The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 48, Milford, Kosciusko County, 26 December 1973 — Page 5

OBITUARIES

Walter M. Petty Funeral services were held Saturday for former Syracuse resident Walter M. Petty, 90, of Riverdale, 111. He died on Wednesday at a nursing home there where he had been in failing health for sometime. Mr. Petty was bom on September 11,1883. He was married to the former Iva G. Rogers and she preceded him in death March 17, 1967. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Lewis (Iva) Carr of Riverdale; three grandsons; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Miss Blanche Petty of Wabash. Burial was at Wabash. Menno Kaufman Menno A. Kaufman, 77, r 1 Bremen, father of Miss Sarah Kaufman of Milford, passed away Thursday at 7:30 a.m. in the Bremen hospital. He had been ill for some time. Mr. Kaufman was born on November 9, 1896 in Fayette county, 111. He had been a resident of Bremen since 1934. He was united in marriage to Magdalena Borkholder on November 29, 1934 and she

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preceded him in death in 1963. Mr. Kaufman was a retired farmer. Surviving with the daughter of Milford are three sons, Samuel and Emery, both of Bremen, and Enos of Etna Green; two other daughters, Miss Esther Kaufman of Bremen and Mrs. Alma Hershberger, Nappanee; nine grandchildren; three brothers, Noah, Goshen, Henry, Etna Green, Abraham, Mio, Mich. Funeral services were conducted at 1:30 Sunday with Bishop John Helmuth officiating. Interment was in the Borkholder cemetery. Mrs. Ruth Rich Mrs. Ruth Rich, 75, Saunemin, 81., passed away Monday, Dec. 24, in her sleep at her home. She is the mother of Arnold Rich of Milford. Surviving with the son of Milford is her husband, Merrill; three other sons, Bob of Elizabethton, Tenn., Bill and John, both of Saunemin, BL; one daughter, Mrs. Ann Gaston, Saunemin, DI.; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time.

Sam G. Boyer Sam G. Boyer, 65, a summer resident of r 1 Leesburg, Tippecanoe Lake, was pronounced dead on arrival at Naples, Fla., Community hospital Wednesday. Death was attributed to an apparent heart attack which occurred while he was fishing. Mr. Boyer was born on June 30, 1908 in Indiana. He was a retired state agent for the Continental Insurance Co., a member of the First Presbyterian church of Warsaw. His survivors are his widow, Ruth; two daughters, Mrs. Shirley Ann Smith, Carmel, and Mrs. Mary Lee Williams, Leesburg; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Gertrude McVetty of Kokomo. Services were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in a Kokomo funeral home with Rev. Peter Eckert officiating. Burial was in the Galveston cemetery north of Kokomo. / Ralph T. Skehan Services will be held Friday for Ralph T. Skehan, 62, of r 1 Leesburg. Death came at 5:30 Sunday morning at the Howard Community hospital at Kokomo and was due to complications following an illness of four months. He was born at Anderson on May 30,1911, a son of the Walter Skehans and was a summer resident at Tippecanoe Lake for 16 years prior to moving to the community from Cleveland, Ohio in 1972. His wife, the former Georgia Norris, to whom he was married in October of 1929, preceded him in death April of this year. Mr. Skehan was a metallurgist for the Alleghany Ludlum Steel Company at Cleveland. He was a member of Saint Martin de Porres Catholic church at Syracuse. Survivors include one son, Donald, five grandchildren and two sisters. Friends may call at the HarrisTroxel funeral home North Webster, Thursday from 2-4 and 7-8. Father Eugene Zimmerman will officiate for the 10 a.m. services Friday at the Catholic church and burial will be in North Webster cemetery. The Rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 7:30 Thursday night. Carla Northrup Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Oakwood cemetery in . Warsaw for seven-month-old Carla Rae Northrup of r 3 Syracuse. Carla Rae died between 5 and 8 a.m. on Christmas eve. Death was caused by complications. She had been ill since birth.

She was born May 8 at the Goshen hospital to George and Kathy (Wiggs) Northrup. Surviving with the parents are one brother, George and one sister, Caren, both at home; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiggs of r 3 Syracuse; and paternal grandfather, George Northrup of Warsaw. Mary L. Pfeiffer Death claimed Mary L. Pfeiffer, 93, r 1 Larwill, at 10:30 p.m. Christmas eve. She died of complications at her home after an illness of several years. She was born in Jennings county on December 29, 1879 to James and Mary (Spann) Baxter. She had lived most of her life in Manistee, Mich, ft She was married Ur Ewald Pfeiffer who preceded her in death in 1949. She was a housewife and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Manistee. Surviving are several nieces and nephews including Mrs. Thomas Anderson of r 1 Larwill with whom she made her home. Friends may call at the HarrisTroxel funeral home in North Webster tonight (Wednesday) from 7 to 9 p.m. The body will be taken to LaValle-Johnson funeral home in Manistee where services be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in the Trinity Lutheran cemetery in Manistee. J. Harold (Jake) Myers J. Harold (Jake) Myers, 67, 51 Cyprus Circle, New Port Richie, Fla., died at noon on Monday at his home. Death was caused by a heart condition. Myers is survived by two daughters who reside in the Milford area — Mrs. Darwin (Doris) Darnell and Mrs. Noel John (Marilyn) Perry. The deceased was born near Nappanee on March 4, 1906 to Jacob and Lizzie Ellen (Slabaugh) Myers. He had resided in Florida for the past five years. He had formerly resided in Nappanee, Milford and Rochester. Myers was a member of the Milford Masonic lodge and the Shrine at South Bend. He was also a member of the Moose lodge. Surviving with the two daughters are four grandchildren and one great-grandson; three sisters, Mrs. Donald (Joy) Weybright and Mrs. William (Zulah) Wagner, both of Nappanee, and Mrs. Jesse (May) Yoder of Plymouth. Arrangements are pending at the Mishler funeral home in Milford.

Court News KOSCIUSKO COUNTY Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses at the office of county clerk Bessie I. Himes: Wilbur S. Beeman, 49, North Webster, self employed and Fanny Mae Germonprez, 34, box 263 North Webster, unemployed Jeffery Lee Heckaman, 20, r 1 Milford, inspector and Kay Ann Veter, 26, box 281 Leesburg, sprayer Larry Floyd Koontz, 19, r 1 North Webster, mover and Debra Lynn Grindle, 16, 207 North Lake street, Syracuse, student Kennith Ray Spurlock, 23, Leesburg, Dalton Foundries and Zora Jannene Edwards, 17, box 31 Leesburg, Dytronics David Thomas Schaefer, 26, r 1 North Webster, welder and Sandra Faye Logan, 25, r 1 North Webster, factory Michael Wayne Hardy, 21, r 4 North Manchester, set-up man and Joyce Cheryl Barrett, 22, r 1 North Webster, factory C. D. Lawson, 42, r 4 Syracuse, engineer and Graciela Hernandez, 22, 303 South Third street, Goshen, bookkeeper Marriage Dissolution Diana Sue Long vs Thomas Earl Long, 203 West Van Buren street, Leesburg. The couple was married April 26, 1969 and separated December 11, 1973. Petitioner asks for divorce, custody of three minor children, support, division of property, attorney fees and costs of action. Fined The following persons were assessed fines and costs when appearing before jp Milo Clase recently: Larry Popenfoose, r 1 Leesburg, assault and battery charge taken under advisement for 180 days Leonard O’Neil, 52, Milford, S3O for public intoxication Glenn Kuhn, 60, r 1 Leesburg, $52 and restricted driving for work oily, for driving under influence; public intoxication charge taken under advisement 'Robert Edwards, 21, box 55 Leesburg, $35 for speeding 70.9 mph in a 50 mph zone Cynthia D. Gnass, 19, r 4 Syracuse, S3O for disregarding stop sign

ELKHART COUNTY Marriage Licenses The following couple has applied for a marriage license in the office of county clerk Woody L. Cattm: I James Edward Loggins, 38, Syracuse, construction foreman and Barbara Sue Thornton, 25, Nappanee, factory employee Fined The following persons have been assessed fines and costs while appearing before city judge James A. Simpson: Arden D. Baker, 18, r 1 Syracuse, $32 for driving left of center Russell A. Ritter, 20, r 2 Syracuse, $32 for Speeding Margarette L. Preston, 43, r 3 Syracuse, $32 for making an unsafe move from lane to lane Hector J. Esquivel, 27, Milford, $32 far driving on a learner’s permit without a licensed driver Michael E. Minnick, 26, North Webster, $32 for disregarding an automatic signal James B. Webster, 39, 307 S„ Third, Goshen, $32 for disregarding an automatic signal License Suspended M. P. Stevenson, r 1 Leesburg, has had his driver’s license suspended from August 18,1973 to February 18,1974 for leaving the scene of an accident according to the latest report received from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles at Indianapolis. f Cards of T HANKS CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank all our friends and neighbors for the cards and flowers and words of kindness following the passing of my mother. Mrs. Ralph Enoch CARD OF THANKS We would like to thank everyone for the cards, words and acts of kindness following the death of our loved one. Wilbur Baumgartner Mr. and Mrs. Keyin Gautsche 5 Lawrence Moore THANK YOU We would like to express our sincere thanks to members of the Milford fire department for the assistance they gave us during our Sunday fire. We found the firemen courteous, helpful and extremely careful concerning damage to the interior of our house, and we are extremely grateful. Wayne and Irene Bucher

Wed., Dec. 26,1973 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

RECEIVE AWARDS — Five and 10 year awards were given at Brock Manufacturing, Inc. annual Christmas party recently. Shown are Larry Criswell who received a five year award; Kerry Boggs, Erma Chambers, Devoe Hoffer and Floyd Yoder, who received 10 year awards. Not present for the awards or the picture was Raymond Schori who also received a 10 year award.

Births STOOKEY, Jackson Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Stookey of r 2 Leesburg are the parents of their first child, a son, Jackson Cooper, born Wednesday, Dec. 19, at the Murphy Medical Center in Warsaw. Jackson was born at 9:17 a.m. and tipped the scales at eight pounds, seven ounces and was 21 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Luecke of Warsaw and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Emra Stookey of Milford. Greatgrandparents include Frank Luecke of Harlowtown, Mont., and Mrs. Millard Stookey of Milford. Cancer toll cut by new detection techniques The American Cancer Society’s annual report states that approximately 55,000 more lives are being saved from cancer each year than in the 19505. It predicted the figure would jump to 218,000 in 1974 with the use of new detection techniques. — CNS

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Mfr TOP AWARD — The Brock award for the top lift truck driver of 1973 at Brock Manufacturing, Inc., Milford, was presented to Bob Vickers at the company’s annual Christmas party.

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