The Independent-News, Volume 106, Number 30, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 January 1981 — Page 2

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_ THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS - JANUARY 1, 1981

Mrs. Rita Stewart. of Koontz lake, came home Sunday from a week's visit in Milwaukee. Wisconsin. with her daughter and family. Mr and Mrs. John Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs Walter Smith had the pleasure of having their entire family at home for Christmas Day They were Mr and Mrs Richard Noone. of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Mr and Mrs. Michael W. Smith and family. of Plx mouth; Mr and Mrs lames Wood and family, of Chesterton; Mr and Mrs Duk Kickbush and family. Mr. and Mrs. Janus Miller and family. This was the first time in many years thy entire family has been together and it was a scry happy Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs I d Klopfenstein and Donna and Mr and Mrs. Allen Rushton and Xamn were Christmas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Klopfenstein, in Knox. Christmas Dax dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Robert I'rbin were Mrs. Bertha Crhin. Mr and Mrs. Wax ne Burch and Mr. and Mrs. F. W Hathaway, of Pentwater. Michiga n. I he Baker families enjoy ed their annual Christmas part) on Christmas Fxe at the home of Mrs. Vylet Baker Thirty-one were present. Guests were Mr. and Mrs Maryin Baker. Mr and Mrs. Chuck Baker and family . Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Baker and family, and Mrs. Jennie Gillette, all of Walkerton; Mr. and Mrs Kennx Moon and son. of South Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Rick Stephen and family, of Niles. Michigan; Mr and Mrs. Randy Johnson

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and family. of Grosertow n; Mr and Mrs Dennis Baker and Troy. Mr and Mrs, Kent Poulson and Mr and Mrs Kirk Richer and son, of Bremen. Mr Carl Steinke has as his guests this week, his four children, from Indianapolis. Christmas Dav Mrs Bertha Urbin and Mr and Mrs. Robert Urbin traveled to Wakarusa to be the guests in the evening of Dr. and Mrs John Guttman and family, for their annual get together. Week end guests of Julie Zlatos in her home in Indianapolis were Mr. and Mrs. William Zlatos. Sr., Walkerton; Mr. and Mrs. William Zlatos. Jr . of Valparaiso; Steve Zlatos. Indianapolis; and Betsy Miller. Jcffersonx iile. Guests in the Mahlon Jacob home for Christmas were Mr and Mrs Steve Wentworth, of Fort Wax ne. and Mr. Jeff Jacob. Word was received here Monday of the death of Mrs. Raymond MeGraft, of Bradenton. Florida. The McGraths were former Koontz I akc and Plx mouth residents. Christmas Dax guests of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Seaholm were Mr. and Mrs. Hal Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W'it/man. Jocalyn and Johanna, of Valparaiso; Mr. and Mrs. C. Peterson, of Galva. Illinois; and Mrs. Helen Hunter. On Saturday Mrs Hunter had as her guests Mrs. Albert Mac Clod. of Kalamazoo. Michigan; Mr and Mrs. Kendall Mac Clod and son Ken and daughter Margaret, of Midland, Michigan; and Mr and Mrs. Allen Seaholm. Steve and Wayne Buswell. of Lancaster. Pennsylvania, were home for a week during the holidays with their mother. Mrs. Jack Busweli. Marcia and Gary.

Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mis Rox Freeman were Mr and Mis Ruk I h htenbarger and Rvan. of Koontz I akc: Mr and Mrs. I arrx Braner and Michael, of South Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Freeman and familx. of Bentonville. Arkansas; and Mr. and Mrs. Duane Freeman, lon and Steve Gordon, of North Liberty. Irie and Neil Free man. of Bentonville. Arkansas, are spending the week with their grandparents, the Rox Freemans Guests on Christmas Day of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Betz and Janice were Mr. and Mrs. Keith Betz and son; Mr and Mrs Robert Betz and familv, of North Liberty; Mr. and Mrs James Betz and familv; Miss I inda Betz, of South Bend; and Mrs. Cora Betz. Walkerton. Mr and Mis Stanley Hostetter wc rc in Indianapolis Christmas Day as guests of their son and family. Mr. and Mrs Stanton Hostetter. Christmas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs James Millice were Mrs. Marcia Cooper, of Peoria. Illinois; and her son. Mark Cooper, of Bloomington. Indiana; and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schumacher and family, of Evergreen Park. Illinois. Mrs. Marcia Cooper remained for the week end with the Millices at the lake and while there she called on former Walkerton and Koontz Lake friends C hristmas Dav guests of Mr and Mrs James Capek. Sr. were Mrs. Flossie Fitzgerald and Mr and Mrs Todd Bexerl. of Wheaton. Illinois Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Kennedy were in Indianapolis for Christmas with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sullivan and families. Christmas Exe was a busy time for Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Skinner trying to make all the Christmas Eve parties with their children They were at the Viola Barden home where the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Larrx Barden and familv. Muskegon. Mich ; Mr and Mrs Danny Barden and familv, of Ply mouth. Mrs. Duane Barden. Mr. AUTO INSURANCE Super Coverage - Super Rates Call LOIS HOLMGREN 291-2005 American National Insurance Auto — Health — Home — Life por f♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ DR. ELLIOTT FRASH J OPTOMETRIST i 413 Michigan St., Walkerton ♦ | 9:00 - 5:30 Thursdays t ♦ all 586-3722 For Appointment? t al6-806 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦**•♦> CHUCK’S BARBER SHOP 613 Roosevelt Road Walkerton Hours Tuesdays • Fridays 8 00 a m - 12 00 noon 1 00 p m - 5 30 p.m Saturdays 8 00 a m - 500 p.m. Closed Mondays ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦^ tßichard D. Doyle: ♦ Attorney : « 413 Michigan Street J • WALKERTON OFFICE | (Saturdays 9 00 ■ 12 00 Noon ♦ No Appointment Necessary ♦ No Charge For j Initial Conference J ♦ 586-3722 t Other Times Call t o 233-6699, South Bond { <♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦<

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and Mrs. Wayne Rough and family and Mr. Norman Barden. The other party was at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I eigh Roy Hahn and daughter with Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Roy Hahn. Jr., and family . of North Judson; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hahn and family, of Plymouth; and Gerald Hahn, home from Ball State. I hey were still able to make it to Herold Hostetlers on Christmas Day. with Mr. and Mrs. James Hostetler and familx; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hostetler and familv; Mr and Mrs. David Hostetler and daughter; Mr. and Mrs Ronald Hostetler and familv; Mr. and Mrs Chuck Bromlee and son; and Mr Herold Hostetler, from Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs Chuck Lawrence and family were Christmas Eve guests of his mother. Mrs Crystal I awrence. in Walkerton. Mrs. Cecil Bowers, of LaPorte. well known around Walkerton, is a patient in the LaPorte Hospital. Mrs Esther Kaufman is still in the I a Porte Hospital and Mr Leonard Beaty was admitted again last week to the LaPorte Hospital On Christmas Dav Mr. and Mrs Richard Murphy entertained the following guests at dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Andrews, of Bancroft, Michigan; and Mr and Mrs Gerald Tesch, of Mishawaka. On Christmas night Mr. and Mrs Andrews and Mr and Mrs Murphy were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Bowers, in Hamlet. Friday two of Mr and Mrs Murphy's grandchildren. from Louisville. Kentucky, came to spend the remainder of the week with their grandparents. Mr and Mrs Andrews left for their home in Michigan on Friday, they visited other members of Mrs Andrews family \x here here. On luesdax evening the family of Mrs Alma Daube held their Christmas partx with dinner in her home. Those present were Mr and Mrs louis Daube; Mr. and Mrs Stexe Daube; Mr and Mrs led Daube and Susan; Mr. and Mrs Mike Daube and daughter;

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Mrs Helen Mitehell, all of Walkerton; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Daube; *Mr and Mrs. Daxid Daube and daughters, of Hamlet; Mr. Daxid Kasza. of I ast C hicago; and Miss Linda Daube. of Long Beach. California. Linda has been visiting among relatives and friends for a week prior to Christmas. On Sun dax forenoon the entire Daube group went to Mr. and Mrs. James Daube’s for brunch, which was an enjoyable occasion Mr. and Mrs. C arl Delaney and family , and Mrs. Marx Delaney, of Lafayette, were week end guests of Mr and Mrs Harold Knowlton Mr and Mrs. Jerrx Knowlton and daughters, of North liberty; Mr (iene Daxis. of Elkhart; Mr. and Mrs. Daxid Knowlton and familx; Mr and Mrs Daxid Drews and familx; and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Knowlton and sons were Saturday evening dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Harold Knowlton. Their annual Christmas exchange was enjoyed. Christmas Dax guests of Mr. and Mrs Daxid Drews and family were Mr and Mrs John Drews and familx. of Plymouth; Mr. and Mrs. Daxid Benjamin and family; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Knowlton and daughters, of North Liberty; Mr Gene Dax is. of Elkhart; and Mr and Mrs Harold Knowlton. Mr and Mrs. Clarence Hopper, of New Carlisle, and Mrs Bess Hopper spent Christmas Dav with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Yclpons, in Walketon. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leroy Smith entertained their families on Christmas Dax in their home. Christmas exchange was enjoyed by the entire group, coming from Valparaiso. Plx mouth. LaPorte, South Bend and Walkerton # GUTHERS ' VANDERHEYDEN' EAWSTMMM SERVICE J U