The Mail-Journal, Volume 5, Number 38, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 October 1968 — Page 8

THE PIERCETON PRESS —Wed., Oct. 23, 1968

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OBITUARIES

jrjry Edward A. Cain Edward A. Cain, 80, a resident of Milford for 60 years, died Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 11:30 a.m. in a Milford coffee shop of a coronary occlusion. Mr. Cain was well known in this area as being a Republican precinct committeeman for the past 40 years. Mr. Cain was born September 21, 1888, in Monticello. In May, 1914, he married Cecil Miller of Milford, who preceded him in death in 1966. Mr. Cain was a retired county highway employee by occupation. Surviving are two sons, Farrell and Hubert Cain, both of Milford: six grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; one brother, Ben of Warsaw; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Agnew of South Bend and Mrs. Thurlcugh <Sylvia) Grocock of Plymouth. One son, William, four brothers, and two sisters preceded him in death. Friends may call at the Mishler funeral heme in Milford today 'Wednesday) after 7 p.m. Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the funeral home with Rev. Richard Sumner officiating. Burial will be in the Milford cemetery. Joseph F. Wysong Fatally Injured Joseph F. Wysong, 64, of 73 Ski Hill road, Ogden Dunes, Portage, brother of Mrs. Harry (Inez) Phend and Mrs. Ronald (Gladys) Brown, both of Milford, was fatally injured Thursday at about 7:30 p.m. on U. S. 20 near the city limits cf Gary. Mr. Wysong, owner of the Wysong Engineering and Materials Company, Gary, was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Vern Wysong of Milford, and husband j>f the former Albertine Yoder. Mr. Wysong’s father was a former trustee of Van Ban Buren township. Mr. Wysong was a former Goshen resident and an outstanding athlete while attending Goshen high school. En route to Meeting Mr. Wysong had left his home in Portage and was en route to an engineers’ meeting in Gary when the accident occurred. His car skidded on the wet pavement and then plunged into a median in an industrial section of Gary. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Gary’s Mercy hospital. Surviving are the widow; a son, Joseph A., New York City; a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Nancy) Fee,, Bloomington; five grandchildren: and the two above mentioned sisters. , Services were held at a Gary funeral home on Saturday and interment was in the Milford cemetery. Cecil Powell Cecil Powell, 78, Leesburg resident, died at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, in the Veterans Administration hospital at Fort Wayne. Mr. Powell, a lifetime resident of Leesburg, was born at Clunette to Clark and Phoebe (Carris) Powell on February 4, 1890. On February 29. 1940, he was wed to Bessie Angel Hammon Stookey, who preceded him in death January 4, 1950. Mr. Powell was a carpenter by tfbde. He was a 50year member of Leesburg Masonic lodge No. 181 and a veteran of World War I and a member of John C. Peterson Post 49, American Legion. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. W. S. (Nora) Stephenson, Warsaw, and Mrs. Clarence (Lillian) Young, Frankfort. Funeral services were held' Tuesday at a Warsaw funeral home. Rev. Sheldon Duecker officiated and interment was in the Leesburg cemetery. Elmer M. Schlabaugh Elmer Merle Schlabaugh, 75, r 1 Cromwell, died at 4:30 a.m. Thursday in the Goshen hospital where he was admitted Wednesday afternoon. He was the father of Mrs. Lyle (Charlotte) Kell of

Syracuse. Borri May 11, 1885, Mr. Schlabaugh was married to Cora McClure on September 15, 1919. He was a retired farmer. Surviving are the widow; one son, Carl of Elkhart; three daughters, Mrs. Kell, Miss Betty Schlabaugh, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Tom (Geraldine) Deßruler, Cromwell; one sister, Mrs. Elsa Rittmour, Ligonier; and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday at Cromwell. Rev. Philip Blake officiated and burial was in the Sparta cemetery at Kimmell. Earl Wolf Earl Wolf, 79, Ligonier, died at 4 a.m. Tuesday in the Whitley County hospital. Mr. Wolf was born August 18, 1889, near Ligonier. He was a farmer and live stock buyer in the Ligonier area, where he had spent his lifetime. He was married to Mary Pearl South, who preceded him in death in 1961. Surviving are one son, Donald, and one daughter, Mrs. Arthur Dunn, both of Fort Wayne; two grandchildren; one brother, Carl of Ligonief; three sisters, Mrs. Lynn Harper and Mrs. Hazel Martin, Ligonier, and Mrs. Roy Blue, r r Syracuse. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the Ul-rey-Sedgwick funeral home at Ligonier. Rev. Lester Sowmers will officiate and burial will be in the Oak Park cemetery at Ligonier. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today (Wednesday). __ Samuel G. Craig Samuel G. Craig, 85, of r 2 Milford, died at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at his home two miles south of Milford. Death was due to a coronary occlusion. Mr. Craig was born at Potters Springs, Va., May 7, 1883, the son of Welton and Barbara (Funkhouser) Craig. On January 19, 1913, he married Minnie Mumaw. A retired farmer and a member of the Lutheran church at Potters Springs, Mr. Craig had resided in the Milford community for 55 years. Surviving are the widow and a number of nieces and nephews. Three brothers and seven sisters preceded him in death. Services were conducted at 2 p. m. Tuesday in the funeral home in Milford. Rev. Theodore L. Hertenstein, pastor of the Syracuse Lutheran church, officiated and burial was in the Felkner cemetery, two miles south of- Milford. Joe H. Ostendorf, Sr. Joe H. Ostendorf, Sr., 86, of Ozark, Ark., died Monday, Oct. 14. at 12:40 a.m. at Turner Memorial hospital in Ozark where he was transferred from a nursing home there. A retired coal miner and farmer, Mr. Ostendorf was born February 21, 1882, in Caney, Kans. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America and of the Church of Christ. Mr. Ostendorf was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Jane, on August 17, 1967. Previous to Mrs. Ostendorf’s death the couple lived in Milford for a period of three years. / Survivors are one son, Dr. Joe Ostendorf, Jr., one grandson, J. Michael Ostendorf, one granddaughter, Natalie Ostendorf, and three great - grandchildren, all of Milford. He is also survived by two step-sons, Curtis McElroy of Paris, Ark., and Russel McElroy of Howe, Okla., and one step - daughter, Mrs. J. O. Curry of Albuquerque, N. M. Funeral services were conducted October 16 at the Ozark Church of Christ and burial was in the Highland cemetery. S I II SALS fBMK IN TOWN! f LAST DAY SAT., OCT. 26 Save Time—check your family's needs this convenient way Avoid Waiting—leave your order with us —avoid the crowds Assure Savings—your order is filled while our stocks are complete

BIRTHS aX BAKER, Kristi Chantel Mr. and Mrs. Philip Baker of r 1 New Paris became the parents of an eight pound, I*4 ounce daughter, Kristi Chantel, on Friday evening, Oct. 18. Kristi Chantel arrived at the Goshen hospital and has a two-year-old sister, Dawn. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kurtz of r 1 New Paris. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Russell Baker of North Webster. Guy Leatherman of New Paris is a great-grandfather. BARTON, daughterMr. and Mrs. Roger Barton, Leesburg, are the parents of a daughter born at 5:56 a.m. Tuesday. The baby girl weighed in at eight pounds, two ounces. The mother is the former Susan Moore. Maternal grandparents areMr. and Mrs. Ralph Moore, Winamac. Mrs. Josephine Barton, 22 north Cook street, Warsaw, is the paternal grandmother. KREIDER, Derek Alan Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kreider, r 1 Milford, are the parents of a son named Derek Alan. Derek was born at 10 o’clock Thursday, Oct. 17, in the South Bend Osteopathic hospital. He tipped the scales at six pounds, five ounces and was 19 inches long. Derek has two sisters, Vickie

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age seven, Valerie age five, and one brother, Donnie age six-. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pennick of St. Louis Mo., and Rev. and Mrs. Howard J. Kreider of Waubee lake. Great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Callahan of Emince, Miss. CABLE, Monica Annette Mr. and Mrs. Alan W. Cable, 622 Sixth street, Northfield, 111., are the parents of a daughter, Monica Annette, born Wednesday, Oct. 9, in an Evanston, 111., hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. William Cable, r 2 Syracuse, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wood, Pamora, lowa. VANOVER, son Mr. and Mrs. Carl Vanover, r 3 Syracuse, are the parents of a son born October 14 in the Goshen hospital. HARRIS, Debrah Lee Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris of West Palm Beach, Fla., are the parents of a daughter, Debrah Lee. Mrs. Harris is the former Debrah Shock of Syracuse. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs Robert Shock; great - grandparrnts, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dietrick, all of West Palm Beach; and great-great - grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Shock of Syracuse. POWERS, triplets Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Powers, r 1 Syracuse, are the parents of triplet sons born recently in the Elkhart hospital. The boys weighing about three pounds each at

birth are reported in satisfactory condition in the hospital incubators. There are seven other children in the Powers family, including twin girls. HOME FROM WESTERN TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Beer of Milford have returned home from a vacation in the west. They flew by jet to Colorado Springs and Fort Carson, Colo., where their son, Ted Allan Beer, is stationed. Ted had a 10-day leave and the family toured' the west by car. They viewed the space needle and ate in the now famous Washington landmark. They traveled through Yellow Stone nat;onal park. Salt Lake City, Utah, Mormon Tabernacle and Dinosaur national monument. They also visited Reno, Lake Tahoe, the Bonneville salt flats, the Bingham Copper mine in Utah, the Garden of the Gods and Pike’s Peak as well as Norrad where the President would go in case of bombing. The Beers saw Paul Bunyan’s toothpicks in Oregon and visited Fort Lewis in Washington. STORY HOUR AT SYRACUSE LIBRARY There will be another “Story Time” at the Syracuse Public library on Friday, Oct. 25, starting at 3:30 p.m. Trick Or Treat Nights 29 And 30 October 29 and 30 have been

Mrs. Charles Weisser Entertains Milford Club Members of the Milford Silver Thimble club met for the October ’ meeting with Mrs. Charles Weisser at her home in Milford Junction. Mrs. Richard Kaiser assisted her. During the evening packets were made from last year’s Christmas cards. They contained stationery, stamps, ballpoint pens, and the like. Children in the Alabama churches where Miss Clara Heiniger is in charge will receive them at holiday time. Beautiful centerpiece? were also made by those present for a Goshen nursing heme when visited by the club before Thanksgiving. Mrs. Elmer Hartter for devotions read “Autumn Glory” in memory of the late Otto Beer, Sr. The dining table was beautifully laid in keeping with Halloween, an orange cloth, orange candles in two twin brass candelabras, white ghost and miniature ghosts. Pumpkin pie topped with whipping cream and coffee were served with “trick or treat” candy. The November 5 meeting will be held with Miss Edith Baumgartner. MAIL-JOURNAL EMPLOYEE TAKES BUS TRIP Miss Sharon Gilbert of r 1 Syracuse returned Friday from a six'day bus trip to the Smoky Mountains. Miss Gilbert is employed by The Mail-Journal. designated as trick or treat nights in Leesburg. Everyone be prepared to treat the goblins and witches on these nights.

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