The Independent-News, Volume 105, Number 6, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 19 July 1979 — Page 12

JULY 19, 1979 - THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

jj obituaries FRED SINN Fred (Butch) Sinn, 77. Route 1. Hamlet, died at 4:35 a.m. on Wednesday. July 11, at the Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, after being ill four years. He was born on February 28. 1902. at Hamlet and was a lifetime area resident. He was a retired farmer and a former member of the Oregon Township Advisory Board. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Inez Wisler, Koontz Lake, and Mrs. Rachel Walters. North Liberty; a brother, Edward, of Koontz Lake; and several nieces and nephews. Services were at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel, with Rev. Lloyd George, pastor of the Koontz Lake Missionary Church, officiating. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery. Walkerton. LORETTA M. STRATEMEIER Funeral services for Mrs. Loretta M. Stratemeier, 84. Koontz Lake, who passed away at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. July 12, at Miller’s Merry Manor. Walkerton, after a seven year illness, were at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Walkerton, with Rev. Anthony Letko. pastor, offiicating. Burial was at the Grovertown Cemetery. She was born on October 26, 1895. in Chicago. She came to the area a year ago from Pompano Beach, Florida. She was married on May 12, 1920, in Chicago, to John S. Stratemeier, who survives.

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along with two daughters, Mrs. Eileen Massura. Koontz Lake, and Miss Lois Stratemeier, Chicago; five grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Catherine Austine, Troy, Michigan. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Walkerton. and the Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters Court 42. AGNES LAVERNE ABRAMS Mrs. Agnes LaVerne Abrams. 80. of 1007 Illinois Street, Walkerton. died at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, at the LaPorte Hospital after an extended illness. She was born on September 19, 1898, in St. Joseph County. She was a lifelong resident of the Walkerton area. She married Ralph Sheaks, who preceded her in death on October 20, 1952. She then married Ira C. Abrams, who preceded her in death on February 20, 1962. Surviving are eight daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Heil, Mrs. Dollie Tener, Mrs. June Kemp and Mrs. Genevieve Adams, all of Walkerton, Mrs Cleota Gray, Mrs. Lucille Ybarra and Mrs. Patricia Murphy, all of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Margaret Burris, of Tucson, Arizona;

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two sons, Lloyd Sheaks, of Meadow, Texas, and Marvin Sheaks, of North Liberty; 24 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and three brothers, Floyd, Glen and Theodore Hostetler, all of Walkerton. She was a member of the First Christian Church, North Liberty. Services were at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home, Walkerton, with Rev. Edwin Shelly, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Walkerton, officiating. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery. Walkerton. EDNA L. GERMAN Services for Edna L. German, 58, of 404 E. Center Street, North Liberty, who died at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, July 14, at her home of an apparent heart attack, were at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the St. John’s Lutheran Church, North Liberty. Rev. Kenneth Peterson, pastor of the church, officiated. Burial was in Westlawn Cemetery, North Liberty. She was bom on May 7, 1921, in South Bend. On May 13, 1944, she married George German, in North Liberty, who preceded her in death on July 3,1962. Surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Adaleen Williams, of

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Greenfield, Mrs. Gladys Shaffer, Mrs. Donella Newcomb and Mrs. Ruth Ann Rizek, all of North Liberty; and two brothers, Maynard Kurzhal, of South Bend, and Edward Kurzhal, of Niles, Michigan. She was employed by the South Bend Community School Corp., at North Liberty High School. Memorials may be made to the St. John’s Lutheran Church, North Liberty. EARL TAYLOR Mr. Earl Taylor, of Tucson, Arizona, passed away July 7, 1979. He was in ill health for several years. Graveside services were conducted by the American Legion at the South Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Taylor and his wife, Helen, were residents of Walkerton for several years, he worked at the Walkerton Sale Barn and she was a teacher in the Walkerton and South Bend Community Schools. They have been residents of Tucson for the past several years. ANCILLA COLLEGE TO HOLD REAL ESTATE COURSE Ancilla College has received approval from the Indiana Real Estate Commission to offer an Approved

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Real Estate Salesmen’s Course this fall. This, the college feels, is another positive step in expanding the services offered to the community through the Continuing Education Office. The goals of the course are to prepare students for the Real Estate Licensing Examination and to give them opportunities into the real estate career. The first course will be offered this fall on Thursday evenings, beginning August 30, from 6:45 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. The course runs for 16 weeks. To register for the course the applicant must be at least 18 years old and have graduated from high school or hold a GED certificate. For more information and for application forms, call or write to the Registrar’s Office, Ancilla College, Donaldson, Indiana 46513, 219-936-8898. The class will be closed when maximum enrollment is reached. Enrollment is on a first come, first served basis. BIRTH Mr. and Mrs. Fred Church, Walkerton, are the parents of a son born on Wednesday, July 11, at the Parkview Hospital, Plymouth.

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