The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 February 1976 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., Feb. 25,1976

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OBITUARIES

Mrs. Alpha Angel Services were held Friday in Fort 3¥ayne for Mrs Alpha Angel. 80, of r 1 North Webster. Death came early on Wednesday in the Whitley County hospital in Columbia City. A native of Fort Wayne, she had resided in the North Webster community for 17 years. Survivors include one son, Richard Angel of North Webster; and two brothers, Alpheus Swift of Fort Wayne, and Bayless Swift. King of Prussia, Pa Interment was in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Fort Wayne. Orien B. Deaton Funeral services were held Saturday for Orien B Deaton, 77, of Warsaw and brother of Sherman Deaton, Syracuse Death came Wednesday morning at Parkview hospital in Fort Wayne A native of Clay township. Kosciusko county, he was born on July 29, 1898. a son of Jacob and Mealy Cauffman) Deaton His marriage to the former Dollie Huffman took place December 8. 1920 and she preceded him in death in 1929 His marriage to Stella Marie Gill was in 1933 and she preceded him in death in 1962 He then married Verna Jackson May 8. 1966 and she survives 6 Mr Deaton was a member of the Harrison Center church In addition to the Syracuse brother and the widow, he is survived by a son. Wilfred (Bud) Deaton of Claypool; three daughters, Mrs Gene 'Mary) Neal, La Grange. 111., Mrs John (Hope) Keller of Indianapbhs. Mrs Georgia Rix of Las Vegas. Nev.; four stepsons, Oakley Jackson of Columbia City. Robert Jackson. Albion, Delimer Jackson. South Whitley, and James Jackson. Albion, four stepdaughters. Mrs Ervin , Ruth) Geiger of West FJalm Beach, Fla., Mrs Virginia Bumgardner. Albion, Mrs Marilyn Farber: Wolf Lake, and Mrs Darlene Wolfe of Columbia City, nine grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; 30 sitepgrandchildren. 24 step greatgrandchildren; one ojfher brother. John Deaton! of Claypool, and four sisters.'Mrs Cecil (Delpha) Conkin. Fort Wayne. Mrs Carl (Florence' Haines of Warsaw, Mrs Horace (Fluella) Tucker of New and Mrs. Glen (Ruth) Miller, North Manchester j Interment was in Graceland cemetery at Claypool.

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Elmer W. Hepler Funeral services were held on Sunday in the Wright-yoder funeral-home at Nappanee for Hepler died at his home at 6:15 p.m Thursday of* 8 an apparent heart attack He was born February 2< 1910. On June 27. 1931 he married Florence Marquart She survives Also surviving are two: sons. Robert of r 4 Syracuse and Gerald of r I Milford;) three daughters. Mrs Oscar (Mknlyn) Shaw of Vernon. Fla. Mrs'. Burt (Ruth) Manges of Bremen and Miss Delores Hepler c|f r 1 Milford; 10 grandchildren); three great-grandchildren,! two brothers, Delbert and Oscar, both of Nappanee, and one! sister. Mrs Henry (Ethel) Pishnoff of South Bend. One sister preceded him in death ! (Mficialing at the I jo p.m service was Rev D J. Davis of the First Church of God of Nappanee Burial was in the Hepton-Umon cemetery T. A. Hess T. A (Tay) Hess, 93. formerly of Warsaw, died Friday 4 Feb 20, in Sebnng hospital in Florida He was the father of the late Tay Hess, town Marshal of Leesburg Hess was a retired superintendent of Power King Tool Co., which preceded Union Tool Co. in Warsaw He is survived by hijs widow, Eleanor, two sons, Bernard M Hess. Warsaw and Arnold Hess. Bloomingdale. Hl. Funeral services were held in the United Methodist c hurch in Take Placid. Fla., on Monday, Feb 23. Lawrence ("Butch") Dierks Word has been received of the death of Lawrence trßutch”) Dierks in Belize, British Honduras. Central America. Dierks, a former resident of the Hastings community, owned property in Belize and in Punta Gorda and was a farmer in that Central American country Death came last w eek and was from an apparent heart Survivors include two brothers’ Allan of Hastings and Arnold of Sidney and a sister. Mrs Esther

Charlton of Leesburg. The family has no other details at this time but hopes to have the body brought back to Milford for burial after the three-month waiting period has passed. Roger N. McConnell Roger N. McConnell, 72, of Leesburg, died Friday morning, Feb. 20, in the Afran nursing home. Warsaw. He was born to Myron and Bessie (Tibbetts) McConnell on August 4, 1903 in Kosciusko county. He married Bessie Snellenbarger on February 7, 1925 She preceded him in death in 1958 On November 12. 1960. he married Lois (Summy) Leininger, who survives. He attended the Leesburg Brethren church and was retired from the Clausing. Inc. * Survivors besides the widow are three daughters, Mrs. John (Patricia) Stookey. Goshen. Mrs Elzin i Dorcas) Kipker, Warsaw and Mrs Dean (Linda) Hair. Fort Wayne; five sons, Glenn McConnell, Berkey, Ohio, David McConnell. Salen.< Ore., Nolan McConnell, Milwaukee. Wis . and Jim and Larry McConnell, both of Warsaw Also 20 grandchildren. one great-grandchild; and one sister, Mrs. Martha Skidmore, Fort Wayne One brother, one sister and two daughters preceded him in death Rev .Charles Keller officiated at the funeral services held in the Titus funeral home. Warsaw, Monday. Feb. 7. Bunal was in the Oakwood cemetery Russell H. Stout Final rites were held at 2 p m Sunday at the Manor Church erf the. Brethren. Mishawaka, for Russell H Stout. 69. formerly of the New Salem community but more recently a resident of 2000 South Fifteenth street. Goshen Mr Stout died at 5 p m in the Howard county Kokomo. where he was hospitalized one day. Rev. Paul , M Robinson officiated and burial was in the New Salem Church of the Brethren cemetery A former Syracuse resident, he was born May 24, 1906 the son of John H and Dora (Weybright) Stout, the deceased moved from his home on East Third street to the Goshen address in August 1975 He married the former Manam Shively of Etna Green on June 18. 1932 She survives, as does one son. John D Stout, Shaker Heights,

Ohio; one daughter. Mrs Ralph (Carol) Rheinheimer, Orrville, Ohio, and three grandchildren. , Mr Stout retired as principal of the Beiger junior school, Mishawaka, in 1964 He was also an ordained minister of the Church of the Brethren. A graduate of Manchester college, he received his master s degree from Indiana university and taught in Akron schools He went to Mishawaka in 1939 as the teacher of social studies, assistant principal and dean of boys In 1947, he became prin cipal. ) He was a member of the educational society. Phi Delta Kappa, and the Lions club Mrs. James D. Mick i Funeral services were held Saturday for Mrs. Sophrona Mick, 91. of 800 East Chicago street. Syracuse Death came at 2:35 pm Thursday in Goshen hospital and was due to complications A lifetime resident of the Syracuse community, she was born in Kosciusko county on May 28. 1884. a daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Robinson) Strieby Her marriage to James D Mick took place October 23, 1905 and he preceded her in death February 7. 1967. She was a housewife Survivors include two daughters. Mrs Mabel Kitson with whom she resided in Syracuse and Mrs. Phyllis Wood. Silver Springs. Md.; two sons, C. H of Sumpter, N.C., Ralph of Richmond and Frederick, Goshen; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; Interment was in Syracuse cemetery Mary E. Wuthrich Mrs. Mary E. Wuthrich. 77. of Mansfield. Ohio, died Friday evening. Feb. 20. in the Ohio State university hospital, Columbus. Ohio, after an extended illness She was born July 28. 1898. in Mansfield. She was a former resident of Milford and was a niece of the late John Beer. Mrs. Wuthrich was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and sos the - past 36 years was engaged in Bible education Surviving are two sons. Philip

E. of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Lawrence L. of Manfield; one granddaughter; two greatgrandchildren; two sisters. Jo Love and Miss Emma Witchery, both of Nathrop, Cold. Services were held Monday. Feb. 23, in the Ontario home of the Wappner funeral directors by R. Moores of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Burial was in Mansifeld Memorial park. Ernest A. Williams Ernest A. Williams. 85, r 3 Syracuse, passed away at 7:25 a m Tuesday in Goshen hospital where he was admitted last Friday. Death was due to complications following an extended illness. Mr. Williams was born in Kosciusko county on August 27, 1890. a son of Elias and Mary Alice (Secrist) Williams. He moved to the Syracuse community from Elkhart in 1955. His marriage to the former Mildred Delano Lowe of Pierceton took place on October 14, 1943. in Elkhart. A retired jeweler. Mr. Williams owned stores in Elkhart and Syracuse, the latter being the House of Gems at the south edge of town He owned the Warsaw Milk Company in earlier years. Survivors include the wife, a step-son. Jerry Lowe of’ Syracuse; three grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Frank (Blanche) Bates of Syracuse. Three brothers and one sister preceded him in death. Friends may call at the Harris funeral home in Syracuse between the hours of 2-4 and 7-9 today (Wednesday) and services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev. Kennard Robinson will officiate. Interment will be in Oakwood cemetery at Warsaw. Eleanor Jane Weeber Mrs. Kenneth L. Weeber, 57, of Goshen died Tuesday morning at her home following a three month illness. Mrs Weeber is the sister of William (“Bill ”) L. Cutter of Syracuse. Born June 12, 1918 in Elkhart, she married Kenneth L. Weeber on June 21, 1942. Mrs. Weeber was the former bookkeeper for Ziesel's Department store in Elkhart. Mr Weeber survives, along with one daughter. Miss Karen J. Weeber. at home; two sons, Capt Winton L Weeber. of the US Air Force in Charleston. S.C., and James E., a Purdue university student. Also surviving is another brother, Robert L. Cutter, Elkhart Friends may call after 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Westbrook-Metz funeral home, Elkhart. The funeral services will be in the Dunlap United Methodist church at 10:30a.m. on Thursday, Feb 26 The Rev. Ronald W. Liechty will officiate. Burial will be in the Rice cemetery in Elkhart.

Mother of Earl Butz dies Monday Mrs. Ada Butz. 91, mother of US Agricultural Secretary Earl L. Butz, died Monday night, Feb 23 She had been hospitalized since February 17. Born September 3. 1884. in Rome City to Jacob and Ella (McDonald) Lower. Mrs. Butz was a lifelong resident of northeast Indiana. She married Herman L. Butz on August 15, 1908. he preceded her in death in 1958 Besides Earl Butz, she is survived by two daughters. Ruth E. Bus fen berg er. Albion and Marie R. Howard, Saint Louis, Mo.; and two sons. Verio R. Butz. Park Ridge. 111. and Dr Dale Butz of Bloomington, 111. Other suvivors include 16 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending Howard I. Cramer Howard I. Cramer, 61, of Goshen died Monday in the Goshen hospital at7:lo p.m. after a four month illness. He was the father of Mrs. Lonnie (Patricia) Clem of Syracuse Born May 5, 1924 in Sodus. Mich to Clarence and Bessie (Conrad) Cramer On July 22, 1944 he married Mary Kathrine Garmen. Cramer lived in Goshen fa the past 45 years, and was employed by the Home Crest Corporation Survivors besides the widow and daughter Patricia are another daughter. Miss Karen Sue. and a son, James Howard, both at home Other survivors are two brothers. Mervin L Cramer. Dunlap and Carlyle e Cramer. Goshen; three sisters, Mrs. Charles (Lena) Geiger. Goshen. Mrs Lawrence (Betty) Covey, Dunlap and Mrs. Paul (Velemeana) Hummel. Port Lavaca. Texas; and two grandchildren A brother preceded him in death in 1975.

The family will receive friends

today (Wednesday) from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Yoder-Culp funeral home in Goshen. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the funeral home Thursday with Rev. Nevin H. Zuck. pastor of the City Church of the Brethren, officiating. Interment will be in Violett cemetery. Memorials can be made to the Respiratory Foundation at the Goshen hospital. Court News KOSCIUSKO COUNTY’ Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses at the office of county clerk Bessie I. Himes: Terrance Lee Horan, 18. r 1 North Webster, carpenter and Stephanie Kay Hire. 17. box 668 Syracuse, unemployed Michael John Roberts. 28, r 4 Syracuse, factory and Judith Carole Leedy. 33. r 4 Syracuse. Wawasee Electronics Henry' Sierk. r 2 Milford, $l2B. 60 days suspended jail sentence for assault and battery Fined The following persons were assessed fines and costs when they appeared before city judge Milo Lightfoot recently: Lacfislao A. Labra, 18. 168 North Shore drive. Syracuse. $52 for speeding Andrew B. Roach. 21, r 1 Leesburg. $35 for disobeying automatic signal Richard Crawford. 18. r 1 Leesburg. $35 for disobeying stop sign Craig Bontrager, 28. z r 2 Syracuse. $35 for no valid operator's license Marion Whitehead, Junque Shop. Syracuse, failure to provide for child charge dismissed on failure of prosecuting witness to proceed - Complaint Suits • Samuel Reiff vs Theodore Fulford, r 3 Syracuse. Plaintiff asks judgment of $699.88 and costs for damages resulting from auto accident. C. D. Lawson dba Lakeland Standard vs Glenn Rosenquist. r 1 Leesburg. Plaintiff asks judgment of $96.66 and costs of action far account.

Hospital Notes Murphy Medical Center MONDAY, FEB. 1« Emergency Room Michael Heintzelmean, North Webster TUESDAY. FEB. 17 Admissions Douglas Doty. Leesburg WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18 Admissions Barry Blue. Leesburg Dismissals Mary Lindsey. Leesburg FRIDAY. FEB 20 Emergency Room Mrs. Julia Garza. Milford Bret Hite, Noth Webster Dismissals Douglas Doty, Leesburg SATURDAY. FEB. 21 Emergency Room Jennifer Lynch. Leesburg Dismissals Mrs. Diane Holmes and infant daughter. North Webster SUNDAY, FEB. 22 Admissions Mrs Cynthia Clark, Syracuse Goshen Hospital TUESDAY. FEB. 17 Admission Laura Jean Joyce. Syracuse Lee Ann Andrews, Syracuse WEDNESDAY. FEB. 18 Admission Jonathon Lee Bender. Milfad Dismissal • Laura Jean Joyce, Syracuse Donna Marie Richmond. Syracuse

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THURSDAY', FEB. 19 Admission Fannie Hinderer, Syracuse Forest A. Smith, Sr., Syracuse Dismissal Bruce Larry Vanlaningham, Milford Thanas R, Crabree. Milford FRIDAY, FEB. 20 Admission Ernest Adam Williams, Syracuse Dismissal Patricia K. Gallmeier, Syracuse SATURDAY, FEB. 21 « Admission Franklin J. Schaefer. North Webster Dismissal Jonathon Lee Bender. Milford Julia H. Gross. Syracuse * SUNDAY, FEB. 22 Admission Gladys Weathers. Syracuse Dismissal Roy Monroe Sunday. Syracuse Mary Frances Davis. North Webster MONDAY. FEB. 23 Admission Margie Ann Schopf. Syracuse Velma M. LeCount, Syracuse Dismissal Mrs. David Antu and infant daughter. Milford Mrs Larry (Janice) Ryman. Milford OTHER HOSPITAL NEWS Donald Nyce r 3 Syracuse was released and is home after a four month convelescence in the Saint Mary's hospital, Rochester, Minn. Leonard Nichols of Syracuse is expected to be released from Goshen hospital today (Wednesday) where he has been a patient three weeks. Mrs. Fred Banta, Syracuse, remains a patient in room 311 at Goshen hospital where she, has been a heart patient.

Births HARDER. Brandi Suzann Mr. and Mrs. Brent Harder, Pittsburg, Pa., are the parents of their first child, a daughter, Brandi Suzann. Born February 11 at 4:11 p.m. in the Saint Clair’s Memorial hospital, she weighed five pounds, one and a half ounces, and was 19 inches long. The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Leßoy Leffler of Syracuse and the paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Thanas B. Harder, Johnstown. Pa Mrs. Ana Daher of California is the maternal great-grand-mother. BROWN, Brian Jay Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown of Millersburg are the parents of a Seven pound, eight ounce son. Brian Jay. born on Saturday, Feb. 21. at Goshen hospital. Little B. J. has a three-year-old brother. Jeffrey Steven. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Brown of Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schlemmer. Ligonier. Mrs. Nellie Schlemmer of Strawberry Village nursing home, Ligonier, is a great-grandmother. DIPPON. Crista Renee Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Dippon of r 3 Syracuse are the parents of third child, an eight pound, three ounce daughter. Crista Renee, born on Saturday. Feb 21, at Goshen hospital. Crista Renee has two brothers, Charles W. 54 years old and Chad Alan. 14 years old. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles E. Searfoss of Syracuse => and Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Dippon. r 1 Milford. Mrs. Earl Treadway of Syracuse is the maternal great-grandmother and Clifton Parcel, Elkhart, is the paternal great-grandfather. GALLMEIER. Cynthia Lynn Mr and Mrs. Danny Gallmeier of r 3 Syracuse are the.parents of a nine pound. 24 ounce daughter, Cynthia Lynn, bom on Wednesday. Feb 18, in the Goshen hospital She has a brother Danny Bill Gallmeier. Jr., aged four years. I Grandparents are Mrs. Otto Gallmeier of r 3 Syracuse, Bob Denny, Warsaw, and Mrs Betty Denny, Warsaw. Mrs Opal Loigfield of Nappanee is a greatgrandmother. LAFOLLETTE infant Mr. and Mrs Howard LaFollette of r 4 Syracuse are the parents of a daughter bcm on Thursday, Feb 19, at Goshen hospital.

ANTU. Angelica Marie Mr. and Mrs. David Antu, Milfad. are the parents of a daughter, Angelica Marie, bom February 17 at 10:35 p.m. Angelica tipped the scales at seven pounds, two ounces and was 21 inches long. Mr. and Mrs. Jose Ines Melendez and Mr. and Mrs. Eudoxio Canter, all of Laredo, Texas, are the maternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Galindo and Mr. and Mrs. Jose Antu. all of San Antonio, Texas, are the paternal grandparents. The Antus also have a two year old son, John David. Cards of T HANKS CARD OF THANKS „ The family of Elmer W. Hepler would like to thank Rev. D. J. Davis. Dr. Rheinheimer, Mr. Yoder and Mr. Thanas; the ladies of the Christian church in Milfad; and all friends and neighbors at the time of our loss. CARD OF THANKS Thank you very much for the opportunity of teaching your children and the honor you gave me. Dorothy Williams .CARD OF THANKS Thank you friends fa the cards and letters sent. A special thank you to Mike Umbaugh. Dave Hartter and Roy Archer for providing the means to get to Rochester. Minn. “Red" Donald Nyce CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank all my friends and relatives for the beautiful flowers, cards and prayers during my stay in Goshen General hospital. And a special thanks to Rev. Jones and Dr. Craig. Thanks again. Minnie Blough Memoriam IN MEMORIAM In Memory Os Robert (Bob) Ellis Along with our beautiful memories of Bob are thoughts of his friends and ours. Perhaps you sent a lovely card Or sat quietly in a chair; Perhaps you sent a floral piece, If so, we saw it there. Perhaps you were not there at all. Just thought of us that day. Whatever you did to console our hearts. We thank you so much whatever the part. Wilbur and Blanche Ellis Nancy and Donyel Byrd Dianne and Glenn Oxender and children

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Breach of faith and trust

To the Editor: According to your article “Fires Broadside”, you stated the water department could not ‘pump that much water for $22.50". MISTAKE! The $22.50 to $2°4.00 charge increase was not water rates; it was ONLY Sewage rates. The water bill was and is completely separate from the sewage rate. Therefore, the facts in your article were not correct. You also mentioned I was the first to “protest" the new ordinance. Hog wash! I was the first to "publicly” protest but there are many local citizens and taxpayers who are not at all happy to be paying more for utility services. If the taxpayers "protest" a hike in rates it's because they have a vested interest in their community and feel the local governmental

A tribute to Ruth Meredith

Dear Editor, The Syracuse Ladies of the Round Table will long remember our very dear friend and member, Ruth Meredith, because she was special to each one of us. The Lord blessed Ruth with many gifts and talents and she used them well. We all looked faward to going to her hone when she entertained our club. She was a very gracious hostess and her home was like a museum filled with beautiful antiques so attractively arranged throughout every room. She shared her smiles and keen sense of humor with us and always knew just the right thing to say and when to respond. She was a find Christian lady. She has touched the lives of hundreds of children in the Syracuse community during the many years she taught in the public school here. She was a dedicated teacher, loving and understanding all her pupils and being an inspiration to her fellow teachers and many friends.

public servants must justify those increases. Otherwise, does it not appear “unjust”, and a breach of public faith and trust? Lastly, you stated I was angry. I may have been concerned, serious, frustrated and intense but I was not angry. I was and still am simply stating my case to the town board and their lawyer. I trust they will see their error and change the ordinance without the fuss and effort they will surely expend if they do not change the ordinance. A town must be governed by reason and equality in its efforts to provide the essential services to its citizens . . . this is all I ask’: reason and equality... otherwise we stray away from the democratic goals and ideals upon w’hich our country was founded. Thank you. Ron Vestal

We re very glad we knew Ruth Meredith — her Christian friendship has enriched all our fives. Mrs. Robert Laudeman, president Svracuse Ladies of the Round Table Housewives rent homes for TV Some American housewives are hiking up their budgets by putting their homes on television. TV production companies are renting kitchens and living rooms as real-life sets for commercials, at from S2OO to SSOO for a day’s shooting. LARGEST PECAN A huge pecan tree near Mer Rouge, La., is the largest of its kind in the nation and measures 20 feet in circumference.

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