The Independent-News, Volume 121, Number 48, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 11 April 1996 — Page 11

OBITUARIES

JAMES R. REED James R. Reed, 70, of 5138 Hamlin Court, South Bend, formerly of Walkerton, passed away at 10:15 a.m., on Monday, April 8, in his home. He was born on Sept. 26, 1925, in North Liberty. He married Audrey Finley on Jan. 26, 1944, in South Bend, who survives. He was the owner/operator of Reed’s Electric, in Walkerton. Also surviving are two sons, Kerry, of Bremen and Craig, of Cassopolis, Mich.; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; his mother, Dorothy Reed, of North Liberty and a brother, Richard, of Three Oaks, Mich. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at the North Liberty Church of Christ, of which he was a member, with burial in the Grovertown Cemetery. The Rannells Funeral Home, Koontz Lake Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion Post 189; Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1954; Moose Lodge 471, Plymouth and the Walkerton and Koontz Lake Lions Clubs. Memorial contributions may be made to the church. VENUS P. HATFIELD Venus P. Hatfield, 33, of 7740 N. County Road 925 East, Koontz Lake, formerly of New Buffalo, Mich., passed away at 10:45 a.m., on Saturday, April 6, in her home after an illness. She was born on November 8,1962, in the Philippines. She married William Hatfield, Jr., on August 11, 1995, in LaPorte, who survives. She was a data entry operator at Alliance Bank, New Buffalo, Mich. Also surviving are a daughter, Angela Marie Hatfield, at home; a stepdaughter, Tina Marie HatJohn Glenn School Board Minutes (Continued from Page 2) ferences that have been approved. NEXT MEETING DATE The Board of School Trustees will meet in regular session at 7:30 p.m., on April 16, 1996, at JGHS. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION Following the regular session, the Board met in executive session for the purpose of discussing job performance evaluation of individual employees. No other matters were discussed. The executive session adjourned on April 3, 1996 at 12:35 a.m.

field, of Koontz Lake; her parents, Jesusa and Vicente Pacana, of Ceba City, Philippines; a sister, Lira Palen, of New Buffalo and a brother, Jevic Pacana, of Ceba City, Philippines. There will be no services or visitation. Cremation will take place and burial will be later in the Philippines. The Rannells Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. MARY JANE BEATY Mary Jane (Campbell) Beaty, 94, of 11959 Woodbine Lane, Koontz Lake, formerly of 1001 Tyler Street, Walkerton, passed away at 2:15 a.m., on Wednesday, April 3, in Maple Lawn Group Home, Inc. She was born on Dec. 28, 1901, in Roundhead, Ohio and lived in Walkerton since 1942. As Mary Jane Campbell she married S. Leonard Beaty on Nov. 11, 1922, in Niles, who preceded her in death on July 1, 1982. Mrs. Beaty retired from the Walkerton Schools as a teacher after 25 years of service and she also taught in Ohio. Surviving are three daughters, Mary Eleanor Freeland, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, Shirley Ann Roberts, of Canoga Park, California and Mildred Jean Cole, of Walkerton; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at the Walkerton United Methodist Church with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton. The Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home, Walkerton, was in charge of the arrangements. She was past president of the Women’s Community Club, past matron of Order of Eastern Star Chapter 319, past mother adviser and one of the founders of Rainbow for Girls and was a graduate of Ball State University and Oxford College for Women and was a member of the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the church. VESTA V. DeCOUDRES Vesta V. DeCoudres, 86, of St. Paul’s Retirement Community, South Bend, formerly of North Liberty, passed away at 6:00 a.m., on Wed., April 3, in the nursing home. She was born on Feb. 20, 1910, in Sullivan, Ind., and lived in North Liberty most of her life. As Vesta Yager she married Fred DeCoudres, who preceded her in death on Dec. 22, 1971. She retired from the South Bend Community School Corp, as a teacher after 45 years of service. Surviving is a close friend, Mae Packer, of North Liberty and several cousins. Services were held at 9:00 a.m., on Saturday at the A.

M. Manuel Funeral Home, North Liberty with burial in the Johnson Cemetery, Sullivan. She was a member of the Women’s Society of Christian Service and the North Liberty United Methodist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the church. ORVILLE J. KLINEDINST Orville John Klinedinst, 77, of 32574 Underwood Road, Walkerton, passed away at 7:10 p.m., on Tuesday, April 9, at his home following an illness. He was born on May 20, 1918, in Tyner and was a lifetime area resident. He married Neva Kilian on Dec. 4, 1937, in Plymouth, who survives. He retired in 1977 from Bendix Corp., South Bend, after 34 years of service. Also surviving is a son, Kenneth L., of Walkerton; two grandchildren and two sisters, Ocie Holderread, of Plymouth and Tessie Oman, of Cedar Lake. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday at the Walkerton United Methodist Church, of which he was a member, with Rev. Paul Mcßride, officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton. Friends may call at the Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home, Walkerton from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m., on Thursday. He was a member of the Walkerton Masonic Lodge F & AM 619; Tyner IOOF Lodge 821; Scottish Rite Valley of South Bend and the Orak Temple Shrine, Michigan City. The Tyner IOOF Lodge will hold a memorial service at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home and this will be followed by a memorial service at 8:00 p.m. by the Walkerton Masonic Lodge. Memorial contributions may be made to the Indiana Masonic Home. Tri Kappa News Walkerton’s Epsilon Chi chapter of Tri Kappa met on Thursday, April 4, for their regular monthly meeting, at the home of Cindy Keiper, Grovertown. Twenty-three members shared correspondence received from Province Officer Linda Gray, from Beta Gamma chapter, Mishawaka, concerning her March inspection of our chapter. Ideas were shared and a few suggestions were made. All in all, Epsilon Chi was commended for the active involvement throughout the community with all ages and in the State sponsored programs. Discussion was held concerning the October 4-6 Pumpkin Festival, to be held in Walkerton and the Junior Baseball League activities. The Tri Kappa Fine Arts and Crafts Festival will be

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held on April 27 and 28. meeting the geraniums will The festival will be having be availab | e for pick set-up on April 27th by the Members are asked to bring Tn Kappa members and the i r favorite appetizer judging will take place in together with the recipe fm the afternoon. The festival members to try. Members will be open to the public wil | be ab , e t 0 25 on Sunday, April 28, from t 0 taste tbe appetjzers they 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. choose and/or pay 25 cents On Sunday, April 28th for a copy of the recipe the chapter will also be in This is a fun way |Q in charge of the April Birth- crease our genera i fund and day party at Miller’s Merry t 0 tasle some new reci Manor, at 2 p.m. *** The annual geranium Nothing is too small to sales are underway and if knoWj and nothing too big anyone in the community is to attempt interested in ordering geraniums at $2.00 each gnmmnnmn^^ you may call Vicki Morris “ WHA T TV ’ at 936-5718, Carol Martin £ ® a ‘ L °mT £ CONVENIENT at 586-2074. Plants will be ® ° available on May Ist and ® ECONOMICAL « there are many varieties to ® TIMELY ® choose from. ° FLEXIBLE S The nominating commit- ® EFFECTIVE • tee presented the slate of ° ■ officers for the upcoming ® WELL RECEIVED e year. Also pledging for ® ■ five new members was held ® AN following the meeting. As- ‘ADVERTISEMENT. ter the pledging ceremony ° o delicious refreshments and ® JN THE * fellowship was shared by p ® all. Hostesses for the E INDEPENDENT 3 evening were Cindy Keiper, ® NFWS ® Theda Casteel, Cathy Reese » ' « and Liz Drotar. o CALL * The next meeting of the o , o chapter will be on Thur- S Sue Or S sday, May 2, at the home t 586-3139 : of Sue Louzon and at this Ca fl aaflba aao a n ooqq ao q p_o ®

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