The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 48, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 December 1980 — Page 3

Obituaries

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North Webster Kiwanis leader dies in Chicago

Funeral services were held Tuesday in the Harris Funeral Home at Syracuse for Loren J. Badskey, 66, North Webster. Badskey, a former president of Kiwanis International and chairman of the Kiwanis International World Secretariat, died Saturday morning in a Chicago hotel room of an apparent heart attack. Badskey was an Indiana industrialist and chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the LML Corporation, Columbia City.

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LOREN J. BADSKEY

Prior to serving as president of Kiwanis International, Badskey served one year as presidentelect, one year as treasurer, one year as vice president and three years as trustee of Kiwanis International. Besides serving as chairman of the Kiwanis International World Secretariat, he served three years as a director. He was a past district governor of the Indiana District of Kiwanis. He was a past president of the North Manchester Chamber of Commerce; past treasurer. Council of Boy Scouts; past

director North Manchester Community Foundation; past president, Kiwanis Indiana Foundation; past treasurer and trustee, Kiwanis International Foundation; and past director of the National Boating Industry Shows Association. Beyond being active as the chief executive officer of the LML Corporation, also served as vice president of the Carefree Travel, Inc., Chicago; director, Counting House Bank, North Webster and Warsaw; president of Badskey, Schubert, Reiff Realty Corporation; partner, Badskey-Badskey Realty Company; director International Palace of Sports Foundation; Director Future Farmers of America Foundation of Indiana and member Riley Memorial Hospital Association, Indianapolis. He is listed in Who’s Who in the World. Os most recent interest he is author of the book “unaccustomed as i am” published in 1974 under the pseudonym of Justin Lee. A compilation of humorous anecdotes, phrases to emphasize a point and phrases to emphasize a point and philosophy. Surviving with the widow are one daughter, Mrs. Luther (Janet) Allen of Leeburg; one son, Jerry Badskey of North Webster; five grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Arden (Mary Elizabeth) Ayres of North Manchester. A Masonic memorial service was held Monday at 8 p.m. at the funeral home. The funeral was held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home with Rev. Woodrow Immel and Rev. O. Rex Lindemood officiating Interment was in the Fairview cemetery at North Manchester. Memorials may be made to the Kiwanis Foundation. Envelopes are available at the Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse.

Warren Phemister, Goshen Hospital executive, dies

Oct. 18.1927 — Dec. 11,1980 Warren 0. Phemister, 53,61529 CR 127 Goshen, executive director of Goshen Hospital, died at 11:50 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, shortly after being admitted to the hospital. He was a summer resident and owner of The Pines Resort at Lake Wawakee. Phemister reportedly had had two prior heart attacks and was transported' to the hospital by Goshen aidmen Greig Weaver and Wade Klein. The Jefferson ambulance was also called to the home. Goshen aidmen were delayed briefly by a train en route to the hospital. He went to Goshen in January 1975 from Portland where he was join| administrator of the Blackford County Hospital and the Jay County Hospital in Hartford City. He headed the • administration of the Jay County Hospital from 1964 until his move to Goshen in 1975 and took over the added administration of the Blackford County Hospital in 1968. When Phemister was hired, for the Goshen administrator’s post he was selected from 23 applicants by a special hospital board search committee. He succeeded John Shephard who was hospital administrator for five years. He was born on October 18, 1927, in Pontiac, Mich., and graduated from Midland High School, Midland, Mich., jn 1945 and in 1952 from Michigan State University. He received his master’s degree in hospital administration from the University of Michigan in 1964. Phemister was a member of First United Methodist Church, Goshen Rotary Club, Indiana Hospital Association, University of Michigan Alumni Association and was a veteran of World War 11. On September 9, 1950, he married the former Gladys Stanifer. She survives. In addition to his widow, survivors include, two daughters, Mrs. Steve (Cathy) Kepner, Dayton, Ohio and Trecia, at home; one son, Craig, at home; one grandson; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman (Blanche) McKinnon, Indianapolis; and two sisters, Patricia Phemister, Des Moines, lowa and Mrs. Beverly

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Leesburg woman's sister, family suffocate in fire

Daryl Wright, 22; his wife, Tammy (Stavedahl) Wright, 20; and their two children, Donna Marie 24 and Douglas, six months old, suffocated while they were trying to escape from their burning home early Tuesday, Dec. 16. Mrs. Wright, is the sister of Mrs. Gary (Joyce) Beverly, Leesburg. < An unidentified neighbor reported the fire at 1:10 a m. to Mentone Police Deputy Russell Hart who inturn contacted Mentone Fire Department. The home was located at the corner of Jefferson and South Oak Sts., located at the southwest part of Mentone. Firemen Butch Warren and Fred Mallott, were the first to find the bodies of the family on the floor of a northeast bedroom whose only escape was through a window. Kosciusko County Patrolman Sam Whitaker reported the family was huddled together in an attempt to get out of their home. The room where they were found was a bedroom used by the children. Inside the room a crib and children’s clothing, phis baby booties placed on a dresser were untouched by the fire. Authorities are not clear whether all four persons had been sleeping in that room or whether the couple had gone to rescue the children. County Coroner Kenneth Wyman ruled the cause of death to all four persons was suffocation. Wright and his wifewere found laying face down with the husband facing toward the window and his wife facing toward the bedroom door. The children were laying face up when firemen found them.

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WARREN PHEMISTER Foster, Florida. A daughter, Deborah died in 1973. Funeral services were conducted Monday, Dec. 15, at 10:30 a.m. in the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Fuhrman Miller officiated and burial was in Green Park cemetery, Portland. Memorials may be directed to Goshen Hospital Foundation or to the Indiana Heart Association. Ethel M. Hartzler March 22,1891 — Dec. 9,1980 Ethel M. Hartzler, 89, 505 East Broad Street, Nappanee, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 3:15 p.m. in Fountainview Place in Elkhart. She had resided there for two weeks. Mrs. Hartzler is the sister of Arthur Gilbert of Milford. Mrs. Hartzler was born in New Paris March 22,1891 to Silas and Catherine (Mishler) Gilbert. She married Ira J. Hartzler February 20, 1928 who died September 22, 1968. She was a member of the United Church of Christ in Goshen. Survivors include two sons, Elmer Hartzler of Elkhart and ’ Kenneth Hartzler of Nappanee; two daughters, Mrs. Everett (Gladys) Perrin of Millersburg and Mrs. Don (Anna Marie) Carter of La Junta, Colo.; eight grandchildren; 15 greatgrandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and one brother, Arthur Gilbert of Milford. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in the Wright-Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee. Rev. Paul Koepke of the Plymouth United Church of Christ officiated. Interment was in the New Paris cemetery.

The fire apparently started from a fireplace in a family room, which was a recent addition to the structure. The bedroom in which the family was killed was next to the family room and separated only by a hall way. The family moved into their new home several months ago after selling their mobile home. County Sheriff C. Alan Rovenstine reported there was a back door in the family room where the fife started and left the only escape from either a window or front door. From the bedroom to the front door was an estimated 20 feet. Authorities returned to the scene later in the morning to determine the cause of the fire and pictures were taken of the stricture. Investigators were Mentone Marshal John Hart, Deputy Marshal Russell Hart, Sheriff Rovenstine, Patrolman Whitaker and County Police

Hospital notes

KCH MONDAY, DEC. 8 Admissions Connie J. Brookins, Leesburg Kathryn E. Ogan, Leesburg Baby boy Duncan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Duncan, Leesburg Carl L. Pace, North Webster Donna L. Hatfield, Leesburg Karyl J. Charlton, Syracuse TUESDAY, DECt9 Dismissals Mrs. Thomas Dugan and infant son, Leesbjirg Kathryn E. Ogan, Leesburg Carl L. Pace, North Webster WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 Dismissal Brian M. Weller, Leesburg | THURSDAY.DEC.iI Admissions Jean Lynch, Leesburg Evelyn C. Stiver, North Webster Dismissals Donna L. Hatfield, Leesburg * Karyl J. Charlton, Syracuse J SATURDAY, DEC. 13 Admissions John F. Vermette, North Webster Sharon K. Hartup, Leesburg Baby girl Hartup, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hartup, Leesburg Dismissals Mrs. Jay Duncan and infant son, Leesburg Connie J. Brookings, Leesburg Jean Lynch, Leesburg Goshen WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 Admission Linda L. Nicolai, 72196 SR 13 Syracuse • , Randell Heneycutt, r 1 box 197 Milford Dismissals Elizabeth Bowman, r 4 box 195 Syracuse Sharon Clark, r 1 box 581 North Webster

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Detective Sgt. Stanley Holderman. Born in Kentucky Daryl Wright was born July 23, 1958, to Bill B. and Nova Jean (Crisp) Wright in Martin, Ky. On October 28, 1977, he married the former Tammy Sue Stavedahl at Mentone. He was a member of Talma Bible Church and was employed at Delft Blue Meat Packing Co., Mentone. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill B. Wright, Mentone; three brothers, Michael, serving with the U.S. Army in Hawaii, Kevin, Warsaw, Steven, Mentone; two sisters, Mrs. Ernesto (Vanessa) Vuittonet, Jr., and Karen Wright, both of Mentone; one halfbrother, Edgar, with the U.S. Army in Germany, two halfsisters, Mrs. Tamara Ann Burchett, Prestonsburg, Ky., Mrs. Rena Kay Fannin, Lexington, Ky.; his maternal grandfather, Crit Crisp, Prestonsburg, Ky.; and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Nettie Wright, Martin, Ky. Born in Fulton County Tammy Sue Wright was bom

THURSDAY. DEC. 11 Admissions Guy E. Fisher, r 1 Milford Delbert A. Poe, 313 E. Fourth St., Milford Dismissals Russell L. Yates, 12414 CR 148 Syracuse Mrs. Donald May and infant son r 1 Milford FRIDAY, DEC. 12 Admissions Floyd Gingerich, 800 Front St., Syracuse Lester R. White, P.O. Box 133 North Webster Dismissals Elva Bitner, 308 Dolan Dr., Syracuse - Linda Nicolai, 72196 SR 13 Syracuse SATURDAY, DEC. 13 Dismissal , Merrit Rookstool, r 1 Leesburg SUNDAY, DEC. 14 Admissions Willard Frazier, 718 E. Baltimore, Syracuse Jeanette Shively, r 1 Syracuse Rebecca Davis, r 2 Leesburg MONDAY. DEC. 15 Admissions Carolyn L. Evans, 801 S. Seventh St., Syracuse Zora I. VanHemert, r 4 Greenhaus Apt. 18, Syracuse MRS. WARREN HAS MAJORSURGERY Mrs. Jack (Beverly) Warren, Syracuse, underwent major surgery Friday, Dec. 12, at South Bend Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Warren is the daughter of Lois Musser, Milford. Cards may be sent to Mrs. Warren at: South Bend Memorial Hospital, Room 935, South Bend, Indiana, 46601. PEFFLEY RECOVERING Jay Peffley, manager of the Syracuse NIPSCo office, was released from the hospital last Thursday, Dec. 11. He is recovering at his East Shore Drive home from surgery December 4.

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on February 2, 1960, to Richard Gene Stavedahl and Betty Mae (Nicodemus) Stavedahl in Fulton County. She was employed at Jomac Products, Warsaw. Survivors include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gene Stavedahl, Mentone; four brothers, Rickey, Terry and Roger, all of Mentone, and Charles, Tippecanoe; two sisters, Mrs. Robert (Stacy) Andrews and Johnna, both of Mentone; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Nicodemus, Rochester; and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stevedahl, Mentone. Donna Marie Wright was bom on May 2, 1978, in Warsaw and Douglas Scott Wright was bom June 13,1980. Funeral arrangments were incomplete at the King Memorial Home, Mentone. Eugene Pifer Jan. 17.1915 — Dec. 12.1980 Eugene A. Pifer, 65, Lake Wawasee, r 1 Syracuse, died at 8; 15 a m. on Friday. Dec. 12, in Goshen Hospital. He was a patient there since November 17.

Births HARTUP, Kirstin Nicole Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hartup, r 1 Leesburg, announce the birth of their daughter, Kirstin Nicole. She was born December 13 at 3:25 p.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital. She weighed eight pounds, three ounces and was 20 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Anders of Huntington. Paternal grandmother is Helen Hartup, Warsaw. Maternal great-grandmothers are Viola Anders. Huntington and Mrs. Roy Warstler, Auburn. Kirstin Nicole has one brother Jeremy, three and two sisters. Adrienne, two and Kara, one. DUNCAN, Matthew Brian Mr. and Mrs. Jay Duncan, r 1 Leesburg, announce the birth of their first child, Matthew Brian. He was born December 8 in Kosciusko Community Hospital at 1:08 p.m. He weighed seven pounds, four ounces and was 22 inches long., DUGAN, Thomas Andrew Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dugan, r 2 Leesburg, are the parents of a son, Thomas Andrew, y born Saturday, Dec. 6. at B:4Dp.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital.

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Bora on January 17, 1915, in Oklahoma, he was the son of Hallie Floyd and Grace Pearl (Cotner* Pifer. He was a Syracuse area resident for the past four years, moving from Columbus, Ohio He was a retired printer and married Frances Summers. Dayton. Ohio, on September 28, 1940. She survives. He was a World War II veteran; a Disabled American Veterans member, Dayton, Ohid; and a member of the Syracuse Calvary United Methodist Church Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Douglas (Judith) Schmahl, Syracuse and Mrs. Dave (Linda) Jenkins, Newark, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and one brother. William Pifer, Rockford, Ohio. Services were conducted Sunday, Dec. 14, at the Syracuse Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Steele and Rev. Don Sheline officiating. The interment was Monday, Dec. 16, in Miami Valley Memorial Gardens, Centerville, Ohio. Memorials may be donated to the Goshen Hospital Building Fund.

He weighed nine pounds, 34 ounces and measured 22 inches long. . J .. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Terry Bolander. Huntington and paternal grand-' parents are Mr. and Mrs. Lee Steller, North Manchester and Merritt Dugan. Laketon. Paternal great-grandparents are Russell Dugan. Laketon and Mrs. F. Hullinger. Bringhurst Syracuse EMS Phillip A. Duncan. 15,18589 CR 104, Bristol, became ill on December 13 at the Wawasee High School Invitational. He had head pains after wrestling approximately six minutes. He was transported to Goshen Hospital. Grace Bostic, 72, Greenhaus Apt. 64 Syracuse, became illDecember 11. She was released from Goshen Hospital approximately two weeks ago. She was transported to Goshen Hospital. , • ATTENTION ALL LAKELAND EAGLES ARIE 3760 FAMILY MEMBERS Family Christmas Party And Carry-In Dinner Sunday, Dec. 21 1 P.M. To 4 P.M. Lakeland Eagles Prizes And Games For Arrangements Call 457-4913

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