The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 8, Milford, Kosciusko County, 19 February 1986 — Page 3

Obituaries

William A. Meyers FatkarOf Dr. WilKam L. Meyers William A. Meyers, 81, formerly of Washington Township, Whitley County, father of Dr. William L. Meyers, Syracuse, died at 9:40 a.m. Sunday,'Feb. 16, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Columbia City. He had been a patient since January 1985. Meyers was born on September 28,1904, in Columbia City, the son of William E. and Mary (Stouffs) Meyers. On October 7, 1944, he married Betty Jean Pence. She preceded him in death on August 29,1978. He was a member of the Saint Paul of the Cross Catholic Church and the BPOE Lodge, 1417. Additional survivors include one other son, Michael J. Meyers, South Whitley; three daughters, Mrs. David (Jennifer M.) Frank and Mrs. Gary (Leisa Ann) Mierman, both of Columbia City, and Mrs. Bayard (Barbara M.) McNagny, Rogersville, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; and one brother, Ralph J. Meyers, Columbia City. Catholic Mass was held at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) in Grace Lutheran Church, Columbia City, with Rev. William C. Schooler of Saint Paul of the Cross Church officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, Columbia City, was in charge of arrangements. Grace Heckrotte Former Owner Os Palestine Grocery Grace (Kelley) Heckrotte, 80, died at 2:15 a m. Thursday, Feb. 13, in Prairie View Rest Home, following an extended illness. She was born to Emanuel and Minnie Kaufman on November 21, 1905, in Etna Green. She was married to Charles E. Kelley who preceded her in death. She then married Adolph E. Heckrotte on May 14,1938. He preceded her in

Hospital Notes

Goshen TUESDAY, FEB. 11 Admissions Maxine Graham, r 3 box 606, Syracuse Jacob J. Mikolajczak, 154 N. Shore Drive, Syracuse Dismissals Edna A. Wolfe, 700 E. Greenhaus Drive, Syracuse WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12 Admissions Jesse Merrill, Box 153, Milford Dismissals Mark M. Pamer, r 1, Milford Theodore R. Fulford, r 3 box 458, Syracuse William Weathers, r 5 box 326, Syracuse Area youth charged after shooting dog A Syracuse youth is being charged for firing shots from a rifle within town limits after shooting a neighbor’s dog which had entered his property. Jack Warren, 230 North St., Syracuse, reported that his dog, a registered Lhasa Apso, had been shot at 4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 13. The dog. which died suddenly, was reported to be worth $250 to $350. Syracuse Police would not identify the shooting suspect because of pending charges. X Library board screens applications Screening of applications to fill the position of library helper or clerk was the main topic of business at the February meeting of the Syracuse Library Board. Several candidates were chosen for further in-depth interviews. Acceptance of librarians’ reports and financial statements was given. There was a discussion of a public program to be presented on April 6, during National Library Week, sponsored by libraries in Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties. The program will focus on Halley’s Comet, with a speaker from Chicago’s Adler Plenetarium, with slides. There will be displays from the various libraries. One of the board members presented a completed and framed cross stitch of the library logo. The pattern is available at no cost to library patrons. The next meeting will be Monday, March 13, at 5:15 p.m.

death on September 19,1974. Mrs. Heckrotte and her husband were former owners of the Palestine Grocery. She was also a member of Warsaw First Church of God. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Leonard (Eileen) Estep, Mrs. Maurice (Kathryn) Reiff, and Diane Poort, all of Warsaw, and Mrs. Grover (Jerri) Martin, Fort Wayne; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother, A. (Nick) Kaufman, Indianapolis; five sisters, Eva Alfred and Virginia Wickotoni, both of Scottsdale, Ariz., Elma Ripley, Milford, Vera Mayer, Goshen, and Pauline Lichtenwalter, Parker City. Services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, in First Church of God, Warsaw. Rev. Milburn Miller, pastor, officiated. Burial was in Etna Green Cemetery. Jack R. Honer Wood Pattern Maker Jack R. Honer, 57, r 2 Syracuse, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 6:40 a.m. in Goshen Hospital following an extended illness. He was born on July 13,1928, in South Bend to Francis and Anne (Schmenk) Honer. On February 1, 1969, he married Clarice June Swanson in Ligonier. She survives. Honer has lived in the Kosciusko County area for the past 17 years and was employed as a wood pattern maker with Elkhart Pattern. He was a member of Wawasee Lakeside Chapel, past exalted ruler of the Ligonier Elks Club 451, Avilla American Legion and an Army veteran of the Korean war. Additional survivors include two daughters,' Janine McGee, Spartinsburg, S.C., and Robin Brinley, Texas; his father, Francis Honer, Syracuse; and one brother, Gordon Honer, South Bend. Funeral services were conducted Friday, Feb. 14, at 1:30 p.m. in Ulrey-Renner Funeral Home, Ligonier. Rev. Harlan

THURSDAY, FEB. 13 Admissions Juanita Delafuente, r 1 box 246 A, Milford Dismissals Minnie E. Wuthrich, Lakeland Loving Care, Milford Homer E. Bachtel, r 3 box 574, Syracuse Allison M. Elliott, r 3 box 662, Syracuse FRIDAY, FEB. 14 Admissions Flossie B. Cary, 1325 Greencroft Drive, Apt. 332, Syracuse Iva E. McElroy, 700 Greenhaus Drive, Apt. 58, Syracuse Mildred Johnston, 212 E. Main, Syracuse Dismissals Mrs. Randy Rinker and infant daughter, Coryn Louise, r 3 box 64, Syracuse Jacob J. Mikolajczak, 154 North Shore Drive, Syracuse SATURDAY, FEB. 15 Dismissals Richard A. Linville, r 1 box 6, Milford f SUNDAY, FEB. 16 Admissions Alice E. Rider, r 1 box 607, North Webster Edna James, PO Box 62, North Webster / Dismissals Dennis J. Mock, PO Box 515, Syracuse - KCH MONDAY, FEB. 10 Admissions Frank R. Troxel, North Webster Matthew P. Pennamped, Cromwell TUESDAY, FEB. 11 Admissions Vernon L. Campbell, Milford Alethea M. Haggerty, Milford WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12 Admissions Cruz F. Garza, Milford Bertha G. Wertenberger, Leesburg THURSDAY, FEB. 13 Dismissals Alethea M. Haggerty, Milford FRIDAY, FEB. 14 Dismissals Martha L. Manges, Syracuse SATURDAY, FEB. 15 Dismissals Virginia I. LeSanche, North Webster SUNDAY, FEB. 16 Admissions Gertude A. Christman, Cromwell

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Steffan officiated and burial was in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Ronald V. Kramer Former Dana Employee Ronald V. Kramer, 66, 131 N. Shore Dr., Syracuse, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 6:19 a.m. in Goshen Hospital from an apparent heart attack. He was bom on October 10, 1919, in Brighton, Colo., to Jacob and Claire (Hiller) Kramer. He married the former Virginia McFarren on December 12,1942. She survives. Kramer was a World War II veteran of the US Air Corp, lieutenant colonel, European Theatre, and a prisoner of war in Germany. He retired in 1982 from Dana Corporation, Syracuse. In addition to his wife, other survivors include three sons, Ronald V., Goshen, Thomas N., Vacaville, Calif., and John R., Frankfurt, West Germany; six grandchildren; two brothers, Herbert Kramer, Phoenix, Ariz., Erwin Kramer, Brighton, Colo.; and one sister, Mrs. Robert (Cathy) Sandquist, Brighton, Colo. One brother, Norman, preceded him in death. v Funeral services were conducted Saturday, Feb. 15, at 11 a.m. in Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret Funeral Home, Goshen. Rev. Edward May of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Goshen, officiated and burial was in Violett Cemetery. Elizabeth Myers Former Syracuse Resident Elizabeth Myers, 84,1405 Fairfield Ave., Fort Wayne, formerly of the Syracuse area, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 5:50 p.m. in Lawton Nursing Home, Fort Wayne. She was bom on July 3,1901, in Mankato, Minn., to William and Elizabeth (Jones) Davis. On June 1, 1925, she married William H. Myers. He preceded her in death in 1957. Mrs. Myers moved to Fort

Charles R. Westerman, North Webster Dismissals Vernon L- Campbell, Milford V WILBUR KNEPPER HOME Wilbur Knepper, r 1 box 144, Milford, returned home last week from the Elkhart Hospital and is reportedly doing well. HENRY SCHUMM RETURNS HOME Henry Schumm, Syracuse, returned home over the weekend following surgery at the Houston Heart Institute. He had been hospitalized in Houston, Texas, for the past few weeks. Birth RINKER, Coryn Louise Mr. and Mrs. Randy (Lisa) Rinker, r 3 box 64, Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter, Coryn Louise, born Thursday, Feb. 13, at 8:09 a.m. in Goshen Hospital. She weighed eight pounds, 10M> ounces and measured 20 inches long. Coryn Louise has two sisters, Carrie, six; and Casey, two. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Mohler and paternal grandparents are Freda Rinker and Jan Rinker, all of Syracuse. Paternal greatgrandparents are Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Largen of Ligonier and Mae Rinker of Syracuse. Syracuse EMS Syracuse Emergency Medical Service was called to the home of Violette Obenchain, 77, 72407 SR 13N, Syracuse at 2:53 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, when she became ill. She was transported to Goshen Hospital. Iva McElroy, 84, 700 E. Greenhaus Drive, was taken to Goshen Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, after slipping and falling on the ice and snow. The EMS was called at 1:17 p.m. Syracuse EMS was called at 7:47 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, to Lucky Tavern, North Webster, when Rick Westerman, 40, P.O. Box 201 North Webster, became ill. He was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. The EMS was called to Sea Nymph at 9:19 a.m. Monday, Feb. 17, when Doug Meyers, 26, r 1 box 251-8 Kimmell, became ill. He was taken to Goshen Hospital.

Wayne in 1964 from Syracuse. She was a homemaker and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include one daughter, Elizabeth L. (Kitson) Black, Fort Wayne; William H. Myers, Jr., Indianapolis; four grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; and three sisters. Graveside services were conducted Friday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m. in Syracuse Cemetery. Rev. Kennard Robinson officiated. Garry Golden Brother Os Syracuse Man Garry D. Golden, 40, r 1 LaGrange, brother of Douglas Golden, Syracuse, was fatally injured in a head-on collision Friday, Feb. 7, at 3:05 p.m. He suffered massive head injuries. The accident occurred on SR 9 near CR 200N, two miles nortirof LaGrange. Indiana State Police report Douglas Couch, 20, Sturgis, Mich., was driving a 1978 Chevrolet pickup truck northbound on SR 9 when the truck ran into snow at the edge of the highway. In attempting to regain control, Couch’s truck crossed the centerline and crashed headon into Golden’s northbound van. Golden was born on October 29, 1945, in Bremen and on July 17, 1981, married the former Judith Gravatt in Ligonier. She survives. He moved from Rochester to the Royer Lake area near LaGrange 34 years ago and operated his own business, PFI Soft Water, Rome City. He was a \member of the Maranatha Christian Fellowship. Additional survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Jeff (Natalie) Bonifacious, Bremen and Stephanie Golden, Elkhart; a stepson, Robert Fitzsimmons; and a stepdaughter, Tammy Fitzsimmons, both at- home; one grandchild; his mother, Beatrice Golden, Nappanee; one other brother, Robert Golden, Nappanee; and a sister, Mrs. Bill (Barbara) Peek, Elkhart. Funeral services were conducted Monday, Feb. 10, at 2

Vera L. Hall, 61, 171 N. Shore )r., Syracuse, was taken tt ioshen Hospital after falling in er garage. The EMS was called 11:59 p.m. Monday. Jennifer McKinstry, 12, 513 kyline Dr., Syracuse, was taken o Kosciusko Community lospital, Tuesday, Feb. 18, after ecoming ill. The EMS was calldat6:osa.m. Cards Os Thanks CARD OF THANKS We would like to thank all of our friends, relatives and neighbors for the acts of kindness shown to us during our time of sorrow. Your prayers, calls, visits, cards, floral tributes, gifts of food and memorials to the Milford EMS are greatly appreciated. The Family Os Brent Hostetler THANKS TO YOU ALL For the kindnesses shown to all of us during the illness and at the death of our loved one, Frank J.. Rader. We appreciated the cards, food, flowers and donations to worthy causes that were given in his memory. Your thoughtfulness will never be forgotten. Mrs. Frank J. Radar Mr. and Mr>. Joe Morehead A Family Mrs. Cindy Tennant A Family Mr. and Mrs. Larry Foster Mr. mid Mrs. Mitch Rader Chad Rader

We wish to express our deepest appreciation for the many kindnesses shown by our friends, neighbors and relatives which helped sustain us in our sorrow. Your love and concern for us in this trying time helped to console us in the sudden loss of our husband, father and grandfather. The thoughtfulness shown through your visits and prayers will never be forgotten. Your gifts of flowers, plants, cards, food and memorials truly showed your love for DEVERL and all of us. A special thanks goes to Rev. Steven Fouts, Gary Eastlund* and Richard Owens for their personal attention in our time of need. Evelyn Bowser

Doug And Fran Bowser And Family Margaret And Gerald Oswalt And Family Roger And Christy Bowser And Family Terry And Eve Bowser And Family

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p.m., in the First United Methodist Church, ’LaGrange. Rev. Burkett Smith, pastor of the church, Rev. Paul Mowery and Rev. David Engbrecht, Nappanee, officiated. Nastinta P. Mignery Fortner Cook At Rhinelander Restaurant Nastinia P. Mignery, 77, Greenhaus Apartments, Goshen, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, in Greencroft Nursing Home, Goshen. She was born on October 11, 1908, in Austria. She moved to Syracuse in 1967 from Elkhart and was a former cook at the Rhinelander Restaurant, Syracuse. Survivors include two sons, William Mignery and Michael Mignery, both of Syracuse; seven grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren ; and two sisters. Friends may call from 2-4, 7-9 p.m, Thursday, Feb. 20, in the Harris Funeral Home, SR 13S, Syracuse, where funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21. Rev. Gary Tuttle will officiate and burial will be in the Syracuse Cemetery. E- s| Pwkne ' y Levemier Syracuse Resident Pauline Levemier, 73, Syracuse, died at 9:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, in Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, from a heart attack. She was born on February 17, 1913, in North Manchester to James L. and Emma (Hillegas) Sunday. On December 31, 1939, she married Paul Levemier. He survives. Mrs. Levemier moved to Syracuse in 1937 from Huntington and was a homemaker. Additional survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Larry (Shirley) Halback, Worthington, Ohio, and Mrs. Darrell (Sharon) Bales, Syracuse; three grandchildren; and two sisters, Mary Catherine Fidler, North Webster, and Anna Louise Schoeff, Markleville; and one brother, Russell Sunday, Huntington. She was preceded in death by two sisters and four brothers. Friends may call from 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, in Harris Funeral Home, SR 13S, Syracuse, where services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21. Rev. Phil Frew will officiate and burial will be in Syracuse Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Syracuse Emergency Medical Service. John Hamilton Retired Fanner John Hamilton, 81, 1325 Greencroft Dr., Goshen, father of Mrs. Dale (Barbara) Sorensen, Milford, died Saturday, Feb. 15, at his residence. Death was due to an apparent heart attack. He had been in ill health for some time. He was born at Rock County, Wis., on April 3, 1904, the son of Alex and Louise (Hrobsky) Hamilton. On February 24, 1934, he married the former Mildred I. Boyd in Janesville, Wis. She survives. A retired farmer, Hamilton moved to Indiana in 1983 from Janesville. He was a member of Cargill Methodist Church, Pure Milk Association, Farm Bureau, and Hillcrest School Board in Janesville. Surviving in addition to his wife and daughter are two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons and one daughter. Services were held at Overton Funeral Home in Janesville yesterday (Tuesday) at 1:30 p.m. Burial was Oakhill Cemetery, Janesville.

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WARSAW HAS CLOSE CALL — This Conrail car gained a set of wheels, less one, from the car ahead of it at about 7 a.m. last Sunday in Warsaw. The wheel broke at the Amtrack rail intersection and the cars proceeded through town and stopped near McDonald’s on North Detroit Street. No cars tipped over but Warsaw Conrail crossings were blocked for about three hours.

Scholarship available for diabetic campers

The Kosciusko Chapter of the Indiana Diabetes Association is sponsoring a $250 scholarship for two weeks’ tuition at Camp John Warvel. The camp will be held June 8-20, at the Happy Hollow Campgrounds near Nashville, in picturesque Brown County. Camp Warvel provides Indiana’s diabetic children with a safe and enjoyable learning experience in the out-of-doors, as well as an opportunity to gain new insight into their disease and its management. Everyday skills such as using insulin, weighing and measuring food, and performing blood and urine tests, are emphasized in order to achieve the control that is necessary to avoid the complications of diabetes. In addition, exposure to others who are facing similar situations often helps remove feelings of “being different” as children learn to live with diabetes. The camp allows a camping experience led by counselors who are knowledgeable in camping and counseling skills and who have special interests in diabetes. The counselors are under the supervision of a medical staff, including physicians, nurses, and dieticians, who are specifically trained in the care of diabetes in children and who provide 24-hour a day care of the campers. Happy Hollow Camp provides a centralized dining hall, four living areas of five cabins each, an * infirmary, game fields, tennis and basketball courts, a lake for swimming and boating, and a nature center. The camp facility

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is exclusively for the use of Indiana’s Camp for Children with Diabetes during these weeks. The camp is’ accredited by the American Camping Association. To apply for this scholarship, applicants should submit a letter indicating the benefit such a diabetic program would offer them. Please include name, address, age and physician. This

NIPSCO appeals Court decision

Northern Indiana Public Service Company initiated an appeal to the Court of Appeals of Indiana on February 11, regarding the Public Service Commission of Indiana’s rate reduction order of February 5. Jerry M. Springer, NIPSCO vice president and chief financial officer, said, “The separate questions of rate refunds and rate reductions should not be confused. In proceedings before. the Public Service Commission of Indiana, we are not opposing the January 3 decision of the Supreme Court of Indiana.” The company charged to retain earnings in the fourth quarter of 1985 the net unamortized portion of the canceled Bailly Nuclear-On Plant, approximately $95 million. On January 7, the day after the clerk of the Supreme Court certified the court’s decision to the Commission, the company petitioned the Public Service Commission of Indiana for hearings regarding refund questions. “We are opposing changing rates without hearings,” Spr-

letter should be sent to the Kosciusko Chapter of the Indiana Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 551 Winona Lake, Ind. 46590, by February 28. Additional information may be obtained in a brochure available at the information desk, main lobby, Kosciusko Community Hospital, 2101 E. Dußois Dr., Warsw.

inger said. “The rate reduction ordered by the commission, without hearing, on February 5, is a different question involving different rates. The current rates were never before the court. The present rates were established pursuant to a joint motion by all parties on a comprehensive settlement basis which the commission approved August 9,1984,” he said. “The reduced jurisdictional electric revenue requirement that the commission set in its February 5 order is higher than the company’s jurisdictional electric revenue for the year ended December 31, 1985,” Springer said. t “While the company has no intention of using this proceeding to increase rates, it cannot agree to a rate reduction from settlement rates that were not appealed, particularly when our revenues are in fact deficient under current rates by not less than approximately sl6 million on an annual basis.” he said.

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