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Madene Tyree
PLYMOUTH — Madene Tyree, 76, died Friday evening at St. Joseph Regional Hospital in
Plymouth, Indiana, after a short illness. She was born in Little Rock, Ark., on Jan. 20, 1931, to
Chester and Ruby Benoit.
She was married
to John Donald Tyree and spent most of her life in Tipp City, Ohio, before they
moved to Plymouth, to live with their only child, Daniel, and his family.
Mrs. Tyree is survived by her son, Daniel and wife Charlotte of Plymouth, and three
grandchildren, Katie, Nancy and Jonathan. Her step-brother, Bruce Benoit of California, also
survives.
She was preceded in death by her husband.
Visitation will be held at Frings-Bayliff Funeral Home, 327 W. Main St., Tipp City, Ohio, on
Monday, Aug. 27, from 5 to 8 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Tipp City, on
Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 3 p.m. Interment will follow at St. John’s cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Plymouth High School Speech and Drama Department
Scholarship Fund, and can be sent to Plymouth High School Speech, #1 Big Red Drive,
Plymouth, IN 46563.
The Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, Plymouth is assisting with local arrangements.
Margaret L. Wakeland
Margaret L. Wakeland, 81, of Rochester, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2007.
She is survived by one daughter, Elaine Marie Wakeland of Waynesboro, Tenn.; three sons,
Bruce E. and Jane Wakeland of Culver, Neal K. and Keri Wakeland of Rochester and Daniel E.
and Janey Wakeland of Grandview, Texas; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and
two sisters, Marietta Shirley of Albuquerque, N.M. and Joan and Lewis Rusk of Lafayette.
Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at Good Family Funeral
Home, Rochester.
A prayer vigil will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the funeral home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic, 1310 Main St.,
Rochester, with Father Joseph Jacob.
Burial will be at Rochester IOOF cemetery.
Hazel M. Beldon
WALKERTON — Hazel M. Beldon, 92, of Walkerton, died Saturday, Aug. 25 at 7:15 p.m.
She is survived by three daughters, Barbara Stuber of South Bend, Joan Millow of Mishawaka
and Delores Owens of Illinois; two sons: Larry Beldon of Mishawaka and James Beldon of
Plymouth; one brother, Albert Heim of Walkerton; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren and
eight great-great-grandchildren.
There will be no visitation or services. Cremation will take place. Rannells Funeral Home, Koontz
Lake Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be given to the
American Cancer Society, 601 W. Edison Rd., Mishawaka, IN 46545.
Jane Foster
WINAMAC — Jane Foster, 78, of 716 N. Plymouth Rd. Apt. 14, Winamac, passed away at 9:40
a.m. Monday, Aug. 27, 2007 at Pulaski Health Care Center in Winamac.
She was born Dec. 2, 1928 in Lake Bruce to James and Alma Edlin Bruce. She married
Milton
Foster on Dec. 2, 1948 in Indianapolis. He died Nov. 11, 1961.
She was a retired telephone operator for United Telephone Co. She retired after 30 years of
employment. She was active with the United Telephone Co. Retiree's Group. She was a lifelong
member of the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, Lake Bruce. She was a 50 year member
of the Order of Eastern Star #96, Winamac. She was an avid NASCAR fan and Indiana
University basketball fan.
Survivors include sons: Bruce M. (Carol) Foster of Plymouth, Steven J. (Barbara) Foster of
Rochester and Craig Samuel (Sandy) Foster of Winamac; 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren;
and brothers: William H. (Peggy) Bruce of Moline, Ill. And John A. (Becky) Bruce
of Winamac.
She was preceded in death by her father, James M. Bruce; her mother, Alma V. Edlin Bruce;
husband, Milton G. Foster; son, David E. Foster; stepson, Larry Foster; great-grandchild, Adelyn
Foster; and brothers: Robert Bruce and Thomas Bruce.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 30 in Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church,
Lake Bruce, with Pastor Steven McPeek officiating.
Burial will be in Pleasant Hill cemetery, Lake Bruce.
Friends may call after 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007 at Pleasant Hill United Methodist
Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Armandina (Gaeta) Shuman
ROCHESTER — Armandina (Gaeta) Shuman, 39, of Rochester, died at 4:50 a.m. on Monday,
Aug. 27, 2007 in Lafayette. Born in Lafayette on Dec. 18, 1967 to Juan and Felipa (Salazar)
Gaeta, she had also resided in Zacatecas, Mexico and Los Angeles, Calif.
She was a 1986 graduate of Jefferson High School and earned an associate degree from
Indiana Business College. She worked for Lafayette Bank and Trust and was a homemaker.
She married
Timothy P. Shuman on Feb. 12, 1999 in Rochester and he survives.
Mrs. Shuman was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Lafayette and the Parent
Booster Club at Culver Community High School. She loved being with her children.
Surviving with her husband are three sons: Eduardo A. Leyva, Ethan P. Shuman and Shane O.
Shuman and a daughter, Tiffany R. Leyva all of Rochester; a sister, Rosalba Orozco of
Lafayette; and four brothers: Francisco (Crista) Gaeta of Vancouver, Wash., Victor (Yolanda)
Gaeta of Zacatecas, Mexico, Humberto (Isabel) Gaeta, and Octavio Gaeta all of Lafayette. Also
surviving are several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by an infant, Angel Shuman.
Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 at Hippensteel Funeral Home, 822 N.
9th St. Lafayette. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Boniface Catholic Church,
318 N. 9th St. Lafayette with Father Tim Alkire officiating. Interment is at St. Boniface cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society.
Hippensteel Funeral Home entrusted with care.
Kathryn V. Weccard Chandler
DONALDSON — Kathryn V. Weccard Chandler, 91, one of Donaldson’s oldest residents, died
of natural causes at 5:38 a.m., on her farm in Donaldson on Tuesday morning, Aug. 28, 2007.
She was born in a strong German enclave in Chicago, on May 14, 1916, the only child of John
W. and Marie O. Mey Weccard.
She first came to Donaldson when she was only 1 year old. She was sent to her grandparents',
Victor and Clara Mey’s, farm, to live for an entire year to escape the Spanish Flu pandemic of
1918-1919.
Ever after, she came every summer of her life to visit. She helped the hired hands with the
chores and played hostess to the extended families who vacationed there. She learned
horseback riding and became an accomplished equestrian in Chicago and Marshall County. She
learned to drive a horse and buggy and when she was 12, she was the only family member who
learned how to drive their 1928 Packard.
A crack shot, she learned to shoot everything from a Derringer to a rifle.
Kathryn graduated from Chicago’s Mercy High School in 1934, the same year her family built the
former Divine Heart College and Seminary on part of their family farm.
She became a private eye and went to work in her father’s business, the American Detective
Services with offices in Chicago and New York City. She was assigned to undercover work,
riding the trains between the two cities.
After her father’s death in 1944, Kathryn went to work for the Franciscan Relief Service,
providing help to refugees of World War II.
She later worked as assistant to the president of the General Tire and Rubber Co. in Chicago,
before her marriage on Nov. 27, 1948, in Saint Philip Neri Church to Joseph L. Chandler, a
decorated Army veteran who had served his country in the Pacific Theater.
Kathryn retired after her marriage to raise a family. Three children were born — all of whom
spent their summers on the Donaldson farm, Kathryn and Joseph having restored the
homestead to its original beauty. They retired on the property in 1979.
After Joseph’s death on Jan. 18, 1983, she traveled extensively to visit family in Europe and
throughout the United States.
Driving a car was a life long passion as she would frequently drive from Chicago to the farm say
hello to longtime caretakers and friends; Joe and Marcella Heet and return to Chicago. She gave
up the practice at the age of 87. The Heets, along with Barbara Blaczyk and Lisa Strykel,
continued as her steadfast caregivers in recent years.
Whenever the weather permitted, she could be seen in her wheelchair along Union Road,
inspecting the fields, checking on the orchard and gathering wildflowers.
Very social, she enjoyed parties and the activities of her dear grandchildren. She was always
welcoming family and friends for visits.
Kathryn was a member of Saint Alexander Church, several women’s groups and president of the
Women’s Wanacas.
She is survived by two sons, a daughter and families: John Chandler of Donaldson: Robert and
Mary Lou Chandler of Villa Park, Ill. And children: William R. (Jeanne) Chandler, Timothy R.
Chandler, Michelle M. Chandler and Cathleen M. Chandler. Daughter, Mary Ann and Colin Jack
of Valparaiso and children: Clifford N. Jack, Christine L. Jack and Laura M. Jack.
Kathryn was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
Friends are invited to celebrate the life of Kathryn Chandler on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007, from
4 to 8 p.m. EDT in the Catherine Kasper Chapel, Donaldson.
Visitation will continue from 3 to 9 p.m. CDT on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, in the Steuerle Funeral
Home, 350 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park, Ill.
At 10 a.m. CDT on Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, a Mass of Christian Burial, officiated by Fr. Donald
Rowe, S.J., Fr. Brian Paulson, S.J. and Pastor, Fr. Tuan, will be held at Saint Alexander Church,
300 S. Cornell in Villa Park, Ill.
Burial will follow in Rosehill cemetery, Chicago.
The family requests memorial gifts in Kathryn’s memory may be made to the Ancilla Domini
Endowment Fund, St. Alexander Church or the St. Ignatius College Prep - Financial Aid
Endowment Fund.
The Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, is assisting the family
with arrangements.
