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NAOMI H. KELLER, 83, died Saturday at Lutheran Hospital. Born in Cascade, Mont., she was a homemaker. Surviving are two sons, Norman of Fort Wayne and Leslie of Albion; six daughters, Janet Greenup, Barbara Wise, Martha Becker and Rita Craffey, all of Fort Wayne, Jeanine Arnett of Butler and Cynthia Bell of Markle; a brother, George Argerbright; six sisters, Catherine Manges of Bremen, Lorene Jordan of Olympia, Wash., Pauline Hullinger and Irene Kite, both of Fort Wayne, Helen Friemoth of Elyda, Ohio and Bernice Koenanman of Valdosta, Ga.; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Her husband, Howard C., died in 1999. Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Elzey-Patterson Rodak Home for Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials to Allen County Cancer Society or Woodburn Children's Home.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 16, 2002
ROSIE MORRIS, 80, died Thursday at Courtland Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Black Fish, Ark., she was a homemaker. Surviving are three sons, Theodie, Charlie and Phillip, all of Fort Wayne; and five daughters, Ceola Greenhill of Muscle Shoals, Ala., and Shirley White, Alice Kelsaw, Cathy Brewer and Frances Anderson, all of Fort Wayne. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie, two daughters, Ruth Ann and Willie, and a son, Richard. Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Old Landmark C.O.G.I.C., 6303 S. Anthony Blvd. Calling from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Carmichael Funeral Home, 831 E. Jefferson Blvd.Burial in Lindenwood cemetery.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 16, 2002
ANDERSON "JUNIOR" WOODS, 51, died Friday at Riverbend Healthcare Center. Born in Marion, Ala., he was an assembler at Hoosier Windows. Surviving are his mother, Joeanna Woods of Fort Wayne; eight sons, Thomas, Anderson, Billy, Michael, Brandon, James, Marcus and Tippy, all of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Jonell of Fort Wayne; six brothers, Charlie, Willie, Joseph, and Carl, all of Fort Wayne and Sammy and Linzey, both of Marion, Ala.; five sisters, Louise of Fort Wayne, Alice, Noon, Jean and Lean, all of Marion, Ala.; his companion, Carol Hill; and 14 grandchildren.
Services at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Carmichael Funeral Home, 831 E. Jefferson Blvd., with calling two hours before services. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 16, 2002
Angola
OPAL V. JOHNSON, 98, died Sunday at Lakeland Nursing Center, Angola. Born in Williams County, Ohio, she was a homemaker. Surviving are a granddaughter, Carolyn Parker of Pleasant Lake; a grandson, Dan Hardiek of Wrangell, Alaska; a sister, Maxine Sampson of Bullhead City, Ariz.; eight great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph, in 1987, and two daughters, Lois Pearl Johnson and Marjorie Hardiek. Graveside services at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Maple Grove cemetery, Edgerton, Ohio. Arrangements by Weicht Funeral Home, Angola.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 16, 2002
Milford
MARK A. STIDAMS, 43, died Friday at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born in Salem, he had been a shipping worker at Chore-Time Brock in Milford for seven years. Surviving are his wife, Carol Tillett Stidams; his mother, Tilda Davis Stidams of North Webster; three sons, Jason of North Webster, Jeremy of Milford and David of Syracuse; nine brothers, A.B. of Louisiana, Delbert Jr. of Oregon, Carl of North Manchester, Donald and Jim, both of Columbus, Ohio, George and Brad, both of North Webster, Wayne of Milford, and Dale of Syracuse; five sisters, Louise Wakley of Goshen, Vannie Swihart of Milford, Pat Koher, Billie May and Kellie Sicks, all of North Webster; and two grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mishler-Eastland Funeral Home-Harris Chapel, Syracuse, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial in North Webster cemetery, Mock Addition. Memorials to American Diabetes Association.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 16, 2002
Markle
ERNEST A. JENEROU SR., 63, died Saturday at Parkview Huntington Hospital. Born in Manistique, Mich., he was a cement and construction worker in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Surviving are a son, Ernest A. Jr. of Wyoming; a brother, Hughie W. of Manistique, Mich., a sister, Sharon Hicks of Manistique, Mich.; and several grandchildren. His wife, Ethel Lou, died in January. Services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Myers Funeral Home, Markle Chapel. Calling from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday. Burial in Star of Hope cemetery, Huntington County. Memorials to donor's choice in care of the funeral home.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 16, 2002
Montpelier
RUSSELL D. ROBERTS, 84, died Sunday at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Born in Pennville, he retired from St. Joe Paper Co. in Hartford City in 1980 after 40 years. He was a World War II Air Force veteran. Surviving are his wife Willadene; two sons, James R. of Fort Wayne and Stephen W. of Monroeville; two daughters, Jacqueline Faulkner of Decatur and Janet Parson of Montpelier; two sisters, Betty Harrold of Montpelier and Rosemond Helm of Dunkirk; a brother, Harry Jr. of Marion; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Glancy Funeral Homes-Walker Chapel, Montpelier. Calling from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial in Woodlawn cemetery, Montpelier. Memorials to Pleasantdale United Methodist Church, 6007E-300N, Montpelier, IN, 47359.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 16, 2002
Pleasant Lake
WILLIAM E. BUSH, 71, died Sunday at home. Born in Steuben County, he was an electrical contractor. He was a Navy and Air Force veteran. Surviving are his wife, Jeanette; three sons, James A. of Ashley and Harold E. and Daniel R., both of Angola; five daughters, Terri Furnish and Joyce Bush, both of Golden Lake; Margie Salinas of Angola, Robin Hammond of Leo, and Penny Alwine of Kendallville; a brother, Ted of Arizona; a sister, Mary Born of Bellefontaine, Ohio; 20 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Feller Funeral Home, Waterloo. Calling from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial in Circle cemetery, Hudson. Memorials to Cameron Memorial Hospice.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 16, 2002
South Whitley
HILDA C. BRUNER, 79, died Saturday at home. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a nurse's aide at Miller's Merry Manor in Columbia City, retiring in 1983 after eight years. Surviving are three sons, James W. of Liberty Mills, Melvin L. of Columbia City and Robert of Rienzi, Miss.; two daughters, Doris Ivy of South Whitley and Delores Gaylord of Warsaw; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; two step- great-grandchildren; a sister, Ida Yahne of Columbia City; and a brother, Oscar J. White of Ossian. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter M., and a son, Albert. Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Columbia City, with calling one half hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, Columbia City. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne. Memorials to St. John Lutheran Church's building fund.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 16, 2002
SYLBERT BYRON "BARNEY" HEASTON, 82, died Saturday at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born in Tippecanoe, he retired from General Electric Specialty Motors after 31 years. He was a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are two sons, Steven B. and Bruce E., both of Columbia City; a daughter, Karen Loeffler of Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; two sisters, Gloria Sidwell of Lake Wawasee and Belva Schumacher of Tulsa, Okla.; and a brother, Darrell of Fort Wayne. His wife, Mildred L., died in 1996. Services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, Columbia City, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne. Memorials to Blue River Community Church.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 16, 2002
Auburn
EDGAR ARLIN SMITH, 67, died Saturday at home. Born in Auburn, he retired from Dana Weatherhead and Dana Axel, Fort Wayne, in 1997 after 32 years. He also worked at Auburn Rubber Co. Surviving are his wife, Wanda C.; two sons, Timothy A. of Fort Wayne and Barry J. of Auburn; four brothers, Blake, Warren C. and Donald L., all of Auburn, and John D. of Knox; four sisters, Katherine Decker of Auburn, Alice Lelah Allen of Anderson, Mary Ellen McInturf of Sun City, Fla., and Shelba Jeane Shuff of Garrett; and three grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. Thursday at Feller Funeral Home, Waterloo. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Burial in Christian Union cemetery, Garrett. Memorials to DeKalb Memorial Hospice or First Christian Church, Auburn.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
DOROTHY MAE WALUK, 77, died Sunday at home. Born in Auburn, she was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward. Surviving are four daughters, Linda Trier, Portland, Ore., Gail Woolever of Wheatfield, Peggy Waluk of Crown Point, and Dee Waluk Johnson of Duvall, Wash.; four brothers; a sister; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Feller Funeral Home, Waterloo, with calling two hours before services. Burial in Arlington National cemetery, Washington, D.C., at a later date. Memorials to DeKalb Memorial Hospital, American Diabetes Association or Parkview Hospice.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
Bluffton
DENNIS "DENNY" K. GROGG, 50, died Sunday at Adams County Hospital, Decatur. Born in Wells County, he worked at Fort Wayne Mold Engineering Inc. for 15 years. Surviving are his mother, Luella Robbins of Bluffton; five daughters, Annessa Grogg, Telisha Jensen, Missy Velasquez, Falisha Grogg and Alisha Smith, all of Bluffton; three sisters, Linda Heckman of Bluffton, Sally Perkins of Uniondale, and Karen Veirling of Dundee, Fla.; two brothers, Michael and Randy, both of Bluffton and two grandchildren.
Services at 1 p.m. Thursday at Goodwin Memorial Chapel, Bluffton, with calling two hours before services. Calling also from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Burial in Fairview cemetery. Memorials to Grace Bible Missionary Church, Decatur.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
Columbia City
SYLBERT BYRON "BARNEY" HEASTON, 82, died Saturday at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born in Tippecanoe, he retired from General Electric Specialty Motors after 31 years. He was a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are two sons, Steven B. and Bruce E., both of Columbia City; a daughter, Karen Loeffler of Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; two sisters, Gloria Sidwell of Lake Wawasee and Belva Schumacher of Tulsa, Okla.; and a brother, Darrell of Fort Wayne. His wife, Mildred L., died in 1996. Services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, Columbia City, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne. Memorials to Blue River Community Church.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
Decatur
HILDA L. HARMAN, 81, of Berrien Springs, Mich., formerly of Decatur, died Sunday at home. Born in Decatur, she was a music teacher and owned a music store. She retired as a medical affairs clerk from Berrien General Hospital after 15 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oliver, in 1976, and a daughter, Janet Sue Radke. Surviving are two daughters, Judith Phillips of Otter Lake, Mich. and Jean Yohe of New Baltimore, Mich.; a son, Oliver J. of St. Joseph, Mich.; two sisters, Irene Kraft of Estero, Fla. and Delores Shearer of Fort Wayne; four brothers, Melvin Bultemeier of Mishawaka, Wilmer Bultemeier of Bonita Springs, Fla., and Donald Bultemeier and Kenneth Bultemeier, both of Decatur; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Berrien Springs. Calling from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the church. Local arrangements by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial in Rose Hill cemetery, Berrien Springs. Memorials to Adams County Home Health or donor's choice.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
