The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 48, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 January 1966 — Page 5

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J . s' Continued from page 1) Piirdum are MBS Arion award ■winners. Larry Hoover wins baton. 2 — Brain Keith born to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Ousley of r 1 North Webster 2 — Sue Bibler, Warsaw, and Steve Riffe. Leesburg, wed. 3 — Karen Allen. Syracuse, wins county spelling contest. 3 — Miss Carrie Levy, 83, a native of Ligonier, dies. 3 — Jesse L. Hapner, 60, Goshen, brother of Mrs. Velcie Stitler of Syracuse, dies. 3 — Mrs. Charles F. Parson. 83, New Paris, a native of Leesburg, dies. 4 — A total of 1.674 take oral polio vaccine at Milford and 3,100 take vaccine at Syracuse. At North Webster 2,832 persons took the vaccine. | 4 — Timothy Douglas born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wells of r 1 Leesburg. 4 — Lane Christopher i>om to Mr, and Mp 3. Gilbert Reed of Milford 4 — Rev. Harvey Hartsough. 80. brother of Mrs Jesse Eisenhour of r 1 Syracuse, dies. 5 — Mrs. Minnie Pugh. Montpelier, mother of Mrs. Everett Dunn of Syracuse. dies. 5 — Frederick Ray bom to Mr. and Mrs. George E. Graff of r 1 Pierceton. Walter Graffs of r 1 Syracuse are the paternal grandparents. 5 — Julia Marie bom to Mr. and Mrs. Willard Schieler of r 2 Milford. 5 — Mrs Gertrude Shew, 87, Ligonier, dies. 5 — Mrs. Lawrence ’Gladys) Dewart. 75, Milford, dies. 6 — A son bom to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Kaufman of r 2 Milford. 6 — Cassie Wells arSf\Tom Clayton are SHS scholarship winners. ,6 — Funeral held for Ben Mattox, father of Mrs. Harold Gall.than of Syracuse. 6 — Herbert Baumgartners. Milford. mark silver wedding anniver- ■ sary 7— Neal Corys observe 25th anniversary. 7— Karyl Jeanne bom to Mr. 1 and Mrs. Douglas Charlton of r 3 Syracuse. 8 — Lisa Renee bom to Mr and • Mrs Jan Merritt of Indianapolis. | Mr and Mrs. Woodrow Bcezley pf, North. Webster are great-grandpar-' ents. 8 — Mrs. Cornelia A. Ehret. 85. | grandmother of ’Gene Kalb of Lake; Wawasee dies. 8 — Larmar H. Yoder. 48. r 2 Osceola, brother of Walter Yoder of j Syracuse, dies. I 9 — Word received of the death ' of Lous Kingsley. 80. Walla Walla.! Wash, brother of Mrs. Arnold I Pfingst of Syracuse | 10 — Jerry Dee’ bom to Mr. and Mrs Robert Auer of r 1 Milford. 10 — Gregg Michael bom to Mr. I /•nd Mrs Kent Adams of Fort | , Wayne, formerly of Leesburg. 1 ' 11 — Twin tornados set down at Dunlap Midway Trailer court. ’ other areas in Elkhart county. | 11— Irvin Doerscher, 34. r 2. Bristol and his children. William . Doerscher, and Tamara Doerscher. and stepdaughter. Beverly Wolfe.l former Syracuse residents, were killed >n the tornado as were Janice Ruth and Jackie Kempton Spradlin. children of Mr. and Mrs. Cliffond Spradlin of r 2 Bristol, also former Syracuse residents. 1.1 — Mrs. Lawrence <Nelia> Mock, 81. North Webster, dies . 11 — Mrs Leah Russell and Floyd Schuder. Milford, wed. 11 — Galvin, Gladys and Leslie Kettlebar killed in tornado. Calvin, vtaa brother to Max Kettlwbar of ‘ 11 4 Donald S. Yoder, 51, Goshen, brother of Ray Yoder of Syracuse, dies’in tornado. 12 — George Harley, 61, Mishawaka. formerly of Leesburg, dies. 12 — Mrs. Pearl Summy, Warsaw. dies. She was a former Milford Mail correspondent. 13 — Word received of the death of Mrs. Ray Wogoman’s brother, , Walter Jazgar, 71, Chicago. The Wogomans are Syracuse resadeots. 13 — Carl Swibart. 64, Tucson. Ariz., brother of Mr. Earl Phillips of Milford, dies. 14 — Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Gonda of Syracuse are the parents ■of a son, Brian James. H — Funeral services held for Leroy F„ 55, and Florence M I Yoder, 53. Topeka, who were killed in the Palm Sunday tornado. 14 — Mrs. Nettie Blackburn, 91, r 5 Warsaw, mother of Mrs. Wilbur Rensberger of Milford, dies. 14 — Two policemen, Ralph E. Gansert and Charles W. Mikesell, hired by Milford town board. 14 — Leonard Kline is Syracuse Boys Staters Mike Buhrt is alternate. 15 — Vernon Wolf spends last day on Milford police force. He had resigned a few days earlier. 15 — Waiter H. Fenzaw, 62. r 2 Leasburg, dies 15 — Violet Hall bom to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wilkinson of r 1 Nappanee. 16 — Mrs. Lavina Gatner, Elkhart. and Everett L. Mier, Ligonier, ■wed 17 — Monroe J Yoder. 71, La Grange county, father of Monroe Yoder of Syracuse, dies. 17 — Mrs. Nita P. Kline, 77. mother of Mrs. Floyd Disher of Syracuse, dies. 'l7 — Jamas M. Sack. 52, native ■of Ligonier, dies. 18 — Death claims RoseUa W. Crow. 98. Ligonier. 18 — Bob Thwaits of Bristol bowls 300 game at Wawasee Bowl. 18 — Mr. and Mrs. Clarence R Hollet of Plymouth, formerly of Syracuse, honored on golden anniversary. , 20 — Gale Benner appointed' to Syracusse city park board. 21 — Ronn Smith beads Milford FFA 21 — Larry Jones receives "Out

I standing Athletic.” 21 — Mrs. Guy Phend, 64, BreI men, formerly of' Milford, dies. 21 — Seek 1,000 signers on petition I to retain Plain township. 22 — Mrs. Levi Hooley, 80, r 11 Goshen, mother of Mrs. Robert ■ I Wddy of Milford, dies. 22 — Mrs. Orianoo Manges. 85, ! I died at the Orn nursing home. 22 — Guadalupe-Avalos, 65, Mil- j ■ ford, dies. 24 — Daisy L. Payne, 88, North Webster, dies. 24 — Margie Merkle, Claypool, : is county spelling champion. 24 — Mary Kristina Keidiaish.' Cromwell, and Jesse Winger, wed. • 25 — Lisa Garber, daughter of , Mr. and Mrs. Homer Garber of r r North Webster, dies several hours j i after birth. I i 26 — Death ciarms Elmer Beight. i 70. Methodist Memorial home, a . former’' Milford resident. 26 — Mrs. Vida Spurlock. 79, • Rochester, mother of Harold Spur- j lock of Leesburg, dies. 26 — Ricky Lewis born to Mr. s and Mrs Larry Richcreek of r 1 Leesburg. 27 — Gary Ross bom to Mr. and ' Mrs. Allen Ross Crockett of Ligonier. 27 — Maurice Beer heads Milford pro • 27 — Mrs. Jack Carr re-elected president of Syracuse PT A. 27 — Robbin Christner heads North Webster Band Boosters. 27 — Mrs. Ingabom Davidsen. 93. Gardner. 111., mother of Van I Buren township trustee John Davidsen. dies. 28 — Death claims Mrs. Ella Duker. 85. Goshen, wife of a former Milford minister. 28 — Tom Clarion. Syracuse, re- . $650 scholarship. j 28 -— Veronica Copeland, Lees-’ | burg, awarded Kosciusko county I nurse’s scholarship. 28 — Winston Hobart Stall!. ’67, Monroe township, dies. I 29 — Organize Junior Chamber of Commerce at Syracuse,. j 29 — Judge Donald Vandeveer. 72. Milford, dies. | I 30 — Pierceton wins seventh , straight, county track meet—Lees-1 I burg wins junior high meet. J 30 — Jack Stocky, Leesburg. , ( ' wire; "Outstanding Trackman” ai ward at county meet j May 1 11 — Mrs. Sallie Lewallen. 87, r 2 Syracuse, dies. j 1— Vickie Lynn born to SP4 ! and Mrs. Robert Bailey of Hanau. : , Germany. j 2 — Carolyn Sue Grimes. North . Webster, and Philip Cripe, Goshen,; wed. | 4 — Mrs. Birdie A. Loy, 74, r 1; 1 , Ligonier, dies. J 5 — Mrs. Opal Murphy, 39, r 1 I Kimmell, dies. , I 5 — Word received of the death • ’ of 'Allen Dewart, 39. Louisville, Ky.. formerly of Syracuse. i., j 5 — Sharon Ixxi Christianson of ’ Portland. Oreg., and Charles Britt|san Kirkdoffer, Ogden Dunes. Ind.. r grandson of sJrs C. R. Brittsan ‘ of Milford, were recently married. ’ | 6 — Layne Marrin and Leann 1 Renee bom to Mr. and Mrs. Mar- , vin Evans of Sidney. j, I 8 — Lynn Adine born to Mr. and |. ’Mrs. Wiffiam R. Graft of. New | Paris, ■ | 8 — Molly Rae Ann bor 1 to Mr. j and Mrs. Ray Zimmerman of , Washington. W Va. I, 11 — Petition to retain Plain township contains 1.675 "Seventy-five per cent favor keeping Plain township in Lakeland cor-1 . poration. : . i 12 — Pamela Phend heads Mil- i . ford seniors. Rebecca Hoerr is sa-!. i lutatorian I 12 — Rod Hine named valedic- ■ torian at North Webster Melinda ■. Watson saiutatorian. 12 — Donna Stevens is Leesburg’s | top senior. Charles R. Teeple is ■ sakitatorinn. 12 — Linda Wolf named valedic-; tonan at Ligoiner. Eugene Wells is * saiutatorian: 12 — Frank McDaniels, 70, Dewart Lake, dies. 14 — Rev. Joshua F. Brijdit, 73, r 2 Leesburg, pastor of the Concord EUB church, dies. 16 — Mrs. Mary F. Miller, 70, Goshen, dies. She was a native of Syracuse. 15 — Anna Marie bom to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lening of Syracuse. 17 — Rhetama club at Milford school has Oscar night. Anglin, Sharron Moneyheffer and Max Ruch are outstanding. -17 — Mrs. William (Bonnie Dirie) Geary, 30, Battle Mountain, i Nev., daughter oif „ Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mater of r 2 Leesburg, killed . in auto accident. 18 - Kory F. Mullin, 86, Cromwell, dies. 19 — Noble A Swartx. 72, Shreveport, La., brother-in-law of Mrs. EsteUa Swartz of Syracuse, dies. • 19 — Laurie Ann bom to Mr. ’ and Mrs. James Keller of Milford, i 19 — Cassandra Weils named J vab’dietorian at Syracuse high school. Geraldine Bauer is salulatorian. 20 — Mrs. Edith Mary Parsons. North Webster, dies. 21 — A son born to Mr. and Mrs. William Keith Dooley of War-1 saw. I 23 Burl E. Salmon, 57. Churubusco, formerly of this area. dies. | 23 — Baccalaureate sen ices held , for 187 DCSC seniors. 24 — Mrs. Emma Catherine ; Schell. 96. r 4 Warsaw, mother of 1 Charles Schell of Milford, dies. | 24 - Mrs. Mildred V. Calbeck. j Ligonier, and Lake Wawasee. dies. ’ 24 —■ Melvin Stiver, 78.. Benton, ; dies. Burial was in Leesburg ceme-! tery. . i 25 — Beverly Alane and Barbara ■ r Ann born to Mr. and Mrs. Alan, • Wuthrich of Chapman Lake. 25 — Randall Dewarts. observe ► 25th anniversary. 26 — Death claims Mrs. H. E. GonI derman, 66. Goshen, a native of; Syracuse. 27 — Rodney Ray born to Mr.!

and Mrs. Jerry Bray of Milford. 27 — Charlie Hapner, 86, grandfather of Mrs. Richard Gardner of Syracuse, dies. 28 — George Raymond Musselman. 82, father of Clair (Kie) Musselman of Milford, dies. 28 — Mrs. Emma S. Gustafson, 86, West Lafayette and Lake Wawasee, dies. 28 — Lisa Louise boro to Mr. I and Mrs. Arthur Frederickson of < Leesburg. 29 — Sherrill Ann Fink, Elkhart, and Glenn Yoder, r 2 Milford, wed. 29 — Gail Schnieder.’ four years old. daughter of the former Marline Cripe of Syracuse, was killed at her Wisconsin home. 29 — Glenn J. Bechtold, 53, North Webster, dies. | 29 — Jill Annette born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wolferman of Milford. 30 — Mrs. Rheal May Juday, 50, Osceola, formerly of Syracuse, i dies June 1— Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Shultz of North Manchester, formerly of Camp Mack—near Milford, observe golden wedding anniversary. 1— Charles R. Stunke, 73, r 1 North Webster, dies. I — A daughter bom to Mr. and Mrs. Merle R, Spiecher of r 1 Leesburg. j 3 — Mrs. Ortha Lee Wilson, 59, r 2 Syracuse, dies. 4 — Larry Weiser heads Milford . alumni. 4 — Mrs. Grace Hare, 63, Nappanee. mother of Willis Hare of Syracuse and Lewis Hare of Milford, dies. I 4 — LCSC schools close for the summer. 5 — Steven James bom to Mr. and Mrs. James C. Alford of r 2 Syracuse. 5 — Miss Kathleen Louise Klines Noilh Webster, weds Tnomas Allen : Grubb, Gas City. j 5 — Charles David Bunger, seven-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bunger of Benton and grandson of Mrs. Reva Hawks of Syracuse, dies. 5 — Sandra K. Stiffner. Ligonier, and Harry D. Blake, Sophia. W. ; Va., vfod. t — Cliarles Cleveland named head of countv highway department. 7- Rev. Clark W. Myers, 61, Leesburg, dies. He was pastor of t Ik'** Leesburg Clunette Methodist churches. 7— Automobile accident hospitalizes Mark Chambers and Jeff Dippon. Milford youths. 8 — Deboradi Marie born to Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Van Curen of Leesburg. 8 — Lakdand board releases Hain township to Warsaw. 9 — Mrs. J. C. Strayer to teach in Nigeria. Slie is a Milford resident. 9 — Rod Alan bom to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reehkemmer of r 1 Milford. 9 — Mrs. Dorothy Katherine Yoder, 62, r 1 Bristol, mother of Mrs. Ralph (Kathryn) Warstler of r 1 Syracuse, dies. 9 — Infant boy bSriNfo Mr. and Mrs. Perry Mast of r 1 Milford dies. II — Edward James born to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Gudeman of Marazaibo, Venezuela. S. A. The mother is the former Jean Wuthrich of Milford. 12 — Merle Everett Wyland. 77, Edwardsburg. Mich., dies. He was buried in the Milford cemetery. 12 — Miss Arella Hacker, 94, a former Syracuse resident, dies. 12 — Miss Cheryl Beezley, North Webster, Russell Kann, Warsaw, wed. 14 — Death claims Charles Gross, 80, former North Webster teacher. 14 — Warsaw school board votes to accept Hain township. 15 — Mrs. Henry (Mary Jean) Baumgartner, Milford, dies. 15 — Mrs. Herman J. Leffel. 40. North Manchester, sister of Mrs. Harold Pollock of Syracuse, dies. 15 — Mr. and Mrs. Ray A. Culp, I Nappanee, formerly of Syracuse, observe silver anniversary. 16 — Miss Norma Stewart named "Miss Syracuse.” 16 — Miss Mary Hollar named “Miss Milford." 18 — Benjamin Chet bom to Mrs. Benjamin Reed and the late Mr. Reed of Syracuse. 18 — - Miss Teri Blue named "Miss Flotilla.” . 18 — Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hamman, North Webster, observe fortieth annii'eraary. I 19 - 26 — Twentieth annual Mermaid Festival held at North Webster. 19 — Mrs. Mildred Foster and James Edwards wed They are residing on r 1 Leesburg. | 19 — Lucille Jean Smith, Goshen. Edward Elwood Slater, Syracuse, 20 — Annual Flotilla parade held. 21 — Adolph R. Hayes, 68, Ligonier, dies. 21 — Jennifer Lee born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Darr of r 4 Syracuse. I 22 — Richard King, 20. Goshen ! college student, idled in fall from Ir 2 Milford silo. 23 and 29 — Warsaw; Lakeland I school boards adopt Plain township annexation resolutions. 23 — Harry Locke, 79, father erf : Howard Locke of r 3 Syracuse, dies. I 23 — Stephen Charles born to IMr. and Mrs. Charles Evan Jones of Anderson. ! 23 — Kellie Marie Carey of Leesburg and John Kaiser of Milford named Cutie Queen and King. . 23 — Kenneth D. Workman named new coach at i 24 — Mrs. John (Fanme) Good, (Milford, dies. • 24 — Angela Leona bora to Mr. ’and Mrs. William Troup of Peru. J 24 — Harry Ramsbey, Sr., 74, >r 2 Syracuse, dies. | 25 — Syracuse float places first, Milford second, in 1965 Festival parade. 25 — A son bom to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Brown of r 2 Warsaw. 25 — Mark Jerone bom to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Bonar of r 1 | Albion. : 25 — Death claimed Oarence

Miller. 70, Warsaw, father of Mrs. Harold (Mary Jane) Ginter of r 1 Leesburg. 25 — Mary Hollar, Miss Milford and Terri Blue, Miss Flotilla, are chosen as festival princesses. 25 — Richard Allen Feaster, 6, ■ Goshen, grandson of Mrs. Doris Moshler of Syracuse, dies. 26 — Margaret Richter, Linthicum Heights, Baltimore, Md., and Frederick Haab, Milford, wed. 26 — Donell Hochstetler, Bremen, crowned 1965 "Queen of Lakes.” She will enter the Miss Indiana pageant at Michigan City. 26 — Death claims Charles Virgil Leach, 70, r 1 Pierceton. 26 — Kenneth L. born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Enyeart of r 1 Warsaw. 26 —» Deborah boro to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Fisier, Jr., of r 1 Milford. 26 — Tamara Elaine born to Mr. and Mrs. K D. Jessop of Milford. 26 — Martha Meroney. r 1 Ligonier, and Robert Louis Rhodes, Goshen, wed. 26 — Donna Reed,» Ligonier, and Steven Hgmshew, Topeka, wed. ’ 27 — Rhonda Jean bom to Mr. and Mrs. John Howard of r 1

Chronology of Events of 1965 In Photos

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Leesburg. 27 — Martin Franklin Hoover, 65, Syracuse, dies. 27 — Lynne Beebe and William Coyle, both of Pierceton, wed. 23 — Kimberly Kay bora to Mr. and Mrs. John Strouse of Milford. 28 — Ronald Dale born to Mr. and Mrs. Terry Miller of Richmond. 28 — Death claims Walter S. Stauffer, 47, Fort Wayne, brother of Mrs. Charles Menefee of r 1 : Cromwell. 30 — Robert L. Slavens named new SHS principal. 30 — Announce the marriage of Marcia Dewart, Milford, to Richard S. Pavelee of Carbondale, DI., on April 30. 30 — Miss Delores Jones and Steven Hearn wed recently in the Leesburg Methodist church. 30 — Marilyn Juillerat, Wolf Lake, and Terry Hiner, North Webster, wed recently. 30 — Simon Smith, Goshen, and • May Knepepr, Wawaka, wed ly30 — Mrs. Mary A Phillips, 92, sister of Mrs. John Fleming of Syracuse, dies. 30 — Walter Thomas, 65, r 1 Syracuse, dies.

| July J 1— Don Bucher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bucher of r 3 Syracuse, a member of the Milford Fujture Farmers of America, wins state FFA essay contest. 2 — Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Inbody, Goshen, parents of Mrs. Sam (Goldie) Smith of Syracuse, observe 61st anniversary. 3 — Cleo W. Estep, 6& Ventura, Calif., formerly of Milford, dies. 3 — Oliver Jefferies, 82, r 2 Parma, Mich., father <rf Royal Jeffries of r 1 Leesburg, dies. | 3 — Miss Atonja Butt, Syracuse, and Robert Pavy, Rensselaer, wed. 3 — Mark Vincent bora to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur (Dale) Coy of Ligonier. 3 — Mrs. Newell Butt, 73, Logans-. pert, dies. 3 — Mrs. Patricia A. Stidham and Nelson G. Kistler, Syracuse, wed. 4 — A son bom to Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Lazano of Milford. 4 — Mrs. Noble Bowman, New j Paris, dies unexpectedly. 4 — Luther Darrell Wilson, 51, Greeley, Colo., a former North

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Webster resident, dies. 5 — Mrs. Mose S. (Martha) Schrock, 54, r 5 6 Goshen, daughter of Jacob Schumucker of Milford, dies. 5 — Julia Ann bom to Mr. and Mrs. Myrtus Dierks of r 2 Claypool. 6 — James Elmer bom to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Elmer Howe of r 1 Leesburg. 6 — Twins. James Patrick and Jennifer Lee, born to Mr. and Mrs. James Kizer of Greenwood. 7 — Plan new Little League Park for Syracuse teams. 7— Rev. Carl H. Satre of the Syracuse Lutheran church is being transferred to the Messiah Lutheran church at Fort W’ayne. 7— Announcement of the marriage of Anita Catherine Rodgers to W. James Berkey on March 20. 7— Eighteen-month-old Scott Walterhouse of Battle Creek. Mich., drowns at Tippy. 7— Re-organize Milford plan commission. 7— Mrs. Ora Hyndman, 84, Cromwell, died.

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8 — James Stucky re-elected ) president of Lakeland school board. r 9 — Miss Phyllis Fowler, Bre- > men, and Stephen Robinson, Leesburg, wed. 1 9 — Garland Gebert. 54, Herce- * ton dies in truck accident. 10 — Dale ,K. Marchand. New . Paris, fatally injured in two-car f accident on toad 15. 10 — Charles Deary', 73, Amarillo, I Tex., a former Ligonier resident, dies. 10 — Catherine Conn and Jerry Rinker, both of Syracuse, wed. 11 — Ronald F.° Reed, 60. father of Syracuse attorney Robert Reed, dies. 12 — Samuel Sharp. 72, Nappanee, dies. 6 12 — Fred Johnson heads Syracuse Waw-asee Education. 14 — Harold Roberts of Indianapolis, brother of Walter V. Roberts of Lake Wawasee, died recently. 15 — Earl Collins Ward, 75, a native erf Syracuse, died. (Continued on page 8)

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