The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 24, Milford, Kosciusko County, 29 July 1987 — Page 3

Obituaries

Paul E. Sparks Paul E. Sparks, 70, Van Buren, father of Leesburg resident William D. Sparks, died at 2:45 p.m. Thursday, July 23, 1987, in Marion General Hospital. He was born July 27, 1916, in Van Buren and had been a lifetime resident there. His parents were William and Grace (Huffman) Sparks. He had been married to the former Gladys Losure for 48 years. She survives. Mr. Sparks was a member of the Van Buren United Methodist Qhurch and had retired from the Anaconda Wire and Cable Company, Marion. Survivors in addition to his wife and son are two daughters, Mrs. Burl (Betty) White and Mrs. Stanley (Dorothy) Bradford, both of Marion; four brothers, Delmar Sparks, Montpelier, Arthur Sparks and Vern Sparks, both of Huntington, and Dale Sparks, Van Buren; two sisters, Mrs. Forrest (Iva) Lane, Marion, and Mrs. Verlin (Joan) Howard, Van Buren; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 26, in the Van Buren United Methodist Church with Rev. Gary Stees and Rev. John Pattison officiating. Burial was in Van Buren Cemetery. n. Lewis R. Johnson Funeral services are being held today, Wednesday, July 29, at 1 p.m. in the Lutheran Church in Nekoosa, Wis., for Lewis R. Johnson, 27, Nekoosa, who accidently shot himself while cleaning a .44 magnum gun in his home on Sunday eyening, July 26,1987. He was-born February 17,1960, jn-Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., the son \n-'Robert and Patricia (Wyland) Johnson, 1431 Kimball Ave., Nekoosa, Wis., 54457. His mother/is a former Dewart Lake resident. Johnson was a mechanic and a member of the National Guard. Survivors include his parents of Nekoosa; one brother, Eric Johnson, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Ben (Christina) Hays, Nekoosa, and Mary Esther and Barbara Sue Johnson, both at

Hospital Notes

Goshen TUESDAY, JULY 21 Admissions Eldred Mabie, 219 E. Main, Syracuse Daniel W. Miner, r 1 box 125 D, Milford Dismissals Walter E. Kasper, PO Box 566, Milford WEDNESDAY. JULY 22 Admissions William L. Weatherhead, 700 E. Greenhaus Drive Apt. 72, Syracuse Carolyne S. Francis, PO Box 141, Syracuse Ema A. Bray, PO Box 457, Milford Dismissals Arlene E. Hall, 600 E. Greenhaus Drive, Syracuse Sylvia Quinn, r 2 box 217, Syracuse THURSDAY, JULY 23 Dismissals Eldred A. Mabie, 219 E. Main, Syracuse Erna A. Bray, PO Box 457, Milford FRIDAY, JULY 24 Dismissals * Frances N. Lang, r 3 box 390, Leesburg Rhonda L. Osborne, r 2- box 42G, Milford SATURDAY, JULY 25 Dismissals Thomas James Osborne, r 2 box 42G, Milford Danielle M. Miner, r 1, Milford Ruth B. Kern, 706 S. Elsie, Davenport, lowa, transferred to Millers Merry Manor, Syracuse SUNDAY, JULY 26 Admissions Goldie Newcomer, 213 Mill Street, Syracuse Dismissals Carolyne S. Francis, PO Box 141, Syracuse II ■ ■ , • MONDAY, JULY 27 Admissions Gregory L. Stocklin, 300 N. Huntington, Syracuse Reno Schrock, r 4 box 948, Syracuse KCH MONDAY, JULY 20 Dismissals Ginger J. Miller, Leesburg

home. Military graveside services will be held. Keitha M. Carboneau Keitha M. Carboneau, 46, 500 S. Harrison Street, Syracuse, died at 5:45 p.m. Friday, July 24,1987, in Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne. She had been ill for a brief time. She was born February 7,1941, in Arcadia, Mich., the daughter of Benjamin and Ruth (Johnson) Robinson. On October 16, 1961, she married Arthur L. Carboneau. He survives. Having moved from Niles, Mich., to the Syracuse area in 1969, Mrs. Carboneau was coowner and operator, along with her husband, of the Syracuse Hardware. She was a member of St. Martin de Porres Church, Syracuse, and was active in several local organizations. Survivors in addition to her husband include four sons, Christopher, Dominique and Victor Carboneau, Syracuse; and Damien Carboneau, stationed at Beale Air Force Base, Sacramento, Calif.; one granddaughter; her father, Benjamin Robinson, Crystal River, Fla.; one sister, Patricia Robinson, Phoenix, Ariz.; and one brother, Edgar Robinson, Holland, Mich. One daughter preceded her in death. A wake service was held for Mrs. Carboneau at 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, in the Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 27, in the St. Martin de Porres Church with Father Robert Hamman officiating. Burial was in the Syracuse Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Kosciusko County Right to Life Organization. Jesse Salazar, Jr. Jesse Salazar, Jr., 35, Apt. 9 North James Street, Milford, died in his home at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 25, 1987. Death was caused by natural causes. Born December 1, 1951, in Brownfield, Texas, he was the son of Jesse and Julia (Garza)

Dismissals v Michelle R. Timmons and infant son, North Webster THURSDAY, JULY 23 Admissions H. Neal Claypool, Milford Lanny L. Fisher, North Webster Katherine E. Howard, North Webster FRIDAY, JULY 24 Admissions Brenda L. Davis, Milford Jacqueline R. Hoover, Milford Diane M. Kennedy, Leesburg Dismissals Lanny L. Fisher, North Webster SATURDAY. JULY 25 Admissions Rudy J. Cesco, Leesburg Dismissals H. Neal Claypool, Milford Syracuse EMS Syracuse Emergency Medical Service made the following ambulance runs this past week: Eldred Mabie, 81, 219 E. Main St., Syracuse, was taken to Goshen Hospital Tuesday, July 21, after the EMS was called to the office of Dr. Jack Clark at 10:42a.m. Reno Schrock, 79, r 4 box 948, Syracuse, was not taken to the hospital after the EMS was called to his home at 3:46 p.m. Thursday, July 23. Kevin Bell, 21 months, 212 E. John St., Syracuse, was taken to Goshen Hospital after the EMS was called to his home at 7:52 p.m. Thursday. The EMS was called to the home of Sue Hansen, 62, 41 , /z West Chicago St., Syracuse, at 9:37 p.m. Friday, July 24. She was taken to Goshen Hospital. Rod Hann, 28, r 2 box 50, Syracuse, was not transported to

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Salazar, Sr., Milford. He had. resided in Milford since 1969. $ Survivors in addition to his parents include four sisters, Mrs. Refiegio (Olivia) Romaris and Gloria Salazar, both of Milford, Elizabeth Salazar, Nappanee, and Mrs. Kenneth (Martha) Nisley, LaGrange; and three brothers, Jack and James Salazar, both of Milford, and Joe Salazar, Syracuse. Services will be held this afternoon, Wednesday, July 29, at 2 p.m. in the Mishler Funeral Home, Milford, with Alberto Jemenez, Ligonier, officiating. Burial was in the Milford Cemetery. Larry G. Rodgers Larry G. (“Short”) Rodgers, 37, Leesburg, died in his home at 1. a m. Sunday, July 26, 1987. Death was due to an apparent heart attack. Born June 7, 1950, in Warsaw, he was the son of Pat and Norma (Edgar) Rodgers. He had been a lifetime Kosciusko County resident. Rodgers was an employee of Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, and at 7 tended the Leesburg United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Leesburg F&AM, Lodge No. 181; and the Moose Lodge and Veterans of Foreign Wars, both of Warsaw. He was a veteran of the US Army. Survivors in addition to his parents who reside in Warsaw are one son, Jason Rodgers, Leesburg; one brother, Steve Rodgers, Leesburg; paternal grandfather and paternal stepgrandmother, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Rodgers, Burlington, Wash.; and paternal greatgrandmother, Mrs. Doris Rodgers, Elkhart Funeral services were held this morning, Wednesday, July 29, at 11 a m. at the McHatton-Sadler Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Dr. Donald C. Lacy officiating. A memorial service was conducted by the Leesburg Masonic Lodge in the funeral home at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28. Burial was in the Leesburg Cemetery.

a hospital after going to the fire station at 10:07 p.m. Friday. Teresa Simpson, 24. 700 E. Greenhaus Apartments, Syracuse, was taken to Goshen Hospital after going to the fire • station at 7:03 p.m. Saturday, July 25.. Rod Hann, 28. r 2 box 50, Syracuse, was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital, Saturday after going to the fire station at 9:56p.m. The EMS was called .to the home of Goldie Newcomer, 73, 213 Mill St., Syracuse,’at 1:17 p.m. Sunday, July 26. She was taken to Goshen Hospital Nancy Ann Carsten, 43 , 5028 Woodwash Dr., Fort Wayne, was taken to Goshen Hospital after the EMS was called to Pier 141 in Johnson Bay at 6:25 p.m. Sunday Evans Wilkinson, 67. 2130 Lakewood Dr., Fort Wayne, was not taken to a hospital after going to the fire station at 7:40 p.m. Sunday. The EMS was called to the home of Reno Schrock, 79, r 4 box 948, Syracuse, at 4:39 a.m. Monday, July 27, and was transported to Goshen Hospital Births RASSI, Michelle Rene Mr. and Mrs. Douglas (Kristen) Rassi, 66148 Ind. I§, Wakarusa, are the parents of a daughter, Michelle Rene, born Thursday, July 23, at 3:58 a m. in Elkhart Hospital. She weighed nine pounds and measured 22 *2 inches long. Michelle Rene has two brothers, Sean Douglas, five, and Chad William, 2' 2. Maternal grandparents are Harold and Vera Miller, Wakarusa. Paternal grandparents are Lowell (“Buss”) and Mary Anne Rassi, Milford. Paternal great-grandmother is Cora Yergler, Watseka, 111. OSBORNE son Mr and Mrs. James (Rhonda) Osborne, r 2 box 42G, Milford, are

Nicholas Karachencew Following an extended illness, Nicholas Karachencew, 39, 224 North Street, Syracuse, died at 6:06 p.m. Saturday, July 25, 1987, in Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne. A native of Germany, he was born March 6, 1948, the son of Michael and Alexandra Karachencew. He had lived most of his life in the Syracuse area. Cousins are the only survivors Services were held 9:30 a m yesterday, Tuesday, July 28, in the Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse. ‘Rev. Besil Melnuk, pastor of the Russian Orthodox Church, Goshen, officiated Following this service, a service was held at 10:30 a.m. in the Russian Orthodox Church in Goshen. Burial was in the Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen. Glen Dousman Glen Dausman, 15, Leesburg, died Saturday, July 25, 1987, at 11:25 a.m. in the Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, of massive head injuries which he received in a moped accident in Warsaw on July 14. The accident occurred at the intersection of Maple Street and Winona Ave., when a van pulled into the path of Dausman. He was not wearing a helmutatthetime. The son of Everett and Patricia (Drabenstott) Dausman, he was born in Warsaw on November 16, 1971. This fall, Dausman would have been a sophomore at Warsaw Community High School. He had been a member of the freshman football team and was a member and treasurer of the 4-H Horse and Pony Club and the Junior Bowling League. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Dausman, r 1, Leesburg; one brother, Brian Larrew, Leesburg; four sisters. Mrs. Devon (Becka) Hapner, Mrs. Jay (Belinda) Morehead, and Heather Dausman, all of Leesburg, and Mrs. Jackie (Michele) Carter, Silsbee, Texas. Services were held yesterday,

the parents of a son born Wednesday, July 22. in Goshen Hospital. KENNEDY. Reed Edwin Mr. and Mrs. Donald < Diane > Kennedy, r 2 box 284. Leesburg, are the parents of a son. Reed Edwin, born Friday. July 24. at 12:54 p.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital. He weighed seven pounds. IO 1 ;- ounces, and measured 19 inches long. Reed Edwin is the couple’s first child Maternal grandparents are Ed and Martha Drochner, Tip pecanoe. Paternal grandparents are Don and Marge Kennedy. Carmel. Maternal greatgrandparents are Emil and Marie Drochner. Tippecanoe, and paternal great-grandfather is Don Kennedy. Sr., Martinsville. DAVIS, Steven Bret Mr. and Mrs. Steven (Brenda) Davis, r 1 box 76F, Milford, are the parents of a son. Steven Bret, born Friday, July 24, at 5:36 p.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital He weighed eight pounds, eight ounces, and measured 20 inches long. Steven Bret has three brothers, Douglas Lee, William Glen, John Brenden and Julie Annabeth.

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Tuesday, July 28, at 10:30 a m. in Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw. .Rev. Roderick Smith officiated burial following in the -Leesburg Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the 4-H Horse and Pony Division. Lawrence B. Critchfield Services were held this morning, Wednesday, July 29, at 10 a.m. in Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse, for Lawrence B. Critchfield, 58, r 2, Milford. He was pronounced dead at Goshen Hospital at 9:25 p.m. Saturday, ’July 25, 1987, after being electrocuted Saturday. He was standing on an aluminum ladder repairing an outside light at his home. According to Kosciusko County Police, he was found by his wife lying on the ground beside the ladder in his yard. He was apparently trying to repair an outside light when the accident occurred. An autopsy was performed to determine the cause of death. Critchfield was born on August 10, 1928, in Dubuque, lowa, the son of Samuel and Hazel (Rhoades) Critchfield. He married Clarice Carter on July 14. 1948. She survives. He had retired from Zimmer Inc., where he had served as facilities director, was a Marine veteran of the Korean Conflict, president of the Critchfield Engineering Services, Milford, member of the Calvary Lutheran Church, Plymouth, North Webster American Legion, and American Institute of Plant Engineers. He moved 20 years ago from Indianapolis to the Milford area. Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Judy Edwards, Nappanee, and Mrs. Corrine Pippenger, Plymouth; one son, Lawrence C. Critchfield, Pierceton; six grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Barbara Anderson. Waco, Texas. Rev. Robert Herring, pastor of the Calvary Lutheran Church, officiated at the services with burial following in the Leesburg Cemetery.

Maternal grandparents are Roger and Kathy Kiefer. Lakeville Paternal grandparents are Jerry and Sally Davis. Lakeville. Maternal greatgrandparents are Bob and Ruth Kiefer.. Bremen Paternal greatgrandparents are David and Harriet Mikel and Vonna and Della Davis, all of South Bend. Paternal great-great-grandmother is Hazel Ball. Lakeville. Card Thanks THANK YOU I want to thank all my friends and especially my dear neighbors who were so helpful ond kind to me during the illness and death of my mother. We love you, and your kindness will never be forgotten. God bless you! 1 MR. A MRS. TOM (PATI) JACKSON Brace, Brad And Tracy

» EARLY MORNING WRECK IN OSWEGO — Many motorist on their way to work Tuesday morning were met with shattered glass as they passed through Oswego on Armstrong Road. The wreck happened at approximately 7:15 and involved Rhonda Wayman and Wayne Wenger. No one was hurt during the accident. “I just stuck my nose out on the road and got it hit,” explained Wenger. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Officer Rich Mikel arrived on the scene at the corner of Armstrong and 2nd street at approximately 7:40. Mikel reported, it appeared that the sun would have been in such a location that it would have been in the eyes of Wenger at the time of the accident. (Photo by Carla Gaff)

From the Syracuse Police log —

Wallet found in the street

The following information was obtained from the log of the Syracuse Police and Fire Departments: JULY 22 10:11 a m. — Grass trimmer found at Pickwick Place 4:40 p.m. — Officer wanted concerning an assault 5:26 p.m. — Theft reported on Medusa Street 7:05 p.m. — Missing person 8:27 p.m. — Kids are skateboarding in the streets and on the sidewalk 9:13 p.m. — Lost class ring JULY 23 4:54 p.m. — Request to get a vehicle from the impound 6:03 p.m. — Report of a vehicle at a business for a couple of days 8:26 p.m. — Wallet found in. the street 9:34 pm. — Report of dogs locked in a trailer in a mobile home park JULY 24 6:23 a m. — Deer kill permit wanted 10:33 a m. — Dead animal in the roadway on North Huntington 11:35a.m. — Stolen vehicle 4:12 p.m. — Minor accident at * Enchanted Hills Pool 7:05 p.m. — Theft of a gas tank 11:26 p.m. — Sound of glass breaking in the area of North Huntington and Carroll Streets JULY 25 4:24 a. m. — Report of a subject with a weapon 9:50 am. — )Vater leak at Seventh and Medusa Streets 12:23 p.m. — License plate stolen 6:32p.m. — Two cars of kids on private property; won’t leave 7:02p.m. — Accident: rollover onCR29, south of US 6 7:11 p.m. — Water in the basement 7:50 p.m. — Kids throwing beer cans out of cars 8:34 p.m. — Person did not arrive back from Fort Wayne; requested if any accidents JULY 26 1:29 a m. — Officer wanted at the beach; person in the gazebo 6:57 a.m. — Woman reported someone stole her vehicle 8:27 a.m. — No electric reported at Country Meadows Trailer Park 9:11 a m. — Tree across the road on CR 1250 N 1:45p.m. — Stereo stolen

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2:21 p.m. — Bicycle found on South Lake Street k 10:20 p.m. — Noisy swimmers atHoy’s Beach JULY 27 6:02 a.m. — Theft reported at Wawasee Condominiums 9:28 a m. — Property damage accident on Main Street Milford couple in four-car mishap Following a four-car, chain reaction, accident on CR 34, Goshen, near the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds at 10:25 p.m. Sunday, July 26, a Goshen driver and her passenger were cited. Aimee C. Snyder, 17, Goshen, driver of a 1982 Buick Skylark, was cited for following too closely. A passenger in her car, Elizabeth J. Simon, 17, Goshen, was cited for failure to use a safety belt. She sustained minor cuts of the head. Taceile Rumfelt, 34, a passenger in a 1982 Volkswagen Jetta driven by her husband, Donald Rumfelt, 36, r 1, Milford, complained of a heck injury. The two other drivers, Manas Kuhns, 54, Goshen, and John E. Burnham, 42, Elkhart, were both unhurt. Snyder was westbound and drove into the back of the stopped Kuhns car, which was shoved into the back of the Rumfelt car. TTie Rumfelt auto then hit the back of the Burnham car. Damage was set at more than $2,000, according to investigating officers of the Elkhart County Sheriff Department. April surplus The federal government enjoyed a record $38.7 billion surplus in April as both individual and corporate tax payments rose sharply, the Treasury Department said.

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9:41 am. — Car windows broken out 10:21 a.m. — Van windows broken out 12:55 p.m. — Van broken into 9:37 p.m — Kids on skate boards again in front of theater 10:32 p.m — Car sitting in the park; has been there for two days 11: 58 p. m — Someone messing ■ around a business JULY 28 6:39 a m. — Article left at a residence on Maple Grove 9:09 a m. — Report of someone burning trash 9:40p.m. — Fight at a business 10:42 p.m. — Report that for three nights in a row, someone is playing loud music on Bay Shore Drive Syracuse residents in 4-car accident Mark A. Wekenmann, 25, and Lisa N. Wekenmann, 19, both of 800 E. Greenhaus Drive, Syracuse, were involved in an accident at 2 a.m., Saturday, July 25, in South Bend. The driver, Lisa Wekenmann. told investigating officers the brakes on the car failed, and the car’s engine died. She was unable to steer, and her car struck a parked car registered to Paul Johnson, 3825 Montgolfier Place, South Bend. Johnson's dhrthdk was pushed into another perked car belonging to Marion Jobnsc* of the same Montgolfier address. A third parked car, registered to EdjStanek, 3823 Montgolfier, also received damages. The two Syracuse residents were treated at South Bend Memorial Hospital. Try a shell A casserole mixture cooked in a vegetable shell, such as zucchini, acorn squash, potato, tomato or green pepper, is tasty and attractive.

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