The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 33, Milford, Kosciusko County, 16 September 1970 — Page 3

OBITUARIES

Lt Col. Milo D. Snyder Full military rites were held Saturday afternoon for retired Lt. Col. Milo D Snyder. 82. of r 1 Cromwell, who died of a heart ailment Wednesday night at the Veteran’s hospital in Indianapolis following a brief illness. A lifetime resident of his birthplace at r 1 Cromwell, he was bom on February 9. 1888 to Millard F. and Mary Alice (Kreager) Snyder. On June 23. 1909 he was united in marriage to Mabelle Beck at Syracuse and she survives. I He served as a captain in WWI. served many places, was an excellent marksman, and commanding officer of the 138th. 52nd infantry in WWII. Prior to these two wars, he served on the Mexican border as a Lt. with General Pershing He transferred to the US. air force during WWII serving as a small arms instructor. At the time of his retirement some 15-years ago. he had earned the rank of lieutenant colonel. [ Mr. Snyder was a member of the f Cromwell American Legion. 40 et ■ 8 and Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the K. C. lodge. In addition to the widow, he is survived by a daughter. Mrs. William (Emma) Souder of Taylorville. Ill.;'two grandchildren and' two greatgrandchildren Two sons. Phillip, and Clifford, preceded him in death Both were killed in the service of their country. Phillip in the Philippine Islands while serving in the Pacific Theater and Clifford in the European Theater of operations in France The Rev. Dwight Stoner officiated and burial was in Oak Park cemetery. Ligonier. Mrs. Frank Luke Services were held Monday in * Goshen for Mrs Mabel A. Weldy Luke. 57. of Goshen, mother of Z L J. BIBLER & SON 4 | Funeral Undertakers § § 301 North Lake St. § §at Fort Wayne Street z 7 Warsaw. Indiana funerals as low / §.is S3SO have always been? part of our service.?

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Mrs. Chester (Carol Ann) Elder and Mrs. Roger S. (Sandra) Smith, both of Syracuse. Mrs. Luke suffered a heart attack in the Luke home Thursday afternoon and was pronounced dead at Goshen hospital. She had been in failing health for the past nine-months due to a heart condition. Bom at Monticello on May 13, 1913 she was the daughter of Roland and Flora Peden Luse. and married Frank Luke on June 29. 1963. Mrs. Luke was a member of the First United Church of Christ. Goshen, and last employed at Minelli's in Goshen. Surviving in addition to the husband and two daughters are three sons, Paul Weldy of Michigan City. Garry Weldy of Goshen and Jon Lee Weldy of Lansing, Mich.; one other daughter. Mrs. Charles (Rolene) Taylor of Goshen; two stepchildren Kay Ann Luke of Bristol and Sue Ellen Luke. Goshen, and 17 grandchildren. The services were held at the church with the Rev. William Ho wens tine officiating and burial was in Oak Ridge cemetery Paul E. Ladd Paul E Ladd, 58. North Webster resident since 1952 died suddenly and unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack at his home at 3:36 Tuesday morning He was bom on February 19, 1912 at Marion to Thomas and Mary (Gamer) Ladd and moved to the North Webster community from Warsaw. In 1936 he was married to Mary Meloy at Warsaw. She survives. Mr Ladd had been employed at Bledsoe Buick at Warsaw for the past 12 years as a mechanic. He was a member of the Quaker church at Marion Surviving in addition to the wife are a daughter. Mrs Larry (Sharon) Zieske of Billings. Mont.; two sons. Gene and Philip, both of North Webster; nine grandchildren; two brothers Francis of Baton Rouge. La., and William of Warsaw; and one sister Mrs Cloyce (Betty) Brown of Warsaw Friends may call at the HarrisTroxel funeral home at North Webster Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Private services will be held at 1:30 p.m Thursday with Rev John Weeks officiating Interment will be in Oakwood cemetery at Warsaw.

Kenneth Furrer Kenneth Furrer, 39, died following an accident in the bam on his farm on r 2 Wolcott Friday, Sept. 4. Mr. Furrer was the brother of Mrs. Steven (Marcy) Haab of r 1 Syracuse. His survivors are the widow, the former Louise Steffen of Fairbury, Ill.; a daughter. Julie, 12; a soi. Sammy, 10; his mother, Mrs. Will Furrer. Walcott; and several brothers and sisters. Services were at Wolcott and burial at Fairbury September 6. Mrs. Eva P. Johnson Funeral services were held Tuesday at Decatur for Mrs. William H. (Eva) Johnson, 76. of r 1 Monroe, mother of Mrs. Carl (Dorothy) Hunziker and Mrs. Douglas (Loraine) Allen, both of North W ebster and sister of Mrs. Juanita Roaf of Syracuse. Mrs. Johnson died Saturdaymorning at the clinic in Bluffton where she had been a patient for one week. Burial was in Decatur cemetery. She was bom on June 6.1894 at Decatur to Abe and Beatrice (Peterson) Bock and on January 1,1911 was united in marriage to William H. Johnson. He survives. She was a member of the Zion Lutheran church at Chattanooga. O. Other survivors include six other daughters. Mrs. Orville (Mary) Royer of Decatur. Mrs Robert (Juanita) Young and Mrs. Orland (Beatrice) Hawkins, both of Marion. Mrs. Ralph (Patty) Simerman, Mrs. Carl (Geraldine) Johnson, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Glen (Shirley) Everett. Pleasant Mills; three sons. Harold (Jack) Johnson of Lancaster. Calif., and Richard and Billy Johnson, both of Monroe; one other sister. Miss Gertrude Bock of Fort Lauderdale. Fla.; 38 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. RETURNS FOR FURTHER STUDIES AT BLOOMINGTON Miss Sharon Pearl, a first grade teacher in the North Webster school system for the past four years, has returned to Indiana university at Bloomington for further courses in special elementary- education. She is the daughter of the W. E. Pearls of Sechrist Lake. LAKELAND LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. Herman Miller visited the Bremen Grange Monday evening when it observed Booster Night. WoodrowValentine. state master and his wife of Portland were special guests.

Hospital Notes Michael Steffen of r 2 Milford was treated in the emergency room of Murphy Medical Center last Tuesday. Dkk Widup of Milford was admitted Thursday to Goshen hospital. Charles Leichliter of r 2 Leesburg was treated in the emergency room of MurphyMedical Center Friday. Mrs. Dessie Spencer, Tippecanoe lake, r 1 Leesburg, has been released from Goshen hospital and is convalescing at her home. She welcomes visitors. Mrs. Norman (Nancy) Hunsburger of near Milford returned to the Cleveland Clinic last week for emergency treatment. She has been released but must return to the clinic twice each week. Mrs. Hunsburger has a serious illness and requires use of a kidney machine. Mrs. Terry Stevens and daughter of r 2 Leesburg was dismissed from Murphy Medical Center Monday. James Shepherd of r 1 Leesburg was treated in the emergency room of Murphy Medical Center Monday. Deborah Hagerty of Syracuse has been transferred from Goshen hospital to room 458 at Elkhart General where She has undergone surgery and is in traction following injuries received in an auto accident several weeks ago. She would enjoy hearing from her friends. Carolyn Sue Francis of r 1 Syracuse is a patient in Goshen hospital Mrs Adis Ousley of r 1 North Webster received treatment in the emergency room of MurphyMedical Center last week Miss Emil# Packer of North Webster is a patient in Murphy Medical Center. Mrs. Eston Clayton of Syracuse remains a patient at Goshen hospital in room 218. Mrs. Robert Snyder of North Webster was taken to Goshen hospital Friday evening after becoming ill while dining at a restaurant around 9:20. Jerry Dean of Syracuse received treatment in the emergency room of Murphy Medical Center last week. Mrs. Nina Allie of r 4 Syracuse was released from Goshen hospital Saturday. Miss Emily Packer of North Webster has been dismissed from Murphy Medical Center. Nelson Miles of No. Shore Drive. Syracuse Lake, is a patient in Elkhart hospital.

HERNANDEZ daughter Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hernandez of Milford are the parents of a daughter born Thursday at the Goshen hospital. STEVENS daughter Mr. and Mrs. Terry Stevens of r 2 Leesburg are the parents of an eight pound. 15 ounce daughter, bom at 1:50 a.m. Saturday. Sept. 12. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Miller of Warsaw and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. James Stevens of Frankfort. SCHROCK. Gloria Jean Mr. and Mrs. Clemens A. Schrock of Milford are the parents of a daughter. Gloria Jean, bora at 10:09 a.m. September 12, at Goshen hospital. The baby weighed eight pounds, nine ounces and measured 19 l z inches in length. Gloria Jean has seven brothers and sisters. Maternal grandmother is Mrs. Goldie Deter of Milford. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Amos Schrock of Millersburg. Paternal great-grandfather is Moses Miller of Millersburg. GALLOW AV. Tohany Mr. and Mrs. Larry Galloway of r 2 Leesburg are the parents of a daughter Tohany. born at 10:50 am. Sunday, Sept. 13, at the Goshen hospital. Tohany weighed eight pounds, 14 ounces and has one sister Tiffany Sue. age 5. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. William Hudson of r 1 Pierceton and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Galloway of r 2 Leesburg. TURNER. Christopher Wayne Mr. and Mrs John Turner of Cromwell are the parents of a son by adoption. Christopher Wayne, bora September 2. The little boy weighed six pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches in length. Christopher Wayne has an .older sister. Teresa Sue. who is 12 years old. Mrs. Turner is the former Janis Maggart. Mr. and Mrs Cy Turner of Warsaw are the paternal grandparents, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mort of r 2 Pierceton are the maternal grandparents. SCHMUCKER. Brian Lee Mr. and Mrs. Hubert L. Schmucker of r 1 Syracuse are parents of a son Brian Lee, born Friday at Goshen hospital. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ray W. Cripe of Goshen and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Abe Schmucker of New Paris. Maternal greatgrandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ulen LeCount of Albion. MULLET, Marcy Mae Lt. and Mrs Sanford Mullet of Albany. Ga.. are the parents of a six pound, seven ounce daughter, Marcy Mae, born on September 1 at Albany. Marcy has a three-year-old brother' Ed. The mother is the former Nancy Stump of Syracuse. Mr and Mrs. Frank Mullet of Goshen and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stump. Syracuse, are the grandparents. Irvin Wogoman, Syracuse, is a great gi .idfather. You can own a home for less than rent ...and we can prove it! )200 down SBO per mo. 30 year mortgage 360 payments Annual percentage rate t:’’: TOTAL PRICE SIB,OOO Here’s a three-bed-room home that has everything for ideal family life ... including a big "country” kitchen-dining room. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Kinder Realty, Incorporated CALL TODD REALTY Phone: 856-2217 Model Located at 200 E. Washington St. Syracuse

Milford Teacher Injured Monday In Accident Mary Ann Guidone, a second grade teacher in the Milford elementary school, is a patient in the Goshen hospital following an accident Monday afternoon at the intersection of state road 15 and Catherine street in Milford. Mrs. Guidone. a resident of the Syracuse area, suffered a broken left collarbone, bruises to her hands and stomach. She was headed east on Catherine and pulled into the path of an oncoming truck. Charles L. Hardacre. 51, r 1 Converse, driver of the truck stated he was heading south on the highway and tried to swerve to miss the vehicle in his path. He could not avoid the accident. Hardacre was uninjured. Milford police chief Don Drake reported damages to the 1966 GMC truck owned by Brown Hatchery of Converse at S6OO. Mrs. Guidone’s 1969 Dodge was a total loss. Damage was also done to about 30 feet of fence at the Milford junior high school. Court News Fined Joseph Bechtel, 39, of Syracuse paid a fine and costs totaling $25 in jp court at Warsaw last week for public intoxication. Pays Fine Howard Flowers, 27. of North Webster, was assessed a total of S3O in W’arsaw jp court last week for public intoxication. Speeding Lawrence J. Migedt of r 4 Syracuse. 32. paid a total of $23.25 in Elkhart township jp court for speeding 78 mph on U. S. 6 at SR 13. Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied at the office of the county clerk for licenses to wed: David Lewis Payne. 40. North W’ebster, mill operator, and Margaret Eileen Smith. 38. North Webster, factory worker; Thomas Edward Donley, Jr.. 31, Syracuse. mechanical engineer, and Sherly Ann Littleton. 25. Syracuse, baby sitter. Richard Charles Searles, 22. Evansville, student, and Michelle Raye Conn, 22, Leesburg, student. Failure to use Headlights Chester Bond, 23. of r 1 Leesburg, was fined $27.25 by jp Milo Clase of Warsaw, recently, for failure to use headlights. Deceptive Issuance of Check Fred Vining. 17. r 2 Milford, was booked at the Kosciusko county jail last Wednesday, on a charge of deceptive issuance of a check. Arresting officers were deputy sheriff Rovenstine and Stan Holderman. MILFORD Library Notes By Mrs. Dorothea Kerlin A surprise party was part of the library board meeting, held September 8 in the library-, when, during the signing of bills and budget papers, the following library personnel. Mrs. Donn Kesler. Mrs. Elizabeth Brunjes. Mrs. Samuel Welker, and a former librarian. Mrs. Steven Roderick came with refreshments. The board, consisting of Mrs. Delbert Rodrick, Royce Ruller, Herbert Morehouse, Mrs. Parker Phend, Mrs. Joseph Gerencser. Ezra Beer and Carl Shearer, and the following guests, Mrs. Carl Shearer, Mrs. Herbert Morehouse. Mrs Royce Fuller, Mrs. Ezra Beer. Joseph Gerencser, Charles Kerlin. all of Milford and Mrs. Fred Kiser of Chicago were present.

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Wed., Sept. 16, 1970—THE MAIL-JOURNAL

Bh i : BH AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY — Among the many friends and relatives attending the U. S. naval academy’s parents open house week end were Mrs. Bud Smith, Mike Smith, and Bud Smith of 106 Medusa Court, Syracuse. The annual event marked the end of Plebe Summer for Midshipman Mike Smith, a 1968 graduate of Syracuse high school.

Mrs. Delbert Roderick, president of the board presented the librarian. Mrs. Kerlin, with a lovelv plaque with the engraving DOROTHEA GROVES KERLIN, CHILDREN’S ROOM, SEPTEMBER EIGHT, 1970. To Mrs. Steven Roderick goes much of the credit for the honor bestowed upon the librarian. A new set of books entitled “This Fabulous Century”, seven volumes, should be of interest to everyone. Each volume depicts the styles, economic conditions, historical facts, entertainment etc. of each decade. Two volumes have already been designated as memorials, and others could be so designated if desired. John Thrapp New Ligonier City Attorney The Ligonier City Council met last evening and hired John Thrapp. Kendallville attorney, as their new city attorney. The position was vacated by the resignation of Howard Heckner of Ligonier as of August Ist. Stacey Archer, council member, was appointed to serve on the board of public works to replace Heckner. Thrapp felt that .he should not accept that duty because of his out-of-town residency. The council also hired Ambaugh and McQueen, certified public accountants, of Plymouth to work on sewage improvements programs in the city. Bids for this program will be advertised on October 12th. In other business, the council will also be advertising at an early date for a special appropriation of a local road and street fund of $3,159.73 to be used for the improvement of south Cavin street. Wawasee Golf Club Results Winners in the Saturday scramble play at Wawasee Golf club with a winning score of 31, five under par. were Virgil Burns. Paul Michael, Charles Glassow. Bernie Miller and Rosemary Burkhart. John Gutoski of North Webster posted a 76 to win the Blind Bogey play on Sunday. In club tournament play, Mike Summy defeated Cliff Putnam. 2 and 1, in championship flight. Flight-B saw Dick Haines over Glen Hochstetler. 1-up; Oliver Replogle over Glen Yoder. 1-up and Merrill Postma over Elmer Largen, 6 and 4. Leonard Jones won over Glen King. 8 and 6. in C-flight. In Dflight. George Burns won over Lamar Lindeman. 1-up; Hank Whelan over Howard Cripe. 6 and 4; Ady Howell over John Sawacki. 3 and 2 and Larry Whelan over Jack Honer. 8 and 6.

CARDS eg* THANKS Up

CARDS fig* THANKS In Memory of John Ray McCreary One year ago today he went to be with his creator. During this time our admiration for him has become much greater. We do not desire his return but seeing him, is our concern. One day we will join him up above. And be forever with the one we love. The Family Mrs. John R. McCreary and son Mr. and Mrs. Rodney McCreary and girls CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere thanks to Rev. David Widmoyer, Island Chapel United Methodist W.S.C.S., Mishler 'Funeral Home, relatives, neighbors and friends for their thoughtfulness during our bereavement. Henry Biller Kendall Biller family . Virgil. Jr. Stump family Paul Hollar family Robert Rumfelt family CARD OF THANKS We sincerely want to thank the relatives and friends for the lovely cards, flowers and gifts for our 50th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. RockRecent guests in the Ray Fleischauer home have 5 been their son and family, the Ernest Fleischauers of Goshen; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fleischauer of Cabery. I1L; and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Fleischauer and two sons. Mark and Matthew, all of Elkhart. LEGALS To the taxpayers of Kosciusko County ynit, Kosciusko County, State of Ind.ana You are hereby notified that on the 27th day of July. 1970. the Board of County Commissioners of Kosciusko County Unit, Kosciusko County, State of Indiana, pur suant to notice heretofore given, and under and by. virtue of Chapter 296, Acts of 1955. duly adopted a plan whereby a Cumulative Building Fund (for Court Houses), was established to provide for the following For all the purposes provided for in Chapter 296. Acts Os 1955 Such fund to be provided for by a tax levy of fifteen cents (S 15) on each one hundred dollars (SIOO 00) pt taxable real and personal property within said taxing unit, said tax to be levied annually beginning in 1970, payable in 1971, and continuing for a total period of five (5) years, as authorized by said Act. That pursuant to said Act, one hundred (100) or more taxpayers in said taxing unit, other than those who pay poll tax only, and who will be affected by said tax levy, may file a petition with the County Auditor of Kosciusko County, not later than thirty days after the publication of this notice, setting forth their objections to the proposed levy Upon filing of said petition, the County Auditor shall immediately certify the same to the State Board of Tax commissioners, which Board will subsequently fix a date and conduct a public hearing on said proposed levy before issuing its approval or disap proval thereof MAURICE DORSEY FREDRICK W GILLIAM HARVEY ANGLIN STATE BOARDOF TAX COMMISSIONERS FREDC WISSMAN, SECRETARY Date August 31, 1970 MJ S 16

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