The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 22, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 June 1976 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., June 23,197«

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OBITUARIES

GLEN H. LONGENECKER Funeral services Thursday for Glen Longenecker Funeral services will be held at 1.30 p m Thursday in the McHatton-Sadler funeral home, Warsaw, for Glen H. Longenecker, 71, r 7 Warsaw, a former Syracuse principal Death came unexpectedly at 10:56 pm. Monday in the Kosciusko Community hospital. Longenecker had taught at Syracuse. Atwood. Beaver Dam and-Warsaw, served as coach at Atwood and Leesburg; and was principal at Syracuse. Leesburg. Beaver Dam and the Warsaw Freshmen high schools. He rebred in 1969 He was born on July 2. 1904 at Smithville, Ohio, the son of John and Mary (Gerber) Longenecker He received his bachelor's degree fnJm Manchester college, his master s degree from Columbia university. He was a member of the first football team at Manchester college In 1929 he married Mary’ Sandy She preceded him in death in 1954 He married Virginia Riley in 1956 She survives He was a member of the First United Methodist church at Warsaw, the IHSAA board of control, a charter member of the Leesburg Lions and a member of the Warsaw IJons club. Retired Teachers Association and the Manchester College Century

CALLANDER INSURANCE All forms «l personal and business insurance. 155 W. Market Ph. 773-4103 Nappanee us Nwis/up At Th* Milford Christian Church kl ELDON WILSON Minister THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Whan I am honest not because business demands it. but because I demand when I am generous not because my friends insist upon it but because my heart insists upon it. .. when lam decent not because the neighbors require it but because I require it . . then I have found something in life that makes it a toy to live* ■■■■■■■MW — Busses running every Sunday in AAiNord Dewart Lake Syracuse North Webster and Nappanee areas. — Bible school hour — 9 30 a m. — Morning Worship Service — 10:30 am — Primary beginner junior and high school and college age worship services of 10:30 a.m. — Sunday evening services at 7 p m — Family night Bible study. Wed nesdoy at 7 p.m. MILFORD CHRISTIAN CHURCH Phone 658-9151 Or 658-4305

club. Surviving with the widow are a daughter, Mrs. LeMar (Barbara) Clouse of Leesburg and three grandsons. A son, David, died in 1960. Rev. Ray Mills and Rev. Larry Miracle will officiate at tomorrow’s service. Burial will be in the Leesburg cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today (Wednesday ) and until the hour of the service tomorrow. Artie 0. Keifer Artie O. Keifer, 70, of Syracuse died in the Goshen hospital Wednesday. June 16. as the result of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound. Keifer. who was still conscious when the Syracuse ambulance arrived, said he was shooting muskrats with a 16 gage shotgun when he stumbled and fell on his gun. Mrs. Keifer found her husband lying face down in the yard a few yards from the house Corky Wong and Robert Penick of the Syracuse EMS unit transported Keifer by ambulance to the Goshen hospital where he died His survivors include his wife, Faye, two daughters, four brothers and two sisters. Services were held Saturday, June 19. at 1:30 pm in the Thoma-Rich funeral home in Bluffton Harkless Tackett Harkless Tackett. 43. Lucasville. Ohio, brother of Mrs. Monroe (Polly) Allen of Milford, died of complications on June 17 at his home. Tackett had been ill for 18 months The deceased was* born near Paintsville. Ky.. on April 1, 1933. the son of Andrew and Addie (Blanton) Tackett. He married the former Patsy Miller of Larwill on December 12. 1958 Surviving are the widow and six children. Lorraine. Fred. Malcolm. Clifford. Martha and Cathy, all at home; his parents of Warsaw. four brothers. Ray of Otway, Ohio. Leo of Bristol and Frank and Hargus of Warsaw ; six other sisters. Mrs. Merrill (Martha) Shepherd of Pierceton. Mrs. John (Mandy) Claybaugh of Huntington. Mrs Donald (Carol) Hall, Mrs. James (Kathleen) Griffith. Mrs James (Geraldine' Blair and Mrs John (Fay) Brunner, all of Warsaw Funeral services were held in the Church of Christ at Lucasville with burial there Mrs. Bud Cripe Mrs Zelma M (“Bake”) Cripe. 63. of Bradenton, Fla., former resident of Syracuse, died Monday. June 21. at 2 p m in the Goshen hospital She and her husband were visiting friends in Syracuse when she suffered a stroke Bom in Noble county March 16. 1913, she married Bud L. Cripe August 26. 1937 She moved from Syracuse to Bradenton. Fla., in 1965 Mrs Cripe was a registered nurse having graduated from the Laura Kindig school of nursing and belonged to the Nurses .Association of Florida and Indiana. She was a member of the Saint Andrew ’s United Methodist church in Syracuse When the family lived in Syracuse she was

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active in Camp Fire Giris. Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Bemette Cripe of Seal Beach, Calif.; and one son. Bruce of Washington D.C.; and a brother Russell Baker of Jasper. Friends may call at the YoderCulp funeral home in Goshen today (Wednesday) from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Rev. Ross Richey of Coalbush Methodist church in Mishawaka will conduct funeral services held at the funeral home Thursday, June 24, at 1:30 p.m. Interment will be in the Violet cemetery in Goshen. Beulah Pletcher Funeral services were held at 10:30 am. on Saturday in the Wright-Yoder funeral home at Nappanee for Beulah (Hall) Pletcher. 80. r 1 Nappanee. Mrs. Hall, a native of Milford, died at 7:05 p.m. last Wednesday at the LuAnn nursing home in Nappa nee She had been a patient there for the past six months. She was bom February 12, 1896. at Milford to Richard and Elzina (Miller) Hall. On June 5, 1912, she was married to Henry L. Pletcher who preceded her in death on September 15, 1970. She was a member of the Nappanee Church of the Brethren Surviving are three daughters. Mrs. Ray (Minerva) Williams of Chicago. Mrs Clyde (Isabelle) Rogers of r i Nappanee and Mrs. Roland (Mary Alice) Behling of South Elgin. Ill.; four grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; two brothers. Milton and Guy, both of Nappanee; and one sister. Mrs Carl (Dorothy) Heiman of NewParis. Rev. E. Paul Weaver of Nappanee officiated and interment was in Union Center cemetery. Grace Hall Funeral services were held on Saturday in the Nappanee Church of the Brethren for Mrs. Cloyd S. (Grace) Hall, 83. sister of Mrs. Jack Wolferman of Milford. Mrs. Hall, formerly of Nappanee, died at 9 p.m. last Wednesday at Fountainview Place. Elkhart, where she had been a patient for the past five years. She was born on July 20,1892 in Kosciusko county. She married CloydS Hall on January 13,1916. He died on April 10, 1960. Surviving with the Milford sister are four sons. Harlan of Whitaker. Calif.. John of Canoga Park. Calif.. Sheldon and Virgil, both of Elkhart; three daughters. Mrs. John (Betty) Linn of Elkhart. Mrs. Henry (Mary Ellen) Hudson of Plymouth and Mrs. Isaac (Pauline) Krull of Nappanee; 23 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Nappanee Church of the Brethren. Burial was in the Union Center cemetery Mrs. John D. Pfister Mrs John D. (Helen I.) Pfister, 74. of Elkhart died Tuesday, June 15. in the Elkhart hospital. She was born in Milford on April 26.1902. In Indianapolis she married John D. Pfister on April 16, 1929 He preceded her in death. Survivors include one son. David A Pfister. Elkhart; one daughter, Mrs Gilford (Judith) Cook, Elkhart; and five grandchildren Funeral services were conducted Friday. June 18. in the Grace Lutheran church in Elkhart Interment was in the Rice cemetery in Elkhart.

Samuel V. Larson Samuel V. Larson, 68, of Syracuse died this morning (Wednesday) at 5:30 a.m. in the Goshen hospital. He suffered a heart attack on June 17. Son of Carl and Lucretia (Traster) Larson, he was born February 24,1908. His wife Ardis preceded him in death in 1970. The only survivors are two sons, Eric of California and Keith of Millersburg. Friends may call at the Harris funeral home in Syracuse from noon Thursday till funeral service on Friday, June 23, at 1 p.m. Rev. Phillip Frew will officiate at the service. Burial will be in the Syracuse cemetery. Georgia V. Roemer Georgia V. Roemer, 80, of Syracuse died Monday, June 21, at 11:20 a.m. in her home. She had been in failing health for several years. Bom in Marysville, Mont., on May 4, 1896, she moved to Syracuse in 1958 from Milwaukee. Wis. She was a waitress. She is survived by one daughter, Joanne Hill of Syracuse and , one adopted daughter, Jeanne Tolson of Haywood. Calif. Graveside services were held this morning (Wednesday) at 10 am. Father Ignat us Lempart officiated the service and Harris funeral home handled the funeral arrangements. Burial was in the Syracuse cemetery. Mrs, Harold Sothard Mrs. Marion L. Sothard. 59, of Syracuse died at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, June 22. in the Marion hospital from complications. She had been ill for three months. The deceased was born in Dayton, Ohio, on July 8, 1916 to William and Marie (Troop) Reyh. She had been a summer resident of Syracuse for many years and became a permanent resident in 1959. She was first married to Clarence Wagner who preceded her in death in 1961. In 1967 she married Harold Sothard. Mrs. Sothard was a former variety store owner in Bellbrook, Ohio. More recently she was employed at the Leesburg Lumber Company in Leesburg. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church in Bellbrook. Ohio and the Order of the Eastern Star in Dayton. Ohio. Survivors include her husband. Harold, her mother, Marie Reyh of Columbia City; two sons. Frank Wagner of Xenia. Ohio and Jack Wagner of Fullerton, Calif.; one step daughter, Mrs. Betty Jean Schrum of Alexandria; two step sons, Bob Sothard of Arlington Heights. 111., and Billy Sothard of Anderson; 21 grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren. Also surviving is one sister Mrs. Louise Bailey of Miamisburg. Ohio and one brother. Bill Reyh of Fort Wayne. Friends may call this evening (Wednesday) from 7-9 p.m. and Thursday. June 24 from 2-4 and 79 p.m. at the Harris-Troxel funeral home in North Webster. The body will be removed to the Schlientz and Moore funeral home in Dayton, Ohio, were there will be calling on Friday, June 23 from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be Saturday. June 26, at 9:30 a m. in the funeral home, conducted by Rev James Nealeigh Burial will be in the Holp cemetery in New Lebanon. Ohio.

Hospital Notes Murphy Medical Center MONDAY, JUNE 14 Admission Damn Ranch Lafferty 11, Leesburg Dismissal Arley Cox, Syracuse TUESDAY. JUNE 15 Dismissals / Damn Randy Lafferty 11. Leesburg Jennifer L. Lynch. Leesburg Emergency Room Timmy B Lindsey. Leesburg

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Jim Miller. Leesburg WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16 Dismissal Geraldine Koch. Leesburg THURSDAY. JUNE 17 Emergency Room Billy LeCount. Syracuse Saul Vallin. Milford Edwardo N. Rivera, Milford Goshen Hospital TUESDAY. JUNE 15 Admission Debra Bowers, North Webster WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16 Admission Phyllis M. Custer, Milford Dismissals Ren S. Clark. Milford Mrs. Richard J. Mathew and son, Syracuse Helen F. Haney. Syracuse Debra L. Bowers, North Webster THURSDAY. JUNE 17 Admission M. Kathleen Edgar. Syracuse Dismissals Candice Cox and infant son. Syracuse Sharon J. Joyce. Syracuse Louis Edward Firestone, Syracuse Dale E. Hickmann. North Webster FRIDAY, JUNE 18 Dismissal Dorothy Wagner, Syracuse SATURDAY. JUNE 19 Dismissals Phyllis M. Custer. Milford Norma Emma Galloway, Syracuse Elma Z. Kettering, Syracuse SUNDAY, JUNE 20 Admission William D. Stutzman, Syracuse Dismissal Jennie M. Somers, Syracuse MONDAY. JUNE 21 Admissions Harry P. Van Antwerp. Syracuse H. Russell Baker, North Webster “7 Dismissals Eva Marie Mock. North Webster JERI GROVES DISMISSED Jeri Lynn Groves was dismissed from the Cleveland clinic at Cleveland. Ohio, on Saturday, June 19. She had undergone heart surgery at the clinic on June 10 and is now recuperating in the home of her parents. Mrs. ‘and Mrs. Ralph Grove, Jr., on r 1 Milford. EMS MAKES TWO RUNS IN MILFORD The report from the Milford Emergency Medical Service for the week shows one run made on June 17 to Barth when an employee became ill and a second run on Sunday when young Clayton Brooks, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Brooks of Main street, broke his arm. Births MATHEW. Richard James 111 Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Mathew II of Syracuse are the parents of a son born Monday, June 14, at 9:18 am. in the Goshen hospital. Richard tipped the scales at nine pounds. 14 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Edsell Rice of Syracuse are the maternal and Mr. and Mrs. Richard James Mathew of Ligonier are the paternal grandparents. Stanley Lung of Ligonier is the only greatgrandparent. Richard has a sister Suzanne, five, at home. THOMPSON, Kenneth Glen Mr and Mrs. James Thompson of r 4 Syracuse are the parents of their first child, a son. Kenneth Glen, born at 7:57 a.m. on Monday, June 21. The infant tipped the scales at seven pounds. 124 ounces and measured 204 inches long Grandparents are June (Davis) Newhard of Syracuse and the late Glen 'Skinner) Davis and Mr and Mrs. James R Thompson of Fort Wayne Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Frederick of Syracuse are the maternal great-grandparents.

COX, Wesley Teague Mr. and Mrs. Barry Cox of Syracuse are the parents of a son bom June 15 in the Goshen hospital. Wesley Teague weighed in at six pounds, 124 ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Gene Stoffel of Syracuse, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Jones of Jacksonville, Fla., Cleo Singery of Bourbon and Ellis Cox of Orlando. Fla. Cards of T HANKS CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all our friends and relatives for food, cards, flowers, prayer and for every expression of sympathy. Special thanks to Rev. Ross Cook and Charles Harris at the passing of our loved niece, cousin, granddaughter, sister and daughter, Brenda Zollinger. God bless each one of you. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zollinger and family CARD OF THANKS We would like to thank our family and friends for thoughtful remembrances and cards in honor of our 60th wedding anniversary. They were appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. Walters. Miller CARD OF THANKS The family of . Henry W. Stieglitz wishes to thank neighbors and friends for their cards and many other expressions of concern during our recent bereavement. Mrs. Henry W. Stieglitz and children

Court News KOSCIUSKO COUNTY Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses at the office of county clerk Bessie I. Himes: Terry Lee Stump. 19, box 566 Milford, Zimmers and Lori Lynn Golden, 19. r 3 box 41C Syracuse, cashier Thomas Lee Summy. 23. r 3 Warsaw, Plating Works, Pierceton and Kathryn Elaine Method, 19, r 3 Syracuse, Miller's Merry Manor Hanson Banks Anderson, 44. 525 South Oak street, Syracuse, factory and Shirlee Anne Jones. 41, r 1 Leesburg, self-employed Plenary Little and Clark. Inc., vs Adam and Connie Pamer. r 2 Claypool. Plaintiff ask judgment of $861.97 for insurance and cost for action. Marriage Dissolutions Mary Jane Haines vs John Melvin Haines, r 1 box 7 Milford. The couple was married April 27, 1955 and separated July 3, 1975. Petitioner asks for divorce, custody of minor children, support and all cost. Note Peoples State Bank of Leesburg vs Leßoy G. and Lindal V. Weaver, r 4 box 207 Syracuse. Plaintiff asks judgment of $12,109.69 plus interest, attorney fees of $1,500 and other proper relief on note. BOOKED AT THE COUNTY JAIL James E. Moore, 39. 210 North St.. Milford, was jailed on a body attachment warrent for contempt of circuit court last Thursday in the county jail at Warsaw. TICKETED FOR SPEEDING Rachelle M. Chiddester. 25, of Goshen was ticketed Sunday, June 20. for speeding on South Huntington street in Syracuse EMU runs of past week The Syracuse Emergency Medical unit made the following runs this past week: June 15 — Bessie Scarberry, 60, of Syracuse was transported by ambulance from doctor s office in Syracuse to Goshen hospital.

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She had pains in her chest and trouble breathing. June 16 — Barbara Kief, 37, of Ligonier was transported by ambulance from the scene of an accident one quarter mile east of SR 6 and SR 13 on SR 6 to Goshen hospital. She suffered abrasions on left side of her face, both knees and arms, and head. Art Kiefer, 70, of Syracuse was transported by ambulance from his home to the Goshen hospital. He suffered accidental selfinflicted gunshot wounds to his abdomen. June 17 — Kenny Elson, 50, of Syracuse was transported by ambulance from Lakeland Standard Station to Goshen hospital. A tire blew up in his face, causing lacerations to wrist and lip and a nose bleed. Samuel Larson, 68, of Syracuse was transported by ambulance from doctor s office to Goshen hospital. He suffered chest pains and difficult breathing. June 18 — Jenny Somer, 70. of Syracuse was transported by ambulance from doctor’s office to Goshen hospital. She suffered a numbness in her arm, headache and nausea. George Welker. 76. of Syracuse was transported by ambulance to Goshen hospital. He suffered chest pains. June 21 — Harry Van Antwerp. 59. of Syracuse was transported by ambulance from Skyline drive, Marineland Garden to the Goshen hospital. He had trouble breathing. 200 YEARS AGO Continental Congress makes 16 important additions and changes in regulations for the Continental Army regarding drastic punishment for serious infractions. (National Park Service — CNS)

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Freshmen are enrolling at Goshen college Counselors will meet with prospective Goshen college freshmen in a special summer orientation and registration in the art gallery of the Good library at the college. Freshmen may register June 21.22. and 23 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Information on room, financial arrangements, courses and college goals will be discussed. The faculty and staff of Goshen college will be assisting the prospective students and their parents. BOLIVAR MOVES Simon Bolivar on Oct. 30, 1817, organized an independent government in Venezuela. LEGALS NOTICE TOTAXPAYERS OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Kosciusko County, Indiana that the County Council of said County, at their regular meeting place, in the Courthouse in the city of Warsaw, Indiana, at 7:30 P.M. on the Sth day of July. 1976, will consider the following additional appropriations, which said of ficers consider necessary to meet tne ex traordinary emergency existing at this time, KCRI2 74 Reconstruct the County Farm Road from county road 2005 to county road 700 S. NO 205 L R. AS. 405.000.00 No 204 MVH Fund 45,000.00 Notice is further given, that taxpayers appearing at such meeting shall have the right to be heard thereon. The additional appropriations as finally determined will be automatically referred to the State Board of Tax Commissioners, which Commission will hold a further hearing within fifteen days at the County Auditor's office, of Kosciusko County, Indiana, or at such other place as may be designated. At such hearing, tax payers objection 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 Jean Northenor Auditor of Kosciusko County Ju.23 30