The Mail-Journal, Volume 18, Number 12, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 April 1981 — Page 3
Obituaries
Kenneth Bell June 1.1923 — April C. 1981 Kenneth L Bell. 57. of 2417 Crestview Court. Lafayette, died unexpectedly from an apparent heart attack in Home Hospital, Lafayette, at 8:24 p.m. on Monday, April 6. Born in Syracuse on June 1, 1923, he was the son of Simon and Goldie (Hentzell) Bell. He married Lorraine Copeland on October 26. 1946 She preceded him in death in 1977 On July 21, 1978, he married Polly Howard Clark, who survives. A 1941 Syracuse High School graduate, he graduated from Purdue University in 1951 and received a master's degree from Purdue University in 1961 Bell was a teacher and coach at Shadeland from 1951-54; Delphi Elementary from 1954-66; Battleground one year; former principal at Elston 1967-71; and had been teaching at Dayton ..since 1971 ? He was also a statistician for Purdue University sports announcements; p&rt-time sports writer for Delphi Courier from 1964-66 and Lafayette Journal Courier since 1966 Surviving with his widow Polly, are three daughters. Lora Lynn Devaney, attending the University of Massachusetts. Deborah Myreqe. Huntington Beach. Calif . Monta Kay, an Indiana University student at Bloomington; two stepdaughters Mrs R Kip (Patricia Ann> Treece. Lafayette, Mrs Michael ’ D (Anita l Boas. Dayton. and one stepson. David Allen Clark. Crawsfordsville Also surviving are one lister. Mrs Louis (Edna* Stull. War saw. three brothers Robert.
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Syracuse, Lewis (Dude). Cromwell and Frederick, Bristol; five stepgrandchildren. One sister and two brothers preceded him in death. A family service will be held in the Lafayette Landis-Loy Mortuary at 2 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday). Interment will be in the Tippecanoe Memory Gardens. West Lafayette. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow in the Trinity United Methodist Church with Rev. Benjamin Antle and Rev. David Hancock officiating. Mortuary visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. today. (Wednesday). The family requests all memorials be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church, the Tippecanoe County Heart Fund or the Diabetes Foundation. James Longfellow April 21. 1905-April 1. 1981 James 0 Longfellow, 75. r 4 of Warsaw, difed at 6:15 am. Wednesday, April 1. in Kosciusko Community Hospital. Warsaw, following an extended illness He was born April 21, 1905, in Warsaw and was a lifetime resident He was united in marriage in 1966 to Bemice Ruch He was a member of Milford United Methodist Church. Electricians Journeymen Union 305 Fort Wayne, and was a native in senior citizens organizations of Milford. Pierceton and Warsaw. Survivors include his wife; a stepdaughter, Mrs Stephen (Donna* Varner of Selfridge. Mich ; a stepson, Max Ruch of Monticello; and six stepgrandchildren A sister and a brother preceded him in death
Services were held Friday. April 3, at 1:30 p.m. in Milford United Methodist Church with Rev Kenneth Greenwood officiating. Interment followed in Solomon’s Creek Cemetery north of Syracuse. Memorials may be directed to Kosciusko County Cancer Society. Lucille Harley Nov. 22.1898— March 31.1981 Lucille Harley. 82, of 210 East Van Buren St.. Leesburg, died at 1:30 p.m Tuesday. March 31. in the Loving Care Nursing Home. Milford. She had been in failing health about three months She was born in Plain Township. Kosciusko County, on November 22, 1898. to John and Rosetta (Holderman > Ruple. In February 1917 she was united in marriage to Lloyd Harley’, who preceded her in death on October 4,1979 Mrs. Harley, a housewife, was a member of the United Methodist Church. Leesburg and had been a lifetime resident of the Leesburg area. She was also a 50-year member of the Order of Area residents warned to refrain from burning - . Assistant Fire Chief Max Duncan of the Milford Fire Department has asked residents in the Milford and Van Buren Township area to please refrain from burning anything under the current condition of high winds and dryness. If residents feel they must burn it should be closely supervised. He added with the high winds sparks could jump 20 feet and start a building on fire. Central and Southern Indiana have already banned any sort of burning completely and Indiana is one of three driest states in the United States.
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the Eastern Star, Leesburg. Her survivors include one daughter. Mrs. Ruben (Betty) Clover of Leesburg; one son. Jack Harley of Boone, Iowa; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. One brother and three sisters preceded her in death. Services were held Friday, Fredonna Custer hospitalized after accident Fredonna A. Custer, 53. r 1 Milford, was admitted to Kosciusko Community Hospital with a laceration to the right forehead, abrasions to her left hand and pain in the right arm and leg, following a two-vehicle accident. Monday, April 6, in Warsaw. Mrs. Custer was east bound on US 30 and was making a left turn onto Center Center, Warsaw, when her car was struck on the left side by a westbound semitractor. driven by Terrance J. Demars. 45, Tiffin, Ohio. Mrs. Custer was cited for failure to yield the right-of-way following the accident. Damage to Mrs. Custer s aiko was set at $2,000 and the truck damage was set at S4OO. Milford man booked after attempt to elude officers Steven Ray Pier, 31. Milford, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail. Friday, March 3, after he unsuccessfully attempted to elude several police officers earlier that morning Kosciusko County Patrolman Thomas Brindle was investigating a traffic accident involving Pier shortly after 3 a m Pier, who allegedly had been drinking, had run off the road on Beer Road, north of Milford When Brindle advised him he was under arrest. Pier refused to get into the police car. A fight ensued and Brindle and Syracuse Patrolman Steve Knispel. who was also at the scene, were struck Pier had been subdued by the officers when Warsaw Police Sgt. Doug Brumfield and County Patrolman. Burdell Blackbum responded wo Brindle s call for assistance. Pier was transported to the county jail in Brumfield’s squad car because it was the only * police vehicle present with a protective shield between the front and back seats. He was booked for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, public intoxication, resisting arrest and battery >on a police officer.
April 3, at 11 am. in the McHatton-Wyman Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Rev. David Able officiating. Interment followed in the Leesburg cemetery. Douglas Drake Douglas E. Drake, 27, r 2 box 53 Syracuse, was found dead in his truck along Elkhart CR 37, south of US 6 northeast of Syracuse, on April 1. a According to the coroner, he died sometime during the evening of March 31 of carbon monoxide poisoning from his vehicle’s exhaust. The death was ruled a suicide. Born in Goshen on July 27,1953, he was the son of Donald and Jospehine (Gordon) Drake. He resided in the Syracuse community the majority of his life. Surviving with his mother, Josephine, r 2 Syracuse; are one daughter. Chantel, Milford; and one son. Douglas. Ligonier. Also surviving are one sister, Roberta Mishler. Syracuse; and -two brothers, Greg. Syracuse and Terry. Angola. The graveside funeral was April 2 in the Syracuse cemetery, with Rev. Kennard Robinson officiating. Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse, handled arrangements.
Hospital notes
KCH MONDAY. MARCH 30 Admissions John J. Troup of Milford Rosemary K. Hall of Leesburg TUESDAY. MARCH 31 Admission Mark A. Grubbs of Leesburg Dismissal Lori R. Thomas of North Webster WEDNESDAY. APRIL 1 Admission Judith A. Rollins of Syracuse Don Byrd did not start fire Don Byrd was incorrectly listed as having started a fire near Johnson’s Bay in an item published in last week’s MailJournal in a quote by Syracuse Fire Chief Kenneth Johnson who stated, “Several calls went out on this. The fire was caused by Don Byrd burning some stuff and it got out of control.” Byrd stated he called in the report about the marsh fire in the area of the Wawasee Golf Course but he did not set the fire, commenting it was started on the railroad tracks and he was worried about it coming out on the golf course property. “I had nothing to do with it,” Byrd said. The golf course owner first called the fire department at 12:38 p.m. other calls are also listed on the log, noting there was a fire burning in the marsh area The department was called to the scene at 4:12 p.m. At that time the fire had progressed into the wooded area behind the Wawasee Golf Course and the north side of the railroad tracks. The tracks, owned by the B and O Railroad, were damaged considerably The Cromwell Fire Department was already on the scene. At 7:46 p.m. the firemen returned to the scene when a NIPSCo pole was on fire. Several small fires were extinguished at this time.
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WOajfc j I VLI IM ** TRASH FIRES — Milford Firemen were called at approximately 4:50 p.m. Tuesday when a trash fire at Sherwood Manufacturing, in the northeast corner of town, spread anddestroyed 75 per cent of the marsh land between the company and Seller’s Manufacturing on Old Road 15. Firemen spent until 7:30 p.m. battling the blaze which found old rubber tires, rubber trash, railroad ties and empty paint barrels which exploded. A Phend and Brown pay loader was used to make a dirt ridge containing the fire to the marsh area. Several firemen were at the scene until 10:45 p.m. hauling water. There were 16 men responding and three fire units. Firemen were called out again at 11 p.m. to the Fred Schori residence west of the town sewage disposal plant for a grass fire. The department responded with 14 men and three units. On Monday afternoon a small grass fire on the Dorothea Kerlin property sent three units and 10 men. Shown above are two of the firemen watering down the blaze on the ridge at Sherwood Manufacturing. (Photoby Deb Fox) ♦
THURSDAY. APRIL 2 Dismissals LeeE. Ratliff of Leesburg Mark A. Grubbs of Leesburg FRIDAY. APRIL 3 • Admission Ora H. Miller nf North Webster Dismissals Florence E. Heath of North Webster Judith A Rollins of Syracuse SATURDAY. APRIL 4 Dismissals George R. Heaton of Milford Rosemary K. Hall of Leesburg . SUNDAY. APRIL 5 Admission R. Jean Lynch of Leesburg Goshen TUESDAY. MARCH 31 Admissions Renske Stath. r 1 box 116-A Milford Jason J. Locke, r 2 box 511-A Leesburg Marian M Signorelli, r 1 box 222 North Webster Dismissals Bernard Cannon. Box 455 Milford WEDNESDAY. APRIL \ Dismissals Virgil Eaton, r 5 box 427 Syracuse Barbara Signorelli, r 1 box 222 North Webster Marian M Signorelli, r 1 box 222 North Webster THURSDAY. APRIL 2 > Admissions Jane A. Pappas, r 2 box 46-C Syracuse Sharon Price. 125 E Boston St.. Syracuse Elmer O. Haab, 209 N. Main St... box 374. Milford Martha Dausman. box 127 Leesburg FRIDAY. APRIL 3 Dismissals Floyd Gingerich. 800 S. Front St, Syracuse Jane Pappas, r 2 box 46-C Syracuse
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Edith McCann. Box 84 Leesburg SATURDAY. APRIL 4 Dismissals Jason Locke, r 2 box 511-A Leesburg MONDAY. APRILS Admissions Judith Harris, r 5 box 234 Syracuse Kathy E. Sentabar. 619 Mullen St., Syracuse Jay T. Vansickle, r 2 box 480 Syracuse Janet Y. Weaver, r 4 box 91 ’ Syracuse Susan K. Showalter, r 2 box 231 Milford Birth DAVIS, Clint Lou Mr. and Mrs. Louie Davis of Leesburg have announced the adoption of a son. Clint Lou, born on March 16. The infant weighed eight pounds, one ounce at birth and measured 20 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. William Kern of Syracuse. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Devon Davis of r 1 Milford. Mrs. Romaine Kern of the Lakeland Loving Care Center. Milford, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Goon of Clunette are the
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maternal great-grandparents and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Anglin of Nappanee are the paternal greatgrandparents. . Clint Lou has one sister, Rita, three. Syracuse EMS The Syracuse Emergency Medical Service responded to several calls this week. Grace Bostic, 72. Greenhaus Apt. 64. Syracuse, became ill on April 1 and was transported to Goshen hospital. Jay T. Van Sickle. 62, r 2 box 480 Syracuse, became ill on the south side of Papakeechie Lake at his residence on April 6. He was transported to Goshen hospital for direct admittance. STURONJAC BUILDERS "Custom Designs” New Construction Remodeling Concrete 834-2603
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