FULTON COUNTY INDIANA
OBITUARIES
2003
Rochester Sentinel
Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
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The Rochester Sentinel
2003
Thursday, January 2, 2003
Charles A. Burns
Nov. 14, 1931 – Dec. 31, 2002
Charles
A. BURNS, 71, 6542 S. Old U.S. 31, Macy, died at 1:45 a.m. Tuesday at St.
Elizabeth Ann Seton Hospital, Carmel.
Born in
Peru to Charles R. and Rosemary HAWKINS BURNS, he married Marjorie GILL Nov. 9,
1951, in Logansport. She survives.
Mr. Burns
was a 1950 graduate of Peru High School and attended Indiana State Technical
School, Kokomo. He and his brother, Dan, founded Burns Construction Co., Macy,
in 1969. He retired in 1996. He was a member of Elks Lodge 2120, Manitou Moose
Lodge 1107, both of Rochester, Daytona Beach, Fla., Bridge Club, and the Delco
Dance Club, Kokomo. He participated in the Indiana Auto Auction, Fort Wayne,
and was a member of Subway Alumni Association of Notre Dame University, South
Bend, and the Elks Golf Team, Rochester.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are four daughters, Charlene HARRISON and husband
Terry, Denver, Vickey HECKERT, Virginia Beach, Virg., Valerie FLENAR and
husband Brett, Akron, and Annie HENDRIX and husband David, Port Orange, Fla.;
one son, Charles E. [BURNS], Daytona Beach, Fla.; 12 grandchildren, Laura and
Kelli HARRISON, Daniel RICHARDS, Mandy CORTESE, Faith and Christian HECKERT,
Melanie HELTON, Brian, Matthew and Jessica FLEBAR and Taylor and Tessa HENDRIX;
11 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Dan [BURNS] and wife Marilyn, Denver, and
Larry [BURNS], Denver.
Preceding
in death were his parents.
Services
are at 2 p.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
Dan MUNDT officiating. Burial will be at Mud Lake Chapel Cemetery, Macy.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday and one hour prior to services at the
funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge, 1795 W. 86th St., Indianapolis, IN 46260.
Larry T. Wilson
Feb. 6, 1936 – Jan. 1, 2003
Larry
Thomas WILSON, 66, Peru, died at 12:05 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent Hospital,
Indianapolis.
Born in
Kokomo to Floyd Clarence and Eva Pauline BROWN WILSON, he married Martha
Lorraine BRADLEY Feb. 14, 1960, in Kokomo. She died May 28, 2002.
Mr.
Wilson served in the U.S. Army. He retired from Chrysler Corp. in 1993 and was
a member of Peru Moose Lodge and United Auto Workers Union 685, Kokomo.
Survivors
include three sons, Grant Thomas [WILSON] and wife Teresa, Rochester, Bradley
Thomas [WILSON] and wife Carman, Peru, James
Patrick [WILSON] and wife Kari, Denver; one daughter, Marie Eileen SELDERS and
husband Bob, Memphis, Tenn.; six grandchildren, Sarah STILLWELL, and Ashley,
Brooke, Connor, Shea and Skyler WILSON; five brothers, Bob, Gary and Dave
WILSON, all of Kokomo, and Clyde and Mark [WILSON], both of California; four
sisters, Maureen COMWELL, Sue MASSEY, Nancy SLOAN and Carol STREEBIN, all of
Kokomo.
Preceding
in death with his wife were his parents, two brothers, Jim and Junior WILSON,
and one sister, Mary COURAN.
Services
are at 1 p.m. Saturday at McClain Funeral Home, Denver, with Rev. Jeff GRAHAM
officiating. Burial will be at Westlawn Cemetery, Denver. Friends may call from
4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Floyd C. Gearhart
Floyd C.
GEARHART, 88, formerly of 420 Central St., Akron, died at 12:48 a.m. today at
St. Frances Hospital, Beach Grove.
Arrangements
are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron.
Robert R. Mitchell
Robert R.
MITCHELL, 63, 602 Northgate Circle, died at 5 a.m. Wednesday at Howard
Community Hospital, Kokomo.
Arrangements
are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Friday, January 3, 2003
Dr. Robert L. Burton
Nov. 27, 1944 – Jan. 2, 2003
Dr.
Robert L. BURTON, 58, died at 1:55 a.m. Thursday at his Goodland residence.
Born in
Logansport to Lincoln E. and Lucille ZUCK BURTON, he married Delores McKINLEY
Feb. 9, 1969. She survives.
Dr.
Burton was a graduate of Purdue University Veterinary Program and the
University of Minnesota. He worked in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corp. from 1968
to 1980 and served in the Indiana National Guard from 1980 to 1996. He owned
and operated a veterinary practice in Remington and Kentland from 1980 to 2002.
He was a member of Remington United Methodist Church, the American Veterinary
Medical Association, Indiana Veterinary Association, Jasper County Board of
Health, City Farmers and Tri-County Future Farmers of America Advisory Board.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are his mother, Lucille ZUCK BURTON, Rochester; two
sons, Dr. Lance BURTON and wife Belinda, Auburn, Scott BURTON and wife Jeanne,
Monticello; three grandchildren, Reid, Marie and Nicholas BURTON; one brother,
Wendell [BURTON] and wife Beth, Rochester; and one sister, Luella HILL and
husband John, Falls Church, Va.
Preceding
in death was his father.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Monday at Remington United Methodist Church with Rev. Jacqueline
FOLEY officiating. Burial will be at Goodland Cemetery. Friends may call from
2-8 p.m. Sunday at Stitz Funeral Home, 9 North St., Remington. Memorials may be
made to United Methodist Church Camp Scholarships Fund.
Anna V. Hartman
May 19, 1918 – Dec. 31, 2002
Anna V.
HARTMAN, 84, Indianapolis, formerly of Rochester, died Tuesday at Brandywine
Nursing Home, Greenfield.
Born in
Rochester to Virgil and Fleetie CRIPPEN KING, she married Richard J. HARTMAN.
He preceded her in death.
Mrs.
Hartman was a homemaker and a teacher in Fulton County. She graduated from Ball
State University in 1938.
Survivors
include three daughters, Judy McEVOY, Indianapolis, Sue DUNLEVY and Lette
JONES, both of Greenfield; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Luella EMERY and Alice FRIEDRICH, both of Rochester; and one brother,
Lyman KING, Rochester.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Saturday at Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Center, 10722 E.
Washington St., Indianapolis, with Rev. Hubert NOLEN officiating. Burial will be
at Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m.
today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Crisis Pregnancy Center
of Hancock County.
Floyd C. Gearhart
May 6, 1914 – Jan. 2, 2003
Floyd C.
GEARHART, 88, Village Oaks Assisted Living, Indianapolis, formerly of 420
Central St., Akron, died at 12:48 a.m. Thursday at St. Frances Hospital, Beach
Grove.
Born in
Disko to Frank and Edna McPEAK GEARHART, he married Dorothy Marie KAMERER Nov.
12, 1942, in Springfield, Mo. She died in 1992.
Mr.
Gearhart moved to Indianapolis after living most of his life in Fulton and
Wabash counties. He was a manager at Treaty Elevator, Treaty, Ind. He was a
U.S. Army veteran of World War II, where he served in New Guinea and the Philippines.
Survivors
include one daughter, Rebecca Ann MASON and husband James, Indianapolis; one
son, James Arthur [GEARHART] and wife Barbara, Freemont, Mich.; six
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; five sisters, Opal L. GEARHART, Akron,
Ruth MILLER and husband Charles and Dorothy ALGER and husband Ogden, all of
North Manchester, Sharon MEENEN, Macy, and Joan HARRIS and husband Tom, Fulton;
five brothers, Harold [GEARHART] and wife Bonnie, Indianapolis, Bill [GEARHART]
and companion Sue DAINE, Athens, Roger [GEARHART] and wife Janet, Akron, Larry
[GEARHART] and wife Donna, Fulton, and Dick [GEARHART] and wife Helen “Mickie,”
Winamac.
Preceding
in death with his wife were his parents, infant twin sisters and five brothers,
Ray, Leonard, Donald, Leo and Max GEARHART.
Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with Rev. Steve FLECK officiating. Burial will be at Akron Cemetery. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct military graveside rites. Friends may call from 2-6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home and one hour prior to services.
Saturday, January 4, 2003
Robert R. Mitchell
April 3, 1939 – Jan. 1, 2003
Robert R.
MITCHELL, 63, 602 Northgate Circle, died at 5 a.m. Wednesday at Howard
Community Hospital, Kokomo.
Born in
Kokomo, to Robert E. and Gwen MITCHELL, he came to Rochester from Kokomo in
1970.
Mr.
Mitchell retired from the maintenance department at Rochester Metal Products in
1996 after 20 years. He was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 852,
Rochester, and was a Kokomo High School graduate.
Survivors
include one daughter, Valerie L. CARTER and husband Christopher, Martinez, Ga.;
one son, Jonathon D. MITCHELL and wife LaDonna, Rochester; three grandchildren,
Jasmine M. HUGHES, Georgia, and Joshua and Lindsay MITCHELL, both of Rochester.
Preceding
in death were his parents, one sister, Kaye WILEY, and one brother, Michael
MITCHELL.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Monday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
Junior BOSE officiating. Burial will be at Rochester IOOF Cemetery.
Monday, January 6, 2003
Alice M. Danner
Feb. 21, 1918 – Jan. 5, 2003
Alice May
DANNER, 84, 301 S. Main St., Bourbon, died at 4:09 a.m. Sunday at St. Joseph
Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.
Born in
Mentone to Lot D. and Sarah JOHNSON ELLSWORTH, she married Glenn SECRIST in
1936. He died in 1968. She married William SCOTT in 1973. He died in 1982. She
married Glenn DANNER July 20, 1985. He died in November, 1998.
Mrs.
Danner moved to Bourbon from Mentone in 1973. She was a homemaker and worked at
Cooper’s Dime Store, Mentone. She was a member of Bourbon First United
Methodist Church, Bourbon American Legion Auxiliary and the Town and Country
Home Economics Club.
Survivors
include three daughters, Glenda McFARLAND, Ellen ELLIOTT and Serita WORKMAN,
all of Bourbon; four sons, Jerry SECRIST and wife Mary and Ronald SECRIST and
wife Dixie, all of Mentone, Larry SECRIST and wife Jean, Syracuse, and Steven
SECRIST and wife Donita, Livingston, Texas; 17 grandchildren; 11
stepgrandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
Preceding
in death with her husbands were her parents, four sisters, Marie WORKMAN, Mary
SARBER, Leota REINHOLTZ and Betty FLORY, and one brother, John ELLSWORTH.
Services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Deaton Funeral Home, 115 S. Main St., Bourbon, with Rev. Robert RASCHKA officiating. Burial will be at Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Bourbon Emergency Medical Services.
Tuesday, January 7, 2003
Virginia A. Butt
Virginia
A. BUTT, 82, died at 12:30 p.m. Monday at Life Care Center, Rochester.
Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good
Funeral Home, Rochester.
Marcia Newcomb Smith
Sept. 17, 1932 - Jan. 1, 2003
Marcia
NEWCOMB SMITH, 70, of rural Eureka, Ill., died at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1,
at her home.
Born in
Rochester to Carl B. and Alice LOWE NEWCOMB, she married Roger W. SMITH on May
15, 1957, in Culver. He died Dec. 30, 1993.
Mrs.
Smith was a graduate of Rochester High School and Purdue University’s School of
Pharmacy. She was owner and president for 42 years of W.R. Smith Drug Stores
and Smith Surgical Supply, both of Peoria, Ill. She attended Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Peoria, Ill.
Surviving
are four daughters, Cindi WEBB and husband Joe, Deer Creek, Ill., Lynne SEILER
and husband T.J., Peg SMITH, and Kathryn CONNER and husband Bill, all of
Peoria; one sister, Joanne NEWCOMB BENDALL, Rochester; six grandchildren and
one great-grandchild.
Services
were Jan. 4 in Peoria. Burial was in Resurrection Cemetery, Peoria.
Memorials
may be made to Methodist Hospice, 535 NE Glen Oak, Peoria, IL 61606.
Lawrence J. Ray
April 2, 1930 – Jan. 6, 2003
Lawrence
Joseph RAY, 72, 309 W. South St., Argos, died at 8:50 a.m. Monday at Pilgrim
Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.
Born in
Hamden, Ohio, to Earl and Myrtle BRADLEY RAY, he married Sally ROBINSON Feb.
28, 1959, in Crown Point. She survives.
Mr. Ray
was a union millwright for 48 years, retiring in 1992. He attended Gospel Hill
Pentecostal Church, Silver Lake. He was a sergeant in the U.S. Army during the
Korean War.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are three daughters, Debbie SPOOR and husband Randy,
Plymouth, Donna STILES and husband Jamie, Goose Creek, S.C., and Cheri HUNT and
husband Don, Argos; three sons, Steve and John [RAY], both of Argos, and Tim
[RAY], Plymouth; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two nieces and one
nephew.
Preceding
in death were his parents and one brother, Robert C. RAY.
Services
are at 1 p.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Revs.
Frank WHITTAKER and Robi WHITTAKER officiating. Burial will be at New Oakhill
Cemetery, Plymouth. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will
conduct military graveside rites. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at
the funeral home or from noon until time of service.
Russell ‘Rusty’ Jackson Jr.
March 21, 1969 – Jan. 4, 2003
Russell
“Rusty” JACKSON Jr., 33, Rogerville, Ala., formerly of Palestine, died Saturday
at Parkway Medical Center, Decatur, Ala.
Born in
Columbus, Ohio, to Russell and Bertha LAYTON JACKSON, he spent most of his life
with his grandmother, Mertle DAMRON, prior to moving to Alabama. He was a
member of Kosciusko County 4-H.
Survivors
include his father, Russell JACKSON and wife Lisa, West Virginia; his mother,
Bertha FRAME and husband John, Zanesville, Ohio; seven brothers, George
[JACKSON] and wife Karen, Burket, David [JACKSON] and wife Jesse, Mentone,
Donald [JACKSON] and wife Bo, West Virginia, Tim FRAME, Warsaw, Johnny FRAME,
Zanesville, Ohio, Gary MOODY, Warsaw, and Brian MOODY, Zanesville, Ohio; four
sisters, Serritha PETERSON and husband Pete, Zanesville, Ohio, Diana COLLIER
and husband David, Virginia, Amy MOODY, Zanesville, Ohio, and Joyce JACKSON,
West Virginia.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Friday at Victory Christian Fellowship Church, 112 W. Main St.,
North Manchester, with Rev. Tim MORBITZER officiating. Burial will be at
Palestine Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the
church.
Helen I. Benedict
Oct. 1, 1916 – Jan. 5, 2003
Helen I.
BENEDICT, 86, Kokomo, formerly of Denver, died at 10:30 p.m. Sunday at Sycamore
Village Healthcare Center, Kokomo.
Born in
Fulton County, to Ralph Hugo and Emma May KUHN WALTERS, she married Lloyd W. BENEDICT
March 25, 1936, in Peru. He died April 2, 1989.
Survivors
include one son, DeWayne C. [BENEDICT] and wife Betty, Kokomo; three grandsons,
Troy R., Brian L. and Scott A. BENEDICT; one granddaughter, Shawn R. BENEDICT;
nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one brother, Harold
WALTERS, Lebanon; one sister, Thelma WARLICK, Elkhart.
Preceding
in death with her husband were one son, Craig Lee [BENEDICT], one grandson,
Mason D. BENEDICT, two sisters, Ruth YOUNT and Maxine KINLEY, and three
brothers, Lester, Robert and Edward WALTERS.
Services
are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McClain Funeral Home, Denver with Rev. George HAPNER
officiating. Burial will be at Westlawn Cemetery, Denver. Friends may call from
4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
A. Reed Collins
Oct. 7, 1942 – Dec. 31, 2002
A. Reed
COLLINS, 60, died at 12:06 a.m. Dec. 31 at his residence in Indian Mound, Tenn.
Born in
Indian Mound, Tenn., to Ruth HARDIN, he married Dorina PLOCH Sept. 24, 1962, in
Shawnie Town, Ill. He married Peggy EADES June 23, 1986, in Springfield, Tenn.
She survives.
Mr.
Collins was an automobile salesman. He was a member of Victory Tabernacle,
Indian Mound, Tenn., and he enjoyed fishing and NASCAR.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are four daughters, Vita SHAMBARGER and husband Randy,
Debbie FERNANDEZ and husband Hector, all of Rochester, Teresa COLLINS, Las
Vegas, Nev., and Sandy COLLINS, Fort Hood, Texas; one son, Tony COLLINS and
wife Trish, Rochester; his mother, of Hebron; two stepdaughters, Kim AUSTIN and
husband Barry, Indian
Mound, Tenn., and Tammy MOORE and husband Todd,
Clarksville, Tenn.; 13 grandchildren; five brothers, Gerald HARDIN Jr. and Dan
HARDIN, both of Crown Point, Mike HARDIN, Demotte, John HARDIN, Valparaiso, and
Deon HARDIN, Indiana; five sisters, Mary KANDLESTOFER and Wilma McLAUCHLAN,
both of Wanatah, Diane NEUMANN, Valparaiso, Janice PARDUHN, Hebron, and Betty
CORNWELL, Lowell; one uncle, R.E. COLLINS, Clarksville, Tenn.; 26 nieces and
nephews and 18 great-nieces and great-nephews.
Preceding
in death was his stepfather, Gerald HARDIN, in September, 1990, and his
maternal grandparents, Ed and Mary T. COLLINS.
Services
and burial were Jan. 2 in Tennessee. Anglin Funeral Home, Dover, Tenn., was in
charge of arrangements.
Wednesday, January 8, 2003
Virginia A. Butt
April 29, 1920 – Jan. 6, 2003
Virginia
A. BUTT, 82, died Monday at Life Care Center, Rochester.
Born in
Richmond, Calif., to Roy MADEEN and Vina GEHRKE MADEEN MEYER, she was raised by
her stepfather Ernest MEYER. She married O.C. BUTT March 25, 1947, in Lomita,
Calif. He died June 26, 1971.
Mrs. Butt
was a nursing assistant at several nursing homes in the Dundee, Ill., area. She
came to Rochester from South Bend in 2001.
Survivors
include one daughter, Nancy BRASSEUR and husband Albert, South Bend; two sons,
Alan [BUTT] and wife Lisa, Granger, and William [BUTT], Syracuse; three
grandchildren, Julie and A.J. BRASSEUR, both of South Bend, and Kyle BUTT,
Haskell, Okla.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents and her stepfather.
Private
services will be held Saturday in Dundee, Ill. In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to Feed the Children Fund, c/o Granger Community Church, 630 E.
University Drive, Granger, IN 46530. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
is in charge of local arrangements.
Gwendol K. Bennett
Oct. 8, 1932 – Jan. 7, 2003
Gwendol
K. BENNETT, 70, died at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday at his Warsaw residence.
Born in
Kosciusko County to Leroy and Ruth GOODMAN BENNETT, he married Phyllis BOYER
Aug. 25, 1956. She survives.
Mr.
Bennett was a carpenter. He graduated from Burket High School and served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars and American Legion, both of Warsaw.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are one daughter, Debra HERBERT and husband Brent,
Bright; one grandson, Lucas HERBERT, Bright; two brothers, Eugene and Donald
BENNETT, both of Etna Green; one sister, Edna Marie MOCK, Syracuse.
Preceding
in death was one brother.
Graveside
services are at 10 a.m. Thursday at Mentone Cemetery with Rev. Thomas E.
EVERETT officiating. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, both of
Warsaw, will conduct military rites. No visitation is planned. King Memorial
Home, Mentone, is in charge of arrangements.
Christina M. Sherman
Sept. 1, 1969 – Jan. 6, 2003
Christina
M. SHERMAN, 33, 2375 N. Cass County Road 275 East, Logansport, died at 6:34
p.m. Monday at Logansport Memorial Hospital.
Born in
Logansport to Paul E. and Shirley Ann WARRAN SHERMAN, she was a home care
worker and a member of Macy Christian Church.
Survivors
include her parents, Paul E. and Shirley SHERMAN, Logansport; maternal
grandmother, Margaret WARRAN, of Parr; three brothers, Stephen SHERMAN and wife
Lowella, Macy, Shawn P. SHERMAN and Earl R. SHERMAN II and wife Lorinell, all
of Logansport; one sister, Mary Margaret SHERMAN, Logansport; six nieces and
nephews, Justin, Nicholas, Megan, Amanda and Jessica SHERMAN and Anne
HIRSCHLER.
Services
are at 2 p.m. Friday at Fisher Funeral Chapel, 1801 Chase Road, Logansport,
with Rev. David WELSH officiating. Burial will be at Bethel Cemetery,
Logansport. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Macy Christian Church.
Ervin Pratt
April 2, 1931 – Jan. 7, 2003
Ervin
PRATT, 71, died at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at his Boswell residence.
Born in
Boswell to Lonnie and Florence BROWN PRATT, he married Frances SMITH in 1956 in
Lafayette. She survives.
Mr. Pratt
attended Boswell and Lafayette Jefferson high schools. He worked at Moews Seed
Corn, Boswell, and Peerless Wire, Lafayette. He was a member and past commander
of Boswell American Legion Post 476, Fowler American Legion Post 57, Fowler
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Lafayette VFW, where he was in the Combat
Infantrymen’s Association, and the 40 & 8 Club 755, Fowler. He served in
the U.S. Army in the Korean War.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are three daughters, Gwen MUSE and husband Ralph,
Rochester, Linda CRISWELL and husband Ron, Lafayette, Bonnie STURGEON, Boswell;
one son, Bob [PRATT] and wife Pam, Fowler; five grandchildren, Tony MUSE,
Angela STURGEON, Kelsey and Kyra PRATT, Diane ANDERSON and Darren CRISWELL;
three great-grandchildren, Michael MUSE and Mathew and Roy ANDERSON; and one
sister, Edith Kay RATLIFF and husband Jerry, Martinsville.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Friday at Yuill-Shoemaker Funeral Home, Boswell, with Rev.
Ronald LINDER officiating. Burial will be at Boswell Cemetery. The Boswell and
Fowler American Legions will conduct military graveside rites. Friends may call
from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.\
Lowell D. Safford
June 2, 1947 – Jan. 6, 2003
Lowell D.
SAFFORD, 55, Goshen, formerly of the Rochester area, died at 2:22 p.m. Monday
at Elkhart General Hospital.
Survivors
include his wife, Susan ZENT SAFFORD, at home; two daughters, Alisha and
Angelia SAFFORD, both of Elkhart; one stepson, Jacob HARTMAN, Goshen; one
stepdaughter, Jessica DeROO, Elkhart; adopted son, Joshua HARTMAN Jr., Goshen;
his father, Walter SAFFORD, Goshen; in-laws, Roy and Wanda ZENTZ, Bremen; and
six grandchildren.
Preceding
in death were one stepson, Joshua HARTMAN, and one daughter, Victoria SAFFORD
and his mother Thelma SANDERS SAFFORD.
Services
are at 1 p.m. Thursday at Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Osceola, with Rev. Scott
TILLEY officiating. Burial will be at Chapel
Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
Thursday, January 9, 2003
Glen Bradley
March 15, 1931 – Jan. 8, 2003
Glen
BRADLEY, 72, died at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday at his residence at 530 E. 18th St.
Born in
Newland, Jasper County, to John and June WHITAKER BRADLEY, he married Barbara
Ellen HOLLOWAY June 6, 1954, in Rochester. She survives.
Mr.
Bradley lived in Rochester most of his life. He owned and operated Bradley
Plumbing and Heating, Rochester, until selling the business to his son, Dale,
in 1998. He was a member of First Church of God, Rochester, where he was in the
Men’s Prayer Breakfast Group and served as a trustee. He served in the U.S.
Marines during the Korean War.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are two daughters, Cynthia BRADLEY, Rochester, and
Cheryl McCULLOUGH, Kissimmee, Fla.; two sons, Glen A. “Jake” [BRADLEY] and wife
Jennie and Dale BRADLEY, all of Rochester; eight grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; one sister, Jean GOODMAN and husband Robert, Rochester;
one niece and two nephews.
Preceding
in death were his parents.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
Rev. David DITTMAN officiating. Burial will be at Citizens Cemetery, Rochester.
The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct military
graveside rites. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home and
one hour prior to services. Memorials may be made to First Church of God,
Rochester.
Lyda Crocker
Sept. 17, 1912 – Jan. 8, 2003
Lyda
CROCKER, 90, 1204 Jefferson St., formerly of Manteno, Ill., died at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at her residence.
Born in
Glasford, Ill., she married Ferris CROCKER June 21, 1941. He survives.
Mrs. Crocker was a homemaker.
Surviving
with her husband, at home, is one daughter, Carol STUMP and husband Cary,
Rochester.
Services
are Friday at Brown Funeral Home in Manteno, Ill.
Violet M. Herrin
Violet M.
HARRIS, 99, formerly of Argos, died at 5:10 a.m. today at her residence at
Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru.
Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Friday, January 10, 2003
Sheryl D. Cox
July 20, 1955 – Jan. 9, 2003
Sheryl D.
COX, 47, died at 2:35 p.m. Thursday at her residence at 2763 Big Hills Drive.
Born in
Valparaiso to Lee E. RISNER and Joyce CULP RISNER MOORE, she married Ted J. COX
Sept. 21, 1979, in Wheatfield. He survives.
Mrs. Cox
was a homemaker and member of First Assembly of God Church, Rochester.
Surviving
with her husband, at home, are one daughter, Lesley A. [COX], at home; one son,
Ashton J. [COX] and wife Heather, Rochester; one granddaughter, Abigail B. COX;
her mother, Joyce MOORE, Lafayette; her father Lee E. RISNER and wife Loretta,
St. Petersburg, Fla.; paternal grandmother, Sadie RISNER, DeMotte; one brother,
Mark K. RISNER, Vero Beach, Fla.; one stepbrother, Scott DICKINSON, St.
Petersburg, Fla.; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Ted and Mary Ann COX,
Rochester.
Services
are at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First Assembly of God Church, Rochester, with Rev.
Robert GEORGE officiating. Burial will be at Akron Cemetery. Friends may call
from 4-8 p.m. Saturday at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester, and one hour
prior to services at the church. Memorials may be made to Hope Rescue Mission,
South Bend, through the funeral home.
Lyda E. Crocker
Sept. 17, 1912 – Jan. 8, 2003
Lyda E.
CROCKER, 90, died at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at her Rochester residence.
Born in
Glasford, Ill., to Lewis R. and Margaret FARMER SCARCLIFF, she married Ferris
S. CROCKER June 21, 1941, in Peotone, Ill. He survives.
Mrs.
Crocker, a homemaker, was former president of Manteno Senior Citizens Society,
Kankakee County Senior Citizens. She was a member of Peotone United Methodist
Church, where she was in the choir and bell choir, several church committees
and past president of the Ladies’ Aid Society.
Surviving
with her husband, at home, are one daughter, Carol STUMP and husband Cary,
Rochester; one daughter-in-law, Susan CROCKER, Grant Park, Ill.; three
sisters-in-law, Mary Helen RAPER, Peoria, Ariz., Evelyn CROCKER Peotone, Ill.,
and Donna Jean BEDORE, Thornton, Ill.; several nieces and nephews.
Preceding
in death were one son, James CROCKER, two sisters, Verna BAKER and Gayle
STADFELD, and one brother, Roy SCARCLIFF.
Services
were today at Brown Funeral Home, Manteno, Ill. Burial was at Elmwood Cemetery,
Manteno, Ill. Memorials may be made to Peotone United Methodist Church.
Violet M. Herrin
May 3, 1903 – Jan. 9, 2003
Violet
Marie HERRIN, 99, formerly of Argos, died at 5:10 a.m. Thursday at Miller’s
Merry Manor, Peru.
Born in
Mishawaka to Octave I. and Ida A. McWILLIAMS ARCHAMBEAULT, she married Iley J.
HERRIN Oct. 8, 1930, in Crown Point. He died June 25, 1950.
Mrs.
Herrin and her husband owned and operated Herrin & Fox Tavern, Argos.
Survivors
include two daughters, Ila WARNER, Delton, Mich., Mary Jo STEPHENSON, Peru; one
son, James [HERRIN], Argos; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one
sister, Virginia ROMINE, Bourbon; several nieces and nephews.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents, two sisters, Lillian CHAPIN and
Margaret HIGGINBOTHAM, and four brothers, Melvin, Jack, Clarence and Russell
ARCHAMBEAULT.
Graveside
services are at 3 p.m. Monday at Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call
from 1 to 2:45 p.m. Monday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Dale C. Wicoff
Dale C.
WICOFF, 85, died Thursday at his 1099 W. Sixth St. residence.
Arrangements
are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Saturday, January 11, 2003
Martha G. Ellsworth
Feb. 22, 1917 – Jan. 10, 2003
Martha G.
ELLSWORTH, 85, 420 East Center Street, Parkview Apartments, Bourbon, died 1:08
p.m. Friday at Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw.
Born in
Bourbon to John H. REICHERT and Maude L. HERSHBERGER, she married John E.
ELLSWORTH on April 17, 1938. He died May 17, 1996.
A
graduate of Burbon High School, Mrs. Ellsworth was a homemaker and had worked
for several years at Teel’s Restaurant, Mentone. She was also a member of the
Mentone United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir and the Jolly
James. She was also in the WSCS of the Church.
Surviving
are one daughter, Cynthia LEEPER and husband Dennis, Bremen, one granddaughter,
Monica LEEPER, Brownsburg, and two sisters, Margaret FAWLEY, Burbon, and Mary
LYONS, Waynesboro, Virginia.
Preceding
in death are one grandson, Michael LEEPER, one sister, Frances ZILLMER, and one
brother, Carl REICHERT.
Services
are at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with Rev. Doris SMITH
officiating. Friends may call from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Burbon EMS or the Mentone United Methodist Church.
Monday, January 13, 2003
Mary E. Luckenbill
Jan. 15, 1911 – Jan. 12, 2003
Mary E.
LUCKENBILL, 91, 1241 S. County Road 875 East, Akron, died at 7:10 a.m. Sunday
at Hickory Creek of Rochester.
Born in
Akron to Jesse and Susan Lavina LANDIS ROYER, she married Kenneth H. LUCKENBILL
Oct. 23, 1931, in Denver. He died Jan. 19, 1974.
Mrs.
Luckenbill was a homemaker and retired Hart Schaffner & Marx worker. She
was a member of Order of the Eastern Star, Fulton County Republican Women’s
Club and the Moose Lodge Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors
include three daughters, Nancy LUCKENBILL and Shirley ADAMSON and husband
Richard, all of Akron, Judy GRINDLE and husband Bruce, Syracuse; five
grandchildren, Kathryn PRATER and husband Norman, Akron, Patrick LUCKENBILL of
Kentucky, Michael LUCKENBILL and wife Karen, Royal Center, Daniel GRINDLE and
wife Sherri, Goshen, and
Jeffery GRINDLE, Fort Wayne; five
great-grandchildren; Eric, Gregory and Austin PRATER, Michael LUCKENBILL Jr.
and Sarah Anne GRINDLE.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents, one son, Gary [LUCENBILL], Sept. 9,
1995, and two brothers, James and Frank ROYER.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with Rev. Carl
SATRE officiating. Burial will be at Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8
p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Hickory Creek of
Rochester.
Timothy Shepherd
Timothy
SHEPHERD, 40, 5858 Kingfisher Drive, Mentone, died at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at
Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.
Arrangements
are pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.
Dale C. Wicoff
June 4, 1917 – Jan. 9, 2003
Dale C.
WICOFF, 85, died Thursday morning at his residence at 1099 W. Sixth St.
Born in
Steuben County to Charles Bruce and Mary WILKINSON HOLDRICH READ WICOFF, he married
Lucile LEFFEL Dec. 25, 1942, in North Manchester. She survives.
Mr.
Wicoff retired from teaching at Ivy Tech State College, Indianapolis. He worked
at M & W Gear and John Deere. He was a member of Grace United Methodist
Church, Rochester, and Concord Free & Accepted Masons Lodge 556. He
graduated in 1935 from Angola High School and earned a master’s degree from
Purdue University.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are one daughter, Anne WRIGHT and husband Dave,
Brownsburg; one son, John [WICOFF] and wife Lyndal, Mishawaka; several nieces
and nephews.
Preceding
in death were his parents, two sisters, Helen WICOFF and Lucile CARROLL, and
four brothers, Harold, John, Milton and Arthur WICOFF.
Private
services were held Sunday. Rev. Junior BOSE officiated. Burial was at Oaklawn
Cemetery, North Manchester. Memorials may be made to the American Heart
Association. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, was in charge of
arrangements.
Tuesday, January 14, 2003
Claudia I. Hunneshagen
Dec. 8, 1938 – Jan. 11, 2003
Claudia
I. HUNNESHAGEN, 64, 7051 Cross St., Monterey, died at 7:41 p.m. Saturday at
Porter Memorial Hospital, Valparaiso.
Born in
Monterey to Walter M. and Wilma A. MASTER KELSEY, she married Robert R.
HUNNESHAGEN Sept. 6, 1958, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Monterey. He
survives.
Mrs.
Hunneshagen drove school buses for Culver Community Schools and the Culver
Academies. A lifetime Monterey resident, she was a member of St. Anne’s
Catholic Church, Monterey, and wintered in Avon Park, Fla.
Surviving
with her husband, at home, are one daughter, Colleen KLAUSING and husband Doug,
Monterey; two sons, Timothy [HUNNESHAGEN], Fort Wayne, and Jeffrey
[HUNNESHAGEN] and wife Sheri, Columbus, Ohio; nine grandchildren; and one
brother, Edward KELSEY and wife Bertha, South Bend.
Preceding
in death were her parents, one son, Stanley [HUNNESHAGEN], and one
granddaughter, Lydia HUNNESHAGEN.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Monterey, with Rev. Bert
WOOLSON officiating. Burial will be at St. Anne’s Cemetery. Friends may call
from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursday and after 8 a.m. Friday at Frain Mortuary,
Monterey. The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to St. Anne’s Catholic Church or the American Diabetes
Association.
Timothy Shepherd
July 28, 1962 – Jan. 12, 2003
Timothy
SHEPHERD, 40, 5858 Kingfisher Drive, Mentone, died at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at
Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.
Born in
McDowell, Ky., to Douglas and Betty Lou STAMBAUGH SHEPHERD, he lived most of
his life in the Mentone area.
Mr.
Shepherd was an orthopedic polisher.
Survivors
include his mother, Betty Lou SHEPHERD, Burket; one niece, Mandy YEAGER,
Mentone; and one nephew, Chris YATES, Kentucky.
Preceding
in death was his father and one sister, Beverly WRIGHT.
Services
are at 7 p.m. today at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with Rev. Daniel COX
officiating. Private burial will be at Palestine Cemetery. Friends may call
from 5 p.m. today until time of service at the funeral home.
Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Charles Evans Sr.
April 9, 1923 – Jan. 13, 2003
Charles
R. EVANS Sr., 79, Kewanna, died at 3:20 p.m. Monday at Pulaski Health Care
Center, Winamac.
He was
born in Kewanna to Jacob and Mae CLARK EVANS.
Mr. Evans
was a retired carpenter. He served in the Pacific Theater with the U.S. Navy in
World War II and received the Purple Heart. He was a member of James Talbott
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1121, Kewanna, Herbert Kuhn American Legion Post
253, North Webster, the National Rifle Association and the U.S. Navy Memorial.
Survivors
include five daughters, Dici MILLER, LaPorte, Texas, Dixi EVANS, Belevue, Neb.,
Fonscene CRAFT, Rochester, Michelle BROWN, Kewanna, and Tammy HECKT, Mentone;
one son, Charles R. [EVANS] Jr., Junction City, Kan.; 12 grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren.
Preceding
in death were his parents and one brother.
No services are planned. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery Columbariam, Arlington, Va. Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, is in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, January 16, 2003
Wanda E. Bixler
Sept. 20, 1922 – Jan. 14, 2003
Wanda
Eileen BIXLER, 80, Monticello, died at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday at White County
Memorial Hospital, Monticello.
Born in
Burnettsville to Elmer B. and Lillie M. HENDERSON LUCY, she married Floyd Ray
BIXLER Dec. 23, 1939, in Burnettsville. He died Oct. 23, 1978.
Mrs.
Bixler moved to Monticello in 1962. She had lived in Rochester, Warsaw and
Burnettsville. She worked at Byran Manufacturing and was a member of First
Baptist Church, Monticello, White County Historical Society and Daughters of
the American Revolution.
Survivors
include two sons, Richard D. [BIXLER] and wife Mary, Rochester; Ray [BIXLER],
Idaville; one daughter, Sue ONEAL and husband Terry, Itasca, Texas; nine
grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents, six brothers and three sisters.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Friday at Davis Cemetery, Burnettsville, with Rev. Mark PITTMAN
officiating. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today at Fisher-Voorhis-Draper
Funeral Home, 202 S. Illinois St., Monticello. Memorials may be made to First
Baptist Church, Monticello, or White County Council on Aging.
Jacob E. Overlander
Jacob E.
OVERLANDER, 87, died at 8:30 a.m. today at his 1576 N. Old U.S. 31 residence.
Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good
Funeral Home, Rochester.
Friday, January 17, 2003
Jacob E. Overlander
March 19, 1915 – Jan. 16, 2003
Jacob E.
OVERLANDER, 87, died at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at his 1576 N. Old U.S. 31
residence.
Born in
Golden, Ill., to Everett and Baukea SLOTER OVERLANDER, he married Alice Marie
BACON April 21, 1939, in Akron. She died July 20, 1980.
Mr.
Overlander retired in 1981 from Culligan Soft Water Service, Rochester, after
31 years. He was a member of the Famous Akron Jonah Club.
Survivors
include two daughters, Pat ZEYEN and husband Al, Rochester, Janet SIMPSON and
husband David, Silver Lake; one son, Donald [OVERLANDER] and wife Joyce, North
Manchester; 11 grandchildren, including Tami HOLLOWAY and husband Tom and Rick
THOMPSON, all of Rochester; 32 great-grandchildren, including Jessica, Brittlyn
and Candace HOLLOWAY and Courtney and Parker THOMPSON, all of Rochester; seven
great-great-grandchildren; special friends, Helen YOUNG and Kenneth and Judy
TAYLOR, all of Rochester; and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding
in death with his wife were his parents, three sisters, five brothers and one
great-grandson, Gregory Lee THOMPSON.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Monday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
Phil PRATT officiating. Burial will be at Hoover Cemetery, Athens. Friends may
call from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and one hour prior to services.
Memorials may be made to Woodlawn Hospital Home Health Care.
Saturday, January 18, 2003
Jacob E. Overlander
March 19, 1915 – Jan. 16, 2003
Jacob E.
OVERLANDER, 87, died at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at his 1576 N. Old U.S. 31
residence.
Born in
Golden, Ill. to Everett and Baukea SLOTER OVERLANDER, he married Alice Marie
BACON April 21, 1939, in Akron. She died July 20, 1980.
Mr.
Overlander retired in 1981 from Culligan Soft Water Service, Rochester, after
31 years. He was a member of the Famous Akron Jonah Club.
Survivors
include two daughters, Pat ZEYEN and husband Al, Rochester, Janet SIMPSON and
husband David, Silver Lake; one son, Donald [OVERLANDER] and wife Joyce, North
Manchester; 11 grandchildren, including Tami HOLLOWAY and husband Tom and Rick
THOMPSON, all of Rochester; 32 great-grandchildren, including Jessica, Brittlyn
and Candace HOLLOWAY and Courtney and Parker THOMPSON, all of Rochester; seven
great-great-grandchildren; special friends, Helen YOUNG and Kenneth and Judy
TAYLOR, all of Rochester; and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding
in death with his wife were his parents, three sisters, five brothers and one
grandson, Gregory Lee Thompson.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Monday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
Phil PRATT officiating. Burial will be at Hoover Cemetery, Athens. Friends may
call from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and one hour prior to services.
Memorials may be made to Woodlawn Hospital Home Health Care.
Monday, January 20, 2003
William E. Iseton
June 27, 1965 – Jan. 17, 2003
William
Edmund “Willie” ISETON, 37, 127 N. Crappie Road, Silver Lake, died at 1:06 p.m.
Friday at 108 W. Main St., Silver Lake.
Born in
Grand Rapids, Mich. to Edmund and Marla PROTHERO ISETON, he married Charity
ALLISON Nov. 5, 1984, in Ottawa, Ill. She survives.
Mr.
Iseton was a carpenter and a member of the Akron Church of God.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are his parents, of Silver Lake; two daughters, Heather
Shawnette Mae and Kathleen Deon Lee ISETON, both of Silver Lake; one son, Leroy
William Dallas ISETON, Silver Lake; paternal grandmother, Jane ISETON, Silver
Lake; two brothers, James [ISETON], Charlotte, N.C., and Peter [ISETON], Silver
Lake; three sisters, Carol NORTHERN and Deon ALLISON, both of Altoona, Penn.,
and Kristina HOFFMEYER, North Manchester.
Preceding
in death was one sister, Rebecca KETON.
Services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Home, 207 W. Main St., North Manchester, with Rev. Steve FLECK officiating. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery, Silver Lake. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until time of service Tuesday at the funeral home.
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Ruth Ann Price
Sept. 9, 1915 – Jan. 20, 2003
Ruth Ann
PRICE, 87, 400 W. Fourth St., died at 11:10 a.m. Monday at her home.
Born in
Wayne County to Earl and Opal HARTUP FUDGE, she married Denzel PRICE on Sept.
10, 1933 in Lynn. He survives. They moved from Sharpsville to Rochester in
1972.
She
retired in 1984 from Woodlawn Hospital’s food services. She was a member of
Sharpsville United Methodist Church, Republican Women’s Club, Retired Senior
Volunteer Program and AARP. She played the violin, saxaphone and piano and
enjoyed crafts, cooking and working with plastic canvas.
Surviving
with her husband is one son, Dennis [PRICE], and wife Junette, Rochester; two
granddaughters, Gail PRICE, and Lesley KRISHER and husband Chad, Rochester; one
grandson, Jason PRICE, Rochester; and one great-grandson, Joshua N. PRICE,
Rochester. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Calvin and Kenneth FUDGE.
Funeral
service is 10 a.m. Thursday at Foster and Good Funeral Home with Rev. Jim
WASMUTH officiating. Burial will be in Willow Grove Cemetery, Fountain City.
Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and
one hour before service on Thursday. Memorials may be made to Hope Hospice or
St. John Lutheran Church.
Kenneth G. Castleman
May 22, 1935 – Jan. 19, 2003
Rev.
Kenneth Grayson CASTLEMAN, 67, 100 Kenilworth Road, Argos, died at 2:52 p.m.
Sunday at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend.
Born in
Corinth, Ky., to Kenneth Ray and Bessie Mae PAGE CASTLEMAN, he married Barbara
Frances BALDWIN March 17, 1957, in Rising Sun. She survives. Rev. Castleman was
a Baptist minister and was fleet service manager for Navistar International
Transportation Corp., Fort Wayne. He was a 1953 graduate of Dry Ridge High
School, Dry Ridge, Ky., and received an associate’s degree from Boyce Bible
School in 1995. He was a member of Eastside Baptist Church, Homestead, Fla.,
and the Navistar Retirement Group.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are one son, Aaron [CASTLEMAN] and wife Rev. Joyce,
Greenwood; one daughter, Esther CASTLEMAN and husband Ted HERRMANN, Coral
Gables, Fla.; one granddaughter, Elizabeth CASTLEMAN, Greenwood; two
stepgrandchildren, Teddy and Lucia HERRMANN, Coral Gables, Fla.; one sister,
Anita SMITH, Hernando, Fla.; one brother, Russell CASTLEMAN and wife Peggy, Dry
Ridge, Ky.
Preceding
in death were his parents.
Services are at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with Revs. John KNOPES and Joyce CASTLEMAN officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Cemetery, Dry Ridge, Ky. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and through 9 p.m. following service. A service and visitation will be held in Dry Ridge, Ky., Friday. Memorials may be made to Gideons International, Eastside Baptist Church, Homestead, Fla., Bible Baptist Church, Plymouth, or the American Cancer Society.
Wednesday, January 22, 2003
H. June Cook
June 28, 1910 - Jan. 19, 2003
H. June
COOK, 13381 Magnolia Ave., Corona, Calif., died Sunday at her residence.
Born in
Rochester to A. Ray and Nelle WAGONER BABCOCK, she married Raymond L. COOK on
June 1, 1936, in Fulton. He survives.
A retired
teacher, she taught in Fulton and LaPorte for 23 years. She was a member of
First Baptist Church, Corona, Calif., American Association University of Women
and Indiana State Teachers Association. She attended Manchester and Bethel
Colleges in Indiana.
Surviving
with her husband is one daughter, Dianne COOK, Corona, Calif.; one son, James
[COOK], and wife Shelia, Jefferson City, Missouri; one granddaughter. She was
preceded in death by parents, one sister, Jean [BABCOCK]; and one brother,
James A. [BABCOCK].
Graveside
service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Rochester IOOF Cemetery with Dr. Mark
SPENCER officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made
to First Baptist Church, Corona, Calif.
Foster
and Good Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Franklin G. Loudermilk
Franklin
G. LOUDERMILK, 52, 2099 N. Old U.S. 31, died at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at Dukes
Memorial Hospital, Peru.
Arrangements
are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Thursday, January 23, 2003
Robert Andre Eriks
Sept. 29, 1936 - Jan. 22, 2003
Robert
Andre ERIKS, 66, 610 W. 375 North, Rochester, died at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday at
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Hospital, Carmel. He had been in failing health for the
past six years.
Born in
DeMotte to Andrew and Winifred KATS ERIKS, he married Patricia J. WRIGHT Sept.
28, 1957, at Lansing Bible Church, Lansing. Ill. She survives.
He lived
in the Fulton County area since 1972, coming from Lowell. He was reared in
Lansing, Ill.
He had
owned and operated dairy farms in the Rochester and Akron areas and was a heavy
equipment operator for the Operator and Engineers Union Local 150. He served in
the U.S. Army from 1955-1957. He was a member of the Leroy Shelton American
Legion Post 36, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Lake Manitou Post and the Fraternal
Order of the Eagles 852, all of Rochester.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are five daughters, Jackie L. POWLEN and husband Jay,
Kewanna, Gwen LEE and companion Gilbert LEE, Deborah L. KUCHEL and husband
Brett, Teri L. UTTER and husband Rick, all of Rochester, Jennifer W. ERIKS and
companion Michael KIMBLE, Kewanna; two sons, Robert A. ERIKS and wife Rose,
Larry A. ERIKS and wife Kathy, all of Rochester; 16 grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; a sister, Winette JOHNSON and husband Jim, Rochester; a
brother, Larry D. ERIKS, Crown Point.
He was
preceded by his parents, an infant brother and infant granddaughter, Gwyn ERIKS
in 1991.
Services
will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Foster and Good Funeral Home, Rochester. Visitation
will be 4-8 p.m. Saturday and one hour prior to services at the funeral home
Sunday. The American
Legion and VFW will conduct military graveside
services. Burial will be at IOOF Cemetery, Rochester.
Memorials
may be made to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Hospital or the American Lung
Foundation.
Franklin G. Loudermilk
April 27, 1950 – Jan. 21, 2003
Franklin
G. LOUDERMILK, 52, 2099 N. Old U.S. 31, died at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at Dukes
Memorial Hospital in Peru.
Born in
Beckley, W. Va., to Emory G. and Wanda L. BRAGG LOUDERMILK, he married Sonja R.
ZOPPE Nov. 25, 1978, in Rochester.
He was a
correctional officer at the Miami Correctional Facility and worked at Dean
Foods Co. 18 years.
Survivors
include his wife and mother; one son, John F. LOUDERMILK, Rochester; three
sisters, Linda WOOD, Akron, Ohio; Sondra K. LOUDERMILK, Rochester; Rhonda
CALHOUN COSBY, Raleigh, N.C.; one brother, Denvil LOUDERMILK, Akron, Ohio; two
nieces, Loren and Leslie WOOD, Akron, Ohio; and one nephew, Robert CALHOUN,
Rochester. He was preceded in death by his father on Feb. 7, 1974.
Funeral
service is at 10 a.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home with Pastor
Larry PYEATT officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Visitation
is 2 to 8 p.m. Friday or one hour prior to service at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
Donald E. Myers
July 15, 1911 – Jan. 22, 2003
Donald E.
MYERS, 91, 525 S. Michigan St., Plymouth, died at 3:15 a.m. Wednesday at
Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home.
Born in
Culver to William J. and Daisy OYLER MYERS, he married Sylvia Irene POLLEY on
Sept. 17, 1931 in Culver.
He moved
from Rochester in 1938. He attended Rutland School and additional studies in
the field of electronics. He first worked at Black and Bailey Hardware,
Rochester, then Montgomery Ward, Plymouth, and John Meck Industries and Bendix
Corp., South Bend, where he invented and improved production parts. He most
recently worked at Hammel Motors.
He
operated Myers Appliance Sales and Service, Plymouth, and enjoyed electronics
and vintage radios. He was a member of the Indiana Historical Radio Society and
Marshall and Fulton counties historical societies. He attended Rochester First
Church of God and Plymouth Wesleyan Church.
Survivors
include his wife; three daughters, Joyce E. PARSONS and husband Max Wayne,
North Liberty; Janet L. BIXEL, Argos, and Judith A. BROWN and husband George,
Punta Gorda, Fla.; 11 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and five
great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter,
Betty Jean MYERS, a sister, Edna PAQUETTE, and two brothers, Clarence and
Milburn MYERS.
Funeral service is at 11 a.m. Saturday at Plymouth Wesleyan Church, 11203 S. Michigan St., with Rev. Robert BARDSMAN and Pastor Les KEPHART officiating. Burial will be in New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth. Memorials may be made to Plymouth Wesleyan Church.
Friday, January 24, 2003
Lois V. Crane
Aug. 28, 1917 – Jan. 23, 2003
Lois V.
CRANE, 85, formerly of Waterhaven Apartments, Rochester, died at 8:05 p.m.
Thursday at Life Care Center, Rochester.
Born in
Clinton to Charles and May TEANY FENDER, she came to Rochester in 1992 from
South Bend.
She was a
secretary at Freeman & Speicer Auto Agency, South Bend, and a member and
past president of American Legion Auxiliary Post 284, South Bend. She was a
volunteer with the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Rochester.
Survivors
include one daughter, Judie HILDEBRAND and husband Dallas, LaBelle, Fla.; 14
grandchildren, including Vickie HEWLIN, South Bend, Janet COX, Rochester, Joyce
GINTHER, Akron, Paul DAWSON Jr., Mishawaka, Tim DAWSON, Elkhart, and Jay
HILDEBRAND, Kalamazoo, Mich.; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Preceding
in death were her parents and special friend Harry KALAMJA.
Services
are at 2 p.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester. Friends
may call from noon until services at the funeral home.
Mary C. Lawson
Jan. 11, 1911 – Jan. 22, 2003
Mary C.
LAWSON, 92, Mexico, died at 4:10 p.m. Wednesday at Howard Community Hospital,
Kokomo.
Born in
Naples, Italy to Michael and Ann ANDOLFI CESARANO, she married William F.
LAWSON Sr. June 28, 1930, in Chicago, Ill. He died Feb. 14, 1981.
Mrs.
Lawson worked at National Biscuit Co., Chicago, Ill., and retired from Torin,
Rochester. She was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church, Peru, where she was
in the Altar and Rosary Society and Daughters of Isabella.
Survivors
include one son, William W. [LAWSON] Jr. and wife Roxanne, Kokomo; two
daughters, Linda SPEAR and husband Melvin, Mexico, Ann Marie REED, Naples,
Fla.; eight grandchildren, Michael, David and Danny REED, Anthony and Justin
SPEAR, Terry and Kerrie LAWSON and Nichole MOORE; two stepgrandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren; one brother, Tony CESARANO, Los Angeles, Calif.; one
sister, Ann BIELAWSKI, McHenry, Ill.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents, one brother and five sisters.
Burial
mass is at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Charles Catholic Church, Peru, with Rev.
Francis I. KILCLINE III officiating. Burial will be at Plainview Cemetery,
Macy. Friends may call from 4-6 p.m. today at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home,
Peru. There will be a Rosary service at 5:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to St. Charles Catholic School or Caring Hands Health
Care Center.
Franklin G. Loudermilk
The
following updated information has been received about Franklin G. LOUDERMILK,
52, 2099 N. Old U.S. 31, who died at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at Dukes Memorial
Hospital, Peru.
Survivors
include Ronda CALHOUN COSBY, Raleigh, N.C.; three nieces, Lauren and Leslie
WOOD, both of Akron, Ohio, and Corey CALHOUN, Raleigh, N.C.; and one
brother-in-law, Dennis CALHOUN, Rochester.
He was
preceded in death by his father on Feb. 7, 1994.
Funeral
service is at 10 a.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home. Visitation is
2 to 8 p.m. today or one hour prior to service at the funeral home.
Gracie Belle Pierce
Gracie
Belle PIERCE, 97, 2020 Main St., died at 9:10 p.m. Thursday at Hickory Creek of
Rochester. Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home,
Rochester.
Saturday, January 25, 2003
Gracie Belle Pierce
April 23, 1905 – Jan. 23, 2003
Gracie
Belle PIERCE, 97, 2020 S. Main St., died at 9:10 p.m. Thursday at Hickory Creek
of Rochester.
Born in
Hawkins County, Tenn. to James Floyd and Henrietta JONES COOK, she married
James Francis PIERCE Sept. 12, 1926, in Rochester. He died Feb. 14, 1971.
Mrs.
Pierce came to Rochester from Tennessee in 1920. She was a homemaker and member
of First Baptist Church of Rochester.
Survivors
include one daughter, Lola RIDDLE and husband Charles, Argos; 13 grandchildren,
including Ron, Doug and Duane RIDDLE, Denise WILLIAMS, Lori CRAFT, Jon HILL and
Christina HILL, all of the Rochester area; several great-grandchildren; one
brother, Herman C. COOK, South Bend,; and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents, one daughter, Carol HILL in 1985,
and one son, Gene PIERCE in 1974.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Monday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
Junior BOSE officiating. Burial will be at Rochester IOOF Cemetery. Friends may
call from 4-7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and one hour prior to services.
Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Historical Society or First Baptist
Church, Rochester.
Monday, January 27, 2003
Beverly Davis
Beverly
DAVIS, 70, died at 4:45 a.m. today at her 4108 N. Fulton County Road 100 West
residence. Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home,
Rochester.
Donald Joe Hendrickson
Former
Rochester resident Donald Joe HENDRICKSON, 98, died Jan. 20 at his home in
Leesburg, Fla.
He was
the son of former residents Reuben B. and Vesta Ann HENDRICKSON.
Mr.
Hendrickson graduated from Rochester High School in 1923 and earned a bachelor
of science degree and a master of science degree in engineering from Purdue
University.
Survivors
include two daughters, Beverly STERLING, Birmingham, Ala., and Maisie
MEREDITH, Kerrville, Texas; seven grandchildren
and nine great grandchildren.
Preceding
in death was his wife, also a former Fulton County resident, Frances BUNN HENDRICKSON.
Memorial
services were held in Leesburg and burial will be at Richland Center Community
Cemetery, Fulton County.
Velma I. Holloway
Jan. 15, 1922 – Jan. 25, 2003
Velma I.
HOLLOWAY, 81, 202 S. Maple St., Akron, died at 2:40 a.m. Saturday at Hospice
Home of Northeast Indiana, Fort Wayne.
Born in
South Bend to Samuel O. and Lura M. SENFF, she married Wade L. HOLLOWAY Nov.
23, 1941, in Akron. He died March 4, 1996.
Mrs.
Holloway worked at Topps Safety Apparel, Rochester, and was a seamstress. She
was a member of Akron Church of the Brethren.
Survivors
include two daughters, Patricia JONES and husband Ronald, Silver Lake, Debra
TURNER and husband Jeffrey, Goshen; seven grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren; one brother, Rex DAVIS, Elkhart.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents, one sister and one brother.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Akron Church of the Brethren with Rev. Erin
HUIRAS officiating. Burial will be at Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8
p.m. Tuesday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron. Memorials may be made to Akron
Church of the Brethren or Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana, 5910 Homestead,
Ft. Wayne, IN 46814.
Dyann Phipps
Dyann
BYERLINE PHIPPS, 62, Cadiz, Ky., formerly of Richland Center, died Sunday.
She is
the mother of Jodi MILLER, Rochester.
There will be a family gathering at 5 p.m. Tuesday at
Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Mary E. Rans
Sept. 14, 1920 – Jan. 24, 2003
Mary
Ellen YOUNG RANS, 80, Lucerne, died at 7:40 p.m. Friday at Life Care Center,
Rochester. Born in Kokomo to Seth and
Cora M. ALEXANDER LOVE, she married Virgil Neil YOUNG May 10, 1943, in
Indianapolis. He died Feb. 25, 1967. She married Ralph Dean RANS Dec. 2, 1967,
in Mexico. He died Jan. 11, 1985.
Mrs. Rans
retired from Redman’s Basket Factory, Peru. She was co-owner of Dinner Bell
Market, Perrysburg.
Survivors
include three stepsons, Jim RANS and wife Donna, Rochester, Richard RANS and
wife Rose, Lucerne, Andrew J. YOUNG, Florida; three stepdaughters, Mary Jo
TROYER, Decatur, Ill., Sara Pio, Kokomo, Wynema BREIDENBACK, Chula Vista,
Calif.; several stepgrandchildren, stepgreat-grandchildren and
stepgreat-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Clarence LOVE and wife Ann and
Frances LOVE and wife Judy, all of Kokomo; one sister, Betty GLENDENNING,
Kokomo; special friend, Jim MICHAEL, Lucerne; and several nieces, nephews,
great-nieces and nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews.
Preceeding
in death with her husbands were two sisters.
Services
were today at Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport. Rev. Mike CANTRELL officiated.
Burial was at Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo. Memorials may be made to Metea
Baptist Church.
Bobby G. Rhodes
Jan. 22, 1931 – Jan. 25, 2003
Bobby
Gene RHODES, 72, Star City, died at 9:58 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent’s
Hospital, Indianapolis.
Born in
Fulton County to John Porter and Luvilla BALLENGER RHODES, he married Nelda Mae
LINES July 15, 1951, in Chesterton. She survives.
Mr.
Rhodes attended Akron High School. He was a supervisor at the LaPorte district
of the Indiana State Highway Department for 16 years, retiring in 1993. He
owned and operated Bob’s Sonoco Service Station, East Gary, for 17 years.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are two daughters, Kathy M. MUSALL and husband Dennis, Walton,
Vicky L. ROPP and husband Brian, Logansport; one son, Rick G. [RHODES] and wife
Becky, Star City; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters,
Nina CHAPMAN, Irene MILLER and Lorene SPICE and husband Don, all of Rochester;
one brother, Dale [RHODES] and wife Vernice, Rochester; one sister-in-law,
Marjorie RHODES, Rochester; one brother-in-law, Bill GILLESPIE, Silver Lake.
Preceding
in death were his parents, infant daughter Rhonda Kaye [RHODES], two sisters,
Emalene KINDIG and Selena GILLESPIE, and two brothers, Tommy and Porter RHODES.
No
services or visitation are planned. Burial will be at Athens Cemetery.
Barbara J. Schwier
Sept. 30, 1930 – Jan. 25, 2003
Barbara
Jean SCHWIER, 72, died at 8 a.m. Saturday at her 6180 E. Indiana 14 residence.
Born in
Lafayette to Raymond and Pearl QUAINTANCE PONTIUS, she lived most of her life
in Fulton County, coming from Lafayette.
Ms.
Schwier was a quality control agent at Chamberlin Products, Akron, for 25 years
and at Federal Mogul, Leiters Ford, for nine years. She was an organizer for
Teamsters Union Local 414, Fort Wayne, and was a member of American Legion
Auxiliary Post 36, Rochester, and the Women’s Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Culver. She was active with the Fulton County Democratic Women.
Survivors
include a half foster sister, Frances “Faye” MELTON, at home; two daughters,
Diana SHOEMAKER and husband Jerry, Akron, Sheryl “Sheri” WOODS, Rochester; five
grandchildren; one great-grandaughter; one sister, Sharon J. PONTIUS, Rochester;
one brother, Jerry D. PONTIUS, Lafayette.
Preceding
in death were her parents.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with Rev.
Steve FLECK officiating. Burial will be at Athens Cemetery. Memorials may be
made to Hope Hospice.
Helen L. Annen Weller
Helen L. ANNEN WELLER, 87, 300 E. Fourth St., Waterhaven Apt. 3G, died at 6:08 p.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Beverly Davis
Aug. 12, 1932 – Jan. 27, 2003
Beverly
Jean Sophia OGLE DAVIS, 70, died at 4:50 a.m. Monday at her residence at 4108
N. Fulton County Road 100 West.
Born in
Hanna to Arthur William and Helen Ellen HAZEN HUNDT, she married Paul Lloyd
OGLE Jan. 21, 1950, in Plymouth. They later divorced.
Mrs.
Davis retired in 1993 from General Tire Corp., Wabash, after 35 years. She came
to Rochester from Bremen in 1953. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church,
where she was in the Luther Ann’s, Women of the Moose Lodge 1107 and president
of Rochester chapter of Parents Without Partners for 20 years.
Survivors
include one daughter, Vicky RICHARD and husband Hugh, Rochester; two sons, Paul
Douglas OGLE Sr., Rochester, and Jeffery Mark OGLE and wife Judy, Leesburg, Fla.;
10 grandchildren, Hugh D., Kristy, Adam and Toshia RICHARD, all of Rochester,
Brian OGLE, Anderson, Paul Douglas OGLE Jr., Topeka, Erin OGLE, Louisville Ky.,
Jeffery M. OGLE Jr. and Mark OGLE, both of Rochester; five great-grandchildren;
nine sisters, Delores OGLE, Rochester, Luella POWELL, Plymouth, Judy LOHAGEN
and husband Dick, Pottstown, Penn., Carolyn COLBURN and husband David, Newark,
Ohio, Barbara HARRINGTON and husband Steven and Tynna WALENGA and husband Mike,
all of Bremen, Catherine GARZA and companion Mike, Lila HARMON and husband
Bill, New Hope, Ky., Patricia IGELSKI and husband Raymond, Wabash; six
brothers, Robert HUNDT, Richard HUNDT and wife Loretta and Paul HUNDT and wife
Chris, all of Plymouth, William F. HUNDT and wife Donna, Bremen, George HUNDT,
Illinois, and Francis HUNDT and wife Robbin, LaGrange.
Preceding
in death were her parents, one son, Robert Lee OGLE in 1954, and one brother,
Arthur HUNDT Jr.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Friday at St. John Lutheran Church, 404 Jefferson St., with Rev.
Jim WASMUTH officiating. Burial will be at Rochester IOOF Cemetery. Friends may
call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, and
one hour prior to services at the church. Memorials may be made to the American
Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association.
Steve Meier Sr.
Steve
MEIER Sr., 52, Macy, died Monday at Woodlawn Hospital. Arrangements are pending
at McClain Funeral Home, Denver.
Kenneth A. Norman
Jan. 17, 1926 – Jan. 26, 2003
Kenneth
A. NORMAN, 77, died at 2:10 p.m. Sunday at his residence at 1950 E. Indiana 24,
Wabash.
Born in
Miami County to Jesse F. and Judel ALSPACH NORMAN, he married Frances L.
STRANGE May 30, 1952, at Lagro United Methodist Church. She survives.
Mr.
Norman taught high school math and business for 38 years at Lagro, Southwood
and Northfield schools. He attended Calvary Chapel Worship Center, Wabash, and
was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are five sons, Randy R.[NORMAN] and wife Linda, of
Wilkinson, Gary [NORMAN] and wife Kristie, Wabash, Steve [NORMAN] and wife
Brenda,
Brighton, Mich., Ed A. [NORMAN], Indianapolis,
and Brian J. [NORMAN], Wabash; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; four
sisters, Martha WAGONER, Talma, Ruth BYRER, Mentone, Audra FOUTS, Sebring,
Fla., Irene POWELL, Carpentersville, Ill.; three brothers, David [NORMAN],
Macy, Roy [NORMAN] Warsaw, and Oran [NORMAN], Akron.
Preceding
in death were his parents, four brothers and two sisters.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Thursday at Calvary Chapel Worship Center, 619 N. Indiana 13,
Wabash, with Rev. Stephen ECKART officiating. Burial will be at Lagro Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Home,
Manchester Avenue Chapel, Wabash.
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Carrie M. Arthur
Jan. 24, 1926 – Jan. 27, 2003
Carrie
Mae ARTHUR, 77, Kokomo, died at 10:10 a.m. Monday at Waterford Place Health
Campus, Kokomo.
Born in
New London to Rev. J. Franklin and Hazel SHOOK ARTHUR, she graduated from
Fulton High School in 1945 and Bob Jones University, Greenville, S.C., in 1955.
Miss
Arthur was an apprentice pharmacist at Community Hospital, Indianapolis, and a
member of First Baptist Church, Russiaville.
Survivors
include three sisters, Betty COLEMAN and husband Paul, Zapata, Texas, Charlotte
DIAL, Indianapolis, and Mary LOVELACE and husband Joseph, Russiaville; one
aunt, Eva BUZZARD, Kokomo; 10 nieces and nephews; several great-nieces and
nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews.
Preceding
in death were her parents.
Services
are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Stout & Son Funeral Home, 200 E. Main St.,
Russiaville, with Rev. Ron DeGRAFF officiating. Burial will be at Barnett
Cemetery, Kokomo. Friends may call from 3-7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Russiaville, Russiaville
Ambulance Service or Bona Vista of Kokomo.
Pauline Meier
Pauline
MEIER, 82, died at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday at Hickory Creek of Rochester.
Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Steven C. Meier Sr.
Nov. 15, 1950 – Jan. 27, 2003
Steven
Craig MEIER Sr., 52, Macy, died at 5:20 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital.
Born in Sterling, Ill. to Milo James and Lavern
Edith BOLLER MEIER, he married Vicki L. GULLETT Feb. 17, 1974, in Indianapolis.
She survives.
Mr. Meier
worked at Kokomo Grain, Amboy, and Norfolk & Western, Norfolk &
Southern and Central Railroads. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are three sons, Steven Craig [MEIER] Jr., Joseph Arthur
and Rickey Allen MEIER, all of Macy; three grandchildren, Kayla and Amber FRY
and Stevie Nichole MEIER; one sister, Sandy BOWEN, Citra, Fla.; one brother,
Carlton COVER, Macy.
Preceding
in death were his father, Milo MEIER, his mother, Lavern MEIER COVER, and
stepfather, Sunny COVER.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McClain Funeral Home, Denver, with Rev. David
WELSH officiating. Burial will be at Westlawn
Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday
at the funeral home.
James E. Rose
James E.
ROSE, 62, 3700 17th Road, Tippecanoe, died at 1:27 a.m. today at St. Joseph
Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral
Home, Argos.
Thursday, January 30, 2003
Ula Bradley
June 11, 1902 – Jan. 28, 2003
Ula
BRADLEY, 100, died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Peabody Retirement Community, North
Manchester.
Born in
Floyd County, Ky., to James and Reel FLANNERY TUSSEY, she married Green BRADLEY
Feb. 15, 1919. He died Jan. 23, 1981.
Mrs.
Bradley was a homemaker.
Survivors
include two daughters, Barbara MILLER and husband Richard, Winona Lake, Sandy
GROSSNICKLE and husband Roger, North Manchester; eight grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; 30 great-great-grandchildren.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents, three sons, three daughters, one
brother and two sisters.
Services
were today at Delaughter-McKee Mortuary, North Manchester Chapel. Rev. J.P.
FREEMAN officiated. Burial was at South Whitley Cemetery.
Marjorie L. Fee
Aug. 25, 1932 – Jan. 28, 2003
Marjorie
L. FEE, 70, died at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday at her Kokomo residence.
Born in
Wayne Township to Richard Lester and Wilma Irene JOHNSTON ROUCH, she married
Glenn Ray FEE March 31, 1956, in Grass Creek. He died Oct. 8, 1972.
A
homemaker, she was a member of Family Worship Center, Kokomo, Howard County
Extension Homemakers Choraliers, Fulton County Historical Society, Grass Creek
United Methodist Church, 20th Century Extension Homemakers Club and Fulton
County Extension Homemaker Chorus. She was a 1950 graduate of Grass Creek High
School and a 1955 graduate of Purdue University.
Survivors
include one daughter, Narda MOCK and husband Roger, Kokomo; two granddaughters,
Heather MOCK, Kokomo, and Sarah MOCK, Terre Haute; three sisters, Wilma THOMAS
and Janece HERROLD, both of Kewanna, Carita BROWN, Rochester; and one brother,
Gerald ROUCH, Atlanta.
Services
are at 1 p.m. Saturday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna chapel, with
Rev. Pat BOUSUM officiating. Burial will be at Grass Creek Cemetery. Friends
may call from 11 a.m. until time of service. Memorials may be made to the
Fulton County Historical Society or Family Worship Center, Kokomo.
Elaine Fugate Hill
Elaine
FUGATE HILL, 67, Mentone, died at 12:15 a.m. today at St. Joseph Regional
Medical Center, Plymouth. Arrangements are pending at King Memorial Home,
Mentone.
James E. Rose
Nov. 25, 1940 – Jan. 29, 2003
James E.
ROSE, 62, 3700 17B Road., Tippecanoe, died at 1:27 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph
Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.
Born in
Hazard, Ky., to Ellis and Margaret ROBINSON ROSE, he married Beatrice HENSLEY
July 6, 1990, in Argos. She survives.
Mr. Rose
worked at Franklin Coach, Nappanee, and Travel Craft, Elkhart, for 30 years,
and at Mid West Cable, Argos. He was a member of Church of Jesus Christ, Argos,
and was an avid fisherman and gun collector.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are one daughter, Angela Marie ROSE, Bremen; one son,
Rodney Charles ROSE, Bremen; three stepchildren, Sheila WAGERS and husband
Enoch, Jackson, Ky., Wayne WRIGHT, Tippecanoe, Roger WRIGHT, South Bend; five
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Naomi MILES and husband
Robert, Toledo, Ohio, Reatha TUCKER, Bristol; seven brothers, John [ROSE] and
wife Wanda, New Mexico, Jerry [ROSE] and wife Bonnie, Crockett, Texas, Thomas
[ROSE] and wife Wanda, Lovelady, Texas, William [ROSE] and wife Venda, Maynard
and Frank [ROSE], all of Benton Harbor, Mich., and Carl [ROSE] and wife
Christy, Bridgeman, Mich.
Preceding
in death were his parents and one brother, Bobby Ray ROSE.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ, Argos, with Revs. Lloyd
HOWARD and Ron HENSLEY officiating. Burial will be at 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. Memorials may be made to the church.
Friday, January 31, 2003
Florence E. ‘Betty’ Hoffman
Florence
E. “Betty” HOFFMAN, 86, Winamac, died at 7:36 p.m. Thursday at Pulaski Memorial
Hospital, Winamac. Arrangements are pending at Frain Mortuary, Winamac.
Pauline Meier
Dec. 24, 1921 – Jan. 28, 2003
Pauline
MEIER, 82 formerly of 4031 E. Fulton County Road 300 South, died at 11:50 p.m.
Tuesday at Hickory Creek of Rochester.
Born in
Matteson, Ill., to Paul and Stella SWINGENDORF MEIER, she came to Rochester in
1945 from Matteson. She was a homemaker and raised dogs.
Survivors
include one niece, Nancy DUNNING, Lakewood, Colo.; three nephews, Norm MEIER,
Newark, Ill., Paul MEIER, Munster, and Thomas MEIER, Christopher, Ill.
Preceding
in death were her parents and one brother, Wilford MEIER in 1983.
No
services are planned. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, handled
arrangements.
Elaine Fugate Hill
Nov. 5, 1935 – Jan. 30, 2003
Elaine
FUGATE HILL, 67, 105 E. Jackson St., Mentone, died at 12:15 a.m. Thursday at
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.
Born in
Kosciusko County to Maurice E. and Cathern B. BLUE DUNNUCK, she married Thomas
M. FUGATE in August 1961 in Mentone. He died April 22, 1984. She married Robert
J. HILL July 17, 1992. He survives.
Mrs.
Hill, a homemaker and an elementary school teacher, retired in 1997. She was a
member of Mentone United Methodist Church and Daughters of the American
Revolution. She was recording secretary at Bell Museum, Mentone, where she was
a trustee and served on the founding committee. She was a 1953 Mentone High
School graduate and a 1957 Manchester College graduate.
Surviving
with her husband, at home, are one daughter, Beth PARE and husband Paul,
Culver; one son, Mark FUGATE and wife Sarah, Carmel; five grandchildren, Elise,
Arielle and Nicole PARE and Graham and Lydia FUGATE; two brothers, Kenneth
DUNNUCK and wife June Eva, Jackson, Mich., Forst DUNNUCK and wife Louise, Etna
Green.
Preceding
in death with her first husband were her parents and one sister, Marilyn Jean
DUNNUCK.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Monday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with Rev. Will LAWSON
Sr. officiating. Burial will be at Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to
5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Mentone United
Methodist Church, Bell Museum or Hope Hospice of Kosciusko County.
Saturday, February 1, 2003
[no obits]
Monday, February 3, 2003
Linda K. Hogan Federer
Sept. 10, 1954 – Jan. 23, 2003
Former
Kewanna resident Linda K. HOGAN FEDERER, 48, Wolcott, died Jan. 23 at St.
Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette.
Born in
Hammond to Jack and Flo HOGAN, she married Joseph FEDERER. He survives.
Mrs. Federer farmed with her family. She grew
up in Kewanna and attended school there.
Surviving
with her husband, at home, are her parents, of Kewanna; one son, Jason,
[FEDERER] Wolcott; one daughter, Kristen [FEDERER], Wolcott; one brother,
Michael HOGAN, Kewanna; four sisters, Kathleen DEES, California, Wendy KELLY,
West Lafayette, Alice WHITE, Winamac, and Janice GRAHAM, Kewanna.
Services
were in Monon.
Florence E. ‘Betty’ Hoffman
July 15, 1916 – Jan. 30, 2003
Florence
E. “Betty” HOFFMAN, 86, 422 S. Burson St., Winamac, died at 7:36 p.m. Thursday
at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.
Survivors
include two daughters, Betty REINHOLD and Marge CONN, both of Winamac; four
sons, Arthur and Dan [HOFFMAN], both of Winamac, Howard [HOFFMAN], Rochester,
Tom [HOFFMAN], Ashboro, N.C.
Services
were today at Frain Mortuary, Winamac.
Gertrude M. Jacobs
Sept. 5, 1913 – Feb. 2, 2003
Gertrude
M. JACOBS, 89, formerly of 2746 S. Wabash Road., died at 2 a.m. Sunday at Life
Care Center, Rochester. Born in Norris,
Tenn., to Calvin N. and Tennessee “Tennie” ADKINS MELTON, she married Carl
JACOBS Sept. 30, 1937, in Wabash. He died March 8, 1975.
Mrs.
Jacobs came to Fulton County in 1960 from Norris, Tenn. She was a homemaker and
a licensed practical nurse. She attended Riverview Community Church, near Talma.
Survivors
include one daughter, Willodean “Dean” McCALL and husband Jay, Rochester; one
son, Jack JACOBS and wife Vickie, Rochester; five grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; one brother, Albert MELTON, Anderson, Tenn.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents, one great-grandson, Austin McCALL,
one sister, Jessie MELTON, and infant brother, Ralph [MELTON], two half
brothers, Bruce MELTON and Mack CARDEN.
Private
graveside services will be held at Rochester IOOF Cemetery with Rev. Larry
PYEATT officiating. No visitation is planned. Foster & Good Funeral Home,
Rochester, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Humane
Society, 1819 E. Indiana 14, Rochester, IN 46975.
Barbara M. Riemenschneider
March 19, 1928 – Jan. 30, 2003
Barbara
M. RIEMENSCHNEIDER, 74, Lakeland, Fla., formerly of Logansport, died at 8:35
a.m. Thursday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, Fla.
Born in
Royal Center to Clarence W. and Margaret FICKLE GOOD, she married William
RIEMENSCHNEIDER in 1949. He died Jan. 3, 1969.
Mrs.
Riemenschneider, retired in 1993 as a teacher for Logansport Community Schools.
She taught at Fairview Elementary and Columbia Elementary schools. While a
resident of Lakeland, Fla., she enjoyed the beach and ocean and remained a
fervent Indiana University basketball fan. She was a graduate of Indiana
University.
Survivors
include daughters, Trish and Rick BEAULIEU and Julie and Jeffrey GREEN, all of
Rochester, Randi STRONG, Lakeland, Fla.; four grandchildren, Bill RIEMENSCHNEIDER
and wife Kelly, Indianapolis, Brittin BEAULIEU, Chesterfield, Mo., Erin
BEAULIEU, Lakeland, Fla., and Chelsey RIEMENSCHNEIDER, Logansport; a
great-granddaughter, Alexa RIEMENSCHNEIDER.
Preceding
in death with her husband was one son, Mark [RIEMENSCHNEIDER].
Services
are at 1 p.m. Saturday at Kroeger Funeral Home, 711 E. Market St., Logansport,
with Rev. Donald RUHL officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Friends
may call from 11 a.m. until time of service. Memorials may be made to the
Alzheimer’s Association, American Heart Fund or the Humane Society.
Mildred L. Shippy
Sept. 6, 1910 – Feb. 1, 2003
Mildred
L. SHIPPY, 92, Rochester, died at 6 a.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Hospital. She had
been ill two weeks.
Born in
Boonville to John M. and Margaret BENNIE JOHNSON, she married Emmitt D. SHIPPY
April 7, 1932, in Ligonier. He died March 28, 1984.
Mrs.
Shippy, a homemaker, came to Rochester in 1984 from Kendallville, where she
resided since 1975. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church,
Rochester.
Survivors
include one son, Stuart [SHIPPY] and wife Janet, Rochester; four daughters,
Janis SWANK and husband Don, Kendallville, Betty CHAPMAN and husband Jerry, New
Carlisle, Patricia WOLFF and husband Dorman, Elkhart, and Susan Kay WALTERS and
husband Edward, South Bend; 16 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; one
brother, Thomas M. JOHNSON, Kendallville.
Preceding
in death was one sister, Lula Mae MILLARD.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home, Kendallville, with
Rev. David HOGSETT officiating. Burial will be at Lake View Cemetery. Friends
may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers
memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church music department.
R. Wayne Smith
Feb. 22, 1922 – Jan. 31, 2003
Insurance
man, civic leader Smith dies
Wayne
SMITH, prominent civic leader and patriarch of Smith Sawyer Smith Insurance,
died at his Lake Manitou home Friday.
Smith,
80, joined the Haskett and Jones Insurance Agency in 1949, and built it into
one of the area’s leaders. It is now
Smith Sawyer and Smith, where two of his three sons, Mart and Ron, [SMITH] his
son-in-law, Jack SAWYER, and two grandchildren work.
Smith was
involved in various community service and athletic organizations.
He was a
past Rochester Chamber of Commerce president, past president and district
director of Lions International and former 4-H Fair Board member. He helped form and charter the Fulton County
United Way.
He was a
33rd Degree Mason and longtime Republican Party supporter.
He
coached yourh baseball and basketball and was a high school and college
basketball official throughout the north past of the state.
He served
in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Afterwards, he attended Manchester College, an institution he was to
support for the rest of his life. He
and his wife, Virginia [SMITH], established a college scholarship fund for
Fulton County students attending the college.
Manchester
College recognized his gifts by naming the entrance gate to its outdoor
athletic facilities for him.
Smith
billed himself a poor farm boy from Macy when accepting the 1991 Community
Service Award from the Rochester and Lake Manitou Chamber of Commerce.
“My
utmost hope is to be able to, as a family and person, give back to the
community the fulfillment and enjoyment I’ve had as part of the community,” he
said during that awards ceremony. “I
think this community is just the berries of a place to live.”
His son,
Ron, received the Chamber service award last month. His son, Mart, has been president of the Rochester School Board
for more than a decade. His daughter,
Sandy [SAWYER], is a past president of the Fulton County Library board of
trustees. His son, Terry [SMITH], built
Rock Hollow Golf Course near Peru and is active in community affairs there.
R. Wayne
SMITH, 80, died at 8:30 p.m. Friday at his 2009 Bessmore Park Road residence.
Born in
Miami County to Benjamin and Emma WARD SMITH, he married Virginia V. BRYANT in
January 1940. She survives.
Mr. Smith,
a 1949 Manchester College graduate, joined Haskett and Jones Insurance Agency,
now Smith, Sawyer & Smith Insurance in 1949 and moved to Rochester in 1953.
Active in civic affairs throughout his career, he was president and district
director of Lions International, president of Rochester Chamber of Commerce,
received the Community Service Award in 1991, coached American Legion baseball,
Buttermilk Bob’s basketball team and officiated high school and college
basketball throughout northern Indiana 20 years. He was a member of Grace
United Methodist Church, Elks, Moose and Eagles lodges and the American Legion,
all of Rochester, Lincoln Masonic Lodge, Macy, Orak and Mizpah Shrine and was a
33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason. He was a Manchester College trustee and a U.S.
Army veteran of World War II. He enjoyed Masonic work, raising horses, golf,
bridge and St. Louis Cardinals baseball.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are one daughter, Sandra SAWYER and husband Jack,
Rochester; three sons, Terry [SMITH] and wife Rebecca, Peru, Ron [SMITH] and
wife Maureen and Mart [SMITH], all of Rochester; 10 grandchildren; 18
great-grandchildren; one sister, Marjorie MILLER, Richmond; one brother, Harold
[SMITH], Warsaw.
Preceding
in death were his parents and one brother, Benjamin.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church, Rochester, with Rev.
Rick TAYLOR officiating. Burial will be at IOOF Cemetery, Rochester. Friends
may call from 3-8 p.m. today at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester, where
a Masonic service will be at 8 p.m., and one hour prior to services at the
church. Memorials may be made to Hope Hospice of Fulton County.
Mary E. Troutman
March 19, 1910 – Jan. 31, 2003
Mary
Elizabeth TROUTMAN, 92, Twin Falls, Idaho, died at 5 a.m. Friday at Sunbridge
Care Center, Twin Falls.
Born in
Kewanna to Hal P. and Elizabeth BARNETT TROUTMAN, she was a 1928 Kewanna High
School graduate and attended business college in Chicago.
She was a
clerk, agent and underwriter, among other jobs, at All State Insurance, which
was in business only two years when she began. As promotions came and the
company grew, she moved from Chicago to Philadelphia, to New York and back to
Indianapolis for 15 years before retiring in 1975. She attended Catholic
church.
Survivors
include one brother, Charlie and wife Betty, MURTAUGH, Idaho; adopted sister,
Ruthie SHAFFER, Rochester; four nieces, Nancy WERNER, Carmel, Barbara PELL and
Merle, Lapel, Marigene STONE and husband Stephen, Monroe, Mich., Trudy HANEY,
Akron; two nephews, Terry TROUTMAN and wife Darlene, Kewanna, Tim TROUTMAN,
Leiters Ford; 13 great-nieces and nephews; several great-great-nieces and
nephews.
Preceding
in death were three brothers, Dennis, Omer and Joe TROUTMAN.
Services
are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with Rev.
Stephen STONE officiating. Burial will be at Barnett Cemetery, Kewanna. Friends
may call from noon until time of service. Memorials may be made to Barnett
Cemetery.
Norma J. Vance
Oct. 26, 1914 – Feb. 1, 2003
Norma
Jean VANCE, 88, 521 W. Fourth St., died Saturday at Life Care Center,
Rochester. She had been in failing health two years.
Born in
Chicago, Ill., to Kenneth and Marguerite DENVER HOGLE, she married Glenn VANCE
July 16, 1942, in South Dakota. He died in 1963.
Mrs.
Vance came to Rochester in the summer of 1996 from Winston-Salem, N.C. She
retired in 1971 as chief executive officer of Perfection Mica Corp.,
Bensenville, Ill., and was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic
Church, Rochester, Women’s Auxiliary of the Eagles Lodge 852 and was a lover of
animals, a sports car enthusiast and was actively involved with political
issues.
Survivors
include two daughters, Bobbee VANCE, Rochester, Joyce Ann VANCE, Fort Wayne;
one son, Rick [VANCE] and wife Debbie, Rochester; six grandchildren, Bethany
MONAHAN, Brooke CYGNAR, Edward Vance VICTOR, Kelley CASEY, Derrick and Courtney
VANCE; two great-grandchildren, Gage and Hunter CYGNAR.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rochester, with Father
Joseph JACOB officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Catholic Cemetery,
Evanston, Ill. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good
Funeral Home, Rochester, where the Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Memorials
may be made to the Fulton County Humane Society or St. Jude Children’s
Hospital.
Tuesday, February 4, 2003
Cody N. Erickson
Aug. 19, 1994 – Feb. 2, 2003
Cody N.
ERICKSON, 8, 10772 King Rd., Plymouth, died at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Memorial
Hospital, South Bend. Born in South
Bend to Gregg and Kelly HIATT ERICKSON, he was a first grader at Washington
Elementary School, Plymouth, and a member of Sunrise Chapel.
Surviving
with his parents are one sister, Danielle [ERICKSON] and one brother, Gregory
II [ERICKSON], both at home; paternal grandparents Bernard Jr. and Jan
ERICKSON, Bremen; great-grandmother, Florence ERICKSON, Walkerton; maternal
great-grandparents Phillip and Shirley HIATT, Plymouth.
Preceding
in death was his grandmother, Lois ERICKSON.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Sunrise Chapel, Plymouth, with Rev. Rustin KRAPTL
officiating. Burial will be at Morris Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7
p.m. Wednesday at Van Gilder Funeral Home, 300 W. Madison St., Plymouth, and
one hour prior to services at the church. Memorials may be made to Washington
Elementary School, 1500 Lake Ave., Plymouth, IN 46563.
Franklin Gross
Franklin
GROSS, 55, 4330 N. Fulton County Road 750 West, died at 8:20 p.m. Monday at
Hickory Creek of Rochester. Arrangements are pending at Harrison-Metzger
Funeral Home, Kewanna.
Dorothy M. Kirk
Dorothy
M. KIRK, 57, Culver, died at 10:42 a.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna.
Wednesday, February 5, 2003
Franklin Gross Sr.
Aug. 18, 1947 – Feb. 3, 2003
Franklin
GROSS Sr., 55, 9880 W. Erie Dr., died at 8:20 p.m. Monday at Hickory Creek of
Rochester.
Born in
Plymouth to Lewis and Viola SNYDER GROSS, he married Karen MEFFORD April 9,
2001, in Rochester. She survives.
Mr. Gross
was a fiberglass worker at Maax Midwest, Bremen.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are three sons, Franklin [GROSS] Jr., Rochester, Marc
[GROSS], Inwood, and Shane [GROSS] South Bend; five daughters, Autie GRAHAM,
North Liberty, Dawn KUNTZ, Plymouth, Crystal RAMIREZ, South Bend, Marie GROSS,
Kentucky, and Loretta GROSS, Rochester; 20 grandchildren; his mother, South
Bend; three brothers, Lee Roy [GROSS], Walkerton, David [GROSS], Leiters Ford,
Dale [GROSS], Kentucky; five sisters, Shirley BEAN, Mishawaka, Mary KRICK and
Barbara FISHER, both of Plymouth, Janet BOYER, South Bend, and Linda JOHNSON,
Arizona.
Preceding
in death were two brothers.
Services
are at 2 p.m. Thursday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna Chapel, with
Rev. Todd WILSON officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to services at
the funeral home.
D. Marie Kirk
Dec. 27, 1945 – Feb. 3, 2003
D. Marie
KIRK, 57, Culver, died at 10:42 a.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital.
Survivors include husband Robert W. [KIRK], at
home; six daughters, Kathy NAVARRETTE, Midland, Texas, Glenda KIRK, Hawesville,
Ky., Sharon SCHLEMMER, Warsaw, Cindy CLINGLER, W. College Corner, Candy WEAVER,
Monterey, and Bobbie Kaye EDMONSON, Kewanna; two sons, Tom CHUMLEY, Houston,
Texas, and Jim CHUMLEY, Winamac; three sisters, Maxine ROBBINS, Knox, Rosie
NICHOLS, Biloxi, Miss., and Linda RUSSELL, Wheatfield.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna Chapel.
Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
James G. Schipper
May 17, 1936 – Feb. 3, 2003
James G.
SCHIPPER, 66, 486 N. Comstock St., Wabash, died at 1:50 p.m. Monday at Lutheran
Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne.
Born in
Akron to Albert and Hazel BEHNEY SCHIPPER, he married Patricia SNOW July 27,
1956, in North Manchester. She survives.
Mr.
Schipper retired in 1999 from E&B Paving, Rochester, where he was a heavy
equipment operator. He was a member of Wabash Hanna Masonic Lodge and
International Union of Operating Engineers 103, Kokomo. He was owner and
operator of Schipper Asphalt Sealing, Wabash, and worked for McMahon O’Connor
Construction, Rochester. He was involved in construction more than 40 years.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are two daughters, Monica COON and husband Kevin and
Stacy JAMERSON, all of Wabash; five grandchildren, Jamie and Joshua COON,
Dustin SCHIPPER, Blake and Matthew JAMERSON, all of Wabash; one great-grandson,
Trey COON, Wabash; one brother, Leon [SCHIPPER] and wife Betty, Akron; two
sisters, Betty
KOTTERMAN, Phoenix, Ariz., and Mary SHOCK,
Tempe, Ariz.
Preceding
in death were his parents, three brothers and one sister.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Manchester Avenue Chapel, 1241
Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Rev. Danny BOONE officiating. Burial will be at
Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
Jerry L. Shelton
April 6, 1951 – Jan. 4, 2003
Jerry Lee
SHELTON, 51, 300 Rodgers St., Gaffney, S.C., died Tuesday at Upstate Carolina
Medical Center.
Born in
Peru to Lonnie SHELTON and Jean Williams CHIVINGTON, he married Margaret
CHARVONNEAU. She survives.
Mr.
Shelton was a retired machinist.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are his father and stepmother, Lonnie and Judy SHELTON,
Rochester; his mother, Jean CHIVINGTON, Mesa, Ariz.; two sons, David [SHELTON],
Berlin, Germany, and Garrett [SHELTON] and wife Maria, Gaffney, S.C.; one
brother, T.J. [SHELTON] and wife Chris, Rochester; one sister, Kathy KAISER,
Apache Junction, Ariz.; two grandsons, Brandon SHELTON, Berlin, Germany, and
David SHELTON, Gaffney, S.C.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Friday at Shuford-Hatcher Funeral Home, Gaffney, S.C. A memorial
service will be held in Rochester at a later date. Memorials may be made to the
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation through Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home,
1101 Jefferson St., Rochester, IN 46975.
Thursday, February 6, 2003
Jazmin R. King
Jan. 10, 2003 - Feb. 4, 2003
Jazmin
Renee KING, 25 days, died at 3:25 p.m. Tuesday at Riley Children’s Hospital,
Indianapolis.
Survivors
include her parents, Cherri RIALE and Travis KING, Monterey; maternal
grandparents, Andrew and Charlotte RIALE, Argos; paternal grandparents Lonnie
and Debbie KING, Monterey; great-grandparents, Iley and Evelyn RILEY, Plymouth,
Halton and Lula FORTSON, Columbus, Ga., Juanita JACKSON, Gary, and Bonnie and
Don WHITESELL, Bradenton, Fla.; great-great-grandparent Ore WATSON, Magnolia,
Ark. one brother, Kia RIALE and one sister, Victoria RIALE, both at home.
Services
are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver. Burial will be at Riverside Memorial Cemetery, Monterey. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until time of
service at the funeral home. Memorials
may be made to the family.
Dorothy M. Mitchell
April 4, 1924 - Feb. 5, 2003
Dorothy
M. MITCHELL, 78, 433 E. 18th St., died at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at Hickory Creek
of Rochester.
Born in
Walkerton to Frank P. and Marjorie ROSS ULLERY, she married Howard E. MITCHELL
Sept. 20, 1942, in Hammond. He
survives.
Mrs.
Mitchell was a Plymouth, Tyner and Rochester resident all of her life. She attended Tyner and Teegarden schools and
graduated from Lincoln High School, Plymouth, with the class of 1942. She worked at Morris Dime Store 10 years and
in Lord’s Dress Shop for four years, both businesses in Plymouth.
She
enjoyed playing the guitar, organ and piano.
She was a member of Blissful Church of the Brethren. She will be remembered for her devotion and
love for her family. Her family was
everything to her. She loved being with
them and always wanted her grandchildren around her.
Surviving
with her husband of 60 years are two daughters, Connie Lou MITCHELL, Rochester,
and Sharon K. WILLYERD and husband Ed, Lakeland, Fla.; one son, Monte D.
MITCHELL, Rochester; nine grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; and one
sister, Lelah L. HENDRY, North Manchester.
Preceding
in death were her parents and two brothers, Lester and Raymond ULLERY.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Saturday at Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan
St., Plymouth, with Rev. Glen MITCHELL officiating. Burial will be at New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at
the funeral home. Memorials may be made
to the American Heart Association or American Lung Association.
Ed Powlen
May 28, 1953 - Feb. 4, 2003
Ed
POWLEN, 49, 570 Juniper Rd., Bremen, died at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial
Hospital, South Bend, after battling cancer.
Born in
Logansport to Robert and Joyce RENTSCHLER POWLEN, he married Lori JOHANSON July
15, 1994. She survives.
Mr.
Powlen moved to the Bremen area in 1992.
A 1972 Caston High School graduate, he worked at Hop Cap, Bremen, for 15
years and currently at Covermaster, Elkhart.
He was co-owner of Trans Truk, Inc.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are his mother, Kewanna; three sons, Aaron [POWLEN],
South Bend, Ryan [POWLEN], Mishawaka, and Brad [POWLEN], Star City; one
step-daughter, Liza JACKSON, Rochester; one step=-son, Joshua LOVELACE,
Mishawaka; two sisters, Sue WALTERS, Carmel, LuAn CONNOR, Kewanna; two brothers,
Jay and Phil [POWLEN], both of Kewanna; three step-grandchildren.
Precedig
in death was his father on Dec. 22, 2002.
Services are at 11 a.m. Friday at Mishler Funeral Home, Bremen, with Rev. George HAPNER officiating. Burial will be at Bremen Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Friday, February 7, 2003
Bruce Reed
Aug. 22, 1949 – Feb. 6, 2003
Bruce
REED, 53, 661 S. County Road 900 East, Akron, died at 4:35 a.m. Thursday at
Hickory Creek of Rochester.
Survivors
include two brothers, Clyde and George [REED], both of Akron.
Services
will be private and there is no visitation. Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, is in
charge of arrangements.
Saturday, February 8, 2003
Helen U. Federer
May 26, 1923 - Feb. 6, 2003
Helen U.
FEDERER, 79, Wolcott, died at 1:30 a.m. Thursday at the Monticello Assisted
Living and Healthcare Center, Monticello.
Survivors include one daughter, Janice BROOKS, Wolcott, two sons, John
FEDERER and Ed FEDERER, both of Wolcott, three sisters, Rita CHAPMAN, Winamac,
Wilma KOEBCKE, Rensselaer, and Anna FLOHR, Ft. Wayne, and seven
grandchildren. Services are at 11 a.m.
Monday at the Sacrd Heart Catholic Church, Remington. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
John Hollar
John
HOLLAR, 89, 8232 E. 16th Road, Argos, died Friday at 4:15 p.m. at Pilgrim Manor
Nursing Home, Plymouth. Arrangements
are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Monday, February 10, 2003
Gloria A. Edwards
Nov. 7, 1948 – Feb. 8, 2003
Gloria A.
EDWARDS, 54, 11548 W. South Park Rd., Kewanna (Lake Bruce), formerly of Gary,
died at 8 p.m. Saturday at her residence.
Born in
Gary to Audley and Maxine HINES SKINNER, she married Daniel K. EDWARDS Nov. 17,
1984, in Gary. He survives.
Mrs.
Edwards retired from R & L Department Store, Gary, where she was a
seamstress. She was a member of Kewanna First Baptist Church and the Calumet
High School Class of 1967.
Surviving
with her husband, at home, are one brother, Aaron SKINNER, Gary; and one
sister, Jany FLUD, Gary.
Preceding
in death were her parents.
Services
are at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna Chapel, with
Rev. John COCHRAN officiating. Friends may call from 3 p.m. until time of
service Tuesday at the funeral home.
John K. Hollar
Aug. 29, 1913 – Feb. 7, 2003
John K.
HOLLAR, 89, 8232 E. 16th Rd., Argos, died at 4:15 p.m. Friday at Pilgrim Manor,
Plymouth.
Survivors
include one daughter, Melba HAMMAN, Argos; six sons, Richard, Lowell, William,
James and Carl [HOLLAR], all of Argos, and Harvey [HOLLAR], Mishawaka; and one
brother, LaVern [HOLLAR], Etna Green.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, with Bruce LENZ
officiating. Burial will be at Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call
from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and one hour prior to services.
Memorials may be made to Marshall County Hospice.
Frances M. Morris
Feb. 13, 1909 – Feb. 8, 2003
Frances
M. MORRIS, 93, 374 Madison Ave., Peru, died at 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Miller’s
Merry Manor, Peru.
Survivors
include one son, Stanley SISK, Peru; and one daughter, Jackquine MADISON,
Tennessee.
No
services are planned. Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, is in charge of
arrangements.
Robert Phend
Robert
PHEND, 74, died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday at his residence at 10013 16th Rd., Argos.
Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral
Home, Argos.
Cheryl Grossman Tew
Jan. 13, 1952 – Feb. 8, 2003
Cheryl
GROSSMAN TEW, 51, 17092 Old U.S. 31, Argos, died at 12:45 p.m. Saturday at
Memorial Hospital, South Bend. She had suffered from Lupus disease for three
and one-half years.
Born in
Rochester to Dale and Delores MILLER GROSSMAN, she married Wayne TEW June 24,
1973, at Tippecanoe Community Church. He survives.
Mrs. Tew
returned to Argos in 2002, after living in Alvarado, Texas, for 17 years. A
1970 Argos High School graduate, she was a secretary at Alcon Laboratories,
Fort Worth, Texas, for four years, at Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Ill., for
five years, at General Dynamics, Fort Worth, Texas, for seven years, and she
was a homemaker. She was a member of Thompson Baptist Church, Alvarado, Texas.
Surviving
with her husband, at home, are her parents, of Argos; one son, Mark W. [TEW],
Irving, Texas, four sisters, Kandi S. DUNHAM and husband Kevin, Argos, Pamela
K. BUESKING and husband Paul, Kokomo, Robin L. REICHARD and husband David,
Warsaw, and Jodi A. GROSSMAN, Elwood; two brothers, Bruce A. GROSSMAN and wife
Joanne, New Ross, and Roger D. GROSSMAN and wife Holly, Winona Lake; seven
nieces and three nephews.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Tippecanoe Community Church with Rev. Ken TODD
officiating. Burial will be at Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos. Friends may call
from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, and one hour prior to
services at the church. Memorials may be made to the Baptist Children’s Home,
Valparaiso.
Paul N. Shaffer
April 27, 1935 – Feb. 8, 2003
Paul N.
SHAFFER, 67, 580 E. Second St., Peru, died Saturday at St. Vincent Hospital,
Indianapolis.
Survivors
include his wife, Edith LESLIE SHAFFER, at home; one daughter, Julie WALKER,
Peru; three sons, Kenneth [SHAFFER], Peru, Michael [SHAFFER], Amboy, and Nick
[SHAFFER], Osceola; one brother, Robert [SHAFFER], Mexico; one sister, Nancy
NOONAN, Rochester.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with Rev. Steve
FLECK officiating. Burial will be at Marion National Cemetery. Friends may call
from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Tuesday, February 11, 2003
Lillian A. Cunningham
Jan. 28, 1908 – Feb. 10, 2003
Lillian
A. CUNNINGHAM, 95, 1429 College Ave., died at 12:20 p.m. Monday at Hickory
Creek of Rochester, where she had been a patient. She was in failing health one
month.
Born in
Union County, Tenn., to Richard J. and Rose Ann COLVIN GRAVES, she married
Walter A. CUNNINGHAM in February 1949 at Burton United Methodist Church. He
died in June, 1976.
Mrs.
Cunningham, a homemaker, was a member of Burton United Methodist Church and the
United Methodist Women, both of Rochester, and she and her late husband had
been very active in the former Akron Jonah Club, where she was a member more
than 20 years. She was a Rochester resident for 70 years, coming from Kokomo.
Survivors
include three daughters, Velma SMITH and husband Donald, LaPorte, Mary R. HILL
and husband Bill, Peru, Martha A. SLAYBAUGH and fiancee Dean EAKRIGHT,
Rochester; one son, William E. DAGUE and wife Dorothy, Kokomo; 11
grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; two half
brothers, Lyle and Larry BROCK, both of Florida.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents, one daughter, Juanita DAGUE, one
son, Richard DAGUE, one sister, Juanita McKEE, and two brothers, Troy FRANKLIN
and Leroy GRAVES.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
Will LAWSON officiating. Burial will be at Citizens Cemetery, Rochester.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and one hour prior to services at
the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Burton United Methodist Church.
Robert “Bill” Phend
May 28, 1928 – Feb. 9, 2003
Robert
“Bill” PHEND, 74, died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday at his residence at 10013 16th Rd.,
Argos.
Survivors
include his wife, Harriet Irene EPPERT PHEND, Goshen; four daughters, Brenda G.
VAUGHAN, Middlebury, Vicky L. SNYDER, Bourbon, Cynthia J. BRAUNEKER, Beaver Dam
Lake, Pamela K. PHEND, Maurrice, Mich.; two sons, Robert W. [PFEND] Jr., Waco,
Texas, and Jim A. [PFEND] Plymouth; and two sisters, Betty STROUDER and Marilyn
J. FETTERS, both of Nappanee.
There
will be a gathering at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Jim Phend residence, 7300 Queen
Rd., Plymouth. Burial at sea will be held at a later date. Grossman Funeral
Home, Argos, is in charge of arrangements.
Wednesday, February 12, 2003
Delores M. Ogle
March 12, 1934 – Feb. 12, 2003
Delores
Mae OGLE, 68, died at 12:21 a.m. Wednesday at her 1601 Monroe St. residence
following a short illness.
Born in
Hanna to Arthur William and Helen Ellen HAZEN HUNDT, she married John C. OGLE
Jan. 21, 1950, in Plymouth. He died July 28, 1984.
Mrs. Ogle
was a Fulton County resident for 52 years, coming here from the Bremen area in
Marshall County. She retired in 1986 after 22 years at General Tire Corp.,
Wabash. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rochester, where she
was active in the Luther Ann’s. She was also a member of the Women of the Moose
Lodge 1107, Rochester, and the United Steelworkers Union Local 626, Wabash.
Survivors
include one son, Donald J. [OGLE] and wife Jean, Rochester; five daughters,
Carole L. DALE and Doris Jean JACKSON, Gloria D’AMICO and husband Donald and
Julie LEHMAN and husband Shane, all of Rochester, and Sandra Kay BAHNEY and
husband Dennis, Sharpsville; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; eight
sisters, Louella POWELL, Plymouth, Judy LOHAGEN and husband Dick, Pottstown,
Penn., Carolyn COLBURN and husband David, Newark, Ohio, Barbara HARRINGTON and
husband Steve, Bremen, Tynna WALENGA and husband Mike, Bremen, Catherine GARZA
and companion Mike, Plymouth, Lila HARMON and husband Bill, New Hope, Ky., and
Patricia IGELSKI and husband Raymond, Wabash; six brothers, Robert HUNDT,
Richard HUNDT and wife Loretta, all of Plymouth, William F. HUNDT and wife
Donna, Bremen, George HUNDT, of Illinois, Paul HUNDT and wife Chris, Plymouth,
and Francis HUNDT and wife Robbin, LaGrange.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents, one sister, Beverly Jean DAVIS,
Jan. 27, 2003, and one brother, Arthur HUNDT Jr.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rochester, with Rev. Jim
WASMUTH officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Zion Cemetery, southeast of
Rochester. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Foster & Good
Funeral Home, Rochester, or one hour prior to services at the church. The
family requests memorials be made to Hope Hospice of Fulton County or the
American Cancer Society. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Thursday, February 13, 2003
Olive L. Shidler
Olive L.
SHIDLER, 88, formerly of Kewanna, died at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at her
daughter’s Chicago, Ill., residence.
Arrangements
are pending at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna.
Shirley A. Yakym
Oct. 6, 1934 – Feb. 11, 2003
Shirley
A. YAKYM, 68, of York Rd., South Bend, died Tuesday at St. Joseph Medical
Center, South Bend.
Survivors
include her husband, Rudy YAKYM Sr., at home, five sons, Rudy [YAKYM] Jr.,
South Bend, Chuck and Steve [YAKYM], both of Mishawaka, Frank [YAKYM], South
Bend, and James [YAKYM] Sr., Honolulu, Hawaii; one daughter, Victoria J. ALEXY,
South Bend; one brother, Leonard KLINE, San Ramon, Calif.; three sisters, Carol
CARTER, Elkhart, Delores ROUNDS and Marlene GRUDZINSKI, both of Mishawaka.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Life Baptist Church. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Chapel Hill
Funeral Home, 10776 McKinley Highway, Osceola.
Sharon K. “Kathy” Pritchett-Giles
Jan. 29, 1956 – Feb. 11, 2003
Sharon
Kathleen “Kathy” PRITCHETT-GILES, 47, 308 Apple St., Argos, died at 5:22 p.m.
Tuesday at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, as a result of chronic
heart problems.
Born in
Plymouth to Arnold M. Sr. and Dorothy R. REYNOLDS RHOADS, she graduated from
Plymouth High School in 1975.
She was a
cook at the highly regarded Grandma’s Kitchen, Argos, for approximately two
years. Previously, she had worked for more than 10 years at Ristance, Argos.
She was a dedicated mother and enjoyed baking, making many goodies for her
family and friends. Her specialties were cinnamon rolls and crescent rolls, hot
out of the oven. She liked watching movies and spending as much time as
possible with her children, playing games and having good times.
She was a
long-time member of Tiosa Brethren Church. In Plymouth she attended
Plymouth Baptist Church.
She is
survived by one daughter, Ashley PRITCHETT, Roch-ester, and one son,
Christopher GILES, Argos; two brothers, Arnold M. RHOADS and wife Pat,
Plymouth, and Dennis A. RHOADS and wife Amy, South Bend; one sister, Mary Ellen
ROBERTSON, Wellsley, Mass.; one aunt, Winnie POWELL, Naples, Fla.; and seven
nieces and nephews and two cousins.
Preceding
in death were her parents and one brother, Paul Lee RHOADS.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home. 1100 N. Michigan
St., Plymouth, with Rev. Richard GRILLEY, assistant pastor of Plymouth Baptist
Church, officiating. Burial will be at New Oakhill Cemetery. Friends may call
from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the
Pregnancy Care Center or to a trust fund established for her children.
Friday, February 14, 2003
Alma L. Schell
Aug. 20, 1914 – Feb. 13, 2003
Alma Lou
SCHELL, 88, Wynnfield Crossing, formerly of 2298 E. 300 North, Rochester, died
at 12:55 p.m. Thursday at Hickory Creek of Rochester.
Born in
Logansport to Gerry and Elizabeth KETTERING KNOWLTON, she married Vernon SCHELL
June 1, 1937, in Logansport. He died June 8, 2001.
Mrs.
Schell was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and Order of the Eastern Star,
both of Rochester. She was a former secretary for Rochester attorney James O.
Wells.
Survivors
include two sisters, Lois ZECH, Grand Rapids, Mich., and Alice WHITE and
husband Jack, Cedar Springs, Mich.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents and one brother, Robert KNOWLTON.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John Lutheran Church with Rev. Jim WASMUTH
officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call
from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester, and one
hour prior to services at the church. Memorials may be made to St. John
Lutheran Church.
Olive L. Shidler
Feb. 14, 1914 – Feb. 12, 2003
Olive L.
SHIDLER, 88, formerly of Kewanna, died at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at her
daughter’s Chicago, Ill., residence.
Born in
White County to George and Leona GOSS COCHRAN, she married Darl E. SHIDLER May
9, 1933, in Crown Point. He died Dec. 20, 1996.
Mrs.
Shidler, a homemaker, was a member of Kewanna Baptist Church. She liked working
in her garden.
Survivors
include one daughter, Darlene BIRD, Chicago, Ill.; 13 grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mable
GEISLER, Kewanna, Edna CONRAD, Monticello, and Myrtle FITZ, Peru.
Preceding
in death with her husband were one brother and two sons.
Services
are at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna Chapel, with
Rev. John COCHRAN officiating. Burial will be at Rochester IOOF Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home and from 10 a.m.
Sunday until time of service. Memorials may be made to Kewanna Baptist Church.
Saturday, February 15, 2003
Alma L. Schell
Aug. 20, 1914 - Feb. 13, 2003
An
Eastern Star Service will be held for Alma L. SCHELL, 88, Wynnfield Crossing,
formerly of 2298 E. 300 North, Rochester, who died at 12:55 p.m. Thursday at
Hickory Creek of Rochester, at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Zimmerman Bros. Funeral
Home, Rochester. Services are at 10:30
a.m. Monday at St. John Lutheran Church with Rev. Jim WASMUTH officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery,
Logansport. Friends may call from 3 to
6 p.m. Sunday at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home and one hour prior to services at
the church. Memorials may be made to
St. John Lutheran Church.
Monday, February 17, 2003
Dale A. “Steve” Milliser
Aug. 15, 1921 – Feb. 16, 2003
Dale A.
“Steve” MILLISER, 81, 2354 Westside Dr., died at 5:30 a.m. Sunday at Life Care
Center, Rochester.
Born in
Fulton County to Surph and Cora BRUCE MILLISER, he married Madge CARR on Jan.
31, 1947, at St. John Lutheran Church, Rochester. She survives.
Mr.
Milliser worked for Nickel Plate Railroad and was a carpenter. He was a U.S.
Marine Corp. veteran of World War II, having served in the South Pacific
Theater as a gunner aboard a B-24. He
was a member of Odd Fellows Lodge, Eagles Lodge, Manitou Moose Lodge and
American Legion, all of Rochester.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are one son, John [MILLISER] and wife Linda, Rochester;
two granddaughters, Amy MILLER and husband Gavin, Goshen, and Andrea MILLISER,
Rochester.
Preceding
in death were his parents, one brother and two sisters.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester, with
Rev. Joseph JACOB officiating. Burial will be at Rochester IOOF Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home and one hour
prior to services. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the American
Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, both Rochester posts. Memorials may be
made to the Fulton County Mental Health Association.
Tuesday, Febriary 18, 2003
Juanita V. Fox
Nov. 2, 1912 – Feb. 16, 2003
Juanita
V. FOX, 90, Plymouth, died at 12:50 p.m. Sunday at Our Lady of Peace, South
Bend.
No services are planned. Grossman Funeral Home,
Argos, is in charge of arrangements.
Norma M. Wagoner
Aug. 8, 1936 – Feb. 17, 2003
Norma
Marie WAGONER, 66, 16925 W. Lincoln Highway, Plymouth, died at 3:50 a.m. Monday
at Walnut Creek Nursing Home, Plymouth.
Survivors
include her husband, Cleon A. [WAGONER], at home; five daughters, Vonda OLSON,
Marie PRICE and Londa BACA, all of Plymouth, Ronda MILLER, Goshen, and Rinda
NETTROUER, Argos; one son, Cleon A. [WAGONER], Culver; her mother, Marie
ROBBINS, Plymouth; one sister, Lena “Toge” NEWMAN, Florida; two brothers,
Norman and Joe ROBBINS, both of Plymouth.
Services are at 10 a.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Herb HIATT officiating. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and one hour prior to services.
Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Betty L. Utter Francis
Nov. 27, 1935 – Feb. 16, 2003
Betty
Lorraine UTTER FRANCIS, 67, 116 W. Center St., Burket, died at 11:30 p.m.
Sunday at Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis.
Survivors
include husband, John W. [FRANCIS], at home; two daughters, Pam SHERWOOD, North
Manchester, Sandy ADAMS, Salem, Ohio; three sons, Robert and Shawn [FRANCIS],
both of Rochester, and Bill [FRANCIS], Syracuse; one stepson, Bryon [FRANCIS],
North Manchester.
A
memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Cook’s Chapel, Warsaw. No
visitation is planned.
Thursday, February 20, 2003
Richard Pontius
July 19, 1930 – Feb. 14, 2003
Richard
PONTIUS, 72, died at approximately 10:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at his residence at 12495
N. Kosciusko County Road 700 West, Lot 2, Silver Lake.
Survivors
include five brothers, Lawrence [PONTIUS], Sturgis, Mich., Omar [PONTIUS],
Wabash, Robert and Russell [PONTIUS], both of Warsaw, and Paul [PONTIUS],
Silver Lake.
Services
will be conducted at a later date. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
is in charge of arrangements,
Betty Roberson
March 24, 1921 – Feb. 19, 2003\
Betty
[ROBERSON], 81, 2 Chase Park, Logansport, died at 6:32 a.m. Wednesday at
Logansport Memorial Hospital.
Survivors
include two sons, James W. [ROBERSON], Logansport, Gary D., [ROBERSON]
Mishawaka; one daughter, Linda L. DYSON, North Manchester; one half brother,
Oliver WADE, Delphi; stepbrother, Joseph LANE, Fountaintown; five stepsisters,
Dorothy SHULY, of Indiana, May BROWN, Logansport, Mary Jane PETERSON, Rensselaer,
Olive WADE, Carmel, and Nancy BERRY, Royal Center.
Services are at 1 p.m. Saturday at Fisher Funeral Chapel, 1801 Chase Rd., Logansport. Friends may call one hour prior to services.
Friday, February 21, 2003
Bernard J. Peters
Bernard
J. PETERS, 85, 158 S. Kosciusko County Road 800 West, Warsaw, died at 1:10 a.m.
today at Peabody Retirement Community.
Arrangements
are pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.
Saturday, February 22, 2003
Bernard J. Peters
Jan. 25, 1918 - Feb. 21, 2003
Bernard
J. PETERS, 85, 158 S. Kosciusko County Road 800 West, Warsaw, died at 1:10 a.m.
Friday, Feb. 21, 2003, at Peavody Retirement Community, North Manchester.
Born Jan.
25, 1918, to Anthony and Aleda LUCASSEN PETERS in Didam, Netherlands, he
married Johanna R. MENTING, on April 27, 1949 at Keynbord, Netherlands. She survives at home.
He moved
to this area in 1949 from the Netherlands.
He was a dairy farmer. He was a
member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw, and the Moose Lodge. He was with the Dutch Cavalry. He became a United States citizen in 1954.
Survivors
include three daughters, Mrs. Ted (Mary) SHOEMAKER, North Webster; Mrs. Rich
(Eileen) BRADFORD, North Manchester, and Mrs. Fritz (Diana) MILLER, Madison,
Wisconsin; four sons, Anthony G. PETERS, Chester, W Va., Gary PETERS,
Indianapolis, Darryl and wife Deb PETERS, Warsaw, Ronald J. PETERS, Warsaw;
fifteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; one sister, Ann CORNELESEN,
Didam, Netherlands; two brothers, Gerrit and Antoon PETERS, both of Didam,
Netherlands. He was preceded in death
by two sisters and two brothers.
An 11
a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, Feb. 24, 2003, at the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw with Monsignor James J. WOLF officiating. Visitation is 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at King
Memorial Home, Mentone. A Rosary
service follows at 5 p.m. Burial will
be in Harrison Center Cemetery, Etna Green.
Donald G. Myers
March 1, 1915 - Feb. 21, 2003
Donald G. MYERS, 87, Chili, died at 3:14 a.m. Friday at Millers Merry Manor, Peru. Survivors include his wife, Helen Louise MYERS, six daughters, Donna LIPP, Fishers, Darlene RICHESON, Colorado, Diana SUNDAY, Perryasburg, Denella BROWNING, Peru, Dawn MYERS and Dara YORK, both of Indianapolis; two sons, Donald MYERS and Daniel MYERS, both of Peru; one brother, Walter MYERS, and two sisters, Jean HORTH and Joan ALFORD. Services are at 3 p.m. Monday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver, Ind. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday and from 2 to 3 p.m. Monday.
Monday, February 24, 2003
Thomas V. Buskirk
Dec. 3, 1933 – Feb. 22, 2003
Thomas V.
BUSKIRK, 69, 100 W. Tyner Dr., Warsaw, died at 12:10 a.m. Saturday at Miller’s
Merry Manor, Warsaw.
Born in
Warsaw to Thomas B. and Hilda Irene JAMES BUSKIRK, he married Patricia OLSON
ROGERS July 13, 1999, in Warsaw. She survives.
Mr.
Buskirk, a lifetime Warsaw resident, was a real estate investor, broker and
auctioneer. He was a member of Leesburg United Methodist Church. He served in
the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are two stepdaughters, Debra NIELSON and husband Len,
Winona Lake, Denise Lynn ROGERS, Arcadia; one stepson, David Michael ROGERS,
Leesburg; one sister, Becki DAVIS and husband Stephen, Leesburg; three
stepgrandchildren.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Home, 2290 Provident Court,
Warsaw, with Rev. Bob BROWN officiating. Burial will be at Leesburg Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be
made to Our Father’s House or Combined Community Services.
Pauline G. “Polly” Holland
Sept. 27, 1917 – Feb. 21, 2003
Pauline
G. “Polly” Vayett HOLLAND, 85, formerly
of Macy, died at 6:40 p.m. Friday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru.
Born in
Richmond to Warren and Ella Mae OWENS VAYETT, she married Albert W. HOLLAND
July 25, 1933, in Logansport. He preceded her in death.
Mrs.
Holland was a Macy resident for 46 years, moving to Deedsville for 17 years and
then to Peru. She was a member of Macy United Methodist Church and New Life
Praise and Worship Center, Peru. She worked at Essex Wire, Peru, and retired
from Chamberlin’s, Akron, in 1979. She was also a care giver.
Survivors
include two daughters, Mary MYERS, Logansport, Waynetta DOUGLASS and husband
Melvin, Walton; three sons, Paul [HOLLAND] and wife Linda, Denver, Robert
[HOLLAND] and wife Reba, Deedsville, and James [HOLLAND] and wife Marilyn,
Riverdale, Mich.; 13 grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; 27
great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents, five sisters, two brothers, two
granddaughters and one son-in-law.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at McClain Funeral Home, Denver, with Rev. Larry
UMWALT officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may
call from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at
the funeral home.
Larry L. “Wolf” Potter
May 6, 1965 – Feb. 22, 2003
Larry L.
“Wolf” POTTER, 37, 530 W. Olson Rd., died at 1:40 a.m. Saturday at Battle Creek
Health Care System, Battle Creek, Mich., where he had been a patient for one
week.
Born in
Battle Creek, Mich., to Ronald L. and Ann HALL POTTER, he married Rhonda
HERRELL April 6, 2002, in Rochester. She survives.
Mr.
Potter came to Rochester in June 2002 from Battle Creek, Mich. He had been in
failing health for two months. He was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles
Lodge 852, Rochester.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are two sons, Dale KOCHENDERFER, Rochester, Adam
HAUSEL, Battle Creek, Mich.; one daughter, Lisa BUCKINGHAM, Battle Creek,
Mich.; his mother, Ann AXTELL, Battle Creek, Mich.; father and stepmother,
Ronald and Norma POTTER, Peru; four sisters, Tracy RISNER and husband Fritz,
Rochester; Genny POTTER and Ronda HERPIN and husband Roy, all of Battle Creek,
Mich., Debbie RUSERT, Peru; one brother, Henry POTTER and friend Lori, Battle
Creek, Mich.; one brother-in-law, Larry RICHARDS, Battle Creek, Mich.; nieces,
Amber RICHARDS, Kelly HERPIN, Shelbie RISNER, Michelle, Tabatha and Samantha
STYLES and Brittany HERRELL; nephews, Cruiz and Jeff RISNER, Gary RICHARDS, Roy
HERPIN II, Joe and John POTTER, Aaron and Mikey HERRELL; great nieces and
nephews, Mark, Nicole, Michael and Brittany SNELL, Ryan, Jaycob and Roy HERPIN
III.
Preceding
in death was one brother.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Dr.
Mark SPENCER officiating. Burial will be at Rochester IOOF Cemetery. Friends
may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8
p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home and one hour prior to services. A memorial
service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the Genny Potter residence, 600
Jameson St., Battle Creek, Mich.
Tuesday, February 25, 2003 to Wednesday,
Febrary 26, 2003
[no obits]
Thursday, February 27, 2003
Thomas H. Fitzpatrick
Sept. 12, 1919 – Feb. 25, 2003
Thomas
Henry FITZPATRICK, 83, died Tuesday at his Macy residence.
Born in
Pulaski County to Thomas John and Blanche GROCK FITZPATRICK, he married Grace
Charlene CLEMANS March 18, 1950, at Gilead Methodist Church. She died Dec. 14,
1989.
Mr. Fitzpatrick was a World War II U.S. Army
veteran, serving in Hawaii and Panama. He worked for Robison Homes, Peru.
Survivors
include one daughter, Debra A. CADWALLADER, Denver; two sons, Gregory Scott and
Gary Brian [FITZPATRICK], both of Macy; five grandchildren, Kasi N. CADWALLADER,
Shannon, Joseph B., Daniel H. and Thomas G. FITZPATRICK; three great-grandsons,
Aleck, Braden and Shea; one brother, Richard FITZPATRICK and wife Irene, Macy;
six sisters, Sue DILLMAN and husband Don, Kokomo, Katherine THOMPSON and
husband Francis, Akron, Roberta ROTH and husband William, Fort Wayne, Marlene
KLINE and husband Robert, Mexico, Kay FISHER and husband Norman, Denver, and
Patty ALMAN, Peru; several nieces and nephews.
Preceding
in death with his wife were one sister, Margaret VanDALSEN, and two brothers,
Leonard and Leon [FITZPATRICK].
Services
are at 11 a.m. Saturday at McClain Funeral Home, Denver, with Rev. Stan OWENS
officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call
from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Clista M. Nicodemus
July 15, 1912 – Feb. 26, 2003
Clista
Marie NICODEMUS, 90, died Wednesday at Life Care Center, Rochester.
Survivors
include three daughters, Breva Jane BISHOP, South Bend, Nora Kathren YOUNG,
Bremen, and Janet SHERWOOD; three sons, Walter SHERWOOD, Romoland, Calif., and
Paul STULL and John QUIGLEY; three sisters, Evelena BARCAS and Ollie HOWARD,
both of Plymouth.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Friday at New Oakhill Cemetery Chapel, Plymouth.
Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, Plymouth, is in charge of arrangements.
Rebecca Robison
Rebecca
ROBINSON, 84, 116 Madison St., died at 11:27 p.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Hospital,
Rochester. Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home,
Rochester.
Roy “Roger” Tracy
Sept. 20, 1940 – Feb. 25, 2003
Roy
“Roger” TRACY, 62, 3120 Baugher Dr., Tippecanoe, loving husband, father,
grandfather, brother, uncle and friend went home to be with the Lord at 5:07
p.m. Tuesday at his residence. Born in Pinsonfork, Ky., to Walter and Dorothy
DAVIS TRACY, he married Juanita MAY June 4, 1960, in Wise, Va. She survives.
Mr. Tracy
worked at Medtronic-Sofamor Danek, Warsaw. He previously owned and operated
Tracy’s Service Center, Tippecanoe, and was a volunteer fireman for Tippecanoe
Township Fire Department. He came to Indiana in 1972 from Detroit, Mich. He
attended Warsaw Bible Church and was a member of Rock ‘N Roll Cruisers car
club, known as the owner of the “Betty Boop Car” for several years.
He never
forgot a joke or funny stories of family and friends. He was a special friend
and will be deeply missed by many. We rest in the knowledge he will be awaiting
the arrival of each of his friends and family members inside heaven’s gate.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are three sons, Roger [TRACY] and wife Tacey and their
five children and two great-grandchildren, of Syracuse, Richard [TRACY] and
wife Richelle and their three children, of Etna Green, and Randall [TRACY] and
wife Melissa and their four children, of Leesburg; two brothers, Ronald [TRACY]
and wife Bonnie, Greenup, Ky., and Randall [TRACY] and wife Rita, Pinsonfork,
Ky.; and one sister, Jean FIELDS, Grand Rapids, Mich. Several nieces, nephews,
and grand and great-nephews and nieces also survive, including special nephew
Bob VERNATTER and wife Shelley, Tippecanoe, and special niece Rhonda ELLIOTT
and husband Roger, Tippecanoe.
Preceding
in death were his parents, two sisters, Loretta Gail and Eleanor Lynn, [TRACY]
and one son, Roy [TRACY] Jr.
Services
are at 1 p.m. Friday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Revs. Ken TODD and
Douglas FRITZELL officiating. Burial will be at Summit Chapel Cemetery,
Tippecanoe. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and one
hour prior to services. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association,
319 S. Main St., South Bend, IN 46601, or to Warsaw Bible Church, P.O. Box 516,
Warsaw, IN 46581.
Friday, February 28, 2003
Betty J. Baker
Aug. 30, 1918 – Feb. 27, 2003
Betty
Jane BAKER, 84, died at 4:45 p.m. Thursday at Life Care Center, Rochester.
Survivors
include several cousins.
Graveside
services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Friends may call from
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Monday at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester.
Madilene Minix
Madilene
MINIX, 69, 518 N. Maple St., Argos, died at 1:40 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph
Regional Medical Center, Plymouth Campus. Arrangements are pending at Grossman
Funeral Home, Argos.
Rebecca Robison
April 4, 1918 – Feb. 26, 2003
Rebecca
ROBISON, 84, 1116 Madison St., died at 11:27 p.m. Wednesday in the Woodlawn
Hospital emergency room shortly after arrival.
Born in
Damascus, Ark., to Tom Irvin and Emily Elsie RUSSELL HERRING, she married Jack
WINFREY. He preceded in death. She married James ROBISON. He also preceded in
death.
Mrs. Robison was in failing health for three
months. She came to Rochester from Phoenix, Ariz., two months ago. She had
lived in Eugene, Ore., before moving to Phoenix. She was a homemaker.
Survivors
include four daughters, Madie Lee OBERG, Rochester, Mary Elsie BOGART and husband
Don, Rainier, Ore., Judy Ann WINFREY, Lebanon, Ore., and Teresa Ann CLAYTON and
husband Joe, Phoenix, Ariz.; four sons, Don WINFREY and wife Evelyn, Tuscon,
Ariz., Carl WINFREY and wife Nancy, Tommy David WINFREY and wife Carlene and
Gary WINFREY, all of Phoenix, Ariz.; numerous grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and
great-great-great-grandchildren.
Preceding
in death with her husbands were her parents, two sisters and two brothers.
Graveside
services will be conducted March 8 at Pioneer Old Sailor Cemetery, Noti, Ore.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home,
Rochester.
Earnest L. Young
Aug. 12, 1924 – Feb. 27, 2003
Earnest
L. YOUNG, 78, residing on Miami Road, South Bend, died at 1 a.m. Thursday at
Memorial Hospital of South Bend.
Born in
Rochester to Everett and Mazy CLINE YOUNG, he married Claudia F. BOWLES Dec.
24, 1945, in Leiters Ford. She survives.
Mr. Young
moved to South Bend from Leiters Ford in 1959. He retired in 1986 from Allied
Signal, where he was a set-up man, after 38 years service. He was a member of
Ireland Road Church of God and formerly attended Calvary Temple.
Surviving
with his loving wife of 57 years, Claudia [YOUNG], are two daughters, Sandra
Sue KALISTER, South Bend, Pamela Jean GRESHAM and husband Ron, Knoxville,
Tenn.; one son, Ronald [YOUNG] and wife Lisa, Lebanon; eight grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; two sisters, Bonnie RICKS, Francesville, and Shirley
HANNAWICH, Wheatfield; and two brothers, Richard YOUNG, Culver, and Gerald
YOUNG, Thorntown.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Monday at Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 S. Michigan
St., South Bend, with Rev. Paul MURRAY and Rev. J. Mark MUNCY officiating.
Graveside services and burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens,
Osceola. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Paul Murray Evangelistic Association, 1848 St.
Michael’s Court, South Bend, IN 46614.
Saturday, March 1, 2003
Madilene Minix
March 27, 1933 - Feb. 27, 2003
Madilene
MINIX, 69, 518 N. Maple St., Argos, died at 1:40 p.m. Thursday in St. Joseph
Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.
Survivors
include one daughter, Carol PAYNE, Indianapolis; two sisters, Ella McFARLAND,
Knox, Orlean ALLEN, Winamac; three brothers, Edgar SMITH, Knox, Homer SMITH,
Union Mills, and Sam BARNETT, Walkerton.
Services
are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos. Friends may call from noon until time of service. Memorials may be made to charity or donor’s
choice.
Monday, March 3, 2003
Jon T. Trimmer
Nov. 10, 1940 – Feb. 26, 2003
Jon T.
TRIMMER, 62, died of natural causes at approximately 7 a.m. Wednesday at his
107 Phillips St., Kewanna, residence. He had been in failing health.
Born in
Anderson to Lee Edward and Jane O’ROARK TRIMMER, he married Linda KEELER May
22, 1999, in Rochester.
Mr.
Trimmer came to Fulton County four years ago from Anderson. He was a 1959
Logansport High School graduate and served as a veterans service officer in
Pensacola, Fla., for several years. He served in the U.S. Army during the
Vietnam War and was a lifetime member of the American Legion, Anderson. He was
also a member of the LeRoy Shelton American Legion Post 36, Lake Manitou
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1343 and Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 852, all
of Rochester.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are his parents, Lee and Jane TRIMMER, Port St. Lucie,
Fla.; two sisters, Teri and husband Robert LeBLANC, Hollywood, Fla., and Lori
NEWHOUSE, Port St. Lucie, Fla.; one brother, Greg TRIMMER, Phoenix, Ariz.; and
one niece and one nephew.
Preceding
in death were one sister, Susan TRIMMER, and one brother, Brian TRIMMER.
Military
graveside services will be at Marion National Veterans Administration Cemetery,
Marion. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of
arrangements.
John E. Turner
John
Elliott TURNER, 71, died at 11:35 a.m. Saturday at his Auburn residence.
Born in
Muncie to John Henry and Anna B. JARRELL TURNER, he married Sharon JUNKIN Aug.
18, 1961, in Peru. She survives.
Mr.
Turner was a teacher at Akron High School and retired from teaching in 1996
after 37 years at DeKalb Central High School. He was a member of Waterloo
United Methodist Church and former member of Waterloo Lions Club.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are two sons, John H. [TURNER] and wife Terri and David
J. [TURNER] and wife Mai, all of Auburn; one daughter, Anna FELLER and husband
Carter, Auburn; five grandchildren, Gregory Allen and Kyle Edward FELLER,
Meredith Ellen, John Elliott and Evan David TURNER; four brothers, Joseph
[TURNER], Yorktown, James and David, [TURNER] both of Muncie, and Robert
[TURNER], Brookeville, Ohio; two sisters, Martha LUTZ, Spring Port, and Lois
WHEELER, Zionsville.
Preceding
in death was one sister, Henrietta SEIDNER.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Feller Funeral Home, Waterloo, with Rev. John
HOSTETTER officiating. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery, Auburn, where the
American Legion of Auburn will conduct graveside rites. Friends may call from 2
to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American
Cancer Society, Waterloo United Methodist Church or DeKalb Memorial Hospice.
Eva M. Wise
Sept. 4, 1912 – Feb. 28, 2003
Eva Marie
WISE, 90, died Friday at her Chesterton residence.
Born in
Monterey to Edward and Anna YOUNG REINHOLT, she married Arnold WISE Aug. 1,
1979, in Liberty Township. He died April 27, 1990.
Mrs. Wise
was a former post-master in Fulton County and owned and operated Jones Grocery,
Delong, for 47 years. A 1929 graduate of Aubbeenaubbee High School, she was a
member of First Christian Church, Chesterton. She was a former member of Bonner
Senior Center.
Survivors
include one daughter, Melinda JONES, Chesterton; three grandchildren, Crystal
WHITE, Darlene CRIDER and Carlene CARTER; 10 great-grandchildren, Jon,
Elizabeth, Rebekah, Timothy, Ryne, David, Robert, James, Miriam and Hannah;
four nephews, Donald, Ronald, Stanley and Jack REINHOLT; and two cats, Toby and
Punkin.
Preceding
in death with her husband were one brother, Donald REINHOLT, one granddaughter,
Cynthia ROUCH in 1986, and husbands Chester Roland JONES in 1972, and Ray
ESCHENBACH.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home, 517 Broadway St.,
Chesterton, with Rev. John SLOAN officiating. Burial will be at Riverside
Memorial Cemetery, Monterey. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the
funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Porter County Visiting Nurse
Association.
Tuesday, March 4, 2003
Dale Hawley
Dale
HAWLEY, 90, 130 19th Rd., Bourbon, died at 1:30 a.m. today at Kosciusko
Community Hospital, Warsaw. Arrangements are pending at King Memorial Home,
Mentone.
Mildred R. Williams
June 13, 1930 – March 2, 2003
Mildred
R. WILLIAMS, 72, 3072 Blackford Dr., Tippecanoe, died at 11:44 p.m. Sunday at
Memorial Hospital, South Bend.
Born in
Hazard, Ky., to William F. and Josie A. KNIPPER HARTBARGER, she married Roscoe
M. “Toad” WILLIAMS March 11, 1950. He died Feb. 12, 1993.
Mrs.
Williams was a homemaker and former owner of Toad’s Bait and Tackle Shop,
Tippecanoe. She worked at Uniroyal, Mishawaka, and was a former member of
Bourbon
American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed fishing.
Survivors
include three daughters, Betty HOWARD and husband Tim, Karen SCOTT and Rita SCOTT
and husband Carl G., all of Tippecanoe; four grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; two sisters, Clara THORNTON, South Bend, and Anna BARKER,
Hazard, Ky.; and two brothers, Rev. Ray HARTBARGER and wife Mary, Poplar Bluff,
Mo., and Fran HARTBARGER and wife Lenora, Mishawaka.
Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Preceding
in death were several sisters and brothers.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Thursday at Deaton Funeral Home, 115 S. Main St., Bourbon, with
Rev. Kenneth TODD of Tippecanoe Community Church officiating. Burial will be at
Tippecanoe Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral
home. Memorials may be made to the Tippecanoe Emergency Medical Services.
Wednesday, March 5, 2003
Dale Hawley
March 19, 1912 – March 4, 2003
Dale
HAWLEY, 90, 130 19th Rd., Bourbon, died at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kosciusko
Community Hospital.
Survivors
include one stepdaughter, Jean Ann NELSON and husband Phillip, Bourbon; one
daughter, Pat MILLER, Auburn; one son, James LONG, Fort Wayne; three sisters,
Margorie TROUT, Elkhart; Evelyn WELTY, Bourbon; and Deloris GAMBLE, Warsaw; one
brother, Robert [HAWLEY], Warsaw.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Friday at Tippecanoe Community Church with Revs. Kenneth TODD
and Doug FRITZLE officiating. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at
King Memorial Home, Mentone. Memorials may be made to Tippecanoe Community
Church.
Thursday, March 6, 2003
[no obits]
Friday, March 7, 2003
Dolores Karn Doctor
Dolores
KARN DOCTOR, 89, native of Rochester, died Wednesday at St. James City, Fla.,
after a long illness. She resided on Pine Island, Fla.
Mrs.
Doctor was born in Rochester, the daughter of Oren and Margaret KARN, owners of
the Coffee Shop, where she worked as a youngster. After graduation from
Rochester High School she attended Indiana University. In Rochester, she was
society editor of The News-Sentinel and later a legal secretary.
Her
marriage was to Robert DOCTOR, a medical technician at Woodlawn Hospital, later
a salesman for a pharmaceutical company. The Doctors moved to Florida from Lake
James about 30 years ago.
She is
survived by her husband and a son, William [DOCTOR], and wife Donna, Hudson,
Ind. Cremation will follow funeral services.
Trinity S. Schaefer Medley
Infant
Trinity Star Schaefer MEDLEY, living 13 hours, died at 6:35 a.m. Tuesday at
Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis. Arrangements are pending at Foster
& Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Saturday, March 8, 2003
[no obits]
Monday, March 10, 2003
Trinity Star Schaefer Medley
March 3, 2003 – March 4, 2003
Trinity
Star Schaefer MEDLEY, 13 hours old, 501 E. 13th St., died at 6:35 a.m. Tuesday
at Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis.
Trinity
Star was born at 5:24 p.m. March 3 in Indianapolis to William MEDLEY and Tammy
SCHAEFER.
Survivors
include father, William Medley, Rochester, mother, Tammy Schaefer, Rochester,
mother Jeanette MEDLEY, Roch-ester; five half sisters, Megan MEDLEY, Kansas
City, Mo., Kayla, Alice and Brandy HONEYCUTT, all of Rochester, and Markie
OZMENT, Warsaw; three half brothers, Eric MEDLEY, Lincoln, Neb., Chris MEDLEY,
Kansas City, Mo., and Randy HONEYCUTT, Rochester; maternal grandparents, John
Norman and Carol Ann CASEY, Macy, and Richard and Nellie SLAYBAUGH, Talma;
maternal great-grandmother, Velma Jean HECHT, Macy; five aunts, Cristiana CASEY
and special friend Lisa FLECK, Rochester, Marjorie Joan SHAMBARGER, Kewanna,
Vera TOMLIN, Talma, Tina FINE, Sarasota, Fla., and Barbara OZMENT, Warsaw;
three uncles, Preston Scott CASEY and wife Judy, Akron, and Kevin C. SOUCY and
James T. KING, both of Silver Lake; and several cousins.
Graveside
services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Plainview Cemetery, Macy, with Rev.
Phil PRATT officiating. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is handling
services.
Tuesday, March 11, 2003
Junette G. Kohlun
Dec. 17, 1920 – March 10, 2003
Junette
G. KOHLUN, 82, died at 12:55 p.m. Monday at Hickory Creek of Rochester.
Born in
Riverton, Neb., to William and Elsie HUTSON BOYCE, she married Walter Russell
KOHLUN Oct. 15, 1941, in Norton, Kan. He died Oct. 3, 1987.
Mrs.
Kohlun came to Rochester 35 years ago from Clinton Sherman Air Force Base in
Oklahoma. She was a teacher’s aid at Columbia and Riddle elementary schools.
She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and Green Oak Community Club
and was a Woodlawn Hospital volunteer.
Survivors
include one daughter, Lynette BRAZIL and husband Jack, Rochester; three sons,
William [KOHLUN] and wife Barbara, Fort Worth, Texas, Bruce [KOHLUN] and wife
Cathy, Norman, Okla., and James ]KOHLUN] and wife Dorinda, Royal Palm Beach,
Fla.; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; her twin sister, June LAMMERS
and husband Clarence, Riverton, Neb.
Services
and burial will be held in Orleans, Neb., at a later date. No local services or
visitation
will be held. In lieu of flowers memorials may
be made to Grace United Methodist Church Pre-school, 201 W. Seventh St. Foster
& Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.
Karleen K. Leicht
Oct. 23, 1960 – March 9, 2003
Karleen
K. LEICHT, 42, Logansport, died at 9:10 a.m. Sunday at Chase Center,
Logansport.
Born in
Logansport to Francis R. and Lois A. COOK REYBURN, she married William S.
LEICHT July 11, 1987, in Logansport. He died July 11, 2000.
Mrs.
Leicht, a 1981 Logansport High School graduate, was a homemaker.
Survivors
include one son, Michael [LEICHT], Logansport; her mother, Lois A. REYBURN,
Walton; one sister, Brenda VARELLI, Galveston; three brothers, Timothy E.
REYBURN, Peru, Kimball H. REYBURN, Kokomo, and Larry F. REYBURN and wife
Melissa, Macy; several nieces and nephews.
Preceding
in death with her husband was her father, in 1990.
Services
are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ever Rest Chapel, Logansport. Burial will be at Ever
Rest Memorial Park, Logansport. Friends may call one hour prior to services at
the chapel. Memorials may be made to Woodlawn Center, Logansport, or the
Special Olympics. Murray Funeral Home, Walton, is in charge of arrangements.
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
[no obits]
Thursday, March 13, 2003
Lance T. Chumley
March 8, 2003 – March 11, 2003
Lance
Thomas CHUMLEY, three days, died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.
Lance Thomas was born at Memorial Hospital,
South Bend, to Lyndee BYERS and Thomas CHUMLEY, 6131 S. Burch Lane, Rochester.
They survive.
Other
survivors include twin sister Leigha [CHUMLEY]; grandparents, Patrick and
Barbara ALLEN, Delong, Jeff and Lisa BYERS, Rochester, and Thomas W. CHUMLEY,
Texas; great-grandparents, Edward and Joan BATCHELOR, Rochester, Bill and Dixie
STEPHENS, Illinois, Robert KIRK, Culver, and Rev. Floyd and Margaret ALLEN,
Delong; several aunts and uncles, including aunts Hollie STEPHENS, Stephanie
ALLEN, Ashley ALLEN and Jessica CHUMLEY, and uncles Jeff BYERS Jr., Brett
BYERS, Patrick ALLEN and Ryan CHUMLEY.
Preceding
in death were four great-grandparents.
Services are at 2 p.m. Friday at Gospel Lighthouse Church, Delong, with Rev. Floyd ALLEN officiating. Friends may call at the church one hour prior to services. Rannells Funeral Home Hamlet Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Friday, March 14, 2003
Mary G. Fleury
May 7, 1920 - March 12, 2003
Mary
Genevieve FLEURY, 82, 106 W. Washington St., Monterey, died at 1140 p.m.
Wednesday at Indiana Veterans Home, West Lafayette.
Survivors
include two sons, James C. and Edward A. [FLEURY], both of Monterey, and one
sister, Marcella NIDIFFER, Marquette, Mich.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Monterey, with Rev. Bert
WOOLSON officiating. Friends may call
from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver.
Saturday, March 15, 2003
[no obits]
Monday, March 17, 2003
Maggie Bowder
Maggie
BOWDER, 69, 4684 N. Indiana 25, died at 12:53 a.m. Friday at Parkview Hospital,
Fort Wayne. Arrangements are pending at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.
Opal Hoover
Opal
HOOVER, 98, Tippecanoe, died at 7:10 a.m. today at Life Care Center, Rochester.
Arrangements are pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.
Josephine Warner
Josephine
WARNER, 93, Wynnfield Crossing, died at 3:50 a.m. today at Life Care Center,
Rochester. Arrangements are pending at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester.
Tuesday, March 18, 2003
Magnolia “Maggie” Collins Bowden
March 1, 1934 – March 14, 2003
Magnolia
“Maggie” COLLINS BOWDEN, 69, Rochester, died at 12:53 a.m. Thursday at Parkview
Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Survivors
include her husband, John [BOWDEN], Rochester; four sons, Lee HOWARD Jr.,
Wabash, Kenny HOWARD, Argos, Leslie HOWARD, Nappanee, and Paul HOWARD,
Rochester; one daughter, Sue CLEMONS, Cromwell; three sisters, Geneva WALLEN,
Kendallville, Marlene MILLER, Auburn, and Clora MONTGOMERY, Shelby, Ohio; four
brothers, Comodora SHEPHERD, Combs, Ky., Beauford SHEPHERD, Corunna, Bud and
Thelmar HANDSHOE, both of Auburn.
Graveside
services are at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to
3 p.m. Wednesday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron. Memorials may be made to the
family.
Kenneth D. Hohman
Kenneth
D. HOHMAN, 85, 8611 S. Kosciusko County Road 500 West, Silver Lake, died at
11:10 p.m. Monday at his residence. Arrangements are pending at King Memorial
Home, Mentone.
Opal A. Hoover
Jan. 2, 1905 – March 17, 2003
Opal A.
HOOVER, 98, formerly of Tippecanoe, died at 7:10 a.m. Monday at Life Care
Center, Rochester.
Born in
North Manchester to Ray and Ella PENCE RODOCKER, she married Howard A. “Tony”
HOOVER July 18, 1921, in Crown Point. He died Feb. 16, 1991.
Mrs.
Hoover moved to Tippecanoe from Claypool. She was a homemaker.
Survivors
include one daughter, Mrs. Emery (Phyllis) ROWLAND, Claypool; four
grandchildren, Douglas MARKS, Plymouth, Avis WILKINSON and Roger ROWLAND, both
of Syracuse, and Dennis ROWLAND, Claypool; nine great-grandchildren; and 17
great-great-grandchildren.
Preceding
in death with her husband was one half sister.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with Rev. Rodney
RUBERG officiating. Burial will be at Rochester IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call
from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the
Tippecanoe Emergency Medical Services.
Neva Olson
Neva
OLSON, 89, Burket, died at 4:45 p.m. Monday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw.
Arrangements are pending at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.
Elizabeth V. Sausaman
Oct. 19, 1922 – March 17, 2003
Elizabeth
V. SAUSAMAN, 80, Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, formerly of Akron, died at 12:48
p.m. Monday at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.
Born in
Bourbon to Irvin and Eva SWICK McHATTON, she married Robert F. SAUSAMAN Sr.
Nov. 20, 1941, in Akron. He died July 9, 1967.
Mrs. Sausaman,
a homemaker, was a member of Akron United Methodist Church.
Survivors
include one daughter, Mrs. Randy (Mary) STUTZMAN, Mentone; three sons, Robert
F. [SAUSAMAN[ Jr., Columbia City, Larry G. [SAUSAMAN] and wife Margorie,
Mexico, Steve K. [SAUSAMAN] and wife Debra, Warsaw; 15 grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; one sister, Thelma PORTER KERSEY, Danville.
Preceding
in death with her husband were three brothers, Rex, William and Gerald
McHATTON.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with Rev. Stevan
HAIFLICH, of Akron United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be at
Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at
the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or
the American Cancer Society.
Clara F. Sommers Sayers
Jan. 27, 1914 – March 16, 2003
Clara
Fern SOMMERS SAYERS, 89, Star City, died at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Pulaski Health
Care Center, Winamac.
Born in
Kewanna to Lewis L. and Mary Ida KEIPER McKEE, she married Lee W. SOMMERS May
1, 1932, at the Royal Center United Methodist parsonage. He died July 13, 1974.
She married Keith SAYERS March 31, 1979, in Star City. He survives.
Mrs.
Sayers, a homemaker, was a member of Star City United Methodist Church, the
United Methodist Women and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. She was a 1932
Royal Center High School graduate.
Surviving
with her husband, at home, are one son, Richard L. SOMMERS and wife Madaline,
Star City; two daughters, Carol J. MARTIN, Coppell, Texas, and Mary L. SAYERS
and husband Ed, Kewanna; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one
great-great-granddaughter; one sister, Wilma KISTLER, Ellettsville; one
sister-in-law, Frances McKEE, South Bend; and one stepsister-in-law, Alice MONESMITH,
Fulton.
Preceding
in death with her first husband was one brother, Robert L. McKEE, one infant
brother, Lewis Roy McKEE, one stepbrother, Oscar MONESMITH, and one son-in-law,
Ronald L. MARTIN.
Services
are at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Royal Center
Chapel, with Rev. Kevin MARSH and Rev. David SOMMERS officiating. Burial will
be at Grass Creek Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the
funeral home and from 8 a.m. Thursday until time of service. Memorials may be
made to Star City United Methodist Church.
Josephine Warner
Jan. 1, 1910 – March 17, 2003
Josephine
WARNER, 93, Wynnfield Crossing, died at 3:50 a.m. Monday at Life Care Center,
Rochester.
Born in
the Antioch Community of Fulton County to Franklin and Sophia TETZLAFF GORDON,
she married Henry O. WARNER Jan. 2, 1937, in Kokomo. He died Jan. 15, 1988.
Mrs. Warner was a homemaker.
Survivors
include one daughter, Ellen JONES and husband Elvin, Leavenworth, Kan.; two
sons, David [WARNER] and wife Carol, Warsaw, and Robert [WARNER] and wife
Carol, Logansport; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters,
Ida SHAFER, Rochester, and Mabel UMBAUGH, Crown Point; one brother, Lester
GORDON, Rochester.
Preceding
in death with her husband were one sister, Pauline CRANMER, and three brothers,
Howard, Carl and Arthur GORDON.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
Russell GORDON officiating. Burials will be at IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call
from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home and one hour prior to services.
Wednesday, March 19, 2003
Nellie M. Cannedy
Nellie M.
CANNEDY, 87, 330 W. 12th St., died Tuesday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Culver.
Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Kenneth D. Hohman
Sept. 16, 1917 – March 17, 2003
Kenneth
D. HOHMAN, 85, 8611 S. Kosciusko County Road 500 West, Silver Lake, died at
11:10 p.m. Monday at his residence.
Survivors
include his wife, Charlene E. WRAY HOHMAN, at home; and one son, Kevin
[HOHMAN], Silver Lake.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at King Memorial Home, Mentone. Friends may call
from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Neva B. Olson
Feb. 10, 1914 – March 17, 2003
Neva B.
OLSON, 89, 104 W. Main St., Burket, died at 4:45 p.m. Monday at Miller’s Merry
Manor, Warsaw.
Graveside
services are at 2 p.m. Friday at Mentone Cemetery. No visitation is planned.
Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, is in charge of arrangements.
Jess A. Thomas
Jess A.
THOMAS, 85, died at 7:35 a.m. today at Life Care Center, Rochester.
Arrangements are pending at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester.
Lowell E. Young
June 6, 1926 – March 18, 2003
Lowell E.
YOUNG, 76, 10526 W. Fulton County Road 400 North, died at 1 a.m. Tuesday at his
residence following a sudden illness.
Born
southwest of Leiters Ford to Jesse and Bessie SHIDAKER YOUNG, he married Thelma
Irene SMITH April 15, 1959, in Plymouth. She died March 29, 1998.
Mr. Young
was in failing health for six years. A lifetime Leiters Ford resident, he
retired from farming, which was his lifetime occupation. He was a World War II
U.S. Army veteran of the Pacific Theater.
Survivors
include one sister, Anjean PETERSON and husband Deane, Kewanna; twin brothers,
Delbert V. and Elbert V. [YOUNG], both of Rochester, near Leiters Ford; one
niece, Vivian PETERSON, Kewanna; three nephews, John OVERMYER, Rochester, Don
PETERSON, Kewanna, and Dwight PETERSON, Winamac.
Preceding
in death with his wife were his parents, one sister, Doris OVERMYER, and two
brothers, Elmer and Marion YOUNG.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
Buck PADILLA officiating. Burial will be at Moon Cemetery, eight miles
northwest of Rochester near Leiters Ford. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at the funeral home and one hour prior to services.
Thursday, March 20, 2003
Sherril L. Ness
Sherril
Lee NESS, 48, 1109 E. Ninth St., died at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at his residence.
Arrangements are pending at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester.
Nellie M. Cannedy
Feb. 25, 1916 – March 18, 2003
Nellie
Mae CANNEDY, 87, 330 W. 12th St., died at 5:04 p.m. Tuesday at Miller’s Merry
Manor, Culver, where she had been a patient since December.
Born in
Goreville, Ill., to Otis and Mary JENKINS WHITE, she married Lester L. CANNEDY
Feb. 24, 1935, in Goreville, Ill. He died April 20, 1999.
Mrs.
Cannedy came to Fulton County in 1950 from Naperville, Ill. She was in failing
health for three years. A homemaker, she was well-known for her seamstress work
and quilting. She was a mail carrier for Rural Route 1, Culver, for several
years and was a member of First Church of God, Rochester.
Survivors
include one daughter, Vicki L. COOLEY and husband Gerald, Knox; three sons,
Robert Samuel “Sam” [CANNEDY] and wife Marilyn and Gene ]CANNEDY] and wife
Donna, all of Rochester, G. Wayne [CANNEDY] and wife Sharlene, Ditrus Heights,
Calif.; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Bonnie BAUMAN,
Marion, Ill., and Faye PIERCE and husband Junior, Corning, Ark.; and several
nieces and nephews. Mrs. Cannedy was one of nine children.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Church of God, 100 W. Third St., with Rev.
David DITTMAN and Rev. Leonard JACKSON officiating. Burial will be at Rochester
IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Foster & Good
Funeral Home, Rochester, and one hour prior to services at the church.
Memorials may be made in her name to First Church of God, Rochester.
Jesse A. Thomas
Feb. 20, 1918 – March 19, 2003
Jesse
Ault THOMAS, 85, died at 7:35 a.m. Wednesday at Life Care Center, Rochester.
Born in Knoxville, Tenn., to Pless and
Elizabeth MEDFORD THOMAS, he married Maggie E. HACKNEY in 1941 in Knoxville,
Tenn. She died July 21, 1967.
Mr.
Thomas was a retired truck driver and construction worker. He served in the
U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors
include four daughters, Rebecca TAYLOR and husband Eddie, Rochester, Joyce
ALONZO and husband Ramiro and Maggie HOLT and husband Eddie, all of Chicago, Ill.,
and Patricia THOMAS, Rensselaer; four sons, John [THOMAS], Knoxville, Tenn.,
Pete [THOMAS] and wife Patty, Bell Gardens, Calif., Gorden [THOMAS] and wife
Sheri, Sun City, Calif., and Jesse [THOMAS] and wife Evelyn, Knoxville, Tenn.;
one sister, Mabel CANNON, Knoxville, Tenn.; 50 grandchildren and 64
great-grandchildren.
Preceding
in death with his wife were one daughter, Carolyn F. CLINE, two grandchildren,
Melissa A. SLATER and Michael Forest, and three brothers, John W., Phillip and
Decater THOMAS.
Services
are at noon Saturday at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
Robert GEORGE officiating. Burial will be at Rochester IOOF Cemetery where the
American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, both of Rochester, will conduct
military rites. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8:30 a.m. to
noon Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to First Assembly of
God, Rochester.
Josephine Warner
Jan. 1, 1910 – March 17, 2003
Josephine
WARNER, 93, Wynnfield Crossing, died at 3:50 a.m. Monday at Life Care Center,
Rochester.
Born in
the Antioch Community of Fulton County to Franklin and Sophia TETZLAFF GORDON,
she married Harry O. WARNER Jan. 2, 1937, in Kokomo. He died Jan. 15, 1988.
Mrs.
Warner was a homemaker.
Survivors
include one daughter, Ellen JONES and husband Elvin, Leavenworth, Kan.; two
sons, David [WARNER] and wife Carol, Warsaw, and Robert [WARNER] and wife
Carol, Logansport; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters,
Ida SHAFER, Rochester, and Mabel UMBAUGH, Crown Point; one brother, Lester
GORDON, Rochester.
Preceding
in death with her husband were one sister, Pauline CRANMER, and three brothers,
Howard, Carl and Arthur GORDON.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
Russell GORDON officiating. Burials will be at IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call
from 4 to 8 p.m. today at
the funeral home and one hour prior to services.
Friday, March 21, 2003
Neda Huddleston
Neda
HUDDLESTON, 71, 6416 W. Fulton County Road 500 North, died at 1:40 a.m. today
at Life Care Center, Rochester. Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good
Funeral Home, Rochester.
Helen V. McClain
Helen V.
McCLAIN, 82, died at 3:35 a.m. today at her 1310 Sunwood Dr., South Bend,
residence. Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home,
Rochester.
Sherril L. Ness
Nov. 3, 1954 – March 19, 2003
Sherril
Lee NESS, 48, 1109 E. Ninth St., died at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at his residence.
Mr. Ness
was born in Rochester to Roy Earl and Lillian E. BUTTON NESS. He was a
machinist programmer for industrial inspection. He was a member of the Eagles
Lodge, Rochester, and the Fulton County Conservation Club.
Survivors
include special friend, Linda MOSGROVE, Rochester; four sisters, Lorraine GRAY
and husband Merle, Camden, Irma JOHNSON and husband Robert, Akron, Betty Lou
SMITH and husband James, Tulsa, Okla., and Wilma Jean HARVEY and husband
Weldon, Talma; three brothers, Thomas Earl [NESS] and wife Carolyn, Rochester,
Leonard Dale ]NESS] and wife Virginia, Long Beach, Calif., and Chester LeRoy
[NESS’, St. Francisville, Ill.; one stepdaughter, Dawn HOBSCHEIDT, Denver,
Colo.; and one grandchild.
Preceding
in death were his parents, one brother, Vernal Robert NESS, in 1998, and one
son, Seth NESS, in 2002.
Services
are at 4 p.m. Saturday at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
Paul M. CECRLE officiating. Burial will be at Winamac Cemetery. Friends may
call one hour prior to services.
Virgil L. Reinholt
Virgil L.
REINHOLT, 77, 20858 Sage Rd., Culver died at 7:37 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph
Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. Arrangements are pending at Bonine Funeral
Home, Culver.
Saturday, March 22, 2003
Martha C. “Cathie” Marvel
Aug. 23, 1924 – March 21, 2003
Martha Catherine
“Cathie” JONES MARVEL, 78, Brown County, died at 12:05 a.m. Friday at Indiana
University Medical Center, Indianapolis, where she had been a patient two
weeks.
Born near
Attica to John Jacob and Erma Ruth JONES Sr., she was raised in Attica and graduated
from Attica High School in 1942. She received a bachelor of science degree in
liberal science at Purdue University. She also lived in Warsaw, Lafayette and
Carmel, coming to Brown County in 1980.
Cathie
married William F. MARVEL Sept. 17, 1949, in Attica. He survives.
Mrs.
Marvel worked during World War II at Wright Air Field, Ohio. She was an
assistant librarian at Carmel-Clay Schools. While working in schools, she
attended Indiana University, studying library science. She was head librarian
at Pendleton-Fall Creek Library and volunteered for Brown County Schools,
retiring in 1978.
She was a
Brownie leader, 4-H leader, president of the League of Women Voters in
Lafayette and Hamilton County, and was a member of Purdue Alumni Association,
Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis Museum of Art and Brown County Farm
Bureau.
Surviving
with her husband, at home, are two daughters, Susan Elizabeth MARVEL and
husband Dan McCARTHY, Rochester, Deborah Catherine WESLEY and husband Jon,
Carmel; two sisters, Alta Virginia “Casey” HAYES and Erma Ruth WALKER, both of
Attica; one brother, John Jacob JONES Jr., Plainfield; five grandchildren,
Christina, Catherine WESLEY, Kevin William Marvel McCARTHY, Christopher Andrew
WESLEY, Regan Suzanne MARVEL McCARTHY and Michael David WESLEY.
Preceding
in death was one brother, Abbott Ensley “Stevie” JONES.
Services
are at 3 p.m. Sunday at Maus Funeral Home, Attica, with Rev. Kate WALKER
officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Attica. Friends may call
from 1 p.m. until time of service. Memorials may be made to the Attica Public
Library.
Virgil L. Reinholt
Jan. 12, 1926 – March 20, 2003
Virgil L.
REINHOLT, 77, 20858 Sage Rd., Culver, died at 7:37 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph
Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.
Survivors
include his wife, Betty L. [REINHOLT], at home; two sons, Dennis [REINHOLT],
Rochester, and Michael, [REINHOLT] Walkerton; two daughters, Linda SHEDROW,
Bradenton, Fla., and Brenda SELLERS, Bristol.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Monday at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver. Friends may call from 2
to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Mary Clara “Ieraci” Young
March 21, 2003
Mary
Clara (IERACI) YOUNG, age 71, of Fort Myers, Florida died March 21, 2003. Mrs.
Young was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. She moved here with her husband
Richard [YOUNG] in 1980 from Ohio. Mrs.
Young worked and retired from the Florida Dept. of Children and Families in
2000. She attended Indiana University at South Bend and worked for Studebaker
Corporation. Mrs. Young is a member of Church of the Resurrection, Ladies
Auxiliary of the VFW, and the Poetry Guild and was an accomplished poet.
Mary and
her loving husband Richard shared their 50th wedding anniversary on March 20,
2003. She is survived by her loving husband Richard, sons Mark A. (Sharon)
YOUNG of Naples, Fla, Matthew R. (Annette) YOUNG of Orlando, Fla., Michael C.
(Cathy) [YOUNG] of Greenville, SC., daughters, Melissa V. (Julito) ENRIQUE of
Palm Harbor, Fla., Susan J. (Kevin) SIWA of Sugarland, Tx., mother, Josephine
IERACI of South Bend, brothers, Frank IERACI, James IERACI, and sister,
Rosemary COOMES, all of South Bend, grandchildren, Shannon, Lindsay and Ryan
YOUNG, Dayna, Kara SIEWA, Ashley, Justin and Sydney YOUNG, Mandi, Jennifer and
Stephanie YOUNG. Her father, Joseph IERACI preceded Mrs. Young in death. Mary’s
family will receive friends Sunday, March 23, 2 to 5 p.m. at Kiser Funeral
Home, 9231 Cypress Lake Drive. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at
church of the Resurrection on Monday, March 24 at 11:30 a.m. Internment will be
in Florida National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please make memorial
contributions to the American Lung Association, 1436 Royal Palm Square Blvd.,
Fort Myers, Fla 33919.
Monday, March 24, 2003
Velva M. “Bib” Couch
March 26, 1923 – March 22, 2003
Velva M.
“Bib” COUCH, 79, Marion, died at 10:28 a.m. Saturday at Marion General
Hospital.
Survivors
inlcude two sons, Dan [COUCH], Plymouth, and Tim [COUCH], Gas City; two
daughters, Kathy STEELE, Marion, and Rita CHALK, South Whitley; one brother,
Robert WILLIAMS, Marion; four sisters, Doris GREEN Hartford City, Kate ZILLER,
St. Augustine, Fla., Helen FAUNCE, Gas City, and Florence WILLIAMS, Danville,
Ill.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Home, Storey Chapel,
400 E. Main St., Gas City. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.
today at the funeral home.
Neda Jo Huddleston
June 5, 1931 – March 21, 2003
Neda Jo
HUDDLESTON, 71, 6416 W. Fulton County Road 500 North, died at 1:40 a.m. Friday
at Life Care Center, Rochester, where she had been a resident six weeks.
Born in
Kokomo to Quinten Alex and Marguerite MICHAELS LYTLE, she married William E.
HUDDLESTON in August 1954 in Frankfort. He survives.
Mrs.
Huddleston came to Rochester from Frankfort, in Clinton County, 47 years ago.
She worked in the food services department at the former Aubbeenaubbee School,
Leiters Ford and Culver Community Schools, for several years. She also worked
at the former Will-Wood Cafe, Leiters Ford, and was a member of Mt. Hope United
Methodist Church, near Leiters Ford, where she served on the mission board. She
was also a member of the Richland Center Rebekah Lodge
and Fulton County Historical Society.
Surviving
with her husband, at home, are one son, Billy J. [HUDDLESTON] and wife Penney,
Rochester; two grandchildren, Clayton and Page HUDDLESTON, both of Rochester;
one brother, Tommy Dean LYTLE and wife “Pat,” Indianapolis; and special
friends, Allen and Mary CHESSER and Jane CROY.
Preceding
in death were her parents, one grandson, John W. HUDDLESTON, in 1980, one
brother, Max E. LYTLE, and one stepson, James L. HUDDLESTON.
Private
family services were conducted Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home,
Rochester. Rev. Don METZGER officiated.
Helen V. McClain
Jan. 16, 1921 – March 21, 2003
Helen V.
McCLAIN, 82, died at 3:25 a.m. Friday at her 1310 Sunwood Dr., South Bend,
residence.
Born in
South Bend to George and Elizabeth MAGYAR ROJICS, she married James G. McCLAIN
July 28, 1972, in Kalamazoo, Mich. He preceded in death.
Mrs.
McClain had been in failing health six months. A South Bend resident most of
her life, she worked at the former Ball-Band Corp., Mishawaka, for several
years. She was a licensed beautician in South Bend.
Survivors
include one son, James [McCLAIN] and wife June, South Bend; three grandsons,
James D. McCLAIN Jr. and wife Linda and Jayme D. McCLAIN and wife Judy, all of
Jones, Mich., and Jerry D. McCLAIN, South Bend; four great-grandchildren; three
sisters, Betty HOUGHTON, Mishawaka, Irene HORNYAK, Silver Lake, Mich., and
Margaret McINTYRE, South Bend; and one brother, George ROJICS, Florida.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents, two sisters and three brothers.
A private
family viewing was held at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Entombment will be at Highland Cemetery, South Bend. Foster & Good Funeral
Home, Rochester, was in charge of arrangements.
Lewis D. Townsend
Lewis D.
TOWNSEND, 55, Deedsville, died Saturday at Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort
Wayne.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, 105 W. Third St., Peru.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
John L. Moriarty
John L.
MORIARTY, 62, 406 N. Maple St., Argos, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at
Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Roberta H. Oatney
Roberta
H. OATNEY, 84, 117 W. 12th St., died at 2:32 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Patrik H. Rowe
Patrik H.
ROWE, 56, Attica, formerly of Rochester, died at 3 p.m. Monday near Roseau,
Minn. Arrangements are pending at Maus Funeral Home, Attica, and Foster &
Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Wednesday, March 26, 2003
John L. Moriarty
July 12, 1940 – March 24, 2003
John
Larry MORIARTY, 62, 406 N. Maple St., Argos, died at 12:35 p.m. Monday at
Americare of Goshen.
Survivors
include one son, Jack Lewis MORIARTY, Argos; three sisters, Marilyn SMILEY and
Shirley KNEZEVICH, both of Argos, and Linda Jean FULLER, Wakarusa; and two
brothers, James MORIARTY, Argos, and Terry MORIARTY, Plymouth.
Private
family graveside services will be held at a later date at Maple Grove Cemetery,
Argos. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Roberta A. Oatney
Sept. 24, 1918 – March 24, 2003
Roberta
A. OATNEY, 84, 117 W. 12th St., died at 2:32 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn Hospital.
Born in
Rushville, Ohio, to Roy and Bertha BONTRAGER, she married John H. OATNEY March
23, 1938, in Rushville, Ohio. He died April 11, 1993.
Mrs.
Oatney came to Rochester from Amboy, Ill., in 1958. She was a homemaker and a
beautician and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church.
Survivors
include one son, Ronald [OATNEY] and wife Kathryn, Colorado Springs, Colo.; one
daughter-in-law, Laura OATNEY, Wilmette, Ill.; two granddaughters, Elizabeth
Anne and Margaret Leigh OATNEY, Wilmette, Ill.; two grandsons, Steven OATNEY,
Colorado Springs, Colo., and Michael OATNEY and wife Rev. Clare, Dearborn,
Mich.; two great-grandsons, John and Peter OATNEY, Dearborn, Mich.; one sister,
Freda MORROW, Lancaster, Ohio.
Preceding
in death with her husband was one son, Karl OATNEY, March 1, 2002, two sisters
and one brother.
Services
are at 2 p.m. Friday at Halteman-Fett-Dyer Funeral Home, 436 N. Broad St.,
Lancaster, Ohio. Burial will be at Maple Grove Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home,
Rochester, and one hour prior to services Friday at Halteman-Fett-Dyer Funeral
Home.
Mary A. Smith
Mary A.
SMITH, 82, Lowell, passed away Monday.
Mrs.
Smith was a member of the Shelby Senior Citizens and attended Shelby Baptist
Church.
She is survived by three sons, Tom BRUGH and
wife Betty, Lake Station, John BRUGH and wife Gloria, Lansing, Ill., and Bill
SMITH and wife Debbie, Vine Grove, Ky.; one daughter, Rebecca WILLIAMS and
husband Bryant, Crown Point; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three
sisters, Christine MARSH and husband Clifford, Shelby, Ida POWELL and husband
John, N. Little Rock, Ark., and Ruth PAXTON and husband Ed, Rochester; and one
brother, Worley STINNETT and wife Lois, Valparaiso.
Preceding
in death were her husband, Guy [SMITH], and parents, James L. and Georgeanna
STINNETT.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Thursday at Sheets Funeral Home, 604 E. Commercial Ave., Lowell,
with Rev. Charles HOCHMUTH officiating. Burial will be at West Creek Cemetery,
Lowell. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
Keith W. Tyler
Keith W. “Judge” TYLER, 92, Wynnfield
Crossing, died at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday at Hickory Creek of Rochester. Arrangements
are pending at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester.
Thursday, March 27, 2003
Richard C. Brown
Aug. 22, 1916 – March 26, 2003
Richard
Carl BROWN, 86, 121 Eagle Lane, Fairfield Glade, Tenn., died at 8:15 a.m.
Wednesday at Wyndrite Health & Rehabilitation Center, Crossville, Tenn. He
was a patient there for nine days.
A former
Lake Manitou resident, he was born in Chicago, Ill., to Frederick and Margaret
BROWN. He married Irma L. REED Dec. 28, 1945, in Chicago, Ill. She died Nov. 8,
1996.
Mr. Brown
resided in the Fairfield Glade, Tenn., area, near Clarksville, Tenn., for 22
years, moving there from Indianapolis. Prior to that, he lived at Lake Manitou,
Rochester. He was a district sales manager for the fire and rescue division of
Mack Truck Sales, Allentown, Penn., for several years. He was a member of
Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church.
He is
survived by one daughter, Carol Lynn BROWN, Fairfield Glade, Tenn.
Preceding
in death with his wife were his parents and one daughter, Cheryl Lee BROWN,
Jan. 16, 1965.
Graveside
services are at 10 a.m. Saturday at Rochester IOOF Cemetery with Rev. Jill
WALLEY officiating. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of
arrangements.
Patrik “Pat” H. Rowe
Feb. 23, 1947 – March 24, 2003
Patrik
“Pat” H. ROWE, 56, Attica, died at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Lake of the Woods in
Roseau, Minn., while on a fishing trip.
Born in
Indianapolis to Dr. Howard H. and Margaret LEE ROWE, he was raised in
Rochester, graduating from Rochester High School in 1965. He received a
bachelor of science degree in 1970 and a master’s degree in education in 1984
from Indiana State University.
Mr. Rowe
was a high school science teacher, teaching at Attica Consolidated School Corp.
He began his teaching career in Attica in 1974 and was the high school’s
football coach from 1974 to 1985, leading his team to the regional finals.
He was a
member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rochester, and Eagles Lodge 2596, Attica.
He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting, fishing and mushroom hunting.
He
married Patsy L. HUNTER June 29, 1996, in Plymouth. She survives. Other
survivors include two stepdaughters, Wendy KEITH and husband Scott, Deedsville,
and Haley VanDALSEN, Kokomo; two sisters, Lee Ann SAVAGE and husband Louis,
Bluffton, Ohio, and Dina HEISHMAN and husband Steve, Plymouth; two
grandchildren, Garrett and Hunter KEITH; seven nieces and nephews, Howard “Doc”
NEWCOMB, Jean Ann LAUTZENHEISER, Mandi LUCAS, Sarah BRICKER, Joy SAVAGE, Lea
HEISHMAN and Curtis HEISHMAN.
Preceding
in death were his parents.
Services
are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
Howard NEWCOMB officiating. Burial will be at Rochester IOOF Cemetery. Friends
may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at Attica High School gymnasium annex and from
3 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Patrik
H. Rowe Scholarship Fund, c/o Central National Bank & Trust, 2 S. Perry
St., Attica, IN 47918.
Keith W. Tyler
Nov. 10, 1910 – March 25, 2003
Keith W.
“Judge” TYLER, 92, Wynnfield Crossing, Rochester, died at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday at
Hickory Creek of Rochester.
Born in
Ligonier to Anthony Wayne and Daisy CAGLE TYLER, he married Vivian Margaret
McDANIEL Dec. 25, 1936, in Elwood. She survives.
“Judge”
Tyler and his wife came to Lake Manitou, Rochester, in 1950. He was an attorney
and judge in Indianapolis and served as a part-time judge in Fulton County. He
was a member of the American Legion, the Lake Manitou Association, the Indiana
Bar Association, a 32nd Degree Mason, Indianapolis Shrine and Scottish Rite,
Lake Manitou Moose Lodge and the Marion and Fulton County Bar Association. He
was past president of the Wally Byam Caravan Club International. “Judge” Tyler
was a U.S. Army Lieutenant during World War II. He attended Michigan State
University and graduated from Indiana University School of Law.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are three daughters, Deana K. STEARNS and husband Ben,
Helena, Mont., Sandi S. VanDYKE, Pensacola, Fla., and Karen BOHN and husband
Gene, Bristol; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Saturday at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
Woody SLADE and Rev. Dan MUNDT officiating. Burial will be at Rochester IOOF
Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the Rochester posts of the American
Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday
at the funeral home and one hour prior to services Saturday. There will be a
Masonic service at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Friday, March 28, 2003
Richard H. Bailey
July 21, 1921 – March 26, 2003
Richard
H. BAILEY, 81, Winamac, formerly of Logansport, died at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday at
Pulaski Health Care Center, Winamac.
Born in
Logansport to Henry J. and Golda M. WATTS BAILEY, he married Elisabeth Van WAGENEN Dec. 17, 1944, in Corning,
Iowa. She died May 26, 1995.
Mr.
Bailey was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a
member of American Legion Post 60. With his brothers, and later his nephew, he
owned and operated Bailey’s Clothing Store in downtown Logansport for 38 years.
He was a lifelong member of Calvary Presbyterian Church, Logansport. While
residing in Winamac he attended and received pastoral care from the First
Presbyterian Church of Winamac.
Mr.
Bailey was a graduate of Culver Military Academy, where he was a member of the
Academy’s famed Black Horse Troop. He attended Culver Junior College and Indiana
University,
where he was a member of Kappa Sigma
fraternity. Very active in the community in his younger
years, he was a member of the Logansport
Jaycees and was past president of the board of the Cass County Chapter of the
American Red Cross, past president of Logansport-Cass County Chamber of
Commerce and Logansport Rotary Club where he served on the board of trustees.
Survivors
include two daughters, Lois MORTON and husband Doug, Rochester, and Laura
BAILEY, Winamac; three grandchildren, Chris [MORTON]
and wife Kim, South Bend, Rob [MORTON] and wife Christi, Flora, and Katie
MORTON, Rochester; four great-grandchildren, Abby and Mackenzie MORTON, South
Bend, Wylie and Mary Sue MORTON, Flora. Several nieces and nephews also
survive.
Preceding
in death with his wife were one great-grandson, Michael MORTON, and two
brothers, Ed and Paul BAILEY.
Services
are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Kroeger Funeral Home, 711 E. Market St., Logansport,
with Rev. Terry PHLEGER officiating. Burial with full military honors will be
at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday at
the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or
the Alzheimer’s Association.
Saturday, March 29, 2003
Viola M. Smith
Nov. 15, 1930 – March 28, 2003
Viola M.
SMITH, 72, 340 Ohio Street, Rochester, died Friday at 8:15 a.m. at her son’s
residence, 336 Ohio St., Rochester. She had been ill for 3 months.
Born to
Robert and Katherine BUNNELL REESER, she lived in Rochester her entire life.
She married
Richard D. SMITH on Sept. 11, 1946, in Rochester. He preceded in death on May
18, 1984.
Mrs.
Smith was a homemaker and loved to travel. She had been employed at Brookside,
formerly known as Torin of Rochester. She was a member of the Church of the
Nazarene of Rochester.
Survivors
include.one daughter, Betty ZOPPE of Sarasota, Fla., one son, Richard D. SMITH
and wife Jenelle of Rochester, two sisters, Doris SAILING and Margaret RUSH,
both of Kokomo, one sister-in-law, Clara REESER of Rochester, 3 grandchildren,
Mario ZOPPE and wife Elenor of Sarasota, Fla., Heather SCOTT and husband Adam
of New Haven, and Amanda Lee NEWCOMBER, stationed in Ft. Knox, Kentucky, with
the U.S. Army, and one great-grandson, Marcus Anthony NEWCOMBER.
Preceding
in death with her husband are her parents, one daughter, Viola Marie SMITH in
1972, and one brother, Robert REESER.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Foster and Good Funeral Home, 128 W. 6th St.,
Rochester, with reverend Ronald C. PURKEY officiating. Burial will be at the
Rochester IOOF cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the
funeral home and one hour prior to service. Memorials may be made to Fulton
County Hospice.
Jane Grose
March 27, 1925 – March 28, 2003
Jane
GROSE, 78, 1820 Bessmore Park, Rochester, died Friday at Woodlawn Hospital of
Rochester.
Survivors
include husband, Thomas W. GROSE, and one daughter, Jan Lee GINTHER.
Preceding in death was one brother, Harold
YOUNG.
Services are at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, 105 West Third Street, Peru. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until the time of the service.
Monday, March 31, 2003
Alvin O. Cooper
Sept. 19, 1910 – March 28, 2003
Alvin O.
COOPER, 92, 140 Homan Ave., Elkhart, died at 11:50 p.m. Friday at Life Care
Center, Rochester, where he was a patient for four months.
Born in
Culver to William and Ethel O’CONNOR COOPER, he married Thelma K. KINDIG Oct.
10, 1936, in LaPorte. She survives.
Mr.
Cooper, a welder, was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 88, Elkhart, and
served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He enjoyed working in his yard,
fishing and hunting.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are one sister, Goldie Marie MAGNER, Dowagiac, Mich.;
and one half-sister, Edith TUCKER, Lake Placid, Fla., and several nieces and
nephews
Preceding
in death were one sister, one brother, two stepsisters, two stepbrothers and
one half sister.
Services
are at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Walley-Mills-Zimmerman Funeral Home &
Crematory, 700 E. Jackson St., Elkhart, with Rev. George HEYBOER of Knox First
Baptist Church officiating. Burial will
be at Rice Cemetery, where the Elkhart Disabled Veterans Chapter 19 will
conduct military graveside rites. Friends may call one hour prior to services.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Billie C. “Bill” Foor
March 21, 1924 – March 29, 2003
Billie C.
“Bill” FOOR, 79, Rockford, Ill., died at 1:03 p.m. Saturday at his home.
Born
March 21, 1924, in Macy to Orville and Nina CARVEY FOOR, he married Lois J.
ROSE July 20, 1946, in Marion. She died Oct. 28, 2000. He married Hattie H.
HOGUE FEECE Dec. 8, 2001, in Belton, Texas. She survives.
Mr. Foor
moved to Rockford, Ill., in 1951 following graduation from Purdue University.
He was employed by Sundstrand on the accessories and equipment technical
committee of the Aircraft Association. He was also chief engineer of Belvidere
Products, Belvidere, Ill., for several years. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air
Force during World War II, he flew on B-24s and B-25s in the CBI Theater North
Burma Air Task Force. In 1970, he founded Smith Ecological Systems, Inc.,
designing and developing floating surface aerators, a sludge removal system for
clarifiers and a flow-through cyanide reduction system. He was a charter member
of Blackhawk Flying Club, Masonic Lodge, a trustee of Rockford Elks Lodge 64,
the American Water Works Association, Rockford Purdue Club, Purdue Alumni
Association and the Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Bill was
a devoted family man. Surviving with his wife, at home, are two sons, Stephen
C. [FOOR] and David C. [FOOR] and wife Kim, all of Rockford, Ill.; two
daughters, Nancy BERG and husband Mitch and Susan KELLY and husband Pat, all of
Rockford, Ill.; one daughter-in-law, Janis FOOR, Rockford, Ill.; seven
grandchildren, Andrew, Jeffrey and Stephanie FOOR and Benjamin and Samantha
BERG and Shannan and Dana FOOR; three stepchildren, Lynn WALSH and husband AJ,
Texas, Dennis FEECE and wife Deborah and Carol KUZMICZ and husband Leonard, all
of Indiana; nine stepgrandchildren; and one brother, Nobert [FOOR] and wife
Ruth, of Ohio.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Rockford, Ill.,
with Rev. Dr. David SMAZIK officiating. Burial will be in Scandinavian
Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fred C. Olson Funeral
Chapel, 1001 Second Ave., Rockford, Ill. Memorials may be made to the family
for a memorial to be established at Visiting Nurses and Swedish American Home
Health Care.
Eleanor Knoop
Eleanor
KNOOP, 76, Mentone, died at 2:44 a.m. today at Kosciusko Community Hospital,
Warsaw. Arrangements are pending at King Memorial Home, Mentone.
Calvin E. Ringle
Jan. 9, 1921 – March 30, 2003
Calvin
Earl RINGLE, 82, died at 5 a.m. Sunday at his 616 Northgate Circle residence.
Survivors
include his wife, Mae McCLAIN RINGLE, at home; two sons, Jerry [RINGLE],
Rochester, and Rick [RINGLE], Kokomo; two daughters, Karon PATTERSON,
Lynchburg, Va., and Mary WESTWOOD, Rochester; three sisters, Ethel WROCKLAGE,
Convoy, Ohio, Alice DILLARD, Rochester, and Nancy STILES, Mentone.
Services
are at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
David DITTMAN officiating. Burial will be at Citizens Cemetery. Friends may
call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Viola M. Smith
Nov. 15, 1930 – March 28, 2003
Viola M.
SMITH, 72, 340 Ohio Street, Rochester, died Friday at 8:15 a.m. at her son’s
residence, 336 Ohio St., Rochester. She had been ill for three months.
Born in
White County to Robert and Katherine BUNNELL REESER, she lived in Rochester her
entire life.
She
married Richard D. SMITH Sept. 11, 1946, in Rochester. He preceded in death on
May 18, 1984.
Mrs.
Smith was a homemaker and loved to travel. She had been employed at Brookside,
formerly known as Torin of Rochester. She was a member of the Church of the
Nazarene of Rochester.
Survivors
include one daughter, Betty ZOPPE of Sarasota, Fla., one son, Richard D. SMITH
and wife Janelle, Rochester, two sisters, Doris SAILING, Kokomo, and Margaret
RUSH, Windfall, one sister-in-law, Clara RESER, Rochester, three grandchildren,
Mario ZOPPE and wife Elenor, Sarasota, Fla., Heather SCOTT and husband Adam,
New Haven, and Amanda Lee NEWCOMER, stationed in Ft. Knox, Kentucky, with the
U.S. Army; and one great-grandson, Marcus Anthony NEWCOMER.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents, one daughter, Viola Marie SMITH in
1972, and one brother, Robert REESER.
Services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, 128 W. Sixth St., Rochester, with Rev. Ronald C. PURKEY officiating. Burial will be at Rochester IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and one hour prior to services. Memorials may be made to Hope Hospice of Fulton County.
Tuesday, April 1, 2003
Eleanor E. Knoop
Sept. 12, 1926 – March 31, 2003
Eleanor
E. KNOOP, 76, Mentone, died at 2:44 a.m. Monday at Kosciusko Community
Hospital, Warsaw.
Survivors
include three daughters, Lynne DICKISON, Jacksonville, Fla., Norma BRIDGE,
Bristol, England, and LuAnn KISSINGER, North Webster; one son, Andy [KNOOP],
Columbia, Mo.; and one sister, Lamora LONGYEAR, Claypool.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Friday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with Rev. Doris SMITH
officiating. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery, Claypool. Friends may call
from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Calvin E. Ringle
Jan. 9, 1920 – March 30, 2003
Calvin
Earl RINGLE, 83, died at 5 a.m. Sunday at his 616 Northgate Circle residence.
Mr.
Ringle was born in Wyatt to Kenneth and Ruth WRIGHT RINGLE. He was married to
Mae McCLAIN Dec. 25, 1941, in Star City at the home of the bride’s parents by
Rev. Margaret BAKER. Mrs. Ringle survives.
Mr.
Ringle lived most of his adult life in Fulton County. He retired from the
Woodlawn Hospital maintenance department in 1985. He attended First Church of
God, Rochester, and was a lifetime member of Eagles Lodge 852, Rochester. He
was active with senior citizens.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are two sons, Jerry [RINGLE] and wife Linda, Rochester,
and Rick [RINGLE], Kokomo; two daughters, Karon PATTERSON and husband Richard,
Lynchburg, Va., and Mary WESTWOOD and husband Edward, Rochester; 11
grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Ethel WROCKLAGE, Convoy,
Ohio, Alice DILLARD and husband Bernard, Rochester, and Nancy STILES, Mentone;
several nieces and nephews
Preceding
in death were his parents, one son, Gary [RINGLE], one brother and four
sisters.
Services
are at 3 p.m. today at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
David DITTMAN officiating. Burial will be at Citizens Cemetery. Memorials may
be made to Hope Hospice of Fulton County or the Fulton County Cancer Fund.
Erda Royer
Erda ROYER, 100, 106 E. Orchard St., Akron, died at 2:30 p.m. Monday at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.
Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Erda E. Royer
Feb. 3, 1903 – March 31, 2003
Erda E.
ROYER, 100, 106 E. Orchard St., Akron, died at 2:30 p.m. Monday at her
residence.
Born in
Waterloo to I. James and M. Dorothy SPANGLE ROBINSON, she married Vern F. ROYER
June 24, 1938, in Waterloo. He died June 16, 1990.
Mrs.
Royer was a teacher in Waterloo and at Columbia Elementary School, Rochester.
She was
also a homemaker. She graduated from Tri State College, Angola, and Manchester
College, North Manchester. She was a member of Akron Church of the Brethren.
Survivors
include one daughter, Sharon WILLIAMS, Greentown; one son, Jack [ROYER],
Arlington, Va.; two grandsons, Mike WILLIAMS and wife Laura, Greentown, and
Chris WILLIAMS, West Lafayette; one great-granddaughter, Cassandra WILLIAMS.
Preceding
in death with her husband were one daughter, Linda ROYER, four brothers and two
sisters.
Services
are at 1 p.m. Friday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with Rev. Erin HUIRAS
officiating. Burial will be at Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 6:30 to 8
p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Cardinal Center,
504 N. Bay Dr., Warsaw, IN 46580, or Akron Church of the Brethren, 212 S. Maple
St., Akron, IN 46910.
Thursday, April 3, 2003
[no obits]
Friday, April 4, 2003
Donald L. Coffing
Feb. 1, 1927 – April 3, 2003
Donald
Leroy COFFING, 76, Peru, died at 11:25 a.m. Thursday at his residence.
Born in
Cass County to Russell and Goldie WILES COFFING, he married Donna J. ZELLERS Sept.
5, 1948, in Twelve Mile. She survives.
Mr.
Coffing was a retired farmer and worked for N & W Railroad. He was a former
manager of The Alpine Village Flea Market. He was a member of Mexico Church of
the Brethren and Masonic Lodge No. 347, Mexico. Mr. Coffing was a World War II
U.S. Army veteran.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are three daughters, Twila COLLINS and husband David,
Bunker Hill, Anita SHARP and husband Gene, Newburgh and Chris COFFING, Bunker
Hill; three sons, Mike [COFFING] and wife Debbie, Coldwater, Mich., Mark
[COFFING[ and wife Bonnie, and Danny SOFIANOS and wife Amy, all of Peru; 10
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five sisters, June GARROW and Rachel
STEWART, both of Mishawaka, Nina LYNCH, Rochester, Betty LEWIS, Twelve Mile and
Joan COFFING, Indianapolis; and two brothers, Richard [COFFING], Roann and
Dewey [COFFING], Burnettsville.
Preceding
in death were his parents and one brother, Kenneth W. “Bill” COFFING.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Monday at McClain Funeral Home, Denver, with Rev. Todd WENGER
officiating. Burial will be at Ever Rest Memorial Park, Logansport. Friends may
call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to
Mexico Church of the Brethren or Miami-Wabash County Hospice.
Mary P. “Pat” DeSutter
March 23, 1912 – April 3, 2003
Mary
Patricia “Pat” CARR DeSUTTER, 91, 302 E. Jackson St., Attica, died at 4:40 a.m.
Thursday at Woodland Manor Nursing Home, Attica.
Born in
Benton County to Patrick W. and Minnie ROYAL CARR, she married Frederick
Francis “F.F.” DeSUTTER April 2, 1932, in Attica. He died July 28, 1987.
Mrs.
DeSutter was a lifetime Attica resident and graduated from Attica High School.
She was a clerk at Public Service Indiana and worked for 33 years at Indiana
Gas Co. She attended St. Francis Xavier Church, where she was an organist for
many years. She was a former precinct committeewoman for Logan Township serving
in the Democratic party. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority,
Attica.
Survivors
include one daughter, Dianne ROBINSON, Attica; one brother, James CARR and wife
Grace, Rochester; two granddaughters, Amanda TERRONES, Chicago, Ill. and
Patricia HARGAN and husband Brian, Covington; two great-grandchildren, Will and
Jack HARGAN, Covington.
Preceding
in death were three brothers, Paul, Frances and Robert CARR.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis Xavier Church, Attica, with Rev. Charles
KLINE officiating. Burial will be at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Attica.
Memorials may be made to the Lions Club Leader Dog Program.
Onis D. Moon
May 5, 1959 – April 3, 2003
Onis Deon
MOON, 43, Twelve Mile, died at 9:05 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Hospital, South
Bend.
Mr. Moon
was born in Logansport to Wendell R. and Freida BOOKWALTER MOON. He was a
homemaker.
Survivors
include his parents, Twelve Mile, two brothers, Everett A. MOON, Twelve Mile
and fiance LaVerne HARTZLER and Jerry Lee MOON and wife Mimi, Twelve Mile; one
sister, Carmen Sue CARTER and husband Steve, Russiaville; and several nieces
and nephews.
Services
are at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at McClain Funeral Home, Denver, with Rev. Teri WHITE
officiating. Burial will be at Ever Rest Memorial Park, Logansport. Friends may
call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at
the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Woodlawn Center, Logansport, or
Twelve Mile First Responders.
Saturday, April 5, 2203
Helen M. Ellars
Helen M.
ELLARS, 87, 1842 W. Fulton County Road 375 North, died at 10:15 a.m. Friday at
Hickory Creek of Rochester. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is in
charge of arrangements.
Ruth Wilson
Aug. 26, 1921 - April 3, 2003
Ruth
GOATES WORLTON WILSON, 81, died at 12:03 a.m. Thursday in the Utah Valley
Regional Medical Center, Provo, Utah.
Born in Lehi, Utah, to Dr. William and Essie GOATES WORLTON, she married
Ramon Browning WILSON on July 27, 1945, in the Logan, Utah, LDS Temple. They
moved to Provo in 1979 upon retirement.
She was
vice president of the Lehi High School student body and a graduate of Utah
State University, where she was president of Alpha Chi Omega sorority and
secretary of the senior class. During World War II, she taught at Lehi High
School while her husband, Ray, served in the U.S. Army.
Most of
her adult life was spent in West Lafayette, where he was a Purdue University
professor. She was a Purdue Women’s Club officer and faculty advisor of the
Purdue Dames
Club.
Active in
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints all her life, she was president
of the Purdue Ward Relief Society, Primary and Young Women’s organizations and
was a supervisor at the Washington, D.C., Temple. She was an accomplished
seamstress and gourmet cook who befriended many Utah students at Purdue.
Survivors
include two sisters Margaret HUNSAKER, Grants Pass, Ore., and Ann ALLEN,
Midvale, Utah; three daughters Lynn WILSON, Evansville, JoAnne PRICE and
husband Jeff, Sandy, Utah, Kay MORGAN and husband Thom, Farmington, Utah; two
sons Bill WILSON and wife Sarah, Rochester, and Bruce WILSON and wife Julie,
North Ogden, Utah. She was especially close to her 11 grandchildren, Angelle,
Greg, J.D. and Kathleen PRICE, Luke and Hannah Josephine WILSON, Nicholas and
Lindsey WILSON and Matt, Danny and Anna MORGAN.
She was
preceded in death by her parents, four infant siblings and one sister, Madge
(Ferris) EVANS, San Diego.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Pleasant View Ninth Ward Chapel, 2445 N. 650
E., Provo, Utah. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Wing Mortuary, Lehi,
Utah, and from 9 a.m. until services Monday at the chapel.
Monday, April 7, 2003
Helen M. Ellars
Sept. 4, 1915 – April 4, 2003
Helen M.
ELLARS, 87, 1882 W. Fulton County Road 375 North, died at 10:15 a.m. Friday at
Hickory Creek of Rochester where she had been a patient three days.
Born in
Philadelphia, Penn., to John William and Viola FRANCE ALBAN HENTZ, she married
Gerald “Jerry” ELLARS Jan. 24, 1944, in Philadelphia. He died July 4, 1991.
Mrs.
Ellars owned and operated Ellars Boat Landing Drive-In Restaurant and retired
from Hart Schaffner & Marx, Rochester, after 16 years. She was a member of
Fulton County Historical Society, a past two-term president of Glen Owens
American Legion Post 14, Peru, member of Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 120,
Peru, and she taught Sunday school at Peru Presbyterian Church.
Survivors
include one sister, Dorothea CUESTA, West Chester, Penn.; two nieces and three
great-nieces.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents, one cousin, Ruth LEWIS, one
great-nephew and one great-great-nephew.
Private
family services will be held at a later date. No visitation is planned. Foster
& Good Funeral Home, Rochester, is in charge of arrangements.
Suzi Herrera
Feb. 16, 1956 – April 4, 2003
Suzi
HERRERA, 47, 13529 E. County Road 225 South, Akron, died at 1:35 p.m. Friday at
Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, following a sudden illness.
Born in
Revena, Ohio, to Herman and Margaret WILLARD FLETCHER, she married Ignacio J.
“Poncho” HERRERA March 17, 1973, in Revena, Ohio. He survives.
Mrs.
Herrera was a homemaker and had been a nurse. She was a wildlife and
conservation rehabilitationist. She loved all animals and was a horse owner.
Surviving
with her husband, at home, are two sons, Juan [HERRERA], North Manchester, and
Jamie “Jay” [HERRERA], Kokomo. Half brothers and half sisters also survive.
Preceding
in death were her parents.
Services
are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Naves Funeral Home, 304 E. Main St., Lebanon, Tenn.,
with Rev. Danny SELLARS officiating. Burial will be at Wilson County Memorial
Park, Lebanon, Tenn. Friends may call from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at Hartzler
Funeral Home, Akron. Memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Loyd F. Saner
Dec. 21, 1926 – April 5, 2003
Loyd F.
SANER, 76, 111 Saner Drive, Akron, died at 4:45 p.m. Saturday at Miller’s Merry
Manor, Warsaw, where he was a patient for one day. He was in failing health
three years.
Born in
Macy to Homer Clark and Ferrell SCHINDLER SANER, he married Doris POTTENGER
June 30, 1947, in Akron. She survives.
Mr. Saner
was a lifetime Fulton County resident. He was a 1944 Akron High School graduate
and a U.S. Army veteran. He was very proud to have earned his Master Watchmaker
Certificate from Western Pennsylvania Horological Institute, Inc., Pittsburgh.
In 1948 he and his wife founded Saner Jewelry at the current location of Lake
City Bank, Akron. In 1961 they founded Tic Toc Trophy Shop, Akron, and operated
it until it was sold in 1980. He was a member of Akron Lions Club, American
Mensa Society and attended Beaver Dam United Methodist Church.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are two daughters, Deanna LOVE and husband Mike, Akron,
and Denise HOWE and husband Les, Huntington; one son, Dennis SANER,
Mooresville; five grandchildren, Lisa HOWE, Huntington, Eric LOVE, Akron, Kevin
HOWE, Huntington, Brian LOVE, Akron, and Matthew SANER, Mooresville; three
brothers, Roy [SANER] and wife Marilyn, Akron, Fred [SANER] and wife Willodene,
Silver Lake, and Charles [SANER] and wife Lily, Warren; one sister-in-law, Kay
SANER, West Lafayette; and several nieces and nephews, most of who live in the
Akron area.
Preceding
in death were his parents and one brother, Robert SANER, in 2001.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron, with Rev.
Rob SEEWALD and Rev. Steve FLECK officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill
Cemetery at West Manchester Church of the Brethren, North Manchester. Rochester
American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct military graveside
rites. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and one hour
prior to services. Memorials may be made to the Beaver Dam United Methodist
Church Building Fund.
Carl E. Swanson
Carl E.
SWANSON, 86, 415 E. Sixth St., died Saturday at Naples Community Hospital,
Naples, Fla. Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester.
Tuesday, April 8, 2003
Jacobus “Jack” Vandenbrink
Nov. 1, 1931 – April 5, 2003
Jacobus
“Jack” VANDENBRINK, 71, Lake Bruce, died at 6:40 a.m. Saturday at his
residence.
Survivors
include his wife, Geraldine THORNTON VANDENBRINK, at home; two sons, Gary and
Robert [VANDENBRINK], both of Toronto, Canada; one daughter, Madge KIMMELL,
Mesa, Ariz.; one sister, Joppe KETTLE, Holland.
Graveside
services are at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Lake Bruce.
Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, is in charge of arrangements.
Wednesday, April 9, 2003
Carl E. Swanson
Feb. 12, 1917 – April 4, 2003
Carl Emil
SWANSON, 86, 415 E. Sixth St., and 1700 Barefoot Williams Rd., Naples, Fla.,
died at 9:23 p.m. Friday at Naples Community Hospital, Naples, Fla., where he
was a patient following a short illness.
Born in
Brookston to August and Lillian Belle MOORE SWANSON, he married Helen Irene
WOOLLEY Aug. 1, 1936, in Rochester. She survives.
Mr.
Swanson came to Fulton County from Brookston at age 5. He has wintered in
Naples, Fla., the past 28 years. In Florida, he was employed by Naples-Marco
K.O.A Kampground for 20 years, and was voted employee of the year in 1991. He
retired as a truck driver from Bendix Homes, Bourbon. He was a member of Olive
Bethel Church of God. Mr. Swanson was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran of the
Pacific Theater. An avid traveler, he had toured all 50 states and went to
Alaska twice. He also loved gardening.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are two daughters, Phyllis HOWARD and husband Paul, and
Patricia BLACKBURN and husband Kenneth, all of Rochester; nine grandchildren,
Brad HOWARD and wife Laura, Auburndale, Fla., Jeff HOWARD and wife Kelly,
Rochester, Paula WALTZ and companion Kent SCHOLL, Rochester, Andrew HOWARD and
wife Crystal, Bradenton, Fla., Julie CALVERT and husband Marc, Rochester,
Douglas BLACKBURN, South Bend, Kenneth J. “K.J.” BLACKBURN and wife Amy,
Rochester; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two sisters
Ramona JOHNSON and husband Lee, Warsaw, and Ruby DICKSON, Culver. Several
nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews also survive.
Preceding
in death were his parents, one granddaughter, Selena Jo HOWARD, one sister,
Edna DICKSON, five brothers, Frank, Linden, Albert, Harold and John SWANSON,
and one son-in-law, Kenneth BLACKBURN, in 1992.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Grace United Methodist Church, Seventh and
Jefferson streets, Rochester, with Rev. Rick TAYLOR officiating. Burial will be
at Athens Cemetery. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will
conduct military graveside rites. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8
p.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, and one hour prior
to services at the church. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society
Relay for Life, Rochester. Envelopes will be available for donation at the
funeral home.
H. Demoine Town
H.
Demoine TOWN, 92, 1414 Spear St., died at 12:25 a.m. today at St. Joseph
Medical Center, South Bend. Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good
Funeral Home, Rochester.
Thursday, April 10, 2003
Charles W. “Diamond” Middaugh
Charles W. “Diamond” MIDDAUGH, 90, died Tuesday at Life Care Center,
Rochester. Arrangements are pending at Mishler Funeral Home, Bremen.
H. Demoine Town
Aug. 23, 1910 – April 9, 2003
H.
Demoine TOWN, 92, 1414 Spear St., died at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of
Peace Hospital, South Bend, where he was a patient one week. Prior to that he
was a patient at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend, for three weeks.
Born north
of Richland Center in Fulton County to Charles and Cora Etta COLE TOWN, he
married Irene A. BRINEY Oct. 6, 1934, in Rochester near Lake Manitou. She
survives.
Mr. Town
was in failing health three years. A lifetime Fulton County resident, was
involved in farming and was well known for his skills as a carpenter and an
electrician. He was a member of First Christian Church, Rochester, and was
active in the Talma-Newcastle Township Lions Club.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are three daughters, Janet BRIDEGROOM and husband Tom,
Avon, Juanita YODER and husband John, Middleburg, Penn., and Judy EVANS and
husband Mick, Rochester; one son, Jack Allen TOWN and wife Peg, Leesburg; 12
grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding
in death were his parents, one grandson, Jeffery TOWN, and three brothers,
Gilford, Ronald and infant Luther [TOWN].
Services
are at 2 p.m. Friday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
Woody SLADE officiating. Burial will be at Rochester IOOF Cemetery. Friends may
call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and one hour prior to services.
Memorials may be made to First Christian Church or the American Heart
Association.
Friday, April 11, 2003
William A. Cessna
March 20, 1926 – April 10, 2003
William
A. CESSNA, 77, 1945 N. Fulton County Road 1200 West, Kewanna, died at 9:55 p.m.
Thursday at Starke Memorial Hospital, Knox.
Born in
Rochester to Otto F. and Louise E. ARMSTRONG CESSNA, he married Barbara Jean
GOOCH April 14, 1951, in Fulton County. She survives.
Mr.
Cessna was a farmer and a rural mail carrier in the Kewanna area. He served in
the U.S. Army Infantry in the Philippines during World War II. He was a member
of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Moose Lodge.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are three daughters, Deborah Lynn CESSNA and husband
Julio A. RAMIREZ, West Lafayette, Kimberly Jo HAZLETT, Rochester, and Barbara
Jan and husband Timothy E. BRUCE, Remington; six grandchildren, Laurie FEECE,
Rochester, Meghan E., Amanda and Kaleb HAZLETT, all of Rochester, and Joshua R.
and Sarah E. BRUCE, both of Remington; one brother, Robert [CESSNA] and wife
Kathleen, Rochester; one sister, Ann and husband Wilson SADOWSKY, Madison; and
several nieces and nephews.
Preceding
in death were his parents, an infant daughter, Denise Ann CESSNA, and one
brother, Fredrick CESSNA.
Visitation
will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home,
Rochester, where private services will be held.
Burial will be at Rochester IOOF Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the
American Cancer Society.
Charles W. “Diamond” Middaugh
April 28, 1912 – April 8, 2003
Charles
W. “Diamond” MIDDAUGH, 90, died at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at Life Care Center,
Rochester.
Survivors
include one daughter, Judith HUTCHISON, Fulton; and one son, William D.
[MIDDAUGH], Las Vegas, Nev.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 605 S. Center St.,
Bremen. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Mishler Funeral Home, 2030
Indiana 331, Bremen, and one hour prior to services at the church.
Saturday, April 12, 2003
Robert J. May
Oct. 10, 1936 - April 11, 2003
Robert J.
MAY, 66, 6563 W. County Road 850 South,
Claypool, died at 8:35 a.m. Friday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw.
Survivors
include his wife, Ruby J. SPARKS, Warsaw; two daughters, Bobbie Sue WELCH,
North Carolina, and Robin MAY, Warsaw; five sons, John [MAY], Claypool; Bill
]MAY], Tennessee, Carson [MAY], Burket, and George and Rodney [MAY], both of
Mentone; two sisters, Barb FRANCIS and Sue DAVIS, both of Warsaw; and three
brothers, Bill and Richard [MAY], both of Warsaw, and Gene [MAY], Etna Green.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Monday at King Memorial Home, Mentone. Friends may call from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at the
funeral home.
Monday, April 14, 2003
Eugene W. Young
Aug. 4, 1934 – April 13, 2003
Eugene W.
YOUNG, 68, 11277 Whispering Way, Culver, died at 10:10 a.m. Sunday at his
residence.
Born in
Chicago Ill., to Clarence and Leona FRANKS YOUNG, he married Joan IIAMES Aug.
29, 1969, in Cicero, Ill. She survives.
Mr. Young
came to Culver five years ago from Cicero, Ill. He was a retired stationary
engineer at Golub & Co., Chicago, Ill.
Surviving
with is wife, at home, are one son, Daniel [YOUNG] and wife Sue, Carol Stream,
Ill.; two daughters, Carol DANGLE and husband William, Naperville, Ill., and
Patricia BERES and husband Gil, Carol Stream, Ill.; five grandchildren; three
sisters, Barbara MANIGLIA and Beverly MALLAHAN, both of Cicero, Ill., and Nancy
KIBLER, Culver.
Preceding
in death were his parents.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sourek Manor Funeral Home, Cicero, Ill. Burial will
be at Mt. Auburn Memorial Park, Stickney, Ill. Friends may call from 2 to 8
p.m. Tuesday at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, and from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at
Sourek Manor Funeral Home, Cicero, Ill. Memorials may be made to Hope Hospice
of Marshall County.
Harold R. Gunter
Harold
Ray GUNTER, 71, Fulton, died at 11:25 p.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Fulton.
Tuesday, April 15, 2003
Harold R. Gunter
Aug. 19, 1931 – April 13, 2003
Harold
Ray GUNTER, 71, 504 Park St., Fulton, died at 11:25 p.m. Sunday at Woodlawn
Hospital.
Born in
Grass Creek to Cecil and Ruth FORD GUNTER, he married Avice R. ECKHART Aug. 31,
1957, in Fulton. She survives.
Mr.
Gunter was a former employee of the Fulton County Highway Department and
retired from T.M. Morris Co., Fulton. He served in the U.S. Air Force during
the Korean War.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are one daughter, Gale SHULL and husband Tim,
Rochester; one son, Jeffrey [GUNTER] and wife Chris, Peru; two granddaughters,
Tracey SWICK and Chelsey EMMONS; two sisters, Mildred MULLINS and husband
Ralph, Rochester, and Marjorie EASTERDAY, Winamac; three brothers, George R.
[GUNTER] and wife Mary, Silt, Colo., Ralph [GUNTER] and wife Janet, Rochester,
and Richard D. “Tom” [GUNTER] Mays Landing, N.J.; three stepgrandchildren,
Kenny TOWSEN, Kimberly and Amanda SHAW; one step great-grandson, Joshua BOYLET.
Preceding
in death were three brothers.
Private
graveside services will be conducted at Fulton Cemetery with Rev. George HAPNER
officiating. Burial will be at Fulton Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the
American Lung Association or Disabled American Veterans. Zimmerman Bros.
Funeral Home, Rochester, was in charge of arrangements.
Charles W. Middaugh
April 28, 1912 – April 8, 2003
Charles
W. “Diamond” MIDDAUGH, 90, formerly of Bremen, died at 10:30 p.m. April 8 at
Life Care Center, Rochester.
Born in
Bremen to Abner and Laura WHITE MIDDAUGH, he married Phyllis M. DAVIS. She died
in 1947.
Mr.
Middaugh retired from Bendix Corp. after 33 years. He was a member of St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church, Bremen, and a former member of the Eagles Lodge.
Survivors
include one daughter, Judith HUTCHISON and husband Leroy, Fulton; and one son,
William D. [MIDDAUGH], Las Vegas, Nev.; eight grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren.
Preceding
in death with his wife were five brothers.
Services were Saturday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 605 S. Center St., Bremen. Mishler Funeral Home, Bremen, was in charge of arrangements.
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Robert L. Allen
October 8, 1921 – April 15, 2003
Robert
Louis ALLEN Sr., 81, 801 East Walnut Street, Akron, died at 12:11 p.m. Tuesday
at his home. He had been in failing health for several years and bedfast the
last six months.
The son
of George W. and Esther Izetta FUNKE ALLEN, he was born October 8, 1921, in
Niagara Falls, New York. After graduating from Niagara Falls High School in
1939, he attended the University of Alabama until World War II naval duty sent
him to the South Pacific aboard the destroyer David W. Taylor. Upon his return
to civilian life, he earned a degree in chemical engineering from Clarkson
University in Potsdam, New York, in 1946. He later completed work for a
master’s degree at Memphis State, now the University of Memphis.
His
38-year career with E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co. Inc. took him from Niagara
Falls to Memphis, Tenn., to Beaumont, Texas, and back to Memphis. He and his
wife, the former J. Phyllis KKRUGER, whom he married Dec. 28, 1943, in Niagara
Falls, moved to Akron in 1983 from Memphis. She died March 13, 1986. On July
30, 1989, he married the former Ann KINDIG in Akron. She survives.
An active
worker for his adopted community, he was a member of the Akron United Methodist
Church and Akron Revitalization Committee. He was a former member of the Akron
Town Council and Akron’s first Comprehensive Plan Commission. Until failing
health forced his resignation, he was a member of the Local Coordinating
Council and an RSVP volunteer. He was also a member of Memphis Lodge No. 118
Free and Accepted Masons, the David W. Taylor Association and the Warsaw
Astronomical Society. He enjoyed traveling, classical music, the opera, playing
bridge, hunting, fishing, bowling, golf, sharing his love of history with
others and working to improve Akron’s business, social and civic communities.
Surviving
with his wife are five sons, Robert L. ALLEN Jr. and wife Susie, Collierville,
Tenn., J. Phillip ALLEN, Akron, Michael S. ALLEN, Rochester, Todd SHEETZ and
wife Cindy, Waynetown, and Doug SHEETZ and fiance Karleen MARTIN, Columbia
City; a daughter, Mary Alice GIBBS and husband Jeff, Lewisville, Texas; 12
grandchildren, Robin and Melissa ALLEN, Collierville, Tenn., Brandi MAYORGA and
Kelly ALLEN, both of Akron, Sandy ALLEN, Tennessee, Phyllis L. BOSTON, Atoka,
Tenn., Martha and Kimberly SKIDMORE, Lewisville, Texas, Nicholas and Adam
SHEETZ, both of Waynetown, and Kelzie and Maekenzie SHEETZ, both of Columbia
City, and seven great-grandchildren.
Services
will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Akron United Methodist Church with Rev. Stevan
HAIFLICH officiating. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. The American Legion
and Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct military graveside rites. Friends may
call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, and one hour
prior to services at the church. A Masonic service will be conducted at 8 p.m.
Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Akron United Methodist
Church, Akron Revitalization Committee or Hope Hospice of Fulton County
.
Harold R. Gunter
Aug. 19, 1931 – April 13, 2003
Harold
Ray GUNTER, 71, 504 Park St., Fulton, died at 11:25 p.m. Sunday at Woodlawn
Hospital.
Born in
Grass Creek to Cecil and Ruth FORD GUNTER, he married Avice R. ECKHART Aug. 31,
1957, in Fulton. She survives.
Mr.
Gunter was a former employee of the Fulton County Highway Department and
retired from T.M. Morris Co., Fulton. He served in the U.S. Air Force during
the Korean War.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are one daughter, Gale SHULL and husband Tim,
Rochester; one son, Jeffrey [GUNTER] and wife Chris, Peru; two granddaughters,
Tracey SWICK and Chelsey EMMONS; two sisters, Mildred MULLINS and husband
Ralph, Rochester, and Marjorie EASTERDAY, Winamac; three brothers, George R.
[GUNTER] and wife Mary, Silt, Colo., Ralph [GUNTER] and wife Janet, Rochester,
and Richard D. “Tom” [GUNTER], Mays Landing, N.J.; three stepgrandchildren,
Kenny TOWSEN, Kimberly and Amanda SHULL; one step great-grandson, Joshua
BOYLET.
Preceding
in death were three brothers.
Private
graveside services will be conducted at Fulton Cemetery with Rev. George HAPNER
officiating. Burial will be at Fulton Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the
American Lung Association or Disabled American Veterans. Zimmerman Bros.
Funeral Home, Rochester, was in charge of arrangements.
Mike L. Summe
Mike L.
SUMME, 62, Indiana 14, Akron, died at 7:35 a.m. today at his residence.
Arrangements are pending at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.
Thursday, April 17, 2003
Robert W. Davis
Robert W.
DAVIS, 87, died at 1:30 a.m. today at Miller’s Merry Manor West, Wabash.
Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron.
Betty J. Dell
May 8, 1925 – April 11, 2003
Betty
Jean DELL, 77, 223 Montgomery St., Logansport, died at 9 p.m. April 11 at her
residence.
Born in
Logansport to Arthur and Lillian NOBLE RUSSELL, she was a homemaker.
Survivors
include one son, Dennis M. DELL and wife Debra, Rochester; two daughters, Diana
HARRELL and husband Don, Belleview, Fla., and Cindy GOODMAN and husband Robert
Jr., Rochester; 10 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; four brothers,
Paul J. RUSSELL, LeRoy RUSSELL and wife Carol and Arthur RUSSELL and wife
Betty, all of Logansport, and Donald RUSSELL, San Francisco, Calif.; and two
sisters, Maxine STIGERS, Rockfield, and Margaret ATCHISON, Griffin, Ga.
Preceding
in death was one son, Don SHUEY.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Friday at Gundrum Funeral Home, 306 16th St., Logansport, with
Rev. Bob CREE officiating. Burial will be at Rochester IOOF Cemetery. Friends
may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Phyllis P. Steininger
Phyllis
P. STEININGER, 72, 1629 Jefferson St., died at 2:30 a.m. today at her
residence. Arrangements are pending at Foster & Good Funeral Home,
Rochester.
Michael L. Summe
Sept. 11, 1940 – April 16, 2003
Michael
L. SUMME, 62, 11107 E. Indiana 14, Akron, died at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at his
residence. He had been in failing health four months.
Born in
Akron to Maynard R. and Winnifred V. GILLESPIE SUMME, he married Dixie L.
BERGSTROM March 19, 1960, in Grand Rapids, Mich. She survives.
Mr. Summe
was shop foreman at Pike Lumber Co. for 11 years. Prior to that he was an
over-the-road semi-truck driver for Pike Lumber Co. for 20 years. He was a
volunteer emergency medical technician for nine years. He was a girls softball
coach, past president of the Akron Youth League and a founder of the Akron
Youth League Ball Park. He was a member of Lincoln Masonic Lodge 523, Macy,
Order of the Eastern Star 124, Macy, and past master of Gilead Masonic Lodge. He graduated from Beaver Dam High School in
1959.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are two daughters, Michelle COOKSEY and husband Todd
and Melissa KEIFER and husband Vic, all of Akron; two sons, Mitchell [SUMME]
and wife Senita, Warsaw, and Duke [SUMME] and wife Audrey, Mentone; 12
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one sister, Sandra SUMME, Rochester;
and one uncle, Bill GILLESPIE, Akron.
Preceding
in death were two brothers, Samuel and Robert SUMME.
Services
are at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with Rev. Larry HOWARD
and Rev. Steve FLECK officiating. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday at
the funeral home. A Masonic service will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday at the
funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Henry Township Ministerial
Association or Hope Hospice of Fulton County.
Fred M. Vandermark
Fred M.
VANDERMARK, 71, 6130 N. County Road 900 East, Mentone, died at 7:45 p.m.
Wednesday at Life Care Center, Rochester. Arrangements are pending at King
Memorial Home, Mentone
Friday, April 18, 2003
Robert W. Davis
Jan. 27, 1916 – April 17, 2003
Robert W.
DAVIS, 87, died Thursday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wabash.
Survivors
include his wife Esther [DAVIS], Wabash; one son, Larry [DAVIS], Ypsilanti,
Mich.; three daughters, Joyce HIDY, North Manchester, Carol FRANCE, Claypool,
and Lynn BEST, Silver Lake; a step-son, Dean SLOOP, North Manchester; two
sisters, Dorothy KENNY, Milford, Alyce GOLTRY, Bakersfield, Calif.; four
brothers, Joe [DAVIS], Dinuba, Calif., Glenn [DAVIS], Clarksville, Tenn.,
Roscoe [DAVIS], Orangeville, Ill., and Dan [DAVIS], Knox.
Service
are at 3 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home. Visitation is 4 to 8
p.m. Saturday at the funeral home and one hour prior to services.
Phyllis P. Steininger
Jan. 27, 1931 – April 17, 2003
Phyllis
P. STEININGER, 72, formerly of 18W155 63rd St., Westmont, Ill., died at 2:30
a.m. Thursday at 1629 Jefferson St., Rochester, where she had been staying with
her sister and brother-in-law.
Born in
Rochester to Alfred “Ted” and Blanch WYNN BUTLER, she married Kenneth Paul
STEININGER June 25, 1949, in Rochester. He preceded her in death on June 27,
1987.
She was a
homemaker and lived in the Chicago area for the past 47 years.
Survivors
include one son, Michael Paul STEININGER, New Mexico; two sisters, Marjorie
BINGLE and husband Charles, Rochester, Donnabelle GARVER and husband Ralph,
Logansport; one brother, William BUTLER and wife Nancy, Tucson, Ariz., and
nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Funeral
service is at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home with Pastor Rob
MACE officiating. Burial will be at Richland Center IOOF Cemetery, northwest of
Rochester. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. Monday or one hour prior to services
Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made the cancer fund.
Saturday, April 19, 2003
Russell D. Reynolds
March 13, 1924 – April 18, 2003
Russell
D. REYNOLDS, 79, Peru, died at 1:59 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Hospital in
Kokomo.
Survivors
include his wife, Dorothy [REYNOLDS], Peru; three sons, Dean [REYNOLDS],
Kokomo, Dennis [REYNOLDS], Arcadia, and David [REYNOLDS], Peru; and a brother,
Don [REYNOLDS], Rochester.
Funeral
service is 1:30 p.m. Monday at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, 84 W. Main St.,
Peru. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at
the funeral home.
Robert W. Davis
Jan. 27, 1916 – April 17, 2003
Robert W.
DAVIS, 87, died Thursday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wabash.
Survivors
include his wife Esther [DAVIS], Wabash; one son, Larry [DAVIS], Ypsilanti,
Mich.; three daughters, Joyce HIDY, North Manchester, Carol FRANCE, Claypool,
and Lynn BEST, Silver Lake; a step-son, Dean SLOOP, North Manchester; two
sisters, Dorothy KENNY, Milford, Alyce GOLTRY, Bakersfield, Calif.; four
brothers, Joe [DAVIS], Dinuba, Calif., Glenn [DAVIS], Clarksville, Tenn.,
Roscoe [DAVIS], Orangeville, Ill., and Dan [DAVIS], Knox.
Service
are at 3 p.m. Sunday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Akron. Visitation is 4
to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral
home and one hour prior to services.
Phyllis P. Steininger
Jan. 27, 1931 – April 17, 2003
Phyllis
P. STEININGER, 72, formerly of 18W155 63rd St., Westmont, Ill., died at 2:30
a.m. Thursday at 1629 Jefferson St., Rochester, where she had been staying with
her sister and brother-in-law.
Born in
Rochester to Alfred “Ted” and Blanch WYNN BUTLER, she married Kenneth Paul
STEININGER June 25, 1949, in Rochester. He preceded her in death on June 27,
1987.
She was a
homemaker and lived in the Chicago area for the past 47 years.
Survivors
include one son, Michael Paul STEININGER, New Mexico; two sisters, Marjorie
BINGLE and husband Charles, Rochester, Donnabelle GARVER and husband Ralph,
Logansport; one brother, William BUTLER and wife Nancy, Tucson, Ariz., and
nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Funeral
service is at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with Pastor Rob MACE officiating. Burial will be at Richland Center IOOF
Cemetery, northwest of Rochester. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. Monday or one hour
prior to services Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made the cancer
fund.
Monday, April 21, 2003
Maurice D. Eley
May 22, 1916 – April 19, 2003
Maurice
D. ELEY, 86, 200 E. Plum St., Argos, died at 9:40 p.m. Saturday at Miller’s
Merry Manor, Plymouth.
Survivors
include his wife, Inez L. ELEY, at home; two daughters, Carol Ann McELFRESH,
South Bend, and Marilyn Jean JONES, Boulder, Colo.; one son, Robert Alan ELEY,
Argos; and one brother, Jack ELEY, Bluffton.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Argos United Methodist Church. Friends may call
from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, and one hour prior to
services at the church.
Phyllis P. Steininger
Jan. 27, 1931 – April 17, 2003
Phyllis
P. STEININGER, 72, formerly of 18W155 63rd St., Westmont, Ill., died at 2:30 a.m.
Thursday at 1629 Jefferson St., Rochester, where she had been staying with her
sister and brother-in-law.
Born in
Rochester to Alfred “Ted” and Blanch WYNN BUTLER, she married Kenneth Paul
STEININGER June 25, 1949, in Rochester. He preceded her in death on June 27,
1987.
She was a
homemaker and lived in the Chicago area for the past 54 years.
Survivors
include one son, Michael Paul STEININGER and wife Kathleen, Belen, N.M.; two
sisters, Marjorie BINGLE and husband Charles, Rochester, Donnabelle GARVER and
husband Ralph, Logansport; one brother, William BUTLER and wife Nancy, Tucson,
Ariz.,; one sister-in-law, Ila Mae HUGGY, Justice, Ill., and nieces and
nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Funeral
service is at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester,
with Pastor Rob MACE officiating. Burial will be at Richland Center IOOF
Cemetery, northwest of Rochester. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. today or one hour
prior to services Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made the cancer
fund.
Tuesday, April 22, 2003
Connie J. Ramsey
Connie J.
RAMSEY, 69, Akron, died at 7:20 a.m. today at Woodlawn Hospital. Arrangements
are pending at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.
Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Connie Jo Ramsey
April 17, 1934 – April 22, 2003
Connie Jo
RAMSEY, 69, 310 E. Walnut St., Akron, died at 7:20 a.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn
Hospital.
Born in
Fulton County to Conrad and Ardella FREAMOUW SINGPIEL, she was a homemaker. She
worked in home health care and private care and at the Meals on Wheels site.
Survivors
include four daughters, Ardella SLAVENS and husband Charlie, Chalmers, Carolyn
GRAY and husband Gary Sr., Akron, Joann RUTHERFORD, Logansport, and Katie
CAMPBELL and husband Kenny, Akron; three sons, Donald [RAMSEY] and wife Beth,
Rochester, Bill [RAMSEY] and wife Sherri, Akron, and Jim [RAMSEY] and wife
Shonda, of Orland; 14 grandchildren; one sister, Frankie SPARKS, Grandville,
Mich.; one brother, Stan SINGPIEL and wife Kathy, Wabash; several nieces and
nephews.
Preceding
in death were two sons, Tom and Raymond RAMSEY, one granddaughter, and one
sister, Mary Lou SHELTON.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with Rev. Steve FLECK
officiating. Burial will be at Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8
p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to multiple sclerosis
or cystic fibrosis funds.
Fred M. Vandermark
Sept. 16, 1931 – April 16, 2003
Fred M.
VANDERMARK, 71, 6130 N. County Road 900 East, Mentone, died at 7:45 p.m. April
16 at Life Care Center, Rochester.
Survivors
include his wife, Waltraude VANDERMARK, at home, and one sister, Iva June
WOLFE, Laketon.
Graveside memorial services are at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sycamore Cemetery, southwest of Mentone. There is no visitation. King Memorial Home, Mentone, is in charge of arrangements.
Thursday, April 24, 2003
Leigha M. Chumley
March 8, 2003 – April 22, 2003
Leigha M.
CHUMLEY, 6 weeks, 8998 Francis St., Delong, died Tuesday at Riley Hospital for
Children, Indianapolis.
Leigha
was born in South Bend to Thomas and Lyndee BYERS CHUMLEY.
Survivors
include her parents of Delong; grandparents, Patrick and Barbara ALLEN, Delong,
Jeff and Lisa BYERS, Rochester, and Thomas W. CHUMLEY, Texas;
great-grandparents, Edward and Joan BATCHELOR, Rochester, Bill and Dixie
STEPHENS, Illinois, Robert KIRK, Culver, and Rev. Floyd and Margaret ALLEN,
Delong; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Preceding
in death were her twin brother and four great-grandparents.
Services
are at 4 p.m. Friday at Gospel Lighthouse Church, Delong. Burial will be at
Leiters Ford Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to services at the
church. Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Friday, April 25, 2003
Raymond E. Musselman
Raymond
E. MUSSELMAN, 79, Peru, died at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at his residence.
Arrangements are pending at McClain Funeral Home, Denver.
Saturday, April 26, 2003
Raymond E. Musselman
May 18, 1923 – April 24, 2003
Raymond
E. MUSSELMAN, 79, died at his residence Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
Born in
Miami County to Ezra and Nellie MUSSELMAN, he married Nina L. CARSON on June 1,
1941. She survives.
Mr.
Musselman was a life long member of the Mexico Church of the Brethren, Mexico.
He served as a deacon, CBYF youth councelor, Sunday school teacher, treasurer,
trustee and sang bass in the quartets and church choir. He was selected a
Master Farmer by Prarie Farmer magazine. He was a founder of the Miami County
Soil and Water Conservation District formed in 1954. He was president of
Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts and member of Indiana Department
of Natural Resources Advisory Council. He was chairman of the Five School
Consolidation which is now North Miami community schools. He served in the
Indiana House of Representatives District #23 for 12 years. He also served as
President of the North Miami community school board, the upper Wabash
vocational school board of managers and formerly was an advisory board member
of Jerrison Township school, Miami County.
Survivors
include wife Nina MUSSELMAN, Peru, one daughter, Janet L. HUNTER and husband
Michael, Minneapolis, Minn., five grandchildren, Rodney MUSSELMAN,
Crawfordsville, Rachel OLSON, Boise, Idaho, Elizabeth BROD and husband Dr.
Patrick BROD, La Cross, Wisc., Derek MUSSELMAN, Mexico, and Lynde MUSSELMAN,
Roann, and six great-grandchildren, Hunter, Savannah and Colton MUSSELMAN, all
of Roann, Halah MILLER, Boise, Idaho, and Zander and Griffin BROD, La Cross,
Wisc.
He was
preceded in death by one son, Robert Lee MUSSELMAN, one grandson, Ryan Lee
MUSSELMAN, and two sisters, Helen HUNT and Mildred R. MUSSELMAN.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Monday at the Mexico Church of the Bretheren, Mexico, with
pastor Todd WENGER and Reverend Don RITCHEY officiating. Friends may call from
2 to 7 p.m. Sunday at McClain Funeral Home, Denver. Burial will be at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Mexico. Memorials may be made to Heifer Project International or the
Habitat for Humanity.
Monday, April 28, 2003
Hildreth A. Coplen
Aug. 12, 1906 – April 27, 2003
Hildreth
A. COPLEN, 96, died at 11 a.m. Sunday at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw.
Survivors
include two daughters, Velma LANTZ, Mentone, and Donna MELLOTT, Etna Green.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at King Memorial Home, Mentone. Friends may call
from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Eline J. DeSonia
July 26, 1949 – April 26, 2003
Eline
Joyce ARTIST DeSONIA, 53, formerly of 705 E. Fourth St., Lot 64, died at 11:55
a.m. Saturday at Life Care Center, Rochester, where she resided since January
2000. She was in failing health 3 1/2 years.
Born in
Chicago, Ill., to Francis R. and Lillian Ann ARTIST, she married Daniel L.
DeSONIA May 5, 1972, in Chicago, Ill. He survives.
Mrs.
DeSonia, a homemaker, had worked at Torx Products, Rochester, and taught at
Delong Christian Academy. She came to Fulton County in 1973.
Surviving
with her husband, at home, are six daughters, Robin McCLOSKY and husband Dave,
South Beloit, Ill., Theresa HALL and husband Rick, Rochester, Julie DeSONIA,
Rockford, Ill., Lillian BLACKBURN and husband Robert, Sebring, Fla., Tammy
MORIRITY and husband Steve Rockford, Ill., and Bobby Jo BLACKMAN and husband
Jeffrey, Wabash; two sons, Arlington Joseph DeSONIA III “Joey,” Rockford, Ill.,
and Daniel L. DeSONIAa II and fiance Amanda GUYSE, Rochester; 22 grandchildren;
one great-grandson; her mother, Lillian ARTIST, Chicago, Ill.; three sisters,
Marlene TINDELL and husband James, Lawrenceburg, Ky., Arlene ARTIST and Carol
VALDEZ and husband James “Jimmy,” all of Chicago, Ill.; her grandmother, Ann
SMIDA, Berwyn, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding
in death was her father, Francis R. ARTIST, March 15, 1985.
Services
are at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev.
Fred STAYTON officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bruce Lake.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and one hour prior
to services.
Dr. Lloyd A. Morgan
Aug. 18, 1924 – April 27, 2003
Dr. Lloyd
A. MORGAN, 78, 614 E. Rochester St., Akron, died at 7 a.m. Sunday at his
residence.
Born in
Plymouth to Oscar E. and Hazel UNGER MORGAN, he married Betty Drusilla IVEY May
6, 1945, in Jacksonville, Fla. She survives.
Dr.
Morgan was a chiropractor for 40 years in Akron. He graduated in 1942 from Lapaz
High School and in 1953 from Grand Palmer College of Chiropractory. He was a
member of Akron United Methodist Church, Akron Lions Club, former member of
Akron Masonic Lodge and Order
of the Eastern Star, Scottish Rite and Mizpah
Shrine, both of Fort Wayne, and a 33-year member of Rozella Ford Golf Club,
Warsaw. A bowler for several years in the league at North Manchester, he also
loved gardening. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are four daughters, Michele BRAUN and husband Tony,
Logansport, Adria MARTINEZ, Akron, Allison STREVY and husband Gene, North
Manchester, and Denise BUSSARD and husband David Akron; two sons, Dr. James
[MORGAN] and wife Jan and Lloyd A. [MORGAN] Jr. and wife Kathy, all of Akron;
15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; six sisters, Jane WILSON and husband
Ralph, Indianapolis, Mary Ann ORR and husband Joe, Warsaw, Helen ROBINSON and
husband Mahlon and Barbara ELLIOTT and husband Jake, all of Tippecanoe, Kay
SMITH and husband Bill, Plymouth, and Lois EVANS and husband Marty, South Bend;
three brothers, James R. “Dick” [MORGAN] and wife Marvis, Akron, Daren [MORGAN]
and wife Dorothy, Plymouth, and Stanley [MORGAN] and wife Dorothy, Akron.
Preceding
in death were one daughter, Drusilla WHITTENBERGER, two brothers, Adrian and
Wayne [MORGAN], and one sister, Norma FILLENGER.
A private
family memorial service was held in Akron. There will be no public service or
visitation. Burial is at Akron Cemetery. Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, is
handling arrangements. Memorials may be made to Akron Lions Club.
Tuesday, April 29, 2003
David L. Hawkey
July 15, 1965 – April 26, 2003
David L.
HAWKEY, 37, Winamac, died at 1:48 a.m. Saturday at his residence.
Born in Winamac to Harold E. and Karaen L.
SHIDLER HAWKEY, he was a welder at Galfab Inc., Winamac.
Mr.
Hawkey, a 1984 Rochester High School graduate, was a member of Life Center
Church, Winamac. He enjoyed working on vehicles.
Survivors
include one daughter, Stacy EISANMAN, Rochester; three brothers, Rodney E.
[HAWKEY] and wife Leslie and Tim [HAWKEY] and wife Linda, both of Kewanna; and
Bernie [HAWKEY] and wife Theresa, Campbell, Mo.; and one sister, Maria and
husband Kim BONNELL, Winamac.
Preceding
in death were his parents and one sister.
Services
are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna, with Rev.
Cliff GANO and Rev. Heath Hiatt officiating. Burial will be at a later date.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. until time of service Wednesday.
Mary M. McGriff
Mary M.
McGRIFF, 86, died at 7:20 a.m. today at her residence at NVA Emily E. Flinn
Community of Marion. Arrangements are pending at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
J.B. Rife
Nov. 25, 1929 – April 27, 2003
J.B.
RIFE, 73, 610 Forest Drive, Winamac, died at 3:43 p.m. Sunday at Pulaski
Memorial Hospital.
Born in
Hammond to Burvie and Dorothy Fay WHITE RIFE, he married Joyce REAM. She died
May 16, 2002. He married Gloria A. MILLER BARNES Nov. 27, 1970, in Crown Point.
She survives.
Mr. Rife
started his career on the family farm and became a truck driver. A highlight
came when he transported the first U.S. manned Mercury spacecraft named
“Freedom 7” to the Smithsonian Institute while working for North American Van
Lines. He then started his own business, J.B. Rife Trucking, in Winamac. He
later worked for Cox West GMC, Logansport, where he was top salesman in the
area for five years and achieved top 10 status in the nation. In 1976 he
founded R & S Transport, which exists today as Rife Heavy Duty Truck Parts,
Winamac. He retired in 1997 to the farm he established in 1983. He belonged to
the Indiana Santa Gertrudas Association, and was the largest breeder in the
state. He also frequented several regular morning coffee gatherings throughout
the area.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are one son, Jeffrey B. [RIFE] and wife Dawn, Star
City; one daughter, Karen L. SOMMERS and husband Daniel, West Lafayette; one
daughter-in-law, Nancy RIFE, Winamac; eight grandchildren, Paul J. BRUCKER,
Hillary RIFE and Adam RIFE, all of Winamac, Lynn EDGEL and husband Todd, West
Lafayette, Samantha and Sierra RIFE, both of Star City, Lance HIATT,
Jacksonville, Fla., and Paul FOLEY, Highlands Ranch, Colo.; one
great-grandchild, Michell EDGEL, Lafayette; two sisters, Elnora JORDAN and
Shirley BECKNER and husband Virgil, all of Winamac; two brothers, Orville
[RIFE] and wife Lucille and Calvin [RIFE] and wife Virginia, all of Winamac.
Preceding
in death were one daughter, Elizabeth HIATT, two sons, Steven and Robert RIFE,
one brother, Gerald RIFE, and two sons-in-law, Paul BRUCKER and Dale HIATT.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Friday at Frain Mortuary, 305 E. Main St., Winamac, with Rev.
David E. CHILDS officiating. Burial will be at McKinley Memorial Gardens,
Winamac. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday and after 8 a.m. Friday at
the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Pulaski Memorial Hospital or the
American Cancer Society.
Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Delores A. Rottmiller
Oct. 10, 1932 – April 28, 2003
Delores
A. ROTTMILLER, 70, 2479 E. 19th Road, Tippecanoe, died at 12:13 p.m. Monday in
Bremen Community Hospital.
Born in
Argos to June D. and Zehner SHIREMAN, she married Donald ROTTMILLER June 24,
1951. He survives.
Mrs.
Rottmiller moved to Tippecanoe from Bourbon 20 years ago. She had also lived in
Plymouth, Argos and Mishawaka over the years. A team truck driver with her
husband for many years, she also did office and clerical work for Osborn
Manufacturing, Warsaw, Al Baugher Trucking and Hartzler Trucking. She was a
member and recorder for the Women of the Moose, Lodge 1423, Warsaw.
Surviving
with her husband, at home, are two daughters, Kathy BROWN, Bremen, and Karen
LONG and husband David, Atwood; one son, Gale [ROTTMILLER] and wife Vickie;
five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one brother, Allen SHIREMAN
and wife Darlene, Valparaiso.
Preceding
in death was her mother and her sister, Lola LUPO.
Services are at 10 a.m. Friday at Deaton Funeral Home, 115 S. Main St., Bourbon, with Rev. Mick TOMLINSON officiating. Burial will be at Tippecanoe Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Marshall County Hospice.
Thursday, May 1, 2003
Harriet M. Herrell
June 4, 1921 – May 1, 2003
Harriet
Maxine HERRELL, 81, 400 E. Fourth St., Apt. 6G, died at 2 a.m. today at Life
Care Center, Rochester, where she was a patient following a sudden illness.
Born in
Rochester to Lee Alton and Martha Washington McGRAW LEWIS, she married James
Edward MIKESELL Aug. 29, 1938. He died May 14, 1964. She married Lloyd Herrell.
Mrs.
Herrell, a lifetime Fulton County resident, worked at Hart Schaffner &
Marx, Rochester, for over 25 years. She attended First Church of God and was a
charter member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 852, Rochester, and the Lake
Manitou Veterans of Foreign Wars Women’s Auxiliary. She enjoyed bowling and was
active in league bowling at Quick’s Lanes, Rochester, for several years.
Survivors
include one daughter, Sondra J. GELLER and companion Jerry BIDDLE, Tippecanoe;
one son, Larry James MIKESELL and wife Wanda, Three Rivers, Mich.; eight
grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Sarah Jane YOUNG, Lansing,
Mich., and Evabelle ENYART, Rochester; two brothers, Clyde LEWIS, Florida, and
Jack “Jackie” Franklin LEWIS, Rochester; and several nieces, nephews,
great-nieces and great-nephews.
Preceding
in death with her husband were her parents, two sisters, O’dessa Louise COOK
and Evelyn Ilene BALLENGER, and three brothers, Joel Harvey, Raymond Evert
“Bid” and Lee A. LEWIS Jr.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester. Burial
will be at Rochester IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at
the funeral home and one hour prior to services. Memorials may be made to the
Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation.
Mary M. McGriff
Aug. 11, 1916 – April 29, 2003
Mary
Margaret McGRIFF, 86, died at 7:20 a.m. Tuesday at her residence at Emily E.
FLINN Community, Marion.
Survivors
include two sons, Roger A. [McGRIFF], Edinburg, and Darrel L. [McGRIFF], Marion.
Services
are at 1 p.m. Friday at Grossman Funeral Home, Argos. Friends may call from 10
a.m. until time of service Friday at the funeral home.
Friday, May 2, 2003
Henry J. Montz
Sept. 16, 1912 – May 1, 2003
Henry
John MONTZ, 90, 1167 S. Woodlawn Drive, Winamac, formerly of Kewanna, died at
9:23 p.m. Thursday at Pulaski Health Care Center, Winamac.
Born in
South Whitley to Clyde Franklin and Emelea KEISER MONTZ, he married Alice
WELLER Oct. 10, 1937, in Kewanna. She died Jan. 30, 1971. He married Elizabeth
McLOCHLIN COLGROVE May 12, 1973, in Winamac. She survives.
Mr. Montz
was chief of the Kewanna Volunteer Fire Department for many years. He was a
former Kewanna School System bus driver and formerly owned and operated Pure
Oil Service Station, Kewanna. He also worked as a spring maker at Winamac Coil
Spring, Kewanna, for 20 years. Mr. Montz was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic
Church, Winamac. He was an avid bowler
and a dedicated husband, father and
grandfather.
Surviving
with his wife, at home, are two daughters, Vivian Ann PESARESI and husband Dan,
Mishawaka, and Lillian L. KOLASZAR and husband Marv, Salem, S.C.; two stepsons,
Gary COLGROVE and wife Betty, Winamac, and Larry COLGROVE, Indianapolis; one
stepdaughter, Sharon GERDEMAN and husband Rich, Rockford, Ill.; six
grandchildren, Christina MACE, Annamaria ROBB, Lorrie KENDALL, Cori
KOLASZAR-BALL, Ali TREON and Dan PESARESI Jr.; three great-grandchildren; nine
stepgrandchildren; 10 stepgreat-grandchildren; one stepgreat-great-grandchild.
Preceding
in death was one son, Victor A. MONTZ, one brother and three sisters.
Services
are at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Winamac, with Rev. John
HOYING and Deacon Rich GERDEMAN officiating. Burial will be at Citizens IOOF
Cemetery, Kewanna. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and after 8 a.m.
Monday at Frain Mortuary, 305 E. Main St., Winamac. A Rosary service will be at
6 p.m. and a scriptural wake service at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary.
Memorials may be made to St. Peter’s Catholic Church or the Kidney Foundation.
Saturday, May 3, 2003
Rachel L. Wicker
Rachel L.
WICKER, 55, 814 Eastwich Drive, Lafayette, died at 12:20 p.m. Friday at St.
Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette.
Survivors include three sons, James P., William J. and Mark A CLEMONS,
all of Lafayette, two daughters, Laurie E. MULLINS and Robin L. BRICKEY, both
of Lafayette, three brothers, Kevin, David and Danny WICKER, al of Rochester,
and two sisters, Linda GROSS and Bobby WICKER, both of Rochester. Private services are scheduled at
Hippensteel Funeral Home.
Monday, May 5, 2003
Sandra K. Brown
June 6, 1943 – May 4, 2003
Sandra
Kay SHIDLER BROWN, 59, 1428 Elm St., died at 8:50 a.m. Sunday at her
sister-in-law Rita HILL’s 879 W. Eighth St. residence. Hill had been caring for
her during a lengthy illness.
Born to
Spooner and Dorothy BROWN FUCHS, she married Boyd Eugene SHIDLER July 13, 1963,
in Lakeville. He died Aug. 24, 1973. She married Harrold L. BROWN July 18,
1977, in California.
Mrs.
Brown came to Fulton County in 1973 from Lakeville. She was an assembler at
Robertson Transformer, Rochester, for 12 years, and worked at Lear Corp.,
Bourbon, for several years. She was a member of First Baptist Church,
Rochester, the American Legion Women’s Auxiliary, Lakeville, and the Lake
Manitou Veterans of Foreign Wars and Fraternal Order of Eagles 852, both of
Rochester.
Survivors
include three daughters, Lisa Nicole BLAIR and husband Scott, Culver, Priscilla
NELSON and husband Brandon, Rochester, Jennifer BROWN and companion Kyle
BANDOW, Lago Vista, Texas; one son, Daniel E. SHIDLER and wife Karen,
Rochester; 10 grandchildren, Chayton and Shelby BLAIR, Culver, Mashana SHIDLER,
White Pigeon, Mich., Boyd and Bobby SMITH, Macy, “Sebastian” Dean Laine
TRINKLE, Bicknell, Andrea BANDOW, Jonestown, Texas, Caleb and Devin BANDOW,
Akron, and Joe HAMILTON, Rochester; two sisters, Linda HARBAUGH and husband
Danny and Deanna ANDREWS, all of Bremen; three brothers, Barry
FUCHS and wife Joann, Lapaz, and Dennis and
Ricky FUCHS; and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding
in death were her parents and her first husband.
Services
are at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
Rev. Junior BOSE officiating. Burial will be at Rochester IOOF Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at the funeral home and one hour prior to services. Memorials may be
made to Hope Hospice of Fulton County or the Fulton County Cancer Fund.
Ruth A. Davis
Feb. 14, 1931 – May 4, 2003
Ruth Ann
DAVIS, 72, 602 Gembler Road, San Antonio, Texas, formerly of 705 E. Fourth St.
Lot 26, Rochester, died at 2:20 a.m. Sunday at Regent Care Center, San Antonio,
Texas. She resided there one and one-half years.
Born in
LaFountain to Raymond and Nina RIDENOUR DILLON, she married James Franklin
DAVIS Sept. 24, 1950, in LaFountain. He survives.
Mrs.
Davis was in failing health four years. She resided in Rochester 28 years,
coming from Indianapolis. She was a library aide for Rochester Community
Schools for 19 years. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church,
Rochester.
Surviving
with her husband, at home, are three daughters, Pamela PITTENGER and husband
David, Round Rock, Texas, Julie K. WILLIAMS and husband Tom, Cibolo, Texas, and
Melanie BERRY and husband David, Kewanna; one son, Marvin J. [DAVIS],
Rochester; nine grandchildren; one sister, Joyce SUMMERS and husband Robert,
Wabash; one brother, Donald DILLON and wife Donna, LaFountain; and several
nieces and nephews.
Preceding
in death were her parents.
Services
are at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with
Rev. Rick TAYLOR officiating. Burial will be at Rochester IOOF Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and one hour prior to services at
the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or the
charity of one’s choice.
Agnes E. Hinderlider
Aug. 13, 1910 – May 3, 2003
Agnes E.
HINDERLIDER, 92, Winamac, died at 4:45 a.m. Saturday at Hickory Creek of
Winamac.
Survivors
include one son, Kenneth A. [HINDERLIDER], Kewanna; and one sister, Leona
MARTIN, of Elizabeth.
Services
are at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Harrison-Metzger Funeral Home, Kewanna. Friends may
call from 5 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Sarah F. Moody
June 18, 1911 – May 2, 2003
Sarah
Frances MOODY, 91, South Bend, former long time Rochester resident, died at
9:30 p.m. Friday at Southfield Village, South Bend.
Born in
Dugger to Ben and Dove ANDERSON FREEMAN, she married Glenn R. MOODY Sr. Oct 18,
1928, in Dugger. He died Sept. 23, 1982.
Mrs.
Moody was a beautician and owned and operated Moody’s Beauty Shop, Rochester,
for 35 years. She was a member of First Christian Church and Reiter Club, both
of Rochester. She enjoyed her church, her friends and living in Rochester.
Survivors
include one daughter, Mrs. Margaret WICKIZER, South Bend; one brother, Stephen
FREEMAN, South Bend; five grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson.
Preceding in death were one son, Glenn R. MOODY
Jr., one brother, William FREEMAN, and one sister, Margaret DICKEY.
A
celebration of life will take place at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Zimmerman Bros.
Funeral Home, Rochester, with Rev. Woody SLADE officiating. Burial will be at
Rochester IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to services at the
funeral home. Memorials may be made to First Christian Church, Rochester, or
St. Joseph County Hospice.
James W. Needham
Feb. 18, 1936 – May 4, 2003
James
William NEEDHAM, 67, Rochester, formerly of Kernersville, N.C., died Sunday at
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis.