Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 128, Number 49, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 8 December 2005 — Page 2

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• Advance News • Thursday. December 8, 2005

Death Notices

L George Wileman, Sr. INovember 28, 2005 GOSHEN L. George Wileman, Sr., 60, of Goshen, died at 2:21 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28 at Goshen General Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Dawn (Roth) Wileman; son, Lloyd (Jessica) Wileman of Goshen; brother, Walter (Mary Ruth) Wileman of Grapevine, Texas; sisters, Evelyn Hinton of Mishawaka and Janet Rogers of Moulton, Ala. Visitation was held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1 at the Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret Funeral Home in Goshen. Services were conducted at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 2 at the Beulah Missionary Church in Goshen with Pastor Bill Richardson, associated pastor of Beulah Missionary Church, officiating, assisted by Wiieman's nephew, Reverend Kenny Rogers. Burial took place in the Violett Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to North Wood Middle School Books for Struggling Readers. Nancy L Tillotson November 30, 2005 1 GOSHEN Nancy L. Tillotson, 49, of Goshen, died Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 8:54 p.m. at Goshen General Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Eugene Tillotson; daughter, Nikki Tillotson of Goshen; son, Matthew Tillotson of Elkhart; step daughters, Debra (James) Dawson of Bourbon and Patty (Robert) Vail of Etna Green; step son, Timothy (Tonya) Tillotson of Bourbon; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandson; mother and step father, Doris (Virgil) Zimmerman of Milford; sisters: Alana (Greg) Cole of Goshen, Elizabeth (Bruce) Tillotson of Nappanee and Marla (Jim) Barnes,of St. Cloud, Fla.;'step sisters, Becky (Duane) Hatfield of Hutchinson, Kan., Jane (Robert) Holoway df Pierceton, Beverly (Mark) Richardson of Martinsville, Vicki (Dan) Sharp of Milford and Patti (Mike) Emel of Fort Wayne; and a step brother, John (Peg) Zimmerman of Milford. Visitation was held on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee. Services were held on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Roger Eberly officiating. Burial was in the Union Center Cemetery. Wilma Jean Ketcham December 1, 2005 CULVER Wilma Jean Ketcham, 71, of 11775 East S.R. 8, Culver, died Thursday, Dec. 1, at her home. She is survived by two daughters, Leann Ketcham of Culver and Rose (Marvin) Keyser of Walkerton; four sons, Ernest Ketcham of Culver, Kevin (Brenda) Ketcham of Nappanee, Terry (Tammy) Ketcham of Plymouth and Randy Ketcham of Culver; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She is also survived by four brothers, Steve Williams of Stone Mountain, Ga., Arthur Williams of Knox, Dallas Williams of Plymouth and Larry Williams of Plymouth; eight sisters, Lil Haddix of Grovertown, Ruth Coffin of Grovertown, Mary Morris of Plymouth, Sally Speicer of Ober, Julia Sliter of Plymouth, Dot Williams of Grovertown, Bonnie Sauer of Ripley and Patricia Helton of Bourbon. Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. at Braman and Son Memorial Chapel, Knox, on Sunday, Dec. 4. Services were held at the funeral home on Monday, Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Ted Dilts officiating. Burial was in the Eagle Creek Cemetery, Knox.

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REGIMENT Schmitt and also took third place for its guard. The band also placed first in Best Music for its act "GawdSilla Eats las Vegas". The competition also afforded band members a chance interact with fellow students from around the country who share the same passions. "It was a lot of fun, and it was great to get together with other bass players," Ammerman said. With a nice performance at the national competition, the band then got prepared for the Sunday parade which brought it to California in the first place—the Hollywood Christmas Parade. Houser commented that when people had told him close to 1 million people line the streets for the parade, they weren't lying. "Hollywood was just an awesome experience," he said. "When they said 1 million people show up, they meant it." Sandwiched in between Disneyland's float and a float for the film "Yours, Mine & Ours" was entry #124, a band from Nappanee, Ind. —the Red Regiment. The band has performed in many parades, but the 2.2-mile parade was the longest to date. "It was fun to march, but 2.2 miles can be tiring," Lentz said. "At the longest, we've marched in parades that mile or a mile-and-a-half." The walk may have tired the band out a bit, but the large crowds were there to keep them motivated. "They were looking tired, but they couldn't be because the crowd just keeps you going," Houser said. Once the parade was over, the band could relax and look forward to its flight back home. Once they arrived back at North Wood at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, they didn't pull into an empty parking lot. "All of the parents and families were at North Wood at 10:30 to

TOBIAS Nappanee Elementary morphed into a large scale family, which is still evident by just walking the halls. "It's a wonderful school," Tobias said. "I'm going to miss the kids and the staff." While at Nappanee, Tobias has run a close-knit group, as well as a group that succeeds. "The school has achieved goals it has set, and student achievement has improved," she said. "I feel really good about that." To show their appreciation to their departing principal, students have been showcasing their appreciation to her. 1 "The kids are beginning to found out (about the retirement)," she admitted. "One of the classes even made me a book." The decision to move on wasn't an easy one for Tobias. She began thinking about retire-

ment over the summer, before making her final decision and telling the Nappanee Elementary staff in October. "I'm glad for her, but we are really going to miss her," Hamsher said. The school board is hopeful to find a replacement for Tobias this spring. At that time, Tobias will then show the new principal around the school. "That will make the transition a little smoother," she said. The transition for the new principal may be smooth, but, Tobias' transition to life outside of the principal's office may be a smooth one as well. "I'll probably just volunteer and try to help kids," she said about her future plans. "With my background in Spanish, I'm thinking about trying to help in some way in Marshall County," she added. She may be living just south of Plymouth, and her husband may be a principal in Plymouth, but Genie Tobias doesn't think she'll be a stranger to Nappanee anytime in the future. "This really is home," she said.

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PHOTO SUBMITTED North Wood Red Regiment Drum Majors Ashley Schmitt (left) and Alison Leavitt display some of the trophies the band won while competing at the Bands At The Bowl competition. welcome us back," Houser said.." They were glad to see us safe." For Holsopple, who's been in band since sixth grade, the Hollywood trip was something she won't be forgetting soon. "It was a great cjimax, and so much fun to do," she said. Currently, Houser doesn't have any plans for 2006, but in 2007, he'd like to see the Red Regiment march in the mother of all parades —the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. "We 're going to start filling out the applications," he said.

' . PHOTO SUBMITTED Brad Newcomer shakes a leg during the annual Appreciation Gala held at the Nappanee Public Library on Dec. 3

GALA the needs aitd interests of parents during these critical child development years. "Our goal is to be this community's resource center," said Yoder. On average 450 people visit the library eaclf day and during the past year 544| programs have been held for children and adults. "Those are amazing numbers for a community this size and for a staff this size!" said Yoder. "And, as always, our program partners and our volunteers are shining stars in all of these

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