The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 10, Milford, Kosciusko County, 26 March 1980 — Page 3
Obituaries
Marvin J. Stutzman April 9,1914 — March 22,1980 Marvin J. Stutzman, 65, r 2 Nappanee, brother of Alvin Stutzman, Milford; Dan Stutzman and Mrs. Alma Stutzman, both of Syracuse, died of complications following surgery in Goshen Hospital at 10:10 p.m. Saturday, March 22. He had been a patient for one month. Stutzman was born in Fairchild, Wis., on April 9, 1914, to David and Ida (Hochstetler) Stutzman. On October 24,1936, he married the former Marie Hochstetler in Albion. She survives. He was a member of the Northwood Chapel Church and was a retired employee of the Selmer Corporation, Elkhart. Additional survivors include twin sons, Donald Lee, New Paris and Ronald Larry, Minneapolis, Minn.; six grandchildren; five brothers, Ike, Galveston, Texas, Delbert, Howard and Floyd, all of Plymouth, Eli, Etna Green; three sisters, Mrs. Barbara Swift, Mishawaka, Mrs. Alioe Schetzle, Bourbon and Sarah
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Goshen TUESDAY, MARCH 18 Admissions Edith Leora Armantrout, r 4 box 43 Syracuse Dennis L. Koselke, r 1 box 318 Syracuse Dismissals Jenny Jo Penick, 16083 CR 56 Syracuse Terry Beatty, r 1 box 2558 Milford WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 Admissions Lauretta Schrock, 88 North Shore Drive, Syracuse Robert D. Johnson, 201 North Street, Syracuse Lloyd Kammerdiener, 301 N. Harrison, Syracuse Dismissal Eva Smith, 312 Dolan Drive, Syracuse THURSDAY, MARCH 20 Admissions Dennis Koselke, r 1 box 318 Syracuse Sandra P. Bowman, r 4 box 195 Syracuse Dismissals Dennis Koselke, r 1 box 318 Syracuse John M. Williams, r 3 box 498 Syracuse
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Stutzman, Etna Green. One brother preceded him in death. Funeral services were held* today (Wednesday) at 10:30 a.m. in the Northwood Chapel, north of Nappanee. Rev. Charles Pletcher, Jr., officiated. Burial was in the Smith-Union cemetery. Wright-Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, was in charge of arrangements. Alvin R. Haab Aug. 31,1899 — March 23,1980 Alvin R. (Dutch) Haab, 80, 431 N. Second St., Elkhart, a former Milford resident, died early Sunday morning, March 23, in his home. He was born on August 31,1899, in Claytonville, 111., and on March 4, 1929, he marring the former Bettie Osborne, in LaPorte. He had been owner of Lincoln Barber Shop prior to his retirement in 1965. Surivors include his wife, three sisters, Mrs. Hilda Bowsher, Mrs. Nettie Chatten and Mrs. Edna Polk, all of Elkhart. Funeral services were conducted at 11 am. Tuesday,
Timothy R. Crouch, r 2 box 420 Joy Sims, 206 S. Huntington St., Syracuse FRIDAY, MARCH 21 Admission Amy Nottingham, r 1 box 2838, Syracuse Dismissals Nellie Johnson, 60 E. Shore Drive, Syracuse Owen Lee, r 2 box 556 Syracuse SATURDAY, MARCH 22 Admissions Charles Causey, 113 E. Benton St., Syracuse Betty L. Miller, box 352 Milford Dismissal Ericka Ott, r 2 box 404 Syracuse SUNDAY, MARCH 23 Admission Eugene Gordon, 118 W. Boston St., Syracuse Dismissals Lloyd Kammerdiener, 301 N. Harrison, Syracuse Edith Armantrout, r 4 box 43 Syracuse Mrs. Douglas Bowser and infant son, r 2 box 178 North Webster MONDAY, MARCH 24 Admission Anna P. Stuckman, box 264 C r 1 Milford
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March 25, in the Walley-Mills-Zimmerman Funeral Home, Elkhart. Rev. Mark Fenstermacher, associate pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church, officiated and burial was in Grace Lawn cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Elkhart County Cancer Society. Laura Stahley Oct. 15, 1896 —March 21,1980 ■ Mrs. Laura Stahley, 83, mother of Forrest Stahley, Syracuse, died at 7:50 a.m. Friday, March 21, in the Lu Ann Nursing Home, Nappanee. She had been a patient at the nursing .home for seven years. She was a Nappanee resident before entering the nursing home. She was born in Goshen on October 15,1896, and on February 7, 1917, she married Willis Edgar Stahley. He died September 5, 1963. Mrs. Stahley was a member of the Nappanee Church of the Brethren, Nappanee Legion Auxiliary and a lifetime member of the Berlin Relief Corps 186. Additional survivors include
Dismissals Robert Johnson, 201 North St., Syracuse Amy Nottingham, r 1 box 2838 Syracuse Sandra P. Bowman, r 4 box 195 Syracuse KCH TUESDAY. MARCH 18 Admissions Charles E. Cline, Leesburg Cory L. Boren, Leesburg Mary H. Mayer, North Webster Dismissals Joseph K. Burr in, Leesburg William D. (Billy) Poe, Leesburg WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 Admission * John E. Smith, Leesburg Dismissals Patricia L. Davis, North Webster Mrs. Ron Park and infant daughter, Leesburg Mary H. Mayer, North Webster THURSDAY, MARCH 20 Dismissal Cory L. Boren, Leesburg FRIDAY, MARCH 21 Dismissal Charles E. Cline, Leesburg
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four grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren, and two sisters. Minnie Bogir, Goshen and Mrs. John (Clara) Sternberg, Goshen. A son, Ralph, two sisters and a brother, preceded her in death. Funeral services were held Monday, March 24, at 10:30 a.m. in the Nappanee Church of the Brethren. Rev. Gene Hipskind officiated and burial was in the Syracuse cemetery. Memorials may be made to the church. Wright-Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Dewey Jones Feb. 22, 1902— March 20. 1980 Mrs. Ada Jones, 78, r 1 Etna Green, sister of Mrs. Clara Yeager, Syracuse, died Thursday morning, March 20, at 2:09 a m. in South Bend Osteopathic Hospital. She was admitted earlier in the week. Mrs. Jones was born on February 22, 1902, in Delphi and on March 25, 1921, she was married to Dewey Jones. He died October 9,1975.
SUNDAY, MARCH 23 Admission Louise Ganshorn, Leesburg Dismissal Adah M. Stoffer, Syracuse ENTERS HOSPITAL Arch Baumgartner of Milford entered the Elkhart General Hospital this afternoon (Wednesday) for tests, and is expected to be dismissed on Saturday. IMPROVING Ervin Troup, Milford, is improving following a heart attack last Monday, March 17. He was taken out of the intensive care unit at Elkhart Hospital, Sunday, March 23 and placed in room 2006. He will be in the hospital for several weeks. Syracuse EMS The Syracuse Emergency Medical Service answered a number of calls in the Lakeland area during the past week. Fifteen-month-old Brian Dean, 607 S. Main Street, Syracuse, was taken to Elkhart General Hospital on March 19 at 5:53 p.m. after he began convulsing at his home. Pat Darrenkamp, r 2 Topeka, was taken to Goshen Hospital on
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Additional survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Altha) Bolin, Mishawaka; a son, Francis, South Bend; eight grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Rassi and Mrs. Phillip (Edna) Rassi, both of Elkhart and a brother, Ben Barnhart, Warsaw. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, March 22, at 2:30 p.m. in the Camp Creek Church of the Brethren, near Etna Green, where she was a member. Rev. Orvil Kilmer, pastor, officiated and burial was in Stoney, Point cemetery. Memorials can be made to the Camp Creek Church building fund. Wright-Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, was in charge of arrangements. Bobby Black Sept. 22,1925 —March 21,1980 North Webster resident, Bobby L. Black, 54, died Friday, March 21, at Goshen hospital at 5:20 p.m. He had been ill for one year. The son of Stanley and Lura (Bockman) Black, he was born in
March 23 after she became ill at 707 Pittsburg, Syracuse, at 8:46 a.m. Two members of the same family, Michelle and Gerin Kunkel, were taken to Goshen Hospital on March 23 at 5:31 p.m. after they wre involved in an automobile accident on Old Road 8 near Marineland Gardens. Diane Clark, 23, 72833 CR 29 Haviland Mobie Home Court, Lot 12, was taken to Goshen Hospital on March 23 after she suffered smoke inhalation at 2:14 a.m. Rhonda Johnson, 19, r 3 box 486, was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital yesterday, March 25, at 2:17 p.m. when she was in labor. Milford EMS » A number of calls were received by the Milford Emergency Medical Service unit thus far in the month of March. A Milford resident was transported from the Goshen Hospital to Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw on Wednesday, March 5. A man suffering from a possible gall bladder attack was taken to the Goshen Hospital emergency room on Friday, March 7. A farmer, partially pinned by a farm tractor, was transported to the Goshen Hospital emergency room on March 7. A 13-year-old girl injured her ankle while vaulting at the Milford Junior High in gymnastics competition and was transported to the Goshen Hospital emergency room on Tuesday, March 11. On March 13 the Milford unit responded to a call in Syracuse. A man fell at Brock Manufacturing and was trans-, ported to the Kosciusko Community Hospital emergency room on Friday, March 14. A was transported to KCH on March 15 from Dr. Lewises’ office in Leesburg. A Milford girl was transported from her home to the Goshen Hospital emergency room on Sunday, March 16. The EMS responded to a cartrain accident by the Milford Coop on Saturday, March 22. No one was injured. An elderly patient was transported to Goshen Hospital for admittance on order of Dr. Rheinheimer on Monday, March 24. Births SHEARER, Amber Dawn Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Shearer, Orlando, Fla., are the parents of a daughter, Amber Dawn, born Thursday, March 20, at 7:20 a.m. She weighed six pounds, four ounces and measured 19 inches long. Shearer is a former Milford resident. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Evans, Fort Myers, Fla. and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Shearer, Athens, Ga.
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North Webster on September 22, 1925. He had lived in North Webster his entire life. Black had been employed for 25 years at Weatherhead and had been on medical leave from the Dana Corporation for more than a year. He was a member of the North Webster Church of God. A veteran of World War 11, Black was a member of the North Webster American Legion and the Iron Horsemen of Goshen. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Marlene Black; his mother, Mrs. Lura Black, North Webster; two daughters, Mrs. James (Jan) Rooney, Warsaw, and Francie Black, at home. Other survivors include three step-daughters, Cara, Tammi and Debra Wagoner, all of North Webster; and two sisters, Mrs. John (DeMaris) Schebig, Fort Wayne and Mrs. Fred (Lorena) Boggs, Leesburg. Services were held Monday, March 24, at the North Webster Church of God. Rev. Brice Casey, pastor of the church, officiated. Burial was in the North Webster cemetery where the American Legion conducted military gravesiderites.
Paternal great-grandmother is Ruth Guttenburg, Phoenixf; Ariz. TUSIN'G son Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Tusing, r 1 box 52 Milford, are the parents of a son, born Saturday, March 22, in Goshen Hospital. SCHULLER, Tyler Wilhelm Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Schuller, 104 Railroad Street, Wakarusa, are the parents of their first child, a son, Tyler Wilhelm, born March 20 at 8:09 a.m. in Elkhart General Hospital. The infant weighed 10 pounds, nine ounces and was 23 inches long at birth. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hadley, Syracuse; paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Schuller, Wakarusa. Mrs. Claude Magnuson, Ligonier, is the maternal greatgrandmother. RATER, Daniel Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rater, Jacksonville, Fla., are the parents of a son, Daniel Ryan, bom, Wednesday, March 12, at 11:35 p.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospjtal. He weighed seven pounds, 3* 2 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Jerry Phillips, Milford and Anna Lou Phillips, Warsaw. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rater, Milford. Maternal great-grandmother is Anna Cripe, Milford and paternal great-grandfather is Scott Phillips, Pierceton. OWENS son Mr. and Mrs. Keenis Owens, r 2 Syracuse, are the parents of a son born Monday, March 24, in Goshen Hospital. . Card of thanks CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank my many friends who remembered me with cards, calls and prayer, while I was in the hospital. Mrs. Eva Smith CARD OF THANKS We would like to thank the North Webster Fire Department and the Syracuse Fire Department for their assistance during our fire. The Richard Aaron family In memoriam IN MEMORIAMIn loving memory of Thelma B. Heche, beloved mother and grandmother who passed away, March 27, 1976 and Harry Heche, Sr., beloved father and grandfather who passed away, April 9, 1968. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Heche, Jr. and family
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THE CENTER OF ATTENTION — This young doe received a lot of attention March 24, when it fell through the ice on Waubee Lake. Milford Marshal David Hobbs received a call at 10:30 a.m. from Rev. Howard Kreider, who lives on the south side of Waubee. about the deer. Hobbs and town employee Rodney England, took a boat out on the ! ice and pulled the doe to the shore line. Shortly after she was on dry ground, she was scared by dogs and again took off on the ice. The doe fell through the thin ice several times before she reached the edge of the lake. The doe was not injured from her experiences and later in the day she left the lakearea. I . Helping Hobbs and England were Conservation Officers S. John Sutter and Michael Fodes. (Photo bv Deb Fox)
Music Boosters plan for dinner
The Wawasee High School Music Boosters Club is planning to present “Before the Musical Dinner”, as the group’s spring project for this year. The dinner will be presented on $2,800 damages as car hits Radio Shack An estimated $2,800 damage occurred when a 1972 Chevrolet driven by Todd R. Eyer. r 2 Box 28, Syracuse, struck the Radio Shack, 300 S. Huntington Street, Syracuse, last Tuesday, March 18. Eyer told police that the accelerator in his vehicle stuck causing it to hit the front of the building, pushing in the front of the building and breaking a large window. Damage to the building was estimated at $2,500. Damage to Eyer’s auto was estimated at S3OO.
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Thursday. April 17, in the school cafeteria and will be served from sp.m. until6:3op.m. Reservations may be made by calling the high school; monies raised will be used to buy awards’ for music students at the school. Junior Moms learn about Special Olympics The Syracuse Junior Mothers met at the home of Jay Hughes recently. President Linda Phillabaum introduced Pat Bartow who gave the program on the Special Olympics. Jo Ann Robinson was welcomed into the club as a new member. Refreshments were served by Wanetta Luttman and Linda Phillabaum. The next meeting will be held April 21 at Jean Wyant’s home.
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