The Mail-Journal, Volume 14, Number 7, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 March 1977 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed.. March 9,1977

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Hospital notes

Goshen TUESDAY. MARCH 1 Admissions Iva O. Scott. 318 East Boston St., Syracuse Elizabeth Caudill. 918 East Chicago St., Syracuse Dismissals Minnie E. Blough, 701 North Huntington St., Syracuse Lloyd Kammerdiener, 301 Harrison St., Syracuse Fredonna A. Custer, r 1 Milford WEDNESDAY. MARCH 2 Admission Lloyd Harley, Leesburg Dismissal David Smith, 36 North Shore Drive. Syracuse THURSDAY. MARCH 3 - Admissions Albert J. Bauer, 118 North Lake l>t., Syracuse Christopher Baxter, 612 Baltimore St.. Syracuse Dismissals Mrs Devon Yoder, 61236 CR 21 r 2 Goshen Shelia Joyce, r 3 Syracuse FRIDAY. MARCH 4 J Dismissal Donna Detwiler. Milford SATURDAY. MARCH 5 r Dismissals Iva Odetta Scott. 318 E Boston St., Syracuse Barbara Ann Graff, Syracuse Mrs James Atwood and infant daughter, r 1 North Webster SUNDAY: MARCH 6 Admissions Rebecca A Hinderer. 418 S. Main St., Syracuse K. G, Martin, rl North Webster MONDAY. MARCH 7 Admissions Mary Ann Hydman, r 4 Syracuse Willie Hollett. r 2 Leesburg Dismissals William Daniel Shook, r 2 Syracuse ■ Ericka Lynn Ott, r 2 Syracuse Christopher Richard Baxter. 612 Baltimore Street, Syracuse Murphy .WEDNESDAY. MARCH 2 Z Emergency Room ’ Carlos Gomez, Milford John Creighton. Leesburg FRIDAY. MARCH 4 Emergency Room 4 Ralph A Spangle. Leesburg SATURDAY. MARCH 5 Admission Dahla L Hardwick., Leesburg Emergency Room David Hatfield. Leesburg SUNDAY, MARCH « Emergency Room Ticha Galloway, daughter of Mr and Mrs Larry Galloway of Leesburg KCH MONDAY. FEB. 28 Admissions Lee Cantrell. North Webster Peggy Black, North Webster Kathleen Godfrey. Leesburg TUESDAY. MARCH 1 Admission Donald White, Leesburg WEDNESDAY. MARCH 2 Dismissal Kathleen Godfrey. Leesburg

You Are Invited To Worship At The Milford Christian Church HELP OU HINDERANCE 9 I love the story di Normon Vincent Peole about th* little boy who wos inMUjOiMBiM. iu'*d m sucb o v.o» ’bo’a b>q bump de. eloped on bn bock Hs sc bool e« omm I o’lOH wos □ po»en> o' embarrassment He ringed m agony as ’be doc’or en t*r*d »he room All he could think about was that hump on his bock Hello Joe remarked the doctor lom glad to have this opportunity to “* KiBM get acquainted with you II you will ’oke oH your shirt we will begm the e»am "A motion Th* doctor was taking down his record then he got up horn his choir % <orT '* <”•' ° pu ’ b '9 hands on the boy s tpce and asked Jo* do you be ’■ dk heve in God 9 JA v ! w» v That s good b*cause there s nothing we con do in this world alone Th* ; mor* loith we have in Him th* greater loith w* have m Ourselves -HB Th* doctor excused hims*H ond l*ft th* room Li Jri* What hod th* doctor written on that record about him Thought Joe’ H* i F wJ » Bl |»on*d Over th* desk and under th* words Physical Characteristics." he sow Richord Brouillette "Mos unusually well shaped heod That was oil He became a new boy Th* emphasis shitted from th* hump on his bock to his well-shaped heod. Thot experience kept the boy going with loith and o good attitude toward himself. Be a builder upper Be a holder upper Be a lifter upper t© everyone you meet. We hov* an over-abundance of “teorer downers" but there is lots of room mb — for the one who will hold others up Buses running every Sunday m MiHord Dewar’ Lok* Syracuse Nappanee t $S/y and North Webster areas MH KIDS I Bibl* school hour — 930 o m i&ff *^** wt . YkT Morning worship seevic*— 10 30am «/' wwm *es?*pr* |ln Primary beginner |umor and high school and college age worship services nji grow ttier* v« « io« |K at 10 30 am iK Sunday *v*nmg services at 7p m >- . *7** Family night Bible study Wednesday at 7 p m. "■ >o thar« *'•'*’ 10*1**' .>JMr MILFORD CHRISTIAN CHURCH 658-9151 « you Os looking for a CHURCH HOME Come• We con help you « »ou ore looking for CHURCH WORK Com* I You can help us

THURSDAY. MARCH 3 Admission Gregory S. Henderson, Leesburg Dismissal Peggy Black, North Webster ' a SATURDAY. MARCH 5 Admissions Joseph Mattingly. Jr., Leesburg Russell Homan. Milford Chris Twombly, Leesburg Dismissals Lee Cantrel, North Webster Gregory Henderson. Leesburg SUNDAY. MARCH 6 e Dismissals Donald White, Leesburg Joseph Burrin, Leesburg JAMES THOMPSON RETURNS HOME James Thompson, r 4 Syracuse, returned home Saturday from Saint Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Minn. He had been hospitalized for the past week while undergoing testing. Syracuse EMS Hallie Holloway, 28. 306 N. Indiana St., Syracuse, received an electrical shock while working with an electric drill at Regent Homes. SR 13N of Syracuse, on Friday morning at 9:11 a m. He was transported to the Goshen Hospital for treatment. Sonja Schrock, 30, 210 W Main St., Syracuse, was taken to the Goshen Hospital on Saturday, March 5. at 1:45 p m., after, becoming very weak from earlier illnesses Gary Howard. 20, r 2 Syracuse, was transported to the Goshen Hospital after taking several valium tablets. Births JOHNSON. Amy Katblyn and Sarah Elizabeth Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Johnson. Marion, and formerly from this area, became grandparents to a set of twin girls born March 1 in Marion The twin|s are Amy Kathlyn, five pounds, 14 ounces, ahd Sarah Elizabeth, four pounds. 11 ounces.; Parents of the twins are Mr. and Mrs Ray Johnson of Marion. Frank Johnson. Syracuse, is their new uncle HENSON. Christopher Allen Mr and Mrs Robert Henson, r 1 Milford, are the parents of a son. Christopher Allen, born Saturday. March 5, at 7:25 a m He weighed eight pounds. 94 ounces and was 21 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs ; George Bowler. Milford. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs Robert Henson of Milford. Mr and Mrs James Losee, Larwill, are Christopher’s maternal great-grandparents and Mrs. Walter Graff. Syracuse and Mrs Annie Henson. Huber Springs, Ark., are his paternal great-grandmothers. DOMINIQUE. Sammer Lynn Mr and Mrs Jack Dominique of Archibald, Ohio, are the parents of their first daughter. Summer Lynn, bom Sunday, March 6, at 11 a.m. in the Fulton County’ Hospital in Wauseon. Ohio Summer weighed in at six pounds. 34 ounces. The maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Fred Personette of Syracuse and the

paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dominique of Archibald. Maternal greatgrandparents are Mrs. Mary Ringler of Syracuse and Mrs. Mary Personette of Benton Harbor, Mich. Mrs. Edna Dominique of Archibald and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Reed of Wauseon are the paternal greatgramma rents. Summer has a brother, Abraham, three at home. DETWILER. Christopher Allen Mr. and Mrs. Mark Detwiler, Dogwood Apt. 3, Section Street. Milford, are the parents of a son bom Tuesday, March 1, in Goshen Hospital. Weighing in at four pounds, five ounces, Christopher Allen made his

Obituaries I

Leesburg man becomes county's first fatality

The first fatality of the year on Kosciusko County highways occured Saturday when Scott Gildersleeve, 22, r 2 Leesburg, was thrown 85 feet from a truck traveling on SR 15, three,and onehalf miles north of Warsaw in a single-truck crash. Gildersleeve died at Kosciusko Community Hospital at j1:45 a.m. of head and chest injuries. The driver of the truck, 1 Joseph Mattingly. 22, r 2 Leesburg, suffered only minor injuries. The truck was traveling north on SR 15 and missed the curve at the Uniroyal plant. The vehicle continued off the road for several hundred feet before flipping over, slamming into a utility pole. The accident occurred at 1:06 a.m. Gildersleeve was the son of Mrs. John (Lois) Coppes, r 2 Leesburg. His stepfather is the former State Senator John I Mrs. Sam Hamman Mrs. Sam (Mary)} Hamman. 82.811E. Clark St., Warsaw, died Saturday. March 5, at 8:30 p.m. in the Miller’s Merry Manor. Warsaw. She had been ill for several years Mrs. Hamman was born in Leesburg, January 23, 1895, to Peter and Dora (Fancil) O’Connell. She was a resident of the Warsaw area all her life. She was united in marriage to Ithel V. Smith and he preceded her in death in 1949. She then married Sam Hamman, he too preceded her in death. The deceased was retired from the Arnoit Corp, in Warsaw. Survivors include two daughters. Mrs. Evelyn Stockberger and Mrs. Viola Babcock, both of Warsaw; two sons. Gale Smith of Amarillo* Texas, and Earl Smith, of Chicago, 13 grandchildren and Several greatgrandchildren. One daughter, Irene Bush, preceded her in death Funeral services were held Tuesday. March 8, at 11 a.m. in the Harris Funeral Home south of Syracuse Rev William Evans officiated Burial was in the North Webster cemetery

appearance at 1:30 in the afternoon. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John W. Boob, Misflinburg, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Detwiler of bakota, 111., are Christopher's paternal grandparents. Greatgrandparents include Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Boob, Misflinburg, Pa. and Mrs. Paul Kline of New Ber Wyn, Pa.. Christopher hasn’t been able to come home yet because he’s so little, but doctors promised that when he weighed in at a full five pounds he could join his mom and dad. LOVELLETTE, daughter ’ Mr and Mrs. Jeff Lovellette, r 1 North Webster, are the parents of a daughter born Saturday. March 5, in the Goshen Hospital.

Coppes, now head of the Indiana Employment Security Division. Damage to the truck was estimated at $2,000. Mattingly was admitted to Kosciusko Community Hospital for observation ahd is listed in satisfactory condition. Scott Gildersleeve was born on September 6. 1954. in Warsaw to David and Lois (Cordell) Gildersleeve. He graduated from Nappanee High School in 1972 and attended Ball State and Indiana Universities. He was also a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. John Coppes, Leesburg; his father. David Gildersleeve, Leesburg: one brother. David Gildersleeve, Jr., Alaska and one sister, Mrs. Phillip (Shelly) Moore. Cardwell. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the McHatton-Sadler Funeral Home. Clara E. Bixler x Mrs. Clara E. Bixler. 84. vAw was born in Milford on February 5. 1893, died Monday at the American Nursing Home at Elkhart following a seven year illness Mrs. Bixler, formerly of Nappanee, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Andrew Price. She married John Bixler on March 15,1911. He preceded her in death in 1970. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Erma Reedy, Mrs. Vera Beadle, both of Elkhart. Mrs. Gladys Wagner. Nappanee; one foster son, Thomas Gaskill; six grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren. One brother preceded her in death. Services will be held Thursday at the Wright-Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, with Rev. Roger Sherman officiating. Interment will be in the South Union cemetery. Friends may call from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday. Edgar A. Ellis Funeral serivces were held in Gardenia, Calif., last Friday for Edgar A. Ellis, 75, father of Mrs. Richard (Doris) Wolferman of Dewart Lake. Ellis, a resident of Gardenia, had been ill for three weeks. The deceased was born May 2. 1901. in Bremen to Ora and Jenny (Lehr) Ellis He and the former Hazel York were married on March 23, 1927. She survives. The family lived in Warsaw for 30 years before moving to California Ellis was a supervisor at Gatke Corp. He was a retired minister of the United Brethren Church and was a member of the United Methodist Church at Warsaw. Surviving with the Dewart Lake daughter are four sons.

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Cards of thanks CARD OF THANKS We want to thank everyone who sent cards and gifts and to the folks who came to the house to celebrate Jake and Minnie Rink’s 70th anniversary. Sincerely, The Family CARD OF THANKS 1 1 wish to thank my many friends for prayers, flowers and kind deeds during my hospital stay. A special thanks to Georgia Buster and friends. Minnie Blough

Harold of Savannah, Ga.. John of Shreveport, La , Lee of Long Beach. Calif., and David of Warsaw; two other daughters. Mrs. Charles (Virginia) Ashby of Silver Lake and Mrs. John (Julia) Taylor of Warsaw; 24 grandchildren; several greatgrandchildren; and three brothers and one sister. Cremation followed the Friday services. Robert H. Minear Robert H. Minear, Phoenix. Ariz., father of Mrs. Robert (Rose) Willits, Syracuse, died March 7 after a five-month illness. Minear was born in Claypool on June 28. 1902, to £eorge L. and Norah (Muckley) Minear. He married Vina Stenzel in 1931. She preceded him in death in 1945. In 1948 he married Mildred Hansen. She survives He resided in Phoenix since 1950. Surviving are another daughter. Roberta Upsala, Sweden; and three stepdaughters, Mrs. Dick (Pat) Craig of Phoenix, Mrs. Robert (Gail) Hallett, of Santee. Calif., and Mrs. John (Kathi) Warde of Old Greenwich, Conn. Memorial services will be held in Phoenix. The family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society at Warsaw in lieu of flowers. Mrs. Jasper Fisher Mrs. Jasper (Gertrude) Fisher. 85, formerly of Nappanee and mother of John Fisher of Syracuse, died Sunday, March 6, in Fountainview Place Nursing Home in Goshen. Mrs. Fisher, a resident of the home for only three days, died from com-

Court news

Reciprocal Regina Coffman vs David D. Calderone, r 1, box 230 H Syracuse. Petitioner asks support for three minor children Criminal Violations Donald Ferverda, 30. North Webster, $35 for disobeying automatic signal Terry L. Kiser, 29, North Webster, S6O and license probation for one year for driving under the influence Elbert L. Campbell, 24, r 1 Leesburg. S4O for speeding John Z. Hill. 17. r 2 Leesburg. $47 for speeding Name Change Barbara Heck a man, r 1, box 50 Syracuse asks name change of Penelope Scantlin Heckaman Plenary Peoples State Bank of Leesburg, vs Donald Miller, r 1 box 205 Leesburg. Plaintiff asks judgment of $1,743 45. costs and all other proper relief Marriage Dissolutions Lacy Francis, Jr. vs Carol S.

CARD OF THANKS Thanks for all the kindness shown my family and I since my accident. A special thanks to Rev. Qouglas and Bob Wolfe. Lloyd Kammerdiener CARD OF THANKS I want to thank my friends for the flowers, gifts, get well cards and visits while I was in the hospital; for the telephone calls, visits and good food since I have been home; most of all for your prayers for my recovery. I know there were church groups other than my own who prayed. God heard your prayers. I am slowly recovering. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Mrs. Donald (Phyllis) Nine

plications. The deceased was born October 27, 1891, in Nappanee. She was united in marriage to Jasper Fisher on June 23, 1910. He preceded her in death, November 10, 1948. Mrs. Fisher was a practical nurse.and retired in 1954. She was a member of First Brethren Church in Nappanee. Survivors in addition to her son, John Fisher, are two other sons, Everett Fisher of Nappanee and Howard Fisher of Atwood, two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Ruby) Schultz and Mrs. Arthur (Annabel) Evans, both of Nappanee; 32 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a sister. Mrs. Katherine Faulkner of Bourbon. Two sons, a daughter and three sisters preceded her in death. Funeral services were conducted this afternoon (Wednesday) in the Wright-Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee with the Rev. Alvin Shifflett and the Rev. E. Paul Weaver officiating. Burial was in the Milford Cemetery. Elizabeth Blankenship Elizabeth (Betsy) Blankenship. 64, Leesburg, died at 3:15 p.m„ Thursday in the Murphy Medical Center in Warsaw where she had been a patient for 11 days. The deceased had been in failing health the past two years. She was born February 19, 1913, at Middletown, Ohio, to Frank and Emma (Montgomery) Williams and married Albert Blankenship on October 4, 1933, in Kentucky He Survives. She resided in Kosciusko

Francis, r 1 Leesburg. The couple was married June 7, 1975 and separated January 4, 1977. Petitioner asks dissolution of marriage and all other proper relief Barbara E. Clemons vs Carl D. Clemons, r 2 Syracuse. The couple was married June 25, 1975 and separated February 18,1977. Petitioner asks dissolution of marriage, former name of Barbara E Flowers be restored, equitable division of property and all other proper relief Ronald A. Garber vs Debbie L. Garber, r 1 North Webster The couple was married August 19, 1972 and separated February 17, 1977. Petitioner asks dissolution of marriage, interest in property be set off to him and all other proper relief BOOKED IN COUNTY JAIL Ivan Frank Avery, 22, r 3 Syracuse, was booked on charges of malicious trespassing this week in the county jail. He was released on S3OO bond.

The Douglases visit the Holy Land for 4th time

By REV. THOMAS DOUGLAS The fourth Douglas Holy Land Holiday Tour* began Monday at 5 a.m. after a kick-off by friends Sunday evening. Tom and Betty Douglas along with their two sons and their wive’s, began motoring to New York for departure Tuesday evening. The Douglases met friends from other towns in Indiana, Ohio, Florida, Illinois and Missouri. A total of 22 tour members flew out of Kennedy Airport Tuesday at 6 pm. At 7:30 a.m. Wednesday after flying six hours, with lights out for two hours, the group arrived in Amsterdam. While waiting for plane connections the tour members spent several hours touring Amsterdam. They will fly out at noon Thursday for Tel Aviv, Israel.

County for the past 40 years. A former matron at the Leesburg Elementary School, she retired in 1970. She attended the Pleasant View Community Church. Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Mrs. Jean Helman, Leesburg and Mrs. James (Judith) Earl, Atwood; one son, Charles, Warsaw; seven grandchildren and one sister. One son and one granddaughter preceded her in death. Services were held on Sunday in the McHatton-Sadler Funeral Home at Warsaw. Rev. Warren McCuen and Rev. Dale Parker officiated. Interment was in the Pleasant View Cemetery. Mary Kathryn Burrin Services are to be at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) for Mrs. Joseph K. (Mary Kathryn) Burrin, 63, r 1 box 98 Leesburg, who died Saturday in Akron City Hospital, Akron, Ohio, after being ill for one year. Services will be at the BodineShelby Funeral Home at Covington with burial following in the Masonic Cemetery at Waynetown. Mrs. Burrin was born April 19, 1913, in Waynetown, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Underwood. She married Joseph K. Burrin on October 28, 1938. in Crawford-

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After an overnight stay in Tel Aviv they will travel up the coast to Haifi then on to Tiberius. They will take a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee and will participate in a baptismal service in the Jordan River. The tour will continue on a sight-seeing excursion to Jerusalem. Most of the next two days will be spent in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Bethany, Jericho, Masado and other important places of Biblical interest. Time will be spent in Jordan visiting Amman, .Mount Nebo and Petra on March 14 and 15. Then March 16 and 17 the group will visit Egypt and tour the city of Cairo which includes seeing a museum and the pyramids. The group will return from Cairo to New York on March 10 byway of Amsterdam.

sville befoie moving to Covington in 1947. The couple then moved to Leesburg in 1971. She was a member of the Covington United Methodist Church, the Order of Eastern Star, and Psi lota Xi sorority, all of Covington She is survived by her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Jack Paar, Stow, Ohio; one son, Roger Burrin, Bloomington; her mother, Mrs. Ann Underwood, Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw; and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father and two brothers. Arrest driver after accident A two-car accident at the intersection of SR 13 and Pickwick Rd., south of Syracuse, resulted in the arrest of Norman Garber, 48, r 2 Syracuse, for driving while under the influence of intoxicating beverages. Garber, headed south, made a left turn off of SR. 13 onto Pickwick Rd. and struck an auto operated by John Latour, 39, of Colon. Mich. Damages were estimated at S3OO to the Latour auto and $75 to Garber’s vehicle.