Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 129, Number 40, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 5 October 2006 — Page 2

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Ruben Rivera Fuentes September 26,2006 GOSHEN Ruben Rivera Fuentes, 75, Goshen, died on Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 1:33 a'm. at Goshen General Hospital. He is survived by four daughters: Joyce (Jim) Scott of Elkhart, Lynett Toni Fizer of Nappanee, Amber Fuentes of San Antonio, Texas and Angie (J.D.) Rhodes of Goshen; two brothers: Angel (Amelia) Rivera of Puerto Rico and Neri Rivera of Puerto Rico; two sisters: Aida (Raymond) Torrez of Puerto Rico and Migdalia (Manuel) Arroyo of Puerto Rico and nine grandchildren. Visitation took place on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret Funeral Home in Goshen. Services took place on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial was in Violett Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Betty Lou Buss .September 27,2006 FORT WAYNE Betty Lou Buss, 78, of Nappanee died on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 12:20 p.m. at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She is survived by three daughters: LuAnn Buss of Rochester, Karen (John) Buss of Albion and Kelly (Mike) Guernsey of Fulton New York; one son: Brian (Tana) Buss of Elkhart; 10 grandchildren; a brother: Jack (Gail) Nelson of Elkhart and four sisters: Jean (Glen) Douglas of Fredricksburg, Virginia, Marilyn Mann of Elkhart, Grace "Peg" (Larry) Shaum of Edwardsburg, Mich. And Tonia Jo Harris of South Bend. Visitation took place on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home. Services took place on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial was at South Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor,s choice. Martha Kathryn Rosbrugh September 28, 2006 Martha Kathryn Rosbrugh, 100, of South Bend died on Thursday, Sept. 28 at Your Home Assisted Living. She is survived by one daughter: Martha Jean Petrie of

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Starkville, Miss.; one son: Richard Paul Rosbrugh of Mishawaka and one sister: Margaret F. Hoffer of Nappanee. Visitation took place on Sunday, Oct. 1 from 2 to 6 p.m. at McGann Hay, Forest G. Hay Funeral Home in South Bold and one hour prior to services on Monday, Oct. 2. Services took place on Monday, Oct. 2 at Grace United Methodist Church in South Bend. Philip John Martin Jr. Sept. 28,2006 ANGOLA Phillip John Martin Jr., 29, of Angola, died on Sept. 28 at home. He is survived by his wife, Cari Elizabeth (Gilbert) Martin of Angola; daughter: Hannah Elizabeth Martin of Angola; parents: Pamela and Phillip Martin Sr. of Goshen; brother: Andrew (Elizabeth) Martin of Tampa, Fla.; sister: Sarah (Jeremy) Dail of Largo, Fla. and grandparents: Wilma Martin of Plymouth, Vem and Margaret Johnson of Mill Creek and Sue Harrold of Edgerton, Ohio. Visitation took place Sunday, Oct. 1 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Weicht Funeral Home, Angola. Funeral services were Monday, Oct. 2 at 4 p.m. at the Angola United Methodist Church. Memorials may be made to the Hannah Martin college fund. Lois I. George Sept. 29,2006 NAPPANEE Lois I. George, 95, of Nappanee, died at 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept, 29 at home. She is survived by sons: Jim A. (Sharon) George of Bremen, Dennis R. (Sandy) George of Goshen and Dale L. (Sheiry) George of Bremen; daughters: Beverly (Leo) Williams of Nappanee and Karen (Thomas) Stutsman of Bristol; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sister, Vera Culp of Cassopolis, Mich. Visitation was Sunday, Oct. 1 from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee and one hour prior to services Monday at the church. Funeral services were Monday, Oct. 2 at 10:30 a.m. at the Nappanee United Methodist Church. Burial was at Hepton Union Cemetery, Nappanee. Memorials may be made to the Nappanee United Methodist Church.

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community," said Minnich. The service day will take place the first day of Fall Break, Friday, Oct. 27. In order to get the word out, Minnich's team sponsored a poster contest, calling upon the North Wood High School art class to design eyecatching and informative posters that would capture the interest of their fellow students and hopefully raise interest in the service project. Two students stepped up to the challenge: Sophomore Whitney Dunn and junior

Ashton Bell. Dunn's design, which consisted of a black background and clip art animations, took first place, earning her $25. Bell took second for a total of sls. Both girls worked to create posters that would captoe the nature of the project and what Minnich and Howard are trying to accomplish. wher ! the*ftwbsaige popped out, Dtmn. "I put little sayings Underneath my animations to tell people what they

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KERN Jeffrey and Brenda Kem will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Oct. 9. In a culture much different than today, a young man in a muscle car swept a young Howard's waitress off of her feet. These young hearts soon pledged their love and commitment for a lifetime. In a tiny Syracuse log cabin, they became the parents of two boys, Kevin and Shaun.

Nappanee soon became Syracuse. Jeffrey and Brenda home, but today they reside enjoy their grandchildren, on the Kem Farm back in travel and hanging out together.

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title, as Jed Beer succeeded his brother Jesse, the 2005 homecoming king and currently a freshman at Butler University. Other senior queen candidates included Amanda Bechtel, daughter of Roger and Dawn Bechtel and Steph Steiner, daughter of Tom and Colleen Steiner. Bechtel is involved in soccer, basketball, softball anc track and is also a member of the Living Gospel youth group. Steiner is a two-sport athlete (volleyball and track), is vice president of the senior class and is a member of the National Honor Society. King candidates included senior Tyler Slagle, son of Rob and Pam Slagle, who is captain of the soccer team and active in FCS and the Living Gospel youth group and Trey Andrews, son of Troy Andrews and Tonya Rohr. Members of the court included juniors Katelyn Schmitt (sister of Ashley) and Scott Bliss (son of Anthony and Donna Bliss), sophomores Courtney Simpson (daughter of Mark and Kelly Simpson) and Kyle Whitehead (son of Brent and Brenda Whitehead) and freshmen Melissa Ramer (daughter of Randy and Teresa Ramer) and Brant Nine (son of Connie Nine and Kim Nine).

were." The contest is just one step in a multiphase project that Minnich and Howard hope escalates into a communitywide event. Minnich is also sending out a call for parents to become involved by volunteering as group leaders. "If we have a good student response, we will need more adults to help," she said. : Local seniors wishing to have a group of students* come to their house to rake leaves and perform other heavy tasks can sign up

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online at [email protected] or call Minnich at 773-4363. The Nappanee Leadership Academy begins each year in August and concludes in June with a graduation ceremony. Participants learn the basics of good community leadership and are challenged to apply their new skills. Aside from their group projects, Academy members gain a well-rounded knowledge of the inner workings of a strong community. I '