The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 40, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 October 1980 — Page 3

Obituaries

Charles Wagner

Nov. 2.1908 —Oct. 20. 1980 Charles A. Wagner, 71, 118 West Brooklyn, Syracuse, died October 20, at 1:36 a.m. in Goshen Hospital. He had been a patient there since Thursday, Oct. 16. He was bom in Elkhart County on November 2, 1908. to Edward and Ada (McKibbep) Wagner. He was a lifelong resident of Elkhart and Kosciusko Counties. He married Dorothy Durham, in Chicago, on Novmber 7, 1944. She survives. He was affiliated with the Syracuse Church of God and retired from Penn Controls, Goshen. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; three sons, Charles Duane, Goldsboro, N.C., Mark A., Richmond and Steven K., Syracuse. Also surviving are four daughters, Mrs Eugene (Doris) Gordon, Syracuse, Mrs. “'Stanley (Marjorie) Barnhart, Goshen, Grace Wagner, at home and Mrs. Thomas (Alice) Kruger, North Webster; 17 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one brother, Glen D. Wagner, Elkhart; and one sister, Mrs. Lulu Zentz, Nappanee. The funeral will be held at the Syracuse Church of God today (Wednesday) at 11 am. with Rev. Michael Murrell officiating. Burial will follow at the Syracuse cemetery. Memorials are requested to be made to the kidney foundation or the Syracuse Church of God. Dorothy Stiver Feb. 28,1914 —Oct. 16,1980 Mrs. Dorothy R. Stiver, 66, r 4 Syracuse, died Thursday, Oct. 16, at 2:30 p.m. in her home following an extended illness. She was born in Millersburg on February 28, 1914, to Orlo and Mary M. (Alwine) Green. She moved from Millersburg to Syracuse in 1935. She married Dee Stiver, who survives, on April 20, 1935. She was a Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church member. Surviving with her husband are one daughter, Mrs. Elten (Roberta) Powers, Syracuse; one son, Roger Stiver, Detroit, Mich.; one granddaughter; and one brother, Joseph Green, Goshen

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A graveside service was held Saturday, Oct. 18, at 11 a m. in the Syracuse cemetery with Rev. John McFarland officiating. The family prefers memorials be given to the National Institute for Cancer Research. Carl Zehwanger Carl Zeltwanger, 83, Bremen, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 14 and was buried on Friday, Oct. 17. Funeral services were held in the Bremen Apostolic Christian Church of which he was a member. Rev. Roy Sauder of Peoria, 111., officiated. In addition to Zeltwanger’s widow, the former Minnie Laidiz, other survivors include four sons; one daughter; four sisters; three brothers; ar, ’ a niece, Mrs. Ray (Paula) Haab, Syracuse, whose mother, Nellie Z. Simm, passed away in February. Dixie Haas April 19,1912 —Oct. 19,1980 Dixie Haas, 68, former Elkhart County clerk, died at 12:55 a m. Sunday, Oct. 19, in Elkhart Hospital, where she was admitted October 10. Mrs. Haas was in poor health for six months and resigned as clerk in February 1980. A native of Warsaw, Mrs. Haas was born on April 19, 1912 and married William F. Haas in Bristol on January 31, 1943. He died May 19,1978, in Elkhart. She was a graduate of Elkhart High School and was a congressional secretary for Robert A. Grant from 1938-1941, was secretary for former Elkhart Mayor E. L. Danielson from 19521960 and from 1960-1962 she served as Elkhart Chamber of Commerce office manager. In 1963 Mrs. Haas was elected Elkhart city clerk and re-elected to that position in 1967 and 1971. In 1974 she was elected Elkhart County clerk and was re-elected in 1978. She held that position until her retirement. A member of Saint John’s Episcopal Church, she served on the vestry from 1971-1973. Mrs. Haas was a delegate to Indiana Republican state conventions from 1962-1974 and was a member of Republican Women’s Club of Elkhart County, Altrusa Club, National Federation of Republican Women, Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, Indiana Association of Clerks and Circuit Courts and International Platform Association. She also was a member by invitation to the listing of World’s Book of “Who’s Who of Women,” “Who’s Who of American Women” and “Who’s Who in Government and Contemporary Notables.” Governor Otis R. Bowen awarded her the Sagamore of the Wabash in 1980 and she was also the recipient of the 1980 YWCA businesswoman of the year award. Mrs. Haas is survived by her son, John D., Edwardsburg, Mich.; a daughter, Sue M. Beadle, Elkhart; two grandchildren; a sister, Margaret

Harden; and a brother, Joseph D. Fields, both of Elkhart. Friends may call from 5-9 p.m. today (Wednesday) in the Hartzler-Gutermuth Funeral Home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, in Saint John’s Episcopal Church, Elkhart, with Rev. John Thomas, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial will be in Saint John’s The Cross Episcopal Church cemetery, Bristol. Memorials may be made to either the Elkhart or Bristol Saint John’s Episcopal Church. Maude Hartman Feb. 2,1885 —Oct. 18,1980 Mrs. Maude Elizabeth Hartman, 95, Oswego, died of complications at 2:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. She had been in failing health for the last 14 years. She was bom in Oswego on February 2, 1885, to Solomon and Ella (Barber) Harter. On August 24, 1908, she married Fred Hartman. He died in May 1948. A lifelong resident of Oswego, she was a housewife and a member of the Oswego Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Kenneth, Leesburg and Jim, San Antonio, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. Hallie Longenecker, Oswego; 12 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three sons, Everett, Walter and William; and one grandchild. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, in the McHatton-Wyman Funeral Home, Warsaw. Rev. James Reffitt and Rev. Roy Mickley officiated. Burial was in the Oswego cemetery. Mary Biehl May 10,1912 — Oct. 16,1980 Mary Holbrook Biehl, 68, 211 North Scott St., Warsaw, sister of Miss Gladys Haas, Leesburg, died unexpectedly Thursday, Oct. 16, at 8:15 p.m. in Kosicusko Community Hospital. She was born in the Pierceton area on May 10, 1912, to Charles and Cora (Long) Haas. On February 6, 1928, she married Clifford Holbrook. He died on December 28, 1943. Her marriage to Maynard Denney occurred in 1948. He preceded her in death on December 5, 1959. She married Homer Biehl on July 3, 1963. He survives. Mrs. Biehl was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County. In addition to her sister and husband, other survivors include three sons, Harold HolbnJbk, Richard Holbrook and R. Fred Holbrook, all of Warsaw; two daughters, Mrs. Valis (Janice) Owens, Warsaw and Mrs. William (Shirley) Hoffman, Anaheim, Calif.; two step-sons, Robert Denney, Warsaw, and Keith Biehl, Huntington; six stepdaughters, Mrs. Robert (Christine) Schooley, Warsaw, Mrs. Durwood (Pat) Shepherd, Fort Wayne, Mrs. Dean (Betty) Cook, Oregon, Mrs. Harold

(Phyllis) Meyers, Huntington, Mrs. Ronald (Marilyn) Geyer, Huntington and Mrs. Robert (Jean Ann) Heiney, Huntington; one brother, Carl Hass, Fort Wayne; 17 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. One daughter, one brother and one grandson preceded her in death. Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 20, at 1:30 p.m. in the Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw. Rev. Milburn Miller officiated and burial was in Oakwood cemetery. Jill Endicott Jan. 10,1942 —Oct. 20.1980 Kathryn Jill Endicott, 38, Dewart Lake, died Monday, Oct. 20. at 6:50 am., at Miller’s Merry Manor. She had been ill for the last several months. Miss Endicott was born in Evanston, 111., on January 10, 1942, to Jack and Jeanne (Kline) Endicott. She was a lifetime resident of Kosicusko County and a member of the Milford Christian Church. Surviors include her parents; one sister, Mrs. David (Candice) Wolkins, Winona Lake; two brothers, Jeffrey, Honeoye, N.Y. and Kim, Dewart Lake; one grandmother Mrs. George (Eva) Endicott, Richland Center, Wis. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) in the Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw. Carl Shearer of the Milford Christian Church and'} Rev. Richard Mauer of the Free Methodist Church, Winona Lake, will officiate and burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. Helen Allen April 10,1904 — Oct. 16,1980 Helen L. Allen, 76, Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, died at 9:05 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16. She lived in the Leesburg area for most of her adult life. She had been a resident of Miller’s Merry Manor for the last six months. She was born on April 10, 1904, in South Whitley, to Ancil and Mabel (Stanton) Yeager. Her step-father, Homer Hawkins, was from Leesburg. On June 9, 1929, she married Herman Allen. He survives and now resides at r 6 Warsaw. Mrs. Allen was a school teacher and coached the first Leesburg Girls’ Basketball team in Leesburg. She was a member of the Leesburg United Methodist Church. Survivors also include two sons, Robert, r 2 Leesburg and Richard, r 1 Leesburg; seven grandchildren; one greatgranddaughter; and two sisters, Miss Ruth Yeager, Buchanan, Mich., and Mrs. Cyril (Jane) Rathbun, r 2 Warsaw. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 1:30 p.m. in the Mishler Funeral Home, Milford. Rev. J. Ross Richey of the Leesburg United Methodist Church officiated and burial was in Oswego cemetery. William Yergler, Jr. Jan. 1,1905 —Oct. 15,1980 William Yergler, Jr., 75, Belmcnt Ave., Watseka, 111., father of Mrs. Lowell (Mary Anne) Rassi, Milford, died at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the Irquois County Hospital, Watseka, 111. He was admitted earlier that morning with a heart attack. Yergler was born on January 1, 1905, in Cissna Park, 111., to William and Marie (Huffman) Yergler, Sr. His first marriage was to Esther Bauer who died in 1952. His second wife, the former Cora Feller, survives. A native of Cissna Park, Yergler was a farmer, and served on the school board for some time in the Cissna Park area. In 1954 he moved to Watseka where he became co-owner of Ace Seeds, Feed Store in Watseka. He was a member of the Christian Bible Church, Cissna Park. In addition to his wife and daughter, other survivors include three sons, Wallace, Watseka, Harry, Cissna Park, Arthur, Matteson; 17 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one brother, Henry, CissnaPark; and one sister, Fannie Zimmerman, Roanoke, 111. . Funeral services were conducted Saturday, Oct. 18, at 10:30 a.m. in the Christian Bible

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Church. Emmanuel Gudeman officiated and burial was in the Cissna Park cemetery. Funeral arrangements were handled by Sequr and Knapp Funeral Home, Watseka, 111. Gwendolyn Harting Nov. 29.1910 —Oct. 16,1980 Gwendolyn Harting, 69, 606 North Walnut St., North Manchester. mother of Hal Beck Harting, r 2 Leesburg, died at 5:48 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Wabash County Hospital. She was a former Akron school teacher. She was bom on November 29, 1910, in Wabash to Durward A. and Eva (Beck) Pike. She

Hospital notes

Goshen TUESDAY. OCT. 14, Admissions Debra L. Bickel, 114 N. Shore Drive, Syracuse Mary A. Orn, box 51 Milford Jeffery L. Sorensen, box 254 Milford William F. Ullom, r 1 Leesburg Dismissal Phillip Strieby, 12116 CR 52 Syracuse WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15 Admissions Leslie L. Schoomaker, 105 N. Henry, P.O. Box 39 Milford Cecil D. Lindzy, Jr., r 1 box 550 North Webster Dismissals Mrs. Wallace Smith and infant daughter, r 4 box C 34 Syracuse THURSDAY, OCT. 16 Admissions Charles A. Wagner, 118 W. Brooklyn, Syracuse Mary C. Ullom, r 1 Echo Springs Condominium, Leesburg Dismissal Debra Bickel, 114 N. Shore Drive, Syracuse FRIDAY, OCT. 17 Dismissal Russell E. Hinderer, 401 S. Harrison St., Syracuse SATURDAY, OCT. 18 Dismissals Julia S. May, 211 E. Emeline St., Milford Cecil D. Lindzy, Jr., r 1 box 550 North Webster SUNDAY, OCT. 19 Dismissals Helen Plumer, r 1 Syracuse Mary Om, P.O. Box 51 Milford MONDAY, OCT. 20 Admissions Theodore Fulford, r 3 box 458 Syracuse Mary M. Wilondek, r 5 Box 249 Syracuse Sandra K. Hawkins, box 345 Milford Dismissal Donna M. Clark, r 2 Syracuse KCH MONDAY, OCT. 13 Admission Laura A. May, Leesburg Dismissal Ruth L. Gillis, Syracuse TUESDAY. OCT. 14 Admissions Edith B. McCann, Leesburg Marion L. Anglin, Leesburg Dismissals Homer Shoop, North W’ebster Phyllis E. Sorensen, Milford Laura A. May, Leesburg WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15 Admissions Bennie Hively, Leesburg John J. Troup, Milford Todd A. Reiff, North Webster Dismissal Don Hiner, North Webster e THURSDAY, OCT. 16 Admission Todd L. Yocum, Leesburg Katie Reynolds, Syracuse FRIDAY, OCT. 17 Admission Cecil H. Poulson, Leesburg

married C. Byron Harting on June 28,1936. He survives. Mrs. Harting was a graduate of Manchester College and was a member of the Congregational Christian Church, North Manchester. She was also a member of Tri Kappa, Order of the Eastern Star and the Fine Arts Club, all in North Manchester, along with being an associate of Harting Furniture. She lived in North Manchester since 1936 and had formerly resided in Wabash and Akron. Other survivors include two sons, Kent 8., and Von Brent, both of North Manchester; six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Howard (Helen; Utter, Akron and Mrs. John (Virginia) York, Akron.

Dismissals Edith B. McCann, Leesburg Bennie Hively, Leesburg Todd A. Reiff, North Webster SATURDAY. OCT. 18 Admission George R. Custer, Milford SUNDAY, OCT. 19 Admissions Barbara E. Thomas, North Webster Mary Vukovich, Leesburg Mary S. Conway, North Webster AT KCH George Custer, 18. son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Custer, r 1 Warsaw, who was injured during the Warsaw vs Mishawaka football game, Friday evening, Oct. 17, was transferred from South Bend Memorial Hospital to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Custer, who is a senior at Warsaw, underwent surgery, Monday, Oct. 20, at KCH for torn ligaments in the ankle and a broken bone, just above the ankle. He also dislocated his ankle. He ts in room 329. STABLE CONDITION Jeff Sorensen, Milford, is still in stable condition in the intensive care unit at Goshen Hospital following a motorcyle mishap last week. He welcomes cards and letters from friends. In memoriam IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of Jim Pifer, who passed away 8 years ago, October 27. “Little we knew when we awoke The sorrow the day would bring. The call was sudden. The shock severe, To part with one we loved so dear. God gave us strength to bear it, And courage to bear the blow. But what it meant to lose him, No one will ever know.” Linda. Connie, Cathy, Carrie Pifer Conn, Dan Mock Jack. Marleen, Angela Leamon Births HENNING, Lydia Marie A daughter, Lydia Marie, was born at 2:25 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, in the Home Hospital at Lafayette to Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Henning of 151-7 Arnold Dr., West Lafayette. Mrs. Henning is the former Idell Woodling. Lydia Marie is the couple’s first child. She tipped the scales at six pounds, nine ounces and measured 204 inches long at birth. Robert L. Woodling of Warsaw and Mrs. Jeanne Cooper of Orlando, Fla., are maternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Henning of Syracuse are paternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Aurele Pinsonneault of Grand Haven, Mich., are maternal great-grandparents and Mrs. Hilda Seiffert of Syracuse and Ferdinand Henning of South Dakota are paternal greatgrandparents. BEER twin sons Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Beer, Milford, are the parents of twin sons bom recently. Paternal

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Funeral services were conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, in the Bender Funeral Home, North Manchester John Curtis and James Overholt officiated and burial was in the Oswego cemetery. Norman Ulrey April 12.1937 — Oct. 14.1980 Nonrian A. Ulrey, 43, 708 S. Main St., Ligonier, died unexpectedly at 11 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, in his home of an apparent heart attack. He w’as a funeral director associated with Ulrey Funeral Homes at Ligonier, Cromwell and Topeka He was bom on April 12,1937, in Elkhart to John and Mary Ulrey

grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beer, 505 W. Emeline, Milford. Milford EMS Members of the Milford Emergency Medical Services answered a number of calls during the past week. They follow: On Tuesday, Oct. 14, a 15-year-old boy was injured when he fell off his motorcycle. He was transported to the Goshen Hospital Emergency Room. Also on the 14th a Milford woman, complaining of dizziness and shortness of breath, was transported to the Goshen Hospital emergency room. An 18-year-old boy was injured in an auto accident at CRs 100E and 1300 N on Friday, Oct. 17. He was transported to the Goshen Hospital emergency room. Also on Friday a Leesburg resident was injured in an auto accident at CRs 300E and 900 N. He was transported to the Goshen Hospital emergency room. On Saturday, Oct. 18, a man injured in an auto accident on CR 900 N was transported to the Kosciusko Community Hospital emergency room. An elderly Leesburg woman became ill on Sunday and was transported to the KCH emergency room. The EMS was called to a Milford home on Sunday when a mother reported her six-month-old son’s eyes were swollen. He was not transported. Syracuse EMS Mary Wilondek, 79, r 5 box 249 Syracuse, needed an ambulance on October 20. She was suffering from heart problems and was directly admitted to Goshen Hospital.

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and married Joanne Tedesco in Williamsville, N.Y. She survives. Ulrey was a member of the Ligonier United Methodist Church, the Ligonier Rotary Club and the Masonic and Elks Lodges. In addition to his wife and parents, who live in Ligonier, survivors include two sons, John and Joseph and two daughters, Nancy and Ann, all at home; a sister, Mrs. James (Karen) Biddle. Fort Wayne. Funeral services were held Sunday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m. in the Ligonier United Methodist Church. Burial was in Oak Park cemetery. Ulrey Funeral Home, Ligonier, was in charge of v arrangements

Wilma Singleton. 67,37 Wawasee Circle, requested an ambulance from r 1 Cromwell when she became ill October 21. She was transported to Goshen Hospital. Teghtmeyer attends seminar Kosciusko County Councilman Larry E. Teghtmeyer joined northern Indiana public officials in a one-day seminar on local government productivity on October 7 in South Bend. Sponsored by the Academy in the Public Service, the eight-hour intensive course examined costeffective methods for improving, measuring and evaluating productivity of local government. Associate director of the Center for Technology Assessment and Policy studies at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Dr. Thad Smith was the seminar instructor. “Local Government Productivity” is one of 10 APS seminars offered regionally throughout the state to local elected officials. Covering a range of topics fundamental to local government, the courses are designed to improve public administration at the city, town and county levels. Funded in part through the Lilly Endowment, Inc., the Academy is seeking an additional $250,000 this year from a mixture of private and public support. For each SI,OOO the Academy receives from sources other than Lilly, the Endowment will match with $l,lOO up to $500,000. School parking lot accident Cars operated by Martha C. Ozinga. 30, r 7 Green Acres, Warsaw and Norma J. Crafton, 40, r 5 Syracuse, collided on the Wawsee High School parkimg lot around 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 15. According to county police, both drivers’ vision was blocked by trees and brush at the corner. An estimated $550 damage occured to the Ozinga auto and SBOO to the Crafton’s car. No one was injured.

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