The Independent-News, Volume 122, Number 8, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 4 July 1996 — Page 2

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— INDEPENDENT NEWS — JULY 4, 1996

OBITUARIES I

EARL LIGGETT Earl Liggett, 76, North Liberty, passed away at 5:15 p.m., on Tuesday, July 2, at his home of natural causes. He was born on May 23, 1920, in Liberty Twp. to the late Burnice and Vera (Steele) Liggett. He was a lifelong area resident. On Feb. 21, 1943, in North Liberty, he married B. Juanita Price, who survives. He had been retired from Hass Wholesale, South Bend, as a millworker. Also surviving is a daughter, Patricia Holderread, of North Liberty; two sons, Doug, of Dayton, TN and Brian, of Plymouth; eight grandchildren; four great-grand-children; four sisters, Ann Walz, Cumberland Foreside, Maine, Genevieve Rumple, Monticello, Lucy Mallory, Punta Gorda, FL and Susie Huddleston, North Liberty and two brothers, Eugene, of Three Rivers, MI and Maurice, of North Liberty. He was preceded in death by one brother, Duwaine. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at the North Liberty Church of the Brethren with Rev. Lois Shattuck, officiating. Burial will be in Eastlawn Cemetery, North Liberty. Friends may call at the Palmer Funeral Home, Lakeville, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., on Friday, July 5, and one hour prior to the service at the church. He was a member of the church and was a Navy veteran of World War 11. Memorial contributions may be made to the Helping Hand Fund of the church. SHELDON R. KEIPER Sheldon R. Keiper, 1210 W. 6th Street, Mishawaka, passed away at 6:40 p.m., on Tuesday, June 25, at St. Joseph Community Hospital, Mishawaka, following an illness. He was born on July 25, 1938, in Chicago, IL to Valentine and Nadine (Tooley) Keiper. He was a carpenter. Surviving are his parents, a sister, Sandra Carnes, of Warsaw and three brothers, Charles and David, both of Walkerton and Tom, of Monterey. Graveside services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton. He was a member of the Carpenter’s Union, South Bend and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. The Rannells Funeral Home, Koontz Lake Chapel, was in charge of the arrangements. LOIS GODFREY Lois Godfrey, 96, of 8420 E 750 N, Walkerton, passed

away at 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, in the LaPorte Hospital after a short illness. She was born on June 5, 1900, in Noblesville to Abe and Rosa (Powell) Riggs. On June 4, 1926, in Plymouth, she married Peter Godfrey, who preceded her in death on Jan. 2, 1968. Surviving is a daughter, Betty Godfrey, at home. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Lee “Bunny” Shaffer in 1977 and a brother, Arthur Riggs in 1946. Services were held on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at the Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton. She was a 4-H leader. ORRIS T. FARRAR Orris Tiel Farrar, 92, of Miller’s Merry Manor, Walkerton, formerly of Place Trail, Walkerton, passed away at 3:12 p.m., on Saturday, June 29, at the nursing home. He was born on March 27, 1904, in Ober to the late William J. and Myrtle Olive (Cox) Farrar. He married Nora Mae Mann on March 15, 1926, in Elkhart, who survives. He had been a lifelong area resident and a self-employed farmer all of his life. Also surviving is a daughter, Margaret A. Reed, of East Chicago, IL; a son, Robert D., of Walkerton; eight grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the First Baptist Church, Walkerton, with Rev. D. O. Van Dyne officiating. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton. Memorials may be made to the church or to Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Walkerton. The Palmer Funeral Home, Lakeville, was in charge of the arrangements. WILLIAM E. NICHOLS William E. “Billy” Nichols, 16, passed away at 2:30 p.m., on Saturday, June 29, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Monday, June 24, at Venita Drive, Tyner and sth Road. He was born on Jan. 8, 1980, in Chicago, IL to Sandra and Roy Gregory, 5080 Venita . Drive, Plymouth. He had lived in the area all of his life. He attended John Glenn High School where he would have been a member of the graduating Class of 1997. He was a talented and active student and a member of the Art Club, the Spanish Club, Students Against Drunk Driving (S.A.D.D.), the Ecology Club and was on the writing staff of the “Falcon

Flyer.” He started the Alternative Interest Club and was a peer helper and a tutor for Urey Middle School. He has had numerous articles published in the “Aerial” at John Glenn. He was employed by the U.S. Golf Academy and Swan Lake Golf Course and he had worked at Miller’s Merry Manor in Plymouth for two years in the activities department. Surviving along with his parents is a sister, Jennifer (Mrs. Mark) Allen, of Walkerton; his maternal grandmother, Geneva (Mrs. Richard) Krivanek, of Plymouth; his paternal grandparents, Eugene and Floella Gregory, Beech Mont, KY and Edward and Antionette Nichols, Bristol, TN and many aunts and uncles. Services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Plymouth with burial at Bass Lake Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Foundation or to the Ronald McDonald House, in Indianapolis. Oregon-Dav is To Receive State Grant Dr. Suellen Reed, superintendent of public instruction and the Indiana Department of Education, announced on June 21, the names of 127 schools that will receive grants for 1996 Project 4R’s as outlined in Indiana Code 20-10.1-25-2.1. The total amount of state expenditure is $2,516,469. For schools funded by Project 4R’s, the state and local shares will provide a total of $4,508,738 available for the purchase of technology in those schools. OregonDavis Elementary School will be receiving $20,000.00 from the state from the Project 4R’s grant. “Students have become comfortable with technology in kindergarten and first grade. Taking advantage of technology in the early grades makes it easier on students as they continue their education. With the support of parents and teachers, the program has increased over the past seven years,” said Dr. Reed. “Using technology allows teachers to expand upon their classroom curriculum and provide students with more opportunities for writing activities, cooperative learning, and individual instruction and allows students the opportunity to develop their critical thinking, problem solving and listening skills. “We are proud to provide Indiana schools with the opportunity to improve instruction at those very important early grades,” Dr. Reed con-

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eluded. Project 3R’s (1990) and Project 4R’s (1991-1996) continue to help extend the use of educational technology to Indiana’s kindergarten and first grade students. This project is not strictly about technology, but provides students with improved learning opportunities from integrating technology into the elementary curriculum. Appropriations from the legislature fund technology for reading, writing, mathematics and remediation support at kindergarten and first grade levels. Each qualifying school may receive a grant of up to $20,000 with a one-third contributing match from the local school corporation. A breakdown of funding for Project 3R’s and 4R’s from 1990 to 1996 follows: 745 Indiana elementary schools have received 3R’s or 4R’s grants 269 Indiana corporations have received 3R’s or 4R’s grants 170 Indiana school corporations have all of their elementary schools served by 3R’s or 4R’s Honor Students At St. Pat’s Announced St, Patrick School, Walkerton, is proud to announce the students who achieved honors for the fourth quarter of the school year, 1996-97 as follows: First Honors Mitchell Lenyo, Fourth Grade Second Honors Michael Dooms and Joseph Garcia, sixth grade Maria Holland, Hillary Kemp and Julie Stone, fifth grade Daniel Allsop, Shari Kensinger and LaShan Rininger, fourth grade Special Achievers Third Grade Andrew Holland Brandon Newhart Krista Palfi Jennifer Ward Second Grade Jennifer Allsop

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