The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 20, Milford, Kosciusko County, 6 June 1979 — Page 5

Obituaries

Bessie Bowser Sept. 1. 1904 —June 3. 1979 Bessie Mae Bowser, 74, 103 North Broadway St.. Mentone, stepmother of Deverl Bowser, North Webster, died at 1:10 p.m. Sunday, June 3, in Miller’s Merry ' Manor, Warsaw. She was born in Mishawaka on September 1, 1904, to Frank and Cora (Rodman) Hook. In 1920 she married Ralph Blue and in 1946 she married Ed Bowser. He died in 1967. 0 She lived most of her life in the Mentone area as a housewife. She was a member of the Mentone First Baptist Church. Other survivors include six sons, Lewis D. Blue, Santa Ana. Calif . Glen R Blue. Niles, Mich., Merle Blue and Boyd E. Blue, both of Warsaw. Adam Blue, Orange. Calif., and Paul Blue. Baldwin. Michigan; one daughter. Mrs Paul (Judy) Wallen, Warsaw; three stepsons, Carl Bowser, Pierceton, Wayne Bowser and David Bowser, both of Mentone: four stepdaughters, Mrs. Earl (Margaret) Bruner, Warsaw, Mrs. Marion (Elizabeth) Flory, South Bend and Mrs. Sidney (Phyllis) Alber and Mrs. Larry (Rebecca) Stavedahl. both of Rochester; two brothers, Lawrence Hook, Osceola and Ralph Hook. Santa Ana. Calif ; three sisters. Mi's. Albert (Gladys) Quier. Granger. Mrs. Royal (Frances ( Rager. Saint Petersburg, Fla., and Mrs. Aurel (Dorothy) Collmer. South Bend; 18 grandchildren; 10 greatgrandchildren. and a number of stepgrandchildren. Funeral services will be Thursday. June 7. in the King Memorial Home. Rev. Charles Jones, youth pastor at the First Baptist Church, will officiate at the 2 p.m. service. Burial will be in the Mentone cemetery. Maria DeLaCruz Aug. 2, 1924 — May 31, 1979 Mrs Agapito (Maria De Los Angeles) DeLaCruz, 54, r 6 Columbia City, died at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 31, in her home. Death was due to complications following a brief illness. She is the sister of Frank Avalos, Pedru Avalos, Jesus Avalos, Margurito r Avalos and Mrs. Rolando Hernandez, all of Milford. Mrs.. DeLaCruz was born on August 2, 1924 at Eagle Pass, Texas. She was the daughter of Guadalupe and Pillar (Vasques) Avalos. She was a member of Saint Francis Catholic Chruch at Pierceton

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Other survivors include her husband, Agapito; four sons, Aurelio DeLaCruz, Agapito DeLaCruz, Federico DeLaCruz and Guadalupe DeLaCruz, all of Pierceton; two daughters, Mrs Frances Medina and Mrs. Irene Rabago; also three sisters, Mrs. Valente Valdez, Columbia City. Mrs. Juan Juarez, New Paris, Mrs. Isandro Rodrigues, Elkhart and 2Ograndchildren. A wake was held in the Wyman Funeral Home, Warsaw, Sunday, June 3, at 8 p.m. funeral services were conducted at 10 am. Monday. June 4, in the Saint Francis Catholic Church, Pierceton. Father Kenneth Sarrazine officiated and burial was in the Pierceton Catholic cemetery. Clara Brewster Dec. 5, 1887 — June 5, 1979 Mrs. Clara W. Brewster. 91. 604 Nebraska Drive. Goshen, mother of Robert H Brewster. Syracuse, died Tuesday, Junes, at 9:30a.m. in Fountainview Place, Goshen, where shd had been a resident since October 1978. She was born December 5.1887. in Bridgeman, Mich. In February 1916 she was married to Harry W Brewster. He died on July 15, 1978. She had spent most of her life in South Bend until moving to Goshen 15 years ago. Other survivors include two grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren and a brother. Henry Troutfetter, Goshen. A granddaughter, Mrs. Sue Bartell, preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at l;30 p.m. Thursday in the YoderCulp Funeral Home, Goshen Burial will be in Violett cemetery. Dorothy Koher May 14.1909 —June 1, 1979 Mrs Lavone (Dorothv May) Koher, 70. r 2 Leesbudg, died Friday, June 1, in the DeSota Memorial Hospital. Arcadia. Fla., following five years of being ill. Mrs. Koher spent her winters in Flordia. She was born on May 14. 1909. in Hamlet, daughter of Sully and Elva (Casper* Foreman. She was married to Lavone M. Koher who survives. Survivors other than her husband are one daughter. Mrs. Robert (JoAnn) Collins, Louisville. Kent.; two grandchildren. two brothers. Clarence Herthoge. Dowagiac, Mich., and

Orville Forman, Breman. Services will be held today June 6, at 10:30 am, at the McHatton-Wyman Funeral Home with Rev. Fast officiating. The interment will follow in the Sparta cemetery. Kimmell. Maurice Hursey Sept. 14, 1915 —June 2. 1979 Maurice Dale Hursey, 63, Kuhn Lake, south of North Webster, was dead on arrival at Kosciusko Community Hospital af9:ll a m. Saturday, June 2. Hursey suffered an apparent heart attack in his home earlier that day. He was born in Etna Township, Whitley County, on September 14,

Hospital notes

Goshen TUESDAY, MAY 29 Admissions Dorothy Lehman. 56 E. Shore Drive, Syracuse David V. Welker, r 1 box 523 North Webster WEDNESDAY. MAY 30 Admissions Harold Morris, r 5 box 441 Syracuse / E. W. Hern, box 63 Leesburg THURSDAY, MAY 31 Admissions Judy Schmahl, r 1 Syracuse Larry L. Irwin, r 1 North Webster Zoa Metcalf, r 1 Leesburg FRIDAY. JUNE 1 Dismissals Eugene Gordon. 118.’W. Boston Street, Syracuse Vicky Nyikos. 713 S. Huntington, Syracuse David Welker, r 1 box 523. North Webster 1 SATURDAY, JUNE 2 Admissions Prajedes Gay, 106 E. Emiline Street, Syracuse• Esther Harman. 700 S. Huntington Street. Syracuse Joanne H. Hill, r 4 box 72 Syracuse Luis Delafuente, box 523 Milford John R. Berrier, r 1 box 100-A Milford Theora Hull, r 1 Milford

1915, to Charles C. and Elizabeth (Miller) Hursey. He was married to Edna Marie Davis, on July 20, 1933. in Warsaw. She survives. Hursey purchased the Do-Drop-In in Larwill in 1959. It later became Marie’s Case. He later opened the Hursey Tavern. Larwill and sold the business in 1973 when he moved to North Webster. The past three years he had been employed at the North Webster Products Co. He served in the U.S. 4 Navy during VVorld War II and was a member and past commander of the American Legion Post 258. Pierceton. He was a member and former Chef de Gare of the 40 et 8 Warsaw and of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, South Whitley.

Betty Miller, box 352 Milford Dismissal Nathan Insley, r 3 Syracuse SUNDAY. JUNE 3 Admission John Cannon, 213 West Por tland Street, Syracuse Dismissals Mrs. Jeffery Walters and infant daughter, r 2 Syracuse John Berrier. r 1 box 100-A Milford MONDAY. JUNE 4 Admissions Pamela A. Hanshew. r 1 box 157 L Milford Cassandra Keim, box 179 North Webster Dismissal Judith A. Schmahl, r 1 box 205 Syracuse KCH TUESDAY. MAY 29 Admissions Anne Evans. Milford Jessie Hamilton. Syracuse Steve Eryman, Milford Katrirl Shively, Leesburg' Johanna Crawford. Syracuse Dismissal Anne Evans. Milford WEDNESDAY. MAY 30 Admissions Cindy Sullivan, Leesburg Evelyn Fisher, Syracuse Gjene Bowen, Leesburg Dismissals Linda Ferguson, Leesburg David Miller, North Webster Katrina Shively, Leesburg THURSDAY, MAY 31 Admissions Mrs. Darrell Brinegar and infant son. North Webster Dismissals Anne Lawson, Leesburg Johanna Crawford. Syracuse FRIDAY. JUNE 1 Admissions Bonnie Evans, Syracuse Becky Mock, North Webster Dismissal Tony Croy. North Webster SATURDAY. JUNE 2 Admission Janice Teeter, Milford Dismissals Jesse Hamilton. Syracuse Steve Ervman. Milford •i SUNDAY. JUNE 3 Admission Michael R. Hull. North Webster Dismissals Mrs. Darrell Brinegar and infant son. North Webster Bonnie Evans. Syracuse PAT DEAN HASSURGERY Pat Dean, 400 Parkway Drive, Syracuse, was injured at work on May 22 and taken to the Elkhart Hospital where she underwent knee surgery. She was released from the hospital on May 30.

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Other survivors besides his wife are two sons, Robert Hursey. r 7 Columbia City, Russell Hursey. r 1 Leesburg: three daughters. Mrs. Cecil (Joan) Huntley, Columbia City. Mrs. Jack H (Wyonda* Rohrer, Jr., Columbia City. Mrs. Larry (Ilene) Bowers. Fort Wayne; 19 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. , Memorial services were held Tuesday. June 5 at 2 p.m. in the DeMoney-G rimes Funerel Home. Rev. Doyne D Michie, pastor of the Trinity Presbyterian Church of Fort Wayne officiated. Committal services and military rites were held in Greenhill cemetery. Columbia <" City, with the Pierceton Post of the American Legion in charge

Births W ALTERS, Melissa Renee Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Walters, r 2 Elmwood Estates. Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter. Melissa Renee, who was born Thursday, May 31. in Goshen Hospital. She weighed seven pounds. 12 ounces and measured 19 inches. Maternal grandparents are Alberta Nichols, Columbia City and Doyle Nichols. South Whitley. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walters. Pierceton. Maternal great-grandparents are Blanche Nichols and Mr. and Mrs. Max Gawthrop. all of Columbia City. TOM daughter Mr and Mrs. Max Tom. r 3 Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter born. Monday. June 4. in Goshen Hospital. SN.YDER, James Cory Mr. and Mrs. James Snyder of Goshen are the parents of a son. James Cory, born on Tuesday. May 29 at 11:14 p.m., in the Goshen Hospital. James weighed in at eight pounds, 3‘ 2 ounces and was 19 inches long. 4 Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Kilmer. Milford and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Vince Snyder. Goshen. James’ greatgrandmother is. Mrs. Frances Wildman. Tucson. Ariz. KILMER. Christopher Glen Mr and Mrs. Wesley Kilmer of Homestead. Fla., are the parents of a son. Christopher Glen, born Monday, May 28. in Homestead, Fla. He weighed eight pounds. 5*4 ounces and was 21 inches long. His maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Glen Malcom Cummings. Houston, Texas, and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Kilmer. Milford. Paternal great-grandmothers name is Mrs. Frances Wildman, Tuscon Ariz. Christopher will be going home to his sister Sarah, age three. SCARBEARY. Natalie Ann Mr. and Mrs. W’illiam Scarbeary. P. O. Box 352 Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter. Natalie Ann. who was born Tuesday. May 22. at 8:51 a m. in Goshen Hospital. She weighed eight pounds. 6'2 ounces and measured 21 inches. Maternal grandfather is Kenneth Felts, Syracuse and paternal grandmother is Julia Scarbeary, Syracuse. Maternal great-grandmothers are Mrs. Edna Hazen, Syracuse and Miller, North Webster. Other children of the Scarbeary’s are; Lisa, nine and Billy, seven.

Mrs. Charles Magee Oct. 25. 1905 — June 4. 1979 Mrs. Charles < Mary K) Magee. 73. r 4 Syracuse, died at 5:10 a.m. Monday morning. June 4. in the Goshen Hospital. She had been , failing in health for the last six months. She and her husband were owners of Magee s Pottery. North Webster. She was born in Shelby County. Ohio, on October 25. 1905. to Henry S. and Katherine T (Foster) McCracken. On November 10. 1927, she married Charles E. Magee. He survives. Moving from Converse. Mrs. Magee has been a Syracuse Lake resident since 1970. Additional survivors include

GAY, Anthony Wayne Mr and Mrs. Carl Gay. 106 East Emeline Street. Syracuse, are the parents of a son. Anthony Wayne. He was born on Sunday. May 3. at 12:16 a m .an Goshen Hospital, weighed nine pounds. 10 ounces and was 21 inches long Anthony's maternal grand: parents are Mr. and Mrs. Juan M Carvajal, Milford, and his paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs. Cecil Steele. Syracuse. His maternal great-grandparents are Mrs. Ysidra Jaureguil. Stockton, Calif., and Mr Jacinto Jaureguil. Sacramento. Calif. and his paternal greatgrandparents are Mrs. Lucille Barrows. Edwardsburg. Mich . and Arthur Gay. Elkhart . Syracuse EMS The Emergency Medical Services in Syracuse transported Russel Lozano, Jr., 23, 119 W Portland Street. Syracuse, to Goshen Hospital at 2:52 am., on Thursday, May 31. He had trouble breathing. Michele A. Miller. 17. 46 North Shore Drive, Syracuse, refused treatment as did Cathleen Cole, 17, r 1 Syracuse, on Thursday. May 31. at 4:15 p.m. Helen Miller, 68, r 4 box 4108 Syracuse, at 5:15 p.m., was transported by the EMS to Goshen Hospital after falling. Mike Smith, 27, Turtle BayTrailer Court, Syracuse, was transported by the EMS on Friday, June 1, at 3:03 am., to Goshen Hospital. • Daniel Lehman, 35, P.O. Box 526 Cromwell, was advised to go to Goshen Hospital after injuring his hand while working at Ag Best, Syracuse. The Syracuse EMS was dispatched to the company at 11:11 a m. Monday. Clara Mae, five months old. 72833 CR 29 Box 22 lot 22 Havilands trailer court was taken to the fire station at 3:56 p.m Tuesday for treatment of a cut she received while at the citypark. Her parents were advised to take her to the doctor’s for further treatment. Milford EMS On Friday, June 1. a woman became ill at her home, complaining of shortness of breath and was transported to the Goshen Hospital emergencyroom by Milford EMS. A woman was transported to KCH emergency room by Milford EMS after complaining of abdominal pains on Saturday, June 2.

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two sisters. Mrs. Ann Redinbo. Sidney, Ohio and Mrs Grace Meeker, Ohio; and one brother Henry McCracken. Sidney, Ohio. Funeral services were held at 10.30 am today, (Wednesday) in the Harris Funeral Home. Officiating was Jo Waltz, Christian Science Reader. Burial was in North Webster cemetery. Fred Leach Fred Leach, 61. formerly of North Webster, died Mondayevening. May 28. in a Miamisburg. Ohio, hospital He had been failing in health for some time Leach had lived in Largo. Fla. Word of his death was received by Mrs. Alton Kruger.

Heating publications can be ordered

The Consumer Information Center, established by Presidential Order in October 1970, is responsible for encouraging federal agencies to develop and release information of interest to consumers and for increasing public awareness of this information. To order any of the following publications write to Consumer Information Center. Pueblo, Colo. 81009: Housing. Home Heating and Energy Conservation: Buying Solar. 055 G. $1.85. 80 pp 1976. How solar energy can be used to heat and cool your house and heat your water; advantages of the different types of equipment and systems; designing a system; how to estimate costs and savings. Firewood for Your Fireplace 047 G. 60 cents. Seven pp. 1978. Burning characteristics of various woods, w here and how to buy firewood, and tips on safe fireplace use. Home Heating. 048 G. sl.lO. 24 pp 1978 Installation, operation, maintenance. and costs of the most commonly used heating systems. How to Improve the Efficiency of Your Oil-Fired Furnace. 605 G. Free. 12 pp. 1978. What you and the service technician should check; adjustments that will improve furnace efficiency. In the Bank or Up the Chimney 9

Alcohol a world wide problem

The World Health Organization is voicing alarm at new studies which indicate the consumption of alcohol is increasing sharply around the world. WHO researchers claim that drinking and drunkenness have become so common in most societies that “they rank among the world’s public health concerns. threatening to slow down economic development in the world and to over-burden the health services of most countries. ’’ WHO researchers report that a

8W H Care and understanding |A We’ll take care of everything — from flowers I to services — to help you through this difficult period. Advance arrangements . f possible. Harris Funeral Home SR 13 & CR 1000. 3% Miles From Syracuse And North Webster City Limits I I iSji-'-F II 11 I I 1 I ’’■■l Blocker-Harris Funeral Home 506 S. Fifth St. — Goshen

North Webster. He was the son of Mr and Mrs. Charles Leach and was married to Maxine Clark who survives Surviving besides his wife are one daughter. Winona Smith; three stepchildren. Sue Brown. Miamisburg. Ohio. Kent Clark, California. Gary Clark, North Webster; three brothers. Phil Leach, North Webster. Charles Leach. Marion and Dale Leach, address unknown; and one sister Mary Miller. North Webster. 13 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m Thursday. May 31, in the Gephart and Schmidt Funeral Home. 508 East Linden Ave., Miamisburg, Ohio Burial was in a cemetery in Miamisburg

056 Gsl 70 70 pp 1977. Illustrated how-to instructions for weathered-stripping, caulking, the installing storm windows and insulation in your home; how to choose a contractor; includes guide for choosing methods of energyconservation and estimating potential savings Sixty-Five Ways to Save Natural Gas. 607 G. Free 16 pp 1977 Tips for conserving natural gas used for home heating and cooling, heating water, home appliances, and cooking Solar Hot Water and Your Home 608 G. Free. 20 pp. 1978. Illustrated guide explains how solar hot water systems work, types available, points to consider when comparison shopping; lists manufacturers and sources for further information. Tips for Consumers Insulating Their Homes. 609 G. Free Five pp. 1977. Types of insulation; what to ask before you buy. safety tips for the do-it-yourselfer; where to write or call to complain Tip for Energy Savers. 610 G. Free 46 pp. 1978. How to save energy on home heating, cooling, appliance use. and in family activities. Understanding Your Utility Bills. 611 G. Free. 11 pp. 1978. How to read gas and electric meters, calculate costs, and understand the company’s billing methods andforms.

study- of the drinking habits in 25 countries since 1950 shows per capita increases ranging from 30 to 500 per cent. Other studies show some countries have experienced a 2,000 per cent increase in admissions to hospitals for alcoholism over the past 25 years. According to WHO studies, alcohol has been implicated in up to 50 per cent of all rapes, 24 to 72 per cent of all assaults and 28 to 86 per cent of all homicides. WHO suggest it’s time to launch a campaign against alcohol on a global basis.

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