Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 125, Number 43, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 23 October 2002 — Page 8

Advance News • Wednesday. October 23. 2002

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Obituaries Hobert E. Famey Nov. 21,1915-Oct. 14, 2002 Hobart Edward Famey. 86, 556 E. John St.. Nappanee. died Monday evening. October 14, at Miller’s Merry Manor. Wakarusa, following a short illness. Bom November 21. 1915. in Oak Hill, Ohio, he was the son of Edward and Bertha (Phillips) Famey. and had resided in Nappanee for 57 years. He married Louise Geyer, December 1.1945. at the Church of the Brethren parsonage, Nappanee, with the Rev. Boomershine officiating. Surviving with Mrs. Famey arc a son. Lee (and Jane) Famey. Wakarusa: two grandsons: Scott and Gabriel Famey, Wakarusa: three sisters: Opal Wasmer. Oak Hill, Ohio; Jessey Halley. Circleville. Ohio and Jean Hale. Canton. Ohio. A sister. Gladys Miller and two brothers. Daniel and Bob Famey, preceded him in death. Mr. Famey was a 1934 graduate of Washington Township High School in Blackford. Ohio, and a WWII Army veteran, serving in Normandy. He was a truck driver assigned to the Red Ball Express with Patton's Tanks. He was a selfemployed carpenter, and had retired from Coppes Kitchens in 1995. after 27 years of service. He was a member of the Nappanee Church of the Brethren and a life member of the Nappanee American Legion and VFW Posts. The Rev. Paul Stauffer conducted services Thursday morning. October 17, at Nappanee Church of the Brethren, to which memorials may be made. Burial was at Union Center Cemetery. Arrangements

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were with Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home. Nappanee. Laura Jane Miller Feb. 28.1922-Oct. 17. 2002 Laura Jane Miller. 80. Lakeland Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. Milford, died Thursday afternoon. October 17. at the Center, following an extended illness of 10 years. Bom February 28, 1922, in Gravelton. she was the daughter of Clarence and Hazel (Clouse) Brumbaugh, and a lifelong area resident. She married Arthur Clayton "Gate" Miller. May 10. 1941. in Plymouth, and he preceded her in death. January 12, 2002. A homemaker and housewife, she had worked as a sales clerk at Lords Store and was also an Avon representative. She was a member of the Nappanee Church of the Brethren. Surviving are a daughter. Mrs. Donald (Sharon) Dohner. Nappanee: a son. Dennis Miller. Franklin. Ohio: four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild; four sisters: Bonnie Ressler. Marge Stump and Lois Wisler. all of Nappanee and Maxine Sharp. Ely. Minnesota. Two brothers. Howard and Marvin Brumbaugh and three sisters: Mabel Shepard. Opal Blosser an Delores Fervida. preceded her in death. The Rev. Paul Staufer conducted services Monday morning. October 21. at ThompsonLengacher & Yoder Funeral Home. Nappanee. with burial at Union Center Cemetery . Memorials may be made to the National Parkinson's Association. D. Louise Homan Feb. 23. 1920-Oct. 20. 2002 D. Louise Homan. 82, formerly

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of 52202 Bittersweet Lane. Elkhart, died Sunday morning. October 20. at Miller's Merry Manor. Wakarusa. after an extended illness. Bom February 23, 1920. in

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D. Louise Homan Urbana. she was the daughter of Ozro and Ruth (Thompson) Mason, and had lived in this area most of her life. She married Charles Eugene Homan in 1940. in Goshen, and he preceded her in death. February 28. 2002. She was a 1937 graduate of Nappanee High School arid had owned a combination grocery, gas and barber shop in Clunette from 1945-1953. She had also worked as a telephone operator for the Nappanee Telephone Company and was a former member of- the Clunette Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter. Mrs. Steve (Kathy) Price, Nappanee; a son. Larry (and Janet) Homan. Nappanee; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Two sisters. Margaret Lawshe and Thelma Lape. preceded her in death. The Rev. Ruth Yoder conducted services Tuesday morning, October 22. at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home. Nappanee.

with burial at Union Center Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Richard E. Howard June 23. 1932-Oct. 19. 2002 Richard E. Howard, 70, Warsaw, died Saturday. October 19. of natural causes, at the Kosciusko County Hospital. Bom in Kosciusko County. June 23, 1932. he was the son of Evelyn Maggie Gall. Lovingly raised by foster parents, Willard and Bertha McCuen. he graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1951. Richard never married, and worked as a general laborer, retiring from the Monsanto Company. Surviving are a brother and sister: Kenneth Gall and Shirley Ringer, both of Nappanee. His foster father died in 1981 and his foster mother, who died in 1986. preceded him in death, as did a sister, Mabel Brindle. Services were held Tuesday afternoon, at the JohnsonDanielson Funeral Home, Plymouth, with the Rev. Charles Kreig officiating. Burial was at Stony Point Cemetery. Atwood. Memorial gifts may be made to the Civic Garden Mission or the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. and letters of condolence may be sent to the family via: www.johnson-danielson.com. Gerald Jay Martin July 7, 1928-Oct. 17. 2002 Gerald Jay Martin. 74, 61466 CR9 S. Elkhart, died Thursday morning. October 17, at his home, where he had resided since 1979. Bom July 7, 1928. in Harrison Township, he was the son of Monroe and Annetta May (Shaum) Martin. He married Pauline (Skiles) Martin. October 7, 1951. and she survives. Mr. Martin was a farmer and welder, retiring in 1994. He was a member of Yellov Creek Wisler

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Mennonite Church. Surviving with Mrs. Martin are two sons: Kermit (and Elsie) Martin. Quanyville, Pennsylvania and Ron (and hut) Martin. Elkhart: four daughters: Mrs. Steven (Sheryl) Weaver and Mrs. Dennis (Gloria) Martin, both of Goshen: Mrs. Steve (Deanna) Chupp and Mrs. Chad (Carmen) Yutzy, both of Nappanee; three brothers: Monroe "Junior" (and Emma) Martin and Kenneth (and Lois) Martin, both of Nappanee and Harold (and Veria Jean) Martin, Wakarusa (Gerald's twin); five sisters: Mrs. Ernest (Lizzie) Hoover and Mrs. James (Margaret) Ranter, both of Goshen: Mrs. Marcus (Carrie) Ramer. Nappanee: Mrs. Merle (Verna) Zimmerman, Elkhart and Mrs. Ray

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Children invited to craft time |

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Dial-A-Story offered

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Club Notes

TOPS 425 Nappanee TOPS Indiana 425 met Monday morning at the First Church of God, CR7, with the coleader, Rosellen Miller, presiding. Weigh-in begins at 8 a.m.. with the meeting starting at 9:15 a.m. New members are welcome. The TOPS Song was sung and the secretary and treasurer read their reports. Roll call was taken, with 18 members weighing in. The week's

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(Carol) Eberty, Mt. Pleasant MtfKl Pennsylvania; 31 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death bjj two grandchildren: Kevin Marita and Devon Martin and by two brothers: Charles E and Maynard S. Martin. A family prayer service was held Monday morning, at the resin dence. and the Home Ministry coni ducted services Monday morning; October 21. at Yellow Creek Wisler Mennonite Church, with burial ai the Yellow Creek Frame Cemetery,' Arrangements were with Riqib Rohrer Ehret Lienhart FuncM Home. Wakarusa. Memorials may be made to thjj organization of the donor's ehoi«i|

craft will be available in the chi dren s room. For more information. pleass call the children's department at ths library. 773-7919.

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best loser is Jan Hochstetler. with) three-pound loss. The challenge for this week ilf “If you have a hard time controlling the urge to eat something fattening, contact a TOPS friend, instead, y A letter was read from TOW Headquarters, and a silent auction was held, to raise funds for the club, Lois Miller received her 12-£ff KOPS numeral and secret pals vfft thanked.

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