The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 9, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 March 1978 — Page 4

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., March 22,1978

Obituaries

James Ellis Nov. 11,1919— March 21,1978 James Wilbur Ellis, 58, r 2 White Pigeon, Mich., died of a heart attack, Tuesday, March 21, while cutting wood. He was born in Mishawaka on November 11, 1919, to Clement and Myrtle Ellis. On December 10, 1938, he married Blanche Lewallen in Teagarden. Ellis lived in Syracuse until six years ago, when he moved to White Pigeon. While living in Syracuse he was a butler to Eli Lilly, he was retired at the time of his death. He attended the Vistula Christian Church. Surviving in addition to his wife, Blanche, are two daughters, Mrs. Glen (Dianne) Oxender, Sturgis, Mich., and Mrs. Stewart (Nancy) Moreiean, Syracuse; and seven grandchildren. A son Robert Ellis, was killed in Viet Nam in 1968. Friends may call at the Geislin Funeral Home, Constantine, Mich., Thursday night. Services will be in the Vistula Christian Church, Friday, March 24, at 2 p.m. Rev. John Coil, pastor of the church will officiate with burial in the Syracuse cemetery. Ida Ethel Bender Feb. 28-1890— March 20,1978 Mrs. Ida Ethel Bender, 88, 511 Broad Street, Ashland, Ohio, a native of Syracuse, died Monday afternoon of complications following a brief illness in Samaritan Hospital, Ashland. Born February 28, 1890, in Syracuse, she was the daughter of William J. and Sarah (Steele) Richcreek. Her marriage to Charles Craig occurred in 1906. He died in 1953. In 1957, she married Otis A. Bender. He preceded her in death in 1975. She had lived most of her life in Ashland. She retired from the Faultless Rubber Company, Ashland, in 1956. She attended the Ashland Presbyterian Church. She is survived by two stepdaughters, Mrs. Howard (Inez) Harsel, Ashland, Ohio, and Mrs. Thomas (Frances) Owens, Huntington, Pa.; three stepgrandchildren; and several nieces and nephews in the

Hospital notes

Goshen TUESDAY, MARCH 14 Admission Lillian M. Auer, Milford Dismissals Jeffery Fackler, 15769 U.S. 6 Syracuse Willodene Hunter, r 1 Leesburg WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 Admission Clifford A. McKenzie, Milford Dismissals Penny Hawkings, Milford Patricia Daker, r 1 North Webster SATURDAY, MARCH 18 Admission Everett E. Tom, r 2 Leesburg ■ Dismissal Kathryn Charlton, Milford I - ■ SUNDAY, MARCH 19 Admissions Margaret A. Darr, r 2 Syracuse William J. Glordon, Syracuse MONDAY, MARCH 20 Admission Shelia E. Snyder, r 2 Syracuse

Jaster 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23 — Candlelight Communion Service « 1 -2:30 p.m. Friday, March 24 — Good Friday Services at Bethel Church of the Brethren 6:30 a.m. Sunday, March 26 — Easter Sunrise Service 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday — Worship Services 9:30 a.m. Easter Sunday — Sunday School 7 p.m. — A Cantata of Praise by the adult choir under the direction of Ralph Bushong, accompanied by Kim Augsburger, narrated by Larry Martindale, "He is risen!" With those words dawned new life for all men, for all time ... a life that is everlasting. We are all called to shore in this life through Jesus Christ, Who by His Death and Resurrection has redeemed the world. Come, worship the Lord with rejoicing, praise and thanksgiving on Easter Sunday ... ______ • Buses Running Every Sunday f ~ • Bible School Hour —9:30 A.M. fl? • Early Worship Service —8:15 A.M. x • Morning Worship Services — V ** < 10:30 A.M. (Services For All W Ages, Nursery Through Adult) i • unc ' a 7 Evening Services At 7 P.M. - * • Family Night Bible Study And '• , ' ■ Wild West Pr °9 rom ~ 7 P M ■HlteZvll » Wednesday . - " Robert Greenwood Richard Brouillette Minister Associate Minister MILFORD CHRISTIAN CHURCH Fourth And Henry Streets 658-9151 Milford

Syracuse area. Calling will be from 7-9 p m. today (Wednesday) in the Heyl Funeral Home, Ashland, Ohio, where services will conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday. Interment will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Milford cemetery. Mrs. Aline Hoerr March 24,1892 — March 19,1978 Mrs. John (Aline) Hoerr, Milford, passed away Sunday morning, March 19, in the Apostolic Christian Home, at 1: 30 a.m., where she has lived the past several weeks. Born March 24,1892, to the late Matthew and Sophia (Stoller) Weisser, in Fairbury, 111., she married John C. Hoerr, on April 12, 1920, in Goshen. He survives. Surviving in addition to her husband are: two sons, Robert Hoerr, Milford and Wilbur Hoerr, Peoria; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Emma Krauter, Milford, Mrs. Edola Best, Nappanee, Mrs. Betty Knochel, Elkhart, Mrs. George (Helen) Zimmer, South Bend and Mrs. George (Bertha) Ehnle, Peoria, DI.; three brothers, Matthew Weisser, Peoria, Charles Weisser, Milford and Herman Weisser, Syracuse. Three brothers preceded her in death. Funeral services were held in the Sheridan Road Apostolic Christian Church, Peoria, 111., Tuesday, March 21. Memorials can be made to the Peoria Apostolic Nursing Home. Sylvia M. Henney Dec. 28 —1894 — Mar. 18,1978 Mrs. Sylvia Marie Henney, 83, Fort Worth, Texas, a native of Cromwell, died Saturday, March 18, in Texas. She was born December .28, 1894. She had also been a resident of Ligonier. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Betta Rose Harris, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Chester (Annabelle) Bowers, Fort Worth, Texas; four grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren. Her husband, Merle, preceded her in death. Graveside services will be held

Dismissals Clifford A. McKenzie, Milford Everett Tom, r 2 Leesburg Karen Glick, r 2 Syracuse KCH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 Admission Gudrun Grissell, Leesburg FRIDAY, MARCH 17 Admissions Martha Ault, Leesburg Baby girl Morehead, Leesburg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Morehead Michael (Stookey) Murphy, Leesburg Michael J. Brown, Syracuse SATURDAY, MARCH 18, Dismissal Michael Murphy, Leesburg SUNDAY, MARCH 19 . Admissions Walter Randall, Syracuse Evangelina Patino, Milford Baby boy Patino, Milford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Patino

Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Oak Park cemetery. Rev. William Luttrull, United Methodist Church, will officiate. Jeffrey D. Alheim July 21,1947 — Mar. 17,1978 Jeffrey D. Alheim, 30, brother of Thanas J. Xanders, Syracuse, died at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Goshen Hospital where he had been admitted the night before. Heart failure was the cause of death. He had suffered from a heart ailment for a number of years. A well-known young artist and lifetime resident of Goshen, he was bom July 21,1947, to Chester and Phyllis (Ulery) Alheim. He graduated from . Goshen High School and attended Saint Andrew’s College, Laurinburg, N.C., where he was an art major. He had worked at the Goshen License Bureau and Walden Bookstore, Concord Mall. He had exhibited his art work in various Goshen area shows. Besides his brother, Thomas, he is survived by his parents; another brother, William Alheim, Goshen; and a sister, Mrs. Lon (Suzanne) Stine, Goshen. Services were conducted Monday in the Blocker-Harris Fifth Street Chapel, Goshen. Rev. Andrew L. Hardie, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiated and burial was in the Violett cemetery. Stella E. Sroufe Dec. 29, 1892 — Mar. 19,1978 Stella E. Sroufe, 85, 506 West Union, Ligonier, and former North Webster resident,, died in her hone at 6:35 p.m. Sunday, March 19. She had been in failing health for several years. Born near Ligonier on December 29, 1892, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Roe. She lived in Noble County and North Webster her entire life. A homemaker, she had worked for Essex Wire, Ligonier, and in several restaurants in North Webster. She was a member of the Washingtai Township Home Economics Club. Survivors include: one

Dismissals Michael Brown, Syracuse Goody Grissell, Leesburg Ruth Morehead and daughter, Leesburg TAKEN TO GOSHEN Frieda Ruch, 91, Milford was taken to Goshen Hospital at 7:08 p.m. Saturday, after becoming ill. She was taken in the Goshen ambulance, after being called to 910 Westwood Road. Mrs. Ruch was moved from intensive care to room 301 where she is reported as doing better. Syracuse EMS Syracuse EMS was sent to the intersection of CR 35 and 52 at 10:39 a.m. Thursday, March 16, when two Syracuse residents were injured in an accident. Pat Richardson, 29, 13349 CR 52, and Mildred Savage, 43, 71458 CR 35, were taken to Goshen Hospital at 11:20 a.m. An ambulance was sent to an area doctor’s office at 2:42 p.m.

daughter, Mrs. Edith Linker, New Haven; one son, Edward Sroufe, Ligonier; four grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; two brothers, Merl Roe, South Bend, and Millard Roe, California; and one sister, Mrs. Mildred Meerts, Portage, Mich. Services were held this morning (Wednesday) in the Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse. Rev. Jimmie Holloman officiated and interment was in the Salem cemetery, Wilmot. Mrs. Mary Mock May 28,1903—March 18,1978 Mrs. Mary Mock, 74, of Grace Village, Winona Lake, died at 4 a.m., Saturday, March 18, in the Prairie-View Rest Home, where she had been in failing health the past two years. Mrs. Mock was born in Nappanee, to Charles and Ida (Booth) Bigler in Nappanee, May 28, 1903. On September 23, 1920, she married Rev. Virgil Mock, who survives. She had lived in the Goshen and Nappanee areas as well as the North Webster area. She attended the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church. Survivors other than her husband, Virgil, and her mother, Ida, are two daughters, Mrs. Francis (Velma) Caprarotta, New Paris, and Mrs. George (Doris) Steele, Mishawaka; 10 grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren. One son, one daughter, one sister, and one brother have preceded her in death. The funeral was in the Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Rev. Faris Whitesell, and Rev. Lester Young officiating. Burial was in the Union Center cemetery, Nappanee. Services were Moiday, March 20. Ada Schoolman Jan. 22,1896—March 14,1978 Mrs. John H. (Ada L.) Schoolman, 82, of Irish Lake, r 2 Leesburg, died at 9:10 a.m., Tuesday, March 14, in the Kosciusko Community Hospital, after being admitted earlier that day. Mrs. Schoolman and her

March 16, when Wayne Oeach, 400 S. Dolan Drive Apt. 3 Syracuse, became ill. He was taken to Goshen Hospital at 3:10 p.m. Minnie Blough, 83, 701 N. Huntington Street, Syracuse, was taken to Goshen Hospital at 8:21 a.m. March 17, after becoming ill. The call was first received at 7:45 a.m. Karen Brockway, 16, r 2 box 279 Syracuse, went to the fire station at 7:10 p.m. March 18. She was transported to the hospital at 8:20 p.m. Ambulance was sent to Leeland Shores, along the Syracuse-Milford Road, at 11:20 p.m. March 18, when an accident was reported. The victim had left the scene; ambulance returned to the station at 12:05 a.m. Walter C. Randall, 71, r 3 box 334 G Syracuse, was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital at 1:25 a.m. March 19, after becoming ill. The call was first received at 12:32 a.m. Milford EMS Members of the Milford Emergency Unit made one call during recent weeks. On Tuesday, March 14, they transported an elderly Milford lady from her home to the Goshen Hospital. Births MOREHEAD daughter Mr. and Mrs. Jay Morehead, Leesburg, are the parents of a daughter born Friday, March 17, in the Kosciusko Community Hospital. PATINO son Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Patino, Milford, are the parents of a son born Sunday, March 19, in the Kosciusko Community Hospital. BLUE, Jamie Beth A daughter and first child, Jamie Beth, was born to Barry and Judy Blue of 317 North Lake

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husband, retired since 1973, operated the Schoolman Grocery at Bippus for 40 years and moved to Irish Lake in 1976. She was born in Miami County on January 22, 1896, to Sydney and Mary (Jones) Fuller. On June 14, 1936, she married John H. Schoolman, who survives. She was a member of Saint John’s United Church of Christ, the Rebekah Lodge and the Order of Eastern Star at Bippus. One daughter survives, Mrs. John F. (Dorothy) Mills, Irish Lake, r 1 Leesburg. Also surviving is her husband; six grandchildren; 15 greatgrandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Sarah Ann Butt, of south Whitley. A son, Robert L. Howard, preceded her in death as did one sister and brother. Services were conducted in the Bailey Mortuary, Huntington. Rev. Ray M. Davis and Rev. Ed Inderlied officiated. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery, Warsaw. George Slater Aug. 17,1891 — March 14.1978 George A. Slater, 86, of 701 Lakeview Drive, Warsaw, who is the father of Cecil Slater, Leesburg, died at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. He had been failing in health for four years. Slater was born in Kosciusko County on August 17, 1891, to Adam and Sofronie (Smith) Slater and had been a lifetime resident of the county. On June 22, 1916, he married Daisy Jane Smith, in Leland, Mich., who survives. Slater attended the First Church of God, Warsaaw. Besides his wife and son, Cecil, other survivers are two sons, Esza Slater, Warsaw, and Lee Slater, Pinella Park, Fla., two daughters, Mrs. Harry (Joan) Kilmer, r 1 Warsaw, and Mrs. Alvis (Norma Jean) Hayes, South El Monte, Calif., 16 grandchildren; and 15 greatgrandchildren. Funeral services were held in the McHatton-Sadler Funeral Home, Warsaw, Friday, March 17. Rev. Bryce Foster officiated and burial was in Oakwood cemetery.

St., Warsaw, on Sunday, March 19. The infant made her arrival in the Goshen Hospital at 6:29 a.m. She weighed seven pounds, 10 ounces and measured inches long. Rev. and Mrs. Sidney Bryant of Warsaw, formerly of the United Pentecostal Church at Syracuse, are maternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Blue, Jr., of Warsaw, are the paternal grandpa rents. Cards of thanks CARD OF THANKS We would like to thank all of our friends and relatives for the lovely cards and gifts we received on our 50th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Shock r 2 Syracuse CARD OF THANKS The list would be too long if we tried to list each person who donated food, sent flowers, cards and donations to the Syracuse EMS at the time of our loss. Your thoughtfulness was very appreciated. Also, a special thanks to Rev. Cook, Father Sarrazine and Harris Funeral Home. Phil Houser Family CARD OF THANKS My warmest thanks to all for the many cards, flowers, plants and food with which I was remembered, especially Saint Andrew’s Methodist Church; O.E.S. 283; Syracuse-Wawasee Garden Club; Bethany H.E. Club; and my dear friends during and after my recent foot surgery. “How Sweet It Is.’’ Vera Kitson 236 North Street Syracuse Wealthy ladies in ancient Rome sometimes washed themselves in a sugary mixture consisting of 20 pounds of crushed strawberries and two pounds of raspberries.

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PLACES FIFTH—Jan Grindle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Grindle, Syracuse, placed fifth in the state finals of the Indiana Knights of Columbus Public Speaking Contest. She will receive a trophy and 1100 scholarship for her finish. Pictured above are Mr. and Mrs. Grindle, Jan and James Kurapka, council 5521, South Bend. Jan won the local contest from council 6323, Syracuse; district competition, hosted by Warsaw council 4511; and regional contest. Council 3228 hosted the state contest.

Court news

Marriage Dissolutions The following couples have filed for a marriage dissolution in Kosciusko County Circuit and Superior Courts: Meek — Eccie Faye Meek, r 1 box 43-A North Webster and Timothy K. Meek, r 1 box 166 Pierceton. Married May 14,1977, the couple separated January 2, 1978. Petitioner asks that said marriage be dissolved; that the court make an equitable division of the property of the parties; that the former name of petitioner be restored to her, for an order for the payment of the services of petitioner’s attorneys, fa the costs of this action and all other relief proper in the premises. Mato — Roxann Mato, box 582 Orange St., Cromwell and Michael S. Mato, box 582 Orange St., Cromwell. Married October 15, 1977, the couple separated February 2,1978. Petitioner asks that her marriage to Michael S. Mato be dissolved, that the petitioner be granted custody of the minor child and that the petitioner be granted a reasonable sum of money from the respoident for the suppat of said mina child, .that the court make an equitable division of the property of the parties, that the petitioner be awarded the reasonable services of her attaney in this action, fa the costs of this action and fa all other

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relief proper in the premises. Ray — Sue Ann Ray, r 1 box 96 Warsaw and Joe Ray, general delivery, North Webster. The couple was married December 18, 1970 and separated February 20,1978. Petitioner asks that said marriage be dissolved; that respondent be ordered to pay petitioner’s attorneys’ fees; that petitioner be awarded the custody of the minor children of the parties, that the respondent be ordered to pay to the clerk of the court for the use and benefit of the petitioner a reasonable sum for the support and maintenance of said minor children; that the court make an equitable division of the property of the parties; for the costs of this action and for all other relief proper in the premises. Small Claims The following cases have been filed in the Kosciusko County Court, Judge Loren Collier presiding: Tinkey Oil Company vs Bobby Stambaugh, r 1 Milford. Plaintiff demands judgment in the amount of $129.02, for cost of action and all other proper relief. John C. Baker vs Robert Sopher, r 1 Leesburg. Plaintiff demands judgment fa $1,400, for the possession of said real estate and fa all other proper relief.

Violations Disregarding automatic signal — James W. Sumpter, r 2 Milfad, $35 llfWSllll6 IDEAS Helpful Tips You can save energy cooling your house by using the same things that help you save when heating your house: storm windows. Kept on windows not needed for ventilation, they help keep cool air in, warm air out. The Department of Energy has estimated that proper attic insulation can save up to 30 percent of heating and cooling bills, since heat tends to rise and escape through an insufficiently insulated roof. The same insulation reduces the need for cooling by keeping out the sun’s heat. "A mountain and a river are good neighbor s.'** George Herbert