The Independent-News, Volume 92, Number 5, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 7 July 1966 — Page 1

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PU SCHOOL BOARD NEWS Special School Board meeting July 2, 1966, 7 p.m. Walkerton, Indiana. Following roll call, the oath of office was administered to newly re-elected school board members, George Park and Earl Smitfh by Denslow Doll, Notary public. I The first order of business wag tp elect board officers for the nevi school year. Board officers elected were Carroll Zartman, president: Elburt Place. vice president: Earl Smith, treasurer; and Dr. William Carter, secretary. The superintendent was advised to obtain four estimates for a treasurer’s bond for SIO,OOO, $25,000, and $50,000. Regular’ meeting nights were established for the second and fourth Tuesday nighty of each month. All meetings through August will be held in t'he offices of Plas-Steel, Walkerton, and beginning u|tih the first regular m eting in September at the Polk Lincoln Johnson superintendent's office. Regular meetings will begin at 7:00 p.m. A teacher resignation was accepted from Mrs. Phyllis DowIllinois. The board commended ling who utill be moving to Elgin, Mrs. Dowling for her past services rendered to the corporation. The board adjourned at 7:45 p.m. , Both the Polk Lincoln Johnson Board of School Trustees and the Building Corporation have offi. daily approved the basic plans for the new John Glenn High School. , The basic plans represent the preliminary plans as they vere approved by the State Commision of Sohoolhou-e Planning. The school officials also reviewed with the architect the various materials which may be 1 used in the new building. In other busine s at its June i 28th meeting, the school board • hired Mrs. Harry Dunfee as a part-time speech and hearing * correctionist for the summer de- 1 velopmental reading and lan- < guage arti program. Mias Bar- * bara Green, a spring graduate of ' Western Mioh : gan University. ) wag hired to teach high school 1 Bnglish. The board approved the pur- I chase of new tables for the bi- < ology, art, home ec and book- ( keeping departments. ’ A spedal meeting date whs set ’ for Saturday, July 2 at 7 p.m. for the. purpose of electing board 1 officers for the coming year to 1 discuss cost estimates for exter- < lor paining of corporation bold- < Ings at Tyner and Wa'kerton. The board approved the super- i tntendents attendance to a budget Iwohk ^hop June 27 and 28 at Ball State University. BACK PORCH SALE Friday and Saturday, July 8 and 9,9 to 5:30 pm. Miscellaneous, including collector’s items. Everything usable and clean. 65357 State Road 23, U mile north of North Liberty. Watch for sign. NOTICE Our shop will be closed all uhek July 11 to July 16 inclusive. Doan’s Qift Shop. North Liberty. REMINDER The Liberty Township Home Demonstration Club picnic veil be held Thursday, July 7 at 12 noon at Stunta Pine Forest. Many- ftoryiiaa In Wi CTatrtflWt -o

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Kec k . (Long Miss Terry Elaine Keck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Keck. 1117 Ohio St.. Walkerton, became the bride of Ronald J. Long, Hoffman Estates. Illinois, Saturday evening, July 2. The seven o’clock candlelight ceremony whs performed in the former EUB Church, now affiliated with the Walkerton Methodist Church Two seven-branch Swedish Steel cande'abra and two matching vases of pink and White gladioli were on the altar. Rev. Harold Wiltams, pa-stor of the United Methodist Church' officiated for the double ring ceremony. Organ mus : c uhs p'ayed by Mrs. Grace Atwood. Walkerton. The bride, given in marriage by her father, chose a ballerina length gown of peau taffeta and chantilly lace. The ftted bodice of lace was fashioned with a scalloped sabrina neckline and intermissfon length sleeves. The full bouffant skirt of taffeta had inserts of lace. A detachable watteau train highlighted the beck. A petal croxdn of organza and lace, trimmed with tiny seed pearls, held her elbow length veil of silk illusion. She carried a cascade bouquet of white carnations centered vtth a removable orchid corsage, accented with ivy leaves. Miss Linda Keck, s^ter of the bride, was maid of honor. Her ballerna length dress wa s white lace over taffeta with a n^tdhmg pink jacket, a pink bow accented the waist Ine in the back _ H * circular veil of pink was he y a petal crown in pink. Rhe red a cascade bouquet of P carnations aUth white satin nt roam ma _ . - ©avid'WHhams of 111 ' served as best man. Ushersi were Bbb'WMtoar^Patottae and. Fax —

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Kivland, Arlington Heights. The bridegiwan is the -son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kulp of 101 Globe Drive. Hoffman Estates. A reception for 100 guests followed tlie ceremony in the church soc ; al room. A three tiered wedding cake centered the serving table with pink and white decor. Miss Kathy Lang, sister of the bridegroom cut and s?rved the cake and Miss Jeanette Sprunger of North Liberty presided at the punch bowl. The bride chose for her going away costume a wh,te knobby cotton Sheath with white accessories. After a short wedding trip, the couple util reside with th? parents of the groom until September wh f n they w’ll return to Indiana University vihere they will both enter their sophomore year. The bride is a graduate of the Walkerton high school and the groom of Palatine high .school. M’ s Marilyn Hiatt was in charge of the guest book. ROXANA REEDER EXCHANGES PROMISES Roxana Reeder was attired in a floor-length gown of white lace vp.en she wa’ked down th* ais’e of the Centenary Methodic Church to exchange vows and rings with. Milton Pedrazzi. The bride, daughter of Mr. a.nd Mrs. Robert Reeder of Covenna Avenue. Modesta. California, wits escorted by her father and carried a bouquet of vlhite roses. Mrs. Howard Reese served as matron of b/mor while Mikata Reeder, sister of the bride, and Suzanne Russ acted as bridesmaids. Each attendant wore a floor-length yellow, gown with a lace bodice and organaa skirt and carried a cascade bouquet of yel- - lavV-caroaUema.

□ — D DEATHS □ □ Ernest B. Zahm Ernest B. Zahrn, 76, of Rt. 3, Walkerton, died Monday in Holy Family Hospital, LaPorte, after a short illne s. He was retired. He was born Aug. 15, 1889 in Copp, South Dakota. He married Ila Burch on May 10, 1912 in Hamlet, She survives. Also surgiving are two son , Gib rt and Gerald, both' of Walkerton; thr e daughters, Mrs. DeLoyce Cripe and Mrs. Glen Stillson, both of Walkerton, and Mrs. Harry Kreighbaum of Danville, Ind. Other surv’vors are 26 grandchildren, five great-gra>ndc?hil-dren and two brother , Charles and Fix'd, both of Hamht. Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Nusbaum funeral home with Rev. David Owen, pastor of the Walkerton Presbyterian Church, off’Ciating. Burial was tn Wood lav tn cemetery, I Walkerton. Leonard E Steele Leonard E. Steele, 57. of 2300 Quinn Road, North Liberty, died at 10:45 p.m. Monday in Memorial Hospital after a six we k illness. He wa •an employee of Gates Chevrolet. South Bend. Born Nov. 25, 1908 in North Liberty, he had lived here all his life. He was marred to Nonna M, Heim in 1928. in North I Liberty. Surviving are his wife; I a son. Thomas E., of South I Bend: a daughter. Mrs. Nancy J. I Gump. of Andover. Mass.: tub I grandchildren; three brothers, I Donald of South Bend: Harold of I M'chigan City and Herman of I North Liberty; and a sister. Mrs. I Florence Clark, of North liberty. Friends may call until 11 a. m. Thursday in the Palmer Funeral Home, North Liberty, and from 12 p.m. until services at 2 p.m. Thursday in the First Christian Church, North Liberty. Dr. F. Robert Johnston will officiate and burial will be in Eastlawn Cemetery. He was a past president of the Eagles Ixxige in South Bend. The family asks that memorial donations be made to the Cancer Research Society and the building fund of the First Christian Church. North Liberty. Wayne B. Jones Wayne B. (Jack) Jones. 62. of 402 Monroe St., Wa'kerton. died at 1:43 a m. Saturday. July 2, in Holy Family Hospital, IjaPorte. following a heart attack at hs home- He was born Aug. 23, 1903 in Falls City, Neb. and lived here 41 years. He was married to Faye Barber in 1923 in Battle Creek, Mich. She survives along with four sons. K nneth of South Bond; Paul of La,Porte; and RusThe bridegroom, son of the Paul Ped razz is of Salinas. California. asked his brother. Robert ' to stand as best man. Charles Develter, Richard Avanzino and ■ Ron Engle performed ushering duties, with Richard amd Ron also lighting the candles. The Rev. Charles M. Spencer officiated at the evening ceremony in the presence of 150 guests. A reception was held in the I ChurCh social hall. Rosalee Reeder secured the signatures of those attending and Douglas Reeder had charge of the gifts. Follow r ing a honeymoon at Lake Tahoe, the newiywpda are establishing a first home in San Francisco. Mr Reeder is tha son of Mrs. Fannia Reeder. .Walkartco.

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Sell and Loren, at home: three daughters. Mrs. Jean Catelani o 4 Petaluma, Calif.; Mrs. Marilyn Stull of Walkerton; and Betty at home. He served with the U.S, Navy in World Wars I and 11. Robert SHI Robert Sill, 82. of 125 South Lawrence St., Lov kiers Apts., Hobart, parsed away at 11:30 p. m. July 4 in Mercy hospital, Gary. Mr. Sill, a resid-nt of Koontz Lake and Walkerton snee 1944. moved to Hobart last November to be nar their son, Charles Ward. He has been in fail ng health for s veral years. Funeral services will be held Friday. July 8 from the Reese Funeral home in Hobart at I:3® o'clock. Burial will be in Gary Cemetery. Mr. Sil was bom Jan. 8. 1884 in LaCross?, Wis. In 1930 he whs married to Mae Ward, who survives with one son Char’es Ward, of Hobart; two brothers. Leo of LaCrosse, Wisconsin and Emil of Tucson. Ariz.; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was employed in the Gary Steel Mills from 1909 until his retirement in 1944 at which time they moved to Koontz Lake and later to a home in Clark's Addition. He was a member of the Walkerton United Methodist Church. Order erf the Eastern Star and the Masonic Lodge of Wa'kerton. Friends may call at the Hobart Funeral Home Wednesday and Thursday evenings to pay their respects. ______ 1 Fred Bartz Funeral sen-ices for Fred Bartz. 76. of Rt. 3. Walkerton vtho died a. 7:30 pm Thursday, June 30. in Parkview Hospital, Plymouth were held at 11 a.m. Monday in the Nusbaum Funeral Home, Walkerton. Rev. W. Ray Kuhn, pastor of the Poplar Grov e Methodist Church of Plymouth, officiated. Burial was in Woodlawin Cemetery. Walkerton. Mr. Bartz vHs a retired farmer. He was born Aug. 18, 1889. in Stillwell, Ind. He is .survived by & son, Walter of Indianapolis; a daughter, and a sister, Mrs, Ralph. Cripe of Primaouth. Mrs. (Iva E» Garwood Mrs. Iva E. Garvbod 77, od Rt. 1. North Liberty, died at 2:6® p.m. Saturday In LaPorte Coenmun'ty hospital after a sudden illness. She was a former employee erf the Wellg Manufacturing Co., South B"nd. She waa born March 26. 1889 in Buchanan Mich. She load lived in NortH Liberty for 49 years. co«n ! n< from South B nd. The for«ne« Iva Hoffman, s^e was married 1909 in South B'nd to Benjamin Garvixd. who died in 1944. Sh® is survived by one son Richardl of North. Liberty; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Cathervn Hiatt off North Liberty; nin' grandchildren; and a brother. George Hoffman of South B nd. Funerai servi ces were held at 2pm Wednesday. in the Palmer Mineral Home. North Liberty. Rev. Thomas Frost. pasW of the North Überty Methodist Church. <« ulhich she was a member, officiated. Burial was in Eastlawr Cemetery, North Liberty. Chamber To Meet Next Week Thv Walkerton Chea&ber Commerce will meet on Thod’dav. July 14. for their regular m'fidV ly meeting at the Padda Wbee* Restaurant Lunch will atort MW mee<Png uromntly at ncßn« PlaM now to attend and « acUr® member of th* Chamber