The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 4, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 February 1984 — Page 3
Obituaries
Robert Clevenger, 3 3-year state trooper, is dead
Robert J. Clevenger, 69, 319 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, died at 2:36 a m. this morning (Wednesday) in Goshen Hospital. He was taken to the hospital at 1:06 am. this morning by Syracuse Emergency Medical Service. He was bom on July 7, 1914, in North Manchester to Tyree and Bessie (Abbott) Clevenger. On August 27, 1948, he married Irene Todd Klink. She survives. Clevenger moved to Syracuse in 1948 from Ligonier. He lived in North Manchester prior to moving to Ligonier. In 1968 he retired from the Indiana State Police as a sergeant following 33 years of service. He was a member of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church; Elks Lodge. Ligonier; and a Navy veteran of World War 11. Additional survivors include one son. Robert J.. Jr., Del Mar, Calif.; one stepdaughter. Mrs. Jay (Susie) Brouwer, Syracuse; three grandchildren; one
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n ROBERT CLEVENGER great-grandchild; and one sister, Mrs. Mary Jane Finley, Montgomery, Ala. One brother, Joseph, preceded him in death. Friends may call from 2-5, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in Harris J
Funeral Home, SR 13S Syracuse, where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10. Rev. Phil Frew and Rev. Don Sheline will officiate and burial will be in Syracuse cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. Carl Crum Orniaonn DAeiAArtt Dicihvli KCSHICnT Services were held Monday at Mishler Funeral Home, Bremen, for Carl E. Crum, 55, Bremen. He died suddenly in Milford Junction at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3. Survivors include: a son;, two daughters, including Mrs. Kenton (Carla) Gaff, Warsaw; and seven grandchildren. Frank Corbin Former Grocery Store Owner-Operator Frank E. Corbin, 76, died at his home at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1. He had been ill for one year. Born Jan. 14, 1908, in Toledo, Ohio, he was the son of Walter C. and Fannie (Stocker) Corbin. On Nov. 21, 1940, he was united in marriage to Pauline Miller, who survives. A member of St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, Syracuse, he had moved to North Webster in 1952 from Mishawaka and had owned and operated a grocery in North Webster for many years. He was an honorary lifetime
member of the Knights of Columbus. I Additional-survivors are: one daughter, Mrs. Susan Heath, Warsaw; two sons, Walter Corbin, North Webster, John Corbin, Milford; seven grandchildren; three sisters; and three brothers. Services were held Friday in St. Martin dePorres Catholic Church, with interment in the Chapel Hill cemetery, Osceola. Chester Croy Syracuse Resident Chester H. Croy, 83, Syracuse died at Goshen General Hospital at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. Surviving are: his wife, Lucille; three daughters; one sister; and one brother. Services were held Sunday at Harris Funeral Home. Clair Bunyan Former Owner Os Leesburg Lumber Clair E. Bunyan, 73, 615 North Saint Joseph St., South Bend, died in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, at 1 a.m., Monday, Feb. 6, following an extended illness. Born in Noble county Sept. 18, 1910, he was the son of Charles and Vera Bunyan. He was mar-
Hospital notes
Goshen TUESDAY, JAN. 31 Admission James P. McCracken, P.O. Box 501 Milford WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1 Admissions James E. Collins, P.O. Box 245 Milford Thelma Reamer, r 1 box 6 North Webster Dismissals James E. Collins, P.O. Box 245 Milford James P. McCracken, P.O. Box 501 Milford FRIDAY, FEB- 3 "Dismissals Betty Davidson, r 5 box 426 Syracuse Mrs. James Otis and infant son, r 3 box 605A Syracuse Mrs. Brian Merriman and infant son, r 1 box 622 North Webster SATURDAY, FEB. 4 Dismissal Frederick Mick, 106 Medusa Court, Syracuse SUNDAY, FEB. 5 Admissions Karen S. Hoover, 70070 CR 29 Syracuse Benjamin Shaw, r 2 box 559A Syracuse Dismissals Mrs. David Lincoln and infant. daughter, r 2 box 212A Syracuse MONDAY, FEB. 6 Admission Melissa Eby, 71820 CR 29 Syracuse Dismissal Ruby N. Lewallen, r 1 box 253 North Webster KCH MONDAY, JAN. 30 Admission Martin W. Levemier, Milford x Dismissal Harry W. Gillis, Syracuse TUESDAY. JAN. 31 Admissions Judy M. Prado, Leesburg Esther M. Martin, North Webster Amanda L. Bellman, Leesburg Sandra L. Long, Leesburg Dismissals John M Ward, North Webster Darrell L. Rater, Syracuse
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ried to Mary Bollinger May 7, 1932. She survives. Bunyan was part-owner of the Leesburg Lumber Co. from 1946 to 1971 and was a member of City Church of the Brethren. Additional survivors are: his mother, Vera, South Bend; a daughter, Jeannie Bunyan, South Bend; a sister, Ruth Nuhauser, Golden, Colo.; and a brother, Charles, Dayton, Ohio. A son, John, preceded him in death. His body has been donated to the IU Medical Center. Private family memorial services are being planned. E Ivo Gordy Format Syracuse Area Resident Word has been received of the death of Elva Maud (Stocker) Gordy. The former SyracuseNorth Webster area resident died at Kissimmee Memorial Hospital, Kissimmee, Fla., Friday, Feb. 3. Born Sept. 3,1889, to Albert and Amanda (Greider) Stocker, she was united in marriage to Emil Kuhn April 11, 1909. He died in 1912. Later, in 1931, she married Allen Gordy. He preceded her in death in 1981. Surviving are: one son,
Bessie M. Fuller, North Webster WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1 Admissions Cynthia A. Logan, Leesburg Susan L. Payne, North Webster R. Jacqueline Wolfe, North Webster Paula O. Ryman, Syracuse Norbert A. Knispel, Leesburg Dismissals Dolores M. Bachelder, Syracuse Walter K. Makemson, Leesburg Martin W. Levemier, Milford Judy M. Prado, Leesburg THURSDAY, FEB. 2 Admission Cynthia A. Hoover, Leesburg • Dismissals * Ralph H. Runyan, North Webster Amanda L. Bellman, Leesburg Sandra L. Long, Leesburg FRIDAY, FEB. 3 Dismissals Mrs. Joseph Logan and infant son, Leesburg R. Jacqueline Wolfe, North Webster Paula O. Ryman, Syracuse Norbert A. Knispel, Leesburg SATURDAY, FEB. 4 Dismissals Gladys M. Barrett, Leesburg Shirley M. Williams, North Webster Esther M. Martin, North Webster Susan L. Payne, North Webster SUNDAY, FEB. 5 Admission Lydia P. Wiseley, Syracuse BABINSKYSIN CARE CENTER * LaVada (Dean) Babinsky and her husband, Louis Babinsky, have been transferred from Whitley County Hospital to Columbia City Community Care Center, r 9 Columbia City. Mrs. Babinsky is in Room 220 and he is • in Room 212. Mrs. Babinsky, mother of Bob and Jack Dean, both of Syracuse, and a former Syracuse License Branch employee, suffered a light stroke on January 27 and was transported to Whitley County Hospital. Her husband had been a patient there for two weeks before both were transferred.
Frederick Kuhn; one daughter, Mrs. Warren (Elouise) Morehead, Warsaw; 11 grandchildren; and 14 greatgrandchildren. Services were held Tuesday at the Grissan Funeral Home, Kissimmee, Fla. Donald Pearson Dairy Farmer Donald E. Pearson, 81, r 1 Warsaw, died in his home at 11:05 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. Born Jan. 21, 1903, in Whiteland, he moved to the North Webster area in November from Indianapolis. Married April 15,1933, to Daisy Belle Sloat, he was a dairy farmer and a member of the Masonic Lodge 608, Indianapolis. Surviving are: his wife; two grandchildrn; and two sisters, Christine Duckworth, Franklin, and Betty Andrews, Detroit. A daughter preceded him in death. The body was cremated. Memorials may be directed to the Kosciusko County Hospice. Jack Redsecker Area Businessman John W. (Jack) Redsecker, 62, 506 S. Seventh St., well-known Goshen businessman, died at South Bend Memorial Hospital at
Births MERRIMAN son Mr. and Mrs. Brian (Sherry) Merriman, r 1 box 622 North Webster, are the parents of a son bom Tuesday, Jan. 31, in Goshen Hospital. OTIS son Mr. and Mrs. James (Patricia) Otis, r 3 box 605A Syracuse, are the parents of a son born Tuesday, Jan. 31, in Goshen Hospital. LOGAN son Mr. and Mrs. Joseph (Cynthia) Logan, Leesburg, are the parents of a son born Wednesday, Feb. 1, in, Kosciusko Community Hospital. ALGER son Mr. and Mrs. Randall (Paula) Alger, P.O. Box 523 Syracuse, are the parents of a son boro Sunday, Feb. 5, in Goshen Hospital. LINCOLN daughter Mr. and Mrs. David (Mary) Lincoln, r 2 box 212A Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter born Friday, Feb. 3, in Goshen Hospital. HENNING, Graham David Mr. and Mrs. Tim (Idell) Henning, Pierceton, are the parents of a son, Graham David, boro Monday, Jan. 9, at 11:49 a.m. in Goshen Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was 194 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Robert L. Woodling, Warsaw, and Jeanne M. Cooper, Grand Haven, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Henning, Syracuse, are the paternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Aurele Pinsonneault. Grand Haven, Mich., are the maternal greatgrandparents; and Mrs. Hilda Seiffert, Syracuse, and Mr. Ferdinand Henning, South Dakota, are the paternal greatgrandparents. Graham has one sister, Lydia Maria, 3, at home. HECKAMAN. Alexandra Paige Mr. and Mrs. Larry (Penny) Heckaman, r 1 box 50, Phoenix Island, Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter, Alexandra Paige, born Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 2 a.m. in Elkhart Hospital. She weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces and was 214 inches long.
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2:10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3. He had been a patient there for 2H weeks following a three month illness. Mr. Redsecker was born May 5, 1921, in Des Moines, lowa, to W. W. and Coble (Gjllespi) Redsecker. He moved to Goshen 50 years ago, was a 1939 graduate of Goshen High School and a 1943 graduate of Indiana University. A veteran of World War 11, he was a member of the Goshen Veterans of Foreign Wars, GoshenElks Club, Gosehn City Church of the Brethren and a charter member of Maplecrest Country Club where he served on the house committee. Originally with Barter Manufacturing Company in Goshen, Mr. Redsecker had been manager of manufacturing at CTB Inc., Milford, for a number of years. He was married June 14, 1946, to Miriam Haberstich. She survives. Additional survivors include: a daughter, Jeane, San Francisco, Calif.; and a son, John, New York city. A sister, Mrs. Mariane L. Slayton, preceded him in death. Services were held Tuesday at the Yoder-Culp Funeral Home. Interment was in the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Maternal grandparents are Jack and Barbara Scantlin, Walnut Creek, Calif.; and paternal grandparents are Marge Heckaman, Nappanee, and the late Ivo and Mona Lou Heckaman. Alexandra has two sisters and • one brother at home: Brook Hayward, 5; Lisa Layne, 3; and Adam Ivo, 2. Syracuse EMS Syracuse Emergency Medical Service was called to the American Legion, Syracuse, at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, after Maurice Snyder, 55, 118 W. Portland St., Syracuse, fell on the ice injuring his nose. He was treated at the scene, but not transported. Nicole LeAnn Orten, three months old, 218 North St., Syracuse, was transported by Goshen Hospital on Sunday, Feb. 5, after becoming ill. The EMS was called at 11:29 p.m.
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Memorials may be directed to the Elkhart County Cancer Society or the Goshen Public Library. Rolland Blakely Fatter Os North Webster Resident Word has been received of the death of Rolland L. Blakeley, Sr., 84, Saint Mary’s, Ohio. Surviving are: one son, Rolland Blakeley, Jr., of North Webster; one daughter, Peg Kohli, Saint Mary’s, Ohio; three grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; and five stepgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy. Funeral services were conducted Jan. 23 at Miller Funeral Home, Saint Mary’s, Ohio. Martha Koppel Syracuse Resident Martha Hoppel, 75, r 4 Greenhaus Apartments, Syracuse, died at Goshen Hospital Tuesday, Feb. 7, after becoming ill at her residence Monday, Feb. 6. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen. Calling will be from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Thursday.
Card of Thanks We wish to express a special thank you to the Silver Thimble Club and friends of the Apostolic Christian Church for food and kindness during the loss of our loved one The Frank Hoover Family $l5O damage in car fire Syracuse Firemen were called to a car fire on the Syracuse-Webster road at the Bushong residence at 4:44 p.m. Tuesday. When firemen arrived the fire in the engine compartment was nearly out. Fire officials stated the fire was caused by a carburetor backfire. Damage to the car was estimated at $l5O. The owner of the car is unknown.
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