The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 13, Milford, Kosciusko County, 11 April 1984 — Page 3

Obituaries

Milford man killed in U.S. 6 accident

Jeffrey L. Burket, 23, r 1, Milford, lost his life Sunday, April 8, when a car driven by James B. Sizemore went left of center on US 6 and collided with Burket’s vehicle. I Burket was pronounced dead at the scene by Marshall County Coroner Dean Byers. Death was caused from multiple injuries suffered in the mishap. Sizemore was taken to the Marshall County Jail for causing a death while being intoxicated. According to police officials, Sizemore had taken his eyes off the road to adjust his tape deck when his vehicle struck Burket’s. A passenger in the Burket vehicle, David M. Cooper, 23, Charlottesville, Va., was treated and released from Bremen Community Hospital. Cooper suffered minor injuries in the accident. Sizemore suffered facial cuts in the crash that also resulted in $6,000 damage to Burket’s car Sizemore was treated and released from Bremen Community Hospital. Funeral services for Burket will be held at the convenience of his family. Rev. Norman E. Huff will officiate at the service in Tyrone, Pa. Born Sept. 18, 1960. the Alandisville. Pa., native had resided Dallas Hartzell Former Nappanee Resident Dallas Hartzell, 86, formerly of Nappanee, died in Lakeland Loving Care Center, Milford, at 10 p.m. Tuesday. April 3. The son of William and Ida (Jones) Hartzell, he was born in Scott Township, Kosciusko County on Oct 19. 1897 He married Surelda G. Huffman Feb 9. 1918 She died July 7, 1969 A retired employee of Coppes Kitchens. Nappanee, he was a former member of the Millwood Chapel Church Surviving are: two sons, Kenneth Hartzell, Edwalrdsburg. Mich., and Floyd Hartzell, Goshen; one daughter. Mrs Betty Wilson. Nappanee; 16 grandchildren; 23 greatgrandchildren; and one brother. Donald Hartzell. Etna Green. The funeral was held Saturday in the Thompson & Yoder Funeral Home. Nappanee, with burial in Stony Point cemetery.

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in Milford for one year. He was the son of Alton and Isabelle Burket. Employed as a purchasing agent with Flexsteel, Inc., New Paris, he had been a member of the Highland Presbyterian Church in Lancaster, Pa. He is survived by his parents, of Alandisville; a sister, Laura DeMuth, of Louisville, Ky.; and a brother, Adam Burket, also of Alandisville. Burial will be in the Burket cemetery, near Alandisville. Memorials may be made to the U.S. Olympic Committee. Russell Warren Retired Farmer Russell D. (“Buss”) Warren, 76, of 16447 Elm Rd., Bourbon, died at his home at 1:57 a.m. Wednesday, April 4. He had been in failing health for 10 years. Born May 25, 1907, near Tippecanoe and a lifetime resident of Tippecanoe Township, he was the son of Jesse and Xoa (Miller) Warren. He was united in marriage to Nora Hall July 17,1926, in Plymouth. In additon to his wife, other survivors include, three daughters, Esther Berger, Plymouth, Catherine Pool, Warsaw, and Eileen Bessinger, Leesburg; four sons, Dale Warren, Argos, DeWayne Warren, Lebanon, Jesse Warren, Knoxville, Tenn., and Welcome Warren. Bourbon; 25 grandchildren; and many greatgrandchildren. Services were held Friday in the First Baptist Chruch, Argos, with burial in the Tippecanoe cemetery. V. Alfred Stump Printer Services for V. Alfred Stump. 71. 1503 Brooks Drive, Village Apts . Nappanee, who died in Elkhart General Hospital Wednesday morning, April 4, were held Saturday at Thompson & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee. Burial was in the Union Center Cemetery He was born 2, 1912. in Union Township, and was married to Isabelle Lopp Aug. 30, 1935. Stump assisted in early development and management of the Evangel Press, Nappanee, was employed with Mutschler

Brothers, and was plant supervisor with Cromwell Print Corp., Albany, N.Y., from 1955 to 1977. He returned to Nappanee following his retirement. He had been a lifetime member of the Graphic Arts International Union, was state vice president of the Jaycees and a member of the Lutheran Church. Surviving are: his wife; two daughters, Mrs. James (Cynthia) Lanier, Alamosa, Colo., and Susan Molloy, Aurora, Colo.; a son, John, Alamosa, Colo.; four grandchildren; his stepmother, Mrs. Jacob (Dorothy) Bucher, Milford; three sisters, Ruth Garrison and Heleyn Schroll, both of Colorado Springs, and Grace Freid, Allentown, Pa.; and five brothers, James H., Gary, and David, all of Medford, Ore., Philip M., Hutchinson, Kan., Robert, Goshen, and Charles, Nappanee. Noble Rouch Refired Yeocher Noble J. Rouch, 76, died at Goshen General Hospital at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, April 7. He had been ill for three weeks. A native of Lakeville, he was born June 13,1907, the son of John Henry and Susie Florence (Mullet) Rouch. He married Dorothy Rohrer June 15, 1930. She died in 1983. He was a retired Lakeville area school teacher, and the owner of Economy Book Binding Co. Surviving are: six daughters,

Hospital notes

KCH MONDAY, APRIL 2 * Admissions Nathan G.D. Addison, Syracuse TUESDAY, APRIL 3 Admissions Bert L. Plew, North Webster Dismissals Mary J. Coppes, Syracuse Donna S. Niles, North Webster Marian C. Bradley, Leesburg, Nathan G.D. Addison, Syracuse WEDNESDAY. APRIL 4 Dismissals Gerald D. Zartman, Milford Harry W. Gillis, Syracuse Dismissals Gerald D. Zartman, Milford FRIDAY, APRIL 6 Dismissals Kenneth D. Niccum, Leesburg Bert L. Plew, North Webster SATURDAY, APRIL 7 Dismissals Lloyd D. Turner, Syracuse SUNDAY, APRIL 8 Admissions Ida M. Wells, North Webster Gerry S. Starner, Leesburg Goshen TUESDAY, APRIL 3 Dismissals Mrs Harvey Delafuente and infant son, Javier Jr., P.O. Box 494, Milford Jennifer S. Johnson, 113 W. Boston St., Syracuse Sharon J. Joyce, r 5 box 355, Syracuse Helen L. Neher, 419 E. Boston, Syracuse WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 Admissions Luella Beer, Milford Loving Care, Milford Wenzel Pruitt, P.O. Box 384, Milford Dismissals Mrs. Andrew Shearer and infant daughter, Bethany Grace, P O. Box 118, Milford THURSDAY. APRILS Admissions G. Raymond Bess, r 2 box 6, Milford

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Susie Bormuth, Chicago, Gladis Lehman, Kansas City, Kan., Flora Williams, Lafayette, Norma Hartman, Batesville, Dorothymae Groves, Portaleas, NJtf., and Lynda Rullan, Des Moines; a son, John, Milford; 21 grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; three sisters, Bernice Weiss and Mettie Bellman, both of Bremen, and Marguriete Carter, Elkhart; and four brothers, Clarence and Mrion, both of Bremen, and Lawrence and Aron, both of Lakeville. Services were held Tuesday in the Lakeville United Methodist Chruch, with burial in the Bremen Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Manchester College. Dallas Stuart iMsbwf Nativ* Mrs. Harriet Tine, Warsaw, recently received word of the death of her brother, Dallas B. Stuart, 78, of Twain Harte, Calif. He died at 8 p.m. Friday, March 23, when a logging truck caught the back wheels of his car. His car was demolished, killing him instantly. The fatal accident occured on the highway in Federal River Canyon. Born near Leesburg, May 11, 1905, he was the son of Lincoln and Jessie (Kirkendall) Stuart. He had moved to California in 1923. He had attended Leesburg school, and was retired from the

Judd E. Storey, P.O. Box 231, Syracuse FRIDAY, APRIL 6 Dismissals Judd E. Storey, P.O. Box 231, Syracuse SATURDAY, APRIL 7 Dismissals G. Raymond Bess, r 2 box 6, Milford Mrs. Brian Larson and infant son, Casey Owen, r 2 box 462-A, Syracuse . SUNDAY, APRIL 8 Admissions Alyce Fuller, P.O. Box 112, Milford Dismissals Mrs. William Weaver and infant daughter, Valorie Dawn, r 1 box 24-A, Milford MONDAY, APRIL 9 Admissions Florence Gardner, r 1 box 264, Milford Florence B. Mabie, P.O. Box 361, Milford Martha J. Miller, r 1 box 179, Milford 808 AUER IS HOSPITALIZED IN MYRTLE BEACH. S. C. Milford resident Bob Auer is a patient at the GTand Strand General Hospital in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and is waiting on test results. He became ill last Sunday while on vacation in the Myrtle Beach area. Auer’s wife, Carolyn, said Tuesday he is feeling much better but, should surgery be indicated, she’s hoping he can be brought back to Indiana for the operation. Births HALL, Michael Avery (EDITOK'S NOTE: The following birth is being rerun as a correction. The maternal grandmother. Mary Ann Hummel's, name was left out of the original publication.) Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey (Lisa) Hall, r 2 box 524 Leesburg, are the parents of a son, Michael Avery, bom Sunday, March 18, at 9:38 p.m. in Goshen Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 inches long. Mr. and Mrs. James Hummel,

Mare Island Shipyard, Valleyjo, Calif. Surviving are: his wife, the former Terry Oliver; his sister; three daughters; and one son. Two sons, two brothers and three sisters preceded him in death. The body was cremated in California. Lucille Emsberger St. Marie's Church —— Mrs. Lucille I. Emsberger, 77, Goshen, died in Fountainview Place, where she was admitted Dec. 23, 1983, at 7:40 a m. Monday, April 9. Born July 10,1906, in Syracuse, she was the daughter of Floyd and Grace (Ray) Price. She was married May 9, 1925, to Jesse J. Emsberger. Having lived in the Goshen area most of her life, she was past president of the Mother’s of World War II Auxiliary and St. Mark’s United Methodist Chruch. Surviving are: her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Will (Marcille) Greenwood, Seattle; two sons, Richard, Goshen, and Dwight, Visalia, Calif.; nine grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Kenneth (Edith) Stump, North Webster, and Mrs. Harlan (Maxine) Ditmars, Goshen; and a brother, Guy, Lynn. Services were held at 1:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the YoderCulp Funeral Home, with burial in the,Oak Ridge Cemetery.

Lesburg, are the maternal grandparents and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hall, Milford, are the paternal grandparents. Paternal greatgrandmother is Mrs. Charles Hand of Warsaw. WEAVER, Valorie Dawn Mr. and Mrs. William (Cindy) Weaver, r 1 box 24A Milford, are the parents of a daughter, Valorie Dawn, born Friday, April 6, at 10:20 a m. in Goshen Hospital. She weighed seven pounds, 11 ounces and measured 20 inches long. She has two sisters, Charity, seven; and Amy, three. Maternal grandparents are Russell Pontius, Warsaw, and Jewell Vanlaningham, North Webster. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Larry (Carolyn) Weaver, Syracuse. Paternal great-grandparents are Glenda Weaver and Vera Cooper, both of Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bess, Milford. LAWSON son Mr. and Mrs. Brian (Barbara) Lawson, r 2 box 462A Syracuse, are the parents of a son born Thursday, April 5, in Goshen Hospital. SHEARER, Bethany Grace Mr. and Mrs. Andrew (Janice) Shearer, P.O. Box 118 Milford, are the parents of a daughter, Bethany Grace, born Tuesday, April 3, at 6:48 a m. in Goshen Hospital. She weighed seven pounds, four ounces and measured 19 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kolbe, Warsaw and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Shearer, Milford. Maternal great-grand-mothers are Mrs. Helen Koble, Maple Shade, N.J., and Mrs. Lillian Chatham, Lake Park, Fla. Paternal great-grandmother is Mrs. Ruth Guttenberg, Phoenix, Ariz. Bethany Grace has two sisters, Darcy, five; and Amber, four; and one brother, Ryan, three. MILLER daughter Mr. and Mrs. Dennis (Martha) Miller, r 1 box 179 Milford, are the parents of a daughter bom Monday, April 9, in Goshen Hospital.

■aSherman Collins Rathadl Fmw ' Sherman W. Collins, 82, New Paris, died unexpectedly in his home at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 11. Bom near Milford, he was the son of Ira and Elsa (Jacobs) Collins. He was married to Charlotte Burgett in 1922. She died in 1970. In 1977 he was united in marriage to Freeda Neff. He had retired as a farmer and as a mill operator. Surviving are: his wife; one son, Basil, Nappanee; four daughters, Mrs. Martin (Deloris) Engolf and Mrs. Gerald (Joyce) Lynch, both of Nappanee, Miss Ramona Collins of Pilgrim Manor, Plymouth, and Mrs. Robert (Marlene) Long, Bremen; two stepsons, Conrad Neff, New Paris, and Steven Neff, Warsaw; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Gordon (Christine) Pendleton, Corydon, and Mrs. James (Ileta) Harley, Warminister, Pa.; 12 grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren; 11 stepgrandchildren; one brother, Alfred, Nappanee; and one sister, Mrs. Florence Sumpter, Elkhart. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mishler Funeral Home, with interment in the Milford Calling hours will be from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on both Thursday and Friday.

Cards of Thanks CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank Mr. & Mrs. William Connelly, Milford Christian Church, John Replogle, Bowie, friends and neighbors who helped with their donations, support, prayers and friendship. Jesse Salazac & Family

JFip would like to thank the lady that Hath care of Jason Brown and Jeff Grindle, the night of April 5, at the car accident on 13 in front of Maryann's. We didn't gel your name, hut we are grateful for all your help. Thanks again. Judy Grindle Sallv Brown

The family of Oscar Graff would like to thank all their relatives, friends and neighbors for their prayers, cards, food and visits during the loss of our loved one. We would also like to thank Dr. Meyers and the Mishler Funeral Home. HULDA GRAFF and FAMILY

Doors pried open at Ivy Hut A cook at Ivy Hut Restaurant, SR 13S Syracuse, notified Syracuse Police after finding the doors had been pried open. The police were notified at 4:25 a m. on Monday, April 9. Syracuse Police are continuing their investigation into the matter. Reportedly all that was taken were two cartons of cigarettes. Shoplifter at Augsburger's Syracuse Police officer Dan Gallmeier arrested Joseph G. Endres, Jr., 1329 Swinney Ave., Fort Wayne, on a charge of public intoxication and conversion following an incident at Augsburger’s Super-Valu, Saturday morning. Syracuse Police Were notified by an employee of the grocery store of a shoplifter at 3:30 a.m.‘ Endres allegedly opened a one-half pound Land-O-Frost sliced ham and ate the meat while inside the store. The value of the ham was $1.50. Enres was booked at the Kosciusko County Jail and formal charges were made Monday, April 9.

Wed., April 11,1984 - THE MAIL-JOURNAL

PREPARE FOCUS ON HEALTH’ — Kathryn Teel, seated at left; Dorothy Nelson, seated at right; and. standing left to right, Inez Devenney and Avis Gunter, work on posters announcing the 21 ALIVE Focus on Health to be held iiFthe commons area of Warsaw Community High School on Saturday, April 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Health screening available

As more is learned about the human body, health professsonals are becoming convinced that some problems can be prevented or their effects reduced in severity. The “21 ALIVE Focus on Health,” co-sponsored by the Warsaw Business and Professional Women’s Club and the Kosciusko County Chapter of the American Red Cross, will be held on Saturday, April 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Warsaw Community High School. All persons 18 years of age or over may take advantage of the “Focus on Health” with no charge to the individual unless one chooses to have the optional blood chemistry tests. The blood chemistry includes testing for signs of dia*betes, cholesterol, kidney and liver diseases, gout, protein, triglycerides, iron and thyroid. The screening tests available at the site include the taking of registration and health history, height and weight and bloou pressure; tests for anemia, hearing. visual acuity, oral cancer, glaucoma (optic pressure), and determining blood type. Persons may also receive a coronary heart risk evaluation and a health

Thank you . . . Now that a few days have elapsed, we would like to say what we were too stunned to say Saturday night at the Milford Citizen of the Year awards night. We truly appreciate this honor, and offer a big Thank You to everyone involved. We will always strive to make Milford a better place to live. Della and Arch Baumgartner TV ’ (Formerly Eisenhour s TV & Gun Soles) Donmtowii New Porto Next To Rohrer FwWturo ZIMTW OtaOV* Coins *os»w* Plum* C_O.il Ctew TV e Phono 131-2727 THAT'S RIGHT! Totally Free Checking p hsoh ai qd • No Balance Required * • No Service Charges • Checks Supplied Free • We Will Purchase Your Existing Checks A150... p • Car Loans / f • Mortgage Loans &^ youl Jl • Interest Or Checking "WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS!" vssk. First Federal “ Thur*. • Sat. [[■J Savings And Loan SSWottNMtef HigteMtlHltet WiUtklN NmHi NMdwstor, IN

summary and referral. There will be several learning centers and educational exhibits to aid persons in learning more about their health and showing ways to help themselves to better health by their own efforts and by making use of available resources. Groups and organizations sponsoring learning centers at the “Focus on Health” include: The Nutrition Site, the Kosciusko County Cancer Society, Altrusa Club. Police and Fire Departments. Multi-Township EMS, Otis R. Bowen Center, Kosciusko Community Hospital, YMCA, Kidney Foundation, .Kosciusko County Heart Association, Warsaw Evening Lions Club, American Association of Retired Persons, Kosciusko County Home Extension Clubs, Red Cross “KISS” program. For more information concerning the “Focus on Health” call the Red Cross office at 267-5244. For those requiring transportation, the KAB service will be available in Warsaw and the Happy Wanderer is available for senior citizens and the handicapped by calling 269-2012.

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