OBITUARIES South Bend Tribune Thursday, January 15, 1987 01 B11 Indiana-Michigan obituaries Avenell Robowski Services for Avenell Robowski, 59, of Route 1, County Road 950 East, who died at 9:55 p.m. Tuesday in Countryside Place, LaPorte, after an illness, will be at 1 p.m. CST Friday in Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel. Burial will be in Patton Cemetery, LaPorte. Friends may call until 9 p.m.
today and after 9 a.m. Friday in the funeral home. Mrs. Robowski was born May 10, 1927, in Garrett, Ky. She moved to Grovertown in 1956, coming from LaPorte.
On May 11, 1949, in LaPorte, she married Alex Robowski. He died June 1, 1976. Surviving are a daughter, Linda Cole of Warsaw; two sons, Allen of Grovertown and Rondell of Bass Lake; five grandchildren; two sisters, Rose Ziegler of Daniels, W.Va., and Virginia Stout of Hamlet; and three brothers, Charles Howard, Nero Howard and Alonzo Howard all of LaPorte. She was employed at the Catherine Casper Home, Donaldson. Joe Nissley NAPPANEE Joe Nissley, 72, of Route 1, died Wednesday night in his winter home in Sarasota, Fla.
Thompson Yoder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Gloy N. Bennett ETNA GREEN Gloy N. Bennett, 71, of Etna Green Mobile Home Court, died at 1:28 p.m. Wednesday in Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw.
Mr. Bennett was born Nov. 17, 1915, in Troy, W.Va. He had lived in Etna Green since moving from Warsaw five years ago. Surviving are two daughters, Marlene Leiter of Venice, and Connie Jamison of Claypool; a son, Steven of Warsaw; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; six sisters; and a brother.
Mr. Bennett was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Rock Grove Baptist Church, Linn, W.Va. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in McHatton-Sadler Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Rama M.
Jones ELKHART Services for Rama Jones, 98, of Fountainview Place, who died at 10 p.m. Tuesday in Elkhart General Hospital, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in White Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rice Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m.
today in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation. Mrs. Jones was born Sept-6, 1888, in Cromwell. On March 20, 1919, in Elkhart, she married Ora Jones.
He died in 1955. Surviving are two daughters, Maxine Rose of Elkhart and Erma Keyser of South Bend; a son, Charles Weeks of Kingston, N.Y.; 11 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. She was a 72-year member of the Elkhart First Baptist Church. David M. Freeby MIDDLEBURY David M.
Freeby, 3-month-old son of Kimberli Freeby and Robert Ripplinger of 12537 Bonnie Lane, died at 5:54 a.m. today in his home. Elkhart County Coroner Carl Yoder is investigating the death as a Sudden Infant 74-year-old killed when hit by train MICHIGAN CITY Kenneth C. Cover, 74, of 418 E. Seventh St.
was killed Wednesday when he was struck by a South Shore train in Gary. Gary police said Cover apparently was standing on the tracks near 3600 W. Third Avenue at 5:45 a.m. when he was struck by the train. His car was parked nearby, and police said they have no idea why he was on the tracks.
Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Pine Lake Cemetery, LaPorte. There will be no visitation. Carlisle Funeral, Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr.
Cover was born Jan. 7, 1913, in Rensselaer. On Oct. 22, 1933, in Michigan City, he married Helen Fenton. She died Jan.
5, 1976. Surviving is a sister, Thelma Kring of Michigan City. Mr. Cover was a retired salesman, having been employed by the county directory. Death Syndrome case.
David was born Oct. 16 in Elkhart. Other survivors. are the maternal of Elkhart grandparents, Keith Freeby and Leann Morgan of Indianapolis; and paternal grandparents, Mary and Edwin Ripplinger of Union. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m.
Friday in Rice Cemetery, Elkhart. There will be no visitation. Miller Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ernest E. Neidig BOURBON Ernest E.
Neidig, 91, of 10832 Cedar Road, died at 7:32 p.m. Wednesday in Bremen Community Hospital. Mr. Neidig was born Feb. 1, 1895, in Bourbon and lived there all his life.
On Aug. 5, 1915, he married the former Mabel M. Craig, who died Oct. 31, 1974. Surviving are four daughters, Gene Springer of Granger, Marjorie Cook and Phyllis Faulkner, both of Bourbon, and Ruth Gombos of Garden City, three sons, William and Joseph, both of Bourbon, and James of Corvallis, 35 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Erma Zumbaugh of Plymouth.
A daughter, Roma Dinius, preceded him in death. Mr. Neidig was a retired farmer. He was a member of Albright United Methodist Church. Services will be at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday in the church. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Deaton Funeral Home and an hour before the services in the church.
James J. Fisher WINAMAC James J. Fisher, 63, of Route 1, died at 6:52 p.m. Wednesday in Pulaski Memorial Hospital after an illness. Mr.
Fisher was born June 14, 1923, in LaPorte County. On March 27, 1946, at Lake Bruce, he married the former Darlene Hamilton. She survives with two daughters, Melody Doty of Winamac and Bonnie Broker of Plymouth; two sons, Timothy Winamac and Michael of Knox; five grandchildren; four sisters, Kathryn Moore of Des Moines, Iowa, Yvonna Nacke of Swayzee; Barbara Fisher of Manassas, and Madeline Sommers of Star City; and two brothers, Charles of Winamac and Donald of Star City. Mr. Fisher was an independent truck driver.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Frain Mortuary. Burial will be in McKinley Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m.
Saturday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Michigan Margaret E. Wheeler UNION Services for Margaret E. Wheeler, 81, of 70847 Claire Drive, who died at 1:30 a.m.
Wednesday in Elkhart General Hospital after an illness, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the WestbrookMetz Clouse Funeral Home. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Edgewood Cemetery, Ashtabula, Ohio. Mrs.
Wheeler was born Feb. 14, 1905, in Ashtabula and moved to Union in 1981. In 1934, in Ashtabula, she married Kimball L. Wheeler, who died in 1981. Surviving are a daughter, Betty Dlouhy, with whom she lived; and two grandsons.
A brother, Arthur Berg, preceded her in death. Elsie Frazier CASSOPOLIS Services for Elsie Frazier, 98, of the Cass County Medical Care Facility, who died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the facility, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Connelly Funeral Home. Burial will be in Prospect Hills Cemetery.
Friends may call after 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs. Frazier was born Dec. 2 28, 1888, in Montgomery, and came to Cassopolis in 1933 from Chicago.
On April 9, 1951, she married Arnold B. Frazier, who died in 1985. Surviving are a grandson; three great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. A son preceded her in death. She was a member of the Bethel AME Church and the Cass County Medical Care Facility Auxiliary.
Eva M. Lawrence DOWAGIAC Eva M. Lawrence, 96, of Dowagiac Nursing Home, formerly of Gravel Lake and Schoolcraft, died at 2:20 a.m. Wednesday in the nursing home. Services will be at 10 a.m.
Friday in Births MEMORIAL man, 616 S. Third Goshen, son, Jan. 14. (South Bend) MILLER Leona and Wayne Miller, Route 1, WHITAKER Ellen and Kevin Whitaker, Topeka, daughter, Jan. 14.
1015 Illinois, Walkerton, son, Jan. 13. TURNER Rita and Daniel Turner, 22996 BUTCHER Linda and Steven Butcher, Gary Drive, Goshen, daughter, Jan. 14. 50505 U.S.
31 Lot 12, South Bend, YODER Miriam and Nathan Yoder, 14713- daughter, Jan. 14. 1 State Road 4, Goshen, daughter, Jan. 14. ST.
JOSEPH MEMORIAL (Michigan City) TIDMAN Barbara and Paul Tidman, 112 S. DOHNER Lynne and Timothy Dohner, St. Louis South Bend, daughter, Jan. 5728 Lute Road, Portage, son, Jan. 14.
UPTON Connie and Harvey Upton, 1083 13, Genesis Alternative Birth Center. PAWATING State Road, LaPorte, daughter, Jan. 14. STARKE MEMORIAL EWALD Diane and Gary Ewaid, 21300 (Knox) Kroft Drive, South Bend, son, Jan. 14.
Riener, RISNER Kathleen and Michael KENNEDY Elaine and William Jan. 14. Kennedy, Route 1, Box 161A, North Judson, daugh1529 Ferdale Niles, son, ter, Jen. 11. LOLMAUGH Kathryn Fedore and Road, Buchanan, Lot OUT OF TOWN son, Jan.
14. SHANLEY maugh, 14417 and of Caron a son, Jen. 6. PaterCOCHEN GENERAL a grandparents are Kate and John ShanKAUFFMAN Carol Miter and Alan Kauff- of South Band. Local obituaries St.
Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Burial will be in Schoolcraft Cemetery. Friends may call from and 7 to 8 p.m. today in Romig Funeral Home, Marcellus. Mrs.
Lawrence was born June 4, 1890, in Big Rapids, Mich. She married Harold Lawrence, who preceded her in death. Surviving is a stepsister, Margaret Adams of Kalamazoo. Mrs. Lawrence was a salesperson at Jewel Co.
She was a member of the church. EDWARDSBURG Dorothy 1 M. "Dottie" Bowman, 32, of 25448 Filmore Garver Lake, died at 6:52 p.m. Wednesday in Elkhart General Hospital after an apparent heart attack. Services are pending at Paul E.
Mayhew Funeral Home. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Ervin D. Canfield NILES Ervin D.
Canfield, 58, of 3406 N. Fifth died about 5:45 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital after an illness. Mr. Canfield was born Dec.
7, 1928, in South Bend and was a lifelong area resident. On April 22, 1950, in Niles, he married the former Gladys L. Davidson. She survives with a son, Travis of Philadelphia; two granddaughters; and three sisters, Lois Johansen of Edwardsburg, Joyce Dritzler of and Beverly Rudlaff of Bridgman. Mr.
Canfield 1 retired from Industrial Pattern Ben- ton Harbor, where he was a wood patternmaker. He was a member of Buchanan Faith United Methodist Church. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Halbritter Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mission Hills Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call after 6 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Donald H. Fields STEVENSVILLE Donald H. Fields, Johnson Road, died this morning in Mercy-Memorial hospital, Benton Harbor.
Mr. Fields was born Sept. 28, 1921, in Eau Claire. On Sept. 8, 1946, he married June Norris, who survives with a daughter, Jane Miller of Stevensville; a son, John Fields of Niles; three grandchildren; and a brother, Robert Fields of Benton Harbor.
Mr. Fields retired in 1984 as a sales representative from Chevron Co. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club, First United Methodist Church and Methodist Men's Club. He graduated from Michigan State University. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the church. Burial will be Monday in Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Niles. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in Kerley-Starks Funeral Home, St.
Joseph. Memorial contributions may be made to the church or to the hospital's oncology department. 1 Michigan hospitals PAWATING Higginbottom, Jake, 400 Cleveland, Dowagi(Niles) ac. Jan. 9 Admissions Collins, Dorothy, 113 Haines, Dowagiac.
Niles. Edmondson, James, Apopkan, Fla. Crawford, Kathleen, 925 Plym Road, Franks, Donna, 1619 Northfield Niles. Jan. 11 Malone, Diana, 25731 U.S.
12, Edwardsburg. Admissions McKinney, Fritzi, Lot 61, Michigan 62, Tony, Malissa, 503 East Cassopolis. Edwardsburg. Ponder, Paul, 110 W. St.
Mary's, Decatur. Young, Raasean, 318 Elizabeth, Bu- Blackman, Donald, 1306 Regent, Niles. chanan. Boatright, Camille, 1110 N. 10th Niles.
Discharges Christopher, 1950 S. 13th Discharges Carpenter, Shearer, Matthew, 528 Main Dowagiac. Colburn, Melody and daughter, 106 N. Detroit Woodhouse, Graham, 407 W. Wayne, Buchanan.
Dowagiac. Colon, Vinnie, 16484 Michigan 60 Van- Jan. Admissions 12, dalia. Kuball, Dorothy, 804 Red Bud Trail Bu- Alford, Mary, 18747 Brownsville Road, Caschanan. sopolis.
Steiding, John, 315 E. York Cassopolis. Ballard, James, 25221 71st Dowagiac. Jan. 10 Biek, Betty, 25340 Peavine Cassopolis.
Admissions Brown, David, 303 Pennsylvania Frucci, Veronica, 1627 N. 12th Niles. Dowagiac. Grice, Nathan, 1892 Baldwin Drive, Niles. Cloud, Kenneth, 405 Pennsylvania, Dowagiac.
Discharges Jenkins, Arnold, 87756 Old Swamp Road, DeCrawford, Kathleen, 925 Plym Road, Niles. Johnson, David 422 S. Fifth Niles. Judd, Boyle, 24963 Twinshore Drive, DowagiLandrum, Ralph, 251 Cass Niles. ac.
Matthews, Melissa, 2615 U.S. 31 Niles. Longway, Judith, 203 Dewey, Dowagiac. Singleton, Larry, 261 Roosevelt Niles. Robinson, Catherine, 29170 Pokagon Zimmerman, Shane, 422 S.
Fifth Niles. Dowagiac. Sherman, Patricia, 33220 Hunt Drive, Jan. 11 Dowagiac. Admissions Shirley, 2840 Detroit Road, Niles.
Discharges King, Beebe, Robyn, 36782 92nd Lawton. Baldwin, Mary, 907 Silverbrook Niles. Bell, Lloyd, 24715 Marcellus Highway, Jan. 12 Dowagiac. Admissions Peterson, Linda, 401 Spruce, Dowagiac.
Anna, Silverbrook Manor Nurs- Pierce, Kenneth, 414 McPhil, Dowagiac. Cavanaugh, ing Bu- Velthouse, Kayleen, 66505 North Woodland Home, Niles. Devine, Morton, 15872 Meadow Drive, Drive, Dowagiac. chanan. Larsen, Marilyn, 36 N.
State Niles. Jan. 13. Admissions Martin, Maxine, 15350 Michigan 60, Jones. 69th Dowagiac.
Schlitter, Robert, 25272 Nelson, Mildred, 9788 U. S. 31, Berrien Niles. Squires, Harry, 2207 Barron Lake, Springs. Richmond, Ray, 1715 N.
Fifth Niles. Vylonis, Margaret, 29145 Pike Dowagiac. 3553 Andrews Road, Bu- Phillips, Trina, Route 7, Magician Lake, Weaver, Delores, chanan. Dowagiac. Sachjen, Brandon, 116 Oak, Dowagiac.
Discharges Road, Bu- Cornish, Kenneth, 51319 Creglow, Marcellus. Ballou, Irene, 819 Rynearson chanan. Frontczak, Patricia, 26941 Spring, Dowagiac. Daus, Raymond, 903 Regent Niles. Discharges Franks, Donna, 1619 Northfield Drive, Niles.
Judd, Doyle, 24963 Twin Shore Drive, Hipshear, Frances, 660 N. 12th Niles. Dowagiac. 313 McComber Bu- Clayton, Beulah, 26071 Allen Terrace, Scoggin, chanan. Dowagiac.
Andrew, 217 N. 15th Niles. Lewis, Arthur, Parkside Townhouse, DowagiWeist, Roy, Niles. ac. Young, Mary, 1818 Broadway 62214 Wilson, Cassopolis.
Olds, Verna, Jan. 14 Carter, Brenda, 61717 County Road 687 Admissions Dowagiac. Hershberger, James, 17109 Williamsville Bachman, Imogene, 57571 Michigan 51 Vandalia. Dowagiac. Salas, Angelica, 316 W.
Main Niles. Plummer, Victoria, 923 Carolyn Elkhart. Admissions Jan. 15, Biggs, Virginia, 1805 Ferry Niles. Robinson, Bobby, 302 Grand DowagiBuck, Virginia, 3021 Adams Road, Niles.
ac. Owen, Chiyvon, 705 S. Broadway Cassop- Stanford, Jason, 55266 Red Arrow Highway, olis. Lawrence. Whitman, Sheridan, 3049 S.
Third Niles. Discharges Discharges Bucha, Janie and daughter, 506 Gray Raasean, 318 Elizabeth Bu- Dowagiac. chanan. Brown, David, 303 Pennsylvania Young, 2840 Detroit Road, Niles. Dowagiac.
King, Shirley, and 53460 Twin Vyionis, Margaret, 29145 Pike, Dowagiac. Lakes Road, Dowagiac. Mose, Sondra, 17806 State Vandalia. Seifferlein, Sandra daughter, Richmond, Ray, 1715 N. Fifth Niles.
VISITORS Frucci, Veronica, 1627 N. 12th Niles. (Buchanan) Atkinson, Olive, 2280 Warren Road, Niles. Jan. 12 Hibbard, Elizabeth, 2942 U.S.
12 Niles. Admissions 51 Latkorvy, Frank, 311 S. George, Decatur. Russell, Velma, 53441 Michigan Dowagiac. Jan.
13 Alicea, Sonia and son, 2313 Caruthers Admissions Niles. Briggs, Gwendolyn, 1104 Ferry Niles. Discharges Jan. 14 Kempt, Mary, 6901 Youngren, Harbert. Admissions Martin, Henry, 2254 Mulder Drive, Niles.
Jan. 15 Hamilton, Mamie, 1412 Mould Niles. Admissions Culver, Earl, 1494 Barron Lake Road, Niles. Cassel, Debra, Kettering, Ohio. Wall, Arland, 637 S.
Third Niles. Johnson, Doris, 311 Cecil, Buchanan. N. Fifth Bowerman, Trecia, 2119 E. Main Niles.
Canfield, Ervin, 3406 Shepard, Kenneth, 2811 U.S. 12 Niles. BERRIEN GENERAL Donoho, Nicole, 1725 Broadway Niles. (Berrien Center) Silverbrook Manor Nurs- Admissions Home, Niles. Jan.
8 Cavanaugh, Anna, ing White, Dorris, 465 Broadway, Benton Harbor. Pedzinski, Genevieve, 830 E. Smith Bu- Admissions chanan. Jan. 9 Marlin, Orin, 60 Marmont Niles.
Casey, Jackey, 2817-A W. Glenlord, StevensDanzy, Wash 20210 Osborne Cassop- ville. olis. Jan. 10 Grice, Nathan, 1892 Baldwin Drive, Niles.
Gilson, Nancy, 3406 Hillendale Road, Eau Claire. LEE MEMORIAL (Dowagiac) Mitchell, Emma, 1394 Rose Benton Harbor. Jan. 10 Admissions Admissione Jan. 13 Tidy, Charles, 23384 Morton, Dowagiac.
Zepeda, Anita, Route 1, 51220 Pipestone Cox, Jessie, 104 North Dowagiac. Road, Eau Claire. Clayton, Joyce, 26071 Allen Terrace, Dowagh Marie, Box 806, 4341 Lake Bridgman. Admissione Stanley, 55763 Davis Lane, Cronin, Deana Kay, 1126 Ford Niles. McDowell, Carmen, 1119 Lions Park Drive, Billy, 202 First Dowagiac, St.
Josiph. Northrop, Charlie, 54668. California Road, Small, Sean, 9846-2 Rose Hi Road, Berrien Springs. Esther Schulz Esther Schulz, 84, of 3602 S. Iron- wood Drive, died at 6:10 p.m.
Tuesday in St. Paul's Retirement Community. Mrs. Schulz had retired from Tucker Freight Lines as a bookkeeper. She was born Nov.
26, 1902, in South Bend and was a lifelong area resident. On Feb. 11, 1944, in South Bend, she married Walter Schulz. He died May 11, 1968. She is survived by a stepdaughter; a stepson; and several nieces and nephews, including Robert Schulz of South Bend.
Burial was to be at Highland Cemetery. Arrangements are with Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, 1201 S. Michigan St. She was a member of Gloria dei Lutheran Church, to which memorial contributions may be made.
George W. Osmanski Jr. George Walter Osmanski 42, of 17891 Ponader Drive, died at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph's Medical Center after an illness.
Mr. Osmanski was a tool and die maker for Superior Tool Die, Elkhart. He was born April 28, 1944, in South Bend and was a lifelong area resident. On Nov. 18, 1967, in South Bend, he married the former Sharon Kay Bennett, who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Lori K. and Julie both at home; three sisters, Evelyn Bowers and Mary Barbee, both of Mishawaka, and Joanne Sipocz of South Bend; a brother, Mike of Mishawaka; and his parents, Agnes and George Osmanski of Mishawaka. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Little Flower Catholic Church. Burial will be in St.
Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today in Guisinger Colonial Chapel Funeral Home. Mr. Osmanski was a member of American Turners and Knights of Columbus, John Carroll Lodge 5570.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Joseph's Medical Center oncology unit or the Michiana Campfire Camp Tannadoonah Fund. Robert Medich Robert Medich, 74, of Indianapo- lis, died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in Community Hospital, Indianapolis. Mr.
Medich was a retired toolmaker. He was born Jan. 7, 1913, in Pennsylvania and moved to Indianapolis 50 years ago. On June 6, 1937, he married Frances Yovanovich, who died in 1978. He is survived by a daughter, Dorothy Milovojac of Indianapolis; a grandson; three sisters, Dorothy Delich of South Bend, Mildred Kisil of Parma, Ohio, and Violet Rodich of Hobart, three brothers, Mike and Bud, both of South Bend, and Joseph of Columbia, S.C.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church, Indianapolis. Friends may call today at Stevens Funeral Home, Indianapolis. Harriet Ann McCormick Harriet Ann McCormick, 73, of McHenry, formerly of South Bend, died at 3 p.m.
Tuesday in Royal Terrace Nursing Home, McHenry. Mrs. McCormick was born Dec. 3, 1913, South Bend and moved to Illinois 1948. She is surin vived by a sister-in-law, Ruth McCormick of Winfield, and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are with OrvisPalmer Funeral Home, 336 N. Main St. Burial was to be at Highland Cemetery. Clarence E. Kittrell Services for Clarence E.
Kittrell, 43, of 504 Allen who died at 2:53 a.m. Sunday in his home after an illness, will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m.
today in Clark's Funeral Chapel. Mr. Kittrell was employed by Bendix Corp. He was born May 18, 1943, in Paducah, and had lived in South Bend since 1966. On March 11, 1964, in Paducah, he married the former Marcia McNichols, who survives.
Also surviving are a daughter, Karana, at home; two sons, Clarence E. Jr. and Dante, both at home; a grandchild; a sister, Rosa Scott of Paducah; two brothers, Curtis Kittrell of Memphis, and Joseph Scott Jr. of Bowling Green, Ky. He was a member of the church and served as deacon and was a former member of John Moore Masonic Lodge.
Albert T. Keb NORTH LIBERTY Albert Keb, 86, of 502 Pine died at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, after an illness. Mr. Keb was a carpenter.
He was born Oct. 8, 1900, in South Bend, and had lived in North Liberty for the past 35 years, coming from Mishawaka. In October 1923, he married Florence E. Ball, who died in 1950. In July 1950, in South Bend, he married Ruth Newcomer, who died in July 1984.
Surviving are a daughter, Maryetta Garner of Argos; two sons, Charles of South Bend and Albert Jr. of Bourbon; a stepdaughter, Rosemary Kagel of Mulberry, a stepson, Dale Newcomer of Walkerton; several grandchildren; several great a sister, Renata of South Bend and a brother Erwin of Edwardsburg. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at King Memorial Home, Mentone. Burial will be at St.
Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday and until services Saturday at the funeral home. He was a veteran of World War I and a a member of North Liberty Masonic Lodge. Eulalia S.
Dvorak Eulalia S. Dvorak, 89, of 1229 Blaine died at 3:15 a.m. Wednesday in St. Joseph's Medical Center. Mrs.
Dvorak was born May 25, 1897, in Chicago and lived in South Bend since coming from LaPorte in 1917. On Feb. 1 13, 1926, in South Bend, as Eulalia Niesen, she married William J. Dvorak. He died March 27, 1978.
She is survived by a daughter, Susan Ferry of South Bend; three sons, William E. and James both of South Bend, and Richard P. of Niles; 21 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Sister Mary Elizabeth Niesen, CSC, of Anderson, and Charleta Mortell of South Bend. Services will be a at 11 a.m. Saturday in Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Burial will be at Highland Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 9. p.m. Friday in Hickey Funeral Home, 17131 Cleveland Road. She was a member of the church, Altar Rosary Society, Circle of Mercy and Harvest House, all of the church, and National Letter Carriers Auxiliary Chapter 113.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church. Bishop Amadeus Knaus Bishop Amadeus (Richard Ronald) Knaus, D.D., 53, of Chicago Trail Villas, Apt. 75, New Carlisle, retired bishop of 1 the Eastern-Western Orthodox Church, died about 11:40 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Hospital after an illness. Bishop Knaus was born July 16, 1933, in LaPorte, and was a lifetime area resident.
He established St. Gertrude's Church in Granger, but it had ceased to function since his retirement. It was the denomination's only church in this area. On Sept. 17, 1981, in Mishawaka, he married Alemeda C.
Curran. She survives, along with two sons, Richard S. of Riverside, and David L. with the Navy in the Philippines; and two grandchildren. His mother, Florence M.
Knaus, died Jan. 9. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the East United Methodist Church, and burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, both in Mishawaka. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m.
today and from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in Hahn's DeVos Funeral Home, Mishawaka. Bishop Knaus was a member of the Mishawaka Ministerial Association, the United Religious Community and a prayer group at St. Andrew's United Church of Christ.
Mishawaka obituaries Lillian E. Vernasco Lillian E. Vernasco, 69, of Wood Dale, formerly of Mishawaka, died about 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Bensenville Health Care Home, Bensenville, after an illness. Mrs.
Vernasco retired in 1981 from the Marshall Field Co. in Chicaafter 35 years of service. She go, was born Feb. 11, 1917, in Elkhart. On Jan.
6, 1945, in Chicago, as Lillian Dean, she married Neil Vernasco. He survives with two sisters, Edna Burke of North Palm Beach, and Betty Kelbe of San Bernardino, Calif. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bavo's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hahn's DeVos Funeral Home, where a Christian prayer service will be held at 8 p.m. 1 Mishawaka funeral notes FISHER Services for Wilfred M. "Bill" Fisher, 75, of 3426 Portsmouth Court, who died Monday in his home, will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Evangelical Covenant Church, 3025 E.
Edison Road, South Bend. Memorial contributions may be made to the memorial fund of the church. Bubb Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. Estranged husband convicted of murder ST. LOUIS (AP) A man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his estranged wife in the doorway of a classroom filled with preschoolers, some as young as 3 years old.
David White, convicted Wednesday by a circuit jury, faces a maximum life prison sentence without possibility of probation or parole. White, 40, of St. Louis, told police had stabbed his wife, Susan, on Feb. 13 in the doorway of her classroom at De Porres Catholic School. About 15 children, ages 3 to 5, were inside at the time, authorities said.
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