The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 31, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 September 1970 — Page 3

OBITUARIES

1 Leon Connolly, Lifetime Resident And Syracuse Attorney, Dies Monday

Syracuse attorney-at-law R. Leon Connolly, 61. of Syracuse Lake, passed away at 11:15 a.m. Monday at Goshen hospital. Death was due to complications following a six-month illness He was born at Syracuse on October 15, 1908 a son of*W G and M. Louise Connolly. Most of his life was spent in the Syracuse community. On April 20, 1965 he was united in marriage to Mary Beilhartz and she survives, as does his mother. A gradaute of Syracuse high schook in 1926, he was active in sports at the school. .Connolly graduated from Indiana university in 1931, following his education I>y attending DePauw college law school in Chicago. While in Chicago, he served in the employ of Dunn and Bradstreet Mr. Connolly received his admission to the bar in 1939 and has been in practice in Syracuse since that time. A member of the state and county bar associations, Connolly also served as city attorney and

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PF / I R. LEON CONNOLLY township attorney for a number of years. He was active in Masonic circles, the past master of Syracuse Lodge 454, F. & A.M.; past high priest of Syracuse chapter 124, RA M and past patron of Syracuse O.E.S. chapter 383 In the late 1950’s he was chosen the outstanding citizen of the year This honor, the first of its kind in the town, was sponsored by the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce and his selection made through a secret committee composed of representatives of the Lions. Chamber. American legion and the Business and Professional Women's clubs

Connolly, a member of the Saint Andrew’s United Methodist church, served as a Sunday school teacher at one time, and also on the board of stewards and a member of the finance and nominating committees. He was a past president of the local Chamber of Commerce, served as president of the Syracuse cemetery association, and was a Rotary club member. Survivors in addition to the mother and widow are two brothers. Byron and James, and a sister. Miss Leila Connolly, all of Syracuse. Private funeral services will be held Thursday morning at Harris funeral home, Syracuse. Calling hours are from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Wednesday evening The Rev. Noble Greene and the Rev. August Lundquist will officiate and burial will be in Syracuse cemetery. Harold W. LeCount Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon for Harold W LeCount. 67, of r 1 Syracuse He passed away Monday evening at Goshen hospital where he had been a patient for sometime. Death was due to complications following a heart ailment. • Mr. LeCount was born at Syracuse on June 18,1903 to John and Serena (McGarity) LeCount. A lifetime resident of the community he married Velma Coy on August 18. 1923 in Warsaw. She survives. He was an employee of Penn Controls, Goshen, for 25years and was retired. He was a member of the Mcßee lodge and attended the Syracuse Church of the Brethren. Also surviving is a son, John, of Syracuse and two grandsons. John and David, all of Syracuse The Rev. Noble Bowman will officiate for services at 2 p m. and burial will be in Syracuse cemetery Friends may call at the Harris funeral home until noon Thursday then at the Syracuse Church of the Brethren until one o’clock Berlin ‘Bud’ Marquart Berlin ißud) Marquart. 56. r 2 Nappanee, brother of Mrs. Anna Cripe and Mrs. Elmer (Florence) Hepler, both of Milford, died at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday in the home of his brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs Wayne Herr, with whom he resided He had been in ill health for two years. Mr. Marquart was born CARD OF THANKS To the many people who helped us through our days of sorrow and for all the love in memory of Michael Lee Knight. We thank you. Ernest Knight family

December 23. 1913, in Kosciusko county. Surviving with the three sisters are two brothers. Chester of r 2 Nappanee and Vem (Bob) of New Paris; five other sisters. Mrs. Harley (Edith) Brock. Mrs. John (Marjorie) Bixler. Mrs. John (Pearl) Lemler. all of Bourbon. Mrs. Henry (Esther) Smith of Mesich. Mich., and Mrs. Arthur Blosser of Nappanee. Services were held Friday at a Nappanee funeral home and burial was in a Nappanee cemetery. Sue Ann Zellinger Graveside services were held Thursday morning at New Paris cemetery for infant Sue Ann Zellinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zellinger of r 1 Syracuse, who died Wednesday at Goshen hospital where she was bom at 8:30 a.m. that morning. Mrs Zellinger is the former Marilyn Yoder. Surviving in addition to the parents are a brother. Jeff, and a sister. Christene; the grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Yoder, r 2 Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Zellinger of Goshen and great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Zellinger. r 1 New Paris. William C. Ryman Services were held Saturday at Edwardsburg. Mich., for William C. Ryman, 75. of Edwardsburg. He died last Thursday in Saint Joseph hospital, Mishawaka, where he had been a patient for one-week. Mr. Ryman was born December 1. 1894 in Shenandoah Valley. Va., and lived in Syracuse for a number of years prior to moving to Mishawaka 20 years ago. He had been a resident of the Edwardsburg community for nine months He was a foreman on the W. P A. in the Syracuse area and helped put in curbs and sewers in Syracuse and was a retired employee of the Wheelabrator Corp., of Mishawaka. His wife. Hazel Vallance, died in 1963. Survivors include four daughters. Mrs. Faith Connor of Orlando, Fla., Mrs. Melba Warstler of South Bend. Mrs. Darlene Towner of Cheyenne. Wyo., and Mrs. Beverly Riggs. Mishawaka; two sons. William of Friendship, Wis., and Jack. South Bend; a stepdaughter. Mrs. Doris Jones, Edwardsburg and a stepson. Everett Vallance, South Bend, 22 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. A son Russel preceded him in death in 1960. A Burial was in Leesburg cemetery

Fred Harper Fred Harper, 74, Cromwell, died at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at his residence. He had been ill one year with cancer. Bom December 9, 1895. in Noble county, he spent his entire lifetime in this community. He was married in 1915 in Albion to Mary Shell. He was a farmer. The wife survives' as do two sons. Donald and Duane, both of Cromwell; two grandchildren; and one sister. Mrs. Martha Gunter of Warsaw. Funeral services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. in the Ulery funeral home at Cromwell with Rev. Dwight Stoner officiating. Burial will be in Oakpark cemetery, Ligonier. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Thursday. Court News Lambert Estate People’s State Bank has been appointed administrator of the estate of Ethel I. Lambert of Milford, who died August 7,1970. The real estate is estimated at SIO,OOO and personal property at $2,000. Heirs are L. Z. Lambert, a son. of San Diego, Calif, and a son. O. A Lambert of Syracuse. Wife Only Heir Maude G. Hollar of Milford has been named the only heir to the estate of Enos Hollar, who died June 4, 1970. The estate has been appraised at $63,264.77. Estate Appraised The estate of Dr. Hugh C. Snyder of Milford, who died September 13. 1969 has been appraised $90,735.01. The widow Marion W. Snyder of Milford is the only heir. Contract Suit Phend and Brown. Inc. of Milford, has filed a complaint on written contract suit in Kosciusko superior court against Talandis Engineering Corp., Schererville. The plaintiff seeks a judgment in the amount of $55,000. Marriage Licenses The following persons have applied for marriage licenses at the office of county clerk Bessie I. Himes: Daniel M. Miller, 61. r 1, Shipshewana, shop worker, and Alma Stollzfus, 53, r 2, Milford. Hubert Lee Krull. 21, r 1, Milford, student, and Beth Ann Sweetheimer. 18. r 1, Pierceton, student. Cornelius A. Bontrager, 22, Burr Oak. Mich., factory worker, and Leanna Hochstetler, 19, Milford, factory worker.

Raymond Edward Ray, 40, Elkhart, factory employee, and Lillian Ruth Leitch, 41, r 1 Syracuse, waitress; Jerry Lee Byrd, 24, Syracuse, factory, and Glenda Kay Biller. 20. r 4 Syracuse. Burger Dairy employee; Richard Eugene Plikerd, Jr., Syracuse Rubber Company, and Jacqueline Lee Edgar, 18, Syracuse, sales clerk; John Gary Fisher. 27, Syracuse, farmer, and Linda Gail Smith. 19. Mishawaka, shoe clerk; Cart Everett W'ilkinson, 35, Syracuse, service station operator and Avis Kay Rowland. 25, Syracuse, teacher; Howard Charles LaFollette 111, 22, North Webster, student and Teresa Joanne Harris. 20. North Webster, student; Richard Allen Kinney. 31. Syracuse, machinist, and Suzanne Pollard, 26. Leesburg, factory worker; Gregory Fremont White. 20. North Webster, computer programmer, and Sandra Kay Loetz, 18, North Webster, secretary. Fined Lowell M. Cable. 22. r 2 Syracuse, paid $24.25 last week for speeding 70 miles per hour in a 55 mile speed zone on U.S. 33 north of Benton. J Muffler Law Donald Lee Yoder. 18. r 2 Syracuse, was fined a total of $22.50 for a muffler law violation. Executrix Donna Jean Rookstool of Goshen has been named executrix of the estate of her grandfather, Fred Buhrt. r 2 Syracuse. He died June 26. 1970. Heirs to the $12,000 estate are Leia Buhrt. wife, of Syracuse, and Donna Jean Rookstool. Heirs Heirs to the estate of Evelyn M. W’ertenberger who died August 4. 1970 are Kay Lowe of Syracuse, granddaughter; Abraham John Wertengerger of r 5 W’arsaw. grandson and Carolyn D. Wertenberger of r 5 Warsaw, no relationship. The First National Bank of Warsaw has been named executor of the estate estimated at $15,000 in real estate and $27,000 in personal property with annual rents at $1,500. Judgment Thomas Groninger, doing business as G. and G. Co., Warsaw, has been awarded a judgment of $1,185 in Kosciusko circuit court on a written contract suit filed against Verne C. Meyers of r 1 North Webster. Estate Appraised The estate of Earl L. Teghtmeyer of North Webster has been appraised at $88,005. He died on August 21, 1966. Heirs to the estate are the wife. Margaret Teghtmeyer of North Webster, $42,042.27; a son, James Teghtmeyer of Columbia City. $22,981.37; and a son. Larry Teghtmeyer, North Webster, $22,981.36. Appraise Estate The estate has been appraised at $34,218.54 for the late Harry R.

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Huffer of r 4 Warsaw, who died June 1,1968. Heirs are the widow. Goldie Huffer. of r 4, $8,414.49 and a daughter. Vera Jean Haney, Syracuse. $25,804. Fined Frederick E. Hann, 28, Syracuse, was assessed a S2B fine on a false registration charge plus a fine and costs totaling $52 on a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicating beverages when appearing before Warsaw city court judge Robert Burner. Hann’s driver's license was suspended for 60 days and he was given a suspended 60-day sentence to the county jail. BIRTHS ■£ HOPKINS. Paul Dean Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hopkins of r 2 Claypool are the parents of their second child, a son. who has been given the name Paul Dean. The little boy weighed eight pounds. 112l l 2 ounces and was 204 inches long at birth. He was bom at 2:12 am. Friday, Aug. 28. at the Murphy Medical Center. The mother is the former Pamela Wagoner. The Hopkins have a daughter. Paula Jo, who is three. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Wagoner of North Webster. Mr. and Mrs. George Hopkins of r 2 Claypool are the paternal grandparents. Mrs. Roy Miller of r 1 North Webster and Mrs. Leslie Wagoner of North Webster are the maternal great grandmothers. Earl Risner, who lives in Ohio, is the paternal greatgrandfather. LANGLAND daughter Mr. and Mrs. David W. Langland of r 2 Milford are the parents of a daughter born August 26 in the Goshen hospital. KRAVTER. Kathryn Mr. and Mrs. Larry Krauter of r 1 Milford are parents of a daughter. Kathryn Marie, bom at 6:44 a m. August 28. at Goshen hospital. Kathryn Marie weighed seven pounds, 15 ounces and measured 194 inches long. Maternal grandfather is Wayne Kaylor of Plymouth and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Emil Emmons of Milford. Maternal great-grandmother is Mrs. Lola Weldy of Bremen and paternal great-grandmother is Mrs. Melba Rensberger of Milford and great-great-grandmother is Mrs. Clara Price of Milford. Kathryn Mane has one brother Jay, age 2, MARQUARDT, Jennifer Suzanne Mr. and Mrs. Dan Marquardt of Lake Wawasee announce the adoption of a baby girl, Jennifer Suzanne, on August 26. She weighed six pounds, eight ounces at birth and was three days old when adopted. The Marquardts have a son. Don. aged ten.

Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Richard Marquardt of Ossian and Mrs. Gertrude Wessbecher of Germany. STOUDER. Richard LAVon Mr. and Mrs. Orlo D. Stouder of 1164 west Main street, Syracuse, are the parents of a son, Richard LaVon, bom on August 25 at Goshen hospital. CULVER, daughter Mr. and Mrs. Russell Culver of r 1 North Webster are the parents of a daughter bora August 27 at Goshen hospital. CARDS ■■OFHIjJIf TRANKS CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere thanks to Dr. Clark. Harris funeral home, first aid unit. Rev. Lundquist, relatives, neighbors and friends for their many acts of kindness. Mrs. Guy Hoover Steven Hoover John and Cindy Hoover Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoover and family THANK YOU We sincerely thank all our relatives and friends for the lovely cards, gifts and flowers sent for our 65th wedding anniversary. Andrew and Bertha Beer C ARD OF THANKS The family of Zora Phillips wishes to express our sincere thanks to Rev. Curtright, Ladies of the First Brethren Church. Past Presidents of American Legion Auxiliary and her family friends and neighbors for their acts of kindness shown during her recent illness and death. Mrs. Robert Farrington And family CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our appreciation for the wonderful plaque and dinner August 27 given by the Leesburg Merchants. We also wish to thank Millie Engle and all our friends for their cooperation through the years. Thank you. Bob and Lou Shively LAKELAND LOCALS The Earl Helds of Victoria, Texas, left this week following a week here with his sister, Mrs. Ted Auer, of Syracuse Mr. Auer and family and other relatives and friends. Mr. Held is a former Syracuse resident. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Brown of Syracuse have purchased the Court Slabaugh home for rental purposes x" Mr and Mrs. Gene Kitson and family of Syracuse have returned from a week’s vacation which included a visit to points of interest in Kentucky and a visit with Mrs. Kitson’s brother, Thomas Elliott and family at Charleston. 111.

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