(Handwritten date:  Monday, December 10, 1951)  

BIRTH

   A baby girl named Rosemary was born this morning to Bruce and Alice Yoder Hirschy at the Adams County Memorial hospital in Decatur.

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(Handwritten date:  Friday, July 6, 1951)

   Mr. and Mrs. Dan P. Steury and Mrs. Mary Habegger left Thursday morning for Ethridge, Tennessee, to spend a day or two visiting with Mrs. Steury's brother, Caleb Habegger, and other relatives.  Mr. Habegger is critically ill having been bedfast for several months.

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(Handwritten date:  Monday, July 9, 1951)

REUNION HELD SUNDAY IN LARGE TENT

   More than 200 people attended an Eicher and Schwartz reunion Sunday at the Ben Eicher home northwest of Berne.  A large tent erected by Philip Neuenschwander provided shelter for more than 200 people and a basket dinner was enjoyed at noon.  Visitors came from several Indiana counties, and from Michigan and Ohio.

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(Handwritten date:  Thursday, December 13, 1951)

MRS. NOAH SCHMUCKER

   Funeral services will be held Saturday for Mrs. Noah Schmucker, 53, who died after a heart attack at her home in Milan Township at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.  She was a member of the Amish Church.

   Surviving are six sons, John, Henry and Joseph, all of New Haven, Joah [sic] Jr., Fort Wayne,  Victor, Grabill,  and William, at home;  a daughter, Anna, at home;  20 grandchildren;  two sisters, Mrs. Joyce Hassemaur and Mrs. Ordetta Noble, Philadelphia, Pa.;  a brother, Keith Miller, New Haven;  a step-mother, Mrs. Robert A. Miller, Schila Misch, Calif., and a step-father, Peter D. Graber, New Haven.

   Services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at the reisdence.  Burial will be in the Amish Cemetery at Grabill.  The Walter Funeral Home, Spencerville, returned the body to the residence where friends may call.

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(Handwritten date:  Monday, December 10, 1951)

BIRTH

   Mr. and Mrs. James C. Webb of Indianapolis are the parents of a baby girl, Karen Marie, born Saturday morning at the Methodist hospital in that city.  She weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and is their first child.  Mrs. Webb was formerly Miss Anna Marie Steury.  Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Steury of Decatur and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Webb of Orlando, Fla., are the grandparents.

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(Handwritten date:  Monday, July 9, 1951)

ALICE YODER, BRUCE HIRSCHY WED ON SUNDAY

Young Couple Exchange Vows in Church Service at 2 P.M.

   At two o'clock Sunday afternoon, July 8, the Evangelical Mennonite church west of Berne was the scene of a pretty early summer wedding in which Miss Alice Faye Yoder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncy Yoder, northwest of Berne, and Bruce D. Hirschy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hirschy of Decatur, Rt. 6, pledged their vows.  Rev. Milo Nussbaum, pastor at Union Chapel, Van Buren, brother-in-law of the bride, officiated in the double ring ceremony.  The bride was given away by her father.

   The marriage altar had a background of palms, ferns, two baskets of mixed flowers, and two seven-branched candelabra.

   Preceding the marriage Miss Fannie Margaret Habegger played several wedding selections on the piano, and Mrs. Don Hirschy as soloist sang "I Promise You."  Miss Marjorie Yoder joined her in the duet numbers, "I Love You Truly" and "To My Bride."  Miss Habegger played the traditional wedding marches and during the ceremony she played softly "Always."

   The bride's gown of white rayon embossed marquisette was fashioned with a high neckline, the yoke being joined to the bodice in scallop effect.  The long sleeves featured points over the hands, and tiny buttons were used in the back.  The full skirt ended in a short train.  The veil of net, edged with lace, fell from a tiara of seed pearls and rhinestones.  The bridal bouquet was of white roses centered with a corsage of pink roses.

   Miss Marjorie Yoder was her sister's maid of honor and only attendant.  Her gown of orchid marquisette was styled identical to that of the bride with the exception that the sleeves were short and the skirt was of floor length.  She carried yellow roses.

   Vaughn Mattax served the groom as best man, and the ushers were Kenneth Yoder, Don and Dale Hirschy, brothers of the bride and groom.  The bridegroom and his attendant wore dark blue suits and white carnation boutonnieres.

   The mother of the bride wore a navy print dress with white accessories and a pink carnation corsage.  The groom's mother wore aqua and white and her corsage was also of pink carnations.

   A reception was held in the church basement following the wedding.  Mrs. William Thompson and Mrs. Fannie Amstutz were the head waitresses assisted by Ruby Alice Moser and Anna Ruth Inniger.  The cake was cut by Mrs. Milo Nussbaum, sister of the bride and the punch was served by Miss Darlene Yoder, another sister.  The four-tiered wedding cake was (cut off)

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(Handwritten date:  1951)

SAMUEL BERTSCH DIES SUNDAY AT FRENCH TP. HOME

Funeral Wednesday for 67-Year-Old Farmer;  Victim of Cancer

   Samuel Bertsch, 67, widely known French township farmer, died at 7:00 a.m. Sunday at his home northwest of Berne.  Death was caused by carcinoma.  He had been ill the past year and serious for the past several weeks.

   Mr. Bertsch was a native of Allen county, where he was born May 15, 1884, the son of John and Malizzie Franks Bertsch.  His first marriage was to Rose Ann Minger November 12, 1903.  She preceded in death Dec. 14, 1944.  On May 4, 1946, he was married to Nellie Reimschisel, who survives, together with eight sons:  Jay and Harvey, both of Tucson, Ariz.;  Herman of Markle,  Melvin and Laurin both of Bluffton,  Oscar of Monroe,  Leonard of Decatur and Walter, at home;  two daughters, Mrs. Daniel Lantz, near Decatur, and Mrs. Howard Schwartz, northwest of Berne;  16 grandchildren;  four brothers, Edward and Andrew, both of Grabill, Cornelius, Geneva,  and John, Berne;   and four sisters, Mrs. Edward Jensen, Petoskey, Mich.,  and the Misses Rosie, Minnie and Freda Bertsch, all of Grabill.  Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the residence and 1:30 o'clock in the Apostolic Christian Church with the Rev. Samuel Aeschliman officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.  The body is at the Jahn Funeral Home in Bluffton and will be returned to the residence, where friends may call after 6 p.m. today.

(Karin King note:  Samuel died July 1, 1951; buried Apostolic Christian Cemetery in Vera Cruz, Wells County, Indiana)

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(Handwritten date:  Monday, July 9, 1951)

BERTSCH WILL PROBATED

   The will of Samuel Bertsch, through attorney C. H. Muselman, was filed for probate.  Letters were ordered issued to Laurin and Oscar Bertsch, co-executors, and bond was filed in the sum of $20,000.  The widow and eight sons and two daughters will share in the estate according to the provisions of the will.

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(Handwritten date:  Monday, July 2, 1951)

ANDREW SCHROCK WED ON SATURDAY

Marries Miss Elizabeth Olalde At Mt. Hope Parsonage

   Miss Elizabeth Olalde of east of Berne and Andrew Schrock of north of Berne were united in marriage at 6:00 p.m. Saturday at the parsonage of the Mt. Hope Church of the Nazarene northeast of Berne.  Rev. Doyle Hofferbert, pastor of the Mount Hope church, officiated.  It was not a ring ceremony.

   Marie and Willard Geiger attended the couple.

   The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Consulo Mendosa of east of Berne and Mr. Schrock is the son of Mr. and Mrs. N. N. Schrock of north of Berne.  He is a graduate of the Adams Central high school and is employed at Fort Wayne where the couple will reside.

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(Handwritten date:  Friday, July 6, 1951)

BIRTHS

   Twin daughters were born on Tuesday, July 3, at the Adams county hospital to Milford and Helen Braun Balsiger of Berne.  The babies were named Cynthia Ann and Susan Kay.

   Mr. and Mrs. Dale Grandlienard, of Linn Grove, are the parents of a daughter born this morning at the Clinic hospital.

   Word was received here today of the birth of a son to Lt. and Mrs. Jason J. Thibodeaux.  The baby's name is Dana Paul, weighing 8 lb.and 13 oz., and was born on June 25 at Shawa, Japan.  Mrs. Thibodeaux was formerly Floradelle Amstutz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley S. Amstutz of this place.

   Simon C. Troyer and Elizabeth W. Schwartz Troyer are the parents of twin girls born yesterday forenoon at their home on Route 1, Berne.

   Clyde and Shirley Burmeister Augsburger of Berne are the parents of a baby daughter, Suzanne Kay, born at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, at the Adams County Memorial hospital.  The child weighed  6 pounds, 11 ounces.  The baby is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Augsburger of west of Berne and was born on her grandfather's birthday.

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(Handwritten date:  Monday, July 2, 1951)

INFANT STILLBORN

   A still-born baby girl was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Stepler of northwest of Monroe.  Mrs. Stepler was formerly Frieda Inniger.  The infant was born at the Adams County Memorial hospital.  The parents and two sisters survive.  Mr. and Mrs. Abe Inniger of north of Berne are the maternal grandparents.  Graveside services were held at 9:00 a.m. today at St. Luke's cemetery at Honduras.

Adams County, Indiana Historical Society

1933-1953 Scrapbook - Image 63

Transcribed by Karin King