Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 126, Number 43, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 23 October 2003 — Page 2

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Advance News • Thursday, October 23, 2003

Death Notices

Richard F. Klinge October 16 BREMEN Richard F. Klinge, 74, of South Bend died Thursday at Community Hospital of Bremen. He is survived by his wife, Willidean Klinge; a daughter, Deborah (Jeff) Bailey of Edwardsburg, Mich.; five sons, Michael of Arizona, Jeffrey of Elkhart, Douglas (Sharon) of Bremen, RichardW Wichita, Kan. and John of Nappanee; nine grandchildren; four step-daughters, Laura Kaufman of Nappanee,Jeannie Kahler of Nappanee, Sharon Wilson of California and Patty Hojara of Bloomfield, 111.; and a step-son, Jeffery Masterson of Nappanee. Graveside services were held immediately following the visitation on Saturday, Oct 18 at the Bremen Cemetery, where he was buried. Visitation was held from 2-4 p.m. at Mishler Funeral Home in Bremen Edwin M. Hdmuth October 16 BREMEN Edwin M. Helmuth, 68, Bremen, died of an extended illness on Oct 16. Edwin was bom July 28,1938 in Marshall County, die son of Moses and Minnie (Hochstetler) Helmuth. He married Tressie Lou Stutzman April 16,1959, who passed away in 1973. He then married Edna J. Yoder Oct 11,1975. She survives, along with three sons, Lyle Ray (Betty) Helmuth of Shipshewana, Everette Eugene Helmuth of Bremen and Wayne Allen (Erma) Helmuth of Bremen; two daughters, Rosa Fan (Dannie Ray) Bontrager of Shipshewana, and Lynette Kaye (Arlin) Bontrager of Goshen; 15 grandchildren; one brother, Eli (Mary) Helmuth of Richland, Ga; and four sisters, Clara Helmuth of Bremen Mary Chaplain of Elkhart, Katherine Helmuth of Goshen and Esther Stutzman of Nappanee. Funeral services were held at the Eddie Yutzy residence Oct 19 at 9:30 a.m. Burial took place at Weldy Cemetery. Funeral arrangments were made by ThompsonLengacher & Yoder Funeral Homes. Daniel H. Nissley October 17 NAPPANEE — Daniel H. Nissley, 93, of Nappanee, died Oct 17ofanextended illness. Daniel was bom May 29,1910, the son of Harvey and Emma (Slabaugh) Nissley. He married Sue Schmucker Feb. 27,1932, who passed away in 1991. He then married Laura Slabaugh Nov. 28,1992, who passed away in 1998. He is survived by four daughters, Miriam (Cleo) Orendorf of Nappanee, Sue Ellen Nissley of Mishawaka, Ruby Nissley of LaJara, Colo., and Treva Yoder of Nappanee; one stepdaughter, Rose (Mervin) Stutzman of Katya; six sons, Homer (Betty) Nissley of South Bend, Melvin (Mattie) Nissley of Elkhart, Vernon (Lois) Nissley of Donna, Texas, Lloyd (Gladys) Nissley of Nappanee, Ira (Reinhilde) Nissley of Nappanee, and Daniel (Miriam) Nissley of Lebanon, Pa.; two brothers, Ira Nissley of Honey Brook, Pa. and Addona Nissley of Harrisonburg, Va; five sisters, Nora (Alvin) Milter of Goshen, Clara Mast of Goshen, Lydia (Amos) Mullet of Goshen, Rosa (Herman) Milter of Spooner, Wis., and Dorothy (Mahlon) Milter of Middlebury; 40 grandchildren; 102 great grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Oct 20 at 10 am. at the Bethel Conservative Church. Burial took place at Bethel Conservative Church Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were made by Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Homes The Advance News publishes death notices free of charge. They may be faxed to 574-773-3512 or e-mailed to [email protected].

Robert F. Kipfer October 3, 2003 BREMEN Robert F. Kipfer, 76, 8446 Dart St., Bremen, died Friday, Oct. 3,2003 at 9:30 p.m. at Bremen Health Care following

an extended illness. Robert was bom March 22, 1927 in Bremen to John and Goldie (Johnson) Kipfer. On Oct. 19, 1946 he married Carol Yocum. She survives. He was a lifelong Bremen resident. He worked at Studebaker Corporation in South Bend, retiring from Bremen Castings after 35 years of service. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Bremen. He was a Lake of the Woods volunteer fireman, served on the Bremen Hospital board and enjoyed bowling, horseshoes, softball and golf leagues. He was a member of UAW Local 1345.

He is survived by his wife; daughters Janet (Dennis) Keck of Elkhart and Jill (John) Yeager of Bremen; sons Larry (Connie) Kipfer and Lon (Debbie) Kipfer of Bremen; 15 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a sister Mary (Sheldon) Hall of Elkhart. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister Ireta (Virg) Ervin; and a grandchild. Services were held Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003 at 10:30 a.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, Bremen, with Pastor Richard Lyth officiating. Burial followed in Bremen Cemetery. Visitation was on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Mishler Funeral Home, and one hour prior to services at the church. Memorial gifts may be given to Community Hospital of Bremen or Grace United Methodist Church Memorial Fund. Misher Funeral Home 2030 Ind. 331, Bremen • (574) 546-2861

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PHOTO PROVIDED New Kiwanis Officers The officers of the Nappanee Noon Kiwanis Club were recently installed. Seated, left to right: Earline Nofsinger, Lt. Governor of the Land of Lakes division of Kiwanis, who handled the installation of the new officers; Bill Fates, Incoming president, receiving the gavel from Andrea Manuel, outgoing president; and Bonnie Hochstetler, secretary. Standing, in back row, left to right: board members Will Wilson, Bill Best, and Scott Engbrecht; Jeff Krusenklaus, incoming vice president; board members Sid Lefebvre and Joe Sabo; Chris Gilliam, treasurer; Sandy Toney, past president and board member; and Phil Evans, past president and board member.

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Continued from front four-part series, in concordance with the four seasons of the year. “I’m currently working on book two, will deal with similar concepts,” Hunt said. “It’s called ‘Seasons of Worship’ and deals with understanding the concept of worship and putting those concepts to practice.” The third installment will explore the topic of brokenness, as Hunt described the meaning: ‘To be selfless in order for God to use you.” The series will conclude with a book on fellowship and intimacy. “Each one will play off the other in dealing with a person’s walk with

REAL Services Menu

WA-NEE —Senior members of the Nappanee and Wakarusa communities are invited to participate in the REAL Services hot lunch program by calling the Union Center Church of the Brethren at 7734295 or the Town Cabin at 8624400, one day in advance, to make your reservations. Meals are served at 11:45 am. Menus are subject to change without notice. Due to the diets of some persons, the food is not highly seasoned. Meals are served Monday through Friday, to all eligible seniors (60 yeans of age or older). A voluntary donation of $2.50 per meal is requested (actual cost of each meal is $6). REAL Services provides approximately 950 meals per day at 45 area nutrition sites. Anyone 60-plus years, and their spouse, even if under 60, is encouraged to attend the nutrition site of their choice. This week’s menu, which always

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Christ” A Bremen resident since 1976, Hunt taught Sunday school at Community Gospel in Bremen for about 14 years and has taught for the past 11 years at Nappanee Missionary Church. He is a business consultant by profession and holds seminars on topics such as financial independence and time management “Seasons of Renewal” is now available through Ist Books, Barnes & Noble and Family Christian Book Stores. According to Hunt, the best deals are available on-line at www.seasonofrefreshing.com or at lstßooks.com.

includes coffee, tea d milk, is as follows: THURSDAY, OCT. 23 Cream of broccoli soup, saltines, breaded fish sandwich on whole grian bun w/lettuce and tartar sauce, creamy coleslaw, fresh grapes FRIDAY, OCT. 24 Salisbury steak w/gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, sourdough bread w/margarine, plums MONDAY, OCT. 27 Chicken in alfiedo sauce over rotini noodles w/parmesan cheese on side, peas, soft breadstick w/margarine, blushing pears TUESDAY, OCT. 28 Barbecue pork on bun, dill pickle spear, potato salad, com chips, cheny crisp WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29 Hamburger bean bake, tossed salad w/poppyseed dressing, cottage cheese, orange gelatin w/riiandarin oranges

Birthdays

OCT. 23 Edgar Martin Homer Mullet Kenton Ervin Cynthia Biever Brandrea Irwin Nicole Adkins Ruth Jewett Mario Manges OCT. 24 Kathy Hockert RicCoppes Ruth G. Miller Jonathon F. Yoder Brooks Beer OCT. 25 MikeGeyer Tracey Webb Peny Tyler Rent Frenger * lii* 1 • /J*i* 1 . Mill • ' •'•!!) ft OCT. 26 Barbara Devenney Trevor Gochenour Shari Johnson Ruth Etner OCT. 27 Kylie Carter Floyd R. Chupp Dane Rumfelt OCT. 28 Brad Bollman Shaun VanWilliele Wendellyn Hershberger OCT. 29 Keith Nichols Fred Culp Gene A. Miller Anna Marie Miller Linda Kinman Kami Heckaman Angela Wortinger Sena Miller Phillip White Bobby Bellman OCT. 30 Michael L. Newcomer Robin Truex Nanette Biever Jeremy Kuhns Norman Decker JeffKitson The birthdays of local residents and subscribers are published in the Advance News free of charge. E-mail your family’s birthdays to [email protected].

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Continued from front Bowl this December. The breakfast will be on Nov. 1 from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. (note the time change from the Oct. 2 article on the pancake breakfast). Pancakes, eggs, and sausages will be served. FALL ATHLETIC AWARDS NIGHT The North Wood High School Fall Athletic Awards Night will be held on Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the high school. GOLD CROWN LANES TRYOUTS There will be tryouts for two bowling teams (a boys team and a girls team) at Gold Crown Lanes Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. These two teams will participate against area high school teams. If you are interested in trying out or have any questions you may contact Deb at Gold Crown Lanes, 773-2145 or Sarah Gerber at 773-2966. NEWS SUBMISSIONS NOW REQUESTED VIA EMAIL The Advance News requests that news items be submitted via email as a Microsoft Word attachment, as opposed to dropping off a print-out of the document in person. The aim is reduce errors incurred in the re-typing process, and to reduce the amount of retyping done each week, in hopes of devoting more time to other, more worthwhile endeavors such as writing stories and taking pictures. Email news to [email protected], and call the office, if possible, to confirm the email was received. If you need help in attaching a document to your email, please feel free to call the office for assistance. |£c) D-'iTCJ i:> »IK ti,tilth/'. NOT SEEING YOUR NEWS SUBMISSION? Space has been limited lately in the Advance News, and certain, less time-specific items have been held each week for upcoming editions. Rest assured that these items will appear soon, and that they were not forgotten. The Advance News apologizes for the unavoidable delay. COME AND TAKE OUR STUFF There is a table of free items in the Advance News office. Anyone is invited to come in during office hours and take a lode at the pictures and various other items on the table. If you have turned in a picture to us in the past few years, come in and reclaim it Besides photos turned in during recent years, there is a box of senior pictures from the 1960’s and 70’s, and various other items that the office receives in the mail, such as magazines, videos, and odd pictures that may be of interest to someone. MOMS IN TOUCH Moms In Touch is a group of mothers who meet to pray for our children and our schools. A group of moms from the Wa-Nee School District meets each Friday in the fellowship hall at the Wakarusa Missionary Church, 202 W. Waterford St. Moms of middle school and high school children meet from 9 to 10 a.m., and moms of elementary school children meet from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. For further Continued on A 3

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