The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 22, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 June 1980 — Page 3

Hospital notes

Goshen WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 ' Dismissals Mrs. Fred Northrup and infant daughter, r 2 box 112 North Webster THURSDAY. JUNE 12 Admissions Charles A. Wagner, 118 W. Brooklyn St., Syracuse Julie A. current, r 4 box 320-A Syracuse Dismissal Pearl Shock, box 237 North Webster FRIDAY, JUNE 13 Admissions Vicki E. Brown, r 3 box 652 Syracuse Aura Liliana Polk, r 2 Leesburg Dismissal Julie A. Current, r 4 box 320-A Syracuse SATURDAY, JUNE 14 Admission Cindy K. Niles, r 3 box 161 Syracuse Dismissals Vicki Brown, r 3 box 652 Syracuse Mrs. Dean Warstler and infant daughter, 72504 CR 25 Syracuse Mrs. Keith Bernicky and infant son, r 1 box 157 X Milford Mrs. Timothy Polk and infant son,r 2 Leesburg SUNDAY, JUNE 15 Admissions Everett R. Darr, r 2 box 550 Syracuse Harley E. Martin, r 2 box 157 North Webster Dismissals Mrs. Jerry Curry and infant daughter, 201 N. Huntington, Syracuse KCH TUESDAY, JUNE 10 Admission Haze| M. Walker, Leesburg Dismissal Avis E. Madden, Leesburg WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 Dismissals John M. Ward, North Webster Larrie A. Barrett, North Webster

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THURSDAY, JUNE 12 Admission Rosemary K. Hall, Leesburg Dismissal Clarence L. Blue, Leesburg FRIDAY, JUNE 13 Dismissal Marilyn Powell, Milford SATURDAY, JUNE 14 Admission Doris E. Wolferman, Syracuse Dismissal Rosemary K. Hall, Leesburg SUNDAY, JUNE 15 Dismissals Ellis E. Koher, North Webster Harrison L. Rainey, Leesburg CLAUDE HAMILTON AT PARKVIEW Claude Hamilton of Milford is a patient in the Parkview Hospital at Fort Wayne. His address is as follows: Parkview Hospital South Unit 2200 Randalia Room 214 Fort Wayne, Ind. 46805 LOIS GILBERT ENTERS HOSPITAL Lois Gilbert of r 1 box 8 Milford was admitted to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, today (Wednesday). She will undergo back surgery Thursday afternoon. STILL HOSPITALIZED Betty Miller, Milford, remains a patient in the Goshen Hospital following a fall in May. She would appreciate receiving cards. IN HOSPTIAL Chancy Hill, father of Mrs. Karl Keiper, Milford, is in the Fort Wayne Hospital. He is reportedly in satisfactory condition. • Card of thanks CARD OF THANKS Thanks to relatives, neighbors and friends for visits, cards and flowers while in hospital. Also for the food since being home. It will always be remembered. Bee Jorgensen

Births POLK, Jeremiah Nicholas Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Polk, r 2 Leesburg, are the parents of a son, Jeremiah Nicholas, born Friday, June 13, in Goshen Hospital. He weighed seven pounds, five ounces and measured 19 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Mr.' and Mrs. Cesar Giusti, Lima, Peru, South America and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Larry Polk, r 2 Leesburg. Maternal greatgrandmother is Maria Aguilar, Lima, Peru, South America and paternal great-grandparents are Clarene Tinkey, Claypool and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Polk, Winona Lake. The Polk’s have a three year old son, Christopher. NILES, Tara Janae Mr. and Mrs. Roger Niles, r 3 box 161 Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter, Tara Janae, born Sunday, June 15, at 6:46 a.m. in Goshen Hospital. She weighed eight pounds, five and one half ounces and measured 20*4 inches long, Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Keith’ Earnhart, r 1 Kimmell and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur “Butch” Niles, Syracuse. Maternal great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Earnhart, Kimmell and Kenneth Berkes, Albion. CURRY, Margaret Regina Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Curry, 201 N. Huntington St., Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter, Margaret Regina, born Tuesday. June 10, at 3:32 a.m. in Goshen Hospital. She weighed seven pounds, 74 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Maternal grandmother is Mrs. Eloise Matthews, Parkersburg, W. Va. and paternal grandmother is Mrs. Helen Curry, Ashville, Ohio. Other children of the Currys are Susan, 20; Donald, 18; and Mark, 16. CRISWELL, Jennifer Rena Mr. and Mrs. Larry R. Criswell, P.O. Box 111 Leesburg, are the parents of a daughter, Jennifer Rena, born Saturday, June 14, at 2:26 a m. in Goshen Hospital. She weighed seven pounds, nine and one half ounces and measured 19 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Donald Antonides, Sturgis, Mich., and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Criswell, Syracuse. Maternal great-grandparents are Helen Chupp, Sturgis, Mich., Mrs. Mary Sargent, Toledo, Ohio and Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Fry, Goshen. Other children of Criswells are Christina Marie, eight; Robby Lee, three; and Chad Eric, two.

BERNICKY son Mr. and Mrs. Keith Bernicky, r 1 box 157 X Milford, are the parents of a son born Thursday, June 12, in Goshen Hospital. WARSTLER, Kristen Marie Mr. and Mrs. Dean Warstler, 72504 CR 25 Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter, Kristen Marie, born Thursday, June 12, at 10:25 p.m. in Goshen Hospital. She weighed seven pounds, 13*2 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kreager, Goshen and paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs. Ralph Warstler, 18058 US 6 Syracuse. Maternal great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith, Cromwell and paternal greatgrandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yoder, Enchanted Hills.

Obituaries

Death claims Louis E. Craig, General Motors executive, ret.

Nov. 13,1903 —June 16,1980 Louis E. Craig, 76, r 3, Syracuse, died at Goshen Hospital on June 16 at 8 a.m., Jess than a month before he was to havfe served as Commodore of the Wawasee Flotilla. Craig had been taken to Goshen by ambulance. He had suffered Raymond Wolferman Raymond E. Wolferman, 70, North Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Milford, died Tuesday, June 10, in Arcadia, Fla. His brother Jack Wolferman, Milford, died Monday June 2. He was born in Crown Point and moved to North Fort Myers .from Milford in 1963. He was a retired refrigeration maintenance man and was a member of the Jehovah’s Witness North Fort Myers Congregation. Survivors include his wife, Delilah, North Fort Myers; three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Lenna) Traylor, Fort Wayne, Mrs. Dale (Carol) Eby, Goshen and Mrs. Paul (Cynthia) Damnor, Elkhart; a sister, Gertrude Wyland, Los Angeles, Calif.; five grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at Jehovah’s Witness North Fort Myers Congregation. Memorials may be made to Kingdom Hall. North Fort Myers Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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BITNER, Daniel Michael Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bitner, 332 Xenia Ave., Dayton, Ohio, are the parents of a son, Daniel Michael, born Saturday, June 14, at 7:15 a m. in Hillsboro, Ohio. Bitner is formerly from Milford. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Hagan. Hillsboro, Ohio and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bitner, Syracuse. Paternal great-grandparents are Mrs. Raymond Bitner, Syracuse, Mrs. Ralph Hughes, Warsaw and R. R. Barnhart, New Haven. LIST, Betty Jo Mr. and Mrs. Tom List, Jr., North Webster, are the parents of a daughter, Betty Jo, born May 29, in Goshen Hospital. She weighed seven pounds, five ounces a<.d measured 21 inches long.

from a heart condition for several months. He was employed by General Motors for 30 years. He worked in the Chevrolet Division and was executive sales manager in Indianapolis. Before retiring, he was in sales at Wichita, Kan. Craig was a member of the Masonic Lodge for 50 years, the Scottish Rite and a member of the Automotive Full-Timers Association. He was a Rotarian, past president of Rotary and was active in the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary until his death. Craig was affiliated with the Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church. Born in Briceville, Tenn., on November 13, 1903, Craig was a permanent Syracuse resident since 1964. He had been coming to Syracuse since 1930. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mary Webb Burton of Baltimore, Md.; seven grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. One son, Harry E., proceeded him in death. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 18. The funeral is scheduled for Thursday, June 19, at 1 p.m. Rev. Phil Frew is officiating with a burial following at the Syracuse cemetery. The family request that memorials be given to the EMS or Heart Fund. Lou Ann Cripe May 29,1954 — June 14,1980 Lou Ann Cripe, 26, Melbourne, Fla., died Saturday from injuries suffered in a Melbourne automobile accident. She was born in Elkhart on May 29, 1954. Miss Cripe resided in Syracuse until she moved to Melbourne 18 years ago. She was employed as a shipping clerk. She is survived by her parents, Clifford and Patricia (Treadway) Cripe; two sisters in Melbourne, Sue Rice and Mary Cripe; and one brother, John, of Homestead, Fla. Also surviving is one grandmother, Mrs. Earl Treadway, of Syracuse. The funeral is Wednesday, June 18th at 4 p.m. in the Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Kennard Robinson officiating. The burial will follow at Syracuse cemetery. John C. Seniff John C. Seniff, 63, r 3 Ligonier, formerly from North Webster, died at 2 p.m. Friday, June 13, in his home. He lived in the Ligonier area for 44 years, moving there from North Webster, and retired last year from Ligonier Water Works.

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Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Welty, New Paris and paternal grandparents are Thomas E. List, Sr., North Webster and the late Betty List. Betty Jo’s sister, Jessica Marie, is two years old. Syracuse EMS Several Syracuse runs were made by the North Webster ambulance service this week because of repairs being made to the Syracuse vehicle. John Bartman, 11, fell off his bicycle across from Nyikos Pet Shop on Huntington St., on June 16. The 213 W. Main resident suffered abrasions and a large cut on the side of his head. Bartman was transported to

On July 5, 1937, he married the former Mary Louise Smalley. She died in 1958. On August 29, 1959, he married Helen Burk at Plymouth. She survives. Additional survivors include two sons, Michael, Toledo, Ohio, and Randol, Fort Wayne; a stepson, John DePey, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Judith) Taylor, New Carlisle; and Mrs. Larry (Susan) Knox, Cromwell; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Charles (Toni) Thompson. Willowby, Ohio; and Mrs. Susan Saunders, Peru; one brother, Joseph, New Carlisle; a sister, Mrs. Thomas (Patti) Marburger, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; 14 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday, June 16, at 2 p.m. in the Orr Funeral Home, Ligonier. Rev. Gary Warren, pastor of the Ligonier Presbyterian Church, where he was a member, officiated and burial was in Oak Park cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Lions Club Eye Bank. Mrs. Harry Gutelius Jan. 8,1882 — June 13,1980 Nelle Sedgwick Gutelius, 98, Ligonier, mother of Robert K. Sedgwick, Syracuse, died at 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 13, in Greencroft Nursing Home, Goshen. She lived her entire life in the Ligonier area and was a retired nurse, having worked for Dr. C. D. Lane, Ligonier. She was born on January 8, 1883, in Ligonier and on April 3, 1949, was married to Harry Gutelius at Kendallville. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Gutelius was a member of the Ligonier Presbyterian Church, Ligonier Eastern Star . and was Noble County’s first Red Cross Nurse after graduating from Epworth Memorial Hospital, South Bend, in 1906. Additional survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Don (Janis) Cotherman, Cape Coral, Fla.; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday, June 16, at 10 a.m. in the Orr Funeral Home, Ligonier. Rev. Gary Warren pastor of the Ligonier Presbyterian Church, officiated and burial was in Oak Park cemetery. John Cutsinger January 8,1914 — June 15,1980 Ji n M, Cutsinger, 66, Franklin, died Sunday, June 15. He passed away at Johnson County Memorial Hospital after an apparent heart attack. Cutsinger was senior partner in the Cutsinger and Schafstall law firm. The prominant lawyer was a veteran of World War II and a past president of Johnson County Bar Association.

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Goshen Hospital by North Webster EMS. Lou E. Craig, 77, r 3 of Syracuse, suffered from pain in his chest on Monday, June 16. The north Webster EMS transported Craig to Goshen Hospital. Esthia Jessup, 79, 13359 CR 50, Syracuse, needed oxygen on June 17. She felt a little pain in her chest and was sent to Goshen Hospital. At the Sleepy Owl on June 18. Lynn Secrest, 26 of r 2, North Webster, had difficulty in breathing and passed out. She was treated by the EMS and returned to North Webster. Charles Wagner, 71, 118 W. Brooklyn St., Syracuse, was transported to Goshen Hospital early Wednesday morning, June 11. The ambulance was called to hishomeat6:o2a.m. Christine Stonesiter, 18, 72645

He was very active in many organizations. He was a member of Sigma Delta Kappa Law Fraternity, American Judicature Society, past district director of the Boy Scouts, member of Franklin College Alumni Association, president, and past president and trustee of Johnson County Historical Society, American Legion, Franklin Masonic Lodge, Order of Eastern Star, Franklin Elks Club, Franklin Kiwanis Club, First Presbyterian Church in Franklin, listed in the Who’s Who in The Midwest and the Order Symposiarch. Craig was born on January 8, 1914, in Indianapolis to Floyd W. and Mary Elizabeth (Lacy) Cutsinger. He later married Genevieve (Clauson) Vanhiew. He is survived by one daughter Mrs. Paul (Martha) Stoelting and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Jane Ann Van Fleet. Also surviving are granddaughter Sarah Lacy Stoelting and step grandson James Alanson Van Fleet. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 18, at the First United Presbyterian Church in Franklin, with Rev. James Shaffer officiating. The burial will be at Greenlawn cemetery. Jeffrey Milligan Jeffrey Daniel Milligan, born Saturday, June 14, died Sunday, June 15, in the home of the parents, Robert and Barbara

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CR 46 Syracuse, was transported to Goshen hospital after she fell on some steps in a home on SR 13, Wednesday. The call was at 11:15 a.m. Milford EMS The Milford Emergency Medical Services made two calls on Monday, both to the Kosciusko Community Hospital. During the afternoon a 10-year-old girl was hit by a car while riding her bicycle. She suffered lacerations on her left arm, right •leg injuries and a bump on L .• head. She was transported to the KCH emergency room. A man came in contact with a high voltage electric wire at the foundry in Leesburg Monday evening and was transported to the KCH emergency room.

Milligan, r 2 Syracuse, located on Old Road 13A. on the east side of Lake Wawasee. He was born in the home at 2:45 a m. Saturday and died at noon Sunday. The cause of death was listed as lung congestion. Authorities were told, by the parents, the child was born by natural birth with a mid-wife present. Mrs. Milligan noticed the child was in deep sleep at noon on Sunday and two hours later she said she felt something was wrong with the baby. The family, believed to be members of the Faith Assembly, apparently prayed over the baby until about J): 15 p.m. Sunday. Kosciusko County Coroner Gary Eastlund was contacted and he, along with County Coroner Kenneth Wyman and Sheriff Alen Rovenstine. went to the Milligan home. S 2OO grill missing Turtle Bay Trailer Park resident David C. Bitler of Syracuse, reported his gas grill as stolen. He stated that the caretaker had noticed that his Falcon grill had disappeared sometime around June 1 from the Bitler’s backyard. The gas line leading the grill was cut. The grill was described as very large and complete with rotisserie. The black grill is valued at S2OO.

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