The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 9, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 April 1987 — Page 3

Obituaries

Gene A. Miller " -t. Gene Allan Miller, 41, Burbank, Calif., formerly of Milford, died Thursday, April 9, 1987, at his home. Miller was born in Milford on October 30, 1945, and was a 1962 graduate of Milford High Schqpl.

He retired after 20 years in the US Army as a military policeman. He was a 1985 graduate ' of California State University, and was a private in- ■=* vestigator for the government.

GENE A. MILLER

He is survived by his wife, Carol; mother, Wilma DeMoss of Nappanee; two daughters, Sara and Summer of Georgia; two brothers, Jerry Miller of California and John DeMoss of Union, Mich. He was a grandson of the late Herman and Ruth Miller of Milford. Services were held yesterday, Tuesday, April 14, in National Veterans Cemetery in West Los Angeles, Calif., with full military rites. Sandra Walgamuth Graveside services were held at 10:30a.m. yesterday, Tuesday, April 14, in Akron Cemetery for Sandra Kay Walgamuth, 46, r 2, North Webster. She died at 5 a.m.

Hospital Notes

Goshen TUESDAY, APRIL 7 Dismissals Marisela McKibben and infant son, Robert Charles 11, PO Box 301, Milford ■4 WEDNESDAY, APRILS Admissions Matthew W. Bauman, 425 E. Boston St., Syracuse Teri Senners, 200 Mill Street, Syracuse Ryan James Kirkdorffer, 72531 CRI9, Milford Michael A. Haab, 71629 CR 29, Syracuse THURSDAY, APRIL 9 Dismissals Matthew W, Bauman, 425 E. Boston Street, Syracuse Ethel M. Houk, r 1 box 266, Syracuse Vera J. Kitson, r 4 box 38D, Syracuse . ' FRIDAY, APRIL 10 . Dismissals Michael A. Haab, 71629 CR 29, Syracuse Ryan James Kirkdorffer, 72531 CR 19, Milford Pauline T. Siler and infant daughter, Angela Louise, r 1, box 18, North Webster SATURDAY, APRIL 11 Dismissals Teri S. Senders, 200 Mill Street, Syracuse Eva J. McClintic, PO Box 63, Milford SUNDAY, APRIL 12 Admissions William F. Kern, 536 S. Main, Syracuse „ - Mary E. Van Dyke, 100 Medusa Court, Syracuse James R. Losee, 212 Mill Street, Syracuse Jacqueline K. Coy, PO Box 531, Milford Amy N. Gingerich, r 2 box 89, Milford , MONDAY, APRIL 13 Admissions Tamara Reed, 15626 US 6, Syracuse Dismissals Sue Boyer, r 5 box 478, Syracuse KCH MONDAY, APRIL 6 Dismissals Blanche R. Snoreck, Syracuse Jessie G. Wainscott, North Webster TUESDAY, APRIL 7 Admissions Louise B. Kiser, North Webster Jerry E. Wood, Syracuse WEDNESDAY. APRILS Admissions William L. Stahl, Leesburg Dismissals Jerry E. Wood, Syracuse SUNDAY, APRIL 12 Admissfoas Michael J. Amick, North Webster

Saturday, April 11,1987, at South Bend Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Walgamuth was born on September 24,1940, in Athens. On June 14, 1958, she married Arden D. Walgamuth. He survives. In 1964, she and husband moved to North Webster from Akron. She was a secretary/receptionist in her husband’s dental office, was a member of the North Webster United Methodist Church, South Shore Ladies Golf Association, and North Webster Lady Lions. Surviving with her husbandare two daughters, Kristin Walgamuth, at home, and Mary ■"W&lgamuth, Crofrtwell; a son, Mart? Walgamuth, Arlington, Va.; her mother; Catherine VanLue, Rochester; and three sisters, Jane Wells, Syracuse, Charlotte Johnson, Elmhurst, 111., and Nancy Denton, San Bernardino, Calif. A memorial service was held yesterday, Tuesday, at 2 p.m. at the North Webster United Methodist Church with Rev. O. Rex Lindemood officiating. Memorials may be made to the* American Cancer Society. / Dr. Carl Brunson Dr. Carl L. Brunson, DDS, 87, Lake Wawasee, died Friday, April 3, 1987, at 7:20 p.m. at St. Joseph Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Dr. Brunson was born in Allegan, Mich., on November 17, 1899. In >1928, he married Regina Getz in/Fort Wayne. She survives. t'

HAS HEART SURGERY Tillmon Coy, Syracuse, was admitted to the Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Indianapolis, Tuesday, and underwent heart surgery on Thursday. He is reported as doing fine. Cards and letters may be senLto Coy at the following address: Tillmon Coy, Veteran’s Administration Hospital, 1461 West 16th St', Three East, Indianapolis, Ind., 46202. OLIVER HAAB SUFFERING FROM PNEUMONIA Oliver Haab, 88, Milford, has been a patient in Goshen Hospital since Monday, April 6. He is suffering from pneumonia, but his condition is improving daily. He * is allowed visitors; he is in Room 209. FORMER MILFORD RESIDENT UNDERGOES HEART SURGERY Mrs. Jim (Patty) Davis, Huntington, W.Va., and former Milford resident, was admitted to Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, on Friday, April 10, for heart surgery. She is in Room 270, bed #3. Mrs. Davis was visiting with ’ her sister, Dorothy Burgett, Milford, when she suffered a heart attack. She will be recuperating in the Burgett home upon her release from the hospital. DEWART LAKE MAN IN STABLE CONDITION Dewart Lake resident Herschel Bitner, r 5, Syracuse, underwent open heart quadruple! bypass surgery Tuesday, Aprik 14, in South Bend Memorial Hospital. He is listed in stable condition?" Bitner suffered a heart attack in Kentucky while returning home from Florida. a Syracuse EMS The Syracuse Emergency Medical Service made the following ambulance runs this past week: Roger Ratcliff, 33, 920 Camelot Lane, Enchanted Hills, Cromwell, was taken to Goshen Hospital. The EMS was called to Riblet Company at 2:23 p.m Kevin R. Ogburn, 27,120 North Scott, Warsaw, was taken to

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He practiced dentistry in Fort Wayne from 1924 until 1963, and from 1963 until 1971 in Cromwell. He was a US Army veteran of World War 11, a 1924 graduate of Illinois University, life member of Isaac Knapp Dental Society, and the American Legion. Surviving with his wife is a brother, Roy, Fort Wayne. There was no calling or service and the body was cremated. D. O. McComb and sons Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. John C. Hoerr John C. Hoerr, 91, Apostolic Christian Home, Peoria, 111., a former Milford resident, died Friday, April 10, 1987, at 9:30 a.m., in the home where he had been a resident since February 1978. Hoerr was born on October 31,. 1895, in Fairbury, 111., to John C.

JOHN C. HOERR

and Mary (Rapp) Hoerr. On April 12, 1 9 2 0 , T n Goshen, he married the former Aline S. Weisser of Milford. She preceded him in death on March 19,1978, in Peoria.

He lived in Milford for a short time around 1918 where he was a farmer and was drafted in World War I serving in the US Army Medical Corp. He was a retail grocer in Peoria and in 1943 he

Goshen Hospital Friday, April 10, after the EMS was called to Premier Plastics at 6:10 a. m. James Losee, 77, 212 Mill St., Syracuse, was taken to Goshen Hospital Sunday, April 12. The EMS was called to his home at 9:38 a.m. The EMS was called to SR 13 and Bowser Road at 7:22 p.m. Monday, April 13. Mary Butts, 22, r 4 box 171 A-10, Syracuse, and Thomas Stump, 37, r 2 box 115, North Webster, were not transported. Mary Nickel, 62, r 3 box 151, Syracuse, was taken to Goshen Hospital Monday, after coming to the fire station at 10:25 p.m. - Births' HERNANDEZ, Alison Louise r. and Mrs. L. Gamal (Angela) Hernandez, 5600 N. Dakota #l3, Flagstaff, Ariz., are the parents of a daughter, Alison Louise, born Tuesday, March 31, at 1:05 p.m. She weighed seven pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 20 inches long. Alison Louise has a brother, Alexander Gamal, who will be four years old April 22. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. (Lois) McMillen, Milford. Paternal grandparents and Mr. and Mrs. Luis Hernandez, Cucuta, Colombia. Maternal great-grandmother is Helen FUnk, Milford. The McMillens are spending some time in Arizona with their daughter (the former Angela Jessop) and her family. BOYER, Alison Riane Mr. and Mrs. Clifford G. (Sue) Boyer 111, r 5 box 478, Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter, Alison Riahe, born Saturday morning, April 11, in Goshen Hospital. She weighed six pounds, 13 dunces, and measured 20 inches long. Alison Riane has a sister Amanda, four; and a brother, Andrew, 19 months. Maternal grandparents are Delbert and Bertha Moneyheffer, Milford. Paternal grandparents are Clifford and Delores Boyer, Syracuse. Paternal greatgrandmothers are Edna Lockwood, Goshen, and LaVern Pennell, Petaskey, Mich. SILER, Angela Louise Mr. and Mrs. Scott (Pauline) Siler, r 1 box 18, North Webster are the parents of a daughter, Angela Louise, born Tuesday, April 7, in Goshen Hospital.

started working for the Caterpillar Company, retiring in October 1960. Hoerr moved to Milford in 1968 where he remained until 1978. He was a member of the Sheridan Road Apostolic Christian Church, Peoria, and served as treasurer of the Milford Apostolic Christian Church while living in Milford and the Sheridan Road Apostolic Christian Church. Survivors include two sons, Robert J. Hoerr, Milford, and Wilbur C. Hoerr, Peoria; nine grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren; two brothers, Edward B. Hoerr and Peter W. Hoerr, both of Peoria; and one sister, Mrs. Vernon (Marie) Schumacher, Morton, 111. Funeral services were conducted Monday, April 13, at 2 p.m. in the Sheridan Road Apostolic Christian Church with burial in the Apostolic Christian Cemetery, Peoria. Hermina Bryan Hermina (Holderman) Bryan, 87, Lake Wawasee, died Saturday, April 11,1987, at 7:33 p.m. in Riverview Hospital, Noblesville. She was born December 5,1899, in Bremen to Jacob and Bertha (Wahl) Feldon. In 1921, she married H. O. Holderman, who preceded her in death in 1946. In 1954, she married George Bryan. He preceded her in death in 1984. Mrs. Bryan was a resident of the Lake Wawasee area for over 50 years and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Ligonier United Presbyterian Church.

HOSTETLER daughter Mr. and Mrs. Daniel (Sondra) Hostetler, r 1 box 283 N, Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter born Sunday, April 12, in Goshen Hospital. LEWIS. Sarah Jay Mr. and Mrs. Gary (Jennifer) Lewis, r 4, Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter, Sarah Jay, born Tuesday, April 14, at 7:30 a.m., in Goshen Hospital. She weighed seven pounds, 14‘ 2 ounces, and measured 20 inches long. Sarah Jay is the couple’s first child. Maternal grandparents are James and Jay Hughes, Syracuse. Paternal grandmother is Marguerite Lewis, Warsaw. Maternal great-grandmother is Loda Hughes, Roanoke. STOVER son Mr. and Mrs. Randy (Yetta) Stover, r 3 box 139-A, Syracuse, are the parents of a son born Sunday, April 12, in Goshen Hospital DE LA GARZA, Graham Ray Mr. and Mrs. Grant (Ranita) de la Garza, 2709 Paligraf, Muncie, are the parents of a son. Graham Ray, born Wednesday, April 8, at 11 p.m., in Ball Hospital, Muncie. He weighed six pounds, 12 ounces and measured 19*2 inches long. Graham Ray is

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Survivors include two* daughters, Sue Mace, Carmel, and Jeanette Johnson, Elkhart; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private funeral services were conducted Monday, April 13, in the Ligonier United Presbyterian Church. Rev. V. Ralph Conrad officiated and burial was in Oak Park Cemetery, Ligonier. Memorials may be directed to the Ligonier United Presbyterian Church. Ulrey-Renner Funeral Home, Ligonier, was in charge of arrangements. Waveland Alspaugh Waveland (“Ausy”) Alspaugh, 67, Sunnyvale, Calif., father of Stanley Alspaugh, Leesburg, died Wednesday, April 1,1987. He was born on May 26,1919, in Warsaw to Orville and Ruth (Parker) Alspaugh. Alspaugh was the former owner of Swivelstool, Inc. in Warsaw and in 1967 moved to California. Also surviving are his wife, Jane Alspaugh; five daughters, Mrs. Albert (Barbara) Poulson, Dunkirk, Mrs. Dennis (Jo Anne) McElfrish, Reno, Nev., Mrs. David (Sue) Anders, Warsaw, Mrs. Ron (Nancy) Mason, Cromwell, and Mrs. Jim (Deb) O’Connell, Warsaw; two additional sons, Roger Alspaugh, Sidney, Ohio, and Michael Alspaugh, Los Angeles, Calif.; 17 grandchildren; and one stepdaughter and one stepson.

the couple’s first child. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. (Jean) Owen, Syracuse. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles (Mona) de la Garza, Indianapolis. Maternal great-grandmothers are Mrs. Ben Moser and Mrs. Lawrence Owen, both of Millersburg. Paternal great-grandmothers are Mrs. Beatrice de la Garza, Austin, Texas, and Mrs. Elaine Chambers, Waco, Texas.

Card Os Thanks j I want to thank all I imy friends for their? prayers, cards,! I flowers, plants, books! jand visits while in the? | hospital and since my! 1 return home. All are greatly* | appreciated. I Thank You Mary Boger

■ a * imJ t • WO <*• '* .-jar -yx. • SEMI-TRUCK JACKKNIFES — A late model semi-truck jackknifed on State Road 13 south of the Harris Funeral Home at about 3 p.m. Friday. The truck was the property of Viking Formed Products of Middlebury and was driven by Robert J. Neice. It was loaded with van tops. Driver Neice told investigating officers he was following “an old man’’ who kept jamming on the brakes. Neice said when he attempted to go around the vehicle, the driver again jammed on the brakes, and that Neice jackknifed the truck in a desperate attempt to keep from hitting the car. The car did not stop.

Thefts and vandalisms are investigated

Four thefts, two incidents of vandalism, an apparent burglary attempt, and one hit-and-run case were reported to Syracuse Police from Tuesday, April 7 to Tuesday, April 14. In similar incidents, a rock was used to cause damage to windows last week. Bruce Secor, r 2 box 355, Leesburg, discovered the driver’s window of his 1976 Chevrolet Malibu broken Monday, April 13. The automobile, which had been parked in the east lot of Wawasee Electronics, 204 W. Chicago St., was damaged sometime between Saturday and Monddy. A rock six inches in diameter was found in the vehicle/ No damage estimate was given. Lloyd T. Halsey, 701 E. Pittsburg St., told police a rock was thrown through a window on the northwest side of his house at 10:30 a.m Thursday, April 9. Two juveniles riding bicycles were seen causing the damage but have not been identified. No estimate of damage vyas reported. Windows were also found broken at the Lakeland Laundry, SR 13, Sunday, April 13, by owner Charles Fink. Cabinets and drawers had also been opened by the culprit(s), who gained entry through the window sometime between 5 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Nothing was reported missing in the incident, although an estimated damage of $l5O was given. One Bearcat scanner and a S3BQ collected for leukemia -"Bivona Correll, chairwoman for the Leukemia Fund drive in Cromwell has expressed her appreciation for all who help with the recent fund drive. She stated Cromwell business persons, residents and area residents donated a total of S3BO to the fund.

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Cobra cordless telephone were stolen from the Melody Center, 300 S. Huntington St., sometime between noon Monday, April 6, and 10:45 a m. Wednesday, April 8, accounting for a loss of SSOO. Police were unable to locate the method of entry. Stereo and dashboard equipment valued at $590 was stolen from an automobile owned by Kevin Cobbs, 313 Medusa St., while it was parked on a lot near Medusa Street during the past two weeks. The theft was discovered at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, Aprils. No forced entry was evident, although the vehicle’s doors had been locked according to Cobb. A Kawasaki moped was stolen from the porch of the Jesse Stevens residence, 312 N. Harrison St., sometime Monday night, April 6, while six signs were stolen from the lot of Claypool mother becomes 17th heart transplant recipient Jean Blackwell, 59, Claypool, became Lutheran Hospital’s Northern Indiana Heart Institute’s 17th heart transplant recipient on Sunday, April 12. The mother of three was taken to surgery at 11 p.m. on Saturday, April 11. The heart arrived from an Indiana hospital at 2 a m. Sunday and she was in the transplant suite at 5:15 a m on Sunday. She was listed in critical but stable condition. On Monday, April 13. her condition was upgraded to serious and her doctors said she was doing extremely well. Mrs. Blackwell suffered from cardiomyopathy, a progressive deterioration of the heart. She was placed on Lutheran’s waiting list on October 10.1986. Mrs. Blackwell is the retired owner of Richards-Pettit Printing Company and Jean's Noodles in Claypool.

Syracuse School sometime between noon that same day and 9:34 a m. Tuesday, April 7. The signs were valued at S9O, while no estimate was given for the moped. A fire hydrant located near Huntington and Baltimore Streets suffered $2,500 damage after a semi-trailer hit it and fled the scene sometime Tuesday, April7. CPR instructor course offered by Goshen Hospital Goshen Hospital is offering a CPR instructor course using the American Heart Association guidelines. The class will be Friday, April 24, from 6-10 p.m. and Saturday, April 25, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Interested persons must be currently certified in CPR. The course will include demonstrations, a lecture on “The Art of Teaching,” participant presentations and critiquing. Upon successful completion of the course the participants will be certified instructors, eligible to instruct community CPR classes. To maintain certification, two (2F classes must be taught each yepr. It is necessary to register by April 17 as class size is limited. There is a fee to cover the cost of, materials which is needed for review prior to the class. For more information or to register, call the education department, 533-2141, ext. 1104.

NORTHERN LAKE'S CHRISTIAN CHURCH ' Ms. Mb ■Jr r / Thorpe And Karen Mitchel Pastors TV “HOLY WARS”: ANOTHER VIEW By THORPE MITCHELL The current publicity on the Christian TV "Holy Wars" has focused much attention on the activities of ministries in general. Right or wrong, it is evident that a significant shift has taken place in how we worship, behave, and reach the lost. A few years ago, all the TV evangelists could have committed mass suicide and it wouldn’t have generated a ripple of media interest. Today, however, a significant event in one or more of those ministries rates the covers of the most widely read news periodicals. Regardless of our views on the current events, the point , remains that Christian TV is reaching a lot of people. One of the reasons for this can certainly be explained by a recent Gallup poll that showed that, "Half of the unchurched feel that organized religion is not effective in helping people find meaning in life — and 39% of those going to church agree. Sociological studies of the last two decades show a rapidly growing demand for answers to the question of . life's meaning If organized religion is not perceived to be providing it, the search will continue in other areas. We have met many who have come to know God and find meaning in their lives through Christian broadcasting. Praise God for it. But a true hunger will ultimately lead beyond the tube to a fellowship of like minded believers. They didn't use to exist. They do now. Come see for ynursen. Camelot Hall, International Palace Os Sports , 3 North Webster J (2W 453-4*02 Sunday S«fnc»l W A.M. *4 P.M. Wadnaaday E vaninfl Sarvlca 1 P.M.

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