The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 10, Milford, Kosciusko County, 20 April 1988 — Page 3

Obituaries

Wilma Mae Bowers Wilma Mae Bowers, 59, r 9, Warsaw, died Wednesday, April 13,1988, at 6:15 p.m. in Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne. She had been in failing health for one year. She was born in Warsaw on August 14, 1928, to Edward and Mary Grace (Harmon) Leedy. On September 24, 1948, she married Carl Bowers. He survives. Mrs. Bowers was a lifetime Warsaw area resident, member of the Bahai Faith of the Warsaw group, and had been employed at Owens Illinois, Warsaw. Surviving with her husband are three daughters, Mrs. Robert (Cheryl) Pittenger, Bremen, Mrs. Michael (Carol) Church and Mrs. Tammie Washmuth, both of Warsaw; 11 grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Mildred Schmming, Beeville, Texas, and Mrs. Alice Taylor, Milford; two brothers, Ernest Leedy, Etna Green, and Robert Leedy, Warsaw. She was preceded in death by one brother. Services were held Friday, April 15, at 1 p.m. in Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Allen and Carol McKiel of the Bahai Faith Assembly, Mishawaka, officiating. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Kosciusko County Cancer Fund. Glenn Gierhart Glenn Rhoades Gierhart, 63, Indianapolis, died Sunday, April 10, 1988. He had owned Commercial Motor Freight of Indiana since 1963, was a member of the Indiana Motor Truck Association of which he was president and a member of the board of governors, and former vice president of the American Trucking Association. In 1980, Gierhart was named a Sagamore of the Wabash. He served during World War II with the Army and was a member and former vice president of the Columbus (Ohio) Jaycees. He was a long-time summer Lake Wawasee resident. Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Walker Gierhart; one daughter, Gretchen Dee Gierhart; one son, Glenn W. Gierhart; one brother, Fred E. ■ 1

Hospital notes

Goshen TUESDAY, APRIL 12 Admissions Lynn Emmert, 96 North Shore Drive, Syracuse WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 Admissions Simon R. Beer, r 1 box 23, Milford Dismissals Bobbie J. Scott, r 2 box 181, North Webster THURSDAY, APRIL 14 Dismissals Lynn Emmert, 96 North Shore Drive, Syracuse Jacob Kern, r 5 box 119, Syracuse Simon Beer, r 1 box 23, Milford FRIDAY, APRIL 15 Admissions Helen K. Miller, r 4 box 4108, Syracuse Doris A. Stahly, r 5 box 103, Syracuse SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Admissions E. Irene Clevenger, 319 S. Huntington St., Syracuse Dismissals Peggy A. Guyas and infant son, Joel Adam, r 4 box 372 F, Syracuse Shawn A. Bohnstedt and infant son, Joshua Abraham, r 1 box 157-S, Milford Bethel L. Barth, r 1 box 126, Milford SUNDAY, APRIL 17 Dismissals J Helen K. Miller, r 4 box 4108, • Syracuse • . Monday, April is Dismissals Michelle M. Trammel and in- • fant son, Clay Vernon, r 6 box 42, ■ Syracuse j ' Carolyn J. Rollins and infant ' daughter, Kathleen Grace, 412 E. ■ Boston Street, Syracuse 4 i Shelly L. Judy and infant ' daughter, Emilie Ruth, PO Box • 23, North Webster : .1: ■i

Gierhart; and one grandchild. Services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, in Flanner & Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or Riley Hospital for Children. Frances Helvey Frances W. Helvey, 78, Leesburg, Fla., died Friday, April 8,1988. She was the mother of Jerry L. Helvey, North Webster. Mrs. Helvey was born in Hicksville, Ohio. In 1975, she moved from Warsaw to Florida. She was a homemaker and member of the Morrison United Methodist Church, Leesburg, Fla. Also surviving are her husband, Leo Helvey, Leesburg, Fla.; one additional son, Don A. Helvey, Bristol; four grandchildren; and 4wo greatgrandchildren. Memorial services were conducted Friday, April 15, at 2 p.m. in Morrison United Methodist Church in Leesburg, Fla., with Rev. John B. Gill 111 officiating. Page-Theus Guardian Chapel, Leesburg, Fla., was in charge of arrangements. Lillian Crafton Services were held Monday, April 18, at 10:30 a.m. in Wawasee Lakeside Chapel for Lillian L. Crafton, 81, r 3 box 287, Syracuse. She died Friday, April 15, 1988? at 1:30 p.m. in Goshen Hospital. Mrs. Crafton was born in Milford on June 18,1906, to Jacob and Lena (Clauss) Hartter. On August 1,1925, she married Ezra Kaiser in Milford. He died on July 21,1958. She later married Harold Crafton on September 19,1960, in Dowagic, Mich. She was a member of the Wawasee Lakeside Chapel. Surviving in addition to her husband are one daughter, Mrs. Lloyd (Pat) Borkholder, New Paris; one son, Richard Kaiser, Milford; six sisters, Priscilla Myers and Kathryn Price, both of Milford, Leona Seeley and Hulda Miller, both of South Bend, Magdalene Kern and Gladys Coy,

KCH 7 Monday/April 11 Admissions Darleen G. Hammack, Leesburg Dismissals Norbert R. Niles, North Webster Wednesday, April 13 Admissions Geneva Belcher, Leesburg Neeley J. Schwinnen, Leesburg Dismissals Mildred M. Randall, Leesburg Thursday, April 14 Admissions Willard Hepler, Leesburg Dismissals Darleen G. Hammack, Leesburg Friday, April 15 Dismissals Geneva Belcher, Leesburg Sunday, April 17 Admissions Eva L. Lock, North Webster Syracuse EMS The Syracuse Emergency Medical Service made the following ambulance runs this past week: Ruby Elson, 53, r 1 box 38, Syracuse, was taken to Goshen Hospital after the EMS was called to her home at 3:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 13. Joe Ricceardi, 87, 5608 Reading, East Chicago, was transported to 'Goshen Hospital after coming to the fire station on Thursday, April 14, at7:o3p.m. The EMS was called to the home of Katrina Palacios, 34, r 4 box 78A1, Syracuse, at 3:27 a m. Friday, April 15. She was taken to

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both of Syracuse; nine grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; and four stepgrandchildren. She was, preceded in death by two daughters, Betty and Shirley Kaiser, one stepdaughter, Carolyn Hoffer, and three brothers, Alvin, George and Johnny Hartter. Rev. Harlan Steffen, pastor of the Wawasee Lakeside Chapel, conducted the services. Burial followed in Felkner Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the church. Brandon Worker Brandon Tyler Werker, son of Rachel Werker, Syracuse, was stillborn at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, April 13,1988, in Goshen Hospital. Also surviving are maternal grandparents, Ira and Linda Werker, Syracuse. Rev. Franklin Orr officiated at graveside services which were held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 15, in Sparta Cemetery. Ulrey-Renner Funeral Home, Ligonier, was in charge of arrangements. Maurice D. Lung Maurice D. Lung, 71, r 3, Wawasee Lake, Syracuse, died Friday, April 15, 1988, at 11:45 a.m. in his home. Lung was born in Syracuse on May 2, 1916, the son of Merritt and Jeanette (Ruch) Lung. On May 14, 1938, he married Lucille Mellinger. She survives. A lifetime area resident, he was a retired food broker for Walters & Company, Indianapolis, had served in the US Marine Corps during World War 11, and was a member of the Syracuse American Legion. Additional survivors include one daughter, Mrs. William (Diana) Castell, Elkhart; one grandson; and one brother, Stephen Lung, Houston, Texas. Services were held Monday, April 18, at 1:30 p.m. in EastlundHarris Funeral Home, Syracuse, with Rev. O. Rex Lindemood officiating. Burial followed in Me- . Clintic Cemetery near Syracuse with military graveside rites. Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation.,

Goshen Hospital. Wally Smith, 25, P.O. Box 884, Cromwell, was taken to Goshen Hospital Friday after the EMS was called to Liberty Homes at 7:24 a.m. Lillian Crafton, 81, r 3, Syracuse, was taken to Goshen Hospital after the EMS was called to her home at 12:04 p.m. Friday. Marilyn Shannon, 56, 212 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, was taken to Goshen Hospital Friday. The EMS was called to her home at 4:04 p.m. Alvin Pletcher, 68, r 1 box 115, Syracuse, was transported to Goshen Hospital on Saturday, April 16. The EMS was called to his home at 5:26 a.m. Irene Clevenger, 75, 391 South Huntington Street, Syracuse, was transported to Goshen Hospital at 8:37 a.m. Saturday. The EMS was called to a location on CR 450E south of CRI2OON at 4:18 p.m. Tonya Shuler, 16, 505 Hiawatha Dr., Syracuse, was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Shanna Jones, 19, r 5 box 106, Syracuse, was taken to Goshen Hospital after the EMS was called to her home at 3:30 p.m. Monday. TRANSFER HIBSCHMAN TO BYRON HEALTH CENTER Ron Hibschman, owner of Hibschman Motors in Syracuse, was transferred on March 30 from Veteran’s Administration Hospital to Byron Health Center in Fort Wayne. Hibschman, who was involved in an automobile accident nearly two years ago, is undergoing extensive physical therapy at this 457-2561

Evelyn W. Wilson Services were held this afternoon, Wednesday, at 2 p.m. in Mishler Funeral Home for Evelyn Willodean Wilson, 78, a resident of Lakeland Loving Care Center, Milford. She died Monday at 1 p.m. in the center. Mrs. Wilson was bom on July 24, 1909, in Diamond Lake to Charles and Minerva (Sparrow) Smith. She was married to John P. Richards who died in 1984. Surviving are one daughter, Bonita Pauline Streiby, Syracuse; one son, James Otis Richards, address unknown; one sister, Lois Musser, Milford; five grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren; three stepgreatgrandchildren; and one stepgreat-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by one sister and four brothers. Rev. Douglas Marko, pastor of Open Bible Baptist Church of Warsaw, conducted the service. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery, North Webster. Elton ("Jim") Kiser Elton (“Jim”) Kiser, 78, North Webster, died at 4:15 p.m. Saturday, April 16, in Whitley County Hospital. He was born on August 12,1909, in Adams County, the son of Jacob and Neola (Judd) Kiser. On July 15, 1930, he married Margaret Hartley. She survives. In 1952, the Hartleys moved to North Webster from Ligonier. He was a machinist and tool maker, former deputy marshal in North Webster, and a member of the Moose Lodge, Fort Wayne. Also surviving are two sons, Max L. Kiser, Marion, and Ronald Kiser, Maricopa, Calif.; nine grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; and three sisters, Georgiana Garrell, Mid Lakes, Fla., Virginia Groh, Bluffton, and Mary Breiner, Ossian. Services were held this morning, Wednesday, at 11 a.m. in Eastlund-Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse, with Rev. O. Rex Lindemood officiating. Burial was in Jefferson Chapel, Coluinbia City.; Bret Scheuer Bret Scheuer, 20, 722 East Center St., Warsaw, died Sunday, April 17, 1988, in Beaumont, Texas, from injuries received in a motorcycle accident.

time. Friends may write to him at Byron Health Center, Section 10 Room 7, 12101 Lima Road SR3, Fort Wayne, Ind. 46918. Births PETERSON, Marissa Michelle Mr. and Mrs. Randal (Stephanie) Peterson, r 5, Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter, Marissa Michelle, born at 12:09 a.m. Friday, April 8, in St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, 111. She weighed five pounds, one-half ounce and measured 17% inches long. Marissa Michelle is the couple’s first child. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Steve (Diana) Homan, Silver Lake. Paternal grandparents are Anita Peterson, Syracuse, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold (Margaret) Peterson, Elkhart. Maternal great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Gene (Gerry) Manns, Claypool, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl (Carole) Homan, Silver Lake. Paternal greatgrandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Clifford (Ila) Peterson, Knox, and Marvin Meyer, Talmage, Neb. Maternal great-great-grandfather is Leonard Ousley, Silver Lake. GUYAS, Joel Adam Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery (Peggy) Guyas, r 4 box 372 F, Syracuse, are the parents of a son, Joel Adam, born at 6:55 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in Goshen Hospital. He weighed eight pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 21 Mi in-

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The son of Larry and Jane Ann (Buster) Scheuer, he was born on \ July 6,1967, in Goshen. A lifetime resident of the Warsaw area, he had been employed with Hamlin Industries until a month ago when he moved to Texas. Surviving are his father and stepmother, Larry and Cindy Scheuer, Warsaw; four half sistefs, Mrs. John (Trish) Arnold, Oceanside, Calif., Mrs. Ker- v by (Bianca) Grubbs, Lumberton, Texas, Lynn S. Scheuer, Syracuse, Angela Scheuer, Warsaw; and two half brothers, John Scheuer, Warsaw, and Tommy Williams, Syracuse. Friends may call today, Wednesday, from 2-7 p.m. in Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw. Services will be held there tomorrow, Thursday, at 10 a.m. with Rev. Paul James officiating. Burial will be in Syracuse Cemetery. - . i Susie Miller Mrs. Susie E. Miller, 79, 61290 CR 37, Middlebury, died yesterday, Tuesday, at 12:28 a.m. in Goshen Hospital where she had been a patient for 25 days. She was the mother of Melvin J. Miller, Syracuse. Mrs. Miller was born in Elkhart County on June 11, 1908. On November 24, 1932, she married John B. Miller in Middlebury. He preceded her in death on December 2,1986. Also surviving are three daughters, Mary Miller, Middlebury, Mrs. Harley J. A. (Polly) Miller, Goshen, and Mrs. Alvin (Darlene) Hochstetler, Nappanee; one additional son, Alvin Miller, Goshen; 17 grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Enos (Mary) Eash and Mrs. William (Polly) Yoder, both of Goshen; and two brothers, Ezra Hershberger, Goshen, and Amos Hershberger, Burr Oak, Mich. She was preceded in death by three brothers, one sister, and three grandchildren. Services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in Fairhaven A.M. Church with Bishop David Bontrager, Rev. Mose Gingerich and Rev. Neal Beachy, all of the church, officiating. Burial will be in Thomas Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Jesus To The Iron Curtain, Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen, is in charge of arrangements.. ■ •

ches long. Joel Adam is the couple’s first child. Maternal great-grandparents are Larry and Eliza Jones, Goshen. Paternal greatgrandparents are George and Sharon Guyas, Syracuse. Maternal great-great-grandparents are Rosa Hershberger, Elkhart, and Frank and Elizabeth Jones, Fort Myers, Fla. Paternal greatgrandmother is Winona Guyas, Ligonier. ♦ TRAMMEL, Clay Vernon Mr. and Mrs. Jack (Michelle) Trammel, r 6 box 42, Syracuse, are the parents of a son, Clay Vernon, born at 4:36 a.m. Saturday, April 16, in Goshen Hospital. He weighed seven pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 20% inches long. Clay Vernon has two brothers, Neil, four, and Mathew, two. Maternal grandparents are Card Os Thanks Thank You ikl ■ ' ijL Sincere thanks to our friends, relatives and neighbors for all their prayers, cards and flowers, visits and expressions of kindness . while in the hospital. A special thanks to Dr. / Rheinheimer and Pastor Dunning. Jacob Kern Jr. & Family " 1 ""

■n '» IW ? ' Mi ■■■B a E 4 £ . r ? TRAILER FIRE— Members of the Milford Fire Department are shown carrying out furniture after putting out a fire in this mobile home on Thursday, April 14? The occupant, Gail Mullins, is shown second from the right. The fire department received the call at approximately 2 p.m. The home is located on Camp Mack Road, east of Camp Mack, Milford, and is occupied by the Mullins family; Stanley Custer, Milford, is owner. According to Fire Chief Jim Amsden, the fire was Started by a child playing with a cigarette lighter. No damage estimate is available. The department was at the scene for 1% hours. There were 12 men and four pieces of equipment used. On Sunday, April 17, at approximately 1:08 p.m., the department responded to a grass fire on EMS lane 13 on Dewart Lake at the home of Mike Deschler. Twelve men and four pieces of equipment were at the scene for one hourtand 15 minutes. (Photo by Deb Patterson)

Mumps in Elkhart County

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on Old Koad 8 Syracuse. Further information was not available. Last Wednesday the fire department was called at 2:26 p.m., to the’home of Mrs. Paul Brembeck, 392-i Oakwood Park, Syracuse. The fire department received the call as a house fire but upon arrival found an evergreen hedge row on fire. Mrs. Brembeck had the fire almost extinguished when firemen arrived. There was no damage estimated.

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