The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 31, Milford, Kosciusko County, 30 July 1986 — Page 3
Obituaries
Mrs. Vance Moots Syracuse Resident Mrs. Eleanor F. Moots, 74, r 2, Syracuse, died at Meadow Heights Court, Williamsport, at 9:30 a m. on Wednesday, July 23, after being ill for one year. She was bom on Dec. 27, 1911, in Noble County. On March 20, 1936, she married Vance Moots, who died in 1982. Moving to Papakeechie in 1949 from Fort Wayne, Mrs. Moots was a member of the Friendly Neighbors Club, Wawakeechie Home Club, Senior Mothers Club, Camp Fire Leaders and the South Shore Golf Club. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Don (Donna) Lyon of Williamsport; two grandchildren; and one sister, Evelyn Williams of Milford. Services were held at 3 p.m. on Friday, July 25, at Harris Funeral Home in Syracuse. Rev. Harlan Steffen officiated with burial following jin Syracuse Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Wawasee Lakeside Chapel, the Senior Citizens Center in Williamsport, or the Ellenton, Fla., Emergency Medical Service. Wilbur Knepper Milford Electric Wilbur C. Knepper, 79, Milford, died in his home at 12:26 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, following an extended illness. He was bora on Oct. 30,1907, in Cando, N D., and married Elvina Drake in 1930. She survives. 5 Moving to Milford in 1935, he worked for Milford Electric for 30 years before retiring in 1973. Knepper was also a member of the Milford* Christian Church. Additional survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ronald (Sandra) Ganger of Milford, and Mrs. John (Joyce Mae) Stilwell
Hospital Notes
KCH MONDAY, JULY 21 Admissions Ullah Miller, North Webster TUESDAY, JULY 22 Admissions Patricia A. Hodge, North Webster Ginger J. Miller, Leesburg Howard G. Moser, Leesburg Amos A. Poe, Leesburg Dismissals Ullah Miller, North Webster Michael D Williams, Leesburg WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 Admissions Bettie K. Cornell, Leesburg Ruth E. Socks, Syracuse ' Dismissals Howard G. Moser, Leesburg THURSDAY, JULY 24 Admissions William R. Flynn, North Webster Carlie R. Steele, Syracuse FRIDAY, JULY 25 Admissions Al-Aroma Green, Leesburg Dismissals William R. Flynn, North Webster Patricra A. Hodge, North Webster SATURDAY, JULY 26 Admissions Pamela L. Carter, Leesburg April D. Schaefer, Leesburg SUNDAY, JULY 27 Admissions Rowena M. Kolesiak, North Webster Dismissals Al-Aroma Green, Leesburg Glen A. LeCourit, Leesburg Amos A. Poe, Leesburg . Goshen TUESDAY, JULY 22 Admissions Brenda L. Greuter, Box 724, Milford Ruth E. Carlson, 110 E. Shore Drive, Syracuse WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 • Admissions Jacqueline Rhae Hoover, PO Box 67, Milford Donna Opel, r 5, Lot 642 Westhaven, Warsaw Terry Weisser, 213 High St., Syracuse Dismissals John W. Method, r 1 box 120, Milford THURSDAY, JULY 24 Admissions Malcolm Beezley, box 93, North Webster Dismissals Jill K. Goshert, r 1 box 235, Milford Eudokia Motruk, r 1 box 2408, Milford Ruth E. Carlson, 110 East Shore Drive, Syracuse
of Chesapeake, Va.; a son, Beverly Knepper of Roseville, Calif.; nine grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren; and a sister, Wilma Ishler of Montana. Services were held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, at the Milford Christian Church. Dale Kuhns and Fred Walls, ministers of the church, officiated with burial following in the Milford Cemetery. George Hoff erf Owned Tinsmith Shop Graveside services were held Saturday, July 26, at 2 p.m. in Oak Park Cemetery, Ligonier, for George J. Hoffert, 96, a resident of Heritage Manor Health Care Center, Ligonier. Hoffert, father of Archie Hoffert, North Webster, died at the center on Friday, July 25, at 9:30 a.m. Hoffert, a resident of Ligonier most of his life except for six years spent in Rochester, was bora August 19, 1889, in Vinton, lowa. In Ligonier he owned and operated a tinsmith shop. He was a member of the Ligonier Eagle’s Lodge. Surviving along with his son are his wife, Mary; one additional son, Russell, Fort Wayne; one daughter, Dorothy Waldron, Topeka; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren; one brother, Joseph, Larwill; and two sisters, Minnie Domonique, Fort Wayne, and Lena Reid, Pierceton. Rev. William Hughes, assistant pastor at Ligonier United Methodist Church, officiated at the service. Ruth I. Rapp School Teacher Mrs. Ruth I. Rapp, 91, 617 S. Grant St., Brownsburg, formerly
FRIDAY. JULY 25 Dismissals Mrs. Roland Gardner, r 4 box 48, Syracuse Brenda L. Greuter, PO Box 724, Milford SATURDAY. JULY 26 Admissions Erin Kitson, 442 Parkway Drive, Syracuse MONDAY, JULY 28 Admissions Jesse Haab, r 2 box 92, Milford Syracuse EMS The Syracuse Emergency Medical Service was called to the south shore of Lake Wawasee to the Roxanne Arnott, 30, residence, at 3:53 p.m. Sunday, July 27, after a drug overdose by Arnott. The ambulance quit running enroute to the scene and EMTs continued by a privately owned vehicle and stood by until the North Webster EMS arrived. Arnott was calmed, given epicac, and transported to Goshen Hospital by a North Webster EMS unit. Anthony Moore, 29, Syracuse, was transported to Goshen Hospital after the EMS was called to a residence on the northeast side of Bonar Lake at 10:04 p.m. Saturday, July 26. Moore was suffering from stab wounds to the abdomen and responded to verbal commands enroute to the hospital. There was little blood on the victim, with EMTs having to ask a bystander for the location of the wound. CARTER, daughter Mr. and Mrs. Bobby (Pamela) Carter, Leesburg, are the parents of a daughter born Saturday, July 26. SCHAEFER, son Mr. and Mrs. Scott (April) Schaefer, Leesburg, are the parents of a son born Saturday, July 26. SCHROCK, Heather Nichole Heather Nichole Schrock was born to Vanessa Schrock, Lady Lake, Fla., on Friday, July 18, in Eustis, Fla. Little Heather weighed eight pounds, 84 ounches and was 21 inches long. She was born ats:o9a.m. Maternal grandparents are Penny Robinson, Syracuse, Butch Robinson, Syracuse, and Dennis Schrock, Mobile, Ala. Maternal great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Don Cassel Sarasota, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Schrock, Leesburg, Fla. Heather has an older brother, Russell Vernon Schrock, who is four years old.
of Syracuse, died Thursday, July 24, at 8:50 a.m. in the Autumn Care Nursing Home in Brownsburg. Mrs. Rapp was bora in Decatur on September 10,1894. In 1919 she married Joseph M. Rapp. He preceded her in death in 1955. In 1978 she moved from Syracuse to Brownsburg. For 32 years she was an elementary school teacher having taught in Morocco, Demotte, and Syracuse. She was a member of St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Eastern Star, Tri Kappa Sorority, National Education Association, Indiana State Teachers Association, Retired Teachers Association, and had attended the Madam Blaker Preparatory School. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Victor (Suzanne) Overman, Brownsburg; one son, Joseph M. Rapp, Jr., Denver, Colo.; eight grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; and one sister, Mary Prueser, Phoenix, Ariz. Services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 27, in Harris Funeral Home, SR 13S, Syracuse, with Rev. Phil Frew officiating. Burial was in Syracuse Cemetery. On Friday evening, a memorial service was conducted byOES. Elsie Gertrude Stucky Stucky Furniture Elsie Gertrude Stucky, 89, Lakeland Loving Care Center, Milford, and former resident of 418 South Lake Street in Syracuse, died at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, in the nursing home. She was born on August 28, 1896, in Adams County to Martin L. and Drusilla I. (Kern) Smith. She married Elmer Stucky on March 14,1915, who preceded her in death in 1967. Moving to Syracuse in 1933
GARDNER, Roland Lee, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Gardner, Sr., r 4 box 48, Syracuse, are the parents of a new baby boy born Wednesday, July 23, at 5:55 a.m. in Goshen Hospital. Roland Jr. weighed seven pounds, 114 ounces and measured 20 3 4 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Jerry and Margaret Curry, Syracuse. Paternal grandparents are Harland Gardner, Millersburg, and Phyllis Gardner, Syracuse. Maternal greatgrandparents are Helen Curry, Columbus, Ohio, and Eloise Mathews, Parkersburg, W. Va. Little Roland has a stepsister, Chris, New Paris, who is 11 years old, and a sister, Diane, who is deceased. SCHAEFER son Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. (April) Schaefer, Leesburg, are the parents of a son born Saturday, July 26, at Kosciusko Community Hospital. CARTER, Heather Lynette Mr. and Mrs. Bobby (Pamela) Carter, r 1, Leesburg, are the parents of a daughter, Heather Lynette, born at 11:06 p.m., on Saturday, July 26, in Kosciusko Community Hospital. She weighed eight pounds, six ounces and measured 224 inches long. Heather Lynette is the Carters’ first child. ' Maternal grandparents are Ralph and Joenella Lane of Warsaw and Sheena Hill of Fruitland Park, Fla. Living with the Lanes is their daughter, Melissa, Heather’s aunt. Paternal grandparents are Arthur and Eileen Carter of Leesburg, Fla. Maternal great-grandparents are Nannie May and Walter Lane of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Marjorie and Bonice Beasley of Leesburg, Fla. Paternal greatgrandparents are Ada White of Ocala, Fla., and Bessie Carter of Elyria, Ohio. VANOVER daughter Mr. and Mrs. Benny (Brenda) Vanover, PO Box 161, Milford, are the parents of a daughter born on Sunday, July 20, in the Michiana Community Hospital in South Bend. HAY, Matthew S. Mr. and Mrs. Matt (Debbi) Hay of Chandler, Ariz., are the parents of a son, Matthew S. Hay 11, who was born on Sunday, July 27, in an Arizona hospital. Grandparents are Dan and Deris Yoder and George and Marilyn Hay, all of Goshen. Great-grandparents are Edna Lockwood and Tobias Yoder, both of Goshen, and Ruby Hay and Hilda Sieffert, both of Syracuse. FAWLEY daughter Mr. and Mrs. William (Jonel) Fawley, PO Box 57, Milford, are
from Berne, she was the former owner and operator of the Syracuse Hatchery and of Stucky Furniture Company. Mrs. Stucky was also a homemaker. In addition, she was a member of the Calvery United Methodist Church, where she became a 50 year member in 1983; a member of the Lois Circle at the church; and a member of the Wednesday Afternoon Club. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Lewis (Gwendolyn) Immel of Syracuse; three sons, James C. Stucky of Syracuse, Ted D. Stucky of Lake Oswego, Ore., and Lyman R. Stucky of LaPaz; eight grandchildren; nine,greatgrandchildren ; and a half brother, Marion L. Smith of Boyertown, Pa. She was preceded in death by one sisterand four brothers. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, at the Calvery United Methodist Church. Rev. David Maish will officiate will burial following in the Syracuse Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today, Wednesday, July 30, at the church. Memorials may be directed to the music department at the Calvery United Methodist Church. Harry L. ("Fat") Ryan Retired From Railroad Harry L. (“Fat”) Ryan, 76, r 1 box 369, North Webster, died Tuesday, July 29, at 8:30 a.m. in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Fort Wayne. Death was due to complications of cancer. Ryan was born on July 15,1910. in Huntington County. On March 15, 1958, he married Annabelle Abney. She survives. A lifetime resident of Pierceton and North Webster area, he was a member of St. Francis Catholic
the parents of a daughter born Saturday, July 26, at Goshen Hospital. Card Os Thanks I wish to thank all the special people that helped make my stay in the hospital a lot easier with cards, prayers, flowers, gifts and visits. May the Lord bless each of you! Ben Kaiser ilf you sent a lovely card " or sat quietly in a chair; A 'if you sent us funeral spray , I we saw it there. 'if you spoke the kindest words, i I that any friend can say; * If you donated to Valerie's cause, ’ we thank you today. Perhaps you were not there at all J you just thought of us that ) day Whatever you did to console our A 'hearts, I we thank you. so much, for I I your loving part. I Our special thanks | to Rev. Rex Linde- < mood for his comfort- ’ ing words, and to our * friends and neigh- ' bors far and near. The Family Os Valerie Kissinger ' Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Kissinger < ( Mike Kissinger <
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Church, Pierceton, and American Legion 253, North Webster. He retired from Pennsylvania Railroad and had served in World War II in the Army. Surviving with his wife are five grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; and two nieces. Friends may call tomorrow, Thursday, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home, SR 13S, Syracuse. A wake service will be held in the evening at 8 p.m. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1, in St. Francis Catholic Church with Father Bob Schulte officiating. Burial will be in North Webster Cemetery with military graveside services held by the American Legion. James C. Hamman MIM Higk Sdml GHdwtt James Charles Hamman, 78, died in a rest home at Clancy, Mont., July 23. He was bora on December 8, 1907, to Earland and Catherine (Wiley) Hamman in Kosciusko County. They lived on a farm outside of Milford. He graduated from Milford High School and played on the . 1925 basketball team, participating in the state tournament. On June 8, 1929, he married Minnie Cooper who survives. He was a chemist at Medusa Cement Company in Manitowoc, Wis., for many years. Surviving besides his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Gregory (Geneva) Boissonnault of Milwaukee, Wis., and Jane Hamman of Clancy; one son, James Scott of Clancy; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one brother, Louis, Sylvania, Ohio; and one sister, Mrs. Leonard (Katherine) Rassi, Goshen. A sister, Mary Louise Rassi, preceded him in death in 1948. Memorial services were held July 27 in Clancy.
The Ullah Miller Family Wishes to thank the North Webster EMS. Rev. Lindemood. the Dave Anderson family. Dr. Haines, the KCH. the two very kind nurses in the intensive care unit, the Har ris Funeral Home. Rev. Chester Reed, and all the kindness expressed through cards, flowers, food and prayers of family, neighbors & friends during the loss of our wife, mother and grandmother. She is gone, but never ever forgotten. CPR course at Goshen Goshen Hospital is offering a CPR Instructor Course using the American Heart Association guidelines. The class will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 16. Interested persons must be currently certified in CPR. This course will include demonstrations, a lecture on “The Art of Teaching,” participant presentations and critiquing. Upon successful completion bf the course the participants will be certified instructors, eligible to instruct community CPR class. To maintain certification two classes must be taught each year. It is necessary to register by July 28 as class size is limited. There is a fee to cover the costs of materials, which is needed for review prior to the class. For more information or to register call the education department, 533-2141, extension 1104.
iy M| EXCLUSIVE TOW BOAT — Pictured is Jan Blackburn, who is at the wheel of the Supra Comp power boat at Main Channel Marina on Lake Wawasee. The Supra Comp has recently been chosen as the exclusive tow boat for the 1987 World Water Skiing Championships. Blackburn, from Jonesboro, is visiting Dr. and Mrs. Max Long of Marion at their Lake Wawasee summer home. (Photo by Dale Tobias)
DOCTORf Most travelers wouldn’t set out on vacation with a camera designed fifty years ago. They certainly wouldn’t fly abroad in a plane built in the 1930’5. Yet the medication many pack is a bulky liquid, developed last century, which is a very slow remedy for upset stomachs. They’re right about the disease but wrong about the cure, as Your doctor can prescribe the medicines you’ll need to see you through a host < of travelers’ ailments. Travelers diarrhea is th most common problem facing Americans abroad and modern remedies can cure it in an hour with as little as one capsule. However, these new. efficient medicines aren’t available in stores — they have to be obtained on prescription through a physician. That may seem a chore, but it’s worth the time'to avoid being cooped Up in a foreign hotel room waiting for a day or more for the old over-the-counter remedies to work or for the disease to run its course. Among the most efficient of the new medicines is Imodium" I loperamide HCL i. There are many other reasons to visit your physician before going abroad. Modern medicine has answers for a whole array of diseases which may threaten your vacation—ranging from antihistamines for clogged ears to cream for insect bites. New vaccination techniques can protect you from a variety of’unpleasant —sometimes fatal—disorders. Your doctor’s advice is a valuable piece of travel insurance. He or she is the best source of guidance on what to avoid in the way of food and drink and staying healthy on your trip. Ireland and divorce DUBLIN, IRELAND - The Republic of Ireland signaled its intention to remain a traditionally Catholic country with a 2-1 defeat of a nationwide referendum to end the constitutional ban on divorce. The Irish voted after a six-weel campaign that had all the marks of an Irish election donunatec by the church.
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