The Mail-Journal, Volume 12, Number 21, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 June 1975 — Page 5

OBITUARIES

Albert J. Berkey Albert James Berkey, 50, 1017 S. Fourteenth St., Goshen, father of Stephen Berkey of Syracuse and brother of Mrs Howard (Opal) Berkey pile of Milford, passed away at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11. He apparently suffered a heart attack while watching television in his home. He had been ill about seven weeks with a heart problem Berkey was born in LaGrange county near Shipshewana on December 7. 1924 and moved to Goshen 24 years ago. Mr. Berkey was employed by Kropf Manufacturing company He was a member of the Bren neman Memorial Missionary church and veteran of the Korean conflict His widow, the former Patricia Perkins, whom he married on October 27. 1951. survives Also surviving are his mother. Mrs. Levi (Loretta Miller) Berkey, Middlebury; another son. Ricky, serving in the marine corps in San Diego, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. James (Peggy) Winkler, Goshen and Miss Sherri Berkey, at home, three grand daughters, three brothers. Harley, Goshen. Elvon. Elkhart and Ora. Middlebury, and another sister. Mrs Melvin (Leola) Kauffman. Middlebury Burial was in the Violett cemetery Harry Crouch Harry Crouch, 91, r 1 Cromwell. father of Charles Crouch of r 2 Syracuse and brother of Mrs Fred Fidler of North Webster, passed away Weckiesday. June 11, in his home. Death came at 3:30 p.m following a five year

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illness. Mr Crouch was bom in North Webster on October 4. 1883. He spent his entire life in the Ligonier and Cromwell areas. He married Edna Stuckman in Warsaw on November 20, 1920. She survives. Crouch was a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Tarman, New Paris and Mrs Ralph (Gertrude) Goseof r 1 Cromwell; six grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildrtxi Services were held Friday in Lagonier. Burial was in Sparta cemetery. Kimmell Fred Bettz A former Milford resident, Fred Bettz. 84. died in Zephyr Hills, Fla., on June 4. He will be remembered for his owning and operating the chicken hatchery on Emeline street while in Milford The building, which still stands, is located behind Campbell's Market and is now owned by that business Burial was June 6 at Chapel Hills Ralph Franklin Correll Services were held Saturday for Ralph Franklin Correll, 67. r 1 Pierceton A lifetime resident of Kosciusko county, death was due to an apparent heart attack and came at his home around 7 p m cn Wednesday. Mr Correll was born on December 26. 1908 in Kosciusko county, a son of Homer and Goldie May (Osborn) Correll. His marriage to the former Margaret VanAlstme took place in 1943

He was a retired farmer and member of the Eagles Lodge, Arie No. 1763. Ligonier. He is survived by his parents and wife, all of r 1 Pierceton. Interment was in North Webster cemetery. Mrs. Ruth Potts Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Ruth Potts. 79, sister of W’illiam A. Perry of Milford. Mrs. Potts passed away on Saturday. June 14. at a nursing home in Saint Petersburg, Fla. Funeral services will be held at the McGowns funeral home in Elast Chicago. 111., this week. Area persons will remember Mrs. Potts for her several visits to the Perry home in Milford over the past years. John Pamer John Pamer, 71, of Milford passed away Tuesday evening at 8:45 in the Alfran nursing home at Warsaw Death was caused by complications of a number of strokes Mr. Pamer was a former employee of Beers greenhouse in Milford and retired several years ago. He was born in 1903 in Hungary. He was united in marriage to Mary Rentz of Hungary on December 28, 1924 and came to the United States in April 1950 She preceded him in. death on April 25, 1969. Surviving are five sons, Paul of Germany. Lawrence of Sarasota, Fla., John. Jr., of New Paris and Mathew and Adam of Milford; one daughter. Mrs. Rose Puskas of Hungary, and several grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending Mrs. Ruth (Bollinger) Long Mrs Ruth (Bollinger) Long, 83, Millersburg, passed away Tuesday. June 17, in Goshen hospital at 1:50 p.m. Death was caused by complications of cancer. Mrs. Long was bom in Benton township February 1, 1892 to Rudolf and Martha (Hess) Bollinger She was united in marriage on February 15.1910 to Homer M Long in Saint Peter’s Luthem church and he preceded her in death on July 4, 1964. She was a member of the Saint Peter's Luthern church in Millersburg. Survivors include one daughter. Mrs. Madonna Ax. r 4

Syracuse; three sons, Rudy of r 2 Syracuse and Frank and Douglas of Millersburg; six grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; two brothers, James Floyd Bollinger of the Sympson nursing home and H. D. Bollinger of Wawaka. Services will be conducted Friday, at 1:30 p.m. in the Rieth, Rohrer and Ehret funeral home in Goshen. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. this evening (Wednesday). Rev. John Hofer will officiate for the Friday service and interment will be in Brown cemetery at Millersburg. The Eastern Star memorial service will be held this evening at 8 p.m. Births WORTHMAN. Eric Lee Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dean Worthman of 71660 CR 37 r 2 Syracuse are the parents of a son, Eric Lee. bom on Saturday. June 14, in the Goshen hospital. Eric tipped the scales at seven pounds, 12 ounces when he was bom at 3:30 a m. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bittings of New Paris. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Warthman of Millersburg are paternal grandparents. Mrs. Hazel Rink of Millersburg is paternal great-grandmother. BAILEY daughter Mrs. Barbara L. Bailey of North Webster is the mother of a daughter born Monday, June 9, at Murphy Medical Center in Warsaw. The young lady was bom at 2:13 p.m. and tipped the scales at seven pounds, 114 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Clayton W. McMagon, Florida. MIKEL. Lee J. Mr. and Mrs. Randy (Roxy) Mikel of Milford are the parents of their first child, a son, bora on Sunday, June 15, in the Elkhart hospital. Lee J. was boro at 9:26 p.m. weighing seven pounds, 15 ounces. He was 214 inches long. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoffer. Nappanee, are the maternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mikel of Milford are the paternal grandparents. Maternal great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Claude Heckaman of Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Hoffer of

Nappanee. Paternal greatgrandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mikel of Nappanee and Mrs. Otto Beer. Sr., New Paris. HOFFER. Karie Brooke Mr. and Mrs. Scott (Liz) Hoffer of Nappanee are the parents of their first child. Karie Brooke, boro June 15 at 7:05 p.m. Karie was born in the Elkhart hospital, weighed eight pounds, 13 ounces and was 224 inches long at birth. Maternal grandparents are Mrs. JoAnne Weldy, Wakarusa and Keith Weldy of Grand Rapids. Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoffer of Nappanee are paternal grandparents. Mrs. Morris Dresser of Goshen is maternal great-grandmother. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Heckaman of Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. W'illard Hoffer of Nappanee aFe, paternal great-grandparents John Vissagio of Sturgis, Mich.. is the newborn's godfather. SWEARINGEN. Lorie Jo Mr. and Mrs. Wallace R. Swearingen of Warsaw are the parents of a daughter. Lorie Jo. bora Thursday, June 12, at Murphy Medical Center in Warsaw. Lorie was born at 10:48 p.m. when she tipped the scales at five pounds, 13 ounces and measured 18 inches long. She was welcomed home by one sister, Cathy, 11, and one brother. Michael, two. Maternal grandparents are James Bender of California and Mrs. Genevieve Bender of Syracuse. Paternal grandmother is Mrs. Celia Swearingen of Muncie. Paternal greatgrandfather is Mr. Reid of Tennessee. FISHER. Sarah Elizabeth Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fisher, Sr., of Syracuse have received word of the birth of their granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth, boro to Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Fisher, Jr., of Evansville. Sarah was bom on May 21 and weighed seven poinds, 14 ounces. She has two brothers, Bobby and Jarrod. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, Sr., are the paternal grandparents. Mrs. Oscar Schymik of Evansville is the maternal grandmother. Paternal great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Vero B. Fisher of Ligonier.

Hospital Notes Murphy Medical Center SUNDAY. JUNE 8 Emergency Room Mrs. Tom Burkett, Leesburg Joseph A. Morehead, Jr., Leesburg Miss Jackie Bryant, North Webster MONDAY. JUNE • Admissions Mrs. Merlin Bailey. North Webster Mrs. Norma E Roose, North Webster Emergency Room Mrs. Nanette Zowd, North Webster Mark Shepherd. Leesburg Mrs. William Block. Leesburg Irma Garza, Milford WEDNESDAY. JUNE 11 Dismissal* t Mrs. Norma Roose. North Webster Mrs. Merlin Bailey and daughter. North Webster Mrs. George Villarreal, Milford Emergency Room Joseph R Rafferty. Syracuse THURSDAY. JUNE 12 .Admissions Mrs. Lola C. Newkirk. Leesburg Emergency Room Dulcie Cox, Syracuse Christopher Roberts, Leesburg FRIDAY. JUNE 13 Dismissals Mrs. Glade Grubbs, Leesburg Emergency Room Mrs. Ronald Zartman. Milford Chad Zartman. Milford Brent Zartman, Milford SATURDAY. JUNE 14 Dismissals Mrs. Lola Newkirk. Leesburg

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Emergency Room Dedra Pershing, Milford George M. Harvey, Syracuse SUNDAY. JUNE 15 Admissions Mrs. A. F. Ferguson. Leesburg Goshen Hospital TUESDAY, JUNE !• Dismissals Tony A. Blackburn, Milford Pamela Jean Eubank, Syracuse Mrs. James Rooney and daughter, r 1 Leesburg WEDNESDAY. JUNE 11 Dismissals Bruce E. Rookstool, 201 N. Huntington St., Syracuse THURSDAY. JUNE 12 Admissions Jeff Hoerr, r 1 Milford Saniamar Denton, r 4 Syracuse FRIDAY. JUNE 13 Admissions Mrs. Marie LeCount, r 3 Syracuse Clark Coburn. 430 Dolan drive, Syracuse Shane Avery, r 1 Syracuse Raymond Denburg, r 2 Leesburg Carolyn Vandiver, r 1 North Webster SATURDAY. JUNE 14 Admissions Wasel Gordon. 718 S. Main St., Syracuse Dismissals Shane A. Avery, r 1 Syracuse Clark L. Coburn, 430 Dolan Dr.. Syracuse Saniamar A. Denton, r 4 Syracuse Gladys Knepple, r 3 Syracuse Uoyd H. Moore, r 2 Syracuse Mrs. William Weathers, r 3 Syracuse Ernest Williams, r 3 Syracuse SUNDAY, JUNE 15 Admissions David D. Fox, Milford Marsha K. Marling, Syracuse Lester Stewart. 16166 CR 52, r 1 Syracuse Bertha Mae Searfoss, r 2 Syracuse MONDAY. JUNE 16 Admissions Frank Green, r 1 Leesburg Betty L. Coy, r 3 Syracuse Dismissals Jeffrey Lee Hoerr, r 1 Milford David Lee Herron, r 2 Leesburg Marie LeCount, r 3 Syracuse Lester Lee Stewart, r 1 Syracuse OTHER HOSPITAL NEWS Lilly Warner, Milford, has been returned to her home following surgery at the Parkview hospital in Fort Wayne. TRANSPORT PATIENT TO GOSHEN HOSPITAL The Syracuse first aid unit responded to a call for Mrs. Paul McGill, 67, r 2 Syracuse, at 11:30 a m Tuesday. The call was for a leg injury and a splint was applied before the patient was taken to Goshen hospital. Cards of Thanks CARD OF THANKS We would like to express our sincere thanks to all our friends and neighbors who were so thoughtful at the time of our bereavement. The family of Lawrence Byrket Doris and children Ray and Stella Byrket and family C ARD OF THANKS We wish to thank Dr. Zimmerman, Rev. Cook, Rev. Robinson and the many friends for kindnesses shown during the loss of our loved one. Bertha Brownstein. The Nicolai family CARDOF THANKS I wish to thank my friends and neighbors for the cards, gifts, flowers, prayers, acts of kindness. visits and all the attention received while I was in the hospital. A special thanks to the United Methodist Women. Lillie Warner

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AT SYRACUSE JUNE 29 — The Joyous Sounds of Faith, an instrumental and vocal trio from Faith Baptist Bible college in Ankeny, lowa, will present “Refreshings" at Wawasee Heights Baptist church, Syracuse, on Sunday, June 29. at 7 p.m. The trio includes three young ladies: Melody Gray (sophomore) from Cambridge. Iowa; Sharon Richardson (sophomore) from Waverly, Iowa; and Victoria Skea (senior) from Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Their accompanist is Susan Obenchain (junior) from Caldwell, Idaho. A vocalist, Thomas Arnold, is traveling with the group. He is a graduate of the Class of 1975 with a BA degree in theology. The students will be accompanied by Austin D. Plew, director of development, who will present a brief description of the college and its functions. The program of sacred music includes a variety of hymns, anthems and gospel songs arranged for instruments and-or voice.’ The summer itinerary of the Joyous Sounds extends from June 14 through August 11 and includes churches and camps in Illinois. Indiana. lowa, Michigan. Ohio and Wisconsin.

Court News KOSCIUSKO COUNTY’ Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses at the office of county clerk Bessie I. Himes: David Allen Bess, 22. r 2 Milford, Chore-Time and Janette Marie Zimmerman, r 2 Milford, clerk Gale William Hamman, 21, r 1 Leesburg, factory worker and Joyce Ann Arnett, 20. r 2 Claypool, secretary Ralph Kiser, 62. r 1 North Webster, Department of Natural Resources and Louise Osowski, 62. 736 South Huntington street. Syracuse, inspector James Edward Rodgers, Jr., 21, box HOC, r 1 Milford, telephone company and Alice Rebecca Leach, 22, r 1 North Webster, clerk Judgment Suits Francis Oswalt vs Johnie Oswalt, r 3 Syracuse and Peoples State Bank of Leesburg. Plaintiff demands judgment of partition of real estate; if plaintiffs interest not according to law, real estate sold and divided; attorney fees; and costs of action, resulting from a family agreement. Marriage Dissolutions Dolores Bachelder vs James Bachelder, box 352 North Webster. The couple was married October 30, 1957 and separated May 28, 1975. Petitioner asks for divorce, custody of one minor child, support, division of property and costs of action. Diane Adams vs James

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Adams, Jr., r 1 Syracuse. The couple was married January 25. 1969 and separated March 1975. Petitioner asks for divorce and division of property. There are two minor children. Deborah Wiles vs Gary Wiles. 118 North Harrison street, Syracuse. The couple was married October 14, 1972 and separated April 30. 1975. Petitioner asks for divorce, custody of two minor children, support, attorney fees and division of property. Emergency runs made in Milford The Milford Emergency Services, Inc., reports having made three runs recently. On Thursday, June 12, a call was made to the scene of an accident at 5:55 p.m. Minor injuries were reported. On Friday, June 13, a call was to the scene of another accident at 4:50 p.m. Again, only minor injuries were siKtained. On June 15 a call was made to Camp Mack w here a camper was suffering bronichial spasms. This call was made at 11:30 p.m. Watch For The Opening Os VILLAGE GREEN LAWN & GARDEN, INC. Wawasee Village - Syracuse

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