Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 131, Number 17, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 24 April 2008 — Page 3

Obituarv Rev. Robert Wesley Klatt Aug. 13, 1921-April 16, 2008

PLYMOUTH - A good and faithful servant, the Rev. Robert Wesley Klatt, 86, received his Heavenly reward at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2008 with his wife at his side. Robert died of natural causes in the Pilgrim Manor Care Center, Plymouth. A resident of 10201 8A Road, Plymouth, he first moved to this area from Chicago in 1968. He committed his life to preaching the Word of God

and leading many to Salvation. Robert was born on Aug. 13, 1921, in Oxford, Neb. He was the son of Fredrick Ludwig and Ella Caroline (VanManteuffel) Klatt. He graduated from Enid (Okla.) High School with the class of 1939 and received a diploma in Theological Studies from Miltonvale Wesleyan College Kansas in 1943. He then earned a bachelor of religion degree from Marion College now Indiana Wesleyan University where he then attained a bachelor of arts degree. From Asbury Theological Seminary in 1949 he was awarded a bachelor of divinity degree. On Oct. 26, 1946, in the College Church of Marion, Robert and Vera Ruth Stair were married by the Rev. C.C. Decker. Robert became an ordained Wesleyan minister and pastored in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and New York and taught one year in the Philippines. He retired three times. He served the Argos congregation and then, in his last paid position, the Plymouth Wesleyan Church where he was a visitation and seniors pastor. He enjoyed traveling, camping and reading. A very gifted and handy person, he was a woodworker and carpenter and automotive repairman. He enjoyed the manv activities of his grandchildren. Robert is survived by Vera, his devoted wife of almost 62 years and by their three sons and daughters-in-law and grandchildren. They are: Mark Edward and Dawn Klatt, Portland, and their children: Nathan, Danae and Kristen; Philip Dean and Martha Klatt, Warsaw, and their children, Anna and Andrew and David Robert and Debra Klatt, Sebring, Fla. and their sons, Joshua, Samuel, Daniel and Elisha. Two brothers also survive; Luther Klatt of San Marco, Calif, and Fredrick and Betty Klatt of San Clemente, Calif, along with numerous nieces and nephews. Robert was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Alberta Kindschi. Friends were welcomed to celebrate the life of Robert Klatt with his family on Friday, April 18, 2008 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymputh, and for one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday. Funeral services for Robert were at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2008, at the Plymouth Wesleyan Church, 11203 S. Michigan St., Plymouth. The Reverends John Branch and Ollie Dongell, pastors of the church, officiated. Interment was in the Hepton Union Church Cemetery, Nappanee. Memorial gifts in Rev. Klatt's memory may be made to the Marshall County Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. The sharing of memories and letters of condolence may be sent to the family via: www'.johnson-danielson.com

ACE continued from front page Stickley.also said that several of the same employees have remained at the store longterm, including one for more than a decade and another for more than 20 years. "The vast majority of our customers are very good to work with," he said. The Stickleys also own three other ACE Hardware stores in the area, including Six Span Ace, Ligonier Ace and Linway Ace. Nappanee Ace Hardware hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. FESTIVAL continued from front page During his show, Quattrocchi explains that, despite popular belief, what he does is not alligator wrestling. "What I do is I try to handle them and not get bit," he said. However, Quattrocchi has been injured in the past while performing with alligators; 12 times, in fact. "Six of those were show stoppers. The show could not go on," he said. "I know every show is a career-ender. Following the show, kids had a chance to meet Wally, Quattrocci's baby alligator who travels with him to shows. For a photo recap of Quattrocchi's alligator show and other 2008 festival events, see pages B 2 and 83.

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Looking at life ‘through their eyes’ Nappanee-based organization provides scholarships to children needing therapy

By Mandy McFarland Editor • NAPPANEE There are numerous disabled children in Elkhart County alone who rely on therapy to help them function in everyday life. However, this often takes a financial toll on families. As expenses quickly pile up for parents, Valerie Chupp assures them that there is help on the horizon. Chupp is the vice president of "Through Our Eyes," a program that provides scholarships to families of children requiring physical, occupational and speech therapy. Contrary to common belief, Chupp said, "Through Our Eyes" is not affiliated with Union Center Therapy, which closed its doors last year. It is a separate entity. "A lot of people were thinking that Through Our Eyes and Union Center were the same," Chupp said, "and that's not the case. We did provide scholarships to children who ere receiving therapy services there." However, Through Our Eyes, or TOE, as employees affectionately call it, offers help to children who receive therapy at any establishment, not just locations in and around Nappanee. In the past they have worked with SSIR, OT Works, Children's Therapeutic Services, a local speech therapist in

North Wood High School academic teams qualify for state finals this weekend

NAPPANEE Last Tuesday, April 15, competitions took place across Indiana for every school who chose to field teams in the following areas: English, fine arts, science, math, social studies and interdisciplinary. The top six teams from each class qualified for state finals. North Wood's Academic Teams dominated the competition at the area meet at Northridge High School by placing first in every category for their class. After computing scores for the other 66 schools who competed in class 2, four NWHS teams - fine arts, math, science and social studies qualified for state finals next Saturday, May 3 at Purdue University. The science team placed second overall in class 2 and is coached by Sue Freymiller. The following students competed: Captain Nicole McFarland, Tabitha

Bellman, Ashley Goorhouse, Jonathan Roose and Stephanie Weaver. The fine arts team placed third overall in class 2 in and is coacned by Melinda

Elkhart and others. When a family receives a scholarship, it is paid directly to the organization where they are receiving services. "A lot of families will have a high co-pay or a high deductible or maybe no insurance at all, and that's where the scholarships come in," Chupp said. "They help ease that for the families." Through Our Eyes offers 12 scholarships of up to S2OO an hour each for therapy. "Most children, it depends on the facility they are receiving therapy from," Chupp said. Physical therapists Lauren Hartman and Katie Peat started Through Our Eyes a little more than five years ago. Since then, numerous children throughout Wa-Nee and bevond have benefitted from its services, including Chupp's own daughter. "We were in an auto accident, so she had some spinal injury," Chupp said. It was because of this that Chupp became involved with the program. "We knew about Through Our Eyes when Jodi was receiving therapy through Union Center," Chupp said, "but it wasn’t until the physical therapy was going to close down that we became involved." Through Our Eyes is financially based, meaning scholarships are awarded based on an individual fam-

Sharp. The following students competed: Captain Ann Lucas, Viviane Schmidt, Rochelle Schmitt and Emily Yoder. The social studies team placed fifth overall in the state and is coached by Scott Whetstone. The following students competed: Captain Amanda Korsmo, Shawn Kronk, Tyler Miller and Jennifer Yoder. The math team placed fourth overall and is coached by Doug Gerber. The following students competed: Captain Ken Watkins, Jon Roose, Viviane Schmidt and Mang Zhang. The English team scored 14th out of 66 in class 2 and is coached by Emily Stump. The following students competed: Captain Shawn Kronk, Kerry Hoffer, Amanda Korsmo, Tori Miller and Patrick Thompson.

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ily’s need. Chupp dreams of someday having a facility from which Through Our Eyes can operate. "I love the idea of the scholarships, but for me, getting a facility set up so that it will always be there for children is kind of my passion," she said. Through Our Eyes will host several fundraisers this summer, including this Saturday, April 26 at the Benton Township Fire Department, where they will host a chicken and pork chop dinner. Other fundraisers will include a haystack dinner at the United Christian School in Nappanee Saturday, May 17 and an auction hosted by the North Webster Kiwanis club Saturday, June 14. Also Saturday, June 14 will be a concert affectionately termed "TOE Jam '08" in the North Wood High School auditorium, featuring contemporary Christian musician John David Webster. "Our goal is to raise $150,000,’' Chupp said. She hopes to be one third of the way to that goal by the end of June. More information about Through Our Eyes is available at www.toe-in.org. More information about fundraisers is available at 574-238-2111. Information about scholarships is available at 7732060.

The Interdisciplinary team placed seventh and is coached by Sue Freymiller. The following students are members of this team: Captain Nicole McFarland, Amanda Korsmo, Shawn Kronk, Ann Lucas and Mang Zhang. All state competitions will take place at the Loeb Playhouse on the Purdue University West Lafayette campus. This facility seats more than 1,000. The community is invited to drive down to Purdue to cheer the students on to four state titles. This year the teams brought home second place at the Warsaw Invitational and first place the Goshen Invitational, and won the NLC championship for the 13th time in the 15-year history of this event.

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