The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 25, Milford, Kosciusko County, 19 July 1972 — Page 3

OBITUARIES

Mrs. Ada Ferverda Mrs. Ada Ferverda, 89,lifetime resident of Leesburg, died at 5:35 p.m. Wednesday at the Alfran nursing home. She was born September 17, 1882 in the Stony Point community to Albert and Mary (Hoffer) Fredrickson. She was united in marriage to Ira O. Ferverda on June 29,1904 and he preceded her in death in 1950. Mrs. Ferverda was a member of the Oswego Baptist church, the Leesburg Order of Eastern Star, an honorary member of the Hamilton B. Paul chapter Spanish American War Veterans, a charter member of the Leesburg Homemakers club, a member of the Leesburg American Legion Auxiliary and she was also a practical nurse. Survivors include one son, Dean Ferverda, Leesburg; two grandchildren, Bob Ferverda, Leesburg and Tom Ferverda, Kokomo; five greatgrandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Harold (Vera) Ber>ey, Fort Wayne and Mrs. John (Treva) O’Brian, Fruitdale, S.D. t Funeral services were conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday with Rev. David Gosser officiating. Interment was in the Leesburg cemetery. . Earl A. Reeve Services were held today (Wednesday) for Earl A. Heeve, 72, Cromwell. A lifetime resident of the Cromwell area, he passed away at 6:30 a.m. Sunday in Luckey nursing home at Wolf Lake. Mr. Reeve had been in failing health for 15 years and death was due to complications. Mr. Reeve was born on April 11. 1900 at Streeter, 111., to

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Charles and Emma (Nickerson) Reeve. In 1922, he married Ruth Stark and she survives. He was a farmer and electrician. Mr. Reeve was a member of the Broadway Christian church and past member of the Cromwell volunteer fire department. Also surviving in addition to the widow are two sons, Philip of New Paris and Allen of Pierceton; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Harold Bitner of Ligonier and Mrs. Dale Gorsuch of Kimmell; and one brother, Charles Reeve of Kimmell. Burial was in Sparta cemetery, Kimmell. Clarence Ed Tatman Services were held Monday morning for Clarence Ed Tatman, 47, 406 South Lake street, Syracuse. Death was sudden due to a myp-cardio infarction sustained at 10:45 a.m. Friday in the office of C & J Construction Co. on South Huntington street, Syracuse. Mr. Tatman was bom on August 23, 1924 in Logansport to Clarence and Neva Marie (Woodruff) Tatman. On May 9, 1947 he was united in marriage at Logansport to the former Elgie Werich and she survives. A self-employed public accountant, Mr. Tatman moved to the Syracuse community 19 years ago from Logansport. He was a member of the Redeemer Lutheran church, Warsaw; National ? Society of public accountants; Indiana Society of public accountants, Fort Wayne chapter; and the American Legion. He was a' veteran of World War 11. In addition to the widow, he is survived by three sons, Don of r 1 Cromwell, Steve, Cheybogan, Wis., and Mark at home; one daughter, Charlotte, at home; one grandchild; two brothers, William and Richard, both of Logansport; and one sister, Mrs. James (Erma Jean) Spencer, Hobart. Burial was in Syracuse cemetery. Francis Lee Perry Final rites were held Sunday for Francis Lee Perry, 76, Wakarusa and brother of Mrs. Royal Jeffer, North Webster. He was a patient at Elkhart hospital for three weeks following a heart attack. Mr. Perry was bom in Saint Joseph county on November 2, 1895 to George and Nellie (Leedy) Perry. His marriage to the former Mary Seitz took place on July 11, 1918 and she preceded him in death in 1963. He married

Bertha Weldy Harter in November of 1969 and she died on Monday, July 10 of this year. He was a farmer retiring in 1951, and a member of the Wakaruse Missionary church. Also surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Oscar (Irene) Tavernier of Dunlap, Mrs. Lowell (Evelyn) Mikel and Mrs. Joyce Mabel Culp, both of Nappanee, and Mrs. Peter (Virginia) Snell, Lansing, Ill.; two sons, Robert of Dunlap and Kenneth of Wakarusa; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Willis Nunemaker, Mrs. Edward Schrock and Mrs. Dale Nafziger, all of Wakarusa; a stepson, Wayne Harter, Wakarusa; 18 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, six other sisters one brother. Jason Matthew La Suer Graveside services were held Monday for Jason Matthew La Suer, the stillborn son of Steven and Nancy (McCleary) LaSuer of Warsaw. The infant was stillborn at 8 a.m. Saturday at Warsaw. The infant is also survived by maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Don McCleary of r 6 Warsaw; paternal grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. Doi LaSuer of Valparaiso; the maternal greatgrandfather, Weldon McCleary of r 1 Warsaw; the maternal greatgrandmother, Mrs. Leota Myers of Petosky, Mich.; and paternal step-great-grandmother, Mrs. Eva Nysewander of North Webster. Harry L. Searfoss Funeral services were held Tuesday for Harry L. Searfoss, 58, Goshen and former superintendent of the Goshen city” utilities. The father of John Searfoss of Syracuse, Mr. Searfoss died at his home at 1 p.m. Saturday. In failing health for two years, he had been discharged earlier in the week from Goshen hospital. Mr. Searfoss was born in Goshen on April 15, 1914 to Charles and Clara (Kitson) Searfoss. His marriage to Mary Mellinger took place October 28, 1945 and she survives. He was a member of the Moose and Eagles lodges and with city utilities for 16 years. He was also an honorary member of the Diabled American Veterans and operated the Middlebury street grocery. In addition to the wife and Syracuse son, survivors include one other son, Frank, Des Plaines, 111., and six grandchildren. Grace M. George Funeral services will be held at the Wright-Yoder funeral home in Nappanee on Friday at 10 a.m. for Grace M. George, 69, r 2 Nappanee. Mrs. George died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at her home. She was born in Kosciusko county on February 19,1903. The deceased married Verl George on November 11, 1922. He survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Howard (June) Kurtz of Nappanee, Mrs. Don (Carol) Titus of Milford and Mrs. Harper (Marlene) Peck of Albany; seven grandchildren and four three

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brothers, Lewis Troxel of Wakarusa, Warren Troxel of South Bend and Harvey Troxel of Bristol; two sisters, Mrs. Russell (Inez) Conrad of Hayfield, Minn., and Mrs. Gene (Joy) King of Nappanee. One son and one brother preceded her in death. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. tonight (Wednesday) until the hour of the service. Rev. David Widmeyer, pastor of the Island Chapel church of which she was a member, will officiate at the service. Burial will be in the Hepton-Union cemetery. George Bartley George Baker Bartley, 62, r 1 Warsaw, passed away at his home at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday following complications. He had been in ill health for one year. Mr. Baker was born November 27,1909 at Monroe county, Ky., to George W. and Ibbie (Birge) Bartley and moved to the North Webster area three years ago from Tippecanoe county. His marriage to the former Rilla Doyle took place in 1933 and she survives. He was a farmer and recently served as custodian at the Syracuse schools. He was a member of the Hill Christian church near Lafayette and the Tippecanoe county Farm Bureau. In addition to the wife, he is survived by one daughter, Alice and a son, George; three grandchildren; (Mie sister, Mrs. Laura Ritter of Crawfordsville and one brother, Sebert, New Richmond. Friends may call tonight (Wednesday) at the HarrisTroxel funeral home, North Webster between the hours of 7 and 9, afterwhich the body will be removed to the Dickerson funeral home at Stockwell where calling hours will be after- 4 p.m. Thursday. Rev. John Buckley will officiate for services at 11 a.m. Friday in the Clarks Hill Christian church in Clarks Hill. Interment will be in Tippecanoe Memory Gardens cemetery. Leela M. Bates Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the White funeral home, Elkhart, for Mrs. Leela Bates of Elkhart and sister of Mrs. Omar Horn, Syracuse. Death came at 10:50 p.m. Monday of an apparent heart attack and she was dead upon arrival at Elkhart hospital. Mrs. Bates had been in failing health for several years. Mrs. Bates was bom in Warsaw on December 4,1893 to Austin and Rosetta (Heckman) Decker and made residence at Elkhart since 1919. Her husband, Nile Bates to whom she was married November 25, 1916 at Claypool, preceded her in death October 4, 1958. She was a member of the Central Christian church and Town and Country Partners Garden club. In addition to the Syracuse sister, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Louis (Phyllis) Evans and Mrs. Harry (Eileen) Price, both of Elkhart; two grandchildren; three other sikters, Mrs. Noah Wolfe, Pierceton, Mrs. Raymond Cauffman and Mrs. Francis

Thompson, both of Claypool; and one brother, Hugh Decker, Elkhart. Dr. Warren Muir will officiate and burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Mark Allan Borden Mark Allan Borden, four year old son of Don and Penny (Hawn) Borden, r 1 Syracuse, died at 9 p.m. Monday in the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne. He had been transferred to the Lutheran hospital from the Goshen hospital Sunday. Mark had been admitted to.the Goshen hospital on Friday. Death was due to cystic fibrosis which he had had ever since birth. Mark was bom on December 13, 1967 at Fort Polk, La. Survivors besides the parents in-, elude one brother, Matthew, two, and one sister, Samantha, 10 months; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Hawn, New Paris; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Borden of r 1 Syracuse; maternal greatgrandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Firestone, Goshen; and paternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Borden, Goshen. Friends can call after 7 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Reith-Rohrer-Ehret funeral home where services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday. Ned Gates will officiate and burial will be in Oak Ridge cemetery at Goshen. Memorial contributions can be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Chapter of Elkhart county, 3338 West Lexington St., Elkhart.

Hospital Notes Murphy Medical Center SUNDAY, JULY 9 Emergency Room Charlotte Walker of Leesburg. MONDAY, JULY 10 Admissions Mrs. Charles Hall of Svracuse. Dismissals Taylor Shiveiy of Leesburg. Emergency Room Miss Imo Flora Lopez of Milford. Elbert Hall of r 1 Leesburg. TUESDAY, JULY 11 Admissions Amos Kaiser of Leesburg. Mrs. James Robinson of r 1 Leesburg. Emergency Room Mrs. Charles Rose of Leesburg. David Pontius of Milford. WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 Admissions Amos Kaiser of Leesburg. Lee E. Ratliff of r 1 Milford. Mrs. Winifred Frederick of r 2 Syracuse. THURSDAY, JULY 13 Emergency Room Fritz Thomas of r 2 Leesburg. Mrs. Terry Bolander of Leesburg. FRIDAY, JULY 14 Admissions Mrs. Ruby Tossell of Leesburg. SATURDAY, JULY 15 Dismissals Mrs. Ruby Tossell of Leesburg. Mrs. James Robinson of Leesburg. SUNDAY, JULY 16 Dismissals Mrs. Pansy McGinnis of r 3 Syracuse. Mrs. Hester Shirey of r 1 Leesburg. Goshen General TUESDAY, JULY 11 Admissions George Harwood of r 3 Syracuse. Merl Laughlin, 700 Pittsburgh street, Syracuse. Dismissals Gerald L. Boger, Jr., r 1 Syracuse. WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 Admissions Cheryl Penn of r 1 Syracuse. Dismissals Beth A. Myers of r 3 Syracuse. THURSDAY, JULY 13 Admissions Shirley Ringler of Milford. Anne Laurie Smith of r 1 North Webster. Dismissals Mrs. Hal Hull of r 1 Leesburg. Mrs. John A. Groat, 125 East Shore drive, Syracuse. Mrs. Charles W. Penn of r 1 Syracuse. FRIDAY, JULY 14 Admissions Eunice L. Moody of r 3 Syracuse. SATURDAY, JULY 15 Admissions Forretta Vandiver, r 1 Milford. Dismissals Dorothy McCoy of r 1 Leesburg. Rose Ann Hampton of r 2 Milford. Fredric W. Banta of r 2 Syracuse.

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Sports Camp To Conclude

The final two weeks* of Wawasee Prep’s third annual sports camps will be concluding with basketball with many fine players from the lake area, plus states of Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. Coach Phil Jones said registrations are still being accepted this week. Director of the summer sports

Sharon K. Price, 125 East Boston St., Syracuse. Goldia E. Mock of r 2 Syracuse. SUNDAY, JULY 16 Admissions Helen R. Carr, box 249 North Webster. Maxine L. Foster, 531 South Oak street, Syracuse. Dismissals Mrs. Forretta E. Vandiver of r 1 Milford. MONDAY, JULY 17 ' Admissions Arthur S. West, box 1 Leesburg. Harriet.Fidler of North Webster. Boston St., Syracuse. Leo R. Ulery of North Webster. Eva Simison, 113 West Portland St., Syracuse. r Ruth Cobbum of r 4 Syracuse. Dismissals Emma J. Jemigan of North Webster. » Laurie Smith, of r 1 North Webster. Barbara H. VanLue, 106 West Pearl St., Syracuse. OTHER HOSPITAL NEWS Carlton Jones of Milford was dismissed from the Whitley County hospital, Columbia City, early last week. Eddie Overmyer of North Webster was admitted to the Whitley County hospital last week and dismissed over the week end. Alice Monroe of North Webster was dismissed from the Whitley County hospital late last week. Teana Ringler, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ringler, Milford, suffered a collarbone injury in a fall at the Elkhart county fairgrounds Sunday. She was taken by ambulance to the Goshen hospital where she was. treated and released. Leora Fiske of Leesburg was admitted to the Whitley County hospital early this week. Mrs. George Harwood of Dewart Lake was released Friday from Parkview hospital after one month confinement. She is convalescing at home. Geroge Harwood of Dewart

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camps and head football coach at Prep, Jones announced that coach Gene Sullivan, former assistant at Notre Dame, will coordinate the program during the two one-week sessions. Assisting will be former freshman coach at Notre Dame and now of Loyola University of Chicago, Tom O’Connor. Counsellors will include

Lake is a patient at the Goshen hospital suffering from injuries received in a trucking accident. J. B. Ridgeway of r 4 Syracuse has been transferred from Saint Joseph hospital in Fort Wayne to room 312 at Goshen hospital and is reported as showing some improvement. ITAKELAND LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Kinney and Mrs. Beverly Stabler and son, Jeffrey, all of Milford, have returned from a visit to Dinuba, Calif., where they visited with Mrs. Kinney’s brother, Joe Davis and family.

Announcement. Elgie A. Tatman (licensed) arid son, Don E. Tatman (public accountant) will continue to operate the C. Ed,Tatman Accounting service at 113 S. Huntington, Syracuse Thank You! The Lakeland Youth Board of , i Directors greatly appreciate all who responded so generously to it's annual auction, and particularly to Col. Leonard Greer who donated his services for auctioneering.

Wawasee high athlete Jeff Hughes; Sylvester Adams, outstanding senior for Prep’s football and basketball teams; and Jim Webb of South Bend Adams, Activities for the all-sports summer camp started June 11 with a girls camp followed by Olympic soccer, golf, boys and girls all-sports, football and now the basketball ’

First Aid Unit Responds I The Syracuse first aid unit responded to a call at the Pacer Station location in town Saturday at 16 p.m. for Amy Johnson who had fallen from a second story window at a home near Waco, Lake Wawasee, and was brought to the station location for treatment. The youngster was taken to the office of a local physician and onto Goshen hospital for further examination and X-rays for a possible back injury.

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