The Mail-Journal, Volume 14, Number 30, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 August 1977 — Page 3

Obituaries

Double funeral services held for Mr. and Mrs. Philip Pound

Double funeral services were held in the Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, on Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Philip Pound of r 2 Leesburg. The couple was killed Thursday in a traffic accident in Warsaw. Both Philip Harold Pound, 89, and his wife Flossa, 86, were pronounced dead at the scene. Pound died of a crushed chest and Mrs. Pound suffered a skull fracture. Occupants of the second vehicle were treated at the Kosciusko Community Hospital and released. Pound was crossing US 30 at Parker Street when his vehicle was struck broadside. The Pound vehicle traveled 60 feet before coming to a halt in the median. William J Schad, 45. Arlington Heights, 111., driver of the second auto, told police he saw a car moving slowly from a side street toward the highway. He tooted his horn and when he realized the oncoming vehicle was proceeding into the intersection he applied his brakes. Gilbert F. Stromvall, 47, Palatine, 111., a passenger in the Schad vehicle, told investigating officers he too saw the vehicle coming slowly and remembered Schad honking his horn. Additional witnesses told investigating officers Pound had Deaf Man Designs Tiny Hearing Aid Offers Free Model A. ramariiatUa haonng a*d ho» boon po> »•< <od b» o man who ho. boon hard of haonng lor naarly (an roars Th,, .moll de»co ho. no dangling cord. <x irparoN Tanornrhng mkN and n worn compioioh Inyovroor It wo. dovoiopod oopocially lor <how parton* wM con hear txji con I vnder.Mnd Thn new hear ■ng ■n.rrvmoni provide* ear level hearing Wilh the wearer pKk*ng wp *p*eth wwndt >e*evi»ton and rod,© o' bn ear Duo to v*o ai iron* non die uwr co*' n •■'■r-vh low A true Me artoal tne rephco o* one d the enod e*> AHm theoor hearing ord ever mode wdl be grvon oUo>u<e>v Tree to anyone tending in Om. gdvertieewieni .hl* wpply lo»'» la wo *vg get* you write lor your* now No oblige'on what •aero* WA«e«oHeor toe MO Qorro' IN ADV

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slowed down but did not stop before proceeding into the path of the oncoming vehicle. Schad was treated for pain in his right arm, head and left leg and Stromvall was treated for pain in a knee and bump on the head. Active In Historical Society The Pounds were active in the Kosciusko County Historical Society and had donated the old Pound store building in Oswego to the society for a museum. Pound was a native of the Oswego community. He was associated with his father in the Pound store. The deceased was bom June 8, 1888. in Plain Township, the son of John and Sarah (Denman) Pound. He married Flossa Davis on September 9, 1927 Surviving are one sister, Mrs. William (Adria) Orr of r 1 Warsaw; a niece, Mrs. John (Sarah) Buhrt of r 7 Warsaw, and a nephew, William F. Orr of Buriingame, Calif. A daughter preceded the couple in death. Mrs. Pound was bom on April 30, 1891, to John and Viola (Furry) Davis at Peru. She had resided in Oswego since her marriage. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mildred Stegman of Peru and Mrs. Hosea (Isabelle) Weaver of Wabash. Rev Robert Orr, pastor of the Warsaw First Baptist Church, officiated at the services. Burial was in the Oswego cemetery. Matthew A. Tingley May 24.1976 — August 12.1977 Funeral services were held Monday morning for one-year-old Matthew Allen Tingley, r 3 Syracuse, infant son of Jerry and Patsy (Barrett) Tingley. Death came at 8:30 a m. on Friday at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne and was due to complications following an illness of five days. Bom in Muncie on May 24.1976, he had resided in the Syracuse apea most of the past year. in addition to the parents, he is survived by a sister. Christina, at home; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Barrett of r 3 Syracuse; the

paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Anson Tingley, Jr., of Union City; maternal greatgrandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Barrett of Pendleton, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thoben, Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Burl Narvell, Wilkinson; and paternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Anson Tingley, Sr., and Mrs. Charles Hogg, all of Portland. Interment was in Oakwood cemetery at Warsaw. Mahlon Troyer Mahlon Troyer, 77, brother of Crist Troyer of Syracuse, died Sunday morning, Aug. 14, in a hospital in Buffalo, N.Y. He was bom in Elkhart County to Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Troyer. He spent the most of his adult life in western New York. Surviving besides his brother, Crist, are his wife; four stepchildren; five sisters, Irma Troyer, Goshen, Elsie Birky, Kouts. Ruby Leichty, Leo, Elna Stutzman, Topeka, and Nora Bender, Nappanee; and two other brothers, Ed and Art, Topeka. Services were held this morning (Wednesday) in Gasport, N.Y. Elmer L Reed February 8,1922-August 14,1977 Services were held yesterday (Tuesday) for Elmer L. Reed, 55, r 1 Syracuse, who died Sunday, Aug. 14, at 9:30 a.m. in Goshen Hospital. He had been in failing health for two years. Death was caused by a severe hemorrhage. Bom in Albion February 8, 1922, he was the son of James and Maggy (Russell) Reed. On March 13, 1971, he married the former Elizabeth (Webster) Cullen in North Miami, Fla. A resident of Syracuse since 1973, Reed was a World War II veteran and a contract painter. Surviving are: his wife, Elizabeth; one son, James of Auburn; one daughter, Diana McConnell. New Jersey; three stepsons, Larry D. and Jerry D. Lagrone, Beltsville, Md., James Richard. Brooksville, Md.; five grandchildren; and two brothers. Fred of Leo, and Jessie of Fort Wayne. Rev Chester Reed officiated at the. services in Harris Funeral Home. The body was cremated in Riverview Cemetery, South Bend.

Hospital notes

KCH MONDAY, JULY 25 Dismissals Christina Kuhn, Cromwell Jean Sturgill and son, Leesburg TUESDAY. JULY 26 Admissions Frances Hitchcock, Leesburg Stephen Kowal, North Webster Dismissal Eva M. Sullivan, Leesburg THURSDAY. JULY 28 Admission Maxine Briggs, Syracuse Dismissals Dyle Martin, Leesburg Frances Hitchcock. Leesburg SATURDAY, JULY 38 Admission Janie Coppes, Milford MONDAY. AUG. 1 Admission Oscar Robertson. Leesburg TUESDAY. AUG. 2 Admission Hershel Koontz. North Webster

A SINCERE THANK YOU: To our loyOl customers who mode our business o suecess ond the hard work worth- \ while To ou< employees o special thonk you. without whom our t ob would hove been so much border We did oppre ciote you. post ond present employees we wish you good luck ond happiness for o successful future To our 3 sons ond daughter Corl Jr ond Cathy and Phillip and Todd Without your help we could never hove token the hord work long hours ond pressure problems We late you dearly loshbul not least thank you all the Messings you hdve bestowed upon us without your guidance ond prayers we might never hove mode tne many friends ond hod the success we did enjoy * Becky Hepler

Syracuse roofer Maurice Crow dies

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Maurice B. Crow, 61, r 3 Syracuse, a lifetime resident of the Syracuse community. Death came at 5:10 a.m. on Saturday an Memorial Hospital at South Bend and was due to complications of cancer following an illness of over one year. He was bom in Syracuse on September 9, 1915, a son of Charles and Adah (Cory) Crow. His marriage to the former Thelma Price took place June 14, 1941 in Milford, and she survives. Owner of Crow Roofing at Syracuse, he was a member of the Masonic lodge for 40 years, the Scottish Rite, Valley of Fort Wayne. Syracuse cemetery board, and served for many years as a Democratic precinct committeeman. In addition to the wife, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Rhonda Hamilton Nov. 12.1957 — Aug. 5,1977 Word has been received of the death of 19-year-old Rhonda Hamilton of r 2 Kewanna, sister of Mariynn Zartman of r 2 Milford. Miss Hamilton died in Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Lafayette on Friday, Aug. 5, from injuries suffered in a fall from a horse. Funeral services were held on Sunday, Aug. 7, in the Harrison Garden Chapel at Kewanna. Burial was in the Grass Creek cemetery. The deceased was born November 12, 1957, to Rocklyn and Zelda Mary (Snowden) Hamilton. She was a 1976 graduate of Caston High School where she was a member of the girls' volleyball team, art club, German club and the Caston Comet, the high school newspaper staff. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, Latter-Day Saints. Surviving with the Milford sister are the parents; a twin brother. Randy; eight other brothers, Stuart, Garland, Gordon, Forrest, Monty and Alvin, all at home, Rocky, r 3 Kewanna. Leland, Logansport; and two other sisters, Roselyn Gochenour, Logansport and Berdetta Hamilton, at home.

Dismissals Maxine Briggs. Syracuse WEDNESDAY. AUG. 3 Admissions Herman Olson, North Webster Kevin L. Spry. Leesburg Beth A. Spry, Leesburg Cindi Hoile, North Webster THURSDAY, AUG. 4 Dismissals Steven A. Giles, Syracuse Oscar Robinson. Leesburg Eva Sullivan, Leesburg Carlos D. Gomez, Milford FRIDAY, AUG. 5 Dismissals Cindi Hoile. North Webster Kevin Spry. Leesburg Beth Spry, Leesburg SATURDAY, AUG. 6 Admissions Bruce Naylor, North Webster Dismissals Janie Coppes, Milford Anna Mary Soderberg, Leesburg SUNDAY. AUG. 7 Admissions Leo Donahue, Jr., Leesburg Vickie Donahue, Leesburg Johanna Crawford, Leesburg MONDAY. AUG. 8 Admission Ethel Green, Leesburg ” Dismissals Stephen J. Kowal, North Webster Bruce Naylor. North Webster TUESDAY, AUG. 9 Admissions Susan Beaman. North Webster David Teeple, Leesburg Dismissals Herman Olson. North W’ebster WEDNESDAY. AUG. 18 Dismissals Leo Donahue. Jr., Leesburg Vickie Donahue. Leesburg Hershel Koontz. North Webster THURSDAY. AUG. 11 Admission Debra Robinson, Syracuse Dismissals David Teeple. Leesburg Susan Beaman, North Webster

' William (Marsha) Fisher of Warsaw; two sons, Charles L. Noblesville and Stephen 8., Syracuse; six grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Paul (Roberta) McClintic. Masonic services were held Sunday evening at the Harris Funeral Home. Rev. Thomas Douglas officiated on Monday, and burial was in Syracuse Cemetery. Christopher Jones Oct. 1,1976 —Aug. 16,1977 Christopher Michael Jones, 10 month-old son of Robert J. and Lula M. (Allen) Jones, r 2 Syracuse, was dead on arrival at the Syracuse Fire Station at 8:12 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 10. Death was attributed to suffocation. The father had found the infant in between the mattress and edge of his bed. The deputy coroner investigated. The infant was bom October 1, 1976, in Goshen Hospital. Besides the parents, he is survived by one brother, Robert Allen, at home; one sister, Sherrie Lea, also at home; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Litta Hylton, Goshen; paternal grandfather, Perry J. Jones, Bradley, Ill.; maternal grandmother, Ora Lea Allen, Warsaw; maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Coy, Apachee Junction, Ariz.; and various aunts and uncles. Services were held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse. Rev. G. G. Waun. Goshen, officiated. Burial was in the Syracuse cemetery. Herman Huey June 23,1906-August 14,1977 Herman Huey, 71, formerly of Syracuse, died at 2:30 p.m.. August 14, in Fountainview Place. Goshen. He had been in failing health for one year. The son of Troy and Bertha 'Holmes) Huey, he was bom in Adams County, June 23,1906. He Iwas a resident of the Syracuse area since 1932. On November 7, 1932, he married the former Ruth Sloan in Warsaw. She preceded him in

FRIDAY. AUG. 12 Admissions Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Robinson of Syracuse George R. Glaser, North Webster SATURDAY, AUG. 13 Dismissal Joanna Crawford, Leesburg SUNDAY, AUG. 14 Dismissals Mrs. Ron Robinson and daughter Goshen TUESDAY. AUG. 9 Admissions Verna M. Herr, r 2 Wawasee Heights, Syracuse Kathleen Anderson, 313 South Lake, Syracuse Dismissals James E. Thompson, Milford Pauline Cormany. r 1 Milford Mrs. Robert Beer and infant son, Milford WEDNESDAY, AUG. 18 Admissions Tina Scott. Milford Lloyd Harley, Leesburg Dismissals Verna Herr, r 2 Wawasee Heights. Syracuse Henry Poyser, 207 East Main St , Syracuse THURSDAY. AUG. 11 Admission A. J. Menzie, North Webster Dismissal Tina Scott, Milford FRIDAY. AUG. 12 Dismissal Mrs. Joseph (Kathleen) An-

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death in October, 1968. He was a self-employed water well driller and had served in the national guard. Survivors included: one son, Clarence, Churubusco; three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Katheryn) Knisley, Syracuse, Mrs. Barry (Rebecca) Lazarus, Tuscon, Ariz., Mrs. Wanda Lee, Gulfport, Miss.; one stepson, Philip Paugh, Rowland Heights, Calif.; 20 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Charles and Donald, Fort Wayne; and three sisters, Mrs. Fem Miller, New Corydon, Mrs. Dora Hill, Springport and Mrs. Harry (Mary) Steinburaner, Celina, Ohio. One son preceded him in death. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m., today (Wednesday) at the Harris Funeral Home. Rev. August Lundquist will officiate and interment will be in Solomon’s Creek Cemetery. Cora E. Rohrer Funeral services were held on Saturday at 1 p.m. for Cora E. Rohrer, 83, r 4 Warsaw. Mrs. Rohrer died at 6:15 a.m. Thursday in the Alfran Nursing Home at Warsaw. She had been in failing health for several years. The daughter of Irvin and Katherine (Oster) Swartzlander, she was bom in the Hastings community and was a lifetime resident of the Warsaw-Clunette area. She married Ralph Rohrer on March 1, 1912. He preceded her in death on September 15, 1975. She was a member of the Gospel Apostolic Tabernacle Church with funeral services being held there. Survivors include three sons, Noble of Claypool, Robert of Warsaw and Warren of Leesburg; three daughters, Mrs. Robert J. (Irene) Konkle of Claypool, Mrs. Guy (Betty) Reece, Jr., of Leesburg and Mrs. Robert (Bonnie) Gist of Centerville, Ark.; 17 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. One son. two brothers and three sisters preceded her in death. Rev. John Reid officiated at the services. Interment was in the Island Chapel cemetery near Milford. Mrs. Orio E. Wetter Oct. 3,1893 — Aug. 9* 1977 Funeral services were held Saturday for Mrs. Effie E. Werker, 82. r 2 Ligonier and

derson. 313 South Lake, Syracuse SATURDAY, AUG. 13 Dismissal Lloyd Harley, Leesburg SUNDAY, AUG. 14 Admission Colleen A. Schwalm. 68 North Shore Drive, Syracuse MONDAY, AUG. 15 Admissions Johan Johansen, North Webster Viola L. Burns, r 2 12522 CR 52 Syracuse Dismissals Mrs. Richard Dick and infant daughter, Syracuse Charles Menzie, North Webster James Martin, r 2 Syracuse UNDERGOES SURGERY David N. Blaser of Syracuse is recuperating after undergoing surgery in the Saint Joseph Hospital in South Bend. HIP INJURY Martin Levermer, 90, Fountainview Place, Goshen, formerly of Lake Wawasee, suffered ' a hip injury and was taken to the Goshen Hospital. Milford EMS On Wednesday, Aug. 11, a lady was transported from the Ora Nursing Home to the Goshen Hospital for X-rays. The Milford EMS squad was called to a doctor's office in Leesburg on Saturday, Aug. 13. A lady complaining of numbness in the arms and legs was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital emergency room.

Wed., August 17,1977—THE MAIL-JOURNAL

mother of Mrs. Russell (Gloria) Bertram of rural Cromwell. Death came on Tuesday at Strawberry Village Nursing Home, Ligonier. Born in Sparta Township, Noble County, on October 3,1893, she was a daughter of George and Mary (Kauffman) Maggart and lived her entire lifetime in that township. Mrs. Werker was married October 24,1912 to Orlo Werker, and he survives. She was a member of Sparta United Church of Christ and the Greencastle Grange, both of Kimmel. In addition to the husband and daughter, she is survived by one son, Arnold Werker of Ligonier; another daughter, Mrs. Thomas (Georgia) Sehllabarger of Englewood, Ohio; 10 grandchildren; 10 greatgrandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and 10 step-great-grandchildren. She was proceeded in death by one son, Russell Worker, one brother and two sisters. Rev. Nolan Wounkman officiated for services and interment was in Sparta cemetery. Arthur Coblentz Sept. 19,1899 — Aug. 9,1977 Funoral services were held on Friday at the Bendel Funeral Home in North Manchester for Arthur P. Coblentz, 77, 503 East Seventh St., North Manchester. Coblentz served as an Indiana State Senator and as a representative for 22 years. Death came at 12:05 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, in the Wabash County Hospital where he had been a patient for four weeks. The deceased was born September 10,1899, at Polk, Ohio, to Herbert and Cora (Kester) Coblentz. He married Bernice Roberts, on March 5, 1921. He owned and operated Coblentz and Son, dealers in farm machinery and GMC trucks at Liberty Mills. He began his political career as a Wabash County Commissioner in 1936. Colblentz was elected a joint state senator for Wabash and Kosciusko Counties and later served as joint state representative for Kosciusko, Wabash, Huntington, Whitley and Fulton Counties, a post be held for 14 years. Coblentz was a veteran of World War I, and a member of the United Methodist Church at Liberty Mills. He was a 50-year member of the American Legion

* Births DICK, Natalie Marie Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dick of Syracuse are the parents of their second daughter, Natalie Marie, born on Friday, Aug. 12, at Goshen Hospital. She tipped the scales at an even seven pounds. Her sister is Ashley Marie, two

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and a member of the Masonic lodge and Scottish Rite. Surviving are the widow, one son, one daughter, five grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren, and two sisters. Rev. Harold Ulrey officiated at services and interment was in Fairview cemetery. Betty Reed May 11,1925 —August 14,1977 Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday for Betty Jean Reed, 52, r 6 Warsaw, mother of Doug Metz, Jr., of Leesburg. She died at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday in the Goshen Hospital. She had been ill since May. She was born in Warsaw on May 11, 1925, to Paul and Mabel (Loop) Chapman and lived in r Warsaw her entire life. She was an employee of Builder's Mart in Warsaw. Surviving "are one daughter, Mrs. Steven (Jody) Hopper of Warsaw, the son, her mother, Mrs. Mabel Chapman of Warsaw, Mrs. True (Pauline) Kintzel of Warsaw and two grandsons. Rev. Howard Smith officiated at the funeral services. Interment was in the Oakwood cemetery. Weldon Doughman Nov. 21,1913 — Aug. 18.1977 Weldon H. (Bud) Doughman, 63, 157 North Shore Drive, Syracuse, died at 5 a.m. last Wednesday, August 10, in his home. A retired manager of Prudential Insurance Company, Warsaw, he was born November 21, 1913, at Norwood, Ohio, to Frank and Julia (Ell) Doughman. He moved to Syracuse four years ago, coming from Warsaw. He was a member of the Syracuse United Methodist Church. Surviving are his widow, the former Alta Laub; one son, Dennis Doughman, Ankey, Iowa; one daughter, Mrs. Glenn Robert (Janis) Bollinger, Fort Knox, Ky; four grandchildren; and one brother, Ransel Doughman, Cincinnati, Ohio. Services were held last Friday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Home, Warsaw. Rev. Ross Cook officiated. Interment was in Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne.

and one-half years. Grandparents are Pastor and Mrs. Paul Dick of Winchester, Pa., and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Cziraki, Long Beach, Calif.

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