The Independent-News, Volume 104, Number 46, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 26 April 1979 — Page 7

B-TEAM TENNIS PLAYERS AT N.L.H.S, The girls B team tennis players are from left to right, front row: Sandy Miko. Carol Schultz, Kari Holmes. Wendy Heim and Laurie Martin for the North Liberty Shamrocks. Back row from the left are: Annette Shoue manager. Kelly Young. Tonia Allsop and Tammy Griffin. Not pictured is Robin Piotrowicz manager. — photo by Michael Pearish

OBITUARIK

BENJAMIN EVERETT BAKER Benjamin Everett Baker. 72, of 'OS Jackson Street. Walkerton, passed away at 9:40 p.m. on Saturday at the LaPorte Hospital follow ing a brief illness. He was born on lune I. 1906, in Walkerton and lived here all his life. On December 27, 1928, he married Vylet Heim, in South Bend, who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Dennis E.. of Bremen, and Douglas 1... of Walkerton; five grandchildren; two sisters. Mrs. Helen Kennedy and Mrs. Jennie Gillette, both >t Walkerton; two brothers. Marvin Baker, of Walkerton, and Nathan i Steve) Baker, of Hemet. California. He w as employed for 30 vears for Walkerton Drug Stores and retired as a shipping clerk from the Bornemann Products Co.. Bremen Funeral services were at 2:00 p.m. on I uesday at the NusbaumI Ikin Funeral Home. Walkerton, with Rev. William E. Hughes, pastor of the Walkerton United Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in Woodlaw n Cemetery. Walkerton. ALBERT CASSEL. JR. Albert P CasseL Jr., 42, Route 4, Lake of the Woods. Bremen, died at 7:00 a m. on Saturday. \pril 21. at the Veterans Administration Hospital. Indianapolis, after being seriously ill the past several vears. He was born on April I”. 1937, in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. to Albert P And Florence i Dalton) Cassel and had lived at Lake of the Woods the past two vears. going there from Gary. He was married to Alice Fall on October 14. 1961. who survives. Surviving along with his wife are five children. Kimberly Ruth. Albert Rickv, Glenn Allen. David Alfred and Jeffrey Scott C assel. all at home. He was preceded in death by his parents. Services were at 1:30 p m. on luesday at the Mishler funeral Home. Bremen, with Rev Robert Hueni. pastor of the (ommunity Gospel Church. Bremen, officiating. Burial was in the Bremen Cemetery. He was a diesel locomotive mechanic for Inland Steel. Gary. He was a member of the Otho B.

Place American Legion Post 191. Bremen; and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8972, Bremen. He was a veteran of the Korean War. ALBERT S. PLOPLE Services for Albert S. Plople. 70, Route 3, Walkerton, who passed away at 11:05 p.m. on Thursday, April 19. at the RN Nursing Home. Teegarden, after an extended illness. were at 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday at the Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home. Rev. Anthony Letko, pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Walkerton, officiated. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton. He was a retired farmer and had lived in the Walkerton area for 40 vears coming from Brookfield, Illinois. He is survived bv two children, Mrs. Florence Brown and Harold Albert Plople, both of California, and a sister, Mrs. James Capek, Sr., Walkerton. LUCILLE THOMPSON Mrs. Lucille L. Thompson. 84. Koontz Lake, died at 1:20 p.m. on Saturday. April 21. at the Osteopathic Hospital, South Bend, after an illness of two years. She was born on January ”, 1895, in Chicago. She had lived at Kcxmtz 1 akc for 7 0 vears. She married Robert Thompson on May 24. 1911, in Walkerton, who preceded her in death in July. 196”. She is survived by seven children. Mrs. Lucille Norman. Kixmtz lake; Mrs. Dorothy Weise. Monticello; Mrs. Barbara Wallace. LaPorte; Robert, Jr., and John, both of Walkerton; Walter, of St. Joseph, Michigan; and Arthur, of Westerville. Ohio; 22 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and one great -great-granddaughter Services were at 2:00 p.m., C.S I at the Wesleyan Church. Walkerton, with Rev. Arthur Skinner. pastor, officiating. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton. She was a 50-year member of the Walkerton Wesleyan Church. ASA E. CLEVENGER Funeral services for Asa E. Clevenger. 51. of Koontz f ake, who died at 8:45 p.m. on Thursday. April 19, in the I a Porte Hospital following a six month illness, were at 1:00 p.m. C.S f.. at the Rannells funeral Chapel. Koontz Lake. Monday, with Rev Stephen Binion. pastor of the United Pentecostal ( hurch. Walkerton, officiating. Burial was in Woodlaw-n Ceme-

tery, Walkerton. He was born on October 18. 1927. at Silver Lake, and came to Koontz Lake 28 years ago from South Bend. He married Norma Jean Myers on March 12, 1948, in South Bend, who survives. He was a truck driver for 20 years and had worked for Spector Freight Lines, South Bend. Surviving along with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Caroline Crum, Koontz Lake and Mrs. Diana Lobosky, Paili. Indiana; five grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Milner and Mrs. Mary Klinedinst. both of South Bend; and a brother, Raymond Clevenger, of Koontz Lake. He was a member of the North Liberty VFW Post 1954 and a

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veteran of World War 11. serving in the U.S. Navy. JOHN W. FARRAR John William Farrar. 51. of 486 Country Club Road. Avon. Connecticut, passed awav on Sunday. April 15. at John Dempsey Hospital. Farmington, Connecticut. He was born in South Bend and had lived in Avon for 11 vears. He is survived by his wife. Janice Marth Farrar; a son. John C. Farrar, of Avon, Connecticut; his mother, Mrs Ward Farrar, of North Liberty; a brother. Richard Farrar, of Marion. Illinois; a sister, Mrs. Patricia Mortakis, of North Liberty; four step-daughters, Peggy Christensen. Sara Martin, Nancy Daddario and Marv Cox and two step-grandchildren, Kelly and Andrew Christensen. Services were held at 11 :(X) a.m. on Wednesday. April 18, in the Vincent Funeral Home, Canton, Connecticut, with Rev. William Carroll of the Memorial Methodist Church. West Avon. Connecticut, officiating. Burial was in West Avon Cemetery. He was vice president in charge of sales at Asquared Industries, Inc.. Torrington, for I 7 years. He was a Navy Veteran of World War 11. a member of the Avon Country C lub and a graduate of Purdue University, class of 1950. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association of Greater Hartford, 310 Collins Street, Hartford, Connecticut. JUDITH A. KLINGER Services for Miss Judith Ann Klinger, 16, Koontz Lake, were held at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 25. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Walkerton, with Rev. Anthony Letko, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Grovertown Cemetery. I he bodies of Miss Klinger and George G. Phillips. 19. of Rural Route 2, Walkerton, were found in a parked auto in a pine grove at ’OON. east of State Road 23. at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Starke County Coroner James O ’Donald said the couple apparently died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - APRIL 26, 1979

Miss Klinger was born on June 20. 1962, in Gary to Mr anil Mrs. Alfred Klinger. She lived at Koontz lake tor six vears. She was a junior at Oregon Davis High School and a member ot the school vollev ball team and a member ot St. Patrick s Catholic ( hurch. W alkerton. Surviving along with her parents are three sisters, Mrs. Sharon Diangikis, LaPaz; Mrs ( hristine Burger. Hamlet; and Linda Kling er. at home; two brothers. Alfred. Jr.; and Patrick, both at home; her paternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Klinger. East Detroit, Michigan; and her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Wallace Rhlgim, of Hobart. GEROGE G. PHILLIPS Services for George Gary Phillips, 19. Rural Route 2. Walkerton, were at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. April 25. at the Rannells Funeral Home. Koontz Lake (hapel. with Rev Verlin Combs officiating. Burial was in the Grovertown Cemetery. The bodies of Mr. Phillips and Miss Judith Klinger. Rural Route 4. Walkerton, were found in an auto parked in a pine grove at ”00N east of State Road 23 at 5:00 p.m. Sundav. They died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning according to the Starke County Coroner. He was born on April 12, 1960, in LaPorte, to Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips. He was a mid-term graduate of Oregon-Davis High School. Class of 1979. He was an employee of American Door Co., Walkerton. Surviving along with his parents area sister. Pattv Lynn, at home; a brother. Jeff, at home; a step sister. Mrs. Dinah Frazier. Walk erton; three step brothers. Clayton Minix, Wheeling, Illinois; Doyle Minix, Muncie; and Terry Minix, at home; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Gussie Phillips. Tennessee; and his maternal grandmother. Mrs. Florence Boshers, Jacksboro, Tennessee. The only woman who was wife of one president and mother of another was Abigail Smith Adams.