The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 43, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 December 1987 — Page 3

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I E. Yoder > Paul E. Yoder, 75, 1248 Maple f Court, Greencroft, Goshen, 5» father of Mrs. Charles (Mary) * Garber, Syracuse, died at 6 a.m. S Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1987, in his 5 home. '* He was bom on February 21, K 1912, in Hubbard, Ore. On May 28, 5 1939, he married Flossie E. Lehman in North Lima, Ohio. She ! survives. Mr. Yoder was a teacher in Salem, Ore., served as a pastor for 12 years, taught at Northride High School for 10 years, and for two years was superintendent at Bethany He was a member of the East Goshen Mennonite Church. Surviving with his wife and •daughter are one other daughter, Mrs. John C. (Janet) Yoder, Spokane, Wash.; four sons, Perry, Elkhart, E. Charles, Monroeville, Jared, Topeka, Kan., and Jonathan, Salem; 18 grandchildren ; and three sisters, Mrs. Albert (Charity) Laib and Mrs. Warren (Kathryn) Miller, both of Salem, and Mrs. Richard (Marjorie) Larson, Homer, Ala. He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Rev. Frank Byler officiated at services held Thursday, Dec. 3, at 10 a.m. in East Goshen Mennonite Church. Burial followed in Elkhart Prairie Cemetery.

Hospital Notes

Goshen TUESDAY, DEC. 1 Dismissals David P. Harwood, r 5 box 425, Syracuse WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2 Admissions Mary K. Kime, Lakeland Loving Care. Milford Dismissals Denice L. Calhoun and infant daughter, Ashlei Lynn, r 5 box 83, Syracuse THURSDAY, DEC. 3 Admissions Ethel Hostetter, Lakeland Loving Care, Milford FRIDAY, DEC. 4 Dismissals Jane M. Green and infant son, Joshua Robert, 225 North Street, Apt. 2, Syracuse Helen M. Baumgartner, PO Box 336, Milford Lisa L. Slagle and infant son, Joshua Allen, r 2 box 618, Milford SATURDAY, DEC. 5 Admissions Carey Cotner, r 2 box 373A, Syracuse Patricia Dallas, r 3 box 632, Syracuse Helen Baumgartner, PO Box 336, Milford Dismissals Carey Cotner, r 2 box 373A, Syracuse Nina I. Allie, r 1 box 2C, Syracuse J. Verl Groce, PO Box 144, Leesburg Jane S. Haab, PO Box 277, Milford SUNDAY, DEC. 6 Admissions Phillip Genualdi, r 3 box 605A, Syracuse Dismissals Patricia J. Dallas, r 3 box 632, Syracuse MONDAY, DEC. 7 Admissions Pamela J. Needier, r 1 box 172A, North Webster Francis L. Herr, r 1 box 73 Milford KCH Tuesday, Nov. 1 Dismissals Larry Schmidt, Leesburg Wednesday, Dec. 2 Admissions R.J. Hall, Leesburg Evelyn Stiver, North Webster Thursday, Dec. 3 Admissions Virginia Harp, Syracuse Dismissals Robert Hall, Leesburg Harold Smith, North Webster Sunday, Dec. 6 Admissions Donna Sue Bowling, Syracuse SHARP REMAINS IN LAFAYETTE HOSPITAL Danny Sharp of Milford sustained a fractured femur in his right leg as the result of a semi truck accident which occurred on Tuesday, Dec. I, on Interstate 65 near Wolcott. Sharp has remained in traction since the accident and will be undergoing surgery tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 10, at which time a possible pin or plate will be placed in his leg. His address is St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical

Memorials may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee. Sarah Anderson Sarah Elizabeth Anderson, infant daughter of Larry and Libby (Hemphling) Anderson, r 1, North Webster, was stillborn Monday, Nov. 30, 1967, at 11:15 a.m. in Goshen Hospital. Surviving with her parents are one half sister, Christina Smith, and two half brothers, Jerry and David Smith, all at home. Graveside services will be held at a later date in Marion. Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse, was in charge of arrangements. Gus Liske Services were held yesterday, Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 10:30 a.m. in Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse, for Gus Liske, 74, r 5 Dewart Lake, Syracuse. He died at his home at 6:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5,1987. Death was due to cancer. He was bom on June 6,1914, in Chicago, 111., the son of Gustave and Louise (Nichel) Liske. He married Jotilda Alexander on June 22,1965. She survives. Liske had moved to the Dewart Lake area in 1976 from Hoffman Estates, 111., after retiring from Commerce Clearing House in Chicago where he had been a

Center, Room 2344,1501 Hartford Street, Lafayette, Ind. 47903. ARIZONA MAN HAS BACK SURGERY Gamal Hernandez, son-in-law of Richard and Lois McMillen of Milford, underwent back surgery on Monday, Dec. 7, in a hospital in Flagstaff, Ariz. He is reportedly during fine and may be released from the hospital within the next day or two. Hernandez is married to the former Angela Jessop. Syracuse EMS The Syracuse Emergency Medical Service made the following ambulance runs this past week: Patricia Dallas, 34, r 3 box 632, Syracuse, was taken to Goshen Hospital Wednesday, Dec. 2, after the EMS was called to her homeatß:39p.m. Rod Hann, 28, r 2 box 50, Syracuse, was not transported to a hospital Wednesday, Dec. 2, after the EMS was called to his home at 10:28 p.m. Leila Connelly, 301 Medusa St., 3-D, Syracuse, was taken to Goshen Hospital after the EMS was called to her home at 10:27 am. Saturday, Dec. 5. The EMS was called to a home at r 3 box 197, Syracuse, at 9:19 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. Beth Werker; Luellen Werker, 32; Charles Werker, 50; and Charles Werker, Jr., 27, were not transported. Doug Method, 49, r 4 Pier 615, Syracuse, was transported Monday, Dec. 7, from Dr. Robert Craig’s office to Goshen Hospital. The EMS was called at 8:28 a.m. The EMS was called to Miller’s Merry Manor, Pickwick Road, Syracuse, at 10:08 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8. Minnie Shock, 92, was taken to Goshen Hospital. Leora Small, 42, Miller’s Merry Manor, Pickwick Road, Syracuse, was’taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital Tuesday after the EMS was called at 10:08 a.m. Births ARCHER, Melanie JoEllen Mr. and Mrs. David (Holly) Archer, r 5 box 326, Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter, Melanie JoEllen, born at 6:11 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, in Goshen Hospital. She weighed seven pounds, three ounces and measured 19% inches long. Melanie JoEllen is the couple’s first child. Maternal grandmother is Jeannette Grugel, Syracuse. Paternal grandparents are Charles and Evelyn Archer, Oswego. CALHOUN, Ashlei Lynn Mr. and Mrs. Ted (Denice) Calhoun are the parents of a daughter, Ashlei Lynn, born at 4:39 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, in Goshen Hospital. She weighed seven pounds, 13% ounces and measured 20% inches long. Ashlei Lynn is the couple’s first child. Maternal grandparents are Wanda Hootman, Syracuse, and Robert Hootman, Antwerp, Ohio. Paternal grandparents are Otis and Dorothy Neakam, Hicksville, Ohio. Maternal great--grandmother is Bernice Mathews, Naples, Fla.

bindery foreman. He Was a veteran of World War 11, member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, both of Syracuse, member of the Kosciusko County Council of the American Legion and the Kosciusko County 40 & 8. Surviving with his wife are two sons, Ronald Liske, Streamwood in., and Thomas Liske, Addison, Ill.; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchiidren; and two sisters, Mrs. Edna Foley, Round Lake Beach, ID., and Mrs. Ella Wiezbicki, PeD Lake, Wis. Rev. O. Rex Lindemood and Rev. Louis R. Herchenroeder conducted the services. Military graveside rites were conducted in Syracuse Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Kosciusko County. Lyle H. Kell Lyle H. Kell, 73, Homosassa, Fla., formerly of Syracuse, died Wednesday, Dec. 2,1987. He was bom in Maywood, 111., and had resided for 31 years in Syracuse before moving to Florida 13 years ago. He was a retired mechanic and a member of the United Methodist faith. Surviving are three sons, John Kell, Wood River, 111., Kenneth Kell, Chicago, 111., and Thomas Kell, Orlando, Fla.; two daughters, Patricia Midkiff, Hamburg, 111., and Kathy Kell,

SLAGLE, Joshua Allen Mr. and Mrs. Rodney (Lisa) Slagle, r 2 box 618, Milford, are the parents of a son, Joshua Allen, bom Wednesday, Dec. 2, in Goshen GREEN, Joshua Robert Mr. and Mrs. Robert (Jane) Green, 225 N. Main Street, Syracuse, are the parents of a son, Joshua Robert, born Wednesday, Dec. 2, in Goshen Hospital. HAMMAN, Tyler John Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth (Helena) Hamman, r 9, Warsaw, are the parents of a son, Tyler John, bom at 8:53 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4, in Kosciusko Community Hospital. He weighed nine pounds, two ounces and measured 22 inches long. Tyler John is the couple’s first child. Maternal grandparents are James and Helen Duke, Flint, Mich. Paternal grandparents are Stanley and Janet Hamman, Leesburg. Paternal greatgrandmother is Ruth Hamman, North Webster. DeBOLT, Ashley Carin Mr. and Mrs. Tod (Stephanie) Deßolt, r 3 box 22W, Ligonier, are the parents of a daughter, Ashley Carin, bom at 8:17 a.m. on Tues-

’Celebrate The Season' to be presented Dec. 15

The Wawasee High School Choirs invite the public to “Celebrate The Season” in the high school auditorium on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 7:30 p.m. Each of the five choirs from the school will present music of the season and the combined choirs, 185 singers, will end the program in a finale of traditional carols. The program will include vocal soloists, Toni Wenger, Anne Pohl, and Heidi Young. Brad Gerstner and Derek Bowen will add a new rendition of “The Night Before Christmas” to the evening’s festivities. The music of the season to be presented at the program will range from “Frosty The Snowman” to ‘O Holy Christmas facts and fancies As Santa Claus is busy preparing gifts for boys and girls in his chilly igloo he may be thinking of his days as St. Nicholas. Instead of rosy cheeks, this gentleman had a golden tan from the warm, Mediterranean sun. The historical Nicholas was bom sometime in the fourth century in Myra, a city on the warm southern shore of Turkey. Myra, now khown as Demre, later beatified its beloved townsman. Stories tell of Nicholas’ love for young people and his fondness for giving gifts in secret. A story suggests how the tradition of filling stockings with presents started. Nicholas wanted to help a poor family. He climbed to their roof and tossed a bag of gold down the chimney. The three daughters of the house had hung their stockings to dry near the fireplace and the gold landed in the stockings. Other people heard the story and began putting their empty stockings out at night. They got presents too!

Orlando, Fla.; two sisters, Jean Coleman, Syracuse, and Ruth Clary, Melrose Park, Bl.; and two grandchildren. Services were held Saturday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the Richard F. Wilder Funeral Home in Homosassa Springs, Fla., with Rev. John E. Denmark officiating. Private cremation will follow at a later date. Bonnie Chilcote Services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7, in Winona Lake Free Methodist Church for Mrs. Bonnie Chilcote, 63, 813 North Johnson St., Warsaw. The mother of Mrs. Ridgely (Terri) Ritter, Syracuse, she died Thursday, Dec. 3,1987, at 4 p.m. in the Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Mrs. Chilcote was boro on August 2, 1924, in Glendale, Calif., the daughter of Howard and Vera (Michael) Worthman. On June 1, 1946, she married Donald Chilcote. He survives. In 1948, she moved from Fort Wayne to Warsaw. She was a member of the Winona Lake Free Methodist Church, was a receptionist for the International Friendship House in Winona Lake, had served as past president of the Business Women’s Club, and had served as wedding consultant at the Free Methodist Church for many years. She had

day, Dec. 1, in Kosciusko Community Hospital. She weighed seven pounds, 4% ounces and measured 21 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Steven C (Chervl) Smith, Syracuse. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Roger* W. (Marna) Deßolt, Ligonier. Maternal great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Arvin and Mr. and Mrs. W. Robert Smith, all of Lafayette. Paternal greatCard Os Thanks Thanks to all for the cards and flowers during the hospital stay and since returning home. Gus & Jotilda Liske

Night.” The choirs have been holding money making projects for their trip to Washington, D.C., in March 1988. The final project for this trip will be a pizza sale in January. Members of the Concert Choir, Mobile home fire A malfunction of the furnace caused $7,500 damage to a mobile home Wednesday, Dec. 2. The 1965 Royal Craft, totaled in the blaze, was located on EMS 829, off of South Barbee Drive. North Webster Firemen were notified at 5:10 a.m. of the fire and responded with 14 men. They remained on the scene for one hour, 45 minutes. Gary Hill, North Webster Fire Chief, stated no one was home at the time of the fire. The mobile home is owned by Jean Robbins, Anderson. Victim of early snow The early Monday morning snow caught a number of motorists off guard and found some ditch-bound. Manuel Salinas of Milford skidded on the Milford-Syracuse Road at about 6 p.m. and slid his 1980 Ford Mustang into the fence on the south side of the road. He was alone and no one was injured.

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also served in many positions in the Free Methodist Publishing House. r i Surviving along with her husband and daughter are her father and stepmother, Howard and Nellie Worthman, Fort Wayne; one additional daughter, Mrs. Cary (Tonya) Holman, Greenville, Ill.; three grandchildren; a twin sister, Mrs. Larry (Bettie) Wright, Fort Wayne; and one brother, Lee Worthman, Fort Wayne. Rev. David Cdigan, pastor of the Winona Lake Free Methodist Church, officiated at the services. Burial followed in Covington Memorial Gardens in Fort Wayne. Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the church. Martha Firestone Martha L. Firestone, 62, 58788 Ind. 15, Goshen, died Monday, Dec. 7, 1987, at 5:16 p.m. in the emergency room at Goshen Hospital. She was the sister of Wales Cory and Mrs. Roy (Ruthann) Kelley, both of Milford. She was bom on December 8, 1924, in Syracuse. On April 21, 1946, she married Robert E. Firestone in Goshen. He survives. Mrs. Firestone was a lifetime

grandparents are Mrs. Leon Hutchings, Ligonier, and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ott, Albion. KUHNS son Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne (Arlene) Kuhns, r 2, Milford, are the parents of a son born Saturday, Dec. 5, in Elkhart Hospital. In Memoriam IN MEMORIAM LYLE H. KELL We cannot help but / feel sadness Because we’ve said our farewell. But you will never be forgotten As we will always think of you When we gaze upon the sea. Good fishing... Mary Allen Coleman Suter

Varsity Singers, and Dream Company will be representing the Wawasee school community at this national competition. 3-year old tries hand at driving, causes accident A three-year-old Milford tyke apparently felt 13 years was too long to wait for driving lessons as she took hold of the wheel at 10:20 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7. While the results of Jessica Harbor’s first lesson weren’t exactly at the top of the class, she and another driver did manage to escape unharmed after the lesson went awry. David C. Klinger, 36, North Manchester, was traveling north on Main Street when Jessica apparently placed the keys in the ignition of her mother’s 1978 Ford Thunderbird and moved the vehicle from a parked position into Klinger’s lane, striking his 1979 Ford truck. Geraldine Harbor, mother of the small driver, noted that she had gone into the library to return books and left the keys on the floor of the car. Jessica managed to start the vehicle and put it in drive before colliding with Klinger. Up to SI,OOO in damages were caused to the Klinger vehicle, while the Harbor automobile sustained up to $2,500 in damages.

Goshen area resident and a homemaker. Additional survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Laura) Stringfellow, Goshen; one grandson; and one other brother. William Corv. Orlando.

J | ( 1 . . _■tiW. ■ ■ ■ " J" I — UNDER INVESTIGATION — A fire Sunday, Dec. 6. at 2:29 p.m. at 425 North Huntington Street, Syracuse, is under investigation by the Syracuse Fire Department and Indiana State Fire Marshal’s office. The cause of the fire was determined to be of suspicious origin. Don Curry, owner, and his wife and child were not home at the time of the fire. Firemen were called to the scene and found a fire on the outside of the south wall of the home. The fire had burned through the wall and destroyed the bathroom area. The remainder of the house sustained smoke damage. Damage was estimated at $15,000. (Photo by Deb Patterson)

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Fla. She was preceded in death by a sister, Maxine Hall, in 1981. Friends may call today, Wednesday, from 2-4 and 7-9 p m. at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen. Services will be held there at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow.

Thursday, with Rev. Frank L. Stephens, pastor of the First United Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery. / Memorials may be made to the First United Church of Christ.

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