The Independent-News, Volume 120, Number 16, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 September 1994 — Page 7

CHURCH NEWS

North Liberty Ghurch Os Christ 65225 State Road 23 North Liberty, Indiana 46554 Charles Richmond, Minister Timmothy Stewart, Assoc. Ministet REGULAR SERVICES SUNDAY 9:30 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 a.m., Morning Worship. 7:CO p.m., Evening Worship. 7:00 p.m., Youth meetings, all grades. WEDNESDAY 7:30 p.m s, Evening services. Walkerton United Pentecostal Church 800 Van Buren St. Pastor, Rev. Arnold Smith SUNDAYS 10:00 a.m., Sunday School. 7:00 p.m., Sunday Evening Service. TUESDAYS 7:00 p.m., Weigh To Win meeting. WEDNESDAYS 7:30 p.m., Wednesday Evening Services. Teegarden United Methodist Church Teegarden, Indiana Tim Davis, Pastor SUNDAY 9:00 a.m 7 Sunday School. 10:00 a.m., Church Service. St. Patrick Catholic Church 801 Tyler Street Walkerton, Indiana Phone 586-7404 Rev. Michael Winkowski. Pastor DAILY (Monday thru Saturday) Mass, 7:30 a.m. SATURDAY EVENING Mass, 5:30 p.m. SUNDAY Masses, 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 a.m. First Baptist Church Maine and Clark Streets Walkerton, Indiana D. 0. Van Dyne, Pastor SUNDAY 9:30 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 a.m., Morning Church Service. 6:UU • 6:30 p.m., Teen Choir Practice. 7:00 p.m., Sunday Evening Services. WEDNESDAY 7:00 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Services. 8:00 p.m., Adult Choir Practice. St. Dominic Church Koontz Lake MASSES Sunday, 7:30, 11:00 a.m. Holy Cross Church Hamlet, Indiana MASSES Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Walkerton First Assembly Os Gml Van Buren and Michigan Streets Waikerton, Indiana David D. Gisi, Pastor SUNDAY 9:30 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 a.m., Morning Worship. 6.30 p.m., Evening Worship. WEDNESDAY 7:00p.m., Family Night. Koontz Lake Missionary Church R.R. 5. Box 214-C Walkerton, IN 46574 Pastor Rob Gates SUNDAY 9:00 a.m., Sunday School. 10:10 a.m., Worship Service. 6:00 p.m., Evening Worship. WEDNESDAY 6:45 p.m., Pastor Rob’s Covenant Group. 6:45 p.m., Youth meeting at Fanella's. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m.. Ladies Prayer Study. North Liberty Mennonite Church State Road 4 And Maple Street Formerly First Brethren Church) Pastor Floyd W. Miller Phone 862-2702 “Come and worship with us"

Walkerton Wesleyan Chruch 700 Van Buren Street Walkerton, Indiana 46574 (219) 586-7876 Pastor, Doug Dißell SUNDAY 10:30 a.m., Morning Worship Service. 10:30 a.m., Nursery. 6:00 p.m., Family Educatk-ial Time. WEDNESDAY 7:00 p.m., Bible Study. 7:00 p.m., Clubhouse Ministries. North Liberty Church Os The Brethren Our mission is to glorify God, grow in Christ and share His love with all. J. Ronald Mimmert, Pastor Market And Lafayette Streets Phone 656-3157 SUNDAY 8:45 a.m., Prayer in the Chapel. 9:30 a.m., Worship Service. 10:30 a.m., Sunday School. TUESDAY 8:30 a.m., Knee Deep Prnyer and Bible Study. THURSDAY 7:00 p.m., Bible Study. Ist SUNDAY EACH MONTH 8:30 a.m., Prayer and Anointing. 2nd SUNDAY EACH MONTH 9:15 a.m., Praise Gathering. Pine Creek Church of the Urethrae Comer of Pine and Stanton Roads North Liberty, Indiana (219) 784-2806 Kendal Elmore, Pastor WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 6:30 p.m., Deacon Meeting. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 1 7:00 p.m., Choir practice. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 9:00 a.m., Sunday School. 10:00 a.m., Worship. Presbyterian Church 512 Georgia Street Walketon, Indiana Rev. Ron Hawkins, Pastor “Come as you are, you’ll be loved”. 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, YWCA Single Parent Program. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 4 9:30 a.m.. Worship Service, sermon topic, last in the series of requested topics, "Powerful Prayers; How To Pray More Effectively". Kid’s Gub will not meet this evening. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Labor Day. Have a safe and happy holiday. 7:00 p.m., Building and Maintenance Committee meets. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 6 7:00 p.m., Deacons meet. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 10:00 a.m., Mary Circle meets. 7:00 p.m., Worship Committee meets. St. John's Lutheran Church Riley & Pine Roads (24955 Riley Road) The Rev. Bert Pauluhn 656-4744 or 656-3475 SUNDAY 9:00 a.m., Sunday School. 9:00 a.m., Bible Gass. 9:00 a.m.. Confirmation Gass. 10:00 a.m.. Holy Communion. MONDAY Office closed (holiday). We love, because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19. Walkerton United Methodist Church 1000 Georga Street Phone: 586-3534 or 586-3404 Day Care Ministries 586-3020 Dr. Donald C. Lacy THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 6:30 p.m.. Mini Worship Service. 7:30 p.m., Tri Kappa. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 4 7:30 a.m.. Koontz Lake (Chapman’s. 30 minutes). 8:15 a.m.. Stuntz & Hochstetler Pines (45 minutes). 9:15 a.m., Sunday School. 10:15 am., Regular Worship (60 minutes), Liturgist, Dick Reese; Liturgist 8:15, Ryan Schmeltz;

ushers, 8:15 Quinn and Patty Hochstetler; 10:15 a.m., Herald and Mildred Hostetler and Harold and Hazel Schweder. Nursery available during Sunday School and Regular Worship. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Office closed for Labor Day. Day Care closed for Labor Day. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 First day of Nursery School, 3 year olds. 9:00 - 3:00, Immunization Ginic here. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 First day of Nursery School, 4 year old class. 6:30 a.m., Men's Sharing Group. 7:00 a.m., Adult Choir practice. North Liberty United Methodist Church Crossroads 4 de 23 North Liberty, Ind. 46554 J. Fred Stayton. Pastor SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 8:30 a.m., Pastor Fred will have the service at Potato Creek Park, Peppermint Hill Shelter House. 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship. 10:45 a.m., Sunday School. Note: We have changed back to our Fall Worship times. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 6:00 p.m., Thursday Night Live activities for kids and adults. 7:30 p.m., Choir practice resumes for the season. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Annual Church Picnic at noon. Town Park Shelter house.

CARD OF THANKS

We would like to thank everyone for coming for Stephen’s birthday. With a very very speical thank you to Carol Foster for the extra tables, Holly Gouker for all you did and Giff Gibson and Lou Ann Sellers for helping set up and clean up. And the biggest thanks of all to my mom and Al for all you did in getting ready for Stephen’s big day. Your the best in the world. Love. Jeff, Shawn. Travis and Steven Jones To all my family and friends, I thank you for the many cards, prayers, masses, flowers and gifts following my surgery August 9. 1 am confined to home as of August 26. Thanks you also Fr. Mike and his Mom and Fr. Yast for their hospital visits and especially I thank Helen Holland, my Angel of Mercy, for her daily visits to my home to assist me. Marty Malstaff The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be renewed by intervals of absence. — Samuel Johnson ’! • 1 b Orowi’Jvp-jujMikeHimf b S lukeW S We Would Like To ;! |! Welcome You To CLUBHOUSE : MINISTRIES! BEGINNING SEPT. 7 ;! 7:00 p m. ( 1 At Ths (; WALKERTON < I; WESLEYAN i; CHURCH 700 Van Buren St., Walkerton < (219) 586-7876 ! * Cookies & Punch Will Be I * ;! Provided! ‘! < PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COME!

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OBITUARIES

HELEN M. LAFEBER Helen M. LaFeber, 85, of Miller's Merry Manor, Walkerton, formerly of 604 Van Buren St., died at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday in the nursing home. She was born June 5, 1909, in Plymouth and lived in Walkerton since 1913, coming from Plymouth. As Helen M. Lidecker, on February 13, 1932, in South Bend, she married Ralph N. "Nick" LaFeber, who died February 28, 1978. Surviving are a son, Walter F. of Ithaca, New York; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and two sisters, Norma Dill, of Walkerton, and Beatrice Jack of Hamlet. Mrs. LaFeber was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and Women's Community Gub and was a graduate of LaPorte Business School. Services were held at 1:00 p.m. Friday in the church. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton. Memorial contributions may be made to the church or any charity. JULIA A. MALSTAFF Julia A. Malstaff, 85, of 33618 Towle Road, Walkerton, died at 11:55 p.m. Wednesday in LaPorte Hospital. She was born July 5, 1909, in South Bend and had lived in Walkerton for 56 years coming from South Bend. On July 20, 1938, in South Bend, as Julia A. Coddens, she married Peter Joseph Malstaff, who died September 8, 1988. Surviving air a daughter, Judy Martin, of Walkerton; two sons. Lynn of LaPorte and Michael of Walkerton; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a brother, Edmund Coddens of Mishawaka. Mrs. Malstaff was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Walkerton. Services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in the Church. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton. The Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home, Walkerton, was in charge of the arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to any charity. CHARLES L. CRISS Charles L. Criss, 66, of County Road 11060 East and 875 North, Walkerton, died at 6:30 p.m. Friday at his home after an illness. He was born May 15, 1928, in Garksburg, West Virginia. On December 15, 1984, in Plymouth, he married Dorothy L. Baker, who survives. Mr. Criss retired from Conrail. Also surviving are six stepdaughters, Michelle Stoneburger of Ohio, Charleen Vickers of West Virginia, Brenda Weil of Mishawaka. Sherline Baker of Tyner, Cynthia Back of Texas and Frances Deland of South Carolina; three

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stepsons, Carl and David Wright, both of Kentucky, and Rick Baker of Florida; 21 step-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren. Mr. Criss was a member of LaPorte American Legion Post 83 and was a World War II Army veteran. Services were held at 11:00 a m. Monday in Rannells Funeral Home, Koontz Lake Chapel. Burial followed in Grovertown Cemetery. SUSIE P. TETER Susie P. Teter, 78, of Milbum Street, Mishawaka, died at 12:10 p.m. Saturday in Miller’s Merry Manor, Walkerton. She was boro January 12, 1916, in Marshall County, living in Mishawaka since 1940 coming from Marshall County, On March 9, 1940, in Walkerton, as Susie P. Thayer, she married Donald Teter, who died March 7, 1987. Surviving are two sons, Kenneth of South Bend and Ronald C. of Reo Rancho, New Mexico; two grandchildren; two great-granddaugh-ters; and two sisters, Gladys Sheneman of North Liberty and Evelyn Stonebumer of Plymouth. Services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday in Hollis-Orvis-Palmer Funeral Home, South Bend. Burial was in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. CLARENCE LEVI MILLER Garence Levi Miller, 92, of Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, died Monday at 10:25 a.m. at the Nursing Home after an extended illness. He was boro February 27, 1902, in Lakeville and had been a resident of the nursing home since July, 1993. Mr. Miller was a laborer and supervised an apple orchard in Sunnyside, Washington. He is survived by four sisters; and 20 nieces and nephews. Two sisters and a brother preceded him in death. Funeral services were held at 11:00 .a.m. Wednesday in the Nus-baum-Elkin Funeral Home, Walkerton, with Rev. D. 0. Van Dyne, pastor of the Walkerton Baptist Church, officiating. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton. Memorial contributions may be given to the Kidney Foundation. OPENINGS AVAILABLE AT WALKERTON NURSERY SCHOOL Openings are still available in the Walkerton Nursery School at the Walkerton United Methodist Church, 1000 Georgia Street. Gasses are available for 3 year olds and 4 and 5 year olds. To register, contact the church at 586-3534. fl SOFFIT & FACIA 4 VANDERHEYDEN H EA VESTROUGH SCRVICt J Cali 288-7719 ’

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