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Velma E. Stichler
ROCHESTER — Velma E. Stichler, 91, of Rochester, died at 11: 43 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9,
2008 at Lakeview Manor, Indianapolis.
She is survived by a son, Charles Buford Stichler of Indianapolis; daughter-in-law, Sharon
Stichler of Anderson; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
Visitation is Friday, Jan. 11 from 5 to 8 p.m. and one hour prior to services Saturday at the Good
Family Funeral Home, Rochester. Funeral services are Saturday, Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Richland Center IOOF cemetery.
John Ray Cole
KNOX — John Ray “Johnny” Cole, 62, of Knox, died Saturday, Jan. 12.
He is survived by brothers: Guy Cole of Murphysboro, Ill. And Gerrel Cole of Knox; and sisters:
Gladys DeVault of Plymouth, Virginia Clemons of Knox and June Allen of North Judson.
Visitation was Wednesday, Jan. 16 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Braman & Son Memorial Chapel, Knox.
Funeral services are Thursday, Jan. 17 at 1 p.m. at the chapel.
Burial will be at Round Lake cemetery, Knox.
Brenda Lee Miller
NAPPANEE — Brenda Lee Miller, 55, of Nappanee, died at 11: 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 at
Goshen General Hospital.
She is survived by daughters: Angel Miller of Goshen and Jennifer Miller of Ohio; sons: Tom
Kuntz of Bremen and Steve Miller of Nappanee; mother, Doris Wylie of Nappanee; sister, Laura
Poor of Star City; and brothers: Doug Wylie of Niles, Mich., Keith Wylie of Plymouth and Ed
Wylie of Star City.
There will be no services or visitation. Arrangements are being handled by Elkhart Cremation
Services.
James Max Sickman
James Max Sickman, 57, raised in Hamlet, and a Florida resident for more than 20 years,
entered eternity on Jan. 12, 2008 with his wife Joan at his side, surrounded by close family.
James is survived by his sons: James of Walkerton, Dale of Richardson, Texas and Tom of
Franklin, Ga.; stepsons: John of Sandusky, Ohio, Russell of Oaklawn, Ill., Daron of LaBelle, Fla.
And Nathan of Huron, Ohio; 17 grandchildren; his sister, Nancy Kinder of Lake Ponosoffkee,
Fla.; and brothers: Roy of Plymouth and David of LaPorte and their families.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary and Max; and brothers: Lowell, Robert, Frank
and Jack.
You are so loved and will be missed so much. Services will be private. Memorial contributions
may be made to Hope Hospice.
Lee Memorial Park, Fort Myers, Fla., is in charge of the arrangements.
Marion "Paul" Warner
Marion “Paul” Warner, 66, of the Plymouth and Culver areas, died Saturday, Jan. 12.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Sue; son, David Warner; daughter, Tracy Lynn Campbell;
stepson, Dale (Shari) Peterson; four grandchildren; sister, Frances Moffett; brother, Richard
(Tammy) Warner; and a half brother, James Engle.
Memorial services may be held at a later date.
Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, Plymouth, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Hershel G. Fisher
BREMEN — Hershel G. Fisher, 89, of Bremen, died at 9: 10 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008 at
home after an extended illness. He was born on May 16, 1918 in Nappanee to Virgil and Anna
(Fox) Fisher. On Dec. 25, 1937, he married
the former Pearl Laverne Young.
A lifetime farmer, he also worked for 16 years at Amish Acres after retirement. He was a
member of Bremen Missionary Church. As a father and grandfather he set a wonderful example
of devotion to God and family, love, perseverance and integrity.
He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Laverne Fisher; daughters: Loretta (Lee) Thomas of
Bremen, Carolyn (George) Reed of Nappanee and Donna (Larry W.) Lemler of Bourbon; son,
Bill (Diana) Fisher of Bourbon; 11 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; four step
grandchildren; two step great-grandchildren; and brothers: Gale Dean (Nancy) Fisher, Donald
(Ilah) Fisher and Richard Wayne (Sharon) Fisher.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one grandson, Keith Thomas and one brother, James Fisher.
Visitation is Wednesday, Jan. 16 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Mishler Funeral Home, Bremen, and
one hour prior to the service at the church Thursday.
Funeral services are Thursday, Jan. 17 at 11 a.m. at Bremen Missionary Church with Pastor
Gary Hinkle officiating.
Burial will be at the Bremen cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Center for Hospice & Palliative Care of Marshall County or the
Bremen Missionary Church Building Fund.
The Mishler Funeral Home in Bremen is assisting the family with arrangements.
Dr. Harold B. Wackerle
LAPAZ — Dr. Harold B. Wackerle, D.O, 86, went to be with his Heavenly Father, on Sunday,
Jan. 13, 2008. He died peacefully of natural causes in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center,
South Bend, with Evelyn, his wife of 57 years at his bedside.
Dr. Wackerle was born on Sept. 16, 1921 in Deerfield, Mo. To Harold E. and G. Marie Beahm
Wackerle. He grew up in the Southeastern Kansas towns of Bartlett and Chetopa.
From 1942-1943, he studied premed at Coffeyville, (Kan.), Junior College and Pittsburg (Kan.)
State, before being drafted in June of 1943.
He served his country as a decorated Staff Sergeant in the United States Army in World War II.
As a member of the Medical Corps of the 41st Army Infantry Division, under Gen. Douglas
MacArthur, he saw action in New Guinea and was in the battles of Leyte, Mindora and Luzon. He
made three separate landings in the Philippines during the War.
After receiving an undergraduate degree, on Jan. 21, 1950, Dr. Wackerle graduated from the
Kirksville School of Osteopathic Medicine with a degree in Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery.
He mentioned often that he was the last surviving member of his graduating class.
In February of 1951, he completed his internship at Detroit’s Osteopathic Hospital in Highland
Park, Mich.
Three months before, on Nov. 18, 1950 in Ontario, Canada, Harold and Evelyn McIlwain were
married
. She, a Registered Nurse, and her husband practiced medicine together, side-by-side
for more than 47 years. Their first office was in Lincoln then Cole Camp and St. Louis, Mo. He
was elected County Coroner of Benton County, Mo., before coming to LaPaz for his last 40
years of the practice of medicine.
A devoted family physician, he made house calls at all hours of the night: in the snow and the
rain and even delivered a baby under a street light in the back seat of his new 1952 Chrysler.
His office phone number was the same as his residence and only a wall separated his clinic
from their home. This way patients always knew he was there for them.
At one time, he calculated that he had seen enough patients to fill Notre Dame Stadium four times.
Dr. Wackerle is survived by Evelyn, his devoted wife and by their two children and four grandchildren.
They are their son and daughter-in-law, Rex B. and Kim Wackerle and their children, Harold D.
Wackerle and Lauren A. Wackerle, all of Arlington, Va., and their daughter and son-in-law and
their children: Andrea M. and Earl M. Rozran and children, Eric Rozran and Marilyn M. Rozran,
all of Pleasanton, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold E. Wackerle and G. Marie Wackerle of
Chetopa, Kan., and his son, Harold Stevan Wackerle, and sister, Virginia Marie Foley.
Friends are invited to visit with the Wackerle family on Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, from 3 to 8 p.m. at
the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, and on Saturday, Jan.
19, 2008, for one hour prior to the 3 p.m. church services at the Lakeville United Methodist
Church, 610 N. Michigan St., Lakeville.
The Reverend Larry Dimick and Reverend Doug Erickson will officiate at the funeral service for Dr. Wackerle.
Burial will be in the Oakhill cemetery of Chetopa, Kan.
The family requests that memorial gifts in his name be made to the Salvation Army.
Steven Warren Lemler
Steven Warren Lemler, 35, of Speedway, formerly of Bourbon, died at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, 2008 at home.
He is survived by his mother, Esther Rocourt; his father, Kenneth Lemler; a brother, Nathan
Lemler; uncle, Richard and Marie Lemler; and aunt, Adelaide and David McGuire.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan. 19 at 10: 30 a.m. in The Country Church. Visitation is
from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the church.
Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill cemetery, Bourbon.
Marvin E. "Mike" Ringle
PLYMOUTH – Marvin E. “Mike” Ringle, 89, a lifetime Plymouth area resident, died of natural
causes in the Catherine Kasper Life Center, Donaldson, at 6: 20 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 14, 2008.
Mike was the son of Frank E. and Eldora P. Elkins Ringle. He was born in Plymouth on Aug. 31, 1918.
He attended Plymouth schools.
On Nov. 20, 1939, in Plymouth, Mike and Wilma E. Shelton were married
. Wilma died on Sept. 1, 1987.
He first drove truck for Warsaw Trucking for about 10 years and then was a driver for the State
Highway Dept. for 13 years, retiring at the age of 65.
An outdoorsman, he loved fishing, hunting and mushrooming. He liked to travel and hunted in
Michigan, traveled in California and wintered in Florida.
Mike is survived by three daughters. They are Marla A. Keefer of Rochester, Sandra Bornes of
Warsaw and Janeal (Terry) Youngman of Frankton.
Thirteen grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren also survive
together with a brother, Wendell (Carol) Ringle of Rochester.
Mike was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, two brothers, Francis and Ray Ringle; four
sisters: Dorothy Lee, Gene Andrews, Louise Casper and Phyllis Lyons; and two grandsons,
Kevin Condon and David Bornes.
Friends are invited to celebrate the life of Mike Ringle with his family on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008,
from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Funeral services for Mike will be at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, in the funeral home. The
Rev. John Branch of the Plymouth Wesleyan Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in New Oakhill cemetery.
Memorial gifts in Mike’s name may be to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Nicole Elaine Thornton
PLYMOUTH — Nicole Elaine Thornton, 17, of 7510 Hickory Rd., Plymouth passed away at 11
p.m. on Monday, Jan.14 in Kosciusko Community Hospital of injuries she suffered in an
automobile accident in rural Marshall County.
Nicole was born the daughter of Steven Glen Thornton and Maria Christina Guerrero Thornton
on Nov. 26, 1990 at Plymouth. She had been a lifetime resident of the Plymouth and Bourbon area.
Nicole was a junior at Triton High School where she was very active in student activities that
include Girls Golf, Wrestling Manager, Art Club, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA and Spanish Club. She was
an enjoyable person for which the student body will greatly miss.
Her survivors include: her mother and father of Plymouth; a brother, Anthony Guerrero of
Plymouth; maternal grandfather, Manuel Guerrero and maternal grandmother, Maria Fernandez
both of Plymouth; paternal grandparents, Glen Bruce and Elaine Mary Thornton of Battle Creek,
Mich.; and her paternal great-grandmother, Mildred Grace Guennette of Ingersoll, Canada.
Funeral services to celebrate Nicole’s life will be on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. in Bourbon First
United Methodist Church with Rev. Mark Day officiating.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Bourbon First United Methodist
Church at 204 N. Washington St.
Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill cemetery at Bourbon.
Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
Donald E. Frenger
Donald E. Frenger, 84, a resident of Greencroft Nursing Center, Goshen, formerly of Nappanee,
died at 9: 15 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 at Goshen General Hospital.
He is survived by a sister, Dorothy Brumbaugh of Goshen.
Visitation is Friday, Jan. 18 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home,
Nappanee, and one hour prior to services Saturday at the church. Funeral services will be
Saturday, Jan. 19 at 10: 30 a.m. at the Brethren in Christ Church, Nappanee. Burial will be at
Union Center cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association or American Diabetes Association.
Wayne L. Williams
WALKERTON — Wayne L. Williams, 64, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008 in Memorial
Hospital, South Bend. Mr. Williams was born Aug. 11, 1943 in Plymouth to Raymond and
Virginia (Brown) Williams and lived in the Tyner area all of his life. On Oct. 30, 1965 in Plymouth,
he married
Elaine Shafer, who survives. Also surviving are: one daughter, Melissa (Glen) Stokes
of Walkerton; twin grandsons, Jacob and Dillon Stokes; two brothers: Glendon (Linda) Williams
of Plymouth and Paul (Kathy) Williams of Zephyrhills, Fla.; three sisters: Kathy (Don) Keller of
Zephyrhills, Fla., Diana Sobeck of Kissimmee, Fla. and Sharon Williams of Huntington. He was
preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Fredrick Williams.
Mr. Williams was a carpenter with the Carpenters Union #1485 and 413 and a member of the
Sons of the American Legion Post #189 of Walkerton and Sons of the VFW of North Liberty.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. EST at Rannells Funeral Home, Koontz
Lake Chapel. Burial will be in Tyner cemetery. Friends may call Saturday after 1 p.m. until the
time of services. Memorial contributions may be given to the family.
