The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 11, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 April 1970 — Page 3

OBITUARIES

Mrs. Mabel A. Gordon Funeral services were held near Fort Wayne today (Wednesday) for Mrs. Mabel A. Gordon, 75, of Fort Wayne, mother of Mrs. Roy (Inez) Caywood, Jr., of r 3 Syracuse. In failing health for several years, Mrs. Gordon was pronounced dead upon arrival at Parkview Memorial hospital of a cerebral hemorrage. Mr. Gordon preceded her in death in 1958. Other survivors include four sons, Clifford of Fort Wayne, Virgil at home. Raymond, Wolcottville and Norman of Columbia City; two other daughters, Geneva at home and Mrs. Chet (LaVon) Steffen at Fort Wayne; 15 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and four brothers and a sister. Vernon Pease Vernon J. Pease, 59, brother of Mrs. Elmo (Marjorie) Niccum and uncle of Mrs. Dean Pittman of Syracuse, died at 5 a.m. Monday in Presbyterian hospital at Whittier, Calif., where he had been a heart attack patient for nearly a week. A former vice president ot Goshen Rubber company, Mr. Pease resided at uaMirada, Calif., where he was associated with Plastic and Rubber Corp., Cleveland and Los Angeles. Bom in Goshen, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pease and his father was founder of Goshen Rubber He served as an officer / in World War 11. A graduate of [ Goshen high school in 1929, he received fan engineering degree \_ at Purdue university also survived by his widoW, Piauline; two sons, Allan of W’hittnrr and Gordon. Midland. Mich.;seven grandchildren and another sister, Mrs. Morris W. (Blanche) Cripe of Goshen Emma Anne (Tom) Noel Mrs. Max 'Emma Anne Tom) Noel, 37. New Whiteland, a former resident of the Leesburg community. was stricken in her home with a cerebral hemorrhage on Monday afternoon at 3:30. Anne is survived by her husband; a daughter, Maxanne; a son. Brad; her parents, Mr. and Mrs Everett Tom. Sr.. Leesburg;

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two brothers, Everett Tom, Jr., Leesburg, and Frank Tom, Carmel; three sisters, Mrs. Joe (Betty) Shissler, Plainfield, Mrs. Charles (Evelyn) Adams, Akron, and Miss Peggy Jo, at home; and her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Fisher of Milford. Mrs. Noel is a graduate of Milford high school. She attended Purdue university and served as secretary to prominent law firms and a former state treasurer. She was currently engaged in real estate and was recently appointed manager of the Matthew and Marsh office at Main street and U. S. 31 in Greenwood. She held a broker's license. Mrs. Noel was a member of the Leesburg United Methodist church. When she was a resident of Kosciusko county she was a 4-H leader. Funeral arrangements are made by the J. C. Wilson Mortuary at U. S. 31 and Main streets in Greenwood where a service will be held on Thursday morning at 11 o’clock. The body will then be brought to Leesburg where viewing will be at approximately 2:30, possibly in the United Methodist church, followed by a graveside service at 3p m. Rev. Warren Saunders of the Carmel United Methodist church and Rev. David Gosser of the Leesburg United Methodist church will conduct the service. Helen Louise Landis Mrs. Howard ‘Helen Louise) Landis, 52, 501 S. Harding St., Warsaw, sister of Mrs. Douglas < Evelyn i Metz. Leesburg, died at 10:10 a m. Friday in Murphy Medical Center. A native of Kosciusko county, Mrs. Landis was bom February 14, 1918, to Ernest and Erba (Montel) Grindle and had been a lifetime resident of this community. In January. 1959. she was united in marriage to Mr. Landis, who survives. She was a member of the First Brethren church and the American Legion Auxiliary. In addition to her husband and sister she is survived by her mother of Warsaw; two sons, Harold and Ronald Shepler, Warsaw; one daughter. Mrs. Carl (Marilyn) Hyndman, Etna Green; two stepsons. Lawrence Landis of Des Moines. lowa, and Robert. Landis of Warsaw; two brothers, Russell

Grindle of Warsaw and Charles Grindle of Bourbon; and 11 grandchildren. Services were held Monday at a Warsaw funeral home and burial was in Oakwood cemetery. Clarence Rassi Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Apostolic Christian church, Milford, for Clarence Rassi, 70, of Milford who died at 12:20 a.m. Tuesday in the Murphy Medical Center. Death was due to complications. He had been ill for three weeks. Rev. Theo Beer of Milford will officiate at the services and interment will be in the Milford cemetery. Mr. Rassi was born in Illinois on December 16, 1899, the son of John and Anna (Aeschliman) Rassi. A retired farmer. Mr. Rassi had resided most of his life in Kosciusko county. He was a member of the Apostolic Christian church, Milford. Survivors include three brothers. Elmer Rassi of r 2 Leesburg, Phillip Rassi of Elkhart and Harvey Rassi of Beatty, Nev.; and eight sisters, Mrs. William (Lillian) Levy of Fort Wayne, Mrs. George (Ida) Graff of Goshen, Mrs. Joe (Esther) Schrock and Mrs. Alvin (Irene) Schrock, both of Congerville, 11l . Mrs. Curtis (Edna) Sauder of Roanoke, 111., Mrs. Arthur (Helen) Baumgartner, Mrs. Everett (Leona) Price and Mrs. Maurice (Betty) Beer, all of Milford One brother and one sister preceded him in death. Friends may call at the Mishler funeral home in Milford after 2 p.m. today (Wednesday.) Otis J. Darr Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the King Memorial home, Mentone, for Otis J. Darr, 85 of r 1 Claypool. An uncle of Everett Darr of Syracuse, he passed away Tuesday morning ata South Bend nursing home. Born December 24. 1884. at Syracuse to Thomas and Elizabeth (Phebus) Darr, he married Zona E. Staner on August 17,1904 and she survives. A farmer and lifetime resident of the Mentone-Bourbon area. Mr. Darr was a member of the First Baptist church. Also surviving is a son, two daughters, ten grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. The Rev. Norman McVey will officiate and burial will be in Mentone cemetery. Friends will be received at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today (Wednesday.) John C. Traster Captain John C. Traster, 76, of Fort Wayne, a native of Milford, died Monday in Goshen hospital, where he had been a patient for four days. He was married to Miss Douglas Smith on Dec. 17, 1928, who preceded him in death in October of 1965. Surviving is a brother, Fred of

Syracuse; and a sister. Mrs. Lucille Ousterhout of Three Rivers. Mich.; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Hartzler-Gutermuth funeral home in Elkhart. BIRTHS PARSLEY son Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Parsley, Leesburg, are the parents of an eight pound, five ounce son born at 11:21 p.m. Sunday. The mother is the former Barbara J. Music. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Paris B. Music and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Parsley, all of Cliff, Ky. CARDS THANKS LN MEMORLAM In memory of our dear Pegge Baumgartner who left us one year ago April 15. There is an open gate at the end of the road. Through which each must go alone. And there in a light we canr.ot see Our Father claims His own. Beyond the gate our loved one finds happiness and rest. And there is comfort in the thought, "A loving God knows best.” The family she left behind: Husband, son, mother, dad, sisters and brothers CARD OF THANKS A big thank you to all my friends who remembered me while I was at Mayo Clinic. Your acts of kindness will not be forgot tai. Elmer Rassi CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank all who helped brighten the stay of my mother, Emma Wiser, in the hospital, with prayers, gifts and cards; also Dr. Craig, Dr. Schmucker, Charles Harris and Rev. Robinson. Mrs. T. C. Piauls CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank all my relatives and friends for the many cards and flowers during my stay in the hospital. Eknerson Coy Mrs. Marvin Rapp of Milford will spend next week end with her daughter Gloria at Indiana State for mothers' week end. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Troxel and three children of near Bluffton were week end guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hartter of Milford.

No Time For Sarcasm (AN EDITORIAL) The three public meetings where the merits of annexing certain tracts of land to the town of Syracuse were discussed were fraught with sarcasm and recrimination. The last of these meetings, held last Wednesday night, was the worst. There can be no call for sarcasm on part of public officials. Theirs should be a position of leadership, patience, and a desire to listen, weigh, and then act. There are understandable deep feelings concerning annexation, both pro and con, and these should all be taken into consideration. There can be no excuse for public officials failing to hear the full arguments of townsmen. That’s why public meetings are called. At the last meeting town clerk-treasurer Ronald Sharp, tinkering with a tape recorder, caused it to blare out during the remarks of one resident, from the floor. He later told a speaker who had just concluded his remarks, “Now you can go babysit!’’ Conduct like this is hardly defensible in a public meeting of such significance as annexation. If the tape recorder incident was a mistake, as some contend, then an apology is in order. None was forthcoming then, nor has one come since the incident. The town board president should assert himself when such violations of public trust occur, and rap the knuckles of the offenders with firmness and certainty.

Syracuse Library Notes By Rosalyn Jones National Library Week this year is April 12-18. Your library should provide a vital service to the community. As a special service to you during this week, we will not charge fines on overdue books returned from April 12-18. We do have several services available of which we would like more people to take advantage. The Indiana state library makes available its large resources to individuals through the local libraries. Upon request we can provide any book which the state library has to an individual within a week to ten days. We can provide quicker service through the statewide teletype system. By giving us complete bibliographic information of author, title, publisher and copyright date which we then call in, we can provide books to you in a few days time. Another service available is the Talking Books. Our area is served by the Elkhart public library. These recorded books are available to all who are blind or are unable to see to read. Any one interested in this service should contact your public library or the Elkhart public library for more information. The first free public library

supported by the town was established in Peterborough, N.H. April 9,1833. Libraries have vastly improved since those early days and although we still need improvement, we are proud of the library’ system and the services we can give you. By MRS. OSCAR BJELLA New books in the children's department are: “The Mysterious Bender Bones” by Susan Meyer, “A Kiss for Little Bear” by Elsie Minarik, “Oily's Polliwogs” by Anne and Harlow Rockwell. “The Bull in the Forrest” by Peter Cohen, “A Sky Full of Dragons” by Mildred Wright. "Bag O'Tales” by Effie Power, “About the B’Nai Bagels” by E. L. Konigsburg. “Oscar Otter” by Nathaniel Benchley, “The Mystery of the Moss Covered Mansion” by Carolvn Keen. “The Sky Dog" by Turkle, “A Girl Called A 12” by Greene, “The Sun Flower Garden” by Janice Udry, “Porko Von Popbutton” by William Pene’ Dußois. There will be another story hour in the children’s room on Saturday, April 18, from 11 until noon. All ages are welcome. MISS GINGER HOLLAR GLEST OF PARENTS Miss Ginger Hollar of Indianapolis and her fiance, Sgt. Lester Lull, also of Indianapolis, who is home on a 30-day leave after serving a year in Viet Nam, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hollar of near Milford. Sunday guests in the Hollar home also included their son, Terry of Dwight, 111., and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rumfelt and Donal. All were dinner guests. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beer of Milford had as their week end guests, Mrs. Victor Beer of Laßelle, Fla., and Mrs. Wayne Riggs and sons, Anthony and Todd, of Indianapolis.

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BOYS’ STATE — Donald Hasse, left, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hasse of r 3 Syracuse, and David Elliott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Elliott of 413 John street, Syracuse, have been selected to represent Wawasee high school at the American Legion Boys’ State on June 6-13 at Indiana State university. Donald will serve as delegate and David will be the alternate. Both are juniors at Wawasee high school, members of the national honor society, the letterman’s club, and serve on the executive council. Donald is in the science club, active in baseball and vice president of his class. Dav e is a basketball player, takes part in track and cross country, is in the school concert band and a drum major for the marching band.

'Kantuta - In The Wake Os The Kon-Tiki' Is Last Kiwanis Travelogue

On Thursday evening, April 23, the Lakeland Kiwanis Club will present its 6th program of the “Travel And Adventure Series” at 7:30 p.m. in the Wawasee High School auditorium. World-wide traveler, Eduard Ingris, was born in Czechoslovakia where he was regarded as one of the country’s leading composers and conductors. He received degrees from the University of Prague and the Prague Conservatory. Including many operettas, musical comedies, full operas, and symphonies, his compositions number about 1,000. Besides being a musical genius, Eduard is also an excellent photographer. He filmed a series of thirteen travel and adventure films for American Production Co., Hollywood. He also assisted the late author Ernest Hemingway by filming “The Old Man and the Sea.” Eduard Ingris met his wife, Nina, while she was performing leading roles in his light operas. An accomplished vocalist, actress, and linguist, Nina came from Czechoslovakia through West Germany and Brazil. Perhaps the most outstanding characteristic of Eduard Ingris is his love of adventure. Thor Heyerdahl’s best-selling book and Oscar winning movie depicts how Thor journeyed from Peru to the Polynesian islands by raft, as he believed the ancient Incas did. Inspired by “Kon-Tiki,” Eduard in 1956 made his first attempt to cross the Pacific in a raft. The raft received the name “Kantuta” from a flower used to make salve which was believed to be immortal by the Incas. Soon after it was launched, the balsa raft was swept away by the Humboldt Current and Deposited in a Pacific whirlpool near Clipperton Island, north of the equator. For 47 days the five inhabitants of Kantuta were entrapped in the swirling waters. Finally the United States Navy, after searching for a week, saved the

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five from an almost certain death. Even though his first attempt ended in near disaster, Eduard was far from finished. After three years Eduard again started out from Peru on Kantuta 11. This time the voyage was a success. The four people on board landed on a Polynesian island* near Tahiti. Finally, the raft crashed on a reef off the Tuamotos Islands, where a copra vessel took them on to Tahiti, the end of a successful voyage. ~ “Kantuta - In The Wake Os The • Kon-Tiki,” personally narrated 4 by Eduard and Nina Ingris, is a thrilling story you won’t forget. The club has completed arrangements to’ present the travelogue to the entire Wawasee high school student body in the auditorium at 2:30 p.m. on April 23. Next Season The club has made arrangements to continue its travelogue series next year with the first program being on October 8. On that night Julian Gromer will present Hawaiian Paradise. Other programs for the 1970-71 year are as follows: November 19 — Bob O’Reilly, Welcome New Zeland January 28 — Albert Kerlof, Expedition South Pole March 4 — Jonathan Hagar, Scotland Afore Ye April 1 — Raphael Green, Into Siberia April 29 — Curtis Nagel, Portraits of Austria. Swimming Program At Wawasee H. S. Swimming classes will be offered again tlfis summer for students in grades 1 through 12 and adults - at Wawasee high school if there is sufficient interest. Classes will begin on June 8 for a three-week period. The second three-week session will begin on June 29. A $1 registration fee will be charged for each student this year. Students will receive registration forms at school next ’week. Adults wishing to enroll should contact the high school for a registration form.

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