Former Hospital Superintendent Dies
Mrs. Emilie C. Archbold, 82, of Woodburn, former superintendent of the Adams county memorial hospital, died Wednesday night at the Allen county home, where she had been a resident for six and one-half years. She was a graduate of the Lutheran hospital school of nursing in Fort Wayne, and served for five years as a nurse in Panama, Central America. Mrs. Archbold was superintendent of the local hospital for many years, retiring 25 years ago because of ill health. She had made her home with a niece, Mrs. Carl Nahrwold in Woodburn. She was a member of Christ Lutheran church at Woodburn, and was an honorary member of its Ladies Aid Society. Also surviving are several step-children, including Mrs. George Helm and Lawrence Archbold, of LaGrange, Ill. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the E. Harper & Son funeral home in New Haven, with the Rev. Howard Georg officiating. Burial will be in the Christ Church cemetery in Woodburn. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services. (Fri. Aug. 14, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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Ellen J. Barger-Loper, 90, Portland, passed away at Miller's Merry Manor in Dunkirk. She was born in Bromide, OK. on June 28, 1927, to R.P. and Lilly (Pittman) Ellis. She married Robert E. Barger of Jay County on November 23, 1945, after attending college in Oklahoma. They were married for 38 years, until his death in 1983. On April 19, 1985, she married LeRoy Loper, who died in 2008. Ellen was preceded in death by her fourteen older siblings and their spouses. Among her employers were Jay Garment and Marsh Supermarket. She was a member of Asbury UMC, and Jay County Hospital Auxiliary. Ellen's only child, June Domingo (Roger), of Portland, survives. George Horn, her very special friend, also survives. Her four treasured grandchildren are Jeremy Clear (Jamie), of California, Dr. James Clear (Dr. Jenni), of Hawaii, David Domingo (Lek) of California, and Debbi McMullan (Kerry) of Texas, listed in reverse age order. She is also is survived by 13 great grandchildren, 5 great great grandchildren, and many beloved nieces and nephews. Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday, followed by the 3 pm funeral, at Trinity United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery in Ft. Recovery. Roger Domingo and Pastor Don Zlaty will officiate. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church. Baird-Freeman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Baird-Freeman Funeral Home online obit (accessed 4/18/2018)

(Handwritten date: Wednesday, Jan. 23, 1952)
MENNO BASINGER DIES ON TUESDAY
Funeral Thursday For Columbus Grove, Ohio Farmer
Menno Basinger, 78, retired farmer of three miles east of Columbus Grove, Ohio, died at 3:20 a.m. Tuesday at the Lima Memorial hospital, Lima, Ohio, following a long illness. He had been in the hospital several weeks. Mr. Basinger was well known in this community and visited here frequently as long as his health permitted. He had been in failing health for several years. Mr. Basinger had a number of relatives in this community. He is survived by a son, Millard, and a daughter, Melita, both at home. A brother, Amos Basinger, survives and two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The wife, the former Elizabeth Neuenschwander, is deceased. (Handwritten: "She died Nov. 22, 1950"). The funeral will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Ebenezer Mennonite church, near Bluffton, with burial in the church cemetery. (Handwritten: "A brother, Calvin, and a sister Mar (Cut off)
Adams County Historical Society 1933-1955 Scrapbook, image 69-70
Transcribed by Karin King

Willis Baumgartner Is Taken By Death
Willis Baumgartner, 64, of 4009 Oliver street, Fort Wayne, and a native of Berne, died at noon Sunday at Lutheran hospital after being admitted. Mr. Baumgartner, who had lived in Fort Wayne 40 years, was chief regional dispatcher for Indiana & Michigan Electric Co., for whom he had worked 39 years. He was a veteran of World War 1, and was active in Boy Scout troop 22 and the Order of the Arrow. Surviving are three sons, James N., John D. and Thomas C. Baumgartner, all of Fort Wayne; one daughter; Mrs. Donald Snyder of Ashley; three brothers, Edison and Oscar, both of Fort Wayne, and Leonard of Berne, and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Klaehn funeral home, the Rev. Williard Zinke officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services. (Mon. Feb. 17, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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Mrs. Lillian Bond Dies This Morning
Mrs. Lillian Bond, 85 of Denver, Ind., died at 2:15 o'clock this morning at the Berne nursing home. She had been in failing health for several months. She was born in Miami county, Aug. 28, 1878, a daughter of Merritt and Jennie Wooley-Murphy. Her husband, Oscar Bond, preceded her in death. Mrs. Bond was a member of the First Baptist church at Denver. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Ray (Mildred) Stingely of Decatur; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. One son, one daughter, one brother and one sister are deceased. The body will be taken this evening from the Winteregg-Linn funeral home to the McCain funeral home near Peru, where friends may call Friday afternoon. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. (Thurs. Feb. 13, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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Woman Dies Few Days After 102nd birthday
Mrs. Ida Brenneman, who celebrated her 102nd birthday last Saturday, died today at 5 a.m. at the Allen County Home where she had been a resident the past six years. A native of Wells county, she resided in Fort Wayne many years and she then moved to Harlan. She was a member of the Harlan Methodist Church and Harlan Lodge 335, OES. An adopted member of the Friendship Club of Allen County, she was presented with a necklace and earrings on her birthday by the organization. Mrs. Brennenman eagerly was awaiting the delivery of a letter from President Lyndon B. Johnson. She wanted to include it with her treasured letters from former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the late President John F. Kennedy. Her husband, Elmer, died in 1885, and her only daughter, Mrs. Ora Price, died in 1958. Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the Oetting Funeral Home, Harlan, the Rev. Stanley Tobias officiating. Burial will be in Harlan Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday after 4 p.m. Harlan Lodge OES, will have services Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. (Wed. July 29, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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Gracie Allen Dies After Heart Attack
58-year-old Comedienne Headliner 34 Years
By BOB THOMAS
HOLLYWOOD (AP) -Gracie Allen, whose scatterbrained comedy helped make Burns and Allen a top act in show business for 34 years, died Thursday night after a heart attack. She was 58. Spokesmen for the family said Miss Allen died at 11:15 p.m. and that her husband, comedy actor George Burns was at her side at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. Contacted at the Burns home in Beverly Hills, William Burns, George's brother, said the popular comedienne had been in seemingly good health before being stricken. He said she had experienced mild heart attacks in the past. They didn't, however, seem to slow her down much. Ten days ago she and her husband were among guests at the gala wedding reception for Edie Adams, and her new husband, Marty Mills. She appeared effervescent and cheerful, as she has been since her retirement in 1958. Until then, the strain of sustaining her nitwit role sometimes made her tense and withdrawn. Miss Allen was born in 1906, the year of the great earthquake in San Francisco. Named Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, she was one of four daughters of Edward Allen, a song and dance man then booked in San Francisco. At 3 ½ she had made her stage debut. But she continued in Catholic schools until she was 14, when she began a dancing act with her three older sisters. Later, she joined an Irish song and dance act and at one time went to secretarial school in Hoboken, N.J. It was in New Jersey that she met George. Born Nathan Burnbaum in 1896, Burns had been through the vaudeville mill and claims to have weathered 50 partners before encountering Gracie. She saw him on a hill at Union Hill, N.J. where he was booked as Burns and Lorraine. They met after the show and George revealed he was seeking a new partner. He suggested that Gracie join him. Gracie recalled later; "Of course George had written this act for himself, with himself as the comedian and I as the straight man. But the funny thing-my straight lines got the laughs." (Fri. Aug. 28, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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COCHRAN Hartford City, Jan. 22 - Mrs. Ida M. Cochran, 66, wife of Willard Cochran, died at the home here this morning after a long illness of paralysis. She is survived by her husband and seven children, Oscar Runkle of Montpelier, Mrs. Veda Attaway, Mrs. Clayton Moore and Miss Helen Runkle of Fort Wayne and Miss Alice M. Turner of Tulsa, and Franklin Runkle and Verl Cochran of this city. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Burk & Fennig Chapel here, with burial in Montpelier.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 23, 1940
Contributed by Karin King

W. H. CREIGHTON DIES AT WARSAW; FUNERAL SATURDAY
WARSAW - William H. Creighton, 84, well known resident of the Atwood community, died Wednesday at the McDonald Hospital where he had been a medical patient for the past two months. Mr. Creighton was a retired farmer. Surviving relatives include four sons, Hobart and Russell, both of Warsaw, and Charles and Kermit, Atwood; two daughters, Mrs. Homer Byrer, Warsaw, and Mrs. Leonard Eiler, Atwood; one brother, 21 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. His wife, three brothers and one sister preceded him in death. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Atwood Evangelical United Brethren church, of which he was a member. The Rev. O. W. Haynes, pastor of the church, will officiate and burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery [Kosciusko County, IN]. The Bilby-McHatten Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Friends may call from 11 a.m. Friday until 11:30 a.m. Sat. (cut off)
Adams County Historical Society 1933-1955 Scrapbook, image 69
Transcribed by Karin King

Lorraine A. Cummings, 01/22/1958 - 04/03/2015
Lorraine A. Cummings, 57 years old of Decatur, IN, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2015 at her residence. She was born on January 22, 1958 in Oak Park, Illinois the daughter of Tom Walsh and Nancy L. (Regelbrugge) Walsh, both of whom survive. Surviving are her son, Dale Craft Jr. of Decatur, IN; son, Scott Cummings of Decatur, IN; parents, Tom & Nancy Walsh of New Orleans, LA; brother, Tom Walsh; sister, Patricia Sykora of New Orlean, LA; three grandchildren: Grant Craft; Aiden Cummings; and Kameron Craft. There will be no services. Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home online obit (accessed 4/12/2018)

DANIELS Kendallville, Jan. 23 -Ms. Mary Daniels, 63, died today at the home of her sister, Mrs. L. V. Grossman near here of tuberculosis. She had been a patient at the Irene Byron Sanitarium for many years. Surviving are the sister and two brothers, George and W. H. Uhl of near here. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the A. J. Berhalter Funeral Home, Rev. Albert Smith officiating with burial in Lakeview Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 23, 1940
Contributed by Karin King

Retired Teacher, Band Leader Dies
James O. Danner, 81, prominent retired teacher of music and band director, died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday at Union hospital, Terre Haute, following an illness of two weeks. He had made his home for the past three years with a son, Forrest Danner, 2942 Hall Ave., Terre haute. Mr. Danner taught music for many years in schools at Wren, Wilshire and St. Henry, O., and at Monmouth, Monroe, Pleasant Mills and Kirkland schools in Adams county. He also served as director of the Dunbar band at Berne, and the General Electric band in Decatur. He was born in Blue Creek township July 18, 1883, a son of Frank and Arrilia Ferguson-Danner. His wife, the former Mae Deitsch, preceded him in death Aug. 17, 1956. Surviving are the son and one grandchild, Janet Danner ?? Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Zwick funeral home, with the Rev. Robert Harvey officiating. Burial will be in the Wilshire cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today until time of the services. (Thurs. Sept.??, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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Eugene O. Double Dies Early Tuesday
Eugene O. Double, 42, of 2209 Dunkelberg road, Fort Wayne, was dead on arrival early Tuesday morning at the Lutheran hospital. He was a native of Wells county but had resided in Allen county 37 years. He was employed as a stockman at the Dana Corp. Mr. Double was a member and trustee of Mount Lutheran church, Waynedale, treasurer of Boy Scout troop 44 and was a World War II veteran. Surviving are his wife, Louise; two sons, David and Dennis both at home; his father, Kenneth Double of Fort Wayne; his mother, Mrs. Ida Double of Fort Wayne; and three brothers, Paul Double of Ossian, Raymond Double of Monroe, and Richard Double of Markle. Funeral rites will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Calvary Lutheran church, the Rev. H. H. Backs officiating. Burial will be in St. Mark's cemetery. Friends may call at the Elzey home funeral at Waynedale until noon Thursday when the body will be taken to the church. (Wed. April 29, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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FRED DRAYER, 76, SUCCUMBS ON MONDAY
FUNERAL THURSDAY FOR NATIVE OF LINN GROVE
Fred Drayer, 76?? of 123??? Rose Ave., New Haven, died at 3:20 p.m. Monday in the Parkview Memorial hospital in Fort Wayne where he was admitted yesterday morning following a heart attack at his residence. Born near Linn Grove, he resided in New Haven 23 years, moving there from Fort Wayne. He was a former machine operator at International Harvester, retiring in 1955 after 23 years. Mr. Drayer was a member of Apostolic Christian Church and the Quarter-Century Club of International Harvester. He and his wife, Neddie, who survives, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1960. Other survivors area son, Hilmer, New Haven; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild; three brothers, Christ, Bluffton, Henry, R.R. 4,Decatur, and Charles, R.R. 1, Craigsville; and two sisters, Mrs. Rose Leffenwell, Electra, Tex., and Mrs. Amelia Aueschillman, Elgin, Ill. Friends may call at E. Harper & son Funeral Home, New Haven. Services will be there at 1 p.m. Thursday and at 1:30 p.m. in the Apostolic church. Burial will be in the IOOF cemetery, New Haven. (Wed. Nov. 13, 1963)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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ECENBARGER Huntington, Jan. 22 - Mrs. Alice Ecenbarger, 78, who had lived until recently at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Ross Plasterer of this city, died yesterday at the home of a son, Charles W. Ecenbarger, at Pittston, Pa. She had been in failing health since suffering a paralytic stroke in November, 1938. The husband, Conrad Ecenbarger, died in 1926. Surviving are the son, daughter and four grandchildren. The body will arrive here Tuesday morning and funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Bailey Funeral Home, Rev. Burl M. Bechdolt officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 23, 1940
Contributed by Karin King

Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. today for a former Berne banker, Albert Egly, 95, of Terre Haute, who died at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Union hospital, Terre Haute. Burial was in the Leo cemetery. The C.M. Sloan & Sons funeral home was in charge of arrangements and the funeral was held there. A former resident of Berne and then of Fort Wayne, Egly was a retired banker, attorney and accountant who organized Grabill State Bank in 1906 and the New home Telephone Company. He was also an organizer of Allen County Electric Light and Power Co. which served northeast Allen County, and had an accounting service in Fort Wayne before suffering a stroke in 1969. He moved at that time to the home of his son, Dr. Richard Egly, in Terre Haute. A native of Geneva, he attended school at Valparaiso University and at the age of 19 taught at the Summer session there. He later graduated from Ormsby-Rinehart Business College, Bluffton. Mr. Egly was assistant cashier of the Peoples State Bank, Berne, before organizing State Bank of Grabill in 1906, as its cashier and president for 20 years. He was elder emeritus of the First Christian church (Disciples of Christ), Fort Wayne, and had been a former active member of Central Lions Club, and was quite active in Izaak Walton League, Acres, Inc., and the Anthony Wayne Stamp Club. Surviving in addition to the son is one sister, Mrs. Raymond Filer of Geneva.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN Monday, Jan. 6, 1975
Contributed by Karin King

Vera Cruz Boys Drown In River
Two Vera Cruz brothers, Rex Allen Everidge, 10, and Billy Ray Everidge, 8, drowned Wednesday afternoon while swimming in the Wabash river about a half mile from Vera Cruz. The sons of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Everidge, they left home about 3 p.m. yesterday afternoon. Their bodies were discovered in four feet of water at about 4:20 p.m. by their grandfather, Toy Everidge. Their clothes were on the riverbank. Wells county coroner, Dr. Charles Caylor ruled accidental death. County sheriff Alva Smith, Deputy Miles Hoopengardner, state trooper Roger Gerwig were at the scene along with Bluffton city police and fire department members. Surviving in addition to the parents are two brothers, Daniel and Johnny Wayne, two sisters, Cosetta Marie and Polly Ann, and the grandparents. The bodies are at the McBride and Son Funeral home in Bluffton. Friends may call from 3-6 p.m. Thursday. The bodies will then be taken to Fort Branch, Ky. For funeral services. (Thurs. Aug. 6, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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FARLEY Columbia City, Jan. 22 - Word was received in this city of the death of Eudell E. Farley, 35, which occurred Saturday morning at his home at Santa Fe, N.M., following a second operation for collapse of a lung. The body will arrive in this city Wednesday and will be taken to the Luckenbill Funeral Home where friends will be received until the hour of the service. Mr. Farley was born at North Manchester to Mr. and Mrs. Millard Farley. He was married on May 28, 1932, to Miss Louise Johnston of this city. Surviving besides the widow and the mother is one sister, Mrs. John Acles of North Manchester. Rev. Raymond Schutz of North Manchester will officiate at rites to be held at the Luckenbill Funeral Home Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 23, 1940
Contributed by Karin King

FOX Mrs. Minnie Fox, 71, died at 9:45 o'clock last night at her residence, 1136 West Wildwood Avenue after six weeks illness with heart trouble. Mrs. Fox was a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne. She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Elizabeth Zimmerman. Her husband, Andrew Fox died 17 years ago. She was educated in the St. Paul's Catholic School. Mrs. Fox was a member of the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, the Sacred Heart League, the Rosary Society and Daughters of Isabella. Survivors include one daughter, Irene Fox, at home; a son, Carl Fox of Wanatah; four grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Catherine Miller of Fort Wayne. The body was taken to the Getz & Cahill Funeral Home and will be returned to the residence at a time to be announced later.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 23, 1940
Contributed by Karin King

Mrs. Barbara Graber
Services for Mrs. Barb Graber, 69, R. R. 2, Grabill will be Thursday at 9 a.m. at the David L. Graber residence, R. R. 2, Grabill. Mrs. Graber died Monday at 5:20 p.m. following an illness of more than two years. She was a a member of the Amish Church. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Maggie Eicher, R. R. 2, Camden, Mich., Mrs. Emma Schwartz, R. R. 1, New Haven, Mrs. Barbara Eicher, R. R. 2, Grabill, Mrs. Martha Schwartz, R. R. 2, Grabill, and Mrs. Anna Lengacher, R. R. 1, New Haven; three sons, Menno, R. R. 2, Grabill, Daniel, R. R. 1. New Haven and David L; 57 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Delagrange, R. R. 2, New Haven, and Mrs. Maggie Delagrange, R. R. 1, Woodburn; and two brothers, Henry Lengacher, R. R. 1, New Haven, and Menno Lengacher, R. R. 2, Grabill. Burial will be in the Amish Cemetery. The Baidinger & Walter Funeral Home, Spencervill, is in charge of arrangements. (Wed. Aug. 5, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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Rev. and Mrs. S. J. Grabill left yesterday for Grabill to attend the funeral of their sister-in-law, Mrs. Joseph Grabill, which will be held Saturday. The deceased had been sick for several years. [buried Yaggy Cemetery, Grabill, Allen County, IN]
Berne Witness, Adams County, Indiana; Friday, Nov. 10, 1911
Contributed by Karin King

James "Jim" Habegger, 08/30/1935 - 04/18/2018
James D. "Jim" Habegger, 82, of Decatur, Indiana and Bradenton, Florida passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, Florida following a sudden illness, his death was unexpected. Born August 30, 1935 in Adams County, Indiana, Jim was the son of the late Eldon H. Habegger and the late Dolores E. (Book) Habegger. Jim was united in marriage on July 7, 1956 to Sharon R. Hirschy and she preceded him in death on July 25, 2002. He then married Marlene (Trisel) Ripley on April 24, 2003 in Branson, Missouri and she survives in Decatur. He was a 1953 graduate of Willshire High School and attended Indiana University in Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne, Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, & graduated from Grand Rapids Community College. He served his country in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956. He retired in January of 1998 from Buckman Company in Cincinnati, Ohio with 41 years of service as an electronic engineer. Jim was also a farmer for 25 years and had previously worked at Lear-Siegler Inc., Rapistan Inc., & Mannesmann Demag Inc. all in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was awarded five patents related to material handling equipment & control. Jim was a member of First United Methodist Church in Decatur & the Elks Lodge #993 in Decatur. He enjoyed woodworking, golf, working in his lawn, & was an avid reader. He loved singing and was in a quartet called the Blendaires. Family was very important to Jim & he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Marlene Habegger of Decatur, IN; daughter, Vickie (Tim) Welton of Middleville, MI; son, Bruce (Kathy) Habegger of Winterhaven, FL; daughter, Diane Habegger of Pensacola, FL; son, Steve (Marge) Habegger of Empire, MI; step-daughter, Melanie Ripley of Lima, OH; step-daughter, Tamara Eblen of Rockford, OH; step-son, Craig (Rita) Ripley of Willshire, OH; step-son, Van (Kelly) Ripley of Convoy, OH; brother, Eldon L. Habegger of Convoy, OH; half-brother, Daniel Reichard of Rolla, MO; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a step-granddaughter, Che' Ripley in 2001 and a step-brother, Eugene Reichard. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 27, 2018 at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur with Rev. Harold Klinker officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the American Legion Post #43 Color Guard (at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home). Friends will be received from 3 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home - Decatur and one hour prior to services Friday in the funeral home. Preferred memorials may be made to Adams County Community Foundation Miller - Arnold Cancer Fund. Inurnment will take place at Mt. Hope Cemetery Thornapple Township in Middleville, Michigan.
Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home online obit (accessed 4/23/2018)

Ray Harsha Is Killed By Train Thursday Noon
Brother Of Local Man Killed At Farmer City, Ill.
Lyle Harsha of this city has received word of the tragic death at noon Thursday of his brother, Ray Harsha, 58, of Farmer City, Ill. Mr. Harsh was killed in that city when he was struck by a train. No details of the mishap were received but it is presumed Mr. Harsha was driving a car and was struck by a train on a Farmer City crossing. Harsha was a lifelong resident of Farmer City community and was employed by the highway department. He visited here frequently and at Bryant where he has a brother. On Sept. 22, the four Harsha brothers and the one sister all met for a reunion in Illinois, the first time they were all together since 1937. Surviving are the wife, Mabel, a son, Ronald Harsha; four daughters, Mrs. Alvin Schad, Mrs. Charles Wyant, Mrs. Ed Baize, all of Illinois and Diane, at home; a sister, Mrs. Fern Longmeyer, living in Oregon, and three brothers, Lyle of Berne; Chester of Bryant and Clifford of Park Rapids, Minnesota. Funeral services are expected to be held at Farmer City on Sunday. The Lyle Harsha family will go to Illinois on Saturday and will return Monday. (Fri. Nov. 8, 1963)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room Adams County Obits 1962-1964
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Senator Hartke's Sister Is Killed
NAPOLEON. Ohio (UPI)-Miss Ruth Hartke, 57, Dearborn, Mich., sister of Sen. Vance Hartke, D-Ind. Was killed early today in a two-car collision on U.S. 24 about 13 miles east of here. Miss Hartke was well-known in Adams county Democrats. She attended the senator's reception at the annual Indiana Democratic Editor's summer meeting at French Lick three weeks ago, and only last week had telephoned Se?? H. Schurger, local coordinator for the Hartke campaign, urging him to attend a meeting last Friday in Indianapolis. Miss Hartke, who was supervisor of primary education in the Dearborn public schools on the outskirts of Detroit, was on her way back home in preparation for the opening of the fall school term after a trip to Indiana. She had been active in Sen. Hartke's campaign for pre-election in a second sex-year term in the Senate in recent weeks and had made speeches at party rallies on his behalf. Henry County Sheriff's officers said they did not know how the accident happened, since there were no witnesses. They said Miss Harken's car collided with one driven by ??? Kahil, 36, ??, Stendhal, Ohio. Kahil was taken to Napoleon Hospital in fair condition. The accident happened only three miles from the scene of an accident Monday in which five persons were killed in a head-on collision. Miss Hartke had been in Indianapolis during the weekend and was enroute to Dearborn for a breakfast engagement. A school teacher all her life, Miss Hartke taught in grade school at ?? Ind., family home of the Hartke's northeast of Evansville. Once the senator was in her classes. Miss Hartke had worked as a volunteer at Hartke's campaign headquarters in Indianapolis during the past summer while schools were on vacation. She helped organize volunteer groups around the states to work on the senator's behalf. On three occasions, Miss Hartke made public appearances for her brother when he was prevented from carrying out commitments because of conflicts. Twice at Bluffton and English, Ind., she spoke briefly. At Greencastle, Ind., she appeared at a fair. Hartke's office immediately cancelled his engagements through Thursday. The senator went to the family home at Stendhal to be with his widowed mother, the retired postmaster of the small Pike County town. Miss Harke was a graduate of Evansville College. She received a masters degree at the University of Michigan and had done advanced study at the Universities of Michigan and Maine, Columbia, Wayne State and Michigan State. She taught school for 23 years and taught the semester when he was in the second grade at Stendhal. She was a member of the State Education Committee, of Michigan at the time of her death. The breakfast whew s scheduled to attend was for supervisory personnel of the Dearborn schools. The accident6 happened about 1:15 a.m. EST, only seven miles from the town where Miss Hartke's cousin, the Rev. Waldo Egbert, serves as pastor of St. Austine's Church in Napoleon. The body was taken to the Walker Funeral Home at Napoleon. It was to be taken to Indiana later today. (Tues. Sept. 1, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room Adams County Obits 1962-1964
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Handwritten date: Tuesday, March 11, 1952)
RITES PLANNED
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Trinity Methodist Church at Columbia City for the Rev. Raymond F. Hart, 51, church pastor since last June, who died Sunday in an Indianapolis hospital after an illness of seven weeks. A second service is planned Wednesday afternoon in Russiaville, with burial in Gordon Cemetery, west of Russiaville. The Rev. Mr. Hart formerly held Pastorates at Lagrange, Roann, Inwood and Monroe.
Adams County Historical Society 1933-1955 Scrapbook, image 71
Transcribed by Karin King

The sad news was received here of the death of Amos C., son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hirschy, which occurred last Friday. The Hirschy family formerly lived at Lisbon, N. D., and were moving to Phoenix, Ariz., and were on their way at the time of his death, at Flagstaff, Ariz. The news of his death is a shock to his many relatives here. He had been troubled some all summer with diabetes but his folks did not suspect that it would carry him off so soon.
[Born April 11 1884 Indiana; died Sep 22 1911 Flagstaff, AZ; buried Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, AZ]
Berne Witness, Adams County, Indiana; Tuesday, Sept. 26, 1911
Contributed by Karin King

Mrs. Olive Hoblet Dies Last Evening
Mrs. Olive E. Hoblet, 84, of Wilshire, O., and a native of Adams county, died at 7:10 o'clock Monday evening at the Adams county memorial hospital, where she had been a patient for seven months. She was born in Adams county April 19, 1879, a daughter of William and Minerva Johnson-Tinkham, and had lived in Wilshire since 1934. She was married June 6, 1897, to John Hoblet, Jr., who preceded her in death Aug. 7, 1932. Mrs. Hoblet was a member of the Union E. U.B. church at Wilshire. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Ethel Bebout of Wilshire; one sister, Mrs. Bertha Schwartz of Columbia City; 14 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. Three sons, Homer, Vercil and Kenneth, and one brother and one sister are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Union E. U. B. church at Wilshire, with the Rev. A. Robert Heckman officiating. Burial will be in the Rockford, O., cemetery. The body was removed to the Zwick funeral home, where friends may call after 7 p.m. today. The body will lie in state at the church from 1 p.m. Thursday until time of the services. (Tues. Nov. 12, 1963)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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Mark Honeywell, Industrialist, Rites Wednesday
WABASH-Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Honeywell Memorial Community building, which he built, for Mark C. Honeywell. 89. The man who rose from plumber to wealthy industrialist on invention of the thermostat died Sunday night in the Methodist hospital in Indianapolis, where he had been for some time. The body was returned to the Jones funeral home here, Dr. W. W. Wimberly, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church here, will preach the funeral sermon. The $200,000 community was built by Mr. Honeywell in memory of his first wife, who died in the late 1930's and his parents. The community building was constructed and given to Wabash in 1941, with a gymnasium and seating capacity of 2,000. Surviving Mr. Honeywell is his present wife, Mrs. Eugena Nixon Honeywell and a stepson. Mrs. Honeywell is head of the Nixon Newspaper Publishing firm. In later years Mr. Honeywell spent much time in Florida where he was president of Miami Beach's exclusive committee of 100, a millionaires group. Mr. Honeywell's interest had been merging with the Minneapolis Regulation Co., and the firm became known as the Minneapolis-Honeywell Co. The Honeywell Foundation in Wabash also founded the First National Bank here and built the Wabash Country Club. (Mon. Sept. 14, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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Berne Lady's Father Is A Suicide Victim
A teacher in Lima, O., the father of a Berne lady, has committed suicide in that city, it was learned today. Paul L. Hughes, a teacher in the Shawnee Township high school, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Survivors include the widow, the former Carrie Lehman; one son, and two daughters, including Mrs. Marvin Zehr, of Berne. (Fri. June 12, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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Funeral Held For Local Lady's Mother
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday for Mrs. Zina Keller, 73, of Hartford City, mother of Mrs. Alonzo Smith of route one, Monroe, and Mrs. Irene Death, of 818 W. Adams, Decatur. Mrs. Keller died at 9:15 p.m. Thursday at the Clinic hospital in Bluffton, of complications following surgery and an illness of six weeks. A native of Blackford county, she was born April 10, 1891, to Henry and Viola Hullinger Nestleroad. Her marriage to Eli Keller, who died April 9, 1927, took place Jan. 16, 1909, at Hartford City. [sic] Mrs. Keller, a resident of Bluffton; Mrs. Garl Masterson of Markle, and Miss Ruby Keller, at home; one son, Cleophus E. Keller of Fort Wayne; three brothers, 18 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. The Rev. Russell Clinger, assisted by the Rev. Owen Heinzman, officiated at the services. Burial was in the IOOF cemetery at Montpelier. (Mon. May 11, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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Mary E. Kiesler, 81, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2004, at Providence Retirement Home, New Albany, IN. She was the former Mary E. Bucher, a homemaker, an active member in the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and a member of St. Michael Catholic Church in Bradford, IN. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew C. Kiesler, and three children, Charles Randy Kiesler, Colette P. Kiesler and Jewell Ann Kiesler. She is survived by her granddaughter, Amy Kiesler Striegel; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael Catholic Church in Bradford, with burial in St. Michael's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday at Love Funeral Home in Palmyra.
COURIER JOURNAL OBITUARY - 01/23/2004 - PALMYRA
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Mary E. Bucher Kiesler, 81, Palmyra, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, at Providence Retirement Home in New Albany. She was a homemaker, an active member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Bradford. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew C. Kiesler, and three children, Charles Randy, Jewell Ann and Colette P. Kiesler. Survivors include a granddaughter and three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Saturday, Jan. 24, at St. Michael's Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery. Arrangements: Love Funeral Home in Palmyra.
CORYDON DEMOCRAT OBITUARY - 01/28/2004
Both contributed by Karin King

Funeral services for Louise Kreiselmeyer, 86, of New Haven, a former resident of Adams county, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Emanuel Lutheran Church in New Haven. She died at 3:15 a.m. yesterday in Parkview memorial hospital. Mrs. Kreiselmeyer was born in Adams county but had lived in the New Haven area for 60 years. Surviving are a son, Frederick, Fort Wayne; two daughters, Mrs. Marguerite Lemish of New Haven, and Mrs. Alice Loftus of Wren, O.; two brothers, Emil Krueckeberg, Convoy, O., and Fred Krueckeberg of Fort Wayne, and one sister, Mrs. Mathilde Springer of Yoder. Friends may call from 12 noon until 9 p.m. today at E. Harper & Son funeral home, New Haven, and after 12 noon Saturday in the church. Burial will be in Concordia Lutheran cemetery, Fort Wayne.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; Thursday, Jan. 2, 1975
Contributed by Karin King

(Handwritten date: Wednesday, December 19, 1951)
REV. ERVIN LANTZ SUCCUMBS TODAY
Former Local Man Dies At Hospital in Detroit
Rev. Ervin Lantz, 59, of Dearborn, Michigan, a former resident of this community, died at 6:30 a.m. today at a hospital in Detroit. He was admitted to the hospital last Saturday, apparently suffering from internal hemorrhages. He had been seriously ill since. Rev. Lantz had been an invalid since 1926 when he suffered a siege of infantile paralysis. He was almost helpless since but was able to get around in a wheel chair. Rev. and Mrs. Lantz lived in Dearborn for many years. At one time he was pastor of an Evangelical church at Dearborn. He studied at North Central College, Naperville, Illinois. Rev. Lantz was born at Elkton, Michigan, Sept. 5, 1892. He was the son of Rev. and Mrs. Eli Lantz. He came to this vicinity with his parents when a child and lived here until his marriage to Malinda Knechtel, of Elkton. They lived at Naperville, Illinois and Grand Rapids, Michigan, before locating in Dearborn. Surviving are the widow; two sons, Armond and Donald, both of Dearborn, and the following brothers and sisters: Dennis Lantz, Bluffton; Mrs. Harry Neuhauser, West Unity, Ohio; Albert Fillmore, Calif.; Mrs. Ed Augsburger, Detroit; Mrs. Ezra Meshberger of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Raymond E. Moser of Berne, Rt. 1. A brother, Ezra, and a sister preceded in death. Funeral services will be held at Dearborn Saturday at 2:00 p.m. but full details were not received here. Local relatives plan to attend the rites if weather permits.
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(Handwritten date: Monday, Dec. 24, 1951)
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Moser and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Lantz of Bluffton attended of Rev. Ervin Lantz at Dearborn, Michigan, Saturday. Rev. Lantz was a brother of Mrs. Moser and Mr. Lantz.
Adams County, Indiana Historical Society 1933-1953 Scrapbook - Image 65
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LEIGHLEY Kendallville, Jan. 23 -Mrs. Janie Johnston Leighley, 72, wife of Ira E. Leighley, died late Saturday at her home here of a spinal disease. She is survived by her husband and one brother, G. F. Johnston of this city. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the home, Rev. Edward Antle officiating, with burial in Lakeview Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 23, 1940
Contributed by Karin King

Mrs. Margaret Linn Is Taken By Death
Mrs. Margaret Linn, 86, of Berne route 2 , died Wednesday morning at the Adams county memorial hospital, where she had been a patient since breaking a hip in a fall two weeks ago. She was born in Mercer county, O., Sept. 22, 1877, a daughter of John and Caroline Brehm-Deitsch. Her husband, Henry Linn, preceded her in death in 1934. Mrs. Linn was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ. Surviving are six sons, Edward H. and Urban Linn of Celina, O.; Andrew C. and William Linn of Coldwater, O., Valentine of near Rockford, O., and Paul of Kentland; one daughter, Mrs. Herbert Schaadt of Berne route 2; 13 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Henry and Andrew Deitsch of near Celina, O. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, the Rev. Larry K. Macy officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Herbert Schaadt home until time of the services. (Thurs. April 2, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room Adams County Obits 1962-1964
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A telegram was received here yesterday announcing the death of Mrs. John Luginbill near Monnridge, Kansas. She was the only sister of Jacob and Christian Reusser of this place. [Her name is Katherine and she is buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Moundridge, McPherson County, Kansas.]
Berne Witness, Adams County, Indiana; Friday, October 13, 1911
Contributed by Karin King

C. D. Macy Dies Of Heart Attack
C. D. Macy, 58, of Austin, Minn., a native of Decatur and member of a prominent pioneer family here, died of a heart attack this morning at 4:15 o'clock at his home. He had been poor health for four months. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Macy, he was a graduate of Decatur high school and Purdue university. In the early 1930's he went with Hormel Packing Co., and was working in their personnel division at the time of his death. He has a number of relatives in the Decatur area. Survivors include his sister, Mary; brother, Byford; wife, Laura; two sons and a daughter. A brother Ishmael, is deceased. Funeral services will be held Monday in Austin. (Fri. Jan 31, 1964) [Karin King note: buried (cremated) at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minn.]
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room Adams County Obits 1962-1964
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WIFE OF CLARENCE MILLER DIES THURSDAY
FUNERAL IN OHIO ON THURSDAY FOR NATIVE OF COMMUNITY
Word has been received here of the death Monday at 1 p.m. of Mrs. Clarence Miller at New Bedford, Ohio. She apparently died while taking a nap. Mrs. Miller was the former Kathryn Eicher and was born in this community, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Eicher. Surviving are the husband; three sons, a daughter and eight grandchildren, all of Ohio; six brothers, john, Middlebury; Sam, Harlan; Joe, Amos and Menno, all of Berne R.R. 2, and Ben Dundee, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Joe (Salome) Roth, Corfu, New York; Mrs. Albert (Frances) Coblentz, Geneva and Mrs. Sam L. (Anna) Schwartz, Berne. A son, a daughter, two brothers and two sisters preceded in death. Mr. and Ms. Mill had been married 38 years. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday. (Wed. Nov. 18, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room Adams County Obits 1962-1964
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MURCHLAND Angola, Jan. 22 - Funeral services for Mrs. Rose Murchland, 58, who died at her home at Crooked Lake, will be held Tuesday at 10 am at the Weicht Funeral Home here with burial at Monroeville. Surviving are the husband, one brother and two sisters.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 23, 1940
Contributed by Karin King

Services for Robert Neuenschwander, 80, of 4229 O??? St., were held today at V???Funeral Home. He was dead on arrival Saturday at 8:20 a.m. at the Lutheran Hospital. Born in Berne, Mr. Neuenschwander spent most of his life in Fort Wayne. He was an employee of the Journal-Gazette, the old Sentinel and Fort Wayne Newspapers, Inc., for almost 40 years before retiring in 1952. In 1901, he started his apprenticeship as a printer on the Berne Witness and in 1904 worked for the Decatur Democrat. He went to the Journal-Gazette in 1908, later joining the old Sentinel staff in 1911. He went to Alaska in 1915, working as a printer on several newspapers, and returned to the Journal-Gazette in 1921. Following the mechanical merger in 1950, he was employed as a proofreader by the Fort Wayne Newspapers, Inc.; also working on news makeup, classified makeup and as a linotype operator. Survivors include his wife, Frieda; one sister, Mrs. Clara Flueckiger;two half-brothers, Clifton and Howard Gilliom; four step-sisters, Mrs. Drusilla Rawley, Mrs. Jeff Liechty, Mrs. Charles Laisure and Mrs. Jonas Sprunger, all of Berne. The Rev. Marion F. Pierson officiated and burial was in the Concordia Lutheran Cemetery. (Mon. June 22, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room Adams County Obits 1962-1964
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Mrs. Sarah Nussbaum, 83, formerly of 2912 Euclid Ave., Fort Wayne, and a native of Linn Grove, died at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday in the Byron Health Center, Fort Wayne. She had lived in Fort Wayne for 50 years. She is survived by two sons, Clyde E., a Fort Wayne city policeman, and Merlin F. of Tri Lakes; a brother, John Fox of Decatur; and two sisters, Mrs. Ollie Schnepp of Decatur and Mrs. Earl Hoagland of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held at the Mungovan & Sons South Chapel at 1:30 p.m. Saturday with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at the South Chapel form 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. [spelled NUSBAUM on stone]
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN Thursday, Jan. 2, 1975
Contributed by Karin King

PANKOP Corunna, Jan. 22 -Funeral services for Karl Pankop, 72, who died yesterday at his home in Fairfield Township, will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at Zion Lutheran Church at Fairfield Center with Rev. William Wenger officiating. Burial will be in Fairfield Cemetery. He was born in Germany but spent most of his life in DeKalb County. Surviving are seven sons and one daughter.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 23, 1940
Contributed by Karin King

Father Of Decatur Pastor Dies Sunday
Clarence M. Penrod, 61 , father of two Decatur residents, died at 1:20 a.m. Sunday at his farm home, North Manchester route 3, following an illness of one and one-half years. He was born near North Manchester March 3, 1903, a son of Guilford and Luella Belle Fiohr Penrod, and was married to Pluma Keister June 20, 1925. Mr. Penrod was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren church in North Manchester. Surviving are his wife, three sons, the Rev. J. O. Penrod, pastor of the Decatur Evangelical United Brethren church, Byron Penrod of North Manchester and Ralph Penrod of North Manchester route 3; four daughters, Mrs. Robert (Wanda) Munson of Decatur, Mrs. Harvey (Trula??) Callahan of North Manchester route 2, Mrs. Glenn (L???) Clapp of Yuba City, Calif., and Miss Rachel Penrod, at home; 24 grandchildren; four brothers, Estel Penrod of Lexington, Ky., Dewey Penrod of Palest, Ore., Walter Penrod of North Manchester, and Forrest Penrod of Wabash, and one sister, Mrs. Walter G??? of Warsaw. One son, three brothers and three sisters are deceased. Funeral rites will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the North Manchester EUB church, with the Rev. Benji Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Friends may call at the Bender funeral home in North Manchester until 12 noon Tuesday. The body will lie in state at the church from 1:30 p.m. Tuesday until time of the services. (Mon. June 29, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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Michael Wayne Pierce, 43, passed unexpectedly on June 30, 2007 in Phoenix, AZ. Born to Michael Aaron, and Margret Ann Pierce in Hammond IN. on October 9Th 1963, he is survived by his parents, along with sister Cynthia, and brother Tim. Mike was known by family, and friends as a kind, caring, and witty person. He will be missed very much. Services will be held in Elberfeld IN.
Published in The Arizona Republic on July 5, 2007
Contributed by Mike Pierce

John W. Pusey, Sr., 60, was found dead early Sunday at his home, 311 ½ West William street, Fort Wayne. Death was caused by a heart attack. He was a native of Adams county and had lived in Fort Wayne since 1959. He was a machine operator at the International Harvester Co., and was a member of Local 57, United Auto Workers, and the International Harvester Co. Ten-Year-club. Survivors include a son, John Pusey, Jr., of New Haven; a daughter, Mrs. Darlene Fisher of North Dakota; a brother, Richard T. Pusey of Fort Wayne; five sisters, Mrs. Edith Kneuss of California, Mrs. Margaret Rongey, of Bratton, Fla., Mrs. Florence Perkins of Boonie, Ia., Mrs. Leora Meshberger and Mrs. Grace Ober, both of Fort Wayne, and four grandchildren. The body was removed to the Tom Mungovan funeral home, where friends may call after 7 p.m. today. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. (Mon. Aug. 31, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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ELMER W. RABER, son of Peter and Anna (Mosiman) Raber, was born March 12, 1892 in Livingston County, Illinois, and departed from this life on April 4, 1948 at his home in Woodburn, Indiana at the age of 56 years and 22 days. In 1914, he was united in marriage to Pearl Mabel Oyer of Odgen, Iowa. To this union two children were born: Mrs. Opal Brayton of Fort Wayne, Indiana and Mrs. Ola Gerig, of Woodburn, Indiana. As a young man he accepted Christ as his Savior and united with the Defenseless Mennonite Church of which he remained a faithful member until death. He had been in failing health for a number of years; his death, however, came very sudden, and as an unexpected shock to his loved ones and to the community, but we know that what God does is well done. He leaves to mourn his departure his two daughters, Mrs. Opal Brayton and Mrs. Ola Gerig, of Woodburn, his mother, Mrs. Anna Raber, and one brother, Roy, of Fort Wayne; three sisters, Mrs. Esther Oyer and Mrs. Mamie Oyer of Woodburn, and Mrs. Irma Albersmeyer of Fort Wayne and three grandchildren, besides a large group of relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, his father and two sisters. Bro. Raber met with some real disappointments in life, the greatest of these was undoubtedly the early departure of his companion when his children were yet small. No doubt because of that experience he had many lonely hours in life, and yet apparently he had grace to arise above the circumstances and manifest a cheerful disposition to all with whom he came in contact.
'Sleep on, our loved one, sleep on and take your rest, Pillow your head upon the dear Savior's breast, We loved you well, but Jesus loved you best, So sleep on, dear one, just sleep on, and take your rest, And since it's only sleep we'll not say goodbye, For some bright morning we'll meet you in the sky. With all our loved ones who have gone before, We'll be with our dear Savior to part never more.'
Funeral services were conducted at the Mennonite church in Woodburn, by the pastor, Rev. E. M. Rocke. (May 15, 1948)
Adams County Historical Museum 1933-1953 Scrapbook, Image 022
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MRS. NATHAN ROOP DIES THIS MORNING
Decatur Lady Dies at Home Here Today
Mrs. Harriet Ella Roop, 77, wife of Nathan Roop, died at 11:30 o'clock this morning at her home, 421 South Fifth Street, following a critical illness of three weeks. She was born at Willshire, O., Feb. 24, 1873, a daughter of Sam and Martha Butler. She was married May 17, 1890, to Nathan Roop, the couple celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary last May. She was a member of the Church of God. Surviving in addition to the husband are three daughters, Mrs. Dorus Stalter of Deming, N.M., Mrs. Merlin McGill and Mrs. Isaac Wagner of Decatur; four sons, Arthur of Columbus, O., Julius of Vicksburg, Mich., Clarence of Decatur and Glen of Memphis, Tenn.; 29 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; three greatt-great-grand children, and two stepsisters, Mrs. Dorothy Huss of Bluffton and Mrs. Reese Bodle of Fort Wayne. Four children and one brother are deceased. The body was removed to the Black funeral home. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Newspaper clipping (hand written date of Oct. 5, 1950)
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ROOP FUNERAL RITES SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for Mrs. Nathan Roop, who died Thursday, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Black funeral home and at 2 o'clock at the Church of God, the Rev. Dwight R. McCurdy officiating. Burial will be at Willshire, O. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock this evening.
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MRS. NATHAN ROOP, 77, DIES AT DECATUR HOME
Mrs. Harriet Ella Roop, 77, wife of Nathan Roop, died Thursday noon at her home at Decatur, following an illness of three weeks. She was a native of Willshire, O., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Butler. She and her husband celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary May 17. Survivors include four sons, three daughters, 29 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, and two stepsisters, Mrs. Dorothy Huss, of Bluffton, and Mrs. Reese Bodle, of Fort Wayne. Funeral service will be conducted at the Church of God at Decatur at 2 p.m. Sunday, with burial at Willshire.
Bluffton News Banner (IN), Friday, October 5, 1950, page 6
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WILLSHIRE NATIVE DIES AT DECATUR
Mrs. Harriet Ella Roop, 77, wife of Nathan Roop, died Thursday morning at her home in Decatur, Ind., following a creitical illness of three weeks. She was born here February 24, 1873, a daughter of Sam and Martha Butler, and was married to Nathan Roop May 17, 1890. The couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last May. Surviving in addition to the husband are three daughters, Mrs. Dorus Stalter, Sr. of Deming, N. M., Mrs. Merlin McGill and Mrs. Isaac Wagner of Decatur; four sons, Arthur of Columbus, Julius of Vicksburg, Mich., Clarence of Decatur and Glen of Memphis, Tenn.; 29 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren, and two stepsisters, Mrs. Dorothy Huss of Bluffton, Ind., and Mrs. Reese Bodle of Ft. Wayne, Ind. Four children and one brother are deceased. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Church of Goad at Decatur, of which she was a member. Rev. Dwight McCurdy officiated. Burial was in Willshire cemetery.
Willshire Herald, Van Wert County, OH; Thursday, October 12, 1950
From the Florence Gause collection - contributed by Elaine Geyer

Leon L. Rosswurm, 32, of 4133 Avondale drive, Fort Wayne died at 3:50 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph's hospital, where he had been a patient for two days. He had been ill since last May. Mr. Rosswurm, a native of Monroeville, had lived in Fort Wayne 12 years and had been employed 13 years as an electrician at the Tokheim Corp. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic church and its Holy Name society. Surviving are his wife, Marjorie A., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Miller of Decatur; a son, Timmy, at home; four daughters, Kathy, marsh, JoAnn, and Cindy, all at home; his father, Frank Rosswurm of Monroeville; a brother, Giles Rosswurm of Monroeville, a sister, Miss Carol Rosswurm of Fort Wayne, and two half-sisters, Mrs. Jack Romaneck of Humboldt, Tenn., and Mrs. Cecelia Tibbet of Ventura, Calif. Funeral services will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Mungovan & Sons mortuary and at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic church. The Rev. Andrew C. Mathieu will officiate, and burial will be in the Fort Wayne Catholic cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. The Holy Name society will recite the rosary at 8 p.m. Sunday. (Sat. Feb. 15, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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Mrs. Mary Jane Saylors, of 104 South Fifth street, a resident of Decatur for many years, died at 5:12 o'clock Wednesday evening at the Adams county memorial hospital. She had been in failing health for several years and critically ill for several months. She was a native of Sabetha, Kan., a daughter of Alfred C. and Ella Jane Aults-Bingham. Mrs. Saylors was a member of the First Presbyterian church. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Brietweiser of Sabetha, Kan., and Mrs. Herbert (Anne) Johnson of New Britain, Conn.; one niece, Mrs. Thomas (Patricia) Andrews, of Rota, Spain; three nephews, Paul Breitweiser of Washington, D.C., Dr. S.A. Johnson of New Britain, Conn., and Dr. Theodore Johnson of San Francisco, Calif., and a number of cousins. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Winteregg-Linn funeral home, with the Rev. Elbert Smith Jr., officiating. The body will be taken to Sabetha, Kan., for burial. There will be no viewing of the body but friends may call at the funeral home after 7 today. (Fri. Nov. 29, 1963)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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Mrs. Lillian Schmiege, 62, of route 2, Peru, wife of Frank C. Schmiege, former principal and teacher at St. Paul's Lutheran School, Preble, for 19 years (1943-1962),died at 2:45 p.m. Friday at Duke hospital., Peru, following an illness of several months. Mrs. Schmiege was a housewife. Surviving in addition to the husband, are two sons, James of Kansas City, Mo., and Leonard of Peru, and eight grandchildren. One daughter preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at the St. John's Lutheran Church, Peru, at 1:30 p.m. Monday. Friends may call at the Eichenberry funeral home, located on road 24, Peru, after 2 p.m. Sunday. Four pallbearers will be from the Preble area, Gilbert Ehlerding, Edwin Reinking, Herman Bittner, and Elmo Ehlerding.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN; Thursday, Jan. 4, 1975 [Jan. 4 was a Sat.]
Contributed by Karin King

SCHROCK CHILD DROWNS IN STOCK TANK
16-MONTHS-OLD GIRL VICTIM OF RECENT ACCIDENT
Word has been received here of the accidental drowning on June 11 of Josephine Schrock, 16-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Schrock of Port Trevorton, Pa. The child drowned in 10 inches of water in a stock tank at the Schrock home. She apparently pulled herself up on the tank, then fell in. The mother of the child was the former Ann Graber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David J. Graber, also of Port Treverton, and formerly of this community. Mrs. Jacob Graber, 91, of this city, is the great-grandmother. The child's father is a son of Joseph Schrock and he is a brother to Mrs. John T. Schwartz of this city. The child is survived by the parents, three brothers and sisters and the grandparents. (Wed. June 24, 1964) [buried in Snyder Co., PA]
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room Adams County Obits 1962-1964
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Mrs. Nick Schroer Is Taken By Death
Funeral services for Mrs. Cecilia Spangler Schroer, 61, St. Anthony, O. a native of Decatur, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday in St. Anthony Catholic church. Mrs. Schroer, wife of Nick Schroer, died at 2:55 a.m. Tuesday in the Jay county hospital, Portland, after a long illness. Born in Decatur January 26, 1903, she was the daughter of John and Amelia Kahlig Spangler. She was married May 6, 1924, and her husband, and two children survive, the latter are Joe Schroer of Casella, O. and Mrs. Al Laloge, of St. Anthony; four grandchildren, two brothers, Mike Spangler of New Corydon and Tony Spangler of Decatur; four sisters, Mrs. Amelia Miller of Monroe, Mrs. Rose Miller, Mrs. Agnes Kable, and Mrs. Ann Tricker, all of Decatur. Four brothers and one sister are deceased. Friends may call at the Brockman funeral home, Fort Recovery, O., after 7 p.m. today. The Rev. Albert Gerhardstein will be celebrant of the Requiem Mass. Burial will be in the St. Anthony church cemetery. (Wed. Feb. 5, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room Adams County Obits 1962-1964
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Rites Tuesday For Girl, 7, Killed By Car
Funeral services for seven-year-old Treva Jo Searles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Searles, 2710 Westward Drive, will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Bailey Mortuary, Huntington. The little girl was killed Saturday at 1:30 p.m. when she ran onto State Road 116 and was hit by a car. She was reportedly chasing a ball onto the road about a half-mile west of Markle when the accident occurred. Jerry D. Gerber, 21, R. R. 1, Bluffton was passing another car and told State Police the girl hesitated then suddenly darted into the path of his car. The Searles family was visiting at the Dean Walker home. Investigating the case were State Police, Wells County Sheriff Alva Smith and Wells County Coroner Dr. Charles Caylor. Surviving besides the parents are two brothers, Ricky and Steven, both at home; the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Searles and Mrs. Vera Yates, all of R. R. 1, Huntington. Friends may call at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Mount Etna Cemetery. (Mon. May 11, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room Adams County Obits 1962-1964
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Miss Blanche Shilts Dies At Fort Wayne
Mrs. Blanche, D. Shilts, 67, of 2116 South Clinton street, Fort Wayne, died at 12:55 p.m. Wednesday at the Crow nursing home, where she had been a patient eight days. She had previously been a patient at Parkview memorial hospital. She was a native of Van Wert, county, O., but moved to Fort Wayne 37 years ago. Mrs. Shilts was a member of the First Evangelical United Brethren church and its General Ladies Aid society. Surviving are two sons, Donald and Dean Shilts, both of Fort Wayne; a sister, Mrs. Russell Kryder of Fort Wayne; three brothers, Ralph and John Schnepp, both of Decatur, and Dwight Schnepp of Monroe, and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the C. M. Sloan & Sons funeral home, with the Rev. A. L. Keller officiating. Burial will be in the Lindenwood cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. (Thurs. Sept 24, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room Adams County Obits 1962-1964
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Smith Snively's Mother Dies Sunday
Mrs. Carrie Snively, 64, mother of Smith F. Snively, principal of the Zion Lutheran school in Decatur, died at 4:15 p.m. Sunday at the Lawton nursing home in Fort Wayne. She had been ill for the past year. She was born in Columbus Aug. 8, 1899, a daughter of Charles and Katherine Richter-Voelz, and was a lifelong resident of Columbus. She was married Dec. 9, 1931, to Smith W. Snively, who preceded her in death June 17, 1955. Mrs. Snively was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran church at Columbus. Surviving in addition to the son is one grandchild. One brother is deceased. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Hathaway funeral home in Columbus, with the Rev. V. Paul Heine officiating. Burial will be in the Garland Brook cemetery at Columbus. The body has been removed from the Zwick funeral home to the Hathaway funeral home, where friend may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday. (Mon. July 6, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room Adams County Obits 1962-1964
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Deborah M. Stoner, 56, of Geneva, IN, passed away at 11:00 AM on Friday, April 10, 2015, at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN, surrounded by many friends and family.She was born on Tuesday, October 14, 1958, to the late Floyd and Mary E. (Bergman) Schwegman, in Coldwater, OH.She married Barry Stoner on May 20, 1992, in St. Henry, OH.Deb was a homemaker in Geneva and loved hosting family and friends.She loved her family, NASCAR, fishing, the 4th of July and her Jack Russell Dogs. Survivors Include: Husband - Barry Stoner, Geneva, IN; Daughter - Megan Stoner, Geneva, IN; Step Daughter - Pheadra Mann, Balbec, IN; Grandson - Kodee Brotherton, Balbec, IN; Great Grandson - Damion Brotherton, Balbec, IN; Sisters - Diane (Jim) Greiwe, St. Simons, GA and Jane (Perry) Brashares, St. Simons, GA. She was preceded in death by her: Parents, and a Brother - John Schwegman. A service to celebrate Deborah's life will take place at a later date. Preferred memorials: American Heart Association, 6100 West 96th St. Suite#200, Indianapolis, IN 46278-6005.
Glancy Funeral Home online obit (accessed April 13, 2015)

STOTLAR Bluffton, Jan. 22 - Mrs. Addie M. Stotlar, 35, of Liberty Township, died today at the Wells County Hospital here. She had been in a serious condition following the birth of a child several days ago. She was born at Upland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fannon. Surviving are the husband, Ora Stotlar; five children, Dorothy, Maxine, Leola, Bonnie Lou and Betty Jane; a sister, Mrs. Herman Ray of Anderson and three brothers, Earl Fannon of Fort Wayne, Herschel Fannon of Liberty Center and Roy Fannon of Anderson. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 pm Wednesday at the Liberty Center Methodist Church in charge of Rev. J. W. Clawson and burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Warren.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 23, 1940
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Edward D. Strahm Dies At Fort Wayne
Edward D. Strahm, 74, of 3006 Waynedale boulevard, Fort Wayne, was dead on arrival at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lutheran hospital. He was a native of Wells county but had lived in Fort Wayne most of his life, and was a retired interior decorator. Mr. Strahm was a member of the Mount Calvary Lutheran church and the Moose Lodge. Surviving are two sons, Donald and Daniel Strahm, both of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Mrs. Veda Bell of Roanoke, and Mrs. Marion Holmes of Fort Wayne; five brothers, Albert of Fort Wayne, William, Herman and Aden Strahm, all of Craigsville, and Nelson Strahm of Berne; five sisters, Mrs. Aldine Metzger of New York, Mrs. Martha Gerber of Rockville, Conn., Mrs. Josel Kaehr of Bluffton, and Mrs. Eva Blume and Mrs. Esther Gibson, both of Fort Wayne; 19 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11a.m. Wednesday at the Elzey home for funerals in Waynedale, with the Rev. W.J. Sch??? Officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. (Mon. June 29, 1964)
[Note: born March 9, 1890; parents: Daniel Strahm & Lydia Klopfenstein]
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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Herbert A. Strodel, 63, 515 Boltz St., died Wednesday at 12:07 p.m. in the Lutheran Hospital after suddenly becoming ill in his home. He was a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, and was employed as a mechanic at the Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. He had been employed for the electric company and its predecessor for 38 years. Mr. Strodel was a member of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Surviving are his wife, Emma L.; a son, Donald H., Seattle, Wash.; two sisters, Mrs. Ornell (Anita) Baumgartner, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Paul (Catherine) Fagan, Glenside, Pa.; and four grandchildren. Friends may call at Mungovan & Sons Mortuary today after 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 8:30 a.m. in the funeral home and at 9 a.m. in the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas L. Durkin officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. The St. Vincent de Paul Rosary society will hold rosary services Friday at 8 p.m. in the funeral home. (Thurs. March 12, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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LAVINA STUCKEY, daughter of Nicholas B. and Anna Zimmerman Stuckey, was born near Flanagan, Illinois Sept. 10, 1871. She was the second child in a family of three girls and four boys. For many years she lived with her parents on a farm northwest of Flanagan, Illinois. Her mother preceded her in death April 17, 1906, her father, August 6, 1913, one sister and one brother in infancy, also a brother Henry of Wauseon, Ohio in January 1946. In her youth, she accepted Christ as her Savior, uniting with the Defenseless Mennonite Church in Waldo Township, S.E. of Flanagan. In 1919 after moving with her sister and family to near Wauseon, O., she united with the Zion United Brethren Church, which she faithfully attended as long as her health would permit. For the past two years, she had been in poor health, but it was not until the last month of her life that her condition became critical. When on April 20, 1948, she passed on to be with her Lord whom she dearly loved, having attained the age of 71 years, 7 months and 10 days. Surviving are two brothers, Eli of Streator, Ill., Amos of Flanagan, Ill., and her sister Mrs. Clara Johnson of Delta, Ohio, with whom she made her home since the demise of her father. Brief services were held at the Lehman Funeral Home in Flanagan, with Rev. H. E. Bertsche, pastor of the Salem Defenseless Mennonite Church officiating. Funeral text was Eccl. 8:8. Interment was in Center Cemetery, N. W. of Flanagan [IL]. (no date)
Adams County Historical Museum 1933-1953 Scrapbook, Image 022
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HUBERT DEVON STUCKY (sic), son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stucky, Grabill, Indiana, was born November 25, 1926 and departed this life March 26, 1948 at the age of 21 years, 4 months and 1 day. Hubert was born and raised in the Grabill community and was a graduate of the Leo High School in the class of 1945. He was a member of the Evangelical Mennonite Church of Grabill. He leaves to mourn his departure his parents of Spencerville, two brothers, Glenn and Earl of Ft. Wayne, two sisters, Lorene Snelling, of Auburn and Joy Stucky of Ft. Wayne. One sister preceded him in death. Funeral services were held at the Grabill church with the pastor Rev. Reuben Cantrell officiating, and Rev. M. L. Klopfenstein assisting. Burial and graveside services were at the Leo Cemetery.
"Abide with me: fast falls the even tide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide: When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me! (August 15, 1948)
Adams County Historical Museum 1933-1953 Scrapbook, Image 022
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TEEGARDIN Hamilton, Jan. 22 - Funeral services for Verald Teegardin, 33, of Ashley, who committed suicide by drinking poison, will be held Tuesday at 2 pm at the Methodist Church here with Rev. Shady and Rev. Blachard officiating. Burial will be in Circle Hill Cemetery at Hudson.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 23, 1940
Contributed by Karin King

Michigan Man Dies At Local Hospital
John C. Triphagen, 57, of 1200 Logan street, Lansing Mich., died at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday of a cerebral hemorrhage at the Adams county memorial hospital. Triphagen was taken to the Adams county memorial hospital in an unconscious condition early Saturday morning. He was on his way to Florida on vacation and stopped to Decatur to eat at a Stouffer's restaurant. While waiting for his meal, he suddenly slumped over, and collapsed. The restaurant owner called the ambulance immediately, at first it was thought he might be in a diabetic coma, because a card he carried stated he was a diabetic. The son of the late George H. Triphagen and Kate Campbell Triphagen, who survives, he was born Nov. 2, 1906 in Mulliken Mich. He was single, and was foreman of the water and light department for the city of Lansing. The body was removed from the Zwick funeral home to the Estee-Leadley funeral home, Lansing, where services will be held Saturday. Burial will be in the Meadowbrook cemetery, Mulliken, Mich. (Thurs. Feb. 13, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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Wagley Funeral Is Held This Morning
Funeral services were held at the Yager funeral home this morning for Henry O. Wagley, Sr., of Berne route 2, who died Sunday night at the Adams county memorial hospital. The body was taken to Beluxley,??? Ia., for burial. Among survivors are two brothers, Sheldon J. Wagley of Decatur route 6, and Leonard Wagley of Geneva, route 2. The Geneva Masonic lodge and Order of Eastern Star held memorial services at the funeral home Tuesday evening. (Wed. Sept. 9, 1964)
Berne (IN) Library Heritage Room 1962-1964 Adams County Obits
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The body of Miss Dolores Helen Wunderlin, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer J. Wunderlin of 436 East Jefferson Street, who died of peritonitis Sunday night in a Chicago hospital, will be brought to the Ankenbruck Funeral Home here today. Funeral arrangements will be made later.Miss Wunderlin became ill while visiting in Chicago. She attended St. Mary's CatholicSchool and was graduated from St. Mary's Commercial School. She was a member St.Mary's Catholic Church, St. Rose Sodality, the CYO and Antoinette Court, Catholic Order of Foresters of which her mother is chief ranger. Survivors include the parents; four brothers, Donald, Elmer Jr., Kenneth and Gerald Wunderlin and four sisters, Vivian, Joan, Mary and Helen Marie Wunderlin, all at home and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Kloss of Chicago.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 23, 1940
Contributed by Karin King