The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 6, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 March 1969 — Page 3
OBITUARIES
Nanette Sue George Services were held at the local funeral home yesterday (Tuesday) for Nanette Sue George, the 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Montie George, r 3 Syracuse. Captain Howard Palomaki of the Warsaw Salvation Army was in charge cf the service. Burial was in the Hillcrest cemetery. Death came at 9:35 a.m. Sun- , day, March 9, from complications following an illness of four months, in the South Bend Memorial hospital. She was born at Warsaw April 2, 1955,and had lived in the Warsaw and North Webster areas all her life. Survivors in addition to the parents are three brothers, Timothy Allen, Gary Lee, and Mitchell Lee; and one sister, Sherry Marie, all at home. George William Kleopfer George W. Kleopfer, 76, r 4 Syracuse, died Saturday, March 7, at 7 a.m. in his home. Death was caused by complications. Mr. Kleopfer was born August 26, 1892, at Hanover to Lewis and Emma Kleopfer. He married Frances Grahm in March 1920. He was retired and a part time employee of Augsburger’s IGA store at Syracuse. He attended Saint Andrew’s United Methodist church and was vice commander of the V. F. W. number 1587, 16th and Central avenue Indianapolis. He had resided at Syracuse for the' past five years. Surviving with the widow kj. a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Mary Jane) Clasen of Medina, Ohio; one son, George Jr., Rochester, Mich.; three brothers, Arch of Hanover, Howard of Kent and Elmer of Lexington; three sisters, Miss Agnes Kleopfer, and Rita Ingram, both of Cincinnati, .Ohio, and Mrs. Anna Neighbert of Macy. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. at Syracuse.
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Rev. August Lundquist officiated with cremation in the Lindenwood cemetery, Fort Wayne. Melvin D. Kelly Melvin D. Kelly, 58, r 1 Syracuse, died March 9 at 12:10 a.m. in the Goshen hospital, of complications following a heart attack. He had been in failing health for several months. Mr. Kelly was born February 20, 1911, at Warsaw to Chester and Effie (Huffer) Kelly. He lived in the Warsaw and Syracuse areas all his life. On September 27, 1935, he married Mary Druckamiller, who survives. He was employed at Liberty Coach for the past 18 years. Surviving with the widow are two sons, Lanny at home and Melvin of Miami, Fla., three grandchildren, and one brother, Gerald, of Warsaw. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Syracuse. Rev. Chester H. Bahn officiated and burial was in the Syracuse cemetery. George A. Anderson Funeral services were held in the North Webster funeral home at 10 a.m. Saturday for George Andrew Anderson, 74, r 1 Pieceton. Rev. Chester Reed officiated. Burial was in the Wash-ington-Union cemetery, north of Pierceton. Mr. Anderson died at 6:30 p.m. on March 5 at the Murphy Medical Center. Death was caused bv complications. He had been ill for several years. He was born on r 1 Pierceton on December 19, 1894. His parents were George and Emma (Weaver) Anderson. He was a lifetime resident of route 1. He was a bachelor and a retired farmer. Survivors are one brother, John .Anderson, also of r 1 Pierceton; a sister, Mrs. Nora Hively of Milford; and several nieces and nephews.
George E. Willard A graveside- service was conducted Tuesday in the North Webster cemetery for George E. Willard, 82, of Indianapolis, who died on March 8 in that city. He was born at North Webster May 30, 1886, to David and Luella (Jarrett) Willard. He had lived in Indianapolis since 1928. His marriage to Mary Johnson Me Dowell occurred in 1907. She preceded him in death in 1928. He was re-married in 1936 to Luella Sugars, who survives. Survivors in additions to the widow include four daughters, Mrs. Margaret Switzer, Mrs. Frances Rcdenbeck, and Mrs. Charlotte Drummond, all of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Agnes Stevens of Shelbyville, Ill.; and one son, Jess Willard of Indianapolis; 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchil-dren. Floyd J. Davis Floyd J. Davis, 71, a retired farmer of r 2 Milford, died at 2 p.m. Friday of a heart attack in the Elkhart hospital while he was being admitted for tests. Mr. Davis was born on December 18, 1897, in Illinois. He had resided in the Leesburg area for the past 40 years. He married the former Vivian Weaver, who survives, on August 19, 1921. Surviving with the widow is a daughter, Mrs. DeLoss (Lois Marie) Harman, r 2 Leesburg; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted on Monday at the Milford funeral home with Rev. Raymond Wilson officiating. Burial was in the Leesburg cemetery. Chester Overlease Chester Overlease, 81, 'of ' 419 Jackson Place, Elkhart, native of Milford, died early Thursday morning in a Sarasota, Fla., hospital. He had been ill two weeks prior to his death. Mr. Over’ease was born November 11, 1887, and was married to the former Elsie Mishler in 1903. He was a retired U. S. mail carrier by occupation. He was a member of the National Association of Retired Civil Em-
ployees, Friendly Pioneers and the Trinity United Methodist church. Surviving with his widow are two daughters, Miss Clara Overlease and Mrs. Cecil Marie Tusing, both of Elkhart; a son, Nelsen, Elkhart; seven grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday in the Milford Methodist church with Rev. Dr. O. Wayne Paulen of Trinity United Methodist church, Elkhart, officiating. Interment was in the Milford cemetery. Ray Franklin Moore Ray Franklin Moore, 61, of 407 John street, Syracuse, died at 4:30 p.m. March 11, in his home, he had been in failing health for the past six months. He was born December 28, 1907, at Sauth Bend the son of James and Eleanora (Evans* Moore. He had lived at Syracuse since 1936 moving from South Bend. He was married to Marcelle Kitch who survives. Mr. Moore was a machinist. He was a member of the Syracuse Masonic lodge 454, the Goshen commandant 50 K. T., Bay Shore council 15 at Goshen and South Bend council 82, R. S. M. Surviving with the wife is a daughter, Judy, at home and one son, Pat of Syracuse; one granddaughter; one brother, William of Osceola: one sister, Mrs. Owen (Katheryn) Casper of Orange, Calif., three nephews. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in the Harris funeral home, Syracuse. Rev. Robert Mundy will officiate and burial will be in the Syracuse cemetery. McDonald Pleas Not Guilty Gerald Eugene McDonald, 29, r 1 Syracuse, entered a not guilty plea in Kosciusko circuit court before judge Gene B. Lee Friday. McDonald was charged in connection with a break-in at Louie’s Bar and Grill, south of Syracuse on January 12, He was apprehended by Joe W. Hughes, r 4 Syracuse, outside the bar. Hughes had been working part time at the business for owner Louie Hare who was on vacation. Mr. Hughes returned to the bar after closing to check the establishment. He said he saw someone inside the building and chased him outside. An altercation followed in which both men suffered head lacerations. Judge Lee set June 18 as the date for the jury trial in the case.
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Busy Homemakers Club Meets With Mrs. Russell Hollar Mrs. Russell Hollar, Jr., was hostess to the Busy Homemakers club at the monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon at her home west of Milford. Mrs. Charles Teeple, president presided at the meeting which was opened in regular form with club creed and giving pledge of allegiance to the flag. The song of the month “My Wild Irish Rose” was led by Mrs. Darle Hoover and the history of same given by Mrs. Hoover. Mrs. Glen Pinkerton gave club meditation. Report on new garden vegetables developed for growing this year was given by Mrs. Vernon May. She reports a new tomato, cabbage, melon and pumpkin have been developed by gardeners. Mrs. Frank Charlton reported there is less tuberculosis at present than in past years due to chest X-rays and improved treatment of the infection. New Program Planning A new list of programs was read as presented by the county agent and the club selected eight subjects to be sent in to the county for consideration. The spring luncheon will be held May 7, and a limited number of tickets are available. Response to roll call was “My favorite dishwashing detergent” given by the 12 members and two guests present. Mrs. Frank Charlton gave an interesting demonstration of the use of the blender for mixing batter, making crumbs, shredding vegetables and beating f costings. Hostesses Mrs. Hollar and Mrs. Glen Pinkerton served refreshments in keeping with the springtime of the year. Mrs. Irene Hollar and Mrs. Don Charlton were guests. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Herbert Stump in Milford. North Wood Is The Name Os WaNee School Upon the recommendation of ths combined Nappanee and Wakarusa student council the new WaNee high school has been given the name North Wood. The school was officially named by members of the school board Monday night with four members voting for the name, one voting no and two abstaining from voting. Three names, North Wood, Cambridge and Scholfield were suggest to the board. The council also suggested the school not be named Nappanee, Wakarusa or WaNee and remarked, “We are putting two good student bodies together and because of the good academic and sport programs we are going to have, we will make a name for our school ourselves, and everyone will know where it is!” Principals James Eaton and Fred Webb were instructed to come up with ways to decide the school colors, song and nickname and to report back with their recommendations. PAUL TAGUE RETURNS TO ANN ARBOR Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tague, r 4 Syracuse, returned to Ann Arbor, Mich., Tuesday, where Mr. Tague will undergo more tests in the University hospital. The Tagues have been home for about ten days.
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Soil And Water Conservation Meeting The board of supervisors of the Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation district held their regular monthly meeting, March 4. Those present were chairman Myron Metzger, vice chairman Leon Tucker, secretarytreasurer Phil Beer, supervisors Howard Workman and Maurice Heagy and assistant supervisors, Howard Silvers, Bob Norris, Eldon Watkins and Fred Kuhn. Also present were conservationist Eddy and district clerk. Marguerite Hoerr. Plans were completed for the area workshop for supervisors and the area speech contest. These two events will be held in Warsaw on March 13 and 14 respectively. The Kosciusko county district will serve as host to representatives from 12 countries. Jan Gawthrop, Triton high school, will represent Kosciusko county in the area contest. First place winner, Bob Walmer will be unable to attend. The present slate of officers was retained for the year 1969. William M. Dalton 11, Warsaw attorney, was appointed as a new assistant supervisor by the unanimous consent of the board. Fifteen new district cooperators were approved by the board: John Conley - Lake Twp., Donald Cormany - Prairie, Herschel Albert - Plain, Willard Conn - Plain, Fred Boggs - Washington, Edwin Alexander Clay. Alton Braddock - Wayne, Chas. Adams - Franklin, Donald and Roger Ring - Clay, James Aul - Washington, Chas. Huffer-Wayne. George F. Sheets - Jefferson, Triple E. Farms (Will Erwin) - Prairie and George Williamson - Washington. _ The April meeting well be held on the second Tuesday of the month in deference to Holy Week Services. This meeting will include the board of supervisors and their wives. Mrs. Delbert Hunter, area auxiliary chairman, •will be invited to explain the formation of a Ladies Auxiliary on a local level. Area Speech Contest Friday Jan Gawthrop, Triton high school senior, will represent Kosciusko county in an area speech contest on March 14 at the Shrine Building, Warsaw. Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District will host the dinner meeting. honoring Gawthrop and 12 other contestants, their families and Soil and Water Conservation District personnel. Farm Bureau, districts, two and four, will provide prizes for the contest: First place, sls cash: second $10; and third $5. A trophy will be presented by the Hoosier Chapter, Soil Conservation society of America. Winner of this contest will compete in “ State competition. Subject for the speeches is: “Proper Land Use, Key to Hoosier Development”. State prizes, presented by Indiana Farm Bureau, will be: First place, $350 scholarship plus trophy: second place, SIOO Savings Bond and trophy; and third, SSO Savings Bond and trophy. Sanction for this activity has been granted by the Indiana Association of Junior and Senior High School Principals. Mrs. Thomas Gilbert, Syracuse, and Miss Ruth Edgar, Warsaw, spent Thursday afternoon at Fort Wayne.
Wed., Mai. 12, 1969 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL
Miss Marilyn Rogers. Galen R. Groves Wed In Candlelight Nuptial Service
Wearing a gown of dacron organza over peau, Miss Marilyn Sue Rogers of New Paris became the bride of Galen Richard Groves cf Milford in a seven-thirty o'clock ceremony Saturday, March 8, in the Maple Grove Church of the Brethren, New Paris. Rev. Noble Bowman of Maple Grove church was assisted by Rev. Robert Perkins of the Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren in performing the double ring nuptial service in the presence of 150 guests. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Rogers of New Paris and Mr. and Mrs. Merlin R. Groves of New Paris are the parents of the bridegroom. A union candle in a floral arrangement of white and aqua tinted carnations and yellow snapdragons and a pair of seven branch candelabra graced the altar of the church. A pair of potted palms were on either side of the altar. The pews were decorated with candleholders along ths aisle and white bows. Mrs. Larry Yoder of New Paris, organist, played classical and sacred music for the organ prelude. Mrs. Raymond Hoover of Milford, soloist, sang “Oh Lord Most Holy” by Franck and “Prayer of Saint Francis” by Dungan. A-line Gown Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown designed and fashioned by her mother. The A-line gown was designed with a scoop neckline and long sleeves. The sheer neckline and sleeves had appliques re-embroid-ered Alencon lace and a border of same on the skirt. A chapel train of or'ganza with a border of reembroidered Alencon lace and appliques of same fell from the shoulders. The floor length veil of illusion, made by the bride’s mother, was held by a cap of peau re-embroidered Alencon lace appliques and pearls. She carried a white Bible topped with a white orchid, yellow sweetheart rosebuds, ivy and white streamers. Miss Peggy Rogers served her sister as maid of honor and Miss Pamela Caldwell of Indianapolis, a college roommate of the bride, was the bridesmaid. They appeared in A-line, high waisted, sleeve-
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CAMP FIRE GIRLS — Members of the O-KI-ZU camp fire group of Syracuse are shown as they display seven crafts at the Syracuse library. In the front row are Jenny Cox, Tonda Miller, Cindy Holcomb, Sherry Meyers, Margaret Schopf, and Killie White. In the second row are Kathy Goble, Karen Boggs, Cindy Todd, Cindy Bergstedt, and Candi Singery. The leader is Wilma Cox. Also pictured is guest Brigett Voss. FAMILY DINNER SUNDAY NOON Mr. and Mrs. John S. Fisher of Syracuse entertained at a family dinner in their home on Sunday noon. Present Were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Neff, Rick and Randy of Waubee Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Lee F. Mellinger and Tammy of Elkhart, Mrs. John G. Fisher and Shaun, and Guy W. Fisher, all of Syracuse.
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less gowns designed with a front oval neckline of turquoise deep lustre satin. The low doublebreasted back with gathers had rhinestone and pearl button closing. Their headpieces were roses of turquoiss deep lustre satin mounted on a bow of the same fabric with no veil: White carnations and yellow sweetheart rosebuds in a cascade arrangement with white streamers were carried by the bride’s attendants. Larry Groves of Warsaw served his brother as best man and Marion Groves of Warsaw, brother of the bridegroom, was the groomsman. Ushers were Rodney Bailey and Alan Coy of Milford, Dennis Blosser of Nappanee, and Marlin Gross of Warsaw. Bride’s Mother in Pink The bride’s mother was attired in a one piece dress of light pink silk linen with pink accessories and a corsage of white carnations with pink rosebuds. The mother of the bridegroom was dressed 'in a light green walking suit. She had a corsage of white carnations with yellow rose buds. A reception followed in the church basement. Aqua, yellow, and white were used in the decorations. Miss Grace Chupp of New Paris poured. Serving were Miss Carolyn Young of Muncie and Miss Barbara Eager of Hicksville, Ohio; with Miss Jane Snider of New Paris, Mrs. Mark Rosenbury of South Bend, and Mrs. Frank Snider, Mrs. Russell Hoover, and Mrs. David Krull, all of New Paris, assisting. Miss Trudy Blough of Goshen was in charge of the guest book and gift helpers were Miss Ruth Angle of Syracuse and Miss Kay Tolle of South Bend. Following a short wedding trip the couple will be at home at 1721 W. 25th street, Anderson. Mrs. Groves is a graduate of New Paris high school and is presently a senior at Ball State university, majoring in nursing. A graduate of Milford high school and International Business college in Fort Wayne, in professional accounting, Mr. Groves is serving in 1-W service as pathology laboratory technician at Saint John’s Hickey Memorial hospital at Anderson.
CARDS THAMKS|gp CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the American Legion and the Auxiliary and the Thursday Night Sewing club for cards, flowers, and many kindnesses extended to us during Mr. Haab’s illness. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Haab CARD OF THANKS I want to thank my friends and neighbors, Pioneer club, and second operation department of Weatherhead’s for cards and flowers while I was confined to the Goshen hospital. Betty Crawford Japanese seek raw materials in Canada.
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