The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 18, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 June 1987 — Page 6

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., June 17,1987

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Mary Cookson Sullivan helped her husband write North Webster's history

By CARLA GAFF ~ ' Staff Writer When you’re only 12 years old and from a large city like Chicago, a debonair 18-year-old resort area resident with a summer tan may easily steal your heart away. And, for Mary Cookson, in 1926, that was exactly what happened. Mary Cookson Sullivan became the bride of Kip Sullivan in 1932. Years later, Kip and Mary compiled "North Webster from Boydston’s Mill to Camelot Square" a small book rich with the history of North Webster. Profile “I loved the area from the beginning," explains Mrs. Sullivan. “It was so different from Chicago where I couldn’t even have a bike.” As a child Mary came to the area with her family for summer vacations. They rented cottages from the Sullivans and received ice from the suave Kip Sullivan. Over the process of six years, Mary and Kip became great friends, fell in love and were married. Although Mary slightly disagrees with that as she said, “I think I fell in love with him from the very beginning, he was very handsonTtr""" After their marriage, the couple settled in New Jersey and then in Chicago, but always returned to the North Webster area during part of the summer. Kip worked for the National Cash Register Company and Mary painted and tended the family. In 1939 Mary and Kip purchased a farm that boarded the east and north sides of Sechrist Lake, and the process of developing Sullivan addition began. Over the years approximately 30 houses, plus a small park with a pavilion and tennis courts were added, along with a house for Mary and Kip. ) The Sullivans continued splitting each year between Chicago and North Webster, till 1950 when Kip became a builder-developer of real estate and the family moved to the North Webster area permanently. Their lives in North Webster were very busy from the very beginning as Kip was a precinct committee chairman, a member of the school advisory board, member of the school reorganization committee, president of the Barbee Conservation Club and superintendent of the North Webster Methodist Church.

I (gS$R§ F* rag i •* ?. - . ' «& '■*-. RL ■ wn»K WED 50 YEARS — Mr. and Mrs. Esta Yocum, 210 E. Prairie, Leesburg, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house on Sunday, June 28, from 2-1:30 p.m. in Leesburg Grace Brethren Church. Esta Yocum and the former Edna Klopenstein were married on. July 17, 1938, in Warsaw. They had three children, Rosemary Seale, Paul Yocum, and Nancy Hunsberger, all deceased. The open house Will be hosted by their grandchildren, Toni and Ron Smith, Todd and Marsha Yocum, and Nick and Ned Hunsberger. Also by Dave and Alice Jo Ecklebarger and Norm and Eunice Hunsberger. The couple requests no gifts, only the presence of the family and friends.

I In Commemoration Os The North Webster Sesquicentennial I THE CHURCH OF GOD AT NORTH WEBSTER PRESENTS j AN OLD FASHIONED GOSPEL SING FEATURING jjg i p fcjp krgv v ~pdl v Jn MBT < r'» • 1,1- .jk I • SUNDAY, JUNE 21,4:00 P.M. | p On The Lawn At The Church Os God e State Road 13, NORTH WEBSTER |

: TwTT’ TTi (joppipp*—- ;•; • j i THE MANY WONDERS OF MARY SULLIVAN — The many wonders of Mary Sullivan of North Webster include her eternal nursing and caring for her quadriplegic husband, helping develop Sullivan Addition, gathering and researching the history of North Webster for her husband’s book, continuously painting beautiful landscapes, stilllife, and memories. Plus raising a family, meeting and making many new friends and just handling life’s interesting episodes. For Mrs. Sullivan, life seems to be too short to spend time washing for what could have been, should have been or may have been. She’s totally involved in living today to the fullest and making each moment count. (Photo by Carla Gaff) T-ftwk ever, their extremely active lives came to a screeching halt one weekend in 1965. The Sullivans were visiting their children Jill and Daniel at Hanover College when their car was rear-ended. Kip received an injury to the spinal chord and was never able to walk again. “People of the area rallied around when he was released from the hospital and banned together to create a exercise team for him,” commented Mrs. Sullivan. “People came every day to help exercise him so that his muscles didn’t get stiff.” Though he was no longer able to walk, Kip was still an active part

LOUISA'S /T^N letter ©muni

Dear Louisa, 1 was engaged for two years to a young man and he gave me an expensive engagement ring which he had to buy on time. We broke up several months ago and now he has written and asked me to return the ring. What do you think I should do? C.R. - MN. Answer: An engagement ring is a symbol of a contract between two people who plan to be married. When the contract is broken it should properly be returned to the giver. As for the other presents — they were gifts and it is proper to keep them unless they were articles such as furniture or silver bought with the expectation of being used by both of you after marriage. If the young man who asked you to return the ring is not very well off, financially, it may be that he is finding it hard to keep up the payments on the ring and wishes to turn it in and get his money back. Louisa. Dear Louisa, What do you think of this kindergarten business? Our little son is five years old and his little

friend, who lives next door to us, is going to kindergarten next year and now our son wishes to, go. Do you think it is worth the money? Mother — MS. Answer: If the school is a good one and that means if the teacher is good, the experience he gets will be well worthwhile. A five year old needs something to do and a good school teaches him to adjust to other children and occupy his time with constructive things to do and learn. By all means, let him go. Louisa. Meals drivers Volunteer drivers for Syracuse Mobile Meals have been scheduled for the week of June 22-26. They are as follows: June 22-26 MONDAY - Donna Wolfe TUESDAY — Mary Jane and Ken Bowton WEDNESDAY — Vera Craven THURSDAY — John and Jenny Oswald FRIDAY — Marge Hogan

" 4 of the community, “he knew many, many people and was in contact with many persons from the area wjjo seemed to love to tell him stories about the way North Webster was years ago,” explained Mrs. Sullivan. In 1968 the birth of “Lakeland Reflections"’ a historftr column depicting the lakes area, was the start of Kip’s writing career. He wrote articles three times a week, and talked to hundreds of persons concerning the history of the area. During this time Mary continued to paint beautiful oil paintings, care for Kip, and do mountains of history research pertaining to the * lakes area. “I enjoyed the process of creating the book,” stated Mrs. Sullivan. “My daughter and I were really into genealogy sol really enjoyed it.” The book was finished early in 1977 and final draft approved shortly thereafter. However, Kip never saw it compiled into book form, as he passed away on May 12 of that year and Mary was left to complete the project by herself. KIP’S ANSWER — Mary Sullivan has been interested in art and the many facets of it for a number of years, and to this her husband Kip had his own comments. The picture above represents Kip’s answer to his wife’s artistic talents. (Photo by Carla Gaff)

wtikM * j fl GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY — Lou and Jacque Kuilema, Syracuse, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Friday, June 19, with their family at a local restaurant. Kuilemas were married on June 19, 1937, in Kalamazoo, Mich., and lived in several states before moving to Syracuse in 1965 to “retire” as owners and operators of the Fish and Fun Resort on Syracuse Lake. In celebration of their upcoming anniversary the couple took an Alaskan cruise in late May and were surprised with an on board anniversary dinner hosted by Mrs. Kuilema’s sisters, Bonnie and Virginia, who accompanied them on their cruise. The couple is the parents of four children, Jacque, Bilouxi, Miss.; Pete, Des Moines, Iowa; Dan, Memphis, Tenn.; and Doug, North Webster.

IrnuM scoop f s Chicken ' barbecue JjHAWRj Golden Glo Saturday, June 20 10:30 A.M. Until All Sold Lakeland Standard Station s*oo J Per Half All Proceeds To Syracuse Sesquicentennial

CALENDAR Week Os June 17 To June 24 WEDNESDAY Syracuse Lhms-CTttb 6:30 p.m., in Syracuse Case Teen AA, Under 20 Group , 7p.m., in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Syracuse Tw ilighters Bunco Club —— 7:30 p.m. Lutheran Church Women 7:30p.m., in Syracuse Grace Lutheran Church If u. H Psi lota XI 7:30p.m. Syracuse Jaycees \ M 7:30 p.m., in Lakeland Eagles Alcoholics Anonymous Wawasee Group * 7:30 p.m., in Episcopal Retreat House, South Shore Drive, Lake Wawasee, Syracuse Alanon 7:30 p.m., in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, SR 13N, Syracuse 1 THURSDAY Ebenezer Ladies Aid ’ \Yj 2 p.m. Wawasee Community Toughlove V 7 p.m., in Lakeland Youth Center, Syracuse. Parent support group for parents troubled by their teenager’s behavior North Webster Lady Lions 7 p.m., North Webster United Methodist Church Milford Volunteer Firemen u|% 7 p.m., in Milford Fire Station North Webster American Legion Auxiliary 8 p.m., in Legion Hall FRIDAY Milford Kiwanis 6:45 a.m., Milford Community Building Alcoholics Anonymous Carl Sheperd Memorial Group 7:30 p.m., Wawasee Episcopal Center, All Saints Episcopal Church, south shore of Lake Wawasee, one-half mile east of South Shore Golf Club on Vernon Road SATURDAY Wawasee Kiwanis 7 am., in Gropp’s, Syracuse Turkey Creek Senior Citizens 12 noon, in Scout Cabin SUNDAY Alcoholics Anonymous Fireball Group 10 a.m., in North Webster Fire Station Alcoholics Anonymous Sunday Night Recovery Group 8 p.m., in North Webster United Methodist Church, closed meeting Alanon Sunday Night Group 8 p.m., in North Webster United Methodist Church, closed meeting MONDAY Lakeland Kiwanis 6:45 a.m., in North Webster Church of God meeting room FOE Men’s Meeting Aerie 3760 7 p.m., in Lakeland Eagles, 404 Sycamore St., Syracuse Alanon Milford Family Group 7:30 p.m , in Milford United Methodist Church Alcoholics Anonymous Milford Group 7:30 p.m., in United Methodist Church. Milford, closed meeting Alcoholics Anonymous North Webster Group 7:30 p.m., in North Webster United Methodist Church TUESDAY Alanon iiust For Today 9:30 a.m., in St. Andrew’s United Methodist CT^ch, Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary '’T&OV'CK’ 12 noon in Beacon Restaurant Adult Children of Alcoholics 6:30 p.m., in North Webster United Church basement UTr “ Wawasee American Legion Auxiliary 223 7:30 p.m., in the Legion Hall WEDNESDAY North Webster Park Board 7 p.m , in the North Webster Town Hall-Fire Station Eagles Auxiliary Meeting Aerie 3760 7 p.m., Lakeland Eagles, 404 Sycamore Street, Syracuse Syracuse Fire Department Regular Meeting 7 p.m., in the fire station Teen AA, Under 20 Group 7 p.m., in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Syracuse Alcoholics Anonymous Wawasee Group 7:30 p.m., in Episcopal Retreat House, South Shore. Drive, Lake Wawasee, Syracuse ' Alanon 7:30 p.m., in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, SR 13N, Syracuse v THE LAKELAND YOUTH CENTER Like To Thank The Following For Their Donations Towards Our Fishing Tournament Fish N Fun Augsburgers Ace Pest Control Cone Construction Hoofc>s Drug Lakeland Turf Specialists Borny Baits W.D. Bell Co. Hatfields ASA Marina Ye Ole Tackle Box Smokey's Watersons Wawasee Boat Gropp’s Berkley Supply Co. Pepsi Mr. Twister Supply Co. Frito Lay Seyferts Wawasee Kiwanis