Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 130, Number 52, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 27 December 2007 — Page 2

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DkM< Notices '.** ‘•v**-*’ l *3HRGBi v? Ki / V '.‘S -: *?gjp¥;|S' Steven R Richmond Dec. 17, 2007 NILES, MICH Steven R. Richmond, 60, of Niles, Mich., formerly of Nappanee, died Monday; Dec. 17 at his home. He is survived by his daughters: Robin Richmond of South Bend and Melissa Bassett of Fort Wayne; one grandson; companion: Marlinda Phiscator of Niles, Mich.; mother: Betty (Robert) Firestone of Goshen; brothers: Roger Richmond of Nappanee, Jim (Pat) Wilson of Wakarusa, Bill Wilson of Elkhart and Tom (Erin) Wilson of Goshen; and sister: Linda (Mike) Carter of Beech Grove. Visitation was Wednesday, Dec. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee. Funeral services were Thursday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial was at South Union Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Steven Richmond Memorial Fund. t John Irvin Stahly Dec. 18, 2007 NAPPANEE John Irvin Stahly, 69, of Nappanee died Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 1:55 a.m. at Hubbard Hills Estates in Elkhart. He is survived by sons; David (Mary) Stahly of Nappanee and Frederick (Susan) Stahly of Sherman Oaks, Calif.; and three grandchildren. Visitation was Thursday, Dec. 20 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee and one hour prior to services. Funeral services were Friday, Dec. 21 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Mennonite Church in Nappanee. Burial was at Union Center Cemetery in Nappanee. Memorials may be made to the First Mennonite Church, Nappanee. Donald L Ryman Dec. 19, 2007 NAPPANEE Donald L. Ryman, 90, of Nappanee died Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 5 p.m. at Lakeland Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Milford. He is survived by his wife, Maxine Ryman; daughter, Sharon (Ralph) Wakely of Nappanee; son, Larry E. oanice) Ryman of Milford; six grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Visitation was Friday, Dec. 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee. Funeral services were Saturday, Dec. 22 at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial was at Union Center Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Southern Care Hospice. Advance News: Your weekly local news source

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but that did not lessen the competition. Each penny was worth one point, and each silver coin or dollar bill was worth negative points. Thus a nickel was worth negative five points, a dollar was worth negative 100 poirts and so forth. The teams brought in pennies for their own jars and quarters, nickels, dimes and bills for the other teams. In the end, both teams ended up with negative points. However, the girls ended up in first place, meaning. For one day, Thursday, Dec. 20, staff members Ryan Detweiler and Brayde

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a rity council person fulfills a number of duties, including serving as liaison for various city departments. Stump was liaison for the fire department, EMS, the police department and the park department, the street department and redevelopment. Lehman was liaison for the fire department, EMS, street department and, most recently, the Elder Haus senior center. Lehman explained the idea behind a city department liaison. "You're kind of the representative of that department, whether it's fire or park department or whatever," he said. "You represent them on the council. The department heads are .there (at council meetings), but you represent them. If there's a problem, they come to you." Despite their decision not to run again, each has something that they will miss about serving on council. "Just what's going on, how the city's developing," Lehman said. "You just know that because you're a part of it." Stump will also miss many aspects of serving on the council. "There was pride in the things we accomplished," he said. "The council has worked really well together." Perhaps their favorite accomplishment was incorporating a full-time EMS service.

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Davis donned silly dresses over their blue jeans and and shirts, much to the amusement of club members. Then, Saturday evening, Dec. 22, Gerber and other staff members delivered the gift in person to Ruiz, who could not pick it up herself because of risks to her immune system. Ruiz was grateful to receive the gift from her friends at the Boys and Girls Club. "It was a very humbling experience," she said. "I think it was neat that the kids wanted to help so much, that they

"We felt that during the day, there were enough ambulance calls going through, we should have people there from 8 to 5," he said. "It's not a cheap thing for the city," Stump said, "but it's a good thing." The public bike path was another change that took place during their terms. During their time on council, Lehman and Stump have seen a number of changes within the departments and so forth. "When I first started on the council, the departments didn't get along really well," he said. "They just didn't cooperate. But we have such cooperation now." For example, Stump said, the departments now help one another when problems arrive. "Now, if they have a water line break, the street department will help," he said. This is just one example. At one point in his time with the council, Lehman suggested that the mayor have monthly meetings with the department heads. Lehman and Stump also discussed some of the difficulties of serving on the council. Often, they said, people will not bring their problems directly to their council person. This often makes it harder to make decisions based on residents' needs. "I think' it really helps if people have a definite problem, if they would let their councilmen know if there is something that is really bothering them," Stump said. "That way, when you make a decision, you've at least got that." Lehman has also experienced this. "Sometimes people will call up and sometimes they will complain at the coffeeshop," he said. Stump also said that placing a call to one's council person can provide necessary

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thought that much of me.” Ruiz has worked at the Boys and Girls Club for three years, but had to leave in September because of her diagnosis. The caring that the kids showed in holding their fundraiser was not lost on Ruiz, despite the fact that she could not be there to see it firsthand. "To make an impact on someone's life, to know they've done that says I've done something good at the club," she said. "I just love them so much. They're an awesome bunch of kids."

However, in his sophomore year he broke his neck in a diving accident during a youth retreat, and had to miss the rest of his school year. Rather than returning, he attended the South Bend School of Commerce. He later worked for Miles Laboratories, which is now Bayer. He was a cost accountant for three years, then assistant supervisor of the sales order department for 13 years. For 25 years he was an information systems computer programmer and retired three years ago after 38 years on the job. Stump and his wife Maribeth have two sons, Rodney Jr. (Patty) and Andrew (Bridget). The couple has five grandchildren: Derek, Joshua, Kaitlyn, Grant and Sarah. Lehman and his wife, Becky, have two children, Roger of Nappanee and Kristina of Fishers. The couple also has five grandchildren: Brooklyn, Kelsey, Jacob, Sawyer and Marley June. Both are active in their churches, Lehman with the Methodist Church and Stump at the First Brethren Church. Lehman* teaches Sunday School and an adult class and is on the outreach committee. Stump is on the church finance committee and he and, along with his wife, is a deacon. He currently serves as chairman of the church's deacon board. Lehman also serves on the Open Door board of directors and volunteers there once a week. He was active in Nappanee's Masonic Lodge before it moved to Bremen and is a past president of the ASM (Association of Systems Management), and worked for Jaycees. Neither thought he would ever serve in city government. Lehman was in Boy Scouts, and had opportunities to participate in civic activities. However, he had no interest at the time. "I didn't want anything to do with that city stuff," Lehman said. While both will miss their time on council, each expressed confidence in the newly-elected officials serving in their place. ".We have some real quality young people going in our place," Lehman said. "We need some young thoughts on that council." While neither has any definite plans for what to do with their added free time, both look forward to spending time with their families and possibly traveling. r~ i

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