The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 12, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 May 1988 — Page 3

Obituaries

Charles Clevenger Charles Joseph Clevenger, 46, 813 Medusa St., Syracuse, died at 8 p.m. Sunday, in his home of an apparent heart attack. Born January 4, 1942, in Bluffton, he was the son of Orval and Flossie (Poland) Clevenger. He was married to Letitia Jones, who survives, on July 1, 1960. He moved to Syracuse from Middletown in 1960. Employed as a salesman for Travel Craft Recreation Vehicles, Elkhart, he attended the Calvary United Methodist Church of Syracuse. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Syracuse, the Scottish Rite, Fort Wayne, and the Order of the Eastern Star, Goshen. Survivors in addition to his wife, Letitia, include a daughter, Candi, at home, and a son, Curt

Hospital notes

Goshen WEDNESDAY,, APRIL 27 Dismissals Kimberly A. Bohnstedt, P.O. Box 39,206 N. East St., Milford Dawn M. DeleFuente and infant daughter, Nicole Michele, 303 N. Shaffer, Milford THURSDAY, APRIL 28 Admissions Maragret Weatherhead, 700 E. Greenhaus Drive, Apt. 72, Syracuse Dismissals Kristina D. Landry, r 5 box 405A, Syracuse Sherry M. Jeckert and infant daughter, Chelsey Leann, r 1 box 266 X, Syracuse Dorothy M. Blackport, 14603 S. County Line Road, Syracuse FRIDAY, APRIL 29 Admissions Charles Maurice Lewallen, r 1 box 253, North Webster Dismissals Edward Hutchings, 700 E. Greenhaus Drive, Apt. 65, Syracuse, was transferred to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne MONDAY, MAY 2 Admissions Dorothy Blackport, 14603 S. County Line Road, Syracuse Henry Zook, 20292 U.S. 6, Milford Dismissals Sylvia Quinn, r 2 box 217, Syracuse KCH Monday, April 25 Dismissals Clydeßair, Leesburg Eva L. Lock, North Webster Tuesday, April 26 Admissions Coy R. Gregory, Leesburg Wednesday, April 27 Admissions Dorothy M. Brown, Leesburg Barbara L. Stover, Leesburg Thursday, April 28 Admissions Ella S. Shook, Leesburg Dismissals Willard Hepler, Leesburg Friday, April 29 Admissions Lamont A. Bowman, Leesburg Michael C. Towne, North Webster Dismissals Coy R. Gregory, Leesburg Sunday, May 1 Admissions Estella Miller, North Webster BESSIE SUNTHIMER IN GOSHEN HOSPITAL Former Milford resident Bessie Sunthimer, 83, 1428 Walnut Court, Goshen, became ill at her apartment at 11:50 a.m. Saturday, April 30. Goshen paramedics were called to take her to Goshen Hospital where she still remains in fair condition. Mrs. Sunthimer is in Room 301-3. Syracuse EMS The Syracuse Emergency Medical Service made the following ambulance runs this past week: , •' John Glon, 111, seven, r 1 lot 20, Cromwell, was taken to Goshen Hospital on Thursday, April 28, after the EMS was called to a location on Main Street at 3:20 p.m. Jennifer Small, nine, r 1 box 931, King Arthur Trail, Cromwell, was taken to Goshen Hospital Friday, April 29, after the EMS was called to her home at 7:22 p.m.

Clevenger, Syracuse. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Eastlund-Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse with Rev. David Maish officiating. Burial will be in the Syracuse cemetary. Memorials may be directed to the American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association. Contributions may be made through the EastlundHarris Funeral Home. Edna Bontrager Edna Bontrager, 93, 634 "Pringle Drive, Goshen, died at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 1988, in Fountainview Place, Goshen, where she had been admitted April 4. She was an aunt of Wilma Rink, Milford. Born March 28, 1895, in Middlebury Township and a lifetime

Milford EMS The Milford Emergency Medical Service made the following ambulance runs during the month of April: Wednesday, April 6 — Transported a 58-year-old male who was a victim of a fall. Saturday, April 9 — Transported a 31-year-old female involved in a personal injury accident. Sunday, April 10 — Transported a 15-year-old female involved in a personal injury accident to Goshen Hospital. Sunday, April 10 — Transported a 16-year-old male involved in a personal injury accident to Goshen Hospital. Sunday, April 10 — Transported an 84-year-old female who was having trouble breathing to Goshen Hospital. Thursday, April 14 — Transported an 80-year-old male to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Friday, April 15 — Transported an 11-year-old female who got hit by a car while riding her bike. Wednesday, April 20 — Transported a 30-year-old male who took an overdose to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Friday, April 22 — Transported a 29-year-old female who was a victim of a personal injury accident to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Friday, April 22 — Transported a 19-year-old male involved in a personal injury accident to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Births JECKERT, Chelsey Leann Mr. and Mrs. Allen (Sherry) Jeckert, r 1 box 266 X, Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter, Chelsey Leann, born at 2:09 p.m. on Monday, April 25, in Goshen Hospital. She weighed six pounds, nine ounces and measured 18 3 /4 inches long. Chelsey Leann is the couple’s first child. Maternal grandparents are George and Retha Ketcham, Syracuse. Paternal grandparents are Allen and Gloria Jeckert, Linhurst, New Jersey. Paternal great-grandmother is Teresa Mayron of Glassboro, New Jersey. ALLEN, Breydon Mitchel Mr. and Mrs. Ken (Gayle) Allen, 519 S. Lake, Syracuse, are the parents of a son, Breydon Mitchel, born at 12:18 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, in Kosciusko Community Hospital. He weighed eight pounds, six ounces and measured 20 inches long. Breydon Mitchel has a brother, Brandon Michael, three years old. Maternal grandparents are Tom and Cheryl Swartz, Syracuse. Paternal grandparents are Robert and Sandra Allen, Leesburg. Maternal greatgrandmother is Evelyn Jones, Syracuse. Paternal greatgrandparents are Kenny and May Hartman, Leesburg. Maternal great-great-grandmother is Elva Bitner Syracuse. DELAFUENTE, Nicole Michele Mr. and Mrs. Hector (Dawn) DelaFuente, Jr., 303 N. Shafer, Milford, are the parents of a daughter, Nicole Michele, bom at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, in Goshen General Hospital. She weighed seven pounds, 13 ounces and measured 2O’/4 inched long. Nicole Michele, has an older brother, Hector 111, 15 months. Maternal grandparents are Madelynn and Darrell Allen, Milford. Paternal grandparents are Hector and Janie DelaFuente, Sr., Milford. Maternal great-grandparents are Marion and Lulu Lindsey of Guntersville, Ala. Paternal great-grandmother is Jackie Lopez, Milford. SHOOK, Kimberly Gail Mr. and Mrs. David (Susan)

area resident, she was engaged in farm work and was employed with the former IXL, Snuggle Rug and Caswell Runyan. She was a member of the Silverwood Mennonite Church, Goshen. Survivors in addition to her niece are one other niece, Elizabeth Weldy, Elkhart; and her nephews, Leroy Bontrager, Middlebury, Vernon Bontrager and Maurice Bontrager, both of Elkhart, and Charles Bontrager, Burr Oak, Mich. Services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 30, in the YoderCulp Funeral Home, Goshen, with Rev. Tim Epp, pastor of the Silverwood Mennonite Church, officiating. Burial was in Clinton Brick Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Silverwood Mennonite Church, Goshen.

Shook, r 1 lot 98, Stanton Lake Estates, Leesburg are the parents of a daughter, Kimberly Gail, born at 3:45 a.m. in the Kosciusko Community Hospital on Thursday, April 28. She weighed seven pounds, 13 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Kimberly Gail is the couple’s first child. Maternal grandparents are Bob and Hilda Wildrick, Surprise, Ariz. Paternal grandparents are Lynn and Joann Shook and Bonnie Shook, all of Rensselaer. Paternal greatgrandmother is Nettie Norman, Rensselaer.

Cards Os Thanks

OUR THANKS To oil who sent beautiful cards, flowers, and gifts to help us celebrate our 50th Anniversary. A special thank you for all our dear friends and family who helped us celebrate on Sunday. THANK YOU AGAIN VERNON A LOUISE MAY WE WISH TO THANK Y V Our friends, relatives and y ft neighbors for their prayers, ft A cards, food, flowers, visits A Z and expressions of sym- z y pathy during the illness and y ft passing of ft ft LILLIAN CRAFTON. ft Z A special thanks to Z y Wawasee Community Bible Y ft Church and Wawasee y ft Lakeside Chapel. ft x May God bless you for Z V your loving kindness. z Z HAROLDCRAFTON Z 9 PAT A LLOYD BORKROLDER A FAMILY 9 ft DICK A CLARA KAISER A FAMILY ft To retrieve space station NASA revised its schedule of space shuttle flights and cargoes, adding a mission that will retrieve a bus-sized experimental station left in space in 1984 for what was to have been a one-year stay. The new schedule makes no change in the date of the much delayed first post-Challenger flight, now set for Aug. 4.

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In TW' « T 1k ML X ROBERTA LAUGHLIN Roberta Laughlin Roberta J. (Bobbie) Laughlin, 37, 400 N. Harrison St., Syracuse, died Monday, May 2, at 8:30 p.m. in the Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, following a brief illness. Miss Laughlin was born December 26, 1950, in Goshen to Robert and Hilda (Myers) Laughlin. She was a lifetime resident of Syracuse, and employed as a shipping clerk at Maple Leaf Farms, she was formerly employed by G&W Foods. A 1969 graduate of Wawasee High School, she was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church and was a Sunday School teacher. Miss Laughlin attended International Business College at Fort Wayne for one year. Survivors include her parents Robert and Hilda Laughlin, Syracuse; three sisters, Mrs. Cyrus (Loretta) McAllister, Romulus', N.Y., Mrs. John (Diana) Bradley, Goshen, and Mrs. Jeff (Jacqueline) Bradley, Milford; four nieces and four nephews. Funeral services will be held Friday, at? 10:30 a.m. in the Calvary United Methodist Church with Rev. David Maish officiating. Burial will be in the Syracuse cemetary. Friends may call at the Eastlund-Harris Funeral Home in Syracuse Thursday 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Memorials may be made to the church. Pauline Corbin Mrs. Frank (Pauline T.) Corbin, 72, r 6, Chapman Lake, formerly of North Webster, died at 10 p.m. Friday in her home following an extended illness. Born July 25, 1915, in Mishawaka, she married Frank Corbin on November 21, 1940. He preceded her in death in 1984. Mrs. Corbin was a dental technician in North Webster and was a member of the St. Martin dePorres Catholic Church, Syracuse. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Michael (Susan) Montgomery, Warsaw; two sons, Walter, North Webster and John, Milford; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held Monday in the St. Martin dePorres Catholic Church in Syracuse with burial in the Chapel Hill Cemetary, Osceola. Memorials may be directed to the Kosciusko County Hospice. Barbara Stover Barbara Stover, 65, r 1 Leesburg, died at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Kosciusko Community Hospital following an extended illness. She was born on February 3,

1923 in Marion, she was the daughter of Robert Swaney and Susan (Barbor) Cubberly. She was married to Robert Stover, who survives, on April 10,1942. A homemaker, she lived in Warsaw for 17 years and was a member of the First Baptist Church, Oswego. Survivors include her husband, Robert Stover; four daughters, Mrs. Susan Ferguson, Fort Wayne, Mrs. Janice Fisher, South Bend, Mrs. Steve (Barbara) Kinsey, Warsaw, and Mrs. Gary (Mary) Francis, Syracuse; 13 grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Russell (Mary Ellen) Miller, North Manchester, and Mrs. Richard (Lorean) Roberts, Sylvania, Ohio. Services'will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Titus Funeral Home, with Rev. Roy Mickley officiating. Burial will be in Grant Memorial Park, Calling will be from 3-9 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Earl G. Carrico Services for Earl G. Carrico, 78, of Herron Bay, Little Barbee Lake, r 1 Warsaw, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the McHattonSadler Funeral Chapel, Pierceton. Rev. Richard Johnson officiated and burial was in Washington Union Cemetary, near Pierceton. Carrico died Thursday at 12:10 a.m. in his home. He was born in Benton, 111.,'0n November 5,1909 and was the son of Bartholomew and Etta May (Terry) Carrico. He married Leawana Johnson, who survives, on May 27,1979 in Warsaw. A former member of the St, Paul’s Catholic Church, Marion, he had resided in Marion from 1948-1974 until he moved to Warsaw. He was a retired superintendent of machine repairs for Foster-Forbes Glass Co., Marion. In addition to his wife, Leawana Carrico, survivors include one son, Earl Dennis “John” Carrico, Marion; three daughters, Patty Hall, Greenfield, Nancy Carrico and Mary Alice Neeley, both of Marion; six stepchildren; two brothers, Frank Carrico, Waukesha, Wis., and Bill Carrico, Fort Wayne; 14 grandchildren; 18 stepgrandchildren; 10 greatgrandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren. One son, Jack Carrico, preceded him in death. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Marion or the Home Health Care, JVarsaw.

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ME He g®. ■. •• ■ - '■ A YOUTH INJURED — Eight-year-old John Glon 111, Cromwell, suffered internal injuries and an injury to the head after being struck by this 1986 International truck on West Main Street, 64 feet west of South Huntington Street. Glon was transported to Goshen Hospital, where he was later released. He ran into the path of the truck while it was attempting a right hand turn onto West Main Street. The driver, Jerome O. Kissell, 38, Fort Wayne, was unable to stop the truck in time to avoid hitting Glon. The accident happened at 3:20 p.m. Thursday, April 28. Investigating at the scene of the accident is Patrolman Robert Houser Jr., left, while Kissell i looks on. (Photo by Deb Patterson)

Health Fest 'BB at KCH

In celebration of National •Hospital Week, Kosciusko Community Hospital in sponsoring Health Fest ’BB on Saturday, May 14, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon on the hospital grounds. Health Fest ’BB is dedicated to increasing an awareness of personal health and well-being for Kosciusko County residents. KCH will provide a variety of free health screenings including blood pressure, blood sugar, vision, glaucoma, pulmonary function, diet analysis, cardiovascular fitness and flexibility testing. Cholesterol screening will be available at a cost of SI.OO and colo-rectal bleeding screening may be obtained for $1.50. If you wish to have blood sugar and cholesterol screening done, you need to fast 12 hours before the screening is to be done. In addition to the health screenings, the educational booths will provide valuable information on such topics as ostomy, diabetic classes, prenatal classes, chronic obstructive pulmonary educa-

Wed., May 4,1988 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

tion, oncology (self breast exam, mammography and I Can Cope), and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). “Run For The Health Os It” and the “Mile Walk For Fitness” are integral parts of the day’s events. The 5-K Run will begin at 10 a.m. with the Mile Walk beginning at 10:30 a.m. Registration fees may be seen on the entry form published in this issue. A total of 62 trophies will be awarded in ten age categories for the 5-K run. All mile walkers will receive a ribbon upon completion of the course. The awards will be presented following the conclusion of the Mile Walk which should be at approximately 11 a.m. The race begins and ends at Kosciusko Community Hospital and is run on a flat, paved course to Pike Lake and back. The Mile Walk takes place on the hospital grounds and city streets. Refreshments will be provided. At 9 a.m. a special demonstration on aerobics for Runners/Jog-

gers will be presented by Chris Boyd. Everyone who attends has the potential of being a winner because at the conclusion of the awards ceremony, a number of door prizes will be given away. All of the awards and prizes have been donated by various area merchants. Everyone is invited to attend and enjoy the day. Ozone vanishing WASHINGTON - High altitude ozone, which blocks out dangerous rays of the sun, shows an unexplained thinning of about 2.3 percent since 1969 over midlatitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, scientists said. The decline, which is at least twice as large in winter at high latitudes, was almost certainly the result of human use of ozone-destroying chemicals.

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