The Mail-Journal, Volume 11, Number 23, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 July 1974 — Page 5

OBITUARIES

Two prominent Syracuse residents pass away

few Dr. Herschell R. Coil Private graveside services were, held at Plymouth at 11:30 am. Tuesday. July 2, for Dr Herschell Roger Coil, Syracuse optometrist, who passed away at 5:15 p m Friday. June 28. at the Americana Nursing Home in Elkhart following an illness of a year His health has been declining during the past three months He was 77 years of age Dr Coil was bom June 12. 1895 at Garrett. Indiana, to William and lona <Hawk> Coil, and was married to the former Annabelle Lackey of Plymouth on May 3. 1934 Mrs Coil survives Dr Coil practiced his optical business in South Bend in the . 1930 s and in Fort Wayne for 45 years prior to being in business in Syracuse for the past 10 years

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« I sIA what’s a gigawatt? It s 1.000 megawatts or a million kilowatts It's what our country will need about 3 to 5 thousand of by the A year 2000 Right now the total generating capacity in the U S A. is around 350 gigawatts, barely enough to fill present demands In many areas, reserve levels are at an all-time low What can we do as demand grows by leaps and bounds 7 We can be prepared to meet it. Your local rural electric system and the nearly 1,000 other rural electric systems across the country make up a small, but very significant, part of the over-all electric industry And we’re working with leaders on ' • all levels to find solutions to the power supply problem Gigawatt is a funny word. But we take it seriously. Kosciosko County Iremc OMK. INDIANA'S RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES

after semi-retiring, making a total of over 50 years of practice. A Syracuse resident for the past 15 years, he spent his summers at Syracuse for nearly five years prior to moving here from Fort Wayne Dr. Coir the second oldest practicing optometrist in the state prior to retiring in May of 1973. graduated from Northside high school in Fort Wayne and Needle’s School of Optometry at Kansas City. Mo., in 1917. He served as secretary to the Indiana state board of optometry under Governor Leslie, was a member of the Friars’ club and the Mad Anthony 100 per cent dub. was a 32d degree mason, a Sinner, and member of the fc-ixs dub. all of Fort Wayne A World War I veteran, he served in the medical corps and later in the artillery He was a member of the Indiana Society of Chicago and the SyracuseWawasee American Legion Post 223. Dr Coil was a member of the All Saints Episcopal Chapel at Lake Wawasee In addition to the widow, he is survived by a son. Herschell Roger Coil, Jr . Redwood City, Calif . two daughters. Virginia Sudduth of Brooksville. Miss., and Caroline Bonham. Richland. Mich . and eight grandchildren. Mrs Coil and family received their friends at the South Shore Golf club following the services, and requested that memorials be sent to the All Saints Episcopal

Chapel, in care of Rev. David Hyndman, r 4 Syracuse. 5 >*: Mr Richard K. Miller Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday for Richard K. Miller, well known Syracuse resident, who passed away at the St. Mary’s hospital at Mayo’s Clinic at Rochester. Minnesota, at 4:30 am. Saturday, June 29. Rev Marvin Jones, pastor of the St. Andrews United Methodist church where the final rites were held, conducted the service, and interment was in the Syracuse cemetery Miller. 60 years of age. was a teller at the State Bank of Syracuse for the past six years Prior to that he had been employed at the Burkholder drug store for about 20 years. He lived at 106 East Pearl street. Syracuse, with his wife Jean. The Millers were visiting friends at Cedar Falls. lowa, when he suffered a heart attack on May 31 He was taken to the Cedar Falls hospital, then removed to the Allen Memorial hospital at Waterloo. lowa, where he remained for three weeks before being taken to the Mayo Clinic. In April, 1972. he suffered a heart attack but appeared to have made complete recovery He was a sports enthusiast, following local sports avidly. He was a member of the Syracuse Yellowjackets basketball team in the early 19305. The deceased was born April 27. 1914, to Sol and Georgia L. (Ketering) Miller, and had spent most of his life in Syracuse. On June 1, 1940 he married Roberta Jean Wills. He was a member of the St. Andrews United Methodist church in Syracuse, was on the Syracuse Library board for 15 years, and was a past president of that board. Survivors besides the widow include a son, Tom. of Fort Wayne and a daughter. Mrs Harry (Michele) Hart of

Bremerton, Washington; and two grandchildren, Fleming Miller, 8, and Jason Wade Hart, 34- i Gayle Hoover Miss Gayle Hoover, 17, New Haven, great-granddaughter of Mrs. Perry Hoover of Milford, passed away at 2 p.m. Monday at the Parkview hospital in Fort Wayne. Death was attributed to injuries sustained in a car accident on Friday. June 21. Surviving with the greatgrandmother of Milford are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hoover of New Haven and. paternal grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. Harry Hoover of Fort Wayne. Services were conducted at, 1 ’ p.m. Wednesday at a New Haven church and interment was in the IOOF cemetery. Chester H. Wright Funeral services will be held Friday at the Mingovan and Son funeral home. Fort Wayne, for Chester H. Wright. 72. of Fort Wavne and brother of Mrs. Mildred Cole of North Webster. Death came Monday night at the Lutheran hospital. A native of Kosciusko county, where he was bom on April 28, 1902 to William and Eleanor (Kincaide) Wright, he retired seveh years ago from Railway Express company after 47 years of service. Survivors, in addition to the sister, are the widow, the former Vivian Grover; and two daughters. Mrs. Louise Rennecker of Fort Wayne and Miss Lucille Wright, at home. Interment will be in Lindenwood cemetery. Fort Wayne Births WINKLE, Tammy Sue A daughter, Tammy Sue. weighing six pounds. 11 ounces, was born at 12:52 p.m. June 16, to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Winkle of Anderson at the Saint John’s hospital. The mother is the former Diane Smith of Syracuse, and the maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Smith of Syracuse. MILLS infant Mr. and Mrs. John Richard Mills of r 2 Syracuse are the parents of a daughter born on Monday. July 1. at Goshen hospital. WOODBURN. Heather Jeanne Rev. and Mrs. Chad Woodbum of Milford are the parents of a . daughter. Heather Jeanne, born \ June 26 at 9:15 am. Heather was horn at the Goshen hospital and upped the scales at eight pounds. 13 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Rev. and Mrs. Robert Neely, Jr., Easton, Pa., and paternal grandparents are Rev. and Mrs. Fred Woodbum. Quito. Ecuador. South America. Maternal greatgrandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Neely, Sr., and Mrs. Helen Ritchie of Philadelphia. Pa. Paternal great-grandmother is Mrs. Pauline Woodburn of Long Beach, Calif. AVELLA. Heather Dawn Sgt. and Mrs. Robert Avella of r 2 Syracuse are the parents of a daughter. Heather Dawn, born Wednesday. June 26, at the Goshen hospital Heather was bom at 3:30 p.m. and tipped the scales at seven pounds, 10 ounces and measured 18 inches long Heather was welcomed home by one sister Robyn Lynn, 34. and one brother, Robert Alan. 18 months Maternal grandparents are Rev and Mrs Marvin Jones of Syracuse and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John Avella of Philadelphia. Pa Villard »on Mr. and Mrs Charles Willard of r 1 Leesburg are the parents of a son bora Thursday. Junie 27, at Murphy Medical Center in Warsaw. He was bora at 8 52 p.m and tipped the scales at six

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pounds. 11 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wozniak. Warsaw. and paternal grandmother is Mrs. Joanne Willard, box 192 North Webster MOORE. Abigail Jane Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moore of r 1 Leesburg are the parents of their first child, a daughter. Abigail Jane, born Sunday. June 30. at the Murphy Medical Center in Warsaw The young lady was bom at 7:45 am. tipping the scales at six pounds, five ounces and measuring 204 inches long. Maternal grandmother is Mrs Hazel Petteys of Warsaw and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Moore erf Silver Lake. Paternal greatgrandmother is Mrs. Viola Moore of Claypool. Hospital Notes Murphy Medical Center SUNDAY. JUNE 23 Emergency Room Sh ash anna h Leake, Leesburg David Garcia. Milford Brad Taylor, Milford MONDAY. JUNE 24 Admissions Lori Kammerer. Leesburg Miss Jacqueline Tackett. Milford Dismissals James Lewis. Leesburg TUESDAY, JUNE 25 Dismissals Miss Jacqueline Tackett, Milford Mrs Grace Anglin. Leesburg Emergency Room Mrs. James McNeill. Leesburg Leo Donahue. Leesburg J ° Steve Mullet. Leesburg WEDNESDAY. JUNE 26 Admissions * Mrs. Carol A. Delap. Leesburg Emergency Room Anthony Timmons. Milford THURSDAY. JUNE 27 Admissions Mrs. James McNeill, Leesburg Mrs. Charles Willard, Leesburg A Dismissals Lori Kammerer. Leesburg Mrs. Arley Cox, Syracuse Emergency Room Angel Knapp. Leesburg FRIDAY. JUNE 28 Dismissals Vfrs James McNeill. Leesburg SATURDAY, JUNE 29 • Admissions Mrs. Thomas Moore. Leesburg Mrs. Peg Overfelt, Syracuse Dismissals Mrs. Charles Willard and son, Leesburg James Lewis. Leesburg Emergency Room David Varney. North Webster William Royce, Syracuse I Goshen Hospital TUESDAY. JUNE 25 Admissions Charles M Schell, r 1 Milford Dismissals Mrs. James Kernstein and daughter, r 4 Syracuse WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26 Admissions Bernice Ahrns. Milford Dismissals Adam L. Fisher, r 2 Leesburg THURSDAY. JUNE 27 Dismissals Mrs Irvin Hughes, r 3 Syracuse FRIDAY. JUNE 28 Admissions Daniel Zuniga, r 1 Syracuse Cindy Lung. 212 East Boston St., Syracuse Dismissals Mrs. Ronald Sherk, r 2 Syracuse

SATURDAY, JUNE 29 Admissions ‘ Eula P. Johnson, 507 East Chicago St.. Syracuse Beulah Adkins, 706 Baltimore, Syracuse Dismissals Charles Schell, r 1 Milford Mrs. Chad Woodburn and daughter, r 1 Milford Daniel Zuniga, r 1 Syracuse Cindy Lung. 212 East Boston St.. Syracuse SUNDAY. JUNES# Admissions Nancy Schmuck, 123 West Carroll St., Syracuse Dismissals Mrs. Robert Avella, r 2 Syracuse MONDAY. JULY 1 Dismissals Infant daughter of Sgt. and Mrs. Robert Avella, r 2 Syracuse OTHER HOSPITAL NEWS Ruth Longenecker, North Webster, was admitted to the Whitley County hospital at Columbia City last week. Bernard Penn of North Webster was dismissed from the Columbia City hospital early this week Mrs. Robert C. Dean, 400 Parkway Drive, Syracuse, was released from the South Bend Osteopathic hospital Sunday. Court News KOSCIUSKO COUNTY Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses at the office of county clerk Bessie I. Himes: Warren Devoe Rohrer, 35, r 2 Leesburg, foreman and Caroline Jean Wyland, 21. 516 North Walnut street. Columbia City, unemployed Bruce Allen Mitchell, 17, box 43 North Webster, farmer and Suzanne Marie Kruger. 17, r 1 North Webster, factory worker Delbert Sheley, 50, r< 1 Leesburg, plumbing and Vera Pearl Garwood, 56. r 1 Leesburg, factory worker David Alan Huffman. 18, r 2 Leesburg. Yeiter and Ganshorn and Beverly Kay Sparks, 17, r 2 Leesburg, student No injuries in Tuesday mishap No injuries; were sustained in a freak mishap in the 100 block of North Huntington street, Syracuse, at 2:40 Tuesday afternoon. Syracuse police reported S3OO damage to a parked 1972 Oldsmobile belonging to H. A. Alexander of r 1 Morris, 111., and $l5O to an outfit driven by Gary B. Wells, 21,526 Putnam street, Fort Wayne. " Wells was driving a 1963 International truck with an extra wide mobile home behind and hooked a portion of the left rear door of the Oldsmobile which was open. • > Vandalism and thefts reported Mrs. Leonard Nichols of 425 Medusa, Syracuse, reported to Syracuse police Tuesday morning of a 300 foot section of garden hose missing from their property. William Harrington, Turtle Bay Trailer court, Syracuse, reported to police Tuesday afternoon of a color Packard Bell television being taken from his unit sometime Monday night. Damage to the window and screen where entry was gained, was set at $lO.

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Wed., July 3,1974 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

Pequignot and Hall named Floyd Fithian co-ordinators

Floyd Fithian, candidate for Congress, and Stanley Nice, Democratic county chairman, announced this week the appointment of Fithian’s cocoordinators' for Kosciusko county. Stan Pequignot > a Warsaw attorney, and John Hall will serve as co-coordinators for the Fithian campaign. “I am very pleased,” Fithian said, *‘to have two young, energetic and outstanding men such as Stan and John coordinate my efforts here.” “We will be running a hard campaign characterized by a great deal of personal campaigning,” Fithian promised, "and this takes careful coordination and planning.” Stan Nice, county chairman, assured the coordinators they would have maximum support Cards of T HANKS IN MEMORIAM In laving memory of Thomas L. Ganshorn who passed away five years ago. July 10. There is no time that we would set For parting; we who must remain Are never ready foe such pain. Even our prayers would be: ‘Not yet; Not yet. dear God - another day With us let our beloved stay.” We must believe, when falls the blow. That wisely God has willed it so. Your children, parents and sisters CARD OF THANKS We would like to thank our Mends, neighbors and relatives for the flowers and other acts of kindness shown after the loss of our loved one. The family of Joseph Jessop 1 - LEGALS I NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS Notice is hereby given to me fexgeyers of Kosciusko County. Indian*. that the proper i«gai officers of said municipality at their regular meeting place, in the Court House in th* City of Warsaw, Indiana, at » 00 a m on th* 15th day of July !♦» will consider the following additional appropriations, which said Officers consider necessary to meet the extraordinary emergency existing at this time. Cumulative Bridge Fund NO XW2M» Labor $3.000 00 NOTICE TO REDUCE CERTAIN EXISTING APPROPRIATIONS Notice is further given that certain existing appropriations now have unobligated balances which will not be needed tor th* purposes for wh.ch ap preprinted. and it is therefore proposed that unnecessary existing appropriations in the funds shown below be reduced to provide in part for the above additional appropriations Cumulative Bridge Fund No 204 2400 Materials $3,000 00 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that taxpayers appearing at such meeting shall have the right to be heard thereon. The additional appropriations as finally Oeter... mined will be automatically th* Stat* Board of Tax Commissioners, which Commission wilt hold a further hearing within fifteen days at th* County Auditor's Office, of Kosciusko County, Indiana, or at such other place a* may be designated At such hearing, taxpayers objecting to any of such additional appropriations may be heard and interested taxpayers may inquire of the County Auditor, when and where such hearing will be held. Lawrence Butts Auditor Kosciusko County Jy 3-10

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from the Democratic coixity $ organization. On a swing through the county. Fithian did a handshaking tour of Warsaw, North Webster, Milford, and Syracuse. He was a guest at the Warsaw Rotary on Friday and told the Rotarians that the real campaign issues were the economy, high prices, and tax reform rather than the politics of Washington. Friday evenjng a party was held in Fithian's honor at the home of Mrs. Walter, Miller of Syracuse. Fithian remained in the county attending an auction Saturday morning and participating in the Mermaid Festival in North Webster on Saturday afternoon before departing for a JeffersonJackson Day dinner in Starke county on Saturday evening. Harry Beer in accident Friday Harry Beer of Milford was involved in a one vehicle accident on the Fox Farm road near Warsaw last Friday morning. Beer was on his way to a fruit market when the mishap occurred. He dropped off the berm. After getting back on . the highway the pick up truck he was driving turned around before turning over in the road. The pin in the wheel housing was not in the truck when the steering on the truck was checked. It is thought this caused the accident. Beer suffered scrapes and bruises and is undergoing tests to see if further injuries are involved.

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