The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 46, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 December 1976 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., Dec. 8.1976

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OBITUARIES

Raymond K. Alderfer Funeral services were held at 10:30 a m this morning in the Living Gospel church at Nappanee for Raymond K Alderfer. 68, r 2 Milford. Alderfer died Sunday at 7:55 p.m. in the Goshen hospital after an illness of one year. He had been hospitalized for four days. The deceased was born in Fulton county on June 28.1908. to Clarence and Anna (Kline) Alderfer. He resided in Warsaw, Plymouth and Hobart before making his home with a daughter, Mrs. Melvin (Johnana) Zimmerman at Milford eight months ago. He was married to Velma Stiver on June 4, 1931. She preceded him in death on March 31 of this year. He was a member of the Living Gospel church He worked for the Studebaker Corp for 22 years and retired 12 years ago from the Inland Steel Corp., of East Chicago Surviving with Milford daughter are another daughter. Mrs. Lawrence (Dixie) Gunter. Sunnyville, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandsons; one sister. Mrs. Dorothy Fisher. Watervliet, Mich.; one halfsister. Mrs. Loy (Ruth) Fisher, Hartford, Mich ; two halfbrothers, Robert Teeter of Rochester and Cleo Teeter of Mesa. Ariz. Otto Beer. Jr., officiated at the services Burial was in Oakwood cemetery. Warsaw Bernice Armbruster Mrs George W (Bernice) Armbruster. 70. of r 7 Warsaw died at 3:10 p m Tuesday, Nov 30. in the Goshen hospital. She had been a patient for five weeks and in failing health for four years Mrs Armbruster was a lifelong resident of Kosciusko county She Deaf Man Designs Tiny Hearing Aid OfftßS FREE MODEL A remarkable tiny hearing aid has been perfected by a man who has been hard of hearing for nearly ten years This small device has no dangling cords or separate transmitting units and is worn completely in your ear It was developed especially for those persons who can hear but can’t understand This new hear mg instrument provides "earlever' hearing with the wearer picking up speech, sounds, television and radio at his ear Due to the use of transistors, the user cost is extremely low A true hfe actual size replica of one of the smallest all-m-theear hearing aid ever made will be given absolutely free to anyone sending m this advertisement while supply lasts So we suggest you write for yours now No obligation whatsoever Wnte to Hear, box 360. Garrett. IN 46738 A4*

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was bcm on February 24,1906, to George and Myrtle (Tenney) Curry of Leesburg On June 21, 1931, she married George W. Armbruster in Warsaw She was a member of the First Baptist church of Oswego Surviving are her husband George; one daughter, Mrs. Richard (Shirley) Vanator, r 2 Leesburg; one brother, Harold Curry, Columbia City; two grandchildren, and two greatgrandsons. The funeral was in the First Baptist church at Oswego on Friday. Dec 3. Rev. Robert Chidister and Rev. Raymond Finkbiner officiated and interment was in the Oswego cemetery. Marion Wogoman Funeral services were conducted Monday in the Harris funeral home for Marion Wogoman, 40. of 603 Gladston St, Elkhart, who died Friday of complications following a three week illness Mr Wogoman was bom in Syracuse to Anderson and Ina (Bushong) Wogoman on October 29.1936 He had been a resident of the Syracuse-Elkhart area all his Use and ran the snack bar at the Elkhart county courts building Those surviving are four sons. Kirk A.. Kirby Lee., Ken A., and Kris A., all of Ligonier; one daughter. Kaye of Ligonier; one sister. Retha McDonald of Syracuse; and three brothers, Robert Insley and Ronald Wogoman. both of Syracuse, and Nelson Wogoman of Kimmell. Burial was in the Syracuse cemetery Earl R. Daum Earl R. Daum. 52. 53974 DeVere, Elkhart, died in his home on Tuesday, Nov. 30 He was employed at Adams and Westlake Co. until his retirement, due to ill health, in September of 1975 Mr. Daum was born on January 5. 1924, in Saint Joe He married Pearl Gran on August 9. 1965 in Elkhart. He is survived by his widow and two daughters by a previous marriage. They are Linda and Brenda Also surviving are four stepdaughters, Mrs. Edward (Beulah) Rink, Goshen, Mrs. Maurice (Mary) Westrick. Bristol. Mrs Jim (Sharon) Conrad, Elkhart and Mrs. Gerald (Norma) Curtis. Middlebury; four stepsons, Charles Pearson. Syracuse. Clint Pearson. Daggett. Calif., Floyd Pearson, Milford and Fred Pearson, Elkhart; 22 stepgrand-children; 13 stepgreat-grandchildren; three brothers. Elmer J.. John H. and Herman C. Daum. all of Elkhart; and two sisters, Mrs Jake Hazel Ludwick. Elkhart, and Mrs. Walter (Ethel) Weber, Mishawaka Services were held at Walley-Mills-Zimmerman funeral home in Elkhart on Friday, Dec. 3. Rev E Ray Jewel of Northside Church of the Brethren officiated Burial was in Prairie Street cemetery

Mrs. Dallas A. ' Myers Mrs. Vera D. Myers, 76, r 4 Goshen, and a native of Syracuse, died Friday, Dec. 3, in the Fountainview Place nursing home in Elkhart. She was admitted to the home in January 1975. She was the daughter of Omer and Pearl (Pence) Darr, born September 17, 1900, in Syracuse. On September 9, 1922. she married Dallas A. Myers. He preceded her in death in September 1967. The deceased is survived by a son, John W. Myers of Elkhart, and a sister. Mrs. Willis (Velva) Lantz of Millersburg. Funeral services were held Monday in the Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret funeral home in Goshen Burial was in Solomon Creek cemetery. George Hay George W. Hay, 74. 419 Fifth St., Goshen, and a summer resident of Lake Wawasee. was dead on arrival at the Goshen hospital Friday afternoon from an apparent heart attack The deceased was born in Goshen on May 16, 1902, to George W and Ella (Miltenberger) Hay. Ruby McMahon became Mr. Hay s bride on August 10, 1926. The owner of Hay Oil Company m Goshen which was founded in 1932. Mr Hay was a descendant of one of Goshen's pioneer families He was a graduate of Culver Military Academy and held the rank of army reserve captain until 1938 Mr. Hay was also a member of the First Presbyterian church, the Goshen Elks and was a thirty-second degree Mason. Survivors include his wife; three sons, George W. Hay, 111 of Goshen, John C. Hay of San Tome, Venezuela, and Stephen M Hay of Wheeling. Ill.; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Helen) Wheeler of Orlando, Fla.; eight grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren. and one step-great-grandchild. Rev. Andrew L. Hardie officiated at the funeral services conducted Tuesday in the First Presbyterian church. Interment was in the Violett cemetery in Goshen. Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund or the First Presbyterian church. Lowell Slabaugh Lowell ("Mony”) Slabaugh. 50, 404 West North St, Bremen, father of Stephen Slabaugh of Syracuse, died Sunday in the Elkhart hospital following a two week illness. Mr. Slabaugh was born May 4, 1926. in Kosciusko county. He was a maintenance supervisor for the Coral Corp in Bremen and had resided in Bremen for four years cjftiing from Nappanee. He married June Haines in Nappanee on June 13,1947. She survives. The deceased was a member of the Nappanee American Legion Post, the Military Order of Cootie and the Nappanee VFW. Surviving in addition to the widow are four sons. Stephen. James of Bremen. Russell of Prairie View, 111., and Michael at home, and four brothers, Francis of Plymouth. Willard and LaMar, both of Nappanee, and Dale of Boulder, Colo. DeVon Hossler. chaplain of the American Legion Post 154, officiated at the funeral services held Tuesday afternoon in the Mishler funeral home. Military graveside services were conducted in the South Union cemetery in Nappanee. Roy Foster Roy H. Foster. 71, r 1 Leesburg, died on arrival at the Kosciusko Community hospital Saturday at 5:30 p.m. of an apparent heart attack. Mr Foster was born in Manon on September 6,1906, to Mr and Mrs Jesse K Foster He married Edith Pulley on October 14, 1924. She preceded him in death in July 1975 Retired from the Nickle Plate

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Railroad, he had been a resident of North Webster since 1969 coming from Grant county. He was a member of the Barbee Community church. One son. Rev. Bryce Foster of Leesburg, is the only survivor. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Barbee Community church. Interment was in the Grant Memorial park. Rev. Charles L. Haney Rev. Charles L. Haney 86, of 906 Lakeshore Dr., Culver, died Thursday in the Memorial hospital in South Bend. He had been admitted last Saturday. Rev. Haney was born in Hastings community, west of Milford, on November 1,1890. He married Lilliam Wise on March 18, 1914 in Van Wert, Ohio. She survives. The deceased was a retired Methodist minister serving churches in Brownstown, 111., Dayton, Ohio, Elkhart, Indianapolis, Decatur, Bippus, Silver Lake, Donaldson. Huntingburg and Cluber. Survivors are besides his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Malcolm Townsley of Park Ridge. 111., and Mrs. Arthur McKay of Indio, Calif.; six grandchildren, and one greatgrandchild. Funeral services were held in Culver Sunday in the Emmanuel United Methodist church. Interment was in the Masonic cemetery in Culver. Richard Carmichael Funeral services were held Saturday for Richard G. Carmichael, 42, r 1 North Webster, who died Thursday noon in the Whitley County hospital, Columbia City. The deceased was born in Muncie on November 17. 1934. Survivors, all residing in Muncie, are his mother, Mrs. Mildred B. Coffman; one sister, Mrs James R. Keller, maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ralph Garvey; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Viola Carmichael. Following services in the Piepho-Fry funeral home in Muncie, burial was in the Garden of Memorials, also in Muncie. Dr. Archie Ferguson, Sr. Funeral services were held this morning in the Hunter funeral home at LaFountain for Dr. Archie Franklin Ferguson, Sr., 83, r 2 Leesburg. Dr. Ferguson died at 8 a m. Sunday in the Wabash County hospital after an illness of several years. He was born in Delaware county on August 5, 1893, to Joseph and Ida (Carpenter) Ferguson. In 1818 he married Gulie Richards. She survives. He was a member of the LaFontaine United Methodist church and the Masonic lodge and LaFontaine Order of the Eastern Star. He was also a member of the Mizpah Shrine and Scottish Rite and the Wabash County Veterinarian Association. Dr. Ferguson was a life member of the American Veterinary Medicine Association. He was a veterinarian in LaFontaine for 55 years, retiring in 1971. Surviving with the widow are one son. Dr. Archie Franklin Ferguson, Jr.; one brother, Orval Ferguson, Terre Haute; and one sister. Mrs. Joseph (Faye) Gardner. Gaston. Rev. Larry Ray officiated at the services with burial in the LaFontaine Odd Fellows cemetery Births MAY. Adin* Marte Mr. and Mrs. Donald May of Milford are the parents of their first child, a daughter named Adina Marie, at 4:52 p.m. Wednesday. Dec. 1. Adina Marie was born in the Goshen hospital and tipped the

scales at seven pounds, 7Vk ounces. She measured 19 inches kmg. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hapner of Syracuse. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Vernon May of Milford. HAWES son Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hawes, r 2 Syracuse, are the parents of a son born Thursday, Dec. 2, in the Elkhart hospital. DeLaFUENTE son Mr. and Mrs. Hector DeLaFuente of Milford are the parents of a son born Monday, Dec. 6, in the Goshen hospital. BURNS daughter Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bums, r 1 North Webster, are the parents of a daughter born Saturday in the Goshen hospital. CHAVEZ daughter Mr. and Mrs. Jose Chavez, Jr., r 1 Milford, are the parents of a daughter bom Sunday, Dec. 5. in the Goshen hospital. Lydia Kettering, 60, 601 South Huntington, Syracuse, was transported from her residence to Goshen hospital Saturday night after she fell in the kitchen. Elizabeth Kuhn, 60, r 2 Syracuse, was taken from the fire station to the Goshen hospital suffering with chest and neck pains on Saturday. Mrs. Charles (Bernice) Fisher, 51. r 1 Syracuse, became ill Saturday morning and was taken to the Goshen hospital. Arnold Pfingst, 92, 16 North Shore Dr., Syracuse, was transported to the Goshen hospital Monday following an accident at the intersection of SR 13 and Chicago street. He suffered pains in his left side and a small laceration to the left ear. Ralph Marchand. 73, r 1 Larwill, also involved in the accident was taken to the Goshen hospital with a bruised nose and pain in his rib area. John Kuhn, 47, r 2 Syracuse, was taken from the Sea Nymph plant one in Syracuse to the Goshen hospital Monday at 1 p.m. He had been struck with a board which kicked from a table saw. John Plank, 56, r 2 Leesburg, suffered head injuries in an accident Monday afternoon at the intersection of Harrison and Henry streets in Syracuse. He was taken to the Goshen hospital. 'll. lip i ] EMS 41] IP • On December 2 a patient was transferred from rural Milford to the Goshen hospital. On December 4 a lady who fell and suffered a hip injury was taken to the Goshen emergency roan. A young girl, complaining of pain thru her neck and upper back, was transported to the Goshen hospital on December 5.

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A young woman was found unconscious in her home on December 6 and was transported to the Kosciusko Community hospital emergency room. Hospital Notes Goshen Hospital TUESDAY, NOV. 30 Admissions Rebecca Erb, Milford Bill Rensberger. r 1 North Webster WEDNESDAY. DEC. 1 Dismissals Birdie Ratcliff. Milford Edna L. Hazen. 731 E. Chicago street, Syracuse THURSDAY. DEC. 2 Admission John C. Martin, r 2 Milford Dismissals Jacob O. Rink, r 1 Milfad Douglas W. Charlton, r 3 Syracuse Prajedes Gay, 412 South Harrison, Syracuse FRIDAY, DEC. 3 Dismissals Evelyn Vandegrift, r 3 Syracuse William Jay Rensberger. r 1 North Webster SATURDAY, DEC. 4 Admissions Louis Ulrich, r 1 Milfad Bernice Fisher, r 1 Syracuse Pauline Fawley, r 1 Syracuse Dismissals Mrs. Don May and infant daughter. Milfad SUNDAY, DEC. 5 Dismissal Rebecca Erb, Milfad MONDAY, DEC. 6 Admissions Arnold A. Pfingst, 16 North Shae drive, Syracuse Everett L. Welty, r 2 Syracuse Edna Hazen, 731 East Chicago street, Syracuse John J. Plank, r 2 Leesburg Murphy Medical Center TUESDAY, NOV. 30 Emergency Room Linda S. Justice. Leesburg Kosciusko Community Hospital TUESDAY, NOV. 30 Admission Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Eastman, Leesburg Dismissals Belem Hernandez and infant daughter. Milfad Larry Slone, Leesburg WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1 Admission Elizabeth Blankenship, Leesburg THURSDAY, DEC. 2 Dismissal Lynda Eastman and baby daughter, Leesburg FRIDAY, DEC. 3 Dismissal Forrest Zimmerman, Syracuse SATURDAY, DEC. 4 Dismissal Elizabeth Blankenship, Leesburg

Other hospital news DAVID GARDONIO IS RECOVERING AT HOME David Gardonio, r 6 Warsaw, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Farrell Cain of Milford, underwent surgery recently in the Kosciusko Community hospital. He is recuperating at his home. BESSIE BUSHONG IN NILES HOSPITAL Wad has been received that Mrs. Bessie Bushong, a famer resident of the Milford-Syracuse area is confined to Pawating hospital in Niles, Mich. Mrs. Bushong is 84 years of age and is the wife of the late Clinton Bushong. Cards of T HANKS We wish to express our sincere appreciation to everyone fa your gifts, support, cards, food, prayers and other acts of kindness during the illness and loss of cur loved one. A special thanks to the uptown merchants and Dr. Jack Clark. The Byron Connolly family Court News Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses at the office of county clerk Bessie I. Himes: Phillip Wright, 29, r 4 Warsaw, R. R. Donnelley and Betty Lou Beezley, 26, North Webster, unemployed Frederick E. Mick, 54, r 2 Syracuse, maintenance and Maxine Lucile Laughlin, 54, 531 Oak, Syracuse, factory employee Charles Edward Kimison, 28, 219Vz Harrison. Syracuse, contractor, Julia Ann Mason. 21, Wakarusa, factory waker Dennis Wilbur Robison, 23, r 1 Nappanee, Metzler Kitchens and Lana Sue Wolferman, 21, r 3 Syracuse, Maple Leaf Duck Farms Marriage Dissolutions Debra L. Jermgan vs William M. Jemigan, r 1 North Webster. The couple was married April 4, 1969 and separated November 18. 1976. The petitioner asks dissolution of marriage, custody of mina children, suppat to be paid by respondent and fa all

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further and proper relief which the premises may require Check Ross Industries vs Lowell Rassi, r 2 Milford. The plaintiff asks judgment of $8,500 plus interest, attaney’s fees, costs and all other proper relief in the premises Small Claims Overhead Door Co. vs lan Fultz, dba Fultz Construction, Columbia City. The plaintiff asks Xidgment of $147.72, costs and all other proper relief Overhead Door Co. vs Gilbert O’Dell, dba Gio Buildings, Argos. The plaintiff asks judgment of $458.28, costs and all other proper relief Overhead Door Co. vs Phil Kramer and Don Arms, dba Phil Kramer Construction, Columbia City. The plaintiff asks judgment of $369.92, costs and all other proper relief Peoples State Bank vs Rick and Marsha See, 806 Southside Dr., Warsaw. The plaintiff asks judgment of $973.26, less allowable credits, costs and all other proper relief Geraldine E. Smith vs Richard D. Smith, r 1 Leesburg. The plaintiff asks judgment of $1,500, costs and all other proper relief Plenary Pierceton State Bank vs Billy T. and Evelyn Bryant. The plaintiff asks judgment of $1,887.94 plus interest, attorney’s fees, costs and all other proper relief Peoples State Bank vs Terry Bowser, r 1 Nath Webster. The plaintiff asks judgment of $2,287.24 and fa all other proper relief Fined The following persons were assessed fines and costs when they appeared before city judge Milo Lightfoot recently: David J. Griffith, 36. 66 E. Shae Dr., Syracuse, $35 for speeding Everett L. Lutes, 66, r 2 Leesburg, $35 for expired vehicle inspection William G. Marling. 41. Nath (Continued on page 5) | Pickwick Papers! J 111 Pickwick Place — Syracuse j | NEWSPAPERSAND 5 ? MAGAZINES ON SALE J Also N ? SUNDRY ITEMS / If You Don’t Find Whot You Need v J Ask! fc x Open 7 Days A Week §