The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 1, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 January 1986 — Page 3

Obituaries

Mary May Rogen Hoaiaaiaker Mary May Rogen, 88, 19040 Market St., New Paris, died Monday, Dec. 23, at. 10:10 p.m. at Goshen Hospital. She had been ‘ admitted on Saturday. Mrs. Rogers was born in Union Township on May 5,1897. On June 13, 1915, she married Bruce Rogen. He survives. A homemaker, she is survived by her husband; three daughters, Mrs. John (Dorothy) Watkins Milford, Mn. Junior (Marjorie) Kirkdorffer, Elkhart, and Mn.

Hospital Notes

Goshen MONDAY, DEC. 23 Admissions Goldie Hunnicutt, r 2 box 183, North Webster Dismissals Charles P. Towriss, r I box 412, North Webster TUESDAY, DEC. 24 Dismissals Justin R. Doss, P. O. Box 59, Milford Mrs. James B. Kirkdorffer and infant son, Ryan James, 72531 CR 19, Milford Judy M. Linville, P. O. Box 335, Milford WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25 Admissions Ben Kaiser, r 1 box 233, Milford Frances Pifer, r 1, Syracuse

Billboards still slice landscape 20 years after beautification act

By BORIS WEINTRAUB National Geographic News Service \ To opponents, billboards are ugly, visual pollution, causing traffic accidents by distracting motorists, breeding a sense of placelessness in America. To the outdoor advertising industry, billboards are a low-cost, highly effective means of sending messages to the public in a creative way, continuing a tradition begun in ancient Egypt and practiced by many of history’s finest artists. In some cases, billboards are historical landmarks, worthy of preservation as part of the American folk heritage. But whatever anyone thinks of them, one thing is certain about billboards 20 years after the passage of the Highway Beautification Act inspired by Lady Bird Johnson: Despite the removal of more than 600,000 outdoor advertising signs since the act went into effect, billboards are not going to disappear soon. The federal government has spent more than S2OO million to help acquire billboards so that they can be destroyed. Recent studies estimate that it would cost more than four times that much to acquire those billboards that still legally remain, even though they fail to conform to the

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Howard (Mary) Matthews, New Paris; three sons, Bruce, Jr., Milford, Charles L. and Loyal, both of New Paris; 19 grandchildren; 32 greatgrandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and one brother, Floyd Fox, Nappanee. She was preceded in death by two brothers, George and Roy Fox, and one sister, Flo Lockard. Services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, at New Paris Church of the Brethren, with Rev. Arlin Claassen officiating. Burial followed in Union Center Cemetery. Rieth, Rohrer & Ehret Funeral

THURSDAY, DEC. 28 Dismissals Mrs. Douglas Mock and infant daughter, Jacqueline Noel, r 1 box 72556 CR 133, Syracuse SATURDAY, DEC. 28 Dismissals Frandbs B. Pifer, r.I, Syracuse Goldie Hunnicut, r 2 box 183, North Websiter SUNDAY, DEC. 29 Admissions Glen E. Grady, r 2 box 543, KCH MONDAY, DEC. 23 Dismissals Mrs. Timothy (Robin) Cox and infant daughter, Syracuse

beautification act’s provisions. Such conclusions have led many, including some of the most fervent opponents of billboards, to call for a drastic revision, or even repeal, of the beautification act. They contend that the act's intentions have been gutted by intense industry pressure. A recent audit, conducted by the inspector general of the Department of Transportation, said that the federal billboard control program had not significantly improved the aesthetic quality or the recreational value of federally funded highways. A recent general accounting office study said that many prohibited signs will continue to stand because federal funds are not being appropriated to compensate sign owners for removal, as the act requires. The Reagan administration is weighing its position on the issue. Standard .posters range up to 300 square feet in size, while painted bulletines typically are 672 square feet. But there are variations that have permitted some billboards to be as large as 2,000 square feet. According to the Institute of Outdoor Advertising, outdoor advertising began with the inscription of the names of kings on ancient Egyptian temples.

? Home, Goshen, was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Charles Crooks Mrs. Lena A. Crooks, 88, r 2 Syracuse, died at Fountainview Place in Goshen at 3:05 a.m., Friday, Dec. 27, Mrs. Crooks was bom on July 3, 1897, in Randolph, Wis. She was married to Charles Crooks on June 7, 1920. He passed away in 1955. A former resident of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Crooks spent her 16 years in Syracuse as a

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25 Admissions Loranine E. Pamer, Leesburg Shannon R. Pollock, Milford Robyn M. Smith, Syracuse THURSDAY, DEC. 26 Dismissals Loraine E. Pamer, Leesburg Shannon Pollock, Milford Births COX daughter Mr. and Mrs. Timothy (Robin) Cox of Syracuse are the parents of a daughter born Sunday, Dec. 22, in Kosciusko Community Hospital. ATKINSON son / Mr. and Mrs. John (Evan)

Roman merchants advertised services with paintings on walls and artists such as ToulouseLautrec, Manet, and Beardsley designed advertising posters. Most billboards are built by outdoor advertising companies on land they have leased and then are rented to advertisers. Usually poster panels are sold by the month as part of a package designed to be seen by a specific percentage of the population in one day. Painted bulletines are ' sold for longer periods, and often are sold individually rather than as part of a package. Very Effective Research has determined that billboards are very effective in reaching potential customers arid reaching them repeatedly, at low cost compared with television or print advertising Revenues in 1984 topped $1.12 billion, up nine percent over 1983. Cigarette companies provided more than a third of all outdoor advertising revenues. The federal government first acted in 1958 by providing bonuses in road construction funds to those states that adopted programs to control signs near interstate highways. Over $42 million has been given to the 23

New concepts in diabetes

The diabetes education program at Goshen General Hospital has made a revision and update of classes being offered for 1966. Diabetes is on the upswing in the U.S. and represents the number three health problem in our county. Nancy Schooley, R.N., diabetes education coordintor at Goshen Hospital, feels that it is necessary for people to be aware of diabetes and to understand what is necessary for maintaining the best possible health. According to Schooley, people with diabetes can live normal, active, happy lives if they understand their diabetes and properly care tor it. Diabetes is a complex disease which affect people in different degrees. Although diabetes cannot be cured, it can be controlled. People can control diabetes with proper treatment that best meets the needs of their individual circumstances. Since it is the person with diabetes on a daily basis, it is very important to understand what diabetes is and the how’s and why’s of their treatment program. Learning the basic information plus an ongoing periodic update and refresher of diabetes information is extrememly important for keeping healthy with diabetes. .. Goshen Hospital will be offering a series of diabetic classes throughout 1986. The first of these series will be offered January 13, 14,15 and 16 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the hopsital’s Pepple Auditorium. The first class on Monday evening will be given by Schooley on ‘‘Diabetes: Explanation and Care.” The Tuesday evening class, ‘‘Principles of the Diabetic Diet,” will be presented by Barbara Fierce, registered dietitian. Fierce will also direct the Wednesday evening class,

homemaker. She was a member of the Trinity English Lutheran Church and the OES, both of Fort Wayne Mrs. Crooks is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mary Ann Payton, Syracuse; a son, Jimmie T., Royal Oaks, Mich.; eight grandchildren, and 17 greatgrandchildren. The viewing was from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 29, at Harris Funeral Home and services were held at 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 30, at Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel in Fort Wayne. Rev. Allen Holmes officiated.

Atkinson, r 2 box 55 Mils ord, are the parents of a son bora Tuesday, Dec. 24, in Elkhart Hospital. MOCK, Jacqueline Noel Mr. and Mrs. Douglas (Jan) Mock, r 1 CR 133 Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter, Jacqueline Noel, born Tuesday, Dec. 24, in Goshen Hospital. BOY ER daughter Mr. and Mrs. Marshall (Jeanenne) Boyer, Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter bom Monday, Dec. 16, in Kosciusko Community Hospital. TRAMMEL son Mr. and Mrs. Jack (Michelle) Trammel, r 3 box 42 Syracuse, are the parents of a son bom Saturday, Dec 28, in Goshen Hospital. v

states that participate in the program. However, it was pressure from President Lyndon B. Johnson, urged on by his wife, that led to the major federal legislation, the Highway Beautification Act. It required states to adopt efiective sign-control programs for federally aided highways or face the loss of 10 percent of federal highway funds The act permits on-premise advertising and signs in commercial and industrial areas. It also provides for ‘‘just compensation" to sign and site owners if a sign was legally erected before the act’s provisions went into effect. It is this compensation provision that has drawn the wrath of billboard opponents, who content that the expense, 75 percent paid in federal funds, has made it possible for almost 120,000 ‘‘nonconforming” signs to exist 20 years after the act’s adoption. No new funds were appropriated last year. Foreign students NEW YORKA record 342,113 foreign students were enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities last year, the Institute of International Education said recently

’’Using the Diabetic Exchange System: Planning Meals at Home and Away from Home. ” The final class of the series on Thursday evening will be conducted by Schooley on ‘The Effects of Diabetes on the Body.” Home blood sugar testing advantages and the equipment used will be • included in the fourth class. The classes are open to diabetics, their families, and other interested persons. A nominal fee is charged for the classes and preregistration is en- < couraged. Contact the hospital’s education department at 533-2141, extension 1104, for further information and registration.

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Josephine Parcell ■atirad Fraai Paau Caatrato Josephine Parcell, 70, 317 Cottage Ave., Goshen, was found dead in her home at approximately 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, by her son, Don. Goshen paramedics were called but were unable to revive her. She was bora in New Paris on March 12, 1916, the daughter of Todd and Alma (Hosier) Gary. Her husband, Charles Raymond Parcell, died in March 1973. In 1976 Mrs. Parcell retired from Penn Controls, Goshen, and has worked for her son, Don, at

Syracuse EMS Syracuse Emergency Medical Service was called to a home one miles south of Crazy Comers at 7:20 p.m., Tuesday,Dec. 24, when June Manuel. 55, 201 West Quad, Bourbon, became ill. She was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. The EMS was called to the home of Margurite Lewis, 62, r 4 box 78, Syracuse, on Tuesday, Dec. 25, after she became ill. When the EMS arrived, the family doctor had been contacted and had arrived to take care of the patient Joann Mackey, 53, 7215 Larkshaw Road, Indianapolis, was taken to Goshen Hospital Thursday, Dec. 26, after becoming ill. The EMS was called to 129 East Shore Dr.. Syracuse, at 8:56 p.m. Jesse McCulloch, 70, r 3 Ishpeming, Mich., was taken to Goshen Hospital Friday, Dec. 27, after becoming ill at the home of Don McCulloch. The EMS was called at 5:50 a.m. Carol D. Murphy. 37, r 2 box 60 Syracuse, was taken to Goshen Hospital on Friday, Dec. 27, after calling the EMS at 5:17 p.m. Evelyn Spitler, 50, r 1 box 28, Syracuse, was taken to Goshen Hospital on Friday, Dec. 27, after becoming' ill at her home. The EMS was called at 10:13 p.m. Glen Grady. 78. r 2 Syracuse', was taken to Goshen Hospital on Sunday. Dec. 29. after he became ill and the EMS was called at 9:53 am. The EMS was called to the home of Richard Isbell, 69, 307 John St., at 2:11 p.m. Monday. Dec. 30, after he became ill. Isbell was taken to Dr. Jack Clark's office and then to Goshen Hospital.

Card's Os Thanks THANKS To Barb And Wayne For The Lovely Flowers NAPPY NEW YEAN! Phyllis Ann J , . CARD OF THANKS A warm, heartfelt thank you to friends and neighbors tor your prayers and cards during my recent hospital stay and by- pass surgery. A special thank you to Dr. F. L. Rheinheimer. Dr. John Isch. Steven Sudhoff. the Fred Weisser tamily. the Larry Weaver family and to my own family for special acts of kindness. May the blessing of good health be with all of you. Alvin Waldbeaser j

the Fairway Restaurant ever since. She was a memlier of First Brethren Church, New Paris, and was a volunteer fcr Goshen Hospital Auxiliary. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Jake (Dorothy) Smith, Fitzgerald, Ga.; four sons, Don, Charles, and Larry, all of Goshen, and Jerry, North Webster; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; five 3 sisters, Mrs. Howaid (Gerry) Swartz, Syracuse, Marian Martz, Nappanee, Mrs. Donild (Helen) Shoemaker, Ash ey, Mrs. Ridiard (Ella May) Overmyer, South Bend, and Mrs Dale (Barbara) Hollar, Fort Myers, Fla.; • and one brother, Todd Gary, Goshen She was preceded in death by one sister. Services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29. in First Brethren Church, New Paris, with Rev. Robert Bischof officiating. Burial was in New Paris Cemetery. Seward W. Hannan Rttiratl Fanaar And lirastock Bayer Seward W Harman, 78, Atwood, died in his sleep early Wednesday morning;, Dec. 25, in his; home. He had been in failing health for five years. Harman was born on December 25, 1907, in Scott Township, Kosciusko County. His parents were William and Rosa (Staclihouse) Harman and had been a lifetime county resident. His first marriage was to Bernice Irvin. On May 11, 1956, he married Evelyn Beebe. She survives. He was a retired farmer and livestock buyer, a member of Mount Tabor Church of God, North American Trotting Bred Racing Association, and TriSitate Miniature Horse Racing Association. Surviving along with his wife are three sons, Ri.'hard L. Harman, Leesburg Theodore C. Harman, Lexington, Mass., and L.eßoy G Harman, Vermontville, Mich.; two daughters. Mrs. Max (Chearyl) Miller, Leesburg, and .Mrs. Ray (Judith) Miller. Nappanee; 14 grandchildren; I six great-grandchildren; one sister, Eileen Sheets, Nappanee; and one brother, W Russell Hannan. Warsaw. He was preceded in death by four brothers. Services were held Saturday, Dec. 28, at 10:30 a.m. in Mount Tabor Church of God with Rev. Lee Culp, pastor, and Rev. Warren McCuen officiating. Burial was in Stony Point: Cemetery 1 George W. Deßolt Warsaw Aren Bcsidewt George W. Deßolt, 71, r 6 Warsaw, died at the Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne at 9:57 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 29. He was boro on Nov. 14,1914, in Warsaw, where he remained a

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lifetime resident. On April 25, 1936, he married Barbara Carr out hers, who survives him. Also surviving is a daughter, Sandy Debolt of Warsaw. One son preceded him in death. Services win be held at 10:30 aun., Friday, Jan. 3, at the Titus Funeral Home in Warsaw. Rev. Buck Garrett will be officiating. Interment will be in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Friends and family may call from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. and 7 p.m.-9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, at the funeral home. Delbert V. Culp murwr v icm Services for former Nappanee resident Delbert V. (Sonny) Culp, 44, were held at 2p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22, at the Thompson 4 Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee. Culp was the victim of murder on the previous Friday in his National City, Calif., home. Officiating at the service was Rev. George Swank, pastor of the New Paris Missionary Church. Burial was at the Yellow Creek Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis in Culp’s name. A native of Goshen, Culp was bora on Feb. 2,1941. He attended Syracuse High School, served in, the Navy, and was employed with Welder Specific Ordinances Co., Inc. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 211 in Chula Vista, Calif., and also the International Machinist Union. He was married to Virginia Folderfieid in 1980. She survives. Also surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Culp, Nappanee; and two sisters, Mrs. James (Irene D.) Gunn of Goshen and Mrs. Donald (Carolyn Sue) Geiger of Nappanee.

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Frances M. Heaton Farmer Syracuse Teacher Services for Frances M Heaton, 66, of 405 Kings Highway, Winona Lake, were at 11 am. Monday in the Winona Take Presbyterian Church. Dr. William Sweeting, officiated. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. Heaton died in her home Thursday at 2:30 a.m. She had been failing in health for 16 years. She was the daughter of Paul DeWitt and Lena (Kelly) Parks, and was bora Jan. 23, 1919, in Winona Lake and had been a lifetime resident of the area. She married George E. Heaton on July 5, 1947. Mr. Heaton survives. Mrs. Heaton led an established teaching career. She taught home economics, music and physical education at Syracuse High School from 1955-60; taught home economics, biology and was a counselor at Warsaw Junior High School from 1960-1980 and was also a counselor at Warsaw Middle School. Mrs. Heaton was a registered nurse with a master’s degree She graduated from Manchester College with a bachelor of science degree and receiver her master’s from Yale University. She was a member of the Winona Presbyterian Church and was a ruling elder and member of the Presbyterian Session. Mrs. Heaton was a Red Cross volunteer and earlier had been director of nurses and director of the nursing school at the old Methodist Hospital in Fort Wayne. Besides her husband George, other survivors include one daughter, Dr. Jane Heaton of Tucson, Ariz.; One brother. Jack D. Parks of Talma; one sister, Pat McCallister of Muncie and 13 nieces and nephews.

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