Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 129, Number 18, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 4 May 2006 — Page 2

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Advance News • Thursday, May 4, 2006

Death Notices - * -■ : - Allen D. Snyder April 23, 2006 KNOX Allen D. Snyder, 63, of Knox, died on Sunday, April 23, 2006, at his home. He is survived by daughters, Diane Marie (Fredric "Rob" Robert) Schubert, 111, of South Bend and Debra Lynn Snyder of Bremen; stepdaughter, Andrea Reese of Bremen and a stepson, Martin (Debra) Kraniak of Nappanee; 13 grandchildren; brothers, Walton Snyder of Nappanee and Robert (Carol) Snyder of Culver; sisters, Shirley (Carl) Erskine of South Bend, Alma (Donald "Gene") Mudica of New Carlisle, Mary (Paul) Kubsch of South Bend, Cynthia (Leroy) Collins of Howe and Janet (Doug) Hite of Plymouth; and brother-in-law, John Suddarth. There was no visitation. Services will be private. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale St., Memphis, TN 38105-2794. The Mishler Funeral Home, Bremen, assisted the family with arrangements. Janice L Dumph Johnson April 24, 2006 NAPPANEE Janice L. Dumph Johnson, 80, of Bremen Healthcare, formerly of Nappanee, died at 3 p.m. on Monday, April 24 at the Bremen Community Hospital. She is survived by her sons, Larry (Faye) Dumph and Rex (Pam) Dumph, both of Bremen; daughters, Cheryl (Bill) Rouch of Three Rivers, Mich, and Donna (Mike) Egolf of Nappanee eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; sister, Martha (Bob) Averil of Nappanee; and brother, Howard Dick of Elkhart. Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26 at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee. Services were conducted at the funeral home on Thursday, April 27 at 10:30 a.m., with Pastor Neil Wonnacott, St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Bremen, officiating. Burial was in the Union Center Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bremen Community Hospital. AROUND, Continued from Front • The Little Paws Playground will be closed to the general public on the following dates on May 12, 13 and 14 as the park will be closed for park upkeep. Community Work Day will be Saturday, May 13. • The third annual community work day at Little Paws Playground will be on Saturday, May 13 beginning at 8 a.m. Individuals interested in helping with the work day should enter the park on Summit Street. Maintenance projects will include sanding, sealing, painting, distributing mulch and tightening screws and bolts. A noon meal will be provided. Volunteers are welcome anytime on May 13 and do not need to

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Edna M. Hochstetler April 25, 2006 NAPPANEE Edna M. Hochstetler, 73, of Nappanee died at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26 at Greencroft Health Care, Goshen. She is survived by her husband, Dean Hochstetler; three sons, Clair (Carole Anrte) of Goshen, Verle of Bremen and Lee (Susan) of Mali, West Africa; two brothers, Mervin (Marilyn) of Goshen and Paul (Janet) of Columbus, Ohio; and eight grandchildren. Visitation was from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 30 and 2 to 4 p.m. on Monday, May 1 at the Yellow Creek Mennonite Church. Services were held at 4 p.m. Monday, May 1 at the church. The body was donated to the Anatomical Education Center of the Indiana University Medical Center. Memorials contributions may be made to the Care Foundation to support the Care House in Goshen: Care Foundation, 1505 S. Main St., Goshen, IN, 46526 Paul R. Hartman April 26, 2006 GOSHEN Paul R. Hartman, 82, of Goshen, died on the evening of Wednesday, April 26 at his residence. He is survived by his son, Darrel (Jane) Hartman of Shelbyville, Ky.; daughters, Sharon (Bill) Swartzendruber of Elkhom, Neb., Julia (Dave) Stech of Wakarusa, Marlene (Terry) Sutter of Goshen and Anna (Dan) Mast of Nappanee; 28 grandchildren; 13 greatgrandchildren; brother, Ira Hartman of Goshen; sister, Doris (Dale) Reinhardt of Goshen; brother-in-law, Earl Weaver and sisters-in-law, Anabel and Arlene Hartman. Visitation was held at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Wakarusa, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 30 and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, May 1. Services were conducted at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2 at the Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, Rev. Wes Bontreger, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Yellow Creek Mennonite Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Yellow Creek Day Care. be signed up to help. Please remember children between the ages of 10 and 13 must be accompanied by their parents. Volunteers between the ages of 14 and 17 can work independently, but not use power tools. TRACK CUNIC A girls only track clinic will be held for students between the first and eighth grades from 9 to 11 a.m. on May 13 at the North Wood High School track. The clinic is free, and is sponsored by North Wood High School Track and Field.

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was a telemarketer telling her that her receipt paper for her cash register was being discontinued, and that she could purchase some at a lower rate over the phone. "You can get it free at the bank," Mullet said about the paper. "New business owners may not know these things." Another aspect of owning a business that entrepreneurs may not know is the hours. "It's not a 9 (a.m.) to 5 (p.m.) job," Mullet said. "It's something you work at. You might be at the shop at 11 at night, still unloading boxes." Mullet, like others at the meeting, opened her business after already having some experience with it. For those who have no experience, Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Larry Andrews had some advice get a business plan. "If you're going to borrow money, you need a business plan," he said. A business plan is comprised of goals, objectives and other aspects of your new business that you plan to follow. When LeAnn Osborn began Natural Solutions, she didn't know what a business plan was, but that didn't stop her from learning. "I came to the library and got a book," she said. "The business plan includes an objective, goals and how we are going to realize our goals. It was kind of like a resume." Along with talking about what to do before actually setting up a business, the merchants also talked about what to

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of her wheelchair, she may ask if there's another door she may enter, or what she can do. For the most part, she doesn't see making a business handicap accessible as a financial concern, but as a social one. "It's just trying to be nice," she said. ' Greiser agreed with that statement. "That's the critical part who wants to?" he said.