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Markle
JAY H. SMITH, 85, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements pending at Myers Funeral Home, Markle Chapel.
Notice dated Wed, Jul. 31, 2002
Monroeville
RICHARD N. KENDALL, 84, died Saturday at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born in Miami County, he owned and operated Kendall & Son Service Station in Amboy, retiring in 1975 after 30 years. He was a World War II Army veteran. His wife, Palma June, died in 1988. Surviving are his wife, Mary Jane; a daughter, Lynel Lemon of Santa Barbara, Calif.; a son, Noel of Zionsville; three stepdaughters, Patricia Mooney of Venice, Fla., Judy Varajon of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Sally Lindgren of Linden, Mich.; two stepsons, Sam Dautermann of Alger, Mich., and Steve Dautermann of Rochester, Mich.; two sisters, Mildred Chambers of Indianapolis and Anna Jean Anderson of Decatur, Ill.; and two grandchildren. Private graveside services. No calling.
Arrangements by C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 N. Wells St.
Notice dated Wed, Jul. 31, 2002
North Manchester
SAMUEL EDMUND SCHLEMMER, 84, of North Manchester, formerly of Wabash, died Tuesday at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Born in Wabash, he owned and operated Sam's Sport Shop in Wabash for more than 25 years and was a World War II Army veteran. He was treasurer of Wabash County for four years. He was an all-state football player at Manchester College and was inducted in to the Manchester College Hall of Fame. Surviving are his wife, Loann; three sons, William and James, both of Wabash and Dave of Auburn; and two grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Friday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Manchester Avenue Chapel, Wabash. Calling from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
Entombment in Memorial Lawns cemetery, Wabash. Memorials to Parkinson's Awareness Association of Central Indiana or Wabash Christ United Methodist Church.
Notice dated Wed, Jul. 31, 2002
Wabash
LORENE K. DRISCOLL, 81, died Tuesday at home. Born in Wabash, she was a homemaker. Her husband, Mark, died in 1982. Surviving are six sons, James of North Manchester, Steve and Dan, both of Wabash, Michael of Denver, Ind., Patrick of Dade City, Fla., and Gary of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Harold Miller of Lowell and Max Miller of Hobart; two sisters, Mary Stevens of Wabash and Betty Riggers of Huntington; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Bernard Catholic Church, Wabash. Calling from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home, Eddingfield Chapel, Wabash, with rosary at 7:30 p.m. Burial in Memorial Lawns cemetery, Wabash.
Notice dated Wed, Jul. 31, 2002
Fort Wayne
ROBERT D. ACKERMAN, 63, died Saturday at home. Born in Michigan City, he was a Korean War Army veteran. Surviving are two sons, Jeffery M. of Midlothian, Va., and Matthew J. of Morganhill, Calif.; three brothers, Danny of LaPorte and James and Kenneth; and six grandchildren. No services or calling. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave.
Notice dated Wed, Jul. 31, 2002
RITA BAUER, 69, died Sunday at home. She was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband, Richard; three daughters, Sue Ann Theis of Midland, Texas, Cheryl Wilson of Spencerville and Jo Ellen Heilpap of Auburn; a son, Philip J. of Antwerp, Ohio; seven brothers, Don, Bob, Tom, Jack, Mike, Rick and Paul; six sisters, Dee, Stella, Helen, Pat, Ruthie and Judie; eight grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and seven step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbra Bauer, and a son, Richard. Memorial service at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Andrew's Catholic Church, 2610 New Haven Ave. No calling. Memorials to St. Andrew's Soup Kitchen or American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Alpha Funeral Service, Indianapolis.
Notice dated Wed, Jul. 31, 2002
PAUL A. CHANDLER SR., 49, of Indianapolis, formerly of Fort Wayne, died Friday at home. He had worked at Essex Group in Fort Wayne. Surviving are a daughter, Camille Chandler of Fort Wayne; two sons, Paul A. Jr. and Joseph B., both of Indianapolis; three brothers, Anton of Fort Wayne and Hubert and Fulton, both of Indianapolis; and seven sisters, Alberta Rile of Terre Haute and LeAnna Hughes, Mamie Driver, Bertha Beasley, Delores Harper, Ophelia Yates and Patricia Clark, all of Indianapolis. Services at noon Saturday at Stuart Mortuary, Indianapolis, with calling one hour before services. Local arrangements by Carmichael Funeral Service, 831 E. Jefferson Blvd.
Notice dated Wed, Jul. 31, 2002
LINDA DAVIS, 54, of Allen County, died Monday at Lutheran Hospital. She was a registered nurse and of Cherokee descent. Surviving are her husband, Todd; a daughter, Jennifer; a granddaughter; and two sisters. Gathering of friends from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at Winchester Place, 4530 Bluffton Road. Services are in Battle Lake, Minn., Aug. 8. Memorials to Turnstone Center for Disabled Children and Acres Land Trust.
Notice dated Wed, Jul. 31, 2002
EDWARD M. EVANS JR., 75, died Monday at home. Born in Chicago, he retired in 1989 as an instrument specialist from Purdue University after 21 years. He was a World War II and Korean War Navy veteran. Surviving are three sons, Robert J. of Fort Wayne, Gerald S. of Crosby, Texas, and Thomas E. of Whitesboro, Texas; a daughter, Elizabeth P. Wilhide of Noblesville; a brother, Lloyd H. of Cape Coral, Fla.; and three grandchildren. His son, Paul, died in 1957 and wife, Jaqueline M., in 1977. No services. Calling from 4 to 6 p.m. today at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Park Funeral Home, 1320 E. Dupont Road. Burial in Tippecanoe cemetery, Lafayette. Memorials to Visiting Nurse Service's Hospice Home, 3015 South Wayne Ave., Box 21, Fort Wayne, IN 46807.
Notice dated Wed, Jul. 31, 2002
HENRY J. HELBERG, 79, died Monday at home. Born in Andover, Vt., he was an advance quality control engineer at General Electric Co. from 1948 until 1984 and an adjunct professor at Indiana Tech from 1974 until 1996, where he served as dean of engineering from 1986 until 1988. He held various offices in the Fort Wayne Engineers Club and was a World War II Navy veteran. Surviving are his wife, Nancianne; three daughters, Sarah Trittipo of Fort Wayne, Betsy Kirk of Cambridge, Mass., and Jane Vorndran of Hoagland; a brother, Paul of Springfield, Mass.; two sisters, Muriel Sullivan of Chicopee, Mass., and Grace Didan of Manchester, Conn.; and six grandchildren. His son Larry died in 1964 and son Derek in 1968. No services. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Memorials to Helberg Scholarship Fund at Indiana Institute of Technology or Science Central.
Notice dated Wed, Jul. 31, 2002
E. LEWIS KESTER, 83, died Tuesday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Huntington, he retired from Lindley Elementary and Fort Wayne Community Schools in 1985 as an elementary school teacher after 38 years. He was treasurer of CCC. Surviving are his wife, Betty A.; three daughters, Cheryl I. Kester-Hoffman of Charlotte, N.C., Judith E. McDonnell of Fort Wayne and Dawn L. Treace of New Haven; a brother, Fred of Wabash; a sister, Edith Stephenson of Winona Lake; and six grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. Saturday at D.O. McComb & Sons Covington Knolls Funeral Home, 8325 Covington Road. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Memorials to Sonrise Aboite United Methodist Youth Programs.
Notice dated Wed, Jul. 31, 2002
LaMAR L. KILMER, 60, died Monday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in Elkhart, he retired in 2001 as a teacher and coach at Snider High School after 30 years. He coached boys tennis for 22 years and girls basketball for 21 years. Surviving are his wife, Sally; two sons, Scott L. of Churubusco and Rhett A. of Winter Garden, Fla.; two daughters, Kelly K. Rowan of Fort Wayne and Karla S. Melin of Leo-Cedarville; seven grandchildren; a sister, Zelma Folger of Syracuse; and his parents, Henry and Dorothea of Syracuse. Services at 10 a.m. Saturday at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Burial in Catholic cemetery. Memorials to Visiting Nurse Service's Hospice Home or Snider High School Athletic Department.
Notice dated Wed, Jul. 31, 2002
JUNIA Q. WERST KRATZMAN, 95, died Tuesday at Parkview Hospital. Born in South Bend, she was a homemaker. Her husband, Harold Werst, died in 1971. Surviving are two daughters, Betty Maksl and Patty Gulker, both of Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and four sisters, Ruth Worsham of Warsaw, Norma Hite of Plymouth, Lou Dell Bollinger of Indiana and Phyllis Huff of Nappanee.
Services at 2 p.m. Thursday at Deaton Funeral Home, Bourbon, with calling two hours before services. Burial in Pleasant Hill cemetery, Bourbon.
Notice dated Wed, Jul. 31, 2002
JUNE E. BERGHOFF MILLER, 56, died Monday at Covington Manor Nursing Center. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband, William L.; a sister, Martha A. Ryan of Fort Wayne; and a brother, William G. Berghoff of Fort Wayne. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Friday at Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, 1100 S. Calhoun St., with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., with rosary at 4:30 p.m.
Entombment in Catholic cemetery. Memorials to Girl Scouts of Limberlost Council or Matthew 25 Health & Dental Clinic.
Notice dated Wed, Jul. 31, 2002
KATHRYN E. McCOLLUM TURNER, 86, died Tuesday at home. Born in Fountain County, she had worked at Crawford Cafe, Holiday Inn and Hi-Tek. Her first husband, Edwin Earl Boone, died in 1958, and second husband, Curtis Wayne Turner, in 1971. Surviving are three sons, Robert J. Boone of Tell City, James C. Boone of Tulsa, Okla., and Thomas L. Boone of Crawfordsville; a daughter, Martha Holsey of Fort Wayne; 16 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Friday at Hunt & Son funeral Home, Crawfordsville. Calling from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial in Waynetown Masonic cemetery.
Notice dated Wed, Jul. 31, 2002
ROSEMARY A. BUCHHEIT WIEGMAN, 83, died Tuesday at home. Born in Fort Wayne, she retired in 1982 as a secretary with Teamsters Local 414. Surviving are a son, James of Fort Wayne; four daughters, Judith Marquardt of Lima, Ohio, Sandra Mylet of Aurora, Colo., and Susan Wiegman Maggard and Carol Schieferstein, both of Columbia City; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert W., and a son, Thomas. Mass of Christian Burial pending Friday. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mungovan & Sons Memorial Chapel, 2114 S. Calhoun St. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to Cancer Services of Allen County or Masses.
Notice dated Wed, Jul. 31, 2002
FORT WAYNE
MARGARET E. ANDERSON, 81, of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of Fort Wayne, died Saturday at Harris Methodist Hospital, Fort Worth. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a secretary for the supervisor of budget at General Electric Co. for five years. Surviving are her husband, James H.; two sons, J. Bruce of McAllen, Texas, and Michael R. of Fort Worth; a daughter, Kathleen J. Shumaker of Boise, Idaho; and two grandchildren. Private services. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to Allen County Humane Shelter. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave.
Notice dated Thu, Aug. 01, 2002
MARY E. BAUMGARTNER, 58, died Friday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Ohio, she was a stocker at Meijer and Raytheon. Surviving are a daughter, Sandy Baumgartner of Fort Wayne; a son, Eric P. of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Susan McDonald and Karen Grimes, both of Huntington; a brother, Richard Pingry of Louisville; and two grandchildren. Memorial services at noon Friday at Anchor Community Church, 1529 W. Third St. No calling. Memorials to the family.
Notice dated Thu, Aug. 01, 2002
