The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 47, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 January 1989 — Page 3

Obituaries

(KLINK) 1 -W* ROGERS 4| /V Eloise H. (Klink) Rogers Eloise H. (Klink) Rogers, 83, 2711 S. Michigan St., South Bend, and 200 East Pearl St, Syracuse, died Monday, Jan. 2, at 3:07 p.m. in St> Joseph Medical Center, South Bend, following an extended illness. A lifetime resident of Syracuse and South Bend, she was born in the family home at 206 East Pearl Street, Syracuse, on February 22, 1905. She was the youngest of four children born to Everton E. and Lulu Strieby Holloway. She'was also the granddaughter of prominent Syracuse pioneer families Miles, Holloway, and Strieby. On June 6, 1925, she married Orval L. Klink. He and his father, Daniel, operated a stock buying and meat market business in Syracuse. Her second marriage was to Austin Dial Rogers on May 11, 1938. He was a salesman for the. Fabricated Steel Co. of South Bend. He preceded her in death on January 26,1979. The deep roots and love of Syracuse was evident as she and her late husband maintained a home in Syracuse through all the years of their marriage. In the 19705, she remodeled the historic family home at 200 East Pearl St. known as the “Grandma House.'" This was the residence bf Mrs. Rogers’ great-grandparents, Evan and Katherine Miles. Later, her grandparents, Edwin F. and Barbara E. Miles Holloway, occupied this same house. Miles and Holloway were

Hospital notes

Goshen TUESDAY, DEC. 27 Dismissals Marcy Cannon and infant daughter, Misty Dawn, PO Box 68, Milford Esther Getz, PO Box 171., Milford Florence Schultz, Lakeland Loving Care Center. Milford WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28 Admissions Karin M. Johnson, r 3 box 254, Syracuse Kathryn Dean, 400 Parkway Drive, Syracuse THURSDAY, DEC. 29 Admissions Teri S. Senders, 72833 CR 29 Lot 15, Syracuse Dismissals Karin M. Johnson, r 3 box 254, Syracuse Kathryn M. Dean, 400 Parkway Drive, Syracuse FRIDAY, DEC. 30 Admissions Tom Millard, r 2 box 465A, Leesburg Dismissals Robert B. Miller, r 4 box 4108, Syracuse Nathan T. Wells, 70383 CR 127, Syracuse SATURDAY, DEC. 31 Admissions Gladys Miller, r 1 box 260-D, Milford Maryrose S. Henning, PO Box 263, Syracuse MONDAY, JAN. 2 Dismissals Mary S. Thornburg, r 1 box 283 N, Syracuse

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members of the first Syracuse town government. Miles serving as chairman of the board and Holloway as clerk. Holloway also drew up the papers requesting the county for incorporation. Mrs. Rogers was a member, pianist, and soloist of the old Trinity EvangelicaJ/Church on South Harrispn Street in Syracuse. An alumnus of Ball Stale Teachers College, she taught school lin the Syracusegrade school for a number of years. In 1936, to help enrich her teaching vocation, she toured Europe, visiting seven different countries. j Following the tradition of her mother’s love for animals, Mrs. Rogers and her husband. Dial, reactivated a humane society for South Bend. She remained active in this venture for over 40 years and at one time served the organization as its president. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star of Syracuse, the Schuyler Colfax Chapter of DAR, and a 10th generation Mayflower descendant. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. John A. (Beverly Klink) Lockwitz II ; two grandsons, John A. Lockwitz 111, and Miles E. Lockwitz; great-grandchildren Lisa Ann Lockwitz, Jenefer Sue Lockwitz, Kathy Lakner Lockwitz, and Kristy Lynn Lockwitz, all of South Bend; nieces and nephews including the late Mrs. Robert (Maxine Holloway) Smith, Marilyn Holloway Stummer of Nevada, Mrs. Herman (Betty Holloway) Jensen of Garrett, John E. Holloway of Fort Wayne, and many grand nieces and nephews. Her sister, Jessie Holloway Zerbe, and brothers, Hallie and Burdette, preceded her in death. Friends may call in EastlundHarris Funeral Home, Syracuse, today, Wednesday, from 2-4 and 6-9. Services will be held in the funeral home tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Kennard Robinson officiating. Burial will be in

KCH FRIDAY, DEC. 23 Admissions Dorothy L. Utter, Leesburg SATURDAY, DEC. 24 Admissions Sandra L. Beery, Syracuse Sally E. Devon, Leesburg SUNDAY, DEC. 25 Dismissals Sally E. Devon, Leesburg MONDAY, DEC. 26 Admissions Tyler Beery, Syracuse TUESDAY, DEC. 27 Dismissals Sandra L. Beery, Syracuse Beery, Syracuse WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28 Admissions Dale H. Fawley, Leesburg Dismissals Dorothy L. Utter, Leesburg THURSDAY, DEC. 29 Admissions Donna K. Daniel, Leesburg Krenda L. Mahlan, Leesburg Syracuse EMS The Syracuse Emergency Medical Service made the following ambulance runs this past The EMS was called to Dana Corporation at p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 28) Randy Walters, 34, Lite Breeze, No. 13, Pierceton, was taken to Goshen Hospital. Kenneth E Smith, 52, R 1 Box 82, Warsaw, was taken to Goshen Hospital Wednesday, after he

Syracuse Cemetery. An Order of the Eastern Star service will be held this evening at 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to Pet Refuge at South Bend. Luki M. Mickem Lula M. (Fowler) Mickem, 49, r 1, Cromwell, former Milford resident, died at 7:30 a m. Thursday, Dec. 29, 1988, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, following an extended illness. She was born in Warsaw on October 27, 1939. On October 3, 1958, she married Albertis J. Mickem. He survives.. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker and member of the Eagles Auxiliary, Columbia City. Surviving with her husband are two Karen Mickem, Claypool, and Tammy Mickem, Warsaw; three sons, Harold Mickem, Claypool, and Bert and Kevin Mickem, both at home; four'grandsons; and one brother, Lloyd Fowler, Michigan. There was no calling. Graveside services were held at 10:30 a m. Saturday, Dec. 31, in Oak Park Cemetery, Ligonier, with Rev. Harlan Steffen officiating. Eastlund-Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse, was in charge of arrangements. Mary L. Thomas Mary Lucille TheJtnas, 83, r 2, Syracuse, died Thursday, Dec. 29,1988, at 11:10 p.m. in Lakeland Loving Care Center, Milford. The daughter of Felix and Mary Walker Corlette, she was born in Hardisons Mill, Tenn., on May 11, 1905. She was married to Elton Porter, .who died in 1950. She then married Henry Thomas, who preceded her in death in 1979. She was a machine operator in Hemet, Calif., for many years

came to the station at 7:15 p.m. Geniva Jones, 48, Lot 1011 Raggady Ann Road. Cromwell, was not transported Wednesday after the EMS was called to that address at9:44 p.m. Charlie Rock. 75, 506 Front St., Syracuse, was taken to Goshen Hospital Wednesday after the EMS was called to his home at 10:15p.m. The EMS was called to the home of Gregory Miller, three. 21 Greenhaus, Syracuse, at 10:36 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29. He was taken to Goshen Hospital ■Adelaide Martin, 84, Miller’s Merry Manor, Syracuse, < was taken to Goshen Hospital Friday, Dec. 30, at 1:14 p.m. The EMS was called to the home of John Craw, 78, R 1 Box 16, Syracuse, at 6:51 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 31. He was taken to Goshen Hospital. Jenny Ream, 32, 72522 CR 133, SyracuseJ vyas taken to Goshen Hospitalsaturday, after the EMS was called to her home at 10:31 p.m. - Laura Hyndman, 28, R 3 Box 112, Syracuse, was taken to Goshen Hospital Sunday, Jan 1, after the EMS was called to 589 Rumpelstiltzkin Dr., in Enchanted Hills, at 1:15 p.m. Ruth Olson, 89, Miller’s Merry Manor, Syracuse, was transported to Goshen Hospital Monday, Jan. 2, at 10:26 a m. from the healthcare facility. Births CANNON, Misty Dawn Mr. and Mrs. Barry (Marcy) Cannon, 201' Emeline Street, Milford, are the parents of a daughter. Misty Dawn, born at 12:15 a m. Saturday, Dec: 24, 1988, in Goshen Hospital. She weighed seven pounds, three ounces, and measured 19' i inches long. Misty Dawn is the couple's first child. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Clifford D. (Cleo Jean Wolf, Milford. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Bernard (Betty) Cannon,. Milford, and the late Sharon Viola Cannon. Maternal greatgrandmother is-Vivian B. Wolf, Milford. Paternal greatgrandparents are Margarite Cannon, Bremen, and Homer Lantz, Millersburg.

and was a member of the Hemet First Baptist Church. She moved to Syracuse from Seattle, Wash., in 1984. Surviving are two sons, Carlos Porter, Syracuse, and Earl Porter, Seattle; three grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by . four sisters and one brother. There was no calling. The body will be cremated with a memorial service to be held at a later date in California, Eastlund-Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse, was in charge of arrangements. Robert E. Roeder Services were held this morning, Wednesday, at 11 a.m. in Thompson & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, for Robert E. Roeder, 60, r 2, Milford. He died Sunday, Jan. 1, at 10:08 p.m. in Elkhart General Hospital. Death was from an apparent heart attack. The son of Herman and Chloa Strahley Roeder, he was born in Wyatt on September 22, 1928. On June 15, 1952, he married Mary Hall in Nappanee. She survives. He was formerly employed with Bob's Ford, Nappanee, was of Roeder’s Bakery, Nappanee, and was head of the bakery at Farmers’ Market, South Bend. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict, member of Nappanee Rotary, and Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren. Surviving with his wife are two sons, Robert G. and Steven Lee Roeder, both of Milford; two brothers, Donald R. Roeder, Goshen, and Larry D. Roeder, Nappanee; and two sisters, Mrs. Dale (Shirley Jean) Replogle, Bremen, and Minnie Marlene Roeder, Goshen. He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Rev. Kenneth Swank officiated at the services. Burial was in Union Center Cemetery with military graveside rites. Memorials may be made to Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren. Samuel W. Hann Samuel W. Hann, 80. 52363 CR 21, Bristol, died Monday, Jan. 2, at 6:25 a.m. in Meridian Nursing Center East Lake, Elkhart, where he had been admitted October 29, 1986. He was the brother of Jesse Hann of Syracuse. He was born in Columbus on

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May 22, 1908, and spent most of his lifetime in the area. He married Esther Johnson on May 22, 1957, in Kalamazoo. Mich. She survives. In 1°73, he retired from the Elkhart County Highway Department. Also surviving are Mrs. Morris i Dorothy) DeLater, Osceola, a niece whom they raised; and a half sister, Mrs. Henry (Anna) « DeLater, Osceola.. Services were held this morning, Wednesday, at 10 a.m. in Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen, with Rev. O. Rex Lindemood, pastor of North Webster United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Violett Cemetery, Goshen. Alice R. Oft Friends may call tomorrow, Thursday, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. in Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen, for Alice R. Ott, 67, 10801 CR 48, Ligonier. She died Tuesday, Jan. 3, at 1:30 am. in Goshen Hospital, where she was a patient one month. She was the

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stepmother of Rachel Miller of Milford. She was born in Elkhart County on January 17, 1921, and was a lifetime area resident. She married Orrion O. Ott on June 26, 1944, in Elkhart. Hesuryives. Also surviving are one .son. Glen O. Ott, Goshen; two daughters, Mrs. James (Katherine) Burkhead, Fort Campbell, Ky., and Loretta Kimmel, Millersburg; one stepson, Keith Ott, Goshen; one additional stepdaughter, Doris Brown, Goshen; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother, Carl Stoner, Marcellus, Mich.; and two sisters, Beatrice Vannoster, Syracuse, and Mrs. Leland (Dorothy) Searfoss, Bristol. One son, Robert Louis, preceded her in death on December 7, 1965, and one brother, Hubert, in 1988. Services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral Home with Rev. Wendell Tobias, pastor, of West Goshen Church of the Brethren, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Goshen Hospice Program at Goshen General Hospital.

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James A. Braun James A. Braun, 67, r 2, died Thursday evening. Dec . 29, in Kosciusko Com= munity Hospital. « He was born in Muncie and lived most of his live in Alexandria. m 1981, he moved to Leesburg. He was married to Beverly Weaver Braun, who survives. Until 1962, he was co-owner of the former W. H. May Hardware, in 1981 he retired as a sales representative for wholesale plumbing and heating firms in Madison and Delaware Counties, and for 14 years served as city judge in Alexandria retiring in 1981 due to ill health. He attended North Webster Church of God. was a life member of Alexandria Elks Lodges 478, and member of Association/ of Retired Public Employees of Indiana. Survivingwith his wife are one son, Todd Braun, Chillcothe, Ohio; one daughter, Lindsey Furry, Kalamazoo, Mich.; three grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Eli (Sue) Roscoe, Muncie. Services were held Monday,

Van Buren Township when she lost control of her vehicle on the icy road, causing it to leave the roadway andrtjll over. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at up to 110,000. (Phottfhv Mitchell Stinson)

Jan. 2, at 10 a m in Owens Funeral Home, Alexandria, with Dr. W. Shirell Fox officiating. Burial was in IOOF Cemetery, Alexandria Alexandria Elks conducted a Lodge Sorrow Sunday at 8 psm. in the funeral home. , ' Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association. Family hospitalized A Syracuse family was taken to Goshen Hospital Tuesday after becoming ill from gas fumes in their home. The Syracuse Emergency Medical Service was called to 200 North Harrison Street at 1:52 p.m. afterjhe John Mason family became iIL Mason, 34; his vyife, Susan, 32;' and their two children, Jan, four; and Ryan, two, were all taken to Goshen Hospital where they were • treated and released. Information received was &>at the gas fumes came from a pro* blem with the water heater in the h’bme. The Syracuse Fire Chief, who was at the scene, could not be contacted for further information.

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