The Mail-Journal, Volume 3, Number 15, Milford, Kosciusko County, 21 May 1964 — Page 2
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OBITUARIES
Bendict D. Mullet Bendict D. Mullet, 77. of r 2 Milford died unexpectedly in a heart attack at his home Thursday afternoon. May 14. Mr. Mullet was bom Nov. 13. 1886 in Elkhart county, the son of Daniel and Suzanna (Voden* Mullet. He married Fanny Miller on Dee. 18, 1910 and she died March 2 1927. He then married Mattie Yoder on Oct. 13. 1929 Mr. Mullet t was a retired farmer, a lifetime reddent of Elkhart and Kosciusko counties and a member of the Amisfi' faith. Surviving in addition to the widow are seven sons, Steven of Leesburg, Amos. Roman, Isaac and Henry, all of Nappanee. Albert of Milford and Enos of Lapel; one stepson, Mose Gingerich of Goshen; three daughters. Mrs Ralph Dommers of Amboy and Mrs. Adlai Miller and Mrs. Joe Miller, both of Milford; ore brother. Dan Mullet of Meran, Pa.; five sisters, Mrs. Levi Mast and Mrs. Ed Bontrager of Topeka, Mrs. Isaac Yoder of Milford. Mrs. Henrv Graber of Nappanee and Mrs. Pete Graber of Etna Green: 58 grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Mullet home at 1 pjn. Sunday. Bishop Jerry Slahaugh and Bishop Monroe Chupp officiated and burial was in the Graber cemetery. Mrs. Lewis Caskey Mrs. Lewis (Esther M > Caskey, r 2 Syracuse, died at 4:45 p.m. 'Saturday May 16, in Parkview hospital in Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient since April 2. She had been ill since January. Mrs Caskey was bom in Coltnribia City, the daughter of Frank and Grace Mcitzler. She was married to Lewis B. Caskey, who survives. Mrs. Caskey was a member of the Unitarian church and had lived in Syracuse for the past' 15 years. Prior to that she had lived in Fort Wayne. Survivors include the husband, one son. Dr. Frank B. Ebersole of Eugene, Ore: one brotlier, Edwin Metzler of Columbia City; and two grandchildren. „ Services were held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, at Mungovan and Sons funeral home. Fort Wayne Rev. R A. Luening, officiated. Burial was in Nolt cemetery near Columbia City. Pete Chuita Pete Chuita. 49, assistant pro at the Tippecanoe Country Club for the past six years, passed away early Saturday morning at the Whit’oy County hospital. where he had been admitted several hours earlier. He had been in ill health for several years. ■ - v Mr Chuita worked as an assistant at the Elcona Country Club for one year before moving to the Tippecanoe Country Club. He was also employed with Mickey Higgins. Maplecrest Country Club pro. in Florida the last three winters. Survivors include three brothers, three sisters and two daughters. Funeral services were held Wednesday in Coalport, Pa. ' Mrs. Treva Atherton „ Services were held recently in Dayton. 0.. for Mrs. Treva Atherton. 66. mother of Douglas Pilcher. of Syracuse. Mrs, Atherton died in Dayton. She is survived by two sons and | five grandchildren. She was born ait Gratus. O', and burial took place in the Gratus cemetery. , . George E. Fidler Last rites were held Monday afternoon in the Harris-Troxel funeral home in North Webster for George E. Fidler, 71, of r 1 Cromwell, Rev. Dale Ginther, pastor of the North Webster Christian > church, officiated. Interment was in the Oak Grove cemetery, east of North Webster. Military grave-1 side services were also held by , the North Webster American Le- 1 gion. Mr. Fidler had not been ill previously. His death was cuaaed by a heart attack which occurred at his home at 1:30 p.m. Friday. A short time before the fatal attack he had been mowing in the Oak Grove cemetery, of which he was the sexton. He resided in the North Webster community his entire life. He was bom in Kosciusko countyon April 26, 1893. to Adam and Edith ‘Buell’ Fidler. He was married in February of 1919 to Mary Banning at Warsaw. He was a retired farmer and carpenter. Mr. Fidler was a member of the North Webster (Mock’ Christian church and a World War I veteran. Surviving in addition to his wife. Mary, are: a son Robert r 1 of North Webster; two daughters, Mrs. Harold (Alice’ Kline of Syracuse and Miss Donna Jean Fidler of Fort Wayne: two grandchildren: a sister, Mrs. Jessie Hindbaugh of the Hillcrest nursing home at Columbia City: and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Charles C. Clark Charles C. Gaik. 94. al near Leesburg died at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Kilgore nursing home where he had been a patient for the past two years. Mr. Clark was bora Oct 4, 1869 in Newton county the son of George W. and Eliza ‘S&ert’ Clark. He was married at Morocco December 22. 1898. to Eva Hess, who preceded him in death May 1. 1959. Mr. Clark was a retired farmer.
Thursday, May 21, 1964
Survivors include one son, E. Wayne Clark, of Warsaw; one daughter, Mrs. Frank (Marian’ Michael, of Royal Oak, Mich.; and two grandchildren. Funeral services was conducted at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the LandisChamness funeral home with Rev. Lavem Skinner officiating. Burial was in the Leesburg cemetery. William Duncan . William Duncan, 80. of r 2 Warsaw, brother of Maurice Duncan of r 2 Milford, died Wednesday at 9; 15 a. m. at the Prairie View Rest Home in Warsaw of a heart condition. He had been in failing health for she past year. Mr. Duncan was bom in Nappanee on June 16, 1883. the son of Silas and Mary (Harlan’ Duncan. He had resided in the Warsaw area for the past 60 years, moving from Nappanee. Mr. Duncan married Adola Warber March 14, 1909, and she preceded him in death on May 5. 1959. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Warsaw Methodist church. Survivors include a foster daughter, Miss Marjorie Duncan of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. Nora Cain and Mrs. Carolyn Thomas, both of Warsaw; and the Milford brother. Friends may call at the McHatton funeral home in Warsaw after 2 p. m. today (Thursday! until the hour of the service. Funeral services will be held Friday at the Warsaw funeral home at 2 p. m. Rev. Donald LaSuer will officiate. and burial will be in the Oakwood cemetery.
Monthly Report From County Welfare Board Hie county welfare board considered several cases at its meeting on Tuesday. Three old age cases were added to the welfare list—two for increased medical expense, and one for loss of income—all persons were over 79 years of age. Two old age cases were denied, one had died, and the other had a child who would support. Eight old age cases were discontinued, six by death, and two by decreased medical needs. During the month 155 old age assistant recipients received a total of $18,015.70. This figure included nursing homes, doctors, hospital, drugs, and other expenses. There were two old age burial during the month. j Total aid to the disabled during the month amounted to $1,464.50. There are 13 disabled persons who receive help from the board. The county has 30 ADC families with 87 children who received $5, .176 35 during the month. One new case was considered as the father is in prison. j There are 227 j wards of the court in foster homes and three in institutions. The boat'd spent $2,104.56 on the wards during the month. One new case of a crippled child ! was considered. Other expenses listed showed IUMC hospital commitment—transportation (seven trips); telephone: travel expense; office supplies; and salaries. Four aids to dependent children were withdrawn. One incapacitated parent returned to work, one moved to another county—case transferred, one voluntary withdrawal—amount paid refunded in full, and one child was no longer eligible—lß years old. MRS. ANNA HOMAN, MILFORD. ATTENDS BIRTHDAY DINNER Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wagner and family hosted a birthday dinner on Sunday at their Iwme in Elkhart for three members of the Wenger family. Those honored were Mrs. Ezra Wenger of Dayton. 0., Ernest Wen-, ger of Goshen, and Mrs. Wagner. Others present to enjoy the bountiful turkey and ham dinner were Mrs. Anna Homan of Milford; Ezra Wenger of Dayton; Mr. and Mrs. George Smeighter and two children of Edwardsburg, Mich; Mr. and Mrs. John Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. Junior Wagner and children, und Mrs. Mira Kennedy of Goshen; Mr. and Mrs. Cart Herald and family ot 1 Columbia City; and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Wenger and sons of Oswego. ;
Now Forming . . . SUMMER LEAGUES To Start First Week In June • Men's teams bowl on Tuesday nite. • Individual men’s on Wednesday nite. Women’s bowling Thursday nite. • Mixed league bowl Friday nite. League Starting Time-8:15 pun. Anyone interested m putting in a complete team or as an individual CALL 457-3855 Wawasee Bowl
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REASSIGNED — Airman Third Class Jerry C. Hickman, son of Mr., and Mrs. Dale Hickman of r 3 Sy- j racuse, has been re-assigned to the USAF Special Communications Center at San Antonio, Tex., for training as a language specialist, He . copipletod his basic military training at 'Lackland AFB, Tex. Airman Hickman is a 1962 graduate of Syracuse high school. Following is his pew mailing address: A3/C Jerry C. Hickman AF 16791773 - 6944~3e100l Sqd. Box 19744 U. S. A. F. SS Kelly A. F. 8., Texas Cpi. Steven Woodhouse In ‘Operation Airlex* CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Marine Lance Corporal Steven H. Woodhouse, son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Woodhouse of 501 north Martin St., Ligonier, Ind., participated in an operation called “Operation Airlex” April 14-16 while serving with the First Marine Division’s First Regiment at Camp Pendleton. Calif. The exercise tested the ability of the regiment to airlift combat troops from El. Toro Marine Corps Air Station at Santa Ana to Camp Pendleton. Cpl. Richard Adair Completes Training Cycle ’ CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Marine Lance Corporal Richard A. Adair, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Adair of r 1 Cromwell, Ind., completed an intensive training cycle on April 16 in preparation for a tour of duty in the Far East with the First Marine Division’s Seventh Regiment, First Battalion at Camp Pendleton, Calif. The training termed “lock-on” was designed to prepare him for duty with the Third Marine Division on Okinawa. The training included small unit tactics, escape and evasion from enemy forces, weapons indoctrination and other military subjects. Pvt. Jack D. Jackson In Schofield Barracks Hawaii SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HA-1 WAII (AHTNC) — Army Pvt. Jack D. Jackson, sgn of Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd B. Jackson, Route 2, Milford, Ind., participated as a member of the guerrilla forces in Exercise West Wind, a joint Army-Navy-Marine Corps amphibious operation on the Hawaiian Island of Molokai April 15-24. More than 2,000 men of the 25th Infantry Division played the part of guerrillas and inhabitants on the island who opposed the landing of 4.000 of the division’s troops from ships and helicopters in this combined jungle warfare and count-
IKEEP THIS Important Date W Open Tuesday, June 9 MILFORD COMMUNITY BUILDING - 8 P. M. THE LAKELAND SCHOOL BOARD WILL DISCUSS LOCATION AND MEANS OF FINANCING NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING. Plan To Attend
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JERI’S JOURNEYS It’s official, the Beatles are coming to the Indiana state fair. A conj tract for a one-show appearance by i the Beatles in the coliseum on Sept. ! 3 has been signed. The EngHsh singers are demanding a small square stage with no spectators permitted behind it, and 100 uniformed policemen on detv. M. . ' Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cain of “Our Town” on their golden wedding anniversary. County Civil Defense Director. Milo Clase was lauded for his C. D. efforts in preparedness in the county during Civil Defense conference at Elkhart recently. Wonder how many people know how many times he has been in Milford to see about a C. D. unit? Milford's assistant basketball coach Bill Dorsey at the athletic banquet Friday night used the occasion to kid three members of the team about to receive awards on one of their favorite topics: kissing. One said he prefeired the Japanese kind—the sneak attack. {The other the Russian kind—behind the iron curtain. And the third preferred the American kind — again, again, and again! From Sharon’s notes we find the Methodist church was erected in Our Town in 1863 and the Christian church in 1867. Both were frame buildings in which meetings were held regularly. The Progressive Brethren organized in December of 1885. In 1886 they erected a brick church. I A little known fact around Milford: Three Milford manufacturing plants have doubled their production capacity in the past six months. They are Brock Mfg. Co., Barth Corporation, and Chore-Time Equipment. Brock manufacturers bulk feeders for farm use, Barth manufacturers house and travel trailers, and Chore-Time, the real boomer, manufacturers poultry production equipment. This statement of production increase comes form Luther Steffen, manager of Brock Mfg. Co. Have you noticed the Milford Case lis open and being run by two local J women? Why not stop in for a epfI fee break sometime! I understand from one of my roving reporter friends that Milford has an unused and a used teacher. Just asked Mrs. Haney and Mrs, , Templin about it! We hear this fe the description of some of their first grade students. er-insurgency operation. Jackson, a cannoneer in Battery B, 2d Battalion of the division’s 9th Artillery at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, entered the Army in September 1963 and completed basic combat training at Fort Knox, Ky.
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