The Independent-News, Volume 102, Number 43, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 31 March 1977 — Page 5

J^OBITUJIRIR ELZIE F. RAY Mr. Elzie F. Ray, 66, 703 Harrison Street, Walkerton, died at 6:40 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, at the Fountain View Terrace. LaPortc, following an extended illness. He had been a handy man in the area for many years. He was born on October 24. 1910 in Walkerton and was a lifetime resident. He is survived by one brother. Albert Ray. Walkerton; one nephew. Robert Ray, Plymouth; one niece, Mrs. Janet Brown, Walkerton. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday in the NusbaumElkin Funeral Home with Rev. C. O. Morcillon. pastor of the Walkerton Wesleyan Church, officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the Funeral Home from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday. ROSEINA M. GIEST Mrs. Roseina M. Geist. 69, route 4. Walkerton, passed away in the Parkview Hospital. Plymouth, on Tuesday, March 29 at 1:20 a.m. She was bom on March 6. 1908 in Fort Wayne and was a Plymouth area resident since 1938. On November 24, 1926, she married Alfred L. Geist, who preceded her in death in 1976. Survivors include two sons, Robert Geist, and Alfred C. Geist, both of Plymouth, and one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Betty) Decker. Walkerton; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and two sisters, Mildred Shell, Fort Wayne, and Elizabeth Judt, Decatur, Indiana. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday in the Van Gilder Funeral Home. Plymouth. Visitation at the funeral home is from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Burial will be in New Oak Hill Cemetery. Plymouth GRACE M. SCHULTZ Mrs. Grace M. Schultz. 95, of Walkerton, died at 6:38 a m. Saturday, March 25, at Fountain View Terrace Nursing Home. LaPorte, after a lengthy illness. She was born on May 12, 1881, in LaPorte

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County and lived in the Walkerton area most of her life. She was a member of the LaPorte Church of the Brethren and a former employee of Myers' Restaurant, LaPorte. On April 7, 1900, at Walkerton, she married Otto A Schultz, who preceded her in death in 1940. Surving are four children. Amel and Victor Schultz, both of Walkerton; Archie Schultz, Plymouth; and Mrs. William Davis. Walkerton; six grandchildren; 25 greatgrandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and two sisters. Nora Schoof and Mrs. Lillian Diedrich. of LaPorte. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Nus-baum-Elkin Funeral Home. Walkerton. Burial followed at Salem Cemetery, Salem Heights. JOHN B. FLAHARTY Funeral services for John B. Flaharty, 74, Koontz Lake, were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Walkerton, with Rev. Anthony Letko. pastor, officiating. Burial followed in the Grovertown Cemetery. Mr. Flaharty passed away at 2:05 p.m. Saturday, March 26, in the LaPorte Hospital following a six month illness. He was born on October 6. 1902, in South Bend and had lived at Koontz Lake for 19 years, coming from West Chicago. He was a retired salesman. He was married on October 4. 1924, in Crown Point to Adeline Sohnky, who survives, along with one daughter, Mrs. Marthada Erickson, Morton Grove. Illinois; one sister. Mrs. Lauretta MacArthur, Holiday, Florida; and four grandchildren. He was a member of the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and the American Legion Post 356, Hamlet. He served as Justice of the Peace in Morgan Township for a number of years. CHARLES (ANDY) DUELL Funeral services for Charles (Andy) Duell, 64, of 703 Ohio Street, LaPorte, who died on Tuesday, March 22 in the LaPorte Hospital following an illness of three and a half years, were held at 1:00 p.m. Friday in the Haverstock Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas Frost officiating. Burial was in Crystal Springs Cemetery. Benton Harbor. Michigan. Mr. Duell is survived by his wife.

Ruth Howell Duell, two daughters, Mrs. Sandra Buckmaster, Walkerton and Mrs. Dixie Hagerman. Memphis, Tenn.; four grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Martha Duell, Coloma, Michigan; and one brother, James, of Phoenix, Arizona. , He was born in Lyford. Indiana on September 28. 1912, and lived in the LaPorte area for 16 years coming from Benton Harbor working as a foreman for American Home Foods. On March 3). 1934. he married Ruth Howell in South Bend. HAROLD ZANDER Harold 0. Zander. 68. of rural route 5, Walkerton (Koontz. Lake), died at 3:00 a.m. Thursday. March 24 in New Castle. Indiana, where he was visiting his son. He had suffered from a lengthy illness. He was a retired employee of the design and drafting department of the Studebaker Corp. He was born on August 10. 1908 in Michigan City and moved to South Bend from there prior to coming to Walkerton. He married Genevieve Rieck in Michigan City on January 4. 1932. She preceded him in death on January 1, 1977. Surviving are a son. Wayne O. Zander, of New Castle, Ind; four grandchildren; two stepsisters, both of Oakland, California; and his stepmother, Mrs. E. O. Zander, of Danville, California. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the Wclsheimer Funeral Home, South Bend, with Rev. Robert C. Bowman, former pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church of Walkerton, officiating. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, South South Bend. Zander conducted the Hal Zander Casa Dell Reo Orchestra, which had played at the Oasis Park Ballroom at Washington Park. Michigan City. He was a member of the Lodge 45, F & AM; the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of South Bend Orak Shrine Temple; Charter 2 OES; South Bend Shrine Club and the Orak Temple Brass Band. He was also a member of the American Federation of Musicians. PETER J. MADEKSAS Peter J. Madeksas, 82. rural route 5, Walkerton, died at 10:15 p.m., Saturday. March 26 after an illness of one month. He was born December 25. 1894 in Lithuania

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and had lived at Walkerton for 17 years, coming from Chicago. On May 2. 1921, at Chicago, he married Stella Janusas, who preceded him in death October 26. 1960. He was a retired millwright having worked with Magnus Metal of Chicago, and was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Walkerton. Surviving are one daughter. Mrs. Zigmond (Helen) Staszak. Chicago; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services were conducted at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Catholic Church in Chicago, with Rev. Anthony Zakarauskas. pastor, officiating. Burial was at St. Casimir's Cemetery. Chicago. CLYDE E. NEWCOMER Clyde E. Newcomer. 45. of 17069 State Road 23. South Bend, died at 7:15 p.m. Monday. March 28 in the Osteopathic Hospital of a sudden illness. He was born August 4, 1931. in North Liberty and had lived in South Bend for 21 years coming from Plymouth. On January 1. 1949. in Plymouth, he married Florence Holderead, who survives. along with two daughters. Mrs. Hal Main, of Bremen, and Miss Kathleen Newcomer, at home; two sons, Larry, of Long View. Texas, and Phillip, at home; two grandchildren; four sisters. Mrs. James Burkholder, of Plymouth. Mrs. Larry LaTour. of Rolling Prairie, Mrs. John Croy, of South Bend, and Mrs. Harold Cassidy. of Grapevine. Texas; two brothers, Melvin F. Newcomer, of LaPaz, and Robert L. Newcomer, of Elkhart; and his mother, Mrs. Leia L. Newcomer, of North Liberty. Another brother, Richard D. Newcomer, died last October. Newcomer was a supervisor at Portage Realty. He was a member of the Lodge 58, Loyal Order of the Moose. South Bend. Friends may call at the Bubb Funeral Chapel. Mishawaka from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church, Mishawaka, with Rev. Glen Crabb, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at the St. Joseph Valiev Memorial Park. Turn those discards into dollars — use our for sale ads. just $1.25. A great gift — The Independent'!

WRESTLING INVITATIONAL To all boys 16 years old and under. we invite you to enter the Freestyle Wrestling program offered you in 1977. This sectional qualifies top three (3) finishers to advance to State finals. The Indiana State Jr. Olympic age group wrestling tournament will take place April 23 at Mishawaka High School District *1 includes the following counties: Lake. Porter. LaPorte. Starke. Marshall, St. Joseph, Kosciusko. Elkhart. Noble and LaGrange. This is where it all begins. Entry deadline for Sectional qualifying tourna ments is April 19, 1977. For information or entry forms call area code (219) 256-00 7 6 or ask your wrestling coach. COMMUNITY CLUB TO HEAR HELEN HUNTER At the next meeting of the Woman’s Community Club of Walkerton on Friday, April 1. Helen Hunter will review "The Lost Island’’ by Phillis Whitney. This beautifully written story of love, intrigue and mystery takes place on an imaginary, misty shrouded island off the coast of Georgia. This suspense novel is one of Miss Whitney’s best — be sure to hear it. Dessert will be served at 1:00 p.m. Voice Os The People As a diabetic who has used Saccharin and cyclamates as my sweetner for 25 years with no ill effects, I ask that all friends of diabetics join me in writing to our Congressmen to see that laws are passed that will allow diabetics to have their sweetners. saccharin and cyclamates. Cyclamates proved to be our most palatable sweetner. and saccharin is next best. My diabetic specialist advises that it would be impossible to consume enough of either to hurt us. Write our congressmen today, and help ten million diabetics to have their sweeteners. The earth travels around the sun at a speed of 1,100 miles per minute.