The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 48, Milford, Kosciusko County, 31 December 1969 — Page 3

OBITUARIES

Alvin L. Yoder Alvin Lamar Yoder, 45, of Traverse City, Mich., son of Mrs. Martha Yoder, Syracuse, died at Traverse City Wednesday. He died in the Osteopathic hospital where he had been a patient for one day. He was a former Goshen resident. Mr. Yoder was bom at Middlebury September 5, 1924. He was a member of Saint James Episcopal church and a veteran of World War II in the Pacific theatre. Survivors besides his mother are his father, Jospeh D. Yoder, Oneonta, Ala.; a daughter, Claudia; and two sons, Bruce and Jim, all of Goshen. Funeral services were held Sunday at Goshen. Rev. Bruce Mosier officiated and burial was in the West Goshen cemetery. Jacob H. Koerner Services were conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at a funeral home in Lockport, 111., for Jacob H. Koerner, 86, of Fennville, Mich., father of Mrs. Russell (Helen) Homan of Waubee Lake. Mr. Koerner died December 15 in the Douglas Community hospital in Douglas, Mich. A native of Lockport, Mr.Koerner had resided at Fennville for the past 31 years. He was employed at Michigan Fruit Canners until his retirement in 1957. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob and Anna Koerner; his first wife, Mary; and four sisters. Surviving are his wife, the former Alice Schafer of Michigan; eight sons, Jacob, Lawrence, Elmer, Harry, and Richard of Joliet, 111., Donald of Scottsdale, Ariz., R. Kenneth of Tinley Park, and Eldon of Fennville; eight daughters, Mrs. Homan, Anna and Clara Koerner of Joilet, Mrs. G. Wesley (Elizabeth) Bode of Plainfield, Mrs. Frank (Marion) Paul and Mrs. Stephen (Dorothy) Ostafin of Lockport, Mrs. Fred (Alice) Farage of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Mrs. George Lotschaw of Pullman, Mich. Also two step-daugnters, Mrs. William Miene and Mrs. Harold Crowner of Fennville; a sister, Mrs. Olaf Dysterud of Saint Petersburg, Fla.; 39 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Rev. George Moulthrop officiated at services and interment was in the Lockport city cemetery. Daniel Klingaman Services were held Sunday in a Nappanee funeral home for Daniel Klingaman, 91, of Nappanee, uncle of Mrs. David Trout of Leesburg. Burial was in Union cemetery at Nappanee. A nephew, Harold Klingaman of Brookfield, Ohio, also survives. Carl L. Young Services were held Monday at North Manchester for Carl L. Young, 88, father of Mrs. E. E. (Isabelle) Hearn of Leesburg. Mr. Young, a retired plumber, died at his home Thursday. Other survivors include another daughter, Don't take our word for it, though. Come in and pull on a pair of Acme Western boots. You’ll see for yourself. They’re magnificently crafted of lightweight, luxurious leathers . . . comfort-constructed, to boot! Go Western, young man, in Aeme boots. _ (A) WORLDS LARGIST BOOTMAKtR Men’s, Women’s and children’s - in stock DOUG PILCHER SHOE STORE Uptown Syracuoe

Mrs. Ruth Eller of Toledo, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Holderman of Bluffton and Mrs. Ida Bjornstedt of Joplin, Mont.; six grandchildren and four grandchildrenRev. Homer Ogle officiated at the service and interment was in Oaklawn cemetery. Paul Albert Kyle Paul Albert Kyle, 81, Goshen, died at & a.m. Sunday in the Veterans hospital in Fort Wayne where he had been a patient nine months. A veteran of World War I, Mr. Kyle was a self-employed mason and had resided at Goshen for the past 26 years. He was born March 3, 1888, at Pierceton. On December 31, 1921, he was married to the former Mary Baker, who survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lulu Sloan, Goshen; seven sons, Howard, Syracuse, David, Goshen, Dallas, Alexandria, Russell, Elkhart, Charles, Dunlap, Merritt, Goshen, and Donald, Waco, Texas; 28 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services were held today (Wednesday) at Goshen. Captain Donald G. Wheeler officiated and burial was in the Washington township cemetery at Pierceton. J. W. Easterday J. W. (Walt) Easterday^,92, died Monday ’ at the Cardinal’ nursing home in South Bend. He was a resident of Clunette and Leesburg until his marriage at Warsaw in 1909 to Golda Pattison of Warsaw. Survivors include two sons, George Easterday of South Bend, and Joe Easterday of Mishawaka; and one grandson, Craig Easterday of Indianapolis. Services were held today (Wednesday) in a funeral home at Mishawaka and interment was in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. r~ BIRTHS RINKER, Christopher Allen A son, Christopher Allen, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Rinker, Costa Mesa, Calif., December 26. He weighed seven pounds, eight ounces, at birth and is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Bowen Conn and Mrs. Mae Rinker, all of Syracuse. GUIFF, Todd Joseph Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Joseph Guiff of r 1 Leesburg are the parents of a son, Todd Joseph, born on Christmas day in the Goshen hospital. The baby weighed six pounds, five and a half ounces and arrived at 7:01 a.m. POE daughter Mr. and Mrs. Amos Poe, Jr., Warsaw, are parents of a daughter, weighing eight pounds, 10 ounces, born Saturday in Murphy Medical Center. The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Willie Perkins of Staffordsville, Ky., and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Amos Poe of Leesburg. WILSON son Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Wilson of r 2 Milford became the parents of a son born Sunday in the Goshen hospital. OSTRANDER, Greg Eric Rev. and Mrs. Michael Ostrander of r 1 Milford are parents of a son, Greg Eric, weighing nine pounds, five ounces. He was born Monday in the Goshen hospital. Greg Eric has one brother Shawn, two years old. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Earl Funderburg, and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Ostrander, all of Michigan. Christmas Eve guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Anglin and daughter of Milford were Mr. and Mrs. Leo Anglin, Jr., of Elkhart. Christmas day guests in the Harold Wilson home on r 2 Milford were Mrs. Helen Morningstar and sons of Elkhart.

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WORKING IN VIET NAM — Pictured on the job in Viet Nam is army private first class Stephen R. Carlson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max H. Carlson, 401 John St., Syracuse. The 23-year-old soldier is a legal clerk in the 2d battalion of the 25th infantry division’s 27th infantry near Cu Chi. He is shown here at his desk processing the forms and correspondence necessary for the operation of the battalion. Pfc. Carlson received a B.S. degree in education in 1968 from Ball State university at Muncie. He also attended the Indiana university school of law. His wife, Kathleen, lives on r 1 North Webster.

» * $ it Ip— I w i i V Wl hr ■■rWw -0 «i RECEIVES AWARD — Airman Randall L. Price, (left) recipient of the Citizen Valor Award, is presented a walnut plaque and check by Col. Frederick Davids (right) of the Michigan State Police. The Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency issuedthe high accolade to Airman Price at its Clinic on ‘‘Citizen Action to Control Crime and Delinquency” held last November at Wayne State university in Detroit, Michigan.

Citizens Valor Award To Randall L. Price

The 1969 Citizen Valor Award will be presented to Randall L. Price, Airman, U. S. Air Force, by the Honorable William G. Milliken on Friday morning (abyut 9:45) at the one-day clinic on Crime and Delinquency to be held at Wayne State University’s Me Gregor Memorial Conference Center. Because of Airman Price’s bravery on June 12, 1969, the life of a Cass county deputy sheriff was saved. (See complete story attached). Airman Price is being flown by the Air Force from Wichita Falls, Texas, where he is now stationed, esoecially for the presentation. The award is given annually by the Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency, one of the sponsors of the clinic. This will be the second time the award has been given. Full Citation “At 2 p.m. on June 12, 1969, Airman Price was driving on Highway US 12 in Michigan’s Cass county. He observed a Cass county deputy sheriff standing beside a car at the edge of the highway. The deputy was talking with a single male occupant in the car. Airman Price heard several shots and he saw the deputy fall to the pavement. “Airman Price turned around and brought his car back adjacent to the scene of the shooting just as the first car was pulling away from the fallen deputy. “At great personal risk, Airman Price noted a description of the driver of the first car, a description of the car and its license

number. Airman Price next used the deputy’s police radio to advise authorities of the incident. He remained at the side of the wounded deputy until the ambulance arrived. “The deputy had been hit four times. He was shot in the abdomen, the left chest, the right hip and the left arm. The deputy has since recovered, but he was semiconscious at the scene and unable to assist in providing a description of his assailant. “Because of Airman Price’s actions, the deputy’s life was saved and the assailant was apprehended by other police within a few miles of the incident. The assailant has been convicted on a charge of attempted murder and will be sentenced in November, 1969.” Chester Bond Serving At Supply Center BARSTOW, CALIF., - Marine corporal Chester W. Bond, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wylie N. Bond of r 1 Leesburg, is serving at the marine corps supply center at Barstow, Calif. The center, located on the Mojave Desert, furnishes all supply items for marine corps installations in the western United States and the Far Eastern area. SP-5 Michael Miller, son of Mrs. Partha Miller of Milford, arrived home last week from Viet Nam. This was his second tour in Viet Nam and will return there after a 30 day leave.

CARDS THANKS CARD OF THANKS I wish to express my thanks to the following hospital staff: Ellen Hernley, Georgia Byrd, Harvey Yoder, C. Krull, J. Harper, Audrey L. Yoder, and Mary Mast, who remembered my birthday on Sunday. Helen Homan CARD OF THANKS The family of the late May Dewees takes this opportunity to thank the businessmen, neighbors, friends, minister, Wade Mishler, Mrs. Neal Cory and all others for the cards, beautiful floral offerings, acts of kindness and sympathy at her passing. All have been deeply appreciated. Thanks also for thinking of her during her long months of illness. The family of Mrs. Dewees CARD OF THANKS Thank you, Silver Thimble club, for the gift. It was most lovely and delicious. Emma Rock CARD OF THANKS Many thanks for the cards, gifts and other acts of kindness shown me during my hospitalization and recuperation at home. Sincerely, Loren E. Longenbaugh CARD OF THANKS I would like to thank everyone for the cards, gifts, and prayers while in the Goshen hospital following my recent heart attack. Thanks also for the visits of Rev. Robinson and pastor Shearer. Albert Hostetler Court News FAILURE TO YIELD Kenneth Graff, 22, r 1 Milford, paid $27.25 for failure to yield the right of way. He was cited following a $1,300 property damage accident at Lafayette and Main streets in Goshen December 17. He appeared before judge James A. Simpson in Goshen city court Wednesday. Three-Inch Snow Fall In Area About three inches of snow fell in the Lakeland area last night covering the snow which remained from last Tuesday’s heavy fall. More snow is expected throughout the day. DON RUNGE BREAKS ANKLE Don Runge, r 2 Syracuse, broke his left ankle on December 23, when he jumped over a pile of snow near the Syracuse post office. ENTERTAIN AT CHRISTMAS DINNER Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fox and family of Warsaw entertained on the evening of December 20 for the following families at a Christmas dinner: « Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fox, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Eox and Steve, all of Milford; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Pyle, Auburn; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hathaway, Mr. and Mrs. Manis Miller and Shelley, all of Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Fox and family, New Paris; and Mr. and Mrs. William Berkey and Rick and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Berkey and Scott, Goshen. A gift exchange was enjoyed by all. ♦ from th* Services RECEIVE ADDRESS OF SGT. KENNETH NEWCOMER Mr. and Mrs. Ed Newcomer, Syracuse, have received the following address for their son, Kenneth: Sgt. Kenneth R. Newcomer 304-36-9239 Hhg 79th Maint. Bn. APO San Francisco, Calif. 96384 LT. PAT MONEY BACK IN STATES Mr. and Mrs. Earl Money of Syracuse report their son Patrick has returned to the states after serving in Viet Nam. The former lieutenant has received his discharge and is presently in New York with his wife and child. They expect to arrive in Syracuse within a week. MILFORD LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ryman and children of Milford were among the Christmas Eve guests of Mr. and Mrs. Don Ryman of Nappanee.

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. facts about £ ‘OUR TOWN’ Milford, Ind. By JERI SEELY Remember when the church looked like this? This is an old photo of the Bethel Church of the Brethren in Milford. Those big trees that now stand in front of the church building were small saplings back in 1908. The Bethel church, for those of you who read this column in a far away state and have not been back to Our Town lately, has been remodeled in recent years and is now a much larger structure. ♦ ♦ * Another thank you for the prize money was received this week. This one came from Cathy Method, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Method of Waubee lake. Cathy states she had fun being in the art contest and thanks us for her sl. « « « The snow is almost melted from the streets as we go to press, however, an amide supply remains on the ground. For those of you In Florida, the weather has been warmer here of late and some of the snow that lay on the streets of Our Town has melted. Much of the remaining snow was scraped from the streets by the street department on Monday and Tuesday. ♦ * » Mrs. Neal (Arlene) Cory of near Our Town is improving in the Goshen hospital following an auto accident in the early morning fog Saturday. * * « It was good to see so many of the town’s servicemen home for the holidays — Tom Levernier, Dave Arnold, Chuck Bird and Jim Plum—to name a few. Rev. Carl Satre At Syracuse Man's Wedding Rev. Carl Satre, Fort Wayne, former pastor of the Syracuse Grace Lutheran church, assisted at the wedding ceremony of Michael Storms of Syracuse and Carolyn Kadel at Harrisburg, Pa., on December 27. SPILL HURTS BUT FEVER HIGH < Harold Humbles of r 1 North Webster broke his left ankle in a spill from a ski-mobile Saturday night while trying to leave the basketball court at the north side of North Webster school, but reports the spill did not break his fever for the increasingly popular sport. He told a representative of this publication when leaving the doctor’s office it was lucky he was not going too fast or his injuries may have been more severe. Humbles and his wife Nina, owners of the Humbles Greenhouse southeast of North Webster, share in their enthusiasm for skimobiling. His foot and ankle are in a cast, but Mrs. Humbles was indulging in the sport Sunday. Lana, Patricia, Don, and Phil Buhrt of Syracuse are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Buhrt of Milford.

Wed., Dec. 31, 1969 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

MILFORD—LEESBURG

Hospital Notes Mrs. U. N. Gansert of Milford was admitted to Murphy Medical Center Wednesday. David Hillery of Leesburg was dismissed from Murphy Medical Center Wednesday. Mrs. Lunettie Teeple of r 1 Leesburg was admitted to Murphy Medical Center Friday. Mrs. Hulda Bright of r 2 Leesburg was dismissed from Murphy Medical Center Friday. Ricky Creekmore of r 1 Leesburg was treated in the emergency room of Murphy Medical Center over the week end. Corn Banquet Held In Elkhart County Monday The Elkhart County 4-H and Adult Corn Banquet was held on December 29 at the Union Center Church of the Brethren. Herman Bullard had the high yield of 162.2 bushels per acre, and Doug Brookins was second with a high yield of 151.9 bushels. Both of those contestants won trophies for high yields in irrigated competition in senior and junior classes, respectively. The non-irrigated trophies were won by Ed Pippenger in the senior division with a yield of 144.9 bushels, and Edwin Cable, in the junior division with a yield of 126.6 bushels. These four trophies were presented by the Corn Yield Committee, which sponsors this annual contest in Elkhart county. Cable Is King Edwin Cable of Syracuse was crowned the 4-H Corn King for 1969. He was presented a trophy. This award is based on past winnigs, as well as this years’ winnings in the 4-H Corn project. Bill Cable, chairman of the corn committee, presented a trophy to each of the winners in the 4-H show classes. Dennis Berger won in: 10 ear class, and Ya peck of shelled corn. Dennis Emmert won in the Va bushel ear corn class. David Hahn won in the single ear class. Larry Hurst won the single ear for shelling percentage class. Wayne Rummel won the soybean class. Syracuse Man Robbed At Fort Wayne Phillip D. Kline, Syracuse, reported to Fort Wayne police that when he stopped at a motelrestaurant early Monday morning he was robbed by three youths. Kline told the police the young men jumped him as he got out of his car. They took his billfold, watch and school class ring, totaling about SBO. The youths then drove off in a 1960 black Ford. They were described as white and between 18 and 22 years old. Mr. and Mrs. Therman Melcher of San Antonio, Texas, and their son Bruce of Portsmouth, Va., spent Christmas with Mrs. Melcher’s mother, Mrs. Mary Kistler, and other relatives in the Syracuse area.

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Kosciusko County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of said municipality at their regular meeting place, in the Court House in the City of Warsaw, Indiana, at 9:00 a.m. on the 19 day of January, 1970 will consider the following ad ditional appropriations, which said Officers consider necessary to meet the extraordinary emergency existing at this time. County Hwy. Fund No. 404 Equipment »”« No. 401 Building Fund sioo.eoe.eo NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that taxpayers appearing at such meeting shall have the right to be heard thereon. The additional appropriations as finally determined will be automatically referred to the State Board of Tax Commissioners, which Commission will hold a further hearing within fifteen days at the County Auditor's Office, of Kosciusko County, Indiana, or at such other place as may be designated. At such hearing, taxpayers objecting to any of such additional appropriations may be heard and interested taxpayers may Inquire of the County Auditor, when and where such hearing will be held. LAWRENCE BUTTS Auditor, Kosciusko County, Indiana MJ —D. 314 J. 7

SYRACUSE-NORTH WEBSTER Hospital Notes Mrs. Lesta R. Craft, Syracuse, is a patient in Whitley County hospital. Mrs. Emma Omspacher of Syracuse is a patient in the Goshen hospital. Her room number is 251. JoEllen, 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hepler, r 4 Syracuse, has returned home from the Elkhart hospital where she underwent a tonsillectomy. SYRACUSE MAN CITED AT GOSHEN ’ Vernon L. Sloan, Syracuse, was cited last week in Goshen city court for driving an unsafe vehicle and following too close. Sloan was cited by Goshen patrolman Ronald Folker after he drove his 1963 Oldsmobile in the back of a 1968 Pontiac driven by Ellsworth Beers, Elkhart, in front of 175 Lincolnway east on Saturday. No one was hurt and damage was estimated to be nearly S3OO. SYRACUSE- LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Emory Guy, have returned to’ their home at Syracuse, from Mission, Tex., where they spent a month’s vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carwile, Syracuse, spent Christmas with relatives at Louisville, Ky. Mrs. Blanch Mason returned from Florida for the holidays to her Lake Wawasee home. She returned to Florida the first of the year. Capt. and Mrs. Kenneth Stump and children of Langley AFB, Hampton, Va., spent Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stump, Nappanee, and Mr. and Mrs. Eston Clayton, Syracuse. On Christmas eve the Stumps and Clayton family were guests of the Eldon Clayton family at North Webster for dinner and gift exchange. Syracuse marshall Orville Vanderßeyden, Mrs. Vanderßeyden, their son, Reginal Vanderßeyden and family of Fort Wayne, have returned from a two-week vacation at Naples, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Vanderßeyden are spending a few days with his parents at Lake Wawasee before returning to Fort Wayne. Mrs. Don Runge, r 2 Syracuse, has returned home from Harrisburg, Pa., where she flew to attend the wedding of her son, Michael Storms and Carolyn Kadel last Saturday. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Kosciusko County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of said municipality at their regular meeting place, in the Court House In the City of Warsaw, Indiana, at 9:00 a.m., on the 19th day of January 1970 will consider the following additional appropriations, which said Officers consider necessary to meet the extraordinary emergency existing at this time. Cumulative Bridge Fund 140 CCBF Construction Barbee Channel Brlda* 117.000 00 Local Road B Street Fund Const. Barbee Channel Bridge *39,750.00. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that taxpayers appearing at such meeting shall have the right to be heard thereon. The additional appropriations as finally determined will be automatically referred to the State Board of Tax Commissioners, which Commission will hold a further hearing within fifteen days at the County Auditor's Office, of Kosciusko County, Indiana, or at such other place as may be designated. At such hearing, taxpayers objecting to any of such additional appropriations may be heard and Interested taxpayers may Inquire of the County Auditor, when and where such hearing will be held. LAWRENCE BUTTS Auditor, Kosciusko County, Indiana MJ —D. 31 &J. 7

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