The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 32, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 September 1971 — Page 3

OBITUARIES

Mrs. Clarence Burns Mrs. Treva Bums, 64. of North Webster passed away at 9:05 a m. Monday in Goshen hospital of complications following a 10month illness. Bom at Syracuse on October 6, 1906 she was a daughter of Martin and Susan (Rarig) Searfoss, and moved to the North Webster community nine years ago from Auburn. She was united in marriage on October 10, 1939 to Clarence Bums and he survives. Mrs. Bums was employed with Lyle Electric. In addition to the husband, she is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Dallas (Anna Belle) Wente of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Donald (Ruth) Lawrence. North Webster, Mrs. David (Patricia) Kuhn of North Webster, Mrs. Russell (Rose) Hogan. Auburn, and Mrs. Edward (Teresa) Lehman of Homestead. Fla.; one son. Bruce Searfoss of Leesburg; 4 stepdaughters, Mrs. John (Barbara) Pearson of North W’ebster. Mrs. Lucille Riccus, Auburn, Mrs. Harold (Virginia) Poage of Dearborn, Mich., and Mrs. Milton (Donna) Van Patten, Cape Girardeau. Mo.; 2 stepsons. Kenneth Bums of Elkhart and Robert Bums. Fort Wayne; 37 grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren. Friends may call after noon Wednesday until time of the service at 1 o’clock Thursday at Harris-Troxel funeral home. North Webster. Rev Paul Schrider will officiate and burial will be in North Webster cemetery. Mock addition Elmer Shoemaker Elmer Shoemaker, 86. Leesburg, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 5:20 a m at Murphy Medical Center. Death was due to complications following an illness of several months. He was bom in Seward Twp., on December 24. 1884, to Joseph W and Diana (Swick) Shoemaker. On July 18. 1908. he married the former Nettie Haines She preceded him in death on December 14. 1917 Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Maggie Hines, Leesburg, two sons, William S. Shoemaker. Tippecanoe, and Charles M. Shoemaker, Elkhart; nine grandchildren and 17 great-

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grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Friday at a funeral home in Warsaw. Rev. Ralph R. Bums conducted the service and burial was in the Palestine cemetery. Mrs. Fremont Fribley Mrs. Lucy Fribley, 84, of r 1 North W’ebster, died at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, at Miller’s Merry Manor following an illness of four months. A North Webster resident for the past 14 years, she was a native of Boone county. Mrs. Fribley was bom on February 27, 1887 to Jacob and Mary (Roberts) Wile and was united in marriage on July 26, 1911 to Rev. Fremont Edward Fribley who preceded her in death in 1952. Following the death of her husband, she served for five years as the parish visitor at Trinity United Methodist church at Elkhart. Mrs. Fribley was a member of the North Webster United Methodist church, the WSCS of the church and P.E.O. Survivors include twp sons, W. Earl Fribley of North Webster and Rev. Robert Fribley, Huntington; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren Services were held Saturday with burial in Parks cemetery at Bourbon Everett Isaacson Funeral services were held Saturday morning in Gary with burial at Crown Point for Everett Isaacson. 65, of r 1 Cromwell, Lake Wawasee, the Enchanted Hills section. Mr Isaacson died Wednesday morning at Goshen hospital where he had been a patient for ten weeks, following an illness of seven months. Death was due to complications He was a retired specification clerk with U. S. Steel Co., Gary Bom at Chesterton July 18, 1906, he had resided at Enchanted Hills for the past three and one-half years His parents were Claus and Hilma (Gustafson) Isaacson. Mr. Isaacson was a member of the Cromwell Masonic Blue Lodge and Bethlehem Lutheran church at Gary’. . Survivors* include two sisters. Mrs Ethel Sunderman and Miss Irene Isaacson, both of Enchanted Hills; and a brother, Walter Isaacson of Portage. Virgil G. Barmes Funeral services were held Saturday morning at Elwood for Virgil G. Barmes, 70. of r 3 Syracuse He died unexpectedly of a heart attack last Wednesday at his home A retired employee of Guide Lamp, Inc., Anderson, Mr. Barmes was bom on June 14.1901 at Greenwood to Jesse and Emma Barmes and was a member of the North Webster

United Methodist church. Survivors include his widow, the former Ruth Morris; two sons, Leroy of Elwood and Danny, Lapel; two daughters, Mrs. Norma Scheffer of Greentown and Mrs. Evelyn Smith, Elwood; one brother, Emerson of Indianapolis; 12 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Interment was in Sunset Memorial Park at Elwood. Dr. Paul F. Stoller Word has been received here by relatives that Dr. Paul F, Stoller, 57, of Saint Johns Mich., died Saturday, Aug. 28 of a heart attack. He was the son of the late Dr. and Mrs. Robert Stoller of Goshen. The immediate survivors are a sister, Mrs. Fredrick Bigler of Goshen and a brother Dr. Thomas Stoller of Westville. Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 30, at a funeral home in Saint Johns and he was also buried there. He was a nephew of the late Mathew Weisser. Edward L. Strieby Funeral services were held in August for Edward L. Strieby of Chicago, Well known in the Syracuse community, he was bom on March 19. 1899 and passed away August 19. Burial was at Mount Emblem cemetery there. Howard E. Hummel Funeral services were held Tuesday morning for Howard E. Hummel, 51, of North Harrison street, Syracuse. A crew supervisor for Northern Indiana Public Service company, he passed away at 9:15 p.m. Friday in Saint Joseph hospital at South Bend where he had been taken after becoming ill while at work earlier in the day. An autopsy was performed to determine cause of death. Hummel was first treated at Goshen hospital then transferred to South Bend after complaining of severe leg pains. Bom on January 27, 1920 in Kosciusko county, he was the son of Doris and Ruby (Godshalk) Hummel. A Syracuse resident most of his life, he was united in marriage August 9, 1941 to the former Anna Plank and she survives. Mr. Hummel was a veteran of WW 11, member of the Masonic Lodge 454, Scottish Rite, Valley of Fort Wayne, American Legion post 454, and All Saints Episcopal chapel at Syracuse. In addition to the widow and mother, both of Syracuse, survivors include a daughter, Miss Patricia Hummel of Fort Wayne; and two sisters, Mrs. Robert (June) Lantz of r 2 Syracuse and Charles (Rosemary) Lantz, \|3 South Front street, Syracuse. A masonic service was held Monday night at the funeral home at Syracuse. A graveside military service and burial was held at Leesburg cemetery.

Harry L. Stark Harry L. Stark, 72, of r 1 North Webster, passed away at 4 a.m. Friday at Whitley County hospital following an illness of several years. Death was due to complications. Bom at Enid, Okla., on July 23, 1899, to Virgil and Ona (Jenkins) Stark. Mr. Stark moved to the North Webster community 23 years ago from Fort Wayne. A real estate broker in North Webster and a former justice of the peace, he was united in marriage in 1966 to Marie Schuckel of New Haven. He owned Stark Sound Engineering Co., in Fort Wayne and had been employed at Caphart Corp. Fort Wayne. He was past noble grand of IOOF, no. 14 of Fort Wayne and was a former member of North Webster Lions club. Survivors include the widow; three daughters, Mrs. John (Zepherene) Shod a of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Ernestine Chapman, San Francisco, Calif., and Mrs. Juanita Stark Übelhar, Fort Wayne; three stepsons, William Schuckel of Port Albemi, British Columbia, Gerald Schuckel, New Haven, and Charles Schuckel, Battle Creek, Mich.; 13 grandchildren; four great-grand-children; and one sister. Services were held Monday with burial in North Webster cemetery, Mock addition. Kenneth R. Johnson Funeral services were held this afternoon (Wednesday) for Kenneth R. Johnson, 70, of r 1 Warsaw and brother of Joseph B. Johnson of Oakwood Park, Syracuse. He died Sunday morning in Whitley County hospital at Columbia City. Mr. Johnson was born in Summitville on May 12, 1901 and was married to Maurine Lamb on August 4, 1935, and she survives. A member of Wawasee Heights Baptist church at Syracuse, he was a farmer and school teacher for the Pierceton and Warsaw Community schools, retiring in 1968. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Herbert (Linda) Amstutz of New Paris and Mrs. David (Brenda) McGlynn, Tippecanoe Lake; two other brothers, Charles of New Castle and Paul, West Lafayette; one sister, Miss Tressia Johnson of Warren; and 10 grandchildren. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery at Warsaw. Court News Marriage Licenses The following couples have filed for marriage licenses in the office of county clerk, Bessie I. Himes: Harold Leroy Tennant, 20. Warsaw laborer, and Cynthia Sue Rader, 18, Leesburg, unemployed; Timothy Ray Rogers, 19, Milford, factory, and Cindy Lou Hann, 18, Syracuse, Fiber-Glass; Gregory Alan Bowser, 24. Syracuse, inspector and Janet Lynn Fisher, 19, Milford, waitress; Lowell Dean Coverstone. 20, r 2 Leesburg, factory worker and Jeannie Mellinger, 16, box 145, North Webster, sales clerk. Dhw Filed The following couple has filed for divorce in Kosciusko court: Ann C. Griffith, Leesburg, has filed from John C. Griffith, Jr. They married July 14, 1963, and separated June 8,1971. She seeks custody of three minor children. License Suspended Following area persons have had their driver’s license suspended according to the latest report from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in Indianapolis: Phillip Ratcliff, 40, r 2 Milford.

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from May 12,1972 to May 12,1973, for driving while suspended. Harry Spencer HI, 22, r 2 Leesburg, from April 23, 1971 to July 22, 1971, for drunk driving. Theft Fernando Garzo, 28, and Manuel Sanchez Diaz, 21, both of Milford, were booked at the county jail Friday on charges of theft. Public Intoxication Reyes R. Castanada, 31, Milford, was booked at the county jail for public intoxication last Friday. Booked Noe E. Lozano, 19, Milford, was booked at 10:30 a.m., Monday in Elkhart county jail by Nappanee police for failure to appear in Nappanee city court on a charge of having no operator’s license and illegal possession of alcoholic beverages. Divorces Filed Janet S. Black from Gary F. Black, North Webster. The couple married September 15, 1963 and separated August 13, 1971. She seeks custody of one minor child. Divorce Granted Katherine Monnier of North Webster from Paul Monnier of Fort Wayne and restoration of her maiden name of Katherine Buchtel, The couple married August 22, 1970 and separated September 10, 1970. Complaint Joe Mater and Associates, Inc., of Warsaw, has filed a complaint on promissory note suit against Carl Blankenship of r 1 North Webster, seeking judgment in the amount of $1,936.36. Booked Booked at the county jail Thursday night by Syracuse police was John F. McCfurty, 20, of Nappanee and formerly of Syracuse, on a charge of trespassing and disorderly conduct. Influence Jack O. Newman, 31, r 1 North Webster, was booked at the county jail last Thursday night on charges of driving while under the influence of intoxicating beverages. Booked Verl D. Lindzy, 53, of r 3 Syracuse, was booked at the county jail last week on a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicating beverages. Possession Herbert and Dorothy Stanley and Phillip and Lois Smith have, in a complaint in ejectment suit filed in Kosciusko superior court, been awarded immediate possession of real estate described as lot 43, Block A., Epworth Forest, North Webster, and S2OO in damages against Donald E. and Phyllis H. Dye of r 1 North Webster. Speeding Jack R. Guy, 45, North W’ebster, was fined a total of S2B in Warsaw city court last week on a charge of speeding. Failure Jerry R. Hamilton, 20. r 3 Syracuse, paid a total of S3O when appearing in Warsaw city court last week for failure to yield the right-of-way. " _ CARDS THANKS CARD OF THANKS Our grateful thanks to our friends in the Joyland Trailer court for their companionship, aid and consort during the illness

II [ I BEGIN PHASE 1 EXPANSION — Work began Tuesday morning by the Larry Carey Construction Co. on phase 1 of a two-phase expansion program at The Mail-Journal printing plant at Milford. Phase I includes the removal of a small building, and adding a large wing that will extend north to the sidewalk. The new addition will be used as a job printing department and storage for roll paper. Phase II will include the removal of an old two-story building, shown above, and a large building to tie into the existing structure. This building will be used as a storage for roll paper and additional units to the plants web offset press.

and death of our husband, father and brother. Also, to the other close friends in North North W’ebster Volunteer, Masonic Lodge Unit No. 747, North Webster Methodist church and Rev. John Weeks for the service and prayers. The Wife and Family of Roger L. Kennedy CARD OF THANKS I would like to thank the Fellowship class of the Milford Christian church, Rev. Carl Shearer, Pastor Waun of Goshen and Esther Charlton for their cards while I was in the hospital. Mrs. Bonnie Troup K~~ BIRTHS mu ADAMS daughter Mr. and Mrs. Paul Adams are the parents of a new baby daughter bom Monday, Sept. 6, at Murphy Medical Center. The infant weighed eight pounds and three and one-half ounces. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Edward Krebs, r 1 Leesburg, and Mrs. Audria Adams. Warsaw, is the paternal grandmother. OUSLEY, Henry Scot Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ousley of r 2 Syracuse are the parents of a son, Henry Scot, bom on August 29 at Whitley County hospital, Columbia City. The newborn tipped the scales at eight pounds. Henry Scot was welcomed home by brother, Philip Gregory, age 3. Grandparents are Mrs. Goldia Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Ousley, all of Martin, Ky. YODER, Kacy Lynn Mr. and Mrs. Larry Yoder of Syracuse are the parents of a sixpound 13-ounce daughter. Kacy Lynn, boro on Thursday. Sept. 12, at Goshen hospital. Kacy Lynn has a five-year-old sister, Heather Elise. Mr. and Mrs. Don Anglin of Warsaw are the maternal grandparents and Mrs. Mary Yoder, Wakarusa, the paternal grandmother. Mrs. Grace Anglin of Clunette is a greatgrandmother. The Max Ganshorns of Syracuse visited in the Brad Beiswanger home at Indianapolis over the week end.

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Hospital Notes Azie Tucker, former Milford resident, remains bedfast at his daughter’s home in Nappanee. He would appreciate hearing from his friends. Send cards in care of Earl Messner. 304 West Randolph street, Nappanee. Ind., 46550. Virgil Edwards, Leesburg, was treated in the emergency room last week at Murphy Medical Center. Mrs. Mabel M. Lovell, Om Nursing home. Milford, was admitted to Goshen hospital last Tuesday. She has since been dismissed. Lisa L. Drabenstott, Leesburg, was dismissed last week from Murphy Medical Center. Mrs. John Troup, Milford, has been released from Goshen hospital. George Ryan, r 1 Leesburg, was released last Friday from Goshen hospital. Mrs. Mary Huber, r 1 Milford, was admitted to Goshen hospital Tuesday afternoon for tests and observation. Mrs. Glen Eckley, r 2 Leesburg, has been dismissed from Murphy Medical Center. William D. Griffith, r 1 Leesburg, was treated in the emergency room of Murphy Medical Center over the week end. Mrs. Oscar B. Loetz, r 2 Leesburg, has been dismissed from Goshen hospital Mrs. Betty Chambers, Milford, was admitted Sunday to Goshen hospital. Mrs. Anne Kershner, r 1 Milford, was released Saturday from Goshen hospital. Mrs. James Hostetler was released last Tuesday from the South Bend Osteopathic hospital after having minor surgery. Mrs. Jeanne Roberts of r 1 North Webster has been released from Goshen hospital. Miss Patsy Duncan of r 2 Syracuse has been dismissed from Goshen hospital. Miss J. P. Hawks of

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Syracuse was dismissed last week from Goshen hospital. Steven VanCuren of North Webster has been dismissed from Goshen hospital. Mrs. Carrie Spry of Syracuse entered Goshen hospital Friday. Maurice J. Howe of North Webster was admitted last week to Murphy Medical Center and released over the week end. Carol Linda Lundquist of r 2 Syracuse was dismissed Thursday from Goshert hospital. Mrs. Linda Lee Ryman of Syracuse has been released from Goshen hospital. Mrs. Oscar Loetz of r 3 Syracuse was released Friday from Goshen hospital. Debra Bowers. 3 and one-half, received emergency room treatment at Murphy Medical Center last week. Leonard Eppert of r 1 Syracuse entered Goshen hospital Saturday. Mrs. Arlene Mock, r 2 Syracuse, was admitted Saturday to Goshen hospital. Shawn Hapner, r 4 Syracuse, entered Goshen hospital on Saturday. Mrs. Donna S. Rookstool of r 4 Syracuse was admitted to Goshen hospital Sunday. Suzanne Runge of r 2 Syracuse is a patient at Goshen hospital. Ardeana Golden of Syracuse entered Goshen hospital Monday. Ryland Mock of Syracuse was released from Goshen hospital over the week end. Miss Ethel Bowser of Syracuse has been dismissed from Goshen hospital. Douglas A. Strombeck of North Webster entered Murphy Medical Center over the week end. Nancy Blankenship of r 1 North W’ebster received emergency room treatment over the week end at Murphy Medical Center. WANTED Lady To Live In And Care For Older Lady. In Warsaw Area. Phone: 267-8514

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