Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 127, Number 50, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 9 December 2004 — Page 2
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• Advance News • Thursday. December 9, 2004
Death Notices
Clell “Bud” Hartman November 27, 2004 NAPPANEE - Clell "Bud" Hartman, 73, of 528 East County Road 425 North, Rochester, passed away at 11 p.m. on November 27, 2004, following a battle with cancer. Bud is survived by his wife, Alice Hartman; three sons, Michael (Susan) Hartman of Santa Fe, NM, Stacv (Tamra) Hartman of Kerrville, TX and Dan Hartman of Rochester; daughter, Jenny Hartman (Bryan) Milner of Austin, TX. Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 2 in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with Pastor Chris Beall and Marvin Engbrecht officiating. Interment was in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rochester. Memorials may be made to either the Mill Creek Missionary Church Building Fund or to the Hope Hospice of Fulton County, in his memory. Alice M. Kauffman November 29, 2004 ELKHART - Alice M. Kauffman, 80, of Nappanee, died at 4:45 p.m. on November 29 at Elkhart General Hospital. She is survived by four sons, Edward Leroy (Ruth Yoder) Kauffman of Dundee, Ohio, Omar Glen (Ruth Miller) Kauffman, of Etna Green;, David Ray (Sara Etta Beachy) Kauffman of Topeka, and Frederick Allen (Barbara) Kauffman of Mishawaka; three daughters, Irene (James) Beachy of Auburn, Ky., Carrie (Amos Jr.) Miller of Nappanee and Mary Kathryn (Lester) Smucker of Narvon, Penn; 31 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren, and one brother, William Miller of Gladwin, Mich. Visitation was held at Fairview Mennonite Church in Nappanee Dec. 1 from 6-8 p.m. and Dec. 2 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Funeral services were held at Fairview Mennonite Church on Dec. 3 at 10 a.m. Pastor Loren Graber officiated with Pastor Neil Beachy assisting. Burial took place at the church cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Fairview Mennonite Church Missions Fund. Goldie L McDonald December 1, 2004 NAPPANEE- Goldie L. McDonald, 99, died at 6:35 p.m., December 1 at LuAnn Nursing Home. She is survived by a son, Allen (Dorothy) McDonald, of Milford; two grandsons, Russell (Sue) McDonald and Michael (Barb) McDonald, both of Nappanee; a granddaughter, Sandy (Bob)
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Toney of Nappanee; two step grandsons, Rick McDonald of Dallas, Texas and Mark McDonald of Atlanta, Ga.; a brother, Max Danner of Osceola and a sister, Fay Hollar of Milford. Visitation was held at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home of Nappanee on Dec. 3 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. and also for one hour prior to the funeral service. The funeral service was held at the funeral home on Dec. 4 at 10:30 a.m. Heath Fervida officiated at the service. Burial took place at the Union Center Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Elkhart General Community Hospice. ■ Roger E. Keiser December 2, 2004 NAPPANEE - Roger Keiser, 74, of Nappanee, died at 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, December 2 at Elkhart General Hospital following an illness. He is survived by his wife, Thyra; two sons, Phillip (Betsy) Keiser of Sauk City, Wise, and Dann (Lynn) Keiser of Warren County; brother, Walter (Agnes) Keiser of Bayanone, Puerto Rico; two sisters, Marie McClure of Wooster, Ohio and Dorothy Naragon of North Liberty; and seven grandchildren. Visitation was on Sunday, Dec. 5 at the Union Center Church of the Brethren and one hour prior to the 10 a.m. service on Monday, Dec. 6 at the church. Pastor Ruth Yoder officiated, assisted by Pastor Larry Fourman. Burial was in the Union Center Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heifer Project. Richard E. Dudley December 3, 2004 NAPPANEE - Richard Dudley, 65, of Nappanee, died at 5:07 a.m. on Friday, December 3 at Bremen Health Care following a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Jeanie; son, Steve (Janet) Dudley of Goshen; daughter, Jennifer (Paul) Kem of Wakarusa; step son, Steve (Kristi) Gall of Nappanee; step daughter, Stephanie (Mike) Miller of Henderson, N.V.; and six grandchildren. Visitation was held on Sunday, Dec. 5 from 2-4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home. Services were held on Monday, Dec. 6 at 10:30 a.m.at the First Brethren Church, with Rev. Tom Scheifer officiating. Burial was in the Olive West Cemetery. Memorial contribution may be made to the First Brethren Church Deacon Fund or Ribbon of Hope.
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Designating the depot
By Anthony Godson Advance News Editor Things change as time goes by, but the Nappanee Historical Preservation Committee wants to make sure the Baltimore & Ohio Depot doesn't. The committee is looking into making the train depot a Local Designated Site, which would make it difficult for any changes to occur on the building. The depot is already marked in the National Register of Historical Landmarks, which only regulates what happens to the building through public money. By getting the building named a Local Designated Site, even if a private entity purchased the building from the city, no change could be made to the building without the approval of the committee. "The current mayor and council wouldn't do anything to the building, but who knows what elected officials in the future would do," committee member Bob Yapp said. Committee Chairman Rob Wenger agrees. "It could go into private hands, and have changes made
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Compiled by Margaret Englarul-Neff 120 Years Ago Dec. 11, 1884 • Mr. Gentzhorn's flag was torn into pieces, then his chicken house broken into and 5 of his nicest fowls taken. Later in town the perpetrators did further mischief at his saloon front. • On Sunday night 4 suspicious individuals were taking in the situation of our town when night watchman, Southerly, with some additional help took them in, put them in the "LockUp" and kept them till morning and after receiving their breakfast, they were permitted to go on their way. 100 Years Ago Dec. 12,1904 Last Friday two runaway newsboys not yet in their teens landed in town from Toledo. They looked pinched and hungry and each wore a "take-me-back-to-mother" look. However, they stayed around town trying to earn sufficient money to take themselves
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ADVANCE NEWS PHOTO/ANTHONY GADSON The Nappanee Historical Preservation Committee would like to see the train depot become a Local Designated Site.
to it or be demolished," Wenger said. Wenger and Yapp will be speaking with Mayor Larry Thompson about making the building a Designated Site, and the committee is hoping to then get the issue on a city council agenda. The train depot was built in 1910, and would be the first Local Designated Site in Nappanee, after past attempts, from former committees, failed.
home. 75 Years Ago Dec. 12,1929 On of Nappanee's best and well known businessmen, M.E. Hostetter, sprung a surprise on his friends when he journeyed to Kalamazoo, Michigan and took unto himself a bride, Miss Mary Jane Gregory, on November 14th. Mr. Hostetter came to Nappanee in 1919 and operated Hostetter & Myer Clothing Store and is very active in business and civic affairs. 50 Years Ago Dec. 9,1954 Dr. Lislie Roose resumed his practice with Dr. R.A. Fleetwood after Army duty for the past 2 years, in charge of all selective service and military exams from Northern Ohio in the Cleveland area. 20 Years Ago Dec. 12,1984 The December 10 meeting of
"The train depot is the obvious first choice," Yapp said about designating the building.’ In Indiana statutes, a commission can make the recommendation for a building to be declared a Local Designated Site, which is not the case in all states. In some, the public must make the recommendation, then get signatures from a historical society members before it gets on an agenda.
the of the Public Works and Safety drew citizen input on the parking dilemma on Walnut Street. In earlier meetings, on recommendation from Street Supt., Bill Mishler, it was approved that there be no parking on the south side of the east end of Walnut. This was done because the street was so narrow, it was making it hard for street crews to get a snow plow through. 10 Years Ago Dec. 7,1994 A fire has taken the life of a three-year old child and destroyed a family home at Lot 16, Mikel Mobile Home Estates, SR 19, south of Nappanee. Zachary Thomas was killed Monday morning, when rescue attempts failed after his family's mobile home was engulfed in flames. According to reports, the fire broke out at approximately 7:30 a.m., with Nappanee and Etna Green firemen, and Nappanee Emergency Medical Technicians, responding to the call.
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