FULTON
COUNTY INDIANA
OBITUARIES
1993
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The Rochester Sentinel
1993
Saturday, January 2, 1993
Walter G. Wickamp
June 5, 1902 - Jan. 2, 1993
Walter G.
WICKAMP, 90, formerly of Mishawaka, died at 4:40 a.m. today at Life Care
Center, Rochester. He had been ill for
10 years.
He was born
in Mishawaka to Joseph H. and Lena WICKAMP.
He was a retired civil engineer, a member of the John Purdue Club and
former city engineer in Mishawaka.
Surviving
with his wife, a resident of the Monticello Community Health Care Center in
Monticello, are two nephews, Jeff SMITHBURN, Rochester, and Eric SMITHBURN,
South Bend.
Private
memorial service will be at Monticello Community Health Care Center. Following cremation, burial will be in the
Fairview Cemetery in Mishawaka with Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Rochester,
in charge of arrangements.
Johnny Easter
Services
are tentatively scheduled for Wednesday at Zimmerman Family Funeral Home,
Rochester, for Johnny EASTER, a former Rochester resident, who died at 6:22
a.m. Thursday in his home in Punta Gorda, Fla.
Monday, January 4, 1993
Virginia L. Cook
June 28, 1917 - Jan. 3, 1993
Virginia
Lee COOK, 75, of 927 Stanley St., Logansport, died at 5:08 p.m. Sunday in St.
Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis.
She was
born in Vanderburgh County to Tubey and Iva JENKINS TOOLEY. She had worked at Kraft General Foods in
Kendallville as a line worker. On Jan.
17, 1934 in Terre Haute she married Robert Glen COOK, who died June 7, 1979.
Surviving
is a son, Robert Lee COOK, Twelve Mile.
Services
will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in McClain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev.
William BRADY officiating. Private
burial will be Wednesday in the Sweet Cemetery in Albion. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday.
Helen L. Crocker
Oct. 3, 1905 - Jan. 1, 1993
Helen L.
CROCKER, 87, of 501 Pennsylvania Ave., Plymouth, died at 11:15 a.m Friday at
Holy Cross Parkview Hospital in Plymouth.
She was
born in Rocheter to John W. and Ida MOORE MATHIAS. She moved to Plymouth in 1928.
On Aug. 25, 1928 she married Charles CROCKER, who died in 1970. She was a member of the First United
Methodist Church of Plymouth and the 20th Century Club.
Surviving
are three daughters, Lucille WRIGHT, Messick, Mich.; Joyce MENSER, Plymouth,
and Janet McQUEEN, Mesa, Ariz.; two sons, Bill [CROCKER], Plymouth, and Ben
[CROCKER], Morton, Ill.; a step-daugher, Phyllis STACHAWSKI, South Bend;
eighteen grandchildren; thirty-four great-gradchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren, and a sister, Donna BAUER, Rockford, Ill.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Van Gilder Funeral Home, Plymouth, with the Rev.
Wes BROOKSHIRE officiating. Burial will
be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church.
Johnny A. Easter
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Rochester, for
former Rochester resident Johnny A. EASTER, Punta Gorda, Fla.
The Rev.
Bruce APPLEGATE will officiate and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F.
Cemetery, with military graveside rites by the Rochester American Legion and
VFW. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m.
Tuesday and after 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Mr.
Easter died at 6:22 a.m. Thursday at his home.
He was born in Aberdeen, Miss., to James Edwin and Lilliebelle CAIN
EASTER. He moved from Rochester to
Punta Gorda 12 years ago. On Sept. 27,
1947 in Rochester he married Pauline DARR, who survives. He was a former real property officer at
Grissom Air Force Base. He was also a
retired Realtor and tax accountant. He
was a member of the Punta Gorda First Christian Church and the Punta Gorda Elks
Lodge. He was a U.S. Army veteran of
World War II, serving in the South Pacific.
Surviving
with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Marilyn) KIESLING, Punta Gorda, and
Marquitta McLOCHLIN, Rochester; four grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren;
a great-great-grandson; a sister, Mrs. Harry (Joyce) LEE, Paris, Tenn., and
three brothers, Roy [EASTER], Louisville, Ky.; James [EASTER], Columbus, Miss.,
and Garland [EASTER], Indianapolis.
Preceding in death were a grandson and a brother.
Norma J. Evans
Aug. 8, 1930 - Jan. 2, 1993
Norma
Jean EVANS, 62, of 1429 Monroe St., Rochester, died at 10:25 p.m. Saturday in
Memorial Hospital in South Bend. She
had been in failing health for two years.
She was
born in Winamac to Charles and Bertha SHIDAKER BITTERLING. She lived most of her life in Fulton
County. On July 11, 1948 in Rochester
she married Robert W. EVANS, who survives.
She had worked for 26 years at the former Baxter Drugs. She attended the First Christian Church, and
she bowled in the Hoosierette League and the Friday Night Mixed League for a
number of years.
Surviving
with her husband are two daughters, Mrs. Russ (Sherry Lee) ROGERS and Christina
Jean EVANS, both of Rochester; her mother, Bertha BITTERLING, Rochester; two
sisters, Frances WERNER, Rochester, and Annabelle SPARKS, Winamac, and a
brother, Kenneth L. BITTERLING, Rochester.
Preceding in death were her father, in 1971, and a brother, Harold
[BITTERLING].
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. Bruce APPLEGATE officiating.
Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.
Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Cancer Fund.
Tuesday, January 5, 1993
Frances E. Booker
March 30, 1904 - Jan. 5, 1993
Frances
E. BOOKER, 88, of 222 Parkview, Plymouth, died at 1:57 a.m. today in Pilgrim
Manor Nurtsing Home, Plymouth.
She was
born in Bremen to Charles and Alma FRANGER FETTERS. She moved to Plymouth in 1940.
On Nov. 25, 1922 in Bremen she married Claude BOOKER, who died Jan. 10,
1962.
Surviving
are two daughers, Claudine BOTTORFF, Plymouth, and Juanita WAGONER, Rochester;
ten grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren, and three
great-great-grandchildren. Preceding in
death was a son, who died at birth.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Johnson Funeral Home, Plymouth. Burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
in Bourbon. Friends may call from 2-4
and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may
be made to the Grace Baptist Church in Plymouth.
Larry G. Flenar
Larry G.
FLENAR, 60, of 5403 East 650 North, Rochester (formerly of Mentone), died
unexpectedly at 8:30 p.m. Monday in Woodlawn Hospital.
Arrangements
are pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.
Wednesday, January 6, 1993
Larry G. Flenar
Jan. 26, 1932 - Jan. 4, 1993
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, for Larry G. FLENAR,
60, of 5403 East 650 North, Rochester.
The Rev. Don POYSER will officiate, and burial will be in the Mentone
Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m.
today.
Mr.
Flenar died unexpectedly at 8 p.m. Monday in Woodlawn Hospital.
He was
born to Seth and Mildred ROBBINS FLENAR in Mentone, where he lived most of his
life. He retired from the U.S. Air
Force after 21 years (1950-1971) and also was retired from Biomet, where he
worked in quality control. On Sept. 25,
1960 in Mentone he married Carol PETERSON, who survives. He was a member of the VFW at Nappanee and
the American Legion at Warsaw.
Surviving
with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. James (Pamela) JACK, Leesburg, and Donna
FLENAR, Rochester; four sons, Troy L. [FLENAR], Fort Recovery, Ohio; Larry D.
[FLENAR], Idaho Springs, Colo.; Rick [FLENAR], Oswego, and Seth [FLENAR],
Bourbon; twelve grandchildren; his mother, Mildred FLENAR CARPENTER; a sister,
Mrs. Leslie (Doris) GRUBBS, Bourbon, and four brothers, Robert FLENAR and Don
FLENAR, both of Mentone, and Max FLENAR and Kay FLENAR, both of Etna
Green. Preceding in death was his
father.
James F. Engle
July 17, 1913 - Jan. 4, 1993
James F.
ENGLE, 79, KenMar Trailor Court, Kewanna, died at 4 p.m. Monday at his home.
He was
born in Harrison Township of Pulaski County to Frank J. and Evelyn BRUCE
ENGLE. On Feb.20, 1937 in Rochester he
married Eula J. EDLIN, who died Oct. 1, 1978.
He was a retired painter.
Surviving
are four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and a sister, Grace
CALDWELL, Bunker Hill. Preceding in
death was a son.
Arrangements
are pending at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna.
Albert Miller
Word has
been received of the Dec. 24 death of Albert “Bill” MILLER, 85, in Fort Myers,
Fla.
He was
born and reared in Richland Township of Fulton County He was a former sales representative for Hoover Sweepers and
served in the Navy during World War ((.
After the war, he became a manufacturer’s representative for tools and
gauges. He was retired from A.D. Miller
Toos and Gauges in Muncie. In 1970 he
moved to Fort Myers. He was a member of
the Muncie Elks Lodge and the Fort Myers Moose Lodge.
Surviving
are his wife, Ann Marie MILLER; two sisters, Thelma RICHARD, Lake Como, Fa.,
and Opal GRAVES, South Bend; two nieces, and four nephews. Preceding in death was a sister, Ruth ZENTZ.
Services were Dec. 30 in the Chapel of Fort Myers Memorial Gardens, 1589 Colonial Drive, Fort Myers, Fla.
Thursday, January 7, 1993
Augustine Burnett
Augustine
BURNETT, 71, Rt. 1, Monterey, died at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday at Pulaski Memorial
Hospital in Winamac following an illness.
The
Bonine Funeral Home in Culver is in charge of arrangements.
Roy L. Brown
July 24, 1920 - Jan. 6, 1993
Roy L.
BROWN, 72, Rt. 1, Box 163, Burnettsville, died at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday in
Mamorial Hospital in Logansport.
He was
born in Salem to Charles and Bertha VOYLES BROWN. On June 15, 1940 in Louisville, Ky., he married Edith COPELAND,
who survives. He was a retired farmer
and a real estate broker, operating the former Roy L. Brown Realty Company of
Logansport and Monticello. He was a
member of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Kokomo.
Surviving
with his wife are four daughters, Linda L. APPLETON, Logansport; Patsy A.
DECKER and Jo Ellen CARNES, both of St. Peters, Mo., and Janis F. ALBRIGHT,
Warsaw; eleven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Fisher Funeral Chapel, 303 W. Market St.,
Logansport, with the Rev. William A. MALONEY officiating. Burial will be in the New London
Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-8
p.m. Friday.
James F. Engle
July 17, 1913 - Jan. 4, 1993
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, for James
F. ENGLE, 79, KenMar Trailer Court, Kewanna.
The Rev.
Richard WYGANT will officiate and burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery,
Lake Bruce. Friends may call from 6-8
p.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to
the American Cancer Society.
Mr. Engle
died at 4 p.m. Monday in his home. He was
born in Harrison Township of Pulaski County to Frank J. and Evelyn BRUCE
ENGLE. On Feb. 20, 1937 in Rochester he
married Eula J. EDLIN, who died Oct. 1, 1978.
He was a retired painter.
Surviving
are four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and a sister, Grace CALDWELL,
Bunker Hill. Preceding in death was a
son.
Friday, January 8, 1993
Mary R. Crump
Mary R.
CRUMP, 89, a resident of Rochester Nursing Home since October and formerly of
Rt. 1, Kewanna, died at 3:55 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital.
Arrangements
are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Augustine Burnett
Feb. 14, 1921 - Jan. 6, 1993
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, for Augustine
BURNETT, 71, Rt. 1, Monterey.
The Rev.
Lee J. JACKSON will officiate and burial will be in the Monterey I.O.O.F.
Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8
p.m. Monday.
Mrs.
Burnett died at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday at Pulaski Memorial Hospital in Winamac
following an illness. She was born in
McGhee, Ark., to Joseph and Ella COWEN JOHNSON. She moved from Chicago to Monterey in 1968. She was a member of the Kingsford Heights
Baptist Church.
Surviving
are a son, Galvester SANDERS, Chicago; a granddaughter; five sisters, Alice
RUTH, Pine Bluff, Ark.; Ruby GILDER, Chicago; Pearl WILLIAMS, Arkansas; Reva
JOHNSON, Rockford, Ill., and Esther FLOWERS, Wrightville, Ark., and two
brothers, George JOHNSON, Monterey, and Fred JOHNSON, Little Rock, Ark.
Saturday, January 9, 1993
Mary R. Crump
Oct. 28, 1903 - Jan. 8, 1993
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for
Mary R. CRUMP, 89, a resident of Rochester Nursing Home since Oct. 16 and
formerly of Rt. 1, Kewanna.
The Rev.
Jack HARTMAN will officiate and burial will be in the McKinley Memorial
Gardens, Winamac. Friends may call from
4-6 p.m. Sunday.
Mary died
at 3:55 a.m. Friday at Woodlawn Hospital.
She was born in Pulaski County to Bryson E. and Daisy HAZEN CRUMP. She had lived her life in Fulton and Pulaski
counties. Her husband, Vern HOLLAND,
died 18 years ago
Surviving
are a step-son, James F. HOLLAND, Miami, Fla., ad three nephews, John CRUMP,
Greenwood, and Jimmy CRUMP and Leonard CRUMP, both of Indianapolis. Preceding in death were two brothers, Martin
CRUMP and John CRUMP.
Monday, January 11, 1993
Margory P. Gordon
June 28, 1907 - Jan. 9, 1993
Margory
P. GORDON, 85, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 8:03 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross
Parkview Hospital in Plymouth.
She was
born in Monticello, Ill., to Robert and Fannie STRINGER SUMNER. She moved from Highland to Aubbeenaubbee
Township in 1952. On Feb. 6, 1937 at
St. Joseph, Mich., she married Cecil G. GORDON, who died Jan. 20, 1990.
Surviving
are three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four nieces, and two
nephews. Preceding in death was a
daughter, June NAPOLS.
There
will be no services or visitation.
Burial will be in the Arlington (Va.) National Cemetery. The Bonine Funeral Home in Culver is in
charge of arrangements.
Harold E. Maddux
Harold
Eugene MADDUX, 75, Rt. 2, Rochester, died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday at Lake Placid
(Fla.) Medical Center.
Arrangements
are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Addie M. Staley
Jan. 15, 1929 - Jan. 10, 1993
Addie M.
STALEY, 63, of 356 E. Barner St., Frankfort, died at 9 a.m. Sunday in the
Clinton County Hospital following several years’ illness.
She was
born in Clinton County to Kenneth E. and Helen L. BRUNSWIG SMITH. On Nov. 28, 1946 she married Robert L.
STALEY, who survives. Mr. Staley was
born and reared in Fulton County. She
was a retired opthalmologist’s assistant for Dr. Raymond McDonald in Frankfort
and Dr. Enz in Lafayette. She was a
member of the East Side Christian Church and its Willing Workers Sunday School
Class. She graduated from Frankfort
High School in 1947 and took opthalmology training in Indianapolis.
Surviving
with her husband are a son, Wayne [STALEY], Frankfort; two grandchildren; her
mother, of Willard, Ohio; three sisters, Betty GRIFFIS, Frankfort; Mary Lou
LEWIS, Fairmount, and Myrna DILLMAN, Willard, Ohio, and a brother, Kenneth
SMITH, Cottonwood, Ariz. Preceding in
death was a son, Harold D. [STALEY], in 1964.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Goodwin Funeral Home, Frankfort, with the
Rev. Andy MASON officiating. Burial
will be in the Bunnell Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Tuesday, January 12, 1993
Sanford G. Boyer
March 27, 1907 - Jan. 11, 1993
Sanford
G. BOYER, 86, Syracuse, died at 8:25 a.m. Monday at his home following an
extended illness.
He was
born in Silver Lake to Aaron and Effie NEAL BOYER. On Sept. 8, 1934 he married Mildred BENGE, who survives. He moved from Macy to Syracuse in 1966. He retired in 1972 from the Vega Corporation.
Surviving
with his wife are a daughter, Alberta JONES, Macy; two sons, Marshall BOYER and
Douglas IHNEN, both of Syracuse; nine grandchildren; eighteen
great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild, and two
step-great-great-grandchildren.
Services will
be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Eastlund-Harris Funeral Home in Syracuse with the
Rev. Harlan STEFFEN officiating. Burial
will be in the Ulery Memorial Cemetery near Silver Lake. Friends may call from 5-8 .m.
Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the
American Lung Association.
Harold E. Maddux
Sept. 21, 1917 - Jan. 9, 1993
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
for Harold Eugene MADDUX, 75, Rt. 2, Rochester.
The Rev.
Irvin BEHM will officiate and burial will be in the Athens Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.
Wednesday.
Mr.
Maddux died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday in Lake Placid (Fla.) Medical Center. He had been in failing health for four
years. He was born north of Athens to
Dee and Edith McINTIRE MADDUX. He spent
his winters in Lake Placid. On Feb. 4,
1939 in Akron he married Marjorie L. TOWNE, who survives. He was a retired farmer and attended the
Athens Church.
Surviving
with his wife are a daughter, Mrs. Roy (Betty) SWICK, Akron; a son, Joe E.
[MADDUX], Taipei, Taiwan; five grandchildren, Mrs. Jack (Debra) BLACKSTEN and
Doug SWICK, both of Warsaw; Denise WEBB, Athens, and Jason MADDUX and Jessica
MADDUX, both of Taipei; a great-granddaughter, and five step-grandchildren. Preceding in death was an infant sister.
Wednesday, January 13, 1993
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Thursday, January 14, 1993
Betty L. Drerup Miller
Nov. 26, 1919 - Jan. 13, 1993
Betty L.
DRERUP MILLER, 73, of 1516 Long Beach Drive, died at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday in
Woodlawn Hospital.
She was born
in Wabash to Harry and Alma DeARMOND.
She moved to Rochester 20 years ago from Bloomington. She had also lived in Logansport. On Oct. 19, 1972 in Bloomington she married
Thomas O. MILLER, who survives.
Surviving
with her husband are five daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Deborah A.) SMITH,
Logansport; Mrs. Leo (Patricia) SCHERSCHAL, Indianaplis; Mrs. Maynard (Pamela)
THOMPSON, Cadillac, Mich.; Mary Beth MILLER, Seattle, Wash., and Carolyn
MILLER, Alexandria,Va.; five sons, Edward H. DRERUP III, Logansport; Fred
MILLER, Chatham, Mass.; Scott MILLER, New Providence, N.J.; Jeffrey MILLER,
Lincoln University, Pa., and Mark MILLER, Crawfordsville; eleven grandchildren;
a great-grandson, and a brother, James L. DeARMOND, Wabash. Preceding in death was a sister.
Arranements
are pending at Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Rochester.
Douglas B. Kindig
July 30, 1914 - Jan. 13, 1993
Douglas
B. KINDIG, 78, Rt. 1, Bunker Hill, died at 6:08 p.m. Wednesday in Dukes
Memorial Hospital, Peru.
He was
born in Miami County to Rudolph and Effie CHAPIN KINDIG. On June 12, 1948 he married Mickey HARDEN,
who died March 12, 1969. As a member of
the Seabees during World War II, he received three campaign ribbons with oak
leaf clusters for participating in the invasions of Bouganville, the Solomon
Islands and Guadalcanal. He also
received the World War II Victory Medal.
He was a retired building contractor, a member and past-commander of the
Bunker Hill VFW and a charter member of American Legion Post 14.
Surviving
are two sons, Rick KINDIG and Randy KINDIG, both of Bunker Hill; a step-son,
Ronald BEHNY, Denver; six grandchildren, and a sister, Roberta DICE, Peru. Preceding in death were two brothers and a
sister.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru, with Dr. R.
Larry SMITH officiating. Burial will be
in the Springdale Cemetery. Friends may
call from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Friday.
Military graveside services will be conducted by the Bunker Hill VFW.
Friday, January 15, 1993
Betty L. Drerup Miller
Nov. 26, 1919 - Jan. 13, 1993
Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Rochester,
for Betty L. DRERUP MILLER, 72, of 1516 Long Beach Drive.
The Rev.
James MILLER will officiate and burial will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park,
Logansport. Friends may call from 2-4
and from 6-8 p.m. Saturday and after noon Sunday. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the
American Lung Association.
Mrs.
Miller died at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday in Woodlawn Hospital.
Saturday, January 16, 1993
Kiersten Anne Maclin
Jan. 13, 1993 - Jan. 13, 1993
Kiersten
Anne MACLIN, newborn daughter of Maxwell and Rebecca STAYTON MACLIN of Kokomo,
died Wednesday in Howard Community Hospital, Kokomo.
Surviving
with her parents are a brother, Clinton [MACLIN], at home the maternal
grandparents, Ralph and Linda STAYTON, Leiters Ford; the paternal grandparents,
Theodore and Bernice MACLIN, Maywood, Ill, and the maternal step-grandmother,
Ilene TABLER, Logansport.
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Highland Park Church, Kokomo, with the Rev.
Edwin VASICEK officiating. Priate
burial services will be in the Leiters Ford Cemetery. Friends may call after noon today at the church. France-Wilson Colonial Mortuary in Kokomo is
in charge of arrangements.
Lowell L. Dant
March 24, 1927 - Jan. 12, 1993
Lowell
Lester DANT, 65, of 2076 E. Sycamore Drive, died at 3:45 a.m. Tuesday in South
Bend Memorial Hospital. He was vice
president of AdVance Magnetics Co., Rochester.
Mr. Dant
was born in Indianapolis, and moved to Rochester from Goodland 13 years
ago. He was married March 24, 1951 in
Indianapolis to Ramona AMICK, who survives.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War and was a
member of the VFW, the Elks and Eagles lodges, the American Legion and the
International Electrical Engineers Association.
Surviving
with his wife are a daughter, Les Ann DENT, Norman, Okla., and a son, Lester
[DANT], of Mishawaka.
Private
memorial services were conducted.
Alford’s Mortuary, South Bend, was in charge of arrangements.
Richard L. Clary
Richard
L. CLARY, 67, Rt. 1, Rochester, died at 5:14 p.m. Friday at Woodlawn Hospital.
Arrangements
are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Ray D. Burroughs
March 22, 1901 - Jan. 15, 1993
Ray D.
BURROUGHS, 91, of 333 W. Walnut St., Argos, died at 1:50 p.m. Friday at Pilgrim
Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, where he had been a patient for six weeks. He had been in failing health for two years.
He was
born in North Dakota to David and Susie MARKLEY BURROUGHS. On Oct. 26, 1927 in
Niles, Mich., he married Evelyn G. WHISMAN, who survives. He was associated with the Burroughs
Insurance Agency of Argos for 35 years before retiring in 1965. Following his retirement, he was office
manager for Colonial Mobile Home Court, Argos, for a number of years. He was a deacon at the Walnut Church of the
Brethren and a charter member and past president of the Argos Lions Club. He lived most of his life in the Argos area.
Surviving
with his wife are three daughters, Mrs. Herbert (Connie) LOWE, Hollywood, Fla.;
Mrs. Loren (Susanna) CARSWELL, Culver, and Mrs. Richard (Mary) RICHEY,
Westminster,Calif.; a son, Willis [BURROUGHS], Argos; thirteen grandchildren;
twenty-one great-grandchildren, and a brother, Otto [BURROUGHS], New Port
Richey, Fla. Preceding in death were a
sister and four brothers.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Walnut Church of the Brethren, Argos, with the Revs. Wilbur FISCHER and Ammon WENGER officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Monday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, and at the church Tuesday for an hour before services. Memorials may be made to the church or charity.
Monday, January 18, 1993
Richard L. Clary
March 30, 1925 - Jan. 15, 1933
Richard
L. CLARY, 67, Rt. 1, Rochester, died at 5:14 p.m. Friday in Woodlawn Hospital
following a short illness.
He was
born to Harvey and Elva Grace LOWE CLARY Sr. in Fulton County, where he lived
his entire life. On June 27, 1947 in Rochester
he married Patricia “Pat” HOFFMAN, who survives. He was the owner and manager of Modern Graphics in Peru, and
previously had owned The Shopper in Miami County for 24 years. He was a member of the First Christian
Church, where he served as a trustee and elder. He was also a member of the Rochester Masonic, I.O.O.F., Manitou
Moose and Elks lodges, Phi Delta Kappa of Peru, CPS Community Papers of
Indiana, and the IFPA Independent Free Papers Association.
Surviving
with his wife are a son, James [CLARY], Peru; a grandson, Erick CLARY, Peru;
three nieces whom he reared, Mrs. LaVern (Patti) HIBNER, Kissimmee,Fla.; Janet
HOFFMAN, Zionsville, and Mrs. Denis (Susan) Van LAKE, Kewanna; a nephew, and a
brother, Harvey CLARY Jr., Rochester.
Preceding in death was a daughter, Jane Ann [CLARY], on Jan. 6, 1953.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church with the Rev. Al HAZEN
officiating. Burial will be in the
Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends
may call from 4-8 p.m. today at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, and
after 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church, the American Heart
Association or the Cancer Fund.
Edythe M. Flohr
Aug. 7, 1899 - Jan. 17, 1993
Edythe
May FLOHR, 93, Peabody Retirement Home, North Manchester, died at 8:11 a.m.
Sunday in Wabash County Hospital in Wabash.
She was formerly of Disko.
She was
born in Wabash County to Tilden F. and Ruth A. COPPOCK ENGELMAN. On June 28, 1917 in Gilead she married Ivan
Albert FLOHR, who died May 26, 1964.
She had been a member of the former Disko United Methodist Church and
its Women’s Mission Society.
Surviving
are a son, James E. [FLOHR], Boring, Ore.; two grandchildren, the Rev. Kerry L.
FLOHR, Eagle Creek, Ore., and Kim M. FLOHR, Billings, Mont.; four
great-grandchildren, and a sister, Bernice L. ENGELMAN, North Manchester. Preceding in death was a sister, Mary Ellen
ENGELMAN.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with Dr. James E.
FLOHR officiating. Burial will be in
the Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday.
Henry L. Tilden
Henry L.
“Hank” TILDEN, 87, formerly of Rt. 1, Macy, died at 9:28 p.m. Sunday at
Miller’s Merry Manor in Peru, where he lived.
Hartzler
Funeral Home in Akron is in charge of arrangements.
Charles E. Sohl
Oct. 6, 1910 - Jan. 17, 1993
Charles
Edwards SOHL, 82, of 1726 Colonial Road, Colonial Bay Condominiums, died at
5:05 a.m. Sunday in Woodlawn Hospital following a short illness. He was formerly of Noblesville.
He was
born in Noblesville to Walter E and Emma EDWARDS SOHL. On July 6, 1936 in Indianapolis he married
Esther HOHLT, who survives. He retird
in 1972 from Wainwright Bank and Trust Company. He was a 1928 graduate of Noblesville High School. He attended Butler University, where he was
the captain of the softball team in 1932.
He was a member of the Moose Lodge, VFW and American Legion, all of
Rochester, the Phi Deta Theta Fraternity and the Eagles in Noblesville. He served with the 99th Naval Seabee
Construction Battalion during World War II.
Surviving
with his wife are a sister, Virginia SOHL BURKHARDT, Palmetto, Fla.; three
nephews, and a niece.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Randall and Roberts Funeral Home, 1150 Logan
St., Noblesville, with the Dr. James A. CARPENTER officiating. Burial will be in the Crownland Cemetery,
Noblesville. Friends may call from 4-8
p.m. Tuesday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Rochester, and after 11 a.m. Wednesday
at the Randall and Robert Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Aerican Cancer Society. Arrangements are by Hartzler Funeral Home,
Rochester.
Wayne McManus
Feb. 15, 1918 - Jan. 17, 1993
Wayne
McMANUS, 74, of 719 E. Market St., Logansport, died at 12:30 a.m. Sunday at
Chase Convalescent Center in Logansport.
He was
born in Cass County to Dennis and Goldie STEWART McMANUS. He retired after 30 years’ service from Apha
Industries in Logansport. He was an Army veteran of World War II, receiving an
Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with a star, a Philipping Liberation Ribbon, a
Good Conduct Medal and a Victory Medal.
Surviving
are four sisters, Marie MITTICA, Rt. 4, Logansport; Rebecca REICHARD and Merl
REICHARD, both of Rochester; two brothers, Rayburn McMANUS, Logansport, and
Dennis McMANUS, Rochester, andf several nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were a sister and two
brothers.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Kroeger Funeral Home, Logansport, with the Rev.
Art MALONEY officiating. Burial will be
in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, with military honors. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.
today. Memorials may be made to
Woodlawn Center in Logansport.
Thelma K. Smith
July 26, 1917 - Jan. 15, 1993
Services
were at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Beaver Dam United Methodist Church, north of
Akron, for Thelma K. SMITH, 75, Claypool (Beaver Dam Lake). She was formerly of Alexandria.
The Rev.
Ersel POTTS officiated. The Rev. Jerry
YANCEY will officiate a second service at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Owens Funeral
Home, Alexandria, where friends may call from 4-7 p.m. today. Burial will be in the Alexandria I.O.O.F.
Cemetery. Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron,
is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs.
Smith died at 5:50 p.m. Friday in Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw following
a brief illness. She was born in
Plymouth to the Rev. W. Ray and Mrs. R. Edna CRAMER KUHN. On Dec. 10, 1937 in Anderson she married
Kenneth A. SMITH, who died Fevb. 21, 1973.
She was a member of the Beaver Dam United Methodist Church.
Surviving
are a daughter, Joyce A. MORGAN, Alexandria; two sons, Dennis R. [SMITH],
Bourbon, and Stephen C. [SMITH], Elwood eight grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Howard (Miriam) OLSEN and Carol F.
KUHN, both of South Bend.
Tuesday, January 19, 1993
Henry L. Tilden
March 29, 1904 - Jan. 17, 1993
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, for Henry L.
“Hank” TILDEN, 88, Rt. 2, Macy.
The Rev.
Donald RITCHEY will officiate ad burial will be in the Enterprise [Tombaugh]
Cemetery at Roann. Friends may call
from 4-8 p.m. today.
Mr.
Tilden died at 9:28 p.m. Sunday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru, where he was a
resident. He was born in Miami County
to Herman A. and Tresa LANDIS TILDEN.
On July 19, 1930 in Rochester he married Edith HARTZLER, who lives at
their Macy home. He had worked as a
farmer, a truck driver and at a sawmill.
He attended the Ebenezer United Methodist Church, north of Denver.
Surviving
with his wife are a son, Dennis [TILDEN], Macy; a grandson, Jeffrey TILDEN,
Blissfield, Mich.; a sister, Mary WRIGHT, Rochester, and a brother, Russell
“Chub” TILDEN, Logansport. Preceding in
death was a son, Ronald [TILDEN], in July 1971, and a brother,Zenthon TILDEN.
Miriam P. Zartman
June 3, 1906 - Oct. 18, 1992
Word has
been received of the Oct. 18 death of Miriam P. ZARTMAN, 84, of Richardson,
Texas.
A
memorial service was conducted Nov. 2 in the First United Methodist Church, 511
Public Ave., Beloit, Wis. 53511, to which memorials may be made. Restland Funeral Home in Dallas,Texas, was
in charge of arrangements.
She was
born in Macy to Elbert and Mary Elba POWELL.
On June 22, 1929 in Macy she married Myron ZARTMAN, who died July 29,
1971. She was a retired schoolteacher,
having taught 30 years at Merrell and Morgan in Beloit school and also at
Macy. She was a graduate of the
Universit of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She
was a member of the Beloit Area and the National Retired Teachers associations,
Wisconsin Educators Association, Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority and the Eastern
Star. She was a co-writer of the social
studies guide used by Beloit schools, which named her teacher of the month in
November, 1960.
Surviving
are two daughters, Barbara K. VIA, Richardson, and Mary ARCHER, Maryland
Heights, Mo.; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary WEAR,
LaGrange, and two nieces, Carol HURTS, Mentone, and Anita POWELL,
Rochester. Preceding in death was a
brother, Ellis POWELL, Macy.
Jo Ellen Reinig
May 24, 1953 - Jan. 11, 1993
Services were
at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church of Fort Wayne for Jo
Ellen CASTLEMAN REINIG, 39, Fort Wayne.
The Rev.
Martin HUNCKLER officiated and burial was in the Highland Park Cemetery, Fort
Wayne. D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral
Home was in charge of arrantements.
Memorials may be made to the Fort Wayne Wildlife Society or the Argos
Dollars for Scholars of Argos Community Schools.
Mrs.
Reinig died at 10:15 p.m. Jan. 11, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Fort
Wayne. She was born in Argos to Rex and
Betty COWEN CASTLEMAN. She was employed
as an office supervisor for Project Design and Piping in Fort Wayne, where she
had lived for 20 years.
Surviving
are her husband, Albert REINIG; three daughters, Danielle Lynn [REINIG], Tamara
Jo [REINIG] and Cassandra Nicole HULL, all at home a step-daughter, Heidi
REINIG, at home; two step-sons, Jeff REINIG, Fort Wayne, and Ryan REINIG, at
home; her parents, Rex and Betty COWEN, Argos; two brothers, John CASTLEMAN,
Daytona Beach, Fla., and Andrew CASTLEMAN, Indianapolis, and aunts, uncles and
cousins. Preceding in death was a
brother, Brent [CASTLEMAN].
E. Faye Banks
Nov. 5, 1928 - Jan. 17, 1993
E. Faye
BANKS, 64, of Fort Wayne, died at 11:08 a.m. Sunday in the Lutheran Hospital in
Fort Wayne.
She was
born in Rochester to Edward W. and Annabelle DRISCOLL SWANGO. She moved to Fort Wayne in 1937. She was married to Bobbie HERRICK, who died
in 1963. She then married Jeff BANKS,
who died in 1961. She retired in 1985
as a surgical technician of Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital after 22 years’
service. She was a member of the Bible
Baptist Church, was on the board of directors of the Allen County League for
the Blind and was a volunteer for the Area III Council on Aging.
Surviving
are three daughters, Judy A. PEREZ, Connis S. HERRICK-EASLEY and Judith H.
HERRICK, all of Fort Wayne; two sons, Michael E. HERRICK and David L. HERRICK,
both of Fort Wayne two step-daughters, Karen WYSONG, Connecticut, and Brenda
BOTTERON, Grabill; two step-sons, Jeffery BANKS, Connecticut, and Donald BANKS,
Angola; twenty-four grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; a sister, Dorothy
SHEETS, Fort Wayne, and two brothers, Joe SWANGO, Rochester, and Edward SWANGO,
Florida.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at D.O. McComb & Sons Foster Park Funeral
Home, Fort Wayne, with the Revs. James McCARTY and Jack SORLIE
officiating. Burial will be in the
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Fort Wayne.
Friends may call from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 20, 1993
Esther Wolf
Esther WOLF,
98, died at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Peabody Memorial Home, North Manchester, where
she had lived for several years. Prior
to moving to the home, she had resided all her life in Fulton County.
Arrangements
are pending at Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Rochester.
Theo C. Turner
Theo
Charles “Ted” TURNER, 65, Rt. 1, Box 414, Claypool (Beaver Dam Lake), died at
12:17 p.m. Tuesday in Kosciusko County Hospital in Warsaw.
Arrangements are pending at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.
Thursday, January 21, 1993
Theo C. Turner
Feb. 27, 1927 - Jan. 19, 1993
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, for Theo Charles
“Ted” TURNER, 65, of 9804 South 750 West, Beaver Dam Lake, Claypool.
The Rev.
Ersel POTTS will officiate and burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.
Friday. Mr. Turner died at 12:17 p.m.
Tuesday in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, following a short illness.
He was
born in Grant County to Lawrence and Laura MILLER TURNER. He had lived in Kokomo. On Sept. 22, 1982 in Van Buren he married
Shirley CONNER, who survives. He
retired in 1988 from Chrysler Corporation of Kokomo as a tool and die maker. He was the owner and operator of Beaver Dam
Bait and Cafe. He was an Army Air Force
Veteran of World War II, a member of the North Manchester Moose Lodge and the
United Auto Workers and was a graduate of Van Buren High School.
Surviving
with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. David (Deena) KOLLIN, Claypool, and Mrs.
Pat (Melanie) TREECE, Weston, Ohio; three sons, Charles and Kyle [TURNER], both
of Claypool, and Gerald [TURNER], San Bernardino, Calif.; two step-daughters,
Mrs. Herb (Linda) HILDEBRAND and Mrs. Bill (Sherry) MOHLER, both of Logansport;
ten grandchildren; his mother Laura RINGER, Claypool, and nine step-sisters and
eight step-brothers.
Esther Wolf
Sept. 29, 1894 - Jan. 19, 1993
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Rochester, for
Esther WOLF, 98, of Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester.
The Rev.
Carl RICKS will officiate and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F.
Cemetery. Friends may call after 10
a.m. Friday.
Miss Wolf
died at 7:25 p.m. Tuesday at Peabody.
The daughter of Abraham and Hannah FLATTER WOLF, she lived most of her
life in Fulton County. She was a member
of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Rochester.
Surviving are a nephew, Robert BLACKETOR, Medford, Ore.; three nieces, Deloris McGREW, Fulton; Bonnie DAVIS, Aurora, and Bertha COOK, North Manchester, and several grand-nieces and grand-nephews. Preceding in death were two sisters and three brothers.
Friday, January 22, 1993
John K. Frushour
May 15, 1934 - Jan. 21, 1993
John
Kelly FRUSHOUR, 58, Rt. 1, Logansport, died at 10:22 p.m. Thursday in his home.
He was
born in Burnettsville to John and Clara KELLY FRUSHOUR. On April 7, 1956 in Lucerne he married
Sharon “Susie” COX, who survives. He was the prime meat shop manager at Marsh
Supermarket in Logansport and he also farmed in Noble Township of Cass
County. He was an Army veteran and was
a member of St. Elizabeth’s Church in Lucerne and the Eagles Lodge.
Surviving
with his wife are a daughter, Beth BEHNY, Kokomo; a son, Michael [FRUSHOUR],
Kewanna; a grandson; two sisters, Loretta STREU and Helen COLEMAN, both of Logansport,
and nieces and nephews. Preceding in
death was a brother.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the All Saints Cathokc Church in Logansport with
Father Donald GROSS officiating. Burial
will be in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Kroeger
Funeral Home, Logansport, where the Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society-Cass County Unit or the Memorial Hospital Hospice Program.
Eugene L. Davidson
Nov. 3, 1926 - Jan. 21, 1993
Eugene L.
DAVIDSON, 66, of 1131 E. Ewing Ave.,
South Bend, died at 8 a.m. Thursday in his home.
He was
born in Rochester to Samuel and Louise ADAMSON DAVIDSON. He moved from Plymouth to South Bend in
1951. On Jan. 23, 1989 inSouth Bend he
married Frieda GEE, who survives. He
was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a member of the Moose Lodge, VFW
and Teamstrs Union, all of South Bend.
He was formerly a dock worker at the Tucker Frieight Lines in South
Bend.
Surviving
with his wife are a son, Harold [DAVIDSON], South Bend; three step-daughters,
Karen HAWBLITZEL, Warsaw, and Barbara WISE, Lakeville; a grandchild; seven
step-grandchildren; a step-great-grandson; two sisters, Donnabell SHERLAND,
Walkerton, and Patricia BARTLEY, Riverview, Fla., and two brothers, Herbert
DAVIDSON and Russell DAVIDSON, both of Rochester.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Guisinger Colonial Chapel, 3718 S. Michigan St., South Bend, with the Rev. Bonnie LIEBER officiating. Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery in Plymouth. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to the Faith United Methodist Church.
Saturday, January 23, 1993
K. Mae Miller
April 12, 1907 - Jan. 22, 1993
K. Mae
MILLER, 85, Roann, died at 10:50 a.m. Friday at Wabash County Hospital in
Wabash.
She was
born in Roann to Jasper and Rose Etta NEAL MILAM. Her first marriage was to Frank SHAVER, who preceded in
death. On July 23, 1978 she married
Lloyd MILLER, who survives. She was a
member of the Roann First Brethren Church and the Gideon Auxiliary. She worked at CTS in Elkhart for 47 years as
a production worker for the telephone supply company. She was a literacy tutor for 12 years.
Surviving
with her husband are a son, Terry MILLER, Rochester; two grandchildren; three
sisters, Ruby SEITNER, Winona Lake; Mary RHODES, Berne, and Maxine SMITH,
Cincinnati, Ohio, and a brother, Paul MILAM, Beaver Dam. Preceding in death were three brothers and a
sister.
Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Roann Chapel Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral
Home. Friends may call from 2-7 p.m.
Sunday. Memorials may be made to the
Wabash County Cancer Society.
Monday, January 25, 1993
Helen B. Shoemaker
Jan. 3, 1909 - Jan. 23, 1993
Helen
Beatrice SHOEMAKER, 84, of 2211 Hillcrest Drive, Plymouth, died at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday in Holy Cross Parkview Hospital in Plymouth following a two-week
illness.
She was
born in Paulding County, Ohio to Earl M. and Fay H. MURPHY SHIMER. She was formerly of Argos. On Aug. 31, 1929 in Chicago she married
Ralph SHOEMAKER, who died Nov. 18, 1975.
She retired 20 years ago as a doctor’s receptionist. She was a member of the Argos United
Methodist Church and the Christian Women’s Association.
Surviving
are a son, Robert [SHOEMAKER], Knoxville, Tenn.; three grandchildren, Mrs. Ben
(Cathy) CLOUGH, Plymouth; Michael SHOEMAKER, Knoxville, and Mrs. William
(Karen) WOODRUFF, Huntersville, N.C., and two great-grandchildren. Preceding in death was a brother.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev.
Jack RHOADES and Dr. Donald C. LACY officiating. Burial will be in the Walnut Church of the Brethren
Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8
p.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to
the Argos United Methodist Church or the Visiting Nurse Association.
Tuesday, January 26, 1993
J. Richard Newell
J.
Richard “Dick” NEWELL, 68, of 816 Fulton Ave., died early today in South Bend
Memorial Hospital.
Arrangements
are pending at Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Rochester.
Dovie F. Weida
Aug. 6, 1921 - Jan. 25, 1903
Dovie F.
WEIDA, 71, of 225 W. North St., Akron, died at 10:23 a.m. Monday at Woodlawn
Hospital following three years of failing health.
She was
born in Tippecanoe County to Obie and Ethel (BELL) BELL. On Sept. 30, 1945 in Monticello she married
Beecher L. WEIDA, who survives. She
attended the Akron Church of God, where she had taught Sunday School for many
years where she was a former member of the Marionettes Missionary Society. She had also been a member of the former
Akron Women’s Club.
Surviving
with her husband are a daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Jo Ann) HANSEN,Wabash; a son, John
[WEIDA], Akron; four grandchildren, Dennis SHOEMAKER, Lagro; Denise SHOEMAKER,
Wabash; Johna KASER, Columbia City, and Jena WEIDA, Akron; four
great-grandchildren, and three sisters, Dorthea STEELE, Lafayette; Mrs. Boyd
(Margaret) MARTIN, Royal Center, and Mrs. Art (Ruth) CARNAHAN, Monticello. Preceding in death were a sister and two
brothers.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Akron Church of God with Pastor James
MALBONE officiating. Burial will be in
the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call
from 3-5 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Hartzler Funeral Home in Akron, and after
9:30 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Akron Church of God or the Akron Emergency
Medical Services.
Misha D. Nies
Aug. 17, 1951 - Jan. 26, 1903
Misha D.
NIES, 41, Rt. 2, Box 57, Royal Center, died at 6:35 a.m. Today in Logansport
Memorial Hospital.
She was
born in Logansport to Robert E. and Irene L. SWAYZEE PICKENS. On June 5, 1971 in Logansport she married
Edward L. NIES, who survives. She was a
1969 graduate of Caston High school and a member of the St. Elizabeth Catholic
Church in Lucerne.
Surviving
with her husband are two daughters, Jennifer D. NIES, West Lafayette, and Megan
D. NIES, at home; two sons, Robert K. NIES, Vincennes, and Joseph E. NIES, at
home; her mother, Irene PICKENS, Lucerne; a brother, Michael PICKENS, Lucerne,
and nieces and nephews. Preceding in
deth was her father.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church with Father Gordon WAGNER officiating. Burial will be in the Metea Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Thursday at McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport. Memorials may be made to the Altar and Rosary Society of the church.
Wednesday, January 27, 1993
J. Richard Newell
Sept. 11, 1924 - Jan. 26, 1993
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the First Christian Church for J. Richard “Dick”
NEWELL, 68, of 816 Fulton Ave., the building commisioner for the City of
Rocheter.
The Rev.
C. Allan HAZEN will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Bruce APPLEGATE. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F.
Cemetery.
Friends
may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Zimmerman Fanily Funeral Home, Rochesteer,
where the Lions Club will conduct an 8 p.m. memorial service. The American Legion and VFW posts will
conduct graveside military rites. Memorials
may be made to the First Christian Church or the Lions Club.
Mr. Newell
died at 12:15 a.m. Tuesday at South Bend Memorial Hospital. He was born to Manford and Lucille PASCHALL
NEWELL in Fulton County, where he lived most of his life. On Aug. 29, 1947 in Rochester he married
Ellen L. BUNNELL, who survives. He was
a retired carpenter and building contractor, and had been the Rochester
building commissioner for a number of years.
He was a
trustee and elder of the First Christian Church, a member of the Rochester
Lions Club, American Legion and Rochester Bowling Association, and was active
in the Fulton County United Ministries.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, having served in the European
Theater.
Surviving
with his wife are three daughters, Mrs. Al (Peggy) FISHBURN, Fort Wayne; Mrs.
Jerry (Sue) WEST, Traverse City, Mich., and Diana PERDUE, Rochester; two
grandchildren, Mark and Patrick WEST, Traverse City; two sisters, Barbara WYNN,
Rochester, and Nancy DUZENBERY, Akron, and nieces and nephews.
Mary R. Brower
Word has
been received of the Dec. 8 death of Mary Ruth BROWER, 75, of Naples, Fla.
Memorial
services were Dec. 11 in the Lely Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Harold B.
BROWN Jr. officiating. Pittman Chapel,
3080 E. Tamiami Trail, Naples, was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society.
Mrs.
Brower moved from Anderson to Naples in 1978.
She was a member of the Lely Presbyterian Church.
Surviving
are her husband, Fred L. BROWER (a 1934 graduate of Rochester High School); a
daughter, Carolyn HARRISON; two grandchildren; a sister, Dolly GAINS, Anderson,
and two brothers, George BLOOMER, Anderson, and Wayne BLOOMER, Deerfield, Tenn.
Elmer L. Dickey
Dec. 26, 1899 - Jan. 25, 1993
Elmer L.
DICKEY, 93, formerly of Rt. 2, Akron, died at 11:18 p.m. Monday at Miller’s
Merry Mnor in Warsaw, where he had lived for seven years.
He was
born in Franklin Township of Kosciusko County to J. Frank and Alta ENGLE
DICKEY. On Dec. 26, 1926 he married
Banche Marie MILLER, who died Oct. 27, 1983.
He was a retired farmer and had raised registered Hampshire hogs and
Hereford cattle. He was a member of the
Akron Church of God and the Farmers Union.
Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. Vernon (Marcella) MEREDITH, Burket, and Mrs. Stan
(Carol Ann) SHEWMAN, Akron; two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were two sisters.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Akron Church of God with Pastor James
MALBONE officiating. Burial will be in
the Nichols Cemetery, north of Akron.
Friends may call from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at King Memorial
Home, Mentone, and after 10 a.m. Friday at the church.
Thomas J. Griffin
Dec. 25, 1928 - Jan. 25, 1993
Thomas
James “Tim” GRIFFIN, 64, Lafayette, died at 9:30 p.m. Monday in St. Elizabeth
Hospital Medical Center, where he was admitted that afternoon.
He had
attended Kewanna Elementary School for one or two years. In 1975 he formed the 42nd Royal Highlanders
Band of pipes, fifes and drums which performed at the Fulton County Historical
Society’s Trail of Courage a number of times.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Central Presbyterian Church of Lafayette. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m.
Friday at the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery, where the Royal Highlanders will
conduct a memorial service. Friends may
call from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Soller-Baker Lafayette Chapel. Memorials may be made to the 42nd Royal
Highlanders, 2043 S. Ninth St., Lafayette 47905.
Thursday, January 28, 1993
Wilber J. Rude
Aug. 14, 1917 - Jan. 27, 1993
Wilber J.
RUDE, 75, Kewanna, died at 10:56 p.m. Wednesday in Woodlawn Hospital. He was born in Winamac to Newton and Geneva
DePOY RUDE. On Sept. 8, 1940 in Winamac
he married Esther JUMP, who survives. A
retired farmer, he drove a Union Township School Corporation bus for 33
years. He was a member of the Kewanna
Church of Christ, where he served as trustee and on the church board. He was trustee of the Kewanna Citizens
I.O.O.F. Cemetery and a member of the Kewanna Saddle Club and the Union
Township Pinhook Grange.
Surviving
with his wife are two sons, Stephen [RUDE], Rochestera, and Robert J. [RUDE],
Kewanna; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Arlene
STIENMAN, Logansport, and Leona GOOD and Delores HOLLER, both of Argos, and two
brothers, Lawrence RUDE, Logansport, and Newton RUDE Jr., Sheridan.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Kewanna Church of Christ with the Rev.
Clifford GANO officiating. Burial will
be in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Friends may call after 4 p.m.Friday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home,
Kewanna, and after 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Memorials may be made to the church.
Ben S. Konieczny
April 12, 1907 - Jan. 26, 1993
Ben S.
KONIECZNY, 85, LaPorte, died at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday in LaPorte Hospital following
a lengthy illness.
He was
born in Michigan City to Thomas and Helen SNIEKOWSKI KONIECZNY. He lived most of his life in LaPorte. On April 25, 1931 in LaPorte he married
Rochester native Annabell NEWCOMER, who survives. He was retired from Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Corporation. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church and a former member of the Polish Falcons of American.
Surviving
with his wife are two daughters, Leona URYGA, Michigan City, and Sharon MURRAY,
LaPorte; a son, James [KONIECZNY], Tulsa, Okla; seven grandchildren; a
great-grandson; two sisters, Natalie SUPANIK, Port Charlotte, Fla., and
Jeanette KONIECZNY, LaPorte; a brother, Matthew KONIECZNY, Hudson Lake, and
several nieces and nephews. Preceding
in death were a daughtter, a son and two brothers.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Sacred heart Catholic Church, 128 Bach St.,
Porte, with the Rev. John J. STREBIG officiating. Burial will be in the Patton Cemetery in LaPorte. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Friday and
from 7-9:30 p.m. Saturday in the Easling Funeral Home, 1117 Indiana Ave.,
LaPorte. The Rosary will be recited
at 7 p.m. Friday in the funeral
home.
Friday, January 29, 1993
Dorothy B. Bach
Nov. 11, 1923 - Jan. 28, 1993
Dorothy
B. BACH, 69, Mentone, died at 2 a.m. Thursday at Kosciusko Community Hospital
She was
born in Rochester to Ernest H. and Cloie BIDDINGER LEWIS, and had resided most
of her life in Kosciusko County. On
June 26, 1948 she married Edwin BACH, who died Feb. 25, 1978. She had assisted her husband with well
drilling and excavating. She was a
member of the First Baptist Church in Mentone and its missionary Society.
Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. Charles (Janice) McPECK and Mrs. Dan (Jane) WYATT, both
of Warsaw; a son, James [BACH], Warsaw; three grandchildren; her parents,
Ernest and Cloie LEWIS, Palestine, and a brother, Raymond LEWIS, Mentone. Preceding in death were two brothers.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sherland St.,
Warsaw, with the Rev. Paul JAMES officiating.
Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. today.
Memorials may be made to the Kosciusko County Diabetes Association.
Saturday, January 30, 1993
Evelyn Singrey
Evelyn
SINGREY, 79, of 13211 Juniper Road, Argos, died at 6:30 a.m. Friday at Heart of
Flowers Hospital in Haines City, Fla.
Arrangements
are pending at Grossman Funeral Home in Argos.
William E. Belcher
Sept. 23, 1909 - Jan. 29, 1993
William
Eugene BELCHER, 83, Rt. 4, Box 48, Rochester, died at 12:50 p.m. Friday in Life
Care Center following an illness.
He was
born in Benton, Ill., to Claude and Florence BELCHER. He moved from Kewanna to Rochester in 1931. On March 15, 1931 in Gary he married Margart
M. JUMP, who died May 31, 1992. He retired
from farming 18 years ago. He was a
member of Grace Unirted Methodist Church and the Gideons.
Surviving
are two sons, Richard E. [BELCHER], and Mickey E. [BELCHER], both of Rochester;
six grandchildren, Dr. Daniel BELCHER, Terry BELCHER and Nancy BELCHER, all of
Indianapolis; Cynthia BELCHER, Bloomington, and Andrea BELCHER and Debra
BELCHER, both of Rochester, and a sister, Muriel JONES, Danville, Ill.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Grace United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jack
HARTMAN officiating. Burial will be in
the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call
from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, and after 10
a.m. Monday at the church. Memorials
may be made to the Gideons or the American Cancer Society.
Monday, February 1, 1993
Darrell Burden Sr.
Sept. 27, 1946 - Jan. 30, 1993
Darrell
E.. BURDEN Sr., 46, of 4510 State St., Delong, died at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at
South Bend Memorial Hospital following an illness.
He was
born in Central City, Ky., to Shirley and Nancy JOHNSON BURDEN. On July 21, 1966 at Central City he married
Jacqueline DURALL who survives. He
moved from Chicato to Aubbeenaubbee Township three years ago. He was a self-employed general contractor.
Surviving
with his wife are four sons, Darrell [BURDEN] and Darrell Joe [BURDEN], both of
Delong, Michael [BURDEN], Chicago, and Tony [BURDEN], Boston, Mass.; four
grandchildren; his father, Shirley BURDEN, Louisville, Ky.; a sister, Leara
HAYES, Louisville, and four brothers, Charles BURDEN, Hawesville, Ky.; Paul
BURDEN, Powderly, Ky.; Carlton BURDEN, Louisville, and James BURDEN,
Chicago. Preceding in death was his
mother.
Graveside
services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery with
the Rev. Floyd ALLEN officiating. There
will be no visitation. The Bonine
Funeral Home, Culver, is in charge of arrangements.
Elsie L. Sternberg
Jan 25, 1891 - Jan. 31, 1993
Elsie
Loma STERNBERG, 102, Chicago Ridge Nursing Home, Chicago, Ill., died at 8 a.m.
Sunday in Christ Community Hospital in Chicago.
She was
born in Iowa. She lived inArgos for 20
years until moving back to Chicago 12 years ago. On May 15, 1910 in chicago she married Harry W. STERNBERG, who
died in 1951. She was a member of the
Nazarene Church in Chicago.
Surviving
are three grandchildren, Mrs. Jerry (Bette) HOME, Palos Hills, Ill.; Genn A.
STERNBERG, Bemidjim, Minn., and Donald L. STERNBERG, Gary, and a
great-granddaughter. A son, Genn Evan
STERNBERG, died in 1986.
Graveside
services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Argos Maple Grove Cemetery. Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, is in charge
of arrangements. There will be no
visitation.
Ruby Gottschalk
May 14, 1913 - Jan. 29, 1993
Services
were to be at 2 p.m. today at Fisher Funeral Chapel, Logansport, for Ruby
GOTTSCHALK, 79, Miller’s Merry Manor, Logansport.
The Rev.
Robert H. MILLER Jr., was to officiate and burial was to be in the Mount Hope
Cemetery, Logansport. The VFW Auxiliary
conducted a memorial service on Sunday.
Mrs.
Gottschalk died at 9:35 p.m. Friday in Logansport Memorial Hospital. She was born in Fulton County to Fred and
Alice May ABBOTT FISHER. On Sept. 18,
1931 in Logansport she married John Edward GOTTSCHALK, who died Oct. 10,
1966. She was a former member of the
American Legion Auxiliary and was a member of the Auxiliaries of the VFW and
the Disabled American Veterans.
Surviving
are a son, John “Eddie” GOTTSCHAK, Stockerll; a granddaughrter; a
great-grandchild; seven step-grandchildren; twelve step-great-grandchildren; a
sister, Beverly LAMPKINS, Plymouth; two brothers, Bill FISHER, Kewanna, and
Doyle FISHER, Knox. Preceding in death
were a daughter, two sisters and two brothers.
Marvin G. Brewer
Jan. 25, 1904 - Jan. 29, 1903
Services
were to be at 1:30 p.m. today at McCloskey Hamilton Gundrum Funeral Home,
Logansport, for Marvin G. BREWER, 89, of 3123 Fairview Ave., Logansport.
The Rev.
William Art MALONEY was to officiate and burial was to be in the Mt. Hope
Cemetery, Logansport.
Mr.
Brewer died at 1:47 p.m. Friday at Memorial Hospital, Logansport. He was born in Brook to Mann and Winona
SNYDER BREWER. On Oct 10, 1931 in
Rochester he married Ida Mae CRISPEN, who survives. He retired in 1969 from Kain’s Motor Service, Logansport. He attended the First United Methodist
Church, Logansport.
Surviving
with his wife are a daughter, Bonnie HENDERSON, Gas City; a son, William
[BREWER], Spokane, Wash.; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two
nieces; two nephews, and four cousins.
Preceding in death were a son, a sister and three brothers.
Evelyn Singrey
Dec. 9, 1913 - Jan. 29, 1993
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, for Evelyn SINGREY,
79, of 13211 Juniper Road, Argos.
The Rev.
Mark COTRILL will officiate and burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery,
Argos. Friends may call from 2-4 and
6-8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation.
Mrs.
Singrey died at 6:30 a.m. Friday in Heart of Flowers Hospital in Haines City,
Fla., where she had been a patient since Jan.20. She had been ill for five years.
She was
born in Bourbon to John and Sylvia WOODCOCK FAULKNER. She had lived in Argos for 75 years, having spent the past 20
winters in Haines City. On Feb. 27,
1937 in Bourbon she married Arnold H. SINGREY, who survives. She was a member of Pentecostal Church in
Bourbon.
Surviving
with her husband are two daughters, Mrs. Norman (Phyllis) McGUIRE, Warsaw, and
Mrs. Stephen (Margie) SNYDER, South Bend; three sons, Allen [SINGREY], Argos;
Lowell [SINGREY], Greentown, and R. Lee [SINGREY], Inwood; eleven gradchildren,
and a brother, Max FAULKNER, Bourbon.
Preceding in death was a brother, Carl [FAULKNER].
Tuesday, February 2, 1993
Garnet R. Allen
Feb. 10, 1912 - Jan. 31, 1993
Garnet R.
ALLEN, 80, of 302 E. Streeter Ave., Muncie, died early Sunday morning at her
home following a brief illness.
She was
born in Warsaw, moved to Muncie as a child and graduated from Muncie Central
High School. As s self-employed
seamstress, she attended the Yorktown Church of God.
Surviving
are six daughters, Patriaia ALLEN, Muncie; Mrs. Burnis (Janice) WHITTENBURG,
League City, Texas; Mrs. Jim (Mary) HAYES, Middletown; Mrs. David P. (Marjorie)
HERSHEY, Yorktown; Mrs. Charles (Judy) SCROGGS, Bristow, Okla., and Mrs. Roger
(Nancy) MILLER, Muncie; nineteen grandchildren; twenty great-gradchildren; two
sisters, Mrs. Orville (Dessie) RENFRO, Macy, and Mrs. Ron (Nilah) BABER,
Rochester; two brothers, Harold EDWARDS, Warsaw, and Kenneth EDWARDS, Macy, and
nieces and nephews. Her husband, Carl
H. ALLEN, died in October 1991.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Meeks Mortuary Chapel, 415 E. Washington
St., Muncie, with the Revs. David P. HERSHEY and Charles SCROGGS
officiating. Burial will be in the Elm
Ridge Cemetery, Muncie. Friends may
call from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorials may be made to the Yorktown Church of God, 140 Andrews Road,
Horktown, IN 47306.
Leonard M. Baker
Dec. 23, 1915 - Jan. 14, 1993
Word has
been received of the Jan. 14 death of Leonard Marion BAKER, 77, Gardena,
Calif., at Memorial Hospital of Gardena.
Cremation was in Los Angeles.
Mr. Baker
was born in Mentone and spent the early part of his life in that area. A machinist and boatwright for many years in
the Los Angeles area, he was well known for inventions in both fields. In the 1950s he producted a motion picture
called, “You and the Chinchilla,” which is still used as a source of
information in the Chinchilla industry.
Surviving
are two sons, Richard Dean and William Doyle [BAKER], both of Rochester; six
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ann VLIET, Fairfax, Va.,
and Ruth GUSTAFSON, Arlington, Va.
Preceding in death were a son, David Everett [BAKER]; two brothers,
Doyle BAKER and Dale BAKER, and two sisters, Margaret BAKER and Rosemary BAKER
COLDRON.
Bessie Nolan
Sept. 20, 1924 - Jan. 29, 1993
Bessie
“Jerry” NOLAN, 68, Galveston, Texas, died Friday in UTMB Hospital in Galveston.
She was
born in Mishawaka to Nolan and Mildred LOWE LEWIS.
Surviving
are a daughter, Loretta T. CHELLEMI; two sons, Danny B. SMITH, Houston, Texas,
and John M. SMITH, Cincinnati, Ohio; seven grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs.
George (Vera) HARPER, Rochester; Bonnie WILLIAMS, Spokane, Wash., and Kathy
DINWIDDIE, Stehekin, Wash.; three brothers, Nolan LEWIS, Hillsboro, Ore., and
Paul LEWIS and Bob KRAMER, both of Rochester.
Preceding in death were a son, Paul SMITH, and two brothers, Leonard
LEWIS and John LEWIS.
Memorial
services were conducted Sunday at the UTMB Chapel. The body was donated to medical science.
Wednesday, February 3, 1993
Donavon E. Overmyer
June 16, 1924 - Feb. 2, 1993
Donavon
E. OVERMYER, 68, of 303 White St., Culver, died at 11:08 a.m. Tuesday in the
St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.
He was
born in Culver to Dewey and Mabel MILLS OVERMYER and was a lifetime resident of
Culver. He was married Oct. 1, 1948 in
Culver to Julia McKEE, who survives. He
was a retired superintendent of the town’s street department, a 34-year member
of the Culver-Union Township Fire Department of which he was chief for 14
years, a member of the Burr Oak Church of God, and attended the Culver Grace
United Church of Christ.
Surviving
with the wife are five sons, Courtland [OVERMYER], Battle Creek, Mich.; Thomas
[OVERMYER], Culver; Ned [OVERMYER], Rochester; Brett [OVERMYER], Arcadia, and
Brian [OVERMYER], Argos; nine grandechildren, ad a brother, William L.
OVERMYER. A sister, Margaret FEECE,
preceded in death.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Culver Grace United Church of Christ with
Donald WAGNER officiating. Burial will
be in the Culver Masonic Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Thursday at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver. Memorials may be made to the Donavon E.
Overmyer Memorial Fund.
Thursday, February 4, 1993
Walter D. Smith
Oct. 22, 1926 - Feb. 3, 1993
Walter D.
“Don” SMITH, 66, of 2206 Marina Drive, died at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday at Rochester
Nursing Home.
He was
born in Rochester to Admiral and Inez BALL SMITH. He was a lifetime resident of Rochester, a retired employee of
Smitty’s Lakeside Service, Rochester and a former conservation officer. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S.
Marine Corps serving in the South Pacific.
He was a member of the Manitou Moose Lodge, Rochester American Legion
and Rochester Eagles Lodge.
Surviving
are a brother, William [SMITH], Rochester; an aunt, Mrs. Harold (Madelyn)
YOUNG, Rochester; a niece, Mrs. Diane WHEADON, Rochester, and a friend, Pam
PARMALEE, Rochester.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Rochester with
the Rev. C. Allan HAZEN officiating.
Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and
one hour prior to service Saturday at Zimmerman Family Funeral Home. Graveside military rites will be performed
by the Rochester American Legion and VFW posts.
Robert L. Ginther
Sept. 3, 1926 - Feb. 3, 1993
Robert L.
GINTHER, 66, of Rochester Nursing Home, died at 11:43 p.m. Wednesday at South
Bend Memorial Hospital. He had been in
failing health for a number of years.
He was
born in Goshen to Harry and Effie SLAYBAUGH GINTHER. On June 13, 1970 in Rochester he married Patricia A. VIETH, who
surives. He was a lifetime resident of
Fulton County and lived the last 12 years at South Mud Lake. He retired from the Fulton County Highway
Department, a U.S. Army vetera of World War II serving in the Pacific theatre
and a member of the Rochester VFW.
Surviving
with his wife are a daughter, Beverly ULLERY, Fulton; a son, David [GINTHER],
Rochester; a step-daughter, Gail McGUFFY, Santa Rosa, Calif.; a step-son, Greg
McGUFFEY, Whiteland; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three
sisters, Mrs. Richard (Beatrice) LANDON, Mooresville, Mrs. Junior (Deliris)
FORD, Mentone and Pat DENNY, Rochester; three brothers, Harry [GINTHER] Jr.,
Virl and Alton [GINTHER], all of Rochester.
Preceding in death was a brother, Richard [GINTHER].
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester with the Rev. Cliff WILKINS officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday and one hour prior to services Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home. The Rochester American Legion and VFW will conduct military graveside services.
Friday, February 5, 1993
Von Kochenderfer
Von
KOCHENDERFER, 88, Four Seasons, died at 10:45 a.m. today at Life Care
Center. Arrangements are pending at
Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Saturday, February 6, 1993
Von Kochenderfer
Aug. 30, 1910 - Feb. 5, 1993
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for Von
KOCHENDERFER, 88, Four Seasons. The
Revs. Sam WRIGHT and Junior BOSE will officiate, and burial will be in the
Mentone Cemetery.
Friends
may call today from 2 to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon until time of
services. Memorials may be made to the
First Baptist Church of Rochester.
Mr.
Kochenderfer died at 10:45 a.m. Friday at Life Care Center. He was born in Rochester to Joseph and Ethel
SLUSSER KOCHENDERFER and lived here all his life except for 15 years in Palo
Alto, Calif. He was married March 4,
1933 in Elkhart to Dorothy L. HORN, who survives. He was retired from Varian Associates, Palo Alto. He was a member of the First VBaptist
Church, the Lions Club and the Masonic Lodge, all of Rochester.
Suriving
with his wife are two nephews, Richard DUZENBERY, Akron, and Donald DUZENBERY,
Bonita Springs, Fla., and a niece, Mrs. John (Barbara) HUNTER, Roann. A sister, Marjorie DUZENBERY, preceded in
death.
Monday, February 8, 1993
Richard L. Evers
May 8, 1961 - Feb. 7, 1993
Richard
L. EVERS, 31, 7249 W. SR 14 (Rt. 4, Rochester), died at 7:07 p.m. Sunday in the
Woodlawn Hospital emergency room after being injured in a farm accident.
He was
born in Rochester to Leonard and Nancy Jo WHITESIDE EVERS. He was married on July 13, 1989 in Las Vegas
to Lisa CISSNA, who survives. He was a
farmer and a gauge technician at Torx Products in Rochester. He was a 1979 graduate of Kewanna High
School, where he played basketball for four years, ran cross country, and was
vice president of his senior class.
Surviving
with his wife are his parents, of Rochester; a daughter, Kristen EVERS, and a
step-son, Daniel ESTES, both at home; two sisters, Janet YOCUM, Macy, and Diane
KREAMER, Indianapolis; six brothers, Gary [EVERS], Hammond; Robert [EVERS],
Mesa, Ariz.; John [EVERS], Colorado Springs, Colo.; Brian [EVERS], Rochester,
and David and William [EVERS], both of Kewanna, and aunts, uncles, nephews and
nieces.
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with
the Rev. Clifford GANO officiating.
Burial will be in the Kewanna Citizens-I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday,
and from 8 a.m. until time of services Thursday. Memorials may be made to charity.
Ralph Tucker
March 17, 1905 - Feb. 7, 1993
Ralph
“Tuck” TUCKER, 87, formerly of East Rochester Street, Akron, died at 3:07 p.m.
Sunday in Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw, where he had resided for five months.
Known as
“The Candy Man” for having given out hundreds of pounds of candy over the
years, Mr. Tucker co-owned and operated the Tucker and Ogle Service Station in
Akron from 1919 to 1954, and was a janitor at the Akron School from
1964-1969. He also had worked in road
construction and in electrical/plumbing, and for more than 50 years had
assisted at area funeral homes.
A 1925
graduate of Beaver Dam High School, he was one of only two persons ever named
to the Kosciusko County All-County high school basketball team four years in a
row. After high wchool, he worked as an
Indiana High School Athletic Association basketball official for 20 years.
Mr.
Tucker was born in Kosciusko County to Ora G. and Nora SARBER TUCKER. He was married Nov. 17, 1928 in Warsaw to
Imo LEININGER, who resides at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw. He was one of the founders of the Famous
Akron Jonah Club, nd was a member of the Gilead Masonic Lodge and the Modern
Woodmen of America. For 30 years had
been head usher at the Akron Church of God which he attended.
Surviving
with his wife are a son, Dr. Thomas (Janet) TUCKER, Mentone; two grandchildren,
Christopher and Julianne TUCKER; two sisters, Winnifred SMITH and Lilly TUCKER,
both of Mentone, and a brother, Albert TUCKER, Warsaw.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the
Akron Church of God with Pastor James MALBONE officiating. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.
Tuesday at the Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.
Memorials may be made to the Akron Church of God.
Tuesday, February 9, 1993
Oren H. Newman
Nov. 11, 1911 - Feb. 8, 1963
Oren H.
NEWMAN, 81, of 300 East Fourth St. (Waterhaven Apartments), died early Monday
morning in his home.
He was
born in Fulton County to George H. and Ethel D. COOK NEWMAN. He was a retired farmer and a lifelong
resident of Fulton County.
Surviving
are four nieces, Mrs. Jim (Sherry) CALHOUN, Mrs. Tom (Marjorie) RHODES and Mrs.
Jeff (Kay) BRUBAKER, all of Rochester, and Mrs. Gary (Cindy) FRANK, Fenton,
Mich., and a nephew, Ernie Russ NEWMAN, Pontiac, Mich. Preceding in death were three brothers,
Maurice, Donald and Ernest [NEWMAN].
Graveside
services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with
the Rev. Sam WRIGHT officiating. There
will be no visitation. Zimmerman Family
Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arranements. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church.
Hildreth N. Beckley
March 26, 1902 - Feb. 8, 1993
Hildreth
N. BECKLEY, 90, formerly of Indianapolis, died at 8:25 p.m. Monday at Chase
Center, Fulton House, Logansport.
She was
born in Lucerne to George T. and Myrtle BATTY BACKUS. On Sept. 25, 1925 in Royal Centr she married Dwight E. BECKLEY,
who died on March 6, 1963. She was
retired from Sears at Logansport after 19 years as a salesperson. She was a member of the Indian Creek
Christian Church at Lucerne and its Christian Women’s Fellowship. She was a graduate of Lucerne High School.
Surviving
are three daughters, Jean TODD, Logansport, and Joan SHEPARD and Nancy ANDERSON,
both of Indianapolis; a son, Tom [BECKLEY], Royal Center; a sister, Esther
NEWMAN, Logansport; ten grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren. Preceding in death was a sister.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Royal Center with
Bob CREE officiating. Burial will be in
the Indian Creek Christian Cemetery near Lucerne. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. until
services Thursday.
Wednesday, February 10, 1993
Willie Randolph
Willie RANDOLPH,
73, Rt. 4, Rochester (Old Indiana 17), died at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday at Pulaski
Memorial Hospital in Winamac after an illness.
Arrangements
are pending at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver.
Marjorie A. Mitchell
Oct. 31, 1922 - Feb. 9, 1993
Marjorie
A. MITCHELL, 70, Warrenville, S.C., formerly of Winamac, died at 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday at University Hospital, Augusta, Ga.
She was
born in Pulaski County to Leo M. and Marie KREUSCH WEISENBURGER. On June 3, 1943 she married Tom W. MITCHELL,
who died Feb. 3, 1959. She was a
retired beauty shop operator and machine operator at Eaton Co., Winamac. She was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic
Church, Kewanna. She graduated from
Winamac High School in 1941 and from Wedekind Beauty College, Logansport.
Surviving
are two sons, Tommy [MITCHELL], Atken, S.C., and William [MITCHELL),
Warrenville, S.C.; her mother, Marie WEISENBURGER, Winamac; four sisters, Jean
MOORE, Plymouth; Donna WHITE, Mishawaka, and Dorothy CALLAHAN and Betty L.
COLGROVE, both of Winamac; a brother, Arden “Bud” WEISENBURGER, Springfield,
Va., and three granddaughters.
Preceding in death were a sister and two brothers.
Services
are pending at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna.
Thursday, February 11, 1993
[no obits]
Friday, February 12, 1993
Marjorie A. Mitchell
Oct. 31, 1922 - Feb. 9, 1993
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Winamac, for
Marjorie A. MITCHELL, 70, Warrenville, S.C., formerly of Winamac.
Father
Bill SULLIVAN will officiate. Burial
will be in the St. Peter’s Catholic Church Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. today at Harrison-Metzger
Funeral Home, Kewanna. There will be a
scripture service at the funeral home at 7:30 p.m. today.
Mrs.
Mitchell died at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at University Hospital, Augusta, Ga.
Pauline Jones
April 2, 1923 - Feb. 11, 1993
Pauline
JONES, 69, of 813 Pontiac St., died at 8:35 a.m. Thursday at Rochester Nursing
Home.
She was
born infulton to Frank and Hazel EASTERDAY BUCKINGHAM and was a lifetime resident
of Fulton County. On May 11, 1946 in
Hammond, she married Robert O. JONES, who died on Aug. 2, 1987.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Ken (Terry) HEIT, Rochester; a grandson, Justin HEIT; a
sister, Ann LITTLE, Kokomp; a brother, Gene BUCKINGHAM, Rochester, and nieces
and nephews.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. Carl RICKS officiating. Burial
will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today and for an hour before services
Saturday. Memorials may be made to
Trinity United Methodist Church, Rochester.
Willie Randolph Jr.
March 11, 1919 - Feb. 9, 1993
Services
will be at noon Saturday at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, for Willie RANDOLPH
Jr., Rt. 4, Rochester (Old Indiana 17).
The Rev.
Floyd G. ALLEN will officiate, and burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F.
Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8
p.m. today.
Mr.
Randolph died at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac. He was born in Lake Providence, La., to
Willie ad Clara RANDOLPH Sr. On Dec.
29, 1953 in Chicago, Ill., he married Barbara J. WILKES, who survives. He was retired after 35 years as a laborer
for Inland Steel, Alsip, Ill. He was a
member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Chicago. He had lived in Fulton County for 15 years.
Surviving
with his wife are a daughter, Linda ISLEY, and a son, Darrel HUDSON, both of
Chicago, and two brothers, Steven [RANDOLPH], New Orleans, La., and Jack
[RANDOLPH], Chicago. Preceding in death
was a sister.
Michael E. Keller
Michael
E. KELLER, 17, of 413 Railroad St., Argos, died of an illness at 10:01 p.m.
Thursday at South Bend Memorial Hospital.
He was a
junior at Argos High School.
Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Saturday, February 13, 1993
Michael E. Keller
Jan. 16, 1976 - Feb. 11, 1993
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Monday in St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Plymouth for
Michael E. KELLER, 17, of 413 Railroad St., Argos.
Father
Kieran McPARTLAN will officiate, and burial will be in the Argos Maple Grove
Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8
p.m. Sunday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, where the Rosary will be
recited at 5:50 p.m. Sunday.
Michael,
a junior at Argos High School, died of an illness at 10:01 p.m. Thursday in
South Bend Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient for three weeks.
He was
born in Plymouth to Eugene and Pamela STIDHAM KELLER and was a lifetime
resident of the Argos area. He was a
member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Plymouth, and was active in soccer
and basketball in high school.
Surviving
with his parents are a sister, Jennifer KELLER, at home; a brother, Adam
KELLER, at home; the maternal grandparents, Kenneth and Eunice STIDHAM,
Monterey; the paternal grandparents, Eugene and Geraldine KELLER, Plymouth, and
aunts, uncles and cousins.
Roscoe M. Williams
July 31, 1922 - Feb. 12, 1993
Roscoe M.
“Toad” WILLIAMS, 70, of 3072 Blackford Drive, Tippecanoe, died at 3:10 p.m.
Friday at his home.
He was
born in DesArc, Ark., to Martin F. and Mary L. BRIMER WILLIAMS. On March 11, 1950 he married Mildred R.
HARTBARGER who survives. He owned and
operated Toad’s Bait Shop in Tippecanoe and was a carpenter. He was a member of the Bourbon American
Legion, Rochester VFW and Carpenters Local 413. He was in the Army during World War II.
Surviving
with his wife are three daughters, Mrs. Tim (Betty) HOWARD, Rochester, and Mrs.
Mark (Karen) SCOTT and Mrs. Carl G. (Rita) GREENS, both of Tippecanoe; four
grandchildren; a great-grandchild, and two sistrs, Edith FISHER and Norma J.
COPELAND, both of DesArc, Ark.
Preceding in death were a sister and three brothers.
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Deaton Funeral Home, Bourbon, with the Rev. Peter
ALBERTON officiating. Burial will be in
the Tippecanoe Cemetery. Friends may
call from 2-8 p.m. Sunday.
Keith C. Mathias
Keith C. MATHIAS, 61, Rt. 2, Akron, died at
11:34 p.m. Friday, shortly after being admitted to Woodlawn Hospital.
Arrangements
are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron.
Aline H. Friedrich
Aug. 13, 1918 - Feb. 12, 1993
Aline H.
FRIEDRICH, 74, Fulton, died late Friday evening at Methodist Hospital,
Indianapolis, where she had been a patient since last Fall.
She was
born in Liberty Township to Claude and Blanche MARTIN FRED. On Feb. 14, 1937 in Fulton she married Ralph
E. FRIEDRICH, who died on May 1, 1973.
She farmed and was a clerk at Kroger’s in Rochester for many years. She was a lifetime resident of Fulton County
and a memvber of the Fulton United Methodist Church.
Surviving
are a brother, Lavon H. FRED, Fulton, and nieces and nephews.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Fulton, with the
Rev. Dorothy JONES officiating. Burial
will be in the Fulton Cemetery. Friends
may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday.
Memorials may be made to the Fulton United Methodist Church.
Katherine Jean Shafer
March 22, 1924 - Feb. 11, 1993
Katherine
Jean SHAFER, 68, died at 11 p.m. Thursday at the home of her son, David SHAFER,
5460 N. State Road 5, Larwill, with whom she lived.
‘ She was
born in Fulton County to Ray and Helen BRUGH OVERMYER. She was married April 29, 1942 in
Indianapolis to Carl W. SHAFER, who died Dec. 25, 1990. She was retired from Hart Schaffner &
Marx at Rochester.
Surviving
are a son and daughter-in-law, David and Darcey SHAFER, Larwill; two
grandchildren, Darton and Destiny SHAFER; a sister, Dora M. DOUR, Plymouth, and
a brother, Robert D. OVERMYER, Rochester.
A sister, Collene [OVERMYER], preceded in death.
Services
will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Van Gilder Funeral Home, Plymouth. Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery,
Plymouth. Friends may call from 4 to 8
p.m. Monday. Memorials may be made to
the Whitley County Home Care.
Monday, February 15, 1993
Lester G. Leffert
July 16, 1928 - Feb. 14, 1993
Lester G.
LEFFERT, 63, of 13284 West 6C Road, Plymouth, died at 9:45 p.m. Sunday at Holy
Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, of an apparent heart attack.
He was
born in Crown Point to Andrew and Nellie RIDDLE LEFFERT. On March 27, 1949 in Plymouth he married
Barbara A. POMEROY, who survives. He
was a lifetime resident of Plymouth and Argos and worked as parts manager for
Wier Truck Service. He also worked for
Contractors Equipment, Price Nursery and Miller’s Landscaping. He retired in 1991.
Surviving
with his wife are a daughter, Pamela A. DAVIS, Argos; a granddaughter, Shawnda
L. LLOYD, Plymouth; a sister, Marie RINGLE, Bokeelia, Fla., and two brothers,
Austin [LEFFERT], Plymouth, and Harry [LEFFERT], Argos. A daughter, Linda S. PALBYKIN, died in 1975.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Johnson Funeral Home, Plymouth. Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery,
Plymouth. Friends may call from 2-4
p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Howard G. King
April 1, 1893 - Feb. 4, 1993
Howard G.
KING, 99, formerly of Rt. 1, Rochester (Mt. Zion area), died at 1:30 p.m.
Sunday in Life Care Center following an illness of a year.
He was
born in the Mt. Zion aea to William H. and Rosa MILLER KING, and had lived for
87 years in the house where he was born.
He was married Nov.1, 1912 in the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church to Carrie
May CONRAD, who died March 4, 1973. He
had been a farmer, and had attended the First Presbyterian Church in Rochester.
Surviving
are two sons, William W. ad Robert L. [KING], and a foster-daughter, Janet
KING, all of Rochester; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a
great-great-grandchild, and a brother, Harold KING, Fort Wayne. Preceding in death were a son, Donald KING,
on Oct. 19, 1992; two brothers, Lester KING and Robert KING, and a sister,
Myrtle DICE.
Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. John RAMSEY officiating.
Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday
and from 12:30 to time of services on Wednesday.
Keith C. Mathias
Dec. 12, 1931 - Feb. 12, 1993
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron for
Keith C. MATHIAS, 61, Rt. 2, Akron. Burial
will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
The Rev.
Junior BOSE will officiate. Friends may
call from 2 to 8 p.m. today, and from 9 a.m. until time of services on
Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the
American Diabetes Association and the Akron School Library Fund.
Mr.
Mathias died unexpectedly at 11:34 p.m. Friday in Woodlawn Hospital, shortly
after admission. He was born in
Rochester to Lloyd E. and Helen BURNETT MATHIAS, and had resided all his life
in Fulton County. He retired in 1990
after teaching school for 30 years in Kewanna and Akron; he substituted in
Argos for two years following retirement.
He also had been a farmer. A
1950 graduate of Rochester High School, he held a bachelor of science degree
from Manchester College and a master’s degree in secondary education from Ball
State University. He served in the U.S.
Army during the Korean War, and was a member of the Rochester American Legion,
the Manitou Moose Lodge, the Indiana State Teachers Association and the
National Education Association.
Surviving
are three daughters, Susan FULTON and Mrs. Donald (Beth) RAMSEY, Akron, and
Mrs. Michael (Mary) YATES, Rochester; two sons, David K. [MATHIAS], Akron, and
Joel R. [MATHIAS], South Bend; two grandsons, Adam and Andrew FULTON, Akron;
two step-grandchildren, Amanda and Travis RAMSEY, Rochester, and sister, Mrs.
Robert (Elsie Mae) [MATHIAS], of Anderson.
His parents and a brother, Ralph [MATHIAS], preceded in death.
Elzie Zartman
Sept. 24, 1902 - Feb. 13, 1993
Elzie
ZARTMAN, 90, formerly of Rt. 1, Macy, died at 5:25 p.m. Saturday in the
Rochester Nursing Home following an illness of three years.
She was
born in Miami County to George J. and Eva HARTMAN SOUTHERTON, and had resided
all her life in the Fulton and Macy areas.
She was married in Macy on July 13, 1921 to Ray “Peany” ZARTMAN, who
died Jan. 16, 1972.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. LeRoy (Margaret) MILLS Sr., Rt. 2, Macy; a son, Forest
“Bud” ZARTMAN, Rt. 1, Macy; ten grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; a
sister, Mrs. Cecil FROBISH, Onargo, Ill., and a brother, Lee SOUTHERTON, Rt. 1,
Akron. Preceding in death were a son,
Philip ZARTMAN, on June 23, 1974; a sister, Mrs. Carrie JENKINS, and two
brothers, Cliff SOUTHERTON and Roy SOUTHERTON.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Fulton,
with the Rev. Lu LASHER-MILEY officiating.
Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and for an hour before
services on Wednesday.
Russell P. Hamilton
June 20, 1920 - Feb. 14, 1993
Russell
Paul HAMILTON, 72, Rt. 2, Macy, died at 7 a.m. Sunday at his home.
He was
born in Kosciusko County to James and Elizabeth MEYERS HAMILTON and had resided
in the Macy area most of his life. He
was married June 12, 1953 in Akron to Lavone SHOEMAKER, who died June 21,
1987. He was a farmer and a member of
the Macy Christian Church.
Surviving
are two daughters, Paula HAMILTON, Rt. 2, Macy, and Debbie ALLEN, West Palm,
Fla.; four grandchildren, April, Johnny and Brandy BOWYER and Kyle MENSEEN; two
sisters, Annie GAGNON, South Whitley, and Hazel M. COAHRAN, Macy, and a
brother, Don HAMILTON, Warsaw.
Preceding in death were four sisters, Isabelle CLEMONS, Ivy TAYLOR,
Violet GAGNON and Ruth SHAFER.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the MaClain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev.
David WELSH officiating. Burial will be
in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Logansport.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Claude L. Rhodes
Sept. 24, 1907 - Feb. 13, 1993
Claude L.
RHODES, 85, of 2753 18B Road, Tippecanoe, died at 3:40 p.m. Saturday at
Woodlawn Hospital where he had been a patient for six days.
He was
born in Tippecanoe to Arthur and Renta PONTIUS RHODES. On June 20, 1936 in Argos he married Mildred
L. LOWRY, who died in 1962. He worked
in quality control for Bellows Valve-Air, formerly of Warsaw and later
relocated in Arkansas, where he lived for 14 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and lived most of his life in
Tippecanoe.
Surviving
are four daughters, Linda “Susie” RHODES and Judy CORMICAN, both of Tippecanoe;
Mrs. Jack (Ann) SWIHART, Roann, and Mrs. Charles (Janet) LOOMIS, Russell, Kan;
two sons, Thomas [RHODES], Pueblo, Colo., and Larry [RHODES], Osawatomie, Kan.;
nineteen grandchildren, and a brother, John [RHODES], Tippecanoe. Preceding in death were a daughter, Sandra
Joyce [RHODES]; two great-grandsons, and a brother, Lloyd [RHODES].
Graveside
services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Tippecanoe Cemetery with the Rev.
Rod SCHULER officiating. Friends may call
from 2-8 p.m. today at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos. Memorials may be made to Woodlawn Hospital.
J. Edgar St. Clair
Jan. 23, 1910 - Feb. 14, 1993
J. Edgar
St. CLAIR, 83, of 6755 West 900 South, Kewana, died at 11 p.m. Sunday in the
St. Joseph Hospital emergency room at Kokomo.
He was
born in Bethlehem Township of Cass County to J. Arthur and Flora J. FOY St.
CLAIR. On Sept. 20, 1936 in Winamac he
married Mary E. MORPHET, who survives.
He was a retired farmer. He was
a member of the Grass Creek United Methodist Church and a 1929 graduate of
Metea Hich School.
Surviving
with his wife are three daughters, Edith SELL and Carolyn BAKER, both of
Logansport, and Phyllis HAUSER, Rochester; a son, Joe [St. CLAIR], Kewanna; two
brothers, Orren [St. CLAIR], Kewanna,
ad Glen [St. CLAIR], Galveston; two
sisters, Doris PITTMAN, Crawfordsville, and Nellie HOFFMAN, Monon; nine
grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Preceding in death were three brothers and two sisters.
Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Grass Creek United Methodist Church with
the Rev. Don REED officiating. Burial
will be in the Grass Creek Cemetery.
Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home,
Kewanna, and one hour before services Wednesday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Grass Creek
United Methodist Church.
Tuesday, February 16, 1993 to Wednesday,
February 17, 1993
[no obits]
Thursday, February 18, 1993
Margaret M. White
May 27, 1919 - Feb. 17, 1993
Margaret
M. WHITE, 73, of 9762 W. 550 South, Kewanna, died at 6:33 p.m. Wednesday at St.
Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis.
She was
born May 27, 1919 in Logansport to Edwin and Mazzine GALAGER MEDLAND. She married James T. WHITE on Jan. 25, 1947
in Logansport. He survives.
She graduated
from Mt. Mary’s College, Milwaukee in 1937 with a degree in social work. Prior to her marriage, she was a social
services employee for the welfare department in Illinois and worked for the Red
Cross in Logansport. She was a member
of St. Ann’e Catholic Church, Kewanna.
Besides
her husband, survivors include two sons, Robert M. [WHITE] of Monterey and
Edwin J. [WHITE] of Kewanna; two daughters, Linda A. MENKHAUS of Laramie, Wyo.,
and Kathleen M. BOBBITT of Laramie; a brother, Thomas MEDLAND of Logansport,
and eleven grandchildren. Preceding in
death were two brothers and one granddaughter.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Kewanna with Father
Frank KILCLINE officiating. Burial will
be in St. Ann’s Cemetery, Kewanna.
Friends
may call at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna after 4:30 p.m. Friday and
after 8 a.m. Saturday. A scripture
service is scheduled at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Friday.
Friday, February 19, 1993
Larry D. Zentz
Dec. 18, 1938 - Feb. 19, 1993
Larry
Dean ZENTZ, 54, of 541 N. Michigan St., Argos, died at 3:30 a.m. today at his
home.
He was
born near Argos to Claude and Eva KELSEY ZENTZ, and was a lifetime resident of
the Argos community. He had been
employed at Delco Electronic Corp., in Kokomo from 1965-92. He was a member of the Argos First Baptist
Church and of UAW Local Union 292, Kokomo.
Surviving
are his mother, with whom he lived; five brothers, Richard [ZENZ], Plymouth;
Raymond [ZENTZ], Bremen; Russel and James [ZENTZ], oth of Argos, and Donald
[ZENTZ], Kokomo; nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. His father died on Nov. 17, 1961.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev.
Robert MACY Jr., officiating. Burial
will be in the Argos Maple Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and on Monday for an hour
before services.
Maurice G. Rock
Oct. 5, 1931 - Feb. 10, 1993
Graveside
services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Zion Cemetery southwest of Culver
for Maurice Glen ROCK, 60, of 26713 Rialto, Madison Heights, Mich.
Mr. Rock
died at his home on Feb. 10. He was
born in Monterey to Howard and Nellie SMITH ROCK, and moved to Madison Heighs
30 years ago from Wabash. He retired in
1988 after 25 years as an engineer with the Ford Motor Co. He served with the U.S. Army during the
Korean War.
Surviving
are a son, Glen [ROCK], who lives in England, and cousins. A son preceded in death.
Grossman
Funeral Home, Argos, is in charge of arrangemens.
Anna L. Bishop
July 15, 1906 - Feb. 18, 1993
Anna Leah
BISHOP, 86, Star City, died at 2:40 p.m. Thursday in Pulaski Memorial Hospital,
Winamac. She had been in failing
health.
She was
born in Star City to Bert and Cassie MOYER COSGRAY and had lived in Star City
most of her life. She was married in
Star City on May 27, 1926 to Ralph Edgar BISHOP, who survives. She was a former co-owner o the Bishop
Appliance Store in Star City, was a third and fourth grade teacher at Thornhope
School in 1925-26, and had been a bus-driver for Star City Schools for 17
years.
She was a
member of the Star City United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women,
the Pulaski County Farm Bureau, the Star City American Legion Auxiliary, and
the World War I Veterans Auxiliary.
Surviving
with her husband are a daughter, Lois Ann HEATER, Star City; three grandsons,
and eight great-grandchildren.
Preceding in death were a son, Ralph Earnest BISHOP, and a brother,
Earnest COSGRAY.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Frain Mortuary, Winamac, with the Revs. Donna L. SPRINGER and David BROAD officiating. Burial will be in the Star City I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, and after 8 a.m. on Sunday.
Saturday, February 20, 1993
Lloyd L. Beehler
July 31, 1911 - Feb. 19, 1993
Lloyd
Louis BEEHLER, 81, of 710 W. Nith St., died at 11 a.m. Friday in the Rochester
Nursing Home, where he had been a patient for four days. He had been ill for six months.
He was
born in Richland Township to Louis J. and Louella HASSENPLUG BEEHLER and was a
lifetime resident of Fulton County. He
was married Aug. 17, 1940 at Koont Lake to Florence Margaret OVERMYER, who
survives. He retired in 1973 after
having taught Grades 5 and 6 at Richland Center for 35 years, and at Rochester
Middle School for six years.
He
attended Indiana State University, and received his degree from Manchester
College. He was a member of Trinity
United Methodist Church, was a 50-year member of the Richland Center I.O.O.F.
Lodge, and belonged to the National and State teacher associations and the
Indiana Retired Teachers Association.
Surviving
with his wife are two daughters, Beverly TRANTUM, Wabash, and Jane Ann
SCOVILLE, Lisle, Ill.; four grandchildren, Lori TRANTUM, Naples, Fla.; Brent
TRANTUM, Indianapolis; Lisa SCOVILLE, Iowa City, Iowa, and Ryan SCOVILLE,
Champaign, Ill., and nieces and nephews.
Preceding in death erre two sisters, Clara OVERMYER and infant Adie
BEEHLER, and two brothers, Otto and Lester [BEEHLER].
Services
wil be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. Carl RICKS officiating. Burial
will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and on
Monday for an hour before services. The
Richland Center I.O.O.F. Lodge will conduct a memorial service at 4 p.m. Sunday
at the funeral home. Memorials may be
made to the Trinity United Methodist Church or the Cancer Society.
Monday, February 22, 1993
Clarence E. Shaffer
June 6, 1910 - Feb. 20, 1993
Clarence
E. SHAFFER, 82, of 128 Lemler Lane, Plymouth, died at 7 a.m. Saturday at his
home.
He was
born in Walnut Township of Marshall County to Joseph R. and Minie CASEY
SHAFFER. In 1937 in Middlebury he
married Bonnie FLORA, who died on Nov. 23, 1986. In 1974 he retired as principal of Jefferson School in Plymouth
after a career in education that began in 1936. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Plymouth,
the Retired Teachers Association and the Masonic Lodge. He had lived most of his life in Marshall ad
Fulton counties.
Surviving
are a daughter, Rose E. JONES, Culver; a son, Richard [SHAFFER], Stevensville,
Mich.; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and a brother, Ernest
[SHAFFER], Plymouth.
Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Van Gilder Funeral Home, Plymouth, with the
Rev. Dexter GARMAN officiating. Burial
will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to the scholarship
fund of Trinity United Methodist Church, Plymouth.
Juanita E. Williams
Nov. 3, 1937 - Feb. 21, 1933
Juanita
E. WILLIAMS, 55, Rt. 1, Medaryville, died at 1:20 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth
Hospital, Lafayette, following a four-year illness.
She was
born inDisko to Elmer H. and Ethel R. BROWN MALOTT. On Sept. 12, 1964 in Crown Point she married Kenneth R. WILLIAMS,
who survives. She had lived in
Medaryville for the last 18 years, and previously had lived in Merrillville and
Wabash. She was a waitress.
Surviving
with her husband are a daugher, Mrs. Russell (Deorah “Debbie”) ALEXANDER,
Medaryville; a son, Raymond [WILLIAMS], Medaryville; a step-daughter, Mrs.
Trena SHAFFER, Canton, Ohio; four grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; her
mother, Ethel, of Rochester; a brother, Roscoe MALOTT, Rochester; five sisters,
Mrs. Flossie EKDAHL, Valparaiso; Mrs. Kenneth (Margaret) SEEDORF, Otterbein;
Mrs. Herman (Hilda) KEMPT, Delphi; Joan A. HOWARD, Wabash, and Mrs. David
(Donna) WOODS Jr., Rochester, and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death was an infant brother, Elmer [MALOTT] Jr.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. David FLOWERS officiating.
Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and
for an hour before services Wednesday.
Memorials may be made to the Raymond Williams Trust Fund or the Cancer
Fund.
Ralph A. Mollenhour
Nov. 29, 1910 - Feb. 21, 1993
Ralph A.
MOLLENHOUR, 82, of 7769 N. Tippecanoe Shores, Tippecanoe, died at 11 p.m.
Sunday at his home after a lengthy illness.
He was
born in Peru to Clark and Cleo LESSEL MOLLENHOUR. On June 20, 1931 in Valparaiso he married Alice PERKINS, who
survives. He was retired after 37 years
as a supervisor at Frank Manufacturing Co.
He was a member of the Mentone Masonic Lodge, Mentone United Methodist
Church and Scottish Rite of Fort Wayne.
Surviving
with his wife are two sons, James [MOLLENHOUR], Jacksonville, Fla., and Roger
[MOLLENHOUR], Hoffman Estates,Eill.; eight grandchildren, and five
great-grandchildren. Preceding in death
was a brother.
Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Revs.
Will LAWSON and Cathy JOHNS officiating.
Burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery.
Friends may call after 2 p.m. Wednesday. Masonic services will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral
home.
Darlene I. Smythe
May 15, 1925 - Feb. 21, 1993
Darlene
Irene SMYTHE, 67, of 5662 W. Palestine Second St., Mentone, died at 1:55 a.m.
Sunday at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, after a 2 1/2-year illness.
She was
born in Warsaw to Darius D. and Dorothy B. FINTON LEE. On Aug. 20, 1943 she married Walter SMYTHE,
who survives. She was retired after 16
years at Da-Lite Screen, Warsaw. She
lived all her married life in Mentone and attended the Burket United Methodist
Church.
Surviving
with her husband are two daughters, Linda WOLFE, Palestine, and Connie RUSSELL,
Topeka, Kan.; two sons, Daniel
[SMYTHE], Monticello, Ark.; Rodney [SMYTHE], Palestine; a brother, Lee FINTON,
Niles, Mich.; a sister, Shirley COOK, Warsaw; seven grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. Preceding in death
were two sisters and a brother.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Danny
PITZER officiating. Burial will be in
the Palestine Cemetery. Friends may
call from 4-8 p.m. today.
Florence G. Riemenschneider
May 16, 1900 - Feb. 20, 1993
Florence
G. RIEMENSCHNEIDER, 92, of 503 N. Main St., Bourbon, died at 10:15 p.m.
Saturday at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.
She was
born in Green Township near Argos to Eeward and Mary BICKLE PERSONETT. On Feb. 16, 1921 in Plymouth she married
William RIEMENSCHNEIDER, who died in March 1973. She had lived most of her life in Marshall County. She was a member of the Bourbon Bible
Church.
Surviving
are three sons, William [RIEMENSCHNEIDER], Hilliard, Fla.; Robert
[RIEMENSCHNEIDER], Homewood, Ill., and James [RIEMENSCHNEIDER], Bourbon; seven
grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were three sisters,
Goldie STAYTON, Catherine LEMON and Ethel HUGHES, and two brothers, Norman and
Homer [PERSONETT].
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Jim
BROWN officiating. Burial will be in
the Jordan Cemetery near Argos. Friends
may call from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and for an hour before services Wednesday.
Margaret M. Ault
Jan. 15, 1913 - Feb. 22, 1993
Margaret
May AULT, 80, of Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, died at 4:35 a.m. today at
Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.
She was
born in Lawton, Mich., to Harvey and
Nellie GEER. On May 9, 1931 in
Rochester she married Milo Oscar AULT, who died on Jan. 1, 1976. She was retired from Peabody, North
Manchester, and was a member of the Disko United Methodist Church. She lived most of her life in the Rochester
and Akron areas, and previously lived in Michigan.
Surviving
are a daugher, Mrs. Miloa J. DRUDGE, Crocker, Mo.; five grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; two brothers, John GEER,
Bretheran, Mich., and Bill GEER, Portland, Ore. Preceding in death was a son, Harley “Bud” AULT Sr.
Graveside
services will be at noon Wednesday at the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at
Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron.
Anna L. Ringle
March 16, 1901 - Feb. 20, 1993
Anna
Louise RINGLE, 91, of 103 Crest Drive, Logansport, formerly of 1911 George St.,
died at 7:15 p.m. Saturday at Chase Convalescent Center, Logansport.
She was born
in Fulton County to William E. and Almeda DOWNS BLACKBURN. On June 4, 1931 in Fulton she married John
Melvin RINGLE, who died on Sept. 12, 1989.
She worked for 11 years at The Rochester Sentinel, five years at the
Cass County auditor’s office and in the Eel Township assessor’s and recorder’s
offices. She was a member of the Ninth
Street Christian Church.
Surviving
are three grandchildren, Susan WARD and John RINGLE, both of Indianola, Iowa,
and Bill RINGLE, Des Moines, Iowa, and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were two sisters and two
sons.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home,
Logansport, with the Rev. Jim BEAUMONT officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Zion Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.
today. Memorials may be made to the
Ninth Street Christian Church.
Tuesday, February 23, 1993
Elva V. Longbrake
Aug. 7, 1910 - Feb. 22, 1993
Elva V.
LONGBRAKE, 82, Rt. 1, Claypool, died at 8:42 a.m. Monday at Kosciusko Community
Hospital, Warsaw, after a two-week illness.
She was
orn in Tippecanoe to Ora and Maud SHAW KLECKNER. On Sept. 8, 1929 in Tippecanoe she married C. Raymond LONGBRAKE,
who died Sept. 20, 1992. She was a
member of the Seward Home Extension Club and attended the Burket United
Methodist Church.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Barbara SECRIST, Warsaw; three sisters, Mrs. Donald
(Ellen) ZECHIEL, South Bend; Mrs. Estil (Mary) GEIER, Rochester, and Mrs. Arden
(Edna) ELLIOTT, Plymouth; a brother, Samuel [KLECKNER], Mishawaka; three
grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
Preceding in death were two sisters.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev.
Douglas JOHNS officiating. Burial will
be in the Mentone Cemetery. Friends may
call after 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Wednesday, February 24, 1993
[no obits]
Thursday, February 25, 1993
Roy McGriff
March 25, 1919 - Feb. 24, 1993
Roy
McGRIFF, 73, of 1401 Washington St., died at 8:57 p.m. Wednesday at Naples
Community Hospital, Naples, Fla., where he had been a patient since Feb. 20.
He was
born near Argos to Albert and Ethel NEWCOMB McGRIFF. On Oct. 30, 1945 in Rochester he married Helen MOW, who
survives. He was employed for 32 1/2
years at Gen Corp. formerly General Tire, Wabash. He was a [veteran of the Army Air Force, serving during World War
II in Iceland.]
[Surviving
with his wife are a grandson, Randy [McGRIFF], of Torrence, Calif.; three
sisters, Leone ABBOTT, Rochester; Mrs. Charles (Mildred) GOHEEN, Argos, and
Mrs. Everett (Florence) GIBBONS, Plymouth.
Preceding in death was a son, John [McGRIFF]; a brother, Orville
[McGRIFF], and a twin brother, Ray [McGRIFF].]
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Monday a Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the
Rev. Jack HARTMAN officiating. Burial
will be in the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to Friends of the Library.
Maurice L. Corbett
Dec. 25, 1922 - Feb. 24, 1993
Maurice
L. CORBETT, 70, Box 212 Kewanna, died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at Miller’s Merry
Manor, Logansport.
He was
born in Mishawaka to Gilbert and Marie LUNSFORD CORBETT. On May 2, 1942 in Winamac he married Mary Lu
MOODY, who died on May 13, 1992. He was
a retired carpenter and member of the Kewanna Church of Christ. He was a lifetime member of the James F.
Talbott VFW Post 1121 Father’s Auxiliary, Kewanna. He lived in Kewanna most of his life.
Surviving
are three daughters, Sharon CARLSON and Michele CORBETT, both of Kewanna, and
Nancy WANNER, Abilene, Texas; two sons, Danny [CORBETT], Terre Haute, and
Master Sgt. Greg CORBETT, Eiclson Air Force Base, Fairbanks, Alaska; twelve
grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Frain Mortuary, Winamac, with the Rev. Tim ROHRBACHER officiating. Burial will be in the Moon Cemetery, Kewanna. Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Kewanna Church of Christ or Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Logansport.
Friday, February 26, 1993
Charles H. Cannon
Feb. 3, 1920 - Feb. 25, 1993
Charles
H. CANNON, 73, Delong, died at 10:55 a.m. Thursday at his home. He had been in failing health for three
years.
He was
born in Kouts to Harry Ward and Rose FUNK CANNON. In May 23, 1939 in Winamac he married Dorothy Jane COOPER, who
survives. He was a self-employed
carpenter in Marshall and Fulton counties and a member of the U.S. Army
Civilian Conservation Corps. He moved
to Delong in 1940 from Monterey.
Survivng
with his wife are three daughters, Mrs. A.J. (Betty) KULCHAR, Hammond; Mrs.
Marshall (Laraine) FRY, Rochester, and Janet [DIETL], Jacksonville, Fla.; a
son, Charles David [CANNON], Leiters Ford; nine grandchildren, and a sister,
Mrs. Raymond (Evelyn) WEAVER, winamac.
Preceding in death was a granddaughter, Jean Ann KIRBY.
Services
will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. Floyd ALLEN officiating.
Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today
and after noon on Saturday.
Walter R. Miller
Oct. 3, 1933 - Feb. 26, 1993
Walter R.
“Bus” MILLER, 59, Rt. 2, Lucerne, died at 1 a.m. today at St. Joseph Hospital,
Kokomo.
He was
born in Boone Township, Cass County, to Edwin G. “Ted” and Hazel I. SHAW
MILLER. On Sept. 4, 1955 in Grass Creek
he married Norma Jean COHAGAN, who survives. He was the manager of Sohigo/Terra
Fertilizer Plant, Lucerne, for 25 years, and received numerous awards for
achievement, including being named top manager for three years. He also had been a dairy farmer. He was a member of the Manitou Moose Lodge
and the Fulton County Farm Bureau. He
graduated from Grass Creek High School in 1951, and served with the U.S. Army
in Germany.
Surviving
with his wife are two daughters, Pamela J. JONES, Star City, and Susan K.
DAVIS, Lucerne; seven grandchildren; a sister, Judy DePOY, Rochester, and two
brothers, Gene [MILLER], Kewanna, and Tom [MILLER], Plymourh. preceding in
death were a sister and a brother.
Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Royal Center,
with the Rev. Bob CREE officiating.
Burial will be in the Grass Creek Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday and after a.m. Monday. There will be a graveside military service. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society and the America Lung Association.
Saturday, February 27, 1993
[no obits]
Monday, March 1, 1993
Villa L. Richter
Aug. 22, 1908 - Feb. 27, 1993
Villa L.
RICHTER, 84, Rt. 1, Macy, died at 6:29 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Hospital,
Kokomo.
She was
born in Peru to Frederick C. and Anna MARSHALL STRECHER. On Feb. 24, 1940 she married Richard B.
RICHTER, who survives. She was a member
of the Peru First Baptist Church.
Surviving
with her husband are a daughter, Mary Ann PATTERSON, Bloomington; two
grandchildren, and a brother, Frederick STRECHER, Anderson.
Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru, with the
Rev. Ronald L. KERR officiating. Burial
will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday.
Willen R. Funk
Willen R.
“Dick” FUNK, 84, formerly of Rt. 2, Royal Center, died at 2:35 p.m. Friday at
Pulaski Health Care Center, Winamac.
He was
born in Wayne Township to Lawrence F. “Mike” and Elizabeth Ellen BATTY
FUNK. On Oct. 16, 1926 in Pulaski
County he married Beulah I. BROWN, who died Aug. 30, 1987. He was a retired farmer and member of the
United Methodist Church.
Surviving
are four sons, Merlin [FUNK], Royal Center; Clive [FUNK], Lucerne, and Elvin
and Willen L. [FUNK], both of Rochester; nine grandchildren; fourteen
great-grandchildren; a sister Neva MIKESELL, Rochester, and three brothers,
Delmer [FUNK], Ridge Manor, Fla.; Andrew [FUNK], Lafayette, and Glen [FUNK],
Kewanna. Preceding in death were two
brothers.
Services
were to be at 3:30 p.m. today at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Royal Center,
with Pastor John DREXLER and David SOMMERS officiating. Burial was to be in the Kistler Cemetery,
Royal Center. Memorials may be made to
the Trinity and Lucerne Zion Methodist churches.
Bertha M. Davis
April 4, 1920 - Feb. 28, 1993
Bertha M.
DAVIS, 72, of 1325 Wabash Ave., died at 1:50 a.m. Sunday at Rochester Nursing
Home. She had been in failing health
for six months.
She was
born in Fulton County to Artie and Ella ENGLE WALTERS. On Nov. 13, 1939 in Rochester she married
Herbert C. DAVIS, who survives.
Surviving
with her husband are a son, John [DAVIS], Rochester; two granddaughters, Penny
WENTZEL, Rochester, and Lana KOCHER, Shelbyville; a great-grandson, John D.
WENTZEL, and two sisters, Pearl KEPLINGER, Pierceton, and Donna MARTIN,
Wabash. preceding in death were a
sister, Mary BOWERS, and two brothers, Donald and Howard WALTERS.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev.
Rodney RUBERG officiating. Burial will
be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may
call from 6-8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Wendell J. Warner
Aug. 20, 1930 - Feb. 28, 1993
Wendell
J. WARNER, 62, of 223 W. Williams, Argos, died at 1:35 p.m. Sunday at Holy
Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.
Arrangements
are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Ruth A. Fultz
Ruth A.
FULTZ, 91, formerly of Rochester, died at 6 p.m. Sunday at Medco Center, South
Bend.
Arrangements
are pending at Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Rochester.
Tuesday, March 2, 1993
Ruth A. Fultz
Dec. 2, 1901 - Feb. 28, 1993
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Rochester, for
Ruth A. FULTZ, 91, formerly of 117 East 10th St.
Dr.
Samuel WRIGHT will officiate, and burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F.
Cemetery. Friends may call from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be
made to the First Baptist Church.
Mrs.
Fultz died at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Medco Center, South Bend. She had lived in South Bend for five
years. She was born in Rochester to
George and Viola FENSTERMAKER FUNK. On
Oct. 12, 1924 in Rochester she married Dea FULTZ, who died March 3, 1986. She had been employed at the former Boston
Store and the former Blumenthal’s Clothing Store, both in Rochester. She was a member of the First Baptist
Church, Onawa Club and FDI Club.
Surviving
are a son, John R. [FULTZ], South Bend; a grandson, Stephen Dea [FULTZ],
Indianapolis, and two great-grandchildren.
Preceding in death were a sister, Jessie ALLWINE, and a brother, Donald
FUNK.
Velma I. Jones
Jan. 31, 1903 - March 1, 1993
Velma
Irene JONES, 90, of 1008 South Hadley Road, Fort Wayne, died at 4:40 p.m.
Monday at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
She was
born in Indiana to Alfred and Stella May GRANDSTAFF KRISHER. On Feb. 23, 1923 in Denver, she married
Kenneth Roland JONES, who preceded in death.
Surviving
are a daughter, Maxine MOULTON, Fort Wayne, and a brother, Kenneth KRISHER,
Peru. Preceding in death besides her
hyusband were a son, Clason Ray [JONES]; a sister, Vernice CONNER, and two
brothers, Orville and Melvin [KRISHER].
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at McClain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. J.
Kenneth THIEN officiating. Burial will
be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.
Friends may call from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday.
Chris V. Kiefer
Feb. 17, 1911 - Feb. 28, 1993
Chris V.
KIEFER, 82, Rt. 1, Culver, died at 2 p.m. Sunday at Sheridan.
He was
born in Gridley, Ill., to William and Alice JONES KIEFER. On Oct. 8, 1948 in Crown Point he married
Harriet F. KRESS, who died June 16, 1991.
He was a retired automobile salesman and a member of St. Mary’s of the
Lake Catholic Church. Finney=Shilling
VFW Post and the Plymouth American Legion.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He had lived in Culver for 31 years.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Theresa (William) HUNNESHAGEN, Rochester; a son,
Christopher [KIEFER], Sheridan; four grandchildren, and two sisters, Bertha HEISTERBERG
and Mary FRICKE, both of Crown Point.
Preceding in death was a brother, John [KIEFER].
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s of the Lake Catholic Church. Burial will be in the Culver Masonic
Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8
p.m. today at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, where a scriptural wake will be
conducted at 8 p.m. Memorials may be
made to the Starke County Humane Society.
Wendell J. Warner
Aug. 20, 1930 - Feb. 28, 1993
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Argos United Methodist Church for Wendell
Jean WARNER, 62, of 223 West Williams St., Argos.
The Rev.
Richard LEWKE will officiate. Burial
will be in the Argos Maple Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today at Grossman Funeral Home,
Argos, and for an hour before services Wednesday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Marshall County
Cancer Fund.
Mr.
Warner died at 1:35 p.m. Sunday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth,
following a year-long illness. He was
born in Argos to Vaughn and Neva IRWIN WARNER.
On May 28, 1954 in Argos he married Joyce Elaine ELLIOTT, who
survives. He had been employed at the
Argos post office for 12 years and at the former Bendix, Allied Signal, South
Bend, for 30 years. He was a lifetime
resident of Argos and a member of the Argos United Methodist Church, American
Legion, Izaak Walton League and the UAW.
He was a past-member of the Argos Town Board, and he served in the U.S.
Army during the Korean War.
Surviving
with his wife are three sons, Randy [WARNER], and wife Nancy, Hendersonville,
N.C.; Douglas [WARNER], wife Pam, Shelbyville, and Dennis [WARNER], wife
Denise, Argos; seven grandchildren, Jason and Michelle [WARNER], both of
Hendersonville, N.C.; Becky, Hayley and Audrey [WARNER], all of Shelyville, and
Brandon and Brittany [WARNER], Argos; a sister, Mrs. Jerry (Evelyn) ROSCHE,
Stevensville, Mich., and two brothers, Stanley [WARNER], wife Rena, Thornton,
and Bernard [WARNER], wife Rachael, Rochester.
Amelia Marie Horban
Feb. 27, 1993 - Feb. 27, 1993
Amelia
Marie HORBAN, 2677 Arabian Court, South Bend, was stillborn at 10:53 p.m.
Saturday at Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis.
She was
the daughter of Giles Robert and Suzanne KOWALSKI HORBAN.
Surviving
with her parents are the maternal grandparents, Alex and Alice KOWALSKI, South
Bend; the paternal grandparents, Robert and Catherine HORBAN, Rochester; the
maternal great-grandmother, Mary ZELASKO, South Bend, and aunts and uncles.
Graveside
services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with
Father Edward NARCOWICZ officiating.
Foster & Good Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Jobie Ousley
April 3, 1949 - Feb. 28, 1993
Jobie
OUSLEY, 43, Pierceton, died early Sunday morning at his residence.
He was born
in Prestonsburg, Ky., to Ellis and Mary Alice JUSTIN OUSLEY. On July 16, 1969 he married Bonnie WILSON,
who died Feb. 28, 1993. He was an
assistant pressman at R.R. Donnelly’s in Warsaw and had lived most of his life
in Pierceton. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. John (Angie) ELLERBE and Mrs. Roger (Tammy) HALE, both
of Warsaw; a son Greg [OUSLEY], Pierceton; a grandson; two brothers, Eddie and
Steve [OUSLEY], both of Prestonsburg, Ky., and two sisters, Sharon COLEMAN, New
Albany, and Karen [OUSLEY], Prestonsburg, Ky.
Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with the Rev.
Wayne WHITAKER officiating. Burial will
be in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton.
Friends may call from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. today.
Bonnie Ousley
Nov. 4, 1949 - Feb. 28, 1993
Bonnie
OUSLEY, 43, Pierceton, died early Sunday morning in her home.
She was
born in Floyd County, Ky., to George and Ann Lee BOOTH WILSON. On July 16, 1969 she married Jobie OUSLEY,
who died Feb. 28, 1993. She was a
packer at Kimble Glass and lived most of her life in Pierceton.
Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. John (Angie) ELLERBE and Mrs. Roger (Tammy) HALE, both
of Warsaw; a son Greg [OUSLEY], Pierceton; a grandson and a sister, Mrs. Elmer
(Linda) OUSLEY Jr., Pierceton.
Preceding in death was a brother.
Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with the Rev.
Wayne WHITAKER officiating. Burial will
be in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton.
Friends may call from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. today.
Wednesday, March 3, 1993 to Thursday, March 4,
1993
[no obits]
Friday, March 5, 1993
Vernon L. Towne
Dec. 25, 1915 - March 2, 1993
Vernon L.
TOWNE, 77, Zionsville, died Tuesday at Village Christian Park, N.H.
He was
born in Fulton County to Clyde and Bessie HARTMAN TOWNE. He was a farmer who lived in Rochester until
1971 when he moved to Zionsville. He
lived most of his life in Indiana. He
was a member of the New Life Fellowship Church, Indianapolis, and the Rochester
Assembly of God Church.
Surviving
are three step-daughters, Beverly STEWART, Indianapolis; Madelyne MARTIN,
Ekhart, and Eileen EARL, Syracuse; a step-son, Donald STYCK, Leesburg, Ga.;
four sisters, Evelyn SCHULTZ, South Bend; Marjorie MADDOX, Catherine CRALL and
Norma STARR, all of Rochester; two brothers, Clyde [TOWNE], Jr., Rochester, and
Jack [TOWNE], Marseilles, Ill., and several step-grandchildren and
step-great-grandchildren. Preceding in
death were his wife, Elma Pauline STYCK TOWNE, and several brothers and sisters.
Graveside
services were to be at 2 p.m. today at the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery with the
Rev. Jack A. STEWART officiating.
Flanner and Buchanan High School Road Mortuary, Speedway, was in charge
of arrangements.
Eva M. Eherenman
May 10, 1899 - March 4, 1993
Eva M.
EHERENMAN, 93, Burket, died at 7:40 p.m. Thursday at Mason Health Care, Warsaw,
after a two-year illness.
She was
born in Sevastapol to Joseph E. and Lillie Mae MESSERSMITH BURKET. On Dec. 30, 1922 she married Clifford F.
EHERENMAN, who died Oct. 8, 1978. In
1969 she retired as Burket postmaster.
She was a member of the Burket United Methodist Church, the Sarah
Missionary Circle, Kosciusko County Red Cross, Kosciusko County Hospital
Auxiliary, Seward Township Home Economics Club, Kosciusko County Historical
Society, and the Burket Prayer and Share Group. She was a 50-year member of the Warsaw Eastern Star and had been
a Sunday School teacher for many years.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Herschel (Joan) SHOEMAKER, Warsaw; four grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Carl
(Edith) FRIEDMAN, Mishawaka. Preceding
in death besides her husband was a son, Carl [EHERENMAN].
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Burket United Methodist Church with the Revs. Doug JOHNS and Wayne JOHNSON officiating. Burial will be in Palestine. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at King Memorial Home, Mentone.
Saturday, March 6, 1993
John H. Wendt
July 7, 1918 - March 5, 1993
John H.
WENDT, 74, of 15 S. Garfield, Peru, died at 2:25 p.m. Friday in Wabash County
Hospital, Wabash. He was born in Peru
to Herman F. and Ethel KEENER WENDT. He
was married Sept. 29, 1940 to Doris LINE, who survives. The founder of John Wendt and Sons, he was a
member of the masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, Mizpah Temple, Wabash Shrine Club,
Circus City Shrine Club and the Eastern Star.
Surviving
with his wife are four sons, Jere A. [WENDT], Wabash; John D. and Randy J.
[WENDT], Lagro, and Michael L. [WENDT], Wabash, and seven agrandchildren. Preceding in death were his parents and a
sister, Mary Helen BURTON.
Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru, with Dr.
Larry SMITH and the Rev. Jeff JONES officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery at Peru. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m.
Sunday. Masonic services will be
at 8 p.m. Sunday.
Vorhes E. Gordon
Jan. 17, 1915 - Feb. 17, 1993
Word has
been received of the death of Vorhes Earl GORDON, 77, Poteau, Okla. He died Feb. 17 at the Heavener Nursing
Home, Heavener, Okla.
He was
born in Fulton County to Eugene and Maud ROBBINS GORDON. In 1937, he moved to McAlister, Okla. On Oct. 23, 1940 he married Helen THOMPSON
of Ozark, Ark. She is deceased. He attended the Episcopal Church in Poteau.
Surviving
are a daughter, Nancie [GORDON], Poteau; four brothers, Paul and Frank
[GORDON], Rochester; Robert [GORDON], Walton, and Russel [GORDON], New Waverly,
and a sister, Donna WILLIAMS, Rochester.
Preceding in death were a son, Robin [GORDON]; a brother, Ralph Emerson
[GORDON], and a sister, Marjorie [GORDON].
Services
were conducted at Poteau.
Monday, March 8, 1993
Ellis H. Yoder
May 19, 1917 - March 6, 1993
Ellis H.
YODER, 75, Rt. 2, Macy, died at 7:25 p.m. Saturday at the Veteran’s
Administration Hospital in Marion. He
was born in Denver to Benjamin F. and Hattie YIKE YODER. On May 29, 1953 in Denver he married Lois
COVER, who survives. He was retired
from Sonoco Paper Products, Akron. He
was a farmer and member of the Peru American Legion, Peru Moose Lodge and the
Oakdale Baptist Church. He was a
veteran of World War II, serving in the Signal Corps.
Surviving
with his wife are two daughters, Carol YODER and Linda YODER, both of Macy; a
son, Carl [YODER], Macy; nieces and nephews; a sister, Goldie PRIOR, Peru, and
a brother, Kenneth [YODER], Akron.
Preceding in death were three sisters, Alma LOWE, Dora BUTT, and Chole
YODER, and four brothers, Homer, Julius, Truman and Harry [YODER] Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at McClain
Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. David WELSH officiating. Burial will be in the Westlawn Cemetery,
Denver, with military rites. Friends
may call from 4-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Tuesday, March 9, 1993
Marion O. Smith Jr.
Feb. 4, 1926 - March 8, 1993
Marion O.
“Red” SMITH Jr., 67, of 20669 Ironwood Road, Argos, died at 1:40 p.m. Monday
atWoodlawn Hospital. He had been in
failing health for three months.
He was
born in North Bloomfield, Ohio to Marion and Margaret CONSLA SMITH Sr., and had
lived in Argos since 1973. He also had
resided in Reynolds, Ind., and Bristolville, Ohio. He was married Nov. 9, 1943 in Ripley, N.Y., to Mary M. PATCHIN,
who survives. He was a sawmill logger
and was a member of the Buckeye Horse Pulling Association, the Michigan Horse
Pulling Association, and the Northern Indiana Horse and Mule Association.
Surviving
with his wife are three daughters, Mrs. James (Rosie) SVOBODA, West Farmington,
Ohio; Mrs. Michael (Sally) SEITNER, Argos, and Mrs. Steve (Judy) COTTRELL,
Marion; a son, Terry [SMITH], Exeter, N.H.; six grandchildren; a
great-grandson; his mother, Margaret CHRISTNER, Warren, Ohio, and two sisters,
Virginia KNOSKE, Warren, Ohio, and Betty WALTERS, Ravenna, Ohio. Preceding in death were his father, in 1971,
and two brothers, Albert and Ronnie [SMITH].
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Trask Funeral Home in West Farmington, Ohio,
and burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery at West Farmington. Friends may call at the Grossman Funeral
Home in Argos from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and at the Trask Funeral Home from 7
to 9 p.m. Friday and from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Wednesday, March 10, 1993
[no obits]
Thursday, March 11, 1993
Lillian M. Beach
Jan. 19, 1918 - Feb. 10, 1993
Lillian
M. BEACH, 75, Valparaiso, died at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony Medial
Center, Crown Point.
She was
born in Peoria, Ill., to Darret and Eliza VICKERY ERWIN. On Sept. 28, 1938 in Winamac she married
Clarence BEACH, who survives. She was a
member of the Valparaiso First Baptist Church and lived in Valparaiso most of
her life.
Surviving
with her hsuband are two daughters, Carolyn BEACH, Valparaiso, and Mrs. Dale
(Mildred) SMITH, Rochester; a son, Clifford [BEACH], Valparaiso; five
grandchildren; eight great-grandchildre; a sister, Mrs. Helen HECK, Michigan
City, and a brother, Daniel ERWIN, Westville.
Preceding in death was a brother and a great-grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Kosanke Funeral Home, Kouts, with the Revs. Michael HARTWIG and Robert LEIB officiating. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery, Valparaiso. Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the Valparaiso First Baptist Church.
Friday, March 12, 1993
Ruby Garver
Dec. 12, 1914 - March 11, 1993
Ruby
GARVER, 78, of 307 Hope Blvd., Bremen, died at 8 a.m. Thursday at Community
Hospital, Bremen.
She was
born in Jamestown, Tenn., to Dailey and Nancy BROOKS HOOVER. On June 19, 1957 in Gary she married J.V.
GARVER, who died Aug. 1985. She moved
to Bremen in 1987 from Deming, N.M. She
was a member of the Bremen Church of God.
Surviving
are a daughter, Betty SAHLHOFF, Bremen; three sons, Roy L. NORMAN, Rochester;
James NORMAN, Akron, and Arnold NORMAN Jr., Warsaw; fifteen grandchildren;
twenty-four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Marge NYE, Piedmont, Mo., and
Linda SMITH, Deming, N.M., and a brother Phil HOOVER, Piedmont, Mo. Preceding in death were a son, John NORMAN;
a sister, and two brothers.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mishler Funeral Home, Bremen, with the Rev.
Thomas E. BROWN officiating. Burial
will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. today.
Memorials may be made to the Bremen Church of God.
Harold F. Schrader
Harold F.
SCHRADER, 76, Rt. 3, Peru, died at 5:42 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Hospital,
Logansport.
Arrangemens
are pendig at McClain Funeral Home, Denver.
Catherine Funk
March 12, 1914 - March 11, 1993
Catherine
BICKEL FUNK, 78, of 9450 South 1100 West, Kewanna, died at 5:10 p.m. Thursday
at Chase Convalescent Center, Logansport.
She was
born in Logansport to Gerald B. and Mary RIMMER BICKEL. On Jan. 14, 1948 in Rochester she married
Glen D. FUNK, who survives. She was a
member of All Saints Catholic Church, Logansport.
Surviving
with her husband are a sister, Josephine MOLIQUE, Logansport; a brother,
Richard BICKEL, Indianapolis; two nieces, and a nephew. Preceding in death was a brother.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Monday at All Saints Catholic Church, Logansport, with
Fathers Donald GROSS and Leo HAIGERTY officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Sunday at
Kroeger Funeral Home, Logansport, where a scripture service will be held at
7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 13, 1993
Lucile Funk
Lucile
FUNK, 84, Fulton, died at 9:41 p.m. Friday at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home.
Monday, March 15, 1993
Lucile C. Funk
Aug. 5, 1908 - March 12, 1993
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home for Lucile C. FUNK,
84, Fulton.
The Rev.
Jack HARTMAN will officiate. Burial
will be in the Athens Cemetery. Friends
may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today, and on Tuesday for an hour before
services.
Mrs. Funk
died at 9:41 p.m. Friday at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. She had been in failing health. She was born in Fulton County to Martin N.
and Elma J. GREGORY KING. On Sept. 1,
1926 in Fulton County she married Cary H. FUNK, who died June 23, 1953. She was a seamstress who had worked for
Topps Manufacturing and Green Thumb Home Care.
She was a member of the Antioch Evangelical United Brethren Church and
lived all of her life in Fulton County.
Surviving
are six daughters, Mrs. Elma L. SWIHART, Silver Lake; Mrs. Wayne (Isabelle)
KAMP, Akron; Mrs. William (Martha) SCHULTZ and Mrs. Randall (Rosie) HABEGGER,
both of Marble Falls; Mrs. Rafnel (Sue) QUINTANILA, Wabash, and Mrs. Mitchell
(Judith) HOWARD, Twelve Mile; four sons, James [FUNK], wife Nancy, and Hugh
[FUNK], wife, Rita, both of Rochester; Arthur [FUNK], Fulton, and Robert
[FUNK], wife Marilou, Van Buren; thirty-six grandchildren; fifty
great-grandchildren, and a great-great-granddaughter. Preceding in death were a daughter, Elizabeth [FUNK], and a son,
George [FUNK]; two sisters, and two brothers.
Harold F. Schrader
Jan. 25, 1917 - March 10, 1993
Services
were to be at 11 a.m. today at McClain Funeral Home, Denver, for Harold
Fredrick SCHRADER, Rt. 3, Peru.
The Rev.
Gerald KREH was to officiate. Burial
was to be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.
Mr.
Schrader died at 5:42 p.m. Wednesday at Logansport Memorial Hospital. He was born in Chili to Bert and Alvena
KERSCHNER SCHRADER. On May 3, 1937 near
Chili he married Florence Gail RABER, who survives. He was a retired railroad engineer for the Norfolk and Western
railroad and a member of the Peru Moose Lodge and Logansport Eagles Lodge.
Surviving
with his wife are his mother, Alvena; a daughter, Pat COONEY, Berryville,
Calif., and two sons, Wayne [SCHRADER], Albuquerque, N.M., and Allen
[SCHRADER], Conneaut, Ohio; seven grandchildren, and a great-grandson. Preceding in death was a son, Richard
[SCHRADER], and a brother, Lester [SCHRADER].
Tuesday, March 16, 1993
[no obits]
Wednesday, March 17, 1993
Thomas Gates
Oct. 19, 1922 - March 16, 1993
Thomas
GATES, 70, Rochester Mobile Home Court, died at 5 a.m. Tuesday at his home.
He was
born in Royal Center to Dennis and Carmen HUFFMAN GATES. On Dec. 8, 1945 in Royal Center he married
Marcia R. DILLMAN, who died Jan. 2, 1970.
On Aug. 18, 1972 in Wabash he married Judy SKARBEK, who survives.
He was a
self-employed milk hauler who transported to Dean Foods. He served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific
Theater during World War II. He was a
member of the Moose Lodge, American Legion and VFW and was a 1941 graduate of
Lucerne High School.
Surviving
with his wife are his mother, Carmen, Logansport; three daughters, Viki
BARTLETT, Terry GATES and Jennie BRADLEY, all of Rochester; a son, Ernest
[GATES], Rochester; two step-sons, Trevor and Tracy SKARBEK, both of Rochester;
eleven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were a son and a brother.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Royal Center,
with Bob CREE and W. Max JONES officiating.
Burial will be in the Royal Center Cemetery with military services. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today and
after 8 a.m. Thursday.
Thursday, March 18, 1993
Neil E. Hart
Sept. 19, 1921 - March 17, 1993
Neil E.
HART, 71, Deedsville, died at 9:50 p.m. Wednesday at Methodist Hospital,
Indianapolis.
He was
born in Deedsville to Odie and Anna KARN HART.
On Aug. 17, 1946 in Noblesville he married Loha Joan BUSSARD who died
July 2, 1979. He was a retired
carpenter, World War II Army veteran and member of the Faith Christian Center,
Peru.
Surviving
are two daughters, Rita Ann BELL, Peru, and Reba J. HOLLAND, Deedsville; two
sons, Larry L. [HART], Utah, and Ellis E. “”Gene” [HART], Cheyenne, Wyo.; six
grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. Preceding in death was a sister Enid KINDIG and a brother Niel
[HART].
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Monday at McClain Funeral Home, Denver with Pastor Larry
ZUMWALT officiating. Burial will be in
the Deedsville I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Sunday.
Memorials may be made to the Miami County Heart Fund.
Friday, March 19, 1993
[no obits]
Saturday, March 20, 1993
Grace M. Shapley
Sept. 28, 1905 - March 13, 1993
Services
for Grace M. SHAPLEY, 87, Watseka, Ill., were conducted March 18 at Segur-Knapp
Funeral Home in Watseka, with the Rev. Hubert LYTLE officiating. She died March 13.
Mrs.
Shapley was born in Donovan, Ill., to Oscar and Kattie KARR SAMUELSON. On June 12, 1932 in Watseka she married
Harry C. SHAPLEY, who died in December 1960.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Watseka, and was
a former member of the Grace United Methodist Church, Rochester. The Shapleys were Rochester residents from
1934 to 1941 while he was manager of the former Armour Creameries.
Surviving
are a son, Dr. Robert SHAPLEY, Phoenixville, Pa., two grandchildren, Scott and
Cynthia [SHAPLEY]; four sisters, Marjory WEAKLEY, Ottawa, Ill.; Lyal RHOADES,
Wartseka; Frances HAINES, Milford, Ill., and Jean WILKINSON, Sheldon, Ill.; a
brother, Stanley SAMUELSON, Rochester, and an aunt, Grace JOHNSON,
Watseka. Preceding in death were three
brothers.
Monday, March 22, 1993
Todd F. Bryant
Feb. 13, 1965 - March 20, 1993
Todd F.
BRYANT, 28, Marshall-Starke Group Home, Knox, died at 8:53 a.m. Saturday at
Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, after an illness.
He was
born in Rochester to Ron D. and Marge A. SHERER BRYANT. He worked for the Marshall-Starke
Development Center, Plymouth, and was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic
Church, Reynolds. He was a graduate of
Twin Lakes High School, where he participated in Special Olympics.
Surviving
are his mother and step-father, Marge and Dennis BUSCHMAN, Reynolds; his father
and step-mother, Ron and Shawn BRYANT, Rochester; a half-sister, Maria M.
BUSCHMAN, Reynolds; four half-brothers, Dennis C. BUSCHMAN, Joseph J. BUSCHMAN
and Tommy W. BUSCHMAN, all of Reynolds, and Andy L. BUSCHMAN, Monon; two
step-sisters, Jennifer OGAN and Cherie OGAN, Rochester; the grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth BRYANT, Rochester, and Mr. and Mrs. Herman FAULKNER, Argos;
two great-grandmothers, Alta BIR, Monticello, and Mildred McINTIRE, Charleston,
Ill., and aunts, uncles and cousins.
Preceding in death was a half-brother, Bradley BUSCHMAN.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Reynolds. Burial will be in the St. Joseph
Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8
p.m. today at Voorhis-Draper Funeral Home, Monticello, where the Rosary will be
recited at 7 p.m. Foster & Good
Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of local arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Marshall-Starke
Development Center, Plymouth, or the Manitou Training Center, Rochester.
Vivian S. Dudley
Vivian S.
DUDLEY, 87, died at 11:45 a.m. Sunday at Life Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Hartzler Funeral
Home, Akron.
Roberta Trusty
May 9, 1926 - March 20, 1993
Roberta
TRUSTY, 66, LaPorte, died at 3:03 a.m. Saturday at LaPorte Hospital after a
lengthy illness.
She was
born in Leesburg, Ohio, to Edgar and Clara JONES SEAMAN. On Aug. 30, 1951, in Ironton, Ohio, she
married Johnie TRUSTY, who died Nov. 13, 1985.
She moved to LaPorte nine years ago from Knox. She was a member of the Blue Sea United Baptist Church, North
Judson.
Surviving
are two daughters, Mary MASTERSON, LaPorte, and Martha BRANSCOM, Rochester;
seven sons, Donald and James [TRUSTY], both of Laporte; David and Dennis
[TRUSTY], both of Knox; Tony [TRUSTY], Delong; Ronnie [TRUSTY], North Judson,
and Richard [TRUSTY], Plymouth; thirty grandchildren, and two brothers, Tom and
Terry SEAMAN, both of Florida.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Blue Sea United Baptist Church, North Judson,
with the Revs. Charles BEGLEY and Enos HOWARD officiating. Burial will be in the Fletcher Cemetey,
Hamlet. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m.
today at Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet, and for an hour before services Tuesday
at the church.
Tuesday, March 23, 1993
Vivian S. Dudley
Jan. 29, 1906 - March 21, 1993
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, for Vivian S.
DUDLEY, 87, formerly of Rt. 1, Akron.
Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery.
The Rev. Irvin BEHM will officiate.
Friends
may call from 6-8 p.m. today. Memorials
may be made to the Athens United Methodist Church.
Mrs.
Dudley died at 11:45 a.m. Sunday at Life Care Center. She was born in Elwood to Ben and Sarah Jane HOPKINS THOMAS. On June 2, 1926 in Elwood she married
William O. DUDLEY, who died July 5, 1990.
She was retired after 20 years of employment with Sears Roebuck and
Company, Gary. She was a member of the
Athens United Methodist Church and Tri Kappa Sorority. She moved to Akron from Gary.
Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. Frederick (Sarah Alice) GROHSMEYER, Richmond, and Mrs.
Manuk (Mary) ERYMAN, Akron; five grandchildren, William ERYMAN, Naperville,
Ill.; Stephen ERYMAN, Fort Myers, Fla.; Mrs. David (Susan) WEBER, Akron; Peg
JUDSON, Goshen, and Erik GROHSMEYER, Cincinnati, Ohio, and nine
great-grandchildren.
Faye L. Smith
Faye L.
SMITH, 97, formerly of Akron, died at 3:47 a.m. today at Peabody Retirement
Home, North Manchester.
Arrangements
are pending at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.
Leora Brewer
:Leora
BREWER, 84, of 29081 U.S. 19 North, Clearwater, Fla., died at 12:21 p.m. Monday
at Country Side Hospital, Safety Harbor, Fla.
Arrangements
are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Paul E. Spencer
Nov. 15, 1911 - March 21, 1993
Paul E.
SPENCER, 81, Fort Myers, Fla., died at 10:10 p.m. Sunday at his residence after
a lengthy illness.
He was
born in southern Indiana. On Aug. 6,
1932 in Indianapolis he married Helen WHITE, who survives. He was a Rochester resident in the late
1960s and early 1970s. He retired from
Shell Oil Company after several years of employment in Indianapolis and the
surrounding area. He was a member of
the Elks and Moose lodges.
Surviving
with his wife are two sons, John [SPENCER], Cicero, and Lynn [SPENCER],
Alpharetta, Ga.; thirteen grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren, and a
brother Harold [SPENCER], Carlisle.
Preceding in death was a great-granddaughter.
Graveside
services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Flora Cemetery, near
Logansport. Foster & Good Funeral
Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.
James E. Fenstermaker
James E.
FENSTERMAKER, 73, of 10629 Toledo Road, Osceola, died at his home Sunday.
Arrangements
are pending at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Charles J. Nolen
Charles
J. NOLEN, 77, Rt. 2, Rochester, died at 9:55 a.m. today at Life Care Center.
Arrangements
are pending to Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Wednesday, March 24, 1993
Jacqueline S. Thome
March 1, 1961 - March 22, 1993
Jacqueline
S. POWERS THOME, 32, of 1866 Scarlet Maple Lane, Elkhart, died at 6:30 p.m.
Monday at Elkhart General Hospital.
She was
born in South Bend to James L. and Marilyn POWERS, now of 29053 Danielson
Drive, Elkhart, 46514, and lived in Rocheter when her father was the basketball
coach at Rochester High School. She was
a 1979 graduate of Elkhart Memorial High School and was a student at
Southwestern Michigan College School of Nursing.
Surviving
with her parents are two sons, Justin J. and Damon R. [THOME], both of Elkhart;
three brothers, James L. [POWERS], Elkhart; Jeffrey R. [POWERS], Indianapolis,
and Christopher [POWERS], Columbus, Ohio, and a grandmother, Hilda P. POWERS,
South Bend.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Elkhart
with the Rev. James STOYLE officiating.
Cremation will follow, with interment in Rice Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday
at Hartzler-Gutermuth Funeral Home, Elkhart.
Memorials may be made to Southwestern Michigan College School of
Nursing.
Dorothy M. Musick
June 16, 1907 - March 22, 1993
Dorothy
M. MUSICK, 85, of 6309 Indiana 17, Plymouth, died at 9:45 p.m. Monday at Pilgrim
Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.
She was
born in Richland Township to Andrew and Mary BRINEY BABCOCK. On Dec. 8, 1928 in Marion she married Omer
W. MUSICK, who died in 1961. She was a
Rochester resident for most of her life.
Surviving
are a daughter, Joan V. BUFFINGTON, Flagler Beach, Fa.; three grandchildren,
Brenda K. MONTGOMERY, Lynda B. BURBRINK and Michael BUFFINGTON, all of
Plymouth, and seven great-grandchildren.
Preceding in death were a son, William [MUSICK], and two sisters, Grace
and Bernice ABBOTT.
Services
for the immediate family will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Oakhill Cemetery
Chapel. Memorials may be made to the
Patient Care Fund of Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home.
Leora L. Brewer
April 19, 1908 - March 22, 1993
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, for Leora Lee
BREWER, 84, of 29081 U.S. 19 North, Clearwater, Fla.
The Rev.
Keith SMITLEY will officiate. Burial
will be in the Fletchers Cemetery, Hamlet.
Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Friday and for an hour before services.
Mrs.
Brewer died at 12:21 p.m. Monday at Country Side Hospital, Safety Harbor, Fla.,
after a month-long illness. She was
born in Hamlet to Melvin and Menerva FLEMING FANCHER. On Dec. 24, 1926 in South Bend she married Kenneth R. BREWER who
died Nov. 27, 1979. She was a retired
seamstress and pianist. She played in
bands in Indiana and Michigan. She was
a 1926 graduate of Hamlet High School.
She had lived in Florida since 1972, moving there from Fort Wayne. She also had lived in South Bend.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Warren (Virginia) KNIGHT, and a son, Kenneth [BREWER],
both of Clearwater, Fla., and two sisters, Grace BURCH, Hamlet, and Julia KING,
Argos.
Faye L. Smith
Nov. 23, 1895 - March 23, 1993
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, for Faye L. SMITH,
97, Peaody Retirement Home, North Manchester.
The Rev.
Harold L. LEININGER will officiate.
Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4-6 p.m. Friday.
Memorials may be made to the Akron United Methodist Church.
Mrs.
Smith, formerly of Akron, died at 3:47 a.m. Tuesday at Peabody Retirement Home,
where she had been a resident for 10 years.
She was born in Akron to Daniel and Mary Angeline HARTUNE LEININGER. On March 19, 1914 in Akron she married
Cleotus G. SMITH, who died Oct. 26, 1969.
She was a lifelong member of the Akron United Methodist Church.
Surviving
are a son, David SMITH and wife Corrine, Mishawaka; a daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Violet SMITH, London, England; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren, and
a great-great-grandchild. Preceding in
death were a son, Daniel [SMITH], who died in 1984, a sister and six brothers.
Charles J. Nolen
May 23, 1915 - March 23, 1993
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for
Charles J. NOLEN, 77, 1203 South 400 East, Rochester.
The Rev.
Jack HARTMAN will officiate. Burial
will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday.
Mr. Nolen
died at 9:55 a.m. Tuesday at Life Care Center.
He had been in failing health for 15 years. He was born in Attica to Charles and Hannah Dell WILLIAMSON
NOLEN. In 1935 he married Eva Belle
Ruth COOPER, who died June 25, 1966. On
June 30, 1974 he married Mildred A. MERLEY, who died Feb. 25, 1991. In 1976 he retired as superintendent of
Rochester Metal Products after working there for 45 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during
World War II in the European Theater.
He was a member of the American Eagle Single Side Band C.B. Club, in
which he was known as Lamp Liter.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. William (Sharon) SLONAKER, Chili; two sons, Jack [NOLEN],
Rochester, and Jerry [NOLEN], Elkhart; sixteen grandchildren; twenty-nine
great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Betty
SCOTT, Las Vegas, Nev.; Clara Belle PETRUSKA, Joliet, Ill., and Mrs. Sylvester
(Della June) FRANKENBERGER, Elkhart, and a brother, Rudy [NOLEN], Bellingham,
Wash. Preceding in death were a sister,
Margaett GANS, and three brothers, Herschel, Clyde and Kenneth [NOLEN].
Thursday, March 25, 1993
Cletus R. Artist
July 14, 1927 - March 24, 1993
Cletus R.
ARTIST, 65, of 433 East 18th St., died at 6 a.m. Wednesday at Rochester Nursing
Home.
He was born
in Fulton County to Charley and Dorothy IMEL ARTIST. On Jan. 29, 1949 in Fulton County he married Velda F. LATTA who
survives. He was a retired steel worker
for Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, East Chicago. A member of the Rochester and Winamac Masonic Lodges, he was a
32nd Degree Mason, lifetime member of the South Bend Scottish Rite, York Rite
Temple, Fort Wayne, Rochester Order of Eastern Star and Orak Temple, Michigan
City.
Surviving
with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. James (Virginia) COLLINGS, Rochester, and
Mrs. Thomas (Jeannette) HUNTER, Hubert Heights, Ohio; three sons, Charles W.
[ARTIST] Sr., Whiting; James [ARTIST], Kewanna, and Master Sgt. Robert
[ARTIST], Plattsburg, N.Y.; fifteen grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and
two sisters, Mrs. Opal COLEMAN, Rochester, and Mrs. Delcia DeGROFF, South
Bend. Preceding in death was a daughter
and two grandsons.
There
will be no funeral services or visitation.
Mr. Artist’s remains have been bequeathed to the Palmer College of
Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa.
Zimmerman Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy O. Kent
April 8, 1920 - March 24, 1993
Dorothy
O. KENT, 72, of 18186 Cedar Road, Tippecanoe, died at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at
Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, where she had been a patient since
March 16.
She was
born in Roachdale. On Nov. 19, 1934 she
married Rev. Maurice B. KENT who died Feb. 28, 1991.
Surviving
are a daugher, Mrs. Rick (Donna Jane) HONECUTT, Silver Lake; a son, Stephen J.
[KENT], Tippecanoe; three grandchildren; nine great-gradchildren; a sister,
Ethel WOLTERS, Mesa, Ariz., and two brothers, Reid MYERS, Mesa, Ariz., and Al
MYERS, Indianapolis.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Richard
THOMPSON officiating. Burial will be in
the Tippecanoe Cemetery. Friends may
call from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, and one hour prior
to services at the church.
James F. Ranstead
July 19, 1912 - March 24, 1993
James F.
RANSTEAD, 80, of 734 West Fortna Drive, died at 9 p.m. Wednesday at his
home. He had been ill for a year.
He was
born in Lakeville to Don and Retta Shidler BIRK RANSTEAD. On Dec. 18, 1935 in North Liberty he married
Flossie I. McENDARFER who survives. In
1981 he retired from Norwesco Manufacturing, Plymouth., He was a farmer and machinist and worked for
Bendix Corporation, Logan machine, Logansport, and Dodge Manufacturing,
Mishawaka. He was a member of the
Christian Church, Lakeville. He lived
in Rochester for 40 years.
Surviving
with his wife are four daughters, Mrs. Dale (Carolyn) FOOR, South Bendf;
Marilyn MYERS, Tulsa, Okla.; Arlene SANDERS, Sebring, Fla., and Jane HAUCH,
Logansport; two sons, Gene [RANSTEAD], Lemon Grove, Calif., and Richard
[RANSTEAD], Argos; sixteen grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; three
sisters, Sybil HAAS, Plymouth; Mrs. Welcome (Lois) NORRIS, Plymouth, and Mrs.
Ernie (Helen) WEBER, South Bend, and a brother Orville BIRK, Mishawaka.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home with the Rev.
Larry McENDARFER officiating. Burial
will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday.
James E. Fenstermaker
Nov. 17, 1919 - March 22, 1993
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, for James Edward
FENSTERMAKER, 73, OF 10829 Toledo Road, Osceola.
Friends
may call one hour prior to services Friday.
Mr.
Fenstermaker died Monday at his home.
He was born in Rochester to Albert “A.B.” and Anna M. TOWNE
FENSTERMAKER. He was married to Helen
FENSTERMAKER. He was a truck driver for
Ball Band, Mishawaka, and a U.S. Air Borce veteran of World War II.
Surviving
are two sisters, Mrs. J.R. (Marjorie Ann) ATWOOD, Mundelien, Ill., and Mrs.
Donald (Georgia E.) McKEONE, Carlsbad, Calif.
Preceding in death was a sister, Betty [FENSTERMAKER], and a brother,
Jackie [FENSTERMAKER].
William W. Fox
Word has
been received that one of the victims of the winter storm that battred the
South and the East Coast of the nation Saturday, March 13, was a former
Rochester resident.
William
Wesley FOX, nine-year-old son of Donna FOX of Eloise, Fla., and Vernon FOX of
Morehead City, N.C., was killed in a mobile home in Moorehead City where he
lived with his father.
The boy
and his two brothers - Brenten Lee [FOX], now 11, and Vernon [FOX] Jr., now 15
- attended Rocheter elementary schools during the 1989-90 term while living
with a great-aunt, Ann S. THOMPSON, 506 W. Ninth St. Another brother, Shane [FOX], is three years old now. William attended Liberty Baptist Church in
Rochester.
William
was in the front bedroom of the mobile home when a 60-foot pine tree snapped
and fell onto the dwelling, hitting the boy.
Surviving
with the parents, the great-aunt and the three brothers are grandparents and
great-grandparents.
Friday, March 26, 1993
Leora L. Brewer
April 19, 1908 - March 22, 1993
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Saurday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, for Leora Lee
BREWER, 84, of 29081 U.S. 19 North, Clearwater, Fla.
The Rev.
Keith SMITLEY will officiate. Burial
will be in the Fletchers Cemetery, Hamlet.
Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. today and for an hour before services.
Mrs.
Brewer died at 12:21 p.m. Monday at Country Side Hospital, Safety Harbor, Fla.,
after a month-long illness. She was
born in Hamlet to Melvin and Menerva FLEMING FANCHER. On Dec. 24, 1926 in South Bend she married Kenneth R. BREWER, who
died Nov. l27, 1979. She was a retired
seamstress and pianist. She played in
bands in Indiana and Michigan. She was
a 1926 graduate of Hamlet High School.
She had lived in Florida since 1972, moving there from Fort Wayne. She also had lived in South Bend.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Warren (Virginia) KNIGHT, and a son, Kenneth [BREWER],
both of Clearwater, Fla., and two sisters, Grace BURCH, Hamlet, and Julia KING,
Argos.
Billy Causey Jr.
July 15, 1965 - March 25, 1993
Bily
CAUSEY Jr., 27, of 4817 South Wabash Road, died at 11:30 p.m. Thursday at his
home.
Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home.
Saturday, March 27, 1993
Billy Causey Jr.
July 15, 1965 - March 25, 1993
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, for
Billy J. CAUSEY Jr., 27, of 4817 South Wabash Road, Rochester.
The Rev.
Olin CORBITT will officiate, and burial will be in the Mt. Zion Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and
for an hour before services on Sunday.
Mr.
Causey was born in Peru to Billy and Lolitta M. DAY CAUSEY Sr., and moved to
Rochesrter 5 1/2 years ago from the Detroit area. He owned the Billy Causey Associates public relations firm. He was a graduate of Wayne State University
at Detroit with two bachelor’s degrees.
He was a student pilot.
Surviving
are his mother, at home, a brother, Byron CAUSEY, New Boston, Mich.; the
paternal grandmother, Polly WILLIAMS, Big Rock, Ky.; two nephews, Byron CAUSEY
and Bradley CAUSEY, New Boston, Mich., and aunts and uncles. His father died on Oct. 5, 1992.
Monday, March 29, 1993
Bertie E. Riggle
March 11, 1907 - March 22, 1993
Bertie E.
RIGGLE, 86, Peru, died at 10:25 a.m. Monday, March 22, at Dukes Continuing Care
Center.
She was
born in Fultz, Ky., to William A. and Mattie B. CLEVENGER. On Aug 6, 1925 she married Charles B.
RIGGLE, who died Aug. 15, 1987. She was
retired from Dukes Memorial Hospital as a nurse’s aide. She was a member of the Peru First Baptist
church and the Fulton Eastern Star.
Surviving
are a daughter, Betty L. POAGE, Littleton, Colo.; a son, Charles B. [RIGGLE],
Fulton; six grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren, and a sister, Olga
RENFROE, Lexington, Ky. Preceding in
death were three sisters, four brothers and three step-brothers.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev. Ronald L. KERR officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-8:30 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church.
Tuesday, March 30, 1993
Robert E. Murphy
Feb. 17, 1921 - March 29, 1993
Robert
Earl MURPHY, 72, of 1235 Lakeshore Drive, died at 7:40 p.m. Monday at Veteran’s
Hospital, Fort Wayne, after a year-long illness.
He was
born in Logansport to Earl and Edna GEER MURPHY. On Aug. 31, 1970 in Valparaiso he married Edna Dawn LAW SEEBAUER,
who survives. He was a real estate
broker and insurance salesman. From
1974-1979 he owned and operated Murphy’s Times Theatre in Rochester. He was co-owner of White Mortgage, Portage. He was a member of the First Church of
Christ, Scientist in Plymouth; the Elks Lodge, Fort Wayne, and the Masonic
Lodge and Rotary Club in Valparaiso. He
was a 1939 graduate of Plymouth High School and was an Air Force veteran of
World War II. He had lived in Rochester
since 1974, moving here from Valparaiso and Portage.
Surviving
with his wife are a daugher, Mrs. Stan (Julie Lynn) HOPKINS, Lafayette; three
step-daughters, Mrs. Jim (Rebecca) THOMAS, Lohman, Mo.; Mrs. Jim (Joyce)
NEDOFF, Kannapolis, N.C., and Mrs. Tim (Janet) WAGONER, Rochester; two
step-sons, Richard, wife Gina, SEEBAUER, Palm Beach, Fla., and Mike, wife
Cindy, SEEBAUER, Madison; fourteen grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; his
step-mother, Rosie MURPHY, Kokomo; a sister, Marie WHITTAKER, Rochester, and
two brothers, Joe [MURPHY], Conway, Ark., and Dan [MURPHY], Orange, Calif.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery,
Plymouth. Friends may call from 4-8
p.m. Wednesday and for an hour before services Thursday.
Paul Overmyer
July 18, 1905 - March 29, 1993
Paul
OVERMYER, 87, of 10283 West County Road 1200 South, Westport, died at 4:35 a.m.
Monday at Columbus Regional Hospital.
He was
born in Kewanna to Schuyler C. and Florence ALLISON OVERMYER. On Sept. 2, 1941
in Huntington he married Mabel E. AGNEW, who died June 29, 1973. He was a retired school teacher who taught
in Indiana for 32 years. He was a
member of the Sardinia Baptist Church and the Indiana State Teachers
Association. He graduated from Kewanna
High School and the former Indiana State Teachers College (now Indiana State
University), Terre Haute. He was a
World War II veteran of the U.S. Army.
Surviving
are two sons, Don [OVERMYER], wife Karis, Perrysburg, Ohio, and Jon [OVERMYER],
wife Elaine, Westport; two grandchildren, Joni GIBBS, Columbus, Ohio, and Jason
OVERMYER, Westport. Preceding in death
were a sister, Dessie WOLFE, and three brothers, Fred, Hobert and Charley
[OVERMYER].
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Sardinia Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert
WOODYARD officiating. Burial will be in
the Westport Cemetery. Friends may call
from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Bass and Gasper Funeral Home, Westport. Memorials may be made to the Sardinia
Baptist Church.
Julia A. Cochran
March 10, 1926 - March 29, 1993
Julia A.
COCHRAN, 67, of 713 N. Walnut St., Plymouth, died at 5:50 p.m. Monday at
Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.
She was
born in Plymouth to Wilber and Amanda CRAIG COCHRAN and had lived in Plymouth
all her life. She was employed by
American Optical-DelMonte Corp., and was a member of the First Christian
Church, Plymouth.
Surviving
are three sisters, Joan ELLINGER and Mary Jane BISHOP, both of Plymouth, and
Zenobia SCOTT, Bourbon; two brothers, Leotis COCHRAN, South Bend, and Donavon
COCHRAN, Monticello, and nieces and nephews.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the VanGilder Funeral Home, Plymouth, with the
Rev. Wallace JONES officiating. Burial
will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Wednesday, March 31, 1993
John J. Waggoner
April 13, 1913 - March 29, 1993
John
Jacob WAGGONER, 79, of 206 East Adams St. and Records Autumn Care, Franklin,
died of congestive heart failure Monday at Johnson Memorial Hospital.
He was
born in Johnson County to Rev. William Ingle WAGGONER Sr. and Clara Jane
JOHNSON WAGGONER. On May 15, 1938 he
married Gladys FROST, who survives. In
1931 he graduated from Alva Neal High School, Franklin. He worked at Canteen Vending Serice before
serving in the U.S. Army in the European Theater during World War II. He was a prisoner of war and received two
Purple Heart medals. He operated a
Standard Oil service station in Franklin and held positions with Culligan Water
conditioning and Clark Oil Company before retiring in 1976 from Amoco Oil Company. He was a member of the Tabernacle Christian
Church, Franklin, and the Masonic Lodge.
In 1956 he was the Republican candidate for mayor of Franklin.
Surviving
with his wife are a daughter, Jayne Ann WAGGONER LYNCH, Manchester, N.H.; three
sons, John Keith [WAGGONER], Franklin; Charles [WAGGONER], Warsaw, and Ted
[WAGGONER], Rochester; nine grandchildren; a niece, Mary FARR KAMM, Mount
Pleasant, Iowa; a nephew, George FARR, Long Beach, Calif.; a sister, Mary
PORCARO, West Hollywood, Calif., and a brother, James [WAGGONER], Hutchinson,
Kansas. Preceding in death were a
sister, Virginia Louise FARR, and two brothers, William Ingle WAGGONER Jr. and
George Cunningham WAGGONER.
Services
will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Flinn and Maguire Funeral Home, Franlin, with the
Rev. Robert SHAW officiating. Friends
may call from 4-8:30 p.m. today.
Florence G. Schrader
March 16, 1919 - March 30, 1993
Florence
Gail SCHRADER, 74, Rt. 3, Peru, died at 2:15 a.m. Tuesday at Dukes Continuing
Care, Peru.
She was
born in Miami County to Clarence and Levoski TRACY RABER. On May 13, 1937 near Chili she married
Harold F. SCHRADER, who died March 10, 1993. She was a member of the Denver
Baptist Church.
Surviving
are a daughter, Pat COONEY, Berryville, Calif.; two sons, Wayne D. [SCHRADER],
Albuquerque, N.M., and Allen [SCHRADER], Conneaut, Ohio; seven grandchildren; a
great-grandson; her mother-in-law, Alvena SCHRADER, Peru; a sister, Linda J.
HOLLAND, Denver, and a brother, Max RABER, Lecanto, Fla. Preceding in death were a son, Richard
[SCHRADER], and two brothers, Richard C. and Robert C. RABER.
Services
will e at 2 p.m. Friday at McClain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev. Gerald
KREH officiating. Burial will e in the
Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may
call from 3-8 p.m. Thursday.
Annette J. Houston Reed
Word has
been received that Annette J. HOUSTON REED, 52, Indianapolis, died at 10:15
p.m. Sunday, March 21, in her home.
She was
married to Harold D. REED, formerly of Fulton, who survives. She was a member of the Asuty United
Methodist Church
Surviving
with her husband are two daughers, Tamara Lynn KIRBY, Fulton, and Teresa Lane
REED; a son, Terry Lee [REED]; his mother, Geneva WATTERSON; his step-father,
Paul WATTERSON; a sister, Marilyn BOZE; a brother, Ronald HOUSTON; a
step-sister, Rosalea WATTERSON; a step-brother, James WATTERSON, and seven
grandchildren.
Memorials
may ve made to the Indianapolis Humane Society.
Helen L. Cole
Sept. 18, 1915 - March 29, 1993
Helen
Lucille WILEY COLE, 77, Lake Placid, Fla., died Monday at her residence.
She was
born in Bourbon to Edson and Dorothy WILTROUT WILEY. She was married to Charles S. COLE, who survives. She was a member of the Episcopal faith and
lived in Lake Placid for the last four years, moving from Fort Myers, Fla.
Surviving
with her husband are two daughters, Sandra VandenBOSSCHE, Rochester, and Susie
REINHOLT, Plymouth; four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
No
funeral services are scheduled.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church,
Bourbon. Scott Funeral Home, Lake
Placid, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.
Conrad L. Turnpaugh
Aug. 17, 1931 - March 30, 1993
Conrad L.
TURNPAUGH, 61, Rt. 1, Macy, died at 6:25 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital
and Health Center.
He was born
in Logansport to Marice and Vera SPOHN TURNPAUGH and raised by Marice and
Margaret TUCKER TURNPAUGH. On Aug. 8,
1953 he married Shirley DYBALSKI, who survives. He was a veteran of the Korean War. In 1983 he retired from Delco Electronics.
Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. Philip (Deborah) TUCKER, Hemlock, and Mrs. Victor
(Cheryl) ATWELL, Sharpsville; three granddauhters, Danielle and Jaime
TURNPAUGH, Hemlock, and Erin ATWELL, Sharpsville; two grandsons, Bradley and
Dustin ATWELL, Sharpsville; three sisters, Merry Kay DUCHATEAU, Greentown;
Carla LOVELAND, Bedford, and Norma Jean WHITE, Bloomington, and five brothers,
Weldon [TURNPAUGH], Macy; Dick [TURNPAUGH], Belton, Texas; Tom [TURNPAUGH],
Michian City; Ronnie [TURNPAUGH], Kokomo, and Maurice [TURNPAUGH] Jr., Drain,
Ore.
Funeral
services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church with
Fathers David E. HEILMANN and Frank KILCLINE officiating. Burial will be in the Sunset Memory Gardens
Cemetery, Kokomo, with military services.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at France Wilson
Colonial Mortuary, Kokomo, where a scripture service will be read at 6
p.m. Memorials may be made to the
American Lung Association or the American Heart Association.
Thursday, April 1, 1993 to Saturday, April 3,
1993
[no obits]
Monday, April 5, 1993
Harold A. Gates
Oct. 3, 1915 - April 4, 1993
Harold A.
GATES, 77, of 904 South Lake St. estended, Warsaw, died at 1 a.m. Sunday at
Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, after a three-day illness.
He was
born in Pierceton to Horace and Edith Grace HAY GATES. On June 8, 1940 in Warsaw he married Thelma
McCLONE, who survives. He retired from
Clausings. He had lived in Warsaw for
the last 21 years, moving there from the Mentone area.
Surviving
with his wife are three sons, Ronald A. and Larry L. [GATES], both of Warsaw,
and Harold D. [GATES], Bourbon; six grandchildren; a sister, Claudia MATHYS,
and a brother, Howard [GATES], both of Pierceton.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev.
Don POYSER officiating. Burial will be
in the Harrison Center Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday.
Lucille Crull
August 19, 1913 - April 3, 1993
Lucille
CRULL, 79, Rt. 1, Lake Bruce, Kewanna, died at 9 p.m. Saturday at Holy Cross
Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.
She was
born in Ohio to Frank and Mary QUINN MILLS.
On Jan. 20, 1934 in Monticello she married Kenneth CRULL Sr., who died
May 11, 1988. She was a retired
seamstress from Gossard Co., Logansport, and worked at Bryan’s Manufacturing,
Monticello. She was active with the
Kewanna Senior Citizens and attended the Baptist Church, Kewanna. She graduated from Reynolds High School.
Surviving
are a daughter, Frieda Mae CRULL, Kewanna; two sons, Willard Dale [CRULL],
Mack’s Creek, Mo., and Kenneth [CRULL] Jr., Monticello; six grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lydia Frances ROGERS, and Kristina
GAGE, both of Michigan, and a brother, Andrew MILLS, Michigan. Preceding in death were eight brothers and
sisters.
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the
Rev. Ron PURKEY officiating. Burial
will be in the Bruce Lake Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund.
Reynald R. Danti
Sept. 4, 1914 - April 3, 1993
Reynald
R. DANTI, 78, Rt. 1, Monterey, died at 10:33 p.m. Saturday at St. Vincent
Hospital, Indianapolis.
He was
born in Macon, Mo., to Louis and Clamenta CERRETTI DANTI. On Feb. 6, 1940 in Monterey he married
Madeline BRUCKER, who survives. He was
a retired farmer and member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Monterey. He had lived in Pulaski County since 1938.
Surviving
with his wife are three daughters, Lydia McCLINTOCK, Boulder, Col.; Carol J.
McKEE, Anderson, and Reynanna RICE, Missoula, Mont.; two sons, Paul [DANTI],
Remington, and Paul BRUCKER, Rochester, and eight grandchildren. Preceding in death were two sisters and three
brothers.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Monterey, with the Revs. Edward MATUSZAK and Dominic G. YOUNG officiating. Burial will be in the St. Anne’s Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. today at Frain Mortuary, Winamac, where the Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. and after 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 6, 1993
Eugene Treglia
Jan. 17, 1928 - March 15, 1993
Word has
been received of the death of Eugene TREGLIA, 65, Haverstraw, Ohio, who was a
former plant manager and vice president of Rochester Metal Products.
Mr.
Treglia died at Tri-County Extended Health Care Center in Fairfield, Ohio. His cremated remains were buried in Mount
Repose Cemetery in Haverstraw following a memorial Mass in St. Mary’s Roman
Catholic Church. Arrangements were by
George M. Holt Funeral Home, 50 New Main St., Haverstraw.
Mr.
Treglia was born and reared in Haverstraw, and served in the U.S. military
during World War II before becoming an engineer specializing in foundry
management. He worked for Otis
Elevators, American Brake Shoe and Apex Engineering in addition to Rochester
Metal Products before returning to Haverstraw in 1987. He served on the Haverstraw Board of
Trustees from 1989 until March 1992; a stroke prevented him from seeking
re-election.
Surviving
are his wife, Kathryn [TREGLIA]; four sons, Michael [TREGLIA], Oxford, Ohio;
David and Anthony [TREGLIA], both of Fairfield, and Stephen [TREGLIA], State
College, Pa.; two sisters; a brother, and two grandchildren.
Colette Baker
Feb. 5, 1936 - April 5, 1993
Colette
BAKER, 57, of 3201 Perrysburg Road, Logansport, died at 11:53 p.m. Monday in
Logansport Memorial Hospital.
She was
born in Rochester to Robert O. and Lucille Paricia SMITH DuBOIS. She was married in Rochester on Nov. 29,
1958 to James Z. BAKER, who survives.
She was secretary at Kroeger Funeral Home, Logansport, and before
joining Kroeger was a legal secretary for 10 years. She was a member of Tri Kappa Sorority and All Saints Catholic
Church.
Surviving
with her husband are a son, James T. “Ted” BAKER, Knoxville, Tenn.; two
daughters, Kelly Ann GORDON and Patricia Colette WEAVER, both of Logansport;
her mother, of Rochester, two brothers, Howard A. DuBOIS, Rochester, and Marvin
J. DuBOIS, Plano, Texas; a sister, Patricia E. BIDDINGER, Bloomington; four
grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
Her father preceded in death.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Kroeger Funeral Home with Fathers Leo HAIGERTY
and Donald GROSS officiating. Burial
will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Contributions may e made to the American Cancer Society.
Alvie P. Moose
Jan. 11, 1909 - April 5, 1993
Alvie P.
MOOSE, 84, of 15800 Muckshaw Road, Argos, died at 9:10 p.m. Monday at his home.
He was
born in Denham to Fred and Etta WALKER MOOSE, and moved to Argos from Pulaski
County in 1949. He was a former
employee of the Studebaker Corp. He was
married March 14, 1936 in Winamac to Dorothy SMITH, who survives.
Also
surviving are six daughers, Bonnie GOLDEN, Carol DULANEY, Mary Ann BAKER and
Betty BLACKMAN, all of Plymouth; Janet MOOSE, Lakeville, and Sharon KLINGE,
Bremen; two sons, John [MOOSE[, Lake Station, and David [MOOSE], of Canada;
eight grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.
A son, Larry [MOOSE], and a brother, Bill [MOOSE], preceded in death.
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Frain Mortuary at Winamac, and burial will be
in the Winamac Cemetery. Friends may
call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and after 8 a.m. Thursday.
Wednesday, April 7, 1993
[no obits]
Thursday, April 8, 1993
Ivan M. Dague
Ivan
Monroe DAGUE died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Hospital after a brief
illness.
Services,
with the Rev. David SOMMERS officiating, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the
Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home, Fulton.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday and for two hours before
services Saturday.
Friday, April 9, 1993
George Koger
Word has
been received that George KOGER, 83, formerly of Tippecanoe, died March 2 at
Chateau Healthcare Center, Muncie, after a long illness.
Mr. Koger
was born in Overton County, Tenn., and moved to Indiana in 1947. He had lived in Knightstown, and Tippecanoe
where he owned a meat processing plant.
He was a state meat inspector for eight years. His wife, Willa Mae RAMSEY KOGER, died in 1987.
Surviving
are three daughters, Lucille MARTIN, Walton; Elizabeth ROWE, Fishers, and
Kathryn COTTRELL, Ocracoke, N.C.; three grandchildren; two sisters, Callie LEE,
Ringold, Ga., and Edith TYREE, New Castle; a brother, Ralph [KOGER], Cambridge
City, and nieces and nephews.
Ivan M. Dague
May 18, 1914 - April 8, 1993
Ivan M.
“Ike” DAGUE, 78, Rt. 2, Kewanna, died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Woodlawn
Hospital after a brief illness.
He was
born in Fulton County to Samuel M. and Trella M. NICKELS DAGUE. On March 17, 1960 in Cass County he married
Thelma HAMMON, who survives. He was a
retired farmer and a lifetime resident of Fulton County. He was a member of the Fletchers Lake United
Methodist Church and the National Farmers Union, and was a 20-year charter
member of the Grass Creek Lions Club, of which he was a past-president and had
20 years of perfect attendance. A
member of the Logansport VFW, he served with the U.S. Army 24th Evacuation
Hospital Corps in Europe and participated in the D-Day landing in France in
World War II.
Surviving
with his wife are a sister, Mrs. Dorothy COYNER, Richmond; a brother, Joseph
[DAGUE], Kewanna, and nieces and nephews.
A brother, Robert [DAGUE], was killed during World War II.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Fulton, with the
Rev. David SOMMERS officiating. Burial
will be in the Metea Cemetery, with military rites. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m.
Saturday. Memorials may be made to the
Grass Creek Lions Club.
Eva V. Spohn Ault
Jan. 16, 1905 - April 9, 1993
Eva
Virginia SPOHN AULT, 88, Plymouth Garden Court West, died at 12:20 a.m. today
at Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, where she had been a resident for one year.
She was
born in Star City to William and Minnie SMITH, and was one of a family of 11
children. She was married to Fremont
SPOHN, who died in 1951, and lived most of her life in Marshall County.
Surviving
are three daughters, Mrs. Charles (Lorene) WELDY, Bremen; Doris HAINES,
Plymouth, and Miss Sandra SPOHN, Niles, Mich.; a son, Sidney [SPOHN], Argos;
twenty grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaugher,
and a brother, Deveral SMITH, South Bend.
Preceding in death were a daughter, Babe CORLE, a son, Alvin [SPOHN],
and a grandson, Michael COPLEN.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Donald
C. LACY officiating. Burial will be in
the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.
Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday.
Saturday, April 10, 1993
[no obits]
Monday, April 12, 1993
Amy J. Louderback
July 28, 1967 - April 10, 1993
Amy Jane
LOUDERBACK, 25, of 2712 Country Club Drive South, was killed Saturday in an
automobile accident at Flagstaff, Ariz.
She was
born in Rochester to Tad H. and Lana COX LOUDERBACK, who surive at Lake
Manitou. She graduated in 1986 from
Rochester High School, where she was president of the Fellowship of Christian
Athletes during her senior year. She
also was a member of the band and the track ad swimming teams at RHS. After graduating from Indiana University in
1991, she began her teaching career last fall at Black Mesa Community School,
Ariz., where she was a second grade teacher to the Navajo Indians. She was a member of Psi Iota Xi Sorority and
Grace United Methodist Church.
Surviving
with her parents are two sisters, Karen L. [LOUDERBACK], Indianapolis, and
Laura [LOUDERBACK], a student at Ball State University; her grandmother, Helen
COX, Peru; an aunt, Linda DAMAS, Rochester, and cousins. Preceding in death was an infant brother.
Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Grace United Methodist Church with the Rev.
Jack HARTMAN officiating. Burial will
be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. Wednesday at
Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Rochester.
Memorials may be made to the Black Mesa School.
Elnora J. Leininger
June 30, 1910 - April 10, 1993
Elnora J.
LEININGER, 82, Rt. 2, Akron, died at 3:07 p.m. Saturday in the emergency room
at Woodlawn Hospital. She had been in
failing health.
She was
born in Marshall County to George H. and Ruth BRYAN KELLEY. On March 31, 1931 in Deer Creek, she married
Omar H. LEININGER, who died Dec. 23, 1991.
She and her husband lived on a farm near Akron and later moved to
Rochester. After he died, she moved
back to Akron.
Surviving
are three daughters, Mrs. Howard (Sara) BUNCH, Edwardsburg, Mich.; Mrs. Donald
(Dora) JONES, Akron, and Kathleen LEACH, Niceville, Fla.; two sons, David
[LEININGER], Akron, and Terry [LEININGER], Rochester; twelve grandchildren;
twelve great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Max (Margaret) McCOLLOUGH,
Plymouth, and Mrs. William (Phyllis) MUELLER, Phoenix, Ariz. Preceding in death were a sister, Evaline
DAVIES; two brothers, Robert and Monroe KELLEY, and a grandson, Daniel.
Mart C. Patton
Jan. 25, 1920 - April 10, 1993
Mart C.
PATTON, 73, of 19766 Kenilworth Road, Argos, died unexpectedly at 12:45 p.m.
Saturday in the emergency room at Woodlawn Hospital.
He was
born in Martin, Ky., to Jeff and Gracie FLANNERY PATTON. On Aug. 5, 1942 in Hazard, Ky., he married
Janet NESMITH, who survives. He was
self-employed and worked as a sawman in the mobile home industry. He was a U.S. Army vetran of World War II,
serving in the European Theater from 1942-1945. He had lived in Argos since 1946.
Surviving
with his wife are two daughters, Barbara CARLSON and Mrs. John (Linda) HOUIN,
both of Plymouth; four sons, Jerry, David, Jeff and Mark [PATTON], all of
Argos; eleven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs.
Charles (Rebecca) GARRISON, Ky.; Mrs. Charles (Jan) RUDD Jr., Rochester; Mrs.
Harry (Virgie) GREGORY, Argos, and Mrs. Robert (Nell) KUNCEL, Sarasota, Fla. Preceding in death were two sons, Darrell
[PATTON], who died in infancy, and Randy [PATTON], who died in 1972, and a
grandson, James Stewart CARLSON Jr.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev.
Charles GARRISON officiating. Burial
will be in he Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos, where military services will be
conducted. Friends may call from 2-4
and 6-8 p.m. today.
Lodema F. Shidaker Johnson
March 8, 1911 - April 10, 1993
Lodema F.
SHIDAKER JOHNSON, 82, Leiters Ford, died at 9:20 a.m. Saturday at Miller’s
Merry Manor, Plymouth, where she had been a resident for two years. She was born in Argos to John and Lila
ULRICH ALDERFER. She lived most of her
life in Argos and South Bend. She was
married o Elmer L. SHIDAKER, who preceded in death and later married Mr.
JOHNSON. She worked as a food service
employee at Kroger, South Bend.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Bill (Anne) MILLER, Elkhart; two sons, James E. SHIDAKER,
Three Rivers, Mich., and William John SHIDAKER, Leiters Ford; three grandchildren,
and a sister Mrs. Henry (Ruth) KENDALL, Argos.
Preceding in death were a son, George [SHIDAKER]; three sisters, and
four brothers.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with Dr. Donald C.
LACY officiating. Burial will be in the
Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth. Friends
may call from 4-8 p.m. today.
Robert L. Sarver
May 29, 1937 - April 10, 1993
Robert L.
SARVER, 55, of 514 East 12th St., died at 7:36 p.m. Saturday at Woodlawn
Hospital.
He was
born in Union Township to Edger L. and Sarah G. LEWELLEN SARVER. On April 17, 1971 in Logansport he married
Cathy Lou GILL, who survives. He lived
in Macy until last year when he moved to Rocheter. He worked for Kralis Brothers Foods, Mentone, and was a member of
the Deedsville United Methodist Church.
Surviving
with his wife are a daughter, Tamara L. [SARVER], and a son, Erick [SARVER],
both of Rochester, and a brother Joseph W. [SARVER], Mac.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at McClain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev.
Robert LOUGHEED officiating. Burial
will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Logansport. Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. Tuesday.
John H. Oatney
Jan. 6, 1916 - April 11, 1993
John H.
OATNEY, 77, of 117 West 12th St., died at 4:15 p.m. Sunday at Life Care Center,
Rochester, where he had been a patient for one day. He had been ill for nine months.
He was
born in Colfax, Ohio, to Franklin P. and Rachel A. GIBBONY OATNEY. On March 23, 1938 in Rushville, Ohio, he
married Roberta A. BONTRAGER, who survives.
He had lived in Rochester since 1958.
He was a field representative for Dean Foods for 23 years before
retiring in 1981. He attended the
Rushcreek Presbyterian Church and was a member of the Moose Lodge, Fraternal
Order of Police and the Sheriff’s Association.
Surviving
with his wife are two sons, Karl H. [OATNEY], wife Laura, Wilmette, Ill., and
Ronald [OATNEY], wife Kathryn, Colorado Springs, Colo.; a granddaughter,
Elizabeth Anne [OATNEY]; two grandsons, Steven and Michael [OATNEY], Colorado
Springs, Colo., and a sister, Doris UPP, Lancaster, Ohio. Preceding in death were a sister, Florence
HAMPSON, and two brothers, Harold and Bernard [OATNEY].
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Halteman-Fett and Dyer Funeral Home, Lancaster,
Ohio, with the Rev. Kenneth WILKINSON officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday [at
Foster & Good Funeral Home and after 1 p.m. Wednesday at Halteman-Fett and
Dyer Funeral Home, Lancaster, Ohio].
Howard Bibler
Feb. 3, 1904 - April 11, 1993
Howard
BIBLER, 89, Rt. 1, mentone, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at Miller’s Merry Manor,
Warsaw, after a two-month illness.
He was
born in Kosciusko County to William J. and Cora M. SPAW BIBLER. On Dec. 9, 1929 he married Mabel E.
SCHREIBER, who died April 23, 1990. He
was a retired farmer and factory worker.
He had worked at Playtime and Kimble Glass, both of Warsaw. He was a member of the First Baptist Church,
Mentone, and attended Mentone Nutrition Site activities.
Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. Lee (Norene) NORRIS, Mentone, and Mrs. Tom (Betty)
CRANSTON, Fremont; a son, Larry D. [BIBLER], Argos; twelve grandchildren; ten
great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Minnie HANES, Wisconsin, and Ruby KEHLER,
Palestine.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Joe
OLSON officiating. Burial will be in
the Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call
from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.
Ardis D. Zellers
July 1, 1924 - April 11, 1993
Ardis D.
“Art” ZELLERS, 68, Rt. 1, Rossville, died at 5:20 p.m. Sunday at his home.
He was
born in Kewanna to Howard M. and Etta V. HORNBECK ZELLERS. On March 3, 1936 i Levenworth, Kan., he
married Mary Ann REINLANDER, who survives.
In 1985 he retired after 35 years as a control tower operator for the
Pennsylvanie Railroad-ConRail Railroad.
He was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran, serving in Levenworth, Kan., and a
member of the World Wide Chuch of God, Crawfordsville.
Surviving
with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Erwin (Sandra) HENNING, Swayzee, and Mrs.
Gary (Jannice) HEATER, Frankfort; son, Norman R. [ZELLERS], Kentland; twelve
grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Clarence (Bernice) SIMSHAUER, Winamac; Mrs.
Izola LEWELLEN, Pekin, and Mrs. Helen ORTMAN, Logansport, and a brother, Arnold
[ZELLERS], Rochester. Preceding in
death were a daughter and two sons.
Services
will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Bodine-Brown Funeral Home, Rossville, with the
Rev. Arthur DOCKEN officiating. Burial
will be in the Bruce Lake Cemetery, with graveside services at noon
Wednesday. Friends may call from 4-8
p.m. Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 13, 1993
Donald E. Lake
April 30, 1933 - April 12, 1993
Donald
Eugene LAKE, 59, of 1721 Colonial Drive, died at 5:10 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph
Hospital and Health Care in Kokomo.
He was
born in Cass County to A. Glen and Nellie WIDNER LAKE. He was married to Juanita WYBREW, who
survives. He was a senior development
engineer at Delco Electronics and member of the Pleasant Hill United Methodist
Church of Miami County, Kokomo Engineering Society, International Society or
Hybrid Microelectronics and the Elks Lodge.
He was a graduate of GMI with a bachelor’s degree and received a
master’s degree from Purdue Universit.
He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Surviving
with his wife are a daughter, Deborah K. [LAKE], Falls Church, Va.; a son, Alex
E. [LAKE], Kewanna; a granddaugher, Kaci Lea LAKE, N.C., and three sisters,
Marjorie WEBB and Donna E POLK, both of Kokomo, and Mary E. HOSIER, Fort Myers,
Fla. Preceding in death was a son, Eric
D. [LAKE].
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Alto United Methodist Church with the Revs. Stan WEISS and Robert GALLOWAY officiating. Entombment will be in the Sunset Memory Gardens, Kokomo. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday at Hoffman-Murray Funeral Home, Kokomo. Memorials may be made to Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, Rochester.
Wednesday, April 14, 1993
Paul J. DeVault
Former
Kewanna resident Paul J. DeVAULT, 85, Indianapolis, died Sunday.
Before
retiring in 1990, he had been a senior partner with the law firm of Krieg
DeVault Alexander and Capehart. He was
instrumental in redrafting financial institution laws during the early years of
the Great Depression. He was admitted
to the Indiana Bar in 1930 after rceiving his undergraduate degree from Indiana
University. In 1932 he graduated from
the Indiana Universiy School of Law. He
was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Naval Reserve, and
participated in the Normandy Invasion on D-Day. He had been chairman of the Indianapolis Area Chapter of the
American Red Cross, a member of the President’s Council of Brebeuf Preparatory
School and of the advisory board of St. Vincent Hospital, and worked for the
Endowment Fund Committee of the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Surviving
are his wife, Patricia Anne CLARKE; a sister, Mary Ruth BROWN, and a step-son,
Anthony J. BYRNE.
Services
were to have been at 11 a.m. today at St. Luke Catholic church in Indianapolis,
of which he was a member. Memorials may
be made to the church building fund or Holy Family Shelter.
William L. Maynard
Dec. 27, 1930 - April 13, 1993
William
L. MAYNARD, 62, of 7136 West 100 North, Rochester, died at 9:10 a.m. Tuesday at
Woodlawn Hospital.
He was
born in Taplin, W.Va., to Wayne and Margaret STAPLETON MAYNARD. On March 28, 1959 in Chicago, he married
Mary CHAPMAN, who survives. He was a
reired electric furnace operator at Wells Manufacturing Co., Skokie, Ill.
Surviving
with his wife are a daughter, Sandra MAYNARD, Rochester; a brother, Wayne
[MAYNARD] Jr., Chicago, and two sisters, Lillian HURLEY, Bastin, Va., and
Delphia ADKINS, Huntington, W.Va.
Preceding in death were his parents, a grandson and a sister.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with the Rev. Ron PURKEY officiating. Burial will be in the Bruce Lake Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association
.
Thursday, April 15, 1993
William E. Pontious
April 3, 1927 - April 14, 1993
William
E. PONTIOUS, 66, Rt. 2, Macy, died at 11:18 a.m. Wednesday at Memorial
Hospital, South Bend, where he had been hospitalized since Jan. 29.
He was
born in Rochester to Clair W. and Bernice WINES PONTIOUS. On Nov. 20, 1953 in Roann he married Ardith
“Dolly” GAFF, who survives. He was a
machinery operator at Pike Lumber Company, Akron, before retiring in 1991. He was a Korean War Army veteran and was a
prisoner of war from 1951 to 1953. He
was a member of the Hoosier Cardinals Camping Club.
Surviving
with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Darrell “Cheri” LEWIS, Wabash, and Patti
EADS, North Manchester; two sons, Steve [PONTIOUS], Monroe, Mich., and Eric
[PONTIOUS], Akron; ten grandchildren, Amy, Kendra, Patrick, Cassey and Erica
PONTIOUS; Jason and Amber LEWIS, and Melissa, Brandi and Ashlee FARMER; two
sisters, Mrs. Don (Sue) ROBERTSON, Macy, and Evalene WOOD, LasCruces, N.M., and
an aunt, Marjorie KESTER, Akron.
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev.
Richard FOX officiating. Burial will be
in the Roann Community Cemetery where military rites will be conducted. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to P..O.W./M.I.A. and
the American Heart Association.
Friday, April 16, 1993
Brenda Kite
Sept. 13, 1963 - April 15, 1993
Brenda
KITE, 29, of 1907 Erie Ave., Logansport, died at 9 a.m. Thursday at St.
Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis.
She was
born in Logansport to William T. and Sharon L. SURFACE KITE. She was a member of the Immanuel Missionary
Church, Logansport.
Surviving
are a brother, Claude [KITE], Rt. 2, Rochester; the maternal grandparents,
Robert J. and Mamie SURFACE, Logansport, and the paternal grandmother, Pauline
KITE, Logansport. Preceding in death
were her parents, a brother and her paternal grandfather.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Kroeger Funeral Home, Logansport, with Pastor Milford SMITH officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Kidney Foundation
.
Saturday, April 17, 1993
E. Stanley Hennon
March 6, 1900 - April 16, 1993
E.
Stanley HENNON, 93, of 201 N. Thayer St., Bourbon, died at 1 p.m. Friday at
Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.
He had been ill for the past year.
He was
born in Roachdale. On April 18, 1925 he
married Mary E. SNYDER, who died Feb. 29, 1988. On April 2, 1989 he married Marilyn RAY, who survives. He had been a manager of the Bourbon Lumber
Co. and operated his own roofing and coal business. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Bourbon,
was a charter member of the Bourbon Lions Club, a former Town Board member, and
a member of the Bourbon Masonic Lodge.
For 25 years he was on the Board of Directors of the First State Bank of
Bourbon. In 1942 he built the Bourbon
Library.
Surviving
with his wife are a daughter, Mrs. Reed (Barbara) HENNON, Roachdale; a son,
Kent [HENNON], Arlington Heights, Ill.; two step-daughters, Mrs. Jared (Melody)
SANDERS, Warsaw, and Mrs. Paul (Michelle) CURRY, Rhinelander, Wis.; a step-son,
Michael RAY, Bourbon; a grandson; five step-grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. Preceding in death
were three sisters, Wilma, Myrtle and Flora [HENNON], and three brothers,
Harry, Ray and Forrest [HENNON].
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Deaton Funeral Home, Bourbon, with Pastor Steven
KAEHR officiating. Burial will be in
the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bourbon.
Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday. Memorials may be made to the First United
Methodist Church.
Monday, April 19, 1993
Lulu M. Horn
Feb. 19, 1901 - April 17, 1993
Lulu
Marie HORN, 92, of 440 Garfield St., Huntington, died at 8:45 a.m. Saturday at
Miller’s Merry Manor, Huntington, where she had lived since April 12. She had resided in Rochester.
She was
born in Rochester to Clarence and Evaline CLEMANS ESHELMAN. On July 3, 1920 she married Robert M. HORN,
who died in January 1962. She was a
member of Bethel United Methodist Church, Huntington.
Surviving
are a foster-daughter, Mrs. Roy (Margaret “Peg”) BROWN, Huntington; two
foster-great-grandsons; a foster-great-great-grandson, and a sister, Hattie M.
CARL, Huntington. Preceding in death
were two brothers, Albert and Estel J. [HORN].
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hart Funeral Home, Huntington, with the Rev. Chris
KUTIN officiating. Burial will be in
the Akron I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends
may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today.
Memorials may be made to the Bethel United Methodist Church.
Paul E. Frantz
Feb. 10, 1919 - April 18, 1993
Paul E.
FRANTZ, 74, of 2808 Manitou Park Drive, died at 6:20 p.m. Sunday at Parkview
Hospital, Fort Wayne, where he had been a patient since Wednesday.
He was
born in North Manchester to Jacob and Ethel RENICKER FRANTZ. On Oct. 25, 1937 in Ft. Wayne, he married
Lucille BERG. On Dec. 20, 1947, in Fort
Wayne he married Estella DANKS, who died April 2, 1985. He retired in 1976 after 40 years with
General Electric, where he was in management.
He lived in Rochester for the last six years. He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, the Elks
Lodge and the Broadway Rod and Gun Club, of which he was secretary-treasurer
for many years. He was a U.S. Army
veteran of World War II.
Surviving
are companion Evelyn MILLER, Rochester; two daughters, Mrs. John (Mary Ann)
HIBBERT, Huntington, and Mrs. Leslie (Janet) JOHNSON, Ft. Wayne; thirteen
grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Chester (Helen)
FINGERLE, North Manchester, and two brothers, Robert and Leon [FRANTZ], both of
North Manchester. Preceding in death
was a great-grandchild.
‘ Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Elzey-Haggard Funeral Home, Ft. Wayne, with the
Rev. Carl RICKS and Donald BRUBAKER officiating. Burial will be in the Prairie Grove Cemetery, Ft. Wayne. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at
Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, and from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at
Elzey-Haggard Funeral Home.
Russell C. Shoemaker
March 5, 1906 - April 18, 1993
Russell
C. SHOEMAKER, 87, formerly of Rt. 1, Akron, and the Rochester Nursing Home,
died at 1:10 p.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital.
He had been in failing health for several years.
He was
born in Wabash County to George and Mary RUNKLE SHOEMAKER. On Aug. 10, 1926 in Fulton County he married
Nancy BOWEN, who died Jan. 18, 1964. He
was a retired farmer who spent most of his life in the Akron area.
Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. Ronald (Beulah) CONNER, Macy, and Kathleen RACER,
Rochester; three sons, Robert [SHOEMAKER], Decatur, and Jack and Jerry
[SHOEMAKER], both of Akron; nine grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; ten
great-grandchildren, and nieces, Debbie and Paula. Preceding in death were a sister, Lavonne [SHOEMAKER], and a
grandson, Russell.
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron. Burial will be in the Omega Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and
after 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Ethel M. Brown
March 24, 1901 - April 18, 1993
Ethel May
BROWN, 92, Hartford City, died after a long illness at 10:20 a.m. Sunday at the
United Methodist Home in Warren, where she had lived for two years.
She was
born in Wells County to William and Minnie BERRIER BANTER. In Oct. 16, 1921 in Hartford Ciy she married
Shirley E. BROWN Sr., who died June 19, 1983.
She was a member of the Purity Chapter of the Eastern Star and of Grace
United Methodist Church, Hartford City.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Max (Maxine) WAGNER, Hartford City; a son, Shirley E.
BROWN], wife Gloria A. BROWN, Rochester; seven grandchildren, Claudia
GOODNIGHT, David M. WAGNER, Cheri BROWN MEISER, Debbie BROWN GOTTSCHALK, Kevin
BROWN, Greg BROWN and Christopher BROWN; thirteen great-grandchildren; three
great-great-grandchildren, and a sister, Violet SLUSHER, Bluffton. Preceding in death were three brothers,
Dean, Ray and Jay [BANTER], and a sister, Alma DOLLAR.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesda at Keplinger Funeral Home, Hartford City, with the
Rev. Lloyd HALL officiating. Friends
may call from 4-9 p.m. Tuesday and after
8 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials may
be made to the Grace United Methodist Church, Hartford City.
Tuesday, April 20, 1993
Amy L. Conwell
Oct. 18, 1954 - April 19, 1993
Amy Lou
CONWELL, 38, of 16 Central Ave., Macy, died at 10:19 a.m. Monday at Woodlawn
Hospital following a one-year illness.
She was
born in Rochester to Raymond L. and Virginia Lee TURNIPSEED STAHL, who
survive. She had lived most of her life
in the Macy area. She was a former
registered nurse at Woodlawn Hospital and worked for Fulton County Home Health
Care. She was a 1986 graduate of
Indiana University School of Nursing, Kokomo, and was a member of the Macy
United Methodist Church.
Surviving
with her parents are a daughter, Melinda CONWELL, Macy, and two brothers, Gary
L. STAHL, Kokomo, and Jeffrey A. STAHL, Kansas City, Mo.
Memorial
services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Zimmerman Family Funeral Home with
the Rev. Jeff JONES officiating. Burial
will be in the Plainview Cemetery, Macy.
There will be no visitation.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Ruby E. Johnston
April 21, 1919 - April 18, 1993
Ruby E.
JOHNSTON, 72, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 2:07 p.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital
after a brief illness. She was born in Trimble, Tenn., and was married to
Donald JOHNSTON, who survives. She was
a member of the Argos First Baptist Church.
Surviving
with her husband are two sons, James DOWDY, Merrillville, and Donald DOWDY,
Shipshewanna.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Geise Funeral Home, Merrillville, Friends may call from 3-9 p.m.
Wednesday. Burial will be in the
Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville.
Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.
Willabeth Uhles
Jan. 11, 1924 - April 17, 1993
Willabeth
UHLES, 69, Rt. 1, Rochester, formerly of Akron, died at 1:05 p.m. Saturday at
Life Care Center. She had been in
failing health for four years.
She was
the daughter of Joseph Harrison and Effie HARRIS WHITE, and was married to
Clint W. UHLES, who died in 1972. She
was a bartender at the Eagles and VFW, Rochester. She was a member of the auxiliaries of the Eagles, American
Legion and VFW.
Surviving
are a daughter, Dorothy HARTMAN, Akron; seven grandchildren; several
great-grandchildren nieces and nephews, and a brother, Floyd WHITE,
California. Preceding in death were
three sistes and two brothers.
Graveside
services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Bruce Lake Cemetery with Gloria
FELLERS officiating. There will be no
visitation. Hartzler Funeral Home,
Rochster, is in charge of arrangements.
Clark F. Miller
Jan. 26, 1918 - April 19, 1993
Clark F.
MILLER, 75, of 114 West 12th St., died at 6:58 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital
where he had been a patient for one week.
He was
born near Akron to Irvin and Susie LONG MILLER. On Dec. 29, 1935 in Argos he married Lillian E. WALTZ, who died
Oct. 27, 1988. He was retired from
International Telephone and Telegraph.
He was a member o the Macy Christian Church, and was a 50-year member of
the Macy Masonic Lodge.
Surviving
are a niece, Gladys CUTSHAW, Tucson, Ariz.; three nephews, Irvin, wife Marlene,
PRATT, Middlebury, and Melvin, wife Iva, PRATT, and Phillip, wife Janice,
PRATT, both of Rochester; an aunt, Mrs. Thomas (Pearl) LONG, Macy, and several
cousins. Preceding in death were two
sisters, Orpha MILLER and Ethel PRATT, and two brothers, Ross and Don [MILLER].
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. David WELSH officiating.
Burial will be in the Rocheter I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and
after 8 a.m. Thursday. Masonic services
will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Paul A. Brown
July 5, 1927 - April 19, 1993
Paul
Allen BROWN, 65, of 1420 Jefferson St., died at 7:12 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn
Hospital. He was born in Riceville,
Ky., to Tom and Hetty PATRICK BROWN. In
1990 he retired after 33 years at Sealed Power Corporation. He was a member of the UAW, Manitou Eagles
Lodge and Rochester American Legion Post.
He moved here in 1951 from Oil Springs, Ky.
Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. John (Judy) SWANK, Rochester, and Mrs. James (Pricilla)
BALLEE, Wabash; seven grandchildren; three sisters, Ival MARTIN, Forest Hills,
Md.; Trixie BLANTON, Raleigh, N.C., and Vertrice CARROLL, Paintsville, Ky., and
a brother, Dee [BROWN], Baltimore, Mc.
Preceding in death were two sisters and a brother. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at
Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Larry PIERAT
officiating. Burial will be in the
Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends
may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and an hour before services Thursday.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Dorothea G. Smith
Aug. 10, 1912 - April 19, 1993
Dorothea
G. SMITH, 80, Rt. 3, Peru, died at 7 p.m. Monday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru.
She was
born in Miami County to Charles E. and Edith NEWMAN CRESS. On May 5, 1934 in Kokomo she married Paul
Solomon SMITH, who died Aug. 18, 1964.
She was a life long member of Skinner Christian Church, Telve Mile,
where she was the pianist for many years.
She was a member of the Ladies Aide.
Surviving
are two daughters, Ethel WOUSTER and Loretta PHILLIPS, both of Mexico; nine
grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; three
step-grandchkldren; four step-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mary W.
WOODHOUSE, Greentown, and Kathryn RABER, Mexico. Preceding in death were two sisters, Edna RIMPLER and Hazel
FLORA, and a brother, Frank E. CRESS.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Skinner Christian Church with the Rev. David
CORRELL officiating. Burial will be in
the Skinner Cemetery. Friends may call
from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at McClain Funeral Home, Denver, and one hour before
services at the church.
Wednesday, April 21, 1993
Glenn E. Hollenback
April 18, 1930 - April 20, 1993
Glenn
Earl HOLLENBACK, 63, Rt. 2, Sharpsville, died at 12:53 a.m. Tuesday at Howard
Community Hospital, Kokomo.
He was
born in Bunker Hill to Oscar and Grace HOWARD HOLLENBACK. On May 20, 1956 near Macy he married
Margaret MATHIAS, who survives. In 1992
he retired ater 27 yeas as a cutter and grinder at Chrysler Corp. He was in the U.S. Navy during the Korean
War, stationed on the USS Juneau. He
was a member of the Oakford Baptist Church, Bunker Hill VFW and the United Auto
Workers.
Surviving
with his wife are a son, Ronald, wife Marianne, HOLLENBACK, Kokomo; three
step-grandchildren; Rick PENROD, Oakland City; Tim PENROD, Bloomington, and
Jennefer SLOAN, Kokomo; two step-great-grandchildren, Jessica and Eric SLOAN,
both of Kokomo, and a sister, Marjorie D. STEWART, Tipton. Preceding in death were three sisters and
four brothers.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Ellers Mortuary Webster Street Chapel,
Kokomo. Burial will be at noon Thursday
in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call
from 2-8 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to the Oakford Baptist
Church building fund.
Thelma C. Warren
Sept. 24, 1913 - April 18, 1993
Thelma C.
WARREN, 79, of Blue Springs, Mo., died at 8:;58 a.m. Sunday at St. Mary’s
Hospital, Blue Springs.
She was
born in Shelbyville, Ill., to Amos C. and Ida Mae WHITE KESTER. She was married to Norris WARREN, who
survives. She was a Rochester High
School graduate and a sales representative for 53 years for Stanley Home
Producs. She was a sales representative
for Royal Nutrition for 10 years. She
was a member, past-president and past-governor of LaSertoma, Kansas City,
Mo. She was a member of the Hilltop
Spinners Square Dance Club.
Surviving
with her husband are four daughters, Rochelle BERTOLINI, Decatur, Ga.; Nancy
HAYWARD, Oak Park, Ill.; Lynn RUDD, Independence, Mo., and Val LAKE, Parkville,
Mo.; a son, Terry [WARREN], Colorado Springs, Colo., and nine grandchildren.
Services
will be Thursday afternoon at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Blue Springs Chapel, Blue
Springs, Mo. Burial will be in the Blue
Spring Cemetery. Friends may call from 7-8:30 p.m. today.
Richard J. Davis
The
Sentinel has received word that Chief Master Sergeant Richard James DAVIS, 44,
Albuquerque, N.M., died April 2 at Albuqueraue.
He was in
the United States Air Force for 25 years.
He was stationed in the Pacific, in Madrid, Spain, and had repaired
planes at European bases before service for four years in England. While in the United States he had been
assigned to Air Force One and to planes of other dignitaries, and had served at
bases in Texas and New Mexico.
Surviving
are his wife, Deborah Ann Madrid DAVIS, Albuquerque; two daughters, Tina Marie
and Michelle [DAVIS]; a son, Richard A. [DAVIS]; his parents, Carl D. and Ruth
L. , Rochester [formerly of Granger]; four sisters, Mrs. George (Mary Ann)
VLASEK, Ingram, Texas; Mrs. John (Shirley) McALPINE, West Bloomfield, Mich.;
Mrs. Darrel (Theressa) WADE, Fishers, and Annette HOWARD, Dallas, Texas; three
brothers, John V. [DAVIS], and wife Janet, Nashville; Ray F. [DAVIS], wife
Vivian, Vero Beach, Fla., and Robert C. [DAVIS], Mishawaka; twelve nieces and
nephews; eleven great-nieces and great-nephews, and cousins.
Services
were Monday, April 5, at St. B ernadette Catholic Church, Albuquerque. Burial was at the National Cemetery, Santa
Fe., N.M., with military honors by Kirkland Air Force Base.
Thursday, April 22, 1993
[no obits]
Friday, April 23, 1993
Norma Jean Swango
March 23, 1931 - April 22, 1993
Norma
Jean SWANGO, 62, of 300 East Fourth St., died at 4:43 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn
Hospital. She was born in Hibbard to Charles E. and Lillie M. BROWN
BISHOP. On Dec. 3, 1947 in Hibbard she
married Melvin Earl SWANGO, who survives.
She had lived in Rocheser for 46 years, moving here from Plymouth. She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church.
Surviving
with her husband are four sons, Melvin L. and David E. [SWANGO], both of
Rochester; Randy E. [SWANGO], Plymouth, and Steven E. [SWANGO], Peru; twelve
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Phyllis CHAMPION,
Coldwater, Mich.; Iris CUDNEY, Plymouth, and Wilma DIXON, Griffith, and two
brothers, Wayne [BISHOP[, Culver, and Russ [BISHOP], Crawordsville. Preceding in death were two brothers.
Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Rochester, with
the Rev. Tim TRANBARGER officiating.
Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Saturday
and after 11 a.m. Sunday. Memorials may
be made to the Heart Fund or American Cancer Society.
Opal P. Fouts
March 4, 1915 - April 22, 1993
Opal
Pauline FOUTS, 78, of 527D, Bryan Ave., Wabash, died at 8:00 a.m. Thursday at
Wabash County Hospital, Wabash. She was
born in Miami County to John and Elba MORRIS KREIG. On June 28, 1941 at Akron she married Victor FOUTS, who died Jan.
14, 1964. She was a member of the
Denver Baptist Church.
Surviving
are three daughters, Linda Sue IMEL, Portland; Sharon WILBURN, Boscobell, Wis.,
and Dianna FRANCE, Wabash; a son, Ronald [FOUTS], Logansport; fifteen
grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren, and two step-grandsons, [and a brother
Phillip KREIG, Rocheter]. Preceding in
death was an infant brother.
Services will
be at 11 a.m. Monday at MaClain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Revs. Bob MONROE
and Lynn SCHUCHARDT officiating. Burial
will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.
Friends may call from 2-8:30 p.m. Sunday.
Saturday, April 24, 1993
Ira D. Anderson
Sept. 8, 1907 - Jan. 25, 1993
Memorial
servces were to be at 2 p.m. today at King Memorial Home in Mentone for Ira D.
ANDERSON, 85, Perrysburg, Ohio. Brother
Billy STEELE will officiate. The
cremains will be interred at Sycamore Cemetery.
Mr.
Anderson was born in Mentone to Dr. Emra and Lenna COPLEN ANDERSON. He was a professor of marketing and dean of
the Undergraduate Business School at Northwestern University. He was married to Virginia McCARTY, who died
in 1984.
Surviving
are two sons, Dennis [ANDERSON], Toledo, Ohio, and Michael [ANDERSON],
Kinnelon, N.J.,; a brother, Robert [ANDERSON], Sunny Vale, Calif.; two sisters,
Mildred ANDERSON, Flint, Mich., and Kathleen CAMPLEJOHN, Denver, Colo., and
three grandchildren.
Monday, April 26, 1993
Mable R. Palmer
Mable R.
PALMER, 88, Rt. 5, Rochester (Tiosa), died at 7:21 a.m. Sunday at Woodlawn
Hospital, where she hads b een a patient for two days.
Arrangements
are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Tuesday, April 27, 1993
Justin L. Weatherby
Dec. 22, 1989 - April 24, 1993
Jacqueline F. Weatherby
Feb. 10, 1991 - April 24, 1993
Justin L.
WEATHERSBY, 3, and Jacqueline F. WEATHERSBY, 2, died in a fire at their home at
Rt. 1, Culver (Fulton County Road 800 North), at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
They were
the children of Wendell SPRINGFIELD and Chaver E. WEATHERSBY.
Surviving
with the parents are a sister, Janet SPRINGFIELD; maternal grandmther, Alyce
WEATHERSBY, Chicago, Ill.; maternal grandfather, Walter STEELE, Robbins, Ill.;
maternal great-grandmother, Earline BUTLER, Rochester, and paternal
grandparents, John H. and Sadie SPRINGFIELD, Gary.
Memorial
services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist church, Kings
Lake, with the Rev. Lee J. JACKSON officiating. There will be no visitation.
Interment arrangements are pending at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver.
Mable R. Palmer
Aug. 10, 1904 - April 25, 1993
Mable R.
PALMER, 88, of 6870 N. Walnut, Tiosa, died at 7:21 a.m. Sunday at Woodlawn
Hospital.
She was
born in St. Joseph County to Alfred Roy and Bertha SMITH SHELLEY. On Dec. 6, 1920 in St. Joseph, Mich., she
married Oswald O. PALMER, who died Nov. 5, 1981. She was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary.
Surviving
are three daughters, Mrs. Tom (Norene) BILLISITZ, Marshall, N.C.; Mrs. Robert
(Lois) BURNS, Marion; Mrs. Dale (Esther) WALSH, Rochester; two sons, Norman
[PALMER], Nevada, and Floyd D. [PALMER], Argos; eighteen grandchildren;
twenty-three great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and a
half-sister, Kathleen MOORE, Plant City, Fla.
Preceding in death was a son, James [PALMER], who died Nov. 13, 1951.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. Jack HARTMAN officiating.
Burial will be at the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and
after 9 a.m. Thursday.
Ruth Wynn
Ruth
WYNN, 89, formerly of Argos and Culver, died at 8:50 a.m. today at Miller’s
Merry Manor, Plymouth.
Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Wednesday, April 28, 1993
Anne E. Carmichael
Aug. 31, 1906 - April 27, 1993
Anne
Elizabeth JOHNSTONE CARMICHAEL, 86, of 537 Cedar Rd., Windsor, S.C., died
Tuesday at the Aiken Regional Medical Center.
A former
Rochester resident, had belonged to the Burton Methodist Church. She had moved to Windsor three years ago
from Elgin, S.C. She was a member of
the Mt. Buelah Baptist Church and the Log Cabin Art Guild.
Surviving
are a daughter, Frances BUSH, Windsor, S.C.; a son, Charles A. [CARMICHAEL],
Lakeland, Fl.; a sister Glenda JOLLY, Columbia, S.C.; ten grandchildren; eleven
great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Her husband Charles [CARMICHAEL] preceded
her in death.
Services
will be Friday, April 30, at the Mt. Buelah Baptist Church, with the Rev. Bill
HARRISON officiating. Burial will be in
the church cemetery. Friends may call
at the residence and from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at George Funeral Home, Aiken, S.C.
Mary E. Miller
Aug. 29, 1907 - April 28, 1993
Mary E.
MILLER, 85, Rt. 1, Kewanna, died at 5:06 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital.
She was
born in Kewanna to Daniel and Cora SCHIRM SHERIDAN. She graduated from Kewanna High School in 1925. On June 21, 1929 in Rochester she married
Daniel R. MILLER who died June 26, 1984.
She retired from Miller’s Nursing Home, Rochester, where she worked for
25 years as a nurse’s aid. She was a
member of the Burton United Methodist Church.
Surviving
is a son, Daniel E. [MILLER], Rt. 1, Kewanna.
Preceding in death was a brother.
Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F.-Citizens
Cemetery. Friends may call after 12:30
p.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to
the Burton United Methodist Church.
Thora B. Messerly
March 13, 1910 - April 28, 1993
Thora B.
MESSERLY, 83, 1202 Jackson Blvd., died at 5:30 a.m. today.
She was
born in Cass County to Hiram and Lura E. VERNON HARVEY. She was a 1927 graduate of Royal Center High
School. On July 11, 1931 in Logansport
she married Charles K. MESSERLY, who died July 10, 1969. She worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.,
Muncie. She was a member of the Women
of the Moose, Rochester, and the Trinity United Methodist Church, Royal Center.
Surviving
are two sisters, Mary HENRY and Marge GOLTRY, both of Royal Center; a brother,
Clyde HARVEY, Rochester, and nieces and nephews.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Royal Center,
with the Rev. Ed FRITZ officiating.
Friends may call after 4 p.m. Friday.
Memorials may be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church.
Ruth E. Wynn
June 10, 1903 - April 27, 1993
Ruth
Elizabeth WYNN, 89, formerly of Culver and Argos, died at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday at
Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth.
Born in
Chicago, Ill., to Axel and Hilda C. JOHNSON HEKTOR RANDALL, she lived most of
her life in Marshall County. On Sept.
4, 1926 in Rochester she married William J. WYNN who died May 13, 1951. She was a member of the Poplar Grove
Methodist Church.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Frank (Alice) HARDESTY, Mentone; a son, Don [WYNN],
Goshen; a son-in-law, Richard HAGAN, Argos; ten grandchildren; nineteen
great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Ethel FRY, South Bend, and a brother, Edwin
[HEKTOR], Arkansas. Preceding in death
were a daughter, Carolyn Ruth HAGAN, and three brothers.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev. Keith
SMITLEY officiating. Burial will be in
the Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, and after 9 a.m.
Friday. Memorials may be made to the
Poplar Grove Church.
Earl D. Davis
Feb. 12, 1923 - April 27, 1993
Earl Dale
DAVIS, 70, R5. 1, Box 175, Denver, died at 8:51 a.m. Tuesday at St. Vincents
Hospital, Indianapolis.
He was
born in Miami County to William T. and Lugusta WILDER DAVIS. On May 8, 1948 he married Mary Roberta BEAN,
who died Sept. 27, 1953. On April 17,
1955 he married Alice Mariam BENDER, who died May 7, 1956. On Nov. 24, 1956 he married Thelme M. STONE,
who died Sept. 24, 1973. On Sept. 29,
1974 he married Mary Louise MILLER ALSPACH, who survives. He was a 1943 graduate of Metea High
School. On Dec. 31, 1988 he retired
from Davis Auto Body Shop, which he had owned and operated for 44 years. He was a member of the Olive Branch Church
of God, Roann.
Surviving
with his wife are two sons, Alan . [DAVIS], Macy; Lyle Dean [DAVIS], Denver;,
two step-sons, Ray ALSPACH, Denver; Steven L. ALSPACH, Roann; two
step-daughters, Elaine HART, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Debra MURPHY, Ft. Wayne; two
brothers, William E. [DAVIS], Topeka, Kan., and Clarence “Gene” [DAVIS],
Kokomo, and fifteen grandchildren.
Preceding in death were two brothers and one sister.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the McClain Funeral Home, Denver, with Rev.
Lowell BURRUS officiating. Burial will
be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the Olive Branch Church of god building
fund.
Charles Albright
Charles
ALBRIGHT, 54, of 108 S. Third St., Plymouth, died at 9:45 a.m. today at Holy
Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.
Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Plymouth.
Thursday, April 29, 1993
Charles D. Albright
Sept. 9, 1938 - April 28, 1993
Charles
Douglas “Doug” ALBRIGHT, 54, 108 S. 3rd St., Plymouth, died at 9:45 a.m.
Wednesday at Holy Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth. He had been ill since September.
He was
born in Shoals to Marvin and Daisy VOGEL ALBRIGHT. He lived most of his life in Marshall County. On Dec. 1, 1982 in Plymouth he married
Patricia Ann CORWIN, who survives. He
was a memberr of the U.S. Marine Corps and worked as a journeyman pressman
machinist.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Michael Todd (Deidre Ann) COOKSEY, Akron; a son, Steve
[ALBRIGHT], Plymouth; a sister, Suzanne ALBRIGHT, Valparaiso; two brothers,
Mark [ALBRIGHT], Plymouth, and Greg [ALBRIGHT], Cincinnati, Ohio; a
step-mother, Mary Jane ALBRIGHT, Plymouth; two nieces; two nephews; a
great-niece, and a great-nephew.
Memorial
services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Grossman Funeral Home, Plymouth, with
Pastor Jeff NIXA officiating. Friends
may call from 5-9 p.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to the Marshall County
Cancer Fund.
Margie Dell
Oct. 12, 1900 - April 28, 1993
Margie
DELL, 92, died at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Millers Merry Manor, Peru.
She was
born in Coffeyville, Kan., to William Jefferson and Mary Ellen FIELDING
MIKAL. On March 5, 1921 she married
Richard David JONES, who died in 1947.
On June 4, 1950 she married Ira DELL, who died in 1981. She was a member of the Nazarene Church.
Surviving
are two step-sons, Robert [DELL], Rochester, and Leo [DELL], Marion; a
step-daughter, Ruth NELSON, Fresno, Calif.; nieces and nephews; seven
step-grandchildren and sisteen step-great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were three sisters.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Nazarene Church with Pastor Ron SHANER
officiating. Burial will be in the
Westlawn Cemetery, Denver. Friends may
call after 9 a.m. Friday. Flowers-Leedy
Funeral Home, Peru, is in charge of arrangements.
Friday, April 30, 1993
Barbara A. Winenger
[Barbara
A. WINENGER], 50, of 326 Weidner Ave., Argos, died at 7 a.m. today at St.
Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.
Arrangements
are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Harold J. Smith
June 13, 1916 - April 28, 1993
Harold J.
SMITH, 76, 201 Prairie Ave., Mishawaka, died at 7:12 p.m. Wednesday at St.
Joseph Hospital.
He was
born in Rochester to Jesse and Harriet McCLURE SMITH. On July 5, 1941, in Bourbon, he married Virginia M. FUNK, who
survives. He worked as an automotive
electrician and was a member of the National Rifle Association.
There is
no service or visitation scheduled.
Burial will be in the Riverview Crematory, South Bend.
Gayle L. Donaldson
April 21, 1915 - April 29, 1993
Gayle L.
DONALDSON, 78, Rt. 3, Peru, died at 5:12 p.m. Thursday at Dukes Hospital.
She was
born in Miami County to Grover M. and Jessie ALSPACH DEWALD. On April 29, 1939 at the First Brethren
Church, Mexico, she married James L. DONALDSON who died Feb. 20, 1990. She was a member of the House of Faith.
Surviving
are two sons, Daniel J. [DONALDSON], Denver; John D. [DONALDSON], Peru; a
daughter, Lana S. LINDE, Hamberg, Germany; and five grandchildren. Linde will arrive Saturday.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Monday at McClain Funeral Home, Denver, with Pastor Larry
COOK officiating. Burial will be in the
Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may
call from 2-8 p.m. Sunday.
Saturday, May 1, 1993
Barbara A. Winenger
April 24, 1942 - April 30, 1993
Services
will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Argos United Methodist Church for Barbara Ann
WINENGER, 51, of 326 Weidner Ave.,Argos.
The Revs.
Richard LEUKE and Robert RICE and Pastor Jeff NIXA will officiate Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery,
Argos. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m.
today at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, and one hour prior to services
Sunday. Memorials may be made to the
Marshall County Hospice.
Mrs.
Winenger died of cancer at 6:45 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Medical Center, South
Bend. She had been ill since July
1991. She was born in Tippecanoe to
Lloyd and Beulah RUFF HOOVER. On June
28, 1959 in Argos she married James A. WINENGER, who survives. She was a secretary for her husband at the
office of Marshall Farmers Mutual Insurance Company for the last 14 years. She was an organist for the Argos United
Methodist Church where she was a member and a singer and piano player with the
Marshall County Men of Music. She was a
former member of the Walnut Church of the Brethren. She was a lifetime resident of Marshall County.
Surviving
with her husband are three sons, John Alan [WINENGER], Anderson; David James
[WINENGER], South Bend, and Robert Michael [WINENGER], Indianapolis; two
grandchildren, Matt and Eric [WINENGER], both of South Bend; a sister, Mrs.
Lloyd (Norma) WEAVER, Rochester, and nieces and nephews. Preceding in death were her parents and a
sister Phyllis Jean NEWCOMB.
Robert L. Parker
Nov. 24, 1921 - April 30, 1993
Robert L.
PARKER, 71, Warsaw, died at 8:15 a.m. Friday following a two car accident at
Indiana 13 and Old U.S. 31.
He was
born in Claypool to Albert A. and Jessie SHOEMAKER PARKER. On Sept. 10,1939 near Warsaw he married
Clara L. SCHOOLEY, who survives. He had
lived in Warsaw for the last four years moving there from Carmel. He was a salesman for J.R. Hahn Fastening
Systems.
Surviving
with his wife are two daughters, Patricia SMITH, Bremen, and Betty PRICE,
Sarasota, Fla.; two sons, Jon [PARKER], Mentone, and Steve [PARKER], Indianapolis
ten grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren. Preceding in death was a daughter, Dixie BAILEY, a brother and a
sister.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m Monday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Doug
JOHNS officiating. Burial will be in
the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bourbon.
Friends may call from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to the Rozella Ford Golf Club.
Roy M. Baker
Feb. 12, 1916 - April 30, 1993
Roy M.
BAKER, 77, of 610 Obispo St., Culver, died at 6 p.m. Friday at Holy Cross
Parkview Hospital.
He was
born in Pulaski County to Cecil and Mildred WARFIELD BAKER. On Nov. 16, 1951 in Kewanna he married Loma
F URBAN, who survives. He was a retired
machine operator at Bendix, South Bend.
Surviving
with his wife are a son, Kenneth [BAKER], Rochester; two brothers, John
[BAKER], Culver; Dean [BAKER], Phoenix, Ariz.; a sister, Hazel [BAKER],
Elkhart, and two grandchildren. A
brother preceded in death.
Services
were at 1 p.m. today at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with Rev. Keith
SMITLEY officiating. Burial was in
Kewanna Citizens I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Ruth L. Eads
Jan. 18, 1915 - May 1, 1993
Ruth L.
EADS, 78, of 5161 W. 475 N., Rochestr, died at 8:22 a.m. Saturday at Logansport
Memorial Hospital.
She was
born in Howard County to Samuel and Eva ZIMMERMAN NEWTON. On Feb. 24, 1934 in Kokomo she married
William D. EADS. In 1978 she retired
from Hart Schaffner and Marx. She was a
member of Jordan Baptist Church, Argos.
Surviving
with her husband are two daughters, Barbara BRYANT, Rochester; Mrs. William
(Jane Ann) EMMERT, Noblesville; two sons, William J. [EADS], Rochester; Richard
“Rick” [EADS], Nyona Lake, seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren
and two sisters, Betty THURSTON and Emma Jean ATKINSON, both of Kokomo. Preceding in death were three brothers, Bob,
Everett and Joseph [NEWTON]; five half-brothers; one half-sister and one
grandchild.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester
with the Rev. Arley MITCHUM officiating.
Burial will be in the Richland Center Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 Monday and
after 9 a.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be
made to the Jordan Baptist Church.
Dr. Steven A. Musselman
Dr.
Steven A. MUSSELMAN, 44, Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, died at 10:14 p.m. Sunday at
Logansport Memorial Hospital.
Arrangements
are pending at McClain Funeral Home, Denver.
Tuesday, May 4, 1993
Dr. Steven A. Musselman
May 2, 1949 - May 2, 1993
Dr.
Steven A. MUSSELMAN, 44, of Rt. 1, Twelve Mile, died at 10:14 p.m. Sunday at
Logansport Memorial Hospital.
He was
born in Logansport to Firman H. and Esther PEARSON MUSSELMAN. In 1967 he graduated from South Caston High
School and earned his medical degree from Indiana University Medical School in
Indianapolis. He practiced medicine at
the Francesville Medical Center. He was
a member of the Yorktown Road Church of Christ in Logansport and the National
Rifle Association.
Surviving
are his mother, Esther [MUSSELMAN]; one aunt; three uncles and several cousins. preceding in death was his father.
Services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the McClain Funeral Home, Denver, with the
Rev. Chad BROCK officiating. Burial
will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Logansport. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday.
Lewis M. Chalkley
April 23, 1924 - May 3, 1993
Lewis M.
CHALKLEY, 69, 5 Golden Hills, Peru, died at 2:50 a.m. Monday at Dukes Memorial
Hospital, Peru.
He was
born in Peru to Lewis B. and Nellie PLEASANT CHALKLEY. On April 7, 1948 he married Patricia A. BUTT
who survives. He was a 1950 graduate of
Indiana University, a member of the I.U. Alumni Association, and a member of
Beta Gamma Sigma fraternity. He was a
World War II Army veteran. He was the
stage manager of the Peru Circus City Festival from 1974-1990. He retired as president of The American
Trust Federal Savings Bank and its board of directors in 1990. He served on the board of trustees of Dukes
Memorial Hospital from 1963=1979. He
was a past president of Peru Rotary Club; a member of Peru-Miami Lodge #67
F&AM; treasurer of the Baptist Churches of Indiana; treasurer of the First
Baptist Church of Peru; treasurer of the International Circus Hall of Fame;
past director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis; member of the
Miami County YMCA Board of Directors; member of the Board of Directors of the
Peru Chamber of Commerce from 1968-1971; and an active member of the United
Way.
Surviving
with his wife are two sons, Gregory J. [CHALKLEY], Dallas, Texas; Roger S.
[CHALKLEY], Plainfield, Ind.; two daughters, Curryanne HOSTETLER, LaGrange,
Ill.; Jan COLIP, Downers Grove, Ill.; a sister, Marian BRAUNELLER, Peru and six
grandchildren. Preceding in death were
a son, Jeff [CHALKLEY] in 1959 and two sisters.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church, Peru, with Dr.
James HARDIN and the Rev. Ronald L. KERR presiding. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-9 p.m. Tuesday and
Wednesday at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru. Memorials may be made to the International Circus Hall of Fame
and the Art Collection Advisory Board of Peru High School.
Wednesday, May 5, 1993
Elizabeth E. Fitzsimons
Nov. 8, 1912 - May 4, 1993
Elizabeth
Ellen FITZSIMONS, 80, of Twelve Mile died at 10:03 p.m. Tuesday at Dukes
Continuing Care Center.
She was
born in Greencastle to Edgar C. and Sarah S. DAVIS BLAYDES. On Sept. 30, 1933 in Danville, she married
Glen FITZSIMONS, who died on Nov. 28, 1976.
She retired from Sherrill Corp., Mexico. She was a member of Corinth Brethren Church, Twelve Mile.
Surviving
are a brother, Kenneth L. BLAYDES, Bainbridge; and two sisters, Alice
McFARLAND, Roachdale, and Mary QUINETTE, Greencastle. Preceding in death were a brother, Richard [BLAYDES], and a
sister, Rebecca ALTMAN.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the MaClain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Rev.
Bill BRADY officiating and at 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Roachdale Christian
Church, Roachdale, with the Rev. Glen McFARLAND officiating. Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. Thursday at
the McClain Funeral Home and from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday at the Roachdale
Christian Church. Burial will be in the
Roachdale Cemetery.
Sarah J. Oden
Dec. 30, 1948 - May 5, 1993
Sarah J.
ODEN, 44, Rt. 5, Box 248 (Tiosa), Rochester, died at 2 a.m. today at her
residence. She had been ill for a year.
She was
born in Pulaski County to Harvey and Edith CAPPIS BAUGH. She lived most of her life in Fulton
County. On Feb. 6, 1965 in Rochester
she married Fred A. ODEN Sr., who survives.
She worked as a mobile home escort with Fairmont Homes for 17 years and
with Patriot Homes for the past three years.
She was a member of the Indiana Blacksmith’s Association.
Surviving
with her husband are a daughter, Mrs. Allen (Kimberly) BENDER, Rochester; a
son, Fred A. ODEN, Jr., Peru; five grandchildren; her mother, Edith BAUGH,
Waldron, Ark.; five brothers, Vaughn BAUGH, Talma; Donald BAUGH, Winamac;
Harvey Dean BAUGH, North Judson; John BAUGH, Oklahoma; Sylvester BAUGH,
Arkansas; two half-sisters, Mrs. Helen MARTIN,Waldron, Ark.; Miss Dollie CLARK,
Illinois; and three half-brothers, Henry CLARK, Delevan, Wis.; Frank CLARK,
Marble Falls, Texas; and Billy DORCH, Chicago.
Preceding in death were her father and a granddaughter, Destiny DUFF.
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the
Rev. Rod RUBERG officiating. Friends
may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday and after noon on Friday. Burial will be in the Citizens Cemetery,
Rochester.
Joseph A. Reith
Mar. 1, 1900 - May 5, 1993
Joseph A.
REITH, 93, of 1701 Madison St., died at 7:10 a.m. today at the Rochester Health
Care Center.
He was
born in Washington, D.C. to William F. and Margaret BERNADETTE REITH. On June 6, 1974 in Sebring, Fla., he married
Ethel W. BROUYETTE, who survives. He
resided in Rochester for the past three years.
He was a member of the Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Union, Local No. 5 for
50 years. He worked in the White House
during the Truman administration.
Surviving
with his wife are two step-daughters, Nancy and Earl VANCE, Rochester; Sallie
and DeWayne BROACH, Hamburg, Ark.; two step-sons, Paul “Sonny” and Kay
BROUYETTE, Akron; Fred and Sally BROUYETTE, Rochester; fifteen
step-grandchildren and nine step-great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were a brother, William F. REITH; one
step-grandchild, Jay VANCE; and one step-daughter, Susan BREWER.
There
will be no services or visitation. He
has been cremated. Zimmerman Family
Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, May 6, 1993
Mary Jane Sweares
Jan. 19, 1910 - May 4, 1993
Mary Jane
SWEARES, 83, 515 Bryan Ave., Wabash, died at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday at Wabash
County Hospital.
The last
of 16 children, she was born in Wabash to Richard and Mary Ann Van DYNE FRENCH. She was a member of Emmanuel Free Will
Baptist Church, Wabash, and attended the St. Matthews United Church of Christ,
Wabash.
Surviving
are three daughters, Mrs. David (Shirley) GACKENHEIMER, Rochester; Mrs. Ronald
(Sandra) PICKLE, Wabash; Mrs. Billy (Sharon) BOWLING, Wabash; eleven
grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Manchester Avenue Chapel with the Rev. Ken
SEIFFERT officiating. Friends may call
from 2-8 p.m. Thursday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Home, 1177 Manchester
Ave., Wabash. Burial will be in the
Friend Cemetery, Wabash.
Verna M. Ford
May 13, 1920 - May 5, 1993
Verna M.
FORD, 72, Rt. 5, Box 352, Rochester, died at 4:10 p.m. Wednesday in her
home. She had been ill for several
years.
She was
born in Kokomo to Ortis and Frances PAYNE COOK. On Oct. 13, 1952 in Jonesboro, Ark. she married Burl FORD who
survives. She moved from Kokomo to
Rochester in 1970. She worked at Kokomo
Lithograph until 1975.
Surviving
with her husband are two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy HIBBS, Poplar Bluff, Mo., and
Rebecca ROBINSON, Kokomo.
Graveside
services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Citizens Cemetery, Rochester. Friends may call after 10:30 a.m. Saturday
at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Richard G. Tullis
Aug. 28, 1924 - May 6, 1993
Richard
Gene TULLIS, 68, Columbia and Main (P.O. Box 4), Macy, died at 4:28 a.m. today
at Woodlawn Hospital. He had been a
patient since May 1.
He was
born in Battle Creek, Mich. to V.C. and Martha SHEDD TULLIS. He lived in Rochester for two years prior to
living in Macy where he resided 18 years.
On Dec. 21, 1944 in Rochester he married Wilma Jean WILLARD who
survives. At age 62 he retired from
Caston School, where he had been a custodian.
He was a World War II Sea Bee in Alaska. He was a member of the Baptist Church in Peru
Surviving
with his wife are a daughter, Mary Nadine TULLIS, Albany, New York; a son,
Bernard Eugene TULLIS, Calif.; four grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; one
sister, Maredene KASSNER, Whitehall, Mich.; and one brother, Clifford Neal
TULLIS, Whitehall, Mich. Preceding in
death was a brother, Charles D. [TULLIS].
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with the Rev. John B. MURDOCH officiating.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saurday. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Friday, May 7, 1993 to Saturday, May 8, 1993
[no obits]
Monday, May 10, 1993
Cecelia Schuetzenhofer
June 16, 1921 - May 8, 1993
Cecilia
SCHUETZENHOFER, 71, of Rt. 2, 650 E. 548 N.. (Athens Road), Rochester, died at
5:27 p.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Hospital.
She had been in failing health for several months.
She was
born in Yogoslavia to Frank and Mary SCHERMAUL SACHER. On Feb. 5, 1939 in Yugoslavia she married
Joseph SCHUETZENHOFER who survives. She
was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Surviving
with her husband are two sisters, Teresa CMALAK, Toronto, Canada; Mrs. Joseph
(Anna) ZALKE, Milwaukee, Wis.; two brothers, Tony SACHER, Milwaukee, Wis.;
Frank SACHER, Europe and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Frank KILCLINE officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Monday at Hartzler Funeral home. A prayer service will follow visitation at 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the church or Masses.
Tuesday, May 11, 1993
Clio W. Kidwell
June 19, 1930 - May 9, 1993
Clio W.
KIDWELL, 62, Rt. 1, Macy, died at 7:38 p.m. Sunday in his home.
He was
born in Tompkinsville, Ky., to Benton M. and Nora H. HAGAN KIDWELL. On Dec. 9, 1988 he married Linda FRY, who
survives. He retired in 1986 from Cabot
as an inspector. He was a member of the
House of Faith, in Mexico.
Surviving
with his wife are a son, Stephen [KIDWELL], Cutler; two daughters, Pamela
ISAAC, Kokomo; Cindy DUNMOYER, Kokomo; a brother, Kenny [KIDWELL], Russiaville;
a sister, Beulah M. GRAVES, Tompkinsville, Ky.; five grandchildren, Derek and
Kris KIDWELL, Cutler, Banjamin and Ashleigh ISAAC, Kokomo; Angie DUNMOYER,
Muncie; and one great-grandson, Jeffery DUNMOYER, Muncie. Preceding in death were two brothers, Buford
and Bedford [KIDWELL].
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at France-Wilson Colonial Mortuary, Kokomo, with
the Revs. Pat KLINE and Larry COOK officiating. Burial will be in the Albright Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8:30
p.m. Wednesday.
Lawrence E. Kindig
Jan. 15, 1906 - May 10, 1993
Lawrence
E. KINDIG, 87, 1738 South County Road 550 West, Warsaw, died at 9:45 p.m. Monday at Kosciusko Community
Hospital, Warsaw. He had been in
failing health for two years.
He was
born in Akron to Estil L. and Bessie CLEMONS KINDIG. On Nov. 29, 1929 he married Bernice M. SLAGLE, who died in
1986. He retired from the Kosciusko
County Highway Department. He was a
past member of the Conservation Club and Eagles Lodge.
Surviving
are two daughers, Mrs. Everett (Betty) YOUNG, Warsaw; Mrs. Dale (Colleen)
SENSIBAUGH, Culver; two sons, Dick [KINDIG], Mentone, Bill [KINDIG], Marion;
two sisters, Bernice FENSTERMACHER, Rochester; Prentha JOHNSON, Mentone; two
brothers, Leon [KINDIG], Akron; Lester [KINDIG], Mentone; ten grandchildren and
sixteen great-grandchildren. Preceding
in death were a son, a sister and two great-grandchildren.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev.
Marvin LOWMAN officiating. Burial will
be in the Athens Cemetery. Friends may
call from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday.
William T. Brown
Mar. 29, 1928 - May 10, 1993
William
T. “Bill” BROWN, 65, 181 N. Elkhart Ave., Elkhart, died at 11:15 p.m. Monday at
the Veterans Medical Center, Fort Wayne following an extended illness.
He was
born in Bristol to Thomas T. and Mabel WEAVER BROWN. His former wife, Marian (SUES) RHEINHEIMER, survives. He was a taxi driver for 10 years with Ace
Cab Lines. He was a World War II
veteran of the U.S. Merchant Marine. He
was a social member of the Knighs of Columbus and a member of the Elkhart
Disabled American Veterans.
Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. Clarence (Cynthia) LEWIN, Portsmouth, Va.; Mrs. Troy
(Connie) WILLIAMS, Topeka, Kan.; a son, Patrick [BROWN], Ligonier; seven
grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Lloyd ADLEY, Rochester and a brother, Owen
[BROWN], Aurora, Ill. Preceding in death
were three brothers.
There
will be no visitation or services. He
has been cremated.
Stemm-Lawson-Peterson Funeral Homes, Elkhart, is in charge of
arrangements. Memorials may be made to
a charity of ones choice.
Wednesday, May 12,1993
E. Lee Bazini
Mar. 28, 1937 - May 12, 1993
E. Lee
BAZINI, 56, 104 Harvard St., Mentone, died unexpectedly on Tuesday at his lake
home, 12005 Ogden Point Rd., Syracuse.
He was
born in Zacapa, Guatemala to Edward and Elena ZEA BAZINI. On June 6, 1959 in Plymouth he married
Rosemary STONE, who survives. He moved
to the Mentone area in 1962. He was
affiliated with the Pierceton Masonic Lodge, Kosciusko County Shrine and
Minibikers Patrol, Fort Wayne Scottish Rite, Mentone United Methodist Church,
Mentone Lions Club, Indiana Bar Associationa and Kosciusko County Bar
Association. He was a graduate of
Bethel College, Mishawaka. He received
his M.A. from St. Francis, Fort Wayne, and his law degree from Valparaiso
University. He taught school for nine
years in Kosciusko County, two years at North Webster and seven years at
Tippecanoe Valley.
Surviving
with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. David (Christine) SANDS, Biggsville,
Ill.; Mrs. Thomas (Teresa) BREADING, Warsaw; a son, Jim BAZINI, Plymouth; four
granddaughters; three sisters, Argelia ALPANA, Celia OLIVA, Raquel DeLEON, all
of Guatemala; and two brothers, Dr. Solomon BAZINI, Northville, Mich. and
Moises BAZINI, Guatemala. Preceding in
death were his parents.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Mentone United Methodist Church with the Rev.
Cathy JOHNS officiating. A private
interment will be in the Mentone Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Thursday at the King Memorial Home,
Mentone. Memorials may be made to the
Shrine Hospital of Chicago. Envelopes
are available at the King Memorial Home.
Lela B. Sanford
Lela
Beatrice SANFORD, 92, formerly of Denver and Mexico, died Tuesday at the
Crestview Nursing Home, Crestview, Fla.
Arrangements
are pending with McClain Funeral Home, Denver.
Pauline Garver
Feb. 13, 1905 - May 11, 1993
Pauline
GARVER, 88, formerly 1514 Madison St., Rochester, died Tuesday at Chase=Center
Nursing Home, Logansport. She was born in
Pulaski County to John and Ella WATTS BAGWELL.
On Feb. 20, 1924 in Winamac she married Clarence J. GARVER who died May
28, 1983.
Surviving
are two sons, Ralph [GARVER], Logansport; Paul [GARVER], Custer, Mont.; ten
grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Preceding in death were two sons, a grandson, a great-grandson, two
sisters and three brothers.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church with the
Rev. Keith SMITLEY and Ralph GARVER officiating. Burial will be in the Bruce Lake Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at
Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna and after 1 p.m. Friday at the church.
Thursday, May 13, 1993
Lela B. Sanford
July 25, 1900 - May 11, 1993
Lela
Beatrice SANFORD, 92, formerly of Denver and Mexico died at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday
at the Crestview Nursing Home, Crestview, Fla.
She was
born in Kokomo to Daniel J. and Mary F. SMITH.
She married Daniel R. SMITH who died in 1938. In 1946 she married Jesse J. SANFORD, who died in 1954. She was a homemaker and retired farmer. She was a member of the Mexico United
Methodist Church.
Surviving
are a daughter, Barbara Ellen McCRACKEN, Crestview, Fla.; twelve grandchildren;
thirteen great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Preceding in death were two sons, Thurman
Charles SMITH and Richard Lee SMITH; a sister, Gladys M. SMITH and a brother,
William B. SMITH.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the McClain Funeral Home, Denver, with the Revs.
David OVERMYER and Russell DAWSON officiating.
Burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Saturday.
Willie L. Tripaldi
Sept. 12, 1944 - May 12, 1993
Willie
Lee TRIPALDI, 48, 4731 West Boicourt, Rt. 4, Rochester, died at 7:11 p.m.
Wednesday at Woodlawn Hospital.
He was
born in Rochester to William P. and H. Irene HERRELL TRIPALDI. He worked at Rochester Homes for 19 years.
Surviving
are his mother, Rochester; his fiancee and her two sons, Kathy, Lloyd and Tom
HERRELL, Rochester; two sisters, Paula TRIPALDI, Rochester; Mrs. Pat (Cathy)
DiBENEDETTO, Yonkers, N.Y.; one niece and two nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester with the Rev. Douglas H. BARBER officiating. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday.
Friday, May 14, 1993
C. Vernon Mathias
Nov. 27, 1922 - May 14, 1993
C. Vernon
MATHIAS, 70, Rt. 1, Box 269, Co. Rd. 1500 North, Akron, died at 12:43 a.m.
today at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo. He had been ill for 1 1/2 years and a
patient at St. Joseph since March.
He was
born in Miami County to John and Belva LOCKWOOD MATHIAS. He lived most of his life in Miami
County. He was a 1941 graduate of
Deedsville High School and a World War II veteran of the European Theater. On Oct. 17, 1954 in Macy he married Lovie A.
BOWEN, who survives. A retired farmer,
he had driven a North Miami school bus for 27 years. He was a member of the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church.
Surviving
with his wife are a sister, Mrs. Berne (Mildred) JONES, Akron; and two
brothers, J.E. “Bud” [MATHIAS], Peru and Dean M. [MATHIAS], Roann. Preceding in death was a sister, Cleo DePUE.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron with the Rev.
Stanley WEISS officiating. Burial will
be in the Omega Cemetery, Akron.
Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Saturday and after noon Sunday. Memorials may be made to the Omega Cemetery
Association.
Saturday, May 15, 1993
Kent W. Boyd
June 19, 1949 - May 14, 1993
Kent W.
BOYD, 43, of 516 East 11th St., died unexpectedly of natural causes at 1:30
p.m. Friday at the Woodlawn Hospital Emergency room.
He was
born in Plymouth to Orin K. and Betty ALTHEIDE BOYD. He lived his entire life in Fulton County. On June 30, 1969 in Rochester he married
Lorna L. LOWERY. On June 27, 1987 in
Rochester he married Patricia WHITE, who survives. For the last 26 years he was an employee at Dean Foods. He was a member of the LeRoy Shelton
American Legion Post, Fraternal Order of Eages and the National Rifle
Association. He was a volunteer fireman
with the Rochester Fire Department for many years.
Surviving
with his wife are a daughter, Mrs. Mike (Della) MONTEL, Akron; a son Alex ad
Alex’s wife Deborah [BOYD], Warsaw; two step-daughters, Mrs. Earl (Rhonda)
MILLER and Cathy HOGE, both of Rochester; two step-sons, Bruce MAYHEW,
Rochester, ands Michael HERRELL, wife Kim, Kewanna; two grandchildren, Kristin
BOYD, Warsaw, and Brittany A. HERRELL, Kewanna; three brothers, Kenneth and
Keith [BOYD], both of Rochester, and Karl [BOYD], Lakeville; and nieces and
nephews.
Services will
be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the
Rev. Brian SEWELL officiating. Burial
will be in the Richland Center Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Monday and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Monday, May 17, 1993
Arlene Miller
Arlene
MILLER, 84, OF 514 N. Michigan died at 7:25 p.m. Saturday at the Life Care
Center, Rochester.
Services
are tentatively at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Mary M. McPheron
Jan. 7, 1902 - May 16, 1993
Mary
Marie McPHERON, 91, formerly of Akron, Macy, and 410 North St., Rockford, Ohio,
died at 6:40 p.m. Sunday at Van Crest Nursing Home, Van Wert, Ohio.
She was
born near Deedsville to Arthur and Laura MURPHY WARD. She lived in the Pleasant Hill community for 45 years. She taught school in the one-room Pleasant
Hill School. She was a residet of
Rockford, Ohio for 24 years. She spent
winters in Bradenton, Florida. On March
4, 1922 she married Ross FLOYD who died in 1952. On Jan. 26, 1953 she married George W. BOOKS who died in
1968. On March 22, 1969 she married
John E. McPHERON who died Sept. 1, 1986.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Rockford, Ohio.
Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. Charles (Marcella) LATTA, peru; Mrs. Gerald (Barbara)
DePOY, Rochester; a son, Glen FLOYD, DeBary, Fla.; several step-children; eight
grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Ruth MILLS, Fort
Wayne; two half-brothers, Robert E. WARD, Raleigh, N.C., and Albert J. WARD,
Banning, Calif. Preceding in death were
two brothers, her infant twin, Merle [WARD];
Dr. James WARD; and a half-brother, Walter WARD.
Services
will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron with
Evangelist Lyn SHUCHARDT officiating.
Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday and after 2 p.m Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Akron Cemetery
or the Heart Fund.
Edith K. Berger
April 29, 1911 - May 16, 1993
Edith
Kathryn BERGER, 82, of 8708 18th B Rd. Argos, died at 1:08 p.m. Sunday at Holy
Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.
She was
born in LaGrange County to Eli and Etta PLANK YODER. On Sept. 18, 1937 in
Mishawaka she married Griffin “Jack” BERGER who died Nov. 18, 1986.
Surviving
are four daughters, Mrs. Sam (Carol) MADONNA, Plymouth; Mrs. Richard (Joyce)
KOLAR, Argos; Mrs. Esther SHEEKS, Rochester; Mrs. Arthur (Jean) ESKRIDGE,
ADdison, Ill.; a son David BERGER, Argos; eleven grandchildren and ten
great-grandchildren. Preceding in death
were a grandson, five sisters and three brothers.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday with Elder Robert RETTINGER officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Marvin K. Emmons
Oct. 29, 1923 - May 13, 1993
Marvin
Keith EMMONS, 69, of Rt. 3, State Road 23, Walkerton died at 4:50 p.m. Thursday
at Countyside Place Nursing Home, Knox.
He had een ill for the past two months.
He was
born in Leiters Ford to William and Grace RIESH EMMONS. He lived in Walkerton for 43 years. On May 28, 1950 at Koontz Lake he married
Kathryn AWALD who survives. He was an
Army veteran of World War II, member of Walkerton Masonic Lodge 619, Scottish
Rite Valley of South Bend, and Plymouth Loyal Order of Moose.
Surviving
with his wife are a son, Kenneth [EMMONS], Walkerton; a granddaugher and a
sister, Medrith SNYDER, South Bend.
Services
were at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rannells Funeral Home Hamet Chapel with the Rev.
Gerald ALLEN officiating. Burial was in
the Grovertown Cemetery. Masonic
services were at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Rannels Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel.
Steven S. Martin
Oct. 17, 1957 - May 14, 1993
Steven
Scott MARTIN, 35, of 5434 Foxway, Indianapolis, died at 4:15 p.m. Friday at
Greenbriar Nursing Home, Indianapolis.
He was
born in Kokomo to Robert and Wilma SMITH MARTIN who both survive. He was formerly employed by Dan Young
Chevrolet and Lockhart Cadillac in Indianapolis. He was a 1976 graduate of Haworth High School. He was a member of Cadillac Crest Club.
Surviving
with his parents are a sister, Teresa SONGER, Sarasota, Fla., and two brothers,
Gary [MARTIN], Logansport, and Ronald L. [MARTIN] of Indianapolis.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Ellers Mortuary Main Street Chapel,
Kokomo. Burial will be in the Albright
Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8
p.m. at Ellers Mortuary Main Street Chapel, Kokomo. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Joe D. Heckathorn
July 11, 1903 - May 15, 1993
Joe D.
HECKATHORN, 89, of Rt. 1, Denver, died at 12:52 p.m. Saturday at Dukes
Hospital, Peru.
He was
born in Fulton County to Milton and Josephine YIKE HECKATHORN. On June 19, 1930 at Mexico he married Mabel
BLACK who survives. He was a retired
farmer and livestock hauler.
Surviving
with his wife are a daughter, Judy DRISCOLL, Rt. 3, Peru, a son, Don
[HECKATHORN], Rt. 1, Denver, and three sisters, Ida IDDINGS, Peru, Clarabelle
TOWNSEND, Peru, and Eileen COLLINS, Roswell, New Mexico, four grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren. Preceding in
death were three sisters and two brothers.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McClain Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim NAFF officiating. Burial will be in the Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Logansport. Friends may call from 2-9 p.m. Monday.
Tuesday, May 18, 1993
Arline L. Miller
July 27, 1908 - May 15, 1993
Arline
Luella MILLER, 84, 514 N. Michigan St., Argos, died at 7:25 p.m. Saturday at
Life Care Center of Rochester.
Born in
Culver to Harley T. and Clara KROUSE DAWSON, she was a lifetime resident of
Argos and a 1926 graduate of Argos High School. On Aug. 31, 1929 she married Dr. Robert Bliss MILLER who died
April 30, 1945. She received her bachelors
degree in education from Manchester College in 1949 and a masters degree in
education from Ball State University in 1964.
She taught in the Green Township schools, and for 24 years in the Argos
schools. She was a member of Argos
United Methodist Church, Marshall County Retired Teachers Association, Indiana
State Retired Teachers Association, National Retired Teachers Association, and
a former member of the Argos Order of the Eastern Star and Argos Progress Club.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Charles (Barbara K.) BARRIX, Covington, La.; a son, Thomas R. [MILLER], Salisbury,
N.C.; five grandsons and three great-grandchildren; and a brother, Clifford
DAWSON, Whispering Pines, N.C.
Services
wil be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with Dr. Donald
C. LACY officiating. Burial will be in
the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.
Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday.
Kathleen C. Schall
July 17, 1922 - May 7, 1993
Kathleen
C. SCHALL, 70, died May 7 at her home in Arlington, Va.
She was a
1940 graduate of Rochester High School.
She was involved in the fine arts for many years in the Arlington and
Washington, D.C. area. She served in
the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II.
Services
were delayed until May 15 to await the arrival of her daughter, Janet RENO from
Bulgaria, and her son, Mark SCHALL from Cambodia. Other relatives present were her father, Lowell CANN, Rochester;
granddaughter and husband, Rachael and Robert TROSKY; an uncle, Wesley ANDERSON
of Toledo, Ohio; cousins, Jack, Elva and Claudia Jean of Miami, Fla.
Graveside services were conducted by the U.S. Marine Corps. Janet and Ray RENO and Mark SCHALL delivered eulogies. Following the services, friends and relatives were invited to the residence for a celeratio of her life
Wednesday, May 19, 1993
Elvin C. Gropp
May 10, 1920 - May 14, 1993
Elvin C.
“Al” GROPP, 73, founder of Gropp’s Famous Fish restaurants, died Friday in his
Hudson home after a long illness.
He was
born in Mishawaka to John and Lydia BROWN GROPP. He became a pilot at age 16 and flew a B24 Liberator for the U.S.
Army during World War II, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and several
other air medals.
He
remained an avid aviator all his life.
He owned a Stinson and a Navion aircraft and was a colonel in the
Confederate Air Force. He was one of
the original investors in the Kendallvile crop-dusting company,
Sky-Tractors. He was a member of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, LaGrance, Elks Lodge of Kendallville, and the
LaGrange American Legion Post 215.
On April
14, 1948 in Walkerton he married Mildred “Millie” HATH who survives. She developed the Gropps fish recipe. Today there are several Gropp’s restaurants
in Indiana.
Surviving
with his wife are two daughters, Catherine GROPP, Rochester, Mrs. David (Ruth)
SINGLETON, Wolcottville, a son, Mark GROPP, Angola; eight grandchildren; three
sisters, Ruth WOLFORD, South Bend, Ilene BRESSLER, Edwardsville, Mich., Vera
Fay [GROPP], Mishawaka; three brothers, Wesley and Roger [GROPP], Mishawaka,
and Bernard [GROPP], Osceola.
Services
were Monday in St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church in Hudson, with the Rev.
Conrad SCHWEIBOLD officiating.
Graveside military services and burial were in Wright Cemetery,
Stroh. Memorials may be made in the
form of Masses to St. Josep Church, Rochester.
Robert D. Warner
May 10, 1933 - May 18, 1993
Robert
Dewey WARNER, 60, 4917 Boicourt Dr., Rochester, died at 9:54 p.m. Tuesday at
Woodlawn Hospital. He had been in
failing health for three years.
He was
born in Claypool to Lawrence and Alice CUNNINGHAM WARNER. He lived most of his life in Claypool except
the last three years he lived in Rochester.
On Aug. 25, 1951 in Claypool he married Loretta E. RAMSEY who
survives. He was a supervisor for
Country Fiberglass and the LaSuer Co., both of Claypool.
Surviving
with his wife are three daughters, Mrs. Lewis (Debra) CANBY, Claypool, Mrs.
Tommy (Roberta) HATFIELD, Akron, Mrs. David (Katherine) RAILSBACK, Akron; two
sons, Jerry H. [WARNER], Warsaw, Robert D. [WARNER], Pierceton; seven
grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Marie STARKE, Silver Lake, Mrs. Roger (Betty)
BUYER, Silver Lake; and two brothers, John [WARNER], Anderson, and Eugene
[WARNER], Claypool.
Private family services are being arranged with Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron.
Thursday, May 20, 1993
Norman W. Foley
Oct. 21, 1942 - May 19, 1993
Norman W.
FOLEY, 50, died at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at his home at Box 3233, 550 West,
Warsaw.
He was
born in German, Ky. to Lemuel E. and Cora MUSIC FOLEY. On Sept. 10, 1962 in Prestonsburg, Ky., he
married Julie ADAMS who survives. He
had worked at the Dalton Foundry.
Surviving
with his wife are a step-mother, Osie FOLEY, Prestonsburg, Ky.; four daughters,
Mrs. Ronald (Crystal) KUNCE, Warsaw, Mrs. Rick (Sharon) JACKSON, Rochester,
Mrs. Jeffery (Karen) KUHN, Burket, Mrs. Juanita DURIK, Warsaw; three
grandchildren; six sisters, Ellen KUHN, Warsaw, Dorothy CRUM, White Lake,
Mich., Willa Dean FOLEY and Phyllis CRIDER, both of Prestonsburg, Ky., Lula
Jane BURKET, Pierceton, Rose Carol BIES, Ypsilanti, Mich.; five half-sisters,
Wilma FOLEY, Brenda HARRIS, and Glenda FOLEY, all of Prestonsburg, Kyl., Judy
BLAIR and Mary PICKLESIMES, both of Atlanta, Ga.
Services
will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at King
Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Marvin LOWMAN officiating. Burial will be in Palestine. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.
Friday.
Oren K. Ringle
Nov. 25, 1903 - May 19, 1993
Oren K.
“O.K.” RINGLE, 89, 14139 18th B. Road, Argos, died Wednesday of injuries
susffered in an automobile-train accident at the railroad crossing on Muckshaw
Road near Indiana 10.
He was
born in Bremen to Henry and Josephine WILLIAMS RINGLE and was a lifetime
resident of Marshall County. On Aug.
23, 1927 in [North Liberty], he married Inez N. BARE, who survives. He was a retired farmer and a member of rhe
Poplar Grove United Methodist Church.
Surviving
with his wife are a son, Gary O. [RINGLE], Argos; five grandchildren, Ron and
John KLINE, Argos, Kevin KLINE, Columbia City, Karen DECKER, Rochester, John
RINGLE, Rochester; eleven great-grandchildren; a sister, Leona McCLUNE, Argos;
a brother, Cleo RINGLE, Culver, and a son-in-law, Trenson KLINE, Argos. Preceding in death was a daughter, Mary
Louise KLINE, Jan. 5, 1991.
Services
will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with the Rev.
Keith SMITLEY officiating. Burial will
be in the Poplar Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday.
Dorothy L. Coons
Sept. 30, 1908 - May 19, 1993
Dorothy
L. COONS, 84, 501 Penn. Ave., Plymouth, died at 12:40 a.m. Wednesday at Pilgrim
Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.
She was
born in Wawaka to Frank and Ocie FRANK McCLOSKEY. On June 12, 1926 she marrid George Clyde COOK who died mar. l23,
1961. On May 26, 1973 she married Ralph
P. COONS, who survives. She was a
member of the First United Church of Christ.
Surviving
with her husband are a daughter, Joyce ROSEBERRY, Walkerton; three sons, Dick
[COONS], Plymouth, Fred [COONS], Grovertown, Donald [COONS], Rochester; three
step-children, Linda KULKYNSKI, Angola, Brenda FULLER, Pennsylvania, Greg
COONS, Elkhart; twenty-five grandchildren and thirty-one
great-grandchildren. Preceding in death
were a daughter, Helen LANE and a son, G. Edward COOK.
A private
family service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Van Gilder Funeral Home with
the Rev. Ron LIECHTY officiating.
Burial will be in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery. There is no visitation. Memorials may be made to the First Church of
Christ.
Friday, May 21, 1993
Joann E. Miller
Jan. 23, 1937 - May 20, 1993
Joann E.
MILLER, 56, Rt. 2, Macy, died at 3:54 p.m. Thursday at Dukes Memorial Hospital,
Peru.
She was
born in Atco, N.J., to Elmer L. and Bertha E. RANKIN FALLSTICK. A 1955 graduate of Deedsville High School,
she worked at Standard Fusee Corp., Peru, and was a member of the Macy United
Methodist Church and the Rochester chapter of Women of the Moose.
Surviving
are two brothers, Charles H. FALLSTICK, Peru, and Kenneth J. FALLSTICK,
Freeland, Mich.
There
will be no service or visitation.
Burial will be in the Deedsville I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Arrangements have been made by McClain
Funeral Home in Denver. Memorials may
be made to the Miami County Heart Association.
Saturday, May 22, 1993
[no obits]
Monday, May 24, 1993
Fannie Burns
Fannie
BURNS, 62, 414 W. Second St., Rochesrter, died at 5:45 p.m. Saturday at
Rochester Health Care Center.
She was
born in Prestonsburg, Ky., to Ben and Rennie CONLEY ROSE. In 1945 in Prestonsburg, she married Warren
OUSLEY, who died in 1978. On Dec. 6,
1955, in Mexico, she married Ivan R. “Junior” BURNS, who died Sept. 26,
1989. She lived in Rochester 30 years,
coming from Willard, Ohio. She had
worked at Rochester Metal Products and Rochester Nursing Home. She was a member of the Baptist Church,
Packerton.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Steven L. (Renee) COX, Summitville; six sons, Warren
OUSLEY Jr., Bennie R OUSLEY, Jessie G. OUSLEY, Timothy OUSLEY, all of
Rochester, Jimmie D OUSLEY, Indianapolis, Jeffery L. BURNS, Rochester; three
step-children, Mrs. Eddie (Judy) HARTUP, Pierceton, Miss Carol BURNS, North
Webster, Jim BURNS, Mentone; twenty-four grandchildren; twelve
great-grandchildren; a sister, Molly WRIGHT, Packerton; a brother, Bennie ROSE,
Prestonsburg, Ky. Preceding in death
was a son, Tom OUSLEY.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F.
Cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Charles W. Lynch
Feb. 2, 1912 - May 22, 1993
Charles
Wayne LYNCH, 81, 1819 Hepler Dr., Warsaw, died at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Mason
Health Care Center, Warsaw.
He was
born in Bourbon to Lloyd and Carrie MAGGART LYNCH. He lived most of his life in the Claypool and Burket areas. He lived in Warsaw for the past five years. On Feb. 13, 1937 he married Mary E. IDLE,
who survives. He was a retired farmer
and retired as a machinist at Clausings, Warsaw, after 28 years.
Surviving
with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. John (Janice) FELDMAN and Mrs. David
(Judy) FELDMAN, both of Akron; two sons, Terry [LYNCH], Leesburg, Richard
[LYNCH], Claypool; one sister, Mary WEIR, Warsaw; two brothers, Paul [LYNCH],
Florida, Kenneth [LYNCH], Wisconsin; eleven grandchildren and six
great-grandchidren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at DeLaugher-McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, with Pastor Doug JOHNS officiating. Burial will be in the Ulery Memorial Cemetery, Kosciusko County. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today at the mortuary. Memorials may be made to the Burket United Methodist Church.
Tuesday, May 25, 1993
Nelson L. Marks
Oct. 3, 1947 - May 24, 1993
Nelson L.
MARKS, 45, 300 W. South St., Argos, died at 9:50 a.m. Monday at South Bend
Memorial Hospital.
He was
born in Battle Creek, Mich., to Glen A. and Dorothy BARRETT MARKS of Bremen. They survive. He was an army veteran of Vietnam, member of Plymouth VFW Post
1162, Argos American Legion Post, Marshall County Disabled American Veterans
Chapter 42, Plymouth Moose Lodge No. 741 and of the Argos Izaak Walton
League. He did construction work for
many years.