The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 14, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 May 1988 — Page 3
Obituaries
Jeannette Smith Jeannette Catherine (Botteron) Smith, 81, died at 3:40 a.m. Tuesday, May 17, 1988, in the Lakeland Loving Care Center, Milford. Mrs. Smith was a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, moving to Lakeland Loving Care Center in October of 1981. She was a retired teacher of the Fort Wayne Community Schools, teaching at Forest Park and Harrison Hill Jr. High. She was a lifetime member of Phi Mu sorority. She graduated from Central High School and Indiana University and was a member of Trinity English Lutheran Church of Fort Wayne. Survivors include one son, R. Clark, Milford; three grandchildren; one brother, Lewis Botteron, Auburn; and four nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, F. Roland Smith, two sisters and one brother. Friends may call today, Wednesday, from 7-9 p.m. in D. 0. McCombs Lakeland Chapel, Fort Wayne. Services will be held there tomorrow, Thursday, at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Greenlawn Mausoleum. Memorials may be made to Trinity English Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne. Charles Lewallen Charles Maurice Lewallen, 75, r 1 North Webster, died at 5:10 a.m. Saturday, May 14, 1988, in the Greencroft Nursing Center, Goshen. He was born near North Webster on Jan. 4,1913, the son of Clarence and Elsie (Weimer) Lewallen. He was married to Ruby Firestone on Aug. 29, 1938, she survives. He owned and operatd the Lewallen Sawmill for 25 year. He retired as a security guard from Essex Wire, Syracuse. He lived in the North Webster area all of his life and was a member of Steam and Gas Engine Clubs, including the Northeastern Indiana Club, Maumee Club, Jay County Club and Jones Michigan Club. Survivors include his wife, Ruby Lewallen, two daughters, Mrs. Loren (Karen) Keister, Albion and Mrs, Jack (Eva) Hamilton, Milford; three sons, Jerry Lewallen, Cromwell, Larry Lewallen, Auburn, and Dennis Lewallen, Oswego; 14 grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; one sister, Evelyn Bowser, and one brother, Jack Lewallen, both of North Webster.
Hospital notes
Goshen TUESDAY, MAY 10 Dismissals Lisa Hubartt, 39 Lendonway Terrace, r 5, Syracuse WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 Dismissals Richard D. Cain, r 1 box 289A, Syracuse , Bernard L. Cannon, 310 E. Williams St., Milford THURSDAY, MAY 12 Admissions Brenda Melching, r 3 box 542A, Syracuse Clay Vernon Trammel, r 6 box 42, Syracuse Dismissals Barbara L. Tethrake and infant daughter, Jennifer Louise, r 2 Milford Meadows 123, Milford FRIDAY, MAY 13 Admissions Steven P. Miller, P.O. Box 214, Milford William C. Ott, P.O. Box 463, North Webster Gordon Secor, r 2 box 219, Syracuse Josephine C. Sellers, r 2 box 219, Syracuse Card Os Thanks
We wish to thank our friends, relatives and neighbors for their prayers, cards*; food, flowers, visits and expressions of sympathy during the illness and passing of Ruby Elson. A special thanks to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Goshen Hospital staff, Dr. Jack Clark and Eastlund-Harris Funeral Home. From the families of: Mr. KmooHi Elson Mr. Robert Ebon And Family Mr. And Mrs. Oeo Horton
Services were held Tuesday, May 17, in the Eastlund-Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse with the Rev. Chester Reed officiating. Burial was in the North Webster Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Kosciusko County Hospice. Bernard L. Duncan Bernard L. Duncan, 57, 517 E. Chicago Rd., White Pigeon, Mich., died Sunday, May 15,1988, at 12:05 a.m. EDT in Sturgis Hospital, Sturgis, Mich. Duncan was born on August 21, 1930, in Swayzee. He had resided in Milford from 1947-56 and moved to White Pigeon in 1958. On August 7, 1949, in Milford, he married Phyllis Wuthrich. She survives. Surviving in addition to his are two sons, David Duncan, White Pigeon, Mich., and Gerry Duncan, Constantine, Mich.; one sister, Thelma Isaac, Swayzee; two brothers, James Duncan, Marion, and Russell Duncan, Pasadena, Md.; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Marvin Duncan, on December 18,1962. Services were held in Mishler Funeral Home, Milford, this morning, Wednesday, at 10:30 with Rev. Norman Hill officiating. Burial followed in Milford Cemetery. Burtis Virgil Kline Burtis Virgil Kline, 75, died at 12:15 a.m., Wednesday, May 11, 1988, in Mason Health Care Facility, Warsaw, following an extended illness. He was born in Milford on May 20, 1912, the son of Charles and Lilly (Lear) Kline. He spent his early years in LaGrange County, but lived most of his life in Kosciusko County. Survivors include one sister, Emma Harris, Falls Church, Va., and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services were held Friday, May 13 in the Circle Cemetery, Hudson, Ind. Florence E. Miller Mrs. Russell (Florence E.) Miller, 85, formerly of 14091 C.R. 50, Syracuse, died Tuesday, May 10, 1988, in the Kenney Retirement Community Center. Services were held Saturday, May 14, in the Rieth, Rohrer & Ehert Funeral Home. Rev. Lawrence Byrnes, pastor of Burr Oak Church, Millersburg, officiated and burial was in Woodland Cemetery, Wolcoltville.
Lillian Stein, 533 Lakeview Dr., Syracuse Dismissals Clay Trammel, r 6 box 42, Syracuse David Payne, r 2 box 197, North Webster a SUNDAY, MAY 15 Admissions Bobby E. Jenkins, r 5 box 247-P, Syracuse Dismassals Brenda L. Melching and infant son, Austin Allen, r 3 box 542A, Syracuse Steven P. Miller, P.O. Box 214, Milford KCH Monday, May 9 Admissions Liddie M. Crace, Leesburg Cathy E. Vest, North Webster Tuesday, May 10 Admissions Lisa A. Lackey, Leesburg Wednesday, May 11 Admissions Jamison C. Tanner, Leesburg Dismissals Mrs. Edward (Liddie) Crace and infant daughter, Leesburg Mrs. Mark (Lisa) Lackey and infant son, Leesburg Cathy E. Vest, North Webster Thursday, May 12 Admissions Blanche L. Lindemuth, Syracuse Saturday, May 14 Dismissals Jamison C. Tanner, Leesburg
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Amos A. Poe Amos A. Poe, 76, Leesburg, died at li:07 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, 1988, in Kosciusko Community Hospital. He had been in failing health for several years. Bom is Prestonsburg, Ky., on Feb. 21, 1912, the son of Andres and Betty (Bays) Poe. He married Annie McGuire, who survives. A Leesburg resident for the past 26 years, he was employed by Phend & Brown, until retiring in 1973. In addition to his wife, Annie, survivors include four daughters, Ethel Kendrick, Lucy Davis, and Lois Crace, all of Prestonsburg, and Mabel Rickel, Palestine, Ind.; seven sons, David, Ronnie and Amos Poe, Jr. all of Leesburg, Billy Poe, Warsaw, Elbert Poe, Lakeland, Fla., Ike Poe, Louisville, Ky., and John Poe, Prestonsburg; one sister, Aggie Gibson, Warsaw; 17 grandchildren; amd two great grandchildren. One sister and two brothers preceded him in death. Services were held in the Carter Funeral Home, Prestonsburg. Vern Rassi Vern W. Rassi, 81, 514 N. Eighth St., died at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 1988, in his home of an apparent heart attack. Born May 15, 1906, in Milford, he was married Oct. 22, 1927, in Goshen, to Mildred Lewallen. Most of his lifetime was spent in the area.„ He retired from the former Chase Bag Co., and was a member of Brenneman Memorial Missionary Church. Survivors include his wife, Mildred Rassi, three daughters, Mrs. Floyd (Marie) Miller, New Paris, Mrs. Cornelius (Shirley) Hoogenboom and Mrs. Ed (Janet) Fry, both of Goshen; eight grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Carris (Della) Talkington, Goshen, Mrs. Warren (Florence) Hahn, New Carlisle, and Viola Bontrager, Scottsdale, Ariz.; and four brothers, Leonard Rassi, Goshen, Harold Rassi, South Bend, Ralph Rassi, Vandalia, Mich., and Thomas Rassi, Middlebury; Two brothers, Raymond and Lloyd Rassi, preceded him in death. Funeral services were held Friday, May 13, in the Brenneman Memorial Missionary Church with the Revs. Marvin Engbrecht and John Blosser officiating. Burial was in Violett Cemetery.
Syracuse EMS The Syracuse Emergency Medical Service made the following ambulance runs this past week: At 6:31 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, the EMS was called to Vega Field. Lai Reed, 18, r 3 box 773, Syracuse, and Kristine Gibson, 15, r 1 box 119 G, Pierceton were taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Ed Hutchings, 74, r 4, Greenhaus Apartments, Syracuse, was transported from Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, to Miller’s Merry Manor, Syracuse, on Thursday, May 12. The ambulance left for Parkview at 11:33 a.m. Bill Fisher, 47, P.O. Box 421, Syracuse, was taken to Michiana Community Hospital, South Bend, on Sunday, May 15, after the EMS was called to his home at7:3oa.m. The EMS was called to Quaker Haven, Dewart Lake, at 2 p.m. Sunday. Randy Abbott, 29, r 1 box 67, Garthage, was taken to Goshen Hospital. Births LACKEY, Jason Edward Mr. and Mrs. Mark (Lisa) Lackey, r 1, Leesburg, are the parents of a son, Jason Edward, bom Wednesday, May 11, 1988. Jason was bom in the Kosciusko Community Hospital at 2 a.m. He weighed nine pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 22% inches in length. Maternal grandparents are
Velma Ruth Sheline Velma Ruth Sheline, 81, 101 Dolan Drive, Syracuse, died at 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 11,1988, in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis, following an illness of several months. Bom in Elkhart County on Sept. 4, 1906, she was the daughter of Benjamin and Data (Hire) Juday. Mrs. Sheline was a cook in several Syracuse area restaurants. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Ted (Velda) Fulford and Mrs. Betty Broekers, both of Syracuse, and Mrs. Frank (Burdene) Meyer, Goshen; two sons, Theldon (Bud) Kline, Syracuse and Howard Kline, Lakeland, Fla.; one stepson, Burdette Sheline, Goshen; 11 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and 15 greatgrandchildren. Services were held Saturday, May 14, in the Eastlund-Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse, with Rev. David Maish officiating. Burial was in the Solomon Creek Cemetery, near Benton. Lorraine Peterson Lorraine S. Peterson, 85, 617 Madison St., Elkhart, died Thursday, May 12, 1988, in the Elkhart General Hospital. Mrs. Peterson was born Sept. 13, 1902, in Elkhart. On July 5, 1925, she was married to Norman C. Peterson who died Jan. 7,1981. Survivors include two sons, John C. Peterson, Mishawaka, and Robert A. Peterson, San Antonio, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. J. Norman (Bessie) Parmer, San Antonio; six grandchildren; a brother, the Rev. John A. Pettit, Syracuse; and a sister, Mrs. Glenn (Mildred) Steele, Dublin, Calif. Services were held Monday, May 16, in the Grace Lutheran Church, Elkhart. The Rev. Thomas Prochaska, interim pastor at Grace, officiated. Burial was in the Rice Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Grace Lutheran Church or the American Lung Association. David L. Linville David L. Linville, 59, 1701 Northwood Dr., Apt. 29, Nappanee, died Sunday, May 15, 1988 at 3:35 a.m. in the Elkhart Hospital following an extended illness. Born Nov. 15, 1928, in Earl, Ark., he was the son of Joseph
Douglas and Louise Golden, Syracuse. Paternal grandparents are Joe and Kay Lackey, Winchester. Jason has two older sisters, Elizabeth, five and Katrina, three. TETHRAKE, Jennifer Louise Mr. and Mrs. Steven (Barbara) Tethrake, r 2 Milford Meadows 123, Milford are the parents of a daughter, Jennifer Louise, born Tuesday, May 10, 1988. She was born in the Goshen Hospital at 4:48 a.m., she weighed seven pounds, one and a half ounces and measured 20% inches long. Jennifer is the couple’s first child. Maternal grandparents are Robert and Beverly Blue, North Webster. Paternal grandparents are Merl and Norma Tethrake, Milford. MORRISON, Elizabeth Ann Mr. and Mrs. John P. (Kim Ann) Morrisonm 235 Crest Road, Glen Ellen, 111., are the parents of a daughterm Elizabeth Ann, born at 8:38 p.m., Thursday, May 5, 1988 in the Dupage County Hospital, Glen Ellen, 111. Elizabeth Ann weighed six pounds, three ounces and is the couple’s first childMaternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Marose, Tippecanoe Lake, Leesburg. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John C. Morrison, Toledo, Ohio. MELCHING, Austin Allen Mr. and Mrs. David (Brenda) Melching are the parents of a son, Austin Allen, bom Friday, May 13, 1988 in the Goshen Hospital.
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Chester and Myrtle (Mills) Linville. In Ligonier, on Oct. 28,1961, he married Judy Zartman. Linville retired in 1979 from Vitreous, in Nappanee, after 17 years. Survivors include his mother, Myrtle Linville, Nappanee; one son, Scott Linville, Elkhart; two grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Bill (Francis) Hester, Memphis, Tenn., Cathy Page, Memphis, Tenn., Mrs. Richard (Pat) Looney, Cuba, Mo., Mrs. Howard (Karen) Sellers, Nappanee, and Mrs. Leon (Deb) Sterling, Nappanee; four brothers, Billy and Jimmy Linville, both of Nappanee, Richard Linville, Milford and Olen Linville, New Paris. Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 17, in the Thompson-Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee with the Rev. Harold Ingle of the Church of God, Nappanee, officiating. Burial was in Union Center cemetery. Healthy heart cooking seminar Information on low salt, low saturated fat, and low cholesterol diets will be provided through a healthy heart cooking seminar which will be offered by Goshen Hospital on Saturday, May 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the hospital’s education department. The seminar is for individuals who are interested in lowering their fat, cholesterol, salt intake, for those who must follow these diets and for the persons who prepare these meals. There is a fee for the seminar which includes lunch and handouts. Preregistration is required by Thursday, May 19. Barbara Fierce, a Goshen Hospital dietician, will lead the discussion and prepare a meal using low salt, low fat, and low cholesterol recipes. She will be assisted by Dottie Kauffmann, RN, cardiac rehabilitation coordinator. The purposes of the cooking seminar are for the participants to understand and improve their low saturated fat, low cholesterol and/or low salt diets; to adopt a plan for losing weight or for achieving weight maintenance and a healthy heart diet; to acquire information concerning cooking creatively with the healthy heart diet; and to learn how to make appropriate food selections when grocery shopping or eating out. For further information or to enroll in the seminar, contact the education department, 533-2141, ext. 1104, Goshen Hospital.
Austin was born at 2:52 a.m. and weighed eight pounds, nine ounces and measured 20% inches long. Austin’s mother was also born on a Friday the 13th at 2:56 in the morning. He is the couple’s first child. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edgington, Swayzee. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John Melching of Marion and Lake Tippecanoe. Maternal great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dill of Jonesboro and Ruby Weagant of Swayzee. HARDING, Steven Patrick Lt. Patrick and Ann (Rush) Harding, Fort Lewis, Wash., are the parents of a son, Steven Patrick, born March 30, 1988, in the Madigan Hospital, Fort Lewis, Wash. Steven Patrick
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G.L. Perry Plans expansion
G.L. Perry of Nappanee will become the largest of the family of 14 stores in northern Indiana and southern Michigan when it sports a new addition this October. The Market Street store currently has 20,000 square feet of
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weighed eight pounds, 10 ounces and measured 21 ¥2 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Paul and Norma Rush, Syracuse. Paternal grandparents are Harry and Mildred Harding, Chesterton, Ind. Steven has a brother, Matthew, 2. RUSH, Kevin Adrian Bill and Debbie (Lipper) Rush, Fort Wayne, are the parents of a son, Kevin Adrian, born April 30, 1988 in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Kevin was born at 3:30 p.m. and weighed 10 pounds, B¥2 ounces and measured 22 inches in length. Paternal grandparents are Paul and Norma Rush, Syracuse. Kevin has an older brother, Christopher, 5%.
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