a member of the Rochester Methodist church.
Surviving are a brother, David METZGER, Kewanna, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body rests at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home.
Ella Burkett
Miss Ella BURKETT, 83, a resident of the Lake Nyona community, died at 12:40 p.m. Sunday at the home of her niece, Mrs. Verne FRY, of Fulton. She had been in ill health for some time from a heart ailment. All of her life was spent in Miami and Fulton counties.
She was born March 26, 1870, in Miami County. Her parents were Asa and Lucinda FOUTS BURKETT. Miss Burkett was a member of the Mud Lake Chapel Church of Christ.
Surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Mud Lake Chapel Church of Christ. Brother Franklin GUYER will officiate and burial will be in the Chapel cemetery. Friends may call at the Ditmire funeral home, Fulton. Relatives request that flowers be omitted.
Tuesday, October 27, 1953
George W. Brubaker
George W. BRUBAKER, 61, farmer residing on R.R. 1, Macy, died at 5:30 this morning from a heart attack. He was ill one week.
He was the son of John Wesley and Margaret Elizabeth (MILEY) BRUBAKER and was born Sept. 19, 1892 in Miami County.
Mr. Brubaker, who had spent his entire life in Miami County, was united in marriage to Hazel I. MAUS on May 12, 1914. She survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ruby MAWBEY, Denver; one grandson; two sisters, Mrs. Nora RABER, Peru and Mrs. Gertrude WITMEYER, Denver.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the MaCain Funeral Home at Denver with the Rev. Jack YARIAN of Flora officiating. Burial will be in the Greenlawn cemetery, Mexico.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Charles R. Kistler
Charles R. KISTLER, 82, died at 5 p.m. Monday at his home, 162 North Pontiac street, this city. Death was attributed to a heart seizure. He had been in ill health for the past year. Mr. Kistler had resided in Rochester for 15 years, coming here from Leiters Ford.
He was born November 13, 1870. His parents were Edgar and Sadie KISTLER. For many years Mr. Kistler was employed as a railroader. Later he was employed at the Bunker Hill ordnance plant and retired a few years ago.
Survivors are two brothers, Earl KISTLER, Leiters Ford, and Clyde KISTLER, address unknown. Walter BUNN, of this city, is an uncle of the deceased.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Leiters Ford church with the Rev. F. C. SAVAGE officiating, assisted by the Rev. W. ARCHIBALD. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford cemetery.
John Metzger
Funeral services for John METZGER, who died
early Monday, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Zimmerman Brothers
Funeral Home. The Rev. Charles M. SMITH
of the Grace Methodist Church will conduct the rites and burial will be made in
the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Kewanna.
Wednesday, October 28, 1953
Faye Pich
Del. G. SMITH, 508 West Third street, this city, has received word of the death of his sister, Mrs. Faye (SMITH) PICH, which occurred Sunday evening at her home in Cincinnati. Mrs. Pich was well known in Rochester.
Final rites will be held in Cincinnati and burial will be in an Ashland, Ky., cemetery.
Charles R. Kistler
Funeral services for Charles R. KISTLER, who died at his home Monday evening, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Leiters Ford Methodist church. Rev. ARCHIBALD and Rev. SAVAGE will officiate. The body will be taken from the Foster funeral home to the church where it will lie in state from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday.
Thursday, October 29, 1953
Virginia G. White
Mrs. Virginia Gladys WHITE, 47, died at 6:25 a.m. today at her home, a mile east of Talma. She had been seriously ill for the past week from a heart ailment. Mrs. White had been a resident of the Talma community for 21 years, coming there from Mentone.
She was born Jan. 21, 1906, in Kosciusko County, to Alvah and Musa WADE SWIHART. On August 29, 1925 she was married to Lester L. WHITE at Rochester. Mrs. White was a member of the Talma Methodist church, the W.S.C.S. and the Newcastle Township S and E Club.
Survivors are the husband and daughter, Lois [WHITE], both at home; her father, Alvah SWIHART and her stepmother, Mrs. Osa SWIHART, Tippecanoe; a brother, Harley SWIHART, Akron; four half-brothers and four half-sisters and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral serviceds will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Talma Methodist church with Rev. Paul TRUMBAUER, Bourbon, officiating. Burial will be in the Athens Mt. Hope cemetery. Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home.
Emma Beehler
The following is a list of out-of-town persons who attended the funeral services of Mrs. Emma BEEHLER Monday afternoon: Meriam BARKMAN, South Bend; Esther SOMMERS, Warsaw; Nettie HEATH, Etna Green; William THURSTON and son, Mrs. Mary YORK, Herman THURSTON and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard COBE, Clarence THURSTON, Mr. and Mrs. Albert THURSTON and son, all of Midland, Michigan.
Also Richard W. STONE, South Bend; Mr. and Mrs.
Robert STONE, Mr. and Mrs. Robert STONE, Jr., of Cassopolis, Mich.; Mr.and Mrs.
Charles GLICK and son, of Niles, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles MANN and son, and
Mr. Mann’s mother of Elkhart; Mr. and Mrs. Lee BEEHLER, Logansport.
Friday, October 30, 1953
Tressie Eunice Reed
Mrs. Tressie Eunice REED, 68, died of a heart ailment at her home in Culver Thursday. Mrs. Reed was a former resident of Fulton.
Born in Fulton, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John RICHARDS. Mrs. Reed was a member of the Fulton EUB church.
Survivors are her husband, Calvin M. REED, Culver; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth FISHER, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mrs. Freda BURNS, Culver; two sons, Cecil [REED], Louisville, Ky.; Ora [REED], Culver; three sisters, Mrs. Eva MARTIN, Rochester; Mrs. Marie HENDERSON and Mrs. HOLMES, both of tucson, Ariz.; eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Easterday funeral home, Culver.
Saturday, October 31, 1953
Cleah Fahler
Mrs. Cleah FAHLER, 50, daughter of Nolan and Elnora BIXLER KIMBLE of Kewanna, died of a heart attack Friday evening at her home in South Bend.
She is survived by her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Ruth HODGSON, South Bend; two grandchildren, Tommie and Norma HODGSON and a brother, Ermal KIMBLE, South Bend. Her husband is a stepbrother of Merle and Arthur ZELLERS of Kewanna.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Monday, November 2, 1953
Elizabeth Brandenstein
Mrs. Elizabeth BRANDENSTEIN, 42, Logansport, was killed in a head-on collision in Logansport at 10:30 p.m. Saturday night, and her husband, Clifford [BRANDENSTEIN], 43, is in Memorial Hospital there suffering from a fractured pelvis, broken right hand and head injuries.
Mrs. Brandenstein was the step-mother of Mrs. Joseph RANS, who resides south of Fulton.
Mr. Brandenstein is expected to be confined to the hospital for at least a month.
Leonard B. Baker
Leonard B. BAKER, R.R. 1, Peru, (Peoria neighborhood) died at 10:40 a.m. Sunday in the Dukes Hospital, Peru. He had been seriously ill for the past week. Mr. Baker, a farmer, had been a resident of Miami County for two years coming there from Logansport.
He was born Sept. 8, 1925 in Fulton County to William BAKER and Tressie BEHM BAKER. Mr. Baker was a veteran of World War II.
Survivors are his father and mother, and the following brothers and sisters: Harry and Eugene BAKER, both of Rochester; Mrs. Betty ALDERFER, Rantoul, Ill.; Weldon BAKER, R.R. 1, Peru; Kenneth BAKER, Peru. Two nieces and three nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the Eikenberry Funeral Home, Peru. Rev. A. C. UNDERWOOD will officiate and burial will be in the
Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends
may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Katherine A. Swygert
Mrs. Katherine A. [HOOVER] SWYGERT, 69, mother of Luther B. SWYGERT, judge of the Northern Indiana Federal Court District, died at 1 p.m. Saturday at her home in Akron. She had been ill for the past seven years.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Akron Methodist Church, Rev. Claude FAWNS officiating. Burial will be in Akron cemetery.
Mrs. Swygert, born July 9, 1884, in Miami County, was a member of the Gilead Methodist church, the Gilead W.S.C.S. and the Gilead Home Ec Club. She was the daughter of Joseph and Olivia TRACY HOOVER.
On May 27, 1903, she was married to Irvin SWYGERT, who survives.
Surviving besides the husband and son, are two brothers, Charles HOOVER of Kokomo and Otto HOOVER of Elkhart, and a grandchild.
The body will be at the Moyer & Haupert Funeral Home in Akron until an hour before the service.
Vivian Nelson
Mrs. Vivian (KELSEY) NELSON, 50, was found dead Saturday morning in her home in Fort Wane. She had been in ill health for several weeks. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alva KELSEY of Argos and had resided in Fort Wane for the past 15 years.
Survivors are her husband, August NELSON, Fort Wayne; a daughter, four sisters and a brother.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First Brethren Church in Fort Wayne.
Hilbert Schlemmer
Hilbert SCHLEMMER, 56, died at 6:30 a.m. today in an Elkhart hospital. Mr. Schlemmer, a resident of R.R. 1, Wakarusa, had been in ill health since last June.
He is survived by his wife, Lena [SCHLEMMER], and seven daughters, one of whom is Mrs. Glen SALTSGIVER, Rochester. Twenty-six grandchildren also survive.
The body rests at the Lienhart funeral home, Wakarusa. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Tuesday, November 3, 1953
Veva Hooker
Funeral services for Mrs. Veva HOOKER, 55, widow of Roy F. HOOKER, Peru, were held this afternoon at the Wise funeral home that city. Mrs. Hooker died Saturday evening after five years’ illness.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Troy COPLEY, Peru; a sister, Mrs. Fern BRAMAN, Rochester and a brother, James WILSON, Detroit.
Wednesday, November 4, 1953
[no
obits]
Thursday, November 5, 1953
Amanda McIntire
Mrs. Amanda [SHELLY] McINTIRE, 80, of five miles northwest of Akron, died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at he Alfred Van DIEN residence Rochester. Death was attributed to a heart seizure. She had been a life-long resident of the Akron community.
Born March 5, 1873, in Fulton county, she was the daughter of John and Sarah SHELLY. Her husband, William McINTIRE, died in 1947. Mrs. McIntire was a member of the Olive Bethel Church of God.
Survivors are four sons: Don [McINTIRE], at home; Russell [McINTIRE], Athens; Estil and Herman [McINTIRE], both of Elkhart; ten grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Laura McKEE, Michigan City and Mrs. Roy HOHMAN.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Akron Church of god with Rev. D. L. SLAYBAUGH and Rev. Harold CONRAD officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery, Athens. Friends may call at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron.
Friday, November 6, 1953
[no obits]
Saturday, November 7, 1953
Jacob W. Gross
Jacob W. GROSS, 69, well-known farmer, died 6:20 p.m. Friday at his home five miles southwest of Mentone. Death resulted from a heart ailment following two years illness.
He was born May 26, 1884 in Marshall county, Indiana to Christian and Esther (KLINE) GROSS. He was married to Bessie TIPTON in 1912. Mr. Gross was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose of Rochester.
Survivors are his wife, at home; a son, M-Sgt. Carl GROSS with the U. S. Forces in Germany; two daughters, Mrs. Eleanor CRAIG, of near Mentone; Mrs. Lois WAGONER, Union, Mich.; nine grandchildren; three brothers, William [GROSS], Warsaw; Russell [GROSS], South Bend; Fred [GROSS], Elkhart and three sisters, Mrs. Elmer WIDNER, Warsaw; Mrs. Howard SMITH, Fort Wayne and Miss Zoa GROSS, Detroit.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body will rest at the Reese funeral home, Mentone until 10 a.m. Sunday at which time it will be taken to the residence where friends may call after 12 noon, Sunday.
Rebecca Jane Yeazel
Miss Rebecca Jane YEAZEL, 70, life-long resident of Rochester and vicinity died 11:30 p.m. Friday at the Yocum Nursing Home where she had been a patient since Oct. 27. Miss Yeazel suffered a stroke of paralysis Oct. 15, 1952, and had been in serious condition since that ime.
She was born April 23, 1983, to Joseph and Jessie (MITCHELL) YEAZEL on a farm four miles northeast of Rochester.
Survivors are two brothers, Rev. Fred YEAZEL, this city and Clinton YEAZEL, Mishawaka.
Final rites will be held 2 p.m. Monday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Burial will be in the Rochester Citizens cemetery. The body rests at the funeral home.
Monday, November 9, 1953
George William Yeazel
Fred YEAZEL, of this city, has received word of the death of his cousin, George William YEAZEL, 72, who died Nov. 4 at his home in Denver, Colo. Final rites were held in Denver Saturday.
He is survived by his wife, three sons and five daughters. Mr. Yeazel was a former resident of this city.
Jack Barnhart
Friends here have received word that Jack BARNHART, former resident of this city, was killed in a head-on auto crash near Berrien Springs, Mich., Saturday evening.
While a resident of this cit he was employed at the Lockridge Studios and later at the Brass Rail Cafe. His mother, Mrs. Elsie BARNHART, survives.
Albert Eli Burge
Funeral services for Albert Eli BURGE, 86, who died Saturday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Marie THOMPSON, R.R. 5, Rochester, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the McCloskey-Hamilton chapel, Logansport. Rev. Gordon HYDE will officiate and burial will be in the Idaville cemetery.
Mr. Burge, a native of Cass county, had made his home with Mrs. Thompson since April 1952.
Born in Adamsboro, Oct. 5, 1867, he was the son of Eli and Sarah BERRIE BURGE. His first marriage in 1895 was to Mildred KROUSE who preceded him in death. In 1937 he married Catherine BENDING SANDERS, who died in 1951.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Marie THOMPSON; Mrs. Grace NEED, Fort Wyne; three step-children; seven grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home until 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 10, 1953
Charles Clifford Brandenstein
Charles Clifford BRANDENSTEIN, 43, Logansport, who was injured in an auto accident Oct. 31, wich claimed the life of his wife, Elizabeth [BRANDENSTEIN], died at 7:20 Monday evning in the Logansport Memorial Hospital. Death was attributed to a coronary occlusion.
A life-long resident of Logansport, he was born Jan. 25, 1910 to Charles and Blanche INGMIRE BRANDENSTEIN. He was a graduate of Logansport H.S. Mr. Brandenstein was employed as a salesman for H. Wiler, Ind., and was former manager of the Singer Sewing Machine Co. offices in that city. He was a member of the Logansport Christian church.
Surviving are two daughters and a son: Pamela [BRANDENSTEIN}, at home; Mrs. Joan RANS, of near Fulton; John [BRANDENSTEIN], at home; two grandchildren and his father, Charles BRANDENSTEIN, Marshall, Ill.
The body is at the Chase-Miller chapel,
Logansport, where friends may call.
Final rites have been tentatively set for Thursday afternoon.
Wednesday, November 11, 1953
Charles W. Yeaman
Charles W. YEAMAN, 66, died at 12:15 a.m. today at his farm home four miles east of Akron. He had been in ill health for the past year from a heart ailment. He had been a resident of the Akron community for seven years coming there from Claypool.
He was born Jan. 28, 1887, at Gillman, Ill. to Ed I. and Margaret REDFIELD YEAMAN. In 1914 he was married to Chirley BRENNER, who died in 1944. He was married to Clara STAUFFER in 1946. He was an employee of the Indiana Metal Products Company of this city. For 42 years he was employed as a cable repair man for he Indiana Bell Telephone Company.
Mr. Yeaman was a member of the Akron Methodist church; the Masonic and O.E.S. lodges of Akron, the 34d Warsaw Chapter, Council and Commandery and the Knights of Pythias lodge.
He is survived by his wife, at home; a brother Carl [YEAMAN], Bradley, Ill., and three nieces.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Sheetz funeral home Akron. Rev. Claude FAWNS of the Akron Methodist church will officiate and burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant cemetery, Claypool. Masonic rites will be given at the graveside.
Clifford Brandenstein
Final rites for Clifford BRANDENSTEIN, 43, Logansport, father of Mrs. Joan RANS of Fulton, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Chase-Miller Funeral Home in Logansport. The Rev. H. H. HASHBERGER will officiate, and burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery.
Brandenstein, injured in an auto mishap Oct. 31 in Logansport, which cost the life of his wife, Elizabeth [BRANDENSTEIN], last week, died Monday evening.
A charge of reckless homicide will be placed against the driver of the auto which struck the one in which the Brandensteins were riding, Cass County Coroner M. B. STEWART said.
The driver is James WILLIAMS, 29, Logansport, who is recovering from injuries also sustained in the accident.
Chloe F. Zeak
Funeral services for Mrs. Chloe F. [BARNUM] ZEAK, 55, of Mishawaka, who died at 4:20 p.m. Monday in the Kelly Hospital, Argos, following a heart attack will be held in the First Baptist church, South Bend, at 2 p.m. Thursday. Mrs. Zeak was stricken with a heart seizure while en route home after attending the funeral services of her cousin, Rebecca YEAZEL, of this city.
Mrs. Zeak was born in 1898, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry BARNUM of Rochester. She moved to Mishawaka in 1923. She was married to Seldon W. ZEAK on July 30, 1916 in Rochester.
Survivors other than the husband are two sons,
Victor B. and Vincent B. [ZEAK], both of South Bend; a daughter, Ms. Victoria
BROCKWAY, of Mishawaka; a brother, Walter C. BARNUM, of Mishawaka. Fred YEAZEL of this city is a cousin of the
deceased.
Thursday, November 12, 1953
[no obits]
Friday, November 13, 1953
John P. Ladd
John P. LADD, 84, 212 1/2 Michigan street, Argos, died at 9:15 p.m. Thursday at his home. He had been in failing health for the past two years. Mr. Ladd, who resided in Detroit the major portion of his life, was a retired tool and die maker and returned to Argos in 1935.
He was born March 3, 1869 on a farm northeast of Argos to Bazil and Emil LADD. In 1889 he was married to Maggie DREITZLER, who survives. Mr. Ladd was a member of the Baptist church.
Survivors other than his wife, at home are: two sisters, Mrs. Della BOWELL and Mrs. Linda BOWELL, both of Argos; a brother, Richard LADD, East Chicago, and several nieces and nephews. Two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Grossman funeral home, Argos. Rev. Ed BOASE of the Argos Methodist church will officiate and burial will be in the New Oak Hill cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Mary Etta Carpenter
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Etta CARPENTER, 81, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at the Moyer-Haupert Funeral Home, Akron. Burial will be in the Akron cemetery.
Saturday, November 14, 1953
Mary Etta Carpenter
Final rites were held in Akron this afternoon for Mrs. Mary Etta [HOLMES] CARPENTER, 81, who died Thursday afternoon at the home of her son, Lloyd CARPENTER, in Star City. For the past 10 years, Mrs. Carpenter had made her home in Akron.
She was born Dec. 27, 1872, in Kosciusko county to Benjamin and Elizabeth (HIFFLER) HOLMES. On Feb. 11, 1898, she was married to Elmer CARPENTER, at Burket. For a number of years the Carpenters resided in the Lincoln community two miles northeast of Akron. Mrs. Carpenter was a member of the Akron Methodist church.
Survivors are the husband, at home and a son, Lloyd, Star City.
Burial was made in the Akron cemetery.
Leon Kindig
Leon “Lee” KINDIG, 62, former resident of Akron, died at 2 a.m. today at his home in Indianapolis. Death was attributed to a coronary thrombosis. He followed the carpentry trade in Indianapolis and was a member of the Carpenters Union of that city.
Mr. Kindig was born in Fulton county on March 8, 1891. His parents were Frank and Loretta (NICHOLS) KINDIG. His wife, Mrs. Gladys KINDIG, to whom he was married in 1911, preceded him in death in 1946. Mr. Kindig was a member of the North Park Lodge No. 646 of the F. and A. M. and the Sahara Grotto of Indianapolis.
Survivors are a son, Dalton KINDIG, Akron; two daughters, Mrs. Joann RHODES, Athens, and Clarice KINDIG, near Akron; four grandchildren; two brothers, Claude and Ray
[KINDIG], both of Rochester and two sisters, Mrs. Ransford PETERSON, near Rochester, and Mrs. Hattie TEEL, northwest of Akron.
Friends may call at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron after 1 p.m. Sunday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. However, information may be obtained by calling the funeral home after noon Sunday.
Monday, November 16, 1953
Noah Hand
Noah HAND, 83, died at 9:30 p.m. Sunday at his home in Akron. He had been in ill health for two and a half years. A retired Erie Railroad section foreman, Mr. hand had been a resident of Akron since 1912, coming there from Griffith.
He was born Jan. 1, 1869 to Daniel and Catherine (DANNER) HAND. He was married to Alice HAWK in 1892 at Wabash. Mr. Hand was a member of the Akron Church of God and the Brotherhood of Railroad Employees. He was employed on the Erie for 42 years.
Survivors are his wife, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Nellie GHOLSON, Knoxville, Iowa; a son, Lamoine [HAND], Akron; eighteen grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Dave SECRIST and Mrs. James SHUMACHER, both of Nappanee and four brothers, Conrad [HAND], Etna Green; Reuben [HAND], Plymouth; Daniel [HAND], Madison, Wis., and William [HAND], of Bremen.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Akron Church of God. Rev. Harold CONRAD will officiate and burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery, Akron. Friends may call at the Sheetz funeral home up until 1 p.m. Wednesday at which time the body will be taken to the church to lie in state.
Jesse Yeakley
Jesse YEAKLEY, 82, R.R. 2, Logansport, died at 3:45 a.m. Sunday in Memorial Hospital, Logansport, following a long illness. His condition had become critical last Thursday.
He was the father of Ray YEAKLEY, 228 West Ninth street, Rochester.
Funeral services will be held at the McCloskey-Hamilton Funeral Home in Logansport at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Also surviving are another son, Roy YEAKLEY, R.R. 3, Logansport, and two daughters, Mrs. Earl BEEHLER, formerly of Rochester now of Logansport, and Mrs. V. J. HEDDE, Logansport.
Joseph A. Sharpe
Joseph Arthur SHARPE, 312 Catherine Avenue, Columbia City, died at his home at 8:45 p.m. Saturday. Death, attributed to a heart attack, came suddenly. Previously he had been enjoying his usual good health. He was born June 10, 1899, and had lived his entire life in that city. Mr. Sharpe was a member of the E.U.B. church and the Eagles lodge.
Survivors are his wife, Freeda SHARPE, at home; two sons, Robert [SHARPE], Columbia City, and Dean SHARPE, Fort Wayne; a daughter, Mrs. Norma GRAVES, Washington Center; three sisrters, Mrs. Sam GALBREATH and Mrs. Cella LUCKENBILL, Columbia Ciy; Mrs. Forrest GROVE, Columbus, O., and one brother, Lee SHARPE, of Rochester.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the DeMoney-Hollingsworth funeral home in Columbia City. Rev. W. Lynn HENRY will officiate and burial will be in the South Park cemetery, Columbia City.
Harry A. Moeckel
Harry A. MOECKEL, 48, of Sheridan Road, Pekin, Ill., died at 11 a.m. Sunday of a coronar embolism at the home of J. H. LINNEMAN, 1038 Main street, this city. He had suffered a heart attack five weeks prior but was believed to be in good health again. Mr. Moeckel was Mr. Linnerman’s nephew.
He was born Sept. 17, 1905, at Pekin, Ill., to Fred and Emma (ZIMMERMAN) MOECKEL. On Dec. 10, 1933, he married Tjode BUEHLER at Pekin. Mr. Moeckel was employed as a stationary engineer for the National Products Co. of Peoria, Ill. He was a member of the St. Paul Evangelical Reformed Church and the Masonic Order of Pekin.
Survivors are his wife and a son, George [MOECKEL], at home; three brothers, Willis and Fred of Pekin, and John [MOECKEL], of Jackson, Mo.; and two sisters, Mrs. Flora HANCOCK of Salem, Ore; Mrs. Hilda SMITH, of Tucson, Ariz., and three half-sisters.
The body was taken to the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home and later removed to the Abts funeral home in Pekin. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Harry W. Southard
Harry W. SOUTHARD, 63, 723 Tecumseh street, Indianapolis, died at 3 a.m. Sunday of a heart attack. Mr. Southard, a former resident of this city, had been in failing health for the past two years but his condition had not been regarded as serious.
He was born Nov. 9, 1890, to E. L. and Ida SOUTHARD in Rochester. In June, 1918, he was married to Blanche HOCKETT, a teacher in Rochester H. S. Mr. Southard was a graduate of R.H.S. and Purdue University. Since 1922 he had been employed as a city engineer in Indianapolis.
Survivors are his wife, at home; a son, William Dean SOUTHARD, Boulder City, Nev., and a sister, Mrs. Ada SHERBONDY, of this city.
Mrs. Sherbondy, who returned from Indianapolis Sunday evening, said that funeral arrangements are incomplete pending arrival of the son from Boulder City.
Maynard Martin and
Kenneth Butler
Two Culver youths were killed and a third was near death today after the car in which they were riding brushed the rear of one train and then was struck by a second train and crushed between the two at a Hamlet corssing.
Indiana State Police this morning identified the dead as Maynard MARTIN, 22, of R.R. 1, Culver, and Kenneth BUTLER, 23, of Culver.
Injured critically and not expected to live is Wayne BUTLER, 25, of Culver, driver of the car.
The crash was one of the most puzzling investigated by state police this week end, since friends of the young men reported seeing four youths in the car shortly before the crash Sunday on the New York Central crossing at Hamlet.
However, state police said this morning that
they could find no trace of a fourth person.
The said the body of Martin was unidentified for several hours, but his
grief-stricken mother finally made identification from a pocket handkerchief.
Joseph Cunningham
Joseph “Joe” CUNNINGHAM, 63, Rochester, died at 1:30 o’clock this afternoon in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, from injuries sustained last Monday on U.S. 31 at its junction with U.S. 6 north of Plymouth.
Cunningham, who remained unconscious most of the time since the accident, was operated on twice. The first was to remove blood clot from his brain.
Injured with him in the mishap, Mrs. Jary Jane HATT, 33, also of Rochester, has been dismissed from the South Bend hospital. She suffered minor cuts and lacerations when the auto in which she and Cunningham were riding was struck by a semi-truck.
A Foster Funeral Home ambulance this afternoon brought the body of Cunningham to Rochester.
Cunningham was employed at the Brass Rail Cafe here.
Luella Fall
Mrs. Fred YEAZEL of this city received word that final rites for her aunt, Mrs. Luella (KAMP SHAFER) FALL, 83, were held last Thursday in Greenville, Mich. Mrs. Fall was a resident of Akron about 30 years ago.
Tuesday, November 17, 1953
Joseph Cunningham
Funeral services for Joseph CUNNINGHAM, who died at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, from injuries he received in an auto accident Nov. 9, at junction of U.S. 31 and U.S. 6, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Foster funeral home. Rev. James KIMSEY will officiate and burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
He was born April 15, 1890, in Logansport to James and Harriett (KILE) CUNNINGHAM. He was married to Neva BELL on April 21, 1917. For the past few years he was employed at the Brass Rail cafe, this city.
Survivors are the wife, at home; three sons and four daughters, Mrs. Mildred MEHRLEY, Mrs. Mary KNIGHT, Mrs. Betty SQUIRE, all of Rochester, and Mrs. Kathryn BAILEY, Lakeville; Joseph [CUNNINGHAM], Jr., Lon [CUNNINGHAM], both of this city, and Robert [CUNNINGHAM], Mt. Clemens, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Mae KNIGHT and Mrs. Della FLYNN, both of Rochester; a brother, Lon [CUNNINGHAM], Rochester; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Friends may call at the Cunningham home, 1603 Wallace Avenue, after 10 a.m. Wednesday where the body will rest until the hour of the services.
R. Carlton Fifer, Jr.
Final rites for R. Carlton FIFER, Jr., 35, 620 West Center street, Warsaw, who died Sunday afternoon, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Warsaw Methodist church. Rev. A. E. HABGOOD will officiate and burial will be in the Oakwood cemetery, that city. Death resulted from a heart attack suffered while he was a patient in the McDonald Hospital.
Born Sept. 6, 1918, in Warsaw, he was the son of Ralph and Zedna (FORE) FIFER. In 1940, he was married to Margaret MURPHY. Mrs. Fifer was employed in a Rochester beauty parlor while her husband served with the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. Mr. Fifer was a route manager for Crystal Dairy and also was a Prudential insurance agent. He was a member of the Warsaw Methodist church.
Survivors are the wife, at home; his parents, of Warsaw; a son, Timothy [FIFER], 11; a baby daughter, Susan Elaine [FIFER] and two brothers. Mrs. Eva FORE, of Rochester is a cousin.
Friends may call at the Landis funeral home, Warsaw.
Clara M. Fletcher
Mrs. Bert FLETCHER died at 5:25 p.m. Monday at her home, six miles northwest of Rochester in Richland Township. Death was attributed to a heart ailment from which she had suffered for some time.
She was born [Clara M. ALEXANDER] Nov. 12, 1882, to Riley and Amanda ALEXANDER, in Richland Township. On June 10, 1905 she was married to Bert FLETCHER in Rochester. Mrs. Fletcher was a member of the Grandview church for 55 years. She had resided in Fulton county all of her life, with the exception of five years in northern Michigan.
Survivors are the husband at home; two sons, Clarence [FLETCHER], Rochester, and Mars [FLETCHER], South Bend; three grandsons, Dick, Bob and Billy [FLETCHER]; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie RITTER, Rochester and Miss Sudie STEIMINGER, New Carlisle and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Grandview church. Rev. Arthur GIVENS, assisted by Rev. Frank HIGHLEY will officiate and burial will be in the Richland Center cemetery. The body rests at the home of Clarence FLETCHER, 529 Indiana Avenue, this city where friends may call up until 1 p.m. Thursday.
Della M. Sidmore
Final rites forMrs. Fred [Della May BRUBAKER] SIDMORE, 66, Jackson, Mich., who died Sunday, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Horn funeral home in Jackson. Burial will be in a Jackson cemetery.
Mrs. Sidmore, who was the daughter of Samuel and Alice BRUBAKER, was born in Richland Township. She was a member of the Evangelical church. The Sidmores had resided in Michigan for the past 30 years.
Surviving are the husband, at home; three brothers, Claude BRUBAKER, Rochester; Harry BRUBAKER, Mishawaka, and Roy BRUBAKER, Fort Wayne; a sister, Mrs. Goldie THRUSH, San Diego, Cal., and a grandson.
Lucy Lowe
Mrs. Lucy LOWE, 76, 1115 Franklin Avenue, this city died at 1:25 p.m. Monday at the home of her daughter in Highland Park, Ill. Death resulted from a coronary embolism. She had been in failing health for the past several months.
Practically all of her life was spent in Rochester. She was an employee of the Rochester Telephone Company for over 25 years.
Mrs. Lowe was born Sept. 9, 1877, in Fulton county. Her parents were Benjamin and Hannah [COLLINS] PORTER. On April 4, 1900, she was married to Voris LOWE. He preceded her in death on August 7, 1953. The Lowes oserved their Golden Wedding anniversary in 1950.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Audrey RYALL, of Highland Park, Ill; a grandson and a brother Walter PORTER, Sparta, Mich. A daughter Vivian [LOWE], preceded in death in infancy.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home with Rev. Donald DECKER officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Harry W. Southard
Final rites for Harry SOUTHARD will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Flanner-Buchanan funeral home, Indianapolis. Mr. Southard was a brother of Mrs. Ada SHERBONDY of this city.
Wednesday, November 18, 1953
Katheryn Quivey
Miss Katheryn QUIVEY, 17, died at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald QUIVEY, R.R. 1, Culver. She had been in ill health for the past several months. Had her health permitted she would have entered the Junior class of the Culver high school this fall.
Miss Quivey was a member of the Culver H.S. Band and recently was the recipient of the Culver H.S. Superior Music Award.
She was born July 17, 1936 on a farm near Argos to Ronald and Claribel QUIVEY. Miss Quivey was a member of the Poplar Grove Methodist Church, east of Culver.
Survivors are her parents; a sister, Alice May QUIVEY of Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill.; her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Joe BOETSMA, Culver; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence QUIVEY, R.R. 4, Plymouth.
The body will be removed from the Grossman funeral home, Argos, to the Quivey home where friends may call until 11 a.m. Friday. It will then be taken to the Evangelical U.B. church in Culver to lie in state from noon until 2 p.m. Friday at which time final rites will be held.
Rev. Harold FRAKER, of Argos, assisted by Rev. C. L. HANEY, of Culver, will officiate. Burial will be in the Poplar Grove cemetery.
John P. Mersch
Final rites for John P. MERSCH, 69, who died Monday evening at his home six miles northeast of Kewanna, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the St. Ann’s church, Kewanna. The Rev. Father Charles REMAKLUS will officiate and burial will be in the St. Peter’s cemetery, Winamac. The Rosary will be recited at the Mersch residence at 7:30 this evening.
He was born March 27, 1884, in Luxembourg, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip MERSCH. He came to the United States in 1908 and resided in Holland, Ia. He was married to Hilda SAUTER on Nove. 5, 1912. Mr. Mersch had been a resident of the Kewanna community for the past five years.
Survivors are his wife, at home, and the following children: Mrs. Celia WHITTAKER, Fresno, Cal.; Mrs. Gertrude Von SEGGERIN, Astoria, Ore.; Mrs. Catherine BONGE, Neligh, Neb.; Mrs. Eleanor GUNTER, Knox; Mrs. Joseph SPIERING, North Judson; Joe [MERSCH], Kewanna; Sgt. Larry [MERSCH], Marine Corps, Portsmouth, N.H. and Jerome [MERSCH] at home. Twenty grandchildren also survive.
Emma Stretch
One of Rochester’s oldest residents, Mrs. Emma STRETCH, 92, died at 3 p.m. Tuesday at her home, 1029 South Main street. Mrs. Stretch had been in failing health for the past several months and her condition became critical early Monday, which was her 92nd birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Stretch, who had resided in Rochester since 1945, made her home with her daugher and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. LINNEMAN. She came to this city from Graymont, Ill.
Mrs. Stretch was born Nov. 16, 1861, in Lewis County, Mo., to Peter and Mary (JOYCE) WIEGARDS. On December 25, 1878, she was married to Louis Albert STRETCH at
Stevvenville, Mo. He preceded in death in 1912. Mrs. Stretch was a member of the Rochester Christian church.
Survivors are the daughter, Mrs. Linneman, nine grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Two sons preceded her in death. They were William A. STRETCH, who died in 1946 and Forrest C. STRETCH, a member of the Rochester Police Department, who died in 1952.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home with the Rev. James KIMSEY officiating. The body will then be taken to the Lehman funeral home, Flanagan, Ill., where the final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Friday. Burial will be made in the Center cemetery at Flanagan.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today.
Thursday, November 19, 1953
Charles Hatcliff
Charles HATCLIFF, 85, Wolcott, died at 10 a.m. today at the Rochester Nursing Home. He had been ill for the past four years and had resided in Rochester for two years.
He was born June 14, 1868, in Wolcott to David and Elizabeth MOORE HATCLIFF. Mr. Hatcliff was a retired farmer; he had never married. The deceased was a member of the Maedow Lake, Ind., Methodies Church.
Survivors are two nieces, Mrs. Mary BUPP, Rochester, and Mrs. Margaret DIELMAN, Akron.
The body will be taken to Wolcott, Ind., Friday morning by the Zimmerman Brothers funeral car.
Friday, November 20, 1953
Wolfgang Wilfert
Wolfgang WILFERT, 94, a pioneer retired farmer, who resided four miles north of Leiters Ford for many years, died this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clara STOUGH, Plymouth. He had resided in Marshall county for the past four years. Mr. Wilfert had been seriously ill for two weeks.
He was born in Hof, Bavaria, Germany, on Aug. 20, 1859, and came to Rochester in 1871, later settling on a farm in the northwest section of Fulton county. During the course of the past score of years, Mr. Wilfert wrote several interesting articles of the hardships he experienced in his earlier years which were published in The News-Sentinel as well as The Plymouth Pilot-News.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Clara STOUGH, Plymouth, and Mrs. Edmon FISHER, Rochester; four sons, Enos [WILFERT], Culver; Clyde [WILFERT], Edwardsburg, Mich; Lloyd [WILFERT], Burlington, Wis. and Ray [WILFERT], Chicago; a brother, Henry WILFERT and other relatives in Germany; sixteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Brethren church, Plymouth. Rev. Homer KIRACAFE will officiate and burial will be in the Culver cemetery.
Friends may call at the Easterday funeral home,
Culver, until noon Saturday after which time the body will lie in state at the
home of the daughter, Mrs. Stough.
Minnie Lee Miller
Alf CARTER received word today of the death of Mrs. Steward MILLER, which occurred Tuesday night at her home in Joplin, Mo. Funeral services were held in that city this morning and following cremation of the body in Kansas City, Mo., the ashes will be returned to Rochester for committment to the plot of her father, John STOCKBERGER, in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Mrs. Miller, nee Minnie Lee STOCKBERGER, was born and reared in the vicinity of Rochester and for a few years was employed in the offices of The Chester White Swine Record Association. Following the death of her parents, she was raised by her uncle and aunt, the late Mr. and Mrs. George H. WALLACE, of this city. Mrs. Miller was a graduate of R.H.S.
Saturday, November 21, 1953
Ralph C. Wickizer
Ralph C. WICKIZER, 68, retired Nickel Plate Railroad Western Union operator, died at 5 p.m. Friday at his home on Long Point, Lake Maxinkuckee. Death was attributed to a heart attack suffered but 10 minutes earlier.
He was born July 29, 1885, at Argos, to Perry and Alice WICKIZER. He was married to Jean OTTO on Nov. 16, 1915, at Milwaukee, Wis. Practically all of his youth was spent in Argos. Mr. Wickizer resided in Cleveland, O., for many years and returned to Lake Maxinkuckee following his retirement. He was a member of the Argos Masonic Order.
Survivors are the wife, at home; a sister, Mrs. Esther DAVIS, Indianapolis; and a brother, Ernest WICKIZER, Continental, O.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Grossman funeral home in Argos. The Rev. Edward BOASE, pastor of the Argos Methodist church will officiate and burial will be in the Maple Grove cemetery at Argos.
The Argos Masonic lodge will conduct its final rites at the graveside.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Monday, November 23, 1953
Eugene Raff
Eugene RAFF, 69, R.R. 4, Rochester, died at 8:30 p.m. Saturday following a year’s illness. Mr. Raff purchased a farm in the Burton community four years ago and had resided there since his retirement from his bakery business in Chicago.
He was born in Underteck, Germany, on April 8, 1884, to Lewis and Anna (BAUER) RAFF. He came to Chicago at the age of 17. On June 7, 1907, he was married to Elizabeth SCHULTZ in St. Joseph, Mich. The deceased owned and operated a bakery business in Chicago for 22 years.
Survivors include the widow, at home; a sister, Maria [RAFF], and two brothers, Lewis and Henry RAFF, all of Germany, and several nieces and nephews in Germany.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Foster funeral home. Rev. Dale HAMILTON will officiate and cremation will follow. The family requests that flowers be omitted.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Tuesday, November 24, 1953 to Wednesday, November 25, 1953
[no obits]
Thursday, November 26, 1953
[no paper - holiday]
Friday, November 27, 1953
George W. McLochlin
George W. McLOCHLIN, 55, a native of Fulton county, died of a heart attack at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday at his home in Logansport. For the past 2 years he had been an employee of the Logan Machine Company.
He was born November 5, 1896, in Fulton county to James F. and Mary GILLESPIE McLOCHLIN. He was a member of the St. Joseph’s church, the Holy Name society of that parish and Eagles Lodge of Logansport.
Survivors are his wife, Frances [McLOCHLIN], at home; a brother, Walter [McLOCHLIN], Grand Rapids, Mich., and a sister Mrs. Margaret DORAN, Logansport.
Final rites will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at the St. Joseph’s church, Logansport. The Rt. Rev. Msgt. M. J. AICHINGER will officiate and burial will be in the Mt. Calvary cemetery, Logansport.
Mary Anna Brown
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ann BROWN, 87, widow of John Delbert BROWN, former resident of Liberty township, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ditmire funeral home, Fulton. Rev. R. H. TURNER of the Fulton Baptist church will officiate and burial will be in the Five Corners cemetery in Miami county.
Mrs. Brown died Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George GOOCH, Peru. She had been seriously ill for the past three months.
Born in Miami County, October 15, 1866, she was the daughter of William and Sarah Jane JOHNSON BINKLEY. On August 6, 1887, she was married to John Delbert BROWN, who preceded her in death on July 29, 1946.
Survivors are the daughter, Mrs. Gooch; a son, William [BROWN], Peru; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-four great-grandchildren and a brother, William BINKLEY, Arkansas.
Saturday, November 28, 1953
Homer Hutton
Funeral services for Homer HUTTON, 88, of Fulton, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Ditmire funeral home, Fulton. Rev. R. H. TURNER will officiate and burial will be in the Fulton cemetery.
Mr. Hutton died of a heart attack which he suffered at 12:05 p.m. Friday while he was hunting north of Fulton with his son-in-law, Walter PUZ. He had been a resident of the Fulton community for 30 years where he was engaged in farming until his retirement several years ago.
He was born August 26, 1865, near Greenfield, to Louis and Elizabeth DRAKE HUTTON. His wife, who was the former Vannie MAXWELL, preceded him in death on July 19, 1945. Mr.
Hutton was a member of the Fulton Baptist church.
Survivors are the daughter, Mrs. Walter PUZ, Fulton; a sister, Mrs. Docia SMITH, Chicago; one granddaghter; one niece and a nephew.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Monday, November 30, 1953
[no obits]
Tuesday, December 1, 1953
Clyde O. Fetrow
Clyde O. FETROW, 56, of Akron, died at 9:05 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital following a seven weeks’ illness. Mr. Fetrow had been a resident of Akron since 1942, moving there from Cass county.
He was born July 10, 1897, in Miami county to Oliver and Clara MOHLER FETROW. In 1947 he was married to Freda CROCKETT at Denver, Ind. For the past few years he had been employed at the Safway Products plant in Rochester. Mr. Fetrow was a member of the Akron Lions Club.
Survivors are his wife and mother, both of Akron; a broher, Merle [FETROW], Akron, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at he Sheetz funeral home, Akron, with the Rev. Claude FAWNS officiating. Burial will be in the Akron I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Wednesday, December 2, 1953
[no obits]
Thursday, December 3, 1953
Louis C. Zimmerman
Louis C. ZIMMERMAN, 70, 503 Madison Ave., Peru, died Wednesday noon at the Dukes Hospital, Peru. He was an employee of the Stokely Canning company.
Among the survivors is a daughter, Mrs. Oliver MIKESELL, Rochester.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Drake-Flowers funeral home, Peru.
Thomas C. Judd
Thomas C. “Brick” JUDD, 50, formerly of Akron, died at noon today at the home of his father, John JUDD, in Elkhart.
The body will be taken to the Moyer-Haupert Funeral Home in Akron.
Judd was employed in the State Bureau of Motor
Vehicles from 1944-48 and recently had made his home in Elkhart.
Hattie E. Stinson
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie E. STINSON, 91, former resident of Rochester, who died at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Homer KOFFEL, in Galien, Mich., will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Foster Funeral Home, this city. She had resided in Michigan for the past 18 years.
Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the Foster Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Friday.
She was born in Rochester on Jan. 12, 1862, to Dr. Vernon and Elmira RANNELLS GOULD. On April 20, 1882, she was married to Webster STINSON, who preceded her in death in Sept. 1923.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Geneva WYLIE and Mrs. Lucia FOOR, both of this city, Mrs. Latrania KOFFEL, Galien, Mich., and Berniece GOULD, Altadena, Cal.; seven grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. A daughter, Marjorie [STINSON], preceded in death.
Harry Dale Henderson
Harry Dale HENDERSON, 48, died at 7:15 Wednesday evening at the home of his mother, Mrs. Carrie HENDERSON, 530 1/2 Main street, this city. He had been seriously ill since Saturday morning.
He was born in Rochester on Dec. 12, 1905, to John and Carrie BRINEY HENDERSON and had resided here all his life. Mr. Henderson was employed at the Rochester Metal Products Company. He was a member of the Eagles lodge.
Survivors are his mother; a daughter, Mary [HENDERSON]; two grandchildren; a brother, Donald [HENDERSON], of Rochester.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Foster Funeral Home. Rev. L. E. POWELL will officiate and brial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 8 p.m. this evening.
J. Hobart Barr
Mrs. Ralph MURRAY has received word of the death of J. Hobart BARR, which occurred recently at his home in Silver Springs, Md., following a heart attack.
Mr. Barr was principal of Leiters Ford H.S. some 20 years ago. Mr. Murray was a teacher there at that time.
He is survived by his wife, the former Imogene ROBINETTE, of South Whitley; a daughter, Mrs. Virginia CRABBS, Frederick, Md.; a son, David [BARR], at home, and a grandson, Martin CRABBS. Burial was in the Arlington National Cemetery.
Friday, December 4, 1953
Thomas C. Judd
Final rites for Thomas C. “Brick” JUDD, who died at noon Thursday in Elkhart, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Beaver Dam church, north of Akron. Rev. John CORNELIUS of Elkhart will officiate and burial will be in the Nichols cemetery, five miles north of Akron.
A former resident of Rochester and Akron, he was prominent in Republican party circles in the county. While residing in Akron he operated the Winona Cafe and during his residency in Rochester he was employed as a fieldman for the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles. While resding in Elkhart he was employed in his brother’s drug store.
Mr. Judd was a member of the Rochester L.O.O.M.
He was born Sept. 4, 1903, in Kosciusko county to John and Myrtle CLIFTON JUDD.
Survivors are a son, Charles A. [JUDD]; his father and stepmother Mr. and Mrs. John JUDD, and a brother, Charles W. JUDD, all of Elkhart.
Friends may call at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron, until noon Sunday.
Saturday, December 5, 1953
Charlotte Gregory
Mrs. Charlotte GREGORY, 73, died at 2 a.m. today at the Stansbury Nursing Home. She had been in failing health for the past six months. Her entire life was spent in Rochester and vicinity.
Born November 10, 1880, in Rochester she was the daughter of Elijah and Mary OLDFATHER. In 1901, she was married to Charles GREGORY in Rochester.
Survivors are her husband, at home; two sons, Omer [GREGORY], Rochester and Harry [GREGORY], South Bend; a brother, David OLDFATHER, this city; a sister, Mary [OLDFATHER] of Ohio; ten grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Orval E. Minter
Rites were held in Sunnyside, Washington, Nov. 27 for Orval E. MINTER, 46, a native of Metea. Mr. Minter is survived by his wife and six children. A brother, Asa MINTER, resides in Rochester.
Monday, December 7, 1953
Emma Fultz
Mrs. Emma FULTZ, 89, died at 3:45 a.m. Sunday following a lengthy illness. She had been a resident of Fulton county most of her life.
She was born Feb. 13, 1864, at Inwood, Ind., to David and Margaret THOMPSON. Her husband, George FULTZ, preceded her in death in 1941. Mrs. Fultz was a charter member of the Rochester Seventh Day Adventist church.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Ruth PEARSON, Berrien Springs, Mich.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Nellie MOORE, Michigan City; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at he Foster funeral home. Rev. O. J. MILLS will officiate. Burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant cemetery, near Inwood. Friends may call at the funeral home. The relatives request that flowers be omitted.
Tuesday, December 8, 1953
Merl Dean Swihart, Jr.
Merl Dean SWIHART, Jr., six-months-old son of Merl D. and Edna M. (RITENOUR) SWIHART., died at 2:50 p.m. Monday at his home six miles north of Plymouth on u.s. 31. He had been seriously ill for the past months.
He was born June 3, 1953, at Corona, Calif. The Swiharts moved back to Plymouth last September after Mr. Swihart had received his discharge from the U. S. Marine Corps.
Survivors are the parents, the Maternal grandmother, Mrs. Frank RITENOUR, all of R.R.
1, Plmouth, and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ford SWIHART, of Argos.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.Thursday at the Assembly of God church, Plymouth with Rev. William Van WINKLE in charge. Burial will be in the New Oak Hill cemetery, Plymouth.
The body will be removed from the Grossman funeral home in Argos at 10 a.m. Wednesday to the parents’ home, where friends may call.
Jessie F. Palmer
Jessie F. PALMER, 84, of Macy, died at 10 a.m. today at the Rochester Nursing Home. The body was taken to the Ditmire funeral home, Fulton. A complete obituary will be published in Wednesday’s edition of The News-Sentinel.
Wednesday, December 9, 1953
Jessie F. Palmer
Funeral services for Jessie F. PALMER, 74, Macy, who died Tuesday morning at the Rochester Nursing Home, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Ditmire funeral home, Fulton. Rev. R. H. TURNER will officiate and burial will be in the Macy Plainview cemetery.
The daughter of Wilson and Nancy PACKARD PALMER, she was born Nov. 19, 1869, in Miami county. On November 3, 1884 she was married to George SHOOP. For over 30 years she was employed as an operator at the Macy Telephone Exchange. She was a member of the Macy Methodist church.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Maude FOOR, R.R. 1, Macy; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Gladys F. Cook
Final rites were held at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon for Mrs. Gladys Fern (RALSTON} BRYANT COOK, 62, of South Bend. Mrs. Cook died in that city Monday following a major operation. She had been a resident of South Bend for 35 years, moving there from Rochester.
She was born May 26, 1891, at Gilead, to Clint and Cynthia RALSTON. Her first marriage was to Loren BRYANT of Rochester, who preceded her in death. Her second marriage was to Macy COOK, who survives.
Thursday, December 10, 1953
Norton Emmett Reed
Norton Emmett REED, 78, formerly of Akron and Culver, died at 6:30 a.m. today at the home of his daughter, Miss Mary REED, of South Bend. He had made his home in South Bend for the past few months, following his retirement from Ferrier Lumber Co. in Culver.
Mr. Reed who was born in Kosciusko county, resided in Akron for a number of years and then moved to Culver. He is a member of Masonic Lodge and the O.E.S. of Akron.
Surviving are two daughters, Miss Mary REED and Mrs. Lena SPEYER, both of South Bend; a son, Charles REED, of Detroit; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A sister, Mrs. Ida HICKS, Lafayette, also survives.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Easterday funeral home, Culver. Dr. Harry CAMPBELL, pastor of the Culver Methodist church, will officiate. Burial will be in
Nichols cemetery north of Akron.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Friday, December 11, 1953
Louella Heeter
Mrs. Louella HEETER, 76, former resident of Rochester, died at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary ELLIS, east of Macy. She had been seriously ill for only a few days. Mrs. Heeter spent most of her life as a resident of Rochester and Fulton county.
She was born Oct. 2, 1877, in Fulton county to John and Mary (BRYANT) CRISMAN. On July 3, 1897, she was married to Leslie HEETER, who preceded in death on Nov. 11, 1942. Mrs. Heeter was a member of the Rochester Church of God.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Mary ELLIS, near Macy; two sons, Harold [HEETER], Buchanan, Mich., and Fred [HEETER], Plymouth; a brother, Perry CRISMAN, of Maryland; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl McGEE, Athens, and Mrs. Ira MOORE, Logansport; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A son, Max [HEETER], died July 3, 1953.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Church of God, with Rev. L. E. POWELL officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery, Athens.
The body will be taken from the Foster funeral home to the Ellis residence late this afternoon where friends may call.
William Gottschalk
William GOTTSCHALK, 84, well-known retired farmer of the Green Oak neighborhood, southeast of Rochester, died at 9:30 a.m. today at his farm home. He had been seriously ill for the past several months.
He was born December 12, 1868, in Ohio, to John and Elizabeth GOTTSCHALK. His wife, to whom he had been married for over 63 years, was the former Martha SWANK.
Survivors are his wife; four daughters, Miss May GOTTSCHALK, at home; Mrs. Clarence MURPHY, Denver; Mrs. Alice FOUTS and Mrs. Ralph SCHINDLER, both of Rochester; two sons, Fred and Charles [GOTTSCHALK], both of this city; three brothers, Noah [GOTTSCHALK], Rochester; Edward [GOTTSCHALK], Kewanna and George [GOTTSCHALK], Lagro; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Trinity E.U.B. church, with the Rev. WILMERT officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
The body will be taken from the Foster funeral home to the Gottschalk residence where friends may call after noon Saturday.
Axel Hektor and
Hilda Hektor
An elderly man burned to death Thursday night in his flaming house north of Kewanna and his invalid wife died a short time later from smoke suffocation.
Dead are Axel HEKTOR, 85, retired farmer, and his wife, Hilda (JOHNSON) HEKTOR, 72. Fire, believed to have started when an oil stove exploded about 6:30 p.m. Thursday, destroyed their two-story frame house in Bruce Lake Station, 11 miles west of Rochester.
Neighbors who discovered the fire took Mrs. Hektor to Woodlawn Hospital here where she died at 7:53 p.m. Bedfast for the past five years, Mrs. Hektor was partially paralyzed.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Van DUYNE, with the aid of another neighbor, removed Mrs. Hektor
through a window from her hospital bed in the smoke-filled dwelling.
A short time later Harold WOOLINGTON, assistant fire chief of Kewanna Volunteer Fire Department, found the charred body of Mr. Kektor sprawled in the doorway of the kitchen.
The fire was beyond control when firemen arrived. Four trips were made back to Kewanna, four and a half miles south, for water before the blaze could be placed under control three hours later.
Only one room of the house was partially saved from destruction by the blaze, which was fanned by icy winds. The house remains a charred shell.
The burned remains of Mr. and Mrs. Kektor’s pet cat was found in the ruins this morning.
In 1922 a house in which the Hektor family resided less than a quarter of a mile from their present home also was destroyed by fire. The foundation of that house can be seen yet a short distance behind the Community Church in Bruce Lake Station. They had resided in their present home since 1925.
Fulton County Coroner Dr. Dean K. STINSON said Mr. Hekor died from burns and Mrs. Hektor from suffocation.
Funeral rites for the fire victims will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Community Church at Bruce Lake Station. Burial will be in the Bruce Lake cemetery.
The bodies will be at the Harrison Funeral Home in Kewanna until time of the services.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Kektor were natives of Sweden. Mr. Hektor was born Jan. 9, 1868, in Odashog, Sweden, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor HEKTOR. He came to United States in 1888, settling at Paxton, Ill.
His wife was born in Wadstana, Sweden, Feb. 14, 1881, daughter of Carl and Johanna JOHNSON. In 1898 she moved from Sweden to Paxton, Ill.
She and Mr. Hektor were married in 1901 at Chicago. They came to Fulton County in 1910.
They were charter members of the Community Church at Bruce Lake Station.
Surviving are two sons, Edwin [HEKTOR], Vandalia, Mich., and Walter [HEKTOR], of South Bend; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth WYNN of Culver and Mrs. Ethel FRYE of South Bend; fifteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Saturday, December 12, 1953
Louisa J. Conover
Mrs. Louisa J. CONOVER, 85, 6604 Arizona Avenue, Hammond, died Friday evening in the St. Catherine Hospital, East Chicago. She was the mother of Myron CONOVER, of this city.
Other survivors are two daughters, Nina CONOVER, Hammond, and Mrs. Wade HOLT, Bloomfield, Ky.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Final rites will be held at the Huber Funeral
Home, 7051 Kennedy Avenue, Hammond.
Burial will be in the Gilboa cemetery, near Remington. The exact time of the services has not been
set. The family requests that flowers
be omitted.
Monday, December 14, 1953
Ellen Eaton
Mrs. Ellen [POWERS] EATON, 68, Lake Shore Drive, Culver, died at 7:45 a.m. today in the Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, where she had been a patient for the past week. Death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage. She had been a resident of the Culver community for the past eight years, moving there from Argos.
Mrs. Eaton was born Sept. 25, 1885, at Walnut, the daughter of Isaac and Catherine POWERS. She was married to Reason C. EATON on Sept. 24, 1903. Mr. and Mrs. Eaton celebrated their Golden Wedding anniverdsary during last September. She was a member of the Gilead Methodist church southwest of Argos.
Survivors are the husband, at home; four daughters, Mrs. Carrie SNOKE, Mrs. Helen CHARTERS, Mrs. Anna Rae HITE, all of Plymouth, and Mrs. Eloise THOMAS and a son, Clarence EATON, both of LaPaz; one sister, Mrs. Ethel EATON, Sharpsville; one brother, Reuben POWERS, Argos; thirteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Grossman funeral home, Argos. Rev. Dale HAMILTON will officiate and burial will e in the New Oak Hill cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call at he funeral home after 7 p.m. today.
Linda Kay Hawk
Funeral services for Linda Kay [HAWK], day-old daughter of Robert and Esther Jean HAWK, R.R. 2, Rochester, were held at 2 p.m. today at the Foster Funeral Home. Rev. HILL officiated and burial was made in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Survivors are the parents; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed HAWK, R.R. 5, Rochester; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John WALTZ, R.R. 3, Rochester; the great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl GIBSON, the great-grandmother, Mrs. Cora WALTZ, all of this city, and a great-great-grandmother, Mrs. Mary WIDEMAN of Akron.
Tuesday, December 15, 1953
[no obits]
Wednesday, December 16, 1953
Virginia K. McFarland
Mrs. Virginia K. McFARLAND, 43, 308 E. Walnut street, Argos, died at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening at Woodlawn Hospital here where she had been a patient for the past week. She had been seriously ill only a few days. Mrs. McFarland had resided in Argos and vicinity her entire life.
She was born Dec. 2, 1910, in Fulton county, to William and Mary ALLEN. On Nov. 9, 1939, she was married to Jacob E. McFARLAND. Mrs. McFarland was a memer of the Argos Christian church and was a past president of the Argos Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors are the husband and a son, Perry [McFARLAND], 6, at home; one sister, Mrs. Irene SMITH, Indianapolis; one half-sister, Mrs. Laura McNEIL, Morris, Ill., and her mother, Mrs. Mary ALLEN, Argos.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos. Rev. Hubert CLEVENGER, Jr., Argos Christian chuch, will officiate and burial will be in the New Oak Hill cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.
Thursday, December 17, 1953
[no obits]
Friday, December 18, 1953
Nell Mae Dickinson
Mrs. Nell Mae (IDEN) DICKINSON, 69, 310 Indiana Avenue, Argos, died at 12:05 a.m. today in the Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient for the past five days. Mrs. Dickinson had been in failing health since October, 1947, when she was seriously injured in an auto accident. She had been a residet of Argos since 1940, coming there from Chicago.
The daughter of Harry J. and Loretta IDEN, she was born Sept. 9, 1884, at Bourbon. On March 25, 1908, she was married to Cloyd C. DICKINSON. She was a member of the Bourbon Methodist church and the Sunshine Chapter of O.E.S., Chicago.
Survivors are the husband, at home; one daughter, Mrs. Eleanor J. PRETORIUS, Urbana, Ind.; two sons, Donald E. and Harry C. [DICKINSON], both of Argos; four grandchildren; three brothers, Clarence E. IDEN, Dayton, Ohio; Raymond IDEN, Mr. Vernon, Ohio, and Harry C. IDEN, Carey, Ohio.
Private funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Grossman funeral home, Argos. Rev. Edward BOASE, of the Argos Methodist church, will officiate and burial will be in the Bourbon cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today until the hour of the services.
Saturday, December 19, 1953
O. G. Bryant, Sr.
O. G. (Orbie) BRYANT, Sr., 57, died at 8 a.m. today at Orlando, Fla., where he had been confined to Memorial hospital for the past three weeks.
Surviving are his wife, the former Marjorie JONES of Rochester; one son, O. G. [BRYANT], Jr., Wabash, and a daughter, Mrs. Wayne SMITH, Rochester. The body is being returned to the MaCain Funeral Home in Denver. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Monday, December 21, 1953
O. G. Bryant, St.
Final rites for O. G. (Orbie) BRYANT, Sr., Macy, who died Saturday in Memorial Hospital, Orlando, Fla., will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Macy Methodist church. Burial will be in the Plainview cemetery, west of Macy.
Mr. Bryant, who was engaged in the paving contracting business, had been in ill health for the past two years and had gone to Florida a little over a month ago in hope of improving his health.
Friends may call at the MaCain funeral home at
Denver after 8 p.m. this evening.
Rhoda A. Pfeiffer
Mrs. Henry PFEIFFER, 83, former Rochester resident, died Sunday at her home, 1732 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, Ill. She had been in failing health for the past several months.
She had been a resident of Rochester for a number of years, during which time her husband was engaged in the poultry and produce business with the Beyer Brothers Co. The family moved from here to Logansport and later to Evanston.
Rhoda Alice (FOGLESONG) PFEIFFER was born May 10, 1870, at Kewanna. She was a member of the Methodist church.
Survivors are two daughters, Mary E. PFEIFFER, Evanston, Ill., and Mrs. John Gordon (Mildred) MARTIN, LaPorte, and a son, Edwin B. PFEIFFER, Twin Lakes, Minn. A son, Lucius PFEIFFER, preceded her in death July 31, 1953.
Funeral services will be held here at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Grace Methodist church with Rev. Charles Merrill SMITH officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. The body will be brought to the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home Tuesday afternoon where friends may call.
Arthur James Bacon
Arthur James BACON, 74, Akron, died Saturday morning at the Indiana Medical Center Hospital, Indianapolis, where he had been a patient for the past week. He had been in ill health for over a year. Mr. Bacon had resided in Akron for 3 years, coming there from Macy.
He was born June 30, 1879, five miles south of Rochester, to John and Nancy (SUTTON) BACON. On Jan. 19, 1902, he was married to Myrtle HORTON. Mr. Bacon was a member of the Macy Christian church.
Survivors are his wife, at home; two sons, Omer [BACON], Peru; Russell [BACON], Akron; two daughters, Mrs. Shirley HARPER and Mrs. Alice OVERLANDER, both of Akron; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Two children preceded in death.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron, with the Rev. SMELTZER of the Akron Brethren church in charge. Burial was made in the Macy cemetery.
Tuesday, December 22, 1953
Harry Chalk
Harry CHALK, 82, retired brick mason, died at his home a quarter of a mile west of Fulton at 12:45 o’clock this morning. He had been ill six weeks.
The son of John and Mary J. (WADDLE) CHALK, he was born Oct. 15, 1871, in Miami county and spent his entire life in the Fulton community.
He was married to Emma L. COOPER on January 15, 1895.
Survivors include his wife; one son, Albert [CHALK], near Macy; six grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren; one brother, William [CHALK], of Scott county; and one sister, Mrs. Blanche RANNELS, Swayzee.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Ditmire funeral home in Fulton with Rev. Paul MAST officiating. Burial will be in the Fulton cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Ethel Perry
Rochester relatives received word today of the death of Mrs. Ethel PERRY Monday in Union City, at the home of her brother, Rev. KEMP.
Mrs. Perry, widow of James PERRY, a former barber of Rochester, suffered a stroke of paralysis about five months ago and had been bedfast since.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the North Manchester Christian church.
Rochester relatives are an aunt, Mrs. Bert REYNOLDS; uncles, Albert and Cecil FENSTERMAKER, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. George FENSTERMAKER.
Flora May Duff
Mrs. Flora May “Kathryn” DUFF, 88, Apple street, Argos, died at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the McFarland Nursing Home, this city. She had been in failing health since she suffered a hip fracture four years ago. All of her life had been spent in Argos with the exception of a few years in Chicago.
She was born Novemer 19, 1865, in Argos to Isaac and Emily WALLACE. Her husband, James DUFF, preceded her in death in 1923.
Survivors are a son, Earl DUFF, Argos; four grandsons and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos. The Rev. Harold FRAKER of the Argos Wesleyan Methodist church will officiate and burial will be Maple Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
John M. Miller
Final rites were held at 10 a.m. today at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home for John M. MILLER, 75, 1510 Audubon street, this city, who died Saturday morning at the Stansbury Nursing Home. The Rev. Bevis HILL officiated and burial was made in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Mr. Miller was born June 19, 1878 in Fulton county. On December 25, 1933, he was married to Flotilla DAWSON at South Bend. She preceded him in death in 1940. He was a member of the U.B. church of Mishawaka. Mr. Miller had resided in Rochester since 1943 coming here from Mishawaka. He was employed as a laborer.
Surviving are a step-daughter, Mrs. Raymond C. MILLER, R.R. 2, Rochester; a cousin, Mrs. Lon AULT, Rochester; two half-brothers, Nathan and Allen MILLER, both of South Bend.
Wednesday, December 23, 1953
Ethel McGriff
Mrs. Ethel McGRIFF, 67, who resided on the Marshall-Fulton county line road, was killed Tuesday evening and her husband was injured slightly when they were struck by an auto on U.S. 66, four miles west of Kirkwood, Mo. Kirkwood is a short distance west of St. Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. McGriff, enroute to Los Angeles to visit their son, Orville, were struck by the car as they were crossing the highway to look at a motel.
The McGriff home is located five miles west of U.S. 31 on Road 110 in Richland township. Mr. McGriff, a farmer, suffered a broken ankle. The body of Mrs. McGriff will be taken to the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos today. Mr. McGriff also will return.
She was a member of the Santa Anna Church near her home. Surviving are three sons, Orville [McGRIFF] of Los Angeles and Roy and Ray [McGRIFF], both of Rochester; three daughters, Mrs. Harold ABBOTT of Rochester, and Mrs. Florence GIBBONS and Mrs. Charles GOHEEN, both of near Argos.
Lewis J. Polk, Sr.
Lewis John POLK, Sr., 66, well-known carpenter of this city, died at 12:35 a.m. today at his home, 514 West Ninth street. He had been in ill health for the past 18 months and critically ill for the past week.
He was born Jan. 31, 1887, at Warsaw, to Marcellus D. and Ella (WEISS ) POLK. He was married to Clara GOBEL on July 23, 1905, at Warsaw. Mr. Polk was a member of St. Paul’s E.U.B. church, of this city.
Survivors are his wife, at home; eight children: Robert G. POLK, Port Washington, N.Y.; Cecil A. POLK, Bourbon; William R. POLK, Muncie; Mrs. Mary L. DAVENPORT, Wabash; Mrs. Martha GELBAUGH, Charles H. POLK, Lewis J. POLK, Jr. and Donald E. POLK, all of Rochester; seventeen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Rev. Bevis HILL will officiate and burial will be in the Oak Wood cemetery, Warsaw. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Thursday, December 24, 1953
Rollie Fieser
Mrs. Hattie COOK, 517 Jefferson street, this city, early today received word of the death of her brother, Rollie FIESER, 58, of Bremen.
Mr. Fieser was killed in an auto accident, a mile north of North Liberty, while he was en route from the Bendix Co., South Bend, to his home.
He was born and reared near Talma, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul FIESER. Mr. Fieser is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.
Ethel McGriff
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel McGRIFF, 66, who was killed when she was hit by an auto near Clayton, Mo., Tuesday evening, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Grossman funeral home, Argos. Rev. Albert VERMILLION, Jamestown, Ind., assisted by Rev. John F. DEAL, will officiate and burial will be in the Richland Center cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. this evening.
Mrs. McGriff was born in Fulton county on Nov. 21, 1887. Her parents were Henry and Alice NEWCOMB. She was married to Albert McGRIFF. Mrs. McGriff was a member of the Richland Center Methodist church and the Santa Anna W.S.C.S.
Survivors are her husband, at home; three daughters: Mrs. Florence GIBBONS, R.R. 1, Culver; Mrs. Mildred GOHEEN, R.R. 3, Argos; Mrs. Leone ABBOTT, Rochester; thee sons, Orville [McGRIFF], Los Angeles, Cal.; Ray and Roy [McGRIFF], twins, both of Argos; two brothers, DeWitt NEWCOMB, Argos; Orlando NEWCOMB, Mishawaka; a sister, Mrs. Iva RUNNELLS, Peru, and eleven grandchildren.
Sidney R. Bixler
Sidney Ray BIXLER, 71, farmer residing in the Mt. Olive community, seven miles south of Rochester, died at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at his home. He had been in failing health for the past three years.
He was born near Kewanna on Nov. 24, 1882, to Jonathan and Amanda (LUCAS) BIXLER. On May 16, 1909, he was married to Winnie LAKE at Kewanna. Mr. Bixler was a member of Church of the Brethren, Mexico.
Survivors are his wife, at home; five [sic] sons, George and Floyd [BIXLER], Rochester; Chester [BIXLER], Logansport; Robert [BIXLER], Niles, Mich.; two daughters, Mrs. Estella WARD, Valparaiso and Mrs. Dortha WOODCOX, Rochester, and a sister, Mrs. Nolan KIMBLER, Kewanna.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. Rev. Paul E. WEAVER, Mexico, will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Grace V. Yarian
Miss Grace V. YARIAN, 60, died at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday at her home five miles southwest of Akron, where she had resided most of her life. Death resulted from a heart ailment from which she had suffered the past few weeks.
She was born Nov. 25, 1893, in Wabash county to Moses and Louisa (SMITH) YARIAN.
Surviving are her mother, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Harley SWIHART, of near Akron; Mrs. Charles GEARHART, Disko, and Hazel YARIAN, at home, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Mt. Pleasant church, with the Rev. Jack PAVY officiating. Burial will be in the Akron cemetery.
The body was taken from he Moyer-Haupert funeral home to the Yarian residence where friends may call after 10:30 a.m. Friday.
Friday, December 25, 1953
[no paper - holiday]
Saturday, December 26, 1953
[no obits]
Monday, December 28, 1953
Frank Swartzlander
Frank SWARTZLANDER, well-known farmer residing northwest of Akron, died this morning in the St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne. The body was taken to the Moyer-Haupert funeral home, Akron.
A complete obituary and announcement of funeral arrangements will be published in Tuesday’s edition of The News-Sentinel.
Tuesday, December 29, 1953
Glenna E. Shively
Mrs. Glenna Edith SHIVELY, 56, 117 West 2nd street, this city, died at 4:30 a.m. today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nina HUBBARD.
She had been in failing health for seven years and critically ill for the past two weeks. Mrs. Shively had been a resident of this city for 30 years, coming here from Wells county.
The daughter of William and Margaret LOUDERMILT SUTTON, she was born Nov. 1, 1897, in Wells county, Ind. She was married to Charles W. SHIVELY on March 17, 1922. Mrs. Shively was a member of the Tiosa Brethren church.
Survivors are: her husband, at home; one daugher, Mrs. Nina HUBBARD, this city; one
grandchild; four sisters, Mrs. Tessie WOLFE, Battle Creek, Mich.; Mrs. Hazel SMITH, Akron; Mrs. Sylvia LEWIS, Culver; Mrs. Nina EILER, this city; five brothers, Rev. Omer SUTTON, Fort Wayne; Herbert SUTTON, Cloverdale, Mich.; Leo SUTTON, Tippecanoe; Forrest SUTTON, Rochester and Irvin SUTTON, Akron. A daugher, Esther [SHIVELY], preceded in death.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Foster Funeral Home. Rev. Gilbert MAUS will officiate and burial will be in the Poplar Grove cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. today.
Martilla E. Rogers
Mrs. Martilla E. ROGERS, 98, R.R. 5, Rochester, died at 3:45 p.m. Monday at her home. Mrs. Rogers, the oldest woman in Fulton county, had been a resident of this community her entire life. She had countless friends throughout the eastern section of the county.
She was born Oct. 3, 1855, in Rochester to Hugh and Sarah GORDON BOWMAN. In 1875 she was married to Francis A. ROGERS, who preceded her in death on Dec. 14, 1921. Mrs. Rogers was a member of the Talma Methodist church.
Surviving are a son, Raymond R. ROGERS, Rochester; three daughters, Mrs. Lillie MYERS and Mrs. Elsie GRASS, both of Rochester; Mrs. Ida NORRIS, Mentone; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-six great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Two stepsons preceded her in death.
Final rites will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Mentone Baptist church with the Rev. Chester DODEN officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Friends may call at the Johns funeral home, Mentone, until the hour preceding the services.
Patrick O’Hara
Patrick O’HARA, 83, R.R. 2, Argos, died at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon in the Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, following an extended illness. He was taken to the hospital Monday morning after suffering a heart attack.
Born Dec. 31, 1879, in Erie, Pa., he had resided for the past several years with his son, Lester, on R.R. 2, Argos. He was the son of Patrick and Jane O’HARA, natives of Ireland.
Before coming to Argos, he had resided in North Liberty, Walkerton and South bend. he wasa member of the Church of the Brethren.
On Feb. 26, 1899, he was married to Otiemay SNYDER.
Surviving are five sons, Lester [O’HARA], Argos; Oren [O’HARA], Elkhart, Harvey [O’HARA], Chowchilla, Cal.; Robert [O’HARA], South Bend and Charles [O’HARA], Lemon Grove, Cal.; a daughter, Mrs. Lucy BRECKENRIDGE, South Bend; a sister, Mrs. Anna SICKAFOOSE, Roanoke, Ind., and several grandchildren.
The body was taken to the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos where services will be held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, the Rev. Hubert CLEVENGER, Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Center Cemetery north of Plymouth.
H. Frank Swartzlander
Final rites for H. Frank SWARTZLANDER, 83, who died Monday morning in the St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne, will be held at his home two and a half miles northwest of Akron at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Rev. Daniel L. SLAYBAUGH will officiate and burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery at Athens.
Mr. Swartzlander, a retired farmer, had been a patient in the Fort Wayne hospital for the past nine days and had undergone major surgery last Saturday.
He was born March 9, 1870, in the same residence where he has resided all of his life. He was the son of Phillip and Amanda SHIREMAN SWARTZLANDER. On July 7, 1901, he was married to Rosetta WARREN, Akron.
Survivors are his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Charles WELLS, Akron; Mrs. Glen HATFIELD, of near Akron; Ruth [SWARTZLANDER], at home; three grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Charles WOOD, Rochester. A son preceded him in death.
The body will be removed from the Moyer-Haupert funeral home in Akron to the residence at 7 p.m. today where friends may call.
Wednesday, December 30, 1953
Samuel M. Friend
Samuel M. FRIEND, 77, formerly of this city, ended his life by shooting himself in the head with a 410-gauge shotgun shortly before noon Tuesday at his trailer home in Denver, Ind.
His sister, Mrs. Maribell ROTH, near whose home he lived in his trailer found his body when she went to call him for dinner. He had been in ill health for the past few years and despondent since the death of his wife which occurred on Dec. 29, 1950.
Mr. Friend owned and operated grocery stores in Rochester and Talma for a number of years. He had resided in Denver for the past three years.
The son of Ira F. and Elizabeth McCONNELL FRIEND, he was born in Perrysburg, April 9, 1876. In 1920 he was married to Rena COPLAN at Wabash.
Survivors are his sister, Mrs. Roth, and several nephews and nieces. A daghter preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the McCain funeral home, Denver. Rev. Austin GABLE and Rev. C. F. GOLDEN will officiate. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Thursday. The casket will not be opened.
Carrie F. Mathews
Carrie F. MATHEWS, 61, life-long resident of Fulton county, died at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at her home on R.R. 5, Rochester. She had been in ill health for six months.
She was born March 27, 1892, in Fulton county to James and Amanda OVERMYER DUDGEON. On July 7, 1913, she was married to Harley MATHEWS. Mrs. Mathews was a member of the Talma Christian church.
Survivors are the husband, at home; three daughters, Mrs. Mary KINDIG, Mishawaka; Mrs. Martha HOFFMAN and Mrs. Mildred MEISER, both of Rochester; two sons, Herman MATHEWS, Rochester and Ernest MATHEWS, Elkhart; two brothers, Arlie DUDGEON and Athur DUDGEON, both of this city, and fourteen grandchildren. A daughter, Minnie [MATHEWS], preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Richland Center church with the Rev. Paul TRUMBAUER officiating. Burial will be in the Richland Center cemetery.
Friends may call at the Foster funeral home
after 8 p.m. today.
Lon DeWitt
Lon DeWITT, 71, Cass county farmer, died in his sleep Tuesday morning at his home near Twelve Mile. It was believed Mr. DeWitt expired around 2 a.m. The discovery of his death was made later by his wife.
Among the survivors is a son, Virgil DeWITT, R.R. 5, Rochester.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Harrison funeral home, Royal Center.
Lovina Alspach
Fulton county relatives have received word of the death of Mrs. Lovina ALSPACH which occurred last week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dessie SIEVERT, Manistee, Mich. Her death was attributed to a heart ailment.
Mrs. Alspach resided in the Leiters Ford community for a number of years where her husband operated a sorghum mill. She was born Aug. 9, 1871, in Miami county. Ephriam ALSPACH, her husband, preceded her in death.
She was a member of the Methodist church.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Dessie SIEVERT, Manistee, Mich.; Mrs Clara OSTERLUND, Sand Point, Idaho; Mrs. Margaret HARDER, Cheboygan Falls, Wis.; two sons, Alfred ALSPACH, Geyersville, Cal.; Harvey ALSPACH, Flint, Mich.; twenty-eight grandchildren and thirty-four great-grandchildren.
Final rites were held in Manistee, Mich., last Saturday.
Thursday, December 31, 1953
Archibald Baker
Commitment rites are set 3 p.m. Saturday at the Rochester Mausoleum for Archibald BAKER, 76, former resident of this city who died in a Chicago Hospital Wednesday.
Mr. Baker, who resided at 1708 E. 84th Place, Chicago, was the father of Mrs. Mary BAKER PATTERSON and MR/3 Robert Lee BAKER of the U.S. Navy, now in Guam. He is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Belle (BAKER) MONTGOMERY.
His parents were Ananias and Tammer (HOLDEN) BAKER, of this city. For many years the Bakers resided on the southwest corner of Madison and 11th streets, this city.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m.
Saturday at the Tews Funeral Home, 2434 E. 79th street, Chicago.